Summary: Uchiha Sasuke isn't someone Naruto would want to spend the rest of his life with - especially since his life as a fox demon won't end anytime soon. Too bad that his wishes don't matter to Sasuke; since suicide is obviously out of question, only one option remains...

Warnings: male slash, yaoi, lemons, some violence, cursing, minor character bashing (Kagome)... ok, more than just minor Kagome bashing ^^

Author's note: This chapter has been beta'd by XxDreaming of RealityxX

Author's note the 2nd: Sorry for the delay. The last part of the chapter wasn't working out how I wanted it to. And I'm leaning for another exam in about a week. So the next chapter may be delayed as well. Though I have already started writing it and have a enough notes for it.

Disclaimer: don't own anything T.T

"Talking"

"Demon talking"

'Thinking'

'Inner demon'

Dreams/flashbacks

Chapter 10: Reunion of a different kind

Sighting in relief he drank the rest of the sake bottle and settled down to take a nap, not knowing that someone had been watching him and his friends the whole day. Someone who had been waiting for him to let his guard down. Someone who had finally, after days of waiting for it, found the right moment to make his move.

Somehow, when Naruto had decided to take a nap, he had a different idea about how it would work out. He would lay down on the furs and blankets they had strategically positioned around the fire, and then he would slip into an easy sleep warmed by the cracking fire.

Here he was, lying on his back, not able to slip a wink, because the world just wouldn't stop spinning.

'What did Jiraiya always say? When do you really know that you're absolutely drunk?' Naruto's inner demon asked cheerfully. Obviously the alcohol was finally showing its effect. He's never had any alcohol especially brewed for demons before, so he wasn't used to it and couldn't hold it very well.

'When… when you're lying down… aaand the world is still spinning.' The blonde answered giggling drunkenly.

'Yeah… Maybe you shouldn't have drunk the rest of the bottle on your own.'

'I'm not drunk… I feel fanti-ta… fine.'

'I see. Good thing that you can't get me drunk. Even sake made for demons can't drown out your instincts.'

'I'm...walk… going for a.. walk…' Naruto finally decided, getting up from his chosen sleeping place with some difficulty. Stumbling and nearly tripping over some furs he distanced himself from the fire and the sleeping humans.

'Y-you know…I kinda mi-miss Sesshomaru.' He thought mournfully, addressing his inner demon.

'Yes, yes. I know.'

'I really, r-really liked him.' He sniffed sadly, 'But he's such a ho- hor- mean bastard.'

'Yes, he is.'

'But he's so bea- beauty- pretty, he's pretty. And I still liiike him.' He wailed inwardly. Then he tripped over a tree root. He hadn't even noticed that he had that he had stumbled so far from the fire.

Slumping against the giant tree over which root he had tripped, he really needed a break. The world was still spinning – and not in a good way. For a second he closed his eyes and the next thing he knew he was already dodging small knives that came at him seemingly out of nowhere.

And abruptly Naruto's head was cleared and he could think again. Too bad his body didn't react the same way; his movements were sluggish and inapt.

He barely had time to look for his attacker before he had to dodge another volley of knives. For a second he had the crazy thought that Sasuke had caught up to him again. But even after the amount of alcohol he had drunk he knew it was impossible. He was only just able to catch a glimpse of a person, clad in black, hiding between the tree branches. Though, this time when he was dodging he wasn't quite as lucky. He wasn't able to avoid several knives, a few of them just grazed him, one grazed his cheek, but another buried itself deep into his thigh. Though none of his injuries were really serious, they burned like hell.

Cursing himself for drinking so much Naruto prepared for another attack as best as he was able to. What he had absolutely not expected was for his attacker to show himself.

The man that appeared out of the trees was of average high and was clothed entirely in black. From his posture Naruto could tell that the man was well-trained and he wondered if he was an assassin. The yellow eyes with slit pupils and the grey scales that covered parts of his face were obvious signs of a snake demon.

"Who the fuck are you?" Naruto snarled angrily.

