A/N- I'm changing Souta's age to 4. Kohaku is also going to be 4. Sango and Kohaku live alone, their parents are dead. When Sango is at school, Kohaku is at a daycare center. Yes, instant messaging will be incorporated into this fanfiction. InuYasha and Kagome go to different schools, just so you know. Kouga and Miroku go to Kagome's school, and are friends with her. Miroku is still a pervert, Kouga is still an arrogant full demon. Any questions, don't hesitate to ask.

Chapter 2

InuYasha stopped crying abruptly as he heard Kagome enter the forest. His ears twitched as Kagome stepped on a branch. A million thoughts were running through the young hanyou's mind. Who was it? Why were they here? How had they found his hiding place? InuYasha stood up, and prepared himself for a fight. He was shocked, however, when Kagome entered the clearing. InuYasha just stared at her. Kagome gave a nervous smile.

"Were you crying earlier?"

InuYasha kept all emotion away from his face.

"No."

Kagome cleared her throat. "Oh, um… was anyone crying?"

"No."
Kagome nodded. She obviously wasn't going to get anymore information from him. "I'll see you later, then."

"No you won't", InuYasha said. Kagome blinked.

"I know…"

"So why did you say it?"

"It's a figure of speech…"

"A stupid one."

Kagome held back the urge to scream at the boy. Instead, she waved goodbye and left. It was strange. Kagome didn't even know this boy, yet there was something about him… something that made her want to see him again…

She shook her head as she entered her house, a smile appearing on her face as small hands wrapped themselves around her legs.

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InuYasha waited until Kagome had left the forest before starting towards his own house. Stupid girl, poking her nose into other people's business… but something about her comforted him. She hadn't screamed when she saw his ears. And InuYasha knew Kagome had seen his ears. He had seen her eyes flick upwards when she had found him. Kagome hadn't mocked him when she saw he was a half demon. InuYasha sighed. Who was that girl? And why did he want to see her again?

A car beep jerked InuYasha out of his thoughts. "Brother."

Ugh. That voice. InuYasha turned around to face his brother. "What do you want, Sesshomaru?"

"I was going to offer you a lift home. Rin wants to see her grandmother."

"Yeah, I bet if Rin wanted to murder someone, you'd let her", InuYasha muttered under his breath.

"What was that, InuYasha?" Sesshomaru asked as he pulled away from the curb.

"Oh, don't act like you didn't hear me", InuYasha said. Sesshomaru raised an eyebrow in response.

"I want an ice cream!" came a small voice from the back seat. As Sesshomaru attempted to talk Rin out of the ice cream, InuYasha let his mind wander back to the girl from the woods. Who was she?

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Kagome walked into her room, dropping her bag onto her bed as sat down at her desk. "Ugh! Who was he?" Kagome muttered to herself, resting her head on her arms. He looked so familiar. Why did she feel like she knew him? Sighing, Kagome looked up at her computer. A small beep signaled the arrival of a new instant message. Kagome smiled as she clicked on the box.

Demon-Slayer: Hey Kagome. What's up?

Priestess-In-Training: Hey Sango. Not a lot. I have the biggest news to tell you.

Demon-Slayer: Hold on, let me call Ayame and we'll go three-way.

After about five minutes, Kagome's phone rang.

"Hello?"

"Hey loser!" came Ayame's cheerful voice. Kagome laughed.

"Hey Ayame."

"What's the news?" Sango's voice entered the conversation.

"Well, you know the forest around my house?" Kagome asked.

"Yeah…" Sango said slowly.

"No", Ayame said.

"Yes you do, Ayame."

"Oh, that forest. Continue, Kags."

"How many forests have you seen around my house, Ayame?" Kagome asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Shush! Just continue."

Sango giggled on the other line. Kagome shook her head at her friends, and continued.

"I was walking past the forest this afternoon, and I heard someone crying. So, naturally I went to have a look. And when I found someone, they said they hadn't been crying."

"Who was it?" Sango asked.

"Yeah, do we know them?" Ayame added.

"I bet it was Miroku", Sango said, "Trying to get Kagome to bear his child."

Kagome laughed. "No, it wasn't Miroku. He was a hanyou."

There was silence from her friends. Finally, Sango spoke.

"You witnessed a hanyou crying?"

"No, I told you. He said he hadn't been crying. Then I asked if he'd seen anyone else crying, and he said no. He was impossible! Honestly, I wanted to strangle him!"

"What did he look like? Was he cute?"

"Is that all you think about, Ayame?" Sango asked.

"Basically. Answer the question, Kags."

Kagome thought for a moment. "He wasn't bad looking, I guess. But… he didn't seem to want me there. When I found him, he looked like he was getting ready for a fight."

"You didn't tell me what he looked like!" Ayame protested. Kagome rolled her eyes.

"Silver hair, amber eyes… kind of tall. White dog ears…"

Ayame gasped. Sango sighed.

"Do you know him, Ayame?" Kagome asked, blinking.

"Honestly, Kagome, don't you watch the news?" Sango asked.

"No…"

"Read newspapers?"

"Only the comics."

"Well, the silver hair and amber eyes make it sound like InuYasha."

"Takahashi?"

"How many InuYasha's do you know?"

"None."

"Exactly. So it might have been him. Look, I have to go. Kohaku needs to get to bed. I'll see you tomorrow at school, Kags."

Kagome said goodbye to her friends, and hung up, sighing. She would give anything just to see him one more time… just to speak to him…