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Kagome drove her car to the café and waited inside for Inuyasha. He got there a couple of minutes after her. He walked up to her with his arms opened wide and asked, "Can I have a hug?" She happily agreed. She got up and gave him a hug. She rested her head on his chest and he rested his nose at the crook of her neck. He nuzzled her and sighed in contentment. They finally broke apart after a few minutes. They sat across from each other. Inuyasha had put on some loose fitted jeans and a white t-shirt. Kagome still had on her scrubs from earlier. They ordered some coffee and just sat there in a comfortable silence. After their coffee they decided to take a walk. They walked hand in hand for a good while just looking at the stars; enjoying each other's company.

Inuyasha was enjoying his time with Kagome but their situation was eating him alive. He knew he had to tell her but when was the right time? He didn't want to tell her when she wasn't physically able to do anything. He looked down at his feet and sighed. It had to be done. And his dad was right, the longer they waited, the sicker she would become and the more likely she would die; and he would die shortly thereafter, from heartbreak. He sighed again. He looked over to her and saw how happy she was. He couldn't do it now, they just got together. If he told her this now, she would be totally scared and probably livid. So he pushed their dire situation to the back of his mind for now, he wanted to spend time with his girlfriend.

Monday came and went and now it was September 17th, Inuyasha and Kagome's birthday! Inuyasha woke up to his phone ringing. He got it without looking at the ID. "Hello?" He was still half asleep.

"Happy Birthday Inu!" It was Kagome. He smiled and chuckled at her perkiness.

"Happy Birthday to you too Kagome… What time is it?"

"Um about 8:00. I just woke up too. But I wanted to be the first one to wish you a Happy Birthday! But I want you to have my present first…But you need to get out of bed and go to the door…"

"Kagome do I have to? I just woke up… I'm doing the puppy dog face…" He pouted laying back down.

"Not working this time. Get up and go get your present at your door."

He groaned but he managed to get up and out of the bed and made his way to his door. Unlocking the door, lazily opening it; he was wide awake after he saw what his present was. There was his girlfriend in a black trench coat with a small overnight back in her hand. Her hair was down and wavy. Her bright blue eyes were only enhanced by the heavy eyeliner that she was sporting. He stood there dumbfounded. "K-Kagome! What are you doing here?! How did you know which one I was?!"

She walked into his apartment and turned around to face him. "Easy. Miroku told me."

He sighed. 'Of course.' Inuyasha closed the door and locked it again. "So what exactly are you do…" His thought process stopped at that moment. Kagome was no longer in her trench coat but what was under it almost made him come right there. She was wearing the red lingerie that she was talking about and she wore black knee-high Stiletto boots. She placed her hands on her hips. 'Kami kill me now!'

"Now someone told me that they wanted to spend the day together in their birthday suit, but only after I showed off my sexy little lingerie…Right?" Inuyasha could only nod. She walked up to him and kissed him hard and passionate. He could only kiss back with just as much fervor. Then something started ringing, and ringing and ringing, until….

Inuyasha sat up in his bed. He looked around and saw that he was not with his hot and sexy girlfriend at the moment. "FUCK!" His phone was still ringing. He found it and saw that it was Kagome. He answered it quickly.

"Hey Kagome…" panting still trying to get his breathing back to normal.

"Hey Inu… Um I know this is weird but did you just wake up from a dream that had something to do with something red?"

"Uh…the something red being the lingerie that you told me about?..."

She gasped. "How is this possible?! So all those other dreams that I had…?!"

"Yep I had them too…"

"Oh Kami! Inuyasha what does this mean?! This is really freaking me out!"

He sighed. 'This is not going to be a great birthday; for either of us.' "Kagome, can you come over to my apartment? I can tell you what I know…"

"Inu…you're scaring me…."

"I'm sorry baby but you need to come over here and we need to talk. I'll make breakfast so that you can come on over."

"O-okay Inu… I'll be there in a few minutes."

"Okay I'll be here. Be careful Kagome…"

"I will Inu. Bye."

"Bye…" He closed his phone and fell back onto his bed. He speed dialed the only one that could help explain all of this.

"Inuyasha what's wrong? It's 7 in the morning…"

"Kagome found out about the dreams and she is scared shitless. Come over in about an hour and help me explain it to her. Please…"

Toga sighed. "This isn't going to be a great birthday is it?"

"Nope I doubt it will be, unless she completely understands and we mate tonight…But I highly doubt that's going to happen…"

"Alright son. I'll bring your mother too. She'll help her ease her mind some since she was a human before the mating."

"Dad I'm so scared I'm going to lose her. We just started dating Sunday night! I don't want it to end this early…"

He felt for his son. Before he mated his mother he would often thought about losing her but she always came back stronger and more understanding. He sighed. "Inuyasha?… son?...Listen to me. I know you are scared but she is more scared right now. Her life is in danger more than yours is. You need to be strong for her and help her understand. Please just keep her calm until we get there."

