Kagome wasn't sure if she was awake or not. She felt awake, though not really. Maybe she should open her eyes, ya, that would probably be a good idea. But then if she wasn't really awake yet the sun would keep her up if she finally did opened her eyes. Oh, what to do? Deciding she should at least check and see what time it was Kagome breathed a bit deeper. With her eye's fluttering open slightly she made a cat like stretch and closed them again, deciding that she was still asleep, or at least should still be asleep. Damn the stupid time, like hell she was going to look, it was to early in the morning and that's all that mattered.

Wait?

Kagome's eye's shot open and she flung herself out of her bed, effectively landing face first on the floor. Looking back up she saw the same curious eyes staring at her, not two inches from her face, "Wanna watch cartoons?"

Kagome had to give herself a minute to catch her breath, how the hell did she not sense her? God, she had been training her entire life and she didn't hear a little girl sneak into her room? What was the world coming to? "Rin, it's," Kagome looked over at her clock, "six in the morning. You should be asleep, I should be asleep. What are you even doing awake, let alone here?"

Rin climbed up onto Kagome's small twin sized bed, "All the best cartons are on right now, so you wanna watch them with me?"

Kagome looked at the child's pleading face, how the hell was she supposed to say no to that? "Alright," Kagome grabbed the remote from inside her dresser to the small TV across the room, "but these better be some really good shows."

Sesshomaru scanned the room and growled. Slamming the door he headed into the next room over. Yanking the door open he looked around, he growled again, though this time louder. He slammed the door shut, nearly ripping it off its hinges. Stomping into the dinning area he ungracefully pulled out his chair and sat down, ignoring everyone around him.

Miroku, who was currently spotting a hang over, looked over at Sesshomaru. What the hell was his problem? The man didn't even act this pissed when a huge deal went sour, "Yo, what's up?"

He immediately regretted it as Sesshomaru gave him a look that made even him rethink staying in the mansion. Miroku looked over at Kouga, who was dressed in his boxers just like Miroku. Kouga leaned over towards Miroku, "Maybe it's PMS?"

"Stop your tongue mongrel or I will cut it out," was all Sesshomaru said as he took another bite of eggs. Kouga shivered though he wasn't sure why, something about Sesshomaru's tone told him to leave it alone.

Inuyasha walked in next, with his hair messy and tangled, as he was yawning. Miroku frowned, "Dude, you drank way more then me last night yet I have the hang over? What the hell is fair about that?"

"That I don't have a hangover," Inuyasha sat down and started dishing out his own food onto his plate. They basically had their own buffet table, might as well eat. He stopped mid bite, "Wait, where's the brat?"

Sesshomaru visibly stiffened, which was noticed by all three surrounding men. Knowing this wasn't a subject to touch at the moment, they wisely kept their mouths shut. That is until Kouga decided to be the smart one and comment, "That's what you're all pissy about? You couldn't find Rin?"

Inuyasha was almost positive Sesshomaru was going to lunge at Kouga then and there, right over the table. Luckily for the stupid wolf Kaede walked in, "I see ye four are finally up. It's about time too, tis nearly three in the afternoon."

She handed Sesshomaru his coffee but Inuyasha decided to speak, "Hey old hag, where's Rin?"

Kaede looked up from her work, "Rin, oh the child has been following Kagome around all day. Tis love at first sight, I swear it."

"Damn, I always knew the kid had to be screwed up, you know, being Sesshomaru's kid and all, but to be as delusional as to follow the bitch around?" Inuyasha took a bite of his eggs, "Now that's just sad."

"Hey you mutt, stop talking about my woman that way," yelled Kouga.

"Lady Kaede," came a sweet innocent voice from behind them. Sesshomaru immediately perked up, recognizing his daughters voice, "Lady Kaede, here is the cream for the coffee. Oh, everyone is up, hi daddy."

Sesshomaru nodded his head, "Rin."

Rin smiled, "Hi Uncle Kouga, Uncle Miroku," the girl handed the case of cream to Kaede, "here you go. Kagome said you wanted this and Rin offered to bring it."

"Thank ye child, how is Kagome doing?" asked Kaede while pouring cream into Sesshomaru's coffee.

