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Chapter Fifteen: Happy One-Month Anniversary


"You're a what?" Kagome asked him. She didn't quite hear him and thought she had heard wrong.

"I'm a hanyou!" Inuyasha yelled. "Geez, always make me repeat everything."

Kagome glowered at Inuyasha but smiled. "So, what type of hanyou are you? Where are you demon features?"

"Wait a minute, you're not afraid?" Inuyasha asked tentatively.

Kagome rolled her eyes and snorted. "Afraid? Oh please Inuyasha. What gave you the impression that I would be afraid? You're not exactly harmful, you know."

Inuyasha stared at her in shock. "But, I'm part demon. Aren't you afraid that..."

"Nope," Kagome calmly replied. "How can I be afraid of you? You're just Inuyasha."

"Just Inuyasha," Inuyasha mimicked her tone. "Fine, be that way."

Inuyasha smiled at her and Kagome replied, "Oh don't smile, that makes me afraid."

Inuyasha scowled and decided to tickle her. Kagome laughed so hard that she thought her lungs were going to burst. Inuyasha finally stopped when he forced Kagome to chant three times that "Inuyasha was the scariest and toughest dude ever".

Kagome looked up and smiled at him. She then settled her head on his shoulder and the two leaned against the tree. "So, when are you going to show me your true form?"

Inuyasha just smiled at her curiosity. She looked like a three-year old waiting for ice cream. "Well, what do I get in return if I show you?"

Kagome pouted at this. Then she smirked. "Fine Inuyasha. But you can't kiss me until I see you're form!"

"Keh," Inuyasha muttered. "It's not as if I cared."

Inwardly, he was a bit scared that he wouldn't be able to kiss his girlfriend. Kagome stood up and pretended to leave when Inuyasha pulled her down. He was about to kiss her, but she effectively dodged his head.

"Fine," Inuyasha sighed. "I was just kidding. I'll show you my form."

Inuyasha stood up and concentrated on removing the spell. Suddenly, his nails began to grow longer and his human ears began to disappear. Doggy ears appeared on top of his head and fangs began to appear.

Kagome was amazed at the transformation and immediately tackled her boyfriend's ears.

"They're so cute!" Kagome squealed as she rubbed his ears. "I don't know why you didn't show them to me sooner. They're so cool!"

Inuyasha rolled his eyes at her childishness. But he had to smile at the look on her face. She was practically glowing with happiness at the mere thought of rubbing his ears. He then flicked his ears back and forth and that earned him another squeal from her. After about fifteen minutes of rubbing his ear, Kagome finally got tired.

"So, if you're a hanyou, is Sesshomaru one too?" Kagome asked curiously.

"Actually no," Inuyasha answered. "He's a youkai. My father was a dog demon and he married a demon first. They had Sesshomaru. Then she died and my father remarried, to a normal woman. Then they had me, so I'm only half. My mother died while giving birth to me and my father soon followed. They left us quite a fortune though. So Sesshomaru and I don't have to worry about having a job or earning money."

Inuyasha looked down when he finished his explanation. He was never fond of the topic of his parents. It was painful for him and it took him a long time to get over the situation and accept the fact that his parents were gone. He never mentioned his history with anyone, but Kagome somehow managed to get him to open up.

Kagome looked at Inuyasha and noticed that there was a sadness that was reflected in his eyes. From what she had seen of Sesshomaru, she'd guess that Inuyasha had a very lonely childhood.

Kagome then hugged Inuyasha and he held onto her like a lifeline. "It's alright to finally let it go Inuyasha. My father died when I was young too. I only had my mother and my grandpa, but I still lacked a father figure in the family. My mom was always working really hard, and when Souta was just a baby, I had to help take care of him. I can tell you were really lonely. But you're not alone anymore. I'm here now."

Inuyasha smiled before he leaned down and kissed his girlfriend. He was so happy to have such an understanding girlfriend. His tongue probed at her lips and she gasped when she felt his tongue on her lips. Inuyasha's tongue took the chance to enter her mouth. He began to taste her and she was so sweet. They finally let go when neither could breathe.

