Hello hello! so I have been in New Orleans with the family (who I promptly ditched to go check out cemeteries and old building) so updates..slow for a reason!

DISCLAIMER: I dont own Inuyasha.

DISCLAIMER 2: I do not own Gloomy Bear (but I do collect them!)

Inuyasha sat on his couch staring at the tv where some horror movie was playing, the killer was in the middle of decapitating a naked blonde when his phone rang. He took a swig of his beer before answering, "Yo."

Miroku sighed on the other line, "where are you?"

The blondes friend had burst into the room on the tv and screamed as the decapitated head was thrown at her and the killer lunged. Inuyasha chuckled darkly as the women was chopped to bits, "my place drinking, watching a movie, probably gonna order some pizza."

"Sango is going to kill you."

"The dead girl on the tv looks kinda like Sango...weird."

Miroku groaned in annoyance through the phone, "seriously Inuyasha? get down here!"

"nah...dont feel like it."

"you cant just hid in your apartment!"

Inuyasha looked around at his apartment, it wasn't huge, a decent sized living room, a kitchen, two bathrooms, and one bedroom. it was plain with grey walls and relatively beat up furniture. He loved his damn apartment...mainly because it was directly over the bar his friend Myoga opened years ago with Totosai, The Flea and The Sword was a loud old bar where good people...just didn't go. Needless to say he loved it and his rent was free, "Im not hiding. this place is all I ever need, there's food, booze, and women."

"yeah easy women, you like challenges."

Inuyasha narrowed his eyes at his tv, the movie had gotten boring, just panicking teens pacing in a basement, "this is true. Anyways, Miroku Im not hiding, Its only what 11 in the morning? thats early! I just woke up an hour ago!"

"You were supposed to meet me and Sango for breakfast at nine!"

"oh...well Miroku tell Sango I'm going to be late...bye." Miroku started to protest when Inuyasha hung up and tossed his phone to the side, "well this is boring." He lazily stood from his couch and made his way downstairs to the empty bar, exiting the building entirely. blending into the busy street immediately, he strolled lazily along until something completely out of place caught his eye, the young boy Kagome was supposed to go on a date with that weekend was walking his direction looking lost. Inuyasha pulled out a cigarette as the boy walked near him, almost passing him by, "hey kid you got a light?"

Hojo looked at Inuyasha surprised, taking in the larger man, everything from the mass of spiky silver hair and ear piercing's to his all black wardrobe, "uh no...I don't smoke...that stuff will kill you, you know?"

Inuyasha stared at him like he had grown a second head and pointed to his ears, "kid..Im a half, stab wounds are gone in less than a day...smoking cant kill me."

Hojo just nodded and shifted nervously on his feet"...so uh..do you know where I can find that toy store around here?"

Inuyasha raised a brow, "The old one that sells all that weird crap? yeah, why?"

Hojo blushed, "Im looking for a gift for this girl...I think I saw you at the shrine before. she's the priestesses there."

"ah, so your trying to win Kagome over."

The brunet looked surprised, "you know Higurashi-san?"

Inuyasha just shrugged and spun on his heels, walking a few feet before looking over his shoulder impatiently, "kid if you played hooky to get this damn present the I would suggest you follow me. somehow I doubt you could make it on your own." He pulled out a lighter and smiled as the end of his cigarette gave a faint sizzle. He took a drag and looked at the teenager through slit eyes before walking off again.

Hojo scrambled to keep up with the strange man, he didn't liked that the guy seemed to know Kagome, he didn't seem safe for her to be around and clearly had bad habits. Hojo also disliked the way the man moved, he was like predator ready to pounce, as graceful and deadly as a lion, plus he seemed awfully condescending. He was so lost in his analysis he almost bumped into Inuyasha who had stopped in front of the shop. Hojo blushed slightly, "sorry.."

Inuyasha rolled his eyes and practically shoved Hojo into the shop, following in after, "I wouldn't zone out in this part of town if I were you."

Hojo just nodded, wondering why the strange man was still there.

"so what was so important here that you just had to get Kagome? that a little bi- uh kid like you was willing to skip school for."

Hojo furrowed his brows, did he almost call me a little bitch? he shook the thought away and looked around the shop, "well Kagome is a special and unique girl I figured she deserved something different."

Inuyasha looked around the toy shop...if the kid wanted something different. this was the place to get it. He shrugged it off and wandered deeper into the store, for no other reason to piss the teenager off, he knew that Hojo was unsettled and disliked his presence and frankly, he found in amusing. He smirked suddenly and played with a stuffed animal that had the body of a black bear and the head of a tiger, "sucks you missed out on her first day of her new look."

Hojo frowned, "new look?"

