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As I said earlier, my laptop's keyboard is not working properly. So I decided to write by installing Ms word app in my mobile and upload it on ff. net. Shouldn't you be grateful for my sincerity and determination in not to keep you all waiting? LOL! JUST kidding! ;)

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Upon sunrise, in the morrow... She would be someone else's... Sesshomaru let out a long sigh... And so would I...

it was too late by the time he realized his true feelings. It was only last night that both his mind and body refused to mate with his fiancée teaching him life's most valuable lesson. Never hide your feelings from yourself and from the one you love unless you wish to live a life drowned in regret and misery.

Kagura reached his palace that morning as the ceremony was due at the venue the next morning. But he never showed up. Never left his room. Chose solitude over everything else. Drove away every demon servant and soldier from his presence. And they knew better than messing up with a Sesshomaru in a messy mind.

He was depressed. Emotionally drained may be. He pulled the draw of his teak, wooden table, taking out a small, round jewellery box and opened it. On the soft, satin cushion, there lied this cute ribbon which Rin tied the bunch of flowers she had gifted him earlier. He took out the thin material and held it in his hands. It was Rin's when she was his. Now only the ribbon is his. He lifted the material to his face and sniffed it. It had a thin trace of her mind soothing scent. He shut his eyes and let his imagination take him to her thick, long, black tresses letting him drink in all the sweetness the scent could spill. The faint purring sound under his own breathe brought him from his trance.

He licked his lips wondering how her skin would taste like. Forbidden thoughts starting pouring in and he made his way to his bed. He grabbed the pillow that was earlier used by Rin during her stay at the Palace and held it close to his face sucking in her scent. (Yes. It's been a while since he took that pillow into his custody. Lol!)

He felt like he was feeling heavenly in the Hellish palace. He was enjoying the sweet torture called 'love'. His lips stretched into a micro smile. He sighed again. Such bliss! As if he's beheld the glorious, supreme God! It was beautiful... Lovely... Overwhelming... Hurting... Miserable... So much pain! His heart was aching. A huge lump in his throat made breathing difficult. Why oh why?! If only... If only he wasn't already engaged!

How could he break a promise of holy matrimony?! Isn't it an unforgivable, lowly act he could do to a woman?! Only cowards shy away from such promises... And he wasn't one.

But what if he backed off for once...? Would it hurt as much as how hurtful he'd feel without mating Rin...? How serious are the consequences of cancelling his wedding? How lowly is it to back off? Would he still be respected as a demon Lord after breaking the promise? What would his subjects think? Would Kagura understand? Should he care if she doesn't?

Sesshomaru was in two minds... Unsure which was a better, worse case... He let out a frustrated growl. Can't things fix up by themselves!? Wouldn't another calamity sprout to stop his and Rin's wedding at once?! Like Kagura or the beggar boy losing memory like he once did...? Wouldn't it have been better if he had remained with lost memory till he mated with Rin? By that, Kagura would have been rendered helpless and not even he could have withdrawn from his relationship with Rin after regaining his memory, as they were already mated. Wait what?! What kind of stupid idea was that?! How stupid can he let himself think anyway? He laid on his bed, eyes fixed on the ceiling, while his mind was in oscillation.

At the other end of the palace, his mother was inwardly anxious about her son's wilful absence. She hated to admit it that her son was never the same ever since the weak, human girl left her palace. She was important to her son after all! But she can't possibly be more important than his mating ceremony!

But Inukimi was helpless. Her son was never under her control from the start. She can never push him around like she did with her husband. Sesshomaru was always free from family ties. He could never be bound by relationships. He was just like her in that aspect. And that was what made him invincible.

But he wasn't himself lately. She has been observing her son over the past few weeks and she only found him more and more emotional...and weak...just like humans... Inukimi loathed the weak race... They were never worth her invaluable time... She never thought that, a pathetic, lowly, human peasant would gain the emotional control over her son, the most powerful demon on Earth. She knew that the mating ceremony would be over by next day. But will it put an end to Sesshomaru's self emotional imprisonment...? Or would he get even worse...? Where would all these lead to...?

Senosuke knew something was seriously wrong when he found Sesshomaru locking himself up throughout the day. He could only go to that person whom he thought might have all the answers. He tracked Kagura's scent and ended up getting whiff of her tears too. He was alarmed. It seemed that Kagura herself was trying to remain invisible after her arrival and meeting with Inukimi. Her bedchamber was locked on the inside, so he snuck up into it through the large balcony, open to the sky, which was an extension of her chamber.

Unaware of the uninvited guest's proximity, Kagura kept weeping only to be jolted from her agonizing stream of thoughts by a gentle hand on her shoulder. She snapped up and beheld the demon Knight with her big, reddened eyes. She was not shocked to find him there. More like the most secretive part of her felt that he finally came, as his presence was long pending.

It was not hard for Senosuke to guess that Sesshomaru was responsible for her heartbreak... That his master must have said and did something that was akin to a breakup, if not an official and declared one.

He wordlessly pulled her into his arms. She didn't stop him though. Rather, she let herself bury into his chest and howl out the pain. She started crying even harder, surprising herself, like strong currents of the river flooding out, by breaking down the dam.

"Wah!", She was weeping like a five year old that had lost its momma. Senosuke was silent, patiently waiting for the woman to squeeze out every drop of her sorrow so that she wouldn't have any left to cry over in future.

