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~Reunions and vacation time~

Kagome put a handful of herbs in her bowl and started to mush them in a circular motion. She zoned out, focusing on her movements and her mashing. She did not notice Sango walk away to go to bed, with her fiancée. She added more herbs to the mixture, wanting to get it done for Kaede before too late. Finally, she put the last of the herbs in and finished when she heard her mate sit next to her. "I was going to come back. I just finished making Kaede's goo." Kagome said, getting ready to get up.

Inuyasha grinned. "Do you need to always be so helpful? Koi let us give that… goo to Kaede-hag and then you can sleep in my arms again." He said, helping his mate up and walking with her to Kaede's. He knew that everything would be changing in two thousand one hundred thirty one hours. They walked into the priestess's hut and gave her the goo. "See you tomorrow, hag." He said, walking with his mate back to their hut. "You never did answer my question."

Kagome blinked and shrugged. "I do not know… I just have a feeling that I am supposed to help others. That answer your question, love?" She asked, grinning a little.

Inuyasha nodded. "Oh. One more thing I should let you know. Half-demons are better at 'math' and 'numbers' than humans." He explained.

"Oh. I noticed." She said, nodding her head.

"Yea." He smirked.

"It makes it seem so short." She said, blinking. She hopped onto her mate's back, surprising him. "You did promise to carry me if I was tired…" To add to her case, she fake-yawned and cuddled near his neck. "And I am exhausted. So. Onward!" She said, giggling.

Inuyasha rolled his eyes and ran to their hut, since she was tired and all. He saw their hut come into view, but he caught something else… Kouga's rotten scent, but by the way his mate on his back growled lightly, she caught it well before he did. He stopped and let his mate come down off his back, focusing on the woods. "Damn that bastard…" He snarled.

Kagome got off and snarled like her mate. She now knew why he hated Kouga, he was obsessive and annoying. However, she caught another scent… Ayume's! Kouga's fiancée/mate-to-be. When she met the she-wolf, Ayume hated Kagome just because the last variable of their names were the same. Plus, she thought that Kouga had already claimed her as his mate, even though she was innocent back then. "Phew. Ayume is here. She will make Kouga forget about me. I hope." She said, placing a hand on her mate, who was in his fighting stance, making him relax.

Just as she spoke, the she-wolf landed next to her. "Kagome-chan! I thought I smelt someone like Inu-kun. And you are expecting? Wow… When are you due?" She asked.

"I am due in two thousand one hundred thirty one hours. And yes, we are mated... Kouga is not happy. Hopefully you can make him stop lusting after me and start lusting after you." Kagome said, hugging the she-wolf.

Ayume nodded as Kouga landed next to Kagome, who jumped back into her mate's arms, both trying not to growl. "KOUGA! How dare you lust, chase and stalk poor Kagome and her mate! She is happy and expecting, so leave her alone! Why can you not lust over me? Am I ugly?" Ayume said, blinking back tears.

Kouga was taken aback. "No… Not at all. You see, I was trying to give dog-boy some help with what is his. Get his nature to kick in, make his demon side claim Kagome as his mate. I was only helping." Kouga explained, grabbing Ayume and holding her tight. "She is expecting pups? Congratulations to you both." He said, grinning. "It is about time you start making kids."

"Wait… Am I getting this right? You pretended to love Kagome just to annoy me. And that you were just helping me? I could have done it without your help!" Inuyasha snapped, glaring at the wolf-demon. "And yes, she is carrying twins. Why are you so happy? You hate my guts! Or… You just pretended to hate me…" He guessed, seeing Kouga nod. "And… you never loved Kagome, did you?"

"Like a sister. A little sister. So, ya. I still love her like a sister." Kouga said, cuddling Ayume. "I never hated you... I just pretended to hate you. I look to you as a sort of brother now that you have mated with Kagome." He explained.

"Oh. Ok. Well, you two probably want to go mate. Get out of here. Or… I will sick my mate after you! Just kidding. See you around!" Inuyasha said, chuckling lightly and snuggling the woman who is carrying his pups. "Now, where were we going?" He asked, pretending to be Totosai.

Kagome turned around and kissed his neck, cuddling closer. "We were going home, so I can sleep." She said, giggling at how he acted like Totosai to get her attention.

"Oh. Right. I knew that. Asihiteru, onna koibito." He said, picking her up and walking the rest of the way to their home. He shut the door behind them and carried her to their bed. When he did not put her down, she looked at him and blinked as if he was someone else. "What? Am I not allowed to carry my woman to bed?" He asked, grinning.

"Yeah… It just took me by surprise. I will have to walk sometimes, you know. But, I will get use to it." Kagome said smiling as he laid her on the bed and cuddled into his chest once he was on the bed. "Asihiteru, koishii." She said, falling asleep.

Inuyasha grinned at how fast it took her to fall asleep. He grabbed the blankets, covered them up, lay behind her, put his hand on her stomach, which had gotten a little harder, and fell asleep. He always wanted this life, but he never thought it would come in the form of the woman in his arms.

The next morning, Kagome woke up looking at the chest of her mate. She smiled and stretched. Now that there were two thousand one hundred twenty three hours left of her pregnancy, Kagome felt like the world was hers. She got up out of the arms of her beloved and went to change. The inner kimono was whitish gray. The skirt was pink with red, pink and purple roses with golden thorn-like thing. The kimono matched the skirt, with purple and pink dots near the neck. Her obi was blue, gold with light pinkish purple petals with a red rope around her waist. The top of the obi was furry-looking. She put in a red hair tie, to keep her ears clear of hair. She had put a hole in the skirt for her tail. Deciding to make something special for her mate, she went into the kitchen and made some pancake batter, adding some Ramen to the mix. While she mixed, some got on her face and hands. She heard her mate enter. "Well, someone's up. And I am not talking about the pups. They were awake." Kagome said, pouring the batter into a pan. She grabbed a spatula and started flipping the pancakes.

"Mmm. I knew that… What in the world is that smell? It smells like Ramen…" He said, licking her cheek. "It tastes like Ramen… And it looks like Ramen… How can you put Ramen like that?" He asked.

"Pancake mix, less pancake, more Ramen. I thought I would make something special. There. All done." She said, placing the pan and everything in the sink. She was gracious that her mate wanted to give her a piece of home from her old era. She took the two plates and sat them on the table like hers in the other era.

Inuyasha grinned and sat behind her, bringing her into his lap. Wrapping his left arm around her waist softly, he took a 'fork', grabbed a Ramen pancake, put it in his mouth and ate it. "Mmm. Best food ever. Kami I love you, your cooking, everything about you. Hell, I cannot even put into words what is going through my head." He said, cuddling her neck. He noticed that she was done with hers easily. "Damn. Forgot that you would be eating way more than me when you are carrying pups." He said, hearing her giggle. "What?"

"It tickles when you cuddle my neck. I just learned how to cook from Mama and school." Kagome said, leaning back in his arms and cuddling into his shoulder. She giggled at what he said. "What? Can you not handle me eating more than you?" She asked, playing with his hair.

Inuyasha shrugged and shook his head. "I will get use to the hunger, but I love the cuddling effect… Just think, two thousand one hundred twenty three hours from now, we'll have two more mouths to feed. At least, for a couple months afterwards. Until then, they will be drinking from you." He grinned and wondered what the pups will look like.

"Yea. I know that, my silly Inuyasha. I mean, I am the one who is going to bring them into the world." She giggled slightly and heard him sigh in defeat. This will prove to be fun, she thought.

They had forever together, even if it started out terrible.

Ok, that's the end and the title was meant to mean that their 'vacation' is being together without worries. =O Thanks!