I disclaim everything that needs to be.
Bold means a change in location and/ or time or time period. Italics are thoughts or Sesshomaru's inner demon talking, or flashbacks
Note: The court system the Demons have is more Tudor-European than Japanese. Which is why Kagome doesn't need much training because she's studied it and kinda knows what's up.
Chapter 19:
Deep into the night, a sleeping Kagome suddenly sat straight up. She'd heard something. The room was almost fully dark; save for a few lit candelabras on the dresser, and the oil lamps on the other side of the shut sliding doors separating their room from the sitting room. She squinted into the darkness, looking around. She saw nothing, but things still felt off. Taking note of a warm absence in the bed, she turned her attention toward the balcony, hoping Sesshomaru was out there.
Moving slowly, to keep from making noise, Kagome slid from the covers and unhooked her robe from the corner of the headboard. Wrapping it around herself, she took careful steps to the balcony and lightly pushed the already-open doors wider.
Sesshomaru was leaning on the railing, looking up and out at the forest and the night sky. At some point in the night he'd changed into some soft cotton pajama pants from the present era. His face was relaxed, far away as he stared up into the night. He didn't hear her step out onto the balcony and didn't notice her presence until she was leaning on the rail next to him.
"I hope I didn't wake you," he said softly, after a long silence, "I was just reflecting."
"I heard something," she answered in the same soft tone, "the aura felt off- it wasn't yours. But it's gone now."
"Someone was entering the grounds," Sesshomaru solved the mystery, "I saw an elk demon jump through the estate toward Cali's quarters. This one assumes he sent out a scout, or spy, for some reason or another."
"god, I hope he didn't try to find Akitoki…."
"what would make you think such a horrible thing?" Sesshomaru turned to look at her in the moonlight.
Kagome looked up, "is it really something you haven't thought about?"
"if he is marrying another, as you say, will he not refuse to come if asked?"
Kagome sighed, "something tells me he…...would come if my name was mentioned. I only hope he'd have the sense enough to bring his wife."
Sesshomaru looked back out toward the grounds, thinking. If this past Hojo was anything like the Present one, he would not bring his wife along. The thought troubled him, darkening his face.
"I'll ask Sango and Miroku to go and get his wife in the morning," Kagome said softly, "I'm sure if I explained what I was thinking…and what I saw tonight, that'd they'd do it."
"This one will send one of my generals and Ah-Un along as well, just in case."
Kagome turned to him again, waiting until he faced her to speak, "wouldn't that be suspicious?"
"These are my lands. Our lands. There is no one to question the reasons I have for sending one of my generals on a scouting mission. There are many things going on in our lands, like the goat demons."
Kagome sighed, "My mate the diplomat," turning back toward the door, she took a few steps before speaking again, "I miss you in bed. We shouldn't bring our worries there. Please don't stay up much later. I trust you, Sesshomaru." She walked back to their bedroom and untied her robe before putting it back in its place.
Sesshomaru stepped back into their bedroom to see the moonlight illuminate his mate's naked body, his eyes drinking in the sight in the moonlight. As she reached for the covers, he found his voice stopping her, "not yet."
She looked at him, eyebrow raised, searching his face for an answer until she felt the warmth of his gaze pooling at her core. Kagome crawled onto the bed, moving to all fours as she neared him. Sesshomaru walked to the bed at met her on the edge of his side, his hands hooked on the sides of his pajama pants. He slowly lowered them, watching her eyes haze with lust as the slowly dropped to the floor. She turned then, remaining on all-fours, and leaned herself forward to lay her head down and present herself in a way his demon nature couldn't resist. Sesshomaru wasted almost no time burying his hard length into her slick opening, reveling in the wet tightness pulsing around him, and her moan in pleasure.
Leaning down to kiss her neck, Sesshomaru whispered in his mate's ear, "mine," relishing in her reaction to the warm breath on her skin. The back of his mind wondered how she'd react if he kept talking to her.
Running his fangs along her neck, he licked her earlobe before continuing, aligning his words to every stroke, "tell me how it feels, mate."
Kagome moaned, barely focused on his question, "Sessh-"
"I'm here," he breathed, slowing his strokes to a tortuous pace, "tell me how it feels, Kagome"
At the sound of her name, Kagome's eyes closed as she answered his question, "amazing"
Her voice was breathless, wanton.
"mmm," Sesshomaru turned her head so he could kiss her before running a clawed hand through her hair, gripping a fistful. Her pleasure spiked with the added tension and she bore her neck to him in satisfied submission.
