Hello, I'm back, here is chapter 6 to the story...i'm so happy this christmas break. Anyway, hope all ya'll ahd a good christmas and wish you a Happy New Years. WHOOOOO 2012!

I DO NOT OWN INUYASHA

Chapter 6: Book of Secrets

Completing their mission they arrived at the store and seized the seasoning and all of the needed supplies on the list. Going up to the cash register Kagome paid the whole lot with the fifty bucks and got back four dollars and thirty-nine cents in cash. Carrying plastic bags of groceries every female had their palms full while heading back to the shrine.

"A lot of things were on sale today," tones Kagome gazing at the crumbled receipt in her hands that had been recently balled up in one of the bags from Yuri stuffing it carelessly.

"Sale in meaning," wonders Sango as usual.

"Meaning that the price of the item costs less than its usual price, shouldn't you know that?"

"Yeah we call them deals not sales, and shouldn't you know that Yuri from traveling with us for four seasons?" Yuri groans at the last remark in embarrassment.

Kagome giggles, "it feels nice to save some money for your family and yourself at times."

"As nice as it sounds should we call your mom to tell her that we'll be back at the house in about a good five to ten minutes," Yuri was searching for a phone booth across the street.

"No harm in doing it; might as well let her know that were okay at least," suggests Kagome as she pulls out a light blue cell out of her pocket.

"I never knew you had a cell phone Kagome," calls Yuri.

"It's my mom's; she told me if I ever went somewhere - except to the Feudal Era - to always bring her phone in case for emergencies."

"Here then give it to me your hands are full," Yuri stretches her arm out descending her bags down to her elbows reaching for the phone.

"So are yours."

"I'm a demon I can manage and besides let's take a break you guys look exhausted."

"Well it wouldn't be too bad to take a break. And we also have the shrine steps to look forward to so we need to save our energy," facts Kagome and bestows the phone to her. As Yuri controls the phone with her thumbs both Kagome and Sango sight a playground, and not wanting to sit on the inflexible solid ground they both march another twenty feet to a swing set.

Eagerly settling their bags in-between the swings to relax their aching arms and legs Sango and Kagome sat on each swing. Feet rolling on the pebbled soil. Yuri was dragged behind by ten feet as she crawls to the girls. She sat on the swing and drops the luggage as her eyes were fixated on the small screen. She presses the green highlighted button as ringing on the other line could be heard.

She had the phone on her elf ear whilst paying attention to the ringing sound as somebody answered it, but it wasn't Mayu. His husky voice appeared in an annoyed tone, "Who is this?"

"Inuyasha, I didn't know you could use a phone."

"Yuri?"

"Yes, the hyper irritating demon who likes to tick you off and what are you doing on the phone?"

"Mayu taught me. I just answered it for her that's all."

"I never knew you were so nice."

"Shut up!"

"Cranky are we now, anyway I don't even think you answered it for Mayu, you were hopping it was Kagome didn't you?" Inuyasha lets out a grumble in annoyance.

"I knew it."

"Are Kagome and Sango with you because they're not here?"

"Yes there here relax, but we stopped somewhere real quick. They needed to go to the restroom and I'm just waiting outside for them," she was getting somewhere.

"Hurry up I'm starving."

"Well I'm starving for something else," she was at the edge of her rope.

"Like what?"

"Like that bet of ours."

"W-What bet?"

"You know what bet now spill it."

"Here!"

"Yes."

"Now!"

"Yes dam it."

"Let me just…find somewhere private, damn it."

"I'm waiting."

"Aren't you going to find a place too?"

"Why should I?"

"If they come back?"

"They're not going to hear you geez."

"Just go somewhere," commanding, sounding irregular like if rocks were in his throat.

"Alright I'll go; are you already alone?"

"Yes, I'm waiting for you. I just want to get this over with."

"Hang on," she covers the phone with her hands.

"What are you doing?" asks Kagome.

