Chapter 8

Moi-Moi: Hey yall! I'm going to try again. I realized that there are people out there who want to see this story get finished. How can I disappoint you Kikyou-Haters out there? Also, I plan to do at least one update every month. Let's see how long I can last at it…

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"Did you tell them what happened?" Kagome asks as she looks down the well. Inuyasha looks up at her and shakes his head in the negative. "Why not?" Kagome asks.

"It never really crossed my mind," Inuyasha says. Kagome sighs a little before looking back up the ladder.

"At least they didn't have to go through the mourning. That's a good thing. Right?" Kagome asks. She looks back down at Inuyasha, but he was already moving. Kagome let out a squeal as he lifted her onto his shoulder and out of the well.

"Another second of that and I would have gone crazy," Inuyasha mumbles.

"What?" Kagome asks and fixes her short kimono. She looks up at him with a curious look and Inuyasha sighs at her.

"You're such a tease," he says. He holds her face in his hands before placing a kiss to her forehead. "Let's go," he says. Kagome watches him leave the well house before sighing and following him. 'I give up.'

"Mama! We're home!" Kagome yells loudly as she enters the house. The two ears upon Inuyasha's head instinctively flatted to block out the yelling.

"I'm in the kitchen dear!" a feminine voice yelled back. Kagome took Inuyasha's clawed hand and pulled him into the kitchen after her.

"Hi, mama," Kagome says. The middle aged woman turns around and wipes her wet hands on the front of her apron. She has a pleasant smile on her that emphasized the wrinkles in her soft face.

"It's wonderful to see you dear. Inuyasha-kun it's nice to see you visit too. It's been too long," Mama Higurashi answers. Kagome left Inuyasha's side and went to embrace her mother. The two shared a long hug while Inuyasha stood back awkwardly. "Don't just stand there Inuyasha-kun. Get over here and hug me." Doing what he was told, the hanyou lightly embraced Kagome's mother.

"Where are Souta and Jii-chan?" Kagome asks.

"You're grandfather went to the doctor and Souta went with him. I didn't even have to force him to go. He went willingly. It's strange. Jii-chan is usually so stubborn about going to the doctor," Mama Higurashi says with a shrug. Kagome laughs a little and smiles at her other.

"I missed you Mama," Kagome says.

"I missed you too sweetie; both of you," she says.

"Mama…there's something we have to talk about. It's really important," Kagome says and wrings her hands. Kagome keeps her eyes away from her mother when she says this. This rouses Mama Higurashi's suspicion. The mother looked from her daughter, to the young man she considered a son, and back to her daughter.

"Okay? What is it Kagome?" she asks.

"Let's sit down. This is pretty big," Kagome says.

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"I can't believe this," Mama Higurashi says and stares astonished at the dining table. Her daughter had died. Died! She had been dead for about a month and she hadn't known. On top of it all, she finds out her daughter was "mated" to Inuyasha.

Inuyasha's ex- had killed Kagome….

Inuyasha had slipped into depression from it…

Mama Higurashi looked back up at the young couple across the bale from her with her mouth agape. How could she not have known? Maybe all this time in the feudal era wasn't best. She had been lenient with Kagome. She had let her go back and fight these demons and evil creatures. But, where did it get her? Killed. That's where it got her.

"Mama? What's wrong?" Kagome asks nervously.

"Kagome, I'm not sure if I can allow you to go back to the feudal era after this. I mean this is too much. I was lenient with you because I believed that you were with good hands and I thought I could trust you, but look what happens.

"You go off and get mated first of all. Did you even ask me about this? Did you even think how I would feel? Kagome you're fifteen! Then, you get yourself kidnapped and killed!" Mama Higurashi exploded.

"Mother!" Kagome exclaimed. What was wrong with her mother? Inuyasha watched the woman with a mix of sadness, regret, and fear. Would she forbid Kagome from seeing him? Would she try to take Kagome away from him?

