Chapter Two: Love Me Or Hate Me

Inuyasha collapsed onto her, all the wind had left his lungs as Kagome clenched his shoulders, shivering from the aftermath of her orgasm. Slowly he pushed himself onto the side, carefully withdrawing from her dripping core.

Kagome shivered from the loss of heat, but before her body could attempt to adjust to the new temperature, a strong arm came under her back and she was pulled into a tight and warm embrace.

Kagome snuggled deeply into his chest while Inuyasha threw his robe of the fire-rat over their naked, sweaty bodies.

When the air finally managed to return to his lungs he said "Wow…we're getting good at this!" Kagome out right laughed between pants. "I had a good teacher." she replied, causing Inuyasha to grin widely. She knew how to stroke his ego.

Slowly she lifted from his side, her hands stationed on the pelt, on each side of his face. He watched her intently, his hungry eyes roamed her face to her naked form. She readjusted herself by pressing her chest to his, while throwing a leg between his own.

They were eye level, she gave him a loving smile, as his eyes shimmering in the low light. His right hand lifted to her face and gently stroked her skin with his claws. "How did I get so lucky? To have this beautiful…" He leaned forward and kissed her cheek "sexy…" he kissed the other cheek "amazing woman…to share my bed with?" he finished by kissing her lips, tenderly running his tongue over her bottom lip.

Kagome blushed deeply at his sweetness. She took his hand in hers and sensually kissed his palm. He nearly chewed his lip as he felt his lower half becoming alive just at the feel of her lips against his skin.

She replied in a soft whisper "No…I'm the lucky one Inuyasha. Without you I'm only a Priestess." as she spoke he ran his fingers threw her damp hair, his eyes darkened slightly as reality began to check in.

"I can be myself with you…" the corners of his mouth gently turned up. Kagome had to be a perfect Priestess, a public figure of poise and strength…however, with him, a demon, she is able to drop this facade.

He slipped his way into her heart and brought out the girl she always wanted to show. "Well…it's worth it, as long as I see this side of you…and every other." his hands began roaming, sending shivers throughout her body. His claws dragging across her skin, while his knee (the one that rested between her thighs) lifted upwards and rub her in the most intimate way.

Kagome took in a sharp breath, her hands clenched his shoulders at the blissful intake. Inuyasha grinned at her reaction, loving the way he could so easily toy with her. Unable to hold back, she kissed him lustfully.

The warmth she had felt not ten minutes ago was quickly building again. His knee was replaced his two very talented fingers. Brushing against the small nub between her folds. Kagome tried to hold in her voice, at the same time rocked her hips into his hand.

Inuyasha laid on his back watching as Kagome's face scrunched in pleasure, and the sounds of her pleasured moans and gasps for air excited him, his fingers moved faster, harder and all Kagome could do was wither at his magnificat touch.

As he moved, so did she. She arched her back in a way that made her breasts completely exposed to him. Not waisting a moment, Inuyasha leaned forward and took hold of the sensitive peck.

Kagome released an even louder moan, she panted as Inuyasha brought her close to her edge. "Inuyasha…" she panted, not ever wanting this feeling to end. Inuyasha's fingers lowered from her bundle of nerves, and went straight into her core.

Her body now trembled, moving with the smooth and fast strokes Inuyasha made. He would have gone harder, just so he could hear that beautiful moan. But his deathly claws stopped him, the last thing he would ever do is harm Kagome.

His tongue ran across her skin before pulling the nipple into his mouth, sucking it harshly and giving a soft, yet firm love bite to her breast. Then, moving to it's twin and giving the same treatment.

All the while his fingers moved in a shift motion, sliding in and out of her so perfectly. Kagome's arms laced around his head, cradling him to her bosom as she cried out with painful pleasure. And all too quickly she came.

Her body fell into his, completely melting away in the arms of her only love. Inuyasha fell back onto the bed with Kagome once again on his chest, he'd allow her to rest before they continued.

