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Grapefruit
"You did what?" Inuyasha yelled. His grey eyes were wide with disbelief at what his best friend was telling him.
"Just calm down, it's not as bad as what you're making it out to be!" Miroku said in his defense, though also trying to reassure the angered worker across from him that everything would be okay.
"I asked you not to though…Now she's definitely going to think that I'm hiding even more from her! There's going to be no way we can be back in good graces now…" Inuyasha trailed off, feeling defeated. He didn't know what he would do or even be able to do now that his friend had told him what he had rushed off to do the previous night.
'None of this would have happened if I hadn't proposed to her,' the grey-eyed one quickly added mentally, berating himself over what he figured was one of the biggest mistakes he had ever made.
"No she's not. Trust me," the violet-eyed laborer said, leaning himself against their shared dresser and staring at his worried friend whom was perched on his bed, looking just as solemn as ever.
"I just - dammit…I don't know. I wish I could undo what I said last night to her. Just erase it all so we could continue on with whatever it is we are."
"But would that make you happy?"
"I'll be happy just being able to be with her, I guess," Inuyasha responded, though his steel-colored eyes stayed glued to the hardwood floor beneath his feet.
"But would it make you truly happy?" Miroku asked, trying to prove a point.
"No," the other mumbled, though loud enough to be taken as a response.
"Look," Miroku began, walking over and sitting next to his conflicted friend, "Let's just go out and do some work. Maybe it'll clear your mind of all of this so you can relax and realize that you're freaking out over nothing."
"I wouldn't call this nothing. But fine. You're probably right; sitting here moping won't help anything," Inuyasha sighed, rubbing his hands over his face, trying to pull himself together.
"That's all I'm saying, man." Miroku placed a hand on Inuyasha's shoulder, lightly patting it.
—xxxxx—
The heiress rolled over in her bed, shielding her tear-stained face away from the bright sunlight that broke through her parted curtains.
Her eyes slowly opened, and she felt a stinging, throbbing pain in them.
'She tried to pay him off' rang through her head. It was all she was able to think about after Miroku had left. It was all she was able to think about when she had gotten ready to attempt to sleep it off and collect her thoughts and her words. Now, it was all she could think about waking up.
Kagome closed her eyes again, holding in a hoarse scream she felt building up inside of her. She needed to release the hurt and anger. But she couldn't just let loose on her mother; it would be nothing but wild yelling and tears. There would be no way that the elder woman would even think about listening to her.
But how could she have done that to her own daughter? Her dark hazel eyes creaked open once more, and she forced herself up out of her bed, letting her bare feet slowly swing around and touch her floor.
She brought her hands to her face and rubbed her eyes; they felt more uncomfortable and swollen than she had first realized.
There was no telling how red and worn out they looked. She almost didn't want to know. Nevertheless, Kagome stood up and plodded towards her bathroom, ignoring her reflection in the mirror at first and heading right for her shower.
Her hand at first missed the silver dial in her groggy state, but she hit her goal and got the water started before she turned and moved back in front of her sink.
She caught her own gaze in the mirror, looking at her reflection. The whites of her eyes were stained pink as well as her eyelids. The heiress took a long, unsteady breath and slowly pushed it back out.
Without looking down, she turned on the faucet and let the cool water run into her hands. As she looked and leaned down, her hands came up and splashed the water into her face, waking her up and making her more alert.
The brunette quickly dried her face off with a hand towel and looked back in the mirror, trying to figure out what she would say to her mother.
'Maybe I just shouldn't say anything… Pfft, like that's even possible.' She rolled her eyes. Kagome felt the feelings of betrayal build inside her once more.
'She must have done this with Kouga, too…' she thought quietly, ready to shake with anger.
She couldn't understand what her mother's motive was, or why she would even think to do it. 'She's such a bitch…' Kagome thought to herself, her anger growing, and her unable to stop it.
'Dammit…' She glanced over at her shower, shedding her pajamas, and walked over. She hoped that the water would calm her down a bit, though it'd be a long shot.
