A/N: Hey-lo again. I know this one is a bit shorter than the last, but I tried :) Hope you like. And no I don't own Inuyasha or it's characters...I'm just borrowing them for the time being.
Two Halves
By Goth Chick Tiff
Summary: Kagome has had a hard life and has a secret she can never tell anyone. Then two brothers transfer to her school that seem to know a part of her past she's blocked out. Now the misfit must handle one brother vying for her attention and the other being a pain in her ass, all the while protecting her and her brother from her corrupt father.
Chapter 4
The feel of someone stroking her hair lightly woke Kagome from her peaceful slumber. She groaned slightly and gently slapped away the offending appendage, eliciting a chuckle from the room's other inhabitant. Mumbling she turned around and covered her head with the blanket, trying fruitlessly to get in another hour of sleep. When she felt the pressure of someone taking a seat beside her she lowered the blanket just enough to uncover her eyes. "Do you not know the meaning of beauty sleep?" She said, growling lightly at the long, silver-haired teen.
Sesshoumaru laughed lightly and pulled the blanket away from the Kagome's face, ignoring the glare he received due to his action. "You've been sleeping for twelve hours, plus I though you might like some breakfast." He said, nodding to the plate of food and glass of orange juice he had placed on the nightstand.
Kagome's glare softened as she sat up in bed. "Thank you," She said softly as she wrapped the blanket around her, trying to hide the fact that she was only wearing a spaghetti strap tank and underwear. "Hmmm, considering I got hit by a car, I would've thought I'd at least sleep a day away," She said as she took the plate from Sesshoumaru's offered hand, not noticing the way he flinched at her comment.
"Speaking of which," Sesshoumaru said softly, brushing a lock of Kagome's hair behind her ear with his fingers, "How do you feel?"
With a reassuring smile, Kagome glanced up at Sesshoumaru's worried gaze. "'M just a little sore, nothing a warm bath won't cure. My healing…" she paused as realization dawned on her. She quickly slapped his hand away from her, ignoring the hurt in his eyes. "You knew?" she asked incredulously.
Sesshoumaru saw the anguish and disbelief that showed her brilliant brown eyes, hating that he was the one that made her feel them. He nodded slightly, not knowing exactly what to say.
Kagome tore her gaze away from Sesshoumaru's, absentmindedly placing the plate back on the nightstand. She raised her knees up and wrapped her arms around her them, burying her face in her arms so as not to see the look of disgust that she was sure would appear on his face. "How long have you known?" She whispered after a few minutes.
Resisting the urge to pull the broken girl into his embrace, Sesshoumaru laid a hand on Kagome's shoulder gently. Seeing the way she cringed under his touch, he pulled his hand away, giving her the space she obviously wanted. He hesitated before answering, "About six years now."
Kagome raised her head in alarm. "Six years!" she shook her head in disbelief. "No, it's not possible! I only went out once like that when I was younger! I never saw anyone and I'm pretty damn sure no one saw me!" She yelled, wiping furiously at her tear-stained face.
Sesshoumaru grabbed her arms and forced Kagome to look him in the eyes. "You may not have met anyone human, but you did meet two wolves. One of which that matches the tattoo on your arm."
Kagome looked down at her tattoo and tried to remember that long ago day. She smiled gently as she recalled how she played carelessly with two white wolves until it was only minutes until daybreak. Her smile wavered when she remember the day that her mother had died and the wolf that had been there to console her. The same wolf that she had played with for almost two hours that one night, the same wolf that had inspired her tattoo. The one wolf that she could never forget, that she never allowed herself to forget. She looked up into Sesshoumaru's eyes and saw a flash of gold, causing her to recoil from his grasp. "It was you?" She asked disbelievingly, "It was you all those years ago…" She paused, "And it was you three weeks ago. Why didn't you tell me?! "
Sesshoumaru, taken aback by Kagome's response, went to embrace her only to get roughly pushed away. "Kag, listen to me –,"
"No!" Kagome yelled as she shoved the blanket off her person and got out of bed, forgetting entirely that she was only half dressed. "You listen! I have spent day after bloody fucking day for six years getting beaten and raped by my own father, the same person who whored my mother around and eventually killed her, all because I was different! Because I was less than human, and therefore he thought he could do anything he wanted with me! For years I was told that I was cursed, that no one would ever want me because of what I am, that I would be shunned by society if word ever got out!"
