A Change

Disclaimer: I do not own any Dog eared hanyou's. Pout Or any of the characters from the actual Inuyasha show. The new demon's are mine, and if you wish to use them please ask, I will be happy to share! grin

----Also a warning, this chapter contains a citrus/lemon scene. It is marked off so if you do not want to read it, please skip. Otherwise read right through, and hopefully enjoy!!!----

-Emphasize-

-Thoughts-

Chapter 11: A Capture

Kagome ran breathlessly through the woods around her. She jumped over downed trees and flashed past many animals, startling deer and small animals to take flight, but instead of chasing after the food Kagome fled. There was a larger and more attractive force chasing her from behind.

She knew Inuyasha wasn't that far behind her. The Inu-youkai would only wait the few minutes that the other's had before taking off, and he had been extremely fast before, he could now probably rival Kouga in his speed. Kagome knew she only had a minute or so left before Inuyasha was released to chase her, and she needed to do something drastic to get him off her trail for a while, she needed to make this run fun didn't she? She couldn't exactly -let- her Mate capture her now could she; it wouldn't be a Mating Ceremony then.

Kagome started looking around as she ran; it had rained earlier in the day, very hard, but only for a little while. She almost immediately spotted what she needed. There, nestled between two slight hills was a very small pond created by the rain and protected from the sun by the deep shade of the forest. Kagome splashed down into it and stirred up the mud on the bottom, a large grin spread on her face. Kagome divested herself of her haori and yukata leaving only her undergarments on. She threw these to the end of the pond, if Inuyasha got here, he could take care of her clothes, and they would just weigh her down anyway. Kagome then proceeded to scoop liberal amounts of mud from the bottom of the pond and spread it all over her body. She placed it everywhere on her legs and ears and arms, and even her private places. She had to cover her scent so thoroughly that Inuyasha's nose would not do him any good.

After she had been coated in the mud to the point that even her hair looked brown, Kagome shook herself like a dog so that all the excess mud was flung off in all directions, hitting trees and the ground alike, this would help cover her trail. Kagome then wrung and wiped the rest of the mud off into the pond that she was standing in. She then jumped into a pile of leaves next to the bank and waited for the last spots of mud to dry, then wiping it off her feet as well so that she would not leave a trace as to where she had gone. Inuyasha had left the clearing by now she knew, but she had a little time until he made it to this point. Kagome cocked her ears and listened for the sound of water. She found some not far away to the right of the clearing. Kagome leapt from her spot on the ground straight into the trees and took off for the river. It took seconds and Kagome dove from the branches of an old willow directly into the water. She stayed there for a few seconds, swiping her fingers through her hair and down her body, removing all traces of the mud and further confusing her scent.

Kagome only launched out of the river after it had carried her a good couple hundred feet, and then she again raced through the woods, looking for any place to hide herself until Inuyasha arrived. Kagome spotted a tangle of downed trees, yards from the deer path she had been following. The trees formed a hollow underneath their branches, and while a person could go in easily and watch the people passing by outside, it would be hard for someone to see the person crouched inside. Kagome wiggled her way in and then proceeded to lie in wait for Inuyasha to appear.

There was only one word in Inuyasha's mind, -Kagome. - It didn't matter that he could now sense most of the animals moving through the forest, or that he could feel the magic floating through the air. Inuyasha could also smell the slightest change in the scents that ran around him, and that's what held the demon's interest. Kagome's scent hung before him, leaving a vibrant trial through the forest that he could follow not only with his nose, but with his eyes as well. Inuyasha raced through the forest, dodging trees and logs as if they were not even there. He was not even two minutes into the run when he came upon the pond where Kagome had covered herself in mud. Inuyasha stood dumbfounded for a few seconds because his brain had to catch up with the idea that Kagome's scent had just suddenly disappeared. Inuyasha growled low in his throat at the delay to his plans, but he couldn't help the smile of pride that crossed his face at the thought that this was -his- mate who was doing this. He immediately picked out the pile of clothing she had left and his eyebrows rose, -what is she wearing now? She better not be running naked!- Inuyasha growled softly at that thought and walked around the small pond. He found where Kagome had stepped out of the pond, but with all the extra dirt she had slung around Inuyasha could neither smell or see where his Kagome had gone. Inuyasha made slowly increasing circles outward from the pond. It would take forever this way, but he -would- eventually find traces of his Mate.

