Disclaimer: do you own Inuyasha? Well I don't. WHY MUST WE REMIND OURSELVES OF WHAT WE DON'T HAVE!! boo hoo (saw that on South Park) I don't own that either you buttmunches!

A/N: uh well yeah! Read, review, enjoy...hopefully....sigh

Chapter 12- The Good Old Pill

"Kagome?" asked a very curious Inuyasha as he gently squeezed his arm that was wrapped securely around Kagome's waist.

Kagome looked at him attentively. "What is it Inuyasha?"she turned around, still in his grasp. They had been sharing a futon a few days ago, after Lana left. It was comfort for both of them, to be able to sleep in each other's arms while they continued to try and find a solution to their dear friend's situation.

"What are those things that you take everyday? Before we lay down?"

His question caused Kagome to quirk her brow in confusion. "What things?" she asked while stroking his bangs softly with her delicate fingers.

He smiled and closed his eyes as he enjoyed her touch. Inuyasha returned the gesture by tracing his clawed hand along her 'bare' back in soothing circles. That's right. Even though Inuyasha had agreed to detain from any acts of intimacy until after Naraku was destroyed, due to the risk of conceiving with Kagome while there was still a threat, he just couldn't help himself. He had needs, not to mention just having Kagome just touch him would drive him crazy. Actually, he didn't really mind if he and Kagome had a pup or two. Of course it would mean that they would have to work harder and faster to kill Naraku, but he could always have the pups and Kagome wait in her time, where they would be safe and sound.

"You know, those tiny circle things that you pop in your mouth everyday." he replied.

A blush formed on Kagome's face. Moving her lips she made a silent 'oh'. "Well, um...you see Inuyasha, since you seem to be unable to control yourself I've been taking birth control pills."

It was now Inuyasha's turn to make a face of bemusement. "Birth control waaaa?" She giggled at his innocence. "Birth control pills. They keep me from getting pregnant."

"WHAT!" he bellowed.

Kagome reflexively placed her index finger on his mouth to silence him. "Shh! Inuyasha you'll wake up the whole village with that big mouth of yours."

He took his arm from around her waist and used his hand to remove her hand from his mouth. "I don't care! What in the hell do you think you're doing preventing yourself from getting pregnant!" he yelled.

Kagome sat up angrily. "Have you forgotten our mission? The dangers that we face almost everyday! Having a baby now would only make things even more complicated." she said as she reached over to her bag to pull out a warm pull-over sweater. It was still night out, but body heat could only keep you so warm.

"You act like I don't protect your ass." Inuyasha yelled again as he reached for his pants and inner kimono shirt. "Anyway. Has it ever hit you upside that head of yours that I might actually want a pup! Stupid girl." he was careful to speak those last words under his breath. He looked in the corner of his eye to see Kagome looking at him with a sympathetic expression on her face. "What are you looking at me like that for?" he asked incredulously, unable to read her feelings completely.

"Oh Inuyasha." Kagome crawled over to him to give him a hug. "I didn't know you felt that way." she said softly.

He returned her embrace, wrapping both arms around her. "I do. So does this mean you'll stop taking those pill things?" his voice was fill with hope."Of course..." He began to smile widely until... "as soon as you kill Naraku." she finished before pushing out of the embrace and laying back down. "Goodnight Inuyasha." she said in a sly tone.

Inuyasha was left sitting there dumbfounded. "Aww, come on Kagome!" he whined, but to deaf ears. Kagomae was already asleep. "Damn you. This isn't over wench." he muttered as he placed the blanket over both of them and laid down beside her in their previous position, letting sleep overtake him as well.

Lana woke up groggy in the middle of the night. She couldn't understand why her head ached so much, not to mention her whole body. It was as if she had a hang over or something. She sat up slowly, holding her head between her hands. A groan of pain escaped her due to the pressure building in her head. "What the hell happened last night?" she whispered to herself, or so she thought.

She flinched when she felt a pair of hot lips kiss her shoulders. "Sleep well, my mate?" she heard a male voice say huskily. "Sesshomaru? What the happened last night? I have this killer headache, and my lower body is all sore." Lana groaned again.

Sesshomaru smirked against her skin as he continued to plant kisses along the crook of her neck. "You had a little too much to drink. You were drunk so I brought you home. That is why you are experiencing discomfort in your head." he moved his mouth from her neck so that he could kiss her temple to comfort her.

