Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or "Fantasy Lover" by Sherrilyn Kenyon. The twists and turns though, belong to me.

WARNING: There will be a lime present in this chapter, it is clearly marked at beginning and end.

"What are you trying to tell me Kagome?"

"I am a descendant of the great miko Midoriko. I can help you Inuyasha."

Inuyasha just stared at Kagome like she had suddenly sprouted three heads and started to sing the Canadian national anthem.

It was a well known fact that Midoriko had only birthed one child. Even he knew that, and he hadn't been taught anything more than how to read and write. His mother had died before she could teach him any more and no one else had ever bothered with educating him.

"How can you be a descendent of Midoriko when she gave birth to one daughter whose line ended with a miko named Kikyou, 500 years ago?"

"That's the thing, Midoriko did not only have one daughter. She gave birth to twins. The first born was named Makoto and she was overflowing with miko energy. The second born girl was named Maiko, and she possessed almost no miko powers at all. Midoriko kept the younger girl a secret because of the vast amount of enemies that would love to kill a defenseless daughter of the great miko. After Midoriko disappeared and Makoto was killed, Maiko kept the secret up to protect her family and her sister's family. My jii-chan has told me this story many times since I was a small child. I'm sure that we can prove my status as descended from the great miko."

Inuyasha was speechless while he listened to her story. He wanted so badly to believe everything she was telling him, but he wasn't sure he could survive if he found out later that Kagome was mistaken. He didn't know if he could spend the next lunar cycle with his hands to himself and then to have to return to that damned book when it was over. Kagome was the weirdest summoner that he had ever had, but also the most enjoyable. He took great pleasure in the fact that she was neither ashamed nor disgusted to take him out and to be with him, even after she realized he was a hanyou. He wasn't sure how he was supposed to go on if he got any closer to her and she turned out not to be what they thought.

"You wish to be free do you not, half-breed? This Sesshoumaru believes that you should look into this aspect and then discard it if you find her to be mistaken. The wench may be correct and this would be your only way to restore your life and free you from servitude."

"I am NOT a wench!"

"Feh, wench."

"Arggh! Stop calling me that! My name is Ka-go-me. We've been over this before dog-boy. My ancestor may not have had any power to speak of, but I was born with plenty of miko power, and I've been trained in the ways of miko. I won't hesitate to use it if you piss me off! "

The two Inu brothers took a few steps away from her, Sesshoumaru more discreetly than Inuyasha, neither one of them looking too pleased.

"Gees Ka-go-me, there's no need to get your fucking panties in a twist. Everyone called my mother a wench. You don't need to be so angry about it."

Kagome looked at Inuyasha for a moment before she snorted and walked into her kitchen to make a little snack for the three of them.

Sesshoumaru turned to Inuyasha. There was a little glitch in the plan that Sesshoumaru had kept to himself as of yet. He wasn't sure how to tell the two, nor did he know how Inuyasha would react after being told. He hadn't mentioned it at first because it didn't seem pertinent. It was very unlikely that a descendent of Midoriko would be found, but now that she was right in front of them...it suddenly became much more important. Inuyasha seemed to sense his unease and turned to him with a questioning look on his face.

"What else aren't you saying asshole?"

"There is one point that this Sesshoumaru is hesitant to explain. It might be cause for your concern."

"Just fucking great, what else can go wrong?"

"Since the key to freeing you lies in the action of not consummating this courtship of sorts, the longer you go without mating completely, the harder it will become to keep yourself from mating."

Inuyasha looked at Sesshoumaru in astonished horror.

"So you're telling me that the longer we keep from fucking, the harder it will be to not fuck?"

"Correct. The longer you last, the less control you will have over your emotions and hormones."

"Less control over my emotions? Which means the longer we go without doing this, the more I trouble I'll have to stop? Is there a possibility that I might attack her?"

"At the very least, you may be unable to be gentle with her fragile human body. There is a chance that towards the end, you could seriously harm her...even kill her."

A bolt of fear struck down Inuyasha's spine. He might not have known Kagome for long, but she was the nicest summoner he had ever had. If there was one woman he did not want to hurt, it would be her. What if he destroyed her? What if he lost all control and raped her with such force that he killed her? He was yanked from his horrible thoughts by Sesshoumaru's deep baritone.

