Hey! I'm baaack! Lol. Well, I'm tired, sick, and I'm sore, so I decided to write more. I had color guard practice last night (you know, where they throw flags and sabers and rifles? they march in parades), and they made us do tons of sit-ups and they made us do these arm things that really hurt, etc.

Well, thanks for the reviews!

Seishi1: Thanks for the review! Thanks for telling me about the little mistake in chapter 4. I didn't even notice that! Whenever I write chapters for this, in my mind I'm trying to picture the movie, trying to remember what happened. So my hand automatically writes Lucy instead of Kagome lol. I would fix it, but since it's only one time, I'm just gonna leave it. But now I can watch out for that. Yeah, I'm trying to make it my own in little ways, just little changes.

Chibi Jen-chan: Hey! Yeah, While You Were Sleeping is an awesome movie. I love it; it's my favorite chick flick. It's cute. Yeah, I went to Europe for about 2 ½ weeks. I went to Paris, Ireland, and London. I got some inspirations for stories!! But probably just fictionpress stories. Maybe one fanfiction one…lol I just got an idea for a fanfiction one as I was writing this. Yeah, going to Europe was fun, but it was probably the last vacation with my whole family, and we won't be going on a big vacation next summer. Europe was too expensive to go on another vacation next summer. So next summer, it's sitting at home doing fanfiction, reading, playing video games, watching movies, and hanging w/ friends!

tsunami-chan: Thanks for the review! Yeah, I wanted to write a fanfiction based on the movie, and the only two people that were fit for it were Inuyasha and Kagome. Yeah, I'm definitely gonna keep the cute parts in there. I just have to figure out the ice…cause they're in CA…it might just be water, ya know? Spilled all over? I won't say any more, cause like you said, we don't wanna spoil it for others. And the leaning absolutely has to go in there. That was the cutest part. = )

Dolphin-slam: Thanks for the enthusiasm! Lol. I couldn't add more then because I traveled to Europe the night after I posted that chapter. And I couldn't use the internet while I was gone. But I'm back now, so I can update!

Chapter VI

Kagome opened her apartment door wearily and stepped in. She closed her door behind her and collapsed on the couch.

"Why me?" she asked no one in particular.

Someone was pounding on her door, giving her a headache.

"Who is it?" she called.

"You stood me up!" came the muffled voice of Koga Sato. She wearily stood up and walked to the door.

"For what?" she asked as she opened the door. Koga pushed past her into the apartment.

"Our date last night!"

"What date?"

"To go see Beauty and the Beast! I had to sit there and watch some cheesy play with no girl next to me. It was a waste!"

"I never said I would go out with you. I think I've made it pretty clear lately that I will not go out with you ever."

"Yes, you said you would go!"

"No, I believe I would remember if I did."

"Yes you did."

"No."

"You did."

"No, I didn't."

"You di-"

Kagome put a hand over Koga's mouth when she heard another knock on the door.

"Who is it?"

"Miroku!" came the muffled answer.

Kagome pushed Koga over to her closet and stuffed him in.

"Hey, is that guy chasin' after you? I'll chase him from my woman…"

"No, he is not chasin'. And I am not your woman!"

She pushed him more to get him to fit inside.

"Don't say anything. Just be quiet."

He picked up a bra from the floor. "Nice bra."

She ripped it out of his hands and shut the door. She stuffed the bra in her coat pocket and opened the front door.

"Hey Miroku."

"Hey…do you have company? Cause I could come back later…"

"Oh! No, the TV was on."

Kagome moved aside so that he could come in.

"So, what brings you here?"

Miroku sighed. "Kagome, that night you went to visit Sesshomaru, I was there."

Great. I'm dead…

"But I came to tell you not to tell the family."

Her head whipped up at his statement.

"What?"

"Well, Sesshomaru's been distant from the family lately. But when they met you, they thought they had him back. If you tell them, you'll just take him away again. They need you. You brought them back their son, even thought you didn't mean to."

He headed toward the door. "Just…think about it."

When he reached the door, he turned back.

"How did you know about Sesshomaru having one…well…?"

Kagome started, but Miroku interrupted her. He had a weird grin on his face.

"No, don't tell me…I'm not sure I want to know."

Kagome rolled her eyes and pushed Miroku out the door. He just laughed and walked out into the hallway.

"Bye."

"Bye."

Kagome heard a crash from the closet she had imprisoned Koga in right as she closed the door.