"Okay. But that doesn't explain the rest of my body aching." she complained.

"Forgive me. I was a bit rough with you, but I could tell that you enjoyed it just as much as I did." he grinned, taking his hand and tracing her thigh with his claws.

His words sent a shiver of fear through her spine. What was he talking about? They couldn't have...she wouldn't let him...they didn't. "What exactly do you mean? And stop kissing all on me." Suddenly she remembered everything. Drinking all that sake, the fight that was about to go down, passing out, Sesshomaru carrying her, touching her, inside of her.

"NO!" Lana gasped with her mouth wide open.

She lifted the sheet that was covering her, only to see her bare chest. She made an attempt to lift his side of the sheet. Though she was a bit scared as to what she would discover. 'Please be covered. Please be covered.' she begged to herself as she pulled it up. Within seconds of looking down, only to see bare and exposed male genitals, Lana quickly let the sheet fall back down. "We did! I can't believe it! I thought I was dreaming again like the ones where I was with Brad Pitt or Ashton Kutcher!" she wailed loudly.

"Stop that wailing wench." he demanded. "It is still late. You should go back to sleep." Sesshoamru's hand that was still on her thigh began to wander higher up. "Unless of course you wish to continue from earlier." he grinned mischievously.

Lana's head snapped towards his. A horrified look was on her face. "I-I need t-to go g-get s-something from my b-bag." she stuttered as she quickly jumped out the bed, taking the a layer of bedding with her. She threw open the closet that held her belongings in it and began to frantically go through her bag. 'Where are they? I know I have them in here. Yes!' she sighed in relief as she had finally found what she was looking for. Lana grabbed a bottled water that she had in her bag and popped open the small aluminum packet. She tossed a pill into her mouth and gulped down half of the water.

After she put the stuff back in the bag, she took out a robe to put on over her nude body. She looked over her shoulder to see him watching her every move. "What are those?" he demanded rather than asked. "Uh, just some...medicines...from where I'm from...I have to take them...they uh...help my headaches?" she lied, unwilling to tell them that they were actually a contraceptive pill to keep her from getting knocked up.

Sesshomaru's eyes narrowed, sensing that she might have been deceiving him. "I don't want you to take such things."

"W-What?" Lana asked nervously.

"They are foreign to me. They may be harmful to our pups. You won't have to take them regardless because I will never again let you near any intoxicating beverages." he said plainly.

A stream of sweat fell down Lana's forehead down to her cheek. Pups? Did he mean kids? "H-how can they be harmful to our...pups, when I'm not pregnant?" she asked curiously and afraid that she might actually be pregnant.

He smiled at her naiveness. "You most likely may be, considering you were in heat. And even if you're not, which I highly doubt, in the future I will not have you take such things. Understand." his voice held a seriousness and sternness that shook through Lana's core.

She nodded hesitantly and made a silent prayer to herself, hoping that she wasn't pregnant. Sesshomaru made a growl of approval and smiled warmly at her. "Good. Now come back to bed."

Lana slowly walked over to the bed and pulled back the covers before laying down. Sesshomaru's arm quickly wrapped around her waist, holding her firmly to him. He pressed a soft kiss along her shoulder as back curled into his chest. "Sesshomaru?"

He continued to kiss her skin as he answered her. "Mmm?"

Lana fought back the urge to shove him off of her, knowing that she needed to keep his good mood if she wanted acceptance to her request. "Remember when you said that I couldn't visit my friends...until after we were mated?" He growled softly, signaling her to continue. "Well, do you think I could go see them...tomorrow?"

He stopped kissing her. He knew what she was asking, but what if she tried to escape him. When he saw her go through the well near the village where his brother stayed, he could smell her scent but when he went to go see where she could have possibly gone to, he found nothing. The bottom of the well held no trace to anywhere but...a bottom. There had to be some sort of portal there, and he would have to keep an eye on her until he figured out where it led to. "Only if you give me what I want right now." he replied.

"And that is?" Her question didn't need answering when she felt his hard rock cock pressed against her ass. "Oh."

"I want to take you when you are fully aware and completely yourself." he explained.

She turned around, meeting his gaze. "You want me Sesshoamru?" she arched her back, pressing her breasts against his chest. She needed to see her friends. Why not give him what he wanted? He already did her. She'd do anything at this point just to get out of this gloomy castle and see other living people.

