Hello fello readers. I am so sorry for the joke I pulled after chapter ten, no it isn't the end of the series. I just wanted to try and scare some people. And apparently I scared someone enough that I got hate male.

Not very fun when your called a "Deviant Bitch"...

Now I know the last chapter ended a with a bit of cliffy "whats gonna happen?" "Is kouga gonna win the trial?" "Will he go after Kagome?"

Answers I cannot provide right now, how ever I will say we are going to have what I call a "Peace" period that involves little to no mention of Kouga so we can focus on Kagome and Inuyasha developing into a real couple. Then Kouga will came back with his fatal to-do list.

Anyway here is chapter 11, please review I can't stress it enough I love your oppinions!

Chapter Ten: Inuyasha's Secret and Kagome's Change of Heart

A almost two weeks had passed since the incident in Kagome Higurashi's home, due to it being used as a crime scene investigation Kagome wasn't able to put it up on the market. So she wasn't able to rent the apartment she wanted to because paying a mortgage and rent is just way to much.

Sango offered to let her move In with them for the time being, the police said until their investigation is complete they won't be able to open the house up to civilians. Sango thought what they were doing didn't make sense, stating that the CSI shows never do that. Miroku laughed, and then there was a long death glare that lasted three days afterwards.

Kagome was really touched that her friend offered a place to stay, how ever a certain hanyou wasn't. He told Kagome she was flat out staying with him and that was it. Kagome of course fought with him calling him a pig-headed jerk before finally submitting to him.

So now here she was, standing in the kitchen of Inuyasha Taisho's apartment cooking steak and rice while he typed away at some demo reports at work. March 4th had been crazy for all of them, Kagome wondered if she would ever get over it, Sango offered hope that she would, Miroku offered kind advice, and Inuyasha offered the warmth of his heart in which she could always have.

Kagome was more than thankful for having these three people in her life. She was even more thankful that they had been the ones who guaranteed her life 8 days ago.

How ever she wasn't thankful when Sango passed on Inuyasha's home number to Kagome's mother so she could call every day after March 6th to see if she was alright. Kagome sighed picking up the phone for what felt like the 80th time as it rang.

"Hello Taisho residen-"

"Kagome, why didn't you answer my call this morning? I left a message and you didn't return the call? What is going on?"

Mrs. Higurashi spoke in short loud bursts over the phone as she watched the development of her daughters attempted murder on tv "There saying they aren't bringing in Kouga for questioning why?!"

"Why hello mother, happy Wednesday to you too, i'm fine how are you?" Kagome said in her sarcastic tone.

"I'm just peachy Kagome, wondering why the man who tried to kill my baby isn't being arrested!" Mrs. Higurashi shouted.

Kagome sighed placing the phone on her shoulder as she flipped over the steak "Because Mamma Kouga has money and with that comes a lot of power. He will be arrested I promise you that but with his amount of money he could probably hold it off for a while."

"He could kill you again!" Mrs. Higurashi shouted causing Kagome to rip the phone away from here.

She covered the phone with her hand and mumbled "Now I know where Souta got the yelling from.." She put the phone back to her ear sighing again "Mamma, first off I never did die. So-"

"This isn't a joke Kagome! He could have seriously hurt you and I would've lost my only daughter." She said Kagome could hear the pain in her voice and the sniffles coming from her mother. She was crying of course and Kagome felt like she would any second too.

Just as Kagome started to soothe her mother by reminding her she was alive Inuyasha came into the house "Hunny I'm home!" He shouted tossing his shoulder back pack onto the couch.

"Kagome who was that?" Mrs. Higurashi asked.

"Oh just Inuyasha." Kagome responded. Inuyasha raised an eye brow at her before taking the phone from her chuckling when she turned around trying to get it back. She screamed at him to give it back but he only laughed.

"Hey Sango hey lecher" He said into the phone "Have any fun in marketing today with your whipped hubby Sango?"

Inuyasha heard the sound of someone clearing their throat over the phone, he looked down at Kagome who was gawking at him before he heard a something that would forever implant fear in him.

"I am not a lecher, I am Syasia Higurashi Kagome Higurashi's mother."

"How was I suppose to know you were talking to your mother?" Inuyasha asked leaning over his kitchen counter.

