Authors note~
I'm trying to update daily….but that's not a promise, especially with school around the corner!! O.o well there's that and the fact that I don't want to rush the story cause then it starts to sound like….well frankly it'll sound like crap. So I'm going to try to avoid that. I really enjoy all the reviews you guys send in. every time I get one I can't help but smile ^_^. And if you think the story progresses to slow or to fast just let me know and ill try to fix it. Anyways, ON WITH THE STORY!!! Inuyasha's POV.
As always when we visited Kagomes time, we got up early, said good-bye and jumped down the well, with the exception of being delayed a few minutes by her still 'angry' grandpa.
When we reached the other side of the well we headed for Kaede's village. Unlike the last visit, she seemed kind of down. I absently wondered if her grandfather would try to purify me every time we went back. I shuddered, stupid old man. Kagome walked a few steps ahead of me, keeping her thoughts to herself.
"Hey." I said to get her attention.
"Y-yeah?' she whipped around facing me and walking backwards. I sighed, was she ever going to learn to pay attention to her surrounding? Before either of us could say anything else she fell backwards in the hole I was trying to warn her about. She landed with a muffled thump, followed by a whimper of pain.
I rushed to her side pacing my hand gently on her shoulder. "You okay?"
"No, I think I twisted my ankle." Her hands reached to her right ankle trying to rub the pain away. "Why did you distract me?" her eyes hardened in false anger.
I rolled my eyes. "I was trying to tell you to look where you were going but you turned around and tripped." I sighed again.
"Whatever...Help me up?" she reached her hands in front of her. I grabbed them and pulled her lightly to her feet. The second I let go of her and she put all her wait on her own two feet she crumpled, gasping in pain. "Yeah." She cringed. "I twisted my ankle."
Without a second thought I scooped her up into my arms and carried her back to the village. "Why do you always got to be so clumsy?" I scoffed.
"I'm not." She shot back stubbornly.
"Feh, like I believe that." I began walking towards the village again.
"I'm not!" she protested again, squirming in my arms.
"Do you want to walk?" I asked threateningly.
She immediately stopped moving before grunting a muffled 'no'. She crossed her arms stubbornly in front of her chest, and had a disgruntled look on her face. She didn't relax like she usually did when I held her. It made me uneasy. 'Did I do something wrong? What's with her today?' I thought about these things the whole way back to the village. She didn't say anything, but her face turned from one of annoyance to sadness.
When we reached the hut's that we were staying in I tried to set her down. She wrapped her arms around my neck, suddenly perfectly happy with being in my arms. I shot her a quizzical look. She never met my eyes, instead she buried her face in my chest. It wasn't the usual way she did it though, she was upset about something. "Kagome?" I asked next to her ear. "What's wrong with you?" she didn't reply, only hid her face from me further. "Look if you're not going to talk to me I'm going to leave."
"no." her arms tightened around my neck.
"Then talk to me." I growled. She didn't respond. I reached for her arms prying them from my neck.
"No!" she said more forcefully. I could smell salt tinge the air.
"What's wrong damnit?!" I knew my voice was too hard, as she flinched slightly.
"Can we go for a walk?" that was unexpected. I picked her up again and walked into the forest. The others still didn't know we were there.
We walked deep into the forest, stopping when she squirmed in my arms. "Okay, now will you tell me what's wrong?" I asked sitting down.
"It was something I talked about with my friends." She said bluntly.
"…" I waited for her to continue. When she didn't I cleared my throat. "well." I encouraged. I was slowly losing my patience.
"They asked me if….if I was going to marry you." Her voice was a soft whisper. My eyes widened. I was in shock. "That's what I've been thinking about this whole time….and…"
"And what?!" my voice was loud with the surprise that still lingered in my mind.
"I've decided that I want to be tied to you in every way…" her eyes fell to the ground and she tried to wiggle out of my now loose grip. Unthinkingly I tightened my arms around her, my mind was lost in thought. I came back to reality when she said my name louder than should be necessary.
"un." That was all I could manage to get out.
"…" It was her turn to wait for me to speak. When I didn't she continued. "I've been thinking about that and also….about what Koga said." She said the last part quietly. When I heard the flea bags name I growled.
