InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Hunt for the Sword of Legend ❯ The Cat Jumps Out of the Bag ( Chapter 18 )

Hi again. Kathy-kins and I would like to thank all the readers for bearing with us this last week while we fixed the lingering mistakes in the chappies. Also, Kathy and I think you all will really like this new chapter.

 

 

Warning: There is no lemon, but there is a small amount of lime content.

 

 

Disclaimer: I, in no way, shape or form, own Inuyasha. I receive no monetary gain from writing this fic. All I get is headaches and sore fingers. Ah…so worth it.

 

 

The Cat Jumps Out of the Bag

 

 

Chapter 18

 

 

Getting in the shower after what had happened between the two of them was a mistake. Kagome realized too late what being alone would do to her fragile mind. They should have talked about what happened, what they meant to each other.

 

 

Instead, Kagome was in the shower, alone, with nothing but her thoughts. Thoughts such as what would he do if he knew the truth about certain things? Not to mention the fact that there was this whole Amanda thing she wasn't too sure about. What would happen if the long lost fiancée decided to come swooping into the picture one day? Would Inuyasha stay with Kagome if they were in a relationship, or would he want to be with his first love? She had to know before things got out of hand. She had no idea that her body would react so…willingly in close proximity to his. This time, Inuyasha stopped it before it got out of hand. What about next time? They were going to be spending a lot of time alone together in the next few days. Who was to say that next time things would go too far before she had the answers she needed.

 

 

With her mind made up to talk to Inuyasha, even if it was almost two in the morning, Kagome turned the water off and climbed out of the tub. If she didn't do this now, she wasn't sure if she ever would have the nerve again. She also wasn't sure where this sudden courage came from, but she wasn't about to look down her nose at it. It was now or never.

 

 

Just as Kagome was about to turn the handle on the bathroom door, she had an epiphany. This resolve, this courage came from her feelings for Inuyasha. Anyone else, she realized, wouldn't invoke this kind of response. She was not going to let whatever they had between the two of them be lost because she decided to clam up. If she had fears and worries, it was best to approach the problem head on.

 

 

With that in mind, Kagome sucked in a deep breath and tilted her head a little higher. This was it and she wasn't turning back now.

 

 

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`Baseball, baseball, baseball…nope, not working.'

 

 

Inuyasha groaned again as his mind kept straying to the little interaction that happened only ten minutes ago. It wouldn't seem to leave his mind. Kagome, panting, arching, aching. It was driving him insane.

 

 

He had to get the situation under control, so he pulled out the big guns.

 

 

`Sesshoumaru in a Speedo, Sesshoumaru in a Speedo, Sesshoumaru in a Speedo…and there we are.'

 

 

Inuyasha gave a smile of triumph. That one always worked.

 

 

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Sesshoumaru closed his cell phone with an audible click and looked at it as if it held all the answers to his problems. That, or maybe it would do a trick…

 

 

He sighed a great gust of air and let his head fall to his hands. His brother was right. If she wouldn't talk, there wasn't much else he, or anyone else, could do. They could only release her and hope for the best.

 

 

Sesshoumaru stood up and looked out the window of his hotel room. The city of Tokyo spread out before him. It was really beautiful here, but he missed home. More importantly, he missed his amazing wife.

 

 

Taking into account that his brief stay here was almost over, he let himself be comforted. He didn't have to stay here. His men could handle following the bitch that pissed herself before she would open her mouth. If nothing else, it was worth the amusement of seeing a grown woman pee her pants.

 

 

Sesshoumaru let out a small chuckle at the image of a very embarrassed idiot and started dialing the number of his love. She would be thrilled that he would be home soon.

 

 

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“Oh Miroku, that feels so good,” moaned Sango. “Harder, please…” she gasped.

 

 

Miroku was more than happy to oblige her request. When the woman of your dreams lies under you and begs, one should not decline.

 

 

“Mmmmm…why didn't I do this sooner?”

