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Chapter 14: Now they know

(Inuyasha POV)

The next time I woke up, the sun was up and Kagome wasn't in bed. I glanced up and saw the bathroom lights on. My ears picked up on the sound of running water, so I guessed she must have been taking a shower. I yawned and stretched, reaching for some clean clothes and donning them. I decided to borrow Kagome's brush too, since my hair looked a mess. (I know that sounds really feminine, but when you have hair like mine, you can't afford to not brush it.) I then tied it back to hide my ears. I even decided to cut my nails.

A lot of things were going through my head. A lot of it was about Kagome. I still hadn't made a decision, but now I didn't want to leave. For the life of me, I couldn't fathom leaving her unless for the most extreme of reasons. Then I thought about what her parents and her family would say. I hadn't thought about them at all and surely they would notice Kagome's new smell? Kouga was going to kill me next time he saw me.

The door to the bathroom opened, the steam bringing Kagome out like a queen. She had a light blued dress and her hair was in a towel. She had no make-up on, but her face radiated pure beauty. I stood with my mouth agape and then hurriedly closed it.

"Hey sleepy head! What do you think?" She twirled, the dress slightly lifting. I smiled and sauntered my way over to her. I pulled her in my arms.

"Well, what do you think?" I laughed, giving her a chaste kiss.

She giggled. "I think you love it. So what are we doing today? It's our last day here."

I thought about it over and then turned to her again. "Why don't we go out to eat for breakfast?"

She nodded. "And let's invite everyone else!" Kagome clapped her hands together in glee and tore off the towel on her head. "Pass me my brush, will you?"

I handed her the brush and the previous thought of her family went through her mind. "Um, Kagome, there's a . . . something we need to talk about."

For a second she froze, and then she turned to me. "About what?" Somehow, I could detect something in her eyes. Was it fear?

"About how we're going to tell you're family about. . . Us." The conversation itself was uncomfortable. Who would be comfortable doing that anyway? Normal couples get married first and the parents at least know. So what was Kagome's family going to say? Suddenly, I started worrying whether or not I would live to see the daylight again.

Kagome's peal of laughter shook me out of my thoughts. "They won't mind, Inuyasha. They've kinda been pushing it, if you haven't noticed." She winked at me and returned to her hair. It was then that I realized what she said was true. Her mother even made a comment so that should clear my worries, right?

I don't think so.

"Are you sure, Kagome?"

She nodded, not bothering to answer. I shrugged to myself. When she was finished, she grabbed her blue sandals and my hand, pulling me to the door.

"C'mon! We have to get the Sango and Miroku."

(Kagome POV)

So off we went to find Sango's room. I held a finger to my lips, signaling to Inuyasha to be quiet. He just rolled his eyes as I knocked on the door. I heard loud shuffling in the room and I sighed in impatience. Sango opened the door, hair in a mess and wearing yesterday's clothes. I raised an eyebrow and gave her a small smile.

"Well, Inuyasha and I just wanted to invite you and Miroku to breakfast today? Is this a . . .bad time?"

Sango rubbed the sleep out of her eyes and patted my shoulder. "We'll be ready in ten." She smiled and closed the door, leaving me and Inuyasha to wait for her. I could hear Sango yelling at Miroku but I couldn't specifically couldn't hear what she was saying. When I glanced over to Inuyasha, he was having a very hard time no laughing.

"What's so funny?" I poked him and he just shook his head. Suddenly, the door was wrenched open by Sango, who was dragging Miroku by the ear. She smiled sweetly at me.

"We're ready!"

I just nodded slowly, choosing not to ask for my own sake. I turned to Inuyasha and asked,

"Where are we going, then?" I cocked my head.

He just pulled me along down the stairs. "You'll see,"

Sango and Miroku followed us down and after a quick good morning to Hakkaku, we were out the door. Inuyasha carefully sniffed the air, while I put on my sunglasses as did Sango. Even though we were in a smaller town, we still had to be a little inconspicuous. Inuyasha's face lit up and he pulled me around the corner. I glanced back at Sango who only shrugged and tried to keep up to our pace. When Inuyasha finally stopped, I bumped into him. I looked up at the sign of the place.

"A French Café? I haven't been to one since. . . since I was, like, five!" I exclaimed, jumping and grabbing him in a tight hug. He laughed and then opened the door.

"Ladies first,"

Sango grinned and we both went inside the café. I was immediately hit by the smell of the pastries they were making. I breathed in deeply and memories of coming to places like this flooded my mind.

"This is so thoughtful of Inuyasha," Sango whispered into my ear, pulling me away from the boys. They went to order our food.

