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Chapter Eight

Melting my Heart...

There was nothing in Kagome's mind. It was empty as she stood at the water's edge in nothing more than her fundoshi. Inuyasha's eyes were on hers, the two of them staring at one another. It was the kind of thing one did when you weren't sure you had permission to look. But he had seen her before, hesitating a few heartbeats before letting his eyes leave hers to drift south.

Hers drifted too, a moment at a time, coming back up to Inuyasha's face to see if he was finished. His lower half under the steam and water, she took in his chest and arms. A thin man, he bowed and dipped with muscles. A few scars were on his chest, arms, and stomach and they all looked like they had hurt.

Taking her eyes back up to his face, she saw that their hair was the same, piled and tied on top of their heads. Gold met her stare again, and her lungs contracted. "Come here."

She was beholden, grateful forever that he said something, told her what to do. Otherwise, she might have stood there for all eternity. And froze to death, the water burning her skin's chill away quickly.

Coming up to her chest when she sat, she kept herself as low as possible as she moved closer to him. When she came to a halt, Inuyasha disapproved of Kagome's distance and pulled her the rest of the way to him. Just before he spun her around, she caught sight of the tip of his cock, standing up and breaking the water's surface with its length.

Her back to his chest, Inuyasha had his legs split around her. If Kagome had missed the stiffness of his member, then she would have caught it now as it pressed into her lower back and backside. His arms wrapped around her, pressing against her breasts and covering them with his forearms. So she rested her arms on top of his knees and leaned back into him and his hold.

Rubbing his face against her skin, he nuzzled her neck, shoulders, and hair. "Thank you, Wife."

"For what?"

"For coming to me? And showing me all of you." Inuyasha paused, one hand shifting down to tug on her fundoshi. "Well...almost everything."

"I...I did not wish to...assume…."

"That I wanted you here? Or that I wanted you?"

"...both?"

He chuckled, vibrating from his chest and into her back. "Of course, I want you, Kagome. It's been a whole cycle since you let me inside you."

Dancing in her chest, Kagome struggled to breathe and think, the heat in her body surpassing the temperature of the water they sat in. "I'm...I'm sorry. I'm a terrible wife…."

He hushed her, biting down on her shoulder playfully. "Keep that up, and I'll bite until it leaves a mark."

They were silent, enjoying the birds that called out their songs before sleep. Kagome was enjoying just being in Inuyasha's arms, so she had to get out of them. Gently pushing on them, Inuyasha dropped them to her waist, allowing her to turn to him. "Can you...explain these to me?"

Pointing to the marks on his skin, he followed her touch, a small smile forming on his lips. "I guess you should know about that. Since it will probably affect our children."

"What is it?" Kagome asked, pushing back her fear from his talk of children.

Sitting up again, Inuyasha had his face an inch from hers. "I'm not sure what to tell you. I know nothing of my parents, who they were, or where they came from. My mother was normal, and I never met my father. He died before I was born. All I know is that my brother and I are different."

"You have a brother?"

He chuckled softly, ducking his head slightly at his lapse. "Sorry. Yes, I have one older brother. He is Lord Tashio of the East."

Kagome had heard of him but never put it together. Now she couldn't stop picturing Inuyasha as the little brother, like Souta. "So...how are you different?"

"You saw it for yourself, my wounds closing and healing so quickly? It is..inhuman."

Reaching up, Kagome found herself brushing a long strand off his cheek and behind his ear. "So is your hair."

The look in his eyes had her pulling back quickly, not thinking things through...or anything at all. Inuyasha was thinking and quickly, catching Kagome's hand before she could get away. Pulling her back hard and fast until their chests were pressed together. Arching back, she found herself held at the waist, unable to get very far. But he did nothing else, just held her. And watched her, his eyes wandering over her face. Kagome's kept going to his lips, back and forth from Inuyasha's eyes to his mouth, until he did the same to her. She didn't realize she was getting closer to him until her mouth latched onto his.

It set off a spark in her and him, her arms wrapping around his neck and reducing the space between them to nothing. Inuyasha already held her tight, his free hand dropping to unwrap her fundoshi. It went limp across her thighs and soon floated away.

Inuyasha's task complete, he now gripped her face, his fingers in her hair and on her neck while pushing her harder against his mouth. She was on fire, her entire body aching with need, and Inuyasha was trying his damnedest to keep up.