"Don't 'mother' me Kagome. Don't you see how serious this is? You died! I'm sorry Kagome. But, you're not allowed to go back. I can't lose you. You're my only daughter; my little girl. I need you here where I can keep an eye on you," Mama Higurashi says with a stern face. Kagome's jaw drops as she stares at her mother with a disbelieving look.

"You can't do that! Mother please! You have to understand! The feudal era is my home!" Kagome yells.

"Kagome don't you understand! I won't lose you again. I promised myself I would let you take care of your responsibilities. This Naraku person is dead. They don't need you anymore."

"But mom! The jewel shards!"

"I'm sure Inuyasha can find them on his own," Mama Higurashi said with finality in her voice. Kagome looked at the hanyou then. She was just realizing that he had been silent this whole time. Inuyasha only stared back at her with a sad look. "I won't forbid you from seeing him. Inuyasha you are still welcome here. It is the least I owe you for the many times you risked your life for my daughter's."

"Thank you," Inuyasha says and looks at the woman. Kagome looks at both of them with even more disbelief. She growls loudly before slamming her hands down onto the table. Then, she stood at once and left them alone.

"Kagome!" Mama Higurashi yelled after her daughter. She watched as Inuyasha followed after her. A wave of guilt and regret hit the woman. Was she doing the right thing? Was it wrong of her to worry? She was only doing what any mother would do.

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The next morning, Kagome woke to warmth wrapped around her. She wriggled a bit, but was restricted. After some time, she managed to turn around. She came face to face with a snoozing Inuyasha. How was he still asleep? She thought he would have woken up by now. A happy grin makes its way to her face as she untangles herself from his embrace.

Her mother had been unrelenting. She still refused to let the young girl go back to the past. But, after many hours of thinking it over, Kagome saw it from her mother's eyes. Although she did not like her choice, it was what any mother would do. But, Kagome still felt betrayed. It felt like her own mother didn't trust her anymore. But of course, it wasn't that she didn't trust Kagome. It was that she didn't trust Kikyou. If she could kill once, she could do it again.

"You okay?" Inuyasha asks his mate softly. Kagome looked over at him and nodded in the affirmative.

"I'm alright I guess."

"You're not mad at me are you?"

"No. You were only being respectful. I should be proud of you. Maybe I have taught you something. At least she didn't forbid us from seeing each other," Kagome says with a small smile.

"Even if she had, I still would have snuck over here. The old man's fake ofuda can't keep me away from you," Inuyasha says and pulls Kagome to him. The girl giggles lightly as he nuzzles her neck.

"You know, if my mom catches us like this, she might just forbid you from seeing me," Kagome joked. He answered her but it was a muffled reply. But she was sure that he was expressing his lack of caring with a few curses added in. Kagome rolled her eyes and tweaked his ear.

"We need to get ready. We're going shopping today," Kagome says. Inuyasha lets out a loud groan and Kagome giggles at him.

~~ ((Shopping 2:00)) ~~

Kagome rushed about the grocery store while chatting animatedly. Inuyasha followed after her with an amused look on his face. He didn't speak. He only watched her as she spoke and asked questions about her choices. He preferred to watch her anyways. She was wearing the same light blue dress she had worn all those months ago. He can still remember her way back when she somehow got back to the feudal era after he sent her back and took the jewel shards. She had been worried…about him.

"What about these? I think they're nice," Kagome comments and looks at some sort of produce. Inuyasha doesn't answer her but she picks them up anyway. He on the other hand was wearing a red bandana over his ears, a red tee, and jeans. Kagome had even gotten him to wear shoes. He wasn't too fond of these sneakers, but it made her happy. "I think that's it."

"You said that thirty minutes ago," Inuyasha remarked dryly. Kagome looked at him and rolled her eyes.

"Wait! I need to get some more flour!" Kagome says and walks off. With a heavy sigh, Inuyasha follows after her. In the back of his mind, he recognizes several scents nearby. But, Kagome was moving out of sight so he followed after her. It probably wasn't important…

~~ (At Home 5:00) ~~

"You sure you bought enough stuff?" Inuyasha asks with amusement in his tone. Kagome looks at him, ready to answer. When she saw his teasing look, she stuck her tongue out at him instead.

