Inuyasha stirred slightly as the weak glare of the sunlight warmed his eyelids. He yawned and stretched, opening one eye before the other. With his usual perceptiveness, he knew where he was, how he got there, and why he was there and when he got right down to it.it sucked to be him right now.

"I've gotta pis," He mumbled as he stood and stretched again, looking at his wrist for a watch he stole about a month ago. Only it wasn't there. He shrugged simply and looked around the room for a clock... He must've pawned the wristwatch for gas money.

4:58 am.

Damn, he was an early bird.

Inuyasha stretched a final time before unlocking the door. His back was all knotted up and achy since he hadn't slept on a bed. In fact, he had been really pissed to find out that the room he ran into was a little storage closet. Nothing but damned boxes and crap, making everything really cramped and crowded for him. With a little smile he walked out into the quiet hallway and began searching for the bathroom.

He'd take a leak, grab some food, and run out of here like a bat out of hell.

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Kagome jerked up out of bed and looked around her room, alert and energized. Hirai and Sango were in their sleeping bags on the floor and snoring slightly. The curtains were drawn, making the room seem darker than it really was. With a glace at her electronic clock she saw that it was 5:01 am and she had really had to pee.

Getting up, she tiptoed over Hirai and Sango quietly towards the door. Though when she was just inches away from it, she tripped over a huge lump and landed, her bottom half resting on whatever she fell on while her face met with the door.

"Owww," she murmured as she picked herself up a bit and rubbed her nose. "What in the name of-Miroku! I thought you were sleeping in the living room."

The teenage male rolled over with a sleepy smile and yawned in her face, exposing morning breath. He seemed to be waking up now that Kagome was, in a way, sitting on him.

"Sango let me in. Good morning to you too." He said as he opened his eyes and took a look at her. "Heading out, hmm? Time for another hallway sex session with Inuyasha?" he asked casually, almost innocently. "You didn't have to wake me up to--- OW LET GO OF MY EAR!"

Kagome gripped his ear as tight as possible as she kicked Sango in her lower back, startling her friend awake. Sango sat up quickly and made a snort sound before looking around the room like it was in a state of emergency before finally focusing on her best friend, sitting on her boyfriend's back and holding his ear as he quietly mouthed the word "ouch" over and over again.

"What did he do now, Kagome?" Sango said as she rubbed her back. "I'll punish him later, I swear."

"SANGO! How could you?" Kagome yelled as Miroku squirmed in pain. She gave his ear a final squeeze and released it, scowling as she watched him grab his poor ear and rub it gently.

"He said he was lonely, so I let him in. I didn't know he was up to his tricks-"

"Not that! The whole incident with Inuyasha," Kagome said through clenched teeth as she adjusted her weight on Miroku so that she could seem heavier. Hopefully she'd crush his spine.

Sango seemed to be a bit more awake as she hit Miroku in the head. "I told you not to mention that!" she said in a heated whisper.

Hirai mumbled something and turned over, asleep and oblivious as ever.

Sango looked at her best friend, apologetically. "I'm really really sorry Kagome, it slipped out. I swear I'll never speak of that again."

Kagome shrugged it off. "It's alright," she said as calmly as possible. As for Miroku.

"You are never to mention that again or your life will be in danger. Understood?"

"Yes sir!" Miroku gasped out. Kagome was really starting to hurt him. "Now get off my spine!"

Kagome got up only to sit back down again, making another gasp arise out of Miroku. "What did you say?" she asked again with a false sweet tone.

"Yes, Princess Kagome! Your word is law! I adore and respect you with all my heart, soul, and mind! Whatever you say goes! I am your humble obedient servant for life! And for the love of almighty god get the hell off of me!"

^_____________^

Kagome trotted down the hallway to the nearest bathroom. Much to her dismay, the bathroom in her room was out of service. (Due to Souta flushing Kohaku's marbles down the toilet because of some argument over a videogame.)

