Chapter 18

Kagome

I gasped as I was shoved roughly into a tree, the bark of the trunk biting into my skin, even through my clothing. A hot, needy mouth covered mine, stealing away my breaths, gasps, moans, and anything else that it possibly could. Clawed hands trailed over my arms, quickly making their way to my breasts and squeezing.

I arched my back into them, loving the way his hands woke something inside of me. A stolen gasp escaped my lips as my miko garbs were ripped open, revealing my chest to hungry golden eyes. With a groan, Mattaki tore his mouth from mine and sucked in a furled nipple.

His hands went to my backside, squeezing roughly before pulling me up to him. I wrapped my legs around his waist, feeling his very prominent erection pressing against my still-covered womanhood. He thrust his hips against me, causing us both to let out a noise filled with pleasure.

My hands reached up and tightened in his hair, pulling it from his topknot. His touch, his mouth on my nipple, his cock pressed so intimately to me, it all caused a fire to burn within me. Once again, I was filled with an all-consuming need to have this male. And I would.

He could not deny me, just as I could not deny him. We were both filled with so much passion and desire for the other, it overflowed. Using his hips to hold me against the tree, his hands left my backside and began pulling my haori from my shoulders, replacing it with his pelt.

His armor had already been removed, giving me free rein to remove his own clothing. As he placed his pelt to protect my back, I quickly removed his haori before scraping my nails down his chest. He growled at my bold action, removing his mouth from my nipple and biting down on my exposed neck.

A strangled gasp left my throat at the feel of his fangs on such a sensitive spot. Too focused on that, I never even noticed him ripping my hakama from their proper position, leaving me fully exposed to his gaze. It wasn't until two fingers were shoved into my core that I realized just how far we had gone.

"Already so wet for me, Miko." He rasped, his already deep voice deepening further from his need for me.

"Always." I breathed, arching my back as he curled his fingers.

"So responsive. I want you so much it hurts." He declared, leaving a trail of open-mouthed kisses everywhere he could reach.

"Then take me, Mate." I replied, my hands running down his chest to untie his hakama. When released, he shimmied his hips, sending the cloth to bunch up around his ankles.

In one swift movement, he pulled his fingers from within me and replaced it with his twitching cock. I couldn't help the loud moan at his intrusion, just as he couldn't help his feral growl. No matter how many times we coupled, it would always be as if it was the first time.

I opened my eyes and looked deep into his golden ones. They had darkened to an almost amber color as the red began seeping into them. He slowly brought up his hand and placed the two moist fingers against my lips. Knowing what he wanted, I opened my mouth and accepted the offered appendages with a long hard suck.

He moaned and closed his eyes as I tasted myself on him. It wasn't until his fingers were clean of my strangely pleasant-tasting nectar that he began moving his hips, pulling from me, just to slam back in. This wasn't the time for sweet and easy.

This was a need that could only be quenched by the other. This was a fiery passion that could only be cooled by the fierceness of my daiyokai. He snarled, curling his lips over his fangs as he pounded into me.

His eyes stared at my breasts as they bounced with his movements, and with a vicious snarl, he once again sucked one violently into his mouth. The other was soon covered by a clawed hand, pinching, flicking, and squeezing my sensitive bud.

His other hand kneaded my ass as his hips continued to slap against mine. The only thing I could do was dig my dull human nails into his back as I was thoroughly taken by the man that owned my heart. I could feel myself already reaching my peak, and I knew I would never get a reaction like this from any other.

With a choked off cry, I announced my completion to the forest around us as Mattaki surged into me a few more times before throwing his head back with a loud howl. I could feel my walls forcing his seed deep into my womb as we both fell back to the earth.

Panting, I leaned my head against the tree as his own forehead fell against my shoulder. Taking the time we needed to get our breathing together, we just stayed like that, enjoying the aftershocks of our coupling.

"The things you do to me, Little Woman." He stated, making me smile.

"I believe it is you that has ruined me. As I recall, a quick rut was not something I would ever have partaken in before you took my virginity." I teased, making him lift his head and pin his golden eyes on my blue ones. His face was full of amusement as he looked me over.

"Indeed, but you just about threw yourself on me that night. I believe you were not as innocent as you made yourself seem." He retorted, a smirk on his face. A tiny fang fell over his lip in a way that just screamed sex appeal. Leaning forward, I quickly licked the dangerous tooth, receiving a growl from the man still very much embedded inside me.

