Oh my goodness, it has been a while hasn't it? Sorry, but it's really hectic around my house… I hate being the only female. Well, I have my dog, but she doesn't talk much (shrug) oh well
I'm sorry to say that I'll have to cut my updates to every weekend now, because I just have way too much homework to think about much else. I love my stories, and I write down any good ideas, but I don't have much time to piece the bits together.
Thank you so much to all of my diligent reviewers (standing ovation) I love you all! (tear)
Anywho, onto (points finger) the fridge to get a soda… then to the story (horns sounding)
Chapter 4: Another One?
"Kagome," poke.
Kagome groaned in annoyance as she heard the whispered voice again. It was persistent, coming back again and again, wanting to wake her from her dream. But she didn't want to wake up. Not yet.
"Kagome," poke, poke.
Kagome rolled over onto her side, away from the noise. She was so content where she was, so happy with what was happening in her dreams that she wanted to stay that way. She was here with her friends. For some reason she couldn't think of any names, but she had heard a familiar male voice, even though she hadn't been able to see him. She didn't like the feel of his roaming hands, but then another voice had broken through, bringing a ghost of a smile to her lips. Then a loud smacking noise. Yes, she could almost see the person, with long hair pulled in a pony tail, and a kimono wrapped about her, while holding a… a giant… something.
"Kagome--" poke.
Moaning in frustration, Kagome rolled farther away and tried again to slip back into the other world. The strange room she had seen, full of candles, a soft bed, the couch and poles as well. Kouga had been there too. His long raven hair left loose to frame his chiseled face. His eyes, though, had been different. Instead of the vibrant blue, they had been violet, and he had been acting strange. He had been touching her like no other had. No, that was wrong. There had been another there, another with strange purple eyes that had not belonged to him. Another that had caressed her, set her body aflame with lust and passion, and had tried to seduce her into bending to his will. Another, whose kisses had sent her soul to new heights, and had made her crave more, no matter how hard she had fought…
"Kagome… Kagome!"
"Inuyasha," the whisper ghosted across her lips, causing the pair of silver dog ears to perk up in deadly concentration. When heard, a lecherous grin spread across the face of a youth, and a hanyou sat hovering over the still girl, very pleased.
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In another world, another place, a lady sat silently in her quarters, watching the trio with discerning interest.
Nothing was going the way she planned. At first everything looked as if it would be finished quickly, the wolf prince working quickly, and the silver-haired half demon acting just as fast, possessive and persistent. They had been chained together, but the demons had been so filled with lust, and the girl seemed to be breaking, so the demonic silver handcuffs had been removed, hoping she would choose between the two pursuing men. But the girl had been smarter than anticipated, and had chained them.
The door to her room opened quietly, and knowing who came before any words of recognition were spoken, she continued to ponder the situation.
"My lady, the meal has been delivered."
"Yes, monk, we know," her voice rang as soft as spring chimes.
Miroku slipped into the room, waiting to be released to go to his new wife. Sango had gone back to there quarters on the far end of the hidden castle, telling him she had been tired. He had agreed, but only because he knew she needed time to gather her thoughts, not because she was weary. They had just seen their friends after they had been separated for a series of many weeks. Yes, he had missed them terribly and had felt a strange sensation at seeing them again, but he knew that Sango had taken it with more difficulty. He would go to her later, comfort her, and maybe…
"Monk, do not think such vile thoughts in our presence," he heard the silvery lilt again.
Nodding his head, Miroku mumbled a quiet apology. Even with the acts the mistress conducted, and the methods she used, still she would have none of it near her, much less in her domain. He didn't understand it, nor would he question it, because he owed her much for bringing him and his sweet, caring, delectable, mouth-wateringly-
"Monk, abstain from your lecherous mind, and tell us of your progress."
Blushing slightly, he replied, "We have been doing well, my lady. We are happier now than ever."
"Yes, that is to be expected with a coming babe, is it not?"
Miroku was slightly taken aback with this news. "What? What child do you speak of?"
Still she had not turned to face him. "Why yours, monk. Your lady is with child."
Stunned, Miroku could barely hold back from sinking to the floor. Sango, his precious lover, friend, his wife, was with child. How had… no wait that was obvious, but... but how long had she-
"A few months has she had the babe. We can see she had yet to reveal this bit of information. Go, be gone from here, and go seek out your lady." The lady never spoke of Sango as his wife, nor any other woman that held that position. He knew she considered it to be an insult to be any mans property, and even if Miroku had no thoughts of the demon slayer as his possession, he held his tongue and quickly left.