"My name is Katsuro, little prince." The man answered confidently. Then he did something that reminded Naruto a lot of Orochimaru. He took one of the little knives he had shot at Naruto and then he licked the blade obscenely from the hilt of the knife to the tip. Only then did Naruto notice that the snake demon had covered his blades with poison.

'God damn it! Why are all of them so intent on poisoning me?' He cursed silently, then he yelled, "What do you want from me? To kill me? Who do you work for?"

"Kill you? Why would I kill you, little prince? That would be such a waste. You have so much to offer, little beauty." The snake answered, yellow eyes roaming the blonde's body lecherously and lingering in a few places.

"What?"

"Hmm. How do you feel? Can you still move? Is my poison spreading? Or do you need more? Usually I like my bedmates responsive, but well… I'll make an exception for you." Katsuro replied smirking, advancing on Naruto threateningly.

"Over my dead body. I can still kick your scrawny ass." Naruto growled heatedly. He could feel the poison spreading and though it was nowhere near as strong as the poison that Sasuke had used it still hindered him a lot, what with all the alcohol in his bloodstream.

"I see. Obviously the dose was too small. But don't worry, it's easy to adjust." The snake demon sneered, arming himself with more of his throwing knives.

Katsuro had needed a few more days to catch up to the grandchild of the Southern Lord, the little prince had proven to be a bit more evasive than he had thought. But the snake demon wasn't upset. Not at all. If anything, it made things more interesting. Easy prey was boring; he had wanted a real hunt. And that was exactly what his target had given him.

Taking the beautiful prince as his mate after a log hunt and a perfectly executed plan for his capture would be so much sweeter.

Nobody could have predicted what had happened next. Out of all the people living in Edo his prey absolutely had to run into the younger half brother of the Lord of the West. In the beginning he had not even realized who it was that his target fighting. But after he had caught a glimpse of the legendary sword, Tessaiga, in the hands of the white haired hanyou, he knew exactly with whom he was dealing and that it was probably in his best interest to stay out of that fight. Really, how high were the chances for his little blonde prince to actually run into that guy and his band of misfits?

For a few hours he had held onto the hope that the blonde and the hanyou would soon return to going their separate ways. Even after the inuhanyou had invited Naruto to return with them to the human village, he had held onto that.

Of course then his blonde had to take a liking to the small kitsune kit that was part of the hanyou's pack. The moment Naruto had agreed to teach that little nuisance the wonders of kitsune magic he knew that from that moment onward he could do nothing else but wait. Wait for a chance to catch the little prince unaware, without the hanyou or his filthy human companions around.

From the fight his target had with Inuyasha, he knew that the last thing he needed when fighting the blonde was interference. Naruto was a skilled and incredibly fast fighter. A distraction of any kind in a fight with the kitsune could soon prove to be fatal. To accomplish his mission, he would have to wait for the right moment and keep his distance. His best shot would probably be attacking from a distance with poison-laced throwing knives. Trying to inject the blonde with his poison via a bite was out of the question, he couldn't imagine the little prince holding still while he was pumping his full of his paralyzing poison and dying was really not part of his plan.

After a week of observing the blonde, he was terribly bored and annoyed beyond belief. Since his prey had entered that damned village he hadn't been left on his own… at all. Everywhere he went he was accompanied by someone. And he never strayed far from the village. It was maddening.

And then, just when he started thinking that he would never get his chance, Kouga the wolf prince made an appearance, carrying several bottles of sake. Right when he started doubting his plans, his chance appeared.

Following the ookami's arrival, and the course of one single day, everything played out perfect. The old miko and the kit went to bed early while the young people enjoyed fine sake around a camp fire. It didn't take long until the humans passed out like a light. Then the hanyou and the wolf disappeared into the woods together, leaving his target positively smashed and on his own. To make things even more perfect for his plan, the blonde left the fireplace and proceeded to stumble away from the fire.

'He's practically done my work for me by drinking himself into this stupor.' Katsuro reflected amusedly as he watched the blonde struggle to stay upright after he tripped over a tree root.

