(Dear everyone,

My muse is dead and I feel close to it. Sorry its taking so long. For the month that it was not updated I was busy working on something for my school. It was either give updates and kill my muse for the story, or do the project and not fail a class and kill the muse during the project. I'm sorry but I chose not to fail. Now that I did that I caught a virus form my brother. Now, it hurts to move, talk, eat, think, and lets not forget what every writer needs (mostly me!!!) sleep. Now you can chose to believe these two reasons or not. If you do: Thanks. If you don't trust me I can give you this virus and it reallllllllly hurts. So till I get better which I hope is soon, I will give you what I was able to write. I know it's not up to par, but I hope you still like it.

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"..." Talking

'...' Thinking

~*~*~*Place Change

#^~#^~ Time change in same place

Chapter Six: Part One

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"Thank you so much Hiei. You can have whatever you want to eat, make sure Shippo doesn't eat to much chocolate. Please don't leave the shrine. I'll be back as soon as I can," with those instructions she bent over her bed and gave the still sleeping Shippo a gentle kiss so as not to wake him.

Hiei just 'hn'ed' and sat cross legged on the edge of the bed.

Kagome was just finishing locking up the door when a noise in the bush leading into the small forest caught their attention. Kurama instantly move in front of Kagome and was about to call Hiei telepathically, when a large white and brown spotted cat came out.

"Boyu you silly cat. You about gave me a heart attack," Kagome went to the bush and picked up the cat. Even though it was a nice, hot day the sun hung low enough for large shadows that put them on edge. There was another rustle and before Kurama could get to Kagome's side to defend her, a battered looking blue lump with red hair at the top fell at Kagome's feet.

At first they couldn't tell what it was, it was laying face down. Kagome found a stick near by and poked it. When it emitted a loud whimper Kagome jumped back in fright behind Kurama. Kurama looked amused because after what Kagome told them about her story she shouldn't be that easily frightened. Although he liked the fact she immediately jumped to him for protection. He had figured out what the lump was while she was poking it with a stick but before he could say anything Kuwabara whimpered.

Kurama reached down and flipped Kuwabara over. Kagome let out a breath of relif when she realized it was just his friend. Then she realized what she had just done to the poor beat up guy. She went over to him to see if she could help. What she saw made her wonder how he got his injuries. It looked as if a big demon beat him up for fun.

"Kuwabara? Kuwabara? Are you ok? What happened to you? Who did this to you?" Kurama tried to get an answer out of him but to no avail.

Kagome felt so bad about not noticing he was gone earlier and poking him with a stick when he was in need of help. When she went out to touch the side of his face she felt her miko powers jolt and a warm blue light with white streaks come from her hand. When she looked at Kuwabara she saw his wounds closing before her eyes.

When Kurama saw the glow and felt the power start to grow in the area he became a little frightened of the power. It was a miko's power so it would hurt him. When the power came faster than he could blink towards him he was in shock. It touched him and he was prepared for the searing pain, but he didn't feel pain. In fact it felt like a warm cresses over his whole body. He let it take over his senses with a sigh and closed his eyes. When it stopped he open his eyes to see Kuwabara with his wounds healed and sitting up with Kagome's help. He smiled warmly at Kagome, not many would help Kuwabara. When Kagome glanced up and saw his smile she turned her head back towards Kuwabara, but not before he noticed her blush. He smiled bigger at that. When he came out of YOUKO'S thoughts he decided to find out what happed. Lucky they left earlier than need be, Kagome wanted to know her way around even though the boys would be escorting her everywhere.

"Kuwabara, how did you receive those injures? They were very bad," Kurama asked in a polite tone, that showed none of YOUKO'S previous thoughts.

"Well after that girl slammed the door on us I noticed this cat. I followed it into this huge forest. It must go on forever. Well, I lost track of the cat and tried to find my way back but got lost. I slipped a few time and hit a tree. One time I saw this mouse but I think it was really a youkai, because it just stared at me like it was going to eat me. When it squeaked I figured it was a challenge. So I decided if it was me or him that would win, I chose me. I charged at it with my sprit sward but it started to run. I chased after it but it was fast. I ran through a few bushes with thorns in them but didn't stop. When I found it again it was in the cat from earlier mouth. The cat then dropped the mouse and walked through the bush right there. I followed it and collapsed. Here I am now though. Still alive and not hurt because I am the great Kuwabara. Muaha ha Muaha ha Muaha ha Muaha ha Muaha ha Muaha ha!"

Kurama backed up slowly after Kuwabara started a really scary laugh, Kagome was behind him clutching his shirt (not that he minded). They had just reached the top steps to the shrine when Kagome felt arms go around her waist from behind. She let out a small scream and pulled Kurama tighter.

Kurama turned fast at the sound of Kagome's scream. He felt he pull tighter and while turning punched whatever it was pulling her, and pulled her behind his back. Who he saw after taking a battle stance made him blush though.

