Posted on: 2/26/05

Title: Ice isn’t always a bad thing
Author: Adorkablebanana
Genre: crossover, slight angst, romance, parody, general.
Fandom: IY/YYH
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: I don’t own anything peeps never will!
A/N: I pulled this ficlet from every website I uploaded it in and frankly this old, sappy, fluff-filled parody is in its resting place here. The first part is mostly on the parody side. The second part really doesn't fit in that section.


Ice isn't always a bad thing

Part I: Induction


“Will you be mine?”

“What?” she asked again as if she hadn’t heard him clear enough. What did he mean by ‘Will you be mine?’

He stepped closer collecting her trembling hands in his, they were so much smaller and delicate than his, considering he is a man after all. He brought them to his lips placing a tender kiss on her soft knuckles. His eyes half lidded as he stared adoringly into her eyes “I said will you be mine Kagome?” he purred again, the manner he called her name send shivers down her spine. The way he bore those gold/green eyes so intently into hers, staring only at her not at some shadow the way InuYasha used to search her. He looked at her for her not for something greater like Kikyou but for her.

The small insignificant feeling made her feel…whole. The fuzziness the small gesture gave birth to made her feel special. She brought her eyes up to his eyes smiling too, she reached on her tippy toes struggling to reach his height till she just decided by pulling a long red lock tugging him to her level. She placed her lips over his waiting ones.

Gentle and welcoming she granted him what they both desired; a innocent kiss.

“Yes, Kurama. As long as your mine too.” He smiled satisfied trapping her smaller structure in an embrace, he planted a feather kiss on her forehead resting his chin at the top of her head. This is what he wanted.

“So be it, Kagome.”


<…>


"Kagome do you really have to go now!" shouted an outraged hanyou, totally disliking the girl’s recent habit of going back home more frequently. "C’mon, do you have to?" he grounded out, he had grown a deep seeded hatred for the object she fled her for.

"Yes I do InuYasha. Please try to understand I've promised him I would be back today, he had to pull strings with his boss so he could have the day off." The raven haired girl explained trying her hardest to weasel her way around the upcoming argument in hopes of coming to terms with the half -inu.

InuYasha growled low in his throat, he hated it when she had to go to her time to see her pretty boy boyfriend (more like her girlfriend in his opinion) she was always babbling like an airhead, turning into goop whenever she mentioned him, blushing rosier than a ripe tomato. InuYasha couldn't help but get jealous, he knew very well nothing of any type of romance can be formulated between them, he broke it off with the young girl right before Kikyou met her demise on her own terms and choice. She returned her reincarnation’s missing soul piece before leaving for good.

Kikyou set InuYasha free of his vow to her, she desired for him to be happy despite the cost she must pay of her own true happiness. The only condition she laid down was for the dog demon to search for some one who can make him happy. Someone who isn't Kagome. Kikyou refused to allow such an insult to be cast down; she didn't want any other to be a replacement of her memory the fallen priestess wanted to be the only, his first special love. If InuYasha respected her last wishes then she would free InuYasha of the burden.

The speechless dog refused to allow the wise priestess to leave him, he loved her after all its hard to lose your first love and first friend. In the end reason conquered wants, she left him for good.

After the tragic episode InuYasha explained to the younger priestess he cannot love her the way she deserved and meant to be loved, he can solely view her as his best friend. Kagome understood despite the long heart ache it took her to regain her composure again where she fell she slowly picked herself up.

Kagome resented the fact InuYasha who she loved for the longest rejected her on the romantic side, he’s the first one who bloomed that strange emotion within her heart and the first one to brake it. Though afterwards she understood why he did it, it's simply meant to be that way.

So in time they regained there almost dissolved friendship picking up things where they left off; still hunting jewel shards. One summer during one of those weekly "exams", she left for a week to her former time to study for the test. She met her "fabulous" boyfriend InuYasha oh, so loathed. The boy was beautiful, well mannered, intelligent a dead ringer for every woman's dream man. The boy dated her for awhile soon they became a perfect item, quite the odd yet interesting couple.

InuYasha despised the human for the single purpose he swept his best friend’s affections, he wanted to wring the sender neck belonging to that pretty boy twist it into a knot for the kicks of it. InuYasha feared Kagome might forget about him, desert him for a new person in her life. He couldn't bear to live on if it were decided so, the thought Kagome might possibly end their friendship for ale’s him deeply. He knew she had to move on…

He refused to lose his cherished friendship, he loved Kagome, he will always love her but not in the manner she desired or so she believed. The girl from the future is like an adopted little sister to him (and secretly more) its simply natural to be on his toes. InuYasha frowned when she heaved the heavy yellow backpack on her shoulder heading in the direction of the well.

She frowned also feeling the hanyou's depression rising; becoming evident she didn't feel comfortable leaving him in this state. "InuYasha c’mon, I will be back soon I promise. Just let me fore fill my promise to Shuuichi." Casting his golden eyes down plunging into denial of seeing her leave him he drooped his puppy ears flat against his skull sadly. He didn’t want her to go.

Kagome's heart ached in seeing the inu act like this, sure he is acting much too childish but then again maybe she's the one to blame. She did go off much too often to visit Shuuichi but can you blame her? Its unfair to deny Shuuichi her attention, She loved her boyfriend so much he was absolutely adorable in every aspect a bit of a pervert and a jealous prick but nothing to put their relationship at stake.