"If you continue to do such things, I will be forced to take you again." He rumbled, his eyes speaking much more than his words. No matter what he said, he would be taking me again. If anything was an indication, his softened manhood steadily growing hard inside of me was enough to scream that he would indeed be taking me a few more times. Even so…

"I don't think we have time, Mattaki. After all, we did leave the others suddenly. They will probably worry." I teased, knowing it would get his beast going because I was, in a way, denying him.

"Silence, Woman. The others know exactly what is going on." He growled, and I couldn't keep the blush from my cheeks as that thought crossed my mind. His next words making it so much worse. "I am sure they all heard my roar, and Sesshomaru, InuYasha, and Kanna most likely heard your own noises with their demon hearing."

"That is even more reason for us to return. They have had enough of a show." I replied, trying to keep the embarrassment out of my voice.

"I can assure you, we are going nowhere." He stated, thrusting his hips into me again, promptly shutting down my brain and any train of thought I had. Kami, this male has way too much control over me.

Mattaki

"It's about damn time you returned." InuYasha growled, a light blush on his cheeks as Kagome and I walked back to the group.

"Silence, Boy. Even I know you have experienced the sudden desire to have a woman. I am male and am no different." I replied, ignoring the way my little mate blushed an even darker shade of red than the fire-rat robe.

"Did you have to howl it out to everyone? Poor Sango over there just about jumped out of her skin." InuYasha returned, making me look towards a blushing Sango, who sat beside a blushing Rin.

"What is with the females blushing so? Sango, you are married and I am sure you have partaken in sex. And Rin, I can smell Sesshomaru all over you, even if you have not fully mated." I asked, completely confused by the way they were acting and watching as they blushed even more.

"I believe that is their modesty, Mattaki." Miroku started before pointing towards my mate. "I believe if Lady Kagome blushes any deeper, she will burst into flames."

"Aren't we supposed to be looking for jewel shards?" Kagome snapped, causing me to smile down at her.

"As I recall, Miko, we stopped so that you could rut with my sire. Your anger is not welcome at this time." Sesshomaru added, getting a glare from the tiny miko.

"As amusing as this is, we probably should continue on our journey. After all, we can still pick on Lady Kagome while walking, can we not?" Kanna cut in, causing a few chuckles to echo around the group.

"I hate you all." Kagome mumbled, making the others laugh harder.

"Come, Little One." I said, holding out my hand for Kagome, who took it.

"Hasn't she done enough of that?" InuYasha asked.

With that question, the group exploded. Kanna, Rin, and Sango all busted out laughing at the horrified look on Kagome's face. Miroku nearly passed out from his sudden nosebleed. Sesshomaru looked absolutely disgusted. Kirara meowed her amusement, and even I couldn't keep a smile off of my face.

The antics of my pack would always be confusing, yet…satisfying.

-sSs-

A few days later, I stood behind Kagome as she picked up a shard from the remains of a destroyed yokai. Instantly, the taint inside the darkened shard disappeared, leaving nothing but a shard so purified, it almost seemed clear.

It had been an easy fight to handle, especially with the strength that this pack possessed. Even Kagome, while still getting her reiki back, held power that rivaled many yokai out there. When her power was fully returned, she would, once again, be a force to be reckoned with.

I watched as she placed the shard in a jar around her neck with the few others we had collected. I had to admit I was proud of my little woman. She refused to allow her reiki to control her again and was easily purifying it as she received it. Any taint that she had previously possessed was gone. The hold InuYasha had on her heart was gone, and now that same heart belonged completely to me.

I would hold it as if it was made of glass. I would protect it with every fiber of my being and make sure it never had a reason to ever become damaged again. Nothing, nor no one, would hurt what was so precious, including myself.

"One down. A thousand more to go." Kagome sighed, letting the jar fall back in between her breasts.

"We will get them." I soothed, returning the quick smile she sent me.

"We still need to prepare. While we are collecting the shards, Naraku is as well. Not only does he still have Kagura, he also has Kikyou and Izayoi searching." Kanna added, looking into her mirror, trying to see if she could spot the spider, but failing to do so.

"Plus he could have created more incarnations." Sango stated, making all of us think. He could very well have done such a thing, and we wouldn't even know.

"It doesn't matter. We will kill the fucking spider, once and for all." InuYasha declared.

"While I do agree with you, if you continue to speak such filth in front of the women, I will be forced to punish you." I declared, raising an eyebrow at my son.

"Whatever, Pops. Let's just get going." He replied, crossing his arms and beginning to walk away from us, the rest of the group following behind.

