A Secret Love

Author's Note: Anyway, I did this to have some fun. I was thinking, what Kikyo didn't exists in their lives (don't we all wish that?) and Kagome lived in Inuyasha's time? Well this is what this fic is about.

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or the characters, just this fic. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*~*~* Chapter 10

Inuyasha sat in a corner of a room as the little fox demon named Shippo sat with Kagome and Kaede telling them about how his parents had been killed and he was living off of stealing fruits from the village fields. Kagome had taken an immediate liking to the little kitsune, which made Inuyasha very upset. Kagome was his and he was NOT about to let some little fox baby come and take her away from him.

"Well we can't let him continue to live on his own! Its dangerous out there!" said Kagome, looking at Kaede. "He and Inuyasha can stay together. here can't they?" she asked. Kaede gave the girl a look and Inuyasha stood up.

"Kagome, I've lived out in the forest all my life. I don't need any shelter." He informed. She stood up and gave him a stern look.

"Yes you do! What if it rains? You could catch a deadly cold or something!" she asked. "And Shippo is going to need a place to stay as well."

"So let us stay with you. We've slept in the same bed with each other once before." Kagome blushed and Inuyasha noticed the look Kaede now had on her face and the curious look on Shippo's.

"We were younger then." She muttered and turned away. Kaede cleared her throat to get their attention.

"Ye will be expected to explain all this to your mother. Well not ALL of it, but tell her Inuyasha is bound to you and will help you get the jewel shards." Kagome nodded. "The demons can stay with me until all is fixed." Inuyasha scowled.

"Kagome met my mother before she died and my mom had nothing against her."

"Your mother was human." Informed Kagome. "Things would have been different if she were a demon."

"Your mother? That's right Inuyasha, you're a half-breed. how did she die? She had to have been a young woman." Kaede asked. Inuyasha turned away and Kagome noticed his ears flatten back on his head.

"She was killed, Kaede." She said quietly. Kaede nodded her head and quickly changed the subject.

"Well Kagome, I assume your mother is expecting you home." She said. "Inuyasha, Shippo. I want you both to stay here ALL night and not go wandering off into the village or forest in the middle of the night."

"Feh."

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Souta groaned and dropped onto his bed with a grunt. After unsealing Inuyasha from the tree, he had gotten into serious trouble and was doing a lot of chores as a punishment. He was doing things for their mother as well as the elderly villagers. His mother felt that if he was going to endanger the village the way he did, he might as well serve the village as well. Kagome smiled and tossed him a fresh blanket.

"So, what were you doing today?" she asked as her brother pulled his blanket over his head, ready to go to sleep. He let out a groan and shuffled under the blanket, muttering something's, Kagome didn't really know what. "Sounds like fun." She teased.

'Shut up." he grunted and Kagome snorted. She was just about to go to her room to get ready for bed when they heard their mother scream.

"MOM!" they called and ran into the main room. Kagome let out a gasp when she spotted their mother standing in front of Inuyasha with her broom held up in defense.

"If you think I'm going to allow you to eat my children, think again!" she screamed and broke her broom when she hit Inuyasha over the top of the head with it.

"Inuyasha!" announced Kagome and ran up to him, looking at the lump that formed at the top of his head. "What are you doing here? I thought Kaede told you to.."

"Do you think I'd really listen to that old hag?" asked the half-breed and narrowed his eyes at Kagome's mom, who retreated behind Kagome.

"What does he want from us Kagome?" she asked. Kagome gave an embarrassed sigh and turned to Inuyasha with a raised eyebrow.

"What are you doing here?" she asked.

"It got a bit lonely at the old hag's place." He answered. Mrs. Higurashi stepped from behind her daughter and looked up at Inuyasha, waving her remaining piece of broom in his face.

"You mean to tell me you've come here to rest and you expect to get it after you attacked my daughter!?" she asked. Inuyasha blinked in confusion and Kagome tugged on the sleeve of her mother's kimono.

"Mom, I've known Inuyasha since I was a little kid. he won't hurt us." She informed. Mrs. Higurashi tuned to her daughter and gave her a sad look.

"But he attacked you once before Kagome. What makes you think he won't try to kill you again?" asked her mother. Kagome smiled and went over to where Inuyasha was standing, tugging at one of the dog-ears at the top of his head.

"He won't be able to find the shards of the Shikon jewel without me you know. Besides, he never attacked me, and can you honestly look at this adorable face and not trust him?" Mrs. Higurashi looked from her daughter to the dog demon at her side and suddenly her eyes went wide.

"Its you.. That boy that we saw Kagome with eleven years ago." She said in shock. Inuyasha smirked and was about to say something, but Kagome's mother got right in his face, and then began circling him, looking him up and down and nodding as she did so. "My, my, now I can see why you and Kagome became friends. You've got quite the body. How old are you? 17?"

"Mom, are you sane!?" yelled Kagome. Her mother smiled and gave Kagome a wink.

"He's a very attractive young man. I hope you two haven't been spending too much time together though. I still don't trust you." Inuyasha watched as the older woman walked off. He turned to Kagome with a shocked look, but she shook her head.

"C'mon, you can sleep in Souta's room." She said.

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That night, while in Souta's room, the boy had asked Inuyasha a lot of questions and seemed to take a great liking towards him, though he also showed a bit a fear on having to share a room with the half breed that had supposedly attacked his sister. Inuyasha's ears twitched a bit when he heard he sound of soft breathing and he opened his eyes to see that Souta had finally fallen asleep. He smiled with satisfaction and got up, sneaking into Kagome's room.

He had waited nearly two hours for Souta to fall asleep just so he could sneak into Kagome's room and sleep with her like they use to. Before the incident, after they had met again after being separated for ten years, Kagome had slept straddling up in his lap in Go-Shinboku many times. It was just that now they were older and due to this, things had changed in them both physically and emotionally. Kagome's mother probably wouldn't approve of him lying in the same bed under the same sheets as her daughter. but he didn't care. He leaned over he sleeping girl and nudged her.

"Kagome, scoot over." He whispered in her ear. She groaned and began to move over, but obviously realized what she was doing and stopped and sat up urgently, looking at Inuyasha in shock.

"Inuyasha, what are you doing here?" she hissed. He sat down and looked at her innocently.

"I came to sleep with you." He answered. She let out a sigh and ran her fingers through her hair and looked at the half-breed and moved over, making room for him in bed with her. She yawned and moved into him so her back was resting against his chest.

"My mom going to have a cow when she sees you in here." She informed tiredly. Inuyasha yawned and nuzzled her neck, enjoying her scent. He heard a giggle escape from Kagome and he lifted his head, tilting it to the side in curiosity.

"What was that?" he asked. Kagome rolled over and looked up at him in confusion.

"What was what?" she asked.

"That little giggle like thing." Kagome smiled and wrapped her arm around Inuyasha's torso and placed her head under his chin.

"I'm older now Inuyasha. and a girl. There are a few things about me you still need to learn." She answered. He watched her and she soon fell asleep in Inuyasha's arms.