Here is Ch. 2 guys. There's not really any fruit in it. Well...actually...I don't know! Anyway, this chap is to move the story along. (And there is a plot.) Let me know if my logic makes any sense, or if I'm just completely...well, out of it. I tried to explain the questions people asked. OK, well-enjoy! Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha, blah, blah...


Kagome is leaning against her windowframe, smoking another cigarette, watching the twinkling lights of downtown Tokyo. She takes one last drag before flipping the butt out her window, blowing the smoke she's held in her lungs after it. Kami, I hate those things...

Kagome grabs a few tic-tacs from the container on her desk and pops them into her mouth, then crosses her arms over her bare breasts, blocking them from the cool night air. She's put on her black underwear for the moment, but nothing else.

Three times...

Kagome glances at her alarm clock sitting on the table beside her bed. 12:45... It's still early morning and Inuyasha and I've...been...together three times...

She shifts her focus to the hanyou, who is laying face-down on her bed--naked--his silver hair spilling across his shoulders and down his back.

Oh, Kami...he's still the most gorgeous creature I've ever seen... Kagome thinks, staring at the boy on her bed.

Inuyasha is hugging Kagome's pillow, watching her with deep amber eyes. He had protesed when Kagome tried to rouse him the second time. She had to use the "sit" command on him--twice--before Inuyasha got the point. He had apparently decided that Kagome was gonna have him no matter what he did, and hadn't argued about it since.

Breaking eye contact, Kagome walks over to the bed and sits on Inuyasha's buttocks, straddling his hips. He doesn't move anything but his eyes, which he closes. Kagome leans forward, laying down along his back, and wraps her arms around his chest. She snuggles her face between his shoulder and head, and begins kissing his neck.

Inuyasha growls low in his throat as Kagome heads toward his Adam's apple. He turns slightly to allow her access. She's gonna kill me... Kagome stops on the side of his neck, in the indentation that his collar bone makes, and begins sucking on the soft skin there. Inuyasha groans.

"Kagome, you are not gonna give me one of those hickey-things," he says while taking a breath.

Kagome shifts upwards, moving her lips to his. She kisses him deeply, taking his tongue in her mouth and sucking on it, then offering him hers. Inuyasha takes it willingly, rolling the rest of the way over, so that he's on his back, his hands resting on her behind.

Pulling away, Kagome nibbles on his bottom lip, giggling when Inuyasha tightens his grip on her butt. He opens his eyes to see Kagome has crossed her arms, resting them on his chest, and has her head on her arms, watching him. Inuyasha stares back, frowning slightly. Now what?

Kagome continues to simply stare at the hanyou for several minutes. Inuyasha blushes and looks over her head, watching Kagome's feet swing back and forth above them. He sees her smile and meets her eyes. "What?" he asks.

"Nothing. You're just adorable, that's all," she replies, making Inuyasha blush again. I've wanted to tell him that for a long time... Kagome thinks, continuing to smile. She inhales deeply then lifts her head and buries her face in Inuyasha's chest, closing her eyes. Kagome uncrosses her arms, putting her hands underneath his shoulder blades, and simply lays there, breathing in Inuyasha's scent.

After a minute, Inuyasha moves his hands up to Kagome's back and gently lets his hands run down her spine. She shivers.

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What am I doing?! Inuyasha thinks as he shifts his gaze from Kagome's back to the top of her head, inches from his face. He watches as his steady breathing lifts her--up, down, up... he frowns slightly. Or...what is she doing?

Inuyasha lets his mind wander, while still stroking Kagome's back. He hadn't really had time to think about any of this until now...

So...she got bit by that bug... and Sota thinks Kagome's been cursed because she's acting all different. But, other than being extremely domineering...

Inuyasha blushes, remembering how forceful Kagome had been.

And I thought I was the bossy one...other than that, and the smoking...Kagome's personality hasn't really changed all that much...

Removing one hand from Kagome's back, Inuyasha puts it behind his head. The girl doesn't move. She seems to be preoccupied at the moment. Inuyasha smiles at the miko lying on his chest.

She's been sweet...gentle...like I thought she would be when...

The hanyou blushes deeply as he realizes that he'd thought about doing this with Kagome before.

Oh...Kami...if she ever finds that out...

The hanyou frowns slightly, his mind working to make sense of the girl's conflicting behavior.

So...if Kagome's not actually acting any different, then...then...the bug was just a bug. And that means that..Kagome's not actually cursed... and...so...she's... Kagome's doing this on purpose?!?!

Inuyasha's mouth opens in shock as he stares at the girl.

But...but...why!? This isn't like her at all! She wouldn't have wanted our first time...

The hanyou closes his mouth and scowls, his cheeks reddening again.

Damn it! And tonight is definitely not going to help with that...

Inuyasha takes a deep breath, making his chest rise moreso than normal. As Kagome raises her head, Inuyasha freezes, hoping she hadn't noticed his attempted sigh. Kagome looks up at him and smiles, then tilts her head and lays it back down, facing the far wall, tightening her arms around him.

The hanyou waits a few seconds before letting his breath out slowly, trying to get back in a normal rhythmn. He had stopped stroking her back when Kagome had lifted her head, so Inuyasha resumes the action, pressing a little harder, massaging more than simply caressing her skin. He hears a low growl from the girl's throat, which makes Inuyasha smile.

See? This is how it should have been from the beginning! Why would Kagome force this? I know she wasn't ready...and I'm not over... Inuyasha gapes.

Kikyo...I just lost Kikyo...and... after the first time...

