"We're here, Babe."
Kagome slowly opens her blue eyes, "We are?"
"Yep." Emmett says as he gets out of the cab then helps Kagome out.
The driver unloads their luggage and offers to help them but Kagome tell him that they can handle it so the he leave. Emmett gathers up all the luggage and waits for Kagome.
"Are you sure you don't need any help, Emmett?"
Emmett rolls his eyes, "Please, I'm the strongest vampire out there, I definitely don't need help with a few bags, Babe, lead the way."
"Okay, lets get going."
They make their way up the shrine steps, every now and then Kagome looks behind her to see if Emmett is alright, but he's walking along like nothing so she stops worrying. When they reach the top Kagome sighs, she tells Emmett to put down the luggage and takes his hand to lead him over to the Goshinboku tree.
"This is the Goshinboku tree or Sacred tree, it's the oldest tree in the city." Kagome tells Emmett.
She places her hand on the the groove in the tree, "This is the exact spot where Kikyo sealed Inuyasha to the tree 500 years ago, and I stumbled upon him later."
She takes Emmett's hand and places is it on the tree, "Can you feel the spiritual power from it?"
Emmett closes his eyes and concentrates, he can actually feel a sort of humming coming from the tree and it surprises him.
"Yeah I can, it's feels amazing."
Kagome smiles at him and nods.
"I knew you would."
As they stand there looking at the tree, Kagome explains how the area used to look like in the past, the back door to the house opens. Akiko Higurashi looks out the back door and spots her daughter standing next to the Goshinboku tree.
"Kagome?"
Kagome turns and smiles at her mom, "Hi Mom!"
She lets go of Emmett's hand and rushes towards her mother. Mother and daughter hug each other tightly as Kagome cries into her mother's shoulder.
"Oh, Mom, I missed you so much."
"I missed you too, Dear." Akiko says as she rubs Kagome's back.
Kagome pulls away from her mother and wipes her tears, "Mom I'd like you to meet my boyfriend, Emmett Cullen." Kagome says as she walks over to Emmett and takes his hand, leading him back towards her mother.
"It's nice to meet you Mrs. Higurashi." Emmett says as he holds out his hand.
Akiko, takes his hand noting how cold it is, but doesn't flinch, "It's nice to meet you too, Emmett, Kagome has told me so much about you."
Emmett stiffens, he didn't know if Akiko knew he was a vampire or not. Akiko notices his reaction and gives him a reassuring smile.
"It alright, Emmett, Kagome told me what you are, Kagome explained to me that you and your family are 'vegetarians' so I don't have a problem with that. I actually got a few bottles of boar's blood in the refrigerator for you in case you were thirsty after your trip and didn't feel like hunting." Akiko tells Emmett.
Emmett was utterly surprised by Akiko's attitude. He thought for sure she would hate him or be afraid of him. He certainly wasn't expecting her to be so accommodating towards him.
"Thank you Mrs. Higurashi, that's very kind of you. I'm actually fine right now."
"Please, Emmett, call me Akiko and it was no trouble at all, the butcher didn't even look at me strangly when I asked him for it. I got the feeling I wasn't the first person to ask him for boar's blood."
"That reminds me, Emmett, if you do go hunting, don't go after any deer, they are considered sacred animals in Japan. But there are plenty of bear for you." Kagome tells him.
Emmett perks up at the thought of bear. "Okay, Babe, no going after deer, no problem, I prefer bear anyway."
"Well come on into the house we were just about to sit down to dinner." Akiko informs them.
Kagome claps and follows her mother into the house while Emmett gathers the luggage. But the minute Emmett steps into the house he gets slapped in the face with a sutra.
"Demon be gone!"
"Grandpa!"
Kagome reaches up and peels the sutra off of Emmett's face, "Sorry about that." She whispers.
"Oh why didn't it work?!" Grandpa Higurashi asks.
"Emmett is a strong vampire, Grandpa, he's the strongest in the world. I doubt any sutra can purfy him." Kagome tells her grandfather.
"That must be it, Well young man, come on in and set that luggage down." Grandpa Higurashi tell him.
Emmett's brow furrows and he gives Kagome an odd look, she only shrugs.
"Thank you, sir,"
"Not at all, young man, not at all. You are obviously not evil or else my sutra would have purified you."
"No sir, I'm not evil." Emmett tells him as he looks at Kagome who is trying not to laugh.
"That's what I thought." Kagome's grandpa says as he walks into the kitchen muttering to himself.
"That was weird," Emmett says.
"He did the same thing to Inuyasha, so don't worry about it, but I think I will put sutras around the property to ward off regular vampires just in case." Kagome tells him as an afterthought.
"Good idea, though I haven't heard of a lot of vampires in Japan. Better to be safe than sorry."
At that point Souta comes downstairs and sees Kagome and Emmett.
"Sis, you're back!" He runs into Kagome's arms and hugs her tightly.
"Yes, Souta we just arrived. I want you to meet my boyfriend, Emmett Cullen."
Souta steps away from Kagome and stares at Emmett, "Whoa, so you're a vampire, do you have fangs, can you turn into a bat?"
Emmett throws his head back and laughs, Yes I do have fangs, they only come out when I feed and no I don't turn into a bat. But I am incredibly strong."
Emmett lifts up the sofa with one hand over his head then puts it back down. Souta's eyes nearly pop out of his head at that display.
"Wow, you're stronger than Inuyasha!" Souta exclaims.
Emmett smiles, "Thank you."
Kagome giggles at Souta's reaction and hugs her little brother. Just then Akiko comes out of the kitchen and lets them know that dinner is served. Souta rushes into the kitchen, while Kagome takes Emmett by the hand and leads him into the kitchen.
And while they ate they enjoyed a nice conversation, getting caught up and getting to know Emmett. Once the meal was over Kagome leads Emmett upstairs to her room, Emmett puts the luggage down while Kagome goes to the bathroom to change. When Kagome comes back She gets into bed and invites Emmett to join her.
"Are you sure it's alright?" Emmett asks as he wraps Kagome in a blanket so he can hold her without giving her a chill.
"Yes, my mom know about us, she knows we would never do anything to disrespect her house. Besides you're my pillow, I can't sleep without you now."
Emmett laughs and lays down on his back so Kagome can cuddle up against him.
"You don't mind that I'm cold?"
"You're not cold to me, Emmett, maybe it's the mate thing, but you feel just right. You always have."
Emmett sighs and kisses her head, "Goodnight, Kagome."
Kagome kisses his neck, "Goodnight, Emmett.