The Flowers That Keep Us Alive
I don't own Inu-tachi. And I'm 0.000000000001 percent closer to owning Tessaiga. And I totally wish it was true.
READ: NOO, all they did was kiss... and I dunno when Kagome's birthday is. Gosh, I'm stupid on this stuff.
Once Kagome awoke, he could see golden eyes staring right at her. It was so close... yet... so far away. The mere thought of him not remembering was able to break her heart. She wouldn't bring it up immediately; she'd give him some time to think about it. Or get the memory back.
"Well, you sure took a long time to get up this morning," Inuyasha told her, lifting his head up so his eyes weren't right in her face. "Are you not doing those "tests" at "school" today?" He... really doesn't remember... I told Souta I wasn't going... and he was there... I can't hold it back anymore. I have to ask.
"You really don't remember, do you?"
"Remember...? No, no, stop crying, it's not helping..."
"Last night!" Inuyasha kind of got a scared look on his face... what had they done? He didn't know, and it could've been something he didn't want... but, seriously... Kagome wouldn't do anything like that...
"I-I d-don't... r-remem..."
"It's b-because you w-were... human..."
"I don't like it when you're human..."
"I like you better as a hanyou..."
"I like it better when you are a hanyou..."
"I don't want you to be human..."
"Stay like this..."
"I want you to remember in the morning, as a hanyou."
"Kagome... I can remember... little parts..."
"T-this is w-why I h-hate it w-when you're h-human... y-you don't r-remem-b-ber..." Kagome paused for a moment, but then said something else; in hopes of getting him to remember. "Hold me..."
"Hold me... I want you to remember..." I'd sat on the floor, leaned my head against her bed, and then grabbed her waist and brought her down to me. Then... Souta walked in... and she said she wasn't going to school... he'd wondered why my hair was black. When we got there we ran into her mother... who was kind of surprised, but didn't seem to care...
Inuyasha was careful to move just little to the side, still keeping a grip on her, leaned up against her bed, and then positioned her like she was the night before in his memories. She would remember, and realizing he was too.
"You... this was like we were last night."
"I remember."
"All of it?"
"Not... all of it, but it's slowly coming back to me..."
"Do you need any help?"
At this, he remembered how she'd said something went on. He would find out what.
"Only if it's coming from you." She didn't respond, just quickly wrapped her arms around his neck and brought herself up to kiss him, which he didn't pull back from or anything. Instead, he gladly wrapped his arms around her and returned it.
"I'm guessing Souta told Mama I'm not going to school today."
"How do you know?"
"She hasn't come to wake me up or anything," Kagome told him, slowly moving and starting to get herself up. "I'm going to go see if she's out there. Or somewhere." Kagome finally got to her feet and walked out her bedroom swiftly; without another word. Once she got out there she saw her mother cooking what seemed to look like breakfast, though it was going to be a later breakfast.
"I see you've awakened, Kagome," She said, not turning from the stove. "How was last night?"
"Uh, well, see..." Kagome started to blush, but was glad her mother wasn't looking. That is, until her mother turned around and saw her red face.
"It's okay. I saw you two sleeping this morning."
"Am I... in trouble? We didn't do anything..."
"Of course not," Her mother replied. "I think he's a good guy. You're birthday is coming up soon, any ideas?"
"Oh, wow, you're right..." She was kind of surprised her mother didn't care, but at the same time not all that surprised. "I don't know. Maybe... I don't know." In reality, she had thought of something. Now if Inuyasha agreed to it. If they got the Shikon Jewel, they could wish for the well to open up to Sango, Shippou, and Miroku. There was also something wrong with that theory: there's no way in heck we're going to get it that fast. And what about Kohaku...? Without his shard, he'll die. Naraku's going to be a heck of a guy to beat... but... I know Inuyasha can do it. No one but him.
"Smells good... late breakfast?"
"Yes. Go get Inuyasha, I'd like him to eat with us and it's almost done."
"Naw, I'm right here!" Inuyasha shouted, coming up behind Kagome. "My nose can't miss that smell."
"Would you rather have ramen?" Akira asked. It was tempting, but no. It would be rude to have ramen instead. He never really cared about it before, except, he'd done that to Kagome. Not her mother. He needed to stop doing it to Kagome.
"'Course not." Akira just smiled and proceeded to get out dishes and silverware, then started emptying the food into three separate dishes, one obviously having loads more than the rest.
"Who isn't eating?" Kagome asked.
"Your grandfather," Akira replied. "He's out setting some charms on the well house. This and that about how he doesn't need any random youkai running in and out."
"But Inuyasha and me are the only ones who can get through."
"You can try and explain that to him, then."
"Oh... yeah, okay." Kagome went over to the table and took a seat, then motioned for Inuyasha to take the seat nearest her. He followed her movements, occasionally sniffing the air for her mother's cooking; and finally sat down at the table.
"Wow... you are... being polite." Kagome whispered to him.
"Shove it."
"Don't tell me to shove it, Inuyasha. If we weren't near my mother who was making us food, I swear I'd o-s-u-w-a-r-i you." They stopped talking and looked excited when her mother sat the food in front of them, Inuyasha's being piled about three times as high, because she knew he'd eat all of it in a heartbeat.
"Thank you, mother." She took a seat opposite of them, with her own plate, and just smiled.
