InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Therapy of Each Other ❯ A Day Together With You ( Chapter 22 )

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Chapter 21:A Day Together with You

Kagome woke up to sunshine and Inuyasha's soft breath on top of her head as he inhaled her scent with each breathe. Kagome snuggled into him. Like he promised, he had protected her all night. His chest was soft, as was his hair that cascaded over them both. The comfort she felt at that moment was indescribable. But her thoughts slowly filled with last night. What was he doing? What was he planning? Her body reacted to him in a way she never thought could want. His words echoed in her head,

'...it was your body telling you...It wanted...you know...'

And how he sounded when he said it sent a jolt through her. She still didn't want it... it still sounded too gross...too...not her...but then another thing echoed in her head... and the passion...She bit her lip,

'...And my body, too, is feeling like that...for you...It's very strong...'

She looked up at his sleeping face as the voice said it again. She was confused, She liked hearing it, but she still felt it was wrong to like it. She promised to wait till marriage, but when...why...How? She watched him sleep. He looked so peaceful, even with his hair all tangled and some stuck to his face, glued there by the sweat from last night. She didn't want last night to happen again, she knew it was very hard on Inuyasha to stop...whatever he was doing, which he indicated lead up to the one thing she didn't want to do. It did make her uncomfortable that openly he wanted that from her “badly”. But as he smiled in his sleep and snuggled into her, holding her tighter, the overflowing feeling of comfort and warmth caressed her again, but she was to awake too sleep again and she knew Inuyasha was a late sleeper. He wouldn't be up for a few more hours. She sighed and had a great idea. She had seen on TV shows that people served their loved ones in bed, besides, he did it at the home for all those months. Problem was, was he had her against him tightly. She squirmed a bit from his grasp till he finally let go and rolled over with a small groan. Kagome slowly got up and tip-toed down into the kitchen.

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She turned on the radio and the song “It's Up to You” by The Brilliant Green was on. Perfect to pop around to do some chores. Kagome put some water on to boil, but then she thought a quick trip to the bathroom to kill time wouldn't hurt. So as chipper as usual, unusually chipper, she skipped up the stairs thinking,

“I want to brush my hair and look at least a bit nicer for him.”

She dug around her room for a new outfit for the day so she could change before cleaning up. She folded her cloths in her arms and strided down the hall, a smile on her face and a bounce to her step. She watched her feet as she opened to bamboo and rice paper sliding door. She shut it behind her and looked up to place her cloths on the counter...but they hit the floor instead as she froze in horror.

“Iya.”

She squeaked as Inuyasha had one foot on the bathing stool, nude.

He stood up straight and looked at the pale Kagome and she pressed herself up against the door. He looked shocked, but nothing like shy or scared. Kagome couldn't talk or move, though she tried to reach behind her for the sliding door handle. She stared at him. The hot water misted the room as his hair dripped with water, his body shimmering from being wet, steam raising from his body. Kagome began to blush harder. Inuyasha held his palm up to her as to say it's ok. Kagome then did something she didn't want to, but an instinct told her to. She looked down. Her eyes widened in horror as she squeaked but couldn't look away, she tried furiously too...and it started to...get bigger. She sort of jumped back and looked back up to him, fear and embarrassment saturated her face. Inuyasha couldn't help but to give a small smirk and started to slowly move towards her. He wanted to say her name to ensure her and lead her out of the bathroom, but something else came out. It scared her even more as his voice had that low growl in it he had last night,

“Ka...Kagome...It's ok...”

But he received the reaction he didn't want. Her bottom lip began to pout and quiver as her eyes filled with tears. She forced herself to turn and fast as lightning, she opened the door and ran to her room, wailing and screaming like a little, embarrassed girl as she ran and slammed the door, Leaving a poor, confused and somewhat guilty looking Inuyasha.

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Inuyasha stood in the corner of her room, facing her with his hands in his pockets as Kagome sat on her bed, leaning in the corner, holding and crying into her pillow hysterically. Inuyasha said gently, but it had a bit of annoyance in his voice,

“Kagome, I told you, it's ok...really! It is!”

She shook her head in the pillow and sobbed,

“No...no it's not! I saw you naked! I'm not supposed to until we marry!”

She sobbed and wailed. It hit him hard, did she honestly believe that he was the one she is going to marry? He smiled a warm smile. He somehow didn't mind, in fact he couldn't picture it any other way... but She said,

“But I don't want to see you naked!”

