The Affair

A/N: So. Here's the next one. Oh, and it has occurred to me that Chapter Two has disappeared [thanks bunches, aff.net!]. I'll be rewriting it [since my hard drive got wiped, remember? *rolls eyes at horrible luck*], just not anytime soon. I'll word things better, though, hopefully. Right now, though, I'm just interested in getting the story out. So. Lemon in this one, plus some serious plotting. Shadow and Taji will be assisting.

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I said so, look closely

There might be something you'd like

What was it like?

(oh and I...)

looked so close, it's been months, who knows if I...

Will get this right?

(oh and I...)

look so closely, there might be something you'd like

What was it like?



Oh, and I...



- Taking Back Sunday, "What's It Feel Like to Be a Ghost?"

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Chapter Nine: The Visit and the Goodbye.



Inuyasha knew that he was being unnecessarily ridiculous, running around Kikyo's apartment like this. He was picking things up and throwing them around, and then he'd have to jump in the shower. Kagome was already on her way, and Kikyo had only just left for work. As he stepped under the cold, pouring water of the shower, he sighed and closed his eyes, taking in a deep breath. 'Cheating on your wife is a very tiring process,' he thought with a small chuckle. Of course, just because he was living with Kikyo once again didn't mean that they were back in a relationship; he'd made that VERY clear to both her and Kagome. But Kikyo didn't really know that he was still in a relationship with Kagome; that was the only drawback. And Kagome had no idea that Kikyo had no idea.



The hanyou rolled his eyes as he lathered Men's Suave shampoo in his hair, remembering the past couple months he'd spent here living with Kikyo. They were on the other side of Tokyo from where Kagome stayed at the shrine with her mom, brother, and grandfather. She'd been very busy, preparing for graduation while still holding her job at the studio and another at the shrine.



Within hours of moving in with Kikyo, Inuyasha found himself longing to be with his Kagome once more. That's what she had become; she wasn't JUST Kagome Higurashi anymore. She was pretty much his wife, his mate now... She might as well just go ahead and change her name to Kagome Taisho.



He shook his head, grinning into the running water. "Kagome Taisho," he mumbled. Man, did he love the sound of that.



It seemed that as soon as he had stepped out of the shower and into his clothes, the knock came at the door. Inuyasha opened it, and Kagome jumped at him, her arms wrapping tightly around his neck and nearly squeezing the life out of him.



"I missed you-" Kagome started, but Inuyasha couldn't contain himself at the sight of her. His lips found hers while his eyes were still closed, and, surprised, Kagome returned the rough, yearning kiss. It deepened almost instantly, and Kagome found her own eyes closing as he shut the door and pinned her against it. His mouth disconnecting from hers momentarily, Inuyasha grasped her hips gently and slid her up the inside of the door. He ran his hands from her hips down her thighs and wrapped her legs around his waist, moaning uncontrollably at the feel of the hot fabric of her jeans sliding against him. His cock was hard already, and he pushing it into the fabric protecting her warm core, rubbing it gently. He felt it twitch against his erection, and she arched her back against him, letting out a deep moan. Inuyasha felt the fabric of her jeans become wet, and he kissed Kagome again.



He worked her jeans off slowly, careful to never let her drop even an inch. After her jeans were hanging over the back of the recliner, he started on her shirt, and then unhooked her bra and let the two pieces of cotton float to the carpet. With his index claw, Inuyasha ripped one smooth, straight line down the center of her panties, going from her flat stomach down along her nether lips and reaching to her firm ass. She gasped, but she relaxed; he would never even come close to catching her most sensitive parts with those claws of his.



Kagome gasped again as she felt Inuyasha push her farther up along the door, until she was so high she could touch the ceiling. Which she did as soon as she felt Inuyasha's sharp nose nuzzling her clit through her black curls. Electric shivers went down her spine when he licked her clit, and she outright moaned when she felt two fingers press cautiously inside her. Inuyasha continued to run his tongue along her clit, swirling his tongue around the sensitive nub, as he pumped his two fingers in and out of her. She bucked her hips into his face suddenly and let out a loud shriek as she was overcome by her orgasm, and he felt her juices drip onto the back of his hand. He brought his fingers out of her, licking them clean before he ran his tongue along the inside of her, his senses exploding at the sweet taste.