Kagome sat still as a rock in her hiding place. She had given herself enough of a head start that her heart had slowed down, and now her scent had permeated this little nook. When she left the area the amount of her scent in one spot should confuse him long enough for her to escape again, and let the chase continue. Kagome listened for the tell tale signs of Inuyasha coming closer, the tingle at the edge of her senses that was distinctly his own. Kagome breathed shallowly through her nose, drawing in any scents that drifted her way. It was only a chance change in the wind for about two seconds that brought his scent to her. Kagome froze as she realized how close he had gotten with out her knowledge; she hadn't even felt anything with her miko powers. Kagome crept from her place, using the shield of her black hair to hide any flash of white skin that might show through the branches of her hiding place, and tip off the demon in the valley below her. Kagome stepped back from the tangle of branches and watched as Inuyasha's head turned away from where he had been watching her hiding place. Kagome turned and jumped into the tree above her head, still using her long hair and the sweep of her tail to hide the flashes of skin that would show stark against the darkness of the forest. Kagome then took off for the hills, making sure she didn't snap any random branches. Kagome thought she was in the clear when her arm brushed against a twig that had suddenly given into the weight of gravity and dropped into her path. -SNAP- resounded through the forest, it was really only a tiny sound, but to the two demons it was the loudest sound in the forest at that moment.

Inuyasha's head snapped at the sound and his nostril's flared. Kagome didn't wait a second before taking off at her fastest speed yet. She was no where near Inuyasha's speed, but she just couldn't let him catch her without trying. Kagome ran jumping from branch to ground, trying to dodge any grabs Inuyasha was making to trap her. She streaked only seconds ahead of her Mate, zigzagging around trees, the plants slipping by so fast that they became a blur of green and brown. Kagome could hear Inuyasha crashing behind her, he was not even trying to dodge the smaller branches, and so she could tell his exact location. As he got ready to finally grab her, Kagome dropped from her branch, barley missing his hands, but when she touched down, instead of coming back up like Inuyasha was prepared for, she stopped dead, turned around, and speed in the opposite direction. Inuyasha spluttered in indignation before letting out a roar and racing after the woman that was doing all in her power to avoid him.

This continued on for a few minutes, and whenever Inuyasha would get close to Kagome she would change direction or start zigzagging again. Kagome was starting to giggle now, when she wasn't trying to catch her breath. Inuyasha though, was getting fed up. He speed up to catch Kagome, and she dropped to the ground again, but Inuyasha had caught on, and as she turned to pass under him, Inuyasha dropped straight down, landing in time to catch Kagome in his arms. She squealed aloud and Inuyasha dropped right where he was. Kagome started fighting him with claw and fang, using all her strength. The only thought in her mind now was her instincts. They yelled at her that the only male that belonged with her was one that could match her, and he would have to fight for it. Inuyasha responded in kind, pinning her arms to her sides and turning her in his grasp. Inuyasha sat Kagome in his lap and trapped her legs with his, one arm wrapped around her middle like a band, holding her still while keeping her arms in place as well. Inuyasha then took his other hand and swept her hair off the side of her neck and tilted her head. Kagome's struggled increased exponentially at this, bucking and thrashing against his hold. Inuyasha growled and laid his canines against her neck, he squeezed gently, not even breaking the skin, and immediately the movements stopped. Inuyasha had won, he had placed Kagome in her most venerable position and made a claim, he was her equal, and could now be her mate!

Kagome grinned fully and then started wiggling back against Inuyasha, grinding their hips together and letting him know -exactly- what she wanted next. Inuyasha let out a rumbling purr in response. He released Kagome from his hold and removed her haori from his clothing. He wrapped her up tight in the cloth and pulled her flush against his body.

"From now on the clothes stay -on- where other people can see! You are -MINE- now and I will not have anyone else looking at what's mine. Is that clear???" Kagome nodded at the man towering over her, her tail swishing back and forth from where it fell out of her robes. Inuyasha pulled her into a bruising kiss, his mouth working over hers. Kagome sighed and leaned into him. Her breath caught in her throat as the passion increased, she was on fire, the heat burning from her stomach to every crevasse of her body. Kagome whimpered against Inuyasha and pushed against him as he swept his tongue into her mouth. She moaned and moved against him as he moved his tongue over hers and explored the nooks and crannies that her mouth hid. He pulled her closer and as Kagome tentatively reached out to touch her tongue to his he started purring in encouragement, and she felt it all the way to her core. Kagome shivered against him and started twining her own tongue with Inuyasha's, she had freed her arms from the folds of cloth and was tugging at Inuyasha's own clothes as their tongues dueled, but Inuyasha pulled back and was delighted to hear a soft mewl escape Kagome's lips as he deprived her of his kiss.

