InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Duck ❯ I'm Yours ( Chapter 12 )

 

 

 

Greetings, fellow word-nerds!

 

As the last chapter was a bit -whispers- sexual, I will be making this fic go from T to M. I don't want to write a lemon, but I feel I can't express what goes on that evening when Inuyasha and Kagome are mated without going into some detail. But don't worry, I won't make it raunchy or anything; it'll be tasteful, like my first one-shot "Blue-Jay" (You guys should check it out. If you haven't already, I mean...). --Shameless advertisement--

 

inuyashafreak82622: (You were the review I'd just received as I started typing this) LoL. Okay, Kagome has two rings. The first one, the Binding Ring, is plain silver (or platinum - it's lighter, like Inuyasha's hair... kind of) and is put on Kagome by Inuyasha during the Soul-Binding ceremony. Inuyasha puts a drop of his blood on the ring so that it can't be taken off, as long as he is alive. (This is continued in the next paragraph, I didn't want it to get too big...)

 

The other ring that Inuyasha bought is also silver-platinum-ish, with sapphires and diamonds. Inuyasha needs to put a spell on it to make it a demon ring. I'll explain why he has to do this in this chapter. This ring serves as a reminder to Kagome (she cannot take this one off either) of Inuyasha because it will look a different color or have some sort of writing on it to remind Kagome of him. This ring is given to Kagome after the Mating Ceremony (like the" wedding night"). I can't believe I made all this up. I'm feeling a little nerdy now... Anyway, let me know if you have any more questions.

 

Oh, and the necklace is just there for show. Just something nice to give her when he proposes to her, I felt like he needed to give her something sparkly when he popped the question.

 

jdeppgirl4 (if you're reading): (This is a response to your review on "Blue-Jay") Eh, guess it was only me that thought it was sad. I don't know, I guess I just thought the 'seriousness' would depress everyone... Apparently not. I would love to write humorously, but - sadly - I do not have that talent. You are lucky, my friend. (By the way: love the penname. Johnny Depp is amazing, savvy?)

 

krystal: Yes. Yes, he does. Inuyasha is going through a severe emotional and mental predicament, such an event on a guy like Inuyasha is bound to have its effects on him. He is upset over Kagome being a half-demon, he is stressed about how she will act towards him when she wakes up, he is in love with her, he isn't sure how she feels about him, he hasn't mourned his mother's death at all until that discussion with Kagome in Chapter 3, he misses his mother, he has bottled up his emotions for so long (putting pressure on himself), he constantly beats himself up for being a half-demon, Sesshomaru is with him and it still kind of freaks him out, and he's probably mad at himself that he let all of this happen right under his nose and couldn't do anything to stop Kagome's transformation. All of these things give Inuyasha good reason to cry multiple times, and he should. Crying does not make him any less of a man, it only means that he's mentally and emotionally disturbed (I mean all of this in the nicest way possible).

 

liz: Whoa! Chill, hon. It's here! Don't hurt me! LoL. I'm only kidding; I'm glad to know you like this story. I'm not quitting the story, I only have two or three chapters left, so no worries!

 

Princess Stormcloud0217: You lost track of me? -Whines- I'm hurt... But I'm glad you found me again! (Insert emoticon here)

 

SabelLvr: I totally know the feeling, hon. Guys suck. I have a big brother (literally, 6'7") he's a football player and has football player friends who come over to the house and stink it up with their BO. Yuck. Some of them are nice, but all of them cuss and make more sexual suggestions than Pulp Fiction or Deadwood. And I'm sorry that was too much for you, I really tried to tone it down. Guess I didn't do as good as I thought. But thank you very much for the review. And also, sorry about the vocabulary thing. I had my English exam recently and I was kind of using the SAT words that my teacher gave us to study for it (that, and also using MicrosoftWord to find a better word for "enticing"; I felt it wasn't strong enough).

 

itsdejaentendu: I know I rock (well, at least that's what Guitar Hero tells me). LoL. I'm glad to keep you laughing. (PWN'D!)

 

s. nimhrodell: Are you crying? There's no crying in fanfiction! (A League of their Own reference)

 

 

Wow. There's a nice little group of people there. Thank you all for reviewing. Please enjoy this chapter.

