As Death Gives Life

Chapter 9 – First Kiss

Kagome walked quietly along with her friends, but her thoughts were stomping through her mind in a frenzy. It really was strange that the youkai female had beaten Inuyasha, yet had not fled with her victory. Instead the female, who called herself Kat, was now following them, and had been since they left the scene of the battle, if you could actually call it that.

She stifled a giggle at the memory of Inuyasha’s face when he realized that he had been bested by a girl who never even drew a sword against him. The look on his face was priceless, and Kagome was so glad that she had thought to whip out her camera and capture the moment. She could hardly wait to get the film developed.

It was obvious that Kat had no ill intentions toward the group, but still Kagome wondered why she would be following them. After sensing the jewel shard that Kat possessed keeping up with their progress, but never approaching, she had decided to keep the information to herself. Inuyasha would only try to attack the girl, most undoubtedly accusing her of trying to steal the shards around Kagome’s neck. Something told Kagome that Kat was following them for an entirely different reason, and it wasn’t something to be worried about. She wasn’t worried... just curious.

During her deep thoughts of the mysterious Kat, Kagome missed seeing the offending stone that soon sent her tumbling forward. She braced herself for the inevitable impact to her bare knees, but gasped when strong arms suddenly encircled her waist. She turned with a gulp, immediately aware of her savior, as his touch always had the most amazing effect on her body. Her cerulean gaze was met by crystal blue. Anubis held her tightly against him, as he captured her full attention with his enchanting eyes. He held a slight smirk on his face, which quickly fell away as a more serious look took its place. It was as if he were searching her soul for an unknown answer to an unknown question. The result sent a shiver down Kagome’s body.

“Oh for Kami’s sake! Quit with the googly eyes! You’re making me sick to my stomach,” Inuyasha growled in protest.

The hanyou’s brash words succeeded in breaking through the magical moment, and Anubis felt an almost overpowering urge to strangle the brat. Reluctantly he released Kagome, taking care to hold her arm until she steadied herself. She blushed furiously, and pleasantly, before issuing an embarrassed ‘arigato’. He nodded to her, allowing a glint of his infatuation for her to shine in his eyes. He found it enchanting that the blush actually deepened further.

It appeared that his aura had a strange effect on the little miko. He had first noticed it when he kissed her hand for the first time. It seemed that his power sent her off balance, making her a bit lightheaded. He had failed to detect any ill responses from his closeness to her, and was beginning to believe that the phenomenon could be used in his favor. Surely if he released a bit more of his aura during intimacy, he could achieve positive results from the girl? He decided that it would be prudent to test that theory.

As the group made their way to an area where the hanyou wished to make camp, Anubis made up his mind to test his theory on his chosen female. He would request that they take a walk, as he had been wishing all day for time alone with her. Another thing that Anubis realized as the day wore on, was that her task to find the remaining jewel shards and ultimately slay the evil hanyou, Naraku, was getting in his way.

Anubis was never one for obstacles. When presented with a problem that kept him from his ultimate goal, he was quick to find a solution. Most often it meant a quick death for the offender, in this case, Naraku. Once the hanyou was destroyed, and the Shikon shards in his possession returned to Kagome, then perhaps the hanyou Inuyasha, would relax a bit in his search. Anubis needed to spend less time in this crusade, and more time wooing his woman.

He glanced up from the swaying motion of her perfectly formed derrière. He was not totally disappointed with the hidden pleasures that he had discovered upon joining in his females’ pursuit of the sacred jewel shards. There was an excellent view to be enjoyed, and he had great pleasure witnessing the brash hanyou currently at the lead, lose a one-sided battle to a female youkai. That loss brought the boy down a notch, much to his amusement.

Anubis was distracted from his thoughts when the group he was now a forced part of, began depositing their weapons and various items in the small clearing. Kagome turned to him with a huge smile.

