Disclaimer: I am not Rumiko Takashi…Though I'm sure that if I was I wouldn't be sitting here writing FANfiction…that is how you know that I am not her…unless of course she is a fan of herself…which if that's the case then that's just weird. Therefore, if I am a FAN then I do not own any of the Inuyasha characters or plot. Only the plot of this story. Thank you. *bows*
Love Me as I Am
Chapter 16- Love's in the Air
"Inuyasha…" whispered Kagome the next morning.
"It's time for breakfast."
He opened one golden eye and stared at the ceiling yawning.
"I'm too tired. Wake me up in an hour." He said, rolling over and taking the covers with him.
Kagome shrugged and made a futile attempt to get up. She sighed and lay back down.
"Well that got me nowhere…"
"Inuyasha. Please get up. I sure can't." she said, rubbing his back gently from behind.
Inuyasha stirred and sat up rubbing his eyes.
"Yeah…ok…"
Kagome smiled at sat up and he scooped her up into his arms setting her upright.
"Thank you cutie." She said, walking outside for some fresh air.
'She…she thinks I'm cute…' the hanyou thought blinking. (A/N: Think Rudolph the red nosed reindeer here…think of Kagome as his girlfriend Clarice)
'I didn't know she thought that.'
Kagome came back inside shortly with some firewood. She handed it to Inuyasha cause she sure as heck couldn't bend down far enough. He set it on the floor in the corner.
"Kagome. You're not gonna have the baby now are you?"
Kagome shrugged.
"I don't know why Suki and I went into false labor. Do you think it's because of--"
"Kikyo…yeah. It was because of her."
"Inuyasha. I'm sorry…"
"Don't be. That wasn't her anyway. Besides…" he said, wrapping his arms around her waist and pulling her close to his chest.
"I have you. What do I need some lump of clay for?"
"I dunno. That's what I've been wondering for the past 20 years. Ever since we met."
~*~*~
"We are almost to Ah and Un now. They're just beyond those trees. Lord Sesshomaru doesn't like to take them everywhere because they make too much noise." Rin explained to Kunara.
"Master Sesshomaru. Where will we be going next?" Jaken asked in his trademarked squeaky voice.
Sesshomaru didn't spare him so much as a glance.
"After Inuyasha I presume?" Jaken persisted.
"Yes." Said Sesshomaru.
"But not to kill him. Merely to 'visit' or so to speak."
"Oh…" said Jaken dumbfounded.
"I see." He was really lost.
Ah and Un were in plain sight now. Rin continued to hold Kunara's hand, much like a mother would do with her child. The pulled Kunara behind her and brought her over to Ah and Un.
"Go ahead…pet them. They're really very nice." She said.
Kunara hesitated a bit but set her hand on Ah's head, massaging it with her fingers as a deep throaty growl issued from within him. It was a purr of pleasure.
She smiled, amazed at how a creature as scaly and ugly could be so kind to someone they didn't know.
Rin grinned.
"They like you you know."
And indeed they did. Un had started to nudge Kunara's hand, obviously getting jealous of Ah getting all the attention from her.
Kunara lifted her other hand from her side and pet him as well.
"We should get going." Sesshomaru reminded them.
Rin and Kunara nodded.
"Yes My lord." Said Rin and she helped Kunara on. The two smiled at each other and once Jaken and Sesshomaru were on as well they were off.
~*~*~
Trinity and Kanaye sat on the front porch of the cabin, Trinity in Kanaye's lap.
Trinity tilted her head backwards looking at his face and he froze, bemused by what he saw in her eyes. A celestial presence not at all unlike an angel.
A breeze whipped through the trees, rustling the leaves and blowing the cascades of grass to the left.
Trinity sat upright and gazed ahead at the early morning horizon. She shivered a bit because she wasn't wearing her heavier kimono but instead a thin lightweight one. Kanaye rubbed her arms, the friction warming her instantly. She smiled to herself. How could life be this perfect? There has to be a catch.
Miroku and Sango were enjoying the beautiful morning as well. There was no work to be done and no demons to fight so they could easily afford to relax.
"Sango?" Miroku said, leaning against this wall Sango resting comfortably in his arms.
"Yes?"
"Maybe after Kagome and Suki have their babies, can we…?"
Sango smiled.
"Yes. But only after and not before. Now's not the time."
Miroku smiled.
"I've missed it."
Sango turned around and put her hands on his chest, looking him in the eyes.
"You know, by the time we're old we'll have enough children to name one for every month of the year…maybe two times over." She joked.
"Hey. I'm not complaining am I?" Miroku said smiling.
Sango hit him playfully on the chest.
"You're such a lech."
Miroku smirked.
"Yes. But I belong to you don't I?"
Sango nodded.
"Yes. Forever." She whispered, stroking the side of his face as she leaned closer to kiss him.
"Havin' a little fun over there?" Inuyasha yelled from the other side of the cabin, Kagome situated happily in his arms as he stood leaning against the wall.
Miroku sweatdropped. He had forgotten Kagome and Inuyasha were there.
"Speak for yourself." The monk retorted.
"Why not have my FISTS speak for me?"
"Bring it on dog boy…"
Inuyasha let go of Kagome, who now stood freely on the floor, and inched closer to Miroku holding up his fist. Miroku started to move towards Inuyasha as well. When the two looked like they were going to attack each other…
WHACK!
"Sit!"
"Ow…" groaned Miroku who now had a rather large bump on the back of his head. Sango had hit him with his own staff.
Inuyasha grumbled something under his breath and stood up, rubbing his face, which was now sore from hitting the ground so hard. He touched his nose to see if it was bleeding only to be stopped by Kagome kissing it instead.
"I'm sorry. But you looked like you were going to kill Miroku. Is your nose broken?" Kagome asked, sincerely sorry.
Inuyasha looked at the floor.
"N-no."
Sango pulled Miroku back towards her and kissed his head.
"I didn't know I could hit that hard. Does it hurt?"
Miroku winced but smiled.
"No. Not at all."
"You're such a…" Sango said but stopped as Miroku started to kiss her neck.
"…liar."
Inuyasha still looked nervously at the floor.
"Inuyasha…please hold me again. I like it."
Inuyasha looked up at Kagome and nodded.
His eyes brightened as he took her into his arms again and shrunk down onto the floor, Kagome burying her face into his haori and smelling the beautiful foresty smell she had grown to love so much.
Inuyasha felt her warm breath on his chest. He reached his clawed hand over and grabbed a warm blanket off the top of the pile of blankets and covered Kagome and himself up.
Miroku and Sango weren't in the winds path so they didn't need to worry about being cold. Miroku continued to kiss Sango's neck as she moaned a bit, amazed but not totally at how good he was at it.
Yes, everything seemed back to normal until…
"Miroku! Clean up the floor over here!" Inuyasha ordered.
"Sango! Mover your butt and do something!" he didn't seem to notice that Sango was already tending to Kagome.
Kagome winced and held Inuyasha's hand as he calmed down a bit.
"So. This is it huh?" he whispered, nudging the side of her face with his.
Kagome nodded.
"Finally."