Chapter 7:
The disheveled pair returned to her time late in the evening, Kagome sound asleep in Inuyasha's arms. He entered the house quietly, trying not to disturb the rest of the family. He walked quietly, almost silently, till he hit the squeaky floorboard, and a soft voice spoke to him.
"Inuyasha."
He turned, feeling somewhat frightened. He didn't speak, as he wasn't sure what to call her. She hated him, after all. He was the monster that had taken her babies innocence away from her.
"Where have you two been? It's almost midnight…" She looked at him sternly.
"She was upset…I tried to make her smile…" He looked at the floor, shifting Kagome gently in his arms.
Mrs. Higurashi stood, walking towards him. "Inuyasha, you're a good guy, I'm sure…I know you care for my daughter…but she belongs with her family, not running around with demons and fighting. Do you understand what I'm saying?"
He backed away from her. "You want me to leave her…" He realized.
"Yes."
He shook his head. "If she wanted me gone, she'd tell me to go." He whispered, turning his back on her mother.
"Kagome doesn't know what love is, Inuyasha, she's just a child. She doesn't know what she wants, which is what parents are for. To make sure she gets what she needs. And I'm telling you, Inuyasha, she doesn't need danger or adventure. She needs to finish school, and move on."
His doubts began to assail him and he left her mother standing there, while he walked up the stairs, Kagome in his arms. Tears were threatening him as he lay her against the bed. Gently he stroked her face, his eyes conflicted. He had stolen her innocence. If he just disappeared from her life now, she might still be able to be happy.
Happy without him…
A tear fell before he could catch it, and it landed on Kagome's face.
She stirred, looking up at him, smiling, till she noticed the tears in his eyes. "Inuyasha?" She whispered, sitting up. "What's wrong?" Gently, she brushed the tears from his eyes, seeing the conflicting emotions.
"Your mother said…that you don't need me…that it would be better if I left you to finish your school…let you marry some human…"
"NO!" She whispered fiercely. She threw her arms around his neck, clinging to him desperately. "I DO need you, Inuyasha! You're the best thing that ever happened to me!" She caught his face between her hands, looking at him sternly. "Don't you ever doubt that!"
"But…your mother…"
"I'll deal with my MOTHER later…" She snarled. She saw lingering doubt in his eyes and caressed his face. "Look at me, Inuyasha." She whispered.
He glanced up into her eyes and saw determination and love shining in them. His heart swelled, and he pulled Kagome into a tight embrace, pressing his face into her shoulder.
She stroked his hair tenderly, then kissed the bottom of his ear. "I don't ever want you to doubt the way I feel for you. You are my first, my only love." She took his hand, holding it against her heart. "This belongs to you, and only you. I am your mate, you are my mate…" She leaned up, kissing his lips with a power and tenderness that sent his head reeling.
Quietly, he took her into his arms, laying against the bed, her body close to his. "I love you, Kagome…" He whispered. "I love you, I need you, and I'll always want you by my side…" He pillowed his head against her chest, and they let sleep take them away.
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Kagome's mother came upstairs to a rather upsetting sight. Inuyasha was still there. She grabbed his arm, slamming him into the wall. "You're still here?! I thought I told you to leave!"
"Yeah, mom, I think we need to talk about that…" Kagome glared at her mother, leaning against the wall. "If you ever try to guilt Inuyasha into leaving again, and if you do, I WILL find out…" She paused, taking a deep breath. "If you do, you will never see me, or your GRANDCHILD ever again."
"Baby, I just want what's best for you…" She said, stepping down the stairs. "I don't think that a demon that is notorious for putting your life in danger should be the father or any child."
Kagome took a deep breath. "It's none of your business, mother. I'm perfectly capable of taking care of myself." She gently brushed Inuyasha's chest off, then gave him a quick kiss on the lips. She gave him a coy grin and walked into the bathroom, wagging her finger for him to follow her inside.
Inuyasha rolled his eyes, picking her up and throwing her over his shoulder. She let out a delighted squeal, letting him carry her into the bathroom, where the door was promptly closed, and the lock quickly latched. He filled the bath with hot water, till the room started getting steamy, then he shed out of his robe and t-shirt, much to Kagome's delight.
She walked towards him, gently touching his chest. "Bathe with me?" She asked softly, running her fingers upwards, till it was gently caressing his face.
He smiled, nuzzling her face gently. "What made you think I didn't intend to?" He purred into her ear, his fingers pushing the robe off her shoulders, looking down at her naked body, his eyes softening. Gently, he lifted her, and lay her in the tub, before shedding the remaining clothing, and climbing in with her.
From downstairs, her mother sat in resigned silence, listening to the giggles and shrieks from the upstairs bathroom. Kagome was still just a girl. Just sixteen years old…
But then again, that was how old she'd been when she'd had Kagome.
She closed her eyes, not wanting to see Kagome get hurt, as she herself had been hurt so badly. A tear fell down her face and she hugged herself. She'd already lost Kagome's father. She didn't want to loose her little baby as well.
She heard the phone ring and answered it clearing the tears from her throat. "Hello?"
"Is he there?"
"Oh, Sesshoumaru-kun…yes. I'm sorry I didn't call you sooner…I was just-"
"You tried to break them up, didn't you."
"I…I just want my baby girl to be happy…"
"He makes her happy. Can't you see that?" An impatient sigh. "Make sure they wind up here in the next week. I've got a trip to America next month and I have little free time."
