Hey everyone! Sorry it took so long, I just really wanted to get this chapter right! I hope, as always, you all enjoy it.
WARNING: This chapter as adult content, A.K.A. sexual content and violence.
Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN INUYASHA! THIS STORY IS FOR MATURE ADULT AUDIENCES ONLY!
That morning, reality came knocking on Kagome's door. She woke up in a cold sweat from a nightmare. The nightmare was the moment Sesshomaru's heart was taken out, on a loop. She'd finally been able to wake from the dream, only to find that she was nauseous and her head was pounding. She settled her hand on her abdomen and the nausea eased away slowly. She smiled softly at her flat tummy.
"It's okay. We'll get him back. We will", her voice broke and tears filled her eyes.
She moved her hand and the nausea welled back up. Before she could get out of bed, there was a knock at the door. She pulsed her reiki and Inukimi came in with a cup of tea clutched in her hands. She handed it to Kagome and then gestured to her abdomen.
"I could smell your nausea from my room."
Kagome nodded and sipped at the tea, "What's up with that, anyway? Are all demon children so hard on your body?"
Inukimi's face contorted slightly, "No. It's because you're mating bond was broken. Until you get your mate back, this pregnancy is going to take an extreme toll on you."
Kagome nodded and saw that Inukimi looked like she wanted to say something more, like she knew something else. Kagome caressed her with her aura and felt as guilt spread through Inukimi's aura. Kagome tilted her head to the side.
"Tell me. Tell me what you know."
Inukimi nodded at her, looking sad, "There is a chance that if we don't get him back that either the pup could kill you, or it could die. The pup feeds off of your reiki and off of the father's yoki in your body. It grows because of your combined strength. We must get him back. If we don't, I fear what could happen. I'm surprised the pup survived through the bond being broken."
Kagome stared at her and rested her hand over her abdomen. The nausea eased away again and Kagome tilted her head in wonder. She sipped at the tea and felt its effect almost immediately. Her headache started to fade and the nausea melted away. She sighed, feeling her muscles relax.
"What was in that?"
"Mostly just herbs for pregnancy. I put a drop of my yoki in it to soothe the pup."
Kagome nodded, realizing just how much she needed the tiny bit of yoki just to make her pain abate. The reality of the situation dawned on her. Without Sesshomaru, one of them was going to die. She sighed in agitation. Things were just getting more complicated by the minute. She would not allow something to happen to her pup, and she had to get Sesshomaru back. She didn't think she could handle the day by day without him.
She downed the rest of her tea and rose from bed. She walked into the closet to see that Sesshomaru had a few of his old Kimono's hanging there. She fingered the material before slipping it on over a pair of leggings. She sighed in contentment as his scent surrounded her. Walking back out, she found Inukimi still sitting by the bed. Kagome motioned for them to leave, and they looped arms as they walked to the library.
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The preparations for the day were relatively simple for Kagome. She only had to get into her armor and try to hold down some food. Inukimi had seen how much trouble she was having with trying to eat and had brought her another cup of tea with more of her yoki in it. Kagome took it happily, anything to calm her stomach. When they were getting ready to leave, Kagome made her way to the armory wall in the training room. She found her bow there and she sat in the middle of the room to mediate before they left.
She tilted her head to the side and placed her hand on her abdomen.
"Listen. I know you want your dad back. I want him back too. If you can understand me, I would like you to try and keep the nausea away just for the next couple of hours. I need to focus so we can get your daddy back. Okay little one?"
She felt slightly insane talking to her unborn pup that was merely days old, but it was keeping the loneliness from creeping in on her. She turned as someone cleared their throat at the doorway. It was Toga. Kagome sent him a small sheepish smile.
"The pup can probably hear you, you know. Inu children are very sensitive listeners. I don't know if it can understand you, but it should be able to hear you."
Kagome nodded and tears threatened her eyes again. She stood and approached him. He settled his hand on her shoulder and gave it an affectionate squeeze.
"Take care of yourself, and my grand pup. And bring my son home to me."
Kagome nodded and pulled him into a hug. Releasing him before she could start tearing up again, she jogged to the front door to find Sango and Inukimi waiting on her. They were standing in front of a gorgeous black hummer and Kagome groaned at the beautiful SUV.
"That is some car."
Inukimi shrugged, "I like to be tactical sometimes. It's bullet proof. Nasty human invention, guns."
She said it with a sneer on her face and Kagome wanted to chuckle, but her nerves and anxiety shoved it down. Kagome surveyed her and was not disappointed to see her rocking similar armor that was deep purple and she had two swords sheathed at her hips. Her usual long pigtails were now in tight buns atop her head. She noticed that Sango was also geared up in her slayer uniform and had her sword at her hip along with her boomerang on her back.
Kagome raised a brow, "Shall we then? I have a mate to rescue."
Inukimi grinned wolfishly and Kagome let a small smile cover her face. They got into the car and drove off toward the Northern mansion.
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Nearly an hour and a half later, they pulled closer to the mansion. They'd run over the plan countless times and Kagome was ready to go. She was filled to the brim with fury and determination and she was ready.
Without warning, Inukimi took a hard left onto a tiny dirt road. Kagome nearly slammed her head on the window and she sent a glare at Sesshomaru's mother. Inukimi chuckled and continued navigating through the dense forest. Her eyesight was far better than Kagome's and she had no doubt that Inukimi would get them there safely. After ten minutes of driving over rough roads, Inukimi pulled off the path a bit and threw the car into park. She held up a finger to her mouth, indicating silence, and turned off the car. She got out silently and Kagome and Sango followed her on light feet. Kagome sent a light, untraceable wave of her reiki through the forest and she felt a small wave ripple back at her. She smirked as she realized there was a sentinel in the forest.
