InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Kurayami no Naka de Hikari ❯ Yume... ( Chapter 14 )

Kurayami no Naka de Hikari

Notes: 10 pages/6,391 words – Yeah I know, I haven't updated in quite a while… To be honest, I hit a bit of a roadblock on this chapter. I was stuck for a little bit and the stress of my life has been stealing my desire to write… There's a little bit of explicit-ness in this one… and some not-so-explicitness. Also, there's some cursing in this one so be prepared for all of this. I hope you all were watching my profile to see the percentage of progress on this chapter, I hope it was helpful to gage when you'd get to read a bit more. This is a little less than normal, but it was a good stopping point so… ONWARD!

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Chapter 14 – Yume…

"Wait... what...?" Miroku asked as he gave the police officers a blank look. "She was... what?" Miroku asked with a perplexed look.

"You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law." The officer said as he opened the cuffs and snapped it around the wrist without the cellphone in it.

"Look officer, I don't know what you're talking about." Miroku said as he pulled his other hand away. "I was here with my girlfriend all night last night. Sango!" Miroku called as he kept his wrist out of the way. The officer finally caught his wrist and pulled the phone from it before setting it on a table near the door.

"Sango! I need you! Hurry!" Miroku shouted as a note of panic entered his tone. The youkai officer finally caught his dancing wrist and snapped the cuffs on him.

"Damnit Miroku! You kept me up all damn night! What the hell is so damn important?" Sango demanded grumpily as she walked out of the bedroom wearing Miroku's bath robe. Her eyes widened when they fell on Miroku clad only in his boxers and with his hands cuffed behind his back.

"Your scent was on Miss Hiroushi Koharu so I'm taking you downtown to question you." The officer said as they both glared a Miroku.

"Miroku! What's happening?" Sango demanded as she ran to the door and grabbed at his wrists cuffed behind his back. "Why are you taking him? Miroku hasn't done anything!" Sango demanded as she placed herself between Miroku and the police.

"Step aside Miss or I'll have to arrest you as well!" The officer said firmly as he motioned for her to move.

"But what has he done?" Sango asked as she stepped next to Miroku rather than between him and the police.

"He has been accused of rape. The victim gave his name and his scent was all over her. I have a feeling the semen collected will match his DNA as well." The officer said truthfully. "I need you to go grab him some clothes so we can take him to the station. If you refuse, he'll have to go like that."

"Oh Miroku!" Sango cried as tears streamed down her cheeks. "This is so ridiculous!" She flung her arms around his neck and let the tears fall. "I love you, Miroku. You're innocent! We'll clear this all up!"

"Thank you, Sango." Miroku whispered in her ear as he ran his lips across her throat. "Call Inuyasha and Izayoi-mama. Might want to get ahold of Sesshoumaru as well, he IS the best lawyer in the city." Miroku explained as he pulled back and looked into her teary eyes with a grim expression on his face.

"All right. Let me get you some clothes." Sango said as she dashed to the bedroom and came back moments later with a pair of jeans, T-shirt, and socks. The police undid his cuffs long enough for him to dress and Sango watched as they put him in the back of the cruiser and drove off, tears streaming down her face. The neighbors were shaking their heads and whispering quietly about the delinquent monk that had just been taken off in handcuffs. Sango turned around and gave them an angry glare, effectively silencing them until she ran back into the apartment building and locked herself in Miroku's apartment.

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"Miroku? Oi! Pervert monk!" Inuyasha yelled into his cellphone trying to get his friend's attention. Irritation entered Inuyasha tone as he yelled even louder. "Oi Miroku! Can you leave Sango alone long enough for me to say something?"

When Inuyasha still didn't receive any answer, he hung up the phone and headed into the tall, glass building he stood in front of. As he passed through the doors, he pushed speed dial number 3 to call Sango. She had gotten her cellphone back the previous day from Miroku, who had been holding her purse. Her car was still in the impound so they could conduct their investigation, but she was supposed to get it back in the afternoon.'Will you pick up already?' Inuyasha thought as the phone continued to ring. When voicemail picked up, Inuyasha hung up in annoyance. He really hated cellphones and hardly ever bothered to leave messages.

