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Anywayz...I have a massive exam tomorrow...I have to know 190 pages worth of notes (that's everything we've learnt int he past 3 days) for 2 exams tomorrow.
I've had Winry Rockbell come in and fix my fluff metre...so it should work just fine now...so welcome to Fluff Central!
Kagome awoke the next morning feeling warmth from both sides. Wrapped in her arms were both Kyo and Shippo, who had snuggled in as close to her stomach as possible. Rolling over, Kagome made sure not to disturb the pups, she was greeted with an even more welcome sight. The well-toned chest of a rather well built hanyou, whose arms were still locked around the miko's body. Glancing at his face, she found he was still fast asleep. He looked so peaceful, she couldn't bring herself to disturb him. Kagome was about to lay her head back down when Inuyasha growled huskily, "Like what you see?" He opened his eyes in time to see a heavily blushing Kagome try to feign sleep. "Nice try Kagome," he told her, "But I can hear the difference in your breathing when you're awake as apposed to sleeping."
Kagome grumbled slightly as she slowly sat up, rubbing the sleep from her eyes. Inuyasha propped himself up behind her, "You know," he murmured softly to her, "You still haven't answered me." Kagome faced him inquiringly. "Do you like what you see?" he asked her again, saying each word slowly and clearly. Blushing, Kagome began to babble. "Breakfast!" she exclaimed, "Very important. First meal of the day. We should get some."
The hanyou threw his head back and roared with laughter. She was just too cute when flustered, and boy was she easy to fluster. He walked out to the main room to grab his shirts, before returning to the bedroom, still tugging the clothes on. Once he was completely dressed, he knelt down to gently shake the pups' shoulders. "Come on," he told them as the sleepily opened their eyes, "Your mother thinks we should go have breakfast."
At the mention of the word food, both children leapt up, all traces of sleep gone. He swept Kagome into his arms, "We're going to head over to Miroku and Sango's hut," he told her, "And I want you to stay there until I return, you got that? No wondering off, you sit and stay until I get back." With that, he stalked out the door with the girl still in his arms, and two pups on his shoulders.
He walked towards Miroku and Sango's hut, receiving many interesting glances from the villagers they passed, but it was the whispers that made Inuyasha's cheeks stain a light pink. Many of the people were too young to have been around when the hanyou preyed on the village while Kikyo was alive, but they remembered the stories of how evil he had been. They saw how foul-tempered he had been when Kagome first un-pinned him from the tree, but had also bared witness to the changes the same woman had brought out in him. Still, to see how tenderly he carried not only the miko, but two children as well, he now heard the whispers of how sorry they were to have ever thought badly of him, and how they wished that they too had been compassionate enough to see him for who he truly was, instead of chasing him out like a dog. Inuyasha smiled inwardly, yet more proof of how many ways Kagome had given him a new lease on life.
Reaching the hut, Inuyasha walked inside and placed the girl gently on the floor, so she could rest against a wall. He then sent the two pups into separate bedrooms to wake the monk and slayer. Sango and Miroku had built this hut when Inuyasha had built Kagome's. The demon slayer and Monk's hut consisted of three rooms, the main living space, and two bedrooms. Miroku's perverted nature had made it a necessity to have separate sleeping quarters unless she wanted to be groped in her sleep. They had done an admirable job, but had to admit, for someone who had absolutely no building experience before, Inuyasha's was still better constructed, and had taken less time to build.
Kagome's hut was more like a house. It was only one story but had more rooms and space. The first room anyone walked into was the main living space. Attached to that was her bedroom, and the kitchen, which led to a laundry. A smaller hut was connected to the main room, which could also be considered as more living space, but it was primarily for Kagome to receive patients. This addition consisted of two rooms, one for her healing and a second for patients to use if they had to sleep there, but if Kagome had no patients, this smaller hut doubled as a guest quarters. While Inuyasha usually stayed in the same room as Kagome, if Miroku and Sango decided to stay the night, he and Miroku took the guest room while Sango shared Kagome's room.
Inuyasha watched as two sleepy humans stumbled into the room. "Miroku," he barked, "Watch Kagome. Make sure she doesn't get hurt, and Sango, watch Miroku. Make sure his hand doesn't wander. We're going hunting," Inuyasha walked towards the door, Kyo at his heels, "Shippo, are you coming or not?" The kitsune's eyes brightened as he raced to catch up to the hanyous before they reached the forest. Kagome smiled as the other two humans stared at the door in shock. "Did Inuyasha just invite Shippo on a hunt?" asked Miroku. Kagome nodded, "Yep," she replied, "Even since he took Kyo on his first hunt, he's been acting more paternal. I asked him the day after I found Kyo if he'd teach Kyo everything he needs to know to survive, and I guess he thinks it would breed rivalry between the two if he showed favouritism for one and not the other."
Inuyasha returned shortly after, both pups in tow, each carrying a decent load of fish and rabbits, all cleaned and ready to cook. Three pairs of eyes bulged at the amount of food, "Hey," cried Inuyasha, "Don't look at me, I didn't catch them. The pups got a little carried away. Turns out Kyo's better at fishing then I thought, but Shippo's fox fire stuns the rabbits into running right into his claws." Kagome looked down at the two proud children standing at her feet, before pulling them into a hug. "I am so proud of you two," she told them, "You're both learning so well, but next time try to catch less. We have enough her for breakfast, lunch and dinner, with leftovers."
