A Marriage of Convenience
Chapter 2
They stood in silence for some time. She smirked at the silence, "Did you enjoy yourself?" she smiled at the thought of him trying to find satisfaction with a demoness. She also smiled at the thought that she would not have to be the one to bring him his entertainment. She still did not look at him. She knew only that his hair was silver. She had only seen his back, for she refused to look at him at their wedding.
"Your humor is unwise at the moment." Sesshomaru said.
"You never told me why you were here…I am not aware of your intentions on this unfortunate visit." Talia answered. Sesshomaru let a small menacing growl pass his lips.
"Answer me: who is Rila-Tohru?" he asked. He saw her tense up.
She answered calmly, "A servant."
Sesshomaru scowled. "What is your relation to him?"
"I am going to have to leave the palace for the night." She suddenly said. The question caught him off guard.
"For what?" he demanded.
"Tonight the stars rain." She sighed and smiled. She always stayed out all night to watch them.
"You do not have my permission." He answered. "Do not make me repeat myself Fire Witch."
Talia inhaled sharply. "How dare you call me that, when you are so ignorant to everything." She wheeled around and he saw her face now, her eyes were golden like his, but they glowed in the darkness like fire.
"Do not make me wait." He answered. "You are my wife and I will make you answer me. What is your relationship to him?"
"I am not your wife. Not until the marriage bed. And until then, I have no need to answer you." She stared at him for the first time. He angrily grabbed her throat and she stared at him with her golden orbs. "Go ahead. Kill me. Every single one of my allies will bring war upon you." She hissed furiously. His hand began to glow green and his nails dug into her neck. She smirked. "I am not a weak demon Sesshomaru. You are going to have to do more than that to frighten me." He let go of her and she walked back to her balcony.
"You are not permitted to leave."
"That is for me to decide." She whispered. He glared at her. He watched her slowly grip the balcony railing. He could smell her anger calm down, and her mood become passive again. Her shoulders relaxed.
He walked over to her smirking. He gripped her shoulders and whispered into her ear, "If you intend to run away with this Rila-Tohru, I will tell you this," his voice soft in her ear, his breath warm on her neck. "I will make him feel pain more than any other demon, and he'll beg for death in the end, and I will not grace him of death. You will have to be the one to kill him, just so he doesn't experience the living Hell that I will put him in." Sesshomaru smirked and released her. "Rila-Tohru has no allies. No one can help bring 'war' upon me."
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Sesshomaru sat in the throne room next to his mother. The moon showed through the windows. She looked at calendar, "I suppose we could try to move the marriage bed up to three weeks from now. I do not see why Talia would refuse to that. The second you two share the marriage bed, she will have to get pregnant to produce an heir. I do want an heir…"
"Lady InuKimi," said a servant coming into the large room. Sesshomaru recognized her as one of Talia's maids. "Lady Talia has disappeared. She is nowhere to be found."
Lady InuKimi looked at the maid horrified. Then she turned to Sesshomaru, "What did you say to her?" she demanded. Sesshomaru looked blankly at his mother. "I will find her." He said. He left the throne room and passed the iron gate of the castle. He sniffed the air. She was close. He sniffed the air again, his nose possibly deceiving him. He looked at the roof of the castle. He leaped up, then landed, his fist hitting beside the body. Talia sat up angrily.
"What now?" she demanded angrily. "I don't see Rila-Tohru, do you?" she said folding her arms. "Am I not allowed to be alone anymore?"
"Did you tell Rila-Tohru to meet you up here?" asked Sesshomaru smirking. Talia continued not to look at him.
"Rila-Tohru is not here. Nor did I tell him I was up here." She said angrily. The wind began to blow faster, and sharper. Sesshomaru watched her shiver then he looked around for her. Finally Kagura appeared.
"Sesshomaru," she said gently. Her red eyes stared into his golden ones lustfully. Talia snorted and stood up. She walked across the roof than laid down again. Kagura stared at her angrily. "Yo," she said following Talia. She looked curiously hungry. Sesshomaru stared at them, not caring. Talia watched the stars fall. "I said 'yo'" said Kagura angrily.
"You're blocking my view." Talia answered coldly. Sesshomaru walked over to Talia angrily. He watched them, slightly interested now.
"Ah," Kagura said. "You're Sesshomaru's wife… aren't you?" she asked.
"You're Sesshomaru's whore aren't you?" Talia answered smirking sitting up and sizing Kagura up. Kagura stiffened. Talia laughed. "She's a keeper Sesshomaru," Talia said then stood once more. Sesshomaru's growled past his lips.
"Sesshomaru never told me that you had no manners." Kagura said. She pulled out her fan.
"I have manners, I just don't use them on whores." She smiled. She eyed the fan lazily. "Do you mean to fight me Kagura? Because if you do, I suppose I will have to go easy on you."
"Tramp." Said Kagura "Dance of Blades!" she screamed. Blades shot from her fan and Talia leaped, dodging them completely.
"You're…you're…" she smiled. "interesting." She said finally. "This fight will be fun, though I will be able to defeat you without using my sword. So do your best Kagura, but do not cry when I cause you pain." She said.
Kagura angrily waved her fan again. "Dance of Blades!"
"So you manipulate the wind with that fan of yours?" she smiled, "how amusing!" cried Talia, "I can manipulate fire, but I don't need a fan." She said. She lazily dodged the blades again.
