InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ I still need you.. ❯ I Forgot my Little Red Riding-hood ( Chapter 17 )
[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]
By: luna_sea 
The 'big bad wolf' makes an appearance at the most inapproprate time ^^;;
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Fantasy / Hentai / Action | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 04.27.2004 | Updated On: 04.27.2004 | Pages: 5 | Words: 5.2K | Visits: 1.4K | Status: Work In Progress
The 'big bad wolf' makes an appearance at the most inapproprate time ^^;;
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Fantasy / Hentai / Action | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 04.27.2004 | Updated On: 04.27.2004 | Pages: 5 | Words: 5.2K | Visits: 1.4K | Status: Work In Progress
I still Need you..
Chapter 17 I Forgot my Little Red Riding-hood
Author : Sami-chan (AKA Belldandy-chan ^^)
Rating : R for some brief nudity and naughty words ^^;;
Author's Notes : Ohiyo minna-san! How are you all doing?? Sorry it took so long to get this chapter out but I was having a bit of trouble deciding what all needed to be in this chapter ^^;; Sounds weird I know but that was the problem ^^;;
Anywho! I'm so happy with all the reviews I've been getting that I'd like to take a bit of space here and answer a few...
Am I going to let Inu yasha kill Houjou... answer.. unfortunately no. I mean without Houjou who is going to piss their pants??
Is this the end?? answer... HELL NO! ::giggles:: We still have a birth to get to ^.~
(actually a question from one of my other stories) Why don't I do something with Sango and Miroku? Simple answer... I'm not very good at writing them.. at least.. Not in my opinion ^^;; I'm gonna give it a try thou! Really I am! It's just easier for my to write Inu yasha cause my husband acts just like him ^^;;
Thanks yous to everyone that reviewed! I really appricate it!
If you got the time, those of you who haven't or would like to again, please R/R ^^ Have fun minna-san!
~Ja mata
~~Sami-chan
Disclaimer :
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Kagome's hands tightened their grip on Inu yasha's haori as she rest bridal-style in his arms. "Inu yasha?" she questioned nervously.
The equally nervous hanyou peeked around the corner before shaking his head. "It's no good. There's no way around her."
Kagome swallowed the lump in her throat. "Of course we can!" She laughed nervously. "Are you saying that the great Inu yasha is giving up?"
"Kagome, she's standing in the door way."
Kagome leaned back in her mate's arms, craning her neck until she too was peeking around the edge of the small house towards their current target. Sure enough Inu yasha had been right.
Momma was in the way.
Without windows, entrance to the small well house was limited to the sliding door that was now heavily guarded by Mrs. Higurashi and her large frying pan, any good mother's weapon of choice.
Kagome sighed, realizing defeat. There was no way they would just be able to sneak back into the past as she had hoped.
After her return from the hospital 2 days ago, Mrs. Higurashi had made it abundantly clear that under no circumstance was Kagome allowed back through the well. After many hours of pleading and explanations, neither she nor Inu yasha had swayed the older woman's resolve.
Kagome gently removed herself from Inu yasha's grasp and stepped from the shadows of the main house to face her mother directly. As much as she loved her mother and understood why she didn't want her only daughter to return to such a dangerous era, this was getting ridiculous.
Her mother smiled as the pair approached, waving them over to take a seat next to her on the ground. The pair obliged her, taking seats just opposite her and the door.
"What brings you two out here so late?" she asked, taking a sip of coffee from her thermos.
"Momma, we need to go back."
Mrs. Higurashi smiled warmly at her daughter. "Did you know there's a festival downtown tomorrow? Maybe you should-"
"I'll be in the feudal age tomorrow momma."
Mrs. Higurashi frowned. "Kagome please." She leaned forward, placing her thermos to the side and taking her daughters hands, she met her daughter’s stern gaze with pleading eyes. "Please just stay here where you'll be safe?"
Kagome sighed and gently squeezed her mother's offered hands. "Momma..."
"Please!" she pleaded again. "You won't have to worry about youkai or crazy undead mikos.." She smiled happily at her daughter, a tiny piece of excitement playing in her features. "You can stay home with your family and be a normal girl like you've always wanted!"
"I can't ever be a normal girl."
Mrs. Higurashi's smiling face collapsed.
"Momma if I don't go back this time won't be safe for long." Kagome looked down at her hands nestled so securely in her mothers and smiled slightly. "Momma if I don't go back and collect the rest of the pieces they will just appear here later and then what?" She turned a serious look to her mother, surprising the older woman in her determination. "I couldn't live with myself if anything happened to you, Souta and jii-chan because of me. I am the priestess that protects the Shikon no Tama. That's why I need to go back."
Kagome released her mother's hands and stood, Inu yasha following her example. "So mother I'm going to ask you once more, please, let me go?"
Mrs. Higurashi looked away from her daughter and son-in-law, focusing her gaze on a small piece of gravel just next to her foot. A long moment passed before footsteps, moving towards the door of the well house, pulled her back from her thoughts.
"Kagome?"
The young miko turned back to her mother but motioned for her mate to continue on. "Yes mother?"
Tears trailed down her face as she turned to her daughter. No longer her little girl but a strong and loyal woman. Loyal and honest to the very end. "Please, come home safe?"
@>~~~^~~~~
Inu yasha hauled the overly stuffed yellow bag out of the well and set it down. He turned and in an easy movement, pulled his mate from the dark depths of the well. She giggled as he placed her down in front of him, pulling her into a tight embrace.
Kagome took in a long deep breath, enjoying the crisp night air of the feudal age that she had missed so. Inu yasha smiled as he watched her, her eyes closing and a smile touching her lips. She looked so beautiful in the raising moon's light.
"You know," his lips came down to kiss her cheek, "No one is actually expecting us until tomorrow." His lips moved to caress her jaw.