Kagome placed a chaste kiss on the inu's cheek his ears perked up a bit and his face blushed a tinge in mild embarrassment, mumbling a few words somewhere along the lines of "sentimental wench" and whatnot.

"InuYasha tell Sango, Shippo and Miroku I'll be back soon okay, so see ya in a few days?" she smiled brightly InuYasha nodded his eyes trailing elsewhere in indifference, he didn't want to show his jealous feelings or make any ire evident though it did little to help. Kagome waved goodbye leaping into the darkness of the dried well, a familiar blue light consumed her, welcoming her to the modern day Tokyo she was born and raised in.


<…>


Kagome climbed the rope ladder she made herself awhile ago with the help of her grandfather. Balancing her weight with the heavy massive yellow monstrosity attached to her back she climbed the ladder. Oh, how she began to hate it. Before reaching the opening edge the wooden lip of the well a strong hand clamped around her wrist pulling her out into a pair of strong familiar arms.

Her yellow book bag dropped onto the floor in a thump abandoned to the girl’s occupied mind forgotten in an instant. Kagome looked up at the tall form of her handsome boyfriend, his bright emerald eyes swirled with speckles of gold dominating the green in his hues by the minute.

The knowing Kagome already recognized that reaction in his eyes. ‘Uh oh…’ Before she could utter a word the kitsune's lips crashed over her own in a fierce hungry yet gentle kiss, nipping and abusing the bottom plump lip. Kagome countered him by plunging her smooth slick tongue into his sweet tasting essences exploring his still uncharted mouth, she never tired of the spicy natural favor the fox had.

A bit taken back by her aggressive response the kitsune's eyes widen surprised towards the girl's boldness, he moaned appreciatively into her mouth snaking his arms around her sender waist bringing her closer to him as it can possible get.

‘She's a little rough today,’ Youko purred flicking his tongue around the outer edge of her battered lips pleased by his human lover's surprising response.

Indeed she is quite the animal today, moaning Kurama craned his aching neck further, her short stature reeking havoc on his neck it's a sacrifice he is willing to take.

‘Soo good,’ the Youko moaned, his control slowly slipping from his grasp.

Kurama lifted her small form into his arms her long nicely shaped legs automatically latching onto his waist. He backed the girl in his arms against the wooden wall for support and better adjustment. Kagome wrapped her arms around the fox's neck refusing to part from the passionate kiss, she longed to taste, an addiction the young man hooked her onto.

After a prolonged 10 minute make out session the two parted breathing heavily, Kurama rested his forehead against hers. "Miss me?" he whispered in a low tone sending chills along her flesh, the gold in his irises still dominant.

"Much too much for my own good," she giggled and planted a feather light kiss on his still tingling lips. He smirked his pride as a fore filled and fore filling lover glowing he nuzzled his cheek against hers tenderly.

"I've always missed you," he purred into her ear quickly nipping the soft earlobe. Kagome shivered under his possessive touch liquefying her into instant gelatin,‘Kitsunes. I just can get enough of them,’ she sighed contentedly running her slender fingers through his flaming crimson locks the texture of his silky hair fascinating the girl.

"Kurama can you put me down?"

“What if I don‘t want to?” He smirked when she swung an annoyed glare.

“No, really you need to.”

“Is it necessary?” he threaded his fingers through her inky black hair entwining a twirling finger with a lock. “But you look so beautiful clinging onto me for dear life," his sardonic hitch mocked the woman in his arms.

‘Like it always should be,’ Youko added. Kagome lips twisted into a cute pout he chuckled half heartedly hugging the fragile soft warm body closer to him. He honestly missed her, he despised the idea when she needed to return to the Feudal era, if its not her its him leaving to the Prince of Reikai's every whim.

Kurama inhaled the sweet scent of his woman's aroma deeply the scent of fresh spring (if there’s actually words to put into a scent) endlessly delectable to take a whiff at though the slight musky scent of dog demon clung to her.

He frowned his eyes inclined to a deeper molten gold. ‘She reeks of that hanyou,’ Youko bitterly stated baring his fangs. The selfish kitsune loathed the ever present inu youkai the dog refused to give into the concept the girl belong to him that he is her lover. The dog constantly arrived at the wrong time lighting the match into the pool of gasoline beginning the animosity filled battle between them. The sole reason he put up with the irritating hanyou and allowed him to live was for his lovers sake. On different terms his jealously towards InuYasha flared whenever Kagome needed to leave immediately rushing to her “friends” side. He couldn't prevent it men in general are jealous by natural. Youkai possessions are unrivaled, fox demons greedy by birth add them together in a mixture what do you get? A Youko Kurama.

Kurama squeezed the Kagome tighter against him resisting the urge to growl that InuYasha character denied to grow on him, the kitsune viewed InuYasha as his threatening rival.

Kagome easily read what's on Kurama’s mind fully aware about his over baring jealous pangs, she sighed, ‘Men and their constant “my woman kicks” how …universal in guys.’ She stroked his jaw with her tongue . He shivered in the contact stretching his neck further to the side permitting a better angle for the girl's sensual teasing.

A ragged moan slipped through his teeth unable to contain the sensuality about it, he adored the tingles the girl rang within him pinching at his carnal lust. Before Kurama could act upon it a knock on the door interrupted the intimate session, they abruptly broke apart the regretful boy set her down on her feet. He picked up her long forgotten book bag off the floor swinging it over his shoulders, he extended a hand to his smiling lady she gladly accepted it together the two walked out the door hand in hand facing the unmissed Souta who eyed them suspiciously.

