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Chapter Six – Sango, The Perv & The Slut

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The look on Inuyasha's face was a mixture of embarrassment, guilt and anger all rolled up and sprinkled with a whole hell of a lot of annoyance. Kagome leaned on the wall, just watching him as he attempted to figure out what to do. Suddenly he turned to the door and yelled "Go away." Without much emotion, as if it were something he had to do often. Kagome grinned lightly and moved into the foyer. The doors were thick, and there was no decorative glass on or around them, so whoever was on the other side of it was hidden from her.

She heard some muffled laughter and a male voice "Aw, come on Yasha! Don't be like that. We're your best friends!"

Inuyasha sighed "You are people I choose to put up with on various occasions, don't flatter yourselves." Kagome covered her mouth, trying to hide her laughter at the sheer annoyance her new house-mate was radiating at his friends. She naturally assumed he was talking to the same people who his father had said to keep away. The ones who Inuyasha had given terrible nicknames to. He walked away from the door and came over to her, his voice lowered to a whisper "You should go upstairs. I'm gonna try to get them to leave but if they see you it won't ever happen. They are too curious for their own fucking good."

Kagome nodded her head "I don't want to meet people dressed like this anyways," She gestured to her overly-laid back outfit and watched as Inuyasha's eyes slowly scanned up and down her form.

Clearing his throat he nodded and put his hand under her arm "Come on, before they decide to just walk in."

The electric touch that shot up Kagome's arm caused her to audibly gasp and pull away from him "O-ok. I'll go change. Um, what if they don't leave?" She started up the stairs but didn't go too far so she could keep her voice low.

Inuyasha ran a hand through his hair, not liking that her worries were even possible of coming true but knowing that they were either way "If they won't leave, I'll come up and get you." Kagome nodded and jogged up the stairs quickly, wanting to get into some more presentable clothes just in case she had to meet someone already, or as it seemed a few someone's.

Once she was on the second floor she moved faster, the sound not reaching the bottom floor as easily from there. She was nervous, she had figured that she would have more time to get settled in and everything before having to meet people and the sudden jump from a casual lunch to having to get presentable was giving her whiplash. Bolting into her room she was glad she had spent the better part of the day putting her room in order. She couldn't imagine trying to get ready quickly with everything she owned in boxes. Ducking into her bathroom, she knew since she was on the third floor a quick shower wouldn't be heard too easily so she stripped down and turned the shower on. It was a complicated device, and she was bummed she didn't get the chance to tinker with the multiple settings and have a good time, but knew she would be able to play with it at a later date.

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Inuyasha waited until he heard Kagome's door open and close, even then he waited a moment as he listened to the softest sounds of her feet through the floor. Even his sharp hearing was limited from this distance, but he heard it easily when the shower turned on, especially when the sound was followed by the young woman's squeak. He should have instructed her on the easiest ways of using their complex shower systems. 'Oh well, too late now.' Shaking his head he grabbed the handle on the door and yanked it open to see the trio standing there, a dangerous gleam in his eyes as he stared them down "I thought I told you not to come over today."

The only male in the group shoved his way in, waving a hand "Yea, yea whatever dude, so where is she?" He was rubbing his hands together in a gleeful way, looking way too excited about the young woman who was just upstairs.

Inuyasha shrugged and crossed his arms "I don't know. She's not here."

One of the two females stepped forward and laughed "Bull shit Inu, come on we won't bite."

The male grinned, slinging an arm over Inuyasha's shoulder, which the hanyou quickly shoved away as Miroku spoke "Hard."

The same woman narrowed her dark brown eyes and brushed a dark brown strand of her bangs from her face "Miroku, go back to the car. You are going to scare the poor girl all the way back to Tokyo."

The man, Miroku, snaked an arm around this woman and said "Oh Sango my dear, don't be jealous. You are the only one who has my heart." His hand made its way to her backside and she shrieked, jerking away from him and punching him, hard.

"You fucking pervert, keep your hands off of me!" A light dusting of anger-fueled blush covered her ivory skin and she stepped a few feet away from the man.

Behind her stood another woman with striking onyx hair and equally as light skin. Her dark eyes were on her nails, examining the manicure she had recently received "So," She glanced up at the hanyou "Is she here or not? Because I could be at the mall shopping right now instead of standing here watching these two play grab-ass." Kikyo was normally happy-go-lucky around Inuyasha, her affections for him unending – but the news that a young woman of datable age was living under his roof had soured her mood.