 

 

“I have no idea, my lovely Sango. I told you I was the best.” Miroku chuckled lightly and continued to make the lady squirm under his ministrations.

 

 

“Oh! Right there!” Sango almost screamed.

 

 

Miroku did as she asked and worked the knot in her lower back out. He had suggested a massage, again, after noticing Sango rubbing the junction of her neck and shoulder to ease the tension. After a few minutes of talking her in to it, Sango was lying on her stomach with Miroku giving her the best massage she had ever received.

 

 

“Okay, you don't get to go home. I'm keeping you. And to think, the last time I got a massage, I paid fifty dollars and it wasn't nearly this good.”

 

 

Miroku smiled and kept easing her sore muscles. “Sango, if you really wanted to keep me, I would be more than happy to be at your every mercy.”

 

 

Sango sighed and smiled. She wasn't kidding. If she could find a way, she would kidnap this man and keep him all to herself.

 

 

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When Kagome finally exited the room, she found Inuyasha had already stripped the queen sized bed and was putting the new sheets they bought on it. She hurried to the other side of the bed to help him with the fitted sheet. Once the flat sheet was on, Inuyasha ripped open the plastic on the blanket. When that was done, he opened the new pillows and put pillowcases on them with Kagome's help.

 

 

Kagome was finishing up the last pillow when she noticed that Inuyasha had placed a pillow on the floor beside the bed and was folding another blanket long ways.

 

 

“What are you doing?” she asked.

 

 

“I'm making a pallet. What does it look like?”

 

 

A very disgusted expression took over Kagome's pixie-like face. “Why in the world are you doing that? That floor is filthy!”

 

 

Inuyasha sighed. “I know it is, but I don't really trust myself to sleep next to you right now.” He kept his face down so he wouldn't see the look on Kagome's face. He didn't want her to think he was complete sex monger, but he didn't know if he could keep his hands to himself at the moment.

 

 

“Inuyasha,” Kagome scolded. “You can't sleep on that nasty floor. I'm not too sure about my own self-control at the moment, but I know that we would stop it if it got too far. Besides, I'm beat and I'm pretty sure you are too.”

 

 

Inuyasha thought about it for a second. “Fine,” he breathed. “But you keep your hands to yourself, you sneaky wench.”

 

 

Kagome chuckled. “Scouts honor,” she said with a mock salute.

 

 

Inuyasha picked his pillow and blanket off the floor. He shook the blanket off and make sure there wasn't anything on the pillow before he placed them on the bed.

 

 

They both hopped under the covers, and faced each other. Even thought the room was dark, and they made sure there was at least a foot of space between the two of them, Kagome could see his beautiful golden eyes almost scalding with intensity.

 

 

She smiled at him, and reached inside herself to find her earlier resolve. She cleared her throat and began.

 

 

“Inuyasha?” she whispered.

 

 

“Yeah?”

 

 

Kagome shifted uncomfortably before she looked him in the eyes again. “Well, I was thinking…I told you something about me a few days ago, right?”

 

 

“Yeah, you told me about your gramps.”

 

 

She swallowed the lump in her throat. Why was it so hard to ask a simple question? “I just wanted you to know that I fully intend to tell you the other parts of my story. But before I do, I was wondering, and this is just so I can maybe feel more relaxed telling you the rest,” she added nervously. “I was wondering if you would tell me something about yourself.”

 

 

Inuyasha blinked at her and then shrugged. “Sure, I'll tell you anything you wanna know.”

 

 

“Please don't be mad,” she whispered. Before he could open his mouth, she began again. “Rin told me something about you.”

 

 

Inuyasha and Kagome both paused at the new information. Inuyasha swallowed the bile trying to burn his throat. He knew what Rin had told Kagome. It was the one thing he had meant to talk to Kagome about this entire time they had spent together. Every time he built up enough nerve, something poked him in the back of his mind and he chickened out. This was the moment. `I…I'm not ready.'

