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The scenery ahead became whiter and whiter as the car gained altitude up the mountain with each mile it traveled. They’d been on the road for three hours and still had another three to go. Inuyasha had briefly considered flying to their destination but, ultimately, he realized that spending six hours alone with Kagome in a confined space was pretty fucking nice.

Despite spending most of their non-working hours in each other’s apartments, Inuyasha wanted to spend one long weekend with her away from everything and everyone before having to deal with the fucking madness that was the holidays.

Christmas Eve’s dinner would be fucking insanity at its worst, what with their respective families and a couple of their friends celebrating together in his parents’ estate. Not to mention, the usual visits after midnight once everyone opened their presents.

Too many fucking people in a short span of time for his liking, so in order to brace himself for the upcoming stressful holidays, Inuyasha booked one of the deluxe cabins at an important ski resort.

Not that they could really be considered cabins, or that he and Kagome had any plans of skiing for that matter. Nope, they were gonna spend most of their time inside those four walls enjoying the peace and quiet and each other’s bodies.

Three entire days with no meddling parents, no teasing friends, and no clothes.

Inuyasha couldn’t wait to arrive and have the best fucking weekend in a long, long time.

They temporarily parked at the main building’s parking lot to collect the keys to their cabin.

The resort had a hotel with about two hundred rooms and five deluxe cabins surrounding it, though they resembled more a presidential or honeymoon suite. Each cabin had a private outdoor jacuzzi overlooking the lake and the mountains, plus all the amenities one could imagine.

Inuyasha and Kagome walked hand in hand toward the reception desk, noticing the huge crowds coming and going.

Yeah… he would have gone fucking crazy if he had to stay at the main building and share the common spaces with so many people and their screaming children.

“Welcome to Shikon Hotel Ski Resort & Spa, how may I help you?” The woman behind the reception counter greeted them with a polite smile once they reached the front of the line.

“Hi. We have a reservation under Taisho for one of the deluxe cabins,” Inuyasha replied, pulling out his ID from his wallet and handing it to the clerk, who quickly checked it and typed in her computer.

“Ah yes, here it is,” she said, grabbing a small envelope and pulling two keycards from inside that she swiped through a reader before putting them back inside and handing it and his ID to Inuyasha. “You’ll be staying at the Ruby cabin, which is the second one in a clockwise direction once you exit the hotel,” she explained and then paused to wait for his confirmation that he understood her directions.

Yeah, he heard her alright, but his brain came to a screeching halt at the mention of which cabin they’d been assigned, and he mentally shuddered. Of all the five fucking cabins, it would be his fucking luck to get assigned the one his parents stayed at a couple of years ago.

Kagome’s giggling brought his brain back online, and he mutely nodded at the reception lady to let her know he understood.

“I think it’s the same cabin your brother and Kagura were assigned to during the first leg of their honeymoon,” Kagome whispered, and Inuyasha’s head snapped so fast to face her that he almost got whiplash.

“What?!”

“Yeah, I think I remember her saying ‘Ruby’,” Kagome elaborated, slightly frowning as she examined his face, which most likely was fucking pale given the revelation. “Or I could be wrong,” she quickly added.

“Yeah, let’s hope you are,” he muttered as he put the envelope and his ID in his pocket before thanking the clerk and leading Kagome back to the parking lot.

Inuyasha refused to believe that his half-brother and his sister-in-law had also stayed at that cabin, but knowing how the universe loved to fucking mess with him…

Hopefully, there wouldn't be any traces of the asshole’s and Kagura’s scents anywhere.

“Wow, this is stunning!” Kagome exclaimed in wonder as she and Inuyasha stepped into the cabin; though, in her opinion, it looked more like a luxurious suite. The walls were painted ivory with details in plum.

The main floor had a small kitchenette off to the right of the front door with the basic appliances—a microwave, a mini fridge, a stove with no oven, an electric teapot, and a Nespresso machine. To the left of the front door, there was a table for four with a vase of red roses, two champagne flutes, and a bottle of Dom Perignon inside an ice bucket. Along that same wall, a set of stairs led up to the loft that sat above the back half of the main floor. Kagome knew that the bed, jacuzzi bathtub, and ensuite bathroom were all up there, though she couldn’t see anything from her vantage point thanks to a low wall providing a bit of privacy for the bedroom area.

The entire back wall of the cabin was made up of floor-to-ceiling windows, giving them a breathtaking view of the mountains and the lake. Glass double doors granted them access to the back of the cabin, where the outdoor jacuzzi was located.

Along the same wall of the kitchenette, opposite the stairs, she could see a huge LED TV and a fireplace with some sort of fluffy pelt lying in front of it. A massive and extremely comfortable-looking sofa faced the TV and fireplace. The whole setup screamed intimacy and romance, and Kagome was pretty sure they would spend quite some time in front of a cozy fire.

“Come on, let me show you upstairs,” Inuyasha said, intertwining their fingers and leading her toward the stairs against the left wall. Hidden beneath them, she spotted the door that led to the first-floor bathroom.

Kagome couldn’t contain her gasp once the bedroom loft came into view. The king-size bed sat facing yet more floor-to-ceiling windows, with the headboard resting against the low wall that blocked the view of the loft from the living area downstairs. A sliding glass door led to a balcony, while to the right of the door, resting almost against the windows, was the jacuzzi bathtub.

Oh, she would definitely pester Inuyasha to get in it together to watch the sun set behind the mountains.

On the right wall, opposite the stairs, was the door leading to the ensuite bathroom, which included a shower cubicle.

Despite the open concept and the massive windows, the bedroom felt incredibly intimate.

“You like it?” Inuyasha asked, but despite the question, Kagome could tell by his amused tone that he already knew the answer. She stepped closer to her boyfriend, lacing her arms behind his neck.

“Very, very much,” she replied before capturing his lips in a sensuous kiss.

