Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or the others mentioned.

'I can do this,' Kagome pep talked herself. Tying a red bandanna under her bangs, she carried her utensils into the living room. Looking around she saw the T.V. and furniture pushed against the walls. 'I can't believe I have to clean this!' she mentally complained feeling her stomach lurch.

"Kagome, dear? Are you done yet?" Yuri Higurashi asked, walking down staircase, her small feet practically hovering over the steps.

"Almost," she replied without looking up. "Wow, this really works up a sweat!"

"Well, look how clean it is! So pearly white again! The way it used to look, it seemed light brown," Yuri clapped, her smooth black gloves causing little friction and less noise than usual, making Kagome look up form her work.

"Mama! You look so nice," Kagome said breathlessly, fingering her mother's silky black dress with a shinny silver lining. Kagome watched as her mother slipped the thin piece of metal attached to the earring through the small opening in her ear.

With the dangling star earrings finally in place, Yuri glanced at her daughter, then the living room. "You better get this done before your big brother and his friends get here."

"What? Sota's coming home this early? Which friends does he except to have over?" Kagome asked, her heart fluttering with the possible chance of seeing her beloved secret crush.

"Oh, I don't know. Bug-a, In-your-wash, Marry-co, and they said they have to baby-sit someone's adopted little brother, Hippo," Yuri said, not really paying attention.

"Kouga, Inuyasha, Miroku, and Shippo," Kagome corrected.

"Honey, if you knew, why did you ask?" Kag's mother asked irritated. "I don't have time for this, I have places to be and people to see!"

"I thought you said it was just two friends getting together for dinner," Kagome giggled, earning a glare form her mom.

"Anyway, don't forget to make the guest room next to your old room," Yuri "reminded," or, would have if she had mentioned it at all before.

"It still is my room, but you know my room as well as Sota's are under construction," Kagome called to her mother. "And why? Sota and I already sleep in the guest room; its fine the way it is. Is your date staying the night?"

"No, Inumushi," she answered, slamming the door behind her. Kagome ran to the window and waited for Yuri's car to pull out. Once it was finally out of sight Kagome let out an ear-piercing, "Yes!"

'This would be so much easier with a mop,' Kagome moaned. 'But mops aren't as trusty as your little baby girl doing it the good ol' fashion way; on her hands and knees.' Kagome remembered the argument between her mother and her. 'Mom, I'm not your little baby girl anymore. I'm thirteen. And I've had plenty of boy-friends since third-grade!' 'Don't remind me!' Yuri hated the fact that Kagome wasn't as petite as she used to be, or that's the way she put it. In honesty, she was always just as skinny, except in her chest and butt. 'Can I help it if Kami blessed me with something in those "areas"?'
Quickly finishing the living room and putting everything where it belongs, she ran upstairs to her room. Throwing on her newest outfit, she sat at the end of her bed until the heard the signal. (AKA, her brother yelling.)

"Yo! Lil' sis, I'm home!" Sota hollered, turning on the television.

"Stop yelling, I'm right here," Kagome said, appearing at the bottom of the steps. She stood in the middle of all the boys, a black and baby blue out-fitted disguise of an angel.

"Well, sorry if I busted your ear-drums," Sota smirked.

"No, I wasn't that lucky. I can still hear you," Kagome stopped walking when she stopped talking, "accidentally" right next to Inuyasha. And this didn't go unnoticed by Sota.

"Hey, Inuyasha. Seems like my sister likes you! She's standing as close as she can without touching you," Sota laughed, the other soon joining him.

"Kagome-sama!" Shippo spoke up, stopping from licking his ice-cream to look for her.

"Shippo!" Kagome laughed, picking him up and wiping the chocolate off his nose. "You know, you're the most adorable five-year-old boy I've ever seen! Come on, meet me in my room."

Everyone watched Shippo skip up the stairs, and then their attention fell back on Kags and Inuyasha.

"Yeah, whatever," Kagome sighed. "Just... don't mess up my floor."

"You did the floor?" Kouga wanted to know, receiving a nod form Kagome.

"It's really p-" Miroku's sentence was cut off by Sota.

"Pathetic!" he incorrectly completed.

'Knowing Miroku, he was probably going to say "pretty" or something,' Kagome thought. "You're right," she admitted sarcastically. "I did do a pretty crappy job, huh? And, I do love Inuyasha, how'd you know?" placing her hands on Inuyasha's cheeks, she gently pulled him into a kiss.

'What is she doing?' Inuyasha asked himself as Kagome kissed him. 'She's so- so-' his train of thought was slipping as she softly nibbled his bottom lip for entrance. And he granted her wish, opening his hot, wet cavern for her to inspect and enjoy. He found himself immediately kissing her back fully, everything and everyone else going blank.

Even Kagome couldn't believe that this was happening. She was kissing Inuyasha. Her Inuyasha! The man she had been dreaming of ever since she met him, six years ago. Suddenly, Inuyasha's tongue firmly pushed into her own. A small moan escaped her lips, bringing both her and Inuyasha back into harsh reality.

'Do not look flustered! Do not look flustered!' Kagome instructed herself, as she slowly walked out of the room, her hips unaware swaying.

"Shippo," Kagome called to Kouga's adopted little brother. "Come on, we're going to the candy store."

"Nee-chan, can we buy some chocolate?" Shippo asked, already hyper.

'Not that you really need any,' Kagome thought. "Sure, but you have to go ask your big brother first."

"Big brother! Big brother! Can Kagome-chan take me to the candy store?" Shippo's huge eyes begged Kouga for permission.

"Whatever. Just be wary of your ankle," he warned.

"His ankle? What's wrong with it?" Kagome asked, coming up to Kouga.

"Oh, the other kids at school were bullying him and he twisted it," he answered truthfully, but also developing a plot. "My mom really wouldn't approve of him walking on it, would you mind carrying him?"

"Not at all!" Kagome smiled. She walked over to the door, where Shippo had gone as soon as he heard, "whatever".

Bending over, her short black mini skirt slightly went up, almost revealing her red thongs. (Her mom doesn't know she and Sango bought them.) Turning around with Shippo on her hip, she waved and walked out the house.

"Nee-chan, you can see your bra and everything," Shippo pointed.

Kagome looked down and blushed. "You must've yanked it down when I picked you up," fixing it, she pulled out her phone form her bra.

"Why do you out your phone there?" the curious 5-year-old asked.

"Because, when a girl doesn't have a pocket, that's where she puts it," dialing Sango's number, she waited until she answered on the third ring.

"Mochi-mochi, Sango speaking."

"Mochi-mochi, Sango. It's Kags. Meet me at the candy shop down the street from the school."

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A/N: if you haven't noticed, Sota's old than Kagome in this story. And hai I know the characters are OOC. R&R!!