InuYasha POV~
I glanced over at Kagome as she slept on the passenger side of my car. After watching all those damn movies it was already midnight. I dropped off Sango, Ayame and Miroku; Shippo flew home on his demonic cloud while Sesshomaru stayed with Rin.
I grinned; no doubt Rin was going to wake up startled when she discovers Sessh in her bed in the morning.
Yawning I pulled up in her drive way and got out, going to her side of the car and opened her door.
"Kaggie" I said shaking her a bit "Come on baby, your home"
Opening her eyes she looked at me and stretched making a moan in the back of her throat that made my mouth go dry.
God damn she was dangerous.
She yawned then got out taking my hand.
"Thanks for driving me home Yasha" she said sleepily then she smiled "Are you heading home?"
I smirked at her "Yeah" then leaned down and gave her a soft kiss "But leave your window open" I whispered in her ear before kissing her forehead.
She blinked up at me then gave me a little laugh "This is going to become a habit for you isn't?"
I smirked walking her to her door but didn't respond to her remark. Little did she know that I was planning on sleeping in her bedroom as much as I possibly could. Don't get me wrong….I was dying to make love to my mate, but I also wanted to just savor the feel of sleeping next to her. I wanted to form trust between us, a bond that didn't involve her thinking that just because we were officially dating I wanted to just get in her pants. I wanted her to know that I respected her and loved her too damn much for her to think that she was just going to be an easy lay. I wanted to show her that I was serious about our relationship and that I was done being the playboy everyone took me for and starting tomorrow I was going to starting acting like the devoted mate I was to her.
Opening her front door she turned around and gave me a sweet smile "Well…see you tomorrow" she said softy then closed the door.
I laughed internally; did she really not take me seriously when I said that I was going to see her in a little bit? Getting into my car I drove my BMW home first, ran up to my room and gathered a quick change of clothing and stuffed it in a backpack then left a note for my mom and dad to see in the morning before I ran back to Kagome's house. Her house was quiet and dark, I leaped up to the trees that surround her house and made my way to the tree that was right outside of her bedroom.
I was relieved when I saw that she kept the window opened. Prying it open a bit more I slid inside silently, my ears twitching franticly on top of my head, as I made sure everyone was asleep in the large house. Kagome was already asleep, her little shorts and tank top showing me her perfect petite little figure. With a soft groan I repeated to myself that I was not here to have sex with her…..even if I wanted to…so fuckin bad. I shook myself mentally as I went to lock her door, placed my backpack next to her bed then went to take off my shoes. Setting them on the floor I removed my jeans and my shirt. I had my under armour shorts and a tank on…I didn't want to freak her out, and climbed into bed with my mate.
I pulled her close to me and kissed her cheek waking her up. She blinked in the darkness of her room for a moment then her eyes met mine.
"Hey sweetie" I said softy "I'm glad you kept your window open for me" I said before snuggling into her bed "It's late…..go to sleep"
"Ah…" she started as she leaned back and noticed I was changed "You're…staying the night?
I had my eyes closed already when I nodded to her "Yeah, I brought a change of clothes for school, it's in the backpack by the bed"
I felt her sit up and leaned forward. I was sure she was seeing my black pack along with my jeans, shirt and shoes next to it. I opened my eyes and saw her looking at me.
"Are…..you trying to get me to have sex with you Yasha?" she asked hesitantly looking down at her hands "Because I just don't think I'm quite there yet"
I sat up and sighed taking her hands in mine, brought them up to my lips and gave each a kiss before looking at her in the eyes.
"No Kaggie…..I'm not trying to get in your pants I know you're not there yet and I respect that" I said seriously before pulling her to me and laid us both down "But that doesn't mean I wouldn't like to sleep next to you every now and again…..it relaxes me and haven't you noticed that you don't wake up at all hours of the night when I do?"
She looked like she was thinking it over before she nodded and smiled at me.
"I do sleep better when your with me don't I?" she said then gave a little laugh "So….just sleep?" she said allowing me to tuck her into my arms.
"Yeah….just sleeping babe…I'm not gonna do anything to you" I said pulling the covers up to us, inhaled deeply and exhaled as she moved closer to me, snuggling into my chest finding a comfortable spot before she relaxed and closed her eyes.
I closed my own eyes and lay blissfully content, my demon purring inside of me that we had our mate in our arms.
"Goodnight Yasha" she said softy, her voice already heavy with sleep.
I kissed the top of her head "Nite baby"
I stayed awake for a bit longer, enjoying the sound of her even heartbeat and deep breathing. I nuzzled the top of her head before closing my eyes.
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I heard the alarm on my phone go off dimly. I never put the volume on full blast; if I did I would have been deaf by now.
I turned in bed made a grab for it with my eyes still closed and shut it off. Annoying thing I said to myself then gave out a yawn, turning back to the warm body of my mate and pulled her closer to me. The covers where over both of us chasing away the mornings chill in the room from having the window open. It may still be spring but since we live close to the ocean the morning was always chilly. I looked down at my mate and smiled, I was half on her, she had turned sometime during the night on her back. One of her arms was thrown over her head and her neck exposed to me since I had my face in it. God I felt so warm and comfortable that I didn't feel like moving.
"So tired" she groaned, her eyes still closed as she turned and snuggled into my chest, one of her arms going around my waist.
"I know" I said with another yawn "I want to sleep for another four hours at least" I said softy into her hair.
She stayed in my arms for a few minutes before her alarm when off. Her phone was slightly louder than mine.
"Oof!" I muttered as she made a leap for it knocking me onto my back, her body now on top of mine while she tried to turn off her phone.
"Sorry" she whispered then let a little yelp of surprise when I grabbed her and tackled her. Giggling she dug her fingers in my hair while I gave her neck little nibbles. I had her on her back, my body fully on top of her as I kissed her neck softly and playfully.
"Take a shower first" I said as I inhaled her sweet scent "You girls take longer us"
"This is the strange" she said looking at me, her fingers caressing my face "I have never slept with a guy in my bed before, I could barely stand to have my ex kiss me and yet here you are, sleeping with me, taking a shower in my bathroom and it feels….so…..natural" she said then laughed softly "This isn't some kind of weird demon voodoo is it?"
I raised an eyebrow at her "Voodoo? No baby….this is how it's supposed to feel like when there is true affection and chemistry between two people. I knew I wanted to be with you the moment I met you"
"Really?" she said sounding so innocent that I couldn't help leaning down and kiss her delicious pink lips. Damn…..I was growing addicted to her taste. With one last kiss I reluctantly pulled away.
