InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Claiming ❯ The Mark ( Chapter 4 )

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A/N: All right you all, buckle up cause here we go…

Chapter 4 - The Mark

"Hai. I understand. Tell me what I need to do."

Taking a deep breath, Inuyasha nodded his head at her words. He allowed his hands to slide down her arms and onto her small waist.

"The mating ritual consists of four steps. The first is the marking."

"Marking? Ok, what does that mean?" Kagome asked, trying to figure it out in her mind.

"It means I will make a mark on your neck, right above your collarbone, that will proclaim you as my mate to anyone who encounters you. It is a visual symbol of the claiming."

Kagome blushed. "You mean that you have to bite me, don't you?"

Inuyasha moved his head forward. "Hai, but you will also have to do the same to me."

"But I don't have any fangs to mark you with. My teeth won't be able to pierce your skin."

"Don't worry, you'll know what to do when the time comes," he reassured her.

"Right…" she said doubtfully. "So if that's the first step, what's the second?"

"We share each other's blood."

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Miroku, Sango, and Shippo all stared at the youkai in front of them. Miroku was the first to find his tongue.

"WHAT! But he wasn't supposed to be this close. We knew we were gaining, but according to all reports, he was at least a day ahead of us."

"Are you afraid, monk? I thought you would want Naraku to be closer," Sesshomaru coolly stated, cocking an eyebrow to the left.

Miroku bristled at the veiled insult. "Of course not! It's just that Inuyasha and Kagome are not here. He took her into the forest not far from where you just came."

"Sango, we have to go find Kagome and Inuyasha before something happens," the young fox-demon cried, jumping from Kirara to Sango.

"Shippo-chan's right, Miroku. Inuyasha and Kagome will not be thinking of Naraku right now," Sango told the monk. "We must find them."

"Jaken, come," Sesshomaru softly demanded, turning to walk back into the forest.

"Hai, Sesshomaru-sama. Let us leave these weak humans. We will destroy Naraku on our own," the tiny demon snidely told his master.

"Jaken, these humans are coming with us," Sesshomaru said without emotion as he planted his foot on the small follower who was kneeling at his feet. "And they are far from weak."

Miroku and Sango glanced at each other, surprised by the comment from the great western lord. Shrugging their shoulders, they gathered their things and walked into the forest with the two demons to find their friends.

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"We share each other's blood…." Yum, yum, Kagome thought. "And just how do we go about doing that?"

"Oh, I think you'll enjoy that part," Inuyasha smiled at her. Pulling her in for a quick demonstration, he tilted her head up and plunged his tongue into her mouth, flicking along the edges of her teeth.

Yesss…her mind hissed as his touch sent quivering spasms rocketing through her body. She moved her hands to reach up for his hair to pull him in deeper, when he quickly pulled out and away from her body.

"All right, quit DOING that, damnit!" she virtually screamed at him.

Grinning at her, he said, "Shall we begin?" With that final shot, he pulled her in deep, so close he could feel every inch of her down the length of his body.

Inuyasha leaned into her, brushing her silky, black hair to her back with a claw that just barely scraped along her skin. He could feel a small shudder work its way down her spine as she felt the sharp edge glide across her shoulder. With a smug grin, he tugged her school uniform top down just enough to expose her collarbone and shoulder, baring her neck. Cradling her head with one hand, he tilted it back to give him access to the flesh he sought.

He could smell her scent drop to a deep musk as he nuzzled along the inside of her neck. He flicked his tongue out, licking up and down her neckline, across her collarbone, till he found the spot where her pulse beat the strongest. Holding her securely in his arms, he bit down, only hard enough to pierce her skin and draw her essence into him. Her taste filled his mouth, as his body physically reacted to the sensation of having her within him. He instinctively thrust up against her, but managed to control himself. Pulling back gently, he took one final nip at her neck, and swept his tongue across the two piercings in her skin.

At the same time, Kagome had been bracing herself for the pain of the bite, not quite sure what to expect. As Inuyasha pulled her tightly into his embrace, she shivered unknowingly. She felt him lift her hair, then his warm, moist breath across her neck. When she felt his tongue glide across her collarbone, her pulse began racing and her blood pounded hard throughout her entire body. His scent of male musk and desire filled her senses when he suddenly bit through her fragile skin. Her body tightened and a small moan escaped from her full lips. Her eyes began to close as she leaned herself into his warm, muscular body. The feel of him sucking at her neck created a throbbing that went down her length. When he thrust up against her, she could feel just how badly he wanted her. Her arms were enfolded into his chest and all she could do was lean against him as his arms kept her upright. When his teeth finally left her body, she immediately felt a sense of despair.

