The Impossible Possibilities of Love
Chapter 7
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or associated characters.
Inuyasha wasn't sure what possessed him to show up at Kagome's apartment that morning, unannounced, but he couldn't say he regretted it. He was glad he hadn't waited until that afternoon to stop by; he wouldn't be getting this little surprise.
The front door opened to reveal a half-sleep, half-naked Kagome. Inuyasha felt his eyes widen slightly as they traveled down the length of her curvy frame. She wore nothing but a tight, purple tank top with red lips on the front and a pair of black shorts. The shorts looked more like underwear in his opinion, not that he was complaining.
The view was simply amazing. Her hair hung down, wavy and a sexy mess from sleep, her eyes glazed over. Inuyasha imagined her eyes glazed over from the many positions that were currently running through his mind.
The tiniest slither of stomach showed between her tank and shorts, giving him a glimpse of her slightly rounded tummy and a faint stretch mark. He never thought he would find a stretch mark as sexy as he did at that moment.
Kagome's eyes widened when she finally stopped rubbing them and noticed him standing there. She hadn't been expecting him until that afternoon.
"Inuyasha what are you doing here so early?" She asked a little confused.
He smiled at her and jiggled the bags in his hands. "Are you going to let me in?" He asked while moving into her personal space. Kagome moved back to allow him entry and he sauntered past her into the living room, where he deposited two of the bags and took the other three into the kitchen.
Kagome closed the door and walked into the kitchen to see Inuyasha taking food items out of the bags. Her brows furrowed as her confusion deepened.
"What's that? And what are you doing here so early?" She asked as she peeked around him at the counter. "You said you were coming around two o'clock."
Inuyasha threw a smile over his shoulder and continued emptying the bags. Once they were empty he handed Kagome the bags and finally answered her.
"I decided to come early and make us breakfast. Plus, I miss my little guy; it has been a week you know." He said as he starting pulling out skillets and cooking utensils.
Kagome hadn't seen Inuyasha since he had watched Kai for her last week, but he had called yesterday to ask if he could come by this afternoon. Kai turned one month old today and Inuyasha insisted that he see him. Apparently, he was more attached to her baby then she realized.
"What's in the other bags?" She asked as she watched him mix pancake batter.
"Gifts for my little dude; and they are age appropriate this time." He said as he began pouring batter into the skillet. He put the bowl down and turned towards her. She felt heat rush into her cheeks as his eyes ran lazily down her body and back up to land on her face. A sexy smirk appeared on his face and she would have to be blind to miss the heat burning in his eyes.
"Nice outfit." The huskiness of his voice did funny things to her lower tummy. She looked down at herself and wanted to faint. Why didn't she realize she was damn near naked before she answered the door?
"I-uh…should go change." She said and turned to head out of the kitchen and away from the man whose stare was making her think all types of debauched thoughts. She could hear his low laugh as she speed walked into her bathroom to take a quick shower. She may as well take advantage of Inuyasha being there; she would usually need to wait until after Kai's nap to shower.
Once she was done she threw on a pair of dark blue jeans and a blue top that fell off one shoulder. She dried her hair as straight as it would ever go, meaning she had slight waves, and sprayed on perfume. She decided to forgo any make up for the day, besides lip gloss.
On her way back into the kitchen she stopped in Kai's room. She smiled down at him still sleeping soundly in his crib. He had been sleeping a bit longer now and had even begun looking around more and smiling sometimes.
She walked quietly out of his room and into the kitchen. The sweet smell of pancakes, scrambled eggs and bacon assaulted her and her tummy began rumbling. She sat down at the table and watched as Inuyasha distributed food onto two plates.
"That smells heavenly Inuyasha." Kagome said as he put a plate in front of her with a bottle of syrup. She began cutting her cakes and putting syrup on them when Inuyasha placed a cup of coffee in front of her and sat down with his own food and coffee. "Thanks for this Inuyasha. I was just going to have cereal for breakfast, but this is way better." She smiled before popping a fluffy piece in her mouth and moaning.
The man could cook.