"harder, Sessh, it feels so good." Kagome groaned, "please"
The lustful desperation in her voice sent him soaring, making his thrusts faster and harder as her moans intensified.
"I know you're close, Kagome," he growled, "I can feel your climax coming." His voice was right in her ear, the commanding tone driving her closer and closer to orgasm.
"Sessho-" she tried calling his name, but the pleasure left her breathless, "I-"
"With me…" he commanded, "now, Kagome." He was giving both her, and himself, the permission to reach their mutual climax. Kagome cried out his name as he emptied himself into her.
Slowly, after a few moments, he slid from her slick passage with a sigh, kissing down her back as he moved. Kagome leaned forward and stretched her back before sliding down to lay on her stomach.
"You lay like that only to entice me, little miko." Sesshomaru growled as he sliced the claws from one hand, pulling the covers over her naked body before getting into bed next to her.
She rolled over to face him and smiled, "you've made me insatiable."
He leaned down to kiss her, "and you me." His clawless hand made its way down her body to her folds slick with their sex and her persisting arousal. He growled again, "still so ready for me…"
Kagome moaned, "we'll be up all night…"
Sesshomaru kissed her neck before ducking under the covers, licking his way down her body until he tasted the mixture of their bodies. He reveled in Kagome's moans as he licked and sucked on her clit, before sliding two fingers inside her. Pumping his fingers, Sesshomaru pulled another skywrenching orgasm from his mate. He buried his tongue deep in her walls as she squeezed her thighs around his head. Rocking and screaming her lover's name as she felt shivers move through her body, Kagome internally felt grateful for the near sound-proof room they had.
When she started to come down, the exhaustion started to hit her. Sesshomaru had come up from his position between her legs and had pulled her body close to his. His hands softly stroked her nipples as he cupped her breasts.
Kagome yawned and giggled, "what are you gonna do when I'm nursing?"
Sesshomaru kissed her neck before murmuring, "…share…" biting playfully when she laughed at his answer, "go to sleep, mate."
Kagome yawned again and snuggled into Sesshomaru, falling asleep to the sound of his heartbeat. Sesshomaru soon followed, lulled by the content breathing and two consistent heartbeats.
In the morning, Sesshomaru awoke to the knock at the doors. Slipping out from the covers, he tugged on his pajama pants and robe, walking to the doors where the soft knocking was coming from.
He slid the doors combining the two rooms closed, saying, "Enter".
Jaken hurried into the room, Choro and Jahari walking calmly behind him.
"My Lord, the other three Council members will be arriving at varying times today! Lady Aia is first! She will be arriving by breakfast."
"are you surprised? It's very nearly a family reunion." Jahari laughed.
"She will only make Mother more tiresome. Keep your voices low, Kagome sleeps." Sesshomaru gestured to the doors behind him before motioning for them to sit on the couches around the room.
"Sesshomaru, give the Lady Mother some grace. Her firstborn has been mated and is expecting a pup of his own right before her eyes. She has every right to be excited." Choro chided, turning to Jaken, "get us some tea, will you? Lady Kagome will be needing some too, when she rises."
Jaken looked at Sesshomaru before nodding, "right away Lord Choro." He scurried out of the room, closing the door behind him.
"I know Kagome is excited about meeting Aia-Oba," Jahari eyed the closed doors to the main bedroom, "she's very family oriented. Pray tell, you met her entire family?"
"Her father is no longer in the land of the living. I met her mother, her paternal grandfather, her younger brother, and her friends." Sesshomaru commented, "her family is small, but her bloodline is strong. The shrine that stands in the Priestess Kaede is the shrine that stands on her family's property in 500 years."
Sesshomaru looked up as both sets of doors opened to reveal Kagome and Jaken on opposite sides of the room. Kagome, wrapped in one of his warmer robes, shuffled toward them to place herself next to her mate. She was still sleepy and having heard the voices in the next room with her developing hearing, she decided to curl up next to her mate so their conversation could lull her back to sleep. The robe was made to fit her extremely tall mate, and she felt safe in the clothes meant for him.
Jaken, holding 4 cups of tea on a platter, hurried to the coffee table and set his platter down carefully before bowing out of the room.
"It is Roarah that I think will have the…..coldest reaction," Choro sipped his tea, "she's quite old-fashioned, that old mystic. Toru, however…"
"Will be more than happy to scold his son in front of the courts, just as he did when Cali was a young one." Jahari finished, laughing, "my mate does the same thing, Lady Kagome. Sesshomaru, you ought to have carried her to the couches with you, knowing she would awake the moment you left the room.
