A.N. I had so much fun writing this chapter. Hope people like it. I know, it's another one I've written while not finishing the other two. I'm practically done the A New Start, and Phoenix isn't going to well. So maybe this one will.

The Not-So-New Guy

"Kagome," Dai Higurashi called up the stairs, "you have a phone call."

"Coming mama," a 17 year old Kagome Higurashi said running down the stairs.

"Hello?"

"Hi Kagome, it's Yasashiku Hojo. Can you spare a moment?" said the boy on the other line.

"Sure, what's up?" she asked cheerfully.

"Well you see," Hojo started, "I was wondering… maybe if you had the time… well um…"
"Are you okay?" Kagome asked concerned. Hojo never had problems talking to her, and now he was stuttering like a fool.

"Yes I'm fine, sorry. Would you like to go to dinner with me tonight Kagome?" Hojo finally bit out. "If you don't that's perfectly fine, I just wanted to check out this new restaurant my cousin Akitoki Hojo took his girlfriend Aiko to the other day and I've been wanting to ask you out for a while now."

"That sounds great Hojo," Kagome said smiling. "What time do you want to meet?"

"I was thinking I could pick you up at the shrine, my father got a new car and he gave me his truck," Hojo said unsurely.

"Oh, okay. That's fine too," Kagome replied, taken aback, "What time should I expect you?"

"I'll be there around 6:30 tonight?"

"Okay, see you then."

"Bye Kagome."

Kagome hung up the phone and went to tell her mother the good news.

"Why did we have to come back to Kyoto?" InuYasha Takahashi whined to his father as they unloaded boxes from the moving truck, "Tokyo was awesome."

"Yes Tokyo was great," Inutaisho said, "but it doesn't suit the image the company is putting on our family now does it?"

"Who cares about the image," InuYasha whined again. "We are back in this nothing little town and it'll take at least a hour to get to school, or to see Kikyo now."

"Kami forbid," came a sarcastic remark from behind the half-demon.

"Shut up Miroku," InuYasha snapped.

"C'mon Yash," his father soothed. Now you can see that Higurashi girl you used to play with when you were little."

"Higurashi girl?" Miroku said, his violet eyes becoming very alert.

"Don't even think about it," InuYasha said. "She's not your type. I've done my homework before I left."

"Really well, InuYasha you should show me around this new place so that I don't get lost."
"You'd loose yourself on purpose just to get in trouble," InuYasha grumbled walking to the door. "well come on then."

"Oh, sorry coming."

"Kagome," Dai called to her daughter, "Grandpa, Souta, and me are going into the city to that big super center to get groceries. We have nothing."
"Okay mama," Kagome said walking into the living room.

"We'll be back in a couple of hours, no later than 5:00 this evening," her mother explained as she grabbed her car keys.

"Okay," Kagome said following her family out to the car where she noticed a moving truck parked in the driveway of the house next door. "New neighbors?"

"I don't know," Dai said, "probably."

"Great." As long as it isn't the Takahashi's it's okay. I still cant believe InuYasha would leave without telling me.

Flashback

"InuYasha?" a 10 year old Kagome asked as she walked into the back door of the neighbors house.

All the furniture had been removed and Inutaisho's car wasn't in the driveway, she just figured he was at work. But when she climbed the stairs and entered InuYasha's room she found a letter and a picture.

'Kagome, I'm sorry I couldn't tell you in person. While you were in Tokyo visiting family my fathers company decided that it was best for us to move into the city. I know I should have gotten your cousins phone number and called you to tell you myself, but I couldn't bring myself to do it. You'll always be my friend, and I know we might not see each other again so here is this for you to remember me. I have a copy and the other half to the necklace. Love, InuYasha Takahashi.'

