Rdrgrl15: um....*takes a huge breath* okay! So Kagome and the other three all live hard lives in the city. They are always together and depend on each other for love and comfort. I think Kagome and Inu were a little closer than friends but hey, who can tell? So they have this amazing tree house in the back of this alley which is like a second home to the four of them.......Kagome is beaten by her step dad and her mom verbally attacks her. She finally snaps and beats her step dad unconscious. Panicking, she leaves in the middle of the night without telling anyone....now (I don't know why yet) 6 or so (maybe 4 or 5) years later Kagome comes back, goes to the tree house, and later meets everyone again. It will go from there! *inhales for the first time!*

Hey guys! I'm back! Um...This came to me while I was supposed to be writing my ruff draft of my English paper. Haha Like anyone understood what we were supposed to do...... Anyway, I really like what I have so far and I can't wait to see how far I get with it and if you guys like it. I know my friends do!!! =Þ So yea, read and review guys that's all I ask. Oh and if you've got any ideas on the story, LET ME KNOW!!!! If you don't know me...I'm Very indecisive. Almost to the point where it's a mental disability!!! SO I might need your help!! OOPS!!! I've rambled again.....gotta get away so the story can start!!!! PS- ye of little faith!!! uh huh! I soooo totally forgot this!! Haha before I get sued for not doing nuthin...."I DON"T OWN INUYASHA!!!!!! .....

~~~~~~~~~~~~ENJOY THE SHOW~~~~~~~~~~~~

A young woman in gray baggie clothes walked down the dirty streets of the city. Keeping to herself, she could be caught occasionally looking around at her surroundings. Her dark black hair was uncaringly pulled up into a messy bun beneath her sweater's hook. Her clothes helped her blend into her surroundings, tall gray buildings and dirty street lamps. If anyone looked closely enough they would see a pretty girl in her early twenties. If they took enough time, they would see a loneliness in her face, a hopelessness and a determination set into the girl's face that shouldn't be there on one so young.

'Huh. Five years later and not too much has changed.' She continued to walk, half out in space, half thinking of all the memories this place brought back to her. Finally after walking for a few more blocks she came to the intersection she was looking for. Turning, she walked along the backside of a tall brown building until she came across a clump of trees in a back alley.

'YES! It's still here after all these years!' Back when she lived here in the city, before she ran away......Kagome shivered. Before when times had been normal and Kagome was growing up, she had been one forth of an inseparable group of friends. They had done everything together. And when something happened to one of them, you could be sure one or two of them were there to help you through. They had built a tree house that later had become like a second home to the four of them.

Practically by second nature, Kagome climbed up the tricky hidden footholds dug into and on the tree, ducking under some branches until she got to the top. Above her was a trap door. Carefully she tapped on it. 'Who knows the last time one of the guys have been here?!?' When nothing happened, she pushed the door up and back, revealing a square wooden room filled with blankets, a rug, TV, movies, food (chip bags, candy boxes, cereal, ect.), a radio, mirror, magazines and books, and ANYTHING a guy or girl of her age could need!

Just being back up in the "tree" house brought back such strong feelings she couldn't stop the slow trickle of tears that were running down her cheeks. The memories, oh the memories! The four of them sitting up here, laughing at a stupid joke or one of Miroku's perverted moments. Her and Inuyasha curled up on the mattress after her stepfather had beaten her, the list was endless and those were the ones that hurt the most. The ones of Inuyasha.

'I guess I hurt them pretty bad when I left. I know I would be if one of them left without saying goodbye to me. But I had to go! I could have been killed if my step-dad found me when he woke up!' Again Kagome shivered and like before, it wasn't from the cold. In fact it never got too cold up in their little "house." Sango's dad had provided them with enough wall insulation to cover three rooms! They ended up having to give most of it back. 'Good thing he never asked where our fort was! It's like our sanctuary!'

Kagome sighed. 'So yea, the kiddy toys and shrines are gone,' she thought with a smile. But it still looked and felt like home. 'Home. I haven't felt truly home in years. Inuyasha...'

"NO!" She told herself. "I got over him a long time ago!"

For all she knew he, Miroku, and Sango were far away from here. A long time gone (a/n NO!!!! now I've resorted to using Dixie Chick material!!! *Gags* Barfing noises heard in the background...), living their separate lives. God knows she had started the trend. But then, why was their secret hideout so alive with stuff that seemed so recently used?