Inuyasha's cheeks burn, remembering when he cried after his and the girl's first time together.

I...cried. And Kagome didn't comment. Like she knew...knew that it was gonna happen. She just held me--running her hands through my hair...

Inuyasha lets a low growl escape his throat, his hand tightening on Kagome's arm, where he had let it stop. Kagome lifts herself up and looks at Inuyasha's face. "Uh-," she starts to say.

"-oh," the hanyou finishes, while grabbing her other arm and pulling Kagome up, so that they're nose-to-nose. "Start talking."

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"Kagome," Inuyasha says, exasperated. He's sitting in the edge of the bed, feet touching the floor, elbows on his knees, holding his head in his hands. Kagome is sitting beside him, her back to the wall, knees drawn up, her arms wrapped around them. She's staring at Inuyasha's back, her eyes glazed. Neither of them had bothered to put clothing on--it seemed futile at the moment.

"Are...are you mad?" Kagome asks tentatively.

Inuyasha sighs and presses his thumbpads into his eyes. "So, let me get this straight," he starts. "I've been depressed becasue Kikyo died, and because I haven't talked to anyone...,"

"...or yelled, or cried, or...anything...," Kagmoe interrupts, her forehead now resting on her knees.

Inuyasha turns around and looks at her, his face slightly angry. He takes a deep breath before continuing. "So, because you thought I've been depressed..."

Kagome jerks her head up. "I thought you were depressed?" she says, almost yelling, her voice getting higher in pitch. "Inuyasha, you were depressed! You hadn't talked for days. Days! You weren't eating or sleeping...once we got back to Kaede's, no one saw you for more than a few seconds at a time until I said goodbye the other day." Kagome puts her head back on her knees. "Don't try to tell me that you weren't depressed. How could you not be? You were in love with Kikyo," Kagome finishes quietly.

Inuyasha watches the girl sitting next to him. She's taking deep, calming breaths, her dark hair spilling over her shoulders and down her knees. She's trembling.

Inuyasha sighs and pulls his legs onto the bed. He wraps his arm around Kagome's waist and slides her over to him, so that she's sitting in between his legs, her knees still drawn up, her head down. Inuyasha crosses his ankles so that his legs resemble a loose Indian-style sit, with Kagome in the middle. The hanyou wraps his arms around the girl, including her legs, and intertwines his fingers with Kagome's, their hands resting on her knees. Inuyasha rests his forehead on the back of Kagome's neck, breathing in deeply. "I would've been ok," he mumbles into her skin, causing the hairs on the back of her neck to rise.

Kagome waits a few seconds before responding. "No, you wouldn't have." She lifts her head and turns it, so she and the hanyou are inches apart. Inuyasha lifts his head so that he's staring into Kagome's eyes. "You can't keep those kinds of...of feelings bottled up. It'll only make things worse." Kagome stares into Inuyasha's eyes, pleading for him to understand. "You have to let them out. By...yelling...or crying...talking...some way. But don't try to keep them inside--they'll eat you alive..." She trails off, worry in her brown eyes.

Inuyasha lays his head on Kagome's shoulder and kisses it lightly. She quietly gasps, but doesn't move. "And that's why...you did this? To get me to...to...let out my feelings?" he says. Even though his head is down, Kagome can tell Inuyasha is sneering as he says the words.

"Well, when you say it that way...it sounds really dumb...and...and bad," Kagome mutters into his hair. "But it worked for my dad." Inuyasha lifts his head and looks at her.

"Just before mom and dad got married, he lost both of his parents in a plane crash. A plane is that big metal thing with wings that you see in the sky sometimes," Kagome explains, seeing confusion in the hanyou's eyes. He nods once.

"Anyway, dad went into this...deep depression...and no one--not even mom--could bring him out of it. When dad said he thought they should call off the wedding, mom finally snapped." Kagome giggles. "She dragged him into her house and up to her room, and, uh...gave him his wedding present early." Kagome sees the corners of Inuyasha's mouth twitch as he tries not to smile. Kagome grins.

"He felt better the next day. Mom said it was because he had an "emotional experience," which somehow helped him to talk to her. Within a few days, he was acting more like himself. A few weeks later, mom and dad got married like they were supposed to, and, uh, I came along about 9 months later...," Kagome says, looking down at the bed as her cheeks redden. Inuyasha gazes at the girl sitting before him, wrapped in his arms.

Well, I...do...feel somewhat better...and not because of what we...because I cried earlier...because Kagome...let...me...helped me to... he thinks, blushing to himself as he admits to breaking down after their first time.

Kagome leans forward and rests her head on Inuyasha's arm, closing her eyes. Inuyasha raises up and places his chin on her shoulder, his forehead touching her cheek. "Kagome?" he asks quietly.

"Hmmm?" she says, tilting her head slightly so that she can kiss his brow. Inuyasha closes his eyes before speaking.

"You...you'd do any...anything...for me--wouldn't you?" he says, almost whispering.

Inuyasha lifts his head and opens his eyes when Kagome doesn't respond. She's watching him, her chocolate gaze reflecting the moon outside her window. She leans toward Inuyasha, closing the inches-wide gap between them. "Yes...," she murmurs, before caressing his lips with hers.

Minutes later they break the passionate kiss, staring into each others' eyes. Inuyasha lays back on the bed, taking Kagome with him. "Thank-you," he whispers, kissing her again.


Everybody understand? Or did I just make stuff more confusing? Anyways, let me know if I should keep the story going. It could end here and be ok, but I do still have the plotline that I thought of. So...ok, well...um...that's all!