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Once In A Blue Moon
An Inu Yasha Fanfic by Hika-chan
Chapter 7: The Last to Know
Yuki sensed her brother's return to the castle, it had been about two hours since he left. She got up and took her time getting to his chambers, remembering that he had not taken time to change from his robe before rushing off in his full form. She got to his door just as it opened. Sesshoumaru looked at his sister with well masked surprise. She grinned, "Now Sess-chan you know there's no point in masking your feelings infront of me, so you might as well not even try."
"Why are you here?" He asked simply, not bothering to remove his stoic mask.
She held a hand up, gesturing inside his room, "May I?" He seriously debated it seeing as she did not appear to be in a serious mood. In the end he nodded and gave her room to walk in past him. "I was hoping we could discuss that woman in your dream." She watched his aura change at the topic, she grinned madly. "You know who it is don't you?" She half sang, more an accusation than a question. His aura shifted again in mild surprise.
"I only recently came to that conclusion, yes."
"Then who?" Of course I already know. She had seen the invisible link between them the second she saw Kagome at the entrance the day she arrived. He simply looked at her with indifferance, answering her with silence. "Now Sesshie really, you will tell me. Other wise I can make you life a living hell." she sang the end of the threat, letting him know it meant he would not have a moments peace. Yuki would almost literally be on his tail annoying him into eternity. "Not that I don't already know, infact that cute little thing is right under this very roof." She smiled wickedly as his face actually expressed some of his surprise.
"You what?" he asked flatly, as though he didn't believe it.
"I knew the day I met her, well technically it was before I met her, but it was the same day."
Sesshoumaru's eyes narrowed, "Then why didn't you say an-"
Yuki was one of the few beings alive that would dare cut him off. "Because dear brother, it was your place to figure it out, yours and hers. It was not something for me to involve myself with."
A smirk of amusement touched his lips, "You? Not sticking your nose into my business? Did the world end without my knowledge?"
She laughed, "Oh my nose was still in it, I just didn't interfere. There is a difference." She walked over towards the dresser before turning around. "Who is she? I can't tell you first."
"I believe it's Kagome."
"Oh you are SO smart Sess-chan! Though under normal circumstances I would have expected you to figure it out sooner."
"Really then enlighten me sister dear."
Yuki grinned and opened the case on the dagger, picking it up and tossing it to him. He caught it and looked up at her, brow raised. "Normally the powers of weapons do not escape your notice. Mother's dagger created the link between you two." He looked at her, as though silently asking her to continue. Her voice became more factual then, "Kagome was stabbed with the dagger, you tasted the blood from the wound. The dagger, in it's attempt to complete it's function cut you the next day, but since Kagome did not do the same, and taste the blood from that wound the link made was not completed as it normally would have been."
"What link?"
"It links you through dream-time, as I'm sure you have guessed. Under normal circumstances, you would have known who each other was the first time you dreamt of each other and it would have been a lucid dream for the two of you. But since it was incomplete so to speak you were not able to make out each other's identities."
He thought on this a moment, "But up until the night before she arrived she was surreal. Like she wasn't real."
"That must be because you were not dreaming at the same time. It is likely you started the dreaming out of synch. But you still had contact with her...'unconcious self' so to speak. This Kagome you could say is almost her true self. No hate, no fear. Anyway in an effort for the link to finish weaving together it simply put you two on the same level."
"Yuki," Sesshoumaru paused, carefully choosing the words for his next question. "Does this link affect moods or emotions of the two linked?"
Yuki put a hand to her mouth as though in though when she was really hiding her grin. "No, if two hated enemies were to be linked they would probably spend their dreams killing each other. Though at the most spending so much time with a person may give them a better understanding of each other.."
"Thank you Yuki." He allowed the smirk to pull on his lips again, "You may find yourself a viable member of the court yet."
She grinned openly, "I wouldn't want it any other way."
***
Leaving Yuki, Sesshoumaru made his way to Kagome's room where he silently made his way to her bedside and sat down beside her. Gently, as though to get final proof of who she was, he brushed some of her bangs away from her forehead, revealing the navy blue cresant. I don't feel this way for her because of the dreams. I'm... glad. The barest ghost of a smile decorated his face and he sat there, watching her sleep. Don't worry Kagome. If anyone dare take you I will save you. She rolled over and snuggled up against his waist, her arms wrapping around him. His smile grew a bit and he wrapped her in his tail. I will forever protect you, my dearest Blue Moon.
About an hour after sunrise (he decided to let her rest more) he reluctantly released himself from her grip, not wanting to frighten her when she awoke. A slight wimper escaped her lips as his warmth left her, casuing him to pause another moment before removing his tail. He silently went to the door and once he was in the hall again he knocked.
