InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Children of Light ❯ Chapter 11 ( Chapter 11 )

"Boy Kagome, it's really great to see you up and about." Sango gave her friend a teasing, knowing stare, across the table.

Kagome blushed furiously as she tried to squeeze herself as far into her side of the booth as humanly possible. "Yes…well…er…ah…" the words only just barely stumbled out of her mouth.

Sango laughed out loud at her friends discomfort and quickly gave her hand a reassuring pat. "Don't worry Kag, I'm just teasing you," she grinned at her friend, "I'm just glad to see that you and Inu Yasha have taken such a liking to each other."

Kagome tried to fight off the reddening of her cheeks. She knew Sango was just bugging her, but did she have to do such a good job? For the last few weeks it had taken a great deal of persuading on Kagome's part to convince Inu Yasha that she needed to get out in the real world, with real people, once in a while. Not that she minded all the `catching up' they were doing back at his apartment, but for three weeks she had barely seen Sango or any of her friends.

The few times she had managed to get Inu Yasha to go out at all, were usually when they went out with Sango and Miroku. But even those visits had been infrequent and short. If they went for dinner, Inu Yasha would quickly drag her back home the moment the bill was paid for. Once he had even thrown the money down in front of Miroku before Kagome had even finished eating her dessert, much less waiting for the bill to arrive, before he had scooped her up and rushed out the door. Kagome, red in the face, could hardly argue with his reasoning when he had told her that the desert he wanted wasn't on the menu.

Today had been the first chance Kagome had to see Sango alone. Of course she had to threaten Inu Yasha with cutting off their activities unless he let her get back to the real world every now and again and spend time with her friends to get her way, but it had worked. Now he was off with Miroku. No doubt the boys were sharing their own stories of conquests and such. Kind of like she and Sango had been doing.

Kagome cleared her throat. "Yes, well, yeah, I guess you could say that." She struggled to keep the embarrassment from overtaking her voice as she took a deep breath, preparing herself, "But it's more then that Sango."

Sango leaned towards her friend, "What do you mean?"

"Well…" It was so hard to talk to Sango about her and Inu Yasha because Sango didn't remember anything about their past lives. She didn't know what Inu Yasha was, that he was her mate, and that they had been together before. She didn't remember just how deep her connection to Inu Yasha ran. Everything they had been through, all of them, and Shippou. She had to keep from breaking up inside at the thought of the young kitsune. She had no idea what had happened to him. She quickly pushed the sad thoughts from her mind and concentrated on how to answer her friend.

"It's like I've known him all my life." Kagome figured that would be the easiest route to take. "Like we're one half of the other, and together, we just fit and it makes sense." She gave her friend a `do you know what I mean?' look.

Reading her thoughts perfectly, Sango nodded to her friend, "I know what you mean. I guess I kind of feel the same way about Miroku. He feels familiar to me somehow, like I already knew him when I met him. Sometimes it's almost like déjà vu." Sango's expression had turned thoughtful as she attempted to understand her own thinking. Her forehead crinkled in confusion.

"That doesn't make any sense, does it?" she asked, as she looked up at her friend.

Kagome laughed, "Sango, it makes perfect sense."

Sango arched a questioning eyebrow, but before she could find out what Kagome meant, they heard the bell over the café's door chime, momentarily distracting her from her thoughts.

Kagome turned her head to see who had come in, and saw a tall man with long brown hair tied back in a ponytail. "He looks familiar," Kagome thought, just as the man turned his head and locked eyes her.

"Why, Kagome," he smiled brightly at her, as he made his way to the table shared by the two friends, "what a nice surprise." He quickly lifted her hand to his lips. "And how is my woman doing?" He gave her a mischievous grin as he pressed his lips firmly to the back of her hand, never loosing eye contact with her.

Hazy, drunken and past life recognition quickly sparked in Kagome's mind, "K…Kouga!" She smiled politely while quickly retrieving her hand back, "Nice to see you again." Oh this was not good. This was so not good.

