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Chapter Six: The Problem With Boys

"Grandpa! Mom! I'm going now!" a happy Kagome notified the heads of her household as she left the premises, dressed in the same boy's clothing as she wore before. In the background, a furious murmuring can be heard.

"Stupid Granddaughter! How could she have possibly sorted the darn rice and beans out in one day? Impossible! I should watch out for her, she's too smart for a girl. If only she was a boy... She could have been such an asset to the family. Why is she dressed in boy's clothing again? How many times do I have to tell her? Argh! Stupid child! She should be proud to wear miko clothes!" a clearly grumpy Grandpa grumbled in anger and jealously. After all, no one is supposed to be smarter than Grandpa.

"Father, you know Kagome's only dressing up as a boy to make her status less obvious. If she dressed in her miko clothes, then her position as the Guardian of the Shikon No Tama would be apparent. Come on, you know this is true. Let it go. Besides, it can't hurt to give her a chance to experience the world before she is forced to get married or become a permanent miko who will forever work at the shrine. You know that males have freedom and females don't." Kagome's mom argued.

"Hmph! Grandpa snorts She should have no excuse!" Grandpa fought back before he left to do the daily tasks.

With Kagome, in the streets

'Kami! I'm late! I knew I should have waked up earlier! It's all Grandpa's fault! He had to give me that stupid, annoying problem to solve.' Kagome thought while dashing off wildly towards the inn. 'I'm almost there!' she thought while looking up ahead. All of a sudden, she bashed into someone dressed in red. She instantly fell down. Looking up, she distinguished the face of a young boy, a few years older than her. He immediately reminded her of Sesshy. He looked like almost like he was his brother, except for his shorter height and the fact that he had dog ears on top of his head, instead of pointy ears on the sides.

"Watch where you're going you brat!" the irritated boy ordered.

"Who are you to boss me around? I was going to apologize. And besides, I don't have time for you. I'll teach you a lesson later. I've got important things to do right now!" Kagome lectured before she scurried off towards the inn, leaving the angry boy standing in the middle of the street.

At the Inn

"Miroku! Sesshy!" Kagome yelled while panting as she stood in front of them, "Hey! Sorry I'm late, but I slept late and I couldn't get up in time. This just isn't a good day. Can you believe it? I accidentally bumped into this guy and was about to apologize but then that great, arrogant, idiotic jerk just snaps at me and calls me a brat! Who does he think he is? Huh? I swear I'm going to give that oaf a beating!"

"Not now, Kai. Calm down! We have to go soon if we're going to be on time."

"Fine, but I will beat up that guy! He needs a lesson..." Kagome said stubbornly. "Hey! Wait up!" were her last words before she sprinted after Miroku and Sesshy, who have already left.

Meanwhile, with Inuyasha

"Feh! No one in this town has manners! If it wasn't for my promise, and my good-for-nothing relatives, then I wouldn't be in this stupid town. I swear, this whole place is driving me insane! Look! I'm even talking to myself!" Inuyasha expressed out loud. "Now, where in the world could the Higurashi Shrine be?"

Author's Note: Thanks for the reviews! I'm keeping track of the votes so far and I'll wait till I have more votes until I post the standings. The voting is still continuing. Again, if you have any suggestions about any pairing(s), let me know.

Possible Pairings (ones being planned unless voted/suggested otherwise):

Kouga and Kagura or

Kouga and Ayame

Shippo and Rin (if you don't want Rin to be older)

And for Alternative Endings (these pairings will be added to the other pairings):

Sesshomaru and Rin (if Rin is older)

Inuyasha and Kikyo

Reminder: There will be alternative endings for sure so there will be separate chapters for Inuyasha and Kagome and for Sesshomaru and Kagome.