"Why would you just assume i'm talking to Sango or Miroku?" She asked turning towards him, hands on her hips and lips pressed together in a thin line.

"uh, because their your only friends?" He said with a smile.

She took a handle full of semi cooked rice and chucked it at him, he swiftly dogged some of it then groaning when some landed in his hair. "Two things! One I do have friends other than Sango and Miroku, two you basically just said your not my friend." She said.

"Well i'm not your friend i'm your boyfriend." He said with a cock of his head.

Kagome huffed turning back to the stove to flip the steak over and stir the rice "When did I ever agree to that?"

"Agree to it? Kagome we went on our wednesday date friday night and you said it was one of the best dates you've ever had! Your living at my apartment, cooking my dinner, sleeping in my bed, we make out like every other second, and Now unfortunately i'm going to dinner Saturday night to meet your family. And you seriously say i'm not your boyfriend?" He said wrapping his arms around her from behind watching her cook over her shoulder.

"What's wrong with going to dinner to meet my family?" She asked.

"What's with calling me your boyfriend?" He responded.

She sighed shaking her head "Okay, I guess you can be considered my special friend."

"Special friend? Really?"

"Fuck buddy?"

"We haven't had sex, but i'm down for it."

"Boy acquaintance?"

"That sounds no better than special friend."

"Well what do you want to be called then?"

"Your boyfriend!" He said hugging her tighter.

She smiled slightly trying to hide it from him but finding it almost useless "To demanding. Pick something else."

He sighed and nuzzled his head into her neck "Kagome we kiss, go on dates, sleep together, all I ask is you acknowledge that."

"I do Inuyasha, but remember I just got divorced and now I was in a shooting, attempted murder thingy, and having a boyfriend may make it worse. Kouga want's you dead for many reasons we don't need more to pile on." She said her smile fading away "Kouga was always the jealous type."

Inuyasha smiled pulling his hands back from Kagome's stomach, placing them on her hips her forced her to turn around and look at her cupping her cheek with one hand and pulling her closer with the other he stared into her chocolate eyes and kissed her with excessive passion. Her arms reached up around his neck as he further pressed on with the kiss before pulling away

"Kagome I have felt more happiness in the past two weeks with you than I have in the last 26 years of my life, I would give you the moon if I could but even that I feel would be to small when it comes to representing my feelings for you. I won't say I love you yet because I know we agreed to take it slow and I love that about you but I will say I have feelings of involuntary desire and the need to give you everything when i'm with you. I will never hurt you so long as I live, so give me a chance at being yours and yours only and I promise you will never regret it." He said his face inches from her.

Kagome's heart beat seemed to speed up with every word he said, and although her mind said not to trust him completely her heart said to give him everything. Kagome was on the verge of saying no before she truly looked up at him and into his eyes. She saw passion and love, kindness and honesty and suddenly all her fears waltz away. She smiled at the man holding her and nodded her head.

He smiled back bending down to capture her lips again before picking her up in his embrace. When he finally let her down to finish kissing he jumped up "I almost forgot!" He yelled walking over to his back pack. "Remember how you said you wanted a dog?" He yelled to her from the living room.

"Please tell me you didn't hide a dog in your back pack?" She yelled back at him.

"No! That's abuse Kagome." He said walking into the kitchen holding a small pamphlet "I passed by that animal shelter today and picked up one of the pamphlest they had inside." He said handing her the small folded paper. She opened it up to see the first and second page talking about the responsibility of an animal, the third page talking about what adoption shelters offer, and the fourth about how easy it is to adopt.

Kagome turned to look at Inuyasha her eye brow raised "Inuyasha I can't get a dog I have no where to put it."

"Leave it here, if by the time your house is ready to be sold you want to move into your own apartment take him then, but I don't mind having a dog, I really love them." He said with a stern smile.

She shook her head "A dog is too committing."

"Kagome it isn't a ring. And besides we are boyfriend and girlfriend now so.."

"No, but a dog is a big responsibility and it is a bit committing. Besides I don't want to have to force a dog into this because you already have me here. You still need your personal space." She said turning back to the stove putting the pamphlet down.

"How about after dinner we'll talk about it more okay?" Inuyasha said coming up behind her.

She nodded mixing the rice again before shutting the stove off, he wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her cheek. "Tell you what" She said turning to look back at him "If my mother approves of you after dinner then ill consider getting a dog ten times more. Okay?"

