Chapter 43

The next day, Sango left Aya and Cho in charge of the children, and took Miya down to Kagome's house. She had to know about these books and the change in Miroku. Shortly after she arrived, Miya and Kazuo went down for their naps and Inuyasha went outside to nap while the other pups went for a swim. Alone with Kagome, Sango finally got up the nerve to ask questions.

"Kagome, can I ask you a question?"

"Sure, Sango, you can ask me anything?"

"Well, did Inuyasha give Miroku anything, to your knowledge?"

'Uh oh', thought Kagome, 'She's gonna rip me apart for those books!', then Kagome acknowledge, that yes, Inuyasha had lent Miroku two of their books.

Sango's eyes widened in surprise as she commented, "Kagome! I didn't think you would look at books like that!"

At this, Kagome couldn't help but laugh, as she said to Sango, "I'm sorry, Sango, I'm not laughing at you, but, I'm not the same little girl you traveled with so long ago. Since my marriage to Inuyasha, I had to really grow up sexually. I mean, Miroku may have been a lecher, but, you see, once a dog demon mates for the first time, it's almost as if their brains become rewired, because, after that, they need to have their needs and desires met and if the mate doesn't comply then the male will force compliance out of the female."

Sango's eyes grew wider, "How did he survive those five years without you? Oh Kami, he didn't have sex with ..."

"NO NO!", Kagome waved her hands in front of her wildly, "According to Inuyasha, he said he tried to pretend I was dead, but that still didn't work, so he, uh, pleasured himself."

Sango swallowed hard at the frank information that Kagome freely gave. Kagome saw her friend's uncomfortable look and tried to get her to speak more,

"So, did Miroku use the books?"

"Huh? Oh yea, yes, he did."

"And ...?"

"And what?"

"Was it fun?"

Sango blushed and said, "Yes, as a matter of fact, it was the best time we had in years."

Kagome shook her head, "That's surprising, considering you have 14 kids."

"Well, it's surprising that you and Inuyasha only have 6 if he's that sexually charged."

Kagome giggled and pulled out an off-white pouch tied with a brown string and waved it in the air.

"What's that?", Sango asked.

"Something you are going to get quite familiar with! Miroku wanted 15 or 20 kids - you have 14 naturally and 5 from Kohaku - that's 19. Now you go about having sex for fun! This is my personal stash of yarrow and willow leaves that I brew into a tea. I drink it every morning. It doesn't work all the time, so I'm thankful that Inuyasha can smell when I'm fertile, but usually with this tea plus nursing the baby, helps me plan well."

"Well, nursing hasn't helped me!", Sango scoffed, "But I want to try that tea."

As the women talked some more, the topic of sexual satisfaction came up again and again. Eventually, Kagome took Sango into her bedroom and showed Sango her books and sexy clothes that she wore for Inuyasha. Sango was amazed.

"Why do you have all these outfits?"

"Well, Inuyasha and I like to play - like they do in the theater. Sometimes I'm Valeria, a Roman slave girl, or I'll be Jacinta, a female pirate, or Salome, a Middle-Eastern belly dancer, or Simone, a stripper.", Kagome explained, as she showed Sango all her "play clothes". She also pulled out satiny sexy clothes that she gave names to like "baby doll" and "teddy". Kagome also showed Sango a book called, "How To Make Love To A Man."

"That's my main guide book!", Kagome said proudly as Sango flipped through the pages, eyes wide in shock.

"I didn't realize you did all this. Doesn't it bother you that when you play these games, Inuyasha believes he's making love to another woman?"

"Why should it bother me? I AM the other woman. And all men have dreams and desires. It took a long time to get Inuyasha to admit his because he was afraid I'd get angry. But now, we have so much fun, he spends days thinking up new "stories"."

"Wow", was all Sango could say as she digested what her friend was telling her.

"Sango, there is so much fun to be had in sex. Women in this era are supposed to be completely unaware of their own sexuality. But we have it and it's ours! Read that book and try it out. Don't be afraid. Believe me, Miroku will be one happy man!"

Sango mulled this over as she turned the book over in her hands. Resolving to learn like Kagome did, she said to Kagome firmly, "I'll do it!"

The girls chatted some more before Miya made it known that she was awake and Sango decided she had better go help the girls with dinner. After their own dinner, when Inuyasha and Kagome went to bed, Kagome told Inuyasha about the conversation she had had with Sango.

"HMPH! And you were pissed because I lent those books to Miroku. Sounds like it did them some good."

"Yes, sweetie, it appears it did.", Kagome agreed as she went about preparing a bath for Inuyasha. After the water was ready, she helped him bathe, washing his hair and massaging his sore muscles as she bathed his body. Helping him dry off, she then gave him a whole body massage with warm lavender oils.

They made love that night, gently, sweetly. Arms entwined, face to face, kissing each other passionately as their bodies barely separated as he pumped inside her. Soft words of love passed between them. Tonight wasn't about domination or possession. It was about the pure, sweet love that a man and a woman shared. As Inuyasha spoke sweet words to her, Kagome wrapped her legs around his waist and her arms around his neck and gently scratched his back with her nails, or gently played with his ears, as she cooed and purred her utter contentment. Inuyasha's own contentment was evident in the soft, rolling growl that came from his chest and throat. These were the moments when the world could fall apart and neither of them would care. They were together, in each other's arms, as one. This was love. Too bad it never lasts.