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Chapter 13: Morning after Part I

By: BittersweetLady

When they woke up it was another story. Kagome woke first. She felt a light weight on her chest. Looking down she smiled. Sesshomaru's head was pillowed on her chest. One of his arms lay beneath her, cradling her shoulder. She could feel his other hand lay just above her breast, under his chin.

Sesshomaru lay half on top of her, one of his legs rested between her thighs. As he lay there he thought that he liked the feel of the woman beneath him. He was half asleep and didn't want to move. But finally he lifted his head.

"Hey." Kagome whispered as she brushed his cheek.

"Hi." He whispered back. Then he looked down. "I'm sorry." He said and moved off her.

"It's okay." She told him as he lay beside her on the bed.

"Are you hungry?" Sesshomaru asked her softly. Kagome nodded to him. Sesshomaru slid out of bed and pulled his white tank back on over his black drawstring pants. Holding out a hand to her he said, "Then let's get you something to eat."

They walked down to the kitchen, hand in hand, neither expected to see Inuyasha sitting at the kitchen table drinking coffee. When he saw Kagome in Sesshomaru's clothes, he choked on his coffee, effectively spilling it all down the front of his shirt and table. He stared bug-eyed at them as Kagome made eggs and toast and Sesshomaru poured two glasses of orange juice. Sesshomaru kissed Kagome's cheek softly; turning he finally saw Inuyasha and his spilled coffee.

"Why do you not clean up you mess, Inuyasha? Before Mother comes down and sees it." Sesshomaru said flatly. At that, Inuyasha started, he got a rag and wiped up the spilled coffee. Then loudly went up stairs to change.

"What's his problem?" Kagome asked as she sat the plates down on the table.

"It's Inuyasha, Who knows." Replied Sesshomaru, to which Kagome laughed heartily. They ate the eggs and toast in silence, each sending shy looks at each other, laughing in whispers when they caught each other. That is until Inuyasha informed them, as rudely as possible, that practice was in fifteen minutes. Sesshomaru and Kagome only nodded and continued to stare at each other. They had both finished their eggs and so Kagome took the plates and was rinsing them in the sink, when she felt his arms around her waist. Sesshomaru kissed her neck and hugged her tightly. Kagome turned in his arms and smiled.

"I should probably go get dressed now." She told him. Sesshomaru released her and watched her a moment as she walked towards the stairs and then he decided to get ready for the day too. When he reached his room, Kagome was already in the bathroom. Going into his closet, Sesshomaru quickly changed into a pair of dark copper tint, denim jeans, a tight black T-shirt and charcoal black boots. He was finishing running a comb through his shoulder length silvery hair, when Kagome came out of the bathroom.

She had her grey slacks and black boots from yesterday, but she still wore his shirt. It was pulled up just above her navel and placed in a tight knot at her back, the sleeves rolled up tightly at her shoulders. Her black hair was pulled up into a messy bun, with trendles of silky hair falling here and there. He thought she looked beautiful. Sesshomaru went to her and took her hands in his, his thumbs making small circles in the delicate flesh of her wrists.

"Beautiful." He whispered and kissed her lips softly. When he would have turned and walked away, she grabbed his hand and brought him back to her.

"I am not fragile, Sesshomaru. I won't break." She told him softly. 'But you are.' He thought.

"I know." He whispered, "You're just… It just dawned on me how small you are." Yeah he knew it was a lame cover up. But he couldn't tell her what he really thought. That he was afraid that what happened last night might have hurt her more. That he was afraid to touch her. Afraid he might not ever be able to touch her.

"Kiss me." She said suddenly. Sesshomaru looked at her for a moment and the kissed her lips. Kagome didn't want his chaste kisses. She wanted how he kissed her last night. Wrapping her arms around his neck, she held him closer to her as she took the initiative and deepened the kiss. Sesshomaru was shocked at first; he quickly recovered and kissed her deeply, his lips forcing hers into soft compliance and taking control. His tongue slipped inside her mouth and played with hers. His hands slid along her flat tummy and her back, where her shirt exposed her pale skin. Finally they broke apart.

