Chapter three

The interview with Naraku had gone well, she's actually found him to be very scary, but other than that, she was confident that she'd gotten the job. She wasn't entirely sure that was a good thing.

Naraku had had cold, dead eyes that would stare at her and make her feel very nervous, and he kept twiddling his thumbs and staring off to the sides.

Kagome also noticed that the man's evil, twitchy eyes staring at things about her that were not at eye level. Oh no, his head was way down. It had made her feel some what unnerved, but the pay that Naraku had suggested had been good enough for her, in fact, if she was fired from her other job at the roller rink and the grocery store, she would still have enough money to pay bills, as long as Inuyasha got his half up.

"Well Mrs. Higurashi," Naraku had said, "I'm quiet impressed with this résumé." That had surprised her beyond all reason, she had been fired three times, but he was impressed? Low standards, obviously. "You have some good experience with waiting tables, and cooking, very nice, very nice. Yes, you'll do nicely."

He had then cast his eyes downward, raising his eyes brows and smirking he'd said, "Very nicely."

Kagome had covered her chest with her arms and turned to the side, slightly, shielding him from view; her new boss was not going to be on her list of people she needed to get Christmas presents for…

On the other side of town, Inuyasha finally found the place he'd been craving to find. A video store. He had risked his neck for a video store.

Grumbling he rubbed the bruise on his arm. He had nearly been run over twice, stomped on my a rampaging old lady, missed the subway train, ran into three poles, got lost, tripped at least ten times, got sprayed by pepper spray, and got attacked by a cat for a video store.

Growling at the said store, Inuyasha tried to open the door, pushing his full weight into it. It wouldn't budge. Banging on it for a few minutes and screaming a few choice words that had made young mothers cover their children's ears, Inuyasha realized that the store had closed five minutes ago.

Anyone within a five-mile radius would have heard a frustrated scream that sent car alarms roaring and children crying.
The door opened slowly as Kagome stepped inside. Inuyasha looked up from watching some foreign baseball game in English (a language he didn't exactly understand) and watched as Kagome flopped down onto the ground, missing the beanbag chair completely.

Sighing she looked at the baseball game and seemed to go into a daze.

Enter password: time to comfort.

Operation: sweet boyfriend.

Inuyasha, having computed such a password and understanding his mission, crawled over to his fiancée and wrapped his arms around her small waist. Resting his chin on her shoulder he looked up at her lovingly. "Rough day?"

"Blah," Kagome groaned as she settled herself in Inuyasha's lap. She'd always found comfort in the arms of her boyfriend. She felt him smile against her shoulder and nuzzled her neck happily. "What about you?"

Inuyasha grunted angrily and stiffened slightly. Mumbling he shifted his head to her other shoulder where he sighed deeply, inhaling her scent. "I understand why I never go downtown."

Kagome giggled and turned around in his lap to look into his eyes, flashing playfully, "Did you miss me?"

"Is there ever a time I don't miss you?" Inuyasha said softly as he leaned forward, Kagome eagerly leaned up to.

Then the phone rang.

Kagome and Inuyasha jumped apart, having been surprised..

Grumbling, Inuyasha stood and shuffled his feet over to the phone, he picked it up and snapped, "What?"

"Inuyasha!"

Inuyasha groaned, great, Miroku.

"What do you want?"

"Do you like horny bunnies?"

A long pause and Inuyasha's face morphed into one of horror.

Silence stretched on in the apartment, and Inuyasha didn't even breathe. His fury being withheld. "What?"

"It's this great game that I got for the play station and I…"

"It has pictures of anime women," Inuyasha grumbled, "and they don't move. You don't do anything but watch and then occasionally pick what you're going to say, say the right thing and the girl will change from her bunny costume into nothing in a matter of two seconds, and yet she remains motionless."

"So you have played it?"

"No, I watched x-play on the tech channel, you sicko, if Sango heard you were watching anime porn," Inuyasha warned.

"Sango has no idea!"

A loud shriek was heard on the other side of the line. "What?"

"Sango! I thought you had tai chi today!"

"It was canceled you sick pervert, you told me you wouldn't do that!"

