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Dare To Dream

Chapter two:

My Dinner Party

I don't think I would have woken up, truth be spoken, if it wasn't the urgent ringing of the doorbell.

Kagome was still moving around the kitchen, however, now pots of boiling water, and pans of something that smelled more delicious then I could pin down, were on the stove. She leaned over me and waited for me to get up.

"Well, go answer the door, guests are here."

The plural for guest caught me a little off guard, but for some reason I didn't see any way I was going to stand up for the stubborn black-hair girl. It was odd, being ordered around and bended so easily around a finger, but the fear of the frying pan, oh, that frying pan…

I walked to the door, fingering the lump on the top of my head of white hair, right smack in the middle of my forehead, she had nice aim at least.

I answered the door and Miroku was the first one I saw, he had a large handprint painted on his face and he looked slightly smug. I knew that expression vaguely, I had seen it on my brother's face whenever he had been given a gift that only he would be able admire. Stupid shit.

Behind him Sango was huffing and I put two and two together, obviously Miroku had a pair of wandering hands. The two of them walked in and I noticed that the sky behind them was extremely dark, yet surprisingly cool. Behind the two of them, and much to my distaste, more people stepped up and forced me to shake their hands as they introduced themselves to me.

"Hello, I'm Hojo, nice to meet, love the way you defended Kagome today, great show." Hojo was a leaner guy with a brown hair and very dense look on his face.

A girl came up behind him, she had short black hair pulled up in a ponytail behind her head. A smaller girl stood at her hip, probably standing to the older girl's stomach, she wore all white and stared blankly ahead. "Kagura…nice to meet you…I think. This is Kanna, don't worry, this is normal." I looked at the girl-in-white suspiciously, little freaky if you ask me.

Another girl marched up, she looked very much like Kagome, the differences numbering at two. This girl's hair was much longer and her eyes where much colder. "Kikyo, and I'm very pleased to me you." I suddenly felt slightly uncomfortable to be watched by this women, with that look of a stocking cat, I disliked Kikyo, only I was afraid the feeling wasn't mutual.

"Kouga." The next guy said sternly, and I felt a lot of jealously rooted in his voice. As he shook my hand he wouldn't let go and tightened his grasp on it, until I was beginning to become mad. He pulled me in by my hand so that he whispered into my ear. "Stay away from my woman, or I will have to rid of you."

I took my hand quickly and retaliated by punching the guy scare in the stomach. "Don't threaten me in my own house, or get out."

I would have hit Kouga again if a pan hadn't connected with my head, again. This time, however it wasn't strong enough to knock me out, but well enough to hurt. Kagome was there and let Kouga in besides my insistent protests.

Three kids where the last ones to enter. A boy maybe about twelve or eleven, followed closely by a much smaller girl, who held on to the boys hand tightly, as if scared. A tiny little boy followed behind them.

Kagome smiled from her the doorway. "Mr. Taihoji, this is Kohaku, Rin, and Shippo." She introduced each in turn.

Surprisingly the three children bowed back and I was relieved that not everyone was like Kikyo, Kouga and even Kanna for that matter. I shut the door finally and walked back into his kitchen, to find that it was no longer empty save a Ice cream bowl and I. The place seemed to be crawling with people, as they bustled around the snacks, Kagome had set out on the table, snacks she had somehow fished out from a cupboard while she had been cooking.

I watched the cheerful neighbors as they laughed and joked, grabbing a coke from the large supply in the fridge. I watched Sango taking over the cooking job for Kagome and Miroku eagerly looking over her shoulder, maybe trying to do something more then get a quick look at the food she was preparing. Though with the wooden spoon Sango was carrying I didn't think that was going to be happening any time soon.

As I watched them that guilt began to blossom in my stomach again, you know the one about the oil plant? Well anyways, here were all these people, so eager to become friends with me, or at least eat my food.

Before the guilt could bloom any more there was tug on my jeans and I looked down quickly to block away any assaults. What I saw was the small, if not slightly weird, girl, Kanna. Her face, as she looked up at me, was so lack of emotion it made me slightly unnerved.

"Oil plant…" she muttered mysteriously as she continued to stare at me.

My heart jumped into my throat and I frantically looked down at her, perhaps she had found a file and had learned the real reason why I was here. But that wasn't possible, I can't use those files because I can't read…how did she know?

