I'm sorry for the wait for my last chapter and this one.. I had some MAJOR writers block... two months worth. I dont own Inuyasha or Kagome... everyone else I do.
Chapter 4: Trouble and a confession?
Jeremy went out and got Katie and her boyfriend Damien, who could transform into a wolf, to watch over Erin while he got Stacey and Kagome to take care of making the rest of the food.
He was now on his way to Inuyasha and Kagome's cave to get them. He didn't even knock as he came through the entrance and burst into their room.
"KAGOME!!" Jeremy screamed at the top of his lungs.
"What? What is it?!" Kagome asked as she shot out of bed looking around frantically to see what all the commotion was.
"Erin... passed out... I need... your help!" Jeremy said breathing heavy.
"Okay. Take a deep breath. What do you need my help with?" Kagome asked scrambling for some cloths due to the fact that she was just in her pajamas.
"The food; Stacey is on her way there right now and Katie and her boyfriend Damien are watching over Erin as we speak." Jeremy said catching his breath.
"I'll be right out." Kagome said rushing to the bathroom to change.
"So how did Erin pass out?" Inuyasha asked as he put on his undershirt and kimono.
"I don't know. I heard a crash and when I went into the kitchen she was on the floor out cold." Jeremy said as Kagome came back into the room.
"Ok. Let's go!" Kagome, Inuyasha, and Jeremy all ran back to Erin's cave. Jeremy straight to Erin, as Kagome went to the kitchen to help Stacey who was preparing chicken and what looked like some kind of sea food like octopus (don't knock it till you try it!... no i haven't yet but the saying is good advice). Mean while Inuyasha followed Jeremy to check on Erin.
"How is she?" Jeremy asked Katie who was just laying a cold washcloth on her forehead.
"Her fever hasn't broken yet and she hasn't woken up yet either." Katie said in a worried voice.
Jeremy had a worried look on his face then turned to Inuyasha. "Could you make Erin that same drink you made Kagome when she had a cold?" Jeremy asked with pleading eyes.
"I'll see what I can do." Inuyasha went into the kitchen and cooked the drink while Kagome watched.
"Inuyasha? What is that?" Kagome asked.
"Remember the drink I made you when you got that cold?" Inuyasha asked as he added the liver and herbs to the now boiling pot.
"Yes." Kagome paused for a minute. "YOU GAVE ME LIVER TO GET RID OF MY COLD?!" Kagome screamed so loud it woke Erin up.
"Erin! You're awake." Jeremy said hovering over her.
"Yes, I'm awake." Erin went to get up but was stopped by a number of hands pushing her back down.
"Erin lay back down. You passed out in the kitchen. You need to rest." Damien said.
"But the Festival?" Erin said sitting up again.
"Is being taken care of; Kagome and Stacey are in the kitchen working on it and Inuyasha will be back in a few minutes with some soup that you can drink." Jeremy said trying to get her to lie back down.
Inuyasha walked through the door a moment later with a cup in hand with a horrid smell coming from it.
"Drink this and lay back down." Inuyasha said handing her the cup.
Erin gave a weak chuckle and sat up. "I know what's in there Inuyasha, and I'm not drinking liver, blood and herbs. Now can I get up? I have a lot of work to do." Erin said throwing the covers off and getting up.
Jeremy took the cup from Inuyasha and kept a stern look on his face. "Inuyasha, Katie, Damien. Could you leave the room please?"
They left the room, quickly shutting the door behind them.
"Lay down." Jeremy said in a calm yet forceful manner.
"Jeremy we both know how this is going to end, so save yourself the trouble and let me get back to work."
"No. Lay back down Erin." Jeremy said setting the cup down on the bedside table.
"Let me get back to work Jeremy." Erin said getting pissed off.
"No lay down!" Jeremy yelled.
"Make me!" Erin said now pissed off.
"I won't have to. You're going to do it on your own." Jeremy said walking up to her.
"What gives you that idea?" Erin said glaring up at him.
"This." Jeremy leaned down and kissed her lips gently but firmly.
Erin was shocked but returned the kiss. When they finally broke apart they were both breathing heavily.
"What was that for?" Erin asked confused. She had enjoyed the kiss but was curious as to way Jeremy gave it to her. Did he like her as more than a friend? Or was it just to shut her up?
"I would have thought that it was obvious." Jeremy said with a grin across his face.
"I have two different conclusions. One gets your ass kicked by a pissed off cook, and the other has a different result." Erin said crossing her arms and staring at him.
"Well, here's hoping I don't get my ass kicked… But… I think I'm in love with you." Jeremy said looking deeply into Erin's eyes.
Erin just stared at him for a long time, and then she passed out again.
Jeremy caught her and laid her back down on her bed and sat down next to her.
