Chapter 10: Discovery

Kagome walked back home, the entire 10 miles. It took her almost all day, but she felt better when she got home, though she knew that all her friends would be worried sick about what happened to her. She smiled to herself, as she thought about Inuyasha and his kiss. She knew that something would happen soon, and she couldn't wait for it, even though she knew it might break her heart. But then again, maybe she would get something that was better than anything she could have ever hoped for, the love of her life. She took her keys out of her purse as she approached her building, and opened the entrance door. She rang for the elevator, and waited against the wall until it arrived. She punched the button for her floor, and leaned back against the glass wall. After a few minutes, the elevator door opened, and she walked out, preparing her keys to open her door. She opened her purse to take out her cell phone, in the meantime arriving at her door. She raised her head, and promptly screamed.

"Well, that isn't quite the reception I was expecting, Kagome."

"N-Naraku! What the hell are you doing here?" she asked him, clutching a hand to her heart.

"Are you trying to give me a heart attack?" He sidled up to her, and said, in a raspy voice,

"Now, now, Kagome, that was not my intention. I just wanted to come and see what you were doing."

"After that little stunt at Alberto's? You really have some balls, Naraku," she said, crossing her arms over her chest. He put an arm around her waist, and whispered into her ear,

"Now let's just forget all about that. I came to see my girlfriend, the least she can do is be a little welcoming." Kagome backed away from Naraku, a look of complete shock on her face.

"Girlfriend? Uhhh, Naraku, I think you hit your head somewhere. I am not your girlfriend, nor was I, nor will I ever be. You showed me why I shouldn't at Alberto's." He looked at her, and said, in an iron voice,

"You are my girlfriend, and you will show me the proper respect that I deserve. Now, are you going to let me in or shall I invite myself in?" Kagome only looked at him, before she dropped her hands, and moved to open the door.

"That's a good girl, Kagome," Naraku said to her, a haughty smile on his face. He stood right behind her, so he didn't see the hardened look on her face, or the fact that she quickly but quietly took the key out of the lock when she unlocked the door. She turned to Naraku, and said, in the sweetest voice possible,

"Darling, would you like to come in now?" Naraku smiled at Kagome, a leer that turned his face into a living skull, and which scared her half to death, so she reacted fast. She had opened the door just a crack when she asked Naraku if he would like to come inside, and then held it open all the way for Naraku, who was about a foot away from the door. He moved one foot towards the door, and she immediately slammed it in his face, locking the door faster than she ever had in her life. Naraku, in shock at first, immediately became infuriated and started to scream.

"Kagome! Open this door, right now! Kagome! Open the door or I'll break it down!" Kagome, shaking in fear, slid down against the triple-locked door, and held her head in her hands, wondering when he would go away. Naraku pounded on the door with his fists, and she thought that he really would break down her door. She grabbed her cell phone from the floor where she had dropped it when she had shut the door, and dialed Sango.

"Kagome, where the hell are you?" she heard Sango say, her voice irritated.

"Sango, for the love of God, get over here!"

"Kagome, what's going on? Where are you!"

"Sango, please, I'm home, you have to come right now!" Kagome hung up the phone, while Naraku continued to pound on the door, yelling all sorts of things. Kagome knew that the neighbors would probably by now have called the police, and she hoped that they had, because then maybe she would finally get rid of Naraku.

She sat for what seemed to her like an eternity, before she finally heard the pounding and screaming stop, to be replaced by an indignant voice with many multiple voices saying other things. She heard the voices grow fainter and fainter, and she put her head down onto her knees, finally letting the tears go. She heard someone on the other side of the door call her name, but she ignored it at first, until it wouldn't go away.

"Kagome! Kagome, open the door! Kagome, its Sango, Miroku and Shippou!" Kagome lifted her head, and said, in a frightened voice,

"Sango?"

"Yes! Now, open the door, Kagome!" Kagome stood up, and unlocked the door. She opened it slowly, and then threw wide open when she saw Sango, throwing herself into Sango's arms. She cried openly, and started blubbering.

