A/N: Sorry for not updating for soooo long. I bet you all hate me now, but whatever. Hopefully I can rework my scheduel and update in a way that's agreeable with you... Once again, I apologize. Life's just busy. It's hard to keep up with everything.

Disclaimer: I don't own InuYasha; duh. XD
Rated: Mature For crude language, sexual references, and mature situations.

CHAPTER 13

I glanced at Sango from the corner of my eye during class. She looked absolutely bored, as usual. That seemed to be her thing in the morning and I just couldn't understand it. Calculus was actually a very fun class because of our teacher. Sango was just gazing ahead blindly as Mr. Banryu made a joke about all of the students failing the upcoming AP test. What was on her mind? Why was she so deep in thought?

InuYasha gave her a questioning look and she flipped him off. Mr. Banryu saw her hold up her middle finger at the boy but merely snickered and let his attention fall back onto whatever he was doing. InuYasha smiled too, shaking his head, and looked back down at his class work.

I was tempted to go ask her, but I wasn't sure if I had that right anymore. It had been a week since she had tried to come and apologize to my mom. A whole week since we had had our mini-argument. A week without my best friend. I felt kind of empty and alone. Koga had become a lot busier lately, claiming he had started working and he was working on college applications. I found myself alone more and more; I didn't like it.

Mustering the courage, I got out of my seat and made my way over to where Sango was just sitting quietly. No one said anything because we always had the last fifteen minutes of class to ourselves- there really isn't any way a teacher could use a whole ninety minutes for instruction. She turned to look at me, seeming still very deep in thought. Her expression was unreadable as I took a seat beside her.

"Did your mom say anything about me lately?" she asked, her voice soft and quiet. I had noticed a huge change in Sango within the past couple of weeks. She seemed a lot quieter and introspective. There was always something on her mind apparently because she was always thinking hard about something. It was a bit unnerving.

"No," I replied before hearing her sigh.

"I went to apologize to her earlier this week," she told me. I was surprised because I hadn't known. "You weren't home."

That explained why I hadn't heard news of this.

"Your mom doesn't like me, but she hides it well," she continued.

"She'll get over it; she doesn't hold grudges long," I said as she looked up. The look she was giving me was… deep. It was as if the depths of her green eyes were unfathomable and I was cursed to only gaze into them in hopes of catching a glimpse of the bottom. With a blush I looked away quickly. God, her eyes were amazing. Just looking into them provoked all sorts of thoughts.

"You think there's any way we could hang out tonight?" she asked hesitantly.

"Sure," I said quickly, wanting to get down to the bottom of her strange looks. Maybe I'd get a chance to ask her why she had been looking so…. confused and hurt.

"Oh wait!" I sighed with a frown of disappointment. "I'm going to be with Koga later tonight…"

"Fuck," she frowned and looked down at her desk. "Ok then… well maybe later."

"I'm sorry," I mumbled. In reply she shrugged and then laid her head in her arms. She didn't speak after that, so I left her alone. Koga walked me to class that day and I realized that Sango had somehow disappeared after class. Maybe she was going to skip or maybe she took another route. Whatever it was, I could tell she was going to try to avoid me.

What was going on with us? Why were things suddenly so awkward? Was it because of me being with Koga? Was it because of the fallout she had with my mom? That seemed to be the most reasonable answer.

It wasn't until Friday that Sango bothered to talk to me again. She approached me during first period.

"Yo, Kagome?"

I looked up to see my green eyed friend standing beside me.

"Hey Sango," I smiled and I saw the smooth, tanned skin of her cheeks color slightly. She tucked some of her dark brown bangs behind her ear before messing with one of her ear piercings. She was fidgeting; that was new.

"I was wondering if you could hang out with me tomorrow or something," she questioned with an expressionless face. Still as unreadable as ever; yet…

"Oh, well I'd love to," I said, remembering that Koga said he'd be babysitting for the weekend.

