PRINCE AKI AND THE BATH.
Sesshomaru had grown somewhat used to the odd behavior of his strange human girl.
The things she said and the bold way she acted had become normal.
The fighting and banter between them was a common thing, and the way they teased and baited each other in an almost sexual way had become more fun then he cared to admit.
She awakened desires in him that he had not felt in many years.
Desires he had to fight on a daily basis as his inner beast grew more and more affectionate towards her.
And the more comfortable she became as a girl, the more feminine her clothing became.
And a part of him missed the stupid boys uniform she had lived in at the start of their travels.
And since that painful day of training just a while ago, Akane looked at him in a new way.
The girl was no fool, as much as he hated to admit it, and thanks to him getting carried away that one day she knew a part of him liked her.
It was his own fault of course, having licked her like he did.
But he had not been able to help himself.
He was simply glad she did not fully understand what something like that meant to his kind.
But he was forever worried she would ask someone...
Since then, she had been acting a bit stranger then normal.
Always glancing at him, always looking like she had something to say, but when he looked at her she would look away.
And she seemed even more nervous then normal when they sat at night together to listen to her strange music device.
If a love song came on she would fidget like crazy.
It was both annoying and... cute.
Again, a thought he hardly used in the past, yet it came up when his thoughts went to her.
His strange little human...
However, none of her odd traits had prepared him for what he walked into on this particular day.
He had just returned from hunting a meal, and could hear Jaken speaking in his panic stricken tone as he approached.
"This is beyond stupid, even for YOU! Sesshomaru-sama will never let you do this you know. And if you THINK I'm gonna let you go off on your own you really are crazy!"
Sesshomaru rolled his eyes, wondering what mischief Akane was up to this time.
The moment he seen her, he froze.
Akane was shirtless.
She was sitting on the ground with her arms up in the air as Rin wrapped some kind of white bandage around her chest.
He swallowed at the way Akane's breasts pressed together.
He smelled no blood, but wondered if she had gotten herself injured.
Again.
But then he noticed the younger girl continue to tighten and cover the chest of the other until her breasts were nearly gone from view.
It looked painful.
"Chill out toad boy, I know what I'm doing." Akane said over her shoulder as she began to pin the cloth together.
"Shut up!" He yelled.
Just then, Rin spotted Sesshomaru and ran up to his side, she was smiling, but seemed nervous.
"Welcome back!" She said.
Jaken soon followed behind her.
"Sesshomaru-sama! Tell these human females that their plan is foolish, I beg you!"
Akane glanced his way, not seeming to care that she was topless(even if she had bandages), and she gave him a sweet smile.
He frowned at her.
By now he had come to notice that certain smile meant she wanted him to do something she already knew he wouldn't want to do.
"And just what is it you all are doing?" He asked smoothly.
"Lady Akane is gonna pull a Miroku!" Rin piped up with a grin.
"Oh?"
Sesshomaru looked at the young girl with a raised eyebrow.
What on earth did that even mean?
Akane laughed as she stood and walked over to her pack, digging thru it until she pulled out her boys school uniform.
"Let us fill you in." She said as she went behind a tree to change.
"There is a village just up ahead. You can see the smoke from here, so Rin and I went and did a little looking around..."
Rin then raised her hand and added on.
"And the village has a ton of girls. Not to mention we seen a bath house!"
He blinked.
Still not seeing where this was going or how girls and bath houses went together.
"So they wanna go take a bath at the village, and that woman thinks she can flirt her way in!"
Jaken thankfully filled in the blank.
Sesshomaru was taken aback.
This was a new form of strange, if not a bit crazy.
"Akane, there is a stream-"
"Sesshy-sama, I have been training with you everyday for a week and a half now. I'm covered in sweat and grime and am in need of hot water like nobody's business." Akane said as she emerged, fixing the collar on her dark blue shirt.
"And she says that Rin can have a bath too!" The young one said as she twirled around for no reason.
"It's stupid, right?" Jaken stated.
Sesshomaru was still a bit puzzled.
He walked to Akane with a sigh.
"If you desire it so badly, why not go back to your time?"
Akane's blue eyes looked annoyed. "Because we're so far away from it. I just think it would be easier and faster to take advantage of the this rare opertunity to use my 'Prince'."
"Your what?" He was baffled.
She grinned at him, and began to laugh at his expression.