“Sango and I are going to bath in the stream near here. I’ll be back soon,” the miko (priestess) said as she began to dig through the pack she carried on her back.

Anubis nodded and watched as the miko withdrew various bottles and scented items from her pack. He had to fight the urge to pick them up and sniff curiously at the fragrances escaping from the closed lids of the colorful containers. She then retrieved a large, thick cloth, and a change of clothing from the bag, before turning to follow the slayer into the forest.

It didn’t appear safe to allow the females out of their protective sights, and Anubis began to follow.

“Hold it right there. No way are you going anywhere near the girls while they bathe,” Inuyasha warned after he effectively blocked the path of the inuGod.

Anubis narrowed his icy blue gaze on the hanyou, so arrogantly keeping him from his miko. “Do you often allow them to be placed in dangerous circumstance? I would think that you, as a guardian, would ensure the safety of your wards at all times.”

Inuyasha’s chest puffed out at the underlying insult. His nerves were in shreds after everything that had occurred during the day, and this dog wasn’t doing anything but rubbing his fur the wrong damn way. “You listen to me, and listen good. Human women like their privacy when they bathe, and as their ‘guardian’ I’m gonna make sure they get it. That means YOU stay here. Got it?”

Anubis was about to let the hanyou in on an age-old knowledge... Don’t piss off a God, but as luck would have it, the monk chose that particular time to intervene.

“Pardon my friend, Lord Anubis, as he is of a simple mind. You see, though he spoke the words in a rather offensive manner, the words themselves hold great truth. Believe me when I say that you would not want to interrupt the girls during their bathing ritual. I am, more so than anyone, qualified to speak this warning. Embarrassed, naked, females can be very dangerous. Between us men, we can effectively sense any impending danger, so please, try to relax. They won’t be gone long,” Miroku advised.

Anubis regarded the monk. On the journey he had come to find a respect for him. He trusted him to be honest and not to steer him wrong. He nodded in acceptance to Miroku, before turning a heated glare to Inuyasha, then he retired to a spot beneath a tree to await the return of his female.

Inuyasha had hoped the arrogant bastard wanted a fight, because he was damn well ready to give him one. He was getting tired of the way he gawked at Kagome. It was no secret why Miroku walked in the back of the group all the time, and Inuyasha found it highly annoying that the inuGod had fallen in beside the hentai. The thought of that bastard staring at Kagome’s ass made him see red.

To further put him in a foul mood, that bitch Kat had made a complete fool out of him. The fact that he lost the fight, not that any fighting was done, had put him in an all around sour mood. Not once did she make an aggressive move on him, and he still lost. Her idea of aggressive and his, were two completely different things. He never expected her to pull a stunt like she pulled. It was, if anything, highly effective, while being extremely disturbing.

A shiver crawled up his spine at the memory of her voice in his ear. As badly as he wanted to kill her he found his body betraying him, even going so far as to get a fucking hard on! Inuyasha growled in his frustration.


Kat watched the scene below from her distant treetop. It appeared that the Inu male was not welcomed by the hanyou Inuyasha. That was an interesting bit of knowledge. She had thought for a moment that the two would fight, but the monk dissuaded the inu from such an act. Pity. It would be interesting to witness Inuyasha in a real battle. With her, he never really stood a chance.

Now the hanyou was growling. An obvious look of frustration on his face. She wondered what it was that Inuyasha was thinking about that made him so angry. Was it the Inu, the monk referred to as Lord Anubis? Interesting.

The scent of jasmine drifted through the forest, and Kat looked up to see the ningen (human) females returning from their bathing ritual. They were giggling about some nonsense or other. Strangely Kat felt a knot in her chest as she observed their interaction. She was a loner, and always had been. Even as a child she was alone, but now, seeing the way these friends were talking and sharing with such lightheartedness, well... it made her feel her curse even more.

