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Summary: Due to a curse released by Naraku before his demise, Kagome and Kouga end up switching bodies. With the help of Kaede they are quickly changed back. With the jewel complete and Naraku destroyed, Kagome makes the choice to leave the feudal era for good, unaware that she left something behind with Kouga.
Paring: Inuyasha and Kouga. Mentions of Inuyasha and Kagome and others later in the story.
Unexpected Lullabies Ch 8
The next few days past quietly. Kouga lay in bed and continued to think about what would happen between him and Inuyasha once the girls were born. He also wondered if Inuyasha would ever mark him or just leave things between them the way they were. If he let the half demon mark him, he would always be protected, but it would also make him feel and be submissive, too. He would be completely obedient to the half demon and wouldn't be able to leave unless Inuyasha told him to do so.
'Would Inuyasha tell me to leave? Would he take the cubs away from me?' Even though he didn't really think Inuyasha would be that cruel, those questions were the ones that lingered in his mind.
Then he started to think, 'If Inuyasha did tell me to leave, where would I go? Maybe I could go back to the den and be with my uncle.' This was not the first time he thought about his uncle. He had began to really miss Yutaka, but, when no word was heard from the Ookami lord about his well being or whereabouts, Kouga resigned himself to the fact that he would probably never see him again.
But as the nights progressed, the feeling of his Uncle Yutaka being nearby surrounded him. At first, he told himself that he was being foolish, that he only felt this way because he missed his uncle and clan very much. Then the feeling grew stronger. There was no explanation for his feelings but as dusk approached, he could no longer deny them, and even as he told himself he was being ridiculous, he was walking away from the village and towards the trail that led to the forest.
He was out of breath when he reached his destination. Standing there, with one hand pressed to his side, he searched the narrow, winding trail that led downward, looking for some sign of his uncle or anyone from his clan. For some reason, he wanted his uncle to come look for him and tell him to come back home, and accept his cubs. He wanted to feel like he belonged somewhere because he didn't think he belonged in the village with Inuyasha, who refused to mark him. He stood there and searched for a long while then, when there were no signs of anyone coming towards the village, he turned away with a heavy heart and walked back to the village.
Kouga rose early after a restless night. Dressing quickly, he made his way down to the river. Undressing, he slipped into the pool, yelping softly as the cool water closed over him. He sat down, leaned against a smooth rock, and closed his eyes. Even though he questioned the inu-demon's feelings for him he couldn't help but to think of him. Inuyasha smiled predatorily at him then the hanyou kissed his sensuous mouth, exploring the moist cavern almost greedily. The resulting moan roused the fire in Kouga, making him want even more. In his mind they were mating and he could see the fangs from Inuyasha's mouth closing in on his neck then he was marked.
Inuyasha bit him hard, and his hands gripped the half demon's shoulders, pulling him even closer. Kouga screamed, the pain only sharpening the overwhelming pleasure. With a satisfied sounding grunt, Inuyasha smiled when he heard his lover scream. Kouga's body tensed, moments before the force of his orgasm overtook him. The spasms of Kouga's climax pushed Inuyasha over the edge. With three more deep thrusts he spent himself inside Kouga before collapsing on top of him. Kouga smiled, wondering how it would really feel to have the half demon claim him during such an intimate moment.
He opened his eyes abruptly, suddenly certain he was no longer alone. Inuyasha stood on the bank, his arms folded over his chest.
"You coming out anytime soon?" the half demon asked.
"Maybe," Kouga replied with a smirk .then added, "And maybe I am waiting for you to join me." He stared at the inu demon then the next thing he knew, Inuyasha was stripping off his shirt, reaching for the belt that held his cloth in place. Kouga thought about why he continued to stay with Inuyasha then the sight of his lover's body made him remember and forget all his doubts. Heat suffused the ookami's body. He felt it climb up his neck, flood his face. Before he could think, Inuyasha was naked and in the water moving toward him. The hanyou didn't give him time to say anything. One hand slipped around his waist, the other cupped the back of his head and then his mouth was over Kouga's. In spite of the cold water, Kouga's entire body seemed to be on fire and he pressed himself against Inuyasha, wanting to be closer.
