Disclaimer: After all this time I still do not own Inuyasha.
A/N: Hey everyone! I'm back. It's been awhile. Everyone probably thought I had fallen off the face of the earth or something like that, but there has just been a lot of new things going on in my life for the past few months. Anyway, I'm really sorry it's taken me so long to get this up, but here it is now.
A Glimpse Ahead
Chapter 13
A slight movement at her side woke Kagome in the morning. Turning, she found Inuyasha still sleeping. She propped herself up on one elbow to get a good look at him. It was very rare to be able to watch Inuyasha sleep. She smiled as she recalled the evening before and the reason he might be feeling so lazy. After a little while, however, she decided it was about time to wake him up so she leaned over and gave his ears a small tug.
Inuyasha awoke with a small growl of annoyance before opening his eyes to meet Kagome's. His annoyance vanished at the sight of her smiling down at him and, despite his weak attempt not to, he ended up smiling back at her before giving her a quick kiss.
Eventually the two new mates dragged themselves out of bed and headed down to the old village to look at Inuyasha's former house. When she stepped inside, Kagome's jaw dropped in awe, "Oh, Inuyasha! It's beautiful even now! It must have been an absolutely gorgeous house when you lived here. I would love for us to have a house like this. But won't it take an awful long time to build?"
"Keh!" snorted Inuyasha, "Are you trying to underestimate me. It won't take me anytime at all. Besides, I'm gonna make the others help me build it."
"And what makes you think they'll help?" she retorted.
"Because, in return, I'm going to help them build their house."
Kagome had to laugh at his answer, even though there seemed to be little doubt left that Miroku and Sango would soon need a house of their own. "Well, in that case, I think we might as well head back and tell them."
It was a quiet trip back to Kaede's village, with Inuyasha and Kagome simply enjoy each other's presence. When they arrived at Kaede's hut however, they were greeted by Shippo, throwing himself at Kagome and crying, "Kagome! I'm so happy! I woke up and that Ritsuko girl was back but you and Inuyasha were gone. She said that you were okay and that you guys had left the hut together but I didn't know whether to believe her or not. I'm so happy you're okay." By this time the others had joined them.
"Kagome! You're okay!" exclaimed Sango.
Miroku added, "Welcome back, Kagome-sama. See, Shippo, I told you we could believe Ritsuko."
"Um, speaking of Ritsuko," interjected Kagome, "where is she?"
Inuyasha glanced around and realized that their daughter was, in fact, not among the group of friends.
"Oh, she left last night," Shippo said, "She said it was time for her to leave."
"Did she say why?" Inuyasha demanded.
Sango answered, "She said something about her orders and the rules of time travel."
"What the hell does that mean?"
A look of understanding crossed over Kagome's face and she reached out to place her hand on Inuyasha's arm. At her touch, Inuyasha turned to face Kagome. Catching the expression she was wearing, he raised a questioning eyebrow at her. She grabbed his had and placed it on her flat stomach. The puzzled look remained on Inuyasha's face a few moments longer until the meaning of her actions dawned on him and his eyes shot open in shock.
Kagome giggled at the look on Inuyasha's face and said," I guess you better get started on that house right away."
Meanwhile, Miroku took a step away from Sango to slap Inuyasha on the back, "You sly dog, you!"
Inuyasha's sensitivity about his heritage took offense to this comment and he took off chasing Miroku around the village. The two girls watched with matching looks of exasperation, as Shippo stayed by their feet, jumping up and down and yelling for Miroku to turn around and beat up Inuyasha.
Sango turned to Kagome, rolled her eyes and asked, "Aren't you glad to be back?"
A/N: Hey everyone! I'm back. It's been awhile. Everyone probably thought I had fallen off the face of the earth or something like that, but there has just been a lot of new things going on in my life for the past few months. Anyway, I'm really sorry it's taken me so long to get this up, but here it is now.
A Glimpse Ahead
Chapter 13
A slight movement at her side woke Kagome in the morning. Turning, she found Inuyasha still sleeping. She propped herself up on one elbow to get a good look at him. It was very rare to be able to watch Inuyasha sleep. She smiled as she recalled the evening before and the reason he might be feeling so lazy. After a little while, however, she decided it was about time to wake him up so she leaned over and gave his ears a small tug.
Inuyasha awoke with a small growl of annoyance before opening his eyes to meet Kagome's. His annoyance vanished at the sight of her smiling down at him and, despite his weak attempt not to, he ended up smiling back at her before giving her a quick kiss.
Eventually the two new mates dragged themselves out of bed and headed down to the old village to look at Inuyasha's former house. When she stepped inside, Kagome's jaw dropped in awe, "Oh, Inuyasha! It's beautiful even now! It must have been an absolutely gorgeous house when you lived here. I would love for us to have a house like this. But won't it take an awful long time to build?"
"Keh!" snorted Inuyasha, "Are you trying to underestimate me. It won't take me anytime at all. Besides, I'm gonna make the others help me build it."
"And what makes you think they'll help?" she retorted.
"Because, in return, I'm going to help them build their house."
Kagome had to laugh at his answer, even though there seemed to be little doubt left that Miroku and Sango would soon need a house of their own. "Well, in that case, I think we might as well head back and tell them."
It was a quiet trip back to Kaede's village, with Inuyasha and Kagome simply enjoy each other's presence. When they arrived at Kaede's hut however, they were greeted by Shippo, throwing himself at Kagome and crying, "Kagome! I'm so happy! I woke up and that Ritsuko girl was back but you and Inuyasha were gone. She said that you were okay and that you guys had left the hut together but I didn't know whether to believe her or not. I'm so happy you're okay." By this time the others had joined them.
"Kagome! You're okay!" exclaimed Sango.
Miroku added, "Welcome back, Kagome-sama. See, Shippo, I told you we could believe Ritsuko."
"Um, speaking of Ritsuko," interjected Kagome, "where is she?"
Inuyasha glanced around and realized that their daughter was, in fact, not among the group of friends.
"Oh, she left last night," Shippo said, "She said it was time for her to leave."
"Did she say why?" Inuyasha demanded.
Sango answered, "She said something about her orders and the rules of time travel."
"What the hell does that mean?"
A look of understanding crossed over Kagome's face and she reached out to place her hand on Inuyasha's arm. At her touch, Inuyasha turned to face Kagome. Catching the expression she was wearing, he raised a questioning eyebrow at her. She grabbed his had and placed it on her flat stomach. The puzzled look remained on Inuyasha's face a few moments longer until the meaning of her actions dawned on him and his eyes shot open in shock.
Kagome giggled at the look on Inuyasha's face and said," I guess you better get started on that house right away."
Meanwhile, Miroku took a step away from Sango to slap Inuyasha on the back, "You sly dog, you!"
Inuyasha's sensitivity about his heritage took offense to this comment and he took off chasing Miroku around the village. The two girls watched with matching looks of exasperation, as Shippo stayed by their feet, jumping up and down and yelling for Miroku to turn around and beat up Inuyasha.
Sango turned to Kagome, rolled her eyes and asked, "Aren't you glad to be back?"