Rin skipped next to them and decided to answer for her.
"Miroku-san flirts with girls to get free food and stuff, Rin has seen him do it, so Lady Akane is gonna use her 'Prince' to get us a bath!"
The fact that both females seemed to be very serious about this was becoming almost comical.
Yet he just could not see the logic.
"So you intend to... flirt?"
Akane beamed at him. "Yup."
"With other girls?"
"Wouldn't be the first time."
He furrowed his brow at her.
"Raised as a boy, duh!"
She rolled her eyes at him, patting his arm.
Rin laughed while Jaken just stood there looking back and forth, waiting for him to say something.
"I do not see this working." He finally stated.
Akane pouted up at him, her lower lip poking out as she glared.
"The village is filled with girls. Young girls that I can convince to let a few tired travelers make use of their bath, maybe even some decent food for Rin and myself, in exchange for some labor."
"Akane..." He dragged out her name in a sign of annoyance.
Why was she so set on this?
Granted, not wanting to make them go back yet after making it this far was indeed a kind thought...
But there was no way they would take her for a male, she barely looked the part.
"SEE?!" Jaken seemed happy.
Clearly they had been fighting about this for a while.
Now Rin came to stand in front of him, also pouting.
This was bad.
"But Lady Akane is a convincing boy, she really is! And Rin would like to have a warm bath... Please, Sesshomaru-samaaaa?"
He sighed deeply.
Clearly he was out numbered.
And by stubborn human females no less.
"You may try." He said in defeat.
Both girls shouted with glee, hurting his ears, but he could not help but smile as Akane fist pumped the air while Rin jumped up and down.
He nearly laughed at how something like a bath could make them so happy.
And as ridiculous as this plan was, he would watch it play out, if only to gloat later when it failed.
Jaken, who did nothing but complain the moment the plan was a go, had been left behind with Ah-Uhn while the others made their way to the village.
It was only a short hike away, and the closer they got the stronger the scent of human became.
His instincts went on high alert as his muscles went tight.
He truly disliked humans.
They could turn at a moments notice, coming at you with killing intent for no reason.
The two in his company were the only ones to have yet to do so.
But Rin was young, and Akane...
She was nothing like he had ever known.
She didn't fear him in the least bit.
She amazed him.
This was why he followed them here, to make sure they were safe while attempting their plan.
"Sesshy-sama, are you okay? You seem stressed. You don't have to come into the village..." Akane's kind tone jolted him from his thoughts.
She was walking next to him, her head tilted, with a frown.
"I am fine." He said, more harshly then intended.
But Akane had often tried to pry into why he hated humans, and now was not the time for that.
She took the hint and acted as if she hadn't asked anything.
Instead Akane nodded and then caught up to Rin, who had been skipping ahead of them.
As he watched them, he pondered if being seen by the villagers was a good idea.
Akane had said it would be fine, seemed to want him to come along badly for some reason, but if the villagers turned on her for him being a yokai it would not end well.
It was mid-afternoon when at last they left the trees and came to the top of a hill.
At the bottom was a small rice field and a decent sized village.
A group of five young human females close to Akane's age were working in the field.
"Is this going to even work..." He pondered aloud without thinking.
Rin turned and gave a thumbs up.
"No worries, Aki-sama's got this!"
"Aki-sama?"
"Oh, we're gonna call her that while here,"
The girl leaned in close and whispered loudly.
"It's part of the whole her being a guy plan."
He chuckled.
Still not seeing how this was to work.
Yes, Akane was in male clothing, but the sway of her hips and the tone of her voice, not to mention her scent...
Rin then lightly pulled on his sleeve and pointed over to Akane.
He turned and watched as the girl stretched her arms above her head with a groan.
Akane then cracked her neck and ran her hands thru her hair, messing it up in a rough manner.
She then cleared her throat and squared her shoulders.
Sesshomaru watched in open amazement as Akane then took on a whole new stance.
Her whole body changed in how it stood, how it moved.
Somehow she now carried herself in a manner close to his own.
Clearly higher up on the scale of life.
Almost like royalty, yet she seemed easy to approach.
She then turned to him with smile he had never seen, full of charm.
Boyish charm.
And it freaked the hell out of him.
"What are you DOING?" He asked.
She laughed, a new laugh, deeper.
"Letting my 'Prince' out for the first time in forever! Now, you two stay up here for a sec' while I handle the ladies."
