Chapter 9: Midnight Visitors
After her bath and a dip in the hot springs, Kagome sat on the porch and looked out at the garden and night sky. Shippo and Gin had already been put down for the night, both too tired from playing to argue. Sango too had already retired to her room shared with Kagome. Inuyasha and Miroku, as far as she could tell were still in the hot springs. All was quiet and peaceful. Kagome leaned against the porch post as she let the sounds, smells, and atmosphere take her back in time, to a time that now seemed like a dream.
"Enjoying the warm night?"
Kagome nearly fell from the porch at the unexpected male voice behind her. She turned to see a tall silver haired man dressed in a white shirt and tie. He looked a lot like Sesshoumaru except his hair was in a small ponytail and his eyes seemed kinder somehow. 'This must be Inuyasha's father…Kinda creepy.' Kagome remembered the time they visited his grave and the enormous skeleton that was there. Now she was staring face to face with the human form. She was rendered almost speechless by the comparison. "Umm…Hai."
The man walked over then took a seat on the porch next to Kagome, on the opposite side of the post. He looked out at the garden as well. "I'm Inuyasha's father by the way. You can call me Tai……I know, I know such a fearsome name." He smiled at the girl next to him then started talking again. "Tomorrow is Sesshoumaru's engagement party. It will be the first time he's ever seen her. I myself am not keen on the whole prearranged marriage idea but its tradition for the first born, plus it's good for both our families. But I honestly think he'll like the girl, she's very sweet and kind, but I think she'll put him in his place when he needs it." He laughed a bit to himself.
Kagome was greatly surprised that he was talking as much as he was, but she figured she might learn something so she let him continue, plus it was kind of interesting.
After a little bit of a pause he continued. "I asked Inuyasha about him marrying once, he had the most shocking reply I would have imagined for a 13 year old. He told me he already knew who his wife would be. He said: She was a human miko from Tokyo with wild black hair and warm, cheerful brown eyes. She could subdue him with one word and the thought of loosing her scared him to no-end." Tai then looked at the girl and aw a very faint smile. He looked back to the sky and stared at the moon as it started to cross over the garden wall. "You know, Inuyasha even told her name. To this day the whole conversation still surprises me, but he said her name was……Kagome…" From the corner of his eye he could see her once faint smile was now a huge one. "Pretty unbelievable huh, knowing the name of the person your suppose to spend the rest of your life with at the age of 13 *SIGH* If only life was that simple." IF his hunch was right, and he was sure it was, tomorrow would be full of surprises.
"It's not at that unbelievable." Kagome said softly as she too looked up at the crescent moon. "They're called soul mates…I am in fact Inuyasha's girlfriend and I am a miko from Tokyo…and my name really is Kagome." She then turned to look at the grown up.
"I thought you might be." He turned to look at her, face to face. "You're the first girl he has ever brought home, let alone shown an interest in. I'm glad though, we were beginning to worry about him." He smiled when Kagome giggled, then he looked at his watch. "Oh no, I need to go before my wife has a fit…Night Kagome." He then ran back into the house before Kagome even had a chance to reply.
'That was his father, so odd.' Feeling a little tired, she stood up, dusted off her yukata and went in search for her room. She checked in on Shippo real quick. Him and Gin passed out in the family room shortly after the GO game, which Miroku cheerfully won. So they just covered up the two children and let them sleep on the cushions. Kagome smiled at the sleeping fox. 'To think he used to sleep with me all the time.' After checking on the kids she slowly and quietly walked down the hall to her room. Just as she was about to open the door she heard a faint. "Psst" and turned to look down the darkened corridor further. From out of the shadows came a dark figure.
"Kagome, can I ask a favor?" whispered the shadowed being.
"Miroku don't scare me like that." She gained control of her racing heart and glared at him. "What do you need?"
Miroku held his hands together in a begging fashion. "Can you please switch rooms with me. I desperately need to talk to Sango tonight?"
Knowing how those two were now, it was pointless in arguing with him. Kagome merely waved her hand and started to walk down the hall. "Whatever, go ahead." She heard a faint "Arigato" then the sliding of he door as Miroku entered. Kagome stood outside Inuyasha's room, staring. 'What should I do? I'm an adult, who cares? I doubt Inuyasha will mind me sleeping in his room with him anyways.' Quietly she opened the door and closed it behind her. She stood still for a moment while she let her eyes adjust. The room was almost completely dark except for a little bit of moonlight filtering in through the window. She managed to make out the bedroll on the floor and silently made her way over to it.
"Kagome, come here."
'Eeep!'
"I can smell you, so come here!"
Feeling totally defeated she felt her way over to the bed and sat on the edge, waiting quietly for what it was Inuyasha was going to say to her. She felt the mattress shift beneath her but it was too dark to see what Inuyasha's current position was. She felt an arm slowly snake its way around her shoulder, drawing her closer to the dark figure on the bed. Before she knew it something soft, warm and wet gently touched her lips. It took her a moment to realize it was Inuyasha's lips that were touching hers. Soon she leaned into the kiss.