Sesshoumaru walked over to Kagome and made a grab for her arms, only to get shoved away once again by the hysterical teen. "Don't touch me! That bastard tortured me endlessly, and the only reason why I never stopped him was to protect my brother." She growled out, her eyes turning gold from her anger. "Every time I refused him he threatened to pass Sota around like a toy to his friends, so I had no choice but to take his bullshit. And then you waltz into my life thinking you can win me over just because we met six years ago, thinking that you can get into my pants just because we're the same fucking species!" Kagome absentmindedly shoved her fist into the nearest wall. "Guess again asshole! I may take Naraku's bullshit, but that in no way means I'm an easy fucking lay!"
Sesshoumaru looked at Kagome, confusion shining in his eyes. "That's what you think I'm trying to do?" he asked, hurt evident in his voice. "Do you honestly think I'm that self-involved? God, Kagome! I went looking for you because I couldn't get you off of my mind! I didn't spend six years searching for you just to fuck you and then drop you! I'm not some fucking inconsiderate, sex-crazed imbecile! I went looking for you because I missed you! The last thing I ever want to do is hurt you!"
He walked over to the crying girl and pulled her into his embrace. He nuzzled her cheek gently as he lowered them to the ground. "I just – I wanted to – no, I needed to be near you." Sesshoumaru whispered, pulling Kagome onto his lap. "I needed to know that you were safe, needed to know you. Who you are, what you like, what you hate…you."
Sesshoumaru placed a feather-light kiss on Kagome's cheek, comforting her as she cried. They stayed that way for a while; Sesshoumaru rubbing soothing circles on her back, Kagome sobbing into his shoulder. After an hour her sobs turned into sniffles as she took solace in Sesshoumaru's embrace.
Remembering she was still dressed in what she slept in, Kagome shifted in Sesshoumaru's embrace to get up. Feeling his arms tighten around her middle, she sighed and placed a hand on his. "I need to get dressed." She whispered, not daring to look him in the face, "If you haven't noticed I'm currently…half naked…and I'd really like to change that," She said, a blush staining her cheeks.
Sesshoumaru chuckled and nuzzled her cheek, a mischievous smile gracing his lips. "I have noticed, it's part of the reason why I'm so reluctant to let you go." He whispered huskily before placing a soft kiss on the crook of her neck.
Kagome shuddered and leaned her head back on Sesshoumaru's shoulder, her eyes closed. "Hmm, and here I thought you weren't like other horny teens." She said smiling softly. She ran her fingers down his arms and grasped his hands. Turning her head slightly, she caught his lips in a chaste kiss before pulling his hands off her person and standing up. "Too bad for you, I don't necessarily like being under dressed in front of guys I hardly know."
Sesshoumaru growled softly, a twinkle in his eyes. In a flash, he had Kagome pinned against the wall. "It isn't very nice to tease," he murmured into her ear, nipping at it lightly.
Kagome gasped. "Now, who's being a tease?" she whispered hoarsely. She subconsciously tilted her head, giving Sesshoumaru more access to her neck. Her eyes shot open at the feel of his teeth softly grazing the skin of her neck. "Sess – Sess, stop," she muttered half-heartedly.
Sesshoumaru growled in response and pulled Kagome's body flush against his own. He didn't care that they had been fighting only a couple hours ago, didn't care that his parents were probably downstairs waiting anxiously with his brother for him to come down. All he cared about was the feel of her body against his and the taste of her skin. The whole world didn't matter to him in that moment, only she did.
Kagome groaned and reflexively pressed her body harder against Sesshoumaru's, her eyes flashing gold in desire instead of anger. "Sess – gotta stop, too soon." She whispered before his lips came crashing down on hers. She moaned audibly into the kiss, hear hands at his waist rising slowly under his shirt, caressing his skin softly, causing him to growl and nip at her bottom lip.
They didn't hear the soft knocking on the door that gradually grew louder. Nor did they hear the door as it opened or the throat clearing of the intruder. They did, however hear the door, as it was slammed shut.
