InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Surf, Sun and Slippers! ❯ A Morning to Remember ( Chapter 12 )

Hey everyone! Got another update here for you, hope the ending of the last chapter didn't stress you out too much hehe. On to the thank you's! FabzZ: Thanks hehe! TrinityK: I'm glad you liked the chapter! Writing drunk people is just too fun and we saw some pretty fun parties while we were there so I couldn't resist. And yes I love the plumeria flowers! They were all over the hotel grounds, and I did see some of the other colors! They're just beautiful. Thanks for your reviews as always! GinaCat: No YOU rock! Because you're a regular reviewer and I adore you for it hehe. Hope you like the new chapter too! Zackzman: Hey check it out…I'm DOING IT AGAIN :P hehe couldn't resist, thanks as always!

 

Hope you all enjoy the new chapter and drop me a review of what you think if you've got the time. Until the next update! Ja! Laurell~

 

 

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Inuyasha scrutinized Kagome from where he was flopped on top of his comforters his head partially hanging off the side of the mattress. His first instinct was to be terse, tell her nothing happened last night and flop over to go back to sleep. But seeing how flustered she looked he determined this probably wasn't the best course of action as there were several blunt objects near her.

 

“We went to that party last night, we both probably drank too much and I invited you here to sleep after. We just fell asleep though, nothing else happened.” She blinked her hair still badly mused but she wasn't looking at him so much anymore as through him.

Sorting through her various flashes of memories Kagome tried to put the pieces back in order the best she could and concluded Inuyasha probably wasn't lying to her. She was of course still dressed, although missing her shirt for some reason. “But, what about San-” Her eyes widened as she remembered a particularly important part of the hazy previous night. “Oh my god Sango and Miroku! I have to get back to the hotel, what if-”

 

Bolting up from the floor Kagome wobbled unsteadily for a minute remembering her pounding headache. Inuyasha snagged an arm around her thin bare waist and quickly drug her back into bed.

 

“You're in no shape to go anywhere, nor do you need to.”

 

“But…” She managed unconvincingly as she still clutched her throbbing head.

 

“Let's get you some aspirin and water.” Inuyasha offered leaving a stray kiss on her temple and wandering out the door. But Kagome's thoughts were lost on the welfare of her friends.

 

 

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Sango's long eyes lashes fluttered open squinting to see through the darkness of a bedroom that obviously wasn't hers. With a gasp she sat bolt upright quite similar to her best friend in a nearby beach cottage. Looking around frantically she was somewhat relieved and hurt to find herself alone in bed clutching a sheet around her bare body. For Sango it was no question what had happened last night for this very reason she rubbed her palms against her face not caring about the eye makeup that was probably long ago smeared anyways.

 

She stayed in bed for a minute longer trying to figure out what her best course of action was. She didn't want to talk about this; she blushed crimson at just the thoughts from last night laying her head in her hands.

 

`It's not like I can pretend it didn't happen…and I don't want to.' She smiled at this thought deciding on her answer and got out of bed quickly pulling one of Miroku's oversized shirts over herself.

 

Peeking out into the hallway she forced herself through the doorway hearing someone humming nearby. Padding along barefoot she looked out at the beautiful day through the balcony glass doors and then to Miroku who from the smell of it was making a small feast in the kitchen. She grinned biting her bottom lip lightly and snuck up behind him. In one of his rare moments his hair was undone flirting with his shoulders in loose black waves and he was shirtless but thankfully wearing a pair of baggy pajama pants.

 

“Good morning love.” He breathed when she wrapped her arms hesitantly around his torso to press herself to his warm back. `So reassuring…so stable somehow.' She cuddled into him.

 

“What are you doing?” She whispered stealing a look over his shoulder where she barely rested her chin even on her tippy-toes.

 

“Breakfast.” He said simply shaking an omelet onto a plate and handing it to her. Sango's eyes widened and she smiled again from the delicious smell realizing how hungry she was. Miroku gave her a light pat towards the kitchen table smiling in approval of the shirt of his she was wearing that barely skirted around her thighs.

