Chapter Ten: His Return

The soft meadow grass laid under her feet as she strutted across the grounds with haste. The past seven days had been an utter nightmare for Kagome.

She remembered the looks on Sota's and Kaede's faces as she walked out of the forest, with no bow, no horse...and no Rin.

She made up a story that the Demon got away, but Rin had been lost.

She had never seen Sota cry so hard in his life, not even when their mother died. He placed all the blame on himself, which made Kagome's guilt build higher and higher.

Every moment after that was placed into repairing the barrier and keeping twenty-four-seven security on the village borders. No demons were permitted to cross...which also meant, that she hadn't seen her beloved Half-Demon in days.

However, it was all worth it in a way. She knew that Rin was safe and happy. Kagome knew the truth and to protect Rin and Sesshomaru she'd never say a word.

Kagome repressed an irritated sigh. None of this would have happened if those Monks didn't steal Rin away from her adoptive father.

Placing a hand over her tired eyes she continued moving, she hadn't slept more than two hours each night. She being the soul Priestess in their small village, she was forced to take on most of the bord-patrol.

At the moment, Kaede needed help. Kagome was sent a raven:

Kagome,

Come to the southern border. I need your assistance.

Grandmother.

Why she couldn't manage it herself was beyond Kagome's comprehension, but who is she to deny the elder.

She grumbled in tiredness and irritation, a permanent frown and deep scowl rested on her face. If she saw her reflection she'd jump in fright. Just as the villagers had been doing all morning.

She inwardly cursed them 'Those ungrateful, lazy, son's of...'

Her thoughts were stolen when her arm was suddenly grabbed. In a swift motion, she was yanked out of the field and dived into a small patch of shrubbery.

She would have screamed if it weren't for the clawed hand that covered her mouth.

After a second of confusion and frantic eyes roaming her surrounds, they landed on beautiful eyes that shined brighter than the sun. A sun she hadn't seen in far too long.

"Damn wench, what's with the sad eyes? Miss me that much?" His sexily smooth voice asked.

Suddenly, all her exhaustion, bitterness, and negative feelings vanished. She felt warm in his arms, her heart pounded at his sexy smile and she could barely keep in her girlish squeal "Inuyasha!"

She threw her arms around his neck and pulled him into a tight embrace.

He chuckled at her sweetness and returned her embrace with equal veracity. He buried his face into her raven hair. Deeply inhaling her scent. His drug.

His hands frantically roaming her form, as though to make sure nothing had changed since the last time he touched her.

"Kagome..." he whispered fondly, nuzzling her temple as he kissed her skin softly.

Kagome giggled as he began kissing a trail to her lips. Once he pressed them together, a sudden passion passed through them. They began to kiss more hungry, eager to taste one another.

However, Kagome pulled back abruptly, "Wait, are you insane?!"

Blinking heavily, dazed from Kagome's delicious scent he shrugged "What?"

Kagome rolled her eyes and whispered "You're not supposed to be in the village! We're on lock down, and if anyone scenes you, sees you, or even..."

She was silenced by his soft lips, he watched her with humorous eyes. Pull away from her now flushed face, he smirked "You should know by now wench, I have my ways of getting around."

She wanted to argue more...but she couldn't help the longing to be closer to him.

Throwing in the towel, she reached forward and gently stroked his tanned skin. Inuyasha closed his eyes, the feel of her delicate fingers grazing his cheek caused something deep inside him to warm.

Opening his eyes, he found Kagome's breathtaking gaze, she stared with such wonder it made his heart race.

Pulling her close and encased his mouth over hers, and sealed them in another smoldering kiss.

After a few sweet moments, she pulled away again, causing her partner to grunt disapprovingly. Kagome blushed and whispered, "My grandmother sent a raven for me...if I'm not there then she'll worry and come looking..."

The words went cold on her lips at the mischievous smile that took Inuyasha's face made her hold her breath.

Inuyasha coughed softly and replied "Well...ravens are tricky birds, always spreading lies. Plus they're pretty damn hard to catch."

Kagome only watched in awe. He had captured a raven and sent her a false message so that she'd come, that he could see her. He risked his own safety in coming to the village, all so that he could be with her.

Kagome couldn't help the joy she felt, pulling him closer she breathed "Inuyasha...you wonderful idiot." He smiled into her soft lips and took them again.

