Miroku's Bedtime Stories
Chapter 10
Inuyasha's Confession
(AN: No, minna-san, Inu-chan is not a voyeur (I don't do those kinds of stories, eep!). He just happened to accidentally witnessed a tender moment between his friends. But, our Inu-chan could use a few "lessons" on how to be sweeter to Kagome, don't you think? More Inu/Ka fluff up ahead.)
They were heading back to Inuyasha's forest. Kagome wanted to go back to her own time again. One more shard collected meant another that had not fallen to Naraku.
Although school was in recess for a short while, she missed her family.
Not much else, though, she had to admit. Her life in the Sengoku Jidai seemed much more real than her life in the modern era. Because that was where her heart was, now.
"Come with me, Inuyasha?" she asked, as he walked alongside of her to the Bone-Eater's well.
"Why?"
"Otooto has been asking for you," said Kagome. "Sota misses you. He hasn't seen you for almost a month, you know."
"The kid?" asked Inuyasha, grinning faintly. He would never admit how much he enjoyed the hero worship of Kagome's younger brother.
"All right," he agreed, "I've nothing better to be doing, anyway."
"And there's more ramen!" said Kagome, teasing him.
She had given up on expecting Inuyasha to be very gracious. She didn't mind it as much as she used to, either, now that she knew more about his past life. "Feh," said Inuyasha, but he was still grinning at her.
Miroku and Sango stood nearby to say good-bye, and Shippou was playing with Kirara, swishing a vine he had grown from a seed for her to swat at.
"Sango-chan, take care of Shippou for me, please," said Kagome, quickly embracing her friend.
"Hai," said Sango, returning it, "come back soon, Kagome-chan."
"Dewa sono uchi ni.* Sayonara!" she called to Miroku. (*See you in a little while.)
"Dewa nochihodo*, Sayonara." He waved at her. (*See you later.")
Taking her hand, they descended into the glittering blackness of the time portal together.
When Kagome again opened her eyes, they were at the bottom of the well in her families shrine.
Inuyasha was still grasping her hand. They stood up and he lifted her so she could grasp the edge and pull herself up. He came climbing up quickly after her.
When they stepped outside the shrine into the dawn, Kagome saw her Okaasan outside sweeping the walk.
"Ka-san!" she cried, dropping her heavy pack and running to embrace her mother.
"Kagome-chan," he mother dropped the broom and hugged her daughter.
"And Inuyasha!" as she saw the hanyou standing there. He had picked up the things Kagome had hastily dropped.
"Sota will be so pleased you came," said the woman, smiling at him and opening the door.
Inuyasha ducked his head slightly as he came through the doorway.
His eyes blinked as they adjusted to the dimmer inside lighting.
"Inu-oniisan!" cried Sota, looking up from his breakfast.
He jumped up and tackled the hanyou in a huge hug.
"I have a new video game!" said Sota excitedly.
"Uh, that's good," said Inuyasha, wondering what new creatures he would see trapped in the glass box.
"Sota, let Inuyasha at least put these things down and have something to eat, first" scolded his mother.
"Yes, ka-san," said Sota, reluctantly releasing his stranglehold on the tall hanyou.
"It's all right, kid," said Inuyasha, ruffling his hair, "we'll play later, I promise."
Sota grinned widely and resumed wolfing his breakfast.
Inuyasha and Kagome sat down as her mother brought them something too.
"Where's Jiya?" asked Kagome, looking around.
"He's already eaten and in his room looking at some moldy old scroll," said Kagome's mother.
"Same old gramps," said Kagome, giggling.
Kagome's mom rolled her eyes slightly and nodded.
"Well prepare him before he sees Inuyasha," said the woman. "You know how he is, he'll be putting wardings on all the doors again." "He should know by now that Inuyasha wouldn't hurt any of us!" said Kagome, shaking her head.
Inuyasha nodded and grunted around a huge mouthful of eggs, some of which had found their way to his chin.
