DISCLAIMER: I don't own Inuyasha.
I'm sorry if I didn't clarify this earlier. But I said that Kagome was just a miko in training and Inuyasha had used a spell to mask his demonic aura. I made it so that only experienced priests and priestesses could recognize the aura despite the spell. Therefore, her grandpa would eventually figure it out before Kagome.
Chapter Fourteen: Meeting the Family
The week passed by in a breeze and Inuyasha had still not told Kagome about his secret. Every time he tried, something would get in the way. Then when he did have the chance, he couldn't bear to bring it up and face Kagome's rejection of him.
Saturday morning came by and they had agreed that Miroku would pick up both Sango and Inuyasha and they would go visit Kagome's mom. Inuyasha was nervous. He was afraid that he would say something stupid and the family would disapprove of him. He also feared them forbidding Kagome to date with him. He wouldn't be able to live without Kagome.
They had picked up Sango first and Miroku had insisted that she sit in the front with him, using the excuse that they needed to give Inuyasha and Kagome some private space. Kagome whacked him over they head at that comment.
They finally arrived at Inuyasha's mansion and Kagome was shocked at the size. 'How come he never mentioned this?" Kagome thought to herself.
"Hey," Inuyasha greeted her before stealing a quick kiss.
"How come you never told me you lived in a mansion?" Kagome demanded.
Inuyasha just shrugged his shoulders. "You never asked."
Kagome rolled here eyes and wondered how many more secrets Inuyasha was keeping from her. She just shrugged and leaned her head on Inuyasha's shoulders. Soon, she fell asleep and woke up when they finally arrived at the shrine.
Kagome was all bubbly and happy to see her brother, grandpa, and mother again.
"Mom!" Kagome cried happily as she ran up the steps and into her mother's arms. Inuyasha was impressed by this show of affection from his girlfriend. Miroku proceeded to greet his aunt while Mrs. Higurashi hugged Sango. She then turned her eyes onto Inuyasha.
Kagome introduced Inuyasha as her boyfriend and her mother smiled at the boy.
Suddenly, the wind was knocked out of Kagome when a boy of about eleven ran straight at Kagome and engulfed her in a tight hug.
Kagome looked down affectionately at her brother Souta. "It's good to see you too," Kagome said, a little bit breathless. She then ruffled her brother's hair.
Inuyasha suddenly felt a bit jealous at the attention that Kagome was giving to this little boy. 'Oh for heaven's sake. I'm jealous of a little boy?' Inuyasha thought to himself.
The group headed inside and helped themselves to fresh chocolate chip cookies that Mrs. Higurashi had made.
"Kagome, why don't you take Sango around Kyoto?" Mrs. Higurashi suggested. "And Miroku, you can play video games with Souta. I want to talk to Inuyasha privately."
Inuyasha gulped at the stern tone that Mrs. Higurashi used. Kagome was a bit hesitant to leave her boyfriend in her mother's hands. Receiving a stern look from Mrs. Higurashi, the group immediately dispatched on their assigned duties.
Mrs. Higurashi then turned back to Inuyasha. "Sit down, Inuyasha. You have to fill out an application to see if you're qualified to date Kagome."
"What?!" Inuyasha shouted. He started to panic. "I didn't know that dating Kagome required applications."
Mrs. Higurashi giggled at the boy's panicked expression. "I'm just kidding Inuyasha. I just want to ask you a few questions. You don't have to be worried. Now, why don't you have a seat?"
Inuyasha took a seat across from Mrs. Higurashi at the dinner table. A few seconds later, Kagome's grandpa entered the kitchen and stared at Inuyasha.
"A demon!" Kagome's grandpa screamed. He immediately whipped out some wards and began to chant. He then reached over to slam a ward on Inuyasha's head, but Mrs. Higurashi intervened.
"Enough," Mrs. Higurashi reprimanded Grandpa. "He's not harming any of us. So, put away all of your magic wards."
She then turned back to Inuyasha. "Please excuse his behavior. He is a priest and is very concerned about protecting this shrine."
Inuyasha just smiled at the old man's weird ranting and shrugged his shoulders. He then proceeded to make himself comfortable while waiting for Mrs. Higurashi to return with her questions.
"Ok," Mrs. Higurashi began as she settled herself down into a chair across from him. "Let's start off with you being a demon. Are you really one?"
"Yeah," Inuyasha replied a bit nervously. "Actually, I'm a hanyou."
"Does Kagome know about this?"
"Um...no. Not yet."
"Do you ever plan on telling her?" Mrs. Higurashi asked with her eyebrows raised.
"Well, yes," Inuyasha answered her question truthfully. "I just haven't because...I'm afraid of losing her. I'm afraid she'll turn away from me when she finds out the truth about my demon blood. I mean, she's a priestess, right? Wasn't she trained to hate and purify demons?"
