AN~~ Since today is my birthday (Dec 10) ~~ as a birthday present to myself...ima update my story for yall! :D Enjoy

Oh and btw~~ THANKS TO ALL OF THE REVIEWERS AND ALSO TO THOSE THAT EVEN TOOK THE TIME TO READ MY STORY! :D i'm still on cloud nine!

This chappie introduces Inu's demon.... him talking is like this thoughts like this

but im sure yall figured that out.... YALL SO SMART! hehe

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"Hey momma"

"Hi sweety. You doing okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. I have Sota and some friends with me."

"Are you sure that you're okay? You sound really shaken up. Do you want me to come over to the apartment and…"

"NO!..." Kagome interrupted. "No mom I'm fine. Sota and a friend are here with me. I'll calm down in a few. I'll probably make some ramen and soup for dinner."

"Okay….if you say so. How is Hojo?"

Kagome couldn't say anything at the moment. She looked at Sota who had 'paused' the game to listen in on the conversation. Tears started coming and she tried to contain them. "Mom….I don't know how he is and I don't want to ever hear his name again."

"Kagome, what's wrong? What happened?" her mother asked her sternly.

Inuyasha had come back into the room with the cocoa at this point. "Mom, I gotta go. I'll talk to you later."

"Kago…." And Kagome hung up the phone, turned it off and threw it across the room. She knew her mother would try to call her back, and she didn't want to talk about it right now. Inuyasha handed her the cocoa and she took it. The warmth from the mug helped her calm down. She sighed, and laid her head back onto the couch, then closed her eyes. She focused on her breathing while the rain started to pour outside. Inuyasha wondered what caused her to be so jittery when it came to thunderstorms and wondered who her mother was talking about, and why Kagome didn't want to talk about it. Inuyasha thought of an idea to lighten the mood.

"Hey! Why don't we watch a movie? Then we can make some lunch. I looked at the weather channel and it said that the storm won't be over until tonight."

Sota glanced at Kagome. "That sounds good sis. Is that okay with you?" She meekly nodded with her eyes still closed trying to concentrate. He and Sota decided on Austin Powers 1 & 2. The movie started and Kagome started chuckling when she heard something funny, but still not opening her eyes. About three-fourths of the way into the first movie the thunder and lightning stopped and all that remained was rain. She opened her eyes, got up, and walked to the window in the dining room. It may have been 12 noon, but it seemed like it was ten at night. Inuyasha walked over to her and stood at her side. He may have just met her, but he already had a mysterious connection with Kagome. A few minutes later she put her head on his shoulder and he wrapped an arm around her.

"It's been a long time since I had someone with me when these things develop." He arched an eyebrow at that, but didn't say anything. She continued, "I would be all alone and have to cry myself to sleep. And then I would be up when another roll of thunder struck. It gets really bad in the summertime; and since it's June, it happens all the time. So I never get any sleep; the circles under my eyes would be ghastly!," she said with a chuckle. He looked down at her with sorrow. 'How could anyone not be with her during a time like this? No wonder she seeks comfort; she's been alone for so long.' "I'm sorry about all of this Inuyasha."

"Oh, no, it's okay. You're my roommate and friend now, and you needed comfort. I was more than happy to help." She smiled at his comforting gesture and raised her head and their eyes met. She stared at him with eyes full of remorse and sorrow. It looked as though his eyes were trying to read her soul. She had to look away because she didn't want him to know her past, but she couldn't. There was something there that made her content and happy.

She smiled. "Okay, now it's time for me to repay you. I'm making lunch!"

"You don't have to…"

"OH…but I want to," she said in an innocently, seductive voice. With that said, she left to go to the kitchen. Inuyasha stood there wide eyed. 'Did she just….' He smirked and ran to the kitchen to catch his little vixen. 'Hey where did that come from? It came from me. Okay I just met her and here you are trying to make a move on her. No I'm not... I just want to get to know her better that's all. In what way? The friendship way or was it something sexual? Hmm…. I'll let you decide that one.' Why did his demon have to come out now? Why couldn't it have waited until she was gone? 'Okay…now I'm being a bit psycho.'

