Disclaimers: I do not own Inu-Yasha … anyone want to question that?

Chapter Five: The Beginning of Troubles

"Where are those blockheads!" Sango exclaimed, throwing her arms into the air in a frustrated manner. "I told them seven o'clock, and look, it's 7:01! Don't those idiots know how to tell time?"

Kagome watched as Sango paced back and forth, ranting on about the stupidity of men.

'Maybe Sango does need anger management.' Kagome thought. She began to shudder thinking of the night before when Inu-Yasha actually told her that.

x.x"What did you say!?" Sango screeched, turning livid. "I know that you did not just say what I think you said!"

"I think you know what I said. Quit being in denial!" Inu-Yasha's voice echoed off the walls. He wasn't as intimidating as he wanted to be, because his voice cracked somewhat. "You know it's true!" He added before slamming the door shut.

"I'll show you denial you dog!" Sango shouted, stomping towards the door. "Open the damn door!" Sango commanded, banging her fist against the frame. "I mean it Inu-Yasha!" Her pounding becoming fiercer; the frame was starting to shake.

"Go away Sango!" Inu-Yasha's muffled voice came through the pounding.

"I warned you," she growled, sending shivers down Kagome's spine. She backed up, then lifted her leg up into the air. Before Kagome could blink, suddenly her leg shot forward and collided against the door. It swung open to reveal a panicking Inu-Yasha.

"H-hey there S-Sango," he stuttered, clearly becoming scared by the second.

"Don't you 'Hey Sango' me Inu-Yasha," she hissed in a cold tone.

Then she walked into the room, slamming the door hard behind her. Kagome suddenly winced as moans of pain met her ears.

x.x

"Yo Sango!" A voice sounded from behind Kagome.

Kagome shook her head to clear her mind before looking up to find Inu-Yasha and Miroku making their way over. Kagome felt sympathy go out to the silver-haired boy as she saw the visible evidence of a black eye.

"You're late Inu-Yasha," Sango growled; clearly still displeased with the boy.

"It's not my fault. Mr. Gigolo over here just had to feel up Ayame," Inu-Yasha stated, jabbing a thumb over to Miroku. Kagome glanced at him, and sure enough, there was a red outline of a handprint.

"Figures," Sango muttered, appearing to be disgruntled and upset. "Let's just go," she commanded, walking over to a nearby car that was a crimson red.

"Feh," Inu-Yasha sighed, following her, taking out a pair of car keys.

"Wait a minute!" Miroku shouted.

"What!?" Inu-Yasha snapped.

"Is that a car?" Miroku questioned, pointing to the red vehicle.

"Yeah, that's a car in the parking space," Inu-Yasha said in a disbelieving tone.

"Do you have a permit to drive that thing?" Miroku was obviously beginning to panic.

"No I don't have a permit. I have a license fool!" Inu-Yasha added as he watched Miroku pale. "Do you have a permit to ask stupid questions, stupid!"

"Inu-Yasha, leave the clown alone," Sango commanded, smirking as she winked at Kagome. "Besides Miroku, I don't really know why you're now panicking. You knew Inu-Yasha was the one who drove me to my family reunion."

"No… I thought it was Sesshomaru…" Miroku grumbled.

"Yeah right… like he would help a human, cousin or not!" Inu-Yasha proclaimed. "Now you guys get in the damn car or I'm leaving you here to go to LoMon." With that said, he made his way over to the car. As he started to open the door, he stopped as something bounced off his head. "What the…" He started, looking at the three teens in front of him.

"Inu-Yasha, I believe what you're looking for is next to your foot," Miroku commented, ignoring the pain shooting through his body as Sango elbowed him.

"Whatever," Inu-Yasha grumbled, before taking a quick glance at the ground. Sure enough, there was some crumpled up paper next to his foot. He bent down and smoothed it out. His eye began to twitch as he read it. "Thanks Kagome… like I really care if I'm an arrogant jerk," Inu-Yasha spat, shooting a hard look in her direction. Kagome herself just shrugged off-handily before moving her way to be behind Sango.

"You just had to open your mouth," Sango spat after giving Miroku a hard smack up-side his head.

"What?! Inu-Yasha should have the right to know what hit him…" Miroku protested in his own defense. "… besides, he would've just blamed me if he didn't find out," Miroku grumbled softly under his breath. But not soft enough, for Inu-Yasha still heard him.

"That's real smart. For someone who claims to love women, you sure are quick to sacrifice them for your own safety," Inu-Yasha snorted.

