Again and Alas I do not own Inuyasha, nor songs used in chapters...

The rest of the press conference had blown by in a blur of more stupid questions and Kagomes silly personality. She had posed for a couple pictures in front of a red back drop. The normal girlie poses of hand on her right hip, left knee popped out, and head tilted to the side. She changed it up here and there until Sango stood in the way of the cameras and called an end to it. Kagome made her way to Inuyasha who placed a hand on the small of her back as Miroku held open the double door they previously entered. Once she made her way through the door, e dropped his hand and lead the way to the car waiting in the back to take her to another hotel room. All info had come over his ear piece moments before the press conference had ended. Sango was there seconds later beside Miroku as the headed out to the car. Inuyasha held the door open as Sango and Kagome climbed in. Nodding to Miroku who climbed up front of the black car, Inuyasha slid into the back seat with the girls. Settling into the leather seat beside Sango.

Flashing lights followed them out as the few reporters who dared to follow ran around the back end. Anything to catch an extra picture of the pop star. Thank goodness for heavily tinted windows. Across from him Kagome stretched and bent over to unhook her heels, letting off a soft sigh as they slipped off her feet.

"The nerve to bring up Kikyo." Sango growled clenching her fists on her skirt. Kagome smiled as she leaned her head back against the seat and closed her eyes.

"Oh dont worry about it Sango, i think i handled it pretty well."

"Well?" Sango asked raising her eyebrow as she studied Kagome. Said girl nodded, still not opening her eyes. "Of course you did, the press will have a field day with that story!"

"Probably the only truth to thaat story is that shes spreading something other than her legs... wait never mind. She's still spreading those." Sango and Inuyasha chuckled. Sango turned to him and patted his shoulder.

"Sorry they dragged you into that Inuyasha. Im sure youre well aware the line of work all this is." Inuyasha nodded as he unbuttoned the top button of his shirt. "Anyhow this is Kagome. I know yall exchanged names already but now you dont have to worry about the rush of getting to places on time." Kagome laughed and sat up straight. He watched as she brought her legs into a criss cross position into the seat, her eyes alive with laughter.

"Dont listen to her, AGAIN. Were always in a rush to some where! Meetings, signings, confrences, its always something!" With a dramatic sigh she flung herself across the seat. "I never have time to myself!" With an unlady like snort Sango laughed and Kagome peeked out from under her arm. Inuyasha could see a small smile play on her lips.

"Dont let her fool you Inuyasha. Please Kagome tell him why your other guard quit!" With a triumphant look Sango crossed her arms over her chest and waited. Kagome let out a nervous chuckle as she sat up, rubbing the back of her head. He raised an eyebrow in question. Composing herself she brought her hand in front of her and touched her pointer fingers together and apart, over and over again, concentrating on her fingers.

"He was boring and wasnt any fun and i wanted to go have fun." Sango shook her head laughing and looked over at Inuyasha.

"This seemingly innocent looking girl ditched the specially trained guard. A guard with 7 years training in special forces, managed to lose her."

Now both his eyebrows rose. Oh yeah he was definetly going to have to be on his toes with this one. Kikyo hadnt been a challange at all, shed been a rather bore. She followed everything to a script and didnt joke around or have fun. She was always in bed by a certain time, awake by a certain time, ate at a certain time, by george the girl even took a bath at a certain time. Wait a moment did he just say by george? Shaing his head to clear his thoughts he studied Kagome Higurashi a little more. He could practically sense her free spirit vibrating off of her in waves. She seemed so innocent. So sweet natured, and yet so dangerous at the same time.

As he watched her laugh with Sango something stirred in the pit of his stomach. He wasnt hungry, he'd eaten a bowl of ramen before arriving at the hotel. This was a feeling... deep in his gut that told him to protect her. Not like a job, not as her personal body guard. But something much more than that. And it bothered him. He was a man of cold heart, a man with little ties. Another thing that made him so good at his job. He never got attached. He fufilled his contract and moved onto the next one. Great just what had he gotten himself into. He swipped his hand over his face and caught both women staring at him.

"What?" He blinked looking between the two. Kagome giggled as Sango shook her head but a smile graced her lips.

"Are you ready to head back to the hotel? Weve got a long day ahead of us tomorrow." Sango spoke as she pulled her blackberry out and over looked the schedule. "Kagomes got some fittings early in the morning for her outfits for the concert, stage prep and setup as well, then shell have hair and makeup and her first concert of her tour will start tomorrow night as well." After looking at that she pocketed her blackberry a smiled a sad smile this time. "It might not seem like much but itll be very busy tomorrow so were gonna all met in Kagomes suite and grab a bite to eat before bed."

"Sounds fine to me."

"Good, well have Shippo run and get you a blackberry so we can sink our schedules, that way i dont have to relay everything to you all the time and annoy you."

"You already annoy me." He added at which she kicked him in the ankle. KAgome laughed as Inuyasha howled, "damn it woman!"