On the other hand, Only Kagura was shocked with herself. She found it hard to believe that she could open herself and expose her emotionally weak state so much to Senosuke which she would never dare to experiment even with Sesshomaru. She finally broke down the invisible barrier and let Senosuke in. Her soul was completely naked in front of him but she only felt secure and fulfilled. And it felt so soothing and relieving. Her soul was in a state of bliss, having found its real Lord... Real MATE...

Only the sunset and the darkness that followed traced the passage of time. And all Senosuke did the whole time was patting her soft back of her head, muttering consolations.

It took a while for Kagura to recover from the anguish and cease the relentless crying. She sighed. Still keeping her head on his hard chest, she said, "I've soaked your clothes"

He smirked, "Do you have any to spare?"

That made her let out an uncontrollably smile. "I never had the need to carry men's clothes"

"Well, then I must render myself half-naked" he said playfully.

"Don't you even dare!" said the blushing woman, breaking the embrace and meeting him in the eye.

He only smirked as he pulled his obi free from the fabric. Kagura was 100% aware of the fact that she shouldn't be looking at how his haori loosened out and slid off his perfectly sculpted shoulders...Oh! It was soooo wrong of her to fix her gaze on the contours of his bare skin between his neck and hips...his abs...and those scars here and there, telling her that this was no normal warrior in front her. He must have noticed her reaction which made him chuckle and Kagura snap out of it.

He was inching forward, making the woman inch backwards with every step he took. But the sizzling eye contact was steadily maintained.

"Leave" said she. But God knew why her breathing went shallow and her heart was beating faster. He was hypnotising her. She knew she had to act fast before he gained complete control over her mind, body and spirit.

"Get out" she commanded, as she held up her right hand and pressed it against his bare chest, stopping him from leaning forward. The demon gently removed her hand from his chest and planted a gentle kiss on the palm and on the inside of her wrist. Kagura gasped. He graced his long fingers on the bare skin of hands all the way up under her sleeves. Kagura felt her skin tingling at the touch. Her mouth fell open to utter an objection but nothing came out.

He lifted her hands and wound them around his neck. Pulling and holding her tight against his chest giving no room for air between them he captured her lips with his without further ado.

Kagura didn't suppress her forbidden desires any longer. For once, she let it all go. She let him have his way with her as he pleased. Good God! She had longed to get a taste of him too, although most furtively! And the reality is 1000 times better than her most secretive daydreams. She was moaning. He was growling. Both knew that they were enjoying it.

His kiss become rough by the minute. But she didn't seem to mind though. He was experienced. She knew that from the way he kissed her. However she decided to forgive him because knew how to make her bones melt with his nasty lips and naughty hands.

The next moment her skin felt cold. She was naked! He got rid of her kimono! That was super fast! How often has he done this kind of thing before? Is he so much of an expert in the exercise? Is he that experienced? Is he going to have his way with her body as he pleased? Oh! What am I going to do?! She felt like a small lamb trapped with a large, hungry werewolf. But she knew she was going to love this sweet, sinful trap.

Time was playing games, she was aware, because she was already in bed, Senosuke on top of her doing the most inappropriate, appropriate ministrations her body was relishing. She felt complete. Like finding and fitting last of the missing puzzle piece. She felt loved... In a way she never felt before... Wow... Both he and her found release and she saw heaven's gate opening and letting them both in. They went in together with hope of not leaving. Ever...

Kagura woke up the next morning, feeling mentally refreshed.

"Ouch!" Kagura cried. Her entire body was sore and aching. She blinked in confusion. She sat up on bed and the blanket that was covering her bare body fell and gathered on her lap. Her eyes widened as if they were to pop out.

Back to back episodes of her intimate adventure with the dog demon Knight started to play in her head. She has practically slept with him, losing her virginity, the night before her mating ceremony. That was sooo wrong!

She looked around and found rage building inside of her to find the midnight culprit gone. If what happened between them was anything he considered serious, then shouldn't he be by her side up till she woke up...? where is the Casanova...?! When did he leave...?! Was he always like that? Seducing demonesses and absconding the very very next morning without trace?! He chickened away!

Tears threatened to fall down her face in sheer shock and disappointment. He got what he wanted! That jerk! I was such a fool for having believed him!

But she didn't entirely feel regretful because she secretly knew she both loved and enjoyed it. But there was guilt. If Sesshomaru had given her the 'importance' she deserved, then this would never had happened. She tried her best not to feel guilty by consoling herself.

She told herself that Senosuke could only be her distant dream and that Sesshomaru was all that was reality. Senosuke was a player and Sesshomaru was not. Senosuke could never be in a serious relationship. If Sesshomaru was ever in a relationship, it could only be serious. Muttering curses on that sinful demon Knight, she got up from bed and went for bath in order to get ready for the wedding.

So, how was it...? Didn't expect an intimate scene there didn't you...? ;) (well, I sure hope you didn't! LOL!) As you can see, the intimate scene between Kagura and Senosuke wasn't very descriptive as they're not the key protagonists... So yeah...

As we have both Sesshomaru and Kagura in a total mess, how would their mating ceremony take place? What about Rin's wedding? Is it already over...? Stay tuned until next chapter...

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