InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Inuyasha's Summer Vacation ❯ What will she say ( Chapter 1 )

Inuyasha's Summer Vacation

Chapter 1

Kagome Higurashi, a senior in high school, just finished taking her last test, which was her history exam. They studied the Feudal Japan Era and, being that she has been in the warring states, she figured that she could have past this one with her eyes closed. With a quick glance at the clock on the wall, she saw that it was five minutes to four. (Almost time to go, just five more minutes until the bell).

She stared out the window she sat by and daydreamed about having a whole three months off before going onto college or staying with Inuyasha, and beginning a brand new life as his mate. Her mom suggested that she take a break from finding the Shikon jewel shards for a little while and go to the beach. She already called a friend and had everything setup. She just needed to know how many rooms to prepare, how much food and personal effects would be needed.

Kagome thought it was a good idea, not telling her mom that the jewel was complete already and that Naraku was defeated. She thought her mom wouldn't let her go back to see Inuyasha and her friends if she had told. However, to her surprise, her mom told her to ask Inuyasha and Shippou if they wanted to go. She figured it was about time the two of them stop dancing around the fact that they loved each other and she knew for a fact that the little kitsune had attached him self to her daughter as if she were his mother. Leaving him behind was out of the question, and she loved him as if he were her grandson anyway.

The bell rang jarring Kagome out of her daydream and signaling the start of summer vacation. She raced home to the well house not even taking the time to put her things in the house and jumped in.

Inuyasha and Shippou waited at the well for her. Kagome's mom dropped a few hints to him about the fact that Kagome would be taking a trip soon, thinking ahead that maybe her daughter may be too shy to ask him without a little help. Of course, Shippou wanted to go and spend some time with his adopted parents, but Inu wasn't sure yet about saying yes to him when Kagome stuck her head out of the well. Shippou ran and jumped in her arms happy that she had finally come back. "Kagome," he cried. He hugged her neck tightly. If Inuyasha hadn't grabbed him, she would have choked. Setting Shippou on his shoulder, he whispered just loud enough for the kit to hear him.

 

"If you can't behave yourself, then you will stay here with Kaede, got it?"

Even though Inuyasha had just threatened him, Shippou knew he was going on the trip too.

As they made their way through the forest, Kagome reflected on all of the things that had happened to them. She smiled to herself and Inuyasha caught a glimpse of it.

He thought to him self, `I wonder what it would be like to see that smile everyday.' Not as he sees it now, but if she were his mate. He had been thinking about this for a while. He read books from her time about marriage, home and family, thinking that it was no different than mating in his time. Her mother secretly gave the books to him when he came for a visit, unbeknownst to Kagome; these were the times he spent with her mother, trying to get a better understanding of Kagome and the world she came from. Kagome had gradually changed not only his life, but also the lives of each person in their little family.

~~~~~~~~Flashback~~~~~~~~

Inuyasha came out of the well and sat on the edge a moment. 'What if she laughs at me? What if she doesn't want to help me? What if she tells Kagome?' Trying to shrug it off, he slowly walks to the house. Instead of entering his normal way, he goes to the front door. Sumi, Kagome's mom, was the only one home, which made things a little easier for him. He stood in the doorway and called to her, not wanting to scare her.

"Come on and sit here in the kitchen with me," she said to him.

 

He slowly walks to the table and sits in the closet chair.

 

"Are you hungry? Can I fix you anything?" She asked. "Kagome has told me of your fondness for ramen."

 

At first, he shook his head to say no then thought better of it and with a quick nod, he said `yes.' While she put the water on his mind kept screaming `ask her for help. Tell her why you're here.' She could feel that he needed to talk, but was having a hard time finding a way to say what he wanted. Therefore, she gave him a little nudge.

 

"How is everything going with Kagome?" She asked. This shocked him, but she laid her hand on top of his. "Tell me what you need to know. You know I've been trying to get you two together for the longest time."

 

Figuring he should stop stalling he explained it to her. "I really like Kagome--- no, make that love Kagome, and I want her to be happy, but I'm not quite sure about the mating rituals of this time," he said as he started to blush a little. He knew it would make her happy if he did some of the things he's read about in the books he's seen her reading.

 

Sumi got up from the table and went to the bookshelf in the living room. Curious as to where she was going and what she was doing he followed. She asked him to have a seat on the floor as she spread out bridal books in from of him. She told him to look through them while she went to check on his ramen.

 

To see so many books on the subject made him tense up a little more. She brought him the ramen and started explaining things to him while he ate. By the time it was time for Souta to come home, he seemed to be more confused that before he came.

 

"Here you can take some of these with you," she said, "and I'll put the rest of them in a place so you can read them whenever you want."

 

Before he left, she did the one thing that made him feel a little less apprehensive, "Oh by the way Inuyasha; you can call me mom, Ok?" The only thing that he could do before disappearing into the well house was nodding his head in approval with a tear in his eye.

 

