A:N: Maa, we've finally made it! ^__^ The votes are in, aaaaaand it's a lime!! Everyone wants to read about their feelings rather than the physical act, plus this is not rated NC-17, ergo a lime is born. Wai!! ^_____^ More than a few people have mentioned how deranged Kikyou is getting a lot of Kagome's introspection is about her twin sister, but that's not what I want to say. Kikyou, at this point, is becoming extremely unhinged. Her parents died when she was a small child, on her birthday no less; her brothers died; and now Kagome—the one member of her family left—is leaving her. She doesn't care about Naraku and despises that he wants to be with her constantly. Soon enough, she's going to hate him. At this point, we see Kikyou go off the edge completely and start to blame Kagome and Naraku for everything bad that's happened to her. (Jealousy on Kagome's part and hatred for Naraku fuel this.) That's when stuff starts to happen between the two gangs, so she becomes an integral character and my spiel is justified. Don't get me wrong—Clytaemestra is one of my favorite characters of the Trojan War. However, I started making Kikyou half-deranged without even being aware why. ^__^;; Just wanted to clear all this up. Ja ne!

Disclaimer: Since I'm spending most of my typing skills on a.) writing this chapter, and b.) that lil' spiel on Kikyou (see above), I have enough time to say this: [insert standard InuYasha disclaimer here] ^_^;;

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Kagome of Tokyo

Chapter 9

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Kagome smiled faintly. "Hai. It's time."

Inuyasha blinked, then swiftly moved forward, pinning her against the wall again. His eyes, intense soulful orbs, pierced her own. "Do you do you really mean that?" he asked softly. "I don't want to rush you if you're not ready."

Kagome's heart cried out, Yes, I'm ready. Please, I want to. All she could manage was a nod, and whispered, "Who can catch us now? I'm free of Kouga, of Naraku, of all of them." A pang went through her as she remembered her promise to Kikyou, but she pushed it aside. Kami-sama, onegai, she prayed, don't let anything ruin this night for me. Not even my sister.

Without another word, she pressed herself to him, raising her lips to his. He caught her, surprised but immediately responding. A million thoughts flooded his mind, most of them I love this girl. She is the only one I'll ever care for. Softly, Kagome ended the kiss and fell onto the futon. She laughed, a laugh that seemed to show every happiness in the world. "Maa, there is no better joy than this," she whispered. Inuyasha smiled and plopped down next to her, leaning in to kiss her neck.

"Nande?" he breathed into her raven-colored hair. She inhaled sharply and turned quickly to catch his mouth in a kiss. Surprised yet again at the intensity, he let her push him into a horizontal position.

"To be with my lover," she replied in a low voice.

He laughed and pulled her close. Kagome rose up. "I'm fully clothed, baka," she said in mock offense. "At least let me change into a nightgown." She turned to her bag and snatched her nightdress out of it, but as she headed towards the door, Inuyasha caught her wrist. Her breath stuck in her throat.

"Change in here," he said with a small grin. "It's not like I won't see you naked eventually."

She turned slowly to face him. Then, in small increments, her hands reached to her jeans. As she undid the buttons and zippers and slid them down, down, off of her legs, her lover watched with a look almost akin to reverence in his eyes. She reached for her shirt, but again he caught her wrist. She looked at him, question in her mahogany eyes.

"Let me," he whispered, rising and pulling her close.

He slowly pulled her shirt upwards, and she raised her arms as it slipped off of her body. Without another word, and with a smile, Kagome tugged at his own loose shirt. He, too, raised his arms, and as the shirt floated to the floor she knelt and slid his pants off.

"I'm not staying down here, mind you," she said suddenly. I don't want to dirty this day by doing anything else but love, she thought privately.

He grinned and pulled her to her feet. "I wouldn't have it any other way, Kagome," he replied, and pulled her down with him onto the futon. He undid her bra, and she slowly slid it, too, off. Within seconds, she had pulled the sheets around them, and shot him a smile. His breath caught. "That smile of yours is going to kill me someday."