Some say beauty if a blessing. Kat would disagree. Her beauty and special gifts had only brought her loneliness. Women who looked upon her responded with jealousy and hatred unless she used her ‘talents’ to calm them. Even then the repercussions were always worse than enduring their scorn. Once her jaki was released anyone in her presence felt the calming call of it. Men were especially vulnerable to her as her jaki acted as a weapon to bend their will by seduction. The closer they came to her the more powerful the effects were. Her touch would melt a man’s will away, leaving a stuttering fool in his place.

There would always be a certain amount of jaki that leaked out of her freely, no matter how she tried to subdue it. It even came through in her voice, soothing those around her. The full effects of her power were impossible to ignore. No man had ever won out against it. She had learned to control her curse over the many years, learned to use it to her advantage. Unfortunately those placed under her spell were not very appreciative of her seduction once she had taken her leave. With her jaki removed, they came to their senses, and anger soon replaced the calm.

Not the best way to make a lasting friendship.

Enemies. That is the reason she took the shard from the oaf who had originally collected it. The fool did not even realize the full power it held. With the shard she could enhance her speed, which was already phenomenal. Quick getaways were crucial for survival. An angered enemy carrying a bow could do some serious damage.

Her attention was drawn once more to the group resting in the clearing. They had just finished eating some strange dish made of long noodles that smelled heavenly. The ebony haired inu male did not eat, and Kat’s curiosity over that one increased a little more. What was he? He was not youkai, she was sure of that. He was definitely not ningen. Whatever he was, he seemed unaffected by her jaki in their earlier encounter, which was unusual. He did not seem interested in her in the least. Strange.

Suddenly the dark haired male rose up from his position beneath the tree and approached the ningen miko. The girl blushed and nodded her head. Kat wished she could hear them better, but they were speaking rather quietly now.

The miko said something to Inuyasha, who in turn glared at the inu male then waved his hands in a rather barbaric fashion. Kat almost laughed out at the antics of the great hanyou warrior she had heard so much about. His battle skills were obviously better than his communication skills.

Anubis walked alongside Kagome. He wanted to take her far away from here to be alone, but he knew she would never agree to that, so he opted to take her back through the woods to the waters edge. The sound of the running water always put him at ease.

Dusk was upon them and he made sure to assist Kagome through the narrow pathway. Her human eyesight would be giving her problems in the dim light. When they arrived at the streams edge, Anubis continued to walk upstream for a ways until he found a nice patch of soft grass near the rocky edge of the flowing water. There he gracefully lowered himself to the ground and held out a hand to Kagome.

Kagome grasped his hand and made to take a seat next to Anubis, but as she came down he swiftly gathered her into his arms, sending her off target and directly into his waiting lap. She released an ‘eek!’ of surprise, and then felt the damnable blush course over her body. It never failed to creep over her skin announcing her embarrassment like a neon sign. She was sure it made her look like a complete idiot.

Abubis relished her reaction as the blush over her features announced her innocence. He was delighted that he could get such a reaction from his female over such simple things. He shifted his weight slightly, allowing her warm body to settle into his form.

He was warm. So very, very, warm. It was as if his very warmth were alive and seeking entrance into her every pore. Kagome found that she was a little breathless, and she looked up into his eyes. The dim light failed to hide them from her, as his eyes now gave off a soft blue luminescent glow. She had never seen anything like it, and couldn’t seem to tear her eyes away.

Anubis smiled down at his lovely little miko. “Kagome, I have wanted to hold you like this all day,” Anubis said softly as he looked into her eyes.

Kagome didn’t know what to say. She was still feeling a little shy about sitting in his lap, and she was sure that if she tried to speak it would come out as a bunch of gibberish, so she smiled warmly at him and leaned her cheek against his chest. Her action caused a deep soothing rumble to resound inside of his chest, and Kagome wondered if it could be classified as a purr? Do dogs purr? She didn’t think so, but that’s certainly what it sounded like. She nuzzled her face against him with another smile.