"It seems you won't have to worry about that for a couple of weeks. If you need to be restrained, then the two of you should call this Sesshoumaru. My assistance will be necessary. For now, you should not dwell on these thoughts. Have you not been locked away for many years? If all goes wrong, it is uncertain there will be another chance to correct this. As such, you should explore and enjoy what you can before it is all gone."

"Why are you helping me Sesshoumaru? You've never done a damned thing for me in all the years I have been alive. Why start now?"

Sesshoumaru looked oddly pensive as he fought for the words that he knew the hanyou was seeking. An explanation for the behavior he had been exhibiting the last 24 hours. It was certainly true that Sesshoumaru had never done a damned thing for Inuyasha, and he didn't particularly care about Inuyasha himself. Yet, he would be rotting in hell before he allowed a lowly hanyou to subjugate a descendent of the Inu-no-Taisho any longer.

"It is what our Father would have wanted. I am not happy that you are a half-breed, but you are of this Sesshoumaru's blood. If one cannot trust one's blood family, then who can one trust? It would shame our Father for me to turn by back on this."

With that said, Sesshoumaru took his leave. Inuyasha watched as he glided down the walkway from Kagome's place to the sidewalk in front. In a burst of light, the taiyoukai was gone.

Inuyasha turned his thoughts to the task at hand. He had one lunar cycle to prepare for the possible breaking of his curse. Yet, he wasn't sure if he would be able to go through with this. From what Sesshoumaru had said, he would become a violent, mindless, sex animal in the last stages of this summoning. If there was one summoner he didn't wish to harm, it was Kagome. She respected that he was an individual, not an actual character from a book. She wasn't ashamed to take him out in public and to show him the world and how it had evolved since he had been a part of it, 500 years before. He headed back toward the living room and sat on the couch to further his brooding on the subject of hurting Kagome. He couldn't make these decisions for her. This would have to be talked about before they made any more plans.

-/b/-

Kagome walked into the kitchen to assemble a plate with chips and salsa, cheese cubes, and a bowl of ramen. She had set the pot of water to boil on the stove and retreated into her thoughts until the water was ready to put into the noodles. 'Inuyasha...,' Kagome sighed. The man was more handsomely sexy than any man had business being. She hadn't known him for long, but what she had seen of him proved to endear her to him, and she couldn't seem to get him off her mind. He was courageous, trustworthy, a total asshole, shy and sincere. Plus, he had a wicked sense of humor. Not to mention he was deeply wounded emotionally, something she could understand.

She had gotten into serious relationships twice in her life, and both times the guy had proven to be a complete ass. First had been Hojo. He had seemed like one of the nicest guys in their high school and they had started dating during her junior year of high school. He had been a year ahead of her, and preparing to go off to college. They had been dating for about a year when he had been ready to leave for Kioshiki University, on the southern tip of Japan. The two of them had been sitting on her couch. They had had the house all to themselves since her family was away visiting a sick family member. The movie that they had been watching had barely started and Hojo was already sliding his arm around her shoulders. She had turned to him, and he had dipped down to kiss her. They had made out for a little while before he started to let his hands wander. She wasn't ready for that kind of contact yet. She still had her senior year to go through, and she wasn't ready for sex. When she had told him no, he had tried to talk her into more, but she had held firm. Then he had become very angry and started to say some extremely hateful things.

Flashback

"Awww, come one Kags. We've already been together for 13 months, don't you think it's about time I got a little more action? Especially since I'll be leaving. Give me something to keep me from straying at school. You wouldn't want me to cheat on you, would you?"

Kagome looked at Hojo in complete astonishment. After everything they had been through, and suddenly his entire demeanor changes and he suddenly expects her to have sex with him so that he won't cheat on her at college? 'Hell no...'

"Hojo, I think you need to leave. If this is how you truly feel, then I think I have made a big mistake by wasting this much time on you. You obviously don't care about me the way I thought you did."

"I'm not leaving until I get what I want. You try to act like such a goodie-goodie, but I know you want it, want me. Deep down you want to be with me, but you are afraid of what your family will say. There is no need. If I don't take it, some other boy will and you will be left with nothing but a deep regret that it wasn't me."

