Winter Wonderland
Chapter Fifteen
Kagome waited patiently as she watched Ayumi and Ryo dancing on the dance floor. He's taking to long, maybe I should go check on him . . . no I'll wait a few more minutes thought Kagome.
"Kagome?"
She looked up to see her mother walking towards her, "Hi mom,"
"Where's Inu-Yasha?" asked Mrs. Higurashi.
"He went for a washroom break,"
"I'm sure he'll be back soon, do you want something to drink?"
"No I'm fine,"
Mrs. Higurashi nodded and disappeared into the crowd. Kagome folded her hands in her lap and continued to wait.
"Hi Kagome,"
Kagome looked up to see Hojo walking towards her, "Oh, hi Hojo,"
"So, are you all alone?" asked Hojo, taking a seat by Kagome.
"No, Inu-Yasha's here with me. Hojo you should leave before Inu-Yasha comes back, he won't be happy to see you,"
"Kagome . . ."
"Hojo please, I don''t have any feelings for you. I'm sorry for all the times I didn't show up for our dates, but I had a good reason to. My heart belongs to Inu-Yasha, and you should move on," Kagome stood up and headed out the door to search for Inu-Yasha. She was about to take her first step down the stair, but was grabbed roughly by the arm and spun around to meet Hojo's angry eyes.
"Hojo . . ."
"So you'd rather be with someone demon instead of me?" snarled Hojo.
"What?"
"I know Kagome, I heard you and Ayumi talking in the sauna. I knew I saw dog ears on his head, and I was right he is a demon,"
"Hojo let me go! I don't give a damn what you think about Inu-Yasha, I love him and that's all that matters," said Kagome, trying to get out of Hojo's grip
"So you'd rather be with some demon instead of me?"
"Yes, now please let me go!"
Hojo just tightened his grip on her arm, "I think this demon has put some spell on you,"
Kagome had finally had enough, and spun around slapping Hojo hard across the face, causing him to let go, "That's it! I've had enough, as soon as I find Inu-Yasha I'm going to get him to kick your ass!"
Hojo sat on the ground rubbing his cheek as Kagome turned to walk down the stairs, but stopped since someone half way blocked her.
"I'm afraid you won't see your friend anymore,"
"Who are you?" asked Kagome.
"I'd like you to meet my brother, Brad, who is a priest. Once I heard Inu-Yasha was a demon, I gave him a call so he could get rid of my competition,"
Kagome's eyes widened, her lip slightly trembling, "You're lying,"
"I'm afraid not miss, I've killed many demons, although your friend was a little stubborn to die, I assure you he is dead," sneered Brad.
Kagome could feel tears welling up in her eyes, "No!" she cried, pushing Brad out of the way and running down the stairs to outside.
"Why that little . . ."
"It's okay Brad, I'll take care of her," said Hojo following after Kagome.
Kagome pushed open the doors, tears rolling down her cheeks, "Inu-Yasha? Inu-Yasha where are you?"
She made her way around the cabin, trying to find any sign of her Inu-Yasha, "Inu-Yasha please answer me!" cried Kagome. She kept walking but came to a stop when something landed beside her feet. Looking down she could feel her whole body shaking and it wasn't coming from the chilly wind. A top hat lay on the snowy ground, with a few strands of silver hair still attached to it.
"No . . . no it can't be . . ." whispered Kagome. She tried to convince her self that it wasn't true, but as she looked at the big snow pile beside her she froze. There was the imprint of a man in the deep snow, and she could make out two dog ears on the top. Screaming, Kagome crawled up to it, but when she looked down in it, there was no sign of Inu-Yasha, "No . . . please god don't let him be gone,"
The howling of the wind was her only answer as she fell to her knees, holding the top hat close to her body, "You promised you wouldn't leave me!" screamed Kagome into the wind.
"I told you he was gone, and not even part of our world anyway," whispered Hojo, slowly advancing towards Kagome.
"Stay away from me," whispered Kagome.
"You have me now Kagome, forget about that demon," said Hojo trying to get Kagome to her feet.
