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The next morning came upon the pair sitting under a tree, Kaoru leaning against Sesshomaru. She sighed in contentment as he held her close, a contented sound rumbling through his chest. The silence was comfortable, so much that both didn't want to break it. Yet, there was something on her mind that bothered her now.
"Sesshomaru, is there a reason why this place is so quiet? There's hardly a breath of wind today."
He looked down at her and nodded. "I've erected a barrier so no one will disturb our initial mating." He put his nose in her hair and inhaled, only to ask a question himself. "Kaoru, why is it you suddenly have a scent?"
She blinked. "I do? What do I smell like?"
"It is something I do not recognize, but it seems like a mixture of a flower and a food."
He suddenly swiped at his face, and she narrowed her eyes. "Were you drooling just now?"
He stood, bringing her with him. "For this, I will need to gather energy. I will be back by afternoon."
With that, he was gone.
What was that about? I just asked if he was drooling. I guess he was embarrassed and needed time to compose himself. I hope he comes back soon.
Kaoru lay on the grass on her stomach, by the late afternoon hours, kicking her feet, when she felt a great spike of yokai energy, her eyes going wide as she heard a few voices, a couple she had never heard before. She stood and looked for the source of the voices.
"…seem to be very protective of this spot, Sesshomaru. A barrier blocks out what is hidden, could it be that it is the ningen you harbor?" a smooth, mocking male's voice asked.
"What this Sesshomaru decides to block from you is none of your concern Naraku," Sesshomaru replied, giving him nothing.
Naraku? This can't be good. If I'm discovered, especially if I now have a scent, and it's irresistible to Sesshomaru, he might get distracted, especially now that it's approaching nighttime hours. If he couldn't keep his composure long this morning, how hard would it be now, so close to the time of our first time together? What can I do?
"Something is different about you," Naraku observed, just as Kaoru spotted where her intended was in front of the barrier, Naraku and a female about his height hovered. "Ah, now I see it, you got your arm back. You look as whole as if you'd never lost it. Tell me, how did you do so? A powerful miko, perhaps? Or some old yokai remedy?"
Sesshomaru was silent.
"Not feeling chatty today? Then let's see how much your barrier can withstand. Kagura?"
Kagura drew a fan out of her kimono and her yokai energy flared as she shouted, "Dance of Blades!"
Kaoru's eyes widened as thousands of yokai appeared, throwing themselves at the barrier, testing its strength as the attack of Kagura hit it, the noise making her flinch. I could purify them, but that would make Naraku suspicious. I don't want him thinking there's a dangerous miko within the barrier and make him want to see what's inside more than he does now.
Her eyes widened as tentacles began shooting out of Naraku's body, Sesshomaru slashing at them with Tokijin, the severed limbs spewing dark purple clouds that looked poisonous. It passed through the barrier and she covered her mouth and nose. Not only does he have naughty tentacles, but they're spraying out purple clouds of crap! It smells gross enough to puke over, if I had anything in my stomach!
"My miasma has leaked into your barrier. Whatever it is you're protecting me against should be suffering from the poison, if not dying," Naraku informed with an evil laugh.
If I was ningen, I'm sure, but not as a tenshi. Everything else is wilting and turning black, so yeah, any normal ningen would be dead or dying. The stench alone is enough to make me feel sick, although it's terrible that the place is dying from the toxic fumes.
Sesshomaru began attacking in earnest, using his yokai energy to sweep away the miasma. But as he was busy doing that, the barrier was hit even more by the low-level yokai and Kagura, one coordinated attack making it shatter. Kaoru leaped out of sight, which was behind Sesshomaru, holding onto his mokomoko.
Oh crap, this is bad, this is very bad! What's gonna happen now?
"How sad it must be for you," Naraku mocked. "Whatever you tried defending was so weak it melted beyond recognition."
Kaoru sighed mentally, even though she was confused. He can't smell me at all? So it's now known that I don't have a scent to anyone besides Sesshomaru. It seems he can't even sense my aura. Arrogant bastard. She shook her head and laid her hand on her to-be mate's back, encouraging him that she was really here. This guy doesn't know when to give up. Yeah he thinks I'm dead and is gloating. Go already and don't come back!
Night fell on the land, and Kaoru felt his tightening back muscles. She smelled his masculine, powerful scent, making her feel antsy, especially around an enemy she couldn't face without exposing herself. She jerked when she heard a familiar voice getting steadily louder.
"NARAKU! WIND SCAR!"
A huge wave of razor-sharp wind came out of nowhere and Naraku put up a barrier, laughing, while Sesshomaru used the opportunity to retreat, forming an orb around the both of them and speeding away. Kaoru sighed, before whispering, "Where are we going now?"
"Where we should've gone in the first place: the House of Moon."
She nodded and gasped when he threw his hair over her, his mokomoko covering her lower body. "What's this for?"
"I will not present you to the rest of the house until we have mated. Until we have reached my chambers, you will not move, speak or even breathe."
"Got it."
She took a deep breath and held it with ease as they reached the fortress, where he was spotted by the sentries and calls that he'd returned sounded.
"Sesshomaru-sama!"
"Sesshomaru-sama has returned!"
What seemed to be an entire army formed ranks and stood at attention as Sesshomaru passed, but Kaoru had to hold in laughter as she saw the eyes on his back, where she knew her wings were exposed. Once someone's brave enough to point this out, the fun will begin. Come on, I dare any of you to point this out. The Lord of the West has pretty white wings on his back! Oh no, has he been cursed? Possessed? She began quivering slightly at trying to control her giggles. I can't take it much longer! Are we there yet? "Sesshomaru-sama has picked up a new fashion!" "Is he out of his mind? That so isn't in!" "What was our great lord thinking?"
He finally slid a door open and went inside, the door barely closing when he pulled her off his back and saw her covering her mouth, overtaken with silent laughter.
"What's so amusing?"
Suddenly, a jolt passed through her, before all thoughts escaped her mind. She saw his eyes turning red as he grabbed her shoulders and brought her into a rough, hungry kiss that she instantly returned, her fingers going up to his markings and stroking them with the pads of her thumbs. Her jacket fell to the floor, his armor and weapons following. His clawed hands gripped the cloth of the back of her shirt, pulling so hard that their lips parted. She grunted and her hazy eyes landed on his frustrated blood red ones.
"Sess," she murmured, unable to articulate his full name. "My clothes don't rip, remember? You have to take them off the hard way."
He growled and pulled her shirt over her head, before the frustration was back. She looked down to see her bra was giving him trouble now. She unhooked the back of it and slipped it off her arms, it falling between them. She pulled off his haori and gi, his claws going to pull down her pants, and she unzipped them, her panties sliding down with them. She bent down and removed her tennis shoes and socks, before he kicked off his boots and slid off his pants. He pounced and they landed on the bed, discovering things about each other that would last a lifetime.
You know that there is going to be more trouble brewing with how different Kaoru and Sesshomaru are. Will his house accept Kaoru as the new lady of the Western Lands?
Find out in later chapters!
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