Chapter: 6 Mornings Light

Disclaimer I don't own Inuyasha or any song lyrics in this chapter.

Aeris woke with Cloud's hot steady breath flowing over her smooth cheek. It was still early morning, with the sunlight just peaking over the trees and began to creep along the ground. She wanted this time to last forever, being with him like this in serene peace and spendor.

The female hanyou felt warm kisses begin at her cheek bone and then trace down to her bottom lip. "Well I see someones awake, rest well?" Aeris soft voice whispered as she beamed towards the blonde haired man holding her tightly.

Cloud pulled Aeris into his lap at he sat up and leaned back against a tree, running his hand through her long brown hair, as it ran in streams down her back. "Yes, the best rest I have had in years, I missed being like this with you. Its been an eterity since I felt this wonderful."

She couldn't help but smile, her heart skipped a beat. "We both don't want it to end but we cannot stay out in our new friend's back yard, though its nicely covered, like this and also it would just be plain rude."

Cloud stood, still holding his lover tightly and began to walk towards the house, and the suddenly paused. "Uhhh Aeris..don't you think I should you know redress? And you as well?"

Looked down and giggled, "I guess, but personally I just love your boxers!" A sly smile crossed Cloud's face as he slid Aeris from his arms, and just as he sat her down he pinched her upper leg. He quickly slid in to his dark jeans, pulling the buckles around his waist and tossed on his t-shirt and all the while watch as Aeris dressed. She was dressed simply, in a blue kimono, with a pale grey shirt under the loose top, somewhat like InuYasha's.

Her slender features shown clearly in the rising sun light, her eyes glowed softly, giving off a peaceful aura following about her. Though her wolf ears and tail seemed to be an odd addition to her, they gave inhanced her beauty none the less.

Aeris silently motioned towards Cloud to follow her towards the house once more; when they arrived to Kagomes's window Aeris lept up and pulled Cloud along with her. They slipped in quietly and crept up to the closet which they had perviously locked Kagome and Inuyasha in. The two captives were in a jumbled mess, with InuYasha's head lying on the lap of his female counter part. It was apparent that they hadn't had as much action as Cloud and Aeris had. Though InuYasha might wake up a bit sore, an overdose of Viagra and have painful after effects.

The sudden intrusion of light into the closet caused the silver haired hanyou to crack open one gold eye and in a sleepy voice to say, "So you think it was funny to lock me in here with this wench?"

Aeris gave a stern look to InuYasha , while curling her lip back in a threatening manner. "You shouldn't adress your mate like that. You are lying through your little hanyou teeth about your enjoyment of being with her," and with that Aeris turned on her heel and went to the window and climbed to the roof. InuYasha sat dumbfounded, a look of confusion was plastered to his face.

"InuYasha, you must understand Aeris is my mate, so to speak as you demons call it, and we have been apart for an agonizingly long time, and I guess she means to really say, don't forget what you have because you could loose her suddenly."

A look of guilt took InuYasha's eyes, as he looked down towards Kagome. "Tell, Aeris, I am sorry and I will treat Kagome better."

Cloud hadn't been told of InuYasha's sad story of Naraku's set up betrayl of him and Kikyo. It seemed the hanyou had forgotten how much he valued Kagome's compainionship and the full fillment his soul felt when she was near by. That was the real reason he didn't enjoy Kagome leaving his time, he would suddenly be alone, kept from her warm eyes by the centuries of time.

Aeris sat facing the west side of the house, becoming even more calmed and relaxed by the suns penetrating rays. She didn't mean to be so brash with InuYasha, but she ment every word of it. After all she could tell they had the starts of a good relationship like hers and Cloud, she didn't want to see InuYasha never to have Kagome know how he really felt. Because she herself wished she had told Cloud she loved him before her death. This was another thing that puzzled her, she knew she had died in her world, but how did she come into being in InuYasha's?

"Is this seat taken?" Cloud said taking a seat by Aeris and then wrapped an arm around her, nuzzling her cheek.

"Was I wrong to be rude to InuYasha, Could?" Aeris's deep emerald eyes glisten in the sunlight as she looked up into Cloud's face.

"No, he understands your feelings, he said he was sorry and he would treat Kagome better. We have been appart for a very long time, it has taken a toll on both of us. Many times I wanted to give up and fade away, somewhat like I was when we first met. I had no reason to do anything except revenge on SOLDIER, but then I would remember our times together and the way I felt with you and didn't want that to totally lose that by regressing."

