Sango heard sniffles inside Kagome's hut. Thinking that her friend might be in pain, she hurriedly sprinted towards the miko's shelter. As soon as she pushed aside the door blinds, she saw Kagome already awoken, sitting on the floor with her knees up, face hidden on her folded arms, and crying so badly.

"What happened, Kagome?! Where is Inuyasha?"

And as if she reminded her of a bad memory, Kagome cried harder.

"It hurts Sango.. I know i'm not in the place to feel to, but it does… so much"

"I don't understand. What happened?"

"I saw them.. Inuyasha and Kikyo…"

"I saw them kissed. Right in front of me… *sniffs* Inuyasha.. He.. *sniffs* He wasn't even bothered that I'm literally a foot away from them. Every time he's with Kikyo, it seems to him that I don't even exist."

Sango flinched as she knew how Inuyasha has changed the past days.

"Kagome… a lot has changed since that incident in the mountain. Especially with Inuyasha.. I'm sure he has an explanation for what you saw today. I think you should hear him out. He… uhm.. he.. Just, you should wait for him first, okay?"

"I don't know Sango, I want to go back home."

"How about this.. you stay the night with us. Everyone, especially Shippo, has been worried about you. Misses you also. Give them this night, Kagome. And if tomorrow morning you still want to go, we won't stop you. I promise."

Oh how Sango wanted to tell her everything and the truth. But she knew that it wasn't her place to do so. Inuyasha has announced his claim on her, so it should only be right that it would be him, and no other else, to explain the situation to her.

"You're right Sango… I owe it to everyone. I'm sure you all must have been very worried. I'll spend the night then." She willed herself to stop crying.

"That's good to hear. Let's go. Kaede and everyone have gathered near the field. We should join them"


"Hah! You better be awake soon woman, the effort I gave to hunt these food " - Inuyasha thought with excitement as he leapt from tree to tree.

As he neared towards the hut, he began to hear kagome's voice.

"Shippo.. be careful! Not the banana!"

"She's awake!!!!! Fuck, my mate's awake!!" He thought. And with all his might, if it were even possible, he ran faster.


Inuyasha landed in the field where everyone was gathered. Eyes still focused on his intended mate, he dropped his hunt on the ground and slowly, as if still making sure he's not imagining things, walked towards her.

"Kagome…"

Upon hearing his voice, she turned around and saw Inuyasha with that look on his face she could not make sense of yet.

She wanted to cry, to run, to be anywhere away from him. She was hurt, exhausted, and outraged.. there were just too many emotions spiralling within her that were too overwhelming to deal with. But before she got the time to sort herself out, she suddenly felt Inuyasha's palm on both of her cheeks. And not a second later.. she felt his lips pressed on hers.

.

.

She must be dreaming right? She should be. There is no way in heaven that Inuyasha would do something like this. - Kagome thought .

So there she was, frozen in place, letting the man standing in front of her, devour her lips over and over again. She was stunned and too confused. And all she could do was savour the warmth and the wetness of the lips that were passionately grazing with hers persistently.

She couldn't believe how soft Inuyasha's lips were. With all the brutal and callous words that come out of the hanyou, adding the dangerous fang that he constantly bare, she always thought his lips would feel a tad rough. A tad manly. Oh how wrong she was with her assumptions.

How could he kiss soooo good . - she thought to herself again. And with that question came a realization.

Of course. He'd done this many times. With her. Who else. Wait...They were kissing just a while ago…

"Get away from me!"

Inuyasha was startled and almost lost his balance, but fortunately managed to grip each side of Kagome's waist.

"What the hell, wench. Don't move. I ain't finished with you yet" he was about to lean and kiss her again when Kagome's hand pushed away at his face.

"Stop it, you two timing dog!!"

"Woman, what the fuck are you talking about?!"

"Don't lie to me!"

"Did you fucking hit your head?! Stupid wench." And he resumed to kiss her again, this time with a bit of force.

"Stop.… you…..saw…. kiss.." kagome could only manage to slip some words in between Inuyasha's passionate assault.

"Shut up and just let me fucking kiss you" - the annoyed hanyou replied before he delved on her lips once more.

She wanted to push him away.. but what of her strength compared to a hanyou? She could not understand how he could go kissing two women back and forth. Was this the Inuyasha she knew?


Tears.. in the heat of the moment, while inuyasha was lapping at her intended mate, he suddenly smelt tears.

"Kagome?" He stopped and looked at her face. And when he saw pool of tears from her eyes, he knew he fucked up.

"Im. Im sorry, koibito.. i should have not… without you.. I didn't.." he could not seem to form any coherent explanation.

"How could you do that?" - she asked.

"..."

"Just what am I to you, huh? Am i even your friend? Friends don't do things like that." - she fumed as she wiped her tears.

He thought Kagome loved him. Isn't that what wanting to stay with him meant? In his mind, he imagined that Kagome would at least be thrilled knowing that finally.. finally he was free to choose the woman whom he would want to spend his life with. Never did he think that she would be repulsed by her. He should have not kissed her for fucks sake.

"I don't need your pity okay? If you want her, then go with her. Don't lead me on… That's just wrong Inuyasha."

"Wait.. what? I don't understand."

"I saw you.. today.. with kikyo. You two were kissing. And you left the hut. And you didn't know I was already awake. Don't lie. You dont need to do all this to make me feel all right."

He had to collect his thoughts. Recalling everything that has happened that day, Inuyasha finally understood his circumstance with Kagome. He couldn't help but smirk. "Oh so she wasn't repulsed by me. Wench thinks I was cheating on her. Feh" he thought to himself.

With a wave of confidence that came his way, he then strengthened his hold on Kagome's waist and brought her closer to him so her chest would pressed against his. Afterwards, he circled his arms tightly around her.

"Hey, get that smirk off your face.. i just told you not to -- mpfm!" and for the nth time that day, she was again peppered by inuyasha's open-mouthed kisses.

"Wench. You're mine.. And. I'm yours"

"Look at me, woman. Kikyo.. she let me go. I am now free of the promise I made to her before."

"What? But why… I.."

"I told her I was so fuckingly in love with you. Even if you are very stupid to think otherwise."

"Wait, you love me?" - she asked, feeling as though all her insecurities were slowly being replaced by a sense of peace, love, and warmth.

"What? Now you're deaf? Feh. Really stupid, baka!"

"Hey, I saw you kissed! What am i supposed to think?"

"That was our closure, koi. AND THAT AIN'T A KISS! It was more of a peck. Keh! Kiss is what I was doing with you."

"Well, you were very good at it. Seemed to me you had a lot of practice.." - Kagome annoyingly mustered, not aware how much of her statement played to Inuyasha's ego. The hanyou chuckled..

"I am a good kisser huh? So, you like it when I kiss you?"

"Not the point."

"Hey... i haven't kissed anyone like that. Not with her, if that is what you're thinking."

"..."

"Feh! I'm naturally just good at it. Now i know, thanks to you, ka. go. me." he chuckled as he hurriedly got back to her lips to prove her just how much of a good kisser he is. She was about to lightly protest when the hanyou interrupted.

"Stop now, woman. We both know you like this, admit it. Just fucking kiss me back." And who is she to deny themselves the pleasure. She slowly snaked her arms around his neck, pushed herself futher towards him, and mirrored every motions of the hanyou's lip.


Minutes have passed and everyone in the group has left the two to give the privacy they need.

Inuyasha suddenly broke the kiss, smirked, leaned to her ear and whispered...

"Let's bathe together later.."

Kagome, whose face matched the color of a tomato, could only push the hanyou away.

"WHAAAT???!!"