'Please mark me,' Kouga thought to himself. The way Inuyasha made him feel made him want to stay forever with the lighter demon. The question of what would happen when the cubs were born still lingered in the back of his mind but now wasn't the time to think about that. All he could think about was Inuyasha, his body, his lips, and his hands.
A low groan escaped Inuyasha's lips when he drew back. He gazed at Kouga, his eyes dark and hot as they moved over the ookami, his lips searing a path to his chest. Inuyasha moved in to kiss him again but the feeling of Yutaka being close to them came back to Kouga and he raised his hand up to cover Inuyasha's mouth and held it there. Inuyasha looked strangely at him then moved his head back and asked, "What's wrong?"
Kouga looked into his eyes and frowned, "I just got the feeling that my uncle was close by."
Inuyasha turned his head to search the forest then sniffed to see if Kouga's feelings were right. True enough someone or something was close by. The scent of other wolf demons got closer and closer and Inuyasha thrust Kouga behind him, shielding him from whoever was coming. He knew by the way the demons were approaching there would be no time for them to get dressed. Together they stood in the water and waited.
Four wolf demon warriors emerged from the forest first, followed by Yutaka then four more wolf demons. They stopped at the edge of the lake and split down the middle to make room for Yutaka to walk forward. Yutaka scowled at Inuyasha, his brows rushing together in a look of supreme disapproval.
"Kouga. Make yourself presentable. I will wait for you in the village close to this forest. I will be expecting you in no less than five minutes. Alone." Yutaka turned and walked away, anger evident in the way he held his shoulders, in every step he took. The other wolf demon warriors followed him.
Inuyasha turned to face Kouga.
"You're not going," he stated.
Kouga watched the emotions play in Inuyasha's face.
"I have to go. He's still the leader of my clan. I don't belong to another, so I must obey him."
Kouga knew he had no choice but to do as Yutaka said. Because he was not marked by another he still belonged to the Northern wolf clan.
Inuyasha frowned, "I'm coming with you."
He grabbed Kouga by the hand before the wolf prince could say a word, and led them out of the water. Kouga wanted to tell him that his uncle made it clear that he was to go along but knew it would do him no good when it came to the angered hanyou. He let himself be dried off by Inuyasha then dressed while the half demon dried and dressed himself. Together they walked in silence to the clearing where Yutaka and the warriors waited for Kouga. Yutaka still had the look of disapproval on his face as he watched his nephew and Inuyasha approached.
"Kouga, I told you to come alone." Yutaka said.
"Uncle, this is Inuyasha. The father of my girls," Kouga introduced the half demon proudly and stood his ground.
Yutaka inspected every inch of his nephew. The only thing that bothered him was that the half demon had yet to mark him. He wondered why. Yutaka knew that would put Kouga and his daughters in danger when mating season came. He thought for a few seconds more and the only thing he could think to do was persuade the inu-demon to hurry and mark Kouga before his nephew got hurt. So with a stern look on his face he said, "A half-breed? You let yourself be taken by a half demon. I could have respected you a little more if you would have submitted to a human who was considered royalty, but instead you let yourself be taken by a pathetic half demon?" Yutaka hoped that his words would make Inuyasha mad enough to go ahead and mark Kouga tonight.
Inuyasha growled and moved in front of the ookami prince and Kouga pulled him back.
"Uncle. Inuyasha has taken care of me and helped me when I didn't have anyone else. He is the father of my girls and I won't have you talk down to him. If you cant respect him for what he has done for me, your nephew, at least keep your opinions to yourself. Got that."
Yutaka could see that what Kouga said was indeed true. He was being taken very good care of. Once again he wondered why the half demon hadn't marked Kouga. He wondered if he thought himself above the wolf demons or was he going to use Kouga then take the cubs away. Those thoughts caused his face to turn a deep red, then, without a word, he grabbed Kouga by the arm and dragged him further into the clearing. The wolf warriors stood in between Yutaka and Kouga blocking Inuyasha's way.
"Get the fuck out of my way," Inuyasha growled, unsheathing his Tetsusaiga and held it at it full length toward the ookami warriors.
