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A New Beginning
Okay here is the next chapter of Learning to Live. I hope you enjoy it. This chapter is dedicated to Silver Sliver. Thank you for reviewing. Your review helped me get motivated to finish this chapter. To whoever reads this chapter, there is a small, tiny, little
surprise for you. Here's a hint: there is a reason this story is rated M. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.
Enjoy,
Lady Morganna
The light began to swirl in a kaleidoscope of colors behind her eyes. The dominant color was bright yellow and seemed to beckon her into beginning her new day. She wanted to push her head under her blanket and never get up, but someone had a different idea. Her shoulder was grasped in a cool hand and shaken gently to rouse her from dreamland. Peeking open one shimmering chocolate eye, she glared up into perfectly golden orbs staring at her with coolness.
"Come" somehow he managed to tick her off before she even left her blanket in the morning. Really who did he think he was ordering her around with that superior tone of voice so damn early in the morning? He turned and looked at her with an uninterested golden stare. Sighing she pulled herself from her blanket and followed him deeper into the forest. He brought her to a small clearing. Mitsuko raised one eyebrow and looked at the taciturn youkai wondering what he was doing. Had he brought her here to kill her?
In the next instant she believed he had, because he pulled a small delicate sword from his obi. He was moving towards her the sword tip was pointed at the ground; however, Mitsuko began to wonder if she had pushed her luck yesterday by attacking him. Sesshomaru came to stop directly in front of her. He raised the sword and held the blade in his hand. Mitsuko's eyes widened until they filled her face. He was handing the sword to her. Placing her pale hand around the hilt Mitsuko took the sword from him and very nearly dropped it right onto her foot. If Sesshomaru had not wrapped his hand around hers on the hilt she would have lost a toe!
"It is much lighter than a sword normally is; however, it is still very heavy. You will train with this sword for an hour every day and an hour every night. Once we reach my castle you will train three times a day for an hour each. You will become proficient with the sword." He said all of this without releasing her hand.
"You will begin your practice by holding the sword above your head for one hour straight. If the blade falls your hour begins again. You must be able to lift the sword to use the sword."
Watching Sesshomaru move to sit beneath a tree, one word came to Mitsuko's mind, "WHY?" She instantly regretted saying anything. Here was her chance to learn to defend herself properly and she was throwing it away by annoying the most dangerous youkai she had ever met.
"I will train you because you will be Rin's human mother and she needs a mother who can protect her. You showed ability and an innate desire to live that is the best place to start when training yourself. Now you must begin your physical training. Come begin." She knew instantly this was not going to be easy he would expect perfection and she would do anything to learn to fight and protect herself. Swallowing she lifted the sword above her head and prepared her body to take the physical beating it was going to get.
Three hours passed and still the taiyoukai reclined under his tree watching the human fight her body. Sweat ran down her cheeks and dripped upon her heaving breasts. The heavy outer kimono had been discarded and only her thin inner kimono was left. The thin kimono clung to her curves and looked highly uncomfortable. She had pushed her lengthening hair back from her face and it now hung in sweat drenched tendrils around her flushed face. She held the sword above her head with trembling arms. She just wanted to lay the sword down and rest. She knew though if she laid the sword down Sesshomaru would not go on with her training until she did hold the sword above her head for an hour, so she pushed herself forward.
Sesshomaru pulled himself up and walked towards the girl. He removed the sword from her numb fingers gently. Mitsuko began to lower her arms but sucked in a harsh breathe of air as the blood began to rush down to her fingers. She stopped lowering her arms and merely stood there rooted to the spot. Sesshomaru slipped the sword into his obi and raised his cool hands to Mitsuko's arms and began to rub them to help the blood begin to flow back into them. Soon she was able to lower her arms; she began to trudge back to camp behind the taiyoukai.
Rin had finally played Jaken to his death. He was lying in the grass doing his best at playing dead so the little girl would leave him alone for a short period of time. He really was tired. He could sense Sesshomaru and the human coming back from the forest. He jumped to his feet and ran to bow at his lords' feet.
"We will leave now Jaken." Jaken jumped to his feet and ran towards the two headed dragon preparing him for the journey. Mitsuko merely looked at Sesshomaru with disbelief. He was going to make her walk after making her hold a sword above her head for the entire morning. Well she would just have to prove to him she was strong and could take the physical training. She fell into line behind the dragon and soon decided to walk beside the great beast. His smell was getting worse. She now understood why Sesshomaru walked at the head of the group and everyone else walked behind him. Well okay there were two reasons he did not want to smell the dragon and he wanted everyone to know he was the boss.
They walked until the sun began to set in the West and throw a blanket of blazing red over the land. Mitsuko's leg muscles were pulsing and her eyes were drooping. She could barely support her own weight anymore. All she wanted to do was slip into the oblivion of sleep. Sesshomaru turned when he heard a soft thump behind him. He once again saw Mitsuko in a pile of silk on the ground. She was exhausted and could go no further. Rin was sleepily sitting on the great dragon and looked at him with heavy lidded eyes.
"Jaken we will set up camp here there is a hot spring nearby. Prepare Rin's meal and put her to bed. I will take the human to the spring." Kneeling down Sesshomaru picked Mitsuko up and cradled her against his chest. He walked regally into the darkening forest and walked towards a small patch of grass. Laying the human down, Sesshomaru lifted her kimono above her knees. He ran his hands up her legs and felt every twitch of her overexerted muscles. She needed to relax her muscles or she would spend the entire night writhing in agony. The best way to get her muscles to relax was to set her into the spring; however, the girl showed no sign of waking even when Sesshomaru shook her gently. Sighing the taiyoukai accepted his fate. Glancing down at Mitsuko, Sesshomaru thought he would enjoy this slightly more than he thought.