Inuyasha reluctantly broke the kiss and looked at the moonlight reflecting in her eyes. "I've wanted to kiss you for so long…Now I finally have." He cupped her face and he could feel her smile. He then pulled her face in for another kiss, only this one was longer and filled with more passion and wanting then the first.
Kagome kissed him back hungrily and leaned her body closer, letting her hands roam and feel his body. As her fingers danced a crossed his bare chest she felt the kiss become more feverish and demanding.
Inuyasha placed his hands at her waist and pulled his lips from hers, hovering just above them. "Would you like to spend the night here with me Kagome?"
The whispered question sent a chill down her spine but it was due to the words being breathed just centimeters above her. "Hai…I would."
With his hands on her hips he quickly shifted her so she was lying down next to him. He covered her with the blanket as he leaned down and kissed her in a fashion that ignited a whole new realm of feeling. Neither human nor hanyou would get much sleep on this night.
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"Shhhhh, everyone be quiet and don't touch anything." Whispered a girl as she tip toes around the dark room.
*CRASH* CLANK*
"I said be quiet."
"I'm sorry I accidentally ran into this table." The second girl went about placing things back onto the table, not knowing where anything really went. She then continued on, quietly tiptoeing around.
"Look for anything that may get rid of that girl. Anything that will break them up." Ordered the first girl as she silently walked into the bedroom.
"Sheesh, this guy has a dog fetish." Spoke a third girl, looking at a knick knack shelf. She then walked over and started to twiddle on the laptop.
: The second girl looked around in the bathroom then the kitchen. "All I can find is tea and ramen. Is this all he eats?"
The first girl came out of the bedroom blushing.
"Why are you blushing? Questioned the second girl.
"Ano…He has a king bed and its in shambles. I can only imagine…No I don't want to."
"Maybe he just moves a lot in his sleep."
"Ya maybe."
"Hey I might have found something." Stated the third girl from the computer. "There seems to be an awful lot of stuff on here about the Shikon no Tama and Sengoku Jidai. Also a map and address to that girl's house. Plus spell incantations. What do you suppose?"
The first girl walked over and looked at the info on the screen. "To hide ones True Self…Hmmmm what kind of spell is that…I wonder what he's hiding?" She stared at the screen for several more minutes before turning it off. "Let's go." They all silently left the apartment, locking the door behind them.
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After her bath and a dip in the hot springs, Kagome sat on the porch and looked out at the garden and night sky. Shippo and Gin had already been put down for the night, both too tired from playing to argue. Sango too had already retired to her room shared with Kagome. Inuyasha and Miroku, as far as she could tell were still in the hot springs. All was quiet and peaceful. Kagome leaned against the porch post as she let the sounds, smells, and atmosphere take her back in time, to a time that now seemed like a dream.
"Enjoying the warm night?"
Kagome nearly fell from the porch at the unexpected male voice behind her. She turned to see a tall silver haired man dressed in a white shirt and tie. He looked a lot like Sesshoumaru except his hair was in a small ponytail and his eyes seemed kinder somehow. 'This must be Inuyasha's father…Kinda creepy.' Kagome remembered the time they visited his grave and the enormous skeleton that was there. Now she was staring face to face with the human form. She was rendered almost speechless by the comparison. "Umm…Hai."
The man walked over then took a seat on the porch next to Kagome, on the opposite side of the post. He looked out at the garden as well. "I'm Inuyasha's father by the way. You can call me Tai……I know, I know such a fearsome name." He smiled at the girl next to him then started talking again. "Tomorrow is Sesshoumaru's engagement party. It will be the first time he's ever seen her. I myself am not keen on the whole prearranged marriage idea but its tradition for the first born, plus it's good for both our families. But I honestly think he'll like the girl, she's very sweet and kind, but I think she'll put him in his place when he needs it." He laughed a bit to himself.
Kagome was greatly surprised that he was talking as much as he was, but she figured she might learn something so she let him continue, plus it was kind of interesting.
After a little bit of a pause he continued. "I asked Inuyasha about him marrying once, he had the most shocking reply I would have imagined for a 13 year old. He told me he already knew who his wife would be. He said: She was a human miko from Tokyo with wild black hair and warm, cheerful brown eyes. She could subdue him with one word and the thought of loosing her scared him to no-end." Tai then looked at the girl and aw a very faint smile. He looked back to the sky and stared at the moon as it started to cross over the garden wall. "You know, Inuyasha even told her name. To this day the whole conversation still surprises me, but he said her name was……Kagome…" From the corner of his eye he could see her once faint smile was now a huge one. "Pretty unbelievable huh, knowing the name of the person your suppose to spend the rest of your life with at the age of 13 *SIGH* If only life was that simple." IF his hunch was right, and he was sure it was, tomorrow would be full of surprises.