Lana pushed him onto his back and got on top of him, straddling his hips. Sesshomaru was taken back by her unexpected action. It left him even more aroused. She wanted to take control so he'd let her. His hands found their way to the tie of her rope and pulled it loose, before pushing the rope off completely.

Lana smirked as she knew that her next action would cause him to get even more aroused. She reached down and grabbed him, caressed him until he moaned out and then she stop. He growled in protest. Looking him dead in his eyes she made that smug femal smirk of hers. "You liked that?" He glared at her suspiciously.

Keeping her gaze on his, she wrapped her fingers around him once more and rubbed the tip of his penis against her heated entrance, finding it amusing how much it excited him. His chest heaving and his hips pumping were clear proof of his eagerness.

She made them both wait while she rubbed herself up and down his length a few more times, increasing her own arousal in the process. Then she eased slowly on to him, and he hissed at how hot she was. Lana gasped, now being consciously aware of the slight stretch as her body accommodated him.

He was one big demon.

She purposely took her time, and she felt the tension, sensing how badly he wanted to thrust, and he was letting her torture him with her slow pace. Just when Lana thought that she was so full she wouldn't be able to take any more, she found herself settled tight against Sesshomaru's hips, and knew that he was in all the way. She leaned forward and kissed him hard, and he moaned in her mouth as she started to move.

Lana started off slow, feeling the pull and slide as she became better accustomed to his size, and the building friction as she increased her pace. She rose to her knees, taking him deep, faster and faster as the wonderful, unbearable tension rose.

Sesshomaru's hands were on her breasts, her shoulders, even her hips. He was tossing beneath her, thrusting up so hard as thought he were straining to go deeper in her. He grabbed her hips and began to move her body back in forth so that she would ride him faster and harder. The impact that this was having on her body was no longer bearable. Lana couldn't hold back anymore.

"Oh...oh my...oh, god I'm going to..." She didn't finish before the wave of her release hit her, causing her head to fling backward. She heard their panting, her own keen cry and then the long groan of his own satisfaction as he expelled his hot seed into her. When she came back to herself, Lana was slumped against the demon lord, her head tucked under his chin. She heard his harsh breathing, and watched his chest labor. "Did I earn a yes?" she joked breathlessly.

His arms wrapped around her possessively. She could feel his chest make a low rumble as he sighed in a satisfied way. "Yes." he replied.

Her silky waves of hair tickled his chin where she lay tucked against him. Their limbs were tangled with each other. As she rolled from on top of him, he quickly snaked his arm around her waist. Lana felt, surprisingly, safe and warm curled against him. Right, somehow. She fell asleep in his arms, trying to set aside the frightening emotions that began to plague her mind.

Lana's eyes snapped open as soon as she felt the warm rays of the sun touch her body. She felt the masculine arm that held squeeze her firmly but gently. "Good morning, my dear." a male voice whispered into her ear, his breath tickling the back of her neck.

"Morning." she replied with little , feeling not quite so ready to face him yet. Waking together implied an intimacy she wasn't ready for in their very, uncommon and strange relationship. He had her. They were mated. Nothing could turn back what had happened. She sighed heavily. At least now she could go see her friends. Maybe even sneak her way back to her time and chill there for a while.

"Sesshomaru? Do you think you could let me get up?" she asked in an annoyed tone. He didn't have to hold her so tightly.

Hesitantly, he complied. He watched in amazement as she rose up. Her long, wavy hair falling down her backside. Sesshoamru too sat up and went to go retrieve his kimono as she went to go get hers or so he thought. "I shall await you at breakfast Lana." he said as he left the room, fully dressed.

Lana watched him leave and got a few things out of her bag so that she could go bathe. She felt sticky in between her legs and didn't want the feel of his seed on her any longer. Before leaving, quickly popped another pill into her mouth. She didn't want to take any chances.

When she finally came downstairs, Lana noticed that someone was not very happy with what she was wearing. But as usual, she shrugged it off in indifference. She wore a pair of tight hip hugger jeans and a white halter top with a black playboy bunny on the front. Lana walked calmly over to her seat, which was obviously next to Sesshomaru. She noticed that they were the only ones there, besides the servants.

"Where are Rin and Kimiko.?" she asked, but her question was blatantly ignored. She looked up to meet the gaze of a somewhat angry demon lord. "What?" she gruffed, annoyed with him at this point.