"Not yet little one, soon, but we must wait for that." Inuyasha's voice was husky and much deeper, his instincts, which had been screaming for him to dominate or destroy, were now complacent, while Kagome's seemed to be raging out of control. Another disappointed whimper left her lips and Inuyasha gave her a swift searing kiss before picking her up in his arms and running toward his cave.

!!!!!!!! Warning This section Contains Citrus and Lemon Please skip if you do not want to Read!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Inuyasha's instincts were screaming at him by the time he reached the cave. The fact that he had claimed Kagome as his Mate had only calmed his instincts for a few minutes and now his Youkai was demanding that he complete the bond. Inuyasha's new tail streamed out behind him as he speed toward the cave, and he was momentarily distracted by the fact that he had a new appendage, but his demon side quickly squashed any thought not related to mating as he recognized the magic residue left from him casting the concealing spells over his home. Inuyasha slowed to a stop and wrapped one arm around Kagome, keeping her still as he waved a hand over the entrance. Kagome had been squirming in his arms as he carried her toward his cave, but now she stared as the opening was revealed before her. Inuyasha lost no time before leaping in and replacing the wards behind him. He raced through the center chamber and through a side tunnel, making sure that Kagome, who was wrapped tight around his body, was safe from harm. She was his now, and she was not allowed to get hurt. Kagome squirmed against him again, she twisted so that her mouth rested on Inuyasha's neck and, her tongue flicked out to lick his skin, her teeth setting against his main tendon and scraping. Inuyasha growled and dumped her on a pile of furs and wool sheets, all of them were dyed either white or pitch black and embroidered with the symbols for bonding and protection, by Inuyasha's own claws it would seem. They had made it to Inuyasha's nest.

Kagome stared up at the youkai above her and shivered in desire and passion at the pure want coursing through her body. Her breathing accelerated and her chest heaved, drawing Inuyasha's eyes. His growl grew deeper and he lowered himself beside his Mate, his mouth capturing hers in a fervent kiss, tongues tangling and hands pulling at clothing and slipping along skin. Kagome tore her mouth away from Inuyasha's in a fleeting moment of comprehension.

"Want you…… Inuyasha. Oh goddess!" Inuyasha had scraped his teeth along her major vein, and she shuddered. Inuyasha's hands ripped the Haori from her body and just looked for a second. Her body curved in the right spots and had a new tightness from the exercise that Inuyasha had forced upon her when she had changed. Kagome arched under him, rubbing their hips together with a wicked gleam in her eye and the growl that had stopped before returned with a vengeance at his Kagome's bold move. Inuyasha placed one hand on each part of that strange 'un-deer-weer' that his love wore and ripped it from her body. Kagome moaned wantonly at the aggressive action and the cold wind that suddenly blew across her. Her nipples hardened immediately as Inuyasha slowly nipped his way down her body. His long tongue flicked out and dragged across her breasts, circling her nipples, driving Kagome to distraction. Her hands came up and tangled in his long, silver hair that spilled around them in a blanket of starlight.

Inuyasha let his hands travel after his tongue, one hand twisting and tweaking one breast while his mouth tortured the other. Kagome cried and called out in pleasure, one of her hands moving up to the base of Inuyasha's ear, holding him to her, and the other moved down inside his robe, her claws digging into his back as he sucked at her right nipple with his teeth and drew hard on it, pulling a sound from deep in Kagome's throat. Inuyasha hissed as he felt her nails digging into his skin and the air flowing over her sensitive nipple made Kagome almost bend in half, purring in his ear as the sensations coursing through her body pooled and collected in a molten ball low in her stomach. Inuyasha grinned around Kagome's breast as his unoccupied had wandered below Kagome's waist. Normally Inuyasha would have no idea what to do with the passionate woman in his arms, but his Youkai side knew that for the joining to be pleasurable for both of them, Inuyasha had to prepare his Mate, she needed to be wet and willing.

"Inuyasha" Kagome breathed her voice faint as his rough tongue scraped over her nipple. "Don't stop, please…… Inuyasha!!" Kagome's voice turned into a scream as Inuyasha's hand trailed along her folds, his fingers dipping in and scraping along the sensitive flesh not only making sure she was wet for him, but also giving her sparks of extreme pleasure.

