DW: Oh ho ho! What is this? Yes, I do believe that this is another update!
This makes what, two in a row? Has the world suddenly turned banana shaped?
Has Kouga given up on Kagome yet? Has Jaken finally come out and admitted
to being a fruit? No! I just felt like being generous. All right, all
right, that's not the only reason. I just had physical therapy, so I'm not
up to going to class today. Way too sore to walk. So instead, I decided to
update for all you lovely people. Heads up all you Sango/Miroku lovers and
Rin/Sesshoumaru fans. This chapter is all about them.
Inu: Feh.
DW: Don't mind him. He's just upset that I won the argument last night over me going to school. I think someone needs his adorable ears rubbed. In the meantime, enjoy and I'll see about maybe updating again!
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Waving goodnight to Katie and Jake, who were on their way to Jake's room, Miroku and Sango walked up the last flight of stairs and retreated to his room. They hadn't seen a light on under Inuyasha's door when they went by, which was unusual for the hanyou. He usually stayed up late at night, watching TV, walking around the house, or working on gang business. Miroku had a sneaking suspicion that his hanyou best friend was sharing Kagome's bed at the moment.
Sango saw the lecherous grin on his face as he looked at Kagome's door. Kagome had put a whiteboard with her name on it and some bumper stickers up on it, probably so that she would remember which door was hers. The stickers also personalized it and made it seem a bit more 'homey' on the fifth floor. Already, some of the other members were copying her by decorating their own doors. Right now, the lights under her door were off, and Sango realized what Miroku was thinking of.
"Houshi, stop it and leave them alone. What they do is no ones business but their own. Just like what we do in private. No one needs to know."
Miroku looked over at Sango. She was busy getting changed out of her clubbing clothes and into a pair of Miroku's pajamas. He smiled as she turned her back to him to strip out of her top. They may be going out and sleeping together, but she still got a little shy when it came to changing her clothing in front of him, despite the fact that he had seen her naked many times already. Her slight shyness was one of the things he loved about her.
"You know, Sango love. You should really think about moving some of your clothes into here if you are gonna spend the night all the time."
Sango looked over her shoulder and raised an eyebrow at her boyfriend. "You mean you don't like me wearing your clothes?" She pulled a shirt over her head and grabbed a pair of his pajama pants. Stripping out of her skirt and boots and pulling them on, she had to pull the drawstring tight so that they wouldn't fall off. She was a lot smaller than he was in the waist and hips.
Miroku grinned at her. "It's not that, Sango love. It's just that I have to do twice as much laundry since I run out of clothes twice as fast."
Sango walked over and put her arms around Miroku's bare chest. He was only in a pair of long purple pants. Sango was wearing one of his white wife beaters again and a pair of his long pajama bottoms that had ancient Buddhist monk staffs printed all over it. The pants were light purple, and the staffs were in black and gold. Sango had gotten them for him for his birthday a year ago. Even cinched tight, they sat low on her hips, giving him a nice view of the creamy skin of her waist and belly.
She looked into his violet gaze, murmuring "Well, I didn't think that you minded all that much."
He kissed her forehead, seeing her waist showing. "I don't anymore."
Sango stretched her neck up and kissed him on the lips. Miroku kissed back while he pulled her hair out of its ponytail. Letting the elastic band hit the floor, he quickly flipped off the lights and pulled Sango close in another kiss, running his hands through the deep brown silk of her hair. He steered the two of them towards the bed, still kissing. But since they had school the next morning, they only made out for a few minutes before falling asleep in each others arms.
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Upstairs, Sesshomaru stood by the open windows of his room. Rin was in bed already, asleep under the dark blue sheets. She was in a silky lavender nightgown. The dog demon was clad in a pair of dark blue silk pajama bottoms. The dark color set off his pale skin. His chest was bare and the moonlight shining in from the sky revealed a lean yet muscular body. His golden eyes reflected in the darkness, and the red stripes on his cheeks glowed in the moonlight. His long silver hair was unbound and hung freely past his waist.
He thought back to what his brother had told him as he walked in the doorway.
"Jinto, the guy at the door, had warned me that they might make an appearance. It seems that we have something that they want."
"Something that they want, and that we have. What could it be?"
"We were almost at the door when Kikyo stopped us. She went after Kagome."
Realization came slowly to the demon.