Kagome reluctantly pulled away from the kiss and looked straight ahead at the bedroom door to see Inuyasha leaning against it, his arms crossed over his chest and smirk plastered on his face. "Jeez, rude much." She said panting heavily, "you've could've at least knocked."
Inuyasha snorted and walked over to the bed and sat down. "I did. After five minutes I decided to see if you guys were even in here. But, please, don't let me stop you." He said his smirk widening at Kagome's blushing face.
Sesshoumaru growled at Inuyasha threateningly, silencing his brother and wiping the smirk off of his face. "Leave. We'll be down in a few minutes."
Inuyasha smirked again as he walked over to the bedroom door. "Yea, sure. But don't let those few minutes turn into a few hours. I might not be the one who walks in next." He said as he opened the door, ignoring his brother's growl. "Now, you two, don't have too much fun!"
With the silent click of the door closing shut, the two teens were alone once again. Sesshoumaru sighed and placed his forehead atop Kagome's shoulder. "Guess we should probably get down there." He mumbled, place another kiss on the crook of her neck.
Kagome nodded in agreement and slowly pulled away from Sesshoumaru's graspjust enough so that she could look up at Sesshoumaru with compassion in her eyes. She ran her hand down the side of his face before placing a soft kiss on his lips. "I should probably get dressed now. I really don't think you want your parents to catch us necking…that would be embarrassing." She said smiling, eliciting a small laugh from the elder teen.
Sesshoumaru nodded slightly and placed another kiss on Kagome's swollen lips before grudgingly pulling away from her. "I'll wait outside, then we can go get that snake of yours some food."
"Okie dokie," Kagome said smiling. "I'll be out in a minute." She slowly shut the door behind Sesshoumaru and leaned against it. After a few minutes she walked over to the bed where there were a pair of jeans and a shirt. Probably Izayoi's, it's gonna be different from my usual baggy clothes. She thought before pulling the clothes on. She walked over to the side of the bed where her boots were and pulled those on as well. Grabbing the brush from the nightstand, she quickly brushed her hair before heading for the door.
She walked out of the bedroom and smiled at Sesshoumaru, who was leaning on the opposite wall. "Shall we go?" She asked, tilting her head to the side.
Sesshoumaru nodded and took his hand in hers before walking down the hall. "Still sore?" he asked, referring to the conversation they had had before the argument started.
Kagome laughed. "Yup, good as new." She answered. "Though I am sorry about your wall. I kinda got out of hand back there."
"Don't worry about it" Sesshoumaru said shaking his head. "Inuyasha's done worse when he gets into a tantrum."
Inuyasha sat in the living room watching TV as he waited for his brother and Kagome to come down. He smiled as he remembered what the girl was wearing. She is hot. He mused. I just wish she weren't such a pain in the ass. He grinned as he saw Sesshoumaru and Kagome walking down the stairs hand-in-hand. "Well, well, well. It's seems the two love-birds have finally come down for air!"
Kagome snarled at the younger teen. "Watch it, Taisho. I'm really not in the mood to kick your ass." She threatened as she walked over to the coat rack where her trench coat currently resided. She pulled it on and walked back over to Sesshoumaru. "Ready?"
He nodded and looked over at Inuyasha. "Tell mom and dad that we went to get some food for Sebastian."
Inuyasha turned the television off and stood up from his position on the couch. "They left already. And hold on a minute, I'll come."
Sesshoumaru nodded. "Hurry up."
Kagome walked over to the front door. "I'll meet you guys at the gate. I miss my bike." She said before walking out of the house.
Inuyasha snorted. "Somebody's got a stick up their ass." He said, shrugging on his jacket not noticing the hand that pulled him against a wall.
"Kag isn't very fond of you at the moment. Frankly, neither am I. So why don't you do both of us a favor and shut up." Sesshoumaru said, holding his arm against Inuyasha's chest, keeping him from moving.
Inuyasha raised his hands in defeat, "Alright, jeez. I say a few things I may or may not have meant and you wig on me. It's not like I didn't apologize already."
