Disclaimer: Once Again...No I don't Own Inuyasha.

Lol, people seemed to like the fact that I made the great Sesshomaru with a weakness! Stroke of genius on my part! Well let's see what this chapter has in store for us today!

Chapter 25: Hello, Inuyasha

Kirara snuggled in deeper into Sango's chest while she petted the now smaller untransformed cat.

"She's so cute!" Sango gushed burying her face in her fur. "Thanks for letting me have her." Sango said to Kagome who was sitting on her sofa.

Since both the shrine and mansion were destroyed they had to split up between their friends houses. Kagome, Midori, and Izayoi were with Sango and her family while Inuyasha, Sesshomaru, Souta, Gramps, and Taro were with Mushin and Miroku in the old large shrine they lived in.

"It's the least we can do, for both of you." Kagome smiled.

Sango sat down next to her friend and put Kirara down. She reached over and hugged Kagome. "We're friends Kagome, you'd do anything for me and I would do everything for you."

Kagome hugged her back. "The past few weeks have just been hard." she confided.

"I know honey." Sango patted her back.

Kagome started to, in Sango's mind, finally cry. She had just been through hell and back these past few months and needed the release that crying brought. So Sango sat there rocking back and forth and patting her friend on the back while she cried her troubles out. Kirara started cuddling next to Kagome offering her what little comfort she could.

"Better?" Sango asked when Kagome's tears slowed and stopped.

She sniffed, "Yeah, thanks Sango."

"You know what you need?" Sango asked.

"What?" Kagome asked smiling.

"A good therapeutic shopping spree." Kagome laughed gently. "I'm not kidding. Shopping is an official way for women to reduce stress, now get your purse and come on."

"I don't have any money." Kagome reminded her.

"Kagome, are you serious?" Sango looked at her like she was stupid. "You have just recently mated with a man who has a credit card with no limits. What do you mean you have no money?"

"That's their money, I can't spend it." Kagome pointed out.

Sango shook her head and put her face in her hands. "Kagome, correct me if I'm wrong, but mating is the human equivalence of marriage, right?"

"Basicly."

"Then it's your money too."

"But..."

Sango sighed and grabbed her phone. She dialed Inuyasha's number and he picked up on the second ring. "Yeah, Sango?"

"Inuyasha, let me get something strait."

"Um...okay."

"Mating is essentially like marriage correct?" she repeated the question.

"Uh...yeah, why?"

"Well see Kagome is in major need of shopping therapy, she claims she has no money and doesn't want to use yours. Says it's not rightfully hers."

"Sango!" Kagome squeaked in the background.

Inuyasha laughed and said, "She has full access to my bank account. If in your Superior medical opinion you feel shopping is the cure for her ailments, then she has my full permission to use my money, Dr. Sango. Oh and tell her, it's her money too, she doesn't need to ask to use it."

"Will do." Sango said happilly. "Bye."

"Later." she hung up and looked at her friend.

"He said, it's your money too, you don't need his permission. Now let's go Mrs. Millionaire. We need to get you some new clothes, lots of shoes,"

"I already have too many..."

"Shut your mouth!" Sango said her eyes twinkling. "You can never have too many shoes. Besides Kirara needs a collar, a bed, treats, food, toys, all kinds of stuff. You're not going to make me buy all that myself, are you?" Sango turned on her with the puppy eyes.

Kagome sighed. "Okay, maybe Inuyasha gave me a gold card or two."

"You know Sango, you were right. This is exactly what I needed." Kagome said sipping her coke. They were at the food court in the mall munching on pizza shopping bags littering the ground around them.

"Of course I'm right. You should have never doubted this." Sango said looking down her nose at her friend.

Kagome's mood had improved drastically by the second pair of shoes she tried on. Now she was smiling without reserve, laughing, and the tension in her back was all but gone.

Kagome laughed again, "Yeah, what was I thinking."

Sango laughed and looked at her watch and suddenly stopped, "Oh shit, I'm late." She stood up and grabbed her bags. "Sorry Kags, could you go home by yourself. I promised Miroku I would see a movie with him today and I'm so late."

"Yeah, no problem." Kagome agreed.

"Thanks. I'll make it up to you promise."

"Forget it. Go hang out with your boyfriend." Kagome waved her off.

"Thanks. I'll see you later. Here, I'll put your bags in the car too. Are you sure you don't mind walking home?" Sango double checked picking up Kagome's things as well.

"Not at all. Have fun. Smack him extra hard for me." Kagome smiled.

Sango smiled and ran off. "Thanks again. See you later."

