REI'S CORNER: Wow it's about time I started back y'all. Sorry for the extra long wait I swear it wasn't on purpose, my computer died and I had to restart everything! No lie. I know you're all mad at me so I won't babble! Here is the new chapter.

RECAP SINCE IT TOOK SO LONG TO UPDATE

Kagome was REALLY having a good time. She couldn't wait to tell Inuyasha.

"Tomorrow, we're getting our hair done!" Ayame announced.

Kagome groaned.

Well. She was having fun.

But hey, that's what girls do, right?

Chapter 19- Home Problems

Koga yawned as he hung up the telephone for the umpteenth time that day. "Well, I got everything cut off except for the phone. We can do that when we leave. Now all we have to do is pack up all of this junk."

Inuyasha smiled and looked around, deciding on what he would pack. He looked at Koga, who had already started sorting though things in the kitchen. "Why not get rid of the phone service now?" he asked.

"Only a select few in this town know our cell numbers, you doof. If there's, an emergency..."

"We turn and say, 'We are no longer resident here, take care of your own shit.'"

They both laughed, then began the task of sorting through everything and packing what they needed. Inuyasha knew that it would take long to get packed, but he hadn't expected it to take this long. It was already past lunch and they had only succeeded in tackling the kitchen and the living room. He then suspected that they might be there longer than they had originally thought.

"Hey Inu, lookey what I found!"

Inuyasha turned to Koga and groaned. In Koga's hands were a pair of red boxers, with Christmas trees and the words, 'HO HO HO' on them. There were also little bells on the bottom. "I could have sworn I told you to burn those." Inuyasha said. Koga laughed, then put them in a trash box. It was then that there was a loud knock on the front door, and the two exchanged a look.

"No, don't bother moving. I'll get it." Inuyasha said. Koga laughed as he trudged to the door and opened it.

"Hey!" a high-pitched voice met his ears. Inuyasha was shocked as he noticed silver hair that very much matched his own.

"Shiori? What are you doing here"?

The girl grinned and pushed her was through the door without saying anything. Inuyasha, shocked, nearly fell back. Shiori took her time in searching her surroundings, taking in all of the boxes, and spaces where furniture should be. She let out a nervous giggle and turned to look at her big brother.

"Redecorating?" she asked nervously.

"Try moving." Inuyasha snapped.

He shortly watched as Shirori's face went from tan to red, and red to deep red. He almost laughed when he saw her hands clench and unclench several times in the attempt to calm down, before she decided yo say something.

"What the hell do you mean moving! Where!"

"Florida."

"And why!"

"I have someone waiting for me."

"I can't believe you're saying this! What about dad and me!"

"You're eighteen. You can take care yourself. As for dad, I don't really care."

"You...You're being like..."

"No, Shiori, don't even go there, I've been around, always! And now, I finally want to have my own life and you're trying to run a guilt trip! It's not working!"

Shiori stomped her foot. "Dad is only going to live for so long. Now isn't the time to get selfish."

She got really close to him and looked him straight in the eye. "I came here to tell you that Dad wants you to find him, because he's not leaving you, or me the house. He wants him to have it."

"Then tell Dad to look for him by himself."

Shiori stomped her foot again. "You know he can't"

"Not. My. Problem. Anymore." Inuyasha growled out.

Seeing that his face remained calm, Shiori gave up and stomped out, of course, not forgetting to slam the door behind her. Real mature. Inuyasha sighed, and made his way to the study to pack up his computer and supplies.

When he got there he noticed that most of his things were already packed, since he never unpacked them, since moving back from Kikyo's. Only his computer remained on the desk. 'I wonder if Kagome is on.' he thought. Letting his curiosity get the better of him, Inuyasha logged on, using his new screen name. He knew that Kagome still used her old one. She wasn't really one for change. Seeing that she was online, he decided to check up on her.

But just as he was about to start typing, he heard knocking at the front door again. "Come back to tell me how selfish I am some more?" Inuyasha asked as he opened the door. But for the second time today he was shocked. He gasped as he was met with black hair-not silver. Snapping out of his daze, he saw that he was staring into the face of his ex-fiancée. The young woman looked at him with cold eyes.