Inuyasha just shrugged and sorted through the odd stuffed animals, "yeah, no biggie."

"how do you know she has a new look, uh..."

Inuyasha turned and grinned devilishly at Hojo, "Inuyasha. you gonna wanna remember that kid."

"okay...Im Hojo."

"I know. kagome was talking to you at the shrine...she mentioned you once yesterday too."

This earned another frown from Hojo, what was she doing with him yesterday? "I see...so why am I going to want to remember your name?"

His grin widened and he looked at Hojo through half lidded eyes, "because Im going to be around Kagome a lot...you might want to give her this on your date." He tossed the flustered brunet a stuffed bear.

Hojo looked at it, it was a strange mint green and white panda bear with plastic yellow oval eyes, a little yellow nose, and yellow claws. a lilac looking spatter pattern dripped from below where the bears mouth should be, blotched its chest, and coated its claws. he held the strange bear away from him, "What is this?"

Inuyasha rolled his eyes, "that is a Gloomy Bear."

Hojo looked at the bear once more before holding it out to Inuyasha, "uh...no thanks I don't think Higurashi-san would enjoy it very much...it seems kind of violent."

Inuyasha took the plush bear from the younger boys hands and looked at it for a second, "you sure?"

Hojo nodded, "positive."

Inuyasha shrugged and was about to put the bear back as Hojo wondered around the store when the manager walked up, "Its rare to see you in here Inuyasha. its nowhere near Sango's birthday and last time I checked, she wasn't into stuffed animals."

Inuyasha grunted, "shut it Jakotsu."

"you know the sherbet pandas with spatter are rare. odds are you wont see it again."

"Don't care."

"Then darling, why are you still holding it. and whom is it for?"

Inuyasha glared at the plush before sighing, "Hey Jakotsu, you still do deliveries?"

Jakotsu blinked and then smiled saucily at Inuyasha, "only for you and those adorable ears, love."

Inuyasha shoved the bear into the humans arms, "the daughter at the Higurashi shrine."

Jakotsu raised one finely plucked brow, "a priestesses Inuyasha? you bad bad boy! what name should I send it under."

"no name. just send it."

his other brow joined the first in his hairline,"...these bear's are expensive you of all people would want credit for giving it to the girl...for future advantage."

"Im proving a point to the little bitch I came in here with."

Jakotsu glanced Hojo, "he told you that you were wrong didn't he?"

"Yep."

"You hate being told your wrong."

"Yep."

"your going to spend thirty-six dollars on a bear for a girl and an extra ten for delivery because he told you you were wrong?"

Inuyasha scoffed, "no Im spending thirty-six dollars on a bear for a girl because her so called fiancee told me I was wrong and I think it would be a hilarious joke between the two of us when she's gushing over a plush from another guy while he knows it was from me and a fabulous laugh for me when she gushes over a plush she got from a guy she hates without realizing it was from him."

"Your a horrible man who's aiming to kill her relationship because the guy told you, you were wrong and she probably refused to sleep with you. so your going to sit back and watch as a teenager gets jealous and they probably fight for what she believes is no reason and break up. Laughing the entire time as if it was some comedy, you just love to play people don't you Inuyasha?"

Inuyasha smirked, "why play anything else?"

"Your the worst and I love you for it!"

Inuyasha handed over the money and chuckled, "saturday at noon on the dot okay Jakotsu?"

"For that I require a kiss."

Inuyasha rolled his eyes, "or I could kill you if you don't."

"your sexy when you threaten me." Jakotsu stood swooning until inuyasha sent him a glare, "saturday at noon. got it!"

Inuyasha shook his head as he waled past Hojo and out of the store. when the shops bell rang and the door shut, he got a call, "hey Sango, whats up?"

"Hey Yasha...can you do me a tinsy favor?..and considering you ditched breakfast you cant say no"

Inuyasha sighed, "what is it Sango?"

With Kagome:

Kagome sighed, it was third period and still no sign of Hojo...she had wanted to see where they were going for their date so she could keep her mind off the looks she had been getting...the looks that show no sign of stopping anytime soon. She looked at her reflection in the window, her green and white school uniform had white lace hearts around the hem of her skirt and one right before her red school tie, her shirt sleeves were trimmed with lace caps that went out to the middle of her hand. she toyed with one of the little lace bows topping each of her curled pigtails. She sighed again kicking her green platform Mary Jane's, a little white bow that matched her white knee high socks on the tip of each shoe, she was beginning to think she should have slowly transitioned into her wardrobe if for no other reason to avoid the mixed reactions of people who saw or at least removed her petticoat for the first day...with it her skit which was usually longer than everyone else's was quite fluffy and might actually have been a fraction shorter than the other girls. Speaking of other girls, she was terrified by them today, quite a few had gone past their usual sneers and whispered put downs to confront the raven haired girl. needless to say, they didn't like the new look. She frowned and stared at her desk as the bell rang bringing flood of students with it, the class itself went by quickly and she darted out of her chair when it ended, eager to get to lunch and avoid the crowd. There was still no sign of Hojo at lunch nor the three girls that Kagome would occasionally talk to, she gave up on having someone to talk to and spent the rest of the day in silence, trying to avoid stares and pay attention in class.

