A/N: Okay, before I get into the story, I wanna say that I AM going to do the lemon thingy for "Second Chance to Love". But I don't want Kag and Ich to do it with only knowing each other for about 2 days. So the lemon will happen in maybe like...four or five chapters from now.
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Chapter 8: Under the Mistletoe
Kagome glared up at Ichigo before her eyes widened at the small sight before her, when Kagome's eyes widened Ichigo got confused and followed her gaze only to see the one thing that made him flush a deep red.
'Eeek! Mistletoe!' Kagome mentally squeaked to herself in panic. 'Oh dear Gods! What should I do? Kiss Him? I barely know the guy!'
Neither teens did anything for a moment before Kagome swallowed and took a step to Ichigo and quickly kissed him on the lips, not expecting him to return the kiss.
But he did.
Ichigo wrapped his arms around Kagome and deepened the kiss that was caused by that damned mistletoe!
Both of them were blushing pretty badly as they kissed for about a minute before Kagome finally pulled away and dashed into the store.
Ichigo barely noticed that Kagome scurried away from out of his arms, re-winding what had just happened between him and Kagome.
The carrot-top blinked, not blushing anymore, as the reality hit him.
He and Kagome were kissing.
That was when Ichigo turned around and left the store, heading back to his friends' table in the food court.
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Back at the table with the rest of the group...
"Well," Kuri said from his spot from within Sango's hold. "That was interesting."
"What was?" Sango asked the small crimson dragon.
"Kagome and Ichigo were under a mistletoe and they kissed each other." He continued.
Miroku smiled that lecherous smile that has now been scaring Kuri ever since he saw it grace itself upon the monk's face.
Sango glared at Miroku before smacking him upside the head, causing him to whimper in pain.
"They were under a mistletoe?" Miroku managed to say through the throbbing pain coursing its way through his head.
"Yes. It seems that they love each other more than I thought. Even other Kagome hasn't been much for romance in the past 500 years." Kuri shrugged and cuddled more closely to Sango to be closer to her body heat.
Inuyasha snorted at that thought.
"That's impossible for someone to fall in love for someone else within two days."
Kuri gave the hanyou-appeared-human a arched look.
"Oh, really? From what Kagome had confessed to me long ago, before she locked away her love emotion, she had fallen in love with you Inuyasha in no longer than two or three days."
"Despite the fact that you were, and still are, a total ass." Sango finished dryly, Miroku nodding in agreement.
"And the same went with you Inuyasha." Kuri pointed out. "You, too, fell in love with Kagome during that same time distance."
Inuyasha's eyes hid behind his bangs.
500 years ago: a day before the Shikon no Tama was wished upon...
"So, it's agreed then?" Kagome's cheery voice, that Inuyasha never thought that he'd never hear again, asked the silver haired hanyou who nodded. "Great. When the Shikon no Tama is whole again, we wish it gone forever." She smiled, then it was quiet for a moment between the two teens.
"Say, Inuyasha?" Kagome started. "After the Shikon no Tama is gone. Would...would you care if I stayed in this time?"
Inuyasha looked startled for a moment before answering.
"I...I was gonna ask you the same thing." Inuyasha then blushed, thinking about how he was going to say the next thing he oh so desparately wanted.
The young miko stared at the hanyou, patiently waiting for him to continue.
"I wanted to know if you would...ya know. Stay here and live with me and...and...be my mate?" Inuyasha whispered the last part out.
Kagome smiled and nodded.
"Yes."
Inuyasha smiled at Kagome as he pulled her into his arms and whispered, "I love you, Kagome."
Those simple words made the young miko's heart sore, she finally had the man she fell in love tell her that he loves her.
"And I love you, Inuyasha." Kagome pulled back and kissed her hanyou.
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Next day...
The Shikon no Tama was finally fully restored by Kagome, who was across the field, and she was now walking towards Inuyasha.
"Here. Just as we agreed." Kagome said to Inuyasha with tears in her eyes. "Make the wish." She continued as she placed the Shikon no Tama in Inuyasha's hand.
Inuyasha swallowed while looking at the Shikon no Tama before telling it his wish.
"I wish for the woman I love and my friends to live just a long as I do."
The Shikon no Tama glowed a bright light that surrounded everyone then everything died down, and the Shikon shocked Inuyasha's hand, causing him to drop it and the Jewel launched itself over to Kagome.
Kagome's eyes widened with shock as she looked at the Shikon, then narrowed her eyes, at Inuyasha, with anger as her normal chocolate brown eyes turned hot pink.
"You...BAKA!" Kagome yelled at the man who apparently loved her and was holding his first love to his right side. "You broke our promise!" She tried to sound anger but it came out to a pain-filled whimper.
Then Kagome glared at the woman pressed against Inuyasha.
Kikyou.
"So. Inuyasha. You had better make your decision right now. Me or Kikyou."
The silver-haired hanyou stared at the young miko in front of him in shock, then to the miko pressed to his right side, then back to the young miko in front of him again.
Kagome's eyes grew sad and tears gathered again.
"Fine. You've made your choice." She snarled before slapping him across the face and walked away with her miko powers flaring angerly.
End of flash back...
Sango sighed as she remembered the day Inuyasha wished on the jewel and how happy Kagome was the day prior when she told Sango that Kagome was going to stay and live in the fuedal era with Inuyasha and how they were going to wish the Jewel gone from the world forever. Shortly after that, Kagome was rarely seen after Inuyasha had chosen Kikyou in the very end.
