New Enemies and New Friends: Chapter 8

I don't own Inuyasha.

This chapter has a rushed, tension building between Inu and Kag, mini-lime wanna be (not actually intercourse but sexual content just the same). I'm just warning anyone who has delicate sensabilities even though it isn't very detailed. Please reveiw, good or bad I really like to know what you all think. *Happy dance to me! I think I figured out this cut and paste thingy, HURRAY!*

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At school the next day Kagome was having trouble concentrating on her school work. She couldn’t stop daydreaming about Inuyasha and imagining how it would be once she convinced him not to foolishly die because of a love that, according to what he had told her last night in her room, was more like a child’s first crush compared to what he felt for her. Her friends mistook her daydreaming for moping over breaking up with Inuyasha and began formulating yet another plan to hook her up with Hojo. At lunch they asked Kagome to come shopping with them the next day and she agreed absentmindedly. Kagome was so lost in her own world that when the final bell rang she didn’t even notice her friends hadn’t met her to leave school together as they always did. She walked out the door and to the sidewalk without seeing where she was going. When she reached the edge of school property she stumbled and would have fallen except for the strong arms that suddenly wrapped around her from behind.

"What’s with the faraway look?" Inuyasha asked as she bit off a scream, "You need to pay more attention to your surroundings or you’ll end up dead if I’m not around."

"I was thinking about you." Kagome answered turning in his arms with a smile.

"What about me?" He asked suspiciously.

"About this…" She wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him down for a kiss.

Instantly forgetting his surroundings Inuyasha wrapped his arms more tightly around her and deepened the kiss. His tongue teased Kagome’s lips open and lightly explored her mouth. When she began to match his movements Inuyasha led her tongue into his own mouth and gently sucked on it causing a bolt of electricity to run down Kagome’s spine and moisture to pool between her legs. The scent of her desire pushed Inuyasha over the edge. He backed her up against the tree he had been leaning against when she walked by and raised her so that her hips were level with his own and pinned her there with her legs open to cradle him. He released one of his arms from her waist and trailed it softly over her breast then up her neck to caress her face. Skimming his hand back down Kagome’s soft body till he reached her bare thigh, Inuyasha suddenly felt his would-be lover stiffen.

"Ms. Higurashi!" Inuyasha finally heard a voice behind him, "Ms. Higurashi! I must insist you stop this indecent behavior at once! What would your mother say if I were to tell her how you are allowing yourself to be molested right here in the open! It’s positively shameful!"

Kagome pushed Inuyasha away and her face turned bright red at her teacher’s lecture. Inuyasha was about to scream at the woman when he finally realized what he had almost done to Kagome and right there for the world to see.

"I’m… I’m so s-sorry." Kagome stuttered.

"Let’s fuckin’ go Kagome" Inuyasha’s voice came out very harsh in his effort not to allow the old wench to know she had succeeded in shaming him and he dragged Kagome away. After they had gone a fair distance Inuyasha stopped.

"I won’t ask you to forgive me, Kagome." He said without looking at her, "It was inexcusable for me to lose myself like that."

Kagome placed a light hand on his jaw and forced him to look at her with a smile, "Did you hear me protesting? I’m certain I was a willing participant, Inuyasha and honestly I’d like to pick up where we left off only in a more private setting."

Inuyasha stared at her dumbfounded. I was ready to take her right in front of everyone who cared to look and she’s not pissed?! Maybe Karma wasn’t as far of the mark as I thought. Good women really do have the same desires as men. Oh, who gives a fuck? Kikyou is still between us. ?

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"Kagome, we can’t do anything even close to that again. I’m not sure we should kiss at all yet." Inuyasha said when he finally found his voice, "I swear once I talk to Kikyou and let her know my feelings about her and me, if you still want, I’ll take you to paradise every chance we get till I must fulfill my promise to her and meet my death."

"My love," Kagome said with a sad smile, "I’m not willing to except your death as a definite thing until it happens. I understand you wanting some closure with Kikyou, even if I’m not thrilled, but I absolutely refuse to be denied kissing you." She stated firmly.

Inuyasha didn’t reply, but instead asked, "What are you doing tomorrow? I need to check on those misfits in the feudal era."

"Don’t think that this discussion is over just because you don‘t want to talk about it," Kagome teased as she took his hand and continued walking towards home. "As for tomorrow I think I got roped into going to the mall with the girls. I was going to cancel, but I think I will go after all. You can stay longer to visit that way without having to worry about what I’m up to."

"Like I really want to spend more time with those assholes anyway!"

Kagome just laughed at his tone, which revealed his words for the lies they were. Inuyasha gave her a self-condemning smirk and they walked the rest of the way home in silence.

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After seeing Kagome to school the next morning, Inuyasha went to the feudal era and thought he entered a war zone the minute he landed next to the well. Shippo’s phantom fire was all over the clearing masking the child‘s movements. Inuyasha pulled out his sword and raced in the direction he could scent Shippo was in. He reached the little fox just in time to deflect a ball of weak energy from hitting. Instantly the phantom fire disappeared and Shippo jumped onto Inuyasha happily.

