A/N: Sorry I haven't been up on updating much. ; I've been getting lazy. Please forgive me. Also, Kagome's curfew had been bumped up a couple of hours since it was a weekday. Her weekday curfew is 8 pm- 8:30 pm so she can make it home by dinner time. Her weekend curfew is 10 pm -11pm.
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha
Last Chapter-
Miroku stood with a worried expression. 'How am I supposed to tell her that I love her?" He walked out of the kitchen and to Kohana. He said his good-bye and good night and left for home, thinking of a way to tell Sango how much he loved her.
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The girls arrived at Kagome's house a little while later, after stopping by Sango's to get her stuff. Kagome's mother was in the kitchen making dinner and Souta was in the living room playing a game on his Play Station 2. Kagome rolled her eyes and called to her mom. "Mom, I'm home."
Mrs. Higurashi walked into the living room with a smile on her face. "Hello dear. Hello, Sango. I'm assuming you are going to be staying?"
Sango blushed. "Yes, ma'am. My parents are out of town and they prefer my brother and I not be at home by ourselves for long periods of time like this. I appreciate you letting me stay."
Kagome smiled at her mom. "Yeah, Now I have someone I can talk to that's my own age."
Mrs. Higurashi chuckled. "Ok girls. Dinner will be ready in about thirty minutes. Sango, do you have the things you need?"
Sango smiled lightly. "Yes, ma'am. We got it on the way here."
Mrs. Higurashi smiled. "Ok. You girls can do whatever you want until dinner's ready." She turned and walked back into the kitchen.
"So, you have a little brother?"
Sango nodded. "Yes. His name is Kohaku. He's a bit older than your brother, but only by a year or two."
Kagome smiled. "Well, what do you want to do? Do you want to go to my room and hang out for a few?"
Sango smiled and nodded. "Of course. It's what girls do best."
They walked up the stairs to Kagome's room and Sango sat her stuff by the door, but out of the way. Kagome knelt down by her bed and pulled out a cot. She went to her closet and pulled down extra blankets and pillows for Sango. Together, they made the cot and placed it near Kagome's bed. They sat on the cot, crossed legged, and talked about nothing and everything.
"So, what kind of guy would you like to meet Sango?"
Sango blushed and replied, "Well, he would have to be kind. Treat me with respect. Not think of someone else while I was with him. You know, the basics."
Kagome nodded. "What about Miroku?"
Sango blushed a deeper shade of red. "What do you mean? What about him?"
Kagome giggled. "I see the way you glance at him. I also see the way he stares at you. Come on, admit it. You like him. Don't you?"
Sango sighed. "Yes, ok. I like him. But he doesn't like me. I mean, he can't keep his hands to himself. You know that firsthand."
"Oh, Come on Sango. You do know that most of his pervertedness is placed towards you, right?"
Sango sighed and placed her hands up in defeat. "Alright, I give up. But how do I go about telling him I like him?"
Kagome shrugged. "That's really up to you, but I can tell you that you'd want to get him to a place where you can talk. I'll try to keep SOME people away, but don't yell at me if someone gets by." She smiled.
"Girls, dinner's ready!" Mrs. Higurashi yelled up the stairs.
The girls smiled and walked out of the room, neither noticing a pair of golden eyes from the tree outside the window watching them, following them as they walked out of the room. The figure stayed in the shadows, silent as the dead.
The girls made their way to the dinning room and sat down. There had been an extra chair placed for Sango as well as an extra place mat and other accessories. Sango smiled as the small family gathered at the table. As they ate, they made small talk.
After dinner, Kagome took Sango up to her room and they listened to music while discussing more things. The figure stayed out of sight while listening to them.
"So Kagome. What do you think of Inuyasha?"
Kagome raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean? I just met him."
"Well, what do you think he's really like? You know his mood can change dramatically from minute to minute."
Kagome nodded. "Well, I think that once he's known someone for a while, knows their thoughts and actions, as well as everything else, that he gets to trust them more. And then he shows more of a sensitive side. But when I joined the group, there was something different about him. I can't explain it. Yes, his mood changes a lot, but with me, it changed more than usual." She sighed. "I don't know what he thinks. But I do know that he doesn't really want me here. He might put on a face and have fun, but that doesn't change the fact that I took the place of another."
The figure outside was staring at Kagome. 'If she only knew.'
Kagome continued with her story. "Inuyasha and I had somewhat known each other a long time ago. When my father owned the company my mother now owns, Inu's mother had a contract with the company. I had occasionally seen him and even played with him while my mother was with my father. I guess since my father died, I had pushed all the memories back so far, that I didn't recognize him. I mean, who wouldn't?"
