Chapter 7
Later that night, almost everyone was a sleep inside the small hut. Inuyasha, who never slept on his human night, sat awake, staring at a bundle on the floor to his right. He looked down at the sleeping girl and brushed her bangs out of her face so he could see it better. "I must have done something right to please the gods, because they brought you back to me, my one true love." He had spoken softly so no one would hear him in case they had been faining sleep. He went to touch her hair some more, but she sifted in her sleep, causing him to jerk his hand back quickly.
Kagome rolled over in her sleeping bag, putting her back to Inuyasha. A large smile was on her lips as she went back to sleep. Dreaming about all that had happened that night and of kissing Inuyasha, her one and only true love.
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Inuyasha stood several yards away from Kagome, in the middle of a large clearing. Sango, Miroku and Shippo sat at the tree line watching their friends with intense interest. Kagome was standing with the Kiseiga in hand, breathing heavily from the training she was receiving. Inuyasha took note of her fatigue and sheathed the untransformed Tetsusaiga. "That's good for today, take a rest, Kagome." he started to walk toward the tree line when a blade came down in front of him.
"Kagome......you're tired, you should-"
She lunged at him with the Kiseiga, which he easily avoided by jumping backwards. He landed on a low branch of a near by tree.
"Kagome you should rest...... but if you insist, there are other abilities we still need to focus on besides swordsmanship. If you're interested you lave to catch me first." Inuyasha smiled, turned around and leapt into the dense forest.
Kagome watched him leave and quickly sheathed the Kiseiga, which was being held at her waist by a tie that Inuyasha made from a strip of his haori, he had also said it was a memento. "Come back her you jerk," rang throughout the clearing as she took chase after him.
"Do you think he's enjoying this?" Asked Sango as she watched Kagome follow after Inuyasha.
"Well, how often does he get to teach Kagome something. Plus with her youkai blood active again, he needs to find out what she's capable of for her own safety. But yes I think he's enjoying himself." Miroku confirmed Sango's suspicions.
"Now all we can do is wait for them to come back." Shippo sulked as he sat with the two humans and awaited the return of the two rambunctious hanyous.
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Using her regained superior senses, Kagome quickly tracked down the silver haired hanyou. She found him standing in another clearing a few miles away from where they had started. His back was to her and he seemed to be looking for something. Being down wind gave Kagome the advantage she needed. She crouched down on a branch and readied herself for her assault.
Inuyasha sniffed the breeze looking for the same scent that always put his mind at ease. His eyes and ears scanning the meadow. 'Where is she? She should have caught up to me by now, unless....oh no, what if a youkai found her, she's not ready to fight yet. Oh god, I have to-' as Inuyasha turned around to search for her, he was pushed to the ground by two clawed hands. The momentum from the attack sent him and his assailant rolling for several feet. When they came to a stop he was pinned to the ground by a light weight form straddling him and small clawed hands pushing at his chest. Inuyasha shook his head then opened his eyes. He was a bit surprised to see liquid gold staring down at him from behind a black curtain. "Well, it's good to see your youkai senses work."
Kagome brushed the hair out of her face and smiled as she nodded. She shifted her weight slightly, causing Inuyasha to emit a low growl. Worried that she might have hurt him, she started to check his body for wounds. "I'm sorry, did I hurt you, where?"
"Be still!" Inuyasha grabbed her hips tightly and ceased her movements. Her quest for wounds had caused her hips to rock against his several times, causing a whole new area of problems. 'If I don't get her to stop, then she's going to become my mate a lot sooner than even she expects.'
Kagome saw him blush as he closed his eyes and steadied her. She tried to squirm her way out but only succeeded in getting another growl from the hanyou beneath her. 'Beneath!' Kagome had just now realized their positions and blushed a deep red, but didn't move. 'Why does this feel natural? Shouldn't I feel ashamed?' She looked down at the boy pinned under her, his face still blushed slightly as he fought control. His hair was spread out like a gorgeous white blanket beneath them. Looking at his handsome face she knew why she wasn't ashamed. 'I'm with the man I love. It shouldn't feel anything but natural.' Kagome then fixed her gaze on his dog ears. Grinning she reached for them.