After her shower, Kagome stepped into her room, heading for her dresser and keeping alert for any sounds of her guardians from downstairs.
She heard a small clang of pots then silence again—it meant her mother was cooking breakfast.
As she threw on shorts and a white shirt, she began to think of Inuyasha. Imagining the sincerity lying in his grey eyes, the smooth sound of his voice, and the way his arms felt when they wrapped around her. Now she worried that she'd never experience those things again.
'He still loves you.' Miroku's words passed through her mind. Sure he could still love her, but that didn't mean he'd actually want to take her back.
She let out a shaky sigh and walked out of her room, stopping at the top of the stairs, smelling eggs and bacon.
Kagome felt as if, as soon as her foot touched the first step, her body was overwhelmed with emotions of every sort. She wanted to remain in control, but there was no holding back. She wasn't sure how quickly she had gotten down the stairs, but the next thing she knew, she was walking into the kitchen.
"Oh, good morning, Kagome," her mother cheerfully said, clueless to the rage that had built inside of her daughter.
Kagome didn't respond. She stopped a few feet away from her mother, not looking at her, trying in one last ditch effort to calm herself down.
"Young lady, I said good morning to you; you could at least do the same," the older brunette said, irritated at her daughter's lack of manners.
"And you could at least be a caring mother instead of a plotting bitch!" the heiress shouted, the anger erupting. She wasn't able to maintain it, and now it was all going to pour out.
Her mother stood with wide eyes at her outburst. "Kagome! Don't you dare talk to me like that! I don't know what's gotten into you, but—"
"Oh, you don't know? That's bull crap! I know you tried to pay him off, Mom. Don't ask me how, but I know!" the younger of the two cried out again, feeling her eyes sting with the familiar sensation.
Her mother stood like a deer in headlights, unsure of what to say or how to react to the accusations.
"Oh, so now you have nothing to say? How about when you offered Inuyasha fifty grand? Huh? Seems like you had a lot to say then! How could you—" she began, her voice cracking as the tears broke through.
"Kagome, calm down. Just listen!" Her mother attempted to speak over her, but Kagome wasn't listening.
"No! I'm not going to calm down! How could you do this to me? Your own fucking daughter! What is it—because he's a worker? Is it because you fear you'll lose whatever little control you have over me? What?" Kagome began to sob, not noticing that her grandfather was now in the kitchen.
"Please listen to your mother," he said, having heard everything from upstairs.
"I can't believe this… You're in on it, too! Why would you ever do this to me? Either of you… I—" She continued to cry, no longer caring that they'd see her tears.
She felt her mother's hand on her shoulder. "I don't care that he's a worker, Kagome. I don't control you. Listen!"
Kagome flinched away from her mother's touch. "Don't put your hand on me! This is exactly what you did with Kouga, isn't it?"
"No! I did what I did to make sure Inuyasha wasn't another Kouga!" the elder of the two women shouted back, trying her best to calm her daughter down.
"What…" Kagome said, furrowing her brows, still unable to stop the flow of tears that were rolling down her cheeks.
"It's true, Kagome," her grandfather began.
"I offered him money to see if he was just another Kouga. Years ago when that young man took advantage… It hurt me to see you hurt, and I couldn't let that happen again. So, let me tell you, he's no Kouga."
Kagome couldn't believe what she was hearing—her mother had been on her side all along. "But how…"
"How did we know you two were seeing each other? You weren't exactly sneaky," her grandfather chuckled softly.
The heiress wiped her eyes, still not understanding. They had never seen her and him together, had they?
"Well, for one, we could smell his cologne on your laundry whenever we did it. There would be small dirt tracks near the door or window and footprints outside that didn't belong to any of us," her mother stated matter-of-factly, with a small, understanding smile.
"Then one night we went to check on you and— Thank goodness you didn't notice us, but we saw the two of you sleep in your bed and left right away. That's when it all made sense," her grandfather continued.
"What makes sense?" Kagome asked, the tears having slowed.
"Why you've been so happy and have all of a sudden really been pushing us to make even better conditions for the workers," he replied. "Besides, how did you think I knew you were in love? It wasn't just my intuition."
