Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha.

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A/N: Hey guys!!! Hope you all had a great Christmas! And btw, HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!

I know, I know. I apologize for not updating in a long, long time. But now I'm back from my vacation in Asia and I'm ready to rock-a-fella!! The new chapter for "War Between Our Worlds" should come out soon, too.

Anyways, here's the next chapter. As a gift to everyone who's reading this, I'm making this chapter exxxtra long, kk? Hope you enjoy!!

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College Adversity: Ch. 6: Denial

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"Oh…hell…NO."

No one else but the hanyou heard her quiet whisper. This only made him smirk.

"Alright. Michiko. Can you hand Mr. Takahashi the contract please?" The MC handed Michiko, the stage assistant, the same contract Kagome had signed earlier. She walked over to Inuyasha for him to sign it. After that was done, he handed the contract back to Michiko. Now that both of their signatures were on paper, Inuyasha and Kagome bonded.

Kagome stared at his smirking face for who knew how long until the MC called up the next nominee. Inuyasha took her by her wrist and gently led her off the stage, towards his seat. Once they were out of the spotlight, and no longer had the center of attention, Inuyasha began roughly dragging her behind him.

"Hey!!" Kagome protested.

Inuyasha ignored her and continued up the steps. Halfway through their destination, Kagome forcefully snatched her hand away from his vice-like grip. Inuyasha turned around to give her an irritated look as Kagome contemplated on what she should do.

'I can't run away from him…we have a stupid contract...' Kagome looked up at Inuyasha. His attention was currently held by the bids for the next nominee, Angeline Cardolet. '…or can I?'

Kagome made a dash for her left where an exit door was located. Before she could take two steps away, a hand shot out and grabbed her. Kagome looked up to see Inuyasha's smirking face. "Where do you think you're going?" he asked as he began walking, briskly dragging her behind him again.

Kagome almost tripped on the next step. 'What the…? This---urgh!!! Just wait till I wipe that stupid smirk off your stupid face…' Kagome thought. She looked up at his nonchalant profile. '…bastard.'

They finally reached his row. There, in order from the closest to the farthest, were Bankotsu, Shippo, Miroku, and Sesshoumaru. Inuyasha's seat was in the middle of the group. Bankotsu gave her a player-worthy smile while Shippo gave her a childish one. Sesshoumaru only looked up at her for a moment, slightly bowing his head in greeting, before returning his attention to the stage. Miroku gave her a friendly, yet cheeky look.

Inuyasha walked to his seat and sat down. Kagome just stood where she was. "Oi. Are you just going to stand there for the next hour?" Inuyasha asked. Kagome's brows furred together in anger.

"Oh. My mistake. Let me rephrase that." Inuyasha cleared his throat. "Are you just going to stand there looking like a stupid idiot for the next hour?"

Kagome glared at him. A few veins popped in her head.

"Inuyasha. Shut up, will you. I'm trying to pay attention." Sesshoumaru commanded more than asked.

"Yeah. Give the girl a break." Shippo added in.

"Oi. You're supposed to be on my side." Inuyasha grumbled.

Miroku smiled. "Not when it comes to the ladies."

"It's always ladies first with you." Bankotsu said smiling, defending Inuyasha.

Inuyasha crossed his arms in triumph while Miroku sighed. "Why must you guys think like that about me?" he asked in defeat. Bankotsu, Shippo, and Inuyasha all just gave him incredulous looks while Sesshoumaru stared at him with blank eyes. Kagome sweat dropped. 'Are these guys always like this... ?'

Their attentions went back to the auction. Inuyasha looked at Kagome again. He motioned for her to come to him. Kagome sighed and conceded, making her way past Bankotsu and Shippo's knees. "Excuse me."

She stopped by Inuyasha, looking for an open seat on the same row. They were all taken. She then tried looking for one in the next row, and in the one before. Same result. Giving up, she glared down at Inuyasha.