'This will be far easier than I thought.' He smirked confidently. Without haste he coated his throwing knife with his poison.

He was a bit surprised that the blonde was able to evade his first attack. Katsuro had thought the alcohol would hinder his target more than it seemed to do in the end. But still, the kitsune's movements were nowhere near as fluid and graceful as they used to be. They were clumsy and sluggish, but that was more than enough of an advantage for him. Next time he wouldn't miss.

And just as he had predicted, his next attack was more successful. Though only one of his knives actually hit; enough of the other knives grazed the blonde in different places. To transmit his poison to the bloodstream a few grazes were more than enough.

Confident that his prey should be slowly losing his ability to move and soon shouldn't be able to give him much of a fight, he decided to show and introduce himself. His future mate should know whose name he would be screaming when he claimed him.

He enjoyed the look of sheer panic on his future mates face when he hinted at his plans for him.

'So worried for his virtue, the little prince.' He thought, chuckling quietly to himself when the blonde took a fighting stance.

'Oh, well. A higher dose won't kill him.' He mused, while he sneeringly addressed Naruto, "I see. Obviously the dose was too small. But don't worry, it's easy to adjust."

With practiced ease, he shot another volley of knives at the kitsune. He hadn't expected them to be deflected right back at him by a whip made of green light.

'Holy fuck.' He thought, as he hurried to avoid getting hit by his own knives. Katsuro didn't have to look at the newcomer to be able to tell who it was.

And he certainly didn't need his target's stunned stuttering of, "Ses- Sesshomaru!?" To know that he was royally screwed.

'How the hell will I get out that?!' Katsuro thought desperately, when the demon lord turned on him poised for attack, red eyes glowing brightly. He knew without a doubt that only a miracle could save him now.

Naruto was just preparing to dodge the knives as best as he could, despite the poison, when the attack was deflected by a luminous green whip. At first he didn't understand what had happened.

It took him a moment to realize just who exactly had just protected him. His heart skipped a beat and he stuttered stupidly, "Ses- Sesshomaru!"

There, right before him stood the Lord of the West. And he looked pissed. His eyes were switching between their usual golden color and a demonic red, his hair was flickering around him and the fur of moko-moko stood on end. He was wearing his usual get-up, though his customary amour was strangely absent. Still, all in all he looked frightening.

Kami, was he glad to see that bastard.

To say that Sesshomaru was pissed was probably the understatement of the year. He was beyond angry. Here he had finally, after several days of combing through Edo in search of Naruto, found his blonde, to come across someone attacking him.

He was so angry that it was hard to control his inner demon and he was sure his eyes were glowing red. After he had deflected the attack on Naruto, noting the relief on the kitsune's face at his appearance, he turned to the attacker.

The snake demon was scared of him, obviously having recognized him. This was not just some random snake demon who had decided, no his clothing and posture spoke of a trained mercenary.

'Who would send a trained assassin after Naruto?' Sesshomaru's inner demon demanded.

'Since Naruto has left the palace he had only passed through human settlements. There was no demonic scent anywhere he had visited. So there is only one possibility.' He thought as he advanced on his opponent.

The snake demon took a step back, his eyes darting back and forth as if he was looking for the best way to escape. But before he could take another step, Sesshomaru had already moved and had grabbed the snake by his throat, lifting him off the ground with ease while his sharp claws dug into the skin of his neck.

How he enjoyed the terrified look in the hebi's eyes. Slowly the demon lord took a look around, noting all the knives that were littering the ground. His sense of smell was keen enough to smell the poison on them. The fact that this lowly mercenary had dared to use poison on Naruto enraged him beyond belief and he to fight hard to control himself, so that he wouldn't turn into his animal form to use the snake as a chew toy.

"You dare to attack the heir to the Southern Lands with poison? And not even a proper one? This Sesshomaru will give you a taste of true poison." He growled.