Alone again, the mistress gracefully stood and walked over to her bed, her kimono flowing all about her. She stared at the bed for a long time, looking with little feeling at the large four poster frame draped with silken cloth and soft velvet coverlets. Everything in her favorite color of violet, so perfect it was abnormal. She saw it all with almost no emotion, at least until she happened to look at the little plum-colored pillow in the center of the blankets. Sitting on the edge of the bed, she reached out and grasped the pillow in her hand, and finding the hidden pocket in the seam, pulled out the object that reminded her of why she spent her days alone, why she held no emotion for any man. Why she helped stubborn girls and women find what they needed, what would help complete them.
Pressing her face to the pillow, she drank in the scent of her once lover, the sole center of her pain. Watching the girl and the two who wanted her had drawn her back to her memories, the ones she had thought to banish permanently. Closing her eyes, she let go of her barriers, something she hadn't done in centuries, and fell asleep dreaming of a face so beautiful, so seemingly real, that she didn't even wake to the tears streaming down her face.
Something had to be done.
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Kagome woke to a strange smell. As she rubbed her eyes, trying to wipe the remnants of the sandman from them, she tried to distinguish the scent. It was one that hadn't been there before. It didn't seem to belong, but it smelled so good, so tantalizing, she greedily sniffed the air around her. Then realization hit her, and opening her eyes wide, she felt the insides of her mouth begin to water.
Food.
So much food, she thought, eyeing the new table that sat covered in delectable morsels. Udon, onigiri, yakitori, little pieces of deep fried pork cutlets…
Hearing her stomach rumble in demand of the delicious food, Kagome jumped off the bed and ran to the table. Ignoring the bowls and utensils, she grabbed a piece of the fried meat and placed it in the bowl of rice, then turned to grab the udon. Only then did she spot the lone bowl of ramen.
Unconsciously her thoughts drifted back to Inuyasha. He would've loved this, all that ramen sitting there, she thought to herself.
Thinking of him, she turned to look over at the pole where they were tied.
Correction, where Kouga was tied. The wolf prince sat leaning his face into one hand, and his other still attached to the pole. He was sleeping soundly, his breathing deep and even. Looking away quickly, Kagome ran to the couch and looked around the room, looking for the missing boy. The room was eerily silent with only the heavy breathing of Kouga to break the dense quiet. Kagome held her breath as her gaze roamed over the room. The candles continued to flicker, the bed was empty and from what she could see there was no one under it, so where...
"Hey, Kagome, watcha doing?"
Kagome screeched and jumped at the familiar voice. She turned to look over her right shoulder to see the source of her fearfulness staring at her with a confused look in his amber eyes.
"Keh, idiot, what was that for?" Again he looked at her with his usual condescending stare, amusement dancing in his eyes.
His amber eyes.
Gasping, Kagome lunged over the back of the couch to catch Inuyasha in a tight hug. Catching him off balance, Inuyasha fell backwards onto the plush, carpeted floor with a thud. Still Kagome refused to loosen her grip.
"What the-"
"Oh, Inuyasha, you're normal now," Kagome squealed in obvious delight.
Trying, and failing, to pull himself out of her death lock, Inuyasha sat up. "What? I'm normal?"
Pulling back enough to look into his eyes, Kagome looked at him with wide eyes. "Oh yes, Inuyasha, you were acting so strange, there was the handcuffs, and the teeth, those were long, and then the petting and purple eyes and-" her rambling was cut off when Inuyasha pinched her lips together.
"Shut. Up." Picking her up, her arms never slacking on her hold around his neck, Inuyasha leaped over the back of the couch and cradled her in his lap. "Ok, without going into that fast talking shit, can you please tell me why I had… um… what was it? Purple eyes?"
Again Kagome started on her ranting, telling Inuyasha of everything that had happened. Only half way through, he cut her off, "Yeah, Kagome, I know about all the stuff I did, but why were my eyes weird?"
Inuyasha watched as a blush kreeped into her cheeks. "You knew what you were doing?"
"Keh, of course idiot. I wouldn't let my self lose it that much." He shook his head as if he couldn't believe what she had said.
"Then-then," again her eyes heated, but this time in blatant anger. She jumped back out of his lap. "Inuyasha, you pervert! SIT!" When nothing happened, Kagome looked to see that the subjugation beads were no longer about his neck.
Grinning, Inuyasha gave her a very pleased stare. "Nope, Kagome, you can't sit me anymore. You'll just have to deal with me the normal way."
