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Chapter 45: The Morning After
As the sun shone through the windows of the hut, Tamako didn't even stir as she usually did when the transformation took hold. Her hair had returned to its normal color, along with her normal years, fangs and claws. But, she was still fast asleep next to Kohaku. Her hair was a mess, sweat still lingered on her skin, and the smell of sex filled the room. At least, for her it would because of her now sensitive nose.
But, she slept peacefully against Kohaku's chest, half laying on her side and half laying on her stomach, one arm lazily draped across his waist.
She didn't even seem to stir until voices could be heard approaching the hut, the voices of Ginta, Hakkaku and Koichi. Of course Sayuri wasn't much for talking. But, they had promised to bring the twins back early that morning.
Shifting a little at the sound of people, her ears twitching a little as she opened her eyes just halfway, giving her eyes a second to focus. Her head was pounding, which made her eyes close again tightly. Feeling her skin against naked skin, she blushed and instantly wondered where she was.
Keeping her eyes closed tightly as she went through the events of the night before in her head. Her memory was a little fuzzy after so many shots of sake.
Slowly she moved one hand to rest over her face, opening her eyes a little and looking at the toned muscles underneath her cheek. Letting her eyes drift up, she saw Kohaku's face, and her eyes widened. That hadn't just been a dream?
Maybe they didn't sleep together. At least, thats what she was hoping. But, the smell in the air denied that, and also the fact that they were both very naked. Looking at his face, she shifted to slowly sit up, bringing the sheets up with her to cover her chest and look down at the sleeping man beside her.
Her face turned beat red though, since when she shifted the covers, they also shifted to uncover him, and she could see his manhood, his most intimate parts.
Quickly she turned her head away, biting her bottom lip, trying not to look. But, she'd seen him alright. Last night it'd been pretty dark and she hadn't seen much.
Clearing her throat a little, not wanting to turn to look at Kohaku to wake him up. But, she could hear her kids getting closer.
Glancing back at him just a little to see he was still fast asleep. She wondered how humans reacted to drinking all night and if it was different from her. Sure, she had a head ache, but it wasn't anything she couldn't handle.
Looking around the room, she found her kimono that was thrown to one side. Reaching for it, she shifted to move a bit away from Kohaku.
Once she grabbed the garment she pulled it to herself and pulled it on, covering herself up before she pushed the blankets over Kohaku and crawled to her obi.
As she was crawling, Kohaku did start to stir, opening his eyes a little and glancing around. Looking over to one side, the first thing he saw was her on her hands and knees, her butt in the air as she reached for her obi to put it on. And, with her short kimono, it rode up a little showing the back of her thighs.
A blush spread across his cheek as he shifted to sit up, bringing the blankets more into his lap to hide the problem he was having. He was a guy, it was morning, and she was on her hands and knees right there.
Hearing the movement, Tamako's ears twitched as she sat up on her knees. Pulling her obi on and tying it tightly before she glanced back at him, blushing. "G-G-Good m-morning..." she stuttered.
He just smiled and nodded. "Morning..." he said to her slowly. So, last night hadn't been some kind of amazingly crazy dream.
Nervously she chuckled as she looked at Kohaku, biting her bottom lip. "So um...my kids are on the way, they're right outside I'm pretty sure. So...so um...I'm gunna...go see them." she said.
Before he could really answer, she turned to start walking out of the room, making sure her obi was tied tightly. Brushing her fingers through her hair to fix it a little, she knew it was a mess. And, she neglected to realize a small hickey was on the upper part of the side of her neck from Kohaku kissing and sucking on her neck the night before. She hadn't looked in the mirror yet.
Walking outside, trying to calm herself down as she walked out of the hut. Putting a smile on her face as she saw her kids with Ginta and Hakkaku. "Oohh theres mommys little babies!" she said.
Moving forward, she scooped Koichi from Hakkaku's arms, bringing him up to her chest and hugging him tightly. "I missed you two so much! Did you have fun with daddy?" she asked.
Koichi hugged his mother around her neck tightly, smiling and nodding. "Yeah! We slept in den!" he said as he looked at her face.
