InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Cloud Watching ❯ Sleeping Arrangements ( Chapter 7 )

I do not own Inuyasha.

Sleeping Arrangements

By Melissa Spoula

After dinner, Kagome took Shippo to his room to read him a bedtime story like she promised. Inuyasha went to Kagome's room and Sango went to hers, Kirara perched on her shoulder. However halfway through her door she noticed Miroku following close behind her. "Did you forget something Miroku?" Miroku grinned brightly at her. "No dear Sango I just thought that we could spend our first night in our new home together."

Sango gave a weary smile and her face twitched just a bit. "T..T..T…Together?" Miroku kept smiling brightly at her. "We don't have to do anything if you don't want to. We can just lay together if that's what you want?"

Sango took a few fast steps forward, turned Miroku around, and began pushing him out the door. "You see Miroku, it's not that I don't trust you or any thing." once she pushed him safely out the door he turned around to look at her. Sango put her hand on the door "I mean I'm sure you could keep your hands to your self but…" she thought on that for a moment. "Who am I trying to kid. I know you better than anyone. You couldn't keep your hands to your self for two seconds." And with that she closed the door.

Miroku stood there for a moment. He knew it wasn't going to work but he had to give it a shot anyway. Sighing he turned around and headed toward one of the small bedrooms. Sango opened her door again. "Miroku?" he spun around on his heel hoping she had changed her mind. Sango walked over to him and gave him a pillow and a blanket. Miroku looked down at the bedding and then back at her. She leaned up and gave him a kiss on the cheek. She walked back to her room and before she closed her door again she whispered "Good night Miroku." with that she closed her door again. Miroku touched his cheek where she had kissed him, sighed, and walked to the spare bedroom.

Kagome read Shippo two stories before he finally fell asleep. She tucked the covers around him and kissed him softly on the head. Finding her way back to her room she slid opened the door only to find she was not the only one there. "Inuyasha what are you doing on my bed?" Inuyasha was laying on his back on the futon. He had removed his haori and under shirt and had his arms under his head. "Waiting for you to come to bed. What took you so long?" Kagome nearly face faulted. "You don't really think we're sleeping in the same bed do you?" Inuyasha sat up, "Of course I am. Where else would I sleep?"

Kagome closed the door behind her and knelt down at the foot of the futon. "Why aren't you sleeping against the wall like you normally do?" Inuyasha gave her a dry look. "As comfortable as I may have made that look it really isn't and I feel like getting a decent night's sleep." Kagome rubbed her forehead out of frustration. "We can't sleep together."

"Why not?" Kagome slapped her hand on the futon. "Because it's not proper, that's why." Inuyasha crossed his arms. "Keh. I'm not the monk you know. I can keep my hands to myself." With that he laid back down on the futon in the same position Kagome had found him in. "What will the others think if they see us coming out of the same room in the morning." Kagome protested. "They can think what they want, I don't care. But unless you think you can move me I'm not leaving this room." Inuyasha closed his eyes so he didn't see Kagome get up. He also didn't see her pick up the blanket. When he felt her walking by his head he opened his eyes to see what she was doing. Kagome stood above him holding out a blanket. "What are you doing wench?" Kagome just sighed and shook her head. "Inuyasha… sit!" once she heard his head slam back against the pillow she dropped the blanket over his head.

When the spell wore off he tore the blanket off his head. "Bitch! What the hell was that for?" Kagome had just finished changing into her nightgown. "Since you weren't going to leave the room I had to do something to get some privacy while I changed." She walked over to her nightstand and began to brush her hair. Inuyasha walked across the room and sat next to her. "We are going to be mates soon. I have every right to see you naked." Kagome taped him lightly on the head with her hairbrush. " Not yet and I still have my modesty." Kagome returned to brushing her hair and Inuyasha just stared at her.

After a few moments he thought of something. "Ok, let me ask you this. When are you going to take off this stupid rosary?" Kagome placed the hairbrush in her lap and thought for a moment. Taking a hair tie she put her hair up in a neat ponytail than turned to him. "Inuyasha, please turn around." Inuyasha growled softly. "What, now I can't look at you when you have clothes on either?" Kagome picked the brush up again. "Would you just turn around." Still growling Inuyasha turned around and crossed his arms. He was about to say something when he felt the brush in his hair.

Gently Kagome began to work out the snarls in his long mane of hair. After a few minutes of brushing she had gotten most of the large tangles out. As she made her way to the top of his head she took great care not to catch his ears. Once all the tangles were gone she took one of her hair ties and put his hair into a ponytail the same as hers. When she was done she wrapped her arms around his waist and kissed him lightly on his neck. "I'll take the necklace off when we are mated. Until then I need it to keep you from looking at me when I don't want you to.

Inuyasha tuned around to look at her. "If I promise not to look will you take it off now?"

Kagome laughed. "That's one promise I know you can't keep." Kagome kissed Inuyasha lightly on the lips and then got up and waked over to the bed. Inuyasha just sat there for a moment watching her work her way under the covers and close her eyes. When he didn't come to bed after a few moments she opened her eyes to find him with his back to the wall, eyes closed. "Aren't you coming to bed?" he opened his eyes and looked at her. "I thought you didn't want us to sleep in the same bed?" Kagome gave a little smile. " I changed my mind. Now come to bed." Inuyasha walked over to the bed and crawled under the covers.

For an awkward moment the two just lay there starring up at the ceiling. This was the first time they had ever slept so close to each other before and neither of them knew just what to do with themselves. Kagome know if they stayed like this neither of them would be sleeping any time soon. Kagome rolled over and placed her head on his chest. Inuyasha quickly wrapped his arms around her and placed his head on top of hers. "Are you comfortable?" she asked. "Very." He answered. Kagome snuggled deeper into him before falling asleep.