Disclaimers: I know! I will pretend to be Rumiko Takahashi and steal her identity! Wait...that's illegal...

Authors Beginning Note: Here's your new chapter! Sorry for the delay, but my Beta reader can't...well...beta read currently so I've been doing the editing. Hey, better late than never right?

Shout it outs!

Rayame325-I'm really glad you enjoyed my last chapter and that you thought it was so funny( I hope you like this one as well.

Orion Kohaishu- Thanx for the info on my little mistake. (:-D) Thanx for the review!

AnimeFreak- Well, actually in both the Manga and the anime, Hojo and Kagome aren't really going out; though Hojo kinda thinks so; but in my story, it kind of was that way, so no worries, you haven't missed anything big (

Shinna- I'm glad you liked my last Chapter so much!

Chapter 35

In Comes More Clowns

Kagome sighed as she packed her stuff to go back into the Feudal Era. It was quite miraculous really, her mom letting her go. Especially how far off the handle she flipped four days ago. Kagome had no choice but to lay down some of the harder to swallow facts.

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"But Mama!"

"NO buts! You are staying here at home." Kagome's mom said firmly looking straight into her eyes.

"Mama, please understand." Kagome begged.

"No! I will not let you go back! Now you listen to me young lady, when I say no..." Kagome puffed herself up, her anger getting the best of her.

"No Mama! You listen to me! I WILL go back. I have no choice. Do you know what's hanging on the line if I don't? I don't just go back for fun. I do it also to save people. If I don't go back, I won't be able to Help Inuyasha and the others. If they can't find the Shards quickly as possible, other demons will. Naraku may even yet gather them all. If Naraku has his way, he could gather all of the shards and wish for the earth's complete destruction." Mrs. Higurashi was breaking, but wasn't backing down quite yet.

"Kagome, you're my only baby girl. I-I don't want to loose you. Not you too...I-I" She slid to the floor in tears. Kagome comforted her Mother so dear, and won her argument.

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"Ahh, what rare beauty to be held in such a dreary forest. May I ask your lovely name fair maiden?" Kagome jumped, nearly falling back, only to be caught into strong tan arms of a human looking Yukai. Kagome thoroughly surprised was speechless. The boy smirked. He only looked to be 18, his long slippery black hair tied in a thick braid behind him and his bangs swayed in his face, but never into his dark green eyes. And on his forehead was a purple sun emblazed. His face got closer to Kagome's, and whispered to her.

"Speechless little peach, aren't we. No matter. You don't need to talk for what we're going to do." He grinned and Kagome looked horrified before screaming.

"Inuyasha!" She yelled. The man looked quizzically at her before smirking even more.

"So, you already have a lover. I take it he's strong, but, none can match my caliber. So why don't you stay with me for a little while. I'll show you a wild time." Kagome kicked and squirmed, the man only looked amused.

"Let her go." Came a new voice. The man spun around, throwing Kagome over his shoulder and faced his new enemy.

"Inuyasha, I presume?" He said smooth as silk.

"Keh, what if I am?"

"Hmm, than it would not matter if I faught with you or not." He said looking bored.

"Very well, I take my leave."

"Inuyasha! I swear if you don't save me right now!" Kagome screamed angrily. Inuyasha smirked.

"Well, too bad you grabbed the most annoying woman of the village, not to mention the most unattractive one of the lot, but if that's all the best you have in taste, than go ahead and take her." The man turned. Kagome began to fume even more.

"Oh really? You say there are much prettier woman?" Inuyasha nodded.

"Tell me, which direction may I find them?" Inuyasha pointed north. The man looked at Kagome and dropped her rather ungracefully, before disappearing, his white haori flapping in the wind. Kagome sat up and was about to say more when suddenly there was a pop and Shippo appeared.

"Shippo?"

"Yup! Sorry I had to say so many mean things, but I needed to fool him." Kagome grinned.

"Clever Shippo. So, where is Inuyasha?" She asked hugging the little Kitsune.

"You'll never believe it."

