No, I do not own Inuyasha…Rumiko Takahashi is the proud owner.

Author's Note: Thank you to everyone who has read and enjoyed the story. I really do appreciate all your reviews. I must give you fair warning for this chapter though…There are some content that is a little…intimate shall we say. So, please take that into consideration when reading this chapter. Thank you so much and please continue reading and reviewing.

Chapter 6: Just friends?

Kagome began to stir under the covers while the morning sun hit her face. She moved to her right to feel the body next to her; but realized there was no one there. Kagome quickly opened her eyes saying,

"Inuyasha?"

Looking around in a panic she was surprised when the door opened; but relieved to find her Inuyasha coming in…And with breakfast no less.

"Sorry Kagome…I didn't wanna wake you. So, I left to get us something to eat."

Inuyasha walked all the way to the dining room to bring them a to- go order of food and bring it back to her room. Sitting down on top of the bed with her, he gently placed all the items around them. Pancakes, hash browns, sausage, biscuits, and orange juice were spread before Kagome. She couldn't believe Inuyasha did this just for her.

Looking at him on the bed, she noticed he tried not to stare at her tattered clothing, so she grabbed her pink robe that was hanging on her bed post. Once Inuyasha realized he was staring at her he quickly jumped back into thoughts of breakfast.

"I wasn't sure what you wanted…So, I got everything I could."

"Thank you so much Inuyasha!"

"Don't mention it."

"No…Really Inuyasha. Thank you for everything. You saved my life last night."

With that Kagome put her hand on his, smiling into his beautiful amber eyes. Inuyasha was surprised by her sudden gesture and couldn't avoid a blush coming to his cheeks. For the longest, this position suited them until a knock came from the door.

"Hey Kagome! You didn't text message me last night!" Yelled Sango from behind the front door.

Kagome and Inuyasha both looked at the door and realized what they were doing. They quickly changed their positions and went into the living room. She opened the door and saw a very perky Sango outside.

"You are in big trouble young lady!" Sango joked.

"Yeah, well you can ground me later Mom!"

"Hey…I smell food! Did you cook or something?"

Sango put her food in the door and then pushed her way in with quite a surprise. Her eyes went extremely wide seeing the figure in Kagome's living room.

"Oh! I didn't know you had company Kagome. Should I go?"

"No! It's ok Sango…Come on in!"

No one had to tell Sango twice, and she walked in with a smile gazed on the man in her friend's room. She immediately plopped down on one of the sofas and said,

"So…What are we having for breakfast?"

Moments later they were settling down to a nice breakfast and talking about their classes and all the funny adventures they encountered over the past few days.

"Oh my gosh! Some pervert had the gall to come up behind me and grab my ass! I couldn't believe it!"

"Are you serious?"

"Yes Kagome!"

"So, what did you do?"

"What else? I slapped the lecher right back into the next century!"

"Then what?"

"Well, he just started laughing, saying I had spunk, and just walked off."

"That's it?"

"That's it!"

"Wow…"

"Well, I'd love to stay and talk with you guys…But I gotta get to Biology. Um, it was nice talking to you again Inuyasha…See ya!"

"Yeah…You too," said Inuyasha remaining comfortably on the loveseat.

Kagome walked Sango out and when they were outside Kagome closed the door behind them.

"Ok Kagome…Tell me why Inuyasha…You're loathed enemy is in your room?"

"It's a long story Sango."

"Well…I'm waiting."

"Don't you have class?"

"Yeah…But I'd rather listen to you than some boring professor."

"Gee…That makes me feel so much better."

"Come on Kagome…Spill!"

Sango was now tapping her foot on the floor with her arms crossed waiting for her to talk. Kagome gave a sigh and finally caved into her friend's request.

"All right…Well, I was walking back to the dorm last night, when I was attacked."

"Kagome! Are you all right? Why didn't you say something sooner?"

"I'm fine Sango…"

"Well, what happened? How'd you get away?"

"Inuyasha saved me."

All the while through the story Sango was completely glued to what she was saying. Kagome could have sworn she didn't even blink as she kept listening intently.

"I remember closing my eyes and then the next thing I know I was in my room. I asked Inuyasha to stay with me…And he did."

"The whole night?"

"The whole night."

"So…Did anything happen?"

"Like what?"

"You know…Girl, Guy…Sleeping in the same bed, is this ringing a bell at all?"

"Nothing happened Sango…He was a perfect gentlemen…For some reason."

"So I guess he's not that bad anymore."

"I guess not."

"And I guess you're not 'just friends' anymore?"

"What does that mean?"

"Hmm, never mind. Anyways, you know this means from now on you have three bodyguards."

"Three?"

"Well, of course…Me, Ayame, and that really gorgeous guy sitting in your living room right now."

"Sango!"

"Anyways, gotta jet…Talk to ya later."

