AN: At the request of probably 8 ZILLION people, I'm bringing back Inuyasha's Inheritance for a little white longer. I finally have an idea of how the meeting with fluff-sama is gonna go. Please bear with me if this doesn't feel the same as the other chapters. It HAS been a year, ya know. For me as well.

Inuyasha's Inheritance

Chapter 8: Time Changes People...

Warm arms were wrapped around her torso, a face buried into her neck, a foot was lightly stroking her ankle.

Oh, she could get used to this.

Kagome slowly opened her eyes, rolling partway onto her back from their spooning position to look at the boy laying behind her. He was awake, his golden eyes looking down at her fondly. Slowly, she reached up, gently caressing his ears. "Ohayo..." She murmured softly, snuggling farther into his chest.

He grinned widely, pressing his nose into her hair. "Hm." He agreed, nuzzling her gently. "You have school soon, right?" He asked, having glanced at the clock.

"Dun wanna go." She said, snuggling him closer.

"Kagome-chan!"

The girl cringed at the sound of her mother's voice. Slowly, she got out of bed, pulling a fluffy robe around herself. "Yeah, mom?" Kagome asked in a rather tired, if not irritated voice. Pulled out of her mate's arms by the woman who only a few days also had tried to guilt him into leaving her. Was there no justice in the world? She wondered as she made her way downstairs, hearing Inuyasha pulling on his yukata to follow her.

She found her mother sitting at the table, a resigned look on her face. The older woman had been wearing it a lot lately. "Yeah, mom, what is it?" Kagome asked, sitting at the table.

Her mother gestured to a chair. "You have a few more months of school till break. I think you should take Inuyasha downtown and find him some clothing appropriate for the time he is living in."

Kagome stared at the woman in shock. Only two days ago, her mother had tried to run Inuyasha out of the house. Before that, she'd attacked him with a frying pan for getting Kagome pregnant. "Who are you and what have you done with my mother." Kagome asked dryly, taking the vitamins her mother handed her and downing them with a glass of water.

"I am your mother, but I suppose since the deeds already been done, there's nothing for me to do. I was wrong to try to send him away, baby, I'm sorry...I'm just-"

"Worried about me. I know." Kagome said evenly, holding up her hand. "Mom, I love him. We didn't intend for this to happen, but it did, and to be honest, I'm amazed it didn't happen sooner. It's been headed this way for a year, mama."

Her mother nodded, brushing herself off as she stood. "Also, you need to go into the city. You and Inuyasha need to get a certificate of marriage. There should be a lawyer there waiting for you, I called him earlier this morning. He'll want to talk to you about some things."

Kagome nodded, blushing.

Inuyasha came into the room, glancing towards his mate. "Kagome, did you take your pills?" He asked softly, putting his hands on her shoulders, not looking at the girl's mother.

"Hm." She nodded, standing and turning towards him. "Come on, Inuyasha, mom's given me permission to play hooky. Let's go shopping. You need some more clothes." She glanced towards her mother. "Can he borrow some of dad's today?"

"Sure baby..."

After Kagome drug Inuyasha out of the room to dress him up, Kagome's mother picked up the phone and dialed a number quickly. "They should be there in a few hours. No, they're going shopping first. Well, he DOES need clothes that are appropriate for this time, right?" She sighed softly. "Don't worry, they'll be there. Good bye." She hung up the phone and closed her eyes, tilting her head back.

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Kagome hugged Inuyasha's arm tightly as they walked into the courthouse. After buying Inuyasha half-a-dozen outfits, all of which were Kagome-approved, they had a quick lunch at Wac Donalds and headed to the courthouse. Inuyasha was obviously nervous about the noise and the smells, and he relaxed a bit when they stepped into the spacious courthouse.

They walked towards the security and Kagome gave them a bright smile. "My mother told me there was a lawyer waiting for us. The name is Higurashi."

The guard sized them up, then glanced through his list. "Yeah. Room 214, upstairs to the left. Watch out for that lawyer. He's cold as ice..."

Kagome smiled weakly. 'Don't tell me he's going to try to get me and Inuyasha change our minds on the whole marriage mating thing, because it's too late...'

They walked up the stairs and found the room, at which point, Inuyasha frowned, sniffing. "I sense Youki. It's really strong. And...it smells like my brothers..."

Kagome timidly knocked on the door and it swung open. The lawyer looked up and grinned at them. "Ah, you must be Ms. Higurashi. And this must be Inuyasha. I've heard a lot about both of you. Come in, come in. My boss'll be along shortly. He talks about you two a lot."

The pair looked at each other and followed the young man into the office. "You're awfully young to be a lawyer..." Kagome said softly.

"Sit, sit. And thank you. But I'm older than you'd think. So..." He began digging through the stack of paper, his eyes shining. Kagome thought it was strange, this man looked an awful lot like a human Inuyasha, except he seemed to smile more. His black hair was brushed back into a ponytail, his purple eyes glancing back and forth to find the 'missing paperwork'. "Ah! Here it is. Marriage certificate. You both need to sign here and here...and here. I need your parents names, occupations, ect..." He paused, glancing at Inuyasha, who was staring at him with mistrust. "Except you, I suppose."

Inuyasha stood, his brow furrowed and just before he could lay into the young man, the door flew open and a man in a highly tailored grey suit swept into the room. His hair was also pulled into a ponytail and as he closed the door, he pulled of a ring and fell back against it.

Before their eyes, what once was a normal human was now Sesshoumaru, great demon of the west. He looked exhausted, and upon further inspection, he looked slightly rumpled.