Inuyasha wasn't sure what to do, had Rin just ignored him? No, that wasn't possible, she was probably just playing with him, he was her favorite Uncle after all.

Rin smiled, "Rin can pour that!" she grabbed the cream and headed over to her Uncle Miroku, "Auntie Kagome's fine, we watched cartoons all morning, and then Rin helped her with laundry and then we met everyone outside to garden," she finished pouring and headed over to Kouga, effectively skipping Inuyasha. "And then after a little bit we came inside and took a shower, and then we came here to help you. Rin has had so much fun today," she finished pouring Kouga's and handed the cream back to Kaede.

"Rin, you skipped your Uncle Inuyasha," said Kaede.

Rin looked back over at Inuyasha, and then at the cream in Kaede's hand, then back over at Inuyasha, "But why do I have to give him any? He's being mean to Auntie Kagome, so why should I be nice to him? Daddy always says 'for each scratch you give me I get an interest of an arm and a leg'. I'm just doing what daddy always does, is that wrong? Is daddy wrong?"

"Of course your dumb ass father is wrong! You're not allowed to do that stuff to me! Why are you even defending that wen-fuck that hurt Sesshomaru!" yelled Inuyasha as he was holding his now bruising head.

"Well maybe you shouldn't be telling my daughter I am wrong about something you imbecile," said Sesshomaru calmly.

Miroku sighed, "Trust Sesshomaru to be angry at Inuyasha for telling Rin that her dear old dad might be wrong about something and not that Inuyasha is teacher her a very colorful vocabulary."

"What the hell did you call my woman?" yelled Kouga.

Miroku took another bite, "And trust Kouga to only catch the part of the conversation pertaining to what he wants to hear."

"I am never wrong Rin," spoke Sesshomaru calmly.

"I cannot believe you threw your fucking plate at me you ass!" yelled Inuyasha across the table.

"Come near my woman again I'll give you a real bruise shit for brains!" yelled Kouga to an already aggravated Inuyasha.

"Kaede, I'm going for a run now," said a very feminine voice. In through the swinging wooden doors stepped in the black haired beauty Rin had been tailing since dawn. Kagome stopped gracefully and looked around the silenced room, "Um, did I walk in on something?"

"Aunt Kagome! Rin has a really big question," the girl came running up and swung her small arms around Kagome's waist. She looked up at the woman, "Do you think you can answer it?"

Kagome laughed, "I can try."

Rin let go of Kagome but kept her eyes focused, "Is daddy ever wrong?"

"Well I should hope so, how boring would life be if he was always right?" answered Kagome, "Why?"

"Well daddy always says that if somebody does something to you or someone you care about you should get them back, only worse," Rin never let her eye's leave Kagome, desperately searching for the answer.

Kagome's voice became serious for the first time since entering the room, "I don't think I'm the best person to ask that question from Rin. Actually, I think you should think about that one on your own."

"Why not? Why can't you tell me?" asked the little girl.

"I'm a rather vengeful person, but…I guess if that revenge will do good for not just you, but others as well, and your not doing it just to be mean then from where I'm standing there isn't all that much wrong with it," Kagome scratched her scalp, questioning whether her logic was coming out right, "but you're just a kid, so for now, maybe revenge isn't the best point of action for you to take."

Rin sat and thought for a moment, "Oh, so Rin should forgive Uncle Inuyasha for being mean to you?"

Kagome just looked at Rin, a little shocked. She then looked at Inuyasha, whose mouth was still pleasantly agape, "Your being mean to your Uncle Inuyasha?"

"Yes, Rin had to try very hard too, it wasn't easy for Rin, no it wasn't," she rubbed her arms as if remembering what horrible things she had done.

"Oh Rin, that's sweet and all but you don't need to be mean to your uncle for my sake, I would much rather you be nice to him. Besides, first thing about revenge you have to think about, who else is this going to affect? Your Uncle Inuyasha could get really mad and take his anger about you not being nice to him on your daddy, you don't want that do you?" she looked at Rin.

Rin shook her head furiously, "No, no, no! Rin loves her daddy very much and wouldn't want Uncle Inuyasha to be mean to him. She loves her Uncle Inuyasha very much too!"

