Disclaimer- Okay… I DO NOT own Inuyasha. Happy? You freaggin' Lawyers… Here, Um... Fetch! -throws Frisbee with illegalities on it?- Run, you baka lawyers! RUN! .

Kitty- I'm in dire need of food… -sob- There's nothing good to eat in my house… nor, can I find anything to cook up. I don't wanna try cooking something random, which was put together with a jumble… of, Err… stuff. . Although, what I made yesterday wasn't THAT bad. Unless, A slice of ham, bread, really old cheese, and a bunch of various spices of which I had no clue what they were… being all mixed together doesn't bother you. Well… if you think that it's decent, I'll have you know that I'm a horrible cook. x.x I've actually burnt soup. –sigh- Eh, Never mind… On with the story!

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Chapter Two – A Radio, A Romance Novel, and a Puppy?

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Once Kagome and Mrs. Higurashi came back inside from putting the shutters up, Kagome decided to check on Inuyasha. She went upstairs only to see him awake, and being the curious puppy that he was. He had been trying to figure out her radio.

"Kagome… will you hurt me if I ask you what this thing is?"

Kagome laughed nervously. "Urr... Eh heh, not really."

"Then what is it?"

"A radio."

"What's a radio?"

"You can listen to music on it, watch." Kagome then bent down, and pointed to the power button. You press that to turn it on, then you can put a CD in. Or you can just listen to the stations.

Inuyasha simply looked up at her and cocked his head to the side.

"It's not rocket science."

"Rocket Science?"

Kagome sighed. She was getting no where. "Press that button right there." She explained, pointing to the power button.

He pressed it.

Kagome had forgotten that she had the power on at like… full blast last time she used it. Once he turned it on, music blasted. This surprised Inuyasha as he then dropped it, and reared his claws. "SANKOUNTE—"

"NO! Inuyasha, don't destroy it!" Kagome cried, as she then lowered the volume, and chuckled nervously. "Sorry about that. I had accidentally left it on really loud last time I used it."

"Why would you want to put it so loud? That thing hurts my ears." Inuyasha explained, as his little puppy ears twitched.

Kagome thought for a moment. Ah… she remembered why it had been on so loud now. Last time she used it was a time she was pissed off at Inuyasha. Eh heh. She didn't want to tell him that. She then looked up at him, and shrugged. "I have no idea why it was on so loud." She lied, as she then grabbed a nearby CD.

"You might like the radio though if you learn how to use it." Kagome said, as she handed him the CD case. "Open that up, take the CD and put it in." As she spoke, she opened the CD player part of the radio, and waited for Inuyasha to do as she explained.

As Inuyasha removed the CD from it's case, he took a look at it. "This thing has music in it?" He examined it for a moment. "Just don't ask. I don't know either. C'mon, Put it in." Kagome said with a sigh, as he obeyed. Kagome then closed the top, and pressed play. She smiled as she saw Inuyasha's face light up when the song, '.59' from DDR Extreme began to play. "My friend burnt this CD of some DDR songs… for… me."

Kagome suddenly had a devilish grin spread across her face as she got a mental image of Inuyasha even ATTEMPTING to play Dance Dance Revolution. He would get so frustrated if he wouldn't be able to get it right. She figured that when the storm ended, she would drag him to the arcade before they went back to the Feudal Era, and show him a thing or two about video games. She giggled.

"What's so funny?" Inuyasha asked as he shifted his gaze from the radio and it's musical wonders and to Kagome. "Oh, nothing really." Kagome said with a grin. Inuyasha shrugged. He probably would never understand all the things in Kagome's time anyways.

"I kind of like this music…" Inuyasha mumbled, as he returned to staring at the radio.

"There's more." Kagome replied, as she pressed the next track button. The next song that began playing was 'Pink Rose' which was also from DDR Extreme. Inuyasha still seemed to be fascinated by the music. Kagome rolled her eyes. He was too easily amused sometimes. She definitely didn't plan on introducing television to him anytime soon, or his eyes would be glued to it for all eternity.

As Kagome heard the winds rapping against the house, she decided to go take a quick look outside. Since Kagome's bedroom window didn't have any shutters, she went over to it. The Miko opened her window, only to nearly have herself fly right out of it. Kagome quickly slammed it shut, and huffed. "Stupid." Inuyasha snickered, as he looked up at her. She growled back at him. He whimpered and went back to his current entertainment.

"Inuyasha?"

No reply… the Hanyou seemed to be preoccupied with another song, 'Firefly' also from DDR Extreme.

Kagome sighed. "Inuyasha!" she exclaimed, as she scooted to his side.

