I rolled over and was greeted by a cold side of an empty bed.
My eyes blinked opened and I sighed.
I almost forgot he didn't sleep over.
"Kagome." I heard Inuyasha say and I jumped up and looked around.
"Kagome," He repeated and I looked down next to my pillow was my phone.
"Hello," I said surprised that he was still there.
"Morning sleepy head," He sighed and I felt my whole body relax.
"Morning babe." I said throwing the covers off and getting out of bed.
"How did you sleep?" He asked quietly and I shook my head as though he could see me.
"Are you coming over today?" I asked totally ignoring his question.
"Sure, I have work but I'll stop by after that." He answered.
"Okay, I'll see you later than." I breathed into the phone.
"Kagome," He said softly.
"Yes."
He didn't say anything for awhile and I checked my phone to make sure he was still there; sure enough the seconds were still going.
"I love you," He said finally.
"Love you too," I replied before hanging up the phone.
I just got out of the shower when my phone started to ring again.
"Hello," I answered.
"Hey Kagome," Sango said. "Are you doing anything today?"
"I didn't really plan anything, why?"
"Well Ayame is over here and she wants to go look at some houses for her and Kouga but-"
I cut Sango off.
"Say no more, I'll be over in ten." I said.
"Thanks Kagome," I heard Ayame say in the background.
I put on a hot pink boyfriend beater, jeans and white sandals before grabbing my keys and heading over to Sango's.
When I pulled into her driveway both she and Ayame were waiting on the front porch.
"Where's Rin?" I asked.
"She's with your mom last I heard," Sango said.
"I hope they don't make the party big a deal, Inuyasha and I would be happy if it was just us and you guys."
"It's Rin we're talking about," Ayame added. "Of course she's going to make a big deal out of it."
Attention is not something Inuyasha and I wanted right now.
"So where too?" I asked Ayame.
"Just drive like we're going to the mountains, I'll tell you where once we get close,"
"The mountains?" I questioned. "I thought you guys would be moving closer, not staying in the same area."
"It's important for us to stay close to the wolf pack; Kouga wants someone to be able to watch our cubs."
"Cubs? You guys are talking about babies already" Sango said incredulously.
"He's talking, I'm just trying to hold him off until after high school," She sighed.
"I think you guys will have beautiful pups," I said.
"Cubs," Ayame corrected.
"Huh?" I asked.
"You and Inuyasha will have pups, me and Kouga are gonna have cubs." She said.
"Sorry," I apologized.
Honestly my mind had been on me and Inuyasha's pups, the word just slipped out when I was talking to Ayame.
"No worries," Ayame said. "Your pups and our cubs can play together, wouldn't that be adorable."
"It sure would," I confirmed and smiled at the image of a baby version of Inuyasha and Kouga fighting.
We got to the first house on Ayame's list of perspectives and were greeted by a realtor.
"Hi I'm Akari," She said when we walked up to the front door. "You guys interested in the house?"
"I am," Ayame said. "My husband and I are looking for our first place."
"Congratulations." She beamed. "And will he be joining us today"
"Not today, he wanted me to narrow down my long list before heading out," Ayame smiled and I looked at Sango.
"Exactly how long is her list?" I mouthed to her and she smiled nervously.
"Twenty two," She mouthed back and I know it was going to be a long day.
Sango and I were swinging on a swing set in the backyard of house number six and I was starting to have flashbacks how picky Ayame was for her wedding.
"Let's go guys," She said from the back door.
"What's wrong with this one?" I asked.
"The second bedroom is two close to the master," Ayame said and Sango and I exchanged glances.
"After what happened to those boy scouts you're taking extra precautions huh?" Sango asked and I covered my mouth with my hand to muffle my laughter.
Ayame's face turned red and she told to hurry up and go to the car.
By the time we finished looking at house number eight, we were hungry so we decided to get some lunch.
We went to Chili's and took a booth near the back to eat in.
"So I was thinking we could get new clothes for school tomorrow." Sango said.