"You're mouth nearly got her killed, you dolt. So yea, we're not the happiest people in the world." Sesshoumaru said, letting his brother free.
Inuyasha rolled his eyes before following his brother out of the house, locking the door behind him. Guess it's time to kiss ass. This should be fun.
Kagome and Sesshoumaru walked out of the Petsmart laughing at a grumpy, red-faced Inuyasha. "What! So I got a little freaked!" he said in his defense, making the two other teens laugh all the harder.
"You didn't just get a little freaked. You screamed bloody murder!" She said clutching her stomach as she tried to catch her breath. "All the poor gecko did was jump on your face."
Inuyasha's shoulders slumped. "Alright, so I over-reacted. No need to laugh at my expense." He mumbled cross his arms over his chest.
Kagome stopped walking and stood in front of Inuyasha. "Aww…does somebody need a hug?" She asked tauntingly.
Inuyasha glared at her before looking away. "I'm quite fine, thank you very much."
Kagome laughed before walking over to the cranky teen, her arms outstretched. "Come 'ere, you big baby." She said wrapping her arms around Inuyasha, causing him to smile slightly. "How about this, you pick out the next place we go to and you can make me and Sess do whatever you want."
Inuyasha quirked a brow and smiled devilishly. "Ok." He agreed. "Follow me." He hopped onto his bike and pulled out of the space and waited for Kagome and Sesshoumaru to do the same. He sped out of the parking lot, with his two companions in tow.
The rode down the streets for only about ten minutes before Inuyasha made a turn into the parking lot of a mall. Finding a space at the nearest entrance, they pulled their bikes to stop and shut of the engines.
"So, what're we doing at the mall?" Kagome asked as she placed her helmet on the handle bar of her bike.
Inuyasha smirked. "Now, now Kag! Don't ruin a man's fun!" he said as he walked over to her a placed an arm around her shoulders.
Kagome looked at the suddenly happy teen questioningly. "You're gonna make me try on clothes, aren't you?"
Inuyasha shrugged his shoulders and smiled. "I was thinking about it, yea. You did promise to do anything."
Resigning to her fate, she walked toward the entrance of the mall. "But what about Sess!" she whined, her arms crossed over her chest. "I highly doubt you want to see you brother try on clothes."
Sesshoumaru looked over at Kagome and growled. "Inuyasha only shops at one place. And I utterly hate it, so his fun with me is watching me endure the wretched music that Hot Topic plays." He explained glaring slightly at Kagome. "You just had to include me in your compensation."
"What!?" Kagome said, shocked. "You laughed at him too. Besides, you're both gonna be seeing me trying on clothes, which will undoubtedly be something skimpy, so what in the hell are you complaining about!"
Inuyasha laughed at the arguing teens as he walked down the halls of the mall. "I don't know what you're so worried about, Kag. You were wearing much less this morning." He said, earning himself a slap on the back of the head.
Kagome looked around the mall and saw Sango, Miroku and Koga walking toward them. "I'll be back in a flash." She said before taking off at a dead run down the hall. Without warning she jumped onto Koga, scissoring her legs around his waist and causing him to stumble a bit. "Hello!"
"Good God, Kags! Are you trying to kill me?" Koga said as he wrapped his arms around her so that she wouldn't fall.
Kagome unwrapped her legs and placed her feet on the ground. "I just missed you guys, is all." She said laughingly as she gave Miroku and Sango a hug. "So what've you guys been up to?"
Sango smiled and her friend's behavior. "Nothing much, just been working on the project Jak gave us. And what about you! We haven't seen you for a couple days!" She answered, softly punching Kagome in the shoulder.
Kagome shrugged as she started walking backward. "Ah, you know me. There's no fun quite like getting hit by a car and necking with a guy." She said smiling.
Sango gasped. "Are you ok?!" She asked as she pulled Kagome toward her and began checking the girl for any wounds.
Kagome laughed at the girl's touch. "Cool it Sango! You're tickling me!" She said laughingly as she pulled away from Sango's grasp. "And I'm fine, you know I heal quick."
Sango sighed. "Yea I know, it's part of your wolf, healing thing. But that doesn't make me any less worried!"
