Chapter 3

The next morning, Kagome got up at 5:00 (a.m), to avoid waking up the household. Scratch that idea, Kagome thought. The real reason I'm getting up is to get in the shower before Inu whatever gets up. She shuddered. Ew, me showering after him…that would be so gross. As she tiptoed down the stairs, she missed the fact that the front door was open. She did, however, make sure the door to the guest room was shut. Her footsteps made soft padding noises as she walked across the carpeted living room to the shower. She was opening the door when a hand grabbed hers. She screamed, but it was cut off by a hand covering her mouth.

"What are you doing up so early?" asked a gruff voice.

Kagome didn't recognize the voice so she started to buck and kick her attacker. After she successfully connected her heel to the man's shin, she felt him wince and say,

"Kagome stop it, it's me…Inu Yasha." Kagome willed her rapidly beating heart to slow down, but it didn't. When she relaxed a little, Inu Yasha uncovered her mouth.

"What am I doing up so early? This is my house! I have a right to be up this early!" she hissed. She pulled her hand out of his, and whirled around, watching a faint blush cover his cheeks.

They stood there in (an awkward) silence for a couple of minutes until Kagome said, "Why are you up so early?"

"I…um… went jogging…." Inu Yasha said, and pointed to the front door. (Because it was open…~.~) "Oh," Kagome said. Then she added, "Well, I'm going to go take a shower now, so please excuse me."

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Inu Yasha hadn't really been out for a jog. He'd been sniffing the air because Mrs. Higurashi's father was right. There was something off. It was a demon. He could feel it, and although it was faint, it was rapidly getting closer. Inu Yasha had heard and felt someone moving around in the house and had went to investigate. It had only turned out to be Kagome, but he could still feel something off in the house. Inu Yasha thought about what Kagome had said to her mom, about them not even knowing him. And he thought of how angry she sounded when she found out he was living with her. Inu Yasha wasn't really hurt by her not liking him, because he was used to not being wanted (you know…since he was a half demon), but he didn't particularly want to put her or her family in danger.

For the past few years, Inu Yasha had been looking for the legendary Shikon no Tama {is that how you spell it?v.v}. He had wanted to become full human, to live with Kikyo. He'd gotten a lead on it, but then Kikyo had died a few months ago….. and he'd gone into a deep depression. He was now looking for the Shikon no Tama to become full demon, so he could actually fit in somewhere (not that he'd ever admit that). He shook his head, trying to clear his mind of those thoughts. He stiffened suddenly, as he heard, no, more like felt the presence. He quickly walked outside to see what was going on. As he heard Kagome come up behind him and say, "Inu Yasha?", a demon who looked almost exactly like him (but with longer hair, girlier clothes, funny stripes on his cheeks, and a sickle moon on his forehead), jumped out with a sword coming straight towards his head.