"Believe what?"

"There are tons of people in the village! It's so crowded. Inuyasha said it's too crowded and went off somewhere. We haven't seen him for two days." Kagome looked puzzled as she picked up her bag and let Shippo ride on her shoulder.

"Busy? Gone?"

"Yup!"

"Gone where? And why so busy?"

"Dunno. He just said he'll be back in about a week and told me to make sure to wait for you. Yah! The whole village is crowded with Yukai, humans and Hanyou's. There is even a band of Kitsune's! I heard that a whole caravan of monks and priestesses are supposed to arrive tomorrow and a whole crowd of flying Yukai five days after!" Shippo squealed in child like excitement.

"But why so many?"

"For the war of course! Sesshoumaru sent a message to almost all of the villages, and Miroku made sure that almost every Monk and Priestess he knew would also help join too." Kagome stopped trying to grasp what such a crowd must look like, but shook her head and instead thought of something else.

"Shippo, how did you know how to trick that demon?"

"Oh, him? That's Keisuke. He's one of the stronger Yukai that came, but very perverted. I've been watching him. He didn't know much about Inuyasha, because he got here after he left. He reminds me of Miroku kind of, but don't tell him I said that." Kagome smiled. As they approached the village many smells of cooking food and loud sounds were met and soon Kagome was left in complete fascinated wonder at how busy the village had become. More taverns, huts, and healing huts had been built quite rapidly, tents were set up, a large are for trading stands set up, an old smith hut where Kagome could see as many as twelve men fixing/making weapons, and even a large temple had been made. What was more, was that many tree's had been cleared away and hundreds of Yukai and humans were sparing, using weaponry, strength, and power. And even farther out was a huge, heavily guarded stable, and archery targets.

"Come on Kagome!" Shippo cried tugging at her leg. Kagome plunged into the mess of people and Yukai, some stopping to look at her and whisper, making her feel very self-conscious and rush even more. In what seemed to take hours, they finally reached Keade's hut, which had expanded greatly.

"Keade! Sango!" Kagome cried coming in. Keade smiled and nodded a silent greeting as she continued chopping vegetables in a rather large basket. Sango looked as if she had just come back from sparing with her fair share of partners and was ready to take a break, as her red and sweaty face broke into a grin at Kagome's entrance. Keade and Sango weren't the only women in the hut however, there were at least four others preparing a very large meal.

"Kagome! You're back! And just in time to go to a hot spring with Kirara and I." Kagome laughed, but stopped when she saw something glittering from Sango's neck and walked right up to her.

"Sango, what's this?" She said raising an eyebrow, as she pulled out a strong silver chain and a golden ring with a red gem in the middle hanging off of it. Sango blushed.

"I'll tell you at the springs." She said turning an even darker red.

"You better."

"Hey! Kagome, can I come too!" Shippo cried. Kagome looked around.

"Shippo how about you stay here and help Keade, she looks busy and I'm sure she'd just love it if you would. Is that okay?"

"Okay, but come back soon." Shippo said kind of pouting but was soon put to work. Kagome set her bag down in a small separate room that Sango told her to put it in that was sealed off by a thick matt, and once inside she saw that the room had a half wall that slightly separated the two rooms. Kagome was told that this was to be her, Sango, Inuyasha, Miroku, and Shippo's new room that was made especially for them since it was so crowded almost every where else. Grabbing only the needed things, Kagome walked outside and hopped onto Kirara right in front of Sango, so her Hiraikotsu wouldn't get in the way. Up in the air they went and Kagome let out a large gasp.

"There are so many! The whole area is crowded!" Sango nodded.

"I envy Inuyasha, he left right before the rush came."

"Where's Miroku?"

"He wanted to visit an old friend yesterday, so he left around midday. He should be back this evening." Sango lightly urge Kirara faster and didn't land until they came to a hot spring nearly 8 miles away.

"Ah, this is better. Definitely much quieter." Said Sango as she slid into the warm water. Kagome let out a grateful sigh as she too slipped into the steaming water. Kirara stood on a rock and mewed every once in a while as she stood watch.