"Of course it is."

Kagome caught a quick look at her friend and watched Sango roll her eyes at Kouga's cocky and confident tone. The gesture, thankfully, had gone unnoticed by the conceited male. Suppressing the need to giggle, Kagome tried to change the conversation.

"Uh, Kouga, this is my friend Sango."

Sango gave a quick smile, not willing to give up her hand, "Nice to meet you."

"I'm sure." Kouga's arrogant reply earned him another eye roll from Sango as soon as his back was turned.

"So," he began, as he slid himself into the booth next to Kagome and wrapped an arm around her shoulders, "how's my woman doing? I see you finally got rid of dog-turd."

Kagome couldn't help the exasperated sigh that escaped her. Exactly how many lifetimes would she have to go through this little dance with Kouga?

"Kouga," she gently attempted to remove his arm from around her shoulders. "I am not your woman and Inu Yasha and I are very happy together."

Kouga gave a snort before finally removing his arm. "You don't need dog breath Kagome. You deserve better then that. You deserve me." He leaned his head into Kagome's face as if to kiss her, when Kagome quickly turned her gaze, giving her friend a pleading look. Sango, however, was just as stumped as to how to handle the situation, if the shoulder shrug was any indication.

Nope. Inu Yasha was not going to like this. She was distracted from her worrying, however, by the sound of Kouga growling beside her.

"What the hell?!"

Kagome turned her gaze to meet Kouga's horrified and angry expression. "Kouga?" She was starting to feel a little antsy as Kouga continued to growl. But he had smelt something. Something different about Kagome. Something he didn't like.

"YOU LET HIM MARK YOU?!" He yelled angrily, jumping up from the table. "How could you let him get away with that!? You are MY woman!"

Kagome could see the anger seething in his eyes. She was certain she could almost see smoke spilling out from his ears.

"Kouga," she hissed at him, letting him know that he should keep his voice down as people had begun to stare. "I've told you already," she began to speak a little more forcefully. "I am not, nor have I ever been, your woman. Now I suggest you leave before my mate arrives," she added with a glare. There was only so much of his cocky, arrogant attitude that she could take in one sitting.

"What, you think I'm scarred of dog-turd!?" Kouga was seething; his fists clenched and unclenched tightly at his side, his jaw grinded together so loudly that Kagome and Sango both flinched at the sound.

"Kouga," Kagome began again is a softer tone, trying to calm the angry wolf, "you know the rules. You know you can't interfere. I'm sorry," she added compassionately. It seemed to help as Kouga's face softened.

"Kagome," he leaned over to her. "Obviously dog-turd has done something to your mind. So I will get rid of him and then you and I can be together, like we are meant to be."

"Kouga, no." But before she could say anymore, Kouga had leaned in and kissed her on the cheek before quickly running out the door.

"Oh boy," Kagome muttered under her breath as she covered her face with her hands. She couldn't believe the thick, stubborn head of Kouga. "I guess some things never change."

"Uh…Kagome?"

Kagome looked up into the confused and questioning eyes of her friend. For a moment, she had forgotten that Sango was even there, and she had seen everything. How was she going to explain this?

"What was that all about? And what did he mean by `mate'?"

"Oh boy," Kagome buried her head in her hands again, wishing she could turn into a tiny little bug so she could run away and hide under a rock for a few days. It seemed though, that this was one wish that wouldn't be granted.

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Kagome hurried back to her apartment to shower and change. She hated lying to Sango like that, but what more could she do? She couldn't tell her the truth, could she? Maybe she would understand about Inu Yasha at least, but she would have to talk to Inu Yasha about it first.

No, for the moment, telling Sango that Kouga's family came from a very old village, strongly connected to nature and the ways of the wild, and that `mate' was a term that they used for `significant other' seemed to pacify her friend's curiosity for the time being, although Kagome was sure that Sango didn't entirely believe her.

