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A/N: Chapter 7! I hope everyone likes it. Please excuse some grammar and spelling mistakes. Enjoy...
It was 10:35 A.M and everyone was wondering where Kagome and Inuyasha were.
"Jeez, I didn't think Inuyasha could sleep this late." Miroku said as he put down his newspaper and took a sip of his coffee.
"Let's go check his room." Sango said with a devilish smile.
"Sure," Kikyo said.
"Who said I was talking to you?" Sango asked.
"Come on, let's go check it out." Izayoi said with a playful smirk. They were all still in their pajamas, just sitting around. So, they all went in a group towards Inuyasha's room.
"Ooh, this is wrong." Kairi said with excitement and Sango laughed quietly.
"So?" Izayoi asked with a small little giggle as well. Kikyo tripped over her pajama pants and everyone had to stop and cover their mouths to stifle their laughter. When they were all sure they could continue on they nodded their heads and did so. Once they were at Inuyasha's door, they heard someone snoring.
"T-that's Inuyasha!" Izayoi whispered while laughing. They pushed the door open slightly then paused because the snoring had stopped. Then it became even louder then before. "H-he never sn-nors!" They were all toppling over one another trying to peer into the room. Then Sango pushed into Miroku and he went right into the door. They all froze but Inuyasha didn't wake. In fact, neither did Kagome.
"I knew it!" Sango said in a triumphant whisper.
"What did you know?" Kikyo asked angrily. "You never guessed anything, just suggested they were here." Inuyasha was against his wall and had an arm around Kagome. Kagome's arm was over his while she held his hand and she had a dreamy look on her face.
"Hmm..." Inuyasha murmured and everyone froze once more.
"Mm?" They heard Kagome question.
"Nuthin..." He said tiredly and Kagome rolled over and leaned against his chest.
"Mmk," She whispered. Then they both opened their eyes and looked at their position.
"What the...?" Inuyasha began then Izayoi laughed out loud.
"You two!" She went over and hugged her son. "Perfect!" She screamed.
"MOM! Mom, no, this is NOT what it looks like!" Inuyasha said, getting up from his bed and out of his mother's grasp.
"Calm down everyone." Kagome said with a frown. "We just slept together." Miroku and Sango gasped with false disapproval. "No, no, no! Not that way!"
"Inuyasha, I can't believe you! And especially after our talk last night!" Kikyo cried over the commotion. Inuyasha was running in circles around his room and stopped quickly.
"Kikyo, it's not like that! Kagome's the one who suggested it." Inuyasha said, out of breath.
"Oooh, Kagome I never!" Sango said with a smirk.
"You SLUT!" Kikyo screamed at Kagome. Kagome was still sitting on Inuyasha's bed and tears sprang to her eyes. Everyone stopped everything they were doing. "Yeah, you heard me."
"Shut up, Kikyo." Inuyasha said quietly.
"No, she's right. I'm a slut." Kagome said with a smile through her stinging eyes. "I mean, I 'slept' with her boyfriend, right?"
"I'm not her..." Inuyasha began.
"Shut up! I don't even care," Kagome said with exasperation. "Kikyo, all we did..." Kikyo cut her off.
"So you did sleep with him? Whore!" Kagome covered her face with her hands tiredly.
"No, that's not what I meant. I meant that we slept together. As in literally slept together!" Kagome said. Inuyasha walked over to Kagome.
"Stop explaining to her." He said angrily.
"Why?" She asked, wiping her eyes so the tears wouldn't fall.
"Because she just jumped to a conclusion."
"So?" Kagome asked. Izayoi put an arm around Kagome.
"It's okay kiddo! We were just joking around." She tapped Kagome's nose.
"Whatever." She got up with slouched shoulders and walked away with a dead look in her eyes.
"Kagome." Izayoi said and she stopped at the door. "Did you take your medication?"
"Yes." Kagome bit out. Then she left them, slamming the door behind her.
"What medication?" Sango asked, sitting down on Inuyasha's desk seat. Kikyo, Kairi, and Miroku sat down on his small couch. Izayoi sat down on his bed and Inuyasha was still standing, his arms crossed in aggravation.
"She has antidepressants that she needs to take, usually." Izayoi said with a sigh. "I remember when she was so far gone... God that was awful. She would sulk around in that hunched over way and she lost so much weight." Izayoi got up. "I should go check on her."
"Wait," Sango said and Izayoi did.
"What is it dear?" She asked.
"Why'd she get so depressed?" She asked.
"I think it was because her father died and then her grandfather died."
"Damn," Kikyo whispered quietly. "That's tough." Kagome burst through the door angrily.
