Disclaimer: Yeah, Yeah, I know. I don't own InuYasha. So what? I can dream, can't I?

A/N: Thank you for all your reviews! And yes I will explain the 2 years, later.

WARNING: Lemon ahead and it's my first so it could be a real shocker!(not in the good way either) It's just one big lemon this chap so turn away now if you don't like 'em. blush

CHAPTER 3: Before Sunrise

His arm came around her settling on the gentle curve of her stomach, the tips of his fingers caressing her sensitive skin, causing her toes to curl in pleasure. His lips traced their way along her shoulder until they found the curve of her neck. She felt his tongue on her skin and she moaned as his teeth bit her gently. Don't stop, she thought please let me stay in this dream a little longer. His hand slid to her hip, before slowly running along her thigh and up again, teeth nibbled on the lobe of her ear, tugging gently. She wanted more. She pressed herself back into the hard body behind her trying to get as close as she could, sighing contently as his arm tightened around her. I'm so warm. Her foot ran up the back of his calf, her legs tangling with his.

He groaned and pulled her over onto her back, partially covering her with his warm body, his hand settling on her waist. She shifted restlessly and gasped as she felt his lips brush along her collar bone, his hand running up to brush the side of her breast. She realised they were both naked but she didn't care, this was her dream and she wanted nothing between them. She felt his body pull back as he raised up on one arm, bringing his face to hers, his warm breath on her cheek.

"Kagome," he whispered and his lips captured hers in a deep kiss. Moaning she reached up to bring him closer to her but as she raised her arms, pain shot through her making her gasp and draw back. Pain? There wasn't supposed to be any pain, not here her dream. Slowly she opened her eyes… and stared right into a heartbreakingly familiar face bathed in the rosy light of dawn.

"Inu…InuYasha?" a tremble shook her body as his name left her lips. Was she still dreaming? Was he real? Or was this some new form of torment for her to endure? The trembling continued as she looked up into his face, searching, trying to find proof that he was real.

She raised her hand reaching out to touch his face, but she hesitated, her fingers curling into her palm. Biting her lip, she looked into the golden eyes staring down at her, the expression there so tender, it made her heart stop. Uncurling her fingers she gingerly touched him, her fingers smoothing over his skin to cup the side of his face.

"Kagome," He said her name as if it was a prayer, his hand coming up to cover hers as he watched her. A sob wracked her body. InuYasha. InuYasha, InuYasha, InuYasha, InuYasha, InuYasha, InuYasha. Her mind wouldn't stop screaming his name. All the breath left her body as he pressed his lips to the palm of her hand. She fought to take a breath but could only manage a small pitiful gulp.

"Kagome, it's ok," he was trying to reassure her, his hand smoothed over her brow trying to comfort her but she started to shake uncontrollably, her eyes as wide as saucers and silent sobs wracking her body. She shook her head, snatching her hand back and tried to talk but all she could manage was a few garbled words.

"I…I can't…You can't …be…" her eyes closed and her shaking hand came up to cover her mouth, trying to keep the sobs inside.

Swearing softly, he laid back down and pulled her on top of his chest, careful not to hurt her arm, and tucked her head under his chin, his arms cradling her against him pulling the sheet up to cover them both.

"Shhh, it's ok," he soothed as if he was calming a small child. They lay like that for a long time, his hands running up and down her spine, quietening her until the sobs no longer wracked her body and her breathing evened out. Eventually the tremors that had ran through her body subsided and her heartbeat slowed, but she remained tucked up on his chest the occasional small shudder still travelling up her spine. Feeling her tears on his chest he put his finger under her chin and lifted her face to his. Her eyes were squeezed shut but the tears still fell silently down her cheeks wetting her lips and falling to his chest.

"Kagome open your eyes,"

Her body jerked at the sound of his voice and she shook her head violently. "No,"

"Why not?"

"Because if I open them you'll disappear," she whispered tucking her head back under his chin. InuYasha's smile was filled with a tender sadness as he raised her face again, his thumb rubbing the fullness of her bottom lip.

"I won't disappear, I promise," he bent and gently kissed her eyelids tasting the salt of her tears. "Come on Kagome, open your eyes...I promise I'm real,"

He reached down and took one of her still trembling hands and spread it flat over his heart so she could feel the steady rhythm.

"I'm real, I'm not going anywhere," he whispered above her head, sliding his hands around her waist.

She tucked her head back down, her eyes still closed, but her hand began to move over him, timidly touching the muscles of his chest as if to make sure they were real, and not part of a wonderful dream. Turning her head she softly pressed her lips to the warm skin she had just touched, tasting the salt of her own tears as well as a taste that was unique to him. It was him. She licked her lips; the familiar taste coated them. She wanted more, she never wanted to stop touching him, never wanted to let him go .

