InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Family Curse ❯ The Family Curse ( Chapter 1 )

The Family Curse

 

By Demoness Xio, a.k.a. Xio the Dog Demoness on FF.net

 

Xio: Hi everyone. A few years ago I used to share my stories at FF, but after I had surgery I kinda lost inspiration. (and after that, I lost all my stories because I hadn't backed them up on notepad and the old Word files weren't compatible with the new version of Word.) Now I'm writing again, although for everyone's sake, I won't be posting stories unless I've finished the whole story first. I'll probably share one shots more often, I'm rather lazy about finishing a project I've started when I don't have a deadline.

 

Minnie: Don't let her fool you, she's just lazy period.

 

Xio: Quiet you, don't make me get Koga in here!

 

Minnie runs off with her tail between her legs.

 

Xio: And here's your disclaimer! Ja Ne!

 

Disclaimer: I don't own InuYasha, but I do own InuYasha: A Feudal Fairy Tale!

 

`Normal Thoughts'

`Demon Thoughts'

“Speech”

 

“The Family Curse”

 

A young, raven-haired woman bit back a groan as the sun filtered through her window, shining through closed eyelids and pulling her from her sleep. She winced, not from the brightness of the light, but from the pain in her back. It was still very early, barely past dawn, and the rest of the household was still asleep as Kagome hobbled into the bathroom, intent on a hot bath to soothe away the ache. But as she ran the bathwater and removed her clothing, she gave a heartfelt groan. There, unmistakable on her panties, were several spots of blood.

 

Later that morning, Kagome slowly headed down the stairs in her cream-colored tank top and pink shorts, damp hair clinging to her face from her bath, lost in thought. `I knew I'd eventually start. I'm almost 19 after all… Still, why couldn't it have waited until after we'd defeated Naraku? InuYasha will never understand that I have to leave every month for a week! And worse, I was supposed to head back today!' She groaned and held her back as another pain struck her, causing her to cling to the railing with her free hand as she bent nearly double. Her mother was instantly at the foot of the stairs.

 

“Kagome, are you alright?” her mother asked, worry shining in her eyes.

 

“I'll live,” Kagome replied dourly. Her mother bit her lip, comprehension dawning over her face.

 

“So it's started?” she asked, wanting to confirm her fears.

 

“Yes. There's no way I'll be able to go with InuYasha like this, I can barely walk.” The young woman sighed. “How am I supposed to explain this to him?”

 

Hitomi walked up the stairs to where her daughter clung to the railing and helped to ease her back up to her room. “You stay in bed. I'll bring you breakfast. And don't worry about InuYasha. He's a good man, and he cares about you. He will understand.” Kagome snorted at that, but allowed her mother to usher her back to her room. When her mother returned with breakfast, she was in too much pain to be very hungry, and barely touched her food. Sitting the food back on her bedside table, she curled up almost into a ball under her pink covers and tried to will the pain back enough to sleep.

 

Around midday, a red-clad half demon with silver hair and twitching dog ears leapt into an old, dry well in the middle of a forest clearing. There was an annoyed, impatient expression on his face as instead of touching the dirt at the bottom of the well, a blue light engulfed him, and he fell through. He emerged again inside a dry well, but this well was not in a forest clearing at all. This well was enclosed within a small wooden building. He ignored the rope ladder inside this well, and instead leapt out in one bound, as if this was a common, everyday experience. The half demon grumbled to himself as he opened the door of the well house and walked across the shrine grounds towards the house. “Kagome's always late, making me come and drag her back, and then she gets mad and sits me for it. Can't she just come back on time for once?” He paused, startled, as Kagome's mother stood in front of the door. She smiled at him and made her way over.

 

“Hello InuYasha, dear. Kagome said you'd be by today. Come in, won't you? You can join me for lunch.” She steered him inside without giving him a chance to argue.

 

“Um, Mrs. Higurashi, I really only came by to pick up Kagome,” InuYasha spoke uncertainly when they reached the kitchen, but his complaint fell on deaf ears as Hitomi was busily bringing out tea and lunch for them both. “Well, I suppose I can wait a bit,” the man spoke, defeated. Hitomi, with her back still to InuYasha, grinned. Having set out the meal, she sat down opposite of InuYasha, and gesturing to him it was alright, she began to eat herself. InuYasha frowned. “Why isn't Kagome joining us?”

 

Hitomi sighed. “Kagome isn't feeling well, InuYasha. I'll bring her lunch when she's hungry.” Before she could blink, InuYasha's seat was empty. She shook her head, torn between amusement and pity for her daughter. `That man is certainly impatient. He didn't even give me a chance to explain.' She hoped her daughter would be able to handle her excitable hanyou.

