Chapter 2: Kagome's Power

Inuyasha woke up the next morning to find Kagome mending his torn kimono. She looked up and smiled at him through her veil.

"Morning sunshine, what do you want for breakfast?"

"Ugh..."

Inuyasha collasped back onto the pillows of his bed and tried to go to sleep again. Kagome lit an incense candle. She loved the rich aroma, it smelled like a mix between cinnamon and vanilla. She breathed in its deep rich scent.

"OH MY GOD!"

Inuyasha popped off his back, and was holding his nose.

"HOLYSHIT WOMAN! ARE YOU TRYING TO KNOCK ME OUT!"

"huh..."

"BLOW THAT THING OUT!"

Kagome quickly did as she was instructed and gently blew out the candle.

"What happened?"

"I have strong senses, a thousand times more powerful than yours are. A smell that intense could knock me out, but it just makes me sick. What kinda stunt are you tryin' to pull, wench?"

"I didn't know, I'm sorry."

"Feh..."

Kagome's eyes got really big and kinda watery, a look of remorse and self grief. Inuyasha felt kinda bad. Well, she didn't know...Who am I kidding, I don't care if she did or didn't. Yes I do...damn it... Inuyasha argue with himself while Kagome started to finish her sewing. She looked down at her work, not daring to glance at Inuyasha. Inuyasha didn't dare look at her either, but that was because he didn't want to look at those eyes of hers. Those big brown eyes, so soft and caring. But they could also be fierce and competitive, firey like a flame. Then there were times like these when those eyes got shiny and watery, they seemed to grow in size. Stop thinking about her! Inuyasha quietly cursed at himself for his mistake.

"Inuyasha-sama, your kimono is mended. You sliced your sleeve, and I mended it."

"God wench, gimme that!"

Inuyasha looked at Kagome's handiwork. It wasn't bad, on the contrary it was well done. The stiches were woven in with the natural pattern of the threads, making it look as if nothing had ever ripped.

"Thank you Kagome. You did well."

Kagome's eye were wide with shock, Inuyasha, her master, had just thanked her! She had never heard anyone thank their servant. And the fact that it was Inuyasha, wow! Kagome was a little stunned but regained her senses after a few moments.

"Um, your welcome, Inuyasha-sama."

"C'mon, today I want to explore the area. Find places to practice and stuff. You have to come with me don't you?"

"Um, yes..."

"Fine, then get on some cooler clothes. In those huge robes that they make you wear,
you would die of a heat stroke."

"Inuyasha-sama..."

"What wench?"

"I don't have any other clothes. I never had a reason to have anything else. Except a formal kimono for when I serve at ceremonies and parties."

"Hmm..."

"Um, I can go outside in these. I will learn to live."

"No, I won't let my servant walk around like I treat her like a dog. No, I have something for you to wear. Just come with me."

Kagome did as he was told, and followed Inuyasha to his brother's room.

"My brother has a wife. Her name is Kagura, she is about your size. She has her summer clothes here, and you can wear something of hers."

"INUYASHA-SAMA! I can't wear the clothes of a princess! It would be wrong!"

"Says who? I order you to wear these clothes. And to make sure we never have this conversation again, you have to keep the clothes."

"INUYASHA-SAMA! What if Lady Kagura found out! I would be put to death!"

"If someone wants to kill you, they have to have my permission. I won't let you die, ever."

The words touched Kagome in a way no one ever had. He was saying he would protect her. It gave Kagome such a powerful will and trust toward Inuyasha.

"...Do I have to?"

"Yes."

Kagome sighed. She took off the simplest one off the shelf and went to the bathroom to change. Inuyasha laughed to himself, thinking of Kagome's embarrassment.

"Hey Kagome!"

Kagome called from the bathroom.

"Yes Inuyasha-sama?"

"Take off your veil."

Kagomes heart stopped. She never expected Inuyasha to ask that. She suddenly fell to the ground, and held her hand against her chest. She felt all the pain return, the sorrow, the loss, and even more, the reason she wore the veil. She started crying heavy sobs.

