Author's Notes:
Hee hee..sorry for the cliffy but to make up for making you all wait, it's an extra long-fluff filled chapter. Enjoy!
Thanks to Linklover13, randomgemini07,kaginu=love, and saiyan princess for reviewing!
Questions? Comments? Flames? Vows of undying love? I take 'em all!
Miyabi loves you!
Startled, Inuyasha looked up at Kagome who was standing right beside him with a slightly worried look on her face.
"Sure..." he mumbled.
Kagome sat down beside him on the bench and turned to face him.
"What's wrong? Why did you leave? I thought you were having fun?" she asked.
"Kagome....do you like coming back to the past?"
Startled, Kagome blinked in surprise. "Of course I do! Why else would I go back if I didn't? What makes you think that I wouldn't?"
Inuyasha turned away from her gaze and muttered into his lap: "I just thought that you'd rather stay here with your friends.....and Hojo?"
"Hojo? Wha-? Ohhhhh. I see." said Kagome. "You thought that because he gave me that expensive present that I'd rather be around him all the time instead of you?" She laughed softly.
"Don't laugh!" snapped Inuyasha "Just tell me the truth! Do you?"
Kagome looked straight at Inuyasha.
"Inuyasha....I gave him the bracelet back."
Stunned, Inuyasha stammered "B-but....why?"
Rolling her eyes, Kagome said "Because! I told him that his gift was too much. That it was too much like something you'd give a girlfriend. And I'm not his girlfriend."
Seeing Inuyasha start to open his mouth she hastily added "And I don't want to be his girlfriend."
A million feelings rushed at Inuyasha at once: relief was the biggest, then happiness, then nervousness, then fear.
He turned and looked her right in the eyes.
"Kagome there's something I need to talk to you about."
"Oh great." Kagome thinks to herself. "I pour my heart out and he's probably going to start talking about Kikyou or something..."
Aloud she said "About what?"
Inuyasha leaned back on the bench and stared up at the star filled sky.
"Well, I've been thinking a lot about everything that's happened in the past year. About our friends, the Jewel, Kikyou, you, me, all of it.....and I've come to a couple of realizations."
"Go on......"
"First I thought about Kikyou...she died because of me, so I felt like I owed her my life. I once was prepared to become human and spend the rest of my life with her, you know? Then we were betrayed and she died and I was sealed. I think that maybe our love wasn't so strong after all. Our trust was easily broken."
Kagome shivered.
Inuyasha went on: "Then I met you. You were said to be Kikyou's reincarnation. When I first met you I admit, I just thought of you as a sort of substitute. But after a while I realized that you treated me completely differant than she did. She wanted me to become human. You accept me for who and what I am."
Inuyasha stared into Kagome's eyes.
"You have no idea how much that means to me Kagome, and I-I wanted to thank you for it and to tell you that I'm not going to go to Hell with Kikyou. I will put her to rest though... that's the least I could do for her."
Kagome felt like her heart had stopped. "Inuyasha....."
Inuyasha held up his hand. "I'm not finished."
"Sorry...go on."
He continued: "...I also used to want to use the Jewel to become a full fledged demon. I don't want that anymore either....I just want to be me. I'm going to give you the Jewel Kagome. I want you to keep it safe."
Kagome couldn't believe what she was hearing. It almost seemed like too much to hope for.....
Inuyasha looked at her again almost shyly: "Now....I want to ask you something."
Kagome leaned forward slightly. "Yes Inuyasha?" she asked softly.
He reached out and took her small hand in his own, took a deep breath and asked:
"Kagome,will you stay with me?....as more than just my friend?"
Kagome inhaled sharply. "Is he asking me what I think he is?! YES! He is!!"
She smiled up at him.
"I've wanted you to ask me that for the longest time Inuyasha. Yes. I will."
Inuyasha smiled happily and dug into his pants pocket and pulled out the small, wrapped bundle.
" I wanted to give you this. Happy birthday Kagome."
Kagome smiled and set about unwrapping the layers of tissue paper. Peeling back the last layer, she let out a gasp at what lay in her hand. It was a beautiful jade ring handcarved in the shape of ring of leaves.
Kagome's eyes rimmed with tears.
"Oh Inuyasha, it's so beautiful! Thank you! I love it!"
Inuyasha picked the ring up and placed it on the ring finger of her right hand and then clasped her hands in both of his and looked tenderly into her eyes. She looked back up at him shyly. He leaned down slightly and whispered to her:
"Can I kiss you?"