Inuyasha narrowed his eyes and spoke to the nicer of the two females "Sango, remind me again why your cousin has to be attached to you every time you come over?" He was well aware of Kikyo's affections, but he didn't return them. Sure, she wasn't bad looking but she was high maintenance and fake. The only reason she was ever around was because she was the cousin of Sango, who was one of Inuyasha's two best friends. Kikyo crossed her arms under her chest, the shirt she was wearing alone was almost making her chest fall out – with her arms giving them a boost Inuyasha was afraid she was going to have an accident.

Shaking his head, he glanced at Sango with an arched, silver brow and she just shrugged "She wanted to come scope out the competition."

Kikyo glared at her cousin "Shut up!" She leaned against the door she had closed behind her.

Sango chuckled "So, Inu? Where is she?"

With a sigh of resignation Inuyasha said "Upstairs in her room, she was sleeping or showering or something. I doubt she wants to meet a bunch of people today. She just got here. Besides, my dad said no visitors today. So you shouldn't be here."

He moved to the door, but Kikyo just grinned at him "You'll have to move me with force Inu." She batted her eyelashes at him and he made a disgusted noise and stepped back.

While Sango rolled her eyes at the antics of her slutty cousin, Miroku simply laughed "Your dad also said no strippers on your 17th birthday while he was out of town, and you didn't care about what he wanted then did you?"

Kikyo's eyes widened and Inuyasha laughed, rubbing the back of his head "Yea, yea…come on dude I thought we agreed to never mention that to anyone."

Miroku laughed "Well, you won't introduce to your potentially hot new roomie, so all bets are off!"

Inuyasha shook his head, sighing. He knew that they knew he was hiding her away in the house somewhere and that this would go a lot faster if he just told them "In all honesty, she is in the shower. She'd been working on her room most of the day. But seriously, my dad made it a point to tell me not to have you guys over so she didn't feel overwhelmed more than she is."

Sango shook her head "Come on guys, maybe we should go." She made her way over to the door and glared at her smirking cousin. Kikyo was determined to see this new girl and judge her to see if she was a threat to her and Inuyasha's nonexistent relationship.

Miroku pouted and shook his head "We don't have to stay, but maybe we can just meet her? That isn't asking too much is it dude?"

Inuyasha leaned against the banister and looked between the three people standing there "I don't know, like I said. She's in the shower and I don't even know if she is up to it." Since when did he care what she wanted? If he wanted to have friends over he should! But he had to admit; just having a nice calm lunch with her had been pretty cool.

Just then a familiar light scent touched his nose, cherry blossoms. The beautiful smell was followed by the creak of a step, turning his head up he saw the young woman who they were speaking of appear at the top of the stairs. She was wearing a knee-length dark brown leather skirt, a white and billowy blouse with full sleeves that elongated her slender hands. Her black hair was drawn up into a half-pony tail, showing off thin silver hoops that dotted multiple holes up her ears. The deep, but respectable V-neck of her blouse was set off by the silver and brown long and draped necklace. Her feet were bare, and her make-up minimal.

She stopped near Inuyasha, standing a step up behind him so she was at eye-level with him. When he turned to stare at her, an arched eyebrow questioning her and her sudden appearance, she smiled and leaned in to whisper, much softer than she would speak with a human "Well I doubted that they were leaving and I was tired of hiding in my room. You aren't mad are you?" His ears twitched in her direction and he shook his head only slightly and she smiled at him, before turning her powerful gaze on the group before them. Taking in the appreciative looks that Miroku cast over her, the curious ones from Sango and the jealous and angry ones from Kikyo, she simply smiled sweetly.

"Hello," She said softly "I'm Kagome. You must be Inuyasha's friends?" Smiling she clasped her hands behind her back and looked down at Inuyasha and back at the trio.

Kikyo rolled her eyes "Well what gave you that idea sweetheart that we are here at his house?" She sneered at Kagome who frowned, obviously put off by the instant rudeness. Her dark eyes narrowed and a cloudy look took over her beautiful features. This woman who was being so rude looked a bit like her, she realized. The same shade of black hair, and ivory skin. Large, expressive eyes of similar color.

That was about where it ended. Kagome's hair was naturally wavy, and went most of the way down her back. Kikyo's was much shorter, and stick-straight. Kagome's skin was light ivory, but held a soft touch of color proving she was outside often enough. Kikyo obviously cherished her ivory skin and went to great lengths to keep it as it was. Then their fashion styles were complete opposites. Kagome looked like she might be a college student instead of a 16 year old teenager, her clothing respectful and mindful of the cooling seasons.

