AN: It's been so long since I updated this story! I know I'm within my parameters, but I couldn't wait any longer! Anyway, thanks to all of my reviewers/readers. Semester tests are over, and I rocked them! Now that that is out of the way, I think I might be able to write a little more of this story!

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha!

Kagome stared up at the ceiling, thinking over the day's events in her mind. She didn't know why she had done it, but she had protected Inuyasha fiercely from Naraku. Maybe it was because he was deaf, and she felt sorry for him.

She waved that thought away. She didn't pity him; he was a very happy person. He didn't need anyone's pity, and much less her own. She wondered why she did it, then.

She rolled over in Inuyasha's bed and glanced over the side. Inuyasha lay huddled on the floor, wrapped snugly in a blanket. He had insisted that she take the bed, since 1, she was a guest and 2, she was a girl, and a gentleman would never let a lady sleep on the floor while there was a bed available.

Inuyasha was curled in on himself, one hand under his head as a pillow. The other was wrapped around the notebook that they had talked with long into the night. After the sun set, it was much harder to read the words, but they kept conversing for hours. They talked about random things, and used up about half of the notebook.

Kagome was very interested in what this boy had to say. He had such a different take on the world, and it was refreshing to have someone who wasn't bitter about the cards they had been dealt. He smiled a lot, and was always joking around with Sesshomaru. He loved his mother very much, and Kagome had the feeling he would do anything for her.

When Inuyasha's and Sesshomaru's mother got home, she took it all in stride. She listened intently as Sesshomaru explained what had happened, and afterwards, had enveloped Kagome in a gently, motherly hug.

"Thank you for taking care of my boys, Kagome. I owe you one." She whispered in the girl's ear.

Izayoi was a wonderful cook and caretaker. She quickly fixed up a meal and then examined the three for any injuries they might have gotten from their fight. Sesshomaru had a few claw marks from the demons but they were already healing, and all three were fine overall. They sat down for their meal, and as soon as she was finished, Izayoi changed into her next work uniform and was rushing out the door.

She gave all three of them quick hugs, and was gone in a flash.

Kagome liked Izayoi. She was kind, and she was a very hardworking mother. Inuyasha and Sesshomaru explained about her three jobs, and Kagome felt a stab of pity in her heart that quickly dissolved.

After dinner, Inuyasha ran up the stairs and left Kagome with Sesshomaru. She looked sidelong at the older demon. He seemed so distant, until Inuyasha was brought into the picture. Then he turned into a loving, caring, extremely protective older brother.

She figured that he wanted to keep Inuyasha from discovering how cruel the world could be, but knew that nothing could stop him from doing just that. It was strange, to see a demon act that way, but she didn't question it. She knew that she would do anything for her brother, Souta.

Inuyasha came back down the stairs, excitedly waving a box in the air. It was short, but about eight inches along any of the sides. He set it down on the table and pushed it towards Kagome. It was a board game, called Sequence. It was a basic game, and Kagome picked up the rules quickly. They played a few practice games, and then started the real thing. Kagome strategized as best as she could, but she could never seem to beat the brothers. She beat Sesshomaru once, but she knew that the demon had just let her win. She laughed a lot with the two of them, and Inuyasha finally relaxed entirely. Soon, though, they were all three yawning and getting ready for bed. As Inuyasha used the restroom, she sat at the table with Sesshomaru.

"So, why exactly did I have to spend the night here?" Sesshomaru looked at her.

"Naraku wants revenge for being bested by a human. He has his entire gang out looking for you, and I don't think you want to know what he'd do to you if he caught you."

Kagome swallowed. She could imagine plenty. "So, you're keeping me here so I don't get… caught, I guess, by these demons?" Sesshomaru nodded.

"Inuyasha wanted you to be safe, seeing as it was his fault you got into this mess."

Kagome blinked. "Inuyasha didn't do anything, I would have been in trouble with that freak no matter what; I sat in his seat. Inuyasha had nothing to do with that."

The older shook his head. "No, he would have just tossed you to the ground and threatened you a little. Trust me; I've seen it a thousand times. But once he jumped in, everything got worse. Now Inuyasha's in trouble with him, too." Sesshomaru brushed his long hair over his shoulder and turned away. "I don't know what it is about you, but you've got him acting strangely. This was how he acted with Kouga, too."

