Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or the characters.

Mixed Emotions

Kagome walked casually around a circle of toddlers as they giggled happily, her hand tapping each one of their heads as she walked passed them the word 'duck' forming after each tap. The toddlers figited in anticipation while they laughed and giggled. Kagome slowed her walk and let her hand drop upon one small fox demon's head. He giggled only the slightest bit while kagome stood staring down at him. She smiled down at him and laughed a loving laugh.

"Duck..." the small fox demon let out a puff of air as she began to walk around once more tapping heads saying duck. Until once again it was to him again, her hand come down upon his head but without any hesitation.

"Goose!" Kagome cried as she began to jog around the circle with the small boy not far behind. She wore candy colored cargo shorts, a white knit boatneck top, and white ankle socks with white and pink sneakers. Her pink bangle bracelets jingled as she jogged around the circle. She glanced back for a moment just in time to see the boy grab her leg making her come to a stop.

"Aww, you got me Shippo." Kagome smiled brightly down at him. "Good Job! You run pretty fast if I do say so myself. I was almost positive I would make it back to your spot." Shippo let out a boyish laugh with a small snort. Kagome smiled at that then looked up at the clock.

"Hm, looks like it is time for lunch. Lets get to our seats." Kagome made a sweeping motion with her hands and the children scurried over to the tables.

"Today we are having...drum roll please!" The group began to do an immpresion of what they all took to be a drum roll, some just banging their fists on the table. "Grilled Cheese and Tomato soup!" Most we incredibly happy some not so much.

The room was filled with toys, shapes, colours, puzzels, and childrens books. Well, why not, considering it was a pre-school. And they were in the class of Miss Kagome's room for fours. Fours meaning children in the pre-school at the age of four. The classroom was filled with 13 excitied children sitting at miniture tables that were painted red with blue and green lets, with green and blue chairs. Kagome smiled and looked over to the door as there was a knock, there stood a woman with a cart full of bowls containing soup and a plate of sandwhiches along with one pitcher of milk and one pitcher of red juice. Kagome walked over to the door and greeted the woman as the children sat making quite a commotion.

"Thank you Yuka, I appreciate it." Yuka nodded to her. Kagome then turned around and stared at the group of children and finally reached over and turned off the lights. The room almost immediately fell silent.

"Not a problem. i see you have your class quite under control." Yuka replied to Kagome who gave her a quick and satisfied nod.

"Well, which movie will it be today?" Asked Yuka as she shifted through the bag at her side. "Lets see...I have...Finding Nemo, Toy Story, the Spongebob movie, and Cinderella." she announced then looked up at Kagome.

"I think Finding Nemo will be appropriate. We are learning about the ocean this week." She smiiled and ook the dvd from Yuka setting it upon her desk then pulling the cart into the room.

"Well see you later. Thanks again. Class what do we say to Ms.Yuka?" Kagome asked. The class of children instantly gave their attention to Kagome, then looked to Yuka.

"Thank you Ms. Yuka." the class said in unison. Yuka smiled to the class then bid them all goodbye. Kagome turned the lights back on then began to distribute the lunch to her students.

The group ate quietly with only a few mishaps during the process, such as a moment when a plastic cup filled with milk fell over. But everything was alright because Miss.Kagome had come to save the day indeed. To the rescue with paper towels and disinfectant spray. After getting everything settled Kagome popped in Finding Nemo and the group went to sit on the carpet to watch the movie. While they watched Kagome cleaned up the mess left over from lunch. The moment she was done she looked over to the children who sat there saying the lines for the characters, just how many times have the seen this movie exactly? During the movie kagome went around setting out cots along with blankets and pillows, after the movie had ended all the children turned to look at Kagome as she took the dvd out of the dvd player.

"Well that was a good movie now wasn't it?" she asked then laughed casually as they all randomlly began to tell her their favorite parts of the movie. She laughed once more and her two bangle braclets jingled slightly as she reached her hand up to press and finger to her lips quieting them all.