He sighed and rolled his eyes, but then she said,

“But that's not the worst of it!”

“It isn't?”

She shook her head and looked up a his questioning face. She said,

“I...I... Staaaaaaaaaared!”

She dove back into her pillow, wailing and sobbing harder than before. He chuckled and She looked up at him and asked, almost annoyed,

“What?”

He slowly walked over and kneeled by her bed,

“Kagome, for the last time, It's okay...Infact, I really didn't mind.”

Kagome actually DIDN'T want to hear those words. She pouted with an accusing look like a little know-it-all girl would,

“Well...You should mind...Shouldn't you?”

He sighed and looked to the ground and said,

“Look, just don't feel bad about it,”

He looked up at her and put his hand on her knee. She looked afraid for a moment, but looked up at him and waited for more words, He did continue,

“Look, Kagome, just get forget about it and get ready, I'll take you someplace nice today, ok?”

She nodded. He got brave enough and sat at the edge of her bed to wipe away her tears. She blushed, but just stared at him, she pouted at him, he asked,

“What is it now?”

“I was going to make you breakfast...”

He smiled and gave her a quick hug, kissing her on top of the head before getting up. He stopped at the door,

“Thanks anyway, just get ready, ne?”

She nodded and he closed the door, sighing, thinking to himself,

'This is going to be harder than I could ever imagine.'

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Kagome quietly sat in the passenger side of Inuyasha's silver Toyoda 4-runner he got for his birthday as he sped down the freeway. He couldn't help but to look at her from the corner of his eyes. She looked so pretty today. She wore a yellow, long-sleeved shirt with a small, purple pattern on it and wore a long, thick purple skirt. She had the strands of hair in from of her ears each in a burette with silk flowers glued on them and the strands were curled. She had her small hands in her lap as she looked out of the window. Inuyasha couldn't help but to smile to himself, but he knew he also had to concentrate on the road ahead. The Tokyo Freeways were hectic on Saturdays. It was a good 45 minute drive before he reached his destination. He smiled as he parked in the parking lot, tall hedges blocked the scenery of whatever place they were at. Kagome didn't really pay attention, her mind was heavy with thought. Inuyasha turn off the car and said,

“Ok, we are here.”

She smiled and unbuckled herself, as she reached fr the car door, it was opened. She looked up to see Inuyasha had opened it for her, a smile on his face. She smiled brightly and said,

“Arigatou.”

“Iie.”

She got out and they began to walk until a long tram came by. Inuyasha helped her on as the parking lot tram took them to the tram station. Kagome was a bit overwhelmed being in such a loud place, but she looked around with big eyes, taking everything in, then there was a beautiful main gate. She sounded out the Kanji,

“Hana...ya..shiki...”

She knew about it from TV and looked up at Inuyasha with a huge, beaming smile.

“You took me to a fun park!”

“And gardens and zoo...”

He added as he looked at the main gate. She unintentionally hugged his arm like a little girl, almost totally forgetting last night and this morning, which were far from escaping Inuyasha's mind, and remembering that he was her best friend, inspiration and guardian. It was just...Natural. He smiled and said,

“Shall we?”

She nodded with a large smile as they walked to the gate. After Inuyasha payed to near 1,900¥ and they entered a land of colorful fantasy and fun. Inuyasha couldn't help but to stare at Kagome's look of childish wonder. She

looked to him and said,

“You lead, I have no idea where to begin.”

He nodded and said,

“I think we should go in Carnival first. I think you'd enjoy that.”

She nodded and giggled, sending a shiver through Inuyasha, making him sigh,

'Why couldn't I just hate her? She's making this so damned difficult!'

He watched as she ran over to a garden lot to look at some of the beautiful flowers, a big smile and she looked at him with that adorable smile on her face while yelling,

“Inuyasha! Look at how pretty that is!”

But her words were muffled by his thoughts,

'why can't I just keep my distance? Why can't I stay away from her long enough to gain some wit or sanity?'

He walked to her, looking at the rose bed, butterflies of assorted colors fluttering around. Her smile outshined any of them in Inuyasha's mind,

'Because...I'm happiest with her...I'm never happy when I'm away from her. I lost my sanity...so be it, just as long as I'm with her...'

