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Now I know I said 1540...but you all just rocked so much...and your reviews were so wonderful...this is my little gift to you. Enjoy!

Kagome sat on her bed and tugged her boots off, before un-braiding her hair, taking the roses out and placing them on her bed-side table. Putting her hair up into a messy bun, she strode towards the bathroom, armed with a bottle of make-up remover and a wad of cotton wool. Locking the door behind her, she began to scrub at her face.

Splashing cold water on her face, she stopped when she felt something lightly brush against the back of her neck. Her hand flew to her neck, to check if any of her hair had fallen loose. Shaking off the thought, she reached for a hand towel to dry her face, when she felt something against her neck once more, only this time hot and wet.

Freezing, she slipped her hand up to her neck once more, only to find a small wet patch. Glancing in the mirror, she saw nothing but an empty room behind her. After a few moments she began to dry her face, wishing the hairs on the back of her neck would go back down.

A few moments after pressing the cloth to her face, she felt a tongue start to lick at the neck once more. Dropping the towel from her face she stared into the mirror, only to find that the room wasn't empty anymore. Kagome stared at the face behind her and screamed bloody murder.

Turning around, the miko boxed the ears of the hanyou standing behind her. "Damn Kags," he whimpered, "Loud much?" Her gaze softened as she watched him clutch his hands over his trembling ears. "Here," she murmured, stretching her hands up to gently massage his tender ears, "I didn't mean to scream. You just scared me." Inuyasha lent his head towards her hands, "I'm sorry," he told her, "I didn't mean to scare you, just that your neck looked so tempting, like it was begging to be licked, and my demon side was more then happy to oblige."

Inuyasha leaned forward, resting his head on her shoulder as her gentle fingers slowly eased the pain. Turning his head to face her neck, he began to rub his nose against the soft skin. "Hey," she chided, "I thought you didn't like me rubbing your ears." Inuyasha breathed in deeply, inhaling her scent. "I did," he admitted, "But I lied. Throughout my life there have only been two people I've allowed to go anywhere near my ears. The first being my mother, the second, you. I didn't even let Kikyo near my ears. Not like she'd want to touch them anyway, they'd only remind her that I wasn't human. But as useful as they are, with alerting me to danger, they're also easily hurt." Inuyasha paused, he'd never revealed his weaknesses to anyone before. He had too many enemies to let anyone know, but he also knew that Kagome would never hurt him, and if you couldn't tell your mate, then who could you tell?

"Twisting my ears hurts worse then a hole in the stomach," he told her, "And when I was younger, the people in the village twisted them, laughing as I whimpered. I promised myself from then on that I would never let anyone else touch my ears ever again." Kagome instantly removed her hands from his ears. She knew how important he thought promises were.

Inuyasha raised his head enough to see, before darting his hands out to catch hers. Clutching her soft fingers, he brought them back up to his doggy appendages. Twitching his ears, he tickled the palms of her hands with their velvety fur, silently urging her to continue. "You're not anyone, Kags," he told her, "You're mine. You're not just anyone, to me, you're my everything. I know you won't hurt me. I trust you. Besides, it feels kinda nice when you do it."

He rested his head back down against her shoulder, enjoying the tingling sensations her ministrations were having on him. Turning to face her neck once more, he breathed in her delicate scent. "So, how about we make a start on those pups?" he asked her, lapping her neck gently.

I know, I know...it's not a lemon...but I had to explain why Inuyasha hates his ears being touched.

Well...now that we know what a horn-dog Yashie is...REVIEW ME!

(get's Inuyasha and Kyo to puppy pout) Pretty please?

May your thoughts and creativity flow,

Lady Ami DragonHeart