Disclaimer: I wonder how often I have to put this up? Do I even have to? I mean, I never remember reading about having to (but then again, I just skimmed over the rules-hehe) Even so—I don't own Inuyasha, or any of the other characters. The only thing I own is the plot (and other various items that I've mentioned in these ever so fun disclaimers)

Wow, another thing that's ever so fun-a/n! I don't think I've ever posted a chapter without one of these little suckers. I do like them though, I feel it kinda puts you on a more...I duno, personal level with the author. Does anyone out there understand what I'm saying? Anyway, I like them cuz I feel like it gives you guys a chance to get to know me a little better! That has nothing to do with why this is here though. The only reason I'm writing this so soon is because we got progress reports today (egads!), and I wanted to get this done in case that 77 in geometry got my computer time taken away (I hate geometry...I hate any kind of math). If I'm back soon, you'll know I'm still able to get on, if not...you may have to wait a while. Speaking of waiting, you're probably sick of how long this is, aren't you? So I won't bother you anymore, here's the chapter!

Chapter 13-How To Shut Her Up

"Eww! You guys are worse than Miroku and Sango!" A familiar kitsune's voice ruined the moment.

"What are you two doing here!?" Inuyasha growled angrily.

The older couple on the bed glared at the younger couple that somehow appeared beside the bed. How did they get there? It was 3 in the morning! What were they doing tagging along? One of the reasons they left so early was to avoid the children (and anyone else who would be watching them). They didn't want to endanger the children at all, which is why they left the house in the first place, and here they were.

"Well," Rin started, "we heard you guys get up, so we went to see what you were doing. We thought you were going on a vacation, and we couldn't let you go without us! So we jumped in your bags! We are good hiders, aren't we lord Inuyasha?" The girl smiled brightly at the flustered hanyou.

"Oh, guys, you two were supposed to stay at the house. We're here on...business." Kagome said gently, trying hard to hide the embarrassment in her voice, though it was quite apparent on her pink tinted face.

The two children frowned. Then Shippou asked, "Well, what are we supposed to do? We want to stay with you guys." The puppy-dog eyes always worked. Shippou knew this was his best way to get to stay, so he pulled off the most sad and innocent face he could muster.

Kagome caved in. "Inuyasha, let them stay, please?" She asked.

Her master pouted at the thought of dealing with two children when the reason he left was to get away from them. "Fine, but they aren't staying in here with us. This is the honeymoon suite after all."

Kagome smiled. "Oh, thank you Inuyasha!" She leaned over and hugged him real quick before hopping off the bed to pick up the children and carry them to Miroku and Sango so they could figure out what to do with them.

'A hug. I got a hug out of all that. Had those two brats not shown up, I could've gotten a lot better than a friggin hug!' Inuyasha thought. 'Maybe...maybe later.' He smirked at this thought. 'I'll get something outa this all later.' (Oh...see, I'm sure he thinks things like this all the time. Come on, he is a male after all!) He chuckled a bit, then followed after Kagome and the children.

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In the discussion of which room the children would stay in, Shippou got quite a few poundings on the head. It was quickly decided that the two younger ones would stay with Miroku and Sango, since Inuyasha would probably kill Shippou within a few hours (or minutes).

"Really, Inuyasha! Do you have to be so mean to him? He's just a kid after all!" Kagome dished it out to Inuyasha once they had returned to their room.

"If that kid wasn't such a brat, he'd get a few less knocks on the head!" The girl's master grumbled back.

Kagome sighed. "Ok, well, the sun's starting to come up. Let's go downstairs and meet the others for breakfast. Then we'll go looking for people."

Inuyasha only glared at her as she huffed out of the bedroom they were staying in. He then got up and walked after her. She was about to walk out of the suite when he tapped her on the shoulder. She turned around to face him. "What is it?" She asked, a bit irritated with him.

He seemed a little hesitant. He finally asked in a quiet voice, "You're not...you aren't mad at me are you?" He averted his eyes so he didn't have to meet her dumbfounded gaze.

After staring for a moment she finally stuttered, "N-no. Well, sorta." She sighed. "I'm not mad at me, I just wish you'd be a little nicer sometimes."

He looked up and squinted his eyes. "Are you saying I'm mean?" He didn't seem offended, just a bit angered at her comment.

He crossed his arms in front of his chest (oh, he's so arrogant!) waiting for her to reply. She looked up to the ceiling as if it would give her a good enough answer. "Look, you can be a bit rude sometimes and-"

"Rude? When am I rude?" He jumped in.

"Just now is a perfect example mister 'perfect!'" She yelled in his face.

"Don't mock me!" He yelled back.

"Or what?" Kagome questioned, not really thinking of the many things he could do to her. She was a servant after all; he could kill her for getting smart with him if he felt like it.

He glared at her before giving that ever-famous smirk (yet another sign of his arrogance). "Or what? Now just think about that for a moment. You're mine. I could do whatever I want to you for yelling at me, or for even asking that question."