She smiled as she rubbed his back. "Yeah buddy I know. Fun huh?"
Ginta looked at Tamako a little, shifting Sayuri in his arms. He also carried the bag that they'd brought from yesterday on one shoulder. Seeing the hickey on her neck, noticing her messy hair and kimono, he sniffed the air a little, looking at Tamako's face as his eyes widened, almost being able to tell what'd happened. "Tamako...what'd you do?"
Looking over at him, she blushed deeply and shook her head. "Thats none of your business, Ginta." she said.
"Mommy did bad?" Koichi asked, looking up at his mother. Seeing the hickey on her neck, he blinked a little. "Mommy whats this?" he asked, pointing at it. He didn't know what it was, really he thought she was hurt or something. "Mommy hurt?" he asked.
Tamako blinked a little, not sure what he was talking about. "Uhh, no, mommys not hurt. Its nothing baby boy." she said, leaning and kissing the side of his head.
Reaching for their bag, she pulled it over her shoulder and looked at Ginta and Hakkaku. "Thanks for bringing them back and making sure they were okay. I hope they weren't any trouble..."
"Nah they're great." Hakkaku said.
But, Ginta looked at Tamako still. "We're gunna have to tell Kouga 'bout this Tamako..."
"You'll do no such thing." she said, shooting him a warning glare.
"Who's the guy?" Ginta asked.
Hakkaku just now seemed to get it, his eyes widening and looking at Tamako's face. "You didn't!"
"She did." Ginta told him.
Tamako blushed, rolling her eyes. "Shut up. There are kids present." she said, looking at her son and smiling. "You wanna go fishin' with grandpa today for lunch?" she asked. They needed fish, and she needed to change the conversation.
Seemingly distracted, Koichi grinned and nodded. "YEAH! Fish fish! Where grandpa?"
"I don't know honey, probably patrols. He'll be here soon though..." she said.
Just then, Kohaku came out of the hut, looking at them and smiling to them a bit. He knew Tamako's kids, he'd met them before along with his sisters. "Hey. You guys have fun?" he asked. Walking over to take Sayuri from Ginta, bringing her up and smiling at her. "Look at you pretty girl." he said.
Tamako blushed, glancing to Kohaku. "Um hey, Kohaku...can you take the two inside and get the rice started for breakfast?" she asked, ushering Koichi into Kohaku's arms.
Kohaku nodded a bit. "Sure." he said, smiling happily. He'd thought Tamako would kick him out, but instead she seemingly suggested he eat breakfast with them.
Once Kohaku disappeared into the hut with the kids, Tamako turned to look at Ginta and Hakkaku. "Look, guys, you can't tell Kouga..."
"But we can't lie to him!" Ginta said.
"I'm not asking you to lie. I'm just asking you not to tell. Come on, you know he'll storm over here all macho and try to kill Kohaku. And then we'll get into it and I'll get angrier at him. Its not worth it. Please..." she asked.
But Ginta shook his head, crossing his arms across his chest. "I'm not comfortable with that. You know by our laws he has right to kill the guy..."
"Yeah and by our laws Ayame should be dead. Look, last night was my human night. I was drunk. I was vulnerable. It happened. And I'm just now wrapping my brain around it. I mean, I've never woken up next to another man before." she said.
"But what if that guy got you pregnant? Huh? Just gunna hide that from Kouga?" Hakkaku chimed in.
At the idea, Tamako's eyes widened, as if she hadn't thought of that. But, she shook her head. "Look, I'll cross that bridge when or if I come to it. I don't even know how that would work. But...but I like Kohaku, I really do. He's a decent man and a nice man and I don't want to see Kouga trying to rip his head off, which is what you know will happen."
"You have to tell him..." Ginta said.
Slowly she bit her bottom lip, nodding. "I'll tell him. On my terms. And I won't tell him who..."
Ginta shook his head, looking away. "If Kouga finds out we know and didn't tell him he'll wring our necks..."
"Oh yeah he will...shit..." Hakkaku said, looking at Tamako. "I...I'm sorry sis, but...but I don't want Kouga mad at me...he'll flip."
