Sorry for such a long wait, a real long wait, and I have no excuse, but I hope this chapter makes up for my absence. Disclaimer: Nope, don't own Inuyasha.

Meet the Higurashis'

"MOM, we're back!" rang through the house in a young male voice. Uma stood up to greet the two newcomers. A young boy came jogging into the room and then stopped in his tracks, causing an elder man to run into his back.

"Whoa, who's this?" questioned the kid. Kagome turned toward them and spoke, "Well, Sota, grandpa, I'd like you to meet Inuyasha, our new, err, shrine protector." Uma and Inuyasha both turned questioning gazes toward her, "Grandpa, you know you could use some help keeping watch over the shrine right, so I thought it might be useful if we got a pet, err, I mean guard," Kagome watched her grandfather's reaction, 'I hope he buys that, because knowing him he'll cause a big hullabaloo over something that really shouldn't matter.'

"Are you sure that's what he's for," questioned Grandpa with a nasty glare pointed in Inuyasha's direction. "Of course, Grandpa, would this face ever lie to you?" Kagome beamed with her most innocent smile. "You said the same thing when I gave you that preserved eye of an ancient demon," Grandpa looked up, "Not long after I gave it too you and you said you loved it, I found it stuck in a hole in a tree, like someone stuffed it in there."

"Uh, so that's what happened to it," Kagome mumbled, 'Geez, I just threw it somewhere, I didn't know it would get stuck in a tree.' "But anyway, that is what Inuyasha is for, to help guard our shrine," Kagome stated in a sure voice.

"Well, I think he's cool," Sota marched to where Inuyasha was sitting listening and asked, "Want to come play video games, I just got a new one, its so cool with fighting and all, please?" Sota begged with crocodile tears in his eyes. Inuyasha, not wanting to go with this kid, but not wanting to stay either, looked up to Kagome for help.

Kagome interpreting his gaze spoke to everyone, "Everyone, I think Inuyasha needs some rest, why don't we continue this in the morning?" Grandpa looked like he was about to complain, but Uma quieted down anything that might have taken place. Kagome ushered Inuyasha out of the kitchen and up the stairs, "You'll sleep in the guest room, my room is just two doors down, so if you need anything, which I found that hard to believe, you'll know where to find me," Kagome informed him as she came to the guest room. "Well here it is, make yourself at home," Kagome waited till Inuyasha had sat down on the bed before shutting the door and leaving.

Inuyasha sat motionless on the bed for a while, before finally flopping back to rest for the night. 'These people aren't like a lot of the other humans I've come across, I've got a room for myself and that Uma woman seems rather kind, but I'll just have to wait a while before I can actually trust any of them, though that Kagome is making it hard not to trust.'

I know its not long its probably the shortest yet, but I have a headache from my stupid wisdom teeth, grr all 4 came in but one decided it wanted to come in at an angle so I have to go see the oral surgeon tomorrow to see what their opinion on the matter is. Well I hope this was good enough, and I'll try and write more soon, a big THANKYOU to everyone who reviewed.