He walked into the building and signed in at the front desk before catching an elevator to one of the top floors. He leaned back against the back of the elevator with his arms crossed over his chest and an annoyed scowl on his face. He'd give that pervert a piece of his mind as soon as his interview was finished.

Before Inuyasha exited the elevator, he put his phone on vibrate and stuffed it into his pocket. He had a leather briefcase in his hand filled with loads of letters of recommendations and his marks from college.

Inuyasha took a seat in a small lobby after informing the secretary who he was coming to see and why. She flashed a suggestive smile at him, which he effectively ignored completely. The only woman he had eyes for was Kagome; he couldn't seem to get her out of his head. She pissed him off so much with her stubbornness, but there was a vulnerability in her that made him want to protect her and watch over her.

Inuyasha picked up an Entrepreneur magazine off of the coffee table and pretended to be reading, but really he was just thinking about Kagome and when he'd get to run his fingers through her silky hair again. He wanted her scent on him again like when he'd woken up; the suit he was wearing had a slightly stuffy smell to it from being bagged up in his closet for so long that was making him wrinkle his nose uncomfortably.

"Takahashi-san?" The pretty, young secretary called as she walked over to him. She was blushing slightly as she approached him and was holding a black binder with a laptop lying on top against her chest. "Kurayoshi-san will see you now."

"Thanks." Inuyasha muttered as he tossed the magazine down and stood up. He walked in the direction she had indicated but didn't pay attention as she fell into step behind him.

Inuyasha entered a large office with big, open windows behind the young secretary. The spacious office had a large, redwood desk with a small stack of papers and a high-backed, leather office chair. The chair was facing the windows and Inuyasha saw the curling cord of a telephone traveling to the person seated facing the window.

There was a pair of comfy-looking couches as well as a matching armchair with a table in between off to the side, and a door to a large meeting room with a long table and television at the end to the other side. Seated on the couch were the top executives in the company, several that Inuyasha recognized from various dinner guests his father had brought home over the years. After a few more seconds of hushed conversation, the large chair swiveled around to the front and a man with dark hair touched with wings of gray at the temples hung the phone up.

"Ah! Inuyasha Takahashi! The prodigy of Inu no Taisho himself! It's about time you came to see me!" The CEO said heartily as he grinned at the young hanyou. He had a ready smile and faint crows feet at the corner of his eyes. Inuyasha forced a smile onto his face; he'd known Kurayoshi-san since childhood, being one of his father's oldest business partners. "Come sit and we'll discuss you coming to work for me!"

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Izayoi hummed quietly to herself as she added some more spices to her sauce. She was being lazy today and hadn't even changed out of her pajamas yet as she cooked breakfast. Her husband loved breakfast foods more than anything so she cooked for him as often as she could, especially early.

She missed cooking the meals every day, but with the kind of money the family had, she had to give the appearance of status and hire a chef. So of course she'd hired one of her under-cooks and many of the other workers from her kitchen at an absurd amount of money. She didn't care for the dry, business end of running a large chain of high-class restaurants, but it came with the territory when you began a well-known chef.

She had made appearance on all sorts of television programs from guest appearances on popular cooking shows, to reality shows that helped improve your skills, to judging various contests. She had even appeared on a few morning news shows for the local stations. Still, whenever she got the chance, she would sneak into her kitchen and cook up whatever she felt like.

Sunday was coming up quickly so Izayoi had been planning her menu for several days now. She was hoping that Inuyasha would bring that charming girl, Kagome out to dinner again. Shippo had been asking her for days when he would get to see 'Aunt Gome' again. When he put on that cute pouty face and talked like a baby, she melted inside and would instantly give in to his demands.

It had been so long since her son had shown any interest in a woman that she wanted to do something to get Kagome and Inuyasha together. She hadn't believed when they had said that they met at a local diner for a second. For one thing, Inuyasha would rather have instant ramen than ANYTHING in the world! He grew up with a world-class chef as a mother and a full-time cook on staff, and yet he still preferred the simplest of meals. Most college students ate ramen because it was all they could afford, so with the amount of cash Inuyasha had access to, he could have been eating lobster and caviar every single day, every meal. For someone who grew up around money, he was surprisingly simple.

