InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Nigatsu no Hoshi (Stars of February) ❯ Chapter 15: The Morning After ( Chapter 17 )

Chapter 15: The Morning After

The stillness of the forest was disturbed, as a creature that resided in its depths, began to stir.

Kagome winced, as the sun rose over the trees, and shone through hitting her eyelids, dragging her from her slumber. She moaned as she slowly opened an eye, trying to take in her surroundings. `where am I?' she thought when she didn't recognize anything. She opened both eyes, and tried to sit up, but a strong arm pulled her back down.

She sucked in her breath, and held it a second. She looked over her shoulder, and then turned in the strangers embrace. She was met with the sleeping face of her inuyasha, and she smiled as the memories of last nights rituals flooded back to her. She lifted one hand, and gently stroked the side of his cheek. `gods he's adorable when he sleeps,' she mused to herself.

Her hand wandered up to find his ear, and she gently started stroking it. The young hanyou moaned at the touch, and a small smile formed at his lips. "kagome" he whispered, and his eyes began to flutter open. He looked up to meet eyes with the source of the sensation, and smiled again. "ohayo gozaimasu, koibito" he said as he brought a hand up to cup her cheek, "indeed it is my mate" she said as she leaned in and gave him a chaste kiss on the lips.

Kagome sat up, and looked around her, fully taking in where she was, since it was dark when she left, she really didn't know where she was. She noticed then that she was still nude, and got up to find her clothes. She found them, in a pile a few feet away. She put her dress back on, as inuyasha still lay in his spot, watching and smiling.

As Kagome's hand grazed over her shoulder, she felt a strange warmth. She looked down, to see, what looked like a bite mark on her shoulder, and it was giving off a strange glow. "nani? Inuyasha?" she asked as the warmth resided in her body.

Inuyasha's smile widened, and he got up and walked over to her. He was still naked and kagome couldn't help but notice him, and blushed as a result. "don't be shy kagome, we are mates now, you should get used to seeing me like this. This, my darling," he said, indicating the mark on her shoulder, " and this" running his hand over the scars on her chest, "are proof of that."

"this is the marking isn't it?" kagome asked, a smile growing on her perfect lips, "then its official, we're mates! We're as good as married! Oh inuyasha I'm so happy" kagome said, lunging herself to embrace inuyasha, who stumbled back a few feet. Once regaining his balance, he returned the embrace, and kissed the top of her head. "that's right kagome, now you're mine, and the mark will show all other youkai that you are off limits."

`although I have no idea how this marriage thing works.' He thought.

After their embrace was through, they decided to finish getting dressed, kagome being worried about Sango being alone with Miroku for too long. Inuyasha only smirked at her, knowing full well that Miroku's company was welcomed last night by a certain Taijiya.

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back at the clearing, a young man was stirring to consciousness. Miroku opened his eyes, and squinted as he was assaulted by the suns morning rays. He felt something heavy upon his chest, and looked down. There lay the most beautiful thing he had ever seen, the woman of his dreams, sleeping as a goddess, with her long ebony locks sprewed across his chest, and over the blanket they lay on.

Just then, the young woman opened her eyes, and looked up to see brown ones boring into her. "ekk! Hentai!" she screamed as she sat up and rose a hand to slap the assaulter. As her hand sped towards the mans face, she suddenly stopped, recognizing the handsome face that calmly stared back at her. "Mi-Miroku?" she whispered.

"Good morning, my dear Sango. Sleep well?"

Sango just stared at him, totally complexed. As a breeze went by, she shivered, and then blushed dark crimson. `oh kami no…I'm not…' she thought as she slowly looked down, and was then greeted by a glimpse of her bare breast. "eekk!!!" she screamed as she fell backwards, groping for anything to cover herself. She found something, and quickly wrapped it around her exposed flesh.

Miroku laughed, " are you feeling okay my dear Sango? you look a little, heated up. Wow, Dejavu." He mused.