His ears twitched at the sound of her harsh breathing, having it fan his upper chest as he stroked her long hair. She shivered and laid sprawled against him. "Oh Inuyasha…" she moaned, still feeling from her high "You'll be the death of me."

He laughed slightly, but then joked sweetly "Only fair, you bring me to life."

She snuggled into him more closely as she whispered, cheeks flaring crimson "I love you." His ear twitched, they didn't use that term loosely as most couples did. The first time she said it, his heart dropped to the floor.

Leaning forward, he took hold of her chin as he captured her lips again, in a seething and heart pounding kiss. When they released, his hold on her tightened, his mouth merely an inch from her's with serious eyes boring into her innocent one's.

"Then marry me Kagome."

For half a moment, she was the happiest person alive. She dreamed of this from the first time they laid together and every time after that. Kagome wanted nothing more then to spend her life by the side of her beloved half-demon…but.

The moment ended, her eyes hardened in sadness as she said in a low voice "This is the fourth time you've asked me…and I'll say the same thing a fourth time…no." Inuyasha frowned and dropped his hand from her chin. "Figured you'd say that." he muttered coldly.

Guilt hit her full heartedly, but he knew the truth as well as she did. A Priestess and Demon could never wed in the eyes of the church. Even though he was only half, it was forbidden.

There was the much easier way of simply marking her, many demon brides had it. A swift bite to the neck that bounded them for all eternity, it would also extended her life to his and give them other supernatural benefits. Unfortunately, the aftereffect would be that she would loose the powers of a high Priestess if her body was infused with demon blood.

So until she was no longer needed in her village, demon mating was out of the question.

A soft hand was placed on his cheek, bringing his gaze back to her pleading eyes. He could smell her emotions clearly, she felt so much pain in denying him, but she had to. He felt like an ass for pushing her, but he needed to know that she loved him the way she said she did.

"I love you with all of my heart and nothing would make me happier…but I can't leave my family, they depend on me too much."

Annoyance flared within him. "And when exactly do you think they won't be dependent? When you're too old and weak to carry a bow, like the old hag?"

Kagome's eyebrow twitched at his reference to her grandmother as an 'old hag', but she repressed her anger.

Calmly she said "I don't know when…but what do you expect from me Inuyasha? I can't just abandon them without another trained Priestess to replace me, the village will be over run with demons."

"Who gives a shit?!" He spat "If you didn't have those powers they wouldn't give a damn about you, besides you hate being their puppet! Doing their dirty work and having the demon blood on your hands."

It was true, she hated killing. There were so many demons she was forced to slay in order to keep her village and family safe, such a burden was place on her the moment she learned how to cast an arrow.

She signed heavily "I can't ask you to understand Inuyasha…but this is something I have to do. I take care of them because that's why I was born."

"That's a lie." He barked, almost angrily. Inuyasha sat up, leaving Kagome on her back…alone. They'd fight about this constantly. When they weren't in a loving embrace, they would be at one another's throats about everything they couldn't have.

"You can't expect me to believe that this is your destiny, to kill and pray in the name of god or whatever! No, you're here cause you are the only one of your family that has these powers and instead of making your own damn choices you let them dictate you."

Kagome's gritted her teeth, she could hear the truth in his words. He told it as it was. None the less, she defended "I do make my own choices, like being here with you tonight! Defying every teaching and rule that I was ever given. Do you even realize what I've done so we could at least have this?"

Inuyasha scuffed crossing his arms "Being horny isn't a viable choice, I'm talking about a real decision. Stand up to your damn elder, or at least let me go in their and kill him myself."

"Inuyasha…" she warned dangerously, but all of a sudden his words sank in, and she took the wrong meaning.

"But then again maybe that's not it at all. Maybe your just to ashamed to have being fucking a demon! That's it isn't it? You can't stand the idea of your family finding out that you are a demon hoar?!"

Kagome gasped, she had to cover her mouth before she fainted. Is that really how he felt? Just to get her into bed for some sexual release? Is that all she was worth it him? To be some slut that came running every time he called.