"You aren't busy are you?"

"No, not at all. When and where should we meet?"

"Well you should just come to my house in the morning; and I mean Kagura's house. We moved in this week."

"Wait, you guys moved in with Kagura?" I asked in confusion.

When had all of that happened? Had I really missed so much? It had only been a week… or two.

"Yeah… It was awkward, but whatever. She was right about us feeling more like a family. If you don't remember how to get there, I could always pick you up," she offered quickly as she casually stuffed her thumbs into her pockets.

"That would probably be the best way," I said, looking at her dwarfed finger briefly before reconnecting with her eyes. The bell rang, signaling the end of class.

"Ok," she said without any real excitement. "I'll stop by at around seven."

"Yikes, seven? That's early."

"Yeah, well I've got a long day planned, but if that's too early…" she trailed off, thinking.

"No no; that's fine. See you tomorrow at seven," I said before I grabbed my things and met up with Koga in the hallway. He grabbed my hand, and as we started walking, frowned a bit.

"What's up with your friend?" he asked as we neared the end of the hallway.

"What?"

"What did she want?"

"Oh, she just wanted to hang out on Saturday."

"She's so gay for you," he huffed, pulling his hand away from mine to brush his bangs out of his amazingly blue eyes.

"What?" my eyes widened considerably. She and I? No way. She was so into InuYasha anyways; even if she wouldn't admit it. How could he even say that?

"Oh come on; like you can't tell," he mumbled as he held the door open for me politely. "She's never been one to put an effort into a friendship. The only person she's ever worked hard to be around a lot was Miroku and they were dating."

"Koga, please; that's absurd. She and InuYasha have this thing going on."

"Did she tell you that?"

I scowled at him and his eyebrows rose. "Sorry," he chuckled uncomfortably. Leaning forward he kissed me quickly on the cheek and made his retreat. "I'll call you later!"

I sighed and turned into my classroom.

That night, when I had free time, I packed a bag for the daytrip I'd be going on with Sango. What exactly would we be doing and where would we be going? I wish she had told me more and I fought the strong urge to call her and find out. Finally, my curiosity won and I called her cell phone. Just as my luck had it, she didn't answer.

Sighing, I got ready for bed and grabbed my textbook for Environmental Science; might as well get the chapter outline over and done with. I knew I'd have all night because I was really anxious in a way about this little trip with Sango. I felt like a little kid struck with insomnia before a school field trip to the zoo the following morning.

My phone startled me with a quick, staccato ringing, alerting me that I had received a text. Flipping it open, I found that it was from Sango.

Sry 2 mis ur call. I was busy; wut did u need?

I quickly replied with, "I just wanted 2 kno wut 2 wear 2morrow + wut we'll b doing."

Setting my book aside, I flopped back into my bed. I was delighted to see that a few minutes after the text, Sango called. I flipped the phone open with a smile on my face.

"Hello?" I asked.

"Hey, Kagome?" It wasn't Sango's voice, but the deep punk-ish voice of InuYasha.

"'Yash, cut it out," I head Sango complain in the background.

"Sango was going to text you, but I told her to call you and she didn't want to so I took it upon myself to do so."

"Ok," I said hesitantly. Damn it, was she always with this guy? How could she sit there and tell me they weren't dating.

"Yeah, so Sango's got some fun planned for tomorrow and I'm really pissed that she didn't invite me. Apparently she wants some alone time with you."

I heard Sango scowl in an unusually upbeat tone, "Fuck you."

"Wouldn't you like to," InuYasha replied in a sensuous voice. My eyes widened at this after hearing his voice lower the way it had. That had been absolutely sexy.

"'Yash!" Sango reprimanded, sounding flustered.

"God, I love it when she blushes." I was jealous. All he had to do was make some lame comment hinted with sexual innuendo and Sango blushed for him. I wish I had that kind of power. It was a treat to see Sango blush.

