Sesshomaru sat in his study with his head propped up in his hand as his elbow rested on the arm of his chair. It was the middle of the night and had been a week since the binding had taken place, but Azya had not stirred. Scrolls scattered his desk from him trying to figure out why she would not wake despite the lords telling him that the binding had been perfect. There was a knock on the door and the human male, Zachery, entered the room.

"You find anything yet?" Zachery asked as he stood in front of the desk, looking over all the scrolls.

"No," he sighed, too exhausted to keep up his emotionless front.

"You should try to get some sleep. You know she would give you a piece of her mind if she woke and learned that you haven't slept or eaten all week even if you are a inuyoukai. Even if it's just a couple hours, it might help clear your mind enough that when you come back to these, you could find something."

"Hn," he grunted before reluctantly getting to his feet.

He followed Zachery out of the study and to the west wing where the sleeping quarters were. Zachery disappeared in his rooms and Sesshomaru entered his, where Hanabi was diligently sitting at Azya's side. He went behind the changing screen to change into a pair of sleeping hamakas and laid down on the bed besides Azya. He barely registered the Southern Lady silently leaving the room as darkness claimed him.

"…maru…?"

The western lord vaguely sensed someone shaking him as the darkness of sleep hung heavily over him. The shaking became harder and he managed to open his eyes slightly, glancing at the ceiling above him. The deep orange and red colors that danced across the Inu murals told him that the sun was setting and he had lost some time, though he would have to ask how long. Golden eyes came into view as he noticed the outline of a blue crescent moon on her brow. He focused on his mate as she hovered over him, concern in her eyes.

"Sesshomaru?" Her voice was clear this time and he wrapped his arms around her waist as he sat up, her straddling him.

"You woke up," he murmured as he buried his face against her neck.

"Sesshomaru," he felt her push against him and he pulled back with a frown as he looked at her. "Your arm…"

He looked down and froze. He expected to see the wretched stump of his missing arm, but instead there was an arm with the exact markings that had been there before. There was a small scar that encircled his bicep where his arm had been cut off but that was the only thing that showed that his arm had once been missing. He brought his hand closer to his face, flexing and closing his fingers, seeing the muscles and tendons move under his pale skin.

"How…?" She whispered softly as her hands wrapped around his, her warmth enveloping the newly restored limb.

"The binding must have healed this Sesshomaru. You had traced where it would have been during the ritual. The binding must not have fully finished until this one fell asleep for you had slept 7 days beforehand."

"I slept a week?!" Azya squeaked before making a move to get up but he wrapped his arms around her waist, trapping her.

"Mate," he purred as he nuzzled her skin.

"Sessh… I'm starving…" she whined as she squirmed in his grasp. "I may have your blood in my system still, but it doesn't stop the hunger."

"Your body has been using up a lot of energy as you adjusted to my Youkai. Give this Sesshomaru a moment longer. When you did not wake up, this Sesshomaru searched the scrolls for any possible answer."

"You got worried because I didn't wake up?" She asked quietly and he nodded silently against her chest.

Her arms came around him and held him closer as she stopped trying to escape his lap. He felt her rest her head against his as she started to hum a tune. He felt the gentle vibrations of her voice against his body until a growl emanated from her stomach causing her to laugh sheepishly. She moved and pressed her lips to the mark on his brow before pulling back to look at him.

"I love you Sessh," she whispered gently as she ran her hands through his silver hair.

"And I, you," he purred back quietly. "Have you noticed the changes in your body yet?"

"What?"

He grabbed one of her hands and pulled back the sleeve of her sleeping kimono to reveal magenta markings along her small wrist. He watched in amusement as she let out a gasp and he let her wriggle out of his lap to go over to the mirror. She untied her kimono and let it fall to her feet, her body bare.

The sunset rays fell upon her soft skin making the magenta markings seem more prominent along her wrists curving down to her palms, biceps curving around the muscle, ribs curving up towards her breasts, and along her hips going from the tips of her hips slowly curving towards the outside of her thighs. He watched as she gently traced each marking and felt his Youkai start to stir at the sight. She glanced at him through the mirrors reflection and he felt lust hit him through the bond.

Keeping her eyes focused on him through the mirror and he watched as her hands moved to trace the curves of her breasts. He growled at the sight, feeling himself harden and she gave him a sultry smile. Her fingers when to circle around her nipples before running her palms across her breasts and he noticed her thighs shift together as her arousal hit his nose. She then slowly moved the palms of her hands down her body towards her thighs as she turned to face him.

She spread her thighs a couple inches and slid her hands down the curve of her hips to her inner thighs, her fingers gently running over her core as she did. A deep growl escaped him as his Youkai demanded to be let loose to ravage the woman tormenting him, but he was enjoying the show he was being given.

"Mate…"

She brought a finger to her lips, silencing him before licking the appendage. She made sure it was wet before sliding it down the center of her body, leaving a visible wet trail before reaching her core. He watched as she slid the single digit into her core, letting her eyelids close partway.

Unable to stop himself, he appeared before her and pulled her hand out from between her legs and brought the wet appendage that had been inside her to his mouth. Lapping up the juices coating her finger, he kept his eyes locked on hers as a whimper escaped her parted lips. He guided her back to the bed and pushed her onto the mattress before moving to hover above her.