She sighed a bit, crossing her arms across her chest and looking down at the ground. "Fine. Don't tell him, but go and tell him I want to speak with him. Alone. Tell him...tell him to meet me at the Goshinboku tree about lunch time." she said.
Ginta nodded slowly. "Alright...so long as you tell him. If you don't, I will." he said.
Nodding slowly. "Agreed." she said.
Now, she just had to figure out what to tell Kouga, and what to tell Kohaku, too.
Sighing a little as she watched the two walk away, just in time to see her father coming into view.
He smiled to his daughter, carrying a small rabbit he'd caught for breakfast. "Hey there. Enjoy your night? I see the kids are back, where are they?" he asked.
Tamako bit her bottom lip and nodded. "Morning daddy. Um...yeah they're back. Okay so...I have something to tell you before you go inside, and you have to promise you won't freak out on me."
"Why would I do that?" he asked, seemingly oblivious to the telltale signs Ginta was able to pick out to say she'd just had sex.
She took in a deep breath, looking down at the ground, chewing on her bottom lip a little. "Because um...because Kohaku's here, and um...and we...had sex last night." she said, blushing deeply as she admitted it to her father.
Inuyasha listened to her, and his eyes widened a little. "Tamako!" he said, looking at her face, blushing a little himself. He didn't like to think of his little girl as grown up, able to do grown up things like have sex with men. But, she was. And it sucked.
"I know I know. Look, I had a bit too much sake last night and all those human emotions and feelings and everything flooded all over the place." she said, looking up at him. "I...I needed to feel wanted, by someone I trusted. I was lonely and drunk and scared about my whole damn life. I needed to feel secure. And...and Kohaku makes me feel like that." she said, sighing a little as she moved her arms to hug herself slowly.
Moving to rest the rabbit down on the stand he usually cut wood on before he walked up to Tamako. Resting his hands on her shoulders and gripping them a little. "Hey, look at me..." he said.
When she looked up at him, he gave her a small smile. "Its okay. What is it you want? Hm? Do you want to be with Kohaku? I don't care what demon law says. If you want to be with Kohaku, then damnit you will be. You do not belong to anyone and you are not trapped. I want you to be happy...thats all I want. You're the best thing to happen to me. You and your mom. And I would do anything to make sure you're happy. Kouga can go to hell for all I care."
Looking up at him, she bit her bottom lip and shrugged. "I don't know. I don't know what I want. I love Kouga, but I'm just so...so mad at him. And I was so upset and last night I got so drunk. And...and I do like Kohaku, he's a good man. But...but I don't know." she said.
"Thats okay. You figure out what you want to do, okay?" he asked.
Nodding slowly, she moved to hug him around his waist, leaning up close to him as she gripped him. "Thanks daddy..." she whispered, closing her eyes slowly. Resting her cheek against his chest, she took in a deep breath of her fathers scent. He smelled like the woods and trees, and it was so calming to her. She'd always felt safe wrapped in her fathers arms, and she still did.
He hugged her slowly, bringing her up against his chest and kissing the top of her head. "I love you to the moon and back, princess." he whispered just so she could hear.
Even he could tell Tamako and Kagome both softened him. When he'd met Kagome he'd been brash, harsh and an asshole most of the time. But, she ate away at the outer layers of his shell, slowly digging away at the walls he'd kept up until she got in. And then, Tamako just melted his heart as soon as he saw her. She was his whole world especially now that Kagome was gone seemingly for good.
Taking in a deep breath of his scent, she stood there, smiling a little. "I love you to the moon and back too, daddy." she whispered back finally, looking up at him.
He smiled down at her, leaning and kissing her forehead. "Kami, what have you and your mother done to me..."
That made her smile widen as she giggled. "Mmm, just gotten to know the real you that nobody else gets to." she said. Sighing happily as she nuzzled her nose against his chest.
"I'll be okay daddy...maybe not right now, maybe not tomorrow or the day after. But eventually, I'll be okay. Life isn't easy, you can't make it easy. But I love you for trying." she said, leaning back from him a little and looking at his face.
