Hey my wonderful readers

So wow, I just looked at the stats of my story and I must say, I am a little disappointed, it started off with 1,050 hits in chapter 1, which was the authors note, then went to 461, and is slowly decreasing, chapter 14 had only 75 hits. Which means people are loosing interest in my story, oh well though, I'm glad that all of you guys are continuing to read and I hope the number of people reading starts increasing again. I do enjoy writing this and I know a lot of my readers and especially my reviewers do too, you guys are the BEST, seriously, thanks for sticking with the newbie writer.3

Okay, I've had a request to have Kagome's miko powers in my story. I'm going to poll all of you and majority rules, but if it's too close, they stay out, only because I haven't had them in here thus far, but if you all want her to start kickin ass I'll add them in as creatively as I can. So if you car at all either way, TELL ME BY, not the very next update but, THE NEXT UPDATE, after that and I'll do what I can to keep the majority of you happy, so if it doesn't go your way, sorry.

CourtneyKogaLove: yeah, Kagome has some rough times ahead too. Haha, I'm going to hold you to that you know, the whole paying for his mental institute bills. Oh, and if the check keeps saying it's being paid to me, don't worry, I'm really the mental institute, never mind all my new clothes and stuff. (Wink, wink.)

Abused Abuser: I thought you might like that chapter, I think I'm getting good at this whole 'story writing' thing.

BoredGirl17: this story will never end, it will go on and on and on forever, haha, jk, but it won't end for a while, I still have a lot to tell. And he hasn't seen Rin, and this chapter kind of explains Kagome's reasoning, be it crazy or not. Haha.

WildLatin: we shall soon see if she gets them or not, I didn't put them in because I kind of wanted her to not be able to kick Naraku's ass, but now she can, because she's getting better, and if you all want I'll make her 'discover' them.

Shichinintai's Girl: haha, Inuyasha will continue to get his ass kicked until he admits Kagome is better than him too. (Smiles.)

Last chapter:

"Fine," Sesshomaru sighed, "When is this date?"

"I don't know yet, I'll go ask," Kagome said cheerfully, skipping off in the direction of the kitchen.

Currently:

"Hello? May I speak to Rin please?"

"Hold on for a second. RIN!"

"Yes, ma'am?" Rin said as she came up behind the store manager.

"This young lady would like to speak with you," she informed, walking away.

"Oh, hello, you're the girl that was with the doggie boys right?"

"Hehe, yup, that's me."

"What can I help you with?"

"Well you see…"

"Yes?"

"The older of the two 'doggie boys', his name is Sesshomaru, he's like a big brother to me, and he happens to be single, I just thought that since you seemed nice and all…"

"That I would go on a date with him?"

"Only if you're okay with it, I know it's kind of random, but I just think he need the PERFECT girl, and you seem like it."

"The cute one right?"

"Again, like a brother to me…"

"Okay, so the taller one, with all the cute markings on his face?"

"Yup, that's him."

"I guess I could spare a date with him, is he nice?"

"The nicest, once he gets to know you," Kagome smiled, and so did Rin.

"Okay, so when and where?"

"How about I just give you his number and you give me yours so he can call you or you can call him, sound good?"

"Sure," she squeaked happily as she scribbled down her number on a random piece of paper, and handed Kagome both her number and the other half of the paper. Kagome took a pen from the counter and jotted down Sesshomaru's cell number, which she happened to know by heart in case anything went wrong. "Well, thank you…um…I didn't catch your name…may I ask what it is?" Rin inquired a little embarrassed she hadn't asked sooner.

"I'm Kagome," the girl giggled, she knew she forgot to tell Rin something.

"Well thank you Kagome," Rin smiled sweetly, Kagome knew she'd be the perfect balance to Sesshomaru's emotionlessness.

"No, thank you. Bye Rin, hope to see you around soon!"

"You too, enjoy your pizza."

"Oh crap! I forgot about the pizza! Those darn dogs have probably scarffed it down already, see ya Rin!" Kagome yelled, running back to the table, phone number in hand.

"Hey Kagome, what took you so long?"

"Rin and I were just chatting, did you happen to save me any pizza?"

"No, that fat ass Sesshomaru ate it all."

"I did not."

"Oh, It's alright, I'll just eat when we get back to your house," Kagome smiled, nothing could bring her mood down.

"I was just kidding Kags, of course we saved you some!" Inuyasha told her as he shoved a plate of pizza at her, seeing her eyes light up even more he knew how hungry she was and was glad he didn't just eat it like he planned to earlier.