Kagome giggled, her hands sliding up his broad chest to wrap around his neck. She tilted her head to give her hanyou lover a better view of the creamy skin of her neck. "Oh? Then what do you propose we do? Go back to the shrine?"
She felt Inu yasha smirk against her shoulder. She let out a loud 'eep' as she suddenly found herself once more in the hanyou's strong arms. Stopping only briefly to grab the large yellow monstrosity that Kagome called a 'backpack', he took off into the woods at a dead run. The cool night air whipped against their faces and both felt an over-whelming rush of freedom, both spirits wild and untamed in the depths of the nighttime forest.
After a long while and what Inu yasha felt was a safe distance from the village, he stopped and lovingly placed Kagome down on the ground. He then dropped her pack next to a large tree and began digging through its contents.
Kagome watched, her curiosity becoming more and more aroused. With a triumphant 'ah ha!' Inu yasha turned back to her, his target, a rather large and warm blanket, held up as if it was a victory flag.
She giggled as she watched the young hanyou carefully laid his prize out flat on the forest floor before returning to her. He smiled at her, a glint of mischief in his golden eyes as he scooped her into his arm and met her lips with his in a passionate kiss. Kagome easily melted to the demands of the kiss, allowing her body to mold and form to his as he moved them over to his make shift bedding.
Inu yasha carefully laid Kagome back until she came to lay snuggled on top of the plush blanket with his body gently resting over hers. Their lips never parted and the kiss only grew more hungry and passionate in anticipation for what they both knew was coming.
Kagome moaned, her hands sliding down her mate’s chest to the ties of his haori. They made easy work of the knot and before long she had revealed his well-toned chest and abs to her fiery touch. She felt his body shudder as her fingers traced over the well-defined lines of his chest. His hands moved to hem of her shirt.
Her shirt and bra discarded, the cool night air fell over the young woman and forced a shiver through her body. The feeling died quickly, replaced by the warm heated body of the man above her as he pressed himself against her, reclaiming her lips in an effort to block the bitter cold that threatened his mate. His hand reached over and pulled the edge of the blanket over them so that now the blanket was folded in half, one half above them the other below.
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She moaned as his lips broke from hers. Starting a trail from the corner of her mouth down her jaw line, he began to nibble at her flesh. His fangs grazed the delicate skin of her neck producing a throaty growl, almost purring noise from his mate. He smiled as one of his hands moved down to cup her exposed breast, fingering the hard nipple and giving it a loving tweak.
Kagome gasped, pressing herself harder against his hand as he attended to her needy breast. His trail of kisses continued down until his lips replaced his fingers. He nibbled on the soft pink nipple and shuddered at the soft pleasurable cries that assaulted his ears.
Her hands slid down his back to the waistband of his pants, following it along the curve of his hips to tie in front. "Inu yasha," her breathless voice pleaded in his ear. "Please!"
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Kagome's scream filled the air as a loud growl filled the air and in a sudden, unexpected movement, Inu yasha flew off of her and into a nearby tree. Kagome grabbed the blanket and covered her breast as her eyes shot over to the struggling form of her lover.
Inu yasha stumbled for a moment before returning to his feet. He shook his head, clearing his senses and turned towards the forced that had knocked him back.
Kouga stood above Kagome, panting in rage as he looked on at the hanyou before him. "Kagome," he growl, not turning to look at the girl below him. "Are you ok?"
Kagome blinked for a moment. Whatever you want to call it, shock or fear, maybe a combination of the two, held her tongue in place. She just stared from the ookami youkai above her to the inu hanyou a few feet away.
Inu yasha growled, "Of course she's ok! Why wouldn't she be?!"
"Shut your mouth!" Kouga yelled, "You think I'd let you get away with taking advantage of *MY* Kagome?!"
"*YOUR* Kagome?!" Inu yasha growled menacingly. "Take another whiff dumb ass!! She's *my* mate!"
Kouga about fell over in laughter.
"What's so damn funny?!"
Kouga wiped a tear from his eye, his laughter settling to a loud chuckle. "Like Kagome would ever mate a dirty hanyou like you!" He sniffed the air lightly, "Why her scent is still as clean as-" he stopped abruptly.
The edge of Inu yasha's lips turned up in an arrogant smirk as a look of realization filtered into the ookami's face. "Something wrong?"
"No," he mumbled, taking a step back. His eyes darted down to the female below him. He looked at her as if to tell him it wasn't true but as she averted her gaze back towards the hanyou he knew his nose hadn't deceived him. His anger grew until a loud, threatening growl resonated through the small clearing. "You forced her didn't you!? That's the only- She wouldn't- She loved-!"
"Give it up! Can't you see she just doesn't love you?!"
Kouga lunged forward and Inu yasha prepared to defend but the attack never came. In a flash, the ookami youkai had Kagome gathered in his arms and was retreated with her in a cloud of dust towards his mountains.
Inu yasha growled and in an instant was after the pair. "Kouga!! You bastard!"
With the shikon shards still imbedded in his legs, Kouga easily sped ahead of the enraged hanyou until he was nothing move then a blur on the horizon.
Inu yasha growl as he stopped following the pair and abruptly turned back towards the village. He knew where they were going and he was going to need some help. He only hoped he got their before anything bad happened to Kagome.
@>~~~^~~~~
Feeling like they were far enough away now and knowing they had not been followed, Kouga slowed down to a brisk walk, the kicking and screaming Kagome still flung over his shoulder.
"PUT. ME. DOWN!" she cried, her fist pounding against the youkai's back.
Kouga blinked, if not a bit surprised by the woman's behavior but complied, placing her gently on the ground. He watched her give a rather undignified huff and storm off back in the direction they had just come from.
"Oi!" he jumped in front of her, blocking her escape. "Where do you think you're going woman?"
