The Demon Known as Kagome
Chapter 20
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"Yes... I'm fine," Kagome said as another tear ran down her cheek. Rin looked up at Sesshomaru and he looked back at her.
"Are you okay Sesshomaru?" Kagome asked. She had smelled the faint trace of his blood.
"I'll live," he said.
Inu Yasha looked at his brother. Sesshomaru nodded slightly and took Rin's hand. He led her outside. Kagome watched them leave.
"Did I miss something?" she asked softly. Inu Yasha smiled.
"No... at least I don't think so," he said looking at her, "Now... tell me what happened." Kagome looked at him. She told Inu Yasha of her nightmare and what happened in it. Inu Yasha looked slightly upset and worried when she was done.
"Kagome... you didn't lose me. I'm right here... and I always will be," he said. Inu Yasha leaned down and kissed her.
Kagome kissed him back and wrapped her arms around his neck. He placed his hand on her hip and then moved it to underneath her shirt. He ran his hand up her back giving her the chills.
She winced at his touch. Inu Yasha felt her cringe and remembered what had happened with Naraku. He slowly removed his hand. He stopped kissing her and opened his eyes. Kagome looked at him.
"Kagome... we don't have to do this. I know what Naraku did to you. I don't want to risk injuring you more or hurting you emotionally," he said slowly. He looked into her eyes and waited for a response. Kagome looked away from him. A tear ran down her cheek as the memories flashed threw her mind.
"I am not worthy to be his mate," Kagome murmured. Inu Yasha looked at her in surprise. He moved his hand and turned her to face him.
"Kagome... just because that happened doesn't mean that you are not worthy to be my mate. Truth is I am not worthy to be yours. I could not protect you from him," Inu Yasha said softly.
"No...," Kagome said, "I love you. All I thought about was you coming to find me and killing Naraku. I told him you would come, but he said he was counting on it."
"Kagome...," Inu Yasha said. Kagome told him her version of the story, since Rin had left parts out. A tear ran down Inu Yasha's cheek as he recalled the painful memories of Kagome's death.
Kagome reached up and kissed Inu Yasha again. She closed her eyes and let the thoughts drift away for now. He kissed her back and returned his hand to her back, under her shirt. He ran his hand up and down her back, but felt the bandages. He dismissed it since Kagome did not seem to care.
Inu Yasha stood up and moved over to the futon that Kagome was on before. He gently laid her down. He removed her shirt and then his own. Inu Yasha looked her over and noticed she had more bandages than he had thought.
Kagome looked up at him and smiled. Inu Yasha was on top of her and he kissed her deeply. She returned the kiss with a blazing passion growing in her stomach. Inu Yasha reached down and circled her belly button with his clawed finger. Kagome smiled into their kiss.
Kagome reached up and undid Inu Yasha's pants. He kicked them off. Inu Yasha held himself up on his elbows so he wouldn't crush Kagome with his weight. Kagome undid her own pants and wiggled out of them. She was left in her underwear and her bandages and Inu Yasha was left with nothing on.
Inu Yasha's tail slowly made its way around her and Kagome wrapped hers around Inu Yasha. He reached down and cut through her underwear with his claws. They spent the night in the heat of passion with each other.
The next morning Inu Yasha woke to find himself next to Kagome. They were covered by a blanket and his tail was wrapped around Kagome's legs. Her head was on his chest and his arm was around her waist. He laid on his back looking at the ceiling. It was early in the morning and the sun had been up only for a little while.
Sango and Miroku had not come back yet and Shippo asked if anyone knew where they were. Rin said she knew, but a look from Sesshomaru told her not to say anything.
Sango woke to find herself in the arms of Miroku. They were wrapped in Miroku's robes and it was slightly damp out, not enough to bother anyone. She looked up into the face of her lover.
He blinked open his eyes and smiled at her. Sango sat up slowly and reached for her clothes, but was pulled back down by the monk.
She turned and looked at him. He smiled and kissed her forehead. Sango kissed him deeply in return. She slipped her tongue into his mouth and played with his. She parted with him and smiled.
Sango got up and got dressed. She stood and traced Miroku's bite mark absentmindedly. Miroku came and stood next to her, fully clothed.
"I suppose we should go back," Sango said.
"I suppose your right," Miroku answered. Sango took his hand and entwined her fingers with his. They slowly walked back to the village.
Kagome breathed deeply and slowly opened her eyes. She looked at Inu Yasha. He looked down at her and smiled. He reached down and kissed her. Kagome kissed him back and purred slightly.
Kagome heard movement outside and looked at the door, having parted with Inu Yasha. The movement passed and she looked back at him. She kissed her mark on Inu Yasha.
"Good morning," Inu Yasha said softly.
"Hm... good morning ," she said. Kagome pulled away from his embrace and moved over to her clothes. She shivered from the decrease in warmth. Inu Yasha stood up.
Inu Yasha walked over and stood behind her, very close behind her. Kagome felt him pressing against her. She smiled and leaned back onto him. She felt her back touch his chest and his tail wrapped around her waist.
She released herself from his hold and went to her pack. She pulled out her khaki shorts and a baby blue tank top.
She asked Inu Yasha to remove her bandages. He complied and unraveled them slowly. It took him about five minutes to take them all off, but she was completely healed, as was the bruise on her cheek and her broken rib. She kissed him for a thank you.
Inu Yasha and Kagome got dressed. They rolled up the futons and folded the blankets. Kagome walked out the door first with Inu Yasha behind her.
