AN: Hello hello. I'm sorry about the delay (again) but my computer has a virius and works every so often. And I happen to be in Florida right now, the computer came late and the friggin monitor broke. Let's not forget that there's also the fact that I'm having some problems with this guy I know, Mike. He's cute. He's cool. He's funny. He's smart. He's a pervert. Match made in heaven! But you know how even if you're good friends with a guy, as soon as you figure out you like him like him, it's pretty damn hard to tell them that. It's the fact that he's a boy and you're worried your relationship will be ruined (even if there's little chance you'll ever see him again...) and there's the whole fear of rejection thing... Let's just say its all downhill from here -- Don't you love that song? Even though the lead siger sounds like a little bitch with the way he sings... Oh shit, getting off track! You know, I have a lot of logic for a 13 year old girl... Anyway, I told him I liked him and... well... I'd rather not say what happened, but even if he like me too it's not like I can go out with him, 'No dating til you're sixteen!' sigh Parents suck sometimes.

Inu-chan: Now I know the Author's Note is gonna be longer than the chapter.

Juicy: glare And now I know you really don't care about HnA's feelings.

Inu-chan: I had no idea you did.

Juicy: Well, obviously I do! She's got a bad case of the love bug and you're just showing her the really BAD side effects from it! Ignorance! Rejection! No-God-damn-care for her feelings!

J-Boi: I think you're right, Juicy.

HnA: HOLD UP! WHO THE HELL SAID I WAS IN LOVE?

J-Boi: But's she's right, Ruby knows, too. Otherwise she probably WOULD be mad.

HnA: 0o0 What the hell-? Inu-chan is being mean toward my feelings, Juicy is talking about how worng she is for it, and Pimp J-Boi is over here acting like the Dr. Phil of love! Oh God, I gotta lay down! falls on a couch

Inu-chan: You see what you did!

Juicy: ME? It's you, ya little stiff bitch!

Inu-chan: Stiff!

Juicy: Worse than stiff! You act like you've got a damn stick shoved up your ass!

J-Boi: blinks a few times Unbelievable. Well, I guess I'll be writing this chapter, huh? The author's out of commission (emotionally anyway...) and the other two muses are trying to kill each other.

And I'd also like to same I'm sorry about the last two chapters with Miroku and Sango situation, everything went by way too fast, but I'm not sure what to do about it... Oh well, J-Boi'll find a way to work with it

J-Boi: mumbles Oh give the guy all the work.

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Scars
By J-Boi
Daddy

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"Where the hell-?" Inuyasha blinked as his eyes adjusted to the light in the room. "Where the hell am I?"

"At Sango's house." He looked up to see Kagome staring at him with a lifeless stare.

"Uh... What's wrong?" He saw a hint of an emotion flash in her eyes before she looked away, a light frown on her face.

"Nothing."

"You're lying."

"How would you know?" She was staring at him again, this time her eyes were narrowed in suspicion.

"Because I know you."

She clenched her jaw and began watching the soft rain outside the bedroom window, "Really?"

Inuyasha opened his mouth then closed it again, making a nice imitation of a fish. After closing it for the tenth time, he gave up, at a loss for words.

"What's wrong?" He tried again.

"I told you. Nothing." Her gaze was still focused on the rain.

He sighed and closed his eyes, "Whatever."

An uncomfortable silence grew over them and Kagome laid her head down onto desk in Sango's room before closing her eyes tightly.

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Sango watched a spot on the floor before looking up at Miroku, "What?"

"What what?" He asked with a smile.

"What what?" Sango's face showed her confusion. "What?"

"Exactly." Miroku said with a grin before resting his cheek on his hand and staring at her again.

"Okay, all you've been doing is staring at me like some nut case!" She averted her gaze again, her cheeks red from the intensity of his look.

"No, I haven't."

Sango's eyes were suddenly filled with hunger as she was watched Miroku intently.

"Er... What are you doing?" He asked as he shifted uncomfortably.

"Doing exactly what you're doing! It's freaking me out!"

"Oh... sorry."

"Forgiven. Now tell me," She narrowed her eyes determinedly. "Why the hell are you doing that?"

"Why are you using profane words?" He asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Because I can. Now answer the damn question and stop trying to change the subject."

