CH. 18

Kagome was home about three hours later. She walked in and closed her door, slipping off her shoes at the entrance. She turned on her lamp, making her jump and shriek in fright at what she saw. Inuyasha was lying down on her sofa, opening one eye after her shriek of horror.

Kagome put her hand to her chest, glaring at Inuyasha.

"What the hell are you doing?! Are you trying to scare me to death?!" Inuyasha stretched and sat up lazily.

"Nope. I was waiting." Kagome sat down as she removed her earrings and placed them on the living room table.

"Right. You were waiting for him to come up here so you can beat him, weren't you?" Inuyasha glanced away, realizing she had thought of one of his earlier ideas.

"No, not really." Kagome leaned back and crossed her arms.

"Then what was it? Why are you waiting here?" Inuyasha sat forward, staring intently at her.

"I was waiting for you." Kagome tilted her head, her brows creasing.

"Me? Why were you waiting for me?" Inuyasha smirked, making her blink.

"So I can ask you out." Kagome raised her eyebrows, thinking it was the sweetest thing anyone had ever done for her. She smiled shyly.

"Really?" Inuyasha nodded.

"So what do you say? Wanna go with me on date?" Kagome eyed him for a second.

"On a realdate?" Inuyasha smirked and nodded.

"Yeah. No making out in my office." Kagome blushed but smiled anyway.

"That sounds nice, I'd like that."

Staying silent for a couple of seconds, Kagome stood.

"You leaving? Kagome shook her head.

"Not unless you want me to stay." Kagome smiled and walked to her room.

"I'm gonna go change, I'll be back." Inuyasha nodded as he watched her leave.

"Fine. Then maybe you can tell me what happened on your date." He chuckled as he heard Kagome yell from her room.

"I knew it! "

***

Sango awoke slowly; she could hear someone ringing her doorbell. She glanced at the clock and grimaced.

'Two hours my ass!'

Standing up, she yawned and stretched as she made her way to the front door.

"Coming!"

She opened the door and gasped. The sight before her made her want to fall to her knees, holding her stomach as she laughed to her heart's content.

Standing in her doorway, was Miroku. He had this funny looking men's wig on, blond, green contacts, a bouquet of lilies, and a white lunch bag.

He arched his eyebrow sarcastically, making her laugh out loud at the whole sight of him. He let himself in and watched as Sango closed the door and sank to the carpeted floor in laughter.

"Y-You're crazy!" Miroku chuckled as he set the bag down along with the bouquet.

"What? You wanted to see Toji? Don't I look like him?" Sango stood up groggily and patted him on the back.

"Sure! Exactly like him!" She giggled some more and sat down, taking the bouquet in her hands and smelling the lilies.

"Oh Miroku, you really shouldn't have." He chuckled as he took off the wig and smiled.

"Sure I did. Consider it an apology for the office deal, and the cat." Sango eyed him then smiled.

"Okay. You're forgiven."

While Sango began to take everything out of the lunch bag, Miroku asked to borrow her bathroom, saying contacts weren't the easiest to put on or take off.

He came back to see Sango practically water at the cheeseburger. Waiting for him to sit down, she took a bite of her burger and sighed delightedly while she munched. Miroku eyed her.

"That good?" Sango nodded as she swallowed her food.

"There's just something about diners. I love their food!" Miroku chuckled as he began to eat his fries.

"So, what happened? I mean, if you and Kagome were so in love with these guys, why break up?" Sango took another bite and covered her mouth with her hand while she chewed and talked.

"Well, they both got a scholarship to leave the city. Kagome and I didn't think it was fair to hold onto them." She swallowed her food. "You know long distance and all that?" Miroku nodded.

"Yeah. So, you dated, loved, and broke up, just like that?" Sango nodded, stuffing her mouth with fries happily.

"Uh huh." Miroku took a bite of his burger, his eyes widening in delight.

"You're right! This is good!" Sango giggled as she tried not to choke.

"Cover your mouth!"

They laughed as they ate their meal, talking about how high school was for Sango and Kagome.

