A/N: hey...(sniff sniff) do you guys smell that? it smells like something citrus-y (sniff sniff) hmm...it reminds me of a lemon!! you guys have been warned...i hope you love it!

Disclaimer: Takahashi still wont return my calls, so i still dont own.

Summary: Inuyasha is presented with a one-time opportunity – to become a full demon. With his childhood years, not to mention the first ever reason for hunting down the Shikon Jewel in mind, his choice seems apparent – a no-brainer. But there's a catch. Becoming a demon will mean giving up the life he knows now. In fact, only he will remember his life as a hanyou, while others will now only know him as Inuyasha the youkai. Is he willing to give everything and everyone up?

Chapter Twelve

Kagome didn't know what to say. A grand amount of time seemed to elapse before she attempted to speak: "Inu…Inuyasha, I…"

"Don't worry about it." He told her. "Go back to sleep."

"But Inuyasha–"

"Don't waste time trying to fix things you can't control. Just go back to sleep, I'll be fine."

Kagome lay watching Inuyasha. He seemed to be suffering. She wanted to ease the pain, but the only seemingly possible way was to be intimate with him. But she couldn't – she had to remain pure for the sake of the Shikon Jewel.

Still she couldn't bear to see Inuyasha scrunch up his face anymore. She reached out and stroked his arm. "Inuyasha–"

His hand flew back to her wrist again, clenching it tightly. "Don't. Do that."

While he held onto her wrist, she moved closer to him so that every inch of her body was touching his. With her free hand, she slipped it underneath his shirt, tracing her fingers over the contours of his sculpted abdomen. The youkai inside him growled with pleasure. But Inuyasha felt her lips on his neck, he asked her to stop.

"No." she replied.

He growled, but it wasn't out of irritation. He had long released her other hand, and now had both underneath his clothes, slipping around to his back.

"Kagome," he said darkly. "Do not provoke me."

She stopped, and moved away from his neck so she could look him in the eye. He didn't look angry, even if he sounded it. She pulled her arms slowly from underneath his shirt, and reached up to hold his face gently in her palms. She leaned closer, and kissed him once.

"Kagome–" she kissed him again, cutting off the rest of his sentence. "Kagome hang on." He said quickly when she pulled apart.

"Inuyasha, please don't stop me. I don't want to stop you, so please don't stop me."

"Kagome, this is different. This isn't just us kissing."

"I know." She said with a small smile. "I want it to be different."

"You don't know what you're getting yourself into." He whispered after she kissed him again.

"No more talking." She told him fiercely. She grabbed the front of his shirt and pulled him on top of her. "Either we're doing this or we're not."

As far as Inuyasha was concerned, 'not' was out of the question now that he was on top of her. He kissed her this time, passionately, slipping his tongue into her mouth to meet hers. She locked her arms around his neck, pulling him closer to her. His hands went into her kimono, separating it and pulling it off so that her bare body was now exposed.

She gasped as his kiss left her mouth and travelled down to her neck, then to one full breast. His tongue rolled around her flesh before he took the nipple into his mouth, milking her for all she was worth. Kagome let out a spontaneous giggle, his tongue tickling her skin as he moved between the two breasts. Then she felt his tongue travel away from her bosom, down the center of her stomach. His hands grasped the band of her skirt, pulling it down over her hips, before removing it completely.

His hands now held onto her waist, as he let his tongue travel passed her navel, further down between her thighs. Before she could ask what he was doing now, she felt his tongue brush against her flesh.

A breathless moan left her throat. She could feel that powerful organ dancing over her, languidly, making her shiver. His tongue grazed her clit, before his whole mouth consumed her meat, sucking her tenderly. She bit down on her bottom lip to fight off another moan – as to not wake anyone. She bit on it till it hurt. Yet she couldn't resist a squeal when she felt his gentle nibbling. She tried to squirm away from his touch to regain composure. But he grabbed hips firmly, preventing her from escaping. Now his tongue dipped between her folds, exploring her, tasting her. She bit on her bottom lip harder, her body tensing. She grabbed onto the sheets, crushing them between her fingers. His tongue continued to swirl around inside her, driving her crazy, until she let out a climatic moan, her body shivering with her orgasm.

