Chapter 5
Kagome and Inuyasha walked quietly through the trees of the Higurashi grounds. For Inuyasha this was a place of comfort and release, a memory of days long gone, but for Kagome it was a source of relaxation. She took in a deep breath and delighted in its cleansing result. She was really happy she'd decided to get dressed up for Inuyasha. He looked even more handsome in the sunlight than he did in the rain and that was hard to beat. She might've been semi-insane last night, but she wasn't blind. How could you not see the gorgeous face of your beloved as he comes to save you??
Inuyasha looked over at Kagome's soft expression and smiled. The cherry blossoms really looked magnificent against the pale flesh of Kagome's cheeks and caused her eyes to stand out against her face. Those beautiful eyes...they could make him do anything and he would do anything for her, only her. No one had ever been before Kagome. Even in the times of Kikyo, Kagome was slightly ahead. Maybe it was because no one had ever loved him the way she did or given him unconditional friendship (even if he did reject it) or maybe he was a glutton for punishment and reveled in nothing greater than her sitting him regularly...either way, she was his and he would make sure it stayed that way. He nearly hit himself right there in front of her when a sudden thought hit him.
"Hey, Kagome...I need to talk to you, about- last night," he started slowly, not looking at her at all. He kept his focus on the glittering sakura floating around him in a whirlwind. Kagome's heart came to a screeching halt. No, Inuyasha, no! Not now, later, please...
"Inuyasha, I'd really rather--"
"I can't help but feel responsible," he interrupted swiftly. Kagome's mouth dropped open and she turned to him so hard she almost tripped as she grabbed his elbow.
"Inuyasha," she whispered in shock, "no, you aren't responsible at all. What would make you say that?" she demanded, gazing into his eyes with pure sorrow and innocence. Inuyasha smiled gently and turned to face her. His hand lifted lovingly to her cheek and as his thumb stroked it lightly he took a step toward her. The sun was perfectly beating off of her raven hair.
"Because I did a terrible thing to you...I'm almost certain I brought this on you somehow...." he replied in a voice barely above a whisper, "but I promise, I'll fix it." Kagome's hand came up to rest on his as she stared at him confused.
"Inuyasha, what in the world could you have done? You- you completed me," she said sincerely. She meant every word, he could tell. Kagome never lied without good reason and this wasn't something to lie about. Also, there was the mutuality of the emotions he returned toward her. He had completed her, and then he had taken a huge chunk of her soul with him for two years and left her to nurse a growing youkai pup on her own. Of course he hadn't meant to, but he had. And that piece he'd taken, he selfishly used to mend his spattered heart. No time for looking back. He was in the present with her now and he was going to make sure that everything from the past was cleared before it was too late. "An-and you only made it better by waiting so long to come after me. I can barely believe this is the second day I've been with you. It feels like you never left!" she cried and lunged into his arms. Inuyasha sighed. This was going to hurt him more than he thought.
"Kagome," he murmured as he squeezed her tighter. Kagome closed her eyes and basked in the feeling of his chest against her cheek. He'd grown. When she sighed tenderly against him, his dams broke. He had to tell her now. Snatching her into his arms he dashed to the picnic blanket he'd put deeper into the forest where no one could hear or see them, just farther than where he'd held a sleeping Mihaku. Kagome looked around her in awe and some surprise.
He sat her on her feet at the edge of the blanket and took a step back. Kagome took it in slowly, every piece burning onto her retina. There was a fuzzy, silky pinkish blanket, large enough for three people to sit on, stretched over the small clearing in the woods. She'd forgotten this was here...Up at the upper right corner of the blanket was a basket, closed, and two boxes with ancient edges. Beneath her feet the cherry blossoms had fallen in a border pile around the tiny space, as if instructed to do so. Her head was hovering inches above her body, he'd done this for her...
"Oh Inuyasha," she managed to mutter before turning to face him. Her eyes practically sang with depthless emotion and he knew he'd done well. A smirk crossed his lips. He knew her much better than he thought he did. And once he was finished with his 'magic' she wouldn't be as off balanced with her moods.
"I wonder what it is Kagome is doing," pondered Grandpa as he flipped channels on the TV. Mrs. Higurashi looked at him with disbelief. She wasn't going to answer that question, it might break her reserve to allow them to do it. She was trying very hard to let Kagome do as she wished and be the adult she had thrown herself into being, but it wasn't easy.
"Are there any TV movies on tonight? I thought we could pop some popcorn and watch it, as a group, before bed," she replied with a smile. She lifted her coffee mug and took a sip. Grandpa glared at her over his shoulder and then 'hmphed' loudly. Mrs. Higurashi rolled her eyes and checked the clock on the wall. [Souta should be home soon] she thought dismally.
Kagome looked up at Inuyasha from where she laid on the pink blanket, her eyes filled with stars. Inuyasha gazed down on her from where he sat next to her. She wouldn't give him the chance to explain, she kept saying he had nothing to do with it. Same old Kagome...
"Kag- listen to me. I DO have something to do with whatever attacked you," he tried.
"Inuyasha don't say that! I don't want to talk about it today, please give me time to recover...its still affect--"
"NO! Listen!"
"YOU LISTEN!"
"KAGOME! I DIDN'T MARK YOU!"
"I'M NOT LISTENING! IT WASN'T YOU! YOU WOULDN'T HURT ME!!!" she screamed with every ounce of her breath. When Inuyasha pounced on top of her, holding her by the shoulders against the ground, he incidentally knocked the wind out of her, silencing her momentarily. Now was his chance, while he held her, pinned her to listen...
