Title: The Heart Says in Silence, What it Fears to Say Aloud

Chapter Twenty-Two: Mi Amante

"Do you remember exactly what…that bastard told you when he said that we would win?" the hanyou spoke up from Kagome's bed, talking to her whilst she wrote an essay for her history class. Inu-yasha sat on the bed with Buyo in his lap, being tortured repeatedly by the crazed half-demon.

"What do you want to know?" the dark-haired girl asked knowing that he was looking for specifics. The words flowed from her mind to the pen as though they were connected to one another, similar to how she was with Inu-yasha.

"When I was talking to the lecher and Sango they said maybe we could find out how we could win from what he said." He grunted.

"That makes sense, do you want me to tell it over?" her eyes never leaving the paper.

"Why don't you write that essay on that blasted computer?" he questioned, leaning over to see her profile.

"This is the rough draft, I'm going to have to do it again on the computer later. Now, do you want me to tell you?"

Inu-yasha did not reply, letting her know that he was ready to listen or he was ignoring her, in this case he was paying attention.

"He told me he found it odd how we could defeat him. I can't remember him saying anything else."

"Did he mention attacks we used or something, woman?"

She shook her head when her brother walked into the room, "Sis, Mom wants to know if you want steak for dinner? She wants to know what to get since we're going shopping."

Kagome smiled at him, "Tell her that would be fine."

Sota left the room without another word, only an admiring look cast in the hanyou's direction.

"Keh, your brother is weird." He spoke up, a slight blush staining the pale coloring of his cheeks.

"Like yours is any better dog-boy. You know that you like all the attention Sota gives you."

"Feh, fat fucking chance, that boy has got a problem. You're only right about one thing," he said as though it would be the first and last time, "My bastard brother is worse, he probably helps Naraku in the end."

Inu-yasha frowned as the cat bat at him with his claws, resulting in the silver-haired boy throwing him in the air.

Kagome halted all movement and turned to face him.

"What, I caught him." He motioned towards the cat in his arms to elaborate on his statement.

"Not that, you said that you think Sesshoumaru would help Naraku."

"Keh, what of it, wench?"

Kagome went over to him and took her rightful place at his side, her hand touched his shoulder and the look in her eyes, like many of her looks that could make him bend to her will.

"Katsuro, he said that in the end your brother, Sesshoumaru would be on our side. That he would help you—us."

"What in the bloody hell are you talking about, bitch?" Inu-yasha raised a brow and scrutinized her, as though trying to see if she were an imposter.

"You asked me what he said."

"You're hallucinating when he caught you, he couldn't have said that, woman."

Kagome rolled her eyes and threw him a condescending look, "Do you really believe that Sesshoumaru would join Naraku?"

"They have one thing in common, wench, they both want me dead. Do you not understand that? After everything how can you not see it, girl?"

Kagome got up and walked to the door before the hanyou went to her, "Where are you going?"

The answer never had a chance to leave her lips. Inu-yasha pressed his lips to hers. The kiss was rough and demanding, vitalizing every pore on her body. Her back pressed to the wall as her arms wrapped around his neck, fingers stroking the base of his neck.

"Inu-yasha." His name whispered like a prayer, the only thing she would ever truly need.

He smiled against her mouth and coaxed her lips to part for his tongue. She bit back a gasp but slowly allowed the hanyou access to the moist cavern. A growl of satisfaction and he slowly backed her to the bed.

Inu-yasha lay between Kagome's parted thighs, as their kisses grew more fevered. Her moans and his growls were the only sounds emitting from the room.

Her hands wound into the thick, platinum tendrils making their way to his fluffy ears.

"Ka…go…me" he breathed into her ear, sending shivers throughout her body. His kisses running down her throat as he sucked on the pulse point.

Kagome wrapped her legs around his waist and moaned when she felt the obvious arousal pressing against her core. His hands began touching the undersides of her breasts and threatening to slide under her top.

"Inu-yasha, is that…?" unable to finish, she blushed thoroughly.

The hanyou looked up to her with wanton eyes, letting her know what he undoubtedly wanted, yearned.

"We should stop." He said as both hands gripped the edges of the bed, daring to cut through the object. Determined to keep himself and his needs at bay Inu-yasha rose from the bed.

"Were you?"

Inu-yasha gave a flustered look and nodded.

"I'm going to go to Goshinboku, call me when your mother finished this steak."

She watched him leave through the window and sighed while putting her face in the pillow.

'Honestly, Kagome, you're more mad that he didn't finish rather than started. You would have let him do anything he wanted.'

Kagome lie on the bed with the covers pulled just below her chin, the rise and fall of her chest a slow, delicate movement as he watched her. He was always watching her.

Inu-yasha stroked the side of her face with one clawed finger and fought back the feeling of disgust when he saw the harshness of his claw against her softness.

'Kagome doesn't think I'm anything other than wonderful. I'm the only one of us who can't see that—won't. She loves me.'

Her eyelids fluttered when he traced the curves of her lips. "Inu-yasha?"

"Do you love me, wench?" soft, feather-like words, the question that was more powerful than his attacks.

"First, you tell me how you feel." Surprised that she even had the effort to utter a single syllable, let alone demand his feeling first.

"Keh, how in the hell do you expect me to tell you that I love you, when I haven't been able to after all of this fucking time?" he spoke gruffly.

"Just tell me that you love me." She requested knowing he said it but wanting to hear it without all the other mess.

"Keh, I love you, wench."

"I love you too, Inu-yasha."

He lay down beside her and wrapped his arms around her form, "I've been waiting for you to say that, wench."

A/N:

So, there it is they finally said it! Sorry you waited but they couldn't just say it in the beginning, I feel their relationship is a tad more complicated than that. I deeply hope that you are satisfied and even like this installment being that it went through a few revisions (crosses fingers). The title, "Mj Amante" means "My Lover" in English.

Sakuralover

I absolutely want to get the second movie, but my father won't take me to go get it, and being that I do not have a driver's license I can't get it. (I'm fourteen). You got what you knew was coming, he finally said that he loved her.

Some1elsesgrl

Don't be sorry that you haven't reviewed before, I'm grateful that you reviewed once, more than that is just a perk for me. Thank you for your compliments. The end of my story isn't even here. It is quite alright that you said she isn't a brunette. I say this however, because people say that I am a brunette even though my hair is black, and in Spanish there is no real word for black hair, only "morena/o" meaning a person with DARK hair.

Thank you all who read this installment of "The Heart Says in Silence, What it Fears to Say Aloud."

Much luv, Enchanted