Now we're on to the next chapter. The plot is coming in fast. I'm sorry that I keep skipping time each chapter.

Chapter 4: Can't Get Him Off My Mind

Inuyasha walked Kagome to the well. They walked quietly at first. The days wasn't very hot. The clouds seemed a little gray, as though it was going to rain soon.

"How are you feeling?" Inuyasha asked. Kagome looked over to him as they came to the well.

"Better than this morning." Kagome informed with a smile.

"Good. You better hurry back."

"Say, Inuyasha, what do you say you stay in my time for the night? It's the new moon isn't it?" Inuyasha leaned back to think it over for a moment. A night with Kagome wouldn't be to bad. In fact it wouldn't be bad at all. It would also be good to get away from the battles for a night, especially a night where he's human.

"I'll come." Inuyasha replied. He picked Kagome up, with her back pack and jumped in.

On the other side of the well he helped her out and helped carry her bag into her shrine home.

"Mom!" Kagome called as she entered. "Sota, gramps!"

"Kagome!" Sota rushed down the steps to greet his sister. "And Inuyasha!" He hugged Kagome and smiled at Inuyasha.

"Is mom around?"

"No, she went shopping. She'll be back in like two hours.

"Gramps?"

"He's outside cleaning up." Sota informed.

"Oh, alright." Kagome stood tall.

"What are you two doing here?" Sota questioned.

"We came because Kagome's sick." Inuyasha said crossing his arms.

"Sick? What's wrong?"

"I.. don't know." Kagome said. "I just got sick this morning and I don't want to take any chances."

"K, well you better wait for mom than. She'll take you to the doctor."

"I might not even need to go anymore. I think I'll just relax." Kagome walked over to the couch and plopped down. 'If I feel good enough tomorrow I think I'll go see my friends. It is summer vacation after all. I'd like to hang out with them some.'

Kagome curled up on the couch and took no notice of the fact that she was drifting off.

Inuyasha looked at Kagome and than Sota who was also looking at Kagome.

"She seems really tired." Sota commented. Inuyasha nodded.

"She better get better soon, because we got to get some shards. I'm getting tired of 'relaxing'." Inuyasha went over and sat at the kitchen table. "Hey Sota?"

"Yeah?"

"Would you mind teaching me how to make ramen on one of those... things?" Inuyasha asked pointing to the stove. Sota smiled.

"Sure thing."

Later

Kagome yawned and stretched her arms. She opened her eyes and allowed the smell or warm tea to make her throat yearn. She sat up. She didn't know how late it was.

As she looked out the window she saw the black sky and dim shine of stars. She looked around. She could here laughing coming from the family room and sat up. She couldn't help but to wonder what exactly was going on.

She moved and swung her legs off the couch. Her throat felt dry and her eyes were still a little blurry. She didn't feel relaxed at all. In fact she felt more crummy than she did to start out with.

Kagome got up and walk past the boiling tea and straight into the family room where she saw everyone playing a board game. They were playing life. They did not notice her as she stood there. She felt a saddened that they had left her out of their game. Than again she had been sleeping. They probably just wanted her to rest some, since she wasn't feeling well.

"Alright, it's your turn Inuyasha." Sota said. Inuyasha grinned. Alright. He was winning so far. He had caught on to the game quickly. Inuyasha spun the wheel. "2." Sota said. Inuyasha moved his little red car forward two spaces. "You get your first kid! A baby girl."

"Ha?" Sota put a little pink person in the car with the pink and blue people that represented Inuyasha and his wife.

"My turn." Gramps said. He spun the wheel happily.

"Hey." Kagome's voice struck the thoughts of the people playing the game. They all looked up at her.

"Kagome, dear." Mrs. Higurashi smiled. "You're awake. I was beginning to worry."

"Yeah, well if Inuyasha would let me sleep more." Kagome gave Inuyasha a playful glower. "Than maybe I would be so tired."

"Feh, you sleep plenty."

"When I'm here."

"Would you like some tea Kagome? Are you still feeling sick?"

"No, actually I'm feeling better now. Thankfully."

"Are you sure? Some tea would do you some good." Not a full moment later a loud screeching sound could be herd throughout the rooms of the homely shrine. Kagome was quick to wince as Inuyasha yelped, holding his ears.

"I'll get it." Kagome informed. She walked into the kitchen and turned of the stove. She than moved the pot off of the stove and placed it on rack to try and cool it down a little.

Her family began a conversation about who knows what as Kagome pulled out five small tea cup and a silver tray. She slowly poured the tea - one by one. She was very careful not to burn herself, like she usually did when handling tea.

Kagome finished and sighed in relief as she noticed her hands were still nice and normal and not burning.

