disclaimer: still don't own inuyasha
Well lucky me, I updated on a weekend when ffn was all messed up! So unless everyone's decided to hate my story or given up reviewing, hardly anyone realized it was updated. poor chapter 4. lets see if chapter 5 can be better!
As an extra note, I survived my surgery, as if anyone cares. Otakon, was great! The TM Revolution concert was amazing, the dealer's room was huge. And there were some great costumes, and a ton of them were from IY! If you look on fansview, theres's a great group pic of a dozen inuyasha's being sat. Good stuff. Ok, on with the story!
Barrel Maker, if you're reading this, then I am in shock.
Ladye Black - glad you're still reading, haven't decided on whose uke yet, we'll see.
rulerofthecows - sorry I took so long to update, hope you keep liking it!
Lil-strange-person - Sango's not going to be with Kagome (sorry yuri fans!) but I'm actually going to do 2 or possibly 3 endings, so everyone will eventually be happy =) I like happy endings heheh.
hot-chick - well thanks, it's my only yaoi one so far though, so if you like my writing style, I do have 2 others =)
Jiji - thanks for taking the time to review, even if you are a puddle! I like getting even just a review that says "good job" it lets me know that if I keep writing, there's at least one person out there who will keep reading.
R&R please minna!
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Kaede sat mashing herbs on a large stone outside her house. Sango crouched nearby, starting a fire. Shippou was stretched out on the grass coloring in the new coloring book Kagome, who was reading in a tree, had given him. InuYasha sat in the same tree, several feet above her, watching Miroku read his book. Unfortunately that didn't last for long.
"Miroku, stop reading that book and go get some water." Sango said. "But it's about monks in Kagome-sama's time." he protested. "Well Kaede and I need water to make dinner in OUR time." came the reply. Kagome set down what she was reading and jumped down from the low tree limb. "I'll go get it." she offered. "I'll come with you then. Miroku can start the fire." Sango said, looking at Miroku during her last sentence. "Of course I'll start the fire, Sango." he said with fake sincerity. The two smiled at each other and then the girls grabbed the water buckets and headed to the stream.
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"Sango-chan, you and Miroku are using each others first names! What happened?" Kagome asked eagerly on the way to the stream. "We got a bit closer while you were gone." Sango answered truthfully. "Are you going out now?" Kagome asked excitedly. Sango laughed, "No, just closer." she decided to leave out the fact that he liked guys. "Well what happened?" Kagome pressed. "I'd rather not talk about it now. All you need to know is, Miroku and I are good friends, nothing more." Sango said, as she finished she sped up ahead of Kagome. "Oh." Kagome whispered, wondering what could have happened.
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"Here's the water!" Sango called just before the others came into view, just incase InuYasha and Miroku were in a position Kagome shouldn't see. However as the group came into view, Miroku was hanging a pot over the roaring fire and InuYasha was still in the tree. The girls set down the buckets by the fire, Sango turned to thank Miroku but her eyes landed on something out of place. InuYasha was still in the tree, but he was down on Kagome's branch, reading her book. "Kagome." she said, and pointed. Kagome's eyes widened. "InuYasha! What are you doing?" she cried, running over. Sango looked at Miroku and shrugged.
InuYasha looked up from the book. "What IS this?" he asked. "It's a manga. It uses pictures to tell the story, like a mural." Kagome said, trying to find something in InuYasha's time to compare it to. "I know it uses pictures." he snorted. "But why THESE pictures?" he asked, holding an open page out to her. Kagome blushed as she saw the page. "It's a . . . shonen ai manga." she stammered. InuYasha stared at her. "You read stories about guys having sex with each other?" he asked. "It's uh . . . popular, in my time." Kagome said, trying to think of how to explain it.
"See, in my time, there are a lot of guy's who . . . like other guys. We call them homosexual, or gay. It's . . . considered normal . . . uh." Kagome blushed, wondering how to explain the concept of "gay" to him. InuYasha gave her a withering look. "I know what that is." he said. She looked at him in surprise. "You do?" she gasped. "Sure, demons do it too." he answered, jumping down. Kagome stared at him in surprise as he walked over to the fire and tried to sneak a taste of dinner.