"It was then that Naraku showed up and stopped Kikyo. He started on Kagome too, insulting her and telling her some nasty stuff involving Tasuki's death. I was about to start something when Kagome got involved. She really vented on him."
"Something that we have, something that they want. Hmm...From what it sounds like, I'd say more like someone." Sesshomaru looked out the window. His long silver hair swayed in the breeze that entered the room. "Inuyasha, I believe that your new woman is their newest target. Naraku wants her for himself, and I don't think he's going to stop coming at us until he gets her."
Turning his head, he saw Rin asleep. The human girl, correction, woman, had stirred something deep inside the moment he had seen her. He had asked her out that day, and within a week they were officially going out and sharing his room and bed. And now the same thing had happened between his brother and Kagome. He looked back at Rin, his expression softening.
Sesshomaru knew that he would put his life on the line for her without question or second thought. He didn't really understand the feelings that she gave him, but he knew that he didn't want to live without her. He also knew that Inuyasha had the same feelings for Kagome.
'Brother, I don't want to see you hurt. Or your human mate-to-be. Let us hope that Naraku gives up before any lives are lost.'
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In her room on the fifth floor, Kagome was the first one to wake up. Inuyasha was still asleep. Smiling, she debated on waking him up or not. She decided against it, since he looked so cute, and carefully began extricating herself from his arms. At first, he pulled her closer, but Kagome found that she could loosen his grip by gently rubbing his ears.
She had to bite her bottom lip to keep from laughing as she felt and heard him purr. She loved that sound. Finally getting free of his arms, she stood and watched him sleep for a moment before walking to the door. She quietly opened the door and exited the room.
Walking down the stairs, she glanced at a clock that was standing on a table on one of the landings. It said that it was almost 7 am. 'That means that Sango and Miroku have most likely just gotten up and should be in the kitchen for breakfast. That's good. I can tell them that I won't be going to school and ask them to get my homework.'
Kagome entered the kitchen. She saw many of the younger members there. She smiled as she greeted them. "Ohayo, minna."
Ayame and Katie were there, still in their pajamas as well. Ayame was wearing white pajama bottoms that had black spots on them and a white tank top. Katie was wearing her favorite color again, yellow. She had on yellow pajama pants and a white shirt that had a picture of a rubber ducky on it.
"How are you feeling this morning, Kagome?"
Kagome grinned. "Tons better, Ayame. All I needed was some sleep." She looked around. "Where are Kouga and Jake?"
Katie waved her hand and shook her head. "Jake is still sleeping. The guy wouldn't stop snoring last night. I swear he kept me up half the night."
Ayame nodded her head. "Yeah, Kouga's still asleep too. He rarely wakes up before noon, no matter how early he goes to sleep. Honestly, men are so lazy!"
Kagome grinned. "Yeah, I know what you mean. Inuyasha was still asleep when I left him. But honestly, I think they had a good time last night. We should do stuff like that more often for them."
Ayame and Katie exchanged glances and smiles. "So Kagome, you and Inuyasha slept together last night?"
Kagome's cheeks blazed as she realized what they were thinking of. "No! Well, yeah. We slept together, but not in a sexual way or anything! Honest."
The two older girls laughed at the younger girl's innocence. "Alright, we believe you. Besides, if you and Inu had slept together in that way, there is no way that you'd be down here this early. The guy wouldn't have let you leave his sight or arms or bed for an instant."
Kagome blushed even redder. Katie started laughing again. The other members of the gang that were down there that early looked at the trio. Rolling their eyes, they turned their attention back to their breakfasts. Kagome began searching for food.
Katie walked over to where Kagome was. She was currently digging through the fridge, trying to find something that wasn't instant or pre-made. "So Kagome, why are you up this early?"
"Not too sure really. I just woke up and decided to come downstairs. I was hoping that Sango and Miroku would be down here. I need them to get my homework for today at school."
Ayame frowned. "You aren't going?"
"Nope. Inuyasha doesn't want me to today. He wants me to stay here so that he can teach me how to fight and defend myself against demons. Now that Naraku knows that I'm back, he doesn't want to take chances. Also, it's the only way the four of us get to go shopping on Saturday without escorts."
Ayame looked up at a motion at the doorway. "Morning, Sango, Miroku. Glad to see that you are both up at a decent time before school starts."
