Jami – hey! Right now I'm talking to rachel on the phone! We're listening to music! Whoo hoo!

But on a more important issue… I'm actually updating!

Here you go, I know you've waited for a long time…

Oh, by the way… there's a LEMON in this chapter… I know we all wanted to see it happen!

Chapter Nine: A Beautiful Night, Shattered

Inuyasha just stood there, holding Kagome tightly. He clenched his teeth as her body wracked against him. 'That bastard!' He thought menacingly. 'How dare he!?' He felt Kagome's fingers ball into fists around his neck. He stroked her hair gently, pressing his cheek to her forehead. 'I guess all I can really do for you is just try and comfort you, Kagome. All I can do is stay like this.'

"I'm s-so stupid…" He heard her whisper. "I should have just stayed wi-with yo-you…"

"I'm here now. Don't worry. I won't let him hurt you anymore." He told her as calmly as he could without threatening to kill the damn bastard.

Kagome sniffled and slowly peered up at him with a sad, tear stricken face, and riveting blue eyes. "Inuyasha?" She asked him, questioningly. Inuyasha wasn't sure what she was asking. It sounded as if she was asking for permission to do something.

"Kagome? What is it?"

Without warning, Kagome leaned on her toes and pressed her lips to his softly. Inuyasha closed his eyes after getting over the shock of the unexpected kiss. After a moment, Kagome broke the kiss and they gazed very passionately into each other's eyes.

"Inuyasha, thank you so much for being so kind to me. No one has ever treated me like a normal girl before." Kagome smiled as a glittering tear rolled down the side of her face and landed softly on his arm. He reached a hand up and cupped her cheek, lifting her up to him for another kiss.

This time, the kiss held more fervor and Inuyasha swept his tongue into her mouth. She tangled hers against his in a war. Their lips were heated and their spines tingled.

Reluctantly, Kagome broke the kiss again and asked, "Inuyasha, do you want me to… umm…" She grabbed his hand and pressed it to her left breast. "Is this what you wanted?" Inuyasha blushed.

"Ka-Kagome! We shouldn't! You were just-" Kagome held a finger to his lips and moved his hand back and forth, making him gently massage her breast.

She moaned and said, "If anyone, Inuyasha, I would want it to be you." Inuyasha gasped, but nodded.

If this was what she wanted, then he would give it to her, no questions asked.

As his one hand massaged her, his other hand held her at the swell of her hip as he moved her toward the bed. As they moved, her back towards the bed, he nuzzled his face into her neck and sucked in a breath, catching her scent.

Finally, they managed to reach the bed and they fell onto the mattress, Kagome under him. He began kissing her neck, trailing down to her chest. He managed to open the front of her kimono just enough to see most of her cleavage. He kissed the side of her breast softly, and then peered back up at her, uncertain written in his eyes. Her face was flushed and beautiful.

"Kagome, are you sure?" He gulped.

Kagome didn't even answer. She just pushed down his head back to her chest.

He began his work and moved the rest of the front of her kimono with his nose so her chest was completely exposed. He gulped again with a blush, and leaned down and began sucking her supple breasts. Kagome moaned at the sensation and her head rolled back.

While he worked on her chest, his hands moved downward to undo the middle tie that held the two sides of the kimono together. After successfully removing the tie he pulled the two sides of the clothing apart and left Kagome bare and flushed.

His kisses traveled further, across her stomach, her belly button, then to her heat. He breathed in, sensing her arousal. He then lapped at her lightly at first. Inuyasha became extremely excited at her reaction. Kagome fisted the top of his head as he sucked at her and he groans became persistent. As he worked, he smiled. Feeling bold, he experimentally stuck his tongue inside of her and lolled around. A squeal of pleasure escaped her mouth and Inuyasha lapped more ferociously.

But he had to end, for he could tell she was coming close to her orgasm. Reluctantly, he pulled away to have a whimper from her lips. He smiled and said, "Just wait."

Inuyasha, having been straddling her, sat up and began untying his pants, feeling his painful erection below. He finally managed to get them off of him and once again leaned over her. He swiftly kissed her deeply, and then he grabbed her thighs and spread them, placing them around his waist. Then he placed his elbows on either side of her head on the mattress.

He pushed gently inside of her first, feeling her extract around him. He moaned in ecstasy as her heat surrounded him and already began healing his erection.

Soon, they began to move in rhythm, moaning in unison as he pumped faster and faster inside of her. He smiled as they worked, feeling that he could fit himself entirely inside of her. Sweat beaded down his back as she finger nailed him with her hands, causing tiny marks to appear on his tan flesh. His black hair cascaded down in a wet mess. Tears left her eyes and rolled down her cheeks.

As if it would take forever, they finally came together, him collapsing on top of her. They were a sweaty mess as they embraced each other.

After a few moments of silence, besides their heavy breathing, Inuyasha said, "Mmm… Kagome… that was…" He didn't get to finish his sentence before he fell asleep on top of her.

Kagome smiled as she held him tighter. "I'm falling in love with you, Inuyasha." She whispered, as sleep too, overtook her.

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Sun flashed across the bed and swept over two, very naked bodies entangled with each other. Kagome opened her eyes slowly and blushed as she saw that Inuyasha was nuzzled up against her, naked. She smiled and reached a hand up to gently sweep back a strewn black hair from his sleeping face. "Good morning…" She said, thinking he was asleep.

"Good… morning…" He whispered back, his eyes opening slowly to greet hers. Kagome gasped and blushed redder.

"Oh, I thought that you were asleep." Kagome exclaimed. Inuyasha smirked.

