Disclaimer : I am sad to say, Inuyasha is NOT mine. Now, can anybody lend me $300 and bail me out of here ? Believe me, I didn't assault the Government.

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The surprised hanyou jumped, confused why he hadn't sense the girl sneaking up behind him. Probably too caught into his own thing to notice the surroundings.

But what surprised him more, was that in the girl's hand, was a knife-looking thing. A spatula .. or something.

Inuyasha's eyes widened, alarmed. W-what I do .. ?!

The girl was glaring at him with a suspicious look in her dark eyes, making her look even more like Kagome when she knew he was hiding something from her. She raised the spatula thing, and closed her face into his, though she was a head shorter than him. " What're you doin' ? "

Inuyasha stuttered. Was he afraid ? No. Just creeped out. " Um .. I-I .. I .. "

To his surprise and amusement, the girl dropped her arm holding the spatula thing, and the tight features on her face released itself.

AHH !

She looked TOO much like Kagome just then.

Fortunately, the girl didn't see the hanyou wince, but turned her head to her room. In a light, easygoing voice, she said, " Yeah, I know. It took me forever to scrape off those dumb stickers. No offense if you like them or anything, but I just kinda grew out of it. What ? Don't look at me like that .. some of them just won't come off ! "

The dumbfounded hanyou just blinked at the babbling girl. She .. isn't going to kill me ?

The Kagome-lookalike blinked back at the frozen demon, then to her hand holding the spatula. " Oh, this. For scraping the stickers. I was just going to return it. "

Miraculously, Inuyasha found his voice. " Um, weren't you sleeping ? "

The girl flashed Inuyasha a brilliant smile, full of warmth. " Well, kinda. Grandma won't let me stay up, but I do anyway. Don't tell her. So when you were walking by, I just thought you were her and leapt into bed. And that brings me back to my question, what were you doing ? Were you looking at my stickers, or were you looking at me ? "

Inuyasha immediately flushed. This girl may look like Kagome, but she seemed a little different. A little more upfront, and louder. She was a strange girl ..

" Um .. your room .. it looked a lot different from Kagome's. That's all. "

The girl cocked and eyebrow but shrugged. " OK .. oh .. " Her face dropped and she suddenly looked shy. " Um, by the way, I'm sorry about before. I didn't know me pointing out your dog ears would offend you. I just thought, " She shrugged, not noticing the hanyou stiffen. " you know, they were cute. "

Inuyasha's eyes widened. Yeah. This girl was DEFINITLY strange.

Suddenly, the girl whipped herself towards him with a hopeful glint in her dark orbs. " Can I touch them ?! "

Inuyasha backed away. Before he could tell her to ' get lost and mind your own business ', she immediately reached up and rubbed them.

Inuyasha squeaked, speechless. Nobody could touch his ears, ONLY KAGOME !

The girl breathed, " Wow .. they're so cute .. and so soft ! "

After several more seconds of cooing, the half demon finally got his voice back. " HEY ! Hands OFF ! "

Before Inuyasha could swat the girl in the face, she ducked and gave him a hard look. " Hey, what's up with you ? "

Inuyasha smirked, his cocky self returning to him. " Nobody touches these, " He pointed at his ears.

" Oh REALLY .. well, I DID ANYWAY ! " she snapped back, planting her hands on her small hips.

" Oh yeah ? " Inuyasha stuck his face up to hers, looking as arrogant as her.

" Yah know," The young girl pointed at Inuyasha's nose, causing him to go cross eyed. " You were better when you stuttered. "

" I WASN'T STUTTERING ! " Inuyasha protested and jerked back. " I just didn't think you were worth talking to ! "

The girl rolled her eyes, " Yeah, sure ! So what's up with all the ' Um, um, um 's HUH ? "

Inuyasha flushed and crossed his arms. " Nothing was up ' cos there WAS no ' Um, um, um 's ! "

" Oh yeah, how could a jerk like you admit a small thing like that anyway ! " she turned away and folded her arms in irritation.

" Jerk ?! You're the annoying one, wench ! " Inuyasha pointed his index finger towards her nose.

Kumiko shot back with a death glare. " Don't call me a wench ! "

" I can call you whatever I want, WENCH ! "

" Shut up ! It's KUMIKO ! "

" Okay, wench. "

" KUMIKO. KUU-MEE-KOOO ! "

" .. "

" What, cat got your tongue ? "

" Cat gota whaa .. ? "

" You're stupider than I thought ! "

" I LIVE 500 YEARS BEFORE YAH, WHAT YOU THINK WOMAN ! "

" Left your brain back there too eh ? "

" WHAT ?! "

" Nothing. Nothing. "

" I'm sure, wench, SPIT IT OUT ! "

" OK. "

KAAToo.

