A/N: Alright, I'm really loosing inspiration on this story. It's so hard to write now...I just can't find the words to type. Which means I'm probably going to try and finish this within a couple months. Which will be kind of sad for me, but a big relief, too. Means I can work on my other stories.

Alright, so a lot of stuff has been happening, and not all of it has been keeping me from typing. That's just the inspirational stuffs. But, yeah, not liking this story any more.

I can understand it if people stop reading, too, but I've been thinking about it a lot and I just don't know what to do! > You'd think, me being the way I am, that I'd be able to think up something. Which is why I'm still pleading for help.

I'm starting to write down suggestions I've gotten, and I really appreciate them, but I just couldn't work many (if any, I've forgotten if I used any this time around) in this chapter. Maybe in the near future.

So, do any of my kind (hopefully) and patient (oh, please, let it be true!) reviewers want to see that I can maybe work into my unfolding plot? I've been in a rut like this before and had someone suggest something that went a long way. So, anyone? Anyone at all?

Kagome opened the door to her townhouse with a little too much enthusiasm. The door flew from her hand and slammed into the wall, adding more damage to an already over-abused wall. Turning to Suuichi, her companion, she smiled a bit self-conciously. "Oops."

Suuichi raised an eyebrow and smiled. "I take it you don't throw open the door for just anyone," he stated.

Kagome blushed slightly, covering the red coloring by walking past Suuichi into her home.

Suuichi followed silently, feigning curiousity at Kagome's dwelling. After all, it wasn't like he hadn't been there for the past three weeks or so. His eyes passed over the hallway mirror to land on Kagome, who looked at him with her lip bitten.

She looked a bit upset. "What's wrong?" he asked her calmly.

Kagome fidgeted slightly. Did she really want to get him involved? It wasn't like he lived there, after all. She took a breath. "I seem to be missing someone I wanted you to meet. Again."

Kurama's eyes widened fractionally, but he didn't think Kagome saw. "Really? And who is this person?"

Youko blanched in Suuichi's head. You don't think she's talking about us, do you?

Suuichi wanted to roll his eyes, but held back. No, I think she's talking about that cute fuzzy guinea pig she has kept up in her closet.

Youko cocked his head to the side. She has a guinea pig? But I thought she didn't like rodents...

This time, Suuichi did roll his eyes. You oaf, I was being sarcastic. Of course she's talking about us!

Youko sniffed delicately. Well you didn't have to be so rude about it. It was just a question.

Suuichi sighed. A question that you should have had no trouble figuring out. She's starting to have a bad effect on you, you know.

Youko's eyes widened in mock shock. You really think a human girl could do that to moi? Preposterous!

Suuichi smiled slightly. You know she got you, hook, line and sinker.

Youko glared at his other half. She most certainly did not.

Did too.

Not.

Too.

Not.

Too.

She's staring at you, Einstein, Youko pointed out.

Suuichi jerked back to life and blinked. "I'm sorry, could you repeat that?"

Kagome looked at him oddly. "I asked if you minded."

Suuichi groaned mentally while Youko began to cackle evilly. "I...don't." He prayed he wasn't making a mistake.

Apparently it was the right choice. Kagome's face lit up, and she looked like she wanted to throw her arms around him. "Alright, this will just take a minute. You can wait on the couch, if you want," she told him, pointing to the object of discussion.

She ran up the stairs, nylon-clad legs disappearing within moments. Suuichi sighed deeply and wandered over to the living room. Sitting down, he asked himself what she had asked.

You know, I bet she likes to run, Youko observed.

Suuichi leaned back, closing his eyes. What makes you say that?

Come on, you've seen those legs!

Suuichi groaned. What did I do to deserve you? It must have been something bad... he trailed.

Youko rubbed his hands together. Alphabetically or chronologically?

Suuichi covered his eyes.

Kagome finally found the number she was looking for. She quickly dialed. The line connected. She tapped her fingers on her crossed arm, looking out a curtained window.

Her mind wandered to the young man currently sitting in her living room. She had decided that she was definately attracted to him, yet there was something hidden around him that wasn't quite right. Not really anything malicious, though. Just a piece of something that didn't quite fit in the other somethings that made Suuichi who he was.

Like him spacing out all the time. She had tried getting his attention about five times before he snapped back to the real world. It had appeared to Kagome like he was listening intently. He had that far-off look in his eyes, and his posture was slightly relaxed, as if he were talking to someone he would trust with his life.

It was almost like he had a split personality, kind of like that guy on the documentary she had watched earlier. Or a telepath!

Kagome giggled at the thought, then shook her head. It couldn't be that, of course not! Why would a person who had two personalities be anywhere outside of a loony-bin?

She was shaken from her thoughts when the phone was picked up on the other end. "Hello?" asked the voice, sounding sleepy and disoriented.

"Hey, Souta, Yuuki was there when you left, right?"

Souta rubbed his eyes and sat up in his bed. "Yeah, why? Did he disappear again?"

Kagome nodded. "He did, and I'm getting worried. I mean, he did show up again the last time, but what if something really happened this time? I've gotten attatched to the little bugger."

Souta yawned. "I wouldn't worry about it. I mean, you're right, he did show up again. Anyway, want me to come help you search?"

"Nah." Kagome let out her breath. "I've got company over, and I'll just enlist your help early tomorrow morning."

Souta cringed. "I should be worried, shouldn't I?"

Kagome laughed. "You should, but right now I'd worry about sleeping, if I were you."

Souta chuckled slightly. "Done. 'Night, sis."

"Goodnight." Kagome hund up the phone and shook her head wearily.

She really was worried about Yuuki. But what could she do at the moment? It was bordering eleven at night, and she did have a guest over.

Knowing she was going to stress out the next morning if her fox wasn't back soon, she returned to the living room.

End Chapter
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