Disclaimer: My name is not Rumiko Takahashi…you do the math.

Have I thanked everyone lately? All of the reviews make me feel wonderful. Everyone who took at guess at Inuyasha's teacher…you will have to wait at least a chapter to see who it is. Sorry. It is the weekend in the story (well Friday) and they have a small mission ahead of them before school starts on Monday.

Inuyasha: Oi! Wench! I ain't going to school! Get that through your stupid head!

Umm…I believe that I am the author. You will do what I tell you to do.

Inuyasha: I'm telling you…I ain't going.

Hmm….that new Shippo is quite handsome…maybe I will have Kagome suddenly find herself attracted to him…it would make a nice little love triangle.

Inuyasha: (glares) What? You wouldn't do that too me!

You have to go to school…or else my little keyboard here will make your new life miserable. (Begins typing…Kagome looks at her two loves…who to choose. Shippo had always been so nice and loving with her. Inuyasha still hadn't told her how he felt about her, and that hurt. He still treated her like crap half of the time….hmm…Shippo was sounding so perfect for her. Suddenly another man appears…"Kouga? Is that you? Oh how I have missed you!" "Kagome! I am finally here to take my women to be my mate. Come with me now." "Sure Kouga")

Inuyasha: AHH Stop! That isn't even funny! You wench; I should kill you where you sit right now. Don't you fucking bring Kouga back!

A little competition never hurt anyone, you know. I will say it again, you are going to school.

Inuyasha: I hate you!

Chapter 19

He found the contraption intriguing to say the least. The motion of the vehicle came as a shock, but it reminded him of riding on Kagome's bike down a steep hill, exhilarating. "Oi, can't you make this thing go any faster?" He demanded, staring out the window at the cars speeding by on the other side of the road

"Inuyasha, there are rules in this time, laws to be exact. I cannot exceed a certain speed." Makoto explained to the hanyou as he drove. "You can thank me later though."

That final comment confused Inuyasha, until Makoto suddenly took a left turn without slowing down or stepping on the brakes at all. Kagome crashed into Inuyasha, surprising him. She pushed off of him, glaring at Makoto as she settled back into her seat next to Inuyasha, not on him. Fastening her seatbelt this time, "You did that on purpose!"

"He looked quite lonely sitting over there all by himself. I thought he might like some company." The young man's serious expression was accompanied by laughing violet eyes. If they didn't know that Makoto was actually Miroku's reincarnation, they knew now.

Kagome took a moment to observe the young man. His black hair lacked the ponytail. His ears did have a few earrings in them. Kagome could tell he had spiritual abilities, just like his incarnation. She would bet money that he had never had a single thought of becoming a monk though. Suddenly the bastard took another sharp turn, this time to the right. Kagome growled as Inuyasha crashed into her. She pushed him off her, onto his side of the car and strapped his seatbelt on him. "Knock that off, Makoto!"

"My apologies, Miss Kagome. I was under the assumption that he had traveled 500 years to be with you. I suppose the stories were not true, the couple never did fall in love, did they?"

Shippo snickered in the front seat, watching both Kagome and Inuyasha turn scarlet red from embarrassment. "That's Inuyasha alright. I would bet he still hasn't told Kagome why he came here!"

Inuyasha leaned forward, as far as the seatbelt would allow and smacked Shippo in the head. "Mind your own business, lecher!"

"Ow, Kagome! Inuyasha hit me again!" Shippo whined.

"Gee, just like old times." Kagome grumbled, rolling her eyes. "Your older than him now Shippo. I am not saving you anymore when he gets mad at your smart ass remarks. Besides, he's right. Our relationship is none of your business."

"So in other words, there is no relationship, is there." Shippo sighed. "Typical Inuyasha. Are you sure you won't have me, Kagome?"

"Shippo!" Kagome yelled, frustrated at the perverted kitsune. Inuyasha leaned forward, growling at the kitsune, to hit him again. He ripped off Kagome's seatbelt to drag her onto his lap, possessively. "What the hell are you doing, Inuyasha?" Kagome asked as his arms tightened around her waist. His chin dug into her shoulder as he growled at Shippo.

