Kagome fought the urge to cry as she crash face first into her bed. Her Mom was gone, her disappearance being explained through a note on the fridge, saying she was gone to her uncle's house. Her little brother Sota was staying over at the next door neighbors for a sleep over, apparently it was a very long sleep over. She doesn't remember staying two weeks at a friends house when she was a child. However, she never really went over to her friends houses since all she usually did was study.

The only person that was at home was her Grandpa who had fallen asleep in the basement cleansing some statue of a Buddha looking doll. But that didn't stop the silver haired Hanyou downstairs from raiding the kitchen. The sound of glass breaking and cabinets slamming echoed in the house.

She knew she should get up and put a stop to Inuyasha's chaos that he was creating down stairs. Buyo could be heard hissing and spitting as she darted past Kagome's door. Before she could set up, a loud thump came from below. She could only sigh in annoyance as she dragged herself from her soft warm bed to find the childish hanyou Kaede so kindly threw off on her.

How was she going to explain this to Mom, Grandpa, and Sota? She told them she was finished with the feudal era, now that the sacred jewel was finished. Speaking of which, since the jewel is still in Inuyasha's time, how did Lady Kaede expect her to return the Hanyou home? The jewel was the only thing that allowed passage through the well. She frowned walking into the kitchen.

"Inuyasha!"

The said hanyou turned his white dog ears flattening to his head at the loud sound. His red fire rat robe was covered in various sauces from the spice rack that was now laying on top of him. He went to speak but was cut off when he breathed in the spices on his clothes. He sneezed hard as he rubbed his nose.

"Gesundheit." Kagome said but didn't have time to scold Inuyasha like she planned since he seemed to be bombarded by a battalion of sneezes. The situation would have been funny had it not been for the fact the kitchen was destroyed, it's late, she's exhausted, and school was in just a few hours.

Tip toeing around the messy floor, she moved the metal shelf off of him. He stumbled to his feet giving one last hard sneeze that jolt his body causing him to tumble forward into Kagome. She let out a shriek as she crashed to the floor, Inuyasha bearing all his body weight on top of her. He groaned in relief that he was no longer sneezing, breathing in Kagome's scent was really helping.

"Get off of me." She grumbled pushing his limp heavy form off her, feeling oxygen return to her lungs. Inuyasha groaned as he rolled onto the floor. Moving to set up, she cringed at her now dirty clothes. Great, now she needed to take a much needed shower. That definitely wasn't on the agenda for tonight but seeing as she couldn't go to bed nasty, it really wasn't an option not to.

"Come on, Inuyasha." She grabbed ahold of his fire rat robe pulled him along with her through the house and up the stairs. Passing by the bathroom, she paused causing the white haired boy to bump into her. She pivoted on her heel, pointing a finger at the bathroom door.

"In there is where you can bathe. If you can wait a moment, I will go find some clothes that will fit you." She instructed, and walked off briskly to her mom's room, not giving Inuyasha time to protest or even ask questions.

Opening her mom's closet, she peered inside for the old beat up box with various colorful scribbles of marker on it from when she was a kid. It had a few pairs of her Dad's old clothes stored inside it. She figured her Mom wouldn't mind Inuyasha using them, seeing as they would be put to use rather than rotting in a box for eleven years.

Grabbing a pair of blue jeans and a green t-shirt, she placed the old beat up box in the very back of the closet. She wished she would have known her father a little more on a personal level than through her Mother's stories. A father figure would have probably changed a lot in her life, or maybe just a little.

Walking back down the hallway, Buyo appeared from Sota's bedroom rubbing against her leg. Kagome smiled faintly before continuing seeing the bathroom door wide open and Inuyasha's cursing inside. She frowned seeing a jet of water fly out the bathroom hitting the wall in the hallway and spreading spraying against the floor.

"Inuyasha, what are you doing?" She questioned seeing him strangle the shower head as it wiggled around like a snake. His clothes were soaked and the room dripped with water.