Her angry glare pierced him like a dozen knives. "I may be another one of your stupid little 'possessions,' but I'm not yours."

Ouch. For some reason, that really hurt him. Whether it was his ego and pride, or truly his feelings, he didn't know. All he knew was he didn't like it. He punched the wall beside her head, leaving a nice crack near the door-frame. "You do belong to me. I paid for you, making you mine. If you don't like it, tough."

For a moment she seemed shocked (I would be too if someone punched the wall right beside my head!), then she flared in silent anger and frustration. "Of course master. Please, forgive me." The comment was anything but apologetic. She turned and opened the door then walked out. Inuyasha would have stopped her to give her a piece of his mind (again), but stopped dead in his tracks when he thought he saw a tear on her cheek.

'Oh, gods...please, don't let her be crying. Why is she crying? Great, I probably did something wrong. Smooth move, genius.' He silently scolded himself and followed her from a small distance.

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Seven hours. They had been searching for seven hours now. What had they found? Nothing... diddley squat, zip zada bang, nota. They finally stopped at an ice cream stand to buy some for them all. There was an older woman behind the stand and she handed them their ice cream. When Kagome went to pay for it, her hand touched the old woman's a bit. When it did, a strange sensation went through her.

"You!" Kagome said, receiving glances from her companions. "You're one of us! You're like me!"

The old woman gave her an expression that was unreadable. But Kagome did see the fear that flickered in the elder woman's eyes for a split-second.

The lady resumed to putting the money in the register while saying, "I haven't the faintest idea of what you're speaking of."

Kagome's jaw dropped. 'She does too know!' She shook the annoyed look of her face then said, "I know what you are. I'm one too. So is that guy right there." She nodded her head towards Miroku. "I felt it. I'm not stupid, so why are you trying to lie to me?"

The old woman frowned. "What does it matter. Why do you care? How stupid you are for even bringing it up. Do you know how many demons would kill you if they overheard you?" She asked.

That's when Inuyasha stepped up. "Look granny, we need people that...are like you guys."

"My name, boy, is not 'granny.' It is Kaede. Why do you need me?" The woman named Kaede asked, seemingly peeved.

"There's this crazy miko out to kill all the demons for enslaving you humans! She's also out to kill anyone that tries to stop her. If she finds you with your powers, and you don't help her, she'll kill you as well. You either help her, or you help us." Inuyasha yelled in Kaede's face.

"I didn't ask for your lip, young man. I simply wanted an answer." The woman said nonchalantly.

Inuyasha growled at her. "I have a name too. It's Inuyasha. Lord Inuyasha to be exact, so show some respect, hag!"

"Inuyasha..." Kaede mumbled it before saying, "You're that hanyou, aren't you? Your father was the lord of this region and now your brother rules, am I right?"

Sango leaned over to Kagome. "I didn't know he was only half!" She whispered in the younger girl's ear.

"Me either."

They tuned back to Inuyasha to see his fists clenched, as if he were about to rip Kaede's throat out for even mentioning it. She didn't seem like the type to take any bullshit, because she just stood there looking at his as if he were a fool.

"Don't..." Inuyasha started in a low growl, "ever...mention that...again. Understand?" His gaze was focused on the ground.

Kaede's brows furrowed. "Of course, lord Inuyasha." She then sighed. "I don't know what I can do to help you though. But I will do what I can."

Kagome smiled at the elder. "Thank you. We'll come back tomorrow to talk about it more. You'll be here, right?"

Kaede only nodded before shooing them off. (I think their ice cream melted by now...maybe not Shippou's, Rin's, Sango's, or Miroku's. But Kagome and Inuyasha's sure did!)

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They had returned to the hotel and were back in their suites. They would still be on the elevators causing trouble, but after some complaints from other visitors, Totosai told them to stop. Obviously people don't like having soap bars thrown at their doors. (Yea, I've actually done that. And people don't like it. One time we were to slow in pressing the button to get away, and a guy came out and started walking towards the elevator...he looked pissed. But then the door shut, so it was all good and we got away. He he.)

Kagome and Inuyasha came in their room laughing so hard tears were rolling down their faces.

"Hey, Kagome, "Inuyasha started, "tomorrow, we can throw poppers down the stair well!" (Another thing I've done. It makes a lot of people mad too. I told you, hotel people don't like me.)

Kagome giggled. "Sure, sounds like fun!" She plopped down on the bed and glanced at the huge window. The sun was setting, so she got up and walked over to the large glass.

The sky looked like a painting. All the colors mingled around the clouds, and in the sun's fading light you could see a silhouette of all the buildings and trees. The sun itself looked huge, almost like liquid in all the oranges and pinks. The clouds were assorted purples and blues, making the effect of the sky even more dynamic.

"It's beautiful." Kagome whispered.

"Yea, it is." A rougher voice whispered in her ear.

A tingling sensation wavered down her spine. 'How does he do that?' Kagome thought.

"It's better in this suite than in your room." The young girl said, unaware of how strange sounding that came out. (I think it sounded strange!)