Inuyasha quickly sensed her change in mood, he did it again…went over a boundary in his anger. Before he could mend the wound he had just inflicted, her eyes shot at him, they filled with angry tears as she abruptly stood from the lush fur pelt. She turned her back from him completely and grabbed her white and red clothing from the cave floor.

"Where are you going?" Inuyasha asked, half shocked from the angry glare, and even more shocked that she was actually getting dressed.

"I'm going home." she growled, still refusing to look at him as she hopped into her long red pants.

Inuyasha jumped to his feet, this was bad. She never actually left him after a fight, they'd bicker back and forth a bit, then after a short silence, one would say an apology (usually her cause he was too proud), the other would accept said apology and they'd either have sex or go to sleep…but she was actually leaving!

The moment she tide the knot of her shirt she turned towards the entrance. "Don't even think about following me." Her voice was like ice, and Inuyasha was displeased with the idea of her showing anything other then the sweet and beautiful girl he came to know.

"Wait, Kagome!" he said, pulling his pants up his thighs and chasing after her.

"Have fun with your hand" she called back "cause your not getting off with me again tonight, or any other night."

She continued walking before two strong arms came around her and pulled her against his chest. Kagome struggled against him, unable to break free. She affectively jabbed him in the ribs, earning a grunt but not release.

"Don't go…" he begged into her ear, Kagome's eyes shut, she wouldn't give into him after what he had said. "Kagome…please. I was just pissed off, I didn't mean it." Why did he always do this, he would shoot his anger at the people closes to him, affectively causing them to leave.

"I think you did." She said, holding back tears "That's my only worth to a demon right? Just for you to fuck." he winced at her usage of the curse word, it should never be found on a woman's lips. "Bet it tastes even sweeter, the fact that you seduced and corrupted a Priestess right? You're ego must be soaring."

"That's not true!" he nearly whimpered "I'm not just bedding you for fun, you know that!"

"Just let me go! I don't want to see you right now!" She shouted, thrashing against his steel like arms that caged her. "I can't…" he said, his voice trembled pathetically. Kagome was too angry to notice "Why cause you're erection is too painful for you to bare without me?!"

Inuyasha growled in fury. He lifted Kagome off her feet, with her surprised yelp he pinned her to the ground, he quickly turned her so that she was on her back.

Kagome managed a gasp of air before his lips ruffly took her. It was a hard and almost painful kiss, completely unlike any of the other's they shared tonight. Kagome fought against him, her fists pounded against his bare shoulders and chest before he gripped her wrists and pinned them above her head. His legs tangled with her's and she was left with no escape.

An angry growl emanated in her throat, he replied with an animalistic sound. One that a demon would only use to subdue their mates. She continued her protest, until suddenly Inuyasha's tongue assaulted her mouth.

Fury raced through her and in an attempt to free herself she bit down on his tongue. Inuyasha shouted in pain and quickly retreated. "Ow! Damn you wench, what the hell?!" Kagome turned her head away from him, clenching her teeth in frustration "Serves you right you pervert! Now let go of me!"

Inuyasha tensed, he didn't know what do. "Kagome…" he said soothingly "I'm sorry…I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have said that, tell me what I have to do for forgiveness."

Forgiveness…isn't that what she prayed for every night before Inuyasha came to her. Forgiveness for giving into her desires and for falling in love when she know she shouldn't. It wasn't something so easily forgiven.

"You can let me go for starters, and leave me the hell alone!" She barked, anger was taking hold of her entire being. She didn't even realize that she was about to make the same mistake he made. Giving into anger.

Fear gripped him as he asked with wide eyes "W-What are you saying?" She growled "I'm saying that I can't stand the mere sight of you! Release me this instant and don't come near me again! I am not some hoar you can use for your own disgusting pleasure! I HATE YOU!"

Kagome panted at the end of her outburst. She looked up at the demon's face, expecting a snarl with burning eyes of anger. But what she saw stunned her. Pain…his eyes were filled with an endless ocean of pain. She'd never seen such depths before.

His face deadpanned, with his mouth in a tight line and brows frowning, he looked as though someone very dear to him had just died before his eyes…or apart of his very soul had been torn away.