"Okay, but just because we are going to dinner at your house doesn't mean we skip our saturday lunch got it?" He said looking at her. She nodded then picked up the pan of rice walking it over to the kitchen table.

Inuyasha smiled watching the silly girl he grew excessively fond of, she didn't know how easy this was going to be. If he could woo her, then wooing her mother would be no problem.

Inuyasha 1 Kagome 0.

When Inuyasha said wooing Kagome's mother was going to be easy, he didn't expect it to be so easy as easy as it really was.

"Hello Mamma, this is Inuyasha Taisho my uh, boyfriend." Kagome said gesturing towards Inuyasha who took of his hat and gave a bow to the woman in front of her. She had an apron on and was covered with flower, he wanted to give a chuckle but knew he had to be on his best behavior.

He had expected a hand shake or maybe a hug but not what Mrs. Higurashi really did. She let out a shrill squeak and nearly killed the man when she jumped ontop of him, rubbing the ears on top of his head.

"Oh my god they are so cute!" She screamed before turning to Kagome "You never said he was a hanyou Kagome!"

Kagome only shook her head, she heard her grandpa give out a small huff from behind her. "Everything alright grandpa?" She asked.

"Oh fine don't worry about me" He said giving her a fake smile. She shrugged and turned back to Inuyasha who was still trying to pry Mrs. Higurashi off of him.

Souta was pretty easy to win over too, all he had to do was play a few matched of Black Ops before the teenager gave his approval. Of course he wouldn't leave Inuyasha alone for the rest of the night. When Inuyasha was 16 years old he was never home and always chasing after girls, Souta how ever stuck to himself unless he was with his friends. Maybe because he didn't have an older brother to get him out there.

Inuyasha scoffed at the thought, his brother had been less than friendly with him and usually looked down upon him. But when it came down to teaching Inuyasha the ropes Sesshomaru was always there. One of the reasons Inuyasha didn't kill him yet.

With 2/3rds of the Higurashi family eating out of the palm of his hand he realized he'd have a bigger challenge with the man of the house. Grandpa Higurashi.

Inuyasha knew he had a lot of work ahead of him when Mr. Higurashi wouldn't shake his hand. He knew he had more work when at the dinner table the man barely spoke 6 words to him. And he knew for sure he had way more work than he wanted When Mr. Higurashi dragged him out of the kitchen to talk to him after dinner.

"Now you listen here" The old man said wiggling his finger in front of Inuyasha's face "If you hurt my baby girl I will hunt you down and use my old ancient scrolls on you, you got that?"

Inuyasha was getting frustrated with this man, he didn't know anything about him. He was must be out of his mind for thinking Inuyasha would ever hurt Kagome. "Keh, I won't hurt her."

"You better not, my Kagome is to fragile for men like you to use her." He said crossing his arms.

Inuyasha cringed at the old mans words "Listen old man I'm not gonna hurt Kagome so let it go!"

Mr. Higurashi blinked for a moment before waving his hand as if to throw Inuyasha's words back at him. "She had been through to much I wouldn't want to see her get-"

"Look" Inuyasha said his voice calmer now "I really really like Kagome, I love her but she want's to take it slow so I can't tell her that. But I won't hurt her I promise. She's to unique for me to toss away, and I wouldn't dare about doing it any day."

Mr. Higurashi seemed pleased with Inuyasha's words but not entirely convinced "There is a way you can convince me of your words."

Inuyasha groaned 'this can't be good' "Yeah and what is that?"

Mr. Higurashi crossed his arms, a deep grin appearing on his face.

"You did what?!" Kagome screamed at Inuyasha. He had been trying to figure out the best ways to break the news of the deal with her grandpa while he was driving but couldn't seem to find a scenario in which he lived in the end.

"So we have to have dinner with your family once a week what's the big deal?" He said looking at her.

"First you want a dog, now you want to have dinner once a week with my family?!" She screamed.

"Uh first you wanted the dog, second what's so bad about it I think there pretty okay." He said speeding the car up. Maybe if he got to the apartment complex he could beat her to the apartment and hide out in his bed room.

