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Sorry for such a long wait.

Chapter Twenty-Seven: Marriage Proposals

Inuyasha growled at his opponent. He was beyond mad at seeing Kouga dare come to the tournament and sit next to his Kagome. He glared back at his opponent and decided that it was best to vent out some anger on during his fight. He was going to have a long talk with Kagome and he would relish the moment when he had pounded Kouga to a pulp.

Inuyasha's opponent never had a chance. His speed and strength seemed to increase tenfold and he rushed at his opponent blindly. Inuyasha did not know how long it took, but he was suddenly grabbed by both Sesshomaru and Miroku. He looked down at the ground and noticed that his opponent had suffered from a black eye and it seemed as if his lip was bleeding. Sesshomaru and Miroku had decided to stop Inuyasha before he killed the other man and they had to jump into the ring.

Inuyasha finally stopped and looked around. The audience was shocked, but looked at Inuyasha admiringly. They were amazed at his abilities, but were a bit afraid of him. Inuyasha then sought Kagome's eyes and noticed that they were glaring at him. Sango and Rin were looking nervously at Kagome, because she looked as if she were ready to explode right there. Kouga, who was still sitting next to Kagome, smirked at Inuyasha.

Inuyasha felt his anger boiling again, but then looked back at Kagome. The anger that was radiating off of her was overwhelming and for a minute he cringed in fear when he knew that he would have to confront Kagome.

Inuyasha was announced the winner of the upper division and he was given his prize money of 200,000 yen (sorry, I'm not too accurate when it comes to foreign currency). He was glad that he won the money but now, Judgment Day was near for him as he headed back to his friends.

Kagome was livid when she saw Inuyasha seem to lose control. She was smart enough to realize that Inuyasha was probably mad at seeing Kouga next to her. She understood his anger, but Inuyasha went way over the board when he beat up his opponent and would have gone on if Sesshomaru and her cousin hadn't stepped in.

Inuyasha looked anywhere but at Kagome when he approached her. Even the thought of seeing Kouga near her was not enough to boost up his courage when he knew he had to face Kagome's wrath.

Inuyasha approached Kagome cautiously and finally lifted her eyes to Kagome's face. He inwardly cringed at the look on Kagome's face.

"So," Kagome spoke calmly, but Inuyasha could hear the anger laced into her words. "What was that supposed to be out there?"

"A fight?" Inuyasha answered her.

"You nearly killed the guy Inuyasha!" Kagome screamed. "You really need to control your anger! If Sesshomaru and Miroku did not intervene, who knows what would have happened to that guy?! And don't you dare tell me that he was the cause of any of your anger. He was just your scapegoat right?!"

Inuyasha cringed at her high volume.

"Answer me!" Kagome demanded.

Inuyasha muttered something about bossy women and a yes. Kouga snickered at Inuyasha's behavior and Inuyasha glared at him from the corner of his eyes.

"Oh, shut up Kouga," Ayame reprimanded him. "Don't you dare make fun of Inuyasha."

Kouga bowed his head at Ayame's reproach and Inuyasha smirked at Kouga. The others snickered at their friends' behavior. Inuyasha's attention was brought back to Kagome when she yanked his ear towards her.

"Ow!" Inuyasha yelled in pain. "Let go Kagome!"

"Only when you've learned your lesson," Kagome answered him. "Now get your butt over there and apologize to your opponent. He did nothing wrong and you just had the nerve to take your frustration out on him."

"Keh," Inuyasha snorted, attempting to regain some of his lost dignity. "Why should I apologize to him? He's just another stupid human."

The others looked at Inuyasha nervously. He had insulted Kagome and they knew that she was not going to put up with his attitude.

"What was that?" Kagome asked dangerously. "Another stupid human? For your information Inuyasha, if you haven't noticed, you're dating a human!"

With that, Kagome stomped away from Inuyasha and went back to Amber's limo. The others followed her, leaving Inuyasha speechless. He didn't mean to hurt her, but he was just trying to act tough and not display any weaknesses. He quickly followed his friends to the limo.