"I knew you two were up to something in there.” He arched a brow crossing his arms in front of his chest arrogantly. The small boy sized the redhead up approximately aware about the smooching his sister and him often do in there.

Kagome and Kurama blinked then laughed, the little boy was too cute acting all high and mighty protecting his big sister as if the role were switched. Souta pouted irritated he isn't being taken seriously he was serious!

Okay, so what if he feared the dark and wet the bed once and awhile and slept snuggled in bed with his stuffed kangaroo Kooba since his toddler years, that's beside the point, again he is being sternly serious!

Kagome grabbed the little boy aggressively snagging him close to her with her free arm for the kicks of it she planted a purposely juicy loud smack on his cheek leaving the raven haired boy's cheek red and wet…Ick!

"Aww, come on, sis. What if the guys pass by and see this?" Souta complained to his sister. She managed to embarrass him again in front of Shuuichi who currently chuckled supporting his chicks antics. So much for male power.

"So what! Let them see. Why hide our love from the world?" Kagome said in a dramatic tone hugging Souta closer for emphasis giggling when the smaller boy blushed cherry red. Why must sisters be so, so …plain humiliating?

Souta ignored the girl prying her arms off his person, he wanted to preserve what's left of his dignity if Shuuichi and any other boy swooned over her that's there lost and problem. He would not fall for the girl's girlish charms much too degrading in his opinion. What’s so special about girls anyway? Hitomi doesn’t count! She’s different! His icky sister is no exception to the stay away rule.

They went inside the house Kagome released Souta he scurried away as far as possible. Mrs. Higurashi welcomed her daughter with open arms hugging her asking if she needed anything. Her Grandfather also greeted her and Shuuichi itching to stick a spell scroll on his forehead for the fun of it but Kagome forbidden him to do the action.

The two teens made there path to her long missed room Kagome jumped on her comfy bed at the first sight, its exhausting sleeping on the floor after awhile. Kurama joined her on the bed sitting beside her, a mischievous gleam lit her brown eyes she yanked the unsuspecting kitsune down on her. His head lying on her lap she leaned forward pressing her lips over his lightly. He smiled back at her liking the position their currently in for many reasons 1: he is in serene bliss getting his head scratched (which he loves) by the woman he adores, 2: he has a good view of her well proportioned chest rising up and down in a fascinating rhythm.

‘One of these days were going to have her beneath us begging for our touch, craving for us. I can promise you that.’ The Youko sighed as Kagome stroked over a sensitive spot on his scalp, purring contented like happy cat rolling over his master to spoil him. ‘Those hands are the most lovely instrument on her. She can do so much with those. All the possiblites.’ Youko grasped one of her small soft hands gliding the tip of her fingers across his lips nuzzling into them. Kagome stared in awe fascination at the kitsune below her. He had the strangest, queerest things the strong liking for her hands is one of them what was so great about her hands anyway? Perhaps a fetish?

Another strange thing which excites him when she wets her hair in the rain or after a bath, or a odd antic he grew fond to do is digging through her desk drawer where her underwear's kept his favorite bra of hers is the Victoria secret red lace bra (ordered by mail) he loved it so much Kagome gave it to him.

What’s up with lace brassieres anyway?

She wondered if in his past as the great Youko Kurama also included stealing lingerie. She wouldn't be the less bit surprised if Youko were a panty thief. Quite the disturbing thought. She has a stable supporting theory as of late she has been missing thongs, panties and silk bras maybe it’s her imagination running on overdrive again but she'll have to have an interrogation soon with the sticky fingered kitsune. Her underwear did cost a lot of cash the good quality undergarments don't cost a meager bill these days!

Kagome pouted if he did have a fetish for her undergarments then this matter will turn into something serious. Kurama's eyes fogged in misting innocent pleasure no arousal in place but pleasure nevertheless. He's a sucker for attention the affection this lovely human showered him in made all the efforts he gone through to win her heart worth it, Kitsunes in nature thrive and strive for a bundle of energy to supply them endless surges of love, the affection itself gives them energy to live on. For that reason most kitsune youkai lived among humans in disguised seducing them for short supplies of energy or so the myths claimed.

Myth or no myth what beats a rapidly fluttering tune whenever he’s near her is real. His feelings are the reality.

God, how we fallen for her, Kurama admitted to his other half arching up to capture the lip puckered out suckling on the tender piece of flesh. Kagome's sudden surprise faded dipping lower into the heated kiss Kurama tilted his head deepening the sensuous contact. Youko plunged his tongue meeting her responsive one playing a small challenging duel sparring against one another. Absentmindedly the miko released a small spike containing pure energy snaking its way down the kitsune's spine teasing his alert nerves forcing them to stand on end.

His eyes shot open nearly popping out from their sockets. ‘Oh fucking God…’ he quivered in the girls arms moaning her name, he clutched her tighter to him the small taste of her mocked his senses like a smoker who needs nicotine he craved for her taste. Youko devoured as much of her released power as possible the continents the girl packed send the fox to his knees, her ki is so unique one of only holy deities contained rarely something the opposite side could grab hold. He is one of the lucky very; very few who managed to take a drag of it.

