(Kouri and I do not own Inuyasha or the characters the ideas are ours)
Chapter 1 As the Sun Sets
"K... Kagome-chan... are you... happy with me?" he
asked in a slow, shy manner as he looked into the eyes
of the girl before him. Slowly, Kagome nods lightly
as she speaks, "..you don't hurt me..." "Of course I
don't, I couldn't hurt you... it's not in me... to do
so," he says in the softest of voices, his golden orbs
remaining ever locked on her dark eyes. Nodding
lightly, the girl smiled somewhat, "thank you
Inu-kun." Smiling the hanyou holds the girl close,
cuddling her against himself softly, "I enjoy having
you here with me Kagome-chan, it makes me so happy."
"I'm glad," she spoke, her arms extending upward
towards the sky in a bit of a stretch, "what do you
want to do inu-kun?" Looking out over the water he
glances to the slowly setting sun, "Lie here, holding
you and watching the sun set over the water... it
seems so... romantic..." The girls expression became
one of confusion as she looked up into the eyes of the
man whom she knew as her master, "what is "romantic"?"
Chuckling softly his embrace around the girls form
lightly tightens, "Typically romantic is used in a
situation for two people that love each other... the
sun setting over the water... would be something
beautiful, and thus romantic." Nodding lightly, though
still unsure of his meaning, Kagome rolls onto her
back, watching the sun as it grows nearer to the
horizon. Smiling shyly, the hanyou man slowly drapes
his left arm across the upper portion of his newfound
love's abdomen, looking from the setting sun to her
eyes and back again. Feeling content with her near
him, he slowly lays his head at the corner of her
shoulder, the soft ears atop his head lightly brushing
against her cheek. Giggling softly at the feel,
Kagome's hands slowly move up, giving in to the
temptation of rubbing the unusual ears. A slight
blush covers his cheeks at her gentle touch, his lips
turning up in a soft, warm smile as his arm tightens
around her a bit, drawing her into a cuddling embrace.
Closing her eyes halfway, Kagome continues to watch
the setting sun, her hands still lightly caressing the
soft, furry ears atop the man's head. Softly,
Inuyasha nuzzles into her neck as the sun fades
slowly, leaving the sky a deep red and orange. "I
haven't watched the sun set like this... since
before..." The girls eyes close as she listens to him
speak, sensing in him the pain of his former love.
Wanting to make her master happy, Kagome lightly lifts
her head, lightly brushing her tongue over his cheek
as she'd seen dogs do before, her arms folding around
him, wanting to ease his pain. Smiling softly the
bewildered hanyou holds the girl tightly, the sun
fading fully into the night sky, bringing in the stars
and moon.
Kagome's expression changed to one of wonder as she
looks into the moon. Slowly, she sits up, the shirt
Inuyasha had laid over her slipping from her to leave
her upper body fully exposed to him. Tilting his
head, the man watches her with a questioning gaze, not
noticing her bare chest for wondering of her
expression. "...Inu-kun... do you think I had a
mother...?" came the question weighing on Kagome's
mind. "I'm sure you did Kagome-chan... you must have
been born from a beautiful woman..." he spoke in a
gentle, reassuring voice. Nodding slowly, she lets
her gaze fall to her lap, "..that's what they raised
us for ...to be like pets and obey..." Sitting
up slowly, he gently places his left hand on her chin
and turns her to face towards him, speaking lightly as
he looks deep into her eyes, "Don't think of it that
way..." Pulling her chin from his caress, she shakes
her head lightly, "...I never knew who my mother was
they just told me she was a breeder..." His eyes
close as he slowly slips his arms around her stomach,
drawing her into a tender embrace, "You'll never need
to worry about that anymore... you are... with me..."
"...Did you get to be with your mother Inu-kun?" she
asks as she looks up to him, a shimmering trail of
tears rolling over her smooth cheeks. Biting his lip,
he slightly nods, "I... knew her... barely... she died
when I was very young..." "...You were lucky then...
I seen them... if you hadn't have bought me... I
would have been a breeder... they take the child not
ever letting the mother hold or touch it in
anyway... they are not even allowed to name the
child..." As she spoke, she lifted her wrist
slightly, looking at it with tears still filling her
soft brown eyes, "...this was our name, these little
numbers..." Glancing over her shoulder to her wrist,
he slowly closes his eyes, his chin coming to rest on
her shoulder as he places his hand over her wrist and
pushes it down to her side, pulling her closer to
himself, "You don't have to worry about anything like
that... ever again... you're safe with me." Her
voice, soft and filled with sobs, presents another
question to he that had purchased her, "...what if
something does happen?" His head gently shakes, his
chin brushing against her bare shoulder as he does.
"Don't think about that... nothing will ever happen...
I'm never going to let you go..." Smiling, Kagome
lightly sniffles, wiping away her tears before turning
around in his embrace and returning the gesture, the
bare skin of her supple chest pressing to the thin
white yukata he wore beneath the haori he'd covered
her body with. "...Thank you inu-kun..." she says,
her voice still slightly sob filled though no longer
so much so. Smiling tenderly, he embraces her
tightly, staring deep into her eyes. As she finds
herself lost in the golden pools within his eyes, her
cheeks begin to take on a crimson tint. Blushing a
bit himself he slowly leans in, eyes half closing as
he gently presses his lips to her own. Her face still
a deep crimson, she slowly closes her eyes, not
resisting him though she was unsure of what to do.
His eyes slowly close as his right hand slowly lifts
to the back of her head, fingers gently tangling
themselves in her hair as he presses his lips to her
own a bit tighter. Inexperienced in matters of love
and passion, she can think of no way to react to him,
merely remaining motionless, her cheeks a dark red.
Slowly, his eyes open, his cheeks a deep crimson hue,
lips slowly withdrawing themselves from her's.
Smiling, a tender, sweet look in his eyes, he lays
back down, drawing her down with him, his arms
embracing her naked form against his own body.
Looking back over her shoulder as her back rests
against his chest, she softly speaks, her voice meek,
"Am I makeing you happy Inu-kun? Is there anything
more I can do for you...?" Smiling gently, he leans
up, his neck resting against her shoulder, lips
lightly pressing to her cheek, "You've made me a very
happy man Kagome-chan..." he says in a soft voice, his
cheeks still very much a crimson shade. Slowly
nodding her head, the motion causing a gentle nuzzling
of their cheeks against one another, she repeats her
question, her intentions to make sure that the needs
of her master were met, "do you want anything else
Inu-kun...?" Shaking his head slowly, he looks into
her eyes for a brief moment before laying back onto
his side behind her, arms holding her close to
himself, her back against his chest. Smiling lightly,
feeling she had satisfied the requirements of the man
who owned her for the time, she slowly closes her
eyes. Large golden pools slowly closing, he embraces
her tightly, body heat exchanged between the two
working to keep each other warm in the cool night air.
As she sleeps, the tiny framed girl slowly rolls in
his embrace so that they were facing one another, her
bare chest pressing lightly to his yukata. Smiling
lightly, he slowly leans his head down and gently
presses his soft lips to her own. As he draws his
lips from the sleeping girl's, he slowly lays his head
upon the ground, eyes slipping closed as he joins her
in the quietness of sleep with Kagome in his arms.