I really liked that suggestion for Naraku's request from Talawolfgirl! Thank you, looking into a scene now! Enjoy(:

"I was not asking you." He looked at her.

"Inuyasha. I already told you that I wasn't agreeing to be with you. So no, I am not going to your place."

"I know why you came here. I'm not stupid. Onigumo is my problem too. Finding out that he's looking for you is only making that problem more important to deal with. I can only protect you if you're near me, at all times. You are staying at my place."

"I am not something for you to protect."

"You are, whether you choose to or not. Pack things." And then he left.

"He's handsome."

"Who is?" Kagome asked. She was

"That new boss of yours"

"He's pretty cool. He said he has the new version of my ps system at his house and he'd show me anytime I wanted." Souta smiled.

"Did he now?"

"Did who what?" Shippo walked into the room. He gave a kiss on the forehead to everyone before sitting down.

"What are you doing here?"

"Came to check on her highness." He pointed his gaze on Kagome. "Couldn't even bother to unpack?" He looked at her boxes by the door and she blushed. Kaori laughed and Souta smirked. "What? Did I say something?"

"Kagome has found a new place to stay." Her mom answered.

"With a cool guy!" Souta yelled and Shippou finally looked at her.

"What now?"

"My um- my friend says he's going to help me out for a while." She looked away.

"What kind of friend stays in your room untill midnight?" Souta asked Kaori and she laughed again.

"And this friend? You know him long?" The interrogation begins.

"A month!" Souta replied and Kagome kicked him under the table.

"Don't you have school Souta?"

"He can stay and watch you fuss with me if he'd like?" Kaori suggested and the boy beamed. Any excuse to stay home was golden.

"Dear lord.." Kagome groaned.

"A month huh?"

"Shippo, don't start, please."

"How do you know him?" Completely ignored.

"He's her boss."

"Mom!"

"You have got to be kidding me, Kagome."

"I don't need a lecture, Shippo."

"So what, are you sleeping with him?"

"Are you really asking me this? If I was it wouldn't be your business regardless but I'm not! You know I'm not that kind of girl. Excuse me but I'll be in my room." She stood up and stormed out.

The nerve of him. To talk to her like that and to assume she would be that kind of woman. Regardless if she chose to be intimate with Inuyasha, it would be her choice. She was a grown woman who made her own decisions. Inuyasha wasn't even a horrible guy but Shippo didn't know that. Shippo didn't care.

"You shouldn't have done that." Kaori looked at Shippo.

"How else is she going to learn?"

"On her own, Shippo."

"So you're okay with her going through another crappy relationship?"

"This man is different, Shippo. We've met him."

"I'll believe it when I see it"

"And even then, you won't. Don't act like I don't know all of you. She's having enough trouble accepting new people as it is without you telling her the world is out to get her." she pointed at him.

"Sorry ma." He retreated.

"That's more like it. Now go make friends again." she smiled and waved him off. He chuckled and walked uostairs to Kagome's room. He knocked.

"Kagome?" Silence.
"Kagooooome?"

"What do you want?"

"To talk."

"Your kind of talk or actually have a two way conversation this time?" He could hear her puffing her cheeks already and laughed.

"A conversation, Gome" The door opened and she sat back down on her bed. He sat down on her desk chair across from her.

"Hi" he said.

"Hello" she wouldn't look at him.

"I'm just worried about you, you know that. I hated Onigumo but you didn't. You kept vouching for him and pretending everything was okay until it got too horrible even for you. I wanted to kill him. I hated seeing you a mess all the time because of that guy. I don't want to see that again."

The sincerety in Shippo's voice couldn't be missed. She knew how he felt. When Kagome had first started seeing Onigumo, Shippo already wasn't having it. Shippo was a young man which meant he didn't live under a rock. He knew the name Onigumo the same way everyone else did. It was not a name you wanted to associate with. From the start, Shippo was against it and he made it very clear even to Onigumo. It was something they used to fight over, actually.

When things started to go south in the relationship, Kagome didn't tell Shippo. She didn't tell anyone. When Naraku started to act the way he did, she felt ashamed. Kagome had never been the person you can step on. She had never been the weak one among them. She always had a backbone and stood up for everyone around her, friend or not. But when everything changed with Naraku, she felt that way. Her strength was lost along with her voice. She had become afraid that if she said anything, they would look down on her for losing herself through all of this. When things came out and they all found out what she was thinking, boy did she get mouthfuls from everybody. Every single one of them chewed her out for ever thinking that way but a part of those thoughts never left her after that. She's been left with a certain insecurity and Shippo saw it close hand by living with her again. It only made his protection over her stronger, fatherly even. She loved him even more for it. He had a big heart that she was proud of.

"I know that, Shippo. I don't want to be back in that place. If it ever comes back to that I know well enough the signs now. But something about him is different. He isn't publicly kind and a sweet talker like Naraku was. He's a bit of a prick off the bat but spend some time with him and he is kind. He's the kind of guy to stay behind for hours just to drive you home. The kind to tell you how much you're on his mind and he can't stand it" She laughed to herself. Her cheeks were getting warm.

"If anything goes wrong Kagome."

"I know. I come running to you, little Shippo " She smiled.

"You're damn right" he walked over and hugged her.

"Do you have work?" She asked him.

"Took the day off."

"For me?"

"Or just ma's cooking." She slapped his arm.

