Yay! I updated early; well, here is chapter three. I am sad to announce that today's chapter is a tad bit short; and I would like to give cyber hugs to my reviewers for chapter two! Grazie, grazie! I have about an hour and a half to finish typing this chapter and submit it before the bell rings; that's right, I love you girls (or guys) so much and I love doing this, writing (typing!) --; yes, Benjy, I meant typing (sure ya' did) SILENCE OR I SHALL TELL VIOLET ABOUT YOUR KITTY SCRAPBOOK MATT SENT ME! (…) Thought so! Anywho, so instead of using the computer to read fanfic, looking up new books in the internet, or any of the other stuff I usually use the computer for, I am updating! Like always this fanfic is for you and I don't own the Inuyasha characters or part of the plot! Doofus, hurry up! Yes, we have a time limit! Oh, yeah, uh, on with ze chapter! PLEASE REVIEW!

Chapter three: Boy meets Girl -

Two Weeks Later…

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"Í can't believe all I have to do is find a damn wench and I'll be closer to getting the Shikon Jewel. Pfft, piece of pie." The driver said with a dollop of aplomb as he drove his car with the finesse of a Grand Indy Racer through the highway.

"I wouldn't get to cocky if I were you Inu, remember what I said?" Miroku said lazily from the passenger seat.

"Yeah, yeah, I remember." Inuyasha said roughly; the conversation was still fresh in his mind.

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Flashback: (AN: The Twighlight Zone theme song plays. OOoooooOOOoo 0)

"I'm supposed to find a newbie assassin who calls himself the Celestial Archer?" Inuyasha inquired incredulously after listening to what the case entailed.

"Yup!" Miroku was obviously getting a kick out of the 00 expression he was wearing.

Inuyasha eyed Miroku with disbelief, searching for a tell-tale heart of a lie; but Miroku wasn't nervous and Inuyasha couldn't smell a hint of a lie." How come I've never heard of this Celestial Archer?" He said the latter two words with apparent distaste.

"Because…A) you've been in America for the past five month, by the way I want the souvenir I asked for!. B) The assassinations started three months ago in Tokyo, and C) Most people here in Kyoto don't know about the assassin—yet." Miroku listed.

"Then how do you know about him?"

Miroku smiled…A leery smile," Whilst visiting my maiden Sango in the vast land if Tokyo—"

"Cut the crap!" Barked (pun intended -) the half-demon.

Miroku sulked at the fact that his tale was cut short," Fine! Here's the condensed version," Miroku took a deep breath,": Celestial Archer is unsurprisingly the talk of the town, of course the people she's killed are bad men who get away with really evil shit, so again unsurprisingly the people who've been wronged see her as a hero more than a killer, the police aren't too thrilled of finding the murderer so coincidently they always seem to have a cold case, lack of evidence they explain, which isn't a complete lie after all since the Celestial Archer does not leave any evidence, of course the kingpins and demons of the Underground world are scared and see this assassin as a treat and have threatened to kill anyone they hear say the name Celestial Archer; which is why the name is whispered rather than publicly spoken." Miroku finally finished, gasping for breath.

Inuyasha raise an eyebrow," That's the condensed version?"

Miroku scowled

"So is he any good?"

Miroku noticed the pronoun Inuyasha used and smiled," For a "newbie",' he said emphasizing the latter word with a flick of quotation marks with his hands," She's already killed Satsu Muzai."

The pronoun, however, Miroku used went unnoticed by the hanyou. "That good eh?" Inuyasha said lost in thought, then with a face of disapproval. "Celestial Archer…" He said the name slowly, letting it roll of his tongue; his brows furrowed," What kind of man would call himself the Celestial Archer?"

"No man—"Miroku paused deliberately, his smile getting wider" but a woman would."

"Your right," Inuyasha said absently," maybe he is ga--." Finally the words were absorbed into his thick skull; his eyes popped with realization," WHAT?"

Miroku scowled and laughed at the same time; the laugh for the rare expression of shock displayed on Inuyasha's face; and the scowl because he wished he could capture this moment on capture…where's Kodack when you need it?