Something had felt really nice a second ago, maybe she was holding a pillow when it fell off the futon. Her face scrunched up when she heard the knock again. "uunnn... what?" she mumbled. She cracked open and eye and saw Sesshoumaru's head peeking in through the doorway. Somehow "peeking" didn't seem a word one could use for Sesshoumaru, but she was to tired to think of another word.
She seemed to wake up more quickly when he entered the room. He was wearing his usual outfit, but he didn't have his swords or armor on yet. Kagome pulled the sheet up over her chest, somehow she did not feel very secure with just her sleeping robe and panties between them. Why was his scent already tickling her nose? And why did it make her stomach feel all funny? Under the sheet her other hand was secruing the robe.
"I was hoping you could stay here for some time with Rin while I am away."
Kagome blinked, that wasn't what she had been expecting him to talk about. "Why can't you take her with you?"
"Until my position is secured Rin may be in danger, and she would be a more obvious target if she were to come to my father's castle with me before the coronation."
Kagome nodded, why did his voice sound like he was trying to warn her as well? "Is that all you wanted to talk about?" She asked standing.
He kept his face neutral with some effort. "Well there is one other thing." He walked closer, she went to step back but her legs only hit the futon. He stopped less than two feet infront of her. "Don't worry, I will not hurt you." His fingers brushed against her brow, and ran up her forhead, pushing her bangs up. He smiled lightly before whispering affectionately, "Foolish girl, how can you give me a clue and expect me to figure it out when you always keep it covered?" She stared up at him, blinking her blue eyes. After a moment he could see the acceptance in her gaze. "I regret not being able to take you with me, but there is one thing I would like to take."
Kagome's face went red as she began to blush furiously, "ano.. and uhh what's that?"
His tail wrapped around her waist, pulling her the to close the short distance between them, pressing her body agaisnt his. One of his hands burried itself in her hair while the other hooked her chin, forcing her to look at him. He leaned down so their faces were inches apart. A smile graced his features, it was the most genuine and gentle expression she had ever seen on him. She blinked again while still blushing. He's.. .smiling, he's REALLY smiling. Is it because of... me? He leaned in closer, "May I?" His lips and breath brushed against her own sending an unfamilar yet pleasant chill down her spine. I can't believe he's so gentle... that he's asking for permission. She thought a moment longer. And I can't believe I want to give him that permission. She gave a very slight nod, barely perceptible had he been further away.
Much slower that she would have expected his lips touched hers, she gasped slightly her body tensing for a moment against his. It was slow and passionate, and so soft she never would have expected it from this youkai who she only used to think of as cruel. Somehow this kiss put out a fire deep inside her only to set another one ablaze. When her body relaxed and she began to kiss back he deepened it. She gasped when his tounge brushed her lips and she pulled back slightly blushing and smiling shyly. "What?" Sesshoumaru asked, amusement plain in his voice.
"Umm.. well you do know that.. umm..."
"What?"
"You're the only man I've ever kissed..." She said quickly her voice getting quiter as she spoke. Kagome looked back up at him timidly. "I'm not a bad kisser am I?"
"Not bad so far." He grinned wickedly, "Maybe all you need is a little more practice." Before she could give her protest or agreement his lips decended upon hers again. She tensed for only a second before relaxing, her arms coming to rest against his chest as she tried to meld herself into him further.
The hand that was not in her raven hair slid down then up her back, pulling her further into him. Her arms reached up onto his shoulders, as though to get them out of the way as she felt her feet lift off the ground, an easy effort for his arm and tail. Feeling his tounge slip out again Kagome hesitantly parted her lips, allowing his tounge to explore her mouth. She stifened slightly at first before relaxing into it. This feeling was so new to her and she wanted to savor every last bit of it.
Sesshoumaru was vaguely proud of himself that he was able to stay standing. His head was dizzy and his senses were comletely enveloped in the young woman in his arms. Her scent. Her taste. Her heart beating rapidly against his chest and in his ears. Her silky hair between his fingers. The dizzingly plesant aura that was her invading his own. If he didn't already know there was more to be had he would have sworn this was heaven.
"Kagome-chan are you-" The door slammed shut much faster and much louder from when it had opened. Kagome blushed again and pulled her lips away from his before giggling in embarrasment and burying her face against his neck. Sesshoumaru simply smirked and burried his face in her hair. Her laughter was like music. On the other side of the door stood a very shocked and very very confused Sango. I didn't just see what I thought I did. I didn't just see what I thought I did. I didn't just see Kagome and Sesshoumaru kissing.... did I? Oh kami I did didn't I?
