Part Two: The Desire.
"Oh yes, you're definitely staying here." He smirked, turning his back on her and preparing to leave his bedchamber.
"You get your arrogant ass back here," She hissed, reaching out half-heartedly to him. He turned his head to look over his shoulder down at her, giving her a smug grin.
"What now?" He said in that smooth bass voice, licking his lips. Kagome bit her lip, hands clenching the floor. She tried narrowing her eyes on him angrily, but it only came out as a pleading look. "Oh? You want me to...?" He raised an eyebrow, his smirk widening.
'Fuck me? Yes,' She thought hungrily, putting more pressure on her lip.
"Now now, Kagome.." He turned to her, golden eyes gazing down on her, shining with mirth at her uneasiness. "We wouldn't rush things now, would we?"
"Shut the hell up!" She snapped. "Don't flatter yourself, you bastard!"
"You know it's true." He said simply, eyes flashing.
"It's not," She said in a weaker tone, much to her dismay. She could feel a hot liquid trickle down her chin, and knew it was blood from her lip. She closed her eyes, her head filling with ideas with other things that it could be.
She sat on her knees, eyes closed as the hot, white liquid drizzles down her chin. She licked her lips, grabbing onto him again and sucking his member hungrily. She smirked at his deep, throaty moan of pleasure as he threw his head back, claws ripping small holes in the sheets of his huge bed.
She opened her eyes, shaking her head to rid her of the dirty thoughts. In a flurry of clothes and hair, he was kneeling right in front of her, eye-to-eye. He grabbed her by the back of her neck, pressing their foreheads together, as his eyes bore into hers. She gasped, eyes widening as her whole body stiffened.
"You were thinking dirty thoughts about me, weren't you...?" He purred, his smooth, sexy voice making her shiver, breath coming out in ragged gasps.
"N-No," She whispered, shivering again when the other hand began softly tugging on a few strands of her hair.
He smirked, his lips mere centimeters away from hers. "You were." He said smoothly, before getting up again.
This time, he didn't wait for her response as he left the room silently, casting her a look over his shoulder.
xXx
"Kagome, Kagome!" Kagome turned to see a little girl heading towards her with a group of various beautiful flowers clenched in her tiny fingers. The girl dropped the flowers, tackling Kagome off the elegant stone bench she was sitting up.
"Easy, Rin!" She chuckled. "Cut it out!"
Kagome absolutely adored the girl. Though she hated the bastard Rin came to know as something like her father, Kagome loved Rin to death. She guessed it was probably because she reminded her of Shippou.
Her sweet, sweet little Shippou.. Kagome clenched her fist, thinking about how Sesshomaru had just abducted her for no reason, taking her away from her Shippou, and the others. Miroku, Sango, Shippou, and Kirara's smiling faces entered her mind, her face contorted into a glare of rage.
"K-Kagome-chan? Are you okay?" The pre-teen girl asked, looking at her in slight fear. Kagome shook her head, blinking.
"Yeah, Rin. I'm fine. It's good to see you again." Kagome smiled brightly at her.
"It's good to see you too, Kagome! I've missed you alot! How did you get here?"
Kagome's face fell, turning into an annoyed frown. "Sesshomaru kidnapped me."
Rin let out a child-like gasp. "Lord Sesshomaru did that?"
Kagome nodded, face turning pink. "Yes, Sesshomaru did."
"But why?"
"I don't know, Rin. You can ask him that later." Kagome sat up, the girl previously on top of her getting up and offering her a hand. Kagome took it, getting onto her feet and brushing herself off.
He watched her bend over, brushing the dirt from her slender legs and thighs, and he sighed. Why can't I keep my eyes off of her?' He thought angrily. 'Calm yourself. The only reason you keep her around is that look she gets on her face when you smirk at her... Those emotion-filled eyes... The look of hunger on her face when you touch her...'
"She's a ninjen," He muttered. "A human." He shook his head in digust.
'Have I gone insane?'
'Yes, you have.'
'Who the hell…?'
'Don't mind who I am. I'm here to give you a good piece of advice, and straighten out your thoughts.'
'I don't need your help.' Sesshomaru rolled his eyes at his thoughts. Frankly, he knew he was confused and needed some help.
'Oh, yes you do. And I'm just the one to give it to you straight. You feel that pounding heart of yours as you look at her?'
'It's not—' Sesshomaru's breath hitched in his throat as she flipped her hair over her shoulder, crossing one leg over the other.
'That's love, my little Sesshomaru.'
'I'm not yours, nor little, and I AM NOT in love.' He snapped.
'Oh, but you are… Have you figured out who I am yet?'
'No.' He replied shortly, rolling his eyes.
'…I am your soul. Your conscience, if you will.'
'My God, I must be going insane...' Sesshomaru thought, inwardly groaning.
'No, you're perfectly sane. I would know.'