End Flashback: (A/N Twilight Zone theme song ends)

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And here they were in the middle of rush hour in Tokyo, perfect Inuyasha frowned.

"Are you positive you got the right apartments and didn't buy some fake apartment from some con-artist through the internet?"

"For the umpteenth time, Inuyasha, yes already! And that was only one time!" Miroku voiced exasperatingly.

"One time…ONE TIME?" Inuyasha exclaimed. "I was in damn Germany taking on an assassination, looking for an apartment complex that didn't even exist! Do you know how many people speak Japanese in Germany?"

"None?"

"NONE: Inuyasha continued, the number of pulsing veins increasing in numbers," So no surprise that nobody helped me when I asked for freakin' directions…And do you know how cold it is in Germany in the middle of January?"

"Nein!" Miroku teased with a bad German accent.

"It was extremely cold," came the flat answer," So you can't blame me for being a bit wary about the efficiency you take finding room and board."

Miroku chuckled," I'm so glad I decided not to go that time." He stopped his teasing when he saw the dark look glaring at him from the driver's side of the car. "Ahem, I'm positive that," Miroku paused as he took out a crumpled piece of paper with a name and address scrawled on it. "Cherry Blossom View apartment complex exists." He said confidently. Then with a sigh," You know its tough being your contactor, temporary realtor, now and then computer whiz, and twenty-four/seven best friend!"

Inuyasha ignored the drama and instead asked, "Who are you staying with, anyway?'

A sly grin reached his eyes,' Why my dearest Sango, of course."

Inuyasha had a bad feeling of the outcome of such a risk," Oh boy."

"Oh, there's the exit! We're almost there!"

The Viper made a sudden lurch to the right, exited, and sped away.

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"Finally, after a whole day taking care of troublesome two-year olds and evening with Me, Myself, and Peace." The female figure clad in scrubs trudged to her apartment and sighed tiredly.

"OW! You damn bastard that was foot! I told you to let go on "three"!" A rancorous voice shouted.

She looked down the flight of stairs she hiked, curious at the commotion being played in Parking Lot B. There, like two children, was a silver-haired man was, with a rather heavy looking box discarded on his foot, yelling out profanities at the other man with a…rat-tail? I thought the rat-tail died in the eightieshmmm, but it actually suits him. Though the silver-haired one seemed ready to murder his comrade, the other man, just held his hands palm up in an "I surrender" gesture and said," Now, Inuyasha it was merely an accident. I was distracted, by some, erm, admirable…assets."

The one who was called Inuyasha, who she sensed was a half-demon, turned around and surveyed the parking lot, what was he looking for? She thought. Then his gaze stopped at the view of a woman half in her trunk rummaging for something, leaving her "assets" in clear view of the lecherous men. The woman rolled her eyes and muttered the word perverts and left the scene with the man named Inuyasha shaking his head with disapproval and the one with a rat-tail continued to admire.

She hiked up the flight of stairs until she reached the fourth flight and went into her room, F-4. She flicked on the lights and said," I'm home," wearily. She plopped herself into her rose-colored couch and closed her eyes…that's when she felt a shadow loom over her with evil intention (A/N: Evil! evilyevilyEvilll! Annoying wench. HEY!Elvia, continue with the story! Yes, mam…). She snapped her eyes open and lunged out of the couch with gymnastic finesse; but, no amount of agility could have saved her from the assault of the gun….

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OHMIGOD! THIS WOULD BE SUCH A PERFECT SPOT TO LEAVE OF MY FIRST CLIFF-HANGER EVER! (Nooo! What happens next?) HAHA! Why should I tell you Benjy? This would be such the perfect revenge against you after you publicized those photos of me! ( Damn you!) Relax, Benjamin-the-gay-geek-wonder. (…) Hee-hee, trying not to laugh; but resist laughing at another's expense oh what the heck Hahahaha! We can't end it now; it's not part of our plan. She's right Benjamin. Besides, we had this chapter planned out and a cliff-hanger was not in the agenda. But, but, I want to-- Audience-NO! Please no cliff-hanger! But I want a cliff-hanger! Just shut up and type or else to "the wheel" with you! Nooo! I'm typing! I'M TYPING! You didn't have to threaten her, you know. Hey, it works. (Oh my pride, doth been wounded!)