They stepped into the warmth of their cabin after enjoying a succulent late lunch at the hotel’s restaurant. Inuyasha had been relieved that it hadn’t been packed, seeing as most of the families had already eaten a couple of hours before. It was a little past 4 PM, which meant it would get dark soon.

Inuyasha noticed Kagome looking out the window, squinting, before looking at her phone. She faintly gasped, and before he had a chance to ask her what was wrong, she was dragging him up the stairs.

“Kagome?”

“Sunset is in fifteen minutes,” she replied, hastily plugging the drain and opening the faucet in the bathtub before grabbing towels and the complimentary bathrobes and placing them on the foot of the bed. Inuyasha cocked an eyebrow in amusement at her behavior.

“What’s with the hurry? It’s not my human night,” he retorted but began undressing when she did.

“I know,” she replied coyly while helping him remove the last of his clothing, “but we have a front-row seat to watch a spectacular sunset, and what better way to do it than relaxing together in a jacuzzi?”

He groaned, feeling his dick reacting happily at the prospect of snuggling with a wet and naked Kagome. Fucking hell, his girl always managed to surprise him in the most amazing ways.

“That’s why you were so eager to return, ain’t it?” he muttered smugly, nibbling her jaw while grazing the soft skin of her hips with his claws, making her gasp.

“Mmhmm,” she hummed, tilting her head back and Inuyasha took the opening to trail kisses down to her pulse point. “Let’s get inside,” she whispered, and he couldn’t help smirking at the way her voice trembled.

Inuyasha pulled away from her enticing neck, swooning at being surrounded by her alluring scent. He grasped her hand, subtly guiding her to the bubbling bathtub. “Ladies first.”

Kagome made a show of entering the tub and slowly sitting down before leaning back on the porcelain. Inuyasha frowned, slightly confused.

How the fuck was he supposed to snuggle her?

He must have pouted because Kagome giggled, curling her legs and motioning him to get in.

“Sorry, Dog Boy, but it’s my turn to cradle you in the bathtub. The last two times you cheated me out of it with kisses and sweet words. Not this time, mister!” she retorted cheekily, raising her chin defiantly.

Inuyasha groaned again, biting his lower lip a bit painfully. He fucking loved it when she stood up to him in these sorts of situations. It was a constant back-and-forth on who could make the other feel the most pleasure.

“Yes, ma’am,” he replied hornily as he hurried into the tub and leaned into her supple breasts, sighing contentedly when her arms embraced his shoulders.

Kagome began laying kisses from his cheek to his shoulder, nibbling lightly on his skin every few inches while her right hand switched positions to freely caress his chest.

The gasp-slash-whimper he let out should have embarrassed him but he honestly didn’t fucking care how utterly pathetic and wanton he sounded. Kagome greatly enjoyed it when he made those sounds—she had said so, repeatedly—and Inuyasha was more than happy to please her.

His head tipped back against her shoulder when her hand lightly scratched his hip bone and her tongue tickled his pulse point. In the almost eight months they’ve been together, Kagome had taken several pages out of his playbook. She knew fucking perfectly how to bring him to his knees in pleasure.

A drawn-out low moan escaped his lips when her fingertips lightly danced below his navel, and his dick twitched at the proximity of her hand, becoming painfully harder. He unconsciously and gently squeezed her thighs while panting at the pleasurable sensations her touch was eliciting.

“Enjoying yourself?” she whispered into his ear before nuzzling the sensitive appendage with her nose. Despite being human, Kagome knew exactly how to speak to his inuyokai instincts; she was always mimicking those gestures inherently related to dog demons and how they showed affection.

In moments like this, Inuyasha still couldn’t believe how fucking lucky he was and that they were finally together.

“What do you think?” he replied, opening his eyes to look at her in his periphery and keenly aware of how breathless he sounded.

“Good,” she replied softly as her left hand tipped his head slightly so she could kiss him properly. Inuyasha sighed into her lips before moaning brokenly when her right hand stroked his erection.

“Kagome…” he whined pathetically at the overwhelming pleasure coursing through his veins and feeling his hips undulating of their own volition as they chased her hand.

“Open your eyes,” she requested with a kiss on his cheek and slightly heaving as she stroked him steadily.

Fucking hell, his skin felt as if on fire and he squirmed in her hold to make sure the length of his back brushed against the entirety of her front. Despite being surrounded by the bubbling water from the jacuzzi, Inuyasha could feel a slightly different type of wetness—a slick wetness—on his tailbone, and he momentarily ceased his movements, groaning loudly when he felt Kagome’s pussy grinding against that spot.

“You’re killing me,” he groaned between gasps after a particularly hard stroke.

“Open your eyes,” she repeated, gently bumping his jaw with her nose, and he reluctantly complied. He always felt everything more intensely when his eyes were closed but she had asked twice already. He looked at her questioningly, and she signaled to the window with her chin, “Look.”

Inuyasha followed her gaze, gasping at the breathtaking view as much as he did at the pressure she applied on her downstroke. The sun cast orange and purple hues on the sky as it made its descent, and despite the overwhelming need to squeeze his eyes shut and feel the movements of her hand and hips, he remained watching the celestial event as their moans and groans became louder and more frequent.

Her hand increased the pace and his hips surged forward, chasing his orgasm, while Kagome did the same as she rubbed herself against his tailbone. Inuyasha’s brain was keenly focused on those particular points of contact, as well as her boobs pressed against his shoulder blades. It was fucking maddening and completely fucking erotic, and merely thinking about it sent him over the edge just as the sun finished hiding behind the mountains.

His decadent moan filled the cabin, and in his blissful daze, Inuyasha heard Kagome whispering “That’s it, love,” while helping him ride out his orgasm. He collapsed against her shoulder, breathing heavily, and he still could feel her grinding her hips in tight circles.

