A/N: Hello people it's been awhile huh? Well I'm going to start with this new Inuyasha fiction and the way that I came up with it was because I got "Inuyasha: The Mystery of the Cursed Mask" So I hope you like it, it's gonna be different from my normal stuff, because it's a kinda Kouga/Kagome thing. (Rated M of Mature) Enjoy!Disclaimer: "Inuyasha" belongs to Rumiko Takahashi on Adult Swim
-Chapter 9: Tomorrow's Sorrow-
"I wonder how she's doing..." Kouga was back home in the mountains and was still thinking about what he and Kagome had done; granted it was nothing super sexy or actual rutting, but it was the furthest he's ever gotten with her.
"Kouga, supper is ready. Do you want any?" Ginta walked over to Kouga as he sat at the opening of the cave; he was watching over the underlings as they went on patrol. Ginta handed his friend the piece of deer meat,
"Thanks..." Kouga snatched the meat away, but didn't seem to interested in eating at the moment.
"What's the matter Kouga, not hungry?" He asked again.
"No, it's not that..." He responded taking a big sigh,
"Is it about Kagome?" Kouga took a bite of his meat and grunted. "Well why don't you go see her again? You know where her village is now, so just go down the rabbit hole or whatever." Ginta watched as Kouga's ears perked up and his face shined with light,
"I just had a great idea! I can go see Kagome; I know where her village is now!" Kouga sprang up and started shaking Ginta by his armor, "All I gotta do is go down that hole thing again, and blam I'm there!" Quick as a bunny Kouga was gone.
"What was that all about?" Hakkaku walked over to his brother and helped picked him up.
"Kouga just had a great idea...?"
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It was dark, and his demon eyes could only see so much; the thick tree trucks and tall branches blocked out the moon. "Now I know it was somewhere this way..."
He had used a few "land marks" to help him reach back to the hole that lead to Kagome's village; once he found his way back to that old woman's village where Kagome would stay with mutt-face it was just a matter of finding the clearing from there.
Kouga was lost.
"I know its not that far away..." Kouga was heading to the clearing where he witnessed Kagome's colossal strength, instead of finding a lone well; he found a lone body. "It's that woman again..."
Like a ghost haunting a cemetery Kikyou's white outfit was hovering over the well's mouth opening. She was just standing there watching the wooden portal; Kouga approached cautiously. Kikyou circled the well as if she was wondering how such a magnificent device worked the way it did; Kouga questioned it too, but as soon as he smelt Kagome he really stopped caring. The expression on her face was that of sadness, like she was missing her dear friend or she was sad to be alone.
"Inuyasha..."
'So she's the women that-' Kouga was still trying to get to the well as quietly as possible hoping that she would depart soon, but a twig broke his silence. Kikyou stopped, turned around the well and readied an arrow,
"Come out now!" She demanded. Kouga held his hands by his head and sulked out of the forest, he didn't stopped until he reached the portal. "You? What are you doing here?" Kikyou slowly lowered her bow and replaced her arrow, Kouga in turned lowered his arms; this wolf was no danger to her for right now.
"Well I was just on my way to see my lady, you know the one that look like you."
Kikyou glared burrowed her eyebrows, "Yes I know of Kagome. What business do you have with her?"
"No offense to you priestess, but that is no business of yours." He walked past her and processed to his mission. Kouga brought one foot on the edge, "Look, I apologize. I don't know you and that was wrong for me to attack you earlier." Kouga once again found himself glancing down the dark hole in the ground as he contemplating jumping again.
Once was an accident, twice is happenstance.
"Wait." He stopped. "You do know that Inuyasha is currently with her do you not?" Kouga turned,
"Wh-what?" Kikyou walked past Kouga and sat herself on the lip of the well.
"You did not think that you were the only one that could past through the well did you not? This well is made from the tree of ages, it has magical powers." She smirked, "Inuyasha goes there all the time, he has been going down there for years..."
Kouga back away from this woman; was what she saying true? He took a seat next to Kikyou; only to slide down the wall. "He-he does?" He asked nervously; he twisted his head to face her.
"As a lone lost soul I wander the Earth sporadicly, I have seen many wonderful things; and awful things as well. Every so often I like to return to the village where I was raised and look in on my younger sister. She is not long for this world; I want to make sure that I at least made an effort before she passes..."