"Yes, Sesshoumaru-kun…I will…"
The disheveled pair returned to her time late in the evening, Kagome sound asleep in Inuyasha's arms. He entered the house quietly, trying not to disturb the rest of the family. He walked quietly, almost silently, till he hit the squeaky floorboard, and a soft voice spoke to him.
"Inuyasha."
He turned, feeling somewhat frightened. He didn't speak, as he wasn't sure what to call her. She hated him, after all. He was the monster that had taken her babies innocence away from her.
"Where have you two been? It's almost midnight…" She looked at him sternly.
"She was upset…I tried to make her smile…" He looked at the floor, shifting Kagome gently in his arms.
Mrs. Higurashi stood, walking towards him. "Inuyasha, you're a good guy, I'm sure…I know you care for my daughter…but she belongs with her family, not running around with demons and fighting. Do you understand what I'm saying?"
He backed away from her. "You want me to leave her…" He realized.
"Yes."
He shook his head. "If she wanted me gone, she'd tell me to go." He whispered, turning his back on her mother.
"Kagome doesn't know what love is, Inuyasha, she's just a child. She doesn't know what she wants, which is what parents are for. To make sure she gets what she needs. And I'm telling you, Inuyasha, she doesn't need danger or adventure. She needs to finish school, and move on."
His doubts began to assail him and he left her mother standing there, while he walked up the stairs, Kagome in his arms. Tears were threatening him as he lay her against the bed. Gently he stroked her face, his eyes conflicted. He had stolen her innocence. If he just disappeared from her life now, she might still be able to be happy.
Happy without him…
A tear fell before he could catch it, and it landed on Kagome's face.
She stirred, looking up at him, smiling, till she noticed the tears in his eyes. "Inuyasha?" She whispered, sitting up. "What's wrong?" Gently, she brushed the tears from his eyes, seeing the conflicting emotions.
"Your mother said…that you don't need me…that it would be better if I left you to finish your school…let you marry some human…"
"NO!" She whispered fiercely. She threw her arms around his neck, clinging to him desperately. "I DO need you, Inuyasha! You're the best thing that ever happened to me!" She caught his face between her hands, looking at him sternly. "Don't you ever doubt that!"
"But…your mother…"
"I'll deal with my MOTHER later…" She snarled. She saw lingering doubt in his eyes and caressed his face. "Look at me, Inuyasha." She whispered.
He glanced up into her eyes and saw determination and love shining in them. His heart swelled, and he pulled Kagome into a tight embrace, pressing his face into her shoulder.
She stroked his hair tenderly, then kissed the bottom of his ear. "I don't ever want you to doubt the way I feel for you. You are my first, my only love." She took his hand, holding it against her heart. "This belongs to you, and only you. I am your mate, you are my mate…" She leaned up, kissing his lips with a power and tenderness that sent his head reeling.
Quietly, he took her into his arms, laying against the bed, her body close to his. "I love you, Kagome…" He whispered. "I love you, I need you, and I'll always want you by my side…" He pillowed his head against her chest, and they let sleep take them away.
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Kagome's mother came upstairs to a rather upsetting sight. Inuyasha was still there. She grabbed his arm, slamming him into the wall. "You're still here?! I thought I told you to leave!"
"Yeah, mom, I think we need to talk about that…" Kagome glared at her mother, leaning against the wall. "If you ever try to guilt Inuyasha into leaving again, and if you do, I WILL find out…" She paused, taking a deep breath. "If you do, you will never see me, or your GRANDCHILD ever again."
"Baby, I just want what's best for you…" She said, stepping down the stairs. "I don't think that a demon that is notorious for putting your life in danger should be the father or any child."
Kagome took a deep breath. "It's none of your business, mother. I'm perfectly capable of taking care of myself." She gently brushed Inuyasha's chest off, then gave him a quick kiss on the lips. She gave him a coy grin and walked into the bathroom, wagging her finger for him to follow her inside.
Inuyasha rolled his eyes, picking her up and throwing her over his shoulder. She let out a delighted squeal, letting him carry her into the bathroom, where the door was promptly closed, and the lock quickly latched. He filled the bath with hot water, till the room started getting steamy, then he shed out of his robe and t-shirt, much to Kagome's delight.
She walked towards him, gently touching his chest. "Bathe with me?" She asked softly, running her fingers upwards, till it was gently caressing his face.
He smiled, nuzzling her face gently. "What made you think I didn't intend to?" He purred into her ear, his fingers pushing the robe off her shoulders, looking down at her naked body, his eyes softening. Gently, he lifted her, and lay her in the tub, before shedding the remaining clothing, and climbing in with her.
From downstairs, her mother sat in resigned silence, listening to the giggles and shrieks from the upstairs bathroom. Kagome was still just a girl. Just sixteen years old…
But then again, that was how old she'd been when she'd had Kagome.
She closed her eyes, not wanting to see Kagome get hurt, as she herself had been hurt so badly. A tear fell down her face and she hugged herself. She'd already lost Kagome's father. She didn't want to loose her little baby as well.
She heard the phone ring and answered it clearing the tears from her throat. "Hello?"
"Is he there?"
"Oh, Sesshoumaru-kun…yes. I'm sorry I didn't call you sooner…I was just-"
"You tried to break them up, didn't you."
"I…I just want my baby girl to be happy…"
"He makes her happy. Can't you see that?" An impatient sigh. "Make sure they wind up here in the next week. I've got a trip to America next month and I have little free time."
"Yes, Sesshoumaru-kun…I will…"