"K-Kurama…" the girl gasped the passion the fox ensued in each kiss burned her like wildfire igniting little waves of sensations across her heated flesh. ‘It should be illegal to be able to kiss like this.’ Jerking him closer, curling her fingers in his red mane as he did so likewise, he pulled the girl closer as he can possible get.

‘We have to stop! I can't take it anymore if we don't I won't be able to hold back!’ Youko grounded out desperately through gritted teeth, if they continued to proceed there's no guarantee the Youko can hold back against his primal carnal needs. A man can only take so much allure its maddening.

Reluctantly he pulled back breathing for air as Kagome did too, almost pained him to witness the desire fluttering those beautiful eyes. Such a wasteful moment to deny.

‘Double damn,’ the sexually oppressed demon gnawing his nails, well, claws forcefully cutting down the devouring temptation. The things he did for her. As a human custom he will wait for marriage her virginity is a sacred keep he will not violate.

Marriage huh?

‘Well in human standards. In demon mating customs is another thing.’

So you are that serious about Kagome? And here I thought you didn't care about her that much, Shuuichi teased he knew the silver fox's affections ran deep for the human female he even passed up all the opportunities to have her beneath him for a quick roll. For Youko to do that its…it’s…astounding!

Kurama seriously loved the girl much too much for his own health, if Youko didn't want nothing more than a one shot fling with her than the situation will take a turn for the worst. Like so he will do anything in his power to prevent him to bring harm to the girl. He would even dare to search endlessly for a way to detach himself from him. Impossible and ludicrous as it sounded he would do it if it were necessary.

‘Really? Now that's interesting Red,’ Youko quirked a brow, this intrigued him ,his attention half distorted from the girl who currently nestled against his chest caressing her soft silk like mane.

Yes, I would if you plan on hurting Kagome in anyway I will take drastic measures to protect her.

Now he was pissed how dare his wretched human half insinuate such a thing! ‘Why does for the fuck of it everybody think I'm going to hurt her! Its getting fucking annoying already, I hear it from dark cute and sexy, Shiori, the bastard hanyou now from you She's MY woman I will never bring harm to her she belongs to me-'

--Us, correcting him he tends to forget they share the girl.

‘Same thing. Me, you, you, me, the point I'm trying to make is I'm the last person who you have to worry about. Worry about that halfwit dog, he's the real danger!’ he snarled, nuzzling into the crook of Kagome's neck inhaling her sweet scent to calm his nerves. It aggravated him to hear Shuuichi drone on about the same ridiculous non-existing notion. Kurama sighed glad to hear the kitsune understand his terms even if he had to drill it into his thick skull. ‘I can hear you, you little asshole!’

Good. The main purpose I brought it up was to make it clear to you I will without any means will do anything to keep her safe, even fight you if I have to.

‘By "you" you mean yourself right?’

Exactly. I'll pillage all Reikai's records if I have to just to find something to separate myself from you. Kurama's serious expression and tone told he wasn't joking he meant real business.

Golden eyes flickered, a bit taken back by Kurama's little declaration; his other half is willing to brake the bond between them for this little woman snuggled against his arms? That is certainly a new turn of events. ‘Well then same here. If you were to and I mean if there was any possibility of separating, which is ridiculous I too would duel you for her. What do you say to that, huh, Red?’ he countered smoothly meaning each of his words truthfully.

Kurama chuckled taking the fox's threat to the heart, there's no fooling with Youko Kurama no there wasn't for there’s no messing with him as well. <>Likewise I'm sure.</i>

The rowdy kitsune wanted to add another comment to his insulting human half, just as he was about to retort the ingrate human with a snappy comeback sure to put him in his place a soft feminine voice interrupted.

"Hey Kurama hel-lo? You there?" Kagome snapped her fingers in front of his line of vision attempting to get his attention. ‘Why that lousy stupid oooh -I'll show fox boy not to ignore me!’ Glaring at the distracted boy, he sometimes zones out to outer space or who knows where? When she first met him she figured he suffered a small case of schizophrenia or was plain snobby, moments at time he acted like a totally different person a more seductive, dangerous, much more demanding, less tolerant personality.

The personality the kitsune swung towards often scared her seeing the jealousy swimming in his eyes and it also excited her, bringing forth a more edgy side to her most don't know about or seen.

When he ignores her it really just pissed her off! She shoved the urge to beat him with the nearest pillow, oh he can be so aggravating instead she decided on the main to tick off the fox. ‘Plan b then.’ “Kurama, I just wanted to ask you if you could’ve helped me in math but since your too busy I might as well ask Hojou to come over and show me,” Kagome said in false innocence. She knew how to push his buttons which ones to set him off and on this is definitely one of the off buttons.

Kurama's distorted attention reverted back to 50/50 he glared daggers narrowing his golden eyes threatening her to repeat her words. ‘What did she just say? I thought I told her not to say the 4 letter word ever again!’ Youko's jealously flaring to life. How he desired to feed the wretched human boy to one of his giant flesh eating Venus trap plants, his hatred for the gullible boy grew to extents he couldn't remember other than that InuYasha hanyou.

Kagome smirked mischief inserted. Sure she acknowledged provoking demon rage and jealousy is dangerous, angering Youko Kurama is life threatening, his demon blood could take advantage manipulating him to do something regretful something outside his control. In others words an amateur trying to juggle flaming torches.

