Chapter 25
Disclaimer: Watching movies … mmmm Sean Connery.
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Kagome nervously brushed her hair. It had taken her forever to find an outfit. It might have helped in Inuyasha had ever told her where she was going, but noooo, couldn't do that. She had eventually decided on a skirt and sweater that wasn't too dressy, but wasn't too casual, either. She put her brush down on her dresser and sighed. Inuyasha couldn't possibly want to take her somewhere too fancy, could he?
She gave up, grabbed a book, and went out on the couch, trying to look as though she were just sprawled nonchalantly without actually wrinkling her skirt. It was harder than she had expected.
She heard Inuyasha's key in the door and exerted all of her willpower not to look up immediately. Instead she waited, pretending to read a bit more, until he had come into the living room. Then she looked up.
He didn't look very happy. "What's wrong?"
"Sesshoumaru called." Her face fell slightly and she shut her book. "He wants to know if you could watch Rin and Shippou for a couple nights. He has to go out of town. I told him we had plans tonight, and he says if you don't want to do it he can try to find a babysitter, but since it's so late he doesn't know if he can."
Kagome looked away, biting her lip. "He'll never be able to find a babysitter now. I suppose we could just have our date another night, couldn't we?"
He smiled softly. "Of course we can." He pulled out his phone and headed out of the room to call Sesshoumaru. Kagome watched him leave and pouted for a moment. Damn Sesshoumaru. She went into her room to change into jeans, hanging her skirt back up. With a sigh she fell back on her bed and opened her book back up.
She heard the doorbell about twenty minutes later, but didn't move. After a moment, the door was opened a crack and Shippou stuck his head inside. "Are you sleeping?"
Kagome sat up. "Hey there, Ship. No, I was just reading for a minute." She put the book down and scooped him up. "And how have you been?"
"Good. We ate dinner already. Did you eat dinner?" She shook her head. "You must be hungry. I was so hungry before dinner, but we had chicken and noodles." Kagome went into the living room and deposited Shippou on the couch next to his sister.
Sesshoumaru walked over. "Thank you, Kagome."
She gave him a steady look. "You're welcome." She took the bag with Rin and Shippou's clothes from him and went to put it in her room.
Sesshoumaru turned to Inuyasha. "I think she's actually mad at me." Inuyasha didn't answer. "Are you mad at me, too?" He gave Inuyasha a knowing look, said goodbye to his children, and left.
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Kagome tucked Shippou into bed and helped Rin climb up next to him. "Why do we have to go to bed? I'm not tired yet."
"Because I'm tired, and I want to go to bed, that's why." Rin sighed and snuggled into the blankets. Kagome smoothed Rin's hair away from her face. "Now close your eyes."
"Can we get a story?" Shipou asked.
"I don't know …" She sighed. "What kind of story do you want to hear about?"
"A love story." Rin said. Shippou grimaced.
"Alright. Once upon a time there was a young woman."
"Was she a princess?"
"No, she was just an ordinary woman. But she was very poor, so she was working as a waitress in a restaurant. And every day, there was a man who would come in for lunch. And she thought that he was the most handsome man she had ever seen."
"Was he a pirate?" Shippou asked. "I like pirates."
"No, he wasn't a pirate. He was a doctor." Shippou frowned. "Anyway, the young woman loved this man, from the moment she had first seen him, but she had never actually met him. So she used dream about one day meeting him and telling him that she loved him. Then, one day, there was a major accident outside the restaurant, and a truck was sliding across the road straight toward the window by where the young woman was standing. And what do you think happened?"
"He saved her!"
"You're right! He saved her! The man jumped out of his seat and pulled the young woman to safety. Then, he told her that he thought she was the most beautiful woman in the world, and that he kept coming to that restaurant for lunch just so that he could see her, but he was too afraid to talk to her."
"And then did they live happily ever after?"
"They did for a little while, yes. They were very happy."
"Who were they?"
Kagome smiled. "They were my parents. Now go to sleep." She waited a minute to make sure that they had both closed their eyes, then got up and walked to the door, turning off the light as she went.
"Aunt Kagome?" She turned back toward the bed. "Do you miss your parents?"
She nodded. "Sometimes." Rin thought for a minute, then closed her eyes again and went to sleep.
Kagome went out into the living room and sat next to Inuyasha on the couch. She took the remote from him and turned the TV off. He gave her a surprised look. "What's up?"
She shrugged. "I don't know." She leaned against his shoulder. "Cheer me up."
"Cheer you up? How can I cheer you up if I don't know what's wrong?" He put his arm around her shoulders.
"Just … sit with me."
Inuyasha bit his lip. "Ok. I can do that."
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"Thanks again for watching them, Kagome."
She smiled. "You're welcome. You have tomorrow off, right?" He nodded. Kagome turned to the kids. "Do you guys have all your stuff?" They handed Sesshoumaru their bag and waved goodbye to Kagome as they left.
Kagome sighed as the door shut, and went into the kitchen to get a drink. She heard Inuyasha come into the room behind her and turned to look at him. His face was serious. "Is something wrong?"
"Kagome, I need to talk to you."
"What?"
"There's something that I need to tell you."
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AN: BWA HAHAHA CLIFF HANGER!! Because that's just how I roll.
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