Chapter 13: Journey to Totosai and Much Awaited Time Alone

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha, but the storyline is mine.

Author's Note: WARNING: LEMON APPEARANCE IN THIS CHAPTER. IF YOU DON'T LIKE LEMONS PLEASE NOTE THIS WARNING. Ok…now that that formality is over, as I have mentioned there is a lemon in this chapter. That also means that you hentais don't go and just look for the hot stuff and skip the rest of the story:p LOL But anyway, yeah, you might have noticed by now that some of the stuff the characters are doing is a bit OOC, but well, I have to make some adaptations, right? Right. : ) So….here's the new chapter! Yay:D Please review! I love hearing feedback, so anything you have to say will be of help. (Note: that doesn't include retarded flames that have no sort of constructive commentary. K? k.) Thanks for reading! azami

Last time: He then turned toward the hut to tell Kagome where he was going, with a great deal of protest from Myoga. Soon he bounded off toward the direction of Totosai's home. "I'll find out what this is all about…I'll do whatever it takes to protect Kagome and have my life with her. Even if it means a few lives might be lost along the way," Inuyasha thought to himself as he ran through the countryside. Nothing…nothing was going to keep him from giving Kagome her happiness.

As they traveled along the countryside, Myoga repeatedly protested having been brought along on Inuyasha's quest. He tried, for the life of him, to squiggle and squirm for Inuyasha's grasp, but was unsuccessful all the while. Inuyasha charged forward at full force in the direction of Totosai's hilltop home, determined to find out the entire story as to his and Kagome's destiny together.

"Master Inuyasha! Please let me go! I assure you that I will be of no further help to you!" Myoga squeaked, squirming to and fro.

"Ah, be quiet ya pathetic flea. You're not getting out of this so easily," Inuyasha mumbled.

Before long they'd reached Totosai's cave. "Hey! Totosai! Where are ya old man? I wanna talk to you!" Inuyasha called out, looking around. There was no apparent sign of the old sword smith. "Hmm…I wonder where he is…" Inuyasha thought out loud.

"Well now! It seems that he's nowhere to be found! Perhaps we should just be on our way…" Myoga said hurriedly.

Inuyasha shifted his gaze down to the cowardly flea demon. "What're you so afraid of anyway, Myoga? It's not like I'm goin into battle or something. I just wanna talk to both of you at the same time so I can get this whole thing straight," Inuyasha said, raising an eyebrow at Myoga.

"Well I think that-"

"Hello? Someone calling my name out here?" a voice said from around the bend of the cave. Totosai then appeared before them, looking winded. "Ah, Inuyasha, it's you. What brings you here? You go and wreck the Tetsaiga again?" The old man quipped, chuckling at his own "joke". Inuyasha rolled his eyes.

"No, old man, I came here to get some answers," Inuyasha said firmly. "I wanna know what you know about the deal that went on between my father and Kagome's father. I want the truth and Myoga here isn't telling me everything, I know it."

Totosai narrowed his eyes, raising an eyebrow at Myoga, who was sweating profusely out of pure raw nerves. "So, the flea as failed to tell you everything, hm? And why's that Myoga? Hmmm?" Totosai put his hands on his hips and glared at Myoga.

"Well, I felt that it was BOTH our responsibility to tell him! The General insisted upon this, as did the scholar. You should very well know that, Totosai," Myoga spat indignantly, crossing his arms over his chest.

"All I was instructed to do was to tell the boy and girl about their unknown powers, and the rest was up to you. But of course you're too CHICKEN to face it on your own, just as always!" Totosai shot back at him, his hands on his hips.

A very confused Inuyasha then spoke up, "Uh…excuse me…would you mind clueing me in here? I don't have all day ya know!"

They both stopped and looked at him, realizing that they'd left him standing there while they became wrapped up in their argument. "Ahem…well I suppose we should get on with this," Myoga said, clearing his throat. Totosai nodded and headed into his cave, waving them along to follow. Once in the cave they sat around the fire pit.

"Alright, so what's this all about? I'm tired of waitin," Inuyasha said impatiently.

