AN: Back again But this time I have no pickles we're out but have no fear guys cause my aunt said she would go to the store tomorrow and buy me more. Mean time I will live off of cherries. Yay! I only like pickles and fruit. joking.

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AkeryouSesshoumarusMate: Happy you liked it. Well see yah when you get back. Here's another chapter hope you enjoy it. Thank you for reviewing.

AnimusPatronus: Happy you liked the surprise! Here's another update hope you like it. Thank you for reviewing!

Lunar Heart Crystal: Yeah everyone has to love cake. Except me I don't like it. I know I'm weird. Well here is another chapter hope you like. Thank you for reviewing!

The World is a Stage: Well since you didn't want a pickle holds out a piece of chocolate cake I made with a cherry on top. here its nummy. Yea I know I made him a little sweet but all his time and politeness might have been a waste of time. Nope never ever ever never will they get along at least in my story. Yeah I love to go to the park too actually that is where I got the idea the day I wrote that part of the chapter I had just gotten home from going to the park I didn't go down the slide but me and my cousin did have the very same contest I wrote in the chapter. Glad you like my story and that it makes you happy. Everybody's reviews makes my day and makes me smile. Well hope you like this chapter and thank you for reviewing.

Fanficluv7Inu: I don't blame you usually when I review a story I review the last chapter too. Sorry if Sango sounded a bit OOC but that is how I would see her if she wasn't so worried about her brother and was in the modern times. Glad you found it funny. You were up at 6 OO I usually don't get up till 2 p.m. looks around sees people look at me like I'm crazy I'm not a morning person. I stay up all night. Well hope you like this chapter and thank you for reviewing!

Fanficluv7Inu (Shippou): Yep sorry Shippou but I ended it there. Your mommy and daddy will be together some more in this chapter. Yeah Kouga you'll get to know him better in this chapter. Rin she lives with your uncle Sesshoumaru and he didn't come to the party but I will have them show up if you want me to. Ruffles shippou's hair Well Shippou go to go write more about your life. Later.

Inuluv: Glad you liked! Well hope you like this chapter and thank you for reviewing!

redfireyfairy: Yeah I go the idea from when me and my cousins go to the park we always have a swinging contest. Glad you like my story. Yeah I'll update just don't hurts me cowers down in fear. you can have Sesshoumaru I don't really want him. Though my friend may argue for him. She says she loves him. Well hope you like this chapter. Thank you for reviewing.

bubblez4ya: Glad you liked it. Yeah I always love it in the anime when they get into it. It shows kinda how much Inuyasha cares for Kagome. Yeah I will try to add more sweet parts but I am not for sure I am writing this as I go. Well here's another chapter hope you like. Thank you for reviewing!

Foxy Roxy: Glad you liked it. Yup had to stop there I wanted to talk with my sis on instant messenger. Ok Ok no need to please me I will update for I am not the updatenator. Ok that was dumb. Sorry I was having one of those dumb moments. Well hope you like this chapter and thank you for reviewing!

C.A.M.E.O.1 and Only: I don't know what to say... you want me to kill Kouga and Houjo. But they add to the fun. I need them. But don't worry they also get on Kagome's nerves allot so she wont be ending up with one of them. Well hope you like this chapter and thank you for reviewing!

Disclaimer: Nope me no own them. My pet frog owns them. He is an imaginary frog. I named him George. He like cheese curls. Ok so he don't own them. He isn't even real.

Oh Brother!

Chapter 16. The Mysterious Box

Everyone was filled with cake and lazing around on the couch. Today had been a very eventful day for all of them and they deserved to be able to be lazy. I mean first off they went to the mall, where Sango got in a fight with a "Hippo" for a dress. Then Kagome had to try on at least three different dresses. Then Inuyasha and Miroku got humiliated and Inuyasha had to also try on a dress that did I forget to mention they had to end up paying for because Inuyasha decided to rip it off of himself. Then he had to ask Kagome to dinner. In his mind that was the worst part of his day. Not Because he didn't want to just because it was kind of nerve wrecking.

To top all that off he had to take her to dinner and to the park. Now back to Miroku and Sango's day. Sango had to chase Miroku then go to the mall again to pick up the 'surprise'. Then set up the party.

