Eclipsed Hearts
Chapter 9
The clock struck midnight as she entered the apartment. How long she'd sat at the table staring at the door after he left, she had no idea. She still didn't believe the evening. "I wonder if she can forgive me?" He'd asked. It was a question she honestly didn't have an answer for. Noticing the blinking light on the answering machine she walked over and pushed the button.
"Leena. I really need to talk with you. Meet me at the diner in the village near the property. Sevenish? See you then."
Leena groaned. So much for sleep. She would have to ride all night to be there by seven. Undoing the emerald green kimono she hung it back in the closet and reached for her jeans, boots and leather jacket. Walking softly to the dresser she pulled a tee shirt from the drawer. After having dressed she sat softly on the bed and began to put on her boots, his voice came sleepily to her.
"See you got the message. Want me to come?"
She turned and smiled at him. "I'm not ready for them to know about us just yet. Go back to sleep, lover." She kissed him gently, reveling in the way he made her feel and enjoying the feel of his pleasure through their link. Standing she grabbed the leather jacket and headed out. 'I'll have lunch ready when you get back.' he thought to her.
Hours later Leena yawned as she sat waiting. It had been about a week since her aunt had gone up to reunite with her uncle. 'So why the hell am I here at the crack of dawn? Damn the two of them should be busy right now, not bugging me. God, I miss American coffee.' Rubbing her eyes she yawned again as her eyes opened she saw her aunt walking towards her. The deep circles were gone from under her eyes and Kagome was once again walking with her usual grace. "It's about time. So what's so all fired important that you had to get out of your mate's bed AND make me drive all night." At the stricken expression on Kagome's face she was instantly awake. "Ok what the hell is going on?"
"Leena I've lost him." Kagome said and began telling the silver haired girl across from her everything. "I've tried since the first night to talk to him. But I always seem to say or do the wrong thing. The first night he was so glad to see the kids, I had hoped we could talk but he was so cold, telling me he had done as I wanted and stayed away. What could I say? He was right I had wanted him too. I tried to explain but he got angry and started to storm off so I... tried to use the rosary." Across the table she heard Leena's groan. "I didn't know that he wasn't wearing them. I was only trying to make him stay and listen. Each night since has been worse. Every time I try to talk to him he gets angry and storms off." Dropping her head to the table she started sobbing softly.
"Stop crying." Leena looked at Kagome as if she were insane. "You mean to tell me that your first though after not seeing your mate for... what 5 months you wanted to talk?" At the nod from the sobbing woman she continued. "Crazy. I was born into the most insane family on the planet. Kagome, obviously you handled the situation different from the way I would have. Me... I'd have tripped my mate right then and there. But then according to Shippo I have no subtlety at all."
"Trip?"
"Trip. Bed?" Finally realization dawned on the dark haired woman and she blushed from the roots of her hair to the tips of her toes. "Now first off you haven't lost him. Look how much do you know about the bond between a demon and it's mate?"
"Only what Shippo told me. That Inu Yasha felt the miscarriage with me." Kagome was really puzzled now, somehow she now knew there was more to this link than she knew.
"I knew it." The silver haired girl in front of her said her hand slapping the table. "He didn't tell you a thing. Well that's typical of him. Ok, here begins the lesson. The bond or link or what ever you wish to call it, is unique to demons and there mates. No one knows why it developed just that it did. It is also strongest in dog demons. The bond can range from merely feeling the presence of the mate to actually being able to read one anothers thoughts. Once established, it can never be broken only blocked. And since you said when you first arrived you'd felt a presence trying to touch your mind, I'd guess blocked. Let me ask you a question.... Have you ever known what Uncle Inu was thinking? I mean before he said a word."
"Sometimes."
"Great. That means your bond is strong. So we are going to use it." An evil grin crossed Leena's face as she thought through her plan. After several minutes she spoke again. "Ok here is what you are going to do...."
Several hours and cups of tea later Leena concluded. "Here endeth the lesson. Think you can do it?"
"I can do anything to get him back." Kagome smiled back at her niece, grabbing her purse she placed the small napkin wrapped package in it and stood ready to leave. "Guess I better stop by the store first, I think I might need a few things." She winked at her niece, "By the way Leena. Next time tell Souta he can answer the phone when I call your apartment." She was rewarded with the girls sputters behind her.
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Hours later Kagome parked the car in the garage at the cabin. She only hoped Leena's plan would work. Taking a deep breath she relaxed clearing her mind of but one thought. Inu Yasha's kiss. Keeping the thought upper most in her mind, she absently unloaded the groceries from the trunk of the car and took them into the cabin. When she walked through the den there he sat with Cain and Keiko, watching television. She paused to stare at him, imagining his lips on hers, his fangs lightly brushing across her lip and traveling down her neck. She closed her eyes and released the breath she was holding forcing herself to stop the thought of his mouth going lower. When she opened her eyes they were met with golden eyes watching her. 'You are absolutely adorable when you blush.' She was rewarded with his surprised blink. "Cain, Keiko you two want some lunch?" She turned as she heard her children follow her into the kitchen.