Right, she hadn’t come. He definitely needed to fix that, so Inuyasha took a couple of deep breaths before twisting in his spot and snaking a hand between her legs.

“I got you, Kagome,” he panted before devouring her mouth as he began running tight circles on her clit, alternating between the pad of his thumb and the knuckles of his index finger.

Yeah, he should have fucking known better and trimmed his claws but there was no point in dwelling on it now. He could get the job done all the same.

Kagome’s breathing became shallower, and her hips gyrated in syntony with his fingers, becoming more frantic. She moaned and gasped into his ear, and Inuyasha knew it was deliberate.

She knew how much he fucking love those sinful sounds.

“I’m—I’m close,” she whispered, almost breathless, and he redoubled his efforts. A well-placed pressure on her clit with his thumb elicited a keening moan from his girl, and she immediately went rigid, twitching in his arms as her orgasm consumed her. Inuyasha adjusted his position in the confined space and pulled her into his arms. Kagome sighed contentedly as she went limp, snuggling even closer to his body.

She hummed and nuzzled his chest, taking a couple of deep breaths. “Wow,” she muttered, sighing once more, “that was intense. And hot.”

She giggled, grinning unabashedly, and Inuyasha hugged her a little closer, shaking his head in amusement. Kagome always behaved as if she were a bit tipsy after having an intense orgasm.

Feeling that the water was cooling, he helped her to her feet and out of the tub, snatching one of the towels and enveloping her right away. Once she seemed almost dry, Inuyasha wrapped that towel around his hips and immediately put Kagome into one of the robes, grabbing the other towel and wrapping her hair.

He lifted her effortlessly and sat her against the headboard before putting on the other robe himself.

“Always so sweet,” she whispered with a goofy smile and kissed him tenderly.

He merely hummed, feeling his cheeks flush at the praise, and nuzzling her chin in response before helping her dry her hair with the towel. Once he felt it was dried enough, he wrapped the same towel around his head and tucked her into bed. Between having to get up at an ungodly fucking hour, the long-ass trip, and her orgasm, it was pretty fucking obvious she needed a short nap.

Kagome whined in protest when he left the bed, and he couldn’t help letting out a barking laugh. “Calm down, I’m just gonna toss the wet towels in the bathroom.”

“Okay,” he heard her mutter while hanging the towels, “because I’m not done cuddling, you know?”

“Don’t be stupid, as if I would say no to cuddling you,” he teased her as he grabbed a pair of boxers and slipped them on, noticing Kagome trying to peek under his bathrobe. “Want me to get you some panties?”

“Yes, please.”

Inuyasha was glad they had sorted their clothes into the dresser and closet before going out to lunch, or else it would have taken him too fucking long to find her underwear in her suitcase. Kagome was a practical packer to maximize space and it wasn’t unusual to find pairs of panties inside Ziplock bags hidden inside her shoes or rolled clothes.

Several months ago, his brain would have gone offline and his cheeks would have flamed like a fucking tomato at the prospect of digging for her panties in a drawer.

Inuyasha quickly grabbed a pair and handed them to her, and he realized he had left his phone downstairs when he tried to check the time. He hurried to fetch it and when he returned Kagome was already asleep.

Quietly, he got into bed and pulled her into his chest before he opened some dumb game to pass the time.

Kagome stirred awake, frowning when she found herself alone but soon perked up when she heard Inuyasha flushing the toilet. His phone started ringing over his pillow while he was washing his hands, and she couldn’t help giggling when he cussed at the device. She glanced at it and saw ‘YURA’ flashing on the screen and reached over to answer it just as he stumbled out of the bathroom, frantically saying “Don’t pick up!”

Startled, her finger slipped right after that.

“Hey, lover boy!” came her teasing tone, and Kagome couldn’t help giggling at Inuyasha’s scowl.

“Hi, Yura!” Kagome replied cheerily.

“The fuck you calling for?!” he yelled at the same time, and his girlfriend shot him a chiding look, mouthing “Be nice!”

He scowled harder at that.

“Kagome, hi! How are you, doll? Are you having a good time?” she asked suggestively, and the hanyo growled, “Hey, my brother from another mother, can’t a gal check on their favorite lovebirds? Always so fucking rude, dude,” she grumbled over-dramatically.

Sometimes, Inuyasha idly wondered if she and Miroku were long-lost siblings. Always making suggestive jokes, always teasing him, and always being drama queens when he yelled at them for it.

“Oh, yes, I’m having the time of my life!” Kagome replied shyly, blushing as she glanced at him.

“Good, or I’ll kick his a—”

“Oh for the love of—Yura! Don’t tell me you called them! I told you to let them enjoy their time away without interruptions!”

Inuyasha couldn’t help snorting at the undignified sound Yura made at being scolded.

“Hi, Kikyo!” Kagome greeted, and he groaned, rolling his eyes and shaking his head in annoyance as he stared at the ceiling.

Lovely, now these two wenches were gonna distract his Kagome with endless chatting. It was a thing. Now that she was awake and rested, he wanted more snuggling in bed.

“Kikyo, get your woman to stop cockblocking us!” he practically barked as he plopped onto the bed, pulling his girl into his arms.

“Hi, Kagome! I’m so sorry, guys. I told her not to call you. Yura, can you stop egging him for a whole weekend, please?”

“Fine! But it’s so much fun to hear him sputter indignantly.”

Inuyasha growled at her words but snickered at how easily she caved to his ex-wife’s pleas. Yura always teased him about how whipped he was whenever Kagome asked him to do something, but Yura was the same with Kikyo.

“You girls need to make some time and spend a weekend in this place. It’s soooo romantic! You’re gonna love it!” Kagome piped in, and Inuyasha knew it was her way of derailing his and Yura’s usual bickering.

