Chapter 10
Shino looked down at his sleeping granddaughter trying to breathe around the lump in his throat. She resembled her father and aunt so much it hurt him to look at her. He reached out a hand to stroke her cheek but a low threatening growl stopped him. "Lord Sesshomaru, I assure you that I am the girl's grandfather. I remember you from when you were a child. Your father mated my best friend and reacted to our relationship much like you are reacting to my granddaughter and me. I will not be upset though. I find it both amusing and comforting.' He regarded Sesshomaru through his eyebrows and said, "Your father promised me that he would provide the means for Kagome's survival in this time until I was able to find her and he stayed true to that promise. I will take Kagome away with me to complete her training so she will be able to defeat Naraku and Shinara."
"You will not take her. She belongs to me and I will never let her go. You will complete her training here and we will all fight."
Shino smirked with satisfaction. The mating between Sesshomaru and Kagome was settled a long time ago but he wanted to know the depth of Sesshomaru's feelings because he could sense they were not truly mated as of yet. "I thought you would say that so I brought her personal guard with me." Two divine creatures materialized and fell to their knees before him. "This is Xaing Hua and Xi Qi. They will be her shadow from now on. Setska is another from our land that has been here longer. She is mother to Yuko and Koiyuki." Shino felt Sesshomaru's youki rise and raised his hand to forestall him. "Before you become angry, I must remind you that it is dangerous for beings such as ourselves to reveal our true form. Setska had to disguise herself as a lower level demon in order to spy on you. Your parents and I wanted you and Kagome to mate, but after their deaths, you became hard and bitter. I was afraid you would side with Naraku and Shinara in spite of the fact that she killed your mother and sister because of your hatred for humans and hanyou alike. Kagome's mother is a human and many demons think that unions between demons and divine beings produce inferior offspring. It isn't true and they know this. Your children will be considered hanyou by these demons."
"I do not care what others think. I will never bow to anyone." His eyes were drawn to Kagome as she stirred on the bed.
"You need to mate her soon then because she is in great danger. Now that her powers have revealed themselves, other demons will come to claim her and even more will try to kill her. Naraku wants her for himself," Shino saw Sesshomaru stiffen. "He and his mother think she is dead for now, but Shinara will learn the truth and try to finish her off while Naraku will run away taking Kagome with him."
"Daddy?" Kagome murmured from the bed.
Shino swallowed the lump in his throat and smiled down at her. "No little one, I am not your father. I am your grandfather."
"Grandpa?" she asked weakly. She struggled to sit up. "How did you get here?"
"Rest now little one. Tomorrow is soon enough to get answers to all of your questions."
"Sesshomaru, stay with me please. I don't want to be alone." Shino and the others left quietly as Sesshomaru settled beside her for the night.
"Do it again, Kagome. Concentrate your chi on the flat bones of your shoulders and visualize your wings."
"I can't it hurts to move!" Kagome had been going through the same drills for two days now and had made no progress. "It would have been easier to learn this stuff as a child," she pouted.
"Unfortunately for you, your powers had to be sealed or the demons in your time would have found you and killed you. Now stop whining and do it again!" Xaing Hua demanded.
Kagome noticed Sesshomaru standing on the other side of the courtyard and her cheeks burned with embarrassment. She had awoken the day after her grandfather showed up to his passionate kisses and roaming hands. A servant came into the room unannounced and screamed from the sight and ran from the room leaving Kagome to wonder how much she saw and how she could explain to her grandfather. Thankfully, all he did when he saw her crimson face was convulse with hilarity. Kagome closed her eyes and remembered how his hands felt. She suddenly experienced a lightness she had never felt before. "Very good, Kagome. From now on, I want you to concentrate on whatever you were concentrating on just now." Kagome opened her eyes and stared down on her teachers. She smiled brightly and began to test her mobility. In no time at all, she was able to fly around the courtyard without falling into the dirt face first. "Enough for today, go get washed up," Xi Qi said.
Kagome thanked the merciful kami and fled her teachers. "How is she progressing?" Shino asked.
"She is progressing far beyond expectations. I think she becomes too frustrated with herself," Xaing Hua replied.
"Perhaps we should allow her to engage in her usual training and integrate our instruction as well," Xi Qi said.