Kagome smiled at him and then suggested that they go inside. Miroku and Inuyasha were to sleep in the guest room and Sango would share Kagome's bedroom. Souta had tried to stay up and be just as cool as his hero, but he was exhausted from playing too much that Mrs. Higurashi had sent her son to bed an hour earlier.

The group had decided that they would drive back to Tokyo early tomorrow morning.

Inuyasha grudgingly stomped into the kitchen the next morning. He definitely was not a morning person. He was greeted by Kagome's family and Sango. Kagome quickly went up to him and gave him a kiss on the cheek. He immediately woke up and smiled. 'Maybe I should wake up like this more often'.

The group then drove back to Tokyo after breakfast. It was late and they were tired. Inuyasha promised to pick up Kagome the next morning while Miroku decided that he wanted to go and pick up Sango by himself.

The next morning went as planned and they arrived at the university safely. Kagome was excited. This Saturday would be their one-month anniversary. They had been going out for one month now. She just hoped that Inuyasha would actually remember. She wanted to do something special with him.

They went to their seats and immediately Kouga pops up right next to Kagome. Inuyasha instinctively puts an arm around her waist and growls at Kouga.

"I know something that you don't Kagome," Kouga taunted. "It's got something to do with Inuyasha."

Kagome blinked in surprise and she turned her eyes on Inuyasha. She then turned back to Kouga when Inuyasha just continued to glare at Kouga.

"Oh?" Kagome asked, puzzled. "Enlighten me."

"Inuyasha's a hanyou," Kouga stated proudly. Hoping that Kagome's reaction would be fear and then she'd jump away from Inuyasha.

To his dismay and surprise, Kagome started to laugh. "That's the secret you're holding over his head Kouga? I already know."

Inuyasha open laughed when his girlfriend just simply laughed at Kouga. Kouga just turned around angrily and returned to his seat. He vowed to have his revenge on Inuyasha and win Kagome.

Kikyo, so far, did not have a trick to pull on Kagome yet. She was actually waiting for her cousin, Naraku, to arrive in order to torture Kagome. But, Naraku was unable to get his papers transferred until the next week. Kikyo smiled to herself, 'Just wait Kagome. Inuyasha is mine!'

Inuyasha did not actually forget their anniversary. But being a guy, he wanted to wait last minute. So on Friday night, he was pacing back and forth, not know what to do to surprise Kagome.

"Would you please stop with the pacing?" Sesshomaru asked his brother. "It's annoying and it's making me dizzy."

"Well I'm sorry for annoying you," Inuyasha snapped sarcastically. "I never went to a professional school to learn how to properly entertain you."

"Whatever," Sesshomaru sighed at his brother. "Why are you pacing now? You already told Kagome the truth about you demon blood, so there's nothing left to be worried over."

"It's our anniversary this Saturday," Inuyasha answered his brother.

"So, she's stayed with you for one month. Someone should give her the Nobel Prize," Sesshomaru smirked at Inuyasha's growling. "Why don't you just take her to a fancy restaurant or maybe just the beach? Kagome looks like the romantic type, so, it wouldn't hurt to do something like that for her. And maybe you can pick up some flowers too." "I never took you to be the romantic type," Inuyasha snorted, while still amazed at his brother's advice.

Sesshomaru just shrugged and simply answered, "Rin."

That seemed to clear the confusion in Inuyasha's mind. He knew that his brother was a cold person and that he'd never go out of his way just to please someone. But unfortunately for him, the one person that had him on a leash was Rin. And Rin was a bright and happy girl. How she ever decided to go out with his cold brother was a mystery to Inuyasha.

Inuyasha decided to call Miroku and ask him about what Kagome liked.

"Hello?" Miroku answered the phone.

"Hey, it's me Inuyasha," Inuyasha answered, trying to sound casual.

"Inuyasha! Do you know what time it is? It's 3:00 in the morning. Why are you calling so early?"

"Well, I had something important to ask you."

"How important?"

"Very. It's about Kagome. What is her favorite flower?"

"I can't believe you called me up to ask that."

"Well, the sooner you answer my questions, the sooner you can go back to bed."

"Fine, fine," Miroku sighed. "She likes pink lilies."

"What does she like to eat?"

