After the Ms. Ikeda had left the friends alone with a promise of more properties if they weren't satisfied, the friends went back to the hotel. The boys came in and sat in the girls room to discuss the property and decide if they wanted to live there or not.
"Well, it looks like if we agree on this place, you girls will be doing the majority of the cooking and entertaining. But, I'm okay with that, how about you Inuyasha?" Miroku spoke up.
Inuyasha shrugged at his friend. Even after all the time he had spent with Kagome at her house, he wasn't comfortable with taking Kagome's charity. He had contented himself with staying at her house by making sure he did everything he could to make their lives easier. He had always cleaned right beside Kagome. He had taken care of any of the outside chores. He tutored all his friends whenever they needed it. However, that felt like a tiny amount to what he already owed her. He couldn't believe she wanted him to live here rent free.
At least he didn't have to worry about her paying for his tuition. With his grades, he had gotten a full scholarship to the university. His tuition, lab fees and books would all be covered by the scholarship. For that he was very grateful.
Kagome watched as her best friend shrugged. "What's the matter, Inuyasha? Do you not like it?"
Inuyasha watched as Kagome's eyes dimmed a little in disappointment. He wanted to kick himself. He knew how much she wanted everyone to like this place as much as she did. It really wasn't a bad place. He kind of liked it. "That's not it, Kagome. I think it's actually really nice."
"You really like it?" Kagome's eyes lit up in excitement again.
"Yeah, of course," Inuyasha stammered. 'What else am I going to say when your eyes get all lit up like that? I'm not going to disappoint you. Even if it wasn't that great, you love it so much how can I not?' He thought to himself.
Kagome turned to the others with a look of anticipation on her face. "Well, what do the rest of you think?"
Rin nodded her head. "I really do think it's perfect Kagome."
"It's cool. Even if Inuyasha and I will be on your side constantly. And, no one can get mad at me and Inuyasha for not cooking a lot, because we won't have the room." Miroku chimed in with a smile on his face.
Sango threw a pillow at Miroku. "Oh please, you wouldn't make dinner even if the boys were on the bigger side, you'd be on our side making a mess for US to clean while we did all the cooking." She turned to Kagome. "I say it's a go. Do you think all the paperwork will be done in time for us to move in before school starts? I'd really hate to start school with nowhere to live while the paperwork gets finished."
"Actually, the paperwork is already finished. The duplex already belongs to me." Kagome blushed as she looked at all her friends staring at her. "Well, I had to make sure we had somewhere to live before school started, and I just knew you all would enjoy it as much as I do. Besides, if you didn't like it, I could rent it out to some other college students and find another place for us all to live. Real estate is a good investment you know. Especially this close to a good university. Now let's go find somewhere to eat. Then we can plan the rest of the weekend!"
A/N big thank you to any one out there still reading this. I know the chapters are short, but that's the way I like them. Good news is I can sit for short periods in my chair without wanting to cry. That means I'm working on my story once again. I know it's taking a while to really get into the story, but I decided everything in here is what I want. Just bare with me, and I promise you won't hate my story. you may even like it. :)