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~Kagome POV~
By the time I was in my algebra class I wanted to rip out my hair.
I knew that the school systems in San Diego were better than phoenix….but this was ridiculous! The problems they gave me here were wwwaaaayyyy more advanced than the ones over there. I always hated math….it went against the grain for someone who didn't like rational thinking and structure.
"Kaggie you're going to go bald if you keep pulling on your hair like that"
I looked in back of me to see InuYasha smirking at me as he reached out and pried my hair from my hand. I groaned in relief when the bell rang meaning school was over. When he said that he was going to pick me up after school, he didn't take into account that we had the majority of our classes together.
"I can't help it….I hate math and this algebra is so much more advanced than the one I'm used to….I'm doomed" I said in a little whine.
"Well…do you need a tutor then?" he said reaching out and grabbed my messenger back and swung it around his body along with his.
"Oh..you don't have to carry my stuff" I said, I didn't want the guy to think I want to take advantage of him or anything.
"Don't worry about it, anyways like I was saying, I'm great at math, if you want I can tutor you from time to time….if you want"
I grimaced "I don't like the idea of needed a tutor…it makes me feel stupid" I said as we walked over to my car. I looked around and noticed a lot of people staring at us and talking.
"Ah….why is everyone looking at us?" I whisper to him, and then I see the girl from earlier giving me a hateful stare that makes me feel queasy. I felt InuYasha's hand on my waist as he moved so that his body was now blocking me from the other girl. He was growling softly in his chest making it sound very menacing.
My palms felt clammy as I cringed a bit.
I heard him curse softly before he ushered me to the parking lot.
Once we reached my car he kneeled down so that he could look up at me.
"Why are you suddenly so apprehensive? I would never hurt you….I know you don't really know me but it's true. If you know nothing else about me know this, I am incapable of harming you Kaggie"
I nodded to him "It's not that I feel afraid of you…it's just that I don't like hostility….any form of it. It makes me feel sick to my stomach"
He nodded to me before standing up. I was about to ask him if he just wanted to back out of going to La Jolla with me when he pulled me into a hug surprising me.
~InuYasha POV~
I couldn't help hugging her of holding her close wanting to comfort her.
The minute Kikyo had glared at her; I noticed her sweet scent spike with unease, then into mild fear when she heard the growled coming off of me. I didn't want her to ever feel afraid of me…I could deal with mistrust, even anger…but never fear.
She felt so small and slight in my arms as I pulled her into my body gently. Her scent enveloped me, making me close my eyes as I inhaled deeply; my face went to nuzzle her neck a bit. I couldn't fight the instinct to scent mark her, so I did. I opened my demonic aura and grazed against hers marking her as my intended.
"InuYasha? What….what are you doing?" she said in a small voice.
"I don't want you to feel afraid, I didn't know you felt that way about violence. If I growl please don't think it's directed at you…..you could never make me mad"
"I don't know…I haven't left your phone in the freezer yet" she said making me laugh. I pulled away and looked down at her, the wind was blowing slightly making her hair go every which direction. I inhaled and smirked in satisfaction that her scent now carried my scent mingled with hers.
Any demon would know to stay away from her, it wasn't permanent so I would have to mark her every couple of days.
"When did you leave your phone in the freezer?" It was so funny that I could imagine her doing something like that….she really did need a keeper.
"It wasn't my phone…it was my brothers. I couldn't find mine so I borrowed his I was looking for ice cream when I ended my call and well I ended up putting the phone in the freezer because I needed both hands to take out the pints of ice cream I wanted….and well….sorta forgot that I put it in there" she said shrugging "he found it a day later….it was frozen solid"
I laughed out loud.
"Was he pissed?"
"Yeah….I had to buy him a new phone" she said with a giggle "I think I'm down to six phones so far….I may get the next one free!"
I had the sudden urge to kiss her; she was so adorably cute and defenseless that it was making my demon go a little crazy. She didn't like violence, she didn't judge people, she was always smiling and making new friends, she had the knack for getting lost and she had the attention span of a squirrel. She really did need a protector and I was defiantly volunteering.
She was my complete opposite in every way.
"Already space cadet, follow me and don't get lost okay" I say feeling slightly uneasy on leaving her to her own devices. Did she really know how to drive? I made a mental note on maybe getting in the car with her at some point to see how well she drove, the idea of her getting hurt or possibly dying in a car accident was making me feel a little ill.
