Sway From The Rain; Fall To The Storm

A/N: I have become a slave to my computer. Everytime I walk by it, I have to sit down and check reviews and write more on my story.

Recently, I got a review that I read a few times. I completely am grateful they took their time to give it to me. I do have one question though, because I don't quite understand what they mean and I really would like to so I can take the advice.

I'm a moose~ I knew when I started writing it that the plot was somewhat recycled; there are just so many fics and stories out there that originality has to be strived for, and I am really not sure what I am going to do with this fic as of yet lol. Furthermore, when you say show and not tell, what do you mean? If you could please drop me another review on this chapter or PM on FanFiction.net; I'd really appreciate it. =)

Pen name: Surrealian (same as on here lol)

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Thank you to everyone who is reviewing and has stuck with me thus far! The story is becoming more popular than I originally anticipated. (Was looking forward to maybe 5 positive reviews by the time I got to Chapter 7) This makes me really, REALLY happy, because, for a good year, I gave up on writing. It seemed like no one was interested. Clearly, there are some who enjoy my story, so don't worry. I won't drop it.

*Keeps staring at the list of awesome people*

Okay.

Last chapter, Shippou appeared, Kagome and Sango discovered Kikyou's true intentions for being with Inuyasha for nearly a decade, and Inuyasha is in denial . . . Again.

Oh, the cliche irony.

How can I f*ck things up . . . Lessee . . .

SLIGHT LEMON WARNING!

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Chapter 6~ Sweet, Gooey, Sticky Situations

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Rage. Pure, unadulterated, unalloyed rage had shot through Kagome like a bolt of lightening.

That gold-digging, bitch!

She was using Inuyasha to get to The Taishou family's wealth!

Something in her snapped and Sango didn't even have time to react when the miko, now seeping one of the most powerful auras the brunette had ever felt, darted around the corner of the aisle and sent a cup of ramen flying into the wall next to Kikyou's head. Sango prayed that she missed on purpose and wasn't actually aiming for the conniving woman's cranium.

"You are absolutely pathetic!" Kagome spat, her anger fueling the spiritual power that was emitting a light pink glow around her body.

Kikyou, clicking her tongue, turned around slowly, balling up a fist. "Just who do you-" When she saw the girl who very nearly ruined her plans seven years ago, she uncurled her fingers and placed them politely in front of her mouth as if to show 'surprise,' her expression going from pissed to a fake pleasant one at an eerie speed. "Oh! I see!" I thought I sensed a pest."

"You led Inuyasha on for ten years! For money! He loved you and you were just using him!"

Sango went up behind Kagome and placed her hands on the shaking girl's shoulder's. "Kags, calm down." She soothed, sending a look at Kikyou that made Naraku wonder if his employee was going to burst into flames or drop dead. He chuckled darkly.

"Well, if it isn't one of my favorite students." He said, grinning at the two girls who both looked at him in shock. Before they didn't notice it, but those blood-red eyes struck a memory cord.

"Professor Onigumo?" Sango asked for the both of them; Kagome had gone back to having a stare off with Kikyou, who had also begun to glow.

Naraku nodded once and with a toothy grin, snaked an arm around Kikyou shoulder, making her aura disappear all at once. "I think we should leave them, yes?"

The pale woman shot a look at them -Kagome read it as 'He won't believe you,- then allowed her old teacher, current boss to steer her down another aisle.

Once she had disappeared from view, Sango turned her attention back to the angry girl. "Feel better?" She asked jokingly, slightly scared of her best friend. Not once had she ever seen Kagome like that.

The miko let her power drain down, happy that she could make it that strong even though now-a-days such a thing was looked down upon in society. Demons and humans lived together, obviously, and most demons, that didn't already look human like Inuyasha, used special charms to hide their true form. As for spiritual beings, any display of power in public was just a BIG no no. She hoped the workers weren't going to kick them out. If they hadn't seen it, they sensed it.

"This feels so surreal." She finally said. Sango nodded, looking at the busted ramen package on the floor.

"I think we should go."

Kagome mumbled a soft, 'yeah' and they made their way back down the ramen aisle, grabbing a replacement chicken cup, and went through the check-out, trying to ignore the looks the workers and customers were giving them.