'The old woman? How is she still so young?' Kikyou stood from her spot; a small lizard type ghost floated towards her, it had a tiny glowing ball in it's claws. Kouga watched as lizard ghost dropped the shipment and flew along his merry way. "Wh-what are you?"
Kikyou took the ball in her hands, then held it to her chest, until it disappeared. "I was the priestess of that village, and windowed lover of Inuyasha. He, unfortunately, also stays with my sister; along with that girl. Inuyasha owes me his life and one day I will mean to have it..."
'If he is promised to her, why does he stay with Kagome?'
"Wolf prince, I believe that we can help each other..." Kikyou knelt down next to Kouga, placing her hand on his armor. "You wish to have Kagome and I want Inuyasha, perhaps we can both have what we want?"
"What are you getting at woman?" Kouga pulled back her forcefulness.
"If you were to take Kagome away to your lands, then I am free to revoke Inuyasha's debt."
Kouga stood up, "What the hell are you talking about? Kagome is never away from that mutt-face asshole for two moments; you said it yourself that he's with her right now! What makes you think I can tell her to come with me?"
Kikyou also stood up, she walked away getting ready for another lizard; "Surely after your time with her, you can simply ask her to be with you. I highly doubt she would refuse." Kouga sat on the opening of the well again,
"What about Inu-Trasha? Can't just go up to him and say, 'Hey you know where's a good place to go if you die? Let me show ya!'" Kouga crossed his arms over his chest and put his left leg over his right, "Look I wouldn't mind Puppy-Nuts dieing and going to hell and outta my hair with no problem, but I know he protects Kagome when I can't. I see the way he looks at her and I know that something is there; he-he cares about her...a lot..."
Kikyou once again prepared for her soul collector to drop another ball in her hands, "Is that what you want?" This time she held the creature in her arms, "Do you wish to forever watch as the love of your life spends all their time with another? Knowing that the one person that you're thinking about is in the arms of someone else? Living life with the fact that that one little thing you shouldn't have done could have changed it all?"
Kouga was at a cross, she was crazy? She sounded like she was stalking Mutt-face for a long time; watching his every more, if you truly love someone their happiness should be more then enough for you. As long as they were happy that should be all that matters. On the other hand, they would both would get what they want.
"I will talk to her for you..." Kouga was jolted out his head thoughts, "Once they have returned I will take Kagome on a walk and I will tell her how kind you are." Kikyou faced Kouga, "After that she could make her own decision."
"What do you get out of it?" Kouga twisted his pose and also face Kikyou.
"Inuyasha of course, if she is with you then he will be with me. Simply as that."
Kouga took another thought; what she asking was diabolical, however if she just talked to Kagome on her own accord then it wouldn't be deceitful. "Okay crazy lady, I see what your doing here and I want no part of it." Kouga slowly began to walk past Kikyou, "However, if you want to talk to Kagome yourself, then I have no problem wit that. Do what you want..."
Kikyou was alone again.
"Bravo! Who knew that a priestess could be so devious?" a voice echoed in the tree, Kikyou slowly reached behind her back for her arrow, she turned with a start and aim for the darkness in the trees. "Ah!" She took her time getting to her target, seeing that she had to follow the sound of agony in the brush. "Release me!"
"What are you doing here, Kagura?" She grunted as she painfully reached to pulled the arrow. Kikyou pointed her finger and gently pressed her hand into the arrow; not feeling any remorse for the pain she was causing. "I'll ask you again, what are you doing here?"
Kagura screamed; this was more excruciating, like when Naraku takes a hold of her heart. Kikyou was using little to no pressure on the tip of the arrow; "Alright! Stop, Naraku ordered me to follow you! Please release me!" She removed her finger then yanked out the arrow, from Kagura's right shoulder. Kagura collapsed to the ground panting,
"The next one won't miss..." With that Kikyou turned her heel and began to walk.
"Wait!" Kagura pleaded, she stopped in her track and slightly turned her head, "You hate Kagome, why are you helping that wolf?" she finally stood grasping her shoulder.
"Ill do whatever it takes to get Inuyasha back..." Kikyou turned once again and disappeared.
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"Thanks for dinner!" Inuyasha shouted at Kagome's mom after dinner was eaten, plates were washing and put away.
