AN: And we are going to find out why Kikyou has pulled an about face! Weee!

"Kikyou? What is it?" Kagome asked looking into her cousins face. Kikyou looked at her and said one word that sent chills down her spine.

"Naraku."

Kagome whipped her head around and saw him, flanked by two of his flunkies. His dark hair was pulled back and tied at the nape of his neck, he wore a black suit, Kagome could see the slight bulge at his side where he kept his gun. His violet eyes were sweeping the room looking for something, or someone. Kagome glanced back at her cousin, realizing that Naraku was looking for Kikyou. Naraku was one of the most well known yakuza members in their area. He had gone to the same school as Kikyou and Kagome, but dropped out soon after Kikyou got in the car accident. Of course back then he wasn't known as Naraku. Tsukasa, Onigumo, nephew to the head of the biggest yakuza family in Japan. At the time, no one realized that Onigumo was already part of his uncles 'family,' he had kept that a secret. After he dropped out he had been dubbed Naraku, and soon everyone knew who he was. Very few people knew that Onigumo and Naraku were one in the same, Kagome knew, and it frightened her. Naraku hadn't yet spotted them, so Kagome did the first thing she could think of, and pulled her cousin into the changing room. Zuki saw Kagome dragging Kikyou into the back, the look on both of their faces made Zuki's stomach clench. They were scared, but of what she couldn't figure out. Social Misery finished playing Lies, Zuki quickly said goodnight and ran backstage as fast as she could. She found Kikyou sitting on the couch, staring straight ahead, her face as impassive as ever, but her eyes were clouded with fear. Kagome was pacing the room muttering to herself and wringing her hands.

"What the hell happened?" Zuki asked walking up and grabbing Kagome by the shoulders.

"Naraku is out there," Kagome whispered and kept wringing her hands. Zuki's blood ran cold, she couldn't believe what she had just heard.

"He can't be, why the hell would he come here, this place doesn't have any yakuza affiliation," Zuki hissed dropping her hands to her sides. Renkotsu, Suikotsu, and Ayame walked in, all three looking slightly miffed.

"What the hell was that out there?" Renkotsu asked shoving Zuki's guitar into her hands. Ayame saw Kikyou and Kagome first and realized something was wrong.

"What's going on?" She asked looking between the three girls.

"Kagome said Naraku is here, but he can't be here, right?" Zuki said, almost begging her friends to tell her it was a joke. Suikotsu and Renkotsu look at each other before leaving the dressing room. Zuki knew that they were checking the club, she silently prayed that Kagome was hallucinating. Suikotsu returned looking slightly pale, he didn't have to say anything to confirm what Kagome said.

"What the hell is he doing here?" Zuki asked her voice rising slightly.

"I don't know, but Ren is looking for the manager to let him know," Suikotsu said moving and sitting next to Kikyou.

"He's looking for me." Zuki spun around to look at Kikyou, wondering why she had said that.

"Why would he be looking for you?" Zuki asked, trying to keep the anger out of her voice.

"I can't tell you, but I know that he's looking for me," she repeated not looking at any of them. Kagome crouched before her cousin putting her hands on her jean clad knees.

"Ki, he can't be looking for you, but if he is, we need to tell someone, the police, someone," Kagome said emphasizing her words by squeezing Kikyou's knees. Kikyou gave her younger cousin a sad smile before shaking her head.

"We can't go to the police," she said, not bothering to explain why.

"Then tell us what the hell is going on!" Zuki demanded clenching her fists. Ayame placed a hand on her shoulder trying to calm her down, it wasn't Kikyou's fault that the Yakuza were looking for her. Kikyou glanced up at Zuki, almost sizing her up to see if she was worthy of the information. The door to the dressing room opened to reveal Renkotsu, closely followed by, Sango, Miroku, Bankotsu, Yasu, Kouga and Inuyasha. Inuyasha looked between Kikyou and Kagome before moving and sitting next to Kikyou, giving Kagome an apologetic smile. Kagome smiled back and shook her head, telling him he didn't need to apologize. Kouga went to Ayame and pulled her into a strong hug, kissing the top of her head. Yasu went and put an arm around his younger sisters shoulders. Yasu had overheard Renkotsu telling the club manager about Naraku. He went and told his parents he was going to find Zuki, the others had seen his fear and followed.