Kagome smiled.
"I've wanted you to for so long! Yes."
Inuyasha smiled back. She had no idea how long he'd wanted to kiss her.
He leaned downward more and she leaned up, putting her hand to the side of his face, cupping it gently. As their lips met in a soft kiss, the barrier between them dissolved into the wind.
Little did they know they had an audience. Having grown bored of the "grown-ups" talking in the next room Shippo had wandered into the kitchen to ask Kagome's mother for a snack when he spied Inuyasha and Kagome outside.
" I wonder what they're talking about....it looks serious." he mused aloud.
"What does?"
"GAH! Don't do that Miroku!" squealed Shippo as Miroku and Sango came up behind Shippo and peered outside the window.
"Aaaah! It looks like Inuyasha might finally be making his move." Miroku smiled.
"Ohhh they look so sweet sitting together." sighed Sango. "We should give them their privacy."
"I agree." said Miroku as he touched his hand to Sango's back and led her back to the living room."
"Hey, where did Kagome go?" asked Hojo
Miroku smiled. "She and Inuyasha are temporarily indisposed." he said smoothly and with a sly grin.
Hojo's face fell about two miles.
After a few more minutes of enjoying each other's company Kagome and Inuyasha went back into the house only to find that the party had dissapated without them even noticing.
"Oh well!" laughed Kagome. "I have you guys here and that's all that matters."
The group stayed in the living room talking for a bit and Kagome decided to pop in a DVD for them all to watch. They settled comfortably in.Shippo curled up in the armchair and was soon sleeping the peaceful sleep that only children can manage. Kagome leaned on Inuyasha and he put his arm around her and pulled her close. Within minutes, she too was sound asleep. Miroku followed suit and put his arm around Sango's shoulder. Sango froze for a minute and when it was apparent he was actually going to behave himself she relaxed, and soon she too drifted off and slumped against Miroku's chest. Miroku and Inuyasha exchanged glances and grins and they too settled down and fell asleep.
One more short chapter to go and then it's finished everyone! Now you all have to show some mild interest in my other story "The Journal" and I'll actually update that one as well!
Hee hee..sorry for the cliffy but to make up for making you all wait, it's an extra long-fluff filled chapter. Enjoy!
Thanks to Linklover13, randomgemini07,kaginu=love, and saiyan princess for reviewing!
Questions? Comments? Flames? Vows of undying love? I take 'em all!
Miyabi loves you!
Startled, Inuyasha looked up at Kagome who was standing right beside him with a slightly worried look on her face.
"Sure..." he mumbled.
Kagome sat down beside him on the bench and turned to face him.
"What's wrong? Why did you leave? I thought you were having fun?" she asked.
"Kagome....do you like coming back to the past?"
Startled, Kagome blinked in surprise. "Of course I do! Why else would I go back if I didn't? What makes you think that I wouldn't?"
Inuyasha turned away from her gaze and muttered into his lap: "I just thought that you'd rather stay here with your friends.....and Hojo?"
"Hojo? Wha-? Ohhhhh. I see." said Kagome. "You thought that because he gave me that expensive present that I'd rather be around him all the time instead of you?" She laughed softly.
"Don't laugh!" snapped Inuyasha "Just tell me the truth! Do you?"
Kagome looked straight at Inuyasha.
"Inuyasha....I gave him the bracelet back."
Stunned, Inuyasha stammered "B-but....why?"
Rolling her eyes, Kagome said "Because! I told him that his gift was too much. That it was too much like something you'd give a girlfriend. And I'm not his girlfriend."
Seeing Inuyasha start to open his mouth she hastily added "And I don't want to be his girlfriend."
A million feelings rushed at Inuyasha at once: relief was the biggest, then happiness, then nervousness, then fear.
He turned and looked her right in the eyes.
"Kagome there's something I need to talk to you about."
"Oh great." Kagome thinks to herself. "I pour my heart out and he's probably going to start talking about Kikyou or something..."
Aloud she said "About what?"
Inuyasha leaned back on the bench and stared up at the star filled sky.
"Well, I've been thinking a lot about everything that's happened in the past year. About our friends, the Jewel, Kikyou, you, me, all of it.....and I've come to a couple of realizations."
"Go on......"
