Caution! This chapter contains LEMON CONTENT!!!!! All underage childern go away!!!! If you don't like it, then don't read it! Please respect this warning! Anyway, Hope you all like the new chapter!

~Ryouko-Kitsune~

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Inuyasha gripped the side of the well as he pulled himself over the edge. He was still a little dazed, so he laid his back against the side of the well and looked up the stairs of the well house. The sun had set and the moon shone brightly, almost completely dark.

"Damn Kotori! Why did you do that? What are you plotting?" muttered Inuyasha to himself.

Once his head stopped spinning, he stood up and walked out of the well house and made his way to Kagome's house.

"I might as well spend some time with Kagome while I'm here. You never know what trouble she could get into." thought Inuyasha as he quietly snuck into Kagome's house.

He silently passed through the living room and began to climb the staircase to Kagome's room, when he heard something behind him. Before he had a chance to see who it was, a single word echoed through his ears. "SIT!"

Inuyasha crashed face-first onto the stairs, temporarily paralyzed. He heard Kagome walk up the stairs to where he lay and saw her kneel beside him.

"Why did you follow me, Inuyasha?" asked Kagome angrily.

Inuyasha slowly sat up as he regained the feeling in his limbs, "I didn't purposely come. Kotori took my kimono away from my nose so I would faint and fall into the well!"

"Then why didn't you go back through the well? Nobody's making you stay here."

"Well, maybe I wanted to stay! Or maybe I was just making sure you didn't get into any trouble!" exclaimed Inuyasha.

"Like you would ever care about anyone besides yourself." said Kagome, bitterly.

"Feh. What do you know? You're just a stupid human!"

"A stupid human? And what about all those things you told me in the Feudal Era? Were they just lies?" shouted Kagome, trying to hold back the tears that were threatening to fall.

Inuyasha was hurt by Kagome's accusation. He cupped her chin in his hand and raised her head to look at him. "No. I would never lie to you, Kagome. I love you."

Tears streamed down her face and she turned her head away, "No you don't. You love Kikyo, not me. I'm just her reincarnation. A look-alike shell for a used soul. I'm just there to try and fill the emptiness in your heart. I don't know why you even bothered to continue to protect me."

Inuyasha grabbed her shoulders and forced her to look at him, "How dare you say that! You and Kikyo are completely different! You may harbor her soul in your body, but you are your own person. You're stubborn, hot-tempered, whiny, stupidly independent, caring, considerate, compassionate, intelligent, and the most beautiful woman I've ever set eyes on. Kikyo was nothing compared to you! Those are the reasons that I saved you all those times! Those are only a fraction of the reasons why I want to spend the rest of my life with you beside me!"

Kagome looked at him, "What are you saying?"

Inuyasha sighed, his anger rising, "Don't you get it you stupid girl? I love you Kagome! I want you to be my mate, in fact, I want to mate with you right now, but I'm trying as hard as I can to control myself!"

Kagome looked at him, slightly stunned. It had been a big shock to her system the last time he told her he loved her, but this time it seemed different, more meaningful.

She opened her mouth to say something, but the words wouldn't come out. Instead, she walked over to him, placed her hands on either side of his face, and kissed him.

Inuyasha's eyes went wide for a moment, but he relaxed and slipped his arms around her waist and pulled her towards him.

She broke off the kiss, panting slightly for the lack of air, and looked into his eyes. One look answered every question that had gone through her mind. She could feel the hungry lust growing inside her and the look in his eyes told her that he felt the same.

She grabbed his hand and they walked up the stairs. They stopped in front of the second door on the left.

"What are you doing?" asked Inuyasha puzzled.

She smiled, "Well, you said you wanted me to be your mate. I want you to claim me, Inuyasha."

His eyes widened at her request, "Are you sure that you want to mate with me? You'll be mine forever."

Kagome opened the door to her room and walked in, bringing him with her, "I wouldn't want it any other way."

Kagome closed the door behind them and pointed to her bed, "Si...... oops, I mean..... oh, just make yourself comfortable on my bed. My family is gone for the weekend, so we have the place all to ourselves for the next two days."

His palms were sweaty and he tried to calm himself as she slid onto the bed beside him. She had a glint of mischief in her eyes and she turned and kissed him passionately.

