As they drove off, Inu Yasha held the gift from Sesshoumaru in his lap, sparing glances at it whenever he thought the two girls weren't watching him. That made the two of them giggle, and their giggling was annoying Inu Yasha.
"Master Inu Yasha, I shall accompany you at the moment," Myouga told the once hanyou.
"Yeah, whatever," was Inu Yasha's reply.
:Inu Yasha, what did your brother give you?" Kagome asked. She didn't get an answer from him because at that moment they arrived at the Goshinboku. Kagome, Inu Yasha, and Yuka all walked over to Yuka's house.
"Yuka!" Her mother yelled, squeezing her daughter tightly. Everyone was ecstatic to see the girl. "Where were you?" Her mother asked after awhile.
"A friend's house," Yuka answered, sharing a glance with Kagome.
"Yuka, we'll be back soon," Kagome whispered in her friend's ear. Yuka mouthed okay, and Kagome and Inu Yasha left. As they walked home, they walked as they had the day they'd first gone to the library, with her head on his shoulder and his arm around her waist. When they got within seeing distance of her house, they quickly stopped and walked normal. After giving her family a quick rundown of her day, not mentioning Sesshoumaru, she found her family almost as ecstatic as Yuka's had been. Later, after everyone had eaten, they all went to the living room. Kagome, Sota, and Inu Yasha sat on the floor, while Mrs. Hiragashi and Jii-chan sat on the couch. Sota popped in a movie, which the family watched for the next few hours. When the movie was over, everyone retired to their own spots. Kagome went to her room and accidentally closed her door in Inu Yasha's face.
"Sorry," she apologized afterward. He grumbled something but sat on the edge of her bed. "So, what did Sesshoumaru give you?" She asked. He pulled out the gift adn showed her. "I don't believe it, he actually gave you the Te-" She stopped as her mother walked in at that moment to tell them that it was getting late. "Wow," she went on after her mother left. Opening her window, she let the night air drift into her room. Sighing, she sat down next to Inu Yasha, leaning against him. She didn't notice it, but his face became a shade of red that was much darker than his fire rat kimono. They sat like that for a while.
"Kagome?" He asked after awhile. A small sigh came from he. Peering over his shoulder he found her asleep. Somehow, he was able to lay Kagome on her bed. He noticed her shivering, and closed her window, covering her with her blanket. Sitting on the floor, he watched the moon, later falling asleep. Myouga watched this, then heading off to Sesshoumaru's place.
Kagome's eyes fluttered when she woke. Not really remembering the night before, she sat up in her bed. It came to her a few moments later though.
"Hey, Inu Yasha," she whispered to him. He didn't respond. "Inu Yasha," she tried again. Still no response. She knew he'd sleep for hours, if not all day. That always happened when he got like this. Seeing as he would not wake, she basically threw Inu Yasha out into the hallway.
Coming out about half an hour later, she found him still snoozing in the hallway, though now Sota was prodded his body with a stick he'd somehow had in his room. Ignoring them, she headed downstairs, making toast for herself, then running off to school. After school was over, Kagome phoned home to tell her mother that she'd be getting home a little later than normal.
"Yu, I can't believe you're back!" Eri screeched.
"I know, it's amazing. But Yuka, where were you?" Ayumi asked. Kagome and Yuka shared a secret glance, and both smiled.
"With a friend," Yuka told them. Eri adn Ayumi were confused by that, but just shrugged it off.
"Don't sweat the small stuff you guys. Yuki's back and that's all that matters," Kagome told them. Smiling, her friends and her locked arms and walked to their homes.
"Ri, call me tonight, okay?" Yuka said as the four went their separate ways.
"Sure," Eri called back. The next two weeks seemed dull and boring as nothing exciting seemed to happen.
"Finally! Summer vacation!" Kagome cheered with her friends.
"Here, here!" Eri joined in. The girls giggled, and walked towards the ice cream store that was situated right across from Nishi High School. Seeing friends here and there, they enjoyed their afternoon.
"So, Eri, I heard you got accepting into Tokyo University, is it true?" Ayumi asked.
"Yeah," Eri admitted sheepishly. Jaws dropped as the entire place stared at the four girls.
"Tokyo U?" Hushed whispers went through the place.
"Did you hear that?"
"Tokyo U? Wow."
"Didn't she go to Nishi High?"
"Nishi High? Doesn't that place have the highest dropout count in the country?" Sensing that Eri wasn't at ease anymore, the four left.
"See guys later!" Ayumi called when they split. Whistling a merry tune, Kagome walked up the stairs to her home.
"Hey! I'm home," she called.
"We're in the living room," her mother's voice replied back. Heading to the living room, Kagome found her aunt and uncle, and three people she'd never seen before sitting on the couch and loveseat.
"Hello Kagome," her aunt greeted her.
"Hello Uncle Shiro, Aunt Umeko," she replied. The strangers were a man and a woman about her mother's age, and a teen boy that looked about her own.
"Kagome, this is Mr. and Mrs. Akio, and their son, Maitreya," Aunt Umeko told her niece.
"Hello," she greeted them, bowing slightly. The Akio's did the same.
"Kagome, the Akio's are new to Tokyo, and I was hoping that you might show Maitreya around the neighborhood," Aunt Umeko went on.
"Sure, but I have to get something from my room first," she told them. She ran up to her room and grabbed Sesshoumaru's gift to Inu Yasha. "Okay, let's go," she said when she back down. The two teens left.
"Where are we going?" He asked.
"To my friend's house. I have to give her this," Kagome answered, pointing to the bundle she held in her hands. When they got to Yuka's, Kagome handed her friend the bundle.
"What grade are you in?" Maitreya asked after they'd left Yuka's.
"I just graduated form high school," Kagome answered. "What about you?"
"Same," he replied.
"That's cool." The two walked together, talking about an odd assortment of stuff.
"Inu Yasha!" Kagome yelled out when she saw the once hanyou turned human. Inu Yasha turned around and jogged back to the two teens, putting himself between Kagome and Maitreya.
"What?" He asked.
"Nothing," she answered.
"Hey Kagome, who is this guy?" Inu Yasha asked.
"He's Maitreya. He's the son of a couple of my aunt's friends," she told him.
"The one who didn't like me?" He asked.
"Yeah," she answered, and they started laughing. "So, had did things go at your brother's?"
"Just the usual," he answered back. They reached the Hiragashi shrine, just as it began to rain. By the time they were inside, it was pouring.
"Oh, dear, it looks like you may have to spend the night," Mrs. Hiragashi said. later, when everyone sat down to eat, Kagome found herself sitting between her aunt and Maitreya. Her uncle sat on the other side of her aunt, and her mother next to him. The other five people sat on the other side of the table.
A/N: Three chapters today. It would have been two, but there was not much from the first two. My first parade is tonight! I'm nervous. (Written on Wednesday, not Thursday.) Yes, I do write out the chapters the day before I post them. Not like it matters any.
Anyone want to check out a cool web comic? Then I suggest you go to It's an awesome site, and comic. I actually got to meet it's creator/ and one of the main characters, Fred Gallagher a.k.a Piro. If you don't feel like reading the entire thing online, you could get books one and two from a library or a bookstore. I think a third volume's coming out soon, but I'm not sure.
Disclaimer: I do not own Inu Yasha, nor any of it's peoples/places/ and/or events. I do not own Tokyo University, which is a real college in Tokyo. I own Nishi High, but you can use it. I DO own the Akio's and Shiro and Umeko. They CANNOT be used in any story at all. They can only be used by me OR THOSE WHO HAVE MY PERMISSION.
If you use them without MY PERMISSION, I WILL REPORT YOU.