"Kagome when we made love I didn't mark you because I didn't want to isolate you from the rest of the world or other people that might love you. I didn't know you were pregnant because if I had I would've marked you, regardless of what would happen in the future. because Kagome, if a female isn't marked and precedes to have the child the conflicting blood and emotions will either drive the female insane, to suicide, or worse! I didn't know or I would've stopped that. You didn't make it to the full stage yet, because I came back, but you had made it to violent protecting of our son! Do you understand?" he pleaded. Kagome gawked at him abashed. Had he just said all she thought he said? He was right though, he hadn't marked her...she hadn't thought about it. Suddenly a way of self pity hit her...he didn't mark her because he wanted to continue his life with Kikyo once she was gone. He just wanted one last beat around the bush.
"What does that have to do with last night?" she snapped bitterly. Inuyasha's mouth dropped open at her tone. She was anger at him? He had expected her to forgive him instantly.
"I-well-" he was faltering. Kagome knocked him off of her and sat up. Not only had he chosen the most romantic setting in the world to break the news to her that she was just a fling, but also he had no excuse but to hurt her for doing it. She all ready to leave him when: "I think whatever hurt you followed me here and because of your unbalanced state I made it hard for you to fight back or sense it or to call for me," he finally said.
"Sure," she bit. Inuyasha was angry now.
"What in hell pissed you off about me apologizing to you?"
"What?? You call that an apology? I call that rubbing it in my face that I was just a fling for you and you happened to end up with a son and now you feel responsible for me. WELL DON'T! I was handling myself just fine without you!"
"Wh- I DO NOT feel responsible for you! No wait! Yes I do! YOU ARE NOT FINE WITHOUT ME! YOU WEREN'T A-- you can't--" Inuyasha attempted to be angry and right everything she had said but he couldn't keep up with it. All he knew was that Kagome had taken this exactly the wrong way. He groaned furiously and jumped in front of where she sat before she could get up. "You aren't going anywhere," he said soundly. Kagome glared at him. This was becoming too much. Kagome opened her mouth to speak but he put his face a foot away from hers, his eyes flaring with the anger he felt. How could she think he'd hurt her that way? "Kagome, you don't honestly believe that you were a fling to the side of Kikyo, that damn book told you different, your grandpa, mom, AND Shippo told you that I MURDERED THAT HOG for simply insulting your name!" he growled furiously. Kagome's thoughts clicked. That was true. He had done that. And he declared his love for her openly more than once as he took her. "I do not feel responsible for you and Mihaku, I want to be with you and protect you and be his father and YOUR HUSBAND!" he snarled and forced his face against hers. Their lips pressed fiercely together in a passionate kiss that cradled Kagome's subconscious fully. It took a mere split second before she was returning it with equal and full force. His hand touched her jaw firmly, holding her in place. Kagome pulled back with a jerk, so he wouldn't have the chance to pull her back. She gazed into his eyes with a smile and he realized she understood what was happening now.
"I'm not fine, without you..." she whispered softly as she held his eyes with her own. Finally, an agreement without having to 'sit' him, they both thought at the same time. This time he took her lips tenderly and guided her down onto her back with a strong hand under her head. He hovered over her on his powerful arms and broke the kiss slowly. As he looked down on her the most obsessed and devoted smile captured his face.
"Kagome, I love you more than life AND death, more than this planet, more than my very next breath...without you there is nothing and if I ever lost you, the only reason I'd ever go on living without you would be to take care of OUR son..." he vowed. Kagome smiled a small grin and traced a feathery finger over the frame of his face. She paid special attention to the foreign marks on his cheeks and then tilted her head to touch his pointed human-like ears.
"You know--I've missed you more than life...the only that kept me going was Mihaku...and" her hand drifted to his collar bone and the beads that hung there, "and these," she added. Inuyasha followed her hand with his eyes. Never had they been so intimate as to permit him lying atop her as she caressed him lovingly. "Stay boy," she whispered seductively and leaned up into his face. Inuyasha smiled.
"Ruff," he replied quietly before claiming her lips once more and holding her firmly to him. He hadn't intended for it to go like this at all, but all that meant to him, was that his plan was working. Kagome was returning to her normal, unpredictable self, and he had declared her his own and announced his love for her too. As he moved his tongue between the cushions of her rosy lips and once more tasted the sugary flavor of her mouth he went with his animal urge to lap at it hungrily. Kagome's hands traveled to his ears and commenced with rubbing them carefully, as she had so many times before. Inuyasha shuddered noisily with pleasure as he frenched her deeper, pushing her face harder against his with the hand behind her head. Kagome's hands, channeling her overwhelming desire to once more be with Inuyasha as lovers, forcefully gripped his silvery hair in two lustful fists. With a final feral growl that rumbled it's way from Inuyasha's mouth to Kagome's chest they made a silent promise.
Leaving the syrupy nectar of his love's lips, Inuyasha placed butterfly nips across her cheek and down the line of her jaw. No more, no more would any other than himself have the opportunity to hold her and kiss her like this...she was his and he would make damn sure that every beast in existence knew it.
Kagome's eyes closed involuntarily. He was the only one to ever touch her like that and she loved it. She had waited forever to be with him again, thinking that the only way her soul could ever be once more a part of his, would be for her to die. Her love for her son held her here. And now he had come back. She registered then the faint feeling of lips on her throat, moving toward her collar bone. Kagome took a deep breath.
Sora walked down the stairs holding Mihaku as a grandmother always does, with the utter most care. Grandpa snorted as she walked past the couch, still irritated at being ignored, but she wasn't going to think about it! She would die trying! Besides, it was time to pick Souta up down at the corner. She hated for him to walk home alone. He was so young and could easily be hurt should anyone try to stop him. Carrying the baby who'd been physically neglected all morning, across the grounds with her she listened carefully. She still didn't hear anything. Would she be able to hear? Wait a minute, what? She actually wanted to hear her daughter screaming out the name of the man who she was having sex with? NO! Mrs. Higurashi picked up her pace. As soon as they were married, this uncomfortable feeling would go away. Until then, Kagome was still an eight teen year old school girl in her mind.