“Oh, we do know it! We spent a weekend there for St. Valentine’s Day! We stayed at one of the cabins. I definitely want to take Yura again.”

Inuyasha’s eyes widened at that. Right! He remembered how the girls kept talking about the cabin when they returned.

He cleared his throat to get their attention.

“Kikyo? Which cabin you got? It wasn’t the Ruby one, was it?” he asked, grimacing at what she would answer. It would be his fucking luck that his best friend-slash-ex-wife stayed at this same fucking cabin with her girlfriend.

“Uhm no, we got the Emerald one. Why?”

Oh, thank fucking god! He sighed in relief, looking at the ceiling.

“Nothing! Just curious is all,” he replied, trading a glance with Kagome, who realized why he had asked and promptly stifled a laugh. He couldn’t help scowling and pouting at her.

“Bullshit, you sounded so fucking panicked.”

Fuck, Yura was onto him.

She had been there when Kagura spoke of the honeymoon and probably remembered the tidbit about the cabin.

“Yeah, sure. Don’t call again. Bye.”

“Why—”

Inuyasha didn’t let her finish her question and quickly ended the call.

“Inuyasha! That was rude!” Kagome scolded him but he could see she was amused and shaking with laughter.

“She can fucking deal,” he replied before hovering over her and capturing her lips.

He really wanted to go back to snuggling with Kagome before dinner.

By the time dinnertime rolled around, Kagome was evidently tired despite her short nap. Inuyasha left her setting the dinnerware on the coffee table in front of the fireplace, and he made the short drive to the main building to order their food. A quiet dinner in front of a cozy fire sounded way more fucking appealing than dealing with a huge restaurant full of people.

Besides, the privacy of the cabin allowed for very obvious displays of affection between bites and feeding each other without getting nasty looks.

Inuyasha fucking loved feeding his girl.

He made sure to order a vast array of food, predominantly red meat, and vegetables, plus two substantial servings of chocolate mousse for dessert. He promptly ignored the people gaping at him in disbelief at the large amount of food he ordered.

These fuckers surely thought he was alone because he was a hanyo.

“Your food will be delivered to your cabin in twenty minutes,” the young woman at the cash register informed as she returned his keycard.

A perk of staying in one of the deluxe cabins was that the package was all-inclusive.

“Thanks.”

On his way back to the parking lot, he stopped at the gift shop after spotting a crystal ornament Kagome would fucking love. Inuyasha quickly made the purchase and returned to the cabin before their food arrived.

“Awww, it’s so cute! Thank you, Inuyasha!” Kagome squealed at the adorable crystal kitten her boyfriend brought her, immediately hugging him.

It never ceased to amaze her—and amuse her—that her beloved Dog Boy was such a cat person like herself. They had already discussed getting a cat when the time came to move in together.

“It’s no big deal,” he replied dismissively as he returned the hug, shrugging one shoulder. Kagome was positive he was blushing profusely.

“Still, I love it,” she retorted, pulling away and cupping his cheeks.

His ears shifted toward the door before he stood up. “Food’s here,” he announced, evidently feeling flustered at all the praising.

Kagome giggled at his retreating form and rushed upstairs to put the crystal kitten on her nightstand.

The following morning, Inuyasha got up early to order their breakfast, letting Kagome sleep a little longer. By the time they’d finished dinner last night, she could barely keep her eyes open.

She was currently taking a shower to get rid of any remnants of sleep while he set the plates on the dining table. Today, they wanted to spend some time outside and enjoy the bright, warming sun. The lake looked like a clear mirror and reflected the snowy mountains. Kagome wanted to take pictures of the landscape and the wooded area close to the resort to make big prints so her mom could use them for her 3D decoupage art.

Just as she exited the bathroom, there was a knock on the door announcing the room service.

“Good morning, sir,” the man greeted him as he rolled the dining cart into the cabin and laid all the trays on the table.

Inuyasha thanked and tipped the room service attendant before preparing the two coffees at the Nespresso machine. He picked a Volluto capsule for himself and a Ristretto for Kagome, her usual one. He placed both cups on the table just as she walked down the stairs.

“That’s a lot of food,” she commented, wide-eyed. Yet Inuyasha didn’t miss how she was hungrily eyeing the bacon and the croissants.

“Your point being?” Inuyasha replied, grinning and cocking an eyebrow at her.

Kagome was more than familiar with his need to make sure she ate sufficient amounts of food, especially during winter when she needed more calories to keep her energy.

She sat at the table, squinting at him as she served a bit of everything onto her plate. “Are you sure you’re not trying to fatten me to dissuade guys from asking me out?” she asked from behind the rim of her cup of coffee, trying very hard to hide a grin.

Inuyasha growled, feeling his ears flatten on his head.

“If telling that fucking moron that you had a boyfriend didn’t stop him from asking you out, I hardly think a couple of extra pounds would fucking deter him from insisting. Fucking hell, I don’t know if he’s plain stupid, clueless, or just doing it on purpose because he thinks you’re gonna dump me for him.”

He took an angry bite out of his bacon strip, grumbling about annoying assholes who couldn’t take a fucking hint.

Next time it happened, he would make fucking sure to shove his tongue so far down Kagome’s throat that he would definitely get a fine for indecent behavior in public spaces.

“My mom’s gonna love these!” Kagome squealed as she looked at all the pictures they took. She had even managed to capture a deer and her fawn leisurely walking among the woods. For being taken with a phone camera, the pictures turned out quite amazing.

Inuyasha smiled at her excitement, looking from over her shoulder at the picture in question. Knowing his mother, he had no doubt Izayoi would ask her mother for a decoupage of that particular image.

They quickly changed into comfortable clothes and lay down in bed, talking about their adventure and making plans for tomorrow. They had already agreed to a relaxed afternoon, followed by an early dinner at the restaurant so then they could spend the rest of the evening and night in bed.