Sango waved to Ayame. She and Miroku had showered and were dressed for school. They noticed that Kagome was at the counter, having given up on finding something nutritious and settling for frozen waffles.
Looking over, Kagome saw her friends and smiled. "Ohayo, Sango-chan, and Miroku. Listen, I have a favor to ask you. Could you get my homework for the day? Inuyasha wants me to stay here and learn how to fight and defend myself against demons."
"Sure thing, Kagome. By the way, where is Inuyasha?" Miroku had found himself some Pop-tarts and had decided to eat them cold, since Kagome was using the toaster. He gave her lecherous grin.
Kagome shrugged, ignoring the grin. "Still asleep, I think. He was when I got up."
Sango frowned, seeing the grin and smacking Miroku on the arm. "How did you manage to get out of his arms? He's pretty possessive..."
Kagome smirked. It was very Inuyasha-like. "That's for me to know and you never to find out." Her waffles popped up. "Yummy! Now, where is the syrup?" Her friends all sweat-dropped.
~~~ Upstairs, Inuyasha woke to find something missing. That something was Kagome in his arms. Looking around, he saw that she was no longer in the room. Yawning, he got up and walked to the door. He sniffed the air. Her scent was fresh. She had left the room and most likely gone downstairs. He didn't know why. He had been planning on waking her with kisses again.
Walking downstairs, he heard the sound of faint laughter coming from the kitchen. He padded over, feeling the cold floor with his feet as he walked through the living room and hallway. Peeking in the kitchen door, he saw Kagome closest to him. Her back was facing him. 'Perfect.'
Miroku, Sango, Ayame, and Katie all saw the pajama clad Inuyasha behind Kagome. She was busy listening to Sango talking about the borders of the Youkai territory. Inuyasha held a finger up to his lips as he silently approached her from the back. Kagome felt someone standing behind her. But by then it was too late.
Just as she was turning around, two strong arms wrapped themselves around her waist and pulled her into a familiar chest. She looked up into twin pools of amber framed by silver. Inuyasha bent down and kissed her. Kagome melted into his arms. His kisses always seemed to do that to her.
"I missed waking you up, Kags." He growled softly against her lips as he broke the kiss.
Kagome leaned back into his chest. "Yeah, sorry about that. I would have gotten you up when I got up, but you looked so kawaii sleeping! And, I had to catch Sango and Miroku so that they could get my homework, since I'm staying with you today."
Inuyasha blushed when she mentioned him looking cute. He bent down and nuzzled her neck. The mark he had made the night before was still there. He figured he wouldn't have to make it again for a few days. He planned on making that mark all the time, until Naraku was defeated and it was safe to make her his mate. "Yeah, I forgot about you needing to get your homework."
Sango gave the two of them a wink before she grabbed Miroku by the back of his collar and dragged him out of the kitchen. Ayame and Katie followed. Inuyasha turned to the remaining teens in the kitchen. Raising an eyebrow at them, he asked "Don't you have to go get ready for school now or something?"
The younger members all looked at each other and rolled their eyes. They knew what was going on. One of them, a girl Black level by the name of Miranda who had been at the club with them, smiled at Inuyasha as she got up from the table. "Sure thing, boss. We'll leave you and your girlfriend alone to have some quality time together. Just promise us that you won't desecrate the kitchen too much."
The low growl and bark that escaped from the blushing hanyou sent the others running for their lives. Kagome just smiled and laughed. Inuyasha slowly turned around to face her.
"And what do you find so funny about that?"
"Hahaha, I'm sorry, Inu-chan. It's just that you look so kawaii when you glare like that." Kagome walked over to where he was. He had taken some threatening steps in Miranda's and her friends directions, but had stopped as they had left the kitchen. Kagome wrapped her arms around his waist and smiled up at him. It was a dazzling smile, one that expressed all of her feelings for him.
Looking down at her, Inuyasha couldn't help but smile at her. 'She's mine and only mine and she'd better smile like that for no one else but me.' He thought, letting his possessiveness get the better of him, even in his mind.
"Inu, when are we going to start my training?"
"After breakfast. It's not good to train on an empty stomach." Then he remembered something from the night before. "And also, don't you have a phone call to make?"
Kagome froze. "Kuso! I forgot to do it again! My mom is gonna be so worried."
Inuyasha just laughed and hugged her tighter. "Chill, Kags. She'll understand. You can call her after we eat and before we train."
