Chapter 14: The Reunion
His ears twitched as he heard his name coming out of her lips. The way the words sounded and the way he heard that tiny gasp slipping from her lips.
He never thought he would hear her voice again.
He had gone to her time, three days after their fight, just to find out that she had never made it back. Her mother had been distraught. Her grandfather had not taken the news well and he had fallen ill. Souta begged him to find her. He was frantic. He didn't know what to do. The thought of him losing her was heavy on his heart that he didn't give up searching for her.
And he searched. For an entire year him and the others searched what could possibly have happened.
Naraku got word that Kagome was missing, and he made his move.
He had killed Kohaku, claiming he no longer had use for him, and cruelly removed the jewel shard that sustained his life. They almost lost Sango that day too.
Naraku first went after the North, for Kouga's jewel shards. The entire clan had been slaughtered with no mercy and by sheer luck did Kouga survive. But Naraku had gotten the jewel shards thanks to Kagura. Then the dragons of the East fell, something that it even shocked Sesshomaru at great lengths. The slaughter of the South had been the worse as of yet. He had created an army and everything seemed to be not going well for them. If it wasn't for his brother's strength, the West would have fallen as well. Kikyo had joined them, as she was the last known powerful priestess to still be alive, since every known priestess had been slaughtered, even though she was a walking corpse herself. However, with the new strength Naraku possessed with the jewel, only missing the shards Kagome had with her when she disappeared, he had been too much for Kikyo.
He destroyed her in front of them. Inuyasha had felt what control he had left slipping away seeing her mangled body.
They all saw the soul take flight to its owner.
Sesshomaru had seen it and had sliced it with Tenseiga.
Naraku had left soon after to follow it.
Tenseiga harbored Kagome's energy in itself. They traveled back to Kaede's village and used the well and found themselves in Magnolia. They had found a run down building where very faint traces of Kagome were there. A man had been there and told them where everyone had gone off to. It took them a whole day of traveling, but they had made it in time. He had told Kirara to go faster because he could smell the stench of Naraku.
The sight they had seen was overwhelming. Clearly they weren't used to fighting so many demons in a magnitude like this. But once he saw her being captive, they all acted quickly.
Sango and Miroku got off of Kirara, right next to her. Kagome still couldn't believe it, seeing them in front of her.
"We will have our proper reunion," Miroku said as he reached for his back, "But we need to send him back."
He extended his arm, and on his hand, there was a bow.
Her bow.
Kagome looked at Sango, who moved her head, "Go to him."
Her hand gripped the bow tightly. Shippo seemed to get the hint as he hopped off her arms and onto Miroku's shoulder. With a determined look, she found herself running to where Inuyasha was. He heard her coming and immediately crouched down for her to get on his back. She jumped, placing her legs tightly on his hips as her heart pounded in her ears. Inuyasha took off into a sprint. Naraku snarled, but as he tried getting them with more tentacles, Inuyasha was avoiding all of them at high speed.
He finally jumped up in the air as Tetsusaiga glowed, Kagome aiming her arrow and calling out what she had left. Naraku's aura increased and they all could see the fight between purple and red as he shot a powerful blast of demonic energy at them.
The wind blew around the Tetsusaiga.
"BACKLASH WAVE!"
Kagome let go of her arrow. The demonic energy of Inuyasha's attacked moved in impressive synch around Kagome's purifying energy, merging into one alone force. Naraku's attack couldn't withstand the auras of the arrow and the Backlash Wave. Everyone took cover as best as they could as the attack reached Naraku's body.
The explosion was tremendous and strong winds were blowing violently. Some were coughing for the amount of dust in the air after the attack was over.
Erza was breathing heavily as she took in the damage of the attack that a single sword did, "Did that do it?"
And as the smoke cleared, where Naraku once stood, in his place was a small wooden doll.
Kagura grunted, as she had not expected for them to show up there. Her red eyes landed to a blue cat, who was running away with the flask in his hand. She moved her fan, and a small tornado appeared, making the cat go to her.
"AAAHHH!" Happy screamed as he was being pulled by the wind. Kagura grabbed him by the tail and snatched the flask from him.
"Happy!" Wendy cried out as she ran to him. Kagura scoffed as she saw her previous opponent. She threw Happy at her and then quickly took flight towards the gate. On her way, she got Kanna.
She smirked as she held the flask for all to see, "Now there's no stopping him."