"Really" I said "Now go take your shower" rolling us over so that she could get up. I moved to my back pack and started to take out my school clothes while she moved around her room gathering a pair of black jeans and a cream silk shirt before moving to the bathroom.
Of course I would have loved to take a shower with her, but if I did that then I could guarantee that we wouldn't make it to school…..and we would be mated. I grabbed my dark blue jeans and my black shirt with red designs on right shoulder and waited for Kagome to be done with the shower.
Half an hour later I was showered and dressed sitting on the bed while Kagome brushed my hair. I was ecstatic when she offered to comb it for me; this was a way that mates connected with each other, by grooming. I let out a low growl as she brushed my long hair until it was dry.
"Why do almost all demons have long hair?" she asked behind me.
"Hmm….you know…I never really thought about it" I said thoughtfully "Why? Do you want me to cut my hair?"
"No!" she said so fast I chuckled at her "It was just an observation, don't you dare touch your hair"
"Yes dear" I said jokingly at her making her whack me with the comb lightly.
"Ow" I said rubbing the top of head "Such violence so early in the morning"
Laughing she rolled her eyes and went to her vanity to grab a headband and pulled it on. She looked so adorable and preppy with her cream lace headband and matching silk shirt that I couldn't help the surge of pride that coursed through my veins. This was my mate; this beautiful and classy woman was destined to share her fate with mine. Her black jeans hugged her every curve making my mouth water not to mentioned that her light brown boots came up to her upper calves making her butt look extra alluring. Damn.
I pulled her into my arms and kissed her gently growling when she returned the kiss. Gods I love this woman and soon I would be able to tell her that without freaking her out. The kiss was turning heated, her hands where caressing my arms then back, leaning into me while I devoured the sweetness of her mouth. Turning us around I pinned her to a wall and plastered her body to mine, while we got lost in each other's embrace.
"Kagome! Hurry up you're going to be late"
We jumped apart when the voice of her mother sounded from the other side of the door. We both gave a breath laugh.
"I'll wait for you at the corner" I whispered to her then grabbed my black leather backpack and leaped into the tree outside of her window and made my way out of her property. I stood at the corner of her street leaned against an ivy covered wall and took out my phone. I checked my emails and responded to a few work related ones before I browsed through some ads. There was one that caught my eye. It was an ad advertising a new line of lock heart bracelets from Tiffany's. I scrolled through their web page until one bracelet caught my eye. It was on a heavy silver link chain with a pretty silver lock on it; I read the description and noticed that they could also engrave the back. It was perfect. I would have to make a trip to the store and see it in person and check out some charms to go with it as well.
A honk broke me away from my thoughts of the silver bracelet to see the woman who was going to be wearing it. I cringed as I got in the passenger side of her mini cooper.
"You really need a bigger car…..like a Range Rover" I said with a smirk looking at her.
"I happen to love my car thank you very much" she said in a dignified sort of way "Besides, my brother bought me this car as a present"
I shook my head at her then cringed when she turned on her radio.
"Oh gods you're gonna kill me" I muttered "You have the weirdest taste in music"
"I do not! I love indie alternative! This is a new band I just found it's called 'Bodies' by Savior Adore" she said turning it up a little more "What you need to do is get your ears away from all of that Rap and Hip Hop…it's rotting your brain"
"Ha! Says the girl who needs my help in math" I said smirking at her when she stuck out her tongue at me "Don't tempt me sweetie" I muttered with a laugh.
Her cheeks colored a pretty shade of pink from embarrassment "You are so bad"
I leaned over and kissed her cheek "The worst" I whispered making her giggle.
"I have the attention span of a squirrel Yasha…..do you really want to distract me while I'm on the freeway?"
I sat back in my seat and buckled my seatbelt so fast she laughed out loud "Thought that might make you behave"
"Baby…..nothing can make me behave, especially when it comes to you" I said wagging my eyebrows at her.
She laughed, one hand on the stirring wheel the other one on her chest "Oh please don't do that!...that is just hilarious" she said after gasping for breath "Now for reals this time….let me drive I don't want to end up as road kills so early in the morning!"
"So how is being road kill later on in the afternoon any better?" I said raising an eyebrow at her barking out a laugh.
"Oi" she muttered.
By the time we got to school she had to retouch her eye make-up from making her laugh so hard.
"I think I'm gonna invest in some waterproof mascara around you" she said stiffing giggles.
"What can I say…I'm just good like that" I said distracted as I glanced around the parking lot of the school campus and surprise, surprise….we were already getting a bunch of stares. Especially since I got out of Kagome's car not the other way around but I didn't care. The sooner people knew that I was serious about her the better.
I waited for Kagome to grab her messenger bag before walking to me. I pulled her into my body as I put an arm around her shoulders and walked her to our first class.
"You know" I said ignoring all the looks "I want to give you something that symbolizes our new relationship"
I looked up at me frowning "Like what?"
"Well, for game days and practice I need to wear my jersey so on that day I would like it if you could either wear one of my jersey's or if it's cold my jacket"
She made a face at me "You mean I have to advertise that my mate is football captain? Really? Can we do something that is less…..I don't know…flashy? I'm getting flashbacks to all of those bad teen movies where the bitchy girls are all 'Look at me! My boyfriend is football captain'" she said shuddering.
My heart slammed in my chest.
She called me her mate.
Smiling I pulled her into me, nuzzling her hair and kissed her black tresses.
"Okay Kaggie, your right, so if I got you…say…a bracelet, would you wear it?" I said thinking that I needed to go home and pick up my car today. Maybe something from Harry Winston would be better.
She thought about it for a while "I don't know….it's not too soon is it? I mean, we just started dating yesterday, what if it doesn't work out?"
I knew she was going to have these human hang ups, she didn't know that when a demon dated someone seriously it was either because the female was our mate or because we truly desired the said female. Demons didn't hop from relationship to relationship, we'll have the occasionally one night stands and flings but that was it.
"Baby your forgetting that I'm not fully human" I said stopping in front of our first class "I'm part demon and my demon part doesn't do casual relationships" I cupped her face and kissed her pink lips gently all the while ignoring the million stares we were getting "I'm playing for keeps Kaggie, I won't rest until you agree to marry me one day"
Her eyes went wide for a moment then she laughed.
"I don't know…I've chased away my fair share of men, think you're up to the challenge?" she said.
I growled playfully at her "Never challenge a demon sweetie; I will have you for my wife one day…that is a guarantee"
Getting up on her tippy toes she leaned up and kissed my chin then turned around to walk into the classroom but not before looking back at me.
"We'll see" she said in a singing voice before giggling walking into the classroom.