"Yeah, it is. I don't seem to remember telling him though." My brow scrunched at the thought. Maybe my mom or someone else had told him. Either way, it was still thoughtful.

Sango narrowed her eyes at me. "Did something happen between you guys? Maybe . . . sometime last night?" A small smile crept into her face as mine turned ten shades of red.

"I-Uh-Nothing! Nothing happened!" The heat was still in my face and I was sure I was still blushing madly. Sango grabbed my wrist and we sat down in a booth in the far corner.

"Kagome, it's written all over your face! Did you-?"

I clamped my hand over her mouth. "Don't say it out loud! It's private!" I let her go and sighed.

"So. . You did?"

I glared at her. "Sango!" She eyed me and under her stare I couldn't help but admit it. "Okay, we did Sango. Happy now?" I hit her playfully and smiled.

She nodded and grabbed my hands. "Oh, Kagome! I'm so happy for you!"

I couldn't help smile bigger. "I know, I'm happy for me too. Do you know what it means?"

Sango thought it over, placing a finger on her chin. " Well, when a demon or half demon, for that matter, mates. . . Don't they mate for life?"

I looked at her expectantly and when she finally got it, her face was a mixture of joy and shock. She glanced from me to Inuyasha to me again, opening her mouth but not saying a thing. Finally, she squealed. And she squealed very loudly. "Kagome! I can't believe it!"

"Well, you best believe it. I'm, technically in demon standards, Inuyasha's wife now."

Sango's smile couldn't get any bigger. She was about to say something when she caught the sight of Inuyasha and Miroku coming toward us with coffee and scones.

"We'll talk later," She assured me, patting my arm and scooting over for Miroku.

Ten minutes ago. .

(Inuyasha's POV)

I watched as Sango dragged Kagome away to the side. Because I figured they were going to talk about girl things, I tuned out their conversation. Instead, I turned to Miroku, who was currently deciding whether to get a decaf or a latte.

"So Miroku. . . When's the wedding happening?"

Miroku glanced up. "We pushed the date back. Sango has to many things to do and well, burdening her with all the preparations of a wedding would overwhelm her." He glanced at the Menu and ordered for him and the girls. I stood there with my hands in my pocket.

"Inuyasha? Are you there?" Miroku snapped his fingers in front of me, snapping me back from my own mind.

"Huh?"

He grinned at me. "Don't tell me. . . You and Kagome-?"

"One more word, Miroku, and Sango won't have a groom for the wedding." I glared at him for a second and then went back to looking dazed. If Miroku knew. . . Did that mean-? "Look, Inuyasha, I wasn't trying to be rude. I'm just saying you keep looking at Kagome like she's the Last Supper, so obviously you must've-"

My glare silence him, but he continued after I grabbed the coffee. "Sorry, man. Can I ask you one thing though? I've known Kagome for a while and her family too. They're demons so I'm betting their. . . mating rituals are the same for a half-demon too."

I stopped and looked at him expectantly. "And?"

Miroku glanced at Kagome and back to me then back to her again. "Doesn't that, I mean what you did, mean that she's . . your life mate?"

No shit.

But Miroku was human so I didn't want to sound mean. "Yeah. In demon standards, she's my wife now."

Miroku clapped me on my back, making the coffee spill a little. "Well, I hope you have a great life!" He took his own cups and strode over to the booth had been. Sango and Kagome looked deep in conversation but they both hushed when we go there. I only heard one line

"We'll talk later,"

I wondered idly what they had been talking about, but my stomach told me I had other things to do. Kagome scooted over and I placed her coffee in front of her and the little pastries that I couldn't pronounce the name of.

We had a good time, all four of us, that I forgot every little care I had. But I should've known good things don't last forever.

(THIRD PERSON!)

Bankoutsu watched Inuyasha and the others from the other side of the café. He had followed them out from the hotel and had followed him on Naraku's orders. He still wasn't allowed to do anything though, not until he got a call from Naraku himself to get the signal. He patted the cell phone in his pocket, almost as if urging for it to ring. To his surprise, it did ring. He hastily picked it up and placed it on his ear.

"Hello?"

"Bankoutsu. I trust you are doing as I told you?" Naraku's voice was unmistakable.

Bankoutsu frowned. "Yeah, yeah. I'm following them. Do I get to ruin them right now?" He asked, hoping he could.

There was a pause. "There's been a change of plans. I want you go to the hospital Kikyo Higurashi is currently in."

"For what?"

"Just do it. You'll find out when you get there."

A/N: Oh, I wonder what he's planning to do! So what did you guys think? A little less suspense I know, but trust me, it'll be worth for the next chapter! Please tell me what you think! Of course, In your REVIEW!

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