I forgot to mention that this story takes place after the fighting. You'll find out more in a bit.

Love to all those who commented, and killer ninja rabbits for the rest. I would like to yet again thank my first reader and my cat, for encouragement, and my friend who I read stories from. I'm a beta for her stories and it makes me feel…nice… to think someone might be happy with my work. Sorry for the late updates, it's 9:20 here and my parents don't know I'm on. Stupid parents blocking my yaoi. Oh well, enjoy.

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Chapter 2

"Irrashaimase!" A person called from up stairs at the same time that a motherly woman walked into the room and said it. I looked at her and decided she was no threat, miko or not.

My hand was still in the grasp of the old man so I was dragged over to the miko. The old man let go of my hand and looked at the three other girls who came in without a word. With a shrug he looked back to the miko.

"This lovely girl came to see our Kagome, so I would like to introduce you before I send her up. This is….."

"Riku." I said, making a decision to not be scared of these people. If the other miko was like this one that all would be fine, I had enough power to fight both but it wouldn't be needed thanks to my necklace.

"Yes, well Riku this is Kagome's mother." He gestured with his hands to the miko woman. I bowed to her respectfully.

"It is good to meet you Mrs.…"

"Higurashi." She bowed back to me and I smiled at her. Mrs. Higurashi was one of the youngest looking mothers I have ever seen. Her hair was a charming raven black that curled agreeably around her ears. She had on a white apron and smelled faintly of baked goods, just like any good mother hoped to smell like. Under the apron, she wore a yellow shirt and a gray skirt that just passed her knees. In all, she was the perfect stay at home mom.

"Thank you for allowing me into your home." I looked around the room and had to admit, it was a charming small house. The walls were cover in photos; just enough to fill the space, but not enough to make it seem like too much. Further down the hall I could see a dinning room that seemed cleaner than was possible, but still lived in. The stairs leading to the upper floors were a nice redwood that was causing me to think like a cat; scratching posts. Even though I had on my charm, my desensitized nose could still pick up the scent of dog. "You have a lovely house." Pleasantries will be the death of me.

Mrs. Higurashi seemed to shine with my praise. "Thank you, we find it a good place to live."

We were all startled when a small boy of seven or eight ran down the stairs. "Mom, is dinner ready?" He paused when he saw me and I could practically see his mind ticking. In the end he chose to ignore me in favor of nagging his mother for food. The little boy was only as tall as the old man; dressing in a blue button-up shirt and brown pants that most likely were his school clothes. He and his mother had the same color of hair, but he had slightly longer bangs that fell around his forehead. He seemed like any little kid and under closer inspection….ah ha! He was a normal little kid.

"Just two more minutes Souta." His mother patted his head and looked over at me. "It was nice meeting you; maybe you would like to stay for dinner?" It was true kindness in her voice, not the tone that told me to get out, but the kind that said I could stay if I truly desired to.

"Erm… No thank you, I have to set my new room in order sometime today and a home cooked meal will just fill my stomach and make me sleepy." I didn't want to stay here for long, the shed scares me. I also realized that my hand wasn't the only think the old man had touched. "Hentai." I hissed under my breath to him, not wanting to be rude to Mrs. Higurashi by slapping him. When his hand moved away I spoke louder. "I would like to go see Kagome then be on my way."

"She's the first door on the right just up the stairs, go on up." Everyone went off to do stuff so I was left to find the way by myself. I climbed the stairs two steps at a time, hoping to get this over with so I could leave; maybe I would actually go unpack.

As I climbed the stairs, the smell of dog got stronger. There was also another scent mixed with it, but I'd never come across it before, so it most likely was a new dog shampoo of something. I reached the landing and walked to the door that I was told Kagome was in. I knocked then opened the door when I heard a girl say to come in.

The room before me reeked of dog. I'm glad I'm not one of those dog haters of my kind, or I'm pretty sure I would have hissed. Other than the reek, the room was nice. A simple bed stood off to the side, the blanket splayed across the top. A desk sat by the other wall and a slight hum came from the computer as a girl with raven hair typed away. She was about my age, but just from the way she affected the air around her I could tell she was wise beyond her years.

"Hello." I said, hoping to catch her attention. She spun around on her rolly chair until she faced me.

"Hi, can I help you?" Her chocolate brown eyes met mine and I stepped back out of reflex. This girl had some serious power. A tickling feeling entered my scenes and I had to work to stop myself from retreating entirely from the room. Wow, some serious power was an understatement, more like mega huge POW power.

"Er…" I tried to remember the question. "Uh…. Oh yeah, I just moved here from the U.S. and your friends thought you might want to meet me. I'm Riku Takara." I bowed to her. I fidgeted for a second then mentally calmed my nerves. I was protected. Pro-tect-ed. Unless I had the sudden urge to take off my necklace and show her my ears, I was a normal human in her eyes.

She bowed back to me. "Kagome Higurashi. It is nice to meet you." She straightened smiled kindly at me. I smiled back and realize that it was possible that I might make great friends with her.

"You t-. " My words where cut off when the window opened and a male that seemed to be the source of the dog scent jumped into the room. He stayed facing the window and closed it so the slight breeze stayed outside.

"You haven't visited our time in so long, Sango sent me to drag you back so she could have some 'girl time'."

He turned around to face the Kagome and our gaze locked. We both stared at each other.

"Oops." His whispered word rang threw the now deathly silent room.

Irrashaimase : Welcome home

I hope you liked it and I know, I promised to make it longer but it is...by three words. Thanks for reading and if you made it this far... then you must be either really bored or insane. If it is the former, please review. If it is the later...review anyway. Love and huggs!

RR:She's gone girly, get the meds!

I'm not girly!

RR: Right...-sticks a pill in mouth that causes her to go to sleep- Nighty night girly. Because my writer is... naping, I'm in charge. The next chapter will be filled with hot males...and sex...and yaoi...and-

-punches Riku in sleep-

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