InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Apple Of My Eye ❯ I'm There For You, No Matter What ( Chapter 3 )

Disclaimer: If I was actually Rumiko Takahashi…I'd probably be able to spell my own name without first looking it up on the internet. Lol, seriously, I had to look it up! =)

 

 

 

 

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After the destruction of Naraku, the six fighters felt they could no longer impose on the aging Kaede for shelter. With help from the villagers, an abnormally large hut with three separate sleeping quarters and a common room was constructed nearby the old miko. Only a minute's walk from Kaede's dwelling, the new hut was closer to the edge of the forest. It gave an illusion of privacy from the ever scurrying villagers. It was there that Inuyasha now lay, his breathing harsh and uneven.

 

 

“Oh Inuyasha…” Kagome sighed, worrying knotting her brow.

 

 

She ran a cold cloth over his forehead to wipe away the sweat that had collected in the mere minutes she had left to retrieve new water. With Sango and Miroku's help, they had managed to undress the hanyou to treat his wounds. Sango pulled a highly distressed Kagome out of the room while Miroku fully unclothed Inuyasha. He laid a sheet across his hips to save his modesty, but knew there was no way to get around the billowing hakama.

 

 

Carefully, the three secured a wooden splint around his right leg to hold the bone in place as it healed. Sango had then peeled a somber Shippou away from Inuyasha's side. The kit's eyes were unreadable, glazed over from the fear of loss experienced years beyond his tender age. Along with Miroku, the small mismatched family had respectfully left the room. Alone in a dark chamber lit only with the feeble light from the dying fire, Kagome let her silent tears out in a rush.

 

 

 

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Kagome pulled her wrist watch out of her bag to check the time. `3:02am… It'll be at least another few hours before the sun comes up…' Inuyasha groaned beside her, his neck straining from the pressure in his veins. He still hadn't come to full consciousness, only waking up periodically in a daze and mumbling broken phrases before slipping away again. Kagome soothed her hand over the feverish skin of his arm. The gash in his leg was deep, but small and on its way to recovery. The torn flesh on his side was slightly more serious and still trickling blood at a sluggish, faint pace. Kagome wrapped the wounds carefully and kept her vigil watch over him.

 

 

Fatigue was lost on the miko. Her body was strangely alert and jumpy, running on nerves and slow leaking adrenaline alone. Kagome sat on the floor behind Inuyasha's futon, her legs cushioned beneath her. She leaned against the sturdy wood of the wall, keeping her eyes trained over Inuyasha's body. At the slightest twitch of his fingers she bolted straight up, anticipation keeping her company. She rested Inuyasha's head in her lap, an unwelcome sense of déjà vu sweeping over her memories.

 

 

“Why you have to be such a baka?” she asked softly, “You always get into trouble on the new moon. First with the SpiderHead…then at the Dougenkyo…” she sighed, “and how many times after that? Now this…”

 

 

Inuyasha slurred something in his sleep, nearly inaudible and unrecognizable. Kagome traced her finger along his bottom lip, lightly pressing on the soft skin. Early on in their journey she had dreamed of nothing but kissing those lips. The lips that were distractingly pouty when not pulled back in a customary frown or growl. There we moments in the past when she seriously considered throwing all caution to the wind and giving into the temptation. But her sense of duty and respect for the hanyou had always held her back. Now, secret kisses were stolen throughout the day with their companions none the wiser. Kagome smiled through the suffocating feeling of dread and worry.

 

 

“You'll be okay right Inuyasha?” she asked quietly, “You always come back to us…”

 

 

Kagome leaned down and pressed her lips against his forehead. She lingered for a second longer than necessary, closing her eyes to engrave the moment in her memory. Happy or sad, the memories would always be of him. Each and everyone counted, whether looking back at them made her smile or cry. Kagome pulled back a few inches and deeply inhaled his natural scent. It was metal tinged from his blood and salty from his sweat, but still uniquely Inuyasha.

 

 

With a heavy sigh, she propped herself against the wall once more, looking out the dark window of the wall opposite her. The hushed entrance to the room was sitting faithfully on her right, and the fire was flickering lowly at Inuyasha's hidden feet. The twinkling stars mocked her, reminding her that they were the only light that night, and that the moon was hiding away. Kagome pulled Inuyasha closer, accidentally letting the sheet covering him to slip.