RING RING

Kagome put the pot down when she realized the phone was ringing. She couldn't help, but wonder if it was some of her friends. She hoped it was. She really did miss them.

"Hello." Gramps was the one to answer the phone. "Kagome. She's sick." Kagome took the phone from him, like she had done so many times when he was the one to answer the phone.

"Hey there." Kagome spoke into the phone.

"Kagome?" Eri's cheerful voice rang through from the other line. "You're well!" She sounded excited, but also a little surprised. Kagome giggled both in anxiety and embarrassment.

"Yeah."

"Ayumi and Yuka are here too. We were wondering if you'd like to see a movie tonight. Hojo and three friends are coming." Kagome tapped her toes against the floor in thought. She looked over at her family. Inuyasha was watching her. She wondered if he could here through the phone. She figured he could and she was glad he had no idea who Hojo was. He didn't even know whether it was a boy or a girl.

"...Well..." Kagome had no such desires to see Hojo, but she did want to see her friends and she would love to see a movie. "I guess a movie wouldn't be to bad, but it's already late."

"It's only 7:00 Kagome. We're going to go at nine."

"Alright than. I'll have my mom drop me off at your house." She heard all three of her friends squeal in excitement.

"And to think... we all thought you'd be to busy with that jealous, violent, two-timing, jerk boyfriend of yours." Eri laughed. Kagome smiled nervously at Inuyasha who had formed a glared on his features when Eri finished her sentence.

"Yeah... to think." Kagome didn't know what to say next.

"Alright than. Be here by 8:45."

"K." Both girls hung up the phone. Kagome looked at Inuyasha as he stood with his arms crossed in a very irritated state.

"Who's the jealous, violent, two-timing, jerk boyfriend of yours?"

"Um..." Kagome blushed and her voice became a little squeeky. "You are..." She looked at him quickly before he could say anything. "But it's not what you think. They got the wrong idea when I was telling them about you."

"Feh, whatever." Inuyasha turned his head away.

"Mom, I'm going to the movies."

"With who?" Mrs. Higurashi asked.

"Eri, Yuka, Hojo, and some of his friends."

"His." Inuyasha cut in squarely.

"Um... yeah."

"Oh, isn't he the nice boy who's always giving you gifts?" Mrs. Higurashi questioned, only making Kagome's explanation more difficult.

"Yes."

"Gifts! What is he? Kouga's reincarnation?" Inuyasha growled and made a fist.

"No, he's Hojo-kuns reincarnation." (Hojo-Kun is in the second movie and episodes 136-140.)

"That baka? Why would you want to see him?"

"It's not him I want to see Inuyasha. It's my friends. He's just going to be there. You act like I invited him."

"Who's to say you didn't?"

"You are! You're the one I've been with for the past month, in which I had no access to a phone."

"Yeah, yeah." Inuyasha decided to end the conversation here. He was getting angrier and angrier inside knowing Kagome was about to go out with some boy. He had to stop this. "You're not going."

"What?" Kagome stopped. She had been on her way up the stairs.

"You're sick. You have to rest." Inuyasha closed his eyes with his arms crossed hoping this would work. Kagome made a grunt sound and realized what he was trying to do.

"I'm feeling better." She continued her way up the steps and Inuyasha unwinded feeling like he had just lost a battle he expected to win. "I'm going no matter what you say. I'll be taking a shower!" She called from the tip of the stairs now.

"Alright!" Mrs. Higurashi called back up. She went over and grabbed her tea off the tray Kagome had set out. "Would you guys like to continue the game? I believe it was your turn dad."

Later

Kagome was now completely ready to go. She would just need to head over there. It was 8:35. She would have to leave soon. She twirled in her normal jeans and tight red blouse. She made sure she looked fine. Good. She wanted to impress the boys, whether or not she liked them.

It was all a matter of... showing off maybe. Kagome slipped on her shoes and grabbed her purse. She opened the door to exit her room. She was surprised that Inuyasha wasn't waiting, trying to find some way to get her not to go.

Kagome looked around. No. He was not there. She walked completely out and headed for the stairs. As she made her way down she heard the voices of her mother, brother, and grandfather, but no Inuyasha.

"Hey, um.. where's Inuyasha?" She asked her family members.

"We don't know." Sota answered. "He went out for a walk or something. Maybe back to the feudal era."

"Oh." Kagome frowned. She would have at least hoped to tell Inuyasha goodbye before he decided to leave her.

"Are you ready to go?" Mrs. Higurashi stood up with her keys. Kagome nodded and they headed towards the car outside.

Meanwhile

A figure watched Kagome and her mother get into the car. The figure was hidden in the shadows and unseen to the rest of the humans. It followed the car as it drove down the quiet streets of Tokyo this night.

