InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ His Wish ❯ My Family is Your Family ( Chapter 9 )

Chapter Nine: My Family is Your Family

 

“I can't believe them. How could they do something like that to me?”

 

Inuyasha sat Indian-style on Kagome's bed, watching as she paced back and forth across the carpet. She had been letting off steam about her family/audience ever since they'd slunk from the living room/stage. That had been ten minutes ago, and while Inuyasha agreed that the other Higurashi family members had had no right to spy on them like that, he had also gotten rather tired of the subject some time past.

 

“Oi, Kagome,” he finally called to the enraged girl, standing from the bed in one fluid movement.

 

The schoolgirl was so wrapped up in her rant, she didn't even notice the hanyou until she collided with him. Only Inuyasha's strong hands on her left upper arm and around her waist kept her from falling flat on her butt.

 

“Easy there, wench.”

 

Kagome glanced up into Inuyasha's laughing eyes. The warm light and genuine affection in his face caused her heart to skip a beat. She swallowed the sudden lump in her throat as she watched that light and affection turn into something deeper, something almost frightening. But Kagome wasn't terribly worried. She had just heard Inuyasha confess that he loved her, had loved her for a long time. She was amazed, awed, and only a little bit scared.

 

She really had no reason to be afraid though. She didn't have to worry about him running away with Kikyo or Naraku possibly killing him. With both of them in the afterlife (hopefully one happier than the other), there was nothing that could possibly take Inuyasha away from her. However, words of doubt still ran about her head.

 

`Stupid, evil baby,' she swore in her head. She hated thinking of how Naraku's baby incarnation had made her feel when he attempted to steal her eyes. He'd tried to make her distrust her hanyou, to believe that Inuyasha would not come for her, but had failed in the end. Kagome had simply loved Inuyasha too much. But the insecurity that there would always be something that could take him away from her remained.

 

Inuyasha, sensing Kagome's upset, instinctively wrapped his arms around her, engulfing her in the warmth and scent that was only his. Kagome bowed her head to touch her forehead to his chest and drew in a deep breath, imbedding that scent into her memory just in case. She brought her own arms up and clung to Inuyasha like a lifeline. She could feel his cheek resting on top of her head and she heard him inhale her scent as well.

 

A few peaceful moments passed before Inuyasha softly whispered her name. Kagome raised her face to meet his golden eyes, the eyes that were present in all of her dreams (except for the nightmares about math class). He opened his mouth to say something more, but Kagome didn't let him. Raising herself on tiptoes, she brought their lips together in another kiss, hopefully only one of millions more.

 

The kiss lasted for only a moment until Inuyasha pulled back. He gently nuzzled her cheek before he released her. Instead of totally losing contact, Kagome clasped his hand in hers and led him to sit on the bed. Once they were both situated, him leaning against the wall with legs stretched out to the edge of the bed and her placed between his legs with her back to his chest and head to his shoulder, Kagome began The Talk.

 

“So Inuyasha, tell me what happened these past two months.” Inuyasha began to speak. He told her of how he came up with the idea to come to the future (he left out bringing the rest of the group since he knew she hadn't heard that part of his and Souta's conversation and he wanted that to be a surprise for tomorrow), and how he had to track down his brother to ask for his help. Kagome was bemused by Sesshoumaru's opinion of her and astonished that she'd made such an impression on the stoic dog-demon.

 

Inuyasha then told her of how he'd made his wish, carefully leaving out any mention of Sango, Shippou, or Miroku though he knew she would eventually ask. But Kagome seemed much more intrigued with how he got along with his brother after a supposed five hundred year separation.

 

“Well, things are definitely better between us,” Inuyasha confided. “Sesshoumaru doesn't call me `insolent whelp' or `dirty half-breed' anymore.” He paused thoughtfully for a second. “Rin says his opinion changed drastically after their first child was born.”

 

Kagome cocked her head to the side in confusion, “Rin? You mean the human girl that was always tagging along behind him? She`s still alive?” Inuyasha nodded his head in confirmation. “But how? She should have died a long time ago.”