Yup.

They knew.

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"I'm sorry, Inuyasha!"

"Now you've done it, runt! I go to take a piss and ya managed to destroy the whole kitchen!" The hanyou snarled, not even able to walk into the kitchen because of the creamy goop coating the floors and cabinets. "You don't put pancakes in the friggin' blender!"

The kitsune whimpered, his eyes swimming with unshed tears. When mommy saw this he was in for it. He only hoped she wouldn't be as mad as Inuyasha was.

Eyebrow twitching like he had turrets, the half-demon tried desperately to cool his anger and keep from knocking the annoying kid upside the head.

"Shippou."

Upon hearing his name, the kitsune jumped. "Yeah . . . ?"

"Go in the bathroom and clean yourself up . . . Now!" Inuyasha ordered. Shippou didn't argue. He ran down the hall, forgetting to tell Inuyasha that instead of unplugging the blender to stop it, he jammed a fork in the blade.

Whrrrrrrr. "FUCK! SHIPPOU!"

A batter-covered hanyou suddenly appeared in the hall, steam almost literally coming from his ears. If Shippou didn't know any better, he would've swore he saw the pancake mix cooking on his face.

"Inuyasha, I'm sorry! I-"

Yanking the runt up by his tail, the hanyou stomped back into the kitchen and dropped him in a particularly large puddle of dough. Shippou screamed.

"Inuyasha!"

"Whoops."

The little fox demon glared up at him and then got brave, taking a fistful of the goo, he threw it at Inuyasha, hitting him square in the chest. He laughed at the weird expression the hanyou made.

"You little brat!" Scraping some off shirt, Inuyasha flung it into the kitsune's face. "Hah! Sucks don't it!"

Shippou retaliated and began launching wads of the pancake mix at the silver-haired boy until he was yanked up again and held face to face with a now very, very dirty, pissed hanyou. The kitsune stuck out his tongue.

"If you weren't Kagome's, I'd have flung ya out the window already."

"I dare you!"

"What in the hell is wrong with you, ya stupid runt!"

"You threw that stuff in my eye!"

"Well I would've been able to throw it if ya hadn't have gotten it everywhere!"

"It was an accident!"

"That shouldn’t have happened! Common sense was all it took to know that you don't-"

"What the- HEY!"

"What?" Both the hanyou and the kitsune turned to glare at who interrupted their fight, but saw a very furious Kagome standing in the doorway. They froze, their faces dropping.

Sango appeared behind Kagome and very nearly couldn't contain herself.

The scene was priceless.

Inuyasha was standing in the middle of the kitchen, holding Shippou up by the tail, everything, including themselves, were covering in a light tan substance, both had the look of guilty criminals caught red-handed.

"Well," Sango slapped Kagome on the back of her right shoulder and began walking towards the front door. "This is all you."

"W-What?" Kagome looked desperately at her best friend. "Sango!"

"They're your demons."

With that, the front door slammed shut and the three were left alone, all slowly bringing their gaze back to the mess.

"Put Shippou down." Kagome said after a tense moment's silence. Inuyasha did as he was told, releasing his grip. The kitsune landed in the same puddle from before, but didn't make a move to glare at the hanyou or fight back, he was too busy trying not to cry.

"Mommy, I was just trying to make you a birthday present." He sniffed. Kagome's face softened and she let out a loud, defeated sigh.

"It's okay. C'mon, I'll go run you a bath." Shippou stood up and followed her down the hallway, not noticing the 'I'll get you later' look that Kagome sent Inuyasha over her shoulder.

The hanyou gulped then feverently began looking around for napkins of some sort. When he didn't see any, he yanked off his already sticky shirt and proceeded to use it to round up good amounts of dough at a time and dump it in the sink.

'If I can get this clean,' He thought, shaking the now very unappealing cloth, 'Maybe she won't kick me out.'

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"What was all that, Shippou-chan?" Kagome asked sternly when she had gotten him in the bath. She pulled his no-tears shampoo out of the cabinet and squirted it on his head.

Shippou bowed his head, flicking the water. "I wanted to make you some birthday pancakes because I missed your birthday." He mumbled.

