Author: ...I've been a very bad writer, I've been really lazy about updating this fic...because well, I was afraid of this chapter. This chapter is a censored version of the lemon chapter that I may write. This is my masterpiece and I refuse to allow it to be taken off ff.net because of stupid things like content. This chapter will still be R here just not NC- 17.

That's pretty much it so...

Chapter 17:

The moon shone brightly on the hanyou in the street. It's blue glimmer lit up the buildings around, and more specifically, the door in front of him which was closer to glowing.

Inuyasha's eyes had dulled over a bit from the feeling the mark on his hand was sending. This had been the first time in all these months that he had felt this, and it caused a twinge of guilt to run through his spine. On the other side of the door, and a few rooms in, was Kagome.

And she wanted him.

There had been times before when he could tell she thought of him, his mark told him that. This was the first time though that the thoughts had driven her to this level. If this is how it felt knowing that your mate was alone thinking about you while touching themselves, he felt sorry for all the times thoughts of her had driven him to the mountains.

As if by summoning, the feeling had driven him here, away from the shikon, away from his shift. As much as he knew he should've been there, he just couldn't stay there. He had convinced himself that he had come only to watch her sleep peacefully for a few moments then step out. He knew better than to think that, but convincing himself was the first step in convincing Kagome if she happened to ask. Maybe.

After all, Kouga was there to kill off anything that got too close right? He would understand how he felt, similar blood running through his veins. He would help him out by guarding it...just this once. He owed it to him didn't he? Of course he did. Not to mention that kunoichi back there could too, even he knew that her wounds were really not too serious anymore.

He stepped toward the door, the pulsating sensation from his mark driving him near madness, guiding him like the living dead towards the one thing that could resolve this need. He wasn't sure if he was breathing, nor did he really care. His left hand clutched on to Tetsusaiga's hilt to help relieve his nervousness, if she sent him back, he would have lost his mind. He really did regret how strong her sense of duty was sometimes.

His hand moved on its own accord and reached for the door. There was a slight creak as it heaved out of the way, and he stepped into the first room. As soon as he entered, he was met with the presence of something he had missed and never forgotten...

The smell of her love and lust...

A chill went down his spine, his eyes shut, and he stood there, relishing in the scent. His feet carried him further into the room that had been long since memorized. His pace was slow as not to disturb the stillness of the air. His mark pulsated in agitation as the distance between him and his mate was closed with such a sluggish pace. His breathing evened out as his senses, aside from his sense of smell dulled away.

Every step brought him closer until he found himself in front of the door to their bedroom. The scent was purely maddening, and Inuyasha was close to whimpering in anticipation. Her scent was beautiful all the time, and it could bring him a certain peace he had never really felt before he met her, but times like this, her scent was just brilliant. In oppose to the normal peace he felt, it instilled in him a rush, an impatience, evoking heat within him, and summoning the youkai blood to the surface. Yet this time, he felt the peace at the same time, and the roaring in his mind was calmed down to two almost whispered words.

...take her...

His eyes still shut, he reached for the door. He inhaled one last time, and opened the door, as well as his eyes.

The breath he had inhaled suddenly left his lungs in a hurry. Everything in the room was hazy except for the bed in the center and the woman laying on it.

There she was, in all of her perfected beauty, her body shone like it was covered in moonlight even though there were no windows. Every curve of her body, every one of her features were accentuated, and every curve could be seen by the hanyou.

Her eyes were closed as she wriggled around on the soft violet covers, her hands causing her to moan almost inaudibly every so often, the guilt in the pleasure could be heard by one who knew her well. She was oblivious to his presence, refusing to believe that he was actually in the room with her. Her mark pulsated against her warmth, but she had to be hallucinating, but it felt like he was right there. His body, voice, face, hair, everything about Inuyasha was etched in her mind, and as much as she wanted him to be there, she knew he wasn't. She had sealed her own fate when she decided to take on the shikon-no-tama in the first place...but then she wouldn't have met him.

She kept her eyes closed, if she opened them, she would realize he wasn't there. She wanted him to be there, she did honestly...but...he couldn't...

"Kagome..."

The words were whispered. His voice sounded like honey to her, she writhed once as a particular spasm shot through her abdomen...even imagining his voice could do this to her...how badly she wanted him to be there, to talk to her, to hold her, to kiss her, to love her...

Inuyasha winced as he saw a single tear fall down the side of her face. He couldn't take this any longer...he had to at least be close to her...even if she would send him back out to the shrine.

His mind made up, he slowly and silently removed Tetsusaiga from his belt loop and placed it against the door. His hands trembled as he heard each sigh and guilty moan come from Kagome's rose lips. Without so much as a sound he walked around to the side of the bed, his mark now visibly glowing faintly red and pulsing.

He looked over and another whisper escaped his lips.

"Kagome..."

It was sadder this time...she could hear it, in her mind he was sad.

There was another tear, on the other side, the side Inuyasha was on.

Without thinking, he leaned over the bed so he was close enough to feel the warmth of her face. He held his breath as his face got closer to hers.

