InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Inuyasha and Kagome: After the Jewel ❯ In the Aftermath ( Chapter 2 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN INUYASHA! Nope. Not at all.

Two months later.


Much had happened since that fateful day. Kagome actively purified the shikon-no-tama, and with the combination of her's and Kaede's efforts the orb was a glimmering, glowing, pink hue again without a trace of darkness, or malice. Miroku had come out of his comatose state five days after they had returned to the village. He was still in recovery, and found it hard to move sometimes, and was occasionally struck with horrible flashbacks. Kaede said they were just the aftermaths of the great evil his body had suffered, that he was lucky to be alive, and that she was confident he would make a complete recovery within a year or so. And Inuyasha.. He had been thinking about his future ever since he got back. The needs of the village kept Kagome busy, that and she was free to go to her time whenever she wished now (he couldn't begrudge her that, though he tried. And at the moment his back still twinged from a vicious Sit.) She was there now. And Inuyasha found it hard to think when jealous images of her with that Hojou filled his mind every two seconds. He growled in frustration.

And what was it that had the hanyou in such foul spirits?

The shikon jewel. He and Kaede had spoke of what needed to be done the night they had returned. It needed to be used honestly, it needed to be used on someone who didn't want it for power, or strength. And who better to use it than Inuyasha? It had been decided, more or less. Kagome knew nothing of it yet. And Inuyasha was struggling on what he needed from it. Strength, he had that. Tetsusaiga and his combined hanyou powers had never failed him yet. Kagome liked him as a hanyou, so he didn't need to go full demon, or full human. There was one thing he wanted of that jewel, but he was... reluctant. The last time he had involved the shikon-no-tama and a woman the woman had ended up dead, and he was sealed to a tree with a sacred arrow for fifty years. It wasn't an endearing prospect.

But unbeknownst to Kaede, or Inuyasha, Kagome was making plans of her own.

All this time she spent back in her world was at the shrine. Praying of all things. And talking with her family too, she had had several very important conversations with her mother. And at the end of it all she had come to one conclusion. She loved Inuyasha. But humans and hanyous age far too differently to co-exist harmoniously. She would wither and die before he had even fully become an adult. And if they ended up married, any children they had would be orphaned at a young age. She didn't want to put Inuyasha through the agony of outliving another lover, so she had resolved to leave, and use the jewel to seal up the well to the Sengoku Jidai. That would be a noble cause, and then the jewel would likely dissapate and Midoriko's soul would be able to rest in peace.

It was late. Or early. In Tokyo time it was just around 3 am in the morning. Kagome rolled over in her bed, blinking, and wondering why she was suddenly so awake. "Inuyasha?" she whispered, looking carefully around the room. But the hanyou wasn't here. She would sense him. The answer came a second later when she noticed a near blinding pink glow in the room. The shikon jewel was.. active? Pulling on a jacket Kagome crept through the house, out the door, and into the shrine. Where she began to pray.

"Midoriko.." she mumbled aloud. "What should I do? Is it right for me to leave Inuyasha safely in the past? Or am I betraying him.. What is to be done with this jewel? I wish you were free.. I would use this jewel's power to set you free and banish the youkai souls for good.. Tragic priestess." the words, though she did not know why she spoke them, where honest, and true. Straight from her good heart. She had often pitied poor Midoriko, and her plight. Forever fighting inside a glass ball against the souls of demons. After so many decades it must be tiring. That poor soul needed rest. And as a priestess, from a long line of them, she felt the need to lay Midoriko to rest.

But what happened she didn't exactly expect.

