Animal Attractions

Chapter 8 – The Games We Play

Written by Rinsternalsoul

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"Damn Kagome, he's hot. If you ever decide you don't want him, give him my number will ya?" Bankotsu said as he grinned wickedly.

Kagome laughed and brushed him off. "I don't think Suikotsu swings that way Bank, but I'll make sure to pass your number along, if we ever go our separate ways." She dropped her purse and fell into her overstuffed couch. Kouga was perched on a barstool smirking at them both.

"Yeah, Kagome, I gotta admit that the good doctor is one fine piece of work. I wouldn't mind getting my claws into him." Kouga then ducked down, looking around with a little paranoia. "But don't mention that I said that around Jakotsu. You know how jealous he can be."

Kagome and Bankotsu laughed at their friend. "Don't worry. Jakotsu will never know. So how is Chaser doing Kouga?" Kagome asked, changing the subject. It was a little weird discussing the guy she was dating with her two gay friends.

Kouga sighed, "He's doing better, but I'll be glad when that doctor gets out of the hospital so that he can check him out himself. I don't trust Inuyasha. That piece of shit is too stupid to be a real vet."

Kagome laughed. "I assure you Kouga, that Inuyasha is a real vet, and he is very good at it too." She ignored the disdainful look from her friend and continued, "That reminds me. I need to ask a favor of you Kouga. I would like to do a story about you and Chaser. It would be a human-interest story about your ordeal with Chaser throughout his treatment and recovery. I hope to inform the dog breeding community of the disease and the effects that it can have, not only on the dog, but the owner. I talked to Doctor Yamada in the hospital and asked him if he would agree to several small interviews to discuss Chaser's progress, as well as the intricacies of the disease. He agreed, but not without giving me hell first."

"Is he really that bad?" Bankotsu asked curiously. He had heard about the arrogant Dr. Sesshomaru Yamada, but most of what he heard concerned his extraordinary physic.

Kagome growled and shook her head. "You have no idea. The man may be a genius in the field of Hypothyroidism, but he is a failure at dealing with humans. He's a real jerk. He acts like he's royalty or something. He is rude and arrogant, and no matter how gorgeous he is, I can't stand him."

"Gorgeous?" Chimed both Kouga and Bankotsu. The two friends looked at each other with barely veiled amusement and raised brows. Bankotsu turned and smirked at Kagome. "So the vet is gorgeous huh? Is he straight?"

Kagome rolled her eyes at the man-whore. "Kami, Bank, do you ever think of anything besides sex?"

Bankostu sat back on the pillow cushion and put both hands on his knees. He smiled broadly and shook his head. "Well, no, not really. Why, should I?"

Kagome just laughed and shook her head. Suddenly the phone rang and Kouga jumped up, snatching his flip phone from his belt. It was Jakotsu. He looked a little panicked for a moment and before he answered it he said, "Damn! I gotta go. You coming Bank?"

Bankotsu stood up and waved to the door. Both of them said a quick good-bye to Kagome and let themselves out of the door. Kagome could hear Kouga on the phone, making excuses for taking so long to get back to his lover. She giggled and went to the door, locking the dead bolt behind them.

He woke up covered in sweat. In his hand was his rapidly deflating erection, and over his chest and stomach were globs of his creamy white seed. The sheets were ripped to shreds, and after looking around his room he realized that it was in shambles.

It happened again.

He fell back to his torn pillow and sighed heavily. This had only happened to him once before, and just like last time, he had been dreaming of Kagome.

He awoke with a start and sat straight up in the hospital bed. He was panting like a common beast, and sporting an erection that was as hard as a brick. Damn her. He fell back to the pillow behind his head and growled angrily. He was covered in sweat making his long pale hair stick to his skin. Sesshomaru felt sticky, horny, and he needed a shower. He reached down and grasped his swollen manhood, stretching it in an attempt to become more comfortable. It still ached and throbbed and he feared that he would have to pleasure himself to be rid of it.

He pulled up and swung his legs over to stand up. He would go ahead and get a shower before the nurses came in to do his daily blood-work. He walked into the bathroom and started the shower. His stiff member bounced with each step that he took. It was nice to have it back, really. After his illness set in, he experienced some problems with erectile dysfunction. Though he would never admit it, it had worried him greatly. The knowledge that he still had some spunk left in him, set him in a pretty light mood.