"Why are you wearing such clothing? You actually brought them along with you?" he grumbled, rasing a brow at her.

She stared at him blankly. "Oh these?" she picked up due to the way he was speculating her. Her lips pouted at him. "Well I hope you don't think that I would go to see my friends wearing a big kimono. I want to be comfortable. We'll most likely be sitting on the grass or something anyway. What's the big deal?" she finished before taking a bite of her whatever it was meal.

"The big deal is that you are officially my mate." he emphasized. "You are to be dignified and perceived as a being worthy of being my mate. More...demure. Do you forget your status as such?

Lana turned her face away from him and rolled her eyes. Her head was supported by her hand as she leaned her elbow on the table. 'You are to be dignified and blah, blah....' "You sure don't let anyone forget that they're stuck with you for eternity." she mumbled to her self meaning to mock him. She was completely oblivious to the fact that she had said that last part aloud.

Sesshomaru wanted to grab her and show her just how much he would never let her or anyone who dared try and touch her forget who she belonged to. That was, until she glanced over her shoulder at him and he noticed the new attribute had formed on her already beautiful face. On the top of Lana's forehead was a blue crescent moon, a result of their mating no doubt. His sense of pride rose. Now everyone would know who she belonged to.

Lana felt him staring at her. "What are you looking at?" He had this weird grin on his face that she just wanted to knock off. "You know what, never mind. Look at me all you want." she muttered not wanting to hear another speech from him again. It played in her mind. 'You belong to me now. If I wish to observe you then I will as I please.' She giggled as she could him saying those exact words.

Sesshomaru noticed that she was amused with something and became curious. "What is so amusing?"

Lana stopped laughing and looked at Sesshomaru, batting her eyelashes for appeal. "Nothing Sesshomaru. Absolutely nothing." she said standing up. "Well, I'm ready." Lana began to walk towards the door when she was stopped by Sesshomaru's grip on her wrist. "W-what are you doing?"

A few seconds pasted before Sesshomaru had actually said something. He was busy focusing on his new mate, still grasping the fact that he had actually claimed someone. "When do you plan on returning here?" he asked, looking deep into her ice-grey orbs.

Lana blinked twice in her bewildered state. "Uh-I...don't know...whenever–"

"Sundown." he answered for her.

"Excuse me?!" Lana said, jerking out of his grasp. "And what if I don't." she snapped.

His eyes narrowed at her attempt to defy his order. "Test my word and you shall regret it. If you should decide to try and escape me I promise you that this Sesshomaru will retrieve you from wherever corner of this world you choose to hide in." was all he said before pulling her into a bruising kiss.

She quickly pushed him off of her. Lana wiped her mouth clean of the trial of saliva that was on her mouth. "Yeah, yeah whatever." she huffed and walked out of the room to leave the castle.

He could hear her mumbled curses towards him as she stormed out of his home. Sesshomaru walked over to a nearby window and watched as his mate left the walls of his castle. This woman. So infuriating, obstinate, and headstrong. She was also beautiful, exuberant, not to mention clever. And her strength. She had the blood of a strong demon. It angered him that she held all of these qualities. He stared out the window until he could no longer see her.

"Lana." he whispered to no one but himself as he left the room a walked to his studies. There he would wait patiently until his mate returned to him.

"Lana!" shouted a very happy Shippo. The little fox kitsune jumped into her arms laughing happily. "I missed you so much."

Lana giggled as she embraced the little boy. "Aww, same here Shippo." She looked up to see Sango and Miroku approaching. "Hey guys."

"Ah Lady Lana. It is great to see you. Dropped by for a visit I presume." greeted the monk.

"Yes. How are you?" followed Sango.

"I'm going to go get Kagome and Inuyasha!" declared Shippo as he ran off. "Oh my gosh!" Lana ran up to Miroku and gave him a huge hug. "I missed your perverted ass."

Miroku looked down and smiled. "I've missed yours as well." he said before groping her ass.

"...!"

WHAM!

"Ungh!"

"Damned fool." muttered Sango.

"Oh Miroku. Now I definitely know how much I've missed you. Hehe." teased Lana as she crouched over Miroku's twitching body.

"Lana! You're really here!"

"Hmm? Kagome!" Lana yelled excitingly.

