(A/N: Alright, I lied, the good stuff won't' begin YET. But soon, I promise! And the part that I hate . . . Disclaimers.

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any other songs or lyrics that I use in this story! And I will make it know who the creators of the songs are at the beginning of the chapter, okay? Okay!

Alrighty then. Lets, get started!)

.::Enter Itasuke!::.

As Kagome passed through the well, she heard Inuyasha yell. She stood there telling herself not to get her hopes up; that Inuyasha was probably shouting because he thought that she still had the jewel shards. 'Stupid Inuyasha!' Very stupid Inuyasha!

With these thoughts she climbed the side of the well. Once she was out, she looked into the vast, empty hole. When she saw no Inuyasha, she pulled the ladder out and set it against the wall. 'Well, I won't be needing this any more.' No, we certainly will not. 'Don't agree with me!' Why not? You're over him right? 'Shut it. You're annoying me!' 'That wasn't supposed to sound mean.' 'Hey! Where are you?!'

At this point, Kagome had walked out of the shrine and up toward her house. When she approached her house, her younger brother, Sota, ran forward from nowhere and tackled her to the ground. Had she not been looking for her inner voice, she probably would have noticed him before her breath-taking meeting with the earth.

"Kagome, you're home!" he shouted as he hugged his sister. "Mom sure was worried about you. You were gone longer than normal. Hey . . . sis, where's Inuyasha? I wanna show him a new trick I learned."

It was all Kagome could do to keep a straight face: All she could do to not let Sota see her hurt soul.

"He's not here. Hey, go tell Mom I'm home." she said quickly to change the subject.

"Ok," Sota said, sounding mildly disappointed. "You'll be staying for Dad's death-day though, right?" he asked quietly.

"Yeah, of course I will!" Kagome yelled, appalled by her brother's question.

"Well, it's just that you've been in the Feudal Era so long that we thought that you might not have remembered." Sota said hastily, trying to explain.

" . . .We?"

" Well, yeah, Mom, Gramps, and me."

" You all though I wouldn't be here?"

Kagome was suddenly heart-broken. Again. Her own flesh and blood thought she would miss one of the most important days of their lives? They thought that she would simply forget?

" I thought you guys would know that I would be here . . . especially . . . especially since it was my fault Dad died anyway." Kagome said slowly with a tearful face. "If I hadn't gone in," Kagome said in between sobs, "If I hadn't gone back in, he would be here right now!"

Sota, who had no experience with crying women, hugged her. He rubbed her back making soothing sounds. This was apparently the right thing to do, because she quickly clung to his shirt.(A/N: Just 4 the record, Kagome was standing, Sota knocked her down ans she stood on her knees; she never completely stood up. XD) It was at this moment that Kagome's mom decided to appear, frowning and smiling at the scene that played before her.

Slight Time Skip

It had been a month since Kagome had left the Feudal Era. A sulking Kagome walked by a shop, and smelled coffee beans, and decided to go in on her way to school. Because she woke up an hour early, she decided to go out for a walk. She had no idea why she had gone in, but something, or rather, someone, had pulled her there.

The raven-haired girl walked pass a both which held a kissing couple, one of the persons looked a hell of a lot familiar. (A/N: Cough Koga Cough, cough) As she passed this Koga look-a-like, she stared in awe; her gaze only to be returned with a glare from "Koga's" partner. Kagome turned around and looked for an empty booth, but not before returning a glare that could put Sesshomaru to shame. Upon seeing this, the girl hastily turned her full attention to "Koga", leaving Kagome with a smirk across her face.

Kagome had finally found an empty seat and settled in the booth closest to the window, near the front of the shop. She slumped down in her seat with her eyes closed and didn't notice the waiter walk up to her table. The man cleared his throat loudly, causing Kagome to jump and him to chuckle. The man had dark eyes, almost the same color as her own. His hair was waist-length, and a silky black color. He had silver highlights that seemed to glisten as he moved, but what stood out to Kagome was the familiar masculinity.

"I-Inuyasha?"

(A/N: You guys are lucky Sonofabitches, I was gonna end it there! XD Enjoy this spoiler.)

"I-Inuyasha?"

"Um, no, actually. I'm Itasuke, and I'll be serving you today, said itasuke with a bright smile, looking down at the woman whose eyes dulled considerably. (A/N: to pronounce correctly, mix Itachi and Sasuke.)

"What can I get you?" he asked in a trained voice.

"Oh, um . . ." Kagome to a deep breath before trying to talk again. "Just give me black coffee, and keep it coming."

"Bad day?"

"You have no idea." she said with a short, humorless laugh.

"Alright, I'll be right back with that."

"Arigato."

"No problem!" he shouted over his shoulder as he made his way across the room.

When he returned to Kagome's table, he stood there and watched the woman grab her mug and gulf down the coffee, nearly chocking in the process. After her fit of coughs, she noticed Itasuke still standing at her table side. Her first thought was that he wanted a tip, but when she looked into his eyes, she saw kindness flash across. She wanted to know more of this boy, she wanted him to sit with her,

"Umm, would you like to sit?" she asked hesitantly.

"Yeah, I would," Itasuke said in a relieved voice., taking a seat across her and pulling out another mug. Once he saw that Kagome had emptied the contents of mer mug, he smiled at her. She then averted her eyes and blushed, which made his smile even wider.

"Can I ask what your name is?" Itasuke asked.

"It's Kagome." she said after mentally slapping herself for blushing in front of him. She told herself to get a grip and work her charm. If she had any.

"Kagome. That's a beautiful name."

"Hmm, my ex didn't seem to think so." Kagome said wistfully.

"Your ex was an idiot."

"But you've never even met him!" Kagome said a bit defensively.

"I don't need to. Lets make a list okay? Okay. Firstly: Kagome is a very original name, anyone who thinks differently can go screw themselves"

At this Kagome couldn't help but laugh. He suddenly sounded so much like her Inuyasha . . . . Wait a minute, her Inuyasha? Did she really see Inuyasha as hers? No, That couldn't be at all possible . . . . Could it?

Kagome may not have noticed due to her rather unsettling thoughts, but Itasuke smiled when he heard her laugh.

"You've got a cute laugh too," he said more to himself than Kagome, but that didn't mean she didn't hear him. At his remark she blushed, and when Itasuke realized that she had heard him, his eyes widened and he, too, blushed. He cleared his throat and decided to continue his list.

"Umm, anyway. Secondly: . . . He's you ex, so he must have let you go. That makes him retarded. Having a great girlfriend like you, and letting her slip away, that is." Itasuke said this last part and looked away. For a second, Kagome couldn't think straight. When she finally registered what he said, she took a breath.

"Awwwwww! That's the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me!" Kagome nearly screamed, turning nearly all the heads of the nearby tables. Even as she said this, a formula was brewing in her head. (A/N: Why is she so bad at math then? 'He is so gonna be my boyfriend' the voice said evilly. Damn straight.

(A/N: So? Howdja like it? I need to know about the part with her dad's Death-day especially. So go no and review. Also I have decided that I am now writing this fanfiction for myself, rather than for you guys. Sorry! But reviews help! So click the pretty purple button now! Check ya later blitches! )