She stopped in front of the bathroom and was about to open the door, but heard a light tinkling sound of running... liquid.

"Souta," she mumbled and began to move off to the next bathroom. She was nearly out of earshot when she faintly heard a cellular begin to ring. Since when had Souta had a cell phone? One that rang Inspector Gadget, no less.

Kagome crept back to the bathroom and placed her ear to the door as the ringing abruptly cut off.

"What the fuck do you want?"

That voice! Him! It was He! That was his voice!! The voice of HIM!!

Kagome (without thinking) pushed open the door and pointed. "Ah hah!" she shouted. "You're busted, Inuyasha!"

Inuyasha stood with his back facing her, standing over the toilet. A blush quickly spread over Kagome's face as Inuyasha turned to look at her, one hand holding a cellular phone to his ear, the other holding his.erm.joystick. He watched in amusement and a little nervousness as her gaze dropped steadily from his face to below.

"Higurashi," he said with a small smile, "You're up early. You sleep well? - No, dumb ass, I was not asking you-" he talked into the phone angrily before looking back at her. " Higurashi, do you mind?" he snapped.

Kagome kept looking down, growing even redder by the moment.

Pants and draws by the ankles."Full moon" was out. what the hell was he holding in his hand?.a snake? More like a python, maybe. Wait a minute, that's his -

"Oh my GOD!" Kagome yelled as she backed up, tripping over her own feet as she slammed the door shut. She fell before it and placed her hand on her chest as she panted, trying to calm down. She had just seen Inuyasha's.erm.screwdriver!

"OH-MY-GOD!" she screamed as she waved her hands in front of her face, trying to cool her hot cheeks. That thing! That thing that boys had! THAT thing that boys had, that girls weren't supposed to see unless they were prostitutes (*cough*Kikyo*cough*) or on their wedding night!

Then suddenly, just as quick as Kagome had grown hectic, she was extremely calm and relaxed. She made a large sigh and ran her fingers through her hair.

"Awkward," she murmured. "That was awkward." Kagome was really strange that way. She would be hyper one moment and calm the next. It had come from the way she lived and the situations she went through. Dealing with gossip from school, boys hitting on her and saying indecent things, her father's unexpected business meeting in the living room when she had just taken a shower and was walking around in a towel.you get the point. Because of this little characteristic trait, she had calmed down when she was hunting for Inuyasha last night and simply shrugged and went to bed. By the next day, she'd hope she'd be calm enough to deal with him.

She took a deep breath and began to get up again when the door swung open and Inuyasha lashed out at her, grabbing her by the ankles and dragging her into the bathroom, locking the door.

"Inuyasha, what are you.your pants are still.OH MY GOD, IS THAT THING MOVING?"

^_______________^ (I really enjoyed writing that part)

Kikyo stretched and rolled over, draping her arms over the warm masculine body next to her.

"Mmm, that was wonderful," she said as she ran her fingers through her hair and kissed the man's shoulder. The man turned towards her, with a yawn, and grabbed a breast, kissing her gently. "Glad you enjoyed it," he replied as he pulled her closer and held her there.

She closed her eyes for a few minutes and was about to go back into peaceful sleep when a fit of coughing came up. She got up, excused herself quietly, and continued towards the bathroom, all the while still coughing.

When she reached it, she opened the little mirror cabinet and grabbed a bottle of prescript pills, popping two in her mouth and downing it with sink water. She coughed and gagged for a few minutes longer before it finally subsided.

Kikyo placed the pills back in the cabinet and closed it, staring at her reflection in the mirror. Her skin was pale and she could start to notice the dark bags forming under her eyes. She began to slightly tremble as she turned back on the water and splashed her face with water.

"It's only a cold," she told herself as she grabbed a face towel and patted it dry. "It'll pass."

She put the towel down and looked in the mirror again, throwing herself a sexy smile. Then, with an air of confidence she turned around and marched back into her bedroom, ready to continue entertaining her guest.