He let out a heavy sigh and closed his eyes. "Can't I watch the woman I love?"

She sat there speechless and her eyes began to soften as she watched him but then she heard something in the back of her head.

He's lying...

No he's not! She silently screamed at the voice. But not all that sure herself she glanced at him nervously and asked, "Do you really?"

"What?"

"Love me? Do you really love me?"

"Of course I do!" His eyebrows furrowed and he stared straight into her eyes, "I wouldn't say something like that if I didn't mean it!"

"Oh... How long?"

"Since I first met you."

Sango really doubted that. "I hit you with a baseball bat... Eight times."

"Ten actually, when you first pulled it out the end hit me and when you swung around while your mother was screaming at you, the bat connected with my face yet again."

"Sorry..."

"It's ok, you were a violent child."

"I was 13, hardly a child."

"Okay, a very developed teenager." Miroku grinned.

"That's exactly why I hit you with that bat," Sango huffed and turned away from him.

"Your muscles were also very developed."

She gave him a glare, "They still are."

"Heh, I know."

They fell into a somewhat comfortable silence and then Sango asked, "Even after what happened in tenth grade?"

Miroku stiffened and then when he noticed Sango's worried look, he relaxed again with a sigh, "Of course, there was just a... misunderstanding."

"I guess you're right."

"I'm always right."

"More like never."

"Always!"

Sango was about to say something but they heard the doorbell and she jumped up to answer it.

"Uh... Hello?" She saw an unfamiliar man at her door and gave him a strange look.

"Excuse me," He said with a small smile. "But do you know Kagome Higurashi?"

"Yeah." She noticed the look of hope in his eyes and asked, "Do you want to come in? She's upstairs actually."

"Thank you." He stepped in and she led him towards the living room. "Miroku?"

"Yeah?" He answered from the kitchen.

"Could stay down here while I get Kagome?"

He came out into the living room and noticed the man, "Sure..."

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"Why are you like this?" Inuyasha watched Kagome while she kept her head away from him.

"Like what?"

"This," He saw her turn towards him. "You're barely ever happy and when you are, you basically throw yourself back into a dark, silent corner."

"I..." Kagome searched his eyes to see if she could really trust him. "My mother... She..."

"What?"

Kagome opened her mouth to continue but was interrupted by knocking.

Sango opened the door and said, "Someone is waiting downstairs for you."

"What?" Inuyasha and Sango noticed her shocked look. "For me?"

"Yeah..."

Kagome jumped up and raced down the stairs and saw the last person she ever expected to see, "Dad...?"

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AN: Ha ha! Another chapter completed by your favorite author!

Juicy: I still don't see S.E. Hinton!

Inu-chan: What are you talking about? Sarah Dessen didn't write this!

J-Boi: Or Rozefire!

HnA: T.T Bastards...

I would have had this up earlier today but my so-called friend was on the phone and I couldn't concentrate

Inu-chan: clears throat

Okay, okay. I'm the one who called in the first place and had him up until like 3:00 in the morning but still...

hanyou33: This is in NO WAY soon... Sorry!

Carly k: You're actually the first person to actually thank me for updating... YOU ARE SO NICE! Oh and because of your niceness, I'll tell you that it really isn't your baby... If you understand what I'm saying

eddie4: Heh, I know what you mean...

Ks-Starshine:I can't tell you that... Well, I can but I won't. I won't! I won't! I won't!

Devilchild34: Why thank you, and I'll do that

Fainus: The drama... Oh the drama!

The goddess of crossovers: When I first read your review I was mad but then I realized that you're right. I don't ever plan what I'm going to write, I can't even if I tried. I just sit there thinking about what to do next and finally an idea pops into my head and I just write it out without thinking about whether or not it fully connects to the rest of the story. So I'm sorry if I confused you with the way I write. I'm trying to fix that without writing a bunch of nonsense in the process.

FlameMaster: Heh, thanks...

Mystic Bynd: I would never in my life abandon any of my stories... Okay, if you don't count No You Fool, but that was a complete failure anyway

Okie dokie, that's it for reviews so you know what that means?

J-Boi: scratches head

Inu-chan: sweatdrop

HnA: It's time for you to make me new ones! Doesn't that sound like a good idea! twitches

Juicy: Just do it before she starts crying for a lack of them...