Disclaimer – I don't, and never will (sympathize people) own Inuyasha...

Suzu – HI EVERYONE! Thanks for all your support. The second arc of my story has started, where Inuyasha and Kagome must deal with an internal problem! Nothing gross, I promise. I don't write lemon.

Inuyasha – What the heck is lemon?

Suzu – It's a fruit.

Kagome – People write a fruit?????

Suzu – (nods earnestly) Yep. They sure do! (A/N I don't mean any offense to people who do write lemons, it's a personal choice and I don't want to offend anyone -)

Kagome – Weird....

Chapter 11

If this wasn't already heaven, then it was the closest thing to it. Inuyasha clung tight to Kagome's slim form. He would never let her go again.

Kagome stirred in Inuyasha's arms. She dropped her arms first, thoroughly embarrassed at what had happened between them.

"Um....Inuyasha? Let's go inside, okay?"

"No," came the muffled reply.

"This isn't proper. I'll give you 'till three."

"..."

"One....two....THREE...." His grip had loosened a little, and enough too.

"..."

"SIT!"

The hanyou came crashing down on the ground. Luckily for Kagome, she had slipped away beforehand.

"What the –beep- are you doing, wrench?" Inuyasha threatened, while doing his best to not stick his fangs in the dirt.

Kagome smiled down at him pleasantly, if not a bit absently.

"I gave you a warning, you know." Kagome leaned down and helped the hanyou up from the grass.

Inuyasha wiped his mouth hastily. Then he turned to the girl beside him.

"Hey, Kagome. Do you wanna go back to the Sen—" he was interrupted by Kagome, who put a finger on his lips. Blushing a nice shade of crimson, the hanyou hastily shut right up.

"Want to go inside for some ramen, Inuyasha? I'm starving, and you must be too."

"...R...Ramen?" The hanyou had almost forgotten the wonderful food in his time of misery. He would get back to the other topic soon, after ramen.

"Yup. You still like it right?" Kagome turned around and walked to the house. She was a little confused at why Inuyasha had hugged her. Weren't they just good friends? Her memory failed her.

They entered the house by the kitchen door. On time perfectly, Kagome's mom was making steaming bowls of ramen. Looking up, Mrs. Higurashi smiled like the sun as she saw Inuyasha.

"Inuyasha! What a pleasant surprise! Did you come to check on Kagome after you guys battled that big demon?"

"What big demo—" Again, the hanyou was interrupted immediately.

Souta had come down the stairs and was currently tackling Inuyasha with a hug.

"Inuyasha!" The seven-year old shouted happily when he had made sure that this was indeed his idol.

"Hey, kid." Inuyasha awkwardly patted Souta on the head, and received a huge smile from his loyal worshipper.

"Inuyasha, can you PLEASE stay for...like....a week? PLEASE? Mom, can he stay?" Souta looked over at his mom and stared at her with expectant, innocent eyes.

"Oh, alright. That is, if Inuyasha would like to." Mrs. Higurashi smiled at Inuyasha.

The hanyou looked at the waiting faces. Surely he could stay for...say...a little while. He'd like the quality time with Kagome. "Uh...su--"

"That's great, Inuyasha! You can even attend the field trip Kagome's school's going on Monday. You can go shopping for clothes with Kagome later today."

Before the hanyou had a chance to say something, Souta popped another request in his face.

"Hey Inuyasha, wanna check out my new video game? Pretty please?" Souta jumped up and down while still holding on to the hanyou's arm.

"What's a vido gem?"

"C'mon. I'll show you."

Happily, Souta ran up the stairs to show Inuyasha the pleasures of the electronic system.

Kagome sat down. Since her family was so happy, she should be too. After all, Inuyasha was a good friend.

Kagome and Inuyasha were in a store in the mall. Since Inuyasha would be going with Kagome to school, he needed clothes. Meanwhile, he had to where whatever Kagome could scrunch up. He would change once the first pair of clothes was found.

"Inuyasha! Hold still." Kagome examined Inuyasha in a bright red baseball hat, baggy dark colored khaki pants, and a red, grungy looking T-shirt that said 'BAD BOY'. He also wore some fake leather gloves on his hands, rather strange for spring, but still fashionable in a peculiar way. And, of course, his rosary was around his neck, as usual. The outfit rather completed the hanyou well.

Inuyasha was currently fidgeting all over. "Kagome, these shoe things, they're stuffy." He looked down at himself.

"Well, Inuyasha, I think you look perfect. Let's buy this outfit, shall we?" Kagome smiled.