"Keh" I muttered walking in behind her. She thinks that she can scare me off? By what? Her free spirited ways? I wasn't as insecure as other men; I knew that she could be trusted. She wasn't the type to cheat or stray, my mate was a very loyal person and I would never doubt her like other men would. The only thing that worried me was her getting hurt, other than that…..I trusted her 100% with my heart.
Taking my set behind her I inhaled her scent and relaxed.
"Morning lovebirds" I said Sango walking in grinning and took her seat "The whole school is buzzing of course" she rolled her eyes "I got attacked by the mob of girls jealous that my cousin waltz in here and took the most eligible bachelor away. Honestly it was like getting bombarded by the freaking paparazzi!"
I barked out a laugh as Kagome groaned and sunk low in her chair. Miroku walked in grinning like a dork, walking up to me to clap my back.
"Hey Romeo, did you hear? You're the talk of the whole damn school this morning" he said with a laugh "Hate to be in your shoes right now"
"Yeah yeah whatever" I said as I looked around and sure enough the girls where glaring at my mate while the men looked at me with reproach, they didn't like the fact that Kagome was not available anymore. Well tough shit, she was going to remain unavailable for a very long fuckin time. Leaning forward I took hold of her hand. She turned in her desk and gave me a shy smile, she didn't like being in the spot light, I could tell.
"Don't worry baby" I said kissing her hand "It'll blow over soon, if anyone gets nasty with you just let me or Sango know and we'll take care of it"
"Yeah Kaggie" said Sango smiling at her cousin "Don't let anyone take this from you. If you're happy with Yasha then I'm happy, so don't let these haters get to you okay?"
Kaggie sighed "I never thought me being with someone would gain me star status…..it's unnerving and that is why I paint and sell my art with an alias" she said softy "but your right, I'm not going to let anyone give me a hard time"
"That's my girl" I said kissing her hand once more gaining us a few glares from both sexes.
~Kagome POV~
I always knew that InuYasha was popular but I think I underestimated his fan base. So far I had several threats via scrunched up paper balls and three confessions. I accepted the threats from girls….even expected it but the love confessions really threw me in for a loop.
"I only kept my distance because that half demon was always around you like a bodyguard" said the guy in front of me right now. I truly felt bad for the guy, he really seemed very nice but the way he said 'half demon' told me that he was prejudice against Yasha for this demon heritage.
"I'm flattered…..really" I started gently "But I'm with Yasha because I love the person he is, he's not the womanizer and violent person people think he is. He's a great guy and treats me wonderful" I tried to let the guy down gently; lord knows I didn't like hurting anyone's feelings.
"Then he's deceiving you!" he said hotly "He's never been serious about a girl in all the years he's been at this school. He's slept with most of all the cute girls here and some even had to transfer out because after he gets what he wants he ignores them and pretend that they were nothing more than bed warmers. I don't want you to end up like that, you're a good girl I can tell, so please don't fall for his good guy con"
I was appalled. How dare he make judgments like that! What he said was not only disgusting and crude but that was not the Yasha I knew. He could never treat a girl like that…right? The man I knew was thoughtful, funny and kind to me, how could he say that InuYasha would do such a thing.
"Your wrong Eric" I said sternly "The InuYasha I know would never treat a girl like that"
He sighed in frustration "That because it's an act, you don't know him like the people who's been in the same school with him since freshman year. He's not the tamed demon he's pretending to be right now. He's got a temper the likes which you have never seen; he's rude, mean and a playboy. Please Kaggie; break up with him before you get hurt. I could treat you so much better than him" He said walking closer to me.
"I think you need step away from my mate Eric….now"
I looked behind me and saw InuYasha making his way towards me. His eyes where hard and cold, his strides were powerful and confidant while he made his way towards us. He looked very demonic right now, like he was holding on to his baser form by a thread.
I swallowed, my palms going slightly clammy. I didn't like this side of him, didn't know he was capable to looking like that. Was this what Eric was referring to when he said that InuYasha had a bad temper and was mean?
Before I could think any more of it he stepped right next to me and wrapped his arms around my waist as he bend down and nuzzled my neck gently, his low growls smoothing away my fears and worries. He was projecting an aura of security and love all the while his growl relaxed me until I was leaning into his larger frame.
"Its okay baby" he whispered "Don't worry, I'm not gonna kick his ass or anything" he kissed my neck "Go sit with Sango, she was wondering where you were, I'll go get your lunch…okay?"
I nodded to him, trusting him to do as he said. I felt stupid for almost believing Eric's words. My Yasha was not some playboy and he was not just using me. His kisses and words always reached his heart when he spoke to me; I could see the man he is in his eyes whenever I gaze at them. I was not going to let the jealously of someone guy break my confidence in my boyfriend….err….mate.
"Okay" I turned my face and kissed his cheek softly, inhaling his masculine scent then turned to look at Eric "I'm sorry you feel that way Eric, but I will not believe your words. I'm going to trust my heart and stay with Yasha" I looked up at him and smiled "Your wrong about him by the anyways"
I walked towards our table to find my cousin ignoring the stares and whispers.
~InuYasha POV~
I wanted blood.
I wanted to rip out this pathetic human's heart and shove it up his ass. I made sure Kagome was out of hearing distance before I turned to glare at Eric.
"I knew your true colors would come out as soon as she was out of the picture" he said to me with a sneer "She may believe the bullshit coming out of your mouth but I won't and neither will the rest of the human guys here. She's too good to be with you, she will not become one of your little conquests that you use and throw away"
I snarled at him, flashing him my fangs before I stalked closer to him.
"You listen to me you piece of shit" I said deathly calm "Kagome is mine. I don't give a shit if no one believes that I serious about her and I don't give a flying fuck what people say about me, but I will say this…if I catch you trying to convince her that she is just a fling then you can be sure that you will land yourself a one way trip to the hospital" I looked up and started at the group of guys that had Eric's back and snarled at them "And that goes to everyone else too, you get too close to her and I will beat them into a bloody pulp"
"Oh yeah right, we all know this is just a front to get into her pants" he said with a scoff.
"I don't care what you think; the only thing I care about is you keeping your distance from my girl"
I turned around and headed to the food court to pick up a sandwich for Kaggie and a cheeseburger for myself. I was fuming. Gods I wanted to kick his ass, but if I did word would get to Kagome and she would be upset with me and I would rather get my ass handed to me than make her mad at me.
Gods! The things a demon would do to keep a mate happy.
~Kagome POV~
"I swear if you touch my ass one more time!..."