He smiled at her and went about cutting his food. The two ate in silence for a few minutes when they heard a now familiar battle cry. Kagome started to stand when Inuyasha gently pushed her back.
"Finish eating, I'll go get the Monthday boy." He said as he headed out of the kitchen.
"Monthday boy?" She asked with an arched brow. He stuck his head back in the kitchen, sporting a grin.
"Yeah, Monthday. It's not his birthday, but since he's turning one month it's his Monthday." He walked off to Kai's room leaving Kagome grinning.
Inuyasha made his way into Kai's room and smiled at the little pajama clad baby wailing loudly in his crib. Inuyasha leaned over the crib and picked him up.
"Hey little guy, why the big fuss?" He asked him as he bounced him gently and made his way to the changing station. Kai's cries died down to small whimpers as Inuyasha began changing his diaper. Once his diaper was changed he picked him up and cradled him in his arms.
Inuyasha noticed that Kai had gotten a little bigger since he'd seen him last week. He also noticed that he was staring right at him, smiling. Inuyasha smiled back.
"Hey, you smile now!" He exclaimed happily. He felt something stir in his chest at the fact that Kai was smiling at him.
He knew he shouldn't be forming an attachment to a child that wasn't his and wouldn't be part of his everyday life past the next three months, but he couldn't help himself. Kai was always on his mind—so was his mother for that matter. Both Kai and Kagome had wiggled themselves into his thoughts and one of them was slowly weaseling themselves into his heart.
Inuyasha smiled down at Kai again before walking into the living room. He found Kai's bouncer by the couch and strapped him into it. Kai looked up at him with wide eyes before looking around the room. Inuyasha sat on the couch in front of him and picked up one of the bright blue bags. Kai's eyes wandered to it before looking elsewhere in the room. 'The kid sure does have a short attention span.' Inuyasha thought to himself as he pulled the gift from the bag.
"Hey little guy, look what I got you. You'll need these soon." Inuyasha said holding out three packs of multi-colored teething rings. He didn't know at what age he would need them, but he knew it was coming up.
Kai looked at the colorful rings in Inuyasha's hand, widened his eyes, and then looked away again. Inuyasha narrowed his eyes. If he didn't know better, he'd say the kid was blowing his gift off. Inuyasha tossed the teething rings to the side and grabbed another gift out of the bag.
"Fine, teething rings are boring, but how about these?" He asked as he pulled out a soft, baby sized football, soft blocks with ABC's on them and a Winnie The Pooh pacifier. He held them out one by one in front of Kai, only for him to glance and look away.
Inuyasha put those on the side with the teething rings and grabbed the second bag. He pulled out two packs of bottles; one was Winnie The Pooh and friends—to keep with Kagome's obsessive theme—and the other was sports themed. He held up both packs in front of Kai.
"What do you think about these?" He asked as Kai turned back towards him. Kai's eyes widened at the bottles and he began whimpering softly. Inuyasha arched an eyebrow. Were one month olds supposed to recognize bottles? Kai's cry got louder and Inuyasha dismissed the thought. Whether one month olds could or not, Kai did and he was hungry.
Inuyasha put the bottles with the other gifts and picked Kai up carrying him into the kitchen. He found Kagome standing at the bottle warmer, testing the temperature on a bottle. She turned to them and smiled.
"I was wondering when you'd come in here for this." She motioned for him to hand her Kai, but he instead took the bottle from her and began to feed him. Kagome smiled down at Kai and then looked back up to Inuyasha.
"I can do that, finish your food." She offered only to receive a head shake from Inuyasha. He was enjoying his little bonding moment. Kai kept his eyes on Inuyasha's as he drank the bottle. It was slightly unnerving. The last time he saw him he wouldn't keep his eyes open for longer than a minute, and now he wouldn't stop staring at him with those blue/grey eyes.
Inuyasha narrowed his eyes in thought; he'd have to read up on one month olds.
Since Inuyasha wasn't letting go of Kai anytime soon, Kagome decided to wash up the morning dishes and mix some more bottles for Kai. She was mixing the fourth and final bottle when a loud belch echoed in the kitchen followed by Inuyasha's laugh.
