The Skaters Edge

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There are just a couple more songs left for the night. The next one up should be the couples skate. I am really looking forward to being in the arms of my newest… friend? I am not really sure what I should call him. It’s not like we know each other, just a few kisses and some really intense emotional situations between us… all in a matter of 2 hours. That is not the way I would want to start any type of relationship off as.





I look over to see him talking with Miroku as Sango comes up to me. “Miroku said he would come here with InuYasha now no matter what.” She was so excited for her friend.



“You really seem to have hit it off with the houshi, huh?” I ask her gently.



“I can’t say that I have ever been so into someone in such a short period of time. He is gentle, sweet, caring, lecherous, sneaky and downright perverted… I LOVE IT!!” She says to me with an evil grin on her face. She is absolutely giddy at this point and I can’t help but smile myself. It was infectious.



“But where is this leading with these 2? I don’t know InuYasha except for the crap that we have been dealing with tonight. What if he doesn’t like me? Or think I am pretty enough once all the makeup and pretty clothes come off?” I am almost beside myself now, seemingly stressing on things that I hadn’t been thinking about.



“What are you talking about Kags? I have seen this guy with you for 2 hours and I think you 2 are going to be together forever. That is crazy to say the least but you are supposed to be with him I think. I really don’t think it would matter what you look like, I think he would be after you anyway. Miroku said that he had never seen InuYasha act this way before, not even with Kikyo, and you know they were together for over 2 years.”



“I still don’t know if this is going to be the right thing to do. I don’t even know what to consider him anyway. It’s not like he asked me out, he just sort of took me in his arms and that was that. There were no question, no confessions of feelings, nothing… Just us…” I trail off thinking of all the events of the evening. I don’t think I have ever had a night like this and I am not sure I could be more hurt or happy all at the same time. Tonight has been a roller coaster of a night.





“I am going to go freshen up and grab a new shirt from Betty. I should be back in a minute and then I can skate with InuYasha and maybe straighten some stuff out.” I move to the locker and see Sango move over to take Miroku by the arm. I pull out my favorite old Metallica shirt. I have had this thing since 6th grade so it has that look that says it has been worn but is now totally fashionable. It is from And Justice and I just can’t part with it. It just barely fits over my large breasts and hugs all of my curves snuggly. I take InuYasha’s silk shirt and tuck it into Betty knowing that I would return it to him later. I take one last sniff of his fresh scent and grab my makeup. Checking that I am all in place I start stuffing things back into the locker.



“InuYasha Taisho to the skate counter. InuYasha Taisho to the skate counter please!!” Yura says over the mic. I look up confused as to who would be paging him. I look to InuYasha and see him go to the counter where Kikyo is standing. She is smiling… What is that about? I try not to think about it too deeply since this is really none of my business. It must be her that wants to talk to him.



I shouldn’t concern myself too much with it. It’s not like he is my boyfriend or anything. Not that I wouldn’t mind seeing his beautiful ethereal face every single day but I am a realist and I am not going to get caught up in something that I have no information on in the 1st place. I am supposed to be talking to him about this on our next skate. I guess I just assumed he would skate with me.



“Ok guys, grab your girls! Couples skate only. This is the last one of the night so get close and enjoy” Yura says in her wonderfully entrancing voice.



I look to see Sango and Miroku hit the floor. Sango is pulled closely to his chest as he bends down slightly to whisper in her ear. They are in the same position InuYasha and I were in just a few hours ago and I can see how comfortable Sango is in his embrace. I can see the sparkle in her eyes as she looks at him. I am not sure I have seen her this happy since her parents were alive.



I stand on my own as I hear Foolish Heart playing. I am so very lonely at this one moment. I decide to take a chance to look at the beautiful man who has my heart captured, only to see him kissing Kikyo. I feel my heart shatter into a million pieces. I drop to my knees and try to pull my eyes away. I keep watching as she wraps her arms around him and moves her hands to his neck. I finally have the strength to look away as I feel tears well in my eyes.



“Kags would you like to skate?” I hear the harmonious voice of my ex boyfriend and I feel his hand on my shoulder.



“Yes Hojo, I would like that very much.” I sniffle and look up to him. I accept his hand graciously as we move to the floor.



“Are you ok Kags? You look kind of upset?”



“Yeah, I am fine Hojo. I just realized something and I am glad it was now instead of later.” I wrap my arms around his neck and rest my head on his shoulder. I look over to see Kikyo crying and apparently yelling at InuYasha. I turn my head to nuzzle Hojo’s neck and I sigh. What the hell is the matter with me? I have this great guy who is obviously still into me and all I can think about is that pretty boy. I silently start to cry.



