InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Unaware ❯ Chapter 19 ( Chapter 20 )

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Well now, I am still working on getting my chapters out like I used to. It's now taking me more than one sitting to get them finished since life is still hectic, but I don't like to keep you all waiting since you all enjoy my fiction so much. Also, just in case not all of my readers visit my profile page, Reviewer’s Corner has been scrapped due to the fact that it’s now illegal to post responses to reviews and comments. However, if you review, I will most definitely reply as soon as I receive the reviews in my inbox. So, feel free to leave comments, and enjoy my personal responses to all of them. Well, enjoy, and on with the fic (smiles).


Chapter 19


Inuyasha never got the call back from Kagome that afternoon. He decided to call the hospital and let them know where he'd like Kikyo's body sent to. He chose the funeral home where both his parents were sent to when they died. Since he was all alone in this, he decided to let his own problems sit in the back of his mind as he focused on the funeral arrangements.

He hadn't seen her body since a day ago, so he had no idea what to expect. Especially since Sesshoumaru took care of most of the funeral arrangements for their parents. He figured he'd let the funeral director help him to make the best decisions.

As the sunset outside, he sat in the lobby awaiting the meeting with the funeral director. As he stared out the window at the colors spreading across the clouds in the sky, he thought about what he needed to do next. After the funeral, he planned to go to the police with the information and the confession he obtained from Jakotsu. Sure, he could put Kikyo to rest physically, but spiritually, she was far from it. She needed justification of Jakotsu's punishment first.

Yes, his life from that point on would concentrate mainly on Kagome and her family, but he had to take care of his wife's request first. As the sun set even further, he sat and thought about the good times he had with Kikyo. He never thought those good times would end. He hoped they would last forever. Least that is what every married couple hopes for.

Kagome's life had come to be such an important subject for him. What he never understood about the relationship, was he constantly felt as if she was his responsibility. Deep down, he felt that way for all those years since the rape. He just didn't pay much attention to his feelings on the subject.

One thing he had never revealed to Kikyo was that he secretly wondered what had happened to Kagome. The whole time, her disappearance from his life after that night disturbed him. Along with the fact that he never got the chance to ask her name. To him, Kagome just remained known to him as, 'that girl he saved' that night. Now that he knows her, he couldn't bring himself to change a thing about his life.

Thoughts of that night flooded his mind as the sky grew darker ever so slightly, and the funeral director finally called him into the office for the meeting.

"Hello, I am your funeral director, William Johnston. How are you this evening?" the man asked as he greeted Inuyasha and shook his hand over the desk.

"I'm fine, thank you." Inuyasha replied as he took a deep breath.

"Now let's see. You are the husband of Kikyo Tai, is that correct?"

"Yes. My name is Inuyasha Tai."

"Inuyasha Tai? I remember you now. Your father and mother were here for their funerals." He replied in recollection.

"Yes. Your funeral home did such a great job on their funerals that I would love to commission your services for my wife as well." Inuyasha replied simply enough.

"Well, thank you. Now, I certainly hope I won't be burying you anytime soon." The funeral director joked, gaining a chuckle out of Inuyasha to break the ice.

"Naw, I'm strong. I'll survive for a while longer." Inuyasha replied with a chuckle.

"Okay, let's get down to business. First, your wife has arrived from Shikon Hospital, and we are ready to prep her for the wake and funeral. Now, will this be an open casket or closed casket?"

"Open casket. The bullet wound to her head healed very well, so there's no scarring to worry about." Inuyasha explained simply.

"Whoa...What happened there?" Inuyasha gave him a strange look as if to say, 'I aint tellin'...' "Never mind. Open casket. All righty. How soon would you like to hold the services?"

"How soon can she be ready?" Inuyasha asked.

"Well, we don't like to keep the dead around for far too long for freshness sake...So, I'd say by the end of the week would be best." The director stated simply, gaining a smirk from Inuyasha.

“All right. The end of this week would be fine.” Inuyasha replied.

“All right. That will give us a chance to get all the arrangements set for the flowers, the burial plot, and to make your wife look gorgeous for her last viewing.” The Funeral Director stated as he began to flip open a binder containing listings of florists.


