InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Cracking My Heart ❯ Chapter 10 ( Chapter 10 )

The soft silence that permeated the house gave way to bird calls and other noises made in the pre dawn hours. The blackness of night gave way to soft grey, then to an even softer pink.

 

Inuyasha opened his eyes blearily, trying to will the morning away. Unfortunately, it had a mind of its own. Eventually Inuyasha gave up on sleeping and carefully extracted himself from the beautiful girl beside him. He crawled off the bed and began to pull on clothes.

 

“Hey darling.” Inuyasha turned to see Kagome propped up on her elbow, smiling at him. He smiled gently at her.

 

“Hey yourself. You sleep good?”

 

Kagome nodded. Inuyasha smirked. “Doesn't surprise me. You were out cold on the way home last night. Didn't even wake up when we got passionate.”

 

Kagome flushed and then glared. “We got passionate while I was asleep?”

 

Inuyasha maintained the cocky front he had put up, but somehow Kagome saw right through it. She leaned back and laughed. “Yea right Inuyasha.”

 

He grinned and sat on the bed, currently only wearing his boxers and pants.

 

“Well, Kags, I did get my own private strip show. And I must say, you were looking mighty fine.” Kagome blushed even darker, and shoved him playfully. He shoved her back, and before they knew it they were in the middle of a wrestling match. After several minutes of contortions and amusing positions that would have been hilarious on camera, Inuyasha straddled her waist and announced his triumph.

 

“Haha, Kagome. Look who's on top?”

 

Kagome poked him the belly, provoking a laugh from the man above her. He grabbed her hands and pinned them. Before she could comment he was pressed against her lips and gained entrance to her mouth. For several minutes all they did was lay there, immersed in their combined warmth. Finally Inuyasha broke the kiss, to allow him and his beloved to breathe.

 

He smirked as he looked over Kagome. She was peaky, her lips swollen and her cheeks rosy, with her eyes shining. He gently cupped a cheek in one palm. She leaned into it and smiled at him. He smiled back and lay down next her, pulling her in to snuggle amongst the mussed blankets.

 

Kagome lay on the bed, and cuddled happily into Inuyasha's warm, bare chest. Somehow, cradled against his bare skin made her realize how much she felt for this man. She still remembered when the sight of him brought emotional distress and pain. But, she also remembered laying in his arms after making love for the first time.

 

They had been cuddled much like this afterwards, covered in sweat, but at that moment she had felt so blissfully happy, basking in warm afterglow cuddled with the man that she knew she loved. Even after he had broken her heart she felt strangely attracted to him.

 

As much as she didn't want to admit it, she had been flattered and pleased when he began to court her again. Of course, her broken heart and the way her life had plunged after she learned of her pregnancy had prevented her from trusting him completely. However, with his devotion and persistence, the little voice that had loved him all along became stronger and stronger.

 

Now, laying here with him once again, her entire being was in agreement, for once. She could not recall having felt so complete and blissfully happy in her life. She was so lost in thought that she didn't notice when the warmth pulled away. When she did, she sat up suddenly and whimpered. Inuyasha looked up from pulling on his shirt and grinned.

 

Kagome rolled out of bed and pulled on clothes as well. After she was dressed he pulled her into a deep hug. She giggled and hugged him back. He lifted her so that her feet were a few inches from the ground and carried her into the kitchen. She wrapped her legs around his waist to prevent herself falling down. He sat down and nuzzled her neck, laying soft kisses on all the skin he could find. Kagome basked in the warmth that he provided. His attentions to her were placing her into a lulling, blissful state.

 

Inuyasha grinned as he felt the relaxation that had taken over Kagome's body. She was in a dreamy state, her eyes half closed with a happy smile on her face. He pressed his lips to her cheek, then rested his head on her shoulder.

 

“Inuyasha?”

 

He lifted his head to look into her eyes. She looked very serious, yet strangely pleased.

 

“Yea?”

 

She worried her lower lip a bit, then looked down. After being so affectionate, Inuyasha didn't want to kill the mood. He simply waited her out. Not that he wasn't used to waiting for her to gather the courage to speak. It seemed to be a ritual before she said something important.

