This is a short update, but I wanted to get something up, after not updating for so long. My leg is healed and I am generally happy again. I have a typing program called Word perfect, and it corrects pretty much all of my mistakes... though I apologize if you may still see some.

Anyways... here's the chapter you've all been waiting for... I think. :P

"I wonder what it would be like to kiss you, you know, on your lips and the biggest one. I'm madly in love with you."

She watched me for a moment, as if waiting for me to say something. I hoped she realized that it was her turn to speak. My heart pounded hard, anticipating her response, always fearing rejection or terror... or both. Her brows came together for a moment, she must've been thinking about something. After another moment, her eyes cleared and she took a deep breath.

"I see." she said. That was all she said.

"And?" I pressed, growing impatient with her silence.

"And what?"

Was I just talking to a wall?

"Kagome, I just confessed to you everything I feel for you and all you can come up with is I see. You're killing me. Please come up with a rational response. If you reject me, I'll accept it, but please, just tell me how you feel about me? That's all I'm asking for. Don't down play anything to spare my feelings. I want your one hundred percent honest opinion on how you fell about me."

She cocked her left brow, then her eyes widened. I watched her face, only able to guess what she was thinking.

"Oh. Um. Well, I like you too?"

I felt like I'd have to pull out every ounce of information. I had to remind myself that she hadn't had too much romantic experience. Neither have I... I watched her as I took her hands.

"What do you mean by like? A crush? Love? Unrequited love? Do you only like me as a friend? I need details. Please don't be embarrassed. This is no laughing matter. I want to know what's going on inside your head. Just tell me how you feel."

"Well. I guess I like you in a like like way."

You guess? I squeezed her hands gently.

"You guess? How much would that be?"

"I-I don't know. I like you... more than I should. I guess that's a lot."

"Kagome, you can tell me anything. Don't hold back. I can see it in your eyes. You love me too. I just want to hear you say it. Please? Tell me you love me, Kagome."

I smiled to comfort her, but my stare must've been too intense. She averted her eye, her face changing colors. Yes, I must've been too intense... I tried to make my stare more gentle... but I didn't know how to do so...

"It's okay to love me back, Kagome." I encouraged, stroking her face. I was amazed at how brave I suddenly was with admitting my feelings. Maybe it was because I knew she loved me back. "I'll be good to you. And you're so pretty when you blush."

Yes, I was having an easy time admitting my feeling (surprisingly) but maybe she felt pressured. The only romantic experiences she had were ones that turned around and kicked her in the ass. I would never do that. I pulled her in for a hug.

"It's okay. You come out and tell me whenever you feel comfortable enough to, okay? I understand if you want to stay clear of me until you're ready. Therefore, I'll give you your space."

She was silent for a minute, maybe. During her pause, I contemplated her reactions, and how I'd react to her reactions. If she turned me down, it'd be awkward for her to live with me, knowing I like her more than I should... knowing I loved her. I'd always look at her with the same loved-crazed eyes, but she look at me with gentle smiles, reminding me to stay in my place. Or maybe she confess that she liked me back, but wanted to keep the romance and intimacy at bay.

Who knew?

"Inu... I do. I just can't say it yet." She smiled at me. I couldn't stop myself from smiling back.

"So, where does this take us?"

I wasn't expecting her to ask me that. In fact, I was about to ask her that. But things were in my hands now. Still, I didn't want to push her too far.

"Where do you want it to take us?" I asked.

"I hate when big decisions are left up to me."

Whoops. Forgot. "Sorry."

"You can decide. I won't mind. As long as there's no intimacy involved."

I was honestly shocked when she said this. There's a lot of things a I want to do to her, most intimate, others fun and innocent. I smiled and kissed her cheek. I'd just have to pull out more information.

"Judging by what I've just confessed to you, what do you thing I want between us?"

"I guess love." Her smiled almost knocked me breathless.

"You guessed right. But I need you to tell me how you feel about me."

"I like you." She left her sentence hanging again. I wouldn't have that again.

"I need details."

"What do you mean by details?"

"For example... how much do you like me? What do you like about me? Do you think I'm cute?" I paused there, wanting to know what her answer was. I thought I was good looking, but what did she think.