Once I pulled up at my house I got out and waited for her. The music coming out of her little cooper was loud enough for my ears and I cringed slightly….she was listening to some folk alternative song I wouldn't be caught dead listening to.
"What in the world were you listening to?" I said the moment she walked right to my side.
"Ah….I think the band is called Stars. Why?"
I shuddered slightly making her smack me on my arm "Oh stop it! I don't want to hear any lip from you about my music…it happens to make me happy"
I sighed "I'm gonna have to reeducate you on music missy" I say grinning at her as she stuck her tongue out at me.
Oh how that little pink tongue tempted me to kiss her soundly.
"Come on" I say walking her over to my house "I need to change"
"Wow…this is your house?" she said looking up at my families' estate "Nice"
I grinned at her; I really hoped she liked it here since I planned on having her live with me soon.
"Oh wow…it's so elegant and spacious…who ever designed it had a great eye for lines and architecture. Tuscan am I right?"
"Yes it is" answered the voice of my older brother.
I looked to see Sesshomaru coming out from the den.
"Turn of the century contemporary?" she said making me move closer to her giving my brother a very clear signal that she was taken.
"Yes…and who may you be?" asked my brother ignoring my claim to her as he walked closer so that he could take one small hand and place a kiss on it.
I suppressed a snarl since I knew that it would only frighten her.
"I'm Kagome, I'm new in town and InuYasha here was kind enough to offer in taking to La Jolla for some art supplies"
"Did he now" said my brother looking at me "Well isn't he just the perfect little saint. I'm Sesshomaru…mind coming with me brother?"
"Oh you're his brother…nice to meet you then" she called out as my older brother who was hulling me down the hallway leading towards the stairs.
"Like wise" he called out.
Once we reached my room he let go.
"Dude! What the fuck!" I snarled at him as I passed him as he sat down in one of the chars in my room. My room was more like a suite; it had a separate sitting room with tall windows comfy chairs and side tables along with an entertainment center. The French double doors lead to the main bedroom where a king size bed, two night stands a wardrobe and desk made up the rest of the room, it was huge roughly around 900 square feet. I wouldn't stay here when I become mated though….I would move out in to one of the club houses that were connected to the estate past the pool and gardens in the back yard. We had two of them, one for me and one for Sesshomaru once we find mates. Being Inuyoukai we didn't leave our packs. The club house in the back was about slightly smaller than the main house which was 9,000 Sq. Ft. My own home is about 4,000 sq. ft. and it would be where I would raise my pups with my mate.
I moved to my walk in closet and picked out a red t shirt and changed into some cargos shorts before heading back to where I left my brother.
"So…you have scent marked her" he said pretending to dust lint off his suite "Is she the one?"
"I don't know. I would have come to you for advice but you haven't found your mate yet…so I was going to ask dad tonight"
"Even though I may not have found her I am older and I have done my research as well as ask father on the matter" he said looking at me.
"Really? Well….how is it supposed to feel when I meet her? I mean I just met Kagome today but already I am furiously possessive of her. I don't want other males to look, talk or touch her…I even permit her to touch my ears"
Sesshomaru's eyes widen a bit "You did? Well little brother..I think is safe to say that you found your mate. I envy you, to have found her so young"
"Isn't that a bad thing? She's human….most human women don't want to be married at such a young age"
"Hmmm…I forgot about that. A human mate huh" he said
I nodded knowing where his thoughts where going "Why would my demon choose a human mate? I would have thought it would choose a strong female demon as my mate since I have human blood….shouldn't it be trying on procreating strong pups? Any pups I have with Kagome are going to be more human than demon"
"Is that your worried about?" he said frowning at me "Don't tell me you haven't noticed her powers yet?"
I blinked at him stupidly for a moment "Powers?" I say trying hard to recall my encounters with her today.
Sessh shook his head at me "She has the powers of an untrained priestess…so imagine your pups having control of both demonic powers and priestess powers"
I inhaled sharply…power stuff that.
Sesshomaru nodded his head in agreement "Indeed, I imagine your offspring will be the start of a whole new generation for you. Congratulations little brother" said getting up and patted me on the back "So when will you bring her home to us?"
I grimaced "Give me some time, I haven't even asked her on a date yet"
"InuYasha, she is your mate and as such subject to our laws, if you were to claim her here and now there isn't a thing her parents could do about it"
"Even if she is underage?" I said in surprise why didn't I know about this?