Anubis was overjoyed at the reaction he was getting from Kagome. She was so at ease in his presence, even nuzzling against him. He brought his clawed hand up and carefully threaded his long fingers through her soft raven hair. It was still damp from her bath earlier, and he slowly worked his fingers down its length. He repeated the action, enjoying the texture against his skin, as it began to dry. Kagome moaned happily and Anubis thoroughly enjoyed the sound. He could hardly wait to hear her moaning in pleasure as he ravished her body. The thought of it excited him, and the feel of her bottom pressing against his member stirred his desire.

Kagome was loving the attention that she was receiving. Everything just felt so ‘right’. His aura had worked its magic on her and she was feeling very nice at the moment. His hand moving over her hair felt so very nice, and she sighed and closed her eyes wishing it could last forever.

“This feels so nice,” Kagome murmured against his broad chest.

“Yes, Kagome. Very nice indeed,” Anubis replied.

“Tell me about your home,” Kagome asked softly.

Anubis took a deep breath. He really didn’t want to think on that at the moment, but he would not deny her the knowledge. “I live in a place of magic, where my days and nights are filled by my obligations to the Underworld.”

“Do you have any friends, and family there?” Kagome asked curiously.

“I have a cousin, Wepwawet, who is the ‘Opener of the Ways’. He and I bring the souls through the river to the gates of the Hall of Two Truths. I have one who I would call friend. His name is Thoth. He is the God of Wisdom, who reads the deeds of the souls. It was by his advice that I am here with you now,” Anubis replied, his velvet tone soothing as he spoke.

“Why are you here, Anubis? I mean, you are a long way from home,” Kagome asked.

Anubis sighed and shifted again. Should he tell her his true reason for coming here? Would Kagome understand that her destiny was predetermined by the very one whose lap she now resided upon? No. Not yet. She was too feisty and headstrong to accept his decision for her future just yet. He needed a little more time.

“All will be revealed, my lovely little Kagome. For now, just know that I am here for you,” Anubis whispered into the nape of her neck.

His words produced a bevy of Goosebumps over his soft skin, and as he nuzzled his face into her hair, Kagome could not ignore the swell of desire that she was feeling. It pooled like molten heat in her abdomen, so strong that it was almost frightening. ‘What is this man... no... What is this God, doing to me,’ she frantically thought.

Anubis pulled her chin up to look into her eyes, questioning her feelings. Were they the same as what he was feeling? Did her heart flutter in her chest as his was now doing? What he found in her cerulean depths was innocence and longing. A cherished combination that drew him like a moth to the flame.

He wanted to kiss her, and gauge her reaction to his aura. He opened himself up to her, allowing his aura to seep out of him slowly. He gently encircled her with it, watching her response. Her body softened and her eyes glazed. She looked so fragile in his arms. So eager to be loved.

He lowered his lips to hers. There was magic when the two touched. It enveloped them both in a wave of pleasure filled senses. Her softness was unlike anything he had ever tasted. A little moan escaped her lips, and Anubis accepted her encouragement by delving into her mouth with his tongue. He traced her moist cavern, and played against her own fleshy appendage, before removing it to trace her bottom lip. He reluctantly ended the kiss by nipping softly at her thick lower lip. It was a struggle to maintain control of himself, as the smell of her arousal was singing a sweet song to him.

Kagome was swept away by his kiss. Nothing had ever felt like it before. It was as if a luxurious cloud had enveloped her body and soul. A softness that went beyond the flesh. Her mind was reeling and her breathing became deep and quick as her heart raced in emotion. She didn’t want to end the kiss. She wanted it to go on forever, but there was a tiny voice deep inside that said that it was too soon. That same tiny voice had kept her chaste these many years. She couldn’t give up her treasured virginity to this being that she had only just met.

Could she?

Anubis withdrew... for now. His want for the girl was hard to quench, but it wasn’t time. He had something he had to take care of first, then he could take her. Then he could love her body.

After he killed Naraku.