Hey it's me, I'm alive!!! Here's a brand new story for you! I haven't given up on "The Moon and Star" and I will update once I get over my writer's block. This idea came to me last night while I watched something that included age difference, I thought it would be a great story to start on! Sorry for disappearing for god knows how long but I'm back! I hope you enjoy the first chapter of Lavender Dreams!

Lavender Dreams

Full Summary: Her mother and stepfather don't appreciate or support her artistic dream but her 18 year old boyfriend does...and they also don't approve of him dating their 15 year old daughter either. Somehow Kagome and InuYasha make it work, despite their age difference and opinions about them. With an art competition, in-family feuds, and a serious argument to threaten them apart, will the two who love each other beyond compare overcome everything and live a happy ending?

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Chapter 1

Her brown eyes focused carefully on the curve of a leg. She just had to paint it the right color and…perfect! All done. She sat back and sighed; going over her completed work. She looked back to see the original source: a photo taped to the upper right hand corner of the canvas. It was of her, her two best girlfriends and one of the two males of their close-knit group. This was a bit of a challenge for her. It was taken at a carnival three weeks ago; at sunset. She was in the middle; holding a vanilla ice cream cone while she smiled. To her right, a wolf demon named Ayame Hamasaki, was holding her own cone; her fingers doing the peace sign, while her other gal friend, Sango Hidaka was on her left; looking quite frustrated. One of her fists was clenched as she continued to hold her chocolate raspberry cone. Why was she so mad? Maybe because the male, Miroku Tenaha was behind their bench; strawberry ice cream all over his face and shirt; looking rather pleased. Why? Because he tried to sneak a quick grope at Sango.

She chuckled at that memory. The only person who wasn't in that picture was the one who took it; her boyfriend, Inuyasha. He took most of the pictures she painted.

To completely finish this painting, she signed her artist name: Lavender; vertically on the right side at the bottom while she signed KH at the corner. The initials stood for her full name, Kagome Higurashi. She had to use an alternate name because she didn't want anyone to know who she really was.

She stood up and stretched her arms. She would let her latest work dry before she would try to move it. The room where she kept her latest creations to dry was her very own art studio. It wasn't her room or even in her own home. This was in her boyfriend's small house. To why she would paint in Inuyasha's house instead of her own was quite simple: her parents weren't exactly thrilled about her passion.

"To hell with them. I don't care what they think." She whispered vehemently. This room was special to her anyway. This small bedroom was converted into this personal art room for that reason. Three of the walls; including the side where a small window was; was painted in her favorite color: lavender purple; while the wall she always faced was painted in her boyfriend's favorite color: blood red. She recollected the memory of that day and just smiled. They painted the room together after she asked him; after only 4 months of seeing each other; if there was somewhere she could paint without the hassle of her parents. Inuyasha told her she could have a room in his small home to work.

'He's so sweet. He didn't have to do this but he did.' She looked to her left to see outside the window; oak and pine trees. She loved it because she could have fresh air while listening to nature. This is where she created some of her best works but also the place where she could relax and be herself.

Now that she was done, she pulled the scarf off her head and pulled the ponytail out to let her black hair wave behind her. She shook her head and decided to find the owner of this house and bug him for a while. Kagome opened the closed door and shut it quietly behind her. She was now walking in the hallway upstairs. The oak floors made it feel like she was in a small cabin in the woods; which wasn't far from the truth. To her left was her room; where she stayed when she spent the night on the weekends and the bathroom next to it. To her right was Inuyasha's bedroom; right across from hers. When she wanted to be in his arms; which was most of the time; she would sleep in his room with him. After that was the hall closet. Her art room; coming up the stairs was just straight ahead.

When she came down the wooden steps, the whole first floor was spread out in front of her. To her left was the living room, complete with suede couches, wooden coffee table, 42' inch plasma(He loved that TV!) on the wall; which were covered by her paintings. The pale red wall was almost completely covered by his favorites. Almost all the paintings were copied from pictures that he took. But his ultimate favorites were in his bedroom. Staring straight ahead was the front door. To her right was the kitchen and dining room. She figured that he would be in the kitchen; seeing that the whole floor smelled of ramen.

