InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Lies, Letters, and Calloused Fingertips. ❯ Kickboxing: The New Stress Release. ( Chapter 2 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

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Seriously, you people need to see this new kiddo of mine. She's a little on the small side, but she's a darlin' one, yes she is! Ava Marie Sunsinger was born on February 21, 2009, at, like, 5 a.m. Yikes! I was out of it. Anyway, she's here, and my blood pressure is slowing down, and the doctors are saying that my blood sugar is coming back to normal levels already! Yay for me! So I got cleared to reopen the studio, and I can return to work on my tales! Yay!

Now, on to the good stuff:
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Li es, Letters, and Calloused Fingertips.

Chapter Two: Kickboxing, the New Stress Release.

The air surrounding the couple as they made their way up the stairs to Kagome's new apartment was a mixture of things. Unfortunately, happiness wasn't on the list. The mood was thick with anxiety and tension; on Inuyasha's part, there was anger. Coming from Kagome's end, there was sadness and a hint of fear.

As she slid the key into the lock just underneath the doorhandle, she expelled the deep breath she'd been holding during the entire long, silent drive back from the party. 'Okay,' she thought as he followed her into the dark apartment. 'This isn't so bad. He's not screaming at me... yet.' She snuck a glance at him; he was staring at her very intensely as he flicked the living room light on. His golden eyes caught the light magnificently; it made them seem as though they were illuminated.

"Where's the pup?" he questioned, sniffing around the apartment a little.

Kagome froze. 'Oh, God,' she thought. 'Here we go...'

When she didn't answer, Inuyasha stopped his search through the apartment. The only scent he had been able to find was Kagome's... and her scent definitely did not hint at her pregnancy. His breath caught and he licked his lips as it occurred to him that she probably aborted after she closed the well.

"I lost it."

He nodded as though he didn't completely believe her.

Her chocolate eyes lit up - but not out of excitement. She knew what he was thinking. "No, no! Inuyasha, I didn't get rid of it..." She took a deep breath; she HAD to. She'd been miserable over the loss of her unborn child for months. "I... I miscarried. I came back to let my mom know that we'd mated and were going to have a baby... And when I tried to return, the well had closed. I thought..." She squeezed her eyes shut as she felt the familiar sensation building in the back of her throat. 'Not again,' she thought. 'I can't start crying AGAIN.'

Inuyasha stopped what he was doing. He could immediately sense her distress; he made his way over to her and put one hand on her shoulder. "You really did lose it, didn't you?"

She nodded before turning and falling into his surprised embrace. Inuyasha stood there, blinking, as he held her. Then he opened his arms, releasing her, and took a small, slow step back. Kagome stood there, in the middle of the living room, unsure of what just happened. 'He's so mad he won't hold me?' she wondered as a little bit of depression seeped into her. He wouldn't look at her.

"It wasn't my fault."

Inuyasha looked up from the floor finally. His lips parted slightly as he gasped in surprise; he had looked up to catch her brown eyes filling with unwanted tears. Her bottom lip was quivering slightly as she regarded him with what Inuyasha considered to be the worst look she could ever have given him at that very moment. His chest had always tightened dramatically at the sight of those tears, and this was definitely no exception. Kagome looked so hurt, so heartbroken... It must have torn her in two not being able to reach him through the well. 'And the stress must've cost her - us - the pup,' he thought as they stared at one another, lost in their own emotions.

He stepped forward, still staring straight into her big eyes. Kagome just watched him, and, as he brought up his arms to reach them around her small frame, the tears forming at the corner of her eyes rolled down her cheeks in two giant, wet globs.

That did it. Inuyasha immediately fell forward, gathering her suddenly sobbing figure into a rather tight bear-hug.
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The next day, Inuyasha was determined to help Kagome get through her grief. He knew that she was strong, but she wasn't capable of surviving the loss of a baby by herself, no matter how capable he thought she was. And he felt like he had the perfect solution.

He'd stayed the night with her in her apartment, but as soon as dawn broke, he was up and about as usual; five hundred years weren't about to change that. As she remained in bed, sleeping through the tumultuous feelings that had been stirred up the night before, he ran to his own on-campus apartment to grab a few essentials. Of course, Inuyasha wasn't looking for his shampoo or deodorant; no, he had something else in mind, something that would help his mate work through her wide variety of unstable emotions.

And that, to him, was essential.

He grabbed a pair of grey sweats, an old, ragged T-shirt, and a pack of athletic tape. On his way back, he stopped at the local sporting goods store and picked up a pink and white kickboxing helmet. When he walked back in the front door of his mate's apartment, she was just coming out of the bedroom, wide-eyed and panicking. She sighed in relief when she saw him walking through the living room, and he dropped his bag on the couch, dashing to her side in case she began to swoon again. "I - I thought..." Kagome squeezed her eyes shut and pressed her face into his chest, unable to finish her sentence.