"Since when did you grow up.." he said with a small sad sigh, looking at her. "You're too grown. Stop it." he teased.
Giggling and shrugging slowly. "Trust me, I'd love to. Now. I'm meeting with Kouga later...can you watch the kids? I um...I sorta promised Koichi you'd take him fishing..."
Shaking his head as he chuckled. "Of course I can. And, thanks for promising my services before asking me kiddo." he teased. Letting her lean away from him, he moved to grab the rabbit to walk inside.
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It was an awkward breakfast as Kohaku sat in with the family. But, Tamako had to meet Kouga by the tree at a certain time. So, at some point during the morning she looked at Kohaku.
"Can we...talk? Like...outside?" she asked.
He nodded and moved to stand up, walking out of the hut as she glanced to her father, nodding a bit to him. She knew she had to talk to Kohaku, clear things up, figure things out.
Taking in a deep breath, she stood up and walked after Kohaku, hugging herself as she bit her bottom lip, slowly glancing to him.
"So um..so that was a little awkward..." she said.
Chuckling and nodding, Kohaku looked at her. "A little. But...but I don't regret it. Last night I mean. Tamako I...I like you, a lot. I might even love you. I've wanted to be with you for a while...I just...I just wish I had a chance."
Slowly she bit her bottom lip. "I don't know. I have to figure things out with Kouga.."
Moving to rest his hands on the sides of her neck, rubbing her skin with his thumbs. "I want you to do that. But...but I do want to be with you." he said. When she looked up at his face he smiled a little to her. "If you decide it...I would love to make you my wife, Tamako. I know of demon customs, but not all that well. Hell, you don't even have to actually marry me if you can't. I want to be with you. I would never hurt you the way he has...and I love your kids, they're so adorable. And I would protect all three of you with my life. I'm not saying you have to decide that now. I'm just saying...if you do decide it, I'm here." he said.
Biting her bottom lip, sighing a little and shrugging. "Maybe, we'll see. I care about you, a lot. You're my friend and I suppose you could say I've had a crush on you in the past. But technically...I'm already married. Demon custom is a lot like human ones. We did get married. Not a real ceremony or anything in human standards. But he's considered my husband. I'll carry his mark for the rest of my life..."
"And I get that. I'm just telling you what I want. If last night remains all that it is, thats fine with me too. But I would like a chance to be with you if you'd let me. I'd even go and ask your father for your hand and court you properly." he said.
A smile crossed her lips at the idea. "Thats sweet, Kohaku. And I will think about it. I promise." she told him.
"Good. That is all that I ask." he said as he leaned down to kiss her softly.
She blushed when he kissed her, but she closed her eyes halfway, kissing him back just lightly before she leaned back.
"You should...probably head home. I um, have to talk to Kouga today anyway. I'll see you later on." she said.
He smiled to her and nodded. "Of course. Um...if your father would watch the kids...I would love to take you to dinner tomorrow night. To the teahouse. But...no sake." he said.
Chuckling a little and nodding. "Alright. Sounds like an idea." she said.
"Good. Tomorrow night then." he said as he stepped back.
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Tamako did go to the Goshinboku tree that she'd said she would meet Kouga at. She was nervous, and not sure how he would react to the truth. But, she was going to tell him. She wasn't going to hide it like he'd done, and she was going to be honest. She thought that was the best thing for them, if they were both open and honest about everything.
Walking up to the tree, she looked up at it and smiled. Raising one hand, she ran her fingers along the bark of the tree that her father had rested for fifty years pinned to because of Kikyou.
Looking up at the branches of the tree she sighed a little. "Mama...give me strength..." she whispered slowly, closing her eyes halfway. She wondered about her mother sometimes. Was her mothers spirit restless the way Kikyou's had been? Was her mother wandering the earth yet again? She had no clue.
She heard him before she saw him, hearing his footsteps come behind her and she closed her eyes halfway. Bringing her fingers down the tree. "You came..." she said.
