Chapter Five:Secrets Between Best Friends

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I smiled as I looked around my room,blinking against the assault of the harsh morning light. I stood and my head was a bit cloudy. I felt aslight dizziness. Wondering what happened,I made my way to the bathroom. Then I remembered! I smiled as I replayed the night before in my head. When I was showered and dressed,I jogged next door. I knocked. No answer.

'That's wierd. Yash should be up by now. Lazy hanyou!'

I opened the door,fully prepared to pounce on him and wake him up. I was surprised not to find him there.

'That's wierd. He's never gone this early,unless he's been out all night. He usually locks his door too.'

I walked out,locked the door behind me,and jogged downstairs. I found Miro in the kitchen,which was unusual. He always wanted to be at school early so he could have plenty of time to have Sango bruise his fac by slapping him.

"Hey Miro. What're you doin here still?"

"Yash asked me to give you a ride."

"Where is he?"

"Said he had some super important errands to attend to."

"What kind?"

'That doesn't sound like Yash at all.'

"He didn't say."

I nodded,pondering what he could be up to.

'Whatever it is,I highly doubt it has jack to do with "important errands". Yeah right. What's got you acting out of character Yash?'

"Ready Cuz?"

"Sure thing!"

I flashed my cousin a bright smile and followed him to his car,my thoughts consumed by Inuyasha. Twenty minutes later,I stood from the car and followed him to our group's normal table.

"Hey Kagome."

"Hey Sango."

"Where's Yash?"

At the mention of Inuyasha's name,I was pulled from my thoughts and forced to focus on the innocently confused face of Sango.

"Important errands."

"Really? Yash? Errands? You know what kind?"

I shook my head.

"He was gone before I woke up. He didn't tell Miro either."

Sango nodded. I wondered if she was pondering the same thing as me.

"Will he be at school today?"

I looked over at Ayame and shrugged.

"I dunno."

I sat next to my cousin and tuned the idle chit chat out. Inuyasha had my thoughts.

'I wonder if he will be in school today,too. I'd really love to know what he's up to.'

I jumped slightly as the bell,signaling the beginning of school,drug me from my thoughts.

'Time to get through another day.'

I put Yash out of my mind and walked to class.

*After School*

I sighed as I jogged upstairs. Inuyasha had not been in school today. I stopped by his door and listened. No rock music,which meant he wasn't home. I walked in my room and started on my homework.

*An Hour Later*

'E=MC sqaured. How in the hell do you square a number?'

Math had never been my subject. I sighed and walked to the door. I had intended upon jogging downstairs and getting a soda,but I stopped when I heard footsteps. I listened through my door. I heard keys jingling next door. I walked into the hall. Sure enough,there stood Yash. He was just unlocking his door.

"Hey Yash."

He turned an I gave him my brightest smile. He smiled back half-heartedly.

"Hey Kagome."

"What's up?"

"Nothing."

"Oh. Well,di you get your errands covered?"

"Yeah."

Was it just me or was he being withdrawn?

"Well,you wanna hang out?"

"Aw,jeez,I wish I could,but I just told Nakumora I'd come kick it at his house."

I nodded.

"Ok. Well,never mind then. Have fun."

"Sure thing. You too."

He walked into his room,shutting the door behind him. I sighed and retreated into my room,as well.

'That was very odd. Was it just me,or did he seem uncomfortable?'

*Next Day*

I sighed,as I stood. I still was wondering what made Inuyasha act so strange the day before,but decided not to worry. Today was a new day. I smiled as I walked to the bathroom for my shower. Afterwards,I got dressed and walked over to Inuyasha's door. It was locked. Puzzled,I walked downstairs and found Miro sitting at the table. He looked up when I walked in.

"Morning Cuz."

"Morning. Yash gone again?"

"Yeah. He was leaving as I was waking up."

"That's wierd."

He nodded.

"I'll say. Oh well. I just assume he's partying again."

I nodded as I followed Miro to the car.

*A Week Later*

I sighed as I walked into the kitchen to find Miro there. Yash hadn't really been home all week.

"Kaggies,going to school in your pjs?"

I shook my head.

"Not going to school."

"And just why not?"

"Sick."

He nodded.

"Ok. Well,go back to bed. I'll check on you when I get home."

I nodded and went back to my room,looking at the clock.

'7:45. School doesn't start until eight. Gives me some time to arrange my thoughts.'

I sat on my bed.

'Ok,Yash. I know you're avoiding something..or somebody. I think I know why too.'

I turned on the stereo,hoping I wasn't right.

*8:15*

I sat up as I heard a car door shut and turned the stereo off,waiting for the footsteps in the hall. When I heard them,I walked to the door and pulled it open silently. Sure enough,there stood Yash,fumbling with his key.

"Skipping school again?"

He whirled around,an "oh-shit-I'm-busted" look clear on his face.

"You know me."

"Too well,it would seem."

"What are you doing here?"

"Same as you. Skipping school."

He nodded,but remained silent. I decided to speak.

"So,any plans for the day?"

"Well,I was thinking about-"

I decided to interrupt.

"Continuing to avoid me?"

A pained look crossed his eyes,but was gone as soon as it had been there.

"Kagome-"

"No. Don't lie to me. Don't weasle your way around the subject. Be straight up with me. Stop treating me like I'm a child,because I'm not."