"What?" he grunted, as he looked up at her.

"Didn't you come here to try and bring me back?"

"Um… You didn't want to so uh…"

"Yea?"

"I decided to just stay here with you."

"Really?"

"Um, It was Sango and Miroku's decision!"

Kagome smiled. Even though he was a bit stubborn, stupid, and impatient… sometimes he proved her assumptions wrong and could be sweet. Occasionally, that is. Suddenly, before anything else could occur… the lights in Kagome's room began to dim and flicker. "It must be the storm…" she muttered, as they continued. "What's wrong with the light?" Inuyasha asked, as he watched them flicker. "I think the power might go out." Kagome replied quietly.

"If this power thing goes out…" Inuyasha suddenly looked extremely worried.

"What's wrong?" Kagome asked, with a hint of concern in her voice.

"Will the radio still work?"

Kagome sweat dropped. She sighed. "No, it runs on batteries. If the batteries die, then the radio will. You'll be fine." She could have sworn she heard a little 'yay' come from Inuyasha, as the smile returned to his face. How could anyone possibly so amused?

As expected, the electricity soon gave out and as did the power. It was dark. There was suddenly an awkward silence, as the radio somehow had shut off.

"Kagome… did the radio's batteries die?" A very strong hint of panic was emanating from Inuyasha.

Kagome chuckled nervously. "I guess so."

"Dammit." Was his only reply, as Kagome heard the radio plop onto the floor. "It's dark."

"You just noticed?" Kagome said with a sigh.

"What now?"

"I'm going downstairs to get a candle and check on everyone else." Kagome replied, as she got up. "Ugh. I can't see anything…" she tried to feel her way around her room, and she soon bumped into something warm… no, someone. It was Inuyasha.

"Watch where you're going…" he said softly, as he then separated her from him, and led her to the door. "Sorry." She excused, and blushed although he didn't see it. She then opened the door and carefully made her way down the hall and down the stairs. "Mom?" She called, as she was now in the kitchen.

"Yes dear? It seems as though the power went out. I was really hoping it wouldn't." Her mother said with a sigh.

"Maybe the gods aren't on our side today." Kagome said, as she then went to her mother's side. "Got Candles?"

"I just found some." Kagome heard Souta say, as she felt him tug on her shirt.

"Good! Then…" Kagome then found the candle in his grasp, took it, and then turned to her mother. "Got matches?"

"We've been looking."

"Ah, I'll help." Kagome then bent down with Souta as they searched the cabinets and utensil drawers for a pack of matches.

"What're you all looking for?" Inuyasha asked, as he made his was down and over to them.

"Matches."

"Ah." Inuyasha then went to Kagome's side, and she soon heard him sniffing. For some reason, it seemed cute and she held in her urge to giggle. "I smell gasoline. Will that work?" Inuyasha asked quietly.

"Ah, It must be the lighter." Mrs. Higurashi explained. "Do you know where it is?"

"Yeah. Right here." Inuyasha mumbled, as he then sniffed one last time and found a drawer and pulled out the item that reeked of gasoline. Soon enough, there were four candles lit, and they were passed around.

"Souta, take one to Grandpa in the basement. Kagome, Inuyasha… you guys can take one, and I'll leave another one in the kitchen. Souta, I'll take the last one to your room." Mrs. Higurashi instructed as she then left the kitchen and went up the stairs to Souta's room. Souta then ran off to the basement where their Grandfather was going through some old family heirlooms.

As everyone took their candles and headed off to their rooms, Kagome and Inuyasha decided to take their candle and go find something to do up in Kagome's room. Inuyasha grabbed the candle, and Kagome soon followed after him.

Once they made it up to Kagome's room, there was an awkward moment. There wasn't really that much to do. Kagome decided to find a source of entertainment, as she plopped onto her bed and looked over to her bedside. Ah, a good romance novel. That would keep her occupied for awhile. "Inuyasha, can you put the candle on the bedside cabinet? I'm going to read something." The Miko explained, as she laid back, and got as close to the candle as possible so as to give herself enough light to read.

Inuyasha was quiet for a moment, and watched her for a little while. But like every other male, he got bored quickly, and began trying to find something to do. The radio died… so he crossed that off his list. He didn't see much in the dark either, so he wasn't in that much luck either way. He looked back over to Kagome, and caught sight of the book she was reading. What was she reading? His curiosity soon began to get to him as he tried to peer over her shoulder to try and get a look at what she was reading. Kagome didn't seem to notice, and just carried on.