"As I have already told you, Master Inuyasha, Toshihiro was your father's teacher in terms of mortal customs and history. Well, this was not Toshihiro's only area of expertise…and that area is where he first became acquainted with your father. You see, Toshihiro, Kagome's father, had studied yokai lore from the time he was a young boy. His father was a lord of the western lands, and his mother one of the first revered female scholars. In that time, it was both rare and most often unheard of that a woman would have any role other than to tend to her family and home. Anyhow, it was because of Toshihiro's extensive study in yokai lore that he came across the legend of Jingu Kogo, and her connection to the creation of the Shikon no Tama. It is said that Jingu Kogo, the goddess of fighting, bore the Son of God, and she was thus provided with amazing spiritual power. It was her belief that in time a binding force of spirits should be created, and thus came the creation of the Shikon no Tama. The Jewel of Four Souls was to encompass the epitome of human spirit in its four greatest forms. Jingu Kogo deemed it so that one mortal would become the guardian of this jewel, and this guardianship would be passed to each reincarnation until it reached what the Greeks call the Omega. The Omega is the end of the line, and this Omega is whom would possess the greatest control over the jewel and its powers. And with that the Omega must be joined by the Alpha. Together they are destined to create a spiritual energy that is so great, so powerful, that not even the Gods would have any place to intervene on its purpose. The purpose of the union of the Omega and the Alpha would be to vanquish the rising evil that would come upon the world."

Myoga took a deep breath after such a long stint of talking. He looked up only to be met by the still confused eyes of Inuyasha.

"Ok so this goddess created the jewel so that it could be use to get rid of the evil cuz she was the goddess of fighting and was involved with God and all that…I get that part. But where do me and Kagome come in?" he asked, narrowing his eyes.

Myoga sighed, "Kagome is the Omega, and you are the Alpha." Inuyasha still looked confused, scratching his head.

Totosai threw up this hands, "It means you and the girl are the destined protectors of the jewel, ya dumb kid!"

Inuyasha glared at the old man. "Don't you talk to me like that!" he shouted, shaking his fist at the sighing sword smith.

"Master Inuyasha! Please maintain yourself!" Myoga cried out frantically, jumping up and down, waving his arms. "We must continue telling you the entire story!"

"That's right! So shut yer yap boy!" Totosai said triumphantly. Inuyasha scowled at the old man, warning Totosai to not "mess" with him anymore.

"As I was saying… you are the Alpha, and that is because you are your father's son. Your father came from a very long line of powerful yokai who governed over the majority of these lands for centuries. Your great great grandfather served under the goddess Jingu Kodo as the general of her powerful army. It was known by the goddess that one day, the bloodline of her general would bear the protector of the jewel's guardian, that being you. It was required that the protector would be hanyou…giving him the ability to understand the plight of a mortal. A yokai would be unable to grasp this, so thus it was you that became the protector. And that it why the goddess did not intervene on the situation Naraku caused between you and Kikyou. It was known that he would be the dark power to rise. And it was also known that Kagome would be the one to take the place as the jewel's guardian. It had to be passed to someone that would be unreachable by Naraku…someone not of this world…not of this time. This is where Kagome comes into play."

Inuyasha sat there, somewhat dizzied by everything he was being told. It was a lot of take on at once. The more he found out about the bond he and Kagome shared, the more involved he realized this was. He'd known she was his soul mate, but jeez…

Totosai cleared his throat, "Now, long as you and the girl haven't…ahem…consummated your union…you won't have use of your powers to their full potential. That's the deal with the bond between you and the girl. As the flea told you, you gotta combine your powers to beat the dark evil."

Inuyasha looked horrified. It wasn't only embarrassing to hear Totosai and Myoga talk about his sex life, but the fact that they were so insistent about them going ahead and mating. "Man…first Kaede, now these two. You'd almost think they want it to happen more than I do…well ok maybe not…but still…" Inuyasha thought to himself. He shook his head, trying to regain his train of thought.

"Alright…so…uh…what exactly are these powers?" Inuyasha asked skeptically.

Totosai sighed, "Well, I can't exactly tell you that cuz I don't know exactly. All I know is that your father left these things with me to give to you and the girl." He then got up and went to the back of his cave. Upon returning he was carrying a large chest, similar to the one Kagome's mother had brought out the day they had gone to tell her of their intentions to marry. Totosai set the box on the ground and proceeded to open it. From it he withdrew a chest plate of armor, bearing Inuyasha's family crest, and a quiver filled with ivory colored arrows.