Sango looked on at him horrified, never noticing his lack of clothing. Then it all came back to her. After kagome and inuyasha had mysteriously disappeared, Miroku and her had shared some more drinks, and laughed together for hours. And then…'oh no, I didn't' she had confessed her true love for him, and they had spent the night endlessly expressing that love. The dull ache in between her legs confirmed that.

Miroku watched as different emotions screened over his lovers face, indeed she was remembering what had happened between them last night, he could tell by how red she was becoming. "There's no need to feel ashamed my love. Last night was pure, and willing. It was not perverted or of animalistic urges. You and I made love, plain and simple."

Sango knew it was true, she remembered it all clearly now, although at the time her mind was blurred by the alcohol she had consumed. `if it wasn't for the sake, this wouldn't have happened, I would never have been able to tell him all that. wow, I should have taken up drinking sooner!'

Miroku moved in closer to her, her eyes sparkled and a genuine smile played at her lips. He embraced her, and began rocking her. "I'm so happy Miroku. Last night was the happiest night of my life, sorry I didn't remember sooner." Miroku smiled as he buried his face in her soft hair, "its okay my love, sake can do that to you. You can be assured, Sango, that I have never enjoyed myself more than I did last night, I feel complete with you. I have never felt so fulfilled in my life."

Sango was overwhelmed with her happiness, she felt tears falling down her face. "ohhh Miroku."

The couple stayed like that for a while longer, until they heard footsteps coming from the forest. Sango's head darted up, feeling the presence of very strong youkai. but her face immediately went to an all new shade of red, when she noticed the questioning eyes of her youkai friend, and the smirk on the hanyou's face. `oh no…'

Miroku followed her gaze, and looked up to see inuyasha and kagome approaching them. He calmly covered his waist with the same garment the Sango was wrapped in, which happened to be his own robe, and smiled back at the other couple. He noticed the way they affectionately had their fingers laced together, and gave a knowing grin.

"so, how was your night? You get lost or something? we began to worry."

Kagome blushed, but Inuyasha's smirk only grew, "oh, our night was fantastic, much resembling yours eh monk?"

Sango hid her face in the robes, `oh kami this isn't happening. My friends walked in on me while I'm naked with the Houshi! Of course they know what happened. But wait! What does he mean, resembling ours? He doesn't mean…oh gods, kagome!'

Sango jumped up, forgetting about her new husband, and pulling his covering up with her, running to kagome. Miroku desperately tried to cover himself, from the now hysterical hanyou. Finally grabbing the picnic basket and placing it over himself.

Kagome fell onto the ground with the force of the other girls impact. "kagome! My little kagome is finally a woman! Its about time you two!" kagome was now laughing, although she was being crushed, at her `sisters' actions, "Sango! what do you mean about time?! How long have you `been a woman' Sango?!" she teased. Sango blushed again. "yeah well..erm." she stammered.

Both the guys started laughing at them as they messed with each other. After inuyasha and kagome had allowed Sango and Miroku to get dressed, they started walking towards the boundaries of the valley. The girls were chatting it up, nothing in particular, they would share that stuff when the guys weren't around, and the guys were doing the same. Although, Miroku would slip into the gutter every once in a while, rewarded with a glare from kagome, who was the only one of the two girls that could hear him.

Once they reached the cliffs that walled the valley, the monk and Taijiya climbed onto Kirara, while the two dog demons put their load onto the large neko youkai. "alright you guys, we'll meet you back at the village, drive safe!" kagome called as she and her mate started running up the side of the cliff. "drive? What's that mean?" Sango wondered allowed as she and her companions flew to the top of the large mountains.

Sango was lost in her thoughts as she guided Kirara to their destination, when she felt a familiar caress assault her bottom. WAP* "but Sango my dear, you had no problems with it last night!" Miroku questioned as he rubbed his sore face. Sango sighed, "perhaps, but its not appropriate at all times monk. Groping in bed, and groping in public are two different things, remember that will you?"