"I am glad you all enjoyed it, but now it is time for naps. So everyone needs to find their cots and get settled in." After all the toddlers had found their places Kagome turned off the lights and settled her self into the wooden chair behind her desk to have her own lunch a read a bit while keeping one eye on the group of four year olds. She sighed after a while when all had seem to have fallen asleep and she took a bite of her apple with a loud crunch, she quickly put her hand to her mouth and looked around...all were still asleep. Good. She relaxed and ate her apple in peace, and picked up her romance novel and sighed.

'That is what I need some romance. Twenty-one years old and I haven't had a date since I don't know when, senior year of high school to prom perhaps. Hojo was a good guy but not for me. Oh geez, Kagome listen to yourself, you don't have time for a man. Be realistic.' Kagome thought to herself. But on the other hand children of her own did sound nice.

A good hour later the children began to awake, Kagome stood and turned on the light letting all the children awake fully. They all stretched and yawned then stood. A few began talking and one even went off to play. Thus making Kagome sigh.

"What do we do after a nap?" Kagome asked. They all stared at her and one small fox demon, the one from earlier, Shippo, raised his hand. She looked over to him and nodded.

"Tell me Shippo, what is it we do after nap time?" He looked up at her with a sheepish smile on his face, looking incredibly adorable.

"Well Miss Kagome, we clean up after nap time." Shippo declared. Kagome smiled at him then said, "Exactly right Shippo. Now lets do just that." So the toddlers began to help each other drag the lightweight cots over to the corner below an sign that read cots in orange letters. Others began too pick up toys and crayons and putting them into there appropriate places. Kagome walked around and supervising the group. After clean up was throug the group lined up into two lines, a line of boys and another line of girls.

"Now class, we are going to go to the restrooms. In the hallway, how do we act?" she looked around, a small human girl with dark hair raised her hand high above her head and waved it slightly.Kagome nodded to her letting her know she could say.

"We walk quiet, and say in the line, and we don't plays." the small girl answered taking deep breaths and pursing her lips after every part of the statement.

"Right, now lets go." She began to walk with the two line close behind her. Both line took their turns using the restroom, first the girls, and then the boys. Kagome easily got annoyed when the boys' aim was not so good and she repeatedly had to say "Make bubbles...make bubbles in the bowl."After they all had washed their hands and had gotten a drink of water they headed outside for play time. On their way out Kagome made a mental note not to forget the first aid kit. All the toddlers went out to play, and she settled down onto a bench after instructing Rika and two other children they could not play in the pebbles were all the playground equipment was set, because they either were in trouble and had to sit out or did not have the appropriate shoes to be playing in the stones, such as sandals so they instead had to play wih the chalk on the pavement. After a hour of playing it was time to go home. They all headed back using the restroom once more, causing Kagome to once again to say "make bubbles." They washed up and got there studf ready. While they waited they sat and talked about their day and the parents arrived one by one. The kids who left gave Kagome a hug goodbye, after a small chat with their parents about their day of course. A little less than an hour later there was only one child left, Shippo.

Shippo's father was the CEO for the largest bank in Tokyo, he always stayed at worked, nonstop and Kagome thought that maybe he forgot he even had a son sometimes. There are days when Kagome will have to stay five extra hours just to wait for him. Shippo's mother died when he was only an infant leaving him with no one to give him motherly love and to take care of him properly except for the nannies and maids his father hired, and mainly Kagome. He would send someone to come pick him up for him if it wasn't for the policy that only relitaves and guardians with proof of ID could pick up a child.

With all the extra time Kagome spent with Shippo, it was almost as it he was her own. I mean what could a girl do but fall in love with the bundle of cuteness. All she had in this city was her work and her volenteer job at the local pet shelter. The only friends she knew were here at work and most of them were not even old enough to use the restroom alone, except for Yuka of course who had only started working there recently so she wasn't much of a friend. Her family was a another story entirely. Sher never really spoke to them, nor did they have the time. Her younger brother Souta was busy with school, and her mother was busy with work and the shrine they called home. Her father passed away when she was small and her grandfather just two years ago. So life for her was pretty bland, the same thing...every...every...everyday. It was in one word, predictable.

