InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Fateful Night ❯ Night of Longing ( Chapter 8 )

Disclaimer: Tossing stuff out of filing cabinet muttering… "Birth certificate, medical records, college diploma… DAM IT no deed to Inuyasha!"

A/N Tra la la la la la…….this chapter did have an out-line but it sort of never got to even the first item on it sooooooo….. um well I guess its filler. But Its GOOD filler and the story needed a place for a certain pair of characters to show up so there you go hint hint. I changed my mind it isn't filler it was just an unexpected extra chapter I wasn't planning on and I like it cuz it adds stuff and it felt good to sit down and write a chapter in a night so here u go. AGGG now I have to proof read it grrr.

A/N; man I wound up proof reading this twice and I know I didn't catch anything Waaaaaaaa.

Chapter 8
Night of Longing



Kagome closed her eyes as the elderly woman near the fire finished her story. She had awoken from glimmering dreams of twining colored lights to find herself in a small dark room filled with a smoky herbal sent that had taken the place of the calming loamy evergreen that she had clung to so fiercely since her world had shattered.

Its absence caused her heart to pound loudly in her ears until a raspy droning, penetrated her panic. The droning slowly sorted it's self out and she listened to the voice of an old woman, she dare not turn her head to see, tell the story of Inuyasha's love and sorrow.

A silent tear slid unnoticed down her face with the end of the tale and she longed to take the gruff dog eared man into her arms.


Kagome slowly drifted back to sleep as she thought about Kikyo and wondered if the woman really was an earlier incarnation of her self.



Inuyasha walked slowly away from the hut as Kaede-baba finished her tale of events 58 years ago sadness reflecting in his eyes.


He had searched for Kikyo's dowry for months thinking only of the life they would live after they were married. He'd decided to accept her offer to use the Shikon no Tama and become a human.


With the Shikon no Tama gone Kikyo would be free to take a husband and as a human he would be able to live his life happily with Kikyo knowing that he would not watch his love grow old and die without him.


The pain and anger he felt upon his return, finding his love in the arms of another man had torn jagged bleeding holes in his heart.


When Kikyo found him sulking in his forest later that week he had listened to her proposal, as hope again bloomed in his heart.

The woman he still loved, stood holding him in her arms and, told him that she had thought that he had abandoned her and that she truly did still love him and wanted to leave the village with him.


She suggested that he should go back and get the shikon no tama from the village and that they would use it to transform him effectively destroying the jewel.


They then could start their life over in a new place. Elated he had stormed into the village and snatched the jewel thinking only of his love waiting for him with deep in the forest and how with her sister Kaede the three of them would be happy and together.


He had just reached the God tree on his return to Kikyo when he felt a searing pain enter his chest jerking him to the side and back.


Glancing down he watched as the purple light faded from Kikyo's arrow, where it protruded out of his left shoulder. Raising pain filled eyes to the woman who had twice betrayed him he could only see a look of hatred on her once beautiful face before the lonely darkness wrapped around him.


Shaking his head Inuyasha grunted and leapt away from the village traveling quickly though the twilight shrouded trees towards his forest. Lunging high into the darkening sky he glanced down and realized he was sailing over the small clearing around the God tree.


Adjusting his angle slightly he lightly came to rest near the great tree's massive roots. Glaring at the pale scar still visible in the dark bark of the tree Inuyasha slowly paced over to the tree.


Stepping up among the swelling roots he reached up and traced the outline of his 50 year prison. Staring at the intricate pattern of bark surrounding the depression, the image of Kagome's face suddenly swam before him. Her head was bowed and as he watched she slowly reached her hand out to the tree.


Shaking his head Inuyasha `fehed' and jumped quickly away from the ground only to come to rest in the branches of the God tree.


Staring up into the now darkened sky Inuyasha watched the first stars of night spring to light as he thought again about the woman he had found in the destruction of his forest and wondered what her connection to Kikyo truly was.


He had to admit she did resemble the dead Miko but only superficially. From what he had seen of the woman she acted nothing like Kikyo.