"I know." Kagome said as she hugged the girl. "And I'm fine, really. There's nothing you need to worry about. Sesshoumaru and his parents took good care of me."
Miroku looked at Kagome quizzically. "Sesshoumaru, as in Sesshoumaru Taisho? The one you can't stand because he annoyed you? Is that who you were necking with?"
Kagome laughed and continued walking backwards, "Yes. Yes, but he doesn't annoy me anymore, only minutely. And yes." She said before she bumped into someone behind her. Looking behind her she saw an amused Sesshoumaru with a smirk Inuyasha standing next to him. "Hey! I was just talking about you!"
Sesshoumaru quirked a brow and wrapped his arms around her waist. "Oh, really? What about?" he asked as he placed a quick kiss on Kagome's cheek, earning an 'Aww' from Sango.
Miroku smiled at the two. "Oh nothing, just your make-out session with our lovely friend. Considering she wasn't very fond of you guys at first, I think you made quite an impression on our Kagome. Which isn't very easy."
Kagome stuck her tongue out at Miroku. "I'm not that mean," She defended. "I'm just…misunderstood."
Koga snickered. "Ha! I can name about 20 kids who pale at the mere mention of your name. Then there are the 50 or so that you've beaten to a pulp who practically piss their pants whenever you are mentioned."
Kagome glared at the smug teen. "Yea and if you don't shut your trap they're will be 51." She said and smirked when Koga hid behind Miroku. "Good! Now were off to Hot Topic. Sess and I laughed at Inuyasha's girly behavior and now I have to play 'Runway Model'. Care to join?"
Sango looked at Kagome questioningly. "And you actually agreed to this…why?" She asked as she started heading toward the store next to her friend.
"She's said she do anything…and being the pervert that I am I'm making her try on the skimpiest shit Hot Topic has." Inuyasha said proudly.
Miroku looked at Inuyasha with shining eyes. "You are a god! Not once was I ever able to get Kag to try on clothes for me. What is your secret, oh Master Yoda!?" He said playfully, mock-bowing as he walked backwards.
Inuyasha smirked haughtily as he breathed on his fist and rubbed it against his chest. "Come, young Padawan, and I will teach you the way of the Jedi Perv."
Kagome laughed at the two as Sesshoumaru shook his. "Trust those two would get along." She said and loved over at Sango and Koga. "Anyway. How far did you guys get on Jak's evil project from hell?"
Sango sighed heavily. "You know Miroku. For all his smarts he can hardly stay on task. I swear he's ADD." She said before looking over at Koga. "But at least I don't have to deal with Queen Bitch herself."
Kagome flinched sympathetically. "Ouch. Poor baby. How's it going with Kikyo? Want to rip her head off yet? Because it you do, by all means, be my guest!"
Koga shuddered in disgust and looked over at Kagome. "Why did I date her again?" He asked.
"You were upset when I turned you down so you decided you would try to make me jealous." Kagome answered truthfully.
Sighing, Koga looked at Kagome apologetically. "Oh yea, sorry about that."
Kagome laughed. "No worries, Babe. You came back from the dark side quickly and unscathed." She said smiling.
Sesshoumaru looked at Kagome, Sango and Koga incredulously. "Kikyo? You know Kikyo?" He asked.
"Unfortunately, yes. She's my cousin. Don't you see the resemblance?" Kagome answered.
Sesshoumaru quirked a brow, "Minutely…She's goes to the same school?"
"Yup, I'm surprised you haven't noticed…she's in our World History class." She said before stopping in her tracks. She looked around the hallway of the mall and squealed in joy when she didn't see Inuyasha or Miroku around. "Ha ha! The idiot left! I don't care if it makes me a coward but I'm not playing 'Runway Model'!" She said enthusiastically before running back toward the exit. "Well, C'mon!"
Kagome ran down the hall laughing, Sesshoumaru, Sango, and Koga behind her. She plowed through the exit and came to a stop on the sidewalk and caught her breath. She turned around and smiled at the panting teens. "Who wants to rent some movies?"
Sesshoumaru looked at her as though she had grown another head. "That's your big plan? Rent some movies?"
