I hope u r happy with this everyone! They finally get some alone time.

Chapter 5:

Shippo popped out of the back of the cave.

"Gah! How many of you are there!" Inuyasha cried, leaping back.

"Well, I woke, up..... and Kagome was gone! I went to find her, and I followed you here!"

Kagome was getting tired of this. They just wouldn't give them a moment alone! She was EXASPERATED to put it bluntly.

"Shippo..." Kagome began in a dangerous and subdued voice. "Why don' you go back to camp, AND GO BACK TO SLEEP!"

Inuyasha could have sworn he saw mock fangs on her as she screamed at the young kitsune.

"Why are you so eager to get rid of me? What are you two doing that I can't be in on...." Shippo glanced around suspiciously.

Kagome sweat dropped.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

Inuyasha covered his sensitive ears to shield them from the scream. It could have shattered even the smallest piece of glass. Shippo seemed to get the clue though, and left running. The hanyou looked on in amusement, he had never seen Kagome yell at Shippo before.

Kagome pushed Inuyasha onto the ground, and resumed her position on his lap.

"Now, Where were we?" Kagome said as Inuyasha stared blankly at her. "Ah, yes"

Kagome leaned forward and her lips made contact with Inuyasha's. This was the moment she had been waiting for, the moment that all her hopes and dreams were covered in. And it was everything she had ever imagined and more. The hanyou proved to a quite adept kisser, maneuvering his tongue expertly in and out of her mouth.

Finally, they broke apart. Breathing hard, Kagome sat up and looked at the hanyou before her, he was giving her an identical look of awe.

That moment lasted forever, but ended too soon. Everything seemed to be contained in those few seconds that their eyes met. A divine understanding passed between the two, which lasted infinitely. Kagome smiled, and soon went back for more.

The next morning, Kagome woke to find Inuyasha under her, and the sun poking thorough the depths of the cave. His chest rose and fell with content slumber.

'We finally got some time together.' She thought happily.

Inuyasha was now fully awake, drinking in the scent of the miko above him.

"Ohayo, Kagome." He mumbled.

"Ohayo!" she responded.

They smiled at each other, warm, full-hearted smiles.

"Can we stay in here a bit longer?" Kagome pleaded.

"Anything for you!" He chuckled.

Kagome sighed happily, relaxing onto Inuyasha. He smiled into her hair, inhaling her intoxicating scent.

"Inuyasha?" Kagome said, resting her head on his bare chest.

'Hai?"

"Can we please go back to my time? Just for a bit..." Kagome pleaded.

Inuyasha was silent, pondering his answer.

"Can I come with you?" he said finally.

"Of course, does that mean we can go?"

"Hai."

"YAY!" Kagome shouted excitedly.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

While packing for their trip back to Kagome's time, Miroku shot Kagome and Inuyasha many looks, knowing the two had spent the night together, also noticing Inuyasha's haori was a bit hastily tied in the back....

Miroku snickered, filled with perverted thoughts. A certain taijya however, was teeming with unanswered questions, though she knew she had to wait until Inuyasha was out of earshot. Finally, when Inuyasha had gone to get something, she edged over to Kagome.

"Kagome.... Did you and Inuyasha.... You know...." Sango stuttered.

"Heh heh..... well.... Hai...." Kagome blushed even harder.

Sango have out a squeak of delight.

"HOW CUTE!" the taijya exclaimed. "Say.... Just wondering but.... Do you think there's any chance that you are pregnant?" Sango whispered.

Kagome hadn't thought of that, and she abruptly gasped.

"I didn't think about that! I forgot.... Oh no! What if I am pregnant? I am not old enough to be having children!" Kagome coughed.

Sango giggled.

"It's ok, Kagome. Don't sweat it, you probably aren't anyway." Sango said reassuringly.

Inuyasha had listened to the whole conversation from behind a tree just outside the clearing. He smirked at the thought of the previous night, but was disappointed to hear Kagome so concerned about being pregnant.

'Doesn't she want to have children?' he thought sadly, entering the clearing as the girl's conversation ended.

"Let's go Kagome." He said, picking up Kagome's fully packed yellow bag and heading toward the bone-eater's well.

Kagome followed, waving goodbye as they disappeared into the woods.

After walking for a while, Inuyasha spoke.

"Kagome?"

"Hai." She responded.

"Do you want to have children?" He asked.