None of the warriors moved or looked threatened by the enraged inu-demon. Inuyasha tried to look between them and he could see Yutaka stop and let Kouga go. Kouga turned to look at him.
"I'm fine Inuyasha. My uncle just wants to talk to me," he said, trying to reassure the hanyou.
Inuyasha, however, didn't back down and neither did the warriors.
"I said move. I won't tell you again," Inuyasha said in a firm threatening voice.
"Inuyasha. Everything is fine. I'm fine," Kouga stated calmly. "You can still see me. You see that I'm okay, so there is no reason to start fighting."
Inuyasha watched his pregnant lover and listened to his words. He looked straight into Kouga's blue eyes and nodded but he didn't drop his guard. He stood firm and held Tetsusaiga out in front of him, ready for any wrong advances from the warriors or Yutaka.
"He protects you as if you were his mate," Yutaka remarked and looked at Kouga with worry. "Why when there is no mark on you to prove that you are?"
"What are you talking about?" Kouga asked, looking back at his uncle in confusion. "I don't need a stupid mark for him to protect me or for him to take care of me." Kouga hoped that his eyes wouldn't betray what his mouth was saying.
Yutaka smirked and ignored the comment his nephew gave him then he shook his head. He knew Kouga well enough to know that the young prince was lying, "I sent warriors after you when you first disappeared. They were suppose to bring you back home. We could have helped you but you refused."
"Help me! You were going to kill my cubs!" Kouga's voice began to rise, his ire awakened. "Do you know what the warriors you sent did to me? They held me down and raped me!"
Yutaka gasped out in surprise. "Kado and his men had orders to find you and bring you home. The elders told Kado to make sure he marked you so that no one else could. I agreed because I wanted you back home. I do not know that Kado would take things that far. The elders wanted you to stay and become a breeder for one of the strongest warriors in our clan." Yutaka's eyes looked sad at what had happened to his nephew.
Inuyasha started to yell his opinion through the warriors and Kouga stood there in shock. He couldn't believe what he had just heard. The elders had planned for him to be marked by Kado.
"How could you let this happen to me!" Kouga yelled, finally shaking himself out his shock. "That bastard could have killed me and my girls!"
"I am truly sorry you had to suffer. I may be lord of the clan but I must listen to what the elders and our people say. Because you still belong to me and our clan and you are unmarked, when mating season comes, I will send some of the warriors to come and get you. . . Since you are so far along into this pregnancy, I will not take you away from the half demon I know you would not survive without him so I am allowing you to stay."
Inuyasha yelled, "If you send any warriors here, they will come back to you in pieces."
Yutaka kept talking. "If you are not marked by then you will become a breeder to someone from our clan and make strong cubs for us. I hope you can work things out with him because I want only your happiness. " Yutaka turned from him and said, "My warriors , let's go home . . . for now."
The warriors turned from Inuyasha and followed their Lord into the forest. Kouga's entire body shook as he watched them leave. Hands on his shoulder caused him to turn and look at Inuyasha with a frown, "You heard everything?"
Inuyasha nodded, "I won't let them take you away from me."
Kouga cast his eyes down, "I know you mean that, but, unless you mark me, I still belong to my clan."
Inuyasha let out a long sigh. "I know. I've grown to love you just the way you are and if I mark you, you won't be the same. I didn't want to mark you and turn you into some submissive slave who stayed with me because he had to. I want you to stay because you want to. In all the time that I've known you, you've never been a submissive thing. So why start now?"
Kouga didn't hear any part of what Inuyasha after the hanyou said "I've grown to love you just the way you are." He couldn't believe Inuyasha loved him. He stood there shocked and wondered if should tell him he loved him back. Then he thought, 'Do I love him?'
Now he was confused. He wanted Inuyasha to love him and wanted to be marked so he would feel like he belonged somewhere, but did he love the half demon back? Blaming his confusion on the visit from his uncle and his hormones, Kouga looked into golden eyes for a long moment then said, "I'm hungry. We should go back to the village." Inuyasha nodded and they left.
The next few days were strained. Kouga stayed inside most of the time thinking about what had happened between his uncle and himself. But more than that he thought about what Inuyasha said to him and, whenever the half demon was in the lodge with him, his eyes would devour Inuyasha. He couldn't stop thinking of him, dreaming of him and he often found himself asking the half demon foolish questions just to hear his voice. 'Yup I definitely love him.'
