Stolen

Chapter 9

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Inuyasha sat himself down on the bottom step of the staircase and watched as the rays of light seeped through the stain glass windows nearby; he noticed small dusty particles floating around, appearing and then disappearing as it passed through the rays. He rested his chin on an arm, which was propped up on his knee; the other hand lay hidden in his pocket, grasping onto a small box for dear reassurance.

He was finally dragged out of his thoughts when he felt a gush of warm salty air on his face; he looked up to find Sango walking in through the front door. Upon seeing him, Sango smiled and shut the door behind her gently.

"What's up?" She asked cheerfully, bouncing over to the nearby closet and searching for some kind of blanket or towel.

"Nothing, just going out." He answered, looking down at the floor again.

"Cool." She said, turning around. She smiled triumphantly as she found what she was looking for.

She saw the expression on his face and her smile faded almost immediately.

"Hey, then why do you look so glum?" She looked a little concerned for him.

"Huh?" He asked, half in a daydream, his eyes not leaving the ground.

"You look miserable." Sango stated again, placing her hands on her hips.

"Oh really? I'm not miserable, just nervous."

Sango gave him a confused look, but then sighed and shook her head. She tucked the towel under her arm and closed the closet door, wincing as it creaked loudly.

"Well, alright then Mister vague." She said, as she headed for the front door and opened it, letting more warm air come inside.

Sango waved before she left, a "distant goodbye" heard by Inuyasha.

He sighed once he was alone again, and wondered what the hell he was going to do.

Inuyasha buried his head in his hands and tried to think of an escape.

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Kagome walked slowly down the stairs, thinking about Inuyasha's words and only stopped when she found him sitting at the bottom step.

She smiled to herself as she tried to make her way down quietly, but no luck. Once she got onto the next step it creaked so loudly, Inuyasha suddenly turned around.

Kagome laughed nervously at the look on his face, it was a mixture of both nervousness and awe.

"Should I change?" She asked, looking down at her dress.

Inuyasha stood up and shook his head.

"No, no. You look great." He replied staring, quickly stuffing his hands into his pockets.

She smiled faintly, nodded and then continued to walk down the stairs, stopping when she eventually reached where Inuyasha was standing.

Inuyasha looked at her and began to scratch his head anxiously.

"I don't think we should go anymore, let's just stay here." He muttered, looking anywhere and everywhere but at Kagome.

"WHAT? Are you kidding?" Kagome yelled at him, throwing her hands up in the air.

Not knowing what to do, he nodded feebly and agreed with her.

"Good. Then let's go." She said with swift change of tone, and taking his hand.

"Where are we going?" Kagome continued when Inuyasha smiled at the contact.

"I found this place." Inuyasha answered, feeling a bit more confident.

Inuyasha held her hand tighter and led her out of the house. Once he got outside, the warm sea breeze met them and he turned around to face Kagome with a grave look.

"Kagome?"

She looked up him, feeling slightly puzzled, "Yeah?"

"Do you trust me?" Inuyasha replied after some time.

Kagome opened her mouth to answer but she didn't quite know what to say. So instead she just gave his hand a small squeeze and nodded, casting him a faint smile.

Inuyasha smiled lightly back and continued to walk on.

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"Can I look yet?" Kagome asked whilst her back was turned to Inuyasha and both her hands were over her eyes.

"Just a second." He said and Kagome could hear a faint shuffling from behind her.

"Okay, done." Kagome heard Inuyasha say just as she felt two warm hands take her own hands off her face. Inuyasha spun her around and heard Kagome gasp at the sight.

There in front of her, was a long grassy field. The field was slightly overgrown and was covered in a blur of scattered wildflowers. In the distance, she could also see the silhouette of an overly large, aged oak tree, with a small rope swing tied onto one of its crooked branches. Kagome smiled unknowingly to herself and took a step forward, placing a hand softly over her mouth.