Kikyo though, was hearing hip-hugging hot pink shorts and a black mid-drift bearing tank-top. Black flip-flops adorned her feet and her multi-neon color covered toes. A cute look and one Kagome herself might be rocking if she was going to the beach in June. It must not be all that comfortable in the fast-cooling weather though. Before Kagome could make a reply that would make this wench ever consider opening her mouth again, the other woman stepped in and planted her hands on her hips in a manner that spoke of dominance.

She was wearing flared out jeans and black motorcycle boots, a red V-neck quarter-sleeve shirt that accentuated her flat stomach, full chest and heavily muscled arms "Kikyo, shut up. Don't be rude just because you are jealous, now go wait in the car before I call grandma Kaede and tell her what kind of shit you are pulling." Kikyo "hmphed" and spun, casting a glare at the equally surprised and angered Kagome, before storming out of the door she had been blocking.

Sango turned and grinned sheepishly at Kagome "Sorry about my cousin, she can be pretty rough around the edges."

Inuyasha snorted and spoke under his breath "And in the middle."

Sango glared, and Inuyasha clammed up causing Kagome to laugh "Wow, someone other than his father can make him behave? Please. Teach me your ways!"

Sango laughed at the boldness of this girl. She knew her best friend was attractive and most women in their school fawned over him, but this girl didn't it seemed. "I like you Kagome, you got spunk."

Kagome blushed "Thanks, I don't know what I did to make your cousin so angry but no offense, she won't get away with it many more times. I may be new around here, but that just means I don't know the area. It doesn't mean I will be walked on." She held her head high. Might as well let it be known right here and now to these people who she assumed would be around pretty often.

Sango though didn't seem fazed, but a light smirk plucked at the edge of her mouth "Good to know, and even more that is a good thing when you are living here with that ass-hole."

She nodded at the half-demon next to Kagome who growled "Watch it Sango, just cause you are a girl doesn't mean I won't hurt you."

Sango gestured with her hand at him, a bemused smile on her face "See what I mean? Such a brute."

Kagome giggled behind a hand and nodded "I got that, thanks. Any other tips? I am all ears."

Sango winked "I'll make a list and be sure to give it to you."

Inuyasha sighed loudly "OK! So, anything else aside from bashing me in my own damn house?"

Miroku cleared his throat and walked across the marble floor to the newer girl and took her hands, which she had let settle back at her sides during her and Sango's light banter "Let me say my dear you are stunning."

Inuyasha's eyes widened 'Wow…he didn't wait long at all.'

Kagome frowned, confusion swamping her features "Um, thanks?"

She looked between the other two in the room and Sango rolled her eyes and Inuyasha frowned in warning "Miroku…"

The brown-eyed man tossed his head to knock his dark brown locks from his eyes "No worries Inuyasha, I will leave this tasty little morsel for your plate. I know better than to raid your own home, but I must give credit where credit is due."

Inuyasha growled and Kagome snatched her hands back "Excuse me, Miroku was it? I am not to be saved for anyone's plate. I will thank you for the compliment but do not think for one second that because I live here, I am in any way property of his." Her anger from before returning easily as she tossed her head in Inuyasha's direction, signaling who she meant by saying 'his'.

Miroku held his hands up in defense and grinned "Feisty, I like that!" He said and Kagome took a threatening step towards him down one of the steps, sure it lost her some of her height but the anger radiating off of her was enough that she could have been 2 feet tall and it wouldn't have mattered. Before Kagome could near the man though, Sango stepped up and grabbed his shirt, hauling him backwards out of striking range of Kagome.

She smacked him once herself and said "You really have a death wish Miroku, Jesus!"

Miroku laughed "What can I say, I love the ladies. But not as much as I love you my dear." He batted his eyes at Sango who rolled hers and pushed the perverted young man back a few feet.

"Easy there Romeo. Don't get within grabbing distance of me or else I will take you home in my trunk." Miroku's smile faded and he stepped back and away from Sango who grinned dangerously.

Clasping her hands together, the older of the women turned to Kagome and smiled "Well, we would love to stay and hang out. But with Kikyo having a stick up her ass and it being your first day we don't want to overstay our welcome. We just wanted to come and meet you, and well…" She scratched the back of her neck, looking awkward suddenly. That surprised Kagome, who had figured this young woman was like a bull in strength, having to deal with the perverted nature of Miroku, the bitchy nature of Kikyo and the stubborn nature of Inuyasha. It was weird seeing her fidget. Finally though she spoke.

