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Flashback
Sesshomaru's Beast
Chapter 8
Out For a Walk
"Get up." Sesshomaru voice commanded and against her will Kagome sat up in bed.
"What?" She whined. Looking out the window it was still dark.
'I thought we were past waking me up at ungodly hours in the morning.' Kagome's tired mind thought.
"I have to leave on patrol and you will come with me."
"Ok, ok right after the sun comes up." She lay back down and went right back to sleep.
"Get up, and dressed. Meet me in foyer in 30 minutes ready to go, or I will drag you down and you will leave as you are." He then strode out the door. Kagome rolled out of bed landing on the floor with a 'Thud.'
"Ugh. A slave driver, that's exactly what he is. He an arrogant, ungrateful, twisted, cruel, exhausting…" She continued to rant insults as she stormed to the hot springs.
They really didn't have to leave so early. Sesshomaru had debated on whether or not to let the girl sleep in; he had decided it would be more fun to drag her out of bed.
Sesshomaru could hear her tired steps returning from the hotsprings, he stepped aside just before Kagome would have collided with his back. With her momentum still going she tripped and started to fall, he caught her before she could hit the ground though.
He placed her on her feet but she crumpled right back down to the ground. Sesshomaru bent down to shake her roughly but stop when he heard her mumble,
"Stop…evil pink bunnies…world domination…" She started swinging her arms as if to ward off some unseen enemy.
Sesshomaru couldn't help it. He smiled. Not one of malice but one of pure amusement.
He restrained Kagome's arms and then picked her up. He carried her through the courtyard and then called for his mount Ah-Un. When it landed in front of him he placed Kagome near the front and then sat behind her. She unconsciously leaned back and Sesshomaru wrapped an arm around her in return. She smiled in her sleep and then she started to mumble again,
"Bunnies will lose…Sesshomaru will…win…" Smiling at her silliness, but secretly flattered in a twisted way that she thought he was strong enough to defeat the evil pink bunnies bent on world domination.
"Ah-Un head to the village in the northeast there is something there I need to retrieve." They grunted in acknowledgement and took to the skies.
After the beast took off, servants piled into the court yard to confront the servant unconscious on the ground. One of the female servants started fanning the out cold servant. When she finally came to the questions started.
"What happened?" was the one most used. The servant closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
"H-he…Lord Sess-sesshomaru…he smiled!!"
They had been flying for about an hour and the sun had started to rise. When the first rays of the sun reached Kagome she started grabbing around for something to pull over her head.
She ended up pushing her head inside Sesshomaru outer kimono. Sesshomaru's eyes were filled with mirth.
'I don't remember my blanket being made of such fine quality, or my pillow being heated. Why is my head so warm if my body is so cold?' Kagome forced herself to open her eyes and take in her surroundings. When she opened them she was face to face the top of Sesshomaru chest.
She did what any surprised girl would have done.
She screamed.
Sesshomaru winced. It was not normal for a living creature to be able to reach such a high pitch. He lifted the top of his shirt back.
"What is wrong?" He asked innocently. Well as innocently as he could get. Kagome looked up. Then she threw herself backwards. Sesshomaru grabbed her waist knowing she would try to escape. Normally he would let her.
But not when they were hundreds of feet off the ground.
"Calm yourself." She took a couple deep breaths and looked around.
"Where are we going?" She asked suspiciously.
"To a village, there is something I need to retrieve from the headmaster there." She nodded, then scowled.
"If we are only going to pick something up then why did you feel the need to drag me along?"
"Misery deserves company." He replied simply.
"Thou art cruel." She hissed. He shrugged in response.
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Ah-Un landed in a field, not far from the village.
"We will have to walk the rest of the way. The village does not take well to demons." She gave him a questioning look.
"I am Lord, they would not dare defy me." She rolled her eyes at his arrogance. He got off the dragon and she followed. She skipped ahead of him picking flowers every now and then. Sesshomaru wondered again just how old she was.
Finally they arrived at the village.
The people parted when they saw Lord Sesshomaru coming through. They did not give the same treatment to Kagome. As soon as Sesshomaru was passed they closed up again and continued what they were doing. She huffed, and tried to fight her way through the crowds.
Suddenly she was grabbed by the upper arm. She tried to jerk it out of the old woman's hand that held it hostage but it was no use.
"You came here with the Western Lord no?"
"Hai, so what." She said curtly.
"You are not dressed the part, I will assist you."
"What?! NO?! Let me go!!" She started to struggle when the old woman started to drag her into a hut. Once inside she struggled even harder. The woman threw her into a chair and other girls came around to hold her down, there were walls upon walls of make-up and other such girly stuff.
This was going to be torture.
Sesshomaru stepped into a dark hut.
"Do you have the item?" He said to the figure huddled over some metal.
"Ah Sesshomaru-sama, hai I have the item you commissioned me to make. Do you have my payment?" He tossed her a bag of gold coins, she picked it up.
"Wonderful your package is on that table over there." She gestured to her right. He walked over to the table and almost smiled in anticipation.
It was a necklace at first glance. The chain was made out of diamonds and in the middle there was a sapphire shaped into a crescent moon. Its real purpose was to control Kagome much like the ink on her forehead did now. It would fade tonight, and he needed something to keep her in check. He would be the only one able to take off the chain once it was put on.
