My Side of The Boulder
"I wish there was something around here to kick" Kagome commented in a surly voice. "Inuyasha's head would work fine"
Beside her Sango made a sound of agreement, then layed her head back down in her firecat's fur. The terrain wasn't rough or anything, it was actually pretty smooth. But one could only walk or ride a bike so long before exhaustion and pain set in. In his fatigue, Miroku had even forgotten about trying to cop a feel. Shippo had gratefully snuggled into Kagome's willing arms and was sleeping like a baby.
They had ventured much further than usual in their quest. They were at least a week from the base village and the demons they encountered were growing in number and ferocity. They'd had a particularly nasty and bloody fight earlier. Sango was injured, so she was being carried by Kirara. Kirara looked a little worse for wear herself. They hadn't passed a single village since the one they'd left yesterday morning.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome shouted ahead. He halted and waited impatiently for her to catch up with him. "We need to stop for the day. We all need some rest."
Inuyasha looked at her, contemplating telling her. They were in the lowlands- one of the most dangerous areas in Japan. Youkai practically infested these parts. No, telling her would just make her worry. He'd settle for a half truth
"We can't. There's no water around here." He held up a hand at her when she began to protest.
"We're covered with blood and our drinking water supply is running low anyway. Give it another hour. I swear"
She gave him a hard look, then assented with a jerky nod. "Alright. One hour."
Impulsively, Inuyasha leaned down to kiss her. "I know your tired. You can ride on my back if you want."
Off balance and shocked, it was the first time he'd really kissed her, Kagome shook her head, "N-no. S'okay. I need to keep and eye on Sango" She pointed vaguely behind her and stumbled back.
"Alright. One hour, I promise" he said again, and continued on.
***
True to his word, within an hour Inuyasha had found a small stream that flowed from the mountains. The icy water was perfect for calming their thirst, but not for bathing. Luckily, they discovered a ways down, it flowed into a hot spring. They couldn't have found a better spot.
Sango was soaking, nearly dozing on one side of a huge boulder with Shippo playing nearby. Miroku was leaning against the other side, very obviously asleep in his comfort. Before bathing he'd placed some scrolls around the area that were effective at keeping demon at bay.
Kagome sympathized with them. She was dead tired herself. But she felt it was her responsibility to do *something* since she was the least injured by the battle. She gathered everyone's bloodied clothes, sans Inuyasha's and took them down stream.
Speaking of the hanyou, where was he? She hadn't seen him since earlier when he'd hissed her. Kagome blushed. She wished she had more experience with these matters. What had he been trying to prove? Or ask? Or tell her? It was so confusing.
Searching through her bag she came up with a bar of soap. She bit her lip and yelped, "Dammit!" It seemed, without her noticing it, that her incisors had lengthened and sharpened. Now they were outright fangs. "This is just great. Exactly what I need, more of Inuyasha's attributes."
Truthfully, she had to admit to herself as she scrubbed at the garments, it wasn't getting Inuyasha's traits that bothered her. It was changing at all, in itself. Which was perfectly understandable! How would anyone feel if they began to change into something completely foreign and had no control over what they could change? It was disturbing. Something else she could feel happening to her body was disturbing also, but she couldn't quite name what it was. It was almost like she felt empty, whatever that meant.
She tried not to think about the smells assaulting her more sensitive nostrils. Well, she knew where Inuyasha had been. The smell of roasting meat nearly made her mouth water. She hung the last of the clothes over a big rock to dry in the sun, and drifted toward the heavenly aroma.
"Hey, you going to share some of that with me?" Kagome asked teasingly as she entered their little camp.
Inuyasha shrugged and gestured toward the small makeshift spit. "Take it if you want it." Thankfully, the meat had been taken from it's carcass, so Kagome couldn't tell what kind of small woodland creature she was about to eat. But the taste was heavenly. She savored the flavor and tried not to think about the fact that it was rare and that that didn't seem to bother her one bit.