 

The half demon bounded up the flight of stairs in two quick jumps, making his way to Kagome's room. He opened her door and was instantly bombarded by Kagome's scent. The scent of pain and blood lacing her normally pure scent of sakura blossoms and spring rain worried him. “Kagome, are you injured? What happened?”

 

Kagome groaned from under her comforter. “Didn't Mama tell you?” she asked wearily, turning over to face InuYasha and pulling the covers from over her head.

 

“Well, I didn't really give her a chance to… What's wrong with you, Kagome?” he asked. The young woman's eyes softened a bit at the concern in the hanyou's voice before she winced in pain. She sighed.

 

“It's difficult to explain. InuYasha, what do you know about the reproductive cycle of human women?”

 

InuYasha blushed ten shades of red. “Keh, wh-why would I need to know about that!” he stammered out, embarrassed.

 

“Not much, huh?” she asked softly. The half demon responded with another “Keh!” “Well, when a human woman's body is ready to produce children, it begins a continuous four week cycle. The first two weeks the body prepares for pregnancy by storing blood and nutrients on the walls of the woman's womb. During the third week, a tiny cell, called an egg, will fall down into the womb. If this egg is,” Kagome blushed deeply, but continued to speak, “fertilized with a man's seed, it will try to stick to the lining of the womb. If it sticks, it grows into a baby.” Kagome looked out towards the window, still blushing. She drew a breath to continue.

 

“Wh-what does all this have to do with what's wrong with you?!” InuYasha forced out gruffly, still blushing.

 

“I'm getting to that, InuYasha! If you don't understand this, you won't understand what's wrong with me.” InuYasha's brows furrowed, but he didn't interrupt again. “If the egg that falls during the third week isn't fertilized, or doesn't stick, then during the fourth week both the egg and the blood collected in the womb begins to fall out of the woman's body. This can be painful, coincided with cramps, back pain, and other aches. The fourth week is where my family's curse takes effect. Every female from my mother's side has been afflicted by it for as long as we can remember, and now it is my turn.”

 

“Curse!?” InuYasha stared at Kagome in shock. “What curse? How can the curse be broken?”

 

Kagome smiled wryly. “The curse is never really broken, but the symptoms of the curse can be cured. But the price is high, and the cure is hard to find. I'm sorry, InuYasha, but I have no choice but return home during every fourth week while the curse is in effect.”

 

“What's the cure, Kagome?” he asked with a determined look on his face. He crossed his arms and looked her in the eye as she fidgeted. She blushed hard, then swallowed and stared out the window, glaring outside.

 

“I won't tell you. There's no point, there's nothing you can do and the cure would only make you mad.” `You love Kikyo too much to be able to help me, and I know how you act when I'm around other men.' She scowled darkly out the window for a few moments, and a bird that had landed on the tree nearby took flight as if it could feel the heated glare on it's back. She then winced as another pain struck her, gnawing at her back like an angry beast.

 

InuYasha took her chin gently but forcefully, making her face him. “Tell me! … I want to help you,” he added more softly. Kagome frowned, her eyes troubled. She tried to get out of his grip, but he was too strong for her. “You aren't getting away until you tell me,” he spoke stubbornly.

 

She whimpered as the pain grew worse, but when his eyes softened again she gave a rather impressive growl for a human. “Fine, I'll tell you. But don't blame me when it makes you angry!” She frowned again. “Every female in my family knows when they've found the man they're meant to be with, InuYasha. Because only that one man's touch can ever soothe the pain we feel during the fourth week of our cycle. No medicine, no other person's touch, will ever take the pain away once we've found a man who can stop the effects of our curse.”

 

Now InuYasha growled angrily, possessively. “And what, were you hoping that Homo guy could help you?! Is that why you want to return every month?!” Kagome glared at him.

 

“No, you baka! I never even thought of Hojo! I just know I won't be able to walk, let alone defend myself from demon attacks, while I'm suffering under the curse!” As if to prove her point, her whole back seized as another wave of pain broke over her. Tears welled in her eyes but she held them back angrily.

 

InuYasha's ears fell flat on his head. “I'm … sorry. I should have realized that,” he spoke quietly. Kagome wouldn't have even heard him except he was still holding her face close to his. As if suddenly realizing their closeness, a light blush crept over the bridge of his nose and he released her chin.

 

She turned her face away slightly, looking at him from the side of her eye as she moved back a little, putting a more comfortable space between them. `He never apologizes,' she thought in mild shock. She sighed. “It's alright, InuYasha.”

 

InuYasha had turned his own face to the side as well, watching her from the corner of his eye. A distracted look came over his face as a thought struck him. He blushed, but spoke anyways. “What if I tried to help you?”