Inuyasha was more than eager for that.

Kagome was in the bathroom and Inuyasha was reading some text messages from his parents while waiting for her. She’d been having issues with her bodily functions, and every so often, he could hear her growling in frustration and grumbling “Come on!”

He made a mental note to ask for cereal with extra fiber for tomorrow’s breakfast.

Her phone started vibrating on her pillow, and Inuyasha frowned when he saw it was a video call from Koga.

Why the fuck was he calling, and on video on top of that?

Huffing in frustration, he grabbed the device and answered the call, ready to yell at the wolf.

“What the fu—” he started saying but promptly shut his mouth when he saw the image greeting him.

“Hi, Aunt ‘Gome!” Ginta and Hakkaku practically screamed in excitement before frowning comically at the camera, “Uncle Inu? Where’s Aunt ‘Gome?”

Inuyasha chuckled at their evident confusion and how their pouts became more prominent in disappointment.

“Hey, runts! Aunt Kagome is currently busy,” he vaguely replied, unwilling to elaborate on where she actually was or what she was doing, then cocked an inquisitive eyebrow at the twin pups, “does your papa know you have his phone?”

“Yes…” they replied at once, suspiciously lengthening the word and glancing at each other conspiratorially.

Inuyasha suppressed a bark of laughter, not wanting to expose their blatant lie. The toddlers could be a fucking handful and prone to throw loud tantrums, but at least they had finally gotten over their insane jealousy about the inuhanyo having “stolen their Aunt ‘Gome” and moved on to being insanely jealous about Miroku “stealing their Aunt Sango.”

Yeah, no way in fucking hell would he call them out and risk being the target of their jealousy once again.

The bathroom door opened and Kagome walked out, looking exasperated. “I hate it that I can’t po—” she started complaining but instantly caught Inuyasha’s frantic gestures telling her to shut up as he pointed to her phone.

The little wolves evidently heard her voice because they visibly perked up and started to call her name. Kagome rushed to the bed, settling close to Inuyasha so they both fit in the frame.

“Hi, boys! How are you doing?” she asked, smiling brightly at the toddlers, and Inuyasha felt his heart skip a beat at the sight. She was always so sweet with them, and he just knew she’d be an amazing mother once they decided to have children.

It wasn’t in the cards for the near future; they had already decided to wait a few years after getting married—whenever that happened—before starting a family. They both wanted to enjoy being on their own and travel the world before taking such a big step. If it was up to him, Inuyasha would marry her right fucking now, but Kagome insisted they wait a little longer because his divorce from Kikyo had only become final two months ago, and people would reach the wrong conclusions if he remarried so soon.

Only their close friends and families knew that Inuyasha had been Kikyo’s beard for four years while she secretly dated their former maid Yura during the grand majority of their phony marriage. The short-haired woman had lived with them from almost the beginning and continued to live with Kikyo after Inuyasha moved out of the house soon after starting his relationship with Kagome. He and Kagome had been secretly dating for six months before they went public right after the divorce. Yeah, he knew people were gossiping and assuming he had been cheating on Kikyo, but what they would never suspect was that Kikyo herself set them up after getting tired of seeing them pining like idiots. Just as Inuyasha had facilitated and covered for Kikyo and Yura’s secret relationship, the girls had done the same for him and Kagome.

Inuyasha always mentally cackled when people were very fucking confused when they saw that his ex-wife and his girlfriend had become such good friends.

Kagome’s conversation with the toddlers brought him back from his musings, and he grinned knowingly when he heard other voices in the background.

“Ayame, have you seen my phone? I can’t find it.”

“Have you checked on the couch between the cushions?”

“Not yet.”

They were so faint that Kagome hadn’t heard them, but Ginta and Hakkaku had if their alarmed expressions were anything to go by. In their hilarious panic, they dropped the phone on the coffee table, sitting on the couch like two fucking angels before it was picked up by Koga, who did a double-take and frowned in confusion at the screen.

“What the fuck? Inuyasha? Kagome? Huh. What—? How—?” the wolf blubbered before realizing what he had said, eyes widening in panic at having accidentally dropped a fuck bomb in front of his sons, and both Inuyasha and Kagome started laughing almost hysterically.

“Oh, man, Ayame’s gonna have your ass if she finds out.”

Koga glared at him, and the hanyo only laughed harder at that.

“Oh, you better shut your mouth, dog breath.”

“Hey! You know I’m not gonna tell her, fleabag!”

He seemed to calm down when the twins didn’t immediately start repeating the word.

“Is everything ok? Why did you guys call? I thought you were in the mountains.”

“Hi, Koga! Um, we didn’t call,” Kagome said, suppressing a laugh. It took the wolf a second to realize what had happened, and he groaned.

“You’ve got to be shitting me... How the fu—how did they manage to unlock my phone?!”

“You probably got it set to stay unlocked when at a specific location,” Inuyasha replied, speaking from experience.

“Shit. Yeah, I gotta fix that before they call someone else. Sorry for the interruption, guys. Enjoy your weekend and we’ll see you in a couple of days. Bye!”

They waved him goodbye before ending the video call.

At least the runts hadn’t interrupted anything important. Those two little shits had impeccable timing when it came to cockblocking. It was a knowledge Inuyasha learned from Koga, who complained at least twice a week that his pups always barged into the bedroom very late at night whenever he and Ayame were about to fuck when their kids were supposed to be long asleep.

Looking at the time, the couple changed into warm clothes and headed to the restaurant.

After dinner, they grabbed a couple of blankets and sat near the lake to watch the stars and the moon, snuggling while he drank whiskey and she sipped wine. If it wasn't the high of winter, Inuyasha would have suggested making love under the stars.

Well, maybe in summer they could go somewhere private and realize that particular fantasy.

Even with all those blankets and her puffer jacket, plus his body heat, Kagome shuddered, rubbing her hands together.

