Chapter 14 - Visit

It was almost dawn when the newly mated couple woke up. Inuyasha was still holding Kagome, who rested her cheek on his bare chest. He woke up first, careful not to move. He smiled when he thought about his current situation.

Keh! Now who would've guessed? The lowly, disgusting hanyou has gotten himself a mate. And not just any mate. Kagome, for fuck's sake!

Kagome started stirring and raised her head to look at him. Greeting him with a small but warm smile, he couldn't hold the beam forming on his face.

"Hey."

"Hi."

They didn't say another word for quite a while, just holding each other. She was stroking his chest, moving her hand up and down, relishing in the feeling of his muscular body. He had his nose buried in her hair, running his claws through it. When the sun was nearly gone, they stood up, got dressed and headed home. Since her clothes had been ruined by someone's claws, she wore Inuyasha's haori, producing a make-shift dress.

Kagome was in Inuyasha's back, smiling and nuzzling his neck. It was driving him crazy, not being able to do anything other than just squeezing her thighs in response and he couldn't wait to get home. He knew she was aroused as well, he could smell it, and it took all of his will power to not stop and take her in the forest again.

Once they got to their house, Kagome went inside and told him to go get her bag at the Well. He went and got back in a heartbeat, and was confused when he noticed she had locked the front door. He knocked and shouted her name.

"Oi, Kagome! What the hell?! Why did you lock me out?!"

"Just hang on for a second, please."

He dropped her bag with a huff and crossed his arms in front of his chest. Then he realized she was probably cleaning up and getting ready for another "round". He was smirking when she finally appeared and he instantly frowned when he saw her fully dressed. She smiled at him and took his hand, closing the door and heading to the village, but he immediately stopped her, pulling her to him.

"Where do you think you're going?"

"To the village, of course. To tell the others I'm back."

"The hell you are! No, we are staying here, they can have you tomorrow."

"Inuyasha, don't be greedy. They are probably worried about me, we have to go there now. Come on, it won't take long, and then we can come back home and…"

His eyes widened when she stopped talking and his heart skipped a beat. "And what?!"

She winked and took his hand again, dragging him to the village. He stopped her again. "Tell me, wench! And then what?" He knew what this was about, he just wanted to tease her back and make her say it.

Kagome sighed. "You know what it is and I'm not saying it. Just shut up and walk."

He rolled his eyes and they finally left.

As expected, Kagome's reunion with her friends was emotional for all parties involved. Inuyasha just stood at the entrance of Sango and Miroku's hut, leaning on the wall and scowling. He would occasionally grunt or make a rude comment about "mushy people", but he knew how much their friends had missed her and how scared they were, to think they might never see her again, so he just let them be. After all, he knew what their feelings were all too well, for he had felt them recently and with much more intensity.

They had told them about their mating, leaving out the fact that they had done it in the forest, on the grass. Inuyasha felt bad about it, but he knew he couldn't have done it differently. He had imagined it happening at their house, on their bed, the way Kagome deserved, not like some kind of rutting animal. He knew she wasn't upset by it, that she also felt the need to do it right then, not being able to wait another minute, but he still felt as if he had failed her somehow. And he had vowed to do everything he could to make her life with him as comfortable as hers in the future, doing absolutely everything he could to make her happy.

He decided it was just another reason to, in someway, compensate Kagome.

After finally catching up and reassuring everyone, especially Shippo, that she was not leaving again, they set off to their house. But before they left, Inuyasha had to convince Kagome to leave Shippo with Sango and Miroku. The kit had thrown a tantrum, hugging Kagome's leg tightly, saying he couldn't trust Inuyasha, that he had to be with her to make sure he wouldn't screw up and push her away again. The kitsune had ignored the hanyou the whole night, and he knew it would take some time to get the kit's trust back.

Inuyasha offered his back to Kagome and they got to the house quickly.

He had been waiting and thinking about that moment since they woke up in the clearing. Still, when they finally entered the house, he got nervous suddenly. It had been fairly easy the first time, undressing themselves and mating. He was too caught up with his desire to be embarrassed and think things through. Now he was a little self-conscious and didn't know how to act.

"So… should we go to bed…?" He asked her, really not knowing what to do.