"Oh man. What now?!"

She hurried over to the closet and opened the door to find Koga on the ground, trying to pull off one of her high heels.

"Were you trying on my shoes?!"

Koga shook his head viciously. "No! I mean, I was shifting, and I fell. My foot just slipped into the shoe!!"

"My shoes weren't on the floor! They were in a box!"

Koga was saved from saying anything by the knock on the door.

"Who is it?!" Kagome yelled.

"Inuyasha!"

"Jeez, doesn't anybody use the phone anymore?!" she muttered.

"Sure, I do," Koga said.

"You don't count."

She shoved him back in the closet and hurried to her front door. She opened it to reveal Inuyasha standing there looking around with his hands in the back pockets of his jeans.

"Hi! Here to continue the interrogation?" Kagome asked as he looked at her.

He chuckled. "No, actually, I have an early engagement present."

Kagome smiled nervously. "Oh. Um…you really…shouldn't of."

"I didn't. It's a delivery from my parents."

Kagome nodded. "Oh."

"It's a piece of furniture they bought."

CRASH

"What was that?" Inuyasha asked, peering into the apartment.

"Uh…cat!"

He looked at her incredulously. "Cat?"

"Hehe…big cat?"

He nodded reluctantly and gave it up. Kagome sighed silently in relief.

"Well, I think we should take the furniture to Sesshomaru's apartment."

He laughed. "You haven't even seen it."

"Well, you know, there's lots more room in his apartment. In fact, I'll come with you," she added as she heard another crash and a barely discernable curse from the closet. She pushed Inuyasha out the door and closed it behind her.

They arrived at the apartment complex and Inuyasha parked the cargo truck that he used to carry around weapons he had bought off people.

"Well, ready to see your present?" Inuyasha asked as they walked to the back of the truck.

"Mmhmm."

He unlocked the door and pushed it up.

"Voìla!"

A large Lazy Boy recliner chair sat at the end of the truck. It was red and soft, and it looked comfortable. Inuyasha helped Kagome climb into the back of the truck, and she sat down in the recliner.

"I love it."

"Good. Now, I might need your help."

She got up and started to help him move the chair when a bow-and-arrow set on the ground caught her eye. The bow had elaborate leaves and flowers carved into it. The arrows had beautiful dark green feathers on the ends. It was a masterpiece.

"Wow. That's beautiful."

"Huh?" Inuyasha turned his head to the bow. "Oh. I made that."

Kagome whipped her head around. "No."

He smiled and nodded his head. "Yup. Better believe it. Shocking, eh?"

"Can I hold it?"

He shrugged. "Sure."

She gingerly picked it up. It was a little taller than her, probably made to fit someone around Inuyasha's height. It was light and felt delicate in her fingers, but as she held it in front of her and pulled the string taught, she knew it was strong.

"It's wonderful. You should start your own business."

"Well…that's kinda hard…"

"Oh, your dad's business?"

"Yeah. See, the business used to be run by my dad, Sesshomaru, and me. Now that Sesshomaru's left, I'm the only one left to take over the business, 'cause Sango wants to teach people how to use weapons."

Kagome nodded. "Well, lets get the chair upstairs."

They both got out and lifted the chair to the pavement. They set it on the ground while Inuyasha closed and locked the truck, and then they walked to the front doors. Kagome pulled it through the doors while Inuyasha pushed. They managed to get it all the way to Sesshomaru's door, and then got stuck.

"Uh…I think the door's to thin," Kagome suggested.

"Well, let me try a really old technique."

"And that technique is…?"

"Push really hard."

They both laughed and Kagome moved aside. She waited a second before saying, "Nothing's happening."

Then she moved back in front of it and helped pull it through. They finally managed to push it in, but Kagome was knocked backwards into a shelf where a vase full of water and flowers was sitting. Her flailing arms hit it, and it fell with a crash on the carpet, breaking and spilling water and flowers on the carpet. Inuyasha walked over behind Kagome and looked at the stain.

"Perfect spot for the recliner."

Kagome burst out laughing.

"Oh maaan!!"

Inuyasha ran over to his truck, which had been trapped in between two cars.

"Jeez, now I can't get out!"

Kagome just laughed. "Well, they can basically stay here all night. So, I'll see ya later!"

"Hey, wait! Are you just gonna leave me here?"

Kagome nodded. "Yeah, I think I will."

