AN: Here goes another short chapter for the holidays. I Do Not own Inuyasha.

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If you asked him at what point did he and Kagome start holding hands he couldn't tell you. But all Inuyasha knew was that he was happy. He couldn't remember the last time he just walked around in his mother's garden like this. With his left hand he reached up to scratch head. He couldn't even remember the last time he was this happy. He looked over at Kagome who was reaching around a bunch of pink Lillies, admiring them but trying not to touch them in fear of damaging them. She was so beautiful to him in this moment. "You can touch them if you'd like." Kagome jumped at the sound of his voice and yanked her hand back. He smiled and even let out a small chuckle. He offered her a seat on the small bench right next to the Lillies.

She smiled and said "Sorry, they were so beautiful, I didn't want to ruin them." Sitting down together he plucked one and gave it to her. Blushing a shade or two darker then the flower she said, "Thank you, my Mother use to grow ones like this." Kagome brought the flower up to her nose and closed her eyes as she took a long deep breath in." I missed this smell so much." She said looking at Inuyasha. For just a second, he saw a flash of sadness in her eyes. "Does your Mother live far from here? I'm sure when you catch a break from work and school you can go see her right?" He asked as he watched her play with the petals. Kagome looked down at the flower and just shook her head.

A few seconds go by and Kagome looked up at him again. "Inuyasha?" He was already looking at her "Thank you for this, it's been amazing. I'm sure you don't always go taking people through your house and island sized backyard." Kagome said with a giggle at her own joke. Inuyasha smirked and said "Well if you wanted to go to my private island all you had to do was say so." Kagome shook her head and said "After seeing all this it doesn't surprise me that you actually have an island." He smiled and said, "Well, it's your birthday and I want you to be happy but the night's still young and it's far from over." Kagome smiled and leaned in to kiss his cheek but he turned at the last second and caught her lips with his.

Seconds turned into minutes. Slow and sweet turned into hot and passion filled and Kagome wondered how she had gotten into his lap with her arms wrapped around his neck. Inuyasha had begun a tracing a pattern down her back with both hands. 'Kami this man is going to be the death of me.' Kagome thought to her self. Inuyasha's thoughts weren't to different from hers. 'Kami she smells so good, I can smell her even with all these different scents around. If I don't stop now, I might not be able to stop later.' He thought and just as his thoughts of stopping passed his cell phone began to ring. She pulled back just as breathless as he was. "Dammit!" He cursed out loud and pulled his phone out. Without looking at the phone he answered "Takahashi. No Mother we're out back, we haven't left yet." Kagome tried to crawl back out of his lap but felt his grip tighten on her back a little. "No Mother, it's her birthday and I wanted to take her somewhere else." She looked up at him and he smiled. "Yes Ma'am" he sighed then looked up to Kagome. "Alright I love you too mom, bye." He hung up the phone and put it back in his pocket. Looking into her eyes for a moment he brushed away her loose hair and asked "Would you be upset if we just had dinner here, Mom cooked and she really wants you to be there?" Kagome smiled super hard kissed him on the nose and said "I would love to eat a real home cooked meal with your family. It's been a long time." He returned her smile and said "Great, let's head back then. But if it gets too bad I promise I'll make it up to you." They both stood and started the long walk back to the house.

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AN: I know, not long at all. but I will try my best to update soon.