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Chapter 21 I Promise

"Hey Miroku, do you think that Inuyasha will ever allow Kagome to go back to school? I mean, we haven't heard anything from her mother for the last week and well… it is a bit boring around here without those two to make fun of."

"Well, who knows? Maybe the whole 'her mother will be on watch for her' might just be a cover up for Inuyasha. That guy just might want to keep Kagome in that big mansion all for himself. I never thought that Inuyasha would go that far, but the dude is one of my close friends," he said giving his lady Sango a small nudge and look. Sango rolled her eyes and pushed him away.

"Well, the way it sounds they are getting along just fine when we last saw them at the beach." It had been a week since their adventure at the beach. While they were going to school and not being able to do anything but homework, the two hanyous were having 'close' time by playing hooky. "I say that it's Inuyasha who has to convince Kagome that she is going to be fine and that her mother can't get to her, or maybe it's with that Hojo thing."

"What do you mean 'Hojo' thing?"

"Basically, Kagome's mother is dating Hojo's father and Hojo is always hitting on Kagome."

"Oh, well got to give the guy credic, at least they aren't blood related." Sango just gave him a very disgusted look. "What? What'd I say?"

"You really are a perv. Miroku."

"What? What'd I say?"

a peacefull courtyard

A bird chirped out in the front yard. The wind is playing with the tree's leaves again and a large earth moving crash is found in the outside yard of the Youkai mansion.

"Ah… come on! You can do better than this Kagome! You need to learn how to jump higher than that!"…. " NO! Not that… crash …statue. That one took me a month to finish. My god, do you not like nude pieces! That's two in a row you've killed." An exclaiming Inuyasha was found almost crying from the broken artworks. Since the beach, Inuyasha thought it would be best to get Kagome used to her strength without abusing or pushing herself to an unknown limit. She seemed to have a fondness of destroying nude statues that were on show. Kagome's problem was they were of Inuyasha's ex-girl friends.

"Oops! I am soo sorry Inuyasha! That one had to be one of your favorites. Smart and really tall. Sat in our biology class last year, right by me too. Hmm… how funny." she said innocently. She gave him a look.

"Hey, she had a good sketching body okay? Not my fault that you had issues with her." He said sneering. It was fun to tease her to no end. "Plus she got me through the stupid class." Kagome gave off a deadly look and jumped at him. "Ahhh! Kagome! No! Come on! That tickles.

Indeed the two were growing a lot closer. Inuyasha had finished the picture he had started of her and it shown of her beauty as human and hanyou. They had spent hours together in their room as Inuyasha painted it onto one of the walls and Kagome would watch or help get the paints ready to be used. Inuyasha showed her much of his techniques and how to draw some things off to the side. She could now draw a delicate rose really well and had places several on the door with Inuyasha's permission.

"Say your sorry Inuyasha! Come on!"

"Okay, okay! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! Forgive me tickle queen! Forgive me!" she stopped and sat triumphantly on his stomach.

"Told you I win every time." Inuyasha just gave her a smile before wrapping an arm around her shoulders pulling her down for a sweet kiss. Kagome returned it.

"You may win at tickling, but I will triumph over your sweet lips, my Kagome." a blush spoke in volumes.

In an evil home, far, far, okay not that far but you get it.

"That dammed girl! Not even going to school now either? How the hell is Hojo going to deliver that message to her if she is never around?" A crazy mother bellowed.

"Calm down. It's only been a week. She is just trying to lay low until she gets bearings. Kagome is a nerd she can't stay away from school for too long."

"I guess your right. I just don't know what we should do about this. I mean, the girl needs to be caged and beaten, not freed and allowed to roam free being the monster she is. How could I have been blind having a monster for a husband and then having a child with it? Now it's out in that world!" Izumi cried out. Naraku just smiled.

" Nothing is worth such worry you are showing. If you wish, I'll send a friend to find out her whereabouts okay?" a small nod was all he received. "Good, now then… Lets play a fun game………."

umm... okay..

"Do you think it's okay to go back to school? I don't know if things are settled down enough to do anything crazy yet." Kagome and Inuyasha were in the art room again. Inuyasha had brought up a new canvas and was giving Kagome lessons on how to draw different wings. The elegant swan's whispering feathers and then the might of a powerful dragon. He had to admit, she was getting pretty good with the talons but feathers were not her style at all. "Do you think that she talked with the administration about me? Do you think that she will try and get me to go back?"

That had been the agreement over the last two days. Miroku and Sango had called and asked if they were planning on coming to school the rest of the year. Kagome had silently slipped away into her room as Inuyasha had suggested going back to school to her and then he had been interrupted by Sesshomaru.

"Come on, Kagome! It's safe; you have bodyguards all over the place. If you want, we could get even more at the school and you'll be with me the whole time. Change our schedules around a bit and we'll be together in all the classes so I can keep a better eye okay?" a look of hope came to the young hanyou's eyes.

"Promise? Promise that you'll always be there Inuyasha?" Inuyasha held her close. He brushed her black ash hair with his claws to sooth her. The triangled ears on top of her head twitched and relaxed as the rest of her body, using the person she cared for most as a holder to her life and problems. Inuyasha just held on tighter.

"Kagome, I won't ever leave you. I-I love being with you. I'm not going anywhere unless you come with me." He wiped a tear from her eye and kissed her nose. "No worries. I'll be right there. I promise."

Okay, I know not very long but… I updated! Okay, need some cheers now people. Don't make me beg. Hope I can have another chapter up by thanksgiving. I'm finally loosening up a bit and am able to write more. I hope I don't loose this kick. Okay, well. Review if you can, I love to hear what you guys say, good and bad. Ja mata!
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