“Alright, enough stargazing for you,” Inuyasha scolded, standing up and extending a hand to help Kagome to her feet.

“Agree,” she muttered as she picked up the blankets and hurried inside.

Dropping her cargo on the couch for the time being and removing her extra layers, Kagome plopped on the pelt in front of the fireplace, sending coy looks at Inuyasha while he refilled their glasses.

He knew that look. He loved that look. It always led to a whole lot of naked cardio.

He unhurriedly walked toward her, smirking at her frustration that he was purposely making her wait. Inuyasha sat down, handing Kagome her glass as he took his sweet time drinking his whiskey. His smirk widened when she practically guzzled her wine, and then she plucked his tumbler from his hand, leaving both glasses on the coffee table before forcing him onto his back.

“I’m so not going to fall asleep tonight,” she purred, straddling his hips as she began trailing kisses along his jaw and neck.

“Fuck,” he muttered, closing his eyes and letting her have her fun for the time being.

Overly tipsy Kagome was thirsty and brazen and mostly made her appearance during his human nights, that time of the month when his yokai blood was dormant and his instincts for playful dominance were absent. But since tonight was not that time of the month, his yokai side needed to be in charge to make sure Kagome was properly taken care of.

Inuyasha swiftly reverted their positions, always mindful of protecting her head once her back hit the fluffy pelt.

“Don’t worry, Ka-Go-Me, I’m not gonna let you fall asleep,” he growled playfully as his hands slowly lifted her t-shirt, making sure his fingertips tickled her sensitive spots. Kagome whimpered, arching into his touch, and Inuyasha groaned at the evident desire painted on her beautiful face.

She wriggled beneath him, grinding against his erection and fumbling with the button and zipper of his jeans just as Inuyasha managed to get her t-shirt off. A quick flick of his finger released her bra’s clap, and Inuyasha’s mouth descended on her nipples in no time while his hand made quick work of removing her jeans.

“Not fair!” she protested as she attempted to lower his pants, “I’m practically naked and you’re not! I demand equality!”

Inuyasha couldn’t help laughing and gave her a quick kiss before standing up so she could pull his jeans and boxers down. He stepped out of them and returned to his kneeling position between her legs, letting her remove his t-shirt.

“Happy now?” he teased, cocking an eyebrow at her as he gently forced her on her back so he could remove her panties. Inuyasha didn’t give her a chance to reply before he was flicking her clit with his tongue.

The filthy low moan she let out echoed in the cabin and made his dick throb almost painfully. Kagome squirmed some more, using her feet to force him even closer—as if that was even possible—and Inuyasha chuckled at her eagerness. The vibrations made her gasp, her hands reaching out to rub at his ears, and he moaned right before slipping a finger into her heat.

Inuyasha mentally high-fived himself for remembering to trim his claws. He had been dying to touch her intimately since yesterday, and he finally would be able to do it.

Kagome was frantic, pulling closer and grinding into his face while mindlessly mumbling “Oh god yes” and “Please, Inuyasha”.

Oh, he definitely would make her cum, but he would take his sweet fucking time doing so. After what she did for him in the bathtub, she deserved an equally explosive orgasm.

So Inuyasha teased her until her breath was ragged before slowing his ministrations until she groaned in frustration. He repeated this pattern a couple of times before he decided to stop toying with her. Slipping a second finger, he performed circular motions, making sure to rub her G-spot at the same time he suckled on her clit.

“Fuck! Come on, I’m so close, please!” Kagome begged brokenly and he groaned in pleasure at how fucking hot she sounded.

Without saying a word, his tongue applied more pressure on her clit and was soon joined by his thumb as his other digits kept pumping steadily. Once her moans were cut by her frantic gasping, Inuyasha picked up the pace, and it didn’t take long before she was spamming in bliss.

He waited for Kagome to go limp before reluctantly getting up and grabbing bottled water from the mini-fridge. Inuyasha stroked her hair as she tried to catch her breath, smiling at him in pure fucking bliss. Once she took a particularly deep breath, he handed her the bottle.

“Easy,” he chided when she started gulping the water a bit too eagerly.

Inuyasha waited until she was more put together before settling between her legs and making love to her.

Kagome woke up a bit sore, humming pleasantly at the warmth Inuyasha provided her and snuggling closer to his body. He was currently on the phone ordering breakfast, and a glance out the window made her do a double-take at what she was seeing. Or rather, at what she was not seeing.

There was so much snow falling that she couldn’t make out the lake or the mountains.

“Thank you,” she heard him say before he hung up, “Morning, love. Just a heads-up, breakfast is gonna take a good while because of the blizzard.”

Kagome frowned at him, taking another glance out the window. “How bad is it?”

“Not really bad but they said it could take over two hours to let up.”

This time she groaned, pouting at her misfortune. She was very hungry after their nightly activities and was looking forward to a hearty breakfast.

“We have leftover croissants from yesterday. We can warm them in the microwave and make do with those for now,” Inuyasha suggested, and Kagome gave him a confused look.

“What croissants?”

He looked sheepishly at her, shrugging. “There were a few left after breakfast and I thought ‘What the hell’ and kept them in case we got hungry during the day. I mean, it’s not like they were gonna serve them to other guests.”

She smiled brightly at him before giving him a passionate kiss. “My hero!”

Inuyasha’s ears perked up at her reaction, and he gave her a fanged grin. “You want me to heat those, then?”

“Yes, please!”

He nodded curtly before sauntering off the bed in his boxers, not bothering to put on anything else, and darted downstairs. “You stay up there!” he barked when she got out of bed.

“But—”

“No! You get breakfast in bed and then we have our second breakfast at the table.”

Kagome snorted in amusement before getting back under the covers. “All right, Pippin, I’m in bed already. No need to get snippy,” she quipped at him and promptly broke into a fit of laughter at his indignant squawking.