"I said stay away!" screamed Kagome, slapping Hojo once again hard against the cheek.
Hojo staggered back, his hand placed on his cheek. Glaring at Kagome he grabbed her by the shoulders he forced the girl to her feet, and slammed her into the lodge wall, "He's gone! He's dead! Now forget about this Inu-Yasha!"
"I wouldn't be with you if you were the last man on earth," Kagome whispered coldly.
Hojo's eyes widened, but it didn't phase him at all. Grabbing Kagome's wrists, he pinned them above her head and kissed her forcefully. Kagome screamed against his lips, but this just gave Hojo to slip his tongue into her mouth. Turning her head to the side, Kagome finally broke the unwanted kiss.
"Stop it Hojo!" she screamed.
Hojo only smiled and started to kiss Kagome's neck, "Stop being so tense Kagome,"
"Stop it please! Inu-Yasha!" she continued to scream.
"No one in the lodge is going to hear you, and neither is Inu-Yasha,"
Kagome tried to use her legs to kick him, tried to head butt him, but it was no use, he was just too strong. Hojo continued to kiss and suck on her neck, but stopped as his eyes caught something on her neck.
"What the hell is that?" questioned Hojo, staring at two small marks on Kagome's neck.
"What the hell does it look like?"
"So he did mark you, well that won't change anything," sneered Hojo, as he continued to kiss Kagome's neck.
"Somebody! Anybody! Inu-Yasha!" cried Kagome, more and more tears falling down her face, her throat growing sore from all her screaming.
Hojo suddenly took both of Kagome's wrists into his one hand while he brought his left hand down to rub her side, "I've wanted to touch you for so long, you have no idea how long I've waited,"
"Hojo please stopped," whispered Kagome, unable to scream anymore, but she did let out another high pitched scream as Hojo's hand started to touch almost everywhere on her body.
Inu-Yasha . . . please . . . I need you . . . you promised that you never would leave me thought Kagome, as she continued to get out of Hojo's grip, but she was growing tired.
Hojo just smirked as he kissed Kagome's collarbone, his hand going for the zipper on Kagome's back, Finally, I will make Kagome mine forever. He started kiss lower, enjoying the moment of tasting Kagome's skin in his mouth.
"Excuse me . . ."
Hojo turned around to tell whoever the hell it was to go away, but didn't have a chance as he was punched hard in the nose. Blood splattered on his face, his nose giving off another loud crack since it hadn't fully healed, and he stumbled back on his butt. Kagome was too shocked to say anything, but neither her or Hojo could tell who had hit Hojo since the mysterious person was hidden in the shadows, but quickly moved into the light by Kagome's side. Kagome gasped, more tears welling up in her eyes.
"Are you okay Kagome?"
"I'm fine . . . but he said . . . he said you were . . ."
Hojo got to his feet, blood splattered all over his face. He stared at the tall man with long midnight hair and chestnut eyes wearing a black tuxedo covered in snow, "Who the hell are you?"
"Thought you got rid of me eh?"
"I don't know what the hell you're talking about!" but Hojo's eyes suddenly widened as he saw that it wasn't all snow on the man's tux, but he saw the scrolls his brother had used to kill Inu-Yasha were pasted all over the man's tux, "No . . . it can't be . . ."
"Oh yes it is . . ."
"I saw you fall over the edge! My brother said that it would kill any full demon!"
"Well that's where you're wrong . . . I'm not a full demon, I'm only half . . . and tonight is one of the few nights I'm thankful for being a half demon . . . it saved my life,"
"This is impossible!"
"The scrolls on my body have made my demon powers and appearance disappear, and I stand before you a regular human, even though there is no new moon," whispered Inu-Yasha, holding Kagome close to his body and away from Hojo.
Kagome cried silently against Inu-Yasha's chest, thankful that he was alive. Inu-Yasha pulled Kagome from his chest, and pecked her on the lips before advancing on Hojo.
"I've already taken care of that brother of yours. I found another way into the lodge and managed to catch him off guard. To be honest I wanted to kill the bastard, but I didn't want to become a heartless killer like you, so you'll find him the broom closet,"
Hojo suddenly lunged at Inu-Yasha, his fist raised and ready to punch, but the human Inu-Yasha just stepped out of the way, sticking his foot out causing Hojo to fall flat on his face.