Kagome took in her surroundings. There were massive trees standing at least eighty feet tall and the entire forest smelled of pine and earth. The sun, having nearly set, didn't filter through the thick boughs of the coniferous pillars; swathing the forest floor in shadows. Rocks and boulders were littered throughout the trees and Kagome noticed that there weren't any bird or animal sounds. She tilted her head and tried to listen more keenly, before remembering that her hearing was back to that of a human. She shook her head to clear her thoughts and sent another pulse of her reiki through the forest to pinpoint the guard again.
Kagome took off running toward the sentinel and heard Inukimi huff behind her. She ran until she could see the sentinel with his back to her. As she was about to strike, a green flash of light entered her vision and she leapt back a step. She tilted her head as she realized that Inukimi had beat her to the punch and had beheaded the demon with her poison whip. Kagome sent Inukimi a glare and Inukimi smiled brilliantly at her. Inukimi turned and sniffed the wind. Her eyes narrowed and she turned to her left with a small growl. She pointed to the east and Kagome let her reiki flow softly in near invisible waves in that direction. She felt four more sentinels in the forest before an open area, which Kagome assumed was the grounds.
Kagome motioned for the two to come to her side and whispered almost silently, "Four in the forest, there are more in the clearing beyond, but I will have to get closer to figure out how many are on the grounds and in the house. We might just have to draw them out with a big display."
The demoness and slayer nodded. Kagome rose and pulled her rapier from its sheath. She jogged silently through the trees and underbrush before indicating that they should split apart and each take a guard. The two split off immediately and Kagome crept toward the source of yoki ahead of her. As she neared, she pulsed her reiki again and realized that it was a relatively low level demon.
She sprinted forward and found the guard facing away from her. Silently, she leapt forward and slashed vertically with her sword, effectively removing the demons head. Kagome watched with fascination as the body began to melt and turn into a puddle. She tilted her head at the sword and smiled softly when she realized that Sesshomaru's fang had poisonous properties. He was with her, even now.
Raising her head, she let her reiki search the area again and she felt her two companions converging on the tree line. Kagome noticed that the fourth demon was till stationed somewhere ahead of her, and it was relatively close. Kagome sheathed her sword and pulled out her bow, knocked an arrow and crept forward silently; toward the tree line. As she neared the demon, she spotted it staring in Sango's general direction with its profile to her. Perfect, she thought, if I can get him in the throat and take out his ability to speak, and purify him in one shot, he won't be my problem anymore.
She settled in place, pulled the arrow back and aimed with precision. She released and watched in triumph as the arrow pierced the demon in the throat, blocking its ability to scream. She was mildly alarmed as the demon began to glow magenta and then imploded into ash. She stalked forward to find a small pile of ash where the demon had been before. She grinned and crept toward the edge of the forest line.
Her and her mother had been working on her ability to purify demons with one shot of an arrow or placing her hands on a demon and pushing her reiki into them. Her mother had told her it would be a simple matter with the bow, as it amplified her innate power. Her mother had told her that if she focused when attempting to do it with her hands, that it wouldn't be too difficult. She was itching to try the technique.
As she came to the edge of the clearing, she saw a huge mansion and at least a dozen guards roaming the grounds. She pulsed her reiki outward and searched the grounds and the house for signs of life. She almost cursed as she realized there were fifteen guards on the grounds and at least ten more in the house. There were twelve people total in the house, and Kagome knew that two of them had to be Sesshomaru and Kikyo. Her eyes narrowed in fury and she motioned for the other two to join her. They were at her side in almost an instant.
"Fifteen outside. Twelve inside, including Sesshomaru and Kikyo."
She flitted her gaze to Inukimi and saw she was making lightning fast calculations and decisions.
"How many arrows do you have?"
"Twenty-three left."
"Take out as many of you can silently. Once they catch on, go into the clearing and release your aura fully. We'll pick them off from the sides and once their numbers are down, you can go into the house. Hopefully we can draw the guards in the house, out here."
Kagome nodded and knocked another arrow. She aimed at the nearest guard and released. She heard him grunt and watched as he fell to the ground, surrounded by magenta light. She spotted a few more and took them out as well. After six of them were down and turned to ash, she saw as one picked up a radio and tried to take accountability.
"Shit, they're going to know."
Inukimi pushed at her shoulder and Kagome stumbled into the clearing. She flitted her gaze around and realized they hadn't seen her yet. She walked toward the house slowly and when she was halfway between the house and the trees, she let her aura go free.
Massive waves of reiki rolled through the grounds and into the house and Kagome felt as Sesshomaru's aura pushed up against her. She grinned and released her aura in another wave and watched as the remaining guards from the grounds bee lined for her. Happiness and hope roared through her body as she felt Sesshomaru's aura brush up against hers again. She wanted to sprint straight to him and get him back. First, though, she'd have to take out as many of the guards as possible, and Kikyo, she thought with venom. She saw a few stragglers get picked off by Sango and Inukimi, but four of them had surrounded her.
She grinned at them wolfishly, "You're making me late for my date."