"Sango, please, you're having a mood swing again."

"I am not damn it!" Sango began to sob.

"Sango, you know I love you!"

"You don't love me!" Sango shrieked, "You don't even know my eye color!"

"Of course I do! Its B-26…I mean…ak!" Miroku made the grave mistake of stating Sango's cup size.

"Miroku!"

Loud bangs were heard.

Inuyasha stared at his phone as he listened to Miroku's attempts to comfort his mood swung, pregnant girlfriend.

Hanging up the phone silently, Inuyasha walked over to Kagome and they continued to cuddle.
"Inuyasha, would you stop squirming?" Kagome glared at her husband-to-be as she readjusted the deep blue tie she was wrapping around his neck.

"But Kagome," Inuyasha whined, giving her his famous puppy dog look, "you know how much I hate suits."

"I know that," Kagome smiled warmly at him and flicked his nose, "But my mom is a big American nut, so she likes celebrating the holidays, that includes Thanksgiving."

"Huh?"

"It's supposed to be a time you thank the world for everything and spend time with your family."

Inuyasha whimpered when Kagome tightened the suits, "But I feel so…dressy."

"That's the point of it, Inuyasha," Kagome sighed and shook her head tenderly at him. Pulling away Kagome backed up and walked to the mirror on the wall so she could put her earrings in. in the reflection, Kagome could see Inuyasha fiddling with his tie, "My family likes to be dressed up, Inuyasha, so stop trying to mess up the tie!"

"I'm not meaning to! It chokes!"

"Well it's only that way because you're so used to not wearing a shirt at all," Kagome declared as she fixed a wrinkle in her skirt.

Inuyasha blushed and grumbled.

They were just about to walk out the door when the phone rang. Kagome and Inuyasha shared nervous looks before Inuyasha picked up the phone, "What?"

"Is this Inuyasha?" where had he heard that voice before, it seemed dangerously familiar.

"Yeah..."

"Inuyasha," heavy breathing, "I am your father."

Inuyasha sighed, "Really now?"

"Yes."

"Shippou, why did you call?"

"Inu-niisan, you're no fun," Shippou grumbled from the other line.

"Was there a reason for you to call?"

"Actually there was," came a deeper voice on the phone. Inuyasha perked up stupidly.

"Hey it's my albino brother!" Inuyasha declared happily, "What's up Sess?"

"How many times must I tell you that I am not an albino nor will I be addressed as 'Sess'."

In the background giggling was heard. Most likely Shippou and Rin.

"Ok, so is there a reason you called, or are you helping me procrastinate my visit to my future in-laws?" Inuyasha asked hopefully, ignoring the glare Kagome shot him.

"Sadly, that is not the reason," Sesshoumaru drawled out, "I was hoping you could look after Shippou?"

Inuyasha eyed Kagome, "I suppose so."

Sesshoumaru nodded, but no one could know that because this conversation was over the phone, "Very well then, you know my apartment number."

"Yeah yeah," Inuyasha said as he hung up the phone, cracked his knuckles and flashed a, what he hoped, a disappointed smile. "Sorry Kago, we need to baby-sit Shippou."

Kagome beamed, "Really!?"

"Erm, yes?" that wasn't the reaction he'd been expecting…

"Yay! Now Souta will have a playmate and won't steal you away from me," Kagome giggled like a schoolgirl and grabbed Inuyasha's jacket sleeve, "don't forget your scarf and your hat now!"

Inuyasha scowled as Kagome put the said articles of clothing in his hands.

He walked after the skipping Kagome, his plan backfiring.
The doorbell rang and Inuyasha stood behind the overly excited Kagome, Shippou holding his hand and hiding behind him. For an older child, he sure acted like a baby sometimes.

The door open and the old woman that would soon be his mother squealed in delight and hugged. "You are too adorable!"

Shippou looked uncomfortable as she carried the poor boy away and into the house where Souta was waiting. The two did their introductions before running upstairs to do whatever it is little boys do.

Mrs. Higurashi smiled warmly and hugged her daughter and future-son before returning to the kitchen. "Make yourself at home!"

