East of the Moon
Chapter Five

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Limo; Washington D.C., 3:44 p.m., July 17:

Inuyasha glanced out the window, his golden eyes observing the world outside the limo's window. Somehow he felt like nothing mattered. Probably because he had a girl clinging to his side, one of his arms draped over her shoulders. Her blue eyes were closed and her head was resting lightly on his shoulder as her arms wrapped around his waist. After their little episode on the beach she'd become a lot more clingy.

She'd worn herself out on the way back, however, since she'd challenged him to a rematch. He let her win. He hadn't told her that, though.

Kagome snuggled into him, her soft breath dancing across his neck. He smiled lightly and squeezed her shoulder gently. She smiled and he continued to stare out the window. He tried to ignore the glare Kagome's bodyguard was sending him front the front seat. He raised an eyebrow and smirked at the bald man.

His eyes glanced at the sky, 'July 17th...the new moon.' He frowned and let out a small sigh. 'Should I tell her?'

Fifteen minutes later, Kagome awoke from her small nap in time to demand that the limos pull over. Inuyasha stared at her in shock as she took a giant swig from her warm, flat sprite and open the limo's door.

"Come on, Inuyasha," Kagome giggled and grabbed his hand, the small appendage fitting perfectly in his large one.

"Kagome, where are we going?" Inuyasha asked with a sigh as she stormed ahead, not bothering to wait for her body guards. He wondered idly how she could stand them. He still had a bruise from the bald man tackling him into the water, interrupting a possible make-out session.

Kagome wordlessly pointed to a photo booth and he sighed deeply. 'Figures...'

Kagome threw aside the small grey curtain that covered the occupants inside from the outside world. Inuyasha allowed Kagome to sit him down. She smiled and inserted the two dollars required to obtain the four pictures on the long black and white strip.

"Say cheese," Kagome said.

"That was corny," Inuyasha said with a smirk. She pouted at him and he rolled his eyes. "Cheese," he muttered and Kagome smiled at the camera, allowing the thing to start. At the last second Inuyasha stuck two fingers behind her.

She gave him a dry look. "Did you just give me bunny ears?"

"Maybe," Inuyasha said with a smirk.

"You're so cute." Kagome giggled and her eyes sparkled. "Do you know what bunny ears mean?" Inuyasha shrugged and she grinned. "It means 'kiss me'."

"Well, in that case, kiss me," he said, and she leaned forward kissing his cheek. A flash went off, showing that another picture had been taken.

When the photos were developed the two stared at them. The first one was indeed a picture of a smiling Kagome and Inuyasha giving her the bunny ears. The next one was of Kagome kissing his cheek while the inu hanyou blushed furiously. The third was Inuyasha grinning like a maniac and Kagome laughing while flashing the 'V' sign. The final picture was of Kagome with her arms wrapped around Inuyasha.

"Well that was worth it," Kagome declared as they exited the booth, sticking the photos in her purse. Inuyasha laughed and gently shook his head. She smiled brilliantly at him and pulled him into another booth.

"What the hell is this, Kagome? A photo spree?" Inuyasha asked sarcastically.

Kagome ignored him and inserted two dollars into the machine. "This one is a single shot. But it's big," she clarified as she stepped back. They both stood for a moment before Inuyasha's hand slinked around her waist and rested softly on her hip. Kagome smiled brightly and folded her hands in front of her. Inuyasha glanced down at her and smiled gently at her.

The flash went off.

They soon entered the limo again, once again fitting into a comfortable embrace that involved his arm around her and her head resting on his shoulder.

"Hey, Inuyasha?" Kagome asked after a moment of comfortable silence.

"Yeah?" Inuyasha said and glanced down at her. Her blue eyes met his and she smiled shyly.

"Will you...be my boyfriend?" she asked sheepishly, her cheeks a bright red.

Slightly thrown off, he was silent for only a second before he grinned. "I thought you'd never ask."

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Secret room, FBI headquarters, 5:00 p.m.:

"There had better be a good reason as to why I'm here," East said crossly as he walked over to the huddle of people. "What is going on?"

"The prophecy, sir; it's gone missing," Leela said gravely as she stared at Inuyasha's father. "We've searched everywhere. We have no idea where it is. We believe that the enemy has captured it."