"Shopping," Ayame smiled. "Rin will be happy."
"Sounds fun but I have to pick up my friends from the airport so we'd have to start early," I told them.
"Your friends from your old school?" Sango questioned and I nodded.
"And Hojo," I mumbled and Ayame choked on her drink.
"The same boy you took to the Plain White Tee's concert?" She asked and I nodded again.
"Inuyasha just going to love that," Sango laughed.
"I think he may be dating my friend so it can't be that bad right?"
"I want to be there when he finds out," Ayame said. "Ten bucks says he explodes on the spot."
"No," Sango said. "He's gonna let his anger build up before lashing out. I'll take that bet."
"You guys are really helpful," I sighed just as my phone started to ring.
"Hello," I said when I picked it up.
"Kagome, do you prefer fire or artificial light?" Rin asked me.
"What kind of question is that?" I asked.
"Just answer."
"Artificial, I guess." I said because after Rin set the caf on fire last year I couldn't really trust her with an open flame.
"Perfect, talk to you later." She said and hung up before I could ask any questions.
"House number 9 here we come," Ayame smiled and both Sango and I groaned.
By the time we got to house number 11, I told Ayame we would have to do the other half another day. She wasn't happy about it but accepted it anyway.
After dropping both of them back home, I went to my own house and jogged up the stairs.
I opened the door to my room and saw Inuyasha sitting on my bean bag chair.
"HI," I smiled and he got up and walked over to me.
"Hey," He said and kissed me on my forehead.
"How was work?" I asked and he shrugged.
"Boring," He said taking a seat back on the bean bag and motioned for me to sit in his lap. "What'd you do today?"
"House Hunting with Ayame and Sango, Ayame has very strict standards for her first house," I told him and he laughed while I got comfortable on his lap.
"So I was wondering?" I started. "Will our kids have ears like yours?"
"Do you want them to?" He asked and I nodded enthusiastically.
He grinned and kissed my cheek.
"50-50 chance I guess," He smiled.
"Ayame was talking about her cubs playing with our pups," I told him.
"Ha our pups will be too good to play with anything related to Kouga," He declared and I rolled my eyes.
"Sure hun," I smile and wrapped my arms around his neck.
"What do you want to do tonight?" He asked while rubbing my back.
I thought about my friends coming tomorrow and figured I should tell Inuyasha; but I had to wait until Sango and Ayame were around.
"We should all go out," I suggested. "To the movies or out to eat. Maybe even karaoke."
"Me first," Miroku said as he grabbed the mic.
We went to a karaoke club called Rising Star; they set us up in a decent size room with a karaoke machine and couches against the wall. A waitress took our order for drinks and left the room.
Miroku selected his song and the music started to play.
"You've got to be kidding me," Inuyasha sighed.
"Very Miroku," I smiled as he started singing the Glee version of the Thong Song.
This thing right here
Is lettin' all the ladies know
What guys talk about
You know, the finer things in life hehehe
Check it out
Ooh that dress so scandalous
And you know another guy couldn't handle it
See you shaking that thing like who's da ish
With a look in your eye so devilish
Uh ya like to dance at all the hip-hop spots
Then you cruise through the crews like connect the dots
Not just urban, she likes the pop
Cause she was living la vida loca
She had dumps like a truck, truck, truck
Thighs like what? What? What?
Baby, move your butt, butt, butt
I think I'll sing it again
She had dumps like a truck, truck, truck
Thighs like what? What? What?
All night long
Let me see that thong baby that thong thong thong thong thong
I like it when the beat go
(Dut dun, dut dun)
When you make your booty go
(Dut dun, dut dun) baby
That thong thong thong thong thong
Listen, that girl so scandalous
And I know another guy couldn't handle it
And she's shaking that thing like who's the ish
With a look in her eyes so devilish
Ah She like to dance on the hip-hop spots
And She cruise through the crews like connect da dots
Not just urban she likes her pop
Cause she was living la vida loca
She had dumps like a truck, truck, truck
Thighs like what? What? What?