Sessh shook his head at me "She is your mate. It is part of the pack the humans made with our demon counsel, if a demon regionalizes a human as our mate, human law will no longer have any jurisdiction. She is now falls under our laws, and our law states that you can walk up to her house, pack her things and bring her to live with you right now if you choose. Her mother or the law will not get in your way"
I exhaled sharply; I had that much power over her already? But as I thought about what I knew of my mate, I knew that would be the best way to get her to hate me.
"What will you do InuYasha?"
"I don't think things will be that easy, I only just met her today. I'm going to take things slow….for her"
He nodded getting up "Very wise little brother. Now am I to imagine that I will be seeing her here often then?" he said as we headed out towards the living room.
"I hope so" I muttered as I sniffed the air looking for my now realized mate. It was times like this that I really appreciated having an older brother. Sesshomaru was many things…including a pain in the ass but he had always stuck by me. Had he been raised by his bitch of a mother then I seriously doubt we would have been as close as we are now.
As I looked at living room I noticed that she wasn't there when I heard her laughter coming from the kitchen.
"Who is with her?" I asked "Is mom home?"
"Not that I was aware of" said Sesshomaru "I think father may be home early, his scent is strong"
We entered the kitchen to find Kagome sitting on one of the barstools on the high kitchen island as my dad rubbed his head cursing the refrigerator.
"Dad?" I said wondering what happened in here.
"InuYasha, who is this lovely young lady that was abandoned in the foyer? Really…your mother would be disappointed at your lack of manners" said my dad as we went to get a glass from the cupboard.
"Sorry dad…Sessh sorta kidnapped me, plus I had to go and change" I said to my dad before turning to look at the twinkling eyes of my mate before shrugging sheepishly at her "Sorry Kaggie, if you don't already know, this is my dad"
"Well it is a pleasure to meet you Mr. Taisho" She said giving my dad one of her brilliant carefree smiles.
My dad liked her. I could tell and it made me exhale in relief.
"Not at all my dear, not how about I get you that juice now that I got this blasted thing to open"
She nodded to him. I walked over and leaned in on the countertop next to her.
"What happened?" is mouthed to her.
She leaned in to me so that she could whisper "I think someone must have spilled some soda in your fridge because your dad couldn't open it. So he started playing tug of war with the fridge door…the door won. Smacked him right in the head"
I laughed so hard my head was on the island as I pounded it with one fist.
"Insolent pup" muttered my dad "Please don't judge me badly….you would think he was raised by monkeys" then glared at Sesshomaru who was pretending not to laugh by having a coughing fit.
My dad handed Kagome a glass of cranberry juice "Are you hungry? Would you join us for dinner? I believe we are having steaks tonight"
Kagome smiled polity "Thank you Mr. Taisho, but I don't eat red meat"
I groaned I had a funny feeling that my mate was my polar opposite now.
I felt her rub one of my ears gently making he almost purr in pleasure.
"Oh don't be like that Yasha" she said with a giggle "I don't hold it against you. You're a man; you need your red meat"
I heard Sesshomaru's soft laughter. I looked up at him, dear gods, she got him to laugh. In just a few minutes she had the men in my family wrapped around her little finger, her happiness and bubbly personality was contagious.
"Are we still going?" she asked me while still rubbing my ear softly.
"Only if you still want to…personally I would really like to kick back with you here"
"We would love to have you stay Kagome" said my dad; I knew he must have figured out who Kagome was by now. He gave me a knowing nod of approval.
She thought about it for a moment "I really did want to go and get my supplies….I have an art show in a few months and wanted to get started on it"
"Okay…then let's go. We can always hang out some other time" I said, I wanted to make her happy and give her what she wanted now since she was going to have her freedom cut short in a few months' time.
"Okay" she said hopping off of the barstool making me chuckle the she literally had to jump to get down. She turned to my father and brother "It was nice meeting both of you. It's good to meet new people when you're the new girl in town"
My dad smiled down at her "Believe me, the pleasure is all mine my dear. Please you must come over to have dinner someday; my mate would love to meet you"
Kagome nodded to him "I would like that, thank you" she said before I tugged her hand and lead her towards the front door.
"Bye Sesshomaru" she called out to my brother making him smile at her fondly as he gave her a little wave.
Once in my car I turned down my hip hop song so that it was just back ground music.
"You have a cool family…I like your dad" she said looking at me with a smile.
