Today's a spectacular day for me...I update again! And I shall consider this to be pretty fast if you have calculated the days it took me to update my other chapters.

As I said, I will acknowledge 5 lucky people, actually...here they are and here are my responses:

Sangome: Yes, I can be pretty dangerous when I'm pissed... (Takes out machine gun)...gotta problem with that?

PowerofInus: Thank you for appreciating this fic...it's great to know that there are people out there that love what I write.

Inulover2004: Hello anonymous person who I do not know and wish not to know...if I die, you're going down with me...

YokoShippo: I was thinking of that too...I would love to see fire burning the lengths of Inuyasha's hair...but, I'm not that harsh... (Hides machine gun)...

Miko Gurl: Same as Inulover2004...

This has taught us a valuable lesson...Since I didn't have 7 people, I ended up with these 5 reviewers...so, next time if I don't get enough people to acknowledge, the chapters will come out very slowly...

Disclaimer: (Takes out big eraser board) (Writes 'I do not own Inuyasha' in red marker over and over again) Do I make myself clear!

Ch.8...Buddies? I Don't Think So...

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Inuyasha parted the thick oak branches to see Kagome try and fail over and over again. The girl just wouldn't give up.

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Fumi licked her thin lips and restrained Kagome from going any further. "Kagome, don't push yourself...you'll end up getting hurt," She pushed Kagome's shoulders down to help her relax, "remember, to gain access to your uncontrolled powers, you will have to relax and clear your mind of all sudden thoughts, and of course you will only have to focus on the one thing or person that can cause you rage."

Kagome took a deep breath. She closed her eyes and cleared herself of all thoughts but one: Inuyasha. He was the perfect motivation. Kagome lifted her palm up to face a small tree and begin to think about Inuyasha. Suddenly, a swirl of black and blue aura surrounded Kagome's whole body. She opened her eyes to see that her whole vision was obscured by a blue hue.

Her eyes turned into a fierce shade of red and with a flick of her wrist, a massive ball of energy shot out from her palm and instantly demolished the unfortunate tree. Inuyasha tried to swallow what he just saw. Now he knew that if he made her mad, he would be like a turkey ready to be burnt.

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Kagome had to digest what she had done, too. The shadowy aura dissipated and her eyes were the same pale brown as it was use to be. Her whole body slightly trembled because of the large amount of energy it had taken her to kill the tree. Fumi congratulated her by patting Kagome on the back. "Good job Kagome! You've just learned how to transform your aura into a ball of energy and use it to strike. However, I think you should try to use only a little amount of energy to destroy that tree," Fumi observed that Kagome was panting in deep breaths, "you look really fatigued...Come on, we're going back inside your house...you'll need plenty of rest for tomorrow's activity."

After sweeping up the scattered wood pieces, Kagome and Fumi went back inside the house and went into different rooms.

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Fumi took herself into the kitchen to help Kagome's mom make lunch while Kagome limped to her room and threw herself lazily onto the wrinkled bed. A soft snore from Kagome confirmed that she was asleep.

No sooner than when Kagome closed her eyelids, her cell phone's shrill tone could be heard. RRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNGGG

Kagome grumbled about how she should burn the cell phone for bad timing before picking it up. "Hello?" the voice on the other end responded with a light scream, "Ahh, Kagome...how was your training? Sorry I couldn't come and see you, it's just that I had to go and supervise Kohaku's soccer practice...so tell me all..." Kagome uttered an audible growl. "Sango, I was about to go to sleep; why did you have to wake me up?" Sango apologized, "Again, sorry...but please, tell me what you did...I really really really want to know!" Kagome couldn't help but smile, "Alright, I'll tell you, promise me you won't scream or freak out..." Sango furiously nodded her head even though Kagome couldn't see her. The silence from the other line meant that she wanted to know. "Okay, this is what happened..."

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Inuyasha leaped gracefully off of the tree and sped back home in his hummer. He didn't find out much, but he already knew enough to fill his curiosity. However, he wanted to know much more about her and her powers. "I'll know more about Higurashi tomorrow when I come back to her house to work on the history essay." With a satisfied smirk, Inuyasha pressed hard on the gas pedal and raced home.

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Sango rolled her eyes, "So you picked Inuyasha to be your motivation...how cute." On the other side of the line, a faint blush escaped Kagome's cheeks, "It's not motivation Sango, it's just someone to help focus my anger." Sango laughed, "Suuure..."

To avoid further conversation of the topic with her friend, Kagome changed the subject, "Um anyways, do want to go to the mall with me?" There was a moment of silence until Sango replied with a deep sigh, "Sorry Kagome, but I really have to work on the History essay with Miroku." Kagome giggled, "Hmm...I think that you're beginning to like Miroku..." Sango covered her face to hide the red coming out of her cheeks. "No, I don't like that lecherous monk, and if you ever try to question me about that again, I'll make sure you lie on your deathbed."

Kagome chuckled, "It depends, are you going to sleep on it first?" It took a few seconds for Kagome to realize that Sango had just hung up on her. "Oh, that's reeaally mature Sango." Kagome hung up, turn the cell off, and went back to her uninterrupted slumber.

