Chapter 20- The car ride

That night Inuyasha spent it with Kagome in his arms. Of course he had to take her home and had her pack for the next day. Kagome had just finished dragging her bags down the stairs when she heard the door bell ring. Just as she began to walk back up to her room for the last bag she heard her brother say, "Kagome is just getting her bags down. She just needs one more bag."

"Thanks…I can see her from here." Inuyasha stated as he began to follow Kagome up to her room.

"Just stay down there. I just need to get my yellow bag." Kagome was heard as she ran up the stairs.

"Feh." Was all he said.

"So, what are you guys going to do at the beach?" a curious Sota was heard.

"Nothing much…we have a privet beach so if she wants she can swim or go scuba diving." Inuyasha answered as if it was nothing.

"That is so cool." Sota exclaimed. Although he didn't see Inuyasha like he once did, he no longer hated the hanyou for the past. He had come to realize that his sister was also at fault for jumping to conclusions. 'I just hope that she can realize this too.' He thought.

"Yeah, if your mom lets me I'll take all of you guys when you don't have any more school." Inuyasha stated.

"Ok, I'm ready to go." Kagome stated as she began to walk down the stairs with old yellow back pack.

"I thought you got rid of that thing." Sota was heard as he walked into the living room.

"No, Inuyasha can you help me get my thing in the car." Kagome answered as she reached for another bag.

"Feh, you're only going to be staying there for two weeks. Why are you bring so many things." Inuyasha asked as he reached for the reminding four bags. (A/N: Yeah I know, a lot of things but you tend pack a lot of things when you go to the beach…well I do any way

"Ok, well Sota don't forget about your training and don't forget to tell mom that I'm going to be back in two weeks." Kagome was heard as she made sure that she had her house keys, her bags and her weapons hidden in her clothing.

"I won't…Vertis won't let me." Sota growled.

"I told you." Kagome sang before she ran out of the house to go and join Inuyasha.

Once she had placed her last two bags in the back seat, Kagome jumped into the passenger side of the car and waited for Inuyasha to drive off. The car ride had been silent until Kagome had turned down the radio and asked, "How long are we going to take to get there?"

"Long…why?" Inuyasha answered as he kept his eyes on the road.

"Just asking, so what are we going to do when we get there? I mean I know how to swim but I only know enough to save my life." Kagome replied as she turned to face him. "I haven't had to rely on you in a while I don't want to start that again when I already can take care of myself."

"Then you can practice and I'll just watch before we have dinner. We're going to get there with enough time for you to go for a dip before we eat." Inuyasha stated as he began to speed up.

"Wait…how fast are you planning on going?" Kagome asked as she began to hold on to the seat. 'He is going ninety right now.' She thought as she

"Fast enough to get us two hours earlier than the usual five hours." Inuyasha answered as he continued to step on the guess.

"Inuyasha…slow down." Kagome hissed. Little did she know was that she was subconsciously using the air from the outside to protect them.

"I would never let anything happen to you. Now relax." He growled as he began to ease up on the gas.

"I know." She whispered as she turned to look out the window.

Soon the ride fell into silence and neither one of them knew what to say. Kagome knew that there was something wrong with him but she didn't want to end up in an argument so she didn't ask about it. However when the silence finally got to her, Kagome turned to the hanyou and asked, "Do you still have Tetsusiga?"

"Of course I do…did you see me using it when you and the kids were attacked?" Inuyasha answered.

"Oh yeah…well the silence got to me ok." She replied as she turned to hide her growing blush of embarrassment.

"Feh…if you wanted to ask me something you should ask something that you have no idea about." Inuyasha stated.

"Oh, well…how old was Shippo when he got mated?" Kagome asked.

"He was about…sixteen in human years. He was two years to young in demon years." Inuyasha answered as if nothing.

"Oh, well I'm just glad that he and Lilly are happy together." Kagome stated.

"Yeah, you should have seen him when he found out he was going to be a father. He freaked out." Inuyasha replied as he recalled the memory of his son running to him and asking for his help.

"Oh." Kagome whispered as she fell silent.

'Damn it…me and my big mouth.' Inuyasha thought as he tried to think of a way to make her feel better.

Sensing his growing panic, Kagome turned and smiled at Inuyasha and said, "Don't worry about it. I'm just glad that I get to spend some time with him now." Kagome said as she quickly covered up her pain. In truth she wished that she was there to help him calm down; to help her son realize that he would be a great father.

"Yeah well…we're going out of town once I get back." Inuyasha stated.

"Oh, is it a business trip?" Kagome asked as she began to get interested in his job. She knew that she worked for Sesshomaru only she had no idea if he did the same thing Sesshomaru did only at a different office.

"Yeah, we're going to be gone for a couple of weeks. Do you think I could show up to your house after words?" Inuyasha asked as he began to slow down the car.

