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Chapter Three – Naraku and Mr. Maxwell (2 days before Christmas)

Kagome just settled into a routine with 'Yasha and Sesshoumaru. She had been in the Maxwells' Residence for 4 days and Christmas was this weekend. She walked around the house barefooted wearing her purple terry cloth robe and a mug of hot chocolate in a hand admiring the pictures and artwork along the walls. Since the first day she has been here, the place was a source of wonderment. She could not get enough of it. She and Inuyasha had found some secret passageways and her relentless arguing with Sesshoumaru was fun. Even though she gets the feeling that, he does it on purpose to get her riled up.

Kagome sighed and plopped down on the couch in the sitting room. She did not bother to cut the TV on. She just sat there and enjoyed the silence.


Inuyasha rolled onto his side and stared at the clock. The digital layout read 530AM. HE groaned and sat up.

"Oh all the days to wake up this fucking early," he mumbled looking for his house shoes and robe.

Inuyasha slid his feet into his house shoes and stared himself in the mirror on the desk. He picked up a brush and tamed his hair. Once that was done, he placed all his face, ear ornaments back in, and walked out his door.

"Shit. Naraku is supposed to be coming home today. Let me go warn Kagome," he mutter to no one.


Kagome sighed and stood up. She started to doze off and decided that she needed to get back to bed. As she walked through the silent corridor, the front door opened. Kagome turned around and standing there was a young man. His black hair and deep burgundy eyes were the first things she notice about him.

She stepped back and held her head up.

"Who are you," she whispered loudly.

The young man arched an eyebrow and walked into the foyer shutting the door behind him. HE observed the girl that was standing there looking like a princess and smirked.

"My name is Maxwell. Naraku Maxwell. I happen to live here. Who are you?"

Naraku saw the girl relax and she smiled. "Oh. I didn't know that 'Yasha didn't mention that his other brother was coming in. My name is Kagome. Kagome Higurashi. Nice to meet you."

She walked up to the young man and held her hand out. Naraku slowly took it and brought her wrist up to his lips. He laid a small kiss on it and let it go.

"The pleasure is all mine."

Kagome shuddered and looked around. 'Creepy,' she thought. She took a few steps back to let him come completely in.

"I was just going to bed. Good day, Naraku."

Kagome turned away and started towards the stairs. When she heard a whisper of cloth behind her. She turned around and Naraku was taking his Jacket off and following her.

"Can I help you?"

Naraku smiled and replied, "You said you was off to bed. I am coming to keep you company."

Kagome turn about two shades red before her hand lashed out and slapped Naraku on the face. The sound was so loud that it echo throughout the place.


Inuyasha was almost down the hall when he heard a loud resounding slap. Trademark: Kagome's Slap. He knew them well. He groaned and sprinted towards the staircase. Standing there was Naraku with his eyes wide-open and his hand rubbing his cheek. Kagome was ranting and raving marching him back down the stairs. Inuyasha just stayed there watching the seen play out.


"Who the hell do you think you are? I don't give a flying fuck if you are Yasha's Brother or not. No one invites themselves into my room. I am not a hoe, skank, hooker, bitch, slut or whatever your type is use to dealing with. Is that Under Stood Naraku Maxwell?"

Naraku had his hands up in front of him trying to ward off the petite girl.

"But you implied…"

Kagome narrowed her eyes and placed her cup down on a table.

"I implied what? I said I was going to bed. I did not say, Naraku please join me. You are nothing but a perverted insignificant, pretentious bastard that can kiss my pale ass."

Kagome turned around and stormed up the stairs not even acknowledging Inuyasha in passing.

Inuyasha looked down at his stepbrother and gave him a cheeky grin.

"I forgot to warn her about you," he mumbled walking down the stairs.

Naraku glared at Inu. "Well you could at least warn me about her. It doesn't hurt to pickup the phone."

Inuyasha shrugged picking up Kagome's neglected cup. 'Hmm, it's still warm.' He thought. He took a sip and Naraku snatched it out of his hands.

"HEY! I was going to drink!"

Naraku narrowed his eyes and walked the cup to the kitchen.

"You shouldn't drink behind females. You have no idea where their mouths been?"

InuYasha sputtered and ran into the kitchen after him.

"You don't know her and don't presume anything about my friend. I swear if it wasn't for the holidays and I would beat the living shit out of you."

Naraku snorted as he poured the chocolate down the drain.

"You couldn't beat me if your life depended on it." With that comment, Naraku walked away from his red-face brother.