Inuyasha's arms wrapped tightly around her waist, pulling her as close as possible. The feel of her body against his was an unquestionable delight that he would always treasure. He could never get tired of this feeling.

Absently, his hands began roaming her form. He felt her curves and how elegant they were, her soft breasted, plush against his broad chest, her perfectly round ass.

A moan broke from her lips as he lightly squeezed her backside, causing him to smirk. In a fluid motion, Kagome was lifted onto Inuyasha's lap.

As she straddled him, her instincts took over. Quickly her hips buck anxiously into his crotch, Kagome wasn't at all surprised to feel his full 'attention'.

Inuyasha growled pleasurably as he turned into her neck and began to affectionately nip her skin. Kagome couldn't suppress her moan. Cradling his head in her hands, she exposed herself to him completely.

Eagerly he kissed, licked and nipped at her while his hands took possession of her hips, they began a tight rhythm, the motions only making his erection harder.

Suddenly his one clawed hand cupped her breast, and it didn't take much motivation for Kagome to undo her kimono. All at once she was half-bare before him.

The half demon's mouth began to water at the sight. Slowly he lowered himself to her supple breasts and took her erected nipple into his mouth.

Throwing her head back, Kagome breathed through a heated moan as his thrusts became more intense.

"Inuyasha...hurry..." she gasped. Already her speech was broken from his talented movements.

He didn't dare argue. As fast as they were able, the ties on their clothing were undone and open, shuffling out of them and placing them in the inner branches of the bush that shielded them.

Inuyasha pulled his loving mate to him and thrust into her. Their lips crushed together to conceal their moans of joy.

It had only been seven days, and yet, she had almost forgot the feeling of having him inside her. Immediately he began to go in and out of her, his burning erection not allowing him to slow down.

Kagome could only hold onto his shoulders desperately as he moved her hips to a deliciously tight rhythm. His sharp fangs dug into his own lip as she moaned into his canine ear.

"...oh keep going!"

"You like that bitch?" he whispered cockily, Kagome only snorted between her gasps as she replied breathlessly "You like it...just as much."

Inuyasha grinned and quickened his pace, with pure sexual desire they kept going harder and faster. Kagome's hands fisted in his long white hair as he moaned into her shoulder.

All at once they came into a powerful thrust. Kagome had to cover her mouth to conceal her moans in extasy.

It took ten minutes for them their pants for air to subside. Inuyasha's protective arms held his mate tightly to him, their sweaty bodies tangled into one another.

Inuyasha was first to pull from his haze as he whispered "God Kagome...you can't leave me hanging like that."

Kagome nuzzled into his chest and murmured sleepily "It's not like it's my choice...if a certain someone's brother hadn't destroyed the only thing protecting the village aside from myself, then I would be able to come to you."

Inuyasha grumbled at her sarcasm, but only pressed his lips to her the top of her head. "I mean it..." he whispered, hurt laced his words, causing Kagome to look up to him.

When their eyes met, Kagome could see the seriousness in his stare, the anguish he attempted to him.

"Inuyasha..." she said before Inuyasha pressed his forehead to her's and whispered "Kagome...you can't be gone for so long. You just can't."

He could never tell her the whole truth, but she could see it, every word that was caught in his throat was expressed through the gaze in his eyes.

Her hand lifted to the side of his face and stroked his cheek gently. "As soon as the barrier is up and this insanity is over...they I can come to you every night."

He smirked and asked, "Every night huh?"

She only smiled in return and whispered "Every night for the rest of my life."

Kagome was now walking with a spring in her step, she swung her bow side to side as she smiled to the sky.

Her rounds weren't nearly as terrible as they were this morning.

The perimeter was secure and there wasn't a single demon for miles. Everything was right with the world, and all because the love of her life was there whenever see needed him.

In the distance, however, Kagome's teenage brother sat a large hillside just before the fields. He watched the village bellow intensively, while his thoughts deeply swirled within his mind.

The village...his home. A place that he vowed to protect, but he couldn't even protect a little girl from a dreaded demon. Now she was dead.

"Sota!" Kagome called excitedly as she waved, causing him to nearly jump and fall down the hill.

Kagome laughed as she jogged to him "Hey! What are you doing?"