Inuyasha grinned and slowly crawled back from Kagome's body to remove his clothes, Kagome's nails scrapping along his body and cries of distress issuing from her mouth as she felt her Mate leaving her. Inuyasha shushed her with his fingers at her lips as he stripped and returned to her, pressing his body the length of hers. Kagome mewled and ground against Inuyasha, maybe next time they would take longer, draw out their love making. But now their instincts cried to each other, and Inuyasha slipped slowly inside of his Mate.

Kagome cried out, the ecstasy coursing through her veins pulling deep responses from her. Inuyasha sat still for a few seconds, adjusting to the fact that he was inside the woman he had dreamed about for years. His ears were trained fully on Kagome, catching every sigh, moan, and gasp that left her full bruised lips. Kagome rocked her hips against his, and Inuyasha, taking that as a signal, slowly began to move in and out of her wet depth. His hands stroking down her sides, trying to touch everywhere at once; Kagome wrapped her arms around Inuyasha's neck and her legs around his waist as the pace increased. Inuyasha rested his hands on her hips and forced them to the ground, while keeping his deep steady pace. He twisted and brushed against a bundle of nerves deep inside Kagome. She gasped, throwing her head back and wrenching her hands down his shoulders, leaving deep red furrows behind.

Inuyasha groaned in time with Kagome's gasp as she tightened her muscles around him as he pulled out of her. He felt himself rising toward a peak and increased his thrusts, but he was still being careful not to hurt the wonderful women below him. Kagome sensed this, the hesitation and control that her mate was trying to keep a hold of, even in her sex-induced haze, and looked adoringly up at her lover.

"It's okay Inuyasha." Kagome gasped out, "You're…… not going ….. to… ha…….. hurt me!" Inuyasha panted above her, his teeth gritted in concentration as he tried to keep a gentle pace.

"No….. don't want to……ah……… injure you." Kagome gave an anguished sort of cry, and rocked her hips against his before lifting her head and placing it next to his ear, her chin resting on his shoulder.

"Let go Inuyasha…….. it'll be all right." With that Kagome lowered her teeth to his neck and bit down sharply on his collarbone, not enough to draw blood, but strong enough to leave a mark. Inuyasha froze above her, and if Kagome had been looking at his face, she would have seen his already glowing red eyes deepen with desire. Inuyasha's thinly stretched restraint snapped at that moment, his lips pulling back into a snarl as the Youkai came to the fore. Inuyasha did not pull Kagome way from his neck, but he anchored her hips more forcefully into the furs and cushions beneath her, and then drew back slowly. There was an almost evil gleam in his eye as Inuyasha paused with the tip of his manhood almost completely out of her opening, waiting.

Kagome broke almost immediately; she wanted nothing more than for Inuyasha to take her fully, a cry of desperation and need torn from her throat. He let out a satisfied grumble, one of the only sounds he was now capable of making, before ramming back home into Kagome. She called out in rapture as Inuyasha used all of his considerable power to make love to her. Each thrust was deep and long, brushing against the bundle of nerves at her apex and sending her soaring. Kagome met Inuyasha thrust for thrust, driving her own lover crazy by tightening her inner muscles every time he slipped from her.

It didn't take long for Inuyasha to feel his end nearing and one of his hands lifted from Kagome's hip to rub over the spot at the juncture of her thighs. He wanted Kagome to come with him and he knew this pleasure point would send her tumbling over.

Inuyasha moved even faster, at an almost frantic rate, he set his teeth to the juncture of Kagome throat and shoulder, right over the vein and tendon there. This would have to be timed perfectly. Kagome had kept her teeth in exactly the same position, and as the two tumbled over the edge, both hanyous bit deeply into their lover's shoulder, drawing blood. As the taste of Inuyasha's blood filled her mouth Kagome rocketed over the edge of another orgasm, her body tightening and coiling until she thought it would break. Kagome rode out the waves of pleasure, her mouth still latched on to the wound she had created in Inuyasha's neck, but now her tongue was softly lapping at it, soothing the wound and helping it heal. Inuyasha collapsed on top of her, drained, his tongue working at his own mark, before slowly rolling to the side and bringing Kagome with him, still intimately joined and his mouth still attached to her neck.

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Inuyasha pulled some furs from the pile around them over their bodies, conscious about his Mates sensitivity to such things. His mouth still worked over his bite mark, his tongue bathing it and sending fissions of sensation directly to her groin. Kagome sighed and lifted her head from the bite mark she had placed on Inuyasha's shoulder, licking it one last time. She rested on Inuyasha's body, her arms crossed over his chest and her head resting on her arms, forcing Inuyasha to stop his perusal of his mark. As Kagome watched, the red bled out of his eyes, leaving the gold ones she knew and loved staring back at her.

