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Eh heh... Whoops. Well, now I know what happens when I get too excited. He might be out for another few hours... hmm...

Anyway, I wanna thank all of you for reviewing like this! I have a new goal in mind! By the tenth chapter (yes, there WILL be a tenth chapter), I hope to have almost 70 reviews! You think that is logical? Well, it's worth a shot! So, if you know any Inuyasha fanfic readers, tell'em to take a quick look at mine to help make my dream come true!! This might also be longer than regular but hey, I have a lot that I want done in this chapter. Don't expect a treat like this often!!

Enough rambling! Now, on to the next chapter of Neighborly Love! P.S. – I'm thinking about changing the title of this story since there is already another story named this. If you have any ideas, let me know! Oh and I'm soooo sorry for the long update time. I went to my Grandmas!!

I dedicate this chapter to Anatayue for her wonderful song!

Title: Neighborly Love

Author: Zigi

Chapter: Six

Kagome had little sleep that night. She locked all of her windows and doors, pulled the curtains over her windows and ran into her room, holding a baseball bat and flashlight. The night crept on; an owl hooted outside and a car passed by stirring the silence for a moment. Kagome sat hunched up on her bed, baseball bat at the ready and a flashlight on as she tried to keep her mind from Him.

A creek of the floor board out side of her door made Kagome's heart skip a beat, and the palms of her hands became sweaty. Slowly, petrified, she moved the flashlight towards the door, dreading what she might find.

A sigh of relief escaped her mouth as she saw to small beady pair of eyes staring at her from the ground.

"Buyo," Kagome whispered, putting a hand through her hair shakily as she tried to calm down her heart rate. "Come here boy," she whispered, patting the bed lightly with her still sweaty palm. Buyo meowed slightly before hopping onto the bed, curling up on Kagome's lap.

"Oh you fat thing you," she muttered as she stroked Buyo's belly. Buyo only meowed in response before closing his eyes and purring. The warmth on her lap, and the small vibration must have been all Kagome needed because a few minutes later, Kagome fell into a deep sleep.

Next Morning –

"Bye Buyo!" called Kagome as she ran out the door, make sure she locked it securely along with all of the windows. Looking both ways quickly, she swung her bag over her shoulder and started off at a quick trot towards the bus stop. She sat down on the bench quickly and sat up right, ready to run at any moment.

A few minutes later, just as Kagome was starting to relax, a hand tapped her on the shoulder lightly. Screaming slightly she stood up quickly and turned around.

"Whoa hey! Relax! I was just trying to ask you something..." yelled Inuyasha, holding up his hands in defense. Kagome sighed in relief and sat back down tiredly.

"Sorry Inuyasha." She muttered, pinching the bridge of her nose." You just scared me that's all." Inuyasha grunted and plopped down on the bench next to her. The bus seemed to take forever to arrive and it took forever to get to the hospital too. Kagome kept glancing left and right as she hurriedly walked into the hospital. Sighing in relief as she entered the faculty room, Kagome let the tension leave her body in waves. It seemed this was the only place that she felt comfortable and safe anymore.

She dropped her purse on the table lazily and slumped into the chair, grasping for a non – existent cup of coffee. Inuyasha just stood at the doorway and watched her, this decrepit form trying to stay awake.

"Uh, need some help?" he asked nonchalantly, handing her the cup he had just made. Kagome grumbled her thanks and quietly sipped at the liquid, staring off into space. Inuyasha found the silence quite annoying as decided to make some conversation. Or, he tried too.

"So... How long have you worked here?"

Nothing.

"Uh, any hobbies?"

Silence.

"Talents?"

"Fond memories???"

He was getting really pissed.

"Dammit woman! I'm talkin' to you!" Inuyasha shouted. Still nothing. 'Jeez, is she deaf when she's tired?' Inuyasha wondered.

"Got any family?" he tried again. Kagome sat up right, and spit out her coffee, swirling her head around quickly. Inuyasha yelped in surprise and had to fall off the chair to avoid getting bathed in the coffee.

"What?? Who's here??" Kagome, yelled in surprise, her purse in her hand.

"Jeez woman! Calm down! All asked you was if you've got any family!" Inuyasha yelled from the ground, his hands over his head. Kagome looked down at Inuyasha before sitting back down on her chair, her back towards him. Inuyasha looked up to she Kagome's shoulders shaking slightly.

'Shoot, I made her cry.' He thought, slowly getting up from the ground. He hadn't meant too. It was just a question.

"Hey... Don't cry... Look, it was just a stupid question." Inuyasha said, trying to make her stop. He moved towards her to see if she was ok when she swirled around in her chair.

'Oh god... here it comes...' he thought, getting ready for the onslaught of fury. However, instead of curse words galore, he heard laughter. Inuyasha opened his eyes to see Kagome, her hands over her mouth and stomach as she kept from bursting, her eyes closed like crescent moons.

Inuyasha felt like an idiot. Here he was trying to be nice and all and she was laughing at him! No one had dared laugh at him but Miroku and Sango! Everyone else, except for Koga whom he could never catch, would have been beaten to a pulp if they even giggled at him. And her was this girl he barely knew sitting in her chair trying to suppress a belting laugh.

"Hey! What's so funny woman!" Inuyasha glowered, his face set into a scowl to match his body attitude.

"Y – you gasp are!" she giggled, having trouble speaking because of her insistent giggling. Inuyasha fell back into his chair slumping slightly with a scowl covering his face.

"I didn't do anything funny wench." Inuyasha spat out angrily. Kagome stopped laughing immediately. Inuyasha stared as she stood up quickly walked over to Inuyasha and grabbed his ear harshly.

"Don't you ever call me wench again..." she whispered, her voice sounded dark and full of pain. Inuyasha did his best to nod slightly without having his ear pulled off by Kagome's harsh grip. She gave him one good yank and let go, sitting back down and sipping her coffee. Inuyasha rubbed his ear tenderly, wondering how such a small woman had such a strong grip.

"So, I saw something interesting last night." Inuyasha started off slowly, wondering if she would hurt him again. Kagome continued to sip her coffee, but inclined her head slightly to show she was listening.

"You're not afraid of the dark... or you?" Inuyasha asked suddenly off topic. Kagome looked up with a strange look in her eyes and shook her head no.

"Really? Well," Inuyasha leaned back. "ya could have fooled me by the way you were closing every curtain and lock in sight last night" Now there was no way Inuyasha could have avoided destiny and his destiny obviously was to be drenched in warm coffee. Kagome wiped her mouth on her sleeve quickly ad looked over at Inuyasha who was on the floor again covered in coffee, spluttering.

"Oh my god! Let me help you! I'm so sorry!" cried Kagome, grabbing some napkins from the tale and running over to him. Unfortunately, coffee is slippery. Now two people were on the floor, covered in cooling liquid.

At that time Miroku decided to come in and he never expected to see what lay before him. Coffee was covering the able and most of the floor Inuyasha was on his back and Kagome was on top of him napkins in her hand and another on Inuyasha's chest to keep her up right. Miroku stopped and goggled for a few moments before closing his mouth quickly and clearing his throat.

"I understand your intentions Inuyasha but couldn't you at least leave a sign outside?" said Miroku with a smile on his face, which was soon covered in coffee soaked napkins courtesy of Kagome.

The rest of day was spent at home with Kagome in the shower and on her sofa watching T.V. Kouga understood she was having a bad day and gave her the day off. The first day off she had had yet. Inuyasha hadn't taken it quite well. Kouga teased him until Inuyasha left the hospital grounds and was sure to do it the next time he saw Inuyasha.

Kagome hoped that there would never be another day like this one.

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