She smiled when she saw how uncomfortable he was. It was adorable, seeing how that man, er, hanyou, who had mated with her just a few hours ago was now acting as if they hadn't even had their first kiss. He was a little relieved to see her smile and he could tell she was not as embarrassed as him.

"Yes, we should." She took his hand and led him to their little haven.

She sat on the bed and he followed her movements with his eyes. She started unbuttoning her blouse and he goggled at her forwardness. He was definitely not expecting this, but his shock turned into excitement very quickly and he started taking off his undershirt.

She gulped when she saw him taking his clothes off. She didn't plan this through, she just felt bold when she saw him so unsure of himself. But seeing him get back to his predatory gaze, she felt a little weird, until a thought came to her mind.

We are mates now.

That had put her mind at ease. Remembering everything they had gone through the last four years, how much they loved each other, how they had expressed that love in the past few weeks, especially a few hours ago, made her realize he was her everything and that she shouldn't feel embarrassed around him. They had their house, they were practically married, they had nothing to fear, not when it came to their feelings. So she took her clothes off, looking at him, smiling, and then laid on the bed, their bed.

He was too stunned to react. He had never seen her like that, completely naked and completely in front of him. Not even when they made love, he wasn't in the right position to take a good peek. So he didn't even notice when she, after noticing he was not moving, got up and took his hand, moving them to the bed.

She laid on her back again and pulled his hand, so that he could lay next to her. She turned to her side and started caressing his face, pushing his bangs to the sid to look at his beautiful amber eyes. He could see the love and the lust in her eyes and it was becoming easier to just stay like that with her, looking at her and letting her look at him. He took his hakama off, earning a surprised look from her, who also didn't get to take a good look at that part of him. He tried suppressing his laugh, but couldn't help letting out a small chuckle. She looked at him and glared mockingly. They both smiled and visibly relaxed. With a sigh, he leaned and kissed her.

Kagome was so happy that she thought she was going to interrupt the kiss just to laugh out loud. She managed to let go of that thought when she felt his hand rest on her hip, timidly, but still causing a strong reaction in her. Her desire for him quickly heightened and he was relieved to smell it so strongly, so he pushed her to him and she could feel the moist in her core increasing immediately when she felt his erection on her belly.

LEMON

Inuyasha was too drunk in her scent and the feel of her body to remember to be embarrassed now. He pushed her shoulders, so that she could lay on her back and she didn't even see how fast things were going until he was on top of her, opening her legs with his knee. He was almost entering her when she pushed him on his chest.

"Wait, wait."

Inuyasha looked at her, confused. "What? Did I do something wrong?"

"No, no… it's just… we don't have to be fast. You can take your time, I'm not going anywhere", she said with a smile. She knew she had to be subtle about sex talk. She didn't want to emasculate him and she didn't want him to think she wasn't enjoying it. Fortunately, he smiled and nodded.

"I know, I was just so… ready, you know? Okay, let's take it slow then."

He decided to just hover over her, kiss her and fondle her breasts, trying his best not to take her at once, trying to concentrate on her pleasure instead of his own. He knew he had a lot to learn and he wanted to be sure he was doing the right things for her.

Kagome was rubbing his back when he moved his mouth from her neck to her nipple. She gasped, feeling an urgent desire, and grabbed his cock with one hand, caressing the tip with her thumb. He let go of her nipple and gasped out loud, leaning his forehead on hers. She smiled at his reaction and, when he regained his composure, he looked at her and smirked.

"You are one sneaky woman, do you know that?"

"Are you saying I'm not allowed to do that?" She said, feigning innocence.

"Not at all", he said seriously, before taking her nipple in his mouth again.

She started moaning, moving her hand up and down his length, while he was almost reaching his limit. The scent of her arousal was enough to make him go over the edge, but with her hands on him and the feel of her breasts and her moans, it was almost unbearable. He stopped what he was doing and looked at her.

"Is it still too soon?"

She smiled at his preoccupied frown. "No, it's okay now."

With a smile he positioned himself at her entrance and slowly filled her up, reaching his hilt. They both moaned loudly and then he stopped, trying to concentrate on her again, since he was already too far gone to last more than a few thrusts.