Then to my utter surprise she hugged my leg, after the shock had worn off I looked up at any one that might be able to help. Kanna was latched to my leg and as I took a step she took one with me.

Kagura was nearest and looked at me with a very suspicious face. "She likes you." She then walked away, to where she began a conversation with Kikyo.

Suddenly there was another weight on my other leg, and I looked down to see that the little girl, Rin, had decided she wanted to mimic Kanna. This of course made me feel very uncomfortable, because nearly everyone had moved on, into my living room, besides Sango who was stirring something in a pot, and Miroku who 'accompanied' her. The boys Kohaku and Shippo were also in the kitchen, watching me, and I was very aware that they could easily latch on to my legs like the girls had.

Now I would like to make one thing very clear, and that is I know shit about kids, I've never had to deal with any kid, in fact this is one of the few times I have actually been so close to a child.  I thought of the one thing that came to my mind. "Uh, would you guys like to watch a movie?" Argh, I hated the way I sounded, I sounded like a baby-sitter.

Though I weighed my options, either watch a movie with a bunch of brats or hang out in a room full of annoying teenagers, I would rather take my chances with the brats.

I led them to the entertainment room where the four of them watched the big screen TV as I looked at the different DVDs on my shelf. Unfortunately for both them and me, most of the movies I owned were war movies, but as I scanned down I caught the title 'Shrek' I had never watched the movie but figured it would be decent for children to watch. I stuck it in and watched with a smirk on my face as the children jumped back in shock as the giant picture appeared on the screen (all except Kanna who didn't seem to shocked or surprised by anything.)

I sat on the couch, fiddled with the remotes until the picture was to my satisfactory and then started the movie. I dimmed the lights with a handy remote that sat on the coffee table in front of me and lay back for what I hoped would be a nice nap.

Much to my misfortune Rin was the type to cuddle and she climbed up into my lap where she leaned up against me and continued to watch the movie. Kanna also sat next to me, and on the other side Shippo and Kohaku sat and began to watch the movie.

After a while Rin stopped fidgeting and settled down to watch, this, however, left me with no other choice then to watch the movie. The three of them (with out Kanna) would laugh spontaneously at the most childish humor I had seen in a long time. Watching such childish humor, though, made me smile and I watched the movie more intently, smirking at the more humorous lines that the hairy donkey would say throughout the movie.

It was maybe halfway through the movie when the light turned on and Kagome came in with a tray with four plates on it. It gave me the chance to see the state of the children, Rin had fallen asleep, along with Kanna and Shippo, but Kohaku remained awake, obediently watching the movie silently.

"I figured you would be in here, you're good with children." Kagome said to me as she put the tray on the table. On it was an assortment of foods that she and Sango had been cooking, there was two plates of steak, some kind of fruit dish and a pit of vegetables. On the other plate was a stack of sandwiches, on another a slab of cake that Kagome had baked.

Kagome handed me a plate carefully over Rin's bent over form, and I equally took it and ate it in silence. Kagome gently moved herself up to the couch taking Kanna and moving her so that she was now lying slightly in Kagome's lap. Kagome began to eat with me, Kohaku grabbed a few sandwiches and laughed as yet another funny scene passed by.

I watched Kagome look at each of the kids in silence. "Souta's not here…?" she looked checked on the floor. "I told Sango to bring him."

Kagome got up quickly and ran from the room, startling Kanna from her sleep, she blinked sleepily, saw the sandwiches, took a bite, then went back to sleep. I put my dish down and waited for Kagome to return. I don't remember ever meeting her brother.

Kagome came back in to the room quickly enough, though this time she looked extremely frightened. "Inuyasha…" I was started as she called me by my first name. "My brother, he's with father. My father lied to Sango. He has Souta, he's going to hurt him!"

I watched stunned as she ran back and I could hear her putting her shoes on, I stood up quickly, at the same time picking Rin up and placing her in between Kanna and Shippo.  I ran out and stopped her from leaving.

I can't believe I was going to say this, I sounded like some kind of nice guy. "I'll go get him. Stay here and send everyone home."

She looked at me suspiciously for the longest time, and I was afraid she thought I was joking. "I live in building number three." Finally she nodded, took her shoes back off and moved back in to the living room to have everyone return back to their homes.