"I found the manager, he isn't happy, Naraku hasn't done anything yet so he can't call the cops. Naraku is out there asking questions about you Kikyou, mind telling us what the hell that's about?" Renkotsu demanded in much the same manner as Zuki. Kikyou looked around the room, her eyes narrowed, and mouth pressed. She looked down at her cousin who gave her an encouraging smile.

"I, did something for him, and now I refused, he is trying to make me work for him again," Kikyou said. Zuki's first thought was that Naraku had somehow tricked Kikyou into becoming a comfort worker, but if he had done that she wouldn't still be in school. Inuyasha was stiff sitting next to his girlfriend, in not so many words he was pissed. Pissed at Naraku for using Kikyou like that, and pissed at Kikyou for not telling him what was going on. Kagome however was sympathetic, she was having the same thoughts as Zuki.

"What did he make you do?" She gently prodded, hoping that it wasn't what she was thinking.

"I helped him smuggle girls into the country," she said softly, hanging her head in shame. Zuki's initial pity turned to anger, everyone knew that the yakuza would smuggle young girls from China to be sex workers, but Zuki never thought she would meet one of the people who made it possible.

"How could you do that?!" Sango screamed, voicing Zuki's outrage. "How could you willingly help those bastards bring in young girls just to be used as sex toys!" There was a murmur of agreement. Inuyasha glared at his girlfriend before standing up quickly and walking away from her. Zuki could see that he was trembling, from what thought she couldn't tell. Kikyou looked around the room, looking scared and slightly desperate.

"I didn't have a choice! If I didn't help him, he…," Kikyou trailed off looking down at her cousin, fear taking over her eyes. Inuyasha turned around and glared at Kikyou, Zuki knew now that he was trembling with rage.

"What could be worse then helping him get girls huh? What the fucking hell could be worse then that!?" He bellowed clenching his fists so hard Zuki was sure he was cutting up his hands.

"He would have taken Kagome!" Kikyou yelled back jumping to her feet, anger pouring off her in waves. Kagome fell back a hand covering her mouth, Inuyasha had recoiled like he had been hit. Zuki felt Yasu tighten his grip on her shoulder. Inuyasha looked down at Kagome, their eyes meeting, both filled with fear.

"I overheard on of his floozies on the phone at school three months before the car accident. I was coming home from work, she was at the shrine steps relaying Kagome's schedule to this person on the phone. I cornered her and got her to tell me what was going on, when I found out, I was stupid and angry. I went right to Naraku and demanded that he leave Kagome alone, he said he would only leave her alone if I helped him, so I did," Kikyou said looking down at her cousin sadly. Kagome stood up close to tears, she couldn't believe what she was hearing.

"I'm so sorry Kaggy, I tried to stop, I threatened to go to the police and I left. He told me I would regret it, a week later we got in the car accident," Kikyou whispered looking at her cousin.

"You mean, Naraku did that? But the police told us that Inuyasha lost control of the car?" Miroku asked looking at Inuyasha for confirmation. Inuyasha shook his head and shrugged. "I can't really remember what happened, all I remember is the fight Kikyou and I got in right before we crashed." Zuki heard Kouga whisper something to Ayame who looked close to tears.

"So why didn't he just take Kagome when you were in a coma?" Kouga asked. Kikyou shook her head not knowing why he left her alone.

"Inuyasha, it was because of Inuyasha, whenever I wasn't with any of you guys, I was with him," Kagome said looking around the room before looking at Inuyasha giving him a small smile. Inuyasha blushed but returned the smile then crossed his arms.

"Okay so Kagome is safe, right?" Yasu asked keeping his eyes on Kikyou.

"I don't know, I haven't done anything for Naraku since I woke up, he hasn't done anything yet but he's threatening to," Kikyou said apologizing with her eyes.

"We need to go to the police," Suikotsu said looking determined.

"I can't, if I go to the police I'll get arrested too," Kikyou said her voice strained with fear. Everyone was silent letting the information sink in. Zuki glanced at Inuyasha an unknown conflict played behind his eyes.

"What are we going to do?" Ayame asked, her voice shaking slightly.

"We have to keep Kagome and Kikyou safe," Inuyasha said as if it was obvious.

"How?" Miroku asked.

"They can't be left alone, Inuyasha, you should talk to your brother, Naraku is a hanyo, we humans don't stand much of a chance against him, I know we can't go to the police, but Sesshoumaru is the next best thing," Sango said pulling out of her brothers protective grasp. Inuyasha didn't look happy with Sango's suggestion, but at this point she wasn't worried about sparing any feelings. Inuyasha crossed his arms and glowered at Sango, trying to be stubborn.