When Sango and Miroku stumbled back in fresh attire they each took some food and ate it gratefully. Almost immediately afterward they found a comfortable spot and conked out. Shippo, who seemed to be able to sleep at will, snuggled into Kagome's sleeping bag and was snoring blissfully within moments.
"I'm gonna go take a bath" Kagome whispered to Inuyasha, and walked away without hearing a response.
"Wait"
"Hmm?" She turned back innocently.
Inuyasha was trying to think about how to ask her without earning a thoughtless 'Sit' or a punch in the face. The fact was, she'd been driving him crazy for two days. The ironic part was that she wasn't even aware of it. Yet oddly enough it almost seemed that she was.
He felt and occasionally caught a yearning glance at him from her. Though yearning for what she clearly didn't know or understand. Inuyasha knew and understood all too well.
The spell had had some supremely unexpected side effects, but this was possibly the worst. Kagome was in heat.
"Nevermind" he choked as she sent him another of those unknowingly hungry looks. "Just go"
As he watched her shrug and move away again his body tightened. It was instinct pure and simple. Yes, she'd been in heat before, and it had been distracting. But never had he felt it this strongly, nor had she. It was that instinct that had made him kiss her for no reason earlier, besides the need to comfort her. Now he just needed *her*.
"Son of a bitch!" he cursed. The smell of his bloody robes momentarily distracted him. Gods, how he hated the smell of blood on himself. But should he wait for Kagome to finish? No. He would damn well control himself. Or would he?
Blast it! Resolutely he marched to the hot spring. If he couldn't control himself around her all she had to do was refuse him. He had no intention of raping her.
He didn't even think about what would happen if she didn't refuse him.
SOOOOOOO whatcha think? As always, any and all feedback is welcome. Did I satisfy some of your question. Oh, and Post Script: The next chapter is a lemon, but I'm not going to post it on FF. To read it you'll have to visit my website, which you can find on the authors page. Ja, minna!
"I wish there was something around here to kick" Kagome commented in a surly voice. "Inuyasha's head would work fine"
Beside her Sango made a sound of agreement, then layed her head back down in her firecat's fur. The terrain wasn't rough or anything, it was actually pretty smooth. But one could only walk or ride a bike so long before exhaustion and pain set in. In his fatigue, Miroku had even forgotten about trying to cop a feel. Shippo had gratefully snuggled into Kagome's willing arms and was sleeping like a baby.
They had ventured much further than usual in their quest. They were at least a week from the base village and the demons they encountered were growing in number and ferocity. They'd had a particularly nasty and bloody fight earlier. Sango was injured, so she was being carried by Kirara. Kirara looked a little worse for wear herself. They hadn't passed a single village since the one they'd left yesterday morning.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome shouted ahead. He halted and waited impatiently for her to catch up with him. "We need to stop for the day. We all need some rest."
Inuyasha looked at her, contemplating telling her. They were in the lowlands- one of the most dangerous areas in Japan. Youkai practically infested these parts. No, telling her would just make her worry. He'd settle for a half truth
"We can't. There's no water around here." He held up a hand at her when she began to protest.
"We're covered with blood and our drinking water supply is running low anyway. Give it another hour. I swear"
She gave him a hard look, then assented with a jerky nod. "Alright. One hour."
Impulsively, Inuyasha leaned down to kiss her. "I know your tired. You can ride on my back if you want."
Off balance and shocked, it was the first time he'd really kissed her, Kagome shook her head, "N-no. S'okay. I need to keep and eye on Sango" She pointed vaguely behind her and stumbled back.
"Alright. One hour, I promise" he said again, and continued on.
***
True to his word, within an hour Inuyasha had found a small stream that flowed from the mountains. The icy water was perfect for calming their thirst, but not for bathing. Luckily, they discovered a ways down, it flowed into a hot spring. They couldn't have found a better spot.
