Starting back almost immediately after posting chapter fifteen…but who knows when I'll have this done and posted.
Warning: Lime near end of chapter, very close to Lemon, but not just yet.
Kagome smiled, pulling her brush slowly through Rin's tangled hair before taking another small sip of sake, then smiling softly as Rin fiddled with the leg of Kagome's kimono. My mother would have my head if she knew I was drinking… Kagome thought quietly, making a mental note of telling Inuyasha not to mention any of this to her mother. Kagome's eyes squirreled around the room until she saw Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha talking casually…Kagome smiled. She only had memories of Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha trying to kill each other, so casual talking was a lovely difference.
After a few minutes, Rin's hair was silky and smooth as Kagome pulled the brush away, smiling and patting Rin on the back.
"Rin, I'm all done." Kagome said, cheerily, smiling at Rin.
"Thanks Aunt Kagome!" The girl squealed and ran over to Sesshoumaru, no doubt fawning over her newly found silky hair. Inuyasha sat against the wall, his arms crossed, letting himself steal a glance at Kagome, though quickly breaking it as their eyes locked. Kagome sighed, shaking her head at Inuyasha and brushing through her hair. So the bastard thinks he can tell Rin to call Kagome 'aunt'… ugh, damn him.
To tell the truth, Inuyasha had been trying to control his temper. Really, he had. But without Kagome next to his side, that was terribly hard to do. The hanyou had truly become accustomed to having the girl's small figure next to his much bulkier one, even though he hadn't noticed it, or even intended on it. Makes sense, though. We're newly mated...well...marked. It's better that we get our bond strengthened before we mate, in case Kagome gets pregnant, and we need some time apart.. Inuyasha chuckled at the sight of a very pregnant looking Kagome, waddling after Inuyasha, screaming multiple sit commands.
"Inuyasha." Sesshoumaru's cold voice brought Inuyasha from his obviously hilarious day dream, as he rose back to attention.
"What?" He bit out coldly, as Sesshoumaru smirked, shaking his head.
"How much have you told her? I'd like to prepare my material beforehand." Sesshoumaru asked, letting a silent chuckle slip from his lips. Inuyasha closed his eyes, thinking back to the night he had marked Kagome.
"Not true. If I marked you, you'd be mine, but you'd still age normally. If we…err…mated, you'd age as slowly as me. That's one of the few things I do remember my mother explaining to me." He smiled at the girl, but found that she was crying now. He frowned. She doesn't want to live with me forever. I can't blame her. I'm just a filth- "oof!" Inuyasha muttered as Kagome launched herself at the hanyou, snuggling herself into him.
"Of course I will, Inuyasha."
"That she couldn't get out of this, and she'd live as long as I did. I didn't explain why she'd age slowly, though. And material? You've got to be kidding..." Inuyasha said quietly, glancing back at Kagome, who was now attempting to braid Rin's hair.
"Okay, not actual materialistic material. But I'd like to know what the girl knows…" Sesshoumaru stopped and shook his head, now smiling, looking at Rid.
"Brother, I do believe that human child has softened your heart." Inuyasha smirked, knowing what was to become of the under developed relationship. Sesshoumaru snarled.
"No such thing. If anyone's heart is been softened, it is not this Sesshoumaru's, but yours, little brother. Now, if you will excuse me, I am going to take this time and retire to my quarters." Sesshoumaru bit out, standing up and twirling quickly, disappearing from the room just as quickly as he had appeared. Inuyasha grumbled.
"Kagome." Rin's young voice rang through the room, as Kagome became more alert, noticing the perfectly braided hair in front of her.
"Yes, Rin?" Kagome answered, smiling at the young girl.
"Lord Sesshoumaru has gone to his quarters and I want to go and play before I go to bed." Rin said innocently, as Kagome's heart simply melted. in about twenty years, Rin would have Sesshoumaru as an adoring mate, as she would adore him. Kagome smiled and nodded, tying the young girl's hair with an orange bow to match her kimono and let her scamper off to her future love's room, sitting there, completely in awe.
"Kagome?" Inuyasha asked from across the room, staring at the floor, deep in thought. Kagome looked at Inuyasha.
