*Repost* Always and Forever- Chapter 5 (NC-17)

[KeikoDogDemon]

Always and Forever

By KeikoDogDemon

Chapter 5


*Note: Posting my fic under my original persona because people kept confusing me w/ another author on AFF.net*






?How is she doing, Kaede?? Sango asked.
?She has fallen asleep,? said the elderly woman. ?I told Inuyasha to leave her be for a while so she may get some rest. The poor dear is completely exhausted, and it is only the beginning.?
Sango shook her head. ?It?s these kinds of situations that make me afraid...I never fully realized how painful it can be to give birth. I just hope that I?ll be as strong as Kagome when the time comes for my child to be born.?
?Ye will do fine, Sango. After all, are ye not a powerful demon slayer??
Sango smiled. ?I suppose you?re right, Kaede.?
Suddenly, the two women heard ragged breathing and moaning coming from inside the hut. When they re-entered Inuyasha was already at Kagome?s side, holding her head in his lap as she took the full brunt of another jolt of pain. Inuyasha?s eyes met Kaede?s, and she was astonished to find them almost pleading. She could see that he?d been crying. His face was red, and his nose and eyes were puffy, and he looked as if he could burst into tears once again.
?What?s going on?? he asked desperately. ?This shouldn?t be happening...it?s too soon!?
?I...I wish I knew, Inuyaha, but...?
Suddenly, a bright, golden light appeared in the far corner of the room and began to change shape. Inuyasha could have swore than it was taking on a human form, and he found that his suspicions were correct when a woman appeared in the midst of the glowing aura.
?Midoriko,? he gasped.
?But how?? Sango questioned. ?Isn?t she...I thought she was...she?s supposed to be dead.?
?I am as you say, demon slayer.? Midoriko?s voice was unimaginably intensified and echoed off the walls, causing Inuyasha?s sensitive ears to flatten against his head.
She spoke again. ?There has been a great disturbance in the order of time, and I have made myself known here in an effort to correct it.?
?What are you talking about?? Inuyasha asked hotly. ?We?re kind of busy here. In case you hadn?t noticed, my mate is about to give birth. Can?t this wait??
?No, hanyou, it cannot...for your unborn child is the cause of the disturbance in which I seek to repair.?
?What the hell are you talking about? How is that possible??
Midoriko looked forlorn. ?You and Kagome are from different times and dimensions. Her being here is all my doing. Originally I sent her here simply so the Shikon no Tama would return to this era, but when she shattered it with her arrow, I found it fitting to allow her to accompany you in bringing the shards together again, since she is the only one who can seek them out, and you, Inuyasha, are the only one who can take them back again.?
She paused, but then continued. ?I never expected that the two of you would grow to love one another as you do now. I should have foreseen it, however. After all, it is only natural that the reincarnation of the priestess you once loved would have the same feelings towards you. I was just too blind to see it. It is only because of my will that Kagome is present now. I can send her back in a flash if I so please, but I am not that cruel. I see now how much she truly means to you, but sadly, the child that the two of you have produced is torn between dimensions. Logically, it cannot exist in both places at once. Therefore, if I do nothing to repair the damage that has been done, both Kagome and the child will perish.?
Inuyasha immediately went pale. ?But...that just can?t be possible...how can this be happening??
?Do not fret, Inuyasha,? Midoriko said. ?Even though it may seem hopeless, there is one way I can save both your mate and child.?
His ears perked up. ?I?ll do anything...anything!? he cried. ?Just don?t let Kagome leave me! I can?t take another person I love leaving me!?
?I hear your words, dear hanyou,? the priestess replied. ?I can save your loved ones by tying both of them to one dimension and closing up the well temporarily. My powers are exhausted and need time to recuperate before I can once again bestow upon you the ability to pass through dimensions.?
?But...Kagome can?t leave me,? Inuyasha stated. ?I love her more than anything else. I couldn?t stand living without her or our baby!?
?Inu...yasha...? His head whipped around to face the owner of the soft voice. Kagome had awoken and was staring into her lover?s eyes, a false smile on her face.
?Inuyasha...we have to decide...for our baby?s sake.?
Tears began to form under Inuyasha?s eyes. ?What is there to decide? You have to stay here with me. How am I supposed to go on living if I can?t see you whenever I like??
?It will only be for a while, Inuyasha,? she said calmly. ?Remember, Midoriko said it would only be temporary...then we?ll be reunited and can raise our baby together.?
?So you?re saying...you want to go back to your own time??
She nodded. ?I have to. You know I love you, but this isn?t where I belong. I want to stay with you, but I also can?t hurt my family.?
Inuyasha averted his gaze to stare at the far wall, but Kagome reached up and, cupping his face in her hands, brought him back to look at her.
?Inuyasha, you are going to be a wonderful father, and I know deep in my heart of hearts that you will raise our child right.?
?You mean you?re...leaving it here with me??
She nodded as a single tear rolled down her cheek. Then, carefully, she removed his subduing necklace and hugged it to her breast.
?I?ll take this to remember you by...and you take my baby to remember me. As long as it?s here, I?ll never be far.?
She embraced him, and he, her. He put his arms so hard around her she felt as if she?d burst, but he refused to let go.
Midoriko smiled and said,? Well...I see that you have made your decision. For your sake, I will use a remaining portion of my strength to keep the child alive so it can continue to develop inside of Kagome until the rightful time of birth. That is as much time as I can give you, so make it worth while.?
Kagome hugged Inuyasha tighter. ?We will. Thank you.?


