InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Princess and the Pauper ❯ Chapter 14 ( Chapter 14 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Kagome entered her sleeping quarters after a late night. The demon wolf leader, Kourichi, and his son, Kouga, stayed all day. Kagome had been forced to return from her first sojourn to her room for dinner and more battle plan talks and eerie stares from the younger wolf. After their meal, they were entertained by castle musicians and dancing geishas. Kagome found herself wistfully thinking of the jolly Irish jigs that folks performed at festival in her homeland. Her homesickness became intolerable. She finally begged to be allowed to return to her room and on the way up the stairs, tears had fallen freely from her eyes.

"Kagome." she heard his voice before she saw him because her tears blocked her vision.

"Inuyasha." she responded, wiping her tears.

All longing for Ireland flew out the window when she heard his voice. She looked up and saw him coming from her window where he had been waiting,

"What's the matter, Kagome? Why are you crying?" he asked, concerned. He didn't sense any fear emanating from her, only sadness.

She sniffed and pulled out a handkerchief,

"It's just homesickness, that's all." she said quietly, "But, I'm better now that you're here." she smiled her radiant smile at him.

He held her close, "What's 'homesickness', Kagome? Is it some kind of cold?" he asked, innocently.

She giggled softly, "No. I miss my homeland. I hated tonight. I just miss my mother, my brother and my home. But, being here with you, I'd rather be here in Japan right now. No place else." she hugged him back, burying her face in his hitoe.

He lowered his head towards her face, "Kagome." was all he said, in a soft voice, as he wrapped his arms tighter around her.

Inuyasha gently pushed her away from him, "Why do I smell blood on you, Kagome? It's not fresh blood ... it ... smells kinda old."

She smiled at his words, "It's nothing. Just a bloody curse." she said.

"Curse? You've been cursed? By who?" he demanded, pushing her further away so he could stare into her eyes.

Kagome found herself laughing at this, "I'm sorry, Inuyasha. No, I'm not cursed. Women call it the curse. It's just my monthly cycle."

Inuyasha cocked his head curiously at her, "Monthly?" he questioned her.

"Women bleed monthly if they don't conceive a child. It's perfectly natural but, it's a pain to deal with." she assured him.

"Kagome?" he asked, "Why do I smell wolves in the castle?"

"My lord had an audience with the leader of the Eastern wolf demon tribe and his son. Why do you ask?"

"Why would he dealing with wolves? Warlords generally don't deal with demons."

"I don't know. I was bored with the whole conversation. Something about the eastern lands and protection and stuff."

He pulled her back into an embrace and changed the subject, "We can still make love tonight, can't we?" he asked.

"Eeeew. It would be messy and bloody, Inuyasha."

"Your blood doesn't bother me." he assured her.

She leaned up and kissed him, "How about I pleasure you tonight?" she asked.

Taking his hand, she led him to the futon. She removed her clothes until all she had on was the garter belt that kept her clean. Undressing Inuyasha, she got her scented oil and began massaging his chest,

"Lavender." he said softly.

"HmHm. My favorite fragrance." she told him, as she massage his chest and abdomen.

His member was already stiff and hard and Kagome decided not to waste any time. Massaging the stiff rod, she lovingly played her tongue up and down his member, making silly slurping noises as she did so. Her one hand cupped the huge sac that hung beneath the muscle and massaged it as she took him into her mouth as far as she was able.

Bobbing her head up and down slowly, she massage him with her mouth, as Inuyasha grabbed the sides of the futon and moaned his approval. His head was bent back and he lifted his legs, spreading them wide open to her. She removed him from her mouth and continued to massage him with her hand as she started suckling on first one, then the other part of the sac.

Teasingly she lolled her tongue around the balls as she massaged his member, tightly wrapping her fingers around him as much as she could.

"Ooooohhh, Kagome." he moaned.

She traced her tongue around his sac and down to the area of skin between his sac and anus, finally moving to the puckered hole. She pressed her tongue to him, licking the area and finally pushing her tongue a little way in. His hips bucked up and he moaned something incoherent. She smiled to herself and teased,

"What do you want, Inuyasha?" she said seductively.

He wiggled his hips and groaned his displeasure when she stopped her actions,

"Tell me, Inuyasha." she coaxed, "Tell me what you want."

As she said this, she licked her fingers in anticipation. Inuyasha squirmed and wiggled and grunted, begging for her to continue,

"Please, Kagome." he said quietly, "Make me come. Put your fingers inside me."

Obliging his request, Kagome resumed her position with his member in her mouth as she gently placed one finger deep inside him. Picking up the pace and matching her movements, she bobbed up and down quickly as she plunged in and out of him, eventually adding a second finger to the mix.

Inuyasha squirmed and bucked his hips, matching her movements perfectly, as he threw his head back and grunted like an animal. His release quickly overcame him and filled her mouth with his seed. She swallowed what he gave her and cleaned him up. His member remained engorged still and she remembered the previous night and how long he had lasted.

She moved up beside him and went to kiss him,

"Inuyasha, you're bleeding." she said to him in concern,

"Yea, well, I bit my lip to keep from screaming when I came. I didn't want us to be disturbed." he said, capturing her mouth in a kiss.

"Hmmm." Kagome mused, "I wonder what the world would think of the great Inuyasha if they saw him writhing and squirming and acting like a bowl of gelatin!" she giggled as she said this.