"Dance of the Dragon!" Kagura brought her fan down and several tornados began to spin around Talia. Talia grinned now, Sesshomaru took out his sword. Kagura gasped as the tornados turned to flames and hungrily turned around back to Kagura and began to encircle her. She gasped for oxygen and fell to her knees as the flames hungrily ate it all. Talia lazily flicked her wrist and the flames ran toward her hand, it leaped and rested in her hand. Slowly it disappeared to nothing but ashes in her palm. She dusted the cinders off her hand and walked to the edge of the roof .
Talia turned to Sesshomaru. "It was fun." Then she leaped off. She landed on the ground and walked into the forest. Sesshomaru put his sword back. He growled angrily. Kagura looked darkly at him. He did not offer her a hand.
"You were foolish Kagura to fight her. She is stronger than you, and she didn't even touch you." Sesshomaru said. Kagura helped herself up.
"Damn you Sesshomaru," Kagura spat.
Sesshomaru leaped off the roof and followed Talia into the forest. He was going to make her pay for walking away without his permission, and hurting Kagura. Her scent was close again. He frowned. At least she could attempt to make it interesting for him. He looked up and saw her sitting in a tree. She watched the stars through a gap in the trees. "Come down here." He ordered.
Talia didn't move, her face passive once more. He wanted to strike her, to cause her some emotion. The only emotion that she ever did show was always when she was not talking to him. He hated her for it. He angrily leaped up the tree branch. "What were you thinking?"
"The real question was what she was thinking," Talia answered. She sighed. "It was quite interesting though Sesshomaru, you wanted your whore to kill me. You knew she was jealous enough to try to do it…yet you didn't stop her." Her eyes followed a star as it darted across the sky. Sesshomaru looked at her, trying to find out what was on her mind. He frowned.
"It is none of your concern. Not until the marriage bed."
"It's not, you're right. I suppose…that would mean Tohru is none of your concern." She said softly. She sat up, "I don't feel like fighting with you tonight. You are too exhausting." She said. Slowly she climbed down the tree and began to slowly walk away. Sesshomaru landed in front of her lightly. She exhaled slightly and gave him a tired look. Sesshomaru looked at her.
"I wasn't done with you."
Sesshomaru watched her hang her head, tired. "Please." She said. "I don't feel like discussing anything with you. You're too difficult."
Sesshomaru looked at her. "This Sesshomaru will make you listen."
Talia angrily pushed him away, "Leave me alone." She turned away and he gripped her shoulders again. She squirmed but his claws dug into her.
"As my wife you have to listen to what I say. I tire of your stubbornness and your pride." He felt empowered to know that she could not breach his grip on her.
"Let me go!" she begged. He only gripped her tighter.
"You try to insult me by acting like you are better than me. Who is better than Lord Sesshomaru?" he asked selfishly.
He felt her stop struggling, then he heard her say it so quietly, so deceitfully, "Rila-Tohru."
He spun her around to look at him, "You will regret saying those words Fire Witch." He said, "I will show you where your allegiance now lies."
Lemon (skip if you don't want to read it)
Sesshomaru untied her hair and let it fall down, she tried to struggle again, but his grip on her was strong. He pulled her close to him, and she continued to try to shove herself away. "Look at me," he said. She shook her head. "Look at me," he ordered again. Slowly she looked at him. "I will hurt you if you say his name again in my presence." His voice was so cold it frightened her. He bent down and forced his kiss onto her lips. He felt her body tremble in his arms. He forced entry into her mouth with his tongue, she felt it with her own, and was shocked to find her tongue reveling in the enjoyment. She felt his smirk as he continue to kiss her, her mind racing fast as he held onto her tighter. With one hand Talia felt Sesshomaru untie her obi. He flung it to the side and then untied her kimono. His hands gripping onto her bare skin. Sesshomaru's claws dug into her skin as he dragged them down her bag. Her body rolled to his touch. He gently took off her kimono and dragged her down to the ground. Sesshomaru began to kiss her neck, his fangs scratching her milky white skin. He felt her body arch beneath his as his hands began to explore her body. Sesshomaru felt her arms wrap around his body, his hard muscles something new to Talia. He cast aside his clothes and then forced entry between her legs. He went lower and licked her left breast. He felt it harden at his tongue's touch. He smirked and continue to lick her boob. He heard a small growl escape from her as he began to suck.
Her hands grasped the grass beneath them as he continued, then he went back up. "I will make you pay." He said. Talia looked at him malevolently. He forced his hard erection into her and he heard her gasp. Their breaths began to come at the same rhythm as he began to thrust. He felt her claws dig into his back as downward, but he didn't care. He was going to get what he wanted. He continued to pull out and push in and reveled in delight as her body responded in enthusiasm. Sesshomaru kissed her lips again and forced entry into her mouth, his tongue dancing with hers. He was the dominant one. His hips rocked against hers, grinding against hers over and over. He didn't have to be gentle with her, she could withstand the pain and pleasure. Suddenly he found himself being pushed over and Talia leaping on him. He stared in disbelief as she began to straddle him. He lifted her up and down on his erection. This was no longer a punishment…this was now a fight for dominance. Talia held onto his shoulders as she was brought up and down by her partner's strong hands. Sesshomaru licked her breasts once more and felt them harden again. He was enjoying every moment of this. He felt her reach her climax and he emptied herself just as she released. Immediately they both moaned out in pleasure, their breathing extremely loud. Sesshomaru lifted Talia off and he wrapped his arms around her perfect body. He felt her heart beating wildly, then slowly it slowed down. She rested her head and his hard chest, her arm wrapped around him. His arm touched her naked body. Slowly she closed her eyes and fell asleep. He took her kimono and laid it over them.