This is my first Inu-Yasha story so please bear with me!!!!!
Damn it! She's late' thought Inuyasha as he he waited at the edge of the well, that connected modern Japan to the past, for Kagome to return from her village.
Finally he caught her scent, but this time it was different. 'Damn it! She just had to come when she was in heat' Inuyasha scowled as he saw Kagome climb out of the well with a huge bag on her back.
"Kagome!" Shippo said bounding into Kagome's arms.
"Hey, Shippo!" Kagome said hugging the little kit.
"I missed you, Kagome" Shippo said.
'He's all over my Kagome!!!!!' Inuyasha said letting out a soft growl.
"I think I'll go tell Miroku and Sango now" Shippo said, having heard the hanyou's warning, before bounding off. 'Good luck, Inuyasha' Shippo thought as he continued to make his way back to the village.
'She smells so fucking good' Inuyasha scowled.
"Thanks, for not coming after me this time" Kagome said looking down at her feet.
"Keh . . . well, don't get used to it wench!" Inuyasha said taking the oversized bag from Kagome as she climbed onto his back and held onto to his shoulders as he bounded into his forest.
'She smells so damn good' Inuyasha thought to himself as he dodged low tree branches here and there.
They continued until dusk as Inuyasha set her down in a secluded clearing some where a day or so north of the well. The clearing was about the size of a football field and pressed up against the side of a cliff that would provide ample shade during the hottest part of the day. It was lined in cherry blossom trees in full bloom, sweetening the air all around them. Off to her right was a small pond with a stream that flowed into it.
"We'll stop here for the night and start off in the morning" Inuyasha said looking at the ground.
"Inuyasha, what's wrong?" Kagome asked.
"N-nothing" Inuyasha said looking down at the ground.
"It can't be nothing. What's wrong, Inu? You can tell me" Kagome said looking at him.
"Kagome, y-your in 'heat'" Inuyasha said, his eyes still cast down.
"I-in 'heat'?" Kagome asked, not sure what the hanyou meant.
"It means . . . it means you're ready to mate" Inuyasha said, bowing his head.
Kagome's heart started to beat faster. 'Could it be that Inu has feelings for me too?' Kagome thought.
"Kagome?" Inuyasha asked quietly, his head still bowed.
"Yes?" Kagome said, her heart racing.
"W-would . . . would you be m-my . . . my m-mate?" Inuyasha asked looking up at her slightly.
"I-I'm not sure, I need some time to think this over, Inu. But don't get me wrong, I do l-love you, Inu. I'm just not sure this is the right time" Kagome said.
"But you would love to be my mate when it is the right time?" Inuyasha asked, now looking at her completely.
"Yeah, I would" Kagome said blushing slightly.
Inuyasha walked toward Kagome and stopped one foot away from her.
He reached toward her and tilted her chin towards his as he brought his lips to hers and placed a soft kiss on her lips.
"Kagome, when you decide there will be some consequences" Inuyasha said after they parted.
"Like what?" Kagome asked looking up at him.
"Well, at the end of the ritual, the two mates must drink the others blood to seal the ritual. If you accept, then you will become a hanyou yourself and I will get miko powers" Inuyasha explained to her.
"I don't care as long as I'm with you, Inu" Kagome said, as he looked down at her.
"Do you really mean that?" Inuyasha asked, staring into her eyes.
"Of course, I do" Kagome said.
"Kag, what will your family say?" Inuyasha asked.
"I don't know, Inu" Kagome said.
"We'll worry about that later" Inuyasha said.
"And another thing, a male demon can control their fertility; a pair can become with pup at any time. We can even choose if the pup will be male or female. Whenever you decide you're ready to have pups then we'll try" Inuyasha added.
"Ok" Kagome said, basking in the thought of having Inuyasha's pups.
"Come, there is more" he said as he pulled her towards the cliff and into a cave entrance she hadn't noticed.
After a short passageway they entered a large room, larger then her living room by at least three times. A large fire lit and warmed the room from the center. The chamber was furnished with all the not so modern convinces and a few things Kagome recognized from her time, probably thanks to her mother.
"This is the main living area" Inuyasha said.
"And this will be Shippo and the pup's room when we are ready to have them" Inuyasha said as he pulled her over to a small room that branched off to their right. Small torches high on the walls lit the space showing a number of small toys in baskets along the wall and a large pile of clean straw covering in a cotton cloth and blanket made of furs.
"You mean this is our home?" Kagome asked excitedly. He nodded and pulled her back into the main room and then into a room on the left, also lit with torches. It was larger then the last room and had a larger bed as well. The fur blanket had been pulled off and folded carefully to one side.
He led her to the back of the main room and into another branch off room towards the back. The first thing she noticed was how warm this room was. It wasn't like the others, warmed by the fire, but more of a humid heat. They rounded a corner and her question was answered. The only thing in this room was a large hot spring and torches for light. Some sort of incense was burning in burners and made her feel warm and slightly dizzy.
Inuyasha then left to gather more wood and kindling to be used later when they needed to build a fire.
When he came back he placed it all to one side as he went to hunt for food and soon returned with some deer meat for Kagome, as he had already ate his share.
Kagome then cooked her meat and ate it all, seeing as how she was very hungry.
Inuyasha then went and embedded Tetsusaiga in the rock in the entrance of the cave to protect Kagome.
"Kag, would you want pups?" Inuyasha asked.
"I'd like to" Kagome said, looking down at her lap.
"So, would I. It's getting late let's get to bed, we're leaving as soon as we get up" Inuyasha said.
"Ok" Kagome said as they retreated to their room in the back as Inuyasha unrolled the sleeping bag Kagome had brought with her and laid it on top of the straw to be used as cushioning.
Inuyasha then took off his under-robes and his haori and hakama and climbed under the covers on top of the sleeping bag followed by a equally naked Kagome. When Kagome was settled, Inuyasha reached out and wrapped his arms around Kagome pulling her close to his chest.
"Good night, Inu" Kagome said.
"Good night, Kag" Inuyasha said licking Kagome's neck before he too fell asleep.
To be continued in Ch. 2 . . . . . . . .