What Pain Can Tell
While Kagome lay in her room, Sesshomaru sat in his office having a meeting with Inuyasha. Listening to everything that had been happening in his absents his mind drifted to earlier. Remembering the spicy scent of her arousal and her soft moan of pleasure the edge of his lips raised in a slight grin.
Looking up from the papers in his hand Inuyasha saw the half grin on Sesshomaru's face. Remaining silent for a moment Sesshomaru's expression didn't change. Inuyasha had a feeling his brothers mind was somewhere else. "Sesshomaru your an asshole." Normally Sesshomaru would threaten him with physical violence for saying anything like he had. So when nothing happened he knew he was wright.
Damn it he never listens! The least he could do is to listen to me shit. None of this was part of our original deal. The asshole is gonna half to listen this time! Inuyasha thought as he slammed his hand down on the desk. The sound of his hand making contact echoed through the room. " Damn it Sesshomaru you didn't hear a thing I just said did you?" Sarcasm and anger flowed through his voice.
" You would do well to remember who it is you are speaking to Inuyasha" Sesshomaru said as he coldly looked at him.
" Whatever Sesshomaru. There a problem with the company you have been trying to buy in The U.S." Hearing this he gained Sesshomaru's full attention. " They called early this morning. They made it very clear to me they will not deal with anyone but you. If it isn't you at the meeting, they will back out." Sitting back Inuyasha crossed his arms staring at Sesshomaru.
" Hmm" Leaning forward he pushed the button for his secretary. When she entered Sesshomaru told her all the information that she would need. Returning to her desk she started making calls.
Hear what Sesshomaru had told his secretary, Inuyasha grinned. He didn't need anyone to tell him who Sesshomaru was talking about. " Two people huh Sesshomaru? What makes you think she will agree to go with you?" Inuyasha was sure Kagome would tell him to go to hell and refuse to go. I would love to see his face when she turns him down. That would be worth seeing. Just the thought of it made Inuyasha's grin turn into a smile.
" She will accompany me. How I know is none of your concern." He wasn't going to tell Inuyasha that she had no choice but to go,. He figure their relationship was no ones concern and since she had not said anything to Inuyasha he wanted it to stay that way.
With his and Inuyasha's meeting now done he turned to his documents ignoring Inuyasha completely. After a couple minutes and Inuyasha still had not left his office, he looked up at him. " Was their something else you needed?" The way Inuyasha simply sat there watching him was not only puzzling but it was annoying.
" No." Inuyasha replied but still sat watching Sesshomaru, his arms crossed and a smile on his face.
" Then perhaps you would like to explain to me why you are still here and not working in your own office."
" Sesshomaru that is a new record. You made it a whole 3 minutes before asking why I'm not working." Giving a quick clap of his hands Inuyasha turned to leave his office. The feel of Sesshomaru's aura filling the room told him he had achieved his goal of upsetting Sesshomaru. His smile grew as he walked down the hall to his own office. Sitting behind his desk he had to suppress the urge to laugh at what he had accomplished.
Kagome had been laying in her room for the past 2 hours and was no closer to the answers she was looking for. Each time she would look at her wall, memories of what happened earlier that morning rushed back into her mind. Shaking her head she tried to rid herself of the images. I need to do something else, anything. Grabbing her purse she headed down stairs smiling.
After telling her mother she was going to the mall, she headed down the Shrine steps. Kagome enjoyed her walk, even thought the day was warm. She had not been to the mall since she went with her friends before she graduated from school. Stepping through the door the smell of so many sweaty humans almost overwhelmed her senses.
Reaching her destination, She started looking for a new shirt. Out of no where came a voice she had not heard in a long time. "Higurashi is that you?" Turning around she saw none other than Hojo.
" Hojo it's you. How have you been?" In all of the time she had been back, this was the first time she had seen any of her old friends. Although in the past she would cringe at hearing him call out to her, she was still glad to see him.