Feeling Kagome's hands leave his chest, he opened his eyes to she her hands going in the direction of his ears. He released his hold on her hips and snatched her hands away just in time. He held on to her hands as he glared at her. "Oh no you don't. You've tortured me enough for one afternoon." Inuyasha then let his imagination run wild as he looked at her petite form straddling him. She was naked and her body glistened from sweat as she screamed out from the pleasure he was giving her. He smiled to himself.
Kagome was a bit confused when she saw him grin all of a sudden. 'Why do I have the feeling that he's thinking something naughty?' Kagome stiffened as an odd odor reached her nose. 'It smells a lot like Inuyasha except this is......a......a full youkai. But why-'
"Well, well, looks like my little brother has found a play mate."
The familiar and unwanted voice pulled Inuyasha from his day dream. In a single fluid motion, Inuyasha had pulled Kagome off of him and stood, pushing her behind him. With the Tetsusaiga now drawn. Inuyasha felt the need to question his half brother. "What do you want Sesshoumaru?"
"I merely smelled a familiar bloodline that's been extinct for over 60 years and came to investigate." Sesshoumaru eyed the girl standing behind Inuyasha. "You're that Kuro Inu pup that use to follow around my brother when we were children. Were you not also the princess of the Eastern lands?"
"Ya so, now you can leave." Kagome growled at him from behind Inuyasha.
"Are you not also that annoying miko who would get in my way?" When he heard a growl from his brother, he knew he was right. "I'll have to ask you about that later." In one swift movement, Sesshoumaru had back handed Inuyasha into a tree, stunning him, and had grabbed Kagome by the wrists pulling her up against his chest. "You look better as a hanyou. I'm even persuaded to take you as my mate. The Eastern Lands would be a valuable asset to me. What do you think, Princess?"
Kagome's eyes grew wide with fear and disgust as she saw his face inch towards hers. 'Oh god, he's going to kiss me. NO.... I....won't....I can't. Let me go......NOOOO!' Unable to grab her sword, she did the first thing that came to mind, she screamed, "INUYASHAAAAA!"
There was suddenly a pulse. Then another. There was a blue flash that sent Sesshoumaru flying backwards into a nearby tree. He was dazed but still conscience. It had also knocked Kagome to the ground. She was now surrounded by a blue bubble like force field. Inuyasha who was shocked by the whole ordeal reached out to touch the bubble, when he did, his hand passed right through it. With that new information he ran to Kagome's side in the center of the force field. When Sesshoumaru tried to enter the bubble, Kagome's Kiseiga glowed blue and through him back again. After regaining his composer he walked to the edge of the force field and glared at the girl inside.
"One of these days you won't have your father's sword to protect you and when that happens I'll have you and your kingdom. I would be a much better match with you then that half-breed. You'll agree soon enough, Princess." Sesshoumaru gave her a cocky grin then turned around and left, as silently as he had entered.
With his brother's scent no longer in the area, Inuyasha pulled a rattled Kagome into his lap. She was shaking as he tried to comfort her. While he was holding her against him, the barrier faded and the Kiseiga ceased it's pulsating. He ran his hand up and down her arms in hope of calming her. "Kagome it's ok. You know I'll never let that bastard have you. And I don't think your sword will allow that either." He positioned her so her head was against his chest and her legs draped over his leg. He placed a soft kiss behind her ear and felt her shiver again. "Come on Kagome, I'm taking you back." After wrapping an arm around her back, he slid his other arm under her knees and held her closer. He then stood and started to walk back to where their friends were.
Kagome felt herself being lifted and instinctively wrapped her arms around Inuyasha's neck, clinging to him like her life depended on it. She closed her eyes when she rested her head against his chest and whispered. "Don't let him take me."
Inuyasha felt a lump in his throat as she shivered yet again and he realized how scared she truly was. "Don't worry, you're betrothed to me and I won't let anyone have you."
"Thank you." The warmth from Inuyasha's body was calming her. "Hey Inuyasha?"
"Hmmmmm?"
"What do you think that barrier was?"
"I'm not sure but we'll ask Kaede or Myoga when we get back. One of them should know something......Now just relax....I'll get you home safely." He felt the grip she had around his neck loosen causing him to pull her closer.
Kagome was being lured to sleep by the comforting words and gentle embrace she was receiving from the usually rough hanyou. Due to her state of contentment, her next words came out slow and drowsy. "Home....? Which....side....is my....home?"