Kagome looked down at the tiled floor, hating herself for what she had said to her mother, the things she had thought and accused her of. "I'm sorry, Mom… I was stupid to think you'd do something like that to hurt me. I…" she began, but choked off her words, unable to form them.
She felt her mother and grandfather both hug her. "It's okay, Kagome. You were hurt and confused…but never, ever talk to me that way again."
The heiress nodded. "I promise…" she said, trailing off, looking away from them.
"What's wrong, Kagome?" her mother asked, concerned over the look that was on Kagome's face.
"Everything. I messed up bad…" she mumbled.
"We forgive you, don't worry," her grandfather said, patting her shoulder as they let her out of the hug.
"No… Not that. With Inuyasha. I didn't tell him the truth about how I felt, and now I fear that we won't ever really be together," the young brunette said, feeling a lump in her throat begin to rise.
"Then there's only one thing for you to do. Go upstairs, wash your face, and get rid of those puffy eyes, then go out there with the workers and tell him how you really feel," her mother said, smiling.
Kagome looked at them both, unsure, and feeling scared inside.
"Don't miss your chance, Kagome. You'll regret it for the rest of your life if you do," her grandfather said, turning her around and giving her a gentle nudge.
"Okay." She took a deep breath. "Thank you," she said, looking over her shoulder at them, managing a smile, then hurried upstairs.
—xxxxx—
Inuyasha placed two large crates of grapefruit onto the truck and hopped out of the way. It was quiet except for a few workers who were leaning against their trucks, talking idly.
"What's wrong?" Miroku asked him, nudging him with his elbow since his hands were occupied with a crate.
"What do you think?" Inuyasha grumbled, picking up more boxes and walking with his best friend back to the same vehicle he had just left.
"Look, don't worry about it. It's a nice day out: birds are chirping, the sun is shining—"
"You're being way to optimistic," Inuyasha replied quickly, cutting off his friend in an upbeat voice.
Miroku rolled his eyes and laughed once. "Sorry then. I'm just trying to get you to realize that if you keep looking down, people are going to wonder why. Get it?" The indigo-eyed worker placed his boxes down on the truck and stepped aside for Inuyasha to do the same.
"Yeah, I know. I don't care if they wonder why, though, 'cause it's not like any of them are going to ask," the taupe-eyed other stated, hopping off the back of the truck, closing it, and giving the driver the signal that it was full.
Miroku fanned away the dust that was flung into the air in front of them because of the truck pulling off. "Still…don't let it distract you," he tried to reason.
"It's harder than you might think. All I seem to be able to think about is her and the way I talked to her. I hardly even remember what I said," Inuyasha sighed.
"It couldn't have been that bad. She seemed more upset at herself rather than at you," Miroku tried to reassure.
"I guess…but still. The look on her face—I remember that clearly—after I said I needed time to think, or something like that. I don't even know," the chrome-eyed worker said, running his hands through his hair. "It went from good to bad…"
Miroku looked past Inuyasha and smiled. "I think it's going to go back to good…"
"What makes you say that?" Inuyasha said, looking at his friend before turning, following his gaze. His eyes widened, seeing Kagome running over towards them all.
"Kagome…" he huffed under his breath. His heart swelled with hope.
She stopped a few feet away from him, catching her breath, though unable to regain control of her heart rate. It was going to be now or never.
"Inuyasha…" she began, ignoring the quizzical expressions on the other laborers' faces. "I…I want you to forgive me. I never meant to hurt you," she trailed off.
He was unable to think, staring at her in awe that she had actually run over to where everyone was present. Even Miroku was dumbfounded, not knowing how to react.
"At first…this thing between us, I didn't want it to be anything more than physical. But now I want so much more and I…"
She was unable to get all her words out, feeling her emotions swell inside her. Kagome was unable to fight back the lump in her throat, and her voice broke as a few tears fell from her eyes.
She quickly wiped them away and looked at him, trying to gather her thoughts once more.