He was bored. He poked Kagome's bed. He hummed something to himself. He tapped his foot. He fiddled with his fingers. He tried to think of the radio and it's musical wonders. He was driving himself nuts. The boy was bored, dammit! What was a poor puppy to do?

Finally, Inuyasha couldn't take it anymore after awhile, and grabbed the book from Kagome's clutches. "Hey! Give that back!" Kagome cried, as she attempted to snatch it from him, but to no avail. She sighed. She tried more than once to grab it from him, but the way he was looking at it, he probably didn't understand it anyways. Kagome then shrugged it off. She figured he probably couldn't read it anyhow.

"You know Kagome… you don't need a book like this if you have me." Inuyasha's voice seemed to melt in her brain, as suddenly she felt him climb up onto her bed. Kagome inwardly gasped. Was this really happening? Inuyasha didn't know crap about romance… but then again… Those beautiful golden eyes just seemed to draw her in, and make her turn into mush on the inside. "Inu--Inuyash—" She suddenly found herself being inches away from being silenced with a kiss. But unfortunately, before anything else could happen, she heard Inuyasha's voice. But… it didn't sound so dreamy. It sounded like he was… was…

Reading something out of her novel!

"'Hinomori-san... I've always had something to say to you…' Kouji said solemnly as he… he… um, he faced his back to her. 'Me too…' Asuza whispered, also her… back faced to him. 'Kouji-san, I…' 'Hinomori-san, I… I love you?' 'I love you so much!' The two suddenly ran to each other and… urr… broke into an embrace--" Inuyasha was sort of blushing as he continued reading. Kagome on the other hand, felt like wringing his puppy dog neck. Every time he paused in his reading made her twitch for some apparent reason.

"Inuyasha…" She hissed. "Give. Me. Back. My. book."

Inuyasha seemed to be in another world as he kept reading in a whisper to himself. Either that, or he was ignoring her.

She could have sworn she head a "No." escape from his lips, as he turned the page. Kagome was extremely embarrassed… she figured Inuyasha was going to think she was some sort of weirdo for reading a novel like that. Although, he was blushing and seemed to be enjoying it. Odd. Either way, she needed to find a way to make him stop reading before she exploded again. Fast. She already felt her blood boiling with humiliation along with anger and now suddenly along with that recent daze-off she had… Yep, things weren't looking that great for her at the moment.

"I said, give it back!" Kagome exclaimed, as she raised her fist threateningly up into the air. She seemed to still not have caught his attention. She coughed. Still no reaction. "Inuyasha!" She waved her hand in his face. No response. Dammit, he seemed to be absorbing himself into things too deeply today. Kagome suddenly had an idea. Not a smart one, but an effective one.

Before Inuyasha could read another word, he felt himself topple over, and a familiar weight being pressed against his body. "Give me back my book." Kagome said playfully, as she gazed into those same golden eyes that had nearly melted her into a puddle of Kagome-ness in her little 'dream.'

Those chocolate eyes staring into his sent jitters through his body. Inuyasha just simply had the urge to carry Kagome off in his arms and just hold her to him for all eternity and never let go. To keep her warmth always wrapped around his heart. The heart that she had reopened once it had been shut away from others. She was smiling. That smile that he adored. That one and only encouraging, adorable, smile.

Although, Inuyasha had to resist these feelings of possessive-ness over her and let her be her own person. But the day that she ever told him that she could belong to him, and him only… he would gladly take her without hesitation. Well, maybe… if it wasn't for Kikyou, it would end up like that. But until he settled his problems with Kikyou, that wouldn't happen. Inuyasha then decided that this book wasn't going to be getting back to Kagome anytime soon. It was his new source of entertainment at the current moment. He smirked.

"Mine." He whispered, as he tightened his grasp on the book.

"Oh, really? Who said you could have it?"

"I did."

"Hmm… Ah, well. It's still mine. I want it back."

"I'm not gonna give it to you."

"I kind of realized that. But… If you don't give it to me, I'll have to get it back by force!" Kagome said with a giggle, suddenly realizing how childish this all was. Despite knowing her efforts were futile… she still said it. She didn't care.

"You? Take it by force? Keh. I would love to see that."

"Fine, then."

"Fine."

"Fine!"

Kagome made the first move. She tried to make a quick grab for the book, but when Inuyasha yanked it out of her reach, she lost her balance and landed smack onto him. He let out a grunt, but overall he was fine.

"Gimme!"

"Nope. You call that forceful?"

That's when Kagome realized how close their faces were. Inuyasha realized it too. There was a sudden awkward moment of silence.

