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.
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Je t'aime
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"I see it!" Kagome grinned like a two-year old. Inuyasha chuckled, hearing his wife squeal like Ai and Hikari. Everyone had fallen asleep within the comfortable confinements of the chartered bus, leaving Kagome and Inuyasha awake. This gave them profuse time to spend together—as they hadn't had a chance since prior to the trial.
"You act like its Sleeping Beauty's castle, or something." Inuyasha grinned, amusedly. Kagome shot a playful glare towards her husband.
"Who says it isn't?"
Snorting, Inuyasha glanced outside of the window and watched the bus take a left turn, towards the direction of his castle, "If it was, indeed, Sleeping Beauty's castle then you would have to be cursed for a hundred years, and I would have to find you and wake you up with a kiss."
Kagome's eyes twinkled in amusement, "The one hundred year thing—I can live without. You waking me up with a kiss? Try that for the rest of my life."
Inuyasha couldn't help but laugh. Kagome, despite their run-in with Kikyo the previous week, was beginning to turn back into her old self: the same woman he met back last summer. It was a wintry February, meaning the entire household would have to remain indoors, which meant that they wouldn't be able to go to his private beach or horse back riding...
Not like it mattered much.
"Hmm... are we there yet?" Hayabusa moaned, stirring from his slumber.
"Ten more," Inuyasha stated as Hayabusa began cuddling with his wife again. Kasumi, Kyo and Ichiro had booster seats and were fast asleep, as were Ai and Hikari in the arms of their respective parents.
Kagome curled up beside Inuaysha, tracing patterns on his upper thigh. He smiled, running his fingers through her hair, loving the way it cascaded down her back, tickling his fingertips. The smell of her hair itself was ready to give Inuyasha an arousal—a bad arousal. He knew Kagome was boycotting sex until her stomach was flat again...
He couldn't wait...
"Why did you marry me?" Kagome suddenly ask and Inuyasha glanced down at her...
"I already explained that to you six months ago, Mademoiselle." Inuyasha cooed, his fingers tracing the accents of Kagome's face: from the column of her neck to the arch of her eyebrows even to the dip of her earlobe. "I did it because it was the only valid excuse I had that would get you away from that Onigumo marriage."
Kagome rolled her eyes, "You could've said fiancé... or significant other... common-law partner would have sufficed too."
Inuyasha snorted. "And let go of the opportunity to bind Miko into wedlock? Yeah right, Kagome!!"
"Well it would've saved us a bigamy court case."
"It was fun, plus that bastard wouldn't be jailed for so long if we hadn't turned the table's last minute." Inuyasha glanced out the tinted windows, his arm snugly around Kagome's shoulders, "Sango's an amazing lawyer, why isn't she practicing professionally yet?"
Kagome smiled, looking over at her best friend, sleeping in Miroku's arms. "She wanted to be a stay-at-home mother... since we were young. Miroku's income is enough to run the family; she just has her degree for the sake of having it."
Inuyasha found that explanation horrible, "Keh... that's like saying I have the Takahashi Group of Companies just for the sake of it and that I do not, and never will, intend on running my own businesses. She took her degree because she wanted to be a lawyer..."
Kagome shrugged, "It's her life, don't be a dictator. You're only entitled to run your own life, you hear!"
He smirked, pressing an endearing kiss towards her temple, "And the life of my wife and child."
"No way, Takahashi Kagome has a will of her own."
"That will ask her husband for permission?"
Kagome rolled her eyes, "I am not a child."
Inuyasha snorted, "And I'm not a snob."
"But you are," Kagome tapped his nose.
"Which constitutes the fact that you are a child."
Kagome paused suddenly... "How did I lose?"
Inuyasha grinned, "You cannot compare to the mental capacity that is of Takahashi Inuyasha. I am incomparable."
Kagome wanted to laugh out loud and never stop, "You... smart?! You have the thinking level of a doorknob!!"
"...they don't have one."
"Precisely my point, Casanova."
"Why are you so mean?" Inuyasha brought his face incredibly close to his wife's, his lips brushing against her cheek, "What did I ever do to you?"
Kagome licked her lips, wanting so badly to taste Inuyasha, "Got me pregnant?"
"That should be an honour."
"Oh it is, let's just hope Junior here doesn't have your cockiness."
Inuyasha grinned, running his lips over Kagome's earlobe, "But can we hope that if it's a boy, he has my cock?"