"It's okay. I forgive you, if you'll forgive me," he said, not caring who saw, stepping towards his lover and drawing her into a hug.
"I didn't have a reason to be angry at you." Her glassy, dark brown eyes looked up at him, and her hands moved up into his hair. They each heard multiple gasps, murmurs, and even a crate of grapefruit drop and crack on the ground.
"What…" Inuyasha began but his sentence was cut off.
Kagome placed her lips against his, closing her eyes and feeling a knot twist in her stomach. Her heart fluttered when she felt him relax and immediately begin to kiss her back. Their lips matched perfectly, and his arms tightened around her more, pulling her as close as he could get her.
His eyes were closed, his lips moving against hers in unison. The sweet smell of her perfume, the taste of her lips, everything—it was all as flawless as he had imagined.
She pulled back, letting out a shaky breath and looking at him. "I love you, Inuyasha…" She smiled, feeling the uneasy knot leave as the words flowed.
He felt the wind leave his chest and was unable to hold back a large smile. "I love you, too."
His lips pressed against hers once more, each feeling an even stronger connection than before.
Kagome placed one last chaste kiss on his lips before untwining herself from his arms and looking over her shoulder, back towards her house where her mother and grandfather were waiting near their car.
The two gestured for her to come over, and the heiress nodded once. "Uhm, I think I have to go… I'll be signing agreements and having the orchards handed over to me after this afternoon," she said with a smile, turning back towards her lover.
"Alright. I hope it all goes by fast and you won't be overwhelmed," Inuyasha replied.
"It'll be fine," she started, lowering her voice to just a whisper so only the two of them could hear her words. "Be in my room tonight; we should be back by seven."
"Will do," the grey-eyed worker said, smirking and letting Kagome pull away from him for a second before drawing her back and placing several small kisses on her lips. He then let her go for real, watching her walk off with a smile and light blush.
As Inuyasha turned back towards his coworkers, he faced a crowd of wide-eyes, open mouths, and confusion.
"Well, damn…" one voice said, breaking the silence.
"You better not be getting some raise because you're with the heiress," another grumbled.
"Oh, he's getting a raise alright," a third voice spoke up, creating a few obnoxious laughs from a few laborers.
Inuyasha rolled his eyes, pushed past them, and continued working without another word, ignoring questions and the angry, jealousy-filled grumbles.
There would undoubtedly be rumors, but he couldn't have cared less. They could talk and gossip all they pleased, but that didn't change the fact that Kagome had finally kissed him and said she loved him. The words that he had longed to hear for months and the feeling of her lips pressed to his that he had longed for since day one had all finally happened.
"Well now, Casanova, look at you. Congrats. You got the girl, made even more enemies, and are as happy as can be," Miroku said, not questioning his friend about the words that were exchanged between the lovers.
"I don't care about them. They can eat a pile of crap for all I care… But thank you. For helping me even when I thought it was useless and keeping me grounded and in check," the dark-taupe eyed male said, grabbing a few crates of the large, round fruit.
"Hey, what are friends for?" the other responded, smirking and grabbing two boxes of grapefruit, following behind his friend to the next truck that was to be loaded.
—xxxxx—
Kagome walked into her room, and furrowed her brows. She sighed, not seeing her lover, and tossed off her shoes and pulled off her shirt.
"Where is he?" she wondered aloud, walking towards her bed.
She heard her bathroom door open and watched as Inuyasha stepped out with billows of steam rolling out behind him. "Hey… Sorry I couldn't shower at the worker house. Miroku was hogging it," he said with a small grin.
"That's fine," Kagome said walking over and hugging him, tipping her head up and letting him kiss her. The more it happened, the more natural it felt, though it didn't stop a warm feeling from flowing through her.
Her fingers traveled down over his bare chest, feeling every muscle of his abdomen. "My mom wanted to know if you still wanted to be a worker…" she whispered quietly, tipping her head to the side, giving him access to her warm flesh.
"That's the job I signed up for. The only thing that's changing is our relationship." Inuyasha lightly nipped at her skin, kissing it between the love bites.