 

Sango looked down at the kitchen table amazed she hadn't noticed sooner the toast and orange juice already set out for them. Miroku sat down next to her his own breakfast next to hers. “Oh I see how it is, you made yours first.” She teased and he gave a confident smile.

 

“Well I couldn't do them both at the same time, seeing as how your favorites vary heavily from mine.” Sango cut into her omelet smiling to see he had gotten it right. Tomato's, Peppers and only a little bit of cheddar cheese, her favorite since she had been a kid.

“Impressive.” He shrugged nonchalantly and the pair ate in a strange but comfortable silence.

 

“That was really nice of you, thanks.”

 

“Not a problem, I was happy to have the chance to. So what would you like to do today?” Miroku asked picking up her plate with his own and carrying them into the kitchen.

 

“Should we call Kagome…?” Sango thought out loud.

 

“No.” He said so fast she looked up in surprise. “I mean…not yet.” She nodded understanding fully. Nothing was going to be the same between the three best friends now, and as soon as Kagome came back it would be real, and that wasn't what Sango wanted to think about right then.

 

“But for now the only place I want to go, is back to bed.” Sango let out a high pitched squeak when he easily swung her up into his arms supporting her back with one hand and her legs left to dangle over the other.

 

“Miro!” She giggled and blushed as he whisked her off back to the bedroom.

 

 

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“You feeling any better?” Inuyasha rubbed the top of Kagome's head gently when he walked behind her setting down a glass of water on the heavy oak table. The ice clinked and Kagome stared as sunlight streamed through it from an open window in the kitchen making the water inside gleam and shimmer. She sighed but she wasn't sure why, maybe just the hangover. “Kagome, Kagome.” She blinked looking up and smiled faintly at the concern in Inuyasha's eyes. “Are you ok?”

 

“Yeah…I guess…I'm just not feeling too good yet.” He stared in silence waiting for her to inevitably fill it with the other half of what she was feeling. “And…I am worried about my friends.”

 

“Are you worried about them, or worried about how they'll be with you when you get back?” He asked not overly unkind but direct and to the point.

 

“Don't say it that way because it's not like that. I've wanted those two to be together longer than anyone, hell I did everything I could to try and help. I just didn't expect everything to happen so fast that's at.” Kagome took an absent sip of the chilly water feeling very out of place suddenly.

 

“Don't let it eat at you Kagome, they're your friends. I'm guessing not a lot could change that, if you're group is as tight as it seems.” She nodded trying to find comfort in his words and Inuyasha reached across the table to grasp her hand lightly. “You'll always have a place.” He said the reassurance she didn't know she was even looking for and Kagome smiled genuinely this time knowing he was right. That is before her forehead throbbed again and she clutched it with a whine.

 

“Come on, back to bed and bring the water. We have to get you better or I'll never hear the end of it from Sango.” He chuckled pulling her up from the chair.

 

 

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“So you think you're finally ready to get something to eat…it's only almost 6.” He whispered softly stroking her hair comfortingly. Kagome hated feeling so sick this morning but now everything had dulled to just a continuing head ache. She felt a bit foolish holding herself up in Inuyasha's place, and didn't even want to think about what innuendo's Kouga and Shippou would be making. But she wasn't ready to go back to the hotel yet; she didn't want to invade on them somehow. So she was content to stay cuddled up in Inuyasha's warm bed and let him hold her.

 

“Wow, is it really that late?” Kagome yawned. She couldn't stay here forever, despite how nice it sounded, and her stomach was finally hungry again thankfully. “Well as long as we're in a place with minimal light, noise, and smells…I should be ok with something light.”

 

Inuyasha grinned and nodding hopping up from the bed. How he could drink so much and have zero evidence of a hangover at all she had no idea. “Hey you two, wanna go catch some dinner ocean side?” He offered to his friends.

 

Kouga looked over his shoulder from where he was sitting and watching some TV, the windows and doors to their porch all open to let in the last dying sunlight and soft breeze.

 

“No thanks, I'm no good at being a 5th wheel.”