Inuyasha took great care with the buttons on Kagome's shirt. He'd learned from past experience that, she liked her clothes in tact. His nose was filled with scents that made his head swim. The vanilla of her skin, the jasmine of her hair, the cypress of her heat...she wanted him. He could sense it as strongly as he could sense it the first time. This was their second time...and this time, as parents! They were bound to each other now by an unspoken promise that no one had the right to break. He kissed her chest with the smallest bit of tongue and nearly groaned when she arched into him.
The hot, wet sensation of his rough tongue against her skin nearly made her gasp. It felt so good to have him near her again, to have his tongue sliding up and down the most sensitive spot on her neck. He snipped at the flesh just under her ear lobe and then affectionately licked away the pain. Ohh, she'd forgotten how good he was at this. As a chill of excitement went up her spine she giggled despite herself.
Inuyasha couldn't get enough of the sweaty sweet flavor of her skin. It was better than he remembered it. Slowly and languidly he drung his tongue from the very brink of her breast up to her jaw line. A miniature moan escaped his own throat. This was what they had been waiting for, unknowingly desiring from the very moment they touched after so long. Taking her mouth once more against his own he finished undoing the buttons of her shirt and let the fabric lie open. Her hand slithered it's way up his collar to hold him just under the ear. She obviously had no clue what she was doing to him. Sitting up abruptly he took a deep breath. Kagome followed with him a worried expression as she began to pull her shirt closed to cover her bra.
"In-"
"No, it's okay," he assured, touching her hand so that she didn't cover her body. "I, just want to take you slow," he said. Kagome's body filled instantly with a warm feeling that settled it's weight in her stomach. So he was fighting himself to take her slow, huh? Well it would be a lot of fun to see how far she could push him until that resolve broke. She smirked a little at him as she let her shirt fall off her shoulders and to the ground. Getting to her knees she leaned toward him to slide her hand between the folds of his haori. Inuyasha's chest rumbled in what felt like a purr against her hand. The look in his eyes told her, he wanted her so bad...but he wanted to love her more. Kagome couldn't help bending to kiss his the skin just below his collar bone as she gently pressed back the flaps of his shirt. He moaned quietly.
His Kagome was undressing him, loving him the way he loved her. If he wasn't careful, if she didn't watch how burning her touch was against his skin, he'd HAVE to pull back again simply to stop himself from ravaging her. It was almost like she was pressing him, tempting him to take her as forcefully as he felt. Did she want that? He couldn't see her eyes, but when he glanced down at her he saw the roundness of her breasts mere inches away from his growingly bare chest. Kagome was sure taking her time. He watched her lips close on his pecks and her tongue slide soothingly down between them. His shirt was now completely off and only hanging by what had been formerly, neatly tucked in. He couldn't take this much longer...
Kagome's mind lost all thought. The heavenly sound of his breathing, the heave of his willful and determined chest to be good to her despite his want, and more importantly the tent that was building in his pants pushed her on. He smelled like sweat, like pine and wild flowers. AH! He was driving her mad without even trying. Then, through a cracked eye lid, she spotted a point that called out for her attention. The erect peek of nerves that would cause him enormous pleasure. Wrapping her mouth around his nipple she felt the heat of her tongue collide with the coolness of the pink skin. Inuyasha's sharp intake of breath startled her, but not more than him throwing her on her back again. Once more she was on her back with him atop of her, only this time he was seductively working the side of her neck. Kagome moaned.
She'd done it! She'd broke the dam, dammit! How could she do that? Very easily...when her tongue flicked his highly sensitive nipple it sent of a chain reaction through his whole body. She knew he was trying to take it slow but noooo, she had to push. Now she was going to get it. And he was going to make sure it was the best punishment she ever had. In his chaotic thoughts he sliced her bra completely in half and roughly jerked the torn fabric off of her body. Now raw flesh was pressed dangerously together with raw flesh. Her nipples, hard and alert, rubbed against his chest with every heaving breath she took. Silently he continued to kiss her neck, grazing and kneading her breasts. Her arms wrapped around his neck and her hand held him there, one on the back of his head and the other perched over his shoulder and rubbing harshly against his back.
"Mmm, Inuyasha," she managed to mutter before she felt the button at her waist pop open and the feel of a large, rough hand sliding it's way down her stomach. She felt it pass under the fabric, watched it disappear, and then felt the surge of pleasure it caused.
Inuyasha licked at her parted lips, savoring the way she writhed beneath his touch. The heat from her breath warmed him deeper than the skin and the small noises she made thrust him on. He, himself, released a heavy sigh when he felt her folds clench his fingers tightly. A quick twitch of his fingers and she clenched again. He wasn't sure how much longer he could keep it up, his manhood was already as hard as a rock and the desire to seize her whole body completely was tearing at him. He could take it no more, he had to have her now! She was ready! With a frustrated growl he unzipped her skirt and pulled the obstacle off of her. Then he went for his own pants and by the time he finished and looked up again, she had removed the rest of her clothes and was lying nude before him. He twitched gently at the sight. She was beautiful. Every curve was perfect and pronounced evenly. Her raven hair circled her head like a halo of innocence while her eyes burned with passion. In his hesitation she stretched, showing off more for him than to actually stretch, and sat up. She put her hands on his shoulders and supported her weight as she stradled his naked lap.
With the last of her nerve Kagome closed her eyes and began to rub the heat of her core teasingly up and down Inuyasha's length. She wanted him to take her, now...she needed it. As tender as it would've been to be pleasured the way he intended, it meant more to her right now that they were together in this way and she didn't want anything stopping them. Inuyasha was biting his lip with his front fang. Damn her! Everytime he'd gain a little determination she'd steal it from him and-- ohh! That feels good...
