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Overall Rating: M
I CHOOSE NOT TO WARN!
This story contains material that may be disturbing or outright triggering to some. Reader discretion advised.
Author's Note: I'm sorry this chapter is so short for my fanfiction dot net readers, but a very large chunk of it is too explicit for the censors. If only I didn't have such bad luck with getting stories taken down for explicit content in the past...
Two Plus Two
By Misarae
Chapter Fifty
A Touch of the Divine
Inu Yasha closed the door separating the two rooms with a relieved sigh. He'd finally gotten both pups to put down those damned "tablet" things and settle in for the night. Even after their baths, they had gravitated right back towards the gadgets, which on one hand, Inu Yasha was grateful for something to keep them occupied. On the other hand, he'd have to watch them closely so they didn't ignore anything important in favor of their new toys.
He quietly locked the door and turned to look at his mate. She was already curled up in bed, having taken advantage of a suitcase each of clothing making its appearance late that afternoon. A sheet covered her lower half, but Inu Yasha could tell she had put on her usual night time attire of panties and a sport bra. He, himself, had just changed into a fresh pair of red boxer briefs after his bath. It didn't take him long to cross the room and slip into bed beside Kagome, taking a moment just to savor the quiet and his mate's beautiful face.
He remembered quite clearly the surge of joy that had come rushing through their bond just as he was rinsing the soap suds off of Sachiko. Sachiko had grinned at him, and they shared the happy moment, both realizing that at long last, Naoki's youkai side had not only made its peace with the situation, but finally realized Kagome's seemingly unending supply of unconditional love.
Even so, Naoki had wanted to take his bath alone, so Kagome held off, changing her clothing, but not bathing quite yet.
Inu Yasha's lips curled upward as he inhaled deeply, taking in the incredible scent she all but radiated. If her choices weren't an invitation, he didn't know what was.
He ruthlessly pushed that tiny, remaining voice of doubt back. This was Kagome, his mate. He reached out and brushed the backs of his fingers against her cheek, even as his enhanced night vision finally made the tiny lines between her eyebrows clear.
"Kagome?"
Kagome sighed, opening her eyes, even though she couldn't see in the dark nearly as well as he could. His touch was warm and soft, coaxing her to join him back in the realm of consciousness. "Mm, sorry. Didn't mean to fall asleep there," she said.
Inu Yasha chuckled. "I'd be surprised if you hadn't. It's been a very long day.. hell, a very long week for all of us!"
"A week? Try a month," Kagome countered, keeping her voice light.
"True," Inu Yasha murmured. "So, would you rather go back to sleep, or tell your mate what's on your mind?"
"Huh?"
Inu Yasha drew closer, snaking his hand around to massage the back of Kagome's neck, making her sigh in delight. "I can feel it, you know. Something's bugging you."
Kagome sighed again, but this time the sound was heavy, as if she had been carrying a burden alone for far too long. "Just my stupid hormones again."
Inu Yasha shifted even closer, his body fitting to hers as best it could, curling around her stomach so that his face was centimeters from hers. Kagome shivered with delight as his eyes practically glowed, even in the very dim light of the room.
"Let's see if I can loosen that tongue of yours," Inu Yasha said, his voice husky in the moment before he closed the miniscule gap between them, his lips gently brushing against Kagome's, his touch and kiss soothing her like nothing else.
Kagome couldn't help herself as she opened up to her mate, allowing his tongue to slip between her lips and slowly dance with hers. The hand on the back of her neck continued its soothing rhythm, while his other hand slipped up to toy with her ear, his nimble fingers tracing the whorls as his thumb rubbed the fleshy lobe. Kagome shivered, moaning under the onslaught of emotions that filled her, bringing her more negative thoughts to the surface so they could be skimmed off by the consideration of her mate.
When his mouth finally left hers, it was only far enough for him to whisper, "Tell me, Kagome."
Powerless to stop them, tears formed and fell, tracing down her cheeks.
