A/N: I'm pretty sure I pissed a ton of you off with the last chapter. Sorry about that! I just really felt like that was a fun place to end it! I have been itching to write this chapter for forever, but I haven't had the time until now! So hold onto your seatbelts and here we go! (p.s. no lemon in this chapter. Sorry!) In case any of you are confused I'm going to go ahead and clear something up. Kagome has a pretty bold personality (just not when it comes to Yasha) now that they've finally crossed the line, you're going to start seeing her bold personality come out. This chapter is mainly fluff, possibly some citrus. I won't know 'til I finish writing it. \(^o^)/

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InuYasha POV

Holy shit holy shit holy shit holy shit. By the time I had figured out the Kagome was actually kissing me. Kagome was starting to pull away. Fuck no, she doesn't get to do that. I wrapped my arm around her waist and pulled her face closer. I was not about to pass up this opportunity. I made sure that there was absolutely no space between us. I started to gently massage her lips with my own. I've kissed girls before, but this takes the cake. She let out a little sigh and snuggled impossibly closer. Her scent of cherry blossoms and rain was practically drowning me, but I couldn't have cared less. I was content. It was nothing compared to what I had imagined it would be like. It was way better. She moved her hands up to cup my face while I continued my assault on her mouth. No matter how perfect it was I could feel my inner demon clawing to come out. It's just not enough. I need all of her. My inner demon is fighting to come out, but if it does I know I'll do something Kagome most definitely is not ready for. I pull back and try to calm myself. Kagome looks at me with the most pitiful face ever. She is clearly not happy that I ended our little make out session. I woulda laughed if I wasn't currently having an internal war with myself. She seemed to sense what was going on. My aura must be all over the place. She sat back and let me calm down a bit.

"Better now?" She stayed where she was, but I could tell she was worried. She worries every time this happens.

"Yeah…" I can feel my blood receding now that Kagome isn't all over me. I'm too embarrassed to ask her to kiss me again, but it's really tempting right about now. It's probably better this way. Unfortunately (or fortunately) Kagome was still not happy that we were interrupted, so she started kissing me again. This kiss wasn't as innocent as the last one was. Her hands were running down my chest and my abs. She's getting really close to… Right before her hands reached my…ahem…area, she snaked her hands under my shirt. My eyes practically rolled back in my head. Now something like this wouldn't seem like such a big deal to any other guy, but keep in mind, I've had no romantic contact with this woman in the five years I've been in love with her. It's a big deal for me. While she began massaging my abs I seriously considered touchin' her. She's touching me so…I guess she won't slap me. I tentatively reached around and grabbed her butt to pull her closer to me. She made probably the sexiest moan I've ever heard in my entire life. By this point I had no qualms about kissing Kagome. If she wants to make out, I'll give her the best make out session of her life. I slid my tongue out to meet her rosy lips, and she opened her mouth in response. I plunged my tongue in and plundered everything she had to offer. Her tongue came out to play, and I let her explore me just as I had her. Just as she was mine, I was hers. She traced my fangs and nibbled on my lip a little. I let out a very unmanly groan. She apparently decided that I liked that (she was right) and continued her assault. I rolled us over so that I was on top of her with her legs still wrapped around my waist. I finally decided that she needed some air so I pulled back to let her breathe. Her lips were swollen and her hair was messy. She looked like she had been incredibly well ravished. She smiled and kissed my nose.

"Took ya long enough." Wait…what?

"…Huh?" Not the smartest response ever, but my brain is still in a gelatinous form so yeah…

"I didn't think you were ever going to kiss me." She…but….I'm so confused…

"I'm confused…"

"You are such an idiot. Do I have to spell it out for you? I," She pointed to herself. "have wanted you," she pointed to me, "to kiss me" she pointed to herself again, "for years." Holy. Shit. Where the hell have I been?

"I…um…well…you see…I just kinda…"

"You can be so dense." She laughed and pecked my chin. I could get used to this. A glance at the clock announced the time to be 11:30, so I picked her up and took her to the spare room down the hall from me. I set her on the bed and started to tuck her in. "Really? After that you're going to make me sleep down the hall from you? No way. I'm sleeping with you." She crossed her arms; clearly demanding that I pick her up and put her in my bed.

"I can't guarantee that I'll keep my hands to myself you know. Don't think you're the only one whose been waiting for years."

"I know that." She grinned like she was in on some secret that I knew nothing about. How the fuck does she know that? There's only one way I can think of…

"…Daiki or Daichi. Tell me now Kagome…"

"No." Mate disobeying. Punish mate.