"Really? I'll let him know, he likes you too you know and let me tell you, that man is hard to make smile not to mention you actually got Sessh to laugh out loud!"
She frowned at me "It doesn't seem like they're uptight"
"No I suppose to you it wouldn't seem that way. Do must people you meet take a liking to you right away?" I noticed it at school today that she was like a bright flame that drew people to her like little moths.
"Not everyone" she whispered then looked out the window.
It took me a few moments to realize that she was talking about Kikyo.
"You're worried about Kikyo not liking you?" I said in total astonishment "Why? She's not a very nice person you know"
She frowned at me "If she wasn't a nice person then why would you go out with her? Besides, I'm not use to people hating me"
I opened my mouth a few times, not knowing what I should say. I didn't want to lie to her but I didn't want to just say that Kikyo was just an easy fuck. What would she think of me?
"I don't want to lie to you Kaggie….I went out with her once….and that was a huge mistake. She had been asking and pestering for the past couple of months so I finally said fine. I was going to take her to the movies when she….well….started stuff" I said gruffly feeling comfortable talking to my mate about other women.
She nodded "So she came on to you and you answered. Well you are a guy but that still doesn't explain why she would hate me so much…I mean…it's not like I'm your girlfriend or anything like that. We're friends"
I gripped the leather to my steering wheel; damn it she was my mate…and she thought she was just my friend. This was going to be harder than I thought.
"She doesn't like you because you are getting close to me and because you're so much more beautiful than she is"
"No I'm not" she said with a scoff making he gape at her.
"What! You mean to tell me you don't believe me when I say that you are the most beautiful woman I have ever met?"
She blushed prettily but didn't answer, but I was able to smell her answer already. She honestly believed that she wasn't beautiful.
"Kaggie….believe me when I say that to me you are the prettiest girl in school and one of the best looking girls in southern cali" I say glancing at her "I don't care about other people's opinion, that is just how I see you"
She smiled softy "Thank you Yahsa….I actually to believe it when you say it like that"
By the time we reached La Jolla and found a parking the sun was getting ready to set.
"Do you need to meet Sango right now?"
"Ah…" she looked at her watch "No, not until another half hour..why?"
"Come on then" I said taking her hand and gestured her to follow me. The steep street leading to where the park was a bit difficult to her to maneuver with her boots so I ended up having to wrap my arm around her waist, I wanted to have some alone time with her as she watched the sunset with me.
"I love the ocean" she said as we finally reached the railing that over looked the sea, she closed her eyes and inhaled deeply.
I smirked at her expression before I pulled her into my arms, her back to my front so that I could rest my chin on her shoulder.
"Yasha?" she said looking at me in surprise "Isn't this a bit too close?"
I just laced my fingers together and turned to nuzzle her neck a bit "I'm an Inu demon remember….we are a bit on the affectionate side"
It was true to an extent, we were affectionate….. to our mates. The males of my kind liked to play with our mates; we also liked having close contact with them.
"Really? I didn't know that" she said as she relaxed into me.
I chucked as I savored having her in my arms, her sweet cookie scent making me want lick, kiss and nibble the skin at her throat.
"Why do I feel so comfortable around you? I just met you today" she said as we both looked out to the golden sunset of southern California. Over in the distance I could hear the seals as the tourist fed them snacks "You know people probably think we're a couple the way you're holding me"
I shrugged "Don't care much about what people say….are you worried that they will look at you weird cuz I'm a half demon?" I wondered if there was a reason why she made the statement. Was she embarrassed of me? Or maybe she just didn't like PA?
She turned around in my arms to give me a hug, warming my heart in the process.
"I don't care what other people say, and there is nothing wrong with being a half demon. You should never be ashamed of who you are Yasha. Besides" she said looking at me giving me a shy smile "I happen to think you're very handsome, and it's because you're so unique"
"Thanks Kaggie" I said meaning it. I wanted so badly to kiss her, but I also wanted to take things slow. I wanted to win her heart not because she was my mate, but because he liked me. I wanted my relationship with her to mean something, and when the day comes when she says she loves me, only then I will claim her as my mate and take her to live with me. By that time we will have a marriage that would be based out of love and not just out of my demon instincts.
~Kagome POV~
After our mushy moment in the park we headed out to find Sango. I sneaked a peak at his profile admiring how his silver hair gleamed in the twilight and his golden eyes seemed to glow a bit eerily. At this very moment he didn't look a bit human….and to me he was all the handsomer for it.