Kurama shot the woman in his arms a dirty glare when she giggled his jaw clenched irritably. She's doing this on purpose she’s precisely aware his jealously towards other men who also desired her. Which sane lover wouldn't become angry or jealous?

Kagome stole a quick kiss on his lips before shoving her textbook up to his face "I'm kidding geez here show me how to do this equation," quickly changing the subject, reframing from pushing the line further. She disliked being on the heated end of a glare especially by her boyfriend.

She chose a smart move if she were dumb enough to continue torturing him with teasing jokes about her and Hojou things weren't going to finish up pretty. Kurama is quite the possessive lover he and Youko knew if they were to pay a little visit to this Hobo freak she'd be picking a bouquet to his grave flowers not a pleasant picture.

"For the sake of it you better be woman." The golden eyed kitsune nipped her ear not too gently licking the tender punctured flesh in which the girl shuttered beneath. The manipulation he inflicted on her body too undesirable her reactions due to his actions.

“Stupid kitsune," she murmured steeping his red bangs from his gold eyes. He can be almost hard headed and unreasonable as InuYasha occasionally, but she loved him deeply it's a trait she'll have to work on and accept. "So how do you solve this thing?"

Kurama examined the question simple enough for him to find the solution to. He draped an arm over her shoulders scooting her frame closer to his while indicating her the procedure to find the answer to the equation giving her a lot of trouble.


<…>


InuYasha who currently sat on his favorite branch on the huge god tree casually one leg hiked up the other one dangling loosely. For the last hour InuYasha stared as if intrigued down at his sharp claws examining them endlessly. To say in lame terms he was bored, very bored.

Miroku and Sango gone off to the village volunteering to assist Kaede to help heal some village woman who was in labor for the lasttwo hours. He didn't want to go along seeing a creature popping forth and blood splatter out of a vagina it isn't something men heck any body found pleasing to witness. Instead of helping he'll end up getting in the way fainting on the floor with the woman's husband, definitely not lending a hand to anyone.

Shippo and Kilala gone to an open field with Hachi to perform a magic show showing off their tricks and illusions to the fellow village children in an effort to cheer them up a bit. The massacre from two weeks ago left them in a depressive state. Helping the youth community is the least they can do. InuYasha stayed behind preferring his solitary time leaning back against the smooth chipped bark of the tree sounded more attractive to him. There were too many things floating in his mind mostly containing Kikyou's retreat, the Shikon jewel and his main thought Kagome.

‘Kagome…’ InuYasha's mind kept wandering back to the woman who traveled with him, thinking pondering what's she's up to now although he had a pretty good idea how her modern life winded about. School, see her family, studying for these “exams", bathing for hours in her heavenly indoor bathroom (he showered in it once awhile ago can he say he was pleased is an understatement from then on he understood why his friend obsessed in bathing) and mostly meet up with him.

Yes, him. He's now the main attraction starring in her eyes. He is the only reason why she returns home more frequently. That stupid girly prissy lecherous flower infatuated pansy is the only thing she thinks about. It’s as if the kitsune performed a spell on the girl possessing her mind and heart to harbor the image of him, him and only him. Of course the kitsune proved to be an excellent fighter capable to protect her from harms way InuYasha couldn't argue with that. Solely for the kitsune’s luck and “perfection” he hated him, he burned in envy Kurama succeeds in giving the woman he loved for so long the completion he strived so hard but couldn't achieve.

‘Why couldn't I give you and Kikyou what you two needed? Why am I so weak?’ the sorrow in Kikyou's eyes before departing to the next world never having her dream come true, the look in Kagome's eyes when he told her nothing of any form of romance could occur between them. It killed him, ate him away allowing the second chance at happiness get away. To be weak.

‘Kagome I still love you, don't you know how much it hurts to see you with him, to see you in his arms. Why did I fail all the requirements to be the man you deserved?’ the rage squeezing his chest twisted it in aching turbulent grated him. The resentment the young girl actually moved on etched him, though at the same time he reasoned, wasn't he the one to let her go? Wasn't he the very person to force her away? This knowledge ripped him in half. He felt so lonely he figured keeping the dead Priestess’ promise wouldn't be so hard to hold the end of the bargain. Then as time flowed on his love for her grew, unraveled by his promise, love that flourished from a small patch to an endless garden.

He let her go for his former love's promise let Kagome slip from his hands to the hands of some avatar in the future. "Damn it!" he cursed his head aching from all these chainless thoughts escaping the recesses of his mind.

He needed to escape he needed to see Kagome and talk to her, she is the only person who can calm his nerves, seeing her at least set him to a peaceful mood. ‘I have to see you, Kagome.’ Deciding on it, he leaped down from his perch dashed off to the well to pay the girl in the future a little visit maybe drag her back to the feudal era if lucky.


<…>


InuYasha jumped down the rabbit hole called the well, the blue light engulfed him the familiar awe striking sensation of passing through the mystical well, transporting him to the future of Japan. InuYasha sniffed the air the smell toxicants and fumes assaulted his senses the smog clear in the air twitched his nose. This is why Kagome likes the past it’s much fresher. He leapt up landing on his haunches on the wooden rim. He sniffed again a mingled sweet smell of roses and spring twined with arousal? Wait a second--

‘Kagome?’ The inu narrowed his golden eyes a pang of pain, anger and jealously jabbed him directly in the pit of his stomach. It angered him the well house completely wreaked there mingled stench. Can't that kinky fox wait for the girl to get settled before smothering her with his hidden malevolent desires?