"I'd give that a ten out of ten." Inuyasha said smiling at Kai as he arranged him on his lap. He looked up at Kagome. "What did you want to do for his Monthday?"
Kagome put the bottles in the fridge and went to sit at the table opposite Inuyasha and Kai. She lifted her eyes to the ceiling and tilted her head in thought, biting her lower lip.
It was the sexiest thing Inuyasha had ever seen.
"I'm not really sure. I know Sango was supposed to be bringing him a present." Kagome answered, still looking at the ceiling and biting her lip. "I do have some errands to run though."
"They have the start of summer fireworks tonight. We can run your errands and then take Kai. It'll be fun; he'll love all the colors." Inuyasha said trying to hide his excitement. He usually went with his family to the annual start of summer fireworks every year, but he could stand to do something different.
Kagome tilted her head in thought again before finally nodding her agreement. "Okay, I guess we can go to the fireworks. I was going to skip them this year, but you're right, Kai would like the colors." She smiled at Inuyasha then moved to take Kai out of his arms. Inuyasha sighed loudly and handed him over. He really hated to admit it, but the kid was growing on him. Kagome laughed as she walked out of the kitchen.
"You can have him back after his bath, you big baby." She tossed over her shoulder. Kagome smiled to herself as she carried Kai into the bathroom. With one hand she filled his baby tub with a little water and tested the temperature. She slipped off his pajamas and diaper and sat him in his tub.
Kai's eyes wandered around as usual, never focusing on one thing for long. Kagome put a bit of baby soap on his towel and began quickly washing him. She wasn't entirely comfortable with him having long baths yet. What if he caught a cold? Colds for infants were the worse, or so she'd heard. She gently washed Kai's hair and rinsed it, quietly humming the whole time.
Her mind drifted to Inuyasha and the obvious affection he held for Kai. To the outside world, he would seem like a proud new father. But the fact of the matter was he wasn't a new father. He was a temporary stand in until they could get Kai's birth certificate fixed. Kagome frowned to herself. When the time came, would she be able to just kick him out of Kai's life?
'Very doubtful.' She thought to herself as she quickly grabbed Kai's dry towel and scooped him out of his tub. She carried him into his room and began drying him off. She didn't know Inuyasha that well, but she knew him well enough to know he wouldn't just disappear once the birth certificate came back. She could tell he was becoming extremely attached to Kai.
But, did she really care if he was attached?
Kagome thought about that as she put baby lotion on Kai and then slipped on his diaper. No, she didn't care. If she were to be honest, she was happy to have him around at the moment. It was nice to see that someone cared about her son as much as she did.
Kagome picked Kai up and laid him in his crib, while she walked over to his closet. Her eyes carefully skimmed over each and every outfit hanging in there.
"I can't decide which is better." She said to herself out loud. Since today was his 'Monthday', he needed to be extra cute.
"How about this one?" Kagome spun around to find Inuyasha standing by Kai's crib with a lopsided grin on his face and an infant outfit being held up in his hand.
The outfit included a baby blue and white button up shirt, a matching baby blue hat and dark blue jeans with white stitching. Inuyasha also held an all-white pair of little infant shoes. Kagome felt a smile blossom on her face.
"It's perfect!" She exclaimed as she snatched the outfit from him and grabbed a pair of blue socks and a white onesie from Kai's dresser. She began dressing him and afterwards brushed his hair before putting on his hat.
"Inuyasha hand me that camera on the dresser please." Kagome said as she beamed down at her little man. The outfit fit perfectly on him and her baby was all smiles for her. She needed to capture the moment.
Inuyasha stood next to her and began taking pictures of Kai while Kagome coaxed smiles from the little one. Once they had enough, she lifted him from his bed and headed to the living room to get him situated in his car seat. Inuyasha followed behind and reached into one of the bags sitting on the couch.