"Obviously, Inuyasha told us who you are and why you are here…" Suddenly, Kagome understood where the heavy tension was coming from and her shoulders stiffened, the boys glanced between them, curious about how Kagome would react. She remained silent so Sango continued "Basically, I wanted to say that I'm sorry, about your parents and your brother. My little brother is the same age, so it kinda hits close to home with me, but If I can help or anything, just ask. You can get my number from Inuyasha and call or text me whenever. It's nice to have another girl around." She smiled and the stand-off stance Kagome had taken relaxed and a brilliant smile broke through on her face, just like the sun breaking through the clouds it was breath-taking.

Miroku cleared his throat "Would it be cliché to offer my condolences now as well?" He asked, rubbing the back of his neck.

Kagome chuckled and smiled "No, thank you both." Not wanting to discuss her reasons for being there any more she continued in a different direction "I'll be sure to get your number Sango. Thanks."

Kagome glanced at Inuyasha who nodded "Yea, you can get it off my phone."

Smiling at her long-time friend Sango laced her fingers behind her neck "Perfect, but like I said I won't overstay my welcome and this pervert is riding with me so we are gonna get going." She nodded, glad things were back to being casual and chill. Stopping suddenly she said "Oh! When are you going to start school?"

Kagome chewed a thumb nail and shrugged "I don't know, it's what Saturday?"

Sango laughed and nodded "Yea and there is a three-day weekend so we don't go back until Tuesday." Nodding her head Kagome said slowly, not wanting to make any promises just yet "Well, I guess I'll talk to Inuyasha's father tomorrow, or the next time I see him about starting next week. I don't want to fall too far behind."

Sango nodded her head and smiled "Well, like I said if you need any help with anything just ask."

Kagome, feeling lighter than before, smiled "Of course, thanks you guys. It was nice to meet you."

Waving, the pair walked out of the house letting the door swing shut behind them. Kagome sighed deeply and plopped hard onto the bottom step, letting her feet hit the marble floor. Inuyasha looked down at her in alarm as she dropped her chin into her palm and blew some hair from her face "That was…." She began as Inuyasha sat beside her on the soft steps.

The hanyou grinned and leaned against the railing, crossing his arms over his thick chest "Interesting?" He finished helpfully "Yea, my friends have that effect on people."

Kagome chuckled weakly and nodded. They had come and gone so quickly, she wasn't sure how to process it all. "What the hell was with that one chick though?" She asked straightening up suddenly and turning to stare at Inuyasha "She acted like I had kicked her puppy or something."

Inuyasha shook his head, rubbing his fingers along his face in annoyance "Kikyo is…" He searched for the words he wanted to describe his almost-stalker and was having a hard time so Kagome giggled.

"A bitch?"

The hanyou snorted "Yea, I guess so. She kinda jumped all down your throat huh?"

Kagome nodded "Mmhmm, why was that exactly?" She knew Inuyasha knew the crazy reasoning behind the brunette's uncalled for attack.

Sighing, not wanting to talk about it at all, Inuyasha plucked a loose string on his jeans and said "She's jealous."

Kagome arched a thin black brow at Inuyasha and asked, her words falling out slowly showing her confusion "She's…jealous…?"

Inuyasha nodded and Kagome slumped back, trying to figure it out. After a moment though, there was still nothing "Ok, I'm gonna blame the jet-lag but seriously what could she possibly be jealous of?"

Inuyasha chuckled; she really didn't see it did she? Brushing his long hair back over his shoulder he said "Ok, here is a little history lesson. Sango, Miroku and I have been friends for as long as I can remember and about…4 years ago Kikyo and her grandmother moved in with Sango, her brother and her dad. I don't know why Kikyo lives with her grandmother; I think her parents are like in the peace core or something weird where they travel all the time. I haven't ever met them. Anyways, she had lived way out East in like New York or something."

Kagome's giggle made him stop his story and stare at her "Something funny about New York?" Kagome shook her head "In America, Asia is considered the far east, so hearing you say that New York is way out east, I don't know I find it kind of funny." She shrugged, feeling stupid about it but then Inuyasha chuckled.

"Yea, I guess you are right. But didn't you come in over the Pacific?"

Kagome grinned "I never said from California that Tokyo is Far East just that Americans tend to consider it as such." Shaking her head she gestured to him "Go on with your story, sorry to interrupt."

Nodding Inuyasha tapped his chin "Where was I, oh right. So she shows up from the terribly far away New York," Grinning at the dark-haired girl who smiled back he continued "We were all just a bunch of goofy little teenagers, not really caring about much aside from hanging out with each other and Sango gets all excited one day, and begs us to come meet her grandma and cousin. So we do, Miroku is instantly all into her. He's always been pretty perverted, but this was before him and Sango had their weird little love-hate thing going on, so nobody really cared who he was into. Kikyo totally blew him off, and directed herself right at me."