"Would you rather I never smile again?" she asked.

"Never," he murmured, and pulled her to him yet again.

As she kissed him, Kagome couldn't help but think about why Kouga and she had never felt this way. Did her love her? And if he did, was it truly alright for her to run away like this? She has promised us, she thought desperately. The goddess will not abandon us. She, at least, will stand by us, and I will be free of everyone.

Everyone except Inuyasha.

She never wanted anything more, never again. Just to love him was enough. But to have her love returned, ah! What a delight! His mouth covered her neck, her face, her hair. She held him tightly, as if her grasp meant life or death for both of them. Kami-sama, she cried in her head, let this ecstasy never end! Let me love him forever!

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He kissed her on the mouth again, hard. All his life, and he had never found her? So many years wasted before her! Those two years of searching for her, hoping he'd meet her that promise, so long ago his argument with Sesshoumaru his search for Sango. Kami, he blessed them all. Ever since Kohaku had disappeared, Sesshoumaru had been paranoid in his own way, and had sent him to search for Sango. That fateful afternoon led him away with the promise of Kagome, and such a more wonderful thing could never again occur.

Everything centered on her now. The way she breathed, the way she moved, smiled, laughed, kissed, clutched him as if he was her lifeboat she was his universe. Wryly, he reflected that the Inuyasha before her had never been this way. The old Inuyasha would have scoffed at his thoughts and scorned him for thinking like this.

But Kagome has changed everything.

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Possession.

It all boiled down to that.

Love.

All of her world focused on this. He was her lover, her beloved, and damn anybody who dared to interrupt. Her body shook and cried for the ultimate moment. "Inuyasha," she gasped, clinging to him in exquisite pain.

"Kagome," he murmured roughly in reply.

"Ai ai shiteru" Another wave of ecstasy crashed upon her, and she nearly screamed in both pain and pleasure. Her nails dug into his skin. "Kami-sama, Inuyasha, I love you."

"Ai shiteru, Kagome," he whispered in a low voice. "Never doubt me. I'll fight for you, die for you"

"Don't talk about dying, please." She would have shuddered had her body not been wracked with this unending pleasure. "Say you'll live for me."

"I'll live with you, for you, in you" He managed a grin.

She let out a cry. "So," she panted, "you want to live in me forever?" She pulled away from him.

He growled, denied of completion. "Yes, Kami-sama, yes!"

"Then try it," she whispered and clung to him once more.

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Unimaginable joy filled him. Below him, she cried out as softly as she could. Could life get any better? he thought just barely before his senses were overridden by Kagome. Thought was banished as her image filled his head, beautiful, smiling, heavenly

His.

She gave up all pretentions of being silent and cried out. The thought process had long since abandoned her. All she knew was Inuyasha and his body against hers. Her mind exploded, the final tidal wave of ecstasy filling her, letting her savor the wonders of love, lovemaking, everything. The world was beautiful. The universe was incredible.

And Inuyasha was a god.

He fell next to her, breathing heavily, and she brushed his midnight-black hair out of his face. She smiled at him. "Ai shiteru, Inuyasha." She kissed him softly. He returned it. There was no need to say anything more as he rolled into her arms and she slowly pulled the sheets over them. She stroked his head as he fell asleep in her arms, and kissed the top of his head gently.

"Forever and for always," she whispered into his hair. "Just don't leave me."

With a sigh of complete and utter happiness, she gave in to sleep.

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A:N: Wow. What did y'all think? Did I do OK? Could I improve? Shall I rewrite it? Obviously I'm really self-conscious about this chapter. ^__^;; Heh I can't really analyze how well it went. Tell me what y'all think by clicking that little purply-blueish button and reviewing. Please give me your honest feedback (unless you are a flamer whom I pissed off by flaming/leaving constructive criticism on your story in that case go back to my bio and click that little blue link that lets you e-mail me and vent it all out there). Thank you immensely, and ja ne!

Sayonara,

Akai-Sakura