I left, shaking my head at my own stupidity, I shouldn't have done that, I'm just going end up betraying all these people within a few months. I shouldn't help any of them. I continued to tell my self that it wasn't my fault, I didn't want to get in that fight with Kagome's father, I didn't want Kagome to come over, and I certainly didn't want Kagome to invite everyone over. How come everything ended and began with her?

I moved down my front steps and took off through the dark towards the house number three, which was located near the beginning of the drive. This house had to be the worst, and smallest, of every other house in Kikonomo. I was disgusted with the site, to think someone like Kagome could live in such a shitty place. I stopped those thoughts before they became more involved with Kagome.

To tell you the truth I didn't knock for two reasons, one: I didn't see the reason to act polite here, and two: I was afraid of what kind of diseases I would catch if I touched the door. It was that bad.

I kicked the door open, yep, that's right, I did the most heroic thing I have ever done in my life, I kicked a door down. I looked like those romantic heroes that played on the hallmark channel.

Now If I thought the outside of the house was bad the inside was a picture of hell. Mold was growing on the walls the furniture was sagging and broken, bugs crawled on the floor and flew in the air and the smell of alcohol was very thick in the air.

Kagome's mother came out, a bottle of vodka in one of her hands. "Yes?" I remembered what Kagome said about her mother, but with a husband such as she had, I didn't blame here.

I didn't answer her dreary question and marched past, I also remembered something else Kagome said. 'Souta spends more time in the closet then outside.' Right, check the closest.

Well this house probably had two closest total, the bathroom and the bedroom, but luckily I was able to find a broom closet.

I opened it, ignoring the ramblings of Kagome's drunk, yet talkative, mother.

Inside the closet mops and brooms fell out towards me and I moved quickly out of the way. The closet was extremely unlivable, even if it wasn't small, it was murky and dank and I had trouble seeing into the depths of the small little space.

But as my eyes adjusted I could pick out Souta, a very small boy who was resting up against the back of the closet, when he saw me he smiled. I, besides my self, gave him a reassuring smile back, very unlike me.

I reached in and picked him up from the closet. Kagome's mother was saying something along the lines of 'my goodness! How did that get in there.'

At that moment I heard yelling coming from within another room of the house and then thumping of feet as Earl started to run towards the room I was in.

I turned back down the hallway, not really wanting to go into a rage with Souta in my arms. That could get complicated.

I dashed out the broken door, smirking as I thought back to my heroic break in. Then ran down the drive, Souta laughing and said something I couldn't quite make out due to the fact that his face was muffled into my shirt.

When I got back Kagome was outside, and from the look of it, everyone else had already returned home. It was weird having her wait for me on my front porch, very weird.

She saw Souta and run up laughing. "You did it!" she took the boy from my arms and hugged him before putting him on the ground he ran from her and began to look into the window of my house.

"Thank you, that was very kind of you." She told me.

"Don't mention." I told her bluntly. "To anyone."

She laughed and watched her brother move around my yard in a curious sort of matter. "That's right, your reputation and all. Well, do you mind if we stay the night, we can't really go home."

I got a cold sweat as I thought about it, though I really didn't want her to go back home to that asshole. "Uh…yeah."

I was afraid she might hug me, but I think she noticed my nervousness and just laughed, then repeatedly thanked me over and over again.

When I opened my door Souta raced up and past me, going into the house he looked around like a deer stuck in the path of truck. "Wow…"

I flinched as I noticed that Souta was very filthy, especially in the florescent light of my house. His clothes where even growing mold, and I had to wonder how long he had been in that closet. "Maybe your brother should take a bath…" I suggested.

Kagome also noticed her brother's condition and I could see her panicky picking Souta up and looking up at him in apology. "Do you have a tub?"

"Tub and a shower." I answered back.

She then handed me the boy, who I grabbed and swung over my shoulder. Souta of course thought this was some kind of game because he started squealing and acting out some kind of play.

"Can I use your shower?" Kagome asked me, and sweat poured down my face once more, because the shower was in my room, and having a girl in my room, showering, it made me slightly nervous.

Though I don't think I would be able to say no. "su…sure." I stuttered, I sounded like some kind of idiot, getting nervous about some homely farm girl. Though she wasn't all that homely, was she, she was actually very beautiful- argh I had to stop thinking that.

