InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Assassin's Hope ❯ Chapter 5 ( Chapter 5 )

Assassin's Hope

 

A/N: Yikes! It's been a long time since I've sat down to write. Well, as some of you are guessing... I GOT THE JOB!!! Woot! So for the past month or so I've been moving into a new apartment and settling into the swing of things. And now that I've got the job down I decided I owed you all an update… a very, very, very overdue update. I'm sorry! Please don't throw things at me! Rejoice and be glad! Because it's the Millennium Anniversary of Leif Erickson's discovery of America!!! Uhhh, or just be happy that it's a new chapter for ya! ^-^ Ok… enjoy and review!

 

Warning! Lime Content in this chapter!!

 

Chapter 5

 

As Inuyasha soared over the rooftops of the city Kagome closed her eyes and enjoyed the sensation of flying. She loosened her grip on his haori and moved to loop her arms around his neck, nestling her head in between his shoulder blades, and sighing. Inuyasha automatically tightened his grip on her thighs and a small smile could be seen on the hanyou's face.

 

It didn't take long for him to reach a heavily wooded area he knew well and he landed skillfully amongst a clearing of trees.

 

“We're here, Kagome,” he said softly. Kagome gently got down from his back and gasped when she saw where he had taken her. The clearing was absolutely breathtaking in the soft moonlight. The trees, although not as old as the Goshinboku, were indeed tall and looked as if they had a story of their own. At the base of several of the trees were bunches of wild flowers bursting sporadically from the ground. The flowers followed an unseen path down to the edge of a small spring of water, filled from a stream that led off into the woods. The spring was a clear blue that sparkled with diamonds in the light from the moon, and clean water fell over a few rocks to form a small waterfall.

 

“Inuyasha! It's beautiful here!” she exclaimed in a whisper. She felt that speaking loudly would somehow break the magic of the clearing.

 

“I thought you'd like it,” he said with a confident smirk.

 

She turned to smile at him, but caught a glance at the woods beyond the clearing over his shoulder. The trees behind her hanyou were decimated beyond the chance of re-growth. They almost look like they had been destroyed by a tornado or a harsh storm but some trees looked as though they had been clawed.

 

Clawed? Kagome questioned in her mind and looked down at Inuyasha's hand. He caught the emotions that danced in her eyes and her glance down at his claws, and unconsciously fisted his hand.

 

Kagome reached her hand out to him and took his hand gently in between her two.

 

“Did you do this Inuyasha?” she asked tentatively looking up into his eyes, pain clearly written in hers.

 

Inuyasha grunted and looked away from her gaze, “Yeah, why should I give a damn?”

 

“Did it hurt you?” she asked in a small voice.

 

He looked back at her shocked, “What do you mean `did it hurt me?' I'm half-demon, we don't feel pain!”

 

“Don't kid yourself,” she said looking at him sympathetically, “For whatever reason you did this, it must have hurt you deeply for you to do this much damage.”

 

“Feh!” was his only response as he pulled his hand from her grip and crossed his arms over his chest. He walked down to the edge of the spring and sat down crossing his legs underneath him. Inuyasha was surprised when her arms crossed over his chest and she embraced him from behind.

 

“What are you doing?” he asked her in a choked voice.

 

“Inuyasha, I understand,” she whispered to him. “You don't want to tell me right now and I respect that. Just know that when you want to open up I'll be here for you.”

 

He had no words for her; he just reached up and covered one of her hands with his own.

 

“Thank you,” she said.

 

“For what?” he asked a little too gruffly then he had intended.

 

“For letting me see this place. It's beautiful here,” she reflected.

 

He turned his face towards her, “Then let me show you something even better.”

 

He stood up quickly and without waiting for her to climb on he swept her up bridal style and took to the air once more, eliciting a squeal of surprise from the young miko. Kagome linked her arms around his neck and buried her face into his neck, brushing her lips against his pulse point and causing Inuyasha to blush a red that challenged his haori.

