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A/N: Ok, today we have a crapload of A/Ns to get through.
First of all, THANK YOU SO MUCH EVERYONE for helping me make it to 500 reviews!!! 514, actually. This would have never been possible without the help of you guys.
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Third, as much as I hate to say it, this story is drawing to a close soon. I am also trying to wrap up my stories as soon as possible. Reason being, next April I have to go on a compulsory school camping trip that lasts for two months. No chocolate, no TV and no computer or internet. So unless anyone wants to wait two months, I hope I can finish off in time for that. Never fear; I am bringing along five foolscap pads, and I will handwrite fanfictions during those long nights with no internet. I'd still say Discovering the Unknown will last for quite a few more chapters.
Fourth, this is Term Four for me (my school system is weird). This means finals and all. So forgive me if I take a bit longer to update.
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Chapter 21: The Eastern Lord's Decision
"Kagome, if you make me redo this one, you are getting into deep trouble," warned Sesshoumaru.
"Like how?" asked Kagome, braiding his hair into one thick braid.
"If my writing is ruined again, I will be taking a night-long bath again."
She arched her back, remembering last night's activities. "I'm still sore, you know."
"A little bit more will never hurt," he said.
"So how's the Eastern Lord coming along?"
"Jaken's patrolling the borders, I haven't heard from him yet."
Kagome nodded. "Good."
"Why?"
"Because that means we'll have the whole place to ourselves again." Kagome tugged on his braid, and gently pushed him forward.
His brush made a neat curlicue across the paper.
"Uh oh..." Kagome said in a false baby voice. "I'd better start running now..."
"I'll give you ten counts. Ten... nine... eight..."
Kagome scrambled to her feet and dashed out of his study.
"Seven... six... five..."
She honestly thought she could outrun him?
"Four... three... two..."
Sesshoumaru gracefully got up and headed for the door.
"One," he said, before sliding the door open and stepping outside.
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"Trapped," he said calmly, shutting the door behind him. All that running for nothing. Kagome had gone in a big loop around the palace, before running back to his study and then to his room.
"Go away," laughed Kagome. There was a furry blanket in a corner and she crawled towards it, ducking underneath.
He dragged her out by her legs and gathered her in his arms. "What did I tell you about spoiling my work?"
"You'd take a night-long bath," Kagome said in a small voice, pouting at him.
Within seconds she found herself flat on her back, lying on the tatami floor, her arms pinned high above her head, her legs spread.
"I think the bath can wait," he said, running his claws up her inner thigh.
"That's my fate," she complained. "Of all people, I choose a youkai in constant heat. I can't believe -"
Somewhere during her rant his tongue had found its way to the slit between her legs.
His tongue played around, tasting her love bud, sliding along the length of her cleft, occasionally darting in her passage. As though finding a rhythm, he started lapping at her gently.
It wasn't long before her fingers were twisted in his hair. Kagome pulled him closer, arched her back and thrust more violently...
He kissed her soft folds one last time before replacing his lips with a finger. She cried out as he slipped one long finger inside her, but the sound was muffled as he kissed her firmly.
Finally, he pulled his hand from her centre. He brought one slick finger to her lips slid it across her tongue, and she sucked on it gently.
Almost instantly she found herself on her hands and knees, Sesshoumaru behind her.
Not good, Kagome thought silently, remembering a particularly X-rated movie she'd sneaked from her friend Yuka's big brother. And if she was not wrong, people commonly referred to it as the doggie-style...
It made sense. Sesshoumaru was, after all, a dog.
But it didn't stop her from gasping in surprise when he thrust hard and fast into her. Now she knew why the men in the porn videos seemed to enjoy this position more. She'd always guessed it was because they felt in control. Perhaps that was the reason in some cases, but there was a more obvious one.
The doggie-style meant deeper penetration.
Which meant more pleasure, she realized as she felt herself quickly reaching her peak.
She was having so much fun, she almost sighed in regret when her climax came. Her walls clamped tight around his member and she shuddered in pleasure.
Kagome could predict what would happen next. Sesshoumaru, insanely worried about her getting pregnant, would pull out.
Poor guy. Never gets any fun with me.
Without warning she reached behind her and caressed the base of his penis. Caught completely off guard by the new feeling, he gritted his teeth as his seed spilled out into her.
He pushed her lightly onto his futon laid down besides hers, gazing at her.