Switching to pulling her back, he got his mouth free to go down her neck and chest. No amount of arching got his mouth where she wanted it, hoping he would be a little rough with her and suck and bite her breasts.

He stopped suddenly, pulling her back up to look at him in the eyes. "Kagome...would you sit on my lap?"

Practically hopping up, she lifted herself with his aid; his legs caused a small wave as he crashed them together for her to sit. Unsure of herself, she seated herself before his cock, instead of on top of it. He groaned when she rubbed against him and grabbed her hips, lifting her again to plop her down on his tip. She wasted no time taking him into her, his tip hitting her womb hard.

Inuyasha's head went back, and when it returned, his eyes looked out of focus. Kagome's desire was making her crazy, her hips and insides twitching beyond control. Inuyasha was still trying to keep up, his fingers wrapping around her ribs to bend her back. Now he did as she desired, starting at the top of her breasts and not stopping until he bit down on her nipples. He sucked one into his mouth hard, and she screamed, grabbing his head and holding him to her. All while her hips continued to rock them together.

Her walls wouldn't stop, quaking and quivering with each shift of her hips. Inuyasha's shaft rubbed all of her while his tip pressed pleasurably against her womb. It all felt tight, like he barely fit and stretched her out around him.

Done with her breasts, Inuyasha was back at her neck, nuzzling and nipping at her. Not once did he shift or do anything to stop her as she moaned loudly in his ear. Her muscles were starting to tense, as were her insides. Even though it was a struggle, she didn't stop moving, her body entirely in control.

"Oh god...yes...oh shit, you feel good…." Inuyasha moaned and groaned her name.

It all fell in time with her tightening around him, coiling in pleasure as Kagome released all she had. After a month of waiting, her body took its time getting it all out. Helping her, Inuyasha gripped her hips again, grinding them together as he continued to hiss into her ear. Finally, they slowed to a stop, and she couldn't stop kissing his skin. Up and down his neck and shoulder, all in appreciation. Because he made her feel so good, it was mind-melting.

oOo

Inuyasha would have believed he had died and was in heaven when Kagome appeared at his bath and dropped her robe. But he had done little to deserve such an honor. But, then again, he did nothing to deserve Kagome, and yet there she was, perfect skin of endless porcelain that gleamed in the dying sunset. Her fundoshi hid only a small bit of her, and after he released himself from her teal pools, threatening to drown, he slowly and joyfully took in the woman before him—his wife.

Yet to move, he forced himself to remain still. For Kagome was like a golden doe; the last thing he wanted to do was spook her and lose out on what promised to be a delicious meal.

"Come here."

She wanted to keep some distance between them, but he had had more than enough space from her this month, grabbing her and dragging her to sit between his legs. Her back and hindquarters were rubbing against his painfully erect cock, making it even easier for him to tell her his strange background. All he could think about was ramming himself deep inside until he filled Kagome with his seed, so telling her the odd goings-on with his past and body was fair. Their children were likely to be just like him.

It was something he struggled to tell to others, only telling a small few. But as everything was, it was easy to tell Kagome. And she had no struggle accepting him after.

When Kagome kissed him, Inuyasha couldn't stop twitching, his cock straining to go home. Back to the tight silk between his wife's legs. His lust had him irritated when he couldn't reach her breasts either, the position not allowing it, and it was clear Kagome wanted him too.

"Kagome...would you sit on my lap?"

Just like before, when he told her to move, she acted on it quickly once given the thought. When her entrance passed by his tip, he swallowed the growl that threatened to rip out of his throat. Instead, he grabbed her hard and lifted her where he wanted her. He hadn't expected her to take him in so fast and hard, his shaft sliding fluidly inside her and hitting her womb in less than a heartbeat. It made him dizzy, everything in a haze as overwhelming bliss buzzed through his veins.

Kagome hadn't stopped moving since she sat down, rocking against him and pushing him deeper. Still fuzzy, her nipples stood out like a beckon. Inuyasha was being a little rough, biting her breasts, but it was that, or he lost all control. The sounds his wife was making weren't helping, moaning and screaming only to grip his head and hold him as he sunk his teeth around the tender pink flesh. Sucking hard, he grabbed her backside even harder, wanting to still her for a moment before he lost his first load so quickly.