"I do love women… though I also know that you would never hit a female… especially a disabled one," Miroku spoke honestly, trying to defend him-self. Instead of no pain he got a punch in the gut from Inu-Yasha, a slap on the cheek from Kagome and probably a black eye from Sango.

"Jerk," Sango muttered, glancing down at Miroku's fallen form.

"Hurry it up wench…" Inu-Yasha looked at Kagome. "…bitch…" This time he sent a glance towards Sango. "… and of course you too bouzou!" Inu-Yasha shouted in Miroku's ear.

"No Inu-Yasha…this is how you wake an idiot up," Sango declared, giving Kagome a mischievous smile. "Oh Miroku sweetie, I'm wearing that present you gave me last year for Christmas…" She cooed, leaning down close to his ear. "You know… that lovely red… see through… silky… easily removable lingerie." Her how breath was tickling the sensitive skin of his ear; she could feel the shivers going through his body. "But if you want to see it…" She left the rest in the air.

"That's it slut," Inu-Yasha said, pulling Sango back by the collar of her shirt. Sango gave him an indignant look before becoming enraged with hot white anger. She was about to lash out at him but he held her back before giving Miroku a swift kick in the guts. A sadist smile crept across his face as he heard Miroku groan from the pain. "There you see… I knew you were only joking," Inu-Yasha smirked as Miroku's eyes slowly opened to see the world around him; this comment completely froze Sango in her place.

"Man… Inu-Yasha, things were just getting good!" Miroku whined, moving to a sitting position.

"Yeah… well I couldn't let Sango carry on that sick game… especially since you were enjoying it way too much. You know, when pretending to be knocked out you shouldn't let a goofy smile grace your ugly face," Inu-Yasha managed to get out before Sango twisted his wrist painfully and threw him on his back. Then she shot forward and started to pummel Miroku.

"Done!" Sango cheered happily, smacking her hands and moving away form the –once again- unconscious Miroku.

"Dammit Sango!" Inu-Yasha exclaimed. "We just woke him up… god, can't you just ever laugh at his antics!?" Inu-Yasha moaned.

"Can't you ever just get along with Sesshomaru?" Sango shot back.

"Enough said," Inu-Yasha grumbled before lugging Miroku's dead weight body and pushing into the back of the crimson car. "Get in wench and bitch," Inu-Yasha growled before climbing into the driver's seat.

"Quit being such a dick," Sango snapped climbing in next to him. "Kagome… get your ass in the car!"

Kagome gave her a blank look before looking at the 'dead' body taking up the back seat.

"Just push his damn feet onto the floor and sit the hell down!" Inu-Yasha commanded. Kagome nodded her head before quickly doing as told. 'Now who needs anger management.' She thought bitterly before the car lurched forward.

x.x

Kagome nodded to herself before reaching forward and tapping Sango's shoulder.

"Yes," Sango said with waiting eyes. Kagome just held her notebook forward. Sango gladly took it, glad to finally have something to do. 'Stupid Inu-Yasha and his stupid rule of no music. Just because he has dog-ears doesn't mean he can deprive me of enjoyment.' Sango thought, beginning to read what Kagome wrote. "Oh,, Sesshomaru is my cousin… and Inu-Yasha's brother."

"Shut the fu…" Inu-Yasha started but thought better of it as Sango shot him a dark look.

"Yes… sadly it means Inu-Yasha is my cousin," Sango replied, reading Kagome's next question. "Though… I'm more related to him than Sesshomaru."

Kagome had on a confused look, trying to figure out what she was talking about. Sango noticed her look and decided to shade some light on the situation.

"You want to know why? It's because…" She started but stopped as the car sped up then came to a sudden stop. "What the hell?!" Sango shouted after she lifted her head from where it slammed into the dashboard.

"Oh look we're here " Inu-Yasha said in an awe-aspiring tone.

Kagome looked forward while rubbing her sore head after hitting the back of Sango's seat with excessive force. Her eyes widened at the building before her. This place was probably bigger than the Tokyo Mall! It seemed to be three- no four stories high.

'This place is huge! I wonder if people get lost in there!' Kagome wondered with awe. 'I don't think we're in Tokyo any-' Kagome jumped as she felt something against her bottom. Too bad she forgot about the hood. The last thing she heard was Sango bitching at someone. It was probably Miroku with all the shouts of pervert flying through the air.

"You damn pervert. Look at what the hell you did now pervert! I'm going to kill you, you pervert!" Sango screamed before Sango tried to lunge through the small gap between the seats.