Kagome came running, Inuyasha of course was behind her. The two friends/cousins quickly embraced in a hug. "How have you been?" asked Kagome.

"Just peachy as always." smiled Lana. She looked over at Inuyasha and greeted him. "What's up dog boy?" she grinned. "Been up all night I see."

Inuyasha closed his eyes and smirked. "Feh, you should talk." he opened his eyes and gaped when he got a good look at Lana. "What the hell?"

Lana stared at Inuyasha strangely. "What's you problem dude?"

"L-Lana. Your face. You didn't." muttered the hanyou.

"What? Didn't what? What's wrong with my face?" Lana asked terrified.

"You mean you don't know?" asked Sango. Lana shook her head.

Kagome glanced over at Shippo. "Shippo? Do you think you could turn into a mirror?"

He just stared at her blankly. "What's a mee-roar?"

Kagome giggled. "Just turned into something shiny and reflective so that Lana can see herself with."

"Oh ok." He transformed into a shiny metal-like plate. (A/N: I don't know! Just wrote it in.)

Lana picked him...it up and looked at herself. "What exactly am I looking for Inuyasha?"

"You'll see. Look at the top of your head." he suggested, flattening his ears in anticipation for the loud shriek approaching.

"...." Lana took several moments before she spotted it. There it was. The same blue-crescent moon, in the same spot as, that someone named...

"AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

"Lana are you alright?" asked Kagome as she tried to comfort her friend.

"No! Why that pompous, arrogant, prima donna! He did this to my face! I can't believe he would...." she screamed.

Kagome laughed. "Wow you called him a prima donna. That's harsh."

"I need to get it off!" Lana whined.

"Feh, good luck. You mated with him didn't you? Well then, that symbol is eternal. Until of course he dies." stated Inuyasha.

Lana glared at him wide-eyed. "T-that means forever!! He'll never die. I have to live with this stupid shit on my forehead till...I DIE!" she cried hysterically.

"I'm sure it isn't that bad?" replied Miroku as he rose up off the ground. He soon found his way back down there when Lana punched him.

"I...don't think that was what she wanted to hear." sighed Sango.

"So you actually went through with it, eh?" asked Inuyasha.

"Well yeah but..." Lana began, shaking her head. "He seduced me! I was drunk...in heat...not myself. He took advantage of me!" She wasn't about to tell them what she had to do in order for Sesshomaru to let her see them this morning.

"That bastard." hissed Sango.

"Do you think you're...pregnant? Inuyasha told me that when you're in heat it is almost guaranteed that you will get with child." stated Kagome.

"I don't think I am. I made sure that I took birth control pills." said Lana. Inuyasha growled. "Those things are actually real and actually work?!"

"In high percentages of success rates, yes. They're pretty effective stuff." replied Lana. "What do you know about them?"

He crossed his arms pouted. "Nothing except Kagome keeps taking them so that she doesn't get PREGNANT! Although that's great stuff for you...I don't see why she would not want to have pups with me!" he complained.

"We discussed this already!" yelled Kagome.

"I can't hear you!" Inuyasha shouted as he flattened his ears to block out her yells.

"You know that..." she started as she walked towards him.

"I can't hear you." he walked way from her.

"We can't until we..." They were walking in circles now.

"I'm not listening!"

"We have to defeat Naraku!" Kagome was getting mad.

"Blah, blah, blah..."

"INUYASHA!"

"Blah, blah..." He stopped. "....wait! Kagome!"

It was too late. "SIT!"

THUD!

"Lana. Maybe you should go to the future. To go and think, relax, take a nice bath even. Maybe take a nap." Kagome suggested.

"Maybe you're right Kag. Sleeping in my own bed after a nice refreshing bath sounds good. And a caramel latte." said Lana. "Thanks cuz." She gave Kagome a hug and turned towards the well. "I'll see you guys later! And oh, Kagome. Don't be so hard on Inuyasha. You should both talk about it. Don't let Naraku and that dead ho make you put your future on hold. What ever they throw at US, we'll handle it, cause we're all a team." she winked. She then walked towards the well.

A/N: oohh. Guess what...some ruff fighting in the next chappie. Lana may stay a little too long in her time and when she does come back...well...sesshy won't be too thrilled about it. Naraku, Kikyo, Shiva, Ifrit? What schemes are they conspiring? Reviews are always welcomed!

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