I mean can you actually blame them for being lazy. I can't. But you know what Kouga, Kagome, Houjo, and Inuyasha in the same room to gather is not a very good thing. Especially when everyone is tired and cranky. (I feel their pain I only slept five hours last night) Kouga had taken a seat next to Kagome and Houjo was seated on the other side of her.

Inuyasha got stuck next to Souta and Shippou. "So Kagome tomorrow I was wondering if you would.. you know go to the movies with me or something?" Houjo asked. He was lucky Inuyasha hadn't heard him. He was to wrapped up in getting Souta to stop asking a million Questions and for Shippou to quit begging him to play video games.

"well I don't know I don't think I have any plans... maybe." Kouga then turned to Kagome. He glared at Houjo. "Nope sorry she cant go with you she is already going to go to the movies with me." Kagome glared at him even worse them Kouga glared at Houjo.

"Kouga who are you to say where I am going?" Inuyasha wanted to interrupt and say no one was taking Kagome anywhere but Shippou stopped him by whispering in his ear. "If you let her settle this herself and don't interrupt things will end up the way you want them too I promise."

Inuyasha scowled. 'I can't believe I am taking advise from an eight year old kid.' Inuyasha sat there not interrupting like Shippou suggested even though he really wanted to.

"Your my girlfriend so I can say where you can go." Kagome was getting really angry now and she felt like strangling him. "FIRST OF ALL YOU HAVE TO ASK ME FIRST! THEN I HAVE TO SAY YES! WHICH WILL NEVER HAPPEN SO GET OVER YOURSELF!" (that is Kagome's attitude when she is tired and cranky it is not really OOC is it?)

Kagome yelled in Kouga's face. Then turned to Houjo and smiled kindly. "Sorry Houjo your sweet and all but lets just keep it at the friend level ok? But I would love to go to the movies with you as strictly friends." Houjo's smile brightened. "OK!"

When Inuyasha heard what Kagome said he picked up Shippou by the tail and dangled him in front of his face. "I thought you said things would end up the way I wanted them to!" Inuyasha ground out between clenched teeth. "They did. Their only going as strictly friends not anything more. Anyway why do you care? I thought that you didn't even like Mommy?"

It finally donned on him. 'why do I care? its not like she is mine or anything? I don't like her so let her go with houbo or whatever.' "Fine whatever." Inuyasha said dropping Shippou who landed head first on the ground and started to cry.

Kagome looked over to Shippou to see why he was crying. She saw him with a big lump on his head and that he was sitting on the floor in front of Inuyasha. She picked him up and comforted him before asking. "What happened?"

Shippou wiped away the rest of his tears then pointed to Inuyasha. "Daddy was mad because Houjo asked you out so he dropped me on the head." Inuyasha was kind of happy Inuyasha was jealous of Houjo. But the anger over powered that.

She placed Shippou down telling him she would be right back then she went to 'kill Inuyasha'. "What is this that Shippou told me about you being jealous of Houjo so you dropped him on his head?" Inuyasha growled. "I just put him down it's not my fault that he is not smart enough to land on his feet."

Kagome grabbed ahold of a hand full of hair and pulled it so that his face was really close to his. "Shippou looks up to you, you shouldn't treat him that way. Ok?" Inuyasha nodded and she let go of his hair. "and Inuyasha thank you for letting me settle this on my own that was sweet of you." She said in a really sweet voice as she patted him on the head.

Inuyasha was in shock. 'talk about mood swings. One minute she is ready to strangle me the next she is being all sugary.' He soon snapped out of it as Souta dragged him in the other room to play video games.

Kagome picked up Shippou and took him to her room. "Shippou it's your bed time. She put him on her bed and went to get him some pajamas. When she came back he was fast asleep. 'Oh well I guess I could allow him to sleep in here tonight.' She went into the bathroom and took a shower. Then she crawled into bed and fell asleep.

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"Do you think she's alive?" whispered a voice as they poked Kagome. "I don't know but it's weird she is usually up by now." whispered another voice. "It three o'clock in the after noon when is she gonna get her lazy but out of bed?"