"I prefer if no one found out." he said, pulling her into a passionate kiss.

They spent the night enveloped in each other's arms and placing warm kisses all over each other's bodies. Entwining her fingers in his during the night, she asked him,

"Do you miss your mother, Inuyasha?"

Surprised by her question, he hesitated. He wasn't used to admitting what he felt were weaknesses,

"Uhhh, well, yea, I guess. It was so long ago."

"Long ago? How long? You don't look very old ... about my age."

"Hmph!" he grinned his lopsided grin, "200 years ago ... give or take."

She stared at him, "What? You're over 200 years old?"

"Demons live longer lives than humans. My father was over 1000 years old when he died. Sesshoumaru is about 400 years old ... and Myouga, only the gods know how old he is."

"How old was your mother when she died?"

"I dunno. I guess about 30."

"Gee ... what happened, may I ask?"

"Famine. My mother was a noble woman but her clan fell into ruin. My father died on the night I was born. Because I was a half-demon, nobody wanted to help my mother. We survived off the land as best we could. She knew all about herbs, potions and plants. Her mother was a medicine woman. I quickly learned how to hunt for us. Then one year, there was no food left. No animals to hunt. She died. I don't know from what." he fell silent.

"How old were you?" asked Kagome, her voice full of awe.

"It was about my 8th or 9th year. I don't really remember. After that I spent most of my time running and hiding to keep from being killed by demons. I ate when I could ... I grew used to being hungry. Finally, I realized I needed to fight back to get my place in this world. I wasn't a demon ... so they didn't want me. And I wasn't human ... the humans detested me and feared me. So I fought, stole and killed to survive. I hid on my human nights ... still do. You are the only one who has seen me on my human night." his voice dropped to a whisper as he said this.

Kagome wrapped her arms around the hanyou as she gazed into his eyes ... eyes that were now filled with the painful memories he had just relived for her,

"Kikyou is the first person who allowed me in ... the first person I decided to trust."

"And you care for her deeply, I can tell." Kagome said, softly.

He nodded and then cupped her face in his hands,

"But you," he started, as he kissed her lips gently, "I don't understand my feelings. I have never felt like this before. I don't know what to say about you."

She kissed him back, "You don't have to say anything, Inuyasha." she whispered.

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Just before dawn broke, Inuyasha took his leave of Kagome with a tight embrace and a deep, loving kiss. She had promised she would visit the village that day and he promised to meet her at the forest's edge and then he was gone.

Inuyasha raced through the forest. He had promised Kikyou he would meet up with shortly after dawn. Before getting to the village, he stopped inside the cave that he had once shared with Kagome and picked up something small. He then headed to the village.

As promised, Kikyou was waiting on the hillside,

"Kikyou." he called out to her.

He looked at her. She looked so sad and lonely. Vulnerable. Nothing compared to Kagome's defiant and wild spirit. Kagome was a free bird compared to Kikyou, who seemed trapped in a cage. Kagome wasn't trapped ... not yet anyway.

He approached her, "Here." he said, opening his palm to reveal a small shell object, "It's the only thing my mother left me. That and the robe of the fire-rat."

Kikyou took the shell and opened it to reveal its contents. Inside was some lip and cheek paint. She smiled at Inuyasha,

"You want me to have this?" she asked, her eyes sparkling.

"Yea, well, I don't need it so you might as well have it." he said, crossing his arms over his chest.

In his mind, he was thinking that he would like to get Kikyou to give her face color the way that Kagome did.

Kikyou looked at the gift and then back at Inuyasha as she took the sleeve of his hitoe,

"I didn't realize your mother gave that to you. And I shot it so full of holes with my arrows." she said.

"No big deal. It repairs itself." he said, but he still felt guilty for making her look so sad, "So what do you have for me?" he asked.

Kikyou looked at him for a moment before responding. Her mind drifted back to the night before,

flashback

"Sister, aren't those subjugation beads?" asked Kaede.

"Yes." said Kikyou.

"Are they for Inuyasha?" asked Kaede.

"It may seem a little underhanded of me but it is to keep Inuyasha from attacking the village."

"Do you think he might?"

"I don't know. Now, what will be a good trigger word? Beloved ... that will be it."

end flashback

Kikyou reached into the sleeve of her yukata and pulled out a beaded necklace,

"This is for you, Inuyasha." she said, showing him the necklace.

He looked at it, "It's pretty. Did you make it yourself?"

"Yes, I did. Can I put it on you?" she asked.

"Sure." he leaned down so that Kikyou could slip the beads over his head,

"There." she said with a small smile.

He admired the necklace, "Thank you." he said, softly.

He reached out to embrace her and she allowed him to hug her but when he tried to kiss her, she pushed him away,

"Not now. Not here." she said.

He groaned to himself but didn't protest.

"Oh, Kagome will be visiting the village this afternoon." he informed her.

"Oh, she will? The villagers will be very pleased." Kikyou said, then added "Are you sure I can keep this gift?"

Inuyasha looked at her and smiled, "Sure."

Inuyasha and Kikyou spent the rest of the morning near each other as Kikyou went about her duties.

From a distance, a young woman with black hair spied on them,

"Hmmm. Kikyou is infatuated with that half-demon. It should be easy for me to steal the sacred jewel away from her." the woman said to herself, before turning and retreating from the small village.