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Kagome & Inuyasha

Rated: K+

AU

Drabble

Prompt: Spooky

Length: 980 words

A rough sound jarred her out of her slumber and she froze as she listened. Her heart beat faster. It sounded like someone was trying to break into the apartment, struggling to pick the lock while simultaneously jiggling the doorknob. Worried, she crept out of bed, looking around the room for a weapon. A baseball bat would be nice, and she actually kept one in her closet after watching too many murder mystery shows, but she wasn't at home right now. She was apartment sitting for Inuyasha, since he was away for the weekend to visit his half brother's newest addition to the family. Inuyasha had complained about going, but she had insisted seeing as that was his niece, after all, no matter how much he wanted to pretend Sesshomaru wasn't his brother. And while he was gone, he'd told her to stay at his apartment since it was closer to the University and that way her brother couldn't bother her when she was trying to work. It was Sunday night, currently, but Inuyasha did not plan to come back until Monday night, so it couldn't be him at the door.

The opening of the apartment door startled her into action. Looking around for the nearest object and cursing Inuyasha's lack of knick-knacks, Kagome unplugged the lamp on his nightstand and grasped it upside down in her hand, intent on using the sharp corners of the base.

Pressing her ear against the door, she heard the intruder throw something on the floor and start rummaging around in the fridge. Kagome made a face. Was he a homeless thief or something, stealing food along with valuables?

Ignoring the pounding of her heart, she gradually opened the door, moving the doorknob back slowly so that the noise wouldn't give her away. She slipped out into the hallway, tip-toeing slowly. It was pitch black from both the time of night and the lack of windows. And it seemed like the culprit hadn't turned on the kitchen light either, as she would be able to see it if it was. It was utterly spooky, especially since she had watched a horror movie before she had went to bed. Hadn't she yelled at the protagonist to not be an idiot and that searching out the disturbance was dumb? So what was she doing creeping down a hallway with a lamp in her hand? She'd probably drop it on her foot before actually hitting the intruder with it.

The fridge closed with a soft thump and heavy footsteps started moving her way. Kagome froze, looking wide-eyed. Seeing the bathroom door crack open, she slipped inside, but her rush to hide made her careless and the lamp knocked against the door. The noise seemed to echo through the apartment. The footsteps stopped, as if realizing that someone was home.

Looking around, Kagome made the decision to hide instead of attack. Hopping in the tub, she hastily dragged the curtains closed in front of her, lamp still in hand.

The footsteps begun again, going down the hallway and stopping at the bathroom.

The door creaked open.

Kagome held her breath.

The light was flipped on, making Kagome squint as her eyes tried to adjust so quickly.

As the footsteps moved closer to the tub, she raised her arm back, holding the lamp high.

And before she could react to the sudden opening of the curtain, Inuyasha was there, blinking back at her and looking confused as heck.

"Kagome, why are you in the tub with a lamp?" Inuyasha eyed her over, seeing if she looked ill or perhaps even drugged up. Something had to be wrong.

She knew she should have felt relieved. It was Inuyasha after all and this was his apartment. But, he was home early and she hadn't known he would be.

"Because you didn't call!" She frowned at him, pushing the now useless lamp into his hands as she got out of the tub, "Don't you know anything?"

Despite how clueless Inuyasha looked, she brushed past him, stomping her way to the living room. He followed behind her, catching up.

"Don't I know what?" he asked, grabbing her hand and stopping her angry march, "I didn't call because I didn't want to wake you up in the middle of the night."

Kagome looked down. His bag of clothes was on the floor a few feet away, probably what she heard being tossed earlier.

"If that was the case, why did you make so much noise opening the door? Forget how to use keys?" Kagome threw back at him, turning to the side so she could see his reaction from her peripheral vision.

"Oh, that? The keys got stuck in the door. You know how I have trouble with that sometimes. I didn't mean to be so loud," he explained.

Kagome pursed her lips. Her anger was leaving her, especially since Inuyasha really hadn't done anything wrong.

"What's the matter, Kagome? You're worrying me," Inuyasha asked, running a hand through his hair.

She sighed, finally turning to look at him, "I thought you were some kind of burglar, sneaking in like you did, especially when I wasn't expecting you home until tomorrow. Can you at least try calling next time?"

Inuyasha suddenly looked guilty, "Oh man, I'm sorry Kagome. I wasn't even – I didn't even think of that. I'm really sorry."

Kagome gave him a small smile, a true of sorts, "It's fine. It's in the past now and it won't happen again. And now I am going to go back to bed."

Inuyasha watched Kagome head back to his bedroom, feeling relieved that the small spat was over. But as he picked up his bag, he realized he had a whole new dilemma. He looked back at the hallway leading to his bedroom and then at the couch.

Where was he supposed to sleep?

School's out! Woo! I plan to be much more consistent with updating. Hopefully every weekday, depending on my work schedule. I hope you liked the latest chapter. It's a bit longer than the rest, but that's how it happened. Let me know what you think!