Shortly after Midoriko left them, Kagome?s pains subsided. The baby?s birth had been delayed. Inuyasha picked her up and carried her back to their hut in his arms. By this time she had fallen asleep once again, so he carefully placed her in her sleeping bag and made sure she was comfortable and warm. Sitting back, he stayed awake for the remainder of the night watching her and making sure that she was safe. By daybreak he?d become exhausted and eventually feel asleep just as Kagome was awakening.
Looking around the room, she laid eyes on her best friend and lover. His hands were folded up in his sleeves in their usual position, and the Tetsusaiga was propped up against the wall at his side. He was laying on his side, snoring loudly. She giggled softly and, getting up, pulled a large blanket out of her backpack and placed it over him. He stirred slightly but didn?t wake up. She dressed in a light blue sweater and an even lighter blue skirt and made her way outside into the crisp fall morning.
As she neared the village, she could see that Sango had already woken up and was hanging Miroku?s robes out to dry after they?d been washed. She waved to the older girl and a smile was her reply.
?Kagome!? Sango exclaimed. ?What are you doing out of bed??
?I?m fine, Sango,? she replied. ?I feel much better today. Midoriko did as she promised. I?m no longer in any pain.?
?That?s good to hear. But really, you still shouldn?t be moving around so much. You?re child is to be born in less than two months. You need to conserve your energy. The closer you get to the time of birth, the more energy it will require for the baby to develop.?
Kagome sighed. ?I suppose you?re right. Inuyasha and Myoga have both been telling me that it will only get harder. But I can?t stay in bed all the time.?
?I suppose you?re right,? said the demon slayer. ?But when the time comes, you must be careful, for your sake and for the sake of your child.?
Kagome nodded. ?I understand.? Then, looking around, she asked, ?Is Miroku here with you??
?He, uh...went to the stream to wash up,? Sango said. ?He?s been having, um, a hard time staying away from me lately...so he...went to the stream...to take a cold bath.?
Kagome laughed. It was good to laugh again.


