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Side note: "Normal parenthesis" means that someone is talking; parentheses italicized means that it's a message/email and parentheses italicized and underlined is Kagome's thoughts during that moment or her reflecting back on that scene. As always, enjoy!

Part 16: Proposal

"Hey."

"Hey."

"Wyd?"

Closing my book, I laid it aside. I had lost my concentration in reading a while ago. Really, I was just reading over the same sentence for the past hour.

"I was studying. What are you doing?"

"Babysitting."

Baby? He has a baby? Blinking, I shook off that impossible thought. No way. Impossible…

"Babysitting?"

"Yes. Here, let me send you a picture."

A few minutes after he said that, my phone buzzed, containing the new picture. But that's..

"That's.. Quite a big baby you have there lol." And it was. A young boy was looking back into the camera, a smile on his face.

"haha. He's not a baby, but I was asked to look after Kohaku for a friend."

Smiling, I typed back "cute."

"Shut up haha."

And so he spent most of that day taking care of Kohaku. When nighttime fell, Kohaku was returned back to his parents.

"*hugs you*"

"*hugs you back*"

I loved being in his arms and being embraced by him. I just loved his affectionate side.

"*kisses you*"

"*kisses you back*" At this point, I had gotten used to kissing him back, used to his gentleness that I hoped he only showed towards me.

"*plays with your hair*"

"*smiles, placing my forehead against yours*" Since Mom had often done this to show me affection in the past, I wanted to show him my affection in this similar manner.

"*picks you up, gently laying you down on my bed*"

"*blinks, confused* hm?"

"Lay with me?"

"um.. ok."

"*kisses your forehead* I love you"

"*Reaches a hand up to touch your cheek* I know, I love you too." Although I usually rarely said it, due to Asian families never saying it on a daily basis, I knew he needed to hear it. He had a lot of anxieties, a lot of worries that he needed verbal confirmations for.

"*kisses you again*"

"*kisses you back*"

"*pins you down*"

"hm?"

"Nothing *kisses your neck, trailing my left hand up your leg."

"Stop."

"*stops, laying down beside you*"

"um..sorry." Perhaps I was too harsh?

"*smiles* It's fine haha. I said we'd take it slow, remember?"

"*nods*" I relaxed.

"Just stay with me then?"

"Okay. ^_^"

A month later, he would surprise me on his day off.

"*kisses you*"

"*kisses you back*"

"*slips a ring on your left ring finger* I want you to wear this."

"But.. This is?"

"Marry me?"

"eh?! You're always doing everything backwards.."

"haha *kisses you again* Please marry me babe."

And a bit confused, surprised, and shocked, if I recall correctly, I think I had said "Yes" at that moment. Everything just went by so fast, that I was still confused when it was over.

"*pulls you onto my lap* Then you'll always be mine from now on."

And a few weeks later, I would surprise him back when he was at work.

"I'm on my break babe, cmere."

"*walks over to you*"

"*pulls you onto my lap*"

"Stick out your left hand please."

"*stretches out my left hand*"

"*reaches into my pocket, pulling out a red string* Have you heard of the Red String of Fate?"

"No. What is it?"

"Ancient myths say that if you tie a red string to yourself and your lover's pinky finger, then you'll be destined lovers, regardless of place, time, or circumstances. It can stretch or be tangled, but it won't break.. Can I tie it?"

"So that's what it means *nods* go ahead."

"*Ties one end around your pinky and one end on my pinky* This way, we'll always be together. ^_^"

"*smiles* Thank you babe, this was a nice surprise."

Although I was usually the one getting jealous in the relationship, there was a time when he got jealous.

I met Hojo in my senior year. As I recall, he was a very timid man, very shy. He first approached me in the fall semester asking for homework help and again in the spring semester, also for homework help. The first time I had met him, I had given him my number for him to contact me outside of class for homework help. When I told Inuyasha about it, he didn't like the idea.

"I gave my number to a classmate named Hojo today."

"Hojo is a male?"

"um yes. But he's just a classmate, nothing more."

"A single male?"

"I think so? Does it matter?"

"I just don't want my girl to be giving her number out to another man."

"It's just for homework help. Really, he's just a classmate."

".. Thanks for telling me."

"*hugs your back* sorrrry. I should've asked you first if it was ok."

"It's fine."

Although he wasn't a fan of it, Inuyasha supported my decision. After helping Hojo a second time during my spring semester, Hojo's text read:

"Hey Kagome! Thanks so much for all of your help, you've really saved my life! I owe you one ;)"

When I told Inuyasha, he didn't like that either.

"He was flirting with you."

"Really? I don't think so. He's that way towards everyone."

"He was... But, thanks for telling me."

"*hugs your back* Cheer up oppa. I didn't do anything but homework with him. Mr. cool and so handsome over here, why would I neglect you?" This jealous side of him was unexpectedly very cute. It was a big change over the norm, and he could finally see what I had felt.

"Ok, ok, I get it. *turns, kissing your forehead*"

"Yay ^_^"

But among our happy times, tough times always had to follow.

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