Inu Yasha sat on the gnarled tree branch and stared glumly at his feet.  His arches gripped the curvature of the branch, helping him to keep his balance.  He examined his toes critically.  They were stained and dusty from a life barefoot.  His toenails were human� they needed a trim.  He flexed his big toe and experimented with toe movements.  His heels were hard and callused from walking on jagged rocks.  No, he decided with a sigh� his feet weren�t his best feature.  They got the job done without much complaint and little else.

He shifted his gaze off of his toes, across his ankle to the ground below the tree branch.  Four shapes lay, huddled together.  Since the delinquent monk joined the group, they had spent very few nights outdoors.  Tonight, much to the half youkai�s relief, there was no house or temple to be found.

The monk�s inclusion in the group brought about many changes.  Suddenly, the half youkai not only had to share with a baby demon for Kagome�s attentions, but a perverted monk as well.  Not that Inu Yasha had anything to feel threatened about� or did he?

He dropped his feet off of the branch, letting them dangle as he used his thighs to straddle and hold onto the tree.  His crossed his ankles under the branch and leaned forward on his elbows.  He didn�t want to sleep� at least not yet.  The only time he ever felt at ease enough to think was when he was safely hidden in a tree.  No one could wake and see him lost in thought.

Someone moaned below him.  He watched as the monk wiggled towards Kagome.  The fox boy at her side yipped in sleep.  The monk sighed, rolled back over and wiggled towards Sango.  Sango cried out and flexed her fingers as if to hold her weapon.  The monk rolled back onto his back and was quiet. 

Inu Yasha watched the little drama below him.  He remembered before the monk had joined.  �You like perverted bastards like him?� he had asked Kagome.

�I love him,� Kagome responded.

Visions had flooded through his brain of Kagome in the monk�s arms.  He touched her in places Inu Yasha could only dream about and she went to him willingly. 

He remembered thinking, �Is that it?�  His body had awakened to passions while thinking of her in the monk�s arms.  �Is that what she wants?�

Inu Yasha shook his head to clear his thoughts.  He hugged the tree branch tighter with his legs and leaned forward to overwhelm his growing heat with pain.

Never had he felt this way about another being.  Kikyou had come close, but it wasn�t the same.  She had been too pure and perfect to feel passion for.  Somehow it felt wrong.  She wasn�t meant for the earth or earthly pleasures.  Kagome, on the other hand, was closer to the ground.  He could talk to her as a human girl and not as a sacred priestess.  He could look on her soft, supple skin as she bathed and not feel damned for it.  On the contrary� he had felt remarkably good the few times he had seen her naked and exposed.  Her pink skin, rounded and sweet� begging for his rough touch�

He grimaced and rocked forward, bringing fresh pain to kill his rising animal desire.  �Coward,� he chastised himself.  �Can�t even let yourself feel pleasure.�  He rested his head on his wrists and breathed deeply to steady his racing heart.  His breath caught in ragged gasps as the pain became unbearable.  �I WANT her.�

He sat up suddenly, letting the pain in his crotch ebb.  �But does she want me?�  He swung a leg over the branch and dropped to the ground soundlessly.  He gazed at the camp, all sleeping peacefully.  His eyes lingered longingly over Kagome�s form, imagining himself in her arms instead of the fox boy.  He sighed and made his way to a nearby stream.

Hastily he undressed, anxious to feel the cool night air on his hot skin.  He shrugged out of his robes and pants, stumbling as they got tangled with his feet.  He freed himself and kicked his clothes away.  He raised his arms reverently to the cool night, closing his eyes and feeling the gentle caress of the night breeze.  It tickled him where he most ached and craved touch.  He dropped his hands to his sides and knelt on the ground.

The rocks scraped his knees, but he didn�t care.  There was always pain with passion.  A hand caressed his thigh, moving where he needed it the most� his manhood� so hard and yet silky soft in texture.  He squeezed it gently, careful not to scratch himself with his claws.  Many a pleasurable exploration had been cut short by his accidental overzealous scratching.  He weighed himself in the palm of his hand before starting a familiar rhythm.  He closed his eyes and let the pleasures wash over him.  They rolled up and down his spine, making him shiver with need and desire.

Her eyes were like stormy skies.  Her smell was like sunlit fields and honey.  He tried to imagine her there with him, feeding his desire with her touch� her breath in his ear as she cried out.

A familiar pressure began to build and he bucked his hips against it, needing it to crest and wash over him� to send him to oblivion.

�Inu Yasha?  Sit!� a voice broke through his thoughts.