Kagome gasped as Kagura went inside the gate, leaving the remaining demons that were still alive behind. Lucy looked for Yukino, as they now could finally close the gate. As the giant metal doors closed, Sango and Miroku started to battle the demons. Even Shippo used his fox fire to get rid of some. Inuyasha was jumping in the air, slicing the Saimyosho that were still behind. Once the last one fell, Miroku unwrapped his right hand and shouted at those that had joined them to finish them off.
"Everyone get out of the way!"
Gajeel had just sliced a goblin's head off, "What is he doing?"
"Just get behind him!" Kagome quickly said as she ran, grabbing Laxus by the arm to pull him with her.
"Your time has come demons. Wind tunnel!"
The wizards' eyes widened as they saw a huge suction like hole coming out of the monk's hand, pulling in all the demons. Some that were still alive tried getting away, but the force of the wind was too strong for them. They all could hear the loud screeching from them. As the last demon was suctioned in, Miroku grabbed the beaded rosary and wrapped it around his hand to close it.
Makarov was breathing heavily as the first rays of dawn breaking came through the garden. The amount of bodies on the floor, demonic or human, was unbelievable. The battle had not felt it lasted so long. In a matter of hours, a third of the Royal Army was slaughtered.
Kagome was the first one to walk towards the puppet, "I thought it was him…"
Inuyasha growled angrily as he put Tetsusaiga away, "Goddam coward."
Kagome turned around, her eyes wide in disbelief, "Inuyasha..."
She didn't think twice as she ran to him, jumping in his arms. He met her half way and immediately held her close to him, wrapping one arm around her waist and the other one behind her neck.
"I never thought I would see you again," he whispered against her ear.
She choked out a laugh, "I was supposed to be home."
He pulled away to see her teary eyed looking at him, "See what happens when you don't listen to me stupid."
And Levy was the only one to notice the distraught look that appeared in Laxus' eyes as he looked at Kagome, who was beaming brightly, looking at the man that was still holding her.
The entire morning was spent with burning off the carcasses of the dead demons that didn't get sucked by Miroku's wind tunnel, tending to the injured, and gathering the dead bodies of those that didn't make it. It had been a bloody battle. The soldiers didn't die with honor. They were ripped apart, with no mercy behind the attacks.
Mirajane could not look at anyone in the eye yet. She couldn't believe that she had been so easily manipulated. The power had been too strong. She had apologized to Natsu and Sting over and over again. She felt horrible because she could've killed them. Sango caught some of the stuff the woman was saying to her siblings, and she decided to approach her.
"I was once manipulated and controlled by him," Sango said softly. Mirajane brought the blanket around her shoulders closer to her, with Lisanna having an arm around her, as she looked at the woman, "R-Really?"
She nodded, "He controlled my brother, slaughtered our village, and still continued to control his dead body. That's who he is. A cruel manipulator. But look at those in front of you. They don't recent you. Let them give you strength to overcome it. You didn't kill anyone and your friends understand."
Natsu caught what the other woman was telling Mira and practically jumped on the take over mage, putting an arm around her, "I'm not mad at you! If anything, it finally gave me the opportunity to fight you!"
The enthusiasm in Natsu's voice made her laugh as she wiped a tear that was falling. She looked at the other woman and smiled gratefully, "Thank you."
Lisanna was curiously looking at the giant boomerang, "How heavy is it?"
Sango smiled politely as she removed it from her back, "Here."
Lisanna got up and took a hold of it, but found herself not being able to pick it up, "Woah!"
Elfman grabbed it and even he struggled a bit, "That's one manly weapon!"
"It's made out of demon bones."
Natsu was staring at it wide eyed, "That is so cool!"
Lucy heard his enthusiasm from where she was, "She kind of reminds me of Erza."
Wendy nodded, "She's really pretty."
"You wouldn't think she's suffered by the way she smiles."
They both turned to see Kagome looking fondly at the other woman. The amount of love and respect she held for her was obvious.
However, they noticed the way her smile fell and her eye started to twitch. With quick reflexes, she turned around and flipped Miroku over her shoulder. The monk landed with a loud thud on his back. He groaned at the force as he was scrunching his eyes.
He groaned as he got up, "Kami, Kagome. Where did you learn how to do that?"
Kagome grinned at him, "Bet you'll think twice from trying to touch me."
"I've told you this hand is cursed."
