Inuyasha took watch so she settled into her bed roll. Miroku and Sango slept close to one another on the other side of their small fire. Shippo slept by himself a lot more lately. Probably due to the warm, end of spring nights. When he snuggled next to Kagome, she sweat and it got his fur wet. He'd wake up with matted fur one too many times it seemed.

Even with the hot air and fire nearby, she still covered herself, wrapping herself up in her sleeping bag. Otherwise she'd be awake all night worried about bugs or snakes crawling on her skin.

It was why Kagome noticed when her sleeping bag was suddenly zipped open and another body shoved itself inside.

Turning quickly, she met red eyes again and relaxed. Guess she was in this mood again? After Kagome's conversation with Inuyasha at the hot spring she was feeling a bit lonely. Watching Sango and Miroku show gentle and subtle affection to one another didn't help. So why was she dreaming of demon Inuyasha instead of the regular one? She wanted to be made love to and held gently. Not fucked.

A second after she turned to him, he turned her back, pressing his body against hers. Her sleeping bag wasn't that large but the two of them fit with little room to spare.

"What the hell was that you said, Mate?"

"Huh?" Kagome's sleep brain was slow in dreams.

"You said you're going to leave me. Leave when Naraku is dead?"

She had said that to Inuyasha a few hours ago. He'd been quiet since he returned from his bath. And back to his normal, non-purple self. The entire time during dinner and after she silently begged for him to stop, look up at her, and beg her to stay. But that's not what Inuyasha did. Not for her. He only ever begged Kikyo to stay.

"What was I supposed to say?"

His arms around her waist got tighter. "You're supposed to say that you would never leave your Mate. That you'll never leave me?"

"Why don't you ever say it? Tell me to stay?!"

This was cathartic. Getting dream Inuyasha to tell her just what she needed to hear the most. Maybe it was sad or wrong or sick. But Kagome would never get the real Inuyasha to say it to her so how else was she going to feel better and move on?

Even dream Inuyasha hesitated. But then he pressed his lips to the shell of her ear. "Stay. Stay with me."

Without further word or warning, a hand slipped off her belly and went straight into her pants. The others laughed at her pjs even though she'd been conscious enough to bring long cotton pants and a t-shirt while they slept in their clothes from the day. But it was a long summer ahead and she only had one set of priestess robes. The elastic also made it easy for Inuyasha to slip his hand inside and into her panties. From there he played with the hairs of her lower tuff. It made her shiver without being cold.

"I told you to remember when I made you my Mate. No one else will ever touch you but me and you will love no one else but me. Ever." Inuyasha dug deeper, grabbing and pinching her clit so she whimpered and pressed her hips back into him. "And yet, you seem to have forgotten so quickly." Then he licked the back of her neck, the same spot he bit her last time and an intense shock wave went through her entire body. Like electricity that playfully nipped at all the right places. "How could you forget that? Forget how only I can make you feel?"

She was going to lose control. If he wasn't already touching her to get her in the mood, that one lick to where he 'marked' Kagome in her dreams would have done the trick in an instant. "I didn't...but that, this, is just a...dream…"

He was rolling her little sensitive nub now and her hips bucked out of control. "This isn't a dream, Kagome."

Inuyasha's whisper was harsh in her ear and sounded so much like him. Great. Now her subconscious was taking pity on her. Of course, Dream Inuyasha would say this was real because she wanted it to be!

He released his hold on her clit only to use two hands to roughly pull down her pants and panties to mid thigh. He was shifting behind her and she realized he was pulling his pants down too and getting out his cock. Pushing her back onto her side, he lifted one of her legs and slid inside her. She nearly bit through her lip to keep from crying out as he filled her and stopped.

"There...doesn't that feel real?"

It did, it really did but it wasn't real! This wasn't really happening!

He waited, still and silent for her to answer. But Kagome couldn't release her lip; she didn't know what would come out. So she nodded instead and to her pleasure, he accepted, moving against her. It wasn't long until he had her bent away from him and was pummeling her pussy with his dick.

She must have been making too much noise because his hand wrapped around her mouth and pulled her back to him at the same time. With the others just a foot away, it wouldn't be hard to wake any of them. It would be even more awkward than the morning after at home if they heard her moaning in her sleep or thrashing in her sleeping bag.

"Oh god," she thought, "what if Inuyasha heard her right now? What if he was watching her??"

This caused her to still her movements, her hips twisting to meet her dream lover's. And he noticed instantly, hissing in her ear. "What's wrong??"

"I don't…" How could she explain this to her mind? "I don't want anyone to hear or… see."

His lips curled against her ear, making her shiver. "No one is going to see us, Mate. I promise."

It wasn't really his words that had her grinding against him again; it was her need. She couldn't stop herself from moving to meet him, trying to get him deeper, faster, harder inside her. The bedroll was impossibly hot, the air thin, and her thighs soaked as she came. Inuyasha clamped his hand over her mouth again, letting her bite his fingers and palm to keep from moaning as loudly as her body wanted her to.