"Inusobyasha-sama I..I..I can't..."

"Kagome are you ok?"

" I...'m finesob"

Inuyasha heard a big bang, like something hitting the floor. Kagome! Inuyasha ran to the bathroom, he found Kagome lieing on the floor. She had passed out, and she hadn't tied her kimono. Inuyasha was in shock. Her cleavage was falling out, luckily she was covered enough to wear it didn't show everything, just skin. But Inuyasha was totally stunned for a second. Then her reached down and picked her up. He shook her gently, noticing how her breasts jiggled. He felt his manhood rising up. He used all his strength to fight his inner longings.

"Kagome, Kagome, wake up."

Kagome's eyes were squeezed shut, not looking like they were gonna open. Inuyasha had no choice but to listen to her heart beat. He gulped, knowing what was coming. He gently leaned down onto her chest, feeling her breasts with his ears. His heart was pounding as he listened for her heart beat. All of a sudden Kagome's eyes start to flutter open. She felt a pressure on her chest, to find Inuyasha nuzzling her breasts!

"AHHHHHHHHH!"

Kagome screamed the loudest high pitched scream she could. She grabbed the nearest object(which happened to be a metal bath towel bar) and started hitting Inuyasha.

"YOU SICK PERVERT! TAKE THAT AND THAT! THAT'LL TEACH YOU TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ME!"

Inuyasha was hurting pretty bad, usually something like this he could stop easily. But Kagome was stronger than many people, and she was furious.

"PLEASE STOOOOOOOOOP!"

Kagome halted any further bashing, realizing what she had done, and to whom. Kagome dropped the bar and froze. Her eyes were wide with fear.

"Inuyasha-sama...I'm sorry, I didn't mean to...I was just...you were..."

"I was trying to help you. But no, you don't even think that maybe I'm not that kinda person. You just start bashing me away with a metal pipe!"

Kagome was crying now, perfect silvery tears fell down her face. Her veil was wet . Inuyasha cringed, he hated to see a woman cry.

"I'm sorry Inuyasha-sama, I was scared."

Kagome feel on her knees and let the tears run down her cheeks.

"I'm so sorry I hurt you, I was frightened. But I know that my actions have an outcome. I'm waiting for the whip."

"Kagome, the penalty for striking royalty is death."

Kagome cringed, and knelt her head down.

"Then I am ready to die for my actions."

Inuyasha crawled over to Kagome and wrapped his arms around her.

"I wouldn't let you die for something you couldn't help."

Kagome felt safe with Inuyasha, and cried softly into his chest. She rested her head on his shoulder. Inuyasha tentatively stroked Kagome's hair. He inhaled her scent, it was so familiar, but not exactly in his memory. He pulled her closer, and for some weird reason was reminded of Kikyo. He hadn't let anyone touch him in such a way since she was taken away. Was this betraying her?

"Inuyasha-sama?"

"Yes, Kagome?"

"Thank you."

Inuyasha felt so touched by the words, like he wanted to hold Kagome like this til time ended. But he quickly vanished the thought and his feelings.

"C'mon Kagome, you need to finish getting dressed."

Kagome blushed at the words. She got out of Inuyasha embrace, and watched at he left the room. She tucked in the last of her kimono, and tied the obi with a pretty bow. She looked in the mirror. The kimono was a deep red, with black trimming. The arms were only elbow length, and the hem only reached her knees. Kagome put her hair up in a simple bun. She felt that she should remove her veil, but couldn't because of what it kept hidden. She walked out of the bathroom and into the main room.

Inuyasha heard the door open as Kagome walked out. He was stunned at her body, it was so fit and small. Cures in all the right places, and trim and neat in others. Her eyes gave the assumption that she was smiling. Inuyasha stood wide eyed for a moment, and then nodded his head.

"I like that on you."

"Thank you Inuyasha-sama."

