Bloodborne Duties
An ancient curse was placed upon the Inuyoukai family: if the youngest born heir does not produce an heir-apparent before his 205th birthday, the Dogs will surrender to the Panthers. Inuyasha is the youngest heir and it is his duty to avoid the curse.
It was the dawn of the sixth day and Kagome was scheduled to wake up that very night. That meant that that very night Inuyasha had to take her physically to complete the entire mating ceremony. Inuyasha was getting restless; he was planning on taking her back to her time, perform the human ceremony with the wedding bands he purchased with Souta, and then return to Feudal Japan to spend the night with Kagome.
As much as he hated to admit it, he was nervous.
Really nervous.
It wasn't the same nervous he felt running through the underwater cave to destroy Naraku for taking Kagome.
Nor was it the nervous that he felt when he realized he had to fend for himself in the world.
This was the
excited nervous. The kind of nervous one only felt when they realized that they were going to have a mate for life… and
children too.
Inuyasha was going to have
pups. Never in his wildest
dreams did he ever dared to
think that he could have pups. Of his
own.
Inuyasha was standing with his brother on the balcony, both of them extremely quiet. Over the past six days they had relieved
some of their sibling rivalry, but Sesshomaru still made it a point to let Inuyasha know that he still didn't like him… much.
"Where are you going to house your mate and offspring?" Sesshomaru asked monotonously. Inuyasha shrugged and gave him an idle side-glance.
"Probably a tree house."
Sesshomaru's jaw slightly dropped. "You're… putting your
heir in a tree."
"Yeah," Inuyasha fully faced his brother now. "What's wrong with that? I slept in trees growing up— Besides, this thing will be a mansion."
Sesshomaru composed himself and straightened his posture. "Your pup, your decision."
Inuyasha laughed inwardly. He knew the thought of putting the
saviour of their race in a tree was annoying Sesshomaru, but Inuyasha already had it planned and was planning on getting Miroku in on it as well. He was going to have a
massive house that spanned through
many trees for his mate and pups. Obviously, when they produce more pups and they get older, he's going to have to ground them… but until then, he knew it would make Kagome
very happy to have a unique living condition.
"When you have runts, you can put them in a hell hole and you won't hear me complaining," Inuyasha offered. "But Kagome might have a problem with you sticking her nephews and nieces in something other than perfect."
"That won't be for
hundreds of years." Sesshomaru spat. "I'm going for my daily rounds."
Inuyasha sighed, he had nothing else to do but kill time until Kagome woke up. "Yeah, yeah… me too," he muttered, following his brother.
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It was night at last. Kagome was supposed to wake up and Inuyasha wanted to be right there when it happened. Six
days without the wench was
more than he could handle. Sesshomaru decided he'd go for nightly rounds of the territory because he didn't want to be present for his brother and his woman's reunion. Promptly leaving (with Rin), there was nobody left but Inuyasha and Kagome…
The half-demon paced the room that Kagome was sleeping in. Anticipation and anxiousness were on the rise, and Inuyasha was just about ready to shake Kagome awake—he couldn't
take it anymore. Why did it have to take so long for their blood to fuse?
Why?
WHY?
"Inuyasha…?"
His heart froze and he whirled around to find Kagome blinding confusedly up at him.
Why didn't I hear her wake up…? "Wench!" So he blurted out the first thing that came to his mind. Nothing wrong with that.
Kagome grinned widely. "Missed me?" Before she knew it, Inuyasha had her pulled up into his arms and held her tightly. The scent of her filled his senses and Inuyasha could not have been happier—in
fact, if he died right then and there, he would be a happy man.
Well. Sort of.
"Keh," he whispered in her ear as he continued to keep her tightly held in an embrace, "
no."
Kagome giggled, her arms wrapped tightly around his torso. "Don't worry," she mumbled, "I didn't miss you either."
Inuyasha cracked a tiny grin. "You were sleeping, wench."
"So? Doesn't mean I can't
not miss you." She pulled back away from him and trailed her fingers down his cheek. "I
did dream though…"
"What about?" he murmured, catching her fingers with his hands. Inuyasha, lazily, brought her fingertips to his lips and kissed each one of them. This caught Kagome slightly off guard, but she did remind herself that she was one step away from being his wife.
His soul mate.
"A lot of things," she mumbled. "You… me,
us. Our pups, the curse, finding the jewel shards again, random irrelevant things. I do feel rested though."
Inuyasha chuckled. "You
should. You've slept about as long as Miroku gets knocked out for." Kagome rolled her eyes and playfully smacked his arm.
