The Love Between Hanyous Chapter 14

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha, though I know this much, and that is that like every fangirl, I wish I did. Then I would be wealthy and could buy MORE awesome manga and anime! Woo hoo!

Vocabulary:

Genkan- the entryway in a traditional Japanese house. This is where one takes off their shoes and such.

Kagome woke up to the chirping of birds, radiant sunlight drifting in through the open window, and a slight breeze that accompanied the weather. She sat up in bed and stretched her arms and back before putting a hand to her stomach and cooing, "Good morning, you two". She looked to the foot of the bed and realized that Inuyasha was still on the other side of the well. Her mind took her once again to their conversation the day before. He was leaving to do something as a surprise for her in the past, and promised to come see her every night until she could travel back with him. 'What is he doing back there! My curiosity might get the better of me…'

She swung her legs out of bed and decided not to worry about it anymore. There was no point to stressing herself out, and besides, Inuyasha had asked that she put her trust in him, and she had decided to do so. She brushed out her long black hair and went downstairs again, following a delicious aroma to the kitchen. "I-Inu…yasha?" Kagome was shocked to see her hanyou lover standing there, never mind the fact he was mixing batter of some kind in a bowl for her mother. When he saw her, he put down the bowl and leapt over to her, picking her up in his arms and giving her a sweet good morning kiss. "Surprised to see me?" he asked, setting her back on the wood flooring. "Yeah…very. I wasn't expecting you until tonight."

"I just couldn't wait until tonight to see you" he replied, and went back to mixing the bowl for Kagome's mother.

"Does this mean you've given up on my 'surprise' now?" She asked her question with a hint of disappointment, but more curiosity than anything else.

"Nope. I'm going back after breakfast" he said. "Sango and everyone else wanted me to tell you congratulations and that they send their love" he repeated, dramatically showing his disdain of the mushy sentiment.

"Oh, good morning dear" came Kagome's mother's voice from behind. She walked to her daughter and gave her a hug before washing her hands and taking out bacon and sausage from the freezer. "I think the batter is fine now, Inuyasha. Thank you" she said, noticing that he was still stirring and stirring the contents of the bowl.

"What are you making today, mama?" Kagome asked, noting the homemade muffins still cooling in their containers.

"Well, we were just going to have muffins, but Inuyasha came and I don't think that's a proper breakfast for a young man to have when he's got such a full day ahead of him" she said, and began putting strips of bacon and sausage links into a frying pan.

"A full day, huh? And how is it you seem to know what his day has in store, but I don't?" she asked with suspicious sarcasm.

"Hmm? Because everyone fears the mother-in-law, of course".

Everyone ate a big breakfast of muffins, pancakes, bacon and sausages. Grandpa had insisted it was extremely unhealthy and opted to eat only a muffin until everyone began digging in to the other delicious, perfectly cooked food. He ended up giving in and ate even more than everyone else. After breakfast, Kagome and Inuyasha helped her mother clean the dishes, though Inuyasha managed to get in the way more than help. Kagome made a mental note not to let him in the kitchen again. After everything was dried and put away, Kagome and her family said goodbye to Inuyasha and watched him disappear again down the well with a promise to Kagome he would be back that night. Her mind wondered again to what he was doing, but she squashed that thought less she jump down the well after him.

Inuyasha made it back to Kaede's in less than five minutes, walking in on his companions as they were just finishing breakfast themselves. "You guys just about ready to start building?"

"Inuyasha, you realize how much we love you by doing all this manual labor for free, right?" asked Sango, daring him to say something to further prove he was an idiot. He kept his mouth shut.

"Sorry for the intrusion, Kaede-sama, but all the villagers saw Inuyasha come back. Are we going to begin building the house now?" Takano, the father of the child Inuyasha had helped had come in the hut to ask.

"Yes, we were just getting ready to leave. Is everybody ready?" Miroku asked politely, knowing Inuyasha's tolerance for anyone but Kagome was lacking.

"Yes, monk. We are all waiting to be taken there. We already have some of the wood that Inuyasha requested. It's in the carts outside. We can't haul all of it, though" he said timidly. Obviously, though he had decided to trust Inuyasha, he was still a bit apprehensive.

"That ain't a problem for me. I'll carry what you can't" Inuyasha said, following Takano outside. All the villagers were lined up with hammers, nails, pick-axes, shovels, basins, wood and other things Inuyasha would need to build the house. Sango and Miroku followed Inuyasha to where the extra wood was leaning against a house, Shippou and Kirara both clinging to Sango. "Kirara, do you think you could help me carry some of the wood?" Inuyasha asked. Kirara jumped from Sango's arms and transformed, lying on the ground while Sango and Miroku strapped the planks to her back. Within another 10 minutes, they were ready to go. Everyone followed Inuyasha for the next 15 minutes into the forest, like an army following their Shogun.