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Meanwhile, outside:

Finally, he was situated in his temporary base and he was ready to relax. He grabbed a coke from his, to his joy, very full refrigerator, made his way outside of his apartment and slammed the door…a tad bit to hard. The gold letter and number addressing his apartment address shook and fell off their nails. " Damn it," Inuyasha cursed as he bent down and retrieved the numeral and number and tried to place them back in their proper positions. The F-5 was a bit askew, but he just shrugged it off and leaned over the railing, looking out into the parking lot; where, surprise, surprise, Miroku was flirting with Miss. Admirable-Assets. He took a sip from his Coke and his right ear twitched as he heard a shriek from the room next door.

"YOU ARE SO DEAD!" A roar of indignation rumbled behind the brown wooden door. Said door rapidly opened releasing a teenage boy clutching a large, half-empty water gun and running as if the devil was at his heels. Immediately, a young, drenched woman ran out the door with a throw pillow clutched tightly; her face was contorted with playful anger and she sent a glare that would have been threatening had she not been smiling.

"I'm going to get you back!" with that promise said, she flung the throw pillow at the teenager. It would have hit him squarely in the face…had he not chosen to duck in time.

Inuyasha, who was witnessing the sibling fight with a smirk, however, did not duck. Before Inuyasha wondered if he really saw a flash of pink illuminate from the woman's hand; he saw a rose-colored meteor heading at him.

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The throw-pillow-assailant watched in horror as the object hit the innocent bystander. He gave a surprised "Off!" and he jerked involuntary with incredulity causing his drink to spill on his shirt.

As the throw-pillow slid down the innocent-bystander's face, the woman ran to help and apologize. Then she saw the familiar face of the silver haired man from the Parking Lot B Scene. "Oh Kami, I hit the Parking-Lot-B-Pervert!" She thought.

"Ow! Woman you have quite a killer pitch…" He stopped. "Wait, what did ya' call me?"

The woman gasped and clasped her hands around her mouth, damn it why does my mouth always have a mind of it own? She franticly thought.

"I'm sorry, about the throw-pillow thing, that was meant for my brother not you, and oh sorry about your shirt too! And for the comment on you being a pervert, I mean you seemed like one looking at the woman's assets and all but how would I know I mean you're a guy and all and I usually judge and I think I'm giving the wrong impression because I think we are neighbors now aren't we? " She finished a looked expectantly, seeking forgiveness from the silver-haired man…what was his name again, she tried to remember.

He just stared….and stared…finally," What?" came the intelligent response.

Oh, great she babbled. She smiled bashfully," uh…Sorry…about, about everything."

He too smiled because her smile was so damn infectious," It's alright. Though I doubt they termed this house-hold commodity a throw-pillow," he said holding up the said object," for the use of throwing it at innocent neighbors."

The woman looked down like a chastened child than an adult," Sorry" she mumbled again.

Inuyasha seemed uncomfortable with her obvious discomfort and embarrassment. He decided to alleviate the gravid atmosphere, "Hey we're neighbors now, so since we didn't exactly meet in a normal way, let's start again. He stuck out his arm in a friendly manner," hi, I am Inuyasha your new neighbor and I haven't caught your name?"

She grinned and accepted his hand and shook it. "I didn't give it. But it's Kagome…Kagome Higurashi, your next door neighbor."

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Bum-bum-buuuuummm! Whatcha' think? audience-we liked it! ( My pride has yet to heal…) Oh come of it Benny-Ben! ( I liked it too! Hurry up with the next chapter!) Jeez, can't I get a please? ( Por favor?) Oooohh your Spanish is getting better! Well I have to go now, so yeah; I hope youse people like this chapter, I can't help but feel that I'm improving at least a smidge-of a bit! HORAH for me! well I have to go for errands! Yes, I must buy some groceries and some more toys for Lucky! Oh well bye you girls! Now I must really go! Oh yes please review and criticism wanted, the good kind!

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