The question took Kagome by surprise. The truth was, she was afraid to have children. Afraid not just of the childbirth part, but also the commitment it would be to have them. When Kagome was silent, Inuyasha reiterated his question.

"I don't know...." Kagome said quietly, avoiding eye contact with him.

"I heard you and Sango talking...." Inuyasha said.

"I knew you would for some reason." Kagome whispered, knowing she had to tell him the truth; she was afraid.

"Well? Do you want to have children?" Inuyasha stated once again.

"I.... I am afraid." Kagome said, looking away to hide the blush on her face.

"Oh.... Sorry about last night, I couldn't help myself." Inuyasha said, a little embarrassed realizing she really could be pregnant right now.

"It's ok. I enjoyed it, and if I am pregnant, I know you'll help me through it."

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Kagome waited for the strip to change color impatiently. She was almost disappointed when it didn't. The two sat on the bathroom floor beside the bathtub, a small box out on the counter.

"I'm not pregnant after all...." She trailed off.

"Sa- I mean good!" Inuyasha caught himself.

"Yeah...." Kagome said sadly. "But I kinda was expecting I would be.... I was ready."

"I thought you were afraid." Inuyasha questioned.

"Well, just think of how fun it would be to have a kid. You could teach it to use it's demon powers, and I could teach it to use it's miko powers. It would be part of both times." Kagome said, staring off into space dreamily.

"That would be fun...." Inuyasha said, giving Kagome a seductive sideward glance. He caught her eye and she smiled.

"My family is on a one-month vacation...." Kagome snickered.

"Right, which gives us lots of time here in your time.... Alone." Inuyasha whispered, a small grin running across his face.

Kagome giggled, and before she had time to think, she had been drawn into Inuyasha's strong arms. They kissed, their first since the other night.

Inuyasha could no longer keep his youkai instincts at bay, he picked up Kagome and rushed to her bed, setting her on it. He climbed on next to her and they resumed the kiss.

There was no interruptions, no Shippo, no Sango, no Miroku. They were in a soft, warm bed with no one around to see. And you can imagine what they would have done next.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Kagome woke again to the rise and fall of Inuyasha's bare chest. She lifted her head, causing the hanyou to stir and his eyes to flutter open. She smiled at him happily, getting a sleepy smile in return.

RIINNNGGG. Kagome jumped. The doorbell? Who would be coming at this time.... That's when Kagome realized it was in the middle of that day.

"Oh my god!" She cried, jumping off Inuyasha and struggling to find and put on her clothes. Inuyasha followed her example, having no idea why there had just been a loud ring, but disappointed that it had ruined their moment.

When Kagome was decently dressed, she ran downstairs, followed closely by Inuyasha. Opening the door a crack to reveal a girl about Kagome's age.

"Oh.... Hi Ayumi...." Kagome managed.

"Hey Kagome.... Is this a bad time? I was hoping you were ok after that horrible case of mono." The girl said.

"Oh, it's fine! I just forgot it was today." Kagome said.

"What was today?" Inuyasha asked innocently from behind Kagome.

Ayumi jumped when she heard Inuyasha's voice.

"Who was that?" she asked, stunned.

"Ohh.... Well.... You see...." Kagome struggled. She now had the door all the way open to reveal a half dressed Inuyasha, scratching his ears in confusion.

Ayumi's eyes widened in shock, taking in everything from Inuyasha's bare chest, to Kagome ruffled clothes. When her eyes fell upon a piece of Kagome's undergarments that was hanging out of Inuyasha's pant leg, it all went together.

"Are you sure I didn't catch you two at a bad time?" she asked sheepishly, almost turning to leave.

Kagome grabbed her shoulder before she had a chance to turn around.

"Ayumi?" Kagome pleaded, face crimson. "You won't tell anyone about this right?"

"Maybe, maybe not." was Ayumi's answer, freeing herself from Kagome's grip and walking off.

"What was that all about?" Inuyasha asked, clueless, as Kagome closed the front door.

Kagome just sighed and sat on the ground, back to the door.

"Well, now she's going to tell the whole world what we did last night. I am not going to be able to go back to school for ages." Kagome moaned, trying to keep herself from just bursting into tears.

"Why does that matter, doesn't everyone your age get married?" Inuyasha asked, innocently looking at Kagome.

"No, Inuyasha.... In my time it's looked down upon, especially what we did." Kagome muttered, still staring at the ground.