"God! Why don't you actually ask her? It's not as if I pay attention to every little detail about my cousin."

"No! I can't ask her! Besides, you do pay a lot of attention to your cousin."

"Ok, I'm guilty then. Hm...let me think. Kagome likes fried shrimp. She absolutely loves those, but I think she's afraid that they are fattening."

Inuyasha didn't know how to reply to that one. So maybe going to the restaurant by the beach wouldn't be such a good idea? "Why don't you just take her to Mimi's Café? She likes the split pea soup there," Miroku suggested when he noticed Inuyasha's silence.

Inuyasha nodded his head slightly, but then realized that he was talking on the phone so Miroku wouldn't be able to see him. "I mean, yeah, you're right."

"Inuyasha, you are stressing out over this too much. Kagome is a simple person. She likes simple things and she would not want you to stress over anything. She just wants you to remember that it's your anniversary."

Inuyasha smiled at the comment until the sentence processed in his mind. "Hey! What's that supposed to mean? I'm not that dumb that I can't remember my own special day."

"Whatever," Miroku muttered into the phone. And with that, he wished Inuyasha good luck and then hung up the phone. He needed to catch up on his sleep.

The next morning, Kagome woke up and smiled. Today was her special day and she would let nothing ruin it. Kagome hurried and showered and put on some sweatpants and a t-shirt. Inuyasha hadn't made plans about their date yet and Kagome was still wondering if he remembered their anniversary.

Kagome headed out to the kitchen and was greeted by Inuyasha.

"Inuyasha?" Kagome asked, still surprised at finding him in her kitchen this early in the morning. "What are you doing here?"

"It's our anniversary remember?" Inuyasha replied smoothly. "You didn't think I would forget did you?"

Kagome was so happy that she ran up to her boyfriend and kissed him. He was about to deepen the kiss when Kagome suddenly stopped him. The smell of pancakes wafted to her nose and she looked at Inuyasha curiously.

"You made pancakes?" Kagome asked incredulously. Inuyasha nodded his head and smiled at Kagome's expression. "You can cook something else other than Ramen?"

Inuyasha pretended to be hurt by this comment, but he couldn't hold his charade for long. He finally gave in and gave her a peck on the cheek.

"Well, since it's our anniversary, I decided that we would have to spend the entire day together," Inuyasha told Kagome.

"What if I had other plans today?" Kagome retorted.

Inuyasha's face fell when she made the comment. Kagome got up and wrapped her arms around her boyfriend's waist.

"I'm just kidding," Kagome said. "I was hoping that we would spend the day together."

Inuyasha then served Kagome some pancakes and offered her a bouquet of pink lilies.

"Oh, that's so sweet of you!" Kagome squealed. She then stood up and gave Inuyasha a giant hug and a kiss on the lips. Then she asked, "So, how did Miroku talk you into doing all this?"

Inuyasha was indignant at this, "I can be romantic too you know!"

Kagome tried so hard not to laugh at this, but no matter how hard she tried, it didn't work.

"Oh alright," Inuyasha answered. "So I had a little help from Miroku and Sesshomaru."

"Sesshomaru?" Kagome asked incredulously. "He helped you on planning for a date?"

"Yeah, I know, that surprises me too. But I only asked Miroku what you liked and Sesshomaru made a small suggestion. I planned out the rest though!"

Kagome smiled and returned to her pancakes. "So, what else do you have planned today?"

"Actually, I need you to change into a bathing suit," Inuyasha answered her. "I agreed that we'd all go to the beach and just relax today, at least until the afternoon, and then it's just you and me."

Kagome smiled. "So, where's Miroku anyways?"

"He's with Sango probably. He knew that I was going to surprise you with breakfast and everything."

"Oh wait, I have to buy a swimsuit. I'm gonna call Sango and Rin and we'll probably go shopping for a swimsuit together first."

"Sure," Inuyasha answered while putting the dishes in the dishwasher.

Twenty minutes later, Sango, Kagome, and Rin were trying on different swimsuits while their boyfriends sat and waited for them. Inuyasha and Sesshomaru were quickly bored. The only male that was actually excited was Miroku because he would get a chance to see the girls in swimsuits.

