***Author's note: hey guys thanks for the awesome reviews! No more school so this will be posted faster. This is chapter 8!

FYI: I don't own Inuyasha, but any characters I have made up strictly belong to me.

Chapter 8

When Kagome woke up the next morning, she grabbed her locket and clothes and brought them with her into the bathroom with her. She took a shower brushed her hair and teeth, and put on her locket. She looked at herself in the long mirror, and was proud of her wardrobe choice for the day. She was wearing a nice whit skirt, and a pink top.

She went downstairs, and ate breakfast, then helped Sota and Shippo pack their bags for school. When she was helping Shippo, he was slowly putting things in the bag, like he was thinking of something.

"Kagome, didn't Inuyasha have silver hair and dog ears?" Shippo finally asked. He looked up at her.

Kagome nodded. "When you saw him, he did. But he's half demon and he changes into a human once in a while."

Shippo nodded. "Oh, right."

"Shippo, the bus is just turning the corner!" Sota said, sticking his head in the door. "Come on!" He closed the doors.

"I'm coming!" Shippo called, pulling his arm through the backpack straps and hurrying out the door.

Kagome smiled as she watched him hurry out the door. Kagome then quickly grabbed her bag and exited the house too.

Inuyasha was waiting for her, just like always, and Kagome blushed, remembering what happened yesterday right before the lights came on, and everything yesterday at her house. She wondered what would have happened if they kissed, and then she blushed deeper.

Inuyasha saw Kagome blushing, and had no idea why. He liked it though. She was really cute when she blushed. He waited for her to get to him then he just started walking.

They walked in silence most of the walk, Kagome caught in her own thoughts about what-ifs.


When they got to the school, Koga walked up to Kagome, and Inuyasha started growling.

"Hey, Kagome, why don't we go see that movie tonight?" Koga asked.

Inuyasha looked at her. "You're going to a movie with him?" he demanded.

Kagome nodded, not really paying much attention to him. He'd made her mad, and she agreed only out of her anger at Inuyasha. "Koga, I'm sorry, but I can't go to a movie with you."

"Why, this mutt won't let you?" Koga demanded.

Kagome shook her head. "No, my mom won't let me date until I'm sixteen," she said. She had no idea if it was true, but she was hoping it was.

"Why don't you tell her you're going to a movie with friends?" he asked, apparently not smelling a lie.

"I'm really bad at lying," she said. Which, of course, was true. She didn't lie to Koga at all. She felt proud of herself.

"Fine," Koga said, storming off.

When Koga was out of earshot, he looked at Kagome. "Is that really true?" he asked.

Kagome shrugged. "I don't know. Probably."

Inuyasha smiled, but didn't say anything. They walked into the school. Where Kagome's friends found her.

"Why didn't you call us when you got home?" Amaterasu demanded. She had her hands on her hips, just like Sango did. They both looked mad.

"Inuyasha," Sango said. "If you excuse us, we have to go talk to her. We'll see you at lunch." They pulled Kagome away.

"Where did you go after you stormed out of the lunchroom?" Amaterasu demanded.

"To the library," Kagome told them. "Then after lunch I went to my locker and grabbed all my stuff."

"Why didn't you call us when you got home?" Sango asked.

"The storm, remember?" Kagome asked.

"After it started to calm?" Amaterasu demanded.

"Inuyasha was over my house. He was walking me home before the storm," Kagome told them.

Amaterasu smiled. "You two were alone then. What happened?"

"The power went out and then we heard something in the back of my house," Kagome stated. She left out Inuyasha turning to a human because she didn't think he'd want everyone to know. Kagome blushed.

Sango looked at Amaterasu. "She's blushing. Blushing means there's more."

Amaterasu's smiled widened. "What happened afterward?"

"Nothing!" Kagome said. She blushed deeper, looking away from the two other girls.

"Kagome," Sango sighed. "What happened?"

"I-I think we almost... kissed," Kagome whispered, blushing even more than before. She still didn't look at them.

Sango and Amaterasu smiled at each other.

"But you didn't," Sango said. "But it's saying something. You like him."