Kagome was struck speechless. He was completely convinced that what he was telling her was the truth. He believed that he was doing her a favor. Kagome could see it in his eyes.

"Get out of my house now Hojo, before I call the police to get you off of my property. If you touch me, you will regret it."

Hojo stalked toward her, intent on forcing the issue, when suddenly a key slid in the lock on the front door. Hojo abruptly let go of her completely and stepped back, composing himself into the gentle facade he had assumed countless times before. It made her sick to her stomach to watch the transformation, knowing that it was all a lie. As her family walked into the living room, Kagome sighed in relief.

"Ahh, Kagome dear. Hello Hojo. Are you staying for dinner?"

Just as Hojo was about to confirm, Kagome cut him off.

"No, he was just leaving, and never stepping foot in this house again."

Hojo scowled and appeared to be willing to argue the issue, but instead he stomped out of the house. Kagome's okaa turned to her, a questioning look on her face and Kagome just burst into tears, running into her okaa's outstretched arms.

end flashback

The second serious relationship she had been a part of was better left buried in her memory. It was still too painful to take out and analyze. What Hojo had done to her had been nothing compared to the damage Kouga had wrought, and continued to bring. Even after 6 years, she wasn't completely free from Kouga and his demented mind. The man was a devious, calculating bastard, and she was thankful to have escaped him.

LIME WARNING

She suddenly realized the water was boiling and moved to drop the noodles into the pot. While stirring the noodles around, she felt a pair of arms wrap around her waist. She knew who these arms belonged to and she leaned back into their embrace. Inuyasha had only been with her for a few days, but already she felt comfortable in his presence. The feelings of safety and security in his arms were so potent that she barely registered what he was doing with his hands until she felt his right hand set to work on her right breast. She moaned as his other hand dipped down to cup between her legs. Even through the layers of fabric that separated his hand and her core; she could feel the heat of him, feel the movement of his fingers as he traced the entrance to her body. It didn't take long for the ache between her legs to become unbearable and she pushed back against him. The cleft of her ass cradled his cock. She knew she shouldn't be doing this, but she couldn't help the little wiggle of her hips. She could feel him straining against her and she reveled in the power she had. Abruptly she was lifted off her feet and set on the counter opposite the stove.

Inuyasha had come into the kitchen to figure out what Kagome was doing, and what smelled so damn good. He saw her standing in front of that stove thingy, seemingly deep in thought. Moving quietly behind her to wrap his arms around her comfortingly, he could scent her anxiety. Whatever she was thinking about, it wasn't pleasant. Her demeanor was sad and lost.

He hadn't counted on the impact her scent could have on his senses. What had been intended to be an embrace of comfort quickly morphed into one of desire. His hand settled on her breast and gave an experimental squeeze. He had not expected her to lean back, nor had he been expectin g her to push her ass up against his aching cock and then wiggle around in a dance that had him straining against the fabric of his pants. He couldn't smell anything but the delicious scent of her arousal and control left him as he lifted her up and set her on the edge of the counter. His hands stole up under her shirt, caressing along her rib cage until he was fully cupping the heaviness of her breasts in his hands. Her bra kept him from completely enjoying the contact and he intended to remedy that fact immediately. With a quick flick of his claws, both shirt and bra dropped to the side, completely revealing her breasts to his gaze. He watched as her nipples puckered, begging for attention from more than his hands. The irresistible bounty before him beckoned as he dipped his head down. Warm lips encased her left nipple in moist warm. Kagome's moan of pleasure urged him on as he suckled at her like a newborn pup, increasing the pressure. Her hands came up to anchor his head at her, fingers seeking out the tips of his ears and massaging. He growled at the feel of her tongue as it swept up the side of his ear, and the resulting vibrations had her back arching, pushing her closer to his mouth. He switched breasts, his right hand lifting her up and his left hand ripping her pants and panties from her body. She was about to protest when his hand caressed her naked core.

The feel of him suckling her breast as his fingers fondled her womanhood...it was incredible. She knew deep down this wasn't right. She had only known him a day or two, but her soul felt so right. Right in a way that nothing had ever felt. The unbelievable feelings he was evoking within her went beyond the physical response of her body and straight to the emotional response of her heart. She felt for him in a way she had never felt about anyone. Not Hojo or even Kouga.