The girls decided to get matching swimsuits. They each came out with a one- piece but in various colors. Sango's was blue with a splash of green in the middle. Rin's was orange with a touch of yellow. And Kagome's was red with a splash of pink. They refused to show the boys, though and promised to show them when they got to the beach.

When they arrived at the beach, the girls went to the dressing room to change into their suits. When they came out, the boys were gaping at the swimsuits. The swimsuit was not that revealing, but the girls looked hot in the outfit.

Miroku was slapped for trying to grope Sango. Rin decided that she would sit with Sesshomaru on the beach and work on getting her tan. Sango and Miroku immediately jumped into the water.

When Kagome wasn't looking, Inuyasha carried her bridal-style to the water and dumped her in. Kagome shrieked and when she surfaced she pushed Inuyasha's head underwater.

"Hey!" Inuyasha sputtered when his head was finally released. "Are you trying to kill me or something?!"

"That's what you get for dumping me in the water!" Kagome screamed at him. She began to laugh as Inuyasha began to chase her. He finally grabbed her waist and turned her around.

She barely had a moment to react before Inuyasha's lips came crashing down on hers. They shared a passionate moment and when they finally let go to catch their breath, laughter could be heard in the air.

"Seriously you two," Sango teased. "You guys looked like you were ready to eat each other!"

"Very funny Sango," Kagome retorted. "Don't you just wish Miroku and you could share such a moment?"

Sango blushed seven shades of red at her friend's comment.

"Aw Sango," Miroku teased. "Don't you want to share a moment with me?"

Sango slapped him for his comment and Inuyasha and Kagome just laughed. After playing in the water for about an hour, they decided that they would go buy some ice cream. Rin and Sesshomaru agreed and they all headed to the nearest ice cream parlor.

"So Inuyasha," Kagome began, while eating her toffee nut bar ice cream cone. "What are we gonna do after this?"

"It's a surprise," Inuyasha smiled mysteriously.

The group hurried and finished off their ice cream and separated on their ways. Miroku and Sango had decided to go see a movie together and Sesshomaru and Rin were going out to dinner.

Inuyasha drove Kagome home and told her to change into something else. Kagome hurriedly took a shower and went to her room and changed. Inuyasha had told her that he had to go home and change his clothes and that he would be back to pick her up in an hour. Kagome was fine with the idea because she knew that it would take her about an hour to get ready anyways.

Kagome decided to wear a red dress that had thin straps and came down to the middle of her thighs. It had a flower design with vines on the left side that were made from fake diamonds. She wore the necklace that Inuyasha had given her and some diamond dangling earrings. To finish the outfit, she put on some red heels. Kagome then went to her dresser to put on some body glitter and fix her hair. She decided to tie her hair in a half ponytail and curled the tips of her hair. She also chose to wear a bit of makeup, some pink eyeliner and pink lip gloss.

The doorbell rang exactly an hour later and Inuyasha was greeted with the sight of his lovely Kagome. Inuyasha was dressed in a red button-up shirt and black pants. The top three buttons of his shirt was unbuttoned to reveal a part of his muscular chest.

"Kagome," Inuyasha breathed before giving her a quick kiss. "You are so beautiful. Oh by the way, you might want to pack your pajamas because you're going to spend the night at my house."

Kagome giggled and went to pack her pajamas and then followed him to his car. They arrived at Mimi's Café. Inuyasha had already made reservations and the waiter led them to a table for two. Kagome ordered split pea soup and Inuyasha ordered tomato soup.

Over dinner, the two talked about their high school years and how Miroku used to keep a close watch on her every movement. They finished dinner and decided to rent a movie.

When they arrived at Inuyasha's mansion, Kagome went to change her clothes while Inuyasha did the same. After arguing for ten minutes, the two finally decided to watch A Walk to Remember. Inwardly, Inuyasha didn't want to watch it, but he had finally relented because Kagome had used her puppy eyes on him.

The two snuggled together and halfway through the movie Kagome whispered, "You've made me so happy, Inuyasha."

Kagome then fell asleep while still holding on to Inuyasha. Inuyasha pulled her closer and inhaled her scent. 'You've made me happy too.'

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