Inuyasha sighed and held her for a moment, letting her work it out. When she was all right again, he released her from the close embrace, letting her stand on her own feet. Then she saw the bag.

"What's that?" she asked, a little puzzled. "Is it an overnight bag?"

The hanyou just grinned at her, his amber eyes sparkling. "I guess you could say that," he answered. He stepped away from her slowly, making sure she was really okay before practically leaping to the sofa and unzipping the bag. He took out the contents, setting the athletic tape and the helmet down on the small, dark brown coffeetable. Clutching the clothing against his chest with his left arm, he made a mad dash for the bathroom down the hall, giving Kagome a quick peck on the lips as he passed her. "Put on something old and comfy!" he called to her as he changed. "I've got a surprise for you!"

She blinked twice before shaking her head and smiling slightly in amusement. "What kind of surprise?" she asked in a normal volume as she made her way to the dresser in her bedroom. Yanking open the bottom and top drawers, she found what she was looking for - a seafoam green tank top and a pair of white lycra capris. She hurriedly began to change.

Inuyasha grinned as he pulled his T-shirt up over his head. He could hear the rustling that accompanied her undressing, and he had to bite down on his fist to keep from crying out when he felt his erection pushing against the fabric of his sweats. "Go down," he murmured in a hushed voice, knowing that Kagome wouldn't be able to hear him if he kept quiet. "Please, for Kami's sake, GO DOWN." After a few moments of desperate pleading, it began to sink in that his erection wouldn't be going away anytime soon. 'Dammit, this is NOT the time,' he thought as he heard Kagome finish changing and start down the hall, probably to check on him. 'Sex isn't what Kagome needs right now - though obviously it's what I need.' He rolled his eyes and pulled his stiff cock up so it rested between his tight stomach and the waistband of his sweats. "The kind that's a surprise," he replied loudly, making sure she could hear. He wasn't completely sure how he'd managed to keep his tone sounding playful, but by God he'd done it. That was all that mattered.

Standing outside the door, Kagome was grinning as she rolled her eyes. "I figured that it was a surprise," she called back to him through the door, crossing her arms over her breasts and leaning against it. She jumped away, though, when she heard the loud snap of the lock being undone. He opened the door to find her staring at him, her milk chocolate eyes wide. She quickly looked away, and his smirk returned when he noticed the slight blush settle across her cheeks and nose once again. 'Gods, how I missed that,' he thought as he strode past her, returning to the living room.

Once there, he opened the pack of athletic tape and began to roll it around his right hand. Kagome watched him, curious, from the doorway. "What are you thinking?" she asked her superhuman mate. Inuyasha merely shot her a mischievous glance and continued wrapping his hands, starting on the left one this time. Once he was finished, he picked up the helmet and tossed it to her. He wasn't very surprised when she managed to catch it with ease.

"Put that on," he told her, his tone becoming rather stern. "I don't want you getting hurt."

Now Kagome was really confused. "What are we doing?" she asked him. When he didn't answer her - sigh, AGAIN - she started to become a little angry. "Inuyasha," she said a little loudly, raising her voice to emphasize her frustration. He shot her a look. "Yes, dear?" he asked innocently.

She groaned, rolling her eyes. Inuyasha grinned. He'd also missed getting such a rise from her. "Will you PLEASE tell me what exactly it is that we're about to do?" she practically pleaded.

He nodded, his grin softening into a smile. "We're gonna spar."

Kagome stared at him incredulously as his words sank in. "'Spar'?" she asked. "As in, what? Wrestling? Boxing? Swordfighting?"

He laughed at her, and if she hadn't already gotten so frustrated, she would definitely have been glad to just hear the loud, comforting sound after so long. "No, no, wench, nothing like that." It was strange to hear him call her that so casually, using the same tone he'd have used to say her name. "It's called kickboxing, and it's a great stress release."

Kagome nodded. She'd done some kickboxing in high school; it had been part of P.E. She didn't remember much, but she did remember one thing; those kickboxing lessons had saved her life on more than one occasion while fighting youkai in the Sengoku Jidai. Suddenly, as she thought of the Sengoku Jidai and Miroku, Sango, Kaede, and Shippo, she felt very small and strange. Kagome looked at Inuyasha as he walked forward with the athletic tape and proceeded to wrap her hands in it. She swallowed.

Inuyasha could smell a strange emotion coming off her; he didn't exactly recognize it. 'It's like a mix of things,' he thought as he continued covering her hands in the cotton athletic tape. 'It's like she's sad and happy at the same time.' He stopped for a second, looking up; he met her eyes with ease, and, for barely a moment, it was as if he drowned in those shining pools of brown.

And then Kagome looked away, clearing her throat; Inuyasha went back to wrapping her hands.