I laughed as Sango held a fist at Miroku's face while he grinned like an idiot. I honestly didn't know why they acted like that; it was obvious they were both crazy about each other. Sango could be a bit uptight on most days, so in my opinion, they were like Yasha and me, Yin and Yang.
Speaking of Yasha…..
I looked back and saw him heading this way with food in hand. I smiled when I saw he got me the turkey club sandwich on sourdough with avocado. He really did know me.
"Is Sango threatening disembowelment yet?" he said casually sitting down next to me and handed me my sandwich along with a mineral water.
"Not yet…..but I think is coming up soon" I said taking a bite of my lunch then looked at his meal. I swear he ate more red meat than anyone I knew.
"Do demons get heart disease?" I asked worried that maybe I should be encouraging healthier eating habits.
"Nope" he said with a grin.
"Even if you have human genes?" I pressed.
"My father's blood is too strong in me Kaggie" he said "I can eat as much red meat as I want and I won't get high blood pressure, heart disease or clog my arteries"
"Oh…good" I said going back to my sandwich.
Sango rolled her eyes "Some people get all the luck" I laughed then noticed how her gaze would go over my shoulder. Frowning I turned then immediately wished I hadn't. Kikyo was throwing daggers at me. I felt InuYasha's arm curl around my waist and pulled me to him.
"Don't pay any attention to her, she's jealous since she had high hopes of becoming Mrs. Taisho" said Miroku stealing some of Sango's fries.
Yasha snorted "Yeah right, like that was ever going to happen. The only reason why I went on that date with her is because she kept on pestering me for three months straight" he grumbled
I remembered hearing something about him and Kikyo having a thing on my first day. I turned to look at Yasha.
"She probably felt like she had a chance with you because of that date and is now feeling betrayed" I said then frowned when I remembered what Eric had said to me. InuYasha had a reputation of being a playboy, of having sex with girls then leaving them high and dry. I didn't want to believe that yet again…..I looked back at Kikyo again before turning back. I looked down at my sandwich, no longer hungry.
I could just imagine how bad she must be feeling right now.
"Kaggie…..I don't know what you're thinking but whatever it is can't be very good" I heard him say to me.
I turned to look at him, unsure of what to say my thoughts kept going back between Kikyo's hurt face and Eric's words.
I felt his face in my neck yanking my thoughts back to the present. He hugged my waist with one arm while his other hand stroked my cheek then caresses the hair by my face.
"Don't Kaggie…don't listen to them, this is our time" he whispered to me "You are not a fling, I wasn't kidding when I told you I'm playing for keeps" he kissed my neck softy making goosebumps crawl around my body.
How could I resist him? He sounded so sure that we were going to end up married that it made me want to melt into him.
"Yasha!"
I looked over to see Shippo making his way towards us.
"Shippo?" I said with a laugh "I didn't think you went to this school" I was happy to see him. He was really funny and nice.
"Yeah, I was off for three months for fox training…its mandatory" he said with a roll of his eyes
"Fox training?" I said confused, what in the world was that?
Sango laughed making me look at her "I keep forgetting that Arizona doesn't have a lot of demons and demon culture centers"
I shrugged; to say that I was happy to leave was putting it mildly, for many reasons "So…what is fox training?" I asked as Shippo sat down next to the other side of me.
"It's special training so that I can control my fox magic. The higher I score and the more magic I can control the more tails I can grow. I'm already growing my second"
I leaned in my seat to see him fan out his tail, I could see the other tail growing in it was small and puffier than the one he already had.
"Huh….learn something new every day" I said with a giggle "It's so small and cute!"
"Oh yeah it's simply precious" he muttered as he shifted in his seat "It's damn uncomfortable, that's what it is"
"Hey you should be happy that your even growing another one, your still too young to even have the one your growing….that impressive man" said InuYasha taking a swig of his coke.
"Yeah yeah I know" he said then grinned at him "What about you? How's the training going with Sesshomaru?"
I looked at Yasha "Training? What training? I didn't know you had training too. Is this something all demons have to go through?"
"Pretty much" said Sango spearing a tomato from her salad and popped it into her mouth "It's the battle of the stronger in the demon world, you either train to get stronger or get eaten alive. It's a dog eat dog world…..no pun intended Yasha" she said with a snicker looking at InuYasha when he rolled his eyes at her.
"It's okay cuz it's true and Inuyoukai packs are at the top of the food chain along with foxes and dragons"
"Dragons?" I said weakly "Good grief why didn't I know any of this before?" I asked more to myself than to my friends.
"You wouldn't know unless you have direct contact and dealings with demons on an everyday bases, this is not something we just advertise to humans. We are a secretive society; we generally leave humans alone its part of the treaty we formed with your race long time ago"
"Wow" I said then looked at my now boyfriend "So….us being together…is not a problem then?" I asked not realizing just what I got myself into.
"Nope" he said giving me a quick peck on the lips "It's not a problem, don't worry Kaggie" he said looking at me in the eyes. His golden gaze was so intense and sincere that I stopped breathing for a moment "I would like to see someone try and break us apart" he said giving me his signature smirk that always made me a little breathless.
"Ah man you changed Yasha" said Miroku with a grimace "What happened to my wing man? Look at you…already picking out china patterns and wedding rings" he said shaking his head pretending to be hurt "That's just sad"
"Shut up moron" said Yasha throwing a French fry at him.
"Yes shut up moron" said Sango giving him a death glare "And why do you need a wing man? InuYasha's obviously grew up, when are you going to catch up?"
"He's not" said Shippo "Face it Sango, the perv was dropped one too many times on the head as a child"
I laughed when Miroku flipped off Shippo. Honestly…I had the strangest group of friends.
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"Kaggie!"
I turned to see Naraku jogging up to me; I just got out of my art and class and was heading over to my creative writing class.
I smiled at him "Hey Raku, what's going on?"
He stopped right in front of me, his expression was rather grim.
"Is it true? The rumor that's going around? That you're with InuYasha officially?" he said crossing his arms to his chest "Please tell me that it's not true"
I gave him a little laugh "Well…." I said tucking a strand of my hair behind my ear.
He groaned and threw his hands up before glaring at me "Oh come on Kaggie…..haven't you heard of his rep yet? I mean…really?"
"Yeah…just like I've heard of your rep but that didn't stop me from being your friend now did it?" I said walking towards my class knowing that he would follow, he usually walked me to my creative class since Yasha's class was way on the other side of the school and Raku's was right around the corner.