His soon to be victim struggled and tried to wiggle out of his grip, he even tried to use one of his knives on him, but in the end he couldn't escape. The grip of the demon lord was too strong. Slowly the young lord released a small his acidic poison from his claws. He needn't even to pierce the skin of the snake. The acid simply ate through the skin as if it was nothing, first in took on a black color, then it started smoking. The stench of melting flesh was disgusting but Sesshomaru's inner demon took great delight in the pained screams of the mercenary.

"Screaming already? After such a miniscule dose? This Sesshomaru's hanyou brother took much more of my poison, directly into his bloodstream, and he didn't make any of these pathetic sounds." He smirked sadistically, while the snake demon was gasping for air, twitching in pain and desperately clawing at Sesshomaru's hand to free himself.

"Even a small amount of my poison could melt the flesh from your bones." He sneered, "Too bad that this Sesshomaru has better things to do."

Panicking the mercenary started to struggle even more, obviously he had understood where this was going. Sesshomaru only tightened his grip, so that his had to stop struggling to avoid being strangled.

"Don't worry. This Sesshomaru still plans to have a long talk with you, where you will tell him why you saw it fit to attack the grandchild of the Lord of the South in detail. Somehow this Sesshomaru believes that a certain council was involved. With repeated use of my father's fang I will get the truth out of you, I'm sure." Sesshomaru told the snake demon, who, if possible, paled even further hearing that.

He would have plenty of time to interrogate the demon after he had dissolved the situation with Naruto. No for the first time he was grateful to have inherited Tenseiga from his lord father. Why would he need Tessaiga? He had enough brute strength and power without it. No, Tenseiga was the right sword for him. Not even death would be able to save his enemies from his wrath.

With a small movement of his hand he broke his neck, letting his limp corpse fall to the ground at his feet.

Finally he turned to Naruto. When he had saved the blonde from his assailant he had seen relief on Naruto's face. It seemed the kitsune had quickly gotten over it, because now his face held none of that relief in his expression. No, nobody could mistake the anger on Naruto's face for relief.

'So I guess the fact that we have just saved him won't make this any easier.' Sesshomaru's inner demon commented bemusedly.

Even thought Naruto had been glad to see Sesshomaru when the demon lord at first, it didn't take him long to remember why he was angry with the bastard in the first place.

Even though he had helped him, he knew he would have been able to deal with the snake on his own. Now that the adrenaline his body had produced because of the sudden attack had helped to get rid of most of the alcohol and his advanced healing powers were dealing with the poison and the small injuries he had received, things looked different. The mercenary had obviously underestimated him he had seriously thought such a weak poison would hinder him for long.

'Sesshomaru, too, is underestimating me if he things I am some damsel in distress.' Naruto thought angrily while he watched as the Lord of the West dealt with his assailant. Stewing in his anger, he didn't pay any attention to the rather one-sided conversation the older man had with his unfortunate victim.

'Look at that show-off,' He continued when Sesshomaru snapped the snake demons hand with just a flick of his wrist, 'Any demon can do things like that.'

Then the dog demon proceeded to drop the lifeless body of Naruto's attacker and finally turned to him, the blonde suddenly felt nervous.

"What are you doing here?" He blurted out before he could stop himself.

"Saving your life." The other demon replied, raising one eyebrow as if he thought Naruto's question was stupid.

"Yeah?! Well, I certainly didn't need your help. I was perfectly fine on my own, thank you very much!" The blonde snapped in reply.

"You are absolutely right, of course. You didn't need my help at all. Your drunken fumbling would have been enough to fight of a trained assassin. How could this Sesshomaru have been so wrong?" Was the sarcastic reply.

"Fuck you, Sesshomaru. How do I know that it wasn't you that sent that son of a bitch after me? There's certainly no one else here, who has the power to sent professional mercenaries after my ass."

"Haven't you been listening to anything I just said?"

"Why I'm so sorry I had to pull a freaking knife out of my damned thigh. Next time I'll take care to listen to everything you have to say first. Now don't evade the question."

