Hi everyone yet another chapter how long it will end up I don't have a clue. This chapter is a lot of lime with a little lemon ill try to keep it PG13. Well this is it the "Becoming Mates" one. Hope you enjoy. The most intimate part of the fic will have the lyrics of Bryan Adams' Have you ever really loved a woman.

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or the lyrics from Bryan Adams' Have you ever really loved a woman. I'm just borrowing them for my ficcy.

~~~Being as one~~~

Inuyasha stopped just short of camp and looked at Kagome in his arms. He saw her returning his gaze and he smiled a small smile. His eyes however were starting to assume a hard edge to them. She knew he was putting his mask back in place to the outside world. They both knew it wasn't safe to let their guard down in front of anyone but each other. In the group they were pretty at ease. But they were walking a different line now with each other. The group would know of course but Inuyasha would have to keep his wits about him to keep teasing and talking about it to a minimum. Enemies attaining this info would not be the best scenarios. It would eventually happen he knew but if he could keep it unannounced for as long as possible he would.

"Can you walk, love?" He asked softly. She nodded.

"Yeah I can walk. I would prefer to do that today. With the painkillers I should be ok even though it's really soar." Inuyasha had a half a mind to carry her anyhow but for her dignity's sake and their secret's he decided to let her walk. His walks in place his tone became gruff with her.

"Now don't do anything stupid, woman. You hear me? If you need to rest say so. And if I see you tire you're getting on my back no arguments, Kagome!" The girl in question just shook her head. His protective sweetness wrapped in insults. 'Oh well,' she thought wistfully quite used to it by now. She read between the lines and kissed him anyhow. This surprised him a tad but he quickly recovered with a slight blush. The softness returned to his face as he kissed her back for a moment full of love and promise of future passion. Her heart beat a little faster and her good arm wrapped around his neck. Just as the kiss would have deepened Kagome's shoulder sent a shooting pain thru her arm making her pull back suddenly crying softly. Inuyasha caught her before she fell back by the hand that had been wrapping around her waist.

He pulled away slightly once she was steady. "Damn it I thought it would have healed some by now..." She still wore his red outer shirt loose about her body in stead of one of her tighter shirts for easier removal and the baggy material caused her less pain. He pulled the material down to expose her right shoulder to inspect it as he had done the previous night. The bruises that covered her upper chest, shoulder, upper arm, around her rib cage, and to the back of her shoulder blade looked deep purple and blue still. He winced visible seeing it for the first time in he daylight. "Shit. Damn you Kagome! You are gonna give me a goddamn heart attack just looking after your ass!" He sighed pulling her close in to his embrace mindful of her shoulder. "Don't worry beloved," he said a tenderness in his voice missing before as he spoke barely above a whisper in her ear. "Tonight they will heal." Kagome had thought that the mating ceremony was a few days off but tonight...

"Tonight. Inuyasha?" He nodded. He nuzzled her neck softly and let his cheek rub against her hair. She smiled a little in contentment. "Ok tonight then..." She was cut off by a small growl from Inuyasha. "What?" she said softly. He began to pull away.

"Company" he stated as Miroku and the rest came walking thru the brush to where the couple had been embracing seconds before. As the rest of the group came upon them they saw the two of them a foot apart looking like they had just been talking. Miroku looked disappointed, like he had missed out on something, and Sango looked relieved to see Kagome. Shippo came bounding up and just before he latched on to Kagome's upper body he was caught by the tail by an irritated hanyou. Inuyasha scolded him about being more careful with Kagome when she was hurt and instead of hurling him into the underbrush he placed him on the ground with a pop on his butt. Everyone was stunned. All except Kagome.

She looked at Inuyasha with a quiet joy. He knew all the sudden that if Kagome was his momma then as mates, he would have to assume the roll of father. He was no longer just a tag along kid he kinda kept an eye on. He would be his definent responsibility from then on even if it were not strait forward yet. He would understand soon enough especially after he and Kagome were one. Kagome looked down at Shippo who was now attached to her leg. "Kagomeeeeeeeee! Inuyasha spanked me!!!! " he was wailing all the sudden. Kagome patted his head with her good arm.

