Chapter 8
"Will you come stay with me, Inuyasha?" Kagome asked as she stood on the edge of the well. "Would your Mom allow me to stay in the house?" Inuyasha wondered. "Of course she would! My mom thinks you're great. Besides, you're Souta's hero. He would love it if you would stay with us." Kagome answered. "Grandpa was supposed to clean the guest room last week. You could probably stay in there, Inuyasha." Kagome said. "I don't want to stay in a guest room, Kagome. I want to stay with you." Inuyasha said. "Are you kidding? My Mom would never allow you to stay in my room!" Kagome yelled. "Feh, I guess I could stay in this "guest room", then." Inuyasha said quietly. "Great!" Kagome exclaimed.
"I promise that we'll visit every week!" Kagome told Miroku, Sango, and Shippo as she dropped out of sight. "We'll miss you!" Sango yelled. It was about 4:00 pm when Inuyasha and Kagome landed in modern times. "C'mon, Inuyasha, let's go tell my mom what's going on." Kagome said, grabbing Inuyasha's hand. They walked into the house, where Inuyasha was immediately mobbed. "Inuyasha's here! You're the coolest, Inuyasha!" Souta exclaimed, tugging on Inuyasha's robe. Meanwhile, Kagome's mom couldn't help but to touch Inuyasha's hair (where his dog ears used to be). Inuyasha's face turned a shade of red that was at least equal to the color of his robe, but he didn't pull away from them. "I guess I just have to grin and bear it if I want to stay with Kagome." Inuyasha thought. "You look different, Inuyasha. Where is your white hair and doggie ears?" Kagome's mom asked. "Uh, I don't have those anymore." Inuyasha said quietly. "Why?" Souta asked. "It's complicated, you guys. I'll explain later." Kagome said quickly, wanting to ask a question of her own. "Mom? Would you mind if Inuyasha stayed with us?"
"How could Inuyasha stay with us? Doesn't he live in the Feudal Era?" Kagome's mom wondered. "Inuyasha and I finished putting together the Shikon Jewel, and he used it to become human. He did keep his demon powers, though." Kagome explained. "I thought that Inuyasha wanted to become a full demon? Why would he use the jewel to become human?" Her mom asked. "Inuyasha did it because he finally realized that he loves.." Kagome started; "being human more than being full demon." Inuyasha quickly finished. "Oh. Well, of course you can stay with us, Inuyasha!" Kagome's mom said happily. "You can stay in the guest bedroom that my father just finished cleaning up."
"Why wouldn't you let me tell her that we love each other, Inuyasha?" Kagome asked as they walked upstairs towards Inuyasha's new room. "If she knew about our feelings towards each other, do you think she would trust us living in rooms right next to one another?" Inuyasha asked. "What, then, are we supposed to keep our love a secret?" Kagome retorted, feeling a little hurt. "No, we will tell all of them how we feel when the time is right." Inuyasha said. With that, he leaned over to Kagome and gave her a long, passionate kiss. "Okay, if you put it that way." Kagome said, as her knees came close to turning into Jello.
"You don't have any extra clothes, Inuyasha?" Kagome's mom asked a short while later. "No." Inuyasha answered sheepishly. "Well, Kagome is going to have to take you out shopping tomorrow." Mary (from now on, we'll just call Kagome's mom 'Mary' to make things easier-TF) said. "What's this 'shopping'?" Inuyasha asked, confused. "I'm sorry, Inuyasha. I guess I forgot that you still don't know about a lot of modern things." Mary said. She went on to explain the concept of shopping to Inuyasha, who listened carefully. Following her explanation, Mary asked Inuyasha a question that caught him off guard. "Do you care for my daughter, Inuyasha?" She asked suddenly. "Y..yes. I do." He stammered, obviously embarrassed. "Don't tell her I told you this, but every time she came home from the Feudal Era, Kagome could do nothing but talk about you. It quickly became obvious to me that she cares deeply for you. Please, don't ever hurt her, Inuyasha." Mary said. "I would never hurt her, Mrs. Higurashi. I care deeply for her, too." Inuyasha responded. "Good. Well, it's getting late, Inuyasha. Good night." Mary said, walking towards the door. "Good night, Mrs Higurashi." Inuyasha responded. As he lay down on his new bed to go to sleep for the night, Inuyasha couldn't get the smile off of his face.