I chuckled awkwardly in hopes of changing the subject.

"Yeah, so I'll do my best not to give away the details because it's supposed to be some sort of secret."

"Alright," I replied.

"Cool, so wear something that you can move around in comfortably. And it should be able to keep you comfortable in a chilly room. Maybe a light jacket or something, because you'll be outside for half of the trip."

"Outside? Doing what?" I was curious.

"I can't say," he sounded as if he were smiling.

"How much money I should bring?" I asked.

"Money?"

"None," I heard Sango bark before the rest of her sentence was inaudible through the earpiece of the phone.

"Sango says she's got you covered. What a great friend- if only she'd pay for me when we go out."

And they went places together?! Where the hell have I been? How did I let this happen?

When did you get so possessive? I asked myself. I couldn't answer and clenched my jaw.

"Alright. Tell her I said thank you," I finally said with a sigh.

"Sure," he replied before doing just that. "Hey, I'd just like to say how jealous I am that you get to spend the whole day alone with Sango."

I blushed at this, knowing this was part of the cause of my restlessness.

"You don't know what I'd do to have the time with her that you'll have tomorrow- plus it's such a fun trip. I really wish I were going."

I heard a yelp and a strange sound coming from the phone.

"Hello?" Sango's voice rang out clearly.

"Hey Sango," I couldn't help but smile.

"Yeah, so InuYasha's a total douche. Ignore him. I'll see you tomorrow morning, ok?"

"Alright," I laughed.

"Bye," she said, and I replied by wishing her a goodnight.

Now I was really anxious. A whole day alone with Sango on a mystery trip.

I think I only got about three hours of sleep because I was awake most of the night running through ideas of what the following day would be like. The thought of finally spending time with Sango again was really exciting me. I thought about all of the fun we had until I started dating Koga and spending less time with her. It'd be great to experience all of that again.

I got up at around six to shower and get dressed. I did just as InuYasha said and wore something comfortable. I grabbed a light jacket and my bag filled with a few things that seemed suitable for a surprise trip. And I did bring money; just in case. My mom was already up and downstairs.

"Good morning Kagome," she said as I glanced at the clock. It was ten till seven; what was she doing out of bed this early on Saturday?

"Good morning," I replied as I adjusted my backpack.

"Have fun with Sango, and be safe," Ms. Higurashi said with a slight smile.

"Uh, yeah mom," I said feeling a tad bit awkward. The doorbell rang and I felt suddenly relieved. Sango was here to save me from the impending conversation with my mom. I quickly made my way to the door and opened it. Sango stood there looking bored and a little tired. Her hair was up in a high ponytail and she had deviated from her normal appearance when it came to clothing. She was still wearing black- of course- and had on cargos, but they seemed to fit just a bit better and had no chains whatsoever. Her shirt still fit snuggly against her body and arm warmers adorned her arms.

"Hey Kagome," she smiled and I let her in. "Good morning Ms. Higurashi."

"Good morning Sango," my mom replied and I cocked an eyebrow upward. Either I was really tired, or Sango was being extra polite to my mom. I felt as if my eyes would fall out of their sockets as I watched Sango give my mom a hug. WHAT THE FUCK?!

"It's good to see you," Sango said, smiling at my mom.

My mouth fell open as my mom smiled fondly at Sango.

"You too," she replied. "The both of you be safe."

Sango nodded and I followed her out of the house.

"Sango, what was that in there?" I asked as we got into the car.

"What?" she asked as she started the car and put the music low because apparently she had been blaring it on the way here.

"You and my mom," I explained. "That was weird."

"Oh, well we talked for quite a bit," Sango said.

"Eww, just stop right there. That is so weird. What were you talking to my mom about?"

"About what happened the other night," she tore down my road as I struggled to get my seatbelt on. "I apologized for being rude and she apologized for being rash. She said that she knew I was really responsible and that she really did trust me. She was just worried, as I figured, and after we talked we were on good terms. I just threw in a few compliments and my opinion on Koga and she was on my side again."