The jewel blazed, enveloping Kagome and the shrine in blinding white light. Oddly, Kagome felt no fear. The energy was pure, and good. And when it cleared a translucent figure hovered infront of her, smiling softly and garbed in ancient armour. Kagome had seen the face once before and felt little wonder. "Midoriko-sama." she whispered, bowing. "Kagome-sama. Priestess-sister." the ancient one said, laying a hand on the young woman's shoulder. "I thank you for freeing me, and vanquishing the demon souls atlast." "Me?" Kagome asked, blinking in shock. "I.. I didn't do anything!" the ancient woman smiled. "You said you would use the jewel's power to lay me to rest, and you asked what was right to do with Inuyasha. Your love and goodness distracted the demon souls long enough for me to defeat them. You did everything, Kagome. And for that, I will grant you happiness before I leave." the priestess raised her hands, and an orb of energy appeared between them. "I know your heart's desire, Kagome. I know you want to be with Inuyasha. And he with you." she said as her form faded and the energy glowed bright, and brighter. For a second time that night the shrine pulsed with pure energy. And when it finished Kagome lay on the floor, her body trembling on her skin faintly glowing.

"Kagome!" Inuyasha yelled, slashing down the door and leaping into the shrine. His eyes took in her seemingly collapsed form, and the shikon-no-tama jewel, strangely clear and oddly powerless, and he guessed what might of transpired here. "Kagome!" he yelled again, rushing to her and picking her up. He blinked when he touched her. She was.. Different. Her scent was changed. And he could hear her heartbeat, louder and stronger than ever before. "Mmm..Nu..Yaasha?" "Kagome? What happened?" Same old Inuyasha. Impatient as ever. "Midoriko.. Jewel. Gone. Heart... Changed... Love you." she muttered sleepily and turned into his embrace, burying her face into the folds of his firerat clothing and falling asleep.

Inuyasha blinked steadily for several long minutes afterwards.

'Love you? Who was she talking to just then?'

Confused, and more than a little alarmed, Inuyasha took her back up to her room, set her in her bed and returned to the Sengoku Jidai. He took the glass ball with him.

He was playing with it when she returned. Tossing it up in the air and catching it like a child. Kagome found the scene oddly endearing and precious. She rarely saw her hanyou careless. This was one of those tiems. "Inuyasha." she said softly, hoping not to startle him. He looked up and tossed the ball to her and leapt out of the tree. She caught it easily. "It's power is gone." she nodded. "I know. I.. I guess I laid Midoriko to rest. It was an accident, I swear Inuyasha, I didn't mean too. I was sleeping, and then I was awake and it was pulsing. So I went to the shrine to pray, and I said somethings.. I don't really remember. And the next thing I know there's a decades old dead priestess in my shrine filling the place full of energy and I'm immortal."

Inuyasha nearly fell over backwards. "You're.. What?"

Kagome nodded. "Midoriko made me.. The same as you. Aging wise anyway. I think I'm still human." she held out her hand for him to sniff, he did. "No.. You are human. But your scent is changed. So that's it. I wondered."

"How is Miroku?" 'Of course Kagome. You always think of others.' "He's allright. Back to his hentai habits, Sango slapped him this morning and he fell over. It was quite the scene." Kagome tried not to chuckle. "I'll bet."

"Kagome.." he said softly, pulling her towards him. "I was afraid. You scare me so much. Why do you have to be so reckless?" she sighed plesantly in his embrace, nuzzling into his shoulder. "Hmph. You're one to talk, dog-boy. I don't try to make you worry.. It just happens." he sighed, breathing in her scent was ecstacy. He could stand here like this forever. But he had to know one thing. "Kagome.. Last night. You were.. Mumbling." "Mmm.. I'll bet." "You said something.." Kagome pulled back and smiled. "I remember a little bit, that's why I came here today. I was talking to you. I do love you Inuyasha. You, a hanyou, with your dog ears and rude, arrogance, recklessnes, and bad temper.. I love you."

'There. It's out in the open. Now I can be rejected and go back to my time and live in misery.'

Inuyasha's heart was crushed at the fear of rejection he saw in her eyes. And for once, he let his guard down. Not even with Kikyou had he let his guard down this much. The fear of betrayal always hung over both of them. In truth their relationship was doomed from the beginning. And once Kikyou had been laid to rest, and their promises fulfilled he was more than happy to leave their life in the past and bring Kagome into the future. He pulled her close again, looked into her eyes, and kissed her deeply.