The moment class ended, Kagome practically ran from the room. She fumbled with her locker in the hall, swinging it open so fast it hit the one next to it, she stuffed her books into her bag and darted from the building. She ran down the steps searching for Miroku's black car, Sango was supposed to pick her up and take her to get some more supplies for the shrine. She stood outside of the school gates looking around when a motorcycle pulled into the parking lot, it was a Harley from what she could tell..She only knew that because it was built similar to the picture of Sango's bike she had been shown at the mall. Because of that she thought it was Sango's at first but then she noticed that where Sango's bike was raspberry colored with painted black roses, this one was pitch black with what looked like red-orange flames...that and the driver was clearly male. The motorcycle pulled up in front of her and she frowned, what she had originally pegged as flames was actually a cluster of what looked like screaming souls, forming the shape of fire, it was hellish and a tad bit disturbing. She wondered who on earth would drive such a thing when the man pulled off his black helmet, revealing two fuzzy ears as silver hair tumbled down the back of his black leather jacket. He looked at her and smirked, "hello my little shrine maiden."

Kagome stared at Inuyasha for a second, completely baffled by his appearance at her school, "uh...what are you doing here?"

Inuyasha shrugged and examined his sharp nails, "doing Sango a favor, she said she cant come to get the crap you need and asked me to take you instead," his eyes shifted to her and lazily scanned her body, a slow grin making its way onto his face, "so..its just me and you my sweet little miko."

Kagome blinked once, twice, three timed before turning slowly and stiffly walking the other direction.

Inuyasha frowned and narrowed his eyes at the back of her head, "where do you think your going?" He growled when he didn't get an answer and was behind her in seconds, he look a long savory lick up her neck before nipping her earlobe causing her to freeze in shock. He smirked against her ear, "attagirl." He took her momentary lapse in mobility to place her on his motorcycle before getting on himself, He twisted in his seat to place his helmet over her head before speeding out of the parking lot.

The moment his bike took off Kagome screamed and wrapped her arms around Inuyasha in a desperate attempt to keep from falling back, "KYAAAA! LET ME OFF THIS THING!"

She felt more than heard Inuyasha's chuckle as he sped up even more, darting between cars leaving the school. She continued to yell over the sound of the wind and the bike, screeching about how she was wearing a skirt and everyone could probably see he panties. Inuyasha rolled his eyes knowing she couldn't possibly see and yanked her flush against him by her thigh using one of his hands. It was his turn to shout over the noise, "BETTER PRINCESS?!" He knew it wasn't he could practically feel her body heat in embarrassment, to be honest, it was the only reason he had agreed to Sango's request. He thrived off her embarrassment, never had he seen a girl flush so much at the simplest touch, she was amusing to tease and he could use some amusement after last night

Kagome flushed, the new position was most defiantly not better, like this she could feel every inch of his muscular body, even through the leather. she clenched her hands into fists, flushing harder at the feeling of his abs though his thin t-shirt. She was pulled from her embarrassment when Inuyasha raised one of his arms and flipped off someone they passed, she tried to catch a glimpse of the person Inuyasha apparently didn't like and couldn't help but think that the person looked an awful lot like Hojo. She dismissed the thought on the grounds that Inuyasha had never even met Hojo, the person just had the same dusty brown hair. At the speed Inuyasha was driving it didnt take long for them to reach the shop, Kagome made quick work of getting everything she needed and stuffing into into her yellow backpack before running out of the shop to Inuyasha who was waiting on his bike, "Okay...lets go!" he nodded and took of the moment she was secure behind him, speeding down the streets until he reached her house. She quickly jumped off the bike and ran up the steps, desperate to get away from the strange man she barely knew.

The following Saturday:

Kagome looked over herself in the mirror, wishing for the millionth time Sango was with her to make sure she looked good...she had never done the whole date thing and was extremely nervous. She sighed knowing it was impossible, Sango, Mirkou, and Inuyasha had all apparently left town three days ago for a business trip, Kagome had wanted to ask Sango what she did for a living when the older girl sent the text saying she was sorry she couldn't make it to help out, but figured it would be rude. Kagome nodded at her reflection figuring she looked good and grabbed her pink kitty backpack, squeezing its soft body once before the doorbell rang. She jumped slightly before darting down stairs and opening the door, revealing the nervous brown haired boy before her. He was dressed simply in a light blue polo shirt and jeans, he shifted lightly and looked down at his old beat up white sneakers for a second before smiling at Kagome, "Hey Higurashi-san you look beautiful."