The miko, who was focusing on an especially gooey spot, smiled.

"You don't have to get anything for me. Having you around is better than a birthday gift." She paused and turned on the shower head. "Just don't mess up the kitchen anymore."

Shippou nodded and looked up at Kagome with his brilliant green eyes. "Is Inuyasha your boyfriend or something?" He asked innocently. Kagome nearly dropped the silver device in her hand.

"N-No, Shippou-chan. Old friend from when I was in school."

Shippou didn't notice the blush and sudden quieter tone. He continued questioning. "Why is he here? He can be mean, but he was going to clean up that mess by himself and not tell you 'cause he sent me in the bathroom."

Upon hearing this, Kagome almost laughed, then wondered why Inuyasha just willy-nilly let the kitsune into the apartment.

"Shippou-chan?"

"Yes, Kagome?"

"How did you get Inuyasha to let you in?"

Shippou stopped splashing in the water and stood up when Kagome replaced the shower head and moved to get the towel.

"I told him I was your son." The kitsune said, obviously having no qualms about it. "You do think of me as your son right?"

Kagome wrapped the towel around him, sighing in defeat when those green eyes began to swim with tears. "You know I do, Shippou-chan."

Two years ago, when Kagome had first been considering the idea of moving out, her neighbor and his son got robbed. Shippou's father was killed by a larger demon, and when the little four-year-old boy that she always babysat showed up sobbing uncontrollably at her doorstep covered in blood, Kagome instantly felt the urge to protect him no matter what.

Not long after the incident, the papers were filed stating the legal adoption.

Didn't do much for her dating life, as the really, really attractive guys didn't want to date women with children, but Kagome didn't mind it. She loved Shippou.

"Were you trying to keep it a secret from him?" Shippou asked when Kagome got silent while drying him off.

The miko laughed. "No, just wasn't going to give him that huge BAM in your face surprise that you did."

When she was done toweling him off she stood up, and walked into the living room, telling Shippou to go get dressed in her room, then to settle down in her bed and watch TV.

What Shippou heard was, 'Go in my room so you won't hear Inuyasha's screams.'

"Yes, ma'am!" The kitsune said seriously, marching into her bedroom room with his over-sized bag.

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Inuyasha's ears flattened when Kagome carefully stepped up behind him.

"Inuyasha?"

He ear came back up slowly and twitched, earning a short giggled from the raven-haired girl.

"What are you doing.”

'She's playing a game, man. In a minute she is going to lash out!' He told himself, shaking his shirt over the sink again. Just how much batter did the kid try and fit in the blender?

"Cleaning." He mumbled, going to wipe some off the fridge, but Kagome reached up and grabbed his ear, yanking him back up against the counter. He growled, "Why'dya have to do that! I'd rather you hit me!"

"Shippou's only my kid legally." She said quickly. Inuyasha froze and then moved to look down at her, many emotions played over his face. The most discernible being relief.

"What?"

"He was my little next door neighbor that I babysat on the weekends. Right before I moved out and got my own place, his dad was killed so I adopted him and brought him with me." She said simply, leaning her elbows on the counter while taking in the messy sight of the one and only Inuyasha.

He looked alot like Shippou did before his bath. Only shirtless, she noted, having the sudden urge to lick off some stray batter that was resting on his collar bone.

Inuyasha saw the hungry look on her face and felt his cock twitch. 'Damn woman. I thought this was supposed to be a serious conversation! What are ya lookin' at me like that?' The voice in his head sounded in irritation, but his body was all for whatever she was thinking.

Amber caught sapphire and the goopey mess around them slowly fell away.

"Sorry for the misunderstanding. I do see Shippou as my son though, so . . ."

Inuyasha got the point and we wasn't interested in apologies anymore. "What are ya thinking about, 'Gome?" He asked, his voice going down an octave to husky. She visibly shivered.

"You've go something . . . " She whispered, pointing to her collar bone. "Right there."

Inuyasha's hand didn't go for the spot she was pointing at, instead he scraped some off the fridge and flicked it at her neck, but couldn't believe his luck when it started sliding downward.

She sputtered, her eyes flashing angrily.