Kagome sighed. "What else can happen today?" she wondered as she slid her key into her apartment door. "I better hurry and get changed before Inu Yasha shows up. That's the last thing I need." she mumbled quietly, still unable to believe her horrible luck, as she entered the dark apartment. Closing the door behind her and dropping her purse to the floor, Kagome was about to kick off her shoes when she was suddenly slammed back into the door.

Kagome gasped as she felt two strong hands pin her arms to her side. Her heart beat rapidly in her chest as a snarl erupted from the figure in front of her. A very familiar snarl.

"Where have you been Kagome?" Inu Yasha's inquiry was heated and angry.

"Shit, shit, shit, shit, shit!" Was the mantra screaming in Kagome's mind at that moment.

"Ah, Inu Yasha. I just came back from seeing Sango." She hoped that her mate's acute senses wouldn't hear the slight tremble in her voice as she willed her breathing to steady itself while trying to keep any distressing emotions from leaking into their bond. Dog demons, upon mating with their life partners, created a special bond that allowed each partner the ability to sense and feel their mate and their emotions when they opened to each other. This helped mated couples in many ways, including, knowing if their mate was in trouble when one opened the connection. Of course, it times like these, it worked against you if you were trying to keep your mate from sensing your uneasiness.

Inu Yasha growled. Kagome was now starting to make out his appearance in the dim light of the room that was coming through the balcony windows. She swallowed hard when she saw his pupils flicker red.

"Kagome," Inu Yasha's voice was slow and tight, "listen to me carefully, do you understand?" His eyes bore into hers. Unable to make an audible reply, Kagome simply nodded her head.

Satisfied that he had her undivided attention and keeping a tight rain on his bubbling anger, Inu Yasha continued. "It would be very bad if you lied to me Kagome. Very bad." He squeezed her wrists, letting his tone of voice carry the weight of his words.

"Where…were…you?" He repeated in slow and measured tones.

Kagome didn't know how to reply. Her heart was thundering in her chest. She wasn't afraid, exactly. She knew that Inu Yasha would never hurt her and that he would only get angry and offended if he smelt fear on her, but she really didn't know how to tell him about her run in with Kouga. No doubt he had smelt him on her the second she walked in the door, and on the very first day she'd been able to go out by herself! After this, it would be harder then ever to get him to agree to her going out without him. This was exactly why she had tried to hurry home to shower and change. No need in setting Inu Yasha off when it wasn't necessary. He was already jealous and protective enough as it was.

Kagome swallowed hard.

"Inu Yasha," she strained to push the nervousness from her voice. "I told you already," confidence crept back into her voice as she tilted her head up and looked him square in the eye, "I had lunch with Sango and …" but before she could finish, Inu Yasha had gripped her by the shoulders, his face barely an inch from her own.

"Damn it woman!" He yelled, "Don't lie to me! I told you not to lie to me! I can smell him on you!" His claws began to dig into Kagome's shoulder as his temper began to slip. It had been so long since his demon instincts had been tested in this way, and Inu Yasha was a little rusty.

Kagome tried to squirm her way out of his fierce grip. "Inu Yasha!" she cried, "You're hurting me!"

Inu Yasha instantly released his grip on her and turned to walk into the TV room. He was too angry. He needed to calm down. Not only had he smelt the very strong scent of a male on his mate, but he had heard her mumbling about getting washed up before he arrived. No doubt to erase any trace of the scent.

Inu Yasha clenched his fists at his side, his eyes closed, attempting to regain control of his fuming temper, when his eyes registered a light flicking on overhead and Kagome's voice behind him.

"Inu Yasha, you've got to calm down. You're over-reacting."

Oh, not good. Definitely not the right thing to say to an angry, jealous dog-demon, who was already quite upset at his mate.

"What was that?" He managed to reply in a quiet and eerily calm tone as he ran one of his clawed hands through his thick silver hair as he turned to look at his mate.