 

Nodding again, Inuyasha tried to explain, “It's one of those weird youkai mating things or something. When she came of age, Sesshoumaru performed some ritual and it granted her a longer lifespan.” He shrugged, which felt slightly odd to Kagome because she could only feel the motion and not actually see it. “It goes hand-in-hand with the `youkai mate for life' crap.”

 

“So,” Kagome ventured after a bit of thought, “is it only full youkai who can do that mate for life thing? Or can a hanyou perform the ritual?” She was blushing like a tomato by the time she finished her question. Inuyasha could feel the heat rising from her skin. Or maybe that was his own skin giving off that much warmth.

 

“I-I really d-don't know,” he stuttered out, cursing the gods for thinking it a good idea to make faces turn bright red at the first hint of embarrassment. “I'd have to ask Sesshoumaru about it.”

 

“Oh, okay,” Kagome replied meekly. `Why did I have to ask that? Now it's going to be sooooooooo awkward.' She silently shook her head at her own stupidity, then proceeded to change the subject. “Ahem, well, what happened after you arrived here?”

 

Inuyasha leapt at the chance for salvation, “Oh, um. Not much I guess. I spent a lot of time learning how to live in this era and everything that happened during those five-hundred years.”

 

Kagome turned her upper body so she could look into Inuyasha's face. She met his gaze for a moment before turning further towards him and snuggling into his chest. “You missed a lot of stuff between then and now, didn't you?”

 

His arms came up and pulled her tighter against him, the top of her head under his chin. “I don't mind really. As long as I'm with you.” He moved slightly so he could place a kiss on her temple. She raised her face up and met his lips with her own in a small, chaste kiss, before she hunkered back down into the comfort of his embrace.

 

He sighed, leaning his head against the wall, “You wanna know what the worst part about coming to the future was for me?” She tilted her head to the side, allowing him to view her blinking questioningly up at him. Inuyasha smiled gently at her. `She's so cute right now.' The smile never leaving his face, he answered his own question. “The worst part for me was the waiting.”

 

“The waiting?” Kagome wrinkled her nose in confusion.

 

He nodded once, “Yes. Waiting for lights to change. Waiting for the subway or bus. Waiting for my tutor so I could learn more about this world and time. But most of all, waiting to see you again.” He blushed lightly waiting her response.

 

Silence. Then, a soft, choked “Oh, Inuyasha,” was his only warning before Kagome began crying. She clutched at his uniform's jacket and started sobbing. `Here we go again,“ he thought in amusement and only mild panic. He really had no idea what to do with crying women, especially this one. So in the end all he did was rub her back in what he hoped was a reassuring manner and let her cry herself out.

 

Thankfully it was only a couple of minutes before Kagome was sniffling and attempting to dry her eyes on her own shirt's short sleeve. The action of raising the sleeve to her face brought Inuyasha's attention to the front of the shirt for the first time since that afternoon.

 

When he read the words over the picture of the black and white dog wearing sunglasses with its paws crossed over its chest, Inuyasha couldn't keep the grin off his face.

 

`So she's a “Big Dog Lover”, huh? We'll see about that.' Then he formed an evil plan.

 

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Kagome had to go to the bathroom, because she had run out of tissues in her room and her sleeve just wasn`t cutting it. As she ambled her way back towards her room with the pale pink and flowered box of Kleenex in her hands, she thought about everything that Inuyasha had just told her.

 

`He's been through a lot since I last saw him,' she thought, gently wiping her nose with one of the tissues. `And here I've been, thinking he'd gallivanted off with the Jewel.'

 

She shook her head quickly when those pesky tears threatened to start again, `Mama was right. Inuyasha did have a good reason to be gone for so long.'

 

A soft creak sounded on the stairs just behind her. Kagome whirled around and almost collided with Mama, who had a large basket of sheets fresh from the dryer in her arms. She was slightly off-balance, so Kagome generously offered to carry the load. An added bonus was that she could speak with her mother and think some more before heading back to her room.

