After Kikyou and Kagome had disappeared from the feudal era, InuYasha had realized how much both girls had meant to him. Then he realized that he had loved Kikyou, but she was dead. He had understood that the dead should remain dead and the living needed to move on.
He would never forget Kikyou, but the girl on his back now was extremely precious to him. He wasn't sure if he loved her or not, but he sure wasn't going to let some horny teenage boy get his kicks with his Kagome.
The pair shot through the front door and InuYasha put Kagome on the plush, black leather couch. There were pelts of deer and bears and other beasts scattered across the living room and the floor was a dark, shiny hardwood. To Kagome it looked like an oak floor, but what did she know about flooring?
"Kagome," InuYasha whispered. Her eyes shot to his and she was captivated. For her it had only been a few months since she had seen him, but it had torn her apart to think that there would never be another chance to see him or anyone else from that time again. The pain was still fresh for her.
For him, he had had five hundred years to get over losing the two most precious females to him, but considering the fact that he had never mated anyone else spoke volumes of his loyalty to the two women.
"InuYasha, I missed you." Kagome said simply. "I'm so glad I get to see you again."
"Who is that boy to you?" InuYasha growled with all the subtlety of a bull wearing a tutu prancing through the streets of Tokyo during rush hour.
Kagome sighed before answering. She had known this would come up sooner or later. Apparently it was sooner. "He is extremely important to me InuYasha. I suppose he's a potential mate depending on how things go."
"But why, Kagome!" InuYasha exclaimed, leaping from his seat to pace violently around the large sitting room. "Why him? You never accepted anything from that Hobo kid or that mangy wolf or any of the other demons! Why that boy? Why that cat?"
"I'm not sure," Kagome said softly. "I just… I think I love him. He is special."
"No Kagome," InuYasha growled. "He's an empty shell that holds a dangerous demon!"
"How dare you!" Kagome shrieked, shooting to her feet as well. "I know what Kyo holds, but he has his own mind and soul! That's why I love him! He's continuing to live life like a normal person despite his past and his curse! Think about your past InuYasha! What if I had thought that way about you. Or Shippou! None of this would've ever happened." Kagome spread her arms out, gesturing about their current and past situations.
InuYasha plopped down on an armchair, his bangs covering his eyes. "Fine." He relented. "I give you permission-"
"Permission!?" Kagome snorted incredulously.
"But," InuYasha overrode her. "If this boy hurts you in any way-"
Kagome couldn't help herself. She had to say it. "Like you did every time you ran off with Kikyou?"
InuYasha winced visibly but continued in a strained voice full of love and concern as well as a bit of malice, "I will make him pay."
Kagome was taking deep breaths to calm herself. She didn't want to fight with InuYasha, but she wasn't about to give up on Kyo. Wait, what? Hang on, was InuYasha letting her have a boyfriend? He wasn't going to try to push her around to stay by his side and then go off with someone else?
"InuYasha, thank you for your concern." She breathed, hugging him tightly.
Kyo and Shippou, who had been waiting outside the door for the argument to dissolve, decided to make their entrance. They slid through the door and Kyo immediately went to Kagome's side.
Inside he was floating on clouds. She had said that she loved him and trusted him. There was no way he was going to betray that trust! Kagome was his forever.
"InuYasha," he nodded at the inu hanyou, "Thanks."
"Keh," InuYasha sniffed. "Just because I'm not going to kill you doesn't mean I like you, got it?"
Kyo grimaced and shrugged. Kagome grabbed his hand and held it tightly. Now all they had to do was wait for Sesshomaru to arrive. Maybe Kagome would get to see Kouga and the others too if they were still around?
A couple of hours later Kagome put lunch on the table and made everybody talk to each other in a civilized manner. She was determined to get everybody to behave and tolerate each other for now, but she was having a hard time getting InuYasha to cooperate.
"InuYasha, just shut up and eat," Shippou finally sighed. He didn't much appreciate Kyo's presence, to be honest he was a little jealous of him, but InuYasha's constant attitude was bugging the crap out of him.
InuYasha finally ceased his endless jabbering (more like insulting) and shoveled the dango Kagome had made into his mouth like there was no tomorrow.
"I take it you like it?" Kagome snorted in disgust and amusement.
"Not really," InuYasha mumbled. "It's a little dry and burnt but I haven't eaten in forever!"
InuYasha didn't sense Kagome's rapidly fading patience as her aura grew blacker. "InuYasha," she warned. He looked up, his eyes widening comically.
"Wait! I didn't mean it! It's delicious! See?" He dumped the rest of the plate down his gullet and gave an enormous swallow to get all the dango down. "Mmm," he grimaced.
Kagome practically shrieked. He had eaten every last crumb of her precious dango and she hadn't had one bite! "InuYasha! Sit! SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT, SIT!" InuYasha was yanked out of his chair and smashed into the floor mercilessly until Kagome stomped off to go answer the door since the bell had just rung.
'Who would come out here in the middle of the woods? It's obviously not Sesshomaru since this is his house. He would just march right in. Hm…' Kagome tried to read the aura through the door and instantly picked up her pace.
She threw the door open and leaped into the arms of the person waiting there. "Kouga!" she laughed.
Said wolf demon stumbled back at the small unexpected weight that was thrust into his arms. He took a whiff of the body he was holding and nearly dropped her in his shock.
"Kagome?"
Kagome looked up into Kouga's blue eyes and smiled hugely. "Hi! Come on in Kouga! We have so much to talk about!"
Kouga, still in a daze, followed the girl into the large house. He grinned when he saw InuYasha in a heap with the wood flooring cracked around him.
"Hey dogbreath, what'd you do to make my woman so mad so fast?"
"Shut up ya mangy wolf!" InuYasha shouted as he leaped to his feet. "I didn't do nothin'!"
"InuYasha!" Kagome growled warningly. He wisely shut his mouth with a snap but continued to glare daggers at the wolf demon.
Kouga stared at Kagome until Kyo pointedly cleared his throat.
"Hey, Kagome, who's the human?" Kouga wondered curiously. He didn't sound angry or truly concerned. He sounded as if Kyo was not even worth his attention.
"This is Kyo Sohma. He's," Kagome stopped and blushed before restarting. "Sorry Kouga, but he beat you to it. Kyo and I are together."
Kouga's mouth dropped open. "What!" he exclaimed. "B-b-but I thought you were Dog Breath's intended mate?"
InuYasha blushed and glared at Kouga. Sure he loved Kagome, but Kikyou was always his first love. He wouldn't want to have Kagome wondering if he really loved her for the rest of her life. Also, she deserved a human that would live and die along with her.
"No. Kagome and Kyo have my acceptance." InuYasha bit out. He shot a warning look at Kyo who looked surprised and happy about this even though he had already overheard it before.
"Do you know when Sesshomaru is coming home?" Kagome asked. It was time to make her true intentions known. "I have some things to ask him about curses."
"Sesshomaru-sama should be back around seven thirty." Shippou replied
Kagome sighed heavily but then grinned. She could spend the rest of the day with her family and get to hear about what had gone on with them for the past five hundred years!
Okay, it's kind of short, and a filler, but I think the next chapter has some important stuff. Maybe theres a bit more action in the future?we'll see. Please REVIEW kindly though or I'll feel less like uploading and more like watching tv or reading the other fantastic fics out on this wonderful website. It's not like I'll hoard my story unless I get reviews, I'm just telling you how my mind works. Anyways, please review! Thank you kindly