Chapter 17
As Inuyasha walked up to the house with Mrs. Higurashi, he smelled Kagome coming to the door. He quickly shoved the engagement ring in his pocket, and he watched as she opened up the door. "You're finally back! What took so long?" Kagome asked them. "There was a big sale at the grocery store. The lines were huge!" Mrs. Higurashi lied. "Oh, okay. Come on, Inuyasha. We told Sango and Miroku that we would come over to their place today. You didn't forget, did you?" Kagome asked. Inuyasha stared at her blankly. "You did forget! I can't believe you, Inuyasha. We just talked about this last night! Don't you listen to what I say?" Kagome fumed. "Um, yeah, I listen to what you say! I just have had a lot on my mind lately, that's all." Inuyasha responded sheepishly. He gave her a small grin, and Kagome forgot about her anger. "Fine, let's go." Kagome said. With that, she grabbed Inuyasha's arm and pulled him out the door.
As soon as Inuyasha and Kagome reached the front door, Sango ran out and grabbed Kagome's arm. "Come on, Kagome! We have some girl-talk to do!" Sango said. Inuyasha watched them disappear from sight, and he decided that he would just go see Miroku. "How's it going, Inuyasha? Long time no see." Miroku said cheerfully to Inuyasha as he walked into the door. "Oh, fine." Inuyasha said quietly. "Is something wrong?" Miroku asked. "I just have a lot on my mind right now." Inuyasha responded. "Anything I can help you with?" Miroku asked. "Yeah, maybe you could. If I tell you this, though, you can't tell anyone else! Not even Sango." Inuyasha said, glaring a hole through Miroku. "Okay, fine. I can keep a secret!" Miroku said, smiling. "Well, I just got this for Kagome." Inuyasha said, pulling out the ring. He opened the box, showing the ring to a stunned Miroku. "Did you steal this?" He asked, obviously still in shock. "NO, I DIDN'T STEAL THIS!!" Inuyasha yelled, giving Miroku a shove. "Sorry. Um... how do you plan on proposing to Kagome?" Miroku asked. "That's my problem. I can't figure out a good way to propose to her. Any ideas?" Inuyasha asked. "Wow. I haven't really thought about anything like that. I would like to propose to Sango some day, but I still haven't figured out how." Miroku responded. "Well, you have to have some sort of suggestion! All you ever think about is women! I'm sure that at some point, you've said or done SOMETHING romantic!" Inuyasha said, annoyed. "Actually, I just came up with one idea." Miroku responded.
"Well? Spit it out!" Inuyasha yelled impatiently. "You could take her to a romantic dinner. As you are finishing up your meals, you could say something romantic, get down on one knee, and propose to her! Women love that!" Miroku said happily. "Where did you get that idea? Have you tried that before?" Inuyasha asked. "No, actually. You see, I've been watching a lot of this 'television' lately. According to what I've seen on there, women always seem to love it when a man proposes at a fancy restaurant." Miroku admitted. "You got the idea from 'TELEVISION'? There's no way I can use that!" Inuyasha snarled. "Well, I don't have any other ideas. You'll have to think of your own plan, then." Miroku shrugged. "Fine, I will. I'm sure I could think of something better than what's on 'television'. And by the way, why would I get down on one knee?" Inuyasha asked. "Well, it's tradition that when a man proposes to a woman, he must get down on one knee." Miroku responded. "Isn't that like begging her to marry me?" Inuyasha asked, confused. "I don't make the traditions! It must not be like begging, though. Otherwise, any self-respecting man wouldn't do it." Miroku responded.
Meanwhile - "Kagome? How are things going with Inuyasha?" Sango asked as they walked through the mall. "Oh, fine. I just wish that he would get a little closer to me! We still talk a lot, but when I'm around him, I don't feel like talking, if you know what I mean." Kagome answered. "If you don't feel like talking, than what.... OH! I understand! Well, I'm sure that he just needs some time to adjust to the change in your relationship." Sango said. "You or Miroku didn't seem to need any 'time to adjust'!" Kagome said with a grin. Sango blushed bright red, and she looked down at her shoes. "Um, well, everyone's different, I guess." She mumbled. "I'm just teasing you, Sango." Kagome laughed. "Well, we better head back. We don't want our men to get worried!" Sango said as she grabbed Kagome's arm and headed towards the exit.
Sango and Kagome returned a few minutes later, and they found Inuyasha and Miroku watching TV. "Why are you two watching 'Friends'?" Kagome asked with a smile. "Miroku made me watch it! I didn't want to! Really!" Inuyasha yelled as he jumped up from the couch. Kagome and Sango burst into laughter, and Inuyasha glared at them. "Okay, I'm not going to get angry. I need to propose to Kagome. Now." Inuyasha thought to himself. "Um, Miroku? Could you and Sango leave Kagome and I alone for a few minutes?" Inuyasha asked, motioning towards Miroku. "Oh, sure!" Miroku said. He jumped up from the couch and dragged Sango into another room. They closed the door (not all the way, though; they both leaned up to the door so they could listen). "Kagome... ever since we first met, you have made me happy. I know that I haven't always acted like it, but I always feel warm and content when I'm near you. I trust you in a way that I have never trusted anyone. I love you more every day, every minute, every second. For your safety and happiness, I would give anything. Kagome, I want to be with you for the rest of my life." Inuyasha said, and with that he got down on one knee. Kagome gasped, and the tears flowed freely down her face. "Kagome Higurashi, will you marry me?" Inuyasha asked, flashing the engagement ring in front of her face. "OF COURSE I WILL, INUYASHA!" Kagome cried, throwing herself into Inuyasha's arms. "So, this is true happiness." Inuyasha thought to himself as he held a sobbing Kagome.