I've never been one for too much dating. Most guys couldn't deal with my erratic ways or they didn't like the fact that I was too free spirited and would at some point run off. The few that tried to change me ended up on the curb. I liked who I was and I didn't see anything wrong with it.
InuYasha and I where yin and yang.
What I lacked he had and what he had I needed, in a strange way….we are perfect for each other. I didn't want to jump into conclusions yet though, so I was just going to go with the flow and see where it landed.
Sango and I were walking towards the shop while Kohaku went to the coffee shop with some of his buddies to grab some smoothies while we shopped.
As we passed by a shop I could help but admire the vintage skirt in the window, it was white with red and black embroidery, short with a slight flare. I could image in it would look great with a red top or cardi and some flats.
I felt InuYasha place a hand on the small of my back.
"Did you want to go in? Or just admiring?" he said looking at the skirt.
"Just admiring, I like it but I already have a lot of clothes" I said wistfully as I moved away and caught up with Sango.
"I don't know why you don't just buy it Kaggie" said Sango "You never buy yourself clothes and I have seen your wardrobe and girl…you could use some more clothes"
"I have a lot!" I said with a huff "Unlike some people I know who aren't happy unless every inch their closet is filled to the brim, I happen the like the pieces I have"
"I still say you should indulge more, it's not like you lack the money" said Sango as we entered the art shop "You spend more money on this stuff than clothes"
I shrugged at her "C'est La Vie"
InuYasha chuckled; I turned around and gave him a playful wink before going to the oil pants and brushes.
InuYasha was such a sweetie as he walked along with me carrying the rolls of canvas paper without complaining. I made my own frames with lumber I get from the lumber yards.
"Ah….why don't you buy the ones with the wooden frame in it already?" he asked was I compared different colors of green.
"No….I make them" I said absently while I moved on to the reds.
"How?"
I must have been so preoccupied that I didn't catch the apprehension in his voice.
"With some wood that I get from the lumber yard. Hey Sango…does this look a bit orange to you?" I said handing her the tube of paint I was examining. Sango was looking at InuYasha while sniggering.
"You see? No self-preservation" she said to him before going back to me "Ah…no but I like this one better" she said pointing to the one I had in my hand.
I nodded before just putting both of them in my basket.
"Do not tell me you use power tools Kaggie….please tell me you don't" He said making me look up at him with a frown.
He was a bit on the green side as he looked down at me.
"What wrong? Are you sick?" I said in alarm, when did he start not feeling well? I heard Sango cracking up in the back ground.
I put a hand to his cheek, he felt a bit on the clammy side.
"How did you get sick so suddenly?" I said bewildered.
He leaned into my hand and placed a kiss on the inside of my wrist making me blush at the sudden intimate touch.
"It's the thought of you and power tools you little birdbrain" he said now looking at me with a very peeved expression "It makes me sick to just imagine you handling a table saw"
"Is that what's this is all about?" I said then exhaled in exasperation "I'm not that much of a dimwit Yasha….I have been working with power tools for years now"
"Still….for now on please let me do it for you" he said "Please? I feel like barfing just imaging you cutting off a finger or something"
I laughed at him. He really was sweet in the way he worried about me.
"I don't know if you're going to have time. I tend to do my painting late at night. We have a pool house in the back that I use as my room and art studio" I say but just the thought of him being there alone with me late at night was sending butterflies to flutter in my stomach.
"Nah…don't worry about it" he says as we head over to the checkout counter "I don't need that much sleep anyways"
Afterwards we met up with Miroku who just 'happened' to be in the area.
Right.
I was pretty sure InuYasha texted him because he gave him a knowing nod. I was looking up at him when he glanced down at me.
"What?" He said in fake innocence.
I scoffed at him my arms crossed to my chest "I know you texted him to come here and bug Sango"
"Now why would he be pestering Sango? She likes him you know" he said as he went to order my chai latte before heading to a table in the back of the coffee house while we waiting for Sango and Miroku who were arguing about who paid for whom.
The coffee house was playing a soft jazz tune that made the air in the shop cozy and inviting. We were in one of the booths that curved so it added a sense of privacy, I watched as the musicians got ready to perform. I pulled my feet up and tucked them to my side while I leaned into InuYasha as I took a sip of my tea. The music started and I closed my eyes as I let the soft melody filled me; it was the perfect way to end my day.
InuYasha pulled me closer as he draped his arm on my shoulders while his hand rested on my hip.