"Kagome…Tell me right now."

"Make me." My instincts wasted no time in accepting her challenge. I pounced on her, pinned her to the bed, and bit her neck; hard enough so that she couldn't move, but not hard enough to draw blood. She struggled a bit, and I let out a low growl. She stilled after a few minutes. Good mate. Once I was sure she wasn't going to move I let go and looked her square in the eye.

"Kagome…I want a name."

"Well…I actually figured it out on my own, but Daiki told me how long. Don't hurt him. I had figured it out by then."

"How did you figure it out? I was pretty careful to make sure it wasn't that obvious."

"I was talking to Tomomi, and she kinda helped me put all the pieces together." She was being very careful to not make me angry. It may seem stupid that I'm getting worked up over this, but my inner demon is pretty close to the surface right now. All my instincts are ten times stronger right now, so any defiance on Kagome's part is really going to piss me off.

"Shoulda known…remind me to thank her next time I see her." I nuzzled her neck where I bit her. I placed a soft kiss there and got up to go to bed.

"…ahem…forgetting something?" She held her arms out like a five year old. I rolled my eyes and scooped her up. She wove her arms around my neck and snuggled in close. I picked up her overnight bag, and I carried her to my room and set her on the bed. I turned to change into some night clothes while giving Kagome some privacy to change. When I reentered the room Kagome was under the covers with her head propped up on her hand. I could get used to this. She beckoned me forward, and I pulled back the covers and pulled her flush against me.

"Told you I couldn't keep my hands to myself." I smirked and ran my hand down her thigh eliciting a shiver.

"Who said…that…oh…that I wanted you to." If this is how she reacts to a little thigh rubbing then how the hell is she gonna react when we make love? Yes 'make love' as cheesy as it is. She's crazy sensitive.

"You need your sleep." I pulled my hand back and spooned her to my front. This way I can protect her in my sleep.

"It's Friday night Yasha…" she turned around in my arms to face me, "we could go to that club again." She gave me the sexiest look I have ever seen in my life, and I almost took her up on her offer. That is, until I realized that other men would be seeing Kagome dance. That pretty much killed the idea.

"Nice try." I pecked her on the nose and settled down to go to sleep. She sighed and snuggled up against me. I fell asleep faster than I ever have in my entire life.

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I woke up completely content to never move for the rest of my life, but Kagome's stomach rumbling quickly nixed the idea.She wiggled around in my arms for a bit before she found a comfortable spot and fell asleep again. I pushed some hair out of her face and rubbed the pad of my thumb across her cheek. Her skin is so soft. It was another reminder of just how fragile she really is. Me, I can fall off a building and be fine, but Kagome couldn't. I pondered, not for the first time, the thought of protecting her from the world for the rest of my life. If it means waking up like this every day; then it's completely worth it. When her stomach rumbling persisted; I pecked her on her nose, her chin, and her eye lids, just about anything I could reach until she woke up.

"Good morning to you too," she rubbed the sleep sand out of her eyes and leaned in to kiss my nose, but I moved at the last second and caught her lips with mine. It wasn't heated or sexual like last night. It was slow and loving. When we finally pulled away I smirked,

"I could get used to this. I may just have you move in with me. This massive house gets pretty lonely you know." She rolled her eyes and pushed me off.

"Nice try. You have the workers and what not here all the time. You are hardly alone." She got up to head to the kitchen.

"…but they don't kiss nearly as well as you do." I smirked and smacked her butt before I scooped her up in my arms and bounded into the kitchen.

"Shut up." She lobbed an orange at me from the fruit bowl on the island. I caught without even turning her direction. I pulled some milk out of the fridge for cereal. She rolled her eyes and pulled the eggs and bacon out of the fridge. "I swear you live on the diet of a bachelor. I, however, cannot live on cereal and ramen." She put some pans on the stove and started heating them up. In the meantime, she scrambled the eggs to put cook and pulled the bacon pieces apart.

"I can't be on a bachelor's diet if I'm not a bachelor now can I?" I smirked and wrapped my arms around her waist while I placed a quick kiss on her shoulder where I bit her last night.

"If I knew one little kiss was all it took; I woulda' kissed you years ago." She sighed and turned her head more to the side.

"Well we all can't have what we want now can we?" I let go so she could finish cooking. I pulled out some plates and silverware while she put the eggs on the stove. I plopped down in a chair by the island and waited for my food. "When does everyone get back again?"

