InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ This Counts ❯ One-Shot

 

A/N: One-shot fic written to the song "Look After You" by The Fray. Prepare for some major fluff, and slight Lemon-ly-ness. Well, enough lemon-ly-ness that this is rated M. You have been warned.

 

 

 

Enjoy.

 

 

 

Disclaimer: Nah, I don't own Inuyasha. I try to aim for stealing more popular manga.

 

 

 

 

 

 

-This Counts-

 

By TwilitSky

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"This is what I've always wanted to do," Kagome smiled, sighing happily.

 

"What?"

 

"Just sit here, on a rooftop watching a meteor shower, cuddled up in a nice, cozy blanket with a pile of pillows. Aren't you enjoying yourself?"

 

Inuyasha shrugged as he sat with one arm rested lazily across his knee. "I guess."

 

The pair sat together on the flat surface of Kagome's house rooftop. A few hours ago she had come out of the ancient well back into the Feudal Era, bursting with excitement. Apparently, there'd been a predicted meteor shower in her time. She knew Sango, Miroku, and Shippo would have to miss out, but she was desperate to share this special night with at least one of her friends.

 

In the end, she'd managed to convince the only other person who could travel through the well into her time and back: the reluctant Inuyasha. It had taken the promise of forty packages of Ramen and no 'sits' for a week to persuade him, but the girl was just happy that he'd agreed, none the less.

 

Kagome was now sitting dressed in her blue pajamas, shaking her head at the boy next to her as she lifted some of the excess blanket to drape it across the hanyou's lap.

 

He blinked slightly at her action before she spoke. "Come on, Inuyasha," she said, disbelieving. "How can you not be? I mean, just look at the sky..." He obeyed, annoyed, and tilted his head backward to gaze at the endless field of glowing stars. 'They are pretty...' he thought softly, before shaking his head and scowling. "Feh, pretty boring if you ask me..."

 

The girl beside him rolled her eyes. Would he ever learn? Her eyes roamed upward as well, getting lost in the inky depths of the sky. A low rumble erupted from her stomach, and she realized how hungry she was. She reached over and grabbed a cookie from the full plate of snacks she'd brought out earlier before nibbling on it. She offered him the plate and he gruffed a rude remark as he took it from her.

 

She ground her teeth. 'His attitude is always so unnecessary!' She crossed her arms and huffed. But her annoyance dissipated when she returned her attention to the vast expanse of space above.

 

They sat in silence, except for the muffled sound of Inuyasha attacking the plate of sweets. It was a clear night, with a mere handful of clouds somewhere to the west. But it was getting chilly, and although the cold didn't bother Inuyasha one bit (or if it did he certainly wouldn't admit such a human weakness), it was beginning to nip at Kagome.

 

Even with the thick blanket draped over her tiny frame, she still shivered. Absently, she slid over closer to him, accidentally brushing her hand against his own in the process.

 

"Oops, sorry," she mumbled, flushing slightly as she placed her hand in a safer spot. He muttered a vague 'S'okay', blushing a little himself. 'Clumsy wench...' he told himself over and over in his head. Although another voice was purring, 'Do it again, please kami, do it again...'

 

He realized then that she was shivering, stopping his thoughts roughly. Her small body shook when a soft, icy breeze blew by. Inuyasha inwardly warned himself, 'Don't do anything, not a thing! So what if she's cold? Not your problem.' But he felt his human half get the better of him. Slowly but surely, he edged his own body closer to hers, his hip gently touching her own.

 

He felt her jolt from the sudden contact, and panic flooded through him like icy cold water. But it thoroughly subsided when she relaxed and lay her head against his warm shoulder, snuggling into him. He couldn't deny himself the feeling this simple position gave him. Like she could complete him so easily.

 

He intently returned his gaze to the stars, trying not to wonder what she could be thinking right now. Was this the sort of thing just friends did? It probably was, and Inuyasha was just making a big deal out of nothing. But there had always been that little hope...

 

Carefully, his arm raised and snaked around her shoulder, his hand gently gripping her arm.