Chapter 9
The clock struck midnight as she entered the apartment. How long she'd sat at the table staring at the door after he left, she had no idea. She still didn't believe the evening. "I wonder if she can forgive me?" He'd asked. It was a question she honestly didn't have an answer for. Noticing the blinking light on the answering machine she walked over and pushed the button.
"Leena. I really need to talk with you. Meet me at the diner in the village near the property. Sevenish? See you then."
Leena groaned. So much for sleep. She would have to ride all night to be there by seven. Undoing the emerald green kimono she hung it back in the closet and reached for her jeans, boots and leather jacket. Walking softly to the dresser she pulled a tee shirt from the drawer. After having dressed she sat softly on the bed and began to put on her boots, his voice came sleepily to her.
"See you got the message. Want me to come?"
She turned and smiled at him. "I'm not ready for them to know about us just yet. Go back to sleep, lover." She kissed him gently, reveling in the way he made her feel and enjoying the feel of his pleasure through their link. Standing she grabbed the leather jacket and headed out. 'I'll have lunch ready when you get back.' he thought to her.
Hours later Leena yawned as she sat waiting. It had been about a week since her aunt had gone up to reunite with her uncle. 'So why the hell am I here at the crack of dawn? Damn the two of them should be busy right now, not bugging me. God, I miss American coffee.' Rubbing her eyes she yawned again as her eyes opened she saw her aunt walking towards her. The deep circles were gone from under her eyes and Kagome was once again walking with her usual grace. "It's about time. So what's so all fired important that you had to get out of your mate's bed AND make me drive all night." At the stricken expression on Kagome's face she was instantly awake. "Ok what the hell is going on?"
"Leena I've lost him." Kagome said and began telling the silver haired girl across from her everything. "I've tried since the first night to talk to him. But I always seem to say or do the wrong thing. The first night he was so glad to see the kids, I had hoped we could talk but he was so cold, telling me he had done as I wanted and stayed away. What could I say? He was right I had wanted him too. I tried to explain but he got angry and started to storm off so I... tried to use the rosary." Across the table she heard Leena's groan. "I didn't know that he wasn't wearing them. I was only trying to make him stay and listen. Each night since has been worse. Every time I try to talk to him he gets angry and storms off." Dropping her head to the table she started sobbing softly.
"Stop crying." Leena looked at Kagome as if she were insane. "You mean to tell me that your first though after not seeing your mate for... what 5 months you wanted to talk?" At the nod from the sobbing woman she continued. "Crazy. I was born into the most insane family on the planet. Kagome, obviously you handled the situation different from the way I would have. Me... I'd have tripped my mate right then and there. But then according to Shippo I have no subtlety at all."
"Trip?"
"Trip. Bed?" Finally realization dawned on the dark haired woman and she blushed from the roots of her hair to the tips of her toes. "Now first off you haven't lost him. Look how much do you know about the bond between a demon and it's mate?"
"Only what Shippo told me. That Inu Yasha felt the miscarriage with me." Kagome was really puzzled now, somehow she now knew there was more to this link than she knew.
"I knew it." The silver haired girl in front of her said her hand slapping the table. "He didn't tell you a thing. Well that's typical of him. Ok, here begins the lesson. The bond or link or what ever you wish to call it, is unique to demons and there mates. No one knows why it developed just that it did. It is also strongest in dog demons. The bond can range from merely feeling the presence of the mate to actually being able to read one anothers thoughts. Once established, it can never be broken only blocked. And since you said when you first arrived you'd felt a presence trying to touch your mind, I'd guess blocked. Let me ask you a question.... Have you ever known what Uncle Inu was thinking? I mean before he said a word."
"Sometimes."
"Great. That means your bond is strong. So we are going to use it." An evil grin crossed Leena's face as she thought through her plan. After several minutes she spoke again. "Ok here is what you are going to do...."
Several hours and cups of tea later Leena concluded. "Here endeth the lesson. Think you can do it?"
"I can do anything to get him back." Kagome smiled back at her niece, grabbing her purse she placed the small napkin wrapped package in it and stood ready to leave. "Guess I better stop by the store first, I think I might need a few things." She winked at her niece, "By the way Leena. Next time tell Souta he can answer the phone when I call your apartment." She was rewarded with the girls sputters behind her.
Hours later Kagome parked the car in the garage at the cabin. She only hoped Leena's plan would work. Taking a deep breath she relaxed clearing her mind of but one thought. Inu Yasha's kiss. Keeping the thought upper most in her mind, she absently unloaded the groceries from the trunk of the car and took them into the cabin. When she walked through the den there he sat with Cain and Keiko, watching television. She paused to stare at him, imagining his lips on hers, his fangs lightly brushing across her lip and traveling down her neck. She closed her eyes and released the breath she was holding forcing herself to stop the thought of his mouth going lower. When she opened her eyes they were met with golden eyes watching her. 'You are absolutely adorable when you blush.' She was rewarded with his surprised blink. "Cain, Keiko you two want some lunch?" She turned as she heard her children follow her into the kitchen.