"I thought you didn't like this kind of music?" I say as Sango and Miroku made their way towards us.
"I don't hate it, but I won't listen to it in my car" he said as he drinks his ice tea.
"Well isn't this a cozy little scene" said Miroku sliding on the other end of the booth as Sango eyed us with narrow slits.
"Yeah. Kagome…I thought you weren't looking on dating?" she said looking at InuYasha.
"I'm not. I can't help it if Yasha is so easy to be around" I say looking up at him "He makes me feel safe" I say shrugging.
It really was a very indescribable feeling I would get when I was near him, or when he would hold on to me. Which I had to say, he did a lot. He told me that Inu's where affectionate demons, and if that was the case then I expected that he wasn't going to stop anytime soon. I also wondered if this was why Sango thought he was a womanizer. I made sense to me, because the way he was holding me right now suggested that we were more than friends, his hand on my hip was very possessive, almost like he wanted the men in the coffee shop to know that I was not available.
"Are Inu's possessive?" I asked him all of the sudden cutting into the conversation he was having about football with Miroku. I had a feeling he wouldn't ignore me though, I couldn't say the same for other guys, but it did seem like I always had his full attention if I wanted it…it was strange when I thought about it.
"Uh….yeah, why?" he said, I could tell he was getting a bit nervous so I laughed softy and leaned into him more. He relaxed and moved his hand from my hip so that he could play with my hair.
"Just a question" I said before I turned my attention to Sango "So…did you want to go this weekend after all?"
Sango scrunched up her face thoughtfully "I think I do want to, how about you ask Rin to go too? I can invite Ayame too"
"That would be great! I haven't seen Ayame in a long time" I said, I felt InuYasha hand on my hip once more.
"Where are you going?" he asked looking down at me.
"We're going up to Newport Beach where you can build a fire and sorta kick back this Saturday"
"Yeah…it's a girl only thing" said Sango smirking at InuYasha.
"A bunch of girls, at night, on a beach? Tell me how that is not just asking for trouble" he said before he glared at me "Why is it just girls?"
I swallowed at bit nervously although I didn't know why? He's just my friend but the thought of voicing what our activities consist of made me a bit worried….I could already feel those stupid little butterflies fluttering about in my tummy
"Ah…cuz…we're going to be drinking a bit and flirt with the local guys" I said in a small voice, I realized just how bad it sounded out loud.
Automatically I felt and heard a low growl coming off of him. I tried to sit up and out of his hold but he wasn't having any of it. He only pulled me up effortlessly and sat me on his other side, my legs now draped over his lap and one of his arms around my waist as he held me very close to him.
"Are you crazy?" he hissed at me making me cringe a bit, I wanted nothing more than to just high tail it out of here.
"Come on man….it's not that bad, it's just a bit of fun…right?" said Miroku trying to get InuYasha to calm down.
"Yeah Yasha, why do you care so much about what she does? She's not your girlfriend" said Sango her hands on the table as if getting ready to sit up at any moment.
InuYasha noticed at how upset I was getting because he started to nuzzle my neck gently, his angry growl now a soft one that made me relax and close my eyes.
"Kaggie don't you know how dangerous that is? Alcohol and strange men do not mix honey, it doesn't take a genius to figure that one out" he said into my neck "Why don't you go during the day with your girls and have fun in the water…without the liquor…huh?"
"Because then that would prevent her from meeting some new people" said Sango.
"Sango" said Miroku pinning her with a dark look now "You know he's right. Kagome seems to be a bit too trusting…..the type to give people the benefit of the doubt…am I right?" Sango widen her eyes looking at me.
"And what is wrong with that?" I said trying to move away from InuYasha a bit but he had an iron grip on me "Not everyone is a sex predator you know" I said in a huff making Sango groan as she put her head down on the table while Miroku laughed at InuYasha's growl.
"Okay I give in, InuYasha is right….I was my suggestion anyways but I only said it when Miroku over here pissed me off the other week" said Sango crossing her arms.
"What did I do?" said Miroku looking at Sango in confusion.
Sango gave him an evil look "Two words lecher: Megan Lujan"
Miroku's face went thoughtful before turning into chagrin.
"But Sango my dear, it was a total misunderstand. She was coming on to me! I pushed her away right when you turned the corner"
"A likely story" said Sango now ignoring his pleas of forgiveness.
I turned back and rubbed one of Yasha's ears gently "You see? We are going to go during the day…and no beer. Does that make you feel better?"