"She's...I can't picture her any differently than in the future, but when I'm there, I can't picture her any differently than she is now. It's...mind boggling. I...I feel overwhelmed." Kagome bluntly stated, on the verge of tears. Inuyasha suddenly sensed this and walked quickly over to the girl, sweeping her up into his arms and rushing them back to their room before the girl cried so he could comfort her.
As the hanyou gently laid the girl down onto the bed, he crawled up beside her, wrapping his arms around her, waiting for her tears, which didn't take long.
"This is just so…much, Inuyasha. I'm exhausted even though I shouldn't be, and I'm worried and I'm scared and I'm overwhelmed…" Kagome choked out through her sobs, her eyes allowing tears of frustration to pour out.
Inuyasha sighed, shaking his head, rubbing Kagome's arms. This was bad...but it was good that she was getting it out before Sesshoumaru told her everything. Inuyasha's golden eyes slowly disappeared from the dimly lit room in thought. Kagome continued to cry for a few minutes, then slowly settled down, her breathing labored and rough.
"I-Inuyasha?" She asked quietly, looking up at him, watching his lids slowly open to reveal the beautiful golden shade formerly hidden by them.
"Yes, Kagome?" The boy asked, looking down at her, content. He could see her clearly, though he was sure she could probably only see his outline, maybe a dim glow of light reflecting from his eyes. Her eyes were still filled with tears, and her nose was running slightly. Her face was red and showing evidence of a recent cry, and he was sure her head was aching.
"What...am I going to find out tomorrow that has you this stirred up?" The girl asked, her throat rough. From crying. Inuyasha quietly mused, sighing at the girl and hugging her tightly.
"To tell the truth, I don't know much more than you do. My parents weren't around when I became old enough to be able to fully understand the ritual, so I only know the basics." Inuyasha said quietly, lying obviously. Kagome noticed but really didn't care, sighing. Inuyasha knew exactly what was going to go on, but refused to believe the true amount of pain that Kagome was actually going to be in. He expected that it would start as a dull ache all over her body, and Kagome would expect it to be result of their mating. Then it would get worse. Inuyasha sighed, looking down at Kagome. "We'll figure out a lot tomorrow morning, so just try and get some rest. You're going to need it." Inuyasha quietly beckoned, kissing Kagome softly on the lips, wiping away the remaining tears with his index finger, smiling down at her. Kagome nodded and curled up in a ball, still snuggling against his chest and closed his eyes, falling asleep quickly.
Wench wore herself out while we were traveling. Inuyasha decided quietly to himself, still holding tightly to Kagome, barely tired. He knew he'd have to at least try and get some sleep, but also knew that it wouldn't come very easily.
Inuyasha, waking first after hearing a very loud and hearty knock on the door, slowly slipped his arms from their position snuggly around Kagome's still curled up body and hurried towards the door. Shutting the door to the bedroom on his way, as the petruding light from the uncovered windows in the main cooking room was almost too bright for even him, he opened the door with a quiet clock, and looked down, spotting the green demon, who appeared to be scowling much like Inuyasha himself would do. This made Inuyasha chuckle quietly.
"My lord wishes to have an audience with you and your-" Jaken coughed, "-priestess, in about an hour's time. Don't be late." Jaken barked at the half dog demon, as Inuyasha popped his knuckles, smacking Jaken right over the head. Jaken squealed and held his head. "Might I ask what that was for?" Jaken squeaked, and Inuyasha laughed.
"That was for sassing me and using the tone you did while speaking of my mate. Now go back to your damn master." Inuyasha said angrily, slamming the door shut in Jake's face. He knew that Kagome would wake to that, but he really didn't care. That was one less thing he had to worry about- waking the wench up. Inuyasha smiled. My mate.
Kagome's groggy form appeared from the bedroom, staring half angrily at Inuyasha.
"You had to slam the door?" She growled quietly, following it with a swift hand to cover her eyes at the light. Inuyasha laughed and nodded, walking over to his mate and hugging her.
"The damned toad..." He whispered into her ear, pulling her petite body against his, smiling contently. I smile a lot when she's around. "Don't get used to all this lovey dovey, Kagome. We're alone now...and I fear what the monk would say." Inuyasha said, smirking over the girl's shoulder as she wrapped her arms around his back, content.
"All right." Kagome whispered, smirking and hugging herself flush against her mate's chest. "So what's on the agenda today?" She asked in a rather hushed voice, as the hanyou smiled and kissed her temple.