"Sit boy!" She yelled as he suddenly lost his footing in the puddle of water, crashing into the tile floor with a groan. Walking over she jerked the shower head from his hand and reached to turn off the water. "Your not here for even four hours and you have managed to destroy my kitchen and the bathroom!" She grumbled grabbing towels from under the sink to wipe up the floor. Inuyasha was still face planted on the floor when she finished cleaning up.

"Come on, Inu." She pulled out a stool from beside the sink that she usually used to sit in to do makeup. Slowly, the white haired guy stood up revealing his bloodied nose and busted lip. Kagome frowned at the sight, that usually never happened.

"You're abusive, Kagome." He whined plopping down in the chair. He wiped his nose with his sleeve smearing crimson across his cheeks. The said girl moved to grab some tissue, forcing his face up to meet hers. She wiped the blood from his nose and cheeks, then moved to clean his lips. Both of their cheeks dusted pink at the close contact.

"I'm not abusive, you're just annoyingly troublesome." She muttered as she tossed the nasty tissue away. She sighed, feeling awkward about what she was going to say and do next.

"Due to you being so destructive, I will help you. Take your fire rat coat off and I can wash it in the dryer." She ordered as Inuyasha rolled his eyes. He grumbled a bit under his breath as he removed his shirt revealing his tanned abs. Kagome quickly took it from him, tossing it out in the hallway to get later. She turned on the water in the shower, checking it temperature as Inuyasha sent hateful glares towards it. Tilting his head back a bit, she ran her fingers through his surprisingly soft hair to work the water in. His dog ears automatically flattening to his head to block out water, and in enjoyment.

The only sound that filled the room was the running water. Taking some soap onto her palm, she messaged it into his silver hair. He slumped in his seat when her fingers rubbed behind his left ear sending pleasurable shocks throughout his body. Before he could recognize what he was doing, he purred. Like a cat, purr. He froze as his golden eyes widened and the soft hands in his hair paused.

"D-did you just purr?" Kagome questioned behind him as he quickly looked down at his lap to avoid eye contact. He could already feel a joke about to pop up about it. He could feel water from his hair running down his face and suddenly his eyes started to burn like fire. He growled rubbing them fiercely only to make it worse. He felt small hands move his face upward. "Stay still."

His hands were removed from his face before water sprayed gently onto his eyes taking away the pain. He opened his eyes slowly to see Kagome upside down due to looking up at her from behind. "Is that better?" She asked wiping her hand against his forehead to remove any soap that threatened to run into his eyes. He nodded, casting his eyes away.

"Didn't know you had a soft spot, Inu." She giggled rinsing his long hair out intentionally rubbing against the back of his ear this time. She giggled when he shuddered looking back at her with frown.

"Who knew the guy who stood up against his older brother and a evil psychopathic demon was ticklish behind his ear?" She questioned making him scowl. Why must she make fun of him? He should have protested when she started washing his hair, knowing nothing good would have came out of it.

"Thanks for the future reference. I have to admit your reaction was kind of cute." She mumbled the last bit causing his eyes to widen as he felt his face burn. She continued putting conditioner in his hair like nothing was said, obviously not knowing he heard her.

He felt awkward for the next three minutes it took for her to finish his hair. Just when he thought it would be over and he could get up, Kagome pushed his to sit back down. Before he could open his mouth he saw out the corner of his eye a hairbrush in her hand. She started at the tips of his hair working her way up slowly to make sure she didn't rip at his hair. She carefully combed around his ears before placing a rubber band in his hair to form a ponytail.

Inuyasha scowled, crossing his arms. "Why did you do that?" He ground our reaching back to take his hair down, uncomfortable with the tightness on his scalp. His hands were smacked away quickly as he was pushed from his seat.

"Once you go to bed, your hair won't be as tangled in the morning." She explained. She saw how tense his body was and could feeling his discomfort, she giggled. "Relax, it's only me who will see you like this seeing how you only have to wear it to bed. Besides, your Father wore his hair in a ponytail."

"Yeah, well... I'm not my old man." He grumbled standing up to stretch.