Sorry again guys, I feel like such a jerk, but I've had mad cheerleading, a boyfriend who wants to spend every second with me(not that I mind about that too much), a job who schedules me to work every night and doubles on the weekends, and a friend who just killed himself. So here it/they are, two chapters, just because it's your lucky day

Ch 9

Kagome was furious! How dare he say that about her?! She was so irate that she didn't notice Sesshomaru watching her......and deliberately get in her path. Once more, she toppled both of them over, but somehow, they got twisted and Sesshomaru landed on top of her. He looked down at her with a strange look on his face.

"Uh-Uh. There in no way you can blame me this time-you landed on me," she huffed, crossing her arms over her chest. Kagome saw that he was about to say something and continued before he could even try to pin this one on her. "Aaand, I was making an extremely large amount of noise, so there is no way you can say that you didn't hear me, and we're in an open space so you also can't say that you didn't see me! So what's your excuse going to be this time?"

"You make absolutely no sense, girl," he said coldly. He had run into her on purpose, but there was no reason to admit it. He got up off of her and did something that surprised even himself. He offered her his hand, to help her up. She looked at it suspiciously, but eventually took it, though cautiously. So when Inuyasha came upon them, it looked as though they were holding hands.

"Sesshomaru! Get off of her!" he yelled. "Why don't you go bother your girlfriend?" Both Kagome and Sesshomaru looked at him, perplexed, but while Kagome's expression remained, Sesshomaru's quickly morphed into irritation.

"Silence, you idiot," he said. Inuyasha just looked at him and yelled some more.

"I can't believe you would try to make moves on Kagome when, a: she just got dumped, b: you have a girlfriend, and c: she doesn't like you!"

"Inuyasha, I never said I didn't......" Kagome began before she was interrupted by a growl. It had come from Sesshomaru, but before she could say anything, he turned and stormed off. Well as close to storming off one can look like, being as graceful as he.

"Are you all right, Kagome?" Inuyasha's voice invaded her thoughts. She was still reeling in confusion on what had just happened.

"Umm yeah,........what?" she spluttered, grasping for her voice.

"Hey, didn't I promise you a tour of the city?" Inuyasha ignored her question.

"Yeah I think so......." She trailed off, confused at the sudden change of topic.

"Well I was thinking, we could go on the tour tomorrow and then go back to my house and have a little welcoming party for you." When Kagome looked like she was going to protest, Inuyasha hurriedly continued. "Nothing big, just like Sango and the people from lunch and anyone else you want to come."

"Well......"

"Come on Kagome! I promise it will be fun." He looked so cute, and he was even smiling a little. Kagome thought she might be starting to like him in a way that was more than friendship. She caught herself smiling back at him.

"You're so sweet Inuyasha, Thank you," she hugged him around the neck and noticed a slight blush on his cheeks.

"Yeah well, give me your number and I'll call you tomorrow," he said, and she told him.

"That's my cell phone, by the way," she added. Inuyasha gave her a quick smile before heading off. Kagome felt her heart beat a little faster. What's wrong with me? She thought. I should be miserable about breaking up with Hojo, not swooning over Inuyasha and Sessho.......What? I'm not swooning over Sesshomaru! I don't even like him like that. Besides he has a girlfriend and we have nothing in common. He is really handsome though........I can't believe I just thought that!

Kagome continued this tirade through her mind all the way to her car. She sat in the driver's seat, just thinking, when her cell phone rang. It was a number from this area, but not one that was familiar to her. Inuyasha already?

"Hello?" she answered in a questioning voice.

"Hello, Kagome." This voice was one that she recognized, but it was definitely not Inuyasha.

"Naraku? How did you get this number? Have you been following me around?" she was nearly frantic, this was way too weird.

"Kagome, Kagome, Kagome. You don't sound at all happy to hear from me." She started to say something, but he interrupted. "Perhaps if you saw me instead......."

That was all Kagome needed to hear. She threw her phone down onto the floor of the car and drove out of there as quickly as possible.

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Inuyasha called her at about 10 o'clock the following morning, sounding way too excited.

"Hey, I'm on my way.......err......where do you live again?" Kagome sighed and told him. "That's only about fifteen minutes from here. Why do you sound like you're still in bed?"

"Because I'm still in bed." There was a slight pause and both of them started laughing.

"Well hurry up and get ready; I won't wait!" he threatened. Kagome yawned.

"Yes you will," she teased and then hung up. She had taken a shower the night before, so she just put on a pair of jeans, a white cotton tee, and a pair of sneakers. She went into the bathroom to brush her hair and teeth and went downstairs after she was done. To her surprise, Inuyasha was sitting on the couch with her mother and had a strange bundle under his arm. When they noticed her, they both got up.

"You don't have time to eat, honey, but Inuyasha said he was going to take you out to lunch anyways," he mom said. "Now hurry up you two, and Inuyasha, have her back by one."

"But mom, that only gives us two and a half hours!" Kagome exclaimed.

"No dear, one in the morning; Inuyasha explained about the welcoming party," her mother gave her a mischievous look.

"Oh thanks Mom!" Kagome exclaimed and gave her mother a hug. She practically waltzed out the door with Inuyasha in tow. "Bye!"

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Hmmm, what's the bundle about? And how did Naraku get Kagome's phone number? Well you won't have to wait because here's the next chapter!