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In Inuyasha's royal living room, Inuyasha was laying down on a cotton sofa squirming to find a comfortable position. A marauding band of girls chased him all the way down his house when he was driving his car. He swore he crashed about 3 or 4 of them. When he came home, avoiding the girls left him tired. Inuyasha clawed on the cushion pillow, adjusting it so his head could relax better. He still couldn't sleep.

Inuyasha slowly got up from the red sofa and grabbed his cell phone. He dialed a certain number and waited for the person on the other line to pick up. After waiting for 10 seconds, a shrill, girlish voice spoke, "Hello, this is popular Kikyo speaking."

Inuyasha paced around the living room floor while answering back. "Hey Kikyo, this is Inuyasha, heard you were absent 2 days ago; what happened?" Kikyo's overly dramatic voice told him. "I got food poisoning from something, but I don't know what. I felt really sick so my mother told me to stay home. So I was stuck in my bed, wincing every time I felt a sharp pain in my stomach. It's dreadful!"

Since Inuyasha had a short attention span, he believed the whole thing. How gullible can he be? "So, what caused the poisoning?" Kikyo pretended to whimper, "I don't know, but what ever it was, it was horrible!" Inuyasha was about to respond when he heard a deep voice talking on the other line in the background. Inuyasha caught the voice, "Who's that Kikyo?" He inquired with one eyebrow raised.

There was a short pause and then Kikyo stuttered, "Um...h..he's..my..um..br..no..Dad! Yup it's my dad, and he's calling me to help him with something." Inuyasha shrugged, "Whatever...anyways, do want to go out tonight? I'll make reservations to this new fancy restaurant if you want." Kikyo's reply was no more than 3 words, "Sorry, I'm busy."

Inuyasha stopped at mid pace and clenched one of his hands into a fist, "Again? This is the 3rd time that you said no...What's more important than me that can keep you 'busy'?" Kikyo stammered the answer again, "Umm...I..It's this...um...oh yeah! It's this damn homework I have to do! It's making my personal life a living hell!" She knew the next question that Inuyasha was going to ask, so she continued, "And I'll need to do it to keep my grades up or I'll be kicked out of school and be separated with you."

Inuyasha whimpered, "Oh, alright, you just study...what could be worse than losing you?"

Probably getting Kagome as his girlfriend...

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Sango waited impatiently for Miroku to finish changing. They weren't even going anywhere, but Miroku thought that anytime his 'sweet maiden' was around, he would have to dress as nice as possible. Sango scoffed, "Why am I even partnered up with someone who's over obsessed with women?" She rummaged through Miroku's fridge and came out holding a can of soda. "I guess this will do as lunch." Sango popped the top open and allowed the fizzy liquid to touch her parched lips. Licking her lips in satisfaction, Sango threw away the empty can and sat back down on the two-seater sofa, or what Miroku calls, the 'love seat'.

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Miroku tied his hair into the usual ponytail and checked his bowtie collar. 'Sango will be falling head over heels in love with me once she sees this suit I'm wearing.' After spraying many shots of cologne, Miroku ran downstairs to meet his soon to be lover.

"Hello my darling, do you see any difference about me?" Sango restrained her laughter, "Miroku, what the hell are you wearing?" Miroku modeled his ensemble by posing like an idiot. "It's a 500 suit that I bought just to show you!"

Sango couldn't help but giggle, "Well, you look like a moron who just wasted 500 on a suit that smells like a dead skunk." Miroku pretended to be shocked, "Why, I believe that your words have hurt me to the bottom of my soul...I think you'll need to kiss me to make me feel better." He put on his sad eyes and pouted like a little puppy. Unfortunately, Sango wasn't that gullible.

She told Miroku to close his eyes and he obliged willingly...more like excitedly perhaps.

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Sango was holding her special big boomerang above the now unconscious Miroku. "Little pervert," she muttered to herself "no wonder why he could never get a girl to himself." Sango lightly kicked Miroku on his side, 'He does look pretty cute when he's unconscious...' she thought. She noticed her saying and mentally slapped herself, 'WHAT AM I SAYING! He's just a pervert and nothing else!' She bent down on her knees and looked at Miroku's face.

When she was least expecting it, the monk's hand snaked across her waist and rubbed her bottom. Sango was flushed with anger. She took out her boomerang and banged it on top of Miroku's head, "YOU'LL NEVER CHANGE!" Miroku was now truly unconscious. "I'll just do this essay by myself while he's still fainted..."

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Next Day

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It was another lousy day for Kagome. Why? Because Inuyasha was going to come to her house again...

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Yay! Another one...again, I apologize for updating so late. My spring break's far over and I'm now under a mountain of evil homework. I will try my best to update, but because of school and homework, please do not expect fast updates. Although reviewing will greatly increase the chance of me updating faster.

In every chapter I update, I will always acknowledge 7 people at the top of the chapter. If you want to see your username up there, READ & REVIEW! I want at least 50 reviews for this chapter! My lawyers have been telling me that I'm lacking in reviews so they're ready to sue those who don't review.