 

 

But, it had to be done. He had to tell her sooner or later, and it looked like sooner was the only option left.

 

 

“What did she tell you?”

 

 

Kagome frowned. Inuyasha sounded so broken. It wasn't right. This was Inuyasha, her knight in shining armor. Where in the fairy tales that she read as a child, did the hero sound like this? She swallowed the lump in her throat and answered.

 

 

“Um…she told me that you were supposed to be married once.”

 

 

“Is that all?” he whispered. It was hard to breath, but he continued. What kind of hypocrite would he be if he didn't talk about it now? Hadn't he told Kagome a few days ago that sometimes, if you let it out, some of the weight would be lifted? He had to get through this. Not only for his own sake, but for Kagome's as well. She needed to tell the rest of her story, and he needed to tell his.

 

 

“No…” she whispered. “She told me that the girl…left you right before the wedding.”

 

 

Inuyasha closed his eyes and let himself remember, but only for a moment. He let himself feel the betrayal, hurt and anger for only a millisecond before he locked it into himself again. For only a second, he could hear her voice, telling him that she didn't want to marry him. She was laughing at him. `Did she even laugh?' he thought. He couldn't remember what really happened anymore. It was hard to separate some of the dreams he'd had with reality.

 

 

“She did,” he rasped. He cleared his throat and tried again. “It was the day before the wedding. She told me that she had met someone else and that she didn't want to marry me anymore. I…she was a totally different person than the woman I had originally gotten to know. I don't know if she changed or if I did, but she was different somehow.”

 

 

By the time he had gotten through it, Kagome had gotten rid of the extra space between the two of them, and wrapped him into her arms. She didn't know what to do to make him feel better. There had to be something she could say to defuse the situation. The sadness in his voice killed her. He was not allowed to be sad. Kagome had to do something.

 

 

Leaning her forehead against his, she did the only thing she could do…

 

 

“I'm not a violent person, but if you want, I'll kick her ass for you.”

 

 

It worked. Inuyasha chuckled and kissed her softly. There was no pity in her voice. He hated pity. She just looked like she wanted to take all his hurt away. In a way, she was doing that. He though for a moment about the first time he met her. She was able to shove away the memory of his first love, if it even really was love. He wasn't even sure of that anymore. His relationship with Amanda had never felt like this. No, this was love.

 

 

They closed their eyes and fell into a blissful sleep, closed from the world in each other's arms.

 

 

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When the new day dawned, they were wrapped in each other so tightly, that their two bodies became one.

 

 

Kagome was the first to wake up. Well, not so much wake up as drift from dreams to reality. The first thing that registered was the warmth. It was penetrating but not stifling. She could feel it settle into her bones. Whatever she was snuggled up against, would have to just stay there forever.

 

 

The next thing that wormed its way into her mind, was the silky steal beneath her hands. `Skin', she vaguely registered. Slowly, she smoothed her palms down the arms of whoever was holding her so lovingly. The disassociated arms she was stroking began bunching their muscles. She felt a slight puff of air beside her face.

 

 

Inuyasha was also between wakefulness and unconsciousness, when he felt the stroking of heavenly hands. Then, to his surprise, the body that was lodged against his own arched and the air rushed from his lungs. `Kagome', he thought before a smirk made its way to his mouth. Well, if the little vixen wanted to tease, he would show her how it was done.

 

 

His hands made their way to Kagome's stomach and he felt her tense and then relax. The shirt she was still wearing would have to go. Inuyasha gently slid on top of her, rolled her onto her back and pushed her shirt up her lean body. He could feel every muscle bunch and then recoil.

 

 

As soon as her shirt was over her head, Inuyasha looked into her now fully awake eyes, and saw the heat and passion that was there. He was certain Kagome had never looked at anyone else like that. His mouth pressed against her forehead, her nose, and then her luscious lips. They were like juicy pieces of pink candy, rose petal soft and so tasty.

