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Chapter 7

Forest Adventure

'So tired,' she thought as she slowly walked next to her friends. It was only two days after the returning dreams and she felt like crap. Her feet were heavy, her eyes droopy, and her body ready to fall on the ground if she didn't have a decent night's sleep pretty damn soon. But even then, she knew that it wasn't going to happen. Not to Higurashi Kagome anyway. She was certain that she was plagued by a rare sickness she dubbed the unlucky bug. There was no other reasonable cause for her to be going through this rash of undesirable events.

Blaming Sesshoumaru had been fine for the first day but by then, Kagome had run out of things to accuse him of. His perfectness, cold demeanor and even his hair had held her wrath for a few long hours until it was obvious that she was being foolish. Then she blamed herself. If she hadn't gone after Inuyasha she would have never come across his brother and his damn orgy. But, once again, she could blame Inuyasha. If he hadn't been chasing Kikyo's undead skirt, she wouldn't have had to follow him. She gave up after that thought or she would end up blaming her mother, her ancestors, the world and even the gods for her misfortunes. Besides, there was absolutely nothing she could do to change the past. Even if she could travel back in time there was a limit to what she could do.

Sighing in the back of the group, she heard Inuyasha growl toward some moving bushed. Everyone was on guard seconds after, weapons out before they could even blink, looking at the bush as if it would sprout some teeth and try to eat them. Really, it wasn't far from the truth when a pristine white figure walked out of it followed by his green toad, the dragon and the little human girl who happily skipped toward a patch of flowers in the forest floor.

He looked at them.

They looked at him.

He raised an eyebrow in question as he assessed the situation.

"You are still here," he stated. His voice low and uncaring, his face neutral and his golden eyes fixed on Kagome.

"What's that supposed to mean?" The half-demon yelled. "We haven't found the damned shard in your forsaken forest."

"Hm," that much had been obvious if they were still in the West. Sesshoumaru had hoped they would be long gone from his lands but it seemed his incompetent half-brother was more of an idiot that he had first assumed. "Your uselessness amazes me, Inuyasha. I guess Father would be disappointed as well after knowing what a failure you are."

"Hey," exclaimed the offended half-demon. "What's that supposed to mean?"

Ignoring the half-breed for the time being, he had a more pleasant endeavor in which to indulge.

"Priestess," he called her.

Kagome stiffened at the husky sound and contained a shiver as she tried to look anywhere but him as her cheeks lightly tinted red. She could imagine the look he had on and really wished she didn't have to see it. At the same time, his muscled arms and abs, tall frame and equally delicious strong legs flashed in her mind's eyes. She was getting horny just from hearing his voice and imagining what it would be like if that night repeated itself. Scolding herself for her wayward thoughts, traitorous mind and similarly traitorous body, she tried to get a semblance of control before the half-demon noticed anything fishy. Besides, it was becoming painfully obvious that the other people in the group expected her to answer.

"Yes," hesitating a little, she gained a bit of courage thinking that he wouldn't do anything in from of her friends. It wouldn't look good if the Western Lord was known to associate himself with humans. "Lord Sesshoumaru?"

"In which direction is the shard?" He asked her. There was no hint in his voice of anything that exposed what they had done. His expression was neutral, his back erect as he calmly waited for her reply.

As before, Kagome wasn't sure she wanted to answer but she saw no actual reason to keep the information from him. More importantly, it was a sure way to keep the members of the group in one piece. There was no way she was even going to think that what had happened between them would stop him from decapitating her or her friends. It might even be just what he wanted.

"Don't tell him," growled Inuyasha with Tessaiga ready to cut his brother into unwanted tiny portions.

"West," she simply said, "about four miles away from here."

"Kagome!" Inuyasha wailed indignantly.

Nodding briefly, he called Rin and Jaken and began to leave the scene followed by the dragon while his half-brother discussed in a very loud voice why the priestess shouldn't share information with a known enemy. Sesshoumaru knew the half-breed was right but he couldn't complain out loud since her compliance was to his favor. He just hoped she wouldn't do the same if it was Naraku instead of him. Frowning at the thought he vaguely wondered why he cared before ignoring it completely and continuing in his way.

It wasn't fifteen minutes before he heard someone running towards him. The foolish person was breathless and tired from the little trek in the uneven grounds of the forest. Taking a deep breath, he inhaled the scent greedily enjoying the sweetness of the plum blossoms as its owner ran to him. He knew the scent. Hell, he knew a few spots that could bring her to the bricks of passion in an instant and somehow, he found himself wanting to know more. It was logical, he decided, to want someone who went really well with him in bed. Before, he had had decent partners. There had been those who gave him pleasure, those who sought it but none had managed to combine both as fine as she did. Before that night a week ago, Sesshoumaru was certain he had been missing that spark in his sex life and now he wondered where he would find it again. So, technically, her running to him was good. It made his extremely happy to know that there could be a repeat even though he was certain that Kagome wasn't going there to rut with him. 'What could she want?' He wondered before squashing the question into nothingness. What she wanted was none of his business. She was going to him for something. Whatever that something was didn't matter as long as he got what he wished for.