"Whoa, Kagome, slow down! I can't understand anything you're saying, especially when you're speaking 5 different languages!" Miroku and Shippou looked over Sango's shoulder at Kagome, and Shippou said,

"Kagome, what happened? Did someone hurt you?" Kagome looked at all three of them, and said,

"I'm sorry, but I was just so scared!"

"Kagome, for God's sake, what happened?" said Sango, her face lined with worry. Kagome was shaking all over, and her face was white with fear. She hung her head, and said, in a small voice,

"Naraku was here." There was an all-around exclamation of "Oh" and everyone looked at Kagome, wondering what she would say next.

"H-he was just here, he was waiting for me, he wanted to come inside, and I just slammed the door on him, and he just started pounding on the door, and yelling, and I was so scared…" She stopped, wrapping her arms around herself, while her three friends looked at her in shock. Kagome, standing there for a moment wrapped in her own world of loneliness, didn't at first see the reactions upon her friends' faces.

"That fucking idiot, I'm gonna kill him when I see him!"

"The bastard, I can't believe he's that fucked in the head!"

"I knew it, Kagome, I knew he was an asshole!" Sango, Miroku, and Shippou exploded all at once, and Kagome, not expecting any reaction from them at that moment, almost jumped out of her own skin. She looked at them, Sango's, Miroku's and Shippou's faces twisted in rage. Shippou started stomping up and down the hallway, yelling all sorts of expletives, while Sango held Kagome, and Miroku stood there, murmuring to himself. Kagome threw herself into Sango's hug, crying onto her shoulder, while Miroku stood there, still muttering to himself, and Shippou continued to walk around, muttering expletives in Japanese, English, French, Italian and Russian. Nobody noticed a man walk into the hallway, shock written all over his face. He looked at the scene in front of him, and completely sidestepped Shippou without him even noticing that he was there. He approached Kagome's open door, and she instinctually lifted her head up. The look on her face changed from terror and fear, to a look of delight and pleasant surprise.

"Inuyasha…" Kagome whispered. Sango, Miroku and Shippou all stopped whatever they were doing, and turned to face him. Inuyasha stopped noticing everyone else when he saw Kagome's tear-streaked face, and ran up to her, cupping her face in his hands. He pressed her forehead to his, looking her directly in the eyes, and said,

"Kagome! What happened? Why are you crying?" Sango, Miroku and Shippou moved away, letting the two of them talk, though they stayed close by. Kagome's face crumpled, and she melted into Inuyasha's chest, his arms wrapped tightly around her.

"Inuyasha, it was so horrible! Naraku was here, and it was just so horrible! I thought he was gonna break the door down, and just beat the shit out of me!" Inuyasha's face distorted, and he looked at Kagome, his face black with rage.

"I'm gonna fucking kill him, Kagome. Then, he'll never hurt you again," he said, his voice trembling with rage. He started to let her go, and she, panicking, held on to him harder, and said,

"No! Inuyasha, please don't! Just let him be!" He looked at her, and said,

"Why? Why shouldn't I go kick his ass? I've had enough of his bullshit!"

"Please, Inuyasha, don't leave me. Please, not tonight." Sango, Miroku and Shippou, up until now had been standing nearby, not reacting at all, though they were still furious. At this statement, Sango turned to Miroku and Shippou, and motioned to them that it was time for them to leave. They both nodded their heads, and followed Sango out of the building. Once outside, Sango looked to Miroku and Shippou and said,

"Let the two of them be. I think the both of them have realized what they mean to each other. It is not our time to sit and talk to her right now. It's Inuyasha's turn to talk with her, and I don't believe that she will be needing us for that talk." Miroku and Shippou both looked at her, and Shippou said, in a mischievous voice,

"Yes, I do believe that I do not want to be present at this little talk of theirs. I really don't think that they need us present for this 'talk'." A smile spread on his face from ear to ear, and on Sango's and Miroku's as well when they realized what he had just said. The three of them sat in the car and drove away, each one thinking what would happen. Sango smiled, and put her hand over Miroku's, while Miroku looked at her, a silly smile on his face. Shippou looked out the window, his eyes closed, and muttered a prayer to the gods that Kagome would be brave enough to do what she wanted so badly to do, and that Inuyasha wouldn't be stupid enough to turn Kagome down.