 

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DISCLAIMER: I'll own Inuyasha when I find Sesshomaru unattractive. (Oddery: C'mere, dog boy!)

 

(Chapter Twelve: I'm Yours)

 

(Inuyasha's Point of View)

 

I was angry... Really, really angry.

 

I'd been trying to propose to Kagome all day and I haven't been able to because of all these stupid interruptions! First, that stupid dog bit me this morning as I was trying to ask Kagome to marry me; then, when we had lunch, I tried to do it again, but that stupid dog bit me again! He told me later that I "can't do it right now", whatever the hell that means. So I haven't seen her since because she and her mother went shopping for a dress for our date.

 

It had been awhile by the time they'd gotten back, both looking flushed from carrying bags of things around town. The sun hadn't set yet. The fair started at 'seven' whenever that was... I still hadn't figured out a 'watch' or 'clock' yet. I sighed as she went up stairs to get ready.

 

Proposing was hard.

 

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I watched Souta in fascination and slight worry as he fumbled around his room. He was dressed haphazardly: part of his shirt was un-tucked, his hair was still wet (it only made him look wilder), and he kept mumbling to himself as he paced and looked for his clothes. I sat down on his bed and watched him, my mouth open. He didn't look at me at all, he kept pacing.

 

I cleared my throat, "Uh, Souta?" He stopped suddenly and looked at me, "Yeah, you're going to beat a hole in your floor if you keep doing that. Relax. I know you're nervous, but really, this is only making it worse." He sighed and nodded. His shoulders slumped and he instantly looked better. "Now, tell me about this girl. What's her name?"

 

I patted the seat next to me and he sat down, "Well, her names' Jolie and she's-"

 

"'Jolie'? That's not a name I've heard before..." I interrupted.

 

He nodded and looked at me, "Well, she moved here from France. Her mom and dad own a big company in Japan, she's been over here a few times, and her parents decided to move here to make it easier on them."

 

"Ah," I said, understanding, "What else can you tell me?"

 

"She likes to dance, she's taken lessons since she could walk; that's what she told me, anyway. She reads a lot; she always has a book with her. But they're not those stupid girl books, if you know what I mean - like the ones with a lot of pink and stuff on them - I mean like important books. They're like the kind of books Kagome and I have to read for school, but she just reads them for fun." He smiled as he told me this, "I think that's really cool. I mean, I know that I don't like to read, but I just think she's really cool for doing that."

 

I nodded, "She's different."

 

He nodded at me, smiling, "Yeah, exactly."

 

I said, walking over to the door, "Alright. Finish getting ready; your hair is a disaster."

 

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Downstairs, Kagome's mother was cleaning dishes in the kitchen. Why were there always dishes in the kitchen? There's only a certain number of dishes in this house, how did all of them get dirty in one go? I pondered this as I stood beside her, "Hey, let me do that. Go sit down."

 

She turned around, "Are you sure?" I nodded, smiling, "Alright. Thank-you, Inuyasha; it's a big help."

 

I smiled and motioned for her to sit behind the counter, "My pleasure."

 

She got a cup of tea and sat where I'd told her to, "So, Chikao tells me you two bought a ring; is this true?"

 

I smiled to myself as I scrubbed a dish, "Yes."

 

She smiled brightly, "Oh, can I see it?"

 

I took the box out of my pocket and slid it over the counter to her. I leaned my hip against the sink and dried a bowl as I looked over at her to watch her reaction. When she opened it, her eyes softened. She put her chin in the palm of her hand as she looked at it, "It's beautiful, it matches her eyes."

 

I said, "I know, right? That's what I love about it. In the store I just turned around and it was there, it was perfect for her." I turned and started to scrub another dish, "I've actually been trying to propose to her all day, but I keep getting interrupted by that stupid dog."

 

Ms. Higurashi laughed and took a sip of her tea. When she finished, she said, "Well, you can't very well propose to her that way, Inuyasha."

 

I stopped washing and looked over at her, "What d'you mean?"

 

She peered at me with a strange smile on her face; she stared at me with a look that said, 'Are you kidding me?' She said, "It's not very romantic. Perhaps Dog-Inuyasha is telling you to do something a bit more special."

 

I mimicked the look she gave me, "But... is proposing an eternity of love, life, and family to her not special or romantic enough?"