Kagome blushed and smiled widely, "you really think so?"

He blushed and nodded, "yeah..you always look pretty."

Her smile grew even wider, since she had scheduled her date her and Sango had chatted about boys, it was nice and somehow made Kagome really look forward to the date. She almost let out a girlish squeal when she thought about the possibility of her first kiss. She fingered the hem of her dress, "Thank you Hojo, thats really sweet of you to say."

"I mean it...your...your just, so amazing."

Kagome giggled in embarassment, "Hojo..we barely know each other."

He shrugged and his red face turned three shades darker, "well..thats what the dating is for right?..oh and I got you a little present..."

"a present?"

He nodded and fished a small box out his pocket before handing it to her, "its not much..but I found it in this strange little shop downtown and thought you would like it."

Kagome grinned before opening the little box revealing a quirky little necklace, its chain was a light yellow laced with green ribbon, little charms of various flowers and hearts hung off it, a thin cain connecting to a star charm hung off the center. She smiled at it, it was a pretty necklace, not something she would usually have picked out seeing as it was all over the place and the colors of all the flowers didn't match well with the rest of it, but it was sweet. It showed he was trying, and he went all the way to the bad part of town to get it, "Its so pretty! thank you Hojo!"

He nodded and opened his mouth to say something when he was cut off, "Miss Higurashi?"

The two teens turned to see a man wearing a what looked a lot like a women's pant-suit in Kagome's opinion, He had to long purple marks just under his eyes and ruby red lipstick. Kagome nodded at the man, "yes?"

He gave her a stunning smile and held out a glittering red box with a black velvet bow, "delivery from Deviant Toys and Trinkets!"

Hojo's brows furrowed as he recognized the man as the one Inuyasha had spoken to in the shop earlier that week, his eyes drifted to the box the flamboyant man held out to his date, "can I ask who sent it?"

The man glared at him for a second before his smile slid back into place, "the sender wishes to remain anonymous..." He looked back to Kagome, "young lady."

Kagome gratefully took the box and undid the bow before opening the lid, She grinned and took out the mint green bear, "is this a Gloomy Bear?"

The man nodded, "rare and limited edition." His gaze slid to Hojo and he smirked, "Looks like someone has taken an interest in you miss."

Kagome blushed and bit her lip lightly, squeezing the bear to her chest, "well..thats awful sweet...I wish I knew who sent it so I could thank them..." She furrowed her brows, before breaking out in a hopeful smile, "oh! if you see them again, can you please send my thanks!?"

After he nodded an left Kagome turned to Hojo, "its cute huh?"

Hojo looked down at the bear and clenched his fists lightly, he knew it must have been that Inuyasha guy...he nodded at her distracted remembering seeing her on the back of the other mans motorcycle, "yeah...I guess..its a little strange though."

Kagome pouted, "I don't think its strange...I think they are cute..I've taken a liking to them since a friend showed me them." She pulled her phone out from her backpack and swiftly slid her fingers across the screen, clicking on the contact that has been added the night Inuyasha decided to break into her house. She smiled and sent a quick text before placing her gifts inside and pulling Hojo off her lawn by the hand.

with Inuyasha:

Inuyasha sat in the highest branch of the sacred tree watching the two teens reaction to the bear, amused at Hojos clear annoyance and disappointed that the boy didn't feel the need to question Kagome on her 'admirer'. His eyes followed them with mild interest as the two hurried from the shrine, glaring as his phone buzzed. His glared vanished into an slight smile as he read the message from 'little shrine maiden': I don't know why you sent me that bear Inuyasha...but I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt..and assume you wanted to be nice, so thank you, its adorable and I love it.

He raised a brow, apparently she was a smart one...that could be trouble.: Who says I sent it?:

It didn't take long for her to reply: Me...how is your wound? did it scar?

He narrowed his eyes at his phone as he recalled that night: Nah...u can always do a full body check though if u feel the need.

He could practically see her blush at his comment causing him to smirk as his phone buzzed again: NO! I was just wondering if it was treated properly and such...did they ever find who broke in? Maybe you should move...I'm sure sango is worried.

Inuyasha snorted at her advice: Moving wont be necessary, I already took care of the problem. G2G little virgin, don't let the little boy take you before I do. with that he switch of his phone and jumped from the tree, making his way back to The Flea and The Sword where Sango and Miroku were waiting.

Okay so next chapter we see Kagome's date.