Happy Thanksgiving!

Kagome twirled the straw to her frappe, her hold around the plastic container tightening as more parts of the dreadful conversation floated to her ears.

"Damn Inuyasha, you lucky dog!"

"You are so whipped man! I haven't seen you messing with any girls on campus anymore."

"Psh. Why would he? He has a college chick to keep him company now!"

Laughter filled the air and her eyes narrowed as she observed the group of guys hovered around 'the lucky dog'. Her chair made an audible screech as she shouldered her bag and tossed the half eaten food away. She needed to leave. Now.

Curious eyes followed her movements. Inuyasha took a swig of his soda, eyebrows furrowed in confusion. Why was she leaving again? Lately, she'd been leaving a lot during the middle of lunch, and she barely ate her food. He didn't want to ask her what was wrong again, the last time he did, she practically bit his head off. Just leave me alone Inuyasha. Her tone was harsh, aggravated as she said this in response to his questioning the last time. He'd rather not take anymore chances.

Another screech from a chair alerted him and his eyes followed an irate brunette. "Sango? You leavin' too?" The only response he received was a frosty glare before she made her way out of the room. What the hell is wrong with those two lately? Inuyasha turned inquisitive eyes towards Miroku who simply shrugged, seemingly clueless as well.

"Hey! Did you hear me Yash? How different is this chick from highschool girls?"

Inuyasha lips glided into a smug smirk. "Very different. She's adventurous and experienced."

The guys positioned around him barked in laughter. "Lucky bastard!"

Kagome kicked a pebble around with a heeled foot, a heavy sigh falling from her lips. He didn't even try to go after her. Then again, did she even want him to? Kagome swept her hair back, ambling towards a stone bench.

"Kagome!" Sango huffed as she ran, the pleated skirt of her school uniform fluttering in the breeze. She spotted Kagome sitting alone, a pensive expression on her face; Sango already had a feeling on what was going through the girl's head. She smiled down at her weakly, running a hand through her hair. "Hey, you okay?"

Kagome shrugged. Was she okay? Physically, she was fine; yet, mentally and emotionally, she was consumed with fatigue. She felt stupid and petty. "I guess I could be better."

Sango frowned, sinking down to sit beside her friend. "You wanna talk?"

Again, Kagome sighed. She was doing that a lot lately. The sizzling summer days already faded, and the crisp coolness of winter was taking its place. It was now the beginning of December, and it was now the third month since Inuyasha and Kaguya became "official". What was even worse was the fact that she played a role in the initiation of their relationship. Three months, three long months.

Kagome shivered as a gust of wind washed over her.

Inuyasha instantly took off his jacket and draped it over her small form.

"Thanks." She smiled at him, her cheeks stained with pink.

He winked at her, bumping his shoulder against hers lightly. "No prob. It's my job to take care of my Kagome right?"

Kagome's flush only deepened. If only he knew how much she loved hearing him say that. She returned the playful shoulder-bump with a wink of her own. "Since I'm your Kagome, that means you're my Inuyasha."

"Keh. 'Course I am dummy."

Kagome giggled at the sight of his blush. "So, what was so important that you had to come into my bedroom window and kidnap me from my homework?"

"Hey! You hate math, you should be grateful that I saved you."

The luminescence of the moon kissed the duo, both laughing and basking in the easy comfort of the moment.

Suddenly, Inuyasha's laughter ceased and his face held a slight seriousness to it. "I need your help Kagome."

Kagome's head tilted slightly to gaze up at him. "With what?"

Inuyasha took hold of her hands, his thumb rubbing the delicate silk of her skin. Kagome's throat grow dry and her heart began bouncing hastily in her chest.

"I need advice on how to ask Kaguya out to be my actual girlfriend. I think..." Inuyasha's tongue flicked out to graze his lips, his lids shutting momentarily. "...I think I really like her Kagome. It's not just about sex anymore, she's amazing. She's so different from other girls. Then again, she isn't a girl, she's a woman. I just don't know how to describe her. She's worldly and sophisticated, not only that, but she's beautiful too. I want her to be mine."

Kagome stood, frozen in place. His words burned, producing an ugly feeling inside of her. She didn't even realize that her hands began to shake. I want her to be mine. Had he really just said that?

"Kagome?"