As Inuyasha walked up to the house with Mrs. Higurashi, he smelled Kagome coming to the door. He quickly shoved the engagement ring in his pocket, and he watched as she opened up the door. "You're finally back! What took so long?" Kagome asked them. "There was a big sale at the grocery store. The lines were huge!" Mrs. Higurashi lied. "Oh, okay. Come on, Inuyasha. We told Sango and Miroku that we would come over to their place today. You didn't forget, did you?" Kagome asked. Inuyasha stared at her blankly. "You did forget! I can't believe you, Inuyasha. We just talked about this last night! Don't you listen to what I say?" Kagome fumed. "Um, yeah, I listen to what you say! I just have had a lot on my mind lately, that's all." Inuyasha responded sheepishly. He gave her a small grin, and Kagome forgot about her anger. "Fine, let's go." Kagome said. With that, she grabbed Inuyasha's arm and pulled him out the door.
As soon as Inuyasha and Kagome reached the front door, Sango ran out and grabbed Kagome's arm. "Come on, Kagome! We have some girl-talk to do!" Sango said. Inuyasha watched them disappear from sight, and he decided that he would just go see Miroku. "How's it going, Inuyasha? Long time no see." Miroku said cheerfully to Inuyasha as he walked into the door. "Oh, fine." Inuyasha said quietly. "Is something wrong?" Miroku asked. "I just have a lot on my mind right now." Inuyasha responded. "Anything I can help you with?" Miroku asked. "Yeah, maybe you could. If I tell you this, though, you can't tell anyone else! Not even Sango." Inuyasha said, glaring a hole through Miroku. "Okay, fine. I can keep a secret!" Miroku said, smiling. "Well, I just got this for Kagome." Inuyasha said, pulling out the ring. He opened the box, showing the ring to a stunned Miroku. "Did you steal this?" He asked, obviously still in shock. "NO, I DIDN'T STEAL THIS!!" Inuyasha yelled, giving Miroku a shove. "Sorry. Um... how do you plan on proposing to Kagome?" Miroku asked. "That's my problem. I can't figure out a good way to propose to her. Any ideas?" Inuyasha asked. "Wow. I haven't really thought about anything like that. I would like to propose to Sango some day, but I still haven't figured out how." Miroku responded. "Well, you have to have some sort of suggestion! All you ever think about is women! I'm sure that at some point, you've said or done SOMETHING romantic!" Inuyasha said, annoyed. "Actually, I just came up with one idea." Miroku responded.
"Well? Spit it out!" Inuyasha yelled impatiently. "You could take her to a romantic dinner. As you are finishing up your meals, you could say something romantic, get down on one knee, and propose to her! Women love that!" Miroku said happily. "Where did you get that idea? Have you tried that before?" Inuyasha asked. "No, actually. You see, I've been watching a lot of this 'television' lately. According to what I've seen on there, women always seem to love it when a man proposes at a fancy restaurant." Miroku admitted. "You got the idea from 'TELEVISION'? There's no way I can use that!" Inuyasha snarled. "Well, I don't have any other ideas. You'll have to think of your own plan, then." Miroku shrugged. "Fine, I will. I'm sure I could think of something better than what's on 'television'. And by the way, why would I get down on one knee?" Inuyasha asked. "Well, it's tradition that when a man proposes to a woman, he must get down on one knee." Miroku responded. "Isn't that like begging her to marry me?" Inuyasha asked, confused. "I don't make the traditions! It must not be like begging, though. Otherwise, any self-respecting man wouldn't do it." Miroku responded.
Meanwhile - "Kagome? How are things going with Inuyasha?" Sango asked as they walked through the mall. "Oh, fine. I just wish that he would get a little closer to me! We still talk a lot, but when I'm around him, I don't feel like talking, if you know what I mean." Kagome answered. "If you don't feel like talking, than what.... OH! I understand! Well, I'm sure that he just needs some time to adjust to the change in your relationship." Sango said. "You or Miroku didn't seem to need any 'time to adjust'!" Kagome said with a grin. Sango blushed bright red, and she looked down at her shoes. "Um, well, everyone's different, I guess." She mumbled. "I'm just teasing you, Sango." Kagome laughed. "Well, we better head back. We don't want our men to get worried!" Sango said as she grabbed Kagome's arm and headed towards the exit.
Sango and Kagome returned a few minutes later, and they found Inuyasha and Miroku watching TV. "Why are you two watching 'Friends'?" Kagome asked with a smile. "Miroku made me watch it! I didn't want to! Really!" Inuyasha yelled as he jumped up from the couch. Kagome and Sango burst into laughter, and Inuyasha glared at them. "Okay, I'm not going to get angry. I need to propose to Kagome. Now." Inuyasha thought to himself. "Um, Miroku? Could you and Sango leave Kagome and I alone for a few minutes?" Inuyasha asked, motioning towards Miroku. "Oh, sure!" Miroku said. He jumped up from the couch and dragged Sango into another room. They closed the door (not all the way, though; they both leaned up to the door so they could listen). "Kagome... ever since we first met, you have made me happy. I know that I haven't always acted like it, but I always feel warm and content when I'm near you. I trust you in a way that I have never trusted anyone. I love you more every day, every minute, every second. For your safety and happiness, I would give anything. Kagome, I want to be with you for the rest of my life." Inuyasha said, and with that he got down on one knee. Kagome gasped, and the tears flowed freely down her face. "Kagome Higurashi, will you marry me?" Inuyasha asked, flashing the engagement ring in front of her face. "OF COURSE I WILL, INUYASHA!" Kagome cried, throwing herself into Inuyasha's arms. "So, this is true happiness." Inuyasha thought to himself as he held a sobbing Kagome.