Inuyasha looked up at her at the delay. Reading the look on her face, he smiled and tapped his lap. Kagome narrowed her eyes at him. "Are you insane?! Hell no am I sitting on your filthy lap." She crossed her arms, closing her eyes and turning her head in the other direction.

Miroku started chuckling and it was Inuyasha's turn to narrow his eyes. He bonked Miroku on the head once before returning his attention to the troublesome girl. "Kagome…" he growled warningly.

Kagome opened her eyes. With her sight focused on the stage and the nominees, Kagome was reminded that she was his slave now. Sighing in defeat, Kagome sat down uncomfortably on his lap…or more like, on his knees. She was thankful that most of the lights were either dimmed or completely put out, otherwise, other people would witness this whole ordeal.

"That's more like it." Inuyasha said. Kagome glared at nothing in particular, since she felt too tired to turn her head around and glare at him. Because of the way she was sitting, she had to put her weight more on her legs and feet, rather than on him. Inuyasha suddenly scooted his knees forward to make room for him to slouch in his seat. Kagome was caught off guard and nearly fell over. If it wasn't for the arm that quickly wrapped around her body, she would have toppled on top of the person in the front row.

Inuyasha pulled her back as he sat back up. This time, he seated her so she was sitting right on top of his manhood. Wrapping his arms around her waist, he trapped her so that her back was against his chest. She struggled slightly, trying to pry his grip off her body. But in the end, it was all in vain. The guy just wouldn't budge. Kagome turned her head.

"You did that on purpose." She grumbled.

Inuyasha only smiled.

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The auction just went on and on, so Inuyasha decided to leave early. Of course, now that Kagome was"his slave," she had to follow him like a puppy 24/7 for the next thirty days. Kagome grimaced at that. Thankfully, she started her college course during the winter semester, meaning this student auction was shortly followed by winter break. Just two and a half more weeks to go and they'll be out of school.

'Wait a minute…if school's still going on, then I'd have a reason not to see his sorry ass for certain classes and stuff like that. If the break starts, then I'll have to devote all my time with that…that thing. Then that means…school's better than the break---!! And with two and a half weeks left, I'll be in school longer than I'll be with him on the break!' A look of triumph graced her face for a moment at the thought. But just as fast as it came, it disappeared with the next thought.

'Or…wait. No. What am I thinking? This is an idiot we're talking about. He'd probably drag me to his other classes and make me miss mine. Not only that, he'd also make me carry his things and do his homework. Damn!! Neither option is optional.' Kagome sighed. 'That idiot would probably even make me wear a collar.' She sighed again. This time, more distressingly than the last.

Inuyasha looked at her from the corner of his eye. "You sure do sigh a lot."

Kagome looked at him with tired eyes for a brief moment. "Yeah. It started since I met you."

Inuyasha only shrugged and continued walking. He then turned, heading in the direction of the parking lot. Kagome acknowledged this, but only continued walking towards the direction of the dorms. She stopped, though, when she heard Inuyasha clear his throat. Turning around to face him, she gave him an annoyed look. "Yes?"

"Where the hell do you think you're going?"

"To my dorm!" Kagome pointed out sarcastically, as if the answer couldn't be any more obvious.

Inuyasha quirked an eyebrow. "Hello?" he said with the same amount of sarcasm. "You have to stay with me!"

"Well then, the dorms are that way." She countered, pointing in the direction she was heading in.

"But we're not going to my dorm!"

Kagome scrunched her eyebrows in confusion. "We're not?"

Inuyasha sighed exasperatedly. "No. We're going to stay at my house."

Kagome didn't exactly know how to take that in. "Oh, well, in that case, we have to head to my dorm first anyways. I have to get some stuff."

Inuyasha sighed again and conceded. Once he reached her side, Kagome turned around and continued walking. "You sure do sigh a lot." She said.

"Well…it started since I met you."

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The pair finally reached Inuyasha's car in the parking lot.

