A/N: Thanks to those of you that are reading and are back! Me and Inu love you! (We jump up and down on bed) Well here's the next chapter quickly updated as promised. Now lets R&R people!

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Chapter 2

They pulled the last bag of luggage over the last step up to the shrine and the girls collapsed against each other and fell into a heap.

"So many steps!" Sango panted, who was by no means a weak girl, but had packed all her belongings for her trip.

"Here Kagome!" Inuyasha pulled over another one of Kagome's bags that hehad carried up the last half of the steps along with his.

"Thanks" she breathed, pulling herself up with its help.

They grabbed all their bags and pulled, dragged, and rolled them to the door. A woman with jet black hair and a friendly demeanor opened the door. She stared at Kagome andhesitated for a moment, "w-welcome to Higurashi Shrines!" she finished cheerily hugging each one as they entered holding a second longer to Kagome.

They walked into a large kitchen with the smells of lunch being prepared. "I'm Mrs.Higurashi, but you may all just call me mom" she smiled at them.

She turned, "Souta!" she yelled up the stairs, "come meet our new students!" A young boy came running down the stairs as excited as he could be and stopped abruptly.

"This is Inuyasha, Miroku, Sango, and Kagome." she finished, a warm smile on her face.

"Inuyasha…" he whispered and Inuyasha gave the boy a small smile.

"Hey Souta!" Kagome called walking forward and leaning down, "do you think you could show us to our rooms? I don't want to give 'mom' any trouble."

"Sure!" he exclaimed grabbing Kagome's hand. He lead Inuyasha and Miroku to an empty room on one side of the hall and the girls to another. "Here!" he announced opening the door to a very girly room with a large window on the far end of it.

"Thanks Souta" she turned to the boy who had lead her through the house still holding her hand.

"Well since for now you're our family I guess I'm your brother" he looked at the ground sheepishly.

"Poor kid" she thought, "he doesn't have any siblings...no one to keep him company." She squat to the ground in front of him, "well then you can just call me sis ok?" she smiled at the now beaming boy. He hugged her tight and nodded as he ran from the room.

Sango looked at Kagome sadly for a moment then shaking it off grabbed her bag "Come on, if we hurry and unpack maybe we can get in some quick sightseeing of our new neighborhood" she threw her bag on one of the matching bags and started pulling piles of clothes out.

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"I HATE flying!" Miroku complained hanging a pair of jeans in an empty closet.

"And I hate these" Inuyasha responded throwing his jeans into a heap that was already spilling out of the closet.

"Inuyasha!" Souta came running in and jumped on him.

"Hey runt how've you been? Keeping out of trouble?" he said with a small smirk knowing the answer.

"Kagome just told me to call her sister! Do you think she…" the excited boy was cut off by a cool calm voice.

"No Souta, please don't get your hopes up." Miroku looked at the boy sadly.

The boy looked beaten and crawled from Inuyasha's grasp and walked quietly out the door, tears in his eyes.

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A/N: Sorry the chapter was kinda short guys, but leaves you wondering huh? Yes well…next chapter will be awesome. Explains a lot of stuff that you might be confused about right now. Oh yes….it's good…OK guys and don't forget to review while your down here. I need to know if you like and how I'm doing! R&R guys! Thanks!