Begin.

When I woke, I was in the same room as before when I passed out with InuYasha. I got up and went through the windy way to get to the kitchen, but no one was there, so I went to InuTaisho's study.

Right before my hand reached the door, I heard a voice. "Come on in, Kagome."

I opened the door, and there sat InuTaisho. "Mr. Takahashi?"

He took his reading glasses off and stood up. "I am so sorry, please, let me look at your neck." He walked over to me and grabbed my chin gently and lifted my chin so he could look at my neck. "Mmhmm." He said as he examined my neck. "Well, I'm glad to say that my brat son didn't do much to you, however, you will still need to be cared for. Why is it that every time I see you, you're hurt and passed out?"

I gave a small laugh. "It's the occupational hazard." I shrugged and we laughed a little.

"This house has missed you. InuYasha has missed you. InuYasha has missed you. InuYasha HAS MISSED YOU." He was stressing by the end of his sentence.

"It's okay, I'm talking to Sesshomaru maybe."

InuTaisho gave me a look. "Maybe?"

"Yes, you'd be a little cautious if someone kidnaped you twice and shoved food in your mouth too, wouldn't you?" I smiled a half-smile.

He gave me a toothy grin. "Yes, I suppose I would. Now, was InuYasha with you?" He thought about it. "I guess not or I would've heard some yelling up there."

I gave an empty giggle. "I guess you would've heard some banging."

Speaking of bangs, the door to InuTaisho's office was kicked down by none other than InuYasha. "Father, why didn't you tell me she was awake?" InuYasha's eyes had a red tint to them.

"InuYasha, calm down right now, you're about to turn full demon."

I felt a sudden pang of guilt in my chest, knowing that I caused that. "Is there anything I can do?"

Four golden eyes looked to me. "There is. You can take back what you fucking said at school that fucking brought you here." InuYasha said.

"InuYasha, I understand your anger, but that is no way to talk to a lady, or in the air of one either." InuTaisho looked hard and cold at his son.

InuYasha looked like he was about to fight him, but I stepped forward. "I'm sorry I said that InuYasha." I said quietly. "I didn't mean to say it."

His head turned to me, eyes calmer, but still raging. "What are you sorry for?"

"I'm sorry I said that anything to do with me isn't your business."

"And why are you sorry?"

Bastard. "Because…"

He walked over to me and stopped when our bodies were five inches apart. "Because why, Kagome? Why are you sorry?"

I sighed in defeat. "I'm sorry because you told me not to say that."

"And why did I tell you not to say that in the first place?" InuYasha asked me, more calm than he was before.

"You said that anything having to do with me is your concern and you care about what happened to me, what will happen to me, and sure as hell care what's happening to me." I copied his exact words.

He smiled. "So you do remember that day in your kitchen."

"How could I not, you scared me that day." InuYasha was the only one in the room smiling. InuTaisho looked tense and like he was about to jump in the second he was needed, and I was looking deadpan at InuYasha.

"Shall we?" He stepped aside and showed the door.

"Shall we do what? What do you want me to do?" I asked.

He sighed. "Kagome, we can do this the easy way or the hard way, and I don't think you'll like the hard way very much."

InuTaisho pushed his son away from me. "Listen to me InuYasha, you will not harm this girl. I think you've put her through enough hell, don't you?"

"Excuse me? The hell I put her through? What about the hell she put me through." InuYasha exclaimed.

"Son, have you seen her yet? You only look mildly affected, but she looks like she's been through hell and back a few times. Do you see how meek she is right now? She looks more fragile than a human girl should! So, yes InuYasha, the hell you put her through."

InuYasha's mouth dropped open slightly and he looked over to my face. Even though it's only been a week, I could feel my size six jeans getting a little bigger and I found myself wearing more of my two and four jeans. I haven't slept all week, well sort of if you don't count InuYasha trying to kill me.

I looked back at him. The bags under his eyes showed that he hadn't slept. He looks worse than I do. He gave a sigh and walked to me where InuTaisho got out of his way after he finished his ranting. He took me and embraced me tightly. It reminded me of how warm I once felt, and how loved I was when I was with him, and I missed his hugs, they were nice.

"I'm sorry I said what I did to you in the library. I was just mad that you wouldn't be serious about the date, and I thought that you were serious about Koga. I shouldn't expect you to get the clue, Sesshomaru and Miroku told me what happened. I should've apologized to you, but I was a coward and I didn't do it." His grip tightened on me.

I wrapped my arms around his torso. "I'm sorry too."

He nuzzled his face into my hair and breathed in my scent. "I missed your scent so much."

"I missed the warmth your hugs bring." I snuggled closer to my warm InuYasha. Or, just the warm InuYasha. He's not mine.

I felt him smile into my hair. "You think my hugs are warm?" His voice was muffled slightly by my messy hair.

"They are." His smile got bigger. "What is wrong with you?"