"Look, I know you hate your brother, he's a cold asshole, yada, yada, we've heard it all before but this isn't some silly little thing like getting help on homework, these are Kikyou and Kagome's lives, so suck it up and call him, or I'll do it for you," Sango said matching his glare. Inuyasha glanced at Kikyou and Kagome, then back to Sango before giving her a curt nod. Inuyasha pulled out his cell phone and dialed his brother. Sango listened to the conversation for a bit before turning to Ayame and Kouga.

"We could use the help of the wolves, I know they've had problems with the Yamaguchi-gumi family, you think they would enjoy the chance to work against them?" Kouga listened to her then looked down at Ayame, she looked up and nodded before turning back to Sango.

"I'll talk to my grandfather, even if the elders don't want to help, I'll convince him and he'll make them," she said with a confident smile. Sango smiled back and nodded before turning to Kagome and Kikyou.

"Okay, we should get you two home," she said with a smile.

Kagome sat in her living room half listening to Sesshoumaru talk to her mother about the situation. Strangely enough, when Inuyasha told his brother about Naraku, Sesshoumaru was all for helping protect Kagome and Kikyou. It turns out, Naraku had attempted to take Rin at one point in time, he failed miserably underestimating the small girl that had the cold lords heart. Sesshoumaru had been working with his father ever since to bring the yakuza member down. Kikyou sat next to Kagome avidly paying attention to what Sesshoumaru was saying Inuyasha sat on her other side stealing glances towards Kagome every so often. Kagome was stuck in her own thoughts she was scared, she was sure of that, but she wasn't as scared as she thought she would be. The thought of having two different demon clans protecting her and her cousin helped quell that fear. Also, the fact that Inuyasha said that he wasn't going to leave either of them alone for any longer then he had to helped as well. Sesshoumaru was telling Kagome's mother that he had convinced his father to lend them two security guards to watch the house, said guards were standing in the doorway on the living room, one facing out the other facing into the living room. Both were inu youkai, their hair was white but cut so it fell on their shoulders. They wore black suites and sunglasses, Kagome couldn't help but think they looked like the Men In Black, this thought almost made her giggle out loud. Kagome was so lost in thought the flurry of movement startled her, Sesshoumaru was bowing to her mother, thanking her for her time. Her mother bowed back thanking him for protecting her daughter and niece. Kagome bowed respectively to Inuyasha's older brother as he left her house. Kikyou made eye contact with her cousin the worry still in her eyes.

"Don't worry, we're safe now," Kagome said with a smile. Kikyou managed to give her a small smile before retreating to her room, completely ignoring her boyfriend. Inuyasha watched her go noticing that he wasn't upset that she didn't speak to him, he was too focused on Kagome to care. Said girl looked up at him, he could read in her eyes that she trusted him implicitly. He couldn't help but feel warm at that thought, not many people trusted him, but this girl, his best friend, trusted him with her life.

"How are you doing?" He asked tentatively.

"A little scared, but not that much, I know you'll keep us safe," she responded with a warm smile. Inuyasha blushed slightly and smiled back. Kagome went to her mother and spoke briefly before hugging her. Her little brother gave her a strong hug before walking over to Inuyasha.

"Thank you for keeping Kagome-onee-chan safe, Inu-no-oniichan," Souta quickly hugged Inuyasha then ran to his room. Inuyasha was slightly taken aback by the hug and being called brother, but at the same time it made him feel good. Although discrimination towards hanyous had diminished drastically over the years it was still very rare to meet people who really didn't care what you were. Kagome's family were some of these people, they treated Inuyasha like everyone else, if not a bit more warmly because the females loved his ears. He had always felt welcome in their house, it was strange, his own brother didn't start being nice to him until he had started dating Rin. Kagome's mother walked over to Inuyasha giving him a warm smile.