"Gosh damn…" Inuyasha exclaimed with wide eyes. "Do you really need allof this?"

Kagome looked up at him from where she was currently trying to stuff her belongings in his trunk. Pausing to catch her breath, she replied. "Well…duhh. Of course I need all of this." With that, she continued with her dilemma.

Inuyasha only shook his head as he began walking towards the driver's seat. "Women."

"Hey, hey!! Aren't you gonna help me?"

Inuyasha stopped to look at her. "I'm not the one who decided to be a brat that needed to bring her fucking dorm along."

Kagome put her hands on her hips. "I'm not the one who decided to buy a brat that needed to bring her dorm with her."

Inuyasha's lips quirked downward before they tilted into a smirk.

"Besides…everything I have in here are very important for my hygiene. It's too bad you had no idea I was such a "brat." Oh well…it's too late to regret anything now." She stated.

Inuyasha shrugged again. "Ok. Suit yourself. Good luck on getting everything to fit." He reached down to open his door.

"So, wait…"

Inuyasha stopped.

"…you're really not gonna help me?" Kagome asked, giving him a puppy look.

Inuyasha tilted his head and pretended to think. "Hmm…let's see." He tapped his chin. Kagome smiled. He looked back down to her. "No."

Kagome frowned. "No?"

The hanyou shook his head, chuckling. "No."

Kagome then pouted. "Fine. Be that way."

Inuyasha couldn't help but smile at her seething form. He absolutely loved getting her mad and angry. He didn't know why, but he just did. He mentally sighed. Oh well, he couldn't resist her pouting face either. Closing his door, he walked over to her. Kagome eyed him warily. Ignoring her auspicious look, he pushed in her luggage and quickly shut his trunk shut. Kagome frowned at how easily he did it and walked over to the passenger's side.

Inuyasha smiled as they both got in the car. Kagome crossed her arms while Inuyasha started up the engine. Slowly driving out of the parking lot, Inuyasha passed the security guard at the entrance. Once they were out on the street, Inuyasha headed home.

After a few minutes of a somewhat uncomfortable silence, Kagome finally spoke up. "Thanks." She said reluctantly.

Inuyasha kept his eyes on the road, but turned his head towards her in acknowledgement. "Hmm?"

"For, you know, helping me with my bag."

"Oh. No problem."

"Nice car, by the way."

Inuyasha smiled at her. "You mean this car?"

Kagome looked at him with a strange look. 'Duhh.' She cleared her throat. "What other car are we riding in? Yeah, of course I mean this car." She knit her eyebrows in thought. "Why…? How many cars do you have?"

Inuyasha chuckled. "Just a few."

"Just a few?" Kagome asked dimly. She turned in her seat again, crossing her arms. "I hate you."

Inuyasha softly laughed. "Oh really?"

"Really."

Inuyasha sighed. "Oh well…I guess I saw that one coming."

"Hmph. Serves you right."

Taking his eyes off the road for a moment, he gave a passing glance at her. There was that face again…that pout with the matching crossed arms. Chuckling, he turned to face the road once more.

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Kagome's eyes went as wide as they could. She couldn't believe the sight in front of her. Damn. Was this really his?

Inuyasha closed his door and looked up to find her gawking listlessly. He followed her gaze to his home. Grinning, he walked over to her side of the car. "Like this house?"

Kagome slowly pried her eyes away to look at him. This was what he called a "house?" You've got to be kidding. How could he say it so damned casually?! Honestly, he could feed a whole third-world country with the amount of money this "house" cost. In fact, make that two.

"For your information, you're currently catching flies. You do know that, don't you?"

Kagome snapped her mouth shut while she furred her eyebrows angrily at him.

"So…" Inuyasha continued, disregarding her reaction. "…you like what you see?"

Kagome narrowed her eyes at him. "Have I not made it clear to you, already, that I AM NOT interested in you whatsoever?!"

