Author Says: I'm back, to give you chapter 36: Kagome's Birthday, Part 2. Well, here you go.
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Recap: They blind folded Kagome and put her in the backseat with Sango, and drove to the most romantic place ever...
...the beach. Kagome had no clue where they were going to take her, and it wasn't helping that she was also blind folded. She decided that the place would be either super romantic, or it could be the place where they kill her, but she doubted they will.
Kagome felt the wind ruffle her hair as they rode to wherever, but the cold rush of wind was abruptly cut off when Inuyasha closed the windows.
"Sorry hon, if I keep the windows open, you might figure out where we're going; and that would be bad." announced Inuyasha, dialing Sesshomaru's number.
"Hey, is everything ready?" asked Inuyasha, nodding his head at the response that he got.
"Okay, bye." he said flipping his phone shut.
Inuyasha made a left turn, onto the dock. Inuyasha opened Kagome's door, and helped her out; he held her waist as they made their way down to the beach. When they finally got down to the fine white sand, Inuyasha undid the knot on Kagome's blindfold.
Kagome looked out into the vast ocean, and the oncoming sunset, and looked at Inuyasha's amber eyes,shinning against the setting sun. Inuyasha turned around just in time to see Kagome shed some tears; just letting it flow down freely on her beautiful face.
"What's the matter? Don't you like it?" Inuyasha asked Kagome.
"I do like it. It's just that I didn't think you would do this much, just for me." admitted Kagome.
"Well, you haven't seen half of it." muttered Inuyasha, making sure Kagome hadn't heard.
"Huh? What did you just say?" asked Kagome.
"Oh, nothing. I said I love you very very much." announced Inuyasha.
"I'm afraid I love you more than you can ever love me." smiled Kagome.
"No way, because everyone knows that I love you more." argued Inuyasha.
"Do not."
"Does too."
"Does not."
"Does too."
"Does not."
"Okay." Kagome gave up and smiled.
"Yes!" Inuyasha rejoiced doing a little victory dance.
Inuyasha grabbed Kagome by the waist and signaled to Miroku to start the totally ordinary fireworks. (A/N: Not!)
BANG! BANG! That sure got the miko's attention and looked up to the sky. Her eyes laid on the most sweetest thing she could ever imagine, the fireworks spelled out: 'Inu loves Kags' and to complete the message a heart surrounded both of their names.
"Holy shit, I fucking hate you Inuyasha." joked Kagome.
"What?! What do you mean you hate me?" asked Inuyasha, completely panicked.
"I don't really hate you. In fact I don't hate you at all, I mean how can I hate the most amazing guy in the whole world." breathed Kagome; kissing Inuyasha with a fiery passion.
The two stayed like that until their lungs were begging for air. Inuyasha lowered down his forehead until him and Kagome were touching foreheads. Inuyasha hugged her and walked towards the trunk of his Hummer; to get the picnic stuff.
When he got down Inuyasha opened up a checkered red and white blanket. He also got a little feast out of the picnic basket; and laid it out on the blanket, then motioned everyone to come over.
"Did you cook all of this?" Kagome asked.
"Yeah, he probably did, considering this is all ramen!" answered Sango for Inuyasha.
"Hey, I know how to cook eggs. Ramen's not the only thing I can cook." denied Inuyasha.
"Okay. Whatever." said Miroku.
Inuyasha poured a glass of the store bought wine he got, and gave the glass to Kagome; who gave it to Miroku. Inuyasha the poured wine in 3 more glasses and handed the two of glasses to Kagome and Sango.
"To Kagome." Inuyasha raised his glass and clinked glasses with everyone.
"To us." Kagome toasted.
"To us." repeated Miroku, Sango, and Inuyasha.
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Kagome's POV
I've never been so happy in my life...I wish we can stay like this forever. I don't ever want to part with Inuyasha, he is my whole life. You may ask 'how do you know?' well, you remember the times you asked your mom 'how do I know if he's the one', or 'how do I know I'm in love?' and she always said, "Believe me you'd know." I feel like that towards him, everything about him just feels so right; like if ever he was taken away from me, it would probably feel like there's no point in living anymore. But right now I refuse to think of such thoughts, for I want to savor every moment I can with him.
As I look in to the array of colors produced by the setting sun, I think of how long we can be together, of how many fights we'll have in the near future. The single thought of me not being with him is not bearable, many tears will be shed, many smiles would turn into frowns, and a pair of eyes will cease to show any emotion, but pain, and pain only.