She pulled out her sais and tossed them lighting fast, burying both in the throats of unsuspecting demons. She watched as they clutched at their throats and she heard the gurgling of their flesh being melted by poison. She unsheathed her sword and turned toward the remaining two. She pulsed her aura at them and they both froze in fear and she grinned before launching at the one to her right. He leapt left and Kagome followed quickly. She saw as his eyes moved to the spot to the right of her and she jumped back and to the left as he jumped forward. She watched him land and drove her sword through his chest. It buried itself to the hilt and she watched as the flesh around the wound began to bubble and turn putrid.
She twisted the sword, eliciting a hiss from the dying demon, and wrenched it from his body before turning to study the single remaining demon. Kagome sheathed her sword and stepped toward him slowly. She watched as he took a step away from her. She smiled sweetly at him.
"I've been wanting to test a theory."
Before he could blink, she lunged for him and settled her hand on his chest and thrusted her reiki into his body, purifying him on contact. His body imploded in a cloud of ash and magenta reiki. Kagome smiled slightly before bending to retrieve her sais. She frowned as she saw they were covered in demon ichor. She wiped them in the grass before sheathing them. She looked up to see Inukimi looking at her with wide eyes.
"I didn't know you could purify on contact like that."
She shrugged, "I've been working on it with my mom."
Inukimi nodded, obviously impressed, and smiled before turning toward the house. Kagome let her aura sweep over the house and cocked her head to the side.
"The rest of the guards have gathered in a room. The hallway beyond them is the only way to get to Sesshomaru. Kikyo is with him", she growled out the last part.
Inukimi gestured to the other sides of the house, "Take the other entrances and we'll converge on them from all sides. Kagome take the main hallway and draw them out with your reiki. Once they're distracted, slip through the hallway and go get my boy."
Kagome nodded and they separated to find their entrances. Kagome went to the nearest door and opened it. She flitted inside stealthily and saw that the hallway was empty. Sending her reiki out in a light wave, she noticed that they still hadn't moved. She stalked through the halls and noticed this house was furnished almost identically to the last one. She scowled and made her way to the staircase. She peered around the banister and saw that the stairwell was empty. She let her reiki search again and was relieved to find they hadn't moved. She ascended the stairs quickly and silently and faced the door that the demons were behind. She sighed as she walked toward the door, yanked it open and flared her aura.
She threw up a barrier, luckily, because two of the guards had fired arrows at her and they bounced off her shield. She saw one raise a gun at her and her mind went blank. She did not know if her armor or her barrier were bullet proof. She dodged to the side before hearing a loud bang. Her ears rang and she hissed in pain as something tore through her left shoulder. She rolled to her feet and shot an arrow at the demon brandishing the gun. Her shoulder burned in agonizing pain and she barely managed to fire the arrow. It buried itself in his chest and he gasped and fell to the ground before his body disintegrated. She was about to knock another arrow when Sango and Inukimi burst into the room. Kagome sighed with relief as the demons turned toward them and began launching attacks in their direction.
Gritting her teeth, she dropped to her knees with a groan and she felt tears stinging her eyes. She set her hand against the bullet wound and realized the bullet was still inside her shoulder. She groaned as she realized that meant she couldn't heal it fully yet. She set her hand against the wound again and pulsed her reiki in. It took some of the pain away, allowing her to use her bow and sword.
Trying to focus, she pulsed her reiki outward again and narrowed in on Sesshomaru's presence. She sprinted toward the door and tried to open it. It didn't budge and she realized it was locked. She growled in frustration and backed up a few steps before leveling a hard kick on the door. It cracked and she repeated the action three more times. Finally, with a loud crack, the door swung inward and Kagome raced down the hallway toward Sesshomaru's aura. She felt his aura flicker anxiously and she ran faster. She skidded to a stop in front of the door and reached for the handle. She snatched her hand back as the handle burned her palm and she yelped in pain. Pulling her hand back she narrowed her eyes at the door.
She levelled another kick at the door but it didn't budge.
"Fine, bitch, you want to play, let's play."
Kagome settled her arms at her sides and released her aura completely. It swelled against the door and Kagome pushed its full force against whatever barricade Kikyo had set up. After a few seconds, the door started to crack and Kagome wrapped some of her reiki around her foot and kicked the door. It imploded into the room and the door splintered and cracked under the force of her reiki and her kick. Kagome wrapped her aura around her body like armor and entered the room.
An arrow flew toward her head and she raised a barrier, catching the arrow mid air, inches from her face. She snarled, reached her hand up and grabbed the arrow before snapping it in half. Kikyo stared at her with wide eyes before skittering behind something. Kagome let her eyes stray from her target to see what she was standing behind.
Kagome's eyes widened and tears flooded her vision as she drank in the sight of him. He looked exactly the same as the last time she'd seen him, except his face. It was blank. Not the way it usually was, his usual look was an obvious mask, a scowl. This look made fury roll through her. His face was blank like he didn't have a single thought rolling through his head. As if someone had removed his ability to think.
She looked closer and watched as his eyes started to turn crimson. Her eyes widened as she felt his aura creep up to her and caress her. She tilted her head and started to approach him when sounds started filtering into her senses again. Kikyo was shouting and Sesshomaru was growling.
"-I said get her you idiot! Kill her now!"
Sesshomaru continued to growl and Kagome saw his claws and fangs elongate and watched his nose twitch. His eyes raised to hers and she could see the agony he was in. He was using all of his strength to disobey her orders. She watched as his eyes widened and dropped to her abdomen, then flitted back up to her gaze. She nodded at him and he fell to his knees. His body shook with the effort it was taking him to actively disobey.
