Catse: Well, here you go. Poor Inu. That Riku just won't leave him alone! Oh well, hope you like this chappie! Ja Ne for now!


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The next day was a Friday, in which he was given the weekend off until Monday, when he had to return to work. The routine began as it usually did.

Kagome was up and ready to go, this time on time. Then he died his hair, popped in the contacts, stuck on the fake ears, the janitor's cap and uniform, and with a couple of pieces of buttered toast and a glass of orange juice, he was on his way.

The morning at school went well enough. A few girls asked him, again, if he was single and if he wouldn't mind a date with them, and of course, a few guys fretted at him for being the school gossip's main subject.

He didn't really meet Kagome's eyes unless it was in passing, and every time he saw Hojo get too close, a growl would escape his lips that not even he had control of. Of course, Riku wasn't to be forgotten about.

Inuyasha was sweeping the hallway of his wing, when the bouncing dark haired beauty came from her classroom, a pass in her hand.

"Whataya know? You clean the hall I got for most of my classes. Isn't that just wonderful?" she inquired, smiling at him.

Inu ignored her and scraped away at a smudge of dust he knew didn't belong in the corner. He really didn't need some young girl messing up his plans! Definitely not!

"You know, all the girls think you're the hottest thing to come around here. They call you the human anime character. You have heard right?"

Inu kept scraping at that mark, determined that his entire focus would be on that little bit of dusty bunny fuzz and it's remnants.

Finally, Riku sighed and walked over to the spot, scuffing the smudge away from the wall with a delicate brown loafer.

"Will you just listen to me? Or do I have to dress up like Kagome to get your attention?"

Inu's eyes popped open at that.

"How…How…I…Eh?" he glared angrily, the dark haired girl before him putting up the cutest smile she could muster.

"You're wondering how I found out right? It's no mystery. You keep your eyes on her every time she's anywhere close to you. And anytime Hojo gets too close, you begin to snarl. Almost the entire school can see it, you dummy."

Inu snarled and stuck his broom on the side of the cart where its holder was. "I don't need you meddling in my business." He spoke clearly and angrily, almost seeming like his older brother for a moment.

Riku frowned slightly, hand up at her chin in thought. Then, with a smirk that didn't seem fit for the girls mouth, she snuck up on Inu, and whispered, so only he could hear…"I could help you get a little closer to her you know. Get Hojo away…Isn't that what you want?"

"I want you to stay out of my business." Inu argued, growling roughly. The smile never left her face.

"We'll see. We'll see…" And she disappeared down the hallway to the girls restroom.

'When she comes out she's probably going to have thought up another excuse to talk to me. How should I avoid her?' Inu's eyes turned over to the boy's restroom right next to him, and a thin smirk spread across his face. 'I do believe the boy's restroom needs a little extra cleaning.' And he disappeared within the confines of crème and blue tile and the heavy smell of urine.

Before he knew it, it was a Sunday, and he was left with only one week to get enough money for the bracelet. He had gotten his first check on Friday, which of course wasn't very much considering he had only worked there for about three days. In any case, he stashed the check away from Kagome's view, and acted pretty much normal. He even returned back to the feudal era for a few hours, telling them that things in her time were going well and he was still trying to get her to come back. Of course, he wasn't about to tell them about the job they had. He knew Shippo would slip with the information in front of Kagome, Miroku would constantly bug him about the way girls looked at the school, and Sango would constantly be wondering if Kagome should be told and if it was right to hold it away from her. Inu had been traveling with these people for little less than a year. He knew them rather well enough.

Around the afternoon, he had returned to Kagome's house, and decided the best way to pass this dusty time of day would be to lounge in a tree and let the sun play warm rays on his hoari and skin.

So that's what he did. He jumped up into the God Tree in the middle of the shrine, and took a nap.

He didn't even realize, when he woke up, that there was a young girl with deep black hair sitting underneath the tree.

His first thought was: 'What time is it?'

He glanced down at the girl, and recognizing the uniform, knew it had to be Kagome.

"Keh Wench. What the hell are you doing outside? It's dark and probably very late."

The girl that answered, did not have Kagome's voice.

"I'm waiting on you to make a decision. Should I help you or not?"

"What is with you!" He shouted, leaping down to meet the pretty blue eyes of Riku. "Why the hell are you here?"

"Nice hoari. Where'd you buy it? China?" She inquired, leaning over a paper of sketches she was working on.

"China? No. My mother made this for me…from fur my father gave her from before I was born, as one of his wedding gifts to her."

Riku smiled. "You're father gave your mother a dead animals coat. Was he insane, or just really poor?"

Riku stuck her sketch book into her bag and stood up, a sweet look to her face. "So, what is your decision?"

"I don't need your help! You've been trying to help me for the past two days! I don't want it! Besides. If you want to help, why the hell do you keep asking? Just do it!"

Riku frowned, and glared at the ground, salt welling to her eyes.

"Because…Because I'm very polite, unlike some Blondie I know…" Suddenly, she was beginning to realize something.

His hair…wasn't blonde.

"And blue…eyes…." His eyes, weren't blue.

"Awesome, you really are a demon!"

"Um…Yeah." Inuyasha replied sarcastically, hands on hips.

"Oh I see. You're hiding from Kagome so she doesn't recognize you, so you change your appearance right? Cool. I do think I will help. See you later Inu!" With that, the dark haired girl vanished down the steps, leaving a very confused Inuyasha behind her.

'She's scary…' He thought as Mrs. Higurashi called everyone for dinner time.


Catse: Well, what do you think? I agree with Inu. She's scary. But, anyways. 'Til next time. Ja Ne!