I would really like to avoid those thoughts again for they make me cry, buckets of tears; and that shows weakness and vulnerability.
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Inuyasha looked at Kagome wipe off the invisible tears on her cheeks, and the tears that were threatening to fall. Kagome looked out into the sky, and spoke, "That is so beautiful."
"But not as beautiful as you." retorted Inuyasha, Kagome barely catching what he said.
"And yet another cliché phrase from the great Inuyasha." giggled Kagome, hugging Inuyasha.
"But I mean it." Inuyasha grabbed Kagome's chin, and lowered his head to kiss her.
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"You damn monk! I wouldn't have spent anytime alone with you if Inuyasha and Kagome didn't deserve some privacy." Sango yelled, hitting the monk upside the head.
"I don't know why people always think that I'm perverted. I mean I never really got how they got their assumptions." wondered Miroku.
Sango sighed and walked over to Miroku.
"Maybe if you wouldn't grope every other girl, then maybe every other person wouldn't think your perverted. I personally think that you're a nice guy, but I cant bring myself to trust you, because you are a playboy, and as much as I want to let myself to love you, I can't. I don't want to be associated with guys like you, believe me I've been there, and I don't want to go back." Sango muttered.
"Well, if you would've told me that; I would've changed just for you. You don't know half the stuff that I feel about you. I would do anything for you. I just groped on other girls, to get you to notice me." Miroku smiled sadly.
Sango snuggled up against him, and silently pleaded that the monk would not try anything to ruin the moment. But knowing the monk he probably can't keep his hands to himself, no matter how ugly the person is.
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Inuyasha's phone vibrated, once, twice.
"Gah! Why didn't I leave my damn phone home?" Inuyasha asked himself.
"I don't know with you. But just look at the text message, it might be important." Kagome smiled, indicating that she really understood.
Inuyasha wasn't prepared for what he read. Inuyasha re-read the message over and over, until he got it through his own thick skull.
"We gotta go, like now. Where's Miroku and Sango?" Inuyasha asked panic stricken.
"What happened?" Kagome said, worry making it's way in her eyes.
"I'll tell you later. But for now, we have to find Miroku and Sango." Inuyasha told Kagome, frantically searching for the duo.
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"Miroku your phone's ringing." smiled Sango.
"Oh, right." Miroku answered the phone, and stood up, "Okay we'll be there in 2 minutes."
"Why? What happened? Is Kagome hurt?" asked Sango her eyes tearing up.
"No, I don't know. Inuyasha didn't tell me. He just said to meet him at the car now." shrugged Miroku.
"Well, there's no time to waste come on." the exterminator dragged the monk to the car, where Inuyasha and Kagome waited.
Sango hugged Kagome immediately, surveying her body for any kind of scratch or bruise.
"Don't worry I'm okay, for once." Kagome muttered.
"Okay, so what happened?" asked Miroku.
"Get in the car and I'll tell you along the way." demanded Inuyasha.
They all got in the car quietly and waited for Inuyasha to speak.
"Kikyo got hit crossing the street. Her mom messaged me to come over there and sit by Kikyo's side." Inuyasha finally spitted out.
"Inuyasha, I hope you realized that Kagome is you girlfriend now, right? And it is her birthday too." asked Sango.
"No its okay, Kikyo obviously needs Inuyasha now, more than me." Kagome said, trying hard not to make her voice quiver and start crying.
"Thanks Kagome." announced Inuyasha, making an attempt to smile at Kagome.
Sango just shook her head and did what Kagome was doing, stare out the window.
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Kagome had controlled her tears when they were getting to the hospital. So there should be no reason that she can't control her tears when they're in the hospital, and Inuyasha isn't even by her side; but instead he's beside Kikyo, his ex- fiancée.
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Inuyasha felt bad leaving Kagome with Miroku and Sango in the waiting room. He was such an idiot not even asking her if it was okay with her. He slammed his head into the wall, which got weird looks from the people around him.
"What you lookin' at?" threatened Inuyasha.
Inuyasha just acted like he was on auto-pilot. He doesn't even know why he just rushed to get here, much less force his girlfriend to come with him here.
Does he still love her? How could he after what she had put him through?
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Author Says: Hmm..a well performed plan from Kikyo, or just a mere coincidence.
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