She walked into the garden and seemed to almost skip or half dance in happiness down the path, occasionally twirling around to smile at Inuyasha, her skirt whipping around with her. This reminded Inuyasha of a sad fact,

'But she's still so innocent. Still so childish. So naiive. Most of what's been happening has been instinct, her teenage body running ahead of her younger brain...but last night...'

He got flashback of Kagome once or twice throwing back her head with a pant, responding to his touches and actions, once or twice, her hands subconsciously ran up and down his back, sometimes grabbing his upper arm. She allowed better access to him to nibble and kiss on her neck and shoulder, Her moans and pants of his name, though a bit in fear, echoed in his head,

'She didn't seem so childish then...but it was a fight. She has a battle with her body like I do with my youkai blood...but look at her now...so beautiful...so pure...'

She chased a butterfly that flew behind her and Inuyasha laughed, noticed people began to stare and whisper. He growled at them,

“What are you looking at? Never seen a girl chase butterflies before?”

A few walked on, a few glared at him and whispered. The butterfly flew towards Inuyasha and landed on his nose. Kagome began to giggle. Inuyasha's eyes crossed to stare at the colorful insect, then to Kagome's sweet, innocent smile. Inuyasha blew upwards to send the butterfly back on it's merry way. Kagome watched it fly off and looked up at Inuyasha, whom was staring intently at her. He smiled down at her, causing her to blush, but smile back. He snapped out of it and took her hand, people and youkai alike, starting to stare.

“Come on, lets go on some rides.”

She nodded and followed his lead.

They first rode the Carnival, which Kagome enjoyed. The rest of the stay resumed with Inuyasha taking Kagome on rides and Kagome pointing and dragging him to places of her interest. Kagome's smile seemed to never fade, nor did Inuyasha's heart cease to race. They finally rested at a fountain that was surrounded by gardens. Inuyasha stood against the black, rot-iron fence while Kagome sat on the edge of the fountain, munching happily on some cinnamon-roasted almonds, the sun shimmering off the water onto her and it also created small rainbows behind her. Inuyasha watched her, occupied by his thoughts. Was this really the girl from This morning? Last night? Back at the home? 8 years ago...This girl was his favorite victim for years. The high, the rush he used to get from harming her...How he'd lay in bed the night before he'd see her to plan some new, cruel way of making her life hell. He cringed. How awful was he? Then that pang came back. What will happen when she remembers? Her memory of her intimate past has been coming back to her, but he has yet to return. He felt like holding Kagome, tell her those were just nightmares that only seemed real. She's occasionally look over to Inuyasha. She would never get used to his intense stares, especially with those shimmering honey-amber orbs of his, but that didn't necessarily mean she didn't like it...it actually made her feel safe, from everything else...but him. She just wanted to reflect on the fun he was showing her. This was the Inuyasha she loved, that gave her her life back, that she wanted to be with. The Inuyasha from last night and this morning scared her, confused her. She looked over. He was looking at her with a troubled face. She held out her cone-shaped bag and asked,

“Do you want some?”

He shook himself from his thoughts and shook his head. He looked around as the park began to empty.

“Are you still hungry? Kagome?”

She nodded,

“Yes I am, almonds aren't really enough for dinner I'm afraid.”

He smiled,

“Come on, I know where we can go.”

She got up with him, and instinctively hooked her arm with his.

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They walked the pedestrian only street nearby. It was filled with Cafes, restaurants and shops. Inuyasha made sure she has right next to him. There were more people of their age here, some staring at the adorable, smiley, giggly Kagome. Inuyasha finally found where he was looking for. It was a small Italian Cafe. He looked down at Kagome.

“Have you ever had Italian food?”

She cocked her head,

“I-tal-i-an?”

He put his arm around her and lead her in,

“Come on.”

They got seated by the window. The sun was right behind the horizon and the lights began to light up the streets outside. Inuyasha sat a crossed from her and tried not to watch her, but it was too hard. She looked out the window, then to him, surprisingly quiet for her. He decided to pry,

“What's wrong? You haven't been this quiet since you were mute.”

She smiled and shook her head,

“Nothing, I've just...never been to any places like this that I can remember. I only remember eating at home, fast food places and maybe an American Steakhouse or two.”

He smirked,

“There's a first time for everything I guess.”

The waiter came by and Inuyasha ordered 2 Strawberry-Lemon ices. Kagome politely nodded as the waiter smiled at her, but Inuyasha dug his claws into his jacket that hung on the back of the brass chair. Kagome figured Inuyasha didn't like the silence, so she began,

“I'd...Like to thank you...”

