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A Forgotten Email

@inuvember Week 1, Inuyasha & Co. Office AU story set in the modern world. Drabble

That was odd, Inuyasha thought to himself. Someone had been on his computer. Not even his own secretary touched it. But whoever this K. Higurashi was had left their email logged in or he would have never caught it. It was a female based on an old, but still lingering scent in his office.

He walks over to the office next door and finds his associate who had been working late the night before.

“Oi, Miroku, did you see anyone in my office last night?”

“Yes,” the man leans back in his chair, “I told Ms. Higurashi she could use your computer...”

“Who the hell gave you permission to do that?!”

“Whoa chill!” Miroku stands up, waving his hands downward trying to calm his boss. “She got a call as she was leaving, seemed frantic about something and asked if she could use any computer to check something. I didn’t see what the big deal was.”

“Letting a strange woman access my computer...”

“But she’s not a stranger, she’s your dads new secretary.”

That halts Inuyasha’s tirade real quick, so seizing on the moment, Miroku finishes what he’d been trying to say.

“She was on her way home for the day, when your dad called her to double check something.” His brow raises, “why, did she do anything wrong on your computer?”

“Just left her email open,” Inuyasha mumbles in annoyance.

Miroku walks around his desk and places a hand on his boss and friends shoulder. “See, no big deal. Your dad thinks she’s gonna be a good secretary so don’t bother him with something so trivial.”

“Keh!” In a huff, Inuyasha bats his associates hand away and storms back to his office. Trivial, as if invasion of privacy was a trivial matter. How would Miroku feel if... Inuyasha shakes his head, nevermind, that pervert would just take advantage of the situation to flirt with the female.

Inuyasha plops onto his desk chair, but the hasty motion sends scent particles anew into the air and suddenly this Kagome’s scent was all around him. Downside to a sensitive nose, he grumbles in his head. Ugh! Could be worse, her natural scent was pleasant enough. Again he shakes his head. ‘Stop it!’ He growls at himself. He’d sworn off such attachments after his last girlfriend didn’t work out.

The day moves on like normal. Taisho Industries was doing well and that kept all of them busy. Mostly import, export business specializing in the needs of yokai around the world, but they also dealt with many products for human consumption.

It was getting close to lunch time when Inuyasha hears voices coming from Miroku’s office, and a very specific name. He jumps up from his desk and rushes into his associates office for the second time today, just as a woman is handing Miroku a packet of paperwork.

“Oh, Inuyasha,” the sly-foxed man grins at the man who’d rushed in. “Have you come to meet Ms. Higurashi?” He turns to the woman, “Ms. Higurashi, this is Toga’s son, the one whose computer you used last night.”

“Oh, hello Mr. Taisho,” she bows politely, “it’s nice to finally meet you. Your father has told me a lot about you.”

Everything he’d planned on saying or doing blanks out the moment Inuyasha laid eyes on the ebony haired woman, and his mind was left a barren wasteland with the sounds of crickets chirping as the only sign of life. He didn’t know what he’d expected, maybe a mousy woman with glasses, definitely older, and certainly not a young woman who looked barely past the legal drinking age. Kagome was a shapely thing that his eyes couldn’t stop scanning nor drinking in each curve she sported that hid beneath the business suit and mini skirt cut perfectly for her.

“She’s also my wife Sango’s best friend,” Miroku adds in. “Just recently finished college with her Master’s degree in Business.” But as he assess the situation and notices how intently Inuyasha was starring at her and she at him, he finally stops talking, ignoring them for his paperwork.

This man, whose golden eyes seemed to pierce her soul, leaving her speechless hasn’t said a word since he’d arrived. Inuyasha was a lot cuter than his father had let on, but that wasn’t all. She was... drawn to him as if something was pulling at her blood. As she fights this strange magnetism, her eyes refocus to his head, and that works. Her eyes widen, Those are the cutest ears!! Unable to control the urge, Kagome reaches out to touch the soft looking appendages.

Quickly, that snaps Inuyasha’s mind back in place and he remembers the emails. “Oi! Do you always go around touching peoples things!” He swipes her hand away. “It’s rude you know.”

“Oh!” Her hands cover her mouth in embarrassment. “I-I’m so sorry! I couldn’t stop myself, they’re so cute!” She steps towards the door, bowing. “I’m sorry again Mr. Taisho, I’ll return to my office now.”

The moment Kagome is out of ear shot, Miroku pounces. “Really! She’s so sweet and you gotta be your grouchy self. It’s not like she was trying to hurt you!”

Inuyasha’s ears flinch back. He didn’t want to admit it, but his associate and best friend was right. “I know... I know,” the hanyo mumbles, she just startled me...”

“And I could see that look in your eyes Yash, you liked what you saw.”

“Wh-What! I-I,” he turns away to hide the growing flush on his cheeks and crosses his arms, “you don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“Uh-huh,” Miroku chuckles, “well, you should apologize before she thinks you hate her or something.” He starts rummaging through his papers again. “Just think about it.”

“Keh!” Inuyasha walks away without responding, but he does just that. All afternoon he kept thinking about the whole situation, replaying it over and over in his mind, and each time feeling lower and lower than dirt. It was so bad by the time 5 pm rolled around he’d barely gotten any work done.

But it wasn’t just how rude he’d reacted, it was also what he felt when he saw her. Where did that zing of electricity come from that zapped his brain into remission? No other woman before her, not even his ex-fiancé had created such a buzz. Inuyasha felt like there was something strange or special about his fathers new secretary, and the more he thought about her, the more... he needed to know.

So, after the work day ends, he drags Miroku out for a few beers to gather information. Kagome was a couple years younger than his wife Sango. They’d met in Sango’s 1st year of graduate school when Kagome transferred in as a Junior and stayed close friends ever since. She hails from a shrine family, has a younger brother, and her father died when she was young. When the girl graduated with her MBA, and his father mentioned needing a new secretary, Miroku recommended her. Needless to say that night, Inuyasha barely got any sleep.

Meanwhile across town, Kagome sat in her apartment on the phone chatting with her friend Sango.

“He dragged Miroku out for drinks tonight.”

“So, that’s why he’s not home. I’m so sorry Sango.”

“Nah, it’s not a big deal. But how are you holding up after your encounter with Inuyasha?”

Kagome fidgets in her chair. “I think he doesn’t like me very much. But to be fair it was rude of me to touch his ears.” She hears Sango giggle.

“He is touchy about that... but it could’ve been worse...”

She sits up straight. “What! How?!” Again she hears Sango chuckling on the other end.

“Usually he doesn’t just scold someone, he completely snaps at them bad enough you would’ve run away in tears.”

“Well that makes me feel so much better,” Kagome drawls and rolls her eyes. “Anyways, I better get some sleep. Good night Sango, I’ll see you this weekend!”

“Sleep well Kagome, and try not to let Yash bring you down.”

“Oh, I won’t...”

The next morning, Kagome was determined not to let the grumpy son of her boss get to her. She goes about her routine, checking her schedule, to-do list, and readies her boss’ reports for the day. Toga was such a nice boss too, that Kagome truly wanted to do her best for him. He taught her more and more each day about the inner workings of business, information she could never have gained in school.