 

Kagome felt herself lean even closer into his shoulder as he did this, and found herself trembling slightly in anticipation from the things he was doing. This was not the usual stubborn, callous Inuyasha she knew. But she'd always known that the courteous, possibly even caring side of him was buried in there somewhere, and it was surprising her that that half was surfacing so easily.

 

"Oh, wow, I just saw a meteor, just over there," Inuyasha suddenly exclaimed, pointing above one of the trees closest to the house. Kagome couldn't make herself look at where he had indicated. Her eyes were too intently focused on his slightly in-awed face. He didn't seem to notice her at all. "It was so bright, it flew by so quick and then -poof- it was just gone," he said with slight enthusiasm. It felt weird to him, speaking like this. Foreign, almost like he was speaking another language. But around her it just seemed to flow out of him quite naturally at times.

 

The girl still hadn't even blinked. Her eyes followed the curve of his dark eyebrow, which was slightly raised, and then to his melted honey eyes that were clearly visible even in the dark of the night that surrounded them. They traced the bridge of his smooth nose, the bend in his jawbone, and last but not least, the soft curves of his lips. They were delicately parted, and it seemed she could hear his even breathing crystal clear as she gazed upon them. It was like that was all she could hear, just the steady wind of his breath going in and out...

 

Inuyasha turned his head curiously to see why the usually talkative Kagome was so silent. He caught her staring at him so intently, so unwaveringly. Their eyes met, and locked in position.

 

He found he couldn't look away.

 

A deep blush crept up to settle on her cheeks, and he felt himself mirroring her reaction. He also realized with a sudden start that he wasn't breathing, but he couldn't find a moment where he'd have a chance to.

 

Unknowingly, he began to lean in closer to her face, unable to even blink he was so afraid. His heart raced uncontrollably as he realized that she was inching towards him as well. His eyes slowly drifted shut, and he could smell the sweetness of her breath against his mouth and chin. His mind had temporarily shut down. All he could sense now was Kagome's presence, her essence...

 

Ever so gently, his mouth met hers in a soft kiss. He couldn't manage to move anything at all he was in such shock, but he felt his pulse shoot like a firework when her silky lips caressed his own.

 

Tentatively, he copied her, moving his lips slowly against hers.

 

It felt amazing.

 

He could feel a slight moisture when her lips parted, continuing to press against his. An instinct action seemed to take place then. He knew he wanted to do it, so he did. As slow as possible, he slid his tongue into her open, caressing mouth, gliding along the inside of her bottom lip. He shivered when she let a ragged gasp escape her.

 

Before he knew it her own tongue had slid into his mouth, circling the outline of his parted lips. His mind was hazy and he fought to keep himself under control, but he couldn't contain the deep moan that came out of him. The feel of her wet, warm tongue brushing against the interior of his mouth was near driving him insane. They continued exploring eachother's mouths as Inuyasha's hands came up to cup Kagome's face, his thumbs rubbing her cheeks gently. How badly he wanted her now.

 

Her own hands reached for him, too, curving around his neck desperately. She needed to be closer to him. Her seat next to him half covered in the blanket was very comfortable, but she needed real contact with him.

 

So quickly that the hanyou gasped in surprise, she broke apart from their kiss and lifted herself into his welcoming lap, each of her legs on either side of him. With a dominating force she pushed him backward, down onto his pillow. He stared at her, his eyes slightly hooded in lust. The things she could do to him...

 

He gently reached down and found the fallen blanket, pulling it up around her shoulders to shield her from the cold night air. Her eyes warmed as she peered down at him, and before she could stop herself her lips had crushed back onto his. He became aggressive then, delving hungrily into her moist mouth.

 

His tongue was granted access once again and he found his mind reeling at the sheer bliss he felt wash over him. His hands went to her back, caressing her. She moaned into his mouth, sending shivers of pure pleasure down his through his stomach and into his ever-growing arousal. He wondered for a brief moment if she would notice his reaction to the things she was doing.

