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Hello people!

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I'm really sorry I haven't updated but I just couldn't find the time; I was doing my "internship" (you can call it that) for the past 5months and there wasn't a single day where I wouldn't come home completely exausted!

Anyway, I'm on my vacations now... FINALLY!

I just wanted to say how surprised I was with so many reviews I got; I honestly wasn't expecting! :D I was so happy I just couldn't believe it!
I've read every single one of them and they made me honestly happy!

Anyway, here is my newest chapter.

Thank you very much for all your support so far; this chapter is for those who haven't given up on this story!

Thank you very much!

I'm sorry for any mistakes that might appear.

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN INUYASHA!

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Chapter 14 - Don't Scare and Kiss Me

She knocked on the hospital's door, holding a huge bouquet in one arm and opening it slowly. Sango, laying on the bed, smiled at her when she entered and her smile widened when she saw that she wasn't coming in alone.

"Hello!" – she said whispering, and trying to sit.

"Hi!" – said Kagome while motioning Hiroyuki to enter too. After closing the door she handed the bouquet to her son who quietly went to hand to Sango.

"Hi, aunt Sango!" – he said, also whispering. – "Happy Birthday!"

"Thank you sweetheart! But it's not my birthday's today; it's theirs…" - Sango said pointing to the two beds beside hers.

"Can I see them?"

"Of course. Can you reach them?"

"No…"

"I'll pick you up." – Kagome said.

Kagome thought that Hiroyuki's reaction was very funny. His eyes opened up as he saw the two small babies wrapped in pink and lavender that rested in those beds.

"They're small, mom!"

"Yes, they are. And very fragile!"

"But they are girls!" – he protested.

"And what's wrong with that?"

"Girls are always complaining about something..."

"Oh really?" – Kagome asked, glancing at Sango who was starting to laugh.

"Yes. They keep on talking, and talking… they are loud!"

"Well I'm a girl too… am I loud?"

Hiroyuki looked at her and strongly turned his head side to side.

"No, mom! You're the only one who's nice!"

"Thank you very much…"

"They are asleep…"

"Yes. Remember what I told you about them?"

"That they were small, so they had to sleep a lot to grow up… and that we couldn't make much noise…"

"That's right…"

"Aunt Sango?"

"Yeah?"

"Who are they?"

Understanding his question, Kagome turned to look to Sango and said:

"He wants to know their names…"

"Oh! Well this," - she said, pointing to the girl in pink – "is Aiko."

"Hi, Aiko." – he said, looking at the baby. She moved in her sleep. – "She moved mom!"

Kagome smiled.

"Babies do that a lot, dear…"

"Yes, but she moves much more than her sister." – Sango said.

"And who is this?" – Hiroyuki asked.

"This is her sister Ayumi." – Sango said, pointing towards the baby in lavender.

"Hi, Ayumi. I'm Hiroyuki…"

Kagome kissed him and asked Sango:

"Where's Miroku?"

"He went to grab a coffee. Must be babbling with someone…"

"Can I go look for him?" – asked Hiroyuki.

"No need. I'm here already…" - Miroku said, entering the room. – "I ran into Rin and we ended up talking, sorry…"

"It's ok." – Sango said, smiling at him.

While Miroku took care of Hiroyuki, Kagome sat near Sango and asked her:

"So… how are you feeling?"

"Honestly?"

"Yep."

"Pretty scared, actually…"

"Why?"

"Well, they are two… I'm afraid I can't handle them both…"

"Don't say that! You'll be a great mother…"

"Yeah but I can't help being afraid, can I? I mean, you had only one and it seemed to be a handful!"

"It is a little complicated because there are two but… can't tell me you don't feel happy!"

"Me? I'm still recovering." – she said with a smile – "I was crying when both of them came out and I started laughing hysterically when they told me they were both girls!"

Kagome laughed.

"Miroku told me what happened between you and Inuyasha…"

"Did he?"

"Yeah. And he also told me what Hiroyuki told him…"

"Please don't make me remember that… he went home believing Inuyasha doesn't like Kikyo!"

"Well…"

"Well what?" –asked Kagome, suspiciously. – "Do you know anything that I don't?"

"No…"

"Really? Well, then… care to explain what is that look on your face?"

"The look of a freshly born mother?"

"No. The other one… the one that seems like you know something I don't…"

"Well… yes, yes there is something I know that you don't…"

"And that is…?"

"Sesshomaru was here earlier and said that things aren't well between them…"

"I already knew that much…"

"They had a fight last night and…"

"And…? Come on, you're killing me!"

"Inuyashastoodupforyou."