That Morning

Julien knocked on Inuyasha's (now Kagome's room).

"Ms. Kagome, will you be coming down to eat breakfast with Master Inuyasha?"

There was a moan behind the door. Julien rolled his eyes and knocked louder.

"Ms. Kagome?"

There was a loud thump behind the door and a few choice words. The door flew open and standing there was a disheveled Kagome glaring daggers at the butler who dare wake her up.

"What is it," she asked through clenched teeth. Julien smiled at her disheveled state.

"Breakfast, Ms. Kagome, is being served. Please make sure you are downstairs in 10 minutes."

"What? You have got to be kidding me Julien. I just finally went back to sleep."

Julien nodded. "Quite serious I'm afraid. The young masters' father will be in while you all are eating and they all express that they want you present to meet him. Especially, Master 'Yasha."

Kagome turned away form the door growling and mumbling about ignorant friends and de-balling them. Julien paled a little at her remarks but stayed there until he received an answer.

"Fine. I'll be down there. Is there anyone in the downstairs bathroom? I like that one much better than the one up here. TO MALE."

Julien chuckled. "Yes. It is empty."

She nodded, gather her stuff and rushed down stairs. Julien closed Kagome's door but not before he notice how neat and tidy, the room is kept. He wonder over to Inuyasha's desk and notice a picture that shouldn't be there.

He picked up the frame and stared at the two little kids in it. One was a small boy with Ash blond hair and a black eye being hugged by a smaller girl. The picture was professional done.

"Ah, so this is the mysterious friend. Kagome Higurashi. Things she start picking up then." HE sat the frame down and walked out of the room closing the door quietly.


Tashi Maxwell was well on his way home. He had been informed that all three of his sons where in residence and that InuYasha brought his mysterious friend with him. Tashi pulled out his cell phone, barked a couple of orders into it, and cut it off. He was home for Christmas and New Years. He did not want to be bother by people from the office calling and complaining about things that they should be able to handle.

'If I can find a Secretary that can stand me I would let her handle it,' he thought and sighed as he drove his car up to the front door. He turned off the engine and sat there for a minute.

'Snow, ice, wind…Damn. I left Florida to come to this? Shit, these little shits better be happy I'm here." He thought with a grin. He bundled himself up and ran to the door. As expected, the door opened and Julien was standing there.

"Sir! You are early?"

"Yea well," teeth chattering, "I left early. Be right back."

With that said, he dash to the bathroom downstairs.

"WAIT SIR!" Julien called out after noticing where he was heading.

Tashi threw open the door only to be greeted by a small female sitting on the toilet reading a magazine. Slowly her head turned.

"OF ALL THE GOD DAMN NERVE! CAN"T A FEMALE HAVE SOME GOD DAMN PRIVACY IN A HOUSEHOLD FULL OF MALES? DAMNIT! CLOSE THE DAMN DOOR FOR CRYING OUT LOUD YOU PERVERT!"

The girl threw the magazine at the peeping tom, and then proceeded to grab anything with in reach. Tashi finally got the door close when there was a loud thump. He moved away from the door and looked at it with a scowl.

He turned and standing there was his sons and the butler laughing at him.

"Oh hell, pops you should see your face," Inu replied holding his gut from laughing so hard.

"I have to agree with him," Naraku replied chuckling. Sesshoumaru had a small smile on his face until it disappeared with a scowl.

"The girl is a nuisance."

Inuyasha and Naraku looked at Sesshoumaru and started laughing all over again.

"DUDE! She caught you too huh? Even I'm not that stupid to walk into the downstairs bathroom. That's like her haven when she first enter the house. "Inuyasha laughed from the floor.

"I have to say Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha has a point and I got here in the early morning hours."

Tashi ignored the laughing menaces and glared at Julien.

"Who is she?"

The boys sobered up and Inuyasha pulled himself from the floor.

"That's Kagome. My friend."

Tashi and Naraku's eyebrows disappeared into their hairline. Sesshou snorted and walked away.

"Really," Tashi replied. Inuyasha shrugged. "Yea. I was always at her house and I never brought her over here. This is the first time she has been here and frankly, the past 4 days have really sucked. All she does is yell at Sesshou, fights me and early this morning she laid the smack down on Nar over here. Then you walk in and peep in the bathroom. I think she may want to go back to the dorms after this."

Inuyasha shrugged. Julien smiled knowingly and Naraku glanced toward the bathroom where Kagome was occupying. Suddenly, the door flew open and out came a disgruntle girl.