"Okay, okay you got me there but still, I just don't think he'll treat you the way you need to be treated" he said
I looped my arm around his and laid my head to his arm "Stop worrying so much Raku, but thank you for doing it anyways. InuYasha treats me wonderful and I don't care what people say…..he's not the man whore people make him out to be"
He scoffed "Shows what you know missy" he said then sighed "Damn well this sucks"
I froze in my steps looking up at him "Oh please don't tell me that you're gonna confess too? I think I had enough of that today"
He laughed "Wow…that….was weird" he said "No, I'm not gonna confess" he shrugged "I thought about it but you know what?" he held my hand "For now I'm just happy to be your friend but if he ever makes you cry….just let me know and I'll beat the holy shit out of him"
"I would really like to see you try"
We looked back and saw InuYasha leaning against a bungalow with Miroku and Shippo.
"I won't try shit if I hear that your back to your usual crap" said Naraku then looked down and me and gave me a smile "If you make my girl here cry and I'll make sure to get the whole team to tie you up, take you out back by the bleachers and beat the living shit out of ya…got it?
To my relief InuYasha looked at Naraku then chuckled.
"Sure thing"
~Kikyo POV~
Words could not describe just how pissed I was. I stood in the shadows of a tall tree while I watched InuYasha, Shippo, Miroku and Naraku all walking that little…harlot to class.
Sweet little innocent Kagome.
I felt a stab in my heart, the pain was almost overwhelming. She had the life that should have been mine, the life I could have had, had it not been for…..
I shook my head. I would not think of it, there was no use, what was done was done.
My eyes fell on Naraku as he laughed at something Shippo said, InuYasha smirked at him and pushed his shoulder in a very….friendly sort of way. I couldn't help the small smile that graced my lips. He looked so relaxed and…accepted by the rest of his team mates. So….. Kagome even managed to change Naraku's rep and was now part of the in crowd.
I admired his long black hair, my lips trembling as I looked away from the gaze of love and admiration he was giving little miss goody goody. My body wanting nothing more than to go up to him and hold on to him, to feel his arms around me as he held me like was someone precious, like I mattered.
I walked away, Kagura and Yara following me, my mind miles away from here. I stopped outside of the history bungalow….the only class I had with Naraku.
Yes….I fucked InuYasha and if he had made me his mate then maybe I could forget Naraku….but he didn't. InuYasha was the only other demon and man that I felt attracted to and he was also the key to escape my hellish life at home. Now that was out of the question.
"Okay Kagura" I said standing behind the building. I held out my arms and closed my eyes as she took out a little fan and used it to blow the scents of many people on my body…hiding my own personal scent.
"Kikyo…I understand why our doing this but what if it doesn't matter to him?" said Yara softy.
I've had this argument with her, explained why I did what I did.
"Even if he did understand….how could I ever ask him to forgive me? To overlook the fact that I'm…"
"Stop doing that to yourself Kikyo!" snapped Kagura "It isn't your fault"
I held up my hand telling them to be quite.
"Just drop it you guys" I said sadly as I watched Naraku make his way towards the classroom.
People didn't know just how much I was suffering, how difficult it was to get up each morning and not just say fuck it all and do myself the favor of slitting my wrists. The thought was constantly with me until I came here and saw…..him. Tears threaten to mist my eyes as I watched the graceful way he moved, his tall muscular body a mirror of perfection in my eyes, his voice a shot of adrenaline in my cold dead world.
There was no body more perfect than my mate.
I hid from his view trying hard to gather myself and play my part and ignoring the need to go to him and hold him like he was my only security in my horrid world.
Naraku…my mate.
The moment I saw him, I knew who he was. I read enough about demons and their mating to recognize the signs. I remembered feeling the joy….and horror. I was not expecting to be the mate of a demon, it was rare for a human to be mated to a demon, even a half demon and yet…..I was. How….how could I explain to him that I was not worthy of being his mate, not worthy of the title and privilege of being tired to a powerful man like him?
I sniffed a little while my friends offered me words of encouragement and comfort. My hands going to my flat stomach briefly before I clenched my hands.
No.
I was doing this for him, so that he would never know. If he didn't know who I was then he would not feel obligated to be tied down to a useless woman, to someone as impure as I was. Yes my reputation was being blown to shit but it was for him….he would never look twice at me if I was deemed to be a whore and a slut.
Funny thing was….InuYasha was only the second man I have ever been with. I was not surprised that Yasha had managed to make my body melt when we fucked….I had not only been picturing Naraku in my mind but being a dog demon….sex sorta came naturally for them.
I watched Naraku look back at InuYasha's and Kagome's retreading forms, he deserved someone like Kagome. Someone sweet and kind but even he got screwed in the end. Kagome was the mate to InuYasha, I was sure of it. I saw the way he's been since she's arrived, the signs where all there. InuYasha didn't do sweet and considerate, he was not the affectionate kind nor was had ever taken on a serious girlfriend before. No…..Kagome was his mate I was sure of it.
God how I wanted to rip her hair out when I thought Naraku was going to challenge InuYasha for her, but after I saw how InuYasha interacted with my Naraku today…I knew that he decided to back off. If he hadn't, then InuYasha would have responded aggressively.
"See you guys later" I said to my friends and walked into class where I sat right behind Naraku. My heart did a little tap dance when I saw him admire my legs in my white skirt and high heels. I knew I looked good today; I toned down the whole slut factor. I wasn't in the mood to act my part this morning when I woke up feeling depressed. I had on a white ruffled skirt with a brown belt, brown wedge sandals, and a brown tank top which I covered my bare shoulders with a white jean jacket.
I took my seat while discreetly inhaling his masculine scent. He always wore the same aftershave, it as a combination of leather, sandalwood and citrus, it always made my knees weak.
"You look…..nice today Kikyo" he said turning in his desk giving me a rare smile "What happened?"
I shrugged nonchalantly on the outside but inside I was beyond happy. He was talking to me, his eyes met mine and for just right now I was going to pretend that I was his.
"Oh nothing…I just wanted a change" I said then gave him a little smirk "You like it?"
"Well….yeah, who wouldn't? You should dress like this more often it softens you somehow. You don't have that much makeup either…."
I laughed "In other words, I don't look like a bitch today"
He chuckled, sending shivers down my spine. God I hoped Kagura coated me well today. I knew that talking to him was only making my own scent spike from the love and attraction I felt for him.
"Something like that" he said turning around. I blew a breath of relief for a moment until I noticed that he in sniffing the air. Oh shit.
I shot up in my chair "Ah Mrs. Santos…..I have an emergency and need to see the nurse please" I said hurrying past him quickly and in front of the teacher. She handed me a pass, I snatched it up quickly and moved towards the exit. I made the mistake to looking back at him.
