In the darkness his footsteps were silent. He was not alone. In the pale light of a fading moon Sesshomaru could smell another being. Kagome lay in a small heap a midst the blankets of his abnormally large bed. She must have waited for me all night. Quietly he removed his boots and sat gently on the edge of the bed admiring the peaceful look on Kagome's face. His heart skipped a beat. He thought of how the first time he had seen her, while fighting Inuyasha, he had not taken the time necessary to admire her. A heavy silence weighed on the room. After a moment he could not help but use the tips of his fingers to push Kagome's dark hair behind the most beautiful ear he had ever seen.
"Sesshomaru..." Kagome muttered half asleep. Her eyes opened to peer at him. Above her his beautiful face showed its pale beauty in the darkness. She began to sit up.
"Yes it is me. I did not expect you to be in my chambers." His honey voice drifted in the darkness. Looking her in the eyes he said. "Kagome, I have learned a lesson I should have learned many years ago, if only I were not to stubborn to see the error of my ways. Life is precious and though my life will go on for millenniums to come, yours will not." Taking Kagome's face in his hands he read the look she held there. Surprise.
"I don't understand Sesshomaru..." She fought to push the fog from her thoughts and succeeded.
"I know you feel it Kagome. I know you need me just as much as I need you. This Sesshomaru refuses to let another day pass where I cannot have you as my own." His lips pressed to hers. His tongue strong and demanding. Her arms wrapped around his neck. She returned his kiss with a passion that matched his own. Slowly he trailed a path down Kagome's neck, nibbling gently along the way, causing Kagome to inhale sharply. His claws brushed her collar bone as he pushed the shoulder of her sleeping kimono to the side. Kagome let a soft sigh escape her lips before blazing a trail of her own. He hands explored him. The ways his strong arms wrapped around her, the smooth feel of the skin beneath his shirt, and the growing member that throbbed lower still. At this she blushed momentarily, forgetting her embarrassment as Sesshomaru shifted his body so that he was now pressed against her. Hastily she removed his short, needing to explore him further. Needing to map every inch of him within her mind, like if she didn't she would go mad with need.
Slowly she lay back on the soft mattress and Sesshomaru followed. Now she felt his member pressing hard against her. The kimono she wore falling open, revealing her ample breasts. Sesshomaru wasted no time taking the sensitive peaks of which into his mouth. First rousing the lightly with his tongue and then sucking harder. Pleasure flowed through her like she had never felt before. The dampness between her thighs now felt more like an ache. Sesshomaru moved to kiss her lips again, his need urgent. She was not the only woman he had bedded in his long life. But he had a feeling she would be the last.
Tearing at the clothes that still remained away took only a moment more. Now in the darkness of Sesshomaru's chambers they were bare to each other. Sesshomaru held his member at her entrance.
"W-wait... I've never..." Kagome trailed of, cheeks turning pink.
His gaze softened. "I know" he said sweetly. "I can smell your innocence...Are you sure you want to?" He voice was gentle.
Kagome kissed him once again. "Yes" She murmured against his lips. Slowly he slid himself into her. The quick intake of breath as something tore inside her was no surprise. As the pain began to ebb she began to rock against him. His lips moved with hers, him pulling her body against his but never close enough. For a moment they were lost in each other, she was no longer human, he no longer a demon lord. They were one. One body, one love, one soul.
In the depths of Kagomes being she felt something coil deep in her stomach. Something she had never felt. Panting she kept up with the slow pace Sesshomaru had set, rolling her hips in time with his. As the coil within her released she screamed his name. Feeling her inner walls squeeze his manhood he could no longer contain himself. Spilling his seed deep inside her they shook silently together.
Waves of pleasure washed over them and in the moments that followed they remained as they were. Sesshomaru maintaining his position, kissing her passionately.
Finally he rolled off her. Laying on his right side he faced her, propped on his elbow, hand hidden in his hair. Kagome turned, lying next to him, her hand on his chest. Staring into his eyes she said the words she had longed to hear since they had met. "I love you Sesshomaru."
A smile that could outshine the sun graced his face as he stared into her eyes. "This Sesshomaru loves you too."
Kagome fell asleep that night on his chest. Listening to the steady beat of his heart. For the first time in forever, both felt complete, both felt happy.