It didn't take long before we were attacked once again, this time by something I hadn't expected. Stuck in between a rock and a hard place, I watched as my miko had her bow drawn, pointed at both of the undead ones. Kikyou also had her bow drawn, and while Izayoi didn't have hers drawn, she had it at the ready. It made me curious as to how good she was with it because I had never seen her use one before. She never needed to.

"Kikyou, what do you want?" Kagome asked, her stance that of a master archer.

"I want InuYasha and Mattaki." Kikyou answered, looking completely serious.

"Do you really believe you will get them? You both betrayed the men you supposedly loved. For what reason would they return to you?" Kagome asked, her face betraying her anger.

"I never betrayed him!" Izayoi yelled, making my own anger rise.

"Silence, Woman! Do not try to persuade me with your foolish lies!" I snarled, watching as she shrank back slightly.

"Mattaki, I love you." She declared, her voice a small whimper.

"No, Woman. I loved you. You loved Takemaru. You married me to gain a title, and when you didn't receive it, you tossed me away." I snapped. "You ruined any chance of returning to my side, and even if you had not, Kagome is now permanently at my side. It cannot be changed, nor will I allow it."

"Not even for our son?" Izayoi asked, trying to use InuYasha against me.

"Keh! As if I'd ever let Kagome and Pops separate. It doesn't matter to me whether you're with Pops or not. Even when you were alive, he wasn't. My parents have never been together. Why should it be different now?" InuYasha cut in, crossing his arms.

"Izayoi, your soul has yet to do any harm. Return to where you belong before it becomes tainted and corrupted. Rest in the peace you had before you were yanked from it." Kagome said, surprising me. Even after everything that has happened, Kagome was offering my ex-wife a chance.

"I don't need any advice from the likes of you, Whore! How dare you steal away a married man?" Izayoi screeched, raising her bow and firing. I grabbed the arrow in mid-flight and broke it in my claws.

"If you dare try to bring harm to my mate again, your second life will end by my claws." I snarled, my eyes tinting red.

"Till death do you part, Izayoi. The moment Mattaki died, whether by your hand or not, was the moment your vows to each other ceased to exist. He is mine now, and that will not change." Kagome stated, suddenly making my possessive side spike.

It was the first time she had staked a claim like that, and I suddenly wanted her more than I ever had before. Her declaring me as hers just made me love the woman more than I ever had. I truly wondered if my love for her would ever stop growing.

"Enough of this! We did not come to fight, Izayoi. You should not have fired without my permission." Kikyou reprimanded, never lowering her bow or taking her eyes off of my miko.

"Why are you here, Kikyou?" InuYasha asked, disdain for the undead miko clear in his voice.

"We have brought a gift for the miko. At first, Naraku planned on killing them, but instead, we decided to leave them to the world around them. What better way to hurt my reincarnation than to watch her family die in a world they weren't meant to survive in?" Kikyou laughed before glancing towards the woods.

Just as she did that, two demons walked out of the shadows, holding two struggling humans. Kagome's gasp and InuYasha's growl instantly told me that these humans were of importance. The moment their eyes fell on Kagome, they began struggling harder, trying to break free.

"Let them go!" Kagome yelled, tears beginning to well up in her eyes.

Before anyone had a chance to reply, a completely feral InuYasha charged forward. Within a moment's notice, the demons holding the two humans had their throats ripped out. I jumped forward and grabbed them both before jumping back and turning my attention to my son.

Kikyou and Izayoi had escaped, and now InuYasha was trying to keep his black blood under control. I approached him and placed a hand on his shoulder before letting my youki cover him, calming his demon half. When his eyes faded back to their normal color, he looked at me with thanks in his eyes before turning back to the group.

Kagome was huddled around the two new people, hugging them to her closely. As I approached with InuYasha by my side, the younger boy jumped from Kagome and wrapped his arms around InuYasha.

"Hey, Souta. How you been?" InuYasha asked a little awkwardly at the young man attached to him.

"Where are we?" Souta replied, looking around as he let go of InuYasha.

"This is my time. You are in the past." InuYasha answered.

"Kagome, where have you been? It has been five years since I have seen you! We thought you had died!" The older woman yelled, scolding Kagome, who instantly shrank back at the woman's tone.

"I'm sorry, Mom. The well closed and I couldn't return home." Kagome defended, making my eyebrow rise. So this was Kagome's mother. I turned my gaze to the young man who I presumed was her brother.

