Mixed Emotions [Ten]

Author's notes: Hello again! I'm back from vacation, so I'm sure I can update every week or two weeks again. Anyway, thanks for all the reviews that I got so far. Thank you to all the reviewers and to all those who are reading my story. Anyways, I'll try to write longer chapters. I have to hurry though, since there's only a month left before my school starts. Enjoy the tenth chapter of "Mixed Emotions"! [There's nothing much to say today.]

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha.

Mixed Emotions [Ten] - Nighttime Sleepover celebration: Part II

Inuyasha and the gang - The confession of love to Kagome...

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Kikyo...I understand that your friend is important...but am I not important too?

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"Bye, mom! Bye Souta! Bye Gramps!" Kagome hollered as she stepped out of the house, adjusting her shoes. "Be back tomorrow!"

"Goodbye, Mrs. Higurashi, Souta, and Kagome's grandpa," Miroku and the others waved back.

"Have fun, kids!" said Kagome's mom. "Stay out of trouble!" The group of teenagers smiled and began walking down the long stair pathway to the busy main streets. Mrs. Higurashi giggled as the teens disappeared out of sight. "What a wonderful friendship circle they have." Souta and Gramps half-smiled. Then, the young boy eagerly strolled back to the living room and sat on the floor to continue his non-stop game. Gramps, however, went back to the storage room to arrange all the old artifacts and put them back into place. Mrs. Higurashi glanced at the Goshinboku, then walked back inside the house to prepare dinner. It was already 6:30PM.

"So...where exactly is Inuyasha's house?" Kouga wondered out loud, scratching his head. "The card told us to meet up with you and ask you where it is, Kagome."

"That's right. He told me that too," said Kagome. "Let's go then."

"My, my, Kagome. You two seem to be close lately," Ayame teased, putting on a mischevious face. Kagome turned around and blushed. "It sure looks like you're boyfriend and girlfriend already, ya know what I mean?"

"There's nothing going on between us! We're just friends, that's all!"

"He hasn't asked you yet?" Miroku added. "It's obvious that he hasn't, seeing that he still has Kikyo to worry about..."

"Let's just not talk about it anymore, okay?" Kagome sighed. The gang laughed slightly, then followed their friend. Up and down the alleys, sprinting through traffic lights and pedestrian lanes, they finally made it in front of a large house with a wonderful looking mini-garden beside the pathway to the door. From the outside, they could see white curtains covering the windows. A small fountain was standing in the middle of all the flowers. Just the sight left the group speechless.

"So this is Inuyasha's place?" Sango asked in awe. Kagome nodded slowly. "It looks beautiful."

"Let's go," Miroku instructed. Kouga, Ayame, Sango and Kagome followed his lead, and soon they found themselves knocking the door of the magnificent house. The eyehole opened, then shut closed quickly. There was a small opening, revealing a small girl. Then, the opening got wider and showed a male figure trice the height of the girl. Sesshomaru and Rin. He eyed each one of them, then recognized Kagome from previous visits. The group stood at their spot, then Miroku decided to speak.

"Uh...Is Inuyasha around?"

"Yes. He's been expecting you. Come in," Sesshomaru greeted politely. His father had been urging him to be nice and polite to guests of the house. Anyhow, Kouga, Sango, Ayame, Kagome and Miroku stepped inside. They were welcomed by the well-decorated hallway, completed with portraits and little statues inside glass containers. The floor was covered up with red carpet matched by the mahogany colour of the wall. "Go up the hall, then turn right at the archway. You'll see Inuyasha in the living room." Then Sesshomaru and Rin walked up the hallway, then turned left at the archway, back into the kitchen.

"Kagome..." Sango stuttered. "...you never told us Inuyasha's house was like this..."

"I've never been inside it either..." Kagome answered mindlessly. She continued strolling up the hall, then turned right at the archway. By the time her friends turned around, she way gone. Kouga had another mischevious grin on his face.

