The Love Between Hanyous
Chapter 4
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The next day it was agreed that Kagome should go home as soon as possible to explain things to her family. When Inuyasha said he was going too they were all surprised, in fact, they began to wonder what exactly happened in the forest that the two would be so…chipper. Miroku asked…Kagome, that is. Inuyasha said he was going to bathe so Miroku felt it was as good a time as any. "Kagome, what were you and Inuyasha doing yesterday?" Sango turned. She was curious too. "What do you mean?" Kagome blushed. Sango decided to answer that one. "Well for starters, since when has Inuyasha ever voluntarily gone to your time when it wasn't to bring you back? Then there's the way he clings to you even more than before and hasn't picked a fight all morning, and on top of all that, last night he just sat next to you and didn't sleep. He just watched you!" Kagome's blush deepened considerably. "Well, I apologized…" "And?" pried Miroku. "And, I told him that I love him." The room fell silent. "IT'S ABOUT TIME!" the two shouted in unison. Kagome flattened her ears against her head. "You know you two are not the ones to talk. When are you going to admit your feelings for one another?" She grinned with Sango's blush and that she fumbled for something to say. "I don't know what you're talking about," said Miroku, "I love Sango and she's professed her love for me. In fact, she said she'd bear my child." Miroku ended up getting slapped. Kagome laughed.
After lunch the two decided to head out. "Hopefully we'll be back in a few days. Wish me luck." said Kagome. She gave a little awkward laugh and smiled to her friends. They all said "Good luck" and Inuyasha slung her pack over his arm. The walk to the well was unusually silent and unpleasant. Kagome began to shake. She was so afraid that her mother would hate her, hate Inuyasha; possibly even refuse to let her go back through the well, and what scared her even more was defying her mother and never going home again. She glanced at Inuyasha and thought 'It doesn't matter, we have to be together. No matter what happens, I'll come back to him.' After the longest walk she had ever taken, the well was finally visible. Just before touching the lip Kagome froze. Her legs felt heavy and weak, and she could feel the knots in her stomach pulling tighter. Inuyasha saw how troubled she looked, dropped her bag and hugged her from behind around her tiny waist. "Come on, you'll be fine." He said into one of her adorable doggie ears. "Remember, no matter how you look you're still Kagome." She smiled and nodded, but didn't move. She felt a bit better, but was still troubled. He held her a moment longer until her shakes subsided then picked up her bag again. She breathed in deeply and in they went. The familiar blue, sparkling light engulfed them as they purged the gap between the ages.
Inuyasha jumped up and out first and noticed Kagome still climbing the ladder. He said nothing and waited patiently for her to emerge. 'Now might not be a good time to tell her that the ladder isn't necessary anymore.' She opened the doors leading out of the well house and smelled something sweet. "Inuyasha, I can smell all the way to the kitchen!" She was glowing now, and wasn't nervous any longer. He smirked at how natural that seemed to him, but how new it was for her. He nodded and began leading the way to her house. She walked in and motioned for Inuyasha to set the bag down anywhere. After he dropped off the heavy burden close to the door he felt Kagome grab his hand. He held hers right back. She pulled him behind her into the kitchen where her mom stood, back to them. She was scooping batter into individual paper cups and neglected to notice them. "Mmm, cupcakes!" said Kagome. Her mom turned around and dropped the spoon when she got a good look at her daughter. "Ka-kagome! My baby, what's happened to you!" Kagome flinched when her mom ran to her and tweaked her ears. "You're adorable!" Kagome sweat dropped and Inuyasha stood there thinking 'like mother like daughter, I guess." "Oh! Hello Inuyasha. Pardon me, its just…." "Don't worry, I know." His ear twitched and she smiled. Kagome realized she had been worried over nothing and almost collapsed with relief. Mom looked down and saw their tightly clasped hands. 'It's about time.'
