Living with a Rapist

Late-night Carnival Rides

Their shower together had long been over with; the lukewarm water had long been down the drain. Kouga and Kagome went into Kouga's room to get dressed. As they were bare and naked in the room, to Kouga's surprise, Kagome seldomly hid her gorgeous frame. It was as if something clicked, maybe the promise, that willed her to not shy away from the gentle man. A soft smile appeared on Kouga's features realizing he had gained her trust.

Kouga, now smelling intoxicating due to his natural smell, tossed on a grey t-shirt and dark faded jeans. Kagome, on the other hand, dressed for work with her signature black and white attire. She opted to with her simple flat shoes instead of her high heeled ones. She had this underlying feeling that her feet would thank her later due to the work ahead of her.

They were downstairs, Kouga standing on the inside of the house, leaning against the open front door, while Kagome stood outside as she readjusted her purse. They were facing each other, not really able to divert their eyes and go about their seperate ways. Kouga walked closer to the young woman and cupped Kagome's soft cheek with his hand. An equally soft smile appeared on his face. Kagome smiled as well, her eyes closing and her head subconsciously rubbing against his hand.

"Have a good day at work, ok Kagome? I'll be waiting for you after work," he said lovingly as he caressed her cheek.

"I will."

He lowered his muscular frame down and placed a chaste kiss onto Kagome's lips. As Kouga began to back away, Kagome stood on the balls of her feet to let the kiss linger just a little while longer. Kouga smiled against her lips at the action and when they parted, he innocently placed a kiss on her forehead.

"I'll see you later. I don't want to be late."

With that last word, she parted from the handsome man and walked towards her car, getting in it after unlocking it. Kouga continued to watch from the door as she drove away in her car to spend about another eight hours without him. He sighed at the thought and slowly walked into his house, closing the door behind him. Without locking the door, he flopped onto the couch with a huff and looked about his home.

Silence.

His house was usually filled with that since he lived on his own. He yearned the silence at the beginning, wanting to bask in its endless glory. He didn't want to be bothered by the constant hollering of a roommate or the scraping of paws against the hardwood floor. Kouga simply just wanted silence. But now that a young fair maiden had began residing with him, the silence he once craved was no longer a necessity. He could simply go without it. His slightly pointed ears enjoy the lovely melodic voice of the young maiden. Her voice was so soothing to his ears that the silence was envious at being replaced.

Kouga looked around the empty house and slowly began to imagine a life with Kagome. The house would always be filled with her voice--he couldn't wait to hear the different variations of that voice from whiny to filled with ecstasy. He would be able to bathe in it endlessly even as they fought.

A smile crept its way onto his face as he continued to think of how the house would be so different with her always being there. His eyes became hazy as he daydreamed, not really focusing on anything in particular.

As he continued to dream, he didn't quite hear the door being knocked on. It was only when the knocking became louder and the door slightly budged open because of the knocking, that Kouga began to pay attention to the noise and snapped out of his lovely reverie. He reluctantly got up from the couch and opened the door without asking who it was. He wish he had asked because on the other side of the door was Ayame standing there as if she about to cry.

"What is it this time," he asked with a huff. He would rather get back to his daydream than to listen to her whine about their togetherness again.

"I simply wanted to know how's everything going with your new girl."

The question took Kouga by shock and his head cocked back just a bit. "Um, you could say it's going well. Why do you ask?"

Avoiding his question, she asked, "Can I come in?"

"As long as you don't try to pull anything."

She smiled at the comment as Kouga rolled his eyes and opened the door for her to get in. If only he wasn't such a gentleman... Ayame stood in the middle of the living room and waited for Kouga to shut the door, this time locking it, before she began to speak.

"So everything is going just fine with her?"

Kouga leaned up against the door with folded arms. "Basically. I'm still trying to figure out what this has to do with you though."

"Well, I was just wondering if she was everything you could hope for," she said with a saddened expression, her fingers up near her chest twirling around nervously. She kept her head down as she stared at her nervous fingers.

He sighed. "Ayame, she's a nice girl ok. I really enjoy the time I've spent with her. I'm not going to say everything between us has been perfect because our entire relationship is based off of her rocky past. But I'll tell you this, from what I've seen, I want to be with her as long as possible."