Inuyasha sat down next to Kagome, but she didn't say a word to him or even look at him. Inuyasha tried to hold her hand, but she just yanked it away when he touched her hand.

They had decided to go celebrate Inuyasha's victory at a local restaurant. Inuyasha decided to use the money that he had won to treat his friends. Kagome gave him the silent treatment throughout dinner. He stared hopelessly at the others, begging for someone to help him.

Suddenly, Kouga tapped his glass of water to get everyone's attention. "Um...as you all know, that I like Ayame very much and well....we plan to um...."

"Just spit it out already," Inuyasha grumbled angrily. Kagome's cold treatment was not improving his mood.

Kouga glared at Inuyasha but continued, "So, we plan to get married in two months."

Sango, Rin, and Kagome looked at Ayame and they began to squeal happily. They were so excited for Ayame. Sesshomaru remained as stoic as ever and Miroku congratulated Kouga. Inuyasha glared at Kouga, but Kagome nudged his elbow and he mumbled his congratulations. He was trying really hard to get back on Kagome's good side.

Dinner ended quietly and they returned to their hotel. Inuyasha gallantly opened the door for Kagome, but she walked past him without looking at him. Inuyasha sighed and hoped that she wouldn't make him sleep on the floor.

In the room next to theirs, Rin was getting ready for bed.

"Inuyasha is going to have such a hard time with Kagome," Rin commented. "He shouldn't have made fun of humans and beat up that guy."

"He was jealous of Kouga," Sesshomaru stated quietly.

Rin looked over at her boyfriend and smiled at him. She decided that the best thing would be to leave Inuyasha and Kagome alone.

Sango and Miroku were also getting ready for bed. Sango was tired from the events that she changed into her pajamas and snuggled next to Miroku. Miroku smiled at Sango and thanked the heavens for giving her to him.

Inuyasha, on the other hand, was suffering. Kagome had changed into her pajamas and got into bed. He was already ready for bed long before her and he laid in bed waiting for her. When Kagome did climb in, she made sure to lie as for away from Inuyasha as possible.

"Kagome," Inuyasha whispered quietly. "You might want to move in closer. You're too close to the edge."

"Well excuse me for my stupidity," Kagome retorted sarcastically. "But I'd rather not lie to close to you. Who knows, my stupidity might be contagious, and you don't want to be stupid like us humans now would you?"

"That's not what I meant," Inuyasha growled angrily. "I was just mad that's all. Haven't you been angry with me long enough?"

Kagome was speechless and just looked at Inuyasha. Suddenly Inuyasha sat up and pulled her to him. He then kissed her passionately. At first, Kagome refused to give in, but when his tongue licked her lip, she opened her mouth to allow him to explore deeper. They finally had to stop in order to breathe. Kagome looked at Inuyasha and saw something reflected in his amber eyes.

"I love you Kagome," Inuyasha whispered against her lips.

Kagome smiled and put her wrapped her arms around his neck. "I love you too Inuyasha. But next time, don't pull that kind of stunt again."

Inuyasha smirked. If he knew that all it would take for Kagome to forgive him was to kiss her, he would have done so a long time ago.

"Now," Kagome broke the silence. "Tell me the truth about why you were so mad, and don't tell me your opponent caused your anger."

"Kouga," Inuyasha honestly answered.

Kagome sighed. "Inuyasha, when will you realize that you have nothing to be jealous of? I love you and I'll always love you, unless you've proved yourself to be unworthy of my feelings."

"I don't know," Inuyasha began. "I just feel afraid that you're going to leave me. You're the best thing that's ever happened to me and I don't know what would happen to me if I lost you."

Kagome's eyes softened at Inuyasha's confession. "Inuyasha, I love you so much, you don't have to worry about losing me. I'll always be by your side, no matter what."

Inuyasha hugged Kagome then asked her something that he had been dying to ask.

"Will you marry me Kagome?"

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Thank you for being so patient with me. I know it's been awhile and I'm very sorry. I've decided that there will only be one more chapter to this story and I will try to get it on ASAP! But in the meantime, thank you for your support.

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