"Nothing anymore." We held each other tighter if at all possible, my head sideways on his shoulder and chest, and his arms around my shoulders and waist and his nose in my hair.

After a minute or two, InuTaisho spoke up. "Not that this isn't leading me to my beautiful grandchildren with black hair, which I love by the way, should we get a move on to the living room?"

I looked up and nodded. When I tried to get away from him though, he only let go of my shoulders and kept an arm around my waist. "We're ready." InuYasha said and smiled, all the red from his eyes all gone.

We started walking, and InuYasha didn't drop his arm on my waist and I didn't drop mine on his. We got into the living room, and Sango and Miroku smiled gleefully while Sesshomaru grinned. "Well, look at what we have here. Is this a new couple I presume?" Sango laughed.

"You know why Sango."

"Know why what? You just said my hugs were warm." Great, InuYasha was getting mad at me again.

"Can we talk about this later?" I sighed.

"Fine, but we will talk."

"Okay. Now what do we do?" I asked. Everyone looked around and shrugged at one another.

"I have a date to get ready for, so I'm going to get ready. I have to pick Rin up in an hour."

My eyes went wide and Sango saw it. "Kagome, Ichijo texted me, you'll have to be there in an hour and a half, so you have some time. Oh, that reminds me!" Sango jumped up and ran at me and gave me a hug, which was awkward with InuYasha still hanging on to me. "Thank you so much! Ichijo told me about what you did and he gave me the stuff and I love them! Thank you so much!" She hugged me, but InuYasha wouldn't let me go.

"I want in on this!" Miroku yelled and joined the group hug next to me and Sango. "Hang on and trust me." I heard InuYasha whisper before I felt InuYasha's hand on my ass.

InuYasha's hand was on my ass. My eyes went wide, and he gave me a look as if to say I'm-protecting-you-from-Miroku. "Why InuYasha, you sly dog you." Miroku said.

"Miroku, how would you know if my hand was there if you weren't trying to reach down there yourself?"

"Why InuYasha, I was only trying to get you to express your feelings in a more outward way."

Sesshomaru rolled his eyes, but as a joke, broke InuYasha's hold on me and fit himself between me and InuYasha, making InuYasha reach over and loop a finger through one of my belt loops so he could hang onto me.

"Look at this!" There was a flash and a snap and InuTaisho was behind the camera. "I want to join!" InuTaisho was just a little kid but in an adult form. He joined us and we all had a big group hug.

Sesshomaru broke off first. "I have to go get ready for my date."

"I still can't believe that Rin said yes to you." Sesshomaru hit InuYasha in the head, but went upstairs to his room. InuYasha brought the rest of us to the basement to his bowling alley. We played until I had to go and change into my new uniform and I won all games, thank you much.

When I got home, I changed into the uniform and ran back downstairs. "Well, what do you think Sango?" I spun in a circle for her and she smiled.

"I think it looks good."

"I think it looks great." InuYasha said, giving me that look.

I sighed. "Sango, could you give InuYasha and me a moment alone please? He wants to talk to me about something.

She nodded and left the room and InuYasha's face turned serious. "What was that shit about at my house? Why won't you be with me?"

I did a double take. "Say what? When did you ask?"

"I didn't, but you said my hugs were warm! That's a sure sign that you're into someone! So-"

"So you just thought I would say yes? No, I won't, not this month. Maybe later on, but not right now. My busiest time is fast coming, and I can't afford to have any distractions, not that you would be one, but just in case."

He sighed. "I guess I really should've asked you first, shouldn't I?"

"Yes, you should have indeed, but I won't hold it against you." I shrugged it off and he gave me a show-stopping smile. "I have to go."

"Can I give you one of my warm and friendly hugs before you leave me, maybe for the last time?"

I looked at him funny. "I'll see you again InuYasha."

"Can you promise me that?"

"Yes, I can promise you that I will see you again." I walked forward and pulled him to me and he wrapped his arms around me. "You're still all warm and fluffy."

"You're soft and fuzzy and welcoming." He said into my hair.

"You feel loving." I said into his chest. I stayed in the warmth. Even though he didn't hug me that much to begin with, I still missed the warm.

He froze a bit at my words, but relaxed and started petting my hair like you would pet a dog's fur.

"I hate to interrupt this love fest, but you have to work in ten Kagome." Sango said from the doorway.

I reluctantly pulled away to see InuYasha's eye lids almost closed. "InuYasha, I have to go now." He pulled me close again, but this time it was to lay a gentle kiss on my forehead.

"Be safe, my Kagome." He whispered to me.

I was in a daze, so I came to when we were at HQ. "That was so sweet, InuYasha kissed you! And it wasn't one of those stupid kisses, it was a meaningful one." Sango was way too happy. Nobanaga was waiting for me outside the door.

"We made up." I told him as he hugged me.

"I know. I could practically hear Sango blabbering about him kissing you on the head from here." We walked inside and got our junk together and got into the van.

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