He thought to himself when he realized what he was doing every time the half demon was around. He decided that tonight was going to be the night he would let Inuyasha know that he loved him too.
That night Kouga asked Inuyasha to have dinner in their lodge with him alone. After they ate dinner, Kouga was too tired. He lay in the bed, cuddled up face to face with Inuyasha, and asked out of the blue, "Did you mean what you said before?"
Inuyasha stared at him and raised one eyebrow. "What did I say before?"
Kouga cast his eyes down and let out a soft sigh, "Never mind," he said, embarrassed that he was acting like some love sick female.
"Tell me what I said," Inuyasha murmured and gently tightened his arms around Kouga's full body.
"It's nothing. It's silly . . . forget I said anything." Kouga said and tried to cuddle closer to the hanyou.
Inuyasha didn't say anything else and, for a while neither, did Kouga. Just when the half demon was slipping into unconscious he heard, "Did you mean it when you said you loved me?"
Inuyasha's eyes shot open and he wondered if he was hearing things. Then his saw the piercing blue eyes of his lover staring straight at him and knew he wasn't hearing things or dreaming, "Did you just ask me if I loved you?"
Kouga looked away and tried to hid any signs of his discomfort, "You did say that the other day. I just want to know did you mean it?"
Inuyasha didn't know what to say at first. He remembered saying and meaning it, but he never thought Kouga would be one to care if he was told he was loved or not. Now laying down next to Kouga and looking at the hopeful and desperate look in the ookami eyes he knew it was important for Kouga to know that it was the truth. "Yes. I meant it. I wouldn't have said it if I didn't"
Kouga slightly smiled, "Say it again."
Inuyasha chuckled at how girly Kouga was acting, "I love you" He watched his pregnant lover's face light up and then said, "Now that you're happy can we go to sleep?"
"Yeah," Kouga nodded and laid his head down on Inuyasha's shoulder. "I love you, too."
"I know. Now go to sleep."
Kouga slept for about five hours then woke up. He moved around and couldn't get comfortable. He tried laying on his side, sitting up, on his back, using Inuyasha's chest, arm, and stomach as pillows, getting on all fours, putting a pillow between his legs, curling up, but none of it helped much. His back side and abdomen hurt on and off. Soon as the uncomfortable pains passed and he lay back down on Inuyasha, who sighed and asked him if he was alright. When Kouga nodded yes, Inuyasha wrapped his arms around him, pulled him close and they finally fell asleep.
Maybe an hour passed and Inuyasha woke to the sounds of Kouga whimpering and tossing and turning.
"Kouga? Are you alright ? "
Kouga's eyes opened and he groaned, "I'm fine . . . just can't get comfortable."
"Are you sure that's all?" Inuyasha inquired. Worry flooded him and he sat up.
"My back, side and stomach hurt," Kouga replied with another groan.
Inuyasha quickly picked Kouga up and ran to Sango and Miroku's home. Kouga was panting and whimpering when they got there and woke everyone up. Miroku went to get Kaede and, on his way out, he ran into Hakkaku, Ginta, and Miki . . . the cubs stayed with Shippou and Kirara.
Everyone sat patiently and waited with Kouga and Inuyasha during the labor. Inuyasha had positioned himself behind Kouga with his legs spread and had the ookami's head in his lap. Kouga tried to turn over and get comfortable again but, when he turned to his left side, he gave a short yelp and clutched Inuyasha tightly.
Inuyasha panicked, "What's wrong? What happened?" Then he felt warmth and wetness on his leg. He sat up and threw the blanket back.
"My water broke," Kouga said as he tried to sit up.
That's when the first hard pains started to hit Kouga. He tried his best to breathe through them, like Kaede told him to do, and he punished Inuyasha's hand, leg, and what ever body part he could squeeze.