Later that evening, after Inuyasha had spent the day scolding her for leaving the hut that morning without his knowledge and receiving an impressive number of ?Sit!? commands from his mate after she had made him put the prayer beads back on, Inuyasha and Kagome, to Inuyasha?s delight, sat down around a blazing flame inside their hut for a carb-filled meal of instant ramen and potato chips. Inuyasha knew Kagome would normally never eat this ?junk?, as she often called it, but he realized that this was just her way of saying she was sorry for making him worry and for introducing his face to the ground so many times.
He slurped up the noodles, all the while forcing Kagome to listen to the loud sucking sound they made as they passed over his lips and down his throat, occasionally whiplashing back and slapping his nose as he reached the end of his pasta delight. He tossed the bowl aside and laid back on their futon, burping satisfactorily.
If it were not for the fact that he looked simply adorable in his after-meal euphoria, she would have made known to him once again the utter disregard he continuously showed for etiquette during their meals. But seeing him so relaxed, eyes closed in contentment and ears twitching against unseen disturbances, made her smile and forget her ever being the slightest bit upset with him. She laid down beside him and wrapped her arms around his midsection, burying her face in the crook of his shoulder and literally wrapping herself around him, her legs twining with his.
Surprised at her forward show of intimacy, Inuyasha lifted his head and looked down at her face. Her eyes were now closed and her breathing was slow and even. He could tell she was happy, and that fact alone brought so much warmth to his heart that he felt it would burst. No one but her had ever had this effect on him. No one. Not even his mother...or Kikyo. Sometimes it scared him, but mostly it just made him feel as if he?d truly found where he belonged- in the arms of this girl...no, that was wrong. She was no longer the loud, obnoxious, bratty child he?d thought she was when they?d first met. During his time with her, they had both matured. She still had that same fiery spirit and was still as stubborn as hell, but she was no longer the inexperienced, scared little girl she had once seemed to be. She had become all woman...his woman, and the mother of his unborn child.
He leaned over and kissed her fully on the lips, drawing a moan from her. He moved to situate himself over her to give himself more control of the situation and to gain better access to what she would offer him. He cupped her face in his hands and continued to love her with his mouth. Their tongues danced and he moaned into her mouth, causing her to whimper in delight and eagerness.
He eventually pulled himself from her and, pushing up her sweater, stared at her ever-growing belly. To him, she seemed to have gotten bigger just in the last twenty-four hours, and it excited him to no end to imagine their baby being born very soon.
?Kagome...? he murmured. Then he lowered his face to her abdomen and stroked the swell with the palms of his hands, lightly grazing her skin with the tips of his claws, causing her to shiver and whimper again.
?Inuyasha...? She moaned out his name and he smiled. He kissed her belly in a soothing manner, and she sighed as she began to relax beneath him.
Her ears caught the sound of his whispering voice. She lifted her head in order to hear him better, and was shocked to find him talking at her stomach. He was blushing, which made it all the more adorable.
?Hey in there,? he murmured. ?I?m your daddy...I can?t wait for you to come out. I want to finally meet you. I just know you?ll be a great kid...and if Shippo behaves, I just may let him play with you.? He chuckled to himself. ?You?re mine...you could kick his ass any day of the week.?
?Inuyasha, that?s not nice!? Kagome exclaimed.
Inuyasha blushed again. ?Damn it, wench, were you listening??
Kagome smiled and clutched her stomach. ?Don?t worry, little one, you?re daddy really isn?t that big of a meanie. If he ever picks on you, you just come to me and I?ll ?S-word? him a good one.?
?Keh! Why?d you make me put this thing back on, anyway?? He motioned at the beads once again around his neck. ?I thought you wanted to keep them.?
Kagome sighed. ?I?ll take them back after the baby?s born. I need some way to keep you in line until then.?
Inuyasha ?keh?ed? once again and diverted his attention back to her stomach. ?Can?t even talk to my kid without you interfering. He?d better not have your attitude, or I?m really in for it.?
She laughed and reclined once again as her mate began to once again lavish her with his attention.
She began to get a little anxious when he moved his attentions lower. He stroked her hips and lifted her skirt to catch a whiff of the heady scent coming from her nether region. He buried his face between her legs and inhaled deeply, sighing as her pungent aroma pushed every one of his buttons even through the cloth barrier of her underwear.
?Inuyasha...ahh!? Her hips jerked up when his nose came in contact with the sensitized nub of flesh. She whimpered when he pushed his face further into her warmth, moving it from side to side to let her feel the full effect. She whimpered, almost begging.
?Inuyasha...we-we can?t. The baby...?
?Shhh, Kagome,? he started. The vibrations of his voice so close to her center caused her to cry out and buck again. Inuyasha held her down to keep her in place. ?We won?t go all the way tonight. I just want to love you. Please let me love you...?
He pushed her panties aside and ran his tongue along her core, paying special attention to that nub of flesh. She cried out again, his caresses nearly driving her mad. He ripped her underwear clean off and lifted her hips up to his face for better access. He buried his tongue deep into her warmth, using it as he would his length, showing her without words how much he loved and cherished her body.
Every time his name passed her lips and she cried out for more, a great load was taken off of his heart. He?d realized a long time ago how much she loved him, but it wasn?t until that moment, when she gave him her body so selflessly and trusted him so completely, that he truly discovered the full extent of her feelings for him and how much it would hurt when they finally had to say goodbye.
As she once again sobbed out his name as she released, his heart again became heavy. He continued to kiss her core, bringing her down from that unbelievable high. Her breathing eventually returned to normal and she slumped against her bedding in exhaustion. He moved back up her body, bringing the blanket up to cover her form as he kissed her forehead and stroked her bangs away from her face. She smiled before kissing him back.
He loved her. He loved her with all his heart. But he couldn?t let her leave him. He?d die without her.
Suddenly, he quickly stood up and made his way towards the door.
?Inuyasha?? she said questioningly. ?Where are you going??
?I need to go out for a while. I?ll be back soon.?
He bounded through the door and out into the cool night air, leaving Kagome to wonder what in the world was going through his mind.