Inuyasha relented. If Kagome liked it, well, he could resist even the stuffy shoes.

Obediently, he walked over to the fitting rooms and changed out of his clothes and kept silent as Kagome paid for them by the cash register.

"Okay, Inuyasha. Let's go put these on now, okay?" Kagome waited outside the fitting room as Inuyasha put on the clothes again, which took quite a while.

After he came out again, Kagome took him by the hand and dragged him over to an ice-cream parlor for a snack.

"Now that you're in proper clothes, you have no need to be ashamed, Inuyasha! I think you look so cute!" Kagome beamed happily at the hanyou.

"What? You think these things are cute, wrench?" Inuyasha growled half- heartedly as he sat down at a nearby table.

"Stay right here, okay, Inuyasha?" Kagome directed, ignoring the last comment as she went up and walked to the counter.

Just then, the hanyou was bombarded by three girls that looked to be the same age as Kagome.

"Wow!" Yuka smiled slyly, eyeing Inuyasha up and down. "And who might you be?"

"Yeah! I've never seen you around town before." Eri joined as Ayumi slid next to Inuyasha on the table.

The confused hanyou blushed a deep scarlet. He thought desperately to find means of escape. "Um...I'm here with Kagome," Inuyasha tried clumsily, hoping that would encourage them away.

"NO WAY!" Eri leaned over to Yuka. "So is this Kagome's boyfriend. Wow, I envy her. No wonder she didn't permanently hook up with Hojo. Just look at that figure and face. He could be a super model," she giggled.

Just then, Kagome walked over with two ice-cream cones; strawberry and chocolate. When she saw her friends, she groaned inwardly.

"KAGOME!!! Why didn't you tell us????" Ayumi whined.

"Um....uh....You see, guys...he's not really my boyfriend...he's just...a friend." Kagome tried her best to smile.

Inuyasha froze at the 'just-a-friend' part, but convinced himself that this was to get rid of the girls and not spread rumors.

"Ooooh! Then introduce us, Kagome!" Eri said, and, not waiting for Kagome, launched herself into an introduction. "Hi, I'm Eri. If you're not busy, I'd like to see you sometime. You're quite the hot type--"

"Oh no, you don't. I saw him first." Yuka interjected.

"Uh uh...I suggested that we get an ice-cream." Ayumi pouted, while scooting up to a very confused hanyou.

"Um...I...I..." Inuyasha was at a loss for words. Then, he caught Kagome mouthing words to him across the table.

"I...um....am not interested...in rating....dating...anyone right cow....NOW..." Inuyasha muttered out, face growing warmer by the second.

"Oh." The three girls stopped chattering for a split second, and then started again.

"Well, if you need me, just get Kagome!"

"Yup. She knows where to call!"

"I'm always available, you know."

An argument started over the three bickering girls as they fought over Inuyasha.

Inuyasha sweat dropped heavily. He didn't get these girls. Luckily for him, Kagome spoke up.

"Um...well...we really must be going. Hope to see you guys sometime soon!" Kagome shoved the chocolate cone into Inuyasha's gloved hands and pushed him out of his seat.

"Bye guys!" She shouted hurriedly over her shoulder.

After they'd gotten away, Kagome walked to Inuyasha. "Hey Inuyasha. Why didn't you hook up with them?" she asked innocently.

"Because I...I...." The hanyou's face turned beet red. Should he tell her now? "Be...because I only l...lo..."

"That's okay, Inuyasha. I'm not interested in that type of stuff either." Kagome smiled happily at Inuyasha, totally oblivious to the truth. Maybe it was something to do with his heritage. She couldn't remember much about his family or past.

Inuyasha nodded meekly, glad to not have to finish the sentence. He didn't have to tell, not now anyway.

"By the way, Kagome, Shippo'll be really glad to have you back." The hanyou turned to look at Kagome.

"Shippo? Who's—Oh yeah, I remember! Of course!" Kagome seriously had no idea what Inuyasha was talking about, but it was best to pretend she did. Quickly, she changed the subject.

"Hey look! An arcade! Let's go, Inuyasha!" Kagome happily tugged the hanyou along to the doorway that was blasting music and peculiar sounds.

Kagome walked over to a car racing game. However, she looked over to find Inuyasha watching a group of kids from her school play a newly installed fighting game.

The players' hands and feet were hooked up to several motion detectors. Apparently, it tracked the attacks of the real life opponents and transferred them onto the big screen in the background. Two players would play against one another.