 

He landed deftly on a branch in a tall tree and set her down lightly in front of him. She opened her eyes, not expecting to be that high off the ground and clutched the front of his haori tightly and burying her face into his chest.

 

“Calm down, Kagome. I won't let you fall,” he said wrapping his arms loosely around her waist. “Trust me.”

 

She looked up at him. “I will always trust you, Inuyasha,” she said softly and watched his over-confident smirk fade a bit.

 

Her eyes were honest, her aura pure, and Inuyasha knew she had spoken truthfully to him.

 

“Kagome,” he said softly before leaning down and claiming her lips in a small kiss.

 

Her eyes were bright when he pulled away, “You're welcome.”

 

“I didn't say `thank you',” he protested.

 

“Yes you did. Just in your own way,” she laughed lightly and finally turned to see where they were. The view before her took her breath away. They were high above the city, somewhere up on the mountain she guessed, and were overlooking the lights and buzz of the people going to and fro.

 

“It's so beautiful from up here. You never get to see it this way when you actually live down there,” she said. Inuyasha sighed behind her and pulled her down to sit in his lap atop the branch.

 

She flushed slightly but didn't lose her composure, “Do you sit up here often, Inuyasha?”

 

“Most nights actually,” he said, his voice distant as if he were remembering long ago, “when I get sick of staying in the manor.”

 

“Manor?” Kagome asked, turning her head slightly to look at him. “Where your brother lives as well?”

 

“Yes, with my asshole brother,” he answered, venom clear in his voice. “And his stupid servants. But I'd rather be out here, my mother…” Inuyasha stopped his train of thought suddenly.

 

Kagome didn't miss the sadness that had crept into his voice briefly, “Go on, Inuyasha. You can tell me. Trust me this time.”

 

He looked at her, his eyes clearing slightly and gave her a soft smile before kissing her temple, “My mother used to take me to the spring, back when there was only a small village here. We didn't live in the village itself because the villagers did not take kindly to half-demons. So my father built an annex attached to the manor, separate for my mother and myself, apart from the assassins in training.”

 

“You never went to the village? Never played with any children your own age?” Kagome asked. She sensed Inuyasha shaking his head.

 

“No. Children were mean, but their parents were meaner and would chase me away back to the annex,” Kagome could definitely hear the sorrow in his voice now as he was remembering his childhood.

 

“My mother would take me to the clearing to play,” he continued, “And when she died… I…” he trailed off.

 

“You destroyed part of it?” she asked, turning partially around in his lap so she could look at him clearly.

 

He nodded and looked down, unable to look her in the face. She hooked a finger underneath his chin and forced him to look at her. “Please don't be ashamed, Inuyasha. You lost someone so dear to you. I bet she was beautiful and kind-hearted and loved you with every ounce of her being. When you lose someone like that it's okay to be angry.”

 

“You don't understand, Kagome!” he cried frustrated. “She died saving me. I was too weak to help her! I was just a runt and I couldn't stand to fight! So that's why I trained to be an assassin as well to fight back against the humanity that killed her!”

 

Kagome showed worry but was not scared of his outburst, “You're right,” she said finally. “I don't understand how you feel. But I can understand what it's like to lose a parent. I lost my father not too long ago, and it hurts. Probably will always hurt. And I was angry, too. But I couldn't let that consume me. Please don't let it consume you. Don't let hate be the emotion you feel the most!” Her eyes were pleading while his still showed anger.

 

“I don't know what else to feel, Kagome!” he growled at her.

 

“Then let me help you!” she cried before crashing her lips onto his, forcing him to feel something other than anger. If not love then something close to it. She opened her mouth to him and he explored her taste, her feel with a new hunger. She could sense his anger ebb away from him almost immediately. His hands that had been balled into fists snaked around her waist pulling her closer to him possessively.

 

Her own hands moved to pull his haori and inner kimono open slightly so that she could feel his smooth skin against the palm of her hands. She let her fingers move over the smooth muscles of his chest to the hardened muscles of his stomach. She ran her hands around his sides moving towards his back when he gave out a chuckle and broke the kiss.

