InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ I'm Looking In ❯ Making A Deal ( Chapter 11 )

Inuyasha was sitting on his hospital bed flipping through the photo album his mother had brought. She had hoped that flipping through the pictures would help to trigger his memory. Although she had been assured both by Sesshomaru that Inuyasha knew who she was, it wasn't until he had made a certain sound that made her believe it.

 

When Inuyasha was still a baby and unable to speak, he had a sound that was half way between a growl and a whimper that he made whenever he saw her. Keitsuyoi had explained that it was the way for Inu-Youkai pup's to call to their mothers. When Inuyasha made that sound in the hospital she thought at first it was instinct, until he made it again and held out his hand to her.

 

The first time Inuyasha had flipped through the photo album he had panicked about one of the pictures.

 

Kohana looked up at the sound of her sons whimper. His ears were lying flat against his skull, indicating that he was upset about something. “What is it?” She asked, moving to sit next to him.

 

Inuyasha jabbed a finger at the picture. He was upset to see the little girl that he saw while he was in the coma. The picture was of him and Kagome when they were children. They were sharing a carousel horse and were obviously arguing when the picture had been taken.

 

Inuyasha pointed to Kagome and cocked his head to one side, another whine escaping his throat. “That's Kagome.” Kohana told him. “Do you remember who Kagome is?”

 

Inuyasha chewed on his lip and pointed to the chair that Kagome had been sitting in when he first awoke.

 

“That's right; Kagome is your best friend.” Kohana told him.

 

She gave him a quick over view of their history, conveintly leaving out the part about what happened after their becoming mates. They all knew that he still recognized Kagome as his mate, so telling him that he wasn't would only serve to set him back. Kohana had a sudden urge to go and visit her deceased mate. She stood and ruffled her son's hair before dropping a kiss on his head and saying goodbye.

 

Inuyasha glanced up as Kagome's scent hit his nose. He watched the door with an expectant look which caught Kagome off guard as she entered the room. “Hey.”

 

Inuyasha nodded to her, his standard way of greeting her. Kagome held up a bag and pointed to it, making Inuyasha cock his head to the side.

 

“Still not talking, huh?” She asked as she sat down beside his bed. She pulled the tray table up and began emptying the bag, including a steaming container of Ramen. Inuyasha's eyes widened and he all but drooled as he eyed the container. “Figures that you'd remember Ramen and not me.”

 

Inuyasha growled at her playfully and made a grabbing motion for the cup. Kagome arched an eyebrow at him and held the cup out of his reach. Inuyasha scowled and crossed his arms over his chest. Kagome rolled her eyes at the sight of the Hanyou pouting.

 

“I'll tell you what,” Kagome said, her fingers drumming on the lid. “You say a word, any word and I'll let you have the Ramen.”

 

Inuyasha's pout became worse. Suddenly, a smirk replaced the pout and he let out a long growl followed by a soft yip. He sat back and held his hands out for his Ramen container.

 

“Inu Youkai words don't count.”

 

The pout was back instantly. She watched his ears rotate on the top of his head, indicating that he was concentrating hard. She could see that he was trying to form the word that he saw in his mind. He growled a few times and punched the mattress in frustration.

 

Kagome sighed, feeling bad for putting him on the spot, and started to slide the cup towards him. “R-rain.”

 

Kagome's eyes flew to him. “What did you just say?”

 

She watched him struggle to find the words. “S-something happened when it was r-raining.” He stammered slowly. “Something important.”

 

Kagome instantly thought of the first time they had made love and became mates. They had been studying for high school finals and in traditional fashion had gotten into a stupid argument. Kagome had gotten caught out in the rain when she forgot her car keys inside.

 

That hadn't been the only time that they had made love while it was raining. Once while he was visiting her in America they had gotten caught in a rainstorm while hiking. The rain had only served to fuel their passion.

 

Kagome blushed at the memories that flooded her mind. She shook her head and pushed the Ramen cup towards him with shaky fingers. Inuyasha inhaled the air deeply and instantly recognized the spike in Kagome's scent. He groaned at the pieces of broken memories that came to him, all of them contained Kagome, her face contorted in passion.

 

Capturing her wrist before she could pull away, Inuyasha gently tugged Kagome towards him. Kagome's breath caught as he started to lean towards her. Her eyes fluttered shut as she leaned to meet him half way.

 

They paused as their breath mingled somewhere between them, and Inuyasha's hand slid into her hair, gently pulling her even closer. Their lips were millimetres from touching when the door to his room flew open.

 

“Hello Inuyasha,” A male voice came. “Oh sorry, I didn't realize that you had company.”

 

Kagome's whole body tensed at the sound of that voice. She quickly straightened and spun around to face the man who had interrupted them. “You!”

 

Brandon's jaw dropped in shock. “Kagome?” He said, a smile lighting his features. “How the hell are you?”

 

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AN: I bet you all didn't see that one coming. I wasn't going to bring Brandon back into the story, but then I thought it could be fun, especially since this way Kagome can maim him for screwing up her life with Inuyasha.

 

I'm going to start trying a new system of updating each of my stories, basically writing a chapter for each one, unless something really sticks out or I get totally blocked on a chapter.

 

A few of you have asked when I'm going to add the first chapter of my original, it should be pretty soon. I'm being amazingly picky with that one. I also started writing a Sesshomaru story today while completely bored at work. I haven't decided if I'm going to post it yet, we'll see how things go.

 

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or the characters of Rumiko Takahashi. I do own the plot of this story along with any original characters that may make an appearance.