I froze. His red eyes where wide, his skin pale as he looked at me, he looked ready to bolt out of his chair. I closed my eyes and walked out of the class.
I didn't want to go home, but I didn't have anywhere else to go. Sure I could stay with Kagura but then what would happen to my little sister? I couldn't leave her there…with that monster. I would not allow him to touch her.
Damn you mother…..how could you do this to me? I shouldn't have to feel afraid of going home, shouldn't have to lock my little sister's room to keep the monster you remarried from raping my 6 year old sister Kanna….like he did me. Tears streamed down my face while I headed towards my car. I slammed to door and put my head to my steering wheel and let the tears flow.
I had to be strong. I had to remain strong for Kanna. I thought if InuYasha made me his mate, I could finally be free of that house. I would take my little sister with me; offer her a sanctuary since InuYasha's family was rich and powerful. We could live in peace and since I wasn't his true mate…he would know that a child between us was impossible. I wouldn't have to worry about him ever finding out that I couldn't have children.
I had wanted children, lots of children but it was impossible now thanks to that….beast of a man. He made sure that I couldn't have any when he gave me his own homemade hysterectomy. I nearly died that day and I wish I had sometimes. My mom didn't even believe me when I screamed at her that he did that to me. No…he convince my mother that I did it myself to hide the shame that I had been pregnant outside of wedlock. My own mother called me a whore. Kanna knew the truth and tried to warn our mom, but my mother is blinded to everything but him.
I could never be mated to Naraku even if I wanted to. I was used goods, impure and useless. I could never give him children; never give him what his demon blood needed…..an heir to carry out his bloodline.
I could have grown to love InuYasha….just not the same but he had Kagome now and I had to find another way to get Kanna out of that house before my stepfather gets his hands on her but could I do that when all my mother would do is call the police and force Kanna back to that hell hole? No…I had to stay there….for her sake. I couldn't have children so I gave all my love to my little sister.
'One day Kanna…I will take you from that house and then it'll be you and me and we will finally be safe' I vowed to myself. I glanced at the school grounds once more then turned my car on. I put it on reverse and started to back up when my door opened.
'Oh god no…please no!'
"Is there something you want to tell me?"
I shook my head 'It's better if you left it alone Naraku" I said in a low voice "I have to go"
"I thought you said you needed to go to the nurses" he said reaching over and killed the ignition "but it looks like you're running away and if you're running then that means that you know and had known for a long time"
I didn't say anything, I didn't need to he wasn't stupid and I was sure since I was so scared and nervous my own scent overwhelmed the fake ones that surrounded me.
I could see him inhaling my scent, at first he was pissed….then his face turned into curiosity then….confusion.
"Why? Why do you make people believe that you're a slut? You don't have the scent of another man other than…one in particular"
"Get out!" I started to panic, he couldn't know…anyone but him, he deserved better!
"What's going on Kikyo? You know that I can't leave you! You're my mate and now that I know you better break it off with whoever that scent belongs to….your mine"
My body was shaking, it was getting hard to breath…I had to get away. I started to open my door but he held on to my arm. Even through clothes his touch made me ache, I couldn't be his mate…I couldn't, I wasn't complete.
"I can never be your mate Naraku…I won't!" I said looking at him "You will never be happy with me…trust me" I said bitterly "Now get out of my car"
He narrowed his gaze at me "Your forgetting something Kikyo" he said getting out of my car, slammed the door and when to my side opened the door open and yanked my out "I don't need your permission to claim you. You now fall under youkai law, I can take you to my house right now and the police can't say shit about it"
I tried to pull my arm away from him "And why you do that? It's Kagome that you want…remember?" As much as I wanted him to claim me…I couldn't and wouldn't leave my little sister alone in that house.
"I care for her; I will always care for her….but she's in love with InuYasha. Can you blame me for liking her though? She's the first person to talk to me like I was a normal person around here…..even you….my own mate ignored me while you knew who I was"
I didn't want him to hate me even if it was best that he did, but our bond wouldn't allow me to really lie to him.
"I knew" I whispered "I knew…..but I we can't be together"
"Why?" he said fiercely.
When I didn't answer him he surprised me by cupping face in his large hands tenderly. How long did I dream of him touching me like this? Of being held by him?
"I can tell that you're afraid Kikyo and I can also tell that you want me. So why have you been hiding from me? Three years Kikyo…you've been hiding from me for three years…why would you do that to us?"
I pulled away from him "I can't tell you" I said sadly. I should have made my way back to my car, I should have driven away but I couldn't. Against my better judgment I wrapped my arms around his torso and leaned into him, inhaling his scent "I'm sorry…but I we can't be together"
"The scent that is around you is laced with fear and disgust Kikyo" he said. I closed my eyes, my body shaking while I held him tighter. Because he was my mate he had the ability to calm my nerves and smooth my spirit, which was torn to shreds right now.
"I can't leave my house Naraku, I can't leave my baby sister alone please forget about me and find someone else to love you because my life is not my own anymore" I said letting him go and slipped inside of my car and started the ignition.
It was getting hard to drive with the tears blocking my sight but I kept going until I reached my house. Thank god no one was home; I didn't have to pick up Kanna from kinder until another two hours. My mom didn't get home from the hospital until 8pm leaving Kanna and me alone with that monster for four hours. I usually took Kanna to the playground or to Kagura's until I made sure she was home. There was no way in hell I was going to be alone with him for four hours with my sister; he would see it as an opportunity to fuck me if I did that. Plus there was no telling what he would do to Kanna, I didn't know if he was a pedophile on top of being a rapist but I was not going to take that risk, I would protect my baby sister till my last breath. Once I make sure she was safe and free from the clutches of that man and my mother, then and only then will I look for peace from this world.
If only I was able to have children, then maybe I could allow myself to be with Naraku but either ways… I was too much of a burden. He would have to go to the council and ask to legally adopt my baby sister along with claiming me; he would be responsible for a family. I don't know if a human judge would grant me custody anyways….. Maybe he or she would after I explained my living situation and my fears for Kanna's safety. Perhaps if I showed the judge that I had a better living environment to provide for her I could gain custody of my sister but problem was that Naraku's bother had an awful track record. Not to mention that incident a few years ago Naraku had wasn't going to earn me any points with a judge. That's why InuYasha seemed like the best alternative, Yasha's father was a very influential man and then there was that good family name. Getting custody of Kanna would have been a shoe in.
I sighed and got out of my car and unlocked the front door, I could never ask Naraku to sacrifice so much for me….I wasn't worth it anyways. I looked up at the huge house and grimaced. I hated this place. Hated coming here after each and every day, hated that I couldn't just run away with my sister and leave all this behind us and start fresh. But where would we go? How would I support my sister?