Bringing both hands up, he massaged the tender skin of her breasts, rubbing her firm nipples between his fingers as he relished in having both arms again. Her eyes were mostly closed but he could still see the gold of her eyes as he lowered himself to nibble on her skin over the mating mark. A breathy moan escaped her lips as he started to move his way down her body towards her quivering core. He drew his claws carefully down her body so not to draw blood before reaching her thighs.

Sesshomaru gripped both of her thighs, drawing circles with his thumbs as he hovered over her wet core and blew on her glistening clit. Watching as her muscles tense as the cool air brushed her skin, he smirked before running his tongue over her pearl, causing her to gasp for air. He glanced up at her and watched as her chest moved rapidly for air and noticed her eyes had closed, using her other senses.

He buried his face between her legs and plunged his tongue into her core, lapping at her flowing juices as she started to moan in pleasure. Moving his right hand, he inserted two fingers and started to thrust them in and out of her as he tasted every part of her at an agonizingly slow pace. Her body squirmed under him with need while his own ached to be in her.

Feeling her frustration through the bond, her hands found his hair and pulled hard. He complied and threw her legs over his shoulders and entered her with a single thrust, causing a loud moan to escape as her back arched, pain and pleasure reverberating through the bond equally. Not waiting for her to adjust, he started to move his hips against hers, moving easily due to her wetness. He bent over her, practically folding her in half as her legs stayed over his shoulders and brought both hands to tease her breasts.

"Don't hold back…" she moaned as her fingers dug into his thighs and he growled back, letting loose his Youkai.

Each thrust became harder and deeper, causing her moans to become louder. He let her legs fall from his shoulders and she moved to wrap them around his waist as he brought his face down and started nibbling on her skin. Her hands found his hair again and pulled his head roughly towards hers, her need to kiss him raging through their bond.

Sesshomaru brought his lips to hers, plunging his tongue into her mouth as her hands slid from his hair to claw at his chest. Wrapping his arms around her waist, he pulled her up so he was supporting her complete as he straightened up, still on his knees. Her arms came around his neck as he moved to grip her ass, lips lips not leaving her skin as she broke away for what air she could get. Her moans started to get more ragged, signaling that she was close and in an instant they were off the bed and he pinned her to the wall across the room.

A breathy scream escaped her as her body tightened around him and he slowed his pace, not finished with her yet. As she came down from her orgasm, her eyes opened and he could have sworn he saw flecks of red, but as he looked closer, he couldn't see what he thought he saw. Feeling what she was wanting, he walked back over to the bed while still deep inside her and let himself fall backwards onto its surface.

He slid his hands gently up her body as she straddled him, feeling every part of her. She started to move her hips back and forth as she started to ride him, bringing her hands to his chest. Her palms pressed into his skin gently as she ran them over his muscles. He cupped her breasts, letting his palms run over her hard nipples and she groaned, letting her eyes close.

Sliding his hands down to her waist, he started to speed up her pace and she brought her hands up to her breasts, rubbing and groping them as she let him control her hips. Soon her breaths started to become short pants as he knew another orgasm was close. Keeping the pace steady, he didn't have to wait long before her body arched backwards, her head towards the ceiling as all air escaped her body as she came.

Sesshomaru held still and let her recover, waiting for her eyes to open as he ran his claws lightly up her spine as he sat up. As her eyes opened, he noticed a visible red hue in the white of her eyes as her hands slid into his hair and she pressed her lips to his gently. He felt her clench her walls around him and he growled before pulling out of her and spun her around she she was on her knees facing away from him and entered her roughly.

A growl escaped her lips as she started to meet his thrusts, propping herself on one arm and he saw her move her other down to her core before he felt her grab his sack with a little force. Pleasure shot through him as he moved so his chest was pressed against her back, keeping himself up on one arm and brought the other to her clit and started rubbing it with his fingers, increasing his pace. He felt her hand falter for a second at that action as a moan escaped before she went back to pulling and playing with his balls. Soon he felt himself swell within her as her walls clamped down around him hard and deep guttural growl escaped his lips before he bit into her neck over her mating mark as his seed poured into her.

Her body trembled under him and he wrapped his arm around her waist as he rolled to the side and onto his back, keeping her pressed against him. He bent his knees so her legs could remain bent and ran his palms over her body gently, pecking her neck with kisses. Her arms rested at her sides and he could feel her hands against his hips as love and contentment pulsed through the bond.

"Still hungry?" He asked as he felt her finally come down from her last orgasm and she laughed.

As she laughed, her body clenching around his swollen length that was still seated deep inside her and that caused a mild tremor to go through him as everything was still sensitive. That tremor caused her to whimper as she squirmed against him and he growled, tightening his grip around her waist to stop her shifting against him. She shifted her head to look up at him as he felt amusement through the bond and he met her gaze, seeing a mischievous look before her walls clenched around him again.

He growled deeply at her as another tremor racked through him before bringing his hand to her clit and started rubbing the sensitive pearl as his other came to pinch and pull at her nipple. She groaned in response and he felt her shift her hips against his hand, despite him still being tied inside her and he start to move his hand faster gainer her clit. Moans started to escape her and he started to nibble at her shoulder as he played with her clit until her body arched again, tightening around him as she hit another orgasm.

His length started to soften and he slid out of her as the sensitivity faded. She whined at the loss but sulked for only a moment before rolling off of him and crawled off the bed. He followed and watched in amusing as he watched her stumble as she went to take a step. He gathered her in his arms and carried her to the bathing spring that she was trying to get to and stepped into the water before letting her go.