Chapter 19
Kagome stood outside the 1 hour photo shop, looking over her pictures. She came across a few that had her blushing a light red. "This must have been taken this morning." Kagome eyed the picture of herself and Inuyasha, using each other as pillows. She continued to thumb through the photos. Some of Shippo and Sango, a few of Miroku, one of Sango slapping Miroku as he groped her chest. 'Boy, he sure is getting bold with her.' There were a few of Kirara, obviously taken by Shippo. One of Kaede, one of Kouga and several of her........'WAIT! I'm naked......this is the cave.....I'm gonna get him for this later.' Kagome stuffed the pictures into her purse and stalked off toward the market. "That's what I get for showing him how to use the camera."
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Inuyasha sat in Kagome's living room quietly, half watching the TV, half watching everything else. 'Nobody knows that Kagome is pregnant. What will they do to me if they find out?' Inuyasha cringed at the possibilities.
"Inuyasha, Daijobu?"
Inuyasha looked up at Kagome's mother, a hint of worry on her face. 'Oh crap......what do I say?' He felt his heart start to race. 'Calm down, she only asked if I was alright. Only a few more hours, you can make it.'Inuyasha said the only response he could think of. "Hai!"
"Ok.....Don't worry, Kagome will be back in a little bit." Mrs. Higurashi stood staring at Inuyasha in a new way. 'I still can't believe I didn't recognize him. Honestly, how many Shiro Inu hanyous are there in the world?' "So have you and Kagome made any wedding plans, yet?"
"Wedding plans?" Inuyasha looked at her a bit confused. 'Oh no, does she know?'
"Well....Yes....Your both half human after all, why not get married in the human customs as well as the youkai ones. Your father married your mother in the human way, as did my husband and myself. I'm pretty sure Kagome would want the same thing." She placed her index finger to her lips in thought.
"She hasn't said anything to me about it."
"You should talk to her about it. Maybe she isn't ready for that kind of commitment yet." She smiled down at the dog-boy then returned to the kitchen.
'I seriously doubt that's why she hasn't mentioned it.' A huge smile spread across his face as he thought about their mating and the week after that. He was so lost in thought he didn't hear the front door open then slam shut. But he did hear his name being called.
"INUYASHA!.......YOUR A DEAD DOG!"
He laid his ears back in fright. 'She's pissed! What did I do this time?' He thought about escaping, but realized it would be futile, she would catch him eventually. He sat nervously, watching the doorway.
In a matter of seconds Kagome was standing over the slightly frightened Inuyasha. "What's the meaning of these?" Kagome asked as she tossed the pictures on to the table next to him. She then started to remove her long trench coat and hat as Inuyasha examined the photos, she then took a seat in front of him.
"Hey.....these came out nice!" He exclaimed happily. "This is my favorite." He looked at one photo of her sleeping naked on her sleeping bag with only his haori covering her. "I think I'll keep it."
"No you won't! I'm gonna burn it." Kagome leapt for the picture but Inuyasha raised his hand into the air to keep it from her. She then crawled into his lap for more height, but she was still having difficulty when he moved his hand away from her, stretching out behind him. "Give it back!"
"No, I took the picture, I want to keep it!"
"Well tough, you can't have it."
"Yes I can-" Inuyasha silenced immediately when the object of their discussion was ripped from his hand.
Both hanyous froze when they realized what had happened to the photo.
"My, my.... this is a nice picture. But, Kagome...... when did you start using Inuyasha's haori as a.....night.....shirt?......Oh my!" Mrs. Higurashi looked down at her daughter who was still kneeling in Inuyasha's lap. "Are...... you two mated?"
Kagome turned a bright red as she fought her mind for an answer. "Eh.....Hai!......About a week now." Kagome stumbled over her words. There was a long pause as she examined her mother's reaction. Her mother looked between the photo to her, to Inuyasha then back to the photo. She repeated this for several minutes before handing the photo back to Inuyasha.
"Well I guess this means you're not afraid of commitment." She paused again and watched her daughter shack her head. "I guess we need to start planning the wedding. Let's see we need flowers, music, guest, the cake......"
"Ano......Oka-san? There are some other things I need to talk to you about."
Mrs. Higurashi ceased her rambling and glanced inquisitively at her daughter. "Really, what about?"
"Well first of all I need some clothes for Shippo, he had a growth spurt last night. Do you still have any of Souta's old clothes?" Kagome asked her mother as she climbed from Inuyasha's lap and took a seat on the floor next to him.
"I should, what size do you think he is?"
"Oh about a 9 or 10 year old. It was a big growth spurt."
"I'll say. Last time you described him as a four-year-old. Let me go check in the storage house." Mrs. Higurashi turned to leave.
"Wait...what about school?" Kagome asked quickly before her mother left the room.
"You're all signed up and I have your books. I'll get them when I grab the clothes. Be right back."
Kagome watched her mother leave then she turned to her mate. "I guess we start to plan our wedding tonight. Any ideas?"
"Only for the honeymoon!" Inuyasha winked at her then smiled.
Kagome rolled her eyes before stating the obvious. "Typical Guy!"
