A/N: I know I haven't updated and that this chapter is shorter than usual. T^T. I'm clean out of ideas... this chapter is pretty much just a filler.

Chapter 7: Relationships

"Well…" Shippo started hesitantly.

"Well?" Kagome questioned anxiously.

"Well, to tell you the truth, he's gone." He muttered.

"He's dead?"

Shippo jerked his head up to stare at her. "No! I mean— what I meant to say is that he's not here right now. He's in America."

Kagome laughed shakily. "You had me scared there for a second."

He gave her a sympathetic smile. "Today must've been a hard day. You should go home. Kagome slumped down on the bed and gave him a weary nod.

Kagome woke up with a jolt, looking warily around her. She was inside of the same limousine she had taken to the mansion. Someone must've carried her in. She hadn't even realized that she fell asleep. The car came to a stop. Kagome thanked the driver and stumbled her way into the house.

The next day, Kagome went through her normal morning routines in a daze. If her mother or brother noticed it, they didn't comment about it. She absently greeted her friends, waving off their concerns and sat down at her desk. Was she okay? She had just been told that her best friend was alive and was once again in war. But this time, her family and friends weren't protected by the folds of time.

Kagome blinked at the hand waving in front of her face. Touya had turned his chair around and was laying his head on his arms crossed over the top of her desk.

"Are you okay?" He asked, concern lacing his voice. That was the final straw.

"I'm fine." Kagome snapped, irritation plain in her voice. Then she noticed the missing person. "Where's Yukito-san?"

"Sick." He responded. "I guess it's just us two today."

At that moment, the teacher walked into the classroom and called for attention. He grinned at the once they all settled down. Excited whispers broke out among the students, spreading like wildfire. Kagome stared around her in confusion.

"As I'm sure you all know, the school festival is coming soon." Mr. Harada exclaimed. Immediately, excited chatter increased in the room. Kagome frowned to herself. Have I been so worried that I missed the announcement? Add to the fact that her past was all coming back, she remembered how Inuyasha had wrecked havoc at her other school festival. The thought brought a small smile to her lips.

"So, ideas anyone?"

Suggestions were shouted and soon, the room became a mixture of voices trying to shout over each other to be heard. Debates broke out all over the room. Kagome sighed and rolled her eyes.

"Let's do a maid café!" One boy yelled.

"No! It has to be a haunted house!" Another girl screamed.

"Quiet!" the teacher yelled. The class stopped and turned towards him. Mr. Harada had written the various ideas yelled across the room on the board. "And now, we vote."

It was quiet in the classroom as various people came up to the white board and voted for their favorites. At lat, the crowd cleared away; giving them a clear view of the board. The haunted house won had the most tallies with a play in close second. The class was talking about some play a few years back. Snickers were heard throughout the room. Kagome shot Touya a puzzled look and he glanced away, a slight blush on his cheeks.

(Time skip –- School festival)

Kagome was finally let off her station at the front of the event and she wandered around for a while. She sighed as she sat a bench, arms loaded with food. She had just stuffed an okonomiyaki in her mouth when she heard someone calling her. Glancing up, she saw it was Touya along with Sakura, Tomoyo, Yukito, and Syaoran. She swallowed the last of food and stood up to greet them.

The rest of the day, they spent on the various attractions around the school. Kagome ignored the suspicious glances sent her way and internally sighed. Finally, it was time for the bonfire.

"The most amazing part of the school festival is really the bonfire after all!" Kagome said happily. Touya cast a side-glance at her.

"Well, would you like to dance then?" he asked.

He grabbed her hand and tugged her towards the other dancing couples. Kagome felt an aching feeling in her heart, but it disappeared before she knew it.

She twirled around in Touya's arms that night, never noticing the pair of golden eyes watching her from the shadows.