Taste Of Love
Kagome ran away from her demanding family and found herself right in the arms of Takahashi Inuyasha. Caught up in his world, it's getting hard for her to leave, for she has had her first taste of love.
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha. Rights are reserved fully to Rumiko Takahashi. This plot too isn't as original, so to those who have attempted before I have, they have full rights to this plot too. Anything else that is mentioned that isn't a figment of my imagination, I also disclaim.
Age Brackets: Kagome – 20, Sango – 22, Miroku – 25, Inuyasha – 26
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NOTE: EDITED CHAPTER-- SCENES HAVE CHANGED!
Debut, Miko Takahashi
"So, how was the honeymoon?" Miroku nudged Inuyasha in the Lin family room late one Friday evening. Kagome was already asleep, seeing as she was four months into pregnancy and her stomach was already, slightly, bulging out. Inuyasha was stretched out onto the sofa, toying with his wedding band, watching the fireplace crackle dully.
"No sex," Inuyasha grinned, "we practiced abstinence for an entire month. When's the court case, by the way?"
"Two more weeks. Sango's preparing everything."
"How ironic that Kagome and I have no idea on what's happening and we're the reasons why the Higurashi's are taking us to court."
Miroku merely laughed as he surfed through the movies that were happening on his television set.
Inuyasha had his arms behind his head and his legs resting on the coffee table. He was, in obvious, thought and Miroku had a feeling as well. Therefore, he allowed his newly married best friend to ponder the limits of his thoughts while Miroku just flipped through the television set.
"I want to bring Kagome into the media…"
Miroku's head snapped at Inuyasha, "What?!"
"I want to reveal her as Miko."
Miroku couldn't believe what he was hearing. Inuyasha, the man that Kagome hid everything from because she didn't want her identity to be revealed, was deciding that he wanted his pregnant wife to be debuted as Miko Takahashi. Inconceivable…
"You what?!"
"Want to reveal Kagome as Miko."
"Did you ask her?!"
"Can I?" Inuyasha raised an eyebrow. "She's sleeping ain't she?! I don't know, I was just thinking of it and well—our company is launching baby products and we need a cover girl. They're suggesting CG the stomach on the model but… why not get an actual pregnant model, you know?"
Miroku nodded. "Yeah but… she's pregnant!"
"I'm not exploiting her!" Inuyasha groaned. "I'm her husband! She won't be overworked or anything—why am I explaining to you?"
Miroku only shrugged. "I don't know. But still I don't think it's a good idea."
"I didn't ask you, did I?"
"You did not."
"Then?"
"Then?"
"Then?"
"Then?"
"Oh shut the fuck up," Inuyasha muttered, getting annoyed at Miroku's growing smirk. Inuyasha turned his attention back at the television screen, choosing to ignore Miroku for the rest of the while…
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"Mademoiselle?" Inuyasha asked early the next morning in the Lin guestroom. Inuyasha didn't want to wake his slumbering wife so he decided to stay the night at his best friend's place. Currently, Inuyasha was stroking Kagome's cheek as she had her eyes closed, awake yes, but eyes closed.
"Hmm?"
"I have an offer that you, simply, cannot refuse."
Kagome cracked into laughter as she slit an eye open. "Is that so, Don Inuyasha?"
"Ahh yess," Inuyasha tried to imitate a godfather Italian accent, "you just… cannot refuse this exquisite offer of mine."
"Get on with it, Casanova." Kagome rolled her eyes as she felt Inuyasha's hand trailed down her cheek to rest at her stomach, his thumb dully drawing circles at the peak of her tummy.
"The company is launching a new product." Inuyasha began his business-like proposal, trying to keep it as casual as he possibly could, since evidently, he was addressing his wife. Kagome nodded slowly as she felt her husband's fingers tickle her tummy.
"Yeah?"
"Yeah," Inuyasha affirmed, "actually three new products but they're all linked together in the slightest way."
"What're they?"
Inuyasha tried not to cough in hesitation. "A baby walker, swinger and playpen."
Kagome's eyes instantly snapped open as they locked with the serious ones of her husband. Inuyasha saw her eyes register in to what he had just said…
"Baby… stuff?"
Inuyasha nodded. "Yeah. I was wondering do you, by chance, know any pregnant and well experienced models that would be willing to be cover girl for a few shots." Inuyasha wiggled his eyebrows. "And don't worry, I promise not to overwork her and I'll be giving her a Takahashi exclusive back massage every day after shooting!"