"She doesn't always notice. I have made her feel safe, so she worries not about my presence in bed."
"….doesn't mean I like it…." Kagome mumbled, yawning and tucking her head closer to his torso. She was laying with her head on his lap, facing his body, with his clawed fingers gently caressing her back. This is where she felt safest, with her mate.
Jahari and Choro chuckled, looking at the half-asleep woman. They still weren't used to the calm energy Sesshomaru exuded when he was around Kagome. She soothed him and seeing their friend so happy made them miss their older friend, his father.
"You know," Choro's voice was soft and wise, "your father would be proud of the Dai you've become, Sesshomaru."
Sesshomaru looked down at his sleeping mate, thinking. So many times, when he was young, when his father was still alive, they would have conversations he never understood. InuTashio was a great and fearsome leader, and he wanted his oldest son to find peace. When the relationship with Izayoi began, his father spoke in riddles mentioning storms, moonflowers. Now, he understood. It was just as Choro said, his father wanted him to find a deep and true love the way he had.
He nodded, "it seems that he would…" looking at the sun, he bent to his mate's ear, "it's time to wake up. Breakfast will be served soon."
Kagome groaned before shaking her head, going back to sleep.
"We will take that as our cue to go," Jahari lifted his tea when he stood, "we will see you lovebirds at breakfast."
Choro and Jahari left the sitting room, chatting quietly. Sesshomaru again turned his attention to his sleeping mate.
"love, it's time to get up." He repeated, standing and lifting her into his arms. She wrapped her arms around his next, giving herself away as not fully asleep. Sesshomaru pressed a kiss to the top of her head before moving back into their bedroom and depositing her onto the bed. Kagome bounced, giggling before rolling onto her back.
"you're getting up?" Sesshomaru asked, looking for clothes to change into.
"yea yea yea," Kagome yawned, sitting up, "are you excited to see your Aunt today?"
Sesshomaru sighed, "so you heard that. She is very much like Mother, so having them both around will be a…challenge." He'd changed into a casual set that was embroidered with the Western Crest on the chest. It looked similar to his training outfits, loose fitting and easy to balance in. It was one of the rare occasions that he decided to wear black, making his hair look like it was glowing.
Kagome stood, dropping the oversized robe she'd tied around herself, before slipping on her bra and panties. Feeling her mate's eyes on her, she tugged on black cotton maxi dress that clung to the curvature of her changing body. Sesshomaru noticed the mating's physical changes, as well as a few attributed to her new increase in hormones from the pregnancy. Crossing the room, she was the first to the door. Lifting her into his arms one last time, Sesshomaru kissed Kagome softly, before lowering her, taking her hand, and leading her out of their bedroom towards the dining room.
The dining room was bustling with members of the Court. Sesshomaru and Kagome were not the first nor last to arrive, and the room bowed as they passed. InuKimi was sitting at their table, a pleased look on her face as the couple entered.
"Little fireball, and here this one thought all the rumors about your constant state of dress were untrue." The Lady Mother looked her over as Kagome sat down, "even as a mated woman you so freely display yourself."
"Lady Mother, I wear what I'm comfortable in, same as you." Kagome smiled at the teasing undertone in InuKimi's voice. She was warming up to her, slowly. It may have something to do with her carrying her first grandpup, but Kagome was still calling it a win.
Sango and Miroku filtered into the dining room, Shippo and Rin trailing after them. They all found their seats at the main table and began serving themselves.
"Mama, are we doing lessons today?" Shippo asked, loading his plate with an assortment of foods.
"Yes, you both are. We'll talk about what we want to learn about at lunch, okay?" Kagome lifted a piece of omelette to her lips, taking a bite as Shippo nodded.
It was after a few minutes of idle chatter and discussions of the day's plans, that Jaken hurried into the room, stopping right at the doorway.
The room fell into silence as Jaken cleared his throat and began, "Introducing the Lady Aia, of the Celestial Lands."
The Moon Dai walked into the room slowly, regally making her way to the head table. She was dressed in robes in varying shades of blue, each sparkling with matching gemstones, so in the light she moved like a sky twinkling with stars. In the face, she looked very much like InuKimi, just with jet black hair. The slightly older Dai enveloped her sister in a hug before sweeping her
Hair from her face and turning her attention to Sesshomaru and Kagome.