"I'll try dad." He heard her buzzing the door. "Dad I got to go. She's here."

"Okay. We'll be there soon." And he hung up.

Inuyasha found some sweatpants and put them on and ran to the door. He unlocked it and flung it open. Kagome looked like a deer in the headlights. As soon as she saw him she launched into his arms. He held her tightly as he brought them into his apartment. She cried into his chest. "Oh Inu! I'm so scared right now. I don't know what to think! I just want it to all go away!..." She kept going on and on and all he did was hold her close, gently rock her back and forth, and comb her hair with his fingers. He started to emit a low growl hopefully to calm her down some. He didn't want her to have a panic attack. She calmed down some and he kissed her hair.

"Kagome baby I know you're scared, I am too. But hopefully we'll know what's going on soon. Okay?" He felt her nod against his chest. "Put your arms around my neck and hold on tight." She did what he asked. He picked her up and she instinctively pulled him closer and nuzzled her face into his chest. He carried her to the couch and sat down with her in his arms. She cuddled close to him and sighed. She looked up at him with puffy eyes. He leaned down and kissed her lovingly. She kissed back. They pulled away after one sweet kiss. She cuddled back into the crook of his neck. He pulled down a quilt that he kept on the top of his couch over top of them. He saw her eyes try to stay open; he smiled. He leaned down to her ear and whispered, "Go ahead baby, go back to sleep. I'll wake you up later." She nodded slightly and mumbled something before falling asleep. Only then did Inuyasha let his tears fall.

Toga and Izayoi made their way up to their son's apartment. They were very worried about Inuyasha and his mate-to-be Kagome. They could lose their son and a daughter; even though they hadn't met her yet. They came to his apartment and Toga used his key to get into his son's apartment. They stepped in and closed the door. They searched for their son, but didn't have to look long. What they saw warmed and pained their hearts at the same time. There was their son on the couch holding his mate-to-be while she slept. It was only 8:30 in the morning; it was going to be a long day.

Inuyasha heard his parents come in but didn't move from his spot. He wanted Kagome to sleep for as long as she wanted; because when she woke up she was going to be taught a crash course in demon mating. He felt someone rubbing his ear. He looked up into his mother's eyes.

She saw all of the pain and sorrow he was going through. She felt so sorry for her son. She leaned down and gave his head a peck. "Happy Birthday hunny…"

He chuckled slightly. "Thanks mom."

She looked down at the bundle in his arms. She smiled. "She's beautiful."

He looked down at Kagome and smiled. He pushed some of the hair away from her face and tucked it behind her ear. "She sure is."

He saw his father come up behind her. His glowing amber eyes that held so much wisdom was a sign of relief to his situation. He sighed. His dad looked down into his arms as well. He smiled slightly, causing one of his fangs to pop out. "Have either of you eaten?" Inuyasha shook his head no. He returned his face to Kagome's hair. He breathed in deeply and smelled her shampoo of lavender and vanilla. He lifted his head and rested his head back onto the couch. He looked over at his parents.

"All she wanted was to be held. She didn't want anything else. But she does need to eat. I don't want her blood sugar to get too low. Mom can you go make something? I don't want to leave her."

She smiled down at her son. She leaned down and kissed his forehead again. "Of course hunny. Anything special you want?"

"Kagome likes blueberry pancakes. I already went to the store and got everything. I was planning on inviting her over for breakfast anyway…"

"Okay I'll come back when they're done." And she left to go make breakfast.

His dad stood there looking at his son watch Kagome sleep. He was mesmerized by the amount of love that his son showed for a woman he just met a few months ago. He was startled when his son addressed him.

"Yes son?"

"That bag over there is Kagome's. Check to see if she brought her anti-anxiety medicine with her. She needs to take it when she eats."

He was proud of his son. He knew what Kagome needed. He was going to make a fine mate to Kagome. He checked her bag and her purse and saw no pills. He sighed. "Sorry son. I see some clothes and some toiletries but no medication."

He heard his son sigh. "Okay, look through her phone and call Sango. Tell her to go to Kagome's apartment and get her medicine." He looked through her cell phone and found Sango's number. He dialed it and it went straight to voicemail. "Okay plan two. Go into my bedroom and my phone is on my nightstand. Find Miroku's number and call him."

Toga followed his instructions and found his son's phone. He walked back into the living room. He found Miroku's number and dialed it. His went straight to voice mail as well. He heard his son curse and said something about 'killing those two.' "Dad I really didn't want to bring her family into this yet but go through her phone again and find her home phone number at the shrine. Her mother's name is Ayumi Higurashi. And please don't tell her anything bad, she doesn't know anything about this…"

"Okay son just calm down for Kagome's sake. I'll take care of it."