Inuyasha's head fell forward in sheer ecstasy. Nope, he'd made his mind up for good. He was through with the slow and easy, he wanted her now! With one quick thrust Inuyasha was inside of her. She moaned into his ear in half pain and then took in a strained breath that told him she wanted more. Lifting her with his shaped arms, he pulled out of her until only the tip end of his length remained insided of her...and then...with a fast upshot of his hips he was fully inside her again. Kagome moaned once more, holding him tightly against her, her fingernails making red trails up his back and nearly breaking the skin. Inuyasha groaned with lust as his face dipped to the crook of her neck and shoulder. Hungrily he ravished her with his mouth, biting, sucking, licking, kissing and even nuzzling. He felt her clench against his hardon and it was a whole new game. It was NOT the same as feeling it on his fingers, that was for sure. He was preparing to mark her...the crook of her left shoulder...all he needed was the perfect moment. He needed to claim her in the heat of passion, in the middle of their love making, in the best position he thought possible. When Kagome's hips began grinding on his own, calling out for more, begging to be pounded again, he knew. He lifted her once more and slammed her down harder this time. Kagome let out a loud cry and her nails dug deep into his skin as her inside clenched him fiercely. Her pussy was pumping him, grinding hard against the rock solid cock inside of her, and she loved it. She moaned in a lustful way she had never done before. It wasn't nervous and in pain, like the first time. Instead it was innocent and dying for more. It was time.
Jerking her closer than she had already been Inuyasha held her against his body. Opening his mouth just enough to expose fang he preceded to bit down into her soft flesh with cruel intensity. Kagome yelled out in pain and gripped his hair for leverage. Their bodies stopped and silence fell over the area. As Inuyasha sucked at the blood and nibbled it to seal the mark his mate leaned against him, weakly while tears dripped down her cheeks. The salt water burned in her wounds but she didn't care. She knew exactly what her lover was doing because he'd never hurt her for any other reason. When the pain began to slowly subside she felt him licking the markk tenderly, almost like a cat cleaning itself. She could feel the rumbled of his growls mixed in with his and her own heart beats and she loved every second of it.
"Inuyasha," she whispered. Immediately he pulled back and looked into her eyes. It was precisely the expression he had begged to see and now that he had it he was content that nothing he could do right at that moment, was wrong. Again slipping his tongue into her mouth he gently bent her back onto the blanket, never leaving her folds for an instant. She situated herself against the rocks beneath the blanket and then reached her arms up for him. Inuyasha smiled lovingly as he leaned back down to finish their 'project'.
Later that evening Kagome and Inuyasha walked back to the house, fully clothed and grinning at each other mischeviously. Kagome held both presents Inuyasha had given her upopened in one hand with the other around his waist. Inuyasha did the same with the blanket and basket in one hand and the other placed strategically under her skirt on her bare bottom. He gripped her fondly as they came to the back door and she blushed. After all they'd shared she was still so shy. It touched him that she could have so much respect for him.
"Don't let Mama clean the basket," she reminded, glancing at the ground embarrassedly.
"I know, I know, all of your ragged underwear is in there," he groaned and then slid his hand a little lower, "you think I don't know?" he added, pulling her to his chest for another kiss. When they stopped he looked at her seriously and retracted his hand. "How do you feel?" Kagome looked at him in disbelief.
"Alright, I guess. The mark really hurts, but Why? How should I feel? What did you do!!" she shrieked.
"NOTHING! Nothing, it's just...when I- oh nevermind. It worked so don't worry about it," he groaned as he opened the door to the kitchen and walked inside the house.
"No, tell me! Inuyasha don't do that!" she wailed as she followed him.
"When I marked you, I balanced your soul. That's all," he said with exasperation. Kagome grinned wildly and dropped her presents on the table. She was going to be okay! He'd solved everything! Just like she knew he would! She was going to be normal again! With a running start she raced toward him and just as he was reaching the living room she leapt. Her arms encircled his throat and shoulders as she squealed happily. Her body dangled from his back, causing him to choke and convulse with surprise at her behavior. Sora, Souta, Grandpa, and Mihaku in one movement turned their heads to face the couple. Confusion seemed to be the reigning countenance as Kagome embarrassedly released her husband. She giggled nervously whilst he rubbed at his throat and glared in her general direction.
"Good news?" asked Mrs. Higurashi.
"Hm, uh- I'm married?" said Kagome uncomfortably, rubbing the aching mark on her shoulder. It was going to be bruised. The uproar at words, however, was so loud that birds for nearly half a mile began to scream in protest and she forgot her pain.
"That's great!"
"Finally!
"Yay! I have a brother!"
"I knew you'd take care of my baby!"
"What? Mom? You- I'm confused!"
"Why weren't we invited to the ceremony?"
"Mihaku has a dad!"
"He always had a dad!" snapped Kagome in agitation. Inuyasha was actually blushing now. Mrs. Higurashi smiled and looked from one of their faces to the other. Suddenly she noticed Kagome's cheek.
"Oh god, Kagome!" she cried and rushed forward with her hands out stretched. Inuyasha gasped and Souta and Grandpa came running off the couch, leaving little Mihaku on the floor. Kagome looked around curiously.
"What?" she asked and reached up to touch her face. For the second time in two days her fingertips were met with liguid. It was hot and crimson on her skin. Her gashes were bleeding again, and seriously. "*gasp* Mom?" she begged in terror,
"We've gotta get you upstairs, c'mon hurry! Grandpa bring me those new bandages I bought this morning and Souta take Mihaku outside to play for a while. Inuyasha put that stuff up and follow us when you can," commanded Sora as she ushered her daughter up the stairs and into the bathroom.