"Will you come stay with me, Inuyasha?" Kagome asked as she stood on the edge of the well. "Would your Mom allow me to stay in the house?" Inuyasha wondered. "Of course she would! My mom thinks you're great. Besides, you're Souta's hero. He would love it if you would stay with us." Kagome answered. "Grandpa was supposed to clean the guest room last week. You could probably stay in there, Inuyasha." Kagome said. "I don't want to stay in a guest room, Kagome. I want to stay with you." Inuyasha said. "Are you kidding? My Mom would never allow you to stay in my room!" Kagome yelled. "Feh, I guess I could stay in this "guest room", then." Inuyasha said quietly. "Great!" Kagome exclaimed.
"I promise that we'll visit every week!" Kagome told Miroku, Sango, and Shippo as she dropped out of sight. "We'll miss you!" Sango yelled. It was about 4:00 pm when Inuyasha and Kagome landed in modern times. "C'mon, Inuyasha, let's go tell my mom what's going on." Kagome said, grabbing Inuyasha's hand. They walked into the house, where Inuyasha was immediately mobbed. "Inuyasha's here! You're the coolest, Inuyasha!" Souta exclaimed, tugging on Inuyasha's robe. Meanwhile, Kagome's mom couldn't help but to touch Inuyasha's hair (where his dog ears used to be). Inuyasha's face turned a shade of red that was at least equal to the color of his robe, but he didn't pull away from them. "I guess I just have to grin and bear it if I want to stay with Kagome." Inuyasha thought. "You look different, Inuyasha. Where is your white hair and doggie ears?" Kagome's mom asked. "Uh, I don't have those anymore." Inuyasha said quietly. "Why?" Souta asked. "It's complicated, you guys. I'll explain later." Kagome said quickly, wanting to ask a question of her own. "Mom? Would you mind if Inuyasha stayed with us?"
"How could Inuyasha stay with us? Doesn't he live in the Feudal Era?" Kagome's mom wondered. "Inuyasha and I finished putting together the Shikon Jewel, and he used it to become human. He did keep his demon powers, though." Kagome explained. "I thought that Inuyasha wanted to become a full demon? Why would he use the jewel to become human?" Her mom asked. "Inuyasha did it because he finally realized that he loves.." Kagome started; "being human more than being full demon." Inuyasha quickly finished. "Oh. Well, of course you can stay with us, Inuyasha!" Kagome's mom said happily. "You can stay in the guest bedroom that my father just finished cleaning up."
"Why wouldn't you let me tell her that we love each other, Inuyasha?" Kagome asked as they walked upstairs towards Inuyasha's new room. "If she knew about our feelings towards each other, do you think she would trust us living in rooms right next to one another?" Inuyasha asked. "What, then, are we supposed to keep our love a secret?" Kagome retorted, feeling a little hurt. "No, we will tell all of them how we feel when the time is right." Inuyasha said. With that, he leaned over to Kagome and gave her a long, passionate kiss. "Okay, if you put it that way." Kagome said, as her knees came close to turning into Jello.
"You don't have any extra clothes, Inuyasha?" Kagome's mom asked a short while later. "No." Inuyasha answered sheepishly. "Well, Kagome is going to have to take you out shopping tomorrow." Mary (from now on, we'll just call Kagome's mom 'Mary' to make things easier-TF) said. "What's this 'shopping'?" Inuyasha asked, confused. "I'm sorry, Inuyasha. I guess I forgot that you still don't know about a lot of modern things." Mary said. She went on to explain the concept of shopping to Inuyasha, who listened carefully. Following her explanation, Mary asked Inuyasha a question that caught him off guard. "Do you care for my daughter, Inuyasha?" She asked suddenly. "Y..yes. I do." He stammered, obviously embarrassed. "Don't tell her I told you this, but every time she came home from the Feudal Era, Kagome could do nothing but talk about you. It quickly became obvious to me that she cares deeply for you. Please, don't ever hurt her, Inuyasha." Mary said. "I would never hurt her, Mrs. Higurashi. I care deeply for her, too." Inuyasha responded. "Good. Well, it's getting late, Inuyasha. Good night." Mary said, walking towards the door. "Good night, Mrs Higurashi." Inuyasha responded. As he lay down on his new bed to go to sleep for the night, Inuyasha couldn't get the smile off of his face.