Kagome's mother rose. "I'm going to go tell him no nonsense this time," she smiled. "Take your time and finish eating." She went upstairs.
Kagome laughed. "Inuyasha, slow down!" she exclaimed, handing him a napkin.
He looked at it like it was a strange bug.
"Wipe your chin with it?" she directed gently.
He rolled his eyes but complied.
"Would you like me to learn any more tricks?" he asked sarcastically, but swallowing the mouthful first.
"That was enough for now," she teased him. "Good boy!"
He growled faintly.
She giggled and took her own napkin and dabbed at the corner of his mouth.
He grabbed her hand and rumbled, "And what reward do I get for being a good boy?"
He lightly nipped her forefinger and she squeaked, trying to pull back her hand.
He laughed, "So, I'm harmless, ne?"
He released his light grasp on her hand and she examined her finger. It was slightly red, but he'd been careful not to break the skin.
"Bad boy!" she exclaimed, brushing her finger across his lips. "Now, you have to kiss it and make it better." He gently took her hand and placed a kiss on the finger and then the palm of her hand.
She sighed. "You're forgiven."
"I know," he said, grabbing her gently by the shoulders and taking a quick taste of her slightly open mouth.
"Mmm, eggs," he said, running his tongue across her lips.
"Inuyasha!" she whispered. She slid over onto his lap and returned his kisses with one of her own, running her hands through his tangles of silver hair. He slid his hands down along her sides and slowly brought them back up to her shoulders as he slanted his mouth across hers again.
"Inuyasha!" came Sota's voice from the other room. "Can you come play with me now?"
"I'm busy, kid," Inuyasha whispered into Kagome's ear, tickling it with his warm breath.
She pushed him away gently. "You'd better go," said Kagome, sliding off of his lap and standing up. Her face was flushed and she automatically straightened her clothes a little.
He swallowed, "Okay," his eyes still hungrily resting on her mouth.
He stood up reluctantly and opened the door to the next room.
Kagome exhaled shakily and started to gather up the breakfast dishes, putting them in the sink.
"Wow," she said, under her breath. Her whole body still tingled from their kisses. It was thrilling and not a little frightening. Her head was still reeling and she felt like crying and laughing at the same time.
She spent the next hour wondering if Inuyasha felt the same way.
"It's called 'Onimusha:Warlords'*" said Sota, excitedly, as Inuyasha watched the figures fighting on the screen, entranced. (*I don't own this video game either, but it rocks, samurai, demons, feudal Japan; Inuyasha will relate, don't you think! Capcom is the designer/distributor.)
Kagome drug her backpack up to her room and sorted out dirty clothes, unpacking to prepare for her next excursion into the feudal era.
She sighed and stretched out on her bed, enjoying the softness of it.
Her breathing soon became even as she drifted off into a light sleep.
"Kagome."
She opened her eyes as she felt a warm hand gently touching her arm.
"You were sleeping," said Inuyasha, sitting on the edge of her bed, stating the obvious.
"How long have you been sitting there?" she croaked. She needed a drink of water badly.
"Not long," he said. His eyes were lowered and she couldn't see his expression, his long silver hair was hanging forward over his face.
"Is something wrong?" she asked, trying to catch his gaze.
"Yes," he said shortly, shifting uncomfortably, and drawing up his knees to sit cross-legged.
"What is it?" she was beginning to feel a little impatient.
"I want..." he trailed off.
"Want what?"
"I want to be with you." Almost inaudibly.
"What?"
"I don't want to be alone anymore!" he said louder. "You're not alone," she said, smiling and taking his hand, she squeezed it tightly.
He nodded, his eyes locking with hers.
"That's all?" she asked. He looked uncertain, and strangely vulnerable, something she'd rarely seen before.
"Yes."
She looked at the clock on her nightstand. "It's almost time for lunch, I slept all morning?"
He nodded. "You must have been tired. I'm sorry, I forget that you're just a ningen."
She put her arms around his neck and gently kissed him on the cheek.
"I'm ready to go anywhere with you. Anytime."
