Chapter Thirteen: Back to the Feudal Era
She was still struggling against him when he tossed her down on the bed. Her heart was racing madly inside her chest, and though she was trying to calm her rapid pulse, she found herself unable to catch her breath. What was he going to do to her? Rape her? She didn't think he was capable of such an action, but did she really know him as well as she thought she did?
"Now," he began, rather too calm for her liking. "You seem to think Higurashi, that you have me calculated." He reached past her, grabbing the covers of her futon. "But you are mistaken," he informed her, as he grabbed her right wrist in one of his clawed hands.
"What are you doing?" she cried, horrified when he tied her two wrists together with the cloth of her bed sheets.
"I can't have you running out on me every time you misinterpret something that I say," he told her, repeating the exact same process for her ankles.
"This is low," she hissed at him. "In this time, this is considered sexual harassment," she yelled at him, sharply.
He cocked his head to the side with a slight smirk playing on his lips. "Really? I thought humans found this pleasurable?" She couldn't be sure, but she thought it had smiled at that. Was he trying to make a joke? Maybe, though extremely proper at times, Sesshomaru had a boyish side to him.
"What exactly did you think I meant by that statement?" the demon lord growled, his normal demeanor returning.
Kagome had heard that tone in his voice before, but she was far from being scared. She had kissed Sesshomaru and he had kissed her back. There was little to fear, only death, but the end of her days wasn't something she was unprepared for. She had designed a will not long after starting her quest for the shards of the Shikon Jewel, just in case anything was ever to happen to her. Mrs. Higurashi knew where to find it if something happened.
Crossing her arms over her chest, she glared up at him. "What did you mean?" she asked him back. "Because by the annoyed way you're speaking to me, I must have misinterpreted your words." She had no idea how she could have misunderstood him. He had nearly spelled it out for her. She was nothing to him, just barely noticeable on his scale. The only reason he didn't kill her was because Rin adored her.
"I asked my question first," he pointed out, trying to keep his anger from showing. "In a civilized conversation, you would be obligated to answer it without hesitation." He paused, then added, "A lady would have the decency to follow the guidelines of protocol."
"Too bad I'm not a lady," she yawned, tired and bored with the discussion.
The taiyouki's demon markings shone deeper because of the attitude she so easily gave out. He was convinced she acted this way just to agitate him to the point he wanted to shove her up against a wall and…
His thoughts swayed as he saw her delicate mouth open in another harmless yawn. She got him so mad that he wanted to slit her throat. A split second later, she would act so innocent that then all he wanted to do was make her his. Unable to control the desire this time, her ran right up to her, giving her the most passion sparking kiss he had ever administered.
His clawed hands slid down her arms, before they went off on different paths, one resting on her lower back and the other toying with her hair around her neck area. He leaned closer, using his positioned limbs to pull her up against his chest. The rate of her pulse was both rapid and strong. Smiling at the effect his body had on hers, he tried to harness the lust he felt multiplying within him to taste her. He had to stop this, had to end this before it got out of hand.
Just as he pulled back, she placed her hands on either side of his face, taking control. She drew his face back to meet her own, which surprised him. He had never known her to be so forward in a situation that dealt even lightly with sexual nature. If he had never agreed to journey back to her home, he never would have seen this side of her.
As her small pink tongue glided over his lips, a new wave of raw desire overcame him, and he opened his mouth in response, allowing her tongue inside. She moaned a little as he laced his tongue over her own, lightly nipping on it. Adjusting her legs, she straddled his waist, and he used the binds of her bed sheets, to restrain where her hands went.
He could feel the burning desire to take her consuming him. He leaned forward until her balance faltered and she slipped off of his lap, onto the bed. She gazed up at him, her innocent eyes begging him to not leave her now. Even if he had harnessed the strength to deny her at that moment, he wouldn't have been able to. Positioning himself above her, he pressed his body over top of her own.
Kagome let out a light sigh, sounding as if this was something she had waited a long time for. It made his mind reel with the ideas that came flooding in. For a moment he forgot all about being a viscous demon, lost touch with the reality that she was a human, a miko with no ties to his world, and simply let himself feel.
Slowly, Sesshomaru removed his clothing from his chest, until his skin was bare. Her doe eyes skimmed over every inch of muscle on his lean form. Her breath hitched when they landed on the area of skin right below his belly button. There were wrinkles in the material of his pants where a certain ahem manly part of him was supposed to be. Had she done that? She had only kissed him.
The taiyouki tugged gently on her camisole top, before she allowed him to pull it off completely, leaving her skin to the unkind cool air of the night. She was thankful that she had slipped a white lace bra underneath, although that hardly stopped the cold from showing. Sesshomaru smirked, then slid her pajama bottoms down off her creamy skin. The fabric fell off of her like water drops and when he saw her there, lying in nothing but matching undergarments, he was the one who was breathless.
"Sess-,"
"Shh," he pressed a finger to her lips, before resting his lips against her own. Her fingers started to wind through the strands of his silver hair and he placed kiss after kiss down her lips, past her neck, to her collarbone.
He recalled the moment they had been on the roof when he had tested her trust within him. How much time had passed since that moment? Hardly any. What was he doing? He realized, quite suddenly, that his fangs were hovered over the spot where her neck and collarbone intersected. Stop, before you hurt her, a voice inside of his head commanded. Agreeing that this was going too fast, he pulled back. Kagome's eyes met his again, and this time he saw hurt.