She said, her voice had dropped a bit, and the wink she gave him before taking off made him shudder.
But he had to admit that her act was indeed... convincing.
"Isn't Aki-sama cool?" Rin sighed.
He snapped his head to the girl.
She was watching Akane with an odd look in her eyes.
No. No way was Rin charmed by another girl.
It was beyond wrong.
His attention was taken away once he heard Akane greet the girls bellow with that new voice of hers.
He could hear everything.
"Excuse me ladies!" Akane waved.
Each girl waved politely, and he watched as some blushed at the charming smile Akane gave them.
"My name is Aki, and I'm a traveling yokai slayer." She said with a deep bow before placing one hand on the hilt of her sword.
"My friends and I would do anything for a hot bath, we simply cannot remember the last time we had one you see."
She ruffled her hair and flashed a grin.
The girls circled her.
Sesshomaru was completely speechless as every one of the village girls began to flirt with Akane, giggling like fools and asking stupid things like her age and how long she had been fighting yokai.
He was amazed at how Akane seemed to charm them.
She flashed her sword and the girls were in awe at the site.
The eldest looking girl gave her name and claimed to be the daughter of the village head.
Her name was Shika and she seemed to be the most taken in by Akane's playful charm.
She said her father was away, and that her brother would have no trouble letting Aki and friends use the bath house if he were to see them help the girls carry in the days baskets.
Which made Akane take her hand and kiss the other girls knuckles in thanks.
Open flirting and playful smiles soon followed, making him feel annoyed, but he did not understand exactly why it made him that way.
"Wow, Aki-sama is really good at pulling a Miroku." Rin stated in an awed tone.
"Hn."
The girl glanced up at him, sensing his annoyance.
And he tried to calm himself.
After all, it made no sense in the first place.
But once the girls looked up the hill, all but three of them backed away.
Guilt mixed with anger filled him.
He knew that would happen...
But Akane just glanced back at him and gave a smile before turning to the girls with waving hands.
"No worries, Sesshy-kun over there is harmless. He's my bodygard and takes care of the girl for me. He's just a cute dog yokai I took in."
THAT made him gape in horror.
What in the seven hells had she just said?!
He, Sesshomaru, a harmless-cute- what?!
Rin was unable to hear what was going on, but she seemed to know the full plan because she poked his leg over and over with a pleading look.
"Just play along, Aki-sama is just acting okay? Please don't be offended by what she says!"
"That is a hard thing." He growled.
It was bad enough she spoke in such ways to his face and in front of Jaken, but to make him look foolish in front of these HUMANS?
"Please, please, don't get mad..." Rin was now tugging on his sleeve.
"I shall try."
He went back to Akane.
She was bowing to the oldest looking girl.
"Thank you very much, Shika-chan, my comrades and I appreciate this more then you know."
Clearly she had done well with her convincing.
Sadly he had missed it.
Akane then turned and ran up the hill, stopping just before crashing into him.
The look she gave said volumes about how bad she felt.
"Now, don't look at me like that! How else was I to convince them you wouldn't kill 'em all? I mean the look on your face right now isn't helping my story very much now is it?" She stated, hands up in mock surrender.
He continued to glare.
"They ARE watching..." Rin added.
Sesshomaru sighed.
"Did you have say cute?" He snapped at her, unable to let it go.
A huge grin broke out on her face as she blushed.
And yet she somehow was still holding the whole boy persona.
The blush was cute, but not as cute as normal.
Not that he thought that way about her or anything.
"Sorry, but it DID work. Just try not to sulk or glare too much 'kay? I told them that your shy."
"SHY?" He scoffed.
She looked him over with those blue eyes and a teasing smile.
"Well, it's not really a lie so-"
"This Sesshomaru is NOT shy!"
"Your not?" Rin seemed confused.
He looked at the child, bewildered.
"See?" Akane said, slapping his shoulder and walking away.
"Now come on, bodygard, and play nice with the people!"
She and Rin went down the hill together, he followed close behind.
Growling the whole way.
The two girls helped the others finish their work.
And he did his best not protest when 'Aki' handed him a basket to carry as they were leaving.
The females whispered around him, but he heard them all the same.
Talking of his hair, his marks, his eyes, and how quiet he was tho whole time.
But he was used to females chattering about him, so it did not bother him.