Kouga had ran all the way there, but when he saw her standing there he'd slowed to a walk, slowly walking up behind her. Moving his hands to rest on her shoulders, kissing the back of her head and taking in a deep breath of her scent. He missed that scent. He missed everything about her, it was killing him to be so far away from her.
"Of course I did. My mate calls, I come. Kami I've missed you more than anything in the world...I'm so glad you asked me to come here." he whispered to her. Running his fingers down her arms, gently he leaned up close to her, bringing her close to his chest to hug her lightly.
In the hug, he moved his arms slowly around her shoulders, crossing across her upper chest and resting on her shoulders as he held her close. He didn't care what she wanted to talk about, he just wanted to relish feeling her close to him.
Tamako nodded slowly. "I sort of knew you would." she said. Sliding one hand from the tree to rest on his arm, looking down at his arms around her. She hadn't even laid eyes on his face yet. But, some part of her felt so relieved just to feel him against her. Some part of her spirit felt complete now. A completeness that Kohaku couldn't offer her.
Slowly she moved one hand up to rest on his wrist, gripping it just lightly and glancing back at him. Reluctantly she shifted to move away from his arms, turning around and leaning back against the Goshinboku tree.
"We have to talk.." she told him.
He pouted a little when she moved from his arms, looking at her and sighing. "I don't like those words. Okay, lets talk." he said as he moved to sit down against the tree.
Nodding, she slid to sit down next to him, looking down at her lap. "First...I have to tell you something. About last night..."
Glancing to her as he heard her words. "Your human night?"
She nodded to him a little, her eyes still focused on her lap. "Yeah. Well um...see, I went over to Chiyo's to hang out. Well, we got all dolled up and everything. I've never really had a time like that...getting all dolled up to go out, my hair all done. You know, human girl stuff. Its nice.." she said with a small smile.
"Sounds like you had fun. I'm glad." he said, though he didn't know exactly what happened.
"Theres more..." she said, chewing on her bottom lip. "Well, we went out and went to this tea house that a party was taking place in. And um...there was sake. A lot of sake. Kami too much sake. I've never had sake before, much less being human. I got...really, really drunk. Like...really." she said.
Listening to her, he blinked a bit and chuckled. "Humans drink too much of that stuff. Its okay, but I don't really like it that much."
"I didn't much like it. I wanted to fit in with everyone else. After a few drinks I didn't even notice the taste." she said. Sighing and shaking her head. "That...thats not the point. But um...the point is...I uh got drunk...and um...went home with uhhh...this guy..."
That caught his attention. A low growl formed in his throat as he looked at her. "Guy? What guy? What happened and who do I need to kill?"
She shook her head as she glanced up at him. "You won't be killing anyone. Kami I swear if you do there is no way I'm coming home."
Growling as he clenched his fangs a little. "What. Happened." he almost demanded.
Looking away from him, she bit her bottom lip, swallowing hard. "We had sex. And I woke up this morning and was so shocked. At...at first I didn't remember. I just felt this guy next to me and I thought it was you. But it wasn't..." she said.
Clenching his fists tightly as he growled. Every part of him wanted to rip the guy apart. But he didn't even know who it was, and Tamako didn't seem to want him to. "Are you fucking kidding me? After all the bullshit you put me through, and you go do the same god damned thing!" he yelled. Pushing himself to his feet as he spoke, glaring down at her.
A growl rose in her own throat as she looked at him, moving to stand up and shaking her head. "No I'm not fucking kidding you. Its not the same thing! We're not together right now! And you weren't pregnant! And I TOLD you about it! I didn't try to hide it from you. Because, believe me, I could have hidden it from you. I'm admitting this to you!"
"WHO. WAS. IT!" he yelled, anger bubbling over, he felt like he wanted to explode.
"NO!" she yelled right back, looking up at his face. "I'm not telling you! You'll go off half cocked and try to kill the guy! I like him. He's nice to me! He's descent!"
"He's nice and descent to you because he wanted to fuck you! Thats why, Tamako!" he yelled, growling a bit louder. "He got exactly what he wanted. He fucked what belongs to me! Human or not, I'll rip him to shreds. Tell me who it was! I'll find out and you know it!"