"So...tell me about that ring." Kagome said eyeing the necklace Sango wore. A deep crimson blush seemed to spread beyond her face and down her neck.

"Well...um...Miroku...well...he uh...we...I...that is..."

"You're engaged!" Kagome squealed filling in for her speechless friend who nodded, smiled and blushed even more. Kagome was splashing Sango with water, which lead to a water fight. When they were both calm again, they began to talk some more.

"So when did it happen?"

"Well, when the village was being rebuilt. Um...I got ticked off at him, and well, anyways, he asked me, and we ended up kissing and yah." Kagome smiled wide. She had known her friend had been in an especially good mood before, but hadn't really thought nothing of it.

"So what about you? How was your trip home?" Kagome sunk into the water right below her nose.

"Kagome?" She sat up enough to talk and twiddled her fingers

"To tell you the truth, it did not go well at all." Sango looked at her friend concerned.

"Tell me what happened." She said soothingly and soon Kagome was telling her about from when she woke up to her date with Hojo, and how well that ended up, to dinner, and when everyone found out, her mom's reactions, and to the fights her, her mom, and her grandfather had been in for the next few days. That was just the worst of it. She said how much she crammed for her tests, and passed almost all of them with a good score, but ended up completely failing her geometry test. By the time she was done, she was all cried out. Sango patted her on the back and let her cry.

"It'll all be okay Kagome. You'll see. It'll work out." Kagome sniffed.

"How can you be sure? I mean, I can't go home and stay there for more than three years, people will begin to get suspicious." She sniffed.

"Don't stress about it so much right now Kagome. You'll make yourself sick. Worry about it once we defeat Naraku." Kagome brightened up a bit.

"You're right. I'm sorry." Sango shook her head but smiled. They sat in comfortable silence for a while.

"Hey Sango?" Kagome said lazily. Sango peeped open an eye to look at her.

"Do you think...you could um...well...teach me to fight really well...I mean like...be your apprentice or...something like that?" Sango popped both eyes open. Kagome was blushing. She smiled.

"Sure, I'd love too. But you know what?"

"What?"

"I really hate...PEEPING TOMS!" She yelled grabbing a rock and tossing it over to her right. There was a thud and Keisuke was seen standing up rubbing the top of his head.

"My dear lady, it was not you with who I was admiring. Don't get me wrong! I mean, you are very admirable, but being as you are engaged..." He stumbled over his words and was struck by another rock.

"I don't mean any harm! I only wanted to see Kagome, my fair wife to be.."

"Kirara!"

"Huh?" Keisuke stupidly, but was soon running as fast as the wind could take him as a large, Neko swept by. Soon enough Kagome and Sango were pleasantly greeted with huge squeaky yells sounding like 'get this cat off me' 'help' 'I'm gonna die' 'Please don't eat me' and the best one 'no! Not the hair! Anything but the hair' and then a huge tearing sound and some more screaming yelling and running. Kirara came prancing back, cute as a little but in her kitten self, dragging a large white piece of cloth, distinctly resembling Keisuke's pants.

"I wonder what would have happened if Inuyasha would have been here?" Sango laughed even harder than she had been.

"Probably a good thing he's not here, there wouldn't anything left of Keisuke." Both of them laughed till they were sore and got out, dressed, and were soon off on Kirara, who was still carrying her white prize and refused to let go.

Authors Ending Note: Yay! A happy funny ha-ha chapter! So where is Inuyasha? And what is he up to? He better hurry up and get back so he can kick a certain Yukai's butt! (tee hee) Did you know it takes me nearly 7 hours to write two fairly lengthed chapters (one for this story, one for my Spirited Away 3 fic) edit, and re-edit, save the original of each chapter per/fic to a disk and save a second time to a disk and edit that one so I can upload it to ff.net so people can read it? Jeez! Well, it's worth it, and the reviews make me happy, so I guess a few hours of my day can be sacrificed for the good of everything. Well, till next time! (