A/N: My first fanfic.
Sexual situation in this chapter. You have been warned. Enjoy!
I don't own Inuyasha.
Prologue - Paradise
A bird whistled overhead.
Inuyasha gingerly opened his eyes to the sound. Soft sunlight filtered through the trees, tracing patterns on his face as he lay on the grass in a daze.
It was warm. He felt so light. Eyes half open, he watched as the leaves above swayed rhythmically.
But where was the wind?
Eyes snapped wide open. Inuyasha bolted up right and looked around the clearing frantically. What the fuck was going on? How the fuck did he end up here?
He looked down at his hands gripped deep into the grass and soil. Hesitantly, he released the spoiled earth to look at his dirtied hands. A lump caught in his throat as he stared at the elongated claws stained with soil. They were never that long. Only when…
Laughter from beyond his range of sight caused his head to jerk up. Wiping his hands on his hakama, he stood and walked towards the line of trees. His ears twitched as he continued through the woods. There were people…lots of people. And they sounded…happy?
Picking up his pace, he ran through the trees to find himself standing at the edge of a forest in front of a small village. A group of people and youkai chattered happily as they walked past each other on their way to their daily routines.
"Ah! It's Inuyasha!" Cried one man as he walked past, cheerfully raising a hand in a friendly wave.
"Oh, it is!" smiled a bear youkai, walking along side his human companion, repeating the waving gesture. The two continued on to the rice fields.
Inuyasha didn't know how to react. This was his village? He swivelled his head to the left. Sure enough, in the distance Kaede Baa-baa was tending to the herb garden outside of her hut, Shippou hanging around her feet. The kitsune was carrying a pulled-out weed far too big for him.
This was his village alright, but it seemed…different.
"Inuyasha!"
His turned to see two people race towards him through the cheerful villagers.
"Miroku… Sango…" he mumbled.
"We were wondering where you had gone!" smiled Sango, petting the kitten Kirara on her shoulder.
"It's fantastic, isn't it Inuyasha?" beamed Miroku. "Ever since you destroyed Naraku, things have been getting better and better!"
Inuyasha's heart leapt.
"Na-Naraku is…dead?"
"Of course," said Sango, looking slightly concerned. "It was only two days ago. Have you forgotten?"
Inuyasha stared. "Wha..? No, no. I do remember…"
That's right, it did happen. Naraku was dead and everyone was happy. A thought suddenly came into mind.
"But then…Miroku, your…"
Miroku proudly held up his hand to reveal the perfect flesh of his palm. "Completely gone, my friend," he smiled triumphantly.
Inuyasha grinned. "You owe me, you stingy bastard!"
Miroku roared with laughter and slapped Inuyasha on the back. "Kohaku said the same thing!"
"Kohaku?!" Inuyasha spluttered.
He followed the monk's line of sight to see the freckled boy pulling buckets of water out of the village's well, chatting animatedly with Miroku's tanuki friend. Hachi… that was what he was called.
"After the battle, we managed to create a new body for him like that of Kikyou's using his bones and we called his soul back from the Other World, remember?" explained Sango.
"It was all thanks to Kaede. I thought my heart had stopped when he gave up his shard to complete the Shikon no Tama."
Inuyasha stared. "The jewel was completed?!"
"Of course, that's how we were able to make you a full youkai," said Miroku warily.
Inuyasha looked at them as if they were mad while Sango handed him small hand mirror.
Inuyasha stared in wonder at the two violet streaks across his cheeks. His golden eyes flared at the sight of his long fangs hidden behind his lips.
He did it. He became a full youkai. He was about to howl out loud in victory when his eyes caught the mirror. Kagome's mirror. If the Shikon no Tama was completed then…
"Where's Kagome?!" He shouted in panic, looking around the crowd trying to pick up some almost hypnotic scent that would relax him. Why couldn't he smell her?!
"Inuyasha."
Inuyasha spun around to face a familiar miko standing at the forest edge. Her pewter eyes remained dark, yet a small smile unusually graced her lips.
"Kikyou…" Inuyasha breathed.
"The Shikon no Tama has left this world," she said. "Your wish caused it to disappear."
"Then-!" Kagome..!
"She is safe," Kikyou assured. Inuyasha let out a shaky breath.
"The Shikon no Tama has been completed and destroyed for good," She stated. "And my duty is over. As is yours."
"Kikyou…" Inuyasha murmured.
"You protected me with your life and helped me to achieve my goal. I can now rest. But you," Kikyou paused and the sincere smile widened. "You must live for now. You kept your promise to me, so you are free from any obligation I put you under."
"But-!" Inuyasha started. Kikyou put up a hand to silence him.