"Does this Sesshomaru seem like the kind of spineless man who would send someone else to do their dirty work for him?" The young lord asked gravely.

"…"

"Am I someone like that in your eyes, Naruto? I thought you would know me better than that." He continued when Naruto failed to reply.

"I don't know, all right?! I thought I did. But I also thought that you're not someone to play with another's feelings and look where that got me." The blonde finally replied.

"I didn't."

"What?"

"Play with you! I didn't mean any of those things that I've said to Kaori."

"Why did you say them then?" Naruto asked.

"Why did you say the things you said to me?" Sesshomaru questioned in turn.

"You can't compare that. You hurt me, so I hurt you back!"

"Very mature, Naruto."

"Fuck you!" The blonde snapped angrily, turning his back to the other demon and crossing his arms over his chest. For a second he thought about leaving, but then the demon lord did something Naruto hadn't expected.

"I apologize, that was unnecessary." He said. In all the time the kitsune had known the other he had never heard him utter a sincere apology.

"Yes, it was."

"Will you let me explain, please? Let me explain why I said those things to Kaori." Sesshomaru requested tiredly.

"Explain away. Wouldn't want you to have come all the way for nothing." Naruto replied nonchalantly, though inertly he was dying from curiosity.

"I should have clued you in on the situation when I started developing an interest in you." The inuyoukai sighed, "All of this could have been avoided."

"What are you talking about?"

"The day you arrived at my palace the council of elders gave me an ultimatum. Find a mate before the beginning of the mating season or mate a candidate of their choice."

"So you only took an interest in me because you were forced to look for a mate. Good to know. I feel so flattered."

"They could hardly force me to do anything. True, they could make my life difficult but nothing this Sesshomaru wouldn't be able to handle. But a mate and the possibility of an heir would secure my rule as the Lord of the West even further."

"You really know how to make someone feel better, Sesshomaru." Naruto stated sarcastically.

"Out of all the possible candidates, you were the only one that I've found acceptable."

"Well, I'm honored that you think I'm acceptable compared to the other candidates. I feel so special now that I know I'm better that those simpering bitches."

"Stop purposely misinterpreting everything I say."

"I'm not!"

"Just let me finish my explanation, if you please." The demon lord sighed.

"Get on with it."

"You may have noticed that the other "candidates" appeared later on. I believe that they have been sent for when the council noticed that we've gotten closer. All of them were children or grandchildren of the council elders. And suddenly someone appeared every time we were alone together."

"You think the council wanted them to run interference?"

"I do. My grandfather cornered me to question me about my feeling for you, and suddenly Kaori appeared. I knew I couldn't be honest as long as she was within hearing range. Her father is the one council member who is responsible for this mess. I didn't want to give them any more reasons to meddle. I spent barely any time alone with you as it was." Sesshomaru finally explained, stepping within touching distance of Naruto.

"I didn't mean to cause you pain, Naruto." He continued, laying one hand on Naruto's shoulders while the other gently caressed his cheek.

"But you did anyway." The blonde replied sulkily, even though most of his anger had disappeared with Sesshomaru's apology.

"I apologize."

"What about that one?" The blonde asked, stepping out of Sesshomaru's hold and gesturing at his assailant.

"The elders must have sent him to get rid of the competition. I will have their head for this." The young lord replied.

"And without the council there will be no ultimatum for you to mate."

"Yes, but…" The older demon tried to interject.

The young kitsune was no longer angry, not after Sesshomaru's explanation and his apology. He'd never been good at holding a grudge. Now he was just exhausted and his insecurities came out to play.

'Now that he'll be able to rid himself of the old geezers, he won't have to bind himself to a mate. He can get back to his old life.' He thought bitterly.

'I don't think that's going to happen.' His inner demon replied.

'What reason could he possibly have to mate us?'

'Because he wants to?'

'Yeah. I can absolutely see that. The old bastards had to threaten him to look for a mate. He'll jump at the chance to be my mate.'

'He's here, isn't he?'