Kagome shook her head shifting her body so she could gaze out the window "You think that now but just wait, Grandpa will be practicing ways to kill you, Souta will never ever leave you alone, and mamma will be trying to get you to propose to me no matter how short of a time we've been together."

Inuyasha shrugged "That sounds like a typical japanese/american family."

"You think?" Kagome said leaning back into her chair. She had never thought her family as typical, ordinary, or normal. And she certainly never thought of them as a typical Japanese/American family. Thinking about it a bit more she realized they weren't too different from other families. Sure grandpa walked around with shrine cards cursing people people who looked at him funny, and maybe mom was a bit too caring of other people always hugging and inviting strangers in for dinner. Also theres Souta who walks around with a stick even though he is 16 and pokes anything he sees, but this was her family, strange and normal.

She let out a soft sigh before leaning back in her seat.

"I do actually, ya know they seemed really nice. Your grandpa was a bit crazy but sweet at the most." Inuyasha said.

"Yeah well your only happy cuz they made you ramen" Kagome pointed out.

"Mamma always said the best way to a mans heart is through his stomach." He said smiling at her.

"Yeah well speaking of mamma, you met my parents so when am I gonna meet yours?" She said leaning towards him. Inuyasha stiffened at the wheel his hands clenching the leather material tighter and tighter.

"Hopefully never" He seethed through his gritted teeth. Kagome stared at him as if waiting for an explanation and he sighed. "My father and I aren't exactly close..."

Kagome leaned towards him more rubbing his back softly "It's okay you don't have to tell me.." She said her soothing voice like music to his ears.

"No..it's okay.." He pulled into the apartment complex turning to look at her. "I'll tell you upstairs okay?" She nodded, climbing out of the car waiting for him. He was quick his hand on her back pushing her into the building and into the elevator.

When they came to the apartment door Inuyasha fumbled with his keys for a few moment, every time he grabbed the right key it seemed to just slip out of his hands. His nerves were on edge, he was scared of how Kagome was going to act when he told her the truth of his parents, his engagement. Would she hate him? Scream at him for lying to her? Leave. His heart was ready to burst just at the thought.

Alas, Inuyasha finally got a stern hold of demented key, opening up his apartment door the cold air hitting him, he let out a shiver. Not from the breeze, but from fear.

Kagome walked into the apartment with unsettled nerves. She was afraid from how Inuyasha looked, his face flush and muscles tensed as if he was about to tell her he's secretly a murderer or apart of the mafia. It had to be something awful or he wouldn't be acting this way.

He gestured to the couch where she sat down and looked at him, her innocent eyes holding a gaze with his that he felt he couldn't break now matter how much he wanted to look away. He paced in front of her for a bit his mind rattling off different ways on how to start the conversation. He could only think of one.

"I haven't been entirely honest with you Kagome." Inuyasha said stopping in front of her. She nodded, her facial expression still the same as before. Maybe this would be easier, Kagome was really understanding. "Remember...how I was engaged?"

Kagome nodded, keeping her gaze on his. "Well, when we got engaged it wasn't entirely our idea...My father owned a buisness called Taisho Residentials, which Sesshomaru owns now and I work at. My ex-fiance Kikyo had a father who owned a company called Estates. Both rivals until one day they got into a business meeting and discussed profits."

Kagome nodded again her eyes still stuck on him. "Anyway the company merged after Sesshomaru married the girl that Kikyo's family had adopted named Rin and Sesshomaru took over my fathers part of the company. I was suppose to take over Kikyo's family share, but her father didn't trust me enough so my father mad a deal. That if I marry Kikyo, I run his share."

Kagome's eyes widened at this, wondering how a father could offer his own son up without his consent.

Inuyasha nodded "Yes I know terrible. But in the end when I met the fair maiden she wasn't as bad as I expected. In fact I soon grew to love her. But she never returned the feelings, at least not at first. But then she did after a year or so yet she always seemed distant."

Kagome felt her heart skip a beat at the thought of Inuyasha loving another, still she watched and listened to him.

"A few nights before our wedding I found Kikyo crying, I asked her what was wrong and she told me she was pregnant. We hadn't had sex, so I of course realized she was cheating and asked who the man was. She refused to tell me and asked if we could continue with the marriage for the sake of the company. I agreed at first mainly because I was in shock, but over the next few days I noticed a drastic change in her that would never allow me to be with her. The night before our wedding she took me aside and asked why I was being so distant, I told her my feelings, though I was still willing to marry her for the sake of the companies and my love for her. But she dumped me."

