Kiss me, I'm Horny

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Authors' notes: Italics are thoughts, just so you know. And there's very slight Kagime bashing. But it's all in good humor. We don't hate her or anything...well maybe one of us dislikes her...a little...Otherwise, enjoy!

Chapter 3: Cat What! Curse Who! (I swear I'm not a bimbo!)

He pulled her closer towards himself until their faces were mere centimeters apart, their warm breaths intertwining in the night. Huskily he whispered on her lips.

"Kiss me, I'm horny…"

Frozen in place, all she could do was berate her mind for playing tricks on her. Here she was, moments ago just thinking about what an irresponsible, traitorous, complete moron he was, how his stubbornness was so unbecoming, how his recklessness was so unflattering…how his silver hair shone in the moonlight, how his battle-trained physique glistening with beads of water made her want to...want to…and now her mind was creating illusions before her very eyes.

'Oh! For shame Kagome, thinking of such frivolities when you should be concentrating on more important matters like that math test you have next week. And you definitely should not be imagining Inuyasha that way…'

Unbeknownst to the not so innocent Kagome, the so called "illusion" was quite real, and he pulled her even closer to him (if that were at all possible).

"I-Inuyasha…"

"Yes. Kagome." He groaned throatily.

"Umm…are you f-feeling okay?" She stuttered.

"Never better. I mean, isn't this what you've always wanted Kagome?" He blew her a feathery kiss.

"Umm… ye- I mean no, no!" She flushed and began to inch away from him.

"Well, well, you say no but 'yes' came out first." He advanced towards her. "Come on, Kagome. Just admit it." He reached his hand to her cheek and she closed her eyes, leaning into his touch. "You want me."

"…Inuyasha…" she sighed into the night and let all thoughts of defense dissolve into the darkness as his arms engulfed her. She couldn't help but admit it…she had been dreaming of this for so long. She wanted to get away from it all and forget all her troubles and just give into sweet surrender in the half demon's arms; she wanted to run her fingers through his silky sliver locks, get lost in his amber pools, and taste those supple scrumptious lips…

And besides, it was just a dream anyway…right?

'Oh my Kami, oh my Kami, I'm losing my mind!' She screamed in alarm in her mind as she felt his claws dig into her skin. And lose her mind she did as slowly and softly moist lips claimed her own and in her confusion, she responded fervently. He tasted like intoxication, and she felt herself melt, melt until there were only strong, calloused hands on her skin and addicting warmth, and a sense of finality that told her this indeed was no dream.

With the dawn of her realization she drew back sharply, breathing heavily. She quickly slapped his advancing hands away and grabbed her towel. Wrapping it loosely around her wet frame she dashed out of the spring and ran towards Kaede's hut.

Inuyasha's hands met cool air as he noticed the absence of his partner. Puzzled, he looked up to see her running steadily away from him. 'Oh, she wants to play hard to get, huh?' He smiled to himself. 'I can arrange that.' And he broke into a run after her.

Kagome stole a glance behind her to see Inuyasha gaining on her. And at a lack of what to do, she did the only thing her partially defunct mind could muster.

"Sit!"

With one word she put an end to the pursuit. She didn't turn back to see the dog demon plunge face first into the ground with a heavy thud and dig himself into a cozy nest of worms and other earthen creatures. As Inuyasha's face met the earth, his senses eluded him. Slowly he slipped out of consciousness and drifted happily away to la-la-land.

Kagome quickened her pace as she neared her destination. Her thoughts ran wild in her mind. 'How could he do this? What a jerk! He gets all angry when Kouga talks to me, then he's all over that-that cat demon! Now he's all over me!' She rolled her eyes, gripping the towel closer to her body.

Kagome safely arrived at Kaede's hut and self-consciously dressed herself. As she dried her hair with her towel her thoughts betrayed her again. 'I-Inuyasha just kissed me… not to mention he tried a few other Miroku-esque things. I mean, sure, I kind of let myself go there too, but shouldn't he have known better than to try something like that? And OH! He saw me NAKED!' She pulled her huge yellow bag toward her as if covering herself from invisible eyes. 'Oh no! Did he think I was too fat? Did he think I wasn't curvaceous enough? Did he…did he…what?' She kicked herself mentally for her straying thoughts. 'I should be thinking about WHAT made him behave so oddly and not whether he liked what he sa— oh Kami, there I go again…'

Forcing herself to relax, she began to set out her sleeping bag to turn in for the night. Kagome was lost deep in her thoughts and didn't notice the elderly woman enter the tent. Kaede sat beside her and cleared her throat to attract Kagome's attention. Startled, Kagome dropped her pillow.

"Oh! Hello, Kaede. I didn't see you come in." Kagome smiled cheerfully, momentarily forgetting her troubles.

"Child…you seem puzzled. What troubles ye?" Kaede put a comforting hand on the younger girl's shoulder noticing the strain that she was so obviously trying to hide.