 

But all train of thought was lost when her lips parted from his once more, and came down to run along his neck. He moaned loudly as her tongue slipped out now and then, lapping at his jugular at one point. His hips involuntarily jerked upwards at her ministrations, and Kagome bit his neck softly when she felt the stiffened pleasure beneath her. That only drove him even wilder as his eyes shut tight in perfect bliss.

 

His hands fisted briefly in her pajama shirt, before moving down her slim back and slipping up inside the material, feeling the satiny smooth touch of her bare skin.

 

She hesitated, her mouth freezing in its place at the crook of his neck.

 

But before he could even panic she resumed her nipping and kissing, moving her hands to his chest. Slowly, they edged their way downward and gripped the red material of his haori.

 

His hands, that had been resting steadily against her lower back, had to temporarily slip out from under her shirt to lift over his head as she tugged both layers of his fire-rat cloth off hurriedly. In no time the material was tossed away and her hands were back on his chest, roaming the hard muscle she found there as her lips also resumed their work on his throat.

 

Instead of replacing his own hands to her back, Inuyasha settled them on her hips, massaging the flesh there. Her lips trailed up and down his neck a few more times, until slowly they traveled lower to his collarbone, then even lower to his broad, warm chest.

 

The hanyou could not control all the ridiculous noises he was making, and in turn he also could not control his wandering hands. They removed themselves from Kagome's hips and reached up to her stomach, roaming there for a moment until he raised them even further...

 

She gasped aloud against his bare flesh as his hands reached her breasts, grinding abruptly against him. He trembled almost violently, wanting desperately to buck up against her in response, but he instead decided to concentrate on the soft mounds beneath his fingers. The fabric of her shirt that separated his hands from her heated flesh was of irritation to him, but it vanished completely as he gently squeezed the taught breasts, earning another sensual thrust of her hips.

 

His ragged breathing quickened and his palm pressed and rubbed against her mounds, feeling her excitement affect her physically beneath his trembling fingers.

 

He wanted more of her.

 

The throbbing ache of his erection was pressing tightly against Kagome's thin pajama bottoms, and the hanyou suddenly began to feel the heat radiating from her. He called her name, a newfound passion glazing over his eyes. The pace of his groping hands quickened as he felt himself stiffen even further, earning a strangled cry from the girl pressed against him. He was lost now. Completely lost in that heat. In the noises she made. In her voice. In her presence. In her own excitement.

 

Kagome couldn't take it any longer. She was just about ready to scream she was so turned on by the boy beneath her, who was currently quivering with pleasure as he kneaded her taught breasts, hardening the pebbled tip. She shifted her hips slightly, positioning herself in what her instincts told her was the right place, before crushing them down onto his.

 

The feeling of him, hard and stiffened and warm, pressed so tightly against her own heat, was indescribable. His name tumbled off of her lips again, and she was absolutely breathless as she lifted her hips and repeated her slow-paced thrusting.

 

Inuyasha let his hands drop from her chest down to her thighs. He gripped them so tightly that he worried he was hurting her. But she seemed to be rather pre-occupied with practically fucking him at the moment to care about anything else.

 

The thought nearly sent him completely over the edge. He jerked back into her every grind, moving with her.

 

He rasped out a strangled 'Kagome' when he shockingly felt something wet seeping through his bulging hakama pants and onto his rock-hard erection.

 

She was wet for him.

 

Their thrusts became more rough and quickened sensuously as the seconds flew by. Their names were soon slipping out continuously in strangled gasps and groans. Very soon Inuyasha felt an extremely tight, winding spiral of pleasure curl up inside him as he pounded up against Kagome, and he screamed her name as he reached his climax.

 

His vision blurred as he continued to thrust wildly, his orgasm far from over. His face twisted and he locked his gaze with hers, knowing she was still yet to come.

 

At last Kagome's core tightened, sending a violent spasm through her entire body as she screamed Inuyasha's name, grinding with all she had against his hardness. "Inuyashaaa!" she cried out as her orgasm spiraled and twisted before exploding inside her. She felt a powerful rush of sticky wet flow from her at that moment, but she seemed far from finished.