Sota paused before answering, neither of them had anything to smile about in days, so why was she so cheerful?

"I'm keeping watch of the borders. Figured I'd have a better vantage point at a distance." he explained, settling back down onto the grass.

"That's good strategy little brother!" She chirped, but Sota only frowned at her in response. Kagome's smile lowered as she saw his intense glare.

"Sota...I was just thinking that tonight we could..."

"Well, maybe you should do less thinking and keep up with the perimeter. The last thing we need is for more people to be abducted by ruthless demons." Sota all but barked at her.

Kagome took a step back at his outburst, her timid brother who feared his own shadow was completely gone. For a moment, there was only an angered and betrayed being.

It was clear that he was still not over Rin's disappearance.

Sota faltered at the look of hurt in her eyes. He sighed in anguish and said, "I'm sorry...you don't deserve that."

Kagome only shook her head before taking a seat next to him and said "I understand...these last few days have been awful."

Sota's head lowered, his bangs falling into his eyes as his shoulders began to shake. "It's my fault..." he mumbled under his breath.

Stunned Kagome reached for him "No, Sota..."

But he instantly pulled away from her and grumbled "Of course it is...if I hadn't let her go...if I had watched her like I was meant to...she would still be right here, she'd still be alive!"

Kagome's teeth clenched as she watched him sink deeper into himself. He believed Rin to be dead...and she couldn't tell him anything.

"Sota...Sota you can't blame yourself. I am the high priestess of this village, the responsibility was mine and mine alone!"

Sota lunged from the ground and turned to her, angry tears streamed down his face as he barked "You had your hands full with that creature! So strong he took down our barrier! You might be the great priestess but it was my responsibility to keep Rin safe...not your's."

Kagome only took in a deep breath, calming her own self-hate as she said "Sota, listen to me...what happened to Rin was beyond help."

Sota shook her head and whipped his eyes furiously "I know...she was possessed and couldn't help herself."

He didn't see the sudden darkening of his sister's eyes, he could only focus on his new life purpose that engulfed him completely.

"But I swear on my soul...I will track down that bastard and kill that evil demon for what he did to that poor little girl. I will avenge Rin!"

Kagome stared in shock at her brother, swearing vengeance on a demon...a man, who's only crime was loving his daughter.

She wanted to tell him, tell him everything about Rin and Sesshomaru and...Inuyasha. She wanted to tell him that not all demons were pure evil and that there was more to life then purification and arrows.

All she could do was stare at the dark intent that circled his once innocent eyes.

Before she could say a single word, the sudden sound of the village gong went off.

Both siblings were on their feet as they looked towards the road at the base of the forest, there, approaching the village were three warriors on horseback and a holy warrior.

In shock Sota looked back to Kagome, matching her surprise as he stated "Father."

Kagome and Souta were in a full sprint as they raced passed the mob of villagers, who all came to 'greet' the high priest.

Kagome found herself actually pushing and shoving past her neighbors. Her heart was racing at the idea of him being back after months of brief letters and not even knowing if he was alive...he comes unannounced.

They made their way to the steps to the Shrine where four men were getting off of their horses and entering a swarm of villagers. Each more panicked than the last. Kagome tried to move past them, but she was unable to see her father or get to him, all she heard was their pathetic wailing:

"Tsume!" They called

"Tsume we were nearly destroyed!"

"Tsume will you stay and protect us?!"

All their voices halted at the rise of the great holy man's hand. Suddenly, the villagers began to respectfully back away as he took exactly three steps forward.

That was when he finally came in Kagome's view. The pure and unmatchable pride in his stance and righteousness in his gaze. He wasn't just a high priest, but by looking at him you could tell he was the man of god.

Opening his cold blue eyes, he looked over the crowd and said "I assure all of you." His voice rang like the calm before hurricane, soft but it held intensity.

"That this village has never been under greater care. This Shrine shall not fall."

And with that, they all disbursed. Each and every member of the village went back to their homes or their daily business, leaving the Higurashi siblings stunned in their place, staring in awe at their graceful and law abiding father.

He could even make a demon turn-tail and run by just one look.

And then those eyes that held such intensity fell onto Kagome. She tried to muster a smile or even a bow for her elder, but she could only stand and tremble as the angry glare of her father, tore into her very soul.