"Chill woman. I was talking about the house! Gosh damn."

Kagome blinked a few times before smiling and putting her hand behind her head. "Heh heh heh…oh…"

"Keh. Right. OH. So again, I ask you…you like what you see or what?" he asked again, smiling confidently.

"Ha." She scoffed. "It's okay…I guess."

Inuyasha's eyebrow quirked up. "Oh? 'It's okay?' 'You guess?!'"

Kagome nodded unenthusiastically. "Yup. S'okay. My shrine should easily fit three of theses." She said nonchalantly. But in her head, she sullenly thought the opposite. 'Yeah…more like this "house" could fit three of my shrines…not the other way around.'

Inuyasha looked at her warily, seriously considering what she said. 'So…she's a rich brat, too, hmm?' Watching her walk to the back side of his car, he stuffed his hands in his baggy pockets. For a few moments, he stood there, just looking at her, before he followed her to where she was stationed, trying to pry open his trunk. He took out his keys when he reached her and opened it himself. "So why didn't you mention you were loaded?"

'Because I'm not.' Although she was thinking this, Kagome made sure her face betrayed nothing.

"Well?" Inuyasha asked more impatiently.

Kagome straightened and locked eyes with him, although she had to look up. "Why would I have the need to tell you?" she replied, playing her cool. Before he got the chance to respond, she turned to his trunk again where her bags were located and pulled them out. She then walked away silently, although she had a hard time accomplishing that due to the weight she was carrying.

Inuyasha shrugged it off and caught up to her side in the blink of an eye. "I should have known…"

Kagome looked at him from the corner of her eye. "Hmm?"

"Well, TDU's a very prestigious college. Only kids with money could even hope to attend. Either that, or they'd have to be some frikkin' genius. But…"

"But…what?"

Inuyasha's face went serious in thought as he stopped in his tracks. Kagome stopped too, turning, slightly apprehensive at what he might have to say. "But?" she prodded.

His lips quirked up in a goofy smirk and his face brightened sheepishly. "But you have to be rich…'cause you don't look smart at all!"

Kagome was stock-still as she was caught off guard. She really was at a loss for words. A few veins popped in her head as she stayed motionless.

"Actually," Inuyasha continued, scratching his head in thought, "you look pretty stupid to me." He flashed a smile at her and put his hands in his pockets.

Without warning, a solid object flung at him. Even the fastest demon with the fastest sense or ability wouldn't have been able to dodge the fist that snapped up. Swinging her hand back and flying it forward as fast as she could, Kagome punched Inuyasha square on the jaw. The contact made Inuyasha stumble back a few feet and eventually land on his butt.

"Inuyasha…!" Kagome said through clenched teeth.

Inuyasha looked up at Kagome scary figure with a hand pressed to his jaw.

"M-master Inuyasha! Are you okay, sir?!"

The pair turned to look at the open door. There stood a tiny man in a black suit. He left the door and immediately ran to his master's side. "Master Inuyasha?" he asked again, helping the hanyou on his feet.

Inuyasha glared hard at Kagome. "I got it, Myouga!" he retorted as he took his arm back. Although he almost sounded reluctant to say so, Inuyasha added, "Thanks."

"Anytime. Would you like me to take up the bags, sir?"

"Hmm?" Inuyasha eyes left Kagome face and trailed to her bags. Smirking, he waved off the offer. "Nah. You can just take the car to the garage. This girl here will take her own bags."

Myouga complied, taking the keys from Inuyasha's outstretched hand, and walking toward the car. "Yes, sir."

"Oh, and Myouga?"

Myouga turned around again to look at Inuyasha. "Yes?"

"Could you quit it with the "sir" stuff? Really, I told you already, you don't have to call me that." Inuyasha said turning away and leaving it at that.

"Sorry. Of course."

"Alright then. Make sure you don't sleep too late." Inuyasha called back nonchalantly.