Inuyasha resurfaced, grinning at her. "Felt good?"

She let out a long breath. "Very good." She said breathlessly.

Kagome watched him as he removed his pants, and her eyes dropped to his rod, long and hard. Her hand flew through her mouth, eyes wide in fear.

He chuckled at her face as he climbed over her, whispering in her ear. "I know it looks imposing, but I won't hurt you."

"Inuyasha…aahh." She dragged as she felt his rod entering her body slowly.

He chuckled again as he watched her face scrunch with passion, as she bit down hard on her bottom lip. He eased out of her completely, then held her waist firmly, pushing back slowly into her body again. He smiled, repeated the action, loving as her breathing became ragged, her hands clawing at his back. He kissed her, eased inside her as far as he could go. She moaned in his mouth, grabbed hold of his bottom lip with her mouth, then groaned with anguish as he pulled out of her again.

"You're teasing me." She said breathlessly.

"I'm making you more accustomed to it." He said gruffly.

Hearing the difference in his voice, she looked up at him. Seeing his eyes redden, she touched the temple of his forehead, instantaneously clearing his head of the lust trying to control him. "Don't transform." She commanded softly. "I want you to look at me and see me. Not some girl, but me."

In an instant, Inuuyasha felt as if the youkai in him had disappeared completely. Now it wasn't his lustful nature that was powering him, it was his desire for Kagome.

He started pumping inside her, slowly. She could feel every inch of his shaft inside her, pushing deep into her body. Her breathing became heavier than before, soft moans leaving her. He quickened his pace, pumping swiftly into her body, enjoying the feel of her moist, warmth coating him. He leaned over, brushing her lips with a kiss, thrusting even faster into her. Her moans grew, and she locked her legs around his waist, dug her fingers into his back. She sang an orgasmic song with his name in the lead chorus, which only encouraged him to quicken his pace yet again. He tucked his head into the nook of her neck, groaning in her ear, jabbing fiercely, relentlessly into her body. He half expected for his lust to take control of him again, but it never happened. He was energized by his want to please Kagome, not to get off for himself. They moaned and groaned loudly together, taking turns name calling, until they both reached their peaks. He gave one final thrust into her body, letting out a roar of satisfaction. Then collapsed on her, exhausted.

Kagome lay still, feeling like a whole new being. Inuyasha rolled off of her shortly, not willing to crush her. He was glad Kagome had placed whatever form of enchantment on him, or else he would have claimed her mate, and the girl was a fucking priestess. That wouldn't have been pretty. Still, no form of fucking he had experienced since his youkai transformation even came close to that. That was definitely mate-worthy. But more importantly, he was glad had put the spell on him because Kagome was special to him, and he wanted this to be special for her, not for it to be just some random fuck. Turning around to face her, he could tell from her gleeful expression that it had been.

Then she spoke: "Inuyasha?"

"Hmm?"

She giggled. "You think anybody heard us?"

His expression was incredulous. "Who asks that kind of question after fucking?"

"How about a priestess who isn't supposed to engage in congress?" Inuyasha chuckled at her choice of words. "Don't laugh at me Inuyasha."

He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her closer to him. "You're one of a kind Kagome."

She looked up at him earnestly. "You are too Inuyasha. You're nothing like any other demon I've encountered."

"We've had this conversation before…." He said with a chuckle.

She shrugged. "I know, but I guess its because its so true."

Inuyasha looked at her, and noticed that her expression had saddened. "Kagome? Are you okay?" he asked in concern.

"Yeah, I'm fine. It's just…." She looked up at him, and smiled. "I'm just glad I have you. Sometimes I feel lonely, or sad, and scared. It's not easy having to protect the most sought out items by every youkai in the area. And still, I have to do it alone…."

Inuyasha wondered if Kikyo felt this way. If that's why she always seemed so sad. He didn't want that for Kagome. He held her tighter: "You don't have to be alone. I'll protect you. I promise."

"I couldn't ask that of you."

"You don't have to. I want to. I don't want to hear you talk about being sad and alone. You'll always have me Kagome, I promise."

