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A/N: Okay people! Update as promised. Thank you sooooo much for the wonderful reviews. I was happy to read 'em all! This chapter is different, it had been inspired by a book based on crashing-plane-stranded-on-an-island but for this story, it affects only this chappie! It's an intense chapter, hope I've got everything right! And if you get confused, lemme know!

Funnieskitten, please don't kill me! ;)

Stormy Rapture

Chapter ten

Inuyasha froze for a second. Hadn't Sesshoumaru said about a chartered flight? But there were just no other planes except this chopper with the keys! And Sesshoumaru's scent filled it!

Damn!

Had Sesshoumaru planned this? To kill him and Kagome to save his own twisted sanctity? No, no! He couldn't…wouldn't do this! He was the alpha male and he took care of the pack members. This was just some crazy miscommunication! Besides he didn't have any time to dwell on that idea.

Inuyasha's gaze swung to the meter and he swore.

There was deafening silence suddenly, engine had stopped. He never believed that silence could speak louder than words, but now, it seemed to downright scream. It was deeper, creepier than the agonizing silence he'd felt in that dark shrine. Inuyasha closed his eyes tightly and tried to fight the nightmare that had begun once more. But he just couldn't stand it, he cursed himself for his weakness because he had started to shake badly.

Then a sound, Kagome was stirring and he looked at her sharply.

"Kagome!" He cried and she looked at him, her pupils dilated.

"C'mon girl!" He coaxed, his voice a whisper, although he wanted to shout. She looked so fragile, just touch her and she could be broken.

She looked at him with wide eyes, then narrowed as of she were focusing.

"Inuyasha?" She whispered disbelief, relief and awe in her tone.

"Yes! Good. Now I want you to buckle up, put your face down between your knees, hands above head. Can you do that?" He asked and she frowned.

"Where are we??" She mumbled, looking around her as if she were seeing everything for the first time. As though it were a dream.

Inuyasha reached for the microphone, he had to do what he had to do.

Kagome couldn't believe any of this! Where was she? What had happened? It as if she had been asleep for a long time and now here she was! Was this a dream? Was she stuck somewhere. Then she realized who was sitting next to her and she looked at Inuyasha again unable to trust her own eyes. He was dead! He'd died right in front of her, before her eyes!

He was talking some numbers and then letters and something about fuels and engine failure. She remembered Rin vaguely, Kaede-san and…a ship!

Then the sharp memory of saving Inuyasha came rushing back, hitting her that it was real. Inuyasha was real, he was alive!

But strangely, she felt no elation. The last thing she ever remembered was the shrine which had Inuyasha as a prisoner.

What had happened!

She frowned, looking at her hand and gasped. So this was what had been aching all along and she possibly couldn't read what was written in Japanese.

So…was he kidnapping her?

"Dammit! Get down woman!" He screamed, no barked and she flinched.

"Okay! Okay, you don't have to yell!" Kagome said, grasping the situation that they were going down, they were going to crash. She just did was told of her, she was weak, very weak and it surprised her. She felt bony too!

Kami-sama! This was traumatic! She was numb with it but Inuyasha looked relaxed as he fought with the controls. She turned her head and let her eyes run over him. Little did she realize the way she was looking at him, as she'd been hungry for him.

Her eyes wandered up to his thighs, the seat-belt across his hips that went above too, the bulge of his….

A strangled sound came from him and she looked at him, his eyes boring into hers with an intensity that rendered her breathless. Then just as suddenly, he looked away, concentrating on whatever he was trying to do!

She turned her head back and really buried her head this time between her legs, under her hands.

Was she totally mad? Here they were, he had kidnapped her, although it did seem doubtful, she knew she'd go with him anywhere, the seconds seemed eternity and she was looking at him as if….

Then it all came from where it had been hidden, the memories flooding back until she couldn't tell the emotions apart which were now, or which were then!

"It's Inuyasha, the writing in your hands!" He rasped and she came out of the stronghold of emotions that might have taken her down completely.

What was that other sound? Water?

"Damn!" Inuyasha shouted.

What was the wench working up to now? He'd seen her confusion, the sudden hostility in her face and the way she'd stared at her hands at his name. Suddenly he felt something painful in his chest as it had hurt him. She'd gone from awe-struck, hero worshipping sub-serviette female to…her usual kick-ass attitude, confused teenaged miko! Within seconds!