He began to move slowly, steadily, and the rhythm was driving her crazy. She knew he was doing it for her and it pleased her greatly to know he was so concerned about her pleasure. She quietly asked him to go faster and pushed her hips forward, making him groan in approval. He picked up speed and his thrusts were faster, but still steady, making her moan in pleasure constantly.

Inuyasha tried to prolong it, but he couldn't hold it any longer. When he finally decided to let go he felt her walls draining him and he came violently, screaming her name and then burying his face in her hair. She screamed his name as well, not as loudly, but she was more than satisfied and it was definitely better than their first time. He licked his mark on her neck and she felt herself melting. He laid beside her, bringing her to rest her head on his chest and their legs intertwined. They both fell asleep contently, completely exhausted and feeling whole again.

END OF LEMON

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They were greeted by sunrays the next morning and Kagome was the first one to wake up. She was facing Inuyasha's chest and the first thing she did after seeing it was smile. She couldn't think of a time when she felt happier. She looked at his face and he was in a deep sleep, with a relaxed expression. She beamed at the sight, not only because he was the one she loved, but because she knew he almost never slept that well and it was good knowing he could do that with her.

She tried moving away from him, feeling the need to use the bathroom, but his hold on her was too possessive. After trying for a couple of minutes she succeeded and realized how exhausted he was. She felt bad thinking about how much he must've suffered after she left.

I don't think he slept that much when I was away… maybe didn't even slept at all. I'll never let that happen to us again, we can't let anything do that to us, we are stronger than this.

After returning from the bathroom Kagome saw that he was still sleeping, but he was now mumbling something, a frown stapled on his face.

"Ka…gome… no… don't…"

Her heart clenched. She knew he was probably having nightmares and she almost cried seeing how desperate he looked and sounded. She ran to the bed and laid beside him, putting his arms around her and smoothing his back, whispering.

"I'm here, I'm not leaving."

His frown slowly disappeared and the mumblings stopped, and he went back to a peaceful sleep.

A couple of hours later, after finally waking up and yawning, Inuyasha smiled at the woman in his arms, staring at him.

"Good morning."

"Good morning. Should I make breakfast or lunch?" She asked with a smile.

"Ha ha, very funny, wench. It's your fault I slept that much. But I am hungry."

"Alright, I'll make us something." She was moving to the opposite side of the bed when he pulled her back by her arm, trapping her under him.

"Can you stay a little longer?" He said, with a shy smile.

"I don't know, I don't want you to starve…"

"Quit teasing me, woman! Come here." He nuzzled her neck and she shivered. It excited her greatly, to see how much he enjoyed her scent. When he started licking her neck she knew they were definitely skipping breakfast.

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Sango had never seen someone so starved. Inuyasha was not even tasting the food, just swallowing it, grunting. She was staring at him with wide eyes and Kagome held a chuckle when she saw both Sango and Miroku looking shocked with his behavior.

"Inuyasha, manners," she said sternly.

He took his face out of the bowl and looked at her, surprised. "What?"

"You're being impolite. Stop slurping and chew the food before swallowing it!"

"Keh! Nothing wrong in liking the food."

Sango smiled. "That's alright, Inuyasha. We are just surprised to see how hungry you are, that's all."

Miroku smiked. "Yes, Kagome, I wonder why is Inuyasha starving… what could he have done to be in such a state?"

Kagome blushed and Inuyasha hid his smile inside his bowl. Finally the lecher's comments no longer affect me.

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It had been a week since they had become mates. Life was blissful and they were slowly getting used to the fact that they now could express their feelings for the other whenever they wanted, however they wanted.

Kagome was happy to live her life in the village's outskirts, cooking, cleaning, gardening and helping Kaede with her miko's duties. She had her house, her friends and the only person she could not live without: her mate.

Whenever someone caught a glimpse of Inuyasha they would see him relaxed, smiling. When he looked at Kagome, the look of true love and happiness was plastered on his face and when she smiled he smiled as well, dumbly. Everyone could see how happy and in love they were and everyone was happy for them. The whole village had seen Inuyasha's misery both times Kagome was gone and they wanted to see their protector happy.

One day, they received an unexpected guest. Inuyasha was out hunting and Kagome was inside the house, cooking rice and vegetables. Shippo had finally joined them and was now excited about dinner.

"Hey, Kagome. Do you think you can make me some pocky?"

