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From Hatred To Love

Chapter 18- Falling For You

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Sango kept a distance from Miroku as they silently walked home together. She wasn't very happy because Dawn had recently joined them and was standing rather close to the monk. She had claimed to want to become 'friends' with them and hoped to work out their differences. Sango didn't believe her and kept close watch on the girl.

"So," Dawn began, breaking the silence. "Let's get to know each other, don't ya think that's a good idea?"

Silence followed which made the girl rather uncomfortable. She bowed her head as her cheeks turned red with embarrassment.

"Sure," Sango said which caused Dawn to look up surprised. " But when everyone is here."

Dawn was shocked. Sango hated her but she was being so nice. She smiled and they three began talking together.

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Sesshoumaru looked up when the door to his office opened. Rin came in with one of those devious smiles of hers, followed by Kagome and Inuyasha. Sesshoumaru felt pity for his brother. He knew Rin was going to do anything to embarrass him to insanity.

"Hi," Kagome said with a smile. Sesshoumaru smirked. Inuyasha groaned. ' Why me?'

"Hello Kagome," Sesshoumaru said. Kagome was surprised that how he knew her name but didn't worry about it. "I see Inuyasha has brought a new girlfriend."

Kagome looked down and Inuyasha blushed. "Kagome is my friend!" Inuyasha said.

"Yeah," Rin said as if she didn't hear him. "I think she's his girlfriend too. They seem to be so very close and this is the first time that he has brought someone on such short notice."

"Yes, I agree. The last girl I saw here was Kagome but that was so long ago. I think he brought her here to tell us something important," Sesshoumaru said.

"Very important," Rin agreed. "Maybe they're getting married!"

"probably and Kagome must be hiding the ring somewhere in her pocket!" Sesshoumaru answered.

"Or maybe..."

"Will you two shut up!" Inuyasha yelled his face still red. " Kagome is my FRIEND! FRIEND! Get it thought your thick skulls!"

Inuyasha growled and dragged Kagome out of the study, fuming.

"Ohh," Rin began. "Look they're holding hands!"

"Isn't that cute!" Sesshoumaru said. As soon as those words left their mouths Inuyasha slammed the door. Meanwhile Rin and Sesshoumaru gave each other high fives and began laughing.

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As soon as they left the study Inuyasha took a deep breath to clam his nerves. He began counting to ten so he won't do anything violent. He tensed when he felt a hand on his shoulder. It was Kagome. She had an worried expression on her face while her cheeks held a bit of red on them.

"It's okay Inuyasha," she said. "We know that we're friends and it doesn't matter what anyone else says about that!" She felt Inuyasha clam down as his expression turned back to normal.

"Yeah. You're right," he said and looked away. "Wanna go by the pool?"

"You have a pool?" she asked, she was beginning to get excited.

"Sure but I don't have a bathing suite, here," she sighed.

"The servants will get you one!" Kagome smiled at him.

"Thanks."

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Kagome stood staring at the humongous sized pool. It was beautiful. It had a large fountain in the middle of it and her living room and bedroom could fit in it. ' Amazing!' Kagome was too busy admiring the beauty of Inuyasha's house that she didn't notice when Inuyasha crept behind her. He gave chuckle which caused Kagome to look back. Before she could respond Inuyasha gave her a shove and the water splashed as her body connected with it.

The miko's head soon popped out of the water. Inuyasha laughed loudly. Kagome frowned and folded her arms. Concentrating, Kagome used her miko powers to lift him off the ground. Inuyasha looked surprised at first. She moved him right over the surface of the water.

"No, no, no," Inuyasha said. Kagome smirked and let him fall. The splash was louder than hers and Inuyasha came up wet and dripping.

"Kagome," he said.

"Payback," she responded. Inuyasha smiled. And began to swim towards her.

"Oh yeah?" Kagome screamed when Inuyasha began tickling her. The water splashed as Kagome kicked her feet around laughing loudly.