He rose a brow while looking at the menu,

“For what?”

She fumbled with her menu, not sure what any of it said. It was all in English, which she knew very basically,

“For...Staying with me...US! US! Me and Sputa.”

Inuyasha averted his eyes from the menu to her at her little slip, a small smirk curling at that corner of his lips. Kagome's eyes were down at her lap.

'Don't tell me last night and this morning has made her so easily shy.'

He thought before saying,

“Well, If I remember right, it was you who begged for me to stay with you...”

That got the reaction he wanted. Innocent, twinkling chocolate eyes looked up at him, her cheeks flushing bright pink as she stumbled,

“Well...ano...yah...but you didn't have too.”

He smiled and said,

“Who said I didn't want to anyway?...Kagome?”

The way he said her name made her blush, but she shrugged and smiled,

“No one, I guess...”

Inuyasha nodded, but he wanted to really know what was in her mind. She was always fine until he did something that displayed any emotion besides fun.

“Then why are you really being so quiet all of a sudden? You were fine at the park. Are you feeling ok?”

Kagome nodded and bluffed,

“Nothing's wrong, I'm just...not used to being out like this...”

“Kagome?”

“Nani?”

She brought her eyes into his,

“You know you can't lie to me. There is something else on your mind...”

She sighed,

“That's not fair!”

“What's not?”

“That you can read me so well...”.

Inuyasha smirked, but he said,

“OK, Kagome...What is it, It has to do with me...”

She squirmed under his surveying gaze and licks her lips, her new habit she formed when she's nervous and has to talk, a dead give away to Inuyasha, which unfortunately also made him watch her lips. She looked down at her lap and said,

“Ano.”

She looked up at Inuyasha's intense gaze. Why was she so scared to talk to him? She's never been too shy to tell him anything? Maybe he knows.

“Inuyasha?”

“Hm?”

“I don't know why, but...lately...It's harder to talk to you. I have so many things I want to talk to you about...but... some things...I feel like...I can't tell you...And I don't like that because I've always promised myself that I'd tell you everything and anything...but...”

Inuyasha stared at her as she relieved these things, but what she was saying was...

“So you're saying...You used to be able to talk to me about anything, but now...You feel like you can't? Why?”

“I don't know... It's a voice in my head. I have something I want to talk to you about or tell you... it tells me it's a bad idea and to forget it...”

Inuyasha sighed and looked down at the table as the waiter finally brought the ices. Inuyasha ordered them both Spegetti and then the conversation continued. He asked,

“When did this start?”

“Ano...around the night of the party...”

He felt a pang...Did his over-reacting impulses trigger the over-reacting conscience in her? That voice every woman has that just gets them into more trouble...in men's eyes anyway. He sighed,

“Was is anything...I...did?”

Kagome caught a strawberry with her straw and sucked on it as she gently said,

“I think so...Things you've started to do...It's like my body knows what it is, wants it...my voice knows...wants it but says I can't have it, and I'm in the middle trying to tell myself I don't know what it is... When ... I'll just say it...You make me feel... How did Sango put it...”

Inuyasha almost spit strawberry ice when he heard her say,

“More adult.”

He coughed and looked at her in a confused but, surprised look, but like she tends to do, she seemed to forget he was there and ramble on,

“...Like...Like...”

She squeaked,

“Last night...”

Inuyasha sucked in a breath and tried to breath quieter, trying to make his presence as unknown as possible, scared that if he interrupted her thoughts, He would miss something. She was going to mention last night.

“I...I didn't know what you were doing exactly...I knew about the kiss...though I had no clue what to do...but...”

She began to squirm a bit, fiddling with the straw. Inuyasha actually started to feel tense, She cleared her throat and pushed it out,

“But...how you touched me...kissed...talked...I felt ways I never knew existed...And I...it made me feel lost, but...so...so...”

“Good?”

She quickly looked up at him, shock and fear shot through her, but a rush of embarrassment followed. She nodded and bit her lip. Inuyasha felt satisfied until she took a huge breath and asked,

“Just what exactly were you doing?”

It was Inuyasha's turn for fear and embarrassment. He looked around then sighed and looked straight at her, her questioning eyes starting to feel vulnerable.