"Shippo, Inuyasha is right had you made contact you would have hurt me," she stated gently backing up her soon to be mate. Sango's jaw dropped for a minute and then finally caught on. The two were acting quite grown up like they were disciplining a pup which is exactly what was going on. Miroku was still in the dark but Sango tapped him on the shoulder and shook her head telling him to keep his trap shut. Shippo looked at the two of them in slight shock but then looked up at them and mumbled a sorry. Inuyasha ruffled his head a tad and Kagome gave him a pat. The hanyou then walked toward camp where he smelled breakfast with a backward glance at Kagome. She smiled and followed slowly leaving the four in the wood. Sango quickly informed Miroku that he had ask her to be his mate that was the only reason he would act like a father to Shippo now that they would be married in demon terms Shippo would not be his responsibility fully. Demons took that very seriously.

Once in camp Inuyasha took a seat beside Kagome and they silently ate breakfast. Inuyasha then got up and gave her the pills he had seen her take before. "Here," he told her gruffly. "Take um. If you don't now knowing you you'll forget." She just nodded and took them and thanked him when she was done. He looked at her for a moment worried but she reassured him with a smile and his brave face to the world was in place again. But Kagome, she saw right thru every gesture, every word, and every look. They all held love and protectiveness in them towards her that she saw only the outside world was clueless save maybe their small band. But she didn't mind it that way. If it kept her safe she would a bide by it till it became more well known then she knew Inuyasha would probably loosen up some when there was no way to get around it any more.

Sango and the others came back into the camp as Kagome and Inuyasha had started eating. While the too sat eating they had begun to clean up dishes from breakfast and put all the extraneous stuff where it belonged so that they could start moving as soon as the couple had finished eating. After the hanyou had finished making sure Kagome took the pills he walked over to Sango. "I have a favor to ask you Sango." Inuyasha was proud and looked her in the eye when he said this. He didn't say it loud but the others could hear in the camp. They all watched the exchange but Kagome knew what he wanted already where as the other didn't.

"Sure, Inuyasha if I can help, anything." The hanyou smiled a half smile. He then unexpectedly to Sango pulled out a small dagger and gave it to her. She looked at it and then at Inuyasha. She suddenly knew what he was asking of her.

"Do you know what that is for?" he asked softly. "Can you do it?" Sango smiled.

"Inuyasha, I would be honored to weave the necklace for you. It shouldn't take me long either. Let us stay for a while so that I can make it as well as I can." Sango smiled at Kagome. "This is wonderful you two. I knew that is what was probably going on. I will make it very well for you Kagome. " Inuyasha looked at her.

"Thank you Sango. I think we should stay here then if it won't take that long. There is a hut 3/4ths day walk from here. Half way there I will leave your company while the rest of you continue toward the village. Kagome and I will join you in a day or so." He turned to Miroku. "And no smart-ass cracks about it priest! You will keep you mouth shut before and after this is done. I don't want the whole world knowing as of yet and I do not appreciate being the object of jokes pertaining to my mate. " Miroku was again on the defensive.

"All right all right! You win no wise cracks! Promise!" Inuyasha was turned around facing away from Sango. He felt her grab a hold of the bottom half of his hair towards his waist. She pulled it tight and cut above where her hand was. She had sheared off a good half a foot leaving his hair hanging at his lower back. Kagome almost cried when she heard the hair being cut. She had gotten so used to Inuyasha's hair being the length it was she didn't know why the thought of it shorter bothered her. After he had retrieved the knife from Sango he smelled the soft sent of salt permeate Kagome's scent and looked over at her. He walked over to her and hugged her just for a second and then let go. She smiled up at him. He told her quietly that it would grow back by next week and be as it was. She nodded.