Slowly, his hand let go of Kagome's wrists, and he sat up, untangling from her body and leaving her lying on the ground. She stared at him in pure shock, but wordlessly, with his back still to her, he lifted to his feet.

After a moment of silence, he turned, finding Kagome in an upright position, shock still painted across her face. With hard eyes he said, no more then a whisper "Then go…" and just like that, he walked into the cave, leaving a blank minded Priestess on the cold, forest floor.

—

He dropped onto the dark pelt. His body felt heavy and he was unable to stand any longer on his wobbling knees.

He should have saw this coming, he should have known that she'd leave him. Just like his parents, dying and leaving him an orphan. His half-brother abandoned him when he was alone. Every person shunning him, treating him like a plague…because of his heritage, because he was a half-breed.

This had happened all his life. Everyone that was ever close to him, either died or rejected him. That was before Kagome…she look at him with loving eyes, she said such sweet things, she held him, embraced him and…even made love with him.

A secret he'd never let her know, was that she wasn't the only virgin in their bed. Kagome was the only woman he ever knew that way, ever loved that way. He thought that she would be true to him…but his instincts failed him for the first time.

She was a liar…that bitch took his heart that he practically handed her on a plater, and stomped on it! Like she said…'I'm saying that I can't stand the mere of you! Release me this instant and don't come near me again! I am not some hoar you can use for your own disgusting pleasure! I HATE YOU!'

She hated him like the rest, no one could ever love a half-breed. He didn't deserve her anyways. Someone so beautiful, pure-hearted, and loving, shouldn't be tied to him. Why else would she reject his proposal? To be the wife of a demon, to never walk down a street without being judged as a…demon hoar.

WHY DID HE EVEN SAY THAT!

That horrible title…was something his mother had to bare…he'd hear her being called that by the men of their village and whispered by the women. He'd never ask her what it meant, because deep down, even a child would know.

Kagome didn't deserve that…she didn't deserve his temper, lashing out at her whenever they disagreed. She was just being nobel, nobel to her people…and what does he do? Insult her! Make her feel like trash, until realization hits her hard and she runs away as fast as she can.

She'd never come back…and now he'd be alone…forever.

Suddenly, a beautiful scent entered the room. The scent of wildflowers and the sweetest of honey…and the bitter scent of tears. Cautiously she approached, not making a sound as she came next to him.

Inuyasha had his face in the thick fur, all she could see was his back. She couldn't see his eyes, they glistened with hope. She came back…why?

"Inuyasha…" she sniffed, chocking back a sob. She fell to her knees, sitting next to the fur bed that he had made for them…for her. He hated a crying woman, but more importantly he hated a crying Kagome.

"I'm so sorry…" she whimpered. His ears twitched at her shaking voice…was she really? How could he trust a word she said after this. Then again, that could be said about him too. He said some hurtful things, but 'Demon Hoar' was at the top of the list.

His face turned from the fur pelt, very slowly his left eye peeked open. The pain in his eyes still remained, but Kagome's crying and shivering form made his heart still.

Her eyes were tightly shut, trying to suppress the river flow. Her face was completely red, but it was hard to see since she pushed head was down in shame. Abruptly lifting her hands to try and hide herself, but how could she?

He could feel her every emotion. She was withering within. It was more then just sadness, it was…heartbreak. He sat up, being eye level to his beloved. She didn't see him, her hands were still hiding her face as she sobbed.

Gently, he reached forward. The moment the tips of his fingers grazed the back of her hands, she jumped, startled by the sudden contact. He jerked back, acting as though Kagome was burning hot.

Tenderly he took hold of her hands again. Pulling them away from her wet face, her eyes opened in sheer sadness. Something hard was placed in the pit of his stomach. The tears still fell, but as their eyes locked in, nothing else mattered.

Almost painfully slow, he moved towards her. His large, ruff hand hovered over her face. She didn't move, as though she didn't even notice anything besides his hypnotic eyes. He affectionately whipped away the tears from her cheeks.