Then he'd felt her disturbing gaze all over him and looked at her and again, she seemed to affect him like no other can! She was looking at him as if…as if…he just couldn't point it although she looked worse than that mangy wolf looking at a prospective lay! But Kagome's had had a different emotion making it…quite…pulling. Then without his knowledge, a deep responsive grunt had been brought out of him and she'd seem to run away, as far as she could in their confined space!

Then he felt a myriad of emotions from her that seemed to hit him. Well, he had to just concentrate on one problem, to land safely, reach for the bag underneath his, if possible to get out!

Then he'd told her what the writing was and she seemed to snap out of it.

At his swearing, Kagome's head came up and she felt his strong hands clamping her down. She heard him opening, no breaking the glass in front and sides and she went down, everything around her wild!

His hands were at her waist and for one stupid, upside down moment; she thought he was touching her with passion. Then she felt her seat-belt give way and sliding toward him afterward. She twisted wildly; she didn't know why, her eyes taking in the distant trees, water, the haphazard angle of everything around her.

God! She was at pain. Everything ached!

Then she saw Inuyasha standing on his seat, pushing, grunting and making animalistic growls, dangerous that she closed her ears. They were sinking and with one fierce growl, the top came off and more water flooded in, white, foamy salt water of the deepest blue! She was wearing her favorite pajamas but they were just cotton and she felt the cold water prick her mercilessly!

"Come on!" His hands were iron bands around her chest. "Let's get out!"

He hauled her up, bracing his legs on places which were so obviously meant for hands and pulled her up, up. Then she was sitting, salt water in her eyes and filling her mouth and nose and she felt sick.

The chopper was lying tilted back wards…she hadn't noticed! Then she blinked her eyes and tried to stamp the feeling of bile rise up her throat. But Inuyasha was at her side and held her and she retched.

Oh man! Did that feel awful, just she was finished and she fell on him entirely, she felt his hands holding her strongly, she knew she was safe!

Then everything gave a sickening lurch, her body sinking into the water and she cried only to be smothered by her being crushed further into his embrace.

"Can you swim?" Inuyasha asked his voice rough.

"Uh…" She stammered and he squeezed the life out of her.

"Can - you - swim?" He barked each and every word and she nodded vigorously to block out the effect it had on her already pounding head.

"Good. A log! There! Swim for it now!" He ordered and left her. She felt herself sinking for a moment and then managed to swim in place. He went under, pulling away something from under her and pushed her toward the log.

She twisted, the icy water disorienting her. Choking and spluttering, Inuyasha's order of "SWIM, Kagome!" got her pushing toward the log. She looked blearily for the big, black awful looking thing when Inuyasha had pointed and swam for it.

It was so COLD! Why wasn't he with her? Where was he? Why had he left her to swim alone? Was this his idea of revenge? She twisted to look back but noticed the black God forsaken thing, barely floating and pulled it to her. Holding it and taking deep, shivering breaths.

Then she closed her eyes. It was easier this way. Even the ice cold seemed to fade, everything going dull.

Everything had gone wrong from the beginning. She knew death was imminent now. Nothing made sense. No sense….

She felt eerie warmth growing. Good, she welcomed it. Then, it would spread all over then….

She felt sudden pain. Shouting, arms caught and pinned, pressure against her breasts, so cold and invading her private warmth.

Inuyasha!

"Fight, you conniving bitch!" Was his voice shivering?

"Don't you bloody give up like this! Not now, after all you've been through!" He grated near her ear again and her head ache was back.

Damn this hanyou! If it weren't for him…he managed to find words to insult her even now! The nerve of him!

Then he shoved and she hit something, pain, fresh pain. He was hitting her, the bastard!

But she gripped the log, her cheek resting on it.

A long silence.

Then after what seemed to be an eternity, she opened her eyes. He was there, just inches away. His arm was slung over the whole of the log and a duffel bag, which seemed quite heavy slung over the other one. His face rested on the arm, his eyes closed. His silver hair was plastered against his forehead, everywhere it seemed to spread out, spilling over him. His breathing was deep and in quick breaths as if he'd pushed to his limits, past his capacity.

She felt her hands going up, reaching him, the only life left in the world with her. Only him. She needed to know he was there with her. Yet when she touched him, the cold stillness of his shirt, he didn't move. Her fingers pressed into the bulge of muscle beneath his shirt, her fingers numb but she could feel his heart beating.

"Inuyasha…??" She whispered, her throat raw from salt water.

