~The Delinquent Boyfriend~
Chapter Seven: In Hot Water
(Rating for this chapter is bumped up to M for language and suggestiveness)
Kagome awoke to her softly lit ceiling wondering what had drawn her from her cozy cocoon of sleep. She responded to the familiar sound of her ringing alarm clock before she could even register what she was hearing, all while trying to grasp what her hazy dreams had been about. She'd been home alone, thinking of Inuyasha… and like magic he'd appeared, hands reaching for her and lips drawn to hers like magnets. Kagome bit her lip in a grin as she remembered her 'dream Inuyasha' responding to her requests for more, and more, until they were both tangled together with nothing between them but sheets and skin.
She closed her eyes, trying to savor the last remnants of the dream and force her body to recreate the feel of him… when suddenly she did feel him. There was a pressing weight all along her left side, a constricting presence across her waist, and something wedged between her legs. The realization that she was feeling someone else's warm skin against her own warm skin was enough to shut her brain off for a good few minutes. When the expanding chest pressed against her side confirmed the presence was real and not a remnant of sleep, Kagome dared turn her head.
Pinched brows and a pronounced frown weren't exactly the expression she was hoping to see on his face, but it was really Inuyasha in the – quite literally – flesh. She squirmed in a fit of awkward nerves, not having a clue how to approach the situation they'd landed themselves in. It wasn't as though she regretted any of it, but… oh hell, it had really happened, hadn't it? What was she supposed to do now?
It seemed squirming was the wrong choice, as Inuyasha's frown turned slightly panicked and he whimpered, his eyes still shut tight. "Oi" he managed to bark through his hoarse morning voice, "Knock it off for a sec, would ya?" She froze, startled into stillness as he moved slightly away, and she realized that the weight pressed between her legs was his muscled thigh. In his efforts to retreat, his bare thigh brushed the juncture at her hips, and she gasped at the shiver it sent throughout her entire body. Inuyasha tensed, his breath stilling in his lungs as his golden eyes blinked open to stare intently at her shocked expression.
"You… you ain't angry about this, are ya?" At first Kagome wasn't sure what to say. Should she be angry? Had he done something to deserve such an emotion? Wracking her foggy brain for all they'd said and done the night before, Kagome reached a conclusion. Pursing her lips, she scooted a little closer against his warm body, watching boldly as his eyes widened and his mouth fell open in a quiet gasp.
"I wasn't angry before, was I?" she reasoned, and Inuyasha had no retort. His jaw snapped shut and he swallowed hard, but still seemed unwilling to make a move. Kagome smiled, remembering how his hesitance had been chipped away last night in his urgency to learn her body. Perhaps he just needed a reminder now….
The hand lying limp at her side moved beneath the blanket still shielding her from the air-conditioned room, skimming over the arm that lay draped over her waist. Following a path over his shoulder, up his neck, through the hair growing where human ears would have been, her fingers finally found their destination. Inuyasha's stare dropped to half-lidded contentment as Kagome stroked and rubbed his fuzzy ears. A rumble in the back of his throat built to a guttural moan as he leaned over Kagome, replacing his leg between hers and fitting his mouth to her grinning lips.
His languorous kiss was so sweet and lingering that Kagome might have spent the whole morning in bed that way, pressed under his weight; but the weight of his hips pressed a little too firmly against an area that, before last night, was not used to such strain. She winced unknown to the half-demon above her, but when his next moan was punctuated by a subtle thrust, she couldn't keep back a pained hiss. He retreated to her side so fast she wondered if she'd dreamed his body on hers.
"Aw shit – Kagome, I'm sorry, I forgot!" He was stumbling between curses and apologies, and Kagome had to press her fingers to his mouth to stop the dribble.
"Inuyasha, relax. This happens. I'll adjust." Wiggling slightly to test just how sore she was, Kagome released a sigh from grimacing lips and glanced over at her clock. Despite the ache between her legs, she wouldn't have traded their first time together for anything, even if it was a little… rough. It might have been wise though not to do it on a school night – the chairs at school would not be forgiving.
