Chapter 3.

What am I doing?

Adam walked Inuyasha and I home that afternoon. It was nice talking to him and getting to know him better. It seems that he is an outcast from his clan, something along the lines of the black sheep only he was about ready to be disowned.

He laughed about how innocent and childish I am and he promised that he would get me to be normal. I'm to be his little project.

"In no time I'll have you wearing black eyeliner, fishnet, and spider webs." He said, still laughing.

"Fishnet, spider webs? What are you talking about?" I asked, looking bewildered.

"Yah, fishnet, like these", he lifted one sleeve to show me the fishnet arm warmers he had on. "and spider web tights, I'd show you, but I'm afraid that I don't wear those." He said jokingly.

I smiled at him and just kept walking. Inuyasha kept running ahead and falling back trying to stake out the land in front of us and make sure no one was following us, or something along those lines. He was learning tactics from our mentors this week, or day if he learns it fast enofe.

"What is he doing?" Adam asked me in a low voice.

"Oh, he's learning tactics, so he's practicing. He has no wish to disappoint Master Kohaku." My eyebrows drew together as I thought. "I think that Lord Naraku has found a way to control the poor thing. He's a human teaching demons how to fight and stuff like that."

"What's with all this lord and master stuff? I mean, come on, we're in the 2000's, not Medieval times." Adam said, clearly confused.

"We're not? Your one to talk. I'm just kidding. I've no clue why we must call them that, but we are raised to do that. You must understand that we were not borne like normal people; we were made and borne in the lab beneath the castle. We are all experiments really, except for Inuyasha. I saved him four years ago from those really wako people who were terrorizing the population. I've been looking for his older brother, Sesshomaru. So far I haven't been able to find him. I'm now Inu's care taker, I'm the one who has to watch over him and all that other stuff." I sighed and looked down, trying to keep from crying and telling this strange boy my entire life story.

"Wow, it seems that I have miss jugged you Ms. Higurashi. This explains a lot."

I looked at him, confusion showing.

"You are always doing something, involved in something. You've allowed idiots to date you, and you seem in constant search of everyone to approve of you. You don't have family per say, and you want to feel wanted you need to feel needed. That is why there are some people out there who do not wish to be a part of any group that you're in."

It was my turn to look at the ground. It was all true, what he said, and I know that it's true. I need a family, but I have no family. I felt the tears well up in my eyes and I tried to blink them away, but the only fell down my cheeks.

Adams' face appeared underneath mine, which startled me. He looked concerned and worried.

"I didn't mean to make you cry Kagome. I'm so sorry." He said, wiping away my tears with one of his fishnet-clad hands.

I sniffed.

"Life sucks then you die," I said as calmly as I could, a little laugh escaped my lips.

"Don't say things like that, life can be good. You just need to know how to live."

"Then teach me, teach me how to live and how to be happy. I know nothing of that stuff, I was borne as a test subject I have no mother no father. I was made in a lab; give me a reason to live." I almost begged of Adam, my face showing my desperation. I shook my head and cleared my face of all emotion. "Sorry bout that, I shouldn't be burdening you with my …"

A hand on my mouth cut me off. Adams' face was so close to mine that I could see the blue fire burning in his black eyes. He was concerned and angry, and interesting combination to see on some ones face.

"I am your friend Kagome, a true friend. I want, no scratch that, I need to hear about what is burdening you, what is depressing you. I need to know so I can help, and I hope that you will do this for me too. I will be here for you no matter what, just like the pup over there. Understand?" I nodded and he removed his hand from my mouth. "You had better rember this little talk, k?"

I laughed, almost hysterically. "Adam, my friend, you had better watch out for I just might fall in love with you. For know though, you just need to corrupt me and that job will be just yours. Got it?"

He nodded as we tuned down a street. We walked in silence till we came to the lab. I was telling Adam about the mansion when Inu opened the door and a very tired looking Kikyo came running out to meet us.

"Oh thank the gods that your home Kagome! Mommy needs you to watch the twins for a little bit, I'm going out on a date with Daddy." She said, pinching one of my cheeks.

"Lets get this strait Kikyo, you're not my mom, and Naraku is not my father. I'm not watching Kanna and Kagura. There your kids, quite panning them off on me!"

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I"m going to bed now. Inuyasha has already gone to sleep and I seem to have lost Adam. Hmmmm... wonder were he went...

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