However, the constant flirting between Akane and the Chika girl was once again fueling an inner fire that he did not understand.
Rin seemed to be a happy enough, talking away to all of them.
The girl kept calling Akane 'Aki', and spoke as if all things Sesshomaru had done had been Aki instead.
It did indeed make a convincing story.
They were all convinced of her yokai slaying abilities.
At last, they met with the brother, who was more then happy to allow them use of the bath in exchange for the help they had given.
He seemed happy to see his sister flirting, and even offered a meal if they would check the area for yokai before they were to leave.
Akane did such a good job convincing them all of his shy and quiet nature that he was too embarrast to speak.
As nice as it was to not be hated, the looks the group kept giving made him feel like some kind of pet.
And he was more then happy when the others went off, just leaving the Chika girl to lead them to the bath house and help to prepare for the first one, then she too left them.
Once ready, the two girls went inside to bathe together, leaving Sesshomaru to his thoughts.
He was a ways away from the bath house, so as not to hear whatever the two girls might talk about.
He found a tree, close enough to see the building, and he rested.
He hated leaving his back open.
Despite the villagers thinking him harmless, he did not trust them.
Once more found out a yokai was around there could be panic.
He sighed and watched the sky.
This was a most interesting day.
Sadly, his moment of silence was short lived as the Chika girl returned.
Walking right up to him.
How bothersome.
"Hi, Sesshy-kun, is Aki-sama here?"
The lack of respect irked him.
He simply pointed to the building.
The girl didn't seem to notice his annoyance as she frowned at him.
"Why is Aki-sama bathing with the young girl?" She asked.
He didn't know what to say.
Shika looked at him, then a smile broke out.
"You realy ARE shy."
Sesshomaru nearly growled, having to bite his tongue not too.
However, she seen his glare, and backed up three steps.
He sighed in frusteration.
"Aki is like a parent to Rin, he is simply making sure she cleans herself." He stated.
Deciding to answer her former question to deflect her mild fear.
"Oh, I see." She said, still nervous.
Thankfully, the girls came out just then, but now he had to explain why Akane had wet hair.
"Aki-sama! I was wondering if Rin wanted to help with dinner while you boys bathe..." Shika paused.
Akane and Rin both got a slight panic look.
Akane's yellow hair was dripping, as was Rin's, and her clothes were slightly wet, clinging to her in a way that made Sesshomaru all the more aware at how tightly her breasts must be wrapped.
She looked flat chested.
Wasn't that painful?
There was a small moment of odd silence as Chika stared at the two.
Sesshomaru cleared his throat.
"Rin, must you always splash at Aki-sama? He looks like he bathed already." He said with as much fake amusement as possible.
That cracked the tension.
"Yeah!" Rin piped up with a grin.
"I'm halfway clean already." Akane said, giving Shika that charming grin as she shook her hair.
The girl laughed.
"Well, at least you wanted to get wet! Now, does Rin wish to help? I thought it would keep her busy while you two go."
"Yes please! I would love to help cook something!" The child said as she looked at them for approval.
"Very well then." Akane nodded as she patted the girls head.
"Be good for Chika-chan, okay?"
"Okay!"
"I'll tell you when the food is ready." Chika gave a flirtatious smile as she waved at Akane.
The moment the two were out of earshot, Sesshomaru growled.
"I cannot take this much longer."
Akane looked up at him with an amused smile.
"What? Not being feared, or watching me totally nail it with Chika-san?"
Both. But he would not admit to such a thing.
"How is getting another female to be attracted to you something to be proud of?"
She rolled her eyes.
"Your just annoyed that I'm a better flirt then you."
Hardly. He almost always won their games.
"Hn."
"I swear you use that more then any person I've ever met!"
She chuckled in a boyish way while shaking her head.
He rolled his eyes at her.
"That was a good save though, with the whole me being wet thing, so thanks for that." She added.
She was lucky he was here after all. But he could not take any more embarrasment.
"I believe you will be fine on your own from this point." He stated as he tried to make his way past her.
She took hold of his hand, pulling him in the other direction.
"You can go while Rin and I eat, but there is no point in wasting warm water. I have the next bath ready."
He let her guide him, protesting.
"You have bathed already. And this Sesshomaru has no desire to place himself in such an open state while surrounded by humans."
Akane rolled her eyes.
"The water will help ease your tense muscles. Yokai or not, it isn't good to be so damn tense all the time. You need to relax. When was the last time you had hot water?"