Later

Kagome, Yuka, Ayumi, and Eri all met up with Hojo and his friends at the movie theater. Hojo immediately went to Kagome and handed her some sort of package.

Kagome looked at him and than the package. She smiled.

"It's a gift." He said. Kagome took it and looked at it. She expected some remedy of any sort, but when she opened it she was surprised to see a boquet of red roses. She smiled brightly. Her eyes sparkled.

"They're beautiful." Kagome praised. "Thank you so much." Though, Kagome was supposed to be keeping her mind off on Inuyasha the red of the roses, reminded her of Inuyasha's comforting haori. She could see Inuyasha's smiling face, which was rare, but always magnificent.

"Well should head into the movie. It should be starting about now." Yuka said hooking arms with one of Hojo's friends. Everyone headed into the theater and prepared to watch the show, well... some of them... who knew what was going through the mind of the boys.

Later

"So, Kagome." Hojo interrupted Kagome as she watched the movie. She looked at him and smiled.

"What's up?"

"What do you think of the movie?"

"It's good." She said and turned back. She wasn't really paying to much attention to what was going on. Her thoughts were consumed with Inuyasha. She had never thought of him so much and she didn't know why she physically ached for him. All of him, like she never had before.

"You okay?" Hojo asked. Kagome looked at him again.

"Yeah, I'm just feeling a little sick. That's all."

"Do.. you want me to drive you home?"

"No." Kagome turned back to the movie. She was aching for him in her lower regions. She had never felt so needing of him. It weirded her out, considering she and Inuyasha were only friends, no matter how much she hoped it could be more. Maybe... maybe it was and she just didn't know it.

"A... alright." Hojo didn't know what he was supposed to say. He would have rather just taken her home if she wasn't feeling well. It was the smartest, healthiest thing to do.

"I'm fine. I'll wait until the movie's finished."

"Wait before the movie's finished for what?" Someone's voice interrupted Kagome and she turned to her other side. She gasped seeing Inuyasha sitting there with a smile. Kagome closed her eyes tightly and when she opened them it wasn't Inuyasha sitting there. It was her friend Eri."Something up?"

"I thought... never mind. It's nothing." Kagome looked up the movie and rubbed her temples. 'What's happening to me?' She asked herself. She felt so irritated and wanting. 'Come on girl. You've got to be sick. I definitely need to see a doctor tomorrow.' She sighed and closed her eyes for another moment. When she opened them her eyes became wide.Inuyasha's surrounded her. Some smiling, some depressed, some angry, some arguing, some pouting. She stood up quickly and looked around.

"Kagome are you alright?" Kagome looked down to see the concerned face of all of her friends. They were staring at her in worry. She blushed a little.

"No.." Kagome answered. "I.. have to go. I'm sorry." Kagome grabbed her perse and ran from the theater.

Eri looked at Yuka in worry. "Should we go and see if she's alright?"

"I think we should let her be." Ayumi interrupted. "She seems to have a lot on her mind. If I was in her state I would too."

"Yeah." Yuka agreed. "With getting sick all the time." Eri nodded.

Meanwhile

Kagome ran outside and looked around. She needed a break and she needed some more sleep. She didn't know what was going on in her head to make her concentrate only on Inuyasha. She wondered if it was because she felt guilty about going out with Hojo.

'Why feel guilty about something so silly?' Kagome tried convincing herself. 'It's not like we're together or anything... and it's not like I'm with Hojo either.' She wiped her forehead in an effort to calm down.

Kagome began to walk off in the direction of her home. It was a half hour walk, which wasn't to bad at all. That made it a 10 minute drive. She knew the way and she understood that this wasn't the bad part of town. She had nothing to worry about. Plus, she believed she could defend herself. After all she had killed many demons and pierced Naraku.

"Kagome." Kagome looked up hearing Inuyasha calling out to her. Kagome closed her eyes when she saw him standing before her and shook her head. She felt like she was going crazy.

"Come on girl, pull it together."

"What the hell are you doing?" Kagome looked up at the Inuyasha she felt as though she was seeing. He seemed so real. She reached her hand out and touched his shoulder. She then pushed him back a little.

"Inuyasha, is that.. really you?" Kagome asked pulling her hand away from the weirded out hanyou.

"Who the else would it be?"

"Ah... no one. What are you doing here? Did you follow me?" Inuyasha blushed, feeling caught.

"W.. what would give you that idea?" Kagome eyed Inuyasha suspiciously. She sighed and decided to let it pass for now. When Kagome looked Inuyasha in the eye. He couldn't help the hard pounding of his heart. She was smiling and her eyes showed everything he had only dreamed she would feel for him. Hope, trust, compassion, love...

"We should head back." Kagome hooked her arm with his and they began to walk back to the shrine.

A good ending to a nice long chapter, wouldn't you say?