Kagome and Inuyasha walked quietly through the trees of the Higurashi grounds. For Inuyasha this was a place of comfort and release, a memory of days long gone, but for Kagome it was a source of relaxation. She took in a deep breath and delighted in its cleansing result. She was really happy she'd decided to get dressed up for Inuyasha. He looked even more handsome in the sunlight than he did in the rain and that was hard to beat. She might've been semi-insane last night, but she wasn't blind. How could you not see the gorgeous face of your beloved as he comes to save you??
Inuyasha looked over at Kagome's soft expression and smiled. The cherry blossoms really looked magnificent against the pale flesh of Kagome's cheeks and caused her eyes to stand out against her face. Those beautiful eyes...they could make him do anything and he would do anything for her, only her. No one had ever been before Kagome. Even in the times of Kikyo, Kagome was slightly ahead. Maybe it was because no one had ever loved him the way she did or given him unconditional friendship (even if he did reject it) or maybe he was a glutton for punishment and reveled in nothing greater than her sitting him regularly...either way, she was his and he would make sure it stayed that way. He nearly hit himself right there in front of her when a sudden thought hit him.
"Hey, Kagome...I need to talk to you, about- last night," he started slowly, not looking at her at all. He kept his focus on the glittering sakura floating around him in a whirlwind. Kagome's heart came to a screeching halt. No, Inuyasha, no! Not now, later, please...
"Inuyasha, I'd really rather--"
"I can't help but feel responsible," he interrupted swiftly. Kagome's mouth dropped open and she turned to him so hard she almost tripped as she grabbed his elbow.
"Inuyasha," she whispered in shock, "no, you aren't responsible at all. What would make you say that?" she demanded, gazing into his eyes with pure sorrow and innocence. Inuyasha smiled gently and turned to face her. His hand lifted lovingly to her cheek and as his thumb stroked it lightly he took a step toward her. The sun was perfectly beating off of her raven hair.
"Because I did a terrible thing to you...I'm almost certain I brought this on you somehow...." he replied in a voice barely above a whisper, "but I promise, I'll fix it." Kagome's hand came up to rest on his as she stared at him confused.
"Inuyasha, what in the world could you have done? You- you completed me," she said sincerely. She meant every word, he could tell. Kagome never lied without good reason and this wasn't something to lie about. Also, there was the mutuality of the emotions he returned toward her. He had completed her, and then he had taken a huge chunk of her soul with him for two years and left her to nurse a growing youkai pup on her own. Of course he hadn't meant to, but he had. And that piece he'd taken, he selfishly used to mend his spattered heart. No time for looking back. He was in the present with her now and he was going to make sure that everything from the past was cleared before it was too late. "An-and you only made it better by waiting so long to come after me. I can barely believe this is the second day I've been with you. It feels like you never left!" she cried and lunged into his arms. Inuyasha sighed. This was going to hurt him more than he thought.
"Kagome," he murmured as he squeezed her tighter. Kagome closed her eyes and basked in the feeling of his chest against her cheek. He'd grown. When she sighed tenderly against him, his dams broke. He had to tell her now. Snatching her into his arms he dashed to the picnic blanket he'd put deeper into the forest where no one could hear or see them, just farther than where he'd held a sleeping Mihaku. Kagome looked around her in awe and some surprise.
He sat her on her feet at the edge of the blanket and took a step back. Kagome took it in slowly, every piece burning onto her retina. There was a fuzzy, silky pinkish blanket, large enough for three people to sit on, stretched over the small clearing in the woods. She'd forgotten this was here...Up at the upper right corner of the blanket was a basket, closed, and two boxes with ancient edges. Beneath her feet the cherry blossoms had fallen in a border pile around the tiny space, as if instructed to do so. Her head was hovering inches above her body, he'd done this for her...
"Oh Inuyasha," she managed to mutter before turning to face him. Her eyes practically sang with depthless emotion and he knew he'd done well. A smirk crossed his lips. He knew her much better than he thought he did. And once he was finished with his 'magic' she wouldn't be as off balanced with her moods.
"I wonder what it is Kagome is doing," pondered Grandpa as he flipped channels on the TV. Mrs. Higurashi looked at him with disbelief. She wasn't going to answer that question, it might break her reserve to allow them to do it. She was trying very hard to let Kagome do as she wished and be the adult she had thrown herself into being, but it wasn't easy.
"Are there any TV movies on tonight? I thought we could pop some popcorn and watch it, as a group, before bed," she replied with a smile. She lifted her coffee mug and took a sip. Grandpa glared at her over his shoulder and then 'hmphed' loudly. Mrs. Higurashi rolled her eyes and checked the clock on the wall. [Souta should be home soon] she thought dismally.
Kagome looked up at Inuyasha from where she laid on the pink blanket, her eyes filled with stars. Inuyasha gazed down on her from where he sat next to her. She wouldn't give him the chance to explain, she kept saying he had nothing to do with it. Same old Kagome...
"Kag- listen to me. I DO have something to do with whatever attacked you," he tried.
"Inuyasha don't say that! I don't want to talk about it today, please give me time to recover...its still affect--"
"NO! Listen!"
"YOU LISTEN!"
"KAGOME! I DIDN'T MARK YOU!"
"I'M NOT LISTENING! IT WASN'T YOU! YOU WOULDN'T HURT ME!!!" she screamed with every ounce of her breath. When Inuyasha pounced on top of her, holding her by the shoulders against the ground, he incidentally knocked the wind out of her, silencing her momentarily. Now was his chance, while he held her, pinned her to listen...
