Chapter 1
A/N: Hello readers! Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha.
In Kagome's time, Inuyasha and Kagome formed a pleasant picture on Kagome's bed.
"Will you just hold still for one minute?" Kagome laughed as Inuyasha sneezed and rubbed his face.
"Feh! I don't know how you stand this!" Inuyasha said settling back down into Kagome's lap. Kagome grabbed a new tissue and twisted one corner to make a fine point.
"Close your eyes," she said. He obeyed and Kagome lightly ran the pointed tissue across his face, carefully circling each eye. "Doesn't that feel nice?" she whispered.
"Mmmhhmm…" Inuyasha hummed as the tissue swept across his cheeks. Kagome pushed his bangs back and continued on across his forehead and made her way down to the tip of his nose, at which point Inuyasha sneezed.
"Alright, alright! I'm done!" said Inuyasha while he scratched his face.
"My turn!" Kagome pushed Inuyasha out of her lap and switched spots with him. She smiled as his cheeks colored when she nestled down in his lap.
"C-close your eyes," he said gruffly. When the girl's eyes were closed, Inuyasha focused on mimicking what Kagome had done to his face, lightly dragging the pointed tissue across her face and around her eyes. He chuckled to himself when Kagome's nose twitched as his had. This is nice, he thought, being with Kagome in her time is so…comfortable. With his free hand, he pushed back Kagome's bangs as she had done to him, and moved the tissue across her brow. A faint pink rose in the girl's cheeks and Inuyasha's heart skipped along at a merry pace. Yes, this is very nice, he thought again. Emotion swelled inside him.
"Inuyasha?" Kagome whispered. The tissue had stopped. She opened her eyes to see a pair of golden ones staring into hers. Her pulse pounded in her ears as his face leaned closer and his palm rested on her cheek. She closed her eyes.
"Watcha doin, sis?"
"WHAAAA?!" Inuyasha and Kagome screamed together as they scrambled to opposite ends of the bed.
"Are you guys okay?" Souta asked as Inuyasha and Kagome panted and held their hands upon their chests as if they were having heart attacks.
"Souta! You scared us to death! Don't just come waltzing into other people's rooms unannounced!" Kagome half yelled, half panted. Inuyasha's face was a tomato.
"Sorry, Grandpa told me to tell you we are leaving now for the fair. Come downstairs, okay?" Souta explained as he headed out the door. Inuyasha and Kagome took a deep breath and rose from the bed.
Minutes later, Inuyasha and Kagome descended dressed for the fair. Inuyasha was in the same clothes as usual but now he had a hat on over his ears. Kagome had changed from her school uniform into a little sundress and sweater. Kagome's mother greeted them and went to start the car.
"We can walk, Mama!" Kagome called after her.
"Okay, sweety! See you there!" Her mother answered. Souta and Grandpa got into the car and Kagome waved as her mother drove away.
"Ready?" Inuyasha asked.
"Ready." Kagome climbed onto his back.
Inuyasha and Kagome were quiet as the buildings rushed by beneath them. Kagome broke the silence, "Inuyasha, do you need me to tell you which way?"
"No, what is a fair? If you tell me what it should smell like I can find it easily."
"It's just like some of the festivals I have taken you to. Lots of food stands and carnival rides."
"With the spicy food?!" Inuyasha halted.
"Oh c'mon, Inuyasha! You can handle hundreds of demons-"
"Demons don't burn my tongue!"
Kagome sighed. "Inuyasha, you don't have to eat it."
"Keh!" was all he said as he resumed running, now toward a smell he hated.
They reached the fair in due time and started off their night with a few games-all of which Inuyasha got angry at and won. Kagome urged Inuyasha to ride some rides with her, and he surprised her by being very afraid and clutching her the whole time. Much laughter and merriment filled their night.
This is so…so…fun, Inuyasha thought as Kagome grabbed his hand and pulled him through the crowd to the next attraction in her strange world. Next thing he knew they were inside a dark tent with a wrinkly old woman and a glowing ball. Kagome laid some money on the table and the woman smiled and asked for Kagome and Inuyasha's hands. Kagome extended her hand and looked at Inuyasha, compelling him to do the same. At the sight of Inuyasha's hand, the old woman's eyes twinkled and she reached into her pouch to draw out a glittering powder that she sprinkled on Inuyasha and Kagome's palms. The powder tingled and Kagome felt a strange sensation, similar to when a jewel shard was around. She glanced at Inuyasha to see if he felt anything and he looked as though he sensed it too.
"Your futures are bright and dark…filled with pain and happiness at the same time," the old woman said while looking into her crystal ball, "Your happiness depends on a decision only the two of you can make. A time will come soon when you will come to know one another physically as you never thought possible before. The sunset is the key to your eternal relationship." Kagome and Inuyasha flushed as she said this.
"Just what kind of perverted-" Inuyasha started.
"And now…" the woman interrupted him with a strange chanting neither Kagome or Inuyasha understood.
"Come on, Kagome!" Inuyasha withdrew his hand from the woman and grabbed Kagome's extended one. The powder on their joined hands slipped to the floor as they turned to leave. The woman laughed as she watched them exit the tent.
"Too late…" she laughed hysterically, "You already finished what I was beginning…"
Kagome and Inuyasha walked away from the tent with confused expressions. "What a weird fortune-teller!" Kagome said.
"Yeah, she was perverted, that's for sure!" Inuyasha's face was still burning from her words.
Just then, Kagome realized they were still holding hands. Inuyasha seemed to follow her gaze and promptly dropped her hand, an apology on his lips. Kagome blushed and took his hand again, beaming at him. Inuyasha gulped and colored afresh, but did not protest. They made their way through the fair, meeting up with Kagome's family now and then. They continued their night of fun and eventually forgot the fortune-teller.
On returning to Kagome's house, Kagome and Inuyasha said goodnight to her family and climbed the stairs to Kagome's room. Kagome changed into her pajamas and crawled into bed. Inuyasha tucked her in and leaned against her bed, waiting for sleep to come. When it didn't, he turned to watch Kagome sleep. Warmth spread throughout him and feeling like a thief, he held her hand in his before finally laying his head down and falling asleep.
A/N: Okay, the real fun starts in Chapter 2! I hope you enjoyed this! I am already working on Chapter 2, and if I see that readers like this story so far, I will post more. Thank you all for reading!