Authors Notes: Keep in mind guys, I am not much for fight scenes. I mean, I'm just not that good at it. I've been working on making the big fight scene the best I could, but yeah, I'm not suited to describing violence and gore unless it's in poetry. On a plus note, there's another fight scene, some tender moments, and my usual writing here. Also, lemony content that is graphic(at least to me, but then again I blush when I write it).
Also, for those of you interested in my next story: Im actually semi sad, because I hit a wall while writing it, so Im torn between posting another one that's not quite as original but still kikass. So If you just go to my authors page after reading this story's epilogue, you'll find the new Sess/Kag fic. It'll be posted the same day I finish this story, I've already got it planned out.
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Warning:Lemon Ahead!
Bad Day
Chapter 27-The Ocean Wide Salted Red
Several days had passed, and Kentetsu sat across from Kagome and Sesshoumaru, who were crawling with kittens. Kentetsu tried to hold back a chuckle as Kagome and Sesshoumaru fed the kittens small chunks of soft meat. Sesshoumaru merely held the pieces up to his shoulder, where one kitten perched and refused to move from. Kagome held pieces to one in her lap and another on her own shoulder.
"Have you two been having fun playing house?" Kentetsu finally asked. Kagome blushed and Sesshoumaru merely looked frustrated. Kentetsu mentally laughed.
'Just wait till you have your own pup,' He said to himself.
"Just take them to the castle. Rin and Shippou will care for them. We will leave tomorrow," Sesshoumaru said as he tried to pull the youkai cub from his shoulder. Kentetsu laughed as the kitten refused to budge.
Kagome giggled and handed the two kittens on her person to the old kitsune, who they began to swarm over, and then helped Sesshoumaru get the kitten from his own shoulder. Kentetsu shaped a small basket from some sticks using magic, and put the three kittens inside, and put the top on the basket.
"Well, I'll see you two in a week or so. Be good and don't do anything I wouldn't do," Kentetsu said with a chuckle as he hopped on his leaf. Kagome laughed and waved goodbye as he began to fly away.
When Kentetsu was out of sight, Kagome glanced over at Sesshoumaru. The youkai was looking at her oddly, and his eyes had a red tint to them.
"Sesshoumaru," She began.
Before she had a chance to say anything else, she was cut off by his lips meeting her own and she melted into his kiss, feeling the desperation and the hunger within it. He pushed her into the tree behind her and she wrapped her arms around his neck.
Sesshoumaru's hand traveled up her skirt and growled as he encountered underwear.
Kagome giggled as he searched for a way to remove it. Her giggling turned into a groan when he merely pushed it aside and began to stroke her moist folds. When his claw brushed up against her nub ever so slightly, she felt electricity bolt through her and arch into him. He continued to move his hand slowly, and soon she was moving her hips erratically against his hand. She heard his heavy breathing mixing with her gasps.
"Please," She pleaded as a keening sound came from low in her throat. Her plea broke Sesshoumaru control and he undid the drawstring to his pants and felt them drop, then moved his body to hers and plunged into her warmth.
He wasn't gentle and he didn't take his time. For four nights Kagome had laid beside him, the kittens laying on the both of them. And they hadn't coupled at all. Having her beside him each night had almost driven him mad with lust.
Kagome clung to him and he plunged into her again and again. She didn't feel the tree bark against her back or that his hand was tangled in her hair, pulling not so gently. Sesshoumaru didn't feel her hands pulling hair or creating marks on his back. He only felt her and his impending release.
She cried out as she arched sharply into his body, her muscles spasming around him and drawing him deeper into her. He increased his speed and let out a sound akin to a howl as he came inside of her.
Breathing heavily, they leaned into one another, kissing lightly, their sweat mingling on their lips.
"I love you Sesshoumaru," She whispered. He looked into her eyes and sighed.
"Why do you always say that after we mate?" He asked her as he moved away and pulled up his pants. Kagome felt bereft for a moment, the cool air rushing against her skin.