She rolled her eyes. Lucy was looking at Miroku aghast, "Aren't you supposed to be a monk?!"
"This monk appreciates the beauty that was blessed upon this world."
Kagome facepalmed herself, "Don't let Sango catch you being a pervert with the girls here."
He visibly paled and made a hasty retreat back to Sango, where Natsu was attempting to throw her boomerang but did not have the balance required to do so.
Laxus had been watching everything from a distance with his arms crossed. He could see the new happiness within her as she smiled to the small fox demon that came running up to her. He had never seen her smile so brightly. He sighed again, unsure on how to feel. He had caught the glares Inuyasha had sent his way when they were getting rid of the bodies of the demons. He could only take a guess, but he wasn't about to start up a fight for Kagome's sake.
Tents were put up for all the other guilds that participated in the games to tend to their injure or catch some rest. Blue Pegasus had been the primary one sustaining various injuries against them, so Mermaid Heel had offered to help them out with their bandages and such.
Gajeel found Laxus leaning against a tree. He wasn't blind. He could make out what the lightning dragon was thinking now that Kagome's friends were there. Specially with the half-demon.
A while back, he had hated Laxus' guts. Not just for the beating he gave him before Fantasia, but for attempting to attack Levy who had just been an innocent bystander. He respected his power, because that was something he couldn't deny. But personality wise, he didn't like him.
That is, until Laxus saved the rest from Hades' clutches. He started to regain more respect for him, even so when they all went to attack Acnologia. That's when he came to the realization that he was no one to judge someone's past and actions. It made him a hypocrite. He had beaten Shadow Gear and beat Lucy senselessly.
Now, he thought of Laxus as an asshole, but he was alright.
"Your grandfather wants to talk to some of us," Gajeel said as he approached the taller man. Laxus heard him, but his eyes weren't looking at him. Gajeel turned around to see Kagome arguing with Inuyasha, something along the lines of leaving the kit alone that was in her arms.
"Let's go then."
Team Natsu, the Thunder Legion, Gajeel, Juvia, Mirajane, Levy, and the exceeds were brought inside the tent with the Master to speak to Kagome and her friends. There were some questions that needed answers, and in this case, some privacy was necessary. Freed had made sure that no one else would hear their conversation.
"So that was a puppet?" Erza asked seriously as she crossed her arms. It didn't sit well with her seeing that the enemy that came across those doors had just been a fake. How much powerful was he really?
"That fucking bastard hardly ever has the balls to appear in a fight," Inuyasha angrily spat out, "And now that piece of shit has the entire fucking jewel!" he whirled around, his heated gaze landing on Kagome, "Why would you have it around your neck in the first place?" He snapped.
Levy blinked. That was completely different from the previous reunion and the way he had talked to her. Laxus and Gajeel were behind her and she was pretty sure she heard Laxus growling.
Lucy admired Kagome's patience as she replied calmly, "For three years I've done it. Until now you have a problem with it?"
That wasn't the answer he had been expecting as he raised his voice, "That's not the fucking point Kagome!"
Makarov was next to Miroku as he took a step forward, in hopes of calming down the young man that was on Kagome's face. Gray and Natsu had serious looks in their faces by the way Inuyasha was talking to her. They had come to like the woman and she became part of their guild, she was their family now too.
Miroku turned to the small man, "I would advise to stay clear."
Sango sighed as she scratched Kirara who was on her shoulder, "She can handle him."
"Maybe you should have stayed back like I fucking told you so! Then we wouldn't be going through this!"
Her blue eyes were filled with anger as her patience was wearing off, "How was I supposed to know this was going to happen!"
"You're supposed to be smart! Isn't that why you go to that fucking place in the first place? You don't know what he's done for the past year!" he took a step forward.
"Clearly I am the smart one if not you would have been dead a long time ago! Besides, it has only been three months for me!"
"We are all about to be dead because you were so stupid to have the shards in such an obvious place!"
Kagome found herself being pushed back by none other than Laxus, who was glaring viciously at Inuyasha.
"You need to back off."
Inuyasha's golden eyes were blazing, "You need to get out of my fucking face dragon."
Laxus' glare didn't waver, "You need to get out of her face."
And then it all came together to him immediately. He took in the stance the blonde had in front of her and the memory of his scent on her made him snap as his angry eyes landed on her face.
"So—while countless have died in our world, you are here living a happy fucking life and you're whoring around!"
