Aw :') Some of you felt bad for Kikyo! Me too; but it was kinda her fault... Hope you enjoy this chapter (:

('') (' ') (' ') ~レビューを残す

Kagome stared at her computer screen for what seemed like ages until she realized InuYasha wasn't going to login for their game-play. She frowned and rested her head in the palm of her hand. Well now what? It was too early to sleep...

Gramps danced his way into Kagome's room and whipped his hair around.

"Gramps..." Kagome groaned. "I told you to knock when you want to come into my room..."

"Oh...I forgot again." He shrugged as he tossed the house phone up in the air.

Kagome watched with a raised eyebrow as her grandfather decided just to stand there.

"Need something Gramps?"

"Hm? Oh yeah! Some chick is on the phone for you." Gramps tossed her the phone and did the moon walk out of the room. She could only wonder what had him in the dancing mood. Either he had a hot date or he just won a game of bingo.

Kagome stared down at the phone before placing it against her ear and leaning back in her chair.

"This is Kagome."

"Kagome, it's Izayoi."

"Hi."

"InuYasha told me that Kikyo broke up with him...He isn't taking it very well. I'm worried...He's already swallowed seven bowls of ramen, Kagome! He only does that when he is depressed! Please...if it's alright with your mother could you stop by to...cheer him up? I hate seeing him like this. He hasn't cried in years...It's breaking my heart."

Kagome was speechless for a few seconds. 'Tears?' Kagome didn't know whether to scream to the world how happy she was that they were finally over and prance around naked or...feel deeply sorry for her best friend and go to his side. She felt a little of both at the moment. She couldn't help but think that the break up had been entirely her fault. Guilt jabbed it's way into her mind causing her to suffer now.

"I-I have a feeling he'll let his inner demon take over soon if the pain becomes too much to handle. Please Kagome, you have to help calm him."

"I'll be there soon okay?"

"Alright. Make sure you tell your mom. I don't want her worrying about you too."

"Okay. Bye Izayoi."

"Goodbye."

Kagome hung up the phone and glanced down at what she was wearing. 'Should I change?' Currently Kagome was wearing a silky white tank top with green and pink polka dots that revealed about half of her cleavage. She would never wear it in public; it was just a pajama top. She also had matching pajama bottoms that covered her ankles with the same pattern and material. 'InuYasha's not in a healthy state right now...I don't think he cares what I'm wearing...'

Kagome got up from her computer chair, logging out of her computer and strolled into her private bathroom. She brushed through her hair a couple of times before tying it up in cute loose bun with her bangs out. Kagome then went to her closet and pulled her Pikachu backpack off of a hanger. She usually brought this along whenever she went to InuYasha's. She had a feeling she would be stuck there for a while. Not like she minded.

She stuffed her phone inside, along with her math book and a few video games and movies. Slipping on some ladybug slippers, Kagome padded out of her room.

Not like it was a big surprise, Akira was in the kitchen cooking up a scrumptious meal for tonight's dinner. Sota was watching her cook as he ate a cookie on the counter.

"You running away Kagome?" Sota asked as he swung his legs.

"No..." She rolled her eyes at her brother. She had no reason to run away. She loved her home and family. "Momma? Is it okay if I go to the Taisho's house? InuYasha and Kikyo broke up and he needs some...consoling."

Akira smiled and grabbed a small tupperware bowl that was able to fit six cookies inside. "Sure sweetie. Take these, my cookies can make anyone feel better." She offered the bowl to Kagome.

Kagome placed the enclosed bowl in her Pikachu backpack and zipped it up.

"You aren't going to change dear?"

"It's just InuYasha." She shrugged.

"Gramps?" Akira sang so that wherever he was he would be able to hear her. "Take Kagome to the Taisho's will you."

"No mom...It's okay..I was just going to ride my bike."

"No..you could get kidnapped. It's getting dark."

"Alright..." Kagome sighed and seated herself onto one of the dining room chairs waiting for Gramps to find his keys. She was very worried... When was the last time he was behind the wheel exactly? Perhaps she would be better off just pedaling her way to the Taisho's. InuYasha was definitely worth it.

()()()()

He tried escaping his raging demon with little strength he had left over. His claws grew longer as he gripped tightly on his bedpost. His quiet tears leaked into his blood-red silk sheets as he whimpered. He forcefully had planted his face into his pillow to keep himself from going full demon. The pain stabbed continuously at his heart. The same heart that didn't seem as strong as the doctors said it was. Seven empty bowls were stacked in his room that used to hold ramen. They tumbled over, drizzling the remaining seasoned water onto his carpet. He couldn't care less if it made a stain though; not in the state he was in.