Kagome was shocked.. But so happy she felt her heart might just burst. She kissed him back. Wrapping her arms around him, her hands gradually travelling up to scratch his ears. And she felt an odd sense of elation to hear the pleasure-growl start in his throat.

Finally he pulled away. "Enough." he growled/panted. "Or we might end up in a rather compromising position." he flashed a devious grin at her and she slapped him playfully. "Bad boy." "Bitch." he snarled at her, playfully. He was shocked to hear her growl right back, baring her teeth at him in mockery. "Bitch!" he repeated, this time more forcefully and jumped after her. She giggled and raced away.

That was how Kaede found them. Wrestling like puppies in the dirt.

'I've never seen Inuyasha so carefree.' the old miko remarked inside her head, watching the scene for several minutes before Inuyasha finally became aware of her presence. He flew up, trying to appear unembarassed at being caught. And Kagome, still laughing, used him to drag herself to her feet. The result was he was unprepared, and toppled over back on top of her and the two of them fell laughing back into the dust. It was several minutes before Kaede could speak her piece.

But when she had both the young people's attention, she realized a change in Kagome's aura. "Kagome-child.. What has happened to you?" the priestess asked, shocked. "That jewel made her immortal, ya old hag." Inuyasha said gruffly. "The jewel did it? But.. How?" Inuyasha shrugged. "Like it really matters. Kagome said -" "Sit." Kagome interupted. Inuyasha ate dirt yet again. Kagome climbed to her feet. "Kaede-san, I'll be more than happy to tell you about it back at the hut. Inuyasha feel free to join us when your manners have returned." Then, brushing dirt from her skirt, Kagome walked casually back towards the village.

Kaede followed after a moment.

And Inuyasha followed after a few long moments.

"So Midoriko is at peace?" Kagome nodded. "And I'm guessing this glass ball is just that. Completely powerless." "And unable to be used by evil." Kaede said with a relieved sigh. Kagome handed her the fragile sphere. "Here, see for yourself. It's aura is disapated, the souls, and the power, have passed on." Kaede nodded in agreement, scrutinizing the orb against the light from the window. "Hm. About all it's good for now is an heirloom, eh?" Kagome nodded slightly. "I'd never thought of that.. But I suppose it would." Kaede nodded and grinned. Kagome blinked. There was something in the old woman's wrinkled face that was oddly.. Mischevious? "What are you up to Kaede-san? You have this knowing look.. Like you know something I don't.." Kagome said warily, raising a dark eyebrow. The old woman just laughed and would say nothing. "Yes. It would be a nice heirloom, I'll think I'll string it on a necklace for you again and you can keep it here, or on your person."

Kagome tried to breach the subject again several times but the woman just prattled mindlessly on about other things. Kagome had never been more relieved to leave Kaede's hut that night. The cool night air hit her face causing her to smile and she breathed it in deeply. It was so refreshing here in the Sengoku Jidai, not like her native era in Tokyo. For all it's modern appliances and comforts (the most luxurious being indoor plumbing, and heated baths. Not to mention shampoo; only to name a few)just didn't seem to hold as much charm as the purity of the world in these fueding times.

"I could get used to here." she thought aloud, stepping off Kaede's porch. Inuyasha approached from the woods and she grinned at the sight of the handsome hanyou. 'Very used to here actually.' she thought, walking towards him.

'She's safe.' Was Inuyasha's first thought. But his amber-gold eyes, distant and cold like his brother Sesshomaru's, didn't betray to emotion. He snorted softly when she came within hearing distance and looked away, letting her know he was still offended for her earlier 'S-word'.