"Hmm, I guess it was true." Makoto laughed, watching the pair from the rearview mirror.

The only people in the car that knew what was happening stared at each other. Shippo sat there, unable to take his eyes off the hanyou who desperately fought against his instincts. He had been a kid the last time he had been with the couple, although they had only been back together a day things were different. Shippo had always known the pair had feelings for each other, since the day he met them they had been crazy about each other. But to actually see it with adult eyes was quite an amazing sight. He watched as his hanyou friend glared at him, fighting every instinct he had not to mark his mate then and there.

Shippo's glare turned into an amused smirk, angering the hanyou. Inuyasha finally broke their eye contact, closing his eyes to calm his instincts before he did something he would regret later. When he claimed her, it would be perfect. It wouldn't be because of a burst of possessiveness. He wanted to be certain that she would want him here with her forever.

Oblivious to what was happening behind her, Kagome squirmed on the hanyou's lap, trying to brake free of his grasp. The slight movement almost set him out of control. "What are you doing? Let me down, Inuyasha. I can't believe you just sliced through the seatbelt like that." Suddenly she felt the pressure of his fangs on her shoulder, and shivered from the intimate touch. The sensation was amazing and she settled down, not caring who was watching them. She moved her head to give him better access to that area.

Shippo snickered, knowing that the hanyou was now embroiled in a war he had no chance of fighting against. His bitch had just submitted and gave her permission to mark without even realizing she had done it. Inuyasha growled; her submission had knocked his senses back in place quickly. He wanted to do it, but she didn't even know what she had done. He shoved her off his lap, and did what he did best. Blamed her for what he had done. "Fuck Kagome. Don't ever do that again."

Finding herself thrown across the car, Kagome was obviously a little confused. "What are you talking about? I didn't do anything." Shippo snickered again in the front seat. "Shut up, Shippo!" Kagome pouted in the corner, staring out the window, confused at what had just happened.

Makoto sighed, "Is this normal for them?" he asked, looking at them in the rearview mirror. He had no idea about what had happened either and found himself as confused as Kagome.

"Yep," Shippo answered. "Take another right here; it should be the shrine at the end of the road."

"Another shrine?" Makoto answered. "So this girl is related to me? This will be a useless trip."

"Kagome is related to you too. As I said before, Miroku and Sango practically populated Tokyo alone. You can't throw a pebble on a crowded street without hitting several people who are somehow related to you. Shinju is about as far of a relation you can get, coming from different children of the original incarnations. In fact, Kagome is closer in relation to Shinju than you are. They both come from the same child, Kagome. You are probably like cousins a hundred or so times over." Shippo explained.

"What?" Kagome squealed from the backseat, making Inuyasha cover his sensitive ears. "Are you telling me that the relative I am named after, is actually named after me?" She began laughing hysterically, "Well if that isn't screwy, I don't know what is."

"Is this it, Shippo?" Makoto asked pulling into the shrine.

"Yep, I haven't seen Shinju since she was about 7. I doubt she will recognize me now." He answered, getting out the door and helping his friends from the back seat.

The group walked up the steps to the top of the shrine. Shippo knocked on the door. A lady who obviously was Shinju's mother answered the door. "Shippo, thank goodness you made it." She eyed his companions; she had expected the kitsune to come alone.

Shippo noticed her confusion, "This is Makoto Hikotaki. He is with the family I have been watching for the past twenty years or so. This…" He turned to the couple next to him. "Well, you are in luck." Shippo reached up and yanked off Inuyasha's concealment necklace. "This is Kagome and Inuyasha. We have waited for this day for a long time."

The women stared at the pair in shock. "You…you are kidding me right? Is this really Inuyasha and Kagome? When…how…"

Shippo laughed, knowing the pair had absolutely no idea how famous they were within the family. "Last night, late. She has only been back since the beginning of the week."

