Chapter2

Sorry for the short chapter but i had school and i already got an interm report :( anyway back to the story.

Disclaimer: I dont own the inuyasha gang (i wish).

Now feeling more refreshed by her bath, Kagome changed into a short floral dress and white ankle socks. Rummaging through her closet, she neatly packed a few necessities for the weekend into a smaller bag she used for her schoolbooks. She wouldn't miss the heavy rucksack that she brought back through the well with her. Of course, Inuyasha usually carried the bag for her when it was full and at it's heaviest. Again her mind started to wander at the thought of Inuyasha. With a sigh she put the necklace with the shard fragments around her neck and her bag over her shoulder and left her room.

"I've got it." A voice called from the other side of the door. A young girl a little taller then herself appeared her arms folded over her chest. "Can I help you?"

"Um, yes." Kagome smiled rummaging through her bag for the piece of paper her mother gave her before she left. "I'm looking for, um…"

"Let me guess, Ranma Saotome." The girl replied with a rather sarcastic tone to her voice.

Kagome retrieved the paper blushing slightly. "Ah, yes, Ranma Saotome."

"Who is it, Nabiki?" A taller girl asked placing a hand on the first girl's shoulder. She smiled sweetly at Kagome, relieving some of her embarrassment.

"Another visitor for Ranma." The girl with the short hair replied never taking her penetrating gaze from Kagome. "So are you another fiancée or are you planning to get revenge for something he did?"

"Huh?" Kagome asked confused.

"Well, she doesn't look like a martial artist." The taller girl replied with the same sweet smile.

"You really can't tell with the group Ranma attracts."

"That's true." Kagome stared at the two girls before her, her bag slipping off her shoulder onto the ground beside her.

"And it looks like this one is spending the night." Nabiki commented with little emotion.

"Come in then, we were just having lunch, Ranma is in the other room. I'll get some bedding for you set up upstairs." Kasumi led the girl inside.

"Really I don't want to be a bother."

"That'll be a first." Nabiki added walking on ahead into where the rest of the family was already eating. "Saotome someone here to see you."

Already feeling very uncomfortable, Kagome meekly entered the room following Nabiki. She had to do a double take at the panda sitting at the table eating a slice of watermelon. The boy sitting next to him was very handsome and she assumed must be Ranma. A girl with dark hair with shining blue highlights looked up at her curiously with a pleasant smile. An older man sat at the head of the table wearing a brown gi.

"Um hi, I'm Kagome Higurashi. I-I was looking for Ranma Saotome."

"50 to 1 odds she's another fiancée, Akane." Nabiki stated. Akane turned to glare at the boy beside her, he in turn moved to glare at the panda in the corner that held up a sign that stated, 'Don't look at me, I'm just an innocent panda.'

"Pop, what did you do now?" The boy frowned at the panda confusing Kagome greatly.

'I don't know who she is.' The panda signed.

"Well my mother gave me this and told me that she sent word I was coming." Kagome stated handing the paper her mother gave her to Ranma.

"I, Genma Saotome, herby give the hand of my son, Ranma Saotome, to take over the Sunset Shrine by wedding Kagome Higurashi for free room and board for TWO WEEKS! Again, your stupid stomach gets me into trouble!" The boy lunged at the panda, which parried his attack with another sign. 'It was all in the name of the art.'

"The art my foot, more like your gut!" The boy got in a good strike sending the panda sprawling onto the grass of the backyard.

"This is all very embarrassing, I should be going sorry to bother you." Kagome said trying to walk out the door.

"Don't be silly." Kasumi said catching her before she get out the door and pushing her by the shoulder down to the table next to Nabiki across from Akane. "You're our guest."

"This isn't the first time this has happened." Akane said trying to sound comforting to the girl. She didn't seem like any other fiancée Ranma had.

"What's one more?" Nabiki said from her side picking up her watermelon.

"What do you mean this isn't the first time?" Kagome asked.

"Our Ranma here is one hot item." Ranma frowned at the girl and Kagome didn't find it hard to believe he was very attractive.

"Yeah, not only am I engaged to this uncute tomboy," Ranma motioned toward Akane who sent an icy glare in his direction. "But I have two other fiancées that my pops got me saddled with."

'Mia was not my fault.' The panda replied materializing at the table beside Nabiki.

"You're the one that started to eat her food and you led her here."

'You ate the food too and you defeated her all by yourself.' A quick flip of the sign, 'Take some responsibility boy, stop talking like a girl.'

Ranma bristled at the last remark, but Kagome interrupted before he could say anything. "This," she pointed to the panda, "this is your father?"

"Yeah, the useless oaf."

"And I thought part dog was strange." The girl said under her breath and Nabiki looked at her out of the corner of her eye.

"Hm?" Akane asked.

"Oh nothing." Kagome took the slice of watermelon Kasumi had given her and began to eat. "You never received the letter my mother sent?" Kagome asked inquisitively.

'Letter?' The panda tried to look innocent.

"Mr. Saotome, I might be a good idea to open your mail once in awhile."

'Never any good news.' Was his reply.

"Maybe if you weren't swindling people all the time." Ranma said in a low disapproving voice.

"So what is your story?"

"Hm?" Kagome looked at the girl beside her while eating her watermelon.

"Have you been hunting Ranma here down for years, you have some strange martial artists technique we should know about?" Everyone at the table looked at her expectantly.

"Um, no. I just found out about the engagement from my mother this morning when I got home and I don't know any martial arts." Every one seemed surprised, but Nabiki seemed to think on the subject further. "Is there something wrong with that?"

"No, no. It's just I've never had such a normal fiancée before." Ranma replied with a smile.

"Hey!" Akane exclaimed. "What's that supposed to mean?"

"You figure it out." Ranma replied.

"I see!" Nabiki exclaimed, interrupting their argument. "There's got to be some boyfriend or something that is going to follow you here to try and kill Ranma for you." Kagome nearly choked on her food. "You see, I was right."

"Are you ok?" Kasumi asked concerned.

"Yes, I'm fine." Kagome replied coughing between words. "What are you talking about?"

"Well people coming for Ranma either want to kill him or marry him. Since you don't seem to want either, you must be leading someone here."

"Like Mousse with Shampoo." Akane added getting the idea.

"Right. So who is he lover, boyfriend, fiancée?"

"He's not my boyfriend and certainly not fiancée or…he is NOT coming." She spoke quickly blushing fiercely at the implication that Inuyasha was her…lover.

I'm sorry I stopped here but the ideas I have aren't easy to type.Please R&R! If you flame its ok but just go easy since it is my first fanfiction. I'll try to post a new chapter as soon as I can.