Miroku rubbed his chin in thought for a moment, "ahh! I understand you my love, so that's why all the beautiful ladies became so irate after that. hummmm, okay my love. I will cease my actions of groping, as long as I can grope you every night for the rest of your life." Sango blushed and sucked in her breath. Miroku felt her go tense, and he burst into laughter again. **WAP!**

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as inuyasha and kagome raced over the top of the mountain, and started their way across the flat fields, they ran side by side, glancing at each other from the corners of their eyes every once in a while. Kagome couldn't help but smile the entire time. Kagome was now wearing her normal day-to-day clothing, the sleeveless kimono with black pants underneath. The top had pulled apart a little at the top, exposing the tops of her breasts. Inuyasha noticed this, and didn't miss the opportunity to stare a little.

His thoughts drifted back to the night prior, as soon as his eyes caught the three markings adorning her perfect chest. `you're finally mine kagome, all mine.' As his thoughts began drifting further and further, as to what his life would be like now with kagome as his mate. He grinned as his mind went into Miroku mood, `keh, great mating from now until the day I die, kagome is NEVER gonna leave the cot, I'll make sure of, OOMPH!!' **CRACK, SMASH, WHACK!!**

Kagome stopped and looked back when she heard something quite painful, and the loss of her mate. At once she doubled over in painful fits of laughter. "oh my-oh my-god inuyasha! Wha-what the hell **laughter** happened to y-you?!!"

Inuyasha moaned in pain as he pull his body out from the splintered and demolished tree, "what the hell?.." he groaned, and then blushed when he realized that he was thinking of bedding kagome and ran into a tree because of it.

"inuyasha! You ran into the one and ONLY tree in the entire field!" kagome squealed as she hadn't regained from seeing inuyasha with a mouthful of oak. "keh, shut up bitch, I swear you're gonna be the death of me."

Usually kagome would have gotten mad at his little name for her, but something inside of her made her heart warm at the sound of the word from his lips. `huh, that's odd. Usually I would have his face buried in the dirt for dessert, but I don't feel the urge this time.' "inuyasha? Why do you always insist on calling me a bitch?"

Inuyasha blinked for a moment, and then blushed again. "well, emm. That's what my father called my mother, if I remember correctly. Amongst inu-youkai, the term `bitch' is a term of endearment used by the male for his mate."

"for his mate? But you've been calling me that for years." she wondered aloud. Inuyasha turned from pink to red, "yeah well, umm…you know, I never thought of…you see…" he stammered, like a little boy trying to explain why his homework wasn't done…"…what's with all the questions all of a sudden? Lets keep moving." He said as he raced towards her, and fluidly scooped her up into his arms.

She just stared up at him confused for a moment, and then smiled as she realized why he didn't want to answer the question. `he's always thought of me as his mate. I was a companion that he cared for and protected, he must of called me that out of instinct, never realizing it.' with that new revelation, she leaned up and kissed the side of his cheek. Inuyasha looked down at her with a questioning look, but when he saw her smile, he couldn't help but smile back.

"inuyasha?" kagome asked in an airy voice as she continued to stare into his amber eyes.

"yeah kagome?"

"watch where you're going before you run both of us into a tree, will you love?" kagome asked sweetly.

"keh!" was Inuyasha's only reply, as he sped towards their home, returning his eyes to his path, to see another misplaced tree that he would surely have contacted with. `damn wench, I swear she's gonna kill me.'

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Japanese:

Koibito: lover, sweetheart (ohayo koibito = good morning my lover/sweetheart)

Suteki: sorry it took me SOOOOOO long to update, really, I'm VERY VERY sorry. I've been extremely busy with my job, AND finals at school. Ugh. Okay, I'm going to be updating a lot more from now on, I promise! ;) thanks every one that patiently waited for the update, although I did get one or two emails from people asking if I had died, or if I just forgot I had a story in the works, lol. sorry guys ;) okay, also sorry that this was so short, but I wanted to get the transition chapter outta the way, so I could start with the rest of it.

Next chapter: Powers of the Legendary Jewel of Fate. Kagome's gonna test the powers of the crystal she almost forgot she had, the Hateshi no Hari!!