Her Orange Ribbon

Chapter 1: Their One Year Anniversary

"Inuyasha…!" Kagome was sitting up and looking down at her beloved half dog demon, who she lay beside. She was trying to shake him awake. He was on his back but his head was slightly turned toward her, eyes still peacefully shut, sleeping. "Wake up!" She bellowed as she continued to shake his body gently. He stirred, squinted, and then opened his eyes. He turned his head up to look at her.

"Can I help you?" He asked slightly annoyed to be woken up.

She could only smile down at him; she propped down and kissed his cheek. "Happy Anniversary, Inuyasha! It's been a year since I came back from the present after I finished high school!"

"Oh, is that what this is about?" Inuyasha sat up and rubbed his eye.

"So what do you want to do today to celebrate?" Kagome said to him and laid her head on his upper right part of his chest.

"I say sleep…" Inuyasha lay back down on the mat, holding her firmly against him and closing his eyes.

"Okay…since you want to relax then why not go to the hot springs with me?" Kagome said looking up from his chest.

"Alright, sounds good to me." Inuyasha got himself up, stretched his arms out, and grabbed his undershirt and his red top to put it on.

Kagome got up as well and stretched. She walked over and to put on her kimono and brush her hair.

"What did you want to eat for breakfast?" Inuyasha asked her has he attached Tetsusaiga to his hip.

She decided to put her hair up in a high pony tail and turned to Inuyasha. "Eh, I'm not really hungry…kind of full from last night's dinner."

Inuyasha gave her a weird look. "Are you sure? Not even some rice?" He was now by the door about to go outside.

"Nope, I'm fine; I'll eat later." She walked over to him and smiled up at him. She placed her arm inside of his and they walked out together toward the small village where they mainly went to, Kaede's Village.

Their hut was slightly segregated from the village so they could have some privacy. Kagome requested to stay close so she could still assist in tending to the fields with Jinji and Kaede. Inuyasha liked the idea, since he had to occasionally travel to slay demons with Miroku, so he didn't mind. Miroku and Sango's hut was also near their hut but not so close to the point Inuyasha and Kagome wouldn't be permanently scarred from the noises they might her sporadically at night.

Miroku and Sango walked out of their hut with their three kids and all run to Kagome and Inuyasha once they saw them.

"Doggy!" The two cute, little twin girls shouted as they ran up to the both of them and the little boy trailed behind them. The little boy ran to Kagome and Kagome instantly swooped down and picked him up, putting him on her hip. The girls tugged on Inuyasha's kimono pants as they kept shouting up at him. Inuyasha patted their heads and looked over at Kagome who was hugging the little boy, he could only smile.

"Kagome! Inuyasha!" Miroku and Sango walked up to them both. "Good morning! Off to the village to get breakfast?"

"Well Kagome's not hungry so I think we are just going to go to the village, get some food for later for when we go to the hot springs later today." Inuyasha asked as he crossed his arms over his chest.

"Oh, you're going to the hot springs! That sounds nice!" Sango smiled as she pulled one of the twin girls away from Inuyasha.

"Yes, it's been one year since I came back from my era, so we're going to celebrate!" Kagome said proudly looking up at Inuyasha and then back at the little boy.

"Oh how wonderful! Going to get some tonight then, eh Inuyasha?" Miroku leaned in and elbowed him gently a few times, smirking deviously at him.

Inuyasha groaned loudly and knocked him over the head with his fist. "Lecherous monk…"

Miroku laughed weakly rubbing his head where he was hit. Sango looked over at Kagome and smiled. "You guys want to come over for dinner tonight? We plan on making a vegetable stew with some rice."

"Yeah that's sounds delicious!" Kagome said as she handed the little boy back to Sango. "Well, we better be going!" Kagome latched onto Inuyasha's arm again. "I can't wait to be able to relax and breathe easy."

"Bye!" They all said as Inuyasha and Kagome because to walk away.

"So what should we get for lunch? Want me to make some fish with some rice balls?" Kagome asked him as she rested her head on his shoulder.

"Sounds good, but are you sure you're not hungry?" Inuyasha asked more anxiously.