A loud snap echoed through the air.
"Ow! Bitch, what was that for?" Inuyasha lightly rubbed the swollen red mark on his face.
"Well, it worked for Sango, so why not me?" Kagome shook her hand at the stinging in her hand. "I had to do something."
Suddenly Kagome found herself nose to nose with a slightly growling hanyou. "Speaking of doing something, could you tell me why you had the urge to try to geld me?"
Kagome again blushed and tried to turn her head away again, but Inuyasha held her chin in his hand. "Well?"
"Well what," she retorted. "You were… were pushing Mr. Happy against me, so what was I supposed to do? Was I supposed to ignore it? No, maybe you wanted me to just-"
"You were supposed to accept it!" Kagome looked at Inuyasha, fire burning in his eyes.
"What?"
Pushing her back, Inuyasha snarled loudly. "Gods, Kagome, you were supposed to take it! I wanted you so badly, I wanted to have you, to fill this hunger." Kagome let out a squeak as she found herself surrounded by a pair of lithely built, strong arms. The chest beneath her rumbled as she heard him again. "Kagome, I still want this. I don't know why I'm not under whatever spell it was, I don't know if I might still, but I still want it." Pulling back, he tilted her chin up, her lips suddenly a hair's breadth away from his.
Without warning, his lips covered hers. Her eyes fluttered shut as she felt his tongue trace her lips, asking permission. She parted her lips, and said tongue delved in, plundering her mouth, tasting and teasing. She felt a strange sensation, her head dizzy with pleasure at his kiss. Their tongues danced, his teeth gently nipping, then going back to suck her tongue deep into his mouth. Little spasms broke out in the bottom of her belly. Inuyasha broke the kiss, pulling her bottom lip with his teeth as he went. Kissing her cheeks, her eyelids, her forehead, he leaned down to whisper in her ear, "I still want you, Kagome."
Her heart clenched tightly as she regarded his amber eyes so full of emotion. He really wanted her. He seemed to be himself, arrogant and annoying. The way she always liked him, the way she always loved him.
The realization hit her hard. She did love him, despite all they had gone through, despite all he had done to her. She loved him, his arrogance, his sharp anger, his quick moods, his bark and his bite. Even those adorable silver ears that were now lying back against his head, as if waiting for a bad answer.
Reaching out, her hand reached his cheek. He closed his eyes, like he had before, and seemed to savor her touch. Reaching up, she began to rub the base of his ears, and smiled as he began to growl low in his throat, leaning into her touch.
"Inuyasha, I lo-" abruptly she was cut off again as a brilliant light flashed in the room. Shielding her eyes, she felt Inuyasha place her behind him, and heard Kouga's shout, "What the hell? Again!"
Kagome waited for the heavy feeling to take her again, only this time it didn't. As the flash subsided, and the candles became the only source of light, Kagome became aware of Inuyasha's fierce snarl, as well as Kouga's low, lethal growl. Peaking around Inuyasha's shoulder, she blinked rapidly at the sight of the person lying on the bed in a seductive pose, violet eyes holding a sexy, sleepy look, silver hair draped over his body… his naked body, hardly covering anything.
"Ah, Kagome, so it is I to be your mate?"
Inuyasha lunged for the bed, claws extended. "Sesshomaru!"
Oh, yes, this was definitely fun to write. Can't you just picture Sesshomaru? Lying in a sexy position, with a come-hither look in his eyes? (sigh) oh my. (wipes away drool) anyways, this was my gift to the other people obsessed with the Demon Prince (hides shrine) But not me of course (sweat drop)
Oh, this is not going to be a SessKag fic, ok? So don't flip out or anything.
Read and review my friends, and my your days be sexy, demon filled wonders!
Inuyasha: Sesshomaru! What the fuck? Ainslee!
Sesshomaru: (sigh) just like a half demon, weak and confused as always.
Inuyasha: (growl) shut up! Why the fuck is he here?
Sesshomaru: (stretching languidly) because she likes me best.
Inuyasha: (cringe) quit stretching like that! No one wants to see your… your nakedness! And Ainslee! You don't like him best do you?
Ainslee: (sigh) My three wonderful slaves, I love you all!
Kouga: then why am I still chained!
Ainslee: (evil wink) Oh, I have plans for you, my little prince.
Kouga: (shrinks back into darkness) never mind. Go play with Sesshomaru and Inuyasha.
Ainslee: (pulling on leashes) oh yes, we'll play.
(The three demons whimper)