***

Kagome sat Indian style on her bed while Inuyasha eyed her. They were playing their third round of cards, and it was a tie.

The winner would announce where the date would be held. Inuyasha won once, so he said what day. Kagome had won once also, saying what time.

Inuyasha suddenly felt nervous, he wanted to win. He wanted to win so he could pick the place and show Kagome that Mr. Perfect wasn't so fucking perfect after all! He wanted to show her that HE could make it worth her while and more.

Kagome felt like laughing out of nervousness. She really wanted to win. If she won, she could pick the place and show him that Mamoru wasn't Mr. Perfect, as he had accused. She wanted to show him what she really wanted, that she didn't expect anything from him.

"Okay. What you got?" Kagome eyed him.

"You first." Inuyasha felt like growling.

"Ladies first." Kagome paled and puffed up some courage. She knew there was no way he could beat her.

Inuyasha got fed up with her winning face and threw his cards down.

"Full house!" Kagome smirked and laid her cards down gently, one after the other.

"What's this called again? A Royal Flush?"

Inuyasha paled and glared at her, watching as she giggled and tapped her index finger against her chin.

"Let me see, where should we go?" Inuyasha crossed his arms and waited.

"Come on wench, I ain't got all day!" Kagome laughed and waved him off.

"I have the perfect place! Not to mention their food is exquisite!" Inuyasha scoffed.

"Better not be where you went tonight." Kagome frowned.

"Honestly Inuyasha, why do you have to pick on him for?" Inuyasha turned his head.

"Feh! I could smell his rich, snobby ass anywhere!" Kagome blinked.

"Smell?" Inuyasha opened his eyes wider, cursing himself for the slip up.

"I gotta go." Standing up, he made way to leave her room.

Kagome beat him to it and blocked the doorway.

"You've got some explaining to do! Tell me what you meant." Inuyasha crossed his arms and turned his face.

"Feh! I don't have to tell you a damn thing!" Kagome pushed him by surprise, making him stumble back.

"Oh, yes you do! If you don't I'll cancel our date and never speak to you again!" Inuyasha turned to stare at her quickly.

"You wouldn't . Kagome narrowed her eyes to him.

"Try me." Inuyasha didn't like this.

"What do you wanna know?"

Kagome advanced on him reaching up for his cap. Inuyasha yanked her hand down, glaring.

"Why do you always wear caps and bandanas?" Inuyasha threw her hand away.

"Cuz' I like it!" Kagome didn't look convinced.

"Then let me see it." Inuyasha backed away from her.

"No!" Kagome placed her hands on her hips.

"Whatever it is your hiding, you can tell me. Don't you trust me, Inuyasha?" Inuyasha glanced away. He wanted to trust her; she was as close to him as Sango and Miroku were. Miroku being the soul-carrying-secret of course.

"I trust you, Kagome. But I can't, not right now." Kagome sighed and hugged her arms.

"What is it? Why does it bother you so much?" Inuyasha shrugged his shoulders.

"It doesn't bother me. It just…" Kagome turned her head.

"I thought you said we were friends to begin with. You said you wanted me to confide in you before Sango, remember?" Inuyasha lazily grinned.

"Yeah." Kagome walked to him and placed her hand on his arm, staring up at him.

"Then tell me as your friend, your trusted friend." Inuyasha sighed.

"You're not gonna like it." Kagome gave him a stern look.

"Let me be the judge of that."

Inuyasha walked to her door and closed it, Kagome giving him a puzzled look. He walked back to her and stood in front of her.

"I just don't want you to run away." Kagome sighed in agitation.

"You sound like you've got horns growing from your head! Take the cap off."

Inuyasha cringed. 'Actually ears.'

He took his cap off and ran his hand through his hair, all the while keeping a straight face.

Kagome didn't run away.

Kagome slowly brought her hand to cover her mouth, her eyes widening. Now she had remembered what she had seen that day in his office, while they were making out.

"Oh. My…" Inuyasha was just waiting for her to scream and bolt out the door, yelling monster.

"That…" Kagome took a small step back, making Inuyasha lean back, wondering if he should block the door and hold her down while she did her rampage.