"How could they have gotten in?" he asked angrily as he turned cold golden eyes towards his co-workers.

"There was a flaw in our defense system."

"And what is that?" East said with a snarl.

"The demon in charge of the raid is a shape shifter," Bob said sadly and bowed his head in apology.

"What?" East demanded and then his eyes narrowed. "Naraku...?" His colleagues nodded.

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Inuyasha's room, White House, 9:19 p.m.:

'The sun will set soon,' Inuyasha thought. He still didn't know what to do about Kagome. He didn't want to tell her, but then again, he didn't want her to walk in and discover he was human. As it had always been during the new moons, he'd turn human.

He sighed and stared at his ceiling. He kicked his feet absently on the soft mattress that resided on his bed. Tucking a strand of silver hair behind his shoulder Inuyasha came to a decision.

'I've got to tell her...' he stared off to his right, at the dreaded door that would lead him to Kagome's room. 'She deserves to know, methinks.'

He stood up from his bed and hesitantly made his way towards the door. His hand closed around the golden handle and he took a deep breath. 'Well here goes nothing,' he told himself quietly.

He opened the door and nearly hit Kagome in the face. She yelped in surprise and jumped back. "Uh..." they both vocalized intelligently.

"What are you doing out here?" Inuyasha asked with a blink of his eyes. Kagome smiled sweetly and tilted her head up to look at him.

"Do I need a reason?" she asked with a gentle smile, her blue eyes twinkling.

He smiled shyly. "I guess not..."

He stepped aside and allowed her inside. She grinned and flopped down onto her bed, a large, happy sigh escaping her as she buried her face into one of his large, fluffy pillows. "Your bed is softer than mine," she mumbled into the pillow.

Inuyasha laughed and came over to sit next to her. He glanced at her and wondered how he was supposed to tell her. 'The sun is already going down. I have to tell her now.'

"Kagome...?" he asked the girl, who still had her head buried in his pillow. He lightly touched her shoulder and pulled her off the pillow. She turned confused blue eyes towards him and smiled sweetly.

"Uh huh?" Kagome asked with a smile as Inuyasha's ears twitched towards her. Her eyes filled with delight in watching the fuzzy dog ears and she resisted the temptation to grasp them.

"You know how I told you I'm a hanyou?" Inuyasha asked softly and Kagome peered at him, recognizing the hesitance and the seriousness in his voice. She nodded. He let out a sigh. "Well...hanyou's are...weird. There are times when we...lose our powers..." she cocked her head to the side and he turned his gaze away.

"I mean...I..." he gulped.

The sun set.

Kagome watched in amazement as Inuyasha's beautifully silken hair turned into dark ebony and his golden eyes changed into deep lavender. The dog ears morphed downwards turning into perfectly rounded pieces of cartilage. His claws shortened to dull human nails and his fangs turned into normal canines.

He glanced at her hesitantly as his senses dulled and he could barely see Kagome in the dying sunlight.

"Holy shit, you're ears are gone!" was the thing Kagome decided to say. He stared at her as she pointed to the top of his head, where his ears were indeed missing.

"Wow, Kagome, you're ingenious," he said sarcastically and her eyes moved over his body looking at the differences.

"You're a human..." she said and cocked her head to the side as she observed him.

"Wow, Kagome, shocker," he said equally as dry.

Kagome gave him a look and he quickly fell silent. She reached out and touched his face, her fingers tracing his boyish features, the thumbs gently brushing over his human ears. Tresses of ebony fell across her finger tips and she quickly batted them away. Her blue eyes stared into his amethyst orbs.

"You lose your powers...?"

"Every new moon," he finished her trailed off sentence. She nodded and leaned over continuing to examine him.

She smiled, "Well, if it means anything, I still think you look cute."

"Gee, thanks; that makes everything more bearable," he said with a roll of his purple eyes.

"It should," she said with a smile. She pounded her fist into her open palm. "I'll keep you company until you turn demon again."

"Sunrise," he answered her unspoken question. He smiled gently, "You don't have to, Kagome. I'm fine by myself."

She shook her head. "I want to keep you company. It can be like a slumber party!" she declared with a smile and a small swoon. He stared at her as she hopped off his bed. "I'll be right back; I'm going to get into my pajamas. You should, too."

"Kagome...I sleep in my boxers." He blushed brightly.