"It's not at that unbelievable." Kagome said softly as she too looked up at the crescent moon. "They're called soul mates…I am in fact Inuyasha's girlfriend and I am a miko from Tokyo…and my name really is Kagome." She then turned to look at the grown up.
"I thought you might be." He turned to look at her, face to face. "You're the first girl he has ever brought home, let alone shown an interest in. I'm glad though, we were beginning to worry about him." He smiled when Kagome giggled, then he looked at his watch. "Oh no, I need to go before my wife has a fit…Night Kagome." He then ran back into the house before Kagome even had a chance to reply.
'That was his father, so odd.' Feeling a little tired, she stood up, dusted off her yukata and went in search for her room. She checked in on Shippo real quick. Him and Gin passed out in the family room shortly after the GO game, which Miroku cheerfully won. So they just covered up the two children and let them sleep on the cushions. Kagome smiled at the sleeping fox. 'To think he used to sleep with me all the time.' After checking on the kids she slowly and quietly walked down the hall to her room. Just as she was about to open the door she heard a faint. "Psst" and turned to look down the darkened corridor further. From out of the shadows came a dark figure.
"Kagome, can I ask a favor?" whispered the shadowed being.
"Miroku don't scare me like that." She gained control of her racing heart and glared at him. "What do you need?"
Miroku held his hands together in a begging fashion. "Can you please switch rooms with me. I desperately need to talk to Sango tonight?"
Knowing how those two were now, it was pointless in arguing with him. Kagome merely waved her hand and started to walk down the hall. "Whatever, go ahead." She heard a faint "Arigato" then the sliding of he door as Miroku entered. Kagome stood outside Inuyasha's room, staring. 'What should I do? I'm an adult, who cares? I doubt Inuyasha will mind me sleeping in his room with him anyways.' Quietly she opened the door and closed it behind her. She stood still for a moment while she let her eyes adjust. The room was almost completely dark except for a little bit of moonlight filtering in through the window. She managed to make out the bedroll on the floor and silently made her way over to it.
"Kagome, come here."
'Eeep!'
"I can smell you, so come here!"
Feeling totally defeated she felt her way over to the bed and sat on the edge, waiting quietly for what it was Inuyasha was going to say to her. She felt the mattress shift beneath her but it was too dark to see what Inuyasha's current position was. She felt an arm slowly snake its way around her shoulder, drawing her closer to the dark figure on the bed. Before she knew it something soft, warm and wet gently touched her lips. It took her a moment to realize it was Inuyasha's lips that were touching hers. Soon she leaned into the kiss.
Inuyasha reluctantly broke the kiss and looked at the moonlight reflecting in her eyes. "I've wanted to kiss you for so long…Now I finally have." He cupped her face and he could feel her smile. He then pulled her face in for another kiss, only this one was longer and filled with more passion and wanting then the first.
Kagome kissed him back hungrily and leaned her body closer, letting her hands roam and feel his body. As her fingers danced a crossed his bare chest she felt the kiss become more feverish and demanding.
Inuyasha placed his hands at her waist and pulled his lips from hers, hovering just above them. "Would you like to spend the night here with me Kagome?"
The whispered question sent a chill down her spine but it was due to the words being breathed just centimeters above her. "Hai…I would."
With his hands on her hips he quickly shifted her so she was lying down next to him. He covered her with the blanket as he leaned down and kissed her in a fashion that ignited a whole new realm of feeling. Neither human nor hanyou would get much sleep on this night.
~***~
"Shhhhh, everyone be quiet and don't touch anything." Whispered a girl as she tip toes around the dark room.
*CRASH* CLANK*
"I said be quiet."
"I'm sorry I accidentally ran into this table." The second girl went about placing things back onto the table, not knowing where anything really went. She then continued on, quietly tiptoeing around.
"Look for anything that may get rid of that girl. Anything that will break them up." Ordered the first girl as she silently walked into the bedroom.
"Sheesh, this guy has a dog fetish." Spoke a third girl, looking at a knick knack shelf. She then walked over and started to twiddle on the laptop.
: The second girl looked around in the bathroom then the kitchen. "All I can find is tea and ramen. Is this all he eats?"
The first girl came out of the bedroom blushing.
"Why are you blushing? Questioned the second girl.
"Ano…He has a king bed and its in shambles. I can only imagine…No I don't want to."
"Maybe he just moves a lot in his sleep."
"Ya maybe."
"Hey I might have found something." Stated the third girl from the computer. "There seems to be an awful lot of stuff on here about the Shikon no Tama and Sengoku Jidai. Also a map and address to that girl's house. Plus spell incantations. What do you suppose?"
The first girl walked over and looked at the info on the screen. "To hide ones True Self…Hmmmm what kind of spell is that…I wonder what he's hiding?" She stared at the screen for several more minutes before turning it off. "Let's go." They all silently left the apartment, locking the door behind them.
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