Suddenly, all of the pieces were coming together in Kagome's mind. "But the feelings weren't mutual I'm assuming?" She asked, getting a nod from Inuyasha.

"Exactly, she followed me around like a damn puppy dog for months. When full out flattery didn't work, she tried to make me jealous. She went after Miroku, who at this point was over her, which only made her look more desperate. Because she was Sango's cousin we didn't tell her off, we hoped she would just kinda grow up and move on with her affections but she never did. She started dressing skankier and skankier, dating ever guy I've ever met and always bringing them around when we all hung out. It really just made it awkward. God, I remember in the 8th grade I dated this girl – it wasn't even very serious or anything, I took her to a dance and we went to the movies and then just hung out ya know? But Kikyo blew a gasket and right in front of her too. Demanding what Samantha had that she didn't, asking if I wouldn't date Asian girls and all this random shit." Shaking his head Inuyasha sighed at the memory.

"Samantha broke up with me a few days later, saying she liked me but didn't want to deal with my crazy stalker. It kinda went on like that all throughout middle school, and only got worse as we went into high school where dating was a bigger thing." Crossing his arms back over his chest he closed his eyes "Basically Kikyo is my stalker, the whole 'if I can't have you, nobody can' kinda thing. I stopped dating really because of her. Sango has talked with her, yelled at her and almost come to blows about it but Kikyo doesn't care. Even though she has a boyfriend right now, some big shot college guy who she basically worships she is jealous that you are living here."

The sudden mention of herself caused Kagome's eyes to widen "Me? What she thinks that…I might try something with you? Is she insane?" The surprised and insulted look on Inuyasha face made Kagome back-track "No, Inuyasha I didn't mean it like that, so don't look like an abused puppy at me. I just meant, I'm living here with you because my parents are dead and my baby brother is in a coma. Does she really think that I am going to be spending my time trying to date anyone right this second?"

Inuyasha grinned at her and she frowned "What?"

Chuckling the half demon said "So you do find me attractive?"

The cockiness and playfulness in his eyes made Kagome growl "Oh grow up! God, men!" She stood up and planted her hands on her hips, staring down at him. Even her crazy-mean look didn't get through to him, he continued to chuckle and she scowled, embarrassed "I never said anything like that so just stop it."

Standing up as well, Inuyasha loomed over her "Oh you didn't need to say it."

Narrowing her eyes, Kagome turned and started up the stairs "I have some more unpacking to do, and still need to start on my brother's room." Half-way to the second floor she hesitated and turned to see Inuyasha watching her "If your dad comes home and I'm not around down here would you come get me? I need to talk to him about school and everything." Smirking, Inuyasha nodded and watched her walk up the stairs.

Once she was out of his line of site, Inuyasha grinned "Oh yea, she's into me." He turned and headed back towards the kitchen.

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Once she was safely in the sanctuary that was her bedroom, Kagome leaned against her closed door and sighed deeply. Her cheeks were a bright shade of pink as she moved across the floor and ended up on her bed. Glancing at the clock, which informed her that it was nearly 4pm, she sighed. Exhaustion was taking over her bones and the idea of having to work more in her room didn't sound appealing at all, but she knew she was close to being done and the sooner she finished the sooner she could spend the evening enjoying herself and the large flat-screen TV on the wall opposite her bed.

So, taking a deep breath she dove into her work and tried not to think about anything else the entire time. It was easier said than done. Her mind was full of her parents, her brother, Inutashio and Inuyasha. His friends and the crazy jealous Kikyo. How could someone with a boyfriend be so jealous about another guy? It didn't make any sense. Shouldn't she have learned by now that the jealousy thing wasn't working on Inuyasha? She must have, and if so why still bother with some other guy? It really wasn't fair to whoever she was dating. It also wasn't fair to Inuyasha, not being able to date anyone because no girl would put up with Kikyo and her stalker-like antics. Shaking her head Kagome tried to ignore the nagging thoughts that things with Kikyo were going to get much, much worse.

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Happy with 5000 words & an update every week, give or take? It is a bit longer than the last chapter and has a lot more progression! I know Sango, Miroku & Kikyo weren't there for too long, but I am going to get them into the story in smaller doses. Trying to keep things neat & tidy here. Also, what did you people think about the Kagome/Inuyasha interaction? I don't want things to go to fast but I don't want them to be enemies for 10 chapters either ya know? Well, whatever you liked or disliked, leave me a review and let me know!

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