Kagome shivered, and her fingers splayed out against his body, rubbing down towards his hips, which were covered by his boxers. Her breath hitched upon feeling a few drips of the now cold water from his hair touch her neck.
"Not yet." He smirked, moving her hands away from him and turning her around so her back was pressed against the wall of her bedroom, pinning her arms over her head.
"Alright then. I'll let her know in the morning." Kagome smirked, feeling an ache appear in her core.
Inuyasha moved his free hand over her rib cage, down over the flat planes of her stomach and back up. His hand moved along the curve of her side, cupping the side of her sensitive breasts. His smirk grew bigger as he looked into her eyes and, within a flash, had unsnapped her bra.
Kagome gasped as his lips moved onto hers, his tongue taking advantage of her parted lips and slipping inside. His appendage twisted with her own, and he let out a low sound, a near growl, lust heavy and apparent in his voice. "I want the bra off."
She felt Inuyasha release her wrists just long enough for her to toss off the said item before pinning them right back to where they were.
His thumbs rubbed over her perked nipples, his movements light and delicate. The tantalizing touches were driving her insane, causing her to ache more. "Yasha…" she moaned, trying to arch her back against his fingers.
"Ah-ah…" he whispered against her lips. "You're going to have to wait." His hand slid down, teasing her with gentle touches until he reached her shorts, quickly unbuttoning and unzipping them. His head tipped down and took her nipple into his mouth.
Inuyasha pushed her shorts off of her hips and let them fall to the floor, his tongue lapping against her sensitive bud, lightly grazing his teeth over it.
Kagome let out a moan, looking down at her lover with half-lidded eyes. She stepped out of her clothing and rocked her hips, hoping that he'd pick up on how badly she wanted him in that moment.
He got the hint and carefully slid his fingers into her panties, curving around under her and stroking along her lower lips. The front of his boxers began to tent more from the feel of her arousal against his fingers. "Fuck…" he groaned, releasing her nipple and kissing his way down until his knees touched her floor.
Kagome's hands, now free, grabbed onto his shoulders, and she watched as his calloused palm moved along her smooth thigh, his fingers hooking in her panties before he tugged them down.
Before she could fully step out of them, his mouth was against her core, lapping at the lower lips. Her head fell back against the wall, and she let out a soft moan, trying to suppress the whimpers of pleasure so her guardians wouldn't hear.
His hands moved along her legs, pulling her closer to him as his tongue continued to stroke along the inside of her lower lips until reaching her clit, circling it and swiping across it swiftly, causing her legs to give in slightly from the unexpected contact.
Her fingers moved up into his hair, twisting in the thick tresses as her hips rocked against his lips. "It feels so good…" Kagome moaned out, closing her eyes, her lips parted as she panted out.
Suddenly, his mouth was gone from her core, and he stood, pulling her close to him.
The young brunette looked at her lover in confusion, her eyes filled with lust, wanting more. "That's it?" she teased as the curve of her palm met with his throbbing cock that was being semi-constricted inside of his boxers, begging for release.
"Not even close," he groaned lowly with a mischievous grin.
Kagome licked her lips and glanced down, smirking back. She kissed his chest lightly, flicking her tongue over his taut muscles.
She tugged at the sides of his boxers, pulling them down and letting them fall. Her fingers trailed up the sides of his length, drawing soft moans from his lips.
Kagome slowly made her way down, nipping at his abs, leaving small love bites in her wake. Her tongue dipped into his belly button and continued to travel down. She purposefully avoided his cock, moving around to the inside of his thigh, flicking her tongue against the sensitive skin there.
One of her hands moved up towards his length, her fingers curling around his smooth shaft. Her other hand moving along her own body, reaching under her body and slipping a finger inside of herself.
Inuyasha's large, strong hands moved into Kagome's long, wavy, auburn locks as he waited for the warm feeling of her tongue and lips to touch his cock. He resisted the urge to shift his hips and press against her lips, trying to be patient.
Her tongue lapped against the side of his throbbing length until she reached its tip. Taking the head into her mouth, the wet appendage rolled teasingly against the underside, causing his hips to buck in response. The brunette swiped her tongue over the head, lapping away the bit of sweet precum that had risen.