All of the sudden, I feel like I have been whipped out of my misery. My arms are no longer around Hojo. I look up to see InuYasha with red eyes. His beast is now in control. I really don’t care at this point. He has pushed me behind him and is face to face with Hojo and is snarling and growling. Hojo looks totally perplexed and scared out of his mind.



“Kags, what the hell is going on? Who is this…. Guy?” He asks keeping his eyes on the enraged hanyou.



“Just go Hojo. This guy is no one but I don’t want you to get any more caught up in this little soap opera than you already are. Thanks so much for the skate.” I say as I watch Hojo bolt away from me. I don’t think I ever saw him move so fast. Maybe if he would have showed me that kind of speed before, we would still be together. I sigh and turn my attention to InuYasha who looks even angrier than he did before.



“No one touches what is mine.” He half growls half says in a low voice. It is dripping venom and I really do feel a bit in danger now. I back away slowly trying to get my spiritual ki under control.



“I am not yours InuYasha. You have made that abundantly clear. You are Kikyo’s and there is no room for me. So, don’t feel obligated to me, it’s no skin off my back if you go back to her.” I quickly try to hide my emotions so he can’t sense how utterly hurt I am by his actions. “You obviously belong to her since you can’t seem to keep your hands off her. I’ll see you around.” I move to skate away but I meet with a rock solid chest. I feel his arms snake around my waist roughly. “Mine, Mate.” He leans in and inhales and then wrinkles his nose in disgust. He must smell Hojo on me. In the brief second that his attention is diverted, I drop to a crouch and take off. He is so surprised; he didn’t register it until I was 20 meters away. “Bitch! You will submit!!!” I hear him howl and make chase. I believe I can at least make it to the ladies room before he catches me. I mean, it’s not like I can’t move fast. I can kick most guys ass when it comes to speed, even the hanyou’s so I have no reason to think this guy is any different. I move past Sango and Miroku at lightning speed on my way to the exit of the rink. I look back to see if he is still on my tail as I run into another brick wall. I look up to see his shining red eyes and a smirk, “Bitch thought she could escape.” He growls at me.







I do the only thing I can think to do in this situation so that everyone around us remains safe. I bare my neck to him and start to whimper slightly as to submit to him. His growl turns to a purr as he grabs me and starts licking my neck. I suddenly feel his fangs pierce my skin and blood start to run down my neck. I hold firm and don’t cry out. I am not sure, but I believe he is actually marking me. I only know a little about this type of thing since I haven’t gotten that far in my training as a miko. My eyes widen slightly as I feel myself being hoisted up to him as he wraps my legs around his waist, his fangs still embedded in my neck.



“What are you doing to Kagome?” I hear Sango yell from a little ways away.



“Don’t Sango, Just DON’T.” I say hoping to placate her slightly.



“InuYasha, please let’s move somewhere a little more private?” I ask him as I move my hands to his ears to gently stroke them. I know this should help his beast to calm slightly. I feel him lean into my right hand again and his youkai seems to be receding.



His fangs disengage from my neck. “What the…” He looks at me and he notices for the 1st time that I am wrapped around him with my legs steadfast at his waist. He sees the blood and his eyes widen, “Did I just mark you?” He whispers to me.



“InuYasha please put me down. We need to talk.” I say solemnly. I am really not sure what to say to him since I don’t know what is going on. I had just seen him kissing Kikyo, what does he want with me? He puts me down and I tug my shirt down to cover my bare midsection.



I move to go around him but he stops me by grabbing my wrist and scooping me up into his arms. I let out a little “eep” because I had not been expecting this. We moved over by the lockers and he sets me down on the ground. He moves to sit in front of me so no one can see what is going on.



“What do you want from me InuYasha? I just saw you kissing Kikyo. It is none of my business what happens between you two. We just met so I am not sure what to make of this situation. You seem to be totally into me but the minute I turn my back, you are in the arms of Kikyo. I am so confused right now, I am not sure if I am coming or going with you. Please tell me what you want. I can’t handle dealing with all of this. I am a mere shrine maiden. Please help me understand.” I look at him pleading with him to explain things as tears start to run down my cheeks.



“Kagome…” He looks at me and reaches out and rubs the tears away with his thumbs very gently. He has a very intense look on his face which can’t be good.



“I have marked you as my intended mate.” I look up at him with pure shock on my face. I knew exactly what the word mate meant and this was the 3rd time I had heard him say this to me tonight.



“What do you mean? Isn’t that something you should have done to Kikyo? Did you get me mixed up with her?” I am now breathing very shallowly and can’t keep the panic out of my voice. “You don’t know me… what if you don’t like me… I know I am not pretty enough…” I start to trail off whispering all of my insecurities to myself not really knowing that he can hear every single word I say. I am in total hysterics.