Kagome glared up at him, a deep fiery anger burning in her brown eyes. "*I*," she seethed, "Am going back to my *mate*." She moved to walk around Kouga but he moved once more to block her.
"He's right here."
"No. *Inu yasha* is back there."
Kouga frowned. He placed a gentle hand on her cheek, "I understand that he forced you Kagome, you don't have to worry. I will still take you as my mate and damn the youkai that says anything!"
Kagome growled and pulled her face away. "He didn't force me! I was his willing-"
Kouga watched wide eyed as Kagome's words hauled in her throat and her skin turned a sickening green shade. "Ka-Kagome?"
She pushed passed the confused ookami and disappeared into a small group of bushes. Horrible sounds echoed down the path and Kouga had to cover his nose, lest he find himself in a similar situation.
A few moments later a very exhausted looking Kagome stumbled from the bush. Wiping her mouth across the back of her hand, Kagome allowed herself to fall back against a welcoming tree. It was then she remember something.
"EEEKK!!!" Her shrill cry rang through the night, deafening Kouga and forcing his hands to move from his nose to his ears to block out the horrible sound. Kagome's hands few up to cover herself for the first time remembering that she had no shirt on.
"God damn it woman what was that for?!"
Kagome sent him a death glare. "You took me without my shirt!! I'm fucking naked!" Oh if only she had a subduing spell on this one too..
Kouga blinked for a moment, the smallest hint of a blush going unnoticed on his cheeks. "I didn't think about it since we are to be mates."
"We are not to be mates!" Kagome fumed. "Take me back right now!"
@>~~~^~~~~
"Wake up!!"
Sango and Miroku leapt from their beds as a very irate Inu yasha burst through the door of Kaede's small hut. Sango's head swivel quickly from left to right, "What's going on?!"
Inu yasha tossed the covers off the stubborn houshin who attempted to reclaim his unconscious state. "Kouga just grabbed Kagome and took off towards the mountains. Get you lazy asses up!"
Sango was up in a heartbeat, grabbing her hirakotsu and Miroku's staff. She suddenly stopped and stared at Inu yasha. "Umm, Inu yasha?"
"WHAT?!" he growled in annoyance.
"Where's your shirt?"
@>~~~^~~~~
Kagome walked along the path back towards the village, her sulking features turned downwards as she attempt to keep herself cover with her arms. Kouga watched her out of the corner of his eye as she mumbled to herself.
So she had finally chosen the hanyou, ne? That really didn't settle well with him. Not in the least but there wasn't really much he could do. She had made the choice freely, though he didn't totally believe that. Who would chose a hanyou over a full-blooded youkai *prince*. He looked over at the girl next to him and let out a dejected sigh.
She would.
He knew that she had never been bothered by the taint in the inu hanyou's blood. Be them youkai, human or even half-breed, Kagome treated everyone the same way. That's what he had always liked about her. She judged everyone on their heart and their actions, not on their body type.
Another sigh escaped the dejected ookami's lips and words he never thought he'd say spilled off his tongue. "I'm sorry Kagome. I had no right to take you from Inu yasha."
Kagome didn't stop but her features softened. She didn't look up but she smiled all the same. "It's ok. I know it was probably a big shock for you."
Kouga nodded then remembered something. "Say Kagome?"
"Hum?"
"What happened back there?" he pointed a thumb over his shoulder at the direction they had just come from.
Kagome blushed. "It was a, umm.. bit of motion sickness?"
Kouga raised an eyebrow. Something wasn't right. He sniffed the air around her lightly noticing a slight tint to her scent. He's eyes widened in realization. "Your- you- you're gonna-"
Kagome blushed. "Have a pup?"
Kouga nodded, dumbstruck.
Kagome smiled brightly but still refused to look up. She was bit too embarrassed with her lack of clothing to do much else but stare at the ground. "Yeah well.. no one really knows yet so keep it to yourself ne?"
Kouga blinked, "You mean even inu koro doesn't know?"
"Oh no. He knows but we haven't told anyone else." She giggled, "We're enjoying it for a while before we tell anyone."
Kouga nodded in understand. There was long silence between the two before he spoke again. "If he ever hurts you, you know you are always welcome in my pack. 'Pup' and all."
Kagome smile and this time allowed herself a glance over towards her friend. "Thank you Kouga but I'm sure it will all be fine. Though," she laughed. "You must come and visit once in a while! I'd sure miss you if you didn't. Besides! Someone has to keep Inu yasha in line." She winked and both laughed.
Kouga smiled warmly, a new kind of love taking residence in his heart for the miko next to him. "Hai.. Kagome-nee-chan."
@>~~~^~~~~
A low growl escaped the enraged hanyou's throat as he finally caught the scent of his missing mate on the nighttime breeze. Signaling to the rest of the group with a wave, he took off in the general direction of the familiar smell.
A slight rustle from some bushes to his left drew his attention and the sound of Kagome's voice made him immediately change his coarse. He darted into the bushes, immerging in a large clearing on the other side. He stood for a long moment taking in the site that greeted him.
Kagome stared at him from one side of a rather large campfire. A growl rumbled deep in his chest as he caught sight of the shirt she held tightly around her chest.
It belonged to Kouga.
Inu yasha's eyes darted to the ookami in question who sat, a smug smile on his face, directly across the fire from Kagome.
"Hey inu koro!" he laughed, "What took you so damn long?"
Inu yasha growled, a bit of red tainting the golden color of his eyes and his hand flew out to grip tetsuaigai. He withdrew the sword in one quick, fluid motion as he readied himself to strike.
A growl from the fire stopped him mid-step.
Kouga eyed the growling miko across from him in disbelief. She had risen to her feet and was now moving towards the hanyou at the other end of the clearing. It wasn't her actions so much that startled him but the soft barks and growls that she and the hanyou exchanged.