 

The man beneath her also continued to squirm and writhe with his own climax, his hands fisting against her thighs. She continued to bounce up and down against him, moaning loudly as she threw her head back. Inuyasha took in the magnificent sight of her; her hair splayed all about her shoulders, the way her breasts were bouncing fluidly with each powerful grind, and her hands propped up onto his stomach.

 

He felt an insanely wild spasm of pleasure when he felt how wet she'd become against him. He also simotaniously bucked his hips, his climax almost completely subsiding.

 

They gasped for air for a long moment, staring into eachother's eyes. Kagome's small hands were clenching and unclenching against his hard, sweating stomach.

 

His fingers cracked audibly when he pulled his stiff hands away from her thighs, but he wasted no time in taking her hands in his. He took them, keeping his eyes on hers, and brought them to his lips, butterfly kissing each finger. Kagome sighed and smiled slightly down at him. His eyes were wide, as were hers.

 

Kagome spoke first, in a shaky, breathless voice that sent a shiver through Inuyasha's body. "What...what just happened?"

 

He stopped kissing her hands. His eyes were confused for a long while. "I...we...well..." he struggled to put what exactly had happened into words.

 

It was easier to think about, though.

 

He'd been sucked into her deep, brown orbs, unable to look away. Then they'd kissed. She made him hard so easily, and in turn he'd excited her, too. She had felt him, stiff and ready for her to do what she pleased to him. He'd touched her, felt her heat all around him, made her scream his name.

 

What had brought all this on? Just a simple look in her eyes, and he'd been drawn into what was the most amazing experience of his life. He'd never done anything close to what they had done mere seconds ago. She'd really called his name, wanted him. His name. Inuyasha. The thought sent a pang of delight through him.

 

The girl straddling him leaned down to rest her head on his bear, shimmering chest. Her hands ran down his arms, tracing every curve of each muscle. She reveled in how strong he was, yet he was so gentle as he wrapped his arms around her, pressing her to him further.

 

She spoke in a small voice next. "Inuyasha, um... what just happened was..." she paused a moment to find the right word.

 

Inuyasha tensed, waiting for it.

 

She would say it was a mistake.

 

She'd tell him how wrong they were to be lying together on her rooftop like this, and then she'd leave and he'd be alone.

 

What she said next utterly undid him. "...Was perfect. It was amazing, I can't even describe the things you were doing to me," she breathed, feeling another sudden spasm of pleasure wrack her body when she remembered how expert his hands had been.

 

The hanyou stared at the top of her raven head, utterly in awe. Had she meant that?

 

"Kagome...you were...well, you were fucking incredible," he laughed, and began stroking her hair. He felt heat radiate from her face as she blushed heavily. He liked how he could do that to her, how he could be her weak spot.

 

"You're one to talk, Inuyasha," she whispered into his chest, her fingers absently tracing his smooth skin. He sat up slowly, pulling her along with him. He pushed her away slightly so that he could see her face. 'So perfect...' he thought weakly.

 

But he couldn't keep the question itching to be answered inside of him any longer. He wanted to know why they had done what they'd done. He already knew his own reason.

 

He was in love with her.

 

She'd been put on this earth to be with him and him alone. He found himself mentally rolling his eyes at his utterly corny romantic thoughts. But deep down he knew. Deep down he swore it was all true, and no one could tell him he was wrong.

 

Except for the girl in his arms.

 

He took a deep breath. "Kagome?"

 

She wrapped her arms tenderly around his neck, smiling at him curiously. "Yeah?"

 

Kami he felt like a nervous idiot now. How was he going to say this without making himself look a fool?

 

He took another deep breath, forcing his eyes to look at her. "I...I want to say that I...I care for you...but," he started, his voice cracking slightly. "But it doesn't explain what you...do to me. What you make me feel...for you," he was struggling to say this as properly as he could. It seemed to come out right so far.