"Dont test me Inuyasha..." She growled and he sunk closer to the door.

Note to self; dont piss off Sango.

The car came to a stop outside a massivly tall hotel. As the sun began to set the beautful pink and purple colors danced along the side of the building. It was breathtakingly beautiful, one of the most visited hotels in the city. He should have known that theyd be hauled up here. The two front doors opened and a moment later Miroku opened his door. He slid out with ease and waited as Sango exited next to confirm the reservation, Kagome a moment behind. Miroku and Inuyasha flanked her. With quick and efficent movements they made their way to the elevator, Sango a moment behind with the key cards.

"Miroku..." Sango mumbled, her eyes looking up as the numbers changed in time with the floors.

"Yesss?"

"If you dont remove your hand from my ass in the next few seconds i will not hesitate to throw you off a balcony." Kagome held her sides in laughter as Inuyasha smirked, watching Miroku visibly pale and remove his hand. All three also noticed how when the elevator stopped Miroku was the last to get off.

A slide of the keycard had them all entering a massively large penthouse suite. A few feet from the door and down some stairs sat a white grand piano, behind it opened into what he would think was a sitting room. Rounded gray cushioned chairs sat in a circle around a glass coffee table. Beyond that was the glass wall that looked out over the city. Continuing on it the suite from the sitting area he came in contact with the living room and kitchen. The open floor plan had them meddling together with a huge U shapped white sectional seeming to seperate the two rooms. In front of the sectional was a stoned wall that held a fire place, atop the mantel was a huge flat screen tv. Next to the stoned wall was a sliding glass door that led out to the balcony pool. Shaking his head he followed the crew back towards what he assumed was the bed rooms. He watched as Kagome opened one door and turned to him pointing to a white door closest to the living room. Inuyasha liked that, to get to the girls room they would have to go by his room first.

"Yours and Mirokus room is here, theres two queen size bed in here. Dont worry Inuyasha im not that cruel to make you share a bed with Miroku." He heard Kagome bark a laugh from the room she entered and Miroku had a fake hurt look to his face.

"Why Sango i am offended."

"Save it lech." Sango dead panned. Miroku gulped and nodded. Inuyasha shook his head. "Room service will be up in a few with out tray of cheeseburgers and fries and drinks." At the raised eyebrow Sango gave him a small smile. "Kagome has a weird tradition, thats the first meal in every hotel we stay at." He nodded in understanding and walked into his room to deposit his duffle bag a bell boy had dropped off moments ago. Miroku followed once Sango went into the girls room. Without hesitation he pulled his tie loose and flung it on the bed, kicking his shoes off as well.

"Now we have a few moments of relaxing. You can get out of those close Yash."

"Honestly i think im going to take a shower." Miroku nodded as he sat on the edge of his bed, removing his button up.

"Im glad to be working with you Inuyasha. And never been more thankful for Kagome scaring the other guy off."

"Is she really that big of a handful?" He asked following Mirokus lead and removing his button up. Miroku gave him a grin.

"She likes to keep us on our toes but i wouldnt trade this job for anything." Tossing his discarded shirt onto his suitcase at the foot of his bed he looked at Inuyasha. "How was it guarding the best known slut in all of america?" Inuyasha shook his head but smiled falling back onto the fluffy mattress.

"Just like you assume it would be. Slutty. The woman dressed like a whore and slept with her whole security team, im pretty sure her and her manager had a fling going as well."

"Did she sleep with you?" Miroku asked wiggling his eyebrows. Inuyasha glared at him

"I dont sleep with my job." Miroku laughed and stood grabbing a pair of basketball shorts from his suitcase he headed into the bathroom, coming out a moment later changed.

"Go take a shower, food will be here soon and as Sango said we have a day ahead of us tomorrow. Come out when youre ready." Inuyasha nodded and headed into the ajoined bathroom as Miroku left the room.

Turning on the shower head full blast he undressed as the room began to fill with steam. Showers always seemed to clear his head up. He could stay in here until the water ran cold. He was built for this job of protecting and guarding. He was certain it was the only job he was good for. Many demons still turned their nose to a half demon such as him self. For the longest time his older brother had as well. At any family gathering Shessomaru did not hesitate to call him a half breed. After middle school Inuyasha had accepted the name and learned to live with it. It wasnt until high school that he made friends. Sango and Miroku didnt judge him. They went along with his attitude the first few weeks of high school until slowly the rude remarks became fewer and fewer to come by. He didnt see the world in a different light, no it was still the same. He just saw it a tad bit brighter now.

After high school theyd all gone to college. Both him and Miroku had taken criminal course classes as well as joined a gym. Fighting was a natural thing to him. He was quick and ruthless when he needed to be, and was even trained in hostage negotiations. He could out talk a criminal in a matter of moments. And yet... he had been completely stunned when she had stepped out of that black car. He had never seen anyone so beautiful in all his life. Yet then again he hadnt really paid much attention to girls. More focused on his career and earning money than anything else. Sure he had a one night stand here and there but only long enough for them to be gone the next morning. He couldnt recall anybodys name.