Kagome's eyes filled with tears as she found a picture of her and InuYasha hugging, just that past Christmas. They were under the mistletoe that Izayoi had put up and they wouldn't kiss each other no matter how cute their mothers thought it would be cute. Kagome also found a necklace in the design of a lightning bolt, the symbol her and InuYasha used to paint on random things when causing mischief. Inside it was a small picture of them when they were small, Sesshoumaru had snuck up on them when they were in the back yard. They didn't think anyone was around and they wanted to know what it was like to kiss someone so they kissed each other. Later the older Takahashi had developed the picture and shown it to his stepmother and Kagome's mother thinking it would get the two in trouble. All it got was a lot of laughter from the adults and two embarrassed 5 year olds.

InuYasha that is unforgivable, I hope I never see you again. How could you not tell me? Kagome thought to her self as she ran home with the gifts her best friend had left her.

End Flashback

Well, it's still pretty early. Maybe I can get Sango and Rin over. Or maybe Kouga wants to hang out.

"I'll call Kouga," we haven't talked in a long time. She picked up the phone and dialed her friends number hoping he would answer the phone.

"Hello?" said the deep voice on the other end of the line.

"Hey Kouga, it's Kagome what's up?"

"Oh hey Kagome," Kouga said obviously in a better mood than when he answered the phone, "I'm okay. What ya up to?"

"Nothing, my mother and family went grocery shopping and left me alone. Wanna hang out over here for a while?" she asked, kami I hope he doesn't get other ideas. He know's that the last time we tried to date things went wrong.

"Yeah," he said. "I'll be right over."

"Great," Kagome said smiling, "see you in a bit.

five minutes later

"Hey Kouga," Kagome said as she opened the door. "Come on, you can come in, I promise not to bite you."

"Damn," he said pretending to be shot down.

"Maybe I wanted to be bitten," he whispered pulling Kagome into a warm embrace.

"Kouga," she said not really pulling away but looking up at him, "I thought we would just hang out. Nothing else, things cant get out of hand again."

"C'mon Kagome," he whined pulling away from her. "The doctors said you weren't pregnant. Why are you still holding that against me?"

"It's not against you," she said, already on the verge of tears. "Kouga, I was 15! We should have been more careful."

"Yes," he said hugging her again. "But in a way it's a good thing that we weren't, I mean. We got to know each other better. I think that is a good enough consolation prize, don't you?"

"Yeah, I guess. Would you have stayed with me? Your 17th birthday was not far away at the time. I know your parents didn't like us being together because of the age difference, but that would have made things worse with them," she said, now openly crying into his chest."

"Kagome, if you were indeed pregnant with my child at the time I would have taken you right then as my wife. You know that, hell woman. I still love you," Kouga said firmly looking down at Kagome.

"I love you too Kouga, but we are better friends."

"I know, and this is the worst time to tell you this. But it should be said," he explained sitting down.

"What is it?" she asked sitting next to him.

"My father arranged, when I was little, that I would marry the granddaughter of the elder to the wolf demon tribe up north."

"Your father what?" Kagome asked.

"Now it makes sense. Why your parents at first didn't disapprove us being together, but when we became serious they tried to separate me and you. Your father said it was because I was too young, that things would be difficult for a human and a demon to be together."

"MY FATHER TOLD YOU WHAT!?" Kouga yelled.

"It's nothing now," Kagome soothed taking hold of his hand. "I'm happy for you. What's your fiancé's name?"

"Ayame Koizumi."

"I know her," Kagome said standing up.

"She goes to my school, she's a little older than me."

"Yeah," Kouga said standing. "It's the same girl. She moved down here not long ago and started attending the same high school as you."

"How long have you known?" Kagome asked,

"Since her 18th birthday."

"Really? And how long has that been?"

"About three months," Kouga said backing up.

"Three months?" Kagome fumed, "THREE MONTHS? YOU'VE BEEN SNEAKING INTO MY ROOM FOR THE PAST FIVE MONTHS! YOUR CHEATING ON YOUR FIANCE WITH ME! YOU… YOU! Get out."

"Kagome wait," Kouga tried to explain.

"I said get out," she told him, "before I make you get out."

"Fine, good bye Kagome."

"Hello?"

"InuYasha, you and Miroku need to come back to the house. Dai Higurashi invited all of us to dinner tonight and you two need to change and get ready," Inutaisho said to his son before hanging up.