That pained look came back,but something else was there. Was it regret?

"No you're not. I took that from you."

"Is that why you've been avoiding me? Because we slept together?"

He didn't say anything,but I read so many things in his eyes. Something came over me then. It was so many emotions at once. Pride,anger,hurt,confusion,indignation.

"Do you regret it?"

My voice was calm,but inside,I was anything but.

"What?"

"Do you. Regret. That night?"

"Kagome-"

"You do."

"Kagome,come in and let's talk."

I wanted to say so many sarcastic things,but calmly walked into his room and sat on the bed. He walked over and sat next to me.

"Kagome,let me start by saying,that night was one of the best nights of my life."

Pride reigned supreme for a moment,and I knew my face must have showed it.

"However,I do regret that night."

That was a personal strike and my face instantly fell. The hurt and anger now reigned supreme,anger more than hurt. Inuyasha continued.

"Now,let me be clear here. I don't regretit for me. I regret it for you. I regret having been the one to take something,like that,from you under those conditions."

"What? Yash-"

"No. Let me finish,please."

I nodded.

"Continue."

"I have been avoiding you. I've been avoiding you because I was afraid. I was afraid to face you,feeling that regret. I was afraid to have you hate me. When I first met you,it was ok that you hated me. I was arrogant and undefeated when it came to girls giving into my charms. I saw it as a challenge. Then,we got to know each other. I got to meet the true you. The feelings behind that unique girl. I held a respect for you,because you didn't give into meet me right away like every other girl I've met. You sparked curiosity within me. I wanted,needed,to know everything there possibly was to know about you. The we got really close,and you changed me. Sure,I'm still Inuyasha Takahashi,and there are some things about me that will never change. For instance,I'm still arrogant. I still make you so mad sometimes,you could just kill me. I still thinks it's so cute to see your cheeks go red with embarassment or anger. Those chocolate brown eyes still have a way of locking onto my soul and holding me captive. But you did change me. You made me realize that I'm not the only person in the world. You've made me laugh on numerous occasions,which is not easy to do. You've brought things I've hiddn,out of me. You made me realize how much I need to be around people. You've made me realize that there is a point in life,even though I may not know what it is. There's a reason to live. You've made me as good a person as I can be."

"May I speak now?"

He smirked.

"Yes you may."

I rolled my eyes. Like I needed his permission! He was gonna hear what I had to say,whether he liked it or not.

"Ok,first of all,I could never hate you. You're my best friend. Second,that was my best night ever! Third,don't regret anything about that night,except one. That it's kept us apart for a week. That's the only thing I regret. Yes,I was drunk. Yes,I was stoned. Yes,I am sober now. And yes,I still mean everything I said that night. The only thuing that changed that night,was the weed and alcohol gave me the courage to say things I wanted so bad to say. The courage to do things I wanted so bad to do. Fourth,I'm glad I made you a slightly better person. You've done the same. You've made me realize how important having fun is. If I hadn't met you,I'd still be assuming the position of responsibility for everything. It's all I knew how to do,before you showed me what fun truly is. You showed me that I worry too much about everybody,except myself. Hanging out with you,I've learned so many things about myself. I hope this conversation can kinda fix things between us. I hope we're good. because I miss you."

"I'm fine,if you're truly fine."

"I am completely and totally cool. Truly. One hundred percent. So,we good?"

"We're definitely good."

I smiled. I was so glad to have him back!

"So,best friend,huh?"

"Yeah. Just don't tell Sango."

He smirked.

"Of course not."

I giggled.

"Oh,how I have missed that sound."

I smiled.

"Yeah,well it's your fault."

"That hurts."

I giggled again.

"So,Yash,since we're cool,can I propose something?"

"As long as it's not marriage,shoot."

I rolled my eyes.

"No,it's not marriage. I wanna do that night over again. You know like friends with benefits. But,I wanna do it without all this crap. If it's not working,we'll walk away. No strings attached. No effects on our friendship. What do you say?"

"Fuck buddies?"

I stood and walked to the stereo.

"If that's the way you choose to put it. I prefer friends with benefits."

"Best friends."

"Best friends with benefits."

He smirked.

"Sure. Sounds good to me."

I smiled and,in my moment of bravery,walked over to him,kissing him. He pulled me back,where I was standing on my hands and knees above him,while he was laying on the bed. Our kiss was passionate and hungry. We were devouring each other.

*An Hour and a Half Later*

We were laying there,naked in his bed,him holding me,and I realized how much I never wanted this to end.

"I have one condition."

"What's that?"

"Roku can't know. I have a feeling he'd kill me."

I giggled.

"Sure thing."

Suddenly,my phone rang. I dug in my pants pocket and grabbed it. Recognizing the number,I answered.

"Hello?"

"Yes."

"What?"

"When?"

"Thank you so much."

I hung up the phone and stared into space. I couldn't believe this. It couldn't be true! Why was I just hearing about this? What had took them so long? How could I go on?

"Kagome,what's wrong?"

I barely registered Inuyasha's voice in my ear.

"Kagome? Kagome! What's wrong?"

Without moving,I answered.

"My mom died last night."

(Author's Note:Cliffhanger! DUH-DUHN-DUHNNNN! Heehee. I hope yall enjoyed. Chapter six will be up soon. Stay tuned. Review and lemme know what you think.)

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