Sango decided to take over the cooking of breakfast, considering Kagome, who usually made the meals, was injured. Inuyasha sat down next to Kagome, once again, taking up the role of silent bodyguard. When the food was ready, the slayer handed bowls of fish and rabbit to Shippo and Kyo to ferry to the corresponding people. Once everyone was served, the pups collected their own meals and raced to sit in Kagome's lap, only to be lifted off their feet by two strong clawed hands.
Inuyasha held them away from Kagome by the scruff of their necks, before dumping them unceremoniously on his own lap. "Hey," he growled at them, "I thought I told you, no pouncing on Kagome while she's hurt." Both hung their heads in shame. "Oh come on," Inuyasha told them gently, "It's okay I guess, I mean, there was no harm done, and it's not like you were trying to hurt her on purpose." Shippo and Kyo brightened considerably before tucking into their breakfast with renewed vigour, meaning that for once, Inuyasha wasn't the first to finish eating, although he didn't finish too far behind the pups.
Inuyasha decided to leave the clean up to Miroku and Sango, so he swept Kagome into his arms once more, waiting momentarily for her pups to take up residence on his shoulders before continuing out the door. The two humans stared at the hanyou as he left before instantly breaking into a conversation about how parental he'd become, as soon as he was out of hearing range.
Meanwhile, Inuyasha broke into a light run, careful of his passengers, as he bounded over the forest. Arriving in his favourite clearing, he promptly set the miko down under the Goshinboku as the two children jumped off his shoulders. He then spent the next hour training them in hand to hand combat, before sitting down beside Kagome while her two sons spent their free time mock-fighting.
Glancing at the hanyou next to her, she gave him a beaming smile. "Thank you," she whispered just loud enough for his ears to hear. "For what?" he asked, giving her an inquiring stare. "For treating Kyo and Shippo equally," she told him, "For not showing favouritism towards one over the other, and for giving them both someone to look up to." He turned to her, only to be met with a glowing smile. "Feh," he told her as he looked away, not wanting to show her the blush now staining his face, "I don't know why you're thanking me. I'm not exactly the kind of person you want looking after your pups, but I guess I just didn't want those two to end up like Sesshomaru and I. Plus, I hate to admit it, but Shippo's kind of grown on me."
She placed a hand on his shoulder, "Inuyasha," she murmured, "Your exactly the kind of person I want training them. Just look at how well they both did with their hunting lesson this morning." The hanyou began to laugh nervously, "Yeah," he whispered conspiritialy, "I guess it's a good thing they didn't realise I was using rocks and stuff to drive the game towards them, but I really didn't want to see their faces if they didn't catch anything."
The miko gasped softly as she nudged her elbow into his side. "You big softy," she whispered back, "I didn't realise you were such a puppy. That just proves it, I always knew you were all bark and no bite." The hanyou was about to reply when a ball of red and white landed on his head, gently tugging on one of his ears. "Tag," Kyo cried, still pulling on Inuyasha's ear, "Your it."
Kyo leapt off of Inuyasha's head and raced around the clearing, closely followed by the larger hanyou, who swiftly changed directions and tackled Shippo. "I guess your it," he told the fox cub before racing off. After a rather intense game of demonic tiggy, the large hanyou collapsed on the grass beside Kagome, using her lap as a pillow. Both pups flopped down next to the hanyou, using his heaving chest as their own pillow.
Staring down at the three breathless boys beside her, she kissed her pointer finger before placing it on Shippo's cheek. "One for you," she told Shippo. Repeating the procedure, she placed it on Kyo's cheek this time. "And one for you," she told Kyo. Inuyasha raised an eyebrow, "And where's mine?" he pouted. Kagome chuckled softly as she brushed a few stray hairs off his face before kissing her finger and touching it lightly to his nose. "And one for you," she replied.
"It's too hot," Inuyasha whined. Kagome sighed, it was early October, yet they seemed to be having a small heat wave. "Why don't we get those swimming clothes you gave us and head down to the river?" the irritable hanyou asked. Kagome sighed thoughtfully, she really would love to find some form of relief from the heat. "Well," she replied, "I guess you three can go swimming, but I don't think I should get these bandages wet." Inuyasha glanced at her foot for a moment, "Why not?" he asked, "I'm sure the cold water would do some good for the swelling, and you can always ask the old hag to give you fresh bandages." She looked up at Kyo's and Shippo's pleading eyes. "I guess it couldn't hurt," she shrugged. Inuyasha leapt up, no longer tired from their game of tiggy, and cradled her in his arms, waiting for the pups to climb on, before racing away from the Goshinboku towards her hut.
Well...I think Winry's fixed it...and with the money I paid her for fixing it...she should have enough money in her dowry to marry Ed!
Tee hee hee...this naughty little pixie want's to see the two of them get it together and just admit they love each other...Oh come on Ed...Deny it all you like, we all know u SOOOOOO love her!
And now for the COMPETITION!
What is Kagome's Halloween Party Costume?
Clue: It's something very close to home. (I may give more clues in other chapters)
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