Izayoi was just putting the finishing touches on breakfast when her cellphone rang across the kitchen. She turned the burners off and moved the pans off of the still-warm coils before she went to grab her cell. She was slightly surprised to see Sango calling her so early in the morning. She had gotten several calls in the last few days concerning her. First she had been informed the doctor-in-training had been kidnapped from the parking garage at the hospital. Then she got a call saying she had somehow escaped from her kidnappers. She had even caught the story on the news, though they had kept her identity anonymous as per her request.

"Good morning, Sango." Izayoi said as she answered the phone moments later. After a moment, Izayoi's eyes widened as she listened to the frantic girl on the line. "Woah, slow down-" There was a pause and Izayoi gasped and put her hand over her mouth.

"Wait... what? For what?" Izayoi cried in shock as she listened intently. "No, head to the police department now. Taisho and I are on our way!" With that she hung up and dashed from the kitchen.

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Kagome yawned and rolled over for the fifth time that morning. Inuyasha's bed was so soft and comfortable, not to mention the silk sheets felt smooth on her bare skin. Every time she moved in the cocoon of silk, she was stimulated by the soft caress.

She replayed the night before in her head and blushed brilliantly. She knew she shouldn't have given in to him the night before, but everything he'd done had just felt so good. Better than the damn sheets felt now and she felt like she was going to get off any moment! Kagome's hand slid across her bare breast, grazing her nipple as she gave in to the urge to feel something stroking her.

Goose bumps erupted on her skin as her hands slid down her bare side and she parted her legs, knowing the area between was already slick with her essence. She shuddered as she ran her middle finger down the center of her damp core and she felt her nipples harden in response as a slow burning began between her legs. She ran her finger across the petals of her womanhood again and groaned before sliding her middle finger inside. Kagome didn't normally touch herself, but she found herself picturing Inuyasha's passion-glazed eyes as he'd pumped his fingers in and out of her as she mimicked the movement with her own finger.

She remembered the way his lips had felt on her nipples and reached up with her other hand and gently ran her fingers along the hard bud before grasping it gently and rolling it between her fingers. She gasped in pleasure at the sensations that ran through her body. She found herself moaning Inuyasha's name as she envisioned his mouth trailing over her body and hands sliding in and out of her, picking up the pace as her hips lifted off the bed to compliment the pumping motion.

She slid a second finger inside of her and pumped harder, feeling the wet warmth spill over her hand as she felt a tightening behind her navel. She knew her peak was close as she threw back her head on the pillow and inhaled the smell of sex that still hung in the air from the previous night. 'So... close...' She thought as her mouth opened in an 'O' of pleasure as the silken sheets ran over her skin, increasing the stimulation ten-fold.

She pictured a pair of golden eyes screwed tight shut and her name falling from a pair of soft lips that knew all the right places to attack. She could almost feel his hands fondling her breasts and his warm breath on her neck as she spiraled over the edge into completion. She cried out as waves of pleasure wracked through her body and her back arched. She could feel her walls clamp around her as she pumped her fingers in and out frantically. At the height of passion, a different face broke in forcefully... A red-eyed, black haired man she knew only too well.

Her eyes flew open as terror gripped her soul and fear filled her features. The wonderful pleasurable waves that had been running through her body turned to excruciating pain as Naraku's face filled her vision.

"No!" Kagome shrieked as her head flew up off the pillow. Her breathing was erratic and quick as her eyes flew around the room frantically. When she found herself alone in Inuyasha's bed she sucked in a deep breath before a sob broke from her throat. She curled into a tight ball, knees to her chest as the last vestiges of the dream slowly began to fade from her memory. That hadn't been the only nightmare she had the previous night about Naraku.

She had dreamed dark dreams of an angry Naraku laughing as he punished her all night. She remembered the pain of a whip on her skin as she was hanging by her wrists completely naked. The pain had been so real, bit she had been unable to wake herself from the horrible dream. All of the dreams had been of a sexual nature; she was always restrained in some way as he abused her body with whatever he felt like.

He had violated her multiple times with dildos and impaled her with his own erect cock as she screamed and begged him to stop. The more she has fought, the more excited he'd seemed to become. She sobbed into her knees as she forced these images to the back of her mind. She was really terrified of the hanyou who had tried to kill her and prayed that the dreams would stop.

