The Pain Behind The Mask

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Note: I'm so terribly sorry that it's taken me so long to update but I have been so busy! Thank you to those who have reviewed! You all get cookies! I had each person written down to thank personally but I lost my notebook when my Grandma moved in so I can't type them down… L I'm sorry! Well, on with the chapter, I will try & make this as long as possible.

Chapter 21

Kagome's breath caught in her throat as Sesshomaru's hand traveled down her neck to her collar bone, his claws gently dragging across her soft flesh. Her eye lids slid to half mast, her breathing starting to become short as his hand traveled over the swell of her breast, down the flat plane of her stomach and his arm circling her waist to bring her closer to his body.

She sucked in a breath as her stomach brushed against something hard and pulsating, her face becoming red as she realized exactly what that was. Her eyes became wide and her lips parted as she tilted her head up to stare at Sesshomaru, whose eyes had a tint of red in them.

He smirked at her and bent down to blow his hot and moist breath against the shell of her ear, making her shudder. "As much as I would love to continue this, as your scent is driving me insane," He breathed in deeply, an almost sighing breath escaping his lungs. "I wish to have your first time be in the bedroom. Later on we can have our fun out in the woods." His voice was dark with promise, his tongue darting to lick her ear lobe and drawing it into his mouth to suck on it.

She let out a low, short moan, her hands coming up to grip his fore arms as a hot feeling coursed through her body. 'What the hell is he doing to my body? I'm burning up.'

He chuckled and slowly released her, biting back a groan of his own at the flushed and dazed look on her face. He battled with his beast, he did not want to take her here. No, not for her first time. His palace was waiting for them, his friends keeping the place clean, was getting his chambers ready for their return.

He smiled at her as she shook herself out of her sexual haze. She looked around and noticed that Bankotsu was gone. When a confused look crossed her face, he spoke up. "H told me to tell you that he will see you soon. He needs to finish up a few things before he can come back to see you."

"Oh ok then. I suppose we should head back to the group. Never know what trouble InuYasha could be causing." Kagome mumbled, mainly to herself, even though Sesshomaru could hear her.

"InuYasha is not causing anything, Kouga is." He informed her, watching as her eyes narrowed.

"Oh is he now? Well then it really is time to think about heading back."

Before she could take off, Sesshomaru's hand fell onto her shoulder. Curious, she looked at him over her shoulder, an eyebrow cocked up. "InuYasha…" He was actually having troubles finding words to explain this.

Seeing this, she turned around and cupped his cheek. "What about him, Sesshomaru?" Worry was evident in her eyes.

He sighed and brought his own hand up to cover hers. "InuYasha likes Kouga."

Kagome blinked at him like he's lost his mind. She started to laugh. "Like hell, Sesshomaru. Everyone knows he hates Kouga's guts."

Frowning slightly, he picked up her hand that she had let fall and nipped the inside of her wrist gently, which stopped her giggles quickly. She blinked a few times before saying, "Ouch."

Rolling his eyes, he dropped her hand. "Your missing what I'm telling you. The reason InuYasha acts the way he does around Kouga is because he has feelings for him but not only does he not act on them because he doesn't like these feelings but because he's mad at himself. After all, he is supposed to be in love with Kikyo, is he not?"

By the end of Sesshomaru's explanation, Kagome could see what he saying. Dumbfounded, all she could do was stare at the ground for a few seconds before shaking herself out of her zoning period and look up at Sesshomaru. "InuYasha's gay?" Came her quiet voice.

Sesshomaru sniffed, giving her the answer to her question by looking away and tucking his hands into his sleeves.

"Wow, never saw that one coming…" She spoke up before phasing out of the clearing and leaving a shocked Sesshomaru.

He blinked slowly before it registered. 'She left me here…'

Shaking his head and smiling slightly, he took off after her.

Arriving at the camp site, Kagome crossed her arms and stared at the fight brewing around the fire. Discreetly, she sniffed the air and recognized the scent of arousal, almost like the scent Sesshomaru had not too long ago only not as musky. The scent was coming from both males, she realized slowly. Her eyes were slightly wide when they meet Shippo's and he automatically made a link with hi mother.

/Something wrong 'Kaa-san?/

/Not really, I think. Um, we might end up having a complication or two though./

Cocking his head to the side in confusion, when Kagome tapped her nose at him, he immediately sniffed the air, noticing that there was a scent that he only smelt that usually came from Miroku when he was feeling up Sango or even stronger after she hit him. And the smell was coming from InuYasha and Kouga. Inhaling in shock, he started coughing as some of his saliva went down the wrong tube. He thumped on his chest, his eyes watering as Kagome sweat dropped and noticed that Kouga and InuYasha had stopped fighting to stare at Shippo.

"What the hell is wrong with you?" InuYasha growled out, his eyes narrowing even more, if that were possible.

Shippo shook his head. "He says nothing is, he just swallowed wrong, is all InuYasha." Kagome answered for him, stepping up beside him and slamming her hand against his back. Gasping, he drew in some much needed air, the reddish tint to his face vanishing.

"Something must have shocked him though in order for him to do that." Kouga pointed out, his stance less aggressive as he had his arms crossed, his tail swaying gently from side to side. InuYasha's eyes were transfixed on the appendage.

Kagome shrugged, patting Shippo's back to sooth his frayed nerves. "Probably something I told him. We do speak telepathically, you know."

"What did you tell him?" Sango asked, finally speaking up.

"That I was going to be mating Sesshomaru."

All noise ceased as Sesshomaru picked that moment to enter the camp site. Kouga began growling, Sango's and Miroku's eyes were wide and InuYasha's jaw dropped. Kikyo was livid.

"What?"

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