He didn't answer. She kicked her legs, twisting sideway, facing him, holding his shirt more in a fist.

"Are you alright? Inuyasha?" She pleaded and after one agonizing minute, his arm floated toward her, his cold fingers enclosing her fists and she sagged in relief.

But it was short lived.

"We have to swim to the shore." He whispered, his eyes closed.

"We can't! I can't. Not in this water, this clothes. Not like this." She said, holding the log close to his side and pushing against him. She felt a shudder go through him.

"Inuyasha, are you alright?" She asked worried.

She was terrified as his fingers around her went numb and fell away.

"You've got to get us ashore." He whispered and she stared at him.

"Me?? Get us to the shore? Are you joking? I don't know how can I…for God's sake! I am a student, not a weight-lifter! I can't get a big lug like to the shore, let alone myself!" She replied, aghast.

His eyes opened and somehow, he smirked.

"I float in water, bitch," he said raggedly. "You can do it. I got us out of the plane." His amber eyes closed, shutting her out, "It's your turn now!"

"I can't!" She rasped back and she saw him shake his head slightly.

"We will die in less than an hour in this water." He said, his voice going weak. His body too, went limp and she couldn't feel his heart beat anymore. She touched his face and nothing was there.

Just that he was clinging to the log, his muscles rippling beautifully that made her belly quiver with desire even at this moment was the only thing that said he was alive.

"Curse you, Inuyasha!" She said in a strong voice.

She remembered what he was doing with the microphone and she sighed in relief. Help would be here. With the holiday season, it sure wouldn't take much time before help turns out, would it?

By the way, where were they?

She no gold medal winning swimmer, no life guard but somehow, she could probably get to the shore with him hanging on to that pathetic excuse of a log! He had handed his life to her, she told herself stubbornly, so she must save him. Somehow. They were not going to last long in this cold water.

She kicked, steadily, vigorously then, but it was futile. She became exhausted and was panting when she realized that the log was indeed, drifting, if ever so slowly, toward the small island…or was it a part of mainland, she couldn't tell, but at its own lethargic speed.

The progress was sluggish, but she kicked with a renewed strength, something pushing her. Once, Inuyasha opened his eyes and murmured, "Good girl!" It was approving in tone and he went promptly to sleep, that was what she'd concluded darkly, without any sign of helping her.

She said pretty sourly, "You know, I thought the demon world was full of male chauvinists. You are not supposed to let a human girl save you sorry…rear!" Kagome said, her disciplined grooming forbidding her to use the usual word. She almost heard him chuckle and looked at him just as suddenly but seeing his white pale face and a deathly serene, she thought she might have imagined it.

Okay, he was a hanyou. He was supposed to be stronger than average human male. So why was he like this when she was struggling, at least awake?

But she soon realized her felony. She'd frozen two times, no make it three, in life saving precious seconds and he'd gotten her out. Her legs were aching and it was cold. Was it supposed to be cold? She'd sure seen the dawn of glowing sun, that should have grown brighter but the sky seemed very cloudy, blowing chilled winds making her shiver.

What had happened to turn a wonderful place like this hostile?

Eventually the big log passed toward the shore that was rocky. Then she realized one thing. Hypothermia! Of course the idiotic, self centered…no he was not that, she was not sure what he was anymore, but he would be saved thanks to his demon blood. But what about her?

Was she warming herself with the kicking or losing body heat?

By the time she came out of the thinking, she found out that the log was wedged in a crevice of a rock. Okay, GREAT! She'd made it to the shore. Now what?

"Inuyasha! We have made it!" She said, in a low voice but there was just no answer. He was losing his grip on the log. It was awkward to hold him, almost impossible. He was just so big, far larger than she was.

Then she remembered the last time she was with him and blushed, feeling warmth suffuse her face. Oh yes, she knew how big he was and she wondered how she had…

She shook her thoughts. What was wrong with her!

She got his arm around her shoulder, the bag in front of her hanging from her neck, still attached to Inuyasha by his wrist in a chord.

He was very heavy. She kicked, clung to him, the log and scars in her body aching terribly. Somehow she made it thourgh the water, until something hit her sharply when she'd kicked.

She tried to ignore the new pain and tried to not mind the sharp rocks under foot. She laned on the log lifting herself thn tried to lift him as well. But the log suddenly lifted itself, sinking a little then shooting out into the water out of her reach. Her confused brain couldn't comprehend why that had happened except realize that she was losing balance and had let go of Inuyasha.