 

“Would you still, I mean, if you want to- you said the offer still stood?” Kagome mumbled, still not looking at him. Inuyasha simply blinked, and waited to see if she would clarify. When she didn't, he jostled her gently to get her to look at him. She did, and he could see the agitation in her gaze.

 

“Offer?” he prompted, but she immediately brought her gaze down, too embarrassed to maintain eye contact, let alone speak.

 

“Wait, offer,” suddenly a light appeared behind his eyes and he gasped. “You mean, for, you serious?” The hope in his face was incredible. Kagome looked up and nodded.

 

The fragile atmosphere seemed to pulse, as though both were afraid to break it by saying anything.

 

For several minutes all they did was stare. Then, the silence was broken as surely as if it had been shattered by a ridiculously oversized sword.

 

Inuyasha yelled, jumped and swung Kagome around in a giant hug. Her legs flew wildly, but she didn't really care. He finally set her down and proceeded to bathe most of her face in kisses. His happiness was contagious, she was happy that she could make him so happy.

 

For a long time, it seemed like Inuyasha couldn't sit still. He alternated between kissing her, swinging her around, hugging her, and running around randomly around the house, with or without her in his arms.

 

All this movement and noise caused Hyumaru to noisily come awake, and Kagome dashed off to retrieve her while Inuyasha came down from the high of his massive happy dance.

 

Kagome returned shortly with the infant, now calmed and very content looking. Inuyasha looked over at them and ran over and gave them both a big bear hug. Hyumaru squealed in protest, and Kagome laughed.

 

“You are really happy, aren't you?”

 

Inuyasha gave a full on, teeth flashing smile and kissed her until she was breathless. She took a few moments to make sure of her attachment to the floor before speaking.

 

“I'll take that as a yes.”

 

Kagome grinned, then handed him Hyumaru as she went to start breakfast. He followed, still with a dazed, pleased look on his face.

 

Kagome placed the food on the table, and giggled at the sight that faced her. Inuyasha was playing with Hyumaru, and the baby was babbling in excitement.

 

“You know,” she remarked, “I'm going to have to deal with her now that she's all riled up.”

 

Inuyasha smiled. “But she's happy.”

 

Kagome grinned. “I don't think I've ever seen you so happy.”

 

Suddenly serious, he swung to face her. “Aren't you happy? Because if you don't want to do this, then you don't have to.”

 

Kagome looked very serious, and tried to hold a straight face. She failed miserably. She launched at him, and he opened his arms to return her hug.

 

“Of course I want this, stupid. I was the one that said it.”

 

Inuyasha sniffed, and grinned. “I smell sausage.”

 

Kagome rolled her eyes. “Men. Always hungry.”

 

“Proud of it. I need to food to be able to keep up with everything.”

 

“You notice that I don't need to eat lots all the time.”

 

“Feh. You only last maybe one time in bed. I can go multiple times.”

 

Kagome raised her eyebrows. “Is that a challenge?”

 

“You're on. Meet me at 9. Our bed. Don't be late.”

 

Kagome rolled her eyes again. “Men.”

 

“Whoa, déjà vu.”

 

Kagome grabbed a sausage and stuffed it into his mouth as he laughed, effectively shutting him up. He chewed and choked it down, then resumed laughing. Hyumaru looked at him with a look of puzzlement on her face, which made Kagome laugh.

 

Inuyasha continued eating, still chuckling occasionally. Both the females at the table soon followed his example.

 

Kagome was feeding Hyumaru when Inuyasha breezed back into the kitchen, kissed Hyumaru's cheek then gave Kagome a deep, chaste kiss and bolted for the door.

 

“Have a good day!” Kagome yelled to his retreating back. He waved over his back and disappeared through the door.

 

“Excellent Hyu. Now it's just us girls. Do you want to surprise Papa with something?” Hyumaru smiled and waved her arms around, sensing Kagome's excitement. Kagome giggled. “You're certainly excited. Now think, what should we do for him?”

 

Hyumaru giggled and bounced.

 

OoOoOoOoOoOoOoO

 

Inuyasha threw open the door to his house, and was surprised that Kagome didn't call out a greeting. He could smell that she was in the house, but there was no obvious noise.

 

Odd, Hyumaru at least should be making noise. What is Kagome doing?