All thought ceased as his mouth started a path toward her core. His skillful tongue trailed down her stomach, swishing around her belly button before it moving lower. His knees hit the floor, bringing his face level with her aching sheath. For a moment he just sat there, locking gazes with her. Her breath hitched as he moved closer, and she nearly bucked off the counter at the first touch of his silky tongue. That first taste seemed to start a frenzy within him. Suddenly he shoved his entire face between her legs and was giving her the most exquisite pleasure she had ever experienced. First he swished his tongue around her swollen nub, lashing the stiff flesh and gently rolling it around. Moving lower, his tongue flicked across her entrance a few times, testing her reactions. Without warning, he speared his tongue into her hot, dripping womanhood. He was devouring her. His tongue was flickering around inside of her, rubbing, curling and touching places inside herself she didn't know she had. The movements of his tongue mimicked the movements she wished he would make with his throbbing cock. His nose brushed against her clit with each thrust of his tongue. The feeling was so pleasurable that Kagome found her insides coiling up, preparing for something she had never experienced with another person.

His tongue suddenly retreated and she moaned a protest until his fingers replaced it. His long, elegant fingers thrust into her channel, mimicking what he would like to do with another part of his anatomy. Just as his fingers found that special place within her that had fireworks going of behind her eyes, his mouth fastened onto her clit, sucking firmly. Kagome had one moment to suck in a breath before she screamed her climax to the room. Her body exploded in a volcanic eruption of pleasure. Her entire being shaking in the aftermath of such an event. She was so satiated that Inuyasha was forced to stand up as she fell forward in exhaustion. Her body was so sensitive down there that the simple brush of the counter under her sent exciting little aftershocks through her system. Her brain was about to just shut down from the pleasure overload when a scent permeated the air.

End of LEMON/LIME activities

"OH SHIT! THE RAMEN!"

Inuyasha snorted at her outburst. It figures the first thing she would think about after what they had just done would be about the food she left on the stove. He reached over and moved the pot off the burner. The ramen was a complete lost cause. The noodles were black and smoking. The water was boiled away. That pot would be better off being tossed into the sink and soaked overnight. Right now though, he didn't want to think about that, so he distracted her by kissing her hungrily on the lips as he carried her out of the kitchen.

They moved upstairs and he laid her upon the bed, stripping her of her sweat soaked clothing as he did so. He then rummaged through the dresser until he found her something suitable to replace the clothing he had removed. When she was reclothed, he got down behind her to spoon her body to his chest. She momentarily resisted and reached for him. Inuyasha knew what was going through her mind.

"Don't worry about me Kagome. There is nothing you can do for me. Just rest and we'll talk about it in the morning. I've changed my mind, I do want to see what your world has to offer."

"But..."

"No buts, now get sleep Wench, we have a lot to discuss tomorrow."

Kagome smiled serenely as she finally let exhaustion take over. The kitchen episode had been the single most pleasurable moment of her entire life. She didn't know why she hadn't pushed him away and told him she didn't feel comfortable with what he was doing. That was the crux of it. She had been completely comfortable with him and the level of intimacy they had shared just moments before. It felt like she had known him her entire life. He was like the missing half of her soul, but she didn't understand how she could feel like that after only knowing him for such a short time. What she did know was that they were going to make up for all the time he had spent in that damned book. She was planning to take him all over Japan in the next week. Work be damned. She was due for a vacation anyway. The man behind her had been trapped in a book for far too long. He needed her more than work needed her. Tomorrow would be a new day, bringing with it the fun and fascination of a man greeting the world after a long time in the dark.

-/b/-

What Kagome and Inuyasha didn't know was that there were forces at work that neither of them could comprehend and redemption and freedom were hard fought for. The caster of the curse knew of the way to free Inuyasha, and he would try his hardest to keep Kagome from being able to free Inuyasha from his prison. She couldn't free the hanyou if she was dead. The problem would be how to do it. These were no longer the days of the feudal era where one could kill another and be able to hide it and never be caught. The tracking systems and technology that humankind had discovered would prevent this from being an easy task. Tomorrow was indeed another day, but what it brought with it might not be exactly what the couple was hoping for. There were a few people in the world who were determined to make sure that not only Inuyasha, but also Kagome, did not achieve any happiness together.