"Meanie. Keep this up and you won't get dinner," Kagome says. She shuts the door behind her and heads up to her room. Inuyasha follows after her quickly up the stairs.

"Don't be so mean Kagome," Inuyasha says and hugs her from behind. Kagome rolls her eyes. This was the full-demon talking. When he started to kiss her neck and nibble up her jaw line, her eyes closed and she bared her neck to allow him better access. His hand slips under her shirt slowly and begins to caress her flat stomach.

Then, Kagome pulled away from Inuyasha. She could see the confusion in his eyes, but she smirked wickedly at him. She pulled him over to her bed before pushing him back onto it. Inuyasha looked up at her with a curious look. Kagome was over him in a second. She began straddling him just before grabbing his shirt collar and covering his mouth with hers.

The kiss was heated and passionate. Both could tell where this was heading. Slowly, Inuyasha's hand moved up her thigh and disappeared under her dress. Kagome let out a moan before her hands moved down to the zipper of his jeans.

"Kagome! Are you in here!" a feminine voice called out. Both teens pulled away from each other before turning to the door. "Oh my God! We're so sorry! Your mom let us in. We just came up," Yuka said and looked away. She backed away with Eri and Ayumi leaving behind her. The three girls left them alone. Kagome climbed off Inuyasha before looking back at him with a red face.

Inuyasha got off the bed before fixing his pants. Kagome fixed her hair and clothes the best she could before clearing her throat. She looked up at Inuyasha again and froze. 'Where's his bandana!'

"What?" Inuyasha asked.

"Where's your bandana?" Kagome asks and points to his ears. The hanyou feels atop his head before his eyes goes wide.

"Shit," Inuyasha curses.

"Yeah. What you said," Kagome says.

~~ ((Later…8:00)) ~~

"So, you're dating a half-demon?"

"Uh, yeah. I guess," Kagome says and chuckles nervously. Inuyasha was sitting on the floor next to her with Eri, Yuka, and Ayumi sitting across from them. Ayumi kept staring at his ears, Eri kept asking stupid questions, and Yuka kept giving him weird looks.

"How long have you two known each other?" Ayumi asks with a cautious smile. Inuyasha's right ear twitches and her eyes go wide. He notices a sort of happiness in them and smirks.

'So the onna likes my ears?'

'Don't even think about it. Leave the girl alone. Don't you think finding out about all this is enough?'

'Nope.'

Just like that, the right ear twitched again. This time, he had Yuka's attention. He twitches both of them. Inuyasha can hear a silent squeal from Ayumi.

'Isn't this hilarious! Look at them! Hah!'

'No. Kagome won't like you messing with her friends.'

'She won't care. I'm just playing with them. You'd understand if you had ears like mine.'

'Asshole.'

"So, does this mean that you're not a virgin anymore Kagome?" Eri asks. The room went silent. 'Oh boy. Why didn't I say his ears were fake? Why didn't I say he was a cosplayer!'

"Can I get you girls anything?" Mama Higurashi asks as she enters the room. She starts cleaning up the empty cups on the table before leaving to refill them.

"I still can't believe you fooled us for so long," Eri mutters.

"Don't worry bout that. It wasn't that hard," Inuyasha says with a bored look. Kagome quickly elbowed him in the ribs for it. "What?" he asks her.

'It's not my fault her friends are retarded and clueless…'

'Nice. Now she's pissed at us.'

'She's not pissed at me.'

'Quit bein' an ass kisser. As far as she knows, you thought it too.'

'This is unfair. I get blamed for you two idiots mistakes. I need my own body again…'

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Moi-Moi: I'm sorry you guys. But, I'm running low on inspiration right now. Motivation, I have. Inspiration, I lack. So, let me know how you guys feel. Hate Kikyou? Love Kagome? Hate Urasuei for causing all this? Love Inuyasha's demon side? Let me know!

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