After a moment and a growl of protest, Inu yasha re-sheathed his sword and pulled Kagome into a tight embrace. She sighed and fell into his arms willingly, a content growl resonating between the two lovers.
Kouga shook his head to clear away the shock. She wasn't a youkai. Her scent and aura told him that much but she was communicating with her mate like she had known the language all her life. His eyes drifted to the other occupants of the clearing, who had gone unnoticed before now, and noted that they too had looks of amazement plastered across their faces.
"How does she? When did she?" Sango sputtered, trying to make sense of it all.
Inu yasha, finally taking notice of their companions’ stares, released Kagome. He removed his red haori and handed it to Kagome. "Go change."
She narrowed her eyes at him, growling at the way he thought he could command her. "Why should I?"
"Cause I don't want to smell like mangy ookami all fuckin' week!!" He thrust the haori at her once more. "Change onegai!?"
Kagome gave a huff but took the shirt and more willingly retreated into the darkness to change.
The group settled around the campfire, except for Inu yasha who hung back at the edge of the clearing, while they waited for Kagome to change. Every so often a growl would make its way out of Inu yasha's throat but he would bite it back and all would be quiet once more.
Kagome returned a few moments later, dress in her blue jeans and Inu yasha's red haori. She smiled as she handed Kouga back his shirt. "Arigato Kouga-kun."
He smiled, glancing over at the raging hanyou and he lightly brushed her hand when he took his shirt. "No problem Kagome-nee-chan."
The comment went unnoticed by the raging hanyou who sat brooding and digging his claws into the soil to either side of him.
Kagome nodded her thanks again before moving to take a seat next to Sango. A soft kind of growling noise caused her to turn and look at her fuming mate. She laughed to herself as she moved over to him and took a seat in his lap.
She snuggled back against the perturbed hanyou and instantly felt him relax. 'He must have really been worried,' she thought as she made herself comfortable.
Inu yasha's arms wrapped around her shoulders, pulling her closer to his chest as he buried his face in her neck. Taking a deep breath, he allowed her scent to calm him, finally and truly acknowledging that she was indeed safe and the ookami had not tried to claim her.
With a soft, content sigh both lovers relaxed and stared off into the fire. It was then that they noticed the curious faces staring back at them.
"What?" Kagome asked nervously.
Kouga voiced the question on everyone's mind. "When did you learn to speak mutt?"
Inu yasha threw a threatening growl towards the annoying ookami youkai, "What did you say?!"
"What he means is," Sango interrupted before things got too heated, "Is we didn't know that Kagome knew any youkai languages."
Kagome blinked for a moment, tilting her head to look at Inu yasha. "Do I?"
Inu yasha shrugged. He turned back to the taijiya, "What are you talking about?"
"Just now," Miroku filled in, "Kagome answered your growl with one of her own, among other things.."
Kagome blinked for a moment, not really sure what to think. "I.. I didn't even realize it."
Inu yasha nodded. "I didn't either. It just seemed natural at the time."
Their companions nodded, taking this new information and storing it away to be discussed later. When it was not pitch black outside.
"I believe," Sango yawned and stretched her arms above her head. "That it is time to get some sleep. We'll head back in the morning, hai?"
All heads nodded in agreement and everyone moved to make themselves comfortable around the fire. Kagome noted with a small smile the way Miroku and Sango slipped away to one side of the fire and cuddled together. Obviously some things had changed while she was away.
"Oh," Miroku's voice broke her from her thoughts. "There is one more question that needs to be answered."
Kagome blinked, attempting to figure out what had yet to be answered. "Nani?"
A sly smirk spread across the houshin's face, "Kagome.. Where's your shirt?"
@>~~~^~~~~
The next morning found the group on the road back to the village. Inu yasha and Miroku walked just ahead of the girls as the two became reacquainted through lively chatter just behind them.
Miroku smiled as he tossed a glace back at his two female companions. "Well it seems once more that Kagome is back to her old self thanks to you."
Inu yasha shook his head and sighed sadly. "It's my fault she was hurt in the first place."
"On the contrary. If it was anyone's fault it would be mine for not guarding her more carefully when you were gone. I apologize."
Inu yasha let out a loud 'keh', drawing back the houshin's attention. "We'll all have to be more careful. Kikyou's not going to give up."
Miroku nodded. "Indeed."
"That reminds me," Sango turned a stern look towards Kagome, "What were you doing outside of the village anyway?"
Kagome shook her head. "I don't remember leaving the village to be honest."
The group stopped to stay at the young woman.
Inu yasha blinked in surprise. "Nani?"
"Honto ne?" Sango asked, just as startled by this revelation as the others.
Kagome nodded. "Hai. I never left the village. I remember walking towards the center of village, on my way to that small market on the corner, then suddenly I was in the woods with Kikyou."
"Chikuso!" Inu yasha's hands clenched into tight fist before flying out into the nearest tree trunk. "Kuso! Kuso! Kuso!"
Miroku sighed. "It appears she is more daring then we imagined."
Kagome laughed, a bit nervous as she watch Inu yasha throttled another defenseless tree. "It'll be all right, really!" She smiled and placed a hand on her mate's shoulder, claiming his fury for the moment. "I'll just make sure I don't go anywhere alone until the problem is solved, ok?"
Inu yasha growled but nodded his agreement before taking the small woman in his arms. She smiled warmly with a content sigh as she relaxed against him. "I just," he whispered into her ear, "I don't want any thing to happen to the two of you."
Kagome nuzzled her face against his strong chest, "Nothing will koishii. Not as long as I'm with you.."