"This here is the armor that you were to get when you came of age. It bears your family crest. It holds a force of power of its own, made from the fang of your great great grandfather, as are these arrows, and the only ones that can bear these items are the destined holders," Totosai said, motioning toward the items. "Being that you're a hanyou and all, the armor will provide you with the protection you need."

Inuyasha ogled the items before him, and suddenly he understood. Just then he thought of the small box he'd been carrying in his haori since the day Kagome had almost left the Feudal Era for good. He pulled the trinket box from inside it, and opened it slowly. Inside laid a pendant made of silver and jade. His mother had given it to him when he was very young, not long before she died.

FLASHBACK

Inuyasha looked up at his mother and saw tears brimming her eyes as she smiled. She held a small box in her hands, looking down at it intently.

"Mama? Why are you crying? Are you sad?" the young bright-eyed hanyou asked his mother. The beautiful young woman looked down to her son and brought her hand to his cheek.

"Inu-chan….my darling son…," she whispered softly. "I'm not sad…." Her voice dropped off as she looked down at him. The young child had no understanding of his mother's state, and stared up at her curiously. "Come to me, my son." She held her hand out to him, beckoning him to come closer. He went to her, settling himself in her lap. She opened the box in front of him, so that he could see its contents."

"Ooo….this is beautiful Mama…what is it?" he asked, his eyes wide with wonderment. The jade emblem glistened in the sunlight, shinning brighter than even the most precious gem.

"This, Inu-chan, is what you will give your beloved….someday you will meet a woman whom you will love more than any other and she will be come your wife. Together you will do great things, and live a wonderful life…" his mother whispered into his precious little dog-like ears.

"Eww! A girl! I don't like girls…" the young Inuyasha said, twisting his face into a disgusted scowl. His mother chuckled, her laughter like music of a thousand tiny bells moving in a warm spring breeze.

"You may not understand now…but someday you shall. But please my son….please promise me that you will be with her always….that nothing will ever come between you…" she said to him, her voice cracking slightly.

Inuyasha turned to his mother, seeing tears stream down her face. "Mama…," he said, reaching up to her face. "I promise, Mama…."

ENDFLASH BACK

Totosai squinted, peering over at the box Inuyasha was holding. "Ah I see ya got the sacred necklace. I remember when your dad showed me that one…"

Inuyasha looked up at him. "She gave it to me before she died…she made me promised that I'd give it to the girl was gonna marry…"

"Yes, Master Inuyasha. That necklace holds the power to bond your life force with the Kagome's. The gem comes directly from crown Jingu Kodo…and the silver smelted from one of her very own arrows. It is blessed with the power of the goddess as a measure of protection for the guardian of the Shikon no Tama," Myoga said. "Once you are mated, you must give Kagome this necklace. It will provide you with an infinite connection to her…your souls will be bound permanently. It will allow for you to protect her in ways you never thought possible."

Inuyasha sat in silence for a long while, contemplating everything he had just learned. For some reason, everything was beginning to make sense. He thought back to when he had been with Kikyo, before Naraku had turned them against each other. He remembered when he would dream of her, and suddenly it flashed into his mind. It hadn't been Kikyou at all…the girl with a laughter that chimed liked his mother…the girl that smiled at him so sweetly…the girl that showed him so much love that he thought it could only be possible in a dream. "Kagome…" he whispered.

With that, he rose from his seat, and looked at Totosai and Myoga. "I've got some things to take care of," he said firmly. Inuyasha returned the armor and the arrows to the chest, and loaded it onto his back. "Thanks for the information." Inuyasha then headed back to Kaede's village.

He returned to the village by sundown, easing the box onto the group. He sniffed the air, but only Kagome's scent entered his nose, twitching his ears curiously, trying to detect any sound. Inuyasha wondered why he couldn't smell the scent of any of his friends. "Could something have happened?" he thought to himself. But he decided that wasn't possible, as he didn't sense any sort of danger or demonic aura. Looking around again, he shrugged and then followed Kagome's scent into the hut that sat parallel to Kaede's hut. Upon entering the hut, he noticed a small fire burning, casting a faint glow over the hut walls. His eyes moved across the hut interior until they fell upon Kagome, sitting gracefully behind the light of the fire, flipping through the pages of some kind of book. Her eyes rose to meet with his and she smiled. "You're back…" she said softly, her voice sparkling. He stared back at her, caught in a daze of sorts. Her scent filled the cabin, the luscious aroma entering his nostrils, causing the hairs on the back of his neck to rise to full attention. She looked radiant in that light.