"I thought you wanted to have children?" he said.

"I do, but people in my time just don't accept it at my age." Kagome's tears finally started flowing.

"Jii-chan and Okaasan are going to be disappointed...." She sobbed.

Inuyasha embraced her, though hesitant on what to say.

"You'll always have a place in my time. I think you were meant to be there anyway." Inuyasha whispered into her ear.

He was surprised when she started to cry even harder at his words.

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Kagome dried her tears, explaining to Inuyasha about the unwritten 'rules' of her time. He finally understood, very disappointed at how a young person's rights were so limited.

They were still sitting in the doorway when the doorbell rang again. Kagome peeked out the window, glad to see Ayumi was back.

Opening the door, Kagome smiled at Ayumi.

"Is this a better time?" Ayumi said, a little pang of guilt when she saw tears on Kagome's cheeks.

"Hai." Kagome said.

"Great, now you promised!" Ayumi said excitedly. "And now you have a date too!"

"Wha? Date for what?" Inuyasha asked, seeming to be quite confused.

"The new year's festival, I promised Ayumi I would go with her and her boyfriend if I found a date." Kagome smiled.

"So I get to be your date?" Inuyasha smiled excitedly.

"Hai!" Kagome responded. "Now, Inuyasha, I have to go with Ayumi to buy a new kimono for the festival, and get my make up done and all that. You'll be fine in you're haori, I'll wash it though...."

Ayumi waited patiently as Kagome ran upstairs and got ready, then the two were off. Inuyasha waved goodbye and jumped into the Goshimboku tree.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

The girls gossiped for a bit while waiting for the bus. Ayumi finally plucked up enough courage to ask about Inuyasha.

"How long have you known him?" She asked.

"Well.... Urrr.... Two years I think." Kagome replied.

"He's a dream, even better then Hojo!" Ayumi exclaimed as if it were some sort of miracle.

"I know...." Kagome said, wishing she could tell her friend about the well. "I'm sorry I didn't introduce you to him before...."

"It's ok.... It's just that finding you two half dressed together wasn't the best way to find out."

Kagome blushed deeply, shifting uncomfortably on the bench.

"Heh.... Well we.... Last night...." Kagome mumbled.

"I know, Inuyasha had some of your * ahem * undergarments sticking out of his pant leg." She laughed.

"Oh...." Kagome was now nearly crimson, avoiding eye contact with Ayumi.

"You didn't do anything you regret did you?" Ayumi asked carefully.

"No...." Kagome said, turning back to her usual color. "It's not the first time.... We did it once before."

"AND YOU NEVER TOLD ME!" Ayumi gasped, a little too loudly for Kagome's liking.

"Well.... It was recently.... We haven't really been 'going out' that long, only about a week."

"A WEEK!" Ayumi gasped again.

"Hai...." Kagome said.

"Are you sure about him? I mean I know you have known him for two years but...." Ayumi trailed off, seeing Kagome staring off into space.

"I love him.... I always have loved him.... Ever since the day we met." Kagome said quietly.

The bus pulled up just as Kagome finished her sentence and the two girls got on, leaving their conversation unfinished. When they arrived at the mall, they went to a traditional kimono shop. It was a small place, with beautiful kimonos in the window.

Stepping inside, Kagome looked around to see an array of beautiful, traditional garments.

'It's just like Inuyasha's time.' She thought to herself.

"Ohh, I like that one!" Ayumi exclaimed, running off to a sage green kimono, with a pink and white flower obi to match.

She tried it on and smiled approvingly. "I'll see if I can't find something better, but I like this one!"

"Now I have to find one I like!" Kagome said, getting excited.

She chose a soft red one, a golden crane decorating the edges. The obi was in the shape of a winged creature, dots of gold all over it.

She slipped it on and Ayumi tied the obi for her. Kagome gasped.

"It's perfect."

The red was the same as Inuyasha's haori, and the golden cranes almost looked real. She spun around, admiring herself in the mirror.

Ayumi found another kimono for herself already, and was slipping it on. This one was a cream color, it was decorated with red, gold and pink flowers, and the obi was in the shape of a flower.

"This is the one!" Ayumi said, bumping Kagome out of the way to use the mirror.

The girls admired their kimonos for a few minutes longer, fighting for the mirror. The kimono was not cheap, and Kagome gave the lady behind the counter all the money her mother had left for her. Ayumi also bought hers, using her parents' credit card.