"Well I feel rested and that's all that matters." Inuyasha pulled her back into his arms and kissed her temple. Kagome sighed in happiness; the truth was that she
was relaxed and she felt somewhat younger. That was probably due to the fact that her lifespan sextupled she would age just like her mate from now on.
"
Fuck," he cursed. "All I wanted to do was
hold you." He tightened his grip on her and Kagome had to admit, this romantic side of Inuyasha was kind of amazing. She felt special—but then again, she
knew she was. He picked her (although she kinda had to pester him for that one) and nobody else.
"Nobody's going to stop you now." She smiled against his chest. "We're just… one step away…"
Oh yeah! Inuyasha pushed Kagome away a bit and looked at her seriously. "We have to go back to your time!"
Kagome frowned. "We do? I thought we had to have sex!"
Inuyasha's frown matched Kagome's. "No, we have to go back to your time first."
"But… wouldn't it make
more sense to
mate first!"
Inuyasha shook his head. "I
really think we should go to your time."
Kagome crossed her arms. "And
I really think we should have
sex now."
"Your time!"
"Sex!"
"Your time!"
"Sex!"
"WENCH, YOUR
FUCKING TIME!"
"
OSUWARI!"
Inuyasha, as usual, fell face first into the ground. "
KYAHH!"
Kagome glared at his fallen figure. "What kind of man
are you! Denying sex? If you didn't want to have sex with me, then you shouldn't have decided to mate me!"
Inuyasha recovered from the spell and glowered at Kagome dangerously. "WHO SAYS I DON'T?
ALL I've wanted to do since the first
month we started travelling together was rip your fucking tiny skirt off, pull your legs apart and pound you till you split in fucking half. All I wanna
do is rut with you but right now there's something
MORE important and THAT is in
YOUR time!"
Kagome's jaw dropped and Inuyasha seethed.
"WHAT?" he snapped and Kagome snapped her mouth shut.
"Uhh… let's go?"
Inuyasha crossed his arms and scoffed. "Why the sudden change of heart?"
Kagome stood up and dusted her thighs. "The
sooner we go to my time, the
sooner we can get back and the
sooner you can split me in '
fucking half.' Plus we have twenty four hours to mate and frankly I don't want to die or see your race fall to panther damnation."
Inuyasha snorted. "If you
die, you technically can't see us succumb to them." He crouched down and Kagome clambered onto his back.
"Oh don't act smart with me, RUN LIKE THE WIND!"
Inuyasha sighed. "I think the six days of sleeping fucked up your head."
"…Shut up."
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Inuyasha arrived at the shrine and the smell of fried curry chicken made his mouth drool. He placed Kagome down and they both entered the vicinity, her mouth already watering. "GUESS WHO?"
Immediately, Souta launched at his sister. "
FINALLY, you're awake. Inu-onii-chan came once and told us he started the ceremony thing on you and well… I missed you?"
Kagome burst into laughter and ruffled her younger brother's hair. "I missed you too, squirt. Mama!" Kagome grinned seeing her mother run out of the kitchen, wiping her hands on her apron.
"Kagome," Korari hugged Kagome tightly, "how do you feel?"
Kagome giggled. "Young?"
Korari rolled her eyes, playfully. "Why don't you go find me a demon so I can feel young, okay?"
"…Ew?" Souta gagged and walked off, not wanting to hear anything to do with his mother and another man.
Inuyasha, subtly, gave Korari the look and she understood immediately. "Inuyasha," She smiled at him, "make yourself at home. Kagome, go check on the curry, Souta, call your Jii-chan and
I have to go upstairs really quick!"
Kagome frowned. "Wow, I come home after forever and you're making me cook?"
"Yes. Now go! It's burning!"
Muttering playful curses under her breath, Kagome trudged into the kitchen and Souta went to go find their grandfather. Of course
Souta knew what was going on, and Jii-chan was informed of the situation from a while ago. It was only Kagome, and Korari couldn't
wait to see the look on her daughter's face.
But first…
Korari came downstairs and handed Inuyasha the rings before walking into the kitchen. "Kagome, I need you in my room for a second."
Tasting the curry, Kagome put the stove on low and followed her mother upstairs. She glanced at Inuyasha who grinned at her. "Have fun, wench."
She raised her eyebrow,
They're hiding something from me… Kagome groped her pocket and felt the pendant she was going to give Inuyasha still there. Good thing he hadn't found it the six days that she was sleeping—she was planning on giving it to him that very night,
after she realized what her family was up to. Korari ushered Kagome into her room and shut the door behind her.
"Close your eyes."
Kagome bit her bottom lip. "What's going on?"
"Oh just close it. I'm going to help you put something on but
don't you dare peek."
Kagome crossed her arms. "What's happening?"