"Yes, tomorrow we will…"
"Not tomorrow. My granddaughter will require the day off tomorrow," Shino said as he watched the taiyoukai disappear into the castle behind his granddaughter.
"Why lord Shino?"
"Because, unless I miss my guess, I think lord Sesshomaru has decided to claim his mate." Shino smiled with a twinkle in his eye, "She'll be exhausted tomorrow. I would suggest knocking from now on," Shino laughed. His eyes misted over, "I wish to see her children. I know they will be everything the prophecy says they will be. She looks so much like Riku and Rukia, doesn't she?"
"Yes my lord," Xaing Hua said sadly.
"My lord, are you sure…"
"Yes Xi Qi," he replied, "I'm sure. You will have to protect her and Sota soon. Sota will travel to Zhaing province and become lord there. His children as well as Kagome's will usher in a thousand years of peace and prosperity for both of our cultures. I will die happy knowing that they will do just that." Shaking himself from his gloomy thoughts he said, "See that fellow there, Xaing Hua? He's…"
Kagome sank slowly into the water trying to relax her stiff muscles. Sango slid into the hot spring beside her. "Feel just like when we were girls, huh."
"When I was a girl, I was never in so much pain," Kagome laughed. "Sango," she said as the laughter died away, "you cannot fight against Naraku. I won't allow it."
"I know," Sango said quietly. "I wish I could protect Kohaku, but I won't be able to will I. He'll die," she whispered.
Kagome looked beyond Sango's shoulder and said, "I wish I could help."
"Just kill Naraku. Give me and Miroku a peaceful life together."
"I will, Sango." Kagome pulled her into her arms and they hugged. "What names have you picked out for the baby?"
"I don't know yet. It will come to me, though." They finished their bath making plans for their lives to come.
Kagome walked down the hall to her room. She slid the screen shut and started for the bed when she spotted Sesshomaru sitting in the corner. "Good Lord! You scared me."
Her heartbeat was thundering so loud she wouldn't be surprised if the cook could hear it in the kitchen across the manor.
"Do you want me to leave?" Sesshomaru asked.
"NO!" Kagome yelled. He quirked his brow at her. "I mean, if you want to stay I don't mind." 'Lame' her brain screamed at her.
"I am having a tray brought up to you. You will eat everything."
"I will?" she asked, not certain if he actually said anything. His eyes were alight with a glow that never failed to get her worked up. She wished he would throw her on the bed and make love to her. She imagined what he would do with his hands, his mouth…
Sesshomaru smelled her arousal and almost forgot all of his good intentions. He had given her time with her grief, her family, and her trainers; now he simply could not put it off any longer. She would be his from tonight until every star fell from the sky. He sat across from her and listened as she talked to him. He would nod occasionally and hoped like hell she didn't require a response, as he wasn't paying attention to her. He was thinking about tonight.
"Thank you for the meal. It was delicious," she said shyly. "What do you want to do now?"
"Make you mine." That simple statement wrecked havoc on her nerves. She wanted to grab his hand and run to the bed screaming 'finally!' He went to the screen that separated their rooms and held out his hand. Placing all worries and doubts aside, she placed her hand in his and let him lead her to his room.
Sesshomaru slid the door closed and placed a barrier over it so that no one could disturb them then he walked to the bed. "Come to me, Kagome."
Kagome ran to him and wrapped her arms around him and buried her face in his chest. "I love you, Sesshomaru," she whispered as she raised her face to him. Sesshomaru lowered his head to her and placed a chaste kiss on her forehead. He then kissed her eyes closed. She sighed as she felt his scorching lips dragged across her cheek to her earlobe. She shuddered with pleasure as he nipped at it with his teeth. Tangling his fist in her hair, he pulled her head back and claimed her soft lips in a scorching kiss. Kagome forgot how to breathe as Sesshomaru plundered her mouth. She moaned with pleasure and he took the opportunity to deepen the kiss, sweeping his tongue inside to taste her.
Kagome tightened her hold on him, pulling him closer. She stroked his tongue with her own and was rewarded as he trembled at her touch. Sesshomaru lowered her to the bed without breaking the kiss. His hands roamed over her as he continued to kiss her thoroughly. He ended the kiss and took a deep steadying breath. He had to slow down. She wasn't ready now and if he took her, he would cause her more pain than was necessary. Kagome wasn't helping his resolve as she stroked his body and looked at him through passion glazed eyes. Sesshomaru closed is eyes to learn her by feel alone. If he watched her, he would lose control. He used one of his claws to slice the material away from her body, baring her flesh to his touch. Kagome's body arched into his touch as he stroked her from her neck to the tilt of her hips.