Everyone that was there gasped at the hostility of his words. Laxus raised his fist, ready to make Inuyasha swallow his words.
"SIT!"
Laxus didn't come in contact with his face, but thin air as Inuyasha slammed onto the ground.
Kagome pushed past Laxus and kneeled in front of Inuyasha, "I'm going to say this once. I will not explain myself again. I hear a word from you and I will say it."
There was a muffled reply, "Sit."
The crater became deeper as he groaned.
"I got here a little over three months ago. I have no clue why I got here in the first place. I almost drowned but I was lucky Laxus and the others found me. They sheltered me, fed me, clothed me, protected me as I tried figuring it out what was going on. I did try going back, but that well wouldn't let me go back. We hoped that maybe, in this castle's library after winning the games, we would find out what's going on. My friend Levy has been working hard to translate a book. Don't take me for fucking granted that I wasn't trying to go back."
She got up as she dusted her her knees as her expression was without emotion, "Sit. That's for calling me a whore."
She was about to walk out of the tent, when Happy called out her name, "Kagome."
She sighed as she turned around, "Not now Happy…"
He was flying towards her, "When that wind user got the shards from me, I was able to sneak one out. I don't think she noticed."
And long and behold, there was a small shard on Happy's paw. Sango and Miroku sighed in relief while Kagome gratefully hugged the exceed.
"I'm surprised I didn't sense it," she said breathlessly as she looked at it.
"You used too much of your energy," Evergreen said to her, "Maybe your powers are taking time to replenish."
"And you're not used to having a full soul either," Miroku said knowingly, "It's going to take some time."
Gray was still looking at the crater where Inuyasha laid and then at the others, "How strong is Naraku then? If that was a puppet…" He trailed off, not sure how to continue on and hoping that would lessen the tension. Seeing the faces of his team he could tell they were wondering the same thing.
Sango looked at Inuyasha as well and moved her head so everyone could step outside to give Kagome privacy with him.
Laxus was unsure of leaving her alone, but from what he saw, she could take care of herself.
He placed a hand on her shoulder, "I'll be outside."
Her eyes were wide as she nodded at him. Freed walked up to her, "We will talk with your friends to know more of the situation."
"Thank you Freed," she said softly. And as they walked out, Inuyasha started to get up.
She sighed, "We need to talk."
…
Just as they were outside, Sango's brown eyes were skeptical looking at Laxus, "Are you the one that found her?"
He wasn't phased by her look at all as he simply replied, "Yes."
She kept staring at him, but then walked forward and extended her hand, "Thank you. She's like a sister to me. We have been deeply worried about her for a year."
He looked at her hand and took it. She gripped it tightly and he nodded at her, "It was no problem."
Juvia walked up to them, "For you it's been a year?"
Sango sighed as Shippo jumped on her shoulder to answer, "Yeah. We have been trying to figure out what happened to her."
"It's a bloodbath back home," Miroku said tiredly, "Him growing in power has made it more difficult for everyone. We have taken shelter in the West, the lands of Inuyasha's brother. We've been at war for the past three months, but even with the two dog demons pairing up, it isn't enough."
"Kagome is our last hope," Sango said.
Miroku shook his head as he disagreed, "I now have my doubts. He basically has the whole jewel. Those three shards that Kagura took are going to increase his power more. Even with Kagome back with us… I'm not sure if we'll win without losing ourselves."
"We'll go and kick his arachnid butt!" Natsu exclaimed loudly as he brought his fists together, "Let me at him and your problem will be solved!"
Lucy gave him a look, "You couldn't even get through his barrier."
"No one could," Erza said with a shake of her head, "Just Inuyasha seemed capable enough with his sword."
"It looked like a raggedy old thing when he put it away," Gajeel commented as he crossed his arms.
"The fang belonged to his father," Miroku said, "Over time, he's been capable of mastering it and acquiring new skills. One of them is barriers."
"Puppet or not, he seemed rather alarmed when Inuyasha and Kagome were going after him," Carla pointed out from her place in Wendy's arms.
Sango shook her head as a small smile appeared on her face, "Fights or not, those two together have brought down dangerous demons. Their powers combined can be a force to be reckoned with."
Shippo was curiously looking at Happy and Carla as the question he had been wondering finally slipped out, "What are you?"
Laxus put his hands in his pockets and didn't say anything. His inner dragon was going on a rant, about leaving Kagome alone inside with the half-demon. However he had to let her get through it alone. He just hoped she wouldn't forget about her new family now that they were back.
