Author notes: And for the chapter 15! We're almost done. Yep, 7 more chapters (besides this one), the epilogue and a special chapter and we'll be done with this story. I can't believe it! TT-TT When I first started to translate this I honestly thought that it wouldn't last, but here I am =3 late but here ^^U sorry. Work hunting, you know. Thanks to all of you! For your reviews, your help, your readings and alerts ^^ I hope you enjoy this chapter =)

Disclaimer: Besides the plot line, I don't own anything. Inuyasha belongs to Rumiko Takahashi and Yomiuri TV Corporation. I'm not getting any profit from this story; this was just made for fun.

Warning: Maybe there is bad language? I'm not so sure what you consider bad language... ^^U

Thanks to: Thanks to my beta reader, PandaStarz, for her wonderful work on this chapter.

Slavery.
Author: MikoAucarod

Chapter 15: Dealing with the first problems.

The next morning of Inuyasha's confession, he and Kagome went down stairs and greeted everyone. Even Sesshomaru and Kouga – who were now reestablished – looked at Inuyasha with relief, then with surprise and finally with joy – and some mischievous looks from Miroku – when they noticed they were holding hands.

Kikyo and Miroku spoke with them about Hojou and so Kagome agreed to call him to inform about Inuyasha's awakening, but nothing more.

The half-demon had been listening to everything around him during his unconsciousness, even Hojou's last question to Kikyo before he left. He could understand that boy a bit more and didn't hold any grudge against him – deep, deep inside him he was grateful to him, thanks to that incident he was now with Kagome – but he also understood Kagome's decision of not letting Hojou visit them, at least for now. He himself was doubtful about his behavior in Hojou's presence if he were to say another stupid thing.

Finally, the last weekend for them to spend at the beach came and they all decided to split up and spend the day however they wanted around the town and enjoy this last couple of days.

Kagome decided that she and Inuyasha should go to the cinema and watch a movie that had just been released that she was dying to see.

"What's so interesting about those movies, Kagome?" asked the hanyou after having accepted – after many pleas, begs, and a couple of kisses from Kagome – to go with her to the center of the town.

"It's the movie of the year, Inuyasha. It has received very good reviews and the plot sounds interesting enough, even the cast is excellent," said Kagome, staring at the schedules, deciding in which room they should see it.

Inuyasha sighed and shook his head but said no more. If that was making Kagome happy, then he would go with her to watch that movie, even if his ears died in the process.

Finally, Kagome made a decision and both of them went to the ticket booth where a young woman, not over twenty years old, attended them.

"Two tickets for theatre 6, please." Kagome asked while searching her purse for the money to pay for them.

"That will be one regular ticket and one Slave's ticket. Will that be all?" That phrase made the girl stop in the middle of her search. She had completely forgotten how racist people were in this town. They establishments in that area – just like most of the other ones in the world - always did things in order for the Slaves to be apart the regular humans.

"No, I came to see the movie with him, I want two regular tickets." She insisted and Inuyasha knew at that moment that things weren't going to end well.

"I'm sorry, miss, but my orders are to give Slaves a Slave's Ticket. He will be able to enjoy the movie, just like anyone inside the cinema. They are assigned a small separate room below the projector and have no problem with visibility."

"But they're isolated from the rest of us."

"That's to not disturb the other clients, miss; they could feel insulted for sharing a room with a Slave."

"He has a name, stop calling him that!"

"Kagome, it's okay, it's no big deal. Just buy the tickets and let's go inside, anyway we'll be able to watch the movie."

"No, you'll be in another room, maybe watching the movie, but we came together, Inuyasha, if you're not going with me, then I'm not going and that's it." Kagome then turned on her heels and stepped outside the line, winning herself a lot of incredulous looks from the other clients.

"Kagome, it doesn't bother me, really. You really want to see that movie," insisted the half-demon, walking hastily until stopping in front of her and placing his hands on her shoulders. "I even can wait for you here, outside. There's really no problem, at all, Kag."

Since when was he so comprehensive?

She stared the ground, as if she were considering Inuyasha's proposal, but then she looked at him again, with a determined face.

"No. If society kick's you out then they'll kick me out too, because I won't do you the same thing they do to you. It's so inhuman!"

"… We're not humans, Kag." He reminded her and that made Kagome growl with frustration.

"To hell with society and their stupid prejudices!" And just like that, she took Inuyasha's hand and left the theatre.

They both walked around the center of the town. There were a lot of shopping stores and locals with a lot of different things, so Inuyasha couldn't say that the walking was boring, but Kagome was upset and he noticed.