I walked up my stairs, Souta still slung over my shoulder like a sack of potatoes. Kagome followed behind and tried to hush her brother before he started to bother me. I walked into my room, and readjusting Souta so that he sat on my shoulders, his hands grasping at the top of my head. I went to my dressers and rummaged until I found a couple of my long white shirts, and a pair of overly baggy sweatpants for Kagome.

I handed a shirt and the pants to Kagome, showed her to the shower and quickly left with Souta, who had happily been chirping on my shoulders the whole time.

I went to the guest bathroom, and filled up the bathtub, setting Souta on the toilet. Do you remember when I said I couldn't take care of children? Well keep that in mind, because I don't.

"Do you have any bubbles, like the bathtubs on the TV?" I didn't answer just looked through the cupboards before I just gave up and put in some hand soap, which bubbled up anyways. Souta didn't seem to notice the difference. "Do you have any toys?"

I can't believe I was ever a kid, I hope I was never like this. "No, do I look like the type to play in the bathtub?" The bath was full and I turned of the water. "Get undressed, kid."

Souta did as he was told and then tumbled into the bathtub. I picked up his rags…I mean clothes and prepared to go throw them in the washer in the downstairs bathroom.

"Do you like my sister?"

Erk! I never would have thought that a little kid could be so wicked. I was set very off guard, but the question hit me quicker then the possibilities that raced through my head. "No!" I nearly screeched and rushed from the room, terrified images popping up into my head as I went.

After his clothes were in the washer I went into the kitchen, this was too much, to quick. Wasn't it just yesterday that I was laying around on the couch sun-tanning?

I was betraying these people, and though I was rather inconsiderate it still hit pretty hard. I was supposed to be here to close this town, not befriend a beautiful girl and her brother. Somewhere deep inside of me I had the sinking feeling that this wouldn't turn out as planned.

I ran my hand through my long hair, in a hope to try and find a way to break the news to his guests, and new neighbors.

They first step was practice, yes practice. "Look Kagome, I'm sorry but…"

"But what?" Kagome had entered the room with out me detecting her. I felt like I wanted to curl up and die, I found that even though I wanted to, I couldn't just flat out tell her my father's plan.

"I broke your door…" I quickly said and suddenly felt very uneasy at her disbelieving look. I smiled shakily to sweeten the lie.

"It's okay." She said slowly then noticed the freezer. "Would you like some Ice-cream? I figured you liked it and all."

Ice cream's a good way to numb the thoughts. "Yeah." I helped her pull it out of the freezer because it was a bit above her head. And then I took out three bowls since for some reason I thought it would be unfair and rude to eat a bowl of ice cream in front of the other two. Since when was I against rudeness? Since I met Kagome, that's when, damn girl, everything always started at her, and I'm sure my life would end by her if I told her she had to move.

She thanked me profusely as she took her bowl and began eating it slowly. "I guess you don't like it here, huh?" she struck up a conversation and leaned back up against the counter, I did like wise.

Only then did I realize that the shirt I had given her was much bigger then I thought it would be, along with the pants in which the drawstrings had been pulled to their limit.

"No, not really." I answered truthfully, like I said I'm not much into lying.

Kagome ate another bite. "That's a shame, because its very beautiful here, if you gave it a chance I think you would like it." She had a very somber look on her face. "I mean if Earl wasn't here and all I would think this was some kind of paradise."

Little did she know, is that I was going to have to force her off this 'paradise'. "I'm sorry about your step-dad." I didn't say something I would end up saying too much.

"Wow! Ice-cream!" Souta had entered the room, and my shirt that he wore was past his knees, if I was girl I might have found it cute the way he stumbled as he tried to reach his bowl, but I just found it amusing. He slurped his ice cream much faster then I ever could.

Kagome leaned over. "He rarely gets Ice-cream." She whispered to me, and her breath nearly gave me a heartattack.

I think I might have become of bubbling idiot because I just nodded dumbly.

After all three of us had finished our ice-cream I led them back upstairs and to their rooms, Souta took the room across from mine and Kagome the one next to me.

When I was finally able to collapse into my soft bed I found that I couldn't sleep, with Kagome next door I was extremely tense.

I heard her bed creak as she crawled into her bed and most likely was easily following asleep.

I lay for hours just trying to think of how to get myself out of this mess that I fell asleep with out realizing it, falling into an uneasy sleep.

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Preview for next chapter- Goodbye Earl

· Kagome's in trouble, Inuyasha goes berserko

· Earl goes bye-bye….

· Kagome goes home.

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