Kagome smiled. After having been with the hanyou two years now she was well used to his antics, and besides, she loved him. In her heart she knew it was true. She had expressed it openly, and he hadn't returned it.. But she, like any other love-sick ('and stupid!' the rational part of her mind snapped) girl she was willing to wait for him. For what was life without Inuyasha her heart sighed? "You deserved it." she said quietly, coming to stand beside her hanyou hero. "Keh." he snapped and continued to not look at her. She sighed and relented, but were she a hanyou her ears would of flattened in displeasure and reluctance. As it were she wore the emotions on her face (like any true human) and Inuyasha could smell it in her scent. But she turned her neck up and her head sideways, flashing the vulnerable part of her throat in a gesture that both made clear her submission, her acceptance of his dominance and her question for forgiveness all like Sesshoumaru and Myoga had long ago taught her. How had that come to pass? During one of Inuyasha's demon rampages Myoga had somewhat persuaded a grudging Sesshoumaru to school Kagome in Inu-Youkai so that she could effectively control Inuyasha whenever the demon rage took him. Part way through the 'training' they had discovered the miracles Tetsusaiga did to Inuyasha's demon blood and the training had stopped. Since then Inuyasha had continued her training. And the gesture she flashed now appeased him.

He made a low grunt in his throat, flicked his ears a few times and nipped at the base of her neck, just above her pulsing life-vein. 'Forgiven.' The gesture meant.

Kagome couldn't help but tremble and gasp slightly at the effect the nip of his teeth had on her body. It sent shivers down her spine, and pleasureable goosebumps across her skin and also made very erotic and innapropriate images appear in her head. Scenes that involved him doing that more forcefully, and lovingly, making her moan in exstacy.

Inuyasha could smell her arousal, and hell if he didn't know her thoughts from the blush on her face. And anyway Kagome (like most humans) couldn't hide her emotions. She was as open as a book. Her pages bared to the world. 'Damn. Do humans think about anything other than sex?' he wondered, with the intent of exasperation and disgust, but somehow his mind wondered what he was doing to her in her thoughts.. 'Damn.' He thought again and looked away.

She did things to him. Her scent alone would of made him tremble if he was a weak creature, or wore his heart out on his sleeve like these humans he'd bonded himself too. She would make him quake, his eyes pulse with desire and his heart quicken. Hell, she did make his heart quicken. It was thumping strangely now, and that feeling in the pit of his stomach was back. That oddly jumpy yet not all together uncomfortable feeling that made him strangely happy.

He was jerked from his thoughts when she leaned against him and sighed contentedly. Was it the fading scent of her arousal that was making his body respond so strangely? For it seemed to be acting of it's own accord, his arms slowly lifted to hold her, pulling her into his embrace. His chin rested on her head and his eyes closed as he breathed in her heavenly scent.

Kagome swore she heard him sigh. Inuyasha sigh happily. And she was pressed against him in a very compromising position tucked against his chest. If Miroku were to come by.. She pushed all thoughts of the lech from her mind. She wanted to savor these moments with Inuyasha, for they came so rarely..

He was lifting her chin, the long, lethal pointed claw was angled carefully away from her fragile human flesh, he turned her face towards him and before she knew it had captured her lips in a chaste kiss.

Just the barest brush of his lips against hers, no friction, no tongue, just a brush. A feathertouch.

But it spiked Kagome's passion, and need, and she pressed against him.

Inuyasha's nostrils flared when he scent changed, reaching a peak that drove him crazy. 'Damn. And the bitch isn't even in heat! How can she do this to me?' Were Miroku around he would of laughed and said something about a 'woman's power'.

Inuyasha was a little bewildered, his body, which seemed to be more in control now, was not. It leaned into Kagome, claiming her lips and jabbing it's tongue into her mouth where a furious battle of passions began.

Kagome moaned in exstacy. And the pleasure growl started in Inuyasha's throat.

And then it happened. A pulse.