"Would you like some ramen?" Inuyasha nodded immediately. Kun-Loon smiled and walked to the kitchen to fix the food. Kagome and Inuyasha followed her mother and sat at the kitchen table silently. Kun-Loon, kept looking over her shoulder not used to either of them being so quiet. Kagome was caught up thinking about how Naraku was going to get to them now, if he had the resources to cause a car accident that the police couldn't figure out, he must be intelligent. Inuyasha was caught up in an internal conflict between Kagome and Kikyou, he knew that he was supposed to be a supportive boyfriend, but at the moment he wanted nothing to do with Kikyou. He felt that it was his duty to protect his girlfriend, but that was all he felt for her, his feelings for the young woman sitting next to him however were confusing and gave him a headache. When the food was done being cooked the three occupants sat and ate in silence fro awhile before Kagome and her mother spoke about the slightly altered New Years plans. They had planned on going up north to an onsen, but because of the circumstances they were now staying home. Kun-Loon finished eating and left the two teenagers to their own devices, secretly hoping that Inuyasha would realize his feelings for her daughter. Inuyasha quickly finished his second helping of ramen, and then realized that he and Kagome were very alone, and sitting very close to each other. He felt his face heat up as he looked over at his girlfriends cousin. She didn't notice that he was looking at her so he took the time to study her features. She was focused on eating and he couldn't help but think that she was cute when she ate. Inuyasha was very surprised to find that when she said she wasn't scared, she had been telling the truth. Kagome didn't smell scared, there was a bit of fear in her scent, but not as much as Kikyou. Kikyou smelled like she was terrified, Inuyasha agreed that she should be, what he couldn't understand was why Kagome's wasn't as scared. Inuyasha saw Kagome frown, and then he smelled the guilt. He didn't get it, why would she be feeling guilty, she didn't do anything wrong, she was just the obsession of some sick yakuza guy. He saw her furrow her brow and frown slightly before biting her lower lip.

"Kagome, what's wrong?" He asked making her jump slightly. Kagome let go of her lip and looked up at the hanyou, thinking of the best way to answer him.

"I can't help feeling like this is my fault," she said looking down at her food.

"What? How the hell is this your fault? Kikyou was the idiot who let Naraku manipulate her, not you," Inuyasha said as if that settled it. Kagome sighed and shook her head.

"She wouldn't have to work for him if it wasn't for me." Inuyasha's mouth flopped open in amazement. This young woman had a crazed yakuza hanyou after her and she was blaming herself for her cousins stupidity. Inuyasha was torn between shaking her and telling her she was an idiot and hugging her amazed at her ability to care. Any sane person would hate Kikyou for the way she had been treating them, but not his Kagome. The moment she found out her cousin was in trouble she forgave all past discretions and promptly started to try and fix the problem. Inuyasha shook his head and laughed, earning him a glare.

"What's so funny?" Kagome asked, thinking he was laughing at her.

"Nothing really, you are just one of the most confusing people I have ever met. You care, maybe too much. Naraku is trying to kidnap you and turn you into a sex slave, Kikyou was dumb and instead of going to the police she took matters into her own hands, and you feel guilty, normal people don't do that," he said giving her a small smile. Kagome frowned and thought about what he said before feeling slightly offended.

"You're saying I'm abnormal," she felt her temper rise.

"No, I'll admit you're very weird, but in a good way, you care about people, and that's what makes you such a wonderful person," he responded looking down at the table. Kagome felt her brain stop working, Inuyasha had said she was a wonderful person. Sure he had complimented her before, but it was always backhanded or there was a insult before it, but this, this was straightforward.

"Thank you," she said softly, feeling the blush creep up to her cheeks. They sat in comfortable silence with each other for a few more minutes before Kagome let out a huge yawn.

"You should go to bed," Inuyasha said standing up and offering her his hand. Kagome took it and let him pull her up, he didn't let her hand go when she was on her feet. She looked up into his amber eyes while he looked into her grey blue eyes. They looked at each other inching slowly closer and closer when a crash broke them out of the trance. Buyou had knocked Kagome's ramen bowl onto the ground trying to eat it. Both teens blushed furiously and didn't make eye contact.

"I guess I'll see you tomorrow, then?" Kagome squeaked, getting angry that her voice wouldn't cooperate. Inuyasha mumbled something incoherent that she took as confirmation. Even though he was more embarrassed then he had ever been, he walked Kagome to her room to make sure it was empty. They repeated their goodnights at her door, then she shut it. Inuyasha stood staring at the door for a long while thinking about what had almost happened. He had almost kissed her, that had happened twice now. He felt something at his ankles and he looked down to find the fat cat weaving in between them. Inuyasha knew he needed to make a decision and fast because he couldn't keep bouncing back and forth. He just didn't know how he was going to do that, he needed help, and he knew just the girl to ask.

AN: Ooo, Kikyou's an idiot! I'm not a Kikyou hater, I pity her really, so don't worry she won't end up with Inuyasha, and she won't be going back to bitch mode, at least not towards Kagome. The story is starting to get wrapped up, I'm slightly sad but extremely happy at the same time! As always R&R!