"Demons are gay??" Kagome said loudly, as she reached the fire. "What's gay?" Sango and Miroku both asked. Kagome blushed. "It's when a guy likes another guy." Sango laughed and Miroku tried to keep from blushing. "You have this in your time, Kagome-sama?" Miroku asked. She nodded. "I think, now would be a good time for our lesson." Kaede said.
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As the light faded, the empty dinner bowls were put into a bucket and the group headed inside. Once there, they sat in a circle around the fire in Kaede's house. "Demon's. . ." she began. "have a unique way of mating." She glanced over at the kitsune in Kagome's lap and paused. "I am demon, I know." Shippou said. With a shrug, Kaede continued.
"Most demon's choose a single lover, and stay with them for life. But demon's also have one or many mates in addition to a lover. They care for the mates, maybe love them a little. But whenever a male demon has sex with a female, she get's pregnant. However demon's go into heat, and often have an overwhelming need for sex. So, they turn to their lovers. Which are the same gender." Kaede paused. "You're telling me, that demon's are bi?" Kagome asked. "Are what?" Kaede said. "A guy like's guys and girls." Kagome answered. "Yes, it's rather complicated." Kaede replied.
"You could ask InuYasha to explain, he is half demon after all." Kaede suggested. Kagome looked at InuYasha, whom was praying he didn't blush. "That's why Sesshoumaru and I have different mothers. They were two of our father's mates. Our father's lover was Jaken's father, that's why he stays with my brother." InuYasha paused and frowned. "I can only hope those two aren't lovers, Jaken's too nasty. I heard his father was much better looking."
Kagome gasped as something occurred to her. "But you're half demon! What about you?" she asked. Subtly never being his strong point, InuYasha answered her outright. "Some hanyou's aren't, but I am." he replied. Kagome's jaw dropped. "You're gay??" she choked out. "Not entirely . . . what did you call it, bi?" was the answer. "You like GUYS?" she cried. InuYasha shrugged. "And girls." he said. "Why didn't you tell me?" Kagome said, sounding hurt. "You never asked, besides, why does it matter? You're the one reading about it." InuYasha said annoyed.
"InuYasha! Don't be so hard on her." Sango scolded. "According to that manga, gay guys are supposed to be more sensitive." she added. InuYasha frowned. "You're not mad, are you?" he asked nervously, looking back to Kagome. "How do you feel about me?" she said after a long pause. InuYasha glanced to Miroku whom nodded. "I like you, a lot Kagome." he answered. "I'd be glad to have you as a mate." he continued. Kagome's smile faded. "What?" she said darkly. Miroku and Sango winced.
Failing to notice, InuYasha kept going. "Well I can't really go against what my blood tells me, so I want a male lover of course. But you'd be my main mate." he added. "OSUWARI!" Kagome screamed, running out of the house. Sango stood to follow her, but Miroku stopped her. "This is between them now." he said. "I think that went well." said a voice from under the floor. "She only sat me once."
Hauling himself out of the hole, InuYasha dusted himself off. "What should I do now?" he asked. He felt a pair of arms wrap around him. "Go after her, and say whatever feels right." Miroku whispered. InuYasha turned to face him. "What if she agrees to be my mate?" he asked. "I know human's aren't like demons in that sense." Miroku sighed and leaned his head against InuYasha's chest. "I don't want to have to share you, but I know that it's normal for demons. If you would be happy with her as a mate . . . then I will do my best to not let it bother me." Miroku said, too softly for Sango to hear.
"Thank you." InuYasha said, embracing him. The two shared a passionate kiss, then Miroku pulled away. "Go get yourself a mate, my love." he said. InuYasha smiled and gave him another kiss, then he rushed out into the night, following Kagome's scent.
"Miroku, are you ok with this?" Sango asked. "Miroku turned to her with a sad smile. "I love him, I have to be."
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InuYasha pulled himself out of the well and dropped into the wellhouse in Kagome's time. He hurried up the steps and leapt into the tree outside her window. Kagome was lying on her bed, crying. Taking a deep breath, he jumped from the tree to her window ledge. "Kagome." he said. She looked up at him, tears streaming down her face. "InuYasha." she whispered.