"What?" she asked innocently.
He started to say something, before stopping.
"Nothing," he said, curling his tail around her comfortingly.
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It was night time when Kagome stirred slightly and woke up.
Gently, she moved the soft fluffy tail from her nude body. As though it had a life of its own, it curled slightly and settled its tip near its owner's head.
Sitting by herself, all alone, was no fun.
An idea settled in her head and wouldn't shake off.
To the side of the room was a long, low sideboard piece, intricately carved. An exquisite jug of green jade stood on it.
Kagome shuffled her way over and picked the jug. Lifting the lid, she brought the bottle to her nose.
Sake; just like she had guessed.
Remembering a Hong Kong soap opera she had once seen of a ballroom hostess, Kagome poured a mouthful of sake from the bottle stem into her mouth.
Nice and cold, it was. A delicate, sweet flavour attacked her tongue, with a hint of rice flavour.
She resisted gulping the whole jug down. No, Kagome Higurashi hadn't sunk to the bargirl level yet.
Yet.
Besides, she needed the sake to carry out her idea.
Holding the bottle carefully (after all, jade was precious), she knelt besides Sesshoumaru's head, eyeing the crescent moon.
A lovely shade of blue. Why hadn't she noticed it before?
Maybe she would tattoo a crescent moon on her shoulder. Thinking such, her eyes drifted to his neck, to his shoulders, down his body... Well, to other places as well.
Oh, Kagome remembered sex ed too well. The teacher had been too embarrassed to tell her co-ed, middle school class about sex and reproduction. She referred to the penis as a 'yang weapon', following Chinese beliefs about yin and yang.
She cracked a smile. And in the middle of it all Hojou had into the Health classroom, just when a video was playing. Apparently, he hadn't known that the class there was up for sex-ed coaching. In any case, it had been obvious – he blushed as red as the teacher's lipstick, before handing a message to the teacher and dashing out the door.
They never mentioned that particular scene on their few dates, ever.
And Kagome, having stolen Yuka's brother's movies, Ayumi's brother's magazines and Eri's brother's hentai pictures, knew a well-endowed man when she saw one.
Inuyasha was one of those. Kagome had seen him naked before.
Miroku, too – Kagome truly knew how lucky Sango was.
And she had Sesshoumaru, all to herself.
Sometimes she wondered whether men's sizes had grown smaller over the centuries. If she compared the average man to the Sengoku Jidai guys she travelled with...
Crawling forward, she reached for his member. If she could pull this off, all the hours of watching porn would've paid off.
She gave his tip a tentative lick. Followed by a nibble, then a kiss, then a caress with her lips.
Behind her, two golden eyes flew open in surprise.
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He had to hand it to her. Kagome was a girl with initiative.
Well, two could play the game. And her back was towards him...
The moisture of her folds glistened slightly before he covered it with his mouth.
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It took awhile, but finally Kagome was rewarded with a shot of warm seed in her mouth. Almost immediately, she spat it out.
He sat her down, before sitting up himself.
"I was horrible," Kagome said automatically.
"On the contrary. Are you sure you haven't practised before?"
"Stop being nice."
"So how did you like your first time?"
"It was quite fun, except that, I have to tell you, you taste horrible."
For some reason this statement cause him an incredible urge to want to laugh. Her honesty amused him, compared to the hundreds of women who had always pretended he tasted like the best thing in the world.
This time, his self-control failed him, and he cracked. He bit his lips, drawing blood in an effort to stop smiling.
Unfortunately for Sesshoumaru, Kagome caught his expression.
"You're... smiling," she said, awed. "And you aren't killing anything!"
That statement only made the situation worse. He nearly choked trying to suppress his laughter.
"You're laughing at me," Kagome said with a pout. "So I'll laugh at you too."
Maybe it was a good thing Jaken wasn't around to see his lord on the floor with a human girl, both laughing like they would never stop.
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"Finally," muttered Sesshoumaru, folding his finished letter up, slipping it into an envelope.
"I told you I wasn't incapable of sitting still," Kagome said.
"Because I threatened you with another bath," he replied, softening a small stick of white wax over a candle flame.
"Well, that was cheating."
"Who says?" he asked, deftly moulding the wax into a raised disc.
"I say, and my word counts too," she said, watching him melt the bottom of the round wax shape.