"Well come and sit down you two." She said brightly and pulled out a chair for each of them. "Tell me about this…about your new look." She said as she busied herself with the sweet desserts. Grandpa and Souta weren't at home so she only had to explain it to her mom. Kagome didn't know where to begin but repeated the story Kaede told her when she'd woke up. Mom listened to her daughter's story; completely shocked to hear how badly she'd been hurt. She began to think of how often she must have been put through great dangers and just said nothing of it. Mom wondered if she done the right thing letting her go to the past. One look at how happy her daughter was, just sitting by Inuyasha, she knew she had. "My word, my poor baby…..you've been through so much. Go up stairs and take a nice hot bath." She smiled and Kagome smiled back. "You're the best, mama." She hugged her and began to walk out of the room. "I'll be back in a bit, okay Inuyasha?" she said from around the corner. "Alright" he said quietly. She walked up the stairs and Inuyasha finally stood. "Not so fast" said mom, and she hugged him. She received only a stifled, uncomfortable hanyou in return. "Thank you for saving my baby; she's everything to me. Thank you so much." He nodded and awkwardly walked to Kagome's room to wait. He had impressed her mother, but what would her grandfather say?
Kagome finished her bath and went to her room where she found Inuyasha asleep on the bed. She looked down at his peaceful face and brushed his bangs out of his eyes. Her mind trailed to a sad thought. 'It's too bad you can't always be so at peace.' She pried herself away from him and decided to let him sleep. Now that she knew her mother wouldn't disown her, she wanted to talk to her in private. Although she loved Inuyasha, she didn't think he'd understand that if she told him, and could already see him with hurt feelings if she did. She walked downstairs and into the kitchen where it seemed like her mom lived half the time. "Mama?" she said, as she turned the corner. Her mother was icing the cooled pieces of cake and turned to her, "Yes dear?" Kagome got a knife to help. She scooped homemade icing out of the bowl and picked up a cupcake. "I really do love him." She was so happy her mother had accepted her, and she wanted her blessing to be with Inuyasha more than anything else. "I know you do, and I'm happy you found your significant other." Tears began to stream down Kagome's face and she nodded. She had taken her mother for granted at times, but here she was, understanding, loving and sincere. Her mom set down her knife and half-iced dessert and hugged her daughter tightly. "You know I'll always love you, and who ever will make you happy will always have a place in my heart. Maybe he has some shortcomings that need to be worked out, but your father always did too, and I loved him just the same." Kagome smiled. "Thanks mom."
"By the way" she said and let go of her daughter, "I figured you would end up with Inuyasha, so for the past two years or so I've been saving money for you in a local bank." Kagome blinked at her mother. "How did you know about Inuyasha and me?" She starred at her mom with a blank expression. Mom laughed. "Call it mother's intuition. The point is there should be enough to get furniture, food, household decorations, clothes, bathroom supplies, and things like that." Kagome wasn't prepared for this at all. "Mom, you make it sound as if I'm buying a house and having pups!" "No, no, I didn't think you were, but its something you need to be thinking about, and- Kagome did you just say pups?" She thought for a moment and blushed a deep shade of crimson. "I wasn't thinking so I guess I…." she trailed off and her mother laughed again. "It doesn't matter. In any case I'm sure you'll live in the past, and of course you can come back here at any time, so…." "Mom, mom, mom, slow down! Let me talk with Inuyasha, okay?" Her mom nodded and schemed over what all she could buy.
After the cupcakes were all iced Kagome went to wake up Inuyasha. She walked into her room and he was still passed out on her bed. The scene in front of her was hilarious. Inuyasha was on his back, stretched out like a star, covers everywhere and mouth wide open. Kagome laughed under her breath. 'Right where I left you' she thought. "Hey sleepy head, wake up!" she smiled as he opened his eyes and shot up almost immediately. "I've got to be getting soft; I can't believe I fell asleep." She giggled and handed him a baseball cap. He looked from it to her and asked "What's this for?" "We're going to go shopping for supplies!" She said happily. Se pulled out a different hat from behind her and put it on. He did so as well and they walked downstairs. "Mom, I'm going to go shopping alright?" "Okay dear, be safe!" she called from the laundry room. Kagome took his hand and lead him down the shrine's steps. Inuyasha loved walking side by side with Kagome and was shocked by how natural it felt.