"Why are you lying to him; it's not like you," continues Sango, Yuri took a deep breath were teal pools were now flaring with adrenaline. She was going to take a jeopardy that would piss the half-demon off, and heer mind was in a maze.

If Inuyasha finds out that I lied about Sango and Kagome going to the restroom, and that I'm not somewhere personal he'll kill me!

Spinning her head around to the girls she opens her mouth showing her fangs, "Guys just go with the flow, ok. Inuyasha thinks that ya'll are in the restroom at some place and that I'm alone right now so stay very still and quiet. I'll explain everything later, and were probably going to have to put duck tape over Kagome's mouth just in case she yells or squeals."

"Yuri whats going on?" snaps Sango, the exterminator and miko seemed like they had question marks hovering over the peak of their heads.

"Just promise me that you'll stay quiet for me please."

Kagome heaves a sigh, "Alright."

"I'm going to put it on speaker because Kagome…you really need to listen to this," she sounded serious for once.

The priestess was in the direction of being worried that something awful had happened. Yuri knew it was safe to go on so in a blink of an eye she had the electronic out in front of them as she turns it on speaker. An index finger was in front of her mouth warning the girls one last time, and nodding in understanding the circumstances she continued with Inuyasha on the phone waiting for her.

"Sorry it took so long."

"Spare me would ya."

"So you remember the rules of it."

"How should I know it's your bet?"

"Okay, you have to mean every word you say, do not lie, for my part I will not tell Kagome anything of what you say after this is over.."

"Can you just let me say it?"

"Go for it."

Inuyasha breaths as his head was going crazy.

Just get this over with. Damn my own pride. Why the hell did I have to agree to her stupid bet!

"Kagome… Kagome is…very important to me. She's cried for me, cared for me, and has always tried to make me feel happy. She is different in her own unique way, nothing like Kikyou was. She is something I can't live without. When she gets hurt I never forgive myself and that's because she is always with me that she gets hurt….but every time she gets hurt it also lets me know that she chooses to stay with me no matter the risks. A half-demon; a breed that does not belong in neither human nor demon world. What I'm trying to point out is..is that…I-I…I love Kagome."

Kagome became traumatized beyond words, he actually loves her. She knew that he did but saying those words out loud blew her mind. She thought she would never hear those words. When the speech was over she blushes and takes in a gasp of air with a smile spreading as her eyes were looking like glass. She felt like she was about to cry of joy, and it was a lot for her to take in all at felt so full. Complete. She finally found the answer to her queston.

"See wasn't that so hard," smart alecks Yuri, another snarl was heard as he hung up the phone.

"Goodbye to you too," mouths Yuri again as Kagome grips her bags and trots off towards home.

He loves me; h-he loves me!

Following the girl Yuri and Sango got their plastic bags and head off as well. Leaving the raven adolescent alone and daydreaming Sango spoke to Yuri, "What time is it," Yuri glances at the phone, "4:13."

"Did you plan this ahead of time or did it just pop in your head."

"Popped in my head."

"How did the whole thing occur; I mean how did you get him into doing this bet."

Yuri explains everything she said as promised, on what happened that morning in the feudal era, and finishes it near the shrine steps. Kagome stood in front of the steps gazing up at the sight of it. She catches a foretaste of her two friends as they caught up with her and even though she was ahead of them she still was able to hear a fraction of what the demon clarified to Sango. Without that bet she probably would've never heard those words out of that stubborn half-demon, and she was very appreciated by that.

"Aren't you going to go up the steps?" Kagome sees Yuri chatting to her, and after that Sango advises before the confessed girl could say anything back in return, "just give her a few minutes."

Like a robot Yuri stays silent while readjusting the bags on her arms as Kagome then raises her head in looking at the top of the steps again, her wavy hair swaying in the breeze.

"What should I do…how should I tell him?" clueless she is.