"He didn't just want to fuck me!" she said, looking at his face, tears starting to well up in her eyes. "He didn't. I know him, he's a friend. And you are not killing him. I don't belong to you, I'm not your property. And if you even attempt to hurt him, I'll go and make sure Ayame doesn't breath anymore. I had every right to kill that bitch too, but I didn't!"
And they were fighting. Again. It seemed thats all they did now-a-days whenever they saw each other. Ever since Ayame came to talk to Kouga about their son.
"He did. He wanted a piece of ass. He saw you were vulnerable, and I wasn't around, and he went for it! Its stalking his prey, Tamako. I'm a man, I know how men think." he said.
She growled deeply at him, shaking her head. "Not how all men. Besides, you mean to tell me the reason you were so nice to me when I was a child was because you wanted to fuck me?"
"Kami no! You were a kid! Fuck."
"But thats what you just implied! Men just want to fuck women, thats the only reason they're nice. So, all you wanted from me was a good fuck, huh? Is that all I am to you? Property and a good fuck?" she asked.
Gripping his hands into fists and growling, he shook his head. Unclenching his fists, he rested them on her shoulders. "No. I fell in love with you. You're my everything, my world. But damnit Tamako, this man just wanted to fuck you. I don't care who he was. And where the hell was your father in all of this?"
"Daddy wasn't there. He was off doing who knows what. Probably here at this tree. He spends all his time here." she said. Sighing as she leaned back, pulling back from his hands and crossing her arms across her chest.
"He should have protected you. Damnit Tamako..." he said.
Looking over at him, she shook her head. "Theres more. He wants to be with me. Like...marry me, thats what he said anyway. And um...I'm considering it." she said. Turning her eyes away from him as she looked down a little.
At those words he almost felt something shatter inside him. Looking up at her, shaking his head. "N-No...no you can't be serious. You're my mate. My wife. We're together. You can't choose some human man over me. We have pups together for kami's sake!" he said.
"But we're not together! Not right now. I need to decide this on my own Kouga. This is my life here." she said, looking down and crossing her arms across her chest.
"Your life is with me." he demanded. Moving up close to her and taking ahold of her shoulders, gripping them a little. He had to be careful not to challenge her like he'd done before. "You belong with me, your mate, your husband. I'm getting sick of this Tamako. Sick of not waking up next to my wife. Sick of only seeing my pups once every few days. Sick of not even seeing you. You need to come home where you belong. You need to bring the pups and come home." he said.
She looked up at him and shook her head. "I need to figure my life out. I need to learn tot rust you if I'm going to be with you..." she told him.
This brought a growl to his throat as he shook his head. "You just cheated on me though!" he nearly yelled.
Great, here we go again. Tamako growled back at him, glaring up at his face. "We're not together! I haven't cheated! I got drunk and had sex while we are separated. It doesn't count!"
"Like hell it doesn't!" he said, gritting his teeth a bit.
"It doesn't! You're not with me, I'm not with you."
"So, I can go rut some other woman and not have you flip out?" Kouga asked. It was more of a hypothetical question than a serious one.
But Tamako rolled her eyes. "Go ahead, be my guest. Better than when we're together."
That wasn't the answer he was looking for. He growled slowly, gripping her shoulders. "Tell me. Can a human man really please you like I can? Huh? Can he really fuck your brains out? Make you scream? Say how you're independent and don't belong to anyone all you want, your demon disagrees with you. You submits to me, your alpha. Will your demon bow down to a human?" he asked.
Tamako blushed and shook her head, looking away. She didn't want to admit it, but it was true. "Shut up. My demon ultimately listens to me." she said.
"Oh really? I doubt that. Try fucking a human man when your demon blood isn't safely locked away. You'll rip him to shreds. Actually...I wish you would try. You'd kill the human for me."
Glaring up at him with a blush still across her cheeks, she shook her head. "You don't know anything."
"But I do know your demon comes out to play whenever we have sex. Wether you admit it or not, your demon accepts me as your mate, and will not bow down to a human. A human man doesn't have what it takes to tame you, to please you like I can." he said, grinning a bit as he looked down at her.