"What about what that damn wolf said?" I asked haughtily
"Well he mentioned that you didn't have a claim on me. That I wasn't your mate…..it that true?" her eyes were hidden behind her bangs so I couldn't read them.
"Yeah it's true." I said pulling her face towards me so I could read her eyes. They were sad. Instantly I realized my mistake. "It's not because I don't want to be." I spat out frantically. "It all just happened so quickly, and I didn't want to do something to you that you weren't ready for. I don't think you fully understand the term mate. There's a lot more to it that just me marking you as mine." I cut myself off waiting for her reaction. She looked at me expectantly.
"I'm listening." She continued to stare at me intently waiting for me to go on.
I blushed before continuing. "A mate is a life partner-"
"So is a husband." She interrupted.
"There's a difference between them-"She cut me off again.
"How do you know that for sure huh?" she asked her gaze intense.
I sighed, was she really so dense? "Kagome, you're era isn't the only one that has marriage."
"Oh, right…" her face flushed and she looked to the ground again.
"Do you want to know about this or not?" I asked a little frustrated.
"yes." She replied meekly.
"Okay then stop interrupting." She gave a small nod, still not looking at me. "Like I was saying." I continued. "A mate is different. Once you have mated, they are your mate for the rest of you life. You are bond together, and there is no escape, except that of death." My voice grew grim as I said that last part. "Do you want me to continue?" I asked looking down at her. She nodded yes. "Your emotion and thoughts will be connected in some ways. For example if you were feeling sad I would know, no matter how far away I was from you." I suddenly hated how serious I sounded. "Basically you'll be together forever and you will share my life span." I huffed not wanting to talk about all the logistics of it anymore.
"I understand." Kagome said looking at me for the first time since I had asked her not to interrupt. A smile graced her lips. It made her whole face light up. I smiled back not knowing what else I could do. The air around me felt heavy with the need for her to only mine again. I leaned forward to capture her lips with mine. She jumped, a little startled by my aggressiveness. I pulled away only for the necessity of air. While catching my breath I studied her face. Her eyes were wide, and her cheeks crimson. I smiled and kissed her again. The need I felt grew stronger with each second my lips stayed on hers. My arms tightened around her back, crushing her to my body. She was so warm. Her lips parted to let out a surprised gasp when I pulled her close. I took advantage of it and slipped my tongue in. savoring the taste of her mouth. She struggled silently in my arms. Trying to halfheartedly push me away. I grunted my disapproval holding her tighter. I was praying that she wouldn't react like she had the last time I tried this. I shoved the thought from my mind and continued to kiss her. Her body stiffened when I laid her on her back. I pulled back for air, my breaths were ragged and uneven. She stared at me with wide eyes, almost frightened. Instead of kissing her mouth I kissed her neck, and an overwhelming urge to mark her as mine rippled through my body. My lips parted and ran my fangs lightly over her sensitive skin, she gasped as I didn't.
'If I want her this much now I wonder what it will be like when she's my mate?' I wondered idly, I wasn't paying attention to the squirming girl beneath me. 'Take her as your mate right now!' a voice in the back of my head growled. 'Not without her permission.' I said. 'Who cares about her permission, you're so close, and if you don't do it now you may never get the chance!!! That damn wolf will try to make her as his soon enough!' it was growling at me. 'He couldn't! She already has my sent all over her! She's pregnant-'it cut me off 'yes she is, but she still is not marked by a male! Mark her!' oh how I so desperately wanted to give in and make her completely mine. My mouth opened against her neck again, resting my fangs gently against her skin. My instincts over took my rational mind, and my fangs sunk into her neck.
She screamed at the pain, her hands balling into fists and tears ran down her cheek. Her blood washed over my tongue. So sweet, yet bitter. I lingered longer than necessary with my fangs in her neck. I finally pulled away with my eyes locked on my mark. Smiling I leaned down and ran my tongue over the wound, sealing it, and officially claiming Kagome as mine.
This chapter took a while to write, I wasn't quiet sure what I wanted to do with it, but I figured it our so it's all good ^_^.