Caiyoko- That's Okay! My updates are going to be a little sporadic cuz my parents insist on dragging me up north with them, and there is no comp up there....xx I think I'm gonna die...lol. Yeah, this story does get a little strange, but I still thought it was pretty good. I'm working on chapter 11 now. So yeah. Oh, and don't forget, you can skip this chapter entirely. It's just mushyness between Kag and Inu. Ok, well I'm going to let you read this now, if you want to. Ttfn! Ok, and I won't reply! No prob!

P.S- As much as I wish, I will never own Inuyasha. Darn.

Chapter Four: How I love to Torture you.

Sitting up, he flashed Kagome a wicked grin at her surprised face. She couldnt' have all the fun tormenting him, now could she?

Growling deeply, he brought one hand to rest on her face. She leaned into the touch, feeling his warm, calloused hand tenderly stroking her cheek. He slowly pushed his hand back to run through her raven tresses, gently working out the tangles with his claws. She didn't even notice the purr that welled in her own chest until she ran out of breath. Catching herself, she snapped her eyes open to Inuyasha, who was grinning like an Idiot.

Gently he brought her forward to trace a line of little love bites down her neck, stopping at the shoulder because of the uniform she wore. She leaned into him, her blood racing like mad in her viens. She was sitting in his lap now, her legs folded beneath her but on top of his.

He smiled wickedly. Tormenting her would be so much fun if she was always this responsive to his ministrations. Gently he traced one hand down her thighs and calves, hearing her breath catch, feeling her heart beat increase. A light flush was appearing on her delicate face, and she was breathing heavily. It really hadn't taken any time to bring her to a full state of arousal. He could never grow tired of her.

He wasn't ready to claim her yet, as appealing as the idea was at the moment. There was always the possibility one of them would die in the final battle with Naraku, and he just couldn't take the risk of her being in any more danger than she already would be during this battle. God, if Naraku knew she was his mate.....He couldn't bring himself to think about it.

He pulled her close to his chest. He couldn't risk putting her in any more danger than she already was. He couldnt' risk her death any more than necessary. She snuggled responsively into his chest, smiling. There was nothing, nothing more erotic than just feeling him touch her. Patiently she waited for her crazy heartbeat to relax into it's normal rythem, but since she was so close to Inuyasha, the fire of passion cooled, but the fluttering she had always felt remained.

He growled subconsiously at the thought. Naraku would try even harder to kill her if she was his mate! He couldn't claim her yet...dammit.

Hearing his growl vibrate in his chest, she looked up at the Hanyou's frustrated face. She blinked up at him sweetly, and Inuyasha slowly felt himself melting as her warm brown eyes gently bored into his soul.

He could just mark her...That would let other demons know she was at least taken...even if it was only a temporary mark until the full ritual could be completed. But, the act of marking her could be extremely erotic, and she had already proven herself to be more than willing towards him. Could he control himself if he were to mark her?

One more look into those warm brown eyes made up his mind for him. Leaning in towards her, he kissed her again, this time with more fire. He could smell her passion flare up, a sharp, positively erotic scent to his demon nose.

"Kagome..." He whispered softly against her mouth

"Hmm?" Her glazed eyes looked at him.

"I need to mark you..."

"I'm not stopping you."

Smiling, he dropped his head to her neck, listening to her heart pace pick up speed once more as he gently swirled his tongue on her skin. God, she tasted so good...'focus, your only marking her, only gonna mark her, mark....' his mind chanted so that he didn't get too carried away. It didn't do any good. He wanted her, but not now! Control...

Gently pushing her hair off the back of her neck, he slowly slid his fangs into the delicate flesh there. Kagome gasped, her back arching in pain. Inuyasha drew back to lick the wound soothingly, and immediately felt her relax. The pain was gone, he knew, he could feel the tingling that was occuring over her entire body. Moving deliberately slow, he made a trail of kisses back to her mouth, which had been neglected for some time now.

She moaned softly, knowing she would gladly give herself up to Inuyasha if he continued with this sweet, slow torture. Her senses were reeling and slipping away...slowly succumbing to the fire building in her viens. Her eyes widened when she felt something hard against her thigh, and knew he wanted her as much as she wanted him.

With a growl, he pulled away suddenly, making Kagome gasp at the loss. He was Stopping????? She wasn't sure wether to thank him or hit him.

"I can't claim you yet" he said with a growl. Her dissapointed face was extremely hard to ignore, as well as his own erection. He had gone just a wee bit far in the marking...

"Why?" She asked, her own frustration bubbling.

"If Naraku knew we were mated, and trust me, it would be obvious, he would be after you more than he already is."

Kagome placed her hand on the Hanyou's face, and he leaned into the contact, revelling in the warmth of her skin. She looked at him tenderly. Slowly she whispered to him, knowing he would hear her: "I understand."

Inuyasha smiled, glad she could see the way he did. Without warning, he hugged her tightly to him. "I just don't want you in anymore danger than neccessary, Okay?"

Smiling softly, she pulled back to look him in the eye. "I understand. I know. I don't want to see you in danger either, but I know it's inevitable." She softly kissed him, all of her understanding of the Hanyou's emotions pouring into that kiss. He poured his concern for her life into it, and again the fire began to build, before they pulled away, gasping.

"Not now..." he muttered

Kagome looked at the ground, a delicate blush staining her features, trying to tamp down the irrational feeling of dissapointment bubbling within her.

"Damn control to hell." He grumbled irritably before crushing his lips to hers passionately one last time before pulling away for good.

Standing up, he pulled her with him. "Come on, the others are gonna be worried." He said gruffly, clasping her hand in his, then they headed towards camp, unaware of the eyes that had witnessed the whole event from a downwind position.

Ok, like I said, You could have totally skipped this chapter. I would understand. If I were you, I'd probably skip it too.