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~* song lyrics *~

Winter's Night: Chapter 9

~ Kagome's POV ~

About forty minutes had passed and Inuyasha had just won his 15th game... I won... 5 maybe... I sighed and watched stand up.

"Where are you going?" I asked staring up at him confused.

"I'm thirsty. You want anything?"

"Do you even know where the drinks are kept?"

"I can sniff them out while you re-deal." He said as I watched him walk to the kitchen. "No cheating."

I glared after him as he disappeared into the kitchen, and then I shuffled the deck. How can he be so nice one minute and then a winning braggart the next? He's so confusing sometimes, but I still love him. I love him so much more than he'll ever know.

I dealt the cards and sat there, waiting for Inuyasha to return. I sighed and laid back on the floor, staring up at the ceiling. What's taking so long?

"Hey, I brought you a drink." I heard a rough voice say. I sat up and took the cup from him, drinking it all at once, not caring what it was. I blinked.

"Hey, that was pretty good." I said. "What is it?" He shrugged.

"I found it and thought it smelled sweet. Want some more?" he said holding up a bottle.

"Sure."

I watched him fill my glass and then set the bottle down, taking a sip of his own drink. I took a sip of mine and set the glass down. Wow, that stuff is good. Wonder what it is? Oh well.

"Alright Inuyasha, time for another round and this time, you're going down." I said as I picked up my five cards.

"I don't think so bitch." He smirked and picked up his cards.

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I hiccuped for the third time and giggled placing my last card down.

"I win!" I laughed. Everything felt so much different, I don't even know how much time has passed. I picked up a bottle from the floor and put it to my lips, but nothing came out. "Awe, there's no more!" I pouted.

"Well that was the last one." I looked over at Inuyasha. "We had... uh... 1... 2...5...3...6 bottles... I think..." He scratched his head in thought and hiccuped. I giggled and dived at him, tackling him to the ground. I rubbed his ears and he purred, rubbing his head into my hand.

"Aww, you're so cute!" I giggled.

"Nah, you're cute." He smiled and then kissed my nose. I smiled back and kissed him. I felt him respond and kiss back, so I leaned further into it, deepening it.

Suddenly music blared, and I pulled away, surprised. I looked at Inuyasha as he covered his ears, and saw a black thing sticking out from under his shoulder. I picked it up and examined it.

"The remote to the stereo!" I yelled, proud of figuring out what it was.

"Turn it off!" I heard Inuyasha yell. I hit a button and the music stopped. I got off of Inuyasha and he sat up, rubbing his ears. "Damn that was loud."

"Are you ok?" I asked, now seeming a little more down to earth with myself.

"Yeah, I'm good." He said and smiled at me. "Now what do we do? Cards is getting a little boring."

"Uh... well..." I thought for a minute. "Um... I know! We can do kareoke!" I clapped my hands together and smiled.

"Kareoke?" I looked at the confusion on Inuyasha's face and laughed.

"Yeah, kareoke. You sing with the music."

"I know what kareoke is. But why do you want to do that?"

"It'll be fun." I jumped up and ran over to the stereo. "Here, you get on the couch and watch, while I go first."

"Fine by me." I heard him say and watched him move and sit on the couch. I smiled and searched through the CDs. I found a good one and put it in.

"Alright, here I go." I said as the music started.

~* I, I've been in love before

I thought I would no more

Manage to hit the ceiling

Still, strange as it seems to me

You brought it back to me

That old feeling

I, I don't know what you do

You make me think that you

Possibly could release me

I think you'll be able to

Make all my dreams come true

And you ease me

You thrill me, you delight me

You please me, you excite me

You're something I'd been pleading for

I love you, I adore you

I lay my life before you

I'll have you want me more and more

And finally it seems my lonely days are through

I've been waiting for you

I, I'm gonna make you mine

You're gonna feel so fine

You'll never want to leave me

I feel you belong to me

Someday you will agree

Please, believe me

You thrill me, you delight me

You please me, you excite me

You're something I'd been pleading for

I love you, I adore you

I lay my life before you

I'll have you want me more and more

And finally it seems my lonely days are through

I've been waiting for you

Oh, I've been waiting for you

Na na na, na na na, na-na na

Na na na, na na na, na-na na

Na na na, na na na, na-na na-naa *~

The last note of the song faded and I slowly opened my eyes expecting to see Inuyasha sitting on the couch looking bored. I jumped, surprised, when I opened my eyes, only to meet his golden ones right in front of me.

"Inuyasha don't scare me like-"I tried to yell, but was cut off when his lips crashed onto mine. I was surprised at first, but I slowly wrapped my arms around his neck and pulled his head down more, deepening the kiss. I felt his arms wrap around my waist and then him pulling me. Suddenly I felt the softest on the couch beneath me, and I pulled away from the kiss, staring up into his eyes.

"Inuyasha?" I asked, feeling WAY more done to earth now.

"Kagome..." he whispered. I felt his clawed hand cup my cheek, his thumb gently stroking my skin. I felt sparks run down my spine at his touch and my heart rate quickened. My eyes locked with his, causing my breath to hitch in my throat. I saw him lean down closer and softly kiss my lips. He pulled away and turned his head so that his mouth was near my ear. I felt his hot breath on my skin and started breathing heavier. "Kagome... I need you... I need you badly..." I heard him whisper. My eyes widened and everything in my body quickened.

I saw him move, looking back down at me. I felt his hands slide across my waist and looked into his eyes, his eyes asking for permission almost. I nodded slowly and felt his hand slide up my shirt. Suddenly his lips met mine again, and I kissed back without hesitation. I pulled back from the kiss a little for air and I looked up my eyes once again locking with his.

"Inuyasha..." I gasped out as I felt his hand move higher up my shirt. I felt him tug gently at the fabric and I removed his hand from my shirt. I looked at his confused eyes, and slowly pulled my shirt off. I smiled at him and wrapped my arms around his neck, pulling him closer to me. Our faces were centimeters from each other and I stared deeply into his golden eyes.

"Kagome..." I heard him whisper. "Be mine... be my mate... with me... forever..."

"I already am yours, Inuyasha." I whispered. "And I always will be." I smiled and closed the space between our faces by capturing his lips in a passionate kiss.

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Alright people, that's it for chapter 9. Sorry for the cliffie, but I'm only a 17 year old, and I have never had experience with the lemony stuff. So, I probably won't go into detail on their night, because I don't wanna screw it up. Sorry everyone.

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