((I am so sorry that I haven't had a chance to update lately. I've been busy with rearranging my room and starting a job. At least I get to write/type during the time that the little girl I get to watch, watches t.v. I might be including her in the story later on or base one of the other's off of her personality. I hope you guys enjoy this!

Also, I might only be able to upload a chapter a week since I started school and will most likely be starting a second job. If I do get the second job, updates might take a little longer.))

~Chapter 9~

A few days had passed since Inuyasha, Shippo and Rin met Sasuke and Itachi. Shippo and Inuyasha, ever the ones to start and cause problems, had turned Itachi's life into a living hell. Shippo and Inuyasha both had started training with Itachi in sparring, but they would always find a way to turn it against Itachi.

Mikoto was watching Rin for Kagome while the teen was out shopping for the food needed to keep Sesshomaru's fridge, as well as Mikoto's, well stocked. She had just laid Rin down for a nap when she heard one of the boys come flying through the house as if hell hounds were on their heals. "Run while you can! The evil dummy is after us!" She heard the boy yell. Mikoto shook her head a little and sighed, stepping out into the hall only to step back into the room she just came from to avoid being run over by Inuyasha, who was still screaming about an evil dummy.

Inuyasha smirked to himself as he led Itachi away from Shippo and Sasuke, knowing that they had a plan in mind. "HELP ME!" He yelled as he shot past Mikoto, running down the hall and into Kagome's room. He quickly hid. 'He'll never find me here...' He thought as he heard the door slide open then shut with a click.

Itachi followed the six year old through the house and quickly appologized to his mother as he raced to catch the renegade child. He saw a door slide shut, not realizing who's room it was. He quickly entered the room and started to look for the child. "Where are you, Inuyasha? I swear I won't hurt you.. Much." He spoke into the room, still searching. He heard a snicker and instantly went to the closet, opening the door to search for the sound.

Once Itachi was completely in the closet, Inuyasha locked the door, and fled from the room, laughing as he went back to the gardens. He found Shippo and Sasuke waiting for the results Inuyasha had. "We did it!"

Shippo smiled. "Now all we have to do is wait for Kagome to get back."

Sasuke nodded. "I wonder how surprised she'll be when she finds Itachi-nii in the closet." The three boys started to laugh, not noticing the visitor they had in the gardens with them.

About an hour later, Kagome had returned from shopping, arms loaded with bags of groceries. "Mokoto, I'm back. Could I possibly have some help?" She heard an answer come from the living room, and sat the bags down as Mikoto walked into the kitchen. "Alright. I will end up getting the stuff I need to get for aniki on the way home this afternoon." She smiled as she started to put up the food.

Mikoto smiled softly and hid a giggle behind her hand, trying to hide it from Kagome. "Thank you so much for all that you've done for me! It would have taken me a few trips to get this much." She watched Kagome nod her head a little. "Why don't you go and change. I think the little ones have missed you."

Kagome nodded a little more. "Alright then." She smiled and headed off to her room. Once she was in the safe haven that was her room, she sighed softly and plopped down onto her bed. "Kami, I love this..." She said more to herself than anything else, rolling over onto her back. She sat up again and stretched, thinking about getting changed into some other clothes so she'd be able to go chase down the boys. She slipped her shirt over her head and made her way to the closet. She tried to pull the door open and frowned when it wouldn't budge. She twisted the handle and noted that the door was locked. She shrugged a little, unlocked the door, and pulled it open.

Itachi had sat down on the floor when he realized that the door was locked from the outside and could only be unlocked from there as well, unless they had a key. He looked up at the door when he heard foot steps approach the door. When he heard the lock click, he stood up quickly. When the door swung open he launched himself at the person behind the door. "Inuyasha!" He tackled the person to the floor and pinned the person to the floor, only to realize that the person he was straddling was not the rambunctious little six year old that had locked him in the closet. "You're not Inuyasha..." He stated. He pushed a little to start getting up and looked down at what he had grabbed. Itachi's eyes widened as he noticed who it was he had trapped, and what he had ahold of. "Oh shit..." He mumbled softly. He quickly got up and started to angle his way towards the door.

Kagome's eyes widened comically when she was tackled to the floor. "What the-!" She tried to free herself from the one who had pinned her to the floor. She shook her head a little to get the hair off of her face, only to look up at Iachi. 'What the hell?!' She thought. She felt something on her breast, heard him mumble an 'Oh shit' and watched as he got up and started to skirt around her. Her eyes widened even more as she realized that he had just groped her. Her face turned scarlet and she screamed, covering her chest. "GET OUT OF HERE YOU HENTAI!"

Itachi quickly fled from the room, not knowing what would happen if he stayed. A thought flew through his mind and shuddered. "I want my balls where they are..." He mumbled to himself as he quickly went to the gardens.

Kagome got up and tossed on a different shirt, her face still a bright red. "That jack ass... I bet he planned this all from the start..."

'GET OUT OF HERE YOU HENTAI!' Mikoto heard Kagome's scream and sighed, shaking her head. "Boys will be boys..." She looked around when she heard snickering and went to investigate who the laughter was coming from. Once she reached the doorway to the living room, she stopped, hearing the three boys talking.

"I knew it would work!" Inuyasha said boastfully.

"Nee-chan sounded pretty mad..." Sasuke tilted his head a little to the side. "Do you think she will be mad at us if she finds out?"

Shippo shook his head. "Kagome-nee never stays mad for long."

Inuyasha snorted a little. "I think it went well. Itachi deserved it. I wonder if 'Gome-chan hit him..."

Mikoto laughed a little and turned, walking away. She smiled as she thought, 'I think they've noticed what Fugaku and I have noticed...'

((-huffs- Yay! I got it done!)