Sango took the hair and sat down where she had been kneeling to get the hair in he first place. Inuyasha gave her the small vile of herbs and special sealant so she could coat the strands as she went. Kagome went over to Sango to watch her work and Inuyasha jumped up in the nearest tree faining disinterest. Kirara and Shippo had decided it would be more fun to take a nap then watch what the other four were doing since they had gotten up early any how. And Miroku sat under the tree that Inuyasha was resting in.

Miroku and Inuyasha talked for a few minutes about demon mating rituals and if it was safe to run off by themselves. Inuyasha assured him he would have Kagome back and safe once they had been joined all the way. And the monk knew that this was true being bonded to the hanyou he would always know what she needed. Sango mean while worked with small bunches of hair and began and intricate weave to hold the braid together tightly as she smoothed the strands with the herbs. Kagome was fascinated watched her work so masterfully with her hands. She had said that demon hunters were schooled in all things having to do with demons and their ways.

Finally about half way between sun up and mid day Sango called to Inuyasha who jumped down and walked over to her to see her handiwork. He took it from her and looked it over. He was very impressed and thanked her kindly for what she had done for them. He then held it up to Kagome for her to inspect. It was about 2-foot long thinly braided strand. It was so soft as she ran her fingers down its length she knew it was Inuyasha's hair but she had never thought it would have been so beautiful sitting in her hands the white length of now thin cord. She took it in both hands and handed it to him with a smile on her face. He hugged her and tucked it along with the knife into his under shirt and turned to the group telling them it was time to go.

The day went on fairly slowly for the two anticipating to be mates. But it was an uneventful day thankfully and they were all glad for the peace. Inuyasha and Kagome had been unusually quiet but it was to be expected with everything they had had on their minds. Even Miroku only got slapped once that day, he was on his good behavior too. Sango chatted with Kagome on and off as did Miroku with Inuyasha about nonsensical things and about the future. About sunset they approached a crossroads that would send each group its own way. Shippo was hugged by both Kagome and Inuyasha and told to be good which left him baffled. Kirara mewed at them as they waived and walked on with Miroku and Sango waving and calling goodbye back. They each took the road they needed and by midnight, Miroku, Sango, Kirara, and Shippo were sound asleep in a camp not so far from Keade's village. And Inuyasha and Kagome had finally found the small hut in the middle of the forest.

Although the other's night has just ended as they all fell asleep, Kagome and Inuyasha's magic night had just begun.
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That night as they neared the hut he slowed their pace to a stroll thru the flowers that had closed up for the night. The moon was bright night almost full moon as it was waxing to a round circle of bright light. They walked at an easy pace hand in hand the grass brushing against their legs. Kagome could see it in the dark, the hut. It was very small not much more bigger than the well house at home she surmised. But she knew it would fit their purpose. She smiled at Inuyasha and he smiled back both of them slightly nervous but happy all the same. The pain in her shoulder that had bugged her all day seemed to slip to the back of her mind as she focused on the upcoming events. They finally reached the door and Inuyasha opened it for her and they went in side. Inuyasha set the pack down in the corner and then watched as Kagome looked about by the light of the moon thru the window.

There was a small table and two chairs against a wall. A small materous of straw up against the opposite wall and in the center of the hut was a cooking pit where she would build a fire for warmth that night. She would also make some ramen she thought before they started. She looked at Inuyasha who was watching her. "Hungry?" she asked him with a soft smile.

"Ramen?" he asked her back as he turned and shut the door and thrust the blade of the Tetsuiga into the door for protection form the outside world. She laughed and nodded going to her backpack to get out some instant cups of ramen noodles. While she did that he decided to start a fire from some wood he had stacked against the wall next to the bed a long time ago just incase he ever needed this place again. She brought over a water bottle, kettle, and the two cups to make dinner. After heating the water, and pouring it on the noodles, they ate them in relative silence not knowing exactly how to start and when. Inuyasha finished his noodles after Kagome did and as she saw him finish she got up and put that garbage in her pack in a special bag to throw it away once she got home. As she was standing up from being hunched down reaching into her back, she felt to arms move around her waist and pull her to a broad chest. She leaned her head back on his shoulder looking up at him.

"Its getting very late beloved," he stated as he kissed her temple. She smiled.

