Inuyasha immediately became uneasy and concerned.

"Does your mother know I'm 19?"

"Yes."

"Does she know I'm a half demon?"

"Yes."

"Does she know I mated you?"

Kagome shook her head emphatically. "No! We can't tell her that part!"

"Why not?"

"Then she'll know we have sex and she'll be worried. I don't want to hear the 'birds and the bees' conversation again. It's too awkward."

Inuyasha laughed. "Oh…yeah. I guess that has to be a secret."

He mulled over the thought of meeting Kagome's mother. He was afraid she wouldn't approve of him.

"My mom will definitely like you. She likes everyone. It's my grandpa you have to win over."

Inuyasha sighed and plopped in the bed next to Kagome. "Alright so…when?"

"My whole family will be home Thursday. So how about that evening we have dinner at my house?"

"Sure…can't wait." He lied as he looked up at the ceiling and bit his lip.

Three days later

Inuyasha got up early in the morning and got dressed. He immediately knocked on Sango's door as if there were a fire in the building.

Sango came to the door in her pajamas rubbing her eyes. "What the hell do you want this early? Did you do something stupid again?" She asked in a raspy and irritable voice.

He crossed his arms and leaned against the wall. "No, idiot. Where's Miroku? We have some things to do."

Sango sighed. "He's in the shower. Come in. I'm going back to sleep."

Inuyasha went inside and lied out on the couch waiting for Miroku.

Fifteen minutes later, Miroku was dressed and ready to head out on some type of excursion with Inuyasha.

"Where are we headed?" He asked as he grabbed his keys.

"I looked through my whole closet for the perfect thing to wear tonight when I meet Kagome's family and couldn't find a single thing." He told him as they headed towards the elevator.

"Well you're visiting a family of respectable shrine keepers. You want to dress nice, but not go overboard. Most importantly, don't say anything stupid. You're known for that."

"Shut the fuck up!" He growled at him as the elevator door shut.

The two got in Miroku's car and drove to the Tokyo men's warehouse for the perfect outfit.

As they were browsing, there were two people nearby talking.

"Kanna, I don't think I should wear this."

"But father, you have to look incredible for your wedding. You don't have so much time to be this picky. You've turned down every shirt I've chosen." The girl sighed and hung the shirt back up.

Inuyasha pulled Miroku to the other side of the store. "Yo, I think that's the guy that got Kikyo pregnant." He said in a low voice.

Miroku looked up then turned back to Inuyasha. "What makes you say that?"

"Kagome said her friend Kanna's father was marrying his 'long time girlfriend' who happened to be Kikyo."

"Well there's an easy way to solve this." Miroku quickly snapped a photo on his phone of Kanna and sent it to Kagome with a message attached asking if she knew the girl in the photo.

Moments later, she replied.

"That's my friend Kanna. Why? Where are you? How'd you know I know her?"

"Damn. Kagome sure asks a lot of questions, Inuyasha."

Inuyasha shrugged as he continued to look around for a shirt. "Doesn't bother me."

"I'm just going to ignore her for a while." He said as he slid his phone back into his pocket.

"She'll call you if you don't answer."

"No she won't. She's probably too sleepy to bother with this right now." Miroku said as he handed him a pair of slacks.

After five more minutes of browsing, they found the perfect outfit and headed towards the counter. On their way there, Miroku's phone began to ring.

"Jackass." Inuyasha said with a cough. 'I told him.'

As Inuyasha went to pay for the outfit, Miroku nervously picked up his phone.

"H-hey Kagome, how goes it?" He faltered.

"Why didn't you answer my text? Where are you?"

"Oh…just out with Inuyasha."

"Okay so…why did you send me that picture of Kanna? Where did you see her? Can you tell me what's going on?"

Miroku began to shake because he didn't know if he was supposed to be in the middle of this strange situation so he pinned the phone to Inuyasha's ear.

Inuyasha snatched the phone. "Good morning, sweetie."

Kagome sighed on the other end of the phone. "Why isn't anyone telling me what's going on?"

"I saw that girl with her father and he called her Kanna and she said something to him about a wedding so I was trying to…find out if that was the guy that got Kikyo pregnant. I was just curious. I hope you're not mad."