Inu Yasha immediately brought both hands to either side of her face, then shifted, bringing his mouth first to one cheek, then the other, lapping away her tears and doing his best to take whatever sorrow had a hold of her into his own body.
"I'm sorry," Kagome whimpered.
"It's all right. It's okay," Inu Yasha soothed. "If you need to cry, cry. The only reason I hate the smell is because it means you're hurting. Happy tears, I don't mind."
"I just..." Kagome sniffled, then laughed as Inu Yasha rolled over and grabbed a tissue from the box beside the bed and held it up to her nose.
Inu Yasha gave her his best smirk. "I'm not licking up your snot. Even I don't love you enough for that."
Kagome lightly thumped her hand against his chest, reveling in the feel of smooth skin and steely muscles beneath her palm and fingertips for a moment before accepting his offering. "Jerk," she muttered as she blew her nose.
"That's one thing we need to put on the newborn pup list," Inu Yasha said, the idea just coming to him. "One of those snot bulbs."
"You mean inu youkai pups need, as you oh so eloquently put it, 'snot bulb's?"
"Not technically," Inu Yasha replied. "I just remember all the snail trails Naoki left on me. I swear, he thought I was his own, personal snotrag."
Kagome giggled. "That is so gross!"
"Hey, at least you're smiling again."
The expression on Inu Yasha's face took her breath away. He really was more calm and confident, now that they were mated. He also didn't seem to mind acting like a "softy" as much.
"So, do we keep talking about snot, or will you finally tell me what's going on?"
Kagome tossed her used tissue over Inu Yasha's shoulder, not caring if she hit the wastebasket or not. "Fine. That's what I get for being mated to an inu hanyou. Once they catch a whiff of some juicy prey..."
"That's for afterward," Inu Yasha said, waggling his eyebrows in an attempt at humor, but the look in his eyes seared Kagome's very soul.
Kagome took a deep breath. "It's just," she paused to try and marshal her thoughts, "I'm trying to understand what in the world Hojo-kun is thinking."
Inu Yasha used every speck of self-control he possessed to keep his mouth shut, knowing anything he said would derail her train of thought.
"I always wondered, in the back of my mind, if the reason he was so unreasonable had to do with the fact that Sachiko was a girl. But now, I truly don't know. The moment I won custody, he not only left Tokyo, he apparently left Japan entirely! All his lawyers would ever say about his absence was he 'didn't approve of my parenting', but now knowing that even his lawyers were liars..." Kagome swallowed. "I knew he was selfish, but to even consider standing by a woman who would try and kill her own child in cold blood, then have the nerve to take someone else's once she couldn't have any..!"
"I know," Inu Yasha rasped, wrapping his arms around her and tucking her head beneath his chin. "Trust me. If these were the old days, that bastard already be gutted and in too many pieces to find. We WILL make sure that Kikyou is locked away, so she won't hurt any more kids. Human, youkai, whatever. That Byakuya guy is ruthless beneath all that polish. I'm glad he's on our side."
"If there's anyone I can believe in, it's my mate."
Inu Yasha backed up slightly, then found himself lost in the warmth and ferocity of Kagome's eyes. "Kagome..."
"I love you. I love our pups. I don't want anyone to hurt any of you ever again!"
"Same here," Inu Yasha said, his voice rough with emotion. "I'll protect you, Kagome, and our pups. I may have sucked at it up to now-." He was silenced by one of Kagome's fingers pressing against his lips.
"You found our daughter," Kagome said, her eyes shining. "You helped me make something to protect our older son. You have been wonderful, attentive, and sensitive while I've been carrying our younger son."
Inu Yasha turned his head just enough to free his lips before whipping back to glare at her. "Keh, you're making me sound like a pansy!"
Kagome chuckled. "Never that," she reassured him. "You are my strong, brave, stubborn, amazing Inu Yasha."
"Takes one to know one, my precious bitch."