Inuyasha grumbled as he prepared the two coffees and heated the croissants. He couldn’t exactly get mad at the hotel staff for the stupid fucking blizzard, but the delay in their breakfast was pretty fucking inconvenient. Sure, a couple of croissants would stave off their hunger, but he wanted Kagome to have a little more variety in her stomach, especially the cereal to help her with her little problem.

They remained in bed after finishing their simple breakfast, watching the blizzard and playing Words With Friends while waiting for room service. They would have rather spent said time doing other activities but they didn’t want to risk getting interrupted once the food arrived.

He was about to make his move in the game when his phone started to ring, Miroku’s name and his dumb grinning picture popped up obnoxiously, and Inuyasha groaned in resignation, rolling his eyes at the ceiling.

Sticking his tongue out at Kagome for snickering at his reaction, Inuyasha reluctantly picked up.

“What do you want?” he barked, scowling at his device.

“I’m deeply wounded, my friend,” Miroku bemoaned dramatically as if he were at death’s door.

“And why the fuck is that?!”

He heard the idiot sighing pathetically and Inuyasha rolled his eyes more emphatically.

Fucking drama queen.

“You have video calls with Koga—when you explicitly threatened us with maiming vital body parts if we called—and yet you forget all about little old me. Me! Your bestest of best friends, your brother from another mother—”

Yup. Long-lost siblings indeed.

“—I’m shocked you’d treat me so cruelly, that you practically abandoned me for your new sports pal.”

“For fucks sake! I didn’t call, he didn’t call!”

“Don’t deny it, Inuyasha, I know—”

Boy, was he extra dramatic today…

“The runts stole his fucking phone and they video-called Kagome, you moron! Now stop being such a fucking whiny baby. Don’t make me call Sango and tell her to withhold sex from you,” he threatened, snickering when Miroku gasped in alarm at the prospect of losing bed privileges with his girlfriend.

“Well, when you put it that way… I can see how everything was a terrible misunderstanding on my part,” he muttered and laughed nervously but suspiciously more upbeat.

“Was that all?” he snapped, huffing exasperatedly.

“How are you guys doing? I’m sure you’re treating the lovely Kag—”

“Fuck, no. Bye,” Inuyasha was quick to interrupt him and cut the call before Miroku started waxing poetic about his and Kagome’s romantic getaway.

He glanced at her, who was covering her mouth to stifle her laughter, face scrunched up while tears of mirth streaked down her cheeks, and as soon as the call ended, she let it all out, doubling over and clutching her stomach as she cackled hysterically.

“Why the fuck are you laughing?! It’s not funny, Kagome!” Inuyasha whined in betrayal and mortification.

Fucking Miroku and his drama queen tendencies, always putting him in embarrassing situations.

“But it is funny, Inuyasha! It’s hilarious how he acts like a spurned lover ever since you and Koga became friends. He’s so jealous that it’s actually adorable,” she retorted, laughing even harder when he shuddered and made gagging sounds.

“Ew, gross! Kagome, please don’t ever repeat that fuckery! Great, now I’m gonna have to fucking start therapy. I’m scarred for life!” he grumbled, scrunching his face in disgust.

Still shaking with laughter, Kagome practically tackled him down to kiss him thoroughly.

Once the blizzard dissipated, the couple finally got to enjoy their long-awaited breakfast, and they waited for confirmation that it wouldn’t return before they ventured out of the cabin. With Christmas so close, the resort held various skating shows, mostly aimed at children, but Inuyasha and Kagome felt curious enough, so they went to watch a handful of those.

They returned to the restaurant for lunch, and Inuyasha wished they had just picked up their food and eaten at the cabin.

So many children. So many shrieks. And so many stupid parents who were too fucking busy with their phones instead of watching their unruly children who were running around and almost knocking bottles from other guests’ tables.

By the time they returned to the cabin, Inuyasha was nursing the mother of all migraines.

Kagome drew him a bath, and while it had helped him relax, Inuyasha was a bit disappointed she didn’t join him. Instead, she spent that time packing what she knew they wouldn’t be needing. Tonight was their last night at the cabin, and they wanted to avoid last-minute packing and spend the rest of the day chilling in bed. The plan for tomorrow was to check out at the last possible minute and enjoy a relaxed breakfast before they headed out.

They were still arguing about driving arrangements, though. Kagome insisted he’d let her drive for a couple of hours while he kept retorting he would do the whole thing so she could relax. Then she would argue that she wouldn’t need to rest or anything because, unlike the trip here, she didn’t need to get up at the crack of dawn.

In truth, Inuyasha was concerned about the road conditions, and while Kagome was always responsible behind the wheel, he didn’t trust the other drivers. Besides, like it or not, he did have faster reflexes than her and she knew it.

But he wouldn’t bring up the subject until they got in the car tomorrow.

“Headache still bothering you?” Kagome asked when he stepped out of the jacuzzi and dried himself.

“A bit, but it’s mostly gone,” Inuyasha replied with a lazy shrug, and she nodded in acknowledgment.

“Ok, let me go to the bathroom first and I’ll give you a scalp massage to make it better. Deal?” Inuyasha felt his ears wiggle at the offer and nodded vigorously.

He patiently waited for her while exchanging texts with his mom, who kept asking for confirmation about the guests for Christmas Eve’s dinner. This year the table would have twice its usual occupants, with the addition of Kagome and her family, Kikyo’s teen sister Kaede, Yura, and Yura’s mother.

An all-too-quiet cheer coming from the bathroom made him quietly snicker. Seemed that that extra-fiber cereal had helped Kagome, and he pretended to not have heard her when she emerged from the bathroom, grinning widely. Inuyasha wouldn’t ask, wouldn’t mention a damn thing, and would wait for her to say anything if she felt like it.