"I guess the power of love are pulling them together again," he stated, crossing his arms. Looking at the portraits, one colourful painting caught his eye. His expression turned from mischevious to serious. It was a painting of Inuyasha and Kikyo in a grassy field, having picnic. He whispered to the others, "But hopefully, she won't find out the secret about our Inu and Kikyo, right?" Sango, Ayame, and Miroku nodded in agreement. Kagome would truly be hurt if she found out that Inuyasha was seeing someone else.

"Even if Kikyo is his girlfriend, to-be-fiancee, and to-be-bride, it seems like our Inuyasha has developed some sort of love connection with Kagome; and it just complicates things a bit more," Miroku explained.

"True," added Sango. "How will Inuyasha explain this to Kikyo? We know that he's seeing Kagome...as well as her..."

"This problem is kinda hard to solve," Ayame finally said. "I think it's all up to Inuyasha. We can't keep on bugging him about this forever. And we can't keep on meddling in his life." The others nodded once again, then proceeded to see Inuyasha. Going up the hall, then turning right, they found Inuyasha sleeping soundly on a couch, wearing his usual clothes. Kagome knelt on the floor beside the couch, watching the hanyou sleep intently. The living room was very spacy. On one of the walls, there were two samurai swords displayed in glass cases: one was old and rugged; the other not so old and quite clean. More portraits invaded the walls, particularly, family portraits. There were full-lenght windows on the side, with light curtains on them. Between those windows was a door leading to the garden. There was a simple but elegant fireplace infront of the couch that Inuyasha was sleeping on. Two more couches facing each other were beside it.

"Wake up, sleepy-head," Kagome greeted, giving Inuyasha a light shake. The hanyou's eyes gave a short twitch, then cracked open.

"Well, at last he's awake," Kouga mumbled, slapping his forehead.

"Hiya, Inuyasha," Ayame said. Sango just smiled, crossing her arms.

"We expected something more...birthday-ish," Miroku commented, looking around the humongous room. "But this room's kinda...empty."

"Don't be stupid. We're not gonna party here," Inuyasha retorted, getting up from the couch and straightening up his hair. "Follow me. We're going." A yawn escaped him, then he opened that door that led to the garden. There was a sweet scent in the garden. All sorts of flowers and plants grew there. Sprinkles were everywhere, spraying water everywhere. The group walked at a path that was leading to a large shack with tall fences beside it. Kagome and the others could see that the inside was decorated with a tropical theme. Inuyasha opened the door. The shack contained a carpeted floor, couches with green plants beside them, a small fountain on an end table, a refridgerator, a TV on the wall, a stereo, board games and a dining table. There was also a door leading to a pool on the left of the shack. The bathroom door was beside the pool door.

"Well, here we are."

"What?" Kouga asked, looking around the tropical themed room.

"I said, here we are."

"But it still doesn't look so birthday-ish," Ayame said.

"Hey, I'm not 5-years old, okay? So let's make it simple. I say we just party here." Miroku and Sango explored around, examining things. Kagome opened the refridgerator, and it stuffed with food and drinks.

"Awesome place ya got, Inu," Kouga complemented. "Anyhow, what do we do first?"

"Anything we want to do," Inuyasha announced. And so, the party has begun! The playing of loud music and laughter echoed in the garden that night. The gang had food and drinks; Non-alcoholic, of course. Next came the board games and watching a movie. Finally, a game of "Truth or Dare." Miroku was dared to kiss Ayame, and you can just imagine Kouga's face. Then, Sango admitted the truth about how she and Miroku were an official couple. Everyone was having so much fun that they lost track of time.

"Man, what time is it?" Miroku wondered, yawning and stretching at the same time. "I was having so much fun."

"It's..." Sango said, taking a peek at her watch. "...11:50PM."

"Oh my god, we've been here for about like, 5 hours?" Ayame asked, rubbing her head. Everyone else sighed.

"I'm gonna crash. I'm tired. G'night everyone," Inuyasha said, yawning like Miroku. "Oh yeah, I have to show you to your rooms. Grab your bags and let's go." And so, Miroku, Kagome, Sango, Kouga, and Ayame searched for their bags, and they strolled back to the house. They went up the hall from the living room, up the wide and elegant circuar staircase, then down to another short hall.