It was only an hour into her early day, when of all people, Inuyasha knocks on her door. She stands up and gestures for him to enter. But immediately Kagome notices something different. His ears are down like a sad puppy.

Keeping his averted from looking directly at her, “Here,” Inuyasha thrusts out a hand holding a cup of coffee. “I got you something,” he also places a small paper bag on her desk. “It’s just a blueberry scone.”

Was he blushing too? Kagome’s eyebrow raises, intrigued. She takes the cup from him. “Thank you, Mr. Taisho.”

“Inuyasha,” he mumbles, “no need to be so formal, we’re all like family here.”

He is blushing! Kagome smiles, “then thank you Inuyasha.”

Inuyasha makes a small noise in acknowledgement, then turns to leave without another word. Exchanges like these were tough on him. Words never coming easily. But his goal was accomplished.

“Wait,” Kagome stops him.

He turns as she’s rounding the desk, eyes widened. What did this woman want?

“Please, mister.. I mean Inuyasha. I was hoping,” she looks down, “to make up for my rudeness yesterday by taking you out to lunch or something.”

That shocks Inuyasha. “That’s not necessary, we both... acted a little rude so let’s just say we’re even.”

“Oh...” her voice lowers. “Okay, I understand.” Maybe she’d misinterpreted the small spark she’d felt , despite the unpleasantness she was certain it meant something. Kagome turns to go back to her desk.

Shit! His ears pin down lower at upsetting her. “W-Well, I guess if it means that much to you, lunch would be fine.”

Kagome turns hesitantly. “Are you sure? I don’t want to be a burden.”

“What?! No, of course you’re not a... I-it’s just, what I mean is, this not something I’m used to, y-you know,” he scratches nervously next his ear, “going out on a date...” ‘Damn did I just say that?!’ “Wait! I meant, I mean you’re my dad’s secretary and...”

The poor man was so flustered, Kagome couldn’t help but relax and let’s a chuckle slip out. “Hey, don’t worry I understand,” she finally stops his miserable performance by placing a hand on his shoulder. “It’s just a casual lunch between colleagues.”

Relief washes over him at how easily she handled that. His shoulders relax again. “I’m free today, if you are too.” She nods her head. “Okay, how ‘bout I come back here at lunch time and we’ll leave together?”

“That sounds perfect,” she smiles.

“Good.” Inuyasha doesn’t know what else to say and makes a hasty retreat.

‘Guess he really isn’t such a bad guy after all.’ Kagome sits back at her desk, still smiling, and a small tingle running along her arms.

In Toga’s office next door, two men move away from the wall after eavesdropping. Toga returns to his desk chair, and Miroku takes a seat on a couch.

“You were right,” Toga grins at the other man. “She just might be perfect for my son. There’s hope yet that I’ll have grandkids some day.”

Miroku laughs, “I take it you approve.”

“Oh yes!” Toga laughs. “and I think Inuyasha’s mother would have loved Kagome too.”

“Well,” Miroku stands and slaps his thighs, “then my job here is finished. Now back to work.”

“Thank you, Miroku, you did me a great service.”

“It’s nothing boss,” he tips two fingers, grins, and leaves.

Toga sits back in his office chair smirking. He hits a button on his desk, “Ms. Higurashi, could you come in here...”

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mamabearcat · 5 years

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Not sure how much I ‘ll be able to create for Inuvember as I ‘m concentrating on a rewrite of Into the Woods for AO3 and I’ve decided Doctor Dog will be my NaNo project, but I’m hoping to do at least a few sketches.

Have a slightly windswept Kagome for the first day of Inuvember!

#inuyasha fanart #bearpluscat art #kagome higurashi #inuvember 2019 #inuvember

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aurea-b-art · 4 years

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Inuvember 2019 || Day 11 - InuKag

They are invincible ♥

#inuvember #2019 #inuvember 2019 #inukag #inuyasha #kagome #kagome higurashi #Aureab

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sarah-writes-stories · 4 years

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Chapter 9: Forever

A Post-Canon Inuyasha Romance/Adventure Epic

Find it on: Fanfiction.net / AO3 / Wattpad

Words: 4,037

Prologue • Chapter 1 • Chapter 2 • Chapter 3 • Chapter 4 • Chapter 5 • Chapter 6 • Chapter 7 • Chapter 8 • Chapter 9 • Chapter 10 • Chapter 11 • Chapter 12 • Chapter 13

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He ran.

Faster than he ever had before, through gardens and over rooftops. He didn't bother using the road. Instead, making a straight line for Kaede's hut.

When he reached the door he didn't stop there either, barging in before skidding to a halt.

Kaede gasped at the sudden intrusion. She'd been waiting up for Kagome, sipping a cup of mild tea, but when she took in the sight of the young Miko unconscious and cradled in Inuyasha's arms, terror etched across his face, she immediately got to her feet.

"Inuyasha! What has happened?"

Inuyasha's eyes were wild. "I don't know! She was fine one minute and the next…" He trailed off, looking down at her still face, willing Kagome to show him some sign that she was going to be alright.

"Come, place her down over here." Kaede had already made up a futon for Kagome to sleep and was now thankful for her forethought.

Inuyasha placed Kagome down gently before moving back to give Kaede space to work. "Is she gonna be alright?" His voice was a panicked whisper.

"I cannot answer that until first ye tell me exactly what has happened."

"We left Miroku and Sango's and went by my hut so I could show it to her. We were… talking… and the next thing I knew she was surrounded by her own power, only it was like a blanket or a shell. I couldn't even get close enough to touch her. Burnt my hand when I tried. It sounded like it was hurting her. It felt like forever, but I think it was only a minute or so. She kept whimpering and groaning and when the power finally pulled back, she collapsed like this!"

Inuyasha could feel the fear rising within him all over again at the retelling. 'Oh, Kami,' he thought. 'Please don't take her away from me. Not when I just got her back.'

Kaede was worried as well, but her years of training kept her mind focused as she began running her hand above the child, using her spiritual senses to assess Kagome's aura for any signs of sickness, pain, or disease.

Before she could get halfway through the examination, Kagome began to stir. "Wha–?" She said groggily. "What happened?"

Kagome put one hand up to still the pounding in her head, using the other elbow to raise herself up slightly and look around.

"Kagome, child, be still. Inuyasha brought ye here. Ye were unconscious."

And suddenly Kagome remembered. "I– I passed out from the pain, I think."

"Ye were in pain, child? Can ye point out where the pain was?"

"It was everywhere. It felt like every part of my body, inside and outside was on fire." Kagome closed her eyes against the memory, the pounding in her head continued. "Could I maybe get a drink of water?"

"Here, let me." Inuyasha jumped up immediately, happy to be able to help even in this small way. He wasn't used to feeling so helpless.

He filled a cup from the water barrel by the door and brought it over to Kagome. Pressing it into her hand, he searched her face. "How are you feeling now?"

"I don't know. Fine, I guess, except for a pounding headache."

Kaede asked, "Do ye mind if I continue my examination?"