'Him and his ramen…' She shook her head and walked silently to the kitchen. She immediately saw him standing with his back to her. There were a few pots with steam in front of him; meaning he was cooking. Before going in, she couldn't help but marvel at how perfect his body was. His hip length silver hair was beautiful; like a silver river down his back. On his head she saw the feature that she found oh so cute; his ears. See, he wasn't a human. And not exactly a full demon either, but a half demon. An Inu hanyou to be exact. She didn't care though; she loved him exactly the way he was. Kagome also noticed that he was shirtless, which called for more ogling. His arms were muscular; strong enough to lift a boulder or a truck but was gentle enough to cradle and comfort her. His shoulders were broad and muscular too. He wasn't big; he was more on the lean side. Traveling down; she saw that he was wearing tight jeans. She loved those jeans on him; it gave her a perfect opportunity to stare at his ass. And what a nice one too! It was muscular as well. In fact every part of him was perfect muscular perfection in her eyes.

Then she slowly walked up behind him. His nose was so keen he could detect her from a mile away but the steam and the ramen were interfering. The kitchen floor was pine wood so she remained undetected. So she slowly wrapped her arms around his bare torso while taking in the smell of the woods and sweat by pressing her nose into his skin.

He was busy prepping a small dinner for him and his girlfriend so he wasn't aware of her presence. For the past three hours she painted in her private art room and he let her be. Painting was a gift for Kagome so he wouldn't interfere while she worked. While he stirred the ramen; his favorite food of all time, he suddenly felt arms circle around him. Paint and the beautiful and relaxing scent of cherry blossoms and lavender invaded his sensitive nose. There was nothing that compared to that scent; not even ramen. Inuyasha even felt her nose; taking in his smell. He put the utensil down and turned around to gather her in his arms. They both held each other; just standing in silence. Inuyasha thought he would never come across a more breathtaking sight. With her silky black hair flowing freely, her angelic face staring at him and those innocent eyes. Those deep, rich brown eyes that drew him in every time was one of the few things he loved most about her.

She looked up at him with nothing but love and awe. It was like standing in the arms of an immortal; a god beyond her reach. Whenever she felt his arms around her body; nothing else seemed to matter anymore. His unique eyes were of a golden yellow; like the setting of the sun. Those eyes that could be rough, cold, and fierce; could also be gentle, caring, and loving like they are now. Only he looked that way at her and she could literally melt from the inside.

"You finished?" His voice was rough but sexy and smooth at the same time. How could anyone pull off such a voice, Kagome didn't know. It was like the voice of an angel; no matter how corny that may sound. It was true.

"Yeah, I finally finished it. I lost track of time but it was worth getting it done." She rested her head against his chest; hearing his soothing heartbeat. "It was difficult but I think it looks great."

Inuyasha started to run his fingers through her hair. He kissed her forehead before answering. "Anything you paint will turn out just perfect. Anyone who says otherwise has me to deal with. No one insults my girl's paintings and gets away with it!"

She smiled and instantly grew warm inside. Not only did he call her his girl(He said that often everyday but it still caused the same reaction) but the unconditional support he had for her and her talent was unbelievable. How she came across him a 1 ½ ago she had no idea but was glad she did.

Her eyes suddenly turned to the microwave clock. It read in green numbers: 5:17. She moaned in disappointment and closed her eyes. Time was just too short sometimes. It meant only one thing: home.

"I wish I didn't have to go home. I would rather stay here with you." She held onto him while burying her face into his skin.

Inuyasha looked to the same clock and sighed. It was getting close to when she had to leave. He started to rub her back to soothe her. Inuyasha understood completely why. Her mother and stepfather didn't like or support her passion for art. They said she'd be better off without her canvas and paints. They also didn't like him at all; merely because he was an 18 year old senior dating their 15 year old freshman daughter. They didn't approve of them seeing each other but Kagome didn't care and he certainly couldn't give a shit on what they thought.

"I don't want you to leave either. But you would like to see the runt wouldn't you?" He was referring to her younger brother, Souta. He was a 9 year old with an endless motor mouth but he also loved him like a pesky younger brother too.

"Yeah." Despite her understandable dislike of her parents; Souta was her only sibling and she cared about him. He supported her relationship with Inuyasha without a second thought. They had a close brother-sister bond with the usual sibling bickering. He drove her nuts but she loved him just the same.

"You hungry? I made ramen and I made your favorite: sesame chicken on rice."

"Hell yeah, I'm starving!"

He chuckled at her answer and they separated so they could have a simple dinner before she had to go home. She set the four person table for two and poured soda for both of them. Once the meals were on their plates and/or bowls, they sat across from each other and began to dig in.

Kagome took a bite and moaned in bliss. "This is excellent, Inuyasha. You have definitely improved from when you tried to make it the first time." She gathered more rice and chicken and continued to eat.

"I've had practice. Plus what kind of boyfriend would I be if I couldn't make my girlfriend's favorite meal?" He slurped the beef ramen; obviously not caring about table manners in his own home.