Chapter 10
Inuyasha's Confession
(AN: No, minna-san, Inu-chan is not a voyeur (I don't do those kinds of stories, eep!). He just happened to accidentally witnessed a tender moment between his friends. But, our Inu-chan could use a few "lessons" on how to be sweeter to Kagome, don't you think? More Inu/Ka fluff up ahead.)
They were heading back to Inuyasha's forest. Kagome wanted to go back to her own time again. One more shard collected meant another that had not fallen to Naraku.
Although school was in recess for a short while, she missed her family.
Not much else, though, she had to admit. Her life in the Sengoku Jidai seemed much more real than her life in the modern era. Because that was where her heart was, now.
"Come with me, Inuyasha?" she asked, as he walked alongside of her to the Bone-Eater's well.
"Why?"
"Otooto has been asking for you," said Kagome. "Sota misses you. He hasn't seen you for almost a month, you know."
"The kid?" asked Inuyasha, grinning faintly. He would never admit how much he enjoyed the hero worship of Kagome's younger brother.
"All right," he agreed, "I've nothing better to be doing, anyway."
"And there's more ramen!" said Kagome, teasing him.
She had given up on expecting Inuyasha to be very gracious. She didn't mind it as much as she used to, either, now that she knew more about his past life. "Feh," said Inuyasha, but he was still grinning at her.
Miroku and Sango stood nearby to say good-bye, and Shippou was playing with Kirara, swishing a vine he had grown from a seed for her to swat at.
"Sango-chan, take care of Shippou for me, please," said Kagome, quickly embracing her friend.
"Hai," said Sango, returning it, "come back soon, Kagome-chan."
"Dewa sono uchi ni.* Sayonara!" she called to Miroku. (*See you in a little while.)
"Dewa nochihodo*, Sayonara." He waved at her. (*See you later.")
Taking her hand, they descended into the glittering blackness of the time portal together.
When Kagome again opened her eyes, they were at the bottom of the well in her families shrine.
Inuyasha was still grasping her hand. They stood up and he lifted her so she could grasp the edge and pull herself up. He came climbing up quickly after her.
When they stepped outside the shrine into the dawn, Kagome saw her Okaasan outside sweeping the walk.
"Ka-san!" she cried, dropping her heavy pack and running to embrace her mother.
"Kagome-chan," he mother dropped the broom and hugged her daughter.
"And Inuyasha!" as she saw the hanyou standing there. He had picked up the things Kagome had hastily dropped.
"Sota will be so pleased you came," said the woman, smiling at him and opening the door.
Inuyasha ducked his head slightly as he came through the doorway.
His eyes blinked as they adjusted to the dimmer inside lighting.
"Inu-oniisan!" cried Sota, looking up from his breakfast.
He jumped up and tackled the hanyou in a huge hug.
"I have a new video game!" said Sota excitedly.
"Uh, that's good," said Inuyasha, wondering what new creatures he would see trapped in the glass box.
"Sota, let Inuyasha at least put these things down and have something to eat, first" scolded his mother.
"Yes, ka-san," said Sota, reluctantly releasing his stranglehold on the tall hanyou.
"It's all right, kid," said Inuyasha, ruffling his hair, "we'll play later, I promise."
Sota grinned widely and resumed wolfing his breakfast.
Inuyasha and Kagome sat down as her mother brought them something too.
"Where's Jiya?" asked Kagome, looking around.
"He's already eaten and in his room looking at some moldy old scroll," said Kagome's mother.
"Same old gramps," said Kagome, giggling.
Kagome's mom rolled her eyes slightly and nodded.
"Well prepare him before he sees Inuyasha," said the woman. "You know how he is, he'll be putting wardings on all the doors again." "He should know by now that Inuyasha wouldn't hurt any of us!" said Kagome, shaking her head.
Inuyasha nodded and grunted around a huge mouthful of eggs, some of which had found their way to his chin.