She could only smile softly. "I'm fine, let's just get some food for lunch."

"…Ok…" Inuyasha looked ahead at the bazaar and began to look around for the food. They bought a basket, a bag full of rice and two medium sized fish for the two of them, and a small pot to cook it in at the hot springs. They then walked out of the village and toward the forest to look for a hot spring. As they walked, Kagome rested her head on his shoulder and yawned.

"You tired?" Inuyasha asked, his arms were folded across his chest, her arm tucked in his arm.

"Yeah…a little bit…." Kagome said resting her eyes as they kept walking.

Inuyasha then abruptly stopped in the middle of the pathway, Kagome was yanked back unexpectedly since she continued walking forward when Inuyasha stopped. She looked back at him and looked at him questioningly. "Inuyasha?"

Inuyasha got in front of her and hoisted her on his back. "Why don't you sleep and I'll wake you when we get there, ok?"

Kagome smiled softly and rested her head gently on his upper and strapping back. He began to walk again and soon he could hear her breathing heavier. She had surely fallen asleep. As he walked he couldn't help but think that there was something wrong with her. She hadn't eaten this morning and she was tired. Why was that? She was acting perfectly normal. Her kindhearted, beautiful self, but he couldn't help but feel that something was a slightly off. Maybe he was just over reacting. It's not like anything else was wrong with her. She was still so young, so what could possibly be wrong with her. He sighed gently, closing his eyes; he doubted everything he previously thought. She was perfectly fine. As long as she was alive, he could go on living.

Kagome stirred in her sleep and rubbed her face into his back.

Inuyasha smiled and then caught a whiff of hot, moistened water. He began to search around in the area he was in and followed the scent. He followed it into a group of bushes until he pushed through to find a small hot spring. He gently nudged her with his elbow softly. "Kagome…" he said in a soft and gentle voice.

She shot up from his back, well alert and looking around. "Oh!"

"Did I startle you?" He chuckled a bit as he asked and set her feet gently on the ground.

"I guess so." She giggled and grinned up at him. She looked out at the hot spring and hiked up to the side stones and immersed her foot into the warm water. "It's perfect temperature." She began to undress straightaway, starring down at the water. Inuyasha reddened as he saw her begin to undress. He still wasn't used to seeing Kagome bare in front of him, she didn't seem to mind as much as it used to. It reminded him of the first night they had ever…well…done it. She was completely uneasy the first time. He laughed a little, remembering that night.

Kagome walked toward him, shakily. Only a week after her return, they were in their new hut that the villagers had so kindly built for them in the days that passed from the second day she had returned. He could only blush, incapable of comprehending what was about to take place. As she walked up to him, she was unable to look him in the eye, only his chest.

"Kagome…" He stated softly, looking down at her. She still didn't look up, her whole body trembling. He ever so gently cupped her cheek with his hand and began to stroke it with his thumb. She turned her face into his hand; her eyes fluttered shut and opened again looking behind him.

"I…Inuyasha…"

"Kagome…if you're not ready…we can-"

"No…"

"Hm?" Inuyasha was a bit taken back by her interruption. She gently shook her head looking at his chest again. She grasped his hand that cupped her cheek, biting her lower lip.

"I…I want this…"

He smiled down at her softly, moving his hand under her chin to lift her head up so she was looking in his eyes. Her eyes opened wide as they both stared deeply into each other's souls.

"Don't be such a scaredy cat…" Inuyasha said gently and soothingly. He moved his hand to the back of her neck, pulled her head to his lips, and kissed her deeply, putting his other hand on her shoulder as he began to remove the beautiful kimono wedding gown off of her shoulder.

Kagome slipped herself into the hot water and looked back at Inuyasha. "Come on, we're not going to be here all day." She laughed as she began to twist her ebony hair up in a bun on the top of her head.

Inuyasha smiled at her and began to take off his kimono and slid into the hot water with her.

"Doesn't this feel so nice?" Kagome threw her hands up in the air and sighed happily. She leaned back against a smooth rock and closed her eyes, relaxing. She looked over at Inuyasha who was also relaxing against one of the smooth rocks. "So, Sango thinks she's pregnant again."