Shaking off that knotted feeling in the pit of his stomach he shut off the water and stepped out of the shower, wrapping a fluffy white towel around his waist. Music reached his ears and he quickly towel dried his hair. In a matter of moments he was dressed in loose gray sweats and a black muscle shirt. Steppng out of the room he took in everthing. Sango and Miroku sat on the kitchen counter a burger in hand fries in the other. The huge white sectional had been pushed aside. Inuyasha watched as Kagome danced and moved to the song vibrating through the speakers as he headed to the counter and jumped up beside Sango who passed him a cheeseburger in a welcome gesture.

"What is she doing?" He asked before taking a huge bite, my gosh these were delicious.

"Practing a dance number for her song Work from home." Sango answered after swallowing her bite of food. Dressed in short black yoga shorts and a black tank top Kagome moved her body as if there was no trouble what so ever. He watched her roll her hips and snap her head side to side, hair fanning out around her face as she did so. Each time her left foot made contact with the floor her head would snap to the right or left. She reached the mike stand infront of her grabbed the top and dropped down low, bounced for two counts before popping back up again. If Kikyo had done that he would hav considered that slutty, but something about the vibe around Kagome didnt scream that at all.

The music ended and Inuyasha watched her gasp to catch her breath, running her hand through her hair to get it out of her face. "How was that?" She gulped coming up to them when Sango offered a bottle water.

"I dont think you need to practice, youve got that dance on point." Kagome nodded as she gulped down half the bottle water.

"Im gonna go out on the balcony and work out an hour before calling it a night." Kagome advised. Inuyasha pushed off the counter.

"Ill join you." She smiled at him and nodded. Sango and Miroku nodded as well before they began to clean up the cheesburgers. Stepping out of the sliding door Inuyasha noticed the workout equipment across from the pool under a huge gazebo. He watched Kagome make her way to the tredmill before he took over the weights. She quickly set a good pace as he added some weights to lift.

"So what made you join security?" Kagome asked. Inuyasha shrugged.

"Kinda something ive always wanted to do. Im good at beating people to a pulp when it calls for it." She grinned wide and shook her head. "What made you do singing?" He asked as he lifted up on the weights, letting his breath out when he brought them down.

"My daddy taught me guitar at a very young age, music stuck to me. I wrote my own songs all through middle school. My freshman year i tried out for a talent show when a talent scout was there, the rest is kinda history. Ive been slowly making a name for myself." He grunted his response as he pushed the weights up over his head again.

"Do you enjoy it?"

"Singing?" She asked with a questioning look on her face he nodded, "I love it, it kinda like a release you know. If i get mad or sad or happy i pick up my guitar and write or sing. Sometimes id like to step down, long after ive established a name for myself that my future children could be proud of."

"Children?" He asked the air leaving his lungs and the weights dropped with a loud clang. Somehow thre thought of her having children with someone knocked the air out of him. Children with another guy besides him was a big no. He caught his breath as that thought whirled around his head, he just met her. He had just met her and here he was thinking of her having his kids one day. Oh dear kami snap out of it. Shaking his head he caught her slowing down on the tredmill before hopping off the side and moving over to lay on the leg press. He watched her push up and down breathing correctly when she needed to.

"One day ill have some, but not anytime soon." She smiled at him before concentrating back on her workout. He nodded somewhat coming out of his daze. "What about you?" She asked. He shrugged his shoulders.

"Never really thought about it honestly." He answered getting back into the workout, "I dont know if kids would fit into the line of work i do. Im either always travelling or just gone for long periods of the day. It wouldnt be fair in my opinion to do that to a child. Theyd grow up to hate me."

"I dont think they would." He stared at her as she spoke, letting the weights cling quietly behind him, "I think when the time comes and you have the right girl youll know what to do. Youll be ready to make a slight change in your career to watch your children grow." With a grunt she moved off the leg press turning to face him as she wiped the sweat off her forehead. "And even if you didnt make a slight career change i think theyd still idolize you,not many fathers could say they get paid to beat up bad people." She smiled a bright smile at him and stood. "Im going to go take a shower and climb in bed before its time to do all the shit Sango has lined up. Thanks for working out with me!" With a wave she was back inside the suite and Inuyasha was left contemplating the words she had just spoke.

Something about this girl rocked something deep inside of him awake. He had never in his life contemplated kids before or a career change. Yet he suddenly found himself picturing it all. He could see a little boy on his shoulders as they strolled through a park, grabbing his ears and pointing at everything.

And beside him, with that same soft smile, he could see Kagome. Tucked safely in her arms was a pink blanket.

What... The... Fuck...

He had to call his mother.