Kagome sighed as she lied on her bed, arms outstretched. She had just spent the last month-and-a-half traveling with Inuyasha, looking for Shikon Jewel shards. With no luck—and with Inuyasha being annoyed—She was tired and happy to be at home.

Lucky for her, there was no school today. So she could study for the whole day.

Upon entering the house, she was aware that she was home alone. No one answered her when she called out 'I'm home.' So, she figured they must have been out doing something, most-likely buying groceries. She went straight up to her room to relax a little before finding out where.

She let out another sigh and sat up. With a smile, she left her room and went to see what she could eat.

'I hope Mom left some leftover's in the fridge. I hope so. I'm starving.'

As she hopped off the bottom step, she turned and went into the kitchen.

Then froze, her eyes widening.

"Hey," a black-haired man—who was sitting at the table—turned his head to look over his shoulder at her.

"Ko…Koga?!" Kagome yelled, eyes wide.

"Yeah, who else would it be?" Koga stood and turned to face her completely.

"But-but how…?"

"Through the well."

"But, only Inuyasha has been able to go through the well!"

"Yes, but don't forget that whatever that mutt can do, I can do better."

"Ah, uh, but…"

Koga grinned. He leaned back against the table with a smug expression. "What's the matter? You don't like that I'm here?"

"No, it's not that…" 'Great. Now that he's here, I won't be able to study at all.'

Koga's tail flicked over the table, his arms crossing over his chest. "What's up? You look irritated. Was the mutt face being a jerk?"

"No, not that." Kagome rubbed her eye then looked at Koga. "Koga, why are you here?"

"Why else would I come? To see you, Ka—" he stopped mid-sentence as he exclaimed silently and closed one eye.

He looked over his shoulder—Kagome leaned to see what he was looking at—and stared at the calico cat that was playing with his tail.

"Ow…" Koga said pointingly but made no attempt to pull away.

"Buyo, no!" Kagome said and waved her hand to shoo him off.

"Kagome." Koga said.

She looked at Koga. "What?"

"Hmm?" He looked at her. "What?"

"You said my name."

"I was finishing my sentence. Before the cat grabbed my tail."

Kagome cocked an eyebrow. Then turned her head and sighed.

"What?" Koga asked.

"Nothing, nothing." She turned to him and smiled, clasping her hands together as if in pray. "Koga, I'm kind of busy right now. So, would you please—"

"Oh, okay."

Kagome's eyes went wide. "Really?"

"Yeah, I'll wait here for you to get done." And with that, Koga pulled back out his chair.

"Ah—" her shoulders slumped. "No, but—that's not—"

Koga sat down and started to play with the cats paws.

"Uh, but, Koga…"

Koga continued to play with the cat, twiddling his fingers above the cats head.

"Uh…but…"

Kagome realized it was a lost cause and slumped. She sighed.

She stared at the square of Koga's shoulders. The dainty yet finally toned shoulders shifted every time he moved his arms.

She pulled her eyes away and looked at the refrigerator instead. She went to it, opened it, and was astounded to find nothing in the fridge.

She looked around. 'Mom would have left a note. Where…?'

She noticed a slip of paper on the floor by the table. She knelt down and picked it up. Sure enough, it was a note from her mother.

'We'll be back home tomorrow evening. Grandpa had a medical appointment in Ikebukuro so we couldn't wait for you. I left a jar of money on the fridge for groceries. Feel free to buy some.

Xoxo

Mom.'

Kagome sighed. 'I'm home alone. And what's worse, I'm home alone with Koga.'

Kagome sighed then went up stairs. She looked over her shoulder to see if Koga had followed. He had not. So, she continued.

She grabbed her jacket and headed back down. Koga was still playing with the cat, the cat holding onto his hand with his paws while nibbling on his fingers.

Kagome went to the fridge and stood on her tip toes to pull down the jar. She took a decent amount of money then tossed the jar back up.

"You going somewhere?" Koga asked.

"Yeah. We're out of food." Kagome said and stuffed the money in her pocket.

Koga stood. "I'll come with."

"Oh," Kagome turned around and stared at him. "You don't have—"

"I wanna, though."

Kagome's lips puckered in distaste. But it didn't take long for her to give in. 'He can help carry the groceries.'

"Okay, come on."

Koga followed her out of the house. He smiled as he walked next to her.

Kagome took Koga to the usual store and grabbed a basket.

"Koga, you want anything specific?" Kagome asked.

"Eh?"

"Like meat or fruit or something?" she smiled up at him.

"Oh, uh, meat's fine."

Kagome looked at him then smiled. Feeling like she was giving his a good surprise, she grabbed him by the hand and tugged him. Koga's eyes widened to the contact then he grinned.

Kagome led him to the meat department.

Koga looked like a kid in a candy shop at all the meat.

"Wha…"

"There's chicken, beef, pork, fish—"

"Is there boar?" He interrupted.

Kagome looked up at him. 'Okay, so he doesn't know what pork is. That's to be expected, though.'

"Yeah." Kagome reached down and grabbed a pack of bacon and a pack of pork chops.

"Why are they shaped like that?" Koga asked.

"They're different kinds of pig. Like this is bacon. And this is pork chop. They have different flavors too."

"Really?" Koga felt his mouth salivate.

Koga wasn't outright showing it—in fact, it seemed as if he was trying to hide it—but Kagome could see by the sparkle in Koga's eyes that he was extremely excited. "So, do you want them?"

Koga nodded. Vigorously.