Sesshomaru turned to them. He smirked slightly. He was sitting next to Rin holding hands again. Kagome looked at them and smiled. Inu Yasha was looking for Miroku and Sango, but they were no where in sight.
Heisei and Shippo were sitting in a tree relaxing with one another, Hanto and Kilala were repairing the hole in Kiade's house that Sesshomaru had made last night and Ganu and Lanuta had gone into the village with Kiade.
"Glad to see your awake Kagome," Shippo said from his branch. Heisei was on his lap and she was looking at Kagome, too. She smiled.
"So am I," she said. She turned to Inu Yasha. It was a nice day and there were many things they could do. Kagome twitched an ear. She looked towards the village and saw Miroku and Sango walking hand in hand towards Kiade's.
Inu Yasha looked out from behind Kagome and saw them coming. Shippo and Heisei turned to look at them, as did Kilala and Hanto. Sesshomaru and Rin stood up and were moving out from beneath the tree they had been under.
Miroku and Sango walked towards them smiling. Shippo jumped down with Heisei in his arms. He let her stand and she leaned on his shoulder. Sango let go of Miroku's hand and she ran over to Kagome. Miroku walked after her.
Sango grabbed Kagome's hand and pulled her away from Inu Yasha. Inu Yasha was about to grab Kagome's arm, but Miroku stopped him.
"She'll be fine Inu Yasha," Miroku insisted. He ushered him in the opposite direction that Sango had gone. Miroku pushed him into the woods.
Sango stopped well away from the others. She let go of Kagome's hand and turned to face her friend.
"Kagome... I have something to tell you and a favor to ask," Sango said. She was serious, but still smiling and happy.
"Sango you know you can tell and ask me anything," Kagome said to her friend.
"Last night...," Sango began, "Miroku proposed to me."
"Are you serious? And I missed it?" Kagome exclaimed.
"Yes...," she said. Sango told Kagome what happened last night when he asked and a bit of what happened afterwards.
"Kagome... will you be my maid of honor?" Sango asked.
"O Sango. I would be delighted!" she hugged her friend.
"Good... Miroku is going to ask Inu Yasha to be his best man," she said.
"Oh my god! This is so exciting! When do you plan on getting married?" Kagome asked.
"I'm not sure. I'll have to ask Miroku," Sango said. On the way back they talked about the wedding plans.
Inu Yasha turned around and looked at Miroku. They were far away from the others. Inu Yasha raised a brow.
"What is it Miroku?" he asked.
"Inu Yasha... I was wondering if you would be my best man," Miroku said.
"For what?" he asked.
"Sango's and my wedding of course," Miroku explained.
"Are you serious?" Inu Yasha asked.
"Yeah. We're getting married," he said.
"Well it's about time! I would be honored Miroku," Inu Yasha said. Miroku told him of what happened last night when he proposed to Sango. They walked back to the others talking about little things about the wedding.
Kagome and Sango arrived back to the others before Inu Yasha and Miroku. Sango walked over to Kilala. She pulled her away from her task of fixing the boards. Sango asked Kilala to be her second maid of honor and of course Kilala said yes.
Miroku came back with Inu Yasha and walked over to Shippo. He asked him to be his second man of honor and Shippo said yes to him, too.
Inu Yasha walked over to Kagome. He put his hands on her hips and gave her a kiss. Kagome smiled. She looked at Miroku and Sango as they left to go to the village.
"Isn't it great?" Kagome asked.
"Yeah," Inu Yasha said as he watched the retreating forms.
"So when's ours?" Kagome asked. Inu Yasha looked at her with surprise, but smiled.
"Whenever you want it to be," he said, giving her another kiss with a mischievous smile on his face. Kagome thought abut their wedding and when it could be.
"Inu Yasha?" Kagome asked.
"Yes?" he said.
"I want to return to my time. I would like to explain things to my family," Kagome said. Inu Yasha nodded. He figured it would be a good idea for her to do so.
"We can go now," he said, "We aren't doing anything." Kagome looked at him. She nodded and went inside. She came out with two vials of blue liquid and two green.
"What are those for?" Inu Yasha asked.
"They are to conceal our demon forms and make us look human if we go out in the public," she said.
"Ok," Inu Yasha said. He turned to leave and waited for Kagome. She waved to the others and told them they'd be back tomorrow. She turned and left with Inu Yasha. They walked to the well. Kagome looked into it and took a deep breath.
"Kagome?" Inu Yasha asked. He looked at her with a serious expression on his face.
"I'm fine," she said with a smile.
"You ready then?" he asked.
"Yup," she said as she jumped into the well with Inu Yasha behind her. They reached the other side and looked up at the roof of the well house.
Inu Yasha put his arms around Kagome and jumped up onto the steps. He opened the door and Kagome walked out. He followed and closed the door behind them. Kagome walked into the house pulling Inu Yasha behind her.
"Mom! Sota! Grandpa!" she called. She listened for someone to come. She heard movement coming down the steps and looked over at her mother.
"Mom!" she yelled and ran over to her.
"Kagome? Is that you?" her mom asked giving her daughter a hug. Inu Yasha took a few steps into the house and watched them silently.
"Kagome? What happened?" her mom asked.
"Where are Grandpa and Sota? I'll explain everything when they are here," she said. Kagome's mom poked her head to the side and looked at Inu Yasha. He raised a brow at the way she looked at him.
"Inu Yasha?" she asked. She walked over to him and circled around him.