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Chapter 2

Blood Moon

The more she walked, the more the person –or demon– in front of her went into the forest and it didn't seem to ever stop. Eventually, after being extremely sure that she didn't know where she was and the only alternative was to follow whoever was in front of her –she had abandoned the thought that it might be Inuyasha some time ago–, she accepted that she had made a mistake. There was no way of knowing if the demon was good or not, even less if he was a potential danger to her or where he was going. Really, the whole situation was bizarre and unexpected. Then again, it was her idiocy that let her to be in such situation so it didn't seem that strange and unforeseen at all. Thus she continued to follow the mystery demon through the forest without complain.

However, as expected, everything couldn't go right for Kagome. From out of nowhere, the silent, normal forest was invaded by howling. It was a single lone wail that lasted for several seconds before quieting down. It sounded sad as it called to the moon and scared the forest into an unnatural silent.

Kagome herself became of stone when she heard it and looked around trying to pinpoint from where the sound was coming to place it in the 'Do Not Go There' list. And she would have followed her own advice if it wasn't because the stranger was heading that way. Having no clue to where she was and any place looking better than a semi-dark forest in the middle of the night, she tailed behind the demon at a safe distance as she had been doing the whole night.

By then, the evening was becoming dimmer and the silhouette of her guide disappeared from her view. Maybe he ran to his destination. She had no idea, but that didn't make her feel better. Especially when the terrifying howl from before was heard again. This one, however, wasn't alone. As soon as it was hushing, another howl joined the fading sound. Three mores after the second, several others joined the first one as it howled again.

She almost panicked thinking that she might be attacked and hurried her pace toward where her guide had disappeared and, consequently, toward the howling. Her friends later would question her sanity, but she was trying to keep herself alive… by running head first toward the danger. She knew it wasn't smart. She also knew that the night was getting darker and thing were getting a red tint to it. Plus, that infernal howling wasn't letting up any time soon.

Once more she found herself opening her eyes wide to see in front of her trying not to fall. This time, thanks God, she managed to maintain herself erect. Something she would appreciate soon enough as she came to be closing to a clearing. From some distance away she heard something. Paws moving over the ground, low barks, and louder howling than made her want to run the other way, but at the same time she got curious.

She had followed a mysterious demon here. She concluded he had to have being heading there from the start because there was nothing else except trees for miles around. He had gone there to do something. What could it be? It sounded like a meeting by the amount of sound coming from the clearing. Who would he be meeting?

Getting closer to get a look at the meeting place, Kagome came face to face what she supposed was a pack of demon. They were in their animal form and had a range of color from black to dark brown, golden and silver. There were some red ones as well, and all of them were canines. Some fox, and two or three wolf with a lot of dogs in the mix. They were, at that moment, not concerned with her presence at all. Although she was sure they knew of her uninvited attendance, so she just studied them as they howled at the blood red moon that hanged in the heavens.

Then, she understood. They were celebrating a rare occurrence in the night sky, a total lunar eclipse. If she wasn't mistaken, there was only a 35% chance that the eclipse would be total and an eclipse only occurred twice or maybe four times a year. However, the chances that the moon would take the red color during a total eclipse depended on the atmosphere of the earth. Because the moon would be a little behind the earth –most of the time the natural satellite went over or under the globe allowing it to be full when on the night side of the planet– the sun rays shouldn't be able to make it there, nevertheless, some of them go through the atmosphere which sent out the blue rays and directed the red ones toward the moon making it take colors like yellow, pink or red.

Kagome wondered how they knew it would happen that day, but ignored it as she as well watched the wonder of the red moon. Knowing the eclipse wouldn't be over for hours and that it had barely began not half an hour ago, she turned her attention to the group. It was then that she noticed a particular huge dog that prowled around as if he owned the place.

The beast was white and huge. His muscled limps, big fangs and red eyes reminded her of a nightmarish dog demon of about the same size, but convinced herself that it couldn't be possible. The monster gave a last long howl to the red moon before it transformed into a smaller ball of light and landed in the middle of the clearing. As the light dimmed, the silhouette of a man she knew too well took precedent over the now moving demon group.

"Inuyasha, what does Sesshoumaru has to do with all this?" Sango asked not getting anything at all. "He is the Lord of the West. I really don't see him taking part in any kind of celebration."

"I would agree with ya most of the time, but 'n this case, I don't think I can," said the somewhat worried half-demon. "Actually, Sesshoumaru organizes a party during each Blood Moon in a clearing not so far from here and they're quite popular."

"A party?" Asked Miroku not exactly believing what he was hearing.

"Yeah, mostly canines are invited. Especially those that hold an important position in the West and that are single," confirmed Inuyasha. Seeing the unbelieving looks his friends were giving him, he couldn't help but snap. "What? Ya don't think it true? Well, let me tell ya that I went to one of those once, and by God if I found it in me to tell ya about it, ya wouldn't like it one bit." Taking a deep breath he continued in more calmed voice. "As a rule, I know Sesshoumaru wouldn't even get close to a human, but during the celebration I'm not so sure. He might act differently. Just like that time…" he mumbled to himself. He really was afraid that Kagome might end up in Sesshoumaru's grasp and this time, he wasn't sure he wouldn't be able to stop him or help her. He just hoped that, unlike that time, nobody ended up dead.