They sat on a bench near the store, sipping sodas they had bought at a small coffee stand.

"You really do love him don't you?" Ayumi said, looking at Kagome.

Kagome nodded, staring off into the distance. A gust of wind blew and she shivered, only wearing a tank top and shorts.

"Hey, Kagome. Did you get a tattoo?" Ayumi said, staring at Kagome's shoulder.

"Nani? Oh.... Uhhh." Kagome realized she was referring to Inuyasha's youkai 'mark.'

"What is it? It looks like a scar." Ayumi said, now running her finger along the delicate lines.

"Well.... It's something.... That my grandfather did, to ward off evil spirits or something!" Kagome lied, quite proud of her quick thinking, but disappointed she had to lie to her best friend.

"Ohhh.... Cool!" Ayumi said, unsure if Kagome's story was true. Inside Ayumi's mind, she knew that Kagome wasn't telling her something about Inuyasha or something else. She always knew when Kagome was hiding something. Wisely deciding to drop the subject, Ayumi got up.

"Hey, I hear there's a new perfume store, wanna go?" ^-^

"Sure...." Kagome said, knowing Inuyasha was going to hate her even going into one of those shops.

The two girls strolled off to another small shop. When Kagome stepped inside, she nearly fainted from the smell. It was strong enough to give her a headache.

Ayumi immediately smelled nearly ever perfume, testing a few on Kagome against her will. Finally deciding on one, Ayumi paid for it at the counter and they finally exited the horrible place.

Kagome took a few deep breaths of the fresh air.

"Why didn't you buy any?" Ayumi asked.

"Inuyasha hates perfume."

"Oh." Ayumi said, a little disappointed.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

The two girls got to Kagome's house to find Inuyasha waiting patiently at the door for them.

"Have fun while I was gone, Inu-kun?" Kagome said cutely.

'Inu-kun.... She's never called me that before.....' "I hung around in a tree, you know, the usual."

Ayumi giggled, thinking it was supposed to be a joke, NORMAL people didn't hang around in trees anyway. Kagome gave her a look, and walked inside with Inuyasha sniffing Kagome curiously.

"Kagome?" Inuyasha asked form behind her, still sniffing her coat.

"Hai." The three were now in the kitchen, and Kagome was preparing ramen.

"Why do you smell weird, and where did your old scent go?" Inuyasha asked sadly.

"Ayumi put perfume on me.... And it's overpowering me too....." Kagome shot a nasty look at Ayumi who was sitting at the table, eating rice crackers.

"I thought you liked it!" She said in defense.

"Par-foom?" Inuyasha tasted the word thoughtfully.

"Yah, it's liquid stuff that has a really strong smell, and it SUPPOSED to smell good." Kagome explained.

Ayumi gave her a weird look, suspecting even more that she wasn't telling her something about Inuyasha. It was like he was from another planet!

"Oh....." Inuyasha said sadly. "I miss your normal scent."

"After Ayumi leaves we- I'll take a bath." Kagome said, blushing after her slip in words.

Inuyasha got the hint and smiled happily, Ayumi was too busy with her rice crackers to hear her.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

"Bye." Ayumi waved as she made her way down the sidewalk. Kagome closed the door and turned, nearly bumping into a smiling Inuyasha.

"I'll turn the water on!" He said, trotting up the stairs like a content puppy. Kagome smiled after him.

~*~*~*~*~

Inuyasha climbed into the tub after helping Kagome in. Kagome rested her head on his shoulder, exhausted form the shopping she had done that day. Inuyasha just sat; content with the time he was spending with his mate.

"The festival is tomorrow night." Kagome whispered. "It'll be fun!"

"Anything would be fun that involves you." Inuyasha said soothingly, scrubbing Kagome's back with soap.

Inuyasha washed and rinsed her hair, as did Kagome with Inuyasha's hair.

"I am glad we finally get some time alone, it's kinda like a honeymoon." Kagome sighed, leaning back onto Inuyasha.

'A honey-what?' Inuyasha thought, but decided against asking about it.

And so we leave the two in the bathroom, together. HOW WAFFY/FLUFFY! Lol... what can I say, I like waff and fluff! Tis good things. Anyway, I will update asap, though I still got a month of school, so I'll see what I can do. The next chapter should be the last, unless you wanna see anything special happen (I'll take requests and see what I can do.) please review!