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Chapter 4: Trip Down Memory Lane

Around noon, they left the park and headed to a small diner to grab a quick lunch. Keitaro and Keiko were eager to go shopping since it would be their first time. They watched their father and Kagome argue about what they should eat for dinner that night.

"What's wrong with pasta?" Kagome asked furiously.

"It's disgusting," Inuyasha said, sticking out his tongue.

"You think everything is nasty." She stated, sighing.

"No. I don't."

Keitaro laughed quietly. No one ever stood up to his dad. It amazed him that Kagome didn't back down, especially when he was in Alpha mode.

Keiko side-glanced at Keitaro as he wore a goofy grin, then glanced back at her father and Kagome. Although they were arguing, Keiko watched the delight in her father's eyes. No longer was his eyes filled with sadness and pain. A new emotion engulfed those ember eyes. A feeling Keiko could not name. She knew that it was a good emotion.

"Well, you haven't tried mine. How about chicken alfredo? Remember when we made it the last time?"

Inuyasha could remember it all too well.

Flashback

A gentle wind blew, hitting with window. Sixteen year old Inuyasha lay on the bed in his room. His parents had gone off somewhere together for the night and he was stuck at home, alone. His stomach growled in hunger wanting nourishment.

"This stinks..." He sat up and looked around glanced outside the window, watching the snowflakes dance in the wind. He loathed the fact that his parents would leave him alone in the house without a head notice. His stomach growled once more. .Sighing, he got out of bed and decided to find something to eat.

As he made his way downstairs, a knock sounded on his door. He smiled, as the scent from the door drifted to his nose. He ran to the door and opened it. A young Kagome stood outside the door. She wore a navy blue coat; small patches of white fluff covered her shoulders and hair. Her rosy cheeks shined against her midnight hair and made her chocolate eyes shine.

"Are you gonna let me in or what?" Kagome asked, smiling. Shaking his head from the trance, he stepped aside. She walked in, shaking the snow off her. "It's really cold out."

"Yeah, what are you doing here?"

"Well, I thought you were lonely since you where all by yourself. If you want me to leave, I can."

"No!" Inuyasha said quickly. In truth, he wanted and was relieved to have Kagome over. Kagome and he had been friends since he could remember. They always spent time together. It was strange, but sometimes they knew or could pick up how the other was feelings. "I really want you to stay."

"Good." She smiled gently at him. Inuyasha's heart beat quickened. Every time he saw that smile, it made his heart soar. "Since you don'tknow how to cook--"

"That's mean." he pouted.

Kagome rolled her eyes and walked to the kitchen. "I thought that I could make dinner, with your help of course."

"Do I have to?"

"If you want to eat, then yes." He sighed, but nodded in agreement.

"Let's make chicken alfredo."

"What the hell is that?" He stuck out his tongue. "Sounds disgusting."

"Well, I think you might like it." She rummaged through the cabinets and the refrigerator. "Looks like we have everything we need."

"Let's hope so. I'm not going to the store in this weather."

"We do, don't worry. I make this all the time for mom, Souta and grandpa. They like it a lot."

"Whatever." He mumbled. Although he was pretending not to really care, he actually was excited about tasting it. It was rare for Kagome to make him dinner and when she did, he made sure to enjoy it to the fullest.

He watched her quietly from the doorway as she rolled up her sleeves to her elbow and put her hair in a ponytail. She turned around to Inuyasha mpatiently. "Come over here so I can tie your hair back. I don't want silver hair in my food." He rolled his eyes and reluctantly walked over to her. He was a few inches taller than her so he had to kneel some so she could reach his hair. Being so close, he breathed in her jasmine scent. It made him feel light headed. Unlike most girls, Kagome didn't wear perfume, which helped Inuyasha's nose from suffering.

After a minute or so, she was down and he stepped away from her.

"What do you want me to do now?" he asked, trying to clear his head.

"We need to wash our hands and then we can get started."

"Okay."

Things went smoothly from there. Kagome instructed Inuyasha on what ingredients to take out of the refrigerator and the cabinets. She put the ingredients in order from first to last and told Inuyasha to cut the boneless chicken in to strips while she melted the butter. To Inuyasha's surprise, he was enjoying himself. They talked about various things while cooking: school, and their plans for the weekend. Kagome's laughter rang out around the kitchen. A sweet melody Inuyasha loved listening to.

Unfortunately, dinner was finished and they eat in silence which was usual for them. They always had something to talk about but for some mysterious reason tonight, neither one of them could think of anything. Sitting across from Kagome, Inuyasha looked up at her. She was picking at her food, moving it around her plate but never eating it. Something was wrong, Inuyasha hesitated to ask what. Instead of asking, he continued to eat in silence.

After dinner, they began to clean up, Kagome washed and Inuyasha dried the dishes.

"Inuyasha, can I ask you question?" Kagome held a dish in her hand.

"Um…yeah, go 'head. I'm all ears." For emphasis, he wiggled his ears.

Kagome giggled silently but grew serious "How…I mean, what do you think of me?"

"What do you mean?" he asked confused.

"Well," she hesitated.

"Kagome, you can tell me anything. We're best friends remember?" He gave her an encouraging smile.

"Well, what is it that you like about me?"

"Oh," he smiled. "That's easy. You're funny, intelligent, and you speak your mind."

"Oh…ok." She looked down and went back to cleaning the dish in her hand.

Inuyasha frowned, not sure why she was sad again. 'Was it something I said or perhaps what I didn't say?'

"Kagome, you are different than any girl I have ever met so far. A beautiful flower among weeds." She laughed and he continued. "You are brave and you can put up with me."

"Yeah, I realized that not a lot of people can."

"Ye- hey, that's mean." She stuck her tongue out at him. "Anyway, I'm glad we are together because I--" and he paused.

"You what?" she looked at him with her round chocolate eyes.

"I…I like having you around. We make a good team." He finally said.

"We sure do." That lightened Kagome's mood and for the rest of the night held nothing but warmth and happy moments between the two.

End Flashback

Inuyasha smiled to himself, remembering that that was the day he realized that he was in love with Kagome Higurashi.

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