Sesshomaru had thoughts ricocheting through his head at a million miles a minute. Every command Kikyo issued, his body lurched to obey. His beast had shackles around his brain, attempting to maintain control over his body, hold himself still. Actively disobeying her commands was causing agonizing pain to shoot through his body. He'd tried to move against the woman's commands and kill her, but as the beast had attempted to move, the control over his muscles, keeping him from attacking Kagome, slipped. He stopped attempting to move, and went back to holding complete control over his body, holding completely still. He managed to get out a feral growl without losing control of his body. He could feel his tamer self struggling in the sea of muddied water, getting commands from multiple directions and not being able to decipher which one he should listen to. As he was gaining complete control over his body bit by bit, a smell filtered into his senses and it took all of his control not to howl.
The beast looked to Kagome's abdomen, then to her face. He watched as she nodded, confirming his suspicions.
Mate is pupped!
He felt his entire body shudder and Sesshomaru and his beast fell to their knees as one, finally gaining enough control over their body to take themselves out of the equation.
Kikyo was still shrieking at him and Kagome had listened to quite enough of her piercing voice.
"Hey! Shut your mouth. Your fight is with me, not him. You took what is mine and now you're going to suffer the consequences." Kagome's voice came out as a soft, feral growl and Sesshomaru felt pride in hearing her that way.
Kikyo flitted around Sesshomaru and Kagome saw her puff her chest and her gaze grew indignant.
"You dare suggest that you are stronger than me?"
Kagome grinned wolfishly, "You messed with the wrong miko."
Kikyo flushed with rage and knocked another arrow. She released it and it flew through the air toward Kagome's head. Kagome heard Sesshomaru's snarl before she grabbed the arrow out of the air with her bare hand and tossed it to the floor.
"Is that the best you can do?"
Kikyo's eyes were widened and she took a half step backward before Kagome started advancing on her slowly. As Kagome drew near, Kikyo darted to the side and pulled a dagger out of her sleeve. She slashed at Kagome's side and she hissed as the dagger sliced into her flesh. Blood began to bleed through the cloth and Kagome could feel it running hotly down her side. Kagome grabbed the arm holding the knife and twisted it behind Kikyo's back before thrusting her forehead down into Kikyo's face. Kikyo howled in pain as the impact from Kagome's head butt shattered her nose. Kikyo grabbed a fist full of Kagome's hair and tried to wiggle her way out of Kagome's grasp. Unsuccessful, Kikyo reached around and dug her fingers into Kagome's fresh stab wound and Kagome released her with a hiss. Pain shot through her side and shoulder and her vision swam momentarily. Kagome's shoulder was in agony again, but she tried to ignore it and her fresh wound.
Kikyo raised her hand and sent a wave of dark blue reiki at Kagome. Kagome waved her hand and a wall of magenta reiki pushed the blue right out of her path. Kagome lunged forward and tackled Kikyo to the ground and started punching Kikyo in the face with her good arm. After a few punches, Kikyo thrashed against her and raised a hand to Kagome's throat. Kagome knocked her elbow in, breaking her grasp, and threw a powerful right hook, catching Kikyo squarely in the face. Kagome felt Kikyo's body go slack and saw as her eyes fluttered shut. She heard Sesshomaru whimper and she whipped her head toward him. She was at his side in an instant.
"You recognize me, don't you? How did you disobey her?"
He raised his head and Kagome saw his eyes widen at something behind her. She whipped around and dropped a hand to her belt to grip the handle of one of her sai. Kikyo tackled her to the ground and had an arrow in her hand. She plunged it downward, aiming for Kagome's heart. Kagome lifted her free hand to the arrow and tried to push it away, her shoulder protesting in agony at the continued use. As she felt the arrow nearing her skin, she knew she had to do it. She wrenched the sai out of its sheath and plunged it into Kikyo's chest.
Kikyo's eyes widened in shock and pain and she gasped for breath. Her grip on the arrow loosened and Kagome ripped it out of her hands, snapped it in half and tossed it away. She pushed the woman off of her, twisted the sai and wrenched it out of her chest. Kagome watched as her wound began to fizzle and the 'flesh' around it began to crumble like dirt dropped into acid. In minutes, the only thing left of Kikyo was a pile of ashes.
Kagome sheathed her sai and turned toward Sesshomaru. He was still on his knees and his eyes were crimson and his fangs and claws were elongated. Kagome dropped to her knees in front of him and dug through her pocket until she found the small pouch with the reversal powder. She emptied its contents into her hand and blew it into Sesshomaru's face. He flinched as the powder landed on him and he inhaled it. She grabbed her piece of chalk and drew a circle around him. She set out the crystals and set her hands on him. She began to chant and watched as his fangs and claws slowly shrunk to normal size and as she was finishing the last verse, a glowing green orb flew into the room and approached them. It steadied itself just above his chest before plunging into him. Kagome watched him seize slightly.
After he'd stilled, his eyes opened slowly and Kagome saw that they were gold again. Tears trailed silently down her cheeks and Sesshomaru reached a hand up to wipe them away. As his skin touched hers, the contact broke Kagome's stillness. She launched herself into his chest and he wrapped his arms around her waist. She ignored the pain in her shoulder as tears flowed freely from her eyes and he clutched her tightly against him. For a few minutes, they sat there, content to be in each other's arms.
After a moment, Sesshomaru realized she was speaking to him and he smelled her blood. He pulled back to look at her face.