" You look great Higurashi! It's been so long. Where have you been?" Stepping forward he pulled Kagome into a hug. Her eyes went wide and her breath stilled. Oh my God! When did he become so forward? The forwardness of his actions scared Kagome at first. The feeling of his arms around her felt wrong somehow. She silently wished Sesshomaru was with her. A small wave of pain went through her head. Pushing away from him, he held on for a moment longer before releasing her. As soon as he released her the pain in her head lessened.
Down town Sesshomaru was typing on his computer when a sharp pain went across the back of his head. He froze as the pain lingered. As soon as it lessened he knew what it was that had caused it. His lip pulled up in a small snare. Picking up the phone he called The Higurashi Shrine.
Speaking to her mother, he learned Kagome had gone to the mall. When another pain moved across the back of his head he cut there conversation short. Grabbing his jacket he headed out of his office. Driving down the street the only thing on his mind was getting to Kagome to insure she was safe. He wanted to slap himself for assuming she knew of the dangers. With her going out along it seemed as if she had not read the whole book. Or she was over confident as normal thinking she could handle things on her own.
Stepping back from Hojo Kagome looked around the mall. There was something different about him. Something she didn't remember from before. Something deep inside her kept telling her to be careful not to trust him to far. A small smile grew across Hojo's face as he let his eyes quickly move down her body.
If it were anyone else it would have only seemed he was looking to the floor. With all she knew and her experiences through the years she noticed his look. When he invited her to go to the food court and have a bite to eat with him. She declined politely saying she need to be getting home. But instead of excepting her rejection, he insisted she join him.
Wrapping his arm around her shoulder he started trying to guide her to walk. Turning on one heel she twisting and stepped out of his hold. Insisting she needed to be going, she took off for the from of the store. Paying for her things she started heading out of the mall. Unfortunately Hojo wasn't far behind her trying to get her to change her mind.
Not far from the main doors she had finally had enough of his following her. She didn't want him to follow her all the way home like he was now. Turning around and informed HoJo she wouldn't go out or eat with him that her boyfriend would not like it. Unknown to her Sesshomaru had stepped through the main doors just in time to her what she said. Standing at the door he watched to see what was going on.
When Sesshomaru saw Hojo grab Kagome's arm he moved quickly by her side. Grabbing Hojo's arm he twisted it, forcing him to release his hold on Kagome. Looking at her he spoke. " Did he disrespect or harm you?" Even though he was calm on the out side, inside his demon wanted to rip the males arms off for daring to touch what was his. Sesshomaru could tell the male he was holding was not human even though he wore charms but was in fact a lesser demon.
" No. He just didn't want to listen as always." The smell of so many negative emotions in her natural scent only added to Sesshomaru anger. Even though she had not said it, he could see in her eyes she was glad to see him.
Looking back at HoJo Sesshomaru pulled him into a hall way out of the sight of other people. Pushing him against the wall he snarled at him. " How dare you touch what is mine." The tone in his voice reminded her of how he sounded long ago. Cruel, cold and heartless.
Touching his shoulder lightly she spoke. " Sesshomaru please don't hurt him. He didn't know any better. He has kind of always been like this." Even with his not taking no for an answer and everything in the past she still didn't want to see anyone get hurt.
A grin spread across Hojo's face causing Sesshomaru's eyes to narrow dangerously and push him into the wall with more force. " This male is demon not human. He knew better than to touch you." The grin on Hojo's face vanished as he looked at Sesshomaru. It was then Hojo realized that Sesshomaru must be a much older demon than himself.
Kagome's eyes widened as she looked at Hojo. That must be what I sensed that was different. But why would something keep telling me not to trust him? How could he have fooled me all that time at school? How could I have not noticed it? Her thoughts where interrupted when Sesshomaru spoke again.