"All right…Hey, don't forget to bring Ayame to the recital tomorrow…Six o' clock sharp!"

"It's tomorrow! Why are you telling me right now!"

"Because I know I have to keep reminding you or you'll forget!"

"Yeah all right, don't worry; we wouldn't miss it for all the hot guys in the world!"

With that Sango took off and Kagome watched as her friend went to class. She turned back around and was surprised when Inuyasha was coming out as she was going in.

"Um, sorry Kagome…But I have to get to class too."

"Oh! Don't worry, um, thanks again for everything. Really…Thank you."

They locked eyes once again longing for something much for than words; but neither gave into their temptations or desires. As Inuyasha was leaving he turned around and asked,

"Um…You wanna go get a bite to eat tonight? There's this new place in the mall, a friend said it was pretty all right."

"Are you asking me on a date?"

"Uh…Well, if you want it to be."

"Sounds like fun…What time?"

"I'll be back to get ya around maybe five?"

"Sounds great!"

"All right."

Inuyasha smiled at Kagome and took off down the hall. She couldn't help but look after him sighing to herself. Kagome walked back in to her room looking at the clock and then bursting into a fright.

"Oh my gosh! I'm gonna be late to Music Theory!"

The rest of the day all Kagome could think about was her date with Inuyasha. She couldn't help but think about what it was going to be like. Through all her high school days never once had a guy asked her out. Sure they noticed her; but none seemed to really want to be with her intimately. Kagome realized she was stepping on new territory and the fact it was with Inuyasha gave her shivers up and down her spine.

After three outfits and five pairs of shoes she finally chose on a simple blue dress draped with a sweater, and a simple pair of white sandals with blue roses on them. Satisfied with what she saw in the mirror Kagome went into the living and instantly had her heart racing when she heard the knock coming from the door. Opening it she saw her date dressed in a handsome red short sleeved button up shirt wearing a simple pair of navy blue jeans.

Kag Pov

He looks so handsome!

Inu Pov

She looks so beautiful!

As they stood their in the doorway staring at one another Inuyasha finally broke the trans by offering his arm for her to take. She immediately placed her hand on his arm and they walked off together into the parking lot. Kagome couldn't wait to see what he drove. She thought perhaps he would have a truck or maybe even a type of jeep; but what she saw him walk up to was none other than…

"A Harley Davidson?"

"Yeah…You like?"

"Uh…Well, I wasn't expecting it."

"Yeah…I saved her from the junk yard. Fixed her up my senior year and I've been riding her ever since."

"You mean you put this together?"

"Sure did. Many hours, and many words not to be said in front of my mother, passed by trying to put this beauty together."

"It looks amazing…Really!"

Inuyasha smiled at her and hopped on the bike gesturing for her to come next to him. He put his arm around her waist and gently picked her up placing her on the seat. Kagome placed her hands on his shoulders and waited for him to take off.

"All right…Hold on tight!"

Kag Pov

Don't have to tell me twice!

The wind blew through their hair and Kagome couldn't help but hang her head back enjoying the breeze. Never had she felt like this before. So many emotions rushed through her at once making her sigh out loud. Inuyasha heard this bringing an even bigger grin to his face. The thought of making her sigh made him fill nothing but utter happiness.

After window shopping for a bit they managed to find Inuyasha's restaurant known as "The Rainforest Café." Never had she seen a place such as this, of course not, since she came from a small town.

"It's so nice Inuyasha!"

A waterfall was outside in between several trees with a mote surrounding the place. The only way to get in through the doors was to cross a wooden bridge that peered over several lillipads. Animal noises were heard throughout the place and flowers hanging on vines were scattered everywhere.

A waitress quickly sat them down in a booth and left them alone only to come back to give their drinks and take their orders. While waiting for their food they began conversing over the recital tomorrow night.

"Inuyasha…I'm a little nervous…I mean, it's my first college voice recital. What if I mess up?"

"Then you mess up with dignity! And besides, with me as your accompanist…You won't mess up!"

"Promise?"

"I promise!"

With that the waitress came back with their hamburgers and French fries laying them on the table. After devouring their meal they stayed in the restaurant a little longer wanting to know more about each other.

"So you're from East Texas?"

"Yeah…I grew up in a small town and it's actually my first time leaving."

"I've always been here. I thought for sure I would have left; but certain things happened that couldn't be avoided."

"Such as?"

"Well, my dad got sick and passed away from Cancer the summer before college. I couldn't leave my mom, so I stayed and went to college here."

"I'm so sorry Inuyasha."

"It's nothing…I'm over it by now."

"One thing I don't understand and what I've been hearing a lot of is…Everyone wanting to get out. I don't understand why people are saying this. I just got here, why would I wanna leave?"

Inuyasha began to chuckle at this comment.

"Well…Ok, look at it this way. You wanted to get out of Nac. Right?"