Baby, move your butt, butt, butt
I think I'll sing it again
She had dumps like a truck, truck, truck
Thighs like what? What? What?
All night long
Let me see that thong baby that thong thong thong thong thong
I like it when the beat go
(Dut dun, dut dun)
When you make your booty go
(Dut dun, dut dun) baby
That thong thong thong thong thong
I like it when the beat go
(Dut dun, dut dun)
When you make your booty go
(Dut dun, dut dun) baby
That thong thong thong thong thong
I like it when the beat go
(Dut dun, dut dun)
When you make your booty go
(Dut dun, dut dun) baby
That thong thong thong thong thong
Tonight
I like it when the beat go
(Dut dun, dut dun)
When you make your booty go
(Dut dun, dut dun) baby
That thong thong thong thong thong
Ooh, that girl so scandalous
And I know another guy couldn't handle it
And she's shaking that thing like who's the ish
With a look in her eyes so devilish
Ah She like to dance on the hip-hop spots
And She cruise through the crews like connect da dots
Not just urban she likes her pop
Cause she was living la vida loca
She had dumps like a truck, truck, truck
Thighs like what? What? What?
Baby, move your butt, butt, butt
I'll make ya sing it again
She had dumps like a truck, truck, truck
Thighs like what? What? What?
Baby, move your butt, butt, butt
Ah Ah I'll sing it again
Come on, Come on
I like it when the beat go
(Dut dun, dut dun)
When you make your booty go
(Dut dun, dut dun) baby
That thong thong thong thong thong
(I like the way)
I like it when the beat go
(Dut dun, dut dun)
When you make your booty go
(Dut dun, dut dun) baby
That thong thong thong thong thong
(I said I like the way)
I like it when the beat go
(Dut dun, dut dun)
When you make your booty go
(Dut dun, dut dun) baby
That thong thong thong thong thong
(I don't think you heard me)
I like it when the beat go
(Dut dun, dut dun)
When you make your booty go
(Dut dun, dut dun) baby
That thong thong thong thong thong
We clapped lightly and Rin went up and grabbed the mic.
"I have something to tell you," I told Inuyasha.
"What is it?" He asked.
"My mom invited my friends to the party," I said loud enough to catch Ayame and Sango's attention.
"That's good right," Inuyasha asked and both Ayame and Sango moved to the edge of their seats.
"Yeah," I smiled. "But it's not just them, Hojo's coming too."
Inuyasha's eyes drifted shut and Ayame held out her hand to Sango to collect her money.
"Wait for it," I saw her mouth.
"Inuyasha?" I said softly. "Are you okay?"
His eyes were closed for awhile before opening them and looking at me.
"I'm happy that you're happy," He said and from the corner of my eye I could see Sango push Ayame's hand away.
Rin finished singing and our waitress dropped off our drinks while Ayame and Kouga went up to sing Endless love.
I looked over at Inuyasha and examined his face. His jaw was slightly clenched and tilted upward. He wasn't happy but he wasn't mad enough to make a scene. Sango had won the bet.
He was going to let his anger build up until he exploded.
Well this would be fun.
Inuyasha drove me home and we were talking in the car in front of my house.
"So I'm going shopping with the girls tomorrow, then I'm going to pick up my friends at the airport."
Inuyasha reached for his wallet and took out his credit card.
"Here," He said handing it to me and I raised my eyebrow.
"You may not be my official mate yet, but it's my responsibility to provide for you."
I smiled and knew better than to argue. Inuyasha was trying to be my mate in all the little ways he could, so why deny him those.
"Thank you," I said taking the card from him and kissed him on the nose.
"See you tomorrow," He said and didn't pull away until he watched me go inside.
I walked in and saw my mom asleep at the table.
"Come on mom," I said and she yawned while standing up.
"Everything is set," She said as I helped her up the stairs.