Inuyasha lead Kagome out of the room. They went outside into the gardens. Kagome sat by the fountains as Inuyasha got his sword from the training room. He returned with a long sword in a black sheath. He also carried a set of bow and arrows.

"You said you were a marksman, here."

He tossed the bow to her and the arrows next. She caught them and put the arrows on her shoulder. She carried the bow in her left hand.

"I didn't know this was going to need weapons."

"Well you never know, there are demons in the area. You might need them."

Kagome nodded and walked next to Inuyasha.

"Lets go Inuyasha-sama."

They walked down a long path that lead to the ocean shore. The path was wet with ocean spray and gritty with sand from the beach. Kagome had to remove her sandals for the sand was getting into her shoes. Inuyasha got hot very quickly and took off his over shirt. He revealed a white shirt underneath, and its arms were only elbow length.
Inuyasha sighed in relief, he had gotten hot. Kagome reached for Inuyasha's shirt to carry for him. But Inuyasha pulled it away from her.

"Inuyasha-sama, let me carry it. I'm here for that reason."

"Look wench, I am perfectly capable of carrying my own shirt."

"No one said you weren't but just let me do my job."

Inuyasha gave a cocky smile. He threw the shirt over to Kagome, but not before throwing her on his back. He leaped on the path instead of walked.

"INUYASHA-SAMA! LET ME DOWN!"

"Haha, not a chance, you carry my shirt, I carry you."

Inuyasha laughed as he held onto Kagome's thighs. She wrapped her arms around his neck for safety. Inuyasha felt her body press against his back. He got a tingly feeling in his innerbeing. He was happy, for the second time today, he felt happy. He hadn't felt this way since he had lost Kikyo. He didn't know if he wanted to feel happy again. Was this betraying Kikyo, was it right for him to have a bond with Kagome. He thought of a saying his mother once told him. If someone makes you happy, make them happy that they made you happy. Inuyasha looked back at a screaming Kagome. She was scared, but in a good way. Her eyes were sparkling with joy as Inuyasha leaped from spot to spot. Inuyasha gave a small smile as Kagome hugged her body closer to him in thanks for the ride.

"Thank you Inuyasha-sama. You didn't have to do that."

"Shut up wench, you were slowing me down."

Kagome just sat there and smiled behind her veil. She raised her arms and felt the cool air rush over her. Her hair twisting in the breeze like streamers. She took out her hair and let it flow freely in the salty breeze. She sighed in delight, and Inuyasha watched her. The way she moved, the way she breathed, the way her hair was weightlessly floating in the wind. She was beautiful, no doubt about it, but if only he could see her face. Why must she hide, what happened to her?

Kagome sat on Inuyasha's back, holding on for dear life. She clinged to Inuyasha's kimono with an iron grip. She was so scared, but it was so fun! She felt Inuyasha's hair, it was so soft and silky. His arms were well worked, and he had an impressive body. Kagome felt her lower area liquefy and warm. She felt herself pull closer to him, unintentionally rubbing her body against him. She wrapped her arms around his neck, trying not to choke him. She laughed as they jumped from spot to spot gliding in the air as if they were flying. They glided to a slow stop, and Kagome hugged herself against Inuyasha, making sure she rubbed her breasts against him. Then afterwards she realized her actions meaning. She blushed a slight pink, wanting to take back her sudden urge towards him. She stuck her arms out and tilted her body along with the wind.

"Inuyasha-sama, where do you want to go?"

"Let's try the southern half of the beach. OK?"

"Yes sir."

Kagome bowed and followed behind Inuyasha. She stopped occasionally to pick up a seashell or some kinda of little treasure she found along the shoreline. Inuyasha paused to watch her bend down and lift her tiny treasure off the soft smooth sand. He watched to short kimono raise up to her thighs, and then fall down again a few inches above her knees. The wind blew her hair around ad she soon let her hair into a loose ponytail. Just like Kikyo... Inuyasha thought as she put two strands of hair on her shoulders, and tied them back up with a strand of ribbon.

'Inuyasha-sama, do you want to swim? Its pretty hot, and your sweating."