"Sesshoumaru in an hour. Lunch probably, then we can relax back here." Inuyasha said, smirking at the wording. He and Kagome were going to have some...fun.
"Mmm…an hour? That's all? Darn." Kagome said, smiling and resting her head at Inuyasha's shoulder, almost falling asleep.
"Yes, 'darn'. That means you need to get dressed. Hurry up." Inuyasha laughed, letting go of her and walking into the small bathroom, shutting the door behind him. Kagome rolled her eyes and sighed, walking into the closet, and selecting a new kimono for the day, assuming that Inuyasha would simply wear his fire rat robes.
"Kagome." Sesshoumaru's cold voice rang out from across the small table, as Kagome winced and snuggled up against Inuyasha, who had one arm resting lazily around her waist. "Why have you chosen my half breed, worthless brother as your mate?" Sesshoumaru asked again, as a growl escaladed from Inuyasha's chest. Sesshoumaru smirked at Kagome's obvious anger.
"First of all, he is far from worthless. He's beaten you many times in battle, so you can just pop that humungous ego. Just because he's hanyou doesn't mean you can judge him by it, and I'm his mate because I love him." Kagome bit out, causing Inuyasha to smile, squeezing her side softly. Sesshoumaru continued to smile.
"Are you willing to bear his pups for him when the time comes? Are you ready to have little Inuyasha's running around? Are you ready to be viewed as demonic royalty?" Sesshoumaru asked, as Kagome nodded slowly to each question, though she wasn't sure what he meant by demonic royalty. Inuyasha laughed.
"Sesshoumaru, you don't get it. She doesn't know much of your standards, or mine, for that matter." Inuyasha said, quickly sensing Kagome's slight distress, as Sesshoumaru's smile faded.
"This Sesshoumaru is Lord of the Western Lands. Because I am the eldest of my brother and I, I instantly became the Inu No Tashio. However, Inuyasha is also a Lord, though he refuses to acknowledge it, or even act of royalty." Sesshoumaru bit out, giving Inuyasha a slight look of disgust. Inuyasha snorted.
"I don't need people bowin' down to me just because I'm royal. I want respect because of who I am, not who my dad was, or who my damn brother is." Inuyasha said, almost angrily, as Kagome dropped one of her hands to the one that Inuyasha had at her waist, softly caressing his rough fingers, hoping to calm her mate. No such thing.
"Never mind, Inuyasha. When you and your priestess do actually mate, she will not only gain your demon blood, but she will also gain the blood of royalty." Sesshoumaru said, and quickly noted Kagome's confused expression. "You seem slightly confused, priestess." He said quickly, and Kagome nodded.
Inuyasha's eyes wondered away from his brother and his mate, as he knew what was coming up. "When you mate my little brother, then your blood will change from that of a human to that of a half breed. Were you to mate a full blooded demon, it would change to that of a full blooded demon. Your senses will no longer be dull as that of a human, but they will be sharp. Your exterior will not be changed at all, accept for on the night that my brother is human, you will remain demon so that you can protect him, if need be." Kagome nodded, feeling odd. I'll be half demon? Why didn't Inuyasha tell me? Maybe he's afraid that I would reject him…but he knows that I'm ok with him! "Priestess." Sesshoumaru said, clearing his throat, as Kagome was shook from her short lived thoughts.
"Yes?" The girl asked, as she just then noticed that Inuyasha had slid her petit figure into his lap. Sighing, Kagome leaned her head against Inuyasha's chest, keeping her eyes on Sesshoumaru, who snorted in disgust. He wanted to let his little brother know that if he wanted to mate his priestess, he needed to do it on his own time, not when he was trying to explain everything about demon mating to the little human bitch.
"I am unsure of this, and you may want to test it after you have mated, but Kagome might be able to wield Tetsuiaga. It would seem correct, since she would be half demon, and would have our father's blood running through her veins, but I am unsure of any of this. It is just a theory that this Sesshoumaru came upon last night while signing many treaties." Sesshoumaru said, almost angrily, glaring at his brother.
"But…so am I going to have completely different blood when Inuyasha and I have…erm…mated?" Kagome asked, as Sesshoumaru smiled.