A while later, when her sobs had subsided, Kagome shoved the blankets off and climbed out of the bed. The dreams had made her feel revolted and unclean as if the bastard had actually put his hands on her again. She felt violated as she stood and headed for the bathroom attached to Inuyasha's room. She pushed the door open and flipped on the light and looked from the large bathtub to the shower a few times before she headed for the fancy tub. If boiling hot water couldn't get the feeling of his clammy hands off her skin, hopefully the powerful jets would do the trick. Besides, Kagome had always wanted to take a bath in one of them with bubbles up to her chin.

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A smirk slowly spread across Naraku's lips as he opened his eyes. He was lying in a king-sized bed with a nude Yura lying across his chest. She still had a pair of handcuffs on one wrist and he could distinctly see the long scratches on her body. She enjoyed the pain and being a youkai, had the advantage of quickly healing wounds. She had been bleeding profusely the previous night as he fucked her viciously. Her blood wasn't so sweet and instead of pleading him to stop, she begged him to hurt her more. The pain was a turn-on to Yura.

It wasn't the same, though. Tainting the beautifully pure Kagome still called to him. He cursed himself for losing control like that, but had found out that, thankfully, that mutt had saved her life. He finally had a name too Inuyasha Takahashi. Son of one of the wealthiest men in the whole western part of the country! Something Naraku was already planning to use to his advantage. He would get Kagome and enough cash to never have to hustle again!

Naraku shoved Yura off of his chest roughly and climbed out of the bed. He had a nice condo in a relatively dangerous neighborhood, though all of the little hood-rats knew better than to mess with Onigumo. That was the name Naraku went by while he was in the area. He would take out the brown contacts he had always worn around Kagome and everyone seemed to know who he was by the blood red color of his eyes.

Naraku walked into the bathroom and turned on the shower before stepping in casually. He didn't bother to close the door or even the shower curtain. He didn't have to worry about cleaning stuff or picking up after himself. There were enough bitches that wanted a good fuck from Onigumo that he made them do it for him as payment for him letting them touch his body.

The hot, nearly scalding water ran down his nude form as memories replayed in his mind. The smirk slipped back onto his lips as he remembered having Kagome strung up bare as the day she was born while he did whatever he wanted to do to her. The sky was the limit now. He didn't hold the dreams to just messing with her mind and controlling her actions any longer. He could take her any way he wished and hear her screams of fear and pain.

It certainly felt real, but definitely had its disadvantages. For one thing, after a night of fucking Kagome in any way imaginable, he woke up in the morning feeling unfulfilled and exceptionally horny even after a night of fucking Yura! The other draw back was that Kagome's natural spiritual powers were starting to awaken so she would soon be able to fight back against his intrusion. He needed to get her back quickly before all of his hard work went to waste and she disappeared forever with that damn mutt.

Naraku slammed his fist into the tiles in fury as the thought of that dog touching his Kagome. The miko belonged to him, he had been forcing his youki into her from the moment his eyes had fallen on her. She was a stunning likeness of Kikyo except for a wild, fire that Kikyo didn't have. While Kikyo was meticulous and reserved, never had a hair out of place, and always looked ahead and planned; Kagome had a wildness about her. Kagome had somewhat fluffy, wavy hair that never seemed to do what she wanted but would look great nonetheless. She planned for the future but was much more spontaneous and her persona shone with a warm light, unlike Kikyo. Kagome had been the perfect candidate to corrupt!

When Kikyo had been depressed about the dog hanyou not speaking to her, she had been surprisingly easy to manipulate. He had easily gotten Kikyo hooked on weed and had slowly been preparing her for harder substances by slowly lacing it into her supply. He had, after all, been her only supplier so he could give her whatever he desired. Unfortunately, after he managed to get her into his bed in a drug and alcohol induced haze, she had panicked! The following morning when she woke up next to him, tears had filled her eyes and she scrambled out of the bed with the intention of going to that damn mutt.

Naraku had lost his mind in a blind rage and slipped something into her drink before she left knowing that it was too strong and too pure for her body. When she'd nearly lost consciousness, he'd taken her again. This time by force and this time so sweet he lost complete control. She had been a virgin the night before and the force he'd used had torn her and she'd sobbed uncontrollably. Naraku groaned as he felt blood rush to his loins at the memory of that encounter so long ago.