"You don't have to tell him now if it's too much for you," gently requests Sango parking a hand on her shoulder. Also knowing what she was going through as she had been in the same situation with Miroku while Yuri comes on the opposite side of her.

"But I have to tell him, I've been wanting to for a long time and if I don't…I'll blow!"

"Then do whatever pops in your head. Stop getting so stressed out and…j-just try it," Yuri suggests.

Being encouraged by Yuri's words Kagome puts her hand up, balls it into a fist, and nods in agreement. She was determined to do this once and for all and nothing was going to stop her…but one thing. She started to have butterflies in her stomach when they got to the peak of the steps.

As each foot was getting her closer to the house her heart beats faster and faster. She catches no traces of Inuyasha outside so she knew he would be inside. Now her body froze when she was in front of the front door.

"I-I…," stutters Kagome, she didn't feel as positive as she felt before. She never knew it was going to be this aggressive.

"You can do it," Yuri quickly mutters softly, Kagome shakes her head. Knowing that she couldn't handle all of this emotion building inside her for long she promptly slides the door open and velocity takes over her as she begins to speed walk to the kitchen with her head down dragging her bags. Entering the kitchen she places the bags on the counter as Yuri and Sango walk in. Her mom expectantly is also in the kitchen steaming green beans as a side dish for the steak, and the fumes of the beans were already all over the room that the girls could smell it making their stomachs utter. The grown adult beams with a god given smile, "How was it honey, did you have any problems along the way."

Kagome already was putting the last part of the groceries in the refrigerator, she seemed like she was running late for something, "No mom, though Yuri and Sango decided to join me," she felt like she was going to explode. Her fingers where slightly trembling; she just wants to run to her room and scream with a pillow stuffed to her face. She was sensing her head ache as her passion and thoughts mix together.

This is probably how Inuyasha fells every time he wants to tell me so bad. He is so strong how can he even handle this when he turns into a human with all these emotions? It's probably showing it all over my face right now. I can't let anyone see me like this.

"Sweetie is everything all right you don't sound too well? Did something happen today?"

"E-Everything's alright Mama," she lies shutting the refrigerator door. She wanted to yell it out; yell out and say those three words.

"Are you sure," Mayu turns the heat off to cool the beans down as she her dark orbs detect her daughter in the corner of her eye walk out into the hallway, "Yeah, I'm…sure."

Having had his blood kimono on since it was an off day Inuyasha walks out of the well house and suddenly punches the wall in frustration. This was the hiding place where he had just told his feelings.

How in the hell am I suppose to say those things to her. It wasn't even that simple telling Yuri so how…how in Kami's name am I going to say it to her. Why does this have to be so difficult? If it wasn't I would've told you sooner Kagome. I hope you can wait a little longer.

He couldn't take all this talking-in-his-head for long. He had to tell her and soon.

"Damn," he pounds on the wall again and resting his head against it as the walls vibrated from the great force. Teeth pressuring on each other his demon side unbelievably starts rising to that can't-control level, and he widens his eyes in shock. Red flashing in his eyes his golden irises were fading away to blue ones in replacement, his nails were growing longer along with his fangs making them sharper, and he, without a thought, leaped away towards the house. In great height he pounces up to Kagome's window, opens it, and makes a run to her closet grabbing the Tetsusaiga. Since he couldn't bring his sword to places they went, and will go in the future, he secretly kept it in her closet for protection.

Collapsing on the queen mattress occupying the floor he held on to the sword touching its sheath. His breathing slowly steadies down and he began to control his mind more clearly. Eyes, fangs, and nails were returning back to normal, and emotions were back in place as he was back to his original stage.

He glances at his weapon questioned because when his demon side was hitting the surface he began to forget everyone and everything and all he could think was the pleasure in killing. This time he forgot what he would always forget and still had the pleasure to kill, but the only thing he had on his mind instead of pleasure was Kagome.