"Uh huh," was all he could muster. He set the trunk down on the floor, but stayed where he stood. "Where is everyone?"

She peered up at him curiously, still smiling. "Oh…some people from a neighboring village came seeking Kaede's help with a demon. Since you weren't here Sango and Miroku accompanied her to help. I told them I would wait here until you came back."

He gulped, realizing that they might actually get a chance to be alone. "Will we….finally…ah dammit…I forgot about Shippo!" he cursed to himself. "And I'm guessing they stuck you with Shippo?" he asked, scowling slightly.

Kagome giggled and shook her head. "Nuh uh…they took him along so that I could rest…"

Inuyasha perked up and grinned at her, "Oh yeah? So then…we're…uh….alone?"

"Uh huh…" Kagome said, smiling from ear to ear. There was an uncharacteristic spark of lust in her eye that he found to be quite alluring.

"But uh….how are you feeling? Are you…tired?" he asked slowly, not wanting to press the matter too quickly.

"I'm juuuussssssst fine…" she said, giggling and biting her lip. Kagome rose to her feet and walked to Inuyasha, putting her arms around his neck. She smiled at him gently, her eyes shinning. Inuyasha lowered his head, and pressed his lips to hers. Kagome met his kiss fully, locking her lips with his. Their kiss grew from a soft, loving exchange of affection to a battle of heated passion. Inuyasha soon found his hands roaming down Kagome's back, sliding down to her backside. Kagome moaned slightly, running her hands through Inuyasha silvery silken locks, her fingertips finding their way to his soft furry ears, massaging them gently. He growled affectionately against her mouth.

"Mmm…" he murmured, pulling her tighter into him. She could feel his full-blown erection pressing into her thigh, making her tingle with excitement. She gasped slightly as he backed her into a wall, pulling her legs up so they circled around his waist. He pressed into her, his heated groin grinding against the sensitive mound that lay between her legs, as he rocked gently back and forth. She gripped at him with great fervor, panting heavily as he continued to kiss her deeply. She pulled at his haori, pulling it down off his shoulders, bearing his smooth muscular chest.

"Oh…Inuyasha…" she muttered lustily, digging her nails into his neck. The aroused hanyou growled as he pressed against her, wanting so badly to take her then and there. He then took her into his arms, and carried her to the nearest bed mat, laying her down on it gently. He then lowered himself down next to her, sliding his hand up her thigh and moving his lips to her neck. She moaned again, only this time much louder. The anticipation of his hand coming in contact with her skin was driving her mad.

"Please…touch me…" she pleaded breathlessly. He grinned at her, loving to hear the sound of desperation in her voice. He then slid his hand up her abdomen and under her shirt. His touch was soon met with the funny looking garment she called a "bra". He began to tug at it impatiently, scowling as it wouldn't come loose. Kagome giggled at his attempt and then reach around her back and unhooked it with ease. Inuyasha smirked at her, then slipping her shirt up over her head and pulled the "bra" thing off as quickly as he could. Now she laid before him, half nude, her supple creamy breasts sitting so perfectly upon her chest. He licked his lips at the delicious site, and then lowered his mouth, taking a nipple into his mouth.

"Ohh!" she cried out, her fingers finger their way into his hair again, moaning as he suckled at her breast. As he nibbled at the sensitive skin of her breast, he slid his hand down, tugging at her still-on skirt. He pulled it down off her waist, and Kagome proceeded to wiggle it down her legs, wanting it off as quickly at he did. He brought his lips back to hers as he slid his hand in her panties, his fingertips sliding through the wispy thatch of hair on her mound, and slipped them gently between her folds. Inuyasha was met with a warm wetness as he massaged the hardened little lump that sat at the top of the inner folds.

"Ahh! In…nu…ya…shaaa…" she called out, bucking her hips up to meet his hand. She whimpered beneath him as he continued to massage it, circling his fingertips over it again and again. By this time she had widened her legs quite a bit, as if begging him to take her between her moans of pleasure. As Kagome lifted her hips to meet with his hand again, he gently slid two fingers down in the heated cavern of her womanhood, slowly sliding them in and out of the moistened hole.

