Hi all!! I had to update before I leave for Florida tomorrow! I don't want a bunch of people yelling at me to review… Anyways, sorry for this delay. I've been trying to finagle my way out of working Thursday and Sunday! 00 you have no clue of how hard that was!!!! Anyways… On with the story, before someone hits me with a grapefruit yelling as they hit me 'ON WITH IT ALREADY!!!'.. hee hee..

Disclaimer: No, I don't own Inuyasha!!! --;;

Meetings and Discussions

The truck driver in the booth cashed out for Heather, and left her a five dollar tip with a note saying "Go For It!" on his ticket. Giving Heather a confidence boost as she walked over to her new and old friends sitting in the four booth enclosure.

"How well did he leave?" Nathan asked her as Heather walked up.

"Five and a note to 'Go For It'. I swear, these truck drivers are a bunch of nuts." she laughed sitting next to Nathan in the booth with Inuyasha and Kagome.

"I called your mom, and she said that Zachary was out, and she would just let him spend the night. Thank god your brother is watching him anyways tomorrow for us. That means either of us don't have to worry about a lot of extra running." Nathan sighed and put his arm around Heather.

"Good, I was wondering about that. Anyways, so, how many songs do you want to sing with me that you and I could feasibly pull off as a duet type deal?" she smiled sheepishly looking from Nathan to Kagome.

"Well, it is your band, I'll sing with you on two songs. That way, it doesn't look like I'm stealing your 'thunder'." Kagome's voice giddy with happiness and excitement.

They prodded, prodded and figured out the songs that they would sing together, both by the Dropkick Murphy's, deciding it would be best to do covers since Kagome didn't know any of Heather's songs that she and her band had written.

Getting that out of the way, finally at about 3 a.m., Nina, Matt and Jon-o announced their departure back to home. They said their goodbyes and left the two couples in the booth. Heather had some side work she had to do, and excused herself, leaving Inuyasha, Kagome and Nathan to get to know each other better. When Heather rejoined the three, they were acting as if they'd known each other all their lives, showing that the guys were getting along great, Inuyasha and Nathan decided to ditch Kagome and Heather in the restaurant to play the games in the arcade.

"I'm sorry, but curiosity is killing me. Temporary fix on a problem. What kind of problems does that Jason guy give you and Nathan?" Kagome blurted out, catching Heather completely off guard.

Heather looked down, and bit her lip thoughtfully, inhaling deeply before answering Kagome.

"Well, Jason is my ex. He got a hold of my Social Security Number, and got five credit cards in my name, he put me in about, 20 grand worth of debt. Nathan and I just got a lot of it paid off and down. I can't hold him responsible at all because well, he used all my information and didn't put his name on anything. He also stole my license, and had the picture altered to another girls picture, the girl he was cheating on me with. I was able to get all the major items back from him. Nathan helped me, and shortly after we began a slow but quickly progressed relationship. We sort of knew each other in school, but his ex wouldn't let any girl talk to him other then her. I had a crush on him in high school, and when me and Nina became best friends.. I fell right back into the crush I had on him in high school, and finally left Jason, though it was already planned in a way. Corny huh?"

"Aww, how sweet, but, question… How did you find out that Jason was using your name and social?"

"I got the bills in the mail. When I asked him about it, he beat me in front of my son. I hit him back when I was able to, but, my wrist help wasn't applied that day. So, I got my reinforcements."

Kagome put her arm around her new friend whose eyes were welling up with tears. She knew what wrist help meant, the spiked bracelets that she wore her self for protection. Kagome bit her lip, and decided to tell Heather what she and Inuyasha were hiding.

"I have something I have to tell you as well." Kagome murmured into Heather's ear.

"What?" Heather asked with curiosity, raising an eyebrow and wiping her slightly tear stained cheeks.

"You have to promise not to tell a soul, well, with the exception of Nathan, but no one else." Kagome began, looking at the entrance to the restaurant, making sure that it was free of Inuyasha and Nathan.

(AN/ Okay, I know I skipped ahead in the last chapter, but, I have to do past and present, past with Inu and Kag, present to Naraku and all that jazz.. Hee hee.. )

"I am pleased to tell you Mr. Husako, that Inuyasha and that Kagome girl have been found and are surrounded. My men will be capturing them, and bringing them to me. I think we will be taking care of more then your son and the girl, and their friends from here. My informants tell me that they have became friends with a waitress and her fiancé' their child as well. Such a pity. We'll have to bring them all along." Naraku's word slithered out of his mouth like a rattlesnake about to strike.

"Wonderful! How did you find them?" Mr. Husako's deep voice exclaimed happily.

"They are residing with Koga and his fiancé Ayame in northeast Georgia. Koga gave me a call, and I got it out of him easily. He does despise your son you know."

"They have been rivals for quite some time. I know. I'm am so happy that you have found them. Sesshomaru and I will be arriving at your estate tomorrow afternoon. Call me as soon as they are captured. You have done excellent work Naraku, my boy, excellent work." Mr. Husako happily said, then hung up the phone.

Naraku placed his cell phone on his desk and sat back in the huge black leather chair.

"No, Mr. Husako, you have no idea of what I have in store for you or your family. Now that I have this little treasure." He retorted, laughing like a mad man, being put into a trance at the glowing pink glass ball that everyone had been chasing resting nicely in the palm of long slender right hand.

The Shikon-no-Tama was his, and whoever attempted to take it from him would be a dead man.

"Naraku! Are you ever going to come to bed? I've been waiting for you for over an hour!" Kikyo angrily announced her presence snapping him out of the trance.

"I'm sorry darling. Business, you know how business is." Naraku replied, placing the jewel in the old wooden box that it had once been contained and hidden away in.

He looked at the woman standing in front of him. She was wearing a long black, lace nightgown that was completely see through, with her long black hair messy and hanging down loosely. The anger in her brown eyes instantly went away and shone with mischief.

"Are you coming? Because, I can't wait much longer." she commented, giving him a seductive look as she turned and began down the hall to their large bedroom.

"I'm coming!" Naraku yelled after her, jumping from the large comfortable chair.

"Sango, please, come on.. Drink some water, it'll make you feel a little better." Miroku coaxed by the side of the bed, holding a cup of water near Sango's lips.

"Miroku, I'm not thirsty. Just let me sleep." Sango whined, putting her hands in her face.

Miroku set the cup on the floor next to him, and felt Sango's forehead. She was still burning up, in her sleep she would scream aloud from her dreams, and when she was awake she would hallucinate. He didn't know what was wrong with her. He rose and headed to the bathroom to get a wet wash cloth. Hoping sooner or later it would break her fever.

He placed the cold wet cloth on Sango's alarmingly hot forehead, and watched her in her troubled sleep. The things she was calling out in her sleep old haunting memories from her past, and fear of what was in store. She needed food in her stomach, as did Miroku, but how were they to get food when the only people who cared if they survived or not were gone? Sango's thrashing and crying out in her sleep came to a halt finally for a short time. Miroku laid down beside her on the bed. Not sure of what to think about anything anymore. They had to find a way out, and soon. But how?

I'm so sorry it's short!!! But I have to get a lot of work done before I head to Florida!!! 00.. I AM SO SLEEPY!!!!!! Anyways, I hope you liked this chapter, and I hope I get some good reviews! I'll update as quickly as possible when I get back from Florida! dodges the tomatoes being thrown at my head because of the shortness of the chapter

JaNe!!!!