Ai ga subete – Our era starts from here

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I think there was a little problem with the last chapter. Some of you reviewed to the 5th chapter asking me to update the next one soon, though I already did two days before. I wasn't able to read chapter 6 (on ) until Saturday. But some already reviewed to the 6th chappie on Wednesday. My guess: It depends on where you live. I know it's stupid but I can't think of another reason.
Well, anyways, let's go on with the story!

Mysterium

(Inuyasha doesn't belong to me!)

Ai ga subete – Our era starts from here

Chapter 7: Being shocked in the morning…

The first rays of the rising sun shone through the window of her room. Well, actually it wasn't her room but only the one she was staying in at the hotel.
So bright… She groaned. The light was disturbing, too bright. She was still tired, didn't want to open her eyes yet. Sighing she cuddled closer to the one lying beside her, burying her face in his chest. She could feel his arms wrapping tighter around her waist, drawing her nearer to his form.
'… just wait a second…'
Kagome's eyes shot open. 'What!?' Wh-what the hell is going on!?'
Suddenly she was wide-awake and blushing furiously. She couldn't believe what she was just seeing. Inuyasha, still in his human form, asleep. Well, that alone would have been surprising enough. But Inuyasha, still in his human form, asleep, in modern clothes, lying in a bed, holding her?
That was simply too much.
Recalling the events of the last night she slowly began to understand. Yeah… after they'd returned to her room she'd went to the bathroom, changed into her pajamas and hung up Inuyasha's soaking kimono. Then she'd tried to convince him to get some sleep. She'd snuggled up to his back and then… she couldn't remember. She'd fallen asleep, most probably…
Her cheeks were still flushing with embarrassment. She looked up at his face. So calm… He was even breathing calmly. Last time she'd seen him sleeping in his human form he had been on the verge of death, poisoned, exhausted from fighting in his human form. Now it was so much different. He was simply… relaxing.
He must have fallen asleep after she had. Even if it sounded quite inconceivable. Well, after all he'd already taken a nap now and then in her time, and she knew that he would never have in the Sengoku Jidai then. So why should it be different with him being human?
(A/N: Actually I don't know how often Inuyasha fell asleep while he was visiting her at the Sunset shrine. I only remember two times at the moment, though I'm not sure… the first time in Vol. 23, the second time in Vol.40)
But that didn't exactly explain the position they were in at the moment, did it?
She tried to push herself away from him. And at the same time she wanted to stay in his arms, just like that, forever. But it didn't matter how much she struggled, he just groaned and held her even tighter. After a few failed attempts she finally gave up. Even the human Inuyasha was too strong for her. She sighed. Fortunately it was still quite early in the morning so she wouldn't get into trouble for oversleeping…

‚Oh no…' she thought. 'Weren't we told to have breakfast at 6:45 today?'
Why did they have to do the trip to that castle today, of all days?
She sighed again. There was no other way. She had to get up. And to do so she had to wake him up. That was weird, wasn't it? Now, that he finally got the chance to have a rest even while he was human, she had to be the one to wake him up. But there was no other way. He wouldn't release her otherwise.
"Inuyasha?" she whispered, then repeated his name a little louder.
"What is it?" he asked, still completely calm. He didn't even shift or open his eyes.
'Does that mean he was already…?' Kagome blushed.
"I-I have to get up and…" She stopped when he growled softly.

"Just a little longer…" he whispered. "Only some… what do you call it? Minutes?"
His eyes were still closed when he let one of his hands run up her back, pressing her closer against him causing her to blush even more. He lowered his head, inhaling her sweet scent. He could feel how it got stronger with each breath he drew. He could feel how his demon powers came back.
Kagome closed her eyes. Feeling his warm breath caused her heart to pound faster and faster. Her heartbeat rang in her ears, louder than usual, making her hope Inuyasha didn't hear it.
She didn't know how many minutes of unbearable silence had passed, when he finally moved again. Yawning soundly he finally let go of her. Irritated by the sudden end of his embrace she looked up just in time to see his eyes open. Amber eyes.
"Morning Kagome. What about breakfast? I'm starving!" He yawned again.
One second later he was wide-awake as well.
"Oi, Kagome? What are you…" But it was too late. Before Inuyasha realized what was going on, she had already given him a shove and …
"SIT!" …he hit the ground with a loud 'SPLAT'.
"What was that for, bitch?" he growled.
"That" Kagome said, grabbing the clothes she had placed on one of the chairs the night before "was for being the jerk you are!" She stomped into the bathroom, slamming the door shut behind her.

