Happy Fat Tuesday and Ash Wednesday everyone! I had this psychotic episode last night (Tuesday) while I was trying to write a paper... not fun. I up and cut 4 inches off my hair because it was ticking me off...myself no less. (My suitemate cleaned it up for me.) My story does have a point.

So apparently FF.net was having some kind of breakdown as well because I wasn't receiving reviews for about 2 days. Of course I freaked out, thinking you all suddenly hated my story adding to my already stressed mind. I got them all this morning and was really relieved. So here's the next installment of Dorm Life. Be prepared for immense fluff and much stupidness from the author, a.k.a. me. Right oh!

Disclaimer: This one time at band camp... something something... ok fine! I don't own Inuyasha. He's all Rumiko Takahashi's!

The door shut behind them and Kagome sat on the futon quietly. Her mind ran through the thoughts she'd been having since they got in the car again as though charting them for later use. She and Inuyasha had been a bit more intimate than in the past, but nothing like what she assumed was going to be expected of her tonight. He'd asked her to be his mate for goodness sake! She knew what was implied. She remembered the rituals Inuyasha had explained to her once. Something about marking was involved. To be honest it all gave her a little thrill. But she wasn't ready for that yet.

"Here." A pair of boxers and a sweatshirt were held in front of her nose breaking her out of her slightly gutter-based thoughts. She looked up to see Inuyasha already in his pajamas. She sighed happily and took the offered garments from his hand. She changed in the bathroom and came back out to sit on the futon next to the lounging hanyou. He was watching some bad TV movie, a tired expression on his face. Smiling, Kagome lay down next to him and put her head on his chest. His arm wrapped around her shoulders and the two settled in to watch the movie about some guy regaining his sight after an operation falling in love with the girl taking care of him whom he had never seen before.

"Dude, this movie sucks." Kagome laughed at the exasperated declaration.

"Then change it stupid." Inuyasha growled about ungrateful girlfriends before standing up and grabbing a favorite of theirs off the shelf.

"It's Speed time baby," he crowed. She laughed at him while he did the same goofy dance he always did when they watched this movie.

"You are so weird. I don't know why I agreed to become your mate," she joked as he put the movie in and pushed play. He pounced on her and growled playfully.

"You didn't have a choice. You loooove me." The look on his face made Kagome laugh and she kissed him quickly to confirm his statement and make him sit down. He obeyed the silent request and dropped his arm about her shoulders once more so they could settle in to watch their movie. Neither of them thought the movie itself was particularly good, it was more the fact that they watched it together and made fun of it than anything.

"Oop, oop! Don't go below 50! Oh no! The bomb!" Inuyasha shouted and flung himself over Kagome, pretending to have been blown out of the bus. She giggled and poked him until he started laughing. He hefted himself up on one elbow to look at her, his other hand resting gently on her thigh. The gesture wasn't uncomfortable, simply new. Kagome smiled down at him while she waited to see what he would do next.

His thumb began to move of it's own volition, caressing the soft skin on her leg. He continued to stare into her eyes, fearing that if he lost contact, one of them would lose their nerve and run out of the room. It wasn't going to be him that was for damn sure. When her eyes still hadn't left his Inuyasha shifted onto his knees and crawled over Kagome, hovering just above her reclined figure.

She looked up into his eyes to see a gentle shine to them. Good, he wasn't planning on anything like that. She smiled softly and laughed when he brushed noses with her. He leaned in further and kissed her lips softly. There was no rush, no urgency and no lustful intentions behind the kiss. He was kissing her to feel her lips, to taste her and to silently tell her he loved her.

Her scent was calm and in turn, calming him. He felt no need to hurry while tasting her soft lips making her relax even more. Her arms slid around his back, pulling him down onto her. Inuyasha balanced on one elbow so Kagome could still breathe, his other hand going up to caress her cheek and run through her hair. He felt her mumble against his mouth and pulled back to be able to understand her.

"What if your parents don't like me?" Inuyasha looked down at her, eyebrow quirked. Was she nuts? His parents adored her.

"You know my parents love you, why do you think my dad flirts with you so shamelessly?" Kagome smiled sheepishly.

"But now it's different. You told me your parents didn't like Kikyo, what if they don't like me now that things have changed between us?"

"Don't be ridiculous. They practically demanded that I ask you to be my mate when I stopped being an idiot and realized I love you." Kagome stared up at him in shock. He hadn't ever mentioned that tidbit.

"You... you love me?" Inuyasha snorted lightly.

"Well of course I do. Did you think I would ask you to be my mate if I didn't?"

"I don't know," she responded, a bit bewildered. She whispered, "I guess I didn't want to assume." Inuyasha looked down, a thoughtful expression on his face.

"I guess I should have said it," he mumbled to himself. "I do love you, you know." Kagome smiled up at him, lifting his golden eyes to hers.

"I'm glad. I love you too." The hanyou grinned before diving in for another kiss. They had really started to get into it when Inuyasha's phone rang. He growled at it as if that would get it to stop, making Kagome giggle. The boy got up, trudged over to the phone and snatched up the receiver all while glaring at it.

"Yea?" he snapped.

"Inuyasha! Don't you use that tone with me young man." Inuyasha's eyes widened slightly before he rolled them and sat down next to Kagome on the futon.

"Sorry Mom. What's up?"

"Oh I had to know how dinner with Kagome went." Inuyasha grinned at said girl, taking her hand in his. She smiled uncertainly, not sure what his mother was asking him.

"It went great Mom. She's here with me now if you want to talk to her."

"Oh no, that's alright. I just wanted to make sure everything went well. If she's there I'm guessing she said yes?" Inuyasha gave Kagome a smirk as he responded.