"I know," she said in return then turned in his arms. She wrapped her good one around his neck and he bent to kiss her. They met in the middle and their lips met. The kiss was chase and sweet until his tongue feathered across her lips and she allowed him to deepen the kiss by moving his tongue to dance with hers. It was an intimate scene as they held each other close kissing the one another for the first time deeply. His hand moved to the back of her head where he applied gentle pressure to keep her near him. Her body leaned naturally into the embrace trying to come as close as she could. Finally Inuyasha pulled out of the kiss leaving both pleasantly dazed. Kagome smiled sweetly at him with half lidded eyes. A smug smile crossed Inuyasha's face as he kissed her quickly on the lips again then moved out of her arms.

Inuyasha moved over to the table and took out the thin rope looking necklace of his white hair, and the knife covered in a white cloth and set both on the table. Kagome stood where she had been watching over his shoulder. She knew he was going to begin with the ceremony now. Her heart beat to where she thought it might burst. And her stomach felt as if butterfly's had taken up residence there. Inuyasha was feeling quite different as he picked up the necklace in both hands and looked at it a second before turning around. His soul felt like it had finally come home and his heart beat was calm and steady feeling self assured and confident. He could smell her nervousness but he knew it was out of anticipation and not fear. He smiled then turned to her.

He walked over to near where the bed lay on the far wall and knelt beside it. She followed him a step behind and walked around him. He looked up at her with soft amber eyes turning a deep gold as they reflected the firelight. He took hold of one of her hands and pulled her to kneel in front of him. He looked into her eyes and then set the thin twined necklace in her hand and put his hand on top of it. Looking back up into her face he said, "Kagome, my love, I give you this band of my hair to wear with you always. It is apart of me I give you to remind you always of my love, and that we are of one heart. This bears my scent to let others know of my claim on you. And that I will fight to my death to keep you mine. Do not take if off. It's important to keep with you always. It is made of demon hair and special herbs to last for as long as we live as one." He then took it out of their hands and put it around her neck and tied it with a special not in the back and secured it with a small piece of real twine.

He moved back to admire it around her neck and smiled. The silver necklace shined in the dim light almost glowing about her neck. It hung in a deep U over her shirt half way down her upper chest. She ran her fingers over the necklace feeling how soft it was again being reminded of how soft Inuyasha's hair always felt. "It's beautiful Inuyasha. I will wear it always. I love you," she told him.

"I love you too," he said. He gave her a quick glance that told her to stay put as he got up and pulled the knife and white cloth from the table. He came back to sit down in front of her on his knees again putting the knife in-between them. He put his right hand up and she put her left palm up against his right and he looked at her and saw her nod. He moved in closer to her right side as they held their hands out to the other. He picked up the knife and put the double edge blade against in-between they're to hands. They both wrapped their hands loosely about the sharp sides of the blade his fingers interlacing with hers.

With their hands loosely about the blade he looked at her ready to pull out from between their hands with his left. "Ready?" his voice half choked. Her eyes looked into his as she steeled her resolve. He smiled as he saw the stubborn edge to her gaze. She nodded again not trusting her voice. He gripped her hand tightly with his long fingers suddenly and as the knife bit into her flesh he pulled it free from between there hands and their palms came to rest against each other. Kagome gave a sharp cry at the onset of the pain and tears sprang to her eyes. She didn't feel the knife being pulled free because of its finely honed edge. The sharper it was he knew the less pain and he had worked for weeks to make the blade its best.

He winced hearing her cry out and then smelling the salt in the air. He quickly bound their joined hands with the white strip of fabric with a loop and a tight not. He then pulled her against him as he slowly lay down against the pallet beside them. She continued to cry against his chest as she lay against him. As they lay there their joined hands began to tingle slightly. Inuyasha looked down at their bound hands, seeing the white fabric absorbing the excess leakage he began to speak softly.