"Because I love you, and because there never seems to be a moment between us where I can say it, except for after we make love," She answered. "And I like saying it. I like being able to say it to you, even if it's just once."
"Why do you love me?" He suddenly asked after moments of silence. Kagome was taken aback by his question, then walked behind him and wrapped her arms around his waist.
"Because you are you. I admire you because you are strong and honorable, and because despite the fact you lost your arm, you still fight. But I love you. I can't explain it, I don't understand it, but I don't want to stop. I don't really care about why or when it stated. I just know that I love you," She told him.
Sesshoumaru didn't move, didn't say a word. Her words stunned him. She loved him, for no reason, but that she just did? In some odd way it made sense. Once, his mother had said something similar. He had asked her why she loved his father so much, and she had told him it was just there and that she couldn't change it.
He had remembered thinking the answer was a lie, but now he understood his mother's words. Kagome had brought something soft out in him, but something infinitely stronger as well.
Little by little he had begun to care for her starting with they night they had first made love. She had been so intent on getting his attention, so full of fire. What a wonderful contrast she was. Soft and beautiful, yet strong and powerful. The mix intrigued him. And he had begun to protect her. When had that happened? When had he begun caring?
He turned and looked at Kagome.
She admired him, saw him, and loved him.
And he knew it was enough for him.
The next morning Kagome awoke to a strong arm wrapped around her. She looked at Sesshoumaru's face, knew he was still sleeping by his even breathing. A thought occurred to her and she moved slightly, watching him the entire time.
When she got to his other side, she gently pushed up the sleeve with no arm inside and inspected the stump. Her fingers began to tingle. Curious, she touched her fingers to the stump. The tingling became a strong jolt of electricity and Kagome felt like jumping. Her fingers almost seemed stuck to the stump though, like she was super glued.
Warmth spread through her, and Sesshoumaru's eyes fluttered open as the pink glow around her and his stump of an arm intensified. Blinking his eyes against the light, he tried to pull away, but couldn't.
"Kagome what!" He began.
Suddenly the light exploded like a starburst and Sesshoumaru had to close his sensitive eyes.
When the light faded away, he blinked open his eyes and looked at Kagome. She looked weary and tired. He wrapped his arms around her as she fell forward.
And then he noticed it.-
He had two arms again!
"I didn't know what was going on. I was just looking, and suddenly everything happened," She said in a weak voice.
Sesshoumaru rocked her back and fourth, holding her tightly in his two arms.
"Thank you," He finally whispered hoarsely as he rocked her steadily. She moved and looked at him.
"You're welcome," She whispered back.
They stayed like the for almost an hour before Kagome felt strong enough to stand. When she did, Sesshoumaru helped her.
"Now you can wield Tokijin and Tenseiga both at the same time," She said, giggling at the irony. Wielding death in one hand and life in another.
"Thank you Kagome," Sesshoumaru said again. Kagome smiled up at him.
"I love you," She replied. He grunted noncommittally.
"Are you strong enough to travel?" He asked her. Kagome nodded and he began to summon his cloud. Kagome watched as he did so, fascinated. When he was done, he looked at her expectantly.
"One day, will you teach me how to do that?" She asked as he helped her up.
"It's easy enough. I can try and teach you on the way to Naha," He told her as he sat next to her. Kagome smiled a little more, because his knee was touching hers.
Over the next few hours he tried to show her how to make a cloud that was solid enough to sit things on and direct it, but her attempts kept failing.
"Damn it, it's because you have youki while I have regular energy," Kagome growled.
"No, you are a miko. Your energy is more divine," He told her.
Kagome's brow furrowed in concentration as she held her hands out in front of her. Sesshoumaru leaned in and whispered into her ear.
"You can do it," He told her.
Suddenly a dull light began glowing within her hands and she looked down in surprise as it began to take the shape of a small, fluffy pink cloud.
"I did it!" She squealed excitedly. Sesshoumaru smiled.