They walked hand in hand and when they got there they bought:
Two boxes of instant cup ramen (24 cups in all)
Two packages of gauze and a pack of bandages
A box of Band-Aids
Bottled water
Tootsie pops for Shippou
Cat nip for Kirara
Different flavored canned teas for Miroku
Melon flavored soda for Sango
Assorted dried spices for Kaede to use in stew
An ointment for cuts
Melon bread
Chips
Curry (for everyone except Inuyasha, who thought it was too spicy)
Popcorn (that could be cooked over open fires)
Marshmallows, gram crackers, and chocolate for smores
Rice to go with the curry
Beef jerky
And different types of dried fruits and veggies that wouldn't spoil
Inuyasha was tense around all the unusual items and people, especially since Kagome wouldn't let him take Tetsusaiga. A couple of times he'd ask what things were, like products for cleaning and such. Kagome was patient with him as always, just another thing he loved about her. Inuyasha carried most of what they bought home for her and begged for ramen the second they got there. She made both of them a cup and ate a dessert of strawberry flavored cupcakes.
When Grandpa and Souta came home a few hours later, Kagome had to explain about her transformation to them too. Grandpa was upset about it at first but was quickly hushed by Mom. Souta thought it was cool and wanted to be a hanyou too. Kagome was exhausted and told her mom they'd be staying the night. "Oh, should I make a bed for Inuyasha in your room?" Kagome's mouth fell to the floor. "Well after all, you two will be married eventually, and besides, you practically sleep together anyway." And with that she walked upstairs to get an extra futon and lay it out for Inuyasha. Kagome picked up her jaw. Her mom was right, she did sleep that way every night, and she did like that he was permitted to be near her like that. She had new love for her mother once she realized. She turned her head toward Inuyasha and asked "Did you want to take a bath?" He nodded. She led him up the stairs and into the bathroom. "Kagome, are we going to have a wedding here?" he asked, slightly nervous about it. She was pulling out shampoo, conditioner and a towel when she answered. "Well, yes…..someday…. Mom will want me to, and I want one too. Is that alright?" She turned from the cabinets and gave him the sweetest puppy dog eyes. He could have melted when she looked like that. He sighed; disappointed that she felt she had to ask. "If it's what you want, then of course it is." She smiled and wrapped him in the best feeling hug he'd ever relieved. They parted and Kagome began to leave "Just leave your clothes in that basket and I'll wash them for you, okay?" With that she left him in the bathroom, confident he could manage on his own. A few times in the past he had come over for a couple hours and gotten a crash course in bathing from Souta. He'd be fine.
He came back into her room about 30 minutes later to find clothes folded neatly on her bed, a note standing above them. It read "My mom bought you boxers to wear to bed, and the t-shirt too. Go ahead and come downstairs after you've dressed. Love you!" He smiled and set down the note. He picked up the pieces of cloth. The shirt was black and said "Bad to the bone" on it in yellow writing. Under the shirt was a pair of red boxers. They had light brown puppies on them with their tongues hanging out. He felt like he was being teased but put them on anyway and went to find Kagome. He followed her scent into the front room to find her watching T.V. with Grandpa and Souta. She had on light blue shorts and a light blue tank top with dark blue lace trim. She and her mother giggled when he walked out but her ignored it and sat next to Kagome. "Your hair is soaking wet!" she said and she got up. He followed her movements with his eyes, hypnotized by the way her hips swayed and her eloquence. A minute later she was back with a blow dryer and a brush. She held them up and smiled when he stood. She kissed her mom and grandpa goodnight and gave Souta a hug, then walked up the stairs, followed closely by Inuyasha.
Once they were alone in her room she plugged in the dryer and smiled at Inuyasha when he sat in the floor close to her. "I really do like those PJ's on you" she said. "It's the first time I've ever seen your legs." She said as casually as possible. "Is it? Is that bad?" He asked and tilted his head to look her in the eye. "No, it's very good." She turned on the dryer and proceeded to dry Inuyasha's hair. After she was finished she unplugged the dryer and put it back in the bathroom. She came back to Inuyasha sitting on her bed. 'He's just so cute!' she thought and sat next to him. "Kagome, can I sleep in bed with you?" he asked and blushed a deep crimson. He turned away from her and awaited an answer. "Well, my bed isn't big enough…" she said. Inuyasha's ears flattened against his skull. "But I'll sleep in the floor with you, if you want." He looked at her, smiled bright enough to illuminate the blackest night and leaned in to kiss her.
AN- Well chapter 4 is up! I hope you like it. I thought I'd make Inuyasha a little sweetheart in this chapter and I'd include mom a bit. I think she is important to the development of their relationship, and maybe you agree. Have fun reading, and I hope you'll look foreword to other posts.