~~~~~~~~End of Flashback~~~~~~~~

 

Kagome had made up her mind that she would surprise Inuyasha with a trip to Guam, which was only a short plane ride away. She was trying to make up her mind as to which time she wanted to live in. She was brought out of her thought by a little impatient kitsune asking if she had remembered his chocolate bars that she'd promised to bring him if he could keep a secret and not Inuyasha about the trip. She said if he could wait until they reached Kaede's hut he would get all of the candy he could hold. She didn't want the others upset with her for leaving the little fox kit with them all hyped up on enough sugar for a week while she talked to Inuyasha. Upon arriving at Kaede's hut, she said hi to everyone, gave Shippou his candy and pulled Inuyasha outside saying that she wanted to go for a walk and watch the sunset.

 

They walked in silence for a few minutes each lost in their own thoughts. It wasn't until Kagome tripped over an overgrown tree root and Inuyasha deftly caught her around the waist and pulled her close to him out of reflex. He was conscience of the fact that she had both of her hands on his chest caught between the two of them. She looked up into his golden eyes and began to lose herself in them with a reddish tint to her face. Inuyasha doing the same, until he noticed that she was turning slightly blue realizing that she had forgotten to breathe. Turning her loose to let her sit down on the ground next to the offensive tree; picking up her foot to check to see if she was all right.

 

"Are you okay?" He asked as he massaged her ankle. She answered by nodding her head not being able to look away from him. Finally, she came back to her senses and turned her head.

 

"Um, I want to ask you something. Would you and Shippou like to go on vacation with me?" Because she wasn't looking at him, she didn't notice the shocked expression on his face. `She wants me to go with her? She wants to spent time with me?'

 

"You mean just you, me and the little squirt?" He asked hoping that she was thinking of them as a family just as he was. He had been trying to figure out a way to ask her to be his mate. He knew that she liked him, but with the jewel, being complete there was no reason for her to stay with him. He just couldn't bear to be without her.

 

"Yes Inuyasha, it will be just the three of us. No Sango, Miroku, Kikyo, Sesshoumaru or any other demons just us," she whispered not sure if he really wanted to be with her.

 

"When would we leave? Where would we go? What would we do? What would we see? Would they have ramen in this Gu-am? What is a plane?" He asked excitedly. She was so shocked by all of the questions that he threw at her that she sat stunned for a moment.

 

"We could leave as soon as you wanted. We're going to an island called Guam. And we could do anything that we wanted except fight youkai," she answered with a smile. She told him that she would need to go home, go clothes shopping for him and Shippou and then pack for the trip. He was excited that he wanted to go right then. She laughed and said that they needed to let Kaede, Sango and Miroku know that they leaving and to pick up Shippou. He took her hand they walked back to the little hut with explaining what a plane was and what the island was like.

 

"Kagome, Kagome," screamed Shippou and jumped into arms when she and Inuyasha walked in.

 

"Did you eat all of the chocolate that I gave you?" She asked him as she took a seat on the floor next to Sango who was sitting with her back against the wall figuring that it was the safest way of keeping an eye on Miroku.