'Sane people don't have little inners talking to them and giving them advice on love!'
'AHA! So you admit! You are in love with that woman, and you're admitting it.'
'I do not love her!' Sesshomaru's hands clenched into fists as he grit his teeth. He really wished to strangle the voice, to stop its babbling, but he knew he couldn't because a conscience didn't have a body. So, he settled for trying to block it out.
'You do… and you know it, don't you? You're just afraid to admit you like a mere human? A species you've claimed to hate? You know you can't say a damned thing because it would ruin your reputation and disgrace you… That's it, isn't it?'
'Leave me be.' He growled, eyes tinging red.
He was relieved when he felt the voice ebb away into the back of his mind. His eyes returned to their normal golden hue, and he turned away, about to go back into the castle. He cast her one last look over his shoulder, watching her and Rin romp in the flower garden.
'…Do I?'
xXx
It was a sunny day, the rays of sunshine bearing down on the backs of a certain monk, demon slayer, demon kitten, and a demon fox as they traversed an endless dirt road.
"Miroku," Sango panted, "We've been travelling the same road for hours! When will it end?!"
"Yeah, Miroku!" Shippou agreed. "Can we at least stop for a break?!"
"I'm all hot and sweaty!" Sango complained. "I'd like to visit a hotspring!"
"Do you have a brush, Miroku? My tail is driving me nuts!"
"Mew!"
"That's…" Miroku, shook, face red. "ENOUGH!" He yelled, glaring at them agitatedly. "You all have been doing nothing but COMPLAINING since we left! Yes, rebuilding the structures Tsubaki tore down was hard, and yes, we've been travelling for a while now, but think of what Inuyasha had to do! He had to defeat her, again!!"
"I'd rather not think about him," Shippou said indignantly, crossing his petite paws over his chest. "The stupid two-timer…"
"He chose Kikyo, so he's not technically a two-timer…" Sango raised her pointer up, stating a fact. "But, I'm not very happy with his choice. I mean, Kagome's a live, breathing, beautiful, wonderful girl, and Kikyo's well…. Dead."
"Agreed, but that's not the point right now." Miroku said. "Our goal right now is to find Kagome and—"
CRASH!
"Miroku!"
"Sango!" Miroku took her into his arms bridal-style, barely pulling her out of harm's way as a tree came crashing down upon where they stood previously.
"Shit! SHIPPOU!" Sango screamed, being taken into the air by Kirara, who'd transformed. She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Shippou being taken away by a dashing red kimono. "Land, Kirara!" She commanded, the demon doing as she was told. The cat landed, fire gracing its paws as Sango hopped off with the monk accompanying her. She ran towards Inuyasha, who was holding him.
"Thank you, Inuyasha," She breathed, taking Shippou and holding him.
Inuyasha leaped up, and with a swipe of his sword, the demon was gone. Inuyasha landed in front of them again, turning to them.
"Where the hell were you guys going anyways?" He asked, annoyed. "You're not going to find jewel shards are you? It's useless, Kikyo and I have most of them. We're unbeatable."
"No," Sango spat, "We were going to find Kagome. It seems she's been kidnapped."
"Oh," Inuyasha's face softened a bit. "Want me to help?"
"No, we don't need your help!" Shippou said, glaring at him.
"Shut the hell up you little brat!" Inuyasha yelled, pointing at him all animated-like the way he used to. However, no one was laughing.
"Inuyasha.." Sango looked down. "Shippou's right. We don't really need your help. For al we know, it could've been Koga again."
"Damn mutt," He growled. "I'll—"
"You have Kikyo." Miroku said quietly. "Inuyasha, just go back to her."
"Hmph." Inuyasha snarled his nose up, hiding the slight hurt inside. "It's not like you deserve my help anyways."
"You're right, we don't." Sango said, turning away from him. "We'll be on our way now."
Miroku nodded, turning as well.
"Hmph," Inuyasha said, crossing his arms over his chest.
They silently walked away, not casting a glance back at him.
xXx
"Sango, what do you think of that back there?" Miroku finally asked, after about twenty minutes of walking in silence.
"Probably the same thing you are," Sango said, head bowed as her eyes kept to the ground. "If you were thinking that Inuyasha's made a huge mistake, then we're thinking the same thing."
"My thoughts exactly…" Miroku said as they walked. He glanced at Shippou, who was sleeping in Sango's arms. "Shippou looked up to him, didn't he?"
"Almost like a big brother," Sango said softly, stroking the red-head's hair. "And Inuyasha let him down."
Miroku only nodded, as they continued their silent journey. A few times, Sango tried to start conversation, but the monk walking next to her seemed too deep in thought to give anything but short, dis-jointed answers.
"…Who do you think kidnapped Kagome?" Sango asked quietly, and this seemed to get Miroku's attention.