"Then I think you should say sorry to your Uncle Inuyasha," Kagome gave Rin a slight shove in Inuyasha's direction.

Rin immediately took her cue and ran towards her favorite Uncle. Wrapping him in a large huh she spoke, "I'm sorry Uncle Inuyasha, please don't be mad, Rin is sorry."

Inuyasha wasn't sure what to do, he'd never actually been in a situation like this. Looking around the room he found no help whatsoever, that was until he locked gazes with Kagome. She motioned for him to hug Rin back, and he did. Once he did it all seemed to fall in place, with him instinctively knowing what to do. Grabbing Rin he threw the up onto his shoulders, "Ok, I won't take it out on your dad."

Rin laughed, "Uncle Inuyasha!"

"So how about we watch some cartoons together, apparently you like to do that."

Rin, still sitting on top of his shoulders, grabbed her uncle's ears and pulled his head slightly backwards. With his neck tilted back she placed her small hands on his cheeks and put her own face mere inches away from his own, "Alright, but you have to promise to be nicer to Aunt Kagome from now on Uncle Inuyasha."

His eyes looked over at the mouthy maid who was smirking, then back at Rin, "Alright, I'll try, no promises though."

Rin smiled and gave her Uncle an upside-down almost sideways type of hug, "Thank you Uncle Inuyasha!"

"Alright," Inuyasha turned around and walked through the door, with Rin still on his shoulders. They both left the room, leaving all but said mouthy maid and the head maid shocked.

Kaede spared a glance in Kagome's vicinity, "Well, I guess you can go for your run now."

Kagome blinked a few times and tilted her head to the side slightly, "I guess I can," Kagome turned around and headed back through her own swinging door.

Kaede turned towards Sesshomaru, Miroku and Kouga once she knew Kagome was gone. She loved the girl to pieces but there were some things meant only for certain ears, "Sesshomaru, Kouga, Miroku, there are things ye must speak of. The Black Widows are here, this cannot be taken lightly, and I know ye haven't and for that I am proud."

Miroku looked at the ground, "I didn't even sleep last night, god, you know they were just toying with us last night."

Kouga agreed, "Imagine what they could do if they really put their mind to it. Those were CIA specially trained forces. Agents from two buildings over were taken down, not a single one left standing. And the cameras? God, how did they get through that security?"

"Perhaps we should listen to Maten, he is the head of the CIA's department involving the Black Widows, he would know how to stop them," decided Miroku.

Sesshomaru cut in, "Indeed, they are better then originally anticipated though you forget, Maten has yet to stop them. What would make this time any different?"

The room became silent.

"I did not sleep either," was all Sesshomaru said.

"God I must have laid there for hours but all I could think about was what the hell are we going to do?" Kouga slouched in his chair, effectively looking defeated, "What if we can't stop them? What if they manage to find the sword? That sword is the one thing your father entrusted to all of us, and that sword is the one thing I couldn't stand being stolen."

Miroku slouched in his chair as well, looking up at the ceiling. "Do you think he knew?"

Both Sesshomaru and Kouga looked over at Miroku, each with their own questioning look.

Miroku sighed, "Do you think your father knew the Black Widows would want revenge? Do you think that's why he asked us to protect it, because he knew it wasn't the end?"

"I think he did child, which is why he asked ye to look over it after he was gone," it was the first time Kaede had spoken since instigating the meeting. "Ye children forget that I was there when Widow herself came for the sword."

Sesshomaru's eye's locked with Kaede's in an instant while Miroku fell out of his chair. That's right, Kaede was here when the original Widow came. Kouga looked up from the table lazily, "But how is that going to help us?"

Kaede shook her head, "I do not know, for I do not know what ye four need to know, or if I know it. But tis better then going in blind."

Sesshomaru straitened his posture and could feel himself go into business mode, "I'll be damned if a woman, let alone three, get the better of me. We will tighten security on the blade, I don't care if I have to develop a whole new program, they will not get it."

Kouga stood up, "And I'll fix up security as well. Everything is going to be in fucking top physical condition, if not fucking better then before."