"Yeah, I'd imagine so…" Inuyasha said in a sarcastic way.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Kagome looked over at him, giving him a weird look.

"I heard them going at it like a month and a half ago that's what that means…" Inuyasha said disgustedly.

"You could hear them? They're not that close to our hut, I thought we built it far enough…" Kagome was giving him a baffling look.

"Did you forget that I'm half dog demon?" Inuyasha laughed.

"Guess I wasn't thinking about that…" Kagome closed her eyes again, relaxing.

Inuyasha began to ponder more about it. Sango is pregnant again? He never thought about it, but maybe Kagome wanted kids. He saw how she was craddling Sango and Miroku's youngest son earlier. She seemed to love them and fool around with them all the time. She even offered to babysit time and again so Miroku and Sango could get a little alone time or go slay a demon in a far away village.

"Hey, Kagome…" Inuyasha sat up and looked over at Kagome. "Do you…" He blushed deeply, trailing off.

"What is it?" Kagome looked back into his eyes. Kagome got up and walked over and sat down next to him.

"Never mind…" Inuyasha looked away, blushing.

She shrugged and laid her head on his shoulder, cuddling up next to him. She closed her eyes and breathed gently.

"You're still tired?" Inuyasha looked down at her, kind of shocked.

"Mhm…" Kagome rubbed her face in his shoulder and moved closer. "Is it ok if I sleep on your shoulder?"

"Tsk…" Inuyasha looked away, blushing. "Do you need to ask?"

She smiled softly and nuzzled her nose into his neck. "Hm…you're warm…"

They stayed like that for about forty-five minutes until Inuyasha broke the ice. "Hey…don't you want to eat? You still haven't eaten anything all day." Inuyasha sat her up to look down at her.

"I suppose…" Kagome got up and out of the hot spring. Inuyasha didn't fall far behind. She wrapped the top of his kimono around her body and he put on his pants. He then looked around for his kimono top.

"Kagome have you seen my…" He turned around and saw her wearing it. "Oh…"

Kagome smiled as she twirled one of his sleeves that was handing around her waist. "Looking for this?"

"Kind of…" Inuyasha said crossing his arms and staring at her. "Can I have it…?"

"You can…if you can catch me…" Kagome then darted off into the woods, laughing.

Inuyasha chased after her smiling as they ran through the woods. He could see her off the in distance and was gaining on her fast. He suddenly caught up to her, wrapped his arms around her waist, and he swung her around in the air and laid her on the ground, sitting on her stomach and pinning her arms down on the ground; she laughed and screamed joyfully the whole time. When he laid her on her back she struggled playfully against him.

"No!" She screamed and laughed. "I've been caught!"

"Yes! Now give me my kimono back!" Inuyasha looked down at her as she struggled and laugh.

"NEVER!" She shouted as kicked her feet.

"Alright, you leave me no choice…" Inuyasha began to take his kimono off her, pulled her forward, and pulled his kimono off her. He then leaned down and pressed his nose against hers, she could only giggle as he did this. "I win." He stated as he got up off her now naked body and began walking back to the hot spring. She got up off the ground and ran up to his side and hugged his arm, shivering.

He took his kimono off and put it around her. "Better?"

She nodded, smiling and as they approached the hot springs again. Kagome put her clothes again and began to pick up sticks to create a fireplace. When she was done, she set them up and started the fire. Inuyasha set up sticks to set the pot and the fish over the fire for cooking. Kagome put the rice and water in the pot and stuck the stick through the fish and hung it over the fire. Once she was done, she sat down next to Inuyasha and they both waited for about fifteen minutes and then Kagome got up and served the two of them. Kagome didn't eat much. She only ate about a quarter of her fish and had about three scoops of her rice. Inuyasha finished all of his but watched her as she put her food down.

"I'm so full…" Kagome said putting a hand to her stomach.

"What do you mean…you barely ate!" Inuyasha stated and looked at her a little worried.

"Well, I had enough, I'm full." She simply stated.

Inuyasha's face contorted in frustrated but then just brushed it off. He felt he was being a tad bit over protective of her, so he tried to calm down. Kagome gave him a peculiar look but then stood up. "You ready to head back?"