The spell had been broken.

"Inuyasha! Just what do you-"

"Shut up. I'll get it." Like a predator who had just cornered his prey Inuyasha moved forward until he was hovering over her.

Her eyes widened, but she still didn't look way. He held their gaze until his lips reached the side of her neck, hearing her suck in a quick breath through her nose. At an agonizingly slow pace, he drug his tongue over her skin while reveling in the taste of Kagome and the cake mix.

"Inuyasha . . . " She said pitifully. It was funny how just a mere touch from him could make her blood boil. The chemistry they shared was stronger now and she only hoped she had as much of an effect on him as he did on her.

The hanyou was surprised when she said his name, but didn't stop. He moved down and nipped lightly at her collar bone, beginning to smell the faint, yet sweet scent of her arousal.

And it was so easy to bring about! He wondered if she would stop him if he tried to get a taste . . .

His lips moved lower to the speck of goo on her breast, slowly bringing his hands up her sides.

"Shippou's in the other room, Inuyasha . . . S-Stop . . . " Kagome whispered, her command not convincing at all. Her mind was slowly becoming hazy and Inuyasha was relentless. Instead of listening to her, he reached up and yanked the top of her tank top down, revealing a perky breast topped by a dusky pink nipple.

Sudden shyness caused her arms to move up to cover herself, but Inuyasha's warning growl made her stop and turn away from sight of his lust-ridden eyes staring at her.

"You are perfect." He mumbled, his mouth closing over the erect nipple. The miko made a curious noise that sounded like a mix between a gasp and breathy moan and he responded by running his tongue over the sweet piece of flesh before beginning to suckle it like a newborn infant, his hands creeping up to her shoulders to make quick work of the thin straps. They snapped like overly-cooked noodles and the other breast sprang free only to be assaulted by his hand.

Kagome's blush darkened and her belly twisted pleasantly. This was the first time she had gotten this turned on by a man merely playing with her breasts. Tangling her fingers in his hair, she pulled him closer, moaning softly through clenched teeth.

The inner demon in him was spurred by his bitch's submission and sudden gesture. If she wanted more, then she would get it. He grazed a fang over her nipple, then pulled his mouth away, happy when she whimpered from the loss. The hand that was expertly toying with the other soft mound, traveled down to her shorts.

He played with the waist band while watching her eyes squeeze shut, giving her the chance to say no. His response was her thighs clenching together in an attempt to soothe the ache he knew he'd caused.

In other words, yes.

Too impatient to even unzip them, Inuyasha popped the button and yanked them to her ankles.

White. Innocent, white lace.

He smirked and went back to suckling her breast, his hand slowly inching it's way way under the provocative panties.

Kagome dug her nails into his scalp while spreading her legs. Her hips almost rolled up to meet his fingers. "Touch me already!" She moaned.

Inuyasha complied. He continued south at a quicker rate, feeling the soft curls that covered her womanhood. The hanyou began to wonder if she was still a virgin. If any other man had been where he was. The thought made jealousy tear through him and he almost forgot to watch his claws while parting her velvety folds.

"Inuyasha, please." Kagome did a sexy, little growl and he pulled his lips away from her nipple with a 'pop.'

"Impatient."

The miko almost saw the arrogant grin with that one word.

"You're teasing!"

Inuyasha didn't say anything. He remembered her telling him all throughout high school that 'actions spoke louder than words,' so, making sure to flick the sensitive bundle of nerves, he slid his middle finger into her tight, wet cavern watching her head fall back with a satisfied gaze.

The sweet moan that left her lips was music to his ears.

He slowly pulled his finger out and then slid it back in.

Both of them felt it when his claw reached her barrier and he yanked his finger out and removed his hand from her panties, not wanting to hurt her.

"You're still a virgin." He said, not hiding his relief.

 

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So, this was short. I have a question for you all:

Short, quick updates or long, more-spaced out updates.

Anyway, for the purpose of this fic, I made Shippou his normal age instead of making him seven years older. I don't think an older Shippou would be as cute and I couldn't have the tie-in scene with the bath lol. I'm sorry.

Note: I believe Shippou will be tiny during his younger years like he is in the show.