"Everybody can just continue to live their life. Nothing has to change." The kitsune rambled on, ignoring his inner demon.

"Naruto…"

"You'll get back to doing whatever it was you've been doing before this whole mess happened and I'll find my own place in this world."

"Naruto…" The other tried again, but just like the last time the blonde ignored the demon lord, not even noticing his rising annoyance.

"Just, answer me honestly. Would you have been at all interested in me if you hadn't been forced to look for a mate?" Naruto asked uncertainly.

Instead of an answer, he was forcefully turned to face the demon lord. And suddenly, with a growl of annoyance, his lips were assaulted by a seriously ticked off Sesshomaru. A hard yank on his hair pulled him closer to the inuyoukai, until he was caged by Sesshomaru's strong arms. Taking full advantage of Naruto's pained gasp the older demon's tongue entered the kitsune's mouth, completely dominating the kiss and making Naruto weak in the knees. The kiss was so violent, it was nearly painful, but at the same time it was incredibly hot. For a moment the blonde thought of resisting but it didn't take long until he was moaning and actively participating, trying to fight Sesshomaru for dominance of the kiss. He didn't even notice how his arms went around the dog demons neck, pulling him closer to deepen the kiss, or how hands started roaming his body. They continued kissing until the need to breathe forced them apart, leaving Naruto's lips swollen from the force of the kiss and the kitsune himself dizzy, blushing and panting in Sesshomaru's embrace.

'Kami, the man can kiss.' The blonde thought dazed.

"You are the most infuriating person I have ever met." The demon lord finally growled, tightening his arms around the fox demon.

"Wha-? Why are you kissing me then?" Naruto cried incredulously and maybe a bit hurt.

"I have had many partners in my life…"

"Great, why don't you molest one of them instead?" The blonde asked, having had enough of Sesshomaru. He didn't understand what the demon lord wanted to accomplish with his words. He didn't want to hear about all the other people the dog demon could have. Not wanting to hear another word he started wiggling in Sesshomaru's grip to free himself.

"Stop interrupting me." The other male growled, squeezing Naruto's butt and biting his ear in warning. Letting out an unmanly squeak at the bite and suppressing a small moan when Sesshomaru sucked on his earlobe, the kitsune stopped talking.

"In all my life I have never met someone challenges me like you do. You're driving me insane, true, but you're never afraid to speak your mind. You don't worship the ground I walk on, just because I am a lord. You don't care about riches and titles." He continued passionately, placing hot kisses along Naruto's jaw and down his neck between his sentences.

"There aren't enough riches in Edo to make up for your lousy character." The kitsune joked weakly, trying to act nonchalant, as if his heart hadn't skipped a beat at the demon lord's words.

His pathetic attempt at humor earned him another hungry kiss from Sesshomaru, though this time it was far less violent but far more possessive. And this time the thought of resisting never even crossed Naruto's mind. A shiver went down his spine and he savored the familiar taste of Sesshomaru's lips. Soon his hand found itself buried in the long silver tresses of the Sesshomaru's hair while the demon lord's arms were wrapping around Naruto's waist, pulling him even closer.

When they broke apart to take a breath the older demon returned to his earlier project of trailing kisses down his mate's neck.

"Will you be my mate?" Sesshomaru asked between kisses. He sucked on the kitsune's earlobe once again, looking smug when Naruto hissed at the sensation. When Sesshomaru reached the place where the neck and shoulder met, he gave the skin there a quick nip before sucking it into his mouth.

It took all of Naruto's self-control not to melt into a puddle of goo at the other demon's ministrations. Clutching the demon lord's shoulders, tilting his head to the side to give him better access and mewling in pleasure the blonde struggled to find the right words.

"How could I …decline? You're very …persuasive…" He answered between moans. His neck was his weak spot; something Sesshomaru enjoyed taking advantage of.