" You will wait by the doors while I speak to this demon." The look he gave her told her she better do as he said and not to argue the point. Reluctantly she nodded her head and went to stand by the front doors. Before stepping around the corner she looked back and saw them both watching her.
As soon as she vanished from sight Sesshomaru and Hojo looked at each other. " Demon you know the punishment for touching another males female. Weather they are marked or not."
" Not only is she unmarked but she does not carry your scent. I have watched, protected and tried to encourage a relationship with her for years. Who are you to tell me not to touch her?" The snide sarcasm in his voice only earned him another snarl and more pressure against his chest from Sesshomaru.
" I am Lord Sesshomaru Ruler of The Western Lands. She is my betrothed. Unlike you lower class demons, we who have a status treat our female differently than you do. There is a form of personal respect we have for our females that you obviously do not." Leaning forward he whispered in Hojo's ear. " Be grateful she ask for you to come to no harm. She saved you a great deal of pain." As he spoke he let his claws lightly dig into Hojo's flesh causing his body to tense up. The smell of Sesshomaru acid linger from the new wound on Hojo's shoulder.
Releasing him, he let Hojo fall to the floor. " You will stay away from what is mine or you will die." He coldly said before he turned and walked away, leaving Hojo sitting were he had fallen.
The cruel iciness of his voice left no question in Hojo's mind. The demon walking away meant each and every word he had said. Clenching his hand into a fist he slugged the wall behind him in his anger. For the first time Hojo had to admit Kagome was out of his reach for good.
He had never seen Sesshomaru before but he had heard many things of how those who crossed him where very sorry they had. They had each felt a great deal of pain or lost their lives for whatever they had done to him. He had no desire to join the long list of names who had felt The Demon Lords wrath.
Sesshomaru heard the results of Hojo's anger and smiled. He knew he had gotten his point across and would not need to worry about him again. Stepping around the corner the sight of Kagome standing by the door as he told her to gave him a since of pride. For the first time she had listen to him and not talked back.
Standing by the doors Kagome was nervous. Hearing a crushing sound she looked in the direction it had come from. Unconsciously she started chewing on her bottom lip. When it became numb she unknowingly chewed harder resulting in her bottom lip starting to bleed.
Tasting the blood in her mouth she tried applying pressure to stop it. Looking up she saw Sesshomaru walking toward her. Sesshomaru could smell the sweet copper scent of her blood as he stood in front of her. Raising her chin he looked at her lips and saw the blood slowly gathering on it.
Leaning forward he slowly lowered his head toward hers. Seeing her pull back from his touch he spoke. " Trust me." A few moments later her eyes closed as she stood still. Sesshomaru lightly smiled as he leaned forward. His lips softly encased hers as his tongue gently rubbing over her injured bottom lips. The taste of her blood filled his mouth. Causing his demon to start screaming for his mate. Calming his demon he concentrated on the task at hand.
His tongue continued to gently rub over her injury until he could taste no new blood coming from her. As much as he wanted to fully caress her lips, he didn't want to brake the trust he had gained from her. The scent that was radiating from her made Sesshomaru second think what he had decided. Reluctantly his lips lightly pull over hers and he broke his contact.
The feeling of what he was doing sent waves of sensations through her body. The tingling feeling that had started in her lower abdomen increased with each soft stroke of his tongue. Her hands clenched into tight fist as she willed herself to remain still. Feeling his lips leaves her she opened her eyes. Letting her tongue rub over her lip she could taste only him.
With the absents of the taste of blood, she knew he had somehow stopped it. She wondered how but didn't ask. " Thank you Sesshomaru. How did you know?" The shyness of her voice was only shadowed by the redness of her face.
" I will explain but not now. Have you finished here?" Seeing her nod her head, he held out his arm and picked up her bag. Leaving the mall neither spoke a word until they were in the car and leaving the parking lot. As he drove her home he explained the dangers of being a demoness who is unmarked and unscented.