"Oh your welcome Inuyasha!" she yelled back.
Inuyasha was about to close the door when a half of tiny body stopped him, "Inuyasha! Why are you sleeping in here with Kagome? She's a girl!"
"You'll understand when your older runt, sometimes girls aren't so bad." Inuyasha winked as he pushed Souta out of the way and slammed the door closed.
"Hey no fighting up there!"
"Sorry!"
Inuyasha walked to Kagome's bed and sat down as she finished the last bit of her homework, "How can we leave first thing in the morning if you stay up all night with your studies?"
"Inuyasha I told you, I'm going to school in the morning and then we were going back. I just found out that there's a big test tomorrow."
"What? We didn't agree to that!" Inuyasha snapped up and stomped his feet towards her.
"Hey no fighting up there!"
"Sorry!"
Kagome reached behind to stench and pop her neck, "You probably didn't hear me over all the shoveling you were doing at dinner!" She brought down her arms then started to rotate her blades,
Inuyasha growled at her and retracted down, "Fine, but I'm picking you up right after and we're going back as soon as possible, got it?" Kagome made some sort of sound signifying 'yes' and continued her exercise. He looked back at her movements, "Are you shoulders bothering you?"
Kagome once again grunted and switched arms; then started rolling her head, "It's nothing, I guess I've been sleeping on my bed wro-" She stopped when she felt Inuyasha's strong arms around her neck. "In-Inuyasha?"
"My mother would do this to help me fall asleep. She always said that it helped the sandman find you faster if your already asleep, then you would have good dreams..." He firmly grasped her shoulders when she slumped them down on her body; soon her head dropped.
Kagome was drifting away from the concentration she had for her books; Inuyasha's touch was so calming. 'How long have I been waiting for you to touch me like this? His hands are so hot and powerful, must be from welding Tedsusaiga; but he's not hurting me. Inuyasha's hands are kinda big too...I wonder if- No! Don't think like that!'
Inuyasha was having trouble concentration just like she was, massaging her shoulders with that stupid chest holster; Kagome's clothes were always getting in the way. He bent Kagome against her desk and started to undo the lock thing on her back. "What are you doing?!"
"I'm getting this 'bra' thing off!" Kagome got up and pushed Inuyasha, before he had a chance to shout he saw as she turned and reached her behind her back, Inuyasha saw a deep blush as her breasts bounced ever so slightly. She slipped off her straps then pulled it from under her shirt. "Ka-Kagome?" Inuyasha blushed.
'I'd be damned before I let another three years go by without feeling those hands again!' Her chest slightly drooped as she reached inside her sleeve and pulled out a strap; she dropped it to the side, Kagome glanced at Inuyasha before she took her place at her desk again. "Shall we continue?" He nodded to himself as he shakily reached her shoulders again; Inuyasha gulped a lump down his throat and started.
"Inuyasha..." was forced to out her mouth as a moan; her body felt warm all over again. For a moment for first time today, she did not think of Kouga; there was only, "Inuyasha..."
'Is she calling me, or is she-?' Inuyasha was staring at the top of Kagome's head; when he adjusted himself, he was now staring more at Kagome's front. Her mounds were bouncing as he brought her back and forth; Inuyasha was concentrating more on the front, each time she came towards her head slumped back.
Kagome was feeling sleepy, Inuyasha's mom was diffidently a wise woman; she leaded back in her chair and landed on what she was hoping was Inuyasha's stomach. Kagome looked over and watch Inuyasha as she batted her eyelashes, "I'm sleepy now..." He nodded let her rise up. She walked over to her bed and began to undo her skirt, Inuyasha quickly twisted away from her; "It's okay Inuyasha, you don't have to turned around. All those times you've 'accidentally' seen me naked, I'm sure you already seen everything."
"Th-They were accidents!" Inuyasha glanced over his shoulder, "Are-are you sure?", his face was crimson with anticipation. Kagome smiled and nodded then continued to undress; he turned his head fully to the left and watched as Kagome revealed her ghost white panties and slipped her school skirt down her plump thighs, past her noble knees, blewed past her strong calves and dropped around her ankles. "Beautiful..." A blush spread across both of their faces, Inuyasha was finally seeing what was under that shirt without the fear of getting a slap to the face, or suffering with a 'sit' command.