Once I reached my room I went to the picture of my real dad and held it to my chest.
"I miss you daddy…..why did you have to leave us"
~Naraku POV~
I didn't know what to feel anymore. I was in shock while I walked over to my car barely registering the people around me until I felt a hand on my shoulder.
I looked to my right to see InuYasha frowning at me.
"Earth to Naraku….what's up man you look lost" he said to me.
I rubbed my face with one hand "Yeah I'm just….dealing with something that I found out" I muttered. I was grateful that I had him on my side now, I never imaged we would end up being friends but Kaggie had a way to change things I guess.
Sure I still cared for her, but I wasn't blind. Even with a shower I was able to smell InuYasha's scent all over her and hers all over him. They had slept together; it was easy to tell if you were a demon. Sure she was still a virgin but that only meant that she meant a whole lot to InuYasha. To be able to sleep next to your mate and not have sex with her was hard, and since you could still smell it on her even with a shower it lead me to believe that she's done it a few times.
She was officially with the dog demon now and even if I wanted to challenge InuYasha for her….she would never really love me like she did him…so I backed off.
"What kind of stuff?" he asked as we head to the parking lot.
I looked at him and felt a twinge of anger and betrayal when I remembered that he had slept with Kikyo. Why would she do that if she knew she was my mate? This didn't make any sense to me. If she hadn't known…..then okay…..I guess I could have forgiven her and enforced my rights as mate to give her time and break off whatever fling she had at the moment. But she did know, she knew and hid from me instead….why?
If she didn't care then I would accept that but there was no hiding the scent of want and love that came off of her when she hugged me….so...why hide and for gods sakes….why sleep with InuYasha? Not only that….the whole thing about her being a whore and a slut was completely untrue, she only had one scent on her and that was a mystery. It wasn't anyone here at school and not only that….she had the strong scent of disgust and anguish surrounding her.
"What do you know about Kikyo?" I asked InuYasha watching as he rolled his eyes.
"Nothing much other than she had insisted I go out with her…why I never knew. She kept insisting that we would be perfect together but I never wanted to date her"
"Why?" I was curious to know his reason for rejecting her.
"Why? Have you not been near her? She's got the scent of so many dudes on her it's disgusting"
"And yet….you….." I couldn't even say it without wanting to punch something.
"Only to get her to leave me alone" he said "I know what she was after but I wasn't buying it"
That caught my attention "What did she want?"
"For me to take her as my mate"
My inner demon snarled. She was my mate; she loved me, why did she want InuYasha to claim her? This just didn't make any fuckin sense.
"Of course I didn't mate her" he said with a shrug "I didn't want a mate that's been around the block as much as she has. Plus….I want pups and if I took her as my mate I would never have them"
I gave him an incredulous look. InuYasha was one of the meanest demons I have ever known other than my older brother. He was the number one playboy and toughest fighter in this school; he didn't seem the diaper changing type.
"What?" he said seeming honestly bewildered by my surprise.
"Kids? You want kids?"
"Yup…I'm thinking four…at least for the first 30 years. Three boys and a baby girl that looks exactly like Kaggie" he said proudly like it was only a matter of time before that happened. There was no doubt in his voice when he spoke of his future family and if I knew the dog demon, he would do everything in his power to get what he wanted.
I shuddered at the thought of having one kid let alone four of them.
"What? Doesn't your demon want to preserve your bloodline?"
"Nope, both of us don't want kids" I said then thought of Kikyo. Did she want a baby? Maybe I would give her one….if she really wanted to.
"What if you find a mate?"
I exhaled, thinking of Kikyo.
"I don't know…." I said thinking of what Kikyo said in the car. She said that we couldn't be together, not that she didn't want to but if she wanted to be with me….then why would she want InuYasha to take her as a mate?
"Do you know anything about Kikyo's home life?" I asked wondering if there was another reason…maybe I was missing something.
"Nope" he replied then looked at me "Why the sudden interest? Don't tell me your thinking of getting with her?"
I pinned him with a glare.
"Did you know that all those scents on her are fake?" I said not able to resist the urge to defend my mate.
"Huh? What are you talking about?"
"Do you know what her real scent is like? What it smells like? Has she ever allowed her real scent to come out that you can remember?"
I watched as he looked down, his eyes unfocused as he racked his brain for a memory.
"Hi guys!"
I looked over to see Kagome walking to me with that perfect smile on her pretty face. She really did look like an angel…..then Kikyo's face popped up in my mind. Today she looked so beautiful. She wasn't showing so much skin, her face graced by soft makeup making her appear younger, innocent and soft. Today I felt like I had a glimpse at the real Kikyo and I liked what I saw.
"Your right" I heard InuYasha say then looked at Kagome and held out his hand to her. I watched her bounce over to him her eyes shining like Christmas lights when she looked up at him. I sighed; I never did have a chance with her. She loves her mate that much was obvious to anyone who looked into her eyes "but why would she do that?"
"Who?" asked Kagome looking at both of us.
"Kikyo" I said "She's been hiding her true scent for years….I just discovered it today"
Kagome frowned, not understanding what I was referring to. I gave InuYasha a look, asking him silently if she knew about demon mating. He shook his head "Not the right time man"
I nodded, I didn't understand his reasons for keeping it from her but I wasn't about to spill the beans and piss him off. He leaned down and kissed Kagome on the cheek.
"Go home baby" I heard him whisper to her giving her a kiss on the mouth next "I gonna stay and talk to Naraku for a bit….don't worry….I'll see you tonight"
"Okay" I heard her say a little breathlessly to him followed by yet another kiss. I waited for a bit before I couldn't take it anymore.
"God get a room already" I said walking away to give the happy couple some privacy and disarmed my Escalade. I waited in the car for a bit before my passenger door opened and InuYasha slid in with the goofiest grin I have ever seen on him. I speared him with a look.
"What?" he said after a while.
"You look like a love stuck puppy….you realize that right?" I said with a snicker.
"Fuck you" he said "Don't be a hater. Now what were you saying about Kikyo?"
I sighed and drove to the nearest sonic and ordered a couple of burgers and shakes. I didn't have friends, especially demon friends. InuYasha, Shippo and Koga where the closest thing I had to friends but if I were to pick one out of the three InuYasha, funny enough, was the one who talked to me the most. You would think it would have been Koga since he has a crush on Kaggie too but his cocky attitude just pisses me off.
"I found out she's my mate" I said finally making InuYasha choke on his strawberry shake for a bit.
"Tell me you're kidding" he said then cursed when I didn't answer. I could tell when he remembered that he slept with her.
