Proposals And Tears

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Inuyasha jumped out of the well, still carrying Kagome in his arms. "Here we are!" he exclaimed cheerfully. He looked around. The temple was all closed and secluded. He smirked at Kagome. "It's nice and private in here…"

She folded her arms. "Inuyasha, remember -- you promised to behave."

He sighed. "I know." He helped her get back to her feet and took her hands. "But I can still kiss you, right?"

She thought for a moment and nodded. "Yes, you may kiss me. But we're going any farther than--" She was cut off by his mind-blowing kiss. He wrapped his arms around her waste. She couldn't help but closed her eyes and wrap her arms around his neck. She was in Heaven -- pure Heaven. She made a mental note to get the remedy from Shoga… just in case she liked this too much to the point where she couldn't stand to go without!

Finally, she pushed herself away from him. "Okay, okay, calm down." She took a deep breath. "I've gotta go inside and let Mama know you're staying for a while."

"Right… And where is your grandfather today?"

She shrugged. "I don't know. Probably out in the shed."

"That's all I need to know!" He kissed her briefly. "I love you." With that, he ran out of the temple at lightning speed towards the shed.

o O o

Grandpa sat across from Inuyasha in the shed. "I see… So, you've grown to love my granddaughter?"

Inuyasha nodded. "Yes, sir." He gulped. "I love her more than anyone I've ever known."

Grandpa raised en eyebrow. "What about this Kikyo woman I've heard so much about? I heard that you fancied her quite a bit."

"That was then and this is now! I deeply love Kagome! And to prove it…" He gulped. "… I'm here to ask for her hand in marriage."

Grandpa was surprised by this, but he smiled. "Well, my boy…" He patted him on the shoulder. "Welcome to the family, Inuyasha Higorashi!"

Inuyasha was confused. "I thought it was the woman who changed her last name."

Grandpa gave him a stern look. "If you're marrying my granddaughter, you're taking her last name. Got that?"

He nodded. "Yes, sir! Thank you, sir!"

o O o

The next day at school, Kagome took the math test (which she had failed to study for) and then ate lunch with her friends. When the bell finally rang, she let out a sigh of relief. She was ready to walk home when she saw Inuyasha at the front gate, waiting with a bouquet of beautiful red roses. "Hi Kagome!" He exclaimed with a happy face. He ran over to her and hugged her tight, causing every one to stare.

Kagome chuckled. "Hi Inuyasha… What are you doing here?"

"I missed you!" He held the roses up to her face. "Here! I got these for you!"

It took everything she had not to sneeze. "Oh, thank you! They're beautiful!" She took the roses and smiled. "It's not his fault. I never told him I was allergic to roses."

"Are you busy?" he asked. "I want to take you somewhere."

"Oh… Okay!"

Once again, he picked her up and carried her away, like a knight in shining armor.

o O o

He carried her back to the temple, through the well, and back to the Feudal Era. He ran through the woods until they came to a small cave. He carried her inside and she looked around. There was a curtain hung up in front of the entrance and there were blankets and pillows everywhere. The only light to see by was a jar of fire flies in the middle of the room.

"Here we are."

Kagome gulped. What was he planning? He carried her over to a corner in the cave and laid her down on a pile of blankets and pillows. He kneeled before her on one knee and took her hand. "Kagome, I love you more than anyone I've ever known. More than Kikyo, more than Raman noodles, more than the cat you have at your house."

She sweat dropped. "Um, thank you."

He reached into his pocket and took out a small box. He opened it up, revealing a diamond ring.

Kagome's eyes bugged out as he slipped it on her finger.

"Kagome Higorashi, will you marry me?"

This was what she had always wanted. Everything she had ever wanted from him was finally being given to her… But he didn't really love her. This was all because of Shoga's love potion. Kagome started crying, but not because she was happy. "… No."

Inuyasha looked at though his heart had been ripped out. "What? Kagome, why? WHY!?" He started crying too as he hugged her. "Kagome, what did I do? Are you mad at me?"

She looked up at him. She explained it all in one breath -- practically one sentence. "Inuyasha last night Shoga made that pot of soup for Myoga and put some love potion in it when you Miroku and Shippo drank it you ended up falling in love with the rest of us so you see this isn't really what you're feeling you just think you are but what I feel is real for you but you really still love Kikyo and not me!"
Inuyasha was left in the dark. "What? I didn't catch any of that."

Kagome couldn't think of anything else to get him to understand. It was clear that her explanation wasn't working. And so, she took a deep breath and blurted out the first thing that came to mind. "Inuyasha, I'm sorry. It's just that… I LOVE KOGA!" She watched as rage filled his eyes and he gritted his teeth.

He jumped to his feet and unsheathed Tetseiga. "I'M GOING TO KILL HIM!" He took off running out of the cave. "I'll kill Koga… And then, Kagome will just have to love me! She'll have to!"

"Inuyasha! Wait! Please!" Kagome took off running after him.