 

“That tickles, Kagome,” he said huskily.

 

She blushed prettily, “I wanted to feel more of you. I'm sorry.”

 

“That's alright. I'll just have to show you what it felt like,” he said with a devious smirk and a glint in his eye Kagome could not place.

 

Inuyasha lifted the hem of her sweater so her side was slightly exposed and began running his claws gently up and down her skin. Kagome began to giggle, “Inuyasha, stop. That tickles!”

 

She threw her head back and began laughing a full raucous laugh and Inuyasha leaned down and began kissing her newly exposed neck. He kept tickling her side, being mindful of his sharp claws, and began moving his hand from her stomach to her side and then to her back. Kagome was laughing, enjoying the sensations Inuyasha was causing her to feel, when her breath caught in her throat and a throaty moan escaped her lips.

 

After tickling her enough, Inuyasha had moved the palm of his hand to cover her right breast and had begun to gently knead it, while he continued to kiss her neck, occasionally giving her a little nip and then soothing the mark with his tongue.

 

When Kagome moaned she noticed Inuyasha's ears perk forward, trying to catch every sound she made. She reached her left hand up behind Inuyasha's head and began rubbing one of the triangular appendages, starting gently at the base and then working her way up to the furry little tip. At first she thought she'd get no reaction out of him, but she soon felt a deep vibration moving through her body and realized it was coming from Inuyasha.

 

He's purring! She thought with a small smile. She was brought out of her thoughts when Inuyasha began kneading her breast more intensely and she could feel him grazing a fang against her throat. She felt a small burst of heat flood the pit of her stomach at the sensations. Her change of scent was not lost on the young hanyou. He raised his head to look at her, noticing she was flushed and her eyes were glazed over with pleasure.

 

“Kagome,” he near moaned, allowing his eyes to fall half-closed. His own eyes, she noticed, were a molten color of gold, and had an intensity shining behind them.

 

“Inuyasha? Do you feel that?” she whispered.

 

“Feel what, Kagome?” he asked her, using every ounce of his self-control not to take her right then.

 

She closed her eyes briefly, just feeling him, “That ache?”

 

Inuyasha squeezed his eyes shut trying to suppress his demon side from taking over. When he finally had some control he opened his eyes to look at her. In the moonlight he could see her skin was flushed and slightly damp and her breathing had become shallow.

 

“What ache, Kagome?” he asked, his voice heavy with want.

 

Kagome reached up to take his hand covering her breast. He noticed her hand trembled slightly as she moved it lower on her body, guiding it underneath her skirt and resting it on the juncture in between her legs.

 

Inuyasha shivered. Only a thin piece of cloth lay between his hand and her womanhood and Inuyasha felt his youki spike.

 

Kagome saw his golden eyes flash a crimson red for only a second before she whispered, “Help take the ache away, Inuyasha.”

 

“Oh Gods, Kagome!” he ground out through gritted teeth. Those few words had served to make him harder than he had been in his entire life. He was breathing heavily and he was sure his face was as flushed as the young miko that lay in his arms. He took a deep breath and looked at her seriously. “I told you I would give you two weeks to decide.”

 

“And two weeks it will be. I'm not telling you to take my virginity, Inuyasha. I'm asking you to touch me. Please Inuyasha. Don't make me beg,” she said through half-lidded eyes.

 

He nodded once, picked her up again, leapt off the branch and took her back to the clearing. He lay her down on the grass by the spring gently and continued his earlier assault on her neck, nipping and licking her gently, while his hand began kneading the breast that had been neglected earlier.

 

Kagome reached both hands up this time and began caressing his ears, remembering the reaction she had gotten earlier from him. The vibrations began in his chest again and sent shivers up Kagome's spine, only to shoot back down to the pit of her stomach forming that familiar pool of warmth again.