Inuyasha walked through the room, already hearing the better part of the conversation, "It's settled then. Kaede cancel work for the next couple of days, we are dedicating ourselves solely to stopping the Black Widows."

Kagome sat leisurely on a wooden bench in the middle of a park while looking up at the clouds, "They've been running themselves ragged for the last week."

A girl with bright red hair in pigtails sat down next to her. She popped her bubble gum and smiled, "I know it, they've been going crazy on their computers as well. If they keep all this activity up I'll be able to decipher where the sword is in no time," Ayame looked up at the clouds as well, befuddled at how something so simple could seem to mesmerize her leader and friend. After a few more moments of silence Ayame decided to speak her mind, "…So how about we mess with Inuyasha a bit more? I don't know why but these four are incredibly fun to screw with, even more so than the others."

Kagome looked at Ayame, a supposed passerby to any onlookers, "Why, do you have something in mind?"

Ayame popped her gum again, "I was just thinking, Inuyasha likes to play with women right?"

Kagome, looked back up at the passing clouds and smiled, "God I love this part."

Inuyasha looked over at the files on his desk. They had put off work for a while and were now trading off duties. Today was his day at the office, and how he loathed the office. He would much rather be at home trying to figure out how to stop the Black Widows with everyone else. He hadn't slept in almost a week, just worrying about what to do.

Inuyasha looked back over at his papers and sighed.

"Aw, poor baby looks tired, don't tell me my little visit has you upset," came a sweet feminine voice.

Inuyasha immediately looked up to see a beautifully skin tight clad woman in black leather standing in his doorway. The leather ensemble fit her perfectly, accenting every curve to the fullest. He felt tike he was looking at a modern day catwoman, she was just so utterly alluring. Her four inch heels rested gracefully against the doorframe as her perfectly sculpted calves were relaxed, being used to the strain of such height. Inuyasha's eye's traveled up her toned thighs which he had the sudden urge to grab, but his gaze continued further. Even through the leather suit you could tell her abs were well worked. Her gloved hands were crossed her around her middle, pushing her breasts up just slightly, but enough to make his mouth run dry. Her raven hair was once again up in another up do he would never be able to name. Her perfect porcelain skin without a mark on it, matched flawlessly with her bright red and glossy lips. But her eye's, he wanted to see her eye's so badly, but they were hidden beneath a black mask.

"Shadow," was all he could manage.

"And here I had the impression you wouldn't remember me," she smirked again.

Something about her, he wasn't sure what it was, but something about the way she was standing, the way she carried herself, that pose against the doorframe, it reminded him of something. He just couldn't place it. Inuyasha pushed his papers aside, "You're rather hard to forget, and that's including your threat."

Shadow uncrossed her arms and moved away from the door, walking over to the plasma TV on the other side of the room, "It wasn't a threat. Threats are more often then not just empty words, I have every intention of holding up my end of the bargain."

She ran her long gloved hands over the screen of the TV. Inuyasha stiffened, she was trying to intimidate him. He'd be damned if he fell for her tricks, "What do you want? You've already made your presence known, you should currently be watching out for Maten."

Shadow turned around and laughed. It sounded so sweet, Inuyasha was having a hard time placing the laugh with the woman, "You're kidding right? Oh, go ahead and call him if you want, I enjoy running circles around him. But the little button attached to the bottom of your desk, the one you've been pushing for about five minutes now, won't do you any good if that's what you're getting at. No security personnel will be up to help you, so stalling won't help you here."

Inuyasha sighed, "So, you're as good as they say."

Shadow smiled and walked over to him, her hips swaying seductively. God he wanted to grab them, he had to stop himself from reaching out to do just that. It was only when she was within reaching distance that the situation fully caught up with him. Still smirking she pulled his leather chair out from his desk and straddled his hips, effectively silencing him. With both of her long legs on either side of him she leaned into his ear and whispered, "No, I'm better."

With that said she placed both hands on his shoulders and pushed upwards, flipping over his head by using him as a spring bored. Once he regained his senses Inuyasha jumped out of his chair and turned around. Behind him stood nothing but an open window and a fifty seven story drop.

Inuyasha turned around and sat back in his chair, "So much for not letting her intimidate me, she's got that one covered."