Kagome blushed again, and started walking to her locker. "No." She started walking faster. "Go to your locker, guys. It's almost time to go to homeroom."

She hurried to her locker, leaving her two best friend behind. She hurried to homeroom after, hoping not to see them until on her way to health. Hopefully they'd forget about what she told them.

Kagome met up with them on her way to health, and they didn't bring it up again. Instead, they talked about hanging over at Kagome's house, and Kagome decided that Friday would be a good time. Because they didn't have school the next day, so they could stay up as long as they want.


At Lunch, They sat with the guys again, and since Miroku hasn't groped Sango in a while, she let her guard down. She sat next to him, and when she came back from throwing her tray away, Miroku groped her.

"Pervert!" Sango screech. She slapped him, leaving a bright red hand print on the side of his face. She moved over and completely ignored him the rest of the period.

Other than this, the lunch period passed by as usual, but without anyone fighting.


The day passed like normal, and at the end of the day, Inuyasha walked Kagome home like usual.

"I think Miroku likes Sango," Inuyasha stated. "Only girl I've seen him grope more than once."

Kagome smiled. "He is a perv though. If he likes her he could just ask her out or something. Otherwise, he'll keep getting slapped," Kagome told Inuyasha.

Inuyasha shrugged. "I think he's used to it."

Kagome smiled. "Seems like it." They were at her house. She turned to him. "Bye, see you tomorrow." She walked up into her house, and Inuyasha started walking after she closed the door. As he was walking, he heard a scream come from the inside of her house. Kagome's scream. He turned back and rushed to the house, almost breaking the door down in the process.

Kagome had dropped her things and was backed against the wall, away from the figures on the other side of the room. They were the same people from the first time she was almost kidnapped.

Inuyasha growled at them, seeing red. He started walking toward them, and they had a terrified look on their face. They remembered him from before, when he had beat them. "Get the hell out," he growled. His eyes flashed red.

The three coward, then ran out the back door. Inuyasha turned to Kagome, and grabbed her wrist. "You're not staying here alone. There's nobody here, so I'm bring you to my house," he told her. "Leave your mother a note about where you are."

Kagome nodded, and did as she was told. She left the note on the kitchen table, then locked the back door, then after they walked out of the house, the front door.

As they walked to Inuyasha's house, Inuyasha stayed on red alert. He was pissed, but slowly calming down.


When Inuyasha let Kagome in his house, Rin was in the kitchen. She just came from up stairs, and was getting herself a glass of juice.

She heard the door closed, and knew it was Inuyasha. "Hey Inuyasha," she called out. She walked out and froze when she saw the girl with him. She smiled. "Hi, you must be Kagome," Rin said to her. "I'm Rin, Inuyasha's sister-in-law. His brother and I are his guardians. I've heard a lot about you."

Kagome blushed, and Inuyasha growled at Rin. He was still pissed, and Rin was making him mad again. Rin looked at him.

"What happened?" she demanded. Kagome was a little pale, and she assumed she wasn't always that pale, even if she was blushing. Inuyasha looked like he was ready to jump someone.

"Three people were in Kagome's house," Inuyasha stated. He looked at Kagome, who was staring at the floor.

Rin looked at Kagome. "Are you okay?" she asked her.

Kagome looked at her and nodded. "Yeah, I'm fine. Good thing Inuyasha could hear me."

Inuyasha looked away from Kagome now. She was shaking, and he was thinking that maybe she might go into shock. He grabbed her wrist again, but this time it was more gentle, and pulled her into the kitchen. Rin looked after them, then went over to the TV and started watching her favorite show, Bones.


Kagome and Inuyasha went into the kitchen, and Inuyasha poured her some orange juice, and handed it to her.

She smiled at him. "Thank you."

Inuyasha looked away from her. "Heh."

Kagome's smile widened, but then she started to drink the juice. She was still shaking, and she wondered what he's do if she hugged him. She decided to finish her juice first.

Inuyasha watched Kagome out of the corner of his eye. Her shaking was calming, and he started to relax. He didn't even know he was tense.