Meanwhile, back at Kagome's apartment, Inuyasha looked at Kagome, his eyes burning with desire, but also with doubt. Kagome looked at him, her eyes telling him that she wanted, no, needed him to stay with her. He put his hands up to her face again, cupping it, and ran his thumbs over her cheeks, wiping away the remaining tears. He pulled her face closer to his, looking straight into her eyes, as if asking her permission. She nodded her head ever so slightly, her cheeks flushed and heated. He lowered his lips to hers, and took her lips in the most passionate kiss she had ever had in her life, as he poured all his emotions into the kiss. Kagome, closing her eyes, put her arms around his neck and tightened them. Inuyasha's hands traveled from her face, to her back, pressing her against him. They could no longer feel anything but each other's bodies, but neither could tell anymore where one began and the other ended. Kagome moved slowly towards her door, pulling Inuyasha with her, and, upon seeing that he made no protest, pulled him into her apartment. The both of them were lost in each other, but Inuyasha broke off the kiss when Kagome shut the door with her foot. He pulled away from her, and looked her, his breath coming in ragged gasps. He cupped her face with his hands, and said, in a voice heavy with desire,

"Kagome, are you sure about this? You do realize that there is no going back after this." Kagome looked at him, losing herself in his eyes, and for an answer kissed him. Inuyasha kissed her back, before picking her up in his arms, and carrying her into the bedroom, while still kissing her. He laid her down on the bed, and lay down next to her. She put her arms around his neck, and he slid his fingers along the length of her arms, making her shiver. He pulled her up to him suddenly, and pushed his hands down under her shirt, while she entwined her fingers in his hair. He pushed her shirt up off of her, throwing it to the ground. He kissed her neck, and she closed her eyes, her fingers pulling slightly on his hair. He stopped, and she opened her eyes, confronted with his eyes, which had turned a dark gold from desire. He kissed her, and she slowly took off his shirt, pushing it off his shoulders to the ground. He put a hand behind her head, while the other one worked on her bra. He finally took it off, and slipped it off of her, also throwing it to the ground. She felt his chest muscles move with every movement that he made, and she felt his heart racing. She wondered how long it had been since he had been with a woman; she knew that it must have been a long time. He also wondered how long it had been since Kagome had been with a man, though he wouldn't ask her; the thought of some other man touching her drove him insane with jealousy. He worked his hands down her chest to her pants, feeling her shiver when he got to the zipper. He smiled, even though she couldn't see it, and he kissed her, his hands unzipping her pants. She helped him pull them off, his hands glided over her perfectly molded thighs, and he wondered how he had ever lived without her beauty to fulfill his life. She was the light in his dark life, the sun in his night. He marveled at how lucky he was to have met her, and thanked everything that was holy to him for bringing Kagome to him. She worked on unzipping his pants, and finally, after several tries with shaky hands, managed it. She slid them off, and he lay her on her back, on top of her, still kissing her. He managed to get her underwear off, though not without ripping them, and then he entered her. She let out a slight gasp as he entered her, and the two of them started to move in a rhythm that was so ancient and yet so new to the both of them. She screamed his name as the pace grew faster, and he grunted hers into her hair. The both of them screamed out in ecstasy as they reached the peak, and then he fell onto her, completely spent. After a few moments, he rolled off of her, breathing irregularly, and she put her head onto his chest. He stroked her hair, and she smiled to herself. She drifted off to sleep, and so did not hear him whisper,

"I love you, Kagome."