"Kagome." I called as I stood over the kneeling woman. Kagome stood instantly while her mother's mouth dropped, causing both of my eyebrows to raise.

"Mom, Souta, somehow Naraku was able to bring you to the past. I'm not sure how, but I will try to fix it for you. In the meantime, you will have to travel with my pack." Kagome started before pointing in the appropriate direction. "This is Lord Sesshomaru and his intended, Rin."

"She's just a child!" The woman exclaimed, making Kagome sigh.

"Not here. In fact, in just a few weeks, she will be considered a woman. By the time a female reaches the age of fifteen, they are expected to marry and settle down. Living here is much different than living in the modern era." Kagome explained before continuing and gesturing towards the monk and slayer. "This is Sango and Miroku."

"I remember you telling me about them. The demon slayer and perverted monk." Kagome's mother said, eyeing the monk carefully while the others smirked.

"Is that truly what you think of me, my dear Kagome?" Miroku asked, only getting an eye roll from my mate.

"You know InuYasha. Beside him is Kanna. You don't know her because she is new to the group." Kagome continued before turning her attention to me and blushing. "This is Mattaki…my mate."

"Mate?" The woman asked, looking confused.

"In human terms, a husband. Only, being mated means I gained his lifespan and there is no such thing as divorce." Kagome explained as her mother eyed me.

"I am Mattaki, Inu no Taisho. It is a pleasure to meet the one who birthed such a perfect woman. May I ask your name?" I introduced, noticing how the older woman blushed much like her daughter.

"Higurashi, Hitomi." The woman replied, bowing slightly to me.

"Mattaki, it's not safe for them to be out here." Kagome said, grabbing my attention before I looked back towards Hitomi and a frightened Souta.

"No, it is not. We will return to my shiro for now. I will have guards placed around them at all times." I stated before looking at the rest of the group, making sure none of them would argue.

"Thank-you." Kagome whispered.

"Anything for you, Love. Come now, we still have a few hours of daylight left before we will stop to make camp." I started before turning to the two newcomers. "There are a few rules I would like you to follow. These are for your safety and survival."

"I understand. What are they?" Hitomi asked with a nod of her head.

"You will obey every order given to you by me or my sons. I am the alpha of this pack while Sesshomaru is the beta. InuYasha is still a protector and can sense danger just as well as us." I said, turning and beginning to walk towards my home.

"Wait, sons?" Hitomi asked, completely confused.

"Yes, that is a story Kagome can fill you in on at a later time. My second rule: do NOT try and protect Kagome. Every instinct you have will scream to do so when we battle others, but you will just be a distraction and either get yourself killed, or Kagome injured." I continued.

"Wow, harsh, Pops. They just got thrown into a world they have never been in, and you're basically throwing them to the wolves." InuYasha cut in, making my eyes glare at him.

"I may seem cruel, InuYasha, but I have never been one to hide behind the truth. As you said, this is a world they have never been in. Kagome is my mate, and I will protect her with everything I have, including protecting her family." I replied before letting out a sigh and turning to Hitomi who was eyeing me warily.

"I am not normally so serious, but this matter is...dangerous. Naraku pulled you to this time to use you against my miko. His goal is for you to be killed as a way to strike at Kagome. This, I cannot allow, which is why I am setting up rules. The last being: you will go nowhere alone. You will always be accompanied by someone, no matter where you go." I informed, receiving a nod from both newcomers.

"We thank you for your protection, Inu no Taisho." Hitomi said, her face very serious.

"Mattaki is fine. I am, after all, your son-in-law." I replied, giving a smile.

"I'm warning you now, Hitomi. Those two fuck like rabbits so just be expecting it." InuYasha warned.

"InuYasha! Sit, Boy!" Kagome yelled, her face suddenly very red as he slammed into the ground.

"Maybe while I am here, I will get some grandbabies." Hitomi giggled, her own face turning red.

"Mom!" Kagome shouted in horror.

"Maybe so, Hitomi. After all, I do plan on having many pups with my little mate." I added, knowing just how Kagome was going to react.

"MATTAKI!"

-sSs-

I know I haven't mentioned Kagome's grandfather yet. He will be mentioned in the next chapter. This was just a little twist I decided to throw in so that Kagome could have her family back. I hope you enjoyed.

Shout-outs:

ShiroOokami44: Thank-you for following my story, I'm glad you like it.

RedDrake323: Kanna is going to be pushy, so he will eventually give in. lol.

I do not own InuYasha.