"Bye." Kagome waved her off.

She sat there for a while longer lingering over her pizza before she finally stood up and stretched. "Well, better get home. No delaying it any longer."

She turned to leave then saw a sight that made her gasp.

"Oh my god." she walked up to Kouga who was currently locked in an embrace with Ayame, homecoming queen. But that wasn't all. They were lip locked so hard it looked like they had been born joined at the lips.

"Kouga? Ayame!"

They jumped apart and looked at her.

"Oh, hey Kagome." Ayame said blushing while she tried to straiten out her shirt.

"Kagome, um..I uh...I know I said you would be my mate but...uh..." Kouga floundered until Kagome started laughing.

"I'm not mad. I'm happy! When did this happen?"

"About two weeks ago." Ayame said shyly.

"Really?" Kagome said. She had been going to school why hadn't she noticed them get together. She must have been really far gone.

"Wow, I'm happy for you."

"Really?" Ayame asked.

"Definitely." Kagome smiled but Kouga frowned as he sniffed at her.

"Hey, you smell more like that mutt than normal. What's up?"

"Oh, well..." Kagome trailed off but pulled down the neck of her shirt revealing the mark Inuyasha had made.

"No way!" Ayame said. "Congrats!"

"Thanks." Kagome smiled.

"You mated with the mutt?" Kouga said disbelieving.

"Yeah." Kagome said so used to him calling Inuyasha that it didn't even bother her anymore.

Kouga snorted. "Your mistake." he said but he didn't act like he would have before Ayame.

Kagome talked to them a little more before she finally moved on.

"I'm glad for them." She said truly glad Kouga wouldn't be on her back.

Without any other excuse for her to procrastinate she started the trek home.

When she walked into Sango's house she called out, "Kohaku! Mrs. Tajiya?" She called but no one answered. The house was dark and their car was gone. "Mom! Mom!" She called them both but again no answer.

In the kitchen she found a note on the refrigerator that said:

Dear Kagome,

Me, Izayoi, and Genny (Sango's mom) took Kohaku to his soccer game. We're picking up Souta so we'll be gone for a few hours. Leftover's in the fridge.

Love,
Mom

Kagome took the note off the door and threw it away.

"Cool, home alone." Normally she would enjoy the silence, taken the time to watch what she wanted on TV, check her mail. But that was before she mated. Now she always wanted to be with Inuyasha.

If that was a side effect or just something that had always been there, she didn't know, but it didn't matter.

She grabbed some ice cream out of the fridge and went to go watch some really sappy romance flicks.

Inuyasha dried his hair walking into Miroku's living room wearing only a pair of jeans.

"Anything good on." he asked dropping on the couch next to Souta as he flipped lazily through the channels.

"Are you kidding?" He asked.

"Good point." Inuyasha agreed both of them knowing nothing good was on.

Kagome laughed as someone in the movie made a complete ass of themselves for the person they loved.

The door opened and shut but Kagome didn't turn from her movie.

"Didn't think you would be back this early." She said referring to anyone who would come through the door. Sango or her moms and the rest of her family.

"Neither did I."

"With this blender you can..."

"And Grande runs it in..."

"Oh Rocky..."

"Then he has the balls to say..."

The WacDonalds jiggle.

The noises came on briefly as Souta stopped on each channel then moved on considering the show and or commercial boring.

Inuyasha yawned. "Why is there never anything on?"

"I know." Souta agreed. "Soap, soap, drama, cartoons, lame comedian, news..."

"said that Kikyo..."

"Wait turn that one back." Inuyasha said sitting up.

"Huh?"

"Just do it."

Souta turned back to the news revealing a lady with fake blonde hair and a red business suit sitting behind a desk with a picture of Kikyo next to her face.

"...victed of many crimes including blackmail and extortion. She escaped early this morning from a high security prison with the help of person or persons unknown. The police believe she had help from someone named Naraku Arach. (You know like from arachnid) She is believed to be very dangerous if you see this person please call our hot line at..."

Her voice trailed off as Inuyasha realise what that meant.

"Kagome!" he ran and grabbed his phone and hit speed dial.

"Come on, come on! Pick up!"

Kagome had the phone to her ear, "Hello?"

"Kagome are you alright?" Inuyasha's worried voice came through.

"Why?"

"Kagome, Kikyo got out! Naraku helped her escape!"

A tear ran down her cheek as she said, "I know."

Kikyo smiled evilly and took the phone away from her ear. Kagome was tied securly in a wooden chair.

Kikyo put the phone to her own ear, "Hello, Inuyasha."

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