Kouga looked at the redhead before him and realized she was on the brink of tears. He always knew when she was about to cry. Her face began to contort ever so subtly and her shoulders would quiver like a insignificant earthquake. Following his natural--sometimes annoying--instincts, he walked to the woman and encased her in his arms. He didn't say anything to her and due to this lack of communication, she began to pound his chest in frustration.

"Why Kouga? Why? What's so different about me and her? You saved me too, didn't you? So what made her rescue any different than mine?"

Kouga couldn't help but remember the event that occurred between them a few years ago that caused them to be involved with each other to begin with.

It was close to midnight and Kouga was on his way home from a very late night at work. He was hoping to get home with an uneventful trip, but it didn't turn out as planned. Instead, as he continued his walk home, a young girl, Ayame, ran into his chest.

"Please sir, help me."

"What's going on?"

"Their...their chasing me. They tried to rob me and started to beat me up. Please just help me."

Kouga took a good look at the battered and bruised girl before him and decided he would save her. "Follow me." He grabbed her hand and they began to run in another direction from whence she came. They ended up very far away from Kouga's house on a main street.

"Thank you so much."

Kouga smiled. "Your welcome. I'll hail you a cab ok."

Ayame smiled at the kind man and as they tried to get a cab to stop for them, they began to exchange information from their name to phone numbers. When the cab approached them with a slight screech, Kouga opened the door and allowed Ayame to step in.

"Call me when you get home so I can make sure you got there safely."

"Thanks again Kouga."

"No problem." And with that last word, she was off and this simple act of heroics started the relationship between them.

Now that he thought about it, he couldn't fathom the fact that he met two important women in his life through saving them. It was kind of an odd idea and he could only chuckle silently to himself. Kouga rubbed the woman's hair gently trying to coax her to stop crying. "It's not the 'rescuing' part that matters. It's about the love and loyalty between them. You destroyed the loyalty and trust between us and this is your result."

Ayame wiped her eyes and stared at him, her eyes almost as red as her hair. "So you really love her?"

"Love...almost."

x...x

Bright lights adorned the night sky ever so lovely. The sound of giggling and laughter could be heard coming from atop the colorful rides. Ring masters scattered about the area like cherry blossoms in the wind were screaming about the abnormal and freakish people they had to show the world. A few adult-less children ran around with either cotton candy or corn dogs in their small hands. All of these aspects gave the carnival a wonderful atmosphere and made all the hearts feel at ease.

Kouga and Kagome were some of the many to enjoy this pleasure. The carnival brought about a certain air that made it feel as though they were kids again, just enjoying the moment. With tickets in hand, they searched around the kaleidoscopic carnival for the first ride they would enjoy together.

Going along with the well too known cliche, they opted to take a trip on the ferris wheel to look around and just to be with each other. They paid their two tickets each to get on and shared a private gondola carriage that was decorated with blue seats and yellow walls. As the ferris wheel began to spin, Kagome stood up and looked out through the steel barred carriage.

"It's really pretty down there Kouga. All of the colors and things just lighting up." Kagome ogled at the scenery before her and she sighed. When her eyes couldn't take anymore beauty below her feet, she took her seat beside Kouga. Kouga instantly grasped her delicate hand. Her head looked over to the man sitting on her left and when he realized that he was being looked at, he turned with a smile. Kagome tightened the grip on his hand as she inched closer to him, a rosy pink blush spray painted on her cheeks. She was becoming slightly nervous at the situation she was about to create. She wanted to kiss him without a doubt, but she just didn't understand what was holding her back. She had kissed him a few times before this little date so it shouldn't be that nerve-wracking. Maybe it was the situation in itself that made her a little anxious, but whatever it was, it gave her endless butterflies. Her eyes traveled their way from their touching hands to his beautiful blue eyes, to his waiting lips. She gulped silently and licked her lips.

