No sooner met but they looked;
No sooner looked but they loved;
No sooner loved but they sighed;
No sooner sighed but they asked one another the reason;
No sooner knew the reason but they sought the remedy.

- William Shakespeare -

Well this WAS going to be a one shot, but, since people liked it so much, I decided to add yet another fluff-filled chapter. But hey, I have time because we got a snow day today. So…that's not only lucky for me…but for you guys too. Here's the second installment but I think this is going to be it. Enjoy!

My Beautiful Hanyou

Chapter 2

By Miyu6

Inuyasha sighed against Kagome's leg as she rubbed his ears affectionately. As much as he hated to admit it, he liked-no-loved it. Kagome smiled slightly as she felt a subtle growl issue from his throat.

"Kagome?" he asked a bit shyly as her fingers ceased to rub his ears.

"Yes Inuyasha?"

"How come…you don't care if I'm a hanyou? Why is it that you don't care if I'm different than everyone else?"

Kagome twisted his hair with her fingers and gazed out at the horizon.

"I don't know really. I guess I've never been a very prejudice person. But…when you told me you wanted to become a full demon…I got scared. Scared that you would hurt everyone around you…Miroku…Sango…Shippo... I was scared that you would forget about all the people dearest and closest to you."

"Kagome…I could never forget about you…"

"But…how do you know?"

Inuyasha sighed and sat up.

"I don't. But I like to think that I couldn't. After you told me…that you liked me as a hanyou…I came up with a decision."

"What decision?"

"I don't want to be a pure-blooded demon anymore."

"You don't?"

Inuyasha shook his head as Kagome scooted over and put her head on his shoulder.

"I'm glad."

"Me too. But you know something else Kagome? I enjoyed the kiss you gave me in Kaguya's castle beyond the looking glass."

"How could I forget? But…I thought you said you didn't like to do it."

"I lied."

"Well…you certainly are just…full of surprises aren't you?"

"Is that a good thing?"

"Could be…in a certain sense."

"You know Inuyasha…I was actually kind of surprised when you kissed me back. I honestly doubted that the kiss would work. I did it…because I read a lot. Did you know…are there so many stories in which a kiss is involved to break a spell? I thought…that maybe the case was the same. And I was right…wasn't I?"

Inuyasha nodded and slung his arm loosely around her shoulders.

"Hai. You were."

"Inuyasha?"

"Yeah?"

"How come you're not nervous about telling me these things? How come you didn't just yell at me when I mentioned it? When did you start to like me?"

"As soon as I met you."

"But…"

"Just another one of my lies…and all the ones where I said you were stupid…and worthless…I was lying then too. And when I called you 'just my jewel detector'…that too. I do seem to lie a lot don't I? Hm…I never really thought about it. It just seemed natural."

Kagome snuggled closer to Inuyasha's chest and wrapped her arms comfortably around his waist.

"Inuyasha? What were you like when you were little? Before…"

"Before my mother died."

"Hai."

"I…no one's ever asked me that before."

"I know."

"I was innocent, always playing with my toys that mother gave me. I liked my ball the most. But the villagers…they would take it away from me. And tease me. And make fun of my ears. They would call me…a half-breed. Just like Sesshomaru and everyone else out there."

"When your mother died…"

"I lost it. I let myself go. I wanted the jewel more than ever. Anything to get them to stop with the names. They would glare at me and look at me funny when I went through the village. My mother would hold me close and cover me so that they couldn't see me. I didn't understand it then…but I do now. She protected me from them, from being persecuted."

"I understand now. You have no idea how long I've waited to ask you about your childhood. Ever since we found Tetsusaiga."

Inuyasha squeezed Kagome's shoulders slightly and pulled her closer.

"Well now you know huh?"

"Hai. And it makes me sad. I had no idea."

"Don't be. It's over with now."

"But it doesn't stop me from feeling bad about it. It will never REALLY be over…as long as you remain a hanyou. You'll always be picked on now."

"Feh. I've gotten used to it."

"But that's even worse. No one should have to get used to that kind of thing."

"What choice do I have?"

"I don't know…I just don't know."

Inuyasha bent his head down to nuzzled Kagome's neck.

"Do you realize Kagome…that I've told you practically everything about myself?"

Kagome smiled.

"And I have practically no secrets left to hide from you."

She moaned as he kissed her neck.

"There are still some things that I don't know about you."

"Like what?"

"How much you love me."

"As if that's a secret at all." He responded, as he stopped kissing her momentarily.

"You're right." She agreed as she reached up to rub his ears once again.

Inuyasha smiled at stared deep into her eyes. The eyes that captivated him so. The eyes that belonged to the woman that he loved so much. The eyes…that belonged to his Kagome. She persisted in rubbing his ears, her thumbs running gingerly over the insides of them. She enjoyed it as much as he did and she was reluctant to stop when Inuyasha fell back onto the grass, setting her on top of him. She was so reluctant in fact that she reached her hands back up to pet them again but was stopped as he wrapped his hands around her wrists seizing them in midair. He moved his body and succeeded in pushing her underneath him, careful not to squash her. Inuyasha smiled down at her and she smiled back, eyes shining brightly with the affection she had been hiding for so long and the brightness nearly matched his. They had found each other and were never to part. No matter what life threw at them. Inuyasha closed his eyes and kissed Kagome sweetly, pulling away then doing it again. Over and over, showing his love for her. Even if she could never truly understand.

Love is like an eternal flame,
once it is lit,
it will continue to burn for eternity.

- Kamila -