 

"Yes," he grinned and bounced up and down on her lap with chocolate smirked all around his mouth, "every last piece."

 

"Kagome, don't you think that we should be leaving now," whined Inuyasha "from you have said we have a lot of things to do before we leave."

 

"I have decided to take Inuyasha and Shippou with me on vacation. We should be gone for about a week or so, maybe longer. Would any of you like for me to bring anything back with me?" She asked looking around the room at the three that were being left behind. She really wished that they could all go with her, but she felt that she needed some time with Inuyasha. The only reason Shippou was coming with them is because she didn't think there was enough candy in the northern hemisphere for her to leave him with Sango. They said no and for them to just have fun. With that, they said their goodbyes and headed back to the well.

 

Without even thinking about what he was doing Inuyasha put his arm around Kagome's waist and pulled her closer to him. Kagome looked up at him with a smile wondering what he was thinking. She wondered what kind of trip this was going to be with the hanyou in a strange place. How was she going to explain his ears and Shippou's tail? `Would mom like him? I mean his is cute, little and extremely cuddly,' but how was she going to explain everything? She figured with it being Thursday she would have enough time to get everything ready by Saturday. Hopefully!

 

When they stopped, she looked at Inuyasha thinking that he may have smelled a demon until she noticed that they were at the well already. The look he gave she was asking if everything was all right. She gave a quick nod to say yes.

 

"Well are you ready to go?" He asked.

 

"Hai, Inu-chan I am," she said, without even thinking about what just called him, with a smile. He noticed, but told Shippou to hang on tight to Kagome. He put the pack on his back, picked up Kagome bridal style, and jumped in the well.

 

Landing softly on the other side Inuyasha put Kagome down, but held onto her for a little while longer before leaving the well house. He looked into her eyes as if he was trying to look into her very soul. He was trying to see if she felt the same way about him as he did about her. The one thing that he didn't know was did she love him because who he is or was she just like Kikyo and wanted him to use the jewel to pick a side human or youkai. He didn't think he could take it if it was the latter. `Even though she resembles Kikyo she is nothing like her. Where Kikyo was stoic and rigid, Kagome is warm and full of life. She is not afraid to be seen with me. She's not afraid of me at all.' He smiled at this. `This was the kind of woman who would definitely keep me on my guard at all times.' He jumped out of the well and put her down giving her a little squeeze to reassure her
about any doubts she maybe having. She was not alone he would always be there to protect her.

 

They walked out of the well house, Shippou snuggles deeper into Kagome's arms, and Inuyasha kept his arm around her. Her mother was sitting on a bench under the God Tree she looked up and smiled at them. She liked the picture see she saw in front of her, her daughter, her husband and child. She got up and walked over to them and asked Shippou if he wanted to play with Souta. He looked up at Kagome then to Inuyasha and back. They both nodded with a smile to say that it was all right. Shippou jumped out of Kagome's arms as soon as Souta came out of the house.

 

"Hi, my name is Shippou. What's your name?" He said.

 

"I'm Souta," Kagome's brother said. "You have ears like Inuyasha, are you his little brother?"

 

"No, I'm a fox demon and he's a dog," Shippou said as he jumped up and down at Souta's feet.

 

"Would you like to go to my room and play some video games?"

 

Shippou looked at him kind of funny when he mentioned video games, but said yes anyway and the two of them disappeared into the house with Shippou on Souta's shoulder. The others just stood and watched the two of them. Kagome was happy that Souta had accepted Shippou, which made everything a lot easier for her. Her mother was trying to talk to her, but she didn't realize it until Inuyasha gave her a little squeeze and brought her back into the conversation.

 

"So what else do you need for your vacation?" Kagome's mother asked. She had already called and arranged for them to stay for a month. She had contacted a friend and had everything stock for them. The only thing that she figured that wasn't done was what they would wear.

 

"What would you say about to going to the mall later on tonight? That way we could some clothes for you and Shippou to wear," she said to Inuyasha.

 

"I don't think that you would want to wear that on the island."

