Yummy! I just LOVE Reeses! Yummy! I'm starting on the second half of my second bag! I ate half last night (I was up ALL night long!) these things are SOOOOO addictive! I love the peanut butter parts (although the chocolate IS good ^_^) ok, enough ranting about candy. Onto the ficcie!

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Chapter 9- You don't know him like I do

Lord Higurashi talked to Inu Yasha all throughout dinner. Kagome felt bad for the demon; her father was a scary man, and poor Inu Yasha was being asked millions of questions.

"So, do you have any brothers or sisters?" Lord Higurashi asked.

Kagome hadn't seen or met any siblings, so she figured he didn't have any. "Yes," Inu Yasha answered. "My older brother, Sesshoumaru."

"Older? So you aren't inheriting your fathers lands?"

"Oh no, I am." Inu Yasha took a bite of his food. "See, Sesshoumaru married a young Lady named Rin. Rin's father didn't have a male heir to take over his lands, so when Sesshoumaru came into the family, he took over. So I inherit my fathers lands." The Higurashi family listened intently to Inu Yasha's explanations.

When Inu Yasha finished, Lord Higurashi shook his head approvingly. Kagome let out a silent breath of relief. Her father approved. That was always good.

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After dinner, Inu Yasha escorted Kagome to her rooms. They talked as they walked down the many long hallways. Finally they reached her room.

"Well, I'll see you tomorrow." Inu Yasha said cheerfully.

Kagome hesitated. "Inu Yasha, could you stay with me tonight?"

"WHAT?!?!"

"What if Kouga comes back?" Her head was lowered in embarrassment.

"He wont..."

"You don't know him like I do. He will. I don't know if its going to be tonight, but he WILL come back."

After a while of Kagome's pleadings, Inu Yasha finally agreed to stay with her. "I'll sleep on the floor."

"No."

"What?" Inu Yasha was shocked.

"Its ok, we've already spent the night together, remember, in the meadow?" Kagome explained.

So Inu Yasha crawled into her bed, muttering something about him being dead if her father found out.

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Kagome woke up the next morning to find Inu Yasha staring at her, with his arm draped over her waist. "Well, this seems oddly familiar," He grinned.

"Except last time, I woke up first."

"Ya know, you're beautiful when you're asleep."

"So I'm not beautiful when I'm awake?" She asked indignantly, though she couldn't hide her smile.

"Of course not." Inu Yasha grin widened at her shock. She tried to pull away from him, but he held her still.

"Let me go. You're mean, so you're not allowed to touch me."

Inu Yasha laughed. "Too bad."

The two struggled for a bit, Kagome wanting to get away from the demon, who wanted to keep her there. Inu Yasha won. He had her pinned down underneath him. Kagome was blushing deep red. "This isn't a very good position..." Kagome told the demon.

"I like it." Inu Yasha gave another grin, then kissed her. "So, who's kisses do you like better, mine or Kouga's?"

"Well I don't know..." she teased. "Kouga DID tell me he loved me... and..."

"Oh shut up."

Kagome looked up, and her smile faded. There was a strange look in Inu Yasha's eyes.

"Inu Yasha..."

"Damn it Kagome, haven't you guessed?"

"What? Guessed what?"

"That I was in love with you." Kagome gave a little gasp of surprise.

"No... I didn't guess... I... I..."

Inu Yasha leaned down and started kissing. Kagome sat there for a while, still in shock, but she was soon kissing him back.

"Kagome I... WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?" Lord Higurashi's voice boomed through the room.

Inu Yasha tumbled onto the floor, and Kagome sat up quickly. "Daddy... oh my god..."

"Lord Higurashi, I..." Inu Yasha tried to think up a way to explain why he was on top of the Lord's daughter.

"You really should wait until you've known each other longer before you start doing THAT." The Lord said, shaking his head.

"But! But we weren't!" Inu Yasha found he was talking to the door, because Lord Higurashi had left. "Well. That went better than it did with Kouga." The demon commented.

"Yea. He must really like you. If it were anyone else, he might have killed them."

Inu Yasha looked over at the beet-red Kagome, and sighed. "Why do we always get interrupted when things start getting interesting?"

"Fate seems to be against you." She told him.

"Against ME? What's that supposed to mean? That you didn't WANT that?"

"Um, well, I don't know..." Kagome turned an even darker shade of red (if that was even possible)

Inu Yasha laughed. "Lets go to breakfast darling."

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Kouga sat in the Higurashi Castle's basement, thinking. He had gone to Kagome's room last night, only to find her sleeping with the damn hanyou. Well, at least they hadn't been DOING anything yet. He had to make sure it stayed that way. He would get Kagome; he would have her if it were the last thing he did.

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Lord Higurashi (thankfully) said nothing about what he had seen during breakfast. Although, he DID keep giving Kagome and Inu Yasha little smiles and winks while they were eating. Lady Higurashi noticed it, but decided to ask her husband after the meal was over. Souta Higurashi was clueless to the whole thing, and kept staring at the demon the whole time. No one knew about a certain plotting man who was sitting in their basement.

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Ok, its done. What should happen in the next chapter, huh? I dunno. So if you ever want to see the next chapter alive, then review, ok? Remember that. And Merry Christmas! Till next time!

~Lady Red