"Here, I got this with his outfit too." He said as he handed Kagome a blue spring jacket with a picture of Winnie-The-Pooh on the left side. Kagome smiled at Inuyasha as she slipped the jacket on Kai and put him in his seat, strapping him in. He stood and faced Inuyasha.
"That was really sweet of you Yash; you didn't have to do it, but you did. Thank you." She said softly as she smiled at him. She didn't know why, but the thought of him doing what he was doing for her son touched her. Even if it was only for a little while, she was glad Inuyasha was in their lives.
-X-
Once they left Kagome's apartment, Inuyasha informed her he wanted to stop at home to change. She didn't have any complaints so he headed up to his apartment to change while Kagome waited in the truck with a sleeping Kai. Kagome was mentally going through a grocery checklist in her mind when Inuyasha came out of his building.
He was dressed in an all blue short-sleeve button down shirt with a pair of blue jeans that looked perfect on him. In the back of her mind, Kagome realized that Inuyasha was slightly matching Kai. She smiled, but it died quickly when she noticed Inuyasha stop suddenly and scowl at someone to his left.
Kagome looked in that direction and saw a woman with short brown hair and a small frame walking towards Inuyasha. She looked back at Inuyasha to see him look briefly at the truck where she and Kai sat then back at the woman. He didn't look thrilled to see her.
'Must be his girlfriend.' Kagome thought to herself as the woman stopped in front of Inuyasha and said something to him. They were too far away for her to read their lips. It would be very awkward if she did turn out to be his girlfriend. Kagome was pretty sure that it would look bad to find your boyfriend with another woman and a baby.
Kagome saw Inuyasha say something back to the woman, his body tense as he pointed at something behind her. The woman winced and tried to move closer to Inuyasha while responding to him, but was stopped by Inuyasha's outstretched hand. He shook his head, said something else to her and turned towards the truck, walking away.
The woman looked at his back with despair written across her features. Her eyes then locked on Kagome's and that despair turned into a look that Kagome could only describe as loathing. Kagome raised an eyebrow at the woman and watched as she stormed away in the direction she came.
Inuyasha hopped in and slightly slammed his door, mumbling an apology when he realized Kai was in the back seat. He started the truck and immediately pulled out and headed towards the park. Both were silent during the drive, Inuyasha tense and brooding and Kagome trying to decide whether or not she should ask about what she witnessed.
She decided she should. "Hey, Inuyasha, what happened back there?" She asked softly. He looked pissed as hell and she didn't want to accidentally set him off. He exhaled a rough breath before answering.
"It was nothing. Just someone I used to see a bit ago." He figured she didn't need to know how long ago he actually used to see Iyana. Kagome nodded and let the situation drop. It really didn't concern her, it was his personal life and he was entitled.
The rest of the ride was spent in silence as Inuyasha dealt with whatever was going through his mind. She didn't ask and he didn't volunteer any information. Once they arrived at the park, Inuyasha hunted down a parking spot; finding one near the last row. It would be a bit of a walk, but it was a warm day so she wouldn't mind. Thankfully she had decided to bring Kai's stroller and his baby carrier with her; it would make the walking easier.
As they got out of the car, Kagome opened the back door to removed Kai from his seat and grab his diaper bag while Inuyasha got his stroller from the trunk and set it up. He then pushed it around to Kagome, taking the diaper bag from her as she situated and strapped Kai into the stroller. He was still fast asleep and she hoped he would wake up soon for the fireworks display. Inuyasha sat the diaper in the basket below the stroller before navigating through the parked, cars Kagome beside him.
The festival was already in full swing by the time they arrived. The festival lasted the entire first week of May and showcased many attractions; the fireworks being the main event. There were rides for children and adults to enjoy, concession stands, prize counters and more. Since the festival didn't have an official name, the locals began calling it the Start of Summer Festival.
Once they arrived in the park, Inuyasha headed straight to the ticket booth and ordered a roll for him and Kagome to share. He felt his phone vibrate in his pocket and grabbed it to check who was calling. His mother's cell number flashed across the screen and he hit the ignore button, sliding the phone back into his pocket. His family would be pissed that he had ditched them, but he was more interested in being with Kai and Kagome.