Hiten slowly dragged himself into the dinning area where his boss sat. Scattered around him was what seemed to be hundreds and hundreds of pieces of papers, along with files galore. He wasn't sure why Inuyasha had been working so hard, or what it was for, and quite frankly he didn't want to know, "Boss?"

Inuyasha looked up at Hiten then back at his work, "What?"

"I know you're busy and all, but I need help with the woman I was telling you about?" said Hiten humbly.

Inuyasha looked up slightly confused, yet still intrigued. Damn, this girl had to be hard core if Hiten was asking for advice. Usually the man would eat his own hand before accepting any type of help. But hell, Inuyasha really didn't have time for woman problems right now, let alone Hiten's. Actually, now that Inuyasha thought about it, women had been one of the furthest things from his own mind. He hadn't even thought about them, well, aside from the Black Widows and the annoying bitch Kagome, nothing else had really stuck. Speaking of which, why was the stupid maid still in his thoughts? I mean, it had been nearly a week since he had seen her last, yet she would randomly show up in is thoughts…and his dreams. Which really wasn't a good thing on his part. He was with Kikyo, not Kagome, yet she was the one making him pant in ecstasy in the middle of the night. The stupid bitch was all he could think about!

"Boss?"

Inuyasha ignored it; he had more important things to debate then his trainer's questions. Really, I mean, it was just so wrong. Ever since the little episode with Rin something had changed, he had seen a different side of her. Instead of the defying woman normally in his way he saw an actual person. The way she had talked to Rin, she was honest and sincere, and then she stuck up for him. She could have just as easily kept Rin mad at him, but she didn't. Why did she do that?

And the dreams, god the dreams! He wasn't sure if he wanted them to stop or not. Oh they would start out innocent enough, maybe she would be standing outside swaying her hips to some invisible music only she could hear and he would spontaneously join her, just waltzing to nothing. She would laugh, he would smile, but they sure as hell didn't end that innocent. Not all of them anyways. Sure, in some it would end that way, with music and candlelight dinners where they would just talk, but some ended a bit …louder. The horrible part was he looked forward to both, in his mind, both were a blessing, something he longed for, completely welcomed in his mind.

Oh, and can't forget Shadow. Ever since she visited him in his office his subconscious was going haywire. She had been in a few dreams as well, though they were slightly different. She would just show up in his office, then he would pull her up onto the desk and the same music they had danced to at the Demon Ball would come from out of nowhere. Then they would dance, just swaying back and forth.

Inuyasha rubbed his temples, why was he having these dreams? He didn't like Kagome did he? No, that was impossible, he had Kikyo. Kikyo could do things Kagome would never be able to do, so why was she such a dominant figure in his subconscious? And Shadow, why the hell was she there? Please say he didn't have some type of feelings for the woman who was attempting to rob him. Oh god, that would just be classic wouldn't it.

No, this was all wrong. He was Inuyasha, on of the most wanted men in the world. He didn't have feelings, especially for women. He didn't like women, they liked him. He didn't have things like crushes, for him they just didn't exist. So really, what the hell was wrong with him?

"Boss? Are you still there?"

Inuyasha finally looked back up, "Hiten, I don't-" but he was cut off by the sound of the door opening. He looked up to see the very maid who had been plaguing his mind step in. In her hands she carried a bronze tray which seemed to be carrying a cup of coffee and cream, along with a few cubes of sugar. After stepping in the room, and closing the door with her heal, she looked up, only to stop in her tracks. Inuyasha saw a scowl cross her face. Was it because of him?

Before he had a chance to say two words, Kagome, in her barely there maid's uniform, walked towards him. Though, he noticed she took the long way, going around the table instead of just directly towards him. He wondered why, all she would have had to do would be to pass Hiten.

"Aw baby, there you are. I've been looking for you everywhere," said Hiten with a grin. Hiten stepped around Inuyasha's chair and tried to grab Kagome's waist, which she easily sidestepped.

Kagome, still caring the tray, walked over to the space Hiten was previously occupying. Holding up the coffeepot she looked at Inuyasha, "Kaede wanted me to bring you some coffee, just tell me when to stop."

