#1 In the Garden in the Rain

The rain fell quietly on the grounds of the palace belonging the Lord and Lady of the Western Lands. Dark gray clouds hung lowly in the sky as Rin's head appeared in the window. Since the rain was only a light drizzle Sesshoumaru had not mandated that she stay inside as he normally would have done if it were any worse. The only problem was that her kimono was still one of mortal velvet, the youkai silk kimonos she was waiting on had yet to be completed and such velvet ruined very easily in any kind of rain. Sighing mentally she wondered how far she would get before it began to cling to her uncomfortably.

Making her way to the front door of the palace she could no longer hold in her excitement, she loved the rain far too much. She then started running, out the open doors, down the long stone pathway, and into one of the many gardens. Since she had learned that the whole palace was hers to do with as she liked she had spent the majority of her time either with her mate discussing possible names for any heirs they would have, or in the gardens. It was the middle of spring, rainy but ever so beautiful as the flowers were blooming and the land was once again lush and green. This was Rin's favorite time of the year because it reminded her of rebirth in many ways. The winter had just faded away and things were slowly coming back to life.

Although she was no longer a virgin, having mated many times, with spring came a certain kind of renewal for herself as well. Every year at this time, all of her life, she had felt an innocence retake her and her eyes always seemed just a bit brighter. When she had been a small child, following faithfully behind her lord she had felt the same way, like she was being reborn anew, it felt nice. Sesshoumaru had been busy all day every day for almost a week and it was beginning to annoy her. She understood that he had his lands and duties to see too but she felt more than a little neglected. She yearned for time with him. She missed having him consistently by her side as he had been in the months since their mating.

She had no doubt about how much he loved her but she had rarely seen him in days. She saw him at her meal times only because she refused to take them without him. He would not let her miss any as of late and had bade her eat more than she normally did. She had been feeling sick for some time but did not know why. Her stomach was rather upset and she became sick shortly after meals and most days in the morning. She attributed it to a strange sickness, after all what else could it be? She stopped her wondering when she noticed that her kimono was now drenched in rain water, she had been out almost twenty minutes. Laughing she began to spin around as fast as she could to shake off some of the water, very soon however she became dizzy and had to stop.

Deciding that she had done enough wandering for the day she began to walk back to the palace. She had only made it a few feet when she bumped into her beloved Sesshoumaru, a very distressed look in his golden eyes. On instinct she asked "What is the matter my love, is something wrong?" He did not answer her but instead lifted her up between his arm and chest and carried her under a large tree limb where she was only hit by the now pouring rain every once in a while. "You should not be out in the rain just now, but since you are already out here it can't hurt you too much to stay for just awhile." As she began to adjust her wet kimono he came up behind her and lay his hand on her stomach admiring her glowing form. 'How beautiful she is carrying my pup, she will be happy to know it when I decide to tell her I will wait for a time, there is no reason for her to know just now,' He took her hands from her obi where they had been following its adjustment and removed the offensive thing, it had been far too long.

Dropping the drenched obi to the muddy ground he slowly removed the rest of her garments thinking only that she was just so damned beautiful. Sensing what he wanted to do Rin's hands sought his ever present armor and removed it as quickly as she could. With a loud 'clunk' it hit the ground followed quickly by the rest of the cloths covering his upper body. He stopped her from making him completely necked, as she now was, and guided her to lean against the smooth tree. Lifting her to sit on a branch that was about level with his mouth he told her to stay still. He wished to pleasure his neglected mate in a way he had not in a while. It had been a long and boring week and she needed her fulfillment as much as he did his own, and he knew it.

Slowly his finger began to lightly plague the bud of nerves at her center, his hand working magic between thighs. The intoxicating scent of her arousal found his nose almost driving him mad. She moaned softly until he could no longer stand not tasting her while still knowing how sweet she was. Faster than she could understand what he had done, his mouth replaced his finger and his tongue attacked the sensitive pink flesh. Moving a little lower he put the full length of his tongue into her sweet hot channel causing her to cry out and arch slightly to him. Quickly finding the most sensitive part of her inner walls he began assaulting it with his tongue. His finger returned to that amazing bud of flesh as he began ruthlessly pleasuring her, he wanted to hear her call his name again.

Soon Rin could hold back no longer, her inner walls contracted around his tongue and her hips bucked hard against his face, his name surpassed her lips in a long, loud, lusty moan. He smiled to himself as her juices coated his long tongue, she just tasted so damn good. After her spasms ebbed he lowered her to his waist and kissed her deeply. As he kissed her he gave her an ample taste of her own juices along with the flavor of his mouth. Calmly her hand traveled to the ties holding back his fully erect phallus, she wanted him inside of her as soon as he could be there. Unleashing it she began to guide the last of his garments down his slender, muscular hips.

Having no real will to make her stop Sesshoumaru allowed her to remove as much of what was left of his clothing as she could. Her now well practiced hands slid the silk down as far as she could manage, then he removed it the rest of the way and he softly kicked it away. Placing his member at her entrance he moved it in a slow elaborately teasing circular motion avoiding entry. He knew she had had enough of his little game when she bucked up to him, clearly an attempt to force him inside.

Every now and then he took her like this, and in other ways, instead of in his preferred position. He thought she seemed to rather enjoy it this one, they would do it again soon. Slowly he began his entrance, moving in with small half inch segments wishing to prolong the wanton moans now escaping her throat. He knew he was all but torturing her, he could hear it in her voice as she all but begged him to end her suffering. He loved every second of his game as her moans and pleas grew louder and more frequent.

Some time later he was finally fully embedded in her and it left him just short of entering her womb. When he began a soft, slow rhythm and she had a hard time accepting such a slow pace. As he began picking up speed she locked her long legs around his waist tighter to ensure he did not stop, something he could not have done even if had he wanted to. Soon sweat began its formation quickly covering them both causing a glimmer on their skin in the sunset. Nearly an hour later Rin called his name as her orgasm rippled through her frame and his seed shot deep within her. Removing himself he put her down softly by his side. Neither spoke nor needed to. They both fully understood the silence as though they had the words written upon their sweat soaked flesh. "I love you, my very own, now and always."