Kagome's mother rose. "I'm going to go tell him no nonsense this time," she smiled. "Take your time and finish eating." She went upstairs.
Kagome laughed. "Inuyasha, slow down!" she exclaimed, handing him a napkin.
He looked at it like it was a strange bug.
"Wipe your chin with it?" she directed gently.
He rolled his eyes but complied.
"Would you like me to learn any more tricks?" he asked sarcastically, but swallowing the mouthful first.
"That was enough for now," she teased him. "Good boy!"
He growled faintly.
She giggled and took her own napkin and dabbed at the corner of his mouth.
He grabbed her hand and rumbled, "And what reward do I get for being a good boy?"
He lightly nipped her forefinger and she squeaked, trying to pull back her hand.
He laughed, "So, I'm harmless, ne?"
He released his light grasp on her hand and she examined her finger. It was slightly red, but he'd been careful not to break the skin.
"Bad boy!" she exclaimed, brushing her finger across his lips. "Now, you have to kiss it and make it better." He gently took her hand and placed a kiss on the finger and then the palm of her hand.
She sighed. "You're forgiven."
"I know," he said, grabbing her gently by the shoulders and taking a quick taste of her slightly open mouth.
"Mmm, eggs," he said, running his tongue across her lips.
"Inuyasha!" she whispered. She slid over onto his lap and returned his kisses with one of her own, running her hands through his tangles of silver hair. He slid his hands down along her sides and slowly brought them back up to her shoulders as he slanted his mouth across hers again.
"Inuyasha!" came Sota's voice from the other room. "Can you come play with me now?"
"I'm busy, kid," Inuyasha whispered into Kagome's ear, tickling it with his warm breath.
She pushed him away gently. "You'd better go," said Kagome, sliding off of his lap and standing up. Her face was flushed and she automatically straightened her clothes a little.
He swallowed, "Okay," his eyes still hungrily resting on her mouth.
He stood up reluctantly and opened the door to the next room.
Kagome exhaled shakily and started to gather up the breakfast dishes, putting them in the sink.
"Wow," she said, under her breath. Her whole body still tingled from their kisses. It was thrilling and not a little frightening. Her head was still reeling and she felt like crying and laughing at the same time.
She spent the next hour wondering if Inuyasha felt the same way.
"It's called 'Onimusha:Warlords'*" said Sota, excitedly, as Inuyasha watched the figures fighting on the screen, entranced. (*I don't own this video game either, but it rocks, samurai, demons, feudal Japan; Inuyasha will relate, don't you think! Capcom is the designer/distributor.)
Kagome drug her backpack up to her room and sorted out dirty clothes, unpacking to prepare for her next excursion into the feudal era.
She sighed and stretched out on her bed, enjoying the softness of it.
Her breathing soon became even as she drifted off into a light sleep.
"Kagome."
She opened her eyes as she felt a warm hand gently touching her arm.
"You were sleeping," said Inuyasha, sitting on the edge of her bed, stating the obvious.
"How long have you been sitting there?" she croaked. She needed a drink of water badly.
"Not long," he said. His eyes were lowered and she couldn't see his expression, his long silver hair was hanging forward over his face.
"Is something wrong?" she asked, trying to catch his gaze.
"Yes," he said shortly, shifting uncomfortably, and drawing up his knees to sit cross-legged.
"What is it?" she was beginning to feel a little impatient.
"I want..." he trailed off.
"Want what?"
"I want to be with you." Almost inaudibly.
"What?"
"I don't want to be alone anymore!" he said louder. "You're not alone," she said, smiling and taking his hand, she squeezed it tightly.
He nodded, his eyes locking with hers.
"That's all?" she asked. He looked uncertain, and strangely vulnerable, something she'd rarely seen before.
"Yes."
She looked at the clock on her nightstand. "It's almost time for lunch, I slept all morning?"
He nodded. "You must have been tired. I'm sorry, I forget that you're just a ningen."
She put her arms around his neck and gently kissed him on the cheek.
"I'm ready to go anywhere with you. Anytime."