 

“NO!” shouted Kagome, instantly. Hurt flashed in both pairs of eyes, InuYasha's because he thought Kagome was disgusted by the idea of him touching her, and Kagome because she instantly thought of Kikyo and InuYasha's promise to her. But as the young priestess saw the unexpected hurt in InuYasha's eyes, she knew she'd have to clarify. “InuYasha, I can't let you do that to me. When…” she swallowed the painful lump in her throat and continued, “when you go with Kikyo, I'll be left to suffer the effects of the curse all alone. It will be painful enough when you go, I don't want it to be worse,” she spoke softly, looking down at the bed rather than facing InuYasha. “If you never touch me, if you never take away my pain, then I'll have hope of finding someone who can when… when you're gone.”

 

InuYasha's frowned with the mention of Kikyo, but skipped over it, not wanting to think about her for the moment. “I thought once was enough. What about your mother?” InuYasha asked in some confusion.

 

“Mama doesn't suffer the pain of the curse anymore. When my father died, she stopped becoming fertile.”

 

InuYasha stiffened. “I didn't know.” He was torn. `I don't want Kagome to suffer… But I owe Kikyo, don't I? How can I turn my back on my responsibility to her?' Kagome whimpered again as her back and stomach cramped up, pain shooting through her body. She curled up into a ball, arms wrapped around her knees, trying to ride it out. Her pain clawed at InuYasha's heart. `I promised Kagome though, I promised to keep her safe, I promised to protect her. If I left her to go with Kikyo, who would look after her?' The pain and blood in Kagome's scent gnawed at him. He hated to see her suffer this way, and it put him on edge, especially his demon side.

 

His eyes tinged red as the demon made his own thoughts on the situation known. `Soothe mate! Do not allow another male to touch her. She belongs to us!'

 

For once, InuYasha was in agreement with his more primal demon nature. Kagome was his. He wanted her. He… he loved her damn it, and he'd be damned if he would let her suffer like this any further! He made his choice. A clawed hand rested on the small woman's back. She flinched lightly in surprise.

 

“What are you doing InuYasha?” she asked softly. His hand began to gently knead the small of her back and the tension melted from her body as he, so cautious with his deadly claws, worked the knots from her back. She removed his hand and spoke, “InuYasha…” The half demon cut her off.

 

“I've made up my mind, Kagome. Kikyo was a responsibility I took on myself, but it was never mine to begin with. I am not to blame for what happened. I understand that now.” He paused, steeling himself. “Kikyo is my past, and I will never forget her… But you are the one I want in my future.” He swallowed, but he had gotten this far, and he was determined to finish. “You're the one I love, Kagome.”

 

Kagome gasped in shock and turned to face him. Love and possessiveness shone in his eyes. `He meant it. He meant it! He honestly loves me!' She did a victory dance in her mind even as her lips parted to speak. “I love you too, InuYasha,” she breathed quietly. The warmth and true joy that flashed brightly in his golden eyes took her breath away.

 

“Let me help you?” he spoke quietly into her ear. She shivered as his warm breath caressed her skin. “Please?” Her eyes half-closed as his larger hands slid under her tank top, his battle-roughed palms sliding over her skin. They widened briefly as he cupped her breasts in those palms, taking in his pleased expression, his eyes briefly shut in enjoyment. She blushed, but her eyes slid closed in pleasure as he fondled her chest, tweaking one nipple while gently rubbing the other with the pad of his thumb. She moaned, quietly, breathily, causing a fanged smirk to appear on her beloved hanyou's face.

 

He removed her shirt, baring her chest to his heated gaze. As she whimpered at the loss of his hands, he grinned. `Soothe mate,' he thought to himself as he lowered his mouth to a budding pink nipple and suckled like a pup. She cried out in pleasure as one of his fangs brushed against it. He nipped her gently, then lapped at her breast and suckled again. He played with the neglected nipple, rolling it between his thumb and forefinger and delicately brushing his claws against it.

 

“InuYasha,” she breathed passionately as her scent spiked headily, saturated with her sweet arousal. She pulled off his haori eagerly, and began to fumble with his undershirt. For a heartbeat, InuYasha froze in shock `I thought it only took release to cure her!' But then giddily, `Hot damn hot damn, hot damn, she wants me!' As he helped his miko with his clothing, stripping for her in a matter of seconds heedless of where his clothing ended up, he inwardly did a victory dance, howling triumphantly. Kagome devoured him with her eyes, his lean, strong form so appealing to her. His powerful legs especially fascinated her, as he rarely got injured anywhere he'd have to remove his pants for. She licked her suddenly dry lips as she followed a patch of silvery fur in the middle of his thighs to his straining erection. He was so distracted he didn't notice Kagome's perusal of his form, and only noticed she slid her shorts and panties down her legs in one go when the honey scent hit his nose full-force, drawing his full attention as his mouth watered and his eyes took on a predatory gleam.