"What? Speak slower or I can't understand…"

"Inuyasha stood up for you… you and Hiroyuki…"

Kagome tried to process the information as slowly as she could. As soon as she was sure she had understood everything, she asked:

"What? What do you mean?"

"Well, seems like when Sesshomaru arrived they were fighting in the living room and she… she accused you of trying to take him away from her… she said your son had no manners and that… the reason why the father was not present was because you didn't knew who it was since you had had so many partners…"

"Typical of Kikyo, accusing with no evidences… and he bought the whole story…"

"No, and that's where things got weird. When Sesshomaru was about to shut her up, Inuyasha shouted with her!

"He what?"

"What you heard. He shouted with her and told her not to talk about you in that way because she had no idea what it was to have to raise a child on her own… she was pretty upset with that…"

At that moment Aiko started crying and Miroku dropped Hiroyuki on the ground to pick his child up. Taking her to Sango, he sat near her while both tried to calm the baby, giving Kagome some time to her thoughts.

She was surprised with his attitude, after all that had happened. Still, she told herself not to get delusional about it. Inuyasha was a person in which she was afraid to trust yet.

Ayumi moved on the bed near her and Kagome glanced at her, smiling. She looked at Sango and asked for permission to hold her.

"Can I...?"

"Of course. Pick her up."

"Just be careful with her head…"

"I know, Miroku… in case you don't remind I have already been a mother…"

"It's just a precaution." – he asked, his gaze returning to his other daughter and to his wife.

Gently picking her up, Kagome hold Ayumi close to her chest; the baby made a small protest sound and then stayed still in her hold, slowly opening her eyes.

"Hello precious…" - Kagome said quietly, slowly walking to the window. Behind her, the door to the room was opened and Inuyasha peeked. Noticing Kagome with the baby in her arms, he made a silent signal to Miroku and approached Kagome from behind. Hiroyuki understood the message that the older half demon silently said and watched carefully.

Inuyasha peeked from above her shoulder and noticed how Kagome's eyes were sweetly shinning and fixed on the baby on her arms. She was softly talking to her and the baby seemed to be listening attentively.

"Did you know you look just like your mother? Yes, yes you do… you're beautiful…"

"Thank God she resembles her!" – whispered Inuyasha from behind her.

Kagome turned around surprised and since they were so close, it happened. Their lips connected.

Sango gasped and Miroku smirked and coughed, while Hiroyuki placed a hand over his eyes and peeked between the fingers.

"Yuck! Gross…"

Both of them had their eyes wide open when they parted and simply stared at each other surprised.

"Ah…"

"Uh.."

"If you two don't mind," - Miroku said – "I'd rather had my daughters not exposed to such things at such an early age…"

"Look who's talking…" - Sango said – "You're one to talk, Mr. Cursed Hand…"

"Sango dear…"

Kagome averted her eyes from Inuyasha and crossed her eyes with her son, still hiding behind his fingers.

"Hiroyuki, want to hold Ayumi?"

"I can?" – he asked excited. Kagome motioned him to sit down and walked towards him, leaving Inuyasha stunned and speechless. Sitting beside her son, she carefully instructed him on how to hold the baby and placed her in his lap.

"Miroku, can you come here and help him? I need to talk to Inuyasha in private…"

"Sure. Go…"

"Can you come outside, please?"

"S… su… sure…"

When both had stepped outside, Kagome turned to look at him. She found him standing as redder as ever in front of her.

"Don't ever do that again…" - she started.

"You're the one who kissed me!"

"I'm talking about scaring me!" – she said, also turning red.

For some reason he was finding it hard to concentrate on her words, since his eyes were occupied with looking at how tempting her lips looked. Unconsciously he stepped closer and when he found himself he had already started kissing her again. Crossing his arms behind her back, stopping her from running, he brought her closer to his body and deepened the kiss.

Kagome couldn't explain how that happened; one minute she was talking and the next she was being kissed by the only person she had ever dreamed of kissing again. She struggled when Inuyasha brought her close but found difficulties in replacing the walls around your heart. Slowly and disobeying her head, her arms found rest around his neck and her fingers crossed themselves in his hair. Inuyasha sighed against her lips and she couldn't help but smirk amidst the kiss. However she did not tried to break away once more. It felt just right to part her lips and allow his tongue to enter her mouth.

His hands roamed her back in a deliciously sinful way and she couldn't help but whimper when she felt him bringing her even more closely, closing the distance forever between them.

