Kagome sipped her shake slowly looking at her friends. They babbled on and on about things that the miko pretended to care about. She actually took notice of them when she heard her friends gasp. "What's wrong?" she asked looking at them. Ayume leaned over the table and whispered a name into her friend's ear. Hojou?'

As soon as she heard her friend's words a familiar voice greeted her. "Hey Higurashi. Care if I join you?"

"Not at all Hojou-kun," she said with a nervous smile. Her friends watched anxiously.

He smiled warmly and sat down across from her. After a few moments of silence he casually asked her a question. "Where is Inuyasha?" Kagome sighed and stared at her half empty shake glass.

"Somewhere," she answered even more casually, "I don't need to be with him all the time…I have a life."

"Speak of the devil," Hojou muttered under his breath a silver haired boy entered the café. She smiled when she saw him sniff at the air and then began following some invisible string that seemed to lead to her.

"Inuyasha," she said happily and flashed him a warm smile as he sat down. He keh'ed and didn't say anything. Just growled low in his throat at seeing Hojou. Hojou in return just stared at him with a look Kagome didn't know he was capable of giving.

"Got something to say to me Hobo?"

"I'd rather not talk to you period."

"Why, scared?"

"Disgusted would be a way to put it…" Everyone gasped as a clawed hand wrapped around Hojou's throat. Hojou struggled for a moment before successfully wrenching away from the enraged hanyou.

Kagome eep'ed and jumped up form her seat. She grabbed Inuyasha arm and began pulling at him. "Come on!" She was heaving him toward the door. Inuyasha growled.

"You got lucky Hobo…" With that statement he let Kagome pull him out of the restaurant. "What's your problem?"

"What's my problem? Not only did you go and do that to Hojou-kun, you- well- your ears…" He gasped and reached for his head. There they were. He muttered a few words to put a sailor to shame and ran off leaving the miko staring after him.

'Who saw me besides Kagome?' he turned the corner, 'I mean…what if people knew? Miroku and Kagome were the only humans that knew…wait…maybe no one will believe them!'

Kagome let out a nervous sigh and began walking home. Only a few had noticed them. Hojou and a few others that was all, but still…'

Miroku jumped when a hand touched his shoulder. He removed his headphones and looked around. "Inuyasha?" he said quizzically, "why are you here?" He sat down a dirty magazine he'd been reading and stood up. "Well?"

Inuyasha didn't answer, he just pointed. Miroku gasped. "How many people?"

"I don't know…one for sure though."

"No one will believe just one person-"

"But there were more than that I know…Kagome dragged me out and pointed out that my ears were there…someone else must have seen." He cleared away dirty magazines form the sofa and sat down.

"Maybe you should ask Kagome…if anyone else noticed…" He felt guilty leaving her there like that. But what other choice did he have?

Kagome picked up the phone and then sat it back down. Gosh, I don't even know his number…I hope he's okay.' She sat down on the coach and twisted her hair around her finger biting her lip. I need some fresh air…' The miko walked outside and inhaled the night air. She wandered into the well house.

The raven-haired girl sat down on the well's lip. She peered down in it. The bottom was just a black pit. She stood up and yawned. "Hello." Someone said from behind her. The miko turned around. No one was around.

"Yes?" she asked nervously. There was no answer. She continued walking with the feeling of someone watching her tagging along. She rested her hand on the knob and turned around. "Look I know you're out there. Whoever it is just tell me what you wa-"

Kouga looked out his convertible's window. Was that Kagome's scream? Better safe the sorry I guess.' He pulled over to the curb and hopped out. Without the wind rushing at him he had a chance to see who was in trouble. He inhaled, tasting each scent until he came over a sweet tantalizing one.

It had a little dog mixed with it…and what was that other smell. It's familiar but where have I…that damn Taiyoukai!' With a leap he went sprinting toward the scent. It was moving…fast. He cleared the stairs of the Higurashi shrine in a leap. Kagome's scent was everywhere…but she was nowhere.

"Damn!" he said looking around. "Its all the Dog turd's fault…"

The doorbell rang and Miroku waltzed over to it with a grin on his face. He opened the door. "Sango my sweet, do come in." The girl walked in and looked about. She nodded to Inuyasha in greeting.

"Where's all your dirty magazines lech?" She asked suspiciously.

"Accusations, accusations, my dear Sango." He was cut short by the hanyou.

"Under the couch." She smirked.

"I knew you couldn't do it!" she said matter-of-factly.

"Do what?" the hanyou asked.

Sango sighed. "We made a bet. If he could go one day without doing anything perverted, I'd go on a date with him." Inuyasha smirked. Yeah, right.'

"So the bet is off?" the houshi asked. Sango nodded. Miroku just hugged her to him. The taijiya didn't say anything…until she felt a hand squeezing her.

"HENTAI!" The girl went storming form the house with Miroku running after her.

"Sango my sweet, it was the hand! Forgive me its hereditary!"

Inuyasha watched them both leave. He sighed. 'I have my own problems to take care of,' he stopped and frowned, like him…' The smell of wolf youkai was coming closer.

Kouga passed the taijiya and houshi who were making out on a car with just a growl. He stood in the doorway of the house. "Inuyasha," he spat. The hanyou stood up.

"Keh. What do you want?"

"You left Kagome alone didn't you dog turd?" Inuyasha stared at him.

"What happened?"

"I'd like to know and if anything happened to my woman, I'll kill you."

Inuyasha ignored his end remark. "Damn it what happened? Stop stalling bastard."

Kagome opened her eyes. She was dazed for a moment and everything was a blur at first. Soon she came out of her daze and looked around. She was in a room. And the door was closed…probably locked. She struggled against the ropes bounding her feet and hands. No luck, they held tight.

"Darn," she muttered. Her heart began to race. Where am I? The door opened with a click. "Who in the world?" Her mind cleared for a moment in thought. "You're-"