It was becoming so hard to breathe he thought he was going to pass out. He never knew what girls were capable of when it came to a guy's heart. Why couldn't he just have his way and keep them both? Those girls were the best things that happened in his life. One had forcefully ripped herself away from him. He couldn't bare the thought of breaking the friendship he had with Kagome. The longer he lied there the more he grieved. Jagged, purple markings appeared on the sides of his cheeks which only inched him closer to loosing any sanity he had left over.

He got a whiff of a new scent close to his door; concluding it was just another illusion. The scent smelt heavenly...similar to lilac colored lilies...

InuYasha ignored the gentle knock on his door; indicating the person's asking of permission to come in. Not okay with taking no as an answer, Kagome came into the room anyway and frowned. She hadn't seen InuYasha look this depressed since his mother had been in a coma.

"InuYasha..." Kagome called out softly, inching her way to his bed and climbing on top of it.

Mate...

InuYasha instinctively lunged for Kagome without any control over his body and threw his arms around her.

Kagome let out a small 'eep' before she was pinned on the bed with a heavy half demon crushing her into a console-searching hug.

()()()()

Kagome gently massaged InuYasha's left ear as she watched the slow process of InuYasha overcoming his inner demon. His head was currently using her bosom as a soft pillow as he just stared off into space. Occasionally a tear would soak up a small area on her tank top when he blinked.

She didn't quite know how long they had just been laying there. As long as it was some sort of comfort sanctuary for InuYasha she would stay. No words were said for what seemed like hours. As surprising as it may be, the silence was relaxing enough for both of them.

"Are you ready to...talk to me about what happened?" Kagome asked.

InuYasha waited a few moments, not really sure if he was ready, before he nodded into her breasts causing her to blush.

"...She..." His voice sounded very rough as if he was recovering from a sore throat. He quickly cleared his throat and tried again. "She made me choose between the two of you..."

Kagome's eyes widened only slightly. She would have thought he would choose Kikyo rather than stick with her.

"She claimed I didn't love her...but I did my best to tell her it wasn't a lie. Each sentence she shot back at me stung my heart a little more. I knew the decision I made was right but...goodness why does it have to hurt so bad...My mom told me when I was just a pup that friends lasted longer than relationships...It didn't feel right just to...toss you aside like we haven't practically grew up together..."

"Kikyo then pecked me on the lips as if to cherish the past memories. After that..." He paused and sighed. "She just walked away...without another word or glance...So I ran...my demon tried hard to take over after that. The pain with all the anger and frustration mixed in was too much..."

Kagome ran her fingers through his long hair and sighed. She felt like all of this was her fault. She knew if she told him that though they would just get in a fight and he didn't need that right now.

Nozomi quietly entered the room with a tray holding two bowls of ramen on it. She set it down on the nightstand next to InuYasha's bed, bowing to Kagome and leaving.

InuYasha reached for his bowl, not leaving his spot on Kagome. She watched as he let the noodles slide into his mouth and down his throat slowly without savoring the flavor or chewing. It was like watching a robot consuming his meal without expression.

"Kagome." InuYasha said in a muffled voice. "Thanks for...coming over."

()()()()

InuYasha only focused half of his attention on the movie Kagome put on for them to watch in his bedroom. The movie's plot wasn't happy nor sad; at least Kagome had been thinking. They sat on the fuzzy carpeted rug next to his bed while they ate their endless supplies of ramen. InuYasha constantly repeated the action of picking up noodles with his chopsticks, only to let them slip from the grasp back into the bowl.

He watched as Kagome would occasionally smile at the screen but dared not to laugh or show any other expression. In all honesty, he wished she could stay with him the whole night and skip the next day of school. School seemed pretty pointless to go to now. They should just take the math exam, get their diploma and be done with it. He'd have to suffer seeing Kikyo in the halls too; that would be tough to suffer through.

Nozomi tiptoed her way around the two teens and grabbed the pile of empty bowls. She had made him all different flavors of ramen. He hadn't really cared what flavor they were; all he did was devour them. Nozomi couldn't see what InuYasha found so delicious in the cheap, packaged ramen. She offered thousands of times to prepare him a ramen dish with chopped meats and vegetables added in. Though he always shook his head and reached in the cupboard for his square packaged ramen that took only a few minutes to make over the stove. She could have waited to tidy up InuYasha's bedroom of the bowls but InuTaisho had wanted her to check on them; much to Izayoi's displeasure.