" One of heart, One of blood, One of soul,
Together two halves become as whole,
Bound by blood, Connected by soul, Linked at heart,
Unity with the other, nothing can part"

Caught up in Inuyasha's incantation she didn't notice her hand had stopped hurting. Instead it started to feel comfortably warm. Her tears had stopped as Inuyasha turned his gaze to her. He noticed her eyes were clear of pain but ventured to ask to make sure. "Are you in any pain Kagome?" he asked rubbing her back. Since her hand that had been cut was on the same arm as the hurt shoulder she figured that was why it had hurt so much when she jumped. But the warm sensation she finally was noticing was moving up her arm and into her shoulder. She was surprised when she attempted to move around and was not in much pain at all. She looked up at him in surprise. She noticed to that their hands had stopped free flowing blood into the white cloth but could still feel the pulse in her hand as the blood was leaving her body. Inuyasha kissed her forehead.

"I... Actually I'm feeling fine. Shoulders a little stiff but it doesn't hurt any more." Inuyasha nodded and looked relieved. She snuggled down against this chest again. The warm feeling was spreading across her body making her want to fall asleep. Inuyasha's body was growing warm too lulling him into a slumbering daze. "I love you," He heard her say.

"I love you too," He whispered to her. They were both pulled into a light doze where they seemed to float in a sunny yellow warmth. The dream state smelled of flowers and musk, and honey and leaves, a mixing scent of the couple. Inuyasha could feel their souls bounding thru the blood sharing. Their emotions of love and happiness were becoming enhanced by the others as the strong feelings of each other trickled down their new link. Somewhere inside her mind Kagome knew her eyes were changing color. They both could feel her tired body healing in the warmth's glow. In every sence but body now they were one.

Slowly the cuts on their hands were closing off the flowing blood to each other. Over course of 10 minutes the blood exchanged changed each forever and finally they the wounds healed themselves with out so much as a scare. After the flow had stopped it took a minute for the two to come out of the warm haze to and realize it was done. Inuyasha came out first and reached over her body and untied their hands. He gave hers a little squeeze before looking at his palm and then flexing his hand. 'Huh, no worse for wear,' he thought. Just then Kagome stirred against him and looked up at him. She saw his free hand and then looked down at her own and was surprised to see it good as new. She smiled and hugged him and he did the same and she suddenly felt a surge of overwhelming protective love overcome her. She started for a minute at the intensity of the emotion.

Inuyasha sat up bringing her with him. They stared for a moment at each other "Wow," was all Kagome could say. Inuyasha nodded.

"Looks like that is gonna take some getting use to. Not that it's at all bad," he grinned. Kagome giggled, and they fell together back to the soft straw mattress covered in a few old blankets. She laid there next to him with her arm over his chest and his under her head with his hand bent rubbing the top of her head with the tips of his fingers, mindful of his claws. He sighed happily lying there next to his almost mate. There was only one part left where they would be finally united in every sense of the word. He wondered suddenly if she was indeed ready for that he could feel deep down she was slightly fearful of what was to come next. He needed to know she was ok.

"Kagome, are you afraid?" he asked her tenderly pulling her body closer to his, hugging her tightly with both arms. She sighed.

"Not really, not in the way you think. Its just I don't know what to do, and I know its gonna hurt some...." He looked up at her.

"It is???" he asked her baffled and concerned.

"Yes, Its how you know if a girl is...." she didn't think she could say the actual word. "...inexperienced or not."

"I will be your first?" he asked making sure he understood. She nodded and he hugged her. "Is there any way to not hurt you other than not touch you?" She shook her head no. "Do you really want this?" he asked tentatively. "Are you ready?"

To really love a woman
To understand her
You gotta know her deep inside
Hear every thought
See every dream
N' give her wings -
When she wants to fly
Then when you find yourself
Lyin' helpless in her arms
Ya know ya really love a woman
"I...I have dreamt of this for a while now, Inuyasha." Inuyasha smiled.