Growling loudly Inuyasha quickly banished the idea that his protectiveness for Kagome was due solely to her previous incarnation and their relationship as the thought floated across his mind.

The inu slowly fell asleep with the image of Kagome lying silently in his arms.


Kouga quietly dabbed a cool cloth over the forehead of the slumbering Kagome as Miroku went flying across the hut a huge red welt forming on his face.


A shrill `Houshi Hentia!' still ringing in his ears, Kouga rolled his eyes then turned and watched Sesshomaru rise from the floor and walk out of the hut.


"Miroku hand me that container on your head please." Kaede asked as she too rolled her eyes at the never ending antics of the monk and taijiya. Why the two refused to admit their feeling for one another she never could understand.


Accepting her crock from a grinning Miroku, Kaede reached behind her and placed her preparation basket in front of her. Dipping her hand into the crock she portioned out four piles of ground wheat.


Adding a little water she began to knead each pile of dough in turn until she had five small dumplings. Turning to Sango she asked, "Would ye please put a measure of the rice from the green basket behind ye on to cook?" at the woman's nod Kaede plopped the dumplings into the still simmering herb filled water hanging over her fire.


"Isn't that the medicine you gave Kagome?" Kouga asked.


"Aye it is and from the looks of yer group ye could all do with a bit of it in yer systems." She told the wolf youkai as she glanced back over the group and reassessed their wounds.


Nothing looked more serious than the already healing puncture wounds on Kouga's back. That even the more resilient youkai had been limping when they had entered the village made her wonder briefly if they had been caught out in the storm that had produced the woman slumbering on a pile of her sleeping mats.


Turning the dumplings over with her cooking hashi she looked over to Sango and asked, "How close is the rice?"


"Not very Kaede-sama I think we may have to wait to eat it after the dumplings."


"No worry child these dumplings take quite a while to cook. Miroku," she called startling the monk with his hand mid way to Sango's bottom once again. After his hand stopped twitching she continued.


"Hand me the dikon behind you on the top shelf and three of those carrots." Taking a knife to the roots she slowly added them to the pot of dumplings and swung the pot till it was no longer directly over the flames.


As the meal continued to cook the group rearranged themselves around the hut settling down for the evening. Sango moved to the opposite side of the hut from Miroku after cracking him over the skull with hiraikotau for the third time that night.

She was now resting against Kirara's flank. Miroku sat tending the rice with a still red hand print on his right cheek and three large goose eggs gracing his crown.


Kouga continued to sit near Kagome leaning against the wall he listened to the conversations in the hut while keeping half his attention to the activities of the village around them.


He knew Sesshomaru was wandering somewhere in the village, but he had no idea where Inuyasha could have gone off to. He was quite surprised the hanyou hadn't shown back up to guard his Miko foundling.


Sesshomaru strode silently through the village easily following his brothers scent. The humans in the village wisely gave him wide breadth as he passed not wanting to draw the attention of the emotionless youkai passing though their village.


As he was passing the last hut where it squatted in the very shadows of his brother's forest Sesshomaru was attacked by a small blur of pink and yellow that attached its self to his leg and began yammering at a speed nearly impossible to understand.


The villagers gawked as they watched the taiyoukai lord stand motionless and regard the girl attached to his leg with cool indifference. Amazed that the child had not been instantly killed they quickly scuttled away form the unusual scene.


"Sesshomaru-sama Sesshomaru-sama Rin has missed you. Did you bring Rin a present? Where have you been for so long leaving Rin with only Jakken for company? Jakken is not very fun to play with Sesshomaru-sama."


Repressing a sigh the western lord looked down at the 13 year old girl still attached to his leg and then glanced at the door of the darkened hut to see his retainer Jakken slide to a halt.


The green toad youkai had a fish in one hand, a scaling knife in the other and was covered in shining scales. "Sesshomaru-sama!" Jakken yelled and fell to the ground in a deep bow.


Scowling back up at the girl, now jumping up and down around his lord Jaken scolded, "Rin you are much too old to act like a child. Show your respect to Sesshomaru-sama."