"No, I'm not mad. It's not like you went out looking for the guy. But yes, that is him. I'm sorry you had to see him in person. You're not going to approach him, are you?"

Inuyasha looked up at the guy as he pondered over two shirts in his daughter's hands. He looked happy. Maybe Kikyo was better off with that older guy. "Nah, I wish them the best. Things worked out the way they did for a reason."

That evening

Inuyasha and Kagome were driving to her house for dinner. Kagome could tell he was nervous, so she decided to start a bit of small talk.

"You look very nice." She complimented.

"Thank you."

"Are you nervous?"

"Me? No, no what would make you think that?" His voice cracked as he spoke.

Kagome smiled and rubbed his shoulder. "Don't worry! My family is very excited to meet you. There's nothing to worry about."

Inuyasha nodded but he started shaking and sweating as they pulled up in front of her house.

Kagome gently wiped his forehead with a tissue. "It's okay. I promise."

He nodded and got out the car then opened the door for her. The two ascended the steps to her house and saw her little brother playing outside.

"Hey, Sota."

"Hi, Kagome." He rushed up to Inuyasha and smiled. "You're Inuyasha, right? It's nice to meet you!"

Inuyasha smiled and looked down at the small boy. "It's nice to meet you too."

Sota grabbed his arm and dragged him in the house. "Kagome told me you're studying filming in college. You gotta see this video I made of the inside of Kagome's mouth while she was sleeping."

Kagome's face went pink. "Sota! That's disgusting!" she shouted as she followed them into the house.

As Sota escorted Inuyasha into the house, he stopped in the kitchen and tugged at his mother's shirt.

"Mom, this is Inuyasha. I'm gonna show him the film I made of Kagome's mouth."

"That…sounds lovely, Sota." She said with an awkward smile before turning her attention to Inuyasha. She studied him with a stern face for what felt like hours before reaching out to touch his ears.

"Are they real?"

Inuyasha smiled and nodded. "Yep, those are my ears."

"It's nice to finally meet you. Kagome has told us so many wonderful things about you."

Inuyasha bowed before Kagome's mother. "Thank you Mrs. Higurashi. It's nice to meet you as well."

Not even a second later, Sota began dragging him through the house again and upstairs to his room. Kagome stood in the kitchen shaking her head. She refused to follow them and see such an embarrassing video of herself.

"He's very sweet, and cute." Kagome's mother told her.

"I'm glad you like him, mom. I really am." She told her as she hugged her.

"I wish your father could be here to meet him as well." Her mother whispered.

"Me too. I'm certain he's watching over us and sees all the good things happening for us."

The two smiled at each other and her mother released a happy sigh.

"Well, I should finish making this dinner."

"Okay. I'm going to get myself cleaned up." Kagome told her as she rushed up the steps.

Moments later, Kagome's grandfather appeared with a huge frown on his face.

"What's the matter, father?" Kagome's mother asked as she chopped carrots.

"So, who is this hooligan Kagome is seeing now?" He huffed.

"He's no hooligan, I promise you."

"I love you, darling but you're not the best judge of character. You even liked that last bum she dated and where is he? In boot camp!"

Ever since Kagome confessed to her family that she was on drugs, her grandfather stepped up and took on the fatherly role his son left voided when he passed away.

"But father…"

"How old is this boy again?"

"He's…19, father."

"19, you say?" He spoke out in an appalled tone. "This girl thinks she is grown! There is no way I will let my 16 year old granddaughter date a 19 year old, almost grown man."

"Just give him a chance…please?"

He rubbed the hairs on his chin as he pondered. "I doubt I will like him. But fine! I will be cordial. But when he leaves, you and I should discuss sending Kagome to live with her uncle in Kyoto. I refuse to have my only granddaughter getting in any more mischief! She's doing so well now. I will not let some boy ruin her!"

She groaned disappointedly as she watched him walk away.

Kagome's grandfather was a tough nut to crack. Time and time again, he always pulled through and determined what was best for Kagome. Since her husband died, it became difficult for her to make those decisions on her own. Deep down, she felt like a failure because she may be the reason Kagome ends up heartbroken in Kyoto.