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Inuyasha and his characters belong to Rumiko Takahashi not me

Chapter 2

The day wore on as the travelers moved through the land. Kagura had made an appearance to them. She had information about where they could find Naraku. It seemed that he was held up in a palace not too far from the southern border. She also made mention that he seemed to be suffering from some kind of inflection. Almost like something was eating away at him stripping him of his strength.

"All I know is that he set out one night and returned days later looking as if he had been in a battle. All attempts to heal it had not worked." Kagura said tossing a feather and taking to the wind.

The journey would have to wait till morning however. They needed to gather supplies and make sure their weapons where in shape. They reached a field of green grass and it looked like a perfect place to stop. Inuyasha took off in search of Kikyo since it might be the last night before his own death came.

After making sure that everything was ready for the attack Sango informed them that she needed to go have a fine crack fixed that was running through her weapon. Miroku had decided that she should not go by herself and left with her.

Kagome thought that she should at least have a nice relaxing soak in the hot springs to relieve her tension. "Okay then. I guess I am going to wash at the hot springs over there." She said grabbing her supplies.

"Not by yourself." He said rising from the ground. She stilled and looked over her shoulder at him. She could try and fight him, but truly he would just follow anyway.

"Okay" she said with a slight nervous edge to her words.

They walked in silence him taking graceful strides with confidence and her stumbling along on unsure footsteps. He sat on a boulder next to the spring while she began removing her clothes. She knew that she shouldn't be so unnerved by him being there, but still the blush crept over her body. She couldn't even turn around to look at him thinking that he would just say something that made her feel even more insecure about herself than she already was.

Washing her breast with the soapy suds she moved slightly to her side so that she could see him from the corner of her eye. What she saw him doing made her heart lurch to her throat. There sitting on a boulder not but a few feet from her was Sesshomaru stroking himself as he watched her run the sponge over her nipples that where now painfully erect.

She slid her other hand into water hoping that he didn't notice. 'I can't do this.' She thought, but still her fingers sought out her pearl and began to massage it. Still moving the sponge over her body she could let the little moans escape her mouth reasoning that the sponge had just felt so good. He started to pump his cock harder and faster. She matched his speed with her own fingers until she went to scream her release dipping under the water so he didn't hear her.

Rising up from the water she was reborn feeling like a woman. She must not be ugly if Sesshomaru was pleasuring himself to her. Exiting the spring she walked in front of him. Looking him in the eyes as she dressed for the first time with no embarrassment raining on her cheeks and began to walk back to camp.

It was becoming later in the evening and everyone was still gone. Finally Kirara came back with a note tied to her from Sango saying that Miroku had just saved the village from an unknown evil and they wanted them to stay the night to make sure it was safe.

"Mmm, Sango and Miroku are going to stay in the village tonight and I am sure that Inuyasha will not be back till morning. I guess that I am going to turn in then." She said a slight smile to him. He on the other hand said nothing nor had he even looked at her.

She had watched him in silence as he looked out into the night. It looked as if he was battling with himself about something. She wanted to ask if she could help him or do something, but he would never let her so what was the point. Her dreams where calling her again and she pulled her sleeping bag out. She took off her clothes and put on only an over sized T-shirt. She lay on her stomach her head on her arms. This caused her shirt to raise showing her bottom off to the world. She parted her legs becoming more comfortable.

She lay there for a few moments before she felt pressure on her backside. She had the feeling of a warm body upon hers and something prodding her bottom. She didn't move when she heard his voice.

"Why do you torture me?" he asked. She couldn't move. It was not from the weight of the body on top, but from the weight of his worlds.

" I don't understand." She said with a shaky voice. He flipped her onto her back and straddled her hips. He leaned down till his nose almost touched hers.

"Don't you. Since I joined with your group your hips sway and tease me when you walk, your body calls to me at night to touch you, your scent lingers and haunts my mind and I find myself drowning in want." Sesshomaru licked her lips and brushed his check against hers inhaling her scent.

"I realize that even if I kill you that these things will stay in my mind." His eyes looking into her soul as he continued " Our joining would bring nothing but our destruction. What do you want to free me?" He asked almost pleading with her.

