Chapter 6, yea! Yea! hurray! It's here! I finally finished! - Fu Fu

When Kagome woke up the next morning, she didn't want to open her eyes.

'It was A dream. You know it was a dream. You're not in Inuyasha's apartment, he did not come and sweep you off your feet on the way home from school, you're about to wake up Friday morning in your bed'

Kagome heard a soft knock on the door.

'And there's momma waking me up' She snuggled farther down into the covers. 'but it was such a good dream'

"Hey wench! I'm comin in!" Inuyasha's unmistakable voice and words drifted into the room. Kagome sat bolt upright, to find she was indeed in the spare bedroom of Inuyasha's apartment, and watched as he entered the room.

He gave her a small smile. "You gonna sleep all day wench?"

Kagome rubbed the sleep from her eyes with a big grin on her face. " Good morning to you too Inuyasha"

"What are smiling at?"

"You" Kagome replied simply, pushing her covers back, and scooting to sit on the edge of the bed. Inuyasha sat down next to her, In his grey sweatpants, and exposed chest.

Kagome grabbed his hand, and twined there fingers together. Inuyasha squeezed her hand lightly.

"Inuyasha?"

"Hm?"

"I missed you"

Inuyasha dropped her hand, and pulled her in for a hug. "I missed you too" He said, before kissing her temple. Kagome pulled back and looked into his eyes. Then she leaned up and pressed her lips against his. Inuyasha responded immediately by wrapping his arms around her waist, and pulling her closer.

"Hey, I thought Kagome was sleeping in here to get away from you and your hormones" Kagome and Inuyasha turned to see Shippou leaning against the doorframe.

"Get out of here brat" Inuyasha said, throwing a pillow at the intruder. Shippou dodged easily.

"You know," He said, examining the claws on his right hand. "Shesshomaru's here"

"What?"

"Oh great. Nice way to ruin my day Shippou!" Inuyasha said, standing up.

"Hey don't kill the messenger" he said, backing out of the room with his hands held up in defense.

Kagome watched as Inuyasha grumbled something that sounded mysteriously like, "Him talking about my hormones! Feh!" Before Inuyasha turned to her and said. "Kelly probably has some clothes that'll fit you, her and Shippou's room is down the hall, Meet you in the living room" He gave her a kiss on the cheek, before leaving the room.

Kagome got up and stretched as she exited the room after Inuyasha and went in search of Kelly's bedroom.

"Here" Suddenly a pair of denim jeans, and a tan colored T-shirt, with the words J.CREW on it, were shoved into Kagome's hands, and she was yanked inside a door to her right.

"Those should fit you" Kelly said, as she picked up a hair brush from a dresser by the window, and dragged it through her brown hair.

"So, who is this Shesshomaru? I heard Inuyasha's brother, but that's all" She said, as Kagome pulled off the T-shirt she'd worn to bed (Kelly had lent her a T-shirt and a pair of blue sweatpants) and pulled on the new one.

"Well, He's Inuyasha's half brother. They shared a father. The last I heard they were enemy's, I hope that's not still true though" Kagome said.

"Family" Kelly said, as she laid her hairbrush back down and stared out the window.

Kagome finished dressing then came over to her and gave her a hug. "What happened?"

Kelly pulled away from her, and swiped at her eyes. she walked to the door, and turned around with one hand on the doorframe. "I'll tell you later, right now, I have a future brother in law to meet, and If I'm right, you do too" She winked as she left the room.

(A/N: She's referring Shesshomaru as a future brother in law, because Shippou is legally Inuyasha's brother, even if he isn't physically, the law recognizes Shippou and Inuyasha as brothers)

Kagome felt her cheeks redden, as she followed.

As Kagome and Kelly entered the living room, they were greeted with the site of Inuyasha scowling in his blood red T-shirt and blue jeans, at another man, who was wearing a black business suit, and had his black hair held back in an extremely long ponytail, And Shippou barely containing his laughter on the sofa.

"I'll ask you this one more time you bastard, why the fuck are you here?" Inuyasha said. Not noticing the new additions to the room.