" AW ! What'joo do THAT for ?! "

" You told me to spit it out. So I did, sir. "

" ARGH .. you useless human ! "

" Useless ?! I'LL SHOW YOU USELESS ! "

" I wanna see you TRY, woman ! "

" Why you .. "

" Ahem. " a new voice interrupted their argument.

The two whipped around, their eyes wide and faces flushed. At the top of the staircase was Kagome, tapping her toe impatiently at them.

Inuyasha winced. Kagome looks like his grandmother more than ever now.

Kagome made her way to the two, whose backs were facing each other. " Alright .. I can hear you guys all the way downstairs ! What's going on ? "

At the same time, Inuyasha and the girl jabbed their finger at each other and shouted, " SHE-HE STARTED IT ! "

Kagome closed her eyes and rubbed her temples. " I don't care who started it, both of you, calm down. Kumiko, you were suppose to be asleep. Inuyasha, you were suppose to be in Souta's room. Now you two, go. "

The two opened their mouths to protest, " But .. "

" Now. " Kagome firmly ordered, pointing her finger down the hall.

" FINE ! " They both yelled. Surprised, they both glanced at each other, before whipping their heads around and stomping to their room.

Kagome closed her eyes and grimaced when the sound of two very loud doors slamming themselves.

Kagome sighed. This is going to be a very, very fun visit.

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Inuyasha slammed the door behind him, and heard the room door next to him slam close too. Frustrated that what's her name again, Kumiko, had slammed louder than he, Inuyasha was determined to slam louder than her. Before he could grab the doorknob, he realized that she was human and he was a demon. He could easily break the door, along with the house if he used his strength.

Sighing in defeat, he took a note that he'll do something to show her up.

The half demon's ears pricked.

He quietly tiptoed to the wall that blocked, thankfully, himself and Kumiko and laid his ear on it.

" Eh .. why didn't he .. OOH that jerk, thinks he's too good for me ?! ARGH ! " Inuyasha grinned, but immediately fell backwards when something hard was thrown to the wall he was listening through, followed by a frustrated Kagome warning her granddaughter. Then, he heard somebody walk into Kumiko's room, and muffled voices started talking.

Inuyasha glared at the wall for being so fragile and pushing him back then blushed when he realized how stupid it sounded. Getting up, he dusted himself off and crossed his arms, examining the small room. All of Souta's stuff was taken off, except for the little drawing marks in the corner next to the bed. Inuyasha sat down on the bed and was about to read some when the door to his room was pushed open.

Inuyasha turned his head to a familiar vanilla and cinnamon scent and almost grinned. He then realized it was his sworn enemy and that that little brat was in HIS room.

" Eh, what're you doin' here ?! " he demanded, glaring at the strangely silent girl at the door.

Without an answer, Kumiko strolled over to the suddenly anxious hanyou and sat down on the bed next to him.

Inuyasha had a feeling she was here to start an argument, but something else. But did she have to sit so damn close ?! He was beginning to feel numb from head to toe.

With her head bent low and her small hands intertwined in the middle of her lap, she mumbled. " I'm sorry for insulting you earlier ago. "

Inuyasha couldn't believe his ears. Either this girl was really apologizing, or she just had multiple personalities. How can somebody be so stubborn like her, or so Inuyasha believed, suddenly just cave in like that ? Inuyasha really needed lessons from this girl ..

" Whaa .. ? " The stuttered hanyou managed out.

The young school girl gave the half demon a small glare, " I said I was sorry for insul .. "

" I heard THAT. " Inuyasha interrupted. Maybe she was still stubborn ..

" Then what else do you want ? "

" Nothing. I don't even know why you even apologizin' for. I'ready forgot about the whole thing. " Inuyasha crossed his arms and shifted himself away from the girl.

Unfortunately, Kumiko noticed this. " Hey, why're you moving away from me ? "

Inuyasha immediately flushed, but managed to keep his composure. Before he could think of what to say, he said the first thing that popped up into his mind. " 'Cos your stench stink. "

Inuyasha mentally kicked himself when he felt the girl next to him stiffen. This was just like the first time he told Kagome he hated HER scent. He really needed to learn how to keep his mouth closed ..

" Well, I'm sorry to hear that. " she said tightly, but didn't retort anything back.

Inuyasha blushed, and quickly changed the subject " Did Kagome send you here ? "

This time, it was Kumiko's turn to blush. " Yeah .. "

" Why'd yah do it ? I have a feeling you're not REALLY sorry. " Inuyasha retorted matter-of-factly.

" Okay, I'm not sorry, " the girl admitted, then gigging to Inuyasha's surprise. " But I love my grandma and I never disobey her. Besides, she made it sound like you were such a good guy, maybe there is something under that gruff exterior, eh ? " Giggling again, Kumiko poked the half demon in the ribs, causing him to squirm.

" Hey ! Demons are ticklish ?! "

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A/N : Thank you Red-Rain69. By the way, please go read my UPDATES on my Profile.