He stuck the wax to the closed flap of the envelope, effectively sealing it. Choosing from one of the jewelled seals on his desk, he pressed it onto the wax's surface. Kagome took the envelope from him and studied the seal.
The seal was round, and in it showed a large dog playing with a crescent moon. There was a big character for 'Inu' on the top right hand side. At the bottom, there were smaller characters which Kagome squinted at.
"That says its for the addressee's eyes only," Sesshoumaru explained. He took the letter back from her and stacked it with two others at the side.
"So what are those letters for?"
He spread them out in front of her and picked one up. "They are all for the Eastern Lord. If Jaken comes back, and reports that the Eastern Lord has recalled his soldiers, I send this one, which says that no action will be taken, but he'd better watch his step around my borders."
"And this one?" Kagome picked up one with a red wax seal instead of the usual white.
"If he hasn't recalled his men, this one is a final warning. He will get three days to pull himself together before I declare war."
"And the one you just finished?"
"If he recalls his soldiers, sends an apology and punishes his men, this letter will be sent as a letter of peace."
"And if Jaken doesn't come back?"
He looked at her, cold and regal, unlike the laughing man just an hour ago.
"For the Eastern Lord's sake, I hope he does."
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"I still can't believe you forced me into cooking dinner for you," complained Kagome.
"Well, Jaken's not back yet."
"So? I'm not a serving wench."
He contemplated this. "You know, in Japan, the wife is used for getting heirs. The maid is for cooking and cleaning. The concubine is used for flaunting wealth. The courtesan is used for a nice time. The geisha is good for intelligent conversation. And you know who does all of these?"
"Uhhh... the mistress?"
His eyes twinkled at her.
"Ok," sighed Kagome. "But you owe me."
She poured two cups of sake and handed one to him, sipping her cup slowly.
"You know, there is a type of kiss people from my time do," Kagome said. "They call it a French kiss, though the French people didn't invent it."
"And how does that work?"
Kagome put down her cup. "Ok, I'll show you. But no matter how surprised you get, you're not allowed to bite my tongue."
She leaned forward, her lips touching his. Slowly, she parted his lips with her own. Feeling his teeth part as well, she darted her tongue in, finding his and touching it lightly.
Sesshoumaru would've clamped his jaw shut from shock, before realizing that was what she'd meant when she'd said he wasn't allowed to bite her tongue. With his fangs... well, he had bit a stone in half once; he didn't exactly want to think about what would happen with her mouth.
Kagome gave him a few minutes to explore before pulling back.
"That was a strange game," he told her.
"Really?" Kagome refilled his cup.
"Well, when done at the right moment, like now..." he pulled her closer for another kiss. "It can be completely erotic and stimulating in its own way. But what if you had just eaten pickled garlic or something?"
"That's the danger," agreed Kagome. "But in my time, we do have special mint-flavoured candies and something called toothpaste you brush your teeth with. And very few people eat pickled garlic; its not fashionable."
"I don't eat pickled garlic," he said like an admonished little boy.
"Neither do I," Kagome said, kissing him lightly on the nose.
He abandoned the sake cups and hugged her tight. "What else do you do?"
"Well, people hold make-out sessions. Just sensual bumps and grinds, cuddling, kisses..."
A few minutes later...
"Not that sensuous," Kagome gasped, her face flushed in excitement.
"I know. I changed the rules a little. What you humans do to 'make-out' barely arouse youkai."
She pressed herself harder against him, feeling him stiffen against her crotch. "So what are you waiting for?"
"For your clothes to come off. I'll even help you." His claws roamed around her body, neatly slicing her clothes into strips.
"Hey! How am I supposed to eat dinner without my clothes?"
"Like normal. I didn't exactly seal your mouth or anything."
"Wait. So not only do I cook your food and pour your drink, I put on a strip show for you?"
He looked nonchalant. "Yeah, that's the idea."
"You are an arrogant son of a -"
"Bitch. Yes, she was inuyoukai."
"And am I supposed to do more 'duties' later on?"
"Maybe," he said.
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"I hate you!" Kagome gasped, her back on the dinner table and her legs in the air.
"No you don't," he said, on top of her, thrusting hard into her.
In another part of the palace...
"Sesshoumaru-sama?" asked Jaken, as he entered the main doors.
The place was silent.
Oh well. He would have to look room by room, then.