Chapter 6: Home

Kagome felt herself suddenly up right, ripping the restraints from her arms and chest as she flung her top half off the bed. Inuyasha barely had time to blink before Kagome found herself to his arms. His arms gripped around her, even thought he had no idea what was going on, and he dug the pads of his fingers in her skin, testing to see if what he was now holding in his arms was tangible. Kagome's breathing was raspy and slow and her head sat between Inuyasha's bare neck and shoulder. Her eyes were wide and her hair was frizzy and in her face. Whenever she breathed, her hair would fan out in front of her face and fall back against her nose and lips, but she didn't notice. Her eyes were wide with confusion as her breathing finally began to speed up, and when she felt Inuyasha under her hands, she held him tighter. Inuyasha felt her arms tighten around him and he responded by squeezing her back. He clenched his eyes shut and let her sweet aroma fill his burning lungs, and he could only kneel in silence as he felt her chest heave against his. Kagome's hands moved from his lower back to his shoulders when she finally understood what was going on.

I'm alive…she thought as she clenched her eyes shut as well and berried her tear ridded face in Inuyasha's silvery locks. I'm really alive… Finally, after an audience of doctors came gliding into the room, they broke apart. They took a moment to look into each other's eyes; Inuyasha's soft and caring and Kagome's glittery with tears and full of happiness. A tear escaped Kagome's eyelid and it slowly snaked its way down her cheek. Using his thumb, Inuyasha swiped it away before it could run past her nose. Kagome watched that movement, and saw the crystal tear on the side of Inuyasha's thumb, and she could see her reflection in it. She blinked, switching her attention from his finger to his face in a single motion. Inuyasha smiled at her, and she smiled back.

There are times when words are the only things that settle the mood, but sometimes saying nothing…is saying enough. Both were lost in gratefulness and hope, and absence of words had managed to wipe itself across the lips of not only Inuyasha and Kagome, but also all the doctors that stood in awe around the bed where Kagome lay and Inuyasha kneeled.

The silence was short lived when the red-haired wolf demon doctor, Ayame, who approached the pair with her pail little hands tucked innocently behind her back.

"Uh…excuse me," she began, her mousy little voice tickling Inuyasha's ears. Kagome and Inuyasha looked up at her with big eyes, awaiting her to finish. Ayame scratched the back of her head nervously, and looked away as Inuyasha stood up beside Kagome.

"I uh…" she bit her lip and held back an embarrassed chuckle. "Not to put a damper on this touching moment but…you're both naked." Red is an understatement when explaining how dark Inuyasha and Kagome's cheeks grew when they looked down at their nude selves exposed for the whole room sized audience to see. Kagome screeched and scrambled for her gray bed blankets as she shoved it over her exposed self and lay flat on the bed, hyperventilating. Inuyasha made a mad dash for HIS bed and grabbed a sheet off it and quickly tied it around his waist before anyone had a chance to blink. The doctors broke out into loud hysterics, and sweet little Ayame was amongst them. A bit quieter than the rest, she chuckled and rubbed her forehead with her thumb and pointer finger, before retreating threw the swinging doors to tell a very nervous party about the very good news.

The doctors parted as well, going every which way as the room was soon empty, with nothing but an embarrassed beyond life hanyou, and a hysteric, spazzing high school graduate girl tight as a board on her bed. After the room had fallen silent, Kagome spoke out.

"And to think I came back for this,' she said to herself. She than said aloud, "I hate you, Inuyasha."

Inuyasha looked up from the hands that covered his slowly-returning-to-normal-color face and frowned.

"What?"

"I hate you," Kagome repeated, but in a playful tone. It took a while for Inuyasha to realize she was kidding, but when she cocked her head in his direction and smiled warmly, he understood.

He smiled back and replied, "Oh really? Why?"

Kagome looked away, thought still holding that playful 'I want to make him suffer' look, and said. "Because. I was this close to getting into heaven, and you had to go and ruin it."

"No I didn't," Inuyasha said.

"Yes you did. All your fault. All of it!" She said with a teenager cock of her head.

Inuyasha silently chuckled to himself and looked to his lap. "No I didn't."

"YES…. YOU DID!" Kagome said louder, before folding her hands over her breast and huffed.

Inuyasha shook his head and smiled. "No. I can tell you wanted to come back."

"How?" Kagome snapped.

Inuyasha looked up at her with a serious face and replied, "Because denied heaven for earth." Kagome's eyes widened and a silent gasp escaped her mouth. He's right…but it wasn't for the earth…

Ayame made her way down the hall to the party awaiting news about Inuyasha and Kagome, a big smile on her face and a clipboard tucked under her arm. She turned a corner and was face to face with Sesshoumaru, Rin, Sango and Miroku, who looked up at her with wide, desperate eyes. She gave them a warm smile and locked her hands in front of her.

… It was for him.

Author's note: Ha-row. Your prayers worked. I LIKE INUYASHA AGAIN! WEEEEEEEEE! A-hem, anyway. Sorry it took so long to up-date. I'm really trying hard to keep up, and I thank you for staying with me this far. Question- do you guys want a lemon or two…or three? Cause my partner and I was strongly debating if we should post a lemon or not. So we need your input on it. Chances are we will even if you say no, but just as a topics reference…and to see if you guys really read these stupid author's note thing-ees.