AN: Phew who else thinks that Christmas break went by fast? Well I'm so glad that you all are enjoying the fic so far so I'll continue to try and do my best. I think that's enough talk for now.

Disclaimer: cries because she is willing to bear Miroku's child I Don't own Inuyasha

Rating: PG

Needles and Thread

Chapter 6: Roommates


"It's such a nice day out today…why don't we go out to the park or something." Sango said stretching her arms over her work table.

"You're too laid back…you do realize that we have to start working on the dress." Sesshomaru said who at the moment was looking over the sketches.

"Well can't we go out for a bit and look for some material too?" Sango said with a pout.

"Why don't we wait for Kagome…she was supposed to come some time today wasn't she?" Miroku asked looking at his watch.

"Yeh I told her to drop by." Inuyasha said from his usual spot on the couch.

"Hmm I hope she's okay…she kept telling me something about her not doing to well on her exams or something." Sango said worriedly.

"Oh really?" Miroku said.

"Yes, she was supposed to tell her mom about everything too." Sango added.

"I bet her mom isn't too happy right now." Miroku sighed.

"Perhaps she couldn't leave her house." Sesshomaru suggested.

"If that was the case she should have called me." Inuyasha crossed his arms.

"Ugh…you should be worried not mad Inuyasha." Miroku pointed out.

"Why should I be?" Inuyasha said looking at his claws.

"Hello! If Kagome has to back out from being our model we are totally screwed for the finals!" Miroku explained.

"Keh! She lied to her parents about missing cram school, and doing badly on her exams so she should already know that her parents aren't going to be pleased with her. And if she even was planning to tell them about it she's gotta be prepared." Inuyasha said getting up and reaching for his coat ready to leave.

"Actually now that you mention it….one of the times I was talking to her about her mother…she said if her mother didn't understand her she'd just run away. But I don't know if she was joking or not." Sango said putting a finger to her lip to think.

"Are you serious? Run away?" Miroku said a little shocked.

"Ohhh what if she comes and we aren't here?" Sango said biting her lip.

"Doesn't she have a key?" Sesshomaru asked.

"No, only us four…we haven't made her one yet." Miroku said.

"Look at you all acting like idiots…why don't you call her or something to see what's the deal." Inuyasha said reaching for the door while the last three were slowly trailing behind him still talking about Kagome.

"You all could be getting worked up for nothing-" Inuyasha was interrupted when the door promptly smacked into his face.

"I'm sorry I'm late!" Kagome exclaimed bursting in wearing her school uniform with a pear of sneakers.

"Oww! What the hell?" Inuyasha protested clutching a hand to his now bleeding nose.

"Oh I didn't know you were there." Kagome said uneventfully.

"Stupid wench…" The hanyou muttered as he started to apply tissues.

"Oh thank goodness it's you, I was about to call you. Are you hungry?" Sango rushed to her.

"Yeah-"

"What are those?" Miroku noticed the two small suit cases that were behind her. Every one looked to the floor at Kagome's feet and gasped.

"Those…those shoes don't match." Sesshomaru pointed out.

"Not that!" Miroku argued.

"Don't tell me you were planning to run away." Inuyasha said looking at her bags. All Kagome did was nod.

"It was that bad?" Sango asked biting her lip.

"Well why don't we talk it over a little lunch huh?" Miroku said while grabbing her bags and putting them on the couch. The group then left the Shikon No Tama to go to a small park that was a couple of blocks away.

"So tell us Kagome, what happened." Sango said while handing her a sandwich.

"Well I got home late remember? And I was going to head for my room but…"


The light from the small lamp flickered on and her mother sat on the couch with a stern look and her exam results clutched in her hands.

"What is the meaning of this Kagome? First of all, your cram teacher called me today saying that you skipped class today, yet again…do you know how much I'm spending on your school?" Her mother scolded.

"I know I wasn't there, I was somewhere else." Kagome said walking over to her mother.

"Nah ah ah…let me finish. And then your advisor from school tells me that you flunked all of your exams! What is the meaning of this Kagome?" Kagome's mom asked expectantly.

"I've decided that I'm not going to attend cram school nor College any more, I'm going to take up modeling-" Kagome didn't get to finish because of her now reddened cheek from her mothers clean slap.