Kagome was busy smacking her palm against her forehead for letting so many things scare her today. She should have sensed both Kuwabara's and Yusuke's aura's. After she finished beating her head she glanced over Kurama's shoulder to see Yusuke sprawled on the ground with a big red mark on his cheek. Kurama had a blush on his cheeks that she thought was 'cute' and wanted to find out what else would make him blush. She steeped out from behind him and went to Yusuke. When she held out a hand to him, he took it while grumbling.

"You know Yusuke you deserved it anyways. You shouldn't sneak up on people if your not prepared for the consequences. If you didn't already have that red mark from Kurama it would be from me," Kagome turned from Yusuke to wink at Kurama. She got the reaction she wanted earlier when he blushed.

"Aww, come on Kag I was just messing around. What has you so scared anyways? Wait- did something happen? What-" He was interrupted before he got worked up.

"No, nothing like what your thinking about happened. We just found your friend from yesterday. I healed him, he told us what happened and started to laugh like a manic. So we were tiring to get away when you came," Kagome explained.

"Ummmm sorry to interrupt, but even though we left early; after all that's happened I'm afraid that its not so early anymore. We have enough time to get to school, get Kagome's schedule and get to class," Kurama looked at his watch again as if to conform that his timing was correct.

Just as they started off there was a loud 'Wait for me' behind them. They turned to find Kuwabara. Kagome unconsciously moved closer to Kurama. While Kurama put his hand in hers. Neither noticed the reaction.

Yusuke saw the reaction however and was happy for the two. He thought that they would be good for each other. However he did need to have a talk with his more active side. Shuichi Minamino was not the only side of Kurama that needed to have 'THE TALK'. Shivers ran up Yusuke's spine when he remembered the very elaborate and drunken explanation his mother gave him.

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Ten year old Yusuke walked up to his mother who had a beer in her hand and was sitting on the bar stool at the kitchen. She was trying to cut a stale and very hard bagel. He had herd some kids talking today about sex in the grade above his. He was curious so he was going to ask his mother.

"Mother what's sex?," he asked in an innocent tone.

His mother just looked down at him with blood shot eyes.

"Where did you hear that Yusukeeee?," His mother slurred.

"The kids at school. Will you tell me?," His voice squeaking a bit from maturing a bit faster then normal.

"Well you seeee Yusuke, when a man and a womeeeen love each other they have sex. Seeex is…..well sex is…..damnit here I willll try to show you," She grabbed the bagel and the first long, round thing in sight, a banana.

She took a few deep breaths and squinted her eyes to help her align the two food products.

"This is what a man has. This is a mans privet part," She held up the banana, next she picked up the bagel, "This is a women's privet part."

"So I have a banana as a privet part? And a girl has a bagel,?" Yusuke blinked at that. He didn't remember having a banana or any girls with bagels at school.

"Ummmmm, someeething like that…..now watch what they do," His mom again aligned the two food products and stuffed the banana through the hole in the bagel. The banana burst open splattering over the counter top.

Yusuke just looked at his mother then the empty banana peel. He ran out of the room so fast screaming that his mother was left spinning in the chair.

"Was it something I said?," his mother asked from the kitchen, followed by a thump which he assumed she had fallen out of her chair.

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After that he would go near a girl for a week. He finally overheard what sex really was from so upperclassmen.

He came out of the past at Kagome's laughing. They were still walking he noticed yet her eyes were trained on him. Kurama was directing her with a hand on the small of her back so as not to run into anything.

"Yusuke I don't know how I did it and right now I don't care but I saw that little memory of yours. Hahahaha did aunty really do that," At Yusuke's small nod she broke out in laughter again.

"KAGOME!!! It's NOT, I repeat NOT FUNNY!!! Don't you dare tell ANYONE ELSE," Birds in a tree in a secluded forest near Genki's Temple took flight at Yusuke's yell.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Genki's Temple~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Yukina was setting tea for herself and Genki when a shout resounded the forest clearly heard.

"Oh my, I hope everything is ok. What do you think Genki?," Yukina served the tea waiting for her answer.

"I'm sure everything is fine yet that was clearly the dimwit so we can't be too sure," Genki had a small smile playing on her face however. It would do Yusuke no good to know she approved of him, for if she did he wouldn't work at hard to prove her wrong.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Back with Kagome~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

"I wont, I wont" Kagome crossed her fingers behind her back while adding another for good measure at Yusuke's look.

When Kurama glanced behind at her hand after Yusuke looked away he gave a questioning gaze. He saw the playfulness in her eyes and knew that the fox in her was taking over. He gave a small chuckle at her mouthing 'Later.' He kept his hold around her waist the whole time to school. Kurama also felt her slightly lean into the contact. He knew that today was going to be good to him, fan girls or not.