Inuyasha had almost missed her words as he walked through the forest. 'She's right! Even though she was born here, she spent the last 12 years over there. And when did I start referring to Kaede's village as home. Has this girl really changed me that much.....I guess so....I've slept under the same roof as three humans, three youkai and now a female hanyou.' Inuyasha looked down at the sleeping girl in his arms. 'Now with her youkai blood awake, she's torn between two different worlds. The slow, calm, convenience of the human life and the fast, refreshing, adventurous life of the youkai. I wonder which side she'll consider to be more of a home in.' He placed his chin on her head and brushed his cheek against her ear as he continued to think. 'Lets see, we're betrothed, which means we'll be married one day, and we'll of course have pups.' That got a deep blush going. 'Which means I'll need to provide food and shelter for my family? And since Kagome is the rightful ruler of the Eastern Lands she'll need to stay here and oversee her domain. So....if I want her to consider this side home, I'll need to make her happy and comfortable. Let's see, happy: stop being a jerk, be nicer to her, don't throw a fuss and let her go to the other side, that's a big one. Comfortable.....comfortable? I know, I can-'
"Hey Inuyasha, what's with the determined look and why are you carrying Kagome, is she hurt?"
"Shut up monk, it's none of your business and no she's not hurt. I'm carrying her like this because......" Inuyasha's eyes just about popped out of his head at what he had almost said. 'What would I have said? I wanted to see her beauty as we returned. NO! It felt better this way. Ya right, like I could say that! Maybe I'll just let the monk wonder some more.' "Come on you guys, we need to get back to Kaede's, there's been some new....developments."
Sango and Shippo watched as the two hanyou's returned. The darker cradled against the lighter. Then Inuyasha and Miroku exchanged a few words that ended in an evil glare from the dog-boy. Now the two humans and a fox child were following behind an out of character Inuyasha.
"What do you suppose happened?" Sango whispered to Miroku.
"I don't know. He said she wasn't hurt, but she looks awfully pale."
"Well if he doesn't tell us soon, we could always beat it out of him."
"Sango, calm down. He said she wasn't hurt, and with the way he is with Kagome, I believe him. He'll probably tell us once we reach Kaede's." After receiving a nod from Sango and surprisingly Shippo, he continued on in silence.
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Later that night, almost everyone was a sleep inside the small hut. Inuyasha, who never slept on his human night, sat awake, staring at a bundle on the floor to his right. He looked down at the sleeping girl and brushed her bangs out of her face so he could see it better. "I must have done something right to please the gods, because they brought you back to me, my one true love." He had spoken softly so no one would hear him in case they had been faining sleep. He went to touch her hair some more, but she sifted in her sleep, causing him to jerk his hand back quickly.
Kagome rolled over in her sleeping bag, putting her back to Inuyasha. A large smile was on her lips as she went back to sleep. Dreaming about all that had happened that night and of kissing Inuyasha, her one and only true love.
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Inuyasha stood several yards away from Kagome, in the middle of a large clearing. Sango, Miroku and Shippo sat at the tree line watching their friends with intense interest. Kagome was standing with the Kiseiga in hand, breathing heavily from the training she was receiving. Inuyasha took note of her fatigue and sheathed the untransformed Tetsusaiga. "That's good for today, take a rest, Kagome." he started to walk toward the tree line when a blade came down in front of him.
"Kagome......you're tired, you should-"
She lunged at him with the Kiseiga, which he easily avoided by jumping backwards. He landed on a low branch of a near by tree.
"Kagome you should rest...... but if you insist, there are other abilities we still need to focus on besides swordsmanship. If you're interested you lave to catch me first." Inuyasha smiled, turned around and leapt into the dense forest.
Kagome watched him leave and quickly sheathed the Kiseiga, which was being held at her waist by a tie that Inuyasha made from a strip of his haori, he had also said it was a memento. "Come back her you jerk," rang throughout the clearing as she took chase after him.
"Do you think he's enjoying this?" Asked Sango as she watched Kagome follow after Inuyasha.
"Well, how often does he get to teach Kagome something. Plus with her youkai blood active again, he needs to find out what she's capable of for her own safety. But yes I think he's enjoying himself." Miroku confirmed Sango's suspicions.
"Now all we can do is wait for them to come back." Shippo sulked as he sat with the two humans and awaited the return of the two rambunctious hanyous.