"Sango wait!" Inu-Yasha shouted, grabbing her around the waist. "We came here for a reason, what was it?" Inu-Yasha tried a tactic that always worked best with Sango's one-tracked mind… changing the topic.

"I came to get Kagome more clothes… she barely has any," Sango responded, calming down somewhat. "But it's too late now."

"No it's not… we're here."

"But… Kagome…" Sango began to say.

"Is going to be fine, we'll just leave her in the car," Inu-Yasha reasoned.

"We can't leave her alone like this… some sick-o might rape her!" Sango screeched.

"Of course we're not going to leave her alone. I'll stay and you go with Miroku."

"Why do I have to go with the pervert?" Sango protested.

"Would you rather him stay with her?" Inu-Yasha asked, nodding his head towards Kagome's 'sleeping' form.

"Fine…" Sango grumbled. "Come on bouzou," Sango commanded, getting out of the car; making sure to slam the door just to spite Inu-Yasha.

x.x

"Mama…" Kagome called out as she entered her home. "Mama, I'm home!" She began to panic a little when no reply happened. "Mama!" The house was too quiet for Kagome's liking.

'What's going on? Buyo would at least come running to me when I get home.' Kagome gave a very un-lady like snort at the thought. 'Yeah, right. Buyo run. That fat cat can barely walk.'

"Mama?" She tried one more time. She jumped up as she heard a sound. 'The kitchen…' She moved towards the swinging door. She slowly pushed it open and peered inside. "MAMA!" She cried out in horror.

"Kagome," Haruka Higurashi breathed. She moved up form her lying position, trying to ignore the pain shooting throughout her body. "Kagome…"

"Mama!" Keogh cried out, running to her. "Shhh, don't talk Mama. I'll go get the ambulance." Kagome started to move away.

"Don't!" Haruka shouted as loud as she dared.

"But why Mama? I don't un-" Kagome was cut off by a banging noise upstairs. "Mama?" Kagome was getting scared.

"Kagome go in here," Haruka commanded, pushing her only daughter into the pantry. "Kagome, stay in here… don't come out no matter what happens or what you hear!" She commanded. "You mustn't1" She shut the door before Kagome could protest.

Kagome, despite here best judgment, moved her hand up along the wooden textured door, her hand finding the knob. Slowly, she turned the cold steel, before pushing it open slightly; just enough to peek out through.

"Get out of my house!" Haruka's strong voice rang out.

"Not until I finish my business dear." A cold tone met Kagome's ears. The next thing she heard was a voice of anguish pain crying out… Kagome recognized it to belong to her mother.

"Ma-" She started to call out, but stopped as her mother's words entered her mind. She bit down hard on her tongue to stop the words. 'MAMA!'

x.x

Kagome awoke with a start. She looked around in fear, taking in her surroundings. She relaxed somewhat, realizing she was in Inu-Yasha's car.

'Ah!' She screamed in her mind as a hand found its way onto her shoulder.

"Hey Kagome!" Inu-Yasha said, sounding relieved. Though he lost some of his cool as he felt that Kagome was scared, and becoming tense under his hold.

Kagome quickly wrote in her notebook and shoved it into Inu-Yasha's face.

"We're at the mall… you kind of passed out. I sent Sango and Miroku ahead and decided to wait here with you until you came to," Inu-Yasha explained.

'I'm alone… with a hanyou!' Kagome thought uneasily, her fear heightening.

"Listen…" Inu-Yasha started, noting her get more scared than calm. "Let's go and look for them. If I know my cousin, she'll be at the Food Court," Inu-Yasha informed her, looking at his watch. "Yup… it's that time. So what do you say?" Kagome just eagerly nodded her head happily, knowing she'll be in the company of humans soon enough.

Inu-Yasha just gave a curt nod, trying to hide the hurt he felt by her actions. 'I should've known… it's the same old, same old with humans.' He thought getting out of the car and holding it open for Kagome.

Inu-Yasha held his hand out to her with anticipation and became relieved as she took it with a small smile. They started on their way to the mall entrance but soon stopped as Inu-Yasha's ears twitched at the calling of his name.

"Yasha?" A questioning voice called out.

Kagome turned a curious face to Inu-Yasha and became more puzzled as she noticed that his face went from the well tan to a ghostly white.

"It is you Yasha-baby!" The feminine voice called out. Inu-Yasha became sick as he recognized that voice very well.

"Shit…"

A/N: Okay, that's all for now! Hope to see you guys with the next chapter.