 

 

She blushed in the dark room and reached down to draw the cloth up. It hadn't revealed anything secretive, but the trail of silvery hair leading down his abdomen was exposed to her gaze. The cloth had dipped beneath the girdle of muscle defining his sculpted stomach, baring the tanned flesh of one hip. Kagome quickly covered Inuyasha again, and pushed away the heat pinking her cheeks. With a shake of her head, Kagome hooked her arms under his and hugged him tight, holding Inuyasha to her while she waited for the sun to rise.

 

 

 

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`Oh fucking hell…' Inuyasha gritted out internally. Each breath drew sharp pains from his side and his right leg felt as if it were on fire. He could feel his leg throb with each beat of his heart and engorge with thick blood. Half of his body weight felt as though it was on that one limb, heavy and immobile. It burned just beneath his knee, where he was sure the god damned oni had snapped the bone. His other leg prickled with pain, though not nearly as intense as its brother.

 

 

Inuyasha moved to twitch his ears, but instead something strange moved on the side of his head. `What the hell?' He tried to move his ears again, and as before, the same strange flesh shifted, inches below the expected movement. It then dawned on him that not only was his hearing muffled, but his nose couldn't detect any distinct scents. `Fucking perfect.' he groaned sarcastically. His entire body hurt and he swore he could hear the nerves in his body screaming in pain.

 

 

“Ughh…” Inuyasha groaned in agony, lifting a hand up to press into his eye.

 

“Inuyasha!” Kagome cried in a relieved whisper.

 

She gently maneuvered Inuyasha out of her embrace and laid his head down on the futon. She quickly crawled to his side and sat on her knees to face him. Inuyasha blinked groggily and turned his head from side to side in slow shakes as if to ward off the dizziness. He lifted his head off the mat and looked around the room through half-lidded eyes.

 

“Ka…gome?” he asked uncertainly, his voice sandy and dry, “W-what happened?”

 

Kagome soothed her fingers through his bangs lovingly then cradled his cheek with her hand. Her thumb brushed over his cheekbones with gentle caresses, lulling Inuyasha to full consciousness.

 

“The oni dropped you.” she replied sadly, “You fell nearly thirty feet. Thank god you didn't crack your head open.”

 

“My leg…” he winced as he sat up with Kagome's help. The room spun in his eyes, and the colors swirled together into a sickening whirl.

 

“The oni broke it.” she answered with a grimace, her heart strings pulling and twisting with sympathy.

 

“God damned bastard.” Inuyasha muttered lowly, pulling a light laugh from Kagome. “Did the nasty little shit at least kick the bucket?”

 

“He's probably crying in hell as we speak.” Kagome grinned.

 

“Good. The asshole had it coming.”

 

 

Kagome's lips quivered and tears filled the corner of her eyes. With a quiet sob, she leaned down and hugged Inuyasha tight, pulling herself as close as possible. Inuyasha sighed and wrapped an arm around her. He pushed his nose in her hair and breathed deep, picking up on the sweet smell that was Kagome. It comforted him beyond words. His body relaxed, and beyond that, it tempered his soul.

 

 

“I'm so happy you're okay.” Kagome whispered into his ear.

 

 

She sat up and grasped Inuyasha's hand in hers, holding it securely in her lap. Inuyasha leaned down on his back and let his head fall down onto the soft bedding. His eyes stung from the energy it took to keep them open. With reluctant blinks, he let his eyelids droop down and seal together. He felt Kagome's gaze on himself; he felt her watchful protectiveness and smiled inside. He tightened his hold on her hand.

 

 

“Course I'm okay wench,” he teased with a small smirk, “Can't get rid of me that easily.”

 

“If only it were that simple.” she joked. Her tone dimmed and she admitted, “I was really scared for a while. You were unconscious for so long…”

 

“Keh.” he brushed her worries aside casually, “Even if the weak bastard managed to kill me, and Miroku buried me twenty feet under, I'd still dig my way out to get back to you.” Inuyasha said it with such simplicity and honesty that Kagome initially thought he was being sarcastic. A second afterwards, Inuyasha stiffened, as if he realized what he had just said. His lips twisted into a scowl and he added gruffly with a cough, “It wouldn't have ever beaten me.”

 

 

Kagome smiled down at him, a happy twinkle in her eyes. The silence oppressed Inuyasha and a blush began to spread on his cheeks. He snorted and turned his head away from Kagome's and cleared his throat uncomfortably.

 

 

“You're adorable, you know that?” she grinned, tweaking his human ear playfully.

 

“What?!” he snapped, turning his head and giving her a completely offended look, “I'm not… Oi! Quit looking at me like that!”