"You've got it all wrong," Mrs. Higurashi replied. She was happy that he was willing to be honest to her about his situation. "Kagome is a priestess, yes, but she has the biggest heart ever."
Inuyasha smiled at that comment. He knew that Kagome had a kind heart and would rush to help any creature, but he still had that nagging fear of being rejected.
"She was not trained to just purify all demons," Mrs. Higurashi continued. "Although that's what her grandpa told her to do. I explained to her that there were some demons that were good. So, Kagome would be able to differentiate between a good and a bad demon. So, you don't have to worry about Kagome purifying you. If you are a good man, then you have nothing to fear."
Inuyasha breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this piece of information.
"Why do you fear telling her?" Mrs. Higurashi's question made his head snap up. "There is more to this than you're telling me." Inuyasha looked in wonder as the woman was able to see beyond the information that he had given.
"Well, I'm...tainted," Inuyasha whispered. "I don't want to taint her. She's so pure...but, I can't let her go."
"Tell me Inuyasha, do you love Kagome?"
Inuyasha hesitated at this. 'Did I love her? I know that I can't stand to see her in another man's arms, but is it too soon."
"Yes," Inuyasha answered confidently. "I do love her, but like I said before, I'm going to have trouble telling her."
Mrs. Higurashi smiled. "It's alright. I know you will have a hard time confessing how you really feel about Kagome. You have a hard time expressing yourself right?"
Inuyasha nodded his head and blushed at the comment.
"It doesn't matter," Mrs. Higurashi continued. "As long as you love her and she loves you, then she will accept you for who you are."
"Yeah, but I don't know if Kagome loves me. I mean...she can like me, but not love, you know what I mean?"
"Inuyasha, I've raised my daughter for eighteen years. If anyone can read her emotions, it's me. I can tell my daughter loves you from the way she looks at you and acts around you. So don't worry about that. I'm positive that she loves you, even though it might take her awhile to realize it."
Inuyasha groaned at this news.
"Don't worry though, now that I know you love Kagome, I would be glad to help you win her over. I want to see my grandchildren very soon!"
Inuyasha blushed at this comment. He then asked to be excused and joined Miroku and Souta in the living room to play video games.
Meanwhile the girls were at the mall and going on a huge shopping spree.
"So, what do you think your mom wants to talk to Inuyasha about?" Sango asked her friend.
"Oh, probably about his GPA in high school and whether he was valedictorian or not. Because if he wasn't then he wouldn't be allowed to date me," Kagome replied.
"Are you serious?!" Sango asked her friend. "I mean I knew you were nerdy, I just never knew you took it after your mother."
"Ha ha," Kagome replied sarcastically. "I'm just kidding. My mom wouldn't really care. I mean, she knows that he got accepted to Tokyo University just like us. So obviously, he has a brain in there somewhere."
The two girls giggled at the thought and finished up their shopping quickly. They then headed back to the shrine and made it back in time for dinner.
"Kagome!" Souta yelled when he spotted his sister. "Guess what? Inuyasha is my new hero! He's so cool and he's never lost a fight before! And you want to know what else? He's a han..."
Inuyasha immediately clapped a hand over the boy's mouth. "What he means to say is that I'm a handful of fun when it comes to being cool."
Kagome thought that was lame, but she let is slide. She looked over at Inuyasha and noticed that his ego had inflated and he had a huge smirk on his face, now that he had a kid who worshipped him.
They all sat down to dinner and dinner went on peacefully, with the exception of Kagome's grandpa giving Inuyasha some weird looks and the admiring look that was plastered to Souta's face as he watched his hero eat.
Inuyasha had talked Miroku into helping him face Kagome in order to tell her the truth about his being a hanyou. He was glad when his best friend agreed.
After dinner, Sango and Kagome helped Mrs. Higurashi clean up and wash the dishes. Miroku and Inuyasha were in charge of entertaining Souta and keeping him out of trouble. Kagome's grandpa went off to read his newspaper and the house was relatively quiet. Kagome's fat cat, Buyo, made a nuisance of himself by continually jumping on Inuyasha's lap. Inuyasha finally gave up and allowed the fat cat to rest on his lap.
When Kagome stepped into the living room, Inuyasha asked to speak to her privately. Kagome was puzzled but agreed. She then led him to the front of the Sacred Tree that existed on her shrine.
"So," Kagome broke the silence. "What did you want to talk to me about?" "Um..." Inuyasha began hesitantly. "I have to tell you...that I'm a hanyou."
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Thank you so much for all of your reviews! They make me so happy (Gets up and do a little weird dance)! Anyways, I've never expected to get that many reviews for this story. But because I've received so many, and because so many of you have asked for a longer chapter, I'll make my next chapter the longest for you all. Thank you so much!