"The power is coupled with belief. If you do not believe you can do it, you won't, but if you think you can, you will. As time passes, you can refine your power and such, because now you know you can do it," He explained. Kagome smiled and threw her arms around him in her excitement and kissed him soundly on the lips.
For a moment she remembered what happened the last time she was impulsive, but when his arms tightened around her and he kissed her back gently, she relaxed and gave in to the kiss.
"Wanna join the mile high club to celebrate?" She asked with a mischievous grin. Sesshoumaru looked confused for a moment, and she leaned in, and began to show him what she meant.
Several days later Kagome watched as they approached Naha, trepidation coming over her. Another battle loomed ahead, and she did not want Sesshoumaru hurt.
He still hadn't returned her declarations of love, but he no longer turned her away at all, and he was not cold to her most of the time, even when he was teaching her.
And for her part, Kagome picked up on things quite quickly. She couldn't do much more than focus her energy and manipulate it somewhat. She hadn't practiced anything very offensive, because her only target had been a cloud Sesshoumaru had made into the shape of Naraku. And clouds weren't much for learning to purify objects.
When they had landed, Kagome jumped off and looked around. She focused her concentration on the jewel shard.
A light tugging began and she followed it. Silently she thanked Sesshoumaru for teaching her a trick on how to find things. It had helped strengthen her sense of the jewel shards.
Sesshoumaru followed her through the woods and Kagome felt him behind her, giving her a feeling of safety. The tugging sensation pulled even harder, more urgently. She began to run towards the shard.
And they were upon a cave.
"It's in there," She told Sesshoumaru.
"Stay here," He told her as he began to walk towards the entrance. Kagome followed anyway and he shot a look at her that said he would talk to her later. And Kagome shot him a look that said she was going whether he liked it or not.
And together they entered the cave.
Kagome and Sesshoumaru both covered their noses as a vile scent met them partway in.
They continued walking down into the earth, and Kagome led him through the many twists and turns of the cave. Despite his concerns for her safety, he was glad she was with him. He also noticed that as they went deeper into the earth, the horrible smell became stronger and more distinct.
Sulfur.
An opening stood before them and Kagome walked ahead, her mouth a small, grim line. Sesshoumaru followed, and they were on a long, wide cliff overlooking a huge lava pit.
"We're inside a volcano," She whispered, terrified.
Sesshoumaru had no time to reply, for at that moment something knocked into him and he was sent flying into the opposite cliff. Kagome screamed as she saw him hit the wall with a thud, then fall to the ground. He didn't move after that.
"Why are you here miko of the future?" A voice hissed. Kagome looked around for the owner of the voice, and spotted a young man around Sesshoumaru's age standing about fifteen feet away.
"I am here for the jewel shard," She told him calmly. Within herself she was gathering her power, focusing it within. "Who are you?" She asked, buying time for herself.
"I am Kunou, the Guardian of the Fire Rites," He replied.
"Why do you want the jewel shard so much?" She asked.
"With it I can control every time the volcano spews fourth it's rage. The people of this island give me anything I will ever need in return for ebbing the fires," Kunou told her as he walked closer.
"I have heard stories miko, a human girl from another time is searching, riding the winds with the aid of a demon lord. You seek the shards of the shikon jewel miko, to destroy Naraku," Kunou stated. Kagome nodded.
"Yes, I see. You are a beautiful one miko. Why have you given yourself to a youkai?" Kunou spat the last word. Kagome felt startled.
"But you-" She began.
"Not a youkai, but a seer. The jewel has increased my powers. I saw you coming, and my vision told me the youkai lover of a miko would be the cause of my demise," Kunou told her as he stepped closer to her. Kagome backed up into a wall.
"What do you want?" She asked.
"Simple. I want you, a powerful miko, to join with me. Our powers joined can control this pathetic little island, and soon enough, more of the land."
"You're insane," She whispered as he lowered his face to her. She panicked and lost all control, and her gathered power seemed to be consumed by the terror she was feeling.
"Maybe so," He said as he crushed his lips against hers.
Kagome lie gagging as the smell of sulfur invaded her every pour. Kunou's tongue forced it's way into her mouth.