At Naruto's positive reply to his question the demon lord's advances grew even more enthusiastic. Even with his superior demonic healing the bruise that the lord of the West was sucking onto his neck wouldn't disappear for quite some time. The arms that had been wrapped around Naruto left his waist and started touching every inch of skin they could reach. One of Sesshomaru's hands slipped under the blonde's shirt, caressing the sensitive skin of his chest and back, while the other palmed the kitsune's perked ass. Naruto could do little more besides moaning and kneading Sesshomaru's neck while he held onto him for dear life.

When the inuyoukai slipped his leg between Naruto's thighs, grazing the growing bulge in his pants, his knees buckled and he would have sunk to the ground had it not been for Sesshomaru holding him up. Every inch of the demon lord's blazing hot body was pressed against him. That and the feel of Sesshomaru's answering hardness made him shudder in anticipation.

His eyes were fluttered when Sesshomaru's other hand slipped in his pants massaging the globes of Naruto's perfect bum. But then he caught sight of something that cleared his head a little.

'Oh god. We can't really do this here. There's a freaking corpse lying around.' He thought, disgusted.

And whereas his inner demon loved the idea of humping Sesshomaru so close to the corpse of an enemy felled by their future mate for their protection, the major part of his consciousness absolutely refused to do something like that out in the open, with a corpse lying about.

'You should just enjoy yourself and be proud that your mate killed for you. Besides, he's dead, he's hardly watching you.' His inner demon commented, completely undismayed.

'Uh…no… just no.'

While Sesshomaru was doing his best leave a hickey that would mark him permanently and to simultaneously strip him out of his shirt without actually detaching his mouth from Naruto's neck the blonde was trying to regain enough control over mouth to get a word out. Kami, it was so difficult, because his neck was his weak spot and all he wanted to do was moan like a bitch in heat and beg Sesshomaru for more.

"Sess- Sesshomaru… ahh… we can't …oh god… we can't do this… here." He finally whimpered between mewls of pleasure.

But the demon lord continued with his ministrations, as if he hadn't heard him. He had to concentrate. But that was no easy feat, especially not when Sesshomaru's leg started grinding against his hard-on to distract him. The delicious friction drove him wild and his heart was beating so hard it felt like it was about to explode. But he just couldn't let it go.

Moaning in frustration he violently tugged at the dog demon's hair to force him to detach from his neck to face him. Sesshomaru let out a groan of dismay but complied and released his neck.

"I have a hut … in the village…" He started explaining. Before he could finish the demon lord grabbed his rear with his hands, lifting him up, and forced him to wrap his legs around the older demon's body. Both of them let moaned when their respective erections rubbed against each other.

With long purposeful strides the inuyoukai hurried towards the village. All Naruto could do was hold on. In no time and without even needing a description Naruto found himself dropped on his back.

When Naruto first asked him to stop, he tried his best to ignore him, feeling far too victorious to stop now that he had the blonde back in his grasp. So instead of stopping he continued his ministration as means to distract him.

In the end he gave in and listened to his soon to be mate. He should have thought about it. It was beneath him to hump his lover in middle of the forest, like a commoner, leaving himself and his little kitsune vulnerable for possible attack or to the eyes of anyone who passed them.

In long strides he hurried inside the village, not even waiting for the blonde to disrobe the way to his hut. His nose would lead him to the right one. All the while his little mate's hardness rubbed against his own and he had to suppress his urge to take his blonde against the nearest hard surface. The little mewls and moans he hardly made it easier.

Faster than he had thought possible he had crossed the village and found the right hut. Without further ado he kicked open the door and dropped his precious cargo down on the futon that was spread out on the floor of the small, one room hut.

Then he just took a moment to look at Naruto. His little one looked incredibly delicious, spread out like that before him. Naruto's skin was glistering with perspiration, his clothing was in disarray and his hair was spread out beneath him like a golden halo. His cheeks were flushed, his pupils blown with desire and he was breathing heavily. And the way he smelt, so tempting.

"Sesshomaru…" The blonde whined impatiently when he didn't immediately join him on the futon.