 

Kagome's smile turned shy and her head lowered an inch. She looked at him through her thick eyelashes and bit the corner of her lip. Steeling her resolve, the miko quickly bent forward and pressed her lips to Inuyasha's in a short, tender kiss. When she pulled back, Inuyasha still had the same annoyed frown on his face.

 

“Shut up, wench.” he grumped moodily.

 

“I didn't say anything.” Kagome giggled. Inuyasha's blush darkened.

 

“Just… go away or something!”

 

Kagome laughed silently, her shoulders shaking from the effort of suppressing her giggles.

 

“You only ever say something remotely sweet when I threaten you or you're human.” Kagome revealed with a happy sigh.

 

“You're scary, and I can't control my god damn mouth on my human nights.” Inuyasha paused then cursed, “Stupid humans and their stupid emotions.”

 

Inuyasha expected Kagome to defend humankind, but instead he watched dazedly as she leaned ever closer to him. Her nose pressed onto his and she grinned.

 

“Does that mean you want to say all those mushy things when you're a hanyou, but you don't because you have your tough-guy act to uphold?” she teased. Inuyasha swallowed nervously. His cheeks darkened and he defended himself in a flustered growl.

 

“N-no! That's not what I meant!” Kagome pecked him on the lips. “Oi, quit it!” She kissed him again, lingering longer than the last. “Wench, I said-” he felt the tremble in her lips as she laughed in the kiss. Kagome pulled back with an impish grin.

 

“S-stupid girl…” he grumbled out.

 

“Baka hanyou.” she countered.

 

 

Inuyasha scowled at Kagome and tried to sit up to catch her. His violet eyes widened in pain and he let out a low gasp. The muscles in his arms tensed and his lips thinned as he felt the thin layer of new skin tear on his side. Inuyasha gritted his teeth hard and fell back on the futon, clutching his side. Blood began a slow trickle through his fingers, staining the white material of his bindings red.

 

 

“Shit…” Inuyasha growled in pain.

 

“No!” Kagome cried worriedly and threw her leg over him to press her hand to the wound.

 

 

Inuyasha hissed and let his hand fall to the side while throwing his head back with a deep exhale. His pain tolerance was greatly diminished on the moonless nights, and the bumps and bruises he sustained now would have even had his hanyou form reeling. Kagome leaned to the side and quickly pulled her bag to their sides. She dug through it with a vengeance and threw items around the room, digging for the medical supplies hidden beneath her clothes.

 

 

“Here,” Kagome offered with a bottle of water, “take another aspirin, I promise it'll help.”

 

 

Inuyasha took the little white pill from her palm without hesitation and urgently popped it into his mouth. The water burned and soothed his throat at the same time, carrying the medicine down. Inuyasha remained on his back with his eyes closed as Kagome redressed his wounds. Blood gurgled out slowly, and gradually dwindled to small droplets. Kagome's hands stained red once more, and she cringed at the sight of them. She went about in a trance as she put the final bindings on his torso, her fingers delicately ghosting over his sensitive skin.

 

 

Inuyasha's grunts of pain stopped as she finished and he reluctantly re-opened his eyes. He stared at the young miko before him, his dark lavender eyes trained on her serious face. Her eyes were pinched in concentration and her hands worked mechanically over his wound. Her face was slightly flushed from the erratic beat of her heart, startled into an uneasy rhythm from Inuyasha's shocked cry of pain. His eyes traveled down her slim form, coming to rest at the legs that were resting on either side of his body. `What the hell? W-where's my hakama?!' Inuyasha's eyes stretched open until the corners of his eyes watered from the straining muscles. His breathing stopped as a painfully tight pocket of air caught in his throat.

 

 

Inuyasha carefully lowered his eyes further to scrutinize the white sheet that was the only barrier between him and the clueless miko. Kagome worked on dutifully, completely oblivious to their current positions. Inuyasha's imagination fired into gear with a dizzying rush as forbidden images assaulted his mind. He was lying practically naked beneath a frustratingly beautiful priestess that was too distracted to notice the compromising arrangement of her legs. She was sitting snuggly on his hips, her bottom hovering dangerously over a very male part of his anatomy.

 

 

`Don't you dare.' Inuyasha swore, `Don't you fucking dare or I'll chop you off myself!' Inuyasha's mind snickered at him coldly in between dangerous flashes of the glowing woman inches away. A horrible sense of panic began to build in his stomach, compacting tightly into a dark jewel of desire. With a snip from her scissors, Kagome finished with a sigh and patted his stomach innocently.