Kagome nodded. "Ok. By the way, is there any reason why the only food you have in this house is either instant or ready made? I mean, honestly. I don't see the harm in you guys having some sort of normal food here, you know, the kind that you can make homemade meals from, and not instant?" She escaped his arms once again.
While Kagome was talking, she was getting out some instant ramen. Putting it out on the counter, she found the pot that Shippo had used. She filled it with water and put it on the stove to start boiling.
"Well, usually we're so busy that we don't have a chance to go to the store that much. And when we do, we tend to buy in bulk. That's why we have so much instant and ready made food. That and no one ever really cooks full meals. Occasionally, someone will bring food from home to cook here, but that's pretty rare. Most of the time, we eat out, or just snack on what's here."
"Well, as soon as Sango gets back, I want to go grocery shopping. To get some sort of normal, not instant food in here. I might just end up making you a homemade meal too. I'm a pretty good cook."
Inuyasha was focused on the ramen that Kagome was now adding to the boiling water. But at the mention of her cooking for him, he looked up. "Nani? You'd really cook food for me?"
Kagome gave him a smile. "What do you think I'm doing right now?"
He stuck his tongue out at him. "I meant cook non-instant food."
"Of course I would, Inu-chan. Here, your ramen is ready."
He downed the ramen in under a minute, leaving Kagome staring wide-eyed. He laughed at her reaction. "Come on, you need to go call your mom and we need to go get changed so that I can start your training."
Kagome nodded and they left the kitchen, hand in hand.
~~~ Kagome sat on her bed, dressed in gray sweats and running shoes. The sweats were big on her, and also hot. She was on the phone with her mom, and she was smiling with what they were saying.
"Really mom? I'm so happy that you and Souta are with Jii-chan at the shrine. No, I'm fine here with Inuyasha. He's having me stay home from school today so that he can teach me how to fight and defend myself against demons and other.stuff. No mom, I told Sango and Miroku to get all of my homework from all of my classes, and to tell me if we have any tests coming up."
Inuyasha stood on the other side of her door, listening. He couldn't hear what Kagome's mom was saying, but he could hear Kagome. She sounded happy. That was a good sign.
Inuyasha was dressed in red sweats. He was also barefoot. He preferred it that way when he trained. He did have his gun, Tetsusaiga, with him though. He never when anywhere without it.
The metal weapon with the words 'Tetsusaiga' inscribed on either side of the barrel or the engraving of a large fluffy dog and a crescent moon never left his side. It had been a gift from his late father. It held a clip of 30 bullets and it was quite powerful as guns went. It had a brother, 'Tensaiga', which belonged to Sesshoumaru. The two guns were similar, the only differences were the names on the side, and 'Tensaiga' was a little smaller than "Tetsusaiga.' The guns had been left to the brother's by their father in his will.
Kagome continued with her mom on the phone. "Well, I'm going to the store today so that I can get some sort of normal food into this mansion. No, I won't go by myself. I'll most likely take Sango and Katie with me, and I have the feeling that Inuyasha will send some guys with us too, just to make sure that we're safe." She looked at her clock and realized the time. "Shoot. Mom, I gotta go. Inuyasha's waiting for me. Yea, I'll call back soon. And next time, I'll make sure that I call when I say I'll call. Yeah, I love you too. Ja ne."
Kagome hung up the phone and smiled. She loved talking with her mom. Her mom and her brother were staying with her grandfather at the family shrine. They would be safe there. The shrine, as it turned out, was actually deep in Youkai territory. She had asked Sango about the boarders of their territory earlier that morning.
Kagome got up and walked to the door. Inuyasha heard her coming and went to his own room. He acted like he was just coming out as she came out. She flashed a smile at him, and then tripped over her too long pant legs.
Inuyasha caught her before she could hit the floor. They were his sweats, and they were way too long for her. She would have trouble in them when they started downstairs. He decided on a solution. He bent down and measured up her leg, until he got to mid-calf. Holding her still, he used his claws to cut the material away, so that the pants became capris. He stood and did the same to her arms, cutting the material away at her elbows. When he was done, she found herself able to move unhindered, and it was actually cooler.
"Thanks, Inu-chan!" She flashed him one of her dazzling smiles.
