A Situation

Kagome pulled on her pajama pants and sighed happily, smoothing the shirt she wore and pushing her hair out of her face. The night sky was dark outside and the dinner was over. Inuyasha's family was nice, but overwhelming and she was pretty happy that she was back in her bedroom.

During the dinner she had learned that Inuyasha's tendency to steal food was a family trait, she had saw even the regal Lady Rumiko sneaking a pickle out of her husband's plate while Lady Izayoi, sitting on his other side, was keeping his attention on herself. Kagome had turned to tell about that to Inuyasha sitting beside her just to see him stuffing a very familiar boiled egg in his mouth. Before she had had a chance to complain about her egg it had been swallowed. Quickly it became apparent that it wasn't a sign of rudeness or gluttony as she had once thought. It was a game for them, a small exercise of speed, cunning and dexterity.

She pulled a blanket from her bed and wrapped it around herself before exiting the room through the door leading to the garden. The trees were casting their shadows across the moonlit space, cool breeze spreading the smell of night flowers. The place was so serene, it was hard to believe it was a part of the household of Akita family elders. She looked up to the starry sky, it was pretty late and her family was probably asleep already, so she decided to call them the next day. She had only had a chance to send Souta a text about arriving safely at the manor. She entertained a though about calling Sango, but guessed she was probably spending some quality time with her boyfriend.

She was out for a mere minute or two when she heard a soft thud to the side. When she turned her head that way she saw Inuyasha leaning casually against the wooden pillar supporting the roof over the porch.

"Hi, beautiful. Do you come here often?" he asked, wagging an eyebrow at her. Kagome couldn't help it, she started laughing. "Oi! What's so funny?"

"You are, you dork!" she pointed a finger at him, only to be grabbed by her wrist and pulled against his chest. She looked up and saw the pair of most beautiful yellow eyes shining down at her like eyes of a wild animal. Two arms wrapped around her, supporting her, keeping her warm. "Inu-"

His lips descended on hers before she could finish his name, coaxing her into the kiss with almost shy gentleness. With a sigh Kagome let herself relax against her hanyou, her arms wrapping around his neck and pulling him down, not caring about the blanket sliding down her shoulders. They parted to breathe before kissing again.

She was exploring his mouth with her tongue, gliding it over his canines, when she heard her phone ringing from inside her room. She tried to pull away, but Inuyasha held her tightly.

"Shh, it's probably just Rin checking if we're doing anything inappropriate," he muttered. Kagome patted his chest.

"We kinda are," she pointed out. "Do you really want your parents catching us? Let me answer it."

"Feh, we're adults, wench, we can kiss, you know," he let go of her without a pout.

Kagome ran to her room, ignoring the hanyou and picked up her cell phone. She glanced at the screen before answering the call and dreading what she was going to hear. It was Miroku calling and judging by his sense of humor she was in for a lecherous greeting.

"K-Kagome?" she froze when she heard Kohaku's shaking voice. Sango's younger brother was usually not one to prank people or allow others to egg him into dares. Why was he calling - and from Miroku's phone? His voice sounded scared, urgent.

"Yeah, what's up?" she asked and felt Inuyasha standing just behind her, probably listening to what Kohaku wanted to say.

"We have a... Situation..."

Kagome could barely hear the last word over a roar of enormous volume. Then the connection got canceled and Kagome could hear only statics. She turned around to face Inuyasha, scowling and clutching his fists. She was about to say something when someone knocked on the door and she saw Touga entering the room without waiting for an invitation. Behind him stood Izayoi and Rumiko, both frowning.

"We have a situation," the daiyoukai growled.