Chapter 10
"Not at all...its your claim to me, just like I did to you. I guess you could say your animalistic tendencies came out." He laughed quietly as she glared at him.
Kagome then looked at him with a very serious expression. "You know, you've matured a lot these last few weeks, why is that?"
Inuyasha ran a clawed finger over her skin, tracing every line, lightly. "I don't know. Maybe I realized things, things I should have seen a long time ago. Or maybe my coming of age had something to do with it."
Kagome started to laugh to herself. Trying desperatly to keep it hidden from the hanyou to her left.
"What's so funny?"
His question caught her off guard. She looked at him and saw his ears twitch toward her. Kagome smacked herself mentally at having forgotten his superior senses. "I was just thinking...in human and youkai years your 20, right....and in dog years, that would make you 140. I'm mated to an old man." She started to laugh uncontrollably as she watched his expression change from questioning to utter disbelief.
"I can't believe you just said that, even in youkai years, 140 is still young."
"Ya....but...in human years...on average....you....would....have been dead by your...70s or 80s." Kagome continued to laugh hystercally.
"Keh! Think on this then. Now that your my mate, you'll live just as long and since you took some of my blood, your as good as a hanyou as well, so that would make you what.....126." He sneered at her humerously as she quickly stopped her laughing.
Kagome crossed her arms acrossed her chest and turned from him. "Your so mean."
"Maybe but you fell for me anyway." Inuyasha rested his chin on her shoulder and snaked an arm around her waist and rested his hand on her stomach. A strange sensation ran through is hand as it rested on her stomach. 'No way, already!?' He removed his hand and rolled Kagome on to her back. Without a word of warning he placed an ear to her stomach, looking at her with concentrating eyes.
"Inuyasha.....what are you doing?"
"Shhhhhh." Inuyasha clamped a hand over her mouth and continued to listen. After satisfying his curiosity he sat up and drew her against him. He placed a quick kiss on her lips then hugged her, buring his face in her hair.
"Inuyasha......were you doing what I think you were doing?" She felt him nod against her shoulder. "You can tell, this early?" She felt him nod again. "I take it by your reaction, I am......but are you sure?"
Inuyasha released her from his hug and cupped her face in his hands. "Yes, you are, and I'm part youkai, trust me, I can tell when my mate is carrying my pup, ok." He smiled affectionatly at her then kissed her gently. He then let her go and stood up, pulling her with him. "Do you have any idea how happy you've made me. In one day, you've become my mate and now your carrying my pup." He placed a kiss on her forhead then pulled her toward the bedroom. "I need to get firewood and you should make something to eat. Don't want to stave our child, do you." He teased her as they entered the room. Inuyasha was pulled backwards when Kagome stopped abruptly and had a look of horror on her face. "Kagome?"
"Wha...what am I going to do about my mother. She's going to have a fit when she finds out I'm pregnant and not married. Plus I still have 5 months of school left." Kagome thought about her predicament. 'In away, Inuyasha and I are married but not by modern customs, or human customs for that matter. My family will want me married but how am I suppose to explain it to Inuyasha. And what am I gonna do about school.' Kagome felt a tug on her arm which brought her attention to the naked hanyou in front of her.
"I had a feeling this would come up." Inuyasha directed her to take a seat on the bed, while he went and rumaged through his clothes. He returned and took a seat beside her. "When I went into town yesterday I learned of some of your traditions. A lady told me about 'engagements,' and getting 'married.' You understand that by my customs we are already married, and I understand your need to have that 'wedding ceremony' I think its called. So I will do it, for you, that is why I bought these." He held out a small black box and opened it to reveal two gold bands with an infinity symbol on them.
Kagome looked at the rings then up to Inuyasha's glowing amber eyes. She was astonished at what he had said. 'He knows about the wedding stuff. He even planned for it. My god, I don't believe this is happening.' Kagome smiled warmly up at him then threw her arms around his neck. The momentum caused then to fall over backwards, but she didn't care, she just started to kiss him over and over again. Kagome stopped suddenly and became very serious. "Inuyasha do you realize we'll have to get married before we return home so my family doesn't suspect anything."
"I would have married you yesterday."
Kagome kissed him long and passionatly before resting her head on his bare chest. "You know what Inuyasha.....I love you!"
".........."
"With my whole heart."
"I love you too, Kagome." He whispered as he stroked her silky hair and kissed the top of her head. "Despite the fact that I would love to stay with you in bed all day, there are thing that need to be done."
Kagome gave him a pouting look and climbed off of him, "ok, fine, maybe later." She crossed the room to the dresser and started to dress.
"You can count on it" He gave her a mischievous grin then turned to get dressed himself. He watched as Kagome dressed in a sweater and jeans then walked out of the room. 'My family! God, never imagined hearing that from myself. But with Kagome anything is possible.' He dressed quickly and left the room to retrieve the makeshift bedding.
"DAMN IT!"
"WHAT? What did I do?" Inuyasha jumped at Kagome cursing from the kitchen.
"Nothing, I just forgot to turn on the burner earlier."
Inuyasha let out a sigh of relief as he watched her busy herself in the kitchen. As he went about gathering up the blankets, he had a hard time surpessing a laugh.
"Whats so funny?" asked Kagome.
"You are."
"Huh?"
"You cursed. How often does that happen? I think your picking up on some of my habits." Inuyasha vanished into the bedroom loaded down with bedding. "It would have to be your bad habits wouldn't it." She mumbled as she prepared their lunch. ~******~
"Not at all...its your claim to me, just like I did to you. I guess you could say your animalistic tendencies came out." He laughed quietly as she glared at him.