At the deadly look from Sesshomaru Jakken eeped and lowered his head to the ground once more.


"Rin, this Sesshomaru had business to attend to." He told the girl as she held on to his kimono and leaned back on her heels. As she swung back and forth from him, a vision of a much smaller Rin hanging from that same arm flashed before his eyes almost making him smile.


"Sesshomaru-sama look at what Kaede-sama taught me to do." Rin squealed and suddenly released his clothing. Stumbling back the girl clenched her eyes tightly shut in concentration.


Sesshomaru watched as a dim aura began to flicker around the girl. Frowning at the white and pink aura Sesshomaru wondered why it seemed so familiar. Before he could pinpoint the feeling Rin lost her concentration and the glow vanished into the night air.


Rin raised shinning eyes to her idol and noticed a particularly deep frown on his stoic face. "Is Sesshomaru-sama mad at Rin? Kaede-sama told Rin that she could become a powerful Miko and be able to defeat youkai. Rin thought that if she became strong Sesshomaru-sama would let Rin travel with him." She blurted out in a stumbling rush as tears began to sting her eyes.


Blinking down at his charge Sesshomaru shook his head once. "No Rin this Sesshomaru is not angry with you, but you will need many years of training to be able to journey with me. You must learn to you're your eyes open when you draw on your powers first. You would not be able to see an enemy attacking you with your eyes closed."


Turning to the hut where his ward was staying under the care of Jaken Sesshomaru looked around and noticed the raised wooden sleeping area was spotless and a small nearly smokeless fire was burning low in the depressed portion cut out of the floor.


As he stepped into the hut Jaken rushed in behind him quickly dunked the fish he was still clutching into a bucket of water and then scrambled over to the fire.


There he began to dip the fish in a mixture of crumbs and herbs and carefully placed it into the pan set on a grate that stood on iron legs above the small flame.


Tuning back to his lord Jaken bowed low again and asked, "Does Sesshomaru-sama grace us this meal with his presences?"


Trying hard not to roll his eyes at his retainer's formal speech Sesshomaru turned and walked back out of the hut followed by Rin once more clinging to his clothing and a scrambling Jaken.


"This Sesshomaru does not require human fodder. I will be in this village for the next few days. You will see me again Rin now go and eat before Jaken burns the fish."


At his words Jaken rushed back into the hut and Rin looked at him with doe eyes. "I will see you tomorrow Rin." He said and walked off into the forest. Sesshomaru took to the tree tops when he heard Rin retreat into her hut behind him.


Thinking about his ward's new training he laughed humorlessly and said to the surrounding forest, "It seems as though you are no longer the only one with a Miko now, little brother."


Inuyasha was dreaming, before him Kagome floated cocooned in her shimmering aura of purple and white. He watched dark tendrils of inky black began to creep their way towards her.


As the vine like black energy advanced menacingly on Kagome, Inuyasha tried to jump to her defense.

He couldn't move!

Yelling a warning to the girl who floated unaware eyes closed, he found that he had no voice. Anger flooded over him as he hung helplessly in the void of his dream watching the vines wrap around Kagome and slowly sink themselves into her aura.


Breaking though her protective light the midnight tendrils curled around Kagome's body. As each intruding vine touched her skin Inuyasha could see Kagome flinch away from the contact.


Slowly Kagome was covered in dark vines that wrapped around her body, they coiled around her legs and arms and when a thick vine wrapped its self around her neck Inuyasha heard her cry out in fear.


Struggling against the force holding him motionless his eyes began to bleed red and he snarled into the void fighting to reach Kagome as she arched her back in pain crying out again when the vines began to tighten their hold on her.


Around her Inuyasha could see her aura began to flicker and fade. Rage consumed his mind and Inuyasha lengthened his claws and bared his fangs. With enormous energy he broke the spell holding him motionless and raced to Kagome fist drawn back ready to rend the vines threatening `HIS' Kagome.


Inuyasha's claws shone in an arch as he swung his arm towards the vines. Suddenly his wrist was trapped in an iron tight grip and he felt his body lift into the air.


