Taste Of Love

Kagome ran away from her demanding family and found herself right in the arms of Takahashi Inuyasha. Caught up in his world, it's getting hard for her to leave, for she has had her first taste of love.

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha. Rights are reserved fully to Rumiko Takahashi. This plot too isn't as original, so to those who have attempted before I have, they have full rights to this plot too. Anything else that is mentioned that isn't a figment of my imagination, I also disclaim.

Age Brackets: Kagome – 20, Sango – 22, Miroku – 25, Inuyasha – 26

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Intertwining Plans

"Sunny with a bit of cloud and drizzle by the late afternoon, but nothing that will pass up…" the weatherman reported on the television as a butt naked Kikyo lay on Inuyasha's bed, the covers up to her chin, as she flipped through the channels while Inuyasha was in the bathroom.

Last night was so fun! She squealed inwardly, loving how this man worked in bed. She sighed, not wanting to go to work that day, but without her perfect body, Playboy Japan would be nothing… or so she thought. Ten minutes later, Inuyasha walked out of the bathroom in khaki pants and a black wife-beater. He cocked an eyebrow as he looked over Kikyo who grinned at him from his bed.

"Morning, Inuyasha."

He nodded at her as he sat down on the bed as Kikyo crawled over to him, playing sensual kisses on his neck, her body still rather naked.

"Morning babe." He greeted as he allowed her to lay her ministrations about his neck and face. He had to admit, Higurashi Kagome held some sort of magical ecstasy around her, but Kikyo somehow knew his body. But there was always something missing…

Something he couldn't lay a finger on…

"I was wondering," Kikyo asked as she sat down beside him, pulling the covers up to her body, "why did you burn out on me like that yesterday?"

Inuyasha looked up at his ceiling. "I don't know." He replied, "I wasn't in the mood."

Kikyo giggled. "You in the mood now?"

Inuyasha looked at her before standing up. "It's late; I have to get to the office." Kikyo pouted as she stood up, bringing the sheets with her, trying to hide her body, yet both of them knowing she wanted to throw the covers down and get sexed all over again.

"Inuyasha!" Kikyo whined.

"Tell you what," Inuyasha said as he ran his fingers through his hair, which was expertly tied in a low pony-tail. Kikyo tilted her head, which she hoped was cute but Inuyasha found it, somewhat- repulsive?

"Yeah?"

"I get the month off in two weeks; we can go to my summer-home and spend some time together or something- if you have time."

Kikyo squealed. "REALLY? You don't have to spend time with those brats you usually hang around with every year?"

Inuyasha knew she meant Ai and Hikari. Every year's summer activity, he usually came along to watch Ai and Hikari. Last year as the first time Kyo, Kasumi and Ichiro went along and Inuyasha couldn't make it because of some serious business problem.

It normally annoyed Kikyo that he spent so much time with the kids than her…

Inuyasha nodded. "Yeah, I haven't heard any plans and usually they make it a few weeks before the breaks start. So I'm assuming I'm not part of this. We'll go to my summer home, just us two. Okay?"

Kikyo lunged at him and pressed her lips against his. He didn't bother responding but she pulled back, without a frown on her face.

"I love you!" She grinned and Inuyasha tilted his head.

"Put some clothes on and leave the house. I don't want people seeing you walking around in nothing."

Kikyo sighed. "Sometimes you're so sweet…other times you suck."

Whatever. Inuyasha thought as he saw Kikyo put her clothes on before walking out of his room, blowing a kiss over at him. He didn't know why, but his mind simply couldn't get over Higurashi Kagome…

-x-

"MAMA!" Ai squealed as she snuggled on Kagome's lap who grinned, playing with her goddaughter's hair. Hikari pouted, also wanting to be pampered by Kagome. Ai and Hikari had grown up around Kagome, and while Kagome was Ai's godmother, she was an appointed guardian for Hikari if anything should happen to Hikari's parents and godparents (Sango and Miroku were Hikari's godparents).

"No fair!" Hikari stomped and Kyo laughed at her, causing her to shoot him a dangerous look. Ichiro and Kasumi, who were, by far too young for such older kids' problems, sat by their parents, tired after playing in Ai's room.

"Hikari," Ayame said sternly, "don't be mean. Ai got to Auntie Kagome first."

"But," Hikari had balls of tears in her eyes, her cute shoulder length light brown hair shining in the light, "but I wanna sit on Kagi's lap!"

Kagome laughed as she ushered Hikari over, placing Hikari on her left knee and Ai on her right, as Kagome sat cross legged on the sofa. Hikari squealed and placed a wet kiss on Kagome's cheek before blowing a raspberry at Ai who turned her head away. Kyo waddled over and managed to nestle in the space between Ai and Hikari and Ayame squealed.