"Kag, it is not necessary to get mad because of me," spoke the half-demon, pulling his hand, which still was intertwined with hers and embracing the girl, noticing how tense she was. He had sworn that he would never have more doubts or hesitation in front of her and he intended to keep that promise.

"It isn't fair," she finally spoke. "There's a lot of things I want to us do together and we will not be able just because of those stupid laws discriminating the Slaves. It's so unfair for both of us," she concluded, hugging him in return, placing her arms behind his neck.

Inuyasha rubbed her back, trying to comfort her while with his other hand he was caressing her hair, always being careful, always calm.

"Well… I had never been in a situation like this. No one ever wanted to be with me the same way you do… so I'm not sure what am I supposed to do now." Kagome placed her head over his shoulder and sighed.

"You could kick the asses of all those imbeciles…"

"You order I obey without doubt."

The girl considered the offer, but then she chuckled and shook her head.

"Nah, it would be worse, you could get in trouble. I wish I could do something to change this situation… I just wanted to watch a movie with you, was that so much to ask?"

"I guess… I haven't really thought about all the problems and bad things that you would have to carry for having a relationship with a Slave." Inuyasha's voice had a hint of depression. "I can't force you to go through a situation like this, Kag. If you want, we can-"

"Don't even think about it, Inuyasha!" She scolded, sending him an angry glare. "Did you force me to have this with you? I was the one who made my own decisions. These are my feelings and I don't regret any second of this." Then Kagome stood on her toes and kissed him. Inuyasha responded to the kiss, grateful to know that she didn't want to abandon him. However, his conscience couldn't be calm.

When they broke apart, Inuyasha placed his forehead against hers.

"Kag, I love you, but I couldn't stand seeing you suffer for defending me or our relationship. There are a lot of problems involved."

"So what?" was her answer, and then her gaze relaxed. She couldn't get mad at Inuyasha, not right now at least. "Whatever comes, we'll go through it together, nothing will happen to us… and if the world goes against us, we just leave the world and that's it."

Inuyasha laughed at her last comment. Oh, Kagome… always so impulsive.

"You're wonderful, Kag," he said, with a strong blush on his cheeks. He started to wonder how corny he would act around her if he didn't learn to keep his mouth closed. "Thank you," he concluded, giving her another kiss, which Kagome received, delighted.

"Love shouldn't be thanked for." Was her answer, and then they started to walk again. "Well, let's go for an ice-cream then… if they ask me if I want a cone for humans and one for Slaves I swear I'm gonna…"

Inuyasha laughed out loud, while putting his right arm over Kagome's shoulders and making their way towards the restaurants area.

It was then that Hojou came out from the store they had been standing in front of just a few seconds ago. He wasn't following them. He was just doing the shopping for his house when he noticed Kagome standing in front of the window of the store, angry. Then he saw how Inuyasha stopped her and witnessed all of their talk and actions.

Obviously it hurt him to see and hear all of that. He couldn't say that he loved Kagome, but she was everything he knew about how 'to-have-a-friend' felt like. However, when he saw them walk away he was glad that at least one of them could finally be happy.

He remembered then the phone call he had received from Kagome. When he had asked if he could go for a visit, she firmly, but not cruelly, had said no. He had finally understood her decision. She didn't want to hate him, but all of them were well aware of the constant fighting there would be with he and Inuyasha if they encountered each other again and something went out of control. So, she preferred to keep their friendship as a good memory and they would continue with their lives each one separate, for good.

He agreed with that and intended to make it happen.

Finally, with his groceries in hand, Hojou started walking but then an idea crossed his mind. Smiling, he took the path from which Inuyasha and Kagome had come from and then he formulated his plan.

"It's a shame, Kagome. You were so excited for the release of that movie," spoke Sango, while they both were walking on the beach during the sunset.

"Yeah well…" Kagome kicked a rock and kept walking with her gaze over the sand. "I can always rent it or buy it once it comes out in DVD. Then we can watch it at the living room, without anyone troubling us and with the company of a good pizza…"

Despite the delicious scenery, Kagome held a depressed look.

"It wasn't the movie that made you mad, was it?"

"No… It hurt me so much to see that kind of rejection towards Inuyasha. She didn't stop calling him Slave, Sango."

"… well, they are Slaves, indeed. You can't change the society to think of them the same way we do.

"… I wish so much that I could do that…"

Inuyasha was observing and listening to her, through the window from his room. His ears were folded against his skull. He had been so selfish and now it was his fault that Kagome would have to face a lot of problems that she didn't deserve… Why hadn't he thought about things like that before bringing her into his problems?