Kagome rolled her eyes. "My husband will not be giving a random pregnant model back massages every day, thank you very much!"
"I meant you!"
"I know you did!"
"Is that a yes then?"
"It could be a no."
"Aww! Why not?"
"How old are you?" Kagome raised an eyebrow. "Act your age, Casanova!"
"I'm only asking here," Inuyasha rolled his eyes, "you could easily just say No Inuyasha, I don't want to model as Miko Takahashi. It's a simple ten word phrase."
Ten words? Kagome mouthed in amusement as she shook her head. "You are such a mental case."
"Thank you, now will you?"
Kagome sighed. "I don't… know…"
"What're you afraid of?"
"My identity."
Inuyasha stared at his wife long and hard. His hand stopped stroking her belly a long while ago but neither of them noticed. "Your identity?"
Kagome nodded. "As Kagome Higurashi. As soon as they find out that Miko is," Kagome paused, "or rather used to be Kagome Higurashi… then both our family and my family will be under extreme media pressure."
"Our family can handle it." Inuyasha smirked. "I have enough money to relocate us to the moon if we have to."
"I am not moving to the moon with your brat in me, understood!" Kagome demanded playfully as Inuyasha nuzzled her cheek with his nose. His hot breath splashed against her and Kagome felt like assaulting his lips…
"Will you?" He murmured, his lips moving against her earlobe, "Please, mademoiselle?"
"Let me think on it."
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"Akira," Korari murmured, her eyes following the pacing figure of her stressed husband. Souta was sitting on the lone rocking chair situated in their den, watching his father contemplate many issues that were churning about. "Akira, what happened at the wedding?"
Akira glanced at his wife before resuming his pacing action. "Kagome got married to Inuyasha-- and I told her to complete the sealing kiss."
Souta's eyes bulged open. "You WHAT?!" He roared in surprise. His father, the Akira Higurashi that was so bent on ruining Kagome's life-- asked her to complete the sealing kiss? Is he running a fever or something?! Souta inquired to himself.
Akira shrugged, his eyes clouded with emotions. "Kagome seemed so happy... I haven't seen her that happy since forever. I just couldn't... take that away so suddenly, you know?" Akira searched the eyes of his wife, hoping to God that Korari understood the slightest. "I didn't want my baby girl to be completely rendered hopeless. I needed to give her some light of hope."
"Light of hope for what?" Korari asked, raising an eyebrow.
Akira shrugged, confused. Souta watched his father with skepticism.
"Light of hope that her father still loves her?" Piped the young actor.
Akira's eyes flashed hurt as the truthfulness of his son's words stung him. Souta was right, To show that I still love her.
"Then... what are we going to do now?" Korari asked, hope rising in her gut. She never wanted to hurt her daughter in any way shape or form but her husband had pushed it to that level. If Akira is now recounting his actions-- maybe I can be the mother I want to be for Kagome. Korari moved to stand up but Akira shook his head, ushering his wife to sit back down.
"I want to--" Akira paused before taking a deep gasp, "I talked to Inutaisho two nights ago."
Korari's eyes widened. "You what?!"
Akira nodded, remembering the conversation...
"What is the reason on why you're out to ruin my son and his wife's life?" Inutaisho inquired, his voice painted with emotion. Akira heard the hurt and anger both suppressed within the tone of the well respected business-man…
"Your son…" Akira blanked and paused… He had no particular reason as to why he detested Inuyasha so much. Just that one comment that Inuyasha made. But holding a grudge against that was well—childish…
Utterly childish…
Why am I holding a grudge? Akira asked himself, listening to the silence on the phone. Inutaisho was saying nothing but merely waiting for Akira to answer.
"My son did what?" Inutaisho pressed after a long time. Akira sighed.
"Your son… will make my daughter a very fine groom," Akira whispered, "it was an age old grudge and I am, in fact, innately glad Inuyasha married Kagome before I had her married to Naraku…"
Inutaisho seemed pleased. "Gang rapist?"
"I don't know what I was thinking," Akira shuddered. His senses finally caught up with time and he realized the harshness of his mistake. He was going to get his daughter married to a gang rapist… "I supposed I just wanted-- the fame..." Which was why he was going to push his pregnant daughter to marry a gang rapist...
His pregnant daughter!
How could I
How could he?
He was a monster…
"Then what do you propose we do?" Inutaisho inquired as Akira frowned.
"We still have to take them to court but instead—we could get Naraku jailed for rape? He hasn't been sentenced for that despicable crime."
Inutaisho laughed. "Glad you've come to your senses, Akira."