"St..stop...plea...please," she manged to get out between all the laughing in which she was doing. She attempted to swim away but Inuyasha held her in place. Kagome gave up and allowed Inuayasha to tickle her.

Kagome had stooped fighting to get away . With a smirk Inuyasha stopped and gripped her by her waist as she took in big gulps of air and clutched on to him so she wouldn't sink down beneath the waters.

"That was cruel," she said. "Very cruel."

"Thank you," he said. Kagome then began to stare at him, continuously clearing her throat. Inuyasha blushed when he caught on to her hints. He removed his hands from her waist and put some distance between them.

The two stared at each other for a while, not knowing what to say. Kagome opened her mouth to say something but nothing came out. She looked down at his well toned muscles and those golden eyes that anyone could just drown in. She had to admit he was really good looking. Kagome gasped when she noticed her thoughts.

Inuyasha blinked and heard her gasp. "What's wrong Kagome?" he asked. She shook her head violently and swarm towards the edge of the pool. She attempted to climb out but slipped. She expected to fall painfully into the water but was caught but Inuyasha.

"Thanks," she said.

"No problem," Inuyasha whispered. Kagome blushed when she realized they were very close. Inuyasha couldn't help but stare at her. Before he knew it he was leaning in closer towards her face. Kagome turned a darker shade of red. ' Oh Kami. He's going to kiss me!' she thought waiting for his lips to meet hers.

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Rin and Sesshoumaru were not far away peeping from a corner. It was Rin's idea to spy and see what they were doing. Her finance didn't want to do it but she dragged him along anyway. She wanted to laugh when Inuyasha began tickling Kagome and began to think of how they would be the perfect couple.

They looked on some more. That was when Kagome slipped and Inuyasha caught her. ' How romantic!' she thought with sparkles in her eyes. Inuyasha began to lean in closer towards Kagome as two two stared at each other. ' They're about to. They're about to!"

"OH MY GOSH!" she squealed. Sesshoumauru sighed and covered her mouth hoping that the two didn't hear Rin's sudden outburst.

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Inuyasha's ears twitched. He had heard something. It sounded like someone screaming. He stopped his actions and looked around. Kagome frowned. ' Why'd he stop?'Her mind asked and began to study his features.

"Inuyasha, what's wrong?" He didn't respond. His eyes continued to scan the area and stopped at a corner where the plants were.

"Rin and Sesshoumaru," he mumbled. Kagome could barely hear him but picked up what he was saying eventually. ' They saw us? How embarrassing!' Kagome thought and bowed down her head. Inuyasha made a gigantic leap and landed out of the pool. He rested Kagome on her feet and looked angrily at a corner.

Sesshoumaru's face twisted into a frown. His brother had spotted them and didn't seen too happy about their presence. He grabbed Rin by her waist, still covering her mouth with on hand. As Inuyasha edged closer towards them Sesshoumaru stepped back.

Rin was confused the whole time. Had Inuyasha heard her? Sesshoumaru was acting as if they were in some kind of danger. Before any more thoughts could come to her head she found herself seated in the study with Sesshoumaru. He must have used his super speed to bring them there so they could look innocent.

Rin got up and peered through the window. A smile appeared on her face as Kagome walked up to Inuyasha and patted him on the back. ' They would make the perfect couple!'

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The smile on Kagome's face never left her. Neither did the small tint of pink her cheeks. She couldn't stop thinking about Inuyasha and how he was so close to kissing her. Part of her mind was disappointed that he had stop while the other part was relived that he didn't kiss her. She'd be too embarrassed to face him the next day if she did.

Kagome shifted on her bed and pulled the sheets closer to her. She couldn't stop thinking about the hanyou. Two weeks ago she hated everything about him but now she had unexplainable feelings for him. She couldn't help but blush a bit when he flashed her one of those smiles and couldn't help but stare, entranced by those amber orbs. Kagome shook those thoughts out of her head and snuggled up into the sheets. There was no time to think about Inuyasha right now! Giving a long sigh Kagome rested her head on her pillow and closed her eyes. Thinking about the hanyou who was once her best friend.