 

 

Kagome experienced his first taste of her mouth and as the seconds passed, she felt his hunger for her increase. The kiss became deeper and harder as he tried to convey to her his need. She needed, too. She needed him to touch her. So, she pulled him completely on top of her and wrapped her toned arms around his neck.

 

 

Inuyasha allowed her to lead him and found himself comfortably hovering over her, one arm holding up his weight as the other was free to roam. His calloused hand found its way to her ribs, spanning across the better portion of her side. She was so petite, he vaguely wondered if his hands would fit around her waist. Inuyasha brushed his thumb up and did a small celebration in his head when he found that she didn't have a bra on.

 

 

Inuyasha's secret fetish was the underside of a woman's breast. It was the softest and sexiest part of the whole deal. He gently grazed that creamy part that he loved so much with the pad of his thumb and felt Kagome's breath hitch as she stopped kissing him.

 

 

Inuyasha was driving her crazy. Everywhere he touched sent electric pulses through her body and to her ever heated middle. She couldn't stop her body when it pushed into that wonderful hand. She couldn't stop clenching the sheet with her fingers. She had no control. He was the puppet master. It wasn't as if she minded. Oh no, he could do whatever he wanted as long as he didn't stop. If he stopped this time, she really would kill him, nasty motel room or not!

 

 

Persuaded by Kagome's responses, Inuyasha decided to move to the next step. Slowly working his way down her body, he hovered for a moment over one of those creamy mounds. Kagome felt his breath fan over her chest and before she could stop herself, a small whimper fell from her lips. They shared a heated look before he complied with her unspoken wish, and closed his mouth over one pink tip.

 

 

She never imagined that the temperature of her body could rise to a higher degree. Her neck snapped back. The breathy sigh that she let out and the movements she was making surprised even her. She couldn't help herself. She needed more…something. Only Inuyasha could make it go away. Her body went on autopilot and she didn't try to hold back.

 

 

As soon as Kagome arched into his mouth, his placed his hand under her back to keep her there. She wasn't getting away from him anytime soon. He kissed and sucked and nibbled his way to the other orb, and pulled its peak between his mouth, as well. Vowing in his mind not to let up on Kagome until she was sobbing with need, he placed a knee between her thighs and lowered his hands to her hips.

 

 

Inuyasha's resolve to tease her within a breath of her life before moving on almost crumbled when he discovered that the only thing covering her now, was a modest pair of silk panties. He released her breast from his lips and let out a pained groan. If she only knew what she was doing to his equilibrium…

 

 

He kissed a path down her sternum to her navel. Once there, he took the time to dip his tongue into the indentation. Continuing on his path to where he wanted the most to be, he gently ran his mouth down further. His broad hands found her thighs and went to gently caress the tender inside.

 

 

Inuyasha froze and at the same time, Kagome gave a little shriek of fear and tried to scramble away from him. Inuyasha was having none of that.

 

 

He gripped her left leg under her knee, and pulled her back to him so he could investigate what he had felt. Kagome stayed stationary with shock after the first tug on her leg. She was terrified.

 

 

There, on the inside of her creamy thigh, were long, deep scars. They weren't very exact, so that ruled out a medical procedure. They were also too precise to be accidental. That only left one option.

 

 

“Who did this?!” he growled.

 

 

Kagome looked at the livid expression on Inuyasha's face and decided that she had better tell him before he tried to kill someone. `He might even kill me when I tell him,' she thought. However, when she opened her mouth, nothing would come out. She sat there, looking like nothing more than a suffocating fish for at least a minute before Inuyasha lost his patience.

 

 

“Kagome, tell me.” It was a little more gentle, but still very demanding.