Kagome then looked at him with a very serious expression. "You know, you've matured a lot these last few weeks, why is that?"
Inuyasha ran a clawed finger over her skin, tracing every line, lightly. "I don't know. Maybe I realized things, things I should have seen a long time ago. Or maybe my coming of age had something to do with it."
Kagome started to laugh to herself. Trying desperatly to keep it hidden from the hanyou to her left.
"What's so funny?"
His question caught her off guard. She looked at him and saw his ears twitch toward her. Kagome smacked herself mentally at having forgotten his superior senses. "I was just thinking...in human and youkai years your 20, right....and in dog years, that would make you 140. I'm mated to an old man." She started to laugh uncontrollably as she watched his expression change from questioning to utter disbelief.
"I can't believe you just said that, even in youkai years, 140 is still young."
"Ya....but...in human years...on average....you....would....have been dead by your...70s or 80s." Kagome continued to laugh hystercally.
"Keh! Think on this then. Now that your my mate, you'll live just as long and since you took some of my blood, your as good as a hanyou as well, so that would make you what.....126." He sneered at her humerously as she quickly stopped her laughing.
Kagome crossed her arms acrossed her chest and turned from him. "Your so mean."
"Maybe but you fell for me anyway." Inuyasha rested his chin on her shoulder and snaked an arm around her waist and rested his hand on her stomach. A strange sensation ran through is hand as it rested on her stomach. 'No way, already!?' He removed his hand and rolled Kagome on to her back. Without a word of warning he placed an ear to her stomach, looking at her with concentrating eyes.
"Inuyasha.....what are you doing?"
"Shhhhhh." Inuyasha clamped a hand over her mouth and continued to listen. After satisfying his curiosity he sat up and drew her against him. He placed a quick kiss on her lips then hugged her, buring his face in her hair.
"Inuyasha......were you doing what I think you were doing?" She felt him nod against her shoulder. "You can tell, this early?" She felt him nod again. "I take it by your reaction, I am......but are you sure?"
Inuyasha released her from his hug and cupped her face in his hands. "Yes, you are, and I'm part youkai, trust me, I can tell when my mate is carrying my pup, ok." He smiled affectionatly at her then kissed her gently. He then let her go and stood up, pulling her with him. "Do you have any idea how happy you've made me. In one day, you've become my mate and now your carrying my pup." He placed a kiss on her forhead then pulled her toward the bedroom. "I need to get firewood and you should make something to eat. Don't want to stave our child, do you." He teased her as they entered the room. Inuyasha was pulled backwards when Kagome stopped abruptly and had a look of horror on her face. "Kagome?"
"Wha...what am I going to do about my mother. She's going to have a fit when she finds out I'm pregnant and not married. Plus I still have 5 months of school left." Kagome thought about her predicament. 'In away, Inuyasha and I are married but not by modern customs, or human customs for that matter. My family will want me married but how am I suppose to explain it to Inuyasha. And what am I gonna do about school.' Kagome felt a tug on her arm which brought her attention to the naked hanyou in front of her.
"I had a feeling this would come up." Inuyasha directed her to take a seat on the bed, while he went and rumaged through his clothes. He returned and took a seat beside her. "When I went into town yesterday I learned of some of your traditions. A lady told me about 'engagements,' and getting 'married.' You understand that by my customs we are already married, and I understand your need to have that 'wedding ceremony' I think its called. So I will do it, for you, that is why I bought these." He held out a small black box and opened it to reveal two gold bands with an infinity symbol on them.
Kagome looked at the rings then up to Inuyasha's glowing amber eyes. She was astonished at what he had said. 'He knows about the wedding stuff. He even planned for it. My god, I don't believe this is happening.' Kagome smiled warmly up at him then threw her arms around his neck. The momentum caused then to fall over backwards, but she didn't care, she just started to kiss him over and over again. Kagome stopped suddenly and became very serious. "Inuyasha do you realize we'll have to get married before we return home so my family doesn't suspect anything."
"I would have married you yesterday."
Kagome kissed him long and passionatly before resting her head on his bare chest. "You know what Inuyasha.....I love you!"
".........."
"With my whole heart."
"I love you too, Kagome." He whispered as he stroked her silky hair and kissed the top of her head. "Despite the fact that I would love to stay with you in bed all day, there are thing that need to be done."
Kagome gave him a pouting look and climbed off of him, "ok, fine, maybe later." She crossed the room to the dresser and started to dress.
"You can count on it" He gave her a mischievous grin then turned to get dressed himself. He watched as Kagome dressed in a sweater and jeans then walked out of the room. 'My family! God, never imagined hearing that from myself. But with Kagome anything is possible.' He dressed quickly and left the room to retrieve the makeshift bedding.
"DAMN IT!"
"WHAT? What did I do?" Inuyasha jumped at Kagome cursing from the kitchen.
"Nothing, I just forgot to turn on the burner earlier."
Inuyasha let out a sigh of relief as he watched her busy herself in the kitchen. As he went about gathering up the blankets, he had a hard time surpessing a laugh.
"Whats so funny?" asked Kagome.
"You are."
"Huh?"
"You cursed. How often does that happen? I think your picking up on some of my habits." Inuyasha vanished into the bedroom loaded down with bedding. "It would have to be your bad habits wouldn't it." She mumbled as she prepared their lunch. ~******~