"Yura! Get your ass in here and suck my off, bitch!" Naraku snapped loud enough for her to hear. With the visions of what he'd done to Kagome fresh and the memory of taking Kikyo's practically virgin body by force, Naraku was painfully hard. A moment later, a groggy-looking Yura stumbled into the bathroom rubbing sleep from her eyes.

"Don't you ever sleep, Na-chan?" Yura asked through a yawn as she climbed into the shower and sunk to her knees, enjoying the feel of hot water on her skin.

"Just shuttup and do your job, bitch." Naraku snapped as he pushed his erect cock between her lips. She always said that the best breakfast she knew of was a 'protein shake' and he had no problem giving it to her. He was getting sick of the whore, though. No matter how he fucked her, or how often, he was still left dissatisfied.

He would get off without a problem, but it was never enough for him. She was too eager to answer to his every whim. If he wanted her to dress up like Kagome and let him fuck her in the ass, she would do it. Not only that, she would scream and force tears to appear, but she enjoyed the pain so it didn't do it for him. It was just kinky sex, albeit extremely freaky kinky sex, but there was no goal besides the bodily pleasure. You can't contort and corrupt someone who's already so twisted that they get off on the pain!

Naraku's eyes closed as he felt the wet warm close around him and he put his hand on the back of Yura's head and pushed himself farther into her mouth. She made a muffled noise of protest that turned to a moan as he placed his foot between her legs and rubbed with his big toe. He pictured Kagome in his mind as he forced himself all the way into Yura's mouth, something Kagome had never been able to do. Kagome had a strong gag reflex so he couldn't push himself all the way into her mouth, not to say she wasn't skilled with what she COULD do. She would always pull off before he came and finish him with her hand or her pussy. He intended to change that tonight when she slept, though.

"Faster bitch." Naraku grunted as he shoved her head down roughly. His eyes screwed back shut as he felt the pressure building. He pictured the tearful face of Kagome again, hanging by her wrists and he felt his climax coming on. He could clearly see he face in his mind as he moved his hips in time with Yura's mouth. Her red lips, her perky breasts and erect nipples. He could picture every curve of Kagome's supple body as he heard her cry echoing through his mind. The thought was enough to make him peak and he shot his load into Yura's mouth. He felt her tighten as she made sure not a drop spilled. She rose and tried to plant a kiss on him, but he pushed her away, not wanting to taste himself on her. "That's enough. Leave me."

"But-" Yura started bit was silenced with a sharp slap across the face, the force of which sent her to the floor. She turned angry, red eyes up at him from the floor but had learned not to say anything. She rose and walked into the bedroom, snagging a towel on her way out the door.

Naraku returned to his memories of Kikyo, satisfied for the moment as he let his mind wander. He picked up a bar of soap and rag and began the process of lathering so he could wash the remnants of Yura's blood from his skin.

He remembered after he was done with Kikyo for the moment, he passed out from the massive high of the whole encounter. When he woke up, Kikyo and her car were gone. He had been sure she had been going to the police to report the rape but on his way to the station, he'd seen flashing lights... then he saw Kikyo's car! He asked a paramedic what had happened to her and discovered she had been thrown from the car into a tree and had died on impact. That's when he knew he'd have to find Kikyo's match and take it slow in corrupting her. He had chosen to do it without drugs this time so the passion and lust didn't disappear as soon as the high disappeared. That was the mistake he'd made with Kikyo, he needed the girl to be head over heels in love with him before he could taint her very soul.

Naraku already had plans in the making to take Kagome back. He would entwine her so thoroughly, she would never break free. He already knew where she was staying; finding out the homes of the wealthy was always easy. Getting to her would be tricky, though. Security was tight and it seemed that Naraku's image was posted up around the building. Though that shouldn't be a problem because Naraku could just get someone else to do his dirty work for him. It was sneaking her out right under that damn dog's nose that was going to be a challenge. Naraku had a feeling the mangy mutt wasn't going to stray far from Kagome. He just needed a full-proof plan.

A smirk spread slowly across Naraku's face as the gears in his head started to turn and a plan began to form. He would have his Kagome back and he would teach her to obey his command. Naraku licked his lips as his hand wandered south to grip his, once again stiff member. He would draw up his plans after he gave Yura a good fuck.