"You have touched my mate when she has been marked as mind, which means I every right be demon tradition to beat the snot out of you and kill you with my bare hands," growled Inu-Yasha as he picked Hojo up by the scruff of his shirt and punched him hard across the chest, "Unfortunately for you I'm stronger than any human, so this will the worst beating of you life!
Kagome covered her eyes, but she could hear the cracking bones, Hojo grunting as Inu-Yasha punched his stomach over and over again.
Inu-Yasha continued to wail on Hojo, letting all his anger out on the boy . . . for ruining his ski trip . . . the snowball fight . . . skating . . . at the swimming pool . . . and for siccing his brother on him. Finally when blood was dripping from Hojo's mouth, nose, and he was all black, blue and purple, Inu-Yasha dropped Hojo to the ground.
Kagome opened her eyes, and immediately ran to Inu-Yasha, wrapping her arms around her mate.
"Come on, let's go inside," whispered Inu-Yasha, pulling Kagome by his side as they walked back into the ski lodge.
Kagome led Inu-Yasha to the girls bathroom and made sure the door was locked so she could clean up Inu-Yasha, but when she stared into his eyes, she couldn't help but throw her arms around him and kiss him passionately on the lips. Inu-Yasha wasn't surprised at all as he kissed her back just the same, his hands wrapping around her waist. Kagome didn't want to stop kissing him, she thought she had lost him forever, and yet here he was standing infront of her . . . his lips pressed firmly against yours. When they had to part for air, Kagome released his lips, but kept her forehead against his, I thought I lost you . . ."
Inu-Yasha held Kagome tighter to him,"That kid could never get rid of me,"
Kagome slightly smiled, "Im just so happy you're alive,"
Inu-Yasha didn't speak as he kissed Kagome again, letting her know how much he loved her, "I'm sorry I couldn't stop Hojo, but I was a little busy with Brad,"
Kagome nodded her hands going up to his face where a few droplets of blood were on his face, "I've got to clean your face,"
The human Inu-Yasha nodded and watched as Kagome grabbed a paper towel and wetted it so she could get the blood off his face. Inu-Yasha smiled as Kagome wiped his f ace, "You look so beautiful,"
Kagome blushed, "I probably look awful,"
"You always look beautiful," said Inu-Yasha, rubbing her cheek with his hand.
Smiling, Kagome stood on her tip toes to peck Inu-Yasha on the lips, "Do you want me to get these scrolls off you?"
Inu-Yasha nodded, and watched as Kagome peeled the scrolls and talismans off his chest.
"Does it hurt?" asked Kagome, peeling one off his shoulder.
"It did at first when they were pasted on me, but now it doesn't,"
Kagome finally pulled the last scroll off Inu-Yasha and watched as Inu-Yasha's hair slowly turned back to a silver, his eyes turning gold, his human ears disappearing and his dog ears reappearing on his head.
"I'm back,"
"I've got my half demon back," whispered Kagome, once again wrapping her arms once again around Inu-Yasha's neck.
"Shall we head back up?" asked Inu-Yasha, taking his top hat from Kagome and putting it back on his head.
"No . . . not yet . . ."
"Can we at least leave the girls bathroom?"
Kagome giggled and walked hand in hand with Inu-Yasha out of the bathroom to the small room where all the coats were. She immediately wrapped her arms once again around Inu-Yasha, holding him close to her.
"Kagome it's okay . . . I'm right here . . ." whispered Inu-Yasha.
"I know . . . but you have no idea what I've been going through," whispered Kagome, burying her face into is chest.
"Yes I do . . . remember that time you, Miroku, and Sango were poisoned? And I thought I had lost you in that fire?"
Kagome looked into his rich golden eyes and gently kissed her lover on the lips. Inu-Yasha kissed her back just as gently, his hands massaging her bare back. Her small hands ran across his arms, and then up to his shoulders . . . across his chest and then around to his back, and then back to his shoulders where she clung to him, never wanting to let go. The half demon hated to admit it, but he had been scared this night. He thought he had died when he had tumbled over the railing, but thanked the gods that he was alive and could be here with Kagome.
