I know I haven't updated in forever, but it would be inexcusable for me to not give you guys a Christmas chapter. So here it is. And if you don't celebrate Christmas... Happy Holidays. :)

It's the second week mark of me and Kagome going out and, though it seems like a short while, I feel like I've been with her forever. Maybe it was because I always forgot the time and place with her? Or maybe it was because she kept me so happy all the time that I almost never thought of my past anymore.

She finally actually said the words I love you, and I went berserk, happiness swelling through me like a drug, taking me higher than I'd ever been. The night after we became official, I began staying in her room. She got me a dresser for my new wardrobe, and I got to sleep with my arms locked around her every night. The dreams of her became much more arousing, so arousing that I looked forward to sleep for the dreams. But that's all they were—just dreams. I had no idea what she really looked like under her clothes. And I usually let my imagination run wild. The most I've ever seen was a hint of her belly when I tickled her.

I was surprised at how openly physical she was with me. She never seemed prude when we were cuddling, but she did stop me when I tried to nip her mate spot. That was off limits now, so I settled with tickling her, playing with her hair, and especially, kissing her as much as possible. This seemed to be a wake up call for Hojo when he saw us together at work.

At home, Kagome would give me a massage whenever I asked. She played with my ears, kissed me below the chin. It took me a bit to realize that she was trying to turn me on, having no idea that she could do that without trying. So imagine how it was when she did try to arouse me.

However, being physical around the house was awkward, because my brother kept staring at us whenever we did something. Kagome tried to distract him from us by dying his hair brown, but the only made it worse because he was safe to go out in public, and he now had almost the same working hours as Kagome. The only time we really had to be alone now was at night, when he usually went out to run errands.

I was a bit startled when I woke to find no Kagome in the bed. I immediately got up to search for her. She was in the kitchen. As I approached her, I spied a note on the table.

Dear Kagome and Inuyasha,

I'm in an extra good mood this morning so I took the liberty of making your breakfast. I made bacon and eggs. It's in the microwave. It's probably cold by now, since you guys wake up like two hours after I leave for work, but that's okay. Just heat it up. Also, I just wanted to let you know that I'm coming home a little later tonight. I have a hot date tonight,which is why I'm in such a good mood today. I should be home around midnight. See you guys, and enjoy the food.

- - - Sesshomaru.

God, he's so fucking gay. What man actually says all of that? Well, technically, he didn't say it, but you know what I mean.

I embraced Kagome from behind, and she jumped slightly.

"Sorry I scared you." I said before kissing her neck. She turned to face me.

"Good morning." I finished, kissing her lips this time. At least Sesshomaru left us to be alone for once during the day.

"Morning." she sounded a little breathless. "Your brother is very generous. He made us breakfast, but it got cold, so I'm heating it up."

"I read the note. It's about time he finds a woman of his own. Maybe he'll move in with her and he'll leave us alone." The thought of him moving out made me smile. Kagome went to retrieve her food. I watched her as I played with a strand of my hair. Feeling playful, I grabbed her and spun her for another kiss, then lifted her up, kissing her collar bone.

"I love you." I kissed her lips again as I set her down.

"The feeling's mutual."

"Well, while Fluffy's away, we get more alone time today. What should we do?" I tried to be sexy, but she probably thought I was joking; she went back to her coffee.

"We could cuddle like we always do, or go out and do something fun today."

Something fun? That was different, coming from her. I was usually the one to suggest doing something entertaining.

"I just got paid, so we could go out to eat or something."

"If we go out to eat, can we go to a buffet? I can't stand those pansy-ass restaurants where you have to pay for every fucking plate, and it just ends up being some greasy shit. And the waiters take forever to take your order and bring your food."

"We can go to a buffet. I can't afford a restaurant like that anyway."

"Yes you can." I winked at her, trying to keep up the act.

"Just because I'm partially rich, doesn't mean I like to buy expensive things."

I never really got that. She wasn't rich, but she had a lot of money. Enough to buy a bar.

"You're so weird."

"Kiss my ass."

"With pleasure."

She shoved me away, raising her eyebrows. I chuckled as she went for the bacon—it didn't take Sesshomaru long to figure out that was her favorite breakfast.

"So we'll do dinner at a local buffet and maybe hit a movie afterwards? We could go see something romantic, or horror... I don't really know any horror movies that are coming out."

"I don't either. Let's just go see anything. I don't care what it is. As long as we're together, I'm enjoying my time. And if you get scared during a movie, feel free to cuddle with me." I threw my arm around her.

"Go get dressed." She smacked my butt. I tried so hard not to grunt.