She couldn't help but growl slowly. She knew he was telling the truth, but she didn't want to admit it. Looking away from him and shaking her head. "I can make it work. Kouga stop. You're just angry that you're not the only man I've slept with."
"Your damn right I'm angry!" he yelled, gripping her shoulders lightly, fighting the urge to force her against the tree like he'd done the last argument. "You are mine. You are not property, no. But in every way it counts, you are mine. And how dare another male touch whats mine! I will not stand for this. Come on, you're coming home with me now. Lets go get the pups." he said.
As he said that, he let go of her shoulders and grabbed her forearm, roughly yanking her with him as he started to walk towards where the hut she shared with her father was.
When he pulled her arm she growled, shaking her head. "Stop it! That hurts, damnit Kouga!" she exclaimed, trying to pull away from him. But, his grip was like steel on her arm.
Stopping, but he still held her arm. Glaring back at her and growling. "No. I will not stop this time. I'm putting my damn foot down. You will come home and you will like it. Or, do I have to show you who the alpha in this relationship is?"
She growled right back at him, tugging on her arm. It was going to bruise at this rate. The bruise wouldn't last that long, but it'd be there. Glaring up at Kouga slowly. "You wanna get kicked in the balls again?" she asked.
"Oh, you won't do that." he said.
Quickly, he pulled her so her back was facing him. Letting go of her arm to grab her wrist, pulling it behind her back. Stepping forward, making her step forward, his knee moved to lightly push against the back of hers, causing her to fall down onto her knees on the soft grass.
She whined as she fell onto the forest floor on her bare knees. It didn't hurt, but she didn't like it.
But, he wasn't done. Kneeling behind her, they were knelt in front of one of the branches of the Goshinboku, the branch jutting from the ground at just the right angle. Pushing her forward to bend her over the branch, causing her ass to raise high in the air as he held her there.
A blush spread across her cheeks as she bent over the branch. Her free hand went to rest on the ground underneath her, gripping at the grass. "What the hell Kouga!?" she yelled, glaring back at him.
Kouga growled, looking down at her as he held her there. "You want me to show you who the alpha in this relationship is? I can take that challenge, Tamako. Don't you challenge me. Ever."
She shifted on her knees, feeling the branch press against her stomach as she knelt there, bent over. Taking in a breath, trying to calm herself down and looking down at the ground. "Let me go, Kouga."
"Why? So you can run off with a human man? I can show you how much better than a human I am..." he said.
Tamako shook her head, pulling on her arm a little, but he held her tight. "Do you really want to do that? To give me more reason to kick you out of my life? To rape me?"
At that word, Kouga growled and gripped her wrist. "I cannot rape my own mate."
"Oh really? Because I think you can. I don't want it. And, I'm pretty sure if you force it on me, thats considered rape, no matter who you are." she said. She was trying to keep a level head. Truthfully, it excited her, how Kouga took charge and threatened to take what he wanted. He was her mate, after all, and her body wanted to react to his.
Slowly he leaned down and kissed the back of her shoulder, pressing close to her.
But she growled at him in response. "Kouga. Off." she told him, shooting a glare back at him.
He sighed a bit. He wouldn't force her into it if she didn't really want to. He knew when to take a hint. Pressing himself against her a little bit more, making sure she felt him before he leaned back, letting her arm go and leaning to sit back on the grass.
When he pressed against her, she took in a breath and let out a small moan, closing her eyes halfway. It'd felt so good and when he moved back from her, a pout formed on her lips. At least Kouga couldn't see that.
Taking in a deep breath as she knelt over the branch, shifting to sit up on her knees and looking back at him. Shifting a little she moved to turn around and sit up on the branch instead of bending over it, closing her legs a bit tighter almost to hide the excitement she felt because of what'd just happened. She was still mad at him.
But that didn't hide the smell. A grin washed over his lips as he could smell her arousal dripping from her. Shifting up to her to kiss her knee softly, his eyes looking up at her face. He placed gentle kisses from her knee upward until he reached the hem of her kimono. One of his hands moved to rest on her outer thigh, sliding his fingers just a little up her kimono to touch her soft skin.