"Inuyasha!" said an emotionless voice directly in his ear. With a start Inuyasha opened his eyes, and found he was staring into Sesshomaru's golden eyes from only an inch away.


"What the…?!" he exclaimed dashing his head around looking for Kagome. What he saw was his forest surrounding him and looking down he noticed he was hanging above the ground about halfway up the God tree still dangling by one hand from his brother's grasp.


"Are you fully awake brother?" Sesshomaru asked coldly as he watched Inuyasha's eyes clear. At his nod Sesshomaru deposited the hanyou on a near by branch and then smoothly floated over to a branch opposite and sat legs crossed contemplating the dog eared half demon.


"What dream plagued you so, that you felt the need to try and shred the God tree and this Sesshomaru?"


Shaking his head to clear it of the vision of Kagome struggling against the vines, and crying out in pain, Inuyasha `fehed' and turned to his brother. "What are you doing here?"


"I was merely on a walk when I came upon you in the process of attacking the God tree."

This elicited a louder "Keh" from Inuyasha who proceeded to leap to the ground. Following his brother to the forest floor Sesshomaru glided over the ground after him, as Inuyasha stalked off deeper into the forest after pausing to stare at the scar marking the place he was sealed.


"Is Kagome Ok?" Sesshomaru heard his brother murmur as they came to a spring.


"She is sleeping quietly" he answered


Inuyasha stood watching the steam curl up off the glassy surface as Sesshomaru stopped beside him. Above them a nearly full moon sent beams of light through the trees reflecting off the steam turning the swirling curls into shimmering gossamer scarves.


The surface of the spring was a silvered mirror in the moon light casting reflections of the surrounding forest. As Inuyasha glanced at his own reflection in the spring he frowned, unhappy with himself for leaving Kagome alone like he had.


A swirl of steam floated by obscuring his face for a moment and he thought back to the spring earlier that morning and a new vision swam before his eyes. Kagome stood waist deep in the heated water her hair hanging around her shoulders.


Her arms were crossed over her chest in an attempt to hide her breasts. Inuyasha gazed at her naked form following the slope of her delicate neck around her shoulder.

His eyes lingered at the swell of her breasts still visible under her crossed arm. As his eyes continued down her body across her flat stomach and the curve of her thin waist he noticed a clawed hand resting on the flare of her hip.


The hand was a dark and golden contrast to her pale skin. Glancing back up to Kagome's face in confusion Inuyasha noticed a curl of her hair clinging to her forehead. Reaching up he brushed it behind her ear, surprising himself. `Is this real?' he wondered briefly before Kagome took a quick step towards him and hid her face against his bare chest.


Wrapping his arms around her he relished in the silken feel of her skin as he pressed her close. Resting his hands in the arc of her back he slowly drew his hands across her hips and held her tightly against his raising need.


At her tiny gasp Inuyasha grinned baring his gleaming fangs. Looking down at her he watched as she raised her eyes to him.


They were liquid pools of crystal blue rimed in midnight, lighter flecks of green blue spangled their surface. Watching her eyes he felt himself drowning in their depths. Gazing at her eyes he bent his head close to her and watched amazed as dark lashes fluttered across the shining field of blue.


The dark line of her lashes rested softly against her cheeks as he dipped his head to kiss them. Kissing first one and then the other Inuyasha drew his hands up Kagome's body savoring the heated silk under his callus rough palms.


He followed the curve of her body lightly tracing the rise of her breasts. His right hand came to rest on her shoulder while his left continued on its path until it tangled itself in her night black, wet hair.


Gripping the back of her head he tipped her face up and lowering his lips from her cheeks he devoured her lips. Their soft fullness was supple under his hungry kiss and he gently nibbled on her bottom lip.


As he pressed his sharp canine into her soft lip a sighing moan escaped her throat, parting her lips. Inuyasha took advantage of this and deepened the kiss. Their tongues met as Inuyasha tilted her head to the side, dancing around each other and exploring.