@>~~~^~~~~
Translations:
kitsune : fox/fox demon
youkai : demon
hanyou : half-breed
miko : priestess
ookami : wolf
otouto : brother
inu koro : mutt face I think? It's an insult that Kouga uses a lot ^^;
okaa-san/okaa-chan : mother or mama.
nee-chan or onee-chan : sister
nii-chan or onii-chan : brother
baba-chan : grandmother/old woman (often attached to Kaede making her Grandma Kaede)
-sama : lord or lady (depending on the sex of the individual)
iie : no
baka : idiot/stupid/you're stupid/ ect...
chikuso : damn it
kuso : shit
ja ne/ja mata : see ya/see ya later
koiishi : lover
Chapter 17 I Forgot my Little Red Riding-hood
Author : Sami-chan (AKA Belldandy-chan ^^)
Rating : R for some brief nudity and naughty words ^^;;
Author's Notes : Ohiyo minna-san! How are you all doing?? Sorry it took so long to get this chapter out but I was having a bit of trouble deciding what all needed to be in this chapter ^^;; Sounds weird I know but that was the problem ^^;;
Anywho! I'm so happy with all the reviews I've been getting that I'd like to take a bit of space here and answer a few...
Am I going to let Inu yasha kill Houjou... answer.. unfortunately no. I mean without Houjou who is going to piss their pants??
Is this the end?? answer... HELL NO! ::giggles:: We still have a birth to get to ^.~
(actually a question from one of my other stories) Why don't I do something with Sango and Miroku? Simple answer... I'm not very good at writing them.. at least.. Not in my opinion ^^;; I'm gonna give it a try thou! Really I am! It's just easier for my to write Inu yasha cause my husband acts just like him ^^;;
Thanks yous to everyone that reviewed! I really appricate it!
If you got the time, those of you who haven't or would like to again, please R/R ^^ Have fun minna-san!
~Ja mata
~~Sami-chan
Disclaimer :
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Kagome's hands tightened their grip on Inu yasha's haori as she rest bridal-style in his arms. "Inu yasha?" she questioned nervously.
The equally nervous hanyou peeked around the corner before shaking his head. "It's no good. There's no way around her."
Kagome swallowed the lump in her throat. "Of course we can!" She laughed nervously. "Are you saying that the great Inu yasha is giving up?"
"Kagome, she's standing in the door way."
Kagome leaned back in her mate's arms, craning her neck until she too was peeking around the edge of the small house towards their current target. Sure enough Inu yasha had been right.
Momma was in the way.
Without windows, entrance to the small well house was limited to the sliding door that was now heavily guarded by Mrs. Higurashi and her large frying pan, any good mother's weapon of choice.
Kagome sighed, realizing defeat. There was no way they would just be able to sneak back into the past as she had hoped.
After her return from the hospital 2 days ago, Mrs. Higurashi had made it abundantly clear that under no circumstance was Kagome allowed back through the well. After many hours of pleading and explanations, neither she nor Inu yasha had swayed the older woman's resolve.
Kagome gently removed herself from Inu yasha's grasp and stepped from the shadows of the main house to face her mother directly. As much as she loved her mother and understood why she didn't want her only daughter to return to such a dangerous era, this was getting ridiculous.
Her mother smiled as the pair approached, waving them over to take a seat next to her on the ground. The pair obliged her, taking seats just opposite her and the door.
"What brings you two out here so late?" she asked, taking a sip of coffee from her thermos.
"Momma, we need to go back."
Mrs. Higurashi smiled warmly at her daughter. "Did you know there's a festival downtown tomorrow? Maybe you should-"
"I'll be in the feudal age tomorrow momma."
Mrs. Higurashi frowned. "Kagome please." She leaned forward, placing her thermos to the side and taking her daughters hands, she met her daughter’s stern gaze with pleading eyes. "Please just stay here where you'll be safe?"
Kagome sighed and gently squeezed her mother's offered hands. "Momma..."
"Please!" she pleaded again. "You won't have to worry about youkai or crazy undead mikos.." She smiled happily at her daughter, a tiny piece of excitement playing in her features. "You can stay home with your family and be a normal girl like you've always wanted!"
"I can't ever be a normal girl."
Mrs. Higurashi's smiling face collapsed.
"Momma if I don't go back this time won't be safe for long." Kagome looked down at her hands nestled so securely in her mothers and smiled slightly. "Momma if I don't go back and collect the rest of the pieces they will just appear here later and then what?" She turned a serious look to her mother, surprising the older woman in her determination. "I couldn't live with myself if anything happened to you, Souta and jii-chan because of me. I am the priestess that protects the Shikon no Tama. That's why I need to go back."
Kagome released her mother's hands and stood, Inu yasha following her example. "So mother I'm going to ask you once more, please, let me go?"
Mrs. Higurashi looked away from her daughter and son-in-law, focusing her gaze on a small piece of gravel just next to her foot. A long moment passed before footsteps, moving towards the door of the well house, pulled her back from her thoughts.
"Kagome?"
The young miko turned back to her mother but motioned for her mate to continue on. "Yes mother?"
Tears trailed down her face as she turned to her daughter. No longer her little girl but a strong and loyal woman. Loyal and honest to the very end. "Please, come home safe?"
@>~~~^~~~~
Inu yasha hauled the overly stuffed yellow bag out of the well and set it down. He turned and in an easy movement, pulled his mate from the dark depths of the well. She giggled as he placed her down in front of him, pulling her into a tight embrace.
Kagome took in a long deep breath, enjoying the crisp night air of the feudal age that she had missed so. Inu yasha smiled as he watched her, her eyes closing and a smile touching her lips. She looked so beautiful in the raising moon's light.
"You know," his lips came down to kiss her cheek, "No one is actually expecting us until tomorrow." His lips moved to caress her jaw.
Kagome giggled, her hands sliding up his broad chest to wrap around his neck. She tilted her head to give her hanyou lover a better view of the creamy skin of her neck. "Oh? Then what do you propose we do? Go back to the shrine?"