"Kagome when we made love I didn't mark you because I didn't want to isolate you from the rest of the world or other people that might love you. I didn't know you were pregnant because if I had I would've marked you, regardless of what would happen in the future. because Kagome, if a female isn't marked and precedes to have the child the conflicting blood and emotions will either drive the female insane, to suicide, or worse! I didn't know or I would've stopped that. You didn't make it to the full stage yet, because I came back, but you had made it to violent protecting of our son! Do you understand?" he pleaded. Kagome gawked at him abashed. Had he just said all she thought he said? He was right though, he hadn't marked her...she hadn't thought about it. Suddenly a way of self pity hit her...he didn't mark her because he wanted to continue his life with Kikyo once she was gone. He just wanted one last beat around the bush.
"What does that have to do with last night?" she snapped bitterly. Inuyasha's mouth dropped open at her tone. She was anger at him? He had expected her to forgive him instantly.
"I-well-" he was faltering. Kagome knocked him off of her and sat up. Not only had he chosen the most romantic setting in the world to break the news to her that she was just a fling, but also he had no excuse but to hurt her for doing it. She all ready to leave him when: "I think whatever hurt you followed me here and because of your unbalanced state I made it hard for you to fight back or sense it or to call for me," he finally said.
"Sure," she bit. Inuyasha was angry now.
"What in hell pissed you off about me apologizing to you?"
"What?? You call that an apology? I call that rubbing it in my face that I was just a fling for you and you happened to end up with a son and now you feel responsible for me. WELL DON'T! I was handling myself just fine without you!"
"Wh- I DO NOT feel responsible for you! No wait! Yes I do! YOU ARE NOT FINE WITHOUT ME! YOU WEREN'T A-- you can't--" Inuyasha attempted to be angry and right everything she had said but he couldn't keep up with it. All he knew was that Kagome had taken this exactly the wrong way. He groaned furiously and jumped in front of where she sat before she could get up. "You aren't going anywhere," he said soundly. Kagome glared at him. This was becoming too much. Kagome opened her mouth to speak but he put his face a foot away from hers, his eyes flaring with the anger he felt. How could she think he'd hurt her that way? "Kagome, you don't honestly believe that you were a fling to the side of Kikyo, that damn book told you different, your grandpa, mom, AND Shippo told you that I MURDERED THAT HOG for simply insulting your name!" he growled furiously. Kagome's thoughts clicked. That was true. He had done that. And he declared his love for her openly more than once as he took her. "I do not feel responsible for you and Mihaku, I want to be with you and protect you and be his father and YOUR HUSBAND!" he snarled and forced his face against hers. Their lips pressed fiercely together in a passionate kiss that cradled Kagome's subconscious fully. It took a mere split second before she was returning it with equal and full force. His hand touched her jaw firmly, holding her in place. Kagome pulled back with a jerk, so he wouldn't have the chance to pull her back. She gazed into his eyes with a smile and he realized she understood what was happening now.
"I'm not fine, without you..." she whispered softly as she held his eyes with her own. Finally, an agreement without having to 'sit' him, they both thought at the same time. This time he took her lips tenderly and guided her down onto her back with a strong hand under her head. He hovered over her on his powerful arms and broke the kiss slowly. As he looked down on her the most obsessed and devoted smile captured his face.
"Kagome, I love you more than life AND death, more than this planet, more than my very next breath...without you there is nothing and if I ever lost you, the only reason I'd ever go on living without you would be to take care of OUR son..." he vowed. Kagome smiled a small grin and traced a feathery finger over the frame of his face. She paid special attention to the foreign marks on his cheeks and then tilted her head to touch his pointed human-like ears.
"You know--I've missed you more than life...the only that kept me going was Mihaku...and" her hand drifted to his collar bone and the beads that hung there, "and these," she added. Inuyasha followed her hand with his eyes. Never had they been so intimate as to permit him lying atop her as she caressed him lovingly. "Stay boy," she whispered seductively and leaned up into his face. Inuyasha smiled.
"Ruff," he replied quietly before claiming her lips once more and holding her firmly to him. He hadn't intended for it to go like this at all, but all that meant to him, was that his plan was working. Kagome was returning to her normal, unpredictable self, and he had declared her his own and announced his love for her too. As he moved his tongue between the cushions of her rosy lips and once more tasted the sugary flavor of her mouth he went with his animal urge to lap at it hungrily. Kagome's hands traveled to his ears and commenced with rubbing them carefully, as she had so many times before. Inuyasha shuddered noisily with pleasure as he frenched her deeper, pushing her face harder against his with the hand behind her head. Kagome's hands, channeling her overwhelming desire to once more be with Inuyasha as lovers, forcefully gripped his silvery hair in two lustful fists. With a final feral growl that rumbled it's way from Inuyasha's mouth to Kagome's chest they made a silent promise.
Leaving the syrupy nectar of his love's lips, Inuyasha placed butterfly nips across her cheek and down the line of her jaw. No more, no more would any other than himself have the opportunity to hold her and kiss her like this...she was his and he would make damn sure that every beast in existence knew it.
Kagome's eyes closed involuntarily. He was the only one to ever touch her like that and she loved it. She had waited forever to be with him again, thinking that the only way her soul could ever be once more a part of his, would be for her to die. Her love for her son held her here. And now he had come back. She registered then the faint feeling of lips on her throat, moving toward her collar bone. Kagome took a deep breath.
Sora walked down the stairs holding Mihaku as a grandmother always does, with the utter most care. Grandpa snorted as she walked past the couch, still irritated at being ignored, but she wasn't going to think about it! She would die trying! Besides, it was time to pick Souta up down at the corner. She hated for him to walk home alone. He was so young and could easily be hurt should anyone try to stop him. Carrying the baby who'd been physically neglected all morning, across the grounds with her she listened carefully. She still didn't hear anything. Would she be able to hear? Wait a minute, what? She actually wanted to hear her daughter screaming out the name of the man who she was having sex with? NO! Mrs. Higurashi picked up her pace. As soon as they were married, this uncomfortable feeling would go away. Until then, Kagome was still an eight teen year old school girl in her mind.