Filthy. Insane. How dare he try to take what I have already given to my love!
And after those thoughts, everything went a peculiar shade of red, and Kunou screamed as he was obliterated.
Kagome looked down at the ash that lay on the floor. A jewel shard glittered dimly in the light of the volcano fires. She knelt down and picked it up, holding it in the air. It glittered with a sort of inner life as the fire danced around her.
She put it away and looked for Sesshoumaru. He still lay unmoving on the opposite side of the pit of lava. Kagome called her power to her, focused it and manipulated it, then created a cloud that was just big enough for herself and Sesshoumaru's prone form.
She stepped on it and floated across the lava pit to Sesshoumaru. Her anxiety increased when she pulled him up to her and onto the cloud. Blood was trickling from his temple. She flew out of the cave. Once she glanced back at the pile of ash that had once been a man.
When they arrived to the outside of the cave, Kagome began to look over Sesshoumaru's injury. Already the skin was beginning to knit itself, and she felt a strong and steady pulse.
So why hadn't he woken up?
The volcano began to rumble and she watched in horror as it began to spew ash from the top. She directed the cloud towards the opposite shore and quickly flew Sesshoumaru and herself away.
As the island began to disappear from her view, she knew a village might be destroyed by the eruption. Her heart cried out for the loss, but the one she loved lay unmoving, his head in her lap.
Hours later, Sesshoumaru opened his eyes to see a very tired, haggard looking Kagome crying.
"Kagome?" He asked.
The sobbing girl looked at him, astonished as he leaned up. Dizziness hit him with a wave of nausea. Damn that human, knocking him out by sending him flying with some sort of odd energy!
"Are you okay?" She asked she gingerly touched his temple. He felt a small stab of pain, but nothing more than that.
"I'm fine, are you? You look terrible," He told her.
"I've been giving my energy to keeping the cloud going as quick as possible. We're about three fourths of the way there," She told him. Sesshoumaru looked at the scenery with wide eyes. She had accomplished much more than one at her level usually could. Somehow she had figured out how to feed her own energy into the cloud and give it an unnatural speed. He had done it once and not liked the weak feeling, and had never done it again.
He took her into his arms and kissed her forehead gently.
"Stop Kagome. We can make it home fine now," He told her.
And suddenly she stopped feeding the cloud energy and as it slowed, she let her eyes drift closed. Sesshoumaru used a little of his energy to speed the cloud up, and within a few hours, a tired Sesshoumaru landed in his mother's gardens and stepped off of the cloud. He quickly obliterated it after picking Kagome and walking into his rooms.
Gently he laid her down and undressed her, then undressed himself. He laid down next to her and she stirred briefly, opening her eyes and smiling at him, then throwing her arm over his side. He smiled and pulled her body closer to his, and his last thought before sleep was marveling at how perfectly they fit together.
Authors End Notes: My own brand of humor and fluff and such. Im sad, because I know this story is drawing to a close. There have been so many people reviewing, and it makes me happier than anything else on this planet, including Ben and Jerry's Cherry Garcia. But as I said, I will be posting the next story soon as well, and hopefully I'll see some familiar names among my reviewers.
Also, I might post another chappy the day before I leave for the Cherokee reservation this weekend, I'm not sure yet.
Thankies to: Makaya-Loe, Dark Mistress of the Night, StarChildkellie, Crutches the magic hippie(You're not the only 'scary goth' that hates the death of animals or thrives on cute fuzzballs, pocky, and hentai manga, I just also include energy drinks lol), nikki, Punkey-Monkey, Lyn, Kyo-chan-gurl, Kjinuyasha, i-wish-i-was-kagome, draegon-fire, Jaranaka, Fey Twist and Fibrosis Fate, DemonQueen14, Hoshiko Megami, Erik and Fae, sakura-no-hana-hoshi, EmChi, Joey, karen12(and as for your question I'm not sure), bluediamond-hime, Princess of the Saiyans 16, celestialgoddess521