"What is it?" she whispered, her voice cracking a bit.
"Kagome," he ran his thumb down the skin of her cheek, letting it rest on the edge of her lips. "This is too soon for us. We need to go slower, or we'll both regret it in the end."
She was silent for several moments, but then she nodded. He laid down aside of her, not bothering to redress, and neither did she. Instead, the two curled up against one another, before falling asleep to the rhythm of the other's heart.
Rays of light were kept out of the bedroom by the blinds. Kagome awoke to dimly lit surroundings, snuggled against a warm wall. She opened her eyes, finding Sesshomaru aside of her. His arms were around her, keeping her only centimeters from his body, which was radiating heat like she had never felt before. For a second, she paused to admire him again, knowing the events of the night before hadn't been just a pleasant dream. It had been something more, something she was going to smile madly about for the rest of the day.
"Higurashi, what are you grinning about this early in the morning?" his normal dry tone came.
She glanced back down at him, noticing that his eyes were still closed and he hadn't made a move to get up. "Just happy, I guess," she replied playfully, giving him a quite kiss on the forehead, to which he responded with a grunt.
"Yes, well, I do believe I have spent quite enough time in this era. We will be leaving for home this afternoon," he decided, getting off of the bed and to his feet. He dressed quickly, handing Kagome her garments so she could do the same.
"You aren't mad about last night," she asked, looking down at the clothing in her lap, "are you?"
"No," he shook his head, his eyes telling her what his actions had told her last night."
Her cheeks went red with fire. Blushing, she said, "Oh…oh good. Then everything's alright. We're back to normal."
"I hope not," he smirked, opening the door to walk downstairs. "Coming?"
She stared at him for a moment, before tossing on her clothing and following him down to eat breakfast. She would sure have a lot to explain to Sango when they got back.
Kagome couldn't wait to see Shippo. She was sure that Rin would love a playmate back at the castle. It got lonely for her. Besides both of the kids could learn from what she could teach them.
She also wanted to see Miroku, make sure he wasn't getting into any trouble. Then there was also Kaede. The old woman had a lot of wisdom and Kagome was sure she could use some of it when dealing with Sesshomaru. Though she was sure she loved the demon lord, she had no idea how to go about with their relationship. The only person she was sure would know anything would be Kaede.
Then of course there was Inuyasha. What would he say when they got back? She couldn't just "SIT" him and hope he'd leave her alone. That advantage over the hanyou was vanquished when she had broken the rosary to make sure that Inuyasha left her and Sesshomaru alone, for his sake and for the sake of Kikyo. And what about Sesshomaru? Now that he had a rosary, would "SIT" be an option for him?
Everything was so confusing, when breakfast was over, she was almost happy to be packing to journey back to the feudal era.
"Ready Rin?" Sesshomaru asked, the young girl on his back.
"Yep!" the child said, gleefully waving at the Higurashi family, who were trying not to be too disappointed to see her go.
"Kagome?"
"I'm ready," she announced, waving one last time at her mother, over her giant backpack.
Sesshomaru jumped into the well. Pink light fluttered around them, before it stilled. The powerful demon leapt free of the confining space, up over the clearing of the forest, before landing, back inside the break in the forest. No one was around, which Kagome considered odd. She had at least expected Inuyasha to still be brooding over what had happened to his rosary.
Shrugging, she took her backpack from Sesshomaru, getting off of him. She helped Rin off as well, taking the young girl's hand. The two started off in the direction of the castle, when Kagome noticed that the Lord of the Western Lands wasn't following her. His eyes were getting darker as he searched the area.
"What is it?" she asked.
Just then, a massive explosion made her fall to her knees, clutching Rin to her chest. Something broke through the treetops to her left, and then Inuyasha was standing in front of his brother, eyes red, claws out. He was in his full demon form, unable to control the emotions he now had, such as the raw hatred he felt for his brother.
"Inuyasha!" she cried, drawing his attention away from Sesshomaru. She put Rin down, slowly getting to her feet. "Inuyasha, it's me, Kagome. What's wrong?" She knew what was wrong, but she didn't know what else to say. She had to find a way to calm him down because if not, he was likely to attack. She wouldn't allow anything to happen to Sesshomaru.
However, the hanyou only glared at her. He had a small trail of blood running down from the corners of his mouth. He licked it away, raising a spear. She didn't know where he had gotten it. All she knew was that at that moment, he charged right for her.
"INUYASHA!" she screamed, trying to make him realize it was her. But he didn't even slow. Kagome pushed Rin away, before shielding her eyes with her arms.
Sesshomaru watched everything as it happened. The moment his brother charged, he went to Kagome's side, hoping he wouldn't be too late.
A/N: Sorry it took so long to update. I've been having projects out the butt and tons of other things. I've been working really hard to finish up school with good grades and with work, the end of the year stuff, the Prom coming up, and a million other little things….well as you can tell, it's been a bit hectic.
So once again, I'm sorry. I know this was a bit shorter that what I usually write and it ended on another cliffhanger, but hey, at least I updated. Thank you to all who reviewed during my absence to tell me to keep it up. That was inspiration enough for me to get down on my ass and finish writing this chapter today. Chapter 14 will be up soon! Nev