 

She looked at me, her eyes softening, "I didn't know you were such a passionate person, Inuyasha."

 

My face reddened and I fumbled with the dishes, "Well... I am when it comes to Kagome." I could feel her eyes on me as I continued to wash the dishes that were left in the sink. A long moment later, I looked back over at her. Either her eyes held a strange happiness in them, or she was very sad, because they looked a bit more moist that usual. Her tea lay forgotten on the counter and she held the small ring box once again. She was peering into it.

 

"Did Kagome ever tell you about her father?" She asked me absently.

 

I took my hands out of the sink and dried my hands, "Yeah, but not much. Just that she never met him."

 

She nodded, "Because he died." She looked up at me, her eyes even more tearful now, but not one fell from them, "You would have liked him. He was a lot like you." I gave her a weak smile, not sure how to respond. She looked off to the side, "The night I gave birth to Kagome, I'd been at my mother's house. When I went into labor, she took me to the hospital."

 

She picked up her tea again, not taking a sip of it, just holding it to warm her hands, "Kagome's father was a firefighter, and he had to go and put out a fire that was close to the hospital. It was in an apartment complex and everyone that lived there had to evacuate. When they thought everyone was out, most of the firefighters were already out of the building. Only Kagome's father and another man, a volunteer, were left. At the hospital, that man, the volunteer... God... I can't remember his name... He said that Kiyoshi, Kagome's father, had heard a child crying and they had to stay back so they could find them.

 

"It was a little boy. The volunteer managed to get him and he and Kiyoshi were headed out of the building. The man and the child got out, but Kiyoshi wasn't able to because there was an explosion... and the floor above him collapsed." She barely finished the last part because her voice was failing her. She put her forehead in her hand and I could hear her sobs. Looking for something to give her, I quickly got a few pieces of paper towel and pushed them under her other hand. She took one of them and smiled up at me.

 

She continued, wiping her eyes and nose, "The whole complex came down and it took hours to find him through all the rubble. When they did manage to find him, he was still alive, miraculously; but only very slightly.

 

"The doctors at the hospital said he'd suffered severe brain damage. He was in a coma and he couldn't breathe on his own. They told me not to get my hopes up, but I chose to see him anyway... At least to say goodbye." She laughed slightly, "And I'll never forget the look on his face in that hospital bed. He was smirking; and arrogantly, too. It's like he was saying 'Yeah, I know what I did. I'm proud of myself.'" She took a sip of tea, "Even when he was about to die he could still act all high and mighty." She paused, tearing the paper towel she'd wiped her eyes on into little pieces, "Kiyoshi was an organ donor. His heart was the only thing that wasn't damaged. The doctors were puzzled by it, but they collected it anyway. The rest of his organs weren't healthy enough or were too damaged... I forget what the doctors told me after he died."

 

She put a hand to her face, "I was so depressed. I couldn't afford to raise Kagome on my own, so I moved in with my mother. After a while, I got a better job and I could rent an apartment, so I moved out. When Kagome was three, I met someone..." She paused suddenly and looked embarrassed, "I-I'm sorry, Inuyasha... I don't know why I'm telling you all this." She wiped her eyes again.

 

I shrugged, "It's alright. Kagome told me about Souta's father, too." I looked down at the tile floor, "She said she was glad that you weren't sad anymore."

 

She nodded, saying quietly, "Did she... Did she say anything else?"

 

I said, "Yeah. She said she didn't like him much. Well, the exact words that she used were 'complete jerk'..." I scratched the back of my neck, wondering if I should have said that.

 

She looked up at me, "Did she say why?" I shook my head, she nodded again, "She wouldn't tell me either. After the first time I let him meet Kagome, she was always hesitant to come out whenever I brought him over for dinner. At the time I just figured that she didn't want him to take me away from her. It wasn't until I discovered that it was actual terror in her eyes and not anger whenever he came over that I knew he'd done or said something to her..."

 

Panic rose in me... I remembered that discussion about him; what had he done? And why would he do it to a three year old girl? I stuttered, "S-She told me that he never hit her or anything, she said he'd just be really mean sometimes. That's how she put it. She wouldn't say anything more."

