Inuyasha's 18th-8

Chapter 8

"Feh, stupid Raccoon." Inuyasha growled. He actually thought it was a good idea but didn't really want to admit it in front of them.

"Why not? You wouldn't lose control and your youkai half will be satisfied right?" Kagome asked.

"No. Inu-youkai mate for life Kagome. I would be bound to you no matter what, even if you left, my instincts would always love only you." He was serious.

Hachi inched away saying his quiet farewells.

"Wait, are you saying you love me?" Kagome asked. She hoped he would say yes, then she could tell him she loved him too.

"Well...yeah." Inuyasha glared at his foot as if blaming it for his sensitivity.

"Oh Inuyasha!" Kagome flung herself onto him. Inuyasha caught her in his arms and skipped backwards a little from shock. "I've always loved you!" Kagome started to cry into his chest.

"...Kagome?" He pulled her from his chest and gazed into her smiling face. Looking at her made his day, she always smiled and it made him feel better. "Will you be my mate?"

"Do you mean it? You aren't just saying this because of your instincts?"

"Yes I mean it, I've always loved you."

"What do you see?" Kagome didn't smile now, she wanted to make sure he really loved her.

"I see...Kagome. The girl I've always liked but pretended to hate so none of my enemies would get her. I see a girl who makes me feel happy every time she smiles, a girl who helps me even though I acted so rudely to her. I see Kagome."

Kagome jumped and wrapped her arms around his neck bringing him lower into a deep kiss. Inuyasha was a little stunned at first but then melting into her arms. This was better than anything he had ever felt before. Breaking the kiss to catch a breath, Kagome dropped her hands from his neck to around his stomach. She smiled up to him and he gazed back for a second then smiled.

"Inuyasha, if we're going to be mates, we might as well get your instincts under as much control as we can." She said a little flirtatiously. Inuyasha took a second to catch on but immediately laughed a little once he got it.

"I think that's a great idea." He said. "But I don't want to get you pregnant while we are looking for the shards and fighting all the time. We shouldn't do it now...."

"Yeah, I know, we have to get back to the camp. How do we tell the others?" Kagome grabbed his hand and started to walk back to the small campsite. "Just mates unmated right?" Kagome smiled up at his taller figure. 'Soon Inuyasha, we'll defeat Naraku and live in peace, everyone will.'

Inuyasha nodded and sighed. 'Some day Kagome, some day...' Inuyasha thought. He smiled to himself at the thought of a pup and it looking like Kagome and him. He couldn't quite picture it but was happy with the thought.

Coming through the clearing they saw that Hachi hadn't left. He was sitting by the fire with Sango, Miroku, Shippou, and Kirara all listening intently then smiling a little too happily. The two walked a little closer until they could both hear what Hachi was saying.

"So I hid in the bushes and Lady Kagome said, ' If we're going to be mates we might as well get your instincts under as much control as we can.' I left after that and came here." Hachi had just finished when Inuyasha hit him on the head making his eyes go all spirally.

"Stupid Raccoon." Inuyasha mumbled as he sat down. Kagome was going to walk over and sit next to Sango but Inuyasha grabbed her waist and pulled her down to sit on his lap. Kagome 'eep'ed and giggled as Inuyasha rested his chin on her shoulder, glaring at Sango and Miroku, who were smiling very perverted.

"WHAT?!?" Inuyasha shouted at them.

"Nothing!" They said in unison.

"We all knew you two would take Lady Kagome as your mate some day." Miroku said. "Congratulations." Sango nodded in agreement.

"Feh."

Kagome shifted so she could reach up to his ears and rubbed them at the base, making him growl in delight and lean closer to her. Kagome giggled until he fell forward and landed by her side, at least it wasn't on top of her.

"Inuyasha?" Shippou asked, he walked up to the hanyou. "Does this mean I'm going to be an uncle soon?"

Inuyasha face faulted.

"Yeah! Are we going to be aunts and uncles here?" Miroku asked happily joining in on torturing poor Inuyasha. He glared at them for a second then looked at Kagome who was equally stunned.

"I...guess so." Kagome said and Inuyasha stared at her.

"I thought we weren't going to do that?" He whispered.

"Oh, I thought that after Naraku, but well if you don't want to..." Kagome looked up a him sadly.

"No, no! I just thought you were too young in your time. I want children." 'Lots!' Inuyasha smiled at her. Kagome cheered up immediately and hugged his waist. Inuyasha leaned sown and lightly kissed her but pulled back quickly when he heard Miroku and Shippou oooohing and aaaaaawing He blushed and sat back up, pulling Kagome back into his lap and again resting his chin on her shoulder. Inuyasha fell asleep gripping Kagome's waist while she talked to the others about going home to tell her family and she and Inuyasha would probably have to get married.

After an hour or so of talking Kagome shook Inuyasha's ear to wake him up.

"Inuyasha, time for bed. You need to let go." She whispered as he awoke and yawned. He just stood up and carried Kagome over to his tree not listening to her cries in protest. He jumped up into one of the lower branches and sat Kagome between his thighs so she could lean against him like a pillow.

Kagome was surprised at how comfortable his chest was. He breathed slowly and purred lightly but loud enough for Kagome to hear when she rested her head on him. She smiled as she was rocked gently to sleep by his rising and falling chest.

Later in the night Inuyasha woke to find her shivering. He untied his haori and wrapped it around her so that she was inside and cuddled next to her mate's warmness. Instantly she stopped shaking and mumbled in her sleep something about Buyo falling off the roof, this made Inuyasha think of the stupid cat and how dogs were so much smarter even in the future. He watched the sun rise for a few minutes but fell asleep again.

Should they have kids? I don't want this to be a lemon, what do you all
think? And I promise to have more Sango/Miroku!!!

HELP! I got this idea by mixing some of your ideas together. Once again I
need to break my writers block!

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