Sesshomaru's eyes opened when he felt her hand at the ties of his kimono. Kagome stared into his pink tinged eyes and pulled the ties loose. "No! Not this time," he said, breathing harshly. He softened the rebuke by kissing her again. Their tongues dueled for supremacy fueling their desire. Sesshomaru kissed a path down her neck to the spot he would mark her later. He licked the sensitive skin and sucked it into his mouth, grazing it with his teeth. Kagome groaned and arched into his body. He moved further down until he came to the valley between her breasts. He licked a path to the left breast, laving the nipple with his tongue, and blew on it then sucking it deeply into his mouth. The nipple stood proudly erect and Sesshomaru moved to the right breast to give it the same attention. Kagome felt weak with pleasure as Sesshomaru continued to lavish her breasts with attention. She squirmed under him, clutching him, urging him on. Sesshomaru licked along her ribcage and stomach. He dipped his tongue into her navel and placed a kiss on the silky hair that shielded her virginity. "Sesshomaru, no! You can't…" Her protests died with the first stroke of his tongue. She reacted as if she had been struck by lightening. She arched off the bed trying to get away from him.
Sesshomaru threw his arm over her to hold her in place as he made love to her with his mouth. Kagome's hips bucked of their own accord and she sobbed with pleasure. She threaded her fingers in his hair and held him to her as she moved against his tongue.
Sesshomaru could feel his control slipping further away as he kissed his way back up Kagome's body. She was whimpering and clutching at him and she had the grip of a warrior. He quickly removed his clothes and knelt between her thighs. He took her hand and wrapped it around his throbbing member. He growled low in his throat as her fingers encircled him and she began to fondle him. Kagome licked her lips nervously, "Sesshomaru, will you… I mean will I…will we fit?"
Sesshomaru would have laughed at that if he had the strength. "Yes we will." He kissed her again to rid her of her fear. Kagome continued to caress his. She felt a drop of moisture and leaned forward to taste it. Sesshomaru almost exploded. He didn't want to come in her mouth. He wanted to feel her body tighten around him as he gave her his seed. He wrapped his hands around her hips and moved them in an undulating motion. Kagome placed her hands on his shoulders and closed her eyes, giving herself up to his lovemaking. She opened her eyes as she felt fullness deep inside her she never felt before. Sesshomaru's crimson eyes looked into hers as he surged forward. Her breath caught in the back of her throat and she felt as though she had been ripped apart. Tears rolled from her eyes and she lay still. Sesshomaru began kissing her and caressing her body. He felt her relax, but he wanted more than just her acceptance of him. He wanted the fire she showed before he hurt her. He reached between their joined bodies and stroked her bud. She threw her head back and wrapped her legs around his waist taking him deeper within her. That was all the encouragement Sesshomaru needed. He began to move within her with slow measured thrusts. He moved her hips in an undulating fashion again until she caught the rhythm he set and moved on her own. He tried to continue with slow measured thrusts until Kagome pulled him down for a soul-searing kiss and his restraint broke. His thrusts became hard, wild, uncontrolled.
Kagome held on to him, moving as he moved giving him everything she had. Sesshomaru knew he was close to completion and he wanted her there with him. "Come with me, Kagome." He reached between their bodies and caressed her until he felt her stiffen and cry out his name. He felt her walls tighten around him, and with a few more hard thrusts, he spilled his seed inside her. As they climaxed, Sesshomaru's fangs elongated and he marked Kagome as his mate.
Reality began to creep up on him slowly. 'Was I too rough with her? Why isn't she moving?' He lifted his upper body from her and looked into her face. He smiled tenderly. Yes, he may have been rough, but his mate had fainted with a smile on her face.
A/N: Well, there it is. Thank you to all of you that have read and reviewed my work. I wrote this for you and I hope it lives up to your expectations. He still has to give her the other mark and that will be next chapter. Please Please Please R&R. Let me know what you think. Also, check out my other story 'Chains of Destiny' and let me know what you think of that too. Thank you all! Lots of love 'till later!