Well lucky me, I updated on a weekend when ffn was all messed up! So unless everyone's decided to hate my story or given up reviewing, hardly anyone realized it was updated. poor chapter 4. lets see if chapter 5 can be better!
As an extra note, I survived my surgery, as if anyone cares. Otakon, was great! The TM Revolution concert was amazing, the dealer's room was huge. And there were some great costumes, and a ton of them were from IY! If you look on fansview, theres's a great group pic of a dozen inuyasha's being sat. Good stuff. Ok, on with the story!
Barrel Maker, if you're reading this, then I am in shock.
Ladye Black - glad you're still reading, haven't decided on whose uke yet, we'll see.
rulerofthecows - sorry I took so long to update, hope you keep liking it!
Lil-strange-person - Sango's not going to be with Kagome (sorry yuri fans!) but I'm actually going to do 2 or possibly 3 endings, so everyone will eventually be happy =) I like happy endings heheh.
hot-chick - well thanks, it's my only yaoi one so far though, so if you like my writing style, I do have 2 others =)
Jiji - thanks for taking the time to review, even if you are a puddle! I like getting even just a review that says "good job" it lets me know that if I keep writing, there's at least one person out there who will keep reading.
R&R please minna!
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Kaede sat mashing herbs on a large stone outside her house. Sango crouched nearby, starting a fire. Shippou was stretched out on the grass coloring in the new coloring book Kagome, who was reading in a tree, had given him. InuYasha sat in the same tree, several feet above her, watching Miroku read his book. Unfortunately that didn't last for long.
"Miroku, stop reading that book and go get some water." Sango said. "But it's about monks in Kagome-sama's time." he protested. "Well Kaede and I need water to make dinner in OUR time." came the reply. Kagome set down what she was reading and jumped down from the low tree limb. "I'll go get it." she offered. "I'll come with you then. Miroku can start the fire." Sango said, looking at Miroku during her last sentence. "Of course I'll start the fire, Sango." he said with fake sincerity. The two smiled at each other and then the girls grabbed the water buckets and headed to the stream.
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"Sango-chan, you and Miroku are using each others first names! What happened?" Kagome asked eagerly on the way to the stream. "We got a bit closer while you were gone." Sango answered truthfully. "Are you going out now?" Kagome asked excitedly. Sango laughed, "No, just closer." she decided to leave out the fact that he liked guys. "Well what happened?" Kagome pressed. "I'd rather not talk about it now. All you need to know is, Miroku and I are good friends, nothing more." Sango said, as she finished she sped up ahead of Kagome. "Oh." Kagome whispered, wondering what could have happened.
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"Here's the water!" Sango called just before the others came into view, just incase InuYasha and Miroku were in a position Kagome shouldn't see. However as the group came into view, Miroku was hanging a pot over the roaring fire and InuYasha was still in the tree. The girls set down the buckets by the fire, Sango turned to thank Miroku but her eyes landed on something out of place. InuYasha was still in the tree, but he was down on Kagome's branch, reading her book. "Kagome." she said, and pointed. Kagome's eyes widened. "InuYasha! What are you doing?" she cried, running over. Sango looked at Miroku and shrugged.
InuYasha looked up from the book. "What IS this?" he asked. "It's a manga. It uses pictures to tell the story, like a mural." Kagome said, trying to find something in InuYasha's time to compare it to. "I know it uses pictures." he snorted. "But why THESE pictures?" he asked, holding an open page out to her. Kagome blushed as she saw the page. "It's a . . . shonen ai manga." she stammered. InuYasha stared at her. "You read stories about guys having sex with each other?" he asked. "It's uh . . . popular, in my time." Kagome said, trying to think of how to explain it.
"See, in my time, there are a lot of guy's who . . . like other guys. We call them homosexual, or gay. It's . . . considered normal . . . uh." Kagome blushed, wondering how to explain the concept of "gay" to him. InuYasha gave her a withering look. "I know what that is." he said. She looked at him in surprise. "You do?" she gasped. "Sure, demons do it too." he answered, jumping down. Kagome stared at him in surprise as he walked over to the fire and tried to sneak a taste of dinner.
