The Same
Book 1: Coming Together
By James Moore
Disclaimer: The characters in this story are not mine.
Chapter 6
Surprise
When Kagome finished explaining what had happened, she removed the towel from her head and showed them her new ears and claws. Her grandfather just looked at her, his mouth gaping open. Sota, on the other hand was excited. "Yay. Now you two really are the perfect couple." Both of the teenagers blushed at this unexpected compliment. Gramps finally found his voice. "Sota, hush up. Kagome, you said you did this all so you could be with him?" He pointed to Inuyasha. Nodding her head, Kagome wondered what he was going to do.
"Its obvious that you love him." Turning to Inuyasha, he asked, "Boy, do you love her? Would you protect her with your life?" Inuyasha nodded to both questions. When gramps saw this, he nodded his head. "Then I give my blessing to you both. If and when you decide to marry, I will not object." This statement caught both Kagome and Inuyasha completely off guard. Hesitantly, Kagome asked, "You mean your not going to try to split us up?" Gramps shook his head. "No, I won't. You 2 have known each other for over a year, and you're a growing young woman. I trust your judgment. Besides, if you were willing to change for him and he still accepts you, then that means you both care deeply about each other."
"So, are you going to live with us, Inuyasha, or is my granddaughter going to live with you?" Both teens looked amazed. "Um….actually, we hadn't talked about that yet." Nodding his head in understanding, Gramps said, "I didn't think you would. Take a few days and talk it over with each other. I'm sure you'll come to the proper solution."
Kagome, who was surprised to say the least, finally caught that Gramps had given them full control of their relationship. She was jumping for joy inside. Though it took him a bit longer to figure it out, Inuyasha also caught on. Suddenly remembering something, Inuyasha turned towards Kagome. "Hey, Kagome? I just remembered that right before I left, I quickly promised to return to the past today. Do you want to stay here, or do you want to come with me?"
She looked at him like he had grown a second head. When she finally spoke, there was a hint of annoyance in her voice. "Yes, I'm going with you. I want to talk to everyone and get their opinion. Besides, I need to make sure neither you nor Sango kill Miroku if he tries to ask you what happened. You know him, he'd almost definitely come up with some perverted thoughts."
Inuyasha growled. "If he even tries something like that, I'll rip his head off." Sighing and shaking her head, Kagome said, "That's why I should come." Looking suddenly embarrassed, Inuyasha bowed his head. "Sorry, Kagome."
A smile grew on Kagome's face. "You know, your really cute when you aren't being a big macho jerk." Inuyasha gave his traditional "feh". "Anyways, getting back on topic, this is both of our decisions. Though, ultimately, the decision will be mine, your opinion matters greatly to me." Inuyasha had a big goofy grin on his face. "She really trusts me to let me guide her decision," he thought. Snapping back to reality, his goofy grin became a genuine one. "Ok. How's about we get ready to go back?"
"Sounds like a plan," Kagome agreed. "Good." Inuyasha kissed her nose and ran towards her room. "Race ya." Realizing that he had kissed her to distract her, she ran as fast as she could to her room. When she got there, Inuyasha stood in the door with a victorious smile on his face. "Ha! I win"
"You cheated! You kissed me to distract me." His smile got bigger. "All's fair in love and war. And I see no fighting." His smile was contagious. Smiling back at him, she thought of a revenge. Raising an eyebrow, she asked, "Oh? You sure about that," and with that she jumped at him, effectively tackling him. Planting a kiss on his lips, she quickly jumped off and back from him, outside her room. It was her turn to grin victoriously. "Ha! Now we're even."
Jumping back up, Inuyasha decided to play it her way. He jumped at her, intending to tackle her. Unfortunately, she dodged, causing him to run into a wall. She quickly ran into her room, holding the doorknob in her hand. Getting up, Inuyasha turned to Kagome and leapt at her again. She was going to slam the door shut, so he'd hit head-first into the door, but he was a little too quick.
He managed to slip inside her door before she shut it and stood behind her. Smiling, because he had Kagome cornered, he leapt at her again. Squealing in delight, she dodged him, but wasn't ready for his quick rebound off her door. He gently tackled her to the ground. After trying to escape his grasp for a few seconds, Kagome relaxed, laughing. Her laughter was contagious, causing Inuyasha to collapse on top of her, laughing too.