Kagome looked at him with kinder eyes. 'Even if he doesn't know how to show it, he cares…I guess he's not so bad after all.'

As soon as Myouga got in the car and drove off, Inuyasha continued walked towards the house. "Oi! Hurry your ass up." He called back to her

Kagome quirked an eyebrow at him. 'Okay…maybe I thought that too soon.' She picked up her bags and followed. "I wouldn't have asked for him to take my bags up anyways. I would've refused his offer." She said.

Inuyasha only shrugged, annoying her with his cool demeanor. "I don't mind." He replied. "Just don't forget to go back and get those." He jabbed his thumb back at something behind them.

Kagome followed his indication to another set of luggage sitting on the huge driveway where his car originally was. "What the hell are those?" she asked, wondering where in the world they came from.

"What does it look like? Other bags. Duhh."

The raven-haired girl turned to look at the annoying hanyou. "Why do I have to get them?!"

The hanyou only breathed in deeply before sighing. "Dear, dear girl. I knew you were stupid…I didn't think you were that stupid."

"What?" Kagome asked back. "You want another punch to the face?"

Inuyasha looked at her like she was serious. There was no way in hell that she'd catch him off guard like that again. "Please." He said, looking at her blankly. "You really don't remember, wench? You're my slave now. So when I say to go get those too, you better get them, understood?"

'Oh yeah...' Kagome mentally promised to kill whoever thought up of this auction. Wait, on second thought, how about she just kill this stupid, infuriating dog right now? Yeah, that'd be better.

Inuyasha snapped his fingers in front of her face. Oops. She was dazing off again. "Hello? Go get them when you're done putting away your bags."

A few moments of silence passed before Kagome replied. "No."

Inuyasha clenched his fist in anger. This girl was really getting to him. "What? You wanna say that again?" he asked menacingly.

"N. O. No. What part of that don't you get?"

"Listen, bitch, I bought you, and we have a contract. So I suggest you make it easier on yourself and just comply."

Kagome looked at him hysterically. "Fuck you and the damn contract!! This is…this is the 21st century!!! You can't just buy me for your sadistic needs. As a matter of fact, I'm outta here." She turned around and walked towards the gate.

"Kagome…"

"What do you want now?! I don't need to stay here. What are they gonna do to me if I break the contract?! Give me detention?!" she asked sarcastically, turning to face him once more. Inuyasha didn't answer her. "That's right!! Nothing!! They can't do shit!" This time, with everything said and done, Kagome continued on her way.

There was a few seconds of eerie silence. The only sound the pair could hear were her heels clacking against the stone driveway and the creatures of the night. When Kagome was a good fifteen feet away, Inuyasha calmly called out to her. "You'll fail the quarter."

Kagome immediately stopped. Without looking back, she questioned him. "What…? What are you talking about?"

With his hands shoved in his pockets, Inuyasha took several steps to her. "I guess you didn't read everything in the contract, did you? This whole auction thing is a part of your overall grade. If you walk away now, you'll fail the quarter."

Kagome whipped around to face him. "You're kidding, right?"

"Nope." He said, shrugging. "You're stuck to me for the whole thirty days, baby. And it only begins tomorrow."

Kagome's eyes widened. Nothing could register in her brain at the moment, except that she felt like crying. She felt her world shatter around her. No…this, this crazy, mental…retarded maniac was lying, right? Oh, Kami. Sinking to her knees, Kagome did what she could only do. She cried.

Inuyasha had his eyes closed as he reveled in his triumph. He snapped them open, though, when he smelled that familiar scent of salt…tears. He looked down at her face and immediately panicked. "O-oi! What'd I tell you about crying?" he asked, walking the rest of the way to her and shook her somewhat violently, as if shaking her would stop the tears. This only made it worst. "Hey!! S-stop that! Shut up, already…please?"