 

I suddenly felt disgusted with myself. I'd been groping her all over the place; what if that brought back some awful memories? I shouldn't treat her like that. Somewhere in my mind, I reasoned that it's been over ten years since then, and she's probably gotten over it; but that was no reason for me to treat her that way. On our date tonight, I'd be respectful and not cross any boundaries. The small voice in my head argued that she didn't back away those times I'd touched her backside - even enjoyed it - and that she was the one who'd nearly gotten me to copulate with her in the well house yesterday. Another voice argued that that was no excuse to go around disrespecting her.

 

"Inuyasha?" I heard Ms. Higurashi say.

 

I looked up. I said stupidly, "Huh?"

 

She smiled, "You looked lost in thought."

 

I scratched the back of my neck, "Yeah," I laughed nervously, "I guess I was."

 

She shook her head, smiling, as if to reassure me, "But anyway... After I had Souta, I started to feel okay about Kiyoshi's death. I guess it gave me comfort that someone on this earth has - or will have - his heart."

 

I smiled at her; that sounded nice.

 

She cleared her throat and wiped her eyes again, "Well, I guess I should help Kagome get ready. You both have a big evening tonight." She gave me a knowing stare, "You should get ready, too. The suns' about to set and you don't want to be late for your dinner. I set reservation at eight, so you have three hours."

 

I looked at her, confused, "What do I need three hours for?"

 

She laughed quietly, "Well, Kagome needs three hours. But you may want to use the time that you have to think about what you're going to do about proposing."

 

I nodded, "But - uh - how does a guy in this time usually propose? If there is a special way, I mean."

 

Ms. Higurashi shook her head, "No, there's no one special way. A lot of men in this time like to be creative; but most get down on one knee, present the ring, and ask her."

 

I lifted an eyebrow, "That sounds boring."

 

She giggled softly and walked away. She got halfway to the stairs and then she turned around, "Oh! I just remembered. Kagome and I got you some slacks -er, pants-" she said at my befuddled look, "at the store today. I'll put them in Souta's room where you can change."

 

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I still had no idea how I was going to propose to Kagome, but I guessed there would be a few opportunities this evening. But one thing was for sure: Kagome and I would be married tonight. Tomorrow we would start planning to become mates.

 

God, I sound overconfident.

 

I was downstairs, dressed in my black slacks, black dress jacket, and white shirt. I waited for Kagome, watching the sunset. As soon as it went beneath the horizon, a pulse ran through my body. I watched as my claws disappeared and felt around in my mouth as my fangs shrunk to a human size. It's new moon. I'm human.

 

"Well, this'll make it easier to blend in..." I said aloud.

 

"Yeah, I suppose so." I heard a giggling voice say from atop the stairs. I looked up to see a woman standing there. I didn't recognize her. She was beautiful... Her eyes... I gasped, "Kagome?" She nodded and slowly began to walk down the steps. I couldn't take my eyes off her.

 

She was wearing a blackish purple silk dress that left very little to the imagination (if you know what I mean). It was sleeveless, the strap holding it up fastened behind her neck (a halter, I believe it's called, from reading those magazine things for girls' clothing). The middle of the dress plunged low into her chest, revealing her collarbones and shoulders. My eyes traveled down her form, seeing how the dress was perfectly fit to her curves: it fit around her ribcage nicely and then it dipped into her waist and gently settled on her hips, where the dress flared out and the silk pooled onto the floor. A slit in the dress gave another peek of skin on her leg from mid thigh to her toes.

 

Kagome just set me on fire.

 

I could only stand there and breathe heavily as she stepped in front of me.

 

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(Kagome's Point of View)

 

I'd been so nervous all day. I feel like something's going to happen tonight; something very, very good.

 

At the mall, I couldn't believe my mom thought I should wear this dress! It was so revealing! When I tried it on, though, I liked the way I looked; and when I walked out of the dressing room with it on, mom and the sales lady both had mischievous smiles on their faces. Mom walked toward me and said, "This is definitely giving him the whole nine yards." I blushed and went back in the dressing room to change. It was clear that this was the dress I was getting.

 

Mom did my hair and filed my nails. She put my hair in rollers to give it waves, and then she put it in a low ponytail that sat off to the side and spilled over my left shoulder. My appearance had changed now that it was new moon, so my cat ears disappeared along with my fangs; but for some strange reason, all my powerful senses stayed with me. I could still smell Inuyasha's scent as I walked down the stairs, hear his heart going a mile a minute, and feel his body heat from across the room. I shivered; oh, yes. This most definitely was a special evening.