"Unfortunately, no. Your human blood will stay exactly the same, your human mother and father's blood will still flow through you. But Inuyasha's mother and our father's blood will run through you as well. You will there in have four parents, two of them living." Sesshoumaru stated, as Kagome coughed.
"One." She quickly corrected him, and Sesshoumaru rolled his eyes and nodded. This was going to be a very long explanation.
After a few more hours of nodding, Kagome and Inuyasha were finally dismissed, and only because of Inuyasha's temper. Sesshoumaru had been fed up, and after clueing Kagome on the minor ups and downs of demon mating, declared her a suitable mate for the younger Lord of the Western Lands. Inuyasha had lead Kagome quickly back to their room, rushing her when she stopped at the kitchen asking for water for tea, and some meat for a lunch. When they finally arrived at the room, Inuyasha went straight to their bedroom and collapsed onto the bed, pretending to be asleep. Kagome rolled her eyes and placed the meat in a small cooler she had brought with her, hoping that it would stay cool for a while. When she joined Inuyasha into their bedroom, she fell for his 'act', and simply snuggled up against him, laying atop the covers, as was he. As she felt Inuyasha's arms slowly circle around her stomach, Kagome smiled, pushing her back up against the boy's chest contently.
"So..you're ok with the entire being half demon thing?" He asked silently, whispering so quietly that Kagome could barely even hear him. When he felt Kagome nod under him, he smiled, kissing her neck softly. Just then, her scent spiked. She was…aroused? He had never smelled Kagome aroused before, and could barely keep hold of himself as it was. Kagome rolled herself over, snaking her arms around the hanyou's neck and kissing him passionately, seeming to have lost all control of herself. Soon, Inuyasha's sliver of self control would be gone as well. Inuyasha smirked, inhaling Kagome's 'new' scent, pulling her flush against him, already fiddling with the ties of her kimono.
Inuyasha smiled, flicking his tongue roughly into Kagome's mouth, wrestling hers, letting his frustration out because he couldn't get the ties of her kimono un-done quick enough. Kagome laughed into his mouth, helping his shaky hands with her kimono, letting it slip off of her now exposed chest. Feeling a blush crawl across her chest, Kagome closed her eyes, kissing Inuyasha once more. A smile grew across the hanyou's face, as he pulled away, gazing upon his mate.
"Beautiful." He managed to whisper out before moving to her neck, sucking and nipping at it. Kagome knew he was leaving marks, but didn't care, as she arched her back and tilted her head to give Inuyasha better access. But that was of no use, as Inuyasha slowly made his way down her neck, to her collar bone and finally onto her chest. Taking one breast into his mouth, sucking at the now hardened nipple, Inuyasha smiled as he heard Kagome let out a labored moan. Allowing one of his clawed hands reach up for the other neglected breast, he let his claws slowly scratch across the delicate skin, as Kagome screamed in pleasure.
This was like nothing Kagome had ever felt before. Sure, she was afraid that she was going to get pregnant, but at that moment, really didn't care. She was lost; putty in Inuyasha's hands. Feeling Inuyasha's tongue flicker across her nipple, Kagome screamed once again, taking a handful of Inuyasha's hair in the process. Inuyasha laughed loudly and switched, now biting and sucking at the other breast, squeezing the now slightly wet breast hardly. Kagome busied herself with getting Inuyasha's haori off, which proved hard enough, as Inuyasha kissed her deeply on the lips and untied both his fire rat and white under haori. Kagome ran her hands softly over his chest, flipping him over and straddling his waist, kissing him passionately, hoping to make Inuyasha feel as much torture as she had felt.
Inuyasha knew exactly what the wench was doing, Inuyasha's lips curled into a smile, feeling himself become aroused as he stare upon his mate's half clothed figure. Kagome smiled, allowing one of her hands to stray to Inuyasha's already hardened member, smirking and kissing his chest softly. Inuyasha's hips bucked…and then there was a knock on the door. Kagome's head immediately turned, a blush covering her as she hurried to cover herself, but Inuyasha shook his head, pulling the haori completely off of her, flipping her over and straddling her at the hips.
"They'll come back later." He decided for her, clawing at her hips where her kimono bottoms rested. Kagome blushed and nodded, as Inuyasha devoured her lips, once again ignoring the door…until the bedroom door opened. He wouldn't have noticed, if Kagome hadn't screamed…but scream, she had. Inuyasha was temporarily deafened as he looked around, growling at the small green imp that stood before him, staring at Kagome.