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Kagome stood outside the 1 hour photo shop, looking over her pictures. She came across a few that had her blushing a light red. "This must have been taken this morning." Kagome eyed the picture of herself and Inuyasha, using each other as pillows. She continued to thumb through the photos. Some of Shippo and Sango, a few of Miroku, one of Sango slapping Miroku as he groped her chest. 'Boy, he sure is getting bold with her.' There were a few of Kirara, obviously taken by Shippo. One of Kaede, one of Kouga and several of her........'WAIT! I'm naked......this is the cave.....I'm gonna get him for this later.' Kagome stuffed the pictures into her purse and stalked off toward the market. "That's what I get for showing him how to use the camera."
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Inuyasha sat in Kagome's living room quietly, half watching the TV, half watching everything else. 'Nobody knows that Kagome is pregnant. What will they do to me if they find out?' Inuyasha cringed at the possibilities.
"Inuyasha, Daijobu?"
Inuyasha looked up at Kagome's mother, a hint of worry on her face. 'Oh crap......what do I say?' He felt his heart start to race. 'Calm down, she only asked if I was alright. Only a few more hours, you can make it.'Inuyasha said the only response he could think of. "Hai!"
"Ok.....Don't worry, Kagome will be back in a little bit." Mrs. Higurashi stood staring at Inuyasha in a new way. 'I still can't believe I didn't recognize him. Honestly, how many Shiro Inu hanyous are there in the world?' "So have you and Kagome made any wedding plans, yet?"
"Wedding plans?" Inuyasha looked at her a bit confused. 'Oh no, does she know?'
"Well....Yes....Your both half human after all, why not get married in the human customs as well as the youkai ones. Your father married your mother in the human way, as did my husband and myself. I'm pretty sure Kagome would want the same thing." She placed her index finger to her lips in thought.
"She hasn't said anything to me about it."
"You should talk to her about it. Maybe she isn't ready for that kind of commitment yet." She smiled down at the dog-boy then returned to the kitchen.
'I seriously doubt that's why she hasn't mentioned it.' A huge smile spread across his face as he thought about their mating and the week after that. He was so lost in thought he didn't hear the front door open then slam shut. But he did hear his name being called.
"INUYASHA!.......YOUR A DEAD DOG!"
He laid his ears back in fright. 'She's pissed! What did I do this time?' He thought about escaping, but realized it would be futile, she would catch him eventually. He sat nervously, watching the doorway.
In a matter of seconds Kagome was standing over the slightly frightened Inuyasha. "What's the meaning of these?" Kagome asked as she tossed the pictures on to the table next to him. She then started to remove her long trench coat and hat as Inuyasha examined the photos, she then took a seat in front of him.
"Hey.....these came out nice!" He exclaimed happily. "This is my favorite." He looked at one photo of her sleeping naked on her sleeping bag with only his haori covering her. "I think I'll keep it."
"No you won't! I'm gonna burn it." Kagome leapt for the picture but Inuyasha raised his hand into the air to keep it from her. She then crawled into his lap for more height, but she was still having difficulty when he moved his hand away from her, stretching out behind him. "Give it back!"
"No, I took the picture, I want to keep it!"
"Well tough, you can't have it."
"Yes I can-" Inuyasha silenced immediately when the object of their discussion was ripped from his hand.
Both hanyous froze when they realized what had happened to the photo.
"My, my.... this is a nice picture. But, Kagome...... when did you start using Inuyasha's haori as a.....night.....shirt?......Oh my!" Mrs. Higurashi looked down at her daughter who was still kneeling in Inuyasha's lap. "Are...... you two mated?"
Kagome turned a bright red as she fought her mind for an answer. "Eh.....Hai!......About a week now." Kagome stumbled over her words. There was a long pause as she examined her mother's reaction. Her mother looked between the photo to her, to Inuyasha then back to the photo. She repeated this for several minutes before handing the photo back to Inuyasha.
"Well I guess this means you're not afraid of commitment." She paused again and watched her daughter shack her head. "I guess we need to start planning the wedding. Let's see we need flowers, music, guest, the cake......"
"Ano......Oka-san? There are some other things I need to talk to you about."
Mrs. Higurashi ceased her rambling and glanced inquisitively at her daughter. "Really, what about?"
"Well first of all I need some clothes for Shippo, he had a growth spurt last night. Do you still have any of Souta's old clothes?" Kagome asked her mother as she climbed from Inuyasha's lap and took a seat on the floor next to him.
"I should, what size do you think he is?"
"Oh about a 9 or 10 year old. It was a big growth spurt."
"I'll say. Last time you described him as a four-year-old. Let me go check in the storage house." Mrs. Higurashi turned to leave.
"Wait...what about school?" Kagome asked quickly before her mother left the room.
"You're all signed up and I have your books. I'll get them when I grab the clothes. Be right back."
Kagome watched her mother leave then she turned to her mate. "I guess we start to plan our wedding tonight. Any ideas?"
"Only for the honeymoon!" Inuyasha winked at her then smiled.
Kagome rolled her eyes before stating the obvious. "Typical Guy!"
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