"Relaxing will not be possible." He stated as they stopped outside the building.
Steam was rolling out from the window.
And he hated to admit that a part of him ached for a long warm soak.
"But having you relax was part of the reason I wanted you to come." She admited with a huff.
Ah, so that was why she had smiled at him like that...
In a way it had been a nice thought.
"Akane-"
"If it makes you feel better, I'll watch things from outside. Nobody will get past me."
Akane proudly pushed out her chest and pulled out her sword with flare.
"Please stop that."
She looked puzzled. "Huh?"
He sighed and stepped back, looking her over with a furrowed brow, not sure how to word it.
"The boy act. It is... bothersome."
She stared at him.
He could tell she was just as puzzled as to why it bothered him as he, himself, did not fully understand.
All he knew was that he wanted her to be herself, both in voice and manner.
And he was glad to watch her relax her stance and smile up at him in the playful yet beautiful way he knew.
The fact that it pleased him so much should have worried him, but at the moment, he didn't care.
"Better?" She asked with a twirl and a smurk on her face.
He humphed at her. Making her laugh at him.
"So will you trust me?" She asked in that stubborn tone.
A half smile played on his face.
This was to either be a long battle of wills, or he would offend her and end up in a fight.
Not wanting to ruin this most interesting day, he gave in to her kind offer.
"If it pleases you."
Her eyes lit up. "It does."
"Very well."
"It's a bath, Sesshy-sama, stop acting like it might kill you."
"That remains to be seen." He teased as he walked past and went inside.
In truth, it had been far too long since he had bathed properly.
Normaly he would go off and find rivers or ponds to use while on his many walks alone.
So the thought of hot water and a tub to sit in sounded like heaven to him.
Taking off his armor and clothes felt odd, given where he was.
Never before would he have done such a thing as to leave himself totally open to an attack in a human village.
Of course, he thought as he made his way to the steaming wooden tub, he could still kill humans in this state.
Just the thought of having to fight while nude was a blow to his pride.
He settled into the water, hissing in pleasure at the warm feel against his skin.
Gods, it had been too long.
Sesshomaru didn't even bother to clean himself just yet, instead he closed his eyes and leaned back, deciding to follow Akane's orders to try and relax.
Time went by as the water went from hot to warm.
Just as he decided it was indeed time to move, a person came thru the door.
Sesshomaru bolted up, splashing water about the tub.
Claws and fangs ready to kill...
"What the hell are you doing?!" He roared at the intruder.
Akane stood by the door with a shy yet coy smile.
Her hands up in a sign of surrender.
"Calm down boy, I'm not gonna hurt you okay? You don't have to give me the glowing red eyes."
The moment he seen her, his beast calmed down.
He felt his eyes change back and his claws retract.
Anger faded, and was replaced by a new kind of worry.
"Again," He said with a breath. "What are you doing, Akane?"
She slowly moved closer.
He felt his face heat as he closed his legs together, and she laughed as she seen him do so.
"Puh-leaze! I'm not gonna look."
"Answer me woman!"
He growled as he pulled a towel into the water the further cover himself.
"I'm just gonna message your back muscles. You've been super tense lately and now is a good time."
His eyes went wide at the thought of her touching him in such an intimate way.
He trusted nobody at his back, it was far to risky.
But picturing Akane there, running her hands over his shoulders...
"You shall do no such thing."
She grinned at him as she slowly sauntered her way over to him.
"What are you gonna do to stop me? If you try to fight or get up to leave I'll see something you clearly don't want me to see..."
She made a valid point.
In her own words... well fuck.
He simply glared at her and growled deeply.
"Goodness, your acting like I'm here to torture you." She teased.
Because the thought of her hands on his skin was indeed torture.
"You should not be here."
"Why?"
"I do not want you in here."
How far from the truth that was...
She blinked at him, a bit hurt, now standing right next to the tub.
"Sesshy-sama, I just want to help."
He knew that.
And he knew she had decided to do this now because any other time he would have just walked away from her.
Akane had him pinned and she knew it.
A part of him hated her for tricking him so, but another, deeper part, was getting a bit aroused.
With a gulp, he relaxed a bit and watched her with weary eyes until she went behind him.
"Good boy."Akane cooed.
"I'm not a pet." He snapped.
"Never said you were."