"Jaken," the toad stood in attention when he was called knowing that an order was coming. He didn't know what Lord Sesshoumaru planned. He didn't need to know. He told himself that countless time. But it didn't matter how often he reminded himself of his lower position, the curiosity was driving him crazy. What did Sesshoumaru do when his loyal servant was ordered away? The greenish toad wanted to know but it was not his place to ask. "Take Rin back to the Castle." The firmness of the request didn't leave room for argument. Sesshoumaru's orders were expected to be followed.

"Yes, milord." The toad bowed as his yellow eyes turned to the path his master had walked and was now looking at expectantly. It didn't take a genius to notice it. Although Sesshoumaru's face was impassive, there was a certain shine in his eyes that gave his yearning away. Whatever or whoever was coming, his Lord like its visit. Jaken shuddered. Almost wishing good luck to the poor being that was about to fall in his master's hands.

Moving hastily he called the human child and got her to stay put on Ah-Un long enough for them to take to the sky. After minutes of boredom, the child fell sleep with its guarding trying desperately to stay awake.

Huffing as she ran deeper into the forest, she felt her anger beginning to ebb. It was hard. Especially after the Guilt Session that Inuyasha put her through. Most of his arguments were really stupid only basing it in his personal accounts and misguided believes. The main one was that Sesshoumaru was their enemy which she too happily pointed out wasn't the case. His brother complex was the real problem and that made the Western Lord his enemy not hers. It would be true to say that the half-demon didn't take kindly to her comments. Next, he was accusing her of having no brain whatsoever. That someone with some intelligence wouldn't give information away just because someone else asked. She retorted that, since Sesshoumaru wasn't her enemy, she saw no real reason as to why not answer his question. Besides, what was he going to do with the Jewel Shard? It wasn't like the demon was interested in it anyway. Inuyasha, the smartass, soon added that Sesshoumaru was pretty unpredictable in his motives, actions and even alliances. Kagome agreed, but if the half-demon was insinuating an alliance with Naraku, he should know better than to expect Sesshoumaru to fall for his enemy's trick again. Before long, she was applying 'The enemy of my enemy is my friend' rule which made the volatile half-demon completely explode. Since he was out of semi-valid arguments, it wasn't long before he entered the Kikyo State and began with the usual speech of 'Kikyo would never do something so stupid like that. She would... blah… blah… blah'. Kagome just tuned him out after a while.

It had taken her two more minutes of why Kikyo was better than her before deciding that enough was enough. His hurtful comments had to stop. Especially after the 'Kikyo is superior to you' remark he let out when he thought she wasn't listening. To his chagrin, she was and it was confirmed when the half-demon was in a comfy crater made to his shape and size. Her sits didn't end after twenty like usual, so he received the quota for the whole coming month.

Kagome was really hurt. However, this time she didn't cry. "If she is so much better why the hell do you stay? Go to her. I don't really care anyway," she replied in anger and left.

In less than ten minutes, she had argued with Inuyasha, walked out on their group and got lost in Sesshoumaru's forest. At first she was sure she had gone straight and hadn't change trajectory during her mindless walk. Later on, it became painfully obvious that she had to have taken several turns before ending wherever she was at. Thinking that things couldn't get any worse than being lost and defenseless in a place where demon roamed, she was proven to be sorely mistaken.

"Priestess," that voice made her stop suddenly. Too afraid of turning back, she just stood there. "Why do you seek this Sesshoumaru?"

Unwilling to answer this time, she clearly heard as some huge piece of metal hit the floor. The thick silence that followed was unnerving, making her heart beat faster at the unknown.

"Answer me." He murmured the order into her ear, his voice husky with want and intent. She was startled when he breathed so near and for a second there, she melted in a little puddle of goo. It wasn't long before her mind was back in her skull. But even then, she didn't move an inch and she almost forgot how to breathe.

"Stubborn are we?" He chuckled, thinking of ways to obtain his so desired answer.

Pressing her back to him, he slowly pulled her head to the side exposing her neck and kissing her cheek. Making his way downward, he tailed his tongue faintly over the skin. The air dried her wet neck making that part more sensitive to the cold and his breath. She shivered. He closed his mouth over her pulsing vein and pulled the exited skin between his lips. Togging lightly, he sucked and scrapped his fangs against her skin a little. Her response was an exited moan and a desperate attempt to touch him.

Moving his hand under her blouse, he thanked in his mind whoever invented this kind of easy getup. He pulled down the material that covered her assets and grabbed her breast. With one claw, he flicked her nipple before squishing and rolling it between his two fingers. Not loosing time at all, with his other hand he ripped the panties right off and touched her heated core. She was wet and ready for him. There was no need to waste in foreplay when she could accept him easily.

Fondling his own clothes, he let his pants fall to the floor and freed his much ready erection from the confines of his underwear. Positioning the girl in four there were she was, he impaled her from behind as she cried at the unexpected intrusion. It wasn't long before she was moaning his name like he was God himself. It pleased him like no other had done before, and that made him wondered why before her tactic was applied once again and she took him so deep his mind went blank for a second. He knew there were dangers to expending himself inside her and most of the time he avoided it at any cost. But with this girl, this woman, there was something that made it impossible for him to stop himself once she provoked him. Lifting her right leg, he went deeper still into her. The angle perfect for her pleasure as her grip on him didn't slack.