Kagome and Inuyasha nodded, one nod not as enthusiastic as the other.
Inuyasha was placing a pie into the oven when a pounding sound from upstairs was heard and he stopped. The music filtered down from the stairs and he grinned evilly.

"Inuyasha will you…" Kagome turned to see Inuyasha was gone, his apron hanging in the air for a second before falling to the ground.

Mrs. Higurashi smiled, "Don't worry, Kagome, dear, he just needs a break, we'll get him later."

Inuyasha flew into Souta's room and stared with wide, tear filled eyes as Souta and Shippou sat playing DDR. But not just any DDR, it was DDR MAX 2.

"I've died, and gone to heaven," Inuyasha whispered as he wiped an imaginary tear away.

Shippou noticed him after the song ended and a bloody 'E' appeared on the screen. "Inu-niisan, you revolve around that game, don't you?"

Inuyasha didn't answer, he was still staring at the screen like he was hypnotized.

Shippou sweat dropped, "Souta, I think we should play something else, niisan has that look again."

Souta glanced over his shoulder and nodded, before switching off the game and popping in Final Fantasy X.

Inuyasha continued to stare.

Shippou stared as Inuyasha got a drooling, stoned look on his face.

"You have FFX???" Inuyasha asked, his violet eyes sparkling.

"Yeah," Souta said in a 'yeah-no-duh' voice.

Inuyasha crawled to Souta and grabbed him like a starving man, "I love you."

"No."

"Please?"

"No."

"Please?"

"No!"

Inuyasha gave a puppy dogface.

"No."

"You're so heartless," Inuyasha pretended to sob as Souta began to play Tidus as he searched around for some evil people to kill.

"Damn, Lulu's hot," Souta said as Lulu came into view, her huge breasts practically hanging out of her dress.

Inuyasha snorted, "You actually enjoy looking at video games and saying there hot? You're so…holy shit its Yuna, she's so damn sexy."
Inuyasha glanced down at the sleeping Shippou. Everyone looked very sleepy after stuffing their faces with free food. But Shippou was snoring. Inu- yasha sighed and glanced out the window, he would have to take him home soon.

Glancing at the sleeping Kagome he leaned down and kissed her forehead before cradling Shippou into his arms and walking towards the door. Smiling and nodding his thanks to Mrs. Higurashi when she said Kagome could spend the night here, Inuyasha walked out.

He walked down the sidewalk softly; his footsteps echoing off the small stonewall cutting him off from a private park.

Glancing at the street sign, Inuyasha sighed, "I never knew Kagome lived so close."

He walked into a cemetery.

He had found it ironic that Kagome's family celebrated Thanksgiving. His parents had, as well, before they died.

Walking through the cemetery, Inuyasha walked directly to the two tombstones, standing next to each other, their names etched forever into the stone. Kneeling down he looked at the stone for a long time, vines had begun to grow up the tomb and he reached out and touched it softly.

"Hey Dad," he whispered to the first tomb stone, "Mom."

Shippou shifted in his sleep and giggled.

Inuyasha smiled again, "lots has happened over the last year. Sesshoumaru has finally decided to watch Shippou full time, now that Kaede's moved to China. Yeah I know, isn't that crazy? He and Rin are going to take care of him because Rin's a little scared of real childbirth. Yeah, Sesshoumaru and Rin got married; he'll probably visit later if he hasn't already.

"Anyways, things have been better for me, your remember Miroku? Well he got his girlfriend pregnant. Shock shock surprise surprise, right? Her names Sango, she's great."

He paused and shifted Shippou in his arms, "I...met someone too, mom, you always told me that Kikyou wasn't for me, and I guess you were right." He chuckled, "Dad, you old geezer, you told me that the perfect girl was out there. I think I've found her.

"Her name's Kagome. Kagome Higurashi. Soon to be Kagome Ginga," he smirked, imagining the surprised and shocked looks on his parent's faces, had they still been alive, "Yeah, I'm going to marry her, as soon as we get some money. We're dead broke, I swear to god. Anyways, she's amazing."

An hour past as Inuyasha continued to explain his life, the majority involving Kagome in some way.