Sesshomaru turned back, and Kagome nearly squeaked in fright. There was an angry light in his eyes, and he was visibly trying not to yell. "If you hurt him, I swear I will make you pay. He's had enough to deal with. It's only been a day and he's already infatuated. He can't take another broken heart, so don't put him through one."

Inuyasha opened the door at that exact moment, and Sesshomaru stood, turning to leave. He called out over his shoulder as he left, "I'll be watching."

The door slid shut, and Sesshomaru was gone. Inuyasha trotted over to Kagome and sat down by her side, ignorant to what just happened. He looked at her scared face with wide eyes, and put a hand to her forehead. Kagome pushed his hand off and smiled, regaining her composure.

Inuyasha hesitated, then grinned back at her. He catapulted up the stairs and started rummaging around. Kagome listened as thuds echoed through the floor. She had to stifle several giggles. Sesshomaru emerged from the restroom and she went in, quickly emptying her bladder.

She bounced up the steps and into Inuyasha's room. She nearly burst out laughing. Inuyasha was buried under a mountain of blankets. Only his head protruded from the pile, and the expression on his face was priceless. He was glaring firmly at the cloth like he could scare it away. Kagome waved her hand at him, and he looked up at her pleadingly. She obligingly moved to pull the blankets off of him, and slowly unearthed his hands. He helped her free himself, and soon he was out.

He pulled two of the fuzziest blankets out and laid them on the bed. The others he picked up and forced back into his tiny closet. He grabbed one of the blankets on the bed. It was a pink one, with little stars all over. Inuyasha walked over to Kagome and draped the blanket around her shoulders. She could hear him gulp as his hand brushed her arm. His face was bright red, and as soon as he was satisfied with the blanket's position, he stepped back. He grabbed the other blanket and made himself a nest on the floor. He lay down on his stomach, chin in hands.

He looked up at Kagome for a while as she carefully sat down on the bed.

Inuyasha felt the heat rise to his face as he situated the blanket more snugly around Kagome. He let his hands drop, and his fingers brushed against her skin gently. His face grew hotter, and he stepped back, grabbing the other blanket. It was his favorite one; it was the only present he had gotten from his father while he was still alive. He dropped it on the floor and spread it out slightly, using it to stay off of the cold floor. He got down on the floor and rolled to his stomach. He propped his chin up in his hands to look at Kagome.

She gingerly sat on the edge of his bed and wrapped the blanket tighter around herself. She picked up the notebook that had been left there, and started writing. Inuyasha watched her hand as it flowed around the page, admiring it. Her skin, her nails, everything.

She shook the notebook in front of his face impatiently. He jumped and took it from her. They started talking, and only stopped when Inuyasha fell asleep on accident, still cradling the notebook.

Kagome thought hard about what he had said before he fell asleep, and made a decision.

Inuyasha woke with the sun shining high in the sky and onto his face. He got to his feet and looked over at his bed. Kagome wasn't there.

He panicked, running down the stairs to the kitchen, where he hoped to see her laughing with his brother. But that was not the case. Sesshomaru was there, but Kagome was nowhere in sight.

He tapped his knuckles on the table. For some reason, that seemed to get his brother's attention every time. Sesshomaru looked up and smiled. Then he noticed the look on Inuyasha's face.

'What is it, little brother?'

'It's Kagome, I can't find her. Do you know where she is?' Sesshomaru shook his head.

'No, I thought she was still in your room. We should go look for her.' Inuyasha nodded. He grabbed the notebook and pencil and tossed on his jacket, following his brother out the door. He flipped to the last page that he and Kagome had spoken on, and froze in his tracks.

Sesshomaru noticed his brother wasn't there and stopped, looking back. He jogged back to Inuyasha.

Inuyasha held up the notebook for Sesshomaru to see, and pointed to his last words last night.

'I think I might love you, Kagome.'

AN: And BOOM goes the dynamite! Ha-ha, where in the world could Kagome have gone? Find out next time, on 'Can You Hear Me?' Thanks for reading my story! I think my other one is going in the trash, where it belongs, but this one is still on fire! Review with that little button down there!