Upstairs

"You see the way that big spit bubble forms in her mouth when she breathes?" Sota explained as he showed Inuyasha the video he made.

Inuyasha watched the video in fascination and slight disgust. He loved Kagome but he's never thought about zooming into her mouth.

"Dinner's ready!" Their mother called out.

'Thank goodness.' Inuyasha thought as he followed Sota downstairs.

As they sat down and began to eat dinner, Kagome's grandfather continually studied Inuyasha.

Kagome and her mother noticed the looks her grandfather was giving Inuyasha and it made them both nervous. Kagome was already aware of the consequences of bringing home a guy her grandfather thought would be a problem, but Inuyasha was worth the risk. He was her everything.

"I've seen you before! I'd remember those ears anywhere." Her grandfather spoke out.

Inuyasha also started to get nervous. He was hoping Kagome's grandfather didn't see him doing something stupid, not that he could think of anything. "Where was it you saw me?"

"In the supermarket, three years ago! Some kids had stolen my shopping cart. It was you who helped me get it back and made sure I got all my groceries without any trouble! You were the kindest teenage boy I had ever encountered."

"What about me? I'm almost a teenager?" Sota interrupted.

"Sota, you're 9 years old! You're not almost anything! Now stop being rude!" Kagome reprimanded.

"I remember that!" Inuyasha said. "I saw those kids take your cart and I chased them out of the store. Thank you for calling me kind, by the way. I appreciate it."

"Never thought we'd meet again, but I'd gladly accept someone as benevolent as you into my family!"

"Thank you. That means a lot to me."

Inuyasha was relieved, and so was Kagome. It was very difficult—almost impossible for a guy to win her grandfather over. Ever since her father passed away, he took on that role of making sure the men that walked into Kagome's life weren't the wrong ones. Usually, they were, but not this time.

Not only were those two relieved, Kagome's mother was so glad things worked out the way they did. If it weren't for that coincidence, who knows what would've happened?

Later

Kagome and Inuyasha were sitting beneath the sacred tree.

"I can't believe you watched that creepy video Sota made." She said as she covered her face.

"What's the problem? It's not like I'm not already acquainted with the inside of your mouth anyway."

Kagome looked up and began to laugh. "That's so dirty!"

"Yeah…I know." He darted her bottom lip with his tongue as she slowly opened her mouth to allow it to slide inside.

He began to slide his hand up her thigh when

"Goodnight, Inuyasha! Come back soon!" Sota called from Kagome's bedroom window.

Inuyasha looked over at him and waved.

"Get out of my room!" Kagome shouted.

Sota quickly ran out of her room.

Kagome sighed before turning back to Inuyasha. "I'm sorry my brother is such a pain."

"You think he's bad? Wait until you meet my nephews." He said with a laugh.

"I think you should stay the night."

"That's a really bad idea." He told her as he shook his head.

"Why?" She whined. "I really want to sleep next to you."

"Oh really?" He glided his hand from her neck, down her chest and rested it between her legs.

Kagome whimpered and breathed heavily as his hand trailed down her body. "Okay, fine. Tomorrow I'm staying at your place."

"Your family doesn't mind you staying at my apartment?"

Kagome shrugged and smiled slyly. "I…kind of told them you live with Sango and they said as long as there's another girl living with you, it's okay."

Inuyasha rolled his eyes. "Hey, whatever works." He said as he went to kiss her.

"I love you." She told him.

"I love you too. I'm so glad I found you. Or…you found me."

Kagome smiled as she ran her fingers through his hair and looked into his eyes. "Don't ever stop loving me."

"I don't know how to do that."

The Next Day

Kagome thought it would be fun to sneak up on Inuyasha while he slept. She got up very early in the morning and walked over to his apartment. She quietly unlocked the door and tiptoed inside.

Once she reached his room she smiled upon seeing him lying flat out in bed with the blanket over his face. As she readied herself to pounce on him, he rolled over in the bed, foiling her plan.

"I knew you were in here the entire time." He said in a sleepy voice as he took the blanket off his head and stared at her.

"Aww! You could have at least pretended you didn't know." She said as she climbed on top of him.

"I'll remember that for next time." He promised as he wrapped his arms around her. "I have to start getting ready soon."

"Where are you going so early?"

"I have to go register for classes."

"Really? So soon?"

"I've been thinking…you'll be finished with high school in 2 years, right?"

Kagome nodded.

"Well, I can finish college in two years."

Kagome liked where things were going so far, but she was still confused. "Then what will we do?"

"I don't know. That was as far as I got. Since fate brought us together and now we're, you know…together…I figured the rest was up to us. We have to plan our own future."

"I…guess I need to spend some time thinking about these things." Kagome said as she looked away. "I'm sorry. I just never thought about my future so much. Getting through the day was enough of an adventure for me." She told him with a nervous laugh.

"It's okay. I just wanted to make sure I was prepared for whatever you decide to do. I already know what I want to do. I just don't want to do it without you."

"Really?" She asked excitedly.

He nodded confidently. "Of course."

"What about Sango? What's she going to do in the future?"

"She's moving to America with Miroku. She's gonna write books and Miroku is gonna be a psychologist. They've already mapped their whole life out."

"So I guess it's our turn?"

He nodded again. "You take your time thinking about it. We have plenty of time. As long as we're together."

"Kay." Kagome rested her head on his chest and smiled. She had no idea what she wanted to do but she was going to focus even more and plan her life out.

'As long as we're together…'