Kagome set the cup down, then walked over to Inuyasha. He looked at her.

"You okay?" he asked.

Kagome nodded, but she was still shaking a little. She hugged him, and Inuyasha tensed in surprise, then slowly put his arms around her. Kagome closed her eyes, and pressed her face into his shirt, trying to stop the rest of her shaking. She sighed. She removed one of her arms from around him, and clutched her locket.

"Inuyasha, thanks for being there for me," she whispered.

Inuyasha put a hand on her hair. "Not a problem," he mumbled back. He was only glad she was okay. If something happened to her he didn't know what he's do. He tightened his grip on her.

Kagome smiled. Her shaking had finally stopped, and she felt safe. After a little bit longer, she pulled away, and asked Inuyasha what he wanted to do. He suggested talking.

"How long have you, Amaterasu, and Sango been friends?" he asked.

Kagome smiled. "I've been friends with Amaterasu since sixth grade, and Sango I've know since forever. How long have you known Miroku and Jurou?" she asked him.

Inuyasha thought for a moment. "I've known Miroku since sixth grade, and Jurou came to our middle school in eighth," he told her.

She nodded. "Why do your eyes turn red?"

Inuyasha froze. He didn't know she'd seen that. "Because I was mad, and feeling threatened. My demon was trying to come out," he told her. He figured she'd find out sooner or later, just like his changing night. "Why did you tell Koga that you couldn't go to the movies with him?"

Kagome blushed. "Because I didn't want to go with him. I like someone else," she mumbled. She looked away from him. 'Yeah, someone who I didn't want to admit I liked,' she thought.

"Who?" Inuyasha demanded. He wanted to find this boy and beat him.

Kagome looked at him. "I'm not telling you!" she told him. She blushed deeper.

"Why not?" he asked. "Is it Hojo?"

"No," Kagome told him. "I'd never like Hojo except as a friend."

"Then who is it?" he asked.

"Why do you want to know?" Kagome demanded. She crossed her arms. She wished he'd just let it go.

That shut him up. "Heh," Inuyasha mumbled. "I just want to know." But he let it drop.

"Who do you like?" Kagome asked.

It was Inuyasha's turn to blush. "Uh, nobody," he mumbled. He couldn't even admit it to himself that it was the girl that sat before him.

Kagome smiled at him. "See, it's uncomfortable."

He glared at her.


Rin heard a knock on the door. She hurried into the living room to open it. She remembered that Kagome was here, and both her and Inuyasha were in the kitchen. She opened it and saw a lady with short, black hair and brown eyes, who was very, very familiar.

"Saki!" Rin exclaimed in a whisper. "What are you doing here?"

"Oh, is that you, Rin?" Saki asked.

Rin nodded.

"Oh, you've grown so much!"

"Saki, if you're here, does that mean that something's wrong?" Rin asked.

Saki shook her head. "I'm just here to pick up Kagome." Her eyes widened. Then Sesshomaru walked into the living room and she gasped.

Sesshomaru looked at her with wide eyes. "Saki?" He walked over to the two females.

"If your here with Sesshomaru, then Izayoi and Inutaishou are here with their son?" Saki asked. She was glad the TV was on, because then the half demon in the kitchen couldn't hear the conversation.

Rin shook her head sadly. "Izayoi and Inutaishou died ten years ago." She looked at Sesshomaru sadly. "Their house caught on fire, and Inuyasha was the only one who made it out alive, with Izayoi. But then she died in the hospital."

"Oh! I'm so sorry!" Saki said. "But if I'm here to pick up Kagome, my daughter, and she's here with their son, then..."

"They found each other," Sesshomaru finished. He was frowning. This wasn't good. He didn't want his suspicions to be right.

Saki nodded grimly. "It's starting again."


****Author's note: hey guy, okay, I finished this yesterday, but I didn't get a chance too. I went to a baseball game with my aunt, and didn't get back till late. So I'm ending this now, and it's a cliffhanger, this part was always meant to be a cliffhanger, even when I first planned it. I'll post the next chapter as soon as I can, and I'm sure you'll love it. I hope you liked this chapter and please review!