- - -

The restaurant was quite empty. She looked around. Only here and there some of her classmates, sleepily having breakfast. Yuka, Eri and Ayumi weren't among them.
'I wonder where they are?'
She doubted that there were already any other guests apart from her classmates. Who would like to get up that early? Especially while staying at a hotel…
She sighed. Actually she'd thought of that trip as a kind of holiday, but now it was clear that it was anything but relaxing. How could it be with getting up that early, her classmates (namely: Yuka, Eri and Ayumi) getting on her nerves, strange things happening all around, and last but not least Inuyasha acting the jerk again?
Another sigh escaped her lips. Why couldn't he act like last night all the time? He didn't have any problems with being nice to her while he was human, did he? And he didn't have any problems with sleeping next to her or holding her close to him then, did he?
She blushed when the thought of the quite unusual awakening came to her mind again.
Of course she was used to have Inuyasha around her all the time and knew that he watched over her at night, but something like this hadn't happened before. Even if she had fallen asleep leaning against him sometimes, every time she'd woken up she found he had either laid her down on her sleeping-bag or was saying something mean again.
Well, OK, he had said something mean this morning again… At least it had felt kind of hurting. But when she thought about it now… it hadn't been that bad this time. Probably he hadn't even meant to say something mean. Talking about food in most inappropriate moments seemed to be characteristic for him. And even though she had already learned about this a while ago, she would get mad at him every time nevertheless. 'Hmmmm. Did he have anything for supper yesterday?' she wondered. She knew that her mother would have never sent him on a journey like that without giving him enough food to take with him. But then, she had probably expected him to meet her daughter right after their arrival…
'There wasn't any food in his back, anyway, was it?' She sighed and decided she would bring him something especially delicious as an excuse.
'I guess I was only that angry because he acted totally different before. I mean, first asking me to stay in his embrace and then asking me about breakfast…'
"Ah. Good morning Higurashi!" she heard an all too familiar voice.
'Oh dear. I guess 'holidays' are finally over!'
She turned around, facing a quite done in looking Hojou with a faked smile. "Oh, Hojou-kun! Nice to meet you. I already started wondering if you had to stay at home for some reason."
He quickly approached her. "I'm sorry I made you worry. I had only caught a cold and didn't want to infect anybody so I decided to stay in my room. But I shouldn't complain about a minor illness. So, have you fully recovered from your sudden feeling of weakness?"
'Grandpa! Well, at least he made up something more plausible than usual.'
"Yeah, I guess so...huh?"
Suddenly Hojou clutched her hands in his, looking at her in concern.
"You know, you shouldn't overexert just to be able to be with your friends."
Kagome sweatdropped. "I'm fine, Hojou-kun, I really am!"
"Ah, that's great Higurashi. But you should take a rest if the activities are too much for you."
He blushed slightly, rubbing the back of his head with hi right hand. "Err, would you mind sitting next to me? ... while having breakfast, I mean…"
Kagome blushed, too. "Well, actually I promised Ayumi, Yuka and Eri to have breakfast with them."
"Oh, no problem. The table over there is large enough for all of us."
Sighing, she finally gave in. "Agreed"
'Inuyasha will get absolutely mad! I only hope Yuka, Ayumi and Eri appear soon.'

