Disclaimer-Inuyasha does not belong to me.
That explanation was good enough for me and I smiled, giving her back her
photographs. I decided to take her for a walk through the forest, the two
of us pointing at birds that flew overhead and tasting berries I cut from
bushes with my sword. She laughed out loud when I told her that I had heard
about female villagers grinding up the berries to use as facepaint to
entice potiential mates.
"I guess that makes sense that they would do that. Women in my time use a similiar method to do that, but we call it makeup and it's more used to make someone feel prettier than to entice mates." Kagome said.
"I personally have always thought that was pointless. Most men in my time choose their mates based on their scent and ability to bear them children." I said.
"In my time, there are women and even couples who chose to remain childless on purpose just because they don't want to have children." Kagome said.
"Once I chose my mate, I definitely want to have children with her so I can carry on my family bloodline. The only reason I haven't done so already is because of the Shikon Jewel." I told her.
"I want children someday myself, but not right away. I think I would be happiest just being with someone that I love and that loves me." she said.
"I'm sure you wouldn't need to worry about any of those concerns. As lovely as you are and as nice as you smell, you could never have a hard time finding a mate." I said.
She smiled. "You think I smell nice?" she asked.
"Creatures of my sort are very sensitive to scent, and your body scent is so different from any of the females I have been around in my time. I like it very much; it's very natural, yet it has hints of the beautiful things that remind me of you when I smell them." I said.
It was her turn to blush furiously at my words. "Oh Inuyasha, you never cease to amaze me with the things you say to me. I never would have known when we first met that you would be so incredibly endearing." she said.
I almost cringed when she said that, knowing I'd never be able to take back how badly I had treated her when she had released me from my bondage. If not for her, I would still be pinned tot he tree where Keikyo had left me so long ago.
"I also came to extend an invitation ro you, Inuyasha. I was hoping you would come back with me to my time for a couple days and spend some time with me. What do you think?" she asked.
I smiled. "I would love to do that, Kagome." I said.
From where we were in the woods, we made our way back to the well that was the crossing point between our two times. Under normal circumstances, it would be a regular dry well that people used as a place to dispose of their fallen enemies, but somehow with her magic, she was able to transform it into much more. This would be the first time I had spent a considerable amount of time there with her, and I was looking forward to it.
I don't think Kagome expected it to be nighttime when she and I finally arrived back in her time. It was obvious that her physical being had known, however, based on how tired she seemed to get once we got there.
"It's already almost midnight, Inuyasha. I wanted to show you around the city, but now I guess it'll have to wait. I guess as long as we're quiet and don't wake up my family, we can stay here until tomorrow morning, unless you want to do something else." she said.
"No. We can stay here. It's pleasantly warm and unoffensive." I told her.
"Okay. Well, I'm going to go change for bed and I'll be right back." she said.
I took her leave of absense as a chance to investigate al that was around me. Her home was built in the style of some of the fancier huts I had seen the natives build in my time, with very little furniture and a futon mattress spread out onto the floor.
The object that got my attention was a fairly sized black box sitting atop a table, covered with all kinds of silver buttons. I knelt before it to sniff it and found it had no odor. I decided to press a couple of it's buttons and that's when the creature came to life with a loud roar, loud enough to wake the dead. I jumped back with a loud shout and pulled out my sword.
"Die, miserable beast!" I shouted.
"Inuyasha! Sit!" Kagome shouted.
Once again, under her command, I hit the floor, defenseless under the control of the animal I had just unleashed. What surprised me was that Kagome calmly reached out and turned off the horrible wailing of the monster.
"Kagome...how did you do that?" I asked her.
"It's not alive, Inuyaha. It's called a stereo, a machine that plays music. You just turned it on, that's all." she said.
I laughed nervously. "Of course, I knew that! I just didn't like that song, that's all." I said.
I couldn't help but notice what she had changed into. She had wrapped herself in a very warm looking floral flannel nightgown. She looked even more attractive than usual, even if it did conceal her body more than some of the other outfits she had worn before.
"Well, I had a bath this morning, but you're welcome to take one if you like." she told me.
It did sound inviting, even if I was unsure of how I would do that in this unfamiliar terriotory. She seemed to sense my uneasiness. and asked me to remove my sword so she could show me how to go about it.
She took me by the hand and led me into her bathroom, a small, confined area within her home. She explained all the modern contraptions in the room; the sink was her time's version of the small wooden basins people would use to gather water, the toilet, which was used for obvious reasons. I found I kinda liked her way of doing it to the extent of playing with the handle until she had to tell me to sit again. Lastly was the bathtub and faucets in which she could call hot or cold water at her command.
"To take a abth, we fill this tub with water, then abthe ourselves just as you do in your time, only with those substances I used before." Kagome said.
"The soap and shampoo, I remember." I told her.
"I'll run your bath if you want and even wash your back since you said you weren't ashamed of your body." she said.
I smiled at her. "I'm sure it could use it. I can't really wash back there." I said.
That's when I noticed she hadn't let go of my hand. I could feel her pulse thudding away under my fingers, and it was obvious that she didn't mind holding my hand anymore than I minded her holding it. I stared right into her eyes for a moment and had to fight the urge to take her into my arms and kiss her passionately the way I wanted to. She broke our silence by embracing me warmly, stroking my hair gently. I couldn't let her know how much I liked that; the intensity of my feelings for her frightened even me.