"I didn't even finish eating." I complained.

"So?"

"You are bossy." I said, then complied.

-x-

We went to see a movie about cars that come alive... Transformers 2. I didn't really understand it, so I was hoping I'd get a chance to see part one. The action had my attention. I couldn't remember much from the last time I went to a movie. I remember that I was with Kikyo and a bunch of our friends. I also remembered Kikyo leaving early with one of her friends... probably to get drunk.

"Way to take forever at the snack line." Kagome hissed impatiently.

"It's hard to choose between skittles and nachos." I defended myself. This theater had so many choices that I wasn't used to. I was used to Kagome's five-star meals, and the bullshit soup from the hospital. This place had a lot of junk to choose from, which caused Kagome and I to stumble into the theater a little late. Junk food wasn't in Kagome's favorites, or mine. Well, okay, Chinese take-out doesn't count.

"I have money for you to get both. You know that."

"Yeah, but I don't want to carry all that shit back in here." And I didn't want her to spend too much money on me in one outing. The movie finally started as the theater got darker.

-x-

I was still high on the note that Kagome and I had a free day together without being stared at by my brother, so I was blatantly pissed to find him at the house when we got back.

"What are you doing here?"

"Well, I can't go out on a date in my work clothes. I came home to freshen up. I hope you enjoyed your breakfast." he said. It smelled like he just got done ironing clothes.

"Who is this girl, anyway?" Kagome asked curiously. Why did she care?

"Her name is Kagura. Kagura Mishima. I work with her."

"Don't go bringing random pussy to fuck on my old bed." I said. Sesshomaru laughed.

"Not to worry," he was still laughing. "Kagura is a very good friend of mine. And if we get intimate, we shall take care of that at her place. I wouldn't want to get cum stains in Kagome's fresh sheets."

Despite the whole gentlemen act he somehow pulled off as a demon, he had a similar sense of humor as me. We laughed at Kagome's expression, her black eyes wide and staring at the floor, her cheeks bright pink.

"Thanks." she almost whispered.

"What are you two doing today?" he asked me.

"We just got back from a movie, and Kagome's taking us to a buffet at four. So for now, we're chillin'."

"Sounds fun."

"Not really. Inuyasha held up the entire snack line because he couldn't decide between junk food." Kagome had a hint of impatience in her voice as she stated this.

"I didn't want to spend your money for the buffet!"

"Save it. You know I have a lot of money." She started to laugh. I threw my face into a pillow, then quickly turned my head to turn on the TV with the remote.

Kagome, I guessed feeling playful, took a seat on my tush, the lay lengthwise on my back and kissed my head. I instantly caught up to her mood and growled at her playfully. Sesshomaru was staring at us, as usual, but then he went into the kitchen. Kagome took this opportunity to nip at my ears.

I jumped, surprised because this was something she normally did when we were alone. She stood, so I grabbed her and slammed her on the couch, sitting on her without putting weight on her as I tickled her.

"Inuyasha!" She half laughed, half yelled.

The phone rang then. Kagome wouldn't be able to get to it in her position. So I handed it to her. And slid off the couch as she got up.

"Hello?"

"Kagome, it's your mother. There's an emergency. The house caught on fire and I need you to watch Souta. Your grandfather and I are going to arrange a date to go to Kyoto, to live with your grandmother until repairs on the house are done."

Kagome panicked at one. "The house caught on fire? Are you guys alright?"

Sesshomaru walked in, his eyes concerned.

"We're all fine." The woman responded.

"How did it catch on fire?"

"Your clumsy grandfather knocked over a candle and the whole living room and Souta's room are destroyed. Basically only the east side of the house is in ruins. Can you watch Souta until I contact your grandmother?"

"And how long will that take?"

"Well we need to drive out there since she doesn't have a phone and explain everything to her. We should be gone for about three days. All you need to do is watch Souta. Make sure he goes to school and gets three square meals a day. The usual babysitting. He could come with us, but he wants to stay with you."

Kagome glanced at me and Sesshomaru. "Uh... Mom. I have roommates."

"Who?"

Kagome sighed, not seeming to want to explain it all. "I have a boyfriend. He and his brother live with me." She closed her eyes.

There was no response. I could only guess what her mother was thinking. She and Kagome talked about three times a week. She was probably disappointed that Kagome'd never told her, and that she probably thought it all happened so soon.

I've never met Kagome's family, only heard their voices. It'd be interesting to get to finally meet them, so see where Kagome got her good looks from.

"Well..." The woman responded. "Can he sleep with you?"