"No, go ahead." After taking a long drink Kagome handed the cup back to Inuyasha who had yet to move away from her side. She lay back down on the futon.

Kaede moved to place her hands again over Kagome's body, guiding them around as she reached out with her senses. "So this pain ye spoke of. It was all over? And Inuyasha said it was caused by ye's own power?"

"Yes, that's right." Kagome nodded.

"That is what has me confused. One's own power should never be able to do its own bearer harm. Did ye feel like ye were being harmed?"

Kagome thought about it for a moment. "Not… really? I don't know. It was hot, burning hot, but there was also this surge of… something. It felt kind of like how I'd imagine a battery might feel if it was overcharged."

Looking at the confusion on Kaede's face over her modern comparison, she mumbled in embarrassment. "Not that you'd know what a battery is, Kaede-sama. Sorry."

"A battery is like a container, but for power. It holds power but can be drained and refilled." Inuyasha tried to explain it to Kaede in the same way Souta had once explained it to him.

"I see… And so that was what it felt like, child? As though ye were being overfilled with power?"

"Kinda, I guess." The idea made her uncomfortable. She wasn't used to having this kind of power, especially after being back in the modern world for so long where her spiritual powers always seemed to be only weakly present at best.

Kaede continued her questioning, "And immediately before it happened, Inuyasha said the two of ye were simply speaking with one another? What was it ye were discussing?"

Kagome reached back in her mind, trying to remember what had happened in the moments before the pain began and had stolen all her thoughts away.

It was Inuyasha who replied when he saw that Kagome was struggling to remember. He blushed as he spoke, "I– I had asked Kagome to be my wife and she'd said yes and–"

"Inuyasha, Kagome, this is wonderful news!" Kagome blushed at Kaede's interruption of genuine happiness for the both of them.

"Thanks, baba. Yeah, we were pretty happy. We were talking about spending the rest of our lives together and I– I remember that that was the last thing she said." Inuyasha was as red as his fire-rat confessing their romantic moment to Kaede, but he continued. "She said she wished for us to spend the rest of our lives together and the next thing I knew she was crying out in pain!"

"Oh… Kami!" Kagome's eyes went wide as a thought crossed her mind.

"What? What is it, child?" Kaede asked.

It was Kagome's turn to blush as she spoke, "When we were walking down by the river earlier Inuyasha and I were talking about youkai and hanyou lifespans. How they age and stuff." She closed her eyes before continuing, "I remember there was a moment when I was… really sad because I realized that Inuyasha was going to stay the same and I was going to… grow old and die."

She couldn't bear to look at Inuyasha as she whispered the words, "Your life was always going to be so much longer than mine."

"Kagome…" Inuyasha didn't know what else to say to that. It was the harshest reality of their relationship. He reached out to touch her hand where it lay beside her on the futon.

She opened her eyes to look at him, the pain she felt at that truth reflected in his own golden depths. "Inuyasha, you asked me to swear to you that I would never leave you alone. That I would stay with you for the rest of our lives… Only, the second I did…"

She trailed off as his eyes widened, understanding where her thoughts were headed.

"You don't– You don't think…?"

No one in the room spoke for a long moment until finally, Kaede broke the heavy silence in the room.

"Are ye saying, child, that ye think ye may have done something to yourself?"

"I think… I think maybe yeah, though what I'm not sure. It's not like I planned it or even thought about it consciously, but–" She sat up suddenly cutting off her own words.

"Kaede-sama, would you please pass me a knife?"

"Whaaaaaatttt? Wench, don't you dare!" Inuyasha knew Kagome well enough to know when she was about to do something crazy or stupid… or both.

"Inuyasha," her voice was firm as she stared him down. "Don't you trust me?"

"Of course I do, but–"

She didn't let him finish, "If you trust me then you'll let me do this."

"No, Kagome, you can't! I'm not just gonna sit here and let you hurt yourself, or worse!"

"Inuyasha, there isn't going to be an 'or worse,' please trust me. Kaede is here and can help me if I'm wrong about this."

"But–"

"Inuyasha…" She said his name in a tone that sent "sit" flashbacks dancing through his mind.

"You wouldn't." Inuyasha crossed his arms over his chest, sticking both hands in either sleeve of his fire-rat. He turned his face away from her, chin in the air, as though that would be the end of that discussion.

"Aisuru…" Kagome spoke softly this time, pleading with him… And Inuyasha felt all the fight melt out of him when he realized she'd called him her love.

He turned back to her and wrapped his arms around her. "What're ya gonna do?" He mumbled the question into her hair.

"I'm going to cut myself – I'm thinking maybe on my thigh – and we'll wait and see what happens. If it heals quickly then I'll assume that whatever happened has super-charged my cells, giving them the ability to regenerate quickly."

Inuyasha pulled back and cocked his head, not quite understanding what her strange future words meant.

She smiled at him. "What I mean is that if I do heal quickly then it probably means that my ageing will also be significantly slower as well… Just like yours. Cells are just a fancy name for all the teeny bits of your body that control growth, healing, ageing, and all that stuff."

Inuyasha seemed satisfied by her explanation, and he could hear the hope in her words as she spoke. He grumbled and sat back, NOT liking this plan one bit, but willing to try it. If this was true, if she could heal… The idea of having centuries with Kagome rather than just decades made his heart flutter in his chest a bit.

"Kagome, are ye sure about this, child? If it does not heal, ye will have injured yourself needlessly."

"Kaede-sama, just trust that I have a feeling about this, okay? But we should probably dip the knife in a pot of boiling water first. No sense taking any unnecessary chances."

"Boiling water?" Kaede was confused by this.

"Hai, because of the germs. They're something that won't be discovered for another two or three hundred years. Maybe I've mentioned them before? Anyway, they're tiny…bugs I guess you can call them… that live on things like metal knives. When they get into a wound, they are what cause infections. So if you kill the bugs by boiling them in hot water first…"

"Ah, yes, I see. Then they will not be able to cause an infection. How interesting your modern knowledge is, Kagome."

She gave Kaede a rueful smile, "Yep, I'm a regular walking, talking encyclopedia of knowledge… except for when it comes to what's going on with my own power it seems." Kagome shook her head in resignation then. "Let's just get this over with."

"I'd just boiled the pot for tea prior to Inuyasha's arrival with ye. it should not take more than a few moments to return to boiling."

Kaede was right. By the time she had located a sufficiently sharp knife for the task at hand, the water in the pot was boiling rapidly once more.

"Just stick it in all the way to the hilt and hold it there for a minute or so," Kagome instructed.

"As ye say, child." Once done, Kaede walked over to Kagome, handing her the hilt of the knife.

Seeing the knife in Kagome's hand threw Inuyasha into another fit of worry. "Kagome, are you sure about this? I can't stand the thought of you hurting yourself!"

Kagome reached forward and cupped his cheek in her palm. Instinctively, he leaned into her touch.

"I love you, Inuyasha, and I never want to leave you. If I have to grow old and die then I am resigned to that fate, as long as we can be together until that happens." He made a distinctly canine whimper at those words.