 

Inuyasha inhaled deeply as the scent of her arousal hit him full on. He began to kiss up her jaw line until he found her lips, already swollen from her excitement. He nipped her lower lip gently asking for entrance and when she opened to him he delved his tongue in to taste her as his hand found the waistband of her panties. She rubbed his ears a little more enthusiastically and pushed her hips up slightly to encourage him to go on, while making a slight mewling noise in the back of her throat.

 

He cupped her heat gently before parting her womanhood and exploring her depths with a probing digit. He found the prized bundle of nerves nestled in her curls quickly and felt her gasp in his mouth when he caressed it gently. He smirked against her lips.

 

Oh I'll help my bitch relieve her ache, he thought possessively. She arched against him as he applied a little more pressure to her precious jewel, breaking their kiss and moaning his name brokenly. Only she's not a bitch, Inuyasha, his mind berated. She is your hope. Your Kagome. Listen to her moan for your touch, moan for you.

 

“My Kagome,” he whispered before recapturing her lips in a heated kiss. Kagome, nearly drowned in the heated passion he was creating for her, almost missed his words whispered in the moment before he began drowning her again with his kisses.

 

Her mind was screaming that she was no one's property. That she was her own person. And yet, her body was telling her otherwise, reacting to Inuyasha's touch instinctively. She knew what he spoke was true. He began trailing kisses down her neck to her collarbone when she spoke in a husky voice.

 

“Yours, always,” she said in a voice too heavy to be her own although it came from her throat. Inuyasha froze where he was, causing Kagome to cry out in frustration. “Please don't stop, Inuyasha! Onegai!”

 

“I'm sorry, Kagome. But… do you mean it? Mine always?” he asked her, desperation seeping into his voice.

 

She opened her eyes and looked at him, and for once that night she saw someone else in Inuyasha. She saw a lonely, scared boy staring back at her hoping to be wanted, to be accepted, waiting to be told that he will always be needed. She didn't see the cold, murderous stare of an assassin. He was open to her, vulnerable, now all she needed to do was be open for him.

 

She leaned up and kissed him gently before touching her forehead to his, “Forever, Inuyasha.” He kissed her, then, pouring everything he had into that kiss, and Kagome realized he did indeed know how to feel other emotions he just refused to show them. Her body continued to ache and she reached down to cover his hand with her own urging him to continue his sweet touches. He gave no protest and began caressing her once more, intermingling her fingers with his own. He felt himself harden even more when she helped please herself with him and he knew he would be sharing this level of intimacy with her.

 

Inuyasha began rubbing her faster as his own excitement increased and as she broke their kiss once more to cry out into the night he joined her in ecstasy. He waited for her to ride the rest of her orgasm out, gently licking her essence from his own fingers first and then gently raising her own hand to his lips and licking her clean. He was brought back to reality by her soft giggles.

 

“What's so funny, bitch?” he said defensively.

 

She looked up at him with complete trust, “You're tickling me again!”

 

He smirked down at her, “Oh, I can do a lot better at tickling you than that!”

 

He flexed his claws for her and she feigned fear for him right before she broke out into giggles from his “attack.”

 

“Inuyasha!” she giggled, “Stop! I can't breath!”

 

He laughed at her, “Do you yield?”

 

“Never!” she cried before giggling again. Inuyasha continued his assault until she hiccupped. “Okay! Okay, I yield.”

 

Inuyasha stopped tickling her and placed a soft kiss on her lips, “You're beautiful, Kagome.”

 

She blushed slightly, even after they had been so intimate, “Thank you, Inuyasha.”

 

A thought suddenly dawned on Kagome, “Inuyasha? You were so selfless and made me feel… well, things I've never felt before. Can't I do anything to make it up to you?”

 

“Stupid girl, you've already done things to me,” he answered quietly, blushing a little.

 

“I don't understand,” she said. He took her hand gently and in a similar fashion that she had done earlier he placed her palm in his lap. She felt a slight bulge and the dampness of his hakama. Her mouth formed a small `oh' and then she smiled.

 

“Well, now I know what I do to you,” she said reaching up to playfully tug a forelock of his hair.