Kagome was starting to feel shy, many times has Inuyasha have focused on her so intently; when he was talking about serious things or trying his hardest to explain his feelings. She nervously smiled when she noticed that Inuyasha hadn't blink, she felt it best to continue on. Kagome used her thumbs to grab a hold of the lacy fabric that held her underwear in place, first she uncovered her bottom then shimmed it down her legs.
'Is she serious? What is going on, what I am I suppose to do? I feel stupid just standing here like-eh-what is she doing now?' Inuyasha slowly lowered himself on the floor, he crossed his legs; never leaving her body with his eyes. Kagome crossed her arms over her head and reached for the edge of her shirt; her breast once again bounced as her pink nipples turned erect.
"Brrr..." Kagome shrived as she took a minute to allow Inuyasha to examining her. 'I wonder if he's ever seen Kikyou naked before? I know that I'm not the beauty she was but...' Kagome did her best to not cover up her privates; she wanted him to know that she not afraid and she trusted him completely.
Kagome was breath taking.
He was taking her all in; every curve, every muscle. Even though Inuyasha had a perfect seat to look at her birthing area; he never stopped glancing back up at her face, slowly turning pick as she jumped her eyes back and forth from Inuyasha and bedroom door. Here was this girl-no-this woman that he has known for three years standing before him; exposing herself completely, giving him something very valuable.
Her naked body.
"Do you like what you see Inuyasha?" He finally blinked, mouth a gaped he nodded slowly; Inuyasha began to sweat, the air in her room was getting thin; and he could hardly breath. Inuyasha soon was appreciative of his idea to sit down early; he was "pitching a tent" under his kimono and the loose pants were doing great to protect him.
Kagome felt elated that he was paying so much attention to her; his face was wet and his eyes were wide, it started to creep her out that he wasn't blinking. She blushed again and reached for her pajamas; Kagome flicked them out to lowered them down to her feet, "Turn around..." She flopped her head up and looked at him through his bangs.
"Wh-what?" She cracked, pants at hand she stood up straight again.
"I said, 'turn around...'." Inuyasha sounded cold; was he now enjoying the show, he sat up proudly. Kagome carefully turned her heel and faced her bed; she once again flicked out her pants and descended to bend over, this was different from before. She didn't know what he was going to do now that she couldn't see him coming.
Kagome started to feel vulnerable, yes she trusted Inuyasha and yes she started this whole mess, but not knowing what he was doing or how he was looking at her now made her feel insecure. Did she have scars on her back, did she look better from the back, was her ass fat? Kagome felt a slight breeze as she raised her left foot into her pants hole; then with the right. "Slowly..."
Inuyasha was starting to sound like those guys in movies that get off by watching woman undress, how ironic that she was doing the opposite? Still exposing her behind Kagome climbed her pants up her ankles, ascending towards her strong calves, blew past her noble knees, and past her plump thighs. Kagome stretched the elastic over her bottom and finished at her waist.
Kagome turned back to see what the results of her peep show did on Inuyasha; he was leaning against her desk with a sweaty forehead and one of his hands missing. She grabbed her shirt, placing one arm down one sleeve; then pushing her arm into the other. Kagome took her time buttoning the front top to bottom; giving Inuyasha one last glace at her "rack".
"Ready for bed?" Inuyasha was snapped out of his stupor and shook off his fatigue; he pounced before her. Kagome pulled back her blanket then sat down on her bed, she scooted herself in and shifted to the edge, she looked to see Inuyasha heading for the window, "Where are you going?"
"Outside. I always sleep in a tree to watch over you when you sleep." He didn't know if it was because of their new found spark to want to "share" things; but he felt like maybe it was his turn. "I feel like it's another way I can always protect you." Inuyasha seemed like he always had something on his mind and that he could never really sleep; he was constantly on the prowl, always vigilant. At time she has caught him keeping watch at they're campsites, when did he ever get any sleep?
"Inuyasha, I know that our relationship is very difficult and lots of things have been happening between us. I just wanted you to know that I don't hate you, I don't think I ever could. You've done so much for me, and all I want is to see you happy. Whatever decisions you make in life I want them to be yours and no one else's." She opened her blanket and patted the free space; "Will you sleep with me tonight?"
'Okay now I know she's lost her damn mind! First she undresses in front of me and now she wants me to bed with her?'