"Pocky? Shippo, I can't make it, I don't know the recipe and I certainly don't have the ingredients. I'm sorry", she said, apologetic.

"It's okay. So I guess you really can't go back to your era now, can ya?"

Kagome looked forlorn. "I don't know. It didn't work for three years, for either of us. And then it did, for me, twice. Inuyasha couldn't go through… but I don't know if it will work for me again and I'm not sure I want to try it."

"Yeah, don't try your luck! Just stay here with us, I can live without pocky."

"Good to know", she said with a smile.

There was a knock on the door and they both startled.

"Shippo, can you answer the door for me? It's probably Sango or Miroku."

"Sure."

Shippo opened the door and took a step back. Kagome noticed the silence and looked up.

"S-Sesshoumaru?!" Kagome said with a gasp.

"Hello, wench. Where is the half-breed?" He asked, stoically as ever.

Kagome was still gasping when a short human jumped behind Sesshoumaru.

"Kagome-sama! Shippo-chan! How are you?" Rin asked with a bright smile.

"Rin! It's good to see you. You look so grown up! We are fine, thank you," Kagome said.

The girl smiled. " Thank you, Kagome-sama! It's good to see you too."

"So, where is Inuyasha?"

"He's… he's hunting. Why do you ask, Sesshoumaru?"

"I wish to speak with him, of course."

"O-Okay… well, why don't you two take a seat while you wait for him? He'll probably come back soon."

"Rin, you may stay here if you wish. I will wait for Inuyasha outside." Sesshoumaru said and left the house without waiting for the girl's answer.

Kagome, still shocked, gestured for Rin to sit on the futon and only then noticed Shippo was missing.

"Hm, Rin, did you see where Shippo went?"

"No, I didn't, Kagome-sama."

"Oh well, he'll be back for dinner anyways. So, how's life been in the castle? I was disappointed to know you left right before I came back. Did you not like living with Kaede?"

"Oh no, Kagome-sama! I liked living with Kaede-sama very much! But Sesshoumaru-sama told me I had lived here enough time, so he said it was time for me to go home. But I was also glad to go, I missed Sesshoumaru-sama! And Master Jaken too!"

Kagome smiled at the girl's innocence and cheerful attitude. "It's good to know you're happy, Rin. By the way, where is Jaken?"

"Oh, he's here! He's taking care of Ah-Un. Hey, Kagome-same, is it true you're Inuyasha-sama's mate now?"

"Yes, it's true."

"Oh, that's very good! I know you two like each other very much. He was really sad after you left. I'm very glad that you are back, Kagome-sama!"

"Thank you, Rin, that's very kind of you", Kagome said with a smile. "Inuyasha's bringing the meat, but would you like to eat some rice and vegetables while we wait?"

"Yes, please, Kagome-sama! I've had a lot of meat during our trip here, but I miss eating rice!"

Kagome nodded and stood up to get a bowl for the young girl.

Meanwhile, Shippo was running like mad while sniffing the air, looking for Inuyasha. He nearly froze when he saw Sesshoumaru standing at his home's door, but quickly darted out of the house when he thought about how vulnerable they were. He didn't like leaving Kagome alone, but Inuyasha had just left before Sesshoumaru got there, so he needed to make sure their guardian was there as quickly as possible.

He finally smelled Inuyasha, who was about to catch a second rabbit for dinner.

"INUYASHA!"

"DAMMIT, SHIPPO! Why did you do that?!" The rabbit had escaped and Inuyasha sighed.

"It's Kagome! Se-"

Before he could finish, Inuyasha dropped his dead rabbit and disappeared from the kit's sight.

Inuyasha reached his house in under a minute, running like he had never done before. All he could think about during his run was how he wouldn't allow something or someone to take Kagome away from him again.

Inuyasha spotted Sesshoumaru and was about to pounce on him, yelling, when Kagome went outside.

"Inuyasha, calm down!" She had sensed her mate's distressed and was already reaching the door when she heard him scream. "Everything's fine, your brother just wants to talk to you!"

Inuyasha didn't stop, he just changed direction. He took Kagome in his arms, dragging her inside the house. She didn't have a chance to resist and didn't want to, she knew he needed to make sure she was fine. Once inside, Inuyasha didn't let her go and hugged her, patting her head and back, making sure she was not hurt.