"Thanks guys," she said through a mouthful of food, "Oh, by the way," she chocked out while swallowing, "I got Rin's number for you Sesshy," she handed him the piece of paper with a big grin on her round face. It was then that Inuyasha really noticed the change in the girl, her saddened eyes were now shining brightly with pure joy, her cheeks were rosy, and her bruises were slowly dissipating, he wished she would stay like this forever, but knew it was impossible, she would have to go home in 5 days, whether he liked it or not, Sesshomaru had been working hard to get her out ASAP, but it was a long process since he had no proof of the abuse because Kagome would not let him take pictures of her bruises, and she would not testify, truth was, she was terrified to leave, Naraku could come at any time, and he would kill them all, all her friends, anyone she was close to, or even looked at would be dead. She knew it would happen, which was why she was hesitant to come back to the Takahashi's, she didn't want to get too close to them for fear of them being hurt, it would be all her fault, she would have to go home in five days, but at least she would have this weeks memories, other than the night as the part, to keep her happy through it all. But did she deserve to be happy? She didn't know. She had killed her baby brother and her mother, everyone said it was not her fault, but she knew it was, she should have been on time, even if her dad was going to kill them anyways, she could have been there to help them get out, instead she just got in the way, her mother died protecting her and Souta, Souta died because she was weak, it was all her fault, and she was not going to let more people she loved die for her foolishness. She knew that staying with the Takahashi's for another couple days would not hurt, her father was probably out at some bar getting drunk and fucking everything that walked, so she decided she would spend the rest of her time there, after all, it was her 'big brother' and the man she loved that she was living with for the time being, nothing could go wrong. Kagome smiled at the thought as she continued devouring her pizza, when she was finally done, the trio left the pizza joint and headed home, Kagome was exhausted, too tired to even stay to play a round of her favorite game, DDR (AN: for all you that don't know what that is, it's Dance Dance Revolution). The gentle bumps in the road on the way 'home' lulled Kagome to sleep, her head on Inuyasha's lap (An: not like that perverts, she laid down across the back seat), her frail body curled into a ball as Inuyasha absentmindedly stroked her curly black locks. When they got home Inuyasha carried her sleeping form upstairs to his room, he didn't want her to have a nightmare again and wake up alone, he gently tucked her in and laid in the spot next to her, listening to the steady rhythm of her breathing and examining her perfect face, other than the bruises, but her color was returning and she looked fairly healthy now, he smiled slightly as he kissed her forehead and slowly drifted to sleep himself.

6 AM:

"Time to get up Inu. We don't want to be late for school now do we?"

"And if I do?" he grumbled.

"You don't," she grinned.

"And why not?" he asked, still half asleep., but not failing to notice her smile slowly dissipate.

"Because I can't be late," she said quietly, it took him a minute to realize what she meant, if she was late, the office would call home, so he grumpily got up and started getting ready. As Inuyasha dragged himself across the floor to his shower Kagome went downstairs to make breakfast, she cooked what she normally did, making sure it was still warm as the two brothers trudged down the stairs and smiled happily as she passed each a plate.

"Aren't you going to eat Kagome?" Inuyasha asked as she headed upstairs.

"Oh, no, I'm not that hungry," she smiled awkwardly.

"You're eating too," Sesshomaru demanded, patting the seat next to him and shoveling half the food off his plate onto hers.

"Oh, no, really, I'm fine," she started up the stairs again when she felt someone grab her from behind, she breathed in the scent of pine trees and smiled slightly in bliss, until she remembered that he wanted her to eat, she just never ate breakfast, not since she was little, it never turned out well, "Inuyasha! Put me down this instant!" she yelled as he carried her to the table and plopped her down in the seat in between Sesshomaru and himself.

"Fine, but while you're here you might as well eat," he smirked at her, she glared back and stuck out her tongue as she began taking little bites of food. About 15 minutes later the two teens rose from the table and began getting ready for school, Sesshomaru stayed behind to put the dishes in the sink to make life easier for the maid. "Kagome?" Inuyasha asked from inside his room, she was in the shower.

Inuyasha heard a faint "Yes?" called over the pounding droplets from the shower head.

"Have you seen my white wife-beater?"

"…maybe…"

"What'd you do with it? I was going to wear it today."

"You won't want to now," she sighed as she turned off the water, knowing he could hear her clearly.

"Why not?"

"Because I said you won't."

"Why'd you say that?"

"You'll see."

"Show me."

"Fine," she stated, walking out of the bathroom dressed in only a towel, her onyx curls framing her face beautifully, water droplets slowly fell from the tresses and Inuyasha watched one as it traveled down her neck, to her collar bone, down her chest and over part of her perfect mounds before disappearing into the soft white towel she wore to cover herself, his mouth went dry. The next thing she did would have surely sent him crazy if he hadn't turned around just before she bent over slightly to pick something up, (AN: no, the towel is not that short, it covers below her booty. :D) her perfect curves outlined by the thick, fluffy fabric, "Sorry," she shrugged as she threw the shrunken tank at the back of the boys head, catching him completely off guard.

"What happened?" he asked, examining his undershirt, "It looks like it would fit you now."

"I tried to wash the stains off it, and it kind of shrunk…" she laughed nervously.

"…" he sighed slightly before throwing the shirt back at her, "It doesn't matter, I have more. Maybe you can wear that one day when your bruises…hey, what happened to them? I can barely even tell they're there!"

"Oh, well Suikotsu gave me some ointment stuff, he said they'd be gone by today…I guess he was right," she grinned happily.