It was then when he detected Hojou's scent. It wasn't getting near the cottage, he wasn't even at the beach, but he was certain that he was somewhere around there. He wanted to believe that he was just passing by the main road, but he discarded that idea. The cottage was out of the town, in the beach and with nothing else of interest near the place. What was he doing there?

Inuyasha jumped off from the window and went undetected towards the place he could sense that the scent was stronger. Contrary to his first thoughts, Hojou was on the opposite way from where Kagome was.

He walked for a few minutes and then he found him, sitting at the edge of the main road, as if he were waiting for him.

"Hi," he greeted, calmly. Then he stood up and brushed the dust from his pants. "I see you have fully recovered, I'm glad, honestly."

"What do you want here?" Inuyasha wasn't being aggressive, but he couldn't help but feel a bit nervous from his presence.

"I could see that you really love her…" That phrase made Inuyasha stare him in shock and a slight blush tried to cross his cheeks. How the hell did he-? "I heard your conversation this afternoon. You should have more consideration for us who are doing our purchases."

Inuyasha stared the floor, somewhat embarrassed but then when he noticed Hojou moving he looked at him again, and was surprised for see what he had in his hands.

"Is that…?"

"I know you'll give them a good use. I'm perfectly sure that this is the one she wanted. She never missed the saga then it first came out." Hojou extended his hand and allowed Inuyasha to take what he was offering him. "I recommend you act natural. Wear a cap, and a turtle neck shirt should cover the rest. And just go along with the thought 'I have the right to be here'. Truth be told, you have it, Inuyasha."

Even if it seemed like Hojou was speaking nonsense, Inuyasha understood perfectly what he was talking about.

"Also, if you consider it prudent to do so, tell Kagome that I'm really sorry for all that happened. Not just a few weeks ago… but for our childhood as well. I'll travel for a time, meet the world and who knows, maybe I can change, just like she did. Also, tell her that I wish her with all my heart the greatest of happiness. Will you?"

Inuyasha, unable to keep his eyes from his hand, where he kept a firm hold on the objects Hojou had given him, merely nodded. When he looked up again, the young man had already left.

"I don't understand, Inuyasha. We're leaving today and we should be packing our stuff…"

"I packed everything last night. We would only need to pack up what we used today and that won't take any time." Was the hanyou's answer, who was wearing a pair of his favorites jeans, – and Miroku had told them it was a waste of time to bring them, Keh! – a black, sleeveless turtleneck and a small white fluffy cap that covered his ears. He was walking without any hurry towards the center of the town, with a firm grasp around Kagome's waist making her blush in an adorable way.

"All right but where are you taking me?"

"We'll go to see that movie."

"Oh no, Inuyasha. We already discussed this, I won't allow them to-" Inuyasha stopped in his tracks and place one of his claws over Kagome's lips, stopping her scolding.

"Trust me, OK?" Kagome just nodded, half-hypnotized from his golden eyes.

When they got to the cinema, Inuyasha and Kagome entered the building and, without even look at the ticket's office, he led her towards one of the rooms. He knew exactly where he was going.

"Inuyasha, the tick-"

"May I see your tickets, sir, please?" Asked one of the workers from the place, when he noticed them near the room he was in charge of. Room number 6.

"Sure, here they are." Inuyasha held the tickets, making sure to hide his claws with his fingers.

"Very good, please this way." The man entered the room and guided them between the seat rows with the help of a small lantern. The room already had turned off the lights and the commercials before the movie had started.

"Enjoy the movie" was the last phrase of the man, when they found a seat, and he left the room.

"Thank you very much," answered Inuyasha, politely, while sitting down and helping Kagome to do the same next to him, since she was in a near-shock state.

"How the hell did you do that, Inuyasha?"

"It's a long story, I could interrupt the movie…"

"All right, but you're so telling me when we got out."

Inuyasha nodded and accommodated himself in the seat to watch the movie… which he had no idea what it was.

But when the commercials ended and Kagome's excitement flowed from her for being able to watch that movie, Inuyasha didn't care if it was a comedy or a stupid romantic movie or even if it was a children's movie. Just as long as Kagome was content…

Oh hell yeah! Resident Evil 4…! He definitely loved Kagome!

Final notes:

When I first wrote this chapter, Resident Evil 4 had just released in my country, so that's why I choose that movie for them to see. I couldn't think of any decent movie recently released that could excite Inuyasha so I left the original one =)