"First I thought about Kikyou...she died because of me, so I felt like I owed her my life. I once was prepared to become human and spend the rest of my life with her, you know? Then we were betrayed and she died and I was sealed. I think that maybe our love wasn't so strong after all. Our trust was easily broken."
Kagome shivered.
Inuyasha went on: "Then I met you. You were said to be Kikyou's reincarnation. When I first met you I admit, I just thought of you as a sort of substitute. But after a while I realized that you treated me completely differant than she did. She wanted me to become human. You accept me for who and what I am."
Inuyasha stared into Kagome's eyes.
"You have no idea how much that means to me Kagome, and I-I wanted to thank you for it and to tell you that I'm not going to go to Hell with Kikyou. I will put her to rest though... that's the least I could do for her."
Kagome felt like her heart had stopped. "Inuyasha....."
Inuyasha held up his hand. "I'm not finished."
"Sorry...go on."
He continued: "...I also used to want to use the Jewel to become a full fledged demon. I don't want that anymore either....I just want to be me. I'm going to give you the Jewel Kagome. I want you to keep it safe."
Kagome couldn't believe what she was hearing. It almost seemed like too much to hope for.....
Inuyasha looked at her again almost shyly: "Now....I want to ask you something."
Kagome leaned forward slightly. "Yes Inuyasha?" she asked softly.
He reached out and took her small hand in his own, took a deep breath and asked:
"Kagome,will you stay with me?....as more than just my friend?"
Kagome inhaled sharply. "Is he asking me what I think he is?! YES! He is!!"
She smiled up at him.
"I've wanted you to ask me that for the longest time Inuyasha. Yes. I will."
Inuyasha smiled happily and dug into his pants pocket and pulled out the small, wrapped bundle.
" I wanted to give you this. Happy birthday Kagome."
Kagome smiled and set about unwrapping the layers of tissue paper. Peeling back the last layer, she let out a gasp at what lay in her hand. It was a beautiful jade ring handcarved in the shape of ring of leaves.
Kagome's eyes rimmed with tears.
"Oh Inuyasha, it's so beautiful! Thank you! I love it!"
Inuyasha picked the ring up and placed it on the ring finger of her right hand and then clasped her hands in both of his and looked tenderly into her eyes. She looked back up at him shyly. He leaned down slightly and whispered to her:
"Can I kiss you?"
Kagome smiled.
"I've wanted you to for so long! Yes."
Inuyasha smiled back. She had no idea how long he'd wanted to kiss her.
He leaned downward more and she leaned up, putting her hand to the side of his face, cupping it gently. As their lips met in a soft kiss, the barrier between them dissolved into the wind.
Little did they know they had an audience. Having grown bored of the "grown-ups" talking in the next room Shippo had wandered into the kitchen to ask Kagome's mother for a snack when he spied Inuyasha and Kagome outside.
" I wonder what they're talking about....it looks serious." he mused aloud.
"What does?"
"GAH! Don't do that Miroku!" squealed Shippo as Miroku and Sango came up behind Shippo and peered outside the window.
"Aaaah! It looks like Inuyasha might finally be making his move." Miroku smiled.
"Ohhh they look so sweet sitting together." sighed Sango. "We should give them their privacy."
"I agree." said Miroku as he touched his hand to Sango's back and led her back to the living room."
"Hey, where did Kagome go?" asked Hojo
Miroku smiled. "She and Inuyasha are temporarily indisposed." he said smoothly and with a sly grin.
Hojo's face fell about two miles.
After a few more minutes of enjoying each other's company Kagome and Inuyasha went back into the house only to find that the party had dissapated without them even noticing.
"Oh well!" laughed Kagome. "I have you guys here and that's all that matters."
The group stayed in the living room talking for a bit and Kagome decided to pop in a DVD for them all to watch. They settled comfortably in.Shippo curled up in the armchair and was soon sleeping the peaceful sleep that only children can manage. Kagome leaned on Inuyasha and he put his arm around her and pulled her close. Within minutes, she too was sound asleep. Miroku followed suit and put his arm around Sango's shoulder. Sango froze for a minute and when it was apparent he was actually going to behave himself she relaxed, and soon she too drifted off and slumped against Miroku's chest. Miroku and Inuyasha exchanged glances and grins and they too settled down and fell asleep.
One more short chapter to go and then it's finished everyone! Now you all have to show some mild interest in my other story "The Journal" and I'll actually update that one as well!