Turning her face back to the sheepish expression on her boyfriend's face, Kagome gave him a soft smile and brought a hand up to stroke through the hair falling down the side of his face. "Hey, quit worrying, really!" His lip quirked in an attempt to smile, but he couldn't hold it for long. "I was too rough, huh?" Kagome hid a laugh, bringing a finger to her chin in thought. "Oh, I don't know if I'd put it that way… You could just say I'm…" her eyes lifted to his as she finished with a mischievous grin "thoroughly fucked."
His eyes grew wide, and his fangs peaked out in a broad smirk as he said huskily "Oh I'm a bad influence on ya, that's for sure. What would your schoolmates think of that mouth of yours?" Said mouth was quickly captured in a searing kiss, but Kagome pulled away with a laugh before Inuyasha could resume his position above her.
"Speaking of school," she mumbled as she slipped away and off the bed, "I've got to shower and get ready. And you're making me late." Inuyasha didn't look the least bit apologetic as he watched her wander to the pile of clothes on the floor, his eyes attentively following her naked form. Fishing out Inuyasha's white undershirt, Kagome slipped it over her head and gathered up her laundry as well as his, muttering about washing their clothes while she showered. Following her lead, Inuyasha left the warmth of her pink blankets and sidled up beside her, wordlessly taking the boxers she handed him and pulling them on. He noticed she hadn't bothered to put anything on under his shirt.
"C'mon bad-boy" she teased, "let's go get cleaned up before my family's awake. I bet that hot water's gonna feel so nice…." Kagome closed her eyes and sighed pleasantly, but her eyes popped open and a squeak left her mouth as she was suddenly hoisted off her feet into strong arms.
Her questioning eyes met the amused gold of her delinquent love, and he shrugged under her light weight. "Can't let you just walk around when you're so sore." The apples of her cheeks pushed up in a smile, and Kagome let the laundry fall in her lap as she looped her arms around her boyfriend's neck, nuzzling against his bare chest.
Checking to see that they had their dirty clothes as well as clean ones to change into, Inuyasha carefully pushed open the door of Kagome's room and crept down the stairs. His sensitive ears detected every creak before it could sound and alert the sleeping family members. Usually his hyper-sensitive nose would be enough to ensure they were undetected, but it was a little… distracted by the lingering scents of their… activities. A shower was in everyone's best interests at this point, even if he really didn't mind the smell currently invading his nose. He would just have to recreate that scent combination with her later. Maybe she wouldn't be so sore anymore tonight….
Kagome could hardly remember the soreness between her legs as her half-demon carried her through the silent house. His warm skin and the movement of muscle underneath were giving her wonderful flashbacks to the night before, and almost without knowing her fingers began to trace his neck and collarbones. She turned her head to press her lips to his chest, and felt him suck in a breath. "Inuyasha," she whispered, "wanna join me in the bath?" Her head was growing fuzzy as his claws began to stroke her thighs, sending shivers all the way to her toes. "I set my alarm early – my family shouldn't be up for another hour at least."
He hummed, considering, and she smiled victoriously. She felt his arm move to push open the door to the kitchen, through which the laundry-room and bath were accessed – and then he tensed to perfect stillness beneath her. Kagome paused, confused at his sudden shift in demeanor, and lifted her head to see him staring with horrified eyes into the room beyond. Before she could turn her head to follow the same path, she heard a sound that froze her into the same catatonic state as her dog-eared boyfriend.
"Good morning you two."
There at the kitchen table, still in her pajamas and sipping at a cup of tea, was her mother. Her mother, staring right at them with the most knowing and unnerving look Kagome had ever seen. A million thoughts rushed through Kagome's mind in the space of a second: she'd been caught by her mother in her boyfriend's arms, her boyfriend wearing nothing more than boxers and her in his shirt from the day before, with her thighs sticky and her hips aching and probably more than a few hickeys spotting her neck. There was no way to hide it. Her mother would know – her mother would know that they'd – oh, what would she think of her!
Kagome could do little more than gape at the woman like a fish, and Inuyasha had yet to even breathe, his face paling with each passing second. Mrs. Higurashi had always liked the boy, and only ever encouraged Kagome's relationship with him, but… well, 'sex on a school night' had never really come up in their previous conversations.
Taking pity on the two terrified teens, Mrs. Higurashi gestured toward the door to the washroom and said in an unreadable tone "Drop off your laundry, and Inuyasha, you can use the shower first. I'd like to talk to Kagome." It took another moment before either one dared move, but sensing that the woman wouldn't jump and attack, Inuyasha set Kagome on her feet, gathered the dirty clothes from her, and slipped quickly through the doorway.
