Rebuilding Dreams
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Category:
InuYasha › General
Rating:
Adult ++
Chapters:
15
Views:
2,327
Reviews:
39
Recommended:
0
Currently Reading:
0
Disclaimer:
I do not own InuYasha, nor make money from this story.
Ch 14 - Building On Trust
Chapter 14 - Building on Trust
Kagome woke slowly to a persistent gnawing in her gut that told her something was wrong. At first she couldn’t place it. She was snuggled against Inuyasha’s warm body and both were relaxed, Inuyasha’s peaceful breathing almost lulling her back to sleep. She laid her head against his chest, intent on closing her eyes and falling back asleep when it hit her. The fact they were both naked and very vivid flashed of the night before.
She sprang upright, or at least she tried to. Inuyasha’s arms had tightened around her as he felt her tense and he pulled her closer, nuzzling her ear softly. “Shhh Kagome it’s all right. Calm down, love. Calm down. Everything’s all right. Shhh.” Kagome struggled against his arms for several moments, her breathing short erratic panicked breaths before his words slowly started to penetrate her consciousness. “Easy kitten. Everything is okay. You didn’t do anything wrong, love. You did nothing wrong.” He continued crooning the words softly, running his claws through her hair as her breathing slowly evened out.
Inuyasha cradled her close as he whispered quietly, reassuring her. Only when she had fully relaxed did he move away from her, and then only long enough to stand and lift her into his arms. She moved closer instinctively, twining her hands loosely behind his neck. He smiled at that and gently kissed her forehead as he carried her into an adjoining room that she hadn’t noticed before.
The room was decorated in soft shades of earth tones. Browns, greens, and an occasional blue. Very little furniture was in this room, just a chair that sat at a small desk and vanity mirror. The center of the room was a hot spring that had steam rising in the whole room, slightly fogging the mirror.
Steps had been carved into the ground and led into the hot spring, and Inuyasha carried his mate slowly into the hot waters, allowing both their skins time to adapt before moving all the way in. He placed her gently down into the water and gave the mark on her neck a soft kiss.
“I will leave if you wish me to,” but Kagome shook her head.
“Stay with me, Inuyasha. Please?”
Nothing could have pleased the hanyou more than to hear those words and he smiled as he slid his arms protectively around her waist. Placing a soft kiss on the back of her neck, he held her nude form against his chest, slowly lowering them both down into the water until it lapped at their throats. She purred quietly, the warmth of the water eagerly dissolving the tenseness of her body.
Inuyasha smiled as he nuzzled her head. “Normally, the morning after the ritual is complete, it is tradition for the male to bathe his female, to show her how she will be treated. Would you mind… if I bathed you?” Somehow, his words came out stilted but Kagome couldn’t help but smiling as she nodded in ascent, and she was sure she heard a loud sigh of relief from behind her.
Inuyasha carefully tilted her head back and smiled into her wide blue eyes as he used his hands to pour the warm water over what little of her hair wasn’t already wet. Her purring increased on its own as she relaxed further, enjoying the feel of his claws and finger tips running through her thick hair. Reaching behind them to a small shelf that was grooved into the wall of stone, Inuyasha produced a small jar of purplish salve. He opened it and a heavy scent of lilac and rose bushes permeated the air immediately. Dipping his fingers into just a little of the substance, he then began massing it into her scalp, watching as it slowly built into a thick white lather that coated her hair so that he could pile it all up on her head as he massaged her scalp.
Even more slowly than the first time he dipped her head back down into the waters again. Running his fingers through her hair under the water until he was certain that all of the soap had gone. He grinned at the look in her eyes as he allowed her body to lean against his and worked some more of the soap up into a wash cloth.
He started with her face, gently trailing the soapy rag over her slightly pale features then rinsing the foam away quickly before it had a chance to slip into her eyes. Though those were currently closed as she had her head resting back against his shoulder, quietly humming, an occasional purr slipping between the soft notes. Idly he traced circles over her belly, delighting in each sigh and giggle as the cloth brushed over her throat and then her shoulders. He smiled when the cleansing of her arms revealed another ticklish spot just above her elbow on both arms. From her arms he went to her back, tracing the firm skin and underlying muscles. When his hand slid over her breasts she froze for a moment but then relaxed as he very gently continued the wash. He continued on with the bathing, very careful of how much pressure he applied in places. He washed her belly with playful and tickling movements before lifting her out of the part way to sit her on a bench that was carved further up out of the water so that he could wash her legs without having to duck under the water.
As he bathed her occasionally he’d find a scar that he hadn’t noticed before from her time with her uncle. It made him mad, but he knew that that time was over now, and that she was safe with him and his brother.
Kagome was truthfully utterly relaxed, enjoying this encounter for the most part. It was nice and calm. Even as he washed up the inside of her legs and she tensed, she never grew afraid. Nervous, yes, but not frightened. The cloth over his hand gently brushed against her and she flinched, but didn’t pull away. The touch wasn’t one seeking of anything other than trust, and she gave that to him, wholeheartedly. Her body still tensed from years of ‘training’ but she didn’t pull away.
Inuyasha gently pulled her back into the water, rinsing away the rest of the soap as he pulled her up against his body and nuzzled the top of her head, giving the tip of her ear an affectionate kiss as he smiled down into her eyes. “Thank you, Kagome.”
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OMG! I am so very sorry that I have been gone for so long, it's just that things happened and then I wasn't able to work on this anymore, and I swear, if it wasn't for a review that suddenly showed up on another story I had left unfinished I don't think I would have even come back to finish this, but, I am back, and it feels good to really be writing agian and not second guessing myself.