Inuyasha!

She reached for him and the sharp rocks, ignoring the pain as they scratched and drew blood. But thanks to a wave, his body surged up and let her pull until he was propped on the ledge safe.

Then she noticed red among his snow white hair.

She gasped as she berated herself for forgetting what might happen to him on those sharp rocks. She got the bag and twisted out the winding in his wrist and slid it beneath his head. Above them, a couple of feet away was a patch of green grass area. She could have made it alone but somehow, with Inuyasha it was impossible.

Then she frowned as something was poking her thighs. She looked and saw a rusty sword tucked beneath his belt.

She was surprised to find his hand holding it, almost in a vice-grip.

"Tetsusaiga?" She whispered as she peered closer. Indeed, it was!

Then she noticed the water level. Previously it had been only till his feet when she'd hauled him and now it was till his waist.

The tide was rising! Oh won't the problems ever cease!

She shook him.

"Inuyasha, wake up!" He was not going to wake up. Never.

"Listen, you big hulk of a…." She swallowed the expletive and shook him again.

"We will drown if you don't wake up!" She muttered but no way was he showing any signs of being an earthling!

She made a strangled sound and he moved.

That was when she noticed her own clothes were torn. His shirt was hanging open and she cringed at the wounds that were still closing up.

Then she felt his eyes flutter open and she held her breath.

He took a while to focus and he pulled her to him. The sudden movement scraped her thighs and legs but she dared not get a sound out. He buried his wet, sea smelling face into her neck and breathed in deep. But even more, the feel of his breath on her bare skin, his lips brushing her delicate skin was doing strange things to her. As usual!

"Uhh….Inuyasha? When you've stopped this doggy business…can you get us up there?" She said.

Inuyasha tilted his head, his face showing how painful it was to do even that and he closed his eyes.

Then suddenly, he lifted up along with her and he clothes got caught in the rocks. Especially the pants and they ripped with a happy sound. She cried as she felt herself leap into the air and land with a bump on the grass.

She turned to him, her eyes blazing but he held hers for a moment before going still all over again, falling on her.

She pushed him away and breathed heavily.

She reached for the bag and opened it. It was quite heavy, once out of the water. She fished out a single sleeping bag and…a couple of energy bars.

She laid out the sleeping bag and looked at the bars. God, she was hungry. Just one bar and she would keep the rest for him.

She reached for them and before she knew it, had devoured two of them!

The sleeping bag was damp by now and she felt Inuyasha's forehead. My! Was he freezing all over! And there was just this one sleeping bag. She craned her neck and looked at his watch.

It was almost twelve in the noon! Had they been in the waters so long? Or had the watch gone kaput?

She sighed and shivered, her teeth chattering realizing she too was cold.

But more now, it was important that he stayed warm too. He was the one colder than her!

She pulled at his belt buckle and had to swamp down her rampant thoughts. She placed tetsusaiga close to him.

"I am just trying to get you warm!" She whispered, knowing she was babbling. But it was good.

"But I do wish you'd wake up and do this yourself…" She said as she undid his zipper and pulled downward trying to peel off the offending wet denim.

She stopped and closed her eyes, pretending that he was awake, lying with his eyes open, receptive to her touch. Wishful thinking!

She pulled hard and he lifted his hips and then she almost landed painfully on her butt as it came off.

She sat there, fuming but one look at his long powerful legs, muscled thighs and the bulge contained by his briefs…she gulped. He was briefs guy? She'd taken him for boxers!

She swallowed again and concentrated on his face. She'd have to get his shirt off.

Oh, how was she going to do this! Doing it with a conscious Inuyasha had been so…she colored beautifully and looked down hastily, checking whether his eyes were still closed. They were. She sighed.

"Inuyasha, how can I get your shirt off? You have sit, please." She said but it was useless. A hand tightened on her waist and then there was nothing. But that hand…it was so cold but it felt so hot where it was resting. Burning right though her wet cotton dress and she braced herself. She got off one side then rolled him to face her. Then she freed that hand, with great difficulty then proceeded for the other side.

"It is like undressing a baby, you know! But a lot harder, not that I've ever done this with a baby too!" She stared at him now, gloriously naked except for his brief but not much help because it was wet and clingy, leaving not much to imagination.

"I am not going to get that out; you can sleep in wet brief!" She mused and she gasped as his eyes opened. But he didn't as much say a thing.