 

 

“There,” she chirped with her eyes focused on the wound, “it's all bandaged up again. Don't move or you'll re-open the wound again you baka hanyou.” Kagome finished affectionately. Her eyes fluttered to look into Inuyasha's, and a frown appeared on her face from what looked like fear etched on his sharp features.

 

“Inuyasha?” she questioned softly.

 

“Uh…” he muttered dumbly, dread and distress over riding pain.

 

“Hey,” Kagome asked worriedly and shifted closer, creating friction that made Inuyasha cringe, “what's wrong?”

 

“G-get off!” he spluttered out in a panic and pushed her to the side, causing her tumble onto the hard wooden flooring.

 

“Oof! Inuyasha you jerk!”

 

 

The hanyou didn't respond and chose to turn to his side, ignoring the stabbing pains in his leg as he did so. His face darkened from both embarrassment and pain as his broken leg screamed in protest of his movements. Inuyasha curled his legs closer to his body to hide the growing bulge beneath the sheet and stubbornly kept his back to the irked miko.

 

 

Kagome glared at the back of his head. She pushed herself up on her knees and reached forward to pinch his shoulder. Inuyasha hissed from the assault of pain shooting from every limb in his body and collapsed on his back, his head falling to the side in exertion. He gripped the edges of the futon tightly between his fingers as he panted to rid both the throbbing in his wounds and between his legs. Kagome watched him worriedly as he breathed in and out with difficulty. With her anger forgotten, she began searching over his side to check the gash. The bandages remained a pure white and her arms slipped down to inspect his legs as she kept her eyes trained on Inuyasha's face. The vein on his forehead pulsed violently and his arms were pulled taut at his side.

 

 

Kagome's hand brushed over the top of a strange bump and Inuyasha's face scrunched up in a grimace. The miko's eyes widened as she saw the mysteriously peaked tent between his thighs. She could feel the heat radiating from that one spot as her hand lingered uncertainly an inch away. Sensibility crashed back into her with an almost physical force and she pulled away, falling flat on her butt with an unintelligent,

 

“Oh!”

 

 

Inuyasha swore loudly and shuffled up the futon until his head hit the back wall. His eyes remained wide and uncertain, almost betraying his demeanor and letting a crack of fear peek through. He didn't know what to do, scare her away? Run? How though, with a broken leg? Humiliation bubbled in his stomach and pulled the flush down his chest until his stomach nearly blushed. With an inhumane growl of defense, Inuyasha snapped at Kagome,

 

“Go away!” he cried out with a near sneer.

 

 

Kagome remained where she was, idly processing the situation at hand. A blush spread on her cheeks when her memory provided the images of her straddling the poor injured hanyou. She remembered clamping her legs around his hips to keep him still, with nothing but a thin little sheet as his savior to protect him from her stupidity. She should have known better. There were few times he had allowed his control to slip far enough for him to become physically aroused in their timid encounters. Kagome could count them on one hand. And she vividly remembered how he'd flee and grumble the entire next day, keeping three feet apart from her at all times. `But…he can't run this time right? Not like this…'

 

 

Kagome bit the inside of her lip in embarrassment. The miko scooted closer to Inuyasha with her eyes downcast, slowly making her way to the jumpy hanyou. Inuyasha watched her with tense arms, coiled so tightly they might have snapped if he gripped the sheet any harder. `I'm cutting you off! You fucking dumb bastard, I'm going to cut you off!' Inuyasha berated himself internally, begging the Kami's to be merciful to him this one time and allow him to dissolve into the wall.

 

 

“Inuyasha?” Kagome asked shyly, breaking away the suffocating silence with her small voice.

 

“Just leave!” he hissed urgently, keeping his tone low.

 

“I'm not going anywhere.” she declared a little more forcefully.

 

“Bitch, just go!”

 

“No!”

 

“I said-”

 

“You run…every time that happens…” Kagome whispered quietly, locking her eyes with Inuyasha's.

 

 

He looked deep into the orbs to search for fear, disgust, rejection, everything he was expecting from the pure, innocent girl before him. He glared at her, daring her to hide the repulsion. Second ticked by silently, and he kept his eyes trained on hers, waiting. The violet spheres narrowed. It confused him. None of those emotions were slapping him in the face, instead, curiosity and…hope?...swam in the deep pools of endless blue. Kagome slowly reached her hand forward and tugged on Inuyasha's. She held the limp hand in her own, stringing her fingers through his.

 

 

“Why?” he asked uncertainly, “aren't you…” he let the question hang.

