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"Kikyo stop!" I heard InuYasha yell in a frantic voice. I opened the door a little bit and looked inside. InuYasha was backed into a corner with Kikyo standing in front of him. She was rubbing his chest ignoring his flinches. Her hand was moving farther down. It stopped at the rim of his pants and he in took a breath shakily. He closed his eyes and gritted his teeth. I threw the door open and stood there breathing heavily. They both looked at me. I walked over to Kikyo and pulled her back. She slammed into the wall and grunted. "Kagome…" InuYasha whispered behind me. "Look Kikyo, InuYasha doesn't want to be with you," my words were coming out laced with my rage, "He doesn't like you that way anymore! You dumped him and left him hurt and now he's doing okay and I'm not going to sit by and watch you torture him to the end of his rope!" I finished turning to InuYasha and kissing him hard. I felt him jump and his arms wrap around me. Kikyo's gaze burned into the back of my head. She huffed and left the room in a rage.
I pulled away and sat down on the floor, burying my face into my hands. What had I just done? I shook my head and sighed. InuYasha wrapped his arms around me. I looked up at him. "Thank you!" He said happily. "InuYasha I didn't mean to say that stuff. It just made me angry…" He placed his hand over my mouth to stop me. "It's fine. I'm glad you said that to her." I just made a face and sighed. "There is one part you forgot." I looked up at him again and blinked. "Who I actually want. You did a good job of showing her but you never said it out loud." I blinked again. "I want you Kagome." He whispered. I smiled a bit and pulled the necklace out from under my shirt. "I know." I said quietly. "Oh I forgot something outside!" I said getting up and picking up the lunch I had dropped. I brought it in and handed it to InuYasha, who sniffed it and tore the bag open. "I love your mom's cooking." He said happily eating the one mom had packed for him. I smiled and ate mine also.
After we were finished I reached into my pocket and pulled the silver key out holding it in my hand. "Hey InuYasha?" He looked up, "what?" I smiled and held out my free hand to him. "Give me your hand." He did so and I smiled wider. "Close your eyes." When he did so I placed the key in his hand. I closed his fingers around it as I leaned forward giving him a soft kiss before leaning up to his ears and whispering softly, "I'm thinking of giving you my heart again, if you will be careful with it." His eyes shot open and he looked down at his fist and slowly opened it. When he saw the key he looked up at me then back down at it. "You are giving it to me?" He asked sounding confused. I nodded and hugged him. "If you'll have it." I said. He slowly hugged me back and started laughing.
He picked me up and spun me around meeting my lips. I laughed after we had broken apart. "So you are gonna be my girl?" I bit my lip and sighed. "Let me think another day on it okay?" He shrugged and hugged me tightly.
I was getting my grant check tomorrow and Sango and I were thinking of taking a trip to eastern Japan for a day to get something drivable. I nodded and looked up at him. He smiled and walked over to the hospital bed. "I'm leaving this place today." He announced happily. I smiled and stood up. "Great because I need a ride out of here." I said with a smile. "At least until tomorrow." I nodded and smiled again. He packed his stuff up and waited for the nurses. When they came in he told them he was leaving and to take the IVs and things off. They argued a bit but in the end gave up and did so. InuYasha threw his pack over his shoulder and walked to the front desk to sign himself out.
After he did he pulled out his keys and threw them to me. "You drive." I blinked and looked at him. "Say what?" He smirked. "I didn't stutter did I?" I looked down at the keys in my hand. "You are getting a new car tomorrow and haven't had much practice, you drive." I nodded and swallowed.
We walked out to the parking lot and over to his truck. I slid in behind the wheel and blinked a couple times. I started the Toyota and took a deep breath. He started laughing as he climbed in. "Good you started it!" I gave him a look and he shut up. I put it in drive and pulled out of the parking lot.
Once we got on the road he leaned back and shut his eyes. "Good." He said with a yawn. I rolled my eyes and pulled onto my road. I looked down at the steering wheel. 'His truck handles well.' I thought with a smile.
When I pulled to stop in front of my house he opened one eye and looked around. "Wow that was fast." I smiled and handed him his keys. "I'm not pathetic you know." He shrugged and I rolled my eyes again.
I opened the door and lead him inside. "Mom!" I yelled. She leaned out of the kitchen and smiled. "InuYasha dear I'm glad to see you are doing well." She said. I smiled and pointed to my locket. She understood what I meant and smiled. "We are going up to my room okay?" I asked. She nodded and smiled. I grabbed his wrist and pulled him up to my bedroom.
Once there I shut the door and turned to him. "How is your chest? Are you in pain? Do you want…" He stopped me by kissing me. "Kagome I am fine." He said with a cocky smile. I rolled my eyes and plopped down on my bed. "InuYasha you have problems." I said. He just laughed and lay down on my bed. "Hmm I'm staying here tonight. Your bed is a lot more comfortable then that hospital bed or my bed." He said. I beamed and lay down beside him and yawned. InuYasha kissed my head and wrapped his arms around me tightly. "Take a nap baby. I know you are sleepy." I smiled against his chest and nodded.