Kagome smiled. "Well yea. I didn't want to come here in the first place. Plus there's the fact that Inuyasha's gonna have to give Miroku a ride…on his motorcycle." She said a, devilish gleam in her eyes. "That's definitely enough payback for wanting too see me dress like a slut. Besides, I need to feed Sebastian."
Sesshoumaru shook his head. "I really didn't need that mental picture."
"What mental picture? Miroku's arms wrapped around your brother's waist?" Kagome asked, feigning innocence. "I think it's kinda sexy."
Sango laughed. "You and your addiction to yaoi."
"I'm sorry, but hot guys kissing other hot guys is just fucking hot." She said crossing her arms over her chest. "Right Koga?"
"Don't look at me, you couldn't pay me enough to pose for yaoi pictures." Koga said before walking over to his car.
Kagome frowned as she walked with him. "You're no fun." She said before smiling. "Mmm…you and Inu…now that would be hot."
"Kag, shut up and get on your bike." He said before getting into the driver's seat of his Mustang.
"Damn, you didn't even defend yourself…sure you're not gay?" Sango said as she walked over to the passenger seat. She frowned when she found the door locked. "Dude, what the fuck?"
Koga glared at the girl. "Mock the guy with the car and you don't get a ride." He said as he pulled out of the parking space, making sure not to hit her.
Sango stared in awe as Koga drove out of the parking lot. "That jerk!" She looked over at Kagome, who was trying fruitlessly to hold in her laughter. "Guess I'm stuck with you."
Kagome smiled. "C'mon. I'll be sure not to go too fast." She said as she walked over to her bike and hopped on. She handed Sango her helmet and waited for the girl to get on. "Look, Sess. You get to see some yuri action!" She said laughingly as she ran a hand down Sango's leg suggestively.
Sango rolled her eyes and slapped Kagome's hand playfully. "Now, honey, I said we had to keep our relationship a secret!" she said as she looked over at Sesshoumaru and waved her fingers. "See you in a bit!"
Kagome and Sango laughed as they walked into the Blockbuster. Noticing Koga standing at the counter they walked up to him. "I think I'm starting to wear off on Sango." Kagome said as she led them to the new release videos.
Koga looked between the two quizzically. "What did you guys do now?" He asked as he checked out some horror movie.
Kagome looked at the movie Koga was holding. "No, it sucks." She said and placed it back on the shelf. "You know my bi-sexual tendencies? Well, I ran a hand down her leg when she got on my bike in front of Sess. And guess what the little minx does?"
Sango laughed, "I wasn't that bad!" She defended as she tickled Kagome's sides. "All I did was slap at her hand playfully and 'reminded' her that our relationship was to be kept secret."
Koga shook his head, a smile on his face. "What'd Sesshoumaru do?" he said as he picked up another movie.
"Nothing. He's a spoil sport." Kagome said as she walked further down the isle. "Hmm. I didn't know they made a Butterfly Effect 2. Aww, it doesn't have Ashton Kutcher. That's a no-go."
"So Kag, how in the hell do you manage to make out with someone you used to hate?" Sango asked, causing Kagome to blush.
"I dunno. He just sort of…grew on me. I mean, he saved me from Naraku." Kagome said as she came to a stop at end of the isle. "God damn this Blockbuster sucks."
Sango looked at Kagome, perplexed. She followed Kagome down the other isles, still processing exactly what she had said. "Wait," she said and softly grabbed Kagome's arm, turning her around. "What did Naraku do?"
Kagome shifted uncomfortably under Sango's gaze. "I was sorta hoping you wouldn't catch that."
Sango sent her friend a small glare. "Well I did, now tell me what that bastard did to you?"
Koga looked back and forth between the two girls. "Wait, what'd I miss?"
"Naraku did something to Kag again and she won't tell me what." Sango answered without looking in his direction.
Koga growled lowly before storming out of the video store and headed for his car. "Koga, stop!" Kagome called out to him and placed a hand on his shoulder. "Just leave him alone!"
Koga looked at his friend, shocked. "Are you kidding me? I'm getting tired of that bastard thinking he can treat you anyway he wants!"
"Just leave it alone. This is my cross to bear. Not yours or Sango's. Mine." She said, trying failingly to calm her irate friend down.