Kagome felt it and pulled back, her heart missing a beat, not from fear, but worry. Inuyasha's eyes were red. The purple stripes had appeared across his face, and a quick glance revealed them across his hands aswell. His claws were longer, sharper, his fangs protruded from his mouth. He was in demon form! And yet, the eyes that gazed at her were hot, and heavy. Passionate. He growled, coming towards her. And Kagome felt no fear. Infact, there was something about the growl, that look in his eyes that made her feel.. Comfortable. Sexy. She grinned coyly, flashed her teeth and him and growled quietly then spun lightly and darted into the woods as fast as her human legs could carry her.

Moments later crashing brush, and panting signaled to her that he had followed. And when she couldn't run anymore, and he was almost on her she spun and darted into his arms growling and snarling like a feral animal.

Their mating was anything but tame. It was passionate. Erotic. Intense. And oh so pleasureable.

Kagome awoke the next morning feeling stiff, sore, and very warm and fuzzy. Her chocolate eyes opened, and became aware of two things. There was a very sexy chest in her face, which she was snuggled very cozily up next to, and she was naked.

Now normally these revelations would shock any level headed 17 year old girl to screaming but after a brief second of silent 'OH MY GOD WHAT THE HELL?!' Kagome remembered the night before. Being taken again and again by an extremely passionate Inuyasha.

'Inuyasha!' Kagome's eyes suddenly turned frantic. He was bloody. There were small marks all over him. Tooth marks. Blunt ones. And raw furrows. 'That's right.. He went demon.. and I.. We.. Oh god. This brings an, er, interesting meaning to the term doggy-style'. 'More like inu-youkai doggy-style.' she reflected a moment later.

Looking down at her nude body Kagome noted that she had similar furrows and bites across her bodies, hers of course much more 'severe'. Not enough to injure of course, but they were larger, a little deeper and stung a bit. But that was to be expected. His claws and fangs were sharper than hers, as he had demonstrated the countless times he had saved her life. But the worst of the damage she could feel was on her back, and there was an odd sensation across the nape of her neck. Not bad.. Just odd. Almost like there was something stuck there. She brushed her hand over the spot and found a wound, and the residue of blood. There were several nicks in the back of her neck, perfect fang marks.

'Oh god.. He claimed me. We're married now.'.

Myoga had once indulged her curiosity about inu-youkai and their mating habits when she had started a conversation about Inuyasha's mother (when Inuyasha was not around of course, otherwise the hanyou would of been furious and not allowed the conversation to take place.) The old flea had been quite clear in describing how a male marked his female, with a gentle bite deep enough to scar on the nape of her neck. The males only did this when they were in love with the females, and the bites healed quickly, rarely leaving much blood and no pain. 'So it's the human equivalent of marriage?' Kagome in her innocence had asked. Myoga had looked at her strangely, thought about it, then nodded. 'A bit. But unlike human marriages inu-youkai relationships leave no space for fooling around. Once they choose they choose for life, no flings as you humans would say after they choose their mate.'

Kagome's heart gave a little flip-flop of joy. 'Mate.' she thought pleasureably, brushing Inuyasha's silver bangs from his face. 'He chose me. He chose me.'

The featherlight brush of her fingers against his face did not wake Inuyasha, instead it just made him sigh happily and curl his strong arms tighter around her. Kagome sighed and snuggled against his chest. Happy and content. More so than she had been in a long, long while. She slept again.

Inuyasha awoke to the sound of foosteps and a familiar odour. He, unlike Kagome, didn't need to grip his bearings after waking. He knew them. He had taken Kagome, marked her, claimed her. She was his, he was hers. For all time. And the male coming should not see his mate unclothed. He growled. The rumbling woke her.

"Inuyasha?" she said. Sleepy. Confused.

He was up and draping his haori over her head meanwhile he pulled on his hakama. "Keep covered." he growled. She grinned. The note was a possesive one and it made her feel oddly happy inside, so much so that he she didn't object to his brutish behavior. "Miroku is coming." he said, and with no further explanation darted off into the brush. There was the brief sound of a scuffle, some heated discussion, a snatching sound and then the hasty sound of a retreat. Inuyasha darted to her side a moment later looking oddly guilty.