"Yeah I guess" he said before exhaled against my neck then pried himself from my neck to look at me "I would be feel better if I was there with you, I have a feeling that you get into a lot of trouble if left wondering on your own"
I gasped at him "I have been doing just fine by myself mister and I resent that" I said crossing my arms making him laugh at me.
Why did I feel the need to reassure him on my whereabouts? I didn't give any other guy I dated that common courtesy, but it just didn't feel right to withhold it from him. I couldn't understand it but I wanted to have him close to me….it didn't bother me like it used to with other guys who were always hounding me, with InuYasha it felt so natural to him close.
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By the time we got back to InuYasha's house it was past 11:30 at night.
"Holy green guacamole it's late" I said as I got out of his car and went to the trunk.
"Why don't you just spend the night?" he said as he got my bags out of his car and headed over to mine "Unless your parents will kill you for it"
"I can't do that! Your parents are going to think I'm some kind of hussy" I said cringing as I imaged their expression when I walked out of their son's bedroom in the morning…egads!
"Trust me when I say, they won't. My father and brother are full demons remember? Well they can tell what kind of person you are by scent" he said.
"I still can't do that…I wouldn't feel comfortable doing that"
"Alright, then come on. I need to tell them I'll be back" he said taking my hand as he walked me over to his house.
"Be back?" I said frowning.
"Yeah, I'll go with you to your house to make sure you get home okay" he said as he opened the front door and closed it.
"But how will you get home then?" I asked baffled by his reasoning. He turned and gave me a smirk.
"Half demon Kaggie…I can actually run faster than drive"
I gape at him as he leads me to the kitchen where a beautiful woman with long black hair, porcelain skin and warm brown eyes was baking cookies.
"Hi mom" he said before pulling me in front of him "This is Kagome…she's new to my school"
InuYasha's mom smiled warmly at me "Oh yes, your father told me all about her. Welcome to our home dear, I am Izayoi"
I smiled at her "Pleasure to meet you Mrs. Taisho. Sorry we're back so late…time sorta got away from us.
"No need to apologize dear"
"Mom, I'm going to drive with Kagome home then I'll run back, I Just don't want you to worry okay?"
I looked up at him and couldn't help but feel a wave of affection for him wash through me. Most guys wouldn't take the time to bother letting their mom's know where they were at his age, but InuYasha didn't want to make his mother worry, I appreciated that about him.
"Sure thing sweetie" she said then handed me a little napkin of cookies "I thought you might like something sweet"
"Thank you Mrs. Taisho" I said taking the warm napkin, it smelled like chocolate.
I climbed into my cooper as InuYasha slid into the passenger with a scowl on his face.
"Alright, let's see your driving"
I rolled my eyes at him and started my drive home.
"I drive just fine thank you very much" I said as I kept my eyes on the road as I moved on to the freeway "Phoenix is a very populated area you dork"
By the time we made it to my house I wanted nothing more than to sleep, he kept me talking making sure I didn't fall asleep while driving.
"You're tired" he said softy as I get out of the car and nodded at him, not even bothering to talk.
"Is this where you live?" he asked looking up at my house, it had a very beach house feeling. White wash with oak shutters, stacked stone and paved walkways. The house itself was large but it also had a pool house and a very large outside living room that was one of my favorite places in the house.
"Yeah" I said tuning the key and let him inside.
"Mom! Souta! I'm home" I called out "Want something to drink?" I said as I headed into the kitchen to make me some tea to help me sleep.
"Nah..I'm good" he said "Wont our mom think it's strange for you to walk in at midnight with some guy you just met today?"
I put a sleepytime tea kcup in the Keurig machine then turned to him "No…I my mom knows me by now"
My bother walk into the kitchen in this pajama bottoms and tank looked at InuYasha then to me.
"Kagome, didn't I say to call me when you got to La Jolla with Sango? And who the hell is this?" my brother in exasperation then glared at InuYasha.
"Sorry Souta…I forgot and this is InuYasha. He goes to my school and is also friends with Sango calm down. He just wanted to make sure I got home okay"
Souta eyed him before going up to him and offered his hand.
"I'm Souta, Kaggie's older brother and just so we're straight, you mess with my little sister, I got a rugger 45 and a shovel….got it?"
InuYasha shook his hand smirking "Got it"
I rolled my eyes as I go over to pull my bother down to give him a kiss on the cheek "Goodnight Souta" I said as I pushed him out of the kitchen towards the stairs laughing.