"What do you want to do first?" Kagome asked looking at the clock on her phone before chucking it back into her small purse. "We have about three hours until the fireworks start."
Inuyasha looked around and spotted a few shooting games he usually challenged his brother, Sesshomaru, to when they were together. Inuyasha nodded towards the stand. "I don't suppose you know how to use a rifle?" He asked, quirking an eyebrow at her.
Kagome quirked her own eyebrow and gave him a smirk before heading over to the stand and ripping off the required tickets. She lifted the gun and waited for the game to begin. Kagome let off her shots as each target made its appearance, drawing the attention of the small line next to her.
She hadn't missed one.
Kagome put the rifle back in its holder and smiled back at Inuyasha before turning to the attendee to claim her prize. She chose a big, cuddly brown stuffed puppy for Kai and made her way back to Inuyasha.
"So what are you, an assassin in your off time?" He joked as he took his turn at the stand. He hit all but one target, but was still allowed to choose a prize. He chose a green and orange giant snake and threw it over Kagome's shoulder.
"I'm guessing you aren't an assassin in your off time." Kagome stated as they moved on to the different stands, each challenging each other to games. By the time they hit half the parks games, Inuyasha was hauling a big plastic bag full of stuffed animals.
"Maybe you should go put those in the truck. I can't properly beat you at games with you hauling all that around." She pointed the huge bag slung over his shoulder. He laughed and agreed before heading back towards the parking lot.
Kagome pushed the stroller over to a bench and bent down to check on Kai. He was wide awake, his little eyes going crazy trying to see everything.
"Hey there baby, are you ready for your bah-bah?" Kagome cooed at him as she reached for his diaper bag and prepared him a bottle. She checked his diaper and determined he needed a change first.
She laid back his seat in the stroller and quickly changed his diaper before sitting on the bench to feed him. She placed a cover over him while he fed and smiled down at him. She couldn't wait until he was old enough to enjoy the festivals with her. She just knew it would be amazing to chase her little man around, playing games and getting stuffed on ice cream and buttery popcorn.
Kagome felt her own stomach begin to growl at the thought of food. She glanced around at the food stands and immediately decided on nachos and a caffeine loaded soda; she could be healthy another day.
Once Kai was done Kagome burped him and strapped him back into his stroller, putting the blanket over him. It was nice and warm out, but one could never be too safe. She was about to look for Inuyasha when her phone rang. She pulled it out of her purse and saw it was Sango calling.
"Hey Sang, what's up?" She asked as she answered the call.
"Umm, did you forget I said I was stopping by today?" Sango replied irritation evident in her voice. Kagome smacked her forehead and apologized, she had forgotten. "Where are you anyway, sounds noisy."
"Inuyasha thought it would be a good idea to bring Kai to the festival for his Monthday." Kagome replied while her eyes searched for Inuyasha. He'd been gone almost twenty minutes now.
"Monthday?" Sango asked sounding as confused as Kagome had earlier, causing Kagome to giggle.
"I'll explain that later. Listen, why don't you come up to the park?" Kagome suggested. "You could give Kai his present and watch the fireworks with us."
"Sounds good, see ya in ten sugar bear." Sango said as she disconnected. Kagome smiled and dropped her phone back into her purse.
"Gome!" Kagome turned towards the shouting voice to see Inuyasha walking towards her with another man. He was slightly shorter than Inuyasha, but not by much and had short black hair that was pulled into a low ponytail.
"This is my best friend, Miroku. I found him in the parking lot and thought he could join us." Inuyasha told her as he pointed to Miroku. Kagome smiled and said 'hi'.
"Well, the more the merrier. My best friend, Sango is also on her way up here." Kagome told him, noticing the interested gleam in Miroku's eyes.
"Would this Sango happen to be an attractive single woman?" Miroku asked her and she could swear she could see the wheels in his head spinning. Why not play devil's advocate?
"Oh, yeah! Sango's hot and looking for action." Kagome said with a smirk on her face. This would count as payback for Sango unknowingly embarrassing her in front of Inuyahsa.