 

“Thank you, Kagome dear,” Mama said, once the two women reached the elder's bedroom. “That was quite heavy.”

 

“It's nothing, Mama.“ Flumping down on the bed, Kagome began to help Mama fold the sheets and blankets. A few moments of silent folding passed between mother and daughter. Once the folding was completed, Mama decided to break the silence.

 

After setting the basket on the floor, she sat next to Kagome and placed an arm around her daughter`s shoulder, “I should apologize for all of us earlier,” she started. “We shouldn't have teased you and Inuyasha so badly.” A side long glance showed that Kagome wasn't really hearing what her mother was saying. A little shake-up was necessary. “Although, with the way the two of you were going at it, I'm surprised you even noticed we were there.”

 

Kagome snapped her head up and blushed red. “Mama!” she cried indignantly. To be honest, she'd almost forgotten how upset she'd been at her family just a few minutes ago. `I guess that's what love, or extreme embarrassment, can do to you.' Out loud she said, “I can't believe you said that.”

 

Her mother just laughed. “Sorry, sorry. That was just too easy. Forgive me.” Kagome just sighed and shook her head. “It's okay, Mama. To tell the truth, “ she scratched the back of her head sheepishly, “I kinda forgot about it.”

 

Mama voiced a gentle `ah'. A beat of silence, then “So, what have you two been talking about in your room?” She slid her arm away from Kagome's body so she could settle more comfortably on the bed and still see her oldest child`s face.

 

Poor Kagome flushed again. She just didn't know what to say to Mama. She couldn't tell her about- yeah, that'd go over well. Then it hit her. `Mama will want to know about that.' Pulling courage from somewhere, Kagome faced her mother.

 

“Inuyasha told me what he's been doing for the past two months.”

 

This immediately sparked Mama's interest, as Kagome had known it would. “Oh really? And what has that adorable boy been doing with himself?”

 

“Well,” Kagome started, only slightly bemused that her mother thought Inuyasha was adorable, “first off, he made his wish on the Shikon No Tama, like I told you, remember?” Mama nodded. “His wish was to come here to the future to be with me.”

 

“Aww, that's so sweet,” Mama cooed. However, at Kagome's grimace of pain, she simply laughed again, a sweet happy sound. “Sorry. I know you hate it when I do that. Once again, I couldn't resist. So, what caused such a long wait?”

 

“He transported himself here to the future and met up with his older brother, Sesshoumaru.” Here, Kagome had to pause in order to explain how full demons could live for several centuries and that Sesshoumaru hadn't accompanied Inuyasha on his “trip“, but had lived through the five hundred year time difference so he could help the hanyou settle in when he arrived. “So, Inuyasha's spent the last few weeks learning all about this time and so on, just so he could stay here with me.” Kagome trailed off dreamily.

 

Mama smiled warmly. “That really was very thoughtful of Inuyasha, wasn't it?” A vague agreement was Kagome's only answer. “Still, I can't help but wonder what happened to your other friends.”

 

This questioning statement brought Kagome out of her daze. `Hmm, that's right. Inuyasha still hasn't told me what happened with Sango, Miroku, and Shippou. I think I'll go force it out of him now.' She was already on her feet and headed for the door, before the thought had completely formed.

 

“Kagome, where are you going?”

 

Hand on the doorjamb and foot already in the hallway, Mama's voice turned the girl around. Kagome smiled brightly at her mother. “Just going to pry some information out of a certain hanyou, Mama.” And with that she turned on her heel and marched down the hall.

 

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A/N: Hey guys! Thank you all for being so patient with me. I'm having a lot of trouble figuring out where I want to go with these stories of mine. Work isn't helping that's for sure. Anyway. I hope you enjoyed the chapter. I have no idea when the next will be out. Maybe I'll try working on my other stories. Inspiration just seems to come and go as it pleases.

 

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