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I'm sorry if I didn't clarify this earlier. But I said that Kagome was just a miko in training and Inuyasha had used a spell to mask his demonic aura. I made it so that only experienced priests and priestesses could recognize the aura despite the spell. Therefore, her grandpa would eventually figure it out before Kagome.
Chapter Fourteen: Meeting the Family
The week passed by in a breeze and Inuyasha had still not told Kagome about his secret. Every time he tried, something would get in the way. Then when he did have the chance, he couldn't bear to bring it up and face Kagome's rejection of him.
Saturday morning came by and they had agreed that Miroku would pick up both Sango and Inuyasha and they would go visit Kagome's mom. Inuyasha was nervous. He was afraid that he would say something stupid and the family would disapprove of him. He also feared them forbidding Kagome to date with him. He wouldn't be able to live without Kagome.
They had picked up Sango first and Miroku had insisted that she sit in the front with him, using the excuse that they needed to give Inuyasha and Kagome some private space. Kagome whacked him over they head at that comment.
They finally arrived at Inuyasha's mansion and Kagome was shocked at the size. 'How come he never mentioned this?" Kagome thought to herself.
"Hey," Inuyasha greeted her before stealing a quick kiss.
"How come you never told me you lived in a mansion?" Kagome demanded.
Inuyasha just shrugged his shoulders. "You never asked."
Kagome rolled here eyes and wondered how many more secrets Inuyasha was keeping from her. She just shrugged and leaned her head on Inuyasha's shoulders. Soon, she fell asleep and woke up when they finally arrived at the shrine.
Kagome was all bubbly and happy to see her brother, grandpa, and mother again.
"Mom!" Kagome cried happily as she ran up the steps and into her mother's arms. Inuyasha was impressed by this show of affection from his girlfriend. Miroku proceeded to greet his aunt while Mrs. Higurashi hugged Sango. She then turned her eyes onto Inuyasha.
Kagome introduced Inuyasha as her boyfriend and her mother smiled at the boy.
Suddenly, the wind was knocked out of Kagome when a boy of about eleven ran straight at Kagome and engulfed her in a tight hug.
Kagome looked down affectionately at her brother Souta. "It's good to see you too," Kagome said, a little bit breathless. She then ruffled her brother's hair.
Inuyasha suddenly felt a bit jealous at the attention that Kagome was giving to this little boy. 'Oh for heaven's sake. I'm jealous of a little boy?' Inuyasha thought to himself.
The group headed inside and helped themselves to fresh chocolate chip cookies that Mrs. Higurashi had made.
"Kagome, why don't you take Sango around Kyoto?" Mrs. Higurashi suggested. "And Miroku, you can play video games with Souta. I want to talk to Inuyasha privately."
Inuyasha gulped at the stern tone that Mrs. Higurashi used. Kagome was a bit hesitant to leave her boyfriend in her mother's hands. Receiving a stern look from Mrs. Higurashi, the group immediately dispatched on their assigned duties.
Mrs. Higurashi then turned back to Inuyasha. "Sit down, Inuyasha. You have to fill out an application to see if you're qualified to date Kagome."
"What?!" Inuyasha shouted. He started to panic. "I didn't know that dating Kagome required applications."
Mrs. Higurashi giggled at the boy's panicked expression. "I'm just kidding Inuyasha. I just want to ask you a few questions. You don't have to be worried. Now, why don't you have a seat?"
Inuyasha took a seat across from Mrs. Higurashi at the dinner table. A few seconds later, Kagome's grandpa entered the kitchen and stared at Inuyasha.
"A demon!" Kagome's grandpa screamed. He immediately whipped out some wards and began to chant. He then reached over to slam a ward on Inuyasha's head, but Mrs. Higurashi intervened.
"Enough," Mrs. Higurashi reprimanded Grandpa. "He's not harming any of us. So, put away all of your magic wards."
She then turned back to Inuyasha. "Please excuse his behavior. He is a priest and is very concerned about protecting this shrine."
Inuyasha just smiled at the old man's weird ranting and shrugged his shoulders. He then proceeded to make himself comfortable while waiting for Mrs. Higurashi to return with her questions.
"Ok," Mrs. Higurashi began as she settled herself down into a chair across from him. "Let's start off with you being a demon. Are you really one?"
"Yeah," Inuyasha replied a bit nervously. "Actually, I'm a hanyou."
"Does Kagome know about this?"
"Um...no. Not yet."
"Do you ever plan on telling her?" Mrs. Higurashi asked with her eyebrows raised.
"Well, yes," Inuyasha answered her question truthfully. "I just haven't because...I'm afraid of losing her. I'm afraid she'll turn away from me when she finds out the truth about my demon blood. I mean, she's a priestess, right? Wasn't she trained to hate and purify demons?"