 

He opened his mouth to question about what he was wearing and cut him off.

 

"No, what I meant was you would be hot with what you have on right now. Guam is a lot hotter than it is here. I just want to make sure that you are going to be comfortable during the trip," then she smiled at him and he understood. Kagome's face lit up at the prospect of taking her `family' shopping. Her mom said that they could either eat an early dinner and then go to the mall or just get something while they were out.

 

"No," said Kagome "I think I want to eat here." She was not sure how Shippou would act with all of the new things that he was going to see.

 

"Plus that will give Shippou's body some time to work off some of that sugar that he high on right now." Inuyasha agreed with her as he imagined Shippou running through the mall and him trying to catch Shippou. He growled at that image. Her mother goes into the kitchen asking what everyone would like to eat. Of course, she didn't need to ask, but Inuyasha answered for everyone and said "RAMEN." She couldn't help but to laugh and made a mental note to make sure that her friend had stocked up on enough ramen that would feed and army of 100 men for a month.

 

Inuyasha followed Kagome to her room and put her pack down in the corner of her room. She told him to have a seat as she went to a room at the end of the hall. When her father died, they could not bring them selves to dispose of his clothes so they kept them in boxes in the back room. She searched the room and found a box marked summer shirts and pants and dragged it back to her room.

 

"I could have gotten that for you if you needed me to," Inuyasha said as he saw her struggling with the box. He picked up the box, brought it into the room and asked where she wanted it.

 

"Put it on the floor here by the bed," she said as sat down. Opening the box, she found a shirt that was an extra large, burgundy and hunter green. Digging a little further, she came across a pair of hunter green jeans.

 

"This is perfect," she said giving the clothes to Inuyasha instructing him to go to the bathroom to change into them. He looks at her a little unsure, but goes to the bathroom and changes. When he comes back to her room, she couldn't believe how much a change of clothes made him look so different. The shirt was not tight it did kind of hint a little of the well-toned muscles just hidden underneath it. The jeans were a different story, they weren't tight to the point that he couldn't move, but they definitely defined his shape. She blushed at that thought and went to find something for Shippou to wear. Since the little kitsune had grown a little in the last three years assumed that he would be able to wear Souta's old summer clothes. Going through Souta's clothes, she found a pair of jean shorts and a navy blue shirt with a picture of Taz on the front wearing a ball cap backwards. Going back by her room, she pops her head in and tells Inuyasha that she will be back with Shippou and for him to try not to hurt him so that she could get him dressed. Afterwards she would like to talk to him. Answering her with only a simple "Feh," she went off to find Shippou. She found him sitting in her mother's lap being rocked to sleep. She had already fed him while Kagome was looking some clothes for him. Making eye contact with her mother, she conveyed the thought that she was going to leave him for now and left to talk with Inuyasha. With him out of the way for now, she returned to her room to find Inuyasha deep in thought. Not wanting to bother him for the moment, she sat on her bed and tried to put into words exactly how to tell him how she really felt about him.

 

`Well it's either now or never. I have put off the decision of what I'm going to do; now that the jewel was complete and Naraku is dead, I have no more excuses. What is my next step?' She was afraid to tell for fear that he didn't feel the same way. `Well here goes,' she thought as she turned to him only to find that he was looking at her.

 

While she was searching for clothes for Shippou Inuyasha had the chance to think about how he was going to tell her how he felt for her. `She may have looked like Kikyo in the beginning, but now I see the difference between them. Kikyo was so practical, so strict, never deviating from the straight and narrow. She never challenged what I said, never made me angry, or any thing like that. However, Kagome is so full of life, always ready to defend me even if it meant getting hurt trying to save me. She has never asked to me to pick between my human side and demon side. She willingly helped me find the pieces of the jewel, stood by my side and fought Naraku, even though Kikyo tried to kill her on many occasions she stayed.' When he came in, he sat on the bed, turned to her and just sat watching as so many emotions played across her. `What was she thinking about? Well it's now or never if I want her to be with me.'

