Almost Human

Chapter 2: Dreams, Curses and School

Disclaimer: I do not own the characters of Inuyasha. If I did, I'd be rich and I'd hire someone to write this for me.

Authors Note: Sorry for taking so long to update this story. Summer Vacation rolled around and It was hard to find a spare moment in which to write, and when I did have time online, I used it to read the updates on stories I had been reading, and new stories that people had emailed me. Wow, there are some amazing writers out there. I feel so bad!

Anyway, thanks to all who reviewed the first chapter of this story. I was glad to hear I didn't do as bad as I thought I was going to do. I mean, I expected to totally bomb, since I don't know much about the series...

Again, thanks!

"I wonder whats taking him so long" Shippo thought out loud as he pulled himself up onto the top of the well and peered down into the opening.

Sango came to a stop next to the fox-demon and peered down as well. She ahd Miroku had arrived a few minutes back to find the fox-demon pacing nervously back and foward infront of the well, muttering to himself. The minute he saw Miroku and Sango, he jumped at them, complaining about how Inuyasha had left him behind.

"Well, we cant go in there after them" Miroku spoke. his staff jingling lightly as he leaned it against the well. "I'm sure everything is alright. Maybe Kagome just had something else to do, and Inuyasha is waiting for her". Sometimes, they did forget that Kagome wasn't a girl from their time.

Sango turned as a soft humming noise leaked out from the woods behind the well. Miroku turned around as well. They were very familiar with the sound. It was the sound of bees, large ones. That sound always meant one thing.

Naraku.

She sighed as she hugged her pillow to her chest and looked at the picture of her older sister. After staring at it for a moment, she hissed and pushed it off the small table, allowing it to fall to the ground. "I will be better than you...and I won't let you hurt Kagome either..." Turning over on the bed to rest onto her back, she stared at the picture on her ceiling, smiling.

She'd been having the dreams again, and this time, they were more vivid than ever.

Kagome laced her fingers together and closed her eyes as she pressed her hands to her lips, silently praying. It had been five minutes since Inuyasha had entered the burning house in an attempt to save her jewel shards, and to check on the well, and the half-demon still hadn't returned. If it hadn't been for the police officers blocking her way, she was sure she would have ran into the inferno after him. He would have yelled at her for being reckless, but she didn't care.

"Inuyasha!" she called once more, cupping her hands over her mouth to help amplify the sound of her voice. Her eyes began to water and she sniffed, trying to prevent the tears from falling.

Soon, the fire fighters had been able to put out the fire. The temple would be alright, for the most part, but the house was a different story. There was almost nothing left. Everything had been burned down to a crisp. Still, Inuyasha was no where to be found.

"Mom!" Kagome cried as her mother ran up to her and embraced her tightly. She burried her face into her mother's shirt as a few of the tears she had been holding back slid down her face.

"As long as everyone is okay, everything will be fine Kagome" Her mother assured, rubbing Kagome's back gently, in an attempt to wash away her worries. "It'll be a bit expensive, but we can stay in a hotel until the repairs are made on the house"

"Mom, Inuyasha went in there, and he never came out" Kagome complained.

"Maybe he went down the well" Souta pointed out as he looked up at his sister. He loved annoying her, but he hated seeing her sad. "Maybe he went back to his own time".

Kagome looked down at her brother. He was right. Inuyasha going down the well before it was destroyed was a possibility. He probably hadn't wanted to get stuck in modern Japan. Kagome knew that he wasn't fond of it. With that in mind, another thought poped into her head: Before the well was destroyed...

She wouldn't be able to go back to Feudal Japan...she'd never see him again. "Hey, wheres grandpa?" Kagome then realized.

"He's talking to one of the police officers, he made it out just fine Kagome. Don't worry" Her mother informed her, moving away slightly and pointing towards the closest car to the house.

As Kagome looked, she smiled. Not only had she seen her grandfather over by the cop car, she spotted Inuyasha as well. He was at the ambulance, arguing with a few paramedics, who were trying to make sure he hadn't been harmed.

"Hey! Don't touch me!" Inuyasha demanded as he pulled his arm out of the paramedic's grasp. "Didn't you hear me, I said I was fine!". The Paramedic however, was hell-bent on doing his job, and reached for Inuyasha's arm again, to check for scratches.

Inuyasha let out an annoyed yell, which made Souta laugh.

"Look Kagome!" He pointed towards the red-clad half-demon, still laughing. "He's still here, and causing trouble".

Souta couldn't stop laughing. For some odd reason, he was heavily amused by watching Inuyasha argue with them. Maybe it was because Inuyasha looked upset, and the paramedics looked both confused, and slightly afraid.

"Maybe you should go over there before he kills someone". He turned to look at his sister again, but the raven-haired school girl was already gone.

"Inuyasha!" Kagome exclaimed cheerfully as she launched herself at him, pushing aside all the paramedics. "You scared me!" she hugged him tightly, forcing Inuyasha to blush.

He shoved her off and dug into his shirt. "Here" He muttered as he held out the small pouch that held her jewel shard. "After all the trouble I went through to get that back, you better not lose it" He slid his hands into the sleeves of his shirt and stared at the burned site. "I couldn't get to the well.." he finally muttered.

"You'll have to stay here with us, mom's going to get a hotel room for us to live in for the time being. We can come back once everyone's gone and try to get through the well. Maybe theres a way to contact Mi-"

"Oh Kagome!" Rika cut her off as she ran towards her and pulled her into a tight hug. "As soon as I heard about the fire, I just had to rush over here and make sure you were okay".

Her eyes darted over to Inuyasha for a split second, scanning him. "I heard what you said about a hotel, and I insist you stay at my house! You know we have alot of room, both you and your friend can stay. You can borrow my clothes too if you don't have any. Your a little thick around the middle, but I'm sure they fit"

Kagome laughed nervously and set her hands on her stomach. She wasn't fat, was she? She didn't eat alot, and she spent so much time running around with Inuyasha. She thought she was in good health but maybe...

"Kagome isn't fat" Inuyasha suddenly quipped in, looking at Rika with a stern look on his face. "Your fat".

"Inuyasha!" Kagome quickly scolded, "I'm sorry Rika he's so"

"Oh, it's fine. I don't mind at all" She winked and gave them the peace sign. "I'm gonna go home and get everything ready for you guys. I'll see you later!" And before they had a chance to reply, the girl rushed off.

"I guess I better tell mom" Kagome said, brushing back her bangs. "It would be smart to go soon, so we can rest for a bit, you have a big day tomorrow"

Inuyasha raised his brows as he looked at her. "I do?"

"Yeah" Kagome smiled playfully, "It's your first day of school"

His eye twitched lightly as he watched Kagome walk towards her mother. An equation formulated in his mind: Inuyasha+School books+A uniform+People he didn't knowBAD.

His eye twitched again as he felt something poke at his ear. "Grrr..stop touching me!" Inuyasha growled as he spun around.

The paramedics stiffened and slid back towards the ambulance.

Inuyasha grumbled as he walked after Kagome. He didn't like this one bit.

A/N: Well, thats all for now. Stay tuned for the next chapter: Inuyasha goes to school, Kagome gets detention...and gets a new boyfriend? Sango faces death...Miroku confesses his love?(Ha, yeah right)