"Get out, get out, GET OUT!" Kagome squealed, but the imp simply stood there. Inuyasha grabbed for his fire rat haori, throwing it over Kagome's chest, and leapt off of the bed, taking the toad by the throat, lifting him off of the ground and to the hanyou's own eye level.
"What the fucking hell do you want? And it had damn well better be good." Inuyasha growled, as Jaken struggled, gasping for air. Kagome continued to squeal quietly, tying the red haori around herself, her face burning with a blush. Kill him, Inuyasha. Kill the toad.
"L-L-Lord Sess-h-houmaru wished for a m-meal with y-you and your pp-pries-s-stess. I was just d-d-delivering the m-message." Jaken squeaked, gasping for air, as Inuyasha dug his claws lightly into the side of the demon's small neck.
"Be gone. Don't dare think that I don't know that you know what we were doing. You have demon hearing and a demon nose, though you fucking neglect them. I'll be fucking telling Sesshoumaru about this." Inuyasha shouted, kicking the imp out of the doorway, and slamming the doors, fuming. Waiting until he heard the small toad scamper out of their 'room', shutting the door, and down the hall, Inuyasha finally shouted something incomprehendable, and punched the door, causing it to splinter, before returning to his flustered mate. Kagome glared at him, obviously just as angry as Inuyasha, but for a different reason.
"You should have killed him. I would have done it. I would have killed the damned toad if I were you." Kagome shouted at him, as Inuyasha's eyes widened. Kagome cursed? Oh shit… He mused silently, knowing what was coming at him. "SIT! That's for not killing him. SIT! That's for the marks that are no doubt on my neck. And finally, SIIIIIT!" Kagome screamed, standing up angrily, as Inuyasha's entire body twitched in it's small hole in the ground. Storming off to the bathroom, Inuyasha sighed in his mold in the ground, wondering how he was going to calm himself down.
"Damn toad." Inuyasha shouted, angrily, not even trying to stand himself up. He still had his arousal to deal with, atop of the throbbing pain elsewhere in his body from how pissed Kagome had been when she sat him. This was going to be a long night.
I had to do an almost lemon so that those who were wanting one wouldn't explode, but I think they just might have. X.X Sorry this took so long, guys. I've had major troubles with getting this finished, and then life hates me, as do boys…XP
SOS (Sorry so Short x.x)
geoff: Sorry it took so long... Life wasn't nice. And I hope that in the last movie (I'm a terrible person, I read the summary of the last episode. Shoot me. -bang heard-) that they get together...or else somebody's goin' down! -shakes fist- ...I tell you, terrible person. Thanks!
InuLover860: Hehe, I love it when he acts like that. So amused. And I'm not sure when I'll explain that note...but if you really, really wanted to dig through the story, I'm sure you could figure it out. But you'd have to be a master mind. And I'll try and update soon, but life isn't nice! ...especially to bugs that get attracted to the computer screen. Because I just smashed one, right atop the word "explain". O.O Thanks for the review!
Bookwormjavajunkie: Heh...I'm a bad person. I favor my reviewers. I jumped and quite literally squealed when I saw you had reviewed at me...-jumps into hurt proof bunker- But, yeah. Ouch, physical labour, huh? Hm, that sucks. And he snapped for a reason...actually, a lot of reasons. Like, how he was anxious about Sesshoumaru, not wanting to let her learn everything...-smirk- slight twistage coming up in this chapter. Only slight, though. I do have way too much planned, though, and I'm really disapointed that I have to cut some of it. Plus, with literally just less than a month (one day) until school starts up again, I'm pushing myself against a deadline that I KNOW I cannot meet. I've had myself expecting to get so much more done with this story over the summer since frickin' Christmas, and I'm really dissapointed at myself. So, whenever I'm not reading, I'm writing. And you also have to keep in mind, -is jumping back to the topic of the story-, Kagome is only fifteen. She's from the current age; she wasn't expecting on having kids until she was in her late twenties. -smirks- And thank'ya!
Captain Applesauce: Why hello! Heh...I just kind of had an idea and went on it. And it was crucial to the plot. Thank you so much for the compliment! And I hope you like it.