 

“It's always you that runs. Not me.” Kagome clutched his hand closer.

 

 

Inuyasha remained hypnotized by her eyes, letting the demanding warm feelings tickle his heart. `We…we can't! The jewel isn't purified, my enemies will keep coming! They'll go after you Kagome…they'll use you to get to me because they know it'll work! I can't protect you, not well enough! Fuck…we can't!' The shy smile on her lips and the tint on her cheeks sent blood surging through his beaten body. `N-no…!' Inuyasha fractured the intense gaze between them and looked at the floor. With a new determination shining he pushed himself on his elbows.

 

 

“If you're not leaving, I am.” he stated simply and began to rise, ignoring the pinching feeling at his side.

 

 

Kagome's mouth dropped at his actions and anger overtook timidity. With a near growl of her own she threw her right leg over his body and raised herself to sit on his chest. Inuyasha fell back on the futon with a grunt as her body weight crashed upon his ribs. Kagome pulled both dragon tails tight in her hands and harshly tugged his head up, scowling at him with a dark look.

 

 

“You're only going to hurt yourself again, baka!”

 

“Let go!” he yelled, grabbing her wrists.

 

“No!”

 

 

They struggled, wrestling each other's death grips. Kagome held fast to his hair, refusing to set the captive strands free. Inuyasha tugged on her arms insistently, trying and failing to find a medium to overpower yet not hurt her. Suddenly, Inuyasha let out a pained gasp as her knee hit his sensitive side. Kagome let go immediately and pushed back, a string of apologies flying from her mouth. Inuyasha groaned in distress. His low whine was cut through with a sharp inhale when Kagome's bottom brushed against his arousal. It sent a furious rush of shivers up his spine and down his shoulders, making him shudder at the contact.

 

 

“Oh god Inuyasha! I'm so sorry! I didn't-”

 

“Quit moving!”

 

 

Kagome stopped instantly, freezing on the spot. Inuyasha slowly sat up, breathing harshly from the strangely erotic mix of pain and pleasure sprouting from every nerve in his body. As he pushed himself to a sitting position, Kagome slid down his stomach to rest on his lap. The hardness pressed against her backside and she trembled from the tingle it sent shooting through her body. She swallowed dryly from the smoldering look Inuyasha sent piercing through his gaze and remained obediently silent.

 

 

“You.” he breathed, “Are the most impossible woman on the face of the god damned earth.”

 

“What-”

 

“You take away all my control.” Inuyasha seethed, “My body moves on its own around you, it does things I don't give it permission to. It hurts to pull away from you when all I want to do is lose myself in you.” he explained in a measured voice, the strain increasing with each word.

 

“Then why-”

 

“You think I don't want to?!” he nearly exploded in frustration. Kagome remained silent for a moment before whispering,

 

“But…” her eyes flickered behind her and shyly eyed the hardness hiding beneath the sheet. “It…It's because of me…right?”

 

Inuyasha's anger dropped away in place of disbelief. His cheek twitched in irritation as he sarcastically spat,

 

“No, it's because I'm thinking about Miroku!”

 

Kagome looked up at him, a small smile on her lips. Much faster than he was willing, all the negative feelings in his body washed away with that small gesture.

 

“Stupid girl.” he muttered affectionately. His tone turned more serious and he warned, “You should be more careful wench. I'm serious when I say I can't control myself around you. Sometimes…kami Kagome, you drive me nuts.”

 

“I never said I…” she trailed off to find the right words, “I never said no.” Inuyasha's mouth dropped slightly.

“You mean…”

 

“All you have to do is ask.”

 

 

Inuyasha swallowed dryly. He should have been jumping through the roof in ecstasy. But now it only made it harder to resist the temptation. And god help him, she tempted him. All reason thrown out the window, Inuyasha pressed his mouth to hers and moved his lips smoothly. He indulged, pushing past the barriers he set up for himself and let the iron grip on his control slip. Their tongues soothed one another's, both teasing yet undeniably loving. Inuyasha nibbled her bottom lip and Kagome pressed her chest up to his. A bolt shot through his system, tightening the stiffness he had already forbidden. It continued downward and prickled his broken bone, sending agonizing spikes up and down his leg. Inuyasha drew his lips away and brokenly cursed,

 

“My…fucking leg…”

 

 

Kagome looked confused and disorientated for a moment before processing his words. She sighed sympathetically and willed her body to relax. She smiled and kissed his cheek. After a moment, Kagome wrapped her arms around his torso and leaned her cheek on his shoulder. He dazedly secured an arm around her and pulled her close. With a reluctant groan, Kagome pulled out of their embrace and carefully slipped off of his lap. A silent, unspoken agreement passed between the two, trapping their desires in a poorly locked cage. She pushed Inuyasha onto his back and soothed her fingers through his bangs. He laid there contentedly for a moment before gruffly suggesting,

 

“Oi. I bet it'd be more comfortable to lean against the wall than nothing.”

