WARNING: A MINI LEMON!

In the wee hours of the morning, Kagome woke up.

"Why can't I sleep? Is it because of the Annual Ball today? Am I anxious about it? Or is it because my best friend, Kikyo, and InuTaisho was resurrected yesterday? Oh well, no sense worrying about it."

She looked over to where Sesshomaru slept.

"He's not here. Where is he? Hmm...maybe he's in his study."

She slid out of her bed, put her robe on, and walked toward the study. She knocked softly.

She heard a 'come in'. She entered. She saw Sesshomaru with his father and Inuyasha looking at her; looking at her surprised, as if, they would never expecting her. She blushed because of the constant staring of the three most beautiful males that she'd ever had the pleasure to lay eyes on.

Sesshomaru shook out of his staring.

"Kagome, omae, why are you up? Shouldn't you be sleeping? Today is a big day for all of us."

"Well, I could say the same thing to you, anata. Why are you up anyways?"

"I couldn't sleep. You?"

"The same. Uh, what about you, two? Shouldn't you be sleeping?"

Inuyasha said, "No, wench. We've been sleeping in death. Why would we sleep now?"

"Inuyasha, that's no way to speak to your sister-in-law," InuTaisho reprimanded.

"Keh! Whatever."

"Inuyasha, what's your problem? I thought you would like to see her again," said a soft voice coming from behind Kagome.

Inuyasha's cute puppy ears flattened. "Sorry, Kikyo. Sorry, Kagome. I guess I am just pissed off at myself for letting that bastard kill me and take the Tetsusaiga away. Sorry, pop. You probably think I am now not worthy of the Tetsusaiga now. I know Sesshomaru does."

"Hm. You have no idea."

"Sesshomaru," their father warned as if saying 'you better be nice' tone of voice.

"Hm."

"Kagome, my dear, you look as beautiful in person than you did in Amaterasu's mirror," said InuTaisho.

Kagome blushed. "Thank you, Lord InuTaisho."

"Kagome, there's no formalities when speaking to family," reprimanded InuTaisho.

"I'm sorry." She bowed.

"And no bowing."

"I'm sorry."

"And no saying 'I'm sorry' for there's nothing to apologize for."

"I'm..." InuTaisho looked at her as if he was saying 'you better not finish that sentence'. So instead she said...

"Okay."

"Now that's better, my dear." Kagome smiled.

"Well, if I couldn't call you 'Lord InuTaisho', then what should I call you?"

"You could call me what you wish to call me, my dear."

Kagome thought about it a little and then an idea clicked in her head.

"How about..."

Sesshomaru wondered what she would call his father. So, he listened with interest because he knew that she was a creative person. So, did Inuyasha and Kikyo.

"How about I call you...Inupapa."

InuTaisho's one of his black eyebrows quirked as exactly as Sesshomaru does. She giggled inwardly and thought, "So, that's where anata got it from."

"As you wish, my dear."

"So be it, then. Inupapa it is."

Inupapa chuckled. "Sesshomaru, my son. You picked your mate well. Not only she is beautiful, but she's also creative with names."

"Feh, you have no idea, pop."

Sesshomaru chuckled after Inuyasha said that because he remembered every name what she'd called his baka half-brother.

"That's true, hanyou. I remember those names quite well."

"I wonder what names you'd call my youngest, my dear. I am interested to know because it made my oldest chuckled. It's such a rarity to hear him chuckled; more less laugh."

Inupapa knew, but he wanted to see if she would repeat them in front of himself. He remembered before he died his subjects were afraid to tell him what they thoughts or their opinions were.

"Well, I used to call him...Bakayasha because he could act stupid or foolish at times."

Inupapa thought to himself, "Well, she said it as if she wasn't afraid." He chuckled then and continued on with his thoughts, "No wonder Sesshomaru was attractive to her. She's fearless. If she wasn't already taken by my son, I'd probably go after her, myself. All well, I have a feeling that I would have a second chance with love. Oh, yes. I loved Izayoi, but I don't know. There was something that I was missing or that I'd missed."

Sesshomaru said, "That's definitely true, my omae. He certainly was stupid and foolish then, but even I must admit after he met you. He matured quite a bit over the years before he died."

"Hey, don't talk as if I am not here, asshole! I know how I acted and what I did! I don't need a reminder of that! I'd made mistakes or misjudged many situations! That doesn't mean I'd never learned from them! Keh, how about you, ice bastard?! You almost killed Kagome more than once in the past! So don't act as if you're almighty and perfect over there, asshole!"

"'Almost' is the key word, here, half breed. I'd like to add that you, also, 'almost' killed her. So, don't act like you're so innocent."

Kagome yelled 'Sesshomaru' as Kikyo yelled 'Inuyasha' in unison as in saying 'behave or else'. Inupapa can't help but laugh because it was quite amusing seeing his sons being reprimanded by two petite women. If they were out in public and being reprimanded by them, they would be shamed and looked weak in front of the people that it would be patetic, especially Sesshomaru, since he's acting as alpha, which that now brings to mind who's now alpha. Now that's a good and big question that needs to be answered quickly. Sesshomaru has been alpha male since after his father died, but now...

Sesshomaru and Inuyasha glared at their father because he was laughing at them because Sesshomaru's mate and Kikyo reprimanded them.

