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Inu–yasha sat in the bathtub for about an hour longer. He loved the feel of his muscles when they relaxed, leaving him in a sub-conscious state. He let his eyes droop; soon he was asleep, not really dreaming of anything. He saw a vision of Kagome looking at him, Sessho-maru was sitting cross-legged with a towel wrapped around his head.... There was one of Miroku in a dress-

He sat up, rubbing his head. Now THOSE are some pretty intensely weird dreams. He decided to get out of the weird 'tub' thing to use the toilet again. ('Damn that hot water!') He had been scared to use the lever on the side of the 'toilet', so he hadn't used it the first time. He kinda had to now, so when he was done he reached for the handle and pushed.

*WHOOSH*

Inu-yasha jumped back against the wall. He had never seen anything so.... Evil. He watched the toilet warily until it was done and put on his loincloth and bathrobe. He shook his hair until it was reasonably dry and fluffy, and started to walk out of the bathroom.

*WHAM*

"KUSO!"

Inu-yasha had ran right into the mirror on the door (A/N: I once did that :o). And when he took the care to open the door and actually walk out, he was still rubbing his head and mumbling curses.

He walked into the room across the hall and found his clothes in a neat stack on the bed. He took off his robe (after closing the door) and pulled on his red pants, he tucked in the cotton under-shirt and tied them up. He thought he would impress Kagome and put on his Haori down stairs (the outer shirt of his Kimono). He jumped the stairs and landed softly at the foot, causing Kirara to skitter up to Kagome and jump in her hair.

Kagome was sitting on the couch (She hadn't moved). She had a brush in her hand and she had been brushing Shippo's hair and tail. She looked up, sensing Inu-yasha's presence and frowned.

"Inu-yasha! Your hair is a mess, come here!" Inu-yasha stalked over to her, eyeing the brush.

"What kind of torture weapon did you come up with now, wench?"

Kagome looked slightly hurt at his words, but grabbed one of his locks of hair and made him sit down. He still had his Haori in his hand.

"Inu-yasha, you must be freezing!" She said, as she pulled the brush through his mane of silverish white hair.

"Feh, I'm part demon, y'know!"

"Nah, really?"

He half closed his eyes and leaned back. Kagome had to sit in a position so that her knees and calves were against his back o be able to support his weight. She pulled his hair out from between his back and her legs and started brushing. She smiled at him, he could be so sensitive and-in a way- childish.

After about ten minutes of brushing his hair, she was satisfied that his hair was the least tangled it would get, she called to him. He didn't stir, so she leaned forward to see what he was doing and found him fast asleep. She shoved him over so that his back was against the couch again and cuddled into his chest. His limp arm fell around her shoulders. She was quite content, when a tiny voice squeaked-

"Kagome?"

"What, Shippo?" she mumbled.

"Can I sleep with you guys?"

"Sure, whatever."

"YES!"

And Kagome felt a warm weight lay somewhere in between hers and Inu-yasha's laps. She smiled and patted him on the head. Shippo was curled into a tight ball, his tail covering his face and body. He was so happy, almost as happy as he had been with his own ma and pa. Inu-yasha was pretty much considered his dad, and Kagome his mom. He never really showed it, but he loved and cared about Inu-yasha almost as much as he did Kagome. All of those times where he was not in a position to defend himself (A/N: or, you are just a pathetic weakling ;) but we love you anyway!), Inu-yasha would always make sure he was safe. Kagome had, from the beginning, looked out for him as if he was her own cub. When he was in danger or needed to be fed, Kagome would always being home that food that was always so yummy. He especially liked the brown sweet melty stuff that she called choklat. He took a last peek at his foster parent's faces and fell asleep.

Inu's dream

Dream #6

There was a wonderful sensation coming from the back of his head. The skin that had not been touched before was now being scratched. It felt so good. He was not in the room with the device that scratched his head anymore. he felt a million hands pushing him, pulling him. he felt a warm someone curl into his bare chest. He smelled the air- it was Kagome. He smiled and shifted, he was now awake. She was there, smiling up at him(A/N:! I think he smoked too much of that pot stored in her drawer XD) she looked at him a while longer before her hair suddenly turned a brownish red. She sprouted a poufy auburn tail and she-

He jolted awake, looked around and laid back down. Kagome was asleep on his chest and Shippo was curled between the two of them. He actually appreciated the view from here. His woman to his left and his cub curled with them. He just realized exactly how much like the four of them were. He gently shook Kagome awake and this action woke Shippo. He motioned them to get up and he put on his Haori, lying long forgotten on the end of the couch.

The three of them set out, looking for Miroku and Sango and Keade. Inu-yasha found all three in Kagome's room, snoring (At least Miroku and Keade were). Sango and Miroku were on the floor, Miroku was sub-consciously edging toward her. Sango frowned in her sleep, sensing the letch and pummeled him across the face. Miroku woke up and rubbed his nose.

"Jeez, that girl can really pack a punch," He said to Inu-yasha, who was standing at the doorway with a raised eyebrow.

At that, Sango sat up, gave Inu-yasha a sly look. She took Miroku around the neck and brought him down to the floor again, giving him a pat on the butt. Miroku's eyes opened at this and he grabbed her.

*WHAM*

"OW! WHAT WAS THAT FOR!?"

*WHAM*

"JEEZ! You're the one leading me on!!" They both stood up, facing each other. She had that smile on her face again.

"I know!" She said playfully "I'm such a genius!" She sighed.

"Will you bear my child?" Inu-yasha's eyes popped and he walked forward, his eyes still bugged.

"And what if I said yes?"

"I'd- I'd¼ "

Inu-yasha kept on walking, trying to ignore the giggles and smacks coming from Kagome's room. He personally wouldn't want to be Keade when she woke up. Inu-yasha came to the end of the hall and found no other way to get downstairs. He chanced walking back down the hallway, and closed the door on the way past. He walked down the stairs again, and Kagome was lying on the floor, wrapped in a blanket. She sneezed and faced him, she was cold, and he could tell. He knelt next to her and sniffed, in that time that he had been upstairs, she had gotten a chill. Shippo was crouched beside her and she smiled weakly at Inu-yasha. Her face was pale and her lips tinged blue.

**************************End of chapter 5

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