 

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Inuyasha cooled off from his reaction to my dress after dinner. We walked for a while in the street - everyone was at the fair, so there weren't many cars - and we talked for a little bit. But mostly we just caught ourselves looking at each other and laugh, and then Inuyasha would kiss me softly. He put his arm around me as we walked under a streetlight. I looked up at it and then over at him, "Do you want to dance?"

 

He tilted his head and I smiled inwardly. Even as a human on new moon, Inuyasha still acted like a dog, "There's no music."

 

I shrugged and smiled at him; he returned it and said, "Alright then. Let's dance."

 

I placed my right hand in his and my left one on his chest. We moved in a small circle, not really doing any particular dance. I put my head on his shoulder and he cradled me, I felt so safe. He kissed the fingers on my right hand and placed it on the back of his neck where my other hand was resting. I felt his chin on the top of my head, then his lips, and then his cheek.

 

"Kagome?" He asked quietly.

 

I looked up slightly, but not lifting my head. I stared at his throat and breathed in his scent slowly, "Yes?"

 

I watched and felt as his grip on me loosened slightly so that he could look at my face, "Will you marry me?"

 

I tensed and then I looked up at him, my eyes brimming with tears of joy, "Yes." The impact of what he was asking me hit me again, harder this time and I said, more enthusiastically, "Yes!" And then I threw my arms around him, laughing and crying.

 

I could hear Inuyasha breathing in my ear, his voice emotional, "Will you really? Will you be with me forever, my mate, and bear my pups, and never leave my-"

 

I interrupted him, pulling away and nodding, "Yes, yes! All of that; I'm yours." I hugged him again, "I'm yours."

 

He hugged me tighter, "You have no idea how long I've wanted to hear that."

 

I laughed and said, "You have no idea how much I've wanted to say that."

 

He gave me one last squeeze and then he pulled away quickly, only to cup my face in his hands and give me one of the most passionate, sweetest kisses we've ever shared.

 

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(Meanwhile, during the festivities of the fair; Third-Person Point of View)

 

A young man and woman walk quietly on a cool winter's night among the many lights and sounds of the fair. They were having fun and had really enjoyed their time together. But the young woman had to be home soon, so they began to walk in the direction of her house.

 

They continued to talk as the fair lights and noises disappeared behind them. She would laugh at the young man's jokes and he'd do the same for her. When they got closer to her home, the young woman stopped and looked at him. She smiled and said, "Do you want to come to the park with me? It's not far."

 

"Sure," he said to her, "but I thought you said it was getting late..."

 

She smiled more warmly at him, making the young man melt, "I've got a little time."

 

As soon as they got through the park gate, the young woman ran towards the swings. He followed and sat on a swing next to her.

 

"I had a really nice time tonight. Thanks for everything." She said.

 

He smiled at her, "I had a nice time, too; and you're welcome, I enjoyed doing it." He looked up, remembering something, "Oh! I almost forgot." She watched him as he rummaged around in his jacket, "I know I couldn't win that big bear you wanted at the bottle game thing, so I got a different bear. It's a little small, I know, but it's green." He found it and handed it to her, "Same as your eyes."

 

She took it and smiled to herself. The young man got nervous at her silence, "Well, it's not exactly the same green. The bear's kind of a more limey green and yours are a pretty forest-y green."

 

She looked at him, "Thank you."

 

Something passed between them, something clicked in both their heads. The wind blew and a piece of hair on the young woman's head went astray. The young man seized his chance and softly put it back behind her ear. His hand lingered on her face, watching her eyes grow wide. He leaned into her, tilting his head. Their lips touched and the woman sighed.

 

Gaining confidence, the young man ran his fingers through her hair, making her murmur softly. She put her hand on his chest, slowly snaking it to his shoulder, and then to the back of his neck. He "mm"ed quietly and gently wrapped his lips around her bottom one, kissing it tenderly before pulling away.

 

Both the young man and young woman walked toward their own home in a daze. They would remember that kiss for the rest of their lives.

 

As the young woman reached her front door, she touched her lips for the hundredth time that evening, "Wow, Souta."

 

?(&)? End Chapter Twelve ?(&)?

 

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