She felt Inu yasha smirk against her shoulder. She let out a loud 'eep' as she suddenly found herself once more in the hanyou's strong arms. Stopping only briefly to grab the large yellow monstrosity that Kagome called a 'backpack', he took off into the woods at a dead run. The cool night air whipped against their faces and both felt an over-whelming rush of freedom, both spirits wild and untamed in the depths of the nighttime forest.
After a long while and what Inu yasha felt was a safe distance from the village, he stopped and lovingly placed Kagome down on the ground. He then dropped her pack next to a large tree and began digging through its contents.
Kagome watched, her curiosity becoming more and more aroused. With a triumphant 'ah ha!' Inu yasha turned back to her, his target, a rather large and warm blanket, held up as if it was a victory flag.
She giggled as she watched the young hanyou carefully laid his prize out flat on the forest floor before returning to her. He smiled at her, a glint of mischief in his golden eyes as he scooped her into his arm and met her lips with his in a passionate kiss. Kagome easily melted to the demands of the kiss, allowing her body to mold and form to his as he moved them over to his make shift bedding.
Inu yasha carefully laid Kagome back until she came to lay snuggled on top of the plush blanket with his body gently resting over hers. Their lips never parted and the kiss only grew more hungry and passionate in anticipation for what they both knew was coming.
Kagome moaned, her hands sliding down her mate’s chest to the ties of his haori. They made easy work of the knot and before long she had revealed his well-toned chest and abs to her fiery touch. She felt his body shudder as her fingers traced over the well-defined lines of his chest. His hands moved to hem of her shirt.
Her shirt and bra discarded, the cool night air fell over the young woman and forced a shiver through her body. The feeling died quickly, replaced by the warm heated body of the man above her as he pressed himself against her, reclaiming her lips in an effort to block the bitter cold that threatened his mate. His hand reached over and pulled the edge of the blanket over them so that now the blanket was folded in half, one half above them the other below.
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She moaned as his lips broke from hers. Starting a trail from the corner of her mouth down her jaw line, he began to nibble at her flesh. His fangs grazed the delicate skin of her neck producing a throaty growl, almost purring noise from his mate. He smiled as one of his hands moved down to cup her exposed breast, fingering the hard nipple and giving it a loving tweak.
Kagome gasped, pressing herself harder against his hand as he attended to her needy breast. His trail of kisses continued down until his lips replaced his fingers. He nibbled on the soft pink nipple and shuddered at the soft pleasurable cries that assaulted his ears.
Her hands slid down his back to the waistband of his pants, following it along the curve of his hips to tie in front. "Inu yasha," her breathless voice pleaded in his ear. "Please!"
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Kagome's scream filled the air as a loud growl filled the air and in a sudden, unexpected movement, Inu yasha flew off of her and into a nearby tree. Kagome grabbed the blanket and covered her breast as her eyes shot over to the struggling form of her lover.
Inu yasha stumbled for a moment before returning to his feet. He shook his head, clearing his senses and turned towards the forced that had knocked him back.
Kouga stood above Kagome, panting in rage as he looked on at the hanyou before him. "Kagome," he growl, not turning to look at the girl below him. "Are you ok?"
Kagome blinked for a moment. Whatever you want to call it, shock or fear, maybe a combination of the two, held her tongue in place. She just stared from the ookami youkai above her to the inu hanyou a few feet away.
Inu yasha growled, "Of course she's ok! Why wouldn't she be?!"
"Shut your mouth!" Kouga yelled, "You think I'd let you get away with taking advantage of *MY* Kagome?!"
"*YOUR* Kagome?!" Inu yasha growled menacingly. "Take another whiff dumb ass!! She's *my* mate!"
Kouga about fell over in laughter.
"What's so damn funny?!"
Kouga wiped a tear from his eye, his laughter settling to a loud chuckle. "Like Kagome would ever mate a dirty hanyou like you!" He sniffed the air lightly, "Why her scent is still as clean as-" he stopped abruptly.
The edge of Inu yasha's lips turned up in an arrogant smirk as a look of realization filtered into the ookami's face. "Something wrong?"
"No," he mumbled, taking a step back. His eyes darted down to the female below him. He looked at her as if to tell him it wasn't true but as she averted her gaze back towards the hanyou he knew his nose hadn't deceived him. His anger grew until a loud, threatening growl resonated through the small clearing. "You forced her didn't you!? That's the only- She wouldn't- She loved-!"
"Give it up! Can't you see she just doesn't love you?!"
Kouga lunged forward and Inu yasha prepared to defend but the attack never came. In a flash, the ookami youkai had Kagome gathered in his arms and was retreated with her in a cloud of dust towards his mountains.
Inu yasha growled and in an instant was after the pair. "Kouga!! You bastard!"
With the shikon shards still imbedded in his legs, Kouga easily sped ahead of the enraged hanyou until he was nothing move then a blur on the horizon.
Inu yasha growl as he stopped following the pair and abruptly turned back towards the village. He knew where they were going and he was going to need some help. He only hoped he got their before anything bad happened to Kagome.
@>~~~^~~~~
Feeling like they were far enough away now and knowing they had not been followed, Kouga slowed down to a brisk walk, the kicking and screaming Kagome still flung over his shoulder.
"PUT. ME. DOWN!" she cried, her fist pounding against the youkai's back.
Kouga blinked, if not a bit surprised by the woman's behavior but complied, placing her gently on the ground. He watched her give a rather undignified huff and storm off back in the direction they had just come from.
"Oi!" he jumped in front of her, blocking her escape. "Where do you think you're going woman?"
Kagome glared up at him, a deep fiery anger burning in her brown eyes. "*I*," she seethed, "Am going back to my *mate*." She moved to walk around Kouga but he moved once more to block her.
"He's right here."
"No. *Inu yasha* is back there."
Kouga frowned. He placed a gentle hand on her cheek, "I understand that he forced you Kagome, you don't have to worry. I will still take you as my mate and damn the youkai that says anything!"