Kagome sat in the bathroom. Replaying the events form the past 4 days in her mind. She has been constantly arguing with Inu's older brother. Her and Inu got into several mock fights, Naraku had the galled to invite himself to her bed and this…this pervert was peeking in her bathroom.

ARGH! She thought. She wiped her ass, flush the toilet, washed her hands and stormed out of the bathroom.

She was greeted with the sight of 4 out of 5 men that was staying in the house.

"You," she pointed to Julien, "got me out of bed to eat breakfast. It better be ready. You," she pointed to Naraku, "I am sorry for hitting you early this morning but if you ever…ever pull some shit like that again I will beat you like there was no tomorrow. YOU," She pointed to InuYasha, "Sorry about the way I have been acting and you," she pointed to an older version of Sesshoumaru, "umm, I apologize for my outburst. I have been here 4 days and shit has gone to pot. Apparently you all have never had a female in your presence."

Tashi stared at the girl in awed. She was someone that commanded respect and could hold onto authority just as well as his oldest but…she was something different.

Tashi stuck his hand out and place the other one behind his head. "Tashi Maxwell. I am the father of the three and the owner of this place."

Kagome eyes widen with surprise and she slapped a hand over her mouth.

"Oh man. Mom said that my big mouth will get me in trouble one day."

Tashi grinned and put an arm around the girl's shoulders.

"So you are the mysterious friend that Inu has been hanging with?"

Kagome nodded meekly and turned to see Inu staring at her. Humor dancing in his eyes. Mr. Maxwell pulled Kagome away from the boys.

"Inu never would bring you over. I see why. You are just as foul mouth as he is."

When Kagome started to protest, he held up a hand in front of her.

"Hear me out. You have been good for Inu. He doesn't have any friends. It was a shock to us to find out that he had a friend after he came home with a black eye and a busted lip."

Kagome nodded she remember that day.

A 6-year-old Kagome was playing on the swings when she saw a bunch of boys beating up on a little kid. She ran over there and pushed them away.

"Hey half pint, move or you'll get some too." She looked up and rolled her eyes.

"Hey, boy. You okay?" She shook his shoulder and he looked up. He had pale gold eyes and ash blond hair that was pulled into a small ponytail at the nap of his neck.

"No," he murmured.

The older boys push Kagome away and started back hitting the boy. Kagome jumped up and kick the boy that was hitting the other boy in-between the legs.

"You leave him alone. He didn't do anything to you all." She yelled. The older boy groaned while the other two stared at the little girl.

"You want some too," she threatens with her little fist on her waist. The little boy that was lying on the ground stared at her in awe.

"We don't hit little girls." They picked up their friend and walked away. Kagome knelt in front of the boy and smiled.

"I'm Kagome. What's your name?"

The boy touched his lip and winced. "How old are you?"

"Six," Kagome replied. "And you?"

"8 ½. I'll be 9 in 2 weeks."

"Cool." She stuck her hand out and help him up.

"What's your name?"

The boy looked at Kagome and smiled. "InuYasha."

"Good. Then me and you can be best friends and grow up together. I don't have many."

"Hello, Kagome, yahoo," Tashi waved a hand in front of her face. Kagome flushed and murmured an apology.

"Sorry, I got lost in a daydream."

"No problem. I was saying that you have been good for him. I am starting to wonder if you were the one that has taught him all the sailor language."

"Actually, we collaborated. When we heard something new, we altered it a little. I think since we are older we kind of grew out of it. Sort of. Since I have been here I have been able to come up with some lovely words."

Kagome grinned.

"I notice. Anyways, you are more than happy to visit anytime after the holidays. Don't wait for an invitation."

Kagome pulled away and grinned. "But I didn't. I always wanted to meet you guys but he refused me. Since my family went out of town I threaten him with bodily harmed if he didn't invite me over. Then I told him why it would be horrible for me to stay at the dorms all winter break."

Tashi laughed and shook his head. "Manipulative too. InuYasha has an odd friend."

"Well hey you have a Goth son. Looks who talking."

Kagome walked towards the kitchen. "Well come on now pops. Can't leave the children by themselves can we?"

With that, she entered the kitchen. Tashi just stared at the door that Kagome just entered and scratched his head.

'It's been way to long. I forgotten what it felt like to have a female in the household other than the maids.'

Julien watched from the staircase at the puzzled look on his master's face.

'Yes. Kagome will work wonders in this household.' Julien thought as his eyes followed his master into the kitchen.

Julien grinned, proceeded to whistle, and went back to his cleaning.