InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Road To Forever ❯ Questions and Answers ( Chapter 7 )

DISCLAIMER: I do NOT own Inuyasha or any of the characters created by Rumiko Takahashi. I do however own the title, chapters, plot and characters in this fan fiction that were made up by me and never introduced in the manga or anime.

 

 

" " : talking out loud

 

' ' : thoughts to oneself

 

Italics: thoughts, flashbacks or dreams

 

Bold: Inuyasha's demon thoughts

 

* * : sounds or actions

 

The Road to Forever

 

-Chapter 7: Questions and Answers-

 

Mrs. Higurashi looked around the courtyard of the shrine as she stood near the Goshinboku. She could have sworn that she heard someone out here just a few minutes prior. `Hmm, oh well, must have been my mind playing tricks on me. I shouldn't be worried, Inuyasha's here, no one is in any danger.' With that thought, the older woman walked back inside of the house.

 

Upon seeing Kagome's mother walk back inside, Inuyasha let out the breath he didn't know he was holding as something stirred in his arms.

 

“Uhh…umm…Inuyasha?” the being cradled in the hanyou's arms said, red-faced and looking into his eyes.

 

Inuyasha blushed and looked at the girl. The urges he previously had were coming back to him as he gazed at her. “Kagome, I need you to…to do something for me…and don't ask any questions..I'll explain later.” He said to the young miko trying desperately to hold himself together, noticing more and more every second how her bare chest felt pressed against his skin.

 

“O..okay…What is it?” Kagome stuttered.

 

“I'm going to bring you to your bedroom window. Once you get there, get inside and shut the window. After that I want you to get dressed and cover yourself with that really strong false scent you have.” Inuyasha said before bounding across to the girl's window.

 

“But…you hate that…”

 

“I said no questions!” the hanyou placed her at her windowsill and hopped back down the ground below. “Meet me in the well house when you're done and I'll explain everything.” He said a lot softer this time glancing up to her at her window lovingly.

 

Kagome nodded and climbed in through her window and closed it behind her as Inuyasha made his way to the well house.

 

A short time later…

 

Inuyasha heard the well house door open. His eyes started stinging a bit immediately at the smell of the strong perfume. “Gods, that stuff is horrid…but that was the idea. Good thing it worked, I don't know how else I'd manage to talk to her again after what we did earlier.'

 

Kagome sat on the steps beside him. She was still mortally embarrassed about earlier. `God, I can't believe we almost did THAT! What was I thinking! Right out in the open too! He must think that I'm some sort of freak now!' The girl fought off her embarrassment and looked up at the silver-haired hanyou. She didn't think she would ever get her face to cool off.

 

Inuyasha looked down at Kagome, just as embarrassed as she was. He just about got lost in her eyes again, but then he sneezed, reminding himself why he got her to practically bathe in that gross-scented stuff.

 

“Kagome, there's some weird shit happening, and it concerns both of us. Just let me tell you what I know first, then you can ask me your millions of damn questions that I know you must have after.” he said gruffly and somewhat nasally as his nose was stuffed up.

 

He decided that he would tell her everything that was happening AFTER he asked her to be his mate. This way he would know if she truly wanted to be his first, before it became a desperate situation. This was going to get really uncomfortable, and he knew it. He was horrible with words. Inuyasha was all about action, not spouting off mushy crap, but apparently Kagome liked the mushy crap…The hanyou took a deep breath and sighed frustratingly.

 

Kagome looked like she was going to say something to break the uncomfortable silence, but a quick clawed finger to her lips signalled that Inuyasha was ready to begin their talk.

 

“Okay, uh….well….damn, why is this so hard?” Inuyasha ground his teeth together, a low growl in his throat. “Look Kagome, you know I love you, I've told you that.” He looked over to the girl. “You do know that right?”

 

Kagome blushed a little as she answered. “Yes, I know. I love you too.”

 

Inuyasha smiled at her. “Well you need to know some stuff about Inu-youkai relationships. I'm not a full demon, but I do have a demonic side. My youkai sort of influences certain parts of my life, the more ancient sort of uh…feelings and uh…survival instincts are controlled by that part of me. It's not just my will to live that's effected…but…also the need to m-mate…” He said that last word in barely a whisper, blushing nervously, and thought about what he was going to say next.

 

“Inu-youkai mate for life. The choice of a mate is based on a lot of things. Scent and loyalty have a lot to do with it. Look what I'm getting at is that I….I…” Inuyasha trailed off trying to find the right words.

 

“Inuyasha….are you….are you trying to ask me something?” Kagome looked hopeful. Her heart was pounding in her chest.

 

Gazing at the miko's chocolate orbs, Inuyasha swallowed as he felt a lump form in his throat. He wasn't afraid of anything, and yet right now, he was terrified! Finding his last ounce of strength, he spoke. “Kagome, will you be my mate? Will you be mine forever?”

 

Kagome looked away, tears welling up in her eyes.