Inuyasha felt Kagome raise her arms and wrap them around his neck holding him closer to her. Pulling back from the kiss Kagome looked up at him and her slightly swollen red lips parted, "Inuyasha I…"


Suddenly Inuyasha found himself breathing water. Flailing his arms he surfaced and gasped for air swirling around looking for Kagome and scanning the area for danger.


What he saw was his brother looking smug, standing on the bank of the spring. Jumping out of the spring Inuyasha glared at his brother. "What the HELL?!" he bellowed confused, wondering where Kagome was and what had happened.


Sesshomaru calmly looked at his half brother as he stood fuming at him, water streaming down his face. His silver hair was flattened to his back and his bangs were plastered in odd patterns to his forehead.


Water pored off of his clothes pooling around him, as the water spread across the ground Sesshomaru took a step back to keep his feet dry.

Scowling at his brother a sodden Inuyasha growled softly "You pushed me didn't you?" he asked in a dangerous voice.


"You seemed to be in a trance. I asked you the same question four times and all I got was a blank stare. This Sesshomaru does not like to be ignored." He said dodging to the side as Inuyasha lunged at him.

"You know you shouldn't daydream in the middle of the night. It's a good thing I didn't want to kill you brother." He taunted easily steeping out of Inuyasha's way as he once again tried to tackle him.


Turning to his panting brother Sesshomaru quirked a brow and wondered what his brother had been envisioning as he stood motionless at the spring's edge. Unable to resist another goad he asked, "Did I interrupt anything important?" Sesshomaru actually chuckled when his brother turned beet red at the comment.


At first Inuyasha just stared at his brother, face burning not understanding the noise he had heard. Then the laugh registered in his mind Inuyasha growled low in his throat and spun on is heel.


As he stalked off into the forest he listened to make sure Sesshomaru wasn't following. The fact that the great and heartless Sesshomaru had laughed at him was too much.


Growling again as a flash of damp midnight locks danced before his eyes he sprang into the trees angry that a woman he had known less than 24 hours was plaguing his mind so much. He would not be controlled by the memory of Kikyo whether this Kagome was her reincarnation or not.


His heart was his own now and he would give it to no one again.


Kagome sighed in her sleep as the sensation of soft lips and sharp canines exploring her mouth washed though her causing heat to flood her body. As a cool cloth was again placed against her head the feeling of warm arms and callused hands roaming her body vanished causing her to whimper in need.


Kouga watched over the slumbering Miko as the rest of the group slid into sleep. When she began to moan softly he checked her and found her face to be hot.


As he was placing a cool cloth on her forehead he could smell her arousal. Surprised he leaned closer as he watched her flushed face he heard her whimper. The sound of her voice expressing her need caused electric chills to flash over his body.


As he wiped the dampened cloth across her face and neck he trailed his thumb over her skin. The peddle softness her skin aroused him causing him to sit back in surprise. Blood pounded in his head as he fought to control his youkai blood as he again caught the lingering scent of her own arousal.


When he was under control Kouga shifted trying to find a more comfortable position. Finally deciding on a reclining position Kouga stretched out beside Kagome. He watched as she slowly settled, her chest rising in a steady pattern as she fell into a deeper sleep.


Reaching out to trace her cheek softly he nearly jumped when she suddenly tuned in her sleep. She rolled onto her side trapping his outreached hand when her cheek pillowed against it. Kouga dare not move, for fear of waking her.


Her soft breath fluttered on his wrist, each puff of her warm breath sent waves of heat flooding up his arm and across his body. As he lay frozen he savored the painfully sweet agony she was inflicting on him and longed to take her into his arms.


Watching as she licked her lips in her sleep Kouga mimicked the motion wondering what those full soft lips tasted like. Sorrow and relief warred in him as she turned again and freed his arm, only to find himself in an even worse dilemma.


He watched her shiver once and raising his head he looked around for another blanket spotting one he started to rise when movement below him caught his eye. Kagome's bottom snuggled firmly against his hips before he could move and as he lowered himself back to a fully reclining position the rest of her body lined itself up along his.


