Title: Talking in His Sleep

Author: KawaiiChica

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Rating: R - Adult content & swearing.

Disclaimer: Inuyasha and Co. don't belong to me, I'm just borrowing them for the sake of this fanfic. They belong to Rumiko Takahashi and other people who have money and legal terms saying they're theirs.

- Warning -

This fic contains 'Lemon' content, meaning some pretty explicit sexual scenes. I know 's policy against the stuff, but the story wouldn't be as dramatic without it. There will NOT be an excess of these scenes, due to the fact that I am NOT usually given to write lemons and won't make this into anything too dirty, but the one scene which I've included sets up the main conflict of this fic.

If you are seriously offended by the material please let me know and I will try to change it to a lesser 'citrus' level, but I truly don't believe I've gone too far out of bounds. I have read many worse chapters than this in other stories, but never the less, will change mine if need be.

Thank you for reading this warning - now go on and read the fic!

(- Thinking -)

" " Speaking

Boom-Boom

Shippo squealed, clapping happily as the sparkling dust fell from the sky. Sango and Miroku watched quietly, relieved to have a break from the tension between Kagome and Inuyasha since the past few days. They had been traveling towards the small village they were now in when the cause of the tension showed up. Of course, she didn't really show up, she just sent one of her soul-catchers to fetch him, and of course, Inuyasha had followed.

Kagome just turned away, ignoring his order to wait for him there and kept walking towards the village. "He can catch up with us when he's ready," she'd sounded normal as ever, no signs of anger or hurt in her voice, but her slumped shoulders gave her away.

"Kagome-chan..." Sango tried to cheer her up.

"It's ok, he has to keep his promise to her," Kagome looked over her shoulder with a smile, "He'll be ok."

"Are you sure?" Miroku followed, mentally cursing the thoughtless hanyou who couldn't seem to stop hurting the poor girl.

Kagome nodded and turned to watch where she was going, "Hai."

That had been two days before, and Inuyasha had just joined them a few hours earlier. Kagome had acted like nothing was wrong when he didn't come back the first night, and greeted him with a smile when he finally appeared, disgruntled and tired. Since the town was celebrating its biggest festival and they were invited to stay, they'd readily agreed and had been offered a couple of rooms to stay in.

After playing with the town's children, having a bit of dinner, and watching a few dances, Kagome excused herself, claiming a headache and heading inside. Miroku and Sango shared a look and shook their heads sadly, neither one of them believing her excuse. Wondering suddenly where the cause of Kagome's headache might be, they were surprised when Shippo told them he'd been drinking with some of the townsmen on the other side of the festival.

"That could mean trouble," Sango bit her lip.

"He deserves a good hangover," Miroku frowned and quickly changed the subject, hoping to keep at least THEIR spirits up.

In her room, Kagome sighed, leaning against the side of the bathtub. The water was cold, since she hadn't bothered to warm it and hadn't wanted to bother anyone else. It wasn't a problem however, she was just rinsing herself off quickly before hopping into bed. Ignoring the sounds of partying outside, Kagome stood and stepped out of the tub, water splashing around her a bit while she grabbed her towel and began to dry herself, humming a song from her time to try and relax.

Putting on a sleeping yukata Sango had lent her, she blew out the candle she'd been using and was about to slip into her futon when the shoji slid open. Turning to see who it was, she was surprised to see Inuyasha slide it closed behind him. Dragging his feet slowly, he was mumbling something incoherent and suddenly fell to his knees next to her futon.

"I-Inuyasha? Are you ok? Is anything the matter?"

Blinking his sleep-filled eyes, Inuyasha looked down at the girl in front of him and blinked again in shock. There she was, the bitch who'd been plaguing his dreams for the past few months, haunting him, she was finally there. Not wanting to ruin the night with words, he lifted a finger to her lips and silenced her.

What is he thinking? Kagome watched, fascinated as he threw off his haori and gi and moved toward her. Before she could get a word out again, his lips covered hers in a hungry kiss. Gasping in surprise, Kagome closed her eyes happily, cupping his face in her hands to make sure it was real, opening to let him explore her mouth as much as he wanted. Inuyasha's kissing me... my first kiss!

After the long, searching kiss was over, she lay panting, opening her mouth to speak again and instead letting out a squeak when she felt him licking down her neck. Feeling her body heat and begin to tremble, Kagome tried to speak again and was cut off by his lips one more time. What are you doing?

(Chapter edited due to adult content - for full chapter, please refer to Mediaminer)

Feeling her strength drain from her body, Kagome slid onto her stomach, gasping for air from their strenuous activity, a beaming smile on her face. Inuyasha lay on top of her, seemingly just as exhausted and sated as she was, his panting breaths tickling her shoulder for a moment before he licked it and pulled back, sliding out of her smoothly and laying on his side, pulling her back against him, his arm sliding around her and holding her close.

"Aishiteru," Kagome whispered with a smile, snuggling her back into his chest.

A low purr was his only reply, his chest moving in a heavy sigh as he drifted off to sleep. Feeling the tension in his body easing away, Kagome closed her eyes, ready to fall asleep as well. Just as she was on the verge of complete unconsciousness, his arm tugging her closer jarred her enough for her to hear him whispering in his sleep.

"Kikyo..."

Sorry about the edit you guys, I've already had two stories deleted from FF. I didn't want to risk this one too.