Kagome raised an eyebrow. "Inuyasha.. Where are my..." she stopped. Around the clearing she lay in was evidence enough. They were shredded. Or parts of them were. She could detect what appeared to be her undergarments, and atleast half of her skirt. Although mingled (she saw with some satisfaction) were the remains of his cream-white undershirt. She smirked. "Nevermind." We got a little crazy in here last night didn't we?"

Inuyasha growled lowly in answer, eyeing her hungrily. She laughed and rubbed his ears. He pressed against her, seeming so hungry for her touch that it shocked her. He was the same old Inuyasha, but so open about his desire for her now that it was almost scary. After a moment he pulled away, his eyes glittering mischeviously, she recalled the look. She had seen it just the other day as they rolled like puppies in the dirt.

"Enough." he said, but this time with a great deal of effort, and Kagome 'accidently' brushed across his nether regions with her hand and was satisfied to feel a significant hardened bulge there. He growled at her, gritting his teeth. "Or we're gonne end up in a compromising position." "Is that a promise?" Kagome asked slyly, raking nips down his jawline.

'What happened to my shy little virgin Kagome?' he wondered in awe, the pleasure growl thundering in his throat. 'Hm. One frenzied, passionate, night of crazy reckless sex with a hanyou and she's been converted into some sex crazy vixen!'

He smirked.

'It's a change I could get used to.'

He gave her the compromising position she wanted, and it was no less wonderful than she imagined. Inuyasha was well endowed (by Kagome's terms, being the little innocent she was she only had two influences to compare him to. Miroku and Souta. And he surpassed both of them with flying colors.) And he seemed to get most of his pleasure getting her hot, panting,and screaming his name before taking her and silencing her pleasure moans with his mouth.

'Making love to Inuyasha is one hell of a experience.' she thought, just before she climaxed and pleasureable fire consumed her straight down to her toes.

"Kagome.." Inuyasha mumbled after a time. 'Hell. This sex thing even tires hanyous out! But it's a feeling I could get used too.. I feel so.. Alive. Complete.'

"Mmmph." she replied groggily.

He grinned with male pride.

"Obviously I've done my job. You can't speak, and can barely move." he joked, nipping at her ear.

She had enough energy to slap him, but not to make it hurt.

"Shuddup." she muttered.

"We've got to get back. And you need clothes."

"Mm.. Sleep." she muttered groggily, cuddling up to his chest. Inuyasha's ears flicked. 'And damn if she isn't.. Purring?'. His ears flicked again. 'No. Snoring. Damn. Girls out cold.'

Inuyasha was feeling pretty mellow aswell.. A nap.. Hell.

He had no more thoughts before he fell asleep again aswell.

When they awoke it was night. And Kagome felt the need for a bath. So Inuyasha carried her to the nearest hotspring, and left her. He returned to the village for her bathing supplies, and a garment. Luckily Sango had an extra. Evidently Miroku had said something to the tajiya because she had it all laid out and ready, along with Kagome's bathing things. 'Women.' he muttered to himself as he left. 'How do they know everything?'.

As he left he could hear Kaede and Sango howl with laughter. 'Damn.' he muttered and sprinted off into the night.

Kagome was enjoying the blissfull feel of the hotspring. And despite the lack of her fierce protector (which left her lonely, and oddly empty inside) she felt safe. And little did she know how safe she was. Something had been added to her spirit, a protective aura, that was accentuated by her miko-powers. She had been claimed by the half-breed son of a awesome tai-youkai lord. They had mated in the old, traditional way, she had been marked, and she had mingled blood with her lover. All this created a barrier of sorts that protected her, and a clear WARNING message for all hostile youkai in the area. Inuyasha's father's name was legend. And his sons were following in their great sire's footsteps. There were none fool hardy enough (especially since Naraku's demisE) to tangle with a mated-female under that protection.

Inuyasha appeared moments later, bringing her from her thoughts and healing the loneliness in her heart. She finished bathing, put on the borrowed kimono, and they returned to the village.