In the centre of the space ahead of her, amongst the most beautiful of flowers, was a blanket and a picnic basket. When Kagome saw this she laughed a little, turning around and giving Inuyasha a quick look.

"It's beautiful." She whispered.

"Thank God you like it." Inuyasha said, as she felt a pair of hands wrap around her waist. Kagome grabbed onto Inuyasha's hands and feeling quite excited, she walked over and sat herself on the blanket.

Inuyasha laughed at her, her eyes whizzing around the scenery and lifted up her face so that she would look at him. Her eyes met his as she grinned up at him and she took Inuyasha's hand from her chin, holding onto it dearly. Their fingers entwined with one another and they both watched for a while in silence, listening to the deafening roar of the ocean waves.

Kagome heard Inuyasha let out a deep sigh and she looked up swiftly, cutting her mindless train of thoughts. He just replied with a small smile and tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear. Kagome leaned into his hand and took comfort in its touch.

After another short silence, Inuyasha interrupted the sound of nature that echoed around them.

"Here goes." He mumbled in a tone that caused Kagome's heart to begin to race.

She had no idea what was happening and began to get a little scared. Kagome didn't even know why she was getting scared. She drew back to some extent unconsciously as Inuyasha took out a black box from his back pocket and held it out in front of her.

"W- what is that, Inuyasha?" She stuttered, inside a thought arose and she knew exactly what was going on. Kagome pointed to the little box in Inuyasha's hand.

Inuyasha took out a small ring from the box and placed it aside. He placed the ring in the palm of Kagome's hand and she looked from the ring, to Inuyasha's face, then back down again.

Her mouth dropped open and she threw him a perplexed look.

She heard him gulp nervously before he began to speak, she listened hard and carefully to hear past the sound of her heart in her ears.

"I don't know how they do this. So, um." He started to say, and Kagome stared long and hard at the ring in her hand.

It finally set in and she felt overjoyed, a surge of tears began to well in her eyes but she forced them away for the time being.

"What I'm trying to say is… Kagome will you-"

"Marry you?" She finished for him as she closed her hand upon the precious ring; she closed her hand so tough that she was sure the ring would sink into her palm.

Inuyasha nodded and grabbed onto her hand, clasping it with both of his. He looked in her eyes for an answer.

"Inuyasha, are you crazy?" Kagome choked out, causing him to flinch slightly.

"Only for you Kagome." He replied.

"But we're too young."

"I don't think we are." Inuyasha said calmly.

"But Inuyasha-" She started to argue again.

"Do you love me?"

"Of course I do Inuyasha."

"Then answer me. Please. Stop stalling and just tell me if you can't do this." He told her, a sad look in his eye and pulling back a little.

Kagome felt a tear roll down her cheek and she took a glance at the area around her again: the warm sun on her, the long grass, the flowers, and the sea.

Inuyasha.

He was worth much more than anything else.

She bit her lip so that the tears wouldn't come anymore. Kagome realized something which she had taken for granted for so long know, Inuyasha was all that she really wanted or needed. She had just forgotten it now that they were together all the time.

Kagome put on the ring and saw Inuyasha's eyes grow wide at her sudden action. She brushed the tear away and cupped his face in her hands, placing a chaste kiss on his lips.

"It's stupid and it's crazy." Kagome said and she saw Inuyasha sadden.

"But I want to marry you. I'm going to marry you." She finished, beaming.

Inuyasha gasped and without thinking, took her in his arms. He never felt so happy.

Kagome laughed at his reaction, she had never felt so alive. But he silenced her by kissing her and holding her tightly.

Kagome returned the kiss willingly, wrapping her arms around his neck.

From now on, everything was going to be different.

Everything was going to be alright.


A/N Hey guys! Sorry this took so long, I didn't know what to write. I think I'm having severe writers block!

Well, here you go. I will try to update soon and oh yeah. Merry Christmas & a happy new year to you!

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-Fallen11angel

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