Title: An Accidental Touch
Author: Imanewme
Genre: Oneshot
Wod Count: 688
Universe: Cannon
Rating: MA
Pairing: Miroku/Inuyasha
Warnings: Adult themes
Written for IYQuotes
Quote: "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by." - Robert Frost
I don't own Inuyasha. I didn't create the characters. This is for entertainment purposes only.
It started with an accidental touch.
I didn't mean to take your hand. The grass was wet with dew. I stumbled on a rock. I reached out instinctively to prevent my fall. You were closest to me. Your hands were hidden in the blood red fabric of the fire rat. It was chance I grabbed your hand, Inuyasha. Chance. It was all chance.
I didn't mean to stare into your eyes that way. You didn't pull away from me, Inuyasha. I was stunned. My violet eyes met yours and your eyes were shining in the moonlight. It was a beautiful sight to behold! So intense. So lonely. I'm lonely, too, Inuyasha. Can you feel it? You saw my secret that night. You saw why I flirt so much with all the women. No one must find out, Inuyasha. The stigma is just too great for me to bear.
I didn't mean to pull you closer. The night air and the soft moonlight made me bold. You found me. You saw me. I saw your thinly veiled acceptance and my fears and inhibitions were freed. I had to smell you. I had to taste you. I had to assure myself that you were real! I had to know that the night had not tricked me. I nearly cried when I discovered you were no illusion. I had waited so long for understanding, Inuyasha. You became my living dream.
I didn't mean to run my fingers through your hair. I just couldn't help myself, Inuyasha. Your silver mane beckoned to me from the day I first saw you. Your silver long untamed tresses spoke of the rebellion I hoped you harbored, and the temptation was far too great to resist. I was not disappointed, Inuyasha. It was wavy and unruly, yet soft and inviting. My heart skipped a beat when your clawed hand ran through my short dark locks in response. I think my heart stopped as the purple hair tie fluttered to the ground. You leaned in to smell the crown of my head. Such intimacy surprised me, but I was pleased.
I didn't mean to brush your lips with mine. I did not pull away when you leaned in closer. Your lips! I could not believe how soft they were! So gentle, so feather light, it is hard to believe that something so tender covers your harsh deadly fangs. The thrill of your kiss made me want more and more. I had imagined there would force behind your kiss, but I was so mistaken! Instead your mouth caressed mine softly, carefully. Many nights I spend in the memory of your kisses alone.
I didn't mean to fuel your hunger. I should have resisted. I should have backed away. I should have made it easy on you. I know it isn't easy on you, Inuyasha. You are torn, forever bound to the promises you made in the past. Kikyo, Kagome, and now you feel the need to protect me, too. I try to release you from this responsibility, but you refuse to let go.
I didn't mean to make you care. You need not say the words for me to know, Inuyasha. Your touch burns my skin, as mine burns you. Don't deny it, your shudders and gooseflesh give you away! Your strong hands cling to me when our lovemaking has run dry. Your tears are safe with me, Inuyasha. I am the only one you allow to see you cry.
I didn't mean to begin this forbidden passion. Sango, Kagome, they would never understand! Our joy is hidden under the cover of darkness. Oh that you have to bear the secret, it should be mine to face alone! I can hold our secrets so much easier than you. No one asks when I disappear. The others assume I'm finding comfort in a random wench and a bottle of sake, but for you it's so much harder! I began this with my rogue touch, the responsibility is mine.
There are no rules along the path we've chosen. I didn't mean to love you, Inuyasha, but I have no regrets.