When he was finished, she pulled on her soft helmet before helping him move the wooden coffeetable to one side of the living room, and they each took their stance; Inuyasha was on one side, Kagome on the other. They faced each other and bowed in respect, as was the custom.

Kagome threw the first punch. Inuyasha wasn't exactly expecting it, but he managed to dodge the blow easily. With a quick, skilled kick to his ankles, though, she took him off his feet. He fell on his back, not totally aware of what had just happened. Inuyasha looked over at his mate, who just giggled quietly. "Wow," she said, "I didn't know I still had it."

He growled as his youkai blood attempted to surface; the urge to dominate Kagome flooded through him like fire right then. He curled up in a ball and quickly jumped right onto the balls of his feet, aiming a quick jab to Kagome's left cheek. The blow connected with her jaw, which was protected by the soft material of the helmet. Still, she didn't expect him to strike at her, and she twisted backward to try to keep out of his reach. Her palm grasped the carpet as she somersaulted backward, landing on her feet. He blinked, smirking in mild surprise; 'That's my girl,' he thought as she came toward him again.

She punched at him again, this one aimed for his nose; he grabbed her arm easily. She grunted in disapproval as she kicked his ankles, sending him flying on to his backside once more. He growled, frustrated that she was winning, and he couldn't stop his youkai from overpowering him this time. He launched himself back to his feet and grasped her hips in his large hands, shoving her roughly against the wall.

They crashed, together, beside the tv, and Inuyasha picked his mate up off her feet and turned, holding her against him. Kagome stared down at him, wide-eyed, as he got down on one knee and dropped her flat on her back. She cried out a little from the pain, but her cry quickly turned into a whimper as he attacked her lips with his own. He wanted her... He had to have her...

Not wanting to wait for her any longer, Inuyasha ripped her tank top from her body and threw it angrily across the room before slicing her sports bra in half with his index claw. Now that offending clothing was gone, the hanyou attacked his mate's breasts, firmly sucking the nipple of one while he pinched and rubbed the nipple of her other. She gasped and moaned beneath him, writhing a little as he sank down until his crotch was pressed to hers. Kagome's legs instinctively wrapped around his waist, pulling his closer as she arched her back, pushing her breast further into his hot mouth.

"Inuyasha!" she cried out as she felt his fingers attempting access into her dripping, hot pussy. They found their way past her wet folds quite easily, and his mouth moved from her breast up to her collarbone as he shifted between her slim legs, bringing himself into a better position. As he kissed her collar and neck and jawline, earning several sensual moans and cries from her, he focused on the feel of her soft core pressing against his fingers. He used his other hand to free himself from his own clothing, and he smirked slightly at the way Kagome whimpered from the loss of his fingers inside of her.

"Oh, Kagome," he murmured as his cock pressed its way into her. She clenched her jaw at the slight amount of pain she felt as Inuyasha tried to gain access to her core; then, just a moment later, her jaw went slack and her eyes rolled into the back of her head as she felt him fill her for the first time in months. Her body cried out for him even more than her voice did, and Inuyasha was enticed more by her heavenly aroused scent.

He sped up his pace just as her moans did, and her volume grew as she reached her orgasm. She cried out his name, her voice loud and rough, and Inuyasha's primal inner beast threatened to tear him in two if he didn't mark her again.

As he came inside her for the first time in centuries, Inuyasha bit into Kagome's delicate collarbone, causing her to writhe underneath him, the pleasure she was experiencing from her own climax magnified by the sensation on her mark.

When he'd finished spilling his seed inside her, he rolled over onto his side, lying beside her on the living room floor. They both were panting heavily, and Inuyasha rolled over a little to give her a quick kiss on the forehead. "It wasn't your fault, you know," he told her in a small voice, looking her right in her chocolate eyes.

Still breathing hard, she stared deep into his golden eyes, her jaw still slack. "I'm still sorry," she replied in a light, breathy tone.

He smiled down at her, his eyes darting to her full, parted lips. "There's plenty of time for more pups," he said. Then his smile broke out into a full smirk. "Marry me, 'Gome."

She grinned up at him, rolling her eyes. "Yea, right."

He rolled completely over, sitting up on his knees and grabbing her small hand in his. "No, I'm serious. Marry me."

She stared at him, searching for a few moments. Then she bolted upright and threw her arms around his neck, crying out, "Yes!"

As Inuyasha hugged her close, his smirk faded into a very satisfied smile. He closed his eyes and breathed in through his nose, soaking his senses in her sweet, flowery scent. He would have his family finally, after centuries of waiting. She was back.
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A/N: YAY! There we go! Sorry, it's been really hard to get back into the swing of things! This took FOREVER for me to get out and into Wordpad. I hate Wordpad with a passion; I'm about to go and splurge on a brand spankin' new laptop.

Coming Soon:

Chapter Three: You Belong to Us.