Swallowing a lump and her throat Sango slowly opened the door and peeked in. Kagome, feet now on the floor, had her head burried in the youkai lord's chest. For a split second Sango mistook the shaking of her shoulders for crying before hearing the giggles. Sesshoumaru, his arms and tail still around the young miko posessively, simply glanced at the intruder with almost playful annoyance. "Don't you humans knock?"
Sango blinked once. Then twice before answering. "I did." Were he more like his brother Sesshoumaru would have blushed. But since he wasn't (thankfully) he simply looked at her with an 'oh-...-is-that-so?' expression, inwardly scolding himself for letting his guard down. Then seemingly shrugged it off.
Sango was growing somewhat uncomfortable in the silence before Kagome recovered from her fit of giggles. "Ano.. Sango-chan... I would uhh.. really appreciate it if you didn't tell Inu Yasha about this." She requested, her cheeks colored red.
"uhh... hai."
"Ahh Sango are you also here to see if Kagome-sama wanted to join us for breakfa-" Miroku cut himself off as he saw the sight before him. "Kagome-sama, does this mean you won't bare my child?"
Sesshoumaru bristled, Sango beat the monk over the head and Kagome laughed, "No Miroku, and you know very well that I never intended to." The young woman hoped that her answer and petting Sesshoumaru's tail (on the side her friends couldn't see of course) would keep him from responding too violently to their groups usual antics.While he seemed placated he apparently did not want to let her go, especially within the presence of the monk.
Kagome was about to ask the same of Miroku that he not tell when two more, shorter sets of eyes came to see what all the noise was about. "Ka..ka... Kagome!?" Was all the little kitsune could choke out.
Rin, on the other hand squealed happily and ran to embrace both Sesshoumaru and Kagome. "Does this mean Kagome-neechan is going to Rin's new mother!?" Kagome paled somewhat at the thought.
"Rin," Sesshoumaru began, "What did we talk about before?"
"Oh... will you me my new mother?"
"Very good."
Kagome laughed nervously, "well uh.. eheheh that remains to be seen."
"Kagome-chan!" Sango exclaimed, somewhat surprised that this was not an open and shut case.
Kagome turned, free from Sesshoumaru's embrace, though his tail was still around her waist. "I'll tell you about it later Sango-chan, just for right now no one tell Inu Yasha... I have to figure out what I'm going to say to him first."
Unfortunately for Kagome's plans, about two minutes ago Inu Yasha remembered he had to beat the crap out of his brother...
"Sesshoumaru!!"
Kagome smacked her forehead and groaned, "So much for THAT idea." She yelped slightly when Sesshoumaru's tail picked her off the ground and moved her behind him. Aparently Inu Yasha was in one of his ask-questions-later-if-they're-still-alive modes. However before the hanyou got to swing more than twice... "SIT!"
Surprisingly Inu Yasha did not jump right back up once he hit the floor. Instead he lay there a moment mumbling something about ungreatful wenches. He pushed his face up off the ground and glared menacingly at the girl in his brother's tail.
...In
...his
...brother's
...tail?
He decided to save that little bit for later debate. "What the hell was that for Kagome!?" She crossed her arms and raised an annoyed brow at the hanyou. "What!?"
'Because you should have learned by now not to go rushing into situations like that,' she was tempted to say, but decided against it as it would make her sound too much like Sesshoumaru. "Sesshoumaru-kun could you please put me down, I need to have a word with Inu Yasha.
Said hanyou tried very hard to restrain his growl. K-k-k-KUN!?!? In similar shock the others stared at her.
"Why don't I just tell him?" Sesshoumaru asked. "Getting it overwith quickly would be best." His voice remained as cool as ever, but Kagome read him a bit differently then the others did. He was almost saying 'Oh please let me tell him, I really wanna see his face!!'
"No."
Sesshoumaru put her down directly infront of himself, leaving only enough room between them for his tail to get out from between them. "Then why don't we show him?"
"Sesshoumaru I don't thi-mmph!" Everyone's eyes in the room bulged, well everyone other than Sesshoumaru. Kagome had to admit he was a damn good kisser, but infront of her friends? In front of Inu Yasha like this!? Her eyes narrowed and she pushed herself back blushing angrily. "Sesshoumaru no baka! You are SO mean!" She turned and looked at her freinds all of them staring numbly at her, though Sango not so much as she had walked in on them to begin with. Rin still seemed quite happy about the whole arrangement. Jaken, who had walked in sometime during the kiss was passed out on the floor twitching, eyes staring blankly and his mouth opening and closing like a fish.
