Disclaimer: Running out of ideas again... Too much energy spent on story while brain is also filled up to capacity with useless info. Don't own Inuyasha and blah blah blah...

A/N: Story is definitely turning out longer than I thought. Too bad I'm not getting as much reviews as I want... *sigh*

Happy Birthday!

by Nankinmai

Chapter 10 - Time To Break It Down

Kagome slammed the mini-shrine doors shut as soon as she steps out into the sunlight. She stomped all the way back to her house, with steam practically coming out of her ears. She tried not to slam the front doors too hard when she entered her house, but her anger had already gone beyond its limits.

*Bang!* Everybody rushed to where Kagome was.

"Kagome-"

"Nee-chan-"

"Kagome-"

*BANG!* Everybody stood still where they were as Kagome entered her room, slamming the door even harder than she had with the front door.

"Oi, Kagome!" The family stared as Inuyasha ran through the front door, not even bothering to close it behind him, which might have been a good thing, considering his strength. Inuyasha ran up to the miko's bedroom door and knocked on it several times.

"Oi! Kagome! Open up this door!"

"Iie! Why should I anyway?"

"So I can... So I can..." But Inuyasha couldn't say what was on his mind. His pride was too strong. "Just open the door! Shimatta!"

"Never!"

"Open it up right now or I'll break this door down!"

"You wouldn't dare!" At Kagome's response, Inuyasha turned to look at Mrs. Higurashi for her permission, who reluctantly nodded. After all, she didn't want her daughter to stay in her room forever. Inuyasha gave a smirk and turned back to face the door. Gently, he knocked once.

"NANI!!" Noting the distance of her voice, he estimated that she was probably on her bed, as she wasn't making any noises physically for Inuyasha to use. The family braced themselves for the worse as they watch Inuyasha's smirk turned into an evil grin. He took one step back before knocking the door off its hinges.

BANG! THUD! THUD!

Everybody in the hallway turned at the second "thud" and found Souta's bedroom door lying on the floor.

"How did that happen?" asked Mrs. Higurashi. Kagome gasped at her mother's voice and assumed that she was talking about her own door.

"How could you do that, Inuyasha?" yelled Kagome.

"Kagome, Inuyasha had my permission to knock down your door. I'm just not sure how Souta's door fell," said Mrs. Higurashi.

"Eh?" At that, Kagome rushed out of her room and past Inuyasha to stop in front of Souta's room, "How did this happen?"

"I'm not quite sure," replied Mrs. Higurashi.

"An evil spirit must be in the house!" shouted Grandfather. At that, Kagome slowly turned her head to face Inuyasha.

"Urk!"

"In... U... Ya... Sha!!!"

"Err... Ka-Kago-"

"Osuwari!"

*thud*

"Not only did you knock my door down but Souta's as well?!?"

"Souta's was an accident-"

"And how do you plan to pay for that?"

"Kagome, it's alright. Replacing the hinges doesn't cost too much. Besides, Souta's door was an accident and he had my permission with yours," explained Mrs. Higurashi.

"Why?" asked Kagome, looking at her mother with disbelief.

"Because I didn't want you to stay in your room forever like you said. Besides, your friends called earlier to say they're picking you and Inuyasha up in half an hour."

"Nani? That's not enough time!"

"You could have gotten an additional 15 minutes if you hadn't lock yourself up in your room."

"I'll help you pack, nee-chan!" volunteered Souta.

"Arigato." Kagome released most of her anger in surrender for the new task in hand and turned towards the hanyou. "Come on, Inuyasha. You need to pack too. "

"Keh!" With that, all three started packing for the two, stepping over the fallen door in the process. The house became silent except for the shuffles of items being moved in Kagome's room and the sound of chopping in the kitchen.

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HONK! HONK!

"Hurry up, Inuyasha! Bye Mama! Bye Souta! Bye Jii-chan!" shouted Kagome from the top of the shrine steps.

"Wait up, Kagome!" Inuyasha was having trouble trying to get through the front door with Kagome's unusually large backpack.

"I told you to hurry up!"

"How do you expect me to hurry up when you have me carrying everything? This is heavier than your usual pack!" shouted Inuyasha, finally reaching where Kagome was.

"It's not my problem that you're the hanyou with the superhuman strength!"

"That's because I'm not human!"

HONK! HONK!

"We're coming!!!"

Five minutes later found the two inside Eri's car. Here's the seating arrangement: Eri in the driver seat, Yuka in the passenger seat, and in the backseat from left to right was Ayame, Kagome, and Inuyasha.

Inuyasha was getting irritated. He was trying to avoid looking at Eri and Yuka who was simply staring at him, even drooling quite a bit. Meanwhile, Ayame leaned towards Kagome to ask her something while keeping an eye on the hanyou as well.

"Kagome, this isn't the same selfish, arrogant, violent two-timer, is he?" whispered Ayame. Of course with Inuyasha good hearing, he heard everything. 'That's how Kagome thinks of me?' thought Inuyasha.

"..."

"You mean this is the guy?!" asked Eri.

"..."

"So what's your name?" Yuka asks the hanyou.

"Inuyasha."

"That's a weird name..." commented Eri.

"It means 'dog-demon', doesn't it?" asked Ayame.

"Is it a nickname?" asked Yuka.

"..."

"Anou... you guys. Shouldn't we be heading for the beach right now?" asked Kagome. From the corner of her eye, she could see a pretty large vein that was about to pop on Inuyasha's temple.

"That's right! We're late!" Inuyasha sighed inwardly with relief. However, none of the three girls were about to let him go yet.

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Japanese terms: (See earlier chapters for other terms.)

Shimatta - damn it

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A/N: Alright! Today is the last day of class! Of course, that doesn't mean that it's completely over. Still have finals to deal with... *sigh* FF.net has been having problems lately, which is why I'd delayed this chapter a little longer than usual. And I'm in a fic! Read the dialogue below for more info! =D

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Gray - Hey, it's my fic. I get to do whatever I want! Besides, it being in English, I just couldn't help it. I know that it probably wouldn't have happened if it was said in Japanese since then it would be different from 'osuwari'. So let it slide just for the first chappie, alright?

AnglicFairy - Yep, there will always be sympathy for Kagome...*points* Look, the doggy went home!

Higurashi Kagome - I'll try and it's definitely not Sango. Although I haven't seen any San/Inu fics yet... =\

Ericedwyn - You like it! You really like it!!! I found Mrs. Higurashi's character to be a bit mysterious and many fics simply make one up for her, so I did likewise!

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Inuyasha - Yep, you're definitely losing readers here. Only four people!

Nankinmai - It's all FF.net's fault!

Inuyasha - Sure it is...

Nankinmai - Oh yeah, there's a fanfic out there with me in the story!!!

Inuyasha - NANI!?!?

Nankinmai - You don't believe me?

Inuyasha - Iie.

Nankinmai - Fine! Just go read it then! Hmph!

Kagome - So where is it?

Nankinmai - The end of the address is storyid=1263907, but I don't show up till later.

Inuyasha - Keh! Figures...

Nankinmai - Hey! At least I'm not the one who- Opps, better not tell...

Inuyasha - Tell me wench!

Nankinmai - Iie! You'll have to ask Leeta, the author!

Inuyasha - Keh! I'll just beat it out of her...

Nankinmai - I don't think so! *grins*

Kagome - I'm curious as to what the fic is about now...

Nankinmai - Then go read! Ja ne, minna-san!!!

Inuyasha - Keh!