Holding her bundle of clean clothes tightly to her chest, Kagome took the seat opposite her mother and set her eyes firmly on the floor.
"Kagome," the older woman said softly, but Kagome couldn't face her just yet. She tried again, her voice slightly stronger this time as she called to the girl, and Kagome's sheepish gaze finally met her mother's, only to see a smile. "Kagome, I'm not mad at you. Well, I do have a few things to say, but I'm not going to yell." The girl nodded, forcing herself to look her mother in the eye as she waited for what she was sure would be a storm. Of course her mother wouldn't yell, but that didn't mean she wouldn't be harsh.
They both heard the sudden rush of water from the shower, and Mrs. Higurashi's smile widened. "Hopefully that'll keep him from overhearing. I figured it would be best to talk to you first, and let him worry for a while. Can't let him off the hook that easily!" She giggled as Kagome tried and failed to find the humor in the situation. She wished she could go hide in the washroom too. "Honestly Kagome, I figured this would happen eventually. I know what you two mean to each other."
Kagome was startled at the confession – this wasn't what she had expected at all!
"However," Her mother continued, her voice taking on a stern edge, "now that your relationship with him has reached the next stage, we need to set some house rules." A sinking feeling settled in the young girl's gut – as close as she was with her mother, this wasn't the sort of thing she ever wanted to talk about. "First of all, no sex on school nights. I know you've already broken this, but let's start fresh, shall we?" She smiled, and Kagome gave her a pained smile in return. This was, after all, a rule she'd already been considering that morning. "Second, no sex when your brother is in the house please. We were all out last night, which was fine, but just for future reference. I don't want him accidentally seeing or hearing anything that's going to be… scarring, to say the least. Alright?" Kagome nodded emphatically, unwilling to join the conversation with words but all in favor of keeping her little brother far away from her love-life.
"Other than that," her mother continued, her cheery attitude returning as she leaned back casually in her chair, "it's between you and Inuyasha how you proceed. I want you two to think about your futures of course, and be careful not to be too rash about things, but… somehow, I get the feeling you're in this for the long haul. Of course, things can always change, but –"
"I don't want them to" Kagome blurted out, suddenly finding the words for her feelings. Fervent eyes sought out her mother's, and she repeated "I don't want things to change – I mean, I want to be with him. For a long time." She smiled a bit, and added wistfully "forever, if I can."
Mrs. Higurashi nodded, a gentle smile gracing her lips. Silence stretched between them, but without the awkwardness of before. The sound of running water ceased, and Kagome's mother jerked her head in the direction of the washroom, saying "Your turn now. Send the poor boy in here, but let him know he's not in trouble. I'll fix you both some breakfast, and you can wash your clothes."
Kagome rose from her seat, wincing slightly with the movement – the expression didn't go unnoticed. Covering a giggle with her hand, Mrs. Higurashi said lightly "I'll phone your school and tell them you're not feeling well. I'm sure you're not looking forward to sitting on those hard chairs all day!"
Smiling appreciatively, Kagome started toward her mother, eager to give her a thankful hug… but the slip of Inuyasha's shirt against her bare thighs made her pause. Hugs could wait until after she cleaned up. And besides – at that moment, a warm bath sounded divine.
*Author's Note:
Sooo here's that steamy chapter I promised. It actually wasn't the steamy chapter I had in mind, but it kinda happened accidentally. I'll be doing another (steamier) chapter in honor of Christmas this month, and yes, it will be holiday themed. There will be gift-exchanges and a reappearance of Kagome's friends and maybe even Hojo. I'll be trying to follow what I know of Christmas traditions in Japan, which means it's time to watch the Christmas episodes of my J-dramas (yes I'll actually do real research too). This might not happen until my finals are finished in a couple weeks, but who knows!
Also, I know the timeline on this fic is a little confusing, but this is set before a couple of the other chapters, where it's implied Inuyasha and Kagome already have an intimate relationship. Maybe one day I'll rearrange this fic and put the chapters in the right order :P
Thanks for all the support everyone! Your reviews and faves mean the world to me!