Kagome's sobs came out harder. "T-this is all your fault!! If only, if only…you didn't have to be such a p-pig head, I wouldn't be in this mess!!" she managed to say between sobs. Her voice was bouncing up and down because of the way Inuyasha shook her.

"Inuyasha! What are you doing?!"

Inuyasha eyes went wide as he froze his current actions. Tensing, he straightened while Kagome stopped crying and wiped her eyes. "Who's that?" she asked.

Inuyasha slowly turned around. Smiling nervously, he greeted the new presence. "H-hey there…Dad."

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Kagome glanced around the brightly lit room. She was amazed by all the servants and maids running around here and there. Lazily letting her eyes roam, she saw a portrait of Inuyasha, Sesshoumaru, and their father together.

Kagome noticed how scarily alike they all looked to each other. Sesshoumaru was like the younger version of his dad. The only difference was that he kept his hair down instead of in a high ponytail. And Inuyasha…well, his features were very similar, but at the same time, too boyish. His father, instead, looked very much like the powerful man he was.

Letting her eyes trail slowly for just a few more seconds, she returned her gaze to the white-haired taiyoukai. Kagome blushed as she realized both Inuyasha and his father were looking at her. "S-sorry." She said, lowering her head.

Toga smiled brightly. "What do you mean? You have nothing to apologize for. Actually, I think I might be the one who has to apologize for my son's behavior." Toga said as he looked over to his son who was currently crossing his arms and pouting. The taiyoukai sighed at how immature his youngest could be. "So…" he started again, directing the conversation to Kagome. "…I take it you like the house?"

It was Kagome's turn to smile as some color touched her cheeks. "Well, yes. You've got an extremely beautiful home, Mr. Takahashi."

Inuyasha quirked an eyebrow at her as a vein popped in his head. 'Oh really? That wasn't what you were telling me not too long ago.'

"I'm a bit surprised actually." Came Toga's voice, snapping Inuyasha out of his thoughts.

"Hmm?" Kagome asked as she looked on with interest.

"Inuyasha hasn't taken home a girl in quite awhile now." Kagome blushed as he paused to chuckle. "Actually, I think the last girl he came home with was…hmm…what's her name again?"

"Dad." Inuyasha growled warningly.

"Aww, c'mon, son. It's not everyday I get to meet your girlfriend."

Inuyasha looked at him incredulously. "Sorry to disappoint you, Dad, but she's not a girlfriend." His father looked at him questioningly. "Actually, I bought her." He continued, putting his foot up on the table in between him and his father.

"You…bought her?"

"Yeah. The school auction thingy."

Toga sighed heavily, bringing a hand up to his face before massaging his temples. "Inuyasha…not you too…" he said despairingly. 'What kind of sons have I raised? Am I doing something wrong? Selene…Izayoi…help me with your sons…'

Inuyasha looked at his father with question in his eyes. "What do you mean, me too?"

Toga looked up. He looked as if he had aged a bit in just a few seconds. "Sesshoumaru came home not too long ago with the same situation."

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After the long talk with his father, Inuyasha and Kagome were dismissed. Kagome struggled up the stairs with all of her bags, plus his. "And you tell me I brought my whole dorm." She grumbled under her breath.

"I heard that. And those bags aren't for me."

"Hmm? They're…not?"

"Nope. They're just a few items I brought home for someone."

Kagome looked at him grudgingly. Because he was in front of her, she ended up glaring at his back. Inuyasha could feel the holes boring into his body from her gaze. "Stop frowning, wench. You'll get wrinkles before you turn thirty."

Kagome scoffed. "The name's KA.GO.ME. Now that you know my name, you should use it. I didn't give it to you for no reason." She turned her head away from his back, but her frown didn't let up a bit. 'What is it with this guy? First, he stalks me forever for my name, and when he finally gets it, he doesn't use it. What an asshole, I swear…'

Sighing, it wasn't until she bumped into Inuyasha that she realized they stopped. She hadn't even realized they were no longer on the endless staircase, but in a hallway. Unfortunately, due to all the weight she was carrying with her, when she bumped into Inuyasha, the weight shifted and tipped her off balance. She cursed under her breath as she fell unceremoniously onto her butt. "Ow…"

Inuyasha turned around with his hands behind his head. "What a clumsy wench…I swear." He said with bored eyes.