 

Kagome asked, "Well what would you like to know about where we are going?" `I can't do it, not just yet.'

 

"Where is this Guam or whatever you call it?" He asked kicking him self because that's not what he meant to say. "What kind of things can we do?" For some reason, this subject seemed to relax her a bit, so he decided to put telling her about his feelings for her on hold for now. She suggested that they go downstairs to eat while she explained to him what a plane was what the island looked like and about the area that they would be staying. By the time she finished it was about time to go to the mall. She asked him if he would help her get Shippou ready and quickly ran upstairs to get his clothes. As she turned to leave, Inuyasha and a naked little fox with a red face stopped her. Laughing she put his clothes on and found him some shoes and socks. Pulling out some of her dad's old sneakers she gave them to Inuyasha, surprisingly enough they fit perfectly. The only problem she could see was his ears, so to compromise with him she fluffed the hair up more around his ears so that no one would notice. With her standing so close to him and slightly brushing against his ears, he began to purr unconsciously. When she giggled, he took a step back for her and blushed.

 

Once they reached the mall, Kagome explained to Inuyasha and Shippou that there would be a lot of sounds and smells. She wanted them to be prepared for it so that it would not overwhelm them. As they walked in around looking at different shops Kagome and her mother watched as the other two took in all the sites. Looking at the time Sumi suggested that they should get the things that they need before the mall closed. They when into the Surf-n-Sand shop for swimwear for the beach, while her mom went to the children's section with Shippou, Kagome headed over to the men's section with Inuyasha. She pulled out about five pairs of swim trunks for him to try on and took him to the dressing room telling him to pick the ones he liked the best and that she would be looking for some thing for herself. She picked five two-piece bikinis matching the same style as the trunks that she picked Inuyasha, one green, one red, one black with white stripes, one blue and one purple. Knowing that they would fit since being with Inuyasha in the Feudal Era kept her in excellent shape what with fighting demons all day she skipped trying them on. She walked back over to check on Inuyasha. He had tried on all of the trunks she had given him and couldn't decide which ones to keep.

 

"I'll just let Kagome pick out some for me," he said to him self. `She has good taste,' he thought as he picked up the clothes and walked out of the dressing room. He gave her a confused look and she smiled at him thinking that he was so cute with that puppy dog look on his face. She took all of the trunks from him and put them in the cart she was pushing along with her items.

 

"We have enough money to buy all of them, so we'll take them all," she told him and he smiled. He remembered that she told him once that the insurance company paid them $50 million dollars when her dad died. The only reason they stay at the shrine was because it's been in their family for hundreds of years. In addition, if they had moved then she would
have never met him. Her mother has a friend that knows the stock market very well and had part of the money invested in some stocks that paid off very well. To look at her you wouldn't know that Kagome Higurashi was one of Japan's wealthiest teens. Therefore, he just nodded his head and followed her to the children's section to find her mom and Shippou. Her mom had gotten Shippou five pairs of trunks, a pail and shovel, a beach ball and few other items to play with at the beach. Since he was her first `grandson', so she wanted to spoil him. They walked around and picked up other items like suntan lotion, towels, sunglasses, etc. before going to the counter to checkout. Once they made their purchases Sumi said it was time to head home since Shippou had already fallen as sleep in Inuyasha's arms. They also needed to pack for their trip the next day.

 

Back at the house, Sumi fixed a quick dinner (ramen of course) for Inuyasha and oden for everyone else. She called her friend with the last minute details making sure that the estate had enough room and essentials for everyone that was going to be involved with the special surprise she had planned, then went to help Kagome pack the suitcases for her trip. Inuyasha woke Shippou long enough for him to eat, and then he put him to bed. Instead of sleeping on the couch, he opted for sleeping in Souta's room with Shippou curled up on his stomach.