Because no way in hell would this be the only time he spilled his seed inside her tonight.

But even when her hips stopped, her walls didn't, spasming and flexing around him, squeezing him. So he no longer stopped her, helping her instead by lifting his hips to meet hers. The more he pushed, the deeper he went. He was shaping her, stretching her to fit, truly making her his.

He had sent all of his attendants far away for the evening. Because even if Kagome didn't come to him tonight, he was going to think about her and touch himself. Something he had been doing a lot more often since meeting her. It was a good thing no one was near because Kagome was not holding back. Just like him, she was losing herself and squealing her release to the heavens above. The sounds she made and the tightening of her cunt around him...shit he couldn't take anymore. Especially when she just kept going, coming long and hard. Another side effect of waiting so long and the sex being so damn hot.

For once, he needed a minute to catch himself, laying his head back on the rock behind him and waiting for the stars above to stop spinning. Kagome was layering his neck and shoulder with soft, affectionate kisses. It almost had him reconsidering his plans for her. Almost.

Gaining his strength again, he lifted both of them, twisting to lay her across the large rock behind them. She didn't hesitate to stretch out, showing herself in full to him. He just looked at first, enjoying the sight of her. That lasted only so long, grabbing the handfuls that were her breasts and squeezing them as he laid over her. He had his mouth over Kagome's to muffle her whimpers, still inside her and shifting his hips to begin pumping into her hard. She was still tender from coming, but he considered this punishment for not believing in him and making him wait a month.

Standing over her, Inuyasha released Kagome's breasts to grab her thighs instead, picking up his pace and force. He enjoyed watching her bounce, her flesh wiggling as her body jumped a thrust at a time. And he really loved the little hiccups that came from her, moans cut short by the onslaught of his cock.

Inuyasha was close again, laying back over her, putting his arms under her and getting her up off the rough rock. She would have a few marks from this tomorrow. Holding Kagome tight to him, Inuyasha pulled with the muscles in his belly, kissing her womb over and over with his tip. She wrapped her arms and legs around him, her nails digging in and scratching down his back. Kagome wouldn't be the only one with marks tomorrow, and for the first time, he cursed his quick healing as he desperately wanted her to leave a reminder.

Kagome was coming, her mouth opened wide and her head back. He was losing it, too, pressing his mouth to her exposed neck to try and calm himself. But with her cries and her walls quivering around his tip, Inuyasha lost it. Biting and sucking, he left yet another mark on her while grunting his release hard.

After fogging up her chest with his labored breath, he sat up on his elbows. Looking down at Kagome, he struggled for the hundredth time, wanting to let his feelings for her spill from his mouth. Her teal eyes were dark, the fires around them and the stars above shimmering in them. Her cheeks were heavily flushed, and her hair had fallen at some point, flaring out around her face.

But it was the smile she wore that got to him the most, small and satisfied. And when she reached up to tuck a wild strand behind his ear, he had to fall to her mouth to keep his from running away with him. She dug her fingers into his hair, loosening it until it fell completely free around them.

The shy smile and raging blush on her face when he pulled back to look down at her had his knees shaking. "I like your hair like this. Looks more...relaxed."

"Relaxed? Hence why I keep it tied."

Tentative fingers pulled through a few strands, and Kagome watched her brazen hand like it was a mystery. "I..it makes me feel special. To see you this way?" Pulling quickly from her hand to his face, she told him without words she spoke too much. "That is...I mean…"

"I'll wear it like this for you, Wife."

"Just me?"

Now, who was being possessive? It made his heart erratically beat that Kagome wanted a particular piece of him. Wanted him and not another or her village's safety. "Just you."

The beautiful smile Kagome wore was worth it enough, wanting to promise her far more than that at the sight of it. Inuyasha moved to stand, and Kagome came with him, wrapping her arms around his neck for a ride. Her legs were still wrapped around him as well.

"What are you doing?"

Her face was red again, but she still looked him right in the eyes. "I don't want to stop until my Lord is satisfied."

"As I told you before, I am satisfied."

And he was; the memories of this night would last Inuyasha a long time. Even if Kagome waited another two months to be intimate with him, which he prayed wouldn't be the case.

That said, he would be hard-pressed to prove it, still hard inside her at the moment. Of course, he was! Warm and soft around his shaft. Add in her beautiful naked body before him, and he wasn't sure he would ever be 'satisfied' with Kagome near.