"I'm so sorry! This is all my fault! If I hadn't", she broke off with a yelp as his mouth crashed down to hers.
"Later. We will discuss this later", he said between kisses with a gruff voice.
"You're injured, Kagome", he stated, his voice laced with concern.
She nodded, "Can you pull the bullet out so that I can heal it?"
His eyes flashed crimson, "You were shot?"
She nodded and hissed as he reached into the wound with his claws and dug around slightly before pulling it out. He dropped the offending piece of metal and it rolled away. She'd struggled to keep breathing and not pass out as he pulled it out. When it was done, she exhaled heavily and settled her palms over her wounds and she funneled her reiki into them. After a few moments, the wounds were fully healed and she sighed in relief. She dropped her hands and Sesshomaru snatched her up and pulled her to him. He held her in a crushing embrace, scenting her hair and running his nose along her throat. She smiled into his chest and took in his familiar scent.
Kagome turned in his arms as she heard a crash in the hallway. Sesshomaru rose a brow at her.
"Your mom and my best friend are out there taking care of the last of the guards."
He nodded and rose with her in his arms before setting her feet on the ground, "Stay close to me this time. I mean it."
She nodded sheepishly and followed him through the door and into the hallway. Kagome peered around him and saw Inukimi and Sango in the hallway thrashing the last of the guards. With the crack of a whip, and a slash of the sword, the battle was over and the guards were all taken care of.
Inukimi raised her head to see Sesshomaru standing in the hallway. Within the blink of an eye, Inukimi was standing in front of him, pulling him into a crushing hug. He grunted in surprise as her arms enveloped him and the smell of salt entered his nose. She was crying. He allowed her to hug him, and he even let one of his arms encircle her. She eased away after a few seconds and he noticed there was a ningen slayer standing a few feet from him with a sly, knowing smile on her face. He raised a brow at her and she bowed to him with a smirk on her face. Kagome chirped from behind him.
"Sesshomaru, that's Sango. She's my best friend and a demon slayer."
He turned to her with a raised brow, "Your best friend is a demon slayer?"
She nodded before tilting her head at him, "I could have sworn I'd told you that."
He rolled his eyes at her, knowing her, she'd thought she'd told me, but never had.
Sesshomaru turned to his mother with brows raised and she nodded at him.
"Sango and I are going to search the house. Kagome, take him to the car and take care of any other guards you find, if there are any left."
Kagome nodded and Sesshomaru scowled, "Am I a pup to be escorted everywhere now?"
Kagome glared at him, "I'm not letting you out of my sight any time soon. Do not argue with me."
His eyebrows rose in surprise at her tone of authority but he also heard the raw pain in her voice and realized she'd been going through quite a lot these past few days, and without him. He nodded and trailed through the house with her by his side. He felt as her aura rolled over him like waves every ten seconds. The sensation felt soothing but stung a lot, like cold water; it was nice and refreshing, but too much was highly uncomfortable. Unintentionally, he raised his hand to his neck. He froze in his tracks when he felt smooth, unmarred skin.
Kagome, oblivious to his movements, yelped when he grabbed her hand suddenly and wrenched her to his side. He lifted his hand to her collar and pulled it down to look at her neck. Soft, pale, unmarked flesh met his gaze. Kagome relaxed sadly as she realized what he was looking for. Smiling softly, she rose her hands to cup his face and caressed a thumb across one of his stripes.
"It's okay. We can just remark each other."
He snarled at her, "It is not okay." His aura flared out around them dangerously, portraying the depth of his anger and pain.
Her eyes rose to his and she saw the fury and anguish in his gaze. She tilted her head in question, but he shook his head and pulled her from the house. He swept his hand forward, indicating that she should lead them back to the car where they could talk in private.
She shook her head absently, and continued to pulse her reiki in waves, searching their surroundings for anyone they'd missed. She walked with him, hand in hand, back to the car. She noticed that every time her reiki washed over him, he tensed. She turned and saw that his hands looked burnt, and she gasped.
"Oh my god! Have I been burning you? Sesshomaru! Why didn't you tell me?"
He raised a brow at her, "I can barely feel it." He lied, and this is my punishment to myself for not realizing the pain you have been in, he thought to himself.
She scowled and settled her hands over his burns and pushed her reiki over him gently, healing the burnt skin. With a huff, she turned back toward the car. As they approached the car, she sent out another wave of reiki and this time it went around him. He raised a brow at her. He watched as she stiffened and pulled out a bow that he'd never seen before. She readied an arrow and he watched as a neko demon came streaking toward them. He conjured his whip, but before he could strike out, he saw a flash of blinding magenta light. When he could see again, he noted that there was a pile of ash where the demon had been standing. He saw there was an arrow embedded in the ground where the ashes laid.
He turned to Kagome with a dumbfounded expression on his face and she shrugged sheepishly.
"Your dad gave me this bow. It enhances my spiritual powers."
He nodded, noticing that the bow hummed with purity. He made a mental note not to touch it until they were mated again. He frowned heavily at the thought. Without preamble, he wrenched the door open and picked her up. He got into the car and settled her on his lap, thankful for the large interior.
She stared at him with wide eyes, wondering why he seemed so angry. He could smell her confusion, but anger rolled through him that he couldn't feel it anymore.
"What's wrong? Tell me what's bothering you."
"Kagome, I…", his voice was strangled as he tried to find a way to apologize.
"It's okay. Everything's okay now."
"No. It's not. As your mate I'm supposed to protect you and I can't protect you if I allow myself to get captured."