Closing his eyes, he braced himself.

'This is it. She's gonna run any second now. Damn! I shouldn't have scared her off!'

Before he knew it, he felt his breath leave his body as he felt something slam into his chest, making him fall back on her bed.

'She hits me then makes a run for it? Smart.'

When he opened his eyes, Kagome was on top of him. Rubbing his ears like they were stuffed animals. He groaned as he took a breath.

"Think you can get off me now?" Kagome was screaming alright, screaming in excitement.

"Wow! These are so-o cool! Why didn't you tell me sooner?! " Inuyasha managed to roll them both over, Kagome was still giggling as her hands never left the fuzzy soft dog ears.

"Oh my Gods!! This is so awesome!" Inuyasha grimaced.

"Having fun?" Kagome nodded happily.

"Can we have a date where I can rub these all day?" Inuyasha scowled at her.

"Not on your life." Kagome frowned, pouting like a little girl.

"C'mon! Please. I promise I'll be gentle." Inuyasha smirked.

"You can be gentle all you want, but I won't promise the same thing."

Kagome giggled as he attacked her neck, nipping her soft flesh. Inuyasha leaned up and stared at her.

"So you really don't mind?" Kagome waved him off.

"Of course I don't ". Inuyasha sat up, bringing her with him.

"Good. Cuz' now I have to explain something to you." Kagome raised a brow, but let him continue.

"Kagome, you have to know. There are some things out there that you don't know exist." Kagome nodded.

"Like?" Inuyasha sighed.

"Remember your grandfather, that warning he gave us before we left?" Kagome nodded.

"About demons? " Inuyasha nodded.

"Yeah well, I'm hanyou. " Kagome giggled and playfully hit his arm.

"Right, tell me something else like Santa is real." Inuyasha didn't look like he was kidding.

"I'm serious , Kagome. Sesshomaru is full demon. And there are others who are too, they just hide it." Kagome gave him a boring stare.

"Like who? Name a couple." Inuyasha frowned.

"Kouga's one." Kagome sighed.

"You wouldsay that about Kouga." Inuyasha shook his head.

"I'm serious! Why do you think he calls me Dog-shit and I call him a mangy-Wolf?" Kagome took this in carefully.

"So he's a wolf demon? And you're a Dog demon? Doesn't that make you two related?" Inuyasha glared at her.

"I'd rather die!" Kagome giggled.

"Fine. Who else?"

"Ayame, Hiten from cube twenty-five, Kagura-" Kagome shook her head.

"No way. That's crazy." Inuyasha sighed.

"As crazy as it seems, we're out there. Believe it or not." Kagome nodded.

"Does anyone else know, about your cute little ears?" Inuyasha grimaced at the way she described his ears.

"No. Well, Miroku, but that's it." Kagome leaned forward, making him lean back suspiciously.

"You've never told any of your girlfriends?" Inuyasha shook his head.

"Are you crazy?! Hell no! You're the first one."

Kagome felt like crying all together.

'I'm the first one, ME! '

Kagome pushed herself on Inuyasha, kissing him as they fell off the bed. Kagome was atop of him, her hands to his face, while his hands were on her hips. She stopped the kiss and stared at him lovingly.

"Thank you. For letting me know first." Inuyasha smirked.

"Feh, guess I shouldn't tell you about my fangs and claws then." Kagome shrieked and sat them both up, examining his hands in wild excitement.

"How come I never noticed them before? Or your fangs?" Inuyasha grinned as he nuzzled her neck.

"Let me, let you feel my fangs. "

Kagome felt his lips on her neck. Her body quickly stiffened as she felt his fangs gently graze her neck, making her body grow hot and wild with goose-bumps.

Inuyasha whispered huskily into her ear, his fangs going over her ear lobe.

"You smell a little hot there, Kagome." Kagome heard him sniff her. She stood up with alarm and ran to her bedroom bathroom, shutting and locking the door on him.

Inuyasha chuckled as he stood and walked over, knocking on the door.

"Kagome, let me in." He could hear her muffle around.

"You can smell me?!" He chuckled some more leaning against the door.