"I am so honored to meet you two." The lady bowed in front of them, causing the couple to look at each other and blush.

"How is she?" Shippo interrupted, knowing how embarrassed the pair could get. He wanted to get down to business and get the jewel back as quick as he could. Shinju's mother motioned for them to follow her; they all followed her upstairs to a room.

"Shinju, you have company." Her mother said as she opened the door. "Mostly scrapes and bruises. They did get her wrist, though. It is only sprained, it should heal quickly. She is a strong girl." They got their first good look at Shinju as she stood up off her bed. She looked just like her incarnation, except this girl wore a school uniform. Unlike Kagome's sailor uniform it was a black jumper skirt with a red tie. The girl had dyed the ends of her ponytail the same color red as the tie she wore. She was stunning, just like Sango.

"Shippo, I haven't seen you since I was a kid." Shinju eyed the attractive kitsune before moving on to his companions. "I didn't think you would be bringing your friends along." She eyed Inuyasha warily.

"There are my friends Makoto, Inuyasha and Kagome." Shippo pointed to each of them in turn.

"Yeah right," Shinju snorted in disbelief. "Inuyasha and Kagome; that is a good one, Shippo. Where did you dig up the clothes and sword at?"

Shinju laughed until a yellow blur raced into the room, leaping onto the hanyou's shoulders. The little fire cat demon rubbed against the hanyou affectionately before leaping from Inuyasha's shoulders to Kagome's head. Shinju stared at them in shock. "Hi, Kirara." Kagome laughed to the little cat as it jumped from her head to settle into her arms.

"Oh…my…I have never seen her do that. She never goes to strangers. You really are Inuyasha and Kagome, aren't you?" The young demon slayer sat down on the edge of her bed, cradling her injured arm. "I don't understand; why did you bring them? Who is he?" She pointed to Makoto at the last question; she couldn't keep her eyes off the guy for more than a moment.

"Makoto Hikotaki, Shippo has been with my family for years." He walked to her side, kneeling down in front of her. "How does your wrist feel? I heard you injured it in the attack." He gently lifted her bandaged wrist, kissing the injury.

The girl suddenly got a deadly look in her eyes; lifting her feet to the young man's chest she kicked him away. "You hentai! I don't let strangers put their hands on my thighs and up my skirt." She took her good hand and smacked him over the head as hard as she could manage. Although it was not her dominant hand, she still packed a powerful punch, knocking Makoto to the ground.

"I introduced myself before." He laughed from the ground.

She growled at him, "I don't let anyone do that! Who is this guy Shippo? Why did you bring him?"

"I think we will need him. You are Sango's reincarnation; that is Miroku's. He has spiritual powers that are unparallel in this time for a human. Well, except for Kagome here." Shippo explained. "The jewel that was stolen is very powerful; we need to get it back quickly. This is the most powerful team we can create, and the most experienced."

"I still don't understand why I was put in charge of the jewel. There has always been a miko from the family to protect it, why a demon slayer this time? How did I even get the ability to purify the jewel? I am not a miko and because of that, it was stolen. It has never been stolen before." Shinju complained.

"Don't worry, Shinju." Kagome said. "I am sure we can get it back. I am positive you were chosen for a reason; otherwise you would not have the ability to purify the jewel. It could be because they knew they would need Sango's demon slayer power, which you inherited, to get it back. Keep in mind, I am a miko and I shattered my jewel."

"Kagome's right, forget about why you were chosen and focus on the fact that it was you they chose this time around." Makoto explained from his place on the ground. "Either way, it probably would have been stolen. You probably have the best chance of getting it back than a miko. We need to get it back quickly, before the demons begin to take over the humans."

"What are we sitting around for? We've got a jewel to get and everyone is being lazy." Inuyasha growled. "Where do we start?"

"It was a lizard youkai that stole it. They mostly act as underlings for more powerful demons. I am not sure who we are really looking for." Shinju answered.

"I know someone who probably can find out for us very easily. I'll take us there first. Come on everyone. We need to go see this person." Shippo said, walking out of Shinju's bedroom.