It was well into the next night and everyone was burned out. They had all taken turns sitting up and comforting Kouga. Finally, when dusk came, he was ready to push. Inuyasha stayed behind him, cuddling him and saying comforting words to him the entire time. Everyone encouraged him to push and, when the first little girl was half way out, Kouga was instructed to reach down and grab her. He did, with some effort then he brought her to his chest then started licking her clean. He bit the umbilical cord and licked his daughter's new belly button until it stopped bleeding. He continued to lick her over her face, head and body till another pain hit him.
"Let me take her so you can deliver our other daughter," Inuyasha offered.
Kouga gave her to her father and readied himself for the birth of his second daughter. Once he began to feel the urge to push, he did so. He pushed for a few seconds then started to yelp out in pain. Inuyasha handed his daughter to Miki and started comforting Kouga.
"Stop pushing," Kaede ordered from between his legs
He yelped out painfully again and again His body was telling him that he needed to get the cub out and he kept pushing.
"Stop! Kouga, stop pushing! Somethings wrong child."
"What's wrong?" Inuyasha yelled frantically.
Kaede looked at the opening of the birthe canal and said, "She's coming out bottom first."
Kouga cried out as another contraction hit him. He wanted to start pushing but listened as Kaede told him what needed to be done. She told him he could deliver the cub that way but she would have to cut him open a little more. She also told him he would have to push harder than he was pushing before. Inuyasha held both of Kouga's hands with his. The contraction came and Kouga pushed as hard as he could. It hurt like hell and he let everyone know by letting out a string of ear-piercing yelps. Kaede cut him open a little more and told him to push again. He squeezed Inuyasha's hands as hard as he could then pushed. Slowly, the cub made her way out. Kaede quickly handed the cub to Kouga and he began to lick her off just as he did his first daughter. After he bit the umbilical and finished cleaning her, he lay her down on his chest and closed his eyes.
Miki gave Inuyasha back his other daughter and he lay her down on Kouga's chest next to her sister. Kaede had to stitch Kouga up but he was so sore and tired he couldn't feel any thing.
"Ye should try and nurse them before ye fall asleep," Kaede informed him after she was done taking care of Kouga.
Kouga nodded, letting her know he heard her and, with the help of Inuyasha, he sat up some, and tried to position one of the cubs. Miki and Sango ended up having to help him but in the end both girls were able to latch on and feed. It was almost midnight by the time Inuyasha took his family back to their own lodge.
He lay Kouga down and climbed into the bed next to him. Their daughters were cuddled between them. Inuyasha looked down at them and still couldn't tell them apart. They both had silver hair like him and he couldn't tell what color their eyes were yet . . . that would have to wait for two more weeks. They looked exactly alike. To him, however, they were beautiful. He closed his eyes and tried to get some sleep.
They named their daughters Takara and Yashiko. Kouga would laugh at him when he would see the confused look on Inuyasha's face so, after two days of confusion, Inuyasha made sure to always put something red on Takara so that he could be able to tell her apart from Yashiko. Things seemed to be going well between the four of them. Kouga and Inuyasha surprised everyone by not asking for help or advice and more shocking no one hardly ever heard the girls cry.
By the fourth day, Kouga began to notice that, every time he nursed his daughters, he would get aroused. He tried to think of anything to stop from getting a hard on while he was holding and feeding one of them but nothing helped. He started to think he was some sort of pervert and would hold the girls away from his body when he nursed them. Sango and Miki were the first to notice his strange behavior and asked him what the hell he was doing. He turned red and reluctantly told them why he was holding his daughter as far away from him as possible while he fed them. Miki was the first to laugh out loud. Sango tried to hold in her laugh but couldn't. Finally Miki told him that it was perfectly normal to get turned on while he nursed and that he wasn't some sick pervert. She also told him that when he started to feel that way to let Inuyasha know so he could take care of him. Sighing with relief, he slowly guided Yashiko closer to his body and let her eat comfortably.
When the girls eyes opened. they were gold. Kouga pouted about how they didn't look anything like him and Inuyasha told him that it was because dog genes are stronger than wolf genes. Kouga laughed it off because, in his heart, he knew the girls were his. Between the changing, feeding, bathing, playing with, talking to, and teaching the girls Inuyasha and Kouga had no time together. Kouga never told Inuyasha what happened to him when he nursed the girls and now everything was healed, he thought it was time to have a talk with the half demon.
