Vanguardians

Ch. 7

Sesshoumaru stared blankly at the woman before him. She seemed completely oblivious to the precarious arrangement of their bodies. Sesshoumaru shifted his body awkwardly, trying to create space away from the swell of her large breasts and the heat of her sex against his thigh. Kagome's two cat ears twitched eagerly.

"I can't believe we can finally speak to each other! I was afraid it would be much longer before I regained a humanoid form," Kagome prattled on.

"Who are you? What?" Sesshoumaru was usually well spoken, but this time he was at a loss for words.

"Sesshoumaru? You ok? We heard shouting," Koga called from the other room.

"Oh Koga! I have to properly introduce myself," Kagome declared, leaping off Sesshoumaru and out the door.

Sesshoumaru's racing mind came to a halt. It stuttered back in motion once he realized what Kagome had said and dashed after her, bed sheet in hand.

"Whoa, Sesshoumaru, who's the hot girl you snuck in? I didn't know you had it in you." Inuyasha chuckled.

The men's eyes roamed freely up and down Kagome's body, but she didn't seem to notice.

"Hello, it's so nice to finally speak to you! Sesshoumaru hasn't been in the best of moods lately so I'm so glad he has friends like you," the feline figure beamed, "Plus you all were pretty sweet to me too, especially you Koga. I love your belly rubs!"

"Oh I can rub more than your belly," Koga smirked.

"No, no no!" Sesshoumaru chastised hotly. He threw the sheet on her, much to his friends' disappointment. Kagome pulled the sheet from her face, shooting a look at him.

"Ah, come on, Sess," Koga groaned, "don't be a killjoy."

"You think Ayame would like you massaging some naked woman?" Sesshoumaru countered.

Kagome pouted, "Sorry Koga, I don't want to make anyone mad. You do give really good belly rubs though!"

Sesshoumaru frowned, "Kagome, explain yourself. Who exactly are you? What are you doing here?" Also you know you can't walk around like that, correct?"

Kagome pulled away at the sheet, staring down at her humanoid form. Becoming a little more self-conscious, she asked, "Why not? Is this not an appropriate form for a woman here? Admittedly not many have animal ears and tails, but I thought-"

"It's not the form..." Sesshoumaru sighed, "you aren't...you aren't wearing..."

A light blush heated his cheeks as Kagome watched him with genuine confusion. Why couldn't she just take the hint?

"Could you just wear one of my shirts or something?"

Kagome frowned. She placed her hands on her hips allowing the sheet to fall to the floor. Sesshoumaru scrambled to grab it, holding the sheet up to shield Kagome's body once more from his and his friend's eyes.

"I've been observing this world a while now and I don't understand. Men lust for a certain body and women covet it. You want nothing more than to make some fantasy a reality, but my nakedness is something you shy away from. You humans are so full of contradictions."

"I would never shy away from your beautiful form, " Miroku said, taking a step toward the two.

A growl from Sesshoumaru made him cease.

"First, I am a demon, not a human. Secondly, you should know what is deemed appropriate if you've been observing as you've said."

Kagome smiled with a twitch before her form was engulfed in a ray of light. When the light dimmed, she was clothed in a dress that hugged her curves like a second skin. Her tail poked out underneath, causing the already short outfit to ride up slightly. She donned some chest armor, but they looked to serve no other purpose than showing off her curves.

"Holy shit, she's the girl from Miroku's game,"Inuyasha stammered out.

Kagome turned to Sesshoumaru, "Is this outfit more to your liking? Would you deem this to be appropriate?"

Sesshoumaru frowned, sensing her sarcasm. She might be pretty, but with that attitude, he preferred her as a cat. Sesshoumaru dropped the sheet with a sneer.

"It's fine, whatever. Now explain."

Kagome's ears twitched in delight. With a dramatic twirl, she answered, "I am your guardian!"

A pen drop could be heard in the small apartment.

Inuyasha cleared his throat, "Um, his what?"

Kagome stepped forward, cupping Sesshoumaru's face.

"I'm your guardian, Sesshoumaru," she repeated, "I was brought down here to guide you and protect you."

"Protect me from what? None of this makes any sense," Sesshoumaru spoke.

"So what are you? Some angel or something?" Inuyasha spat. Something about this woman rubbed him the wrong way.

Kagome sat on the edge of the couch, "I wouldn't consider myself an angel, but I am here to help. There are certain beings, some good and some bad, who create us and we are assigned to those who will have a great task to complete. Sadly, I don't know much of your task or my part in it."

Inuyasha folded his arms, "If you're here to help my brother, why not appear to him like you are? Why come as a cat? I mean you literally look like his dream girl and I'm supposed to believe that's a coincidence?"

"Stop, Inuyasha," Sesshoumaru hushed.

"Of course it's not coincidence. I was made for him," Kagome pointed out, "Also I have always looked like this. I'm not sure why I took a cat form aside from the fact that I needed to conserve my energy. Besides, you wouldn't have taken me in in this form."

"I would have," Miroku mumbled.

"Enough, let's...," Sesshoumaru sighed, rubbing the creases from his brow, "let's discuss this after a night's sleep."

Kagome smiled and gathered Sesshoumaru's sheet, "I agree; I'm sure you all will have more questions in the morning, but this transformation has left me beat."

Kagome skipped off to his room with one last wave. Sesshoumaru watched her in a state of dumbfound and awe. What had he gotten into?