Kiss From a Rose
By Mystical Star
A Kitty-Chan Production
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha. Mostly because if I did, I'd have a whole lot of money and I could speak Japanese! But I only know a few words and I'm broke, therefore I can't own Inuyasha or any related characters. So there!
::SPOILER NOTICE::
This contains spoilers to the second movie, The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass. Unless you've already seen it or wouldn't mind knowing what happened, please don't read this and then flame me. I've warned you. The first chapter is basically the biggest spoiler. If you want to pick up reading after that, you should be able to without too much confusion.
Author's Note: A small dictionary of the Japanese words that appear will be provided at the end of the chapter for all you folk who don't know them :)
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Chapter One ~ An Evening Star
The shadow of night fell over Sengoku Jidai, calling the stars out to play upon the evening sky with the waning moon.
The sight of the disappearing moon made Inuyasha uncomfortable as he watched it from his spot in a tree above their camp. In a few short weeks, he wouldn't be able to protect Kagome.
Kagome.
His nose tickled with the scent of her dried blood that he had shed, digging his claws into her arms as she begged him not to transform. His heart ached, knowing that he had hurt her. He was so disgusted with himself he wanted to wretch. He had hurt Kagome. The hanyou growled in his self-loathing, stirring the sleeping girl below the tree.
"Inuyasha?" Kagome's voice called out softly, looking up from her sleeping bag.
"Kagome, is something wrong?" Inuyasha asked hastily, jumping down to her side.
"I heard you growl,"
"Nothing's wrong, Kagome," The golden-eyed hanyou said, looking away from her. "Go back to sleep," He scratched his nose, trying to cover the scent of her blood. Kagome noticed this.
"I'm sorry, you can probably smell - "
"Don't apologize for that!" Inuyasha snapped as quietly as he could, not wanting to wake Sango, Miroku, or Shippou. He was obviously still very upset at his inability to control himself.
Kagome put her hand on his shoulder. "Inuyasha, I don't mind. Getting you back was worth going dying," She said quietly.
"Don't say that either!" The hanyou barked quietly, suddenly taking her in his arms.
"Inuyasha, I'm fine," Kagome protested, hugging him back. The silver-haired hanyou grunted and held her closer. The two sat there quietly for a few minutes.
"Inuyasha?"
"Hn?"
"Did you really mean what you said this afternoon?"
"What?"
"About not liking me kissing you?"
Inuyasha looked at Kagome, utterly confused. How was he supposed to respond to that?! Especially with Miroku just inches away, probably listening to the whole thing while he pretended to sleep.
"Kagome," Inuyasha sighed.
'This is it. He's going to tell me that he's in love with Kikyou, Kagome's heart sank when she heard his tone of voice.
Instead, the hanyou took Kagome's hand and led her away from the clearing in the trees and took her to a nearby lake at the edge of the forest where they made their camp.
"Inuyasha, what are you doing?"
"Answering your question," He replied matter-of-factly, leaning forward and kissing her in the moonlight. Kagome's body tensed for a moment in surprise, but soon her muscles went slack in Inuyasha's embrace and she welcomed the kiss.
The kiss ended, regretfully, and Kagome looked up into Inuyasha's eyes.
"Aishiteru," She whispered.
Inuyasha hugged her close. "Aishiteru, Kagome,"
The young girl began to cry softly into Inuyasha's fire rat robes, alarming him.
"Kagome?"
"I'm so glad…Inuyasha…" She hiccupped, not finding the words appropriate for the situation.
The hanyou lifted her chin and looked into her glassy brown eyes and kissed her softly again. Kagome wrapped her arms around his neck, welcoming the kiss. Unbalanced, the two fell down into the bushes on the side of the lake, their lips not parting once.
Their kiss ended yet again. Kagome, who was lying upon Inuyasha's chest smiled at him. He smiled back and lifted his head up to her neck, biting her just below her ear. A little of her blood spilled from the mark, but it healed almost instantly. Something entered Kagome's body at that moment. She knew it wasn't bad, but she was confused.
"Inuyasha?"
"Now all youkai will know that you belong to me," He said, kissing her again. "My mate,"
"Mate?" Kagome gasped.
"I've given you a little of my scent," Inuyasha explained. "Now I can protect you, always,"
"And I'll protect you," Kagome added, nuzzling his chest. Inuyasha found this odd behavior for a human, but he shrugged off his questions and kissed Kagome again. He felt the heat of longing for her rise in his body as she returned the kiss.
No words were spoken as the two lovers took off into the night solidifying their love for each other.
The waves on the lake lapped the shore as the night continued on, the stars playing in the sky until the early hours of the morning when Inuyasha and Kagome finally returned to camp, hand in hand, heart in heart.
To be continued…------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Japanese Words
Sengoku Jidai – The warring states era (feudal Japan).
Hanyou – half-demon.
Aishiteru – I love you (Note – this has to be the most beautiful word I've ever learned how to speak. Reason numero uno for using it here :D )
Youkai – demons