"KAGOME YOU ARE A CHILD MAGNET!"

Kagome grinned as she attempted to hug the three kids on her lap. "You all are so cute!"

Yuka and Sango walked out of the kitchen with trays of drinks and cookies. Almost instantly, Ai, Hikari and Kyo lunged off of Kagome to get first dibs on whatever was good to eat. Kasumi and Ichiro managed to pull Kyo aside to grab chocolate covered cookies. For revenge, Kyo drank two cups of fruit punch, Kasumi and Ichiro's favourite. Kasumi had balls of tears in her eyes and Kagome giggled, standing up to get a pitcher of fruit punch for the Falcon kids.

"The kids are so lucky," Ayumi grinned as Eri cocked her head.

"How so?"

"Ai, Hikari, Kyo, Kasumi and Ichiro are all growing up together," Ayumi stated, "Ai and Hikari were born together basically- they're all like siblings. Who knows, maybe in twenty years they'll be gathered in Ai's living room planning their summer activities with their kids while we old folks are sitting in a retirement home, cursing our children for being so evil."

Eri twitched. "I am not going to let Kasumi and Ichiro dump us in a retirement home!"

Hayabusa snickered. "Sweetheart, they're our kids… my parents are in a retirement home."

Eri shot him a glare. "That's because your father wanted to go to one, giving us our independence, unlike you, I tried making them stay with us!"

Kouga sniggered at the bantering couple before he turned to his daughter. "Hikari, slow down." He said in a fatherly tone as Hikari stopped gulping her ginger ale like a child deprived of liquids.

Kagome walked back with a pitcher of fruit punch and poured some for Kyo, Ichiro and Kasumi. Hojo gave his daughter a cookie and she sat in front of him, wearing white skirt, baby pink socks and a button up shirt that was white and had pink flowers decorating it. She had a small round face with sparkling brown eyes and light brown hair.

Kagome sighed. "Wow, your kids are so cute!"

Ichiro hesitantly walked over to Kagome and held a cookie up to her. He had, unlike his parents, a mix of blond and brown hair (dirty blond possibly?), and Kagome figured it was recessive genes from one of the parents. His eyes were a bright blue, an inheritance from his father, who had blue eyes and dark brown hair.

Ichiro wore jean shorts and a blue and white striped t-shirt. Kagome grinned as she opened her mouth, bending low so Ichiro could pop a cookie into her mouth. She grinned as she kissed his cheek.

"Thank you sweetie."

Ichiro gave a toothy smile as he ran back to his mommy, blushing and hiding his face in Yuka's pant leg. Yuka and Hayabusa laughed as Kagome leaned back, observing the children.

"Alright," Sango clapped her hands as the kids continued eating. It was almost noon and Sango would soon be offering lunch before their friends left around three pm. They all had plans for later that evening and called the gathering for the daytime.

"So we go to Inuyasha's place in two weeks time?"

Everybody nodded as Kagome crossed her arms. "What if he kicks us out saying he has no need for us lesser commoners?" She teased as Ayame faked a gasp.

"Then we'll sic the kids on him. I'm sure a hoard of children running after him with mud in their hands will make him surly change his mind."

The group broke into collective laughter as Kagome watched the children. "I'd say Kyo is most violent out of all of them." She mused. "It took Kasumi and Ichiro to pull him away from the cookies, yet the kid devoured all the fruit punch in twenty seconds flat."

Hojo grinned as Eri poked her husband's stomach. "Yeah, Kyo got that from his daddy."

"EH?" Hojo yelled, horrified his wife would say such a thing.

"It's true," Ayumi teased and Ayame ushered her daughter over.

"What's for lunch, mommy?" Ai asked her mother and the children nodded in agreement, wondering what was made for lunch that day.

"Nothing healthy, right?" Hikari piped, rather cheekily. Kagome laughed as Ayumi leaned against Daichi. Daichi was rather quiet the whole time, but he was like that. Strong yet silent.

"If you don't eat healthy," Daichi grinned at the little girl who looked over at him, "how are you going to beat up Kyo?"

Hikari shook her head. "I'm older than Kyo, Uncle Dai!"

Daichi glanced at Kyo who had a cheeky little grin on his face as he munched on a biscuit. "By the looks of it, he's gonna be bigger than you. He's only a year younger."

Hikari crossed her arms. "I'm still stronger."

"You're weak," Ai shot as Hikari kicked Ai's leg. Ai screamed as Kagome pulled Ai into her lap.