"Ah shit dude….I'm sorry…..If I had known…." He started but I waved him off.
"You didn't know…..but she did" I said sadly "I don't get it" I said then turned to look at him "Fuck….she knew InuYasha. She fuckin knows I'm her mate and she still slept with you…why the fuck would she do that?"
He didn't say anything but I could tell what he was thinking.
"The rumors are not true by the way" I said "Those scents on her….there fake and I have a feeling that friend of hers…Kagura as something to do with it. I think I heard someone say that she's a wind witch or something like that"
"Fuck…I don't get it" he said in a whisper mirroring my shock "Why would she willing trash her own rep?"
"I don't know but her natural scent is clean. She's smells like wild flowers and sunshine, she doesn't have the scent of another guy from school on her. What's pissing me off is that there is one other scent on her….it was kinda old like maybe months old but it was laced with disgust, fear and anguish" I took a breath and tried to steady my words "I think…Yasha…I think she's being abused"
"Fuck" breathed InuYasha low under his breath "How can you know for sure?"
I told him what Kikyo said to me, how I was able to scent how much she actually loved me, how much she wanted to be with me but she kept saying that we couldn't be together, how I wouldn't be happy with her.
"All the signs are there" I said quietly fisting my hand. I wanted to blood from the bastard who was hurting my mate.
"Why doesn't she come to you? You're her mate, she's gotta know that you'll protect her"
I shook my head "That's why I asked if you knew her family life, there has to be more to this. She said something about not being able to leave her little sister"
"So…what are you going to do?" he said hesitantly seeing how angry I was.
"I going to have a chat with my brother" I said then turned on the car.
"You sure that's a good idea?"
"He knows of some good private detectives…I'm going to find out what's going on with her and when I find the guy who's been hurting her….I'm going to kill him. I'm her legal mate and I can ask for retribution if I have evidence of abuse" I smirked at him when he whistled.
"Well….if you need back up you know the teams there for ya" he said when I dropped him off at his house.
I can honestly say I was glad that he had my back.
~InuYasha POV~
I felt bad for the guy I really did.
It must hurt like fuck to know that your mate betrayed you and slept with another and I felt like shit to know that I was that other dude. Why would she sleep with me when she loved him? I thought back to that night and did remember that she had her eyes closed while in the middle of the act. I grimaced inwardly. Of course she would be thinking on her mate, but what was the whole point in sleeping with me?
Fuck me…I was confused.
I went up to my room and into my closet. I gathered a few items and grabbed a bigger duffel bag. I was going to keep a few things at Kagome's place for when I wanted to spend the night, which was going to be often.
Four outfits later I grabbed the keys to my motorcycle and went down stairs.
"Well well well…..look at what the dog dragged in"
I groaned then turned to my dad who was in living room watching the news.
"Hey dad" I said hesitantly scratching the back of one ear nervously "I was going to give you call"
"So…both you and your brother find mates and don't think to grace your father and alpha with your presence" he said getting up and walked over to me "I had hoped to discuss some work related matters with both of you before this week was over. If you two desire being with your mates so much, then maybe it's time to bring them home"
"Dad, it's complicated. Kagome and me just made our relationship official in human terms, things are going well between us, if I demand her to come home with me like some barbarian don't you think she's going to resent me a bit?"
I really hoped my dad didn't force me to bring Kagome home; he had the power to it since he was the Alpha of our pack and Kagome was now a part of it. Inu's didn't like having our females far from the primary house which is wherever the pack alpha resided. I may be Kagome's alpha but my father was mine, which is why I had a house on the estates grounds.
"How long is going to take to bring her home InuYasha?" he asked then eyed my bag then raised an eyebrow at me "I do not like having my pack so divided, it's a weakness, we are stronger when we are untied"
"Give me a few months dad. I know you don't like when I'm not home, I will try and work on getting Kagome to stay here more"
"If you need me to meet her family just give me a week's time to make arrangements"
I breathed out a sigh of relief "Thanks dad, tell mom I love her" I said then ran towards the garage. I just bought Kagome at least six more months before my dad started demanding her to move in.
Hoping on my bike I weaved in and out of traffic until I reached Kagome's house. Turning off the ignition I walked the bike towards the back yard, keeping an ear out for any members of her family. I stashed my bike behind the garden shed and covered it up with a white cloth. Leaping up into the trees I made my way towards her window and grinned when I saw that it was open. Silently I moved inside and inhaled deeply. She had just been in here, her scent was fresh. I went to her closet and placed my duffel bag towards the end of the closet. Leaping out I moved towards the front where I rang the doorbell and waited for her family to open.
It was her brother.
"Oh hey….InuYasha right?" he said moving back to allow me in.
"Yeah, nice to meet you again" I said shaking his hand "Kagome talks about you a lot"
He grinned "Better be something along the line that I'm the best brother in the world" he said then yelled out for her.
"She may have mentioned something like that" I said with a grin.
When she didn't come he groaned "I swear I don't know how you do it. She's home for all of twenty minutes and I'm already yanking my hairs"
I laughed "Yeah but she's worth it" I said with a shrug "She's got a heart of gold and that's all that matters. I don't know if she's told you yet but we kinda made it official yesterday"
"Oh" he said looking honestly surprised "No, she hasn't said anything and she probably wouldn't until she remembered" he said with a chuckle and a roll of his eyes "Girl has the memory of a squirrel"
I laughed at that "Yeah, I figured well anyways. I just want to say that I'm crazy about her"
He gestured me to follow him "I'm going to be honest with you. I know about demons and your guy's mating habits, I dated a cat demon for a while I was in college. Didn't work…I wasn't her mate out but I learned a lot from her. So tell me…..is my baby sister your mate?"
Well shit, didn't see this one coming.
"Yeah she is" I said looking straight at him "And I fully plan on claiming her….when the time is right. I don't just want to yank her out of her home and life, I want to date her….give her time to know me"
He nodded "Good…..she needs someone strong to look out for her. You have no idea what she went through but it's not my place to say"
I wanted to ask more but he shook his head "She needs to tell you. Speaking of which if you go out back and you'll notice the pool house, she's probably in here painting and most likely has her ear buds on"
"Thanks Souta….and thanks for being understanding. I was afraid you would have discriminated against me for being…..well a half demon"
"Half, full, human…whatever, I have a medical license and know how to use a scalpel if you hurt my baby sister I'll personally neuter you" he said with a smirk "Now if you'll excuse me, I have some work to finish"
I couldn't help but cringe and cup myself as he left me with that image. Gods be damned, her whole family was fuckin crazy.