"My boyfriend and I share a room and his brother is staying in the guest room... Never mind. I can make arrangements. Drop Souta off before four, though. My boyfriend and I are going out to eat. He can come with us. When are you and Grandpa leaving anyway?"

"We're leaving some time around five. I'll drop Souta off now."

"Okay. I'm so glad you're all okay." she smiled a tiny bit.

"Thank you so much, Kagome. I'll pay you for this."

"Mom, that's fine. It's my brother we're talking about here. I need to look out for him."

"Thank you. I'm on my way up now."

"Okay. Bye." she hung up the phone and turned to find me and Sesshomaru staring at her.

"What?"

"So... who's sleeping where?" Sesshomaru asked out loud, echoing my own curiosity.

She stared at the floor as she spoke. "Well, my inside plan was that you would sleep at Kagura's house and Souta can take your room for a couple days. If you can't stay with Kagura, you can sleep on the couch like you've been doing. I can't let Souta sleep downstairs by himself."

"Fine. As you stated before, you have to look after your brother." Sesshomaru said, and we smiled. I was so happy the her bed was still available to me.

"What?" she raised a brow at me.

"I'm just glad I don't have to give up my spot in bed with you." I said and winked at her.

Kagome's family was very different from her. They were, though, in some ways. They had the same, wide black childlike eyes full of questions. And they all had the same shiny jet-black hair, well, not her grandfather. He was short and grumpy, with grayish eyes and white-gray hair in a ponytail. He eyed me like a criminal... how ironic.

Kagome's mother, Karori, was very kind in person. She seemed to like me... maybe a little too much. I caught her staring at my chest at one point, admiring me. It made me uncomfortable.

I could see where Kagome got her beauty from. Her mother was beautiful. Not in a hot way, but in a way where you'd stop to look at her and think 'wow, she looks really good for her age.' She was old lady pretty. Kagome was young and sexy and gorgeous from every angle.

Her brother, Souta, looked a little bit like her. His features were similar, but he had a masculine face, just beginning to harden out of the childish features, into grown ones. He was a pretty handsome kid. He seemed to be admiring me too, just staring at me the way Kagome did sometimes, except he wasn't checking me out. He greeted me and Sesshomaru, then watched my every movement, making me feel oddly proud. Maybe he was (literally) looking up to me.

They liked Sesshomaru too, being as charming as he was. But he soon had to leave for his hot date. I eventually got used to having around, and accepted the fact that he ismy older brother. We looked alike, we acted... almost alike. Sesshomaru put on the whole gentleman act for Kagome and her family. When it was just me and him (which was rare) he cursed and joked almost as much as I did.

Kagome's grandfather was bitching at me about sex. I was offended at first; how could he just assume I wanted sex? He didn't know me! But the I started amusing myself by teasing him.

"Sir, I can assure you that I've never had sexual relations with your beautiful grand daughter. But if I ever had, I'd wear rubbers because I wouldn't want her to catch something from me." I was good at playing innocent after being around Kagome for so long.

"You'd better! Because I don't want her calling my daughter to tell her that she has a disease or a baby on the way at such a young age!"

"Sir, she's 22 and there are 13-year-olds have kids by this time period. Admit it, with mine and her good looks, we'd have one hell of a child." I felt my smile widen. Karori laughed.

They left a couple minutes after Sesshomaru did, and Kagome sat me and Souta on the couch. She had to set some rules, apparently.

"Alright, you two. I just need to make a couple things clear before we actually go on doing anything. The first rule is no wrestling. Please, you both know how I am about being neat. The last thing I need is you two rolling around the house tackling each other. Souta, you will show respect to Juno as well as me. But other than that, you can do pretty much anything you usually do here." She shrugged. Souta shot me a quick glance.

"Now you go unpack and we can go out to eat at four-thirty.." Kagome continued.

"Where are we going?" her brother asked.

"Oriental buffet." Kagome stated, and they shared a look. I had no idea what it meant. He got up and grabbed his stuff to take it upstairs. I would've helped him, but Kagome gave me a stern look.

"I have some private rules for you, Inuyasha."

"Oh? And what would they be?"

"No kissing, talking about sex or cuddling around Souta. He's going through puberty now."

I laughed; I could tell. "I understand." She sat down on my lap and broke her own rule already, kissing my cheek tenderly. I queezed her against me, breathing her in. She jumped when Souta came trotting down the steps.

"I brought my game." He held up a plastic case. "Can I play it in here?"

I smiled excitedly. I haven't played games in years. "Go for it. I wanna verse you in whatever you got."