"Shit, shit, shit, shit, shit!" Kagome's mantra had apparently not gone far.

"Listen," she threw her hands up in a placating manner, "Inu Yasha, it's not what you're thinking. And I would thank you to have a little more faith in me too!" She was angry that he could so easily think the worst. Didn't he trust her? Yes, he did. She knew he did. It was just that when he got into one of his jealous rampages, it was like he stopped thinking coherently. His demon instincts fought for dominance in him. Punish first, ask questions later. Kagome was never more relieved then at moments like these that Inu Yasha had a human side.

Inu Yasha took a deep breath, attempting to not completely loose it when he inhaled the other males' scent. A scent that seemed oddly familiar to him, but he couldn't quite place it in his current agitated state.

"Then why don't you tell me what happened," he replied quietly, never loosing eye contact with his mate.

Walking up to him, Kagome took one of his hands in her own. She was always amazed at how much larger his hands were compared to hers. She looked up into his eyes. "Inu Yasha, I did go out with Sango today. But while I was with her, Kouga showed up."

She could feel Inu Yasha tense instantly, but he remained quiet to allow her to finish. No small feat.

"He came over to say hi to me. He sat down next to me and even put his arm around me." She could hear a low angry rumble beginning in Inu Yasha's chest. She hurried to finish her story.

"I quickly shooed him aside, but he kept going on about my being his woman." The growls coming from Inu Yasha only intensified, but before he could voice his, no doubt, vial remarks about the wolf, Kagome quickly touched the side of his face with the palm of her hand.

"I told him that I was with you, that we were happy and that nothing would change that." This seemed to somewhat calm the agitated hanyou.

"But when he realized that we were actually mated, he got really upset and said that he would take you out of the picture, so there wouldn't be anything holding me back from being with him."

"Just let that stupid, mangy wolf try!" Inu Yasha growled, clenching his fists so tight, he began to draw blood.

"Inu Yasha," Kagome's warm, reassuring voice broke through the angry ramblings of his mind. "I love you and nothing will ever change that." She stood up on her toes and kissed him sweetly on the nose. "Besides, it's just same old Kouga. Some things never change." She smiled warmly at her mostly consoled mate. "And that's why I was hesitant to tell you. There was no point in getting you riled up over nothing."

"Hmpf" Was the extent of the response she received to the end of that conversation.

Kagome leaned in to kiss him when he pushed her away.

"Come on." He grabbed her by the wrist and began walking quickly towards the bathroom.

"Inu Yasha? Where are we going?"

"To give you a shower woman. There's no way my mate is going to smell like that mangy wolf, ever!" He scolded as he dragged her into the bathroom.

Kagome giggled, not sure if she should tempt his jealousy any further, but simply couldn't resist. There was something endearing and just plain sexy about his jealous little spats. "Oh, well then is it okay if I smell like other males then?"

Inu Yasha's head snapped back to face her so fast, she was surprised it didn't come flying off. She blinked and suddenly she was pressed up against the bathroom wall. Inu Yasha's wild and heated eyes bore into her own.

"Don't play with me woman." He spoke low, but heatedly. His warm breath tickled the sensitive part of her neck and ears as the scent of her sudden arousal wafted to his nose, causing Inu Yasha to fight, to keep control of his instincts, and to keep from taking her right then and there. His mate was playing with fire and his demon instincts refused to be silenced further. They demanded he show her just who she belonged too.

"No one comes near you but me," he replied huskily, seriously, as he pushed himself harder against her. The feel of his apparent erection pressing into her thigh, caused her breath to catch, as the scent of her arousal spiked. This gained an approving growl from Inu Yasha as he licked the side of her neck, softly biting and nipping at the tender flesh there and soothing it again with his tongue.

Kagome's eyes glazed over as her heart threatened to tear out of her chest. Warmth spread all through her body and pooled in the space between her thighs as Inu Yasha's low and husky voice sent delicious shivers igniting up and down her spine.