Kagome smiled and put them in the basket.

She turned to leave then noticed Koga wasn't following. He was still looking at all the meat.

"Come on, Koga." She went back, grabbed his arm, and tugged him along.

Koga's eyes were still on the meat for a moment, then he followed willingly behind his love. Kagome held back a giggle.

They went to the vegetable isle. Kagome looked at the greeneries then up at Koga. "What kind of vegetables do you want?"

"Uh…grass…?"

"Grass?" She looked at him.

"Uh, apples?"

"That's a fruit."

Koga puckered his lips in distaste.

"Do you not know what vegetables are?"

"…I don't think I'm ever eaten vegetables." Koga said, a little hesitantly. "In the tribe, we'd nibble on grass occasionally when we needed moisture."

"…I see, then here." She reached down and grabbed leeks, onions, lettuce, and tomatoes. "I'll make a veggie dish along with the meat and you can eat that."

"Well…" he averted his eyes to the ceiling, obviously unsure.

"It'll taste good, I promise." Kagome smiled and put them in the basket.

She turned around and headed off. Koga followed.

She went down the miscellaneous isle and looked around. Her eyes fell on chocolate and she grabbed a few bars. Then grabbed a few bags of chips and cups of noodles and ramen.

"What are those?" Koga looked over her shoulder.

"Just some junk food."

"Junk food?"

"Yeah, food that tastes good but isn't the greatest for you."

"If it isn't good, why eat it?"

"I told you they taste good."

He looked skeptical.

"Don't knock it till you try it." Kagome smiled.

"…Alright."

Kagome closed her eyes and smiled up at him, sweetly.

Koga's look of distaste turned into a smile too.

Kagome and Koga went to the checkout line. The checkout lady smiled at them as she scanned the items.

She opened her eyes and they fell on Koga. "Cash or…credit…?"

Her eyes couldn't leave Koga's, though the wolf wasn't even looking at her. She felt her cheeks flush as she was captured by those cerulean eyes. Almost automatically, she felt as if she knew she would never see anyone more beautiful.

"Cash." Kagome said, pulling out her money.

The cashier snapped back into place and looked at Kagome. She smiled and took the money, giving back her change and the receipt.

Koga grabbed most of the grocery bags while Kagome grabbed the rest. Then they both left.

"Do you think we got enough?" Kagome asked.

"I would think so." Koga answered. "Want to go back and get more?"

"Nah."

Koga smiled a little. The rest of the walk was in silence. But it was a comfortable silence. Just having each other's presence was enough. They didn't need words.

They returned home, quickly. Kagome looked at the clock. It was still hours before dinner needed to be started. But lunch could be made. So, she went about getting a pot of water boiling and started cooking ramen.

Koga was sitting in a chair, watching Kagome work while flicking his tail through the hole in the back of the chair for the cat. Buyu playfully, lazily, batted the fluffy brown tail.

Once lunch was ready, she dished up two bowls and gave one to Koga.

Koga was skeptical about eating it. It didn't look meaty at all and the stringy pasta reminded him of intestines.

"Itadakimasu." Kagome said then began eating.

'Itadakimasu?' Koga thought.

Hesitantly, Koga grabbed a pair of chopsticks and picked up a noodle. He stared at it, wrapped it completely around the chopstick, then put it in his mouth.

His eyes widened.

"This is really good. "Koga said.

"See?" Kagome beamed. "What did I tell you?"

Koga smiled at her and continued to eat.

The rest of the meal was in a comfortable silence as they ate.

Once they finished, Kagome did the dishes. Then went upstairs. Koga followed.

Koga sat on the bed while Kagome went to her desk. She began studying.

"What are you doing?" Koga interrupted.

"Studying."

"Why?"

"Because I'm behind in school and I have to catch up?"

"School?"

"…Think of it as training. I'm training to get smarter."

"Oh!"

"Yes and to study I need silence so if you would…"

"Okay, okay. Silence, got it."

'…I wanted you to leave the room. I won't be able to concentrate with you watching me.'

The bed creaked. Kagome looked over her shoulder to see Koga sprawled out on the mattress, his hands propped under his head.

Her lips puckered in distaste. 'At least he won't be looking at me. Unlike with Inuyasha. He just sat there staring then fell asleep.'

She sighed.

Then snapped to. 'I can't sit around and daydream on the past. I've got to study.'

With that determination bubbling in her chest, Kagome opened a book and began taking notes.

Hours passed. Neither of them said anything during that time. A few times Kagome checked to see if Koga was still awake but other than that, she completely forgot about him. The subject of dinner never occurred to the two, neither of them seeming to be hungry enough to eat anything. Kagome was too preoccupied and Koga either wasn't hungry or was hungry but was more content with watching Kagome.

Day turned to dusk. Dusk turned to night.

Finally, Kagome felt like her brain couldn't take anymore and closed her book. She exhaled heavily and stretched. Then glanced at her clock and noted it was eleven.

"Koga, I'll show you where you can sleep for the night." She turned to him, "my brother—"

Kagome stopped her words when she saw the wolf was asleep. He was lying on his side, facing Kagome, one arm tucked under the pillow and his head while the other draped over his hip.

'When did he…?'

Kagome stared at him then sighed.

'Alright.' She thought, defeatedly.

Kagome went to her drawer and pulled out her night clothes. Double checking that Koga was definitely passed out, she then tossed off her clothes and put the pj's on quickly. Then she turned out the light and flopped down on the bed.

"Good night, Koga." Kagome said then closed her eyes.