"You said what about Koga?!" I exclaimed. She laughed at this swerving a bit.

"Don't worry Kagome. I didn't say anything too bad about your boy. I even mentioned how much he had changed, so there," she huffed. I sighed my relief and she rolled her eyes. "I still can't believe you let him into your room when your mom's out."

"You of all people have no right to say anything about that," I stressed.

"At least when I have people over I don't sneak around behind Kagura's back. Hell, I'd have sex in front of her and not give a shit."

"Koga and I are not having sex," I defended with a blush and some part of my mind added the word 'yet'. I felt my heart jump at that thought. Would I actually do that with him? Would we ever be ready for that? Did we love each other enough?

"Kagome?" Sango asked, taking her eyes off of the road for a few moments to give me a concerned look.

"I… Well Kagura's different," I avoided talking about what was on my mind. "Don't you and Kagura… umm…" I trailed off, not having the nerve to finish what I was saying. It was absolutely awkward and embarrassing.

"We used to… I found out something the night I got you in trouble that changed that for good."

There she was saying she got me in trouble. It wasn't her fault. As my mind was milling over her sentence, I realized what she had said and gave her a troubled glance.

"What happened between you and Kagura?" I asked hesitantly.

"Well, to make a long story short, we were about to fuck, but I just couldn't. So we didn't and then she told me I was like my mom, hinting that my mom was hesitant when it came to fucking. Therefore, she pretty much told me she and my mom used to be lovers and I blew a gasket because she was trying to fuck with me and I felt like she was using me- which she was but I was using her too, so in the end that doesn't matter. But anyways she was trying to steal my mom away from my family and that's some bastard shit to do," she said in a long breath. "You get all of that?"

I was speechless. If I had heard correctly in her rapid words, Kagura and her mother used to be lovers. That was… bizarre and amazing. That'd explain why Kagura was told to take care of the kids. But using Sango was a shitty thing to do, despite the fact that it was a mutual relationship. Still, that'd hurt to find out.

"Wow," I breathed and Sango smirked.

"It's all good now. I've forgiven her I guess. Of course I'm still a little angry that she was doing what she did, but I'll get over that eventually," she said as she turned onto the highway and if possible, shot off with even more speed.

"How many speeding tickets have you gotten?" I asked as she ripped down the road at nearly 100mph.

"One," she replied, handling the car well at the speed she was going. I wouldn't be surprised if she was in the illegal racing circuit and whatnot because the way she drove her car was insane. It had an amazing 0 to 60 too- and I'd know because I'd experienced it too many times before.

"Are you serious? Only one?" I pressed, not believing.

"Yeah; just one. I've been pulled over three times for speeding, but I only got a ticket once because the two other cops happened to be fans of this here Firebird."

"You're kidding me, right?"

"Kagome, do you even know what you're riding in? This is the nicest car you'll see in this crap town; the most recent addition to the Pontiac Firebird line. It's a celebrity among car lovers."

"And, you'd know this, how?"

"I've been to a few midnight races," she mumbled.

"Sango!" I exclaimed and she laughed.

"Don't worry. I don't race," she said remembering how I had displayed my dislike of the sport because of the danger.

"Fuck, I nearly lost my life in a car. You know I wouldn't put my life that far out of reach. I only drive like this when conditions allow, during the day."

This was also true and I smiled, knowing that even though she did speed, she did it with caution… if that made any sense at all.

"Were you worried about me?" she smirked.

"Yes, actually I was."

She blushed and I smiled, glad to have seen the light pink tint on her cheeks.

"I want to stop and get an energy drink before I get too tired on the road," she said, trying to distract me from her blushing cheeks.

"How long will this trip be anyways?" I asked as I looked at her hands on the steering wheel.

"Long," she replied with a smile. "Why do you think I'm driving so fast?"

I groaned and she laughed.

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