"I don't know," He replied, the rings of his staff jingling as they ambulated. "My other question is: Why?"
"We don't know that either," Sango said, tapping her chin in thought as she cradled Shippou with the other arm. "All we know is that she's been missing for a few days now."
"Hmm, yes. I suppose we keep searching, looking for any clues we can find." Miroku said. "Who would be a suspect, in your opinion?"
"I haven't really thought about that," Sango said, eyes focused on the trees around them. "I would suppose maybe, Naraku? Trying to draw us or Inuyasha out?"
"Hmm, good theory." Miroku said. "It's kind of hard to tell with Naraku on what he's going to do, so I suppose that's plausible."
xXx
"Lord Sesshomaru, Lord Sesshomaru!" Rin cried, tugging a reluctant Kagome along behind her. The Youkai looked up from his paperwork spread around the dining room table.
"What is it, Rin?" He asked calmly, those golden eyes emotionless. Kagome stared into those orbs, feeling herself drown in them.
"Can Kagome and I take a bath in the Hotsprings?" Rin asked hopefully, giving him the most innocent face she could muster.
Sesshomaru's eyes flashed, knowing the raven-haired woman he desired was becoming more and more lost in them by the moment. "Of course, Rin." He said smoothly, before shifting his eyes away from Kagome's and returning to his paperwork.
"Yay!" Rin giggled, tugging Kagome away in a different direction in the castle. Kagome looked around, amazed at how the place looked. It was absolutely incredulous how fancy the place looked. Was this the Feudal Era? She doubted how it could be, for the place looked nothing like what the rest of the land did. There were beautiful ebony wooden floors, tapestries of a cornucopia of colors resting on every wall. The candles lit were elegant, and the cases that held them were of a beautiful metal design, a fiery dragon curling around the stick of wax it held.
"Beautiful," She murmured, looking around as Rin dragged her along.
"Oh, I know!" Rin giggled. "A girl could get used to living in this place."
"Yes, a girl could," Kagome replied softly, still in awe of the glory the place held. Aristocratic and elegant, the place held a beauty unrivalled to that of even Tokyo, back in her own time. No skyscraper or classroom could match this place.
Finally, Rin arrived at a door. Kagome looked down, and noticed steam leaking out through the crack at the bottom. 'The Hotsprings,' She thought.
Rin opened the door and a wave of hot steam slapped Kagome in the face like a ton of bricks.
"It feels good in here!" Rin giggled, pulling Kagome into the room and closing the door behind her. Kagome's skin tingled with warmth, as Rin pulled her into another side room. Inside were towels, soaps, things of the sort.
"Pick out a soap you like," Rin said, smiling. Kagome leaned down, tapping her chin as she looked at different soaps. The room smelled like tons of different wonderful odors, and each one looked appealing to the raven-haired woman.
"Uhmm… This one," Kagome said, grabbing a bottle of a vanilla-flavored soap.
"Okay," Rin smiled chipperly, undressing. Kagome followed her actions, removing her clothing and setting them on a bench. The two women then walked out into the main room, slipping into the hot water smoothly. They both sighed in pleasure, the heat soothing their skin and muscles. Rin reached out, grasping the bottle. She opened it, pouring the wonderful-smelling soap into the water. It created suds, and a wonderful aroma filled the room.
After a few minutes of silent soaking, Rin finally decided to break the silence, asking, "So, Kagome-chan, what do you think of Lord Sesshomaru?"
Kagome was taken aback by this question, and hesitated to answer. "W-Well," She looked at Rin, biting her lip. "My opinions on Sesshomaru.. are mixed." She said, after a moment.
Rin only giggled. "Kagome-chan, you love him, don't you?"
"N-No!" Kagome's eyes widened, and she looked at the pre-teen, flabbergasted. "Why would you think that, Rin?"
"I've seen the way you look at him. Sometimes, your eyes are angry, and sometimes, they're soft…" Rin said, a dreamy look in her eyes. "You look at him like he's the God of the world, admiring, wanting, needing—"
"Okay, okay! That's a little bit too much, don't you think, Rin?" Kagome said, her hands shaking in denial.
Rin calmed down. "Maybe so, but that look in your can't be anything but love, or at least something close to it."
"I don't know about love, but…" Kagome looked down at the water, her hand making circles, creating ripples. "There's something about him I just can't stand, then there's just that way he makes me feel when I'm near him.."
"Honestly, Lord Sesshomaru looks at you the same way." Rin said. She giggled when Kagome looked up in surprise. "He thinks no one sees him, but I have keen eyes. I've watched him a lot."
"Now, wait—" Kagome said indignantly.
"No, Kagome-chan. I really do think Lord Sesshomaru has feelings for you." Rin said, smiling.
(A/N: Bleh, it took me forever to write this. I hope you enjoy, I'll be working really hard on the next few chapters. Love you all! Review, pleeease?!