"Yeah, if that's what you want. But I want to make sure that you and Shippo don't get anything from your trip so you bring him with you." Kagome stated.

"I will." He chuckled as he made a left turn. After a short while of silence, Inuyasha turned to face Kagome and said, "You know you can fall asleep if you want. I'll wake you up when we get there."

"Are you sure? I don't want you to be the only one of us awake." Kagome said.

"I'm sure…you look like shit anyway." He replied.

"Jerk." Kagome hissed as she began to get comfortable.

It didn't take long for her to get to sleep. Inuyasha knew that she would love the house they were going to be staying at. In truth he was hoping of convincing her to stay with him at his house because of the recent events but he had no idea to go about it without telling her the truth. 'I'll find the bastards that are after you and I will make sure that they stay the hell away from you. I promise I will keep you safe.' Inuyasha's demon raged as he couldn't help but wrap his aura around her to make her feel safer.

Kagome's Dream

Kagome couldn't believe the sight in front of her. The moon was full and the water was raising up to meet her as the tie began to raise. Just as she was about to back away she heard a cold voice say, "I'll get you…you will make me the strongest demon and the ruler of the world."

"Who's there? Show yourself." Kagome hissed as the sand began to surround her while the ocean water began to freeze over.

"I'm the one that will make you wish you stayed in the feudal era." His thick voice of hate and evil entered her ears.

"I will destroy you just like I destroyed Naraku." Kagome shot back as the wind began to pick up.

"We shall see about that…my pet." Was the last thing she heard from him before she was brought back to the world of the living.

She had been asleep for most of the ride there when he began to hear her small whimpers. He knew that she was having a nightmare and knew that he had to weak her up from it before she would place herself in a protective barrier. Once he had pulled over, Inuyasha placed the caution lights on and began to shake her gently to get her to wake up. "Kagome, Kagome wake up. It's just a nightmare."

"Um…I'll get you…" he heard her hiss out.

'What the hell kind of dream if she having?' Inuyasha thought as he continued to shake her, only this time he began to gently rub her back.

Kagome felt someone trying to wake her up but she didn't want to. She wanted to find out who it was that had stopped her pleasant dream before turning it into a nightmare. However there was only one voice in the world that she could hear in a whispered and he was calling out to her. Kagome slowly began to wake up and once she was sure she was up she began to rub her eyes before she asked, "Are we there yet?"

"No, you were having a nightmare so I pulled over so that I could wake you up." Inuyasha answered as he pulled away. "Do you want to drive?"

"Uh, sure…I need to wake up if I want to swim without falling asleep in the water." Kagome answered as she undid her seat belt and got out of the car.

"Feh, like if I would let you drown." Inuyasha growled.

"I know that you would never let anything happen to me. But that doesn't mean that I'm not going to try and get you to take care of me whenever I want you to." Kagome whispered before she quickly jumped out of the car and out into the side of the road.

'Stupid wench knows what she does to me.' Inuyasha thought as he quickly jumped to the other side of the car without getting out of the car.

Once she was in the driver's seat, Kagome adjusted her seat, mirror started the car. Once she was on the road Kagome turned to Inuyasha and said, "Just tell me which way to go."

"Don't worry wench. All you have to do is go straight from here. We're already in the families privet grounds." Inuyasha answered.

"Well that just makes things easier for…wait as in no one around for miles?" Kagome asked as she took her eyes off the road to stare at the hanyou in front of her.

"Yeah, If you want we can go out to the nearest city but that would mean waking up at six in the morning and leaving at six thirty." Inuyasha explained.

"Oh, so it'll just be the two of us?" Kagome replied.

"Yeah, is that a problem?" Inuyasha asked as he kept his eyes locked with hers.

"No…not a problem at all. But as long as we have real food and not ramen." Kagome answered.

Soon the two arrived at the at the house. Once they had gotten there Kagome had spent most of her time looking around the kitchen and memorizing where she would find everything she would need to make dinner. Once she was sure that she knew where everything was, Kagome walked into the living room to find Inuyasha walked up the stairs with her bags. Kagome quickly followed and couldn't help but laugh as she used her power over air to hide her scent and the sound of her steps.

'I wonder how long it will take for him to realize.' She thought as she continued to follow him. Once he had placed her thing in what she assumed to be her room, Kagome lightly tapped him on the shoulder.

Realizing that she had just made a big mistake, Inuyasha pinned her to the floor and began to growled at her until he had realized that it was just Kagome. Kagome stared into his eyes knowing that he would not hurt her but just hold her until he was fine to talk to her. Once she was sure that he was alright Kagome got out of his grip and said, "I'm going to go and start on dinner."

'Damn it…I guess I'm going to have to give her something…and I know just what to give her. I'll give it to her tomorrow…if she's up for swimming.' Inuyasha thought happily before he walked out of her room and to his own to go and change into something that he would feel more conformable in.