Inuyasha blushed. Her smiles always seemed to do that to him. "Feh, it was nothing. Come on; let's get down to the basement. You've got a lot to learn before the day is over."
~*~*~*~ A/N: There are way too many people to thank. But for everyone who has ever reviewed my story, or even read it and not reviewed it, thank you thank you thank you! I'm doing this for you, minna!
Inu: Feh.
DW: Don't mind him. He's just upset that I won the argument last night over me going to school. I think someone needs his adorable ears rubbed. In the meantime, enjoy and I'll see about maybe updating again!
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Waving goodnight to Katie and Jake, who were on their way to Jake's room, Miroku and Sango walked up the last flight of stairs and retreated to his room. They hadn't seen a light on under Inuyasha's door when they went by, which was unusual for the hanyou. He usually stayed up late at night, watching TV, walking around the house, or working on gang business. Miroku had a sneaking suspicion that his hanyou best friend was sharing Kagome's bed at the moment.
Sango saw the lecherous grin on his face as he looked at Kagome's door. Kagome had put a whiteboard with her name on it and some bumper stickers up on it, probably so that she would remember which door was hers. The stickers also personalized it and made it seem a bit more 'homey' on the fifth floor. Already, some of the other members were copying her by decorating their own doors. Right now, the lights under her door were off, and Sango realized what Miroku was thinking of.
"Houshi, stop it and leave them alone. What they do is no ones business but their own. Just like what we do in private. No one needs to know."
Miroku looked over at Sango. She was busy getting changed out of her clubbing clothes and into a pair of Miroku's pajamas. He smiled as she turned her back to him to strip out of her top. They may be going out and sleeping together, but she still got a little shy when it came to changing her clothing in front of him, despite the fact that he had seen her naked many times already. Her slight shyness was one of the things he loved about her.
"You know, Sango love. You should really think about moving some of your clothes into here if you are gonna spend the night all the time."
Sango looked over her shoulder and raised an eyebrow at her boyfriend. "You mean you don't like me wearing your clothes?" She pulled a shirt over her head and grabbed a pair of his pajama pants. Stripping out of her skirt and boots and pulling them on, she had to pull the drawstring tight so that they wouldn't fall off. She was a lot smaller than he was in the waist and hips.
Miroku grinned at her. "It's not that, Sango love. It's just that I have to do twice as much laundry since I run out of clothes twice as fast."
Sango walked over and put her arms around Miroku's bare chest. He was only in a pair of long purple pants. Sango was wearing one of his white wife beaters again and a pair of his long pajama bottoms that had ancient Buddhist monk staffs printed all over it. The pants were light purple, and the staffs were in black and gold. Sango had gotten them for him for his birthday a year ago. Even cinched tight, they sat low on her hips, giving him a nice view of the creamy skin of her waist and belly.
She looked into his violet gaze, murmuring "Well, I didn't think that you minded all that much."
He kissed her forehead, seeing her waist showing. "I don't anymore."
Sango stretched her neck up and kissed him on the lips. Miroku kissed back while he pulled her hair out of its ponytail. Letting the elastic band hit the floor, he quickly flipped off the lights and pulled Sango close in another kiss, running his hands through the deep brown silk of her hair. He steered the two of them towards the bed, still kissing. But since they had school the next morning, they only made out for a few minutes before falling asleep in each others arms.
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Upstairs, Sesshomaru stood by the open windows of his room. Rin was in bed already, asleep under the dark blue sheets. She was in a silky lavender nightgown. The dog demon was clad in a pair of dark blue silk pajama bottoms. The dark color set off his pale skin. His chest was bare and the moonlight shining in from the sky revealed a lean yet muscular body. His golden eyes reflected in the darkness, and the red stripes on his cheeks glowed in the moonlight. His long silver hair was unbound and hung freely past his waist.
He thought back to what his brother had told him as he walked in the doorway.
"Jinto, the guy at the door, had warned me that they might make an appearance. It seems that we have something that they want."
"Something that they want, and that we have. What could it be?"
"We were almost at the door when Kikyo stopped us. She went after Kagome."
Realization came slowly to the demon.
"It was then that Naraku showed up and stopped Kikyo. He started on Kagome too, insulting her and telling her some nasty stuff involving Tasuki's death. I was about to start something when Kagome got involved. She really vented on him."
