Sometime after Midnight

Inuyasha was sleeping uncomfortably against the wall outside his bedroom. He abruptly woke up when he heard a noise that sounded like a pan. His ears twitched around trying to pick up anything else but heard nothing.

'Now that I'm awake might as well see if I can open the door.' Inuyasha thought as he reached for his bedroom handle.

He braced himself for the pain. When he received none he opened the door. He growled as soon as he saw the sight before him. All the sheets were taken off his bed along with the curtains, his window was opened, and Kagome was not in sight. He was at the window in the blink of an eye. There was a ladder constructed of his sheets and curtains leading all the way down to the ground.

'Damn it! She escaped! She promised she wouldn't leave!' With those thoughts he jumped out his window and was about to go running into the forest when he realized something. 'Her scent doesn't lead into the forest. It leads inside!'

He followed her scent until he reached the kitchen. There he saw Kagome leaning back in chair, feet propped against the table, and slurping something.

"Hello there. What are you doing up?" she asked as she continued slurping. "Something wrong?"

"What the hell do you think your doing! You can't just climb out a window and to eat …whatever that stuff is!" Inuyasha yelled.

"Keep your voice down. The others don't need to be woken up just because you're a little upset." Kagome chided.

"I have every right to be upset you escaped." Inuyasha said in a lower voice though with just as much anger.

"First off I did not escape. I did not go beyond the castle gates as promised. You said I wasn't allowed through the door unless I ate with you. You never mentioned the window.

I would have come down the first time if I was hungry but I wasn't. I got hungry later but didn't feel like having to wake you up and deal with your temper so I took the window. And now I'm here eating Ramen. There's more if you're hungry." Kagome explained as she waved to the pot on the stove.

Realizing she was right and that he couldn't argue he settled for glaring at her. He walked over to the pot and sniffed it suspiciously. "What did you say this stuff was again?"

"Its called Raman. Here try some." Kagome handed him a fork.

He took the fork and hesitated for a moment before taking a bite. His eyes light up as he shoved more in. You couldn't say he was eating it for it didn't look as if he chewed. To be put more accurately he inhaled it.

"If you took the time to chew and swallow properly it would still be there. It's not going to leave. Oh and remember to breath every once in a while." Kagome joked.

Inuyasha only finished off what was left and then growled in annoyance. He then shoved the pot towards her and growled some more. All the while shifting his eyes back and forth between her and the stove.

"No need to be pushy I can take a hint." Kagome laughed as she made more. "So you going to tell me why you won't you let me leave? And who's the rest of the pack you mentioned earlier?"

"Everyone else is sleeping. They are heavy sleepers and if they are awake they won't come out. They have specific orders to stay in their rooms unless I call them. You'll meet them tomorrow. Sango is the beta female and Miroku is the beta male. They are both dog demons. Shippo's the pup and he's a fox. I won't let you leave cause you're my intended mate. I'm courting you." Inuyasha explained.

"Who said I want to be courted? That's no reason to keep me captive." Kagome said.

"Who said I cared? You're going to be my mate sooner or later. You're not captive. You're going to live here. This is your new home." Inuyasha growled.

"You could have at least asked me first. Here's your Ramen I'm going to bed." She said as she placed the pot next to him and headed upstairs.