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Last Time:

"We accept your welcome and this delicious food so yes, we will stay." Sesshomaru said.

"Great!" Rin cheered.

"School is tomorrow so we need to get you guys some clothes so get your asses up. We are going to the mall." Sango said.

"Wait, we've never been to a mall before." Miroku said.

"That's ok. You have us on your side." Kagome assured.

"Cool, let's go." Inuyasha said cheerfully.

Now:

The girls took the boys to the mall. They looked around amazed by how many people surrounded them. Sesshomaru grew dizzy, Inuyasha's head hurt and Miroku grew more and more paranoid by whoever looked like Naraku.

Sango pulled Miroku to the side and walked in a different direction from Kagome and Rin. Sesshomaru tried to follow but Rin grabbed on to his arm and pulled him away from Kagome. Inuyasha looked around and worried that his brothers weren't near him.

"Don't worry Inuyasha. They're still here just in a store that Sango and Rin pulled them in." Kagome explained.

"Will they be ok?" Inuyasha asked.

"Yes. Now tell me, which store do you like and we'll go in and buy whatever clothes you need." Kagome said placing her hands together.

"I don't know. I never been in here before." Inuyasha said.

"Ok well, pick a store and we'll see what's inside." Kagome said. Inuyasha looked around and pointed to a store. Kagome grabbed his hand and dragged him inside. Inuyasha blushed and followed Kagome. At an instant, Kagome left Inuyasha's side and searched throughout the store. Inuyasha stood there and watched at how quickly she moved. She came to Inuyasha and dropped pants in his arms. He stared at her in confusion and Kagome just smiled sweetly. He turned red and looked away. Kagome didn't notice. She was too busy grabbing random things from isles and dropped them on Inuyasha.

Inuyasha stared at her and the pile of clothes he carried. "Um, Kagome, isn't this a little too much? I mean, you might as well buy the whole store."

"I know it seems like a little too much but just try on what fits and I'll buy them for you." Kagome said.

"Uhh...you want me to try them all on?" Inuyasha asked. Kagome nodded.


Sango dragged Miroku into a store where she bought him a few clothes, a wallet, some chains around his neck and candy bars. Sango also bought a few things for herself. She looked at Miroku who looked pleased with his candy bar and bags in his hands.

"Is there anything else you want Miroku?" Sango asked shyly.

Miroku turned red from her arm linking with his. "Uhhmmm.. No. Thank you. I wish to find my brothers."

"That's fine. Let's check the upper level." Sango said as she led him to the escalator.


Rin and Sesshomaru walked around the food court and talked. Rin laughs.
"So you cried because you tried to get your brother's foot released from the fence but got your foot caught instead?" Rin laughed more.

"It was before our parents died." Sesshomaru smiled.

"That's kinda funny cause me and my cousins saw a bunny and we ran to catch it." Rin began.

"Aren't they fast creatures?" Sesshomaru said.

"Yeah well we were like 5 or 6 years at the time. We didn't know that. So anyway, I was really confident in catching that rabbit so I jumped over a gate and landed on my face." Rin said. Sesshomaru smiled and laughed.
"Hey! Thats not funny." Rin teased.
"It really hurt." Rin giggled. Sesshomaru joined her.
"You should smile and laugh more often." Rin added.

"Living in the conditions that I did, there was no reason for me to smile or laugh." Sesshomaru said.

"What about now?" Rin asked.

"What about it?" Sesshomaru asked.

"You're living with me- I mean us. Don't we make you happy?" Rin asked as she corrected herself.

"Well because of you I have a reason to smile and laugh." Sesshomaru said staring in her eyes.

Rin stared right back. "Me? or us?" Rin corrected.

Rin and Sesshomaru stared at eachother's eyes passionately and dared not to look away. Until...
"Are you guys ok?" Sango asked.

Sesshomaru and Rin turned their heads slowly until they saw their families.
"Huh?" Rin asked.

