A/N: Hope you enjoy this chapter! ^_^

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Sango sighed, running her hand down her face as she crossed her ankles and sat back, eyeing Kagome and Inuyasha warily. Miroku soothingly rubbed the back of her hand as she watched Inuyasha and Kagome quietly bicker across from them on the couch, arguing over Inuyasha's 'excuses' behind not packing her box back up properly. Finally, Sango interrupted and said, "Let me get this straight. Kags, just because this guy says you're his mate, you believed him and agreed to move to his massive home?"

"Yep, pretty much. You forget the part where everyone else thinks the same way, too," Kagome said absent mindedly, irritably kicking at Inuyasha and mumbling, "Stop. I'm trying to talk with Sango."

Sango sighed. "So you've known each other for less than a week and are engaged, close, and not only this, but the guy just so happens to be your cousin's boyfriend-"

"Ex," Inuyasha added, "Kikyo's my ex now, thank you. I'd rather not my full demon take over again 'cause I ran off." At Kagome's furious expression, he quickly said, "And Kagome's nicer. Way nicer. And doesn't prefer me human."

At Sango's strange look, Kagome shrugged. "I kind of like the ears," she muttered quietly.

Sango rubbed her temples, muttering, "You've got to be kidding me. You've got to be fucking kidding me, Kagome."

"I'm sorry?" Kagome said hopefully, and then joked, "You can be maid of honor?"

Kagome opened an eye and peered at her. "I can?"

Kagome's eyes widened and she quickly said, "Just a joke for now, I don't know when-"

"Sure," Inuyasha said with a smirk. "You're welcome to be maid of honor, and Miroku's gonna be best man."

"Yes!" Miroku cheered. "The bachelor party's gonna be great! We'll take you to some fun places, like that stripper bar down town-" a sharp look from Sango changed his decision. "Okay, maybe not there, but somewhere fun!"

"It was just-"

"Keh. I'll go along with that," Inuyasha agreed eagerly. "I haven't been out forever."

"Miroku," Sango warned.

"Guys, I-"

"We'll go to that new club," Miroku decided. "I don't think you've heard about it yet, Inuyasha, but it sounds great."

"Sounds fine with me," Inuyasha said, grinning as he added, "We can drag along Ookami, if the bastards still around."

"Oh, he's around alright," Miroku replied. "Saw him at the store the other day. He's decided to start dating Ayame."

Now Sango became distracted. "Ayame Hanabira?" She asked, tilting her head and raising an eyebrow. "He's dating Ayame?"

"Apparently," Miroku ruffled his girlfriend's hair. "Planning on getting a kid someday apparently."

"Wow," Inuyasha gave a low whistle, folding his hands behind his head, dog ears twitching. "Didn't expect Ookami to be the kid type."

"GUYS!" Kagome yelled, exasperated. "Jeez, we were discussing other things, you know! Some things that are more important, like what the hell I'm gonna do when Kikyo finds out!"

Silence, then-

"…Kikyo's going to be pissed," Sango mused quietly.

Kagome snorted, rolling her eyes. "No, she'll be so happy for us," she said sarcastically, obviously stressed out about the matter. "Yes, she'll be mad! She'll hate me…not that she doesn't already."

"Kikyo doesn't hate you," Inuyasha said, obviously confused, "She said she's jealous of you last time I checked."
Kagome snorted, crossing her arms. "She hates me alright," she replied, "She flaunts the fact that she's rich-"
"You're rich now, too," Inuyasha piped in.

"…huh. Guess so. Laughs at me for not being in a relationship and says I'm too bland for one," Kagome continued.

"Now you have Inuyasha," Miroku told her.

Kagome gritted her teeth, "And told me to my face that I'm a weak person who doesn't deserve to live."

"That was in the middle of a fight," Miroku.

Kagome threw her arms in the air. "She still hates me!"

"She does," Sango agreed, chewing on her lip. "You two haven't seen the way she looks at Kagome. It looks like if Kagome says the wrong thing, that she'll have her killed." Sango shuddered.