Her eyes connected with his, and she willed herself not to tear up. This... this hurt. "But – but Inu, she's 21!"

His brows knitted together. "Age doesn't mean anything Kagome, with all the sappy movies you watch and romance novels you read, I would have thought that you would have known that."

She wanted to scream, she wanted to run, she wanted him to start laughing and tell her that this was all a joke. She wanted him to tell her that Kaguya was just like the others, that she wasn't important to him, that...that he would only love her. "So.. you really like her Inu?"

He nodded vigorously, visage lighting up with a boyish smile. "Yup. This one's serious. So, you up for it? Are you gonna help me and put all those chick flicks you watch to good use?"

Kagome bit her tongue, welting the palms of her hands with her nails as she clenched them into tight fists. "Of course Inu. What are bestfriends for?"

And Inuyasha's smile only dimpled as his lips curled even further, growing more brilliant as he gifted her with an eager grin, unaware of her inner strife. He was ignorantly oblivious to her unraveling, her pirouette to madness, and her ungraceful falling to pieces.

"Psst, Kags! You still here with me?"

"Huh?" Kagome shook her head, attempting to smile. "Oh... yeah. Sorry Sango, just daydreaming again."

Sango slid closer to Kagome, wrapping her arms around her friend in a calming embrace, hoping to alleviate whatever pain she was in. Sango wasn't stupid, it was easy to see just how frayed Kagome's nerves were.

Kagome didn't even realize that by the time she was circled in Sango's arms, her face buried in the crook of the brunette's neck, that she had begun to cry. Her tears seeping into Sango's school blouse.

All Sango could do was continue holding her.

"Miroku, what's been going on with those two lately? They PMS-ing?"

Miroku snickered, leaning against a wall for support as he stared at the half demon. "If they heard you say that, you would be ball-less right about now."

Inuyasha shuddered at the image, shoving Miroku away playfully. "No, but seriously, what's been up their asses lately?"

Miroku just gave an idle shrug. In all honesty, he actually did have a good clue of why the girls were acting the way they were. It bothered him to see someone that he considered a younger sister so perturbed. Obviously, it agitated the hell out of Sango too. He wasn't blind to Kagome's distress, and he didn't understand why Inuyasha was so undiscerning to the apparent strain his new relationship was causing.

Inuyasha rolled his eyes, stuffing his hands into his pockets. "You're seriously no help Miro."

"And you're an idiot, so I say it's a fair exchange."

Suddenly, Inuyasha twisted around to face him, his hands swinging around animatedly as he spoke. "I just got a great idea! Let's all go out tonight. I've been wanting to introduce you guys to Kaguya personally for awhile anyway, so tonight should be perfect. It'll break the ice."

If he were eating anything at the moment, Miroku would have choked. Break the ice? Perfect? Pfft, yeah right. Maybe a perfect disaster.

Inuyasha continued, still speaking spiritedly. "We can go clubbing or something. There's this great place down at Osaka and-"

Miroku cut in, his brow cocked. "You already know that Kagome's too scared of getting into trouble. She never stepped foot in a club with us before, why would she go now?"

"I just don't understand why she's so scared of going clubbing. She could pass off as over 18 anyway, but even if she was carded, she'd be with me, and I'm a Takahashi." Inuyasha crossed his arms, pursing his lips as he spoke, "she's going whether she wants to or not. I'm sure she's been dying to meet Kaguya anyway."

Psh. Miroku almost laughed. Yeah, she's probably been dying to pull Kaguya's hair out. "It's your call Inuyasha. "

"I just killed two birds with one stone. You'll all get to meet Kaguya and this will possibly get rid of Kagome's and Sango's PMS-ing. I'm a fuckin' genius!"

Miroku bit his tongue, attempting to stifle his oncoming laughter. "More like an idiot."

Inuyasha's head tipped. "Huh?"

Yep, Miroku concluded, he's definitely an idiot.

A/N: Hello, hello. (:

I'm sorry it took so long to update, I told myself that I would try to update every few days, and I'm not having very much luck with that. On top of that, I've been neglecting my other story. Tsk, tsk. Bad Abby. (Sigh)

For the people who are already fed up with Inuyasha, don't worry, he's gonna get it soon. Just a little more waiting.

Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed this chapter.

Reviews are always encouraging, and I'm always open for constructive criticism.