"Are you ok? Did you guys get what you needed?" Sango asked.

"Let's go home." Kagome said.


AT THE APARTMENT...

Everyone sat on the couch and watched tv. Nothing special was on so they sat around bored.

"I'm going to look for a movie." Kagome said as she got up.

"I'll help." Inuyasha said following her.

"I'm too tired." Sango said. "I'm going to bed."

"Ms. Sango, will you show me where I'll sleep?" Miroku asked shyly.

"Sure." Sango said grabbing his hand.

Sesshomaru and Rin sat next to eachother speechless.

"I must confess something to you." Sesshomaru said. He kept his eyes on the television but didn't pay attention to it.

"Take your time." Rin said watching the tv as well.

"It might be too soon. It's only been a day but, you've done so much for us already. I thank you for your compassion toward us but I would like to confess to you that I have fallen for you quickly than what I expected." Sesshomaru said.

"I don't understand." Rin said looking at him now.

Sesshomaru now looked at her seriously.
"I know that my father will come looking for us. I'm sure he already knows we're gone. When he comes for us, I promise I won't let him hurt you. But if anything happens to me, I want to let you know that my heart belongs to you." Sesshomaru explained.

Rin grew clost to Sesshomaru inches away from his face.
"You're the first person I grew to crush on quickly than I've ever crushed on someone." Rin said in an almost whisper.

"Crush?" Sesshomaru asked with the same tone. "Thats a start."

"Start to what?" Rin asked.

"You know." Sesshomaru said quietly and closed the gap between them.

Rin held the back of his neck to deepen the kiss. Sesshomaru responded by holding on to her waist. Rin managed to climb on top of him where they were in a deep kiss.

"Guys?" Kagome asked.

Rin and Sesshomaru instantly broke the kiss and stared at Kagome and Inuyasha barely holding in his laughter.

"Are you guys going to make out or watch tv?" Kagome asked.

"How was your first kiss Sessho?" Inuyasha asked.

Rin looked at Sesshomaru who she was still on top of.
"That was your first kiss?" She asked confused. Sesshomaru nodded.
"Wow, you're good." She complimented.

"Rin, answer my question." Kagome asked.

Rin looked at her.
"Geez, keep your panties on. I choose to make out." Rin said grabbing Sesshomaru from the collar of his shirt and dragging him to her room.

"Remind me no to sleep on her bed ever again." Kagome said.

"Wow, that was fast of them." Inuyasha said.

"I guess we're the only ones going to watch a movie then." Kagome said.

"Thats ok I guess." Inuyasha added.

The two began watching a horror movie. (A/N: Just pretend they are watching some horror movie you like.) They watched it half way through till Inuyasha spoke.

"Why do you live with your cousins and not your parents?" He asked.

Kagome's expression turned to sadness.
"I don't speak to family anymore."

"Why?"

"We just don't get along." Kagome answered slowly.

"So you decided to live with your cousins because you don't get along with your family?" Inuyasha asked confusingly. He knew Kagome didn't want to tell him the truth.

"Yup." Kagome sighed.

"Isn't that every family?" Inuyasha asked.

"You ran away from home so don't start with that bullshit!" She yelled. Inuyasha's ears fell flat and his eyes turned to sadness and faced the television.
"I'm sorry." Kagome apologized. Inuyasha saw her eyes water and wrapped an arm around her for comfort. She rested her head on his chest.
"My mother never loved me, she tried to give me up for adoption when I was six and my step father used to beat me. The only one who loved me was my little brother. As soon as I turned eighteen, I packed my stuff and left and since then I've never looked back."

"Why didn't you ever call the police?" Inuyasha asked.

"I tried but they beat me every time I picked it up so I dealt with it till I was old enough to take care of myself and I said that I was going to be free from them and I am. My cousins and I are going to the same college so we all decided to live together and make things less complicated." She answered.

"As long as your safe, that's all that matters." Inuyasha said quietly resting his head on top of Kagome's head.

