Chapter 8: The Seal
"Inuyasha?"
"Hm?"
"Don't you think I might need the seal soon? I don't want something like this morning to happen again! It was… It was horrible!" Kagome said as she sobbed again.
"I know. Now you know how I feel. I'll take you to Toutousai's today." He pulled her to his chest with a tight embrace.
"Alright. Fine by me…. And… mate?" Kagome took the rosary off, and he gasped.
"You… You… My… You didn't? Really?"
"Yes. Now that we're mated I think you deserve a bit more freedom. You are a bit more civilized now from that of when I met you." She pulled her arms around his neck; he put his arms tighter around her waist.
"Well traveling with you for a year has changed me a lot. Before I met you, I trusted no one, barely even Kikyo."
"I know mate. I know… Um… Inu… Yasha?" Kagome asked embarrassed.
"Huh?"
"What… are you… doing?" He realized he was groping her.
'Oh damn!' he jumped back. 'She'll kill me now for sure!'
"It's ok mate…I don't mind if you do it in private. Just don't get as bad as Miroku. Ok?" Kagome pulled him back.
"Um… ya, sure."
'Thank god! I'm spared!' he thought. They kissed for what seemed for an eternity before they pulled apart.
"I love you. I love you more than anything Kagome. YOU are the reason I live now. Not even Naraku can keep us apart."
"I know mate… Hey wanna go see if Miroku made the night?"
"Why? He probably didn't."
"Yes, but… we can go to Toutousai's too."
"Yes. We need to do that soon."
"Then let's go now!" Kagome told him as she kissed him slightly and rubbed one of his ears.
She started to walk out with him towards the well. "Hey, Inu? Do you know what my seal will be?"
"Probably a bow." He told her as they jumped into the well. The familiar blue light surrounded them once again.
"Ahhh, this air feels so much better!" Kagome said.
"Yes, now you know why I want to get out of your era all the time." Inuyasha told her.
They walked towards the village. Inuyasha's arm was around Kagome's waist and her head was on his shoulder.
Shippo was out in the village playing, Sango and Miroku, from the looks of it, were having a civilized conversation.
"Hey you two. Have fun last nig-UGH." Miroku said as Sango's hiraikotsu came down on his head.
"Hey Kagome, hey Inuyasha." Sango said sweetly.
"Well he almost made it." Kagome mumbled.
"KAGOME!" Shippo said as a tan fur ball came up and bounded onto her. "You smell a lot like Inuyasha, why is that?"
Inuyasha and Kagome blushed.
"We'll tell you when your older Shippo." Sango told him.
"Alright… Ohhh-YAY! Mommy, can I call Inuyasha Daddy NOW?" Shippo asked him
"Yes." Kagome told him
"Now huh? I'll get you for that later…" Inuyasha whispered to Kagome.
"Hey Sango?"
"Hm?"
"We have to go to Toutousai's to get him to make me a seal. You guys wanna come?" Kagome asked.
"Sure. Beats sitting around here all day." Sango replied.
"Get ready, we're going soon." Inuyasha told her.
Kagome was on Inuyasha's back; Sango, Miroku, and Shippo were on Kirara as they were going to Toutousai's.
They came upon the forge that Toutousai lived in. A few balls of fire came out of the forge towards them.
"Hey, watch it old man!" Inuyasha yelled.
"Oh, Inuyasha it's you." Toutousai said. "What do you need?"
"We need a seal for Kagome."
"Kagome? Isn't she-huh?" Toutousai tried to say, but he saw Kagome step out from behind Inuyasha. "Kagome?"
She nodded.
"Well, looks like you will need a seal. What is your weapon?"
"A bow and arrows."
"Ok… Inuyasha, come here." He said as he pulled out a pair of clamps. Inuyasha walked over to him and he opened his mouth for Toutousai who looked in Inuyasha's mouth.
"Hmm… I'm going to need both your fangs." Toutousai told him as he brought the clamps to Inuyasha's mouth. He pulled out both fangs and sat back down by his tools.
"Kagome, I'll need yours too." She did the same.
"It'll be about a day before I'm done."
"Why don't we go for a walk Inuyasha?" She asked him quietly.
"Um… Sure." He replied.
They walked out; Shippo was playing with Kirara outside; Sango and Miroku just sat outside watching them play. Once they were out of ear shot Kagome started to talk to Inuyasha.
"You know we're gonna have to tell my mom about us soon… Either that or she'll figure it out on her own."
Inuyasha cringed at this. 'What if she already knows?… No she can't… She can't know!'
"Fine. When you wanna tell her? She's your mom."
"How about we go tomorrow? That way I'll already have my seal and I can't do that again while we're there."
"Will she take it alright? I mean you being a hanyou, and being mated to me."
"I think she'll find it ok. I mean she's liked you from the first day you came to my era!" 'God, I hope so!'
"Feh, fine." He said remembering how Kagome's mom rubbed his ears. 'I hope you're right, Kagome.'