A knock at his door went un-notice as the water cascaded from the showerhead, drowning out all other noise. He looked down and realized that he had forgotten to grab a fresh gown. Sesshomaru turned and stepped out of the bathroom and over to the dresser where the spare gowns were kept.

Kagome gasped. He obviously didn't see her, but oh wow could she see him. His back was to her and the open back of his gown gave her a prime view of his rear assets. His butt was firm, muscular, and nicely rounded. His back bristled with lean muscle and his thighs were taught and thick. She felt a flush cover her face, and was unsure of what to do. Should she say something, thus alerting him to her presence and the fact that he was mooning her? Or should she dip to the side and keep quite, hoping that he wouldn't notice her, saving them both the embarrassment of the situation?

Her decision was made for her when Sesshomaru Yamada turned around. His unusual golden eyes opened wide for a moment, as soon as he discovered that he had an audience. Automatically they shot down, instinctively checking the state of that pesky erection. 'Damn, it's still there.'

It was her. The damn bitch that gave him this hard-on. Well, inadvertently, but it was definitely there because of her.

Now he had a problem on top of a problem.

Kagome followed his eyes as they jerked from her to his crotch. She very much wished that she had stopped the unconscious reaction of her eyes, because what she saw there turned her from the shade of pink bubble gum to the shade of a dark red plum. 'Oh KAMI! He... he... Oh God. It's huge... and it's hard.' His erection was pushing against the thin cotton of the hospital gown and leaving little to the imagination.

Sesshomaru processed this moment of humiliation and decided that he had two options at this point. He could lash out at her for being so rude as to enter his room unannounced, or he could use this to tease her mercilessly. The later sounded like much more fun.

"My dear Kagome... with your mouth hanging open as such, one would think that you were offering your services to assist me with this problem." He smirked at the look of utterly horrified shock that washed over her face. Yes. He chose well. This was much more entertaining than yelling at her.

Kagome stumbled backwards a step and tried to say something, however, it all came out as undecipherable dribble. What was he saying!

This was proving to be more entertainment than he had experienced since arriving in this hell hole. He stepped toward her, wondering if she would lash out or run. She did neither, seemingly frozen to the spot. Her eyes held fast to his own, but slipped, as if unbidden, to the bulge of his gown covering his thick, heavy manhood.

"I... uh... um... sorry," Kagome stuttered.

Sesshomaru smirked mischievously. "No need to apologize my dear, but you must know that your presence here is only making this worse." He reached down to sensually rub over the hard swell. His voice had dropped an octave and sounded like the purr of a big cat.

Kagome stepped back again, with all intentions of bolting out the door. Unfortunately, a swift knock at the door announced the entrance of Doctor Suikotsu Nakamaru. Kagome's eyes were wide and her heart was beating wildly in her chest. She looked like a cornered animal surrounded by dangerous predators.

Suikotsu quickly realized that he had walked in on something terrible. Kagome looked ready to faint away and Sesshomaru Yamada looked happier than he had ever seen him, which was a little frightening. He surveyed the situation, and noticed that Sesshomaru seemed to be inflicted with a very noticeable erection. He snatched his eyes from the bulge and to Kagome. Her soft mouth was gasping like a fish out of water. He had to do something to break the tension. "Kagome, what a pleasant surprise." He looked over to Sesshomaru who was regarding him curiously, waiting to see what he would say. He looked back to Kagome and pulled her to him for a quick chaste kiss. He released her and noticed that her color was beginning to get a little better and the shock was dissolving from her eyes. She shook her head, as if shaking off a sleepy haze and smiled at Suikotsu.

"Ohayou Suikotsu-kun. I was just..." Kagome spared a quick glance to Sesshomaru, finding him regarding her with narrowed eyes, "...leaving." Kagome wasted no time in scurrying out the door. The questions that she had could wait, and she was already dreading her next encounter with the frustrating veterinarian.

Suikotsu watched her retreating form until it was gone completely from his sight. He turned back to Sesshomaru and found the man glaring at him with hidden threats of violence. He was beginning to wonder if dating Kagome could be non-advantageous to his health.