Inuyasha took great care with the buttons on Kagome's shirt. He'd learned from past experience that, she liked her clothes in tact. His nose was filled with scents that made his head swim. The vanilla of her skin, the jasmine of her hair, the cypress of her heat...she wanted him. He could sense it as strongly as he could sense it the first time. This was their second time...and this time, as parents! They were bound to each other now by an unspoken promise that no one had the right to break. He kissed her chest with the smallest bit of tongue and nearly groaned when she arched into him.
The hot, wet sensation of his rough tongue against her skin nearly made her gasp. It felt so good to have him near her again, to have his tongue sliding up and down the most sensitive spot on her neck. He snipped at the flesh just under her ear lobe and then affectionately licked away the pain. Ohh, she'd forgotten how good he was at this. As a chill of excitement went up her spine she giggled despite herself.
Inuyasha couldn't get enough of the sweaty sweet flavor of her skin. It was better than he remembered it. Slowly and languidly he drung his tongue from the very brink of her breast up to her jaw line. A miniature moan escaped his own throat. This was what they had been waiting for, unknowingly desiring from the very moment they touched after so long. Taking her mouth once more against his own he finished undoing the buttons of her shirt and let the fabric lie open. Her hand slithered it's way up his collar to hold him just under the ear. She obviously had no clue what she was doing to him. Sitting up abruptly he took a deep breath. Kagome followed with him a worried expression as she began to pull her shirt closed to cover her bra.
"In-"
"No, it's okay," he assured, touching her hand so that she didn't cover her body. "I, just want to take you slow," he said. Kagome's body filled instantly with a warm feeling that settled it's weight in her stomach. So he was fighting himself to take her slow, huh? Well it would be a lot of fun to see how far she could push him until that resolve broke. She smirked a little at him as she let her shirt fall off her shoulders and to the ground. Getting to her knees she leaned toward him to slide her hand between the folds of his haori. Inuyasha's chest rumbled in what felt like a purr against her hand. The look in his eyes told her, he wanted her so bad...but he wanted to love her more. Kagome couldn't help bending to kiss his the skin just below his collar bone as she gently pressed back the flaps of his shirt. He moaned quietly.
His Kagome was undressing him, loving him the way he loved her. If he wasn't careful, if she didn't watch how burning her touch was against his skin, he'd HAVE to pull back again simply to stop himself from ravaging her. It was almost like she was pressing him, tempting him to take her as forcefully as he felt. Did she want that? He couldn't see her eyes, but when he glanced down at her he saw the roundness of her breasts mere inches away from his growingly bare chest. Kagome was sure taking her time. He watched her lips close on his pecks and her tongue slide soothingly down between them. His shirt was now completely off and only hanging by what had been formerly, neatly tucked in. He couldn't take this much longer...
Kagome's mind lost all thought. The heavenly sound of his breathing, the heave of his willful and determined chest to be good to her despite his want, and more importantly the tent that was building in his pants pushed her on. He smelled like sweat, like pine and wild flowers. AH! He was driving her mad without even trying. Then, through a cracked eye lid, she spotted a point that called out for her attention. The erect peek of nerves that would cause him enormous pleasure. Wrapping her mouth around his nipple she felt the heat of her tongue collide with the coolness of the pink skin. Inuyasha's sharp intake of breath startled her, but not more than him throwing her on her back again. Once more she was on her back with him atop of her, only this time he was seductively working the side of her neck. Kagome moaned.
She'd done it! She'd broke the dam, dammit! How could she do that? Very easily...when her tongue flicked his highly sensitive nipple it sent of a chain reaction through his whole body. She knew he was trying to take it slow but noooo, she had to push. Now she was going to get it. And he was going to make sure it was the best punishment she ever had. In his chaotic thoughts he sliced her bra completely in half and roughly jerked the torn fabric off of her body. Now raw flesh was pressed dangerously together with raw flesh. Her nipples, hard and alert, rubbed against his chest with every heaving breath she took. Silently he continued to kiss her neck, grazing and kneading her breasts. Her arms wrapped around his neck and her hand held him there, one on the back of his head and the other perched over his shoulder and rubbing harshly against his back.
"Mmm, Inuyasha," she managed to mutter before she felt the button at her waist pop open and the feel of a large, rough hand sliding it's way down her stomach. She felt it pass under the fabric, watched it disappear, and then felt the surge of pleasure it caused.
Inuyasha licked at her parted lips, savoring the way she writhed beneath his touch. The heat from her breath warmed him deeper than the skin and the small noises she made thrust him on. He, himself, released a heavy sigh when he felt her folds clench his fingers tightly. A quick twitch of his fingers and she clenched again. He wasn't sure how much longer he could keep it up, his manhood was already as hard as a rock and the desire to seize her whole body completely was tearing at him. He could take it no more, he had to have her now! She was ready! With a frustrated growl he unzipped her skirt and pulled the obstacle off of her. Then he went for his own pants and by the time he finished and looked up again, she had removed the rest of her clothes and was lying nude before him. He twitched gently at the sight. She was beautiful. Every curve was perfect and pronounced evenly. Her raven hair circled her head like a halo of innocence while her eyes burned with passion. In his hesitation she stretched, showing off more for him than to actually stretch, and sat up. She put her hands on his shoulders and supported her weight as she stradled his naked lap.
With the last of her nerve Kagome closed her eyes and began to rub the heat of her core teasingly up and down Inuyasha's length. She wanted him to take her, now...she needed it. As tender as it would've been to be pleasured the way he intended, it meant more to her right now that they were together in this way and she didn't want anything stopping them. Inuyasha was biting his lip with his front fang. Damn her! Everytime he'd gain a little determination she'd steal it from him and-- ohh! That feels good...