"Well, I'll walk you home."

"What for?"

"Protection."

"Oh, no, I can take care of myself."

He laughed. "Okay, fine. I don't want to be here by myself."

Kagome laughed. "All right. Come on."

"Are you cold?" Inuyasha asked Kagome, seeing her shivering slightly beneath her large jacket.

"Maybe a little," she replied. "What about you?"

"Nah. This coat has fleece lining. You need a better coat."

"Well, this was my dad's. He loved it."

"I hope he's somewhere warm, 'cause he must be cold without it."

"Actually…he died about two years ago," Kagome said quietly, her voice laced in sadness.

"Oh, I'm sorry…I didn't-"

Kagome cut him off. "No, it's alright. You didn't know." She smiled reassuringly at him.

After a long pause, Inuyasha asked, "What do you remember about him?"

"Well…he was a lot like me…dark hair, really, really short…"

They both laughed. "Well, what was he like?" Inuyasha asked.

"Well, he loved traveling…even though he couldn't afford to go very far. We had tons of maps strewn about our house."

"Ah, yes…My truck is full of maps…need 'em to get by."

"We would hear about a place on the T.V., and then we would get out the maps and mark routes to those places on the maps."

"Where do you want to go the most?"

"Florence," she answered immediately.

They both laughed.

"Wow. Florence. I've never bought weapons from there yet, but…I've heard it's nice," Inuyasha said. "So you've never been there?"

"No…I don't have enough money left. But I do have my passport!" She reached inside her purse and pulled out her passport wallet, handing it to Inuyasha.

"You carry it with you?"

"Well, I'm planning a trip really soon, and, you know, I have it just in case I need a…quick getaway."

"You don't have any stamps in here."

"No, I haven't been anywhere yet."

"Well, your trip to Florence should make your dad happy."

"Yeah…you know, you're a lot like him…or at least you remind me of him…"

Inuyasha smiled. "Oh yeah? So, I take it he was a classy, good-looking, charming gentleman who…"

"…just stepped in doggy doo."

Inuyasha lifted his foot quickly off the ground and stared at the now squished present someone's dog had left on the sidewalk.

"Let me just say that that was real classy," Kagome said. Both of them burst out laughing and kept walking to Kagome's apartment. When they reached the complex, Kagome saw that someone had just watered down the sidewalk in front of her apartment building.

"Great," she said. "It's slippery. Watch out."

They both walked carefully onto the water, trying to stay upright.

"Okay," Inuyasha said. "You got it?"

"I think so…"

Just then Inuyasha slipped and grabbed Kagome. He managed to keep himself from falling all the way, but he was clinging onto Kagome for dear life.

"Don't you take me down with you!" Kagome said.

"Wait a sec…I think I got it…There…Okay, I'm good."

They started off again.

"I think we got it," Inuyasha said.

But as the words left his mouth, they stepped on a particularly slippery part of the water. Kagome slipped, Inuyasha reached out suddenly to grab her, and fell in the process, bringing both of them down hard on the sidewalk.

"Oof!!"

"Ow…" Kagome wined.

"That hurt…I think my butt will be bruised for the next week…You okay?" Inuyasha asked Kagome.

"Yeah, I'm fine…just a little cold."

They both laughed.

"Here, take my hand," Inuyasha said as he stood up. They kept going towards the door to her building.

"You know, you don't have to take me all the way to the door," Kagome said.

"I know…you're blocking the wind for me."

Kagome laughed.

"Hey, you have an extra pair of pants in your apartment?" Inuyasha asked.

Kagome laughed. "If you could fit into my pants I think I'd die of a combination of embarrassment and amusement."

"Okay, okay."

Kagome reached the door and turned around to say good night.

"Good night," Inuyasha said back.

"So, I'll see you whenever."

"Yeah. See ya."

When Kagome walked in the door and up to her apartment, Koga was waiting by her door.

"Kagome, it's either me or him."

"Him." With that, she closed her door right in his face. Koga stood in shock for a moment before recovering himself.

"Well, you can think about it for awhile before answering," he yelled through the door.

Well, was that okay? Did I do a good job on the slipping scene? Since I relocated the story to L.A, I couldn't have them slip on ice, since it doesn't snow or ice over there. So I asked my mom if a watered-down sidewalk would be slippery, and she said it would. So that's what I did. Hope you liked it! Sorry I took so long to get it out. Well, see ya!!!