He growled the last part out.
"No, it's not your fault! If I hadn't wandered off, none of this would have happened! I was an idiot! God, the pain you must have gone through-", she broke off as he growled venomously.
"Me? You must have been in agony these past few days! A miko pregnant with a youkai pup? That must have been agony, Kagome! Do not lie to me and tell me this is your fault."
Kagome smiled at him softly and it melted some of his fury, "Okay, can we agree to disagree? I shouldn't have gone off on my own, and you shouldn't have gotten so close to her. We both made mistakes, but now she's dead and we're back together. Besides, your mother gave me drops of her yoki in my tea, and it took the nausea and headaches away."
He looked more willing to concede then he had moments before, so she pressed on in an attempt to distract him, "And besides, I talked to it, Sesshomaru. Whenever I put my hand on my stomach, the pain would go away, like it knew I was asking it to stop. It was incredible. And since I've been near you, I'm not in any pain, like it knows you're here."
His eyes widened a bit and he looked down at her flat abdomen before placing a hand on her stomach. He couldn't feel or hear anything yet, but he didn't expect to, it was far too soon, but he could smell the contentment that washed through Kagome at his touch. She sighed heavily and her eyes drooped.
"It's like morphine to my senses when you touch me. It's like the baby-"
"Pup", he interrupted.
She glowered at him, "As I was saying, it's like the pup knows that you're its dad and that you're near."
A small grin lit up his face, "Of course it knows. It can feel my aura. Even after a few days, it would be able to feel the similarities in our auras."
She smiled and her eyes drooped closed as she leaned forward to wrap her arms around his neck and nuzzled her face into his throat. He buried his face in her neck and scented her hair, living in the moment, savoring her presence.
"How did you fight her commands? Inuyasha was mindless when she had control of him, but you managed to break away. How?"
"Apparently she's never tried to take over a full demon before. My beast managed to get control over my body and my mind. Not completely, but for long enough periods of time to keep me from being under her control. I tried to gather information but she was very careful around me, like she suspected that her enchantment wouldn't hold me for long. She seemed surprised that it worked at all."
She nodded slightly against his chest, "I can't imagine that anyone would dare attempt to do what she did. My guess is that she was desperate when you cornered her."
He nodded and ran his hands through her hair while staring at her calm face. She opened her eyes slightly and looked into his amber orbs. A small smile lit her face.
"Sesshomaru, you're going to be a daddy."
His eyes widened and the full reality of the fact crashed down on him and for the first time in hundreds of years, he felt the urge to shed happy tears. A large, dashing smile spread across his face and Kagome saw true happiness there and tears welled up in her eyes.
"You're happy then?"
He nodded and kissed her softly, "Yes, I'm happy. I love you, Kagome."
"I love you too, Sesshomaru."
Kagome smiled softly before her eyes fell shut and she fell asleep in his lap.
A few hours later, Kagome felt herself being moved and she cracked her eyes open to find that she was clinging to Sesshomaru like a koala and he was carrying her from the car to the house. She raised her head in time to see Inuyasha, Toga, and Izayoi come out from the house. Kagome could have sworn she saw Toga wiping moisture from his eyes, while Izayoi was crying heavily and Inuyasha looked highly uncomfortable with the entire scene. Izayoi and Toga beelined for the couple and as Sesshomaru was about to set her down, Izayoi and Toga wrapped the two of them in a hug. Sesshomaru stiffened uncomfortably and Kagome laughed at the cringe he was trying to hide. Once they were released, Toga set a hand on Sesshomaru's shoulder and squeezed it affectionately.
"It's good to see you safe and sound, son."
Sesshomaru nodded and gripped Kagome tighter. She smiled and rested her head on his chest before tapping him and jerking her head toward Inuyasha. He narrowed his eyes in his half brothers direction and set Kagome down before stepping in between the two. Kagome saw Inuyasha sigh heavily and she tapped Sesshomaru's shoulder to get his attention. He turned to her with curiosity in his gaze. She put a hand on her hip and a sweet smile on her face.
"Be nice."
He narrowed his eyes at her before sighing almost imperceptibly in defeat. He knew he wouldn't be able to treat Inuyasha as he used to, Kagome would not allow it. Though, he didn't understand why she'd be nice to him at all, he'd done horrible things to her. He made a mental note to ask her about it later. He turned to his half brother and gave him a nod of recognition, but kept his eyes narrowed so that Inuyasha knew he'd be treading on thin ice. Kagome watched as Inuyasha sighed in obvious relief that Sesshomaru wasn't killing him just yet.
Toga threw his arm over Sesshomaru's shoulders and Inukimi took his other side and looped her arm through her sons. Kagome watched them walk into the house with unshed tears in her eyes. Sango came up behind her and put her arm around her shoulders. Kagome turned to her with a watery smile.
"We did it. You have your mate back."
Kagome's smile widened, "Thank you for helping. You didn't have to, but I appreciate it more than you could know."
She nodded, "Always, Kagome."
"Do you want to stay the night? It's late."
Sango shook her head, "Thank you, but I have to check on my brother, and I'm sure the house is going to be far too loud for my liking tonight."
Her last statement was delivered with a wink and Kagome blushed heavily as they walked into the house.
"I'm going to change before I go. Call me tomorrow, and let me know when you're moving on Naraku, I'd love to be apart of it. And don't be a stranger anymore, no ignoring me for months at a time!"