'Now to find the girl…' He stepped outside and sniffed delicately. There was no need to inhale a large breath of the village's foul stench.
He followed her scent to a hut and watched in amusement as she fought off the woman holding onto her wrists.
"Let…me…GO!!" She struggled and pulled and twisted. These mindless drones were crazy. Finally she bit into the last hand holding onto her and pulled out of range before more could grab her. She fell on her butt.
She got up and grumbled about 'stupid painted girls that need to get a life.' She dusted herself off and then turned to the hut.
"Give me back my clothes!" She shouted, she was not about to go in and get them herself.
"No child." The elderly lady called back. She huffed but turned around and nearly walked straight into Sesshomaru. She gasped and held her heart in surprise.
"You nearly gave me a heart attack!" She said annoyed and then looked at him. He was staring at her. She waved her hand in front of his face.
"Helloooo, earth to Sesshomaru…Whatever I'll meet you at that dragon-thing. I need to get out of here before they can get to me again." She pivoted on her heel and started back to the field, which was a lot harder in this kimono that those creatures had dressed her in.
Sesshomaru watched her go. He was in shock, he just knew it. When Kagome had turned around he couldn't breathe. His lungs and even his brain had shut down leaving only his eyes to work, which continued to stare at the beauty in front of him. He was so used to her dressing and acting so much like a …male… he had forgotten that there was a growing woman underneath. It didn't help that she always wore men's clothing either.
She was dressed in a simple but elegant dark blue kimono that had what looked like stars stitched onto the fabric bringing out her eyes. She had dark eye liner on bring out her eyes even more. Her lips had shiny gloss on them giving her the urge to lick it off. Her cheeks were dusted with a light blush and her hair was done up in an intricate twist with a couple tendrils hanging down to frame her face.
She looked like an …angel…
Finally getting his brain to cooperate with him he ordered his feet to move and take him to his beauty.
When he arrived at the field he had to keep himself in line with much effort. He walked over to her. She kept hopping up and down.
"What are you doing?" He forced the words out.
"Trying –hop- to get –jump- on this dragon!" He sat down and then pulled her up and into his lap. She blushed, and tried to squirm to sit in front of him, but he wasn't having it.
He turned her around to face her some and reached into his kimono. He pulled out the necklace.
She gasped.
"Do you like it?" He asked and she nodded. He unhooked it and placed it around her neck. She touched the stone moon on her collarbone.
"Thank you." She breathed out. He nodded. There was no reason to tell her right now of its uses.
Sesshomaru reached over and grabbed the reins.
"Ah-Un return to the palace." The dragon took to the skies. Kagome was still situated on his lap.
The ride was silent for a while.
"Why did you get me this beautiful necklace?" Kagome asked. He looked at her, and then looked straight ahead again. He would tell her in time, but right now he was enjoying himself and wasn't about to ruin it with the girl's temper.
Kagome misinterpreting the silent answer thinking it was because he was embarrassed to tell her let it drop.
"Thank you anyways. It's very pretty." He nodded.
The rest of the ride was in silence.
Finally the dragon landed in the courtyard. Kagome made a move to get off but Sesshomaru's arm around her waist stopped her. He gripped her chin and forced her to look at him.
They stared at each other for what seemed like the longest time. Finally Sesshomaru couldn't take it anymore. He bent down and captured Kagome's lips with his. Her eyes widened in shock. She had no idea what to do. Nothing in life had ever prepared her for this! When Sesshomaru bit her bottom lip with a fang she gasped. He took that advantage to taste her. Kagome's eyes closed and shyly at first she started to respond. Sesshomaru growled his approval. Finally having to break apart for air, she sat back.
Her eyes opened and she touched her lips.
"My first kiss…" She muttered. Then finally realizing that she was still in the demon lord's lap she blushed and jumped off. She ran as fast as she could inside.
Sesshomaru remained seated on the dragon. She tasted better than any dish he had ever eaten, a mix between cherries and vanilla. He got off of Ah-Un and immediately servants came to lead it to the stables.
He walked to his study, but first he walked past Kagome's room to see what she thought of the kiss. He stopped outside her door. Her aura was shining so brightly, he decided to leave her be.
My first kiss…echoed through his head. He had taken away her first. That made the kiss even more enjoyable knowing no one else had, had a chance to taste what he did.
He entered the study, and sat down. He looked at the stack of paperwork on his desk. He picked up the first on the pile and started to read. Half way through he couldn't help but think about how soft her lips were. His eyes started to unfocused and he didn't bother to correct himself.
It was much more enjoyable to think about her than this stack of paperwork. He never even noticed when Lord Ryo came in to announce dinner.
He had heard about the kiss and thought Sesshomaru had retreated to his study to hide his disgust. When he entered the study and found Sesshomaru staring off into space (Which never happened) he knew it was quite the opposite. He smiled to himself. The girl may be human but if she could make Sesshomaru this happy he was all for the inevitable mating. Sesshomaru was his friend, his best friend even and he had never seen him so happy before. He left quietly.
When Lord Ryo was a good distance from the study he muttered to himself,
"She must be one hell of a good kisser..."
A/N: Some more fluff. I wasn't sure if I was going to fast with their relationship. Tell me what you think.
DeadlyDisaster.