"No fighting you two, or you won't get Kagome's Special Cake…" Kagome waved her fingers around as Hikari and Ai's eyes widened. They loved Kagome's cakes.

"I love you Hikari!" Ai squealed cheekily as Hikari hugged her tightly, while she was still on top of Kagome's lap.

"These kids are way to smart for their own good…" Miroku shook his head, rather amused at their children's behavior.

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Inuyasha tapped his pen on his desk at the office, his buzzer ringing off the hook but he didn't want to get it. He was thinking about the summer. About what would happen in two weeks…

Yes, he had met a very sexily amazingly hot woman, Higurashi Kagome, but that meant nothing. He loved Kikyo. He pulled out a velvet box from his back pocket and stared at it, thinking hard.

He would propose to her in two weeks.

She would be Mrs. Inuyasha Takahashi soon after that. He sighed as he snapped the box shut as his secretary opened the door, frowning.

"Why didn't you knock?" He demanded as she pointed at the phone.

"Mister Miroku Lin on line five saying it's an emergency."

Inuyasha glared at her as she walked out of the room, shaking her head, saying something about rich business snobs…

Note to self, fire her… He thought as he picked up the phone and greeted his friend.

"What's up?" Inuyasha asked as he started at some document in front of him.

"Got summer plans?" Miroku asked, hoping Sango wouldn't hear him. The guests had already left and he wanted to ask Inuyasha if it was okay they ambushed his summer home.

"Yeah- you guys?"

"Somewhat."

"Where you guys going this time?"

"That's the problem- I wanted to ask…"

Miroku cringed as Sango screamed his name. "MIROKU! COME OVER HERE! WHY IS THERE A BEER BOTTLE IN THE FRIDGE, IN AI'S REACH!"

Inuyasha would've laughed at Miroku blubbering. "Uh….uh… I'll call you later!" Miroku hung up before he went to tend to his wife. Inuyasha shook his head as he hung up the phone. Normally, when the group made plans, they made it then informed him. However this time, nobody said anything so he assumed it was some next thing, like going to stay with Ai's grandmother or something…

Inuyasha stood up and walked to the large window and looked out, scanning the busy city.

Two more weeks…

-x-

"What does Ai mean, Mama?" Ai asked at bedtime while Kagome tucked her in.

The group had left and only Ayame, Kouga and Hikari at the Lin residence. Kagome had explained everything to Ayame and she hugged her tightly, telling her if she needed anything, she can ask either herself or Kouga anytime. Kagome appreciated it.

"It means Love, sweetie."

Ai smiled. "Why did Mommy and Daddy name me Ai?"

Kagome grinned. "They didn't."

"They didn't?" Ai cocked her head and Kagome kissed her nose.

"It's because I did."

Ai's eyes widened. "Really?"

"Yes really," Kagome nodded as she pulled the covers up to Ai's chin, "now get to sleep love. We have a full day of fun tomorrow. Prepare you for the summer."

Ai grinned as she kissed Kagome's cheek before Kagome went to turn off the lights. She walked downstairs and grinned, sitting on the single seat, staring at her friends on the loveseat.

"She in bed?" Miroku asked.

Kagome nodded. "Yep."

"Question," Sango started as Kagome got comfortable, "you introduced yourself to Inuyasha as Higurashi Kagome, right?" Sango asked, knowing that Kagome handed a folder to Inuyasha, and knowing him, he probably introduced himself."

Kagome nodded, wondering what she was getting at.

Sango cursed. "Shit… I introduced you as Higurashi Kagome to the guys' yesterday- what if word leaks and Akira gets notice you're in Hong Kong?"

Kagome frowned. "Snap, you're right…"

Miroku shook his head. "Souta is in on this, right?"

Kagome nodded slowly.

"Suppose that Akira and Korari get hold that you're in Hong Kong, which I doubt because Ayame won't say anything and the others have no idea about it and Inuyasha has better things to do then get a reward that is considered pocket change to him. But suppose that word leaks out, Souta will tell us and we'll ship you off to Russia if we have to." Miroku grinned and Kagome rolled her eyes.

"What if they like- air it on national television?" Sango raised a brow.

"They won't," Kagome laughed, "they know if I saw the commercial I'll go to mars or something."

Miroku laughed. "Definitely."

"So what now?" Kagome cocked her head.

"Movies." Sango grinned, "Lots and lots of movies!"

Kagome rolled her eyes as Miroku popped in some movie Kagome never heard about before but figured, if the Dr. Miroku Lin and Barrister Sango Lin owned the movie; it ought to be good.

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Note: Next chapter jumps 2 weeks ahead. Be prepared.