Currently, a tall and muscular guy from Kagome's class was taking on a so-so strong looking guy, who got knocked out in one critical punch. The poor opponent ended up with what looked like a broken arm. The muscular kid was on a roll and had a current record of 49 wins and 0 losses.

"Oh no," Kagome whispered to herself. Inuyasha would probably want to go against that guy.

The tall and muscular kid raised his arms out to the huge crowd in front as they cheered for him.

"WHO'S GONNA BE NUMBER 5O?!!" he roared out. Kagome looked sickened.

The crowd was currently shouting and cheering. No one seemed to want to challenge the champion, however.

"ARE YOU ALL SO DARN WIMPY???? WELL, I GUESS I'LL HAVE TO JUST PICK OUT THE NEXT VICTIM!!!" he roared out again.

Just then, Inuyasha stepped to the front of the crowd, wearing his brand name smirk. "I bet you're not so tough." The hanyou looked into the eyes of the bully, who was twice his size.

"HA HA HAA!!! DON'T MAKE ME LAUGH!!! YOU? GONNA BEAT ME?" The guy looked down at Inuyasha, whose amber eyes flashed dangerously. Several girls from the crowd cooed piteously at the pretty face that was gonna get destroyed.

Inuyasha jumped on the platform and hooked up the devises to his arms and legs. –'Guess Souta taught him more than bargained for, huh,' thought Kagome.- Smirking, the hanyou mouthed the words 'bring it on' and stood with his arms crossed lazily on his chest, not looking at all worried.

A huge whoop and cheer came from the crowd. Kagome wasn't sure if they were happy to have someone to challenge the guy or just to see another soul get his butt kicked.

The guy on stage growled dangerously and pressed the button that started the round. Following his example, Inuyasha lazily pressed the button too.

Right after the begin sound started, the guy took a swing with his right arm. However, Inuyasha dodged it as if it was coming at 1mm a second. This earned more cheering, whoops, and shouts from the crowd.

"Too slow, ya show off." Inuyasha calmly eyed his opponent. Big and heavy, huh. This guy fed off fear. Too bad, 'cause Inuyasha didn't have any.

The champion took another swing, a kick and some other rather fancy moves. However, Inuyasha's demonic reflexes made small business out of them.

Next, Inuyasha took to the offensive. Guessing that people probably didn't see claws or demons everyday in this era, he took to 'slugging', as Kagome would call it.

Inuyasha punched with his right arm. Then, he followed it up with a sliding kick. Being a natural in fighting and 'survival' tactics, he took out the opponent's electronic player in another critical punch.

Silence was the reward from the crowd. Then, everyone started shouting things at the same time. The just defeated champion stared dumbly at Inuyasha, and then suddenly made a lunge at the hanyou, roaring at curses.

Having demonic instincts, the hanyou dodged the lunge and hit his opponent in the stomach (A/N I know, I suck at action), causing some saliva and blood to be coughed up. 'Feh. That took care of him,' thought Inuyasha.

The tall and muscular guy fell down, unconscious. All of the sudden, the arcade broke into renewed cheers, shouts, and whoops. People ran up to Inuyasha to shake his hand. Girls asked if he was available, and guys acted like Inuyasha had been their good buddy for their whole lives.

Through the swarming, Kagome made her way to the hanyou and rushed him out of the arcade. It was rather difficult, since the whole place was swarming with people asking for phone numbers, autographs, the hanyou's name, and just about any info on the new 'hero' of the neighborhood. Through it all, a smirking hanyou was led by Kagome out of the arcade.

The rest of the day passed as a blur. They found a school uniform that Inuyasha could wear temporarily to Kagome's school (A/N I know, but this is fiction), more girls pestered Inuyasha, and even a strange guy came up to Inuyasha and asked if he would model for his company.

Later that day, Kagome plopped down in her bed, exhausted. What was that Sengoku Jidai Inuyasha was always talking about? He was currently sleeping in Souta's room, much to her brother's delight.

Anyhow, tomorrow was going to be a fantastic day, going to Tokyo with her school, with Inuyasha too.

Suzu – There! Done with this chappie! I am very pleased with how it's coming along so far. If you guys would like me to start another story either now or after I'm done with this one, please tell me.

Inuyasha – So, people write fruit?

Suzu – Mhm.

Kagome – And you don't?

Suzu – I don't write lemons...

Inuyasha – What's the difference?

Suzu – Um....we'll discuss that later....Don't forget to review, everyone! This chapter was hard work! Also, I just send lots of love to all of my reviewers. THANKS SO MUCH!!!!!! You guys make me happy and motivate me!