Kagome nodded sheepishly and pulled Sango into her arms. They hugged quickly before Sango trotted off toward the spare bedroom she'd been borrowing. Kagome trailed after everyone, following the sound of voices. She smiled to herself as she wandered along, she had him back. Someone cleared their throat behind her and Kagome yelped and turned around. Seeing Inuyasha trailing along behind her, she narrowed her eyes at him before taking a calming breath and reminding herself that he wasn't going to hurt her anymore. She cleared her face, straightened her spine, and looked him in the eye.
"Inuyasha, if you have something to say, just say it."
He nodded and looked away sheepishly, "I'm sorry, Kagome, for everything. I know that excuses won't change what was done to you, but I am sorry. I will make it up to you in any way that I can."
She studied his face and he looked like a guilty mess. She smiled tenderly at him. He'd behaved like a monster, but it wasn't necessarily his fault. She wished that the answer would have been clear and easy to navigate, but it wasn't. She knew she'd have to funnel her anger over what had been done to her toward Naraku since Kikyo was dead and Inuyasha had been under their control. He had been a victim too, though that didn't bring her peace and clarity.
"It's okay. I know it wasn't you. That being said, I don't even really know you anymore, and I'm still a bit gun shy, so you might want to take it easy with the sneaking around. I suggest you stay far away from Sesshomaru, he doesn't forgive as easily."
He snorted, "No kidding."
She smirked at him and kept following the voices. She cocked her head to the side when she noticed they'd stopped and Sesshomaru was turned in her direction with his eyes narrowed at them. She smiled at him and when he lifted his eyes to hers, her insides melted. His golden eyes were molten honey and filled with so much emotion that Kagome knew she could drown in it. She could see the passion and need in his eyes and she gasped softly as he lifted a corner of his mouth in a grin and one of his fangs poked out. In the next moment the look was gone and his face was blank again but Kagome knew that Inuyasha had seen it because he started shifting awkwardly from foot to foot.
Sesshomaru flitted his eyes to Inuyasha and narrowed them. Inuyasha went still and threw his hands up in a peace gesture and backed away slowly before walking the opposite direction down the hallway. Toga waved them into his office and the two sat on a couch while the mothers and Toga sat across from them. Sesshomaru shot his father an impatient look and Toga chuckled.
"I won't keep you long, I know you're tired."
Sesshomaru grunted and turned his head to find Kagome already napping against the back of the couch. A soft smile pulled at the corners of his mouth.
"Find anything out?"
Sesshomaru shook his head, "No, she was very careful around me. It seemed as though she expected me to be able break her enchantment."
Toga nodded thoughtfully, "I wondered if your beast would allow your body to be taken over. Apparently, he did not like it."
Sesshomaru nodded tiredly, "Can we do this tomorrow?"
Toga nodded, "Of course, son. I'm glad you're back."
Sesshomaru grunted as he stood, "Me too."
Turning, he gathered Kagome in his arms and she stirred a bit before nuzzling into his chest. He smiled down at her and walked out of the room, leaving behind three weepy and ecstatic parents. He trailed through the hallways with kagome in his arms, relishing the feeling of her warmth. He made his way to the furthest western portion of the house and kicked open the door to his old bedroom. He smiled faintly as Kagome's scent filled his nostrils; she'd been staying in here while he was gone. He kicked the door closed and set Kagome on the bed gently. He stalked over to the chair and pulled off his armor piece by piece, thrilled to be out of it. As he was removing the leg braces, he heard a giggle and turned to see Kagome staring at him with flushed cheeks.
"Enjoying the show?"
She colored again and giggled, "Of course I am. We're finally alone right?"
He chuckled softly, "Yes, we're alone now."
He pulled off the leg braces and dropped them in the pile on the chair before grabbing the hem of his shirt and pulling the garment over his head. He tossed it to the floor and reached for the ties of his trousers. He saw that Kagome was watching him with rapt attention and he grinned wolfishly at her before pulling them off. She giggled at him and he raised a brow in question.
"I didn't notice before, but you wear boxer-briefs."
He cocked his head to the side, "And?"
She giggled again, "And I like them."
He grinned and moved to the foot of the bed. Capturing one of her feet, he dragged her toward him and started pulling off her shoes. She laid there, complacent, as he began to remove her armor. Once her armor had joined his on the chair, he pulled on her blouse and she raised her arms to help the process along. Once the garment was free, he tossed it away and moved to the hem of her pants. He ran his fingers along the edge of the fabric from one side of her pelvis to the other. Kagome sighed contentedly under his ministrations. He hooked his fingers into the hemline and pulled the fabric down her legs slowly. She lifted her hips to help him again and once it was off, he threw it over his shoulder.
She expected him to leap on her, but when he didn't, she cracked an eye open to see what he was doing. He stood in front of her, gazing down at her face and letting his gaze wander across her exposed skin. She tilted her head at him and in response he clasped his hand around one of her ankles and brought it up to his mouth. He kissed her ankle and began a path up to the juncture of her hip, than back again. Once he reached her ankle, he set it down and moved to the other. He repeated the process before moving to each hand. Once he'd finished kissing each finger tip, he slowly crawled over her, kissing a trail from her pelvis to her throat. She squirmed and moaned softly under his attentions and he collected each sound as if they were precious gifts. To him, they were.
As he reached her throat, he licked a trail from her collar bone to the shell of her ear. He felt her shiver underneath him and heard her soft mewl. He grinned at her responsiveness. He lifted his head to find her watching him through half lidded, pleasure filled eyes and her chest was rising and falling rapidly. He titled his head as he saw her bra and panties. They were black lace and they were positively erotic to behold, but he wanted them gone, now.