The figure continued to drink in her story until he heard movement from nearby. His attention drawn to a lone shadowy figure moving quickly around the shrine. One last look at the girls in the room, he jumped out of the tree stealthily, not making a sound. The quarter moonlight would limit a humans eyesight, but not his. He followed the figure until it reached the back door. The shadow figure was about to open it, when the earlier mentioned figure grabbed the back of the shadow figure's clothing, making him yell in surprise. The back porch light came on and the door opened, revealing a young woman with a bat in her hand. She lowered it starring at the two. "What's going on here? Why are you here, Inuyasha?"
Inu blushed. He hadn't thought of a way to explain himself if he got caught. Thinking quickly, he replied, "I was on my way to tell the girls when we were going to meet again because I forgot to tell them before they left, and as I was walking up the steps, I saw this person running around, so I followed him until he came here, where I stopped him. That's when you heard the yell and opened the door."
Mrs. Higurashi smiled. "Thank you for your concern, but why didn't you just call or some by tomorrow?"
"Well, Mrs. Higurashi, We are meeting early tomorrow, and I don't have Kagome's number. Sango is the only one who got it."
Mrs. Higurashi laughed. "That's fine. Come in and hold him while I call the police."
Inuyasha smiled and heaved a sigh of relief and walked inside, still holding the other
figure. He waited while Mrs. Higurashi called the police and while they arrived. When they did, Kagome and Sango ran down the stairs wide-eyed. Kagome raised an eyebrow at Inuyasha. "What are you doing here, Inuyasha?"
Inuyasha smiled. "I forgot to tell you girls when the next meeting was."
Kagome nodded slowly. "Well, when is it? And why didn't you wait until tomorrow to tell us and why didn't you call?"
"As I told your mother earlier, I don't know your number so I decided to drive here. As I was walking up the steps when I saw someone running around. I followed and stopped them just before he reached the door."
Kagome thought about it for a second. "Why didn't you just use the phone book?"
"I didn't think about it. As for when the meeting is, it's tomorrow at 8. Don't be late. Good night." He turned and walked out the front door.
Kagome looked at her mother and shrugged, then she and Sango walked back upstairs to go to sleep.
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The next day, Kagome's mother woke the girls up at 7am, so they could shower and eat before having to leave.
"Kagome, before you go to the so-called meeting, could you drop Souta off at his friend's house? It's on the way."
Kagome nodded. "Yes mom." She looked at her brother. "But you are sitting n the back."
Souta rolled his eyes. "Don't I always?"
Kagome chuckled. "Yep."
Kagome, Sango and Souta left after eating breakfast. Kagome dropped Souta off and continued on her way, along with Sango, to the meeting. When they arrived, Kagome saw no other cars in the driveway. She and Sango walked up the cobblestone walk way and up the steps. There was a note on the door.
'Girls. We're at the park. Sorry, last minute change. Inu'
Kagome sighed. "And he told us not to be late. He didn't even say WHERE in the park he was going to be."
Sango sighed. "Don't worry. We'll find them when we get there."
They got back into the car and headed towards the park. When they got there, they walked around the lake for a few minutes until someone started to wave them down. They walked over to their band mates. Inu had his acoustic guitar. Shippou had brought a smaller, battery powered piano. Sessy had his drum sticks and a rubber thing to beat on. (The kind you see a school band play with during class all the time ) Miroku also had an acoustic guitar and taken the liberty of bringing Sango's bass. The group smiled at them when they arrived. "Nothing like practicing on a beautiful day like this in the park. Eh?" Miroku said with a small blush.
The two girls smiled at him and nodded in agreement. Kagome sat beside Inu so she could here the tune better. Sango sat between Shippou and Miroku and Sessy sat with his back against a tree. Sesshomaru had carried a picnic basket with him full of water and a few cans of soda, and a couple of big bags of chips. (Isn't he a nice guy :D)
The group practiced for hours, enjoying each other's company and goofing around a little bit. Kagome mixed up the words of one of the songs to make fun of Inuyasha playfully. Sesshomaru had put one drumstick up near Miroku's head and hit it with the other, making a loud noise, as if he had actually hit Miroku with one stick.
They continued practicing and playing around until it was dark. Even then, none seemed to really mind.
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A/N : I'm SO sorry for being lazy, but I made it up by making this chapter longer than the rest. . I hope you enjoy it.
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