His heart raced in terror as his limbs froze.  It seemed like ice cold water had been thrown down his spine as he was pushed forward, into the rocks.  Under him, his near ecstasy melted into pain.  �Gods!� he cried, cringing with both the pressures on his back and the throbbing from his unfulfilled act.  Finally his muscles relaxed and he curled up into a ball around his aching loins.  He blinked open his eyes to stare at the one who did this to him� the only one who could.

She stared at him in surprise. 

�Why?� he demanded, reaching down to cover himself with his hand.  He rolled over onto his back, feeling the cool stones resist against his softer flesh.  �What do you want now?� he growled, covering his face with his free arm� feeling exposed and raw.

�You were�� her voice quivered.  �What were you�?�

�Wasn�t it obvious?  I was fucking myself, bitch,� he snarled.

�Why?  I�� she faltered.

�Just go away,� he whispered.  He rolled to his side and curled his legs up to help cover himself.

�Inu Yasha?� her voice queried from his side.

He fought off the urge either to cry like a child or to roll over and take her.  He curled into a tighter ball instead.

�I�m sorry.  I didn�t know what you were doing,� she sighed helplessly.

Shifting rocks told him she was standing and turning.  He carefully rubbed his sore manhood, listening to her breath in the awkward silence.  He rolled his hand to the familiar placement and gently squeezed.  She wasn�t moving.  He slowly resumed his rhythm, feeling odd sensations knowing that she was still there and could see if she chose to look.  He relaxed his legs, exposing more of his movements for her eyes.  Let her see.  It was her fault if she chose to stay and watch.  He had a need to fill and he couldn�t hold out for much longer.  He grunted as the pleasures reasserted themselves.  His arm slipped off his face to fall at his side, but kept his eyes closed in concentration.  Something warm and soft touched his fingertips.  He paused mid stroke to slit open his eyes.  Fingers were touching his.  He sighed and resumed his ministrations.  The fingers softly caressed his.  He flexed his fingers, encouraging the contact as shivers ran down his spine.  He was close again.  Fingers twined with his and he held them tight.  He bucked against his hand in mindless abandon, needing to finish.  He felt the pleasure begin to crest and suddenly realized where he was aiming.  He rolled away, still holding her hand and nearly wrenching his arm from its socket.  He closed his eyes and felt the passion tear through his body, wanting escape.  All of his extremities throbbed with the release.  It tore at his chest and he threw back his head to scream.  Everything went dark.

His senses slowly returned.  He was vaguely aware that he was breathing heavily through his nose.  The scents of his musk were heavy in the air.  Another scent was against his nose� sunlit fields and honey.  He became aware of something warm against his back, extending over his shoulder to his neck and face.  He opened his eyes and leaned back to roll over.  Kagome knelt beside his head, still holding his hand.  Her other hand was pressed against his mouth.  �Are you alright?� she asked, breathlessly.

He nodded, silently. 

She removed her hand from his mouth.  �You were screaming,� she said quietly.  �Was it� painful?�

He stared at her in surprise before he found his own voice.  �No� It� No, not painful.  Only the interruption��

She stared at her knees next to his naked shoulder.  �I�m sorry� I didn�t know what you were doing.  I didn�t know you did stuff like that.�

�What?  Pleasure myself?�  He snorted with a chuckle and squeezed her hand before releasing it.  He raised both hands to his face, mindful that one was a little sticky.  He absently licked the stickiness away and covered his eyes with his palms.  �Only sometimes� not often.  Never been caught before.�

�I�m sorry,� she began.

�Stop that,� he growled and sat up.  �Stop feeling sorry.  You may have caught me, but I didn�t hide very well.�  He stared thoughtfully down at his half-aroused manhood.  Fingertips touched his own and his penis gave an involuntary twitch.  He made a face.

�Are you sure you�re not in pain?�

He stared at her.  �I�m not� why would you ask that?�

�The face you just made when I touched your hand� and before.�

He shook his head.  �I�m far from pain.�

�What is it then?�

He looked away from her, unable to control the small smile that escaped onto his lips.  �You don�t want to know.�

�How do you know?  I just watched you pleasure yourself as you held my hand.  Don�t I deserve to know?� Kagome demanded.  She placed a hand on his shoulder. 

Heat rippled down his spine, exciting his loins.  He closed his eyes and bit his lip.  �Are you blind?� he whispered behind clenched teeth.

�No,� her voice was soft and unsure.  �Maybe I just want to hear you say it.�

He opened his eyes and stared into hers.  �Maybe my body is screaming it at you and I�m hoping you�ll hear it� so I don�t have to say it.�

�Inu Yasha�� she began with a sigh.