"Alright I'm going!" he said holding up his hands "but I want you in bed now young lady, tomorrow you're going to be a zombie at school, so say goodnight to your friend and get you butt upstairs"
After my bother left I walked InuYasha to his car where he unloaded my art stuff and put it by the foyer.
"You don't want it in your room?" he said before he put the stuff down.
"You know what…yeah…it'll save me the trouble to doing it tomorrow" I said tiredly as I lead him upstairs to my bedroom my tea in hand as I drank it.
Bedroom was sort of an exaggeration. It was supposed to be the game room since it was on the only third floor. After walking all the way down the hall I opened another door that lead to some more stairs and then to a large open loft room.
"Wow" he said "It's almost as large as my room" he said placing my stuff where all my art junk was at.
"Thanks" I said as I moved to my bathroom to change into my pj's. They were silk shorts with a tank top, I washed my face and pulled my hair up in a ponytail and brushed my teeth. When I walked back into my room, InuYasha was looking at my art portfolio.
"I know some of these" he said quietly "As a matter of fact, this one" he said pointing to one of my abstract works "Is hanging in my dad's office in Irvine"
"Oh…I sold that one two years ago in my first art gallery show in Los Angeles. That was your dad? Wow….it was one of my favorites"
"Yeah, it's one if his too" he then looked at me again "He had said he would have loved to meet the artist but that she likes keeping a low profile"
"Yeah, it keeps people from prying into my life" I say as I lie down on my bed and sigh "I wanted to walk you to your car but I'm tired…sorry" I say as I turn on my side and close my eyes.
I felt the bed dip; I opened my eyes to look into his golden ones.
"No worries" he murmured as he reached out and caressed the side of my face and hair, it feels so nice I fall asleep almost instantly.
~InuYasha POV~
I looked at her sweet sleeping face, marveling on the bond between mates that allowed her to fall asleep with me in the room with out even thinking twice about it. I got up and went to lock her bedroom door then went to the window by a large tree and opened it so that it could give me a way out without walking downstairs where her family would be at in the morning.
I texted my brother really quickly to let him know that I would be with my mate then turned off the phone. Once that was done I pulled the covers over my mate then crawled into bed with her, pulled her close to me and buried my face into her neck growling low in my chest. She murmured softly, draped an arm around my torso then tilted her neck to give me better access to her throat.
Gods, she was delectable, I leaned down and licked her skin shuddering at her taste, I could never tire of her. I kissed a path from the base of her neck to her ear, my body tighten as desire flooded though me, I wanted my mate I wanted to make love to her so badly but my honor kept me from doing so. With a sigh I leaned back into the pillows and pulled her closer to me and hoped that I would wake up before she did. I didn't want to freak her out, plus she drank a tea that would ensure her to stay asleep. I closed my eyes allowed the peace of having my mate in my arms lull me to sleep.
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When I work up the sky was light indigo, I looked over to see Kagome's lovely little bottom facing me. She was on her stomach, one leg bent while she hugged on to a pillow, the covers thrown off as if they had annoyed at sometime in the night. I chuckled then leaned over and pulled her tank up exposing her back to me. I licked and ran little kisses on her lower back making her sigh in her dream, smiling against her skin as I scraped my fangs gently on her skin. I sighed then got out of her bed, and walked over to her window, taking once last look at my sleeping mate I forced my self out of her bedroom.
It was extremely hard for a demon to leave our mates, my body was screaming for me to go back but I knew that it wasn't time yet . As I ran home I couldn't help but smile that I had my mate's scent all over me. It was permeated into my skin and hair, any demon at school would know that I had spent the night with her and that I had scent marked her. It wouldn't take a genius for them to realize that she was my mate, we didn't scent mark just anyone. As I walked in my house and into the kitchen for some water I saw my father having breakfast, he looked at me then sniffed gently.
"You where with Kagome all night?" he said with a frown
"Yeah….she was asleep though" I said drinking deeply from a water bottle.
My dad chuckled "I would imagine it was hard to leave her this morning"
"You have no idea dad" I grumbled "I'm heading upstairs, I still have another two hours before I head into school"
"I adore her by the way" he said making me smile "She is just what I imaged when I tired to picture a mate for you son. I hope we don't have to wait too long until she is home with us"
I nodded my to dad and headed up stairs. Today would be another day and I would be with my Kagome soon.