A/N: I am so proud of this chapter! I managed to write feels all on my own this time! :D Hehe. God, would you believe the choice of who's dominant keeps on going back and forth in my head like a ping pong ball? I just can't make a choice! So I'll just keep on writing what feels right at the time.


Chapter 28

Harry chewed on his lip in concentration as he practiced a limb-regrowing spell on the poor rat in front of him. He had been too squeamish to cut the poor things leg off on his own so Touga had rolled his eyes and done if for him after Harry had properly numbed it.

He had progressed pretty far into the healing spells in the week he had been here and found he was actually pretty good at it when he actually applied himself. Back when he was in the auror department he had just been lazy in the belief that he would always have someone else to heal his wounds for him. Since he had joined of the department, each team had always had a mediwizard with them in case of emergencies in the battlefield. It had just never been his job.

But now it was his job. It was his fault that the hollows were here (somehow), so it was his fault that Touga was brought back to life as a zombie. The least he could do was study how to keep him up and running.

A hot blush spread across his face when he thought back the make out session between Sesshoumaru and him yesterday in the forest. He could admit that he was also learning this spell just so he could see a smile on Sesshoumaru's face. He groaned in his head at the girlish feelings.

"I think the leg is long enough now."

Harry gasped and stopped the flow of magic through the runes painted on the shaved rat's skin. He gaped at the regrown leg that was now twice as long as it should be. He dropped his head into his hands and groaned.

"Oh man, I can't believe I lost concentration while doing that. Now I'll have to cut the leg off and do it all over again."

Touga bent over the table Harry had been working on and stared at the awkward limb the rat now sported.

"I don't know, I think it adds character."

Harry just glared at him from between his fingers before sighing and slumping into a huge pile of pillows in one corner of the room. Lush couches and chairs didn't exist back in this time and he didn't want to test the chance that any conjured item he had in the room would mesh with the spells he tested, so he had simply collected as many pillows as he could and piled them up.

It was actually quite comfy and fun to lie on too.

Harry felt Touga crouch beside him before a hand ruffled his hair in a fatherly manner. Harry's heart clenched at the gesture.

"Why don't you go take a break for now, you've been working for hours."

Harry mumbled into the pillows before glancing into the warm eyes staring down into his and nodded in agreement.

"I could use a warm bath…"

"I'll have the servants gather what you need at the hot spring then."

That was another thing that Harry was amazed at when he was exploring all this castle had to offer. The castle had purposely been built over grounds that had natural hot springs. If Harry hadn't been so glad that he could have warm baths while he was here, he would have laughed at how self-indulgent Touga and Sesshoumaru could be when it came to personal luxuries.

Harry stood up and stretched, moaning when a crack was heard in his back. Bending over a table for hours on end really wasn't good for his back.

When he finally slipped into the blissfully hot waters of the closed in hot spring it was with a moan of relief. Hot showers were nice, but there was nothing that compared to the full body encompassing warmth of a hot bath. He closed his eyes and laid his head down on his arms on the edge of the spring. Maybe he'd just take a small nap…

"It's not safe, nor proper, to sleep in the springs."

Harry jolted awake and would have slipped under the water if there hadn't been a hand holding onto his upper arm.

"Wha…"

He rubbed his eyes with a yawn only to freeze at the sight of in front of him. Sesshoumaru was naked from the water up and if what he could see through the cloudy water was any indication, he wasn't wearing a towel.

Oh Merlin…

He saw Sesshoumaru smirk at him before relaxing into a spot beside him and turning his back to him. Harry stared at the smooth back dumbfounded at what he was be expecting.

"Well, get to it. My hair must be washed."

Harry only blinked, mind still blank, before nodding and reaching for the hair soap. His heart was pounding as he scooted closer to Sesshoumaru's back and gently laid his soapy hands in the silky hair. He heard Sesshoumaru hum in pleasure when he started to massage the soap into his scalp and he swallowed when his mouth suddenly went dry.

Oh god, this must be some form of torture.

He trailed his fingers down Sesshoumaru's back and through the strands before he gathered the hair and started to carefully lather it all up. Harry swore he could hear Sesshoumaru purring as he went back to massaging his scalp and was disappointed when he finally had to let Sesshoumaru rinse it off.

Sesshoumaru reappeared from the spring after he had washed all of the soap out before grabbing some in his hands and turning back towards Harry.

"Turn around."

"But I…"

The raised brow made him stop his protest and he admitted that he would be a fool if he were to turn Sesshoumaru down now. He nodded before turning around and closing his eyes. He felt like his heart would explode from all the beating it was doing as Sesshoumaru's hand gently scrubbed and massaged his scalp.

When it seemed like the gentle massage would lull him to sleep he felt a pressure on his head and took that as a cue to wash his hair out. When he came back up he turned around while wiping water out of this eyes.

"You know I never expected you to be the kind of guy to…"

When the water cleared from his eyes all he saw was a dripping chest in front of him before his eyes shot up and met with heated gold. He blushed and looked away when he couldn't stand looking into his gaze any longer.

A clawed hand grasped his chin and linked their gazes back together.

"Sesshoumaru…"

"Shhh…"

Harry's eyes slid shut when a hot mouth closed over his and he was held close to Sesshoumaru's body. It lasted for what felt like a minute and when he pulled away Harry felt like me might melt from the combined heat of the spring and his kisses.

His eyes widened when he was hugged tightly and a chin settled on his head.

"Thank you."

He relished in the hug before answering.

"What for?"

"Father told me about how hard you have been working. For me."

Harry's whole face lit up like a tomato and he buried his face in Sesshoumaru's chest in embarrassment. He mumbled into the body holding him.

"You're welcome."


A/N: Can I get a big fat jar of AWWWWW! I can't believe I wrote something that warm and cuddly!