"Right."

"Because you were there for a long time, right?"

"Right."

"That's what everyone else is feeling too. This may be a big city; but you can get tired of it."

"I guess you're right Inuyasha."

"I never get tired of hearing people say that."

"Oh really? I thought I might have been the first."

She gave him a very shy grin and he couldn't help but throw an uneaten French fry at her. She retaliated by throwing it back across his shoulder and as he watched it fly by she quickly got up and smeared whip cream from her milk shake on his face. Inuyasha wasn't expecting this and looked at her with his mouth open wide.

He then looked behind her saying,

"Hey Sango! Whatcha doin' here?"

While Kagome had her back turned he quickly grabbed her by the waist pulling her down into his lap and spread whip cream from his milkshake on her face. She cried out with laughter and put her arms around his neck. Realizing how close they were they closed the gap between them with a soft kiss. After their first kiss they looked into each other's eyes and quickly began an even deeper kiss than before.

Kag Pov

I can't believe this! I never thought kissing would be like this! No wonder people like this so much!

Inu Pov

I can't believe this! I never thought kissing her would be this good! If I had known this sooner, perhaps I would have been a little nicer to her from the start. But wait…What am I doing? I'm not suppose to feel this way…Not ever again…Not since…

Inuyasha gently pushed Kagome away and looked at her. He couldn't help but give out a laugh and grab a napkin from the table wiping the cream off her face. Kagome gave him the same gesture using the same napkin after he was finished.

"So…What would you like to do now Kagome?"

"Hmm, well I was here with Sango and Ayame the other day and we went to the arcade."

"A girl who likes video games…Nice!"

"Well, we played this really neat game called "Dance Dance Revolution!"

"Uh…Isn't that the one where you-"

"Dance to music for points!"

"Right…"

"Oh come on Inuyasha! Please?"

"Well, if it'll keep that smile on your face."

"It definitely will!"

With that, Inuyasha paid for their meal and Kagome dragged him all the way to the arcade. He decided to pay for all the games; but was hesitant stepping up to the platform.

"I don't know about this Kagome."

"Oh come on! It'll be fun!"

Kagome pushed all the buttons and Inuyasha stood there watching her with a smile on his face. She picked a slow song for starters and they began moving to the beat. Inuyasha couldn't believe he was actually scoring on the game. It was his second time on it, after playing once with Miroku who insisted on impressing the ladies walking by.

Even though he wasn't getting all the steps, watching Kagome move her hips to the beat and keeping her smile, made it all worth while. Both of them would constantly stare at each other while the other was fixed on the screen. Through the whole game their eyes never locked making the moments seem even more special.

Unknowing to them were a group of guys walking beside Kagome. The leader watched Kagome and then reached his hand out to grab her rear. When he made contact, Kagome immediately jumped into Inuyasha with a scream. Inuyasha caught her by the shoulders and asked her what was wrong. She pointed to the laughing boys and explained what happened. He was furious and stepped off the platform walking to the boys.

"Hey…Sorry dude…But you have a sweet ass girlfriend!"

"Oh I do?"

All the men were smiling at each other and then out of nowhere Inuyasha punched the leader into the group knocking them on the floor.

"Perhaps someone should teach you guys how to treat a lady." Inuyasha said while cracking his knuckles.

The boys looked at him and decided they didn't want any trouble. So they grabbed their fallen comrades and began to leave the arcade. Inuyasha watched them go and quickly looked back at a frightened Kagome holding herself. He returned to her and quickly said,

"Com on Kagome, let's go home."

Finally making it to their rooms he opened Kagome's door for her. He was fixing to say good night to her when Kagome interrupted with,

"Inuyasha…Will you stay with me again tonight?"

"Um…Are you sure Kagome?"

"It's fine…I like having you around. I feel…Safe."

With that she turned around and went inside waiting for him to follow. He told her to get ready for bed while he grabbed some night clothes. When coming back in, Kagome was dressed in pink pajamas bringing the covers down on the bed. He walked in the room and thought it was a sight he could definitely get use to seeing.

"Kagome? Are you sure?"

"Inuyasha…I know you won't do anything…It's not in your nature. So just get into bed and don't worry about it."

"Aren't we going a little fast?"

"Why would you say that?"

"Kagome…We both know you're-"

"Innocent?"

"Right."

"It's ok…Really. But if you're scared…"

"I'm not scared."

"Then get into bed."

With the battle won he gave in and climbed into bed with Kagome. She nestled onto his chest and let him hold her the entire night, neither side complaining.

"You mean to tell me you have been sleeping in her dorm room for the past two days and are just now telling me?"

"It's no big deal Miroku."

"It's a very big deal my friend. So tell me…How far have you gone with her?"

"You stupid lech…What do you take me for?"

"Come on Inuyasha…A pretty girl like that. I know I wouldn't hesitate to-"

"Hey! Lay off Miroku!"