Kagome moaned softly, taking more of Inuyasha's cock into her mouth, glancing up at him and smirking slightly. Her hand stroked along as her head bobbed, her eyes closed, and she moved closer to him. More of his cock slid into her mouth, prodding against the back of her throat as his hips began to rock against her.
Inuyasha let out a low growl, feeling Kagome's sweet lips move along his entire length as her hand moved out of the way. "Ah," he groaned out, looking down at her just in time to catch her lustful gaze. The look in her eyes burned deep into his own, and his grey orbs became filled with a feral want.
Her eyes closed, and she relaxed her jaw further, letting Inuyasha guide her head up and down on his cock. She took his member as far as she could into her mouth, moaning with every other thrust as her fingers matched his pace against herself.
Kagome pulled off of his shaft and slowly ran her tongue from its base, along the underside, flicking the appendage playfully against the head. She stood slowly, kissing against Inuyasha's tanned abs and chest, her tongue trailing over one his nipples before reaching his collar bone.
Before she could make another move, Kagome found her back pressed against her cool wall, causing it to arch and her to gasp. Her fingers twisted in Inuyasha's onyx locks as she rocked herself against his pelvis, feeling his cock slide against her clit.
They both moaned in unison, and Inuyasha grinned mischievously, shifting his hips and pressing the blunt head of his length against her slick entrance.
Kagome kissed his lips, gasping and panting. "Please…" she quietly pleaded, attempting to rock herself down onto his cock. Her hips were held firmly in place by Inuyasha's strong hands, and he nipped at her lips lightly.
"How much do you want it?" he asked in a husky tone.
His dominant nature slipped out again and was turning Kagome on more and more with each passing second. "Bad. Please, Yasha," she groaned, kissing him again, slipping her tongue between his lips and twining her appendage with his own.
Inuyasha kissed her back just as deeply and thrust inside of her at the same moment. Her head fell back in response, and her legs wrapped around his waist even tighter, her arms draped over his shoulders, fingers knotted in his tresses.
"You feel so amazing," Inuyasha groaned against his lover's neck, nipping at her skin as she tightened herself around his girth even more.
Kagome shut her eyes and drew her lower lip into her mouth, trying her best to keep up with his quickening pace inside of her. She groaned, feeling the entirety of his length slide in her to the hilt and nearly all the way out.
"Harder," she demanded, finding the request quickly met. As his thrusts hastened, Kagome felt a smile creep onto her lips before her mouth fell open and let out a long moan.
"I love…you, Yasha," she panted harshly, her hands sliding from his hair and moved to the sides of his face, pulling it back and crashing her lips upon his passionately.
"I love you, too," he moaned back, pulling her off of the wall, stopping his thrusts.
Kagome's eyes remained closed, though she knew he was moving them. She felt him sit and her skin come into contact with her sheets as he laid down.
Inuyasha stared up at the vixen on top of him, smirking as her delicate hands braced themselves on his chest and she began rocking herself with his help. His eyes roamed down her bouncing breasts in-between their meeting bodies, staring at the arousing site before him.
His taupe eyes widened as he watched his throbbing cock slip in and out of her tight passage.
"Inu…" she started, closing her eyes, her fingernails raking down over his chest and his abs.
He heard her pants grow ragged and shallow, one of his hand reached up and carefully grasped her breast. Inuyasha moved his thumb over her sensitive nipple, his other hand helping her to ride him harder and take him as deeply inside of her as possible.
"Ah!" she cried out, her inner walls clamping down tightly around his shaft. Kagome felt herself reach the edge, but couldn't quite reach it. Her eyes gazed down at him as she slowly lowered herself and kissed him deeply.
A spark lit inside of her immediately, and she felt her heart flutter as it had just when she had first kissed him. The kiss pushed her over the edge, her lips parted further as a moan of pleasure and bliss attempted to escape, though it was muffled by Inuyasha's lips.
She lifted herself up again, riding out her climax, her arousal slicking his cock further and helping him to thrust even faster.