"Of course she said yes. How could she resist me?" Kagome gave him an outraged squeak before leaping on top of him, hitting him in the arm.

"You are so self-assured aren't you? So sure I'd say yes?" Inuyasha nearly dropped the phone from the assault and his laughter. There was that sexy flush of anger. He'd said that just to elicit this response from her. Kagome was relentlessly poking him in the stomach and ribs.

"I'm kidding, I'm kidding! I give!" he cried. He choked out the words through laughter and Kagome finally stopped, pretending to pout on the other side of the futon.

"Inuyasha? Honey?"

"Yea Mom. Um, can I call you tomorrow?"

"Yes, of course! You are going to remember what I said, right?" Inuyasha sighed out his frustration, not in the mood to argue with his mother.

"Yes, nothing will happen, I promise."

"Alright, have a nice night dear!" Inuyasha grunted in response, slightly amazed at how much like his father he was being in that moment. No matter. He clicked the phone off and threw it onto the bed. He then turned to the pouting Kagome and crawled over to her. She refused to look at him, opting to stare at a poster on the wall. He thought for a moment of the best way to get her to stop moping, settling on tickling her until she begged for mercy. His claws skimmed up her bare legs, making her twitch but she still refused to turn to him.

"Kagome..." he sang out. He then went after her ribs in a full out tickle attack. She was strong for a few seconds before she burst into uncontrollable laughter. She tried to fight off the attack unsuccessfully as Inuyasha smirked down at her, enjoying the way she was squirming. When she started to give breathy pleas to stop he pretended he couldn't hear her. "What was that Kagome? You want more?"

Shaking her head violently and trying to beg him through her laughter wasn't working. Kagome tried another tactic. She grabbed onto his wrists and even though he was much stronger than she was, he seemed somewhat curious as to what she was planning so he allowed her to move his hands. He gasped when she placed them on her chest. He was instantly still, gulping nervously. In contrast, Kagome had subconsciously arched into his palms before she noticed what she was doing and blushed furiously. Inuyasha pulled his hands back, blushing just as badly as Kagome.

"Um... I guess that was one way to get me to stop." She nodded, a flutter of fear in her eyes. Leaning down, Inuyasha kissed her until she relaxed again, his mouth calming her frazzled nerves. "I liked it," he whispered playfully in her ear. Kagome hit him in the arm, blushing again. She was ashamed of herself. Earlier tonight she'd been afraid of that kind of contact with him and now she was encouraging him? She felt like a total tease. Maybe it was best if she left to sort out what was going on.

"I'm sorry," she whispered. She got up, ready to walk out the door, but was pulled back. Inuyasha stared at the girl he was holding by the shoulders intently, trying to determine what was wrong.

"Kagome? Where're you going? What are you sorry for?" Kagome looked at the floor. Why had she been leaving? Now she wasn't sure. Everything was so confusing and she didn't know what to do or say. Her mind was telling her she should leave in order to make it easier for both her and Inuyasha to resist one another. But her body and soul would hear none of it and were being very blatant about it.

"I... I'm being a tease and I'm sorry." Inuyasha frowned slightly before everything settled into place. She was afraid of exactly the same thing his mother had been afraid of. He leaned down, brushing her nose with his own, forcing her to look into his eyes. The slight smile on her face from the gesture made Inuyasha smile.

"I swear I haven't turned into a sex-fiend in the last hour. We won't do anything you don't want." He sighed quietly to himself. "My mother made me promise we'd wait anyway."

"You're mother asked you about that?" Kagome yelped. Inuyasha laughed.

"Trust me, it was even more embarrassing for me when my dad was on the phone too, listening. He was waiting for me to make some stupid comment so he could tell me off." Kagome smiled up at him, letting him know she was alright now. He took the opportunity and scooped her into his arms, laying her out on the futon. He plopped down next to her, cuddling her against his side. Kagome rested her head on his chest, laying her arm across his waist. She felt a content rumble in his chest and closed her eyes, focusing on the sensation until she fell asleep

Inuyasha was completely comfortable with holding her in his arms for the rest of eternity if only the world would leave them in peace. But no, that was just too much to ask. The phone was ringing again. Inuyasha tried to ignore it but with his ears there was just no way. Kagome had woken up and was looking at him strangely. He sighed heavily before getting up and snatching the phone off the bed.

"Hello?"

"Hello Inuyasha." He rolled his eyes.

"Do you know what time it is? Three, that's what time it is. Now what do you want?" The person on the other end of the line gave a light snort.

"You always were so very rude."

"Never bothered you before, now what is it so I can go back to bed."

"Hmm... I thought it would be polite to tell you I was visiting town this coming weekend. I was hoping to meet your current... girlfriend."

"Fantastic. Anything else?" Inuyasha asked impatiently.

"No." The person sighed. "I'll leave you to yourself then."

"Thank you. Goodbye." Click. Inuyasha turned the ringer off on the phone and returned to the futon to lay with Kagome. She looked up with a question in her eyes. "Don't worry about it." She frowned but didn't ask. They returned to their previous positions and Kagome quickly went back to sleep. Inuyasha smiled softly down at her. He couldn't help but think how happy he was going to be to hold her for the rest of their lives. "Just a few more obstacles, Kagome. I promise," he thought. "Then it's, 'eternity here we come.'"

So there you have much cheese, fluff and periwinkle butterflies. (Don't ask, Drama class junior year...) Those of you clamoring for other characters to be brought in can pipe down. They'll be in the next chapter. Virtual cookie to whoever figures out the mysterious caller first... though it really shouldn't be too mysterious. Anyway! Please review! Thanks.