It was some fighting game. He had me beat, I had him beat, then Kagome started to play. She looked shy when we asked her, and I couldn't imagine why. She played like a dude, like videogames were her specialty. She was so good, Souta asked her to fly through a couple of story mode battles.

After Kagome practically beat the game, we went to the restaurant. It was crowded, and I could see why. It was so elegant and the food smelled great and looked delicious, and the prices weren't too bad.

"Pretty hungry, huh, Juno?" Souta teased. I spaced out for a split second, forgetting that everyone who wasn't KAgome and my brother knew me as Juno.

"I think my new favorite food is noodle." I said to Kagome; she rolled her eyes.

"Kagome can we buy some ramen?"

"You're eating right now! What the hell would you want ramen for when we're eating high-class food? You're gonna get fat with how much you eat..." she trailed off.

"I told you, I can't get fat. I'm naturally in shape." I stuck out my chest as I said his, Kagome didn't notice. "I can slump and eat as much junk food as I want. I'm still strong and healthy. But you'll loose that cute figure of yours if you slack off."

"You suck." She whispered.

"How long have you two been going out?" Souta cut in. "You never told anyone you have a boyfriend, Kagome. It's nice to see that you're being a bit more social. You have a life now."

"Thanks," Kagome sounded embarrassed. I winked at Souta, because he wasn't the first person to tell her that.

"Juno, do you truly love my sister?" He asked me, taking me by surprise.

"Yes, I do." I said proudly.

Souta's eyes narrowed in suspicion. "So you're not just looking for a garden to spray?"

I raised my eyebrows. This kid was asking his older sister's boyfriend about their physical relationship? Now I could really see what Kagome meant. It was honestly rude of him.

"I'm not going to answer that question because I think the answer should be obvious." I smiled at Kagome "And I hardly think it's any of your business on whether or not I spray Kagome's bush with my enormous garden hose."

She didn't say anything. She glowed at me for a half minute.

"Have you guys had sex yet?" Souta apparently wasn't done voicing his curiosity.

I froze, stunned, then cleared my throat. "That's a bit of a personal question, kiddo."

"I'll take that as a yes then." he said bluntly.

"Souta!" Kagome complained and hid her face in her arm.

"It's just a basic question." he said matter of factly.

"It's a personal question that puts your sister and I in an embarrassing situation. You're like what, 11, asking your older sister if she has sex with her boyfriend?" Hell, even I was embarrassed.

"I'm 13."

"What's the difference?"

"Souta, just shut up and eat." Kagome spit at him. He did what he was told.

Kagome leaned into me to whisper, so Souta wouldn't hear.

"This is what I mean."

"I know." I mouthed back, then smirked.

-x-

I sensed that Kagome was still embarrassed by her brother's behavior even when we got back to the house. She went straight up to take a shower, barely saying anything to me and Souta.

While she was in, Souta and I got right back to the video games. After about two silent minutes of the first few matches, Souta turned to me.

"Hey, Inuyasha."

"Yeah?" I didn't look at him. I was selecting my next character.

"Do you and Kagome... shower together?" He raised a brow as I looked at him.

"You know, kid. You got balls for asking these types of questions, but they're unnecessary. Seriously, knock it off." I glared at him and he sighed and looked away. Then I felt his arm wrap around my knock as he tried uselessly to knock me to the couch. I was too strong, so I picked him up and dumped him on the floor. It only took a couple second to get him into a headlock.

"What the fuck did I just say?" Kagome yelled, cutting off mine and Souta's play fight.

"Sorry, Kagome." we said at the same time. I tried not to smile as she scanned the room for a flaw.

"Whatever... as long as nothing is broken or misplaced, you're not in trouble. But you still have that soy sauce stain on your good shirt so let me wash that and you get in the shower." She was talking to Souta. I ate like a pig, but I was clean.

He quickly ripped off his shirt and gave it to Kagome before he ran to take a shower. That reminded me what he said about us taking showers together. I wasn't sure if Kagome would be ready for that, and I was honestly afraid to ask her if she was. It would be pig-headed of me to ask her, anyway. I chuckled out loud, trying to imagine her reaction.

"What?" she raised a brow at me.

"While you were in the shower, he asked me if we shower together. We should, shouldn't we?" I was joking, but she smiled.. In agreement.

"You want to see me naked that badly?" She was joking, too, but she still sounded really curious.

"Yes." I answered without even thinking about it.

"You'll see me naked when Souta and Sesshomaru aren't around." she giggled innocently as my pupils dilated.

"Really?" I half yelled. Good thing Souta was in the shower.

She smiled, then shrugged her shoulders. A confirmation, no doubt.

"I'll take that as a yes."