"Kikyo..."

"I heard you finally came back home."

"Yeah. Sure."

"So...you want to go out for dinner?"

"Actually, you know, I have shit to do."

"...Oh come on. I'm...sorry about everything."

"Right."

"Don't be like that. Lets go out. I'll make it up to you."

"I told you. I have shit to do."

Just then, Koga came down the stairs with two boxes in his arms. One look at Kikyo, and he dropped them as if he as burned.

"What's that bitch doing here!"he yelled.

"That's what I want to know." Inuyasha replied.

"Go to hell Koga. I came here to take back my boyfriend." Kikyo said.

Koga looked at Kikyo, then Inuyasha, then back to Kikyo and busted out in laughter. "I'm taking these to the car. While I'm at it, I'll get dinner, I'll leave this..." he glanced at Kikyo. "To you. Seeya.. He picked up the boxes and ran out to the car laughing and sputtering about how dumb Kikyo was.

"He's such a freak...Why do you hang out with him?" Kikyo asked.

"Well he's my best friend. He has my back. You know. He makes sure I don't lose my head and marry any twisted ass bitches."

Kikyo snorted. "When you move back in, you know you can't be like that."

Inuyasha laughed. "You're unbelievable, you know that?"

"What?"

"Look around! We're moving!"

"Moving?...For what?"

"So we can be with our girlfriends."

"...But I'm right here." she smirked.

Inuyasha rolled his eyes. "Get out."

"Come on, you can't be serious...?"

"Get out, Kikyo." Inuyasha started dragging her to the door.

"Wait! Girlfriend...you mean...? you and...?"

"Yup." Inuyasha grinned.

"That bi.." She was cut off by Inuyasha closing the door in her face. Once again, he sighed. Why was all of this happening today? Of all days? Inuyasha, emotionally exhausted, made his way back to the computer. He hoped Kagome was still online. It would be the right thing to tell her what had just happened. He sat down and looked at the screen. Luckily, she was still logged on.

BoxedN: Hey!

NevrGonnaDrive: ...

NevrGonnaDrive: Who's this?

BoxedN: Inu, silly!

NevrGonnaDrive: Oh...hey Inuyasha. This is Ayame.

BoxedN: Ayame? Why are you using Kags computer?

NevrGonnaDrive: Mine borke.

BoxedN: Oh. Is Kagome home?

NevrGonnaDrive: Actually no.

BoxedN: Where is she?

NevrGonnaDrive: She went out with someone.

BoxedN: Who?

NevrGonnaDrive: I dunno. Gotta go. Tell Koga I said hi ok?

Before Inuyasha could reply, she signed out. 'That was weird.' Inuyasha thought. Who could Kagome be out with? And why didn't Ayame tell him who it was? Suspicious. No, he had to trust Kagome. He loved her. She wouldn't even think about cheating on him. She just couldn't. She wasn't like that. Not like Kikyo. But why weren't those thoughts helping him feel reassured?

Before he could jump to anymore conclusions, he decided it would be best to just leave it and finish packing up his stuff. He packed up his computer and moved on to his own room, which, like the study, was mostly packed anyway. And before he knew it, he was finished, and eating dinner with Koga. Chili Fries and burgers from the old diner down the road.

"I saw the old gang. They thought that we should get together before we leave. I'm finished and the car is packed. I already dumped off the trash. How about we visit, for old times sakes, and then make our way back?" Inuyasha stared back at his best friend, a bore expression on his face. "Fine." he said.

--

"Florida!" Davey laughed.

Inuyasha and Koga just shrugged as the rest of their friends laughed and started on a mission of getting drunk.

"I gotta hand it to you guys, it must be some great stuff if you're leavin' your boys for some chicks!" Rich sais, followed by laughter from the group.

"Drinks for y'all?" a waitress asked Koga and Inuyasha.

"No thanks. Driving." Koga answered

As the waitress walked away, five pairs of eyes, out of a group of seven men, followed her trail.

"Honestly! These girls must be something! It must be love! Look at Koga, fellas! He's not even lookin'!" Jyn yelled. The group laughed, then it got silent.