Kagome growled and pulled her face away. "He didn't force me! I was his willing-"
Kouga watched wide eyed as Kagome's words hauled in her throat and her skin turned a sickening green shade. "Ka-Kagome?"
She pushed passed the confused ookami and disappeared into a small group of bushes. Horrible sounds echoed down the path and Kouga had to cover his nose, lest he find himself in a similar situation.
A few moments later a very exhausted looking Kagome stumbled from the bush. Wiping her mouth across the back of her hand, Kagome allowed herself to fall back against a welcoming tree. It was then she remember something.
"EEEKK!!!" Her shrill cry rang through the night, deafening Kouga and forcing his hands to move from his nose to his ears to block out the horrible sound. Kagome's hands few up to cover herself for the first time remembering that she had no shirt on.
"God damn it woman what was that for?!"
Kagome sent him a death glare. "You took me without my shirt!! I'm fucking naked!" Oh if only she had a subduing spell on this one too..
Kouga blinked for a moment, the smallest hint of a blush going unnoticed on his cheeks. "I didn't think about it since we are to be mates."
"We are not to be mates!" Kagome fumed. "Take me back right now!"
@>~~~^~~~~
"Wake up!!"
Sango and Miroku leapt from their beds as a very irate Inu yasha burst through the door of Kaede's small hut. Sango's head swivel quickly from left to right, "What's going on?!"
Inu yasha tossed the covers off the stubborn houshin who attempted to reclaim his unconscious state. "Kouga just grabbed Kagome and took off towards the mountains. Get you lazy asses up!"
Sango was up in a heartbeat, grabbing her hirakotsu and Miroku's staff. She suddenly stopped and stared at Inu yasha. "Umm, Inu yasha?"
"WHAT?!" he growled in annoyance.
"Where's your shirt?"
@>~~~^~~~~
Kagome walked along the path back towards the village, her sulking features turned downwards as she attempt to keep herself cover with her arms. Kouga watched her out of the corner of his eye as she mumbled to herself.
So she had finally chosen the hanyou, ne? That really didn't settle well with him. Not in the least but there wasn't really much he could do. She had made the choice freely, though he didn't totally believe that. Who would chose a hanyou over a full-blooded youkai *prince*. He looked over at the girl next to him and let out a dejected sigh.
She would.
He knew that she had never been bothered by the taint in the inu hanyou's blood. Be them youkai, human or even half-breed, Kagome treated everyone the same way. That's what he had always liked about her. She judged everyone on their heart and their actions, not on their body type.
Another sigh escaped the dejected ookami's lips and words he never thought he'd say spilled off his tongue. "I'm sorry Kagome. I had no right to take you from Inu yasha."
Kagome didn't stop but her features softened. She didn't look up but she smiled all the same. "It's ok. I know it was probably a big shock for you."
Kouga nodded then remembered something. "Say Kagome?"
"Hum?"
"What happened back there?" he pointed a thumb over his shoulder at the direction they had just come from.
Kagome blushed. "It was a, umm.. bit of motion sickness?"
Kouga raised an eyebrow. Something wasn't right. He sniffed the air around her lightly noticing a slight tint to her scent. He's eyes widened in realization. "Your- you- you're gonna-"
Kagome blushed. "Have a pup?"
Kouga nodded, dumbstruck.
Kagome smiled brightly but still refused to look up. She was bit too embarrassed with her lack of clothing to do much else but stare at the ground. "Yeah well.. no one really knows yet so keep it to yourself ne?"
Kouga blinked, "You mean even inu koro doesn't know?"
"Oh no. He knows but we haven't told anyone else." She giggled, "We're enjoying it for a while before we tell anyone."
Kouga nodded in understand. There was long silence between the two before he spoke again. "If he ever hurts you, you know you are always welcome in my pack. 'Pup' and all."
Kagome smile and this time allowed herself a glance over towards her friend. "Thank you Kouga but I'm sure it will all be fine. Though," she laughed. "You must come and visit once in a while! I'd sure miss you if you didn't. Besides! Someone has to keep Inu yasha in line." She winked and both laughed.
Kouga smiled warmly, a new kind of love taking residence in his heart for the miko next to him. "Hai.. Kagome-nee-chan."
@>~~~^~~~~
A low growl escaped the enraged hanyou's throat as he finally caught the scent of his missing mate on the nighttime breeze. Signaling to the rest of the group with a wave, he took off in the general direction of the familiar smell.
A slight rustle from some bushes to his left drew his attention and the sound of Kagome's voice made him immediately change his coarse. He darted into the bushes, immerging in a large clearing on the other side. He stood for a long moment taking in the site that greeted him.
Kagome stared at him from one side of a rather large campfire. A growl rumbled deep in his chest as he caught sight of the shirt she held tightly around her chest.
It belonged to Kouga.
Inu yasha's eyes darted to the ookami in question who sat, a smug smile on his face, directly across the fire from Kagome.
"Hey inu koro!" he laughed, "What took you so damn long?"
Inu yasha growled, a bit of red tainting the golden color of his eyes and his hand flew out to grip tetsuaigai. He withdrew the sword in one quick, fluid motion as he readied himself to strike.
A growl from the fire stopped him mid-step.
Kouga eyed the growling miko across from him in disbelief. She had risen to her feet and was now moving towards the hanyou at the other end of the clearing. It wasn't her actions so much that startled him but the soft barks and growls that she and the hanyou exchanged.
After a moment and a growl of protest, Inu yasha re-sheathed his sword and pulled Kagome into a tight embrace. She sighed and fell into his arms willingly, a content growl resonating between the two lovers.
Kouga shook his head to clear away the shock. She wasn't a youkai. Her scent and aura told him that much but she was communicating with her mate like she had known the language all her life. His eyes drifted to the other occupants of the clearing, who had gone unnoticed before now, and noted that they too had looks of amazement plastered across their faces.