"Ne... Inu Yasha-" Kagome started. The hanyou simply held up a hand for her to stop, turned around and walked out the door. Kagome almost went to call after him but decided against it. Instead she turned to Sesshoumaru crossing her arms over her chest. "Now look what you did."
"Me?"
"Yes you!"
He smirked, "Do not worry, I will take care of him."
Kagome turned to him suspiciously, "What do you mean by that?"
"Don't worry he will not be hurt. Besides you should get dressed."
Kagome looked down at her nemaki. "eep!" She immediately pulled it closed tighter about her as it had apparently become looser during the past few minutes. He gave her a slight grin before heading out the door, pushing the other's out before (though not actually physically) him to give her some privacy before closing the door.
***
Jaken stumbled numbly out to where Juutsuma, Makumba, Youtei and Umajin were overseeing the packing of things for that afternoon's trip. "Toad alert," Umajin muttered, the horse youkai standing by one of the carts, making sure the luggage was secure.
They looked up, expecting to see and here the litte green youkai yelling and throwing his weight around. Instead he simply stopped infront of them, his mouth opened and closed a few times before sound came out. "Sesshoumaru-sama... wench... kiss... human..." then he fell over, once again passed out on the floor.
The female hawk youkai, Youtei, Jumped off her perch on top of the cart landing beside Juutsuma. "Looks like Sesshoumaru-sama has chosen a woman."
Makumba brought a hand up, scratching along one of the tear track stripes on her face, "Yes, but the certain members of the council will not likely be happy about this."
"I don't think most of them will mind," Umajin said, "As long as she does not have a child anyway. Human life spans aren't so long that most would care to worry about it. A good deal of them don't consider the few decades of a human's life to be that long." He looked up to Juutsuma, the tiger youkai that was in charge when Sesshoumaru was not around. "Don't you think so?"
"As long as she doesn't have a hanyou..." Juutsuma mused, "But if he really takes her for a mate what are the chances of that happening?"
***
The two dog brothers were standing across from each other in the dojo. Sesshoumaru had decided to allow his brother to work out some of his frustrations before talking. Once again weapons lay off to the side and the hanyou charged first. Sesshoumaru easily dodged his brother's attacks. Fortunately for Inu Yasha he was feeling charitable enough not to punch back, though on occasion he did flip or throw his younger brother. "Now really Inu Yasha I don't see what you're so angry about."
"WHAT!?" The hanyou shouted, pairing the exclimation with several more violent slashes of his claws.
"Well it's not like you don't have someone else. I only helped you make up your mind."
"Well I never asked you too!"
"Really Inu Yasha I'm sure you noticed by now that the other girl fits you much better than Kagome does. She really is much more your type." Sesshoumaru grinned, dodging more attacks easily.
"And what the hell do you know about Kikyou anyway!?"
"Kikyou? I was talking about Hikaru."
"What?" Inu Yasha was obviously surprised giving Sesshoumaru an opening to through the hanyou across the room.
Sesshoumaru continued talking as if they were casually discussing the weather over tea. "Well you are both hanyou, that alone should make it obvious to you." He brushed some dust off the shoulder of his clothes. "That and you have been pestering her almost non stop since you arrived."
"Because she has a Shikon Shard!"
Sesshoumaru was very amused. "Ahh yes. Is that what you keep telling yourself? Not only that but you two have been constantly sparring as well. No you may not know this since you are a hanyou but to a good portion of youkai that is just as good as courting if not foreplay."
"F-f-f-foreplay!?" Sesshoumaru hid his amusement as Inu Yasha was gradually turning the color of his kimono.
"Yes, foreplay." He watched his younger brother for a moment, the hanyou was obviously taking time to digest this information. "You think about that Inu Yasha. I have other things to attend to before I leave."
Walking back to the main house Sesshoumaru could not help but grin at his brother's behavior and his own. Maybe Kagome was right. Maybe I DO care about the runt.
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Juutsuma and the others are the same ones from DotM in case you forgot
(hee hee quick guide:Juutsuma - Male tiger; Makumba- Female Cheetah; Youtei - Female Hawk; Umajin - Male Horse)
Oh yeah, just so you know I didn't forget about the ring, it will be brought up later. ^_~
*looks at the end of the chapter again* Oh crap, you guys are gonna beat me up again aren't you? *runs and hides*
I'm doing this for fun and for free
Just watch, sue me and die
(well ok, no not really)
Hika-chan: *limps in on cruches covered in bruises from her reviewers. But she is eating some Jelly Beans of DOOM(see reviews for details)* -coughcough- thanks guys -coughcough- Anyway yeah this is uhhh...*looks down* Chapter 7 yeah... There's actually some explination and mild Takahashi chaos in here (I don't think I'm that good at writing it though).