"Ya think?" Her master asked. "You're impossible to please, do you know that?"

She laughed a bit and smiled. "I'm not that hard to please." She playfully punched him in his stomach.

"Oh yes, you are." He said laughing. He poked her in her side, getting her back for punching him.

She jumped a little and grabbed her side laughing. "Don't do that! It tickles!"

"Hmm, so you don't like to be tickled?" Inuyasha asked her.

"No, I don't, idiot!" She answered.

"Oh, you see. Now I'm going to have to punish you for calling me an idiot." Inuyasha said. He wrapped his arms around her and lifted her up. Kagome was kicking and laughing, asking for him to put her down. He tossed her on the bed and started to tickle her with no mercy.

"Ah! Stop it! Please, it tickles!" She was trying to kick loose, but he had her pinned beneath him.

"Beg me to!" Her master said while laughing.

"No!" She said. Then she grabbed his wrists the best she could. He stopped. "I don't beg." She said playfully.

"Fine then. You're stuck." He removed his hands from her stomach and placed them near her head so that he was leaning over her. "Because I'm not moving until you beg." The white fangs flashed as he smirked down at her.

She pouted, not liking the position she was in. "Inuyasha, get off me please." She said sweetly.

He leaned down closer to her. "Beg me to." He said mockingly.

"Oh, master Inuyasha, I beg of you! Please, get off of me. Is that good enough?" Kagome said, playing along with his little game.

"No...I think I want to stay right here." He grinned; knowing it would piss her off.

"Don't get too comfortable," she said sarcastically, "I might bite you or something."

Inuyasha laughed at that statement. "What part of me will you bite? You're stuck!"

Kagome leaned up (as far as she could under the circumstances) to the point where their noses touched. "I'll bite your nose, puppy boy."

"I'll bite back." He replied in the same tone.

"You wouldn't." The girl dared.

"Don't tempt me, I might do more than nip your nose." He whispered, wanting to see how she'd react.

Kagome chuckled. "Oh, it's not like you'd try anything in this position. If I'm not mistaken, in my mind, you're still gay."

Not the reaction he'd expected, but it was sufficient. "You still think I'm gay?" He asked in a fake offended voice.

"Of course." She said jokingly.

He sighed heavily. "I guess I'll just have to prove it to you then, won't I?"

"I guess so." She said as if she were disappointed.

He leaned in, nearly closing all the space between them. She closed her eyes in anticipation. But when nothing happened, she grew suspicious. She opened her eyes, expecting to be looking into his. Instead, he was sitting up looking at her strangely.

"Are you sure?" He nearly whispered it.

"What?" Kagome said, surprised that he had asked.

"We both know what's going to happen. Are you...ok with it?" He looked worried, for her more than for himself. It's not that he didn't want to 'prove' it to her. It's just, if someone found out, she would be hated for having a loving sort of relationship with him.

"Yes! I'm sure! I've been waiting for who knows how long, waiting for this evidence, hoping that it wasn't just me that felt this way, and here you are...not showing me, and I'm getting very angry! You ruin the moment by asking a stupid question and then act concerned! Why can't you act like every other guy and just get it over with!" She was blabbering loudly. "But nooo you actually have to care! Which is what I want, but you care at the wrong moment! No, wait, I want you to care all the time, but in a moment like that you're just supposed to...I duno, flow with it! Not interrupt and-"

Her blabbering was cut short when Inuyasha grabbed her shoulders and jerked her up to him. Their lips met and the silence was shattering. Kagome's anger left her as she melted into the warmth of him holding her. It was a chaste kiss, not harsh or demanding. It was soft, and she enjoyed it very much. He pulled away and searched her eyes. "Kagome," he took a breath, "shut-up."

She just looked at him, then tilted her head in a childish manner. "What if I don't?"

He grinned. "I may have to shut you up again. That method seems to work."

Kagome smiled warmly and looked out the large window once more. The sun had left the sky and it was now velvet black and deep blue. The stars twinkled like diamonds and the sliver of the moon, though small, shone brightly.

"Let's just watch the stars." She said absently.

He looked at her curiously. He didn't want to rush into anything. They had kissed, that alone was breaking a lot of rules among society. The question in his mind; could they be together?

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Ok, so I told you they would kiss this chapter. So they did! This is a lot longer than most of my chapters, and I did that just so I could squeeze that moment in there. It took a while to write. LoL. Hey, I liked the way it turned out, do you? Opinions please!

queenie: lol, sorry for toying with your emotions last chapter. Are you happy now? I hope so, cuz I am! I've been waiting a long time to get that moment in there! I'm glad you like the story, and thank you for the review! Oh, you actually live in Florida? That must suck. It doesn't seem like a good place to be during hurricane season. I'm only in South Carolina, and we get lots of rain and tornadoes and crap from them all. It's not as bad here where I live now, but I used to live in Charleston, and it got storms coming through there a lot. Hope you guys make it through the season all right!