"So am I…"
Korari seemed elated. "So-- so... does this mean??"
Akira smiled, slightly. "I've woken up from a deep dark slumber?"
"Ew?" Souta raised an eyebrow. "Corny much?"
But Akira and Korari didn't pay heed to Souta. Instead, Korari jumped out of her seat, sobbing and hugging her husband. She was happy and elated that Akira had come to his senses after how long... Her daughter didn't need to marry a gang raping sonofabitch...
"Besides," Korari murmured against Akira's chest, "you're be even more famous, if that was your ultimate goal, with the Takahashi's as Kagome's in-laws."
Akira chuckled. "All I want is for Kagome, and us, to be happy..."
And now, time to get that Narkau...
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"One more week," Akira was pacing the living room, a day after the incident with his family. He was trying to keep the image of I hate Takahashi Inuyasha in front of the Onigumo's but it was difficult. He glanced at Naraku before speaking again. "One more week before we take the Takahashi's to court."
The Onigumo family was watching Akira pace a hole in the floor of his living room and all they could was do and say nothing. Narkau felt like breaking something… preferably Inuyasha's head but, obviously, the man wasn't in range.
"What are you planning on doing when we are in court?" Naraku's father inquired as Akira continued pacing.
"I don't… know…" Akira trailed off. What was he going to do? He had no proof or evidence (except Aiko, the girl Naraku had gang raped) that Naraku was guilty as charged. Akira spaced out, unaware of his surroundings as the reality of the situation came crashing down upon him--
"Akira!" Naraku stood up getting impatient, "What the fuck are you going to do?!"
"Don't you DARE raise your voice at me, young man." Akira roared snapping back into reality. "Respect your fucking elders, understood?"
Naraku snarled as he sat back down, his eyes turning bloodshot.
Thank god I didn't get Kagome married to that man…
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"So will you?" Inuyasha begged, "Will you, will you, will you, will youuuu?!"
Kagome eyed her husband awkwardly as they sat in their living room late the next evening. Inuyasha hadn't given up and continued asked her about modeling her stomach for his new line of baby products. It scared her… the thought of revealing her true identity.
She had been under theblanket, per se, for her entire life and now, all of a sudden, after two months of fooling around she was the wife of Takahashi Inuyasha, a world renowned business man. She was pregnant with his first child and was also a classy model…
A pregnant classy model that was being offered by her husband, the business man, to be cover model for a few shots for baby products…
"Shut up Inuyasha," Kagome rolled her eyes as Inuyasha sighed, standing up and facing his wife.
"Fine, if you don't want to," Inuyasha tried the old reverse psychology trick, "you don't have to."
"Really?!" Kagome's eyes widened.
Dammit!! Inuyasha cursed inwardly. He sat down beside Kagome once again and held her hand in his own. "I guess," Inuyasha sighed, "you know what? I can't force you," he pat her tummy in an affectionate manner, "you are pregnant with my brat, after all."
Kagome grinned. "I'm glad you understand."
Inuyasha shrugged. "I have to be an understanding guy if I have to be married to Higurashi Kagome."
"Hell yes!" Kagome rubbed her nose against his cheek, "But I want to be your cover girl model…"
Inuyasha's eyes widened as his gaze snapped towards his wife who was, amusedly, grinning at him.
"Are you…"
"Sure? Yes I am." Kagome giggled as Inuyasha pushed her, slowly, to lay down on the sofa. As delicately as he could, he climbed on top of her, keeping himself high enough so her stomach wouldn't get pressured…
"Inuyasha…"
"Hmm?" His lips already found her neck and Kagome arched her back, moaning. His right hand traveled under her shirt and pushed her bra aside, giving it a soft squeeze. Gasping in delight, Kagome's hand clawed at Inuyasha's arm, wanting more of him…
"Take it easy, Mademoiselle." Inuyasha purred his lips worked expertly around her pressure points.
"Curse the baby," Kagome mumbled cutely as Inuyasha laughed, rubbing his nose against the corner of her lip.
"When the baby comes out, we'll have more fun Mademoiselle…"
Kagome merely pouted as Inuyasha climbed off of her. "I'm stressing you with an overdose of sexual hormones. You need to rest." Inuyasha wiggled his eyebrows at her and Kagome merely rolled her eyes.
"Freak."
"Thank you," He whispered as he leaned against her ear, "for more than one thing…"
Kagome closed her eyes…
I love you…
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THIS CHAPTER IS EDITED! Re-read it, some things HAVE changed!!