"It's Kagome!"

"Yeah, yeah." He replied, turning around to face the door. He reached down and twisted the knob. "This is my room. You can put the other bags in here."

Kagome watched with anger-burning eyes as he walked into the room. Picking herself off the ground, she placed her bags neatly at the side of the door, before picking up the other bags, and following him into the room. She gasped as she walked in. There, in the middle of the room, was a huge poster bed. Its canopy sheets were white and it draped from one pole to the next. The floor was tiled and his room was filled with modern technology. His sound system was encrypted in the high ceiling as the speakers were placed on a platform at each corner. A flat screen TV was set against the wall across his bed and his computer was at the other end of the room. A long and short surfboard, accompanied by snow boards and a street board, were lined up where the wall had an indent…kind of like a closet without the doors. The only thing plain here was his drawers near his bed.

"Oh. I forgot to put everything in." Came Inuyasha's voice, snapping her out of her thoughts. Grabbing a remote, Inuyasha pointed it at his TV, computer, sound system, and finally at his boards. At once, the platforms holding his speakers raised up to the ceiling, the small area behind the TV opened up to let it slide in before closing again, and the computer screen was pulled back in a similar fashion. A whooshing sound came from the boards next. Kagome turned her head to see glass panes coming up one by one to encase the boards that were lined up.

"Wow…" Kagome breathed out.

Smirking, Inuyasha walked over to her. "If you're done gawking, you can put the bags over there."

Kagome snapped her mouth back close. Turning around, she flushed profusely at having been caught wide-eyed with her mouth open…again. She dumped the bags on the ground where he had pointed to, and stomped out the door.

"Oi! Wench! Where do you think you're going?!"

Kagome paused, realizing she really had no idea where to go. "ARGH!!!" she grumbled out aggravatedly.

Inuyasha smirked as he watched her stomp back in with her arms crossed. "Thought so. Follow me." Inuyasha walked out of his room with her trudging behind him. Kagome picked up her luggage and followed Inuyasha to the room next to his. Inuyasha opened the door and let her in. "This is where you'll be staying."

Kagome was careful this time not to hitch her breath or gape. Although it wasn't as beautiful as the previous room, this was enough to make her feel like a princess. But, thinking back to the person she was dealing with, she quirked an eyebrow and stopped the excitement for the moment. "What's the catch?"

"Hmm?" Inuyasha turned to look at her. "What catch? There is no catch."

"Oh really?"

"Yup. Really. I originally planned for you to stay in my room, but my dad's making me put you in another room."

Kagome put her hand up to her chest as she let out a sigh of relief. "Oh, thank God."

"What was that?"

"Oh, nothing. Really."

"Thought so. Anyways, get some sleep. Tomorrow, you'll start your work." He said as he walked out the door.

"Wait, what work?" Kagome asked before he closed the door.

Inuyasha only grinned at her. "I didn't buy you for nothing." And with that, he shut her door.

Kagome stared at it for a moment longer before walking over to the bed. Throwing herself on it, she grabbed a pillow and screamed into it. "DAMN HIM!! One of these days…I swear…" After lying there for minutes, thinking of nothing, she finally decided to sit up. Kagome glared at the wall that separated her current room from his. She snorted at the thought of that insufferable pompous.

"If that's the way you wanna play it, then fine. It's on."

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A/N: Okay, I want to ask you guys something. I'm planning to add more, you know, lemony goodness, to this story. But first, I need to know if you guys will be fine with that. I know how some people get pissy because they aren't so comfortable reading hentai stuff. So tell me in your reviews, alright? Laters!!!

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