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Using her regained superior senses, Kagome quickly tracked down the silver haired hanyou. She found him standing in another clearing a few miles away from where they had started. His back was to her and he seemed to be looking for something. Being down wind gave Kagome the advantage she needed. She crouched down on a branch and readied herself for her assault.
Inuyasha sniffed the breeze looking for the same scent that always put his mind at ease. His eyes and ears scanning the meadow. 'Where is she? She should have caught up to me by now, unless....oh no, what if a youkai found her, she's not ready to fight yet. Oh god, I have to-' as Inuyasha turned around to search for her, he was pushed to the ground by two clawed hands. The momentum from the attack sent him and his assailant rolling for several feet. When they came to a stop he was pinned to the ground by a light weight form straddling him and small clawed hands pushing at his chest. Inuyasha shook his head then opened his eyes. He was a bit surprised to see liquid gold staring down at him from behind a black curtain. "Well, it's good to see your youkai senses work."
Kagome brushed the hair out of her face and smiled as she nodded. She shifted her weight slightly, causing Inuyasha to emit a low growl. Worried that she might have hurt him, she started to check his body for wounds. "I'm sorry, did I hurt you, where?"
"Be still!" Inuyasha grabbed her hips tightly and ceased her movements. Her quest for wounds had caused her hips to rock against his several times, causing a whole new area of problems. 'If I don't get her to stop, then she's going to become my mate a lot sooner than even she expects.'
Kagome saw him blush as he closed his eyes and steadied her. She tried to squirm her way out but only succeeded in getting another growl from the hanyou beneath her. 'Beneath!' Kagome had just now realized their positions and blushed a deep red, but didn't move. 'Why does this feel natural? Shouldn't I feel ashamed?' She looked down at the boy pinned under her, his face still blushed slightly as he fought control. His hair was spread out like a gorgeous white blanket beneath them. Looking at his handsome face she knew why she wasn't ashamed. 'I'm with the man I love. It shouldn't feel anything but natural.' Kagome then fixed her gaze on his dog ears. Grinning she reached for them.
Feeling Kagome's hands leave his chest, he opened his eyes to she her hands going in the direction of his ears. He released his hold on her hips and snatched her hands away just in time. He held on to her hands as he glared at her. "Oh no you don't. You've tortured me enough for one afternoon." Inuyasha then let his imagination run wild as he looked at her petite form straddling him. She was naked and her body glistened from sweat as she screamed out from the pleasure he was giving her. He smiled to himself.
Kagome was a bit confused when she saw him grin all of a sudden. 'Why do I have the feeling that he's thinking something naughty?' Kagome stiffened as an odd odor reached her nose. 'It smells a lot like Inuyasha except this is......a......a full youkai. But why-'
"Well, well, looks like my little brother has found a play mate."
The familiar and unwanted voice pulled Inuyasha from his day dream. In a single fluid motion, Inuyasha had pulled Kagome off of him and stood, pushing her behind him. With the Tetsusaiga now drawn. Inuyasha felt the need to question his half brother. "What do you want Sesshoumaru?"
"I merely smelled a familiar bloodline that's been extinct for over 60 years and came to investigate." Sesshoumaru eyed the girl standing behind Inuyasha. "You're that Kuro Inu pup that use to follow around my brother when we were children. Were you not also the princess of the Eastern lands?"
"Ya so, now you can leave." Kagome growled at him from behind Inuyasha.
"Are you not also that annoying miko who would get in my way?" When he heard a growl from his brother, he knew he was right. "I'll have to ask you about that later." In one swift movement, Sesshoumaru had back handed Inuyasha into a tree, stunning him, and had grabbed Kagome by the wrists pulling her up against his chest. "You look better as a hanyou. I'm even persuaded to take you as my mate. The Eastern Lands would be a valuable asset to me. What do you think, Princess?"
Kagome's eyes grew wide with fear and disgust as she saw his face inch towards hers. 'Oh god, he's going to kiss me. NO.... I....won't....I can't. Let me go......NOOOO!' Unable to grab her sword, she did the first thing that came to mind, she screamed, "INUYASHAAAAA!"