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Would it be that ever so fateful moment where they would kiss? Naw. I'm too evil of a Fanfic writer to let out a kissing scene in merely the second chapter. Wait till like chapter 6 or something you drooling fools.

Inuyasha blushed as words from his previously read Romance Novel flashed back into his mind. After he had stopped reading aloud, he had come to what we would all call a kissing scene. Kagome must have been thinking of the same thing, as her face began to flush a light shade of pink. Although, Inuyasha luckily couldn't see it in the dark. Nor could Kagome see the blush that had formed on his face.

Before any other event could occur, Inuyasha's ears twitched. It sounded like there was something outside… crying? It was loud enough that Kagome could hear it too.

"You hear it?" Inuyasha asked, as he slowly eased Kagome and himself up. And put them both into a sitting position on the flooring.

"Yep… it sounds like something crying, right?"

Inuyasha nodded. He couldn't quite make out exactly what it was, but he was sure it was something… a child, an animal… something.

"Let's go out and see." Kagome piped, as she looked him straight in the face.

"You might blow away." Inuyasha said semi-seriously, as he took her hand in his and helped her up to her feet.

Kagome looked away from him. "Eh, you'll be there to catch me if I actually do… right?"

"What's that supposed to mean?"

Before they could go on, the crying got louder. "Never mind." Kagome slurred quickly, as she then tightened her grip on Inuyasha's palm, and then swung open her room door to run down the hall and down the stairs with her faithful dog boy right behind her.

"I think it's coming from near the well." Kagome exclaimed, as they then made their way over to the front door and prepared themselves for the wind that would soon strike against them. Without warning, Inuyasha swung the door open, only to have it slam right back in his face. Inuyasha took a quick moment to wrinkle his nose. After that, he growled, as he rubbed his nose which had previously been hit by the door's wooden front. When he opened it the second time, he made sure to put in as much force as needed to keep it from slamming back at them. They trudged through the winds just to make it to the entrance and only to have the door slam right after them.

"Stupid wind." Inuyasha grumbled, as he held onto Kagome as tight as possible. She felt herself wrap around his arm, and sort of cuddle into him but just enough to keep herself grounded. Not that she was literally clinging to him or anything. They then made their way around the Higurashi house/shrine, past the Goshinboku, and to the well. They heard the crying again. At the moment, much louder; much more agonizing. Inuyasha and Kagome soon made their way around the side of the well… only to their surprise to see a small little white puppy dog there, whining and trying his very best to try and find ground to hold himself on to. The winds were pulling him off in directions he didn't wish to go, and whipping against his young, weak body. He cried out again, as he suddenly saw them look down onto him.

Inuyasha felt Kagome let go of him, and bend down to the puppy. Out of instinct for Kagome's protection, Inuyasha grabbed a hold of her shirt. He somehow had this odd fear of her just kinda flying off in the wind for some apparent reason. Kagome lowered herself over the puppy, and gave him a comforting smile. He gazed up at her, and whimpered. "Come here little guy." She whispered softly, as she put her palms out and wrapped them about his small body. He was a bit larger than both of her hands put together, and fit in her grasp perfectly. The Miko then snugly hugged him against her body, as Inuyasha then put his sleeve about her carefully once more as they then turned around to head back to the house.

Looks like they had found themselves a puppy dog. What Kagome noticed as she took another glance down at the pup, was that he seemed to have those same gorgeous golden eyes as Inuyasha's. She smiled. It was like a puppy version of her beloved dog boy. She suddenly felt giddy, as she looked up at Inuyasha. He gave her that look that she knew so well… that, 'I will protect you.' She smiled once more. Her protector…

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Author's Note: Blargh, I had trouble with the ending. . Looks like we have a little puppy to add to the chaos! Bwuhahaha! ; I'm hoping you all like my story so far. It's not the greatest… but oh well. Boo hoo to you if you don't like it, because I do. XP I just don't like some parts with my writing skills. There are definitely parts that could have been better if I was a better writer. Myaw. Either way. Please stay tuned for Chapter Three! Oh, and a little side note. If anyone has trouble visualizing the puppy… either think of our beloved Hanyou as a puppy dog, or think Kiba from Wolf's Rain. Kudos and Cookies to all! And um… MUFFINALE!

To Ze Reviewers: Thank you all for ze reviews! I feel special now. XP Blargh. Either way, I'm currently working on Chapter Three. I'm sort of on a block for a name for the puppy though in Chapter Three. If anyone has any ideas, I'm open! X.x Myaw. So far... I'm on a blank for names. Ah, well. And again. THANK YOU FOR ZE REVIEWS!