"Something that we have, something that they want. Hmm...From what it sounds like, I'd say more like someone." Sesshomaru looked out the window. His long silver hair swayed in the breeze that entered the room. "Inuyasha, I believe that your new woman is their newest target. Naraku wants her for himself, and I don't think he's going to stop coming at us until he gets her."
Turning his head, he saw Rin asleep. The human girl, correction, woman, had stirred something deep inside the moment he had seen her. He had asked her out that day, and within a week they were officially going out and sharing his room and bed. And now the same thing had happened between his brother and Kagome. He looked back at Rin, his expression softening.
Sesshomaru knew that he would put his life on the line for her without question or second thought. He didn't really understand the feelings that she gave him, but he knew that he didn't want to live without her. He also knew that Inuyasha had the same feelings for Kagome.
'Brother, I don't want to see you hurt. Or your human mate-to-be. Let us hope that Naraku gives up before any lives are lost.'
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In her room on the fifth floor, Kagome was the first one to wake up. Inuyasha was still asleep. Smiling, she debated on waking him up or not. She decided against it, since he looked so cute, and carefully began extricating herself from his arms. At first, he pulled her closer, but Kagome found that she could loosen his grip by gently rubbing his ears.
She had to bite her bottom lip to keep from laughing as she felt and heard him purr. She loved that sound. Finally getting free of his arms, she stood and watched him sleep for a moment before walking to the door. She quietly opened the door and exited the room.
Walking down the stairs, she glanced at a clock that was standing on a table on one of the landings. It said that it was almost 7 am. 'That means that Sango and Miroku have most likely just gotten up and should be in the kitchen for breakfast. That's good. I can tell them that I won't be going to school and ask them to get my homework.'
Kagome entered the kitchen. She saw many of the younger members there. She smiled as she greeted them. "Ohayo, minna."
Ayame and Katie were there, still in their pajamas as well. Ayame was wearing white pajama bottoms that had black spots on them and a white tank top. Katie was wearing her favorite color again, yellow. She had on yellow pajama pants and a white shirt that had a picture of a rubber ducky on it.
"How are you feeling this morning, Kagome?"
Kagome grinned. "Tons better, Ayame. All I needed was some sleep." She looked around. "Where are Kouga and Jake?"
Katie waved her hand and shook her head. "Jake is still sleeping. The guy wouldn't stop snoring last night. I swear he kept me up half the night."
Ayame nodded her head. "Yeah, Kouga's still asleep too. He rarely wakes up before noon, no matter how early he goes to sleep. Honestly, men are so lazy!"
Kagome grinned. "Yeah, I know what you mean. Inuyasha was still asleep when I left him. But honestly, I think they had a good time last night. We should do stuff like that more often for them."
Ayame and Katie exchanged glances and smiles. "So Kagome, you and Inuyasha slept together last night?"
Kagome's cheeks blazed as she realized what they were thinking of. "No! Well, yeah. We slept together, but not in a sexual way or anything! Honest."
The two older girls laughed at the younger girl's innocence. "Alright, we believe you. Besides, if you and Inu had slept together in that way, there is no way that you'd be down here this early. The guy wouldn't have let you leave his sight or arms or bed for an instant."
Kagome blushed even redder. Katie started laughing again. The other members of the gang that were down there that early looked at the trio. Rolling their eyes, they turned their attention back to their breakfasts. Kagome began searching for food.
Katie walked over to where Kagome was. She was currently digging through the fridge, trying to find something that wasn't instant or pre-made. "So Kagome, why are you up this early?"
"Not too sure really. I just woke up and decided to come downstairs. I was hoping that Sango and Miroku would be down here. I need them to get my homework for today at school."
Ayame frowned. "You aren't going?"
"Nope. Inuyasha doesn't want me to today. He wants me to stay here so that he can teach me how to fight and defend myself against demons. Now that Naraku knows that I'm back, he doesn't want to take chances. Also, it's the only way the four of us get to go shopping on Saturday without escorts."
Ayame looked up at a motion at the doorway. "Morning, Sango, Miroku. Glad to see that you are both up at a decent time before school starts."
Sango waved to Ayame. She and Miroku had showered and were dressed for school. They noticed that Kagome was at the counter, having given up on finding something nutritious and settling for frozen waffles.
Looking over, Kagome saw her friends and smiled. "Ohayo, Sango-chan, and Miroku. Listen, I have a favor to ask you. Could you get my homework for the day? Inuyasha wants me to stay here and learn how to fight and defend myself against demons."