I feel myself being lifted towards him and all of the sudden I am in his lap. He starts to growl and it is reverberating through my entire body. I instantly feel myself relax. I have actually never felt so relaxed in my life. The tears have stopped and I move my arms up and wrap them around his neck and nuzzle into his shoulder.



“You have to understand that I did not mean to do that to you without your consent. My instincts took over when I saw you with that guy. You looked too familiar with him and I saw him as a rival. I think you are lucky I had any control at all or I would have ripped your clothes off and tried to rut with you right there just to prove that you were my bitch.” He chuckled slightly but thought better of it after I gave him a hard look.



“I meant what I said earlier tonight when I told you I don’t do this with just anyone. There have only been 2 other woman I have ever scented before. One of them died about 150 years ago, the other was Kikyo. I want to tell you right now, I was NOT kissing her. She caught me off guard and kissed me. I couldn’t believe that she was doing that after all that I said to her. You must have chosen that exact moment to look at us. I know she must have planned that so you would see what was going on. Stupid cunt.” He added.



“Fine, I get it, I guess. But you bit me. I am not all that familiar with everything that goes on in youkai mating but I know that there is at least one mark and sometimes more... so what did you do to me? I am not going to live for 500 years or something now right?” I ask him carefully. I didn’t want him to think I was totally rejecting the idea of being with him but I needed for him to understand that I didn’t know what was going on.



“I gave you just an initial mark; this is just to let any other males know that you are being courted. Inu’s mate for life and that requires a soul bond as well. That is achieved in a more intimate fashion.” He blushes at me. “That is something that some mates never achieve though, it has to be a pure bond between two people and they both have to consent to it with their heart and soul.”



I breathe a small sigh of relief. “Ok, I am not totally rejecting you or anything but I still don’t understand why. Don’t youkai sometimes court each other for decades before they actually mate? I have only known you for 2 hours so I guess I am having a hard time understanding how you would want to do that to me.”



“It’s not just me, it’s you too. I wouldn’t have done that to you if your body had not been calling out to me. You have had it out for me since I saw you jamming at the beginning of the night. It was on an unconscious level that your body did it. I just responded. I think it is probably because we are so strongly drawn to each other.”



He leans in and kisses my temple gently and goes to put me down. I decide to try to stand and get my bearings since I have been so up and down. I stand and turn into my locker and check my hair and make up. As I am fixing myself up, I hear giggling from behind me. I turn to see Kanna giggling and talking to InuYasha. I am not sure why but I just about break my hairbrush in rage. I have never felt like this before, I can feel my blood pumping through my veins.



“Back off bitch.” I say in a deadly low tone to her. “He is mine.” I turn to him and see Miroku and Sango out of the corner of my eye and hear them gasp. Kanna backs away slowly, “Sorry Kags, I had no idea. I am leaving now” She turns and runs away quickly. I hear hissing on all sides of me and look around to see if I am glowing pink like I normally do when I start to get mad. I expect it is the youkai hissing as usual. I look down to see my body in a deep amber glow.



“Are you ok Kags?” InuYasha is looking at me with worry in his eyes.



“What happened to you Kags?” Sango questions as she walks up to me.



InuYasha is not more than 2 feet away from me. “You shouldn’t be this close to me, I could purify you. I mean, I have done it before.” He smirks at me.



“Nope, you can’t apparently but any other demon is in deep shit.”



“What are you talking about?” I notice that I am starting to relax and the amber glow is starting to fade.



“You have some of my youkai in you now. There is no way you can hurt me. Or my brother for that matter. It’s a family trait. Here, take a look in the mirror.” He turns me towards my locker. I look over to the mirror only to notice that my blue eyes are now rimmed with gold and you can see small flecks of the amber within my irises. I gasp slightly taking it all in.



“Holy shit.”



“You might even get some of my demon speed.” He says to me with a wink.



“That is the end of free skate everyone. All those staying for try outs, you have 15 minutes to get ready to go. Start warming up all.” Yuras voice comes over the speakers.



I turn to InuYasha with a huge smile on my face, “Ok dog boy… Let’s see how fast you are now. It’s about time we show you guys exactly what we are made of” I laugh and turn to Sango as we grab Betty to go into the bathroom to get suited up.



Miroku and InuYasha are just standing there in awe that these girls had actually gotten to them the way they had.



“What have we gotten ourselves into houshi?”



“I sure as hell don’t know but I am pretty sure it’s going to be a really good fucking time.” Miroku responds as they head to get ready for the upcoming races.