There was suddenly a pulse. Then another. There was a blue flash that sent Sesshoumaru flying backwards into a nearby tree. He was dazed but still conscience. It had also knocked Kagome to the ground. She was now surrounded by a blue bubble like force field. Inuyasha who was shocked by the whole ordeal reached out to touch the bubble, when he did, his hand passed right through it. With that new information he ran to Kagome's side in the center of the force field. When Sesshoumaru tried to enter the bubble, Kagome's Kiseiga glowed blue and through him back again. After regaining his composer he walked to the edge of the force field and glared at the girl inside.
"One of these days you won't have your father's sword to protect you and when that happens I'll have you and your kingdom. I would be a much better match with you then that half-breed. You'll agree soon enough, Princess." Sesshoumaru gave her a cocky grin then turned around and left, as silently as he had entered.
With his brother's scent no longer in the area, Inuyasha pulled a rattled Kagome into his lap. She was shaking as he tried to comfort her. While he was holding her against him, the barrier faded and the Kiseiga ceased it's pulsating. He ran his hand up and down her arms in hope of calming her. "Kagome it's ok. You know I'll never let that bastard have you. And I don't think your sword will allow that either." He positioned her so her head was against his chest and her legs draped over his leg. He placed a soft kiss behind her ear and felt her shiver again. "Come on Kagome, I'm taking you back." After wrapping an arm around her back, he slid his other arm under her knees and held her closer. He then stood and started to walk back to where their friends were.
Kagome felt herself being lifted and instinctively wrapped her arms around Inuyasha's neck, clinging to him like her life depended on it. She closed her eyes when she rested her head against his chest and whispered. "Don't let him take me."
Inuyasha felt a lump in his throat as she shivered yet again and he realized how scared she truly was. "Don't worry, you're betrothed to me and I won't let anyone have you."
"Thank you." The warmth from Inuyasha's body was calming her. "Hey Inuyasha?"
"Hmmmmm?"
"What do you think that barrier was?"
"I'm not sure but we'll ask Kaede or Myoga when we get back. One of them should know something......Now just relax....I'll get you home safely." He felt the grip she had around his neck loosen causing him to pull her closer.
Kagome was being lured to sleep by the comforting words and gentle embrace she was receiving from the usually rough hanyou. Due to her state of contentment, her next words came out slow and drowsy. "Home....? Which....side....is my....home?"
Inuyasha had almost missed her words as he walked through the forest. 'She's right! Even though she was born here, she spent the last 12 years over there. And when did I start referring to Kaede's village as home. Has this girl really changed me that much.....I guess so....I've slept under the same roof as three humans, three youkai and now a female hanyou.' Inuyasha looked down at the sleeping girl in his arms. 'Now with her youkai blood awake, she's torn between two different worlds. The slow, calm, convenience of the human life and the fast, refreshing, adventurous life of the youkai. I wonder which side she'll consider to be more of a home in.' He placed his chin on her head and brushed his cheek against her ear as he continued to think. 'Lets see, we're betrothed, which means we'll be married one day, and we'll of course have pups.' That got a deep blush going. 'Which means I'll need to provide food and shelter for my family? And since Kagome is the rightful ruler of the Eastern Lands she'll need to stay here and oversee her domain. So....if I want her to consider this side home, I'll need to make her happy and comfortable. Let's see, happy: stop being a jerk, be nicer to her, don't throw a fuss and let her go to the other side, that's a big one. Comfortable.....comfortable? I know, I can-'
"Hey Inuyasha, what's with the determined look and why are you carrying Kagome, is she hurt?"
"Shut up monk, it's none of your business and no she's not hurt. I'm carrying her like this because......" Inuyasha's eyes just about popped out of his head at what he had almost said. 'What would I have said? I wanted to see her beauty as we returned. NO! It felt better this way. Ya right, like I could say that! Maybe I'll just let the monk wonder some more.' "Come on you guys, we need to get back to Kaede's, there's been some new....developments."
Sango and Shippo watched as the two hanyou's returned. The darker cradled against the lighter. Then Inuyasha and Miroku exchanged a few words that ended in an evil glare from the dog-boy. Now the two humans and a fox child were following behind an out of character Inuyasha.
"What do you suppose happened?" Sango whispered to Miroku.
"I don't know. He said she wasn't hurt, but she looks awfully pale."
"Well if he doesn't tell us soon, we could always beat it out of him."
"Sango, calm down. He said she wasn't hurt, and with the way he is with Kagome, I believe him. He'll probably tell us once we reach Kaede's." After receiving a nod from Sango and surprisingly Shippo, he continued on in silence.
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