"See, I told you. I won't break." Kagome whispered heavily, Sesshomaru nodded.

"I see. I have to go and meet the guys today, but I'll see you later, okay." Sesshomaru told her. Kagome smiled and nodded. Sesshomaru walked her to the music room, where he kissed her softly, but quickly and left. Kagome went into the room, everyone was already set up and ready to go. Inuyasha kept staring at her and it was starting to annoy her.

"What?" She finally snapped.

"You slept with him." Inuyasha accused.

"I didn't sleep with-"She was cut off by Inuyasha's angry voice.

"You slept with him! You were wearing his clothes! HIS clothes, Kagome!" Inuyasha raised his voice to her.

"I slept in his bed, not with him. I needed a shower and he gave me clothes to wear. I haven't slept WITH him yet."Kagome said calmly. Not wanting to fight with him.

"YET! What it that?! 'I haven't slept with him yet'?! You mean you're actually thinking about having sex with him?!" Inuyasha yelled. Kagome was getting upset now. Red tinted her cheeks and she was beginning to shake.

"I if I was it's none of your business. I can do what I want, Inuyasha. And if I want to, as you so plainly put, have sex with your brother, it's still none of your damn business!" She screamed at him. The others just stood there, mouths open. One they had never heard Kagome curse and two never in their wildest dreams did they picture Kagome arguing over her right to sleep with anyone.

"The hell it isn't, Kagome! He's my brother, I know how he thinks and I am telling you now, that he doesn't really want you! As soon as he gets what he wants he'll leave you! Is that what you want?" Inuyasha was pissed. Why couldn't she see it? She was starting to cry now.

"You're wrong! He wouldn't be the way he is with me if all he wanted was for me to sleep with him! He's not like that!" She screamed.

"Oh yes he is! He goes through women like he goes through fucking shirts! He wears them one day and then discards them the next! That's what he's like Kagome! I can't believe you'd fall for his tricks! You've seen him, why are you being so stupid?!" Inuyasha hadn't meant for that to sound the way it did. But the look on her face told him he'd hurt her.

"I thought you said you would try to be nicer about this." Kagome whispered. Inuyasha was too angry with her to feel sorry about what he had said.

"Yeah well that was before I knew you were planning on fucking my brother." He said cruelly. Kagome only nodded. The fight had left her body and all she wanted to do was get through practice and go home.

"Whatever, let's just practice." She said calmly, sadly.

"Whatever's fucking right." Inuyasha said, wanting the last word. The others looked at him accusingly, Kikyou giving a death glare from hell. He knew he'd get his later. No one said a word though, not wanting to start another argument.

He sat there listening to them talk…about her. He didn't like it, so he decided to change the subject a little.

"It's going to take more time with her. She's…delicate." Sesshomaru told them. He couldn't, wouldn't tell them why.

"You have six months left to complete the bet, Sesshomaru. That's all the time you need. Unless of course, you can't do it." Bankoutsue said walking around Virgil's living room.

"I can do it." Sesshomaru defended, "But she's not like other girls. She's complicated, she's different." Virgil understood what was happening. Sesshomaru was having feelings for Kagome, which was not good. It would hurt them both when this all went down. He always knew something like this would happen.

"You are taking notes on this, Virgil." Jak said. Since he couldn't really slack in his duty, Virgil picked up the black composition notebook and flipped to the page titled 'Sesshomaru: Bet 110'. He began jotting down everything Sesshomaru said.

He sat watching his only true friend writing in the book. That little black book had never looked so ominous. It held all his past transgressions, all his mistakes, regrets. God help him someone else ever found it.

AUTHOR'S NOTE: well this chapter took me forever. I didn't know how I wanted it to go, but yea I left you with a cliffy. So sorry, but you have to read next chapter. Hate me if you want to, but you know you want to see what happens next. So anyway instead of continuing to ramble I will say thank you and reviews are much appreciated and Sayonara