"You kissed her." It was more an accusation than a statement. Seeing that was not at all what Sesshomaru was expecting. Not only had the doctor ruined his game, but he kissed the woman right in front of him. Sesshomaru looked down, realizing that the kiss had taken care of his inflated problem. His erection was sinking fast.

Suikotsu smiled brightly at his patient. It would appear that Yamada was not pleased with his kiss. 'So it is true? I have some competition from Yamada for the heart of the fair Kagome.' Suikotsu resigned himself to be on guard and give Kagome no reason to run to Sesshomaru Yamada for companionship. She deserved better than that guy.

On that note, he glanced down to Sesshomaru's deflating package. "By the Gods man, put that thing away. No wonder she ran out of here in fear."

"He what!" Sango asked incredulously.

Kagome shook her head. "I know. It was so embarrassing! Then to make matters worse, he teased me about it!"

Sango sat back with wide shocked eyes. "He... teased you about it? Oh my God. Dr. Yamada? Are we talking about the same Dr. Sesshomaru Yamada?"

Kagome put her head in her hands and whimpered. "Yes, Sango. The same."

Sango broke out into a fit of uncontrollable giggles! This was just too rich! Mr. Stoic arrogance actually got caught with his pants down! By Kagome no less!

"Stop it Sango! It wasn't funny!" Kagome chastised. "You haven't heard the worst part!"

Sango clamped her mouth shut and leaned over with open ears and wide eyes, "You mean there's more!"

Kagome sighed. "Oh yes, there is more. Just as Doctor Yamada was taking ominous steps toward me, with that smirk on his stuck up face, Dr. Suikotsu walks in! It was so obvious what was going on. I mean, Sesshomaru had this gigantic tent in his pants and I looked like a cherry because I was so red from embarrassment. Thankfully Suikotsu saved me by not mentioning it, gave me a quick kiss, and then I said that I had to leave."

Sango fell back into her seat and giggled some more. "Oh... ha ha ha... snicker ... I'm sorry Kagome. I know it must have been... ha ha... horrible for you. Ha ha... So tell me, you said 'gigantic tent'? HA HA!"

Kagome growled at her best friend and stood up. "Oh I don't know why I came to you in the first place!" She grumbled and turned to leave the office. Sango reached out and grabbed her arm, stopping her from her retreat.

Sango cleared her throat and regained her composure. "Aw, come on Kagome, I'm really sorry. I didn't mean to make light of it." Kagome nodded and smiled, then the smile grew a little before she said, "He he, well, it is kind of funny now. " Kagome sat back down on the stool and turned to Sango. "How am I ever going to face Dr. Yamada again? I have to face him in order to do the story!

Sango patted her distraught friend on the back. "There, there, Kagome. It will be alright. At least he didn't yell at you. Take some advice from me. If he was teasing you, then that means he wasn't really angry. Believe me, when Dr. Sess is angry, you will know it. So the next time you see him, if he tries to tease you some more, give it back to him. Tease him back. Trust me, he will not be expecting that."

Kagome looked at her with a little hope in her eyes. Maybe Sango was right? Maybe she should just give him a dose of his own medicine? She sat up, looking a little less gloomy than before. "Fine. That's exactly what I'll do. If he wants to play dirty, then I can play dirty too."

Sango smiled, "That's my girl. Now get out of here, I have work to do." Kagome laughed and stood up to leave.

"I thought that I heard the laughter of beautiful women."

Both women turned to find a very handsome houshi grinning at them from the doorway. "Ohayou Miroku," they chimed. Kagome quickly said her good-byes, leaving Sango to deal with her boyfriend... that wasn't a boyfriend. Such a strange relationship between those two.

On the way out she passed Inuyasha. "Hey Kagome! What are you doing here so early? Your dog's are okay, right?" Kagome smiled to the more pleasant of the two Yamada brothers. "Ohayou Inuyasha. No, the dogs are fine. I just dropped by to speak to Sango."

Inuyasha grinned, "So, have you seen my brother lately?"

Kagome went completely white. He was smiling like he knew something. Had Sesshomaru told him! Oh Kami, it just couldn't be true! "Why! What did he tell you!" Kagome snapped.

