Kagome was sure her mother suspected something. The middle aged woman had noticed the wide-open window, and the shocked/amazed/confused/happy/sad expressions flashing over Kagome's face. The teen had always had trouble hiding her emotions.

She managed to satisfy her mothers questions. After her mom left she couldn't remember what had been said. Her thoughts were to busy clamoring for her attention to remember something so trivial.

She moved over to her bed, sitting in the same spot her unexpected visitor had occupied moments before. She could still smell the faint scent of his. It was something as wild as him. Maybe the scent of a forest in a rainstorm. Maybe he smelled like lightening.

Kagome noticed her obese calico cat at the end of her bed. "Was he serious, Buyo?" Kagome questioned thoughtfully, scratching the cats bulging belly with her socked foot. More importantly, if he was serious would she take him up on his offer?

Her heart was telling her: Yes! Her mind was telling her: No!

It always sucked with those two were arguing with each other.

She curled up and thought it over. Ever since she had met Inuyasha, one fateful evening when she had been jogging out some pent up stress over looming exams, she - everything about her had altered. What she said, what she thought. How she felt... He had been sitting on the abandoned steps of a back entrance to a building that hadn't been occupied for years, a guitar over his lap as he strummed absentmindedly andstared off into the distance. She had stopped to see what he was looking at so intently.

She looked, but hadn't seen a thing that could possibly be so captivating. She had actually felt a little jealous then. She wanted to see what he saw.

He noticed her doing so, and that had started everything. When she tried to explain his visits to her friends from school they would giggle crazily and say things like: "Oooh! Kagome's in love!"

That frustrated her slightly. She so wasn't in love with him. Sure, she was amazed/ captivated/ fascinated by him, but she was too smart to love him. To love him would be like trying to start a relationship with the wind, or maybe an earthquake.

He was too good looking, to clever, to interesting. Too...something. She knew very well that loving him meant heartbreak.

Nevertheless, she had spent too much time with him to ignore how...empty, brainless, and fake everyone was. Especially her friends. Even her family. The sudden change had scared her. There was a big, gaping hole now she couldn't fill, and she was now so desperate to loose the ache that running away didn't seem as fanciful as it had three months ago.

She heard laughter from her mother and father. What was there to laugh at? It was an empty soulless sound and helped resolve Kagome's answer. She would die, maybe not physically, but some part- the important part of her would die if she stayed here.

She began to cry, wishing there was some other way, or that she had never met Inuyasha so she could have continued living her life in ignorant bliss. Still empty, but at least she would have thought she was full.

She pulled a backpack out from under her bed and began to fill it with necessities in the solemn light of her room. Afterward she pulled out a notebook and flipped it open to a black page and began to write a note.

'I guess I'm addressing this to everyone I know. Mom especially. I'm so sorry I'm leaving like this, I really love you all, but I just can't stand it here another second! If I don't get away I think I'll die. Please don't be mad or worry - I know I'll have to pay for this later but right now I just don't care. For once I don't want to think things through! So I'm leaving. I don't know for how long - just don't worry or be mad or look for me because I don't want to be found. I'll be safe, mom. I really, really love you guys but I'm suffocating staying here. Bye...'

She hastily scribbled out her note and wiped her tears away. She changed into a clean pair of jeans -a good pair that fit her form nicely. She also ran a brush through her ebony locks until she thought her hair might fall out.

Shivering -and not from cold, she laid back down on her bed and drifted off to sleep.

She was in such a deep sleep that she didn't stir when someone climbed into her room via her window. Inuyasha stepped hesitantly into her room. It smelled of her sweet perfume, and the rain that had fallen earlier. He saw her resting peacefully and regretted having to wake her.

He wondered if she was going to come with him. He glanced around the room, his only light the moon that was now high in the satin He saw a yellow pack sitting on her bed beside her, along with the note she had written. He smiled in the dark and approached her bedside. He got to his knees, his breath hot on her face.

One chocolate brown eyes opened hesitantly, and she spoke something in slurry sleep talk that sounded suspiciously like his name.

She sat up quickly, eyes wide and fearful.

"You don't have to come." He whispered.

She remained silent for a long while before replying, "I want to."

He nodded and grabbed her hand, oblivious to emotions he evoked and whispered back, "Lets go."

The streets of Tokyo were an entirely different place this night as she trailed silently behind Inuyasha - her captor or savior she hadn't decided which yet. Sections of the pavement were lit well enough to see but beyond the light were dark shadows. She nearly had to jog to keep up with his quick pace. There was so much to say, but no words were spoken.

They were both trying to leave their old life behind with the rain puddles that they frequently stepped into.

Kagome wasn't sure how long they walked, weaving in and out of streets and alleyways. Eventually the sun shyly began to peak around buildings, only barely touching the sky with pastel fingers. Kagome's wild adrenaline rush was beginning to fade and her eye lids suddenly weighed a hundred pounds, and she started to stumble.

Inuyasha must have noticed her fatigue because he paused and shifted his guitar case, and lowered himself to the cold pavement.

"Get on." He told her. "We don't have far to go now. Then we can rest."