"Thanks but why does that matter to you?" Kagome asked confusingly.

"You're the first person who cared for my safety besides my brothers." Inuyasha admitted.

Kagome looked him in the eye.
"I'll always care. Being abused is not right." Kagome added. Inuyasha gave a small smile and lowered his head to kiss Kagome. Kagome lightly placed her hand on his chest making Inuyasha stop.
"Look Inuyasha, I like you, a lot. But please give me a chance to know you. The last time I moved so quickly with someone, it didn't work out so well and I didn't like his motives with me. Just give me a chance to love you." Kagome said quietly. Inuyasha nodded and rested his head back on Kagome's head.

Next Day

Sango woke up next to a sleeping Miroku. She smiled and went in the shower.
'I think I might make this work with Miroku and I. Maybe make it into a relationship.'Sango turned red at the thought and giggled.
'Last night was fun. It's not like we slept together intimately. We just made out. Still, I really do like him. It's only been a day though! Could it possibly work? Maybe I can talk to Rin about this later.' Sango wrestled herself in her thoughts and decided to get out of the shower to get dressed.

As she entered her room, she found Miroku waking up.
"Hey, you're awake. Goodmorning." Sango said as she placed a small kiss on his lips.

"I keep forgetting I'm in my new home." Miroku said.

"It's ok, you'll get used to it. Get in the shower and come to the kitchen for breakfast. Quickly though, we have a class." Sango said walking out of the room.
She walked into the kitchen and saw Inuyasha on the table eating pancakes and Kagome cooking.
"Morning cousin. What's to eat?"

"Pancakes, eggs and bacon." Kagome answered.

"Sounds yummy. Has Rin woken up yet?" Sango asked.

"No. She and Sesshomaru kinda got intimate on the couch last night and continued in her room so I don't even want to knock." Kagome said.

"Well too bad. They're both going to be late for class." Sango said knocking on the door.
"Rin! Wake up! You're going to be late!" No one answered and she opened the door.
"Rin-!" Sango quickly looked away.

"Geez Sango! Don't you ever fucking knock!?" Rin said covering herself.

"I didn't think this was going to happen on the first night!" Sango yelled. "Just hurry and get dressed." Sango said closing the door. She walked back in the kitchen.

"I told you." Kagome laughed.

"Shut up." Sango said sitting on the table.

At School

Everyone walked into their school grounds.

"Hey, my class is over there in that building. I'll see you guys later for lunch." Kagome said and gave a quick hug to Inuyasha and ran in the building.

Everyone else walked in the same direction til a young man walked in front of them and pushed Inuyasha.
"Who do you think you are? Don't ever touch Kagome!" The young man said.

"Who are you?" Inuyasha asked.

"I'm her boyfriend-"

"Ex-boyfriend." Rin corrected.

"Beat it Hojo." Sango threatened.

"Shut it! She's mine." Hojo yelled.

"Hey!" Inuyasha began. "I don't know who the hell you are but apparently you know Kagome. I don't care whether she was your girlfriend or not but if you ever threaten these girls or ever hurt Kagome, I'll personally beat the living shit out of you! Understand?! Get lost asshole!" Inuyasha yelled.

Hojo grumbled and walked away.

"Wow Inuyasha, that was amazing." Miroku said.

"Yeah, I never heard you talk like that before." Sesshomaru said.

"Thanks." Inuyasha blushed. "Who was that creep?"

"It's Hojo." Rin started. "Kagome's ex-boyfriend."

"He used to beat her all the time. Kagome used to make bad choices when she was in highschool and when she met him, she wanted to change who she was as a person." Sango said.

"But when she tried, he would hit her. It wasn't until us that she finally called it off." Rin added.

"I won't let him hurt her." Inuyasha said angrily with passion in his eyes.

"Thank you." Rin said with tears in her eyes.

"Lets get to class shall we." Sesshomaru insisted.

"Crap! I'm gonna be late!" Sango yelled.

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