"Are you out of your mind? Do you know how much I have sacrificed for you so that you can become a doctor? You are so lucky that you have the chance to actually go to school to do that." Her mother said harshly.

"No mother…that's what you want, I never wanted to be a doctor. I went into college without truly knowing what I wanted to do." Kagome said taking her ground.

"So now you are going to play around and be a nothing, a no-body? Kagome I cannot believe you!"

"You don't understand mother…the people I work with are following a dream, I never had a dream mom."

"Blasphemous. I cannot believe that you are my daughter… little Souta is getting better grades on his placement tests than when you took them in High school."

"Mom that's Souta…I was never perfect like him, I'm sorry. But I found something that I am actually pretty good at, and people that are actually down to earth, and care about me!"

The argument went on for a while and to Kagome it was a twisted spiral of madness and anger. She had never been so upset in her life. Within that blur of time Kagome packed her bags and left a small note at the coffee table the next morning.

Dear mom,

You have gone too far; when you are ready to talk reasonably give me a call. Until then I won't be coming home.

-Kagome


"Oh Kagome…I'm so sorry, maybe we shouldn't have asked you to model for us." Sango said looking sadly at her plate.

"No Sango, for once in my life…I can actually feel like I truly am changing, that this is the true me. I've never been able to experience my own wants; you guys have helped me realize that." Kagome smiled.

"So what are you going to do now? You are more than welcome to come and share the apartment with me." Miroku said rubbing his hands together unconsciously.

"Why would she want to be sleeping anywhere in the vicinity of you?" Sango asked while punching his arm.

"I dunno…I was just offering…no need to get jealous Sango my love…you are always welcome." Miroku said while she avoided his wandering hands.

"Uh..no. Kagome-chan you are more than welcome to stay at my place…oh crap…uh well my brother has a friend coming over for a week…uh.." Sango cursed.

"Actually I was hoping that I could just spend a couple of nights at the studio. It has almost every thing, and I could just go to the public baths and stuff." Kagome informed.

"The studio is a place of creativity…you can't live there." Sesshomaru said taking a sip of tea, Kagome sweat dropped.

"But I don't have any money and I don't want to be a burden on anyone..." Kagome saddened looking at her hands.

"Well you would still be a burden living there…who do you think pays the rent for that place?" Inuyasha said taking what was like the fourth sandwich.

"Oh…I never thought of that."

"We all pay for that place." Inuyasha said taking a bite.

"Okay Kagome how about this you pay for some of the utilities and we will let you live there." Miroku dealt with her.

"That would be great! I was planning on getting a job while you all were at school." Kagome confessed.

"It's not about the money!" Inuyasha interrupted.

"But I promise as soon as I find a job and get enough money I'll find a place of my own." Kagome pleaded.

"If you wanna quit school or runaway that's fine, that's your decision, but I still don't like you living in the studio." Inuyasha said before taking a gulp of his tea.

"Ugh…then what should I do huh?" Kagome asked waiting for a good plan.

"You can stay with me." Inuyasha said shrugging, and Kagome turned to look at him.

"What?" She asked.

"I have a big enough apartment, and I have an extra room." Inuyasha explained.

"Are you serious?" Kagome asked cocking a brow.

"I'm just voicing my opinion; you can do whatever…I was just offering so you don't have to be at the studio alone." Inuyasha told her.

'That would be kind of weird…being in the studio at night, by myself. I'd probably have to sleep on the couch or something.' Kagome thought.

"Well it's either that or staying with Sess, but I think he prefers to be alone." Inuyasha glanced over at his brother.

"And he sings terrible in the shower." Inuyasha whispered to her.


Now either she was possessed by demons or she was still stuck in all the drama with her mother, but she agreed to go and stay with Inuyasha. It was a fifteen minuet drive to Inuyasha's place, and when they arrived there to say she was amazed would be an understatement.

"This place is humongous!" Kagome awed.