"Okay. That is settled then, please help me one last time by moving your big hulk into that sleeping bag, its already open ready for you!" She continued but she should have saved her energy. He closed his eyes and promptly went into the la-la land.

Utterly infuriating, unnerving, idiotic, pig!

Somehow she managed it, with lots of pulling, yanking, grunting, cursing for the first time!

Then she shivered, reminding herself of her cold state. Only one sleeping bag.

He feet were bleeding, her body aching, a strange pain in her belly but she ignored it and felt his forehead. It was still chilly. Then she moved her hands down his chest and frowned, it was cold too.

"Inuyasha??" She called.

But no, his eyes were not opening, he was cold still. Hypothermia! And she was just a human compared to him. The numbness was growing and so was the pain in her belly. She could feel the deadly lethargy that had taken her over in the water. Until now she'd been active, her body moving because of the immediate need, to look after this…Inuyasha.

Goodness, but he meant a lot to her, didn't he? She couldn't focus much on that thought as that pain her belly increased coupled with the cold, freezing winds that were haunting her.

Must be those energy bars, she mused to herself. But this pain was…so different.

She fumbled with her shirt and pulled it off her. The pants came off easily and she hesitated on the terribly wet bra and panties. She looked at Inuyasha who was still very much in comatose stage he liked to be in so far. People died because of hypothermia and it was not a place to be worrying about modesty and her sanctity. As it was, she'd lost more than virginity to him! She took them off and stood before him before crouching down.

God, but it hurt. It hurt everywhere but the pain in her belly was killing her. She somehow pushed herself in and struggled as her back was still exposed to the air. She had to get the zipper up, but she got it up till her butt. It was impossible to cover up until…until…his arms would come around hers and hers went around him.

Then a sharp cry tore from her throat as a searing pain ripped through her whole being, starting from her belly. That was when she felt his hands come around her, forcing hers to go up his neck, her body curving exactly to his, legs entwining, his head pushed between her right shoulder and her head.

She was still moaning with pain when she felt the zipper come up and some urgency in Inuyasha's work, she felt him accommodating the sword too inside.

Just as suddenly, she felt his fangs sink deep into her neck and her eyes widened in shock.

Was he marking her? But it couldn't be! Demons didn't mark anymore…

Then she felt something pulse strongly, the sword, Inuyasha and something inside her too!

She felt him purring, almost strongly as if willing something…and she felt drowsiness hit her hard. She snuggled closer to him, her head nestled between his shoulder and neck and she sighed, pain forgotten.

Inuyasha couldn't let the darkness take him once more. His body needed rest, he knew he was bloody and cold and he needed rest. But he'd smelt Kagome and knew something was wrong. Especially with the pup. He was in the sleeping bag but why was not she in it? He tried to move but his whole body protested and he lay still until he felt her suffering. She'd let herself in and it had seemed…so basic. She was totally naked and her body pressed against him was so natural.

Then he'd smelt blood…and the pain that rocked through her. And he had responded instinctively. He reached for the tetsusaiga, he didn't know why, but pulled the zipper up accommodating her in the bag meant for one.

He knew he was losing her and his pup.

Then her cry had him really swing into action. He didn't think, just did what he had to do, damn the consequences. Somewhere his brain reminded him, that her professed love for him was her insanity, the way she'd looked at him as if he were kidnapping her and the way she'd stared at the name on the hand proving just that, much though he was finding it difficult to digest it.

He let his fangs sink into the spot where his ancestors marked their mates centuries ago, tasting her blood and giving his life force to her. He had willed the pup to stay, for the first time praying for something.

And he felt her go limp, not noticing the way they were glowing, a mixture of purple and pink…mating of a hanyou and a miko. The energy around them hummed and he knew that the animals nearby were disturbed by this. He cradled her more carefully, like a child that she still was, although a mother herself.

And he let him join her, not wanting to think about the way she would react when she found out she was mated to him now. More than that, pregnant with his pup! Not wanting to consider how he felt about this. He knew he didn't like the situation, however he liked having her atop him naked, and dislike was a very mild word. It didn't even begin to describe what he truly felt about it!

A/N: Okay, the relationship of Inuyasha and Kagome as you can see is…hahaha…complicated. Please lemme remind you, its not a sugary fic, not that much romantic!

As for next chapter, it will have a lemon, so be prepared and Sango, Miroku and Shippou coming into the scene as well. To make up the original manga group! You didn't think I was going to make them Adam and Eve did you?

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