Inuyasha took a step back and held up his hands in defense. "Nothing! I swear! I was just wondering if he mentioned when he was coming back to work. I'm getting tired of pulling his load here." He watched as Kagome visibly relaxed and the color came back to her face. Something weird was going on here. Something between Kagome and Sesshomaru. Huh? No. That can't be it. Sesshomaru is way too high and mighty to like Kagome, and she's way too nice to be interested in him. He shook his head, staving off the laugh so that he didn't get hit over the head.

"Sorry Inuyasha. I've just had a bad morning. I'm going home to do some work. I'll see you later. Tell Kikyo that I said 'Konnichiwa'." Kagome smiled with a little wave and headed to the front entrance. Maybe she should go back to bed and start over again?

Kagome parked her car and crawled out. She stepped up to her door and found a small brown package sitting there. It was addressed to her, but didn't appear to have been delivered by the mail service. Curiously she leaned down and picked it up. As she made to stand up a voice behind her scared her into a jump. "Eek!"

"My goodness Kagome, calm down. What in the world has you so spooked?"

Kagome glared at Jakotsu for a second then relaxed. "Nothing. I've just had a really tense morning. Sorry."

Jakotsu grinned at her and shifted his white snake on his shoulder. "Kouga is around back training the Shepherd pup." Kagome nodded and slipped her key in the locks, opening the door. "Good. Want to come in for awhile?" Jakotsu nodded and said, "Of course I would. Do you have any more of that delicious tea that you served me last week?" Kagome giggled and shut the door behind her. "Of course I do. Have a seat and I'll brew some up for us. I could use something to calm my nerves and that would hit the spot."

Kagome handed Jakotsu his tea and sat down next to him on the couch, careful to sit far enough away that the snake couldn't touch her. After finishing her tea, Kagome picked up the package that she left on the coffee table. She turned it over curiously, finding nothing written on the package, not even her name.

"What ya got there?" Jakotsu asked. Kagome shrugged her shoulders. "I'm not sure. It was outside the door when I got home." Jakotsu scooted away from her in mock fright. "Could be a bomb or something!"

Kagome scoffed at Jakotsu's over-reaction. "Don't be silly Jakotsu, who would want to send me a bomb? I'm not that important you know." Jakotsu laughed and tapped her shoulder playfully, "Well, you know Kagome, you do have some odd admirers hanging around." Kagome sighed. "So true, but I really don't think Houjo is anything to worry about."

"This is stupid. I'm just going to open it and find out. It's probably some sales pitch thing or something," Kagome said as she ripped into the box. Jakotsu watched anxiously, hoping it was nothing, and also hoping it was something. Things could be so boring around here at times.

Inside Kagome found a beautifully carved box made of cherry wood. It was small enough to fit into the palm of her hand. She opened it and found it full of withering and abused rose petals. She sat back with a strange look on her face. Jakotsu was confused as well. "What is this supposed to mean? Do you know who would have sent this, Kagome?"

She was thinking, and unfortunately only came up with one person. "Houjo." She thought back to their recent outing, and the beautiful roses that he had given her. Kagome reached into the roses to run her fingers over the soft fragrant petals. "Ouch!" She yipped, as she pulled her finger from the box. A single rose thorn was embedded firmly in the tip of her bleeding finger. Jakotsu reached up and plucked it free. She yelped again, then ran to the faucet.

Jakotsu handed her a paper napkin and her first aid kit. Kagome promptly placed a Band-Aid over it and put away the supplies. Jakotsu had a frown on his painted face. "Kagome, do you think he did that on purpose?" Kagome laughed uneasily. "I... don't think so." She didn't sound very convincing, even to herself.

The following day Kagome got up, fed her dogs and took a shower. She went to her room and picked out a nice, form fitting, yellow dress. It fell to just above the knees, showing off her shapely legs, and it had a little ribbon that tied around her waist in the back. The neckline dipped a little, showing the very top of her cleavage, and it had thin straps that went over the shoulders. She strapped on a pair of cream heels and pulled her wavy hair up into a nest atop her head. She pulled a few strands loose near her face and applied a light coat of makeup. After grabbing her matching purse and notepad, she headed to the door.

She was going to talk to Sesshomaru Yamada today, and wanted to look nice. It would make her less of a target for his taunts. At least, that's what she told herself. At the hospital she took in a deep breath and called upon her courage. She would do this, and she would not let him scare her away. Besides, she wasn't the one caught with a hard-on, he was.

Sesshomaru was lying in bed staring out the window when a knock sounded at the door. He didn't bother turning his head, and called out, "Enter." He expected one of the insufferable nurses to come in and make his life more miserable than it already was, but when he wasn't accosted by needles and blood pressure cuffs, he turned to see who had entered his room. Standing there was no nurse, but one Kagome Higurashi, looking every bit as fresh as a spring morning.

"Greetings Higurashi," Sesshomaru drawled with a smirk. "Did the sight here yesterday lure you back today?"

Kagome jerked inwardly. She had hoped that he would be a professional about this, but it looked like that wasn't going to happen. She recalled Sango's advice and decided that two could play this game. "Actually, there wasn't much of a lure. I am simply here to begin our interview."

Sesshomaru's golden eyes narrowed a bit as he regarded the girl. Had she been implying that he wasn't well endowed? Nonsense, and he wasn't going to let it slide. "You think that this Sesshomaru does not have much to offer? I beg to differ, dear Kagome, and would be more than happy to prove it to you. Of course, I should require a bit of assistance on your part."

Try as she might, there was no way that she could avoid the blush that raced over her face. How dare this jerk! She thought about leaving, then she thought about staying, then, completely unbidden, she thought about kissing him. That shook her visibly, and she took a step back towards the door.

She looked like a mouse being stalked by a cat. His smirk grew. He just loved teasing this woman. It simply brightened his day. He wondered what she would do now? Would she run, or face him? What if she took him up on his offer? His heart picked up its pace at that thought. Should he let her? Did he want her to touch him in such a way? His eyes roamed down her curvy body, and he enjoyed the full swell of her bosom. Downward he traced, to the small indented waist above fine womanly hips. His smirk turned into an immoral smile and he noticed that his problem from yesterday was beginning to return.

He was staring at her openly! Looking at her body like he could devour her. This was no good. She could not get any work done like this. Already her heart was beating a frantic pace in her chest, and she felt weak in the knees. Why did her body react to this hateful, arrogant man in such a way! She narrowed her blue eyes and stepped forward, closer to him. Delighting in the way his eyebrow rose in surprise. He expected her to run. Well, she never ran from a fight, and he would soon find that out.

"My heaven's Doctor Yamada, has this hospital stay been so detrimental to your sex life? Are you so deprived that you would require the favors of a woman that you don't even like?" Kagome smiled seductively, trying very hard to hide her inner turmoil. He said nothing, but squirmed a little. She noticed a rise in the sheets covering his lower half. He was more effected by her than he let on.

His breathing was coming deeper and faster as she approached his bedside. He cursed himself for falling so easily to her womanly wiles, but the question of what she was going to do, kept racing back into his mind. Was she going to take him up on his offer? Did he want her too? "Wench, I do realize that the sight of this Sesshomaru is enough to cloud your mind with desire, but do attempt to control your lusts."

When she reached his side, Kagome smiled and held out her delicate hand, lightly tracing the smooth skin of his cheek. He flinched slightly from the contact, but made no move to push her away. Kagome then whispered in her sexiest voice, "I am not the one proving my lust..." She pointedly looked down to his rapidly swelling manhood, "...you are." She then smirked and turned to leave. She stopped at the door and called out over her shoulder, "I would like to conduct a professional interview with you Doctor, and as it appears that you are incapable of doing so in your current state, I will wait until a more appropriate time and place."

"Yes, do see to it," Sesshomaru snapped just before she shut the door behind her. Oh the gal of that woman! How dare she turn his own game around on him like that! It was infuriating. She was infuriating!

He watched as she walked from the hospital room and headed angrily for the door. She looked so beautiful storming through the hallway with her long raven hair billowing out behind her. Her curves were perfect and made for his hands. All that he could think about was burying himself deep inside of her tight hot core.

As he stood there, watching the retreat of her firm bouncing ass, a debased smile spread over his handsome face.

Soon, Kagome would be his.

A/N: I hope you all enjoyed this chapter! Next update will be written by ShadyMinion