Kagome sighed, shaking her head. "She'll find out someday I suppose."

"Yeah." Miroku agreed.

Everyone went quiet. Inuyasha played with a lock of his mate's hair, a soft rumbling coming from his throat to comfort her, a small smile playing on his lips as Kagome leaned hesitantly on him.

Suddenly, Sango stood up, giving a smile. "Well, seeing how you were packing when we got here, you keep doing that," she said, definitely happier then she had been when she got there. "Miroku and I are going to head out on the date we had planned."

Kagome climbed to her feet, giving Sango a tight hug. "Alright then. We'll get together soon for a girl's night out, kay? My treat."

"Kagome," Sango snorted as Miroku stood beside her, arm winding around her waist. "You know you don't have any money to pay for it. I'll do it."

"She has money," Inuyasha protested with a grunt. "I gave her a credit card connected to our bank account."

Kagome glanced at him curiously. "So that's what's in the card I never opened?" She said curiously, eyes glinting mischievously.

Inuyasha scowled and she laughed. "Don't worry; I know you gave it to me. Thank you a lot, Inuyasha. That was very kind of you to do so."

Inuyasha turned his face away, rolling his eyes. "Feh."

Kagome shook her head before looking at Sango again. "My treat," she repeated with a smile.

Sango returned the smile.

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Inuyasha yawned, once again spread out on Kagome's bed and watching her finish her packing. "I'll take down the furniture if you want to keep it," he offered.

Kagome shot him a strange look. "No way. What if I'm mad at you and want to home for a little bit, huh?"

"Well now they're definitely coming with us," Inuyasha teased, and then sighed. "Fine, they can stay here. But if you get mad at me, you're telling me you're leaving first, got it, wench?"

"Yeah, yeah," Kagome replied, waving him off. She was used to his names for her, despite the fact that she definitely disliked it. "I'll tell you." She taped the last box, and then stood, holding it. "Come on; let's go put it in the truck. I'm ready to go…" she trailed off, looking around the room.

"What's wrong?" Inuyasha demanded, golden eyes narrowing as he watched her. "Are you changing your mind or something'?"

Kagome sighed. "No, I'm not," she reassured, smiling slightly when the half-demon relaxed. "I'm just…I've never lived away from my family before, that's all."

Inuyasha blanched. "We live less than ten minutes away, Kagome. You can come and visit whenever the hell you want to visit."

"I know," Kagome replied, giving a smile before ducking out of her room, shooting a final look over her shoulder. "It's just strange, like I said. Let's go put this away and then say bye to my mom and brother, kay?" She said softly, biting her lip.

"Sure," Inuyasha agreed, smirking. "Then we get to go home."

"And unpack," Kagome said firmly, recognizing the look in his eyes. He had the 'Miroku Look' in his eyes, as Sango had dubbed it. "Don't get any ideas that I'll sleep with you right after moving in, Inuyasha."

Inuyasha pouted but sighed and nodded. "Of course," he replied. "You need to settle in first."

"Inuyasha…" Kagome warned, reaching up and giving his ear a sharp tug as a warning. "No."

"Okay, okay," Inuyasha muttered, swatting her hand away and pouting slightly before saying, "Now come on, wench, I want to get home. I want to sleep in my bed, not yours."

Kagome rolled her eyes. "Okay, calm down, jeez. We're going." She headed down the stairs, the box tucked safely under her arm as she smiled and stepped outside, her eyes sparkling with a small amount of tears.

And then Kagome realized there was a problem.

"Oof!" She grunted as she crashed into someone, her box tumbling to the ground and her arms reeling as she struggled to remain standing. Inuyasha growled, his arms going around her waist and helping balance her, turning to glare at her 'attacker' only for his eyes to widen and his mouth to gape wordlessly.

Kikyo straightened with a frown. "Oh, sorry Kagome," she said, "I didn't…see you…there…" she trailed off, eyes widening at the sight of Inuyasha. "…you?"
Inuyasha cursed.

And Kagome winced as Kikyo began to scream.

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A/N: This chapters not all that good, I apologize