"I own this building, remember?" The man said, in a cold, emotionless tone. Shesshomaru obviously.

Kelly glanced at Kagome. She nodded.

"Okay, besides that? Any particular reason you decided to barge in here and wreck my day before it even started?" Inuyasha demanded of his brother.

"I was told, another tenant reported a disturbance here last night, Have you been fighting again little brother?" Shesshomaru said, raising his eyebrow at Inuyasha, a half smile on his face. He seemed to be enjoying tormenting his brother.

"A disturbance? There wasn't a disturbance, we were quite last night" Kelly said.

"What time was it?" Kagome asked. Shesshomaru turned to observe her.

"So, you've found your miko again, Inuyasha. no wonder you were so eager to come back to Japan after so much time in the states" He said, addressing Inuyasha instead of whom he faced.

"What does that have to do with anything! Just answer the damn question!" Inuyasha growled through clenched teeth.

"It was around 6 o'clock I believe" He said.

"That was around when I called my mother" Kagome commented.

"Well, It wasn't here" Shippou said. Shesshomaru turned to face the fox demon.

"What about next door? Could it have been there?" He said coldly.

"Kirara!" Kelly gasped.

"Heather!" Inuyasha roared, and he was out of the apartment, and banging on the door on the other side of the landing.

"Kirara! what the hell is going on in there! I'm coming in!" Inuyasha backed up, and rammed his shoulder into the door. It busted right open.

"I hope you're paying for that half-breed" Shesshomaru commented quietly. Kagome, who was standing right next to him, barely even heard him.

Kagome ran to follow Inuyasha in to the apartment. As she came in she instantly realized something was wrong. The recliner was upside down, and the coffee table was across the room. no one was in sight.

"Kirara! Heather, Where are you!" Inuyasha screamed. Kagome could hear the slight underlining of panic that had been in his voice when either she or Kikyou had been in danger so long ago.

All of a sudden, the kitchen door opened, and in walked, Kirara, in a long sleeved shirt and slacks. Her blonde and black hair was covering not, only the right side of her neck, but the whole right side of her face too.

"Inuyasha! Why'd you break down my door!" She hollered. But Kagome could tell, something wasn't right.

"Kirara, What happened?" She asked. Kirara avoided eye contact.

"What do you mean?"

"What do you mean what do you mean? This room's a mess, and some other people said they heard noise last night. What the hell happened here? Where's Heather?"

Kagome glanced at him as he said this. And she instantly knew Inuyasha had some kind of bond with this little girl. Maybe it had changed over the years, but as far as she knew, he usually didn't take so good to kids. This gave Kagome high hope's for the future.

"She's in her room" Kirara turned around and went back into the kitchen. Kelly looked at Kagome, nodded her head meaningfully in the direction Kirara had went, then headed for the kitchen, with Kagome hot on her heels. Inuyasha was already tearing down the hallway in search of the five year old.

They found Kirara sitting on the floor, her back leaned up against the fridge. Kelly immediately sat down next to her, and pulled the hair away from her face.

Kagome gasped.

"Oh my god! are you okay? What happened?" Kelly exclaimed. For covering Kirara's right eye was an ugly bruise in blacks and sickly green.

"Nothing" she said, facing away from them.

"Kirara" Kelly warned.

"Alright, last night, there was a... a fight, It was really nothing. really it was my fault" Kirara mumbled.

"Did he hit you?"

Kirara nodded. The beginning of tears falling down her face.

"Is this the first time?" Kagome asked.

She shook her head.

"How in the world have you kept this from Inuyasha? He can smell your injury's. He would have asked you about them" Kagome implored.

"I usually avoid him for a couple day's when I get a bad injury" Kirara said, lifelessly.

"Why didn't you tell him?"

Kirara turned on Kagome with a glare, "You think I didn't want to? Do you know how many days I had my hand on the doorknob before I chickened out? I can't do it! Not only am I scared he'd come back and put me, Kami forbid, in the hospital, but I'm afraid he'd fight for custody! I can't lose my baby! And I can't put her through that!" she dropped her face into her hands.

