Ok, so…I know I'm a total ass for not having updated until now, but it was my brain shifting gears to summer. That and the first thing I did this summer was catch a summer cold. No fun, I tell you. No fun at all.

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha…But, if I could get my scanner up and running again, I could post some really nice art I did for this story that I do own!

Last Time: Barely conscious, and requiring the help of several villagers, the new couple was shoved off to a hut on the shrine grounds that, had they been sober, the couple would have sworn had not been there that morning. In the morning, amidst two massive hangovers, Inuyasha and Kagome would be faced with a horrible truth.

They had just been so tricked by the village.

And there would be hell to pay.

This Time:

As Kagome sat across from Inuyasha at his dining room table, nervously picking at her food, she wondered just what had happened during the night. Her new husband had been distant, responding only with a 'keh' to her questions.

Obviously, nothing of much importance had happened, or he would have been screaming at her.

Sighing to herself, she reviewed the morning again in her head, in hopes of finding a clue as to what had happened during her black out.

Kagome blearily opened her eyes, still mostly asleep, to the sight of an unfamiliar bare chest. Immediately awake, she jolted upright, only to be stopped by the arm firmly locked around her waist. She hyperventilated for several moments, afraid that she had done something she really shouldn't have.

And then she remembered the wedding.

'Well, at least I know that, whatever happened, I can't be disowned,' was her sarcastic response.

No, Kagome finally decided after going over the morning several more times in her head, nothing had happened. Shortly after she had woken up, Inuyasha had risen in the usual grumpy manner in which he seemed to do all things. They had argued for some time after that, before deciding to leave for his time and the search for the Shikon no kakera again. Bidding farewell to her okaasan, Kagome thought she saw some disappointment in her gaze, but ignored it. She had tricked her; her own daughter! If Chitose had been hoping for a start on those grandchildren she so desperately wanted, she was out of luck.

'As if I didn't know,' Kagome pouted, attacking her food viciously. 'She's been talking of nothing but her future grandchildren since I was nine!'

Giving up entirely on her meal, Kagome shoved her plate away in favor of studying the view of the shrine from the windows. Their search for the rest of the tama began now.

As soon as Inuyasha finished his breakfast, as it were.

Inuyasha had woken that morning, slightly hung-over and in less than a good mood. (If you had asked Kagome, she would have told you it was downright unpleasant.) Waking up next to a strange woman would usually not be all that much of a problem; waking up to one that you were newly married to, however, was a totally different animal. After taking out some of his frustrations in an argument with his already-awake wife, they had bid goodbye to his new mother-in-law and left to have breakfast back at his home.

Which left him here; drowning his problems in food while Kagome poked at hers.

Inuyasha snorted in his mind. He didn't know what her problem was. He'd told her during their argument that nothing had happened that night. His nose never lied, he'd told her. And besides, who would want to mate with such a bitch anyways? She hadn't liked that at all.

"You…," Kagome's eyes narrowed at him, and he fought the urge to step back.

And then he inserted his foot further into his mouth. "What's the matter, bitch? Can't handle it when someone tells you the truth?"

"You…you…"

"Me, me," He mocked.

"You arrogant cur!" He actually winced at that one.

"Fine then," Her voice turned cold, though her eyes burned with suppressed anger. "If you're going to be a dog, then you might as well be a good, obedient one."

Uh-oh, he knew where this was going. "Kagome, don't-"

"Osuwari!"

That had resulted in a pretty nasty bruise on his nose that had, thankfully, healed within minutes. Other than that, the morning had been fairly uneventful and stress-free.

Of course, that could be because Kagome was totally ignoring his existence right now, but it was only a hunch. Besides, he had much more important things to worry about; like getting a legal youkai taijiya license so they didn't get arrested on their search. No doubt several youkai had already gotten to a shard or two and the sheer power had driven them insane.

It would do them no good to kill a rampaging youkai only to be arrested for it. "Baba."

The old woman looked up at the summons.

"Call up Myouga-jiji. I need him to call in some favors for me."

"Hai."

"And don't tell him about this marriage…He spends too much time bothering me about my personal life as it is."

The old miko smiled at this. "Hai."

Hee…such confusion and funness…Next chapter coming up, right away! Sorry about the HUGE delay in updating lately. That's really just my stupid-ness right there.

Japanese Words Used: (in order of use)

Taijiya: Slayer, exterminator.

Ok…I'm going straight to work on the next chapter, and promise to have it out as soon as possible. Pinky swear! Review and tell me what you think, as always!

Much love,

Miji