"How’s Kagome? Can’t she hurry with her work? Did you know Karma can make energy balls? She’s trying to train me because Sango and Kaede told her if she ever attempts to cook again she won’t need to worry about getting home cause they’ll kill her. She burnt the roof of Kaede’s hut cause she set fire to what she claimed was food but it smelled horrible even before she fried it." Shippo filled Inuyasha in on the previous day’s events without stopping to breathe.

"You don’t need to tell everyone!" Karma laughed as she walked up to the pair. With a ruefully amused grin she told Inuyasha, "Apparently my culinary skills are nonexistent. I tried to make everyone lunch yesterday and had a little accident. Miroku is supervising the repair and Sango went with Kaede to find some fragrant herbs to get rid of the smell. I got runt duty because Kaede is afraid of what I might consider pleasant to cover the stench."

"Never mind all that shit," Inuyasha snapped, "what in the hell are you doing throwing attacks at Shippo? Are you fucking crazy?"

"Yes, I do believe I am brother mine" Karma smiled up into his furious face.

"She can barely squish grass with those things, dog-boy." Shippo laughed, "Karma can’t even scratch a demon as tough as me with those little balls and she’s too weak to make ’em anymore powerful since she’s only a human."

Karma gave him a mock glare at that remark, but before she could reply Inuyasha had enough of their confusing banter.

"Shippo shut up. Karma, tell me what the fuck is going on before I strangle you both."

"We already explained." Karma said rolling her eyes. "Yesterday I decided that cooking didn’t look that hard so I tried to make lunch. The smoke from my experiment left a scorched mark on the roof and the inside of the hut reeks so bad that Shippo still couldn’t go near it without gagging when we checked on it at dawn. Kaede ordered me to keep him company while she and Sango went to gather herbs to cover the smell. Miroku gathered some of the men from the village and they started to remove and repair the patch on the ceiling. I brought Shippo here so I could see what he’s made of although he is right, my energy balls are almost completely useless except as targets for him to hit or to illuminate caves and other dark places. Did… You… Understand… Me… This… Time?"

Inuyasha set Shippo down with a light pat to the head and looked at his adopted sister with one raised eyebrow for a moment before shrugging in exasperated acceptance.

"Well let me see the damage you did." Inuyasha ordered, "I doubt it could really be that bad."

Shippo started to object but kept silent when Karma’s foot lightly tapped him on the tail. He looked questioningly up at her and grinned when she gave him a conspiring wink. The trio then walked to the village. As they neared the hut they saw Miroku standing to its side waving his arms at men on the roof and the two women exiting the hut with wrinkled noses. Inuyasha sniffed the air but from his distance he could only smell herbs and incense. The three people at the hut spotted Inuyasha, Karma, and Shippo at the same time.

"Ye won’t want to move much closer than that, Inuyasha. Yer fiery companion smoked me home unbearably and we’ve yet to rid ourselves of the stench." Kaede called.

"Shippo stay back." Sango warned.

"Inuyasha this is worse than that ink a few years ago!" Miroku shouted waving his hand back and forth in front of his face for emphasis.

Shippo stopped about ten feet away but Inuyasha and Karma approached the others in front of the doorway. At first Inuyasha could only smell the strong scents of the herbs and incense he had already noticed but when they were directly in front of the door he smelt a hideously foul scent lightly mixed in.

"What the hell were you trying to do poison everyone?! What did you use?" Inuyasha asked Karma backing away from the noxious odor.

"I don’t know," Karma said as she started toward the entrance, "I’ll go get the jars."

"Ye will do no such thing." Kaede said grabbing her arm, "If ye go near my supplies again I’ll be forced into drastic measures."

Karma smiled guiltily but defended herself, "Then how will I ever make coffee? You have to at least admit I can do that superbly."

"I’ll bring it to you." Sango volunteered swiftly.

They all headed towards Shippo, laughing at the blushing woman’s expense. Miroku shook his head sadly and told Inuyasha, "I have no idea how she managed to survive alone in our time, not to mention her own."

"HEY!" Karma objected when they all started laughing at her again, "I don’t need to cook in my time, I have restaurants all over my town and for your information, Miroku, I’ve been eating vegetables since I came to this unenlightened time."

Kaede shook her head mumbling about not eating right and walked off to visit an ill friend while her home aired out. The others spent the rest of the day in the forest and clearing entertaining themselves until they could return to Kaede’s hut.

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"Higurashi! Hey wait up."

Kagome and her girlfriends heard Hojo call after they had just finished shopping and were heading to the car to leave. The girls gave each other relieved looks as Kagome turned to watch Hojo running up to the car because he was supposed to have met them at the mall exit ten minutes ago. Hojo took Kagome’s hand as he reached them.

"I’m so glad to see you’re in good health, Higurashi. I’ve been so busy with my collage courses that I haven’t had time to stop by your shrine and see how you’ve been doing." Hojo explained. "I wasn’t sure that it was you at first, you’ve grown even lovelier since the last time I saw you. I’d even say you’re glowing."