"Well, it's not like you said anything embarrassing." Kagome blushed more feverishly as she remembered what she had said to him that night.

"Ahh… yeah." Changing the subject, she said, "Di-did you wanna go get some breakfast?" As she stroked his soft hair.

He shook his head against her neck. "I just want to stay here with you." He told her honestly. "You're so warm. I could hold you like this forever."

Her heart skipped a beat and Kagome gasped. Had he really just said that? No one had ever spoken to her like this before. It made her mind spin.

"I-Inuyasha." She breathed. Inuyasha smiled and kissed her on her lips lightly and then broke away.

"I really could, you know." He told her, and held her more tightly, pressing himself against her until there were barely any spaces left between their bodies. "Just hold your soft, curvy body like this." He chuckled. "I'm never letting you go."

Kagome's body was now completely red as she just laid there still, tense, unmoving. "Inu-Inuyasha! C'mon, now! I-I'm hungry! St-stop it!" She stuttered nervously as she tried to get out of his death grip.

He reluctantly loosened his grip and sat up, letting her off of the bed. They began dressing. Kagome looked through her bureau and found a yellow kimono with a pink flower pattern strew across of it and pulled it on her, tying the middle with a long white ribbon. Inuyasha opened the bureau as well and pulled on a pair of black hakemas (think his red ones, except black, you know?) and left himself shirtless, liking himself bare better. (I know I do!)

He walked towards Kagome and wrapped his arm around her waist, pulling her along with him out the door.

They walked into the dining room. Unfortunately, they were so absorbed in themselves the whole night and morning, they totally forgot about Kouga and his soldiers.

Kouga peered up from his meal and practically growled at the sight of the two smiling and embracing each other like that. He stood up quite loudly, causing everyone around, including Sesshomaru, Sango and Miroku to look at the three who interrupted their meal.

"What's this? Why have you two gotten so close all of a sudden!? Did you touch her, you jackass!?" Kouga yelled and dashed to the two.

Their smiles left their faces at the sight of him, and Inuyasha pulled Kagome more closely to him. "What of it, Kouga?" Kagome held a hand to his bare chest, a fearing look on her face. Why couldn't he just leave them alone?

"But you-" Kouga stopped himself. Regaining his composure, he stood straight, and crossed his arms while smirking. "What about our deal, Inuyasha? I got her into bed first, right? That makes Kagome mine."

Inuyasha's mouth opened, and Kagome stood tense and confused. Was that true? What was Kouga talking about? What did Inuyasha do? Was last night for real, or was it just some deal made between two assholes? A million thoughts ran through Kagome's mind and she peered up at Inuyasha with confusion written on her face.

Everyone in the room stared at them. Sango turned to Miroku, puzzled. Miroku shrugged. Sango peered back at them.

"No, Kouga. You forced her. She would never want to be with you, EVER!" He screamed back at him with anger. How dare he bring that up! He had even forgotten all about that stupid deal! What was he going to do? What was Kagome going to say?

"It doesn't matter." Kouga began. "I got to her first. We made no effort to apply rules to this game." Inuyasha growled.

"FUCK YOU, KOUGA!" Inuyasha screamed. "I-I-I-"

"Inuyasha… was… was last night… was it-?"

"N-n-no! I wanted to! It wasn't-" Kagome wiggled out of his embrace and stood a good distance away. Kouga kept smirking.

"Inuyasha… I… don't believe you…" Kagome bangs were covering her eyes. Inuyasha couldn't see her expression, but it must've been terrible, seeing as how tears rolled down her cheeks. "I thought… that I…"

Without finishing, she fled the room. When she did this, Inuyasha's heart split, causing him to double over and clench at his chest. "KAGOME!" He called after her. He felt tears welding up into his eyes, but he refused to cry.

Everyone, being unbelievingly respectful, left the room.

After a few moments, Inuyasha straightened up and slowly, coldly turned back to Kouga. "Yo-you FUCKING BASTARD!" He lunged at said insulted one with a fist and met his face sharply, causing Kouga to fly across the room and hit the wall with a loud thud. Kouga then collapsed to the floor.

But Inuyasha wasn't finished yet. He ran toward him again, yelling, "I'LL FUCKING KILL YOU!" He grabbed Kouga by the collar and held him up above his head. He then pounded him into his face, over and over again. Kouga then appeared to become unconscious.

When Inuyasha pulled his hand back to strike again, a strong hand stopped his by holding him at the wrist. Without turning around, he knew who it was. "SESSHOMARU, FUCKING LET GO OF ME! I'LL KILL HIM!"

Calmly, the Emperor said, "Inuyasha. Right now, I think Kagome needs some explaining to. Go after her. Don't kill." Then he mumbled incoherently, "I did just clean up this dining room after all." (Sesshy's a neat freak in my story!)

Reluctantly, he dropped Kouga's motionless body on the floor in a crumpled mess and stomped off to find Kagome.

Sesshomaru dusted off his hands and snapped his fingers. Almost immediately, two guards showed up. Sesshomaru pointed his index finger down at the injured, unconscious Kouga on the floor and the guards nodded and picked him up, carrying him out of the room.

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Jami – wow, that was like getting hit in the face with a ton of bricks. Getting slapped with a lemon, then getting punched with Kagome finding out about the deal. Very dramatizing… very… soap operaish… but what's life without soap operas?

EXPECIALLY DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES! Does anybody else reading this story watch that awesome show? If you do, mad props to you, my brethren…er, sisteren… whatever you are…

Love ya much,
Jami (piperjanepie)