"Shut up! Stop talking about me, I took my medication Izayoi." Kagome said.
"No you didn't." Izayoi began to shake her head.
"Yes, I did." Kagome whispered, no longer angry.
"Why didn't you take it sweetie?" Izayoi asked, walking over to Kagome who was on her knees. She shrugged.
"I don't know." Then she hugged Izayoi and began to cry. "I think I thought that I'd be okay, just one night without it."
"Silly goose! Why'd you think that?" Izayoi asked, still hugging her.
"I was so happy last night... I think that I thought it was real happiness and no that fake shit that happens to me."
"Oh Kagome, don't be foolish. Your happiness IS real happiness." Izayoi told her.
"No it's not!" She cried out.
"Kagome," Inuyasha whispered. "Calm down, go take your medication, hop in the shower, and everything will be fine." She looked at him in slight confusion and nodded her head as she wiped her eyes.
"Mmk," Then she got up and did what he told her to do. He crossed his arms and everybody looked at him.
"What are ya looking at?" He asked and they all left his room immediately. Inuyasha flopped onto his bed, exhausted and he'd done nothing.
"Uh, Inuyasha?" Kagome was at his door and he glanced over at her.
"What?" He asked her, slightly cold.
"I was wondering if I could use your shower. So... can I?" She asked.
"Fine, go ahead." He said roughly and she entered his room and walked into his bathroom.
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"Hey, Auntie, you gonna call that boyfriend of hers to pick her up?" Miroku asked Izayoi.
"Sweetie," She chuckled. "She lives right next door." A light bulb went on in his head and he smiled with realization.
"Oooh." He said, and took a bite out of his blueberry muffin. They were all sitting at the kitchen table eating their breakfast.
"So," Sango began. "Why'd she stay and take a shower here?" Sango asked, sipping on her orange juice.
"Well, I asked her to. I don't think she'd do well on her own and I'm pretty sure if I wasn't with her when I gave her the pill she wouldn't have taken it." Izayoi answered.
"I feel so bad for her." Kikyo said.
"Don't feel bad for her." Izayoi said sharply. "She hates it when people feel bad for her. She just wants to be normal and not as messed up as she is. Ya know, she used to stop eating for days and she'd think about killing herself constantly. It's a miracle she let us give her the pills. I say us because her mother could barely handle it on her own, I had to do something.
"Oh Izzy, you're the sweetest thing since they invented honey!" Kairi said.
"Oh mom, stop saying those stupid sayings." Sango said in the same cheery voice Kairi had used. Sango's mom slapped her daughter lightly with a laugh. Inuyasha walked out into the kitchen wiping his eyes.
"Ahh, good morning son of mine." Izayoi said. "Want some pancakes?"
"No thanks mom." He sat down beside Kikyo and Miroku. Kikyo was on his left and Miroku was on his right. "But, I will have a muffin."
"I made 'em." Sango said with a smile. Inuyasha spit the muffin out. Miroku glared at him.
"Dude, they suck!" Inuyasha said in a totally believable tone. Then he smirked and shoved his muffin down his throat.
"What the...?" Sango questioned. Inuyasha shrugged.
"Just cause they suck doesn't mean I'm not hungry." This obviously meant they rocked. A wet-haired Kagome with a white t-shirt and jeans came out and sat down beside Kikyo and Sango. Kikyo on her right and Sango on her left.
"How ya feelin?" Inuyasha asked.
"Good." She smiled softly. "Pancakes please." Izayoi clapped her hands together.
"Finally, someone who wants them! Here you are." Everyone was staring at Kagome.
"What?" She asked as she picked up her fork and got a piece of the pancake on it.
"Well, eat it!" Sango said. She eyed them all with suspicion.
"What did you do to the pancakes?" She asked slowly.
"Nothing, we just want to know if they're good." Kikyo said with a small shrug.
"Izayoi,"
"Yes Kagome?" Izayoi asked with a cheery smile.
"What did you do to the pancakes?" She asked.
"Nothing, just eat them already!" Izayoi said, loosing her patience.
"Okay, okay! Geesh, don't have to get so impatient." Then Kagome took her first bite. "Yum! Wow, they're really delicious, what did ya do to 'em?" Kagome asked as she took more bites.
"I added cinnamon."
"Mmm, I love cinnamon!" Kagome said and everyone smiled, taking their own pancake. Everyone except Inuyasha. He was good with his muffins.
"Well, this has been quite a morning! Can't wait till the afternoon." Izayoi said and the doorbell rang, it was Kouga.
A/N: Hey, how'd ya like it? Leave it in a review please!