"My dear nephew! You have found yourself a mate at last. Oh, she is pupped, and stunning." Aia reached forward to take Sesshomaru's face into her hands, kissing each cheek before moving to Kagome.
"It's wonderful to meet you, Lady Aia." Kagome smiled warmly, squealing slightly when Aia pulled her into a hug.
"Call me Oba, please, if you insist on a title. Or simply, Aia. I'm a moon demon, dear, I have no need for the formalities." The older demon grinned into Kagome's hair, before pulling back to get a good look at her.
"Sesshomaru," She began, "you've done quite well. She's powerful. I pity those who will dare her when she's reached her full power."
With that, Aia spun around and returned to her younger sister's side, taking a seat next to her. The two immediately began whispering to each other in a hushed conversation. Aside from Aia's entrance, the meal was peaceful. Lord Cali and most of his main group of attendance were missing. Hayako, on the other hand, was present- trying to keep his eyes from wandering to Kagome. At the end, he was the first to get up and scurry out the door, presumably to find his father. Sesshomaru led Kagome out of the dining room after their children left with their respective teachers, heading toward Sesshomaru's study. Inside sat InuKimi, Aia, Jahari, and Choro, waiting for them.
After the couple sat behind Sesshomaru's desk, with Kagome on his lap, Choro spoke, "Everyone, thank you for coming. We're here so the Lady Mother and Lady Aia can get to know the new Lady of the West a bit better."
Kagome nodded, understanding the formalities preparing her for the meetings with The Council.
"Please," she said softly, "ask whatever you wish."
Aia spoke first, "When did you meet your mate?"
Kagome smiled, "4 years ago. I had just started traveling with his brother, Inuyasha, to find the shards of the Sacred Jewel. Sesshomaru had just confronted Inuyasha about the location of their father's final resting place."
"Go on…" InuKimi prodded, never hearing the details of this story.
"Well he attacked me," Kagome laughed, "so that was a good start, I guess. Both sons tried to kill me when they first met me. After that initial meeting…until we became allies fighting the same enemy, he didn't really pay me any mind. His focus was really on Inuyasha."
"And the enemy?" Jahari questioned.
"Naraku. We'd all been betrayed, tricked, or harmed by Naraku in some way. Since he was also after the shards, the more we had…the better." Kagome answered.
"We know that worked in your favor." Choro added, "When did the two of you start spending a lot of time together?"
"After Naraku was gone, Sesshomaru asked me to be Rin's teacher. He considered me highly educated, considering my age."
"Considering that she was human," Sesshomaru corrected, "Kagome is very well educated, she only recently completed her traditional schooling."
Kagome smiled, "I agreed, because I thought Rin was a wonderful and bright young girl. Anything I could do to aid her, I will do. That's when we started seeing each other often, after they officially moved to this palace, rather than the Fortress."
"Have you visited the Fortress?" InuKimi asked, curious as that's where she spent the majority of her time.
"Once," Kagome started, "Sesshomaru and I were discussing something, and he flew us here to get a book."
InuKimi raised an eyebrow, "Sesshomaru…"
"It was late, Mother, there was no time for a formal introduction." Sesshomaru sounded bored with his mother's growing irritation.
InuKimi huffed, a bit defeated. Aia smiled softly and spoke, "What was your relationship at that point?"
Kagome blushed, "well I had started developing a crush on him around that time. We hadn't done anything but steal glances and accidentally brush fingers."
"See, Kimi, they weren't even open about their feelings yet. It would've been far too soon."
"are there any more questions of her?" Sesshomaru asked, "Or is this finished?"
"Patience, Sesshomaru," Jahari teased, "we'll stop prying into your personal life soon. Our next area of questioning is her time."
"I fell down the Bone Eater's Well when I was 15 years old. That sent me from the Present, where I was born, to the Past. 500 years in the past."
"Are there still demons? Dais?" Choro asked.
"I'm not sure. I would think so, I think they've separated themselves from humans. Or assimilated somehow."
"I would hate to know that we do not exist in the future…" Aia trailed off, "I'm sure we're there."
*that's all folks! That's it for this chapter. Next, more members arrive, and the first meetings are starting. Also, go back and look at the first 3 chapters! They're completely different, as I've been working on rewriting them to match where were going. Plus, I was like so young when I was first writing this, an update was so needed. I really appreciate y'all taking the time to read my stories! Let me know what y'all think! –Inu'sgurl97 *