He couldn't help but groan a little at feeling her there. It felt like forever since he'd touched her. Slipping his fingers down to her under thighs, lightly bringing her legs apart. Trailing kisses back to her knee, licking the skin before starting to kiss up her inner thigh.
His kisses made her gasp a little. Resting her hands down on the branch underneath her as he so easily parted her legs, making her blush and bite her bottom lip. Slowly she closed her eyes as she felt him kiss upward to her inner thigh, so close to her core. But, he stopped at a point and moved to kiss down the opposite thigh, making her groan out.
"Mmm...s-stop...stop Kouga..." she whined. "Stop..trying to get in my pants..." she whispered.
Glancing up at her, taking in a deep breath. "Your scent would tell me otherwise. You want me."
"That...that may be so, but I'm angry at you. Stop. Sex isn't going to fix things." she said. Shifting to push him out of between her thighs and closing her legs again, looking at his face. "Can't you see that I need love and understanding, not a fuck?" she asked.
Shaking her head, she shifted to stand up and walk around him, hugging herself slowly.
He sighed, he'd been so close to her, yet so far away. Watching her stand up before he stood up himself, walking after her. Instead of roughly grabbing her, he moved his arms around her waist, bringing her back gently to his chest, her back against his chest. Resting his hands on her stomach and leaning down to nuzzle one of her dog ears, causing it to twitch.
"I'm sorry, Tamako-chan. I can't help it. It feels like forever since I've felt you. I miss you so much. And I just...I just can't stand the thought of you with another man. It kills me. I would do anything for you and our pups. Anything in the world." he said slowly.
Stopping in her tracks to let him hug her, slowly she moved to rest her hands on his. Sliding her fingers to intertwine with his slowly and gripping his hands a little. "I miss you too...I can't stand it when we fight like this. I wish we could see eye to eye...but we just can't." she said.
Shifting his fingers to let hers intertwine with his, closing his eyes as he held her. "I'll wait forever for you, you know that..." he said. Gritting his teeth as he spoke his next words. "Maybe...maybe you should...should be with this human man. Thats what you want, isn't it? A life in a human village near your father? You...you don't like the den.." he said, tilting his head down.
At his words she glanced back at him. Shifting to let his hands go and moving around in his arms, sliding her arms around his waist and looking up at his face. "I do like the den. I don't know I'm just confused. I love you, don't think for a minute that I don't. You're the father of our pups, and my mate, I'll always love you."
"Then why do you want to leave me? Why...why do you want to be away from me? I can't stand this, its killing me." he said, looking down into her eyes.
"Because all we do is fight now and you don't get it..." she said.
He sighed and shook his head, moving his hands up to rest on the sides of her neck. "Marry me. Please Tamako. In the human way too. We can have a real ceremony. And um...and I swear I'll change, I'll stop fighting you. We'll talk instead of fight, I promise."
The question made her blink at first and then bite her bottom lip as she listened to him. Her eyes looked down as she thought, sighing and closing her eyes halfway, nodding slowly finally. "Yes. I...I will. On a few conditions. One, you don't kill the man I slept with. Two, we actually discuss this Isao thing. Do not make demands of me. Talk to me. I..I miss you. I want to come home. The pups do too.." she said.
Her answer wasn't one he was expecting. His eyes lit up at her response, a smile forming on his lips as he nodded quickly. "Okay, I'll do that. No killing and yes talking." he said. Leaning down, slowly he kissed her, pressing his lips against hers quickly as he slid his hands down and around her waist.
He shifted his arms lower to move under her butt, picking her up against his chest so he had to tilt his head back to hold the kiss.
Giggling a little as he picked her up, her arms moving around his neck slowly as she kissed him back. Leaning her head back from the kiss and looking down at him. "I think...I think we've been through too much. And...and I want to work on this, on us. I'm afraid. But...but I can't be. Because to save what we had...is worth the fear. I want to be happy again, so bad."
"And I'll make you happy again, I swear to Kami. I'll never fuck up again, not like this." he said as he held her off her feet, smiling.
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