"Sure thing, Kagome. By the way, where is Inuyasha?" Miroku had found himself some Pop-tarts and had decided to eat them cold, since Kagome was using the toaster. He gave her lecherous grin.
Kagome shrugged, ignoring the grin. "Still asleep, I think. He was when I got up."
Sango frowned, seeing the grin and smacking Miroku on the arm. "How did you manage to get out of his arms? He's pretty possessive..."
Kagome smirked. It was very Inuyasha-like. "That's for me to know and you never to find out." Her waffles popped up. "Yummy! Now, where is the syrup?" Her friends all sweat-dropped.
~~~ Upstairs, Inuyasha woke to find something missing. That something was Kagome in his arms. Looking around, he saw that she was no longer in the room. Yawning, he got up and walked to the door. He sniffed the air. Her scent was fresh. She had left the room and most likely gone downstairs. He didn't know why. He had been planning on waking her with kisses again.
Walking downstairs, he heard the sound of faint laughter coming from the kitchen. He padded over, feeling the cold floor with his feet as he walked through the living room and hallway. Peeking in the kitchen door, he saw Kagome closest to him. Her back was facing him. 'Perfect.'
Miroku, Sango, Ayame, and Katie all saw the pajama clad Inuyasha behind Kagome. She was busy listening to Sango talking about the borders of the Youkai territory. Inuyasha held a finger up to his lips as he silently approached her from the back. Kagome felt someone standing behind her. But by then it was too late.
Just as she was turning around, two strong arms wrapped themselves around her waist and pulled her into a familiar chest. She looked up into twin pools of amber framed by silver. Inuyasha bent down and kissed her. Kagome melted into his arms. His kisses always seemed to do that to her.
"I missed waking you up, Kags." He growled softly against her lips as he broke the kiss.
Kagome leaned back into his chest. "Yeah, sorry about that. I would have gotten you up when I got up, but you looked so kawaii sleeping! And, I had to catch Sango and Miroku so that they could get my homework, since I'm staying with you today."
Inuyasha blushed when she mentioned him looking cute. He bent down and nuzzled her neck. The mark he had made the night before was still there. He figured he wouldn't have to make it again for a few days. He planned on making that mark all the time, until Naraku was defeated and it was safe to make her his mate. "Yeah, I forgot about you needing to get your homework."
Sango gave the two of them a wink before she grabbed Miroku by the back of his collar and dragged him out of the kitchen. Ayame and Katie followed. Inuyasha turned to the remaining teens in the kitchen. Raising an eyebrow at them, he asked "Don't you have to go get ready for school now or something?"
The younger members all looked at each other and rolled their eyes. They knew what was going on. One of them, a girl Black level by the name of Miranda who had been at the club with them, smiled at Inuyasha as she got up from the table. "Sure thing, boss. We'll leave you and your girlfriend alone to have some quality time together. Just promise us that you won't desecrate the kitchen too much."
The low growl and bark that escaped from the blushing hanyou sent the others running for their lives. Kagome just smiled and laughed. Inuyasha slowly turned around to face her.
"And what do you find so funny about that?"
"Hahaha, I'm sorry, Inu-chan. It's just that you look so kawaii when you glare like that." Kagome walked over to where he was. He had taken some threatening steps in Miranda's and her friends directions, but had stopped as they had left the kitchen. Kagome wrapped her arms around his waist and smiled up at him. It was a dazzling smile, one that expressed all of her feelings for him.
Looking down at her, Inuyasha couldn't help but smile at her. 'She's mine and only mine and she'd better smile like that for no one else but me.' He thought, letting his possessiveness get the better of him, even in his mind.
"Inu, when are we going to start my training?"
"After breakfast. It's not good to train on an empty stomach." Then he remembered something from the night before. "And also, don't you have a phone call to make?"
Kagome froze. "Kuso! I forgot to do it again! My mom is gonna be so worried."
Inuyasha just laughed and hugged her tighter. "Chill, Kags. She'll understand. You can call her after we eat and before we train."
Kagome nodded. "Ok. By the way, is there any reason why the only food you have in this house is either instant or ready made? I mean, honestly. I don't see the harm in you guys having some sort of normal food here, you know, the kind that you can make homemade meals from, and not instant?" She escaped his arms once again.