"How does she? When did she?" Sango sputtered, trying to make sense of it all.
Inu yasha, finally taking notice of their companions’ stares, released Kagome. He removed his red haori and handed it to Kagome. "Go change."
She narrowed her eyes at him, growling at the way he thought he could command her. "Why should I?"
"Cause I don't want to smell like mangy ookami all fuckin' week!!" He thrust the haori at her once more. "Change onegai!?"
Kagome gave a huff but took the shirt and more willingly retreated into the darkness to change.
The group settled around the campfire, except for Inu yasha who hung back at the edge of the clearing, while they waited for Kagome to change. Every so often a growl would make its way out of Inu yasha's throat but he would bite it back and all would be quiet once more.
Kagome returned a few moments later, dress in her blue jeans and Inu yasha's red haori. She smiled as she handed Kouga back his shirt. "Arigato Kouga-kun."
He smiled, glancing over at the raging hanyou and he lightly brushed her hand when he took his shirt. "No problem Kagome-nee-chan."
The comment went unnoticed by the raging hanyou who sat brooding and digging his claws into the soil to either side of him.
Kagome nodded her thanks again before moving to take a seat next to Sango. A soft kind of growling noise caused her to turn and look at her fuming mate. She laughed to herself as she moved over to him and took a seat in his lap.
She snuggled back against the perturbed hanyou and instantly felt him relax. 'He must have really been worried,' she thought as she made herself comfortable.
Inu yasha's arms wrapped around her shoulders, pulling her closer to his chest as he buried his face in her neck. Taking a deep breath, he allowed her scent to calm him, finally and truly acknowledging that she was indeed safe and the ookami had not tried to claim her.
With a soft, content sigh both lovers relaxed and stared off into the fire. It was then that they noticed the curious faces staring back at them.
"What?" Kagome asked nervously.
Kouga voiced the question on everyone's mind. "When did you learn to speak mutt?"
Inu yasha threw a threatening growl towards the annoying ookami youkai, "What did you say?!"
"What he means is," Sango interrupted before things got too heated, "Is we didn't know that Kagome knew any youkai languages."
Kagome blinked for a moment, tilting her head to look at Inu yasha. "Do I?"
Inu yasha shrugged. He turned back to the taijiya, "What are you talking about?"
"Just now," Miroku filled in, "Kagome answered your growl with one of her own, among other things.."
Kagome blinked for a moment, not really sure what to think. "I.. I didn't even realize it."
Inu yasha nodded. "I didn't either. It just seemed natural at the time."
Their companions nodded, taking this new information and storing it away to be discussed later. When it was not pitch black outside.
"I believe," Sango yawned and stretched her arms above her head. "That it is time to get some sleep. We'll head back in the morning, hai?"
All heads nodded in agreement and everyone moved to make themselves comfortable around the fire. Kagome noted with a small smile the way Miroku and Sango slipped away to one side of the fire and cuddled together. Obviously some things had changed while she was away.
"Oh," Miroku's voice broke her from her thoughts. "There is one more question that needs to be answered."
Kagome blinked, attempting to figure out what had yet to be answered. "Nani?"
A sly smirk spread across the houshin's face, "Kagome.. Where's your shirt?"
@>~~~^~~~~
The next morning found the group on the road back to the village. Inu yasha and Miroku walked just ahead of the girls as the two became reacquainted through lively chatter just behind them.
Miroku smiled as he tossed a glace back at his two female companions. "Well it seems once more that Kagome is back to her old self thanks to you."
Inu yasha shook his head and sighed sadly. "It's my fault she was hurt in the first place."
"On the contrary. If it was anyone's fault it would be mine for not guarding her more carefully when you were gone. I apologize."
Inu yasha let out a loud 'keh', drawing back the houshin's attention. "We'll all have to be more careful. Kikyou's not going to give up."
Miroku nodded. "Indeed."
"That reminds me," Sango turned a stern look towards Kagome, "What were you doing outside of the village anyway?"
Kagome shook her head. "I don't remember leaving the village to be honest."
The group stopped to stay at the young woman.
Inu yasha blinked in surprise. "Nani?"
"Honto ne?" Sango asked, just as startled by this revelation as the others.
Kagome nodded. "Hai. I never left the village. I remember walking towards the center of village, on my way to that small market on the corner, then suddenly I was in the woods with Kikyou."
"Chikuso!" Inu yasha's hands clenched into tight fist before flying out into the nearest tree trunk. "Kuso! Kuso! Kuso!"
Miroku sighed. "It appears she is more daring then we imagined."
Kagome laughed, a bit nervous as she watch Inu yasha throttled another defenseless tree. "It'll be all right, really!" She smiled and placed a hand on her mate's shoulder, claiming his fury for the moment. "I'll just make sure I don't go anywhere alone until the problem is solved, ok?"
Inu yasha growled but nodded his agreement before taking the small woman in his arms. She smiled warmly with a content sigh as she relaxed against him. "I just," he whispered into her ear, "I don't want any thing to happen to the two of you."
Kagome nuzzled her face against his strong chest, "Nothing will koishii. Not as long as I'm with you.."
@>~~~^~~~~
Translations:
kitsune : fox/fox demon
youkai : demon
hanyou : half-breed
miko : priestess
ookami : wolf
otouto : brother
inu koro : mutt face I think? It's an insult that Kouga uses a lot ^^;
okaa-san/okaa-chan : mother or mama.
nee-chan or onee-chan : sister
nii-chan or onii-chan : brother
baba-chan : grandmother/old woman (often attached to Kaede making her Grandma Kaede)
-sama : lord or lady (depending on the sex of the individual)
iie : no
baka : idiot/stupid/you're stupid/ ect...
chikuso : damn it
kuso : shit
ja ne/ja mata : see ya/see ya later
koiishi : lover