Hey, how you doin'? Thanks Kiwi-San, coolmarauders, Kei-Ookami.kara.mori for your encouraging reviews, they keep me going (puts hand on heart). Oh yeah in this fanfic Sesshoumaru's gonna have both arms because it will be too hard for him to dance with one arm innit?

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Chapter 8: House Guests

Kagome fumbled in her pocket for her keys, while everyone gawped at their surroundings, taking in how different everything was in this century. Kouga sniffed the air and his nose wrinkled at the scent of cement, pollution and rubbish. Ayame put her hand on his arm.

"Kouga, I'm scared!" she said looking up at him with big eyes, "Won't you protect me?" she asked.

Kouga looked down at the hand on his arm, then into Ayame's eyes, he softened but said, "Sorry, the only woman I'm protecting is Kagome!" he said, and turned away from her. Ayame's eyes filled up with angry tears.

Kagura had fully healed from her mishap, and was gazing up at the sky, searching for a way to escape on her trusty feather, but a strange metallic bird zoomed noisily past and was hidden by the clouds. She thought better of it. She glanced at her siblings, Kanna and Hakudoushi, who were both pouting and had their arms crossed as they were dragged along by Miroku. Miroku had an almost dazed look on his face and his mouth slightly dropped open as he saw Kagome's house.

Sango walked with Kohaku and Kirara and upon arriving in front of Kagome's home both she and her brother let out a "woooooow!" as they took in how big it was.

Everyone was gathering around Kagome as she tried to remember which of the many keys on the key ring was the key to open her front door. They were all chattering excitedly and pointing in all directions, as the spotted new weird things never seen before in the feudal era. Sesshoumaru was just arriving at the front door, or rather, at the crowd blocking it, and stood there patiently and respectably, taking in the new sounds, sights and smells of this strange place.

Inuyasha huffed and puffed as he pushed Naraku's heavy cage towards the house, grumbling the entire way. Naraku enjoyed Inuyasha's pain and chuckled through the bars. Shippou had long since stopped bouncing on Inuyasha's shoulder and was staring wide-eyed at the metal carriages whizzing along a long strip of dark grey ground.

Kikyo lagged slowly behind, rubbing her bruised head and remembering grumpily the pole's betrayal, or Inuyasha's, or the pole's…whatever.

The lock clicked and Kagome turned the knob to open the door. She turned around to face everyone and told them to be extremely quiet so as not to wake anyone in the house, and in the neighbourhood. The chattering subsided as they entered Kagome's home. Kagome ushered them into the unlit sitting room, with one finger on her lips,

"shhhhhhh! That's it! Just stand there…No! No! No! don't touch that! Inuyasha! Don't push that cage so hard, it squeaks! Sesshoumaru, can you-" the demon lord scowled at her from where he stood, "On second thought where you're standing is fine. Shippou! Stop bouncing on the furniture! Miroku! Get that hand away from her! Kouga, try not to destroy anything! Where's Kikyo? Ah, Kikyo! No, just float somewhere ov- yeah! There! That's it! Please stop talking Ayame!" Kagome whispered urgently.

Kagome calmed herself down and made sure she had each person's attention by waving her arms about. When she was sure they were looking at her she explained quietly,

"Alright, now this is what we're going to do, I'm going to contact the dance academy to check us in and you will all be quiet and unmoving. I'm going to put all my stuff away and then we'll all sneak out the back door in silence, which means no noises at all! That way we can get away without my mum notici-"

Just then the sitting room light was turned on and there stood Mrs Higurashi looking questionably at her daughter, who was standing on the sofa in front of a gathering of…beings.

"Oh, hehehe, mum, erm, you're awake." Kagome said, laughing nervously.

"Kagome, would you mind telling me what is going on and who on earth this…er life forms are?" Mrs Higurashi enquired, her hands on her hips. She spotted Inuyasha in a corner, "Oh, hello Inuyasha dear."

Inuyasha nodded in acknowledgement.

Kagome stepped down from the sofa and fidgeted nervously.

"Well…er…these are, a few…acquaintances…from the feudal era. I thought, that maybe…it would be a good idea to… I dunno…invite them to spend a little time in a whole different age…?" Kagome said, her hands were clasped together and she looked at her mother expectantly.

Mrs Higurashi frowned at her daughter. Kagome held her breath. A smile appeared on her mother's face. Kagome breathed out, relieved.

"Well why didn't you tell me we would be having guests! I would have gladly prepared something for them! Now, Kagome, why don't you introduce me to all of your little friends, hm?" She said with interest.

Sesshoumaru arched an eyebrow, Naraku's mouth dropped open, Kouga's eyes bugged. Little friends? Inuyasha rubbed his face with one hand and groaned.

Kagome sighed apologetically as she led her mum over to introduce everyone to her. I wonder if we'll ever make it to the competition?

A/N: Hope you guys liked it! Vatch out forrrrr ze next chapter! It'll be funny! Please read and review, cos if you don't, I vill suck yourrrr bloooooooood! MOOHOOHAHAHOOHOOHAHAAAAAAAA! (sweeps up black cape and is engulfed by dark smoke. Author is still standing in same spot choking on the remains of the smoke and passes out.)