"But if by some Kami-blessed miracle I have escaped that fate and we can be together for as long as we both shall live, I want to– No, I need to know. I think that's worth a little bit of pain, don't you?"

He couldn't tell her otherwise. "Okay fine, but that doesn't mean I gotta like it!"

"Here," Kaede interrupted before Inuyasha could try to dissuade her again. "Take these rags and tuck them under your leg to catch the blood. And just in case, I would suggest ye make the cut up and down. From my experience, those sorts of wounds heal more cleanly than a cut that runs crossways."

"Thank you, Kaede-sama." Kagome gave her surrogate grandmother a reassuring smile.

"Alright, alright. Let's get this over with already." Inuyasha didn't think he'd be able to take much more of this.

Kagome took the knife to the outside edge of the midway point of her thigh. She pressed the tip to her soft flesh, felt the prick as it pierced her skin… and stopped.

"I– I don't know if I can actually do this," she faltered, looking at Inuyasha.

"Here." He whispered softly.

"Are you sure?"

"No, but I'll do it."

She let him take the hilt of the knife. The tip never leaving the spot on her thigh where she had already pierced the skin.

She closed her eyes. "Here goes nothi– Ahhhhh!"

Kagome screamed, followed quickly by a loud, hissed intake of breath as the blade sliced a mid-depth gash straight up the side of her leg.

Kagome panted against the pain that shot up and down her leg from the wound. Black spots swam in front of her eyes for a moment and she wondered if she might pass out all over again.

"Inuyasha!" She called out for him instinctively, grabbing for his hand and squeezing it against the pain.

"I'm here, Kagome, just breathe." He gave her hand a gentle squeeze of reassurance.

Kaede shook her head at the obvious pain the girl was in. "And now we wait," she said finally.

Kagome couldn't yet bring herself to look down at the wound. "How long would it normally take you to heal from something like this?" She turned her eyes towards Inuyasha.

He couldn't seem to take her eyes off the bloody gash. He watched as Kagome's blood slid down the outside of her leg onto the rags that had been set there to collect the blood.

He hated the smell of her blood.

"Keh, it would probably close up in an hour or so. Then it'd be a scar after a couple hours and probably be gone completely by morning. It's only when I get impaled on stuff that it tends to take longer to heal." He smirked at her then. "But don't you go trying anything like that!"

Kagome chuckled, glad to ease some of the tension in the air.

"Well, if we shall be here for a while, I will make us some tea." Kaede got up from where she was sitting near Kagome and went back to the kitchen area. She returned several minutes later with a tray with tea for all three of them.

They sat again in silence for a long while before Kagome couldn't take the waiting any longer. If she didn't do something to keep her mind off the waiting she thought she might lose her mind. She mentally scrambled around for something to distract her until a thought crossed her mind, something she had been wanting to ask Kaede about.

"Kaede-sama, how did you convince Sesshōmaru to leave Rin here?"

Kaede looked up at Kagome in surprise. After such a long period of silence, she had not been expecting such a pointed question. She took a moment to reply.

"Ah, yes. Well, it was after the final battle with Naraku. Ye had been pulled into the Meidō and Inuyasha had followed ye in. The Bone-eater's Well had disappeared and the village was smouldering." She shook her head at the memory.

"The poor child was dirty and hungry and tired. I told him that he would be welcome to return to the village with me and allow me to see to her, in case she had any injuries. He did not say much but seemed to consent to my request, though Rin herself seemed… disinclined… to come into the village. Sesshōmaru told her it was what he wished and, as ye all know Rin, she obeyed her lord." Kaede shook her head at that and smiled a small smile.

"I fed the child, helped her bathe, and urged her to rest. She'd inhaled a great deal of miasma and was weak. It was after she'd fallen asleep that I found Sesshōmaru sitting just outside my hut, though I know not where he'd sent the kappa and the dragon off to." She sighed, shifting herself into a more comfortable position.

"I could tell that he did not wish for my company but I'd often wondered, ever since ye both had told me about the small girl following the Inu lord, why it was that he allowed such a thing. I asked him as much. His reply was that Rin could do as she chose. He would not say more than that. I asked him then why she had been reluctant to return to the village, and all he would say was that Rin did not like humans, which was confounding to me, as I did not know of her history at the time."

"Her history?" Kagome interrupted.

"Aye, her family was murdered in a bandit raid on her home village when she was a small child."

Kagome gasped. "Oh, poor Rin!"

"Aye, it was then that the idea came to my mind. I asked him if he did not think it would best if she stayed here, in a village with humans. If she was so alienated from her own kind and knew not what it was like to live in a village that cared for her – where she was safe – was it not in her best interest to learn such a thing, especially amongst other women who would be able to guide her in the inevitable changes that all females face as they grow."

Kaede smiled a small smile remembering Sesshōmaru's face when she had said those words. It was the closest she had ever come to seeing a reaction on the daiyoukai's stoic countenance. He'd almost looked uneasy at the thought.

"I could tell that the idea of leaving her did not sit well with him, so I suggest that she might stay here just until she was old enough to truly choose the life she wanted, and if that choice was to return to him, well…" She let her words trail off. "That seemed to appease him some and he told me he would consider my words."

She gave a small shrug before continuing. "The next morning Sesshōmaru told Rin that she was to stay here in the village with me, that there were things she still needed to learn from humans, and that for her own protection she would be safer here… for now. The poor child was distraught. She looked as though she would bolt after him the second he turned away, but he knelt down to her then and spoke to her softly. He told her that this arrangement was not forever and that she need not fear as much. That he would visit her often and if she was troubled, or anxious, or sad, or any other time… that she could call for him and he would come to her, even if they were far apart… That it was fine for things to be this way for now, as long as she retained her trust in him.*"

"He did NOT say that?!" Inuyasha was incredulous. Clearly, Kaede had never told him this part before.

"He did, indeed," Kaede confirmed.

"That's… wow, he really cares for her." Kagome was just as shocked as Inuyasha.

"Aye, it would appear so." Kaede was silent for a moment before finishing her tale. "I could sense that he stayed nearby for a few days. I expect he was wary of her actually calling out for him, or perhaps he wanted to make sure that she was indeed safe and settling in. Finally, after Inuyasha had reappeared with the Bone-eater's Well, Sesshōmaru left the area. I can only assume it was because he trusted Inuyasha to protect her, should the need arise."

A scowled "Keh" was Inuyasha's only response to that.

"Since that day, he has come and gone from the village as he pleases. He will usually visit Rin once a season – as well as on her birthday – for a few days at a time. Sometimes he will take her for a short trip, but he brings her gifts each time, regardless."

"When is Rin's birthday?" Kagome asked.

"At the end of the autumn, a few weeks prior to the solstice."

"Ah," she murmured in response. Then another thought crossed her mind. "Actually, my nineteenth birthday is next week! It's… It's also the anniversary of the day I released Inuyasha from the Goshinboku." She blushed a little and gave him a happy smile, joyful tears coming to her eyes at the memory.

"Inuyasha, do you think, maybe, that it could also be our wedding day? It kind of seems fitting, doesn't it?"