Inuyasha was quickly losing control and that surprised him the most. There had never once been a time when, kissing Kikyo, that something like that happened and he would lose control from a mere kiss. This was about to become the first time… yet, the kiss felt familiar…
But that was impossible; this was Kagome he was kissing… Kagome…

Something in him roared in victory. HE WAS KISSING HER AND SHE WAS KISSING BACK! And how in God's name had he been able to resist those lips back in high school? He was getting week in the knees, for Christ's sake!

One of his hands left her back and he searched for a support behind him. His hand found the wall and swiftly, not to break the sweet contact he took one step back, pulling her with him. She obeyed him without stopping kissing him, and he was able to lean back into the wall, this way having her sweetly pressed against all his curves. He smiled into the kiss as one of her hands rested upon his chest, sending a shocking and electrifying wave trough all his body.

They parted for air a few moments later, still pressed against each other, both foreheads touching and panting hard to recover their breaths. Inuyasha had his eyes closed and Kagome was blinking as if trying to verify if she was really awake.

Suddenly Kagome tried to break free from his hug, violently. Surprised Inuyasha merely pressed her waist against his once more. Even that felt familiar…

"Let me go."

"No." – he said, his voice rough.

"Let me go, Inuyasha."

"No way. Not yet."

"Please…"

"Stop struggling…"

"Inuyasha!"

"If you get away now, everyone will see the state I'm in. Just stay still for a few moments more…"

"What are you… oh!" – she said, blushing violently, when she felt something poking into her. – "Sorry…"

"You're sorry?" – he said, still in a hoarse tune and smirking into her hair – "It's the first time I have a hard on in months… and it was only from a kiss, dammit!"

"…" - she merely blushed. – "You're exaggerating, like always…"

"Am I? Then what is poking into you, hum?"

"Stop it!"

"Unless you're volunteering to…"

"You're the worst!" – she shouted, visibly redden, and tried to break free once more.

"Don't." – he said, suddenly in a pleading tone. – "Stay."

Kagome stood still. That definitely wasn't the Inuyasha she knew. Inuyasha didn't plead for nothing, unless he was drunk… what was happening…?
She had tried to get away to hide from his ears the beating of her heart, as fast as horse on a run. Still he hadn't let her go, keeping her in place and pleading her to stay.

"Kagome…" - he sighed against her hair, and she shivered.

"Inuyasha… Hiroyuki could come out…"

"… I'd hear him… don't talk…"

"… this isn't reasonable…"

"Why?"

"It was a mistake, this kiss…"

"Was the most mind blowing kiss I've ever had in my entire life." – he completed, interrupting her. – "And it felt damn right!"

"But it's not right…"

"Why? Why are you trying to complicate things?"

"I'm not. I'm being realistic. You and I… we both have separate lives, Inuyasha…"

"Only because you want me to stay away."

"It's the right thing…"

"No, it isn't!"

"Yes, it is. You have Kikyo and I have Kouga…" - his grip on her waist grew stronger.

"You love him?"

"What?"

"You love him, is that it?"

"No. I like him, very much… he's a dear friend…"

"Yet you don't love him…"

"…"

"… Then do you love me?"

Kagome got away from his embrace.

"This conversation is over."

"Kagome, please…"

She entered the room where Miroku and Sango were and bid farewell to her friend.

"Come on, Hiroyuki. We have to go now…"

"Are we going home?"

"We're going, Hiroyuki." – she said, more strongly. The boy looked at her strangely, then at Inuyasha then at his mom again.

"Are you angry with Inuyasha, mom?"

"HIROYUKI, I SAID LET'S GO!" – Kagome shouted, making everyone flinch in the room. Hiroyuki's eyes went wide and he quickly got up, looking sad.

"Bye, aunt Sango, uncle Miroku. Bye Aiko and Ayumi. Bye Inuyasha."

"Bye kid."

"Bye dear. Bye Kagome." – Sango said –"Drive carefully."

"I will. Bye."

Inuyasha made a move to follow her but Miroku stopped him.

As soon as they got home, Kagome could barely hold her tears.

"Mom's tired and is going to take a nap. If you need something, just knock on the door, ok?"

Hiroyuki said nothing but motioned for her to follow him. Curious, she obeyed him. He led her to her bed and motioned for her to lay down. Then he run to his room to pick up his favorite bear and gave it to her, and pulled the covers over her.

"I know you're sad…" - he said, kissing her forehead. – "I will watch TV a little. Sleep well."

Kagome held her tears until he got out of the room. Then she opened her mouth against the pillow and started crying.

Well, what did you guys think? :) Was the waiting worth it?

Since I'll be leaving on vacations with no computer, I'll use my time to write a new chapter so...

See you in two weeks! ;)