Y/R: Hiya! I feel like typing so here comes chapter two!

Chapter Two: "Answers"

Every one slept well, it was odd that Ayame had all this stuff. Kouga was thinking about it before he drifted off to sleep. 'Why does she have the keys? Who is she running away from? How did her parents die? What is her story? I just want to get to know her. I mean she's so mysterious, and beautiful. Wow, do I like her or something? That's odd.'

Kouga woke to the smell of brown sugar oatmeal in the distance. 'Ayame is up? Oh and she made food, good.' He wondered out to the café. To see bowls had been lain out. He heard bustling around in the back. "Ayame, are you ok?" He heard her drop something. Then bustle some more.

"Kouga is that you? Oh hey! Are you hungry? I made some oatmeal." She looked happy she wasn't the only one up any more, sort of relived. Kouga made a mental note of that.

"Ayame, can we talk? Some things have been on my mind." He looked into her eyes, hoping his worry was evident when she looked back. She sort of started crying a bit, and then sat down.

"Ok ask anything. I'm ready to talk about it. I mean I don't want to worry you. I can tell it has been."

"Who are you running from? Why are you running? How did your parents die? Why do you have the keys? And why are you so sad all the time?"

"Well Kouga, my parents were photographers for some nature magazine. I was living with my uncle. He was an alcoholic. He would get drunk and hit me a lot. When he got drunk he thought it would be funny to hit me. I told mom and dad ad they were flying home one day. And their plane crashed. I was so devastated. I mean they left early to help me then they died. It was my fault. I mean my parents would have lived if they hadn't left. Well, I have the keys because I am the principal's assistant. I get to do stuff. I was running away from my uncle. Does that cover it all?" The tears were silently streaming down her face. Kouga leaned in to kiss her.

'Mmmm, that smells good. I wonder what Aya is cooking.' Sango was walking down to the café when she heard Ayame's voice. "Well Kouga," 'Oh! I shouldn't hear this! Um…where to go? Oh hell, let me just sit here. 'I already know the story' Sango fell back asleep and then Kagome walked up to Sango.

"I wouldn't go in Kag! It's personal! I wouldn't barge in on them!" Sango was trying hard to pull Kagome away from the café.

"Sango! You are standing between me and Aya's cooking! Are you mental?" As Kagome burst through the door she saw Kouga leaning in to kiss Ayame. He jumped when Kagome burst in. "I…Oh my god! I'm sorry! I should have waited to come in! Um…Sorry!" Kagome was a scarlet to rival an apple.

Just that moment Inu yasha and Miroku stumbled in. "We smell food. Good food! Wait, is Ayame-chan crying? Kouga, What did you do now?" Inu yasha was sticking up for Ayame, odd.

"HEY! Damn you Miroku! Stop groping me!" Every one turned to see Miroku trying to turn his head back to normal. Every one just rolled their eyes.

At breakfast Ayame didn't talk and Kouga sat beside her protectively, watching her, waiting to see if she needed help. He was like a mother hen with new chicks. It was sweet and kind of out of character for him.

"Um, I think we all might want showers. So I'll give you the keys to the correct shower room, but before you head off, I'll give you a brush, tooth brush, tooth paste and a towel. So meet me in my room in" She looked down at her watch. "20 minuets." She scooped up all the bowels and spoons. She soon felt the presents of some one else. "I can do this by myself, I have for years. Really, I can manage." She felt some arms that were comforting and very similar. She started crying again just because it felt right to. The arms took the dishes away and set them down. Soon they scooped her up too. She balled up into the shoulder. She felt oddly in place there. She heard a voice that was very soothing. "Ayame I'll be here for you. I will always be here for you." She looked up to see Kouga. "Thanks, I hear it from Sango and Kagome all the time, but from you it seems special." She smiled up at him. He leaned in to kiss her then pulled back as he thought better of it. "Here, I'll do the dishes. You can go up to bed. Well meet you up there." She nodded slowly then walked off.

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"Aya, sweetie, please wake up. Aya, time to wake up, you have been sleeping for hours. I feel icky and I swear if Miroku makes a pass at me again you'll die a slow painful death for getting me locked in with him." Sango was shaking Ayame. You would swear that it was Ayame hitting on Sango from the last comment. But Sango did have a giant perv groping her at every turn.

Ayame's eyes fluttered open. "Kouga, I don't know what to say!" At that she snapped awake. "Sango, was I talking about Kouga in a giggly voice? Holy cow! I don't like him that way do I?" Now Sango was doubled over in laughter. She heard Kouga doing the same thing after he sent Ayame up to bed.

Flash back

"Ok, twice today I have tried to kiss Ayame. It must have just been the moment. Yeah that it, she was upset, and I thought it would comfort her, but then I realized I can't kiss a girl I don't care about. I don't care about her that way, do I?" Sango heard a loud slapping sound. "Of course I don't, I am just working with her on a project. She's nothing but a lab partner. Right, she's just a lab partner."

End Flashback

Ayame was getting keys out for the locker rooms. Girls have to shower; you don't want to see them when they feel unclean. So Ayame handed out the keys. "Ok the guys locker rooms are in the left wing of the gym. They girls are in the right. Please, no going into the wrong locker room; Oh and if I don't have an item, tell me and I'll get it from the art closet, that thing has every thing! Trust me; I was trying to clean it once." She shivered at the memory. That took all of a Saturday, no that she minded.

"Ayame-chan, can you show me to the locker room?" She wasn't paying attention when Miroku asked her that and she went to go shower. She got in and started undressing when she heard a scream followed by a slap.

"Miroku! How the hell did you get in the girls locker room? You perv!" She ran over to see Sango wrapped in a towel and Miroku on the ground balled up. Her eyes grew wide realizing he followed her into the locker room.

"I'm so sorry Sango! I didn't know he followed me! The stress from uncle must be getting to me. I'm so sorry Sango!" She was worried her friend was going to flip out for letting a guy into the locker room.

"Aya, its ok. You didn't mean for him to follow you in here. Accidents happen. But he" she paused to point at Miroku "is going to pay dearly for it."

Ayame smiled then went to shower really fast before she went back to her room to sleep again. She remembered to leave her hair down. It hurts to sleep in pig tails! She waited for her hair to dry by reading. She heard a slight knock at the door. She set down her book, about a boy planning to save his dad and fairies, to answer it.

Kouga had to talk to Ayame. It was driving him mad! I mean what is so special about her? Well she does have it hard, and she was beaten. She has great eyes, and is a wonderful cook. The pigtails were a bit dorky but hey. He raised his hand to knock but did it softly so he didn't disturb her. He heard a bit of shuffling. The door swung open and a beautiful girl was standing there. She had shoulder length auburn hair. She had emerald eyes.

"I'm here to see Ayame. Seeing that she's not here…I'll leave. Sorry for disturbing you." He turned to walk off when a silky hand touched his arm.

"Kouga, I'm Ayame. I don't look that different with my hair do I?"

He turned to face her. She looked so beautiful with her hair down he didn't recognize her. He kind of stared at her shocked and blank.

"Kouga? Kouga!" She poked his arm to get his attention. He looked up. "Kouga, can I help you? You came to my room."

"Oh yeah. I wanted to apologize about earlier." He stared into her eyes. 'Oh crap… she is so perfect. I can't like her that way!'

'Kouga is looking at me odd. With the blue eyes… I love blue eyes. Arg! Aya! What the hell are you thinking?' "Kouga do you want to come in? I mean…Its better then talking in the hall. Um so…" She stepped aside so he could come in.

Ba ba bum! Cliffie! HA!