Inuyasha pushed back the urge to blush, I'm not sweating cause its hot, Kagome...

"Sure why not, you go in first."

"I'm not going in."

"Why not?"

"Because I can't swim."

Inuyasha looked at her with utter suprise. He thought she had swam daily from her well toned body. Think of all the things I could teach her, the places I could touch... NO! I will not think of her that way. Damn it all, if I think of her one more time like that, I'll...

"Inuyasha-sama? Do you want to go?"

"No, but I would like to teach you to swim."

Kagome blushed 1,000 shades of red.

"Um, Inuyasha-sama. You don't have to, I'm just a servant. I have no need to know things like that."

"Kagome, I want you to. I like to swim, but I hate swimming alone. Will you learn so you can keep me company. It is your job I believe."

Kagome was dumbfounded, she didn't know how to respond. She knew it was her job, but. Was this part of the servant master relationship?

"Yes Inuyasha-sama."

Inuyasha smiled. It was a stunning smile, his teeth. Or were they fangs? Well they sparkled white, and his soft lips turned upward, showing those pearly whites. His eyes lit up with pure excitement, and Kagome wasn't sure if it was from being happy, or the excitement of seeing her in her swimwear. Then Inuyasha just stripped down in front of her. He stripped down all the way to his boxers(improvising) and walked into the waves. Kagome was worried about her veil, she couldn't let her face be shown. She looked at Inuyasha waiting for her in the waist level area waving his arms for her to come. Kagome blushed but flowed Inuyasha's suit. She took off her outer kimono, and stripped down to just her plain white one. Then she did something Inuyasha found breath taking. She stripped down to her undergarments. Inuyasha stood wide eye as he looked at Kagome's body. His inner being cried out for her features, her large chest, and her long, slim legs, her long silky hair, her trim upper body, everything about her was breath taking. He felt his manhood harden as Kagome walked towards him.

"What do I need to know?"

"Well, um. First you, um, try to float. Take in a breath of air and try to float on your back."

Kagome did as instructed and ended up falling under the water. She silently cursed herself underwater, praying her veil wouldn't show through. She had put on a thick one this morning, not knowing the heat outside. She raised out of the water, body gleaming from the recent submergence. Her hair stuck to her skin, but her veil did not. It was made of an odd material, it didn't seem to get wet. Kagome walked over to Inuyasha again, this time ready to do it right.

"Try again, its ok."

Kagome held her breath and gently put her back on the water, she sank for a split second, but then floated just like Inuyasha had instructed her to. Inuyasha looked at her eyes, and they were beaming. They sparkled with enjoyment, and they were wide with happiness.

"You did great."

"Thank you Inuyasha-sama."

"Next thing I want you to learn is..."

Inuyasha paused and sniffed the air. He smelt a demon nearby, and not a weaker one either. Was it in the water? He sniffed again, yes the scent of water was mixed with its scent.

"Kagome hide, somethings coming this way."

"No, I can beat any demon for you. I have power you know."

"Well, don't bother. I need a work out."

"Screw your work out, part of my job is to protect you. Like it or not I will. So bite that."

"Kagome, you fight, and it will be your last. I don't want you to help me fight. I can do it myself, I live for it."

Suddenly Inuyasha grabbed Kagome and jumped out of the water. High in the air they were, finally landing on a cliff high above the water. Unfortunately Kagome was afraid of heights. Her eyes went wide as she screamed bloody murder. She quickly grasped Inuyasha's neck, and pulled herself closer to him.

"PUT ME DOWN, PUT ME DOWN, PUT ME DOWN!"

Kagome twisted and squirmed out of Inuyasha grasp. She fell beneath him, falling towards the rough ocean waves. Her eyes were so scared, so frightened, and Inuyasha could not stop them from crying as she fell.

"Inuyasha-sama!"

A huge splash was heard, and Inuyasha's heart flipped over. Kagome...

He smelt the demon, he smelt Kagome, and he smelt blood.
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