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Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha

Author's note: I got nothing!

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Recap:

"I could use some exersize..." She stretched

"Oh no, honey. You're not going to be running..." Sango and Ayame both answered in unison as they gave each other the 'look' and smirked

"Huh?" Me and Izumi tilted our heads

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Kagome's POV:

"Wait... then who's going to be running?" Inuyasha looked at Ayame confused

"You, silly!" She replied just as cheery as ever

"Me?" He blinked

"Yeah, you!" She pointed to him "Kagome's gonna be riding on your back, doofus!"

I jumped back "My arm... IS BROKEN IF YOU HAVE NOTICED! I CAN'T BE RIDING ON HIS BACK AFTER THE INJURIES I JUST RECIEVED FROM INUYASHA'S BACKLASH WAVE... or... NARAKU!"

"Oh yes you can!" Sango pushed me into Inuyasha "You can and you will!"

"You're partnered with Miroku, Sango!" Ayame yelled cheerfully

Sango blushed "N-No... I can't be partnered up with the lecher!"

"And why not, Sango?" I gave her the 'look' "If I have to do this then you do too. If I'm goin' down then I'm draggin' you down with me!"

She shot me a glare "You're evil..." She spat as she climbed onto the monk's back and I climbed onto Inuyasha's.

"Okay guys, I'm not going to be playing, I'm just going to be watching. So therefore, Izumi is with Koga..." Ayame announced

"Can I play?" Rin asked shyly

Ayame smiled at her playfully "Okay, sure, you can ride with Kohaku!" She patted Rin's back and shoved her towards Kohaku

She climbed on Kohaku and giggled "I don't care if we win or not, this is fun!"

"Yeah, it's just a game..." Kohaku blushed

I adjusted myself on Inuyasha's back "Yeah, guys, it's just a friendly compitition! No hard feelings!"

Izumi climbed on Koga's back "SPEAK FOR YOURSELF, JERK!"

I laughed at her childish behavior while Inuyasha growled, he opened his mouth to speak but I whispered in his ear "Just let her go, she's always like this, she feels that if she doesn't win then our father's spirit would disguard her... and me..."

Inuyasha sighed "READY-SET-GO!" He yelled as Ayame rolled her eyes "Race to the bone-eaters well into Kagome's time, the first one to enter her house, wins... kay?"

"Yeah..." everybody answered

"OKAY THEN! GO!"

Then everybody started running. Me and Inuyasha were the first ones to enter the well quickly followed by Koga and Izumi then followed by Miroku and Sango and after them were Kohaku and Rin. Inuyasha ran as fast as he could, he jumped out of the well and turned the corner out of the shrine jumping over my mother's car... WAIT, MY MOTHER'S CAR!? WHAT IS SHE DOING HERE!?

He ran into the house quickly followed by Koga, Miroku, and Kohaku. We all entered the house while Inuyasha was cheering "YES! WE WON!"

My mother came into the room seeing us on everybody's backs. Ayame came walking in "Oh... mrs. Higurashi. I didn't know you were home..."

"And apparently neither did Kagome..." My mom slightly laughed "Kagome, dear, we set up a small party for you in the living room..."

"Party?" I raised an eyebrow

"Of course, honey, it's your birthday, afterall" She said in a kind voice

I hopped off of Inuyasha pushing him down "SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT!" I screamed in his ear

He yelped in pain as he went down in shock "WHAT DID I DO!?"

"I DON'T KNOW! I JUST NEED TO TAKE MY ANGER OUT ON SOMEONE! AND YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE I CAN CONTROL!" I spat

"You don't want to celebrate your birthday, Kagome?" My mother asked me as she looked at me like I was a monster

"Ya know what? This is too much to take in. It's not just my birthday, mom..." I sighed

She cocked her head to the side "What do you mean, sweetie?"

"Today's the anniversary of the first day I ever met Inuyasha pinned to the tree..." I bit my lip "And I don't want to celebrate it... ever. That day was the best day of my life but... it was also the worst. Do you know how many times I dreamed about letting this exact date go by without even a simple 'Happy birthday, Kagome' and last year Inuyasha forget my birthday. I was so happy he forgot my birthday because I don't like my birthday. Ayame never forgets my birthday, neither does Sango, they always get me a present against my will. Can you just... cancel the party? I don't want to have to deal with this right now..."

"Kagome..." Izumi came out of the group

Mom choked on her own spit "I-Izumi... what're you...? Izumi! I've missed you!" She ran up and hugged her

Izumi, however, pushed mom off of her and growled at her "I had to figure out the hard way that you weren't my real mother. You just adopted me, however, your late husband... my dad, is my real father. And that... I will never forget. And how dare you not tell Kagome she was a hanyou? She was so oblivious... you decieved us. How dare you even call me by my name?" She spat

"I-I'm sorry. I was only trying to protect you... I wasn't trying to hurt you. You know I was never afraid of you, and I love you so..." A few tears ran down mom's face

"You were never afraid of me? You were never afraid of me!? Pssht! Like I'd believe that! Everytime I wanted to play, you'd tremble and tell me to go play with Kagome. Everytime you cook dinner, you left me out waiting for mine to get cold telling me it was to help me keep my powers under control! You were never afraid of me!? And don't you dare talk to me or Kagome ever again!" She growled

I fell to my knees crying. I stood up "I'm going home now..."

"You are home, sweetie..." Mom choked out

"No... I meant my actual home, where I feel like I belong. My home... with Inuyasha..." I slightly pulled on Inuyasha's fire rat robe

Just then I heard footsteps walk into the house, I looked over, it was Sesshomaru. He was staring at me "Rin took off again..."

I looked around the room "She's not in this time anymore, she went back"

"Look for her..." Was his words he spoke emotionlessly

"I would love to but-"Good. Because it wasn't a question. Look for her." He interrupted me

"Love to..." I sighed

"Human, are you going to continue traveling with me?" He asked me

"... I have to... I, sort of, don't have any choice..." I mumbled

"Then let's go..." He picked me up in his arms

I squealed "Really? I can walk ya know!"

"You're too slow..." He simple put it as he walked by Inuyasha who looked at me like I was a moron "You're not seriously going with him, are you!?"

"I have to... I'm sorry, Inuyasha... but I have to..." I spoke to him before Sesshomaru carried me off, I let out an ear-screeching scream that made my ears bleed but then that screech turned into a beautiful laugh that made me wanna laugh even more. Then I winced, my arm is freakin' broken, I can't be traveling like this!

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