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Inuyasha's interview had gone really well. He didn't tell him outright that he was hired because he had to be fair to the other candidates, but he had hinted that he would love to have Inuyasha on their team. Surprisingly, even though he was a business colleague of Inuyasha's father and had been to their house many times, it didn't seem to give Inuyasha an edge. What he had been most impressed with was the way Inuyasha had handled his father's company a little over a year ago when Inu no Taisho had been in a very bad car accident. Inu no Taisho had been in a coma for about a week and despite his fast youkai healing abilities, he had been forces to remain in the hospital for a week afterward.

While his father was comatose, Inuyasha's mother had placed him in his father's office to keep the company moving fluidly. They had even had an increase in production of about 10% during Inuyasha's two weeks in the CEO position. Inuyasha had taken a look at some of their methods for running the company and optimized them to take less time and increase accuracy. It worked so well that Inu no Taisho had implemented the optimizations across the whole company.

Inuyasha was hoping he'd get the job to save him from having the schedule too many more interviews. He had two more scheduled for the next day. He figured at least one of the three would offer him a position, but it would be nice if all three did so he had more of a choice in the matter. He hated the idea of being stuck in a stuffy office building all day, but with his father cutting him off and Kagome needing his protection the large income was definitely needed.

His car and motorcycle were both paid for in full so that only left rent on his condo, insurance, utilities, and food. He would rather Kagome not have to work either with her ex-boyfriend still loose on the streets. She was too exposed if she was out alone and there was no telling if he was going to try and track her down. Inuyasha had a bad sensation that the bastard wasn't going to give her up so easily.

Inuyasha walked quickly across the lobby and out of the building, eager to get back to his condo with Kagome and get out of the monkey suit. It wasn't as bad as a tux, but he preferred a comfortable pair of jeans with a T-shirt and sneakers any day. He sighed in relief when he found his motorcycle parked where he'd left it. He'd been a little rushed when he got to the building and had to park at a meter and only had a little change to feed into it. The meter had run out while he was in there so he grabbed his helmet and took off before his luck ran out.

It only took a few minutes for Inuyasha to reach the familiar parking garage that belonged to his condo. He parked in his normal spot next to his car and jumped in the elevator to go up to the top floor. He had specifically picked the top floor but not because of status or anything like that. He chose the top so he would be elevated above all of the pungent smells that occurred in a city.

Being half inu youkai definitely had its disadvantages in the department of smells. Good smells were amazing. You could tell who someone was before they approached you. You could find out secrets that people were trying to hide at times. On the flip side, bad smells were enough to make him sick to his stomach, and in a city, those bad smells were all too numerous.

The elevator door opened and Inuyasha walked the short distance down a hallway to his condo door. He smiled softly as he found the door still locked and pulled out his key. After opening the door, he locked it behind him and walked across the living room, taking his suit jacket and tie off in the process. The sooner he got out of that damn suit, the better. The tie was strangling and in the growing heat of spring, the jacket was unbearably hot.

He turned into his bedroom and tossed the jacket and tie on the bed before he attacked the buttons on his white dress shirt. That fell onto his small pile as he pulled the tie from his hair, letting the strands fall freely around his shoulders. Inuyasha noted that he hadn't seen Kagome yet but dismissed it as he figured maybe she was out with Sango and Miroku. He would check his missed calls after he grabbed a quick shower to get the scent of the city off of him.

When he pushed open the bathroom door, he blinked in surprise. The whole room was filled with moist steam, making it difficult to see into the room. He took his boxer-clad form further into the bathroom as he heard a faint splashing noise from the region of the bathtub.

"Kagome?" He called uncertainly as he stepped into the room. The splashing stopped and Inuyasha caught the distinct scent of salt from tears. He abandoned all reason as the scent registered and bound into the room to the large bathtub. His eyes fell on Kagome's naked form scrubbing harshly at her already reddened skin. His eyes widened in worry as he saw the tears streaming down her face and could hear the faint sobs that escaped her throat. Without thought, Inuyasha climbed into the tub, wincing at the hot temperature of the water filling it.

"Kagome..." He said quietly. She jumped in surprise as she turned to face him and he felt his throat constrict at the look of anguish on her face. She didn't say a word as she dove into his arms and broke into loud sobs. He had to swallow the lump in his throat before he was able to speak to the shaking girl in his arms. "Kagome... what happened?"