- - -

"Hey, Kagome? Hurry up or you'll be on your own" Yuka said, knocking at the door. The three friends stood helpless in front of the door of Kagome's door. They'd been supposed to pick her up and then go down for breakfast. But now they had already been knocking at her door for about five minutes.
"Kagome, it's breakfast time! Are you still in bed?" asked Eri.
All of them started when an unfamiliar, bad-tempered and above all male voice answered.
"Cut it out! Kagome isn't here anymore."
They looked at each other.
"Maybe it's the wrong room…"
"No, Ayumi" Eri whispered back, checking the number of the room. "And besides he said that Kagome isn't here anymore."
"Hey, girls. Let's go in, the door isn't locked" Yuka said, her left hand already on the door knob.
"On 3… 1, 2, 3" the door flung open. They looked wide-eyed at the light-haired boy lying on the huge double-bed. He wore a white shirt, black jeans and had a baseball-cap on his head. He lay on his back, his arms crossed under his head as a pillow, looking at the ceiling with a kind of sulking expression on his face. He turned his head to look at them.
"What is it now?" he growled. "I already told you Kagome isn't here."
He really seemed to be in a bad mood.
"Inuyasha?" Eri asked in disbelief.
"What are you doing here!?" Yuka added.
(A/N: In case you don't know: Yuka, Eri and Ayumi met Inuyasha in Vol. 34.)
He growled. "Trying to take a nap. What does it look like?"
"So you came with Kagome?" Ayumi asked. "But why are you here, in her room?"
"That hotel was 'fully booked' or something. Her mother said I could stay in her room."
The three girls exchanged knowing glances with each other, thinking
'Her mum allows her to share her room with her boyfriend?!'
"Hey you lot! Aren't ya looking for Kagome? She's somewhere downstairs I guess, so why don't you just go and try to find her there?" He turned his gaze back to the ceiling.
The girls were speechless.
After a while Eri composed herself. "Err, don't you want to join her for breakfast?"
"Nope. Told me to wait until she comes back." He closed his eyes.
"I guess we should leave him alone. It seems he didn't get much sleep last night" said Yuka teasingly.
"Yeah, right" Inuyasha replied. He hadn't really gotten the meaning of her last comment, but since the three girls didn't know that they nearly fell over in shock.

- - -

'Yuka, Eri, Ayumi. Where the hell are you? Hurry up, pleeeaaase!' Kagome thought, taking another sip of tea to delay another answer she was supposed to make.
For once she wished her friends were with her while Hojou was around. They couldn't mess anything up at the moment or arrange another meeting since he hadn't asked her to go out with him, well, at least not yet. And anyway, they hadn't been trying to press her for dating Hojou anymore since they'd met Inuyasha. At least not that much…
When she was just about to think up her next answer, she suddenly felt a hand on her shoulder.
She looked up in surprise just to see Ayumi, Yuka and Eri with concerned looks.
"Kagome, we have to talk!" Ayumi said, strengthening the pressure on her shoulder. She moved her head into the direction of the door to make clear they wanted to talk outside. Kagome nodded, though she got slightly irritated on their expressions.
"Sorry, Hojou-kun, but we have to make off with Kagome for a moment" Eri said with a faked smile while Yuka and Ayumi were dragging/pushing Kagome out of the door.
"So what do we have to talk about?" she asked. She didn't have the slightest idea what their acting was about.
Ayumi shook her head. "Why didn't ya tell us? What were you thinking of?" she asked with a stern face.
"Huh, what are you talking about?"
"Oh Kagome, you can't hide it from us anymore" This time it was Eri who spoke, concerned looking at her. "We know that he's here and we know what happened last night!"
Kagome's eyes widened in shock.

I know this is kinda short, sorry. seemed to be down. At least I wasn't able to upload my story. (And to answer Silver Eyes Bright's question: I wasn't able to look at my review history as well)
Please review and tell me what you think of it. Oh, and please tell me if you thought the 6th chapter was too long (or too short or just right), too.
I'll try to update as soon as possible (on the weekend, I think). Thanks for your faithfulness.