"Your heart is racing, Inuyasha. You definitely need a bath to help you relax." she said.
"I completely agree." I choked out.
To Be Continued...
"I guess that makes sense that they would do that. Women in my time use a similiar method to do that, but we call it makeup and it's more used to make someone feel prettier than to entice mates." Kagome said.
"I personally have always thought that was pointless. Most men in my time choose their mates based on their scent and ability to bear them children." I said.
"In my time, there are women and even couples who chose to remain childless on purpose just because they don't want to have children." Kagome said.
"Once I chose my mate, I definitely want to have children with her so I can carry on my family bloodline. The only reason I haven't done so already is because of the Shikon Jewel." I told her.
"I want children someday myself, but not right away. I think I would be happiest just being with someone that I love and that loves me." she said.
"I'm sure you wouldn't need to worry about any of those concerns. As lovely as you are and as nice as you smell, you could never have a hard time finding a mate." I said.
She smiled. "You think I smell nice?" she asked.
"Creatures of my sort are very sensitive to scent, and your body scent is so different from any of the females I have been around in my time. I like it very much; it's very natural, yet it has hints of the beautiful things that remind me of you when I smell them." I said.
It was her turn to blush furiously at my words. "Oh Inuyasha, you never cease to amaze me with the things you say to me. I never would have known when we first met that you would be so incredibly endearing." she said.
I almost cringed when she said that, knowing I'd never be able to take back how badly I had treated her when she had released me from my bondage. If not for her, I would still be pinned tot he tree where Keikyo had left me so long ago.
"I also came to extend an invitation ro you, Inuyasha. I was hoping you would come back with me to my time for a couple days and spend some time with me. What do you think?" she asked.
I smiled. "I would love to do that, Kagome." I said.
From where we were in the woods, we made our way back to the well that was the crossing point between our two times. Under normal circumstances, it would be a regular dry well that people used as a place to dispose of their fallen enemies, but somehow with her magic, she was able to transform it into much more. This would be the first time I had spent a considerable amount of time there with her, and I was looking forward to it.
I don't think Kagome expected it to be nighttime when she and I finally arrived back in her time. It was obvious that her physical being had known, however, based on how tired she seemed to get once we got there.
"It's already almost midnight, Inuyasha. I wanted to show you around the city, but now I guess it'll have to wait. I guess as long as we're quiet and don't wake up my family, we can stay here until tomorrow morning, unless you want to do something else." she said.
"No. We can stay here. It's pleasantly warm and unoffensive." I told her.
"Okay. Well, I'm going to go change for bed and I'll be right back." she said.
I took her leave of absense as a chance to investigate al that was around me. Her home was built in the style of some of the fancier huts I had seen the natives build in my time, with very little furniture and a futon mattress spread out onto the floor.
The object that got my attention was a fairly sized black box sitting atop a table, covered with all kinds of silver buttons. I knelt before it to sniff it and found it had no odor. I decided to press a couple of it's buttons and that's when the creature came to life with a loud roar, loud enough to wake the dead. I jumped back with a loud shout and pulled out my sword.
"Die, miserable beast!" I shouted.
"Inuyasha! Sit!" Kagome shouted.
Once again, under her command, I hit the floor, defenseless under the control of the animal I had just unleashed. What surprised me was that Kagome calmly reached out and turned off the horrible wailing of the monster.
"Kagome...how did you do that?" I asked her.
"It's not alive, Inuyaha. It's called a stereo, a machine that plays music. You just turned it on, that's all." she said.
I laughed nervously. "Of course, I knew that! I just didn't like that song, that's all." I said.
I couldn't help but notice what she had changed into. She had wrapped herself in a very warm looking floral flannel nightgown. She looked even more attractive than usual, even if it did conceal her body more than some of the other outfits she had worn before.
"Well, I had a bath this morning, but you're welcome to take one if you like." she told me.
It did sound inviting, even if I was unsure of how I would do that in this unfamiliar terriotory. She seemed to sense my uneasiness. and asked me to remove my sword so she could show me how to go about it.
She took me by the hand and led me into her bathroom, a small, confined area within her home. She explained all the modern contraptions in the room; the sink was her time's version of the small wooden basins people would use to gather water, the toilet, which was used for obvious reasons. I found I kinda liked her way of doing it to the extent of playing with the handle until she had to tell me to sit again. Lastly was the bathtub and faucets in which she could call hot or cold water at her command.
"To take a abth, we fill this tub with water, then abthe ourselves just as you do in your time, only with those substances I used before." Kagome said.
"The soap and shampoo, I remember." I told her.
"I'll run your bath if you want and even wash your back since you said you weren't ashamed of your body." she said.
I smiled at her. "I'm sure it could use it. I can't really wash back there." I said.
That's when I noticed she hadn't let go of my hand. I could feel her pulse thudding away under my fingers, and it was obvious that she didn't mind holding my hand anymore than I minded her holding it. I stared right into her eyes for a moment and had to fight the urge to take her into my arms and kiss her passionately the way I wanted to. She broke our silence by embracing me warmly, stroking my hair gently. I couldn't let her know how much I liked that; the intensity of my feelings for her frightened even me.
"Your heart is racing, Inuyasha. You definitely need a bath to help you relax." she said.
"I completely agree." I choked out.
To Be Continued...