The priestess couldn't take her eyes off Sesshoumaru as he appeared naked as the day he was born in the middle of the clearing, standing tall in his glory. His defined muscles shone under the moonlight and they rippled as he moved forward. Although fascinating, it broke the spell that held Kagome. She had almost had the time to berate herself if it wasn't because the other demon in the clearing had also changed into their humanoid forms without her noticing.

"Holy fuck," she murmured to herself forgetting that she was close to a clearing full of demons that could hear her from miles away. But maybe if all those demons weren't naked she wouldn't be speaking to herself in the middle of a danger zone.

Taking some time to digest what she was seeing, she watched wide eyed as the participants began to pair up. Faster than she could understand, moans filled the air as partygoers celebrated the night of the Blood Moon in the never old form of ritualistic sex. 'An orgy,' drifted the thought. 'Sesshoumaru is participating in a damned orgy,' came again the whisper of her conscious mind.

The notion came fast. It was logical and somewhat expected. So it was normal to search with her eyes the object of said thoughts who wasn't anywhere to be found.

Kagome knew from experience that a dangerous predator which had disappeared from the field of vision was bad news. Most of the time it meant he was behind its target, or close enough to kill it fast. In Sesshoumaru's case, there was no way of knowing if one would still be alive even when his gorgeous golden eyes were the only thing one could see. Therefore, the priestess feared the possibility and tensed just thinking about it. But she never stopped looking for the handsome demon among the group. Even then, it wasn't so hard to find the Lord of the Western Lands. Although many of the dog demons present had silver hair, Sesshoumaru's stuck out.

The truth was, Kagome had no idea why or how she could pinpoint his position so easily. It might have been that six sense she had developed in the Feudal Era. Fact was, she had found him among the mass of tangled, moaning bodies that covered all available surface of the clearing. He wasn't that far away from the center and the moon shone just enough for the priestess to see him perfectly. Once again, his unearthly beauty captured Kagome's attention. His honey eyes were looking in her general direction but she refused to accept that he saw her.

There was no doubt that he had excellent night vision, but his face was contorted with pleasure and his eyes were clouded, making it impossible for him to notice her presence. Like before, there was an unexpected movement of his part breaking the strange spell that had been cast over her. It was almost unnoticeable, just the subtle rolling of his hips as he lowered his head to capture something in his mouth.

There was somebody under him.

She didn't know what to think, but she cared less as something tightened in her belly. It was an uncomfortable and delicious feeling at the same time, like tickles but with an intensity that made the desire to touch herself a necessity instead of a luxury. Still, she didn't move an inch from her position behind a tree, even when she was beginning to want to.

As if verifying her guess, a delicate hand rose from under Sesshoumaru and hugged him to the body below. He didn't complain and conceded by moving his hips faster and harder. The female underneath him must have been enjoying herself, but it was impossible to distinguish her moans from those of the rest of the orgy. Still, the tightening of the hand was a clear indication.

The Lord, as one would expect, didn't give any information away as he impaled himself in his lover, making his sexy movements a temptation that Kagome was willing to indulge in. There was a half-smile in his face, as if he knew that the woman under him would be satisfied or simply that he was too good for any female's peace of mind. The girl knew that to be true, because in that particular moment, Sesshoumaru's sensual love making to some unknown demoness that he wouldn't remember the next morning, was turning her on as she had never been before.

She somehow wanted to believe that that wasn't the case. Sesshoumaru wasn't making her feel lust in the most basic, animalistic form there was. She wasn't wet and her nipples weren't hard nubs under her bra. And the Ice Prince wasn't looking at her as he fucked someone else with a look that promised immense pleasure. There was no way she was timing her finger, which somehow had found its way to her panty, to each powerful roll of his hips.

'It just can't be,' she told her pleasure filled mind as she squished her clit and massaged her breast in a somewhat impossible to be in position against the tree. It both allowed her movement and view, being Sesshoumaru's eyes the main focus point, just as his movement and the illogical wish that she wanted to be the one under him instead of some demoness.

Kagome shivered. The cool air was dancing around her slightly open blouse even when she hardly felt it. Long forgotten where thought of staying quiet replacing them by the feeling of her fingers inside her, thinking that it was Sesshoumaru. As her peak neared, she thought she had seen all there was to see. She was partially right, except she had a private show for herself.

In that moment, the demon pulled away from his partner letting her see his erect member proudly tall and ready for more action. With one hand, he hauled the female under him into a dog position –totally saw that one coming– and slowly he entered her. The priestess saw the demon woman throw her head back in ecstasy, and Sesshoumaru just hurried his pace, penetrating her hard, fast, in passion. His potent gaze always looking her way as she frantically pushed her fingers inside trying and failing to have the same filling effect that she saw in the demoness' face.

In a flash blinding moment she came, her sweaty body convulsing under two burning suns. Taking a few deep breaths, she fixed her clothes and got ready to leave, but not before looking at Sesshoumaru. To Kagome, he never looked more beautiful as his climax overpowered him, making his growl resonate through the whole forest.

Instinctively, she just knew it was time to go. She was sure they had a pretty good idea a human was there. Hopefully, they wouldn't know who. Once again wrapping a protective shield around her that hid her scent, she ran into the forest.

Through the whole way, she felt like she was being watched, but attributed it to her imagination.