“To be honest...I don't know. I guest want I felt like I needed to do...”

She gulped,

“Needed?”

He sighed,

“Hai, To feel you, taste you, smell you, protect you...Everything that I need to do...”

“But last night you said... your..my...body...we...”

Inuyasha gently leaned in closer to her a crossed the table. She looked up at him from her lap with those eyes he could bathe in.

“Well, again...too be honest... That was true...But...There's something I can't tell you yet...though I want you like that...it's not without a price...for both of us...”

She looked nervous,

“Price?”

He actually didn't feel any guilt about talking to her about this, it needed to be said, just not ALL of it...not yet... It wouldn't be fair. He nodded,

“But it's not a bad price...but something I don't want yet...just yet...”

She smiled coyly,

“Good, because I told you that sex sound gross to me, I'm still, even after last night, unsure if I ever want it.”

They moved as their food arrived, after the waiter left, he took a bite of his spegetti saying,

“You know everyone says that at first, but you get to a point where...”

She sighed as she looked hopelessly at the food,

“I haven't used forks or spoons since the Home.”

Inuyasha scooted himself around the table to show her how to put the fork into the noodles and use the spoon in the other hand to help twirl it. When he touched her hands to show her, she blushed, he smiled at her and continued. But even after he showed her how to eat it, he remained there, right by her. She smiled sweetly at him, but then sighed,

“What is it?”

“I'm just so confused by you, Inuyasha... You know you are the only man too ever do this to me? I feel it in my heart...”

“Well, Higurashi Kagome, you don't think you don't confuse me? I have things I feel about you I keep inside so as not to scare you?”

She looked up at him sadly,

“You do?”

He nodded,

“But don't worry,”

He took a bite of his food and swallowed,

“It will be revealed to you, but only when...”

“When?”

He looked sadly at his place and paused as he sadly looked at her with eyes she had never seen from him before, like there was something that was breaking him,

“When you remember me ...before the accident...”

Then he looked forward,

“...And forgive me...”

Kagome looked at him with trained eyes,

“Forgive you?...For what?”

“That's for you to remember...but when you remember...please...”

He looked into her eyes, taking her hands,

“Please, just forget, forgive and be with me now, for I'm not who I was...”

“Inuyasha...There is no rime you could have done that I won't forgive you for.”

He leaned onto her shoulder and breathed her in, her surrounding him with her arms,

“I hope you are right, Kagome...but I have to know something...”

“What?”

“What was going through your mind this morning?”

She pulled him away with another look of dread and embarrassment. He smiled,

“Well?”

She looked away,

“I rather forget about it.”

“But what did you think?”

He looked horrified at him,

“About what? You in the buff? Well...”

She cleared her throat and looked at her lap,

“I really liked your body...”

He blushed and smiled and scooted closer,

“What about it?”

“Well, everything...except...”

“Except?”

“Your...thing...that makes us different... I found it...”

She cleared her throat and looked away and squeaked,

“scary”

“scary?”

His voice cracked as he repeated her, not knowing if to laugh or be ashamed,

“What do you mean by scary?”

“Well...how...it moved on it's own...and it grew...and grew...and... it was...scary...like it was going to attack me...”

Inuyasha couldn't help but to stifle a laugh. Kagome looked at him in horror,

“What's so funny?”

He looked at her and cupped her face in his palm,

“You are too cute, Kagome.”

He blushed at his comment and touch, but looked into his eyes with a question, she asked him lowly,

“During sex...where doe it go again?”

He was quite amused, but embarrassed by her sudden curiosity, he whispered into her ear the details, She gasped and looked at him in horror,

“I don't think it'll fit!”

What wa she saying? That she actually thought about it?

She all of a sudden shrugged and said,

“I want to eat now... We'll finish this conversation later, ok?”

He nodded, a bit disappointed, but they continued to eat their dinner in silents, exchanging looks, gushes and warm smiles.

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They walked along the boardwalk by the bay, Kagome with cotton candy in one hand. They were smiling and enjoying each other's company. They were right by a park, trees filtered moonlight onto them, then Inuyasha stopped them,

“This has to be the best day of my life!”

Kagome exclaimed as she looked into his face. He smiled and said,

“I'd have to agree.”

With a bigger smile, she was so cute about it, she did a small jump,

“I have the funnest when I'm with you.”

He then gathered his arms around her waist and looked to her with a big smile,

“With that, I must also agree..”