"J... just a bad dream..." Kagome whispered against his chest. Her face and body were pressed up against his tight chest and stomach and she finally felt safe. The feeling of vulnerability finally began to fade from her mind and she was able to slow the flow of tears down her cheeks. The sobs disappeared and Kagome just lay against his bare chest breathing his scent deeply.

"Was... was 'he' in it?" Inuyasha asked quietly, not wanting to upset her again. The stiffening of her body against his was all the answer her needed so he pulled her into his lap and leaned back in the tub, letting her lay on top of him. He ran a clawed hand up and down her back soothingly and whispered consoling words in her ear.

They lay there for a long time, Inuyasha comforting her until she stopped shaking but he never let her go. Kagome's breathing deepened as she lay safe in Inuyasha's arms, but she wasn't sleeping. She was starting to feel silly letting a dream shake her like that. She felt Inuyasha shift slightly under her and then felt his hand on her cheek coaxing her to look up at him.

"You all right now, Kagome?" He asked and Kagome felt a pang in her chest as she looked up into a pair of worried, golden eyes. She flushed in embarrassment and could only nod in reply. She saw as the worry and tension left his face before he brushed his lips across her forehead.

Kagome didn't want to leave the safety of Inuyasha's arms even as the hot water began to cool. She was feeling a bit embarrassed that Inuyasha found her in such a state. She also didn't want to embarrass him by drawing attention to the state of his lower anatomy, which happened to be pressed up against her stomach. She could feel a layer of fabric between them and felt her flush increase as she recalled the night before.

Inuyasha felt Kagome shift in his arms after he noted the red tingeing her cheeks. He could smell her embarrassment and wasn't sure how to quell it so he just buried his face in her hair and breathed her scent in deeply. The close proximity and skin to skin contact had him aroused, bit he ignored it as he held Kagome to his chest. She fit into him like they were made specifically for each other, two halves of a whole.

"K'gome... you smell amazing..." He murmured into her wet hair. She still had his scent clinging in her hair from the previous night slightly masked by the scent of strawberry shampoo and a spicy yet sweet scent he had come to recognize as just her. He loved the fact that his scent still clung to her, it made him feel somewhat possessive over her.

Kagome jumped in surprise, sloshing water out of the tub as she heard quick footsteps coming into the bedroom. Inuyasha jumped up in reaction to the noise and pushed Kagome behind him protectively, revealing his arousal for the entire world to see covered only by a piece of dripping fabric that clung to him. With the steam and scent of Kagome and all of the soaps, Inuyasha was unable to tell who it was.

"Inuyasha! It's awful, you have to hurry!" Izayoi's voice broke the quiet as she shoved the door open and saw her son dripping wet and standing thigh-deep in water blocking a naked, dark-haired woman from view.

"M-mom?" Inuyasha cried in humiliation as he dropped down below the surface of the water instinctively. "I'm am adult! Will you ever knock?"

"No time for that!" Izayoi snapped as she stepped fully into the room. Kagome let out a squeak of surprise and hid behind Inuyasha, her face on fire in humiliation.

"Ah, Kagome dear. It's lovely to see you again." Izayoi said as she smiled warmly in Kagome's direction. "I do hope you'll join us for dinner again this Sunday."

"C'mon mom! Can't you see she embarrassed!" Inuyasha growled as he tried to ignore the heat he felt in his own face.

"No time, Inuyasha! Miroku's been arrested for rape!" Izayoi cut in as she grabbed a towel and tossed it to her son. His eyes widened in shock at the pronouncement and he heard a gasp from Kagome behind him.

"NANI?" Inuyasha cried.

::FIN::

September 12, 2011

Notes: Okay, so you got a little background information! Keep in mind that Kagome has no clue that Naraku is really Onigumo. She also still believes that Kikyo was his girlfriend and someone else sold her some bad stuff that resulted in her death. I just wanted you to see how much 'respect' Naraku has for women and that's he's not out of the picture. He's just gathering himself for his strike. Sorry this is kinda a filler chapter… there'll be more good stuff next chapter! And I hope you all like the end of this chapter XD I thought it was pretty funny!