Anyways, this chapter is kind of off kelter, and way too short, but I had to have some sort of something to get me back into the flow of this story.
Kagome woke slowly to a persistent gnawing in her gut that told her something was wrong. At first she couldn’t place it. She was snuggled against Inuyasha’s warm body and both were relaxed, Inuyasha’s peaceful breathing almost lulling her back to sleep. She laid her head against his chest, intent on closing her eyes and falling back asleep when it hit her. The fact they were both naked and very vivid flashed of the night before.
She sprang upright, or at least she tried to. Inuyasha’s arms had tightened around her as he felt her tense and he pulled her closer, nuzzling her ear softly. “Shhh Kagome it’s all right. Calm down, love. Calm down. Everything’s all right. Shhh.” Kagome struggled against his arms for several moments, her breathing short erratic panicked breaths before his words slowly started to penetrate her consciousness. “Easy kitten. Everything is okay. You didn’t do anything wrong, love. You did nothing wrong.” He continued crooning the words softly, running his claws through her hair as her breathing slowly evened out.
Inuyasha cradled her close as he whispered quietly, reassuring her. Only when she had fully relaxed did he move away from her, and then only long enough to stand and lift her into his arms. She moved closer instinctively, twining her hands loosely behind his neck. He smiled at that and gently kissed her forehead as he carried her into an adjoining room that she hadn’t noticed before.
The room was decorated in soft shades of earth tones. Browns, greens, and an occasional blue. Very little furniture was in this room, just a chair that sat at a small desk and vanity mirror. The center of the room was a hot spring that had steam rising in the whole room, slightly fogging the mirror.
Steps had been carved into the ground and led into the hot spring, and Inuyasha carried his mate slowly into the hot waters, allowing both their skins time to adapt before moving all the way in. He placed her gently down into the water and gave the mark on her neck a soft kiss.
“I will leave if you wish me to,” but Kagome shook her head.
“Stay with me, Inuyasha. Please?”
Nothing could have pleased the hanyou more than to hear those words and he smiled as he slid his arms protectively around her waist. Placing a soft kiss on the back of her neck, he held her nude form against his chest, slowly lowering them both down into the water until it lapped at their throats. She purred quietly, the warmth of the water eagerly dissolving the tenseness of her body.
Inuyasha smiled as he nuzzled her head. “Normally, the morning after the ritual is complete, it is tradition for the male to bathe his female, to show her how she will be treated. Would you mind… if I bathed you?” Somehow, his words came out stilted but Kagome couldn’t help but smiling as she nodded in ascent, and she was sure she heard a loud sigh of relief from behind her.
Inuyasha carefully tilted her head back and smiled into her wide blue eyes as he used his hands to pour the warm water over what little of her hair wasn’t already wet. Her purring increased on its own as she relaxed further, enjoying the feel of his claws and finger tips running through her thick hair. Reaching behind them to a small shelf that was grooved into the wall of stone, Inuyasha produced a small jar of purplish salve. He opened it and a heavy scent of lilac and rose bushes permeated the air immediately. Dipping his fingers into just a little of the substance, he then began massing it into her scalp, watching as it slowly built into a thick white lather that coated her hair so that he could pile it all up on her head as he massaged her scalp.
Even more slowly than the first time he dipped her head back down into the waters again. Running his fingers through her hair under the water until he was certain that all of the soap had gone. He grinned at the look in her eyes as he allowed her body to lean against his and worked some more of the soap up into a wash cloth.
He started with her face, gently trailing the soapy rag over her slightly pale features then rinsing the foam away quickly before it had a chance to slip into her eyes. Though those were currently closed as she had her head resting back against his shoulder, quietly humming, an occasional purr slipping between the soft notes. Idly he traced circles over her belly, delighting in each sigh and giggle as the cloth brushed over her throat and then her shoulders. He smiled when the cleansing of her arms revealed another ticklish spot just above her elbow on both arms. From her arms he went to her back, tracing the firm skin and underlying muscles. When his hand slid over her breasts she froze for a moment but then relaxed as he very gently continued the wash. He continued on with the bathing, very careful of how much pressure he applied in places. He washed her belly with playful and tickling movements before lifting her out of the part way to sit her on a bench that was carved further up out of the water so that he could wash her legs without having to duck under the water.
As he bathed her occasionally he’d find a scar that he hadn’t noticed before from her time with her uncle. It made him mad, but he knew that that time was over now, and that she was safe with him and his brother.
Kagome was truthfully utterly relaxed, enjoying this encounter for the most part. It was nice and calm. Even as he washed up the inside of her legs and she tensed, she never grew afraid. Nervous, yes, but not frightened. The cloth over his hand gently brushed against her and she flinched, but didn’t pull away. The touch wasn’t one seeking of anything other than trust, and she gave that to him, wholeheartedly. Her body still tensed from years of ‘training’ but she didn’t pull away.
Inuyasha gently pulled her back into the water, rinsing away the rest of the soap as he pulled her up against his body and nuzzled the top of her head, giving the tip of her ear an affectionate kiss as he smiled down into her eyes. “Thank you, Kagome.”
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OMG! I am so very sorry that I have been gone for so long, it's just that things happened and then I wasn't able to work on this anymore, and I swear, if it wasn't for a review that suddenly showed up on another story I had left unfinished I don't think I would have even come back to finish this, but, I am back, and it feels good to really be writing agian and not second guessing myself.
Anyways, this chapter is kind of off kelter, and way too short, but I had to have some sort of something to get me back into the flow of this story.