Suki

Chapter 8:

Loves, Labors, and Losses

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or any of its characters, but I will someday. Rumiko Takahashi can't live forever.

Inuyasha and Kaede went home with Kagome. When they entered Kagome's mother was shocked and yelled, "Kagome! What are you wearing?" "Oh, this," Kagome replied, "It's a long story.

"But mom," Kagome replied, "Inuyasha and Kaede just lost their house in that huge fire, can they stay with us for a while?" "Of course," her mother replied, "Kaede-San, you may sleep in Souta's old room. And Inuyasha, if you will please follow me."

Kagome's mom led Inuyasha to a dark room. She shoved him into the room, closed the door and locked it from the outside. "I don't exactly trust you yet," she said, "You can sleep here for now." Inuyasha looked around and saw a washer, a dryer, and a cot next to them. "The laundry room?" Inuyasha asked frustrated. "Good night." Kagome's mother replied. She and Kaede walked away, but Kagome stayed there.

"You never told me why this ribbon means so much to you." Kagome said. "Keep it," Inuyasha replied, "I'll tell you someday. Hey Kagome?" "What?" Kagome asked. "Well," Inuyasha said, "Your mom mentioned somebody named Souta who is he?"

Kagome started crying and replied, "He was my little brother. One summer we took a trip to Osaka, and he wanted to swim in the ocean. We thought it was safe, but this big riptide came in, and….he didn't make it." Crying harder Kagome ran to her room. "Wait, Kagome!" Inuyasha yelled, but she was too far away to hear.

Inuyasha sighed then heard a deep "Mroow" he looked at his cot and saw Buuiu lying down on it. "Hey," he yelled, "Now where am I supposed to sleep?" "Never mind." Inuyasha said to himself sitting down on the washer. "I wonder what Sango and Miroku are up to."

Sango and Miroku were making out in Sango's apartment. Pausing Miroku said, "I thought you hated me." "I thought so too." Sango replied.

"We've kept our relationship secret for…three months. If we're going to keep it a secret how will we get time together, just the two of us?" Sango asked. "Move in together." Miroku replied somewhat spontaneously. "What?" Sango asked, "We can't because…uh…um…I can't think of any reasons but why but…we…you're…right. We'll move in together and keep it a secret. Deal?" "Deal." Miroku replied.

"What time is it?" Miroku asked. "Half past one a.m." Sango replied, "Why?" Miroku stood up and said, "If I leave now I can get my stuff from my apartment and bring it here by dawn." "I thought we were moving into your apartment." Sango replied. "No," Miroku said, "I have some unpaid bills there." "How many?" Sango asked. "Well," Miroku replied, "You know how I tell you never to open the glove compartment in my car?" "That's a lot of bills. Okay then. See you at dawn." "Okay." Miroku said walking out the door.

Sango and Kagome were in Kagome's room with Kouga eavesdropping from the air vent above them.

Inuyasha and Miroku were in the Laundry room with Buuiu sitting on Inuyasha's lap. "Where'd you get the mountain lion?" Miroku asked. "This is Kagome's cat, Buuiu." Inuyasha replied, "Don't be a smartass. So, what did you want to tell me?"

"So," Kagome said, "What did you want to tell me?" "Well," Sango replied.

"Well," Miroku said.

"Miroku and I have been going out in secret for a while." Sango said.

"You know how I told you Sango and I are going out?" Miroku asked.

"Really?" Kagome asked.

"Yeah." Inuyasha said.

"Last night we were together." Sango said.

"Last night, we were at her apartment." Miroku said.

"It was completely spontaneous!" Sango said.

"I'd been thinking long and hard about it." Miroku replied.

"He and I…" Sango said.

"We're…" Miroku said

"Moving in together!" They both said.

"What?" Kagome yelled.

"What?" Inuyasha yelled.

"What?" Kouga yelled falling out of the air vent onto the floor of Kagome's room.

"Mroow" Buuiu replied yawning.

"Why were you hiding up there listening to us?" Sango asked. "Uh…" he said, "Why was Miroku at your apartment last night?" "I never told you he was at my apartment." Sango replied. "Uh…" Kouga replied, "I'll…just…leave…now." Kouga ran out the door.

"What about school?" Kagome asked. "Inuyasha didn't tell you?" Sango asked, "We all dropped out about the same time he did, except for Kouga. I don't think he's gone to a day of school since he started middle school." "Oh yeah?" Kagome asked, "But that's not the point! How are you going to live without careers? You're getting too far ahead of yourselves!" "I'm a professional model," Sango replied, "And no, we aren't getting too far ahead of ourselves. We've known each other since we were like three. When he tried to hug me then I hit him with a baseball bat. Relax."

"Miroku you idiot!" Inuyasha yelled punching Miroku, "All you two ever do is fight! Now you want to live together? You're insane!" "I don't need to take this crap from you!" Miroku yelled, "I'm leaving!" Miroku ran out of the house followed by Sango running away from Kagome. "Sango, stop!" Kagome yelled but Sango paid no attention to her.

"They're hopeless." Inuyasha said. "Yeah." Kagome replied. "So," Inuyasha said, "Wanna throw soap at Kouga then spray him with a hose until he's clean?" "Sounds fun." Kagome replied.

Miroku carried a box into Sango's apartment and said, "That's the last of it. This is going to be great I mean…" Miroku was interrupted by a knock on the door.

They opened the door revealing a man who immediately noticed Sango and said, "Yuuki-Chan. The landlord says your rent's due so come to his place in the regular lingerie." "What?" Miroku asked. "No Miroku it's not…" "Sango," he yelled, "You've been sleeping with the landlord for money?" Miroku ran out of the apartment in tears. "Miroku! Wait!" Sango yelled as he ran further and further away.

A/N: For all of you that wanted longer chaps with more details so I'm gonna try to make the rest of my chaps this long or longer. I'm gonna be away for a while so it'll be a while before I update. Udo Jaa Ne.