 

“Ditto.” Shippou yelled from somewhere in his bedroom.

 

“Oh come on guys, it's not like that.”

 

“Actually I've got a date with this fiesta red head I met at that party the other night! So I'm defiantly going to be busy.” Kouga grinned making a rather vulgar gesture and Inuyasha sighed.

 

“Kouga! Kagome's here can you at least act decent for a few hours?” Shippou muttered with a glare fetching himself a bottle of water from the fridge. Kouga shrugged obviously not worrying himself about it.

 

Walking back into the bedroom Inuyasha sat down on the edge of his bed Kagome was still snuggled tightly into. She smiled at him her curls scattered around his pillow. She looked good like thought, he thought in a surprisingly less perverted way; smiling back at her. “Are we going to call Sango and Miroku?” He asked carefully testing the waters.

 

She closed her eyes for a moment thinking. “Yes, yes we are.” Inuyasha handed her the abandoned purse she had dropped on his floor last night to let her dig her cell out and ruffled her hair briefly before leaving her to her call. Walking out onto their deck porch Inuyasha sat down next to Shippou in the teak weathered chairs he was so fond of. Watching the sun melt into the water as it spread through it leaving everything to shimmer bright orange and red.

 

“Did you hear that Kouga's dad is buying this place?” Shippou didn't take his green eyes off the sunset but said.

 

“No, wow when did that happen?”

 

“I guess just recently. We've been coming here so much that the owner decided he doesn't want it any more and is giving it to Kouga's family for a really cheap price.”

 

“That's great! Now we'll get to stay totally free when we're visiting.” Inuyasha laughed.

“Actually Kouga is thinking about moving in, coming back to Hawaii to stay. We can practice here a lot better than Cali. What do you think Inuyasha?”

 

“You mean moving off the mainland? Huh…I hadn't really considered it in awhile. The real estate here is too fucking expensive, but if we were all renting it from Kouga's dad that would be great!” Shippou grinned at him.

 

“I was hoping you'd stay that, I want to move here too.”

 

“Aw…they grow up so quick.” Inuyasha mocked ruffling his red hair. Shippou quickly ducked out of reach glaring at him.

 

“I'm serious though. Once Kouga gets his mind away from `fiesta red heads',” he paused here to dramatically roll his eyes. “He'll probably talk to you about it. We could all actually live together instead of just seeing each other at the contests or these trips we take. It sounds great to me.”

 

“You got a point runt.” He smirked eyeing what little of the sun was left above the horizon. Wouldn't be bad to live here, wouldn't be bad at all.

 

“What are you boys talking so quietly about? It's not like you to not be fighting.”

 

Inuyasha turned around to see Kagome wearing a pair of his sunglasses that looked about two times the size of her face. He laughed while Shippou more politely snorted and at least tried to hide it. “What!” She cried defensively. “The sun's really bright and not helping my headache, and I couldn't find any others!” She put her hands on her hips glaring but Inuyasha couldn't even see her eyebrows to realize it.

 

“Anyways, we're going to meet Sango and Miroku over at the condo so I can change into something and…well get a shirt.” Inuyasha pouted and she laughed.“Don't give me that look; I can't stay in just this! You sure you don't want to come Shippou?” He shook his head giving her a quiet smile and Kagome shrugged.

 

“Wow you guys really do live right on the beach!” She breathed happily looking down the steps leading from their porch and disappearing into the sand shortly after.

 

“Beach…Cottage.” Inuyasha said sarcastically and Kagome shoved his shoulder while walking past him and down the stairs and headed for the ocean.

 

Wiggling her toes in the surf she looked up to see the very last touch of orange disappear and take the colors in the water with it. The ocean surrounding her turned back to its emerald shimmering and farther down a flock of birds took flight. From so far away it looked like a white stretch of shimmering beach had just broken apart and was flying away. Kagome felt the best she had all day yet.

 

 

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A/N: I'm working on a piece of artwork for this story for the next chapter, I'll keep you posted whenever I get it in the computer and finished :D

Disclaimer: Inuyasha owns me.