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As Inuyasha remained at the funeral home, Kagome returned home to an empty house. She noticed Inuyasha’s hot rod was gone. She dropped her purse on the hall table and kicked her shoes off before going any further into the house. As she passed the hall closet, she ran her hand over the wall lazily and continued towards the stairs. Both hands on the railings, she made her way up the stairs to her bedroom where she nudged the door open and fell flat on her back onto the bed sighing heavily.

She was free. No obligations with Suki anymore. No more worries about whether or not she was making a mistake. Inuyasha had to have been the best thing that had ever happened to her next to her son. She was blessed, and to let him go over a job would be stupid. At that thought, she slapped her hands over her face in realization. She denied him, and now he was upset over that action. She really couldn’t blame him. He gave up his current life to be with her. To allow himself to move on and let life take its course.

Inuyasha to her was the epitome of endurance and confidence. He didn’t feel there was anything he couldn’t handle. He did what he had to when it came to choices he couldn’t help but make. Kagome on the other hand, had a tendency to consider what the person on the other side of the perspective thought or felt. No matter what she felt, she couldn’t tell off ever her enemies.

Inuyasha on the other hand, wasn’t afraid to express his feelings on any subject no matter what the consequence. She marveled his conviction, and his strength to go through with everything he’d gone through. As she tossed Inuyasha over in her mind, she rolled over onto her side and caressed the pillow Inuyasha had been sleeping with ever since he moved in. It was comforting to her to smell his scent at that moment.

What was amazing was that within a month and a half, he had become her strength rather than her weakness as she thought in the beginning. She thought he was going to be the end of her career. Who woulda thought he’d only bring about the beginning? As thoughts of wonderment about fate passed through her mind, she drifted off to sleep while Inuyasha’s pillow cradled her tired head.


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After a couple hours of planning and thinking about nothing but his wife’s final resting place, Inuyasha was tired and was glad to be home finally. Home. Kagome’s home to be exact. The fact that she allowed him into her family was amazing to him. After all she had been through. Her past, her job, his nagging, and his love for her and asking her to allow herself to love him in return.

As he entered the house, he noticed her shoes had been left haphazardly beside the hall table. He kicked his off and left them mingled with hers as he set his keys on the table as well and headed right for her bedroom. As he stepped through the door, he saw the most beautiful sight he had ever seen. Kagome, dressed in the clothes he had seen her in earlier that day, on her side in a peaceful slumber as she cradled his pillow instead of her own.

He stood there and eyed her for a few moments as he smiled at her. The way she looked to him at that moment, he couldn’t help but forgive her actions with her boss that afternoon. Just to see her finally at peace comforted him even more than just being with her. After a few moments, he silently stepped over and crawled into the bed beside her. She stirred slightly as he created a crater in the mattress beside her, but once she settled again, he slid his left arm beneath her head, laid his own head upon his pillow and cradled her body to his with his right arm.

Her even breathes tickled his forehead as he stared deeply at her angelic face. Soon, while he held her close, he too drifted off into a relaxing slumber stemming from the feeling of accomplishing something important in his agenda.


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Shippo and his grandma had been out to dinner at the local pizza place and then out to see the newest kid’s movie. With it being Friday, Shippo’s curfew with a guardian was lenient so they went out and had a good time since Kagome was out on business. As they pulled up to the driveway, they noticed not only Inuyasha’s hot rod, but also the car leant to them by him before it.

“Yay! Mom and dad are back!” Shippo exclaimed. His grandmother cocked an eyebrow before she let go of a slight chuckle and followed the boy out of the car.

Shippo jumped up and down as she got the key in the lock and opened the front door. The boy was so excited about telling his mother and his new father what movie they saw when he was restrained by his grandmother.

“Now, Shippo, you remember what happened the last time you barreled into your mother’s room while they had been alone.” The woman reminded him, shrinking his resolve.

“Oh, yeah. I don’t wanna see that again. Scarred me for life.” Shippo replied as he turned and looked up at the woman.

“Yes, so behave, and let them come out on their own, okay? Be quiet now. I’m sure they both had a hard day.” Shippo nodded and quietly stepped up the stairs to go to his room.