"I love you Kagome." Inuyasha whispered one of his clawed hands running over the flat surface of her stomach, smiling slightly as the muscles there twitched in automatic response. "I know its fast, and that you have no reason to love me back, but you must know that I understand what I'm feeling. I really do love you Kagome. I have for a very long time. I think it started after I first realized that you shared nothing in common with Kikyou, but a faint resemblance, but then things got complicated, with Shippo and the others arriving, and I wasn't sure that what I felt was love. I had deceived myself before when I was lonely, and then Kikyou showed up and I realized that I couldn't be with you until all of this was sorted out and Naraku and Kikyou were put to rest. I had it all planned out that I would defeat them and then sweep you off to this Cave and show you what I wanted, the pack I wanted to create, but then all this started happening with you being a hanyou, and Shippo's growth…….."

"Inuyasha!!" Kagome placed her fingers over his lips to stop the flow of words that were streaming out of her mate's mouth. "You're babbling. It's okay, I believe you, and just so you know, I love you too." Kagome whispered in his ear as if it were a secret, and Inuyasha shivered at the feel of Kagome's breath tickling the sensitive appendages on his head. His ears flicked and tickled Kagome's lips, she giggled and leaned back on her arm, taking in the site of the transformed Inuyasha trapped below her. She absorbed in the fact that he had grown over 6 inches in height, -and probably other places as well-, Kagome thought with a blush. She traced her claws over the side of his face, dragging them over the new planes of his cheekbones, and the angles of his chin. She also ran her fingers over the moon and star in the middle of his forehead, the black of the star a direct contrast to the white of his skin. Kagome felt something flicking against her leg and her hand traveled down Inuyasha's body and stroked against the tail trapped there. Kagome ran her finger down its length and then picked it up in her hand. The silver fur slipped like silk through her fingers, making her shiver in delight, and dragging a deep moan from Inuyasha. Kagome grinned –hmmm, can we say Pleasure Point??-

Inuyasha reached up and trapped her hands in his, he was certainly distracted by the fingers that were trailing over his body, but he needed to know that they understood each other.

"You distract me little one, but we will get back to that soon. Right now I need to know for certain, with out the instincts in the way, and with a fully conscious mind. Do you, Kagome, accept me as your one and only mate? Do you agree to be loyal to me for as long as we live, and to bear my pups willingly?? Do you Kagome; love me with all that you are???" Kagome would have snorted because of how similar this seemed to a Wedding Ceremony, and how incongruous this was in concept to the Inuyasha she knew. But this was serious and Inuyasha was looking as if the wrong answer would shatter his world, so Kagome took a few seconds and watched as Inuyasha became tense, and still she waited, Inuyasha looked as if his shoulders would snap from the pressure when Kagome's smile lit up the cavern and one word slipped through her lips.

"Yes." Inuyasha stared shocked at the woman lying on top of him, his eyes wide and filled with disbelief. Kagome watched, a small smile playing around her mouth as he just lay there. One of Inuyasha's ears twitched, as if to make sure that she wasn't about to take it all back or laugh at him for being foolish, and as the realization finally dawned on him that she truly meant it, a laugh echoed through the room, his fangs flashing in the light as he descended on Kagome, rolling her over in their nest so that he loomed over her, his mouth descending to fasten on hers. There were still some things to talk about, -but that can all wait until later.- Inuyasha could already feel the lust from the mating hunt returning and he attacked his mate with all the vigor in his body. Kagome only squealed happily and was willingly distracted from any other topics beside the man above her.

Shippo and Miroku pouted as they sat on the porch of Kaede's hut. It had been over a week since that day in the forest and Inuyasha and Kagome had -still- not returned from the hunt. Shippo had returned only days later, fully grown, with his mate SolarFlare beside him. The shy female was out with Sango, picking herbs and fruit for the old miko, while Sango was checking the traps they had set. The only reason the two were out was because if Sango wasn't kept busy she began trying to convince Miroku to go with her and hunt down the two missing Hanyous.