 

He snorted, “That ain't the half of it, woman.”

 

He leaned back on the grass next to her, placing a hand behind his head and looking up at the sky. Kagome leaned her head on his shoulder and sighed in contentment before turning her gaze heavenly as well. She was suddenly reminded of a story, or a play, or something she had to read for an English class once. Something about lovers from two different worlds, forced to meet each other in secret, keep their love silent, only to end in tragedy and the death of the two lovers. Kagome frowned at the thought. That won't be our end. We'll find a way to be together. And this won't be secret. He's meeting my family and friends. He promised.

 

“Inuyasha?” she asked.

 

“Hmm?” he responded, sounding close to a light slumber.

 

“When can you meet my friends? The ones from the party?” she asked softly expecting him to get defensive.

 

She saw him open his eyes and search the sky, looking for something. He sat up, searching the skyline until he was satisfied with what he saw. She sat up as well looking for what he had found and saw the moon, just a small sliver that night.

 

“In two days time, I will meet your friends,” he turned to her with a small smile set on his face. His smile faded as his face took on a serious tone, “But I can only meet them after sunset of that day.”

 

“After sunset? But why?” she asked, clearly confused by his actions.

 

He looked down for a few minutes before looking up at her again, a smirk replacing the smile on his features, “It's a surprise. I'll come to you before sunset in two days and we'll wait for sunset before meeting your friends. That way it will just be a surprise for you.”

 

He leaned over and kissed her again before helping her stand up and brush off small pieces of grass. He turned around and bent down again calling over his shoulder, “Come on, I'll take you home. I think we've had enough excitement for one night.”

 

His comment made her blush a bright red before she climbed onto his back. He squeezed her thighs and pulled her flush against him so that her heat pressed against the small of his back. He took off into the air to the sound of her gasp again, only this time it was from the surprise of friction he was creating for her. With every leap she was coming closer and closer to another orgasm and he smirked the entire way back to the temple. Just before they reached her home she gripped his haori hard and muffled a cry into the rough fabric.

 

He landed gently on her windowsill and climbed into her room letting her down gently. She found that her legs had become like rubber during the ride and he had to carry her over to her bed and lay her down for the night. He helped remove her shoes and covered her with a blanket before kissing her goodnight.

 

She grabbed his hand before he pulled away, “Goodnight, my hanyou.”

 

He knelt down next to her bed and smoothed her bangs from her forehead, “Goodnight, my Kagome. I will come to you tomorrow night.”

 

She watched him disappear through the window and into the night. Kagome slowly sat up in bed bringing her knees up to rest her chin on them. She had never been like that with a boy, so what possessed her to act so brash tonight?

 

Because you wanted him to touch you, her mind responded. You want him to know you will choose him when your time is up.

 

“Would I choose him?” Kagome asked herself aloud and then laughed softly. “Of course I would. It's ridiculous to think, oh Kami, to even say, but,” she stood moving over towards the window and looking out upon the deepening night, “But, I think I'm in love with him.”

 

I'm talking to myself, she thought. Who am I kidding? He just needs to un-purify me. That's all.

 

“Inu-youkai mate for life,” she whispered to the empty room. With that thought Kagome changed and got into bed. It had been a long night and she groaned thinking about having to go to school in the morning. After the weekend she had she was in no mood to sit through classes. Her thoughts moved away from class work and towards her training with Kaede. Maybe it was pointless training her miko skills if she would be losing them in a few weeks. She shook her head. No, Kaede's training would never be pointless. Maybe she would be able to help Inuyasha in some way.

 

“Inuyasha,” she whispered softly. He was the last thing she thought of before sleep claimed her.

 

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A/N: Okay! So I know it's really short. But I had to go somewhere with this and a lot of people want to see Inu and Kag get together but I don't want a lemon right away. So here's some limey goodness. Lime is still good right? Okay so really please don't hate me : ( I'm trying my best getting updates up. AUF is still under construction but I wanted to get something up for all of you who have patiently been waiting. I hope you enjoyed!