�Or maybe you need to hear something else,� he concluded as he leaned forward and caught her lips with his.  He wrapped his arms around her soft form and pulled her into him and onto his lap.  One arm slipped up to her shoulder.  He wrapped his fingers into her soft hair, pulling it gently and using his fingertips to push her head to his.  He licked her lips, seeking entrance.  They opened to him and he delicately tapped her tongue with his before tasting her hungrily.  She moaned against him and he released her.  �I�m sorry,� he whispered.  �I didn�t mean to overwhelm you.�

�Don�t be sorry,� she replied quietly.  �I�m the one who stayed and watched you during a vulnerable moment.�

He gently pushed her off of his lap.  His penis had grown to be painfully stiff below her heat.  �What do you want me to say, Kagome?�

�How do you feel when I touch you?�

He looked down at his manhood.  �Painful�  needful� overwhelmed�� He closed his eyes and raised his chin to the cool night air.  �Desirous� raw� I� I can�t do this,� he whispered and stood.  He retrieved his clothes with one quick motion and began to dress.

�You feel desirous towards me when I touch you?� she asked quietly from her place, unmoved.

�I�m not a pervert,� Inu Yasha mumbled, feeling cornered.  He struggled with his clothes and managed to at least pull on his white robe.

�I never thought that you were,� she responded softly.

�And I don�t do what you saw me do so often� Only once in a while,� he stated defensively.

�We all do.�

He turned to stare at her.  Her head was bowed.

�We do?� he whispered.

�I do� about�� she stopped herself.

�Who�?� he asked, quietly.

�You thought of me, didn�t you?  When I touched you� I felt� I thought I heard you call my name.�

He made a face and knelt on the stones behind her.  �Is that so horrible?�

She raised her head.  �No� not at all.  I think of� you too.�  She looked back over her shoulder at him.  �Is that so horrible?�

�No,� he sighed, absently playing with the tie on his robe.  �What do you think about?�

She smiled and turned to face him.  �Lots of things.  How about you?�

�Me too.  Are they all good things?�

�Yeah, most of them.�

�But not all?�

She blushed and looked to her knees as if they held the answers.  �I think about rough stuff and it scares me a little bit� But it still��

�Feels good?� he offered, hopefully.

�Yeah.�  She bowed her head to cover her growing smile. 

�What do I do?� he asked quietly.

�You� you�� She covered her face with her hands.  �Oh gods, I can�t believe I�m thinking of telling you this.�

�It�s alright,� he smiled, gently. 

She took a deep breath and looked back up to his face.  �What do I do� in yours?�

�You� you touch me.�

She cocked her head to one side to stare at him, thoughtfully.  �Where?�

�Here,� he said, pointing behind him.  �Your arms are around me and your hands are on my back.�

Kagome smiled shyly and crawled to where he was kneeling.  She wrapped her arms around his shoulders and hugged him tightly, letting her hands roam down his back.  �Like this?�

�Yeah,� he responded, reciprocating the hug.

�Then what?� she asked quietly from against his shoulder.

He nuzzled against her neck, taking pleasure from the smell of the hair tickling his nose.  �This is it.  This is what I imagine.�

�Nothing else?�

He frowned in thought.  �You cry out� in my ear.  That�s as far as I get before I explode.�

She made a small whimper.

He closed his eyes and felt his loins throb with desire.  There was something more he needed� something to do with his manhood that ached against her heat.  She changed position so she could straddle his thighs and hug him better, pulling his robe open.  His penis tingled as it tapped the hot spot between her legs.  Her breath caught and she changed her position so she was sitting above it, pressing it down between his thighs.  Her heat covered his whole length.  He grunted and held her tightly. 

�What?� she whispered against his neck.

�Nothing� What do you imagine?� he begged, burying his face in her hair.  He fought off the urge to explode beneath her. 

�I imagine you� laying me on the ground and� tasting me,� she responded quietly.

�Where?�  He put his hands on her hips and slid her back down his thighs, over his knees to the ground.