"Uh Kago-"
"There's no better way to protect me then if you laying right next to me!" Kagome smiled, she once again patted down at the spot and flashed Inuyasha her big browns. Inuyasha lowered his head then rose to look at Kagome,
"If that's what you want..." He lowered his foot from the pane; closed the window and headed for Kagome's bed. He stopped to untie his kimono and remove his top and the shirt underneath; he glanced over at Kagome to see her reaction to his openness to his nude body. "Kagome...?"
She was not paying attention; she was off in her own little world. Kagome couldn't remember the last time she had seen Inuyasha's naked chest like this; counting how many times would she have to repair his beaten body, or the times she would accidentally catch him bathe.
This time was different.
He wasn't hurt, he wasn't in need of medical care and there was no hole anywhere around; he was healthy and fit. Inuyasha's lean frame was rippling with muscles; he was tone and broad. 'I hope his mother knew what she was bringing into this world.' Kagome fell over to the empty spot and began to crawl over to him; she rose up to sit on her knees and placed her hands on his chest, and lightly felt his skin.
'It's amazing how human like his skin is, inside this body are bones, muscles and blood running through it and in the end he bleeds just like I would.' Kagome could still see the old battle scars, he was like a medieval warrior, 'And in this heart is the nicest, kindest, and most beautiful I've ever seen.' She reached up and touched his face, then felt his cheeks with her thumbs; oh how she loved him.
"Ka-Kagome?" He asked again. This time she reached up; and puckered her lips, Inuyasha watched as her face got closer and closer. 'Kagome, st-stop acting weird! What are you about to d-do?!' He slammed his eyes shut as he waited for impact on his face, only to receive a nibble on his neck, her teeth made dart his eyes open wide. "What the hell girl!"
"Hey no fighting up there!"
"Sorry!"
Inuyasha grabbed Kagome my her waist and tackled her to her bed; he climbed on top of her, "What is wrong with you? You been acting weird all day!" Kagome reached her head up and lightly kissed him on his nose, she giggled and rolled towards her wall. Dumbfounded and confused he sighed and followed suite.
"Good night Inuyasha."
"Night Kagome."
"Hey, y'know your mother was right, that massage did help me a lot. Thanks!" Kagome sat still waiting for an answer, but was surprised when she heard a small snore from a Hanyou nose. She brought the cover over her shoulder and yawn, 'Your right Inuyasha, I will have a good dream...'
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Going back home was not an easy task; she was still injured from that damned woman, and was loosing a lot of blood fast. She felt herself getting weak as she entered the courtyard and slumped through the halls to her master's chambers; her demon powers were now restricted by the purification. Slowly lowering herself to her knee she crawled to the sliding door and opened it,
"Kagura, what do you have to report?" He took a big sip of his sake.
"Erg, it appears that Inuyasha has disappeared and he has that woman with him. Erg, I do not know when he is to come back." Kagura was still hurt from that tiff she had with Kikyou; not just physically but her pride, without Kanna around she couldn't heal herself.
"What of that wolf?"
"He has formed a union with that priestess woman to get rid of Inuyasha and -erg- that girl that look like her. She wishes for the two of them to -erg- take away Inuyasha and that girl from each other so they can be together -erg-."
'So Kikyou plans to get rid of that girl, by having Kouga take her away?'
"She also plans on using Inuyasha to carry out her plan to have Kouga killed and the jewel shards taken away..." Kagura was slowly loosing conciseness, where was Kanna?
"Fine, you may go to your room." Kagura bowed her neck and started to scooted away.
"Wait," She turned dizzily, swaying back and forth. A large pale hand lunged to Kagura and grasped her by her neck; he pulled her towards him and tighten his grip. "Did she do this to you? Did Kikyou beat you so easily?"
Kagura did her best to nod her head as she grunted and winced; Naraku snapped his right fingers and summoned a saimyosho, it flew in from out of nowhere and hovered in his face.
"If this happens again, you will need more of these..." Naraku extended his tongue and roughly licked her right shoulder, Kagura watched in disgusted as he slurped up her blood from her body. When he was done the poison bug landed in it's place, it melted into Kagura's side then disappeared. "Now go..." He threw her down on the ground turned back to his bowl on clay.
Naraku took a handful and began to form a tiny doll then sighed, "Disgusting..."