Koga snorted in response. "As if, Kag! The bastard became my problem, as well as Sango's and Miroku's, the first time he laid a hand on you! Why in the hell are you protecting him? That bastard deserves every single thing he gets!"
"Because of Sota." Kagome yelled. "I'm not the only one in that household, Koga. Sota still looks up to the prick. And I'm sorry, but my job at some clothing store isn't gonna cover us! I wasn't born with everything handed to me, ok!"
"You told me yourself that Naraku's already threatened to hurt Sota! That's all the more reason to get the hell out of there. And don't give me that whole 'I wasn't born rich' speech. You should know by now that I'd let you guys stay at my place for free. Hell, I'd bet Sesshoumaru would let you stay at his place!"
"That's not the point, Koga! So long as I'm compliant, Naraku won't lay a hand on Sota. I'm not gonna risk pissing him off just so he can kidnap my little brother and sell him to the highest bidder, or worse, kill him. No. I stay there, and I know for a fact that Sota is safe."
Sango placed a hand on Kagome's shoulder. "You know we wouldn't let anything happen to you or Sota. If you stay with one of us, it'll be much easier to protect you." She reasoned calmly. "Naraku doesn't even know where Sesshoumaru lives, you'd be safe there. We just don't want to see you get hurt again. Can you blame us?"
Kagome sighed and placed a hand on top of Sango's. "I guess you're right. I highly doubt Sesshoumaru would let me go home anyway." She said and walked over to her motorcycle. "C'mon. I need to go feed Sebastian. Sota should be safe at Jak's for another night. He's got clothes there. Tomorrow Ill ditch school to get mine and Sota's shit."
Sango smiled and hugged her friend. "Me and Koga will ditch too. That way Naraku won't do anything if he is home. Miroku, Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha would probably come along without you even having to ask." She said before slapping her friend on the behind playfully. "Now, c'mon. I want to see what you're lover's place looks like."
Kagome groaned slightly as she hopped on her bike and waited for Sango to get on behind her. "He's not my lover. He's just my one-time-make-out friend. Nothing else."
Sango snickered. "Yea, right. I saw how cuddly you guys were at the mall. You dig him." She said before walking over to Koga. "And I think I'll ride with Koga. I've let my Wild Child come out for long enough today."
Shaking her head, Kagome started the engine of her motorcycle and placed her helmet on. "Suit yourself. Just try to keep up." She said before peeling out of the parking lot.
Kagome slowly pulled into the driveway of Sesshoumaru's house. She saw Inuyasha's and Sesshoumaru's motorcycles parked to the side of the driveway and sighed. She looked behind her and silently beckoned for Koga to follow her as she went to park her bike. She cut off the engine at the same time as Koga and slowly got off her bike, placing her helmet on one of the handlebars.
Silently, she walked around Koga's car and waited for Sango to get out. "Nice, huh?" She said when she noticed her friend awestruck look. Getting only a nod in reply, she grabbed the girl's hand and walked over to the door with Koga following behind them. Not knowing if she should just walk in, Kagome rang the doorbell and waited silently for someone to answer.
Their wait was short-lived when Izayoi opened the door and sighed in relief. "Kagome! Dear, we were starting to get worried!" She said and pulled Kagome into a hug. "And, please honey, you don't need to ring the bell. You're welcome to just walk right in. Oh, who are your friends!"
Kagome laughed and pulled out of the hug. She walked past Izayoi into the hall. "Sorry.Kinda lost track of time. I didn't mean to worry you. Oh, this is Sango and Koga. They're really good friends of mine." She said as she wrapped an arm around Koga's shoulders.
"Oh well, c'mon, don't be shy." She said giving Koga and Sango a hug as well. "Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru are in the living room with a friend. Miroku, I believe his name was."
Kagome smiled. "Yea, we kind of left Miroku stranded with Inuyasha at the mall." She said innocently. "He's also a friend of ours."
Izayoi laughed and led the trio into the living room. "It really was a sight to see Inuyasha pull up into the driveway with Miroku hanging onto him. My poor Koinu was so grumpy when he got home." She said as she pinched Inuyasha's cheek lovingly, making the teen blush in embarrassment.