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Inuyasha landed gracefully on Kagome's windowsill. He didn't really mean to stop by. He had a feeling that she was up and wanted to talk to her. His eyes scanned the room and landed on the bed. Pink and white sheets covering a prone figure.

He stared. That was all he could do but stare at the angel before him. He felt a bit disappointed. She was asleep and he knew that he had to leave. He learned from Rin that it was not polite to enter a girl's room without her knowing it. His mind was telling him to move but his body stayed still. Before he could even register what was happening, he was only a few centimeters away from her bed. He knelt down next to her bedside and propped his head on his hands and continued to stare. Not knowing that Kagome was well awake.

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Kagome's eyes shot open. Someone was in her room. She sensed it. Her heart thumped loudly as footsteps approached closer to her bed. She took in a deep breath but the person didn't seem to notice. She waited to see what would happen. The person rested some of their weight on the bed. Kagome took in another sharp breath and curled her hands into fists. ' One, two three.' And with those thoughts Kagome flung her hand out and it collided with the intruder's face.

"What did you do that for wench?" howled the person. Kagome gasped and ran to put on the light. Inuyasha. He was clutching his nose with a pained and annoyed expression on his face. She ran towards him with a look of worry but he stepped back.

"I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to hit you! Well actually I kinda did but I thought you were a thief!" she apologized. Inuyasha frowned and glared at her.

"What kind of thief would come through your bedroom window?" he asked grumpily. Kagome was about to apologize again when it occurred to her that he was the one who came into her room in the first place. Her face puffed up and she glared daggers at him.

"Wait one minute!" she began. "YOU snuck into my room at two in the morning!"

Inuyasha blushed and turned his head away. "Feh!"

"That's all you have to say?" Kagome yelled. "You scared the hell out of me and you're acting as if I'm the one who did something wrong!"

"You punched me in my nose!"

"You snuck into my room! You have no excuse for that!"

"What kind of idiot leaves there window open at night?"

"So now I'm an idiot!" Kagome shot back at him. Inuyasha baled his hands into fists.

"That's not what I mean!" he yelled. Kagome folded her arms and looked at him.

"Then tell me what you do mean then?" she asked. Inuyasha opened his mouth but closed it again. She had a way of making him look stupid when they were in an argument. Kagome tapped her foot impatiently. As Inuyasha tried to think of what to say.

"You confused me!" he accused, pointing his finger at her. Kagome raised one eyebrow and frowned at him. Inuyasha growled and turned his back to her. "I went for a walk and I thought that I'd see if you were up!"

Kagome smiled but looked at him as if he were crazy. "Who goes for a walk at two o'clock in the morning?"

"I do!" he said which caused Kagome to laugh. Inuyasha turned around to face her and watched silently as Kagome laughed her head off. He gave a defeated sigh. "I couldn't sleep!" he admitted which caused Kagome to laugh even louder.

"That's not funny!" he argued. Kagome stopped her laughing and smiled.

"Sorry. It's just so very funny! "she said and took a step closer towards him. "Is your nose okay?"

Inuyasha had almost forgotten about his nose and how much it hurt. He blinked several times and nodded. Kagome smiled.

"Good!" She gave a small yawn. Now she was tired. "Goodnight!" With those words Kagome kissed Inuyasha on his cheek, took off the light and got under the covers.

The hanyou stood frozen. A hint of pink appeared on his cheeks as his hand toughed the place where she ad kissed him. It took him a while to register what had happened. When he regained his senses he walked towards the window. Taking one more look at the sleeping beauty he took off.

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A/N; Do you all like this chap.? Took me a while to come up with this idea. Thanks for all the reviews. You guys are so nice and without ya'll this story wouldn't have arrived so far. Anyway. Review and suggestions. E-mail to me please!

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