Kagome sat with Shippo at one of the miniture tables with a box of crayons and two coloring books, they both were completely caught up in a high tech conversation about...well...spongebob. It was a conversation just full of suspense for Kagome.

Three hours later Shippo's father arrived. Kagome smiled and picked Shippo then handed Shippo's father his backpack and then handed him a now sleepy Shippo. Which he then shook awake and made him stand on his own. This made Kagome frown.

"Mr.Sahashi, I don't appreciate you being so late everyday, so I am going to ask you a favor. If you are going to ever be late please call me." Kagome then handed him a peice of paper wiith her number on it. "This is my cell phone number, if it is ever to happen again I will take him home with me and I can drive him home whenever you get there, if you feel it is appropriate. Is that alright with you?" she asked him reaching over to ruffle Shippo's hair softly. He swayed slightly and looked up to give her a toothy grin.

"Yes, yes absolutely. Perhaps we could even make arangements tomorrow." Kagome gave him a curt nod.

"Well then, we are off. Thank you Miss Higurashi. Come along Shippo." With that he left pulling Shippo along in tow leaving Kagome to herself. She sighed slightly and grabbed her white drawstring handbag and fall jacket, it wasn't cold yet, but enough to carry a jacket around just incase. She locked up seeing as how she was the last to leave then looked at her watch.

"Hm, five thirty, I can still get some time in at the animal shelter." she spoke to herself and began to walk. She failed to notice however the eyes that had been watching her and her entire conversation with Mr.Sahashi. Nor did she notice those eyes leave in the opposite direction.

Inuyasha yawned and sat back in his leather chair setting her combat boots on the large dark oakwood desk in front of him. He wore black jeans and a red t-shirt that fit his muscled body very well but losely at the same time. His golden eyes looked up to the ceiling and he ran one clawed hand through his silver hair. Today has sure been one lone fucking day, he needed money and he needed it now. How the hell was he suppose too buy more weapons and vehicals if he didn't have the money to do so. And the warehouse, which was once an old jello factory and now a home for his gang needed some repairs. He needed to get money, but how. Suddenly there was a knock on the door and his left ear twitched ever so slightly in its direction.

"Who the fuck is it? I told everyone not to disturb me, didn't I?" Inuyasha roared out becoming angry. Being the door stood a man with pretty much the same attire as Inuyasha be a purple t-shirt with a jacket over it. His hair pulled back into a small pony tail at the back of his head. The man chuckled to himself and put on a feminine voice. "Oooooh Inu-baby. I just have to have your bod. I mean I love you so. he he he he. Be my lover Inu." Inuyasha's eye twitched and his fangs began to grind together in his mouth. "Knock it the fick off Miroku and get your ass in here! And bring Sango with you." A few moments later both Sango and Miroku entered the 'office'. Sango looked straight ahead at Inuyasha while Miroku looked at the way Sango's black denim jeans fit her ass perfectly and the way her red t-shirt with black long sleeve undershirt fit snug and tight showing off the curves of her vulumptuious breasts, as he would say. Slowly his hand began to creep up her backside to rest upon one of her ass cheeks. Then he gave it a tight squeeze.

"Why Sango? Have you been working out?" He gave a mocking gasp and smiled. Within two seconds he had himself pushed up against the wall that had been behind him in a compromising position, with a knife held to his neck. He looked dead into the eyes of a furious Sango.

"Have I ever told you how incredibly sexy you look while angry?" Miroku said with a timid grin. She began to put pressure jonto the blade of the knife, enough of which caused a trickle of blood. Miroku let out a nervous laugh and looked over to Inuyasha very pleadingly.

"Just say the word boss and I can make your life a whole lot easier." Sango spat while she stared blankly at Miroku.

"As tempting as that may seem Sango, I need you both. Now if you would please..Knock it the fuck off!" Inuyasha growld. Sango instantly let go of Miroku and took a seat in front of Inuyasha's desk followed by Miroki.

"Alright, what do we got?"

To be continued...

A/N: Well what do you all think? I already have the second chapter typed up and almost done with the third. I think you will all enjoy it. I just hope for some good reviews, lemme know. R&R