As he climbed up the last step, he noticed the door to his mother’s room was open. He didn’t hear any noise, so curiosity got the best of him. As he tried his best to avoid the creaks in the floor, he snuck up to the door and peeked in. All he saw was the two of them curled up together in the bed fully clothed save for their shoes.

The sight allowed him a smile as he decided to venture forward into the room. He was luckily silent, and able to reach the bed close enough to touch Inuyasha’s leg. Neither of them stirred as the warmth they shared called to him. He decided to slide Inuyasha’s leg aside a bit as he crawled up and settled softly between them.

Inuyasha groaned and stirred slightly as the feeling of another body woke him. Inuyasha eyed who it was and smiled. He decided to allow the squirt some family time and held him closer as he kept his arms around Kagome as well. Shippo was shocked the man had held him in such a loving way. Inuyasha held Shippo as if he was his own son as the night continued.

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As the sun rose, Inuyasha was forced awake by a tiny hand pressing on his chin. He shook his head in the other direction and noticed what had happened. Shippo had decided to stretch. Inuyasha sat back and saw Kagome was in a worse situation. The boy had stuck his foot into her stomach. Kagome awoke shortly and nudged him towards Inuyasha with his foot swinging.

Inuyasha dodged the socked foot and accidentally rolled out of bed and onto the floor with a thump and an “Umph!”

Kagome sat up at the sound and looked to see Inuyasha was missing. She just eyed the bed for another second and then fell back asleep. Inuyasha was now wide-awake. He decided to let the two sleep and go catch some breakfast in the kitchen. He stepped down the stairs with a deep yawn and as he stepped into the kitchen to see Kagome’s mother cooking at the stove, he stopped and ran his hands through his hair a bit and then walked up to the fridge for some orange juice.

“Oh, Good morning, Inuyasha.” The woman greeted as she saw him open the fridge door.

“Good morning, Mrs. Higurashi. What’s on the menu?” Inuyasha asked as he grabbed for a glass in the cabinet.

“Oh, pancakes, bacon and eggs. Unless you’d like some toast instead.” She mentioned as he sat down and shook his head.

“Naw, what ya got going is fine. Sorry about last night. Kagome and I kinda crashed as soon as we both got home.” Inuyasha said as he took a sip.

“Oh, no. It’s okay. Shippo and I went out for pizza and a movie, so we were fine. Did you two have anything to eat last night?” She asked.

“I know I didn’t. I’m not sure about Kagome though. But either way, I know she will be as starved as I am.” Inuyasha replied.

“So, how did it go?”

“Huh?”

“The funeral arrangements. Is everything okay?” The woman asked in concern.

“Oh, yeah. Everything’s fine. I had her sent to the same funeral home that took care of my parents.” Inuyasha stated simply as he sipped his juice.

“Oh, my. Inuyasha, I didn’t know. How long ago?” She asked.

“Well, my mom died a year after I graduated high school. Then my dad died a year later.” Inuyasha explained.

“I’m so sorry, Inuyasha. Do you have any family left?”

“Yes, my older half brother. He lives in the Bahamas, but he’s here now on business which actually included my wife’s shooting since she was the consultant who was working on his advertising campaigns.” Inuyasha explained.

“And he’s been here for you then?”

“Well, yes and no. We don’t really get along like the best of friends or anything like that. Though we’re being civil now in the light of things.” He explained.

The woman patted his shoulder and as she stood, she hugged him from behind and said, “You’re a good man, Inuyasha. I have to say, I’m glad Kagome and you met.” She then turned and started another pancake. “You’re so good to her and her boy. You may call us your family now if you like.”

“Thank you, Mrs. Higurashi.”

“You can call me ‘Mom’.” The woman replied kindly as she flipped a pancake and set it back on the burner.

“Well, then, thanks Mom.” He replied with a smile.