She glanced down her body, her eyes resting on her lap.  He gently pushed her onto her back and looked down to where she had indicated with her eyes.  He could smell her musk, strong in his nose.  He followed the scent down to the juncture of her legs.  He lifted her skirt, first glancing up to her face for askance.  Her eyes were closed and her lips were slightly parted.  He guessed that she didn�t mind.  He pulled up her skirt to reveal her panties.  He watched her belly move as she breathed heavily.  He touched her thigh and she opened them wider for him, lifting her hips slightly.  Her musk strengthened.  He leaned forward and sniffled her underwear.  Her scent was strongest between her legs.  Gently, he licked through the panties.  She moaned and lifted her hips to him.  The fabric muted the taste, but the scent made his heart race with desire.  He licked again, resting his tongue against the damp fabric.  Her body pushed against him.  He smiled and licked the skin to the side of the fabric.  She cried out and reached down to touch the waistband of her panties.  �Take them off,� she begged.  �Please��

He complied, sitting up for a few moments to help her pull them off.  She settled back down on the ground with her eyes closed, panting slightly.  He studied the juncture of her legs.  Dark hair covered the top� lips, opened slightly to reveal something fleshy.  The scent was stronger.  It made him salivate.  He leaned down and tasted the lips.  She moaned and reached down to fondle his ears.  He purred for her and licked again.  She had an interesting taste, he decided� not good or bad� exciting.  His penis ached for release from the flavor.  He grew bolder with her encouragement on his ears.  He opened his mouth and took a deep taste.  He let his tongue explore the outside of her lips before rolling it to the inside.  He explored the fleshy part and her hips bucked against his face.  He decided to leave that part alone until he was ready to finish.  He tasted downwards and found a hole.  He stuck his tongue in as far as it would go.  She moaned and massaged the base of his ears, encouraging him to continue.  Carefully he pushed a finger into the wet tunnel.  �What is this for?� he asked quietly.

She let go of his ears and propped herself up on her elbows.  �Your penis,� she responded.

His penis ached in reply as he explored the warm, wet place with his finger.  �My penis� goes in here?�

She smiled in amusement.  �What do you think a penis is for?�

He sat up and shrugged.  �To pee out of� bring me pleasure when I touch it.�

Her eyes glittered with something almost animal.

�It really goes in here?� he asked, pushing a second finger in to join the first.

She nodded silently.

He pulled out his wet fingers and sucked on them absently.

�You�ve never�?� she asked quietly.

�No one told me anything,� he responded.  �I teach myself.�  She reached down between his legs and gently caressed his manhood.  Shivers ran up his spine from his hips to his head and then back down to his feet.  He watched in fascination as she rubbed the tip with her thumb.  �Oh, Gods!� he grunted as her hand surrounded his shaft and squeezed.  He closed his eyes and bit his lip, willing away the building pressure.  �I can�t� I�m� I�m gonna explode!� he moaned.  He felt her touch him and pull him, using long strokes.  Finally he lost control.  He knocked her onto her back and pushed his hips against hers.  He blindly thrust for a few moments before he found the place he was searching for.  He slid in eagerly and came to resistance.  He pushed against it and she gasped beneath him. 

�Oh,� she grunted.  �Careful� virgin��

�Kagome,� he moaned in apology and paused, feeling warmth flow from his head to his feet.  She was giving up her virginity to him.  The thought made him want to cry in shame or laugh with joy.  He settled for snuggling his face against her neck until she was ready for more. 
�OK� Slowly�� she whispered in his ear.  �Not too fast.�

He continued his thrusts at a slower pace, needing the release and oblivion.  Her arms wrapped around his back, holding him tightly.  The familiar pressure began to crest and he pushed against it, riding out each wave of building euphoria with a thrust from his hips.  Her scent covered him and surrounded him.  He breathed her into his lungs and out again.  Heat came from her and he gave all he had to her, willingly.  She was the center of his universe, the center of his being and they were sharing this one, fast approaching perfect moment.  He was barely aware she was crying out below him.  It sent him over the edge as he arched his back and screamed.  Everything went black.

He came to, breathing heavily against Kagome�s neck.  He sat up and stared at her, but she was looking over his shoulder.  He looked in the direction her eyes were focused on and found four pairs of eyes staring back at him.  Actually he could only see three pairs, but he knew the fourth pair was among them.  Sure enough, something bounced onto his naked, sweaty shoulder.  �My lord, what have you done?� the flea demon asked.

�You hurt her!� the fox demon wailed, moving towards the entwined couple.

Kagome sat up a little under him.  �No, no� He didn�t hurt me, Shippou.�

�So� You�re the screamer?� Sango asked with a small smile and a blush.

The monk looked pale and made no comment.

Inu Yasha hastily disentangled himself from Kagome, careful to pull down her skirt so no one could see her panty-less.  He found his inner robe, which had somehow been discarded during the pleasure making.  Kagome excused herself and was followed by an anxious Sango and Shippou.

Inu Yasha sighed and began to pull on the rest of his clothes.

�I saw what happened.  The first scream woke me.  It wasn�t human�  The others didn�t come until the second scream,� Miroku began.

�What did you see, monk?� Inu Yasha growled impatiently.