An Inu Yasha Fanfic by Hika-chan
Chapter 7: The Last to Know
Yuki sensed her brother's return to the castle, it had been about two hours since he left. She got up and took her time getting to his chambers, remembering that he had not taken time to change from his robe before rushing off in his full form. She got to his door just as it opened. Sesshoumaru looked at his sister with well masked surprise. She grinned, "Now Sess-chan you know there's no point in masking your feelings infront of me, so you might as well not even try."
"Why are you here?" He asked simply, not bothering to remove his stoic mask.
She held a hand up, gesturing inside his room, "May I?" He seriously debated it seeing as she did not appear to be in a serious mood. In the end he nodded and gave her room to walk in past him. "I was hoping we could discuss that woman in your dream." She watched his aura change at the topic, she grinned madly. "You know who it is don't you?" She half sang, more an accusation than a question. His aura shifted again in mild surprise.
"I only recently came to that conclusion, yes."
"Then who?" Of course I already know. She had seen the invisible link between them the second she saw Kagome at the entrance the day she arrived. He simply looked at her with indifferance, answering her with silence. "Now Sesshie really, you will tell me. Other wise I can make you life a living hell." she sang the end of the threat, letting him know it meant he would not have a moments peace. Yuki would almost literally be on his tail annoying him into eternity. "Not that I don't already know, infact that cute little thing is right under this very roof." She smiled wickedly as his face actually expressed some of his surprise.
"You what?" he asked flatly, as though he didn't believe it.
"I knew the day I met her, well technically it was before I met her, but it was the same day."
Sesshoumaru's eyes narrowed, "Then why didn't you say an-"
Yuki was one of the few beings alive that would dare cut him off. "Because dear brother, it was your place to figure it out, yours and hers. It was not something for me to involve myself with."
A smirk of amusement touched his lips, "You? Not sticking your nose into my business? Did the world end without my knowledge?"
She laughed, "Oh my nose was still in it, I just didn't interfere. There is a difference." She walked over towards the dresser before turning around. "Who is she? I can't tell you first."
"I believe it's Kagome."
"Oh you are SO smart Sess-chan! Though under normal circumstances I would have expected you to figure it out sooner."
"Really then enlighten me sister dear."
Yuki grinned and opened the case on the dagger, picking it up and tossing it to him. He caught it and looked up at her, brow raised. "Normally the powers of weapons do not escape your notice. Mother's dagger created the link between you two." He looked at her, as though silently asking her to continue. Her voice became more factual then, "Kagome was stabbed with the dagger, you tasted the blood from the wound. The dagger, in it's attempt to complete it's function cut you the next day, but since Kagome did not do the same, and taste the blood from that wound the link made was not completed as it normally would have been."
"What link?"
"It links you through dream-time, as I'm sure you have guessed. Under normal circumstances, you would have known who each other was the first time you dreamt of each other and it would have been a lucid dream for the two of you. But since it was incomplete so to speak you were not able to make out each other's identities."
He thought on this a moment, "But up until the night before she arrived she was surreal. Like she wasn't real."
"That must be because you were not dreaming at the same time. It is likely you started the dreaming out of synch. But you still had contact with her...'unconcious self' so to speak. This Kagome you could say is almost her true self. No hate, no fear. Anyway in an effort for the link to finish weaving together it simply put you two on the same level."
"Yuki," Sesshoumaru paused, carefully choosing the words for his next question. "Does this link affect moods or emotions of the two linked?"
Yuki put a hand to her mouth as though in though when she was really hiding her grin. "No, if two hated enemies were to be linked they would probably spend their dreams killing each other. Though at the most spending so much time with a person may give them a better understanding of each other.."
"Thank you Yuki." He allowed the smirk to pull on his lips again, "You may find yourself a viable member of the court yet."
She grinned openly, "I wouldn't want it any other way."
Leaving Yuki, Sesshoumaru made his way to Kagome's room where he silently made his way to her bedside and sat down beside her. Gently, as though to get final proof of who she was, he brushed some of her bangs away from her forehead, revealing the navy blue cresant. I don't feel this way for her because of the dreams. I'm... glad. The barest ghost of a smile decorated his face and he sat there, watching her sleep. Don't worry Kagome. If anyone dare take you I will save you. She rolled over and snuggled up against his waist, her arms wrapping around him. His smile grew a bit and he wrapped her in his tail. I will forever protect you, my dearest Blue Moon.
About an hour after sunrise (he decided to let her rest more) he reluctantly released himself from her grip, not wanting to frighten her when she awoke. A slight wimper escaped her lips as his warmth left her, casuing him to pause another moment before removing his tail. He silently went to the door and once he was in the hall again he knocked.
Something had felt really nice a second ago, maybe she was holding a pillow when it fell off the futon. Her face scrunched up when she heard the knock again. "uunnn... what?" she mumbled. She cracked open and eye and saw Sesshoumaru's head peeking in through the doorway. Somehow "peeking" didn't seem a word one could use for Sesshoumaru, but she was to tired to think of another word.
She seemed to wake up more quickly when he entered the room. He was wearing his usual outfit, but he didn't have his swords or armor on yet. Kagome pulled the sheet up over her chest, somehow she did not feel very secure with just her sleeping robe and panties between them. Why was his scent already tickling her nose? And why did it make her stomach feel all funny? Under the sheet her other hand was secruing the robe.
"I was hoping you could stay here for some time with Rin while I am away."
Kagome blinked, that wasn't what she had been expecting him to talk about. "Why can't you take her with you?"
"Until my position is secured Rin may be in danger, and she would be a more obvious target if she were to come to my father's castle with me before the coronation."
Kagome nodded, why did his voice sound like he was trying to warn her as well? "Is that all you wanted to talk about?" She asked standing.
He kept his face neutral with some effort. "Well there is one other thing." He walked closer, she went to step back but her legs only hit the futon. He stopped less than two feet infront of her. "Don't worry, I will not hurt you." His fingers brushed against her brow, and ran up her forhead, pushing her bangs up. He smiled lightly before whispering affectionately, "Foolish girl, how can you give me a clue and expect me to figure it out when you always keep it covered?" She stared up at him, blinking her blue eyes. After a moment he could see the acceptance in her gaze. "I regret not being able to take you with me, but there is one thing I would like to take."
Kagome's face went red as she began to blush furiously, "ano.. and uhh what's that?"
His tail wrapped around her waist, pulling her the to close the short distance between them, pressing her body agaisnt his. One of his hands burried itself in her hair while the other hooked her chin, forcing her to look at him. He leaned down so their faces were inches apart. A smile graced his features, it was the most genuine and gentle expression she had ever seen on him. She blinked again while still blushing. He's.. .smiling, he's REALLY smiling. Is it because of... me? He leaned in closer, "May I?" His lips and breath brushed against her own sending an unfamilar yet pleasant chill down her spine. I can't believe he's so gentle... that he's asking for permission. She thought a moment longer. And I can't believe I want to give him that permission. She gave a very slight nod, barely perceptible had he been further away.
Much slower that she would have expected his lips touched hers, she gasped slightly her body tensing for a moment against his. It was slow and passionate, and so soft she never would have expected it from this youkai who she only used to think of as cruel. Somehow this kiss put out a fire deep inside her only to set another one ablaze. When her body relaxed and she began to kiss back he deepened it. She gasped when his tounge brushed her lips and she pulled back slightly blushing and smiling shyly. "What?" Sesshoumaru asked, amusement plain in his voice.
"Umm.. well you do know that.. umm..."
"What?"
"You're the only man I've ever kissed..." She said quickly her voice getting quiter as she spoke. Kagome looked back up at him timidly. "I'm not a bad kisser am I?"
"Not bad so far." He grinned wickedly, "Maybe all you need is a little more practice." Before she could give her protest or agreement his lips decended upon hers again. She tensed for only a second before relaxing, her arms coming to rest against his chest as she tried to meld herself into him further.
The hand that was not in her raven hair slid down then up her back, pulling her further into him. Her arms reached up onto his shoulders, as though to get them out of the way as she felt her feet lift off the ground, an easy effort for his arm and tail. Feeling his tounge slip out again Kagome hesitantly parted her lips, allowing his tounge to explore her mouth. She stifened slightly at first before relaxing into it. This feeling was so new to her and she wanted to savor every last bit of it.
Sesshoumaru was vaguely proud of himself that he was able to stay standing. His head was dizzy and his senses were comletely enveloped in the young woman in his arms. Her scent. Her taste. Her heart beating rapidly against his chest and in his ears. Her silky hair between his fingers. The dizzingly plesant aura that was her invading his own. If he didn't already know there was more to be had he would have sworn this was heaven.
"Kagome-chan are you-" The door slammed shut much faster and much louder from when it had opened. Kagome blushed again and pulled her lips away from his before giggling in embarrasment and burying her face against his neck. Sesshoumaru simply smirked and burried his face in her hair. Her laughter was like music. On the other side of the door stood a very shocked and very very confused Sango. I didn't just see what I thought I did. I didn't just see what I thought I did. I didn't just see Kagome and Sesshoumaru kissing.... did I? Oh kami I did didn't I?
Swallowing a lump and her throat Sango slowly opened the door and peeked in. Kagome, feet now on the floor, had her head burried in the youkai lord's chest. For a split second Sango mistook the shaking of her shoulders for crying before hearing the giggles. Sesshoumaru, his arms and tail still around the young miko posessively, simply glanced at the intruder with almost playful annoyance. "Don't you humans knock?"
Sango blinked once. Then twice before answering. "I did." Were he more like his brother Sesshoumaru would have blushed. But since he wasn't (thankfully) he simply looked at her with an 'oh-...-is-that-so?' expression, inwardly scolding himself for letting his guard down. Then seemingly shrugged it off.
Sango was growing somewhat uncomfortable in the silence before Kagome recovered from her fit of giggles. "Ano.. Sango-chan... I would uhh.. really appreciate it if you didn't tell Inu Yasha about this." She requested, her cheeks colored red.
"uhh... hai."
"Ahh Sango are you also here to see if Kagome-sama wanted to join us for breakfa-" Miroku cut himself off as he saw the sight before him. "Kagome-sama, does this mean you won't bare my child?"
Sesshoumaru bristled, Sango beat the monk over the head and Kagome laughed, "No Miroku, and you know very well that I never intended to." The young woman hoped that her answer and petting Sesshoumaru's tail (on the side her friends couldn't see of course) would keep him from responding too violently to their groups usual antics.While he seemed placated he apparently did not want to let her go, especially within the presence of the monk.
Kagome was about to ask the same of Miroku that he not tell when two more, shorter sets of eyes came to see what all the noise was about. "Ka..ka... Kagome!?" Was all the little kitsune could choke out.
Rin, on the other hand squealed happily and ran to embrace both Sesshoumaru and Kagome. "Does this mean Kagome-neechan is going to Rin's new mother!?" Kagome paled somewhat at the thought.
"Rin," Sesshoumaru began, "What did we talk about before?"
"Oh... will you me my new mother?"
"Very good."
Kagome laughed nervously, "well uh.. eheheh that remains to be seen."
"Kagome-chan!" Sango exclaimed, somewhat surprised that this was not an open and shut case.
Kagome turned, free from Sesshoumaru's embrace, though his tail was still around her waist. "I'll tell you about it later Sango-chan, just for right now no one tell Inu Yasha... I have to figure out what I'm going to say to him first."
Unfortunately for Kagome's plans, about two minutes ago Inu Yasha remembered he had to beat the crap out of his brother...
"Sesshoumaru!!"
Kagome smacked her forehead and groaned, "So much for THAT idea." She yelped slightly when Sesshoumaru's tail picked her off the ground and moved her behind him. Aparently Inu Yasha was in one of his ask-questions-later-if-they're-still-alive modes. However before the hanyou got to swing more than twice... "SIT!"
Surprisingly Inu Yasha did not jump right back up once he hit the floor. Instead he lay there a moment mumbling something about ungreatful wenches. He pushed his face up off the ground and glared menacingly at the girl in his brother's tail.
...In
...his
...brother's
...tail?
He decided to save that little bit for later debate. "What the hell was that for Kagome!?" She crossed her arms and raised an annoyed brow at the hanyou. "What!?"
'Because you should have learned by now not to go rushing into situations like that,' she was tempted to say, but decided against it as it would make her sound too much like Sesshoumaru. "Sesshoumaru-kun could you please put me down, I need to have a word with Inu Yasha.
Said hanyou tried very hard to restrain his growl. K-k-k-KUN!?!? In similar shock the others stared at her.
"Why don't I just tell him?" Sesshoumaru asked. "Getting it overwith quickly would be best." His voice remained as cool as ever, but Kagome read him a bit differently then the others did. He was almost saying 'Oh please let me tell him, I really wanna see his face!!'
"No."
Sesshoumaru put her down directly infront of himself, leaving only enough room between them for his tail to get out from between them. "Then why don't we show him?"
"Sesshoumaru I don't thi-mmph!" Everyone's eyes in the room bulged, well everyone other than Sesshoumaru. Kagome had to admit he was a damn good kisser, but infront of her friends? In front of Inu Yasha like this!? Her eyes narrowed and she pushed herself back blushing angrily. "Sesshoumaru no baka! You are SO mean!" She turned and looked at her freinds all of them staring numbly at her, though Sango not so much as she had walked in on them to begin with. Rin still seemed quite happy about the whole arrangement. Jaken, who had walked in sometime during the kiss was passed out on the floor twitching, eyes staring blankly and his mouth opening and closing like a fish.