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As the day went on, the family went out for the day. They all needed to unwind and relax with everything that had gone on. Inuyasha decided to have some father and son time with Shippo, so they went to a huge arcade and eatery place. Inuyasha, Shippo and Kagome all enjoyed playing the video games, the skill cranes and air hockey. As Kagome’s mother enjoyed the house to herself, the new family just had a good time and reveled in the fact that things were as they should be in families. No favoritism or fighting. Just love and good clean fun. Shippo and Inuyasha got along as if they were originally father and son, and Kagome had the chance to sit back and see Shippo interact with a man he saw as a father.

Kagome began to realize what was truly happening. A miracle was occurring. She had gained a family. Something she had always hoped she could have in her life. All she knew was she needed to thank the Lord for the wonderful things happening in her life now. She couldn’t have asked for more than this.


As they left the arcade, Inuyasha and Kagome laughed at how much fun they had, and how many wonderful moments happened that day alone, and within just one afternoon. As Shippo slept in the back seat, worn out from the activities he did with Inuyasha, the two adults talked about more important matters. Kikyo’s funeral was the first mentioned. Kagome had already noticed the solemn tone in Inuyasha’s voice due to the subject.

“Have you felt you’ve grieved enough? I mean, you have been distracted quite a bit by my family and all.” Kagome asked.

Inuyasha shook his head with a sigh of annoyance as he replied with, “Please, don’t mention it. I had a good day, and I’d like to smile for a bit longer.”

“I’m sorry. I just worry about you. I just wanna make sure that you’re okay.” Kagome said in concern.

“Kagome, I’m fine. This is something I have to deal with on my own, and in my own way. It’s not easy, but I’m taking it as it comes. That’s all I can do.” He shrugged as he paid attention to the road.

“I understand. I’m sorry if I upset you.”

“No, you didn’t. It’s okay.” He replied as he grabbed her hand and smiled her way. She relaxed and looked ahead with him as they drove quietly the rest of the way home.

When they arrived back home, Inuyasha carried Shippo up to his room and laid him in bed. As they stepped out the door to his room, they turned off the light and closed the door to a crack, and then retired to their bedroom.

Kagome closed herself in the bathroom and Inuyasha stepped up to the nightstand beside the bed and set his wallet and keys down. As he did, he saw the mini recorder he used to catch Jakotsu’s confession. He sat upon the bed and turned the volume down as he rewound the tape. When the tape clicked, he pushed play. He heard a lot of background noise and the music that was playing.

As Kagome returned from the bathroom, she saw him sitting on the bed holding the recorder in his hands. She sat beside him as he stared at the player. He didn’t turn it off. He let it play. He figured she should know what happened that night. What was said. She listened curiously. The expression on her face changed once Jakotsu’s voice was heard, along with what he had said to Inuyasha. As the conversation continued, she watched his face. It was contorted into a grimace. He looked as if he was going to be sick. As things got weird, and the words drawled on, she clicked the player off.

When the silence hit him, he returned to the present. Kagome could tell he wasn’t feeling too well. She right away took the player from him and set it on the table beside him. Since he was in a bit of a shock, she just wrapped her arms around him and led him to fall back onto the bed as she ran her hands through his bangs. His black bangs. The one thing she began to miss about him was his gorgeous silver hair. He seemed as if he was in another world. His eyes were glazed over and he once again looked helpless and lost. Kagome then leaned over him and gently pressed her lips to his.

Inuyasha’s eyes returned to normal and he gasped as she kissed him. When he realized what she was doing, he returned the embrace and held her lips to his as he deepened the kiss. As her kisses kindled a fire within him, he rolled her over and straddled her left leg as he searched her mouth for taste.

Kagome became lost in his embrace and his fiery kisses as moans of ecstasy escaped her lips between kisses. As he began to lose his resolve, he tugged her shirt up her torso and ran his hands beneath the cotton to feel the soft skin beneath. As more moans escaped her, he reflected them back and tightened his grip around her while the heat of their heightened passions filled the room.

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Well now, yes this chapter was a bit short, but I have had a hard time getting it to be the length it is. I didn’t want you all to wait soo long and then end up with a three pager. This chapter focused mainly on the funeral arrangements, and then the rest was mainly filler, so I hope you all enjoyed this chapter, especially the passionate ending (winks). ‘Til next time, ja ne!