"Youkai above I'm bored!!" Shippo whined, his feet kicking in the air, "Mom and Dad need to come back, it's no fun with out them here!" Miroku silently agreed with his companion, but said nothing. If Sango heard that he wanted the other's back as well she would use that as an excuse to drag him off and find the two, it seemed she was worried about Kagome's 'virtue.' Miroku snorted in thought, if nothing else they should be worried about Inuyasha. -He's definitely the more innocent of the two.-

Shippo and Miroku stayed that way for most of the day, lazing around until the two women returned and Shippo raced off to help his new mate with her load. Miroku stood to greet Sango and as he reached out for her his hand only naturally gravitated toward her backside. Honestly he couldn't help himself, it was meant to be a compliment. A loud smack resounded through the village and a voice sounded from one of the near-by roofs.

"Damn Monk, you think after all these years you would learn what a bitch fucking wants and doesn't want" Three conscious heads snapped toward the sound, and a fourth would have joined them, but he was currently incapacitated.

"Inuyasha….???" Sango's voice was soft and disbelieving as her mind assimilated the sight before her.

"Mew?" Kirara agree from her mistress' feet, head tilted to the side in confusion. Inuyasha looked eerily like his older brother now, with his height and detached manner, the only reason Inuyasha looked any different were the markings on his face, the ears and length of his tail. At second glace of course you could distinguish the difference in their faces, the fact that they had different mother's apparent. Inuyasha snorted in distain at the Taijiaya standing with her mouth open in the street and jumped down to stand in front of his pack-mates.

"Of course it's me you fuck-wits! I just went through my second growth." Inuyasha smiled evilly and cracked his knuckles on his long fingered hand. "It's amazing what a growth can do for a demon." He sought out Shippo's face and smirked as he saw him standing not far off, his hand around SolarFlare's waist. Inuyasha had been too out of it to really appreciate the change in his son the night of the Chase, so he took his time now. Shippo had definitely grown into his own, there had been a vast increase in his magic power, and Inuyasha could tell that he would probably be able to trap people in his illusions now. He had also grown physically, the hair and tail sleek like a foxes should be, and he wondered if his kit had been taught to change shape yet, he hoped not, he wanted to show that to Shippo; it was a Father's right. "You definitely have become your own man brat, I expect you to stop clinging to Kagome now that you're able to take care of your own. Oh and by the way, since you are our son's mate we will now consider you our daughter, so if you ever you need anything just come to me or Kagome okay SolarFlare???" The female kitsune nodded shyly, shocked that the demon before her was the same as the one she had known only a few days ago.

"Oh don't let him scare you. Inuyasha's speech translates into that he's proud of you Shippo, and I think the second half is pretty clear, and he's right SolarFlare, anytime you need anything, you can come to us. The bad ass speech is just Inu's need to assert his 'tough-ness' to the world." Four heads now turned to the other voice as Miroku had finally woken up from his unconscious state on the ground. Kagome was crouched in the same spot Inuyasha had been and Shippo squeaked in surprise, he really had not seen his Mother, as it had been dark and she had left almost immediately, but now in the light of day Shippo could only stare in awe.

"Beautiful." He breathed, SolarFlare nodded next to him.

"Yeah, your Mom is amazing." Kagome smiled as she jumped down to join her mate, she had no markings on her face, and she looked almost the same as before, but now she was Miroku's height and she distinctly had a tail sweeping down to the ground behind her, which was now twitching in amusement at the astounded looks on her friends faces.

"Oh come on now, I can't look that different?? I might have gained a few inches and an appendage or two, but still, Inuyasha changed more than I did!!!" Inuyasha snorted and glared before grabbing her around the waist and burying his mouth in her neck, his tongue teasing the mark he had placed on Kagome, she squirmed in his embrace, batting his hands away and stepping forward. "Inuyasha!!! Behave!" She stared at the others around her. They were still in shock and just standing around with vacant looks on their faces. Kagome giggled and waved a hand in front of Sango, who didn't even blink. Inuyasha snorted before turning and heading toward Kaede's hut.

"We'll be in the hut when you get your brains back. We're heading out for Naraku and the Shards in the next two days. Shippo you need to decide if SolarFlare is coming with us, and the rest of you need to start getting together what you want to take. We'll be getting ready if you need us!!" Inuyasha shook his head and turned away, Kagome following behind with another giggle. "Idiots!!" Inuyasha cried as he walked away, leaving the two humans and two demons standing there until the sun started to set and they finally snapped out of their dazes.

"An appendage or two? Kagome!" Sango called as she raced into Kaede's home to find her friend, the other's trailing behind. Shippo shook his head as he walked arm in arm with his mate. Things were certainly going to be more interesting from now on.

The End