"I will do everything in my power to make all your dreams come true." He said. And it was as if he had read her mind when he said that and kissed her softly on the lips then deepening it kissing her intimately as exploring her mouth and soft lips with his tongue. She became bolder and began to kiss him, as he was her. She learned the loving dance quickly reciprocating his caresses. As his arms held her close and their lips move against each others she felt her self beginning to float into a warm expanse of passion. On the wings Inuyasha had given her as he held her in his arms she began to be free in his embrace. And under her ministrations he found no defense, as he lay beneath her warm body. Her hands swept down his neck and chest as she opened his undershirt.

When you love a woman you tell her
That she's really wanted
When you love a woman you tell her
That she's the one
Cuz she needs somebody to tell her
That it's gonna last forever
So tell me have you ever really
Really really ever loved a woman?

He broke away from her lips and kissed her neck softly. He wanted her to know how he felt at this moment before they went on. "Kagome, You are my one and only. I want you in everyway for now and always. You will always be my mate for now and always." She sighed in helpless sensuousness as he his breath touched her neck in a soft caress. Her brain refused to work beyond responding to his touches and words. "I love you," he whispered. He heard her mur mur the three tender words back to him as his kisses reached the hollow in-between her collarbones.
To really love a woman
Let her hold you
Till ya know how she needs to be touched
You've gotta breathe her
Really taste her
Till you can feel her in your blood
And when you can see your unborn children
In her eyes
Ya know ya really love a woman
He stopped there and moved up to her face again and kissed her forehead and then her lips. She began to gain more confidence as he held her against him with one arm and the other hand on the back of her neck keeping her close. She enjoyed the feeling of his body against hers. And as she began to move herself against him, he knew she was ready then. He had gone pains takeingly slow to ensure her readiness to move on. He was willing and prepared to move on but he kept his desire in check as she proceeded in to the next stage at her own pace. Her body gave him all the signals he needed. He kissed her thoroughly enjoying how her lips flavored his mouth. She was truly a new experience to saver. He breathed in her scent. And she smelled of flowers and passion as her body readied itself for the sensual movements to come. He felt her inside his soul and heart it amplified what he was feeling ten fold to know how she felt inside. The dizzying effects of the connection as they were so close kept both in a haze of desire. His blood seem to cry for her to be completely unified with him. He knew that it would come soon enough. He broke from his kisses and looked deeply into her eyes so she knew he loved her as they began to undress each other. He could see the future and family in those brown depths and vaugly wondered about what precious life their love would give rise to. He knew then that he held forever in this moment, when he held his love in his arms.

You got to give her some faith
Hold her tight
A little tenderness
Gotta treat her right
She will be there for you,
Takin' good care of you
Ya really gotta love your woman...
Their clothes fell to the side of the mattress in layers as they were tenderly discarded. Under the blankets they held each other close. Their bodies laid together bare and warm and they began to explore each other with tentative fingers and soft caresses. The caresses turned more intimate but throughout it tenderness and love lead his hands in a slow steady progress. He wanted to make this wonderful for her. As the they're union approached and their bodies joined her held her as her pain ebbed and kissed away the few tears she'd shed. With vows of love and forever the coupled and were thrown to the stars in the heavens together when their passion led them to the pinnacle of ecstasy. Calling for each other as they fell into the aftermath of ultimate intimacy, they laid together still as one. And they were just that then, mind body heart and soul. And in it all he really loved his woman.
They didn't wake afterward. They simply drifted of to sleep tired form the day's activities and the intense emotions that had come with the mating traditions. They slept in a deep dreamless slumber keeping each other company in the warm glow that surrounded their souls. This deep sleep was the sleep of joined mates on the first night where their soul communed on levels no conscious mind would ever understand. It was a merging of beings after all the physical was done. The two halves of the now one soul would reside in the bodies of the respective mate until they were destined to leave the physical world again for heavens gates.
The next morning they didn't wake up till well past sunrise. Inuyasha woke first and carefully moved out from under her body extracting himself from her embrace trying not to wake her. She was still in deep however once he left their bed she felt as if something was missing and the feeling started to rouse her. A minute later after Inuyasha had just had time to dawn his pants she woke up and turned over to look at him. She was covered up to her chest by a blanket they had been covered with that night. He kneeled next to her and cupped her cheek lovingly and bent to kiss her softly.