Over hundreds of years of demons mixing with the humans finding a demoness who was quarter was common but to find one that was full was very rare and was almost unheard of. The fact she was a full demon and a Miko on top of that was something that was not heard of. He strongly cautioned her when she did go out not to be alone. That it would be best to be with either Inuyasha or himself.
He was surprised she was taking it so well. Much calmer than he had thought she would. Helping her out of the car they walked up to her front door. Before going in she turned and crossed her arms. " Sesshomaru how did you know I had a problem and I was at the mall?"
" The pain you felt was because you did not wish to be touched by him. I felt the pain when you did. It is a link we share due to our courtship." He looked away from her to the door. " I was... concerned so I called and your mother informed me of where you were."
Great I can't even go out now without being afraid some moron demons might do something. Still it is kind of funny. Here Mr. big bad Sesshomaru was worried about me. She was laughing inside but only smiled on the outside. " Thank you for helping me at the mall with Hojo and for being me home. Sorry for making you worry. I guess I know now why Inuyasha never liked him."
" I am inclined to agree with Inuyasha on this matter." He said with a raised eyebrow. Kagome couldn't stop the giggle that escaped her at hearing him openly agree with Inuyasha on anything.
" Would you like to come in?" As she spoke she held her hand out to him. She thought he wasn't going to take it as he hesitated. Her inviting him in with a offered hand was something he had not expected. " You don't have to if you need to be going." She said pulling her hand back. A light hint of disappointment echoed in the back of her voice.
Inside Sesshomaru's demon was purring like a kitten as he reached out and took Kagome's hand from her side. Lightly nodding his head they went inside holding hands. Removing their shoes and his jacket, Kagome called out letting everyone know she was home.
As her mother was coming out of the kitchen she was telling Kagome how Sesshomaru had called. She stopped her statement when she saw Sesshomaru standing beside Kagome. Seeing them holding hands her mother smiled and invited them to come have tea with her and her father.
As they sat drinking tea, Sesshomaru brought up the subject of his business trip to The U.S. Kagome realized what he was really saying. When he said he needed to leave the next day, the surprise on Kagome's face was evident to him. Noticing her families confused looks to why she was reacting like she was. Kagome informed them due to how things were with the pain she had no choice but to go with him on his trip.
Since she had already explained everything to them they both understood. As the day wore on Sesshomaru and Kagome decided to go to the Dojo to work on her abilities. When Kagome appeared in the Dojo after changing her clothes, Sesshomaru's mouth went dry and he cursed himself for letting her change. The way her clothes snugly fit to her body left no room for an imagination.
The sight of Sesshomaru standing in the middle of the Dojo with no shirt on made many things run through her mind. Oh my God look at his muscles. That is what I call a body to be proud of. Taking a deep breath she cleared her mind and forced herself to concentrate on why they were there.
" Pick what you would like to learn." He said as he stood from his meditation position. Grinning she walked around the room looking at the weapons that lined the walls. Finally she pulled a staff from the wall and threw another to him. " Interesting choice." Stepping closer he observed the way she held the staff. " How is it that you know the proper way to hold a staff?"
" You would be amazed at what you can learn simply by watching someone else." Without warning she charged at him using her newly found speed. Bring up his stuff he blocked her attack just in time to stop her blow from striking him. As their training wore on he was impressed with her quick speed and unwillingness to give up.
Her abilities with acrobatics was something he had not seen in a long time. The way she used acrobatic moves made her seem to float as she flipped and turned in the air. Each time he would knock her down she would only flip and get up again, ready for more. He took great care to not injure her as they practiced.
After 3 hours and her landing on her butt many times, he thought it was time to end their training session. When she next attacked their staffs pushed against the others. Sesshomaru pushed Kagome against a wall penning her not only with his staff but his body as well.
