Ch 5

Kagome awoke early the next morning to find a robed Inuyasha perched at the foot of the bed. She guessed that he had seen her eyes open because he was instantly pulling her into his lap. "Feh 'bout time ya woke up, I been waiting' on ya for hours." Pulling the gold band from under her pillow he realized that she would need new bedding. Kagome may love pink but he could not stand the color. "We gotta get new… what are these things again?" Kagome laughed for a moment before she noticed the band then she gave him a questioning look. Inuyasha squeezed her hand gently to coax out an answer; he hated not knowing something so simple.

Kagome's eyes never left the oversized circular thing Inuyasha was holding. "They are sheets Inuyasha; they cover the bed to help keep it clean. Since we are answering questions Inuyasha what is that?" He sighed knowing that he would have to tell her now. "It's a band that'll make ya live as long as I will. It'll hurt but it's the only thing that I know of that will keep you with me." He held it in front of her arm and waited for her to tell him to go ahead.

She nodded and he ran the band up her arm until it found the spot it was going to stay. Once he let it go a voice came from the band, it sounded slightly mysterious but soft. "What is your name hanyou? I shall have your blood." Inuyasha's eyes locked on it, looking harshly. "Name's Inuyasha." Kagome laughed… the band could talk. All in all it looked very beautiful; it was covered in intricate markings. Seeing the look hardening his features Kagome let the sheet around her breasts drop just enough to distract him.

A smile hit Inuyasha's face as the band turned its attention to Kagome. "What is your name little Miko?" She looked at it for a while before answering "Kagome" she said tentatively, Inuyasha needed to stay as distracted as possible. She wanted him to stay happy for such a joyous occasion, at least as long as he could stay that way.

The band now spoke to both members of his audience, the hanyou paid it little attention. "This will hurt young miko, press closer to your mate to lessen the agony." With that the band shot a small triangular fragment of itself into the semi-unsuspecting Inuyasha. His attention went to his neck, the small wound vanished quickly and he only felt a few drops of blood.

On reflex he began to dig it out until the voice warned him against it. "If you dig that small shard out the magic binding your lives will be broken and she will die soon after." Inuyasha froze just before his claw entered his skin and vowed never to remove the small thing from himself, nor let anything remove it for him. Having warned the young couple of the fragments bind to itself the band became a paper thin, razor sharp strip. Though she could no longer see the small band on her skin Kagome could feel the sharp pain in her arm as it sank into her flesh. It tore the muscle from the bone and wound itself around until it could no longer. Her screams hurt Inuyasha's ears, never the less he pulled her closer to lessen her burden. The times he could hold her did not compare in number to those he could not and would wish to. The pain was unlike any she had experienced in her life. It burned, stung, throbbed, and ached. She could feel the moments it ripped at her muscle to wind around her bone. It hurt more than she thought anything could for it did its work very slowly.

Inuyasha knew that Kagome was in pain, he felt just as much if not more due to his strength and the way they were. They would share all things from now on, pain was no exception. He personally did not mind however as it would only bring them closer. "It'll stop hurtin' soon Kagome." His words soothed her quickly and she felt a sense of calm around them. As he had said it would the pain stopped as quickly as it had begun. She tried to get up but could not make it to her feet. She knew it would cause her pain her first time so the lingering pain did not shock her. Leaning back she placed her head on Inuyasha's chest, she would rest for just a few more hours.

Inuyasha watched her sleep, he needed no more rest than he had had already. For a long time he had wondered what it would like to hold her like this and see her sleep, just sleep. He had wanted to hold her, nothing but hold her as close as he could. Now that she was safe and loved in his arms he had to wonder why he had waited so long to get her like this. He could have held her like this years ago, what had stopped him? Then he remembered, the reason had been his attachment to Kikyo. He had finally realized just which girl he loved after his final battle with Naraku. After he nearly died, having already killed Naraku, he fell into a deep and dreamless sleep. As he lay bleeding from large wounds something caught his attention quickly.

Even past the dark haze of pain he heard this angelic voice, but had no idea which of the girls he loved it belonged to. Then a small light showed Kagome walking to him at a brisk pace. She sat down and put his head in her lap and put her hand in his. "Wake up Inuyasha, you have to wake up." Her other hand touched his face moving the hair from it. He sighed and said sharply "I ain't asleep." He seemed almost mystified as he said it, like he had not given it much thought and was dizzy. Kagome shook her head softly and began rubbing his ear. "You have to trust me Inuyasha. You're asleep and you're going to die if you don't wake up." He began to think about it as she held his head in her lap, fingers rubbing his ear.

They stayed like that for what could have been minutes and could have been days, he did not know. He could not care less even at that time how long it had been, he was finally happy. He also knew that once this ended she would have to leave him, he could not begin to think of the idea of loosing her even. He took her hand and closed his eyes opening them to stinging pain and a sleeping Kagome by his side. It was not until later that came to understand the risk she had taken to wake him. Had he refused to wake with her like that she would have died as well. After allowing himself to find his true feelings he realized that it was her and only her that he loved. He would now fully admit how much she was embedded into his life. He then kissed her eyebrow showing his most gentle love he knew how to give. Since the attachment of mating now applied things would be far different between them. Fights would be nearly nonexistent, and forgiveness would come faster than anything else.

His hand went to her back to calm her movements. She had always had some type of bad dreams, at least one each time he became human and some at other times. Never before had he been able to sooth her like this, it felt good. Instead of them yelling at each other all was quiet and calm, an even strong silent bond formed between the two. A large stronger and more trusting bond would form between them extending to everything they did. Nether of them knew this however, for the time being they would begin a new life together. Love and trust would be a constant for them, Kikyo would soon be but a distant memory to him. Any hint of love she held for any other male would be gone, replaced only by him. They would live together and start a family, but where would they live?

Kagome's little brother Sota followed his mother along the crowded street. Why they left Kagome behind with Inuyasha confused him. As they passed a small pet shop he saw a small puppy. Grabbing his mother's arm Sota led her into the door and lifted the puppy immediately. He was small and white with a silver tint and his ears looked just like Inuyasha's. The woman looked at her son as he played with the puppy. He wanted it, that was for sure, but how would Inuyasha take it?

Being a half dog youkai and fully possessive of her daughter he would no doubt take offence to the little thing. If it took any kind of attachment to Kagome he would waist no time in disposing of it. While she thought all of this thought out she paid the shop owner and they left. Sota carried the small husky pup thinking of the best name for it… "Inuyasha" he said in a happy voice. His mother walked slowly wondering just how long it would last.

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