They walked in the blistering cold. A blanket wrapped around both of there bodies, huddled together in each other's arms.
"I-I don't want you to leave. It seems like such a long time." The young hanyou said quietly.
"It's only six months. I have to do this or my entire education will go down the drain." The raven haired girl said with a sad smile.
"You don't need it anyway." InuYasha rubbed Kagome's arm to gain more warmth.
"I do in my time. This internship is an extraordinary opportunity for me and it will cancel out all my absences and lack of progress that's been going on recently. It'll be like wiping the slate clean." Kagome snuggled a little closer to his body. If she turned her head her nose would be touching the side of his neck.
InuYasha just sighed. "I can't convince you otherwise, can I?"
"No. Time will fly, though. You'll be too busy fighting demons and helping Shippo train to even notice I'm gone." She closed her eyes, enjoying the warmth InuYasha's body released.
'That's what you think.' InuYasha thought. He allowed his eyes to show too much emotion. Kagome glanced at him and noticed the sadness in them.
"InuYasha, I'll miss you." Kagome turned her head and placed a small kiss on his neck. The feeling she got from it caused her to do it again and more passionately. They stopped walking as they arrived at a weeping willow tree. The branches hung so low that it was like they were in a curtained patio.
InuYasha pressed Kagome up against the trunk of the tree and leaned against her slightly. He brought his hand up to her face and slid his fingers along the side of it, the edge of the blanket clutched between two of his fingers.
Their relationship had gone so far. They had finally given up denying their feelings for each other, although InuYasha still had trouble expressing it in front of other people.
InuYasha caught her lips with his own and gently revealed his true feelings for her through their motion alone. Gentle, sincere, caring, passionate, loving. She needed to hear no words from him for this action alone said enough. The deepness of the kiss, the thoroughness, the delicateness of it was so powerful with emotion that if she were any weaker she would have cried.
His free hand slid down the side of her body, exploring her familiar curves which he had done many times before in this same spot. She clutched the blood red haori that was etched in her memory with anticipation. His hand found her bare thigh and gently held it like fragile velvet. Both their chests heaving deeply with passion as their minds were focused on only the other.
Inuyasha's hand finally decided to move up under Kagome's short skirt, slowly. The goosebumps that formed on her skin made his lips stretch slightly in a smile that went unnoticed by the girl that he kissed with such a strong desire.
The gasps from Kagome's mouth started to form words, but not yet. He knew that it wouldn't happen yet. Not until he did that one thing. He couldn't deny her because she would have to leave and be without it for so long.
His hand slipped inside of her undergarment and found the source of the heat that came from her body. The gasp that escaped her mouth was music to his furry ears. He focused them on the sounds she made because they made him so happy. It would come soon. He loved that part. The part when she whispered his name.
Her leg moved involuntarily with the motion of his fingers and wrist. He hungrily kissed her neck. His teeth grazed her neck as he opened his mouth to taste her flesh. She loved the feel of his teeth on her skin.
'Any second now.' She clutched the blood red fabric with all her strength, her other hand against his head, fingers swimming through his silver hair. Her head finally fell back against the bark of the tree, the roughness of it going unnoticed.
"Inu…InuYasha." She whispered harshly. "Inuyasha…yasha." As her body grew stiff with unreal pleasure he nipped at her exposed throat and thrust himself against her. The feeling of him hard against her made the pleasure even greater. He knew what she wanted, what she loved.
Her body finally went limp and he supported her with his lean hard arms. She laid her head on his shoulder, her breath heavy and warm against his neck.
After she recovered they sat on the ground under the tree where the snow could not touch. InuYasha closed his eyes and sighed heavily.
"What are you doing?" she asked.
"Bracing myself for your absence." He replied truthfully.
She stared at his calm face. His eyes closed in meditation and chest rising and falling slowly. He looked amazing. The few rays of sunlight that broke through their shelter glistened on his long silver hair.
"I love you." She whispered, knowing that he would hear it loud and clear.
His eyes opened and turned his head towards her with a small smile. His cheeks were a dull shade of pink as he pulled her into his arms.
"I love you." He had whispered it so softly that she was sure he hadn't intended for her to hear it, but she did. It was easier for him that way. She knew him. Her hanyou. Her InuYasha.
She then straddled him and repositioned the blanket. She couldn't very well leave without taking care of his own needs now could she? Making love to him will come in time, but for now this was good enough. Having the warmth of each other in this cold was heavenly. She couldn't wait for her internship to be over and she hadn't even started it. Even so, he would be waiting for her when she returned.