"You've got it all wrong," Mrs. Higurashi replied. She was happy that he was willing to be honest to her about his situation. "Kagome is a priestess, yes, but she has the biggest heart ever."
Inuyasha smiled at that comment. He knew that Kagome had a kind heart and would rush to help any creature, but he still had that nagging fear of being rejected.
"She was not trained to just purify all demons," Mrs. Higurashi continued. "Although that's what her grandpa told her to do. I explained to her that there were some demons that were good. So, Kagome would be able to differentiate between a good and a bad demon. So, you don't have to worry about Kagome purifying you. If you are a good man, then you have nothing to fear."
Inuyasha breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this piece of information.
"Why do you fear telling her?" Mrs. Higurashi's question made his head snap up. "There is more to this than you're telling me." Inuyasha looked in wonder as the woman was able to see beyond the information that he had given.
"Well, I'm...tainted," Inuyasha whispered. "I don't want to taint her. She's so pure...but, I can't let her go."
"Tell me Inuyasha, do you love Kagome?"
Inuyasha hesitated at this. 'Did I love her? I know that I can't stand to see her in another man's arms, but is it too soon."
"Yes," Inuyasha answered confidently. "I do love her, but like I said before, I'm going to have trouble telling her."
Mrs. Higurashi smiled. "It's alright. I know you will have a hard time confessing how you really feel about Kagome. You have a hard time expressing yourself right?"
Inuyasha nodded his head and blushed at the comment.
"It doesn't matter," Mrs. Higurashi continued. "As long as you love her and she loves you, then she will accept you for who you are."
"Yeah, but I don't know if Kagome loves me. I mean...she can like me, but not love, you know what I mean?"
"Inuyasha, I've raised my daughter for eighteen years. If anyone can read her emotions, it's me. I can tell my daughter loves you from the way she looks at you and acts around you. So don't worry about that. I'm positive that she loves you, even though it might take her awhile to realize it."
Inuyasha groaned at this news.
"Don't worry though, now that I know you love Kagome, I would be glad to help you win her over. I want to see my grandchildren very soon!"
Inuyasha blushed at this comment. He then asked to be excused and joined Miroku and Souta in the living room to play video games.
Meanwhile the girls were at the mall and going on a huge shopping spree.
"So, what do you think your mom wants to talk to Inuyasha about?" Sango asked her friend.
"Oh, probably about his GPA in high school and whether he was valedictorian or not. Because if he wasn't then he wouldn't be allowed to date me," Kagome replied.
"Are you serious?!" Sango asked her friend. "I mean I knew you were nerdy, I just never knew you took it after your mother."
"Ha ha," Kagome replied sarcastically. "I'm just kidding. My mom wouldn't really care. I mean, she knows that he got accepted to Tokyo University just like us. So obviously, he has a brain in there somewhere."
The two girls giggled at the thought and finished up their shopping quickly. They then headed back to the shrine and made it back in time for dinner.
"Kagome!" Souta yelled when he spotted his sister. "Guess what? Inuyasha is my new hero! He's so cool and he's never lost a fight before! And you want to know what else? He's a han..."
Inuyasha immediately clapped a hand over the boy's mouth. "What he means to say is that I'm a handful of fun when it comes to being cool."
Kagome thought that was lame, but she let is slide. She looked over at Inuyasha and noticed that his ego had inflated and he had a huge smirk on his face, now that he had a kid who worshipped him.
They all sat down to dinner and dinner went on peacefully, with the exception of Kagome's grandpa giving Inuyasha some weird looks and the admiring look that was plastered to Souta's face as he watched his hero eat.
Inuyasha had talked Miroku into helping him face Kagome in order to tell her the truth about his being a hanyou. He was glad when his best friend agreed.
After dinner, Sango and Kagome helped Mrs. Higurashi clean up and wash the dishes. Miroku and Inuyasha were in charge of entertaining Souta and keeping him out of trouble. Kagome's grandpa went off to read his newspaper and the house was relatively quiet. Kagome's fat cat, Buyo, made a nuisance of himself by continually jumping on Inuyasha's lap. Inuyasha finally gave up and allowed the fat cat to rest on his lap.
When Kagome stepped into the living room, Inuyasha asked to speak to her privately. Kagome was puzzled but agreed. She then led him to the front of the Sacred Tree that existed on her shrine.
"So," Kagome broke the silence. "What did you want to talk to me about?" "Um..." Inuyasha began hesitantly. "I have to tell you...that I'm a hanyou."
Please Read & Review!
Thank you so much for all of your reviews! They make me so happy (Gets up and do a little weird dance)! Anyways, I've never expected to get that many reviews for this story. But because I've received so many, and because so many of you have asked for a longer chapter, I'll make my next chapter the longest for you all. Thank you so much!
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