"Ma!" Inuyasha complained as he rubbed his sore cheek. "Go pinch Fluffy's cheek!
Izayoi laughed at her son's nickname for his brother before walking out of the living room. "You guys have fun, now!" she called before disappearing up the stairs.
"Aww, little Koinu's blushing!" Kagome taunted before mussing his hair and walking into the study. "So what do you guys want to do?" She called behind her as she picked Sebastian up from his new home. She walked into the living room and took a seat on the arm of the chair Sesshoumaru was sitting on.
"I thought you went to go rent some movies," Sesshoumaru said, absentmindedly taking the snake from Kagome's hands and letting it rest around his neck.
Kagome sighed as she started to play with Sesshoumaru's hair. "It was a no-go. Nothing good to rent."
Inuyasha watched as his brother let Kagome play with his hair, an eyebrow quirked in question. "You two sure are chummy."
Kagome glared playfully at the teen and then smirked. "What, are you jealous?"
Inuyasha scoffed and crossed his arms over his chest. "Whatever."
Kagome laughed before taking Sebastian from Sesshoumaru's offered hand. "Come 'ere baby. Time to eat." She said walking back into the study. She placed Sebastian back in the tank along with a thawed mouse before leaving, knowing full well the he didn't like to be watched as he ate. "Ok, really. What do you guys want to do?"
"Ohh! We can play 'I Never'!" Miroku offered, a smile plastered on his face.
"No!" Kagome and Sango said in unison. "The last time we played that you got us drunk enough to strip." Kagome said sitting next to Sango.
Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru looked at Kagome quizzically. "What! He got us on all the girly shit we do!" she defended.
"Aren't you a bit young to be drinking?" Sesshoumaru asked, an eyebrow quirked.
Kagome nervously scratched the back of her head. "I had an older friend who was a bad influence."
"Ok, 'I Never' is out. What else?" Sango asked as she leaned her head on Kagome's shoulder.
"How about we go and kick Naraku's ass." Koga said, still irked about his conversation with Kagome.
Inuyasha looked at the dark-skinned teen, confused. "Who's Naraku?"
Kagome shook her head and reached behind Sango to slap Koga in the back of the head. "I said to drop it, ass" She said before looking at Inuyasha. "And Naraku's my father. You know, the rapist I couldn't defend myself against because I was too weak."
Inuyasha flinched slightly. "Oh,"
Miroku looked at Kagome in concern. "He tried something again? When?"
Sighing, Kagome covered her face with her hands. "I really don't want to get into this again." She said before looking pointedly at Koga. "And we're not going to kick his ass. I'm already moving out, so just leave it alone."
Sesshoumaru growled inwardly at the mention of Kagome's father. "You're staying here." He said with conviction.
Kagome smiled slightly. "I figured so. But, for real, let's drop the subject. Unless you want a very irritable Kagome on your hands, and you all know how I get when I'm irritable." She said with a small grin.
Inuyasha snorted. "I'll say. My throat is still sore from yesterday."
Kagome sent a glare his way. "Now you know not to block my path. And you're lucky I don't kick your ass for what you said about me." She said before standing up from her seat. "Well, I don't know about you guys, but I'm fucking hungry. So what do you say we get some food and then figure out what to do from there."
Sango followed the girl into the kitchen and sat at the center island. "We could always just watch some movies on TV." She said as she watched her friend look through the fridge, not noticing when the others walked in.
"I guess," Kagome said as she pulled out a couple cans of soda and placing them on the center island. "I wish I had my Fatal Frame 2 game on me. I still need to beat that."
"Fatal Frame 2?" Inuyasha asked incredulously. "I'd have never taken you for a gamer, let alone a horror gamer."
Kagome laughed as she pulled her wallet out of her jeans pocket. "There's a lot you don't know about me, Inu. And let's just say I get off on getting scared." She said winking. "So, who's up for pizza?"
A/N: Ta da! another chapter done. I'm working on the next chapter now. Hopefully, I'll have it done soon...so long as my writing mood doesn't change and my kittens don't take up too much of my time. Thanks for the reviews, guys. I'm really glad you guys are enjoying the fic so far.