Inuyasha's 18th-10

Chapter 10

"Come on Inuyasha! Get up!" Kagome pulled his haori a little to get him moving.

"Ugh. Why are you up so early?" He rubbed his eyes.

"We fell asleep here! We have to get back to Sango and Miroku. Now hurry!"

Inuyasha sniffed the then jumped up and grabbed Kagome making her 'eep' and ran through the thick underbrush of the forest.

"Inuyasha? Why are you going so fast?!" Kagome screamed as the almost ran into a tree.

"I smell a male demon in my territory." Was all he said. Kagome knew he always hated it when a demon came into his forest.

Inuyasha stopped in a clearing and raised his nose in the air, then bolted off again in the direction of the scent. Kagome could now see a large figure moving in the distance and then noticed that Miroku and Sango were fighting it.

"Sango! Miroku!" Kagome cried. She didn't have her bow and arrows, what was she supposed to do?!

"Kagome, stay here." He kissed her neck then leapt forward and slashed the demon In the back with the Tetsuaiga. It was a bear demon, he had long black claws and was at least 9 feet tall. Kagome first thought it was just a normal bear at first, but it wore armor across it's bulky brown shoulders.

'Great, I can't do anything to help.' Kagome thought. She stayed by some trees and watched her mate attack it with all his might. It was a quick battle and Inuyasha had killed it just a few minutes after he got there.

"Stupid bear, came here after you and didn't even have a jewel shard." Inuyasha said as he walked back over to Kagome, sheathing the Tetsuaiga.

"How do you know it came after me?" Kagome asked.

"It's scent told me everything." Inuyasha growled. Kagome kissed him then ran over to Sango who had a large bite mark across her arm. Miroku was already wrapping it and Sango smiled at Kagome.

"You okay?" Kagome asked. "Yeah, doesn't really hurt that bad." Sango winced.

"Sorry." Miroku muttered as he cleaned around the gashes.

"We should have been here." Kagome said as she glanced at the wound on her friends arm.

"No, that's okay." Sango blushed a little but it caught Kagome's attention.

"What exactly did you two do when we left?" Kagome made Sango go a deeper crimson. She remembered waking up late in the night with Miroku holding her but he had kept his hands were they belonged.

"Nothing like that lady Kagome." Miroku smiled. He loved the thought but wouldn't rush Sango. Sango nodded her agreement.

"Feh, Miroku actually behaved? Surprising." Inuyasha muttered as they all got up and went back to the campsite to gather their things.

Walking back to the village Sango walked by Kagome and Inuyasha was talking to Miroku ahead of them.

"So, are you guys going to get married?" Kagome giggled as Sango's face once again turned red. Inuyasha's ear flicked back to listen to them.

"Um...I dunno." Sango looked down at the ground and lost herself in her own thoughts. Before she realized it Miroku was by her side and waving a hand in front of her face to pull her from her thoughts. "Huh? Oh, Miroku." She smiled at him and he grinned back. Kagome decided to take a hint and she rushed up to Inuyasha's side.

"They're busy back there." Kagome laughed. Inuyasha turned his head to see the monk holding Sango in his arms kissing a little too deeply for his liking. He snapped his head back and made a disgusted face. Kagome laughed as he wrapped an arm around her waist nudging her neck and growling playfully.

The sun was almost right above their heads telling them that it was late morning.

When they finally got to Kaede's village they headed for the hut. Everybody sat down and ate some rice that Kaede had made them.

"Inuyasha, after we eat let's head to the well okay?" Kagome whispered to him. She was sitting in his lap once again with him resting his head on her shoulder. He seemed to like having Kagome sit with him. They had explained to Kaede that they were mates and Sango and Miroku had figured something out. Kaede also knew that Inuyasha and Kagome would eventually get together, she rather liked the idea. Inuyasha nodded his agreement and nipped her neck taking in her scent once again. She smelled tempting, but he promised himself not to go after her no matter what. His instincts were still strong but not overpowering. He tightened his grip a little on her waist when he thought of how her parents would take the news. Inuyasha would not let them ruin their lives if they didn't want Kagome to be his mate they would have to get over it.

Kagome on the other hand was excited to tell her family that she should get married and thought they would be happy. Only her grandfather would probably have a fit. She smiled to herself as she felt Inuyasha tighten his arms around her protectively. She loved him so much. Kagome thought of kids and how they would look being ΒΌ demon.