"Oh. It's nothing, really." Kagome laughed nervously, wondering whether she should tell the priestess of her unusual encounter with the half demon.

"I can clearly see it's not 'nothing'." Kaede soothed. "You can tell me, child, in full confidence, and rest assured, I shall try my best to aid ye."

Kagome gave in. She decided it would be best to discuss the matter with the wise woman; Kaede may know what's wrong with Inuyasha. Kagome was convinced something was wrong. She knew he wouldn't act in such a manner without good reason…

"Kagome…" The elder woman encouraged with a pat on her shoulder.

"It's…Inuyasha. He was acting a little peculiarly."

"Peculiarly you say?"

"Well…earlier Inuyasha was with a demon, I think-I think she was flirting with him, but before he finished her off, she said something. I don't know what she said, but Inuyasha seemed distracted after she said it." As if her hands on her lap were the most interesting things on the face of the planet, Kagome stared at them with an unwavering gaze. "Later, I went to the springs and Inuyasha came in after me. And then he…" She bit her lip and forced the words out of her mouth. "He kissed me. Inuyasha kissed me!"

"Good Heavens child, you're as red as Inuyasha's hakama."

"I am?" Kagome put her hands on her face.

"Are you sick?" Kaede asked in a concerned manner as she felt Kagome's head.

"No, I-I'm fine. It's just s-so surprising, that's all. I mean, I do like him but he-he went too far…" Kagome managed to choke out.

"A cat demon, you say?" The older woman seemed to be lost in her profound thoughts, all else nonexistent to her.

"Yeah, some sort of cat demon. I saw her whisper something in his air before vanishing into thin air." Kagome played with a rogue thread on her green seifuku. "After that Inuyasha seemed a little bewildered. I don't know what it was, but he… something was wrong with his neck, I think; he kept rubbing it furiously and muttering to himself."

"A cat demon? His neck?" The elderly priestess appeared as if she had traveled to hell and back. "Child, I do fear the worst."

"Why? What is it? Is Inuyasha going to be okay? Is he sick?" Kagome asked in a hurry, concerned for the dog demon.

"Something of that sort…" Kaede trailed off. "This may explain his odd behavior." She looked thoughtful before continuing. "Legend has it that every 50 years, the queen of all cat demons, Nekoi, rises from her semi-centennial slumber; for one day, and one day only she remains awake. For that one day she searches for a new prey to play with; she craves excitement. Once she tires of her plaything, she is rumored to bestow upon this being a sinister curse. Call it a parting gift, if you will." Kaede gazed directly into the eyes of her companion as she prepared to deliver the bad news. "If this is the cat demon you saw with Inuyasha, then his strange attitude can be a result of her curse. And before you ask, her curses are known to last for a fortnight but usually before that, the victim loses his mind…"

"Cat what! Curse who!" Kagome grappled with her elusive sensibility to understand what Kaede was going on about.

"A cat demon. The cat demon you saw with Inuyasha. She has put a curse on Inuyasha that is causing him to behave unnaturally." Kaede explained but only met with dazed eyes. 'Geez, Kikyo was never this slow, and this girl is supposed to be her reincarnation?' Sighing,Kaede broke it down for her. "Cat. Curse. Inuyasha."

"Oh no, I had no idea. Poor Inuyasha!" Kagome gasped overcome with sympathy for the half demon as realization finally set in. 'And here I was blaming him for behaving so indecently when it wasn't his fault at all. Oh no! I 'sat' him too! Kami! I'm such an idiot. I knew I should have come to Kaede for advice when I first noticed his strange behavior… Then again… he did deserve it, curse or not, he did go too far, and besides before she cursed him he was flirting with her. Argh!'

"Get some sleep, child." Patting the distressed girl on her shoulder Kaede rose from her seated position. "We will gather the others and discuss this matter further in the morning."

"…Okay." Kagome said, doubt lacing every letter of the word.

As Kaede took her leave, Kagome forbade her mind to think about Inuyasha and let sweet sleep claim her. She would deal with everything in the morning…

The sun was rising in the east and pale orange rays streamed in through a curtain of clouds to play with the verdant grass. Birds sang joyously at the advent of the bright morning as flowers let their fragrance diffuse with the gentle breeze.

His eyes fluttered open to reveal two sleepy pools of amber and as he took in his surroundings, he became more and more confused. "What the hell am I doing here?" Inuyasha demanded of no one in particular. His head was full of questions. 'Why the hell wm I covered in mud? The last thing I remember is that freaking cat bitch all over me…and then I was walking towards the hot springs and saw…Kagome…naked…' Instantaneously the blood crept to his face, turning his cheeks a lovely shade of scarlet. 'So what the hell happned after that and what am I doing here in a trench, dammit!'

Saturn's notes: After all this time we've finally completed a chapter, so no more damning us to hell and all that crap. It's not our fault we've been occupied with stupid school.

Rheyne says: Well, see, this chapter is way longer than the previous two chapters combined. So you can consider this sort of an apology from us for taking so long.

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