"Um… thank you, Hojo." Kagome blushed, "How many times am I going to have to ask you to call me Kagome?"

"If you’ll agree to come have a cup of tea with me, I promise to call you by your given name." Hojo answered smoothly.

"I would but I…" Kagome started but was interrupted by one of her friends.

"We won’t mind Kagome. If you want I can drive by your house to drop off your things and let your mom know where you are."

Kagome glanced suspiciously at her friends but shrugged half- heartedly turning to Hojo.

"I guess one cup would be alright, but it’ll have to be quick. Inuyasha is supposed to be at my house soon."

Hojo’s face fell at Kagome’s words but he quickly recovered and agreed to her demand. Kagome placed her bags in the car and waved to her friends as she walked back to the mall with Hojo. They found a nice café and took a booth on the inner wall. Hojo had kept the conversation light for almost an hour when he finally worked up the nerve to ask Kagome what he really wanted to know.

"Kagome, do I even have a chance at ever hooking up with you?"

"Excuse me?" Kagome choked on her tea at the abrupt change in topic. As she recovered she said, "Never mind, I heard you. Hojo, I told you along time ago that all we will ever be is friends."

"I thought you would change your mind, but you just keep putting up with that jerk you date." Hojo replied desperately, "That guy is no good for you and you should know it. I would treat you like a queen. I could even arrange my class schedule to work with yours when you start collage in the fall, we could be together all the time."

"Hojo," Kagome’s voice was sharp with anger, "Inuyasha is not a jerk. Yes he has his moments but I realize that is a male thing. I love him very much and no one will ever replace him in my heart. Furthermore, I won’t be attending collage in the fall. I’m going on a world tour with Inuyasha and some friends of ours."

"A what!? Don’t you know how important it is to start collage right away? That bum is going to ruin your future, Kagome! How can you do that? Is he threatening you or something?"

"Hojo I think it’s time for you to take me home. Now."

Kagome stood instantly and left the café as Hojo paid the bill. He ran to catch up with her and tried to take her arm in order to guide her to his car but she shook him off without a word. After showing Kagome to the car and getting in himself Hojo tried apologizing.

"Kagome, please don’t be angry. I’m just concerned about you."

"You have no reason or right to accuse Inuyasha of anything remotely like that, Hojo. Start this car and take me home." Kagome told him coldly.

He did as ordered but when they pulled into her drive, Hojo unbuckled his seat belt and grabbed her arm forcing her to look at him.

"Kagome, I love you. I know I’m right for you not that freak. I’ll prove it to you…"

Hojo roughly pulled her to him and gave her a brutal kiss. He raised his other hand to block her hits but just then his door flew open and he was jerked from the car. Inuyasha held him by the shoulder and delivered a jaw breaking punch that sent Hojo flying. Inuyasha was about to inflict more damage when he was stopped by Kagome’s hand gripping his arm.

"Don’t Inuyasha, he’s crazy and not worth it." She whispered shakily to him before raising her voice to speak to Hojo. "I never want to see you again, Hojo. If you attempt to press any charges against Inuyasha I’ll press counter charges on you for assault and attempted rape. Even if the rape charges don’t stick against you I’ll make certain there would be enough publicity to ruin you."

Hojo glanced nervously at Inuyasha as he got up from the ground and when the pissed half-demon growled at him Hojo nodded his head and ran to his car. Hojo backed up in a rush and hit the streets squealing his tires in an effort to get away as fast as possible. Kagome threw herself into Inuyasha’s arms.

"Oh my god! I didn’t think he was insane! I’ve known him for years and he never once acted like that." She mumbled into his chest.

Inuyasha rubbed her back as he held her a moment before he stepped back enough to look her in the eye and asked, "What the hell were you doing with that bastard anyway? You were supposed to be with your friends at the mall."

Kagome explained about meeting Hojo as they were leaving and her suspicions that her friends had set it up. She also reassured Inuyasha that she would never speak with Hojo again and that her friends were going to be receiving a verbal lashing for their interference. As they went into the house Kagome asked how everyone was doing in the past and laughed until her sides hurt at Inuyasha’s description of the previous days events he had been told about and his own experiences through out the day.

"Karma didn’t really do that, did she?" Kagome asked laughingly before adding in a still amused voice, "Poor guys, having to sleep outside when they thought they would get a roof over their heads for a change."

"Hell I didn’t believe it either until I got close enough to smell the diluted aroma." Inuyasha told her seriously, "I’m damn glad I was here when the dumb wench first did it. That scent was horrible enough a day later even with all the incense burning."

 

The pair settled down with the rest of the family to watch TV for a bit, since Kagome had very little work left to catch up on. Kagome fell asleep leaning on Inuyasha who also had fallen asleep. Mrs. Higurashi smiled at the sight and after shushing the old man and Souta, she covered them with a sheet. Those two are so sweet together like that. I wonder when they’ll get around to marriage and giving me some grandchildren to spoil. The children would be so cute with Inuyasha’s hair and eyes as long as they got Kagome’s temper. It’s somewhat more stable than his. She thought as she shut off everything and left the room following her son and the old man.