With every stroke of his thumb, he inched closer, rubbing her face from all the pain he had caused her. She reached for him, carefully, not to scare him away. Her hands found his still bare chest.

He repressed a shiver of delight, too focused on her tear-filled eyes. They were only a breath away now, Inuyasha's palms rested on her cheeks, the hair from their bangs mixing, and their eyes bore into one another.

It took a single moment of silence before his lips pressed onto her's. Kagome was amazed at the softness, the careful caress that made her fall in love all over again.

Her hands lifted onto his shoulders, tenderly wrapping around his neck, as his wrapped around her waist. The kiss became deeper, and in a blink Kagome found herself on her back. Sinking into the heavenly fur, with her lover hovering over her.

His hand still stroked the skin of her face, as he whispered (more like ordered) "Don't say shit like that again…" her eyes were half lidded as she sniffed "only if you don't." he half smiled, no matter how bad things would get, they still loved one another…right?

His ears fell down in depression as he said "Kagome I'm sorry…"

The tears returned, and in a moment of passion, he lowered into her neck, affectionately kissing her pulse and making Kagome shutter. "I love you, I love you, I love you!" He almost shouted into her skin.

Kagome gripped his snow white hair and whimpered "I love you too!" Inuyasha pulled her impossibly close as he worshipped her neck, as well as breathing in her scent. He needed her, now and always.

—

That night, they shared in deep passion. When it finally came time for Kagome to return to the shrine, Inuyasha snuck her into her bedroom.

They carefully stepped into the empty room. Kagome's face was buried into Inuyasha neck, gently breathing in his scent.

Without a word, he walked across the floor and placed Kagome down onto her bed. But he was surprised when she didn't release her arms from around his neck. Inuyasha sighed and whispered "Kagome…everything's okay." he gently rubbed her back soothingly.

She didn't move from her tight hold, Kagome just hugged him tighter "I'm scared you won't come back." His ears twitched at her remark. Should he laugh or yell?

He pushed Kagome away slightly, just so she could see his. He ran a clawed hand through her soft hair and whispered "Kagome…I'll see you tomorrow, the moment the sun goes down."

Her eyes searched for truth, nibbling on her lip. "Okay…" she nodded, he gave her a genuine smile as he pressed his forehead to her's. "Come on Kagome…smile for me." She blushed at how close he was.

But her pout continued (only because she wanted to tease him). His eye brow raised as he grinned "If you don't smile…I'm gonna make you smile" Her lip pushed forward as she asked with large, innocent eyes "How?"

"Like this…" he whispered as he leaned in and kissed her cheek, then the other, and the tip of her nose. She forced her face to remain stoic, she would not smile. Even though she wanted to…badly!

Inuyasha's eyebrow raised, that should have worked. "Fine…then I'll have to do this." and then in a quick motion, he dragged his tongue across her neck. In an electric moment Kagome almost shrieked with giggles.

Inuyasha jumped, one hand covered her mouth while he tuned to the door. "Come on what if the old man comes in? I'd prefer not to die tonight." Kagome chuckled "You're fault." He paused before grinning and whispering in a mocking voice "I made you smile."

She blushed as she playfully slapped his arm. "Go before someone senses you!" He gave a boyish smile as he said "not without my kiss wench." She blushed again, but welcomed him.

With one quick, but heated moment he captured her lips. They held one another tightly, with his claws tangled in her night shaded hair, while she tightened her fists in his clothing. Neither wanted release, but dawn approached.

Tenderly he pulled back, looking down at his beloved woman. Her lovely blush stretched across her face, her eyes with a sweet brightness, and her lips looked as soft as they felt.

Inuyasha pulled her to his chest, lovingly stroking her hair as his arms wrapped around her. She was stunned for a moment, but she quickly returned by tightly gripping his waist. Taking a long inhale of her sweet scent, he gently kissed her temple and whispered "I truly love you…and some day, you will be my wife."

Kagome smiled, joyful tears filling her eyes as she nuzzled his neck "I'll hold you to that."