"Well, if that makes you uncomfortable, dress more modestly," she shrugged and exited the room. She smiled and blushed as she slipped into her room, quickly changing into a black camisole and yellow pajama pants with little monkeys on them.

She knocked on his door again to make sure he was decent before entering. The hanyou- turned-human was wearing a white wife beater and black sweatpants.

"There; that wasn't so bad, was it?" Kagome said and jumped back onto his bed, grinning at him as her legs crossed Indian style.

"No..." he mumbled with a small blush.

She smiled and leaned over onto his bed. "So, Inuyasha, let's play twenty questions."

"Again, Kagome? That's all we ever play," Inuyasha said with a sigh as he flopped down next to her. Kagome glanced at him and smiled, rolling over onto her stomach so that she could rest her chin on his chest and stare up at him.

"So what do you suggest we do, then?" Kagome asked and smiled brightly. "After all, we're in your room at night, all alone, with no parental supervision." She grinned and then pouted.

He raised an eyebrow. "Do I sense that you want something?"

"To play twenty questions." Inuyasha frowned. "I'll go first."

"Fine," he growled.

Kagome looked up at him and smiled wolfishly. "If I let you, how many times would you kiss me tonight?"

He grinned and rolled so that he was towering over her. He leaned down and kissed her fiercely. She grinned against his lips and allowed his lips to assault her. Her arms wrapped around his neck and drew him closer. They continued on like this for several minutes until the two teenagers had to break for air.

With both their faces flushed and their arms wrapped around each other, Kagome stared at him. "Are you for real...?" she breathed as she gazed up at him.

"Hm...?" he asked as he tenderly kissed her neck, his teeth softly nibbling on her skin.

"You're actually romantic," she whispered as she gently pulled her fingers through his onyx hair. "No normal teenaged guy is this romantic. They're rarely romantic at all!" she declared as he pulled away to kiss her lips, making her shut up.

"Would you rather have me rude, Kagome?" he asked huskily.

"No." She pouted.

"Then shut up," he whispered and kissed her lips deeply, pulling her into a passionate embrace. She sighed dreamily as his lips trailed away and he kissed her cheeks and the lobe of her ear.

"Oh my God," she said as if dawning on realization. "You're gay, aren't you?"

He paused and pulled away in alarm. He stared at her for a long moment before blinking rapidly, "What? Kagome...if I were gay would I be kissing you right now?"

"No..." She pouted. "Unless you were trying to deny your sexual preferences!"

"Kagome..." he said crossly and leaned down so that his lips were a mere centimeter away from hers. "I like girls. But most of all, I like you, Kagome."

She blushed and allowed him to kiss her again.

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Inuyasha's room, White house, 8:56 a.m., July 18:

He was idly aware of the fact that he'd fallen asleep with Kagome in his arms. They'd spent a great deal of time kissing each other, much to their delight, and had eventually gone on to talk about things. As the night ticked away to the wee hours, the couple had slipped under the covers of his bed and fallen asleep in each other's arms. He felt his arms around her and her hands gently resting on his hip and his shoulder. He smiled softly in his sleep as her beautiful scent assaulted his senses.

It seemed perfect until he heard the cocking of a gun near his head. He snapped his eyes open and turned to see his father aiming a gun at his head, a deep growl ripping from his throat. "What. The. Hell. Are. You. Doing." He demanded through clenched teeth. Inuyasha stared in shock at the gun's barrel.

"Okay, first of all, don't come into my room to point a gun at my head. And, second of all, what does it look like I did?" He sneered at his father. "Dear God, put that gun down, Dad."

His father snorted and lowered his gun and slipped it back into its holster at his hip. "What did you do?" he repeated.

"Huh?" He seemed to remember that he was still holding Kagome. "Oh, we went to Montana and I fucked her brains out."

His father punched his head.

"Ow; Child abuser!" he accused with a hint of joking in his voice. It hadn't hurt much, and he knew it was just his father's way of taking out his anger, sadly enough. "Please refrain from damaging my brain cells."

"Get out of bed. Now."

"In the immortal words of Gandhi: make me," Inuyasha said with a large smirk.

His father narrowed his eyes dangerously and fisted his hands, the demon claws digging into his palm.

"Now then," Inuyasha said calmly, "To answer your question. I turned human last night and Kagome wanted to keep me company. Happy?"