She grinned at how he looked. Like a starving puppy almost. Most of the time he did act like a puppy. But it was just so cute and adorable she couldn't say anything to correct him. She had to get him to pose like a puppy one day for one of her works. He was stubborn but she could convince him otherwise.

He caught her staring at him and stopped in mid-slurp. "What?"

That was it. Kagome couldn't help but laugh. She couldn't hold it in anymore. Once she regained enough composure to talk, she was smiling. "I couldn't help it. You just looked so adorable like a cute puppy I couldn't stop it from coming!"

That "puppy" comment usually caused him great embarrassment and ended up making him blush. Whenever she called him that; one of the nicknames she took great pride in calling him, he would put his head down and wait until it disappeared. "I am not cute! Would you please stop calling me that?!"

"No chance, puppy!" She pointed her chopsticks at him. Her amusing smile never left her face. "Face it, you are like a puppy and act like one. And you are adorable, too. I love you the way you are so don't think otherwise, okay?"

He looked into her eyes and could only nod. Sure it drove him crazy when she called him that but secretly he would just fall apart if he didn't hear it from her lips everyday. Speaking of lips, hers was very inviting right now. Come to think of it, he hasn't kissed her for over three hours now. It was time to catch up.

She saw him leaning toward her and wondered what he was up to. "What are you doing?"

His eyes never left their destination. "I have been deprived for three hours now. What do you think I'm doing, woman?"

'Now it all makes sense.' "You're not the only one who's been deprived." She giggled and started to inch towards him.

A few feet later and their lips connected. To Inuyasha; tasting her was like tasting a heavenly dessert; only more real and divine. He could kiss her all day and still ache for more. He swallowed her, wanting to make it last as long as possible. He stroked her tongue urging to come out and play. A moan escaped from Kagome as she felt his tongue touch hers and the two engaged in a tongue war. Kagome felt like she was on a high. The way he could make her feel with a loving and passion filled kiss was enough to send her high in the sky. Inuyasha was like her drug; she could never have enough of him no matter what.

After a few minutes of battling tongues and bruising kisses, they broke apart. Both were out of breath. After such a kiss, not a word was needed to be spoken. Their eyes showed how they felt. Inuyasha took her paint covered but still soft, small hand in his and just held it. Kagome just smiled that white brilliant smile and accepted it.

As soon as they finished dinner, Kagome changed from her paint clothes to her outfit she wore that day after she had a short shower. She would leave the painting here and check on it tomorrow.

She walked to see her hanyou; in a red shirt now waiting for her. She walked up to him; gave a small peck on his cheek and they walked out hand in hand outside. It was a 15 minute drive to her house on the other side of town. Getting in his blood red Mustang, the two drove away from the house around the woods to a three story tan brick house that screamed money.

Once they pulled up, it was 5 minutes before six and the sunset was causing an array of midnight blue, hot pink and soothing purple in the western sky. It was a beautiful night for a September.

Kagome looked up at her house. The living room light was on; as was the kitchen's. Sure she liked the house; it was just the people in it; excluding her brother that she didn't want to see. If she knew her mother and stepfather, they would want to know where she was and why she was gone so long. The freshman dreaded walking into her domicile but she had no choice. Reluctantly, she turned in her seat to gaze at her hanyou boyfriend.

"I guess I have to go now. I'll see you tomorrow?"

"Same time, same place." Despite her parent's refusal of him dating Kagome, he always picked her up for school at quarter of seven each weekday morning. While she was in middle school, he had to drive a few blocks to his high school. She couldn't drive yet so he drove her and as an added bonus; a little more time with her.

"Alright." She grabbed her backpack from the back seat and took off her seatbelt. Before opening the door she reached over to give him a goodnight kiss.

He accepted the kiss. To make it last through the upcoming night, his hand went to the back of her head to keep her there. It went deeper and more heated. Clearly she didn't want to leave as much as he didn't want to let her go.

She moaned and broke away from it. She kissed him again. "I got to go in before they realize what's going on. Plus I promised Ayame I call her about the homework in Algebra." She opened the door and got out.

"Alright baby-oh I got some new pictures coming in tomorrow."

"Excellent! I can't wait to see what you captured now." She slammed the door. "Goodnight. I love you, Inuyasha."

"I love you too babe."

She waved a final goodbye before turning and running up into the house. Once he saw her go in, he took off again, back to his empty house where he could dream of his precious baby girl all night long.

So what do you think? Is it good? I would love to hear from you in a review! I don't know how many chapters but it will be a long one. I will go further into detail the further I get into this story so don't worry. Next chapter should be up soon!

Ja Ne for now!!!