"Sometime tomorrow; I'm not sure exactly. Mama said she'd call." She served me some eggs and bacon while I poured us some OJ. We ate our food in relative silence. My phone rang and I cursed when the caller ID read Bastard: Do not answer.

"I'll just be a minute." I kissed the crown of her head and answered the phone fully prepared to cuss the bastard out for ruining the best morning of my life. "You better have a damn good reason for calling me."

"My apologies I did not know that you finally slept with your intended last night." The sarcasm was practically dripping through the phone.

"We didn't do anything asshole," I walked farther away from the kitchen so that Kagome wouldn't hear what I was about to say. ", but I made progress last night. I think I may be able to ask her soon."

"Hurry up hanyō. Do not waste time in this matter."

"Me? You're the one without even an intended!" I was screaming at this bastard. I was frustrated mentally and sexually. Do you have any idea how hard it is to keep your hands off a woman as sexy as Kagome when she's only in a t-shirt?

"My circumstances differ from yours. We are off the topic of why I called you this fine Saturday morning."

"Whatever."

"Tetsusaiga Industries is hosting a gala for all of our partners the weekend after next. Your attendance is required as I will be announcing your future position in the company. I also hope to be announcing your engagement. I see, however, that is highly unlikely."

"Keh. Kagome's human. Don't forget that. I have to do things her way too ya know." Idiot

"She may know more about our ways than she lets on little brother."

"Whatever. Am I needed at the clan house today?"

"No, but I know that Tomomi and Natsuki are dying to see Kagome again. Bring her over before they destroy the clan house." The bastard ended the call before I could even get a word in.

"Asshole." I returned to the kitchen to see Kagome finishing up the dishes. I wrap my arms around her waist and let out a frustrated huff as I take subtle deep whiffs of her scent. Her scent has the most amazing calming effect on me.

"What did Sesshomaru want?" She put her hands over mine and rubbed soothing circles on the back of my hand with her fingers.

"Keh. Just wanted to nag me like the old woman he is." I kissed her cheek. "He also said that the company is hosting a gala the weekend after next. Nothing exciting."

"You were getting pretty worked up over nothing exciting."

"Don't be a smart ass." I turned to head to my room to change. "Oh yeah, we're going to the clan house today. Apparently Tomomi and Natsuki are dying to see you again." She smiled and headed upstairs to change as well. I threw on my usual robe of the fire rat and threw Kagome a green kimono. We headed out to the garage to make our way to the clan house.

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Kagome POV

Kami only knows what Tomomi and Natsuki want to see me about. They probably want to ask how well their advice worked. I could only smile to myself. It worked like a charm. I snuggled closer to Yasha and sighed. He pulled me closer to his back as we bounded through the forest. He skidded to a halt in front of the gates and the guards let us in. He set me down and headed off to do Kami knows what. I should probably warn Daiki. Before I could even take a step in Yasha's direction; I was enveloped in a massive bear hug.

"Kagome, darling, how are you? Did you take our advice? Did it work? Where's InuYasha?" I was trying to keep up with all her questions when she finally let go.

"I'm fine, yes I did, yes it worked, and I think he's going to kill one of your sons at the moment."

"When isn't he? Anyway, come on. All the females are going to want to know all the details." She dragged me along to her apartment as she basically called every adult female we passed. Once everyone was situated in her apartment she sat me down in the middle of everyone. "Now tell us everything my dear. Every detail is important." They all leaned in expectantly while making me feel highly uncomfortable.

"Um…well I had to go over to his house last night because my family is out of the house. I remembered what you guys told me and I just kinda went with it."

"Kagome, we need to know. Not just because we're a bunch of gossipy women, but because how a demon treats you at times like that can speak volumes."

"Tomomi honestly, you're freaking the poor girl out." Natsuki had stepped in by the Kami's grace. I love Tomomi, but she can be very demanding.

"Why don't I ask her some questions, and she can answer them?" Akemi had spoken up. Akemi had silver hair that she always keeps tied up and has the most beautiful golden eyes. She is revered as one of the wisest females in the clan.

"That sounds like a splendid idea." Natsuki clapped her hands and settled down in her seat.

"Okay dear. On a scale of one to ten how possessive would you say he was last night?"

"Ten." I twiddled my thumbs nervously. This could get awkward really quickly.

"Why do you say ten?"

"Uh…'cause…when we were …ah…kissing…his demon blood almost took over." There was a collective gasp and all the females looked like Christmas came early.

"That's wonderful news dear!" All the women were laughing and smiling. I'm so confused.

"I thought that was bad."