"I bet it's wonderful." Hahaha... I must be dreaming. Did Inuyasha just say that? I wish he'd say the same about MY cooking. He's so dense. If you didn't know any better you'd say he's human. but thank goodness he's not, that just proves he really means it. if he doesn't remember everything by tonight, I swear I will osuwari him to the other side of the world... I don't want him to forget.
"D'you think we should go back to the others?"
"Feh. Not sure if I want to look forward to what that monk will say." Inuyasha responded. They were inside the well house, but were deciding on actually going or not. But, without any warning, Kagome leapt right for it.
"No matter how long we wait, he'll say it, Inuyasha!" He didn't really care what she said now, she'd gone, and he would follow regardless. That's what... I need to do... right? Now that... I guess I could say we are 'lovers' right? But what if I said it in front of her and she was taken back...
"'Coming, Kaa...goo...meee!"
"Ah, lovely Sengoku Jidai. Hey!" Kagome shouted at Inuyasha, who jumped right past her and out of the well. "You could help me up too, you know!"
"Ah, of course. hey, mind if I ask you something before we go back?" Inuyasha jumped back in, picked her up, then got back out.
"You can ask me anything." he sat her down and looked around, making sure there were no spies on the loose.
"Well... you see... it's... about..."
"I know." She didn't let him finish, she just put one of her arms around his neck, pulled him down, then stood as high as she could and kissed him.
"What do you know?"
"It's natural for youkai like you to become 'mates' or 'lovers'," she told him. "And you were going to ask me about it, no?"
"Well, yes..."
"I don't see why you even need to ask. It's a yes, of course." With this, she reached up again and kissed him once more. "But we aren't really 'mates'... since we didn't... I don't want to..."
"S'okay. Let's go, if we stay here any longer they are bound to come and get us."
"Right." She let go of him and started following him in the direction to Kaede's hut.
"Hey, what did you do with those flowers-?"
"Sango has them. And, YES, I'm still keeping them."
"Would you stop reading my mind?"
"Would you stop being so cute?"
"CUTE?"
"It was a compliment."
"You know I hate cute. Cute sucks."
"Deal with it."
To put it plainly: Sango and Miroku were annoyed to the high heavens. Shippou was making rather weird sounds, and no one knew what they were for. "Shahahahshsaaaa ahahaha llluulluukkakkalaaooo... when's Kagome getting baaaaack?"
"We'll tell you if you just- stop- singing!" Sango shouted.
"Yes, don't mean to be rude, but that 'singing' or whatever it is it's kind of annoying, and Sango," Miroku asked, putting his head up to see her. "Why are you standing over me?"
"Don't EVEN! Once Kagome and Inuyasha get back, you'll crack some perverted comment, and I need to be ready to hit you over the head-"
"I wouldn't dare."
"HAHAHA! Idiot." Shippou stated. It seemed as if everyone was playing a mind reading game, as Inuyasha and Kagome came in right then.
"The two lovers are ba-"
"P...E...R...V..."
"Ow! Now, now, Sango, don't -ouch!"
"Sango-chan, where are my flowers?" Kagome asked, approaching her.
"They should be right behind me, but I'm not turning around or else Miroku'll..."
"Ah. Okay." Kagome turned to looked behind Sango, and saw her flowers sitting in a vase in the corner. She went over, picked them up, then found a place far away from Miroku to sit down. "I don't know what I'd do if anyone got rid of them. They're so nice..."
"Why do you want to keep them so badly, Kagome-chan?"
"Erk... I'll be... just a minute... need to go, uh..." Kagome didn't say anything, but she'd started to blush furiously, and she wouldn't let Sango figure out why. They all knew Inuyasha'd given them to her, but they didn't understand why she wanted them so much. She quickly stood and ran out of the hut and into Inuyasha's forest.
"She'll be back." Inuyasha said, taking a seat considerably far from Miroku.
"Why are you sitting way over there?"
"Because I just don't plain like your perverted ways."
"And why are you, Sango, still hovering over me?"
"Just to make sure," Sango said. "Hey, Inuyasha, you know why Kagome wants to keep those flowers so much?" Inuyasha didn't respond, just tilted his head down a bit.
"Inuyash- Ooooooh... duh. I can't believe I didn't get that."
"Am I the only one not getting anything here?" Shippou asked.
"Well, you see, Shippou-" Miroku started, but was interrupted by Sango's Hiraikotsu.
"We'll tell you when you're older," She said. "And you, Inuyasha, should go get Kagome."
"I guess you are right, and why do you tell me this AFTER I sit down?" he asked, standing up.
"Just... go." With that, he left the hut.
"Gah." Shippou said plainly.
"Kaagoomee... come on, it's okay, Sango gets it now..."
"Did you just say 'it's ok'? Whoa. You're scaring me."
"Just tell me where the heck you are, wench!"
"S-stop... c-callin-ng m-me t-that..."
"Only if you stop crying. Why are you crying over that?"
"I don't want you to call me things like that if we're... er... 'lovers' now!"
"Sorry, then."
"S-sorry?"
"Did I stutter?"
"No, no, I'm sorry."
"Gah. It's a sorry festival."
"Oh yeah, and, I'm up in this tree."
"And how the heck did you manage to get up there?"
"I climbed."
"You're going to hurt yourself, one of these days, I swear..."
"Shut up. I love you, Inuyasha."
"Yeah, yeah. Whatever. Same here."