Kagome's mind was in comatose, but as she moved forward with sleepy movements to wrap her legs around his waits and her arms around his neck, she wondered where all his energy was coming from. His eyes were bright and just coming closer to him made her feel slightly more awake.

In a daze, she rested her head on the back of his neck and became lulled by the rhythm of his footsteps.

She must have dozed off for a few moments because when she became aware of her surroundings, she recognized absolutely nothing. All she could tell was that they were nearing a gigantic bridge.

Inuyasha carried her under the bridge, near the far side and stopped at a giant leg that supported the concrete monster above them.

She shivered. She cried. She cursed herself for leaving her home. She was such an idiot.

Inuyasha lowered her gently to the ground. "Hey?" He said questioning her tears. But he must have known the reason for them because he scratched the back of his head, disturbing his long dark locks that tapered off below his ears.

She watched his long, lean figure as he unpacked the guitar, took a seat and rested his back against the support. He motioned for her to come closer. Hesitantly, she did. He pulled her close to him, between his jean clad legs so that her back rested against his chest.

She became painfully aware of how small she was compared to him. And she forgot to feel the chilled night air. Making himself comfortable, and adjusting her so that she leaned onto him more, and then be pulled the guitar across her lap.

When he began to strum she could feel the vibrations of the instrument racing through her, numbing her mind. He throughly made her forget her earlier sorrows.

In no time at all she fell into a fitful sleep as (she had aptly nicknamed him)

her savior played her a lullaby.

When she woke the sun was high in the sky, warm on her exposed face. She blinked away the remnants of her sleep and realized that Inuyasha was resting his head on hers, with his arms wrapped warmly around her waist.

His legs were bent protectively around her as he slept.

It was so surreal. She wondered for a moment is she were dreaming this whole thing up.

"You wake?" a rough, calloused voice spoke into her hair.

Okay, maybe not a dream.

"Yeah."

He released her and stood. He stretched and yawned loudly, reaching his heads high above his head, making his dark red shirt reveal a few inches of toned stomach flesh.

Kagome averted her eyes and stood, stretching herself as well.

"I feel like crap." she muttered looking for her bag.

Inuyasha chuckled, in the best mood Kagome had ever seen him in. "Welcome to life on the street."

Kagome pulled out a toothbrush and a bottled water and proceeded to brush her teeth. Inuyasha watched her ritual with blatant amusement.

"What?" Kagome asked, her words muffled by toothpaste foam.

He just shook his head.

"Aren't you going to brush your teeth?"

He pulled two sticks of gum out of his pocked and popped them in his mouth. "Yup." he pulled his black zip-up back on and told her to wait where she was.

Kagome finished with her teeth and proceeded to her hair. She ran a brush thoughtfully through her long, thick black tresses before deciding to pull it up into a ponytail.

She thought about changing her clothes, there were other people also occupying the bridge, most of them around her age, so she decided against it. The jeans she had on would do for a couple more days, and the deep purple shirt, coupled with an olive green zip-up looked clean.

She zipped her pack back up and sat on it, pulling her knees up to her chest and resting her head on her knees she moaned loudly enough for the chick with wild cherry pink to look over worriedly.

"What was I thinking?" She whispered softly, tears welling up. She grinded her teeth together. "I wasn't thinking anything! Why in the world did I let myself get into this situation?" She wasn't sure what time it was, but in another few hours her family would realize that she was gone. "I'm so stupid!"

She lifted her head and listened as cars sped over the bridge. She rubbed her palm hard against her leg, wondering what weird feeling had settled in her belly.

It was bugging her to death. She stood and began to pace. She made a sudden halt. Yes, it was probably a big, big, big mistake to run away from home. Yes, it was stupid of her to run off with a guy. Yes, her life wasn't going to be as cushy as she was accustomed to. Yes, she probably wouldn't be able to bathe today. But...

Kagome let out a long, excited screech. "I'm free! I'm free! I'm free!" When Inuyasha came trotting back that's how he found her. Jumping up and down laughing crazily, while chanting "I'm free."

In mid jump she realized Inuyasha was back and ran up to him, and jumping into a big hug. "Oh, my God - I'm free." she told him with a deadly serious look on her face.

He gave her an amused half smile and set her back on the ground. "Yeah. You're free."

He grabbed a black beanie hat from his back pocket and shoved it onto his head, then laced his fingers behind his head.

"Come on. We're gonna catch up with a few friends of mine."

A/N:

Ta-da! Chapter number two! Still not all I wanted it to be but...whatever. I can always redeem myself with the next chapter. I'll be introducing some new characters - a little of the plot. I'm gonna have fun with this. Thanx for reading. Oh, and let me know if I'm screwing this up - making the characters too...well, out of character. Thank you all so much for reviewing! It totally made my day. You guys are so nice, I heart you. And to answer the questio of why I made Inuyasha human in this fic...it was just easier to make everyone human. That's pretty much it. I'm lazy. 3 plz review and tell me what you think of this chapter. Is it crap? I kinda thought it was crap...

--SilverSqueakuInuEars