 

"I want to be with you...I always have. You are more to me than I am to you, I'm sure." Kagome's mouth dropped open, words of disagreement forming in her head and ready to spill from her mouth. "Inu-" He raised a finger quickly, putting it to her lips. "Let me finish," he whispered urgently. She obeyed reluctantly, wanting nothing more than to tell him how wrong he was. But he continued non-the-less. "You make me so happy, and that's an understatement. Urg! I don't know what I'm saying..." he faltered briefly, but straightened himself back up in a heartbeat, forcing the words out with all the courage he could gather. "I love you, Kagome. I love you so much, and I don't have a fucking clue what to do with myself. That's why I kissed you back, why you affect me so much. And the only person who can force me to believe that we aren't meant to be...is you," he braced himself before he continued. "So tell me if I'm wrong or if I'm right, for kami's sake just tell me something... anything that would explain why you responded the way you did to what I was doing... I'll understand if you got a reason that's nothing like mine, so I want you to tell me honestly, ok?"

 

She stared at him, bewildered. Had he actually just asked her that?

 

She opened her mouth to speak, and Inuyasha tensed, preparing for the painful rejection he knew was coming.

 

"What on earth made you think I don't love you, too?"

 

For a long moment, the hanyou sat in silent shock for what seemed like the umpteenth time that night. Had he heard her right?

 

His mind swam with confusion, trying to weave together the words that echoed numbly in his head. 'What on earth made you think I don't love you, too...'

 

He finally found his voice.

 

"You gotta be clearer than that, wench..."

 

Kagome giggled, shaking slightly with anticipation before the words flowed out of her so naturally.

 

"I'm in love with you, Inuyasha."

 

His face was blank. He stared at her, unblinking, for the longest five seconds of his life. And then he turned his face away form her, whispering so quietly that she almost missed what he said. "Really?"

 

Kagome bit her lip and nodded, about ready to burst with joy. She automatically raised her hand up to one of his furry white ears, rubbing it between her thumb and forefinger...

 

And he believed her.

 

There was nothing stopping him now from living out his life with her by his side, holding his hand, whispering sweet nothings to him. There was nothing stopping him...

 

He saw it all flashing before his eyes.

 

Him and his love sitting in a dark room, her sobs echoing all around his human form as a spider demon pounded against the locked door. Him and his love in her bedroom, he peering over her shoulder at her homework and her telling him how annoying he was being.

 

Him and his love, his heart warming at the thought that his Kagome was safe as he plummeted downward, a rock hard Toukajin falling beside him. He heard her crying and sobbing for him so clearly now as he remembered how she'd thought him a dead man, and how angry she'd been with him when she saw him returned to his hanyou form, alive and well.

 

It all made perfect sense.

 

He'd never felt such a powerful feeling as the one that suddenly exploded within him. It was warm and fluttery and purely caused by this most beautiful girl, who was now warm and safe and in love with him in his arms. His eyes widened and she stopped her rubbing of his fuzzy appendages. He turned his head slowly back to hers, and he wanted to laugh out loud at the look of worry on her face. But he positively stunned her when he broke into an ear-to-ear grin.

 

She meant it. She loved him. Just as much as he did this whole time.

 

This whole goddamned time!

 

Through every battle, through every journey, through every Sit, through every insult...

 

And now here they sat, under the glowing moonlight, together and completely whole like they were the only two people in the world.

 

"Inuyasha?" Kagome asked timidly, a slight smile on her face as she raised her hand to his face to trace his jawbone.

 

Inuyasha took her hand and gently pulled it to his chest, placing it directly over his evenly beating heart.

 

Kagome looked at their hands, feeling the thumping vibration of his heart beneath her touch. She felt her own heart beating in perfect synch with his. They were the same. Two minds and one heart. One love.

 

Kindred Spirits.

 

Suddenly Inuyasha spoke, his smoldering eyes relaxing a little as they looked at her sheepishly. "I don't think this counts as officially promising eachother our love..."

 

She smiled, her eyes watering slightly as she leaned in until her forehead rested against his.

 

"This most assuredly counts," she whispers, and he knows she is right.