 

Inuyasha crept into the living room, keeping his ears peeled for any sign of the two females he knew were creeping around the house somewhere. He searched his room, Hyu's room, and the various other rooms that held random stuff, before proceeding to the kitchen.

 

After going through all the rooms without anything he entered the kitchen with little worry that this time would be any different.

 

“Okaeri!” (A/N This means something like welcome home)

 

Inuyasha jumped almost out of his shoes, then grinned at Kagome.

 

“Hey Koishii.”

 

Kagome smiled, then came over and grabbed his shoulders. “Sit, go sit down. I'm taking care of everything.”

 

Inuyasha let her seat him at the table, accepted the baby, and proceeded to occupy her.

 

“Dig in!”

 

Inuyasha looked up to see Kagome set down a large bowl filled with something that smelled delicious on the table.

 

Kagome sat down and filled a bowl with some oden, and gave it to him. He took it and waited for her to get herself food before digging in.

 

The meal was delicious, and the couple retired to the couch to cuddle with their baby.

 

Inuyasha broke the silence, reaching into his pants pocket. “Kagome?”

 

Kagome was leaning her head against his shoulder, and she looked so relaxed that he didn't really want to disturb her. Her only response was a mumbled “hmm?”

 

Inuyasha ran his fingers through her hair, and she smiled and closed her eyes, releasing a blissful sigh.

 

“Thanks for the dinner. It was really good.”

 

Kagome smiled. “I figured you'd need your strength for our little competition tonight.”

 

Inuyasha choked out a laugh. “I figured you would back out.”

 

“What, chicken? Can't prove your wild exaggerations?”

 

Inuyasha grunted. “I believe you have seen the proof of my prowess in bed. Or shall I have to prove it again?”

 

“Let's go, dog boy.”

 

“Oi! No calling me that, bitch.”

 

“Hey, you get to call me bitch, so why can't I call you dog boy?”

 

“Because bitch is an actual term. Dog boy is insulting.”

 

“I am not about to call you lord and master.”

 

“I rather like the sound of those.”

 

“Dog boy.”

 

“Keh, wench.”

 

“Oh, does that term have special meaning or are you just desperate for something rude to call me?”

 

Inuyasha groaned. “Damn it, bitch, just listen to me for once. I am the dominant-“

 

“Dominant? Since when?”

 

Inuyasha growled, then got a brilliant idea. “I have taken you mostly in the `bitch' position, you know. And even in all the other positions I am the one in control, so that makes me the dominant, and you the submissive.”

 

Kagome flushed, but didn't reply.

 

Inuyasha smirked. Inuyasha 1 Kagome 0

 

Kagome rolled her eyes at the obvious smugness in his stare.

 

“You know,” she remarked, almost casually, “I still control whether you will be allowed into my bed. Maybe I should let you take the couch tonight.”

 

Inuyasha immediately sobered and gulped. Inuyasha 1 Kagome 1

 

“Well, uh, I could keep my present then.”

 

Kagome's head snapped up. “Well, I guess. But you get cocky and I swear you'll be on the couch.”

 

Inuyasha tilted his head. “Cocky? But Kagome, I though you wanted me to use that part.”

 

Kagome cheeped and turned red. She mumbled something under her breath, which he really wanted to hear.

 

She sauntered to the couch and lounged there, obviously waiting for him to present his gift. He accepted her unspoken command and took a knee in front of her. He opened a small felt box, and slipped out a ring. Kagome gasped.

 

The ring was diamond, not a monstrosity that would have been a liability, but a medium sized stone, cut to resemble some sort of flower. The gold setting fitted and accented the diamond perfectly, and Kagome was entranced by the simple beauty. Her eyes rose to meet Inuyasha's, and she couldn't find words to express the torrent of emotions flowing through her.

 

Inuyasha loved watching her reactions. The soft glow in her eyes was beautiful, and he couldn't get enough of watching her.

 

She looked up at him finally, and her eyes were overbright with unshed tears of happiness. She leaned in and touched her cheek to his.

 

“Thank you.” She whispered.

 

“Am I forgiven?” he asked, already knowing the answer.

 

Kagome laughed. Her hands came up to cup his cheeks and she kissed him. “Of course.”