"You'll see," Korari smiled warmly as Kagome, dejectedly, closed her eyes. And her mother began…
She helped Kagome step out of her clothing and pull on something that was evidently made of silk. Kagome was tempted to open her eyes but knew her mother would smack her silly if she did, so she merely waited. Occasionally, her mother sit her down and fiddle with her hair a bit and stand her back up, but Kagome's curiosity was beginning to get stronger… and stronger…
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"You look spiffy," Souta snickered as Inuyasha pulled on the haori. Kagome's mother had rented wedding attire for Inuyasha and he was getting
really uncomfortable in them. He was standing in front of the Goshinboku with Souta and the old man (who was going to perform the wedding ceremony) and was waiting for his mate to come downstairs in
her wedding attire.
The door slid open and all three men looked over to see Korari helping Kagome come outside. Kagome had her eyes closed and Inuyasha couldn't tear his eyes away from her.
She looked beautiful.
Korari brought Kagome to the front of the tree and told her to open her eyes. As soon as Kagome's eyes opened, Inuyasha smelt the shock and amazement emit from her. Her eyes widened as she looked at Inuyasha then down at what she was wearing—
"Inuyasha…?"
"Let's get this started!" Jii-chan whined. "I'm getting hungry!"
Korari rolled her eyes. "Oh, father…"
Inuyasha approached Kagome and hugged her momentarily. "You only deserve the best," he murmured in her ear. She was stunned as he guided her to the position designated for them in front of the tree. Tears were threatening to spill Kagome's eyes, and she couldn't hold it any longer when Souta showed her the rings…
"Oh my God," she whispered, touching them lightly. "When did you…" She turned to Inuyasha. "
How did you?"
He puffed out his chest. "I'm the provider wench—" Kagome threw her arms around him and sobbed happily into his chest. Korari was watching in happiness and Souta rolled his eyes at the romanticism. He wasn't quite old enough to appreciate what Inuyasha had planned out for Kagome.
"Can we get started?" Jii-chan inquired, annoyed. Tearfully, Kagome nodded and the wedding procession began.
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Kagome was sitting on Inuyasha's lap on the Goshinboku in Feudal Japan, admiring her wedding band and engagement ring. She read what Inuyasha had engraved on it and couldn't help but shower him with kisses—he truly was an amazing person. It was late into the night and they were just enjoying each other's presence, waiting for the mood to be right before finishing off the ceremony.
"I have something for you too." She turned in his arms and dug the pendant out from her pocket. Inuyasha raised an eyebrow as she unhooked it and went to lock it around his neck. "I got it from the village we killed the ugly rat in." Kagome blushed, making sure not to look into his eyes. "There are pictures of us inside the locket…"
Inuyasha flipped open the locket after Kagome had fastened it and chuckled, seeing the pictures of them. Of course they both looked beyond pissed. Snapping it shut, he turned Kagome back around in his arms so that her back was to his chest again, and hugged her tightly.
"I like it, wench."
She giggled.
They both watched the moon high in the sky. There was a nice breeze that passed at that moment. Kagome sighed happily.
"Funny, hmm?" she started. "Where life takes you?"
Inuyasha was silent for a moment before responding. "Yeah, more like stupid. Life needs to be more predictable."
Kagome rolled her eyes. "You and I are certainly
not predictable."
"…
Keh."
Kagome didn't say anything but smiled. She loved being in his arms, having him hold her, to forget about all the problems they had (which only consisted of passing the curse on to their first child and finding the jewel shards again). Inuyasha pressed a kiss on his bite mark on her neck.
"So what did you dream about?" he murmured. A shiver ran up Kagome's spine.
"Our family," she mumbled as he continued to kiss her neck, lazily drawing his tongue up from her ear down to her shoulder blade. "Our kids… Us
trying to be parents."
Inuyasha's chest rumbled. "We'll be great parents."
He nibbled on her ear and her arousal kept increasing. The smell of her desire drove Inuyasha to insanity, but he was doing this right—he
had to. This woman not only saved
him from himself, but she was saving his
race from the panthers. She only deserved the best.
"Question," she whispered, not wanting him to stop his ministrations. "Will our pups be human or half-demon?"
His grip on her tightened. "Half-demon," he pushed her hair to the side and trailed his finger down her hairline. "During climax, a half-demon's full blood takes control."
Kagome had no response as she was fully concentrating on his hands.
"Inuyasha…?" she whispered. His left hand began trailing up, underneath her shirt. She clenched her hands on his hakama's.
He kissed the back of her neck. "
Bitch," he whispered huskily, "
I want you…"
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Ta da! Bitch = Female Dog (as we all know…) it wasn't meant to be derogatory. Beta-edited: Sakura-chan Master of the Clow