"Thank you," I said and she climbed into her bed. "Good night mom,"
"Night Kagome," She yawned and I closed the door behind me.
I smiled and walked down to Sota's room.
I knocked on the door and he told me to come in.
"Hey," I said and leaned against the door way. "You want to do some school shopping tomorrow?"
"With you and all your friends?" He asked.
"I'll tell Sango to bring Kohaku," I offered and he shrugged.
"Sure, thanks." He replied.
I looked at him a little while longer before closing the door behind me.
I was going to miss my family once I moved out.
But the thought of starting a family with Inuyasha bought a smile to my face.
I turned off the light and crawled in my bed. A few seconds later my phone started to ring.
"Hello," I whispered.
"Night babe," Inuyasha said and I laid the phone down next to my pillow.
Inuyasha pov
"Inuyasha," Kagome sang.
"Mhmm," I sighed.
"Inuyasha," Kagome repeated and my eyes opened slowly.
"Baby," She said and I reached for my cell which lay next to my head.
"Hey," I yawned.
"I'm going to go shopping, so I'll talk to you later."
"Yeah," I sighed and she hung up the phone.
I reluctantly rolled out of bed and brushed my teeth then went downstairs to get something to eat.
"Hey," I said to Sesshomaru who was reading the newspaper at the table.
He nodded his head in acknowledgement without looking up.
I chewed on my meds while looking for something in the fridge to eat.
"I heard that Hojo will be coming to the party as well," Sesshomaru said.
Oh now he wanted to speak.
"Yeah, He's coming. He used to be friends with Kagome." I replied.
"Really, I thought he was more of an ex boyfriend."
My grip on the refrigerator tightened and I felt the metal start to bend under my hand.
"They never went out," I said between clenched teeth.
"But they did kiss didn't they, twice if I remember correctly." He prodded.
"What's your fucking point," I snapped turning around to face him.
Sesshomaru stood up and folded his newspaper.
"My point is that you need to learn how to control yourself," And I turned back to look at the fridge door which had been broke off.
"Get a new fridge while you're out," He said and left me alone in the kitchen.
"Bastard," I mumbled.
After going to Sears and ordering a new fridge, I decided to go to the park.
I jumped into my favorite tree and landed on a branch.
The party was tomorrow, and school was Monday.
It was sure to be an interesting weekend if nothing else.
I looked down and saw the boulder Kagome liked to rest on after jogging.
I imagined her being there right now. Except inside of being just her, it was Kagome and our pup in her arms.
She said she wanted our pups to have my ears which made me happy but I wished more than anything for them to have her soft eyes.
Our pup would have my demon strength and Kagome's spiritual power.
I grinned at the thought of our unstoppable pup.
I was still imagining what our kids would look like when my phone started to ring, it was Miroku.
"What you want monk?" I asked.
"Why Inuyasha, why is it you think I would only call if I needed something."
"What do you want?" I asked again.
"I need your help, Mushin has me moving some people's stuff in but one of the guys called in sick. Think you can lend your half demon strength for a couple hours."
I checked the time; Kagome didn't have to pick up her friends until six and it was only three.
"I guess," I sighed and Miroku gave me the address of the place.
When I got there I was surprised to see Kouga too.
"What you doing here wolf cub?" I spat.
"Shut up mutt, I don't have time to train you today but if you're on your best behavior I may be able to give you a quick lesson on manners."
I growled and was about to punch him when Miroku appeared from the back of the moving truck.
"Both guys called in so I need you both, can't we all just get along." He sighed and Kouga scoffed.
"He's the one that started it," He muttered and I growled.
"Speaking of cubs," Miroku smiled. "I heard you and Ayame were talking about having some."
"I'm trying but she's postponing it," Kouga confessed.
"Maybe because the thought of having your kid makes her cringe." I offered while taking a couch out of the truck.
"Shut up flea bag, I don't see Kagome pregnant with any of your pups." Kouga snarled.
"Not yet," I thought with a smile.
