The Upside to Being a Creeper

SasKag Torn between two alternate paths, Sasuke faces a difficult choice. When Kagome runs into trouble he's the only one to notice, because he is always watching her.

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha, Naruto, or any of either's characters.

'thoughts' "dialogue"

When they reached his room, he slid open the window and entered with Kagome in his arms. He her down on the bed as gently as he could and studied her for signs of improvement. Her eyes were open, watching him dazedly, and she was still feverish, but not dangerously so. She squirmed uncomfortably, but he was clueless of how to help her.

'Cooling her down should help.'

He tried to leave the room to find some cool rags or something, but Kagome grabbed him by the hand.

"Don't leave me," she whimpered pitifully, looking pleadingly at him from under dark lashes. He had never been able to deny her, so he didn't resist as she pulled him into bed with her.

He sighed heavily and pulled her close, spooning her from behind and breathing her sweet scent.

"Sasuke," she groaned, wriggling against him with need.

Inhaling sharply, he closed his eyes and put on a tight rein on his self-control. Her hands started to wander on their own accord, but he grabbed them with lightning speed and trapped them in his own in front of her.

He had pictured holding her like this countless times, their fingers entwined perfectly, but he never imagined a scenario quite like this. His perfect control wouldn't last forever, and then he would hate himself for taking advantage.

'I need to distract her or I won't be able to stay.'

"Kagome, how did you know I was there?" he asked slowly.

"What?" She tried to focus.

"You called out to me for help when you lost control and got scared," he gently reminded.

"Oh…Right. I did. I'm a miko, your aura was really obvious," she giggled.

"Obvious how?" he pushed further.

"It was going crazy with anger and jealousy, lashing all over," she revealed and he could hear the smile in her voice.

"So every time, you always knew I was watching?" he asked hesitantly, mortified at his stalking.

"Yes," she confirmed with another giggle. "You're so cute."

'Ridiculous.' He scoffed inwardly.

"A creeper, yes. Cute, no." He stated for clarification, but she only giggled lightly again.

She turned around to face him then, looking serious. Her hands fisted in his shirt and she buried her face into his shoulder. Gathering her courage, she asked him:

"Sasuke…What are you going to do?"

"Wait out the effects, what else can I do?"

"No, not that. About Itachi."

He understood now, and he had already made a final decision.

"Ah, well…I need power and I will pursue it still, but I want enough power to protect you. I won't let anyone hurt you. You are most important to me; today showed me that," then he kissed the top of her head in reassurance.

She smiled brilliantly at him then and kissed him full on the lips in response. It was sweet and full of love, but quickly spiraled out of control.

Kagome kept one hand fisted in his shirt, pulling him as close as she could while the other firmly gripped his hair. Sasuke lost himself in feverish kisses, loving every second of having her so close, but as Kagome wrapped her legs around his waist and grinded against him he was jolted back to reality.

He pulled back from her sweet mouth to trail short kisses down her neck and slowly slow things down. She looked at him pleadingly again, but this time he shook his head no. He removed her legs from his waist and she sighed in disappointment.

"Are you sure?" she asked him, wriggling again.

He nodded, "Not yet."

She focused for a moment, trying to find control through her hazy brain.

"Are you sure you want to choose me over Itachi?" she asked quietly, hesitant to make him second guess himself, but she had to make sure.

"Always," he kissed her softly again before continuing. "If you still want me in the morning, that is."

"Always," she confirmed.

"Good. Now try to sleep," he kissed her forehead again and pulled her into a loose embrace.

"Alright," she yawned. "I feel like I can sleep now."

He listened to her breathing slowly even out and thanked every God that would listen. He knew he would not have had the control to pull away a second time.

'She has no idea what she does to me.' He smirked to himself thinking of what the morning could bring when Kagome was recovered.

'I made the right choice, I know it. She's perfect and I'll never let anyone touch her.' He vowed to himself.

'Kagome Uchiha.' He smiled, then fell into a deep sleep with her wrapped safely in his arms, dreaming of their future together, but also of laughing in all of her admirer's faces.

The End.

Thanks for reading everyone! More from OneNotToBeTrusted coming in Summer 2012:

A SasKagIta multi-chaptered love story.

A medieval SessxKag slave romance.

A host club morixharuhi hurt/comfort fic.