InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Little Moments ❯ High School Sweethearts ( Chapter 35 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

So I decided to take a stab at a drabble series. I have been largely inspired by my favorite authoress, Forthright. I highly suggest you check out her stuff. Its amazing! This particular idea was given to me as I listened to "Little Moments" by Brad Paisley.
Explanation: This series will follow the first year of the newly mated couple of Kagome and Inuyasha. It will be small highlights throughout their relationship, moments when they remind each other why they love one another.
Disclaimer: I claim no ownership over these characters. They belong to the lovely Rumiko Takahashi! I just like to borrow them from time to time.
Updates will be short! I will update as often as I am able. Now on with the show!

Little Moments – High School Sweethearts

Inuyasha's ear twitched as he caught snippets of awed exclamations and excited whispers. Following the sound, he was unsurprised to find Kagome sitting in the middle of the living room floor with a perfectly content kit planted firmly in her lap. They were surrounded by an explosion of old photos and albums. Currently they were flipping through their old high school yearbook.

Inuyasha leaned on the door frame and crossed his arms, completely unnoticed by the duo. He frowned slightly. Perhaps he would talk to Kaede about taking the kid out for some training. His awareness was abysmally low. But that was a thought for another time. With a shrug, he decided to make his presence known.

"I thought I smelled runt."

The two jumped, startled at his "sudden" appearance. Kagome recovered quick enough, a warm smile slipping easily onto her face. Shippo, on the other hand, was discreetly trying to smooth his currently puffy tail. Kagome patted the ground next to them. "Come join us Inu. I was just showing Shippo some of our old photos."

Shippo perked up excitedly as he sat down, pointing at the open page. "Hey Inuyasha! Did you know Kagome was the captain of the archery team? Look how cool she was!"

Kagome raised a wry eyebrow at the "was" comment as Inuyasha smirked. "Course I did runt, I was there too you know."

He gazed down at the black and white photo of Kagome holding a bow taut, stern concentration consuming her features. A beautiful and deadly combination.

"She show you anyone else's pictures, or is she just showing off with her own?"

Kagome playfully slapped his shoulder as she flipped further into the sports section. "Of course not. Mine just happen to show up first that's all."

Inuyasha laughed as they reached his photos. He had been the veritable jock in high school. Football, basketball, baseball, you name it. Shippo oohed and awed over his action shots and trophies, causing the hanyou to puff his chest with pride.

"Alright, enough of that. Let's move on before your head gets too big," Kagome giggled as she turned the page.

She ignored Inuyasha's indignant "Oi!" and gasped at the next set of photos. This was her favorite part, the superlatives. Inuyasha couldn't suppress the possessive growl that trickled out when he caught sight of that first photo; cutest couple.

Kagome cooed at picture. It was of her and her senior boyfriend, Hojo. "Oh my goodness, I had almost forgotten about Hojo. I wonder how he's doing now?"

"Keh! That guy was an idiot. Who cares where he's at now?"

Kagome pinched his side. "He was a sweet boy and was always good to me!"

"You mean he was always boring! You had such awful taste in guys back then."

Kagome gasped in outrage, jumping up onto her feet to scowl down at her mate. Shippo squeaked as he was dumped unceremoniously onto the floor. "Are you kidding me? All the boys I dated were perfect gentlemen! And like you could talk? Do I need to remind you about all the bimbos you dated?"

Inuyasha hopped to his feet, coming nose to nose with the bristling woman. "There's nothing wrong with the girls I was with!"

Completely ignored on the floor, Shippo pulled his knees up to his chest as he stared wide eyed at the bickering couple. This was better than those daytime talk shows he sometimes got to watch with Obaa-chan. He sat silent, waiting for the drama to unfold.

"Are you kidding me?" Kagome ranted. "Do you not remember Yura and her weird obsession with your hair?"

Inuyasha cringed as his hand subconsciously came up to protect his locks. He had forgotten about her. "So one girl I saw was nuts. What about Bankotsu huh? That guy was a real piece of work."

Kagome blushed. She had briefly gone out with him in her rebellious phase. He was dark and dangerous and completely not her type. "So I had a momentary lapse in judgment. He was a great guy, just too wild for me. I never could get a hang of that motorcycle."

Inuyasha rolled his eyes. "You were just jealous that I never wanted to date you in high school."

Kagome's eyes widen as she scoffed. "Oh please, I had no interest after I saw what you were into. I mean come on, Kikyo? Do you remember the hell she put me through just because she was jealous of me?"

Inuyasha paused as he took in her flushed and angry face. It was really hard to continue this pointless argument when she made a cute expression like that, not matter how fun it was. He smirked down at her as he pulled her into an embrace. "Ya well she had good reason to be jealous of you. Smart, beautiful, athletic. You were my dream girl back then, I was just too stupid to realize it."

Kagome's anger deflated in an instant, a pretty blush replacing her ire. "I always thought your ears were adorable."

Inuyasha snorted. "Dammit woman, enough with the ears. You're almost as bad as Yura."

Kagome grinned, a hand reaching up to rub a furry appendage as she stood on tip toe to reach his lips. However, the couple was stopped just short of that kiss by the sounds of one thoroughly disgusted kit.

"Ugh, get a room you two, there's a child present! Just when I thought Inu was gonna get it, you gotta get all mushy."

Kagome hid her embarrassed face against his chest as Inuyasha smirked down at the kit. "Beat it runt. Kaede is probably waiting for you to get home by now."

Shippo stood up and nearly raced out of the room. "Don't have to tell me twice. See ya Kagome, bye Dog Breath!"

Ignoring the cheeky brat, Inuyasha nosed into Kagome's hair. "Now where were we? Oh right, the All Star Jock was about to ask the Archery Captain to go steady."

Kagome grinned up at him. "I thought you'd never ask."

A/N: *Lowers head in shame* I am so sorry it has taken me this long to update! The time really has flown by and gotten away from me. I can hardly believe it's November! Good news is, I am all done with school, so I should have plenty of time to write! Hopefully some of you are still around haha. On a fun note, this fic was nominated on a new Inuyasha award site, Born For Each Other. If anyone would like to check out who I am up against, or to vote, visit the link below. I love you guys and have missed you so much! ^_^

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