The blonde took Aeris closer and kissed her lightly , closing his deep ,lipid blue eyes, feeling her lean in further and kiss back. She reluntantly broke the kiss and smiled.

"I am glad we can be together again, it seemed I have been living a half life since then. Does my new appearance throw you off?"

Cloud couldn't resist any longer, her reached up and tweaked the two wolf ears that sat up top her head, ( I know its OOC, but hey I though I should give my fav. Char a warm fuzzy side!) Aeris looked up and blinked for a moment with a confused expression.

"I guess not. Well at least your not pulling my tail." Aeris quickly sweapt her tail beside her to keep it from Cloud since she was bright enough to give him an idea.

"Well well I guess I could do that if you really want." A sly smile slide on to his lips, and slowly opened it into a wide grin.

"O no you don't!" Aeris thrust her hand quickly and pinched down hard, she watched Cloud's face twist with pain. "Ha! Thank Kagome for teaching me this trick! Its called a purple nurple!" Aeris scampered down the roof quickly, then jumped into neighboring tree, holding tightly with her hanyou wolf claws.

Cloud grasped his chest, and then attempted to stand, but fail miserably and rolled down the roof until his hand gaspt the edge. A voice below was laced with amusement.

"Goodness, whats going on here Cloud?" InuYasha looked from the hanging man and the female in the tree, which had an evilish smile.

"Purple nurple." That's all Cloud managed to say as he feel down into the ground below, and hit with a crash into a thorn bush below.

"Damn Aeris you are one cold little bitch, literally. Why did you have to hurt him like that?!" InuYasha said as he walked over to the blonde crawling out of the bushes, his hair messed, and blood trickling down from various areas from his body.

"He was going to pull my tail!" Aeris said defensively as she jumped from the tree and landed on her feet with grace.

"Oh I see, its not your fault you pulled a dirty trick on Cloud." The silver haired hanyou aided Cloud to his feet.

"Well Naraku what is your master plan , that is suppositly will give me and you what we most desire?" A sliver haired gentle man sat in a dark corner of Naraku's castle, gingerly sipping tea, as he settled back with a cocky smile.

"Would it be truly smart for me to tell you all my secrets? Exspecially since we just met? But if you must know I have some interest in a certain miko very close to that mutt, and have some control over her, though she might not realize my full power, when she does I will make her my own."

Sephiroth stood slowly, finshing off his tea and moving over to an open window. "And tell me why this provides any interest to me? I could care less about some priestess tramp."
Naraku sent the threatening glare towards the sliver haired man. "Do not adress Kikyo as a tramp. The tramps would be InuYasha's new mate and her new friend. Kagome and one called Aeris."
Sephiroth turned quickly, his mouth opened in shock. "You mean Aeris has stayed with them? She hasn't ran off? How can I kill her again if that hanyou male stays by her side?"

"Simple the miko I control will, destract him for me. She has forgotten her love for him completely, and now all she longs for is his death. But InuYasha is still stuck in the past and cant move on. Therefor you have your chance to get what you want. Then after you deal with the wolf hanyou , you can show InuYasha the path to the underworld, while leaving Kikyo behind for my uses."

Cloud sat on the toliet , with small bandages cover small cuts on his face and arms; Aeris continued to pull leaves and thorns from his mangled blonde hair.

"I really am sorry Cloud, I didn't know you would fall off the roof. Are you mad at me?" Aeris knelt down in front of him ,kissing the tip of his nose.
"Not really, just ask that you never do that again."

Kagome appeared at the door way with a saddened look. "Aeris, its time to go back, we need to get back to looking for the Shikon no tama." Aeris stood, her face towards the floor, that's right she remembered. She had a new time she belonged to, but Cloud, could he come with her? Would Kagome and InuYasha allow him? Or more importantly would he want to?
"I know, but." She was cut off quickly.

"Damn it Aeris just bring your mate and come on!" InuYasha yelled as he carried off a bundle of items including a Kagome and the famous yellow backpack.
"Aeris where are we going?" Cloud stood and followed InuYasha with Aeris.

"Back to my time. My new place where I exsist."

The group stood out side the well house, Kagome slid open the door and lept down the well with her things and was swallowed by a purple glowing light. Cloud stood hesitant and stared at thw well. He was suddenly tossed down the well, soon followed by Aeris and InuYasha.
The trio disappeared just as kagome did.