Smirking at the blond he let his kimono fall of his shoulders gracefully, not caring that it landed in a heap on to the floor. Within seconds moko-moko joined his kimono on the ground. He was pleased when his kitsune gasped at the sight of his half naked body and a pink tongue flitted over his kiss swollen lips. After he had his fill of the lovely sight, he joined Naruto on the futon. He crawled atop of him, in-between his tights, and kissed him hungrily until both of them were grasping for breath.

They shared more heated kisses until it wasn't enough for the demon lord anymore. He wanted more. Irritated by the barrier that was preventing him from touching the smooth skin and not caring about Naruto's reaction he shredded the blonde's shirt with his claws, not having the patience to actually undress his little mate.

"Hey…" The kitsune started protesting, but was soon silenced by the press of Sesshomaru's lips.

Sighing the blonde gave into the kiss, once again wrapping his arms around Sesshomaru's neck, pulling him closer.

The blonde broke the kiss and gasped in surprise when Sesshomaru's fingers dipped below the waistband of his pants and brushed against his staining need. Moaning wantonly he let his head drop back against the futon.

Once again he found the blonde's neck, placing wet kisses along his neck down to his chest. Finally he reached his goal, his mate's perfectly pink, pert little nipples. He licked it sensually before taking it into his hot mouth, sucking gently. Whereas his hands slid into Naruto's pants. One hand cupped the blonde's firm bum while the other grabbed his swollen member, stroking it firmly but lazily. Naruto's reaction was more than just erotic. The blonde let out a lout cry, arching his back to get closer to Sesshomaru's mouth, while his hips bucked into the dog demon's hand shamelessly, trying to get more friction.

"Kami…" The kitsune panted hoarsely, writhing and mewling underneath him.

God, he loved how incredible sensitive his innocent, little mate was, and so expressive. Wanting to hear more, he tightened his grip on the blonde's leaking length and fastened his pace. Just as he bit the nipple he had been worshiping so thoroughly, Naruto spilled into Sesshomaru's hand with a startled cry of his name. Panting heavily he slumped down on the futon, like a doll whose strings had been cut.

Completely boneless, his lips swollen, flushed, sweaty and panting heavily, Naruto looked absolutely delicious.

Sesshomaru couldn't help himself; he buried his face into the crook of Naruto's shoulder, inhaling his sweet scent of arousal. He had to stop himself from placing a claiming bite when his mouth found the blonde's beautifully arched, creamy neck.

He had a hard time controlling himself, especially when his inner demon urged him to bite his little mate.

'Claim him now and nobody will be able to take him from you again. The council won't be able to interfere anymore.' It said, drawing his attention from Naruto for a moment.

'I can't. What about the ceremony…?'

'Only those stuffed up nobles care about that. You want to claim him. Just do it.' It encouraged.

And it was right. He wanted to bury himself deep in that perfect little arse. He wanted to claim the blond, mark him and keep him in his bed until he begged for mercy. But he couldn't.

'He's the heir to the Lord of the South, we can't claim him in a tiny hut in the middle of human village. His grandfather would kill us if we claimed him without the proper ceremony. If our grandfather wouldn't kill us first.' He thought.

Turning back to his little fox, he found him… asleep. For a moment all he could do was stare at the blonde. Never, in all of his life, had anyone ever fallen asleep on him. Especially not before he had been satisfied. He was still hard and his partner had fallen asleep on him. But his annoyance faded quickly. Naruto just looked so perfectly content and peaceful for him to be cross with him.

'Maybe it's better this way.' He thought, sighing.

Then he got off the blonde, sat back a bit and proceeded to gently wipe himself and Naruto clean with the tattered remains of Naruto's shirt.

For an instant he thought about joining his little mate on the futon. But he decided against it. He wouldn't be able to sleep anyways. The temptation to wake the blonde and have his way with him was still too present, especially since his own need had been so completely neglected.

No, there was a better way he could pass the time until Naruto woke up. He still had a snake to deal with.

Not bothering with his kimono he grabbed Tenseiga and exited the hut, clad just in his hakama.

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