He took one of her hands between both of his, cupping it and gently stroking the pad of his thumb over top. "Yeah… Yeah, it does."

Kaede smiled at the young couple. "I concur that it would be a most auspicious day, and it should be more than sufficient time to prepare the village for the festivities." If any two people deserved to be happy, Kaede thought it was these two.

"Thank you, Kaede-sama." Kagome smiled up at the old woman for another moment before her attention was drawn back to the pain in her leg… Or rather, to the lack of pain, to be precise.

She gave a small gasp, reaching her hand toward the wound, before pulling her fingers back. It was still obscured with blood. "Kaede, would you pass me a wet cloth? I think…."

Kagome didn't finish. Kaede was passing her the cloth then, and she was tenderly wiping the blood away from the edges of her wound.

When finally it was cleaned, all three of them peered down at her leg. It was still an angry shade of red, swollen and sore, but the wound itself was closed… surely an impossible feat if her body still behaved like that of a mortal woman.

"Well," she smiled weakly down at her leg and then up at Inuyasha, whose jaw had dropped open as she'd been wiping the blood away and had yet to move from that shocked position. "I guess that settles that. Inuyasha, it looks like you're gonna be stuck with me for a long, looooonnnnng time."

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*A/N: For those in the know, these words were inspired by Sesshōmaru's actually canon proposal to Rin! Google "Rin's tongue-twister proposal" to read the full exchange.

Also, I do not own Inuyasha, or any of the characters created by Rumiko Takahashi. (I only own this original story.)

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19molly97 · 4 years

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Hanyou by SonicFanGirl321

#inuvember 2019 #inuyasha

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inuvember · 5 years

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INUVEMBER is back this year for its 6th edition!

Inuvember is an entire month of celebration for Rumiko Takahashi’s anime/manga series Inuyasha. There is a prompt for each day of the month of November according to the week’s theme. Participate in any way you want, no need to be a writer or an artist! This event is all about having fun and showing our love for the series.

The event this year is possible thanks to the help of @britonell who made the beautiful edits you see here and the Inuyasha Discord for coming up with the prompts for the calendar!

If you have any questions, suggestions or comments, feel free to message us! You can also find on this blog all the info you need to get ready for the event:

FAQ RULES PROMPTS RESOURCES

When the time comes, tag all your posts as #inuvember so we can see your creations!

#inuvember #inuyasha #inuyashaedit #toonami #inuyasha fandom #masterpost #2019

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sparrxws · 4 years

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Sango! So... I feel... like Sango was probably the most pious of the group. You have to have a stong spiritual connection to do the work she and her village did. She had a real sense of duty to her clan. I am haven’t read to the manga but I really want to see how she dealt with losing her family, and chasing the small chance she to be reunited with Kohaku her brother.

In the anime, I really enjoyed her intensity. There were moments were I could see her despair. I love how feminine she is and strong she is and she still had personality! There aren’t a lot of characters with a good balance like that.

As for the drawing, I found a few of my better pieces of supplies. Drawing is really a muscle that needs constant exercise. I used to spend hours drawing every day earlier this year. I haven’t done a lot of drawing since May. Getting back to it is exciting and frustrating all at once. Day 3 is complete and I am getting the hang of it once more.

#art #illustration #ink #inuvember #inuyasha #sango #black and white #kumakuma #2019 #drawing #hiraikotsu

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superpixie42 · 2 years

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Hey look it's @inuvember !! Ah..the 5th of Inuvember... yeah so clearly I'm still falling behind on all things life BUT I am pleased to be participating in Inuvember this year. This is the first fan event I came across when I re-joined the fandom in 2019 and was really excited to finally get to make a serial based on the prompts this year. Clearly this didn't happen but thanks to all the positive feedback we've gotten over at the @inukag-archive I decided to lean into it and instead give a fic rec (mine or someone else's) for each of the prompts-- and better late than never.

Without further ado here are my first 5 recommendations :)

1. Favorite Character : Inuyasha

A Moment by @akitokihojo https://archiveofourown.org/works/18203957

2. Underrated Character: Jinenji

Where the Plumb Blossom's Falls @smmahamazing

https://archiveofourown.org/works/26936701/chapters/65740477

3. Favorite Romantic Relationship: InuKag (shock of the century, I know)

A Study in Anatomy by @superpixie42 (whee! my first InuKag fic) https://archiveofourown.org/works/23304784

4. Underrated Romantic Relationship: InuParents

Into Fire and Into Ice by @loveyou-x3000 https://archiveofourown.org/works/28696896

5. Favorite Platonic Relationship : Inuyasha and Shippo

Snoring: The Sixth Love Language by me with art from @anisaanisa https://archiveofourown.org/works/32333170

#inuvember 2021 #fic rec #inuyasha fanfiction #inuyasha fandom #i had a fight with the hyperlink function and honestly dont have time to make nice looking links but thats life sometimes

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britonell · 4 years

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For @inuvember, Miko Day.

Testing out this new gif size limit on Tumblr.

An anime-only scene of Kikyo’s final farewell to her sister. C’mon Takahashi-sensei, you should’ve added more Kaede & Kikyo interactions!

#inuvember #kaede #kikyo #anime #inuyasha #final act #inuyashaedit #Cartoon network #adult swim #toonami #inuvember 2019 #my gifs

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kstewdeux · 3 years

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Writing Resources | Part One | Part Two |

Archive of Our Own HTML Guide

Index of Fanfiction Favorite Lists Created By Me:

Mature Inuyasha Fanfiction Favorites

Supplemental Mature Inuyasha Fanfiction Favorites

Inuyasha Fanfiction Favorites K thru T

My Hero Academia Fanfiction Favorites

Index of FanFiction Favorite Lists Created By Others:

Inuyasha Fic Rec List for Those In a Hurry by @superpixie42

NSFW InuKag Fanfiction List by @grapefruitwannabe

NSFW Canon by @inukag-archive

Index of My Tumblr Stories (Alphabetical Order):

A Very Specific Day (InuKag): Much to Inuyasha’s confusion, Kagome has a Valentine’s Day date.

Backfired (InuKag): Inuyasha is the world’s worst liar and tries to lie instead of admitting he was trying to make a point.

Bless Your Heart (InuKag): The group gets ambushed.

Born To Run (With Sequel Jealousy): Inuyasha bonds with one of MirSan’s twins. InuKag.

Champignon (InuKag): Inuyasha gets drugged and confesses his love.

Cuddle Bug (InuKag): Inuyasha initiates physical contact.

Death Becomes Us (InuKag Series - Complete)

Don’t Know Much Biology (InuKag): Flash cards work wonders.

Dumb Ways To Die (InuKag)

Even Demons Play Fetch (InuKag): Inuyasha turns into a full demon.

Feathers (Halloween Bang Event | Artwork Here)

Fetch (InuKag): Inuyasha has an instinctual reaction.

Five Stages of Grief (InuKag): Kagome lays dying.

Freezer Burn (InuKag): Inuyasha falls victim to an avalanche.

Gift Horse (InuKag): Kagome has a gift for Inuyasha.