She groaned loudly, grunting as he worked the length of his fingers in and out of her. He kissed and licked at her neck, lavishing the taste of her skin on his tongue. "God she tastes so goddam good…" he thought to himself. He kissed down her neck and across her collarbone, then raising his eyes to meet with hers. She looked back at him, slightly bewildered at what she was experiencing, but smiling all the same.

Kagome smiled up at him shyly, unsure of exactly what to do. She'd never been intimate with anyone before…in fact Inuyasha was the only person she'd ever been intimate with in any way. He looked down at her, as if silently understanding her thoughts.

"Are you sure you're ready?" he asked her softly. She smiled, nodding. "Totally sure?" She giggled, and pulled him into a heated kiss, pushing her tongue past his lips into his mouth. He groaned as their tongues wrestled against one another, her hot breath heating him to the brink.

Her kiss being a more than obvious confirmation of her being prepared, Inuyasha stood, removing the remainder of his clothing, and then moved to position himself between her legs. Balancing his weight on his forearms, he leaned into her, kissing her neck again.

" I have to mark you…it might hurt…" he whispered hungrily into her ear. He felt her nod against him, and with that he moved closer into her. Inuyasha leaned his weight forward, slowly sliding his engorged manhood between her folds, feeling the tight muscles of her damp cavern swallow him into her. He pushed forward, breaking through her virginal barrier, and at the same moment leaning forward to make her as his…forever. She gasped at the mixed sensations of pain and pleasure, her body tensing. She whimpered beneath him as he lovingly lapped the trace amounts of blood from mark he'd just made on her neck.

"Are you alright?" he asked softly, his voice overflowing with concern. She nodded slightly, finally beginning to ease into his rhythm. She felt him slide in and out of her, the friction causing a heat to build up within her. She panted as he made love to her. She clung to him desperately…passionately, calling out to him in throws of ecstasy.

"Inuyashaaaaa…" she moaned between whimpers. Kagome was completely enveloped in the heat of passion as Inuyasha drove his hardness into her, each thrust deeper and harder than before.

Inuyasha grunted as he leaned his weight into her, pumping himself in and out of Kagome, savoring every sensation that came to him. He growled when she began to dig her nails in his back, and clenched her legs around his waist. He could feel her thrusting her hips against him as she called out his name. Suddenly the walls of her insides began to quiver and quake. He began to pump faster, diving himself in and out of her. Kagome screamed out, feeling an immense rush of sensation run through her body like molten lava. She clung to Inuyasha as she climaxed, pulling at his skin with her nails. Inuyasha grunted again, this time more heatedly. He quickened his pace as he released his seed into her, falling onto her chest in exhaustion.

Inuyasha gently rolled off of Kagome, and lay on his back, his chest heaving. Kagome lay next to him, doing much of the same.

"Whoa…" she said breathlessly.

"Yeah…" he agreed.

Inuyasha reached in back of them, pulling forward the top layer of his haori. He laid it across her and cuddled close to her body. He nuzzled her neck affectionately, and she brought her hand to his cheek. They stared at one another for a moment, basking in the light of their union. For so long they'd both longed to share a moment such as this with the other. They were now bounded…bounded in ways that would be inconceivable to most.

Kagome lifted her head slightly, meeting her lips to his in a slow, sweet kiss. Inuyasha leaned into her, returning her glowing show of affection.

"I love you, Inuyasha…" she murmured against his cheek, following by a trail of kisses across his cheekbone. He smiled into her hair breathing her scent in deeply.

"I love you, Kagome…" he whispered, pulling her closer to him. Inuyasha moved to prop himself against and wall and pulled Kagome into his lap. She nestled against him, quickly falling into a deep, and peaceful sleep. He held her protectively in his arms.

"Sleep well…my mate…" he murmured, kissing the top of her head. Inuyasha then closed his eyes and let himself slip into the most restful sleep he would have in years.

Woooooo! HOT STUFF, ey? Hehheh yeahhhhh….well I hope you hentais are satisfied…for now. ;p lol But yeah what about all that stuff from Myoga and Totosai, huh? Wow….looks like Inuyasha and Kagome are about to find out some things about themselves that they never new. And what did Totosai mean by "new powers" ? Huh? Guess you'll have to read next time to find out! PLEASSSSSSEEEEE REVIEW! Thanks! ;) azami