(I decided to do another song, but it's not a Christmas one. It's nice and fluffy, and plus I'm listening to it as I type!)
Kagome pressed her lips more firmly to Inu-Yasha's, needing to feel his body pressed against hers. The half demon showed no hesitation as he gently pushed Kagome against the wall in the back of the room so that no one could see them. He moved his body against hers, gently pressing her against the wall, feeling her slim form against his. The thought of almost dying tonight scared him more than he would admit . . . he had scared his mate, and wanted to show her that he was there, and how much he loved her.
She pulled him closer, the thought of him being gone caused her eyes to well up with tears, so Kagome kissed her lover harder, thinking of how she had almost lost him, never to feel his strong arms around her again, his lips against hers, his golden eyes staring into her blue gray ones, and never to touch his ears again.
Kagome reached up, pulled the top hat off his head, and gently began to rub her half demons ear . . . gentle at first before giving it a full massage. Inu-Yasha gave a husky hum, not wanting her to stop as he rested his head on her shoulder, gasping and whimpering into her ear which sent shivers down his and Kagome's spine as she tortured his ears. He wrapped his arms tighter around her, not knowing that his body was crushing her against the wall which sent a sensational feeling through Kagome's body.
Inu-Yasha could feel his demon blood stir as Kagome continued to rub his ears and the closeness between them.
"Kagome . . . you have to stop . . ." whispered Inu-Yasha.
But stopping was the last thing on Kagome's mind. Instead she rubbed his ear hard while she started to kiss his cheek. Inu-Yasha closed his eyes as shiver after shiver ran through his body until he couldn't take it anymore. Lifting his head off of her shoulder he crushed his mouth against hers, his hands tilting her chin to deepen the kiss.
Their minds were rushing, but they both were thinking the same thing . . . not about their friends . . . the jewel . . . . Kikyo . . .Naraku . . . they just thought of each other, not caring about the world around them, only the thought of them holding each other in their arms.
Inu-Yasha opened his mouth to talk to Kagome, but she took the moment to slip her tongue into his mouth, causing him to give off a small moan. (Remember this is not a lemon! I do not write lemons!) Her hands had stopped torturing his ears, but were now running through Inu-Yasha's thick silver hair. Inu-Yasha could almost hear his demon instincts screaming at him for her to take her, but he pushed them back and continued to kiss Kagome.
Kagome didn't care about the danger of the jewel, or her family, or her school . . . all she knew was that she wanted to show how much Inu-Yasha how much she loved and needed him. Their tongue's wrestled their mouths, one trying to dominate over the other, and Inu-Yasha was winning the battle.
"Inu-Yasha . . ." whispered Kagome as he nibbled and sucked on her lower lip.
"Hmm?" he mumbled.
"I don't . . . think I can . . . stand much longer . . ." she whispered, for her knees were about to give away.
"I've got you," Inu-Yasha whispered in her ear, giving it a quick flick with his tongue as he picked her up in his arms.
"Inu-Yasha please . . . I want to . . . I need to . . ."
Inu-Yasha kissed her, silencing any words she was about to say.
The half demon released his mates lips and stared into hers.
"Inu-Yasha please . . ."
"Not yet Kagome . . ."
"But . . ."
"I know how you feel, but no matter how much we both want it, we have to wait, and . . ."
"And what?"
"A coat closet really isn't that romantic,"
Kagome giggled and pecked Inu-Yasha on the lips.
"But I promise when I do finally make you mine, I'll show you all the love and passion I've been hiding all these years, in a place that will blow your mind away," Inu-Yasha whispered against her ear.
She shivered at the sound of his words against her ear.
"So, shall we head back upstairs and continue dancing?" asked Inu-Yasha.
"I'd love that,"
Inu-Yasha gave her a toothy smile before setting her back down on her feet, and hand in hand they headed back upstairs to dance the night away.
TBC . . . .