" What's wrong Sesshomaru afraid I might hit you." She said in a tainting voice. She could feel the heat of his hot body against hers. The smell of his sweaty body so close was sending her senses into overdrive. She started fighting against him trying to put some distance between them. With each move she made it did no good as he only held her tighter, pressing his body to hers even more. " You can let me go now Sesshomaru."
Pulling their staffs out one by one they each hit the floor. Grabbing her wrists he fought against her as he raised her hands up and forced them behind her head. Trying to free herself she fought against him only to have him press against her more. "What are you doing Sesshomaru? Let me go." She said as she continued to fight against him.
" I did say we needed to have contact to keep the pain at bay." He took in her scent as his nose glided over the skin of her neck. As his cheek rubbed against her ear he whispered. " You are a very complicated female."
" Oh really? Well you look weird with your dark hair and no markings, so there." She was trying to be sarcastic but she failed at it. Looking into his eyes, she found she was unable to look away with what he did next.
The tone to her voice and what she said made Sesshomaru wonder if she would prefer seeing in as he really was. Pulling back he looked her in the eyes as he removed his bracelet. As she watched the spell lose its hold over him and his true form became apparent to her. The tingling sensation returned to her body. Try as hard as she may she couldn't make it to stop. Where is Sota when I need him?
" Is this how you would prefer to see me? Without my mask of concealment?" He didn't need her to answer his question, he could smell her answer. Before she could protest he leaned in lightly kissing and sucking on her neck next to her shoulder. Letting his fangs press on her shoulder enough for her to feel. He could feel her chest move in a silent gasp. The scent of her arousal spiked the more he sucked and kissed on her neck.
Releasing her wrists, his hands slowly moved down the sides of her arms. From her ribs to her back, his hold was firm but still soft. As he kissed up her neck he could taste the saltiness of her skin. With the intentions of pushing him away her hands went to his chest. The feeling of his hard toned sweaty muscles under her fingers and with the sensations that were going through her she found she couldn't.
Why does he have to be so so damn handsome and smell so good? I can't do this. Not with him I can't. God why does he half to make it feel so good. " Sesshomaru... please let me go." Her voice was low barely above a whisper. As hard as she tried it still sounded broken and raspy, even to her ears.
His lips traced her neck up to her ear. Taking the lobe into his mouth he gently pulled on it. As the lobe left his lips his tongue slide up the length of her ear to the top. " You ask me to let you go but, your body screams for me to continue. Tell me you do not enjoy how I make you feel." He knew she couldn't say it. If she did it would be a lie.
Just as he started to move along her jaw bone to her lips they where interrupted by someone clearing their throat. Quickly braking his contact they both looked toward the doorway. Seeing her grandfather a wave of relief rushed over her. She silently thanked the Gods and her grandfather for helping her out of the position she was now in. " Now will you release me please?" She said in a whisper so only Sesshomaru could hear her.
Sesshomaru wanted to growl at the idea of not being able to accomplish his goal. Reluctantly he stepped back releasing her from the wall and himself. Looking back to her grandfather they each waited for him to speak. " There is about an hour left till the time you said you wished to leave." He said speaking directly to Sesshomaru.
Kagome took the opportunity to stay away from Sesshomaru and hurried toward her grandfather before he could leave. Nodding his head Sesshomaru watched as they both walked off to the house, leaving him alone in the Dojo. With the lose of Kagome's body next to his, his body felt chilled. He silently cursed himself for not acting quicker as he grabbed up his shirt and headed out of the Dojo.
By the time Sesshomaru made it to the kitchen his shirt was buttoned and tucked in his pants like it had been when he went out earlier. Seeing her mother he lightly nodded before he spoke. " You look very nice Mrs Higurashi. I am sure will enjoy the place I have chosen to dine this evening."
Having someone other than family compliment her caused her cheeks to lightly blush. " Thank you Sesshomaru. I'm sure it will be lovely."
" If you will all pardon me, I will return soon." With a light nod of his head to her mother and grandfather Sesshomaru left the Higurashi shrine.