 

 

Kagome smiled down at him and took the hint. She sat herself behind him and rested her back on the wall. The miko lifted Inuyasha's head and pillowed him on her lap. They stayed in quiet companionship and watched the twinkling stars outside the window.

 

 

 

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Both stayed awake the rest of the night, remaining in neutral silence. Kagome continued her slow massage on his neck, her fingers working deftly to sooth the kinks out of the tense muscles. The black sky slowly lightened to a deep blue as the shine of the stars dwindled. The first rays of the sun peaked over the mountain tops and released a pink glow over the forest.

 

 

Inuyasha felt his blood stir and the aura of his youki raise. He closed his eyes and breathed deep as the transformation crawled up his spine and out his fingers. Kagome smiled down at the hanyou boy in her lap. It never ceased to amaze her how his body shifted in shape and how the colors of his eyes and hair bled so beautifully. His form subtly filled out as he transformed back into the familiar form of her hanyou. The muscles on his arms became more defined and full, and his fingers lengthened with the growing claws.

 

 

Inuyasha held his breath against the numbing pain. The fibers of his body raced to work at his wounds, pulling the skin and muscle together and healing the gashes at a visible pace. The bone in his leg snapped together and smoothed over, stretching the swollen and purple flesh. His cuts and mended bone still hurt, but the raw pain disappeared and left him with a more manageable array of bumps and bruises. He wouldn't be able to walk for another day, but at least he could now move the leg without shooting pains.

 

 

Kagome started a lazy rub of his ears, grinning at the rumbling growl tumbling from his chest. Inuyasha raised his hand and cupped Kagome's knee, squeezing it in a silent thank you. The old musky scent of Kagome's arousal mingled with his own in the air, stirring unwelcome feelings in his body. He gritted his teeth against the duel attack on his senses. Touch and smell alone could send him over the edge and to a place beyond tomorrows. `All you have to do is ask.' A teasing voice goaded in his mind. Inuyasha shook his head violently and dispelled the voice. He jerked his ears away from Kagome's head with the movement and pulled himself up to a sitting position.

 

 

The sheet fell below his stomach and rested precariously on his hips, sending a surge of flashbacks of the night before through his vision. Inuyasha balled his left hand into a fist to fight the urge to turn around and kiss Kagome dizzy. He hung his head low and breathed deep to get the stubborn grasp on his control that he needed.

 

 

“Inuyasha?” Kagome questioned warmly, “Do you feel better?”

 

 

Inuyasha's bright golden eyes narrowed in preparation for a snappy, snide remark. He turned to throw her affections aside, to hopefully anger her into leaving him alone and away from her innocently seductive ways. Happy, sparkling blue eyes met his and his resolve crumbled into dry dust. His body leaned forward without his notice and his lips descended upon hers before the thought finished filtering through his mind. `Fuck this.' Inuyasha swore to himself as every part of his body tingled awake, `I can protect her.'

 

 

Inuyasha rested his palm on Kagome's calf and carefully allowed it to slide up her leg. He massaged the curve of her knee as their lips sought one another, puckering softly to soothe and ignite. Inuyasha felt the warmth radiate from her thighs and purposefully trailed his claws against the skin. His honey eyes opened to lock with sapphire as the blue melted with a pleasurable tingle from his bold actions. The immediate haze clouding her sweet scent distracted his senses and rendered him immobile. Kagome looked on entranced as a silent question floated amid the full brim of promises swimming in the honey eyes of her hanyou.

 

She smiled coyly and nodded her head.

 

 

 

 

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You guys are so awesome! Well, here it is! Longer than I anticipated. I just kept typing and typing…haha! I wasn't feeling the groove today and was going to stop a couple pages back, but then I checked on the story on the net…and your reviews just filled me with energy and I sat my butt down and wrote some more! LOL. Hmm…still building up to the drama…if things go as planned, this will be pretty lengthy. These three chapters have been about one day! I realized that halfway through this chapter! So just imagine what I have in store…haha! Okay, it's pretty late so I should go rest up in preparation for number four. Keep that awesomeness flowing =)