Kagome sat still on the couch her mind racing with pity and sorry for the man in front of her. Not only had he been willing to give up his life with any other woman from Kikyo but he was even willing to raise her child that wasn't his. And in the end she left him anyway with out anything.

Inuyasha sighed "For a year I was depressed, sitting in my apartment wondering how I would ever move on. Then I realized something. That I could move on and be happy if I just found the right girl. Kikyo didn't work out but that doesn't mean someone else wouldn't. So I lived my life on the hope that I would find the love of my life one day." He smiled looking down at her "And I think I may have found her."

Kagome stared at Inuyasha blankly, her heart beating with joy but her mind playing it down. She didn't want to fall inlove so soon and so quick. She had only been divorced for almost four months now, and now here she was with Inuyasha telling her she was the woman of her dreams. Kagome stood up staring at Inuyasha before running out of the apartment. She heard him scream her name but it was no use. She was in the elevator heading down to the first floor. He ran after her, leaping down the stairs as fast as he could hoping to beat the elevator.

"Stupid stupid stupid! I knew she wasn't ready why did I say that! Damnit! I just knew this was gonna happen!" He yelled. When he reached the first floor he caught a glimpse of Kagome running out of the front doors. He could smell the coffee the door man was drinking, the cigarette a woman outside was smoking, and the tears leaving Kagome Higurashi's eyes.

She felt like a fool, running out of the apartment as he had just finished confessing to her a grave secret. She was scared, scared she would love him and hurt him at the same time. She didn't want to heal at the same time she was loving him because that would require him to hold out with huge patience. A thing she couldn't ask of him ever.

When she reached her car her face was soaked with the salty tears that she had grown accustomed to. When she felt the hands of the strong hanyou she almost wanted to scream, kick, fight against him. But instead she let him pull her against his chest, his arms wrapped tight around her as he brushed his fingers through her hair. She cried against him as he muttered an apology. She apologized to for running out, but he only shook his head.

"It was too soon, I shouldn't of put you in that situation." He said

She cried harder gripping the fabric of his shirt in her hands. "No you don't understand! I do love you but I can't! I just got divorced and I need to heal! If I heal while I'm with you that could hurt you more than it saves me..."

He rubbed her back shushing her as he rocked on his heals swaying her with him. "Kagome I know your afraid of hurting me, but you won't. I want to help heal you in any way I can, and I want to be with you when you need me the most. If you want to move in with Sango and Miroku and get some space I understand. But don't leave me because your afraid of hurting me." He said brushing a long lock of hair out of her face. He rubbed his thumb along her cheek wiping her tears away. "Don't cry anymore."

She looked at him again, her eyes filled with hope and fear. She wanted to stay with him but she couldn't help but feel as though she would hurt him more than she would ever mean to. As if reading her thoughts he leaned in to kiss her, it was a warm kiss, one that shook Kagome's entire body. When he pulled away he stared into her eyes lovingly.

"Kagome you could never hurt me. No matter how much you think you can." He said.

She lowered her head into his chest wrapping her arms around him. He scooped an arm under her knees, picking her up against his chest walking back inside of the building. He held her in the elevator rubbing her back as he watched the numbers change. She closed her eyes against him, she was tired from her crying, and tired from running. Not just physically but mentally. She realized that no matter where she went or what she did Inuyasha would be right behind her to back her up. And that is something not even Kouga gave her.

With her final breathe before she passed out she whispered Inuyasha's name, the hanyou looked down at the tired girl waiting for her to speak again.

"I love you Inuyasha..." She spoke in a soft whisper. He smiled and held her closer. "I love you too Kagome."

And with a smile on her face Kagome fell asleep in the arms of a man she loved again. Awaiting for the moment she woke up, hoping Inuyasha would be there ready to tackle the day with her.

She could learn to love this new crazy life style of hers.

Definitely.

Until the next chapter my lovelies!

Also to clear things up, No grandpa higurashi does not hate Inuyasha cuz he is Hanyou, he just wants to protect Kagome. We are going to see the Higurashi family again, I know some people thought the story was over but I still have the trial and what not. I'd say it will be roughly a 25 chapter story.