A wave of heat washed over Kagome at his words, rumbled from the depths of his soul. She reached up, seeking confirmation, and she found it, his markings tingling as they stretched along his cheekbones, but his eyes remained their usual molten gold. She couldn't help it, her body writhing in response as she wrapped both hands around his skull to draw him down into another passionate kiss.
Inu Yasha could feel the sadness leaving her, the confusion dissipating, and arousal rising to fill the empty space. He was more than happy to comply, delighting in the softness of her lips, her mouth, the pressure of her hands against his skull, the tips of her thumbs brushing the smooth skin where his human ears appeared every new moon. His hands weren't idle, either, slipping down to slide along her ribcage, his fingers refamiliarizing themselves with every curve and groove. His palms rubbed the downward slope of her upper stomach, the rest of his body already enjoying the feel of their unborn pup cradled between them.
Eventually, Inu Yasha left Kagome's lips, drawing a faint whimper from her that turned into a moan as he kissed the corner of her lips before leaving a trail of kisses and nips down her chin on his way to devouring her throat.
Kagome's breath hitched at the sensation of Inu Yasha's warm, wet mouth and tongue leaving open-mouthed kisses on such sensitive flesh. She would be very surprised if she didn't end up with a colorful set of hickeys in the morning, but she would wear them with pride. She was an inu's bitch, and she reveled in it. She tilted her head back even further, giving him all the access he could ever want, as her hands snaked up to rub his ears.
Inu Yasha's hips jerked and he growled at the sensation of his mate rubbing his ears. His youkai side rumbled with satisfaction, urging Inu Yasha to needle the tender skin of her throat with his fangs. He did so, soothing the spots afterward with his tongue. Kagome's arousal wafted up to him, urging him onward. Without really thinking about it, he slipped his hands under the bottom of her sport bra, intending to lift it just enough so that he could cup her breasts. He whined as her hands left his ears, then he looked up and realized she was inviting him to strip the bra off her completely.
Not about to waste the opportunity, he did so, leaving her as bare-chested as he was. He was only torn for a split second before diving between her breasts, nuzzling them enthusiastically as his hands came up to cup them from underneath.
Kagome let her hands come back to rest in his silky hair, playing with the strands as he nosed her breasts. She knew it was encoded, hard-wired in her part inu youkai mate. He'd already admitted to being able to smell the stirrings of the milk that would feed their pup. Inu Yasha gently suckled every centimeter of skin within reach of his mouth as he massaged those he couldn't with his hands. Then he reached her nipples and very lightly laved his tongue over first her right, then her left.
Seeing two very tempting targets right within reach, Kagome leaned forward just enough to close her lips around the tip of one of Inu Yasha's ears.
"Kagome!" Inu Yasha shouted, his cry half muffled by the bounty of curves surrounding him. He couldn't help the surge of desire that shot through him like wildfire as she practically fellated his ears, first one, then the other. He returned the favor, sucking lightly on her nipples, completing the circuit as he felt the vibrations of Kagome's moan around the scrap of sensitive flesh in her mouth.
Kagome was completely overwhelmed by the sensations she felt, not only from Inu Yasha's attentions, but from their mating bond. It was powerful. Indescribable. She couldn't have stopped her orgasm if she tried, and she swore she could feel the corresponding spark, Inu Yasha's hips thrusting in time with their joined heartbeat until all at once, he let go of her nipple to bury his head between her breasts, clutching her close as he trembled, cresting right after her in response to the sensory overload.
Inu Yasha wished he could just keep his face buried there for the rest of eternity. He felt the way his cheeks burned, realizing what had happened.
Kagome wrapped her arms around her mate, hugging him in an attempt to reassure him. She knew how much it embarrassed him when he came too early, but every time, she would remind him of the truth. "I'm glad I made you feel so good," she whispered in his ear.
Inu Yasha shuddered, wondering once again how he ever got so damned lucky as to find a mate like Kagome. She never shamed or made fun of him. Even when he fucked up, she was there to smooth things over. He couldn't help it. He raised his head, willing her to meet his gaze, and when she did, he swallowed her whole. "I love you so fucking much!"