Kouga noticed all the signs of her being nervous and raised his other hand to have it rest on her warm cheek. She shivered underneath his touch, a shiver of of such anticipation it was bound to make her explode. Kouga lowered his lips slowly, his eyes closing ever so gracefully, and exhaled against Kagome's lips. She failed at suppressing a moan due to the action. With their lips just centimeters apart, Kouga smiled. He enjoyed Kagome almost writhing about in the carriage high above the ground and her face getting warmer and warmer. He decided not to tease her anymore and closed the gap between their lips. Kagome instantly pressed her lips almost roughly against his and moaned softly.

Their hands parted from one another as Kagome wrapped her arms around Kouga's neck, bringing him that much closer to her lips. Kouga was kind of shocked by this sudden burst of passion emitting from her, but he took it in stride as he scooted closer and encased the woman within his arms.

They tongues tangled and twisted as they continued to kiss. The open yet caged area around them began to get hot with their heated kisses. As their lips parted for a quick inhalation, they stared at each other with lusty, heavy eyes. Kagome wouldn't allow the kissing to be halted so soon. Her lips crashed back onto his. She began to kiss him with such fierceness that it made Kouga back away from the soft lips she possessed.

"Kagome," he panted, "are you ok?"

"What do you mean?"

"The way you're kissing me. It's a lot different."

She searched his eyes for a while before responding. "I don't know. Maybe it's that stupid little promise and this date," she said jokingly as she giggled. They shared a laugh before Kouga bent down and adorned her lips with a chaste kiss.

"You're adorable, you know that?"

She smiled with a blush as she unlaced her arms from his neck and placed them around his waist, burying her head in his chest. "Thank you Kouga." She inhaled his scent, enjoying the smell that he radiated, and sighed. She peeked her head up and looked over his shoulder to look at their surroundings. Everything seemed to appear to descend now, signaling that their time together would soon be up. She tilted her head up a little to look at him. "Kouga, we're about to get off."

He sighed with a soft smirk on his face. "Sometimes I wish these things didn't have time limits."

"Yeah, it would be so much better that way."

They sat in silence for a moment, before Kouga released Kagome from his grasp and stood up to stretch a bit. After stretching, he turned around to face Kagome while scratching his head. "What do you want to do after this?"

"Anything really. I think I like everything here."

"Well how about we do the drop tower," he asked as he plopped down in his previous seat. He looked over at Kagome with smile as he brought his hand up to fondle her luscious locks. She smiled softly, her eyelids lowering with a sigh, and enjoyed the feel of his hands in her hair.

As Kouga continued to stroke her hand, leaned down and kissed her temple. Kagome only sighed at the touch of his soft lips on her skin and continued to relish his gentle fingers. She opened her eyes lazily and surveyed the area. Before she could tell Kouga they time was up, the man grabbed a silver bar to halt the carriage and opened the gate.

With a soft chuckle, he said, "Time to get out of there lovebirds."

Kouga looked over at the man, his fingers still caressing her scalp, and nodded. "Come on Kagome, let's go get something to eat or something."

Kagome smiled at him as they exited the carriage. They began to walk hand in hand with very content smiles as they headed towards the funnel cake stand. When they finally got to the front of the line, the line extended to entirely different cart, they ordered their funnel cake. They decided to share because Kouga said he never finished an entire one, which Kagome found quite funny.

As Kagome began to down the rest of the powder sugar covered treat, Kouga propped his elbow on the black and white speckled table, placing his chin in his open palm. He couldn't help smiling at the young woman and her somewhat child-like mannerisms at the moment. She stuffed the funnel cake into her mouth and chewed with such a happy smile that it warmed Kouga's heart to no extent. With a grin, he spontaneously told Kagome, "It's not going to be hard to fall in love with you."

Kagome immediately swallowed the rest of the dessert down her throat and looked at him, beaming happily. "Same here." She munched on the rest of the funnel cake, threw the plate and fork away, and grabbed Kouga's arm excitedly. "Now let's try out that spinning ride. That looks like fun."

Kouga smiled as he shoved his hand in his pocket and followed to smitten girl.

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Hey guys!!! Sorry this chapter is a little shorter than usual. I just wanted to hurry up and get it posted. Hope you guys enjoy it and please review fanfic people. I love to read what you guys think. Bye for now lovelies!!!!