Over and over again her body tensed, pulsing all over with the pleasure that pumped through her body. It left her made of liquid, a bag of bones that Inuyasha flipped onto its back. The sleeping bag unzipped let in some cooler air but it was still draped over them, over Inuyasha's back as he perched over her. He had her knees in her chest, pants and panties holding her ankles together like a chain, when pressed into her again.

It was obvious, he wasn't as deep, he focused his efforts around her entrance. Kagome could only assume it was him being considerate, her entire body was still overly sensitive from her first orgasm. First orgasm of the evening, clearly, as her body lit on fire again. Her brain felt like it was spinning, because all the focus was on Inuyasha's tip at her entrance. She wanted him deeper, needed him all the way into her cervix.

"Inuyasha…." She called to him quietly.

He leaned over but only ripped her shirt up and her breasts spilled out. His weight was now on her chest, his hands grabbing hard as he squeezed her flesh. She was close, so close and yet so far because he was still just dancing at the threshold of her pussy.

"Inuyasha...please…."

"Please what?"

She had closed her eyes to the onslaught of feelings but when his breath hit her face as he spoke her eyes snapped open. His glowing eyes bored into hers, searching, while he smirked, waiting. Sweat had formed on his brow but he hadn't stopped the movement of his hips, his tip still teasing her.

He wanted her to say it, say she needed him. But the words stuck in her throat. So instead, she wrapped an arm around his neck and pulled their mouths together. He groaned as she kneaded and licked his fangs. His soft hair tickled her arm, sweat from his neck and back leaking through the strands until her sweat mixed with his.

Pulling back harshly, Inuyasha cursed under his breath and tugged her pants and panties off of one leg completely. Then he laid his full weight on her, hitting her womb with his tip and making her come instantly. She could feel herself convulse around him and he felt it too, groaning loudly against her skin.

Just as she felt him twitch with his orgasm inside her, his teeth pierce her skin again. This time he bit the inside of her left breast. The pain ached to her spine and down to her thighs, mixing with the ecstasy between them until she found herself grabbing the back of his head to hold him in his place. She had forgotten about being quiet, her voice leaking out a few times before she remembered and clamped her mouth shut.

Slowly catching her breath and her mind, she relaxed the death grip she had on Inuyasha's hair. He didn't move, just carefully removed his fangs from flesh and rested his head on her chest. Absently, she ran her fingers through his hair, silky strands that glimmered in the moonlight.

Suddenly, he propped his chin on her chest bone and looked up at the bottom of her chin. "Rest. So we can go again."

A tired huff released and made his head jump. "Yeah, I'm not going again tonight."

"This is what it's like as a Mate, little human. You've got to keep up with a demon."

Her fingers met one of his ears and went up to the tip. "This is what it's like, Demon, when you mate with a little human. You have to adjust to their capabilities."

A hand ran down her side, all the way down to her thigh until it hooked the underside of her knee and lifted it up to his ribs. "You're more than capable."

She wrapped her free arm over her face, covering her eyes. "Guess you should have Mated with Kikyo then. She's dead so she doesn't need to rest in between…"Her arm was ripped off her face and an angry demon glowered down at her. "Don't you ever say stupid shit like that again."

Kagome's response was to roll her eyes. Of course, even in her dreams, Inuyasha was defensive of Kikyo. For the first time, she really wanted to wake up because she was pissed and tired. Refusing to look at him, she felt him soften. There was no other way to explain it but in her mind, she could see his frown melt away and his eyes dull back to blood red instead of glowing with anger. Proof that what she sensed was real was him gently running the back of his hand across the cheek she had facing him. It kept going down; across her neck, rippling the shirt she still had bunched up in her armpits, and in between her breasts. There, he carefully traced where he bit her.

"Another mark… more proof of my devotion to you."

Her mind was placating her. Trying to make up with her for what it said. Something was seriously wrong with her, she needed to see someone about this when she got home. The dreams may not have been anything new but they were changing drastically, feeling real and lasting longer. And she was having full conversations with her imagination too.

For now, she would just have to deal...and enjoy. Because she might be going crazy but the sex was devine.

Wrapping her arms around his head, she pulled him back up to her. He eagerly claimed her mouth, making up fully for hurting her feelings. And when she tried to turn him down again for another round, he tested out the power of her new mark, leaving her mouth to lick her breasts. When the tingle nearly made her come alone, she allowed him to fuck her again. Even though it was slow and gentle instead of hard and needy like before.

For the first time, her dream Demon made love to her. Things were starting to blur together way too much in her mind.

oOo

Given her disheveled clothes when she woke alone in her bed roll, she could only assume she had tossed, turned, and made a hell of a lot of noise in her sleep last night. Inuyasha was nowhere in sight so she rushed past a smirking Sango and Miroku to the hot spring.