"Ok, sorry Inuyasha. But seriously…What happened?"

"Nothing!"

"This wouldn't be because of Kikyo would it?"

"Why would you say that?"

"It's ok to move on Inuyasha. You can't keep living in the past."

"Miroku…It has nothing to do with her."

"Ok…If you don't wanna talk about it now…I'll spare you. But don't forget your Mom's coming tonight."

"Yeah, I know."

"You gonna tell Kagome?"

"Tell her about what?"

"You know very well what!"

"It doesn't really matter."

"You want her to know don't you?"

"Of course I do Miroku!"

"So…How are you going to break it to her?"

"I don't know…I'll think of something."

Miroku left Inuyasha to gather his thoughts for awhile. He looked at the time and went to go take a shower before the recital. As he layed his head under the spraying water his thoughts went back to three years ago…

"Inuyasha…Will you stay with me tonight?"

"I don't know Kikyo…Maybe-"

"Please Inuyasha…I want you to stay with me. I want you Inuyasha."

"I want you too…Kikyo."

As they layed in her bed passions flew between them. Pain wanting to be left and forgotten creped up until their first kiss upon the bed touching their bare skin and holding them together. Never had Inuyasha felt such emotion. Was it love? Did she feel the same? Inuyasha could only wonder as he held and caressed her body intertwining with his. Noticing every soft touch of her hands and the tender lips upon his skin made him completely enthralled with tenderness. Never had anything felt so…Good.

"Do you love me Kikyo?"

"Love? Why do you ask that Inuyasha?"

"I have to know Kikyo. Do you love me?"

"Did you stay with me because you love me Inuyasha?"

"I want to believe so."

"I wish I could say the same Inuyasha; but I cannot."

Pain Inuyasha tried to forget about crept up again under the spraying water. Three years ago he thought he found love only to have it take away his innocence and leave him like this. Stuck in the same place he's been for the past twenty-one years.

As he dried himself off and slipped into his tux for tonight the phone rang.

"Hello?"

"Hey Inuyasha? Are you getting ready?"

"Kagome? We live right next door to each other…Why are you calling me on the phone?"

"Never did it before…Thought I'd try something new."

"Ok…Well, as long as you're on the phone…What are you wearing?" Joked Inuyasha with a sly voice.

"Absolutely nothing!" Said a teasing Kagome.

"Then what the hell am I doing over here? Open up Kagome!"

"HA! Gotcha! I'm actually wearing a lovely red evening gown that accents every inch of my body. How about that? Still wanna come over?"

"My mind could not be changed! Oh by the way Kagome…My Mother's coming to the recital tonight…"

"Really? Do I get to meet her?"

"I'd love for you to."

"Sounds great! So…When are you picking me up?"

The recital hall was packed to capacity. Some students were sitting on the floor to get their recital attendance credit while others were sitting in their friend's laps.

"I guess it's our turn Kagome." Said Inuyasha offering his arm to her.

She gratefully accepted it and they walked out onto the stage. When Kagome was in position she nodded her head like in rehearsal and Inuyasha began his beautiful playing. She began singing the aria and afterwards the audience went wild with applause. Sango and Ayame were sitting in the back yelling,

"BONZAI! BONZAI!"

Kagome blushed and gave them a small wave as Inuyasha and she walked off the stage arm in arm.

The concert was soon over and Kagome met her friends in the middle of the crowd leaving the open doors.

"Wow! That was amazing Kagome!" Said Sango hugging her friend.

"Yeah Kagome! No wonder you're a music major!" Said Ayame giving her the same gesture.

Kagome began searching the recital hall eagerly looking for Inuyasha when she spotted him. She was intrigued by the woman he was talking with.

Kag Pov

Oh! That must be Inuyasha's mother! She's so beautiful! Hey wait…Who's the little boy in his arms?"

"Hey guys…I'll catch up with you back at the dorm ok?"

"Yeah sure Kagome…Ayame wants to go talk to some cute guitar players from the recital…And of course I'm not going to say no!"

They left Kagome as she walked over to Inuyasha and his party of two.

"Hey Inuyasha!"

"Kagome!"

Inuyasha looked shocked at the sight of her. It was as if he was caught red handed doing something he wasn't suppose to. Inuyasha quickly got up to face Kagome saying,

"Uh…Hey…I need to talk to you Kagome…You got a minute?"

"Um, yeah…Of course…But first, why don't you tell me who this little guy is? Is he your brother?"

"Well actually Kagome..." He said once again returning to his first position with his arms around the young boy.

"Um…This is Kenjen…My son."

End Chapter 6!

Thank you guys so much for reading and reviewing! It is really helping and I love hearing what you guys have to say! The next chapter is being mapped out and because you guys are so awesome I'll tell you the title…Chapter 7: Will you be my mother?