Kagome shook her head. 'It still feels so weird being back in my home town again.' As she moved to the mattress in the corner of the room, curling up in the blankets, she could have sworn she smelled Inuyasha's unforgettable sent. But she knew that wasn't true. She hadn't seen him in five years! And he shouldn't have been here lately either. No...as she drifted off to sleep Kagome knew her nose was lying to her. But damn was it a great lie!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~Inuyasha's perspective~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"That's it for tonight Inuyasha. Go on home, I'll see you tomorrow." With that Mr. Ollgadie put the broom he was using to sweep the floor with away and hung up his apron. Inuyasha, who had previously been cleaning the counter after the day's work sighed and started turning off all the machines.

"K...want me to close shop for ya?"

"That would be great son, get home soon you hear?" With that the old storeowner walked over and patted the young man on the shoulder as he walked out the door.

"Will do Mr. Ollgadie." Smiling, Inuyasha thought about ol' Mr. Oldagie. He had known him since he was a kid, when Sango, Kag, Miroku, and himself had come by every day to the old man's store for a caffeine jolt and a yummy doughnut. The man was kind enough to get Inuyasha this job when he got old enough to work, helping him get the money to pay for his car payments, classes, rent, and the almighty beloved taxes!!! He really owed the old man a lot and that's why he never goofed off while on the jov. Well, he tried that is...'Let's just say I work harder than normal...' Turning back to the coffee machines, he quickly cleaned the rest of them, hung up his apron and hat, and walked out the door locking it behind him.

Walking briskly through the night air Inuyasha thought on where he wanted to go. 'I could stay with Sango like Miroku's doing while our apartment is getting blasted for bugs. Damn Miroku, he's so friggin messy the BUGS are probably sad that they followed him into our apartment! Feh I'd like to see how Sango's doin' with him living with her.'

The three of them had been best friends forever. It used to be the four of them before Kagome ran away. Back then Sango and Miroku had been more like really good friends but now no matter what they say, they're as close to being a coupe as they ever will be. Minus some kissing and the whole couple's making out thing.

'No. I don't want to mess up their time alone, although it would be fun to see just how long Sango can go before she beats the crap out of Miroku!...'

His decision made, Inuyasha turned towards a back alley that would lead him to a clump of trees. Up in one of the trees, the third from the left to be exact, was an awesome tree house that he and his friends had built when they were 12. Inuyasha had stayed the night up there a couple of days ago when he had gotten pissed at Miroku for leading the stupid bugs into their apartment with his messy habits in the first place (Not that he was any better himself). Miroku knew where his friend was but knew better than to follow, so Inuyasha had spent a quiet night by himself in the tree house, reading some magazines and watching action movies until four in the morning.

He easily climbed up the tree in the darkness, having memorized where all the foot holes wre long ago. As he pushed up the trap door and walked over some stuff to get into the room, he noticed some stuff had been moved since the last time he'd been there.

'Hmm. Maybe Shippo's been here and didn't tell me...'

Shrugging, Inuyasha started to take his shirt off. (a/n you know one of those really thin while ones!!! ;) Working out at the construction sight over Christmas break had really helped him get into shape and he had kept that muscular build throughout the winter. Now flexing to pull his shoes off, one could really see how fit his body was.

'So tired...hmmm my bed looks sooo nice right now'

LUCKILY he hadn't bothered with his pants in his tiredness because when he shuffled over to his bed (a/n the mattress in the corner) about to flop into the covers, he noticed someone was in his bed! And it sure as hell wasn't Sango. As the girl turned over in her sleep, he could see her face. Surrounded by midnight black hair was one of the prettiest faces Inuyasha had ever seen. It was lightly colored, no signs of acne, scars, or freckles. And it strangely reminded him of someone he once knew. Suddenly the girl murmured in her sleep,

"Inuyasha......"

WOW!!! PHEWF!!! Haha! That took a lot longer than I expected. But I am very proud of myself at the moment!!! =D I WROTE a whole chapter and I even know HOW I'm gonna write the NEXT one!!! (the whole prob. with my old fic was I was totally blocked on how to write the second chapter.....*smiles sheepishly*) so, I know my spelling sucks but I'm trying to get my mom to spell check for me. I'm working off word pad here!!! READ AND REVIEW ALL!!!!!! LUV YA!! NIGHT!