Sango happily agreed to watch the girls for them and Kouga set off with his plan of seduction. When he got back to the lodge he wasn't ready for what waited for him there. Inuyasha lay on their bed naked, and was slowly stroking himself.
"What are you doing?" Kouga asked with an amused look on his face.
"Waiting for you," Inuyasha answered. "Your scent has been driving me crazy for weeks."
Kouga gave Inuyasha a wicked smile then began to undress as he strolled over to the bed where his lover wait for him. Kouga wasted no time getting into position and he quickly engulfed Inuyasha's erection into his mouth. Inuyasha cried out as Kouga slowly pulled off of him and slid his tongue between the head of his shaft . Slowly, Kouga began to suck gently on the tip, his tongue massaging the large vein as he went. Inuyasha's moans were becoming louder and Kouga knew that he wouldn't be able to last much longer. He sped up his pace and made sure he teased the slit, then swirled his tongue around the head before taking Inuyasha deep into his mouth, using the flat of his tongue on the vein as he came back up. Everything he did wrung a moan or a gasp from the half demon. After a few more minutes, Kouga felt his lover swell just a bit and knew he was close.
Inuyasha tried not to buck his hips too much as he slid his hands into the raven locks and braced himself for the inevitable. Gently pumping his cock into the inviting heat, he finally looked down to find a pair of blue eyes looking up at him and he couldn't help but to let go. He slammed his shaft deep into Kouga's throat.
Kouga greedily accepted everything he had to offer, and Inuyasha collapsed as the ookami sucked him dry. Inuyasha lay there as Kouga climbed up on top of him and the hanyou realized that his love hadn't released yet. He gathered the strength and flipped Kouga over onto his back, and he started licking and kissing his way down the wolf demon's body. Inuyasha licked the tip of one of Kouga's hard nipples causing his lover to moan out loud. He then positioned the nipple into his mouth and began to suck. Kouga would have moaned out then but, when Inuyasha jumped up and started coughing and choking, he became alarmed.
Inuyasha coughed a few more times. "Fuckcough I forgotCough Cough about the milk . . ."
Kouga was so embarrassed because, not only had Inuyasha choked on his milk, he started to leak out of both nipples. "Damnit." He snatched up a blanked and tried to cover up his chest. "I'm sorry."
Inuyasha finally stopped coughing and could see that Kouga was embarrassed. "Don't be ashamed. I just forgot and a lot went into my mouth," he said truthfully. The taste wasn't bad at all, it was just the amount he had swallowed unexpectedly.
Kouga still couldn't face him when he said, "They wont stop leaking. I can't do this tonight." He tried to stand up but Inuyasha was faster and grabbed him by the waist.
"Kouga. Don't be embarrassed. It's not like I didn't know, it was just unexpected." He pulled Kouga back down onto the bed and somehow managed to position himself over him. Kouga still held the blanket against his chest then closed his eyes as Inuyasha kissed him. Inuyasha tried his best to distract Kouga so he could move the blanket out of the way. After a minor struggle, Kouga let it go. Inuyasha continued to kiss lick and suck on Kouga's body. When Inuyasha finally slid into him, Kouga was so into him that the leaking of his chest didn't bother him any more.
All Inuyasha could think about was the unbelievable heat that surrounded him, it was too much and before he could even try to slow down he felt himself coming again. He pulled free fast and dove down to finish Kouga with his mouth.
"Aaaahhhh." Kouga's cry sounded desperate and Inuyasha slid two fingers into his wet heat and the ookami's back arched right off the bed as he came. Inuyasha pressed kisses to his hip, then slowly kissed his way back up Kouga's body. Kouga pulled him up to his lips and kissed him hard.
Inuyasha raised out of the hard kiss and stared into Kouga's dark blue eyes. He leaned back down,
"I love you, Kouga," he breathed against kiss-swollen lips.
Kouga searched his golden eyes for a few moments and at that very moment he knew that he would love this man for all of eternity. "I love you, too," he said.
They broke apart, Kouga curled up against Inuyasha and cuddled against his chest. I could spend the rest of my life here, he thought.
Inuyasha wrapped his arms around him and kissed the top of his head as they fell into a blissful sleep together.
TBC:
