Summery; Warning; Disclaimer: See First Chapter.
Ok, I just bumped the rating up to M for the following lemon. There's one in Chap. 10 as well - yeah, I'm hauling ass to update for you people! I don't usually write lemons, so...and is a lemon WORSE or BETTER than a lime? I think a lime is worse, right?...well, whichever's better is in this chapter. Whatever's worse will be coming up.
This is longer than I expected, though...whew!
Another cameo by lilxangelxsweetz! She'll continue to pop up throughout the story. If Wolfie can give me his/her real name, or just a name period, I can fit him/her in as well! Unless they want to be called "Wolfie", which in that case is fine with me...
Please review if you read! Ideas, comments, and suggestions are welcome! If you haven't already, vote for pairing, and guess who the stalker is.
"Sesshomaru…?" Tori trailed off as his head suddenly lowered, and his lips pressed against hers hungrily. Ignoring the sounds she made in sudden protest, he continued his assault.
Kirara mewed, and jumped off Tori onto a footstool, and examined the suddenly-embracing teenagers with cat-like interest and condensation at the same time.
Tori's mind raced as his tongue pressed against her lips, but she refused to let him in. His tongue retreated, but his lips remained firmly in place. Her hands went from her sides to his back, unsure whether to fight or give in to her urges.
Sesshomaru, on the other hand, had no such internal battle. His right hand eagerly massaged the small of her back, while his left descended underneath her shirts. Trailing his fingertips up her side, he smirked as he felt her shiver in pleasure.
Tori shifted herself onto his lap. To her mind's inner horror, she realized her hands were roaming underneath his shirt as well, exploring his muscles.
Sesshomaru turned slightly, and lowered Tori to the couch, now lying on top of her. His hands slowly pulled her sweatshirt off, and were delighted to find that only two more layers to her. The turtleneck was the next article of clothing on the floor, and the thermal shirt was halfway up her torso.
Tori's body responded eagerly to Sesshomaru's ministrations, and she could feel it urging her mind on, pressing against Sesshomaru's body above her. Tori had never felt this way, not even with Bankotsu, and didn't know what to do.
Sesshomaru vaguely sensed her confusion, but ignored it as his urges continued to press him on. Only when she felt her bra being unclasped, and Kirara's mewing, did Tori come to her senses, and inwardly thanked her cat.
Gently sliding out from underneath Sesshomaru, their bodies both slightly sweaty, she picked up her discarded clothing with a trace of embarrassment.
Sesshomaru sat back up, slightly disgusted with himself for losing control of his urges like that. He fixed his own clothing, as Tori redressed while ignoring him calmly.
"I have to feed Kirara," she suddenly spoke up, holding her cat close to her breasts. Sesshomaru absently noticed that they were still heaving in anticipation, and felt his own desire for her still cooling.
"Of course," he nodded, turning to the radio to fiddle with it.
"Good Kirara," Tori thought, feeding the pet salmon as a well-deserved treat for snapping her out of it. Stroking her thick tail, Tori's mind continued to race as she tried to sort out her feelings. Her feelings for Bankotsu were still there, but clouded by a sudden desire for Sesshomaru, and the knowledge that he didn't look at her like a sister.
"What the hell is wrong with me?" Sesshomaru wondered, "I've never been affected by a woman like that before. And I certainly never stopped, once I got started. What is wrong with that girl?" He silently began arguing with the voice in his head again, and stopped as Tori suddenly sat down.
"Sesshomaru…"
"I apologize," he spoke up, "I didn't mean to do that. I lost my control, and I should not have."
"I did too," she admitted, "It's not completely your fault, Sesshomaru. I just…I don't know what came over me."
"It's still snowing," he noticed, steering the conversation to safer grounds, "And there was already three feet on the ground by the time I arrived."
"Well, it looks like it's about six feet or so, now," Tori thought, peering out her window to no avail, "I think the basement windows and first story is covered. We can go down and look, if you want."
"No, I'd rather not," Sesshomaru shook his head, and crossed his arms, "I just hope the power – or at least the damn heat – comes back on soon."
"Calm down, Bankotsu!" Jakotsu urged his older brother, who was driving him to distraction. "There's nothing you can do – at least not until the snow stops."
"Fuck the snow!"
"Physically impossible," Jakotsu replied calmly, stunning Bankotsu into silence. "Bank, listen to reason, all right? No one can get through this stuff, unless he's the snow as well. For another, Tori's perfectly capable of handling herself, you know that."
"Yeah, I do," he muttered.
"I didn't realize you would get so worried," Jakotsu teased him, "I mean, you've always said she was like a sister. Or are you just jealous now that Sesshomaru's in the picture?"
"I'm not…jealous," Bankotsu gritted his teeth, well-aware that he was lying.
"Or maybe it took some competition for you to realize how you felt," Jakotsu continued relentlessly. "Admit it, I'm right, Bankotsu! Admit it…admit it…"
"Fine, fine, you're right! Just shut up!" Bankotsu slammed his door shut, and Jakotsu smirked to himself.
"Hungry?" Tori asked several hours later. They had barely even looked at each other since the incident.
"No, I'm fine," he shrugged, and glanced around, "When's this damn snow going to stop?"
"Soon, I wish," she grumbled, hugging her knees to her chest. "It's gotta be at least ten, by now. This is ridiculous!"
"I agree," Sesshomaru nodded, and glanced at her, "Are you cold again?'
"Yes," she nodded shortly, but didn't move. Sesshomaru stood up and sat closer to her on the couch. She edged away from him nervously, and he winced slightly.
"I won't do anything, I promise," he said contritely, "I'm just as cold, Tori. Body heat really is the best way to warm up – you know that."
"Yeah, I know," she sighed, and reluctantly shifted closer to him. She stiffened as he maneuvered her onto his lap, and turned so that his feet were on the couch. Leaning his back against the armrest, he pulled Tori down with him, her back against his chest.
"Much better…" he sighed quietly.
"So, you'll be all warm and toasty," Tori said, unable to keep from teasing him. "So, what do I do when I get cold?"
"I can lie on top of you, but I doubt you'd appreciate it as much," Sesshomaru replied sleepily, and Tori flushed. Admitting to herself that she actually was warmer this way, she snuggled into the back of the couch, her head resting just underneath his chin.
Sesshomaru sighed again, doing his best to ignore the signals her body on top of his was sending him, and go to sleep. Soon enough, the two teenagers had fallen asleep, with Kirara positioned on top of Tori's hip.
"Finally! It stopped!" Bankotsu grinned, and jumped to his feet. It was almost eleven at night, and the two Shininintai boys had been unable to sleep.
"Bank, it's up to the second-story windows," Jakotsu told him, "There's no way to get out, at this rate."
"I'll climb out the fucking window," Bankotsu said determinedly, pulling his boots on, but Jakotsu held him back.
"At least wait until other people are out on the street. I'm sure it won't take long," he suggested, "Going out there, in the dark, right now, is a pretty ass-nine thing to do. Wait till morning, at least."
"Jakotsu…" Bankotsu trailed off, realizing the wisdom of his brother's words, but unable to keep from wishing he could go.
"Oh…it stopped…" Tori mumbled sleepily, as they woke up. She rolled off onto the floor, and Sesshomaru moved his hand off her hips, where it had moved to during the night. Looking at her watch, they realized it was only two in the morning.
"No heat, though," he shook his head to rid his mind of the fuzziness.
"Yeah, I could tell," she replied, rubbing her arms, "Now I'm really hungry. Come on, we've got stuff around here somewhere."
"Food sounds wonderful right now," he agreed, and they made their way to the kitchen. After feeding Kirara, Tori found some bagels.
"Everything is still cold, at least," she grinned, waving cream cheese around. Due to the temperature in the flat – which the thermostat was now reading at -10 degrees – the food in the refrigerator and even the freezer was still chilled, if not still completely frozen.
"As we are," Sesshomaru nodded, taking the offered bagel with some reluctance, but too hungry to argue.
"Damn microwave's batteries won't work," Tori muttered, giving the appliance in question a smack, "Damn cheap thing."
"Do you have anything to burn?" Sesshomaru asked, remembering the fireplace. Tori shook her head regretfully.
"Not unless we burn books, and I'm not that desperate yet," she admitted, "We never use that thing except when Renkotsu's feeling particularly vicious toward junk mail."
"Too bad," he commented, sitting back down. Patting the space next him, he turned to her. "Come on – I'm freezing."
"C'mere, Kirara," Tori scooped up her cat and put her inside her sweatshirt before sitting back down, and curling next to Sesshomaru.
Sitting in the silent dark for several more hours, Tori blinked as her cell phone suddenly rang.
"The hell?" she leaped up and grabbed it desperately. "Hello? Renkotsu!…Yeah, I'm okay…cold, but…no, there's food. Sesshomaru came over, and…Renkotsu, stop that! Not funny…No, keep going…all right, call me when you get there."
Looking over at Sesshomaru, she shrugged. "Renkotsu's flight finally got going again. He's gonna call when he gets to Holland."
"I'm going to assume that the heat and lights are working again," Sesshomaru said, standing up and flicking the switch. Nothing happened.
"No heat, either," she sighed, and picked up the portable house phone. "Phone's still dead as well. I guess they fixed cell service in case of an emergency first. Lemme try calling Hiten."
Sesshomaru watched with some impatience as she dialed, and flopped back down next to him.
"Hiten? Did I wake you? No, I'm okay…did your uncle get there okay? Good…Kirara and I are doing okay…cold, but other than that…plenty of food, Hiten. Yeah, nothing else is working here either. Sesshomaru managed to get here, so I'm not alone…We should probably call the others and let 'em know we're okay…all right, talk to ya later."
After hanging up again, she leaned into Sesshomaru for warmth. "Everything is a no-go in the whole city, apparently. Hiten's gonna call Bankotsu and Jakotsu. Dya want to call Inuyasha and Rin?"
"They'll be fine."
Tori shrugged, and grabbed her laptop. Flipping it open, she quickly logged onto TUIM.
"You're logging onto a chat room?" he asked skeptically, "What's wrong with you?"
"Maybe someone else is here…" she thought, chewing her bottom lip. To her delight, MechW was online.
JigsawPuzzle: Thank gosh! Someone's here!
MechW: What luck. Hey, JP. You okay?
JigsawPuzzle: Yeah, as well as can be expected.
MechW: Need some company? I ended up stuck around the block from you.
At this, Sesshomaru raised his eyebrow, but Tori didn't notice.
JigsawPuzzle: Well, LY is over here. He got stuck too. You can come over, though.
MechW: ……….Nah, I'm good. Just wondering. Well, I gtg.
JigsawPuzzle: I just wanted to see if anyone's on. At least if someone else comes on, they'll know at least two people are okay. Bye.
"What?" she asked in confusement, as Sesshomaru eyed her as she put her computer back.
"I'm glad you told Hakkaku that you were with me," he said simply.
"How'd you know MechW is Hakkaku?" she asked.
"Inuyasha's big mouth, remember?"
"Oh. So, why're you glad?" she persisted, and he sighed.
"Don't you find it odd that right before a big storm, he was just around the block from your flat? He lives on the other side of town, Tori."
She paled at the implications, and then shook her head.
"I don't think so, Sesshomaru. But whatever…now we just have to wait till morning, that's all," she sighed, snuggling into his arm again. He put it around her protectively, and sighed again.
"It's light out," Bankotsu announced, "I'm going, all right? Don't try to stop me, Jakotsu. You heard Hiten – Sesshomaru's with her! Who knows what that bastard tried to do!"
"Are you mad about him being there, or the fact that Tori might not mind if he tried anything?" Jakotsu needled, and dodged his brother's kick. "Don't shoot the messenger!" he protested, running in his room. "Fine, go out and freeze to death because you're jealous! Have fun!" he hollered through the door.
Bankotsu, ignoring him, pulled his boots back on. After layering up, he unstuck the third-story window and jumped out. Only slightly surprised at the short drop, he began the hike to Tori's flat.
"I think I should go," Sesshomaru said, with some reluctance, "It is light out, and they'll be worried about me."
"I though you didn't care," Tori teased him, more than a little sorry for him to go. He shot her a look.
"Rin will be, at least. Inuyasha is an idiot in emergencies – I'll be surprised if they aren't frozen. I'm sure someone will let me climb out their window," he thought, opening the door. "I'll call your cell phone when I get there. Don't expect me for a while, however – driving and walking are two different time lengths."
"I know. And I won't open the door to anyone, either," she added, heading off his next order. Kissing him gently on the lips, she smiled. "I'll be fine, Sesshomaru. Thank you, for…everything, I guess."
"My pleasure," he smiled back at her, and began striding down the stairs.
Frowning to herself, Tori locked the door and looked out the window. The snow had reached over twelve feet – and enormous anywhere, and unheard of in her region. Holding Kirara, she returned to the couch, and started working on an assignment.
"Thanks," Bankotsu panted, as he climbed in through a window, "I really…needed to get…in."
"No problem," Lila assured him, grinning. "I've seen you here before, or I wouldn't dare. Bankotsu, right?"
"Yeah," he nodded, and she giggled.
"I've talked to Tori a little," she admitted, "I'm sure she'll be glad that you came. I mean…wow, walking in this stuff? Good thing it's hard packed, right?"
Bankotsu nodded again, eager to get upstairs.
"I guess I'll see you around," Lila said finally, showing him out, "Let me know if you guys need anything, okay? Me and my cousin have plenty of stuff, so don't worry about it."
"Thanks," Bankotsu grinned, and rushed up the stairs.
I know, I know! You all want BankotsuXOC, and I'm doing SesshomaruXOC. But don't kill me! It's coming soon, I swear!