 

Kagome and her mother went through all of the details as far as where they would be staying and where to pick up the key and other things that she might have needed. Her mom also told her that she thought it would be best if they (Kagome and Inuyasha) had separate carry on bags. She said that way if she needed some personal items, then Inuyasha would not see them. Sumi packed the bag for Inuyasha and asked Kagome to go to her room to get the bag that had some personal hygiene stuff in it for Inuyasha off her dresser. While she was gone, Sumi slipped a book into Inuyasha's bag to help him get some ideas about asking Kagome to marry him. Maybe she could finally have the wedding she has always wanted for Kagome. She thought `I can't wait until morning to tell them that Shippou can stay here with me. Ok Inuyasha the ball is in your court now. All you have to do is ask her. The wedding is already planned. I need to make sure that Kagome leaves the jewel here with me so I can make sure that her friends will be here for the wedding. I just pray as far as going through the well I don't run into any trouble.'

 

By the time they finished packing and she said goodnight to Kagome it was 11:30. Their plane was leaving at noon so Kagome would get enough sleep before the trip. Sumi stopped by Souta's room to check on Inuyasha.

 

"Inuyasha," she whispered so that she wouldn't wake up the others.

 

"Yes," he answered in the same quite voice.

 

"Could you come with me for a little while?"

 

He picked up Shippou, laid him on the futon, and followed her to the living room. She was sitting on the couch and she patted the cushion signaling for him to sit next to her. She decided to let him in on her little secret. She told him that when he was ready that all he needed to do was give her a call and she would make sure that all of the paper work was together as far as him needing a birth certificate, social security number and any thing else he needed. She would arrange for Shippou as well. If after they were married Kagome wanted her friends with her in this time then she would take care of it as well. He gave her a sad smile and she asked what was wrong.

 

"May I ask, why are you doing all of this for me?" He asked.

 

"Because I have grown to love you as a son and I know that your own mother would probably do the same for Kagome if the roles were reversed. I understand that your mother died when you were young. What kind of mother would I be if I didn't do my best to make sure to you were loved and cared for?" She told him that everything would be all right and she knew Kagome would accept and love him no matter who or what he was.

 

Inuyasha not expecting this sat looking at her with wide eyes. He looked deep into her eyes and found what he was looking for the truth. He felt in that moment that he could trust this woman as much as he had his own mother. He also felt that he could to her with any problems that may have. He stood with an unshed tear in his eye and gave her a hug. Words could not express what he was feeling at that moment, but some how she understood everything he was trying to convey to her. Finally, he smiled at and said good night.

 

In the morning there such mass confusion trying to get everyone up, washed, dressed, fed and out the door. They had all overslept because during the night the power had gone out throughout the whole city so their alarms didn't ring waking them up. They reached the airport with fifteen minutes to spare. It was decided by Sumi (of course according to her plan) that Shippou would stay with her. She said that it had been a long time since someone so little in the house that she would love for him to stay. They said their goodbyes and boarded the plane. By the time everyone was settled it was time to get off the plane and collect his or her bag. Going to the rental car desk she picked up the keys to an SUV her mother rented them.

 

Turning to the Inuyasha she asked, "What do you want to do first?"

 

"I don't know. How about getting something to eat," he said as he looked at her seeming to be lost in his own world. She pointed him in the direction of the parking lot. They found the car and put their luggage in the trunk got in and left the parking lot.

 

"I know what we could do," she finally said after a few minutes, "why don't we go to the house and put our things down and then see what we'll need while we're here." He agreed and a few moments later, she turned into the long driveway and stopped the car in front of a magnificent house. They took everything inside and walked around not believing what they saw. The living room was big enough to fit half of her house back home in. there was an entertainment center with a large screen TV, DVD player, and a state of the art stereo system against the wall. In the middle of the room sat a low coffee table with a black leather couch on one side and two overstuffed chairs at either end. A few pictures and some lamps for light was all that was needed for decoration. There where three master suites complete with a sitting area in each on the lower floor. All were setup the same way with a huge four poster king size bed against one wall, a dresser across from it, a couch, table, chair and entertainment center set like the living room. The bathrooms had a double vanity, a whirlpool tub, toilet, and shower, but two of the bathrooms were connected by the shower for two of the rooms. Of course her mom had made these plans thinking that her other friends were coming too. There was a powder room between the living room and the dining room. There was a large country kitchen with every kind of utensil, pot and pan that you could possibly imagine. In the back yard there was a large in ground swimming pool. On one end of it there was a hot tub and on the other there was a cabana, complete with a grill and summer kitchen. Deciding they had enough time to search the rest of the house later, so she took one of the rooms with the connecting bathroom and he took other.