Kagome got to the kitchen, unknown that a confrontation was waging in Inuyasha's mind. She started looking through the refrigerator and cabinets. She found Ramen of every flavor, rice, some vegetables, and some chicken. 'Well I guess it's safe to say that Inu likes Ramen…. Hmmm….? I think that's an understatement. Sounds like it's going to be tempura chicken with rice and veggies. We'll save the ramen for dinner.'

Inuyasha entered the kitchen and saw Kagome had started to make lunch. Inuyasha decided to help Kagome make it. He told her where all of his unused pots and pans were and that he would get some food out of the fridge when she needed for it. Every once in a while someone's hand would brush up against the other's and there would be a little shock of electricity that would shoot through their bodies. When their eyes met, it became harder and harder to shun away from the other's eyes. Sota came in after the movie and helped also. Forty-five minutes later, all of the food was prepared. They ate and Inuyasha thought that it was the best food that he ever tasted. Not even the cooks at his parent's house cooked this well. "Wow! Kagome this is great! My mom would love to meet you. You two would get along great. She loves to cook."

"Thanks Inuyasha. I usually don't get a chance to cook for anyone and it's great to know that it's appreciated. And I would be glad to meet your mom when I get settled in." They continued their lunch and the storms started up again at around four in the afternoon. Thunder rolled and lightening flashed and Kagome was caught off guard. She dropped a few dishes in the kitchen and fell to her knees. She curled herself into a ball and started shaking again. Inuyasha got up and went to her, picked her up, and carried her the living room.

Sota followed suit and wondered about Inuyasha. 'Hmmm….? We just met today and they act like they've been friends forever. I just hope that he doesn't hurt her like Hojo did. Boy, if I ever see him again, I will kill that bastard.'

Kagome had fallen asleep about ten minutes after Inuyasha had placed her on the couch. He asked Sota if it would be okay to put her in his bed so that she could sleep. He said that she would like that. He carefully got up with Kagome still in his arms and took her to his room. He laid her down and covered her up and left, and looked back from his door making sure she was okay. He returned to the living room where Sota was now watching the weather channel.

"How's it looking?"

"Not good. We will probably have to spend the night. We're under a warning until 2 o'clock in the morning. Do you mind if we stay the night Inuyasha?"

"Nah it's no problem." Inuyasha plopped down on the couch in front of the TV. After a moment he broke through the silence. "So why is she so scared? If you don't mind me asking."

"No, I don't mind. I was only three when it happened so I don't really remember. She was five and had started school that year. It was a day like this when our dad went to pick her up from kindergarten. Well, on the way back home a sudden downpour caused dad to lose control of the car and he flipped into a ditch. She was fine except for a few cuts and bruises but dad hit his head. The rain was so thick and the ditch was so deep that no one from the road could see the car. By the time they found them, it was the next day. He was pronounced dead on the scene and Kagome was in total shock. When they were taken to the hospital, they told mom that he had died from a brain hemorrhage. Kagome had to endure dad's death and had to spend that night all alone in one of the worse thunderstorms Tokyo ever had. She was traumatized to say the least. She can't be alone or she will have a relapse. Mom and grandpa had to take her to the hospital a couple of times when we were younger because of her relapses."

Inuyasha was shocked. 'How can a kind and loving girl like her, go through that when she was only five?' He remembered that storm. He was a half-demon so he was a lot older than what he looked. That storm caused most of Tokyo to blackout and many people died that night. A lot of power lines were down and many trees and parks were destroyed. "I'm…I'm sorry Sota. I didn't know. You said that she couldn't be alone right?"

"Yeah"

"Well when the first storms calmed down she told me that she hadn't had anyone with her in a long time. Why is that?"

"Let's just say she hasn't had a great year. I'm not going to tell you because that is her story to tell when she's ready. All I can say is please take care of her. She thinks that she is strong enough to go on, but she is in a fragile state right now. And it's spiraled downhill since Christmas." At that moment, they both heard Kagome scream from Inuyasha's room. They both ran.