"You're mine Kagome."

Quickly releasing her from his grasp, he turned to turn on the shower behind him, adjusting the water to an appropriate temperature as he turned his attention back to his disrespectful mate.

"Inu…"

His mouth clamped firmly over hers, as he thrust his tongue deep within her. Kagome moaned into his mouth as his tongue slid across her teeth, his tongue tasting her from within.

"Sssh, Kagome," his eyes glinted mischievously, as he placed little kisses on her face, "no talking Kagome. Talking gets you into trouble, and we need to get you washed off." His breath tickled her ear, as she bit her bottom lip to silence her moan. She knew what he was doing, but she didn't want him to see how easily he affected her. It just wasn't fair.

All Kagome heard was the quick sound of ripping. Before she knew what was happening, Inu Yasha had quickly removed her clothing by the fastest means possible. Her clothes and underwear lay in a tattered heap on the bathroom floor. She stood, pressed against the bathroom wall, the cool air caressing her naked body while a smug looking, fully clothed hanyou, looked down at her. Her expression quickly turned to one of anger.

"Inu Yasha!"

But before Kagome could even begin her ranting, he had scooped her up and deposited her into the rushing water of the warm shower. Kagome hated to admit it, but the feel of the warm water cascading down on her was heavenly. She closed her eyes, sighing in satisfaction, her previous anger melting instantly under the glorious feel of the water. She could always buy a new pair of jeans.

She wasn't surprised to feel Inu Yasha's arms wrap around her moments later. Apparently the way this little game worked, his clothes got to stay in tact as they lay unscathed, in a heap, on the bathroom floor.

The water rushed down over both of them, as Inu Yasha clasped his mouth more gently to Kagome's. He licked at her bottom lip as she opened for him, sliding his tongue into her mouth. Oh god the way he kissed her! It was like he could devour her soul with that kiss. Wrapping her arms around his neck, she felt him push her against the wall, where the warm water of the shower could still cascade around them.

Inu Yasha licked and nipped at her neck, his hands roaming hotly over her body, as Kagome tilted her head back, arching into him, moaning her need and desire of him. Inu Yasha smirked approvingly as he ran a clawed hand down her back, causing an erotic shiver to ripple down her spine. As she instinctively arched into his touch, he captured a hard round nipple in his mouth.

Kagome's moan fell brokenly from her lips, as Inu Yasha lavished one of her nipples with his tongue. Licking at the delicate skin, nipping gently at the hardened nub he swirled in between his fingers. Variations of Inu Yasha's name fell heatedly from her lips as he moved to capture her other breast in his mouth. He suckled on her nipple, pulling it taught between his teeth, molding her with his hands, as he watched Kagome's eyes widen in pleasure.

Inu Yasha groaned as he pressed his throbbing member against her wet, heated core. He fought to keep from burying himself within her depths. Kagome's hands gently stroked down his back as she lifted a leg to curl around his waist, pulling him closer to her. He pressed his hard erection more forcefully against her, as she lifted her head to capture his lips.

He kissed her deeply, his one hand grasping at her firm and ample breast, as his other made its way down to her more fully exposed core, moving his body aside enough to slip a clawed hand between them. Trailing his tongue down her neck, and back up to the shell of her ear, he was rewarded with a panting, shivering Kagome, as he blew hot puffs of breath on her ear.

"Kagome," he breathed hotly into her neck, just as he began to stroke the bundle of nerves between her thighs.

"Oh gods, Inu…" Kagome's eyes rolled to the back of her head as Inu Yasha's fingers teased and enticed her. Kagome lost all rational thought as he slid a finger deep within her, using his thumb to continue circling and rubbing at her core.

"… Inu…Yasha…"

"Yes Kagome?" He purred into her ear as he fought to keep his own, hungry needs from spilling into his voice, as he began to thrust his finger more quickly and deeply within her. Wishing it could be another part of his anatomy, he sighed contently at the feel of her warm, wet core wrapping itself tightly around his finger. He slipped a second one within her that instantly caused Kagome to start pumping and rubbing more urgently against his hand, in her desperate need to find completion of the fire igniting within her.