 

He looked over her naked form hungrily, her tanned skin shining as the sunlight hit her from the window. He had seen her many times before, of course, but it was so different being close, being allowed… being wanted! Her waist was so small he could almost cover it in his two hands; her muscles were slight, smooth and feminine. There was no ounce of spare fat on her body, having been worked away from nearly four years of constant travel. Her heart sped up in her chest as he kissed her passionately, nipping her bottom lip for entrance before exploring her mouth, tasting her, and his hand stroked the small patch of hair at the apex of her hips.

 

She tried to buck against him as a single digit entered her slick folds, but he held her down with his free hand, preventing her from accidentally harming herself on his claws. He found her entrance and slipped his finger inside, searching for her virgin barrier. As the tip of his claw touched it, he moved up to her, claiming her lips again with a searing kiss as their tongues dueled. She winced only slightly as he tore her hymen, hoping to make her first time less painful than it would unfortunately be. That task finished, he added a second finger in to join the first, and began to pump them inside her. She moaned in pleasure as he increased his speed, then added a third, stretching her, trying to prepare her. He found a small nub within her folds and he brushed it with his thumb, smirking openly as she cried out.

 

Kagome whimpered as the coil began to wind in her belly, tightening to a dull, throbbing ache of pleasure. She growled in frustration as his fingers suddenly left her, causing InuYasha's eyes to momentarily flash red. As she looked up at him, lust, love, and want in her eyes, he brought his hand to his lips for a taste. She panted as he slowly licked and sucked each finger clean. “I'm not sure I'll ever get enough of this taste.” When his tongue flicked up between her folds and swiped up to her clit, her thighs locked around his head as her head snapped back and a low, heady moan slipped from her throat. Pleased by her reaction, he sucked her sensitive bundle of nerves. He dragged his fangs across it then thrust his tongue into her, causing her to grind herself into his face. Her hands found the top of his head and rubbed his ears aggressively, causing a rumbling growl to spill up from his chest.

 

“Gods InuYasha!” she cried out as the vibrations caused her to shudder. The coil snapped and her inner walls trembled and clenched around his tongue as her juices poured out. Along with the taste of her arousal, there was also the tangy, coppery taste of her miko blood. His eyes tinged red briefly and he couldn't contain his hungry, possessive growl.

 

“Mine,” he rumbled.

 

“Yours,” the young woman affirmed. InuYasha made his way back to her face, taking in her hooded eyes with masculine pride. He aligned his throbbing erection with her entrance and slipped the head past her folds.

 

“Are you ready?” he asked. `Are you sure?' his eyes asked.

 

“Yes!” she cried out to both questions, snapping her hips up in an attempt to pull him into her.

 

With a greedy snarl Kagome could feel, he drove himself deeply into her and then, though it took all his will, he stopped, allowing the shaking woman time to adjust to his size. `Oh fuck! So wet, so tight!' He gave a purring growl of pleasure at the feeling of being inside his miko mate.

 

Her eyes pinched shut, but it hadn't hurt as much as she expected. Soon, the slight burning she had initially felt gave way to the strange sensation of being filled. Curious, she decided to roll her hips. She moaned at the friction even as InuYasha groaned. “Fuck, Kagome, are you trying to kill me?” She could hear the pleasure in his voice and grinned.

 

“Not a bad way to die though, right?” she teased, bucking her hips again. Taking the hint, he began to thrust into her as she matched his rhythm. She felt her second orgasm beginning to build, but not quickly enough. “InuYasha, I need more!” she begged. In response, the half demon began to pound into her at a speed she could not hope to match, although she tried valiantly before giving in to enjoy the ride. “Oh, oh oh!” she cried as her walls clenched around his length. He began to nip and suckle a spot between her neck and shoulder blade as he continued to plunge into her relentlessly. The heat continued to build as she took his ears into her hands and fondled them, enjoying the rumbling growls that made her body shudder so deliciously. When her climax finally broke over her, the clenching of her walls brought him over the edge with her. As he spilled his seed into her in hot, sticky gushes he drove his fangs into the spot he had suckled before, the pain lost in pleasure deep enough to cause her third orgasm. Lost in the feeling, she bit him in the same area with enough force to break the skin, barely noticing the coppery taste filling her mouth in her haze. He released her neck and licked the mark a few times, before rolling over and dragging her back against his chest. She snuggled into him, exhausted, and fell asleep, with him following a short while later.

 

In the kitchen, Hitomi smiled to herself as she drank her tea. `I hope my grandchildren will have his ears!' She hummed quietly to herself as she went about her tasks that day, leaving her daughter and new son-in-law to rest.

 

As Kagome awoke later that night from their passionate lovemaking, she smiled and stretched leisurely in the hold of her hanyou lover. She grinned to herself as she felt his erection poking at her back and his fangs dragging across her new mark. Kagome didn't bother to feel guilty for withholding information. If this was what he believed it took to cure her every month, well -- He didn't need to know he could soothe her pain with just a simple backrub!