"Yeah, I guess so…" He kneeled over and Kagome got on his back. As soon as she was secured on his back, he sprinted off into the forest from once they came.

As they ran back, Kagome looked up at the dimming light of the sky. "Is it that late already? Today went by so fast."

"Yeah, it would seem fast to you seeing that you slept most of the day away." Inuyasha pointed out as they approached the village. Inuyasha put her down in front of Miroku and Sango's hut and they walked into the hut together.

"Hello!" Kagome jauntily walked into the hut with Inuyasha right behind her.

"Oh, hey! I was just cutting up vegetables!" Sango said as she threw some tomatoes in the pot.

"Oh, I can help, if you'd like." Kagome said as she sat next to Sango and picked up some potatoes.

"Of course you can." Sango began to churn the stew as Inuyasha walked over and sat next to Miroku.

"So have fun at the hot springs, Inuyasha?" Miroku asked in a perverted way.

"Yes, but not to the extent that your lecherous mind is taking it to." Inuyasha stated giving him a seriously evil look. "Besides we haven't been about to do anything, something weird has been going on with her."

"Oh, how so?" Miroku asked looking over at Inuyasha.

"She fell asleep several times today and has been eating small portions of her food." Inuyasha enlightened as he gazed at Kagome with soft but worry, who was beaming and aiding Sango in slicing the onions.

"Well, that doesn't seem like a lot of problems…maybe you're just overly worried about her. Are you afraid of losing her again like he did four years ago…?" Miroku asked as he also watched at the two women. Inuyasha didn't retort to that, he hadn't thought that, that's why. He undeniably is afraid of losing her again but he would never acknowledge that out loud.

"Dinner's ready!" Kagome said as she began serving the stew into the dried clay bowls. She handed them to Miroku and Inuyasha as Sango handed it to her children. Inuyasha watched her eat and notice Kagome had only eaten half the bowl and didn't eat the rest.

"It was delicious, Sango, thank you!" Kagome rubbed her belly in a circle. She was slightly shivering but not so bad that she was going to ask for Inuyasha's kimono. It was now dark outside and the kids were now in bed and Kagome and Inuyasha were getting up to leave.

"Take care now! Thank you for the food." Kagome waved bye to them and then slid her arm back into Inuyasha's arm. They walked back to the hut together, Kagome clinging to him closely, shivering.

"It's cool tonight; did you want my kimono as a blanket tonight?" Inuyasha said as he raised the bamboo door to their hut, allowing Kagome into the hut. She walked over straight to their bed mat and lay down. He trailed behind her, removed his kimono top, and placed it lightly over her upper body. Kagome cuddled his kimono to her as he lay down next to her. He gazed at her beautiful and peaceful face. Suddenly, flashes of Kagome holding Sango and Miroku's kid came to mind. He looked down at her. "Hey…Kagome…"

"Hm…?" Kagome looked up at him drowsily.

"D…do you…ever…want kids...?" Inuyasha said looking into her brown eyes.

Kagome's eyes shot wide open at the question and she continued to stare into his honey orbs. "I…Inuyasha…what brought this on…?"

Inuyasha blushed very deeply and crossed his arms over his chest. "Well…I always see you playing with Sango and Miroku's kids and you seem to really enjoy it…don't…you want kids…?"

Kagome was flabbergasted for a few moments as she stared into his eyes. "I…Inuyasha…I…well…I…I never thought that…you…wanted kids…so I never asked it of you…"

Inuyasha looked back with soft eyes. "Kagome…" He wrapped his arms around her and embraced her to his chest; she rested her head and hands against his warm, bare chest as he cuddled her, something he didn't like to do in public. "Idiot…don't ever be afraid to ask me for anything…got it…?"

She nodded her head up and down and nestled her face into his chest. "I won't…"

He moved his hand behind her head to cup it to him and closed his eyes. "Good night…"

Kagome shut her eyes as well. "Night…" She fell into a deep sleep, feeling sheltered in his strong arms.

(A/N: So, what do you think? Have you figured it out yet? I hope I did alright. I thought it might be a bit dull, I hope it wasn't. At least this chapter was nice and long! R&R please!)