Inupapa cleared his throat because he was laughing so hard that made his voice harsh. "Sesshomaru, there's somethings that we must discuss since now I've returned."

"Yes, father, I agree. There are much to discuss, but right now I must punish my mate."

Kagome's eyes widened. "What?! What did I do?"

Sesshomaru smirked. No he won't hit her. The punishment that he had in mind was something else much different. So in the blink of an eye, he wisked Kagome up in bridal style made his way to their bed chambers. Oh, yes, he very much like to punish his mate for being so fierce and fearless. One: she had a nerve to say what she had called Inuyasha even if it was in the past in front of his father. It was because one must never called a lord's son deceased or not in front of the father, whether or not it was harmless. You just don't do that. Two: she reprimand her alpha. That's a big no no. Luckily, for her. He loved it when she's like that. It turns him on. Inupapa chuckled knowing what they would be doing.

"Uh...pop, do you think he will hurt Kagome?"

Inupapa smirked and said, "Oh no, my son. He wouldn't hurt her."

Inuyasha, at first, didn't understand until his father gave him this hentai-ish grin and wink as in saying that 'he'll be getting some'. It was then he realized what kind of 'punishment' that Kagome would be receiving. He laughed and of course Kikyo didn't get the hint.

She thought, "Hmm, it must be an inuyoukai thing. I don't believe I want to know what they are suggesting or thinking about, but the way Sesshomaru smirked earlier I don't think he'll be hurting her as he'd said."

AN:**WARNING: LEMON**

It didn't take long for the mated couple find themselves in their room. Sesshomaru quickly slid the door close and made his way to the side their bed. Kagome was so clueless. She didn't understand why she'd be punished for.

He put her down before he started to kiss and lick on the neck. To say that Kagome was confused was an understatement. It wasn't to say that she didn't like it. She did. Oh, she did, indeed.

"Um, Sess...Sesshomaru?"

"Hm?"

"What are you doing?"

She had always enjoyed the things he does to her neck. It made her have goosebumps; the good kind.

He huskily whispered in her ear, "I'm punishing you. You are a very very naughty woman, KA-GO-ME."

She could feel shivers going down her spine as he whispered his hot breath in her ear.

"Oh, kami...what did I do to receive any punishment, my lord-husband...mate?"

"You reprimanded me in front of Inuyasha and my father. Lucky for you, my lady-mate, IT. TURNS. ME. ON."

"OH, in that case, I'll punish you for punishing me." He growled in approval at her fierceness. After all, that was what started it, in the beginning.

That was all what was said between them before he continued working on her abused, soft, and smooth neck. He kissed his way up her neck until he reached her jawline. He, then, kissed along it until he reached her soft, full lips. He gave her a deep, passionate kiss, then she gasped for air. He took that opportunity to enter her sweet mouth. He tasted every inch of it. He broke it to look at her lustful eyes. He gave her another passionate kiss while he begun untieing her obi to disrobe her.

Kagome also untied his obi. She let it fell on the floor as she put her hands his shoulders to remove his haori. He'd done the same after his fell on the floor. She put her petite, delicate hands on his perfectly sculptured chest. Her butterfly touch sent electricial pulses throughout her mate's body. She also undone the undersash of her mate's hakama that quickly fell on the floor.

Kagome put her sweet mouth on his erected penis. She began suckling on it as if it was a popicle. She thrusted up and down slowly at first, then she went into a quick, steady pace. His taste was absolutely divine. He came several times into her mouth. What she was doing to him was like he was in Nirvanna.

He gently laid her back on their bed. He hovered over her for a few moments before he started to kiss over his mating mark on her neck. He, then, kissed down to her left breast. He grazed his thumb over her pink nipple. It harden at his touch. He started to suckle on her breast as he fondle with the other and vice versa, which earned him a few gasps and moans from her.

He began kissing down her perfectly toned stomach as he gently rubbed on her smooth skin with his strong hands. To Kagome, she was on cloud 9. Her mate was filling her with so much warmth that its was unbearable. And its only the beginning.

Sesshomaru began kissing on her knee and continued down to her inner thigh, where his real torture would began. First, he thrusted one clawed finger inside her. He began pumping at a slow pace. He added another finger, then another. He made her come a few times.

He could smell her sweet, arousal scent. He gave a lick just at the entrance of her clit. Then he went on feasting upon it. Oh, he was in heaven. Her sweet scent and taste was driving him insane.

He moved up on her body as he put his hand on her thigh to raise it. He positioned himself inside her entrance just enough to make it known to her that he was there.

He waited.

She begged.

He waited.

She begged.

He was so enjoying this. Hearing her begging to him to end that sweet torture was like a divine melody that passed through her lips.

He waited once more until he believed that she was punished enough.

He slowly penetrated her. He began thrusting a slow pace at first, then went on to his pace that he knew that would satisfied not only him, but her as well.

By the time, they both came at the same time. Their breathes were heavy and gave deep pants. Their sweaty bodies were the testament of their intense love making. He fell over to his side of the bed facing her. She cuddled up to him and put her arm and leg around him. He had done the same. They laid there in silence until they succumb to their fatigue.

INUYASHA (c) RUMIKO TAKAHASHI

FANFICTION & OCs (c) LADYTARI