"Miroku, your room is at the end of the hall. Kouga, your room is just beside Miroku's. Ayame, your room is in front of Kouga's room. Sango, yours is opposite Miroku's room. Kagome, your room is in front of mine. My room will be beside Kouga's," Inuyasha explained. "Well, sleep well. Good night." And with that, all six of them entered their separate rooms. It was like a dormitory style room; one bed with comfortable-looking comforters, a window, a small desk with a lampshade, and a small bathroom with a shower, toilet, a sink, and a mirror. All rooms looked the same. Miroku and Kouga plopped on their beds and immediately fell into a sleep mode. They didn't even bother to change into their night clothes. However, Ayame jumped into her PJs and sunk onto the bed. Sango took a quick shower, changed into her night gown, and blow-dried her hair. In a few minutes, she fell asleep like everyone else.

-But what are Inuyasha and Kagome doing?-

After everyone was asleep, Kagome changed to her PJs but remained awake.

"All that while...at the party...Inuyasha didn't seem so happy, even on his birthday", she thought. "Is it because Kikyo wasn't here? Is she really that special to him?" Kagome reach for her pocket and took out something round wrapped with birthday-themed wrapper. "I wonder...what will happen if I give him the Shikon Jewel? What will he wish on it...?" Kagome sighed, then sat on the bed. "Three wishes..." The moon's light flowed inside the room through the curtains and window. The lampshade was turned off, and she crawled under the comforter on the bed. A few minutes of silence passed, then Kagome giggled tiredly to herself. "Hah. I guess I can't sleep." Then, she heard the door creak open, though she didn't know who it was. Squinting her eyes, she could see a figure with long hair wearing a white shirt and black shorts. "Inuyasha?"

"Sorry. Did I wake you?" the hanyou asked.

"No. I couldn't sleep. What are you doing here?" Kagome replied, sitting up and out of the comforter.

"I couldn't sleep either," he said, sitting beside her on the bed. "I guess I have a lot on my mind."

"You didn't look so happy back at the party. Is it because of Kikyo?" Now that Kagome said it, something shot on her mind. What if Kikyo wasn't just Inuyasha's close friend? What if she is acutally his girlfriend? "Well, is it?"

"...I guess...I was really excited that she would come. I haven't seen her in almost two years..." he answered, sighing.

"Is she...your girlfriend?" Kagome blurted out, her eart throbbing with pain. "I mean, she must really be special to you..." Inuyasha hesitated for a moment. Was Kikyo still his girlfriend? It seemed like it, but he hasn't heard from her for a year...until he called her a week before. At least she called back. What if she's found someone else? What of their promise? If it's still on, they would be engaged on christmas and be married a year later! But...all that while when he transferred to Kagome's school, he felt different when he was with Kagome than with all the other girls. Yes...that's it. He's inlove with Kagome, but he's still bound to Kikyo with the promise. What should he do? Before, Kikyo was that center of his life. But now...he was no longer inlove with her. Well, not that much. Now, he loved Kagome. And probably Kikyo forgot the promise, anyway. "So, we're not really officially together anymore," he thought.

"She was, I guess. But now..." he spoke. "

"Do you have your eye on someone?" Kagome asked, sighing in relief. Inuyasha smirked.

"Should I describe her for you?" Inuyasha grinned, showing his fangs clearly. The girl giggled at the way the hanyou smirked. "Well...she's got dark hair. Really pretty, and has chocolate brown eyes filled with happiness and adventure. Most of the time, she smiles." Then, he pushed Kagome on the bed lightly, then placed his hands right beside her shoulders. "And she goes to our school. Do you know who she is?" Inuyasha gave her a few seconds. "I'll tell you, Kagome Higurashi." Inuyasha leaned down closed to Kagome's face, then turned to her ear for a moment. "It's you. I...love...you." Then again, he leaned so close that their lips met instantly. The 15-year old girl was so surprised at first that she almost forgot to breathe. But soon, she went along with Inuyasha.

"I...love you, too...Inuyasha..." At that moment, the couple fell on the bed in a hug and fell asleep in each other's arms.

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How was it? Sorry for the long delay, once again. Anyway, thanks fer reading chap. 10!

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