"Good morning, Mate, your eyes are beautiful." he said to her with a smile. She looked at him. She could feel him near her not just outside but inside her soul too. It was like being out side on a warm day with just enough of a cool breeze to off set the warmth of the sun on your skin. She felt the sun now. And it felt glorious. Inuyasha was feeling the warmth too and smiled at her again. It was hard to contain it since he was feeling such strong emotions at the moment. His hand moved down to her bare right shoulder there was nothing they're but pink unmarred skin where the bruises has been the day before. He looked greatly relieved. "Your shoulder was healed last night love." She looked down at her shoulder surprised. Kagome stretched and yawned as she sat up. Inuyasha took in the sight with an appreciative eye. Finally noticing the absence of the blanket the girl blushed but made no movement to cover herself.
"Morning love, thanks do you really like them?" she said to him happily. She reached to her left to gather her clothes and stood up to put them on. She then ran over to look in the mirror to admire her eyes. Inuyasha also finished dressing. She giggled and found the amber flakes in her eyes and the softer brown very becoming, as did Inuyasha. He winked at her and went on to try and find something for breakfast.
They ate breakfast and then sat together and talked about inconsequecial things. He saw her stiff movements from the activities of last night and was stalling to give her time to recoup. He finally decided to just let her ride on his back all the way to the village. Kagome moved around the hut slowly gathering everything from dinner and breakfast and anything else she had used and put it back in her pack. Inuyasha picked watched her and sighed. Try as he might he just couldn't stop that stubborn woman from doing for herself hurting or not. So he instead helped her shoving everything in her bag and had her pull it on to her back. He finally pulled the Tetsuiga from the door and turned to Kagome.
"You know now that how we are together will never be the same right?" Inuyasha said. "I may continue you to be foulmouthed and loud but I can not insult you any more with out hurting myself. And I will always have to be near you. You can't go home alone any more, I'm afraid it would rip my soul out when you left." He said this from his heart knowing that it was important she know this. She just embraced him to ease the worried look on his face and feeling coming thru their link.
"It's ok Inuyasha. I don't think I could stand being to far away from you for long anyhow with out a damn good reason and that I knew you were coming back very soon. But if it can be avoided at ALL I don't want you to far away... I don't think I my heart could take it," she told him in a low sweet voice. He nodded into her hair and kissed her forehead.
"Let me carry you to the village I can tell you're not up to the walk." She nodded.
"You know instead of being stubborn today I think ill just take you up on that," she said feeling his concern for her. It was very slight but she knew it was there. Inuyasha laughed.
"My mate, for the first time in since our meeting you just did something with out arguing with me." She laughed to.
"Well, lets just say I know you better now," she smirked. Inuyasha did also. He bent down and she climbed on his back with his assistance. She arranged herself to get comfortable and then leaned down onto his shoulder. He walked out the door and closed it and looked around a moment almost not wanting to leave. "Lets come back here every year on this day to celebrate this day," Kagome said in his ear. He smiled.
"You read my heart, mate," he said to her in agreement. He turned and started down towards the road that would take him south to the village near the bone eaters well. He felt his mask slipping back into place toward the world around him. Kagome felt it too and just snuggled closer. Her reassurance thru their bond made him feel more confident as he strode along.
"I love you,"she said for what seemed like the millionth time in the last two days. He looked over his shoulder at her and mouthed the words to her. She felt the warmth of his love cascade down the link. There was one thought as she started to doze off she said out loud. It almost made her mate drop from laughter and nervousness. "My family is gonna freak...." She relayed as she dropped into a light slumber against the hanyou. 'Oh well,' he thought, 'we can deal with that later.' And it was at that point he just enjoyed the feel of his mate against him happy and asleep as he walked on towards the village and his namesake forest.
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Well that was the fifth chapter I hope you liked it. The next chapter is when they go tell her family. Not sure if the will get a wedding or not. Tell me if you REALLY want one in your review. Thanks for reading R+R Laters, LJ