"Demons are gay??" Kagome said loudly, as she reached the fire. "What's gay?" Sango and Miroku both asked. Kagome blushed. "It's when a guy likes another guy." Sango laughed and Miroku tried to keep from blushing. "You have this in your time, Kagome-sama?" Miroku asked. She nodded. "I think, now would be a good time for our lesson." Kaede said.
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As the light faded, the empty dinner bowls were put into a bucket and the group headed inside. Once there, they sat in a circle around the fire in Kaede's house. "Demon's. . ." she began. "have a unique way of mating." She glanced over at the kitsune in Kagome's lap and paused. "I am demon, I know." Shippou said. With a shrug, Kaede continued.
"Most demon's choose a single lover, and stay with them for life. But demon's also have one or many mates in addition to a lover. They care for the mates, maybe love them a little. But whenever a male demon has sex with a female, she get's pregnant. However demon's go into heat, and often have an overwhelming need for sex. So, they turn to their lovers. Which are the same gender." Kaede paused. "You're telling me, that demon's are bi?" Kagome asked. "Are what?" Kaede said. "A guy like's guys and girls." Kagome answered. "Yes, it's rather complicated." Kaede replied.
"You could ask InuYasha to explain, he is half demon after all." Kaede suggested. Kagome looked at InuYasha, whom was praying he didn't blush. "That's why Sesshoumaru and I have different mothers. They were two of our father's mates. Our father's lover was Jaken's father, that's why he stays with my brother." InuYasha paused and frowned. "I can only hope those two aren't lovers, Jaken's too nasty. I heard his father was much better looking."
Kagome gasped as something occurred to her. "But you're half demon! What about you?" she asked. Subtly never being his strong point, InuYasha answered her outright. "Some hanyou's aren't, but I am." he replied. Kagome's jaw dropped. "You're gay??" she choked out. "Not entirely . . . what did you call it, bi?" was the answer. "You like GUYS?" she cried. InuYasha shrugged. "And girls." he said. "Why didn't you tell me?" Kagome said, sounding hurt. "You never asked, besides, why does it matter? You're the one reading about it." InuYasha said annoyed.
"InuYasha! Don't be so hard on her." Sango scolded. "According to that manga, gay guys are supposed to be more sensitive." she added. InuYasha frowned. "You're not mad, are you?" he asked nervously, looking back to Kagome. "How do you feel about me?" she said after a long pause. InuYasha glanced to Miroku whom nodded. "I like you, a lot Kagome." he answered. "I'd be glad to have you as a mate." he continued. Kagome's smile faded. "What?" she said darkly. Miroku and Sango winced.
Failing to notice, InuYasha kept going. "Well I can't really go against what my blood tells me, so I want a male lover of course. But you'd be my main mate." he added. "OSUWARI!" Kagome screamed, running out of the house. Sango stood to follow her, but Miroku stopped her. "This is between them now." he said. "I think that went well." said a voice from under the floor. "She only sat me once."
Hauling himself out of the hole, InuYasha dusted himself off. "What should I do now?" he asked. He felt a pair of arms wrap around him. "Go after her, and say whatever feels right." Miroku whispered. InuYasha turned to face him. "What if she agrees to be my mate?" he asked. "I know human's aren't like demons in that sense." Miroku sighed and leaned his head against InuYasha's chest. "I don't want to have to share you, but I know that it's normal for demons. If you would be happy with her as a mate . . . then I will do my best to not let it bother me." Miroku said, too softly for Sango to hear.
"Thank you." InuYasha said, embracing him. The two shared a passionate kiss, then Miroku pulled away. "Go get yourself a mate, my love." he said. InuYasha smiled and gave him another kiss, then he rushed out into the night, following Kagome's scent.
"Miroku, are you ok with this?" Sango asked. "Miroku turned to her with a sad smile. "I love him, I have to be."
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InuYasha pulled himself out of the well and dropped into the wellhouse in Kagome's time. He hurried up the steps and leapt into the tree outside her window. Kagome was lying on her bed, crying. Taking a deep breath, he jumped from the tree to her window ledge. "Kagome." he said. She looked up at him, tears streaming down her face. "InuYasha." she whispered.