Her hold on him didn't lessen, and neither did his excitement. Instead, it mirrored in her eyes as he searched them. "Perhaps I am the one not satisfied?" He huffed, and she frowned, forcing himself to stay silent after that. "Does our wedding night haunt you?"

"Why do you ask?" Even though it did.

"Because...Lord Tashio, you are too kind to me. And I appreciate your gentleness with me. But I would...enjoy it if...if you were a little r..rough with me. From time to time?"

"And now is one of those times?"

Inuyasha wasn't sure he hid the slight shake his body did when Kagome slowly nodded, but he lacked the care. Kagome had just permitted him to do whatever he wanted to her.

oOo

Kagome woke in her bed with no memory of how she got there. It was disorientating, especially since she fell asleep on top of the rock that Inuyasha had made love to her on.

The sun was high, and she had no clue what time it was, but she still felt tired—lack of sleep from the night before. And sore, the rock not the best of surfaces when rutting together bare flesh. They had gone back into the hot waters a few times, but most was spent on rough surfaces.

It had been worth it, and Kagome was proud of herself for keeping up with her husband. She fell asleep after he pulled free of her, and she saw him hanging limply between his legs.

The only woman to thoroughly tire out the Inuyasha Tashio was her.

Kagome wasn't sure if that was true or if she should be so proud of such an accomplishment. Yet, the thought of their long night together made her heart skip beats. And all it took was the reassurance that she wouldn't break and endurance.

It wouldn't do her staying in bed all day. The whispers her handmaids would do already for her sleeping so late? And Sango, she was waiting for her somewhere as well. How many in the villa heard her last night? They weren't exactly quiet, especially herself. Inuyasha made it difficult for her to contain herself when he bent her over at one point.

The longer Kagome stayed out of sight, the worse it looked. So she quickly wrapped a yukata around herself and threw a pretty kimono on top before stepping out into the late morning sun. Sango leaned heavily against a nearby post, just outside her room, and straightened at the sight of her.

"I was just about to check on you. Are you ill?"

Her mouth opened, but it was not her voice that answered. "Yes, please tell us. I'd like to know the condition of the Lady as well?"

Sango was already backing away, giving the man behind her a respectful nod. Watching her retreat, Kagome tried to slow her heart before turning to face Inuyasha. She managed a little; intense gold orbs on hers made it speed up again.

Inuyasha smirked down at her, smoothly wrapping his arms around her and pressing his lips to hers. Kagome's hold on his haori tightened when he deepened the embrace, bending her back slightly. Her euphoria from feeling cherished had her giggling against his lips. Their smiles matched when he pulled away, staring down at her and keeping his face a few short inches from hers.

"I'm sorry I let you wake up alone. But you were still out cold this morning when I rose." Inuyasha said with a prideful smirk.

"I'm still quite tired if I'm being honest."

Cupping her cheek, Inuyasha brushed the pad of his thumb along her jaw. "I wish I could say I was sorry...you should have rested more if you are tired."

"Did...did my Lord sleep in my bed last night?" He nodded. "If I had rested later, with you coming out of my chambers this morning, the maids would have even more to whisper about."

Pressing his nose to hers, Kagome felt Inuyasha's words on her lips as he spoke them. "Let them whisper."

Their foreheads pressed together. They stood in silence for so long, the rest of the world slipped away with time. Kagome was calm and peaceful even though her heart was beating a mile a minute. There was no indication that Inuyasha suffered the same, but his hands were shaking on her back.

"Kagome...I…"

"Lord Tashio!" It sounded like Miroku shouting, looking for the man before her. "Lord Tashio!"

He sighed loudly and stepped back, slowly pulling his hands off her. "That's all the time I have today, I'm afraid. May I see you tonight?"

There was a hint of fear laced in Inuyasha's voice, and as much as Kagome wanted to tease him about it, she couldn't, nodding quickly to steady him. And yet, he still looked tense.

"I've been...trying to be patient. With everything that happened, me almost dying and you saving me...and the events after that I'd like to revisit tonight," Inuyasha smirked, happily making Kagome flush, "but I have to ask why you've said nothing about my letter?"

Blinking a few times and making sure she understood, Kagome watched the confusion bloom on Inuyasha's face. "What letter?"