Her robes were getting wrinkled in her hold but she was in far too much a rush to care. Kagome needed to get the smell of sex off her skin before….

Stopping just as the spring came into view, she was stuck. Because at the water's edge was Inuyasha, bent over and splashing water on himself. Shirtless. And this time he didn't have funny hair to distract her.

His long locks spilled down and split, showing off his broad and muscular back. No wonder she had dreamed of her scratching it up last night, just his back was sexy. The sight of it alone had her shivering, her dreams still way too fresh for such an encounter. Usually, she had days, hours before she had to face Inuyasha after one of her dreams. And after last night, the raw intensity that was her dream, Inuyasha making love to her multiple times, she wasn't sure she could face him again.

But Kagome also didn't have a choice as Inuyasha whipped around to face her. The air filled with confused tension, not sure what to do or say anymore while Inuyasha's brows furrowed in scrutiny of her. She couldn't move! Her body had seized the moment her eyes landed on him and refused to help her escape this awkward situation.

"Are you okay?"

Inuyasha's question rang out over the gentle morning calls of the forest around them. It was as if the world had melted away to nothing, leaving Kagome alone with the man before her. Internally, she slapped herself in the face and pushed out a forced chuckle. "Yeah, why wouldn't I be?"

Now broken from her trance, Kagome's feet moved slowly. Her eyes to the ground, she focused on getting to the water. It was her goal and she would die trying if need be.

"I don't know you were just… standing there…" He paused, looking her over again once she got closer. "You smell… different…"

"Different?" Inuyasha nodded and then took another big whiff of her, getting far too close for comfort as he sniffed her hair. "Jeez! Personal space?!"

She'd never complained about him getting close to her before so the shocked and hurt look on his face wasn't surprising to her. Kagome still pushed him back as much as she could, the Hanyou acting like a child as he remained stiff and impossible to move.

It was enough to get around him and to the water. So she did, gripping the hem of her shirt and getting it to her ribs before stopping herself. She was ready to strip in front of him. It wasn't even a thought in her head to be modest because he'd seen all of her so many times now.

"But that was a dream, stupid!!! What the hell are you doing???!!!" Her mind screamed at her.

Looking over her shoulder, she found Inuyasha still there. His eyes were wide and focused on the skin she'd revealed. "Do you mind?? I want to wash up before breakfast."

His response? To turn around. He still didn't leave!!! "Why do you need a full bath before breakfast? Didn't you wash last night??"

The last thing she wanted was to bathe with him there. Scratch that, the last thing she wanted was to have this conversation. She was pretty sure he knew why she needed the bath already. It was on Sango and Miroku's faces as she ran past them. If they heard her moaning in her sleep then Inuyasha sure as hell did. But Inuyasha was so oblivious, he probably didn't even realize why she was moaning.

Oh wait…

"I… had a really bad dream last night. I want to get the…. fear sweat off."

Would he believe it? She'd only lied to the Hanyou a few times and he usually caught it, pushing her until she came clean. But those times she partly wanted him to know because they had been times he hurt her. Running off to see Kikyo or getting himself hurt for Kagome's sake? Those were all things she hated with a passion and Inuyasha knew it. All because he pushed her to tell him the truth those times it had mattered to her.

And for some reason, he decided this time to believe her. "I understand. That explains a lot actually."

"It… it does?"

She turned to look at him but he was still facing the other way. "I have them too. Nightmares. Bad ones. I might have… I kinda got into your bed roll last night."

"...what?!"

Her face felt like it was on fire. And her heart was about to tear out of her chest. Inuyasha's ears flicked, hearing her heart race and probably feeling guilty about it. "I didn't mean to… sometimes I dream and I just… I need you. I need to know that you're safe and alive and last night was one of those nights."

Spinning back to the water, she buried her hot face in her cool palms. She'd been thrashing around moaning last night and Inuyasha did what? Held her down and tried to comfort her? All while she dreamed he was inside her???? Perhaps… that's why the dreams were more intense? It was her body reacting to stimuli outside the dream? Ug, another thing she needed to research but there was definitely no way to do it here. It would have to wait until she was home. A month in her time from now….

"You can take your bath. I won't peek, I promise. I just… I don't want you alone right now."

The whimper she released surely caused more concern for the Hanyou right behind her. Either way, she rushed again, stripping her clothes and jumping into the water. Partly because Inuyasha was right there waiting but also because something wet slid into her panties a second after she whimpered. She had accidentally pushed something out of her body from last night and, even though she had no clue what it was because female sex organs didn't just randomly drop large wads of discharge, she really didn't want Inuyasha to smell it.

So she left her panties on and washed them as well. Last thing she needed was to bring the damn smell back with her to camp.