‘Fucking bastard!’ InuYasha mentally cursed the kitsune for advancing on his Kagome. 'Wait, MY Kagome? No, not anymore at least.’ The after thought depressed him but he digested the accurate fact. Even if Kagome isn't his woman like before he still can't offer her ripe on a platter to the bitch fox just who does he think he is? It sizzled him deep inside to know the fox had the upper hand manipulating the woman he fell in love with to do as he pleased.

‘Oh the day he slips will be the day I brake him to pieces,’ he swore he vowed to kill or hunt down Kurama if he ever dared in his life to hurt Kagome in any shape or form. He anticipates the day he wrecks Kagome’s heart so he can swoop down and make his move. Spilling his blood sounds oh, so, sweet.

Yet to InuYasha's dismay the thought on how Kagome might feel to this nagged his conscience, she did feel deeply for the boy wishing for him to hurt her emotionally just to obtain his desires doesn’t sound right. Coming to his resolve anything would hurt Kagome, sigh, he have to stay put and behave himself around flower boy the redhead hadn't slip or done Kagome wrong since the day they met, no, instead he swooned like a love struck fool over her. Kurama is worse than a love sick loyal puppy to a regular mortal it’s almost insane how much he cares for her.

Almost like him.

As much as InuYasha hated the boy he couldn't fault him or accuse him of any crimes, his slate is clean in that department for his own sake he hopes he'll keep it clean. He doesn’t know much about Kurama’s origins but whatever they were he’s oblivious to them. So far he shown Kagome the good in a relationship a beautiful territory he failed to move into and give her. He done everything for her.

Shrugging he pushed the door open gently stepping outside to the dark open yard the wind swept his long silver hair the chill laced in the air identifying itself as the beginning winter breeze.

Setting aside his distaste for the kitsune he didn't want Kagome to be upset with him. She did have partial point to why she could be mad at him, so playing it cool and “friendly” is the best option and to avoid an ear full of banshee screeches and an hour long series of nonstop 'sits'.

Besides he just came all this way to see and talk to her shouldn't be too difficult to achieve as long as he shuffled his cards right around that fox, who annoyingly latches himself to her whenever a male comes by her. InuYasha often wondered if he put Kagome through that a lot?

Shoving his hands in the over grown red sleeves of his haori in an effort to keep the cold wind breeze from chilling his bare hands, InuYasha strode the empty dark yard the immortal god tree standing their in all its pride. Bare and leafless it still grabbed spectators eyes in its magnificence. InuYasha jumped swiftly on his favorite perch the nearest one to Kagome’s bedroom window. He hunched over on his hind legs scanning the empty girly room.

Nothing, nobody inhabited the place as of yet her presence absent from the room. The inu sniffed the air once more the still fresh scent belonging to Kagome and Kurama lingered in the bedroom. An angry growl escaped his lips his golden eyes narrowing to slits what was he doing in her bedroom! ‘No, no calm down. Kagome and fox boy weren't doing anything wrong in her bedroom …alone… together,’ trying to reason with the facts displayed and evidence though terribly failing coming to more doubt. No he could have simply just been their doing nothing like he does hanging out. Yeah …right! ‘10...9...8...7...6...5...4...3...2...1,’ he slowly counted backwards practicing his breathing “anger management” exercises Kagome taut him awhile ago always complaining about his irrational temper saying, “Taking control of it is a step closer to being a better person.” Better person, feh! Shit load of bull. He solely complied just to satisfy the loud wench though the technique did prove useful it even worked sometimes so it wasn't a whole waste to learn it.

Regulating his temper to normal trying to see the rational side of the problem he opened the window hopping in the girl's room. InuYasha took a look around the room she was nowhere in sight. As Inuyasha was about to take his leave out the window Souta happen to pass by ,the little boy notice his idol hero within reach smiling the little boy scurried into his sister's bedroom. "InuYasha, you're here!" the little boy squeaked happy that his #1 idol came for a visit.

InuYasha jumped caught off guard by the loud younger sibling. Why does he like dong that all the time? Yelling and weirdness runs in the family apparently. InuYasha shot the boy a surprised look Souta's habit in sneaking up on him never wore off and the after affect replayed same as always, he figured it's the energetic boy's way of greeting him.

"Oh its you kid. What have I told you of sneaking up on me?"

"Um …not to do it?"

"Yes. So why ya keep doing it?"

"Oh, ok… so how you doing?" Souta brushed it off as it nothing moving forward to admire the tetsusaiga. InuYasha twitched a brow annoyance evident. Yep, yelling, weirdness and being an air head ran in Kagome's family bloodline.

"You came to see my sister? She's outside on the porch with Shuuichi right now," the little boy informed him, a little downward twitch tugged his lips disappointment apparent. Not that he didn't like Kurama he found him to be a cool easy going guy he often helped him in his homework tutoring him in math and science( plus he's seen his rose whip finding a whole new respect for flowers). The thing bugging the boy is his and his sister's often open amorous share of affection, it freaked and sickened him to see his older sister making out. Again he wondered why do Hero's fall for your sisters?

‘So there outside.’ “Thanks kid. I'll see you later." He ruffled the Souta’s hair up tousling it as he left towards the window in a haste casually leaping out the window as if nothing to him.

