Chapter 7: Facing the Facts and Reminising

Princess Sango

Kagome unpacked everything into her side of the dresser. Inuya and Inuyasha Jr. had given her a warm welcome. They wouldn't leave her alone, to the point where Inuyasha had to distract them. Kagome had quit her job that day, she didn't want her mom or grandpa to call there. So she had to find a job again, but it would be worth it. She was thinking about becoming a lawyer again. Although in a bigger company.

Kagome sighed as she finished up everything. "You done?"

Kagome turned around to find Inuyasha. "Yeah, it's amazing how little I had. I got rid of most of it when I got out of school. Also some from our kids."

Inuyasha winced a little, because he knew that was mostly his fault. He kneeled next to her, "Kagome, you're going to have to face them sometime. We all know that it will happen sometime."

Kagome looked up into his eyes, "I know that, though not right now Inuyasha, please not now."

He nodded slowly, hugging her, "Kagome, when you're ready come and tell me. I don't want to put you threw anymore pain."

Then he noticed Kagome was holding on to his shirt tightly, "Arigatou Inuyasha-chan..."

Kagome looked up at him slowly, "You're the only one who understood Inuyasha. I loved you for that, and that your fun to be around. Also you stick by me."

Inuyasha smiled up at her and gave her a brief kiss. "I love you because your able to forgive and forget, you don't care if I'm a hanyou, your patient, and also fun to be around."

Kagome scanned his eyes, "Inuyasha... I guess we should've confessed sooner huh? I mean, then we wouldn't be caught up in this mess. Though I'm glad that I'm going through it with you." She snuggled closer to him, feeling his warm body against hers.

He smiled as he held her tightly. "Kagome, we'll face them together. We're a family of four, we'll be strong. Just what will we do, I don't know yet." He started stoking her hair to find her doing the same. He looked down and kissed her while his mind went back to five years.

Flashback

It's been a half a year since he has known Kagome, and they already liked each other. Well... other than the fighting. It was New Years Eve and we ended up drinking a little too much sake. Though Inuyasha was still very concious, his mind still worked slowly. Miroku was already passed out on one of the tatami mats, with Sango right by him. Shippo was already asleep with Kirara, and Kaede was out celebrating with other mikos.

It was only him and Kagome. They were almost ready to pass out when Kagome had told him four words he'll never forget, "I love you Inuyasha." He didn't seem too confused to that statement. He was quickly able to tell her that too, though a little too slurred. Kagome had come up and kissed him, it was very brief, though Inuyasha ended up being the one to deepen it.

"Inu...yasha..." Then he noticed something, they were on a tatami mat in another section of the hut.

"Kagome...would you...with me?" He seemed slightly insecure there.

Kagome looked up at him, "Inuyasha, I love you, forever and for always. Although this might mean getting me pregnant. Would you promise to help me if it did happen? All it takes is one time Inuyasha."

Inuyasha kissed her again, "It won't, and I don't want to hurt you either Kagome."

She nodded as she let Inuyasha continue. They both knew it would come to this somehow, through all the tears, fights, and apologies. In a way, Sango, Miroku, Shippo, and Kirara hinted as much. They seemed to know it would come down to this night, damn them for not telling them.

End Flashback

Inuyasha pulled away to look at her. "Kagome, do you remember that night? Five years ago on New Year's Eve?"

She looked up and nodded, "I don't remember as much as you do Inuyasha. I was drunk, heavily not lightly." They both laughed at that, still remembering the next morning...

Flashback

Kagome's POV

I woke up feeling a warmth around me, then I noticed the silver hair fusing with my long black hair. Soon I noticed this to be Inuyasha, and his arms were around my waist. 'Funny... I don't remember being here?' Soon her mind took the coffee and digested last nights events. Then she looked around her room and saw their clothes shucked off to the side. Inuyasha's hands held tight to her.

Kagome slowly nudged him with her face. "Inuyasha... sit!"

His head thumped as Kagome heard him wake up, "Kagome! What the hell was that for?" K

agome gave him a smirk as she got up and started putting her clothes back on. "You remember any of this?"

Inuyasha's mind then took his coffee and nodded. Then he sniffed the air, "Kagome...why are you with pup?"

End Flashback

Kagome laughed and pulled Inuyasha closer. "You're my mate Inuyasha, as like I am your's. We belong together, or else I woundn't have had children at all."

Inuyasha gave her a complex look, "Huh? What do you mean Kagome?"

Kagome gave him a smirk, "I asked Myouga about it. He told me that if we didn't truly love eachother, purely, we would have never been able to have children. It would have been wasted."

"Myouga really did tell you that? I thought he knew nothing about that sort of stuff."

Kagome gave him a brief kiss, "I live with you because our children and us sticking together proved enough. Plus I've loved you from the start. Plus we can't stay in here all day, for our kids will start to worry to much." Inuyasha blushed as he heard a knock on the front door.

"Someone's here, does your brother know you're here?"

Kagome nodded, "Only Souta, the only one in my family that I can trust."

Inuyasha nodded, "I see, shall we see who's there?"

Kagome nodded as they walked out of the room to see Souta looking worried. "What's the matter Souta? Does mom know you're here?"

Souta shook his head, "No Kagome, I swore didn't I? Though mom has the cops after you. They tried calling your work place to find you quit. They forgot where Inuyasha worked also."

He seemed like crying, but before anything else happened, Inuyasha told the kids to go play in their room. Where they reluctantly went. "Souta come sit and tell us more," Inuyasha told him. He nodded as he followed Inuyasha and Kagome, sitting on the offered couch seat.

"Well, sis, when Mom and Grandpa found you out later than ten, they called your work office to find you resigned. Also not only that but they called the police and put you under missing persons."

Souta stopped there and looked at their faces, "I love your family, I wish I could get away. Just like everyone else who moved away, though I'm only in 8th grade now. It's not legal to move out until 18, and that's four years away. It's hell over there, and I don't blame you for leaving it. Though I'm left behind, and that hurts."

Kagome hugged Souta, "This is only temperary Souta-kun. We'll sort this out as soon as we know what to do, just hold on. Come to me and Inuyasha if you desire a place to crash. Tell mom that your going to be crashing at a friends house."

Souta sat there, "Mom won't let me. She hasn't let me since fourth grade. Heaven knows why! They won't even let me out of their sight, unless I'm going to school."

Kagome hugged him closer, "Come see us whenever you want. Inuyasha and I would let you in with open arms." Souta nodded as Kagome picked up the telephone and dialed the home number, "Talk to her Souta-kun and tell her you're crashing over at Hideyo's."

"Okay." He waited for the female voice on the other end. Then he explained that he was going to stay there, and he'll get home at 12 noon the next day. She said yes and hung up. "Okay, I'll stay here tonight. Though I hope she won't call Hideyo's house." Kagome nodded as they started to think seprately about what they can do to get this all sorted out before it was too late.

TBC...