Given Everything (InuKag)

Ground Floor (InuKag): Inuyasha and Kagome negotiate the terms of their relationship.

Just You, Me & Ramen (InuKag)

Left Behind (Soten)

Little Wonders (InuKag)

Lewd (InuKag): Hand holding.

Lock Her Down (InuKag): Kagome has returned to be with Inuyasha but did she though?

Love Language (InuKag): Hand holding.

Misunderstood (MirSan): Miroku thinks about his life goals.

Parting Glass (InuKag): Consequences occur when no one believes Inuyasha.

Perfection (MirSan): Someone has the audacity to insult Sango.

Pop Pop Fizz Fizz (InuKag): Inuyasha discovers fireworks.

Pull Yourself Together Man (MirInu Friendship): Miroku hits his breaking point and Inuyasha tries.

Save the Horse (InuKag)

Say It (InuKag)

Scars On My Heart (InuKag): Scars appear on a human night.

Separation Anxiety (InuKag): A child is born.

Seriously? (Koga & Co): Bromance origin story.

Shopping Cart (InuKag): Miroku hatches a plot.

Suffocation (InuKag)

Sure (InuKag): Inuyasha wants le bebes.

Take Your Bets 10

Takes One to Kill One (InuKag): A good half-demon is hired to kill bad ones.

Teeth Are White (InuKag) 1

The Con Man (LGBT)

The Free Wind (Kagura)

Tiptoe (InuKag): Inuyasha seeks comfort.

Unidentified Artist (InuKag): Kagome visits an art gallery and makes a horrifying discovery.

Upon A Dream (InuKag)

Version of Me (InuKag): Kagome turns to the dark side after Inuyasha dies.

Wish (InuKag): Inuyasha waits for Kagome’s return.

You Are My Sunshine (InuKag): Inuyasha waits for Kagome’s return.

You Get What You Asked For (InuKag): Ao3 : When threats arise, Inuyasha calls upon his inner demons and regrets what happens next.

Challenge Collections:

InuKag Week 2020

InuKag Week 2021

Inuvember 2021

InuKag Week 2022

InuKag Week 2023

Index of My Harry Potter Works (Alphabetical Order):

Identical (FFN)

Tea Leaves & Firewhisky (FFN)

What’s In A Name? (FFN)

Index of My Other Works:

A Very Good Actress (FFN - Anastasia)

Awards (No Particular Order):

Teeth Are White | Winner - Best Humor/Parody | Q2-2020 Feudal Connection’s Inuyasha Fandom Awards |

Always On Her Birthday | Nominated - Best Oneshot & Best Angst | Q2 - 2019 Feudal Connection’s Inuyasha Fandom Awards

I Hate That Fucking Well | Winner - Best Humor/Parody | Q1-2019 Feudal Connection’s Inuyasha Fandom Awards

I Hate That Fucking Well | Winner - Best Character Portrayal | Q2-2019 Feudal Connection’s Inuyasha Fandom Awards

Rewind | Nominated - Best Canon Divergence | Second Place Winner | Q1-2021 Feudal Connection’s Inuyasha Fandom Awards

Random Series is Random | Nominated - Best Serial | Q1-2020 Feudal Connection’s Inuyasha Fandom Awards

Rewind | Nominated - Best Dark & Best Canon Divergence | Second Place Winner | Q2-2021 Feudal Connection’s Inuyasha Fandom Awards

Breaking the Habit (formerly Wherever You Will Go) | Nominated - Best Angst & Best Character Portrayal | Q2-2020 Feudal Connection’s Inuyasha Fandom Awards

Breaking the Habit | Nominated - Best Dark | Q3-2020 Feudal Connection’s Inuyasha Fandom Awards

Take Your Bets | Second Place - Best Canon | Q3-2021 Feudal Connection’s Inuyasha Fandom Awards

Rewind | Winner - Best Dark | Q3-2021 Feudal Connection’s Inuyasha Fandom Awards

Death Becomes Us | 2nd Place - Best Angst | Q2-2022 Feudal Connection’s Inuyasha Fandom Awards

Feathers | 3rd Place - Best Dark | Q1-2022 Feudal Connection’s Inuyasha Fandom Awards

Perfection | 3rd Place - Best Non-InuKag Romance | Q1-2022 Feudal Connection’s Inuyasha Fandom Awards

Unidentified Artist | 3rd Place - Best Oneshot | Q3-2022

InuKag Week 2022 | 1st Place - Best Serial | Q3-2022

#kstewdeux #inuyasha fanfiction #fanfiction #ao3 #inuyasha #Kagome #Miroku #Sango #inukag #inukag fanfic #inukag fanfiction #inuyasha fandom #lazy library

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hanxreyo · 4 years

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(I missed Day 27 T_T) Inuvember Day 28 - Modern AU - KohRin & SessKagu I also want to draw NarKik but I don't have more time...

#inuvember #inuvember day 28 #inuyasha #inuvember 2019 #sesshomaru #kagura of the wind #sesskagu #sesshkagu #sesshoumaru and kagura #kohaku inuyasha #rin inuyasha #kohrin #koharin #fanart

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petri808 · 4 years

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A Forgotten Email

@inuvember for AU Day Inukag Continuation... part 1 here

Toga Inutaisho presses his intercom link to his secretary. “Ms. Higurashi, I have the reports ready for you.” He sits back smiling, waiting for the woman to come in to pick them up, because lately the amount of reports she needed to deliver to his son had increased and he was curious to know if that was irritating her.

As the young woman walks into his office, Toga carefully notes the annoyed look on her face, slightly hidden behind the fake smile. He turns his nose to the air, picking up on the traces of heightened adrenaline running through her veins. And who could miss the slight slump forward of her shoulders or fidgeting fingers resting near her stomach. Oh yes, Kagome looked perturbed about her errand.

But he couldn’t help himself. After all, Inuyasha was his son and after the young man had come to him panicked about how badly he’s botched their first lunch date, he felt a paternal need to ratchet up the amount of contact the two had. Of course, it came after a long counseling session about Inuyasha needing to fix things between Kagome and he, because regardless of the waning chemistry, they were colleagues and needed to get along. So now, a week later, it was obvious to Toga that his son was still failing to gain back her favor.

“Is something wrong my dear?” He asks Kagome as she takes the papers from his desk. “You seems a little down.”

“Oh, no Mr. Taisho, nothings wrong,” Kagome throws on an even wider smile in an effort to allay his concerns. “Maybe I’m just a bit tired today, that’s all.”

“Come now, Ms. Higurashi. If something is bothering you, I wouldn’t be a very good boss not to show concern.” Toga leans forward in his chair and rests his arms on the desk. “Please, tell me if anything, anything at all is bothering you.”

“I...” The sigh that leaves her lips causes Toga’s eyebrow to cock upward. Kagome realizes at that point there was no way she could hide it any longer. “I’m sorry Mr. Taisho. It’s just... Well that day Inuyasha took me out to lunch didn’t go as well as I’d hoped and now it feels awkward every time I have to see him.”