Pause. "SHUT-UP." Kagome shoved Inuyasha. He burst into laughter watching his wife burn up red in embarrassment. She had walked right into that one and set up that all by herself. Inuyasha just took the open opportunity and spoken words of truth...
His own junior wasn't exactly a junior...
"Why deny the truth?"
"Because it's dirty?"
Inuyasha grinned, "You definitely did not think that."
"Hey!" Kagome retorted, "I was drunk!!"
"That's what they all say." He smirked, "Besides, give it up—we're here and you have no comeback."
Kagome mumbled incoherent words as Inuyasha helped her stand up. Then, slowly, they began waking up their friends, announcing the fact that they had arrived at the Takahashi Summer Manor. Sango had been the first to shoot awake and began helping Inuyasha unpack the bus while Kagome rested—despite the fact she had been sitting for about four hours...
"See you in a week, Ken!!" Ai and Hikari waved at the shuttle-bus driver before he drove off to get on with his life. Squealing in excitement, the two girls raced to the front door of the house, their jackets making them look like a) a large chewed up piece of bubble gum and b) an enlarged grapefruit...
"Slow down!" Ayame called after them, "You two might fall!!"
Kagome grinned, her fingers intertwined with Inuyasha's, "Just like the good old days, huh?"
He smirked, "Pretty much... minus the fact your stomach is bigger than your head."
Kagome smacked his head, "It is not!"
"Says you."
"... I hate you."
Laughing, Inuyasha unlocked his front door and the household poured in. Inside of the manor, as Inuyasha so conveniently put it while waking up his friends, everything was cleaned, sanitized and dusted. Dinner was already served for the many members of the family, and the workers of the house were lingering around, the chef in the kitchen, the gardener in the living area, watering some indoor plants and the head of the maids making sure the food was perfected.
"Welcome home!!" A chorus sang and the household was amused to see a few of the part-time maids grinning, greeting them.
"Thank you!!" Ayame, Ayumi and Kagome chorused. Sango grinned, waving at them and Ai and Hikari ran in their direction, hugging the women that they see every summer.
"Had a safe trip?" Sayuri, one of the part-time maids, inquired. Kagome nodded as the butlers relieved the husbands of their week-long packing. The household followed Sayuri towards the dinner table where Ichiro, Kyo and Kasumi were placed in their high-chairs. The adults sat down and prepared for a delectable dinner.
"What a warm greeting," Eri echoed, "I wish our family had this!"
"But you don't," Inuyasha winked, "which is why you get it from our family."
"You make us sound poor and unworthy." Daichi stated as Miroku shoved him playfully.
"That's because we are, Dai."
Kagome giggled as she bit into her jumbo shrimp. "We are family guys. Why else do you think Inuyasha dragged you all here for a week?"
"True," Sango winked, "and he knew if he didn't, his wife would pull all of his hair out."
Inuyasha smiled ruefully, "That is a fact, isn't it Mademoiselle?"
"Eat your shrimp." Kagome ordered as his eyes lowered.
"Yes boss."
The little charade caused the many friends to burst into laughter. The kids were drooping so the fathers decided to put them to bed. Daichi helped, as Hayabusa had two kids of his own. The wives remained at the dinner table with Inuyasha and Kagome. Sango chewed on a pork chop before swallowing and clearing her throat...
"Inuyasha..."
Looking up at her, he raised an eyebrow. "Yeah?"
Sango gulped. "You're married now, happy... with a kid along the way so I guess..."
"What?" Inuyasha pushed.
"There were some things about Kikyo you didn't know..."
Instantly, the girls knew what she was talking about. Inuyasha frowned. "What do you mean?"
Sango looked at her plate. "It was a while back and we all kept it from you since you, at that time, seemed like you loved her. We didn't want to hurt you but..."
"But what?"
"You know Miroku and Kikyo slept together, right?"
Inuyasha nodded.
"Thing is... she drugged him that night and took advantage of him."
Inuyasha stopped, his eyes locked with Sango's. Everybody stared at him expectantly but he said nothing. Kagome continued to, slowly, eat... not knowing what to do or what to say. She hadn't expected Sango to reveal that bit of information so suddenly but it made sense in some ways. Kikyo was, at that moment of time, out of their lives and Inuyasha was committed to somebody else...
"She also tried to kill me," Ayame squeaked, "while I was engaged to Kouga... and you two were dating..."
"SHE WHAT?!" Inuyasha roared, standing up, "Does he know?!"