"Your human night was last night?"

"It's ever new moon, but you wouldn't know that, Dad," Inuyasha said crossly and turned his gaze back towards his sleeping girlfriend. He loved calling her that.

At any rate, Inuyasha watched her sleep for a long while. "We didn't do anything, Dad. You'll notice that we still have our clothes on?"

"I'll be watching you, and I'll be sure to make sure the bodyguards won't let her in here after six o'clock." his father turned on his heel and stormed out of the room.

He rolled his eyes skyward and turned his attention back towards Kagome. "Hey... Kagome...?" He murmured to her softly and rubbed her shoulder, gently pulling her away from the realm of sleep.

"Hm?" She rubbed her eyes and turned her attention towards the handsome hanyou above her. She yawned and smiled. "Good morning."

"Morning," he greeted and sat up along with her. "How are you today?"

"Good," she said happily and leaned against his chest, yawning again. "I'm so tired."

"We did stay up late," the boy admitted and wrapped his arms around her. He smiled at her and she returned the smile, her blue eyes sparkling as always.

"Oh my god!" she squealed loudly as she giggled. He stared at her. "I have a hickey!"

He blinked, "Oh. Sorry..." He smiled apologetically.

"This is great!" Kagome laughed and Inuyasha, slightly surprised by this reaction, stared at her. "My first hickey..." she sighed dreamily.

He frowned. "I didn't think hickeys were a good thing."

"Inuyasha," Kagome said with a large smile, "I'm weird, remember?"

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Inuyasha's balcony, White House, 8:47 p.m.:

The day had passed uneventfully and Inuyasha found himself rather bored. Kagome had been whisked away for public displays, with the upcoming election and whatnot. In a few days her father would be leaving for the Democratic Convention in Boston. He wasn't sure if Kagome would be leaving with him or not, but he suspected that she would. And he'd be stuck here to do nothing but train and have nothing to look forward to at the end of the day.

He let out a sigh and rested his chin against the iron bar that surrounded his balcony. "Boring," he sighed and stared up at the sky, a sliver of the moon appearing. He remembered the night before and let a large smile escape his lips. That was the first new moon he'd ever enjoyed. He hadn't minded it at all.

"Want me to ease your boredom?" came a delighted voice from beside him. He leaned his head over and saw Kagome on her balcony. "Ahoy there," she giggled.

"Hey," he greeted with a tiny smile. "Why is it that you're always around when I need you most?"

"My talent," Kagome boasted and jumped in surprise when the hanyou hopped across over to her with a giant smile.

"Well, darling," he joked and Kagome blushed brightly. "What is this mysterious boredom releaser?"

"Why...the night club, of course," Kagome said with a sneaky smile. "We didn't go last time."

"Hm, intriguing." Inuyasha pretended to stroke an invisible goatee and then grinned. "All right. Let us depart. Got your I.D.?"

"Yup," she patted her pocket of the shorts that she was wearing and he scooped her up, jumping across the White House's yard with perfect ease. As they landed outside the Iron Gate, their hands linked together, they began walking down the street. He glanced at her.

"You came prepared," he said, noting her outfit. Shorts, knee high boots and a halter top. "You've planned this, aye?"

"Yup, this outfit is popular in Japan," Kagome said with a nod. "And since I'm an anime freak, boo-ya!"

Inuyasha laughed and they continued walking.

As they approached the club, thanks to Kagome's directions, they found themselves waiting in a relatively short line. "It's early," Kagome clarified, "But it is by far the best club here!"

"Indeed," Inuyasha said with a roll of his eyes. They approached the front of the line and pulled out their I.D.

The bouncer examined their fake identification and nodded his head, opening the door for them. "Out of curiosity, what's your fake name?" Kagome asked once they were a safe distance away.

"Ben Dover," Inuyasha declared proudly.

"Wow, that's not unrealistic at all," Kagome said sarcastically. "Well, Ben, way to go."

"Shut up, I thought it was cool," he said with shrug. "What about you?"

"Jerry Lee Brown," Kagome said proudly and a realization dawned on her. "Oh my god! We're Ben and Jerry!"

"Hey, how about that," Inuyasha said dryly, not sharing Kagome's enthusiasm.

She pouted and he smiled. "Let's go dance, Kagome."

