Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha.

Tongue Bath

"Ewww..." Kagome made a face as she examined herself. They'd been attacked by a giant carnivorous plant, and, while her hanyou companion, Inuyasha, had quickly dispatched it, she was now covered in sticky nectar.

"What's the matter, wench?" asked Inuyasha, wiping off his claws.

"I'm all sticky! And there isn't an onsen for miles!" Kagome pouted as she dabbed at her school skirt with a handkerchief.

Kagome's other companions were cleaning the sticky substance from their weapons, but Kagome had suffered the worst of it, having been swallowed by the creature before Inuyasha had dispatched it. Sango was finishing up cleaning off her own weapons, and Kagome couldn't help a pang of envy that her friend was able to look competent and beautiful under almost any circumstances.

"Don't you have any clothes to change into?" asked Inuyasha.

She leveled a steely gaze at the half dog-demon. "You don't honestly think that just changing into new clothing is going to get all of this gunk off, do you?"

"Well, no," he admitted. "Don't you have anything to clean with in that bag of yours?" Kagome knew he was referring to the huge yellow backpack she carried around with her, filled with supplies from her home in modern Japan.

"I have some disposable wipes, but I doubt they'll be enough." She sighed. "It can't be helped..." She went over to her pack and pulled out the small package. She'd been saving them for emergencies, but she supposed that this did count as one. Inuyasha watched her as she carefully pulled one out and started wiping off her legs. The sweet scent of the nectar mixed with her own scent, and he turned away to hide the fact that it was affecting him more than usual.

"You know, I could do that for you," Miroku said, attempting to keep the lecherous grin from his face. "As a priest it's only my duty... ouch!" His explanation was cut off as Sango hit him over the head and drug him off.

"We'll go find a place to set up camp. You two catch up when you're done," Sango called over her shoulder. Shippo, the child kitsune Kagome had kind of adopted, hesitated, but Kagome smiled and nodded encouragingly to him.

"It's all right, Shippo. We'll catch up in a few minutes."

Shippo glanced up as Inuyasha. "You take care of her, you hear me?"

"Yeah, yeah, squirt. Just get goin'." Inuyasha rolled his eyes. Shippo glared at him for a moment, then turned and followed Sango and Miroku. The clearing was much quieter after the others left, and Kagome continued to clean herself.

"Man, there's just no end to this stuff," Kagome grumbled as she peeled her shirt off. Inuyasha did his best to ignore it, but the scent of her was driving him nuts.

"Want me to help?"

"Eh?"

Before she really knew what was happening, Inuyasha had turned and closed the distance between them, his tongue tracing over her collar bone and up her neck, lapping at the nectar.

"Inuyasha!" She gasped as he sucked on her neck to get a particularly stubborn patch off. "What are you..."

"Just let me clean you. You smell so good...Kagome."

Kagome felt each soft, panting breath, each lick and nip go straight to her core. What was he doing?

"Inuyasha... Sit boy!" she finally gasped out.

"Erk!" Inuyasha was drug to the ground by the collar that Kagome had placed on him when they'd first met. Mostly to keep him from killing her because he mistook her for his former lover. It was...complicated.

"What do you think you're doing!?" Kagome exploded at him.

"Giving you a tongue bath," Inuyasha responded once he could pull his face from the dirt. Kagome's face turned even brighter red at the thought. "C'mon, you need to clean up, and those wipes aren't going to do the trick."

Kagome watched him writhe on the ground, his eyes pleading and couldn't help but feel that something was off with her companion.

"Inuyasha, what's wrong?" she asked softly.

He stopped squirming, and his face went pale. "It can't be..."

"Can't be what?"

"The plant we killed... I think I might have been one of those... demon moss plants." He glanced at Kagome, who still looked confused. He growled in irritation. "They capture weak demons by luring them in with their nectar, which acts as a...a... turn on to demons."

Kagome blinked. "The Nectar is an aphrodisiac?" It was Inuyasha's turn to look confused.

"An afro-what?"

"Uh, smelling or tasting it makes a demon... sexually aroused."

"Uh, yeah," Inuyasha admitted, looking away.

"But it doesn't seem to affect humans."

"No, the plants don't normally feed on humans. That's why I didn't think of it at first, since it attacked you. Maybe it sensed your reiki, and thought you were a demon."

Kagome looked a little indignant at that. "Stupid plant couldn't tell the difference between a priestess and a demon? What's with that?"

Inuyasha watched her legs as she shifted her weight in front of him and caught a shot of white under her skirt. He wanted to ignore these urges, but he could still smell the fact that his licks had aroused her, even more so from this angle.

"Kagome, please. Let me lick it off. I can't stand it," he looked up at her, pleading again. He knew she could Sit him into oblivion if she needed to. At least long enough for everyone to get a bath, and him to work out his frustrations on his own, but what he wanted – no, needed – was to taste her.

She hesitated. She couldn't deny it'd felt good when he'd licked her neck, and she did care about him. But, what if it led to sex? Was she ready for that? She had condoms in her bag (her grandfather's idea, she suspected, since she hadn't packed them), but... He looked up at her and whimpered, and she felt her resolve crumble. He was in pain, and it's not like it was something she didn't want.

"Okay..."

He leaned forward and ran his tongue over her calf, moaning softly. She gasped as his tongue tickled and aroused.

"Kagome, sit," Inuyasha ordered, and the irony of it was lost on both of them as she obediently sat on a nearby rock. Her white bra covered her small breasts, but left plenty of sticky skin exposed. He pulled off her shoes and socks, licking and kissing his way down to her toes.

"Hey, those are dirty..." Kagome protested weakly as he sucked on her big toe. He looked up at her with amber eyes, but didn't respond. Was this the same guy? She was having a hard time reconciling the man who was driving her crazy with his mouth and the immature and irresponsible hanyou she normally traveled with.

Once he was done with her feet, he worked his way back up her legs. She had to fight not to whimper herself as he pulled off her skirt and let his mouth explore the inside of her thighs, but worked around her panties, rather than removing them.

"Inuyasha..."

He glanced up at her and smirked. "I'm thinking of saving dessert for last," he replied, sliding his tongue over his lips. She could see his sharp canines, and with the lazy, half-lidded look in his eyes, he looked downright dangerous.

He took one hand, and worked up her arm, then the other, tormenting her. She'd thought that she'd be relieving his torment, but hadn't realized he'd simply meant to share it.

He pulled off her bra, and began licking across her stomach. With a cry of frustration, she pulled him up to her breast, and he growled as he took her nipple in his mouth and began to suck and tease it. His hand slipped inside her panties and brushed against soft hair. She bucked and gasped as he started rubbing along her slit, occasionally gliding across her clit as he explored.

"You're soaked," he noted as he pulled away from her breast to look up at her.

She blushed. "Yeah, well... It's kinda normal, given the circumstances."

He grinned. "Wanna do it?"

She suddenly had no issues reconciling the two Inuyashas. He was still an idiot.

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Author's Notes: This is some fluff fiction that I couldn't get out of my head. If I get enough requests, I might follow this up with what happens afterwards. I think Inuyasha will have to behave better if he wants Kagome to let him try again, don't you? X3