He groaned into her mouth and grabbed her hips. She straddled him and he pulled her down with him as he laid back on the bed. His hands explored her body, caressing her back, her legs, her bottom.

She could feel him begin to grow beneath her and she smiled. Then she moved her hips, rocking back and forth, grinding into him. He groaned and began removing her shirt, slowly slipping it up and off her.

She sat on top of him in her white lace bra and her skirt. He smiled as he looked her over, then he tried to remove her bra.

After several feeble attempts to remove the strange contraption, Inuyasha began to get frustrated.

"Why is this thing so damn complicated to figure out!" he shouted.

Kagome laughed and undid the clasp, letting it slip slowly off her shoulders, and threw it with her shirt. He stared at her breasts, mesmerized by the sight of her perfect orbs.

While he gaped open-mouthed at her, she began to remove his clothes, and in no time he was bare-chested and she was untying his pants. When he came back to his senses, he helped her remove his pants and the rest of her own clothes.

She bent down to capture his lips again and he grasped her hips firmly and flipped her over so he was on top.

She looked at him in surprise, "What did you do that for?"

He grinned, "If we want to do this mating thing right, I have to do it because you don't know the proper ways of the youkai."

She smiled, "Fine."

Happy with her answer, he devoured her mouth in a deep kiss, his hands roaming her naked body. Her breath came in small gasps as he touched her in places no other man had ever been permitted to.

It didn't take long before Inuyasha knew Kagome was ready for him. The scent of her arousal was so strong, that it was almost impossible for him to hold out any longer. He bent over her and she spread her legs apart, waiting to receive him. He positioned himself between her legs and kissed her again, saying, "This will be painful, but I promise that I'll be as gentle as I can."

Kagome smiled and kissed him one final time. Then he entered her, breaking her barrier as swift as he could, hoping that her pain would pass quickly.

Tears formed in her eyes, but she held them back, refusing to let them fall at such a beautiful moment.

When all the pain had gone from his love's eyes, he began to thrust in and out of her, enjoying the sounds she made as she lost herself in ecstacy. They could feel their climaxes building quickly and Inuyasha thrust harder and harder into his human lover, his woman, his mate.

He felt her walls tighten around him and she cried out as she rode the waves of pleasure. Barely a second later, Inuyasha released his seed into her, a low moan emitted from his parted lips.

He bent over his love, eyeing the place where her hip bone was, and bared his fangs. Then quickly, he bit the side of her left hip, teeth digging deep, drawing blood. She cried out in pain, but the pain didn't last for long, because he had begun to move in and out of her again and she could feel herself building up again.

He licked the wound he had inflicted upon his love and granted her and himself another orgasm before he collapsed on top of her, exhausted. She was breathing hard, enjoying his added weight on her body. When he pulled out of her, she whimpered, but he snuggled up to her and held her close to him. Her head rested on his chest and his chin rested on the top of her head. They were comforted by each other's body warmth, and in no time at all, they fell into a deep sleep.

The sun slipped through the curtains of Kagome's bedroom, coming to rest themselves on her face. She slowly opened her eyes and looked around the room, till her eyes rested on Inuyasha. He was still asleep, but he held her close. When she shifted in his arms, he opened his eyes sleepily and smiled at her.

"'Morning." he said, stroking her hair.

"Good morning. How did you sleep?"

"Great. How about you?"

"Pretty good, actually."

He ran his hands over her hips and she winced. She pulled the blankets down and looked for the cause of the pain. There on her left hip, she saw teeth marks. The blood had dried, but the area was pink and tender.

She looked up at him and said, "What is this?"

He touched her hip gently. "That's how youkai mark their mates. You're my mate now, and no one else can touch you so long as I live."

"When did you do it though? I don't remember any pain like that."

He blushed slightly, "Well, I had to do it in the heat of our passion. It doesn't hurt as much that way. It'll be healed in a few days."

She smiled and cuddled up in his arms. "I love you Inuyasha." she whispered.

He grinned and held her close, "I love you too, Kagome."

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Ok, so what do you guys think? Is the lemon better? I'm really trying to get them to lighten up so if it's still too much tell me and I'll go for limes. -_-" Hope you all like the story thus far!!!!