Hey everyone! Funmaker here, yeah it's been a long time but here is my first short story fic! It will consist of three chapters. I'm excited! As I have said before, I do not own any of the Inuyasha characters or the Rurouni Kenshin characters. If you wish to use some aspect of my story please ask me by email. PLEASE DO NOT STEAL! Thank you:) Okay here it goes! Enjoy.

Hide and Go Seek

by funmaker

It was a fresh summer's evening...

"Wait a minute what are you talking about!" yelled a mysterious character.

"The story! It did happen in the summer!" yelled funmaker.

"Yeah! But not in the evening! Start over!" yelled a mysterious character.

"Fine!" yelled funmaker.

"And this time start with me! I want to be included!" yelled a mysterious character.

"Shut up already! I said fine!" yelled funmaker.

Kaoru Kamiya had finally arrived in the city.

"Ah, It's so nice finally taking a vacation once in a while. The city is so beautiful." said Kaoru.

Kaoru had been invited by her distant relatives to meet their family and stay for the summer. She was very anxious and wanted to get on with things.

"I think I'll go visit them...now! " Kaoru exclaimed and left the airport.

"Kagome!" called Kagome's mother.

"Yes Mom?" said Kagome rushing towards her mother.

"Kagome could you be a dear and let your cousin share your room? I hear it's a girl and I don't want her to feel uncomfortable in either of the boy's rooms." said Kagome's mother.

"Okay! I'll just go get some extra blankets and pillows." said Kagome rushing off to retrieve the items she had indicated.

"What's wrong with her staying in my room Mom? She's a relative and there's no way I'd commit incest!" yelled Karl who had obviously overheard Kagome and his mother's conversation.

"Eeww! Just the thought makes me want to puke." said Sota.

"Now now boys! I wasn't accusing you of anything. Sota could you go and sweep the yard for me? Karl move that chair into the dinning room." said Kagome's mother.

Kagome's mother, Kathy, had three children. Among them were (in the order of eldest to youngest) Karl, Kagome, and Sota. Karl and Kagome were twins and Karl was older by twenty seconds; they both were 18, Sota was 16. Their late father was dead and their Grandfather now resided in a nice little house in the United States Of America always saying that he was tired of the "Japan" life. Upon doing so he found a relative of which none of the Higurashi's knew they had.

Kaoru Kamiya, a 17 year old American girl and a distant cousin of the Higurashi's. They had decided to take her in as a summer vacation trip as well as a family reunion. Kagome, like Kaoru, was so anxious at the thought of meeting someone new that when the door bell rang she bolted right to the front door.

"Kagome! Now don't open that door til everyone is present." said Mrs. Higurashi.

"Okay." said Kagome cheerfully.

"Is everyone here?" asked Mrs.Higurashi.

"Yes." said Karl, Kagome, and Sota in unison.

"Alright Kagome, you can open the door now." said Mrs. Higurashi.

Kagome turned the door knob and opened the door revealing a young and pretty teenage girl. She was smiling so brightly that she didn't seem to have noticed the door had opened. Kagome decided to speak.

"Hello. How may I help you?" said Kagome unsure of herself.

"Oh, Hello! Is this the Higurashi residence?" said the teenage girl equally unsure of herself.

"Why yes it is! You wouldn't happen to be Kaoru Kamiya would you?" asked Kagome.

Kaoru nodded.

"Hi I'm Kagome Higurashi! We've been expecting you." said Kagome.

Kaoru jumped up with excitement, ran up and hugged Kagome tightly while yelling, "Cousin! Cousin Kagome! Cousin!"

Kaoru repeated this course of action with the rest of the Higurashi family members. After a very heart warming encounter they all started to get ready for bed.

"I still can't believe I'm here! This is so exciting!" exclaimed Kaoru.

"Yes I agree." said Kagome, "You can sleep here if you like or you can have the bed. Which ever suits you best."

"Really? Well... can we share the bed together?" asked Kaoru.

Kagome smiled, "Sure!"

After the lights were turned out and they were both under the covers Kaoru started a conversation. "Too bad Karl's my relative."

"Why you say that?" asked Kagome.

"Because he's pretty hot!" Kaoru yelled.

"What! Karl!" Kagome yelled.

Suddenly the door burst open and the lights turned on revealing Karl with with a button pajama shirt that wasn't buttoned and matching pajama pants that were a little tight. "You called?" asked Karl.

Kagome couldn't take it any more. "Karl get out!" yelled Kagome as she jumped out the bed and ran towards Karl.

Karl bolted out the door and ran in his room.

"Wow I'm glad Kenshin and the others weren't here to see that." said Kaoru.

"I'm sorry. Let's go to bed now Kaoru." said Kagome.

"Yeah, let's." said Kaoru as they both went to bed and fell asleep soundly.

And that's the first chapter! I hope you enjoyed it! Please review:)