Blood Bond
Chapter 9
.: PRESENTS :.
Opening her eyes the next day after the blast of heat they had received, Kagome felt much better, and more cooler than yesterday. Walking outside, the heat had cooled down and there was a cool breeze surrounding the area. She smiled, walking inside the hut once more. Seeing her family still sleeping, she smiled and went out of the hut to get some water and food for the morning.
Inuyasha cracked an eye open when he saw her leaving the hut, and grinned. Today was a special day, and it looked like even she had forgotten. Or pretended to. Today was Kagome's birthday, and they had a lot of presents to catch up on.
Miroku and Sango had come out of their own hut to help Inuyasha plan the party while Sango looked after Izayoi. Miroku helped Inuyasha planning and they had asked some of the village women and men to keep Kagome busy and away from the hut so she wouldn't see the surprise.
"So, what do you plan to give her, Inuyasha?" Miroku asked with curiosity as he watched the half-demon walk around in a circle.
"Something..." he trailed off, looking up at the sky. "special. She deserves it, we've been asleep for over fifty years and missed out on everything good."
Miroku nodded and stared at him again. "And that would be...?"
"This," Inuyasha held out a tiny box with an engagement ring inside it. "Though we're mates now... I know humans have their customs... she'd want this, right?"
Miroku nodded once more. "She will, Inuyasha. Trust me on that."
"Come on, guys! Why can't I go back?" Kagome huffed, crossing her arms over her chest. She was starting to get annoyed, and an annoyed Kagome was not someone you wanted to mess with. "Because there's a demon attacking the village, they all wanted you to stay far away from it!"
"What?!" Kagome exclaimed. "But my baby is there."
"No she's not, Kagome," Sango came through the trees carrying Izayoi, and Kagome immediately rushed over to her and took her from Sango. "Thank goodness..." she said with a sigh of relief.
"What were you so scared about, Kagome?" she asked her, and Kagome raised an eyebrow.
"The demon attacking the-" Kagome paused midsentence. She looked around, and the girls were nervous. Kagome didn't sense any demonic aura around the village, so she was pretty sure it was a lie. "Okay, what are you hiding from me?"
Sango sweatdropped and looked at her best friend. "What do you mean, Kagome?" she asked. "We're not hiding anything from you."
"Then I'm going back to the village," Kagome said cheerfully, and Sango immediately put her hand on her friend's shoulder. "No...you can't!"
Kagome raised an eyebrow, and turned to face Sango. "Then why?" she asked.
Sango sighed, knowing she was probably going to keep this up until they arrived at the village again. "Come on then, let's go." her voice sounded sad, and this had Kagome worried. Had something happened?
"Sango, tell me please. Did something happen to Inuyasha? Miroku...?"
Sango still looked sad, making Kagome more worried. "You'll see when you get there..." she said, and Kagome bit her lip nervously, following.
When they arrived at the village, all was quiet. Too quiet. This made Kagome even more scared. Walking inside Kaede's hut, they thought it was empty. But they were merely hiding.
"Inuyasha?" Kagome called out nervously. "Miroku? This is not funny, you two! Come on out now or I'll...!" Kagome didn't get a chance to finish, because suddenly Inuyasha and Miroku leapt out of their hiding places. Inuyasha lifted Kagome off her feet and twirled her around, causing her to shriek and clutch him tightly. "Inuyasha, wha-?"
"Happy birthday, Kagome!" they both exclaimed, and her eyes widened. She had completely forgot, since they hadn't celebrated it in over... Realizing that she was really 65 years old, she began to cry. This had Inuyasha worried. Did she not like it...?
"I'm so old!" Kagome wailed, and Inuyasha chuckled, kissing her softly. "No you're not," he grinned. "You'll age the same as me, don't forget that."
Kagome sniffled, and Inuyasha wiped away the tears from her eyes. "Now, let's dry those tears of yours." Kagome nodded, and stopped crying. "Let's start your party, huh?"
"Party?" Kagome blinked. "But no one's here but us ..." she said, looking around.
"Kagome dear!" a woman's voice called, and Kagome's eyes widened. C-Could it... be...
"M...Mama?" she asked, as a woman entered the hut. She looked to be from Kagome's time, and she looked like Kagome except much older. Tears welled up in Kagome's eyes and she threw herself at her mother. "Mama!"
"Kagome," her mother hugged her daughter back. "You still look fifteen dear, no matter what anyone says."
Kagome laughed weakly and smiled. "Thanks, mama. Is Souta here?" she asked her, and her mother nodded.
"Yes, dear. Souta!" Kagome's mother called, and Souta came into the hut. Kagome blinked, he'd gotten bigger, and older. He was taller than her now. He had short black hair like always and his eyes were the same, he had more of a body and he was somewhat tanned. "Well well, big sis is now little sis." he grinned.
"Not really Souta. I'm 65." Souta blinked, staring at her. "What?! That's impossible."
"Time travel was too, remember?" Kagome asked and Souta sweatdropped. "Yeah.. you're right."
Kagome smiled and looked towards her hanyou who had planned this whole thing. She wrapped her arms around him, kissing him softly. "I love you so much. Thank you." she said softly.
Inuyasha kissed her back softly, and smiled down to her. "You're welcome. But I do still have one more present to give you."
Kagome blinked and tilted her head to the side. "Something else?" she asked him. What more could he have brought me?
When Kagome saw him take something out of his pocket, and getting down on one knee, Kagome's eyes widened. He...he couldn't be.. could he be..?
Inuyasha took both of her hands in his, and before the whole world, or part of it, he looked up into her eyes, holding an engagement ring in his hand.
"Kagome Higurashi, will you marry me?"
A/N: Oh yeah. You're all gonna kill me, aren't you? xD Ahh well...I've been shot at a lot lately. Not literally, obviously. But My friends have been stabbing me in the back lately...my best friends...supposedly best friends. I'd rather not talk about it here, but if I don't update for a while I'm not in the mood. So...yeah. Just know that a lot of shit is goin on at my home that shouldn't have to be going on. It can be quite easily prevented but they keep doing it. And I hate it.
Anyway, please review!