 

After putting their clothes away Kagome suggested that they have a quick meal of Ramen and relax in the pool instead of going to the beach. She put on a pot of water and they went to their rooms to change into their bathing suits. By the time she had finished and came back to the kitchen Inuyasha had already poured the water into the cups and was waiting for her at the table. She walked over sat across from him and couldn't help but notice the look on his face.

 

"What's wrong Inuyasha?"

 

"Nothing I was just thinking about how beautiful it is here." `And how beautiful you are,' he thought, but that part he was keeping to him self for the time being.

 

"Well are you ready for that swim or do you want to soak in the hot water thing" he asked when he finished his bowl.

 

She smiled at him and said, "It's called a hot tub, and yes I think it would be nice and relaxing."

 

After throwing the cups in the trash and putting the forks on the sink, she took his hand and they walked out to the hot tub and stepped in. At first, he wasn't sure if he should sit next to her or across from her, but took his chances and sat beside her. `It's either now or never,' he took a deep breath and sighed.

 

"Kagome," he started "I think we need to talk."

 

"About what?" She asked hoping that it meant he wanted to stay with her as much as she wanted to stay with him. She wasn't looking at him fearing that he might not want to be with her. She didn't know that there was no moon and that he had turned into his human form.

 

"Kagome, I need to ask you something very important. Do you love me? I need to know how you feel about me before I tell you what my wish is. Kagome I love you with every thing that have and everything that I am. Do you really love youkai, a hanyou or me as a human?"

 

Kagome looked up at him with tears in her eyes and could only nod her head. She didn't trust herself to speak just yet. Inuyasha leaned over, pulled her into his lap, and slowly rubbed her back until she calmed down enough to talk. He had finally said the words that she had been waiting for three years to hear. She couldn't believe that he had just come out and said it. She leaned back and looked up at him. She had just realized that he was human.

 

"Inuyasha I love you for exactly who you are. No matter if you're human, demon or both, whatever you want to be I will always love you, all of you. Nevertheless, Inuyasha why didn't you tell me it was a new moon tonight? Is that the reason why you have looked so worried all day?"

 

"Kagome I have one more question," he said without answering her questions. "Will you be my mate from now until the end of time? Will you be my wife?" He knew that he was asking a lot of her, but he just had to know. At this point, he was glad not to have his youkai senses, just so that he wouldn't know if she was rejecting him or not until she gave him her answer.

 

She turned around so that she was facing him. "YES, Inuyasha I'll be your mate, I'll be your wife and I'll be there with you for as long as you'll have me." She gave him the biggest hug and soft, but a passionate kiss. At first, he just sat there in shock for a few seconds until he felt her deepening the kiss. When they finally broke apart for air he smiled at her feeling like this was what he had been waiting for his whole. Then a worried frown creased his face. He couldn't believe that at that very moment he was thinking of Kikyo of all people. However, this time it was good, because he wanted to thank Kikyo for pinning him to that tree. If it hadn't been for her, he would not have been where he was now. It seemed kind of funny to look at it that way, but it was true.

 

After sitting in the water for a little while longer Kagome said they should get out and go to bed because they had a big day tomorrow trying to plan a wedding and all. He started to go to his room, but she stopped him by catching his hand and giving it a slight tug.

 

"Why don't you sleep with me tonight?" She asked.

 

"Are you sure that's what you want?"