"No, we will not go to Hell together. There will be plenty of time for us to talk in the Next World. Besides," She looked to the sky. "My spirit has been calmed thanks to Naraku's death and the jewel's disappearance. I am no longer destined for That Place. I am no longer suffering."
She took two steps and kissed him on the cheek.
"Until then. Thank you, Inuyasha."
With that, her body lightly glowed and disappeared following the wind, like a trail of sakura petals dancing in the breeze. The breeze that Inuyasha still could not feel. At the moment though, he didn't care.
She was happy. She was no longer in pain. 'I am no longer suffering.' Inuyasha smiled at the sky, his heart swelling.
"Inuyasha," called Miroku.
The youkai turned to see the monk standing with one arm around Sango and the other on Kohaku's shoulder. To his left, stood Kaede with the kitsune by her feet and the tanuki by her shoulder. All were beaming at him.
"Shouldn't you head off? She's waiting for you." Miroku jerked his head in the direction of a small narrow path, hardly visible, that lead off into the forest.
Without thinking twice, Inuyasha set off towards the trees sensing the feeling of something beckoning him. Stepping over roots and jumping over rocks, a wave of calm swept over his body as he neared the end of his trek.
Nestled in a small clearing, appeared to be a shrine structure, no bigger than Kaede's hut. Any yet it was stunning. The roof was carved in intricate details, painted in gold, red and deep brown. The walls were made of thick, heavy, red curtains, so long, they bunched together on the ground. The scarlet material lightly moved in the invisible wind. Inuyasha felt he was in a dream as he pulled aside one of the curtains and entered the shrine.
Inuyasha stopped breathing.
Laid out on the large futon, covering most of the tatami mats, was a very naked Kagome lying on her back, her arms rested by the side of her head. She looked up at him expectantly. Her eyes warm, loving, smouldering.
Inuyasha took a deep breath and swallowed. "K-Kagome..?"
She slowly sat up, her eyes never leaving his.
"Inuyasha…" She whispered.
He could feel the heat building in his body almost instantly. Still keeping her eyes locked on his, she stood up and slowly walked over to him, the light from outside passing through the curtains, making her body appear flustered in the glowing red light. So innocent, yet so seductive.
Inuyasha could feel his pulse race. Sweat was beginning to form on his temple. Sure, he had seen her like this on one or two misadventures, but there was something so… intimate about this. She stood directly in front of him, her gaze yearning, but unwavering. Inuyasha gulped again leaving his throat dry.
"This had better not be a fucking dream again," he growled in a low voice. Kagome shook her head and smiled at him.
"Baka," she said as she wrapped her arms around his head and pressed her warm soft lips against his.
After recovering from the feeling he was melting, he closed his eyes and allowed himself to indulge by wrapping his arms around her shoulders and pulling her in even closer, her body pressed up against his covered chest. Prying her lips open, he slid his lips along hers, marvelling at the silken sensation that was sending shivers up his spine.
Finally breaking away, his eyes met her burning ones. He could see her cheeks flush, feel her hot breath on his chin as she looked up at him. He was beginning to feel completely stifled from the heat.
She turned him around and gently pushed him back on the futon. With his head propped up with several plump pillows, he watched in eager anticipation as she crawled up his body, coming to straddle his hips. Untying his knots, she pulled apart his two layers to reveal his heaving chest dowsed in sweat. Running her hands up and down from his collarbone to his stomach, she leaned forward to take his mouth again whilst continuing the pleasant torture on his bare chest.
Inuyasha felt his eyes roll into the back of his head. His long youkai claws dug into the sheets. The rhythmic movements of their chests heaving on each other, her hands touching him everywhere, the hot wet kiss they were sharing.
It was paradise.
Breaking the kiss, Kagome travelled down his chest, leaving a trail of small kisses until she got to his hakama.
Control left him. In violent passion, he grabbed her shoulders and flipped her over, pinning her beneath him. He grinned back at her when she let out a soft giggle.
"Inuyasha…" She whispered.
"Kagome…" He replied, willing her to understand his feelings.
"Inuyasha… I love…"
Her eyes widened in shock as she stared at him.
"Inuyasha?"
He looked at her.
"Kagome? Are you ok?"
"Inuyasha?!" she cried, her eyes round as if in a trance, staring at something past him.
"Kagome?!" he started.
"Inuyasha?! Inuyasha, can you hear me?! Please! Come back! Please!"
"Kagome! What's wrong?! I'm right here!" Inuyasha yelled in panic as he shook her shoulders.
"Inuyasha, please! You have to wake up! You have to wake up NOW!!"
Author's Note: Just want to say I hope you enjoyed this prologue! New chapters will be uploaded every few days until it's caught up with my other account (on Media Miner). See my profile page for more details if you're interested :)