Miroku broke into a full grin before putting an arm around Kagome's shoulder and urging her and the stroller towards the food stands. "Why don't we partake in the some cuisine while you enlighten me on your hot friend?"
Kagome laughed at his choice of words. "Sure, why not? As long as we get nachos." Inuyasha followed behind the two as they headed over to the nacho stand.
They each grabbed an order of nachos and a large soda before finding an empty table. Inuyasha sat near Kagome and Kai while Miroku sat across from them. Kagome filled Miroku in on all aspects of Sango's hotness, while Inuyasha listened and amused a wide awake Kai.
Kagome's phone rang again and Inuyasha heard her tell someone―likely Sango―that they were in the food court. His suspicions were confirmed when he heard his friend utter a disbelieving curse and Kagome's giggle. Inuyasha turned in the direction they were both looking to see Sango approaching, dressed in white skinny jeans and a tight pink tank top. Her long brown hair hung free and she was smiling brightly at Kagome.
Inuyasha looked back at his friend and let out his own laugh―men didn't "giggle"―at Miroku's "love at first sight" look. Sango finally made it to the table and plopped down next to Miroku.
"Figures you'd go straight for the nachos." She joked at Kagome before turning her attention to Inuyasha. She smirked at him and he suddenly felt uneasy. "Hey there, temporary baby daddy. How's life going?" She asked with a mischievous gleam in her eye.
Inuyasha glared at her before responding. "Awesome actually. Hey, Sango, I want you to meet my best bud Miroku. He's the drooling dud to your left." He pointed a thumb in Miroku's direction.
Sango turned and let her gaze run slowly from Miroku's face to his chest and further down. Kagome blushed and turned away towards Inuyasha when Miroku began his own eye treatment of Sango. Inuyasha chuckled, amused to see an apparent female version of his friend.
"Single?" Sango asked Miroku in a soft voice. His eyes returned to hers as he nodded his yes.
"Position?" He asked her in return, not noticing the uncomfortable looks Inuyasha and Kagome were exchanging.
"Top, always; I love control." She answered with a noticeable purr in her voice. Miroku smirked.
"That'll change tonight." He stated, standing and holding his hand out to her. She placed her hand in his and let him pull her up.
"Challenge accepted." She replied, licking her lips and smirking at him.
Kagome looked at the two with wide eyes. So, her plan of embarrassing Sango totally backfired. She looked to Inuyasha and noticed his back was to her as he leaned over Kai's stroller, his shoulders shaking with barely contained laughter.
Kagome was about to smack his shoulder when a woman's yell was heard. Inuyasha's head immediately perked up and looked around, before he went slightly pale.
"Inuyasha Hamada! How dare you ignore your mother's calls!" The woman shouted, drawing attention of everyone in the vicinity. "Get your ass over here now! And bring that young lady, what are you, ashamed?!"
Kagome's eyes widened once more as she slowly looked from the stunning older woman to Inuyasha.
"Oh, shit." He muttered, burying his face in his hands. Why the fuck did he ignore her calls?
A/N: Okay, I would like to start my three part apology by saying I love you all very much. It was not my intentions to disappear from this story for so long, but life happens and it happened in major ways. Things are calm now, so I can get back into the groove of things and pump out these chapters for you.
That part out of the way, here's my second part. I made this chapter extra long for you, in hopes I'll be forgiven. It was rough, seeing as Yash and Kagome wanted to go another way that I did not want them to go yet, but we got it together in the end. I do hope you enjoy.
As for my final part, review? Pweeeeaaasseeeee? You know you want to ^_^ Working on chapter 8 now, so shouldn't be long before you have it in your little hands. Now, if you'll excuse me, it's 3am and I'm fresh off work and tired as hell. Also, not that it needs to be said if you've read my other stories, but EVENTUALLY there will be chapters with sex in them. If that makes you squeamish, I'll put up a warning in whatever chapter it happens, but it won't be cut out. I'm not much for rules... Anywho, goodnight! And enjoy...and review and such...I'm rambling...