While Kagome was talking, she was getting out some instant ramen. Putting it out on the counter, she found the pot that Shippo had used. She filled it with water and put it on the stove to start boiling.
"Well, usually we're so busy that we don't have a chance to go to the store that much. And when we do, we tend to buy in bulk. That's why we have so much instant and ready made food. That and no one ever really cooks full meals. Occasionally, someone will bring food from home to cook here, but that's pretty rare. Most of the time, we eat out, or just snack on what's here."
"Well, as soon as Sango gets back, I want to go grocery shopping. To get some sort of normal, not instant food in here. I might just end up making you a homemade meal too. I'm a pretty good cook."
Inuyasha was focused on the ramen that Kagome was now adding to the boiling water. But at the mention of her cooking for him, he looked up. "Nani? You'd really cook food for me?"
Kagome gave him a smile. "What do you think I'm doing right now?"
He stuck his tongue out at him. "I meant cook non-instant food."
"Of course I would, Inu-chan. Here, your ramen is ready."
He downed the ramen in under a minute, leaving Kagome staring wide-eyed. He laughed at her reaction. "Come on, you need to go call your mom and we need to go get changed so that I can start your training."
Kagome nodded and they left the kitchen, hand in hand.
~~~ Kagome sat on her bed, dressed in gray sweats and running shoes. The sweats were big on her, and also hot. She was on the phone with her mom, and she was smiling with what they were saying.
"Really mom? I'm so happy that you and Souta are with Jii-chan at the shrine. No, I'm fine here with Inuyasha. He's having me stay home from school today so that he can teach me how to fight and defend myself against demons and other.stuff. No mom, I told Sango and Miroku to get all of my homework from all of my classes, and to tell me if we have any tests coming up."
Inuyasha stood on the other side of her door, listening. He couldn't hear what Kagome's mom was saying, but he could hear Kagome. She sounded happy. That was a good sign.
Inuyasha was dressed in red sweats. He was also barefoot. He preferred it that way when he trained. He did have his gun, Tetsusaiga, with him though. He never when anywhere without it.
The metal weapon with the words 'Tetsusaiga' inscribed on either side of the barrel or the engraving of a large fluffy dog and a crescent moon never left his side. It had been a gift from his late father. It held a clip of 30 bullets and it was quite powerful as guns went. It had a brother, 'Tensaiga', which belonged to Sesshoumaru. The two guns were similar, the only differences were the names on the side, and 'Tensaiga' was a little smaller than "Tetsusaiga.' The guns had been left to the brother's by their father in his will.
Kagome continued with her mom on the phone. "Well, I'm going to the store today so that I can get some sort of normal food into this mansion. No, I won't go by myself. I'll most likely take Sango and Katie with me, and I have the feeling that Inuyasha will send some guys with us too, just to make sure that we're safe." She looked at her clock and realized the time. "Shoot. Mom, I gotta go. Inuyasha's waiting for me. Yea, I'll call back soon. And next time, I'll make sure that I call when I say I'll call. Yeah, I love you too. Ja ne."
Kagome hung up the phone and smiled. She loved talking with her mom. Her mom and her brother were staying with her grandfather at the family shrine. They would be safe there. The shrine, as it turned out, was actually deep in Youkai territory. She had asked Sango about the boarders of their territory earlier that morning.
Kagome got up and walked to the door. Inuyasha heard her coming and went to his own room. He acted like he was just coming out as she came out. She flashed a smile at him, and then tripped over her too long pant legs.
Inuyasha caught her before she could hit the floor. They were his sweats, and they were way too long for her. She would have trouble in them when they started downstairs. He decided on a solution. He bent down and measured up her leg, until he got to mid-calf. Holding her still, he used his claws to cut the material away, so that the pants became capris. He stood and did the same to her arms, cutting the material away at her elbows. When he was done, she found herself able to move unhindered, and it was actually cooler.
"Thanks, Inu-chan!" She flashed him one of her dazzling smiles.
Inuyasha blushed. Her smiles always seemed to do that to him. "Feh, it was nothing. Come on; let's get down to the basement. You've got a lot to learn before the day is over."
~*~*~*~ A/N: There are way too many people to thank. But for everyone who has ever reviewed my story, or even read it and not reviewed it, thank you thank you thank you! I'm doing this for you, minna!