Ayame nodded, hiding her eyes. "He does... she gave up eventually when I didn't... die."
"WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?!"
Eri gulped, "You were in love with her..."
"To fucking hell with that." Inuyasha snarled, "If she fucking tries to kill my friends then there is an issue there!"
"You were in Japan..." Ayame tried but Inuyasha's eyes darkened.
"So? What if she succeeded? Dammit Ayame, she tried killing you while you were engaged and we were dating!! Shouldn't that mean something?!" Inuyasha stated as Ayame sighed.
"What's done is done, Inuyasha. I'm alive, Miroku doesn't have AIDS and you're married... forget it and move on." Ayame stated as Inuyasha growled, pushing his chair aside.
"I'm off to bed."
There was silence for a good five minutes before the husbands came back. Kagome had tears in her eyes over Inuyasha's sudden outburst. She wasn't expecting that and somehow it made her feel that he still had some sort of feelings for Kikyo... while Kagome was hopelessly in love with Inuyasha.
"Where'd Yash go?" Miroku asked as Sango sighed.
"I kind of told him about Kikyo's... sins."
Miroku frowned, "Huh?"
"Of how she slept with you and tried to kill me." Ayame stated as Kouga's gaze darkened. Daichi, Hayabusa and Hojo sat down while Miroku and Kouga remained standing.
"He kind of snapped and went to bed, saying things like why we didn't tell him before." Ayame shrugged it off, "Nothing really."
Kagome remained silent the whole time and everybody noticed it. Miroku placed a hand on her shoulder, "Want to go to bed?"
Kagome sighed, "Yeah... I'm tired beyond belief."
"I bet you are honey, let me help you." Kouga stated as he wrapped his arm around her shoulder and guided her towards the stairs. One of her hand gripped his arm and the other on the handrail as she hauled herself and her baby up the large flight of stairs. Everybody watched their wake...
"His reaction bothered her." Eri stated.
Ayumi nodded. "It would bother me too if my husband reacted like that about his ex girlfriend."
Yuka was chewing on her thumb, "Can we at least pray that their marriage lasts long enough to rear grandbabies?"
"Probably great grandbabies too." Sango piped in, allowing the adults to laugh in relief. The tension was getting to them.
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Kagome hugged Kouga and bade him farewell before she entered her bedroom. Inuyasha was already laying in bed, reading To Kill a Mockingbird. Raising an eyebrow, Kagome shut the door behind her and walked towards the closet, ready to pick out her pyjamas.
"Haven't you read that book enough times—as a teenager?" Kagome inquired. Inuyasha shook his head.
"No, our senior year novel study was Wuthering Heights."
Kagome scrunched up her nose, "Mine was The Chrysalides. I swear on all that is holy I did not enjoy that book... at all."
Inuyasha raised an eyebrow. "My father made me read it... was interesting, really."
"Bet it was—how are your parents? And how about Kagura?! I haven't heard of them in so long.. boy or girl?!"
Inuyasha grinned, "Twin boys. Rin's beyond happy. They relocated to Canada for business with the boys. My parents migrated to China without telling us—I only heard from Sesshomaru when we last e-mailed each other."
Kagome raised an eyebrow. "Interesting. What're their names?"
"Suoh and Zen... yeah, I know." Inuyasha grinned, seeing the look on Kagome's face.
"Suoh and Zen?!Like the... little garden with a pond and koi fish type of Zen?!"
Inuyasah burst into laughter. "That's exactly what I said."
"I really need to yell at Kagura." Kagome shook her head as she stripped herself and changed into a comfortable full length sleeping gown. Laying down beside Inuyasha, she ran her cool fingers over her exposed belly.
"What do you want to name her?"
"Him." Inuyasha corrected.
"Right," She rolled her eyes, "and I'll dress up like a porcupine."
"But you are!!" He insisted and Kagome blew her tongue out at her. Chuckling, he closed his book and lay down properly, wrapping his hand over her stomach, to instantly feel a kick. Grinning, he pushed him to be level with her belly and he placed a kiss on it.
"Daddy loves you," He whispered against her stomach, "and I bet you'll be strong and smart and as evil as me to make your mommy dress up like a porcupine."
"Stop tainting her already!" Kagome thwatted his head away and he chuckled, laying down beside her again.
Sighing, Kagome brought it up, "So what was that earlier?"
"What was what?" He frowned.
"That... err-- Kikyo thing." Kagome stated as Inuyasha slowly pushed away from her. Kagome decided to speak her heart, doing otherwise always brought about problems, as she had so obviously encountered within the course of the year. "It seemed like you still..."