"Yeah, who knows, maybe you can stop wearing long sleeves by tomorrow," he smiled back, glad for the progression she has been making.

"I think I might," she grinned, grabbing her clothes from the drawer Inuyasha had given her (AN: that's right, she has her own drawer.) She pulled out a hot pink T that said 'SMILE' in big, sparkly, black letters, and a black long sleeve undershirt, with some dark wash baggy jeans, and of course her hot pink bra and undies set. She returned to the bathroom where she got dressed, she didn't do much with her hair, just left it curly, adding some de-frizzing serum to they would be more defined and pretty. When she walked out about 10 minutes later Inuyasha had already gone downstairs to wait in the car for her. She quickly grabbed her black converse, some black socks, and her black backpack and rushed out the door, making sure her make-up bag was still in her backpack as she ran out the door. Inuyasha was waiting for her by the curb and when he saw her leaned over and opened the passenger side door, buckling himself in as she ducked in. After buckling up herself she put down the car's sun visor and put on her make up using the mirror on it, then proceeded in putting on her shoes. As Kagome tied the laces on her last shoe the two pulled up into the schools parking lot and they both got out of the car and headed towards the school, just as the first warning bell rung. Kagome and Inuyasha were walking to their first period when someone came up behind Kagome and grabbed her ass, "MIROKU!" she yelled, turning to slap the boy, but to her surprise it wasn't him, "K…Koga?"

"In the flesh," he said with a grin like the Cheshire Cat.

"Hey, wolf-boy, what are you doing?" Inuyasha seethed.

"Just saying hi to MY woman. Got a problem with it?"

"Actually I do, she ain't your woman."

"And I suppose you think she's yours don't you dog-breath?"

"Um…don't I have a say in this?" Kagome asked quietly.

"Huh?" both boys said in unison, turning their heads in the direction they heard the small voice come from.

"I was just wondering if I had a say in all this…" she asked again, blushing a little in embarrassment.

"Of course you…"

"Don't," Koga finished for Inuyasha, even though that's not was he was going to say, "You are my woman, and I know dog-shit over here has brainwashed you into thinking I'm a bad person, can't you just give me a chance?" 'I've got her now, she won't be able to say no to that.'

"No, I can't," she said, walking off with Inuyasha, leaving a very confused and angry yokai behind. As they rounded the corner Inuyasha quickly pulled Kagome into the dark stairwell, "What is it Inuyasha?" she asked, only to have her mouth covered by his hand and a sharp shh emit from his mouth. He kept his hand there as a group of three girls walked by, there names were Kikyo, Kaugra and Kanna.

"Hey Kikyo, what are you going to do about Inuyasha?" Kaugra asked, swishing her fan around at her side, disturbing the wind flow, she could pick up Inuyasha's aura and didn't want Kanna telling on his and the girl he was with, Kaugra wasn't all that bad, she just hung out with the wrong crowd, thanks to her big sister (AN: you should all know that's Kanna.) Kanna hated Inuyasha and Kagome because their boss, Naraku, did, and so did his mistress Kikyo; Kaugra, on the other hand, liked the pair, even if they were always fighting, she always thought they'd make the perfect match, and now it seemed that they were finally together. She smiled slightly in amusement as Kikyo rambled on about her plans, she wasn't really paying attention to her, she just had to distract the pair of idiots.

"So what do you think?" Kikyo asked the wind sorceress.

"Great plan Kikyo, tell me if I can help in any way," she said boredly.

"I will," she smiled maliciously, "Oh, I will."

"Kaugra," Kanna said quietly as Kikyo walked away.

"Yes?"

"I know they were there. You seem to forget about my mirror," she said nonchalantly.

"Please don't tell," Kaugra begged the shorter girl quietly.

"I shall not. But don't screw up again, you know what Naraku will do if we disobey him or his slut," she said quietly, walking away. 'Damn you Naraku…I won't let you get my little sister…'

Back with Kags and Inu:

"Inuyasha?"

"Yeah, I heard."

"What do we do?"

"We wait," silence, "Hey Kags?"

"Hm?"

"We're leaving."

"What? Not again, I can't fall behind in school!"

"Today's the last day, promise."

"Fine, but my dad better not get a call home."

"Then we need to hurry before the bell rings," he said, scooping her up in his arm, earning a squeak of surprise, and dashing through the almost empty halls to the main office.

"Leaving again Mr. Takahashi?"

"Last time this week, I swear," he said, crossing his heart, but what the secretary failed to notice was his fingers crossed behind his back.

"Fine," she sighed, looking behind him at the girl he just set down, "And who is this? Will she be going too?"

"Her name is Kagome Higurashi, and yes, she will, but I need for you to NOT call her home, promise me, or I swear I will sue this school so bad that the entire faculty including you will have to live in the same small box on the street."

"That serious aye? I will not. Now leave, before anyone else sees you two," she said, rushing them out the door.

okay, so that chapter was kind of all over the place, but i so many thoughts and so little time, so sorry about that. Keep reading! :D