She nodded. I smiled wide.

"Do you like me a lot?"

"Yes." She looked away in embarrassment again.

"Do you love me?"

My heart sped up again, anticipating her answer.

"Yes."

At that point, I was so overwhelmed with happiness I wrapped my arms around her without thinking.

"What do you like about me?" I asked, knowing more good news would come.

"You're good to me." She glanced at me. "Um. You're funny, a good body guard. You're loyal and honest and I feel like I can trust you. I never feel afraid around you. Besides the incident with Sesshomaru."

I got the I love you out of the way, and got the response I hoped for. Now one more thing, and my life would be perfect... almost.

"Would you kiss me right now?"

"I-I don't know." She back up, I moved forward, hoping I wasn't scaring her. I doubted it. Her eyes looked up at mine like she anticipated a kiss. They were half-lidded. Mine probably were, too.

"If I kissed you right now, would you kiss me back?"

"I don't know."

Well, then I'd find out. I took over, slowly giving into my demon instincts. Not the ones that wanted to kill her. The ones that wanted to claim a mate, only I wouldn't be able to do that part now.

I moved over her, kissing her in places I never kissed her before: her neck, and chest. Her jaw. She wasn't unresponsive, so I continued. She sat there, breathing slowly and heavily, as if trying to steady herself.

I kissed her neck, surprised when she wrapped her arms around me. I pulled away staring into her black eyes. They stared at me, expectant, curious, anticipating... a kiss. Her eyes started to close, her neck arched up toward me. I closed my eyes immediately, eager to meet her lips halfway. My heart pounded, my breath sped. My blood raced through my veins.

The moment her lips touched mine was the moment I because a whole new man. She tasted sweeter than I expected, and extremely addicting. I didn't expect her to be so responsive, with what happened to her a long time ago, but she'd never have to worry about that with me. I'd protect her forever.

I eagerly sucked her soft lips, working around them softly, but still with force. She responded, so I decided to go a bit further. But she pulled away, gasping. I wasn't ready to pull away, I wasn't willing to loose the taste of her. I kissed down her throat. The skin there was soft and sweet. Her lips tasted better, but this was almost as amazing. Her skin was only missing the soft wetness.

She twisted her hands in my hair, rubbing my scalp with her fingertips; she want me to go back to her lips. I didn't hesitate. I eagerly smothers her puffy lips with my own mouth. This time, I had to pull away to catch my breath. I went back to her neck, wondering how the mating process would work if I sank my fangs into her without having sex. I'd have to do it just under her left ear. That's where demons always looked for the mark. As she tugged my ears, I kissed the spot, and her breath quickened, as did her heart, but she stopped moving.

I chuckled, knowing what kissing this spot did to her. I didn't think she had a part on her body that would get her to react like that if you touched it the right way... other than her love canal... I'd been wanting her to want me this way for quite some time, and since I found a weak spot, I stayed there, nipping at the skin very carefully with my teeth.

She pulled me up to her mouth and I pushed my tongue into her mouth on instinct. She froze for a second then responded by sliding her tongue around mine, in an erotic dance. I let her win and smiled as she continued when I stopped. Was this a sign that she wanted me?

She slowly pushed me away from her. I looked at her, afraid that she'd rejected my affection, but her eyes were calm, yet excited. I caught the spit rolling down her chin with my mouth before she brushed it away with her mouth.

She looked amused. I was sure I did, too.

"You taste so good. I guess we know where this takes us?" I asked. She nodded and I clasped our hands together, kissing her quickly, not quite tasting her.

"No sex, Inu. Not yet."

"Yet." I laughed, resting my head on her chest. I kissed her collarbone. "I'll wait for you to be ready. I'll never pressure you."

"In that case, don't kiss me under my left ear anymore for a while."

We laughed together, but I was secretly disappointed. I loved seeing her react to me like that.

"Damn. I didn't even think you had a weak spot. And just when I find one, I don't have access to it any more. No sex then. Not until you're ready." We smiled at each other. She looked grateful, but there was something else in her expression. Did she want me to?