InuYasha's muscles leapt reflexively and his hands clenched around her waist as her fingers grazed a flat nipple, followed by her warm mouth. He took a deep breath trying to calm himself and allow her to continue her exploration but as her hands and lips reached his flat stomach he couldn't bare it any longer and with a deep groan he hauled her back up his chest and looked down at her face.

Her eyelids slowly opened, the long lashes spiky with tears, and she looked up into his face, a wobbly smile on her mouth.

"I…wasn't… finished" she whispered her voice faltering.

He groaned and swooped down and took her lips, his hands sweeping down her back and hips, moulding her to him.

"O God, I missed you," he whispered hoarsely against her lips, then deepened the kiss. His hands flipped her underneath him again only to draw back at the small exclamation of pain she made.

"I'm sorry," he looked at her anxiously "Are you alright?"

Looking over at her arm she noticed the neat white bandage there for the first time. Frowning she tried to remember how she had got it. A vision of a switch blade and silver hair against night flashed before her eyes. She looked up at him.

"You saved me," she said in realisation. He nodded and frowned down at her remembering when he had lost sight of her in the crowd. He'd been frantic, he had smelt the wolves in the night, and knew they would be after her. When he'd picked up the scent of her blood he'd stopped breathing, practically flying to the deserted park only to lose it when he saw her lying there, her blood soaking through her coat and onto the ground, that bastard with his hands on her. He'd thought he'd lost her again, just as he … Her voice broke into his thoughts.

"But how did you get there?" she regretted the question even as it left her mouth. His face turned serious and he shifted back taking his body from hers.

"We should talk Kagome," he murmured but as he pulled back but she grabbed him, stopping him before he could completely move away.

"Don't go," she pleaded with such longing that a shudder went through his body.

She didn't want to talk, she wanted to grab this moment and never let go. She could still barely believe he was here, after all this time. Her heart felt as though it was going to burst. There would be time for all the questions and answers later. Right now she needed to touch him, to do all the things she had dreamed of doing these past three years, to make sure he was really here beside her.

"Please," she whispered ploughing her hands into his thick silver hair and pulling him down until his chest was pressed against her, their faces nose to nose.

"I want you," she whispered watching him as she slowly licked her lips.

"Kagome," he growled as the sight her small tongue sent shivers down his spine. "You don't know what you're saying. We have to…" his voice failed him as she arched her hips pressing herself to his groin. He growled deep in his throat, his hands clenching on her hips trying to hold her still.

"You've been… injured," he grated, trying to control the urges clamouring inside him, only to be pushed beyond his limits as she raised herself up so she could reach his dog ears, nipping at them with her small teeth.

InuYasha let out a hiss between his clenched teeth and pulled back only to press her beneath him and slam his lips to hers his tongue spearing into her mouth making her moan. His hand ran up her side teasing her breasts with his fingers before holding the weight of one in his hand, his finger rubbing across her nipple.

Kagome legs shifted restlessly beneath him, parting slightly to cradle his hips. He rocked instinctively trying to get closer. Groaning he tore his mouth from hers, gulping for air.

"Damn," he swore as he looked at her swollen lips. They should talk first. Should sort everything out. He needed to tell her …He took a deep breath and his nostrils flared as the scent of her arousal hit him. My mate! His body screamed, mine to take. Mine… forever. He wanted to mark her as his so no one would ever touch her again. He shook his head trying to think. He shouldn't be touching her, they should talk before….He groaned as her hips rubbed against his. He looked down into her eyes and saw desperate need. Did she know what she was doing to him? Would she understand what he wanted to do to her?

"Kagome," his voice was almost a growl "I want to make you my mate," she gasped at his blunt statement, the movement causing her nipples to brush his chest. He gritted his teeth, he could not take much more. He had waited for too long already, he didn't want to wait any longer.

"Do you understand what I want?" InuYasha asked her almost desperately. She nodded, her foggy mind only understanding that he was here and she wanted him. Her hand ran down his hips and under the sheet, her fingertips barely touching him but something roared to life inside of him, an overpowering need that he could not control. What restraint he had left flew out the window, he had denied himself since the day he met her, and he had lost her. He would not lose her again. He would show her how he felt, then he'd tell her and he would never let her leave him again. He would make her his, completely. Burying his lips in her neck, his tongue licking the spot where he would mark her, to show the world she belonged to him. His lips moved down the curve of her neck and lower to replace his hands on her breasts, teasing her with his warm breath then his tongue.

Her hands tangled in his hair, holding him to her and she arched her back trying to get even closer to him. His hands trailed down her side to her stomach, his claws gently scraping along her sensitive skin only to be followed by the soothing warmth of his lips. His hands slid lower to hold her hips as his mouth nuzzled closer to the place where her intoxicating scent was strongest.