It was a large complex that had glass revolving doors. When they entered the lobby Inuyasha handed the suitcases that were strategically strapped to his bike, to a bell boy that addressed him as sir. The floors were marble with gold weaved into them, and were so well cleaned that when Kagome looked down she could see her reflection. Upwards she noticed the tall ceiling had a painting in the dome, and a huge crystal chandelier hung from the center of it. When they reached the elevators Inuyasha clicked the button to go up and automatically the doors swooshed open. Kagome was still staring at everything until Inuyasha called to her.

"Oye…you can look later, I'm not going to hold this elevator all day long." He complained. Kagome pouted and then sulked to the elevator wishing to see the rest.

"This place is really nice…how do you pay for it all?" Kagome asked with interest as the elevator smoothly took them up.

"I don't." Inuyasha said gruffly.

"Huh then how-"

"My dad owns this place…along with 20 other ones here in Japan and about 50 in America." He said almost disgusted.

"Well…isn't that good?" Kagome asked him.

"Yeh I guess." Inuyasha sighed.

The elevator then sounded a small chime and the doors opened up again and they both stepped out. He led her through a hallway with about 10 doors on both sides and then one door slightly more elaborate at the end of the hall. When they reached it Inuyasha fished for his card in his pocket and inserted it through the slot and then door gave a soft click allowing entry.

"Here it is…home sweet home." Inuyasha muttered closing the door behind her.

As soon as they walked in they removed their shoes in a tiled entry way, and Kagome took a moment to observe her new surroundings. A creamy beige colored carpet covered the entire living room. Directly to the left was a plain dress form from which he slung his coat on. There was also a large window with a golden colored drapery that almost touched the floor. Through the window you could see a small balcony which overlooks a good portion of the city. Then there was the normal stuff like couches and a nice plasma T.V. which was in the right corner of the living room. Against the wall adjacent to the entrance was a huge mantel that had various things and pictures. There were also three other doors connected to the room. One on the east side and the other two were located in the northern area.

"C'mon I'll show you to your room." Inuyasha said picking up the bags the boy had sent up and placed on his couch near the window. Kagome was still looking around as she followed him to one of the northern doors. When he opened the door he put his suitcases down near the bed.

"Oh my gosh…this is bigger than my old room." Kagome said taking in the cheery sleigh bed with matching furniture.

"Uh well if you are done looking around here I was going to show you the kitchen." He said already turning. The kitchen was also very pretty with a small table in the center.

"Wow Inuyasha you have a real nice place." Kagome said turning to him.

"Yeh…it's somewhere to sleep." He said looking around.

"Oh yeah…I didn't really see a bathroom inside of the room…"

"It's inside my room."

"What? But that means I'd have to-!"

"Hey beggars can't be choosers." The hanyou shrugged.

"I know, I know…" Kagome sighed.

'I guess we will take turns then.' She figured while still looking around.

"Since I'm done giving you the tour an' all, I'm going to start working on stuff for the competition." Inuyasha told her while settling on one of the couches that had what looked to Kagome like his 'work'. This consisted mainly of drawings and such. Kagome approached him slowly before giving him a slight bow.

"Thank you Inuyasha…for everything." Inuyasha put down his pencil to look at her.

"You don't have to be formal ya'know…"

"Its just I've dumped so much of my personal problems without even asking you guys if it was ok or not…well…thanks." Kagome smiled a bit.

"You know Kagome…if you were having problems in the first place, you should have been smart enough to tell us more ahead of time. What would we have done if you weren't able to model for us?"

"I know-"

"Everyone was in total frenzy when they found out you were running away. I couldn't calm them down."

"I heard."

"Just don't do it again Kagome…we…we do actually need you." Inuyasha said looking down at his work again. Kagome began to smile a bit more at his comment that made him slightly embarrassed …but it all faded when she heard that dreadful noise that had haunted her before in tight times. It was coming from her cell phone that was in her room.

"Mother?"


AN: Ahh Im sorry this was another cliff thingy an long sorta but ehhh Im getting ready to write the next chap for you all. I'm so excited, I just hope you all like it! Well If it takes a bit longer than usual it is either A. I am busy with school B. I am making it longer..mwhahah. or C. I might get stuck..i dunno. Oh but FYI http/www(dot)kcfixture(dot)com/beige(dot)jpg shows a picture of a 'torso', dress form, and sometimes I even call it a mannequin, although I shouldn't. Well Until next time!