Kuri sighed in disgust.
"And the sad part is that you were too much of a coward to even go after Kagome to tell her that she was wrong and you actually wanted to be with her, ne?"
Inuyasha looked at Kuri in confusion.
"What makes you think that?" He growled.
"I don't think I know. I do know. Just by looking in your eyes Inuyasha. Because of what you never corrected Kagome on how it was not Kikyou who you chose in the end but Kagome herself." Kuri explained to the hanyou-appeared-human teen.
Kikyou glared at the "invisible" crimson colored dragon that was currently in Sango's arms.
Said crimson colored dragon looked dryly at the cold-eyed/hearted miko.
"What? It's true." Kuri admitted.
"What's true?" A familar voice asked.
Everyone looked to see that it was Ichigo with his hands stuffed in the front pockets of his pants.
"Nothing important." Kuri replied to the substitute shinigami teen.
Ichigo nodded, sitting down in the empty chair that was next to Sango.
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With Kagome...
Kagome was looking at a pair of gray faded jeans when she felt a familar youki and looked up to see a familar certain inu youkai.
Sesshomaru.
She smirked and walked over to the daiyoukai who stared at Kagome in surprise as the young woman approached him and a woman that looked like an older version of Rin.
"Kagome?" Sesshomaru asked in awe.
Kagome nodded.
"How are you?"
"I died a long-ass time ago because your bastard of a brother fucked me over 500 years ago. How do you think I am?" Kagome asked darkly.
Sesshomaru stared at Kagome in shock, obviously not a aware of the fact that Kagome had died 500 years ago.
"Dear Kami, Kagome.."
"I don't want your pity Sessh."
"I'm not saying that I'm giving you any pity, I just didn't know that you died." He confessed, then asked, "How did you die?" (a/n: It's amazing that no one is paying attention to their conversation, huh?)
Kagome rolled her eyes.
"I didn't get a great look at who killed me but I'm guessing it was Kikyou who did it." She arched a brow at the daiyoukai. "I'm actually surprised Sessh, you were always the most observent person I knew back then. I thought you would have found out that I died."
Sesshomaru shook his head, noticing that Kagome was now a bitter and angery woman instead of that cheerful and happy miko that she was 500 years ago.
"No. I'm sorry, but I wasn't aware of the fact that you died. But what makes you think that it was Kikyou who killed you?"
"Even though my powers weren't working at the time. I knew Kikyou had killed me when she fired a sacred arrow into my back." She sighed, then looked at the woman beside Sesshomaru. "Rin?"
The young brunette smiled at Kagome, confirming the miko/shinigami's suspicion on the unknown woman.
"Yes Kagome. This is Rin."
"Your mate by any chance?" Kagome tilted her head in curiousity.
Rin nodded and flipped her hair away from the left side of her neck to reveal a purple crescent moon that was identical to the one that Sesshomaru used to have in the middle of his forehead.
Kagome stared at the mate mark for a moment before nodding.
"Congrats." She finally said.
"Arigatoo." Rin and Sesshomaru replied at the same time. "Anyway Kagome." Rin said to the woman who looked around the same age as herself.
"Yes?"
"Would you like to hang out with us?" Rin asked with hope in her voice.
Kagome was silent for a moment, thinking of Rin's offer. Then nodded, making Rin squeal in happiness and Sesshomaru and Kagome cringe.
"Just give me a minute. I gotta go get Kuri and tell everyone where I'm goin'." She explained to the couple who nodded.
Kagome shimmied around the two, paid for her jeans, and out of the store, with them following the young woman, and quickly walked up to Ichigo and everyone else's table.
"Kuri. You're comin' with me." Kagome told the small red creature who nodded and hopped in Kagome's warm arms. (a/n: Kuri is cold.) Then looked at everyone else at the table.
"I'm going with Rin and Sessh to hang out with them." Kagome looked at Ichigo and both of them felt heat rise to their cheeks, remembering what had occurred between them earlier.
Then Kagome turned around, with Kuri in Kagome's arms, and followed Rin and Sesshomaru out of the mall but soon stopped and turned to face Ichigo.
"Oh, and tell your dad that I plan on getting back at him for his little "stunt" last night. He'll know what I mean."
Ichigo was confused for a moment before shrugging it off.
With what Kagome said, she, Kuri, Sesshomaru, and Rin left the mall.
Kagome heard a chuckle in her head. To be more specific, it was Kuri's chuckle. So the miko/shinigami looked down and answered the zanpakuto-turned-physical-form telepathically.
"What is it, Kuri?"
"I saw you and Ichigo under the mistletoe in that clothes store." Kuri sang.
Kagome blushed. "...Shut up Kuri before I turn you into scrap metal!"
"Ah, but what would you use now that Soi Fon-taichou is just across the street waiting for your appearance?" Kuri countered.
Kagome stared across the street and sure enough the taichou of division two was with her fukutaichou Mareshiyo Omaeda, waiting for Kagome to make her appearance.
"Shit." Was the only thing that came to Kagome's mind.
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a/n: Hey guys! Sorry I haven't updated in a while. Had some major cramps due to certain monthly womanly shit...I know TMI...anywho, we get to see a fight between Kags and Soi Fon!
ALSO: As much as I appreiate that a lot of ppl have been favoriting, story-alerting, and all that stuff for this story, but I only got ONE review for my last chapter! So if it wouldn't be too much to ask that I get at least 3 reviews for this chapter? Plz and thank you!