Chapter 7 – Gift Number Two – Part Two

Okay, Inuyasha is going to be somewhat OOC in this chapter, but there's going to be a lot of fluff to go with it. Also thanks to everyone who's review this story so far. It means a lot to me! Enjoy!

Disclaimer - I do not own Inuyasha or any other character relating to it.

Last time: Inuyasha walked toward Kagome, took her hand in his and walked out the front door hoping that Kagome would enjoy their night out.

Inuyasha was beyond nervous. He was glad it was his human night for once so that he didn't have to worry about his ears twitching like crazy. 'I can't believe she's still holding my hand. She hasn't let go once!' Inuyasha stole a glance at Kagome and saw that she was smiling down at their connected hands and just smiled to himself.

Kagome was so happy she felt like she was floating on cloud nine. 'He's holding my hand willingly for once. He hasn't even let go.' Kagome looked down at their connected hands and smiled at the instant butterflies that came to her stomach.

"Thanks so much Inuyasha for taking me out. I know that you don't like spending so much time in my time, but I really appreciate this as my present," said Kagome while still smiling.

"Keh! Who said that this was your present?"

"It isn't? If this isn't my present, what is it?"

"Stop asking stupid questions, wench. Would you rather be surprised or just have me tell you every detail?" asked Inuyasha slightly irritated.

Kagome just looked at Inuyasha than shrugged it off, thinking better of it than to ask another question. She turned to look ahead of her when they turned the corner and stopped in front of an indoor/outdoor restaurant. Kagome couldn't believe her eyes.

"How did you know this was my favourite restaurant?" asked Kagome, still not believing what was going on.

"I didn't. I asked your mom for help and she told me directions to this place and that everything was going to be ready."

Kagome was speechless. Inuyasha lead her into the restaurant and onto the deck in the back.

"Inu… you… you did this all for me?"

"Who else would I do this for?" asked Inuyasha as he held Kagome's seat out for her.

"But why?" asked Kagome, who was still confused by Inuyasha's actions.

"For your birthday. I told you that last time," said Inuyasha as he took his seat.

Kagome let it slide for now, but she knew that wasn't the real reason. 'You might not want to tell me now Inuyasha, but I will find out.'

Inuyasha picked up his menu and started his search for food that sounded somewhat good. "Hey Kagome. Don't they have any ramen here?"

Kagome just rolled her eyes. "Places like this don't service ramen, Inuyasha. Look I'll order some food for us to share."

"Keh! What kind of place doesn't serve ramen?" asked Inuyasha, returning to his grumpy self. "Just make sure that it isn't too spicy. I may be human right now, but it still burns."

Kagome giggled and returned to looking at her menu for something that Inuyasha would like. Once she had decided, the waiter had returned and she placed their orders.

After the waiter left, Kagome turned back to Inuyasha, who was staring at her. "What? Do I have something on my face?"

"Huh? Oh no. Just wondering what it was you ordered," said Inuyasha still looking directly at Kagome.

"Just some chicken, a little beef, and some vegetables. Why?"

"That's not what you said though. You said some weird names to that guy."

"That guy was a waiter and I just told him the names of the food that was on the menu," explained Kagome. "Don't worry about it Inuyasha. It's not going to bite you."

Inuyasha scowled at Kagome and just shrugged off her comment.

"So, when am I actually going to get my present, Inuyasha?" asked Kagome.

"When I decide to give it to you, wench, and they way your going at it, your not going to get it until tomorrow."

"Oh come on Inuyasha, I just want to see what you got me," explained Kagome in an overly sweet tone.

"Yeah, yeah, whatever. Here," said Inuyasha while pulling out a small box from his pants pocket. "It's nothing too big."

Kagome took the offered box and opened it right away. Kagome couldn't believe it. It was the locket that she gave Inuyasha. (A/N. From the second movie.)

"I…I thought that…that you lost this," stuttered Kagome, while holding the locket up for Inuyasha.

"Keh! Like I would. I just had Kaede look after it for a while," said Inuyasha in return.

Kagome just smiled at Inuyasha and than at his gift to her. "Thank you. I just have one more question for you."

"Yeah, what's that?"

"Why are you giving it back?" asked Kagome, slightly disappointed that he was returning her gift.

"Look inside. Your mom did this for me too. I just wanted you to know how special you were and I figured that by showing that to you, you might understand."

Kagome took the heart shaped locket in her fingers and gently opened it. On one side was a picture of her smiling and on the other side was Inuyasha giving her a cocky grin. Kagome smiled. She remembered that day.

Flashback

Kagome was sitting at the base of the Goshinbuko Tree in her time waiting for Inuyasha. 'He said that he was going to be back to pick me up after my classes and Inuyasha isn't normally late.' Kagome was getting really worried. The only time Inuyasha was ever late was when he was fighting a demon and he got injured. Kagome didn't want to think about what could have happened, but she couldn't help it. Before she knew it, tears were forming in her eyes and on the verge of spilling onto her checks.

"Keh! What are you cry for wench," said Inuyasha appearing beside Kagome.

"Oh Inuyasha! You were late and I didn't know what happened and…and…" that was all Kagome could get out before she broke down crying and threw her arms around Inuyasha's waist, hugging him like there was no tomorrow.

"Hey, it's okay. I'm fine. No scratches," said Inuyasha, trying to reassure Kagome. "It was that monks fault. He pissed Sango off again and was knocked out cold. I had to carrying him back to Kaede's hut because Sango wouldn't go near him."

Kagome giggled thinking of what Miroku did and Sango's normal reaction. 'Miroku won't ever learn will he?'

"I'm glad you're okay," said Kagome while looking up at Inuyasha with a smile on her face.

"Keh! I'm always okay," said Inuyasha while giving her his normal cocky grin.

End Flashback

'Mom must of taken the picture.'

"Thank you Inuyasha. I love it," said Kagome while standing up.

Inuyasha just blushed a light pink in return. Before he knew it, Kagome was next to him and she gave him a kiss on the cheek. Inuyasha's cheeks turned a nice bright red and he turned away from Kagome to try and hide it.

"Umm…yeah, your welcome."

Kagome giggled and returned to her seat. She put the locket around her neck and looked at the pictures inside every once and a while. 'So he's doing this to make me feel special? Why's he trying to make me feel special?'

Kagome was confused once again by the handsome hanyou sitting in front of her, but put it all in the back of her mind to enjoy the rest of the evening with him.