Inuyasha knew that she was ready for him. He was more than ready for her. He let Kagome slide back down along the door until he was holding her in his arms once again, and he turned with her and laid her down gently on the carpet. As she lay there on the floor, in a daze from her powerful orgasm, he rummaged through her bag until he found a condom she'd brought with her. After he'd slipped it on, he climbed on top of her, staring down at her. She was a beautiful sight, lying there beneath him in her nude glory. Her skin was soft and tan, and he couldn't help but run his tongue along her collarbone, marveling at the taste of her skin. She smelled like lemon today, and he knew she loved the way he smelled like Irish Spring soap and water. Inuyasha situated himself between her legs, and he growled at the wonderful feeling of his stiff cock sliding so easily into her dripping wet core. She was so warm and soft inside... it nearly drove him over the edge just feeling her for the first time in months.



Kagome wrapped her legs around him, her mind coming back to her once she felt him begin to pump himself in and out of her. He growled and he moaned, and she kissed his neck and his chest and his cheek. When she was coming up on her next orgasm, she looked up and saw him staring down at her, and Kagome was lost in those amber pools of love and devotion. His pace slowed for a few moments as he became caught up in her eyes as well, and he grabbed a handful of her ebony hair and just stared at her, sliding himself slowly in and out of her. She reached up and kissed him, and it was as if a fire was lit between them. His pace quickened once again as he was overcome with passion and needing and wanting, and he grabbed her shoulders and pinned her to the floor beneath him as he spilled his seed like liquid fire inside her. He cried out, practically a howl, as he came, and she moaned and whimpered as she rode her own orgasm, brought on by the sudden burst of warmth inside her.



They lay together, naked, on the sofa, watching the new Family Guy afterward.



Kagome smiled at Inuyasha, and he smiled back, grabbing her hand and giving it a quick, loving squeeze.

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Inuyasha groaned as he listened to her over the phone. 'Why can't every day be like that last visit we had?' he wondered. They had been arguing for the past four months now, ever since that day. Kagome was pissed that it had nearly been three years since they'd gotten together, and he was STILL married to Kikyo. That, and he couldn't move with her now that she was graduated because he still didn't have the money or a good enough job; he'd even lost his car.



When he heard the inevitable 'Click!' he knew it was all over. She was leaving the next week for America, to move to Denver, Colorado where she'd set up her own studio. He couldn't compete with the U.S.



Kagome was gone now. And he didn't even fully understand why.



"You're too goddamn depressed now, Inuyasha!" she'd told him. "Why can't you just man up and quit acting this way? You're not being yourself at all!"



I have a lot of things to be depressed about, he'd countered. It was a pathetic excuse, he knew, but it was his only one. She was right; he shouldn't be so depressed.



And his depression drove her away. She felt that she wasn't good enough to make him happy anymore, that he needed a job and money and a car and his own place to do that. Kagome wasn't all he needed anymore.



No more Kagome Taisho.

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Kagome huffed as she hustled through the airport. Her friends Ayame and Kouga were waiting for her outside; Kouga had moved to America after they had broken up, and there he met Ayame. She was... basically, the girl of his dreams, and he and Kagome had no hard feelings toward each other. Kouga and Ayame were only dating still, talking a little bit of marriage, but not much. They'd invited Kagome to come stay with them a while, at least until she got her bulding for her studio. She had her eye on a small, old warehouse that was for sale; it was two-story, and the ground floor seemed like it would make the perfect studio. She figured she could make up the second floor into a good-sized two-bedroom apartment.



She jumped as a kid went running by, nearly knocking into her. The child's father came running up, stopping to make sure Kagome was all right.



She smiled and waved her hand at him. "I'm fine; he just scared me a little is all," she told the man.



The man smiled gently back at her. "I am very sorry," he told her, taking the small boy by the arm. "Now apologize to the nice lady."



"Sorry," came the small, shy voice.



"You're, what?" the man asked. "Three months?"



Kagome chuckled a little. "Four."



The man nodded, smiling again. "Do you know what it is yet?"



"My doctor back in Tokyo said it was a little boy," Kagome answered with a small smile.



"Kagome!" The three looked up and saw Kouga standing by the entrance with Ayame, waving to her. Kagome turned to the man. "It was a pleasure," she told him, turning.



"Oh, is that the father?" the man asked.



Slowly, Kagome turned back to him and shook her head. "No. I'm afraid the father... well, he's back in Tokyo."



The man nodded, understanding. "Have a nice day, ma'am," he told her, walking off with his son in tow.



"You too," Kagome murmured thoughtfully as she walked over to Kouga and Ayame.

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A/N: There we go. We're getting somewhere. Goodnight.