"Okay, bye InuYasha!" Souta called back waving at the youkai from the window, he never grew tired to witness the strong demon's show of stamina. He hoped he will manage to do it as well.

InuYasha motioned towards the porch where he can smell Kagome and Kurama's scent. He hoped at getting a chance to speak to Kagome alone he desperately needed to speak with her about them (her and himself of course). It's a futile foolish idea, a fool can only have an illusion of a chance, yet, the necessity twisted and churned his insides into a turbulent. A cross he couldn't bare to carry much longer.

‘Forgive me, Kagome, but I need to tell you I still…’ His thoughts stopped in mid track a dog ear perked up picking in on the conversation between the two lovers. InuYasha masked his presence for a while moving back a few spaces in the nearest vacant tree branch quietly listening. To get her alone uninterrupted he’d need to allow her to finish her first conversation.

"Kurama, you been hiding it from me all day spill already, I wanna know," the excited girl urged him to tell her the ‘surprise’ he had been avoiding to show her.

Kurama grinned caving into the girl's demands, he held out long enough they were alone, finally both set in the right place and time perfect opportunity to reveal the little secret

"Fine love I will ‘spill’ as you say," humor hinted in his chuckle. He dug through his pants pocket. Kagome eyes blinked in curiousity now she really wanted to know what Kurama's hiding.

The kitsune pulled out a small black velvet case holding it up on his palm. "Kagome do you know how hard my life has been throughout these years, including my years as the thief Youko Kurama? Since then I haven't found the right person to be with till now.

Kagome truly my life felt empty and meager I scoffed at those who had someone thinking it's a foolish thing but then you came into my life.” Rising on his feet he pulled Kagome to hers looking dazed into her eyes. He continued, "From then on I understood what caring for someone meant. My life finally felt complete. What I'm trying to say is I love you and I always want to be with you," his eyes beamed beneath the glowing moonlight the truth coming to light across his handsome features.

Her heart beat a jolly melody she felt the butterflies in her stomach multiply. She smiled. “Me too Kurama. I don’t know how but I … I always want to be by your side.”

He smiled. “I’m glad you feel the same or else it won’t be easy to say this.” Pushing his thumb on the opening rim where it enclosed he popped it open revealing the ruby ring nestled inside. “I want you to wear this ring as a keepsake from my heart to yours and a future promise to take your hand in…marriage, that is if you wish to accept.” Kagome's audible gasp and slacked jaw made it evident the shocker to her system the ring gave her.

‘God!’ the impressive size the stone on the ring left her numbingly speechless. What a rock! where did he--never mind- he probably got it from his old things. Better not to question its hers now. Kagome immediately pinched her arm to snap from her stunned stupor. The declaration slowly sunken in her single reaction to it was yes, she wanted to be his fiancée everything in her mind screamed yes. Unexpectedly Kagome lashed out a startling heart stopping knee bending kiss sending the kitsune's body to a halted, not functioning for a brief second till he and the Youko within him responded to the searing kiss they locked themselves into.

Parting for a breath Kagome answered in a breathy voice her excitement and bliss unraveling itself, "Yes, Kurama. Of course I do!" Kurama pulled Kagome in his arms the embracement warm and utterly satisfying. Content could only begin to describe his felicity.

Silently watching by the sidelines becalm to the world around him, InuYasha stayed glued to his spot. It’s as if this were a cruel joke the gods were tormenting him with this, the acoustic voice bouncing inside his head screamed at him to do something anything at all. All of this seemed so agonizingly wrong.

Aphasia struck him a symptom he isn't acquaint with, his wilting hopes shriveled withered to the ground into millions uncountable pieces. How can she do this? How and why? All for that damn fox! How can Kagome do such a thing to him?

A turbulent of unrecognizable emotions hit each cord in him one strand at a time slowly unhooking itself one by one. Those words, the exchange of words echoed, reverberating in his head; Kurama's proposal, Kagome’s answer excepting to be his mate. He just couldn't match or put two and two together. He figured deep down she might after a while get over the boy and come back to him but to discover this! Is too much for one to bear.

Rage, anger, hurt, and disbelief enveloped his entire heart and soul. Nothing can compare to the numbing feeling he experienced before by his former love's betrayal (or so he believed) it ached him for as long as he could remember but this…this pain penetrated further than of Kikyou.

The call and urge to run and attack the man and shake the girl to accurate comprehension, setting her back on the right track to him surged him, but he couldn't. He seemed glued, stuck to his angle and position of the situation. The air surrounding him suffocated him smothering his supply unable to bare the heart ripping news and words shared between the two lovers.

All his brain wondered about and functioned on the word why?

‘Why?’

"Kagome!" InuYasha barked coarsely the detriment and anger arising surface.

Kagome flinched then whipped around surprised by InuYasha's sudden appearance she didn't even sense his presence coming. InuYasha jumped down from his hooded perch the glare he gave Kagome set her a step back. The void of emotions crossing his features astonished her greatly the fidgety glare send chills to the marrow of her bones. ‘What's wrong with him?’ worry and fear beginning to etch her.

Kurama himself felt a bit taken back by the hanyou's undetected appearance. On an ordinary basis he easily sniffed out the dog's scent or even felt his energy signal …though today nothing, he didn't trace a speck of him, to top if off the heated glare InuYasha pinned them with so full in hatred and betrayal. This arose his protective instincts on end. Automatically Kurama stepped closer to Kagome protectively, the dog's body language and flaring aura rubbing him the wrong way. The dog is mad or going mad.