"Master InuYasha?" Nozomi whispered hoping to not disturb their movie too much. "More ramen?"

InuYasha shook his head without making eye contact. "I'm full."

"Very well. Lady Kagome it's getting rather late...and it's a school night..." She reminded, taking note of InuYasha's ears droop slightly. He was silly if he thought there was a chance of her staying with him the entire night. Nozomi was just his family's maid so what right did she have to make comments about him? That was completely out of line.

"...Yeah...I know...I-I'll be leaving shortly after the movie."

Nozomi had also caught the disappointment in Kagome's voice and slightly raised a brow. Without another word she took the bowls and left.

InuYasha had his fingers crossed mentally, praying that the movie was only halfway through. He really didn't want to be alone. It was that same emptiness he felt on the nights of the new moon as a pup. He craved the comfort he felt when he lied with Kagome, it definitely kept him and his inner demon cool off. He didn't know how he was going to get enough encouragement to go to school tomorrow. Everything was screwed up and he just felt like running away from it all.

"The movie's getting kinda boring...I bet Breeze Assassin Online would be fun if we are sitting right next to each other. Wanna play?" Kagome suggested. The Taisho family owned about a trillion laptops so the request could easily be obtainable. Without saying anything, InuYasha reached under his bed and pulled out his favorite laptop with a custom-made skin on it. It was nothing amazingly beautiful; just his name written in fancy letters drowning in a black and white pond backround.

Okay; so it was amazingly beautiful...who cares. He slid the laptop onto her lap and sluggishly walked over to his closet to grab his mother's old periwinkle laptop. She had only gave it to him since she got one of the new apple tablets. InuYasha couldn't actually use tablets considering his claws would always be in the way. A lot of the touch screens only reacted to a finger's touch; too much of a hassle if you asked him to bite off his claws all the time.

InuYasha sat back in his spot next to Kagome who was already logging into her account.

"InuYasha! You got one of your characters to the Ultimate Assassin level?" Kagome exclaimed in shock.

InuYasha shrugged. "I play the game more than you do."

"Wow! With you as my sidekick, we'll be able to whip through these levels and have the noobs crying!"

"Your sidekick? No... Dahviette's my full fledged demon's sidekick. Who's twenty levels higher than you? Me."

"Fair enough... Just help me pass this stupid dungeon level...I've been stuck for while."

"Piece of cake..."

Kagome got a secret glance at InuYasha and smiled. She was glad he was able to joke around now. She hoped it lasted him through the night when she had to dismiss herself. If she was really lucky he would be over the whole breakup thing by morning. Though...that would be asking for a bit too much.

()()()()

They remained still in each others strong embrace, never wanting to let go. Her head rested comfortably on his chest as he inhaled her sweet scent. The straps of her backpack were already on her shoulders; everything already packed.

"I...I hope you feel better InuYasha..." Kagome managed to find enough strength to slowly release herself from his arms and stared up in his gorgeous, yet sorrow-filled amber eyes. "I'll see you at school tomorrow 'kay?"

"Yeah."

Kagome waved to him as she walked down the outside steps that lead up to the Taisho's front door. Her mother and little brother both came to pick her up at around twelve. InuYasha's house was the only place Akira let Kagome stay at past ten o' clock. Sota rolled down his window and yelled at his sister.

"Kagome! You could have trip, felled, and died if you didn't watch where you were going!"

Akira looked in the backseat of her car and giggled at her young son. "I believe the correct word is 'fallen,' Sota."

"I means what I says!" Sota argued.

"You've been hanging out with Gramps too much..." She sighed.

Kagome hopped into the car and clicked in her seat belt. She couldn't believe how late it was! No wonder she kept yawning.

"Thanks for letting me come over momma. InuYasha really needed someone to talk to."

"Did you give InuYasha the cookies I made?"

"I almost forgot to, but yes."

"Is he feeling any better?"

"It was bad when I got there but he got better after a while. I guess only time can heal things."

"Poor thing..."

()()()()

It had been a total of ten hours since she ended everything with InuYasha. The tears wouldn't stop flowing no matter how hard she tried. She skipped out on dinner and remained locked up in her room. She parked herself on her bed with a pillow crushed against her chest as she hugged her knees. Everything that happened was her fault. He told her he loved her and she just kept pushing him further and further out of reach. She knew she wasn't a perfect girlfriend, and she might have been jealous a lot...but that was normal.

She glanced at the picture frame on her nightstand and kicked it off angrily with her bare foot. The frame held a photo of her and InuYasha at a festival together in eleventh grade. That had been one of their most successful dates.