Inuyasha and Kagome were the last to leave the room. She reached up and rubbed his ears, frowning, before placing the necklace around his neck again. "I hate doing this." She muttered as she watched him transform. She took a good look at him before smirking, "But seeing you in a pair of jeans is worth the effort." The two of them quickly followed after their new friends.

The five of them piled into the car, Shinju, Kagome and Inuyasha squeezed into the back seat together. It was not a very comfortable fit, leaving one hanyou grumpy. "Oi, how long until we get there?"

"Not too long, Inuyasha." Shippo answered. "Just enjoy the ride."

"Why can't we walk?"

"It would take too long. This is faster."

"Keh, maybe for you." Inuyasha grumbled, "I don't like riding in cars."

"You didn't mind on the way to Shinju's" Kagome replied; she had been surprised at how well he had taken the ride.

"I wasn't crowded then."

"Why don't you put Kagome on your lap? That might make you more comfortable." Makoto said helpfully.

Shippo knew if he laughed out loud at that comment, he would get killed. He couldn't resist making a comment though. "Yeah, get her on your lap."

"Shippo!" Inuyasha hit the kitsune over the head, knowing the kitsune knew the dilemma he had trying not to mark the girl.

"Inuyasha! If we weren't in a car right now!" Kagome yelled.

"Thank kami we are!"

"Makoto, pull over quickly." Kagome demanded. When the young man followed her instructions, Kagome reached over the hanyou's lap to open the door. Pushing Inuyasha out the door was easier than she thought it would be. "Sit!" She yelled as his feet hit the grass. Wham! The hanyou found himself face first in the grass yet again. "Be nice, Inuyasha." She said before getting out of the door herself and walking to the other side of the car, getting in next to Shinju. She didn't want to sit next to him if he was going to complain about her.

When the spell wore off, Inuyasha climbed back into his seat, ignoring Kagome. He was upset that she had moved to the other side of the car. He stared out the window, ignoring everyone. Shinju finally leaned forward to talk to the two in the front seat, "I thought they were supposed to be in love." She whispered, although both Inuyasha and Kagome heard her and blushed bright red.

Makoto and Shippo laughed, "I think their antagonistic behavior is a form of foreplay." Makoto commented.

"Oi! You fucking lecher, mind your own business!" Inuyasha yelled, while Kagome gasped and smacked the hentai in the head.

"Ow…I am driving here, Kagome." He pulled into a large driveway, with a huge house at the end of it. "We are here, so behave. This is one of the most powerful men in Japan."

Reaching the top of the driveway, they all filed out of the car. Reaching the doorway, Shippo rang the bell. As they waited, Shippo turned to Inuyasha, "Maybe I should warn you-"

The door opened suddenly, a very calm and deadly voice said, "How nostalgic, my half-breed brother and his bitch have reunited with their little companions."

"Sesshomaru!" Inuyasha gasped in surprise, yanking Tetsusaiga out of its sheath to protect them.

Dun..Dun...Dun I usually don't do cliffhangers quite like that. Sorry…it seemed like a too perfect place to end that though.

Inuyasha: How could you bring my brother back?

I happen to like Sesshomaru. I think he will be the key to defeat Naraku in the end. Who knows…maybe you will be killed during the final battle and he will have the ability to use Tetsusaiga and kill Naraku with it. Then he will bring you back to life with Tenseiga. That would be interesting.

Inuyasha: What the hell? No! That would suck! It is called Inuyasha, he better not steal the show from me!

Relax…you will always be the star of the show. I am sure that you will be the one to defeat Naraku…(or Kagome)

Inuyasha: What? Kagome? I don't think so! She can't even aim right! Her power's pale in comparison to

Oh…don't say it.

Inuyasha: Kikyo's.

Oh…dear god…he said it….he's dead.

Kagome: Sit! Sit! Sit! Sit! Sit! Still not as good as Kikyo….god you drive me nuts. I am going home.

Ouch…but I have to say you deserved it.