Hey, guys, sorry I haven't posted for this in a while. I'm actually surprised there are people still adding this to their favorites and reviewing and things.

But, the truth is, I think I've lost my willpower for this story... I'm going to try and finish it though. Just don't expect long, constant updates. If you want to read more of my work, then go to renkhal. That's my new penname on this site. So far all the writings are Sailor Moon, but I'm hoping to branch out soon. Also, under this penname at the fictionpress site, there are some more of my works posted. I may include a few chapters of my actual novel soon, if you want to check out that as well.

Anyway, I wrote this for all of you who are still reading this and reviewing. Thank you for your continued support.

Chapter 10

The Morning After

Inuyasha was jostled awake by the annoying beeping sound of the alarm clock. Growling a little, he sat up and groggily looked for the offending object, hitting it to make it shut up before laying back down and cuddling with Kagome once more.

Wait a second… Kagome?

Inuyasha opened his eyes and upon seeing the beautiful face that was enshrouded by raven locks they snapped open and he jumped from the bed.

Oh, shit. What do I do now?

Keep your cool, man. Just because you slept next to her and… and just because her night gown has ridden up and the blankets are gone and you have a nice view of her long, sexy legs-

Wait, am I seriously staring at Kagome's legs?

Shit, what if she wakes up and finds me standing here, ogling her like this? She'll purify me for sure this time!

Shaking his head clear of his thoughts, he took a deep breath and leaned over Kagome a little, shaking her arm gently and calling out to her.

"Hey, Kagome, wake up. Come on, wake up! If you don't, then I'm just going to have to leave without telling you good-bye, because I need to change and get started for the day." He paused for a second, and then sighed. "All right, I'll talk to you later."

Inuyasha turned and left the room, pausing in the hallway.

What the hell am I thinking? I can't just leave! What if she freaks out because I was here last night and am gone when she wakes up? I can't be rude now, I just got on her good side!

But… How can I go back in there and face that amazingly beautiful… Er, I mean, she's just so cute when she sleeps. I don't want to be staring at her when she wakes up, either. She'll probably think I'm some pervert or something! And then she won't talk to me again…

Despite being torn, Inuyasha knew he couldn't stay. So, he decided to leave a note for her and then leave through her window to get over to his house, so that no one saw him walking around the front this early in the morning. Talk about suspicious activity; someone was sure to have him reported for that, or they'd leave a message for Kagome's family and tell them that some creep had been at the house all night, and might have defiled their daughter.

He winced at that thought, knowing that his bloodline would come out in that conversation somehow, and then he might be forbidden from seeing her.

There was a stab of pain in his chest at the thought of being unable to see Kagome, but Inuyasha quickly suppressed it and wrote a note down.

Kagome:

Had to leave and get changed. I'm leaving my number; call if you wanna hang out later.

Inuyasha

Proud of his work, he left the note on the table by the bed and left through the window.

All right. Again, thank you for your continued support. I apologize for taking... almost 7 months to update. Go to "renkhal" if you want to read some of the stuff I've been doing in the meantime. It has some explanations as well for all my craziness at the beginnings of their chapters.

For instance, 2 days before my birthday I was kicked out/walked out of my dad's house, and am now living with my mom. That was about a month and a half ago. As for the other 5 months... Well, I worked for my uncle, did some theatre work, school was in there somewhere, and I had forgotten my password only to find out i was just missed one lousy character - a number - from the damn thing. So, consequently, I'm way behind on this and have left you all stranded for a few months.

Anyways, thank you all again. I'll try my best to get this up and running again.

And be sure to check out my other penname! "renkhal"