 

"Hai, I'm sure," she then sighed, walked to her room changed her clothes and got into bed. He went to his room changed for bed and went to her room, slid under the cover, pulled her close to him and closed his eyes. The next day she woke up to see two honey golden eyes watching her. She smiled and reached up to play with his ears, but they weren't there. Then she sat straight up and looked at Inuyasha. His hair was still black and his ears and hands looked normal for a human, but everything else about had changed back. He knew the question was coming so he slowly sat up and waited for her to start.

 

"Inuyasha," she asked quietly.

 

He took a deep breath and sighed. "Kagome, I didn't know how to tell you this, but since I'm only half demon and haven't decided as to what I want to be yet, nor have I taken a mate by my 140th birthday or in human years twentieth then I start to lose whichever side of me is the weakest. And right now I don't know what side it's going to be. This is what was bothering me yesterday. I didn't want you to worry so I didn't tell you."

 

"How long is this going to last?" She asked concerned about whichever side won, he would not be please with the results.

 

"Kagome, I…we have a little more than six months until my birthday and at that time it will be decided for me. But you can decide which way it will be. Whichever form you like me in when we mate that will be my form until I die. It doesn't matter what I want, it's whatever you want me to be."

 

When he stopped talking, he realized that she wasn't in the bed any more. He looked up to see her standing in the doorway fully dressed and looking at him.

 

"Well if we only have, six months don't you think we should start planning this wedding now," she stated and without waiting for an answer she left the room talking to her self about making lists and phone calls. He smiled and got out of bed. `Wait until she finds out the mom has already made all of the arrangements,' he thought as he got dressed and followed her scent trying to find her in the enormous house.

 

Kagome was so deep in thought that she didn't realize there was anyone else in the house besides her self and Inuyasha until she smelled something coming from the kitchen. She wasn't sure of who it was, but she wasn't going to take a chance that it was someone who would try to hurt them so screamed at the top of her lungs. Of course, this brought Inuyasha running to find out what was wrong, and stopped short when he saw a house full of people.

 

Since they were tired when they arrived at the estate the day before a lot of things went unnoticed. The fact that the hot tub was already prepared and the fridge was full of food and other things. But after a good night's rest they were able to see things differently. Quickly one of the head servants came up to them and asked if he could be of any assistance.

 

"Could you please tell us exactly what is going on?" Kagome asked in a calm voice.

 

"Certainly miss. We were employed by a Sumi Higurashi. The reason you did not see us the day before is because we wanted you to unwind from you trip here. We are here to make sure that you get the rest that you need. I also have a message for Kagome: You are not allowed to worry about anything past or present. Just rest and enjoy your summer. Will there be anything else, ma'am?"

 

"No thank you," said Kagome.

 

"Then breakfast is in twenty minutes. And by the way my name is Cecil." The butler bowed and returned to his duties.

 

Turning back to Inuyasha, Kagome asked what did he want to do? Being that they didn't have a lot of time he figured that now would be a good time to tell her what has to take place before they can be mates.

 

"Kagome we need to talk about everything that's about to happen. As far as I know, we have to go through some training and a great deal of other things. Myoga only told me a little about it. But as far as the wedding, yes your mother has explained it to me, it has already been planned. Your mother has everything set, but she just needs to know the date. I told her that after I spoke with you and you agreed then I would let her know. I wasn't sure that you would want to marry a hanyou. But she said not to worry and went ahead and planned the wedding."

Kagome just stared at him. Not knowing what to say, but tears were forming in her eyes. Not wanting to upset Inuyasha, she quickly told him that she was very happy and that she was going to strangle her mother when they got back.

 

"Well what do we do now?" Kagome asked.

 

"With no plans to make and nothing to do until we get back home, I say we enjoy our selves. Kagome, I have to tell you this first, we have to go see Sesshoumaru about everything that will need to take place as far as you being my mate. He is the only other Inu youkai that I know of and I don't know what effect of being my mate will have on you," he said as he peeked at her from underneath his bangs.

 

"As long as I can be with you Inuyasha, I don't care who we have to talk to."

 

Disclaimer:

 

I don't own any part of Inuyasha; I just like to write about them. I will only say this once.