"Then do not speak to me as such."
"You seem to like it sometimes."
She had him there.
His beast did like it when she soothed him with sweet words.
Which was why he needed her to stop.
"Lean forward a bit for me, 'kay?" She said, still using that sweet tone of voice.
And he obeyed without thinking, hating himself for acting so obedient.
Akane gently moved his hair over his shoulder, and that act alone had shivers run down his spine as he visibly shuddered.
"You okay?"
"Hn."
"Alright then..."
Sesshomaru was not prepared for her soft touch.
As she layed her palms on both shoulders, he hissed in a breath at the feel of them.
She laughed lightly and began to move her thumbs in circles at the base of his neck.
Adding pressure and taking it away over and over.
It felt so fucking good.
And he could not believe he had just thought that.
Slowly her hands moved to his collarbone and then his shoulders.
Rubbing circles and kneading his skin to a silent rhythm.
A moan escaped him without his knowing, followed by a second.
He tried to clamp his mouth shut, but then she moved to his shoulder blades and another came out.
Stop it! He told himself silently.
"Sesshy-sama, have you ever had this done before?" Akane asked in a playful tone.
Clearly she was loving the reaction he was giving.
"N-no...never." He gasped.
Akane paused.
And he nearly whimpered at the loss of her moving hands.
"So, you've had sex with countless female yokai, but none of them ever offered to do this?"
She sounded slightly amazed.
As to why, he did not understand.
"I never trusted them enough to let them behind me." He replied.
She stroked his neck with a finger.
"But you trust me?"
It took him a moment to answer.
"I was not given much choice."
"You could have ordered me to leave, you know I would have gone if you wanted it that much."
Yes. Yes, he knew that...
Chills once again went thru him as that teasing finger made swirls on his neck.
Heat was building up in his core, flowing down to a place he did not wish it to go.
Suddenly, Akane was right behind him, whispering in his ear.
"Thank you."
His whole body went stiff at her warm breath.
His face was so red, and he was glad she was behind him at that point.
"Just relax and moan away baby." She cooed once more.
He was about to protest when Akane began to run her hands up and down his spine, making his words turn into yet another embarrasing sound that ended with a sigh of pleasure.
He lost himself to her touch just then.
Arching his back as her hands went lower, going down into the water.
Stopping at just the right spot, the right teasingly good spot.
Akane touched and teased every inch of his back by the time she was done.
Having rendered far to many sexual sounds from his lips as he had the first major hard on in a very long time.
He was breathing heavy when she walked around him, flashing a smile that said she had been just as turned on by his sounds as he had been by her warm and soft touch.
"There. Those muscles are in perfect condition." She said as she beamed at him with pride.
It was so hard to form words at the moment.
He was so hot.
"You, Akane, are an evil woman."
She grinned at his aroused state, knowing what she had done to him.
"I didn't know you had never been touched like that, and I sure as hell didn't think you were so sensitive."
He growled at her.
"Your welcome." She laughed.
"For what? Leaving me in this state?!" He all but whined.
He hadn't meant to say that.
To voice that she had aroused him to the point of needing release.
Her blue eyes went wide when she realized just how much her touch had done to him.
"Want me to help with that not so little problem you have?"
She gave an innocent flutter of her eyes.
And as much as his beast wanted him to plead out a yes, he refused.
With yet another growl, he managed to calm a degree.
"I will be fine. Just go."
"So, your gonna...Oh, wow, I'm sorry." She stated, turning red.
This was fare to much embarrasment for one day.
"Go!" He barked at her.
Thank the gods she listened, for the moment she was gone he tended to the demand his lower half was aching for.
Sesshomaru didn't even recall the last time he had done this.
It really was not common for him to get aroused so easily, yet Akane had just done it by simply touching his BACK of all things.
What on earth would happen if she were to actually tend to him?
Just seeing it in his mind caused him to release with a gasp.
Argh! His thoughts always went crazy when that human was concerned.
He had to get out of here and regain his composer.
He left the building a few moments later, having gotten out the moment he was done with himself.
Every part of him wanted to leave, but his attention was caught at the site of Akane standing with the Chika girl by the tree.
Akane was laughing so hard that she was bent over, knees shaking, while the other girls face was red as she toyed with her hair.
Curiosity be damned.
But he couldn't help it as he went over to them.
The moment Chika spotted him, she went even more red and refused to look at him.