‘Awkward?’ It could have been a worse choice of words as far as Toga was concerned. Kagome seemed more torn than annoyed, and that was something he could work with. He leans back in his chair. “Tell me what my son did,” placing a faux annoyance in his tone, “it probably won’t surprise me.”

She fidgets a bit, nervously glancing around before taking a tentative seat on the edge of the couch. After a deep exhale, Kagome launches into a break down of their lunch. Inuyasha had been nervous, but that wasn’t unexpected, a little grumpy, at least that’s what she felt from him, almost annoyed that he was even there. “I just couldn’t tell if he’d agreed to shut me up...” moisture pools in her eyes. “I thought he wanted to go at first, I mean why would he have said yes if he didn’t want to?” She sighs, mumbling, “I must have miss read his cues...”

“What do you mean, what cues?” Toga questions her.

It brings a light flush to Kagome’s cheeks, “t-there was a... a strange spark between us the day we meet.” Kagome waves her hand as if erasing what she’d just said. “It was just all a mistake.” She says firmly, but with eyes still lowered to the floor, “maybe I had reminded him of someone because he called me by another persons name at lunch and when I tried to clarify, he cut me off abruptly, then rushed me back to the office. Now every time I have to see him, he won’t even look at me, barely even says more than thank you as I hand him the reports.” Kagome looks at her boss with pleading eyes, “couldn’t I just deliver the reports to Miroku instead? Please, I’d rather avoid Inuyasha if he doesn’t want to see me either.”

“Oh that idiot son of mine,” Toga mumbles and runs a hand down his face in annoyance. “Yes, for now just deliver the reports through Miroku, but I will deal with my son. He needs to make things right.” Toga stands and moves around his desk to help Kagome to her feet. “Don’t fret too much about this my dear. My son’s people skills need some work, but I promise you, he feels no ill will towards you.” He prompts her towards the door, “I will take care of everything.”

Kagome tips her head a bit confused by what her boss meant by make things right. Did Toga know more than he was letting on, like who the mystery person was? But she keeps her questions to herself for now. “O-Okay, thank you Mr. Taisho.”

“You’re welcome my dear.”

Once Toga is sure that Kagome is out of ear shot, he calls Inuyasha over the phone. “Son, I told you to fix things between you and from what I just heard it sounds like you haven’t done a damn thing!”

“What the hell are you bitching me out about now old man?! I said I fix it and I will but...”

“But nothing! You even left out the part that you called Kagome by your ex-fiancés name at lunch time! I can see why the woman feels awkward around you now!”

“What?! H-how do you... wait did Kagome tell you...”

“I asked her what was bothering her son. She still has no idea who Kikyo is but you owe her an explanation of that and why you were acting so strangely with her... hell son, the woman thinks you hate her.”

“Ahh, fuck...” Inuyasha groans on the other end of the line. “I didn’t mean to, I was just so fucking nervous I just... never mind, it’s too late now.”

“It is not too late. And I don’t care how you do it, but you need to suck it up, drop that pride of yours, and fix this!”

Inuyasha’s ears pin back at the sound of his fathers phone slamming down on the other end. His dad was obviously furious, but why, why was his dad so invested in him making amends with Ms. Higurashi? He hangs up his phone and cradles his head between his hands, propping it up on the desk. Ugh! It’s not like he had set out to have a bad lunch date, Inuyasha had wanted to make a good impression! He just... ‘fucked it up like every other date I go on...’

“Miroku get in here!” Inuyasha calls his co-worker.

“Ahh, perfect timing boss,” Miroku walks in and closes the door behind him, tossing the latest reports on Inuyasha’s desk. He smirks, “had a feeling I’d get called.”

“Wipe that grin off your face!” Inuyasha swipes at the papers indignantly, but quickly grimaces when he realizes it’s the reports Kagome normally delivers straight to him. So that’s why Miroku already knows something’s up. “Fuck, she brought these to you?”

“Your dad told her to bring it to me since you make her uncomfortable.”

Inuyasha flinches. Is it really that bad? ‘I make her uncomfortable?!’ He groans. “I don’t know how to deal with this.”

“Spill it boss, I can’t help if I don’t know what exactly happened between you two.” Miroku takes a seat. “I’m all ears.”

For the next 30 minutes Inuyasha tells his friend everything with coaxing through the hardest parts. He really didn’t like baring his private life to anyone, even a close friend, but it was the best option least his dad make his life miserable.

Miroku steeples his fingers, “I agree with your dad. You’ll need to apologize to Kagome and ask to start over again. And above all, keep that grumpy side of yourself in check.”

“Ugh! I know!” Inuyasha’s ears flatten as he buries his face in hands with a groan. He wasn’t a total idiot. In fact, not wanting to look like an idiot in front of her may have fueled what ended up looking that way anyways. He had stayed quiet through much of the lunch in fear of saying the wrong thing, but it came off grumpy instead. Then in an effort to make conversation, his ex’s name slipped out. He couldn’t help it! His nerves were frayed by that point, and Kagome did look a little like her. Not to say that she was anything like Kikyo, considering Kagome was a ray of sunshine compared to his ex’s fridged demeanor.

“Look boss,” Miroku leans into the frustrated Hanyo, “Kagome seems like the type to appreciate nice gestures. Try apologizing with flowers, beg her for a second date to make it up to her. Hell, make your ears whither down like now,” he chuckles, “I bet that’ll crack her.”

“You think so?” Inuyasha perks up, along with his ears.

Miroku chuckles, “she did love the ears...”

Bright and early the following morning, Inuyasha gets to the office before anyone else. He had no idea what kind of flowers Kagome may like so he asked the shop owner who suggested purple hyacinths. So with that in tow, he picks up some fresh scones and sneaks into Kagome’s office to place them on her desk. He turns on her computer and pulls up her email page. Their first meeting started with an email, why not begin anew with one.

But as his fingers hover over the keyboard, his mind blanks out. What should he say? Inuyasha was never good with words, especially mushy stuff. After a few seconds of internal bickering, his fingers click away at the keys. “Good morning....” erase, erase. “Hi Kagome, I just wanted to say...” erase, “apologize for the luncheon. I shouldn’t have behaved...” erase, erase, erase, “I’d like to...” Inuyasha groans under his breath. “Could we please talk? I never meant to make you feel uncomfortable I’m just so nervous when it comes to...”

A light gasp tickles his hearing, and when Inuyasha looks up, he locks eyes with its purveyor. “K-Kagome?!”

“Why are you in my office?! First you make me feel weird at lunch now you’re sneaking through my computer?! What’s next, you’re gonna stalk me to my apartment?!”

Inuyasha’s ears pin down, “I’m not doing anything like that woman, just let me explain!”

“You just wait till I tell your father.” Kagome turns in a huff and starts stomping away.

Quick in two bounds, the hanyo catches up and grabs her by the arm, “hey wait a minute, it’s not what you think!”

“Let me go!” She shrieks, pulling around his grip. “You’re hurting me!”

He lets her go but instead of releasing her, physically scoops her into his arms and runs back to her office with her screaming the entire way.

“You’re mad! Put me down!”

