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I hope you like it.
de sidere: Thesaurusdotcom :Word Origin and History: desire early 13c., from . desirer, from L. desiderare "long for, wish for," original sense perhaps "await what the stars will bring," from the phrase de sidere "from the stars," from sidus (gen. sideris) "heavenly body, star, constellation" (but see consider). Noun sense of "lust" is first recorded mid-14c.
De Sidere: Chapter 1: Willing Captive
The storm rushed heavily over the landscape, catching them unaware. Foliage rocked to and fro, bending beneath the force of each harsh gust of wind, rain following in its wake. Animals, once grazing contentedly on the field of succulent grasses, disappeared. Mice and their brethren burrowed underground, far beneath the earthen roofs of their dens.
Thunder cracked across the sky, rattling the countryside below. Cloud-cover rolled in, dark and ominous, though the moon was still visible. Lightning flashed wickedly in a glorious exhibition of its frightening beauty, making further travel for the couple far too dangerous.
The sudden shift in weather had them hunkered down inside a rundown shack on the far outskirts of the village. There was no telling how long the storm would linger, but the ferocity of it indicated that it wouldn't be stopping any time soon.
Kagome pulled the sleeping bag from her backpack, spreading it out in the back corner of the room as Inuyasha closed and secured the door with his sword. Moonlight tapered through the cracks and small holes in the roof, highlighting the space they shared with slivers of silvery light. Small gusts of wind found their way through the breaks in the walls, though they still looked sturdy enough to withstand the force of the storm outside.
They were alone- finally.
It was her gaze that held him captive, their darkness pulling him past the careful distance they usually kept between them. Her golden skin glistened beneath the light of the moon, her blue-black hair dancing on the invisible breeze. It swirled about her, its long strands caressing her sun-kissed skin as it ghosted past her shoulders, over the gentle slope of her neck, and across her chest.
He ached to run his fingers through its silken length, to touch her in the darkness with a lover's caress. He yearned to take her rose red lips against his own, to kiss her tenderly long into the night, tasting her, loving her.
He made his way to her slowly, the look in her eyes beckoning him closer. He was drawn to her like lightning was to rain, his emotions a storm of uncertainty as he reached to touch her beautiful face.
Her hand rose to cover his, holding him prisoner with the force of a butterfly's weight. She stepped closer, then closer still, until her body pressed against his, stealing his sanity, and forcing his uncertainty away with only her touch.
He was lost to sensation, the feel of her so close destroying any hope for salvation as he gave in to the urge to taste her.
Their lips met softly, molding lightly as one kiss melded into another, each hungrier than the last. Arousal surged between them, fingers ghosting over clothing, each testing the willingness of the other to push past the invisible boundaries that had always stopped them before.
At the end of the day, when the others of their pack were fast asleep, they found the pull to one another far to hard to resist. Tempting fate, they came together for tentative kisses and shy caresses. But ultimately, it was their friends' close proximity to their quiet intimacies that smothered the desire they shared, sending them scurrying from each other's embrace at the slightest sound their pack mates made while sleeping.
But tonight, the kami had provided an opportunity to test the limits of their mutual affection, allowing them one night to choose between moving forward, or staggering back yet again.
One step forward, two steps back, she often said, but tonight would be different.
Neither chose to move away this time, each seeking the warmth of the other's skin, hidden behind the clothing that shielded them from the intimacy both so desperately desired.
He pressed her backward gently, until her back rested against the wall, his hands tunneling into the silken strands of her hair. He deepened their kiss, his tongue seeking entrance to her mouth.
He wanted to taste her, wanted her to taste him in return. Her hands clutched the front of his haori, fingers molding across the firm musculature of his chest as she opened her mouth to his exploration.
She'd never been kissed like this, never felt as if she were burning from the inside out, arousal turning her blood into liquid lava in her veins. She returned his kiss, the sensation forcing a husky growl from his throat, his hands leaving her hair to move over her shoulders and down her back.
Her breath hitched when his hands lingered on her backside, before sliding further south to the backs of her thighs. He lifted her against him, her legs wrapping around his hips as he rocked his body against her most private area. She could feel his arousal, his hardness lighting an inferno that set her afire, its heat pooling low in her belly.
Outside, the wind howled fiercely, the walls of the shack creaking and groaning beneath the onslaught. Lightning lanced across the blackened sky, its light obscured by sheets of torrential rainfall.
Thunder crashed so loudly that it shook the rundown shack, reminding its occupants that the world outside still existed. Inuyasha pulled away involuntarily, his forehead resting against hers as they both struggled to regain their breath.
"We should stop," he whispered reluctantly, "before I can't."
Pulling his shirt open, Kagome slid the material over his shoulders, watching heatedly as it slid down his muscular arms, stopping in the crooks of his elbows.
"I don't want to stop, Inuyasha," Kagome confided softly.
When her hands touched his bared skin, Inuyasha groaned, his body rocking hard against hers. He could feel the heat of her body, could smell the arousal, both his and hers, mixing with the scent of the storm outside. His hesitation washed away like bare soil beneath an onslaught of rain when she took his lips in another heart-stopping kiss.
Inuyasha carried her away from the wall, his lips never leaving hers as he laid her tenderly beneath him on the bedding she'd already made them. Her shy admission and bold actions sent his body into overdrive, and together they fumbled with the removing the only barrier remaining between them…
Their clothing.
A/N: I apologize for the long wait-again.
I am healing, albeit, slowly. I am still struggling with my pain levels, and while I had hoped for a better outcome to the surgery, it doesn't seem to be turning the way I had hoped it might. The Dr's told me though, that there was no guarantee that the pain would stop, or even lessen, and so far it hasn't done either. I'll post a more in-depth update on heath related stuff a little later, though.
On brighter notes though:
I have been writing a bit more. I have got 3 more chapters done for 'The Color of Hope', and another one following this one shot, as well as 16 other drabbles I started for a separate story ages ago. I am still debating whether to post those though, as they are for a different pairing. I will be starting the next 3 chapters for Color by tomorrow, hopefully, but I am thrilled to at least be able to write. It's been my escape from real life, and it continues to be so.
Many thanks for all your kind reviews, and PM's. I am going to try to get caught up on replying to them soon, but just know that I have adored every single one sent my way, and that I truly appreciate every one of you for sticking with me despite my ongoing health issues and delays in writing.
HUGS YOU ALL :).
Neisha