Sometimes, she had no issues talking about stuff some people perceived as TMI, and sometimes she felt mortified and shy and kept her mouth shut.

“Thank you,” she said with a meaningful look before kissing his forehead and sitting against the headboard, “Ok, lay your head on my lap.”

It seemed today she felt slightly shy, and Inuyasha merely nodded in understanding before getting comfortable on her lap.

Ten minutes into his scalp massage, Inuyasha relaxed so fucking much that he dozed off.

To avoid making the same mistake as with lunch, Inuyasha picked up their dinner, and they ate on the coffee table in front of a cozy fire. They had planned to have a bath in the outdoor jacuzzi, but Inuyasha quickly changed his mind. It was too fucking freezing outside, especially at night, and Kagome would surely catch a nasty cold.

Oh well, they could always return in the summer and scratch that itch.

They watched a bit of TV while having dessert, though they quickly got bored. It was one thing to do it at home but, in this cabin, it felt pointless.

Inuyasha waited until they finished packing before he cornered Kagome and devoured her mouth, walking her backward toward the bed and groaning into the kiss when she tugged at his t-shirt, trying to get it up and over his head.

They quickly got naked and in bed, barely interrupting their kissing as they did so. Inuyasha spread her knees, positioning between her legs, but didn’t try to enter her just yet. He wanted to get her slick first, grinding into her and teasing her clit with his thumb without overwhelming her.

Kagome whined in protest, knocking his hand away and trying to line him to her entrance. He half-chuckled, half-groaned at her eagerness, nipping her jaw playfully.

“Inuyasha…” she whined, pouting at him adorably, “stop teasing me!”

“Alright, alright, I get it,” he quipped, kissing her as he ran the palm of his hand along her entrance and stroked himself a couple of times, hissing at the contact.

He was so fucking glad Kagome was on contraceptives and they didn’t need condoms. He loved the feeling of skin on skin, and in an odd way, it reassured him that they were it for each other.

Supporting himself on his forearms next to her head, Inuyasha cocked an eyebrow at her, a silent ‘go ahead’ she quickly understood. Kagome wrapped a dainty hand around his erection and aligned him with her entrance, humming in pleasure. Capturing her lips in a passionate kiss, Inuyasha pushed his way inside in one smooth plunge until he was buried to the hilt, forcing their mouths apart to moan decadently and loudly.

Fuck, he loved her sounds.

His jaw clenched as he held himself still, watching her eyelids flutter closed after the intrusion, gasping and groaning at the amazing feeling of Kagome surrounding him, her tightness only adding to the overwhelming pleasure.

Inuyasha focused on nibbling her neck and massaging her boob while his hips subtly gyrated, giving her time to adjust to his girth. Once he felt Kagome relax, his lips crashed into hers again as he began to move, both of them gasping and moaning at the delicious friction and each collision of his body into hers. Her fingers gripped at his shoulders, nails pressing deep, and he fucking hoped she left marks on his skin. Her legs clamped tighter around him as he picked up his pace, slamming deep with each thrust, his forehead pressed into the pillow beside her head, and he shuddered when Kagome raked her teeth on his neck. It was too fucking much and too little at once, and he growled at the overwhelming pleasure blazing through his body.

“Fuck,” he drawled out, frantically and sloppily kissing her cheeks. “God, I fucking love you so much, Kagome.”

“I love yo—” she attempted to reply but a hard stroke against her G-spot had her moaning brokenly instead.

“Fuck, I… can’t… last much longer,” he gritted out, giving a hard thrust just as his thumb reached for her clit and applied the right pressure. Kagome cried out at the dual stimulation.

“I’m almost… Fuck! Inuyasha… please,” she rasped, and Inuyasha rubbed unforgiving circles on her clit, watching her arch her back and scream her release. She clenched around his cock so tightly and bucked wildly against him, finally dragging him into the precipice after her with a strangled cry of her name.

Inuyasha felt drunk with happiness and pleasure, holding her close to his body without smothering her. They lay there for a few minutes trying to catch their breaths until an aftershock sent a tremor through Kagome, causing her to involuntary clench around him and making him hiss in discomfort.

“Shit, sorry,” she apologized sheepishly, voice hoarse from all the moaning and screaming.

“Don’t worry about it,” he whispered, kissing her softly as he gingerly pulled out and plopped down beside her, humming contentedly into her shoulder before pulling her into his arms. The smile she beamed at him took his breath away, and he brought a hand to her face, kissing her gently.

God, he was the luckiest son of a bitch in the entire world.

Inuyasha took a deep breath and momentarily left the bed, despite her protests, to grab a bottle of water from the minibar next to his nightstand. He gulped half of the water before handing the bottle to Kagome, who drank eagerly even though he told her to slow down. Once her breathing returned to normal, he lifted her bridal style and carried her to the bathroom so they could take a shower together before going to bed.

The drive back home was uneventful since the road was pretty much deserted, and it added to Inuyasha’s peacefulness. The weekend away with Kagome had certainly recharged his social battery, but more than that, it kept reinforcing what he already knew.

Kagome was born for him, and he was born for her.

“Do you think we could come back before next year’s winter?” she asked, looking impossibly hopeful.

“Abso-fucking-lutely. We’re gonna go wherever you fucking want,” he replied, flashing her a fanged smile, “So… you liked the cozy swanky cabin in the mountains next to a lake?”

He knew the answer, but he wanted to gauge just how much she liked it, and boy, she didn’t disappoint when her smile became radiant and her eyes shone brighter than the stars.

“It was right out of a dream.”

Inuyasha simply smiled at her, nodding and already thinking of finding the right lot in the right location. He’d have to ask his dad to hook him up with the right contacts, but if he timed it right…

Maybe he would—they would—have a private deluxe cabin all for themselves. Inuyasha would make sure of it.

It would certainly make for an amazing wedding gift.