"Yes yes, for you!" He defended himself. "Now let's make it worth my while by kicking Souta's butt in his own games."

"And you are?" Shippo rose his brow at Inuyasha.

The first meeting went the way anyone would expect it to. Both had demon in them. Add the fact that they were both men with a highly protective incentive over a resident of this home and eyes were blazing with testosterone. Shippo didn't like him. Inuyasha wasn't fond of Shippo. They stood there with somewhat puffed chests and tight jaws. It was like an animal show. Who can scare the other away first? Neither apparently. Evenly matched, it seemed.

"Shippo! Don't be rude" Kagome popped up from behind him and smacked him over the back of his head.

"What! Some weird looking guy comes to the door, what else am I supposed to say?" He whined.

"You say hi, can I help you. It's polite. Where are your manners? I know I taught them to you." She crossed her arms and Shippo pouted before looking back at the enemy.

"Can I help you" the bitter tone threw the manners out the window but Kagome knew that was all she was going to get from him. She finally looked for herself.

"Oh, Inuyasha."

"Hi there." A corner of his mouth lifted.

"Who's this?" Shippo turned to face Kagome with a look of question.

"Shippo this is Inuyasha, my boss. Inuyasha this is Shippo, my brother slash son for all intensive purposes." Inuyasha relaxed. So, it was just a brat from her family. He didn't have to kill anyone today.

"Is that Inuyasha? Oh, let him in!" Kaori called from the kitchen. Kagome took his arm and brought him inside much to Shippos dismay. "How are you dear?" Kaori greeted him.

"Good, just came to pick Kagome up"

"I'm so sorry she's causing you so much trouble"

"Mom!"

"What? You are. He's a very kind man to give you a safe place to stay. You better thank him right."

"I've got a few ideas.." Inuyasha smirked and Kaori laughed. Kagome was sure she heard Shippo gag too.

"I'm gonna go get my things"

"I'll help!" Shippo yelled before Inuyasha had the chance.

"Planning to spend my last seconds with me before I'm whisked away?" Kagome teased him as they ran up the stairs together.

"Even more if I can."

"Shippo. We've talked about this a hundred times today. First off, I have work and second, I'm going whether you like it or not. It's my decision."

"Why can't you ever just listen to me?"

"Because I'm older than you and smarter." She smiled playfully as she grabbed her last bag.

"Hardly" He teased, and they came back downstairs. Everyone gave her a last hug before she left with Inuyasha. Shippo following all the way to the car down the steps.

"He's a fun one" Inuyasha muttered as they were finally in the car, driving off.

"He's just protective. We have a small family, so we care for who's left." She gave him a small smile. They got to the club in time for her rehearsal. He walked her all the way to the locker room and even dropped her stuff off for her.

"You're being too nice now. I'm about to go back to my mom's." She teased.

"You wouldn't dare." His eyes challenged her.

"Then stop treating me like some precious cargo! I can take care of myself." She glared.

"Too bad because you are precious cargo. Get used to the treatment." He kissed her forehead instinctively before walking away. He turned around for a second when he forgot something.

"I almost forgot! Kouga's gonna be around you girls all day. I trust him the most with your lives. Miroku will be watching too. Kouga will take everyone home tonight, let them know."

"They won't like that." She yelled as he turned and walked on.

"Too bad! I'm protecting what's mine now!" He winked and disappeared.

"Pssssst!" A sound went through the hall and she turned to find three sets of eyes staring at her through the crack of the locker room door.

"I see I have some explaining to do." She laughed as they pulled her inside.

"You damn straight. What the hell was all that?" Sango started first.

"Talk." Ayame.

"Now" Rin pushed her down on the couch. She stared up at all them and couldn't help but laugh. She took some time to explain everything from her leaving her house to Inuyasha showing up and his speech of adoration for the girl and how he now claims her as his. It was really a short story but with the girl's reactions, it took forever. She told them about Kouga and of course, Sango wasn't too happy about being protected. Rin didn't care too much and Ayame seemed a little excited about it. They practice for about two hours before taking their rest in the dance room.

KNOCK KNOCK

"Coming in!" Kouga walked in and Ayame sat up in her spot on the floor with the rest of them.

"Hey Kouga" Kagome spoke for them.

"You dance in an hour, right?"

"Yea."

"Lemme know when you're ready because I'm walking you to the back to go on. I got you girls now." He winked and went back outside.

"We need to throw Rin a party." Ayame said.

"We do?"

"You do?" Rin was confused.

"Why?"

"For getting us a job in male heaven." Ayame fell back on the ground playfully and they all laughed before going off to get ready. They walked over with Kouga right on time and went up to dance. This dance felt like more to Kagome. She had skipped a day and really missed it. This was her getting back to that place. Once her light hit her for some reason she only saw one person. Normally she never even saw this part of the club, but her eyes were drawn to it the whole time she was in her cage. It was Inuyasha. Sitting in his usual lounge chair in his office section, eyeing her the whole night. The look he gave was lustful, almost demonic. It only made her dance harder as if she were just dancing for him. She could see people try to gain his attention, but he wouldn't look away from her. When that happened, she would smirk in her cage and she knew he caught it and laughed with her. She danced for him and he paid attention to nothing else.

Note: A short chapter but I'm feeling like updating a lot tonight sooooo. Also, I'm revising a few things that I already have written which is why I'm posting more tonight.