His demon side was accepting her, accepting her as his. In his heart he was so glad but his face still held curiosity as it still gazed at his sword. He was proud of something else as well; his demon side won't attack her if he turns into a full demon. Instead he'll protect her if she is in any kind of danger. Minutes pass and he stares at his abdomen as he heard it grumbling for food.

Totally relaxed he forces himself up off the bedding and places his sword to where it belongs for the time being. It felt comfortable to him to hold his sword once in a while. It felt nice to him to feel the energy of the metal and demonic aura flow through his body like electricity or a nerve traveling around the body.

Inuyasha noticed the house phone was still stuck to his left hand like super glue. He skips downstairs to put it back on its platform on a little square table in the hallway. Dropping the phone back to where it was moments ago Souta arrives.

"Are you still using the phone?" Souta asks.

"No," he straightly answers.

"Good because I need to call my friend to ask him when would be a good time to spend the night at his place," the little boy grasps the phone and dials a number while Inuyasha left without saying a word.

Strolling along to the living room he looks out the window seeing the outlook of the shrine steps. He was waiting for Kagome and her two best buddies to come back from where ever they came from. The light cracking between the blinds colors his tan skin as the heat of summer flows in. Landscaping the land his dog ears were interrupted by thumps faintly banging on the wooden floor. The sound is coming closer as the volume grows louder until the sound suddenly disappears close to the doorway of the room. This scent is a smell that his nose had no intention in breathing in. He has hated it for decades and centuries to come, so he tenses up ready for a fight to come.

"What troubles you," voices Sesshomaru.

"Come over here and I'll show you," Inuyasha curves a clawed hand as he raises it up letting his nails shine like pearls as he glares at the shape of his hand.

"Pathetic, falling for a weak mortal," utters the lord; he knew exactly what was troubling the hanyou immediately from the softness of his scent deep inside him.

"You'll probably do the same when Rin grows up."

"Ridiculous, like I'd turn into you."

"Then why do you protect her…care for her?"

"None of your concern," he turns as he sneaks away like a ghost.

"Why did you decide to come Sesshomaru? What is it that is so interesting to you here?" the full demon ends his pace and listens to his excuse of a half brother, "Nothing," and leaves.

While the little argument the girls had already come in their shelter. He whiffs them in the kitchen and heads towards them detecting that Kagome's present seemed a bit strange than usual, so it made him have the urge to see what was wrong. Dodging corner to corner in the hallways he hears talking as he sees Kagome exiting the kitchen saying something to her mother, "Yeah, I'm…sure."

She halts immediately as she note him in front of her. She expression held a tinge of shock. Only feet away from each other her eyes became liquid at the bottom corners. Inuyasha smells the salty substance as her tears were streaming down her rosy cheeks, and leaving behind tear she looks as if she was hurt to him. Once in a blue moon she would cry and he couldn't bear to see it. He steps forward having a hand out in reach for her and stays in his position not knowing if he should go any further, "K-Kagome?"

He could've sore he heard a whisper of his name being called as water droplets were flying in the air as Kagome runs to him in maximum speed. She cramps her arms between his arms and rib cage and wraps around him. Inuyasha couldn't underestimate what had just happened; she ran to him crying and is now holding on to him as if she would never see him again! Her head rests against his broad chest with her hands wrinkling his kimono in the back while the front began to get moist from her treks. Giving in time and patience Kagome stopped crying and kept snuggling against him, he had his head down. Nose landing on her hair he smelt her lavender scent.

Her sent is so calming.

"Are you okay?"

"I-I…,"a force field was pushing the words back down her throat. The longer it took the more pressure she contained. She felt stupid for doing this, thinking that Sango was right. She should've at least done it some other time, but at the same time she was afraid that the more time it took for her to say it the more harder it's going to be every time she tries too later on. She had to or just not at all. She's hugging him for a reason and she wants him to know why. So close to her grasp she can't back down, not now.

Not this time.

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