"Are you overly fond of this set," he asked as he fingered one of the straps.
She shook her head vigorously and let out a moan as he sliced through the material quickly. The bra fell open to reveal her perfectly rounded breasts and hardened nipples. She groaned as the cool air met her hot, flushed, over sensitive skin. He growled in pleasure as he raised a thumb to gently brush over the tiny pink bud. Kagome convulsed underneath him, though the touch was light. He brought his hand down to her panties and sliced those off as well. Gathering both the garments in his hand, he tossed them out of sight before trailing a claw from Kagome's hip to the underside of her breast. She writhed underneath him and panted in frustration.
He lowered his head and pressed hot, open mouthed kisses to her throat and trailed down her chest to a pink, hardened nipple. He flicked it with his tongue and grazed it with a fang before moving onward, continuing his path. Kagome whimpered at the tease, he was killing her with the slow seduction. He moved down her body slowly, kissing a path to her abdomen before he stopped with wide eyes. He lowered his nose to her flesh and inhaled the scent of their pup. Smiling softly, he kissed the spot before continuing his path southward. He kissed the junctures of both hips before moving to where he really wanted to be. He could smell her arousal and it was drugging him. His lids drooped and his eyes reddened in anticipation. He licked the inside of each thigh before moving toward the little bud that controlled Kagome's arousal. He licked around it before slowly inserting two fingers into her. She groaned and bucked off the bed, he moved his other arm to pin her hips down. She squirmed and moaned as he lapped at her, everywhere but the place she wanted. She whimpered at his teasing.
Finally, he latched onto her clit and flicked it with his tongue in rhythm with his fingers. Kagome came immediately, moaning his name and thrashing beneath him. He lapped at her core until she'd stopped moving, savoring her intricate taste. It was intoxicating and he'd never tire of it. He started again in a slow languid rhythm, lapping at her gently, barely touching her over sensitive bud. Kagome felt arousal spear through her again and she thrust a hand into his hair while grinding her hips up into his greedy mouth. Sesshomaru felt as her arousal was rekindled and it broke his control. Pulling his fingers out of her and backing away from the bed he pulled his underwear off with demonic speed and nearly leapt on top of her. He steadied his hardened cock at her entrance.
"Are you ready, do you still want this?"
She reached up and cupped his head pulling him down to her before latching her mouth to his in answer. He groaned into their kiss and thrust inside her. She moaned loudly as he entered her and he growled with pleasure as he buried himself deep inside of her. She raked her fingernails down his back as he began a torturously slow rhythm. She yanked on his hair, pulled his head down to hers and bit his lip before devouring his mouth. The slight pain she'd inflicted upon him turned into pleasure and fire and soon his control snapped and he broke into a punishing rhythm. She would have grinned if she'd been able to, he was now giving her just what she wanted. Everytime he buried himself inside her, her walls pulled on him and she moaned loudly, bringing him closer to his end.
Quickly, he rolled her beneath him until she was resting on her front and he pushed into her slowly and she groaned at the feeling of him filling her. He started a slow, torturous slide, bringing himself deep inside her and pulling almost all the way out before repeating again slowly. She moaned and writhed beneath him, calling his name and gripping his cock with her tight sheath. He growled into the flesh of her neck before sucking on her tender skin. He ran a claw up her naked back and she shivered in delight. Soon, impatience overwhelmed her and she began to push back into him at her own pace. Sesshomaru groaned as he felt her grip him eagerly and he grabbed her hips and began thrusting into her at breakneck speed.
Kagome cried out in ecstasy at the unexpected change in speed and felt herself drawing dangerously close to her climax. Sesshomaru's movements were getting rougher and she knew he was close too. Moaning in pleasure, she made to turn onto her back but was snatched into Sesshomaru's arms. He settled her across his thighs so that he was kneeling and she was straddling him. He thrust up into her and she cried out his name. He dropped his head to her breast and pulled one of her rose-colored peaks into his mouth and lapped at it, grazing it now and then with a fang. She moaned louder and clawed his back with her blunt nails. The action made him accelerate his strokes and he gripped the back of her neck with one of his hands and crashed his mouth down to hers, consuming her.
Kagome's release crashed over her and her vision went blurry as she called out his name. She heard her own name fall from his lips as he came with her and released his seed inside her. She dropped her head to the juncture of his neck and sank her teeth into his flesh as he did the same to her. A blinding wave of their yoki and reiki shot out and filled the room and it sent another shock wave of pleasure through them both, causing them to convulse in each other's arms. She wrapped her legs around him, lapped at the wound, then latched her mouth onto his.
They rode through the waves of pleasure together, coming down from it as one and their aura's joined and Kagome felt her shoulder tingling and she knew if she looked, her mark would be there. She opened her eyes to see their silver aura dancing around the room and yelped as Sesshomaru fell backward with her in his arms to the mattress. She giggled as he settled her onto his chest and pulled the blanket over her, never pulling out of her. She nuzzled into his chest and ran her thumb over his mark. He shivered pleasurably at the sensation and felt her contentment and love through their bond. He sighed in relief, they were bound again. She was his mate again.
With smiles nestled on their faces and bodies intertwined, the two fell asleep instantly.
Thank you all for reading. I hope everyone enjoyed. Please leave me some feedback. I want to know if this chapter was good enough following all the drama I threw at you in the last two chapters. Thank you for reading!
-Love KJ