"Please…Inu…" Her mind was fuzzing over with heated desire. The slow torturous pace he kept her at prevented her from releasing the tightening that was coiling within her. If only he would go a little faster.

"What is it Kagome? Do you want me to go faster?"

Kagome could only nod her head, as she slowly raised her hands to rub at his sensitive ears, but he quickly shook her away.

"Now, now, Kagome. None of that. You wouldn't want me to drag this out, now would you?" he cooed, momentarily speeding up his pace, rubbing at her swollen core as he brought a gasping, heavily panting Kagome, right to the brink of release. She could taste it, feel the rise and completion coming with the next, deep, fast thrust of his finger. Her body prepared for the sweet explosion of sensations, the anticipation of it, making the final release that much more divine, when her hopes suddenly faltered and crashed at Inu Yasha's now slowing pace.

A whimpering sound escaped Kagome's lips at being brought so close to her release and then being denied. She would cry if she had the strength, she was sure she would die if he didn't let her find her release soon.

Inu Yasha's own control was starting to strain. He needed to do this, and do this fast. He gritted his teeth as he struggled for the precious bit of hold he still held over his instincts.

"How `bout it Kagome," his dry, husky voice numbed her foggy brain as he licked the juncture of her neck, caressing the mark there.

"Do you want someone else to be doing this?" he asked in her ear, as one hand continued to rub and pull at her hard nipple, and the other began to stroke a little more quickly at her core again, as his thrusting fingers also began to move at a quicker pace within her.

Inu Yasha's name fell brokenly from her lips as she shook her head.

"What was that Kagome? I couldn't hear you?" He needed to hear her say it, his instincts would demand no less of him, even with his mate squirming and panting heavily in his arms.

"..N…No… Inu…Yasha…never" Kagome was starting to loose her hold on her sanity, and Inu Yasha knew it. But he was almost there, and his throbbing, neglected member, itched to be within her warm sheath.

"Who do you belong too Kagome?" He purred in her ear. This was it, this was all he needed. His last thread of control nearly snapping, as he waited patiently for her answer.

Kagome raised her head just enough to crack open an eye at him, she peered at him through glazed eyes "…you…Inu Yasha."

Just as his name fell from her lips, Inu Yasha grunted in approval of her submission to him, as he quickly lifted his mate by her backside, sliding her up the slick wall of the shower, and thrust her onto his hard, throbbing member. They both cried out in swirling pleasure as their bodies came together, the heat of the shower rushing down around them.

Kagome cried out in relief at the feel of his thick, throbbing shaft sliding easily within her, filling her completely, easing the explosive aching between her thighs. Gods, did it have to feel this good? Was this normal? Could something so sweetly, painfully divine, possibly be legal? Her head fell forward, as her lips kissed and licked at Inu Yasha's exposed neck as she waited for him to regain a measure of control, their bodies requiring only a moment to adjust to their newly joined sensations.

Inu Yasha thrust deeply into his mate as she wrapped both her legs tightly around his waist. He pushed her into the wall for added support. Gripping and lifting her backside with his hands, Inu Yasha lifted her slowly off his shaft, only to pull her quickly down it again, as he thrust up to meet her. He growled under his breath as he snaked a hand between their bodies to rub at her overly sensitive bundle of nerves, as he continued to pummel violently within her.

He grunted into her neck, his animal instincts pouring through him, as he took his mate with all the force and wild abandon he had kept in check. Within moments, they were spiraling together as Kagome's inner muscles clamped down tightly around Inu Yasha as her orgasm finally, violently, ripped through her body, screaming out his name as her world exploded into white, brilliant light, causing Inu Yasha to spill powerfully within in, Kagome's name falling brokenly from his own lips.

Each having no doubts, just who they belonged too.