A contented sigh escaped her lips as she pillowed her head in the crook of his shoulder. The feel of her breath on the more sensitive skin on the under side of his upper arm sent bolts of desire racing to pool low in his abdomen.


Feeling himself harden he began to panic worried about her reaction to him even being close to her if she woke much less aroused and pressed against her back. Darting his eyes around for an escape Kouga's thoughts of escape were torn to shreds as Kagome again shifted in his arms.


With another shiver she pushed herself closer to the warmth of his chest. In so doing she firmly pressed the luscious curve of her bottom against Kouga's fully hardened length.


The pressure caused by her shift thundered though him and he instantly wrapped his arms around Kagome. His left arm draped over her hip holding her lower half firmly against his need, hoping that if he kept her form moving again he would be able to maintain control.


Also he admitted to himself he was unwilling to relinquish the feel of her body next to his. The arm her head rested on came around across her chest and he rested his palm on her shoulder.


The feel of her breasts pressing into his forearm with every breath threatened to drive him insane. The smell of her freshly washed hair was strong in his sensitive nose as was her own delicately musky scent.


Wanting to take in her sent unmarred by the smell of soup sand still clinging to her hair Kouga moved his head to rest in the crook of her neck. Breathing deeply he let her sent of light musk and honeysuckle envelop his senses.


Opening his eyes he watched as the pulse point where her neck joined her shoulders throbbed counter tempo to his own racing heart. The creamy skin of her neck glowed softly in the dim light of the hut.


Before he realized what he had done his tongue darted out tasting her. Kagome arched her neck slightly; it seemed to Kouga as in wonder at the sensation. Emboldened by the action and the fact that she was still sleeping, he again reached out his tongue and gently licked the arch of her neck.


When a soft sigh met his ears he lowered his mouth to her neck and nuzzled his lips to her pulse point. Running his tongue over the sensitive area Kouga was rewarded by Kagome arching her neck again closer to his touch.


The unconscious gesture of the woman in his arms called to the deepest lupine instincts in his blood and baring his fangs he gently took her exposed throat in his teeth in a gesture of dominance.


When his canines pressed depressions into the delicate skin a soft moan of pleasure escaped her. Feeling the moan in his mouth, more than he heard it Kouga released her as sense suddenly flooded back into his brain. Drawing back form Kagome a bit he stared in wonder at her tiny form pressed so close to him.


`What am I doing? If Inuyasha saw this he'd probably kill me. Kami I was about to take her as my mate.' Wondering at his reaction to Kagome, Kouga continued to clutch her to his chest unwilling to relinquish the fell of her body next to his.


Finally he dozed off Kagome wrapped in his arms as he wondered about his reaction to the female that Inuyasha had found in a storm.


Sesshomaru found them thus and he too wondered about the woman named Kagome. He could tell quite plainly that her powers were greater than those of her previous incarnation, but just as obvious was the fact that she was totally untrained and even unaware of those powers.


Confused by the shining brilliance of her aura Sesshomaru pondered the possible reasons. As he watched the wolf prince sleep with the woman clasped in his arms he again thought of her previous incarnation.


Kikyo had been very cold and unapproachable. How his brother had ever worn though her facade he would never know. He had met the woman a few times and her presence was always distasteful to him.


Kagome on the other had seemed quite the opposite, she was easy to be around and the feel of her aura although quite similar to Kikyo's lacked the abrasive quality that was so distasteful.


Kouga woke sensing eyes on him and froze as he found a pair of golden eyes regarding him coolly.

"Relax wolf I'm not here to rip out your throat." Sesshomaru whispered to him as he crouched near the pair.


Kouga watched as the western lord reached out an elegant hand and brushed the strand of hair that had once again fallen across Kagome's face behind her ear.

"I suggest you relocate yourself before sunrise if you don't want to distress the fair creature." Sesshomaru added before he turned and walked back out of the hut.

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A/N: Wow humm Sesshy is a bit O/C isn't he? Oh well he needs to be in my story. Hello he isn't trying to kill his brother in this version so…… LOL I hope you enjoyed.