The place Inuyasha had picked for his home was beautiful without question. The grass was green all around them, a canopy of trees covering the entire area in shade, leaving only certain spots on the floor in dappled sunlight. The river Inuyasha had mentioned wasn't very large, but there were fish swimming in the current, indicating it was fresh water as their hanyou friend had said. Shippou jumped from Sango's shoulder and went to play with some leaves while Inuyasha talked. When all the villagers had gathered around, Inuyasha once again explained the layout. It was to be the size of a small castle: 5 bedrooms, bathhouse, kitchen, and large living area.

The roof was to be made of sloped clay shingles, of which only three villagers knew how to properly make. They had stayed behind in the village to work at the kiln, mix and mold the clay. The front of the house where people were to enter was to be almost like a miniature home, square on all sides to serve as the living/dining area, kitchen and bathhouse. This part was to then connect to a long, wide rectangular section which would house four of the five bedrooms, two on either side. Lastly, the house would end in another square mini-home, though smaller than the one in the front, to serve as Kagome and Inuyasha's bedroom.

With the layout discussed, the villagers, Inuyasha, Miroku and Sango set to work. Two men from the village who had organized the building of several huts were in charge of making Inuyasha's vision into an actual home. In total, everyone who worked on the project equaled twenty-three. While some of the men sat planks of wood side-by side, others worked combining a powder to water in the large basins they brought. The powder was ground from the shells of insect-like demons, and when combined with liquid, made an excellent concrete paste that served to seal cracks perfectly. The amazing thing about the powder was that it took on the color of whatever it was applied to once it dried. In this case, the wood.

All the men who were not mixing paste, applying it or helping with this were digging up the ground and leveling it. Among these included Inuyasha, who worked twice as fast as the other men. Sango used her Hiraikotsu to cut down the trees she was instructed. This provided more light, and also made a larger space. Kirara burned the stumps to ashes, and the felled trees were hauled off by the men to be made into useable pieces for the frame, decks and railing, and supporting beams. By the end of one day, they had already leveled the ground, had three of the walls completed, and started work on setting the foundation.

Inuyasha had gotten back to Kagome's late that night, and she was already asleep on the couch. He carried her to bed and sprawled out on a futon in the floor. He was so tired he fell straight asleep. By morning, he felt a little achy from the day before, but for the most part he was fine. He sat on the edge of Kagome's bed where she still slept and stroked her hair. She sighed deeply and rolled over. He smiled and reluctantly decided to leave. If she woke up while he was still there, he would be enticed to stay.

For the next 7 days, everyone in the village worked hard on the house. They finished the frame, set up the walls, built the decking and railing, built the rooms inside the massive home, laid the wood flooring, added the shingles to the roof and even made sure the place was waterproof and didn't have any drafts. In such a short amount of time, it was already completed. Inuyasha had exhausted himself traveling back and forth from his time to Kagome's, especially while she asked day after day what he was doing. The villagers were more than happy to be finished with their part. Inuyasha got grumpy when he was over worked.

By mid-afternoon on the ninth day, Inuyasha decided it was about time to go and get Kagome. He wanted to show her their new home. Sango, Miroku, Shippou and Kirara were anxious to see her, too. It had been over a week. Everyone walked Inuyasha to the well and watched him disappear to get their miko friend who they missed very much. They sat and waited since Inuyasha had said he already knew she would want to pack.

Contrary to what Inuyasha was expecting, Kagome tore out of the house when he said he was ready to show her his surprise. She went through the well without as much as bothering to wait for him. Once on the other side, she climbed out of the well due to a force of habit, then ran to Sango when she saw her best friend. "Kagome! It's so good to see you!" Sango said happily. She hadn't realized how much she missed not having Kagome around. "It's really great to see all of you, too! I missed everyone!" Shippou was bouncing up and down on the floor at her feet. She scooped him up into her embrace and planted a big kiss to his forehead. He blushed but just kept hugging her, trying desperately not to cry.

"It's been so dull without you, lady Kagome" Miroku mocked. He rarely ever called her 'lady', and when he did it was for a laugh. Though it was meant more as a joke, he had missed the brightness that everyone seemed to have when Kagome was around. She gave him a hug as well. "Ahem" came Inuyasha's voice from behind. "Is this why you tore out of the house like it was on fire?" Inuyasha asked, noting the hug Kagome was giving Miroku. She ignored him and scratched a purring Kirara behind the ears.

"Kagome! I can't believe you're pregnant!" Sango squealed, happier for her best friend than she ever thought possible. "I know! And with Twins!" Kagome and Sango giggled the way only women could at a pregnancy, and began walking back to the village to see Kaede. "Kagome, wait! I want to show you something before you go back to the village!" Inuyasha called, a bit hurt that she hadn't shown as much interest as he hoped. She and Sango stopped and turned around. "Oh yeah! I was so excited to see everyone, I sorta forgot" she admitted, blushing a little. "Alright, show me!" she said happily, her curiosity coming back in full swing.

A.N. Okay, so this chapter was extremely long. As a result, I made this into two chapters. They're posted together, so enjoy! Please review, but try not to tell me how boring this chapter was. I kinda already figured that much.