"I do no love her," Inuyasha broke into her sentence, "I was just shocked that she tried to kill Ayame for Kouga while we were dating and they were engaged. If I knew she was so much of a psycho, I would've left her... if it wasn't for you, I'd probably be married to her right now and regretting it horribly... ugh," he groaned, "other men viewed her vagina."
Kagome burst into laughter. "You are kidding me!! Of all things you complain about her job?!"
"It's disgusting thought!"
"Not like you didn't do it," She accusingly poked his chin, "porn is like a man's religion."
"That is just Miroku."
Kagome playfully punched his chest. "So you don't... still love her?"
"I don't think I ever did." He stated truthfully, "I think it was kind of a... phase in my life."
"What phase?!" Kagome gasped loudly, and mischievously, "You're an old man, about to enter your thirties while I am living the prime of my life."
"Woman, you're twenty-one!"
"Yeah, you're twenty-six going on twenty-seven!"
"You make me sound like a prude."
"Which you are."
"Don't make me do something I won't regret."
Kagome grinned, "Like what?"
Inuyasha lay back down, as he had propped up on his elbow to banter with his wife. "Forget it, I don't take advantage of pregnant women."
"I would rather hope so." She laughed, "Anyways, names!! We haven't thought of names!!"
"Let's name him Daisuke."
Kagome raised an eyebrow at her, "Alright, even if she was a boy, I would never name him Daisuke!"
Inuyasha crossed his arms, "Daisuke is a fair name!"
"I'd rather Muteki."
Inuyasha tapped his chin, "That's cute... or we can name him Takeshi."
Kagome rolled his eyes, "Takeshi Takahashi?! No thank you, sounds ugly."
"Taro?"
"Sounds like a sumo wrestler."
"Kaoru?"
"Err..."
"Bob?!"
Kagome blanked, "Bob?!"
Inuyasha shrugged, "Isn't it a fair name?"
"Buddha, no!"
Inuyasha laughed, kissing her temple, "Alright, Muteki it is, but I get to name him if he's a girl."
Kagome grinned, "Alright... lay it on me Mister Takahashi."
Inuyasha nuzzled her cheek, "I would name her Sakura—because she'd be as beautiful as her mother and more beautiful than a blooming cherry blossom tree."
Kagome smiled wonderfully at her husband, "It's perfect..."
Inuyasha trailed his lips from her cheek to her lips, where he caught her in a bountiful kiss. His tongue trailed over her bottom lip, asking for entrance. Heeding to his wants, Kagome allowed him to enter, allowed him to dominate her. He propped up on both of his hands, one on either side of Kagome. His body remained on one side, however, as he was too afraid to put any weight on his wife.
Kagome moaned in pleasure as his tongue and hers danced to an unheard tune. Their hearts beat in unison as their lips worked in perfect sync. His one hand was placed on her belly where he felt his child kick. His heart swelled in pride; both for his wife and his child, as he continued to minister his love to Kagome. He wanted to give her so much and then more—
Gold, riches, love, pleasure, happiness, memories... everything in his power he wanted to give to Kagome. If making Kagome happy meant he had to suffer poverty, then God save him he would do that as well... she was his everything, anything he ever wanted, anything he ever needed... all wrapped up perfectly was there, laying underneath him, running her fingers through his mane.
"Kagome," He whispered as she didn't respond, continuing to kiss him. He ran his tongue over her lip before her teeth bit him, pushing him to keep kissing her. Wanting to laugh at her cuteness, he continued to give her what she wanted—what she desired.
"Mademoiselle," he whispered again as she opened an eye. She was breathing heavily and as was he... "Mademoiselle Miko..." he murmured again.
"Yes?" She whispered back, wanting him to continue his heavenly kisses.
"Je t'aime..." He whispered, his eyes locked with her. Her eyes were unmoving, unblinking as she heard the words she longed for whistle through her husband's lips. Although it wasn't in Japanese... it was still in a language she understood...
"Je t'aime." He repeated as Kagome's grip tightened on his torso. He was waiting for a response and she knew it...
And she was going to give it to him...
"Je t'aime aussi." She murmured, watching his eyes widen in amazement. She smiled, bringing her hand up to caress his cheek.
"I love you too..."
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Je t'aime – I love you
Je t'aime aussi – I love you too.
I tried making it long, lol. Was it a fast enough and long enough update this time around?