Inuyasha sat up and continued to rock himself, kissing her neck gently. His warm pants against her flesh caused Kagome to shiver and rock against him faster.
Her body was engulfed in ecstasy, feeling near the edge again immediately after her first climax. Her sensitive clit rubbed against him, and she let out a soft cry as the head of his cock brushed past her g-spot, sending her hurdling even closer to another orgasm.
In the blink of an eye, Inuyasha laid Kagome gently on her back, his hands firmly placed on her hips. His thrusts as deep and fast as he could go, his muscles flexed with every movement, and his breathing began to grow out of rhythm.
His eyes traveled over her body: her face, which was overcome with pleasure; her breasts that rocked with their every thrust; and her midsection, which rose as she arched up off of the bed.
He smirked, loving every bit of her and happy that she was finally fully his. He leaned over her writhing body, keeping his thrusts constant as his release built itself up. Kissing over her chest and her collar bone, he eventually made his way up the slope of her neck, along her jaw, and to her lips, pressing their mouths together in a fiery kiss.
As the tips of their tongues touched, they each met their climaxes in unison. Kagome wrapped her arms around his broad shoulders, pulling him deeper into the kiss as she let out a long keen. His hips pressed themselves against hers firmly as his seed shot into her.
A quiet groan came from his throat as they separated. His hips and hers eventually slowed down as they each successfully rode out their orgasms.
Inuyasha and Kagome laid there, wrapped in each other's arms, panting heavily and exchanging brief, chaste kisses.
Soon he pulled away from her body and rolled onto his back, his chest rising and falling before his breathing returned to normal. Kagome smiled and turned, placing her head on his chest and listening to his heartbeat. She then realized that their hearts were beating together as one.
She drew her lower lip into her mouth again, feeling as if she was about to cry, but this time out of happiness. With him, she finally felt complete.
Inuyasha glanced down at her and kissed her forehead, pulling a cool sheet over their bodies. "That was amazing, love." He grinned.
"It was," she laughed, kissing his chest. "Hmm…"
"What?" he asked, quirking an eyebrow.
"I was just thinking… Pretty soon it'll be a year for us, huh?" she questioned, though it came out as more of a statement.
"Yeah…" He smiled halfway, unsure where she was heading.
"Hm. Sounds like a good time then."
"For?" he asked, wrapping his arm around her.
"Well…I'm the owner of the orchards now…and spring is right around the corner. It'd be a good time to start planning." She smiled sweetly.
"I'm still lost." He laughed once, kissing her forehead again.
"A wedding… It's like you said: every heiress could use a husband. Since I'm not an heiress anymore, I'm sort of overdue," Kagome said, staring into his eyes, feeling her heart speed with every word as she managed to get them out.
Inuyasha's eyes grew wide, and he could have sworn his heart stopped in that very moment. His breath caught in his throat, caught off-guard. "Does this mean you're accepting?"
Kagome nodded and tipped her head, kissing him deeply. "If we start planning then, Sango and Souta will be back in time for the wedding during their spring breaks."
"Okay." He grinned, unable to say anything else. He kissed her again, his tongue lightly running along her lower lip before he pulled back. "I love you, Kagome."
"I love you, too, Inuyasha." She smirked back.
"So…after the wedding, when do you think there will be a little fruit in the basket?" he joked.
She laughed and shifted, laying on top of him, kissing him again. "We'll see. For now, though, one step at a time. Besides, the fun of that is trying."
Inuyasha shared her laugh, returning her kisses, and slowly letting his hands roam along her sides.
Needless to say, trying is the best part.
And that does it for the twentieth and final chapter of Fruit Basket ^_^ I hope it wasn't to sappy or just blegh…Especially the ending.
Thank you Purduepup for being the beta-reader for the story, I suggest that you all go and look at her fics.
Like I said before, it's hard to imagine that this story has been going on for like what…5 months? Something like that lol. Well anyway, keep an eye out for more fics to come. ;) Thank you all for reading! And thank you all for the kind support with my computer issue.