Sango was soaking, nearly dozing on one side of a huge boulder with Shippo playing nearby. Miroku was leaning against the other side, very obviously asleep in his comfort. Before bathing he'd placed some scrolls around the area that were effective at keeping demon at bay.
Kagome sympathized with them. She was dead tired herself. But she felt it was her responsibility to do *something* since she was the least injured by the battle. She gathered everyone's bloodied clothes, sans Inuyasha's and took them down stream.
Speaking of the hanyou, where was he? She hadn't seen him since earlier when he'd hissed her. Kagome blushed. She wished she had more experience with these matters. What had he been trying to prove? Or ask? Or tell her? It was so confusing.
Searching through her bag she came up with a bar of soap. She bit her lip and yelped, "Dammit!" It seemed, without her noticing it, that her incisors had lengthened and sharpened. Now they were outright fangs. "This is just great. Exactly what I need, more of Inuyasha's attributes."
Truthfully, she had to admit to herself as she scrubbed at the garments, it wasn't getting Inuyasha's traits that bothered her. It was changing at all, in itself. Which was perfectly understandable! How would anyone feel if they began to change into something completely foreign and had no control over what they could change? It was disturbing. Something else she could feel happening to her body was disturbing also, but she couldn't quite name what it was. It was almost like she felt empty, whatever that meant.
She tried not to think about the smells assaulting her more sensitive nostrils. Well, she knew where Inuyasha had been. The smell of roasting meat nearly made her mouth water. She hung the last of the clothes over a big rock to dry in the sun, and drifted toward the heavenly aroma.
"Hey, you going to share some of that with me?" Kagome asked teasingly as she entered their little camp.
Inuyasha shrugged and gestured toward the small makeshift spit. "Take it if you want it." Thankfully, the meat had been taken from it's carcass, so Kagome couldn't tell what kind of small woodland creature she was about to eat. But the taste was heavenly. She savored the flavor and tried not to think about the fact that it was rare and that that didn't seem to bother her one bit.
When Sango and Miroku stumbled back in fresh attire they each took some food and ate it gratefully. Almost immediately afterward they found a comfortable spot and conked out. Shippo, who seemed to be able to sleep at will, snuggled into Kagome's sleeping bag and was snoring blissfully within moments.
"I'm gonna go take a bath" Kagome whispered to Inuyasha, and walked away without hearing a response.
"Wait"
"Hmm?" She turned back innocently.
Inuyasha was trying to think about how to ask her without earning a thoughtless 'Sit' or a punch in the face. The fact was, she'd been driving him crazy for two days. The ironic part was that she wasn't even aware of it. Yet oddly enough it almost seemed that she was.
He felt and occasionally caught a yearning glance at him from her. Though yearning for what she clearly didn't know or understand. Inuyasha knew and understood all too well.
The spell had had some supremely unexpected side effects, but this was possibly the worst. Kagome was in heat.
"Nevermind" he choked as she sent him another of those unknowingly hungry looks. "Just go"
As he watched her shrug and move away again his body tightened. It was instinct pure and simple. Yes, she'd been in heat before, and it had been distracting. But never had he felt it this strongly, nor had she. It was that instinct that had made him kiss her for no reason earlier, besides the need to comfort her. Now he just needed *her*.
"Son of a bitch!" he cursed. The smell of his bloody robes momentarily distracted him. Gods, how he hated the smell of blood on himself. But should he wait for Kagome to finish? No. He would damn well control himself. Or would he?
Blast it! Resolutely he marched to the hot spring. If he couldn't control himself around her all she had to do was refuse him. He had no intention of raping her.
He didn't even think about what would happen if she didn't refuse him.
SOOOOOOO whatcha think? As always, any and all feedback is welcome. Did I satisfy some of your question. Oh, and Post Script: The next chapter is a lemon, but I'm not going to post it on FF. To read it you'll have to visit my website, which you can find on the authors page. Ja, minna!