Inuyasha immediately swooped back down to her lips, gaining access to her mouth with his tongue. He had purposely kept some of her blood on his lips, inside of his mouth, so that she would be able taste her own blood mixed with his saliva. Rocking her tongue with his, he combined their juices together inside of her, pushing its essence deep inside. Satisfied that she had taken in enough of them both into her body, he withdrew with a soft nip to concede his victory.

She could hear him chuckle arrogantly, satisfaction to the way she had responded echoing richly in his laugh. Great, she thought, something else for him to get big-headed about. But at the same time, she noticed a change overcoming her body. A sensation of fire raced through her veins, and she could feel her incisors lengthening, oh so little. With a growl deep in the back of her throat, Kagome reached for Inuyasha, grabbing his head and pulling it down to hers. Surprise had his eyes widening as his smirk slowly faded. She began pulling at his haori trying to reach his upper body, to clear away the clothing to the skin beneath. He could feel her nails raking across his chest as she dug to disrobe his upper torso. Reaching down, he pulled the red haori free of his pants, exposing the soft white cloth underneath.

Kagome felt a moment of triumph once she was able to slide her hands under his creamy white shirt to the skin beneath. Pushing the cloth aside, she bared his neck and shoulders to herself. With a smile that hinted at her newfound power, she leaned forward just enough to let him feel her fangs scrape against his collarbone as her body pushed itself back into his.

"Ka-Ka-Kagome…?" he whispered, half in awe of the transformation that had come over his pure, innocent love, and half in excitement of what was to come.

Kagome lifted her head just enough to show him the red that had crept into the outer edges of her irises and the new length of her incisors. She felt his pulse quicken at the sight, and the smell of him began to change, growing stronger, with a hint of desperation and passion. A brief smile flitted across her face as she lowered her head back to his muscled shoulders. Running her tongue along his shoulder up into the crook of his neck, she found the area that she was craving and sniffed, taking in his scent one last time. Blowing gently upon the spot, she softly inserted her fangs into his neck, feeling the way his arms clasped tightly to her body and the gasp that escaped from between his teeth. His long, silvery white hair fell down, enveloping them, as he bowed his head to give her better access to his neck.

She slowly removed her fangs to lick at the blood trickling from the two small indentions. Placing her mouth and tongue over the area, she began to suckle at the hot, burning skin, drawing his blood in for the final exchange.

Inuyasha could feel himself clinch uncontrollably at the urges her actions were causing to his body. He growled once again, a low keening, that left his chest and shoulders vibrating with the force. He could feel the blood he had taken from her, drive through his veins, expanding them, changing him. His heart swelled with the thought that Kagome was finally his, while at the same time his body pushed for the last action that would unite them as one.

Kagome slowly withdrew from Inuyasha, giving one last swipe of her tongue across his neck. She looked up at his shining amber eyes as she felt the love she held for him incinerate her entire body.

Reaching up, she, too, pulled his face down until she could insert her tongue between his lips, licking the inside of his mouth. Letting him taste the blood that she had taken, she wondered to herself about the explosive desire that had suddenly arisen, the need to control HIM that had taken over her mind and body.

His essence is flowing through me, she thought to herself. We are now one, as close as any two people can possibly become. But at this thought, another more seductive one flashed across her mind as she realized that this was not the final step. There was one more that they had to complete before the mating ritual was finalized.

Inuyasha watched Kagome as thoughts danced across her face until he saw the one that he had waited for her to come to. Ah, but now, what will she do, what will she think, he quietly asked himself still not quite sure of her response. I know that she loves me, but will she be willing to go that extra step that will give herself to me completely, now and forever. Once done, she will never be able to leave me, she won't have the choice. We will be connected, mind, body, and soul from that moment on.

Kagome allowed her desire for him to creep into her eyes rimmed with red. Twirling her fingers through his forelocks, she laid her forehead against his looking deep into the darkened amber circles that housed the entrance to his soul.

"Now, about that next step…"

A/N: ALL RIGHTEY THEN… Are y'all happy now? You should be!! It only took me three chapters and a prologue to get to this point. But like I said, this ain't over yet. OHHHH NOOOO, not by a long shot. I did mention HENTAI somewhere before, didn't I? MWA-WA-WA-H-H-H-HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA!

One more thing, I meant to put this out last night, but my husband managed to FUBAR our internet service, so I couldn't get online to post this. I am SO SORRY this is getting out to you all so late. Please accept my deepest apologies!

Oh yeah, and you guys, I can't thank you enough for all the wonderful stuff you're writing about. Please keep it coming!! Domo arigato!