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 28- The Lovebirds and that Amazing Smile
Suki smiled awkwardly.
"No thank you. I live only about a mile away from here. I think I can manage." she assured him, though she really didn't feel like walking that far.
He smiled.
"I insist. Here maybe I should introduce you to a friend of mine.
Suki blinked as the man put his fingers to his mouth and whistled a pitch creating a peculiar sound.
From the nearby bushes came a little black cat like creature with white markings.
"I'd like you to meet Tobikuma, Tobi for short."
Suki smiled.
"Demon I see." she said, rather nonchalantly.
The man smiled.
"Ah. So you're not afraid of him as most people are."
Suki shook her head. Of course, she wasn't going to tell him she was 1/4 demon after just meeting him.
The demon looked identical to Kilala except for the fact that he looked like her negative because he was black, opposite of white and where he was white, Kilala was black.
"I'm sorry I didn't catch your name."
The man smiled.
"That is because I have not given it. My name is Yasuo Yagemata. I don't believe you told me yours either."
Suki blushed, he really was quite handsome and the way he was looking at her wasn't helping.
"Oh…gomen…it's Suki."
"Suki. That's a very nice name."
"Arigatou."
"Oh, and who's this you've got with you?" Yasuo asked.
"This is my son Kuno. He's a little over a week old."
"I see. So, shall we get going then?" he asked as Tobi transformed and he helped her on.
Suki nodded thankfully.
"I can't thank you enough."
The two and Kuno rose from the ground aboard Tobi's back and flew off.
"So. When's your husband expecting you back?" Yasuo wondered.
"I don't have a husband." Suki muttered, a touch of sadness in her voice.
Yasuo seemed to understand.
"Oh. I'm sorry. I mentioned it. Forgive me."
"No. Really. It's all right. I think I've forgotten mostly about that part of my life. It all seems so long ago and I've realized it really doesn't matter how Kuno got here. Oh. I feel so silly for just pouring my heart out to someone I barely know." she said, her long dark hair billowing behind her.
Yasuo smiled.
"Actually. It feels quite nice to have someone to talk to. For the longest time it's just been my daughter and I at home." said Yasuo.
"You have a daughter?"
"Yes. Oddly enough my story is similar to yours I think, being that I wasn't expecting her. I was married for a short time, about a year and my wife became pregnant without my knowing. The baby was born but during the ordeal my wife contracted a disease and became ill. She died of a fever the next day."
"Oh. I'm sorry."
"Don't be. So anyway, my daughter is still young, only about a month old now. She's at home with a neighbor at the moment."
"That must be hard not to have a wife to help you with her…oh. It's right there." She said, pointing her finger at the cabin that looked like a small dot at the height they were at.
Tobi landed gracefully on the ground.
"I'd like to pay you for the lift. How much?"
"One kiss…" he muttered, faking a cough.
"Excuse me?"
Yasuo faked another cough.
"Ahem…I mean…uh…"
It was clear that neither teen knew how to talk to the opposite gender very well. At least not when it came to asking out.
"I was wondering if you'd uh…like to come have dinner with me sometime."
Suki smiled.
"I would but I really can't. You see, I have to watch the baby and--"
"Bring him. I'm sure he's love to play with Asako."
Suki smiled and nodded.
"Alright then. I will."
Yasuo smiled.
"I'll pick you up same time tomorrow then." he said, handing her her basket.
"Uh huh."
Yasuo mounted Tobi.
"See you then." He said as he soared away.
Suki gulped to keep her heart from flying out of her mouth. It was beating rapidly, even when she just thought of him. He was so kind, unlike any other guy she'd met. She gave a dreamy sigh and walked inside to find everyone but Sango and Miroku seated on the floor talking.
"Mom. I'm going to be gone tomorrow night around this time." Suki said, still in a sort of dreamy state.
Kagome looked up.
"Really? Why?"
"I've got a…date."
~*~*~
No one's sleep came easy that night except perhaps for Inuyasha and the babies. Kagome was worrying about Suki's date and about Kanaye's marriage, Suki was fretting over what to wear, Trinity and Kanaye were both still sorta siked and in a state of disbelief and Kilala couldn't sleep with the noise.
Eventually around 3:00 everyone had worn themselves out and joined Inuyasha and the babies in a nice sleep.
Sango awoke the next morning cold, unclad, and barely covered with the blankets and yet she still felt happy. That was…until…
"GAH!"
"Oh…Miroku…Gomen ne…"
"Never mind that. I needed to take a bath today anyway. Are you sure you're okay?"
Sango nodded.
"Yes. I'm sure Kagome has something I could take for the nausea. We'll just have to wait until then."
Miroku sighed and stood up, he threw on his clothes half-heartedly.
"Meet me at the springs. You look like you could use a nice soak too."
Sango smiled sweetly.
"Alright. If you wait for me I'll throw something on real quick."
Miroku nodded.
"Okay. I'll wait."
Sango hurriedly put on her kimono and grabbed some clean clothes for both her and Miroku then headed outside.
The two walked to the spring hand in hand. When they reached an area where they could at least see the springs, Sango smile and Miroku helped her off with her clothes as she set the clean ones down.
Laughter broke out and stark naked the two raced each other to the springs knowing of course no one was around to see them.
Miroku looked like he would win until Sango faked an ankle sprain and took advantage of his hesitation, speeding ahead and jumping right into the water.
She flew up and brushed the hair out of her eyes and was surprised to see Miroku hadn't jumped in yet and was standing on the bank.
"Something wrong Miroku?" Sango asked innocently.
Miroku smiled.
"You know, that was a mean trick you pulled back there."
Sango winked an eye at him.
"Why arigatou. I've been practicing."
"With clothes on I hope." he joked.
Sango smiled and reached up to grab his ankle, pulling his leg foreword and causing him to tumble unexpectedly into the water on top of her.
The two floated to the top laughing so hard they could barely breathe.
"Hey Sango. You seem to be feeling a bit better."
"I am."
Miroku smiled.
"I'm glad."
Sango smirked and took the opportunity to dunk him under the water. She hadn't had that much fun in years.
~*~*~
Everyone at the cabin awoke to the loud and rather shrill crying of Kuneau.
"Man. For such a small little baby she sure can create a lot of noise!" yelled Inuyasha over the top of the crying. It was like trying to yell over the roar of a vacuum cleaner.
Kagome nodded and picked her up, cradling her softly in her arms.
Inuyasha sighed as he watched Kagome feed her.
"What happened to the bottle feeding?" he wondered.
Kagome shrugged.
"She didn't take it too well. You know, sometimes she's more stubborn than you are."
Inuyasha blinked.
"Kagome…do you think I could try the bottle on her?" he asked.
Kagome smiled.
"Well alright. Hold on, let me fix one up for you." she said, handing the baby to him and going to her bag to get the bottle and milk.
Kuneau held Inuyasha's finger and looked sweetly up at him with big eyes.
Kagome brought the bottle over and handed it to him.
Both Inuyasha and Kagome were surprised to see her drink from the bottle.
Kagome smiled.
"She likes you you know."
Inuyasha continued to feed her, in his mind screaming with the contentment that little Kuneau's face was reflecting as she drank from the bottle.
~*~*~I hope this made up for the last two short chappies. Another three chappies posted in one day! Yay! I must be talented (plus I type faster than even my mom probably…) Man, I gotta write faster…I'm getting these posted faster than I can write in my notebook. On to notebook 4 soon! Well Sayonara minna-sama till next time!~*~*~ Miyu