Makarov had a very serious look on his face, "Tell us everything about this man. Kagome never really went into full details. Just that he was a very dangerous demon."
Miroku shook his head, "Half. He's a half-demon. And, well…"
And like that, the rest found out the whole story of Naraku.
…
She waited for him to pull himself together after getting sat. He had forgotten how much that shit hurt. He dusted himself, but as he looked up, he found Kagome barely holding in her tears.
He started to panic, "Woah, why are you crying?!"
"Because of you!" she angrily shouted. She could care less if the others heard, "I can't believe you. For once can you not be an asshole?"
His ears flattened against his skull, "Keh," he crossed his arms and looked to the side.
She didn't remove her gaze from his form, "I tried getting back. I couldn't. I cried for you because I missed you, but you go ahead and call me a whore instead."
His eyes flashed something she couldn't recognize as he scoffed, "I could smell him on you. How can you stand in front of me and tell me you searched to get back to us, to me, and you smell like a fucking dragon?"
He had no clue how those words seemed to pierce her. She felt like her world crashed around her and she was drowning again in the well.
Her eyes were wide and filled with emotion as a look of distraught graced her face, "Is it that hard to believe that maybe somebody else could be interested in me?"
"That is not—"
"Yes, yes it is. And you know what, I'm just going to say it. I do have something with him. Maybe even falling for him. He likes me for who I am. He doesn't compare me to some reincarnation. I'm just Kagome."
He was staring wide eyed at her but she continued, "I loved you and you knew. You cannot stand there and tell me that you didn't know Inuyasha. For three years I gave you my life. But so many freaking times you left to search for Kikyo," a tear fell down, "Was I supposed to continue waiting until she was gone for you to make a decision? That's not fair. I deserve to be happy. Even if it's just for a tiny bit. You don't have to beg me to go back and finish what was started. I know I have to. He knows as well and has not made an attempt to stop me from doing so because he actually gets it."
They stood there in complete silence for who knows how long. Surprisingly, it was him that broke as his voice was the softest she had ever heard, "I was worried about you."
She sighed as he walked up to her and hugged her again, which she returned, "I know. But I'm okay. I'm still trying to wrap my head around that for you it's been a year."
He inhaled her scent again and he felt his throat growing hot.
"We need to go soon. Sesshomaru said he could only keep the link open for a week."
She pulled back as she raised an eyebrow at him, "You're actually calling him by his name?"
"He's the reason why I'm here. Once we are back he's going back to being bastard."
She laughed as she wiped her tears. He was still close to her and she poked him, "Hey," his eyes moved to her, "I still care for you. You're my best friend."
"I know."
As they stepped outside, they were met with some argument amongst the guild with their group. Sango kept shaking her head, Miroku looked thoughtful, and Shippo was running around with Happy.
"What the hell is going on?" Inuyasha brashly asked as he crossed his arms.
Sango looked relieved when Kagome was back, "Tell them how it's a horrible idea for them to come with us. It is not their fight."
Kagome looked beyond confused as her eyes went to her guild, "Wait what?"
Makarov looked serious, "As Master of Fairy Tail and you being an honorary member, I cannot allow one of my children to head into such a bloody battle on your own. A team will go with you."
Kagome's eyes widened, "But there's no guarantee they will be able to come back!"
"Those that go with you are aware that will be a risk they will have to take."
Levy walked up to Kagome, "You need the numbers. With him controlling those frontiers you're going to need more people to fight."
"Yo," Laxus said as he looked at Inuyasha. The half-demon suppressed the growl that wanted to come out of his lips, "What?"
"How many of you are there? Demon wise to fight him."
A look of irritation passed through Inuyasha's face as he tried to remember, "Demons strong enough? Me and my brother. A wolf named Kouga and a wolf named Ayame. They are the last wolves from what I know. She escaped just in time before the slaughter started. Besides Miroku and Sango, we've been the only ones to get halfway through. One time we did reach him and I destroyed his shield."
"By the time we do reach a halfway point," Miroku intervened, "Our energy isn't at its best."
"Even with Naraku's shield destroyed by Inuyasha, it's not enough," Sango said, "We need a priestess, which is you Kagome. Sesshomaru destroyed the body when Inuyasha got rid of the shield, but he's always able to come back because he's not purified."