He found her home phone and dialed it on his phone. He didn't want to run up the girl's minutes. It was around 9 am now so someone should be home. Someone picked up on the second ring.

A woman spoke. "Hello this is the Higurashi Shrine, how may I help you?"

"Is this Ayumi Higurashi?"

"Yes how may I help you?"

"Yes my name is Toga Tashio. I'm Inuyasha's father."

"Oh Mr. Tashio! How are you today? I was looking forward to meeting your son today."

"Yes I was going to meet your daughter today as well. But my son called this morning saying that Kagome had an attack and she didn't have her medicine with her. I was wondering if you had any of her medicine with you."

"She isn't at her apartment?"

"No it seems that she spent the night with my son and forgot her medicine. Inuyasha didn't want to leave her and my wife and I don't know where she lives. So that's the reason for my call."

He heard her sigh. "Yes I do have some of her medicine here with me. I will be glad to bring it to her. Where is his apartment?"

"Tashio Towers on Sakura Blvd. His apartment number is 7-B."

"Okay I will be there shortly. Has she eaten anything yet? She has a terrible case of hypoglycemia."

"My wife is cooking as we speak. You can stay if you like."

"Well I'll stay for a little while. I'd like to get to know you and your family."

"Well Ayumi, I will see you soon."

"I will be there as soon as I can Mr. Tashio."

"Oh please…Call me Toga."

"Okay I'll be there soon." And she hung up. 'She sounded nice…' He walked back into the living room where his son was still watching Kagome sleep. Inuyasha looked up at him.

"Is she bringing it?"

"Yes son she is. Now how are we going to do this? If her mother doesn't know yet, how do you think Kagome is going to take it when she wakes up and finds her mother here?

Inuyasha looked down at Kagome's peaceful expression. He didn't want to hurt her more than what he had already. He sighed. "I don't know dad. Her mother is going to find out eventually so we might as well go ahead and get it over with." Izayoi came back into the living room and told them that breakfast was ready. His parents left the room so that he can get Kagome up.

He looked down at her again. He hated to get her up but she needed to eat. He nuzzled his nose across her check and whispered. "Baby? It's time to get up…" She squirmed in his lap but didn't wake up. He chuckled. "Come on Kagome. You need to get up and eat…"

She fluttered her eyes open and she smiled. "Mornin'…"

"Morning… Happy Birthday…"

She hugged him tightly and he returned it. "Happy Birthday to you too Inu…"

"Let's get up and eat. My parents are in the kitchen waiting for us."

"Your parents are here? Why didn't you wake me up?"

"I wanted you to sleep baby…" He said tucking lose strands of hair behind her ear.

"Okay Inu. So what's for breakfast?"

He smirked. "Your favorite…"

She gasped. "You didn't?!"

He smiled. "I got the ingredients but my mom made them."

She hugged him again. "I haven't had homemade blueberry pancakes in years! Thank you Inu!" He laughed at her antics. Now this is what a birthday is supposed to be; happy and a lot of laughter. She got up of his lap and found her bag. She looked through it and 'Ah-Ha'ed when she found what she was looking for. She turned and placed whatever she found behind her back. She walked up to him and smiled.

"Okay what do you have?"

She laughed evilly. "Okay pick one; left or right?"

He thought about it while tapping his finger on his chin. "Okay I choose left."

She pulled her hand out from behind her back and he saw a big box of green Jell-O. She smiled at his surprised expression. "You got the chocolate cake didn't you?" She smiled and presented him with a box of chocolate cake mix and chocolate frosting. "Is the crack included?!"

She laughed out right at that. He laughed along with her. "Of course it is puppy!" She kissed him and sat the presents on the table. She offered her hand to help him up and he took it. "Come on I want pancakes!" He laughed as she dragged him into the kitchen. 'How does she know where she was going?!'

Toga and Izayoi was sitting at the table sipping coffee when they heard laughing coming from the living room. "I guess the little one is up. She sounds so happy…"

"She sure does… Our son sounds happy as well. I hope the rest of the day is like that…"

He nodded his head at his wife. A few moments later the two young doctors came plowing into the kitchen. They stopped in front of the door. Kagome looked nervous but Inuyasha pushed her forward. She slowly walked over to the kitchen table and bowed in respect. "Good Morning Mr. and Mrs. Tashio. I did not expect you to be here this morning."

"Well Inuyasha called us this morning and we decided to meet you earlier." Inuyasha scowled at his father behind his girlfriend.

'How dare you lie to her!' Inuyasha called to him in Inu.