"Under normal circumstances it would be, but in this case it means his more demonic instincts are telling him to mate with you. Does he know that you know you're his intended?"

"Um…I don't think so. I mean…he knows that I know he's in love with me and vice versa," there was a collective 'aaawwwwww', ", but I never used the word mate."

"Keep using that to your advantage dear. Now, I'm willing to bet he's going to start courting you soon."

"Courting? You mean like dating?" Leave it to me to make that analogy.

"Not exactly, it's a bit more…extreme I guess you could say." Extreme…..? "Until he mates with you he's going to be extremely protective. He's not going to want any other males around you at all. He's going to shower you with attention. You are going to feel like the most loved woman in the world, but at the same time it's going to frustrate you. He's going to want to be around you all the time. He's going to start showering you with gifts and such. Once he gets closer to "popping the question" if you will; he's going to get very, excuse my language, horny." My face must have gone three shades of white because they all laughed.

"…what?"

"Dear, he is going to try and kiss you, hold you, and occasionally grope you no matter where you are. There is no stopping a demon's affection; especially a dog demon."

"What am I supposed to do about that in school? My teachers are going to kill me!"

"Darling, I highly doubt this will be the first time they've seen it." Right about now Daiki came bursting through the doors.

"Someone help me! This moron over here is actually trying to kill me this time." He was panting and his shirt had claw marks on it.

"Oh my Kami! Daiki, what happened?" I stood up to check his back. There weren't any scars. Whoever did it must have only caught his shirt.

"Your mate that's who. I'd guess I have about 30 seconds before he's in hearing range. Stop your mate or hide me. I don't care which!" I sighed and Tomomi brought him inside. I motioned that I was going to find InuYasha and they all nodded. Yasha can be such a pain sometimes. I ambled down the hallway until I caught a glimpse of his hakama. I took a deep breath.

"INUYASHA!" He was at my side in an instant.

"Sheesh woman. You don't have to yell ya know. Demonic hearing , remember?" He unfolded his ears to emphasize his point.

"Why in Kami's name are you trying to kill Daiki?" I crossed my arms and glared at him.

"…'cause…ya know…" He suddenly found the floor very interesting and scratched his head.

"Lay off. I saw what you did. You're lucky I came to find you and not Tomomi. Otherwise you'd be dead meat."

"Keh. Whatever, what'd she wanna talk to you about anyway?" He quit staring at the floor in favor of looking at me.

"Girl stuff. Nothing important." Now I was the one who couldn't make eye contact. The latter part of my conversation with the clan females came to mind. He's going to want to be around you all the time. He's going to start showering you with gifts and such. Once he gets closer to "popping the question" if you will; he's going to get very, excuse my language, horny. I could feel my face heating up at the mere thought.

"You okay?" He got all up in my face. "Your face is really red." He put his hand on my forehead to feel for a fever."

"I'm fine!" I shoved him back a bit and he looked at me clearly confused. Out of the corner of my eye I noticed all the females peeking around the corner. Wonderful. An audience.

"Clearly you're not fine! What the fuck is wrong woman!" Kami…Let off Yasha!

"Nothing!" If he found out what I was really thinking…

"Kagome," his voice dropped an octave or two, "tell me this instant." Kami, not again. It's a lose-lose situation.

"It's nothing important Yasha." I tried to sound calming, but apparently it didn't come out right because before I could blink he had me pinned to a wall. He bit on my shoulder just like last night except not quite as hard. He was sniffing me probably trying to smell whatever had me 'sick'. I remembered what Tomomi and the others told me about this last time I spoke to her.

Flashback!

"Just a word of warning dear." Tomomi set down her tea cup. "Dog demons especially are very dominant and possessive. If you do anything to anger him or disobey him; he's going to try and force your submission." Force me? This is starting to sound like a bad idea. "He will never hurt you, but if he thinks that whatever you are doing is not in your best interest then he is going to do something." I must have looked confused. "He will try and force your submission by pinning you down. He will lightly bite your neck where it meets your shoulder. The best way to make him happy is just to submit. Calm down, don't move, and turn your head to the side. Whether or not he's right or wrong; he will always be looking out for your best interests." It seemed like I was getting in way over my head…

End Flashback

I calmed down and turned my head to the side. Once he decided that nothing had me sick he let go of me and placed a small kiss where he bit me.

"Who knew that you could be so much trouble?" He smirked and pulled me along. I refrained from popping him on the nose.

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-Akemi- bright and beautiful

A/N: Finally. That took way longer than it should have. Remember reviews=love=faster updates.