"Who's in his rank?" Erza asked.
"Kagura, which I understand Wendy fought," Miroku said as he looked at the small girl, "I'm not sure if she was there. He has another incarnation, a child with white hair named Kanna."
Bickslow nodded, "Yeah she was there. She tried taking Evergreen's soul. My seith magic protected me from taking my soul, as I am capable of controlling souls if need be."
Inuyasha sighed, "He revived the Band of Seven."
Kagome gasped, "How? They need jewel shards and we killed them last time."
"He has a new incarnation," Sango said, "Shinda Joo, Queen of the Dead."
Gray shook his head, "She sounds lovely."
"Sesshomaru and Inuyasha have been able to kill three, but Bankotsu, Renkotsu, Jakotsu… and Mukotsu remain," Miroku finished saying, looking at Kagome after saying the last name.
She grew pale, "How is he alive still?"
"Is he that dangerous?" Wendy asked Kagome as the woman looked like she was going to be sick. Lucy also looked concerned as she looked at her.
Kagome swallowed, "Not necessarily… it's just…"
"The last time we faced him, he attempted to take Kagome as his," Sango cautiously said, "If it wasn't for Sesshomaru arriving, me and Miroku would have been dead… and I can't imagine Kagome's fate."
We are fucking going and we are going to rip that bastard's throat out.
Laxus found himself wholeheartedly agreeing with it.
"I will think carefully on who will go. This is not up for a discussion Kagome. You need the help, you need the numbers."
She couldn't find herself to argue with Makarov. His tone left no room for argument.
"Count me and Lily in," Gajeel said as he threw a smirk at Kagome, "I've always wanted to go demon hunting."
The black exceed smiled at Kagome, "We have your back."
"It can't be just anyone either," Freed said, "The last thing we need is leaving the guild unprotected again."
"Well if you want to go I'm not going to stop you," Inuyasha gruffly said, "But that needs to be figured out already. We have to be back before the week is over."
Kagome sighed heavily as she tuned out the conversations that broke around her. This was too much.
If Happy hadn't been quick enough to get a hold of a shard, then there was nothing that they could do. But now everyone wanted to join in a battle that wasn't theirs.
Suddenly, she felt arms wrapping around herself and a familiar buzzing sensation as she teleported away.
Inuyasha's eyes were wide as the lightning dragon had quickly moved and took her away. He growled and without a word, he left.
Sango and Miroku were confused at the sudden display and Lucy nervously laughed, "Well we should probably tell you what's been going on with her."
Evergreen nodded, "Oh yeah…"
...
Back with Kagome, she found herself at the top of the clock tower in Crocus. She could see the entire city from where she stood and gasped at its beauty. The morning light seemed to be dissolving the horror of the previous night. It seemed that either way, Crocus was going to suffer regardless if Kagome would be in their world or not.
"So that's where your insecurity comes from? Because you were always second to him?"
She winced as she took in the tone of his voice. He wasn't happy about it.
She nervously laughed as she scratched the back of her head, "You heard?"
He wasn't amused as he crossed his arms and gave her a look. She sighed. Now it was going to be a long conversation with him. However, he caught her off guard when he suddenly pulled her in his arms. He breathed in, and he tried his best to not lash out as he could smell Inuyasha on her.
"Don't say anything. I heard. It makes sense. If that were me I would feel the same way."
She snuggled against his chest, "It's not easy to admit when you're rejected because of your dead ancestor."
"I don't want to hear any arguing with you, but I'm going."
She shook her head, "What if you can't get back…You just got reinstated into the guild..."
"Then I'll make a life there. But I'm not leaving you Kagome."
The warmth she felt for him seemed to spread and hug her like plush blanket. Her heart was beating loudly in her ears and she found herself growing red. He was putting her first, risking on not being back in his guild after being reinstated just to be with her, to help her.
To be by her side.
"I'm not putting any faith on that dog to keep you safe. I'm going and that's final."
She shook her head, "Not you too! I've heard that so many times from Kouga before."
He rolled his eyes as he bent down and kissed her harshly. She immediately wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him close. It wasn't necessary for him to explain why he was kissing her the way he was. If he heard everything like he said he did, he needed some reassurance as well. Inuyasha would always be a part of her life. He had been her protector for three years.
But the man holding her tightly and kissing her with a desire that was making her knees buckle was becoming her future.
Oh indeed, she was falling hard for him.