'Patience Inuyasha! She has to be acquainted with us before we immerse her in demon mating cultures!' "We have heard a lot about you Kagome. And please my name is Toga and this is my wife and mate Izayoi. But you can call me Inu-papa. Everyone in the family does."

She smiled at the elder demon. "I hate to be rude but I'm not part of the family and I would rather call you Toga for the time being…"

"That's okay Kagome. Well let's eat! I know you're hungry!"

At that moment her stomach growled. She blushed. Everyone laughed. They started to serve the pancakes when the door bell sounded. Toga excused himself to answer the door. He opened the door and found a woman very much like Kagome. "Toga-sama?"

"Hai, come on in Ayumi. We have just started to eat breakfast. Would you like anything?"

"No thank you. I just want to see Kagome and make sure she's okay." Toga stepped aside to let the lady in. She hurried to the sound of people laughing and talking. She stepped in and saw her daughter happily eating pancakes with another woman and a man with doggie ears on top of his head. They turned to her and she smiled at them. "Good Morning."

"Morning"

"Morning Momma!" Kagome got up from her seat and rushed towards her mother. She hugged her mother and she hugged her back.

"What are you doing here?"

"Mr. Tashio called me and told me that you stayed the night and forgot your medicine. So I brought you some…" she said while going through her purse to find her daughter's pills. She found them and presented them to Kagome and she smiled at her mother again. She took them and looked at them.

"I totally forgot about these…" She opened them and dispensed her pills and popped them into her mouth. She walked over to the table and drank some orange juice to swallow the pills down. She walked to her spot and started eating her pancakes again. "These are really good! Mom you want some?"

Ayumi just looked at her daughter eat her breakfast with glee. "No darling I just wanted to bring those by so that you wouldn't get sick. And I wanted to meet Inuyasha and his parents." She looked toward the young man with the dog ears eating a mouth full of pancakes. She chuckled as he tried to swallow and made his way to her.

As soon as he had swallowed he bowed at his elder and offered his hand for her to shake. "Sorry for being so rude. I'm Inuyasha. I heard from Kagome that you wanted to meet me…."

She took his hand and shook it. "I have heard a lot about you Dr. Tashio. And the roses that you gave to Kagome were absolutely beautiful…"

Inuyasha laughed nervously and scratched the back of his neck. "Yeah…"

Izayoi stepped in and broke up the meeting. "I got an idea. After our children finish breakfast, how about we go into the living room and visit. Come on Ayumi, let's go talk about grandchildren!"

Ayumi caught on with the joke. And of course she really didn't mind since their children made a very cute couple. "Yes lets! I would love to have at least three and all of them with cute puppy dog ears like their father!"

"And blue eyes like their mother!" They laughed as the exited the kitchen with a smirking Toga following them.

Inuyasha and Kagome were speechless. Why would their mother's talk like that? Especially after just meeting?! Inuyasha turned to see a very flustered Kagome sitting at the table with her mouth open, bulging eyes and pancakes on her fork in front of her face. "Well that was VERY awkward…."

"Tell me about it… I swear I think they're planning something…" She said pushing her now empty plate away from her. She looked over to Inuyasha and saw that he had his head down not looking at her. "Inu? Is something wrong?"

Inuyasha looked up at the woman that he had caused so much pain but somehow come to love with grief and shame. He sighed. "Kagome we really need to talk about what happened before we go in there."

Kagome stared at him with now fearful eyes. She had somewhat forgotten the dreams and exactly why she was over at his apartment so early that morning. She looked down and started fiddling with the frayed edge of the shirt she was wearing. "Inuyasha I don't know what's going on. I do know some things about demons but I've never been told about what we are going through. I'm scared." She said tearing up a little.

Inuyasha got up from his spot at the table and went around and got in front of her when she turned her chair. He hugged her as she weaped on his chest. He spilled a few tears as well. "Kagome I know you are scared. But we really need to talk. That night, I know that we don't remember it but I want to so bad. It's not fair that your innocence was taken and if I could, I would change it so where you could relive it and remember it; and I'm so sorry for all of the pain that I have caused you. But I don't regret it because we wouldn't be this close now. And whatever my parents say in there please just know that I have come to care for you in these last few months and I would do anything and everything for you…"

She looked into his eyes after he had finished and kissed him. He eagerly kissed her back. When oxygen was needed they stopped. "Inuyasha what do they have to talk about? All of this is really scaring me…"

"It's about the dreams and some other important things that need to be done. Come on. The sooner we do this the sooner we can make chocolate cake and Jell-O for dinner tonight." He said trying to make her feel better.

She chuckled. "Yeah. But you still didn't give me my present."

"Well the pancakes were part of your present. The other is going to have to wait until after everything… If you still want it…"

"Okay Inu… Let's get this over with…" he stood up and offered her his hand. She took it and they walked hand in hand into the living room to their parents.