"I watched you today at the lake as you watched me. I touched myself thinking it was you touching me. Wishing it was you." She said in desperation to keep his body next to hers. He showed no shock or embarrassment only a longing. A deep longing and want of her.

He brushed his lips against hers and Kagome's arms flew around his neck to deepen the kiss. Both had opened their mouths to explore the other's mouth. His hand went up her shirt to knead her breast getting a soft moan into his mouth. Her hands had set out to remove the layers of his clothing piece by piece she had soon removed them as he had moved on to her lower regions now stroking her nestled bud. His fingers thrusting like she wished his now hard member would. Her first orgasm rushed her hard and fast as she whole shook.

He moved to position himself at her center and kissed her hard before thrusting in and shattering her virginity. He stilled never saying a word, but she could feel the passion radiate from his body. She gave a nod of okay and he began a slow steady rhythm within her all the while staring into her eyes. Letting her see how much he wanted her.

Long lingering torturous kisses from their souls as they made love into the night each listening for the other to moan and grunt. His peek was reaching and how badly he wanted to mark her and take her as his own. He pulled her legs up onto his shoulders as he rubbed her clit pounding into her. The last of the climaxes had taken their breath away and a pulse of magic shot through both of them and seemed to merge into something, but neither thought about it as they fell apart in each others arms.

The next morning Kagome found that everyone had returned. Inuyasha was bitching about her being lazy earning a pop on the head from his brother and a sit from her. She felt the pain from their love making, but not the emptiness she thought she would. She knew that it would never happen again, but she didn't care as long as she could hold onto the memory of that night of lust and love.

Sesshomaru looked towards her with such sad eyes that she could feel her own heartbreak and tears wanting to line her eyes. No, it was worth it and she knew in her heart that he loved her. As crazy as it sounded she could feel his love for her last night. She could still feel it coursing in her veins and it kept her tears at bay.

The little group had arrived at the palace that held the evil known as Naraku. Something seemed off to Kagome. There was no puppets to tease them, no Naraku goading them on and no fear hung over the palace as it had so many other times they had faced him. They had simply walked into the thrown room of the deserted palace to see an old man sitting upon a false thrown. It was Naraku; at least they thought it was. He had no power surging around him and looked as if he had his life sucked out of him. He was old and frail like death was a breath away from his pain stricken bones.

Kagome went to move forward to see what had happened and who had done it. True they where going to destroy him, but whoever could do this to Naraku was someone else to be worried about. Suddenly something fell from his clutches as he tilted his head and let out his last breath. The shikon jewel rolled towards Kagome and slammed into her chest. The jewel had almost knocked her to the floor, but was stopped by Sesshomaru. Everyone stood motionless as if something else where to happen, but it never came.

Soon Naraku's body turned to dust and floated out the castle as if he had never been at all. It was over, but there had been no justice at their hands or a great battle. Simply an old man taking his last breath and returning what he had once stolen.

The questions that remained on everyone's mind as they left where the hell were Kanna and Kagura? What happened to Naraku to make him fall so easy? Inuyasha was the first to break the silence as usual.

"Well now that this crap is over I guess the truce is over now huh Sesshomaru." Inuyasha said clutching his sword.

"Hn, while I would love to stay and beat you down I have other matters that are in need of my attention." He turned on heel ready to walk away when Kagome ran up to him.

"I wanted to thank you and let you know that if you ever want or need me I will be in the village by Inuyasha's forest." Kagome said giving him a bow. He looked at her and raised her chin so her eyes could meet his. Then he was gone.

Inuyasha had rambled on about her being crazy to say stuff like that to his half brother. Kagome felt sick to her stomach and decided that once she got back to the village she would take a week for herself. The group had made the choice of making the little village by the well their new home.

Sango and Miroku where going to marry and raise their children in a village that did not hold sad memories, but happy ones. Inuyasha was going to set off to find Kikyo and try and convince her to come back with him. No one knew what to do about the shikon.

It was now in Kagome's body and unless someone wanted to cut her open to remove the jewel then that was where it would stay. Purified and protected by her newly grown powers that had come as a shock when she sat Inuyasha into a 10ft crater. He did however shut up.