 

`Shit, I knew this was going to happen! She doesn't want me, how could she? I'm so stupid!' The hanyou thought, mentally kicking himself as he stood up to leave. Before he could turn away, an arm grabbed the bottom of his hakama.

 

“Yes…Inuyasha…” the girl said so softly he almost didn't hear her.

 

Turning around he looked down at her. “What…what did you say?”

 

“I…I said yes! I love you so much, you've made me so happy!” Kagome stood up and launched herself at the shocked and stuffed-up half-demon.

 

Inuyasha held her in a tight embrace. He felt hot tears streaming down his cheeks. “No Kagome, you've made me happy. I really don't know what I did to deserve you, but I'm so glad.”

 

Kagome didn't know what to do or say. She was in heaven! Only in her dreams had she ever imagined anything so wonderful. She reached up and moved Inuyasha's face down to her own, and kissed him gently.

 

After a long embrace, Inuyasha sneezed.

 

“Okay, so that doesn't explain why on earth you'd want me to wear this perfume when I know you can't stand it. I mean look at you…your nose is stuffed up and your eyes are all red.” Kagome said worriedly at her hanyou.

 

Inuyasha sighed. “Well, I guess it's a good thing you said yes. It makes things a little easier…”

 

“What are you talking about?” Kagome was really confused.

 

Inuyasha smiled. `Keh, she`s cute when she`s confused…almost as much as when she`s angry.' Sitting down motioning for Kagome to follow he said, “Okay, let me tell you from the beginning….”

 

A short while later…

 

“So that's why it felt like my guts were being ripped out of me earlier, only to feel well….you know, right after.” Kagome said as a blush ran across her cheeks reliving her earlier embarrassment.

 

Inuyasha looked at her concerned. “Yeah that'd be why…” He sighed a little. “You know there HAS to be another way around this. I mean, I really don't want you to feel like you're rushed into this Kagome. I really want to be your mate--more than anything, you have no idea. This is something though that I wanted to happen in its own time, not because it was something we HAD to do…I'm so sorry.”

 

Kagome was really shocked about how open the usually very guarded hanyou was being with his feelings. She didn't often get to see this side of him, not without him starting a fight her a few minutes later at least.

 

She laid her head on his shoulder, holding on to his hand, rubbing her thumb over his thinking about everything he had just told her. This close contact was obviously just making things worse for him. He felt so tense. As much as she didn't want to the girl removed her hand and slid over a little ways a way from him in order to make him more comfortable.

 

“You don't have to be sorry Inuyasha, it's not like you CONCIOUSLY marked me as your intended. You had no idea what would happen. I love you and even though you might think that this is all coming too fast for you, I've been dreaming of being your mate for years. I know that there's no one else in the world I would want to share that with.” Kagome was still blushing and looked at the ground, her hands fidgeting in her lap.

 

The perfume was starting to really get to him, and he sneezed again. “Honestly Kagome, you have no idea the things I go through for you,” he said jokingly before engaging in a sneezing fit, trying to break the silence and awkwardness that seemed to engulf them.

 

Kagome giggled a little and she blushed again. “So, uh….when….”

 

“I'm going to talk to Myoga and my stupid dick of a brother. I think it would be best if I leave right away since it might take a few days to prepare for the ritual. I don`t want these pains of yours to get any worse, and I don`t want to take the chance of transforming on you. I know you wanted to stay here for a week, then go back to make that damn wish but we might have to put things with the jewel on hold for a while.” Inuyasha said with an apologetic look on his face.

 

Kagome looked over to him. “Well, I guess that gives me some time to plan things out here.”

 

“Plan things here?” Now it was Inuyasha's turn to be confused.

 

“For our wedding silly! Mama's going to want me to have a human ceremony here at the shrine. I'm sure you figured that, right?” Kagome saw hear hanyou sweat a little.

 

*crickets chirping*

 

“You didn't expect me to just mate with you without being married first? Did you?!” Now she was glaring dangerously at Inuyasha.

 

“Keh, well you didn't seem to have a problem with that earlier…” Inuyasha smirked. Wrong thing to say…

 

“SIT BOY!”

 

*thump*

 

“What the fuck was that for? That's no way to treat your future mate! It's not like it wasn't true! YOU threw yourself at ME!” Inuyasha yelled angrily, after spitting the dirt out of his mouth.

 

“Sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit…..SIT!” The girl screamed out the subjugation command, angry and very embarrassed.

 

A few minutes later, after the hanyou had made a huge dent in the well house floor, Kagome had finally calmed down enough to speak. “Come on, we have to talk to my Mama.”

 

Inuyasha brushed himself off and followed Kagome out of the well house silently, afraid of the next stupid words to come out of his mouth and the `sits' that would eventually follow.

 

Author's Note: Yeah, I know, it's another short chapter :p Currently struggling with a bit of writer's block at the moment so please bear with me!

 

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