Love and Hate

Chapter 5
Kagome woke up the next morning, and looked around to see herself in her room again. Kagome moved her leg a bit, and sharp pain traveled up her spine. Her gasped in pain awoke the sleeping hanyou beside her.

"Hey be careful Kagome you'll open your wounds again." Inuyasha said with concern lacing in his voice for his soon to be mate. Kagome looked at him and thought she saw his eyes flash red, but when she rubbed her eyes, she saw his eyes appeared to be normal.

"Inuyasha? How… Did you come rescue me Inuyasha?" Kagome asked. Inuyasha sat up carefully, and hugged her gently to his body, careful to not come in contact with any of her injuries.

"Yeah…I'll always come rescue you. We were all worried here because, you hadn't returned home, so your mom called your friends, and they didn't know where you were. So I went out looking for you. I searched your school and followed your scent. It led me to your bag which was covered in some of your blood. I found more scents that were just as fresh, and followed them to that Hobo guy's house." Inuyasha explained.

"Thank you my hanyou. I was so scared; I thought that it might have been the end for me, that I'd never get to see you again. I…I love you so much." Kagome said nuzzling his neck for affection. Thinking about what she just went through was bringing tears to her eyes. Inuyasha's heart swelled after hearing her words but the most important ones when she said 'hanyou'.

"I love you too my Kagome and I would do anything for you," Inuyasha whispered nuzzling her neck in return. Inuyasha could feel his demon relax against her and started to growl in content.
Inuyasha refused to let her get out of bed for the day, saying that she needed to rest. As the day went on, and some convincing from her mother, the two decided to stay one more night before returning to the past. Kagome made a list of things they would need in the feudal era. On the list, she had ramen for Inuyasha, more medical supplies, feminine products for her and Sango, soda for Miroku, candies for Shippo, and cat treats for Kilala.

To Kagome's annoyance, Inuyasha didn't let her leave the house all day. As she tried to get the items on her list gathered and the house cleaned for her mother, she had a hanyou breathing down her neck the entire time. She felt fine, besides some soreness from her bruises, and muscles in her legs and back from fighting off Hojo's attack. But she didn't feel helpless, and thought that he may have been over-reacting a tiny bit. Finally, as the day dragged on the cleaning and packing was complete. Before Kagome could even think of something more to do, Inuyasha snuck up behind her and picked her up bridal style. With Kagome laughing and giggling at the sudden affection, Inuyasha with a smile on his face carried her up to her room. He gently placed her in the middle of her bed, propped her up with some pillows, sat at her feet, and began to give her a leg and foot massage. Sighing Kagome closed her eyes, and relaxed into the pillows enjoying the massage. When Inuyasha was done with her feet and legs, he made her lay down and flop over onto her stomach so he could work on her back. Just as Kagome was about to fall asleep, Inuyasha stopped. With a whimper from Kagome, Inuyasha smirked and rolled her over to face him. He gave her a kiss on the lips, and rested his forehead on hers, as Kagome's arms encircled his shoulders. Inuyasha kissed her one more time before he sat up, bringing her with him.

"Kagome… I want to give you something that means a lot to me. I was hoping to save it for a special occasion or something. But…gah I'm not the best when it comes to romance, and with what just happen yesterday I don't want to waste any chance I get… and right now seems like a good time. So uhh…here." Inuyasha said blushing as he handed her a package.

Kagome smiled at Inuyasha's words, finding it cute as he looked for the right words to say. She opened the package, and gasped. Now it was her turn to be speechless. It was a black silky haori with a sliver trim, a red silky undershirt, and silky hakama, but there was something else underneath. It was a white wedding kimono made of the softest silk in all of Japan, with a black lace trimming, and sliver combs and black shoes. It was like nothing she had ever seen before in feudal and present Japan. Kagome smiled with tears in her eyes, and looked at her hanyou who was staring back at her with hope in his eyes.

"Thank you Inuyasha I love them!" Kagome said full of excitement, and hugged Inuyasha as tightly as she could. Inuyasha smiled relieved, and held her tightly so she wouldn't see the tears forming in his eyes.

"Glad you love it Kagome, I really am. I had the first one made by the creator of The Cloth of The Fire Rat. It works the same as mine, but he couldn't make it fireproof, so instead it has a more spiritual nature to it. I think he said that it repels demon magic. It's called The Cloth of The Dark Soul." Inuyasha explained. Kagome looked at him with a smile.

"And the wedding kimono?"

Inuyasha pulled Kagome to him so her back rested against his chest, with the kimono lying in her lap. He ran his hand over the silk as he continued.

"This belonged to my mother… it was a gift from my father to her. She wore it on their wedding it's one of a kind. Before my mother died, she gave it to me and told me that someday I would give this to someone who means as much to me, as she did to my father. It never seemed right for me to give it to Kikyo so I never showed it to her." His grip on her tightened. "You are the only one I want to have this, to wear for me on our wedding day." He finished in a whisper, his head buried in the back of her neck with a tear rolling down his face.
Kagome wrapped her arms over top of his. "Inuyasha… this… this is the best thing anyone has ever given me. I'd be honored to wear this, it's beautiful…I love you." Kagome said with a sniffle. Inuyasha smiled knowing that she had fully accepted him, his gifts, and that it means a life together.

"I love you to my Kagome." He said and kissed her cheek, resting his chin on her shoulder.

"Inuyasha since the wedding kimono holds a lot of sentimental value, and importance I will keep here to be safe so it doesn't get ruined. The Cloth of The Dark Soul I will wear in the feudal era. Hey maybe I'll fit in now in your time." Kagome giggled. Inuyasha smiled and nodded.

After having dinner with Kagome's family, Kagome handed the wedding kimono to her mother for safekeeping. After hearing the history of the kimono, she promised to keep it hidden from everyone's eyes. Having spending most of the evening with the family the happy couple ascended the stairs to go to sleep. Changing into her pj's in the bathroom, Kagome returned to her room to find a waiting hanyou with his arms open for her to come sleep next to him. They shared a good night kiss and drifted off into a relaxing sleep.
The next morning Inuyasha and Kagome got up early, and ate breakfast. With Kagome wearing her new kimono for the first time, they said their goodbyes, and jumped down the well. When the well reappeared, and the sound of birds could be heard they looked up to see…

A/N: Thank you so much my beta I love it you're the best beta ever