Kagome looked up at Inuyasha's handsome face, his beautiful golden eyes reflecting a genuine emotion. Happy tears stung her eyes. "Thank you Inuyasha."

"Of course." Then he smiled teasingly. "Now, are you all rested up? Cause I'm all about a round two."

"Inuyasha!"

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Kagome slowly awoke the next morning, a wide smile on her face. Her body still felt extremely exhausted from last night. Round two seemed to merge into rounds three and four. Inuyasha's demon blood must mean he's also insatiable. When he finally rolled over and started snoring, she finally decided to sleep as well. She knew that it had to be late into the afternoon now, but she felt well rested anyway.

She rolled over slowly, noticing that the space next to her was empty. She sat up slowly, holding up the sheet to cover her nudity, her hair cascading over her shoulder. The little hut was empty. Inuyasha wasn't anywhere. But before she could wonder about where he would have gone off to, a painful jolt shot to her heart, a feeling of dread taking over her pleasant mood. Something wasn't right.

The jewel! At the thought she flew out of the bed and slipped into her discarded clothing, not having enough time to find cleaner. She had to check on the jewel. Had she tainted it with last night's activities?

Pulling her hair into a bun and securing it with her flower comb, she went to the shrine house, already worried as she could see the anti-demon seal that she had embedded on it was now gone. And when she stepped inside of it, her worst fears had been realized.

The Shikon no Tama was missing.

Her hands flew to her mouth and she shook her head violently. "No, it can't be…" she ran outside, and screamed: "Inuyasha!"

His reply was almost immediate: "Kagome!"

She spun around to see him running towards her frantically, his face a picture of fear, probably similar to her own expression. Still she embraced him tightly, and he returned the gesture. After a moment of holding each other, she spoke, her tone frantic:

"Inuyasha, the jewel is gone! It's been stolen! The seal is gone, so anyone could have gotten in. And I think it's been tainted!"

"I know Kagome." He said. "I was just tailing the demon a while ago. His name is Naraku."

"You know him?"

"Unfortunately I do. But I had no idea he was even interested in the jewel. Apparently now he is. I was chasing him, but then he told me that Kanna was coming after you, and that she was going to kill you in your sleep. I couldn't live with that, so I had to come back to check. But now I see you're fine: it was just a trick."

"Inuyasha, we can't let this Naraku character get very far. We must go after him."

Inuyasha nodded. "I know, let's go."

He took her hand and dragged her along into the deepest parts of the forest – sections of forest she had never ventured into. She stayed close to him, that feeling of dread beginning to mix with one of fear. Then suddenly he stopped.

She was about to ask what was wrong, but before she could, he whispered to her: "He's just beyond here, I can smell him. Kagome, we cannot go in there together. Stay here alright."

Kagome shook her head. "No Inuyasha I can't. The jewel is my responsibility. I must be the one to retrieve it."

"If he's already absorbed it, there's nothing you can do about it Kagome. Besides, didn't I promise to protect you? I couldn't live with myself if you came to any harm. Now please, wait here, and be very quiet."

Before she could make another rebuttal, Inuyasha gave her a quick squeeze before racing into the darkness that was the forest, leaving her behind. As soon as she could no longer feel his presence next to her, her fear doubled. She told herself to hold it together, but was failing miserably. Everywhere she turned, she could sense the aura of an extremely powerful youkai, filled with unimaginable evil. It was so strong that she pressed herself into a tree to escape it. But it was everywhere, seeping into her...

...coming towards her…

She spun to her left just in time to see someone step into the clearing. Her eyes widened when she realized it was the same man from her dreams. Those eyes were umistakable.

"Who are you!" She demanded of him.

The man smiled, and she could tell immediately that this was the source of the evil. "I am Naraku," He said simply. "And I am your demise."

A/N: you know what else I smell: a CLIFFY!! secretly, i know you all love them (sneaky smile) remember now, everyone review on this chapter and the one before it, okay? one of my readers told me i forgot to tell you to review (thnx Dearest Eli) so im telling you now. READ & REVIEW!! i reeli appreciate it.

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