When he gets back to her desk, Inuyasha finally places her on her feet, forcing her to face the computer screen. “Just read it wench!” He grits his teeth in a desperate attempt to calm his racing heart. “I was trying to freaking apologize!”

It was only at that last word that Kagome notices the small bouquet of flowers and little white bag. She looks at the screen, her shoulders drooping with every word she reads. He wasn’t lying. But as Kagome focuses on the message, a dejected Inuyasha quietly makes his escape, so when she looks up to respond, he was gone. Sure it was weird walking in on him in her office, but if she’d taken a second to assess the whole situation before jumping to conclusions... Now she felt like the jerk.

Kagome searches frantically for Inuyasha at work, but couldn’t find him. He wasn’t in his office, hiding in Miroku’s, not even the bathrooms as far as she could tell. So, the moment her boss arrives, she feigns illness and goes home unsure of what to do next to call Sango for help.

“Oh, thank goodness you answered,” Kagome breathes out a sigh of relief at her friends voice before launching into her morning without giving the other woman any chance to interject.

“And when I looked up he was gone.” Her emotions were all over the place. Kagome wanted to cry and scream at the same time. So far, the tears were winning.

“Just calm down, take some deep breaths, we’ll figure this out okay.”

“But I don’t know what to do! I really can’t face him now.”

“Do you want to see him again?”

Her heart said yes, but her brain was screaming no. Kagome closes her eyes. What would her mother tell her to do? Be the bigger person. “Yes...” she sighs, “I should at least apologize properly.”

“In that case, he’s with Miroku.”

“How do you know?!”

“He called just before Miroku left for work and asked him to go to Jinenji’s. They’re probably still there. If not, I’m sure you could ask my husband where to find him.”

“Oh, the cafe? I know that place, the owner’s really nice.” Kagome shifts the phone as she wipes at her face and puts her shoes back on. “Thanks Sango! Wish me luck!”

Sango laughs on the other end. “Anytime.”

The five block walk from her apartment to the cafe gave Kagome some time to figure out what she was going to say once she’d found Inuyasha. She wasn’t about to grovel at his feet because he’d had some of it coming for putting her on edge in the first place, but even her mother would have scolded her for reacting so harshly without thinking first. But why had he chosen to leave that message the way he had? Inuyasha could have left the flowers and sent the email from the safety of his own office. It made little sense to her except maybe he’d made the decision on the spur of the moment.

When she arrives at the cafe, a quick scan of the room easily spies the pair of fluffy ears from a booth towards the rear. Inuyasha’s back was facing her, but she could see Miroku. She swore that man had some kind of sixth sense for female energy, because he spotted her seconds after walking in the door and waved her over. From her vantage, Kagome could see a heated conversation and Inuyasha’s whole body tense up, but ears fold down in submission. As soon as she gets to the table, Miroku slides out and motions for her to join them.

Once Kagome slides in towards the middle of the U-shaped booth, he rejoins and sits. “I hope you don’t mind Kagome, but I think I’ll stay in case I need to play mediator.”

She looks at Inuyasha who is avoiding eye contact, then back to Miroku. In a quiet voice she responds, her eyes averting to the table. “That’s probably a good idea.”

Miroku clears his voice, “Good, then I’m just going to say one thing before I let you two hash this out.” He chuckles, “you let your emotions get the better of you, it happens, but now it’s time to move forward.”

“I’ll...” Kagome takes a deep breath. “I guess I’ll start. I’m very sorry for how I behaved Inuyasha. I shouldn’t have jumped to any conclusions without giving you an opportunity to explain what you were doing in my office.”

“No it’s my fault,” the hanyo’s ears wilt. “It was cowardly to leave that apology on your computer. I should have just talked to you like a normal person.”

“Why did you do that? Are you afraid of me?” Her eyes implore for a satisfactory reason.

“No!” He turns away. “I mean maybe a little... but not because of you! I-I’m just not good at this kind of stuff.” Inuyasha’s cheeks heat up in embarrassment. “Especially when talking to women.” He sighs, “at that luncheon I kept quiet cause I was so nervous. But I didn’t realize I came off grumpy.”

“Grumpy... Tch, I could have ignored that until you decided to call me by another woman’s name. That made me feel so awkward, and I started to wonder if you had some girlfriend or something that made our lunch taboo.”

“Huh?! N-No!” Inuyasha waves his hand frantically, “that was all a big mistake! I got flustered and the name just popped out...”

“Then who is she?” Kagome leans in closer, more curious than ever as to who the mystery person was.

Both men pick up immediately at the disdain dripping in her tone. Her interest had quickly switched from the office to this woman. Miroku gives Inuyasha a knowing look of I told you so, to which the hanyo replies with a kick to the man’s shin under the table. But his friend was right about Kagome’s vested response of another possible woman in Inuyasha’s life. She didn’t like the idea.

“Kikyo is my ex-fiancé and you look a little bit like her. I apologize that in my frazzled state I mixed up your names. But you don’t need to worry about her, she’s long out of the picture.”

“Why would I be worried,” Kagome crosses her arms to cover up the goosebumps gleaned not from cold, but maybe excitement. Of course, she cared! She shouldn’t, but she did. It had been a long time since silly teenage emotions got the best of her, and yet here she was, suffering from it once again. “It’s not like we’re dating.”

The woman sitting beside him was practically bursting with unseen energy waves and her act of nonchalance just a facade. It gave his ego a boost to know Kagome was feeling something. How bout he entrench it further. “Right, not dating, of course, but regardless, she’s of no concern. Long over with, never want to see or deal with her ever again,” he shivers at the notion, “I’d rather erase those memories from my mind and replace them with new ones.” Thanks for that line Miroku. Inuyasha straightens out and sticks his hand out towards her as a gesture. “Lets just started over, huh?”

“Deal!” She shakes his hand. “By the way,” Kagome blushes, “thank you for the flowers.”

“Was nothing,” Inuyasha mumbles in embarrassment and a blush. “The florist told me it’s for forgiveness.”

Her eyes widen a tad at the knowledge he’d gone so far not to just pick a random flower she may or may not like, but one with a meaning behind it. So, his exterior facade really did hold a caring side beneath it. Kagome smiles, and sees the tension releasing from Inuyasha’s shoulders. “Well they are beautiful and it’s safe to say we... forgive each other?”

“Yeah,” Inuyasha smiles back. He finally felt all the weight lift. Now all he had to do was not screw up again. He glances at Miroku who takes the hint and leaves. “How about we try the lunch thing again right now since we’re already here?”

Kagome watches their co-worker walk away, and now alone with Inuyasha, the nervous energy sweeps back in. Her face of a lightly heated surface blooms a darker shade of pink. “I’d really like that...”

Outside of the restaurant, Miroku watches as Kagome scoots closer to Inuyasha and breathes a sigh of relief. “Crisis averted boss,” he calls Toga on the phone. “Your operation grand babies is back on track...”

#inuvember 2019 #inuvember #inukag #inuyasha #kagome higurashi #inukag au #inukag fan fic #inukag drabble #inukag fan fiction #au story #part 2 of A Forgotten Email

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