Kagome felt Kurama's arm around her and didn't say a thing. Not only had she missed this type of contact with a boy, who obviously liked her like she liked him. It felt right, the only thing she worried about was if he had another girl in his life. She felt safer with him already than she did with Inu-yasha. She knew it was going a bit fast but she was tired of going so slow that he little brother would have grandkids before she walked down to the wedding march. (Why do they call it the wedding march?) Besides Yusuke had seen them and he obviously approved, although he wasn't the best judge.

When the group arrived at school the group pointed out some spots. They showed her were all the cliques sat, and where they sat. Even though class started in fifteen minutes the grounds were almost empty. They all walk into the dank high school that looked more forbidding the closer they got. When the creek of the door permitted them to enter she glanced around. They had full sized lockers that Kurama informed her that she could share with him. The lockers were peeling, and painted a peptalbismal. They walked down the deserted halls to a tall wooden door that had a gold plated 'Main Office' in the center. She noticed there were very few windows in the hallways and the lights were slightly dim. When Yusuke walked into the office and the main sectary looked up she looked quickly back down to her morning crossword puzzle.

"What did you do this time Yusuke? We need to stop meeting like this," she said not looking up showing her blond hair to be brown because her roots were showing.

Kagome had to stifle her giggles at her comment. Kurama looked on amused and Kuwabara was watching the scribbling of the pencil in the hand of the sectary.

"Nope not here for me this time Minchin. I came with my cousin. It's the first time here. I need the schedule," when the sectary heard this she slowly looked up chanting loudly for the cousin not to be like Yusuke.

"Hey I'm not THAT BAD!," Yusuke huffed and crossed his arms in what Kagome thought was a very Inu-Yasha like action.

Minchin finally lifted her head all the way to look for the new student. When she saw Kagome she gave a sigh of relief. Kagome couldn't help it and cracked up.

The now very professional looking sectary started asking Kagome questions to find her schedule.

"Name?"

"Kagome Higurashi"

"Grade?"

"11th"

"Age?"

"Seventeen"

"Ok, here you go sweetie. Try not to be like you cousin and come here every chance you get?," She said handing the paper to Kagome.

"Trust me, I wont. I will make sure Yusuke doesn't either," Kagome hid her smile at Yusuke's groan behind her paper. She looked down at her schedule and asked Kurama to write who had what class with her. When he handed it back she quickly looked down.

Period 1- Gardening- Kurama, Kuwabara

Period 2- Advanced History- Kurama, Yusuke (We made him join it)

Kagome laughed a little and glanced at Yusuke who was still grumbling.

Period 3- Japanese 11- All of us

Period 4- English 6- Kurama, Yusuke

Period 5- Math- Yusuke, Kuwabara (I can help tutor you)

Kagome blushed and nodded at Kurama who smiled.

Lunch- All

Period 6- Science- All (You can be my partner)

Kagome's blush deepened and nodded at Kurama. She saw Kurama hide a chuckle from her blush and playfully smacked him in the arm. In turn he captured her hand and didn't release it. She blushed harder and quickly returned to her paper.

Period 7- co-ed gym- All (It's the first year we have this. Lucky it happened when you were here.

Kagome smiled at Kurama and felt happy he was in all of her classes but math. Plus she didn't want to embarrass herself not knowing what to do in the math problems. They walked out of the office and into the hall. Kurama had yet to release her hand.

The halls were over crowded and people were hurrying into class rooms. They had just turned for Kagome's first class when she tensed at a sound.

Kurama felt her tense and looked back, which prompted the other two to look back also. When Kurama herd what she did he felt tense too.

"Higurashi-san!!! Higurashi-san!!! I can't believe you're here. With you sick all the time and canceling all those dates I didn't think you would be in school. You must have gotten better. I'm very happy," The tall, black haired, Handsome boy stopped at Kagome. He ignored everyone around her.

"Oh…. Hi Hojo-kun….ummm--," Kagome wasn't sure what to say. Hojo had always been kind. He had been very sweet bringing her gifts and asking after her health. However in her taste he had always been too sweet, and too naive.

"Higurashi-san, how would you like to go on a date on Friday?," He asked with a little smile.

"Umm…well…-," She was cut off by Kurama thankfully because she wasn't sure how to turn the guy down the…..30th time.

"I'm sure Kagome appreciates the gesture, but I'm afraid she has to decline for she is currently my girlfriend. I am also afraid we have a date that night," Kurama put the hand that was holding hers around her waist. That little speech however did not go unheard by the other students especial the girl population.

"Higurashi!! Is that true?," Hojo look at Kagome with pleading eyes that Kurama was wrong.

Kagome glanced at Kurama, then Hojo and the girls that were also waiting intently for the answer.

"Ummmm…-," She felt sweat start to accumulate on her forehead, she debated for all of two seconds before answering.

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