He placed a gentle kiss underneath her eye and moved down to her ear.

"I'm hear for you...just ask me to stay...and I will..."

It was so quiet that if he hadn't been right next to her ear, she wouldn't have heard it.

He pulled back a little just as she turned her head, eyes still closed.

'Maybe...just maybe...' her thoughts sounded desperate in her own mind. She braced herself as her heart began to pound in sudden fear.

Then she slowly opened her eyes. Her hands stopped moving instantly.

Tears streamed out of her eyes as she stared at the face in front of her.

"Please tell me your real..." There was fear in her quivering voice.

Inuyasha blinked slowly and reached out for one of her hands. He took it softly in his and guided it back up to his face, holding it against his cheek. He focused to keep his eyes from glazing over again though the room was still fuzzy, the hand he had grabbed had been the one massaging her warmth, the scent was almost too much to bear.

A few more tears streamed down the side of her face.

"...Just ask..."

"Please...stay here...with me..."

Inuyasha smiled warmly.

"Ok..."

He leaned in and softly pressed his lips against hers, for a moment they were motionless...still in shock that he was here, but after only a moment, the hesitation ended and her lips parted. His tongue slid in and slowly moved around, everything about her body that he had discovered was coming back from the back of his memory banks.

He pulled the rest of his body onto the bed, never breaking the kiss. He was laying on his side when his marked hand was placed on her thigh. There was a warm pulse and Kagome twitched and offered a muffled moan at just the touch. His hand slowly slid up his body, dipping in each and every curve of her nude body on the way up to her arm. It reached her shoulder and snaked it's way down her arm and reached her wrist just as they parted. Both out of breath.

His hand clasped onto hers, mark to mark. They glimmered red, emitting a small light, and warming the two. Everything disappeared around them, they're eyes no longer perceived anything but each other. Vibrations flowed through each of their forms, sending chills down their spines.

Inuyasha nuzzled his mouth down to the crook of her neck, rubbing his against her skin.

"...I love you..." ==============================================================

Lilian stood near the window sill looking out into the moonlit sky, dotted with more stars than could be counted. The cast was still on her leg but she knew that it was no longer injured, she kept it on only because Kagome must have wanted her here for a reason, she had to have known that this injury was not all that serious anymore.

She sighed before turning back into the room to Kouga who was just sitting against the opposite wall staring out the same window as she.

"I wonder where Inuyasha went. It was a while ago that he just up and left"

"Don't worry about him, he can take care of himself...trust me."

"I'm not worried, I'm just wondering, Kagome's gonna have a fit when she finds out he abandoned his shift for too long."

"Maybe" Kouga pulled himself up and strolled across the room.

Lilian made note of his position as he walked towards her and the windowsill. He stopped on the other side of the sill looking out to the same sky, a childish smile on his face.

"What are you smiling about?"

"Me?...It's nothing, don't worry about it."

"Okay, if you say so..."

Kouga just continued to look up into the endless expanse of the night, that smile on his face. Without looking away he turned his attention to her.

"Hey, your leg is feeling better right?"

"Yeah, why?"

"Why don't you take the cast off, and we can go for a walk or something."

Lilian looked at the wolf puzzled, his voice held innocent cheerfulness. The arrogance wasn't there, nor was there any sign of deviousness. Now she was utterly confused. So she said nothing.

"Well how bout this...I've gotta go use the bathroom, when I come back, will you have an answer then?" He turned to her, still smiling.

She was confused, but she wouldn't let him see her off guard.

"Yeah, I'll think about it."

"Okay then, I'll be back in a few minutes."

With that he hopped out the window and took off down the street towards the forest, his smile now had managed to grow even wider even though Lilian didn't see it.

"This could get interesting"

She walked over to where her weapons had been placed and picked up one of her knives. She unsheathed it, admiring the blade for a moment before beginning to cut the cast away. Even if she didn't go on the walk, it would be nice to get the thing off anyway...it was starting to itch.

After a few moments, she peeled the cast away from her leg. Just as she went to put the knife back with her other things, she heard a slight rustling outside accompanied by a chill down her spine.

...something's happening...

Without a word she grabbed the second knife, unsheathed them both and walked silently over to the window.

She shut her eyes and listened.

It was a while before she heard something...but she definitely heard something.

Footsteps...coming from the shrine.

Without another sound, she hopped out the window, landing perfectly without so much as a hint of trouble from her leg. It was annoyingly bright for this kind of thing that night, but she had been trained in using stealth in even broad daylight. It would be difficult...but then again, she never had a problem with difficult.

Her expression changed to nothingness as she went into "huntress" mode. She clasped the knives tightly and hopped up onto the room leaving not so much as a trace.

Author: Okay. Lol, that was fun...never tried anything close to lemon before...that doesn't even really count though does it? Anyway, if you guys want, I guess I'll try a lemon version of this chapter that I can post on my lj. Just lemme know and I'll post it along with my next chapter and I'll put up the link. Just realize that I have NO experience in that other than what I've read in other fanfics...in all honesty I've never even kissed any one before...so it'll be an experiment for me. If you have confidence in me, I'll try.