"I don't know but she sure looks beautiful laying there." The voice that called Kagome lazy growled at the voice that called her beautiful. "She said she don't want you so why don't you give up. you're not good enough for her!"

"Shut up and like you are!" Kagome woke up to the yelling. As soon as she opened her eyes she saw seven pairs of eyes staring at her. "Looks like she is alive good I will still get candy." Kagome sat up with a 'why are you in my room look?' "oh it's nice to know you were worried about me Shippou."

She turned to all the people in here room. "Why is everyone in my room?" Sango was the one to speak. "Well Kagome it is three in the morning and we were wondering why you weren't up. You usually are up by nine." (Ok this similar event usually happens to me every morning and the first time I freaked out and gave my cousin a long scratch on the arm. I've got long nails.)

"Oh no I got to get ready to go to the movies with Houjo." Sango sweat dropped and shooed every one out of the room so Kagome could get dressed. Even though they couldn't see at least they could hear all of them were on the other side of the door ears pressed against it.

"Kagome that is not until six. You have about two hours before you need to get ready and anyway all you are doing is going to the movies." Kagome sat down on her bed. "Yeah I guess your right." Sango sat beside her.

"So I wanted to talk to you." Kagome shook her head to show she was paying attention. "Well you know that box in Miroku's room well I went in his room to talk to him and I saw it there. I got curious so I walked over to it and I was about to open and look inside when he came into the room he quickly grabbed the box and hid it. He told me to 'never touch it again its not the right time' and that is weird for Miroku. Kagome I want to know what is in that box."

Kagome could tell she was a little worried. "And to add onto that you know how he disappears every Friday and nobody knows where he went. Everytime he takes the box with him. Every time he comes back all happy and loopy acting. Mumbling stuff to himself." Kagome patted her friends shoulder. "You don't think he's on drugs or anything? do you?"

Kagome questioned. "I don't know what to believe." (don't worry he's not) Kagome hugged her friend who was getting a little teary eyed. "I'm his girlfriend he should let me know some things." Kagome sighed and handed her friend a facial tissue.

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"Man what are they saying?" Inuyasha bonked Miroku on the head for asking him a stupid question. "I don't know you idiot this door is to thick to hear all of it but I think it is something about you."

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"Man its getting hot in here do you have a fan or something?" Sango asked fanning herself. "Yeah I'll go get it hold on." Kagome went to the closet to get the fan.

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"Something about you being hot." Inuyasha said. "Oh I know I am hot when even Miss. Kagome thinks I'm hot." Inuyasha growled again. "Oh I didn't mean to talk about your territory sorry Inuyasha." This earned him another bonk to the head.

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"It smells like their cooking chicken for dinner." Sango said sitting in front of the fan. "Ahh that feels good." I know I can sit here all day."

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"Ok they are talking about Miroku being hot and that he smells like a chicken and that it smells good and they could smell you all day." Inuyasha said trying to figure out what they were saying. Miroku sweat dropped. "They think that I smell like a chicken? And they like it." Miroku sniffed himself. " Personally I think I smell good."

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"Yeah well I got to go down stairs. Inuyasha is probably terrorizing Kouga again and we don't want anything broken when they start to fight." Sango nodded. "Yea I think it would be a good idea for me to." Kagome stood up. "I'm sorry I couldn't help you with your problem." Sango sighed. "Its not your fault you couldn't help me I can take care of it." Kagome walked over to the door and paused." Well I hope you get the answers you are seeking."

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"Something about you having long nose hairs, Something about marrying you tonight, Something about the zoo, and Something about peeking." Miroku raised one eyebrow. "So she wants me to marry her in a zoo, She thinks I have long nose hairs. And she peeks? " Miroku itched his head in confusion. "Woman are so hard to understand."

AN: Hope you enjoyed this chapter. It was weird. Oh well. Please review. well got to go to sleep. zzzzz... zzzzz...zzzzz... Oh yeah I still have to post this. Well it was short I know but like I said I only had five hours of sleep. VV I'm never staying up till 5 again. I know what's in the box! Do you? Tell me what you think if you get close I will I don't know I might do sumthin in the story you want me to do.

Later,

Shadow Of A Lost Soul