Chapter 2
Basements & Blackouts
The lights came back up to normal. "Brown out." Miroku muttered. This could blow his plans. "Would you like another drink? Kouga? Kikyou? Inuyasha?"
"I'm good." Inuyasha replied his eyes sliding once again to the kitchen door.
"I'll take another." Kikyou said, she didn't like the way Inuyasha's eyes had stayed on Kagome. Or the soft smile that he was wearing. She smiled as Miroku took her glass and the one Kouga held out to him.
A few minutes later the glass was handed back to her. Taking a long sip of the drink, she watched her boyfriend. The absent swirling of the clear liquid in the glass. He had maybe taken two sips of it the entire night. While she was on her third. What was running through his head?
"How about a game? Charades?" Miroku asked. Happy to see the slight glaze begin to grow in Kikyou and Kouga's eyes. He knew Inuyasha wouldn't drink much, the boy never did. He still remembered the college discussion about it he'd had with him. Miroku was impressed that Sesshomaru had actually taken the time to teach his little brother how to drink. He watched as Inuyasha shrugged an ok, Kouga and Kikyou nodded. Getting the bowl with ideas he placed it on the table, just as Sango walked in from the kitchen with a tray of appetizers, an almost imperceptible nod told him that Kagome had gone down to the basement to fetch something.
"Where's Kag?" Kouga asked.
"She's had to visit the ladies room." Sango answered smoothly. "Kouga why don't you go first."
Several rounds of Charades and drinks later, Kagome still hadn't returned. Inuyasha was beginning to worry about her, when Miroku placed a hand on his shoulder. "Hey buddy, mind going down to the basement and getting the bottle of Dom in the cabinet? New Years is in about an hour."
Nodding he rose and placed the still half full glass on the bar. He frowned at the now tipsy Kikyou attempting some movie title. With a shrug he headed towards the kitchen. 'At least if she passes out I won't have to kiss her.' he thought. Opening the door to the basement, he looked for something to brace the door with, when a soft whimper reached his ears. Bracing the door forgotten, he dashed down the stairs. He would never forget that sound. Kagome. He found her huddled in a corner crying. "Kagome?" He said softly. The room went black.
The girl screeched and grabbed onto him. Pulling herself tightly to him. Wrapping his arms around her, he began to rock back and forth, his hands rubbing her back and stroking her hair. "Shhh, it's ok beautiful. I'm here." Her trembling eased. "That's right gorgeous. It's just a black out..." His comforting words were silenced by her lips on his. His arms tightened their hold as he responded to her kiss. Opening his mouth to her request, their tongues twirling around each other. He moaned at the taste of her, a treat long forgotten suddenly found again. He felt her arms go around his back, one snapping the tie holding his hair so it fell against his back, only to twine in it's length. The other stroking up and down his back. With difficulty he broke the kiss, the room was still black but he could hear her gasp for breath. "Kagome, I'm sor..." He was stopped again but this time by her finger against his lip.
As she spoke, she traced his lips. "I know it's wrong. I know you are with her and I with him. But I don't care. Make love to me Inuyasha."
Swallowing hard, he nodded not trusting his voice. His beautiful angel wanted him. Pulling her gently back to his chest and recapturing her lips he began to gently fulfill her request.