Kagome smiled and hugged him back, Her ear against his heart,

“You have to be the most best friend I've ever had...even with what's happened.”

Inuyasha then looked down at her, sounding a bit hurt,

“But I though we were a bit more then friends.”

Kagome looked up at his hurt expression. She then smiled,

“Then what are we?”

“Well, I kind of thought we were kind of...”

He cleared his throat and rubbed the back of his neck, then Kagome chirped,

“Boyfriend and girlfriend?”

Inuyasha nodded in a slow motion. She smiled big and said very innocently,

“So today was a date?”

He nodded again, looking a bit nervous. Then unexpectantly, She hugged him and said,

“Of course! I wouldn't want to be anyone else's girl...only your's...”

He held her back and asked,

“Do you mean that?”

She nodded,

“Who better to be with than my best friend, savior, the only one that brought me truly back to life?”

He smiled and squeezed her tighter,

“Same here.”

She drew back just a bit to look at him,

“What do you mean? Are you saying I'm your best friend, savior, and brought you back to life?”

“Not in the same way, but...yes...”

She hugged him and said,

“Oh, Inuyasha...I can't be with anyone else but you...it's evident...”

“Again...Same hear...but...”

She froze...

“But?”

“Now, I have to know the rest.”

“The rest of of what?”

She asked innocently. He smiled with a blush,

“What we talked about in the restaurant. I want to know something...”

She began to shiver,

“What...what...what's that?”

He whispered into her ear,

“You made it sound like we were...I'm the one...That someday we'll...make love.”

She trembled, then smiled up at him, the last thing he expected. Then what she said surprised him,

“I told you Inuyasha...I don't want to now...it sounds to gross, complicated, painful and... now I'm not sure you can...”

“I can...believe me...”

She looked up at him with a look of scowl, which scared him at first as she said in shock,

“Inuyasha!”

“Ok, sorry... finish...”

“Well... It'd be a looooooooooooong time...like marriage... but I already told you...if I ever did do that...”

She whispered,

“I'd only be with you.”

His look changed to a look she's never seen before, He wrapped her inside his jacket with him and started to stroke her hair. The look he had in his eyes wasn't like anything she'd seen...it wasn't passion, or lust...it was deeper...If she'd known better...iy was love...then what confirmed it was the way he said her name...so gentle, like is was a sacred word,

“Kagome...”

And then he kissed her. This time Kagome knew what to do and kissed back. She put her arms around his neck while he had one hand behind her head and the other between her shoulder blades. It was a long, passionate kiss. This kiss was different then the heated ones of last night. This one didn't scare Kagome, in fact, it was the kiss she hope for. Inuyasha was surprised how she took to it, but it showed her deep feelings. He was so happy, if he were that kind of guy, he'd cry. I kiss lingered as it deepened with every switching of position. Finally after at least 5 minutes, they broke apart, smiled then held each other as they watched the Tokyo city lights glimmer on the bay. Inuyasha gave a content, vocal sigh and chuckled when Kagome said,

“Same here.”

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They arrived home to find a note on the door. Souta saying he was staying at another friend's house. Inuyasha walked Kagome to her room and stopped as she looked up to him with a warm smile,

“Oyasumi nasai, My beautiful Lotus flower.”

He said as he cupped her cheek in his palm. She blushed and said,

“Oyasumi, My knight in shining armor.”

Then they closed in for a short, but deep kiss. Kagome went into her room as Inuyasha, in a daze, walked to his room, they both fell asleep with today and each other on their minds

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A/N: I've had some people ask “If you are such a big Christian, why do you right such ecchi things as you do?” Well a few things there... My main thing is to express no matter how heated a situation is, there is no such thing as “no turning back” unless you do...2nd ... Comedy... nothing like awkward situations to make a laugh... (as in this chapter for example...muhahaha).third, reality. Christian or not, lust is a part of daily life. For those Christians out there, remember...It's not a sin to be tempted, but it is a sin to fall into it...so as you see, Inuyasha (as most boys are) are the tempter, but Kagome usually is the one with the will/ self-control... but as in real life, it's not easy. Sex is a big issue today and plus, I love fluff... but the only time I write even close to a lemon is on “Wedding Nights” or in Inuyasha fanfics sometimes called “Mating Nights”, because I love to express and emphasize that sex is not worth it unless it's with your spouse... believe me :)...