Kagome smiled, her heart radiating in that one pure expression. "And you wonder why I don't mind that you don't actually say it very often," she teased, the warmth of her face and voice taking any possible sting out of her words.
"Keh," was his reply, his blush softening as he looked away.
Kagome hummed in delight, pressing a kiss to his forehead before shifting downward.
"Kagome?"
Kagome stopped her descent, nibbling on his collarbone. "You need some cleaning up, don't you?"
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Kagome didn't know how long it took her to recover, but when she turned slightly to look at Inu Yasha, his eyes were still blue in a field of red as he drew delicate patterns on her thigh.
Feeling her eyes on him, Inu Yasha returned her gaze, and Kagome's theory about youkai was fully proven. There was so much love and warmth in those icy depths, it took her breath away. There was passion, but there was also reverence, and a touch of the disbelief that often filled Inu Yasha's golden hanyou eyes when he looked at her and realized that she was his, now and forever.
His hand stilled, then made its way to her knee and squeezed.
::Mine:: he said.
::Yours:: Kagome confirmed, letting all her emotions shine in her eyes.
That wandering hand went to her stomach. ::Mine:: Inu Yasha repeated.
::Yours:: Kagome reassured him.
Then she realized he was feeling along the mating bond, resting a mental hand on the head of both their pups in the other room.
::MINE!:: he declared.
"All yours, no matter what human law says," Kagome said.
Inu Yasha nodded and closed his eyes. Moments later, he opened them again, and they were back to his usual gold. "Damn that was intense," he breathed.
"You said it," Kagome replied, "but it was amazing!"
"Yeah it was." Then Inu Yasha realized he could feel the slight bit of discomfort radiating from between Kagome's legs. "Damn, he didn't hold back, did he?"
Kagome chuckled. "Nope, but that's fine by me. I just happen to have a mate with healing saliva."
"And my mate wanted me to taste how good we are together," Inu Yasha added, slowly licking his chops with lingering, exaggerated movements of his tongue.
Kagome moaned, and Inu Yasha followed suit as she clamped down on him, caught by the way their bodies were still snuggled together.
"Damn, what you do to me, woman," Inu Yasha growled.
"Couldn't have said it better myself, mate."
Byakuya warily made his way to the place FBI Agent Aohara had directed him. Every nerve was on high alert, and he was very thankful that he never traveled without at least two of his, well... If he were a spiritualist he'd call them shikigami. As it was, he simply called them his henchmen, though they were actually made out of origami paper. Despite that, he always made them to be competent fighters, giving him enough time to escape any sticky situation.
Then again, being so deeply in the heart of earth made any creature of air skittish.
Besides, what kind of judge set up shop in the heart of a dormant volcano?
Byakuya was just about to turn back around and call Aohara from the outside, when he reached something that was absurdly out of place. A heavy wooden door was somehow set in the rock off to his left, with the engraving "Hon. Judge Megumi Hino" emblazoned on it. Swallowing his unease, he knocked.
"Come in!" a low, but still female, voice responded.
Byakuya opened the door and bowed low. "Thank you for deigning to see me, your honor..." Byakuya trailed off as he took in all who were present. Aohara was there, standing behind the chair that it was obvious had been reserved for him. His adversaries were there as well, or at least, Yoshiaki Tamura was. Behind him stood one of Byakuya's biggest rivals. It was all Byakuya could do not to scowl and mar his smooth features. He hated the dark miko Tsubaki with a passion, and he would bet his life that Tamura had no idea who or what exactly he was putting his faith in.
But the real shock was the woman sitting behind a massive desk that looked like it had been hewn out of the rock of the volcano. Her appearance was distinctly Polynesian, despite her Japanese name. He would know her anywhere, as all those with youkai or spiritualist blood had to be blessed by her when they came into the world on her islands.
Why would a goddess involve herself in such mundane business?