 

 

“I…I…I did it!” she screamed and winced. She couldn't look at him. He would look like him, her Gramps. If she opened her eyes, she would see that utter disappointment. She wanted to cry. She could feel the tears burning behind her lids. But, she couldn't. She couldn't cry anymore. She had cried over this part of her life for so long. Not only that, but this entire time with Inuyasha seemed to be filled with nothing but tears and panic attacks.

 

 

No more…

 

 

Kagome opened her eyes at last, and saw something she didn't expect, confusion.

 

 

Inuyasha was just sitting there, completely and totally confused. Why in the world would Kagome cut herself on her thighs? So, he voiced his thoughts, or lack thereof.

 

 

“I…I don't understand. Why would you do that? I mean, is it like a tattoo thing? I know that some African tribes cut designs into their bodies, but…” he just shook his head and waited for an answer.

 

 

Kagome took a few calming breaths. This was going to be hard. More than hard, it might even be impossible. But, he told her about Amanda. She could do this. She just needed to tell him, and then it would all be over. No more secrets, no more `half-truths', no more lies.

 

 

“I need to tell you the rest of my story before I tell you about that. It will be easier for me if I lead into it, I think.”

 

 

Inuyasha leaned back and allowed her to put on some shorts and a shirt before they both sat back onto the bed and got comfortable.

 

 

Kagome cleared her throat. “Remember I told you about moving with my Gramps to Japan?” Inuyasha nodded. “I lived with my Gramps because my parents died when I was four.” Inuyasha went to say that he was sorry. He had figured as much by the way she talked sometimes, but he still needed to tell her. Kagome put her hand up so Inuyasha wouldn't interrupt. She could tell he was going to express his apology, but she couldn't stop now.

 

 

“They and my younger brother died in a car accident. He was only a baby. I took it really hard. If a four-year-old could be depressed, I was. I muddled my way through school. I didn't make friends. I didn't participate in class. I got good grades for the most part, but I never did anything social.”

 

 

Kagome sighed and looked at Inuyasha. He was straining not to interrupt, but only barely achieving his goal. She needed to make this quick. “I told you that there were things that even Miroku didn't know. Those scars are those things. When I was sixteen…”

 

 

Her voice cracked and she had to clear her throat before she found her voice again. “When I was sixteen, there was a career day at my school. It was for parents only. I watched as all the kids in my class got up in front of the classroom with one or both of their parents to tell everyone what they did for a living. It was then that I realized the things I had lost. I started thinking about my future. There would be no one to watch me graduate, no one to cry when I went to collage, no one to walk me down the aisle. I knew that I had my Gramps and Miroku's mom and dad, but I didn't care. They weren't my parents.

 

 

“I…” her throat went dry and she coughed. “I need some water.”

 

 

As quickly as he could, Inuyasha raced to the mini fridge and pulled out a bottle of water. He took off the cap and placed it gently into her hands.

 

 

Kagome gave Inuyasha a pained smile in thanks. She tipped the bottle of cold water up and cleared her throat once more.

 

 

“I went home that afternoon to find my Gramps wasn't there. I was so angry that my parents were taken from me, but that day, my anger was different. It was stronger than I had ever felt it.”

 

 

Kagome closed her eyes and let out a forced breath. She needed to stay calm. It was helping that Inuyasha was near by, but it was still so hard to talk about.

 

 

“I went to the kitchen and got a knife. I had a health class the week before where we learned about the circulatory system. There's a main artery in your thigh called the femoral artery. So I went to the bathroom, sat in the bathtub…”

 

 

Inuyasha placed his hand on Kagome's mouth. He couldn't hear anymore. She was being so calm about the whole thing, it was eerie. He was horrified that no one had noticed her mental health before the whole thing had spiraled so out of control. If he ever met her gramps, he wasn't sure he would have been able to keep his opinions to himself.

 

 

Inuyasha just needed to stay calm, for Kagome's sake. She was doing so well by telling him all that she had. But, he just wanted to get the rest of the story with minimal effort on Kagome's end. He pulled her into his arms and tucked her back to his chest.