Outside the room, Katie smiled and skipped into the living room, transforming into her bobcat form, she curled up on the couch and went back to sleep.
Damien followed her, transforming as well, into his wolf form. He was gray with bright blue eyes. Then he fell asleep as he lay down on the floor next to the couch.
Inuyasha went into the kitchen to see how the girls were doing.
"How is she?" Kagome asked as Inuyasha walked into the room.
"She woke up and now she's asleep again. What are you making?" Inuyasha asked as he lifted up a pot lid and took a sniff.
Kagome slapped his hand so he would drop the lid. "It's some caviar with octopus and boiled cabbage."
Inuyasha and Stacey gave her a disgusted face. "What?" They asked in unison.
"I found a book of dishes she makes for the festival in a drawer and looked through it. This dish is apparently a rare delicacy from some alien planet." Kagome said showing them the book and placing it back down on the table.
"So we follow the book and everything will be good?" Stacey asked
"It should. Jeremy said Erin's a great cook." Kagome said stirring the octopus and cabbage.
"That she is, you should see the fried fish and cheese potatoes she made last year. They were delicious." Stacey said looking up in the air while recalling the taste.
"I'm going and getting some more rest. Jeremy is in the room with Erin just to make sure she doesn't try to get out of bed." Inuyasha said leaving the kitchen and falling asleep in the corner of the living room.
Back in Erin's room, Jeremy watched over Erin as she slept. 'I must be in love with her. I can't seem to find any other way of explaining the feelings I have for her.' He gently moved the hair from her face. At the feel of his hands her eyes fluttered open and she looked up at him.
"Jeremy. You know I had the weirdest dream." Erin said sitting up slowly while rubbing the back of her head.
"What was it about?" Jeremy asked smiling at her. 'At least she isn't running back out into the kitchen to cook.'
"It a..." Erin blushes at the thought of him telling her, he loves her. "It isn't all that important." She turned her face away for him trying to hide her blush.
"Tell me." He said bringing her face to look at him.
"You're going to laugh." She said her blush still on her face.
"Try me." Jeremy said looking at her and smiling.
"I dreamt you told me you are in love with me." Erin said with a small nervous laugh.
Jeremy smiled at her. "That wasn't a dream. I really am in love with you." Jeremy said leaning closer to her.
Erin's face only deepened in redness at his words. 'He loves me? He loves me! Wait. What's he doing?' Jeremy leaned in so close to her that she could feel his warm breath blowing on her ear. She froze as he said her name.
"Erin."
"Y-yes?" She stammered out.
"Why don't you lay back down and get some rest, you look tired. I'll help you tomorrow with the festival. How does that sound?" Jeremy asked pulling away from her frozen body.
"O-okay." Erin laid down and closed her eyes as she allowed sleep to overcome her.
Jeremy relaxed as Erin fell asleep. He covered her and got up slowly, quietly leaving the room.
"Jeremy. Could you take out the chicken and put in the lamb in for 35 minutes please? I really need some rest." Stacey said taking off her apron.
"Sure. Kagome I can watch that if you want to get some more rest." Jeremy offered.
"Thanks Jeremy. I'm so exhausted." Kagome went over to Inuyasha and curled up next to him with her head on his shoulder.
Jeremy smiled at them and then sat down at the table. The cooking had slowed down now so it was a little boring. Without realizing it, Jeremy feel asleep twenty minutes after everyone else did.
That morning Jeremy woke up to Erin working in the kitchen again at top speed.
"Erin? I thought I told you to stay in bed!" Jeremy said quite pissed at her.
"If I had stayed in bed the chicken would have fried and it would have been useless." Erin said not looking at him.
"What time is it?" Jeremy asked.
"About 8:30 in the morning." Erin said keeping her eyes on her work.
"Would you at least look at me?" Jeremy asked.
Erin stopped what she was doing and looked at him. "Yes?"
"Can we go talk for a minute?" Jeremy said leading Erin to the other room while Kagome took over cooking.
"This had better be good Jeremy." Erin said as she was dragged away from her only distraction. She didn't want to talk about what they shared in her room just yet. Her mind was still trying to comprehend what happened.
Jeremy turned to her and looked her in the eye. "We need to talk about what happened yesterday."
Erin had a worried look on her face. "O-okay."
And I leave it there. I know you all hate me... avoids flying fruit but I had to stop. It was getting to long. I'll update soon I promise. And a Warning to any readers.. if you read my otehr reviews... ignore the one by Flame Rising.. he finds enjoyment out of criticizing people if you have a run in with him.. DON'T READ HIS REVIEW AND REPORT HIM! he doesnt even have any story and makes fun of everyone else! thats just rude! so thats my warning.. this will be posted on my profile soon!