"You're okay, you're okay…" he chanted, reassuring himself.

"Yes, nothing happened, we are okay", she said, rubbing his back.

Inuyasha took a deep breath and finally acknowledged Rin. He nodded at her and took Kagome's hand, leading her out.

"What the HELL are you doing here, bastard?!" He secured Kagome behind his back and glared at the daiyokai.

"It's a pleasure seeing you too, little brother."

"It's never a pleasure seeing you, shit head. What do you want?"

"I came here so that Rin could visit her friends. She missed them and I took the opportunity to check my lands and to also have a word with you. I see you took this human as a mate," he said, gesturing to Kagome.

"Yes, proudly. Why? This doesn't concern you." Kagome smiled at his praise and leaned her forehead on his back, silently thanking and supporting him.

"Why? Have you forgotten where you came from, half-breed? You are the heir to the Western Lands, my lands, so when you take a mate, she becomes an heir as well. Therefore, it is of my concern who you take as a mate, little brother."

"Keh! I don't give a fuck about 'your' lands! I never did and they were never mine and you know that! So you can take your precious lands and shove 'em-"

"Inuyasha!" Kagome interjected.

"You see, Inuyasha, you should have asked for my consent before you took anyone as your mate, especially a human. Now that it is done, I could punish you for it, but, since you hold no position in the royal court, it is useless."

Inuyasha was looking really pissed, but didn't raise his voice. "So what the fuck do you want, Sesshoumaru? Did you come all this way just to nag me about some useless royal rule? Go fuck yourself, I don't have time for this, I'm hungry and, thanks to your fucking scary face, I have to go hunting again. So fuck off." Inuyasha looked exhausted, probably emotionally drained after fearing for her safety, Kagome thought. She didn't even have the heart to scold him for his language; she just patted his hand and spoke to Sesshoumaru.

"Sesshoumaru, what is it that you want?"

Sesshoumaru remained calm through Inuyasha's tirade and answered Kagome. "I just came to inform him that I have an intended mate and, therefore, I will produce an heir soon, making him third in line."

Inuyasha raised a brow. "An intended, huh? So what, I don't get the throne, buah buah. Is that all, can you leave now?"

Sesshoumaru looked like he was about to say something else, but refrained himself. Kagome almost asked what was it, since he looked a little troubled, but he stopped her before she could say a word.

"Yes, my work here in done. Rin, let's go. Jaken is waiting for us by the river."

"Ha! So who is the unlucky female, bastard? Or is it not a female? Is it Jaken?"

Kagome quickly interfered. "Sesshoumaru, wait. Rin is hungry and she didn't get to eat anything. Can't you wait, for her to have dinner?"

Inuyasha glared at her. "What the fuck? He's not staying in my house!"

"Inuyasha…"

"That's alright, woman. Rin can eat in your house. I will wait here. I do not eat anyway."

"O-Okay… come on Rin, let's go inside."

Shippo appeared from the woods carrying two dead rabbits. "Hey, Kagome. Inuyasha dropped his rabbit, so I got another one and brought them. Is… everything alright?"

"Yes, runt. Good job. Come on, let's have dinner."

Kagome looked around to tell Sesshoumaru he could come inside even if he didn't eat, but he was gone. The remaining group entered the house and ate their dinner in silence. They took Rin to the door afterwards and Sesshoumaru was waiting for her right outside, Ah-Un and Jaken in tow. Rin waved and thanked them for dinner and they left.

"You know, you didn't have to be so rude today, especially in front of Rin", Kagome said when they were in their room, getting ready for bed.

"Keh! I was kind enough. Rude would be to cut off his other arm!"

"You didn't have to say 'fuck' so much…"

Inuyasha looked at her with wide eyes.

"What?"

"You never curse…"

"I didn't curse, I just quoted you."

"Doesn't matter, you said 'fuck'. I liked it", he said with a smirk.

"You did, huh? If that does it for you…" she said, nonchalantly.

Inuyasha laughed. "It's… interesting, seeing you act a little…"

"Dirty?" She asked, blushing.

"Yeah", he said, looking down.

"Okay… good to know. Now it's bedtime, dog boy."

"I like it when you say that too", he said, beaming.