 

 

“You just answer yes or no, okay?”

 

 

“Okay” she whispered.

 

 

“Did your Gramps find you?”

 

 

“Yes.”

 

 

“Did you get some professional help?”

 

 

“Yes.”

 

 

“Are you…would you do it again?” he choked out through the emotion of asking the woman he loved such an important question.

 

 

“No.”

 

 

“You swear to me, that it won't cross your mind again.”

“I swear.”

 

 

Inuyasha let out the breath he was holding and just held her. He just needed to feel her in his arms. They sat on the bed together for what felt like forever and at the same time, not nearly enough time. Kagome felt like a ten ton weight had been lifted from her shoulders. She hadn't felt this good in…she couldn't even remember when. Inuyasha just thanked God over and over again that He didn't take Kagome away.

 

 

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Thank you all for waiting so long on this chapter. I had to do a little fixing up of the chapters because I was disqualified from the IYFG. They let me fix it, though. Hopefully I'll get word soon on whether `Hunt' will be reinstated or not.

 

 

Thanks to jflorea (Jimmy) for nominating `Hunt' for Best Drama in the IYFG. Even if they don't reinstate my fic or it doesn't get seconded, thank you from thinking that this fic is worth something.

 

 

Thanks also to my beta, Kathy-The Supreme Exalted Enforcer. This is her new title. I have decided that I will take over the world and Kathy has been recruited to help me with my diabolical plan. Therefore, my new title is Princess Kelly. Deal with it! LOL! Well, I can still take over the world in my head, right?

 

 

And finally, thank you to all that have stuck with me so far. You have no idea how much I appreciate each and every review. It makes me smile when I see someone has taken a moment of there time and not only read my story, but also told me what they thought about it. :tear: I love you all!

 

 

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InuGoddess705: I just couldn't let something like that happen in a place like that. Inuyasha loves Kagome. Let this be a lesson to you guys out there. Take your women to nice places and spoil them every chance you get. You should always make her feel like a queen and she'll always make you feel like a king. Trust me. Real women know how to make there men feel like the center of the world. I have been fine as far as my health. I got over the sickness fairly quickly. It was mostly just getting my appetite back. Thanks for caring!

 

angel-up-above-heaven: I'm so glad I've gained a new reader. Thank you for all the compliments. You actually made me blush! Not that it's hard to do, but still! I'm a prude when it comes to couples just jumping into bed with each other. I mean, I'll read any kind of smut imaginable but I just couldn't write a story like that. It wouldn't be me. It will happen eventually, but I want to let them spend more time together. Yeah, I was in the hospital. I'm sorry you're there. I hope you, or whoever is there is feeling better now. I have brothers, but Miroku relationship with Kagome is sort of modeled after mine and my cousin's relationship. I was so going to let Rin do it, but I love writing Sesshoumaru. I'm trying to do it every chance I get. Don't worry, my spelling is so horrible. I'm so glad I have Kathy-kins to help me. Thanks for the review.

 

I_K_4L: I'm so glad you're back! I was wondering just the other day if you were still reading. Thanks for taking the time to let me know you're still there. How's the brother? You know that Indiana Jones film comes out on May 22nd. Just a little reminder. Thanks again!

 

jflorea: I really hoped you like this chapter. This one was for you in a lot of ways. I hope you caught the sneaky wench thing. If you didn't, go look again! Bad Jim! LOL! Also, you have wanted to know what I've had up my sleeve with Kagome for so long now. I was going to hold on to it for a little while longer, but I want it to be out in the open. Back to your review…Kagome's going to get more and more comfortable with Inuyasha. I would never let you, my fellow hentai, down, now could I? You know, I think I'll just steal your gun range idea. That cool? I really like it and I'll give you the credit. Yay for the Sneak Wench!

 

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LoVe23: I loved writing that scene. It was hard, but hard to write in a good way. I hope you like this one as well. Thanks for the review.

 

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