What in the seven hells?
"I am leaving." He said to Akane as the girl tried to breathe.
"Y-yeah, that might be a good idea at this point." She gasped out.
He tilted his head. "Why?"
"Oh, n-no!" Chika stammered. "You don't have to tell him!"
"Tell me what?" He was annoyed.
"N-nothing!"
"I gotta tell him, it to funny not to tell him." Akane giggled.
"What?!" He snapped.
"I'm so sorry, Sesshy-kun, please don't take offense!" Chika pleaded.
Akane moved over and leaned against him with a huge grin.
"Turns out Chika-chan's brother came over here a bit ago to tell us the food was nearly done, and he heard a certain someone moaning."
His jaw went slack.
Dear gods!
Akane patted him and went on.
"He freaked and went and told his sister who also got the impression of some kinky stuff going on."
His eyes flashed red with a snarl as anger filled him.
Did these humans think that he, Sesshomaru, just had sex with another male?
Ridiculous!
The human girl whimpered and backed away.
"Down boy!" Akane stood in front of him and placed both hands on his chest, looking him right in the eyes.
"I already cleared it up with her. She thinks it's cute that your so touch sensitive."
That defused him.
Now he gaped at Akane in complete horror.
"You said what?"
"I told her your not into other guys, and that your just touch sensitive."
As if to prove it, she reached out and cupped his cheek.
The rest of his anger melted as he leaned into her touch, his body still craving more from earlier.
His face heated at the fact he had done so in public.
"Good boy." She smiled as she released him and turned to the other girl, who had watched the whole thing in awe.
"See? He's fine." Akane winked.
"You really have tamed a yokai." Chika was looking at him once again like some kind of pet.
THAT, made him growl.
But Akane just waved at him and rolled her eyes.
"Oh no, there is no taming Sesshy-kun. Just helping him be less anti-social."
With a deep sigh, Sesshomaru decided it was time for him to leave before he got offended once more.
"You enjoy your meal," He said as he backed away. "I shall be waiting for you and Rin in the woods."
"Are you not to join us?" Chika asked with a kind smile.
He merely shook his head.
Akane smiled. "He doesn't like to eat in front of people."
"I see. Well it was nice to meet you." She bowed to him.
He left as fast as possible.
But he could still hear them as he went.
"He truly is a nice guy once you get to know him." Akane was saying.
"I can tell he likes you. And no worries, your secret is safe with me." Chika said, a bit of sadness in her voice for some reason.
"What secret?" Akane stammered.
He paused halfway up the hill and looked back.
If they knew Akane was a girl, and that she had tricked them, it could be a bad ending.
He watched as the other girl looked at Akane with doe eyes.
Clearly she was still attracted to her, so what was this about?
"I never thought I would ever compete with a male for anothers affection, but I'm not giving up."
"What?!"
"I like you, Aki-sama, so please return anytime."
Akane just gaped at her.
"Besides," Shika winked. "The more you come back, the more of a chance I'll have to win you."
Clearly Akane had done too good a job at flirting.
He found it amusing.
"I'm not- I mean- umm..." Akane looked like a gaping fish at this point.
"It's fine, I won't tell my brother, and he'll let you return. After all, he wants me to marry so badly. And I have set my heart on you."
"B-but, miss Chika-chan, you should look for one who likes you..." Akane was trying hard to keep the guy act, but she was sweating.
Chika took hold of her arm.
"But the fact that you flirt with me means a part of you likes me, right?"
"W-well..."
"I won't tell about your yokai lover."
"Sesshy isn't-he's not- we're not!"
He heard Akane sputter, and he laughed to himself.
Now it was her turn to feel embarrased.
A part of him felt bad for watching and reveling in Akane's situation, but his day had been just as horrid.
He watched as the Chika girl pulled Akane along, swearing up and down to win her heart in the end.
And poor Akane could not fully explain why that would never be possible.
But at least now there was a village he could take them to if the need came, whether for supplies or medical reasons.
And it was Inuyasha free.
Nothing Akane could say would make him change his mind.
They would return here, if only to see Akane play the part of Shika's prince...
Sesshomaru grinned at what future entertainment THAT would be.
sorry it's a short one, but I've have the flu for three days :( so I was a bit too sick to type on my day off. but I promise to have a new Naraku chapter next week! followed by Sesshy's first trip to modern times.