‘More like furious. I don't like the feeling I'm getting from this.’ Youko taking control of his avatar's movements, stepped in front of Kagome, shielding her away from the young man's vicious gaze. Youko’s eyes narrowed to slits rivaling and challenging the dog's wild eyes.

InuYasha snarled at the fox blocking his view of the girl he had just enough of him to last him for a life time. It’s time to put him in his place. "Get out of the way fox. I need to speak to Kagome not you!" he snapped clenching his twitching hand. His hand tightened so much his knuckles adorned a white hue.

"I think not," the fox retorted coldly, leaving no hint for intervention for an argument.

"You wouldn't want your future mate to mourn over your death now would you? I rather not dirt my claws with your blood so I suggest you move!" the red waving flag alarmed Kagome to step in to prevent the bout about to commence. She refused to be the foundation to there fight. What the heck is it all about anyways?

Kagome ran between the two quarreling men exchanging growls towards one another, Kurama made a grabs for her to stay put but she swatted the hand. "I want to know what's going on right now. I refuse to stand watch and see you to beat each other to a pulp," she said irritably she had about enough.

Kurama gave her a stern scowl he refused to let her jump in between them. This is a man-to-man fight, a matter to settle prides nowhere near a lady’s battle. “No stay back. He’s not himself.”

“Come off it, Kurama. I want to put an end to your fights once and for all,” she said, stubbornly the girl waved off Kurama’s heeds, she thought his beef was the fact InuYasha is pushing his rudeness more farther today. ‘Men.’

‘I don't like this. What the hell's wrong with the hanyou anyways! Bastard half-breed, if he hurts Kagome let's say the famous InuTaisho line will end here and now.’

Kagome pushed forward meeting the approaching dog. "InuYasha what's the matter? Is something amiss? Is it Naraku again?" She figured his ominous attitude involves or is due to the dark half demon's mishaps in the past.

Ha! Naraku, bitch please, She acts as if she doesn't know. Can a person be more denser than her? He wished it were simple and mild as the Naraku problem. This is far beyond it. "No wench this has nothing to do with that bastard!" InuYasha's out burst baffled the girl then what is wrong? His up roaring behavior impeached of raw malicious wrong doing but what?

"InuYasha what’s the--"

"Woman, how could you! I trusted you! Now you go and do this, you little bitch!" InuYasha shouted venomously alerting the attention of the entire house hold and town. She unknowingly tore his heart in two halves. Didn't she realize she stabbed him in the back a crime Kikyou doesn't come near accomplishing. Is she truly blind?

Kurama growled his temper increasing, the dog dared to talk to his woman like that and get away with it? Heck no. The fox bared his teeth growling daring the dog to say it again.

Tears of anger, hurt and bafflement welled up in her eyes spilling down her hot cheeks. This day was suppose to be her most happiest day's of her life did he have to come and tarnish it for no reason she can come up with. She should sit him half way to the other side of the world for this.

"InuYasha! I don't appreciate you name calling me for nothing what did I do to upset you so? Huh!" she screeched wiping bothersome tears blurring her vision. She stepped closer towards him. Why did he say these things to her?

"What did you do, huh? You did plenty enough as it is, you had to go and get proposed to him! Why Kagome?" the hurt staining his eyes shined brilliantly. He let his head fall as his hangs covered his eyes. He withdrew from his position stepping further away as possible. He didn’t her to touch him. “You betrayed me for some new person you just met! I--I loved you! You stupid girl, I'll never forgive you for this. Uou and him could go and burn in hell for all I care, I never want to see your face again!" Kagome tired to get hold of him to reason with him. Unwillingly to hear he pushed the girl roughly back against the kitsune's arms he didn't want her pity nor her touch to burn him anymore. No, he didn't want any chain to link him to her.

InuYasha ran full velocity his wrath fueling him to leave this despicable area, he fled not to the well that place brought too many memories of that wench. He needed to escape not caring where exactly but somewhere he can find refuge to drown his hollow heart in.

The strong gushingly wind was left proving the hanyou's hasty departure. Kagome sunk to her knees crying hard in agonizing ache, InuYasha's strained words finally sunk in she understood why InuYasha had been cruel; she inflicted cruelty on him fleeing her notice. She did what he requested her to do. She moved on with her life finding the one person she loved to be with, now he scowls and curses her for her accomplishment. Things didn't make sense this day meant to be her happiest now diffused to be her worst.

Kagome sobbed her punctured heart out. Kurama pulled the falling woman into his embrace comforting her in her needed moment. As much as he wanted to hunt down and avenge his wrath upon the dog he couldn't leave her, no, she needed him more at this moment when the time came the dog will wish he hadn't shown his face.

‘Vermin. I'll make sure he pays dearly for this,’ the normally sensual baritone voice of Youko grew a dark draconic edge marking a swear to dismantle InuYasha's body to pieces. He’s going to pay Kagome didn't deserve such a brutal verbal attack.

Kurama silently agreed kissing his girl's damp cheek whispering to her soothing longing words promising her it will be alright. Kagome clutched him tighter accepting his offering shoulder to cry on.

‘Did I deserve this InuYasha?’