�You took her by force.�

�We both wanted it.�

�You didn�t ask her.�

�She didn�t say no.�

�Would you have heard her?�

�She could have stopped me.�

�How?�

�These,� he snarled, touching the prayer beads.  �My inexperience made me fumble and she could have stopped me with a single word, but she didn�t.  She let me be inside her� where I was meant to go.�

The monk regarded him with a sad look in his eyes.  �If you ever harm her��

He stared at the monk for a long moment, weighing the open-ended threat.  �I want her, Miroku.  More than the jewel� I want HER.�  He frowned and looked away.  �I would never want to harm her.  She�s a part of me.�  He pushed past the monk and started in the direction Kagome had gone.  A few steps into the woods and he realized she probably had an entourage with her.  He wanted her alone.  He took to the trees and made his way back to the camp.  He landed on a tree branch and paused to watch the ones below him.

�What was it like?  Was it his idea or yours?� Sango asked eagerly.

�I� I don�t know.  It happened so fast,� Kagome responded.

Inu Yasha frowned.  �Fast,� he grumbled to himself.  �Next time I�ll draw it out until you beg me to release.�

�Are you sure he didn�t hurt you?  I smell blood,� Shippou cried.

Inu Yasha sniffled.  Sure enough, Kagome�s blood scent was present.  His heart raced with terror.  �I hurt her!�

�He didn�t hurt me.  Why would he?� Kagome demanded.

�He�s a demon,� Sango stated as if it was the most obvious answer.

Inu Yasha frowned at her from his hiding spot.  �That�s no reason��

�Half demon,� Kagome corrected.

Sango stared at the other girl in pity. 

Inu Yasha scowled.  �Stop looking at her as if she�s tainted,� he grumbled to himself.

�But the blood!� Shippou cried.

�It happens to most women who have their virgin knots broken,� Sango sighed, looking to the fox boy. 

�He broke you?� Shippou wailed.

�He didn�t break me!� Kagome cried defensively. 

A noise in the woods made the girls and the fox boy turn.  The monk stepped out into the camp.  �Is he here?� Miroku asked.

�Who?� Sango responded.

�Inu Yasha.�

Kagome blushed and looked away with a small smile.

�Haven�t seen him,� Sango answered.

�Can you feel his presence, Kagome?� Miroku asked.

Kagome�s eyes flashed on Inu Yasha�s hiding tree, making brief eye contact with his eyes.  He felt a shiver run down his spine.  She looked away quickly and pretended to be searching the other trees nearby.  �No� why?�

�I just� want you to be careful around him.  He may be a good man� but he�s also a slave to his demonic needs.�

�Like your needing an heir?� Sango offered.

�Not like that.  I�m worried that he will put his needs before yours.�

Kagome smiled at the group.  �Thanks for your concern, everyone.  I�ll keep that in mind.  Why don�t we all go back to bed� but first I must go take care of something.  I�ll be right back.�  She turned to leave.

�Kagome wait�� Miroku called after her.  He looked to the others and approached her, pulling her out of earshot.  �Did you really want it?�

She gave him a small smile.  �Don�t worry about me, Miroku��

�Just answer me and I�ll never ask you again.�

She dropped her eyes demurely.  �A real lady isn�t supposed to want stuff like that, but��

�But?�

�I wanted him.�  She smiled sweetly.  �Don�t worry, Miroku� I understand him.  He�s a part of me.�  She turned and continued on her way, leaving the monk behind.

She stepped out to the area by the stream and found her panties.  She rinsed and wrung them out.

Inu Yasha approached her from behind.  �Did you mean it?�

�Of course I did,� she replied without looking.

He slipped up behind her and wrapped his arms around her.  �Thank you.�

�What for?�

�For wanting me� despite all I�ve done.  Giving me your virginity.�  He rested his chin on her shoulder.

�Well then, thank you.�

�For what?�

�Wanting me too� and giving me your first experience.�

He smiled and squeezed her tightly.  �Want to make pleasure again with me?�

She laughed and turned her head to kiss his cheek.  �Yes, of course� but not tonight.  We have to find a place where they won�t hear your screams.�

The memory of his previous screams made him smile.  �You�ll make me scream more than once?�

�As many as you want,� she sighed and leaned back against him.

�Can I make you scream?�

�We�ll work on it� If you�re up to it,� she giggled.

�I�m always up for it,� he laughed and pressed himself against her butt so she could feel his growing erection.

�What am I going to do with you?�

�Make me sit?�

�Later� If you�re good.�

He chuckled and looked down at their feet.  Hers were barefoot and somewhat between his� like his were protecting hers.  He liked that idea.  His hands pulled her to him and they fit together as if they belonged.  He liked it a lot.