"Damn," InuYasha said putting his phone away. "C'mon letch. We've got plans tonight apparently."

"Really?" Miroku asked, "what kind of plans?"

"Well you're meeting the neighbors. I have a early death coming my way."

"Oh, okay. Sounds like fun," the other boy laughed as they headed back to their house.

Yeah, InuYasha thought to himself. Fun. I wonder how Kagome's changed.

"Mamma!" Kagome whined into the phone, "why do I have to see that Takahashi's? I know what they all look like, and besides. I have a date remember?"

"I know dear, I'm so sorry I forgot about your date. Do you think you can reschedule?" her mother asked sounding genuinely sorry.

"I hope I can," Kagome sighed, "I've been waiting for Hojo to ask me out for weeks. And he finally does, and I have to see the asshole who ditched me."

"Kagome!" he mother exclaimed, "watch your tongue. Now you have to cancel or reschedule and you will be on your best behavior."

"Yes mother," Kagome said. "Is there anything I can do besides fix my attitude and straiten up the living room?"

"Yes," Dai said. "You can clean the dining room, kitchen and could you also start the rice?"

"What time are they due to come over?" Kagome asked as she headed for the dining room.

"At seven tonight. That gives you plenty of time."
"Yeah if I were superwoman," Kagome muttered.

"I heard that."

"Sorry mama."

"Right, good bye Kagome."

"Bye mama.

Well I should call Hojo. Hope he takes it well.

two hours later

"Few, I'm done!" Kagome said standing up from making the rice balls, "Man I cant believe I got all that done in two hours. I'm also glad Hojo was okay with rescheduling dinner with me."

Kagome walked up the stairs to take a shower and get ready for the neighbors visit when she walked into her room and found a dozen roses sitting on her bed with a card that read:

'I'm sorry I didn't tell you earlier. I will always be there for you Kagome, and I hope you can forgive me.'

"I guess Kouga does really feel sorry." Kagome said to herself softly as she gathered her things for a shower not noticing the half demon who just climbed into the window of the house next door.

"Who's Kouga?" he asked himself, "I figured she would know the flowers were from me. Who cares?"

InuYasha watched the girl a little longer and then noticed she disappeared. So he paid no more attention and got ready, when he was done (10 minutes later) he heard singing and noticed Kagome was out of the shower. Only in a towel!

He watched the girl dance around her room, holding the towel in place before digging random items of clothing out of her closet and then disappearing to where he knew her bed was.

A couple of minutes later Kagome reappeared fully dressed and sitting at the vanity, where InuYasha watched her blow-dry her hair and put makeup on. When she turned around, she still hadn't noticed him. But InuYasha gasped, She looks almost identical to Kikyo!

"Mama," Kagome said walking out of her room.

"Yes dear?"

"Have you seen my black hair tie?"

"No I haven't, why are you almost ready?"

"Yeah, I just need the damn hair tie to finish."

"KAGOME!" Her mother yelled.
"Sorry."

DING DONG!

"There here!" her mother squealed running down the stairs. "C'mon Kagome."

"Yeah yeah," the girl grumbled following her mother.

"Hi Izayoi! Inutaisho, boys!" Kagome heard her mother say.

"Hello Dai," Izayoi said warmly embracing the woman, "it's been too long."

"I agree."

"Kagome," her mother said. "Come say hi to the Takahashi's."

"I'm coming."

When Kagome entered the room the three teenaged boys all outwardly gasped.

"Hello Mr. and Mrs. Takahashi," Kagome said smiling giving the two a hug. "Hello Sesshoumaru, how are things?"

"Okay," the eldest boy said. "this is our new brother. Miroku."

"Hello," Kagome said looking at the boy.

Walking over to InuYasha, Kagome looked him right in the eye.

"InuYasha, I do believe I owe you something," Kagome said dangerously low.

"What is it?" He asked, his ears flattening on his head.

And with that Kagome slapped him with all she had.

Well that was my first new chapter. Any questions, comments or concerns? I'm going to be wrapping my first story up here really soon. Please read and review!