"I can do a lot of things, baby. Let me in."

"No way! Not if you can smell me! That's so embarrassing!"

"Kagome, I gonna break this door down if you don't let me in." He could hear her come closer to the door.

"Y -you wouldn't " . Inuyasha grinned.

"You wanna try my strength?"

She un-locked the door, her face was beat red with embarrassment. Inuyasha laughed by mistake, pointing at her face and she shut and locked the door.

"I'm sorry! C'mon, open the door."

"No!"

"Kagome."

"Nuh uh! You were laughing at me." He chuckled, noticing how she sounded like a spoiled little girl.

"Okay. I promise I won't laugh and I'll try not to smell you."

"You promise?"

"I cross my heart."

The door opened and Kagome walked out, making sure to keep a safe distance from him. Inuyasha leaned against the wall, placing his hands in his pockets.

"You scared of me, now?" Kagome shook head as she placed half of her body in the bed sheets.

"No. I just don't want you to smell me anymore." Inuyasha bit his lip from chuckling.

"Well that's kinda hard to do. Besides..." He walked over to her bed and sat down next to her.

"I like your scent." Kagome tilted her head, bringing her knees up for her arms to wrap around them.

"So if there really are demons and you say you're half, what else is there?" Inuyasha sighed.

"First of all, there really are demons. And yeah, I'm half." Kagome bit her lip.

"How are you half, I don't get it." Inuyasha glanced away, hating to explain this part.

"My father was full demon, my mother was human." Kagome nodded slowly, noticing how softly he had spoken.

"Why do you sound so sad?" Inuyasha sighed again, keeping his gaze to the floor.

"To be a half-breed isn't normal. People like me, aren't wanted." Kagome leaned her head on her knees, staring at Inuyasha saddened expression.

"Why? What's the big deal?" Inuyasha leaned his elbows on his knees, his gaze still on Kagome carpeted floor.

"Back then, it was the Law I guess. It was forbidden for Demons to take Humans as a mate. You were either Demon or Human, you couldn't be both." Kagome nodded slowly, hugging her knees tighter.

"Mate? What does that mean?" Inuyasha lazily grinned, glancing at her.

"That's when someone of our kind takes, I dunno, a bride? It's kinda like getting married, except when we do, there's no turning back from there." Kagome tilted her head in confusion.

"What do mean, no turning back?" Inuyasha tapped his chin.

"When we mate, we mate for life. If one dies, the other usually follows." Kagome nodded then shook her head.

"Usually?" Inuyasha laid back on her bed, bringing his hands behind his head as he gazed at her ceiling fan.

"Yeah. If one dies, you're supposed to follow. For example, Sesshomaru is my half-brother. His mother was demon and so was my father. I don't know what happened with that, but she died. My father was supposed to follow her, but I don't know what happened. Later on, he found my mother and that's that." Kagome nodded.

"Oh. How strange." Inuyasha glanced at her.

"Why strange?" Kagome shrugged.

"When we marry, and one dies, we usually carry on. Especially if we have a child." Inuyasha nodded.

"Yeah, and humans also tend to marry about five times." Kagome frowned.

"So? How does one know that his or her Mate is the right one?" Inuyasha chuckled.

"We just know. It's not like picking fruit, Kagome. Believe it or not, we're careful about that. It's a feeling that we're supposed to get after dating. If we feel like we can't live or breathe without them, we ask them to be our mate. If we feel like they're a pain in the ass, then we leave 'em and keep on looking." Kagome sighed.

"Sounds complicated." Inuyasha shrugged.

"Hardly."

Kagome blew at her bangs, feeling her breath on her forehead. She glanced at Inuyasha.

"Is that why you and Sesshomaru don't along well?" Inuyasha grinned and chuckled.

"Something like that." Kagome creased her brows in anger.

"That'sstupid! I'd have a dozen hanyou babies just to show demon society that they can kiss my ass!" Inuyasha sat up chuckling, watching Kagome cross her arms and pouting.

"That'd be something, let me tell you."

Kagome smirked, laughing with Inuyasha in the end.