They walked to the dance floor and allowed the techno beat to overtake them as they began to dance, the lights flashing around them. Kagome grinned at him and he grinned at her, their hips bumping against each other as they lost themselves in the delicious thump of the heavy music. Their bodies crashed together when the occupants of the dance floor closed in around them, and Kagome blushed.

"I hope they play some trance," Kagome yelled over the loud music. Inuyasha nodded, barely able to hear Kagome over the ear splitting music. He wished that his ears weren't ultra sensitive.

Sure enough, after several techno house beats, Kagome squealed as Better off alone by DJ Alice began to scream from the speakers. Its hypnotic beat drew the couple closer as they sensually danced together. She grinned up at him, her blue eyes reflecting the lights all around them. "This is amazing!" she yelled over the music. He nodded again and smirked, sporting a glistening fang.

After about half an hour of dancing the two departed from the dance floor in favor of getting drinks. They flopped down onto a booth and let out heavy pants. "This is great!" Kagome said with a cheerful smile.

"Yeah," Inuyasha agreed and slipped over the vinyl covering of the seats in order to sit closer to her. She giggled and rested on his shoulder, where she seemed to fit perfectly. His arm wrapped around her and gently squeezed her forearm. "We're going to get in so much trouble," he laughed.

"Yup!" Kagome seemed proud of this fact. She smiled sweetly. "Want to get me a drink?"

"What kind?" he asked as he gazed down at her, his golden eyes soft.

"Water's fine, actually," Kagome said and Inuyasha nodded, slipping out of the booth and leaning over, kissing her cheek delicately.

"I'll be back," he said with a smile as he walked towards the bar.

Kagome watched him leave and leaned back against the couch-like seating the booth provided. "This is awesome," she whispered to herself.

"Excuse me," came a voice and she opened her blue eyes to stare at the man above her. She raised an eyebrow in confusion. "I couldn't help but notice you. You here alone?"

Kagome was about to answer when the man slipped in beside her. He smirked. "My name's James, and you are?"

"Ka...Jerry," Kagome said quickly and smiled.

"Well, Jerry, it is a pleasure to meet you." He grabbed her hand and kissed it. Kagome blushed and tried to pull her hand away. "Would you care to dance?"

Kagome was about to answer when someone behind James answered for her, "No."

They both turned to see Inuyasha, holding two bottled waters and looking extremely pissed off. James pursed his lips and stood up, waving his hands. "Look man, I was here first."

Inuyasha narrowed his eyes and stalked up to James. The inu hanyou towered above him and he growled deeply, sporting his fangs and setting down the bottled water very calmly. He gave Kagome a glance before turning towards James. "Fuck off, bastard," he said coolly.

James, seemingly stupid and ignorant to the inu hanyou's rage, decided to protest against the hanyou's demand. "Lay off buddy. Jerry and I were talking."

Inuyasha's eyes narrowed and he stalked forward lightning fast and dug his claws into his neck. "Listen, fucker, get the hell away." Kagome stared in shock. She'd never seen Inuyasha jealous before, and though it was slightly disturbing, it also made her very intrigued. She liked it.

The boy's eyes widened and he backed away once the inu hanyou released his neck. "Sorry," he mumbled and darted away.

Inuyasha pursed his lips and sat down next to Kagome, swiping the top of his bottled water off with a claw. He glared at the plastic as if it had offended him in some way before gulping down the water. Kagome watched as he inhaled the water. A small droplet escaped his lips and rolled down his chin and down his neck.

She leaned over and kissed it away. Inuyasha paused and blinked in surprise. He lowered his bottle and looked at her. The girl blushed and smiled. "I'm sorry."

He smirked at her. "Nah, its fine."

She smiled timidly and grabbed his hand. "After we finish our water, can we dance again?"

"Of course." Inuyasha smiled, all jealously and murderousness looks gone.

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Author's notes:

-The bunny ears are something that little kids did in my elementary school. Its stuck ever since...

-Dun dun dun, Naraku makes his appearance.

-Wee, Inuyasha and Kagome made out. Isn't it glorious?

-Yes, nightclubs. They are glorious, as well.

Beta's notes: I'd just like everyone to know that I have those yellow, monkey pajama pants. ::nods:: Oh, and Better off Alone is an EXTREMELY awesome trance song by the ever-wonderful DJ Alice.