"Get attacked on the way in?"

Sesshoumaru fixed the young man sitting at the table with a glare and then glanced towards the rooms other two occupants. "Little brother, Sister." He greeted, walking towards the front of the table. He pushed the other man out of the chair, and sat down. He glared at the young man again. "Oh, for the love of-Tarou, take of the god-damn ring." He closed his eyes, massaging his temples. "My brother can smell the demon all over you anyways."

Tarou groaned, taking off the ring, revealing...a much younger Sesshoumaru. Inuyasha and Kagome looked at each other, then back at the pair.

Sesshoumaru sighed heavily, straightening his suit. "You didn't return to father's house." He said simply. "I had to make arrangements to see you both in five hundred years when I learned you stole away to her time for good. I was rather disappointed in you, Inuyasha."

Inuyasha sputtered in anger. "Dammit, FLUFFY, I never fucking wanted that shit you tried to force on me! It's not who I am, and it never was!"

Kagome and Tarou both snorted at the nickname. Then, the girl looked at Sesshoumaru. "You're a lawyer?"

"No, my son is." He pointed to Tarou. "I'm a businessman, plain and simple. Since Inuyasha gave up his place in father's kingdom five hundred years ago, I'm here to offer him a place in my empire." When Inuyasha opened his mouth to object, Sesshoumaru held up his hand. "Not ruling it, and certainly not having anything to do with the money-making process until you've had some schooling. Mathematics, history, to get you caught up on what you missed, English, although I'm sure Kagome can help you with that." Sesshoumaru inspected his nails. "No, I was thinking more along the lines of Security for now."

Inuyasha's jaw dropped and his anger immediately fled. He looked down at the table, biting his lip. He did need some way to make money. And having no schooling at all, this was probably his best bet. He had to provide for his mate and his pup, and in this time, that meant work, not hunting and building a house.

Kagome glanced towards Inuyasha, seeing him frowning. "Inuyasha?" She asked softly.

"Would I be able to provide for my mate and my pup?" The hanyou asked, glaring at his brother.

Sesshoumaru glanced towards Tarou. Tarou looked at the paper and handed it to his father. "You left the amount block empty, father."

The great demon then passed the paper towards Kagome. "Fill in the amount you think you'll need per week."

Kagome's jaw dropped and she glanced towards Inuyasha, wide-eyed. "Inuyasha, is this what you want?" She asked softly. "I can get a job once I get out of high school...It wont be anywhere near as generous as this, but we'll manage-"

Inuyasha looked from Sesshoumaru to Tarou. "Get outta here for a minute. I want to talk to my mate." He snapped at them, his face hard. Sesshoumaru smirked, standing. He grabbed Tarou by his ear and slipped his ring back on his hand, waiting while his son did the same.

Once they were gone, Inuyasha took Kagome's hands, he searched her face while she searched his. "We need this, Kagome." Inuyasha said softly, so only she could hear. "You know it and I do too. Hell, Fluffy and his son know we need this. You aren't going to be able to work after you have the pup, not for awhile, at least." He pulled her into his arms. "And we can't live with your mom forever. Let's read the paper, and fill in the amount we want."

Kagome bit her lip. "Inuyasha-"

"I want to take care of you." He said evenly. "First and foremost, that's what I want to do. It's what I HAVE to do. I may not have to protect you from demon's in this time, but I still have to step up and do what I CAN do. Let's read the paper, okay?"

Kagome nodded hesitantly. She didn't want Inuyasha to be unhappy. She read the paper to Inuyasha and as she read, her eyes grew wider and wider. Not only were they going to be given a yet undetermined amount of money, they were going to be given an apartment in the city, food allowance, and some of the best life insurance she'd ever seen. The opportunity really was too good to pass up. "With all this, we shouldn't need much more than some spending money..." She bit her lip. "I think 17,500 yen(about $150)...should be pleanty..." She glanced towards Inuyasha.

"How much is that?"

"Enough." Kagome said evenly. "We should be able to buy what we want with that much. I don't see us needing more." She jumped clear out of her chair and hugged Inuyasha tightly. "Oh, Inuyasha!" She looked back down at the paper. "Hm...you start in 3 months..." She glanced down at her stomach and smiled. Makes sense. She should be starting to show by then, and she can't really hunt for shards with a big belly. It would be dangerous. She wrote in the amount and passed the paper towards Inuyasha to sign. He did so with hesitant strokes, and when it was done, they signed the marriage certificate and stood, walking towards the door.

Sesshoumaru looked at them expectantly.

"Inuyasha will be needing one of those rings while he's in this time. We still have to finish completing the jewel, thank you for allotting us three months for that."

Tarou dug through his pocket and presented Inuyasha with a thick ring. "There's just a bit of concealing magic in these, it makes us look like normal humans to most people. Wear this when you have to go somewhere in public."

Inuyasha slipped the ring over his thumb and glanced towards his mate. "Let's get out of here."

She smiled at him and nodded, dragging him towards the entrance of the courthouse.

Sesshoumaru walked in and read the amount. Promptly, he rolled his eyes. "Oh, for the love of-" He pulled out a his pen and added a one to the front of the number, and a zero to the end. "I give them the opportunity to bleed me dry and they don't even ask for more than 10 grand. I'm insulted."

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AN: So, another chapter done. I think I actually know how I'm going to end this whole thing now. YAY! Everybody cheer and dance around! WHOO HOO! I'll try to get another chapter done in the next month or so. Remember, I DO have a life outside of writing. I'm a mother, for pete's sake...