Part of her wanted to burn all the memories her and InuYasha shared together. If she did that then possibly the tears would stop. But the other 99.9% of her wanted to fix things, even if it meant getting on her knees in front of InuYasha and begging him to take her back. She feared that she was going to lose it if she saw him tomorrow at school.

"What if...he and K-k...'gome...start...dating.." Kikyo stuttered to herself. She began to cry harder and kicked her legs in every direction. "No!"

"Sister Kikyo!" Kaede cried from the other side of the door. "I know you're upset but dad has to work early tomorrow and you're keeping him up!"

"I don't care!" Kikyo growled back at the door. "If I can't have everything go smoothly in my life than neither can him!"

"It'll be okay...Y-you'll find someone else-"

"No I won't!"

"M-maybe InuYasha just wasn't 'The One.'"

"But he was!" She whined. "...I loved him so much! No guy could match up to him! And he was so rich...I've liked him since we were little. It took me forever to get him to even look at me! Much more to even get him to like me! I was so stupid. It's Kagome's fault I got angry and threw him away! I hate her! I hate her! I hate her!"

Kaede sat beside the door and sighed as she listened to her sister. This is how she got the impression that she just shouldn't date. Heartbreak seemed more painful than birth...well it lasted a lot longer any way. It hurt Kaede too to not be able to help her crying sister. She didn't like tears.

"Hojo just wasn't good enough for you huh!" Kikyo shouted to the ceiling. "You just had to chase after my boy-...ex-boyfriend." The word 'ex' stung her more making the tears flow down like a waterfall. Kaede gave up with the comforting words and covered her ears, making a run for it to her room. If Kikyo chose not to get over anything that made her upset, she didn't know how she would survive the cruel world after high school.

()()()()

So for sure we knew that two people hadn't got any sleep that night. No...not Sesshomaru and Rin. But with just enough patience the moon got booted by the sun. Today was supposedly the real last day of school if you didn't count the graduation ceremony. Some still counted it as a day because they still had to go to school...

Every student was stuck in their homeroom for two hours for their math exam.

In the morning, Kagome had came back over to the Taisho's to make sure InuYasha went to school. InuYasha had got them both to the school on his motorcycle. He hadn't been able to ride it in a while. Kagome had to keep her body tilted a little to the side so she wouldn't get slapped by InuYasha's wild hair in the rushing wind.

Kikyo was nearly impossible to avoid sense their lockers were on the same wall. Kagome had tried her best to distract InuYasha so he would stop looking over at Kikyo's locker.

Kikyo's hands had not stopped trembling when she saw InuYasha and Kagome together. There he was...looking all fine and dandy about everything when she spent the whole night swimming in her own tears. Maybe she was being used the whole time. How could he manage to look fine when she looked like a train wreck? Or perhaps it was another matter she just couldn't understand.

InuYasha couldn't keep his mind on his test. He constantly was having to erase his answer and changing it. None of it was making sense to him anymore. It wasn't like he hadn't studied. Really; he had. Five minutes count but we aren't here to judge. InuYasha didn't care if he aced the test or not; just as long as he passed. That seemed to be easier said than done with Kikyo swarming in his mind. She was probably happy to get rid of him. She had nothing but anger laced in her voice when she told him to make a decision.

Kagome didn't have an excuse for why her test was taking so long to complete. It wasn't like she had just gotten out of a relationship. Unless you had counted her having to be in the middle of the big mess and being the one to console her depressed best friend. That was energy-draining right there!

'Nah...I just suck at school; period.' She concluded with a smirk. Yes, she didn't mind consoling her friend one bit. But she still felt guilty that this whole break up thing might have been her fault. That wasn't fair to InuYasha.

Kagome frowned and dropped her pencil. Knowing that you're the cause of your best friend's depression was devastating.

'Damn it...I'm going to have to fix this aren't I?'

"Class...We have twenty-five more minutes. Remember; when you're finished, flip over your test and remain quiet for your peers who are still working."

Kagome sunk into her chair and sighed as she gazed at her scratch paper used for figuring out the word problems. She seemed to always work them out the hard way but then in the end she still had the incorrect answer!

'...But what would fixing the situation do me any good? I don't think any. Forget it...I got to start filling in random answers before I run out of time.'

As tragic as this chapter is...it was pretty fun to write. Probably why I got it done the very next day of my last update. Hoped you enjoyed the fluffy-ness-sessess between InuYasha and Kagome :)

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