Kagome placed the coffee cup in front of him and began to pour, though Inuyasha wasn't sure which to watch. How much coffee Kagome was pouring him, the girl who was pouring the coffee or Hiten's face, "There's fine."

She stopped pouring and placed the coffeepot down, but Hiten interfered again. Again walking over to her he stopped behind her, slipping his arm around her waist and pressing his body up against her backside, "So where have you been?"

Inuyasha felt like punching Hiten, he wasn't sure why but he did. He was about to yell when he saw Kagome roll her eye's. She grabbed the coffee put and tilted is slightly, but enough to pour the hot coffee on the man's hands. Hiten immediately pulled away, cursing the living daylights out of anything hot. Kagome, who Inuyasha saw smile, immediately turned around with the sincerest voice Inuyasha had ever heard, which was odd considering what she said, "Oh Hiten are you ok? I'm sorry, I can't believe I spilled. You should get that looked at just in case. Kaede is in the laundry room, you should tell her what happened, I'm sure she has something special for coffee that was spilled on a guy because he can't take a hint."

Hiten looked up and licked his lips. So this was the girl Hiten had been pinning after, it was his Kagome. Inuyasha contemplated the way Hiten was looking at Kagome and he didn't like it. He wasn't sure why he felt so protective, so territorial, all he knew was that he did, "Maybe you didn't here her Hiten, she told you to leave."

Hiten looked at him like a spoiled little boy who was just told he couldn't have desert. Inuyasha kept up his glare, and Hiten caved. He had never seen Inuyasha look that fierce, maybe it would be best if he stepped down from the race to get Kagome. He was obviously outmatched.

Kagome on the other hand was completely and utterly floored. Why was Inuyasha defending her? She just stared at him, desperately trying to analyze the situation, but came up with nothing. And the way he was glaring at Hiten, god, it even had her a little afraid, and she was freaking Shadow of the Black Widows!

Hiten hurriedly regrouped his thoughts and ran out the door, leaving nothing but silence. As soon as Hiten was gone Inuyasha returned to his work, sorting through various stacks of papers. Kagome just continued to stand there, rooted to her spot, as she still held the coffee pot in her. Inuyasha placed a stack of papers in the finished pile and grabbed another folder. The grandfather clock chimed 1:37 pm. He flipped the folder over and grabbed a highlighter and marked certain segments, blue for needing revising and yellow for keep in the final draft. Kagome had yet to move. The clock chimed 1:38 pm. Inuyasha looked over at his coffee, "Two sugar cubes."

Kagome finally blinked, with the tongs on the tray she reached over and placed two sugar cubes in his coffee. Placing the tongs back down she looked at Inuyasha, "Why did you do that for me?"

Inuyasha looked back over at his coffee, "Because I felt like it."

Kagome smiled as Inuyasha continued to work, he needed to get at least half of this done so he could get back to dealing with the Black Widows, one widow in particular. Kagome reached over and grabbed the cream, pouring it in. Inuyasha watched as it nearly filled the top till he said stop. Kagome did so and stirred it for him, then handed him the drink. Taking the cup out of her hands he looked up at her smiling face, "What?"

She smiled again, "I don't know, I just think that maybe you're not as big of a jackass as I originally thought, that's all. Hell, maybe you even have a sweet side."

Kagome grabbed the tray and placed the remaining items on it, all but the mug in Inuyasha's hand. Still smiling she walked out the door and into the kitchen.

Firevixen73-That was so much fun to write. I hoped everyone like it. So, I'm glad that I can get the real part of the story going now. Yes, Kikyo is still in it, and I'm debating whether to have Hiten fired by Inuyasha or not. Any thoughts about that? I'd appreciate them. And with Shadow and Inuyasha in his office, she wasn't trying to be easy or anything, she was just messing with him so she could have some fun. Cleaning all day is rather boring. My friend actually advised me to put that in. I had already written it, but I wasn't sure whether to put it in or not. So, I had her decide. Well I hoped everyone liked it, and as you can see I got this chapter out way sooner than the last one. Thank you all so much, I love hearing from everyone in their reviews. I don't know where I would be without them. Thanks again, please review! You all are awesome!