Inuyasha's head fell forward in sheer ecstasy. Nope, he'd made his mind up for good. He was through with the slow and easy, he wanted her now! With one quick thrust Inuyasha was inside of her. She moaned into his ear in half pain and then took in a strained breath that told him she wanted more. Lifting her with his shaped arms, he pulled out of her until only the tip end of his length remained insided of her...and then...with a fast upshot of his hips he was fully inside her again. Kagome moaned once more, holding him tightly against her, her fingernails making red trails up his back and nearly breaking the skin. Inuyasha groaned with lust as his face dipped to the crook of her neck and shoulder. Hungrily he ravished her with his mouth, biting, sucking, licking, kissing and even nuzzling. He felt her clench against his hardon and it was a whole new game. It was NOT the same as feeling it on his fingers, that was for sure. He was preparing to mark her...the crook of her left shoulder...all he needed was the perfect moment. He needed to claim her in the heat of passion, in the middle of their love making, in the best position he thought possible. When Kagome's hips began grinding on his own, calling out for more, begging to be pounded again, he knew. He lifted her once more and slammed her down harder this time. Kagome let out a loud cry and her nails dug deep into his skin as her inside clenched him fiercely. Her pussy was pumping him, grinding hard against the rock solid cock inside of her, and she loved it. She moaned in a lustful way she had never done before. It wasn't nervous and in pain, like the first time. Instead it was innocent and dying for more. It was time.
Jerking her closer than she had already been Inuyasha held her against his body. Opening his mouth just enough to expose fang he preceded to bit down into her soft flesh with cruel intensity. Kagome yelled out in pain and gripped his hair for leverage. Their bodies stopped and silence fell over the area. As Inuyasha sucked at the blood and nibbled it to seal the mark his mate leaned against him, weakly while tears dripped down her cheeks. The salt water burned in her wounds but she didn't care. She knew exactly what her lover was doing because he'd never hurt her for any other reason. When the pain began to slowly subside she felt him licking the markk tenderly, almost like a cat cleaning itself. She could feel the rumbled of his growls mixed in with his and her own heart beats and she loved every second of it.
"Inuyasha," she whispered. Immediately he pulled back and looked into her eyes. It was precisely the expression he had begged to see and now that he had it he was content that nothing he could do right at that moment, was wrong. Again slipping his tongue into her mouth he gently bent her back onto the blanket, never leaving her folds for an instant. She situated herself against the rocks beneath the blanket and then reached her arms up for him. Inuyasha smiled lovingly as he leaned back down to finish their 'project'.
Later that evening Kagome and Inuyasha walked back to the house, fully clothed and grinning at each other mischeviously. Kagome held both presents Inuyasha had given her upopened in one hand with the other around his waist. Inuyasha did the same with the blanket and basket in one hand and the other placed strategically under her skirt on her bare bottom. He gripped her fondly as they came to the back door and she blushed. After all they'd shared she was still so shy. It touched him that she could have so much respect for him.
"Don't let Mama clean the basket," she reminded, glancing at the ground embarrassedly.
"I know, I know, all of your ragged underwear is in there," he groaned and then slid his hand a little lower, "you think I don't know?" he added, pulling her to his chest for another kiss. When they stopped he looked at her seriously and retracted his hand. "How do you feel?" Kagome looked at him in disbelief.
"Alright, I guess. The mark really hurts, but Why? How should I feel? What did you do!!" she shrieked.
"NOTHING! Nothing, it's just...when I- oh nevermind. It worked so don't worry about it," he groaned as he opened the door to the kitchen and walked inside the house.
"No, tell me! Inuyasha don't do that!" she wailed as she followed him.
"When I marked you, I balanced your soul. That's all," he said with exasperation. Kagome grinned wildly and dropped her presents on the table. She was going to be okay! He'd solved everything! Just like she knew he would! She was going to be normal again! With a running start she raced toward him and just as he was reaching the living room she leapt. Her arms encircled his throat and shoulders as she squealed happily. Her body dangled from his back, causing him to choke and convulse with surprise at her behavior. Sora, Souta, Grandpa, and Mihaku in one movement turned their heads to face the couple. Confusion seemed to be the reigning countenance as Kagome embarrassedly released her husband. She giggled nervously whilst he rubbed at his throat and glared in her general direction.
"Good news?" asked Mrs. Higurashi.
"Hm, uh- I'm married?" said Kagome uncomfortably, rubbing the aching mark on her shoulder. It was going to be bruised. The uproar at words, however, was so loud that birds for nearly half a mile began to scream in protest and she forgot her pain.
"That's great!"
"Finally!
"Yay! I have a brother!"
"I knew you'd take care of my baby!"
"What? Mom? You- I'm confused!"
"Why weren't we invited to the ceremony?"
"Mihaku has a dad!"
"He always had a dad!" snapped Kagome in agitation. Inuyasha was actually blushing now. Mrs. Higurashi smiled and looked from one of their faces to the other. Suddenly she noticed Kagome's cheek.
"Oh god, Kagome!" she cried and rushed forward with her hands out stretched. Inuyasha gasped and Souta and Grandpa came running off the couch, leaving little Mihaku on the floor. Kagome looked around curiously.
"What?" she asked and reached up to touch her face. For the second time in two days her fingertips were met with liguid. It was hot and crimson on her skin. Her gashes were bleeding again, and seriously. "*gasp* Mom?" she begged in terror,
"We've gotta get you upstairs, c'mon hurry! Grandpa bring me those new bandages I bought this morning and Souta take Mihaku outside to play for a while. Inuyasha put that stuff up and follow us when you can," commanded Sora as she ushered her daughter up the stairs and into the bathroom.