"Well anything's better than that Kikyo!" the youngest of them all blurted out. Everyone stayed silent for a moment, all glancing at Inuyasha in shock. He laughed, and came back with an, "I'll drink to that!" Then the group came out in deep laughter once more.

--

"Well that was fun." Inuyasha mumbled.

"A real...hoot." Koga said. They looked at each other and started laughing again as Koga turned and exited Southern Brook. He noticed Inuyasha fiddling with his cell phone.

"What are you doing?"

"Checking up on Kagome. I haven't talked to her in days..."

Inuyasha pressed the phone to his ear and smirked as he heard Koga mumble, " I talked to Ayame last night."

The phone rang about four times before someone answered. And that someone said, "Hello?" in a deep voice. That someone was not Kagome...that was a...a guy! Inuyasha hung up the phone after whoever it was, said 'hello' a second time. He checked the number he dialed to see if it was right. And it was. 'What the hell?' he asked himself.

"Well" Koga asked.

"Um, she was busy." he said and turned towards the window. Koga nodded and turned his attention back to the road, while Inuyasha sulked in his seat.

Is that who Kagome was out with? But then that would mean she was out with that guy all day. Inuyasha seethed. He didn't know what was going on, but by hell, he would find out. He'd be damned if he let this happen again.

"Drive faster Koga!"

------MEANWHILE------

"What do you think, Sota?" Kagome asked.

"That's a nice dress. I guess." The young man answered.

"Oh! Inuyasha would love that on you!" Ayame yelled out of nowhere.

"I sure hope so! Never, have I had to take my little brother out shopping, just for a guys opinion! Embarrassing!" Kagome laughed, while Sota mock glared at her.

Ayame pouted. "Yeah, next time you have a little brother, you mind telling me about it? I swear, when you two asked me to come with you guys I freaked out thinking I'd get kidnapped by some stranger!"

Kagome laughed. "What an imagination, eh?"

Ayame blushed and pointed to the back of the store. "Oh! Lets check that out!"

"Ok!" Kagome made for the back, but got stopped by Sota.

"Hey, um, someone called while you two were in the dressing rooms. I picked up, but they hung up without saying anything. Sorry."

Kagome laughed. "It's probably just one of those campus prankers, I get calls from them all of the time! I'm STILL trying to figure out how they got my cell phone number! It's no problem."

"Oh...Ok." he said.

"Kagome, c'mon!" Ayame yelled.

"Coming!"

Ok since it's been like more than a friggin month...

Questions that you might have about the story

Q. Did Inuyasha and Koga get drunk?

A. Simple. No. Inuyasha just said I'll drink to that because he agreed.

Q. Why Is Kagome so in this relationship with Inu all of a sudden?

A. Maybe she's still in love with him?

Q. How old is Sota?

A. I think he's around 17 or 18 maybe.

Q. Will the story have a sequel?

A. Nope. Sorrys.

Q. Why did Inuyasha jump to conclusions so easily?

A. Well think about it, he thought Kagome, 'Kay' cheated on him a long time ago, then he found out that Kikyo was cheating on him...badly. So the poor man can't control his assumptions. Could you?

Q. How many chapter will there be?

A. 24. And an Epilogue.

Q. When will the next chapter be out?

A. Well, at the moment this story has 158 reviews...how about when there are 170? Ok ok...169.

Q. Who was the him Shiori and Inuyasha were talking about?

A. You'd have to wait and see. But deep down inside, you already know who it is.

Q. Are Miroku and Sango going to be back in the story?

A. Well I wasn't really planning on it...But if you want me to, I can fit them in chapter 23.

Q. When are you going to update Walk Behind me?

A. When I get an idea for it...don't worry I'll finish it, even if it takes my to the point where I'm on my death bed, and in a hoarse voice I chalk out, "It's finally finished after all of these year." and then kick the bucket...but that probably won't be the case.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO ASK IN A REVIEW!

COMING IN THE NEXT CHAPTER

Ch. 20- Kagome's Denial and Inuyasha's Anger

Inu's mad, and Kags senses it. But she thinks it just might be the road. She hopes so, so that she can reveal to him her surprise. But little does she know, Inuyasha is a bomb waiting to go off.

see ya next time! I have the next chapter typed up already! So remember! 169 reviews!