A/N: me no won you no sue

Chapter 9: Facing the problem

"Bye, Kagome! Bye, InuYasha!" Sango, Kohaku, Kaede, and Shippo called.

"Good luck, InuYasha!" Miroku winked. I wish I wouldn't have told him. Kagome and InuYasha began their walk back to the bone eater's well. Hand in hand might I add. Kagome felt a small blush cross over her cheeks. She was going home. And InuYasha was coming with her. Her heart was filled with joy. A new adventure!

"Are you okay, Love?" InuYasha asked. Kagome had suddenly gone quiet. Love. My new pet name. Kagome goggles over it. Then she realized that she had been asked something.

"Huh?"

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah, just nervous is all."

"Really? Why?"

"I don't know. I just am I guess."

InuYasha stopped and it startled Kagome. He picked her up and began to run to the well. "What the...hell...are you...doing!" Kagome was shocked by his quick action. "Taking you home, love." He smiled slyly. Kagome felt a little relieved but knew he was up to something out of the ordinary. InuYasha saw her anxious face and smirked.

"You'll find out tonight." He answered her thoughts.

He jumped down the well and as soon as he hit the well house floor he put Kagome down. Kagome reached for his hand and he took hers.

"Are we telling your mother? You know...about us?" InuYasha felt embarrassed around her mother and this conversation would be even more awkard. He could just picture himself screwing up his words in an effort to tell Kagome's mom his feelings. kagome is one thing but her mom is another.

"Well, duh." kagome giggled. Her mom deserved to know. Especially if InuYasha was staying with her during the summer.

"Kagome, oh hey InuYasha!" kagome's mother came into the well house. Speak of the devil. "Kagome, your father is here." Miss Higurashi frowned. She knew that Kagome was angry with him.

InuYasha's face was red with rage. He stomped out of the well house into the Higurashi home with kagome and her mom trailing behind him. InuYasha, don't do something you'll regret.

"Where are ya, you bastard." InuYasha stated more than a question. A tall man with jet black hair came out from the hall way and came face to face with the angry hanyou.

"Just who the hell do yo-" He was knocked to the ground by InuYasha's fist. It took hima second but he got back up. He was confused by this stranger's strength...in fact everything about him was strange. His golden eyes, his kimono, his fangs, his hair, and are those...? DOG EARS! He stared horrified at InuYasha.

"Don't you ever hurt Kagome again. You do and I'll rip your throat out." InuYasha cracked his knuckles. The man stumbled back. He was afraid of being hit again but this time into oblivian. This man's strength was over his own. He didn't have a chance.

"Kagome? What the hell is going on?" He asked finally. His lip was bleeding and his jaw hurt like hell. What was he supose to do?

"Dad, this InuYasha. My...boyfriend." Kagome felt a lump in her throat as she forced her words out.

"You are too young for a damn boyfriend. I think you need to get lost before I call the police on you sorry ass." he pointed at InuYasha. InuYasha got up in his face and he stumbled back and hit the kitchen table.

"I ain't goin' anywhere." InuYash stood his ground. This old geezer didn't have a thing on him. He could kill him with his own hand. Which he wnated to do greatly since he first heard of kagome's problem.

"Joe, I suggest you listen to him." Miss Higurashi spoke up.

"I ain't listen' to no dog-freak tellin' me what to do. Great job Kagome. You found a freak for a boyfreind." he mocked her. kagome felt the tears at her eyes. NO! NO! I won't cry!

"I hate you." She said in a whisper. The only one who heard her was InuYasha becasue of his sensitive dog ears.

"I HATE YOU!" Kagome screamed and stepped forward to her father. she pushed him down on the floor. His head just bearly missed the table. He was surprised by Kagomes act but her words were familiar to him.

"I HATE YOU! STAY OUT OF MY LIFE!" She screamed at him. All the years of pain were starting to fade away as she confronted her father. Her father scrambled to his feet and fled out the door.

"Coward." InuYasha shrugged. Kagome's mother was surprised. Her ex was never one to leave without a fight and kagome had finally said how she felt. She hugged her daughter.

"I love you, kagome." She said and kagomhgged her back.

"I love you too mom."