"Ne... Inu Yasha-" Kagome started. The hanyou simply held up a hand for her to stop, turned around and walked out the door. Kagome almost went to call after him but decided against it. Instead she turned to Sesshoumaru crossing her arms over her chest. "Now look what you did."
"Me?"
"Yes you!"
He smirked, "Do not worry, I will take care of him."
Kagome turned to him suspiciously, "What do you mean by that?"
"Don't worry he will not be hurt. Besides you should get dressed."
Kagome looked down at her nemaki. "eep!" She immediately pulled it closed tighter about her as it had apparently become looser during the past few minutes. He gave her a slight grin before heading out the door, pushing the other's out before (though not actually physically) him to give her some privacy before closing the door.
Jaken stumbled numbly out to where Juutsuma, Makumba, Youtei and Umajin were overseeing the packing of things for that afternoon's trip. "Toad alert," Umajin muttered, the horse youkai standing by one of the carts, making sure the luggage was secure.
They looked up, expecting to see and here the litte green youkai yelling and throwing his weight around. Instead he simply stopped infront of them, his mouth opened and closed a few times before sound came out. "Sesshoumaru-sama... wench... kiss... human..." then he fell over, once again passed out on the floor.
The female hawk youkai, Youtei, Jumped off her perch on top of the cart landing beside Juutsuma. "Looks like Sesshoumaru-sama has chosen a woman."
Makumba brought a hand up, scratching along one of the tear track stripes on her face, "Yes, but the certain members of the council will not likely be happy about this."
"I don't think most of them will mind," Umajin said, "As long as she does not have a child anyway. Human life spans aren't so long that most would care to worry about it. A good deal of them don't consider the few decades of a human's life to be that long." He looked up to Juutsuma, the tiger youkai that was in charge when Sesshoumaru was not around. "Don't you think so?"
"As long as she doesn't have a hanyou..." Juutsuma mused, "But if he really takes her for a mate what are the chances of that happening?"
The two dog brothers were standing across from each other in the dojo. Sesshoumaru had decided to allow his brother to work out some of his frustrations before talking. Once again weapons lay off to the side and the hanyou charged first. Sesshoumaru easily dodged his brother's attacks. Fortunately for Inu Yasha he was feeling charitable enough not to punch back, though on occasion he did flip or throw his younger brother. "Now really Inu Yasha I don't see what you're so angry about."
"WHAT!?" The hanyou shouted, pairing the exclimation with several more violent slashes of his claws.
"Well it's not like you don't have someone else. I only helped you make up your mind."
"Well I never asked you too!"
"Really Inu Yasha I'm sure you noticed by now that the other girl fits you much better than Kagome does. She really is much more your type." Sesshoumaru grinned, dodging more attacks easily.
"And what the hell do you know about Kikyou anyway!?"
"Kikyou? I was talking about Hikaru."
"What?" Inu Yasha was obviously surprised giving Sesshoumaru an opening to through the hanyou across the room.
Sesshoumaru continued talking as if they were casually discussing the weather over tea. "Well you are both hanyou, that alone should make it obvious to you." He brushed some dust off the shoulder of his clothes. "That and you have been pestering her almost non stop since you arrived."
"Because she has a Shikon Shard!"
Sesshoumaru was very amused. "Ahh yes. Is that what you keep telling yourself? Not only that but you two have been constantly sparring as well. No you may not know this since you are a hanyou but to a good portion of youkai that is just as good as courting if not foreplay."
"F-f-f-foreplay!?" Sesshoumaru hid his amusement as Inu Yasha was gradually turning the color of his kimono.
"Yes, foreplay." He watched his younger brother for a moment, the hanyou was obviously taking time to digest this information. "You think about that Inu Yasha. I have other things to attend to before I leave."
Walking back to the main house Sesshoumaru could not help but grin at his brother's behavior and his own. Maybe Kagome was right. Maybe I DO care about the runt.
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Juutsuma and the others are the same ones from DotM in case you forgot
(hee hee quick guide:Juutsuma - Male tiger; Makumba- Female Cheetah; Youtei - Female Hawk; Umajin - Male Horse)
Oh yeah, just so you know I didn't forget about the ring, it will be brought up later. ^_~
*looks at the end of the chapter again* Oh crap, you guys are gonna beat me up again aren't you? *runs and hides*