"It's okay, You can just show the cops your bruise's, and put him behind bars. You wont have to worry about him. The cowardly, jerk can go to jail, and rot for all I care. Now come on, lets get Heather, and go next-door. and as soon as Ranbou gets here, Inuyasha will either A, throw him out the window" Kelly said smirking. Kirara took in a deep breath.

"Or B, (more likely) tie him up and wait for the cops to get here"

Kirara followed Kagome and Kelly back into the living room. Inuyasha was standing with a sleeping heather in his arms. He looked furious.

"What the hell happened? What the hell did he do to Heather?" Inuyasha whispered, careful not to wake the sleeping demon.

"Wha'do you mean?" Kirara asked quickly. Inuyasha stretched out the girls arm to reveal a hand shaped bruise on her forearm. "Where'd that come from?"

"Where do you think?" Inuyasha sneered. He then followed Shippou out the door, and into the apartment next door. Kirara followed him with her mouth hanging open.

"He wouldn't! He never! He doesn't hurt her!" Kirara exclaimed. Inuyasha shhh'ed her but it was to late, Heather stirred. So Inuyasha went through the apartment quickly, laid her on The guest rooms bed, then returned to the living room.

When Inuyasha was back in the room, he gave the still fuming Kirara, one of the coldest glares Kagome had ever seen. If Shesshomaru hadn't left after they had gone to see Kirara in the kitchen, she knew he would have been surprised, if not proud.

"If you ever let that man anywhere near Heather again, I swear I'll make sure neither of you ever see that kid again! You hear me!" He yelled. Kirara cringed, not only at the tone, but also at the hurtful words.

"I never knew he was hurting her Inuyasha, you think I would have let that man touch my child!" Kirara retorted nonetheless.

"I don't care! That girl means a lot to me Kirara! You know that! How could you have not been able to tell? Don't you hear her crying at night? what the hell is wrong with you that you can't even tell when your child is being beaten!" Inuyasha roared. Kagome stepped up behind him and put a comforting hand on his shoulder. He seemed to relax slightly. But only just.

"You didn't notice either! I thought he wasn't touching her, I thought it was only directed at me! So stop yelling at me like I knew when I'm just as surprised as you are! That man will never come near her again, as long as I draw breath! You know I'd die to protect that child! just like you!" Kirara screamed at Inuyasha. He flattened his ears against his head at the shrill tone of her voice. And at the accusatory tone.

"Doesn't matter" He said quickly. "The guy'll be behind bars before he even gets within two feet of Heather again" Inuyasha said, he turned, put one arm around Kagome, and led her out the door.

Kagome just had time to holler behind her. "Kelly, I'll send your clothes back with Inuyasha" Before, he had her out the door, and it closed to block off the still fuming Kirara, and Shippou and Kelly, who still had there mouths hanging open.

Chapter 5! Yes! It took forever! I know, you guys know that just as well as I do, but still! I mean, That took forever! Anyways, I can't get on the comp very often. So It may take me a while to update, plus, As I said, in a previous post, I have a lot of crap going on in the near future.

And hey, just a reminder/warning, Inuyasha, Kirara, Ranbou, and Kelly, all have potty mouths. so there will be the occasional swear word. Hope that doesn't bother you! - Fu Fu

PS: Just Incase you were wondering, I won't have any lemons in my story. There may be some suggestive stuff later on, way later on, but Kagome has already made it clear, that she's all for the "Not before marriage" rule. So, not till later, after the weeding maybe. (I know it's not moving to fast, but there's a lot to tell! Give me a break)

PSS: If you feel like I'm rambling about stuff that isn't important, please tell me so I can try and cut that crap out, thanx! - Fu Fu
PSSS: (I know it's a little exstensive but it's worth it) Whoa, long chapter! (I lied, It wasn't worth it) (Grin)

I'm the all powerful Fu Fu!

Mwahahahaha!

(Sry, had the urge)

Disclaimer:

Why aren't they mine?

I wish they were

But I'll settle for terrorizing them

(Grin)