Kagome realised what he was going to do and panicked, her hands tightening over his shoulders and she shook her head, her face flushed red. He stopped, hesitating. He wanted so badly to taste her, but he could sense that even though she wanted him as desperately as he wanted her, she was still scared. Leaning over, his warm breath tickled her skin and she tensed and looked ready to bolt but he only bent and kissed her stomach, his tongue plunging quickly into her navel making her nearly fly off the bed with the sensation that shot through her belly.

Raising up he pressed his mouth to hers " Next time," he promised huskily. Her tummy did a somersault and her mouth parted in shock at his bold promise. Taking advantage he plunged his tongue into her mouth before withdrawing and plunging again suggestively. Kagome's hands ran down his back and her hips instinctively lifted with the rhythm of his tongue. She needed… she needed… she lost her thought as his hand slid between her thighs. Pulling her mouth from his, she gasped at the incredible feeling that went through her but also the sudden emptiness she felt inside. She closed her eyes her head turning on the pillow sweat beading on her brow.

"Please…I …Please…" she couldn't get the words out.

"Soon," he promised as he buried his face in her neck once more.

She moaned in protest as his hand left her, only to jerk in shock as he raised her legs pulling them around his waist, and positioning himself against her. The feel of him sent waves of sensation through her body, turning it to Jell-O.

InuYasha felt her reaction, revelled in it, she was ready, he would make her his and no one would part them ever again. Baring his teeth he ran them along her tender neck until he came to the juncture of her shoulder. He moved his hands beneath her hips holding her there, ready. Drawing back he kissed her closed eyes until they opened and looked at him, their depths unfocused and frantic.

"It'll only hurt for a moment," he whispered, regretting the need to cause her pain even as his demon self revelled in fact that the pain of her first time would be with him. He would be her first …and her last.

Her breathing was coming in shallow little pants as she felt his hips move against her, she tensed, a little afraid.

"Your mine," she heard him growl in her ear the instant before he lifted her hips and drove swiftly into her, his teeth biting into her flesh at her neck.

Kagome bit her lip to keep from crying out as pain and pleasure mixed inside her. The terrible emptiness was gone, she felt full, as if she was going to burst.

He threw back his head in savage pleasure, a drop of her blood glistening on his lips. Licking them he savoured the taste and looked down at her triumphantly. Mine. He moved his hips against hers, watching as she gasped, all mine. Her eyes were closed, her head thrown back, I'll never let her go his heart shouted as he buried his face in the soft curve of his neck and thrust deeper into her.

Her fingernails dug into his back as his thrusts quickened, her hips raising to meet him, matching his rhythm. The brief pain had faded to be replaced by a need she could not name. She could feel a building pressure inside her, as InuYasha moved above her, his movements almost frantic now. Her nails ran along his back leaving her own mark on him. She wanted something desperately, was chasing a prize she could not quite reach ---until it slammed straight into her. She clamped her teeth down on his shoulder to stop from screaming as the pleasure burst inside her like an explosion, making her feel as though she was suspended in mid air.

At the feel of her teeth on him a low growl rumbled from his chest and with one last deep thrust he surrendered, her name wrenched from his lips as he poured himself into her and collapsed, burying his head in the crook of her neck, his harsh breathing warm on her damp skin.

Slowly InuYasha became aware that he was lying on top of her, afraid he was crushing her he rolled to the side and wrapped an arm around her pulling her close to him. She snuggled into him her hands on his chest, an extremely content expression on her face as his tongue gently licked the small wound at her neck. Raising up InuYasha looked down at her, the fierce need he had to protect her greater now than ever. He brushed his lips against the damp hair at her temples, feeling her shiver at the cold morning air, reaching down he retrieve the crumpled sheets only to stop at the sight of the blood soaking through the bandage around her arm.

"Shit!" he swore. What the hell was wrong with him? She was wounded; he should have been gentler with her, hell, he should have hopped out of the bed the moment she woke up, well before that, actually, his mind said snidely. Now her wound was bleeding again and he'd gone and given her another one. He was such an idiot, what if she'd lost too much blood. His eyes flew to her face. Leaning down he sniffed her; though he could smell her blood the sweet scent of her overpowered it, making him sigh in relief.

Her body squirmed trying to get closer to his warmth an "mmm" of approval coming from her as he tucked the sheets around her his hand lingering on her hip.

"You're bleeding," he told her and she responded by snuggling deeper into the pillow. His hand came up to smooth the hair away from her face "Are you ok Kagome?"

"Mmm," was her only reply. She was so comfortable right now, she felt as though she was wrapped in clouds. She vaguely felt a twinge of pain through the warmth of her contentment but she was too tired to care about it. She could barely muster the strength to answer him.

"Kagome are you in pain?" she heard him ask. Turning her head she tried to answer but could only manage a smile of delicious satisfaction before she drifted off into a deep dreamless sleep.

A/N: So how was it? Let me know so I know whether I should ever write another or if I should just stick to T-13. There's about another 2 or 3 chapters to go so please continue to r&r.