Kneeling next to the girl, Sesshomaru loosened the bow of her obi. He slipped the slick silk of her outer kimono off her shoulders. Pulling her arms through the silken sleeves, he left her in nothing but her thin inner kimono. That would have to be discarded to. He carefully unwrapped the kimono from her body and pulled her arms from the sleeves. Glancing down at the girl, Sesshomaru smirked no he would defiantly enjoy this experience. Her skin had a slight golden color to it. She had obviously bathed outdoors before.
Leaving the girl on the ground Sesshomaru discarded his own clothes in a pristine white heap on the grass. Leaning down, Sesshomaru lifted the girl against his bare chest. He stepped into the warm water and sank into the warmth. Sesshomaru leaned his back against the edge of the hot spring and sat the girl in front of him on his lap. He wrapped an arm around her waist securely and leaned her head back to rest on his shoulder. Sesshomaru allowed the warmth of the water to seep into his body, closing his eyes and he settled back to relax.
The next half hour the youkai spent in a deep meditation. His meditation was interrupted by an unexpected reaction to the girl. She was beginning to wake and was squirming in his lap. A rush of blood to his loins soon had the taiyoukai growling low in his throat. Mitsuko was caught in the most wonderful dream. She was wrapped up in the safest warmest arms and she had never felt more precious, her dream became a reality when her eyes snapped open at the sudden growling behind her. She raised her head and turned slightly to see Sesshomaru behind her. She gasped and went too slid away from him only to discover she was tied to him by his steel band arms. Looking into his eyes, she realized his golden orbs were bleeding red. Instant fear flooded her and made her heart beat like a wild bird in the cage of her chest. Sesshomaru smelled her fear and heard her heart rate pick up and his eyes bleed even more red as he became more and more aroused by the little human in his lap.
"Sesshomaru let me go. You don't want to do this. Let me go." Mitsuko tried to pull herself from his arms but only succeeded in slipping down his chest.
Sesshomaru could smell her need to run away and decided to play with the female a little. He released her and allowed her to rush to the other side of the hot spring. Mitsuko instantly began to climb from the spring. Sesshomaru merely smirked at her.
"Are you really going to climb out of here naked in front of me?" Mitsuko slammed into the water and created a small tidal wave. Turning toward the taiyoukai, Mitsuko's eyes rounded and began to search quickly for her clothes. She would put them on in the water and then run as far away from him as fast as she could. She glanced toward him and nearly had a heart attack right then. He was absolute perfection, a god even among youkais. He was leaning against the side of the hot spring one leg drawn up the water lapping at his stomach. He rested one arm on his upraised knee. His silver hair floated around him in the water and seemed to be reaching toward her to pull her back to him. Small droplets of water ran in rivulets down his hard muscled packed chest. She watched on small drop of water run all the way from his shoulder, down over his sculpted pectoral muscles, down the muscled plane of his stomach and into the beginning of a silver dusting of hair. Mitsuko licked her dry lips and began to frantically search for a way to escape the youkai. He knew how to display his body to show its perfection and she was beginning to have difficulty breathing. He looked like a great reclining predator waiting for its prey to make its choice between flight or fight. He was sure she would try to run until she was cornered and then she would turn and fight. When she turned to fight, that was when the youkai in him would cry for its release. The inu in him wanted her to fight, wanted a strong willed female to stand up against him and defy him. It did not want a female to simper and fall at his feet and give in so easy. The youkai in him knew she would give him the fight he desired. All he had to do was wait for her to make her move.
Mitsuko trained her eyes on him once again and saw the predatory gleam in them. She had to go now she didn't care if he saw her naked or not. Turning around quickly, Mitsuko lifted herself out of the hot spring and started to run into the forest. She ran until her lungs were about to burst form the loss of oxygen but she never escaped him. He was always right behind her, breathing on her neck. He would speed up and then slow down like she was the mouse and he was cat. She knew eventually she would be caught and then she would relieve a horrible experience except this time it would be worse. Suddenly she was caught around the waste and tossed gently to the ground. Before she even touched the ground, Sesshomaru was above her. Looking up at him, all Mitsuko could see were his once golden eyes bleed completely red.
She began to cry she could not fight him off and she would not be able to ignore whatever he did to her body. Sesshomaru smelled the salt of her tears and felt her chest slamming into his chest with every breath she took. The inu in him was not going to give up on having the female; however, it was distressed at the girls fear. The first thing the inu would have to do was to calm the girl. He would not harm her; he merely wanted to be with the female in the closest way possible. Sesshomaru nuzzled his nose into Mitsukos hair and took in her clean fresh scent. Sesshomaru stroked long cool fingers from the tip of her chin to the base of her throat where her pulse beat erratically just beneath her skin. He continued to stroke her neck until her breathing calmed down and she was no longer crying. He began to place small kisses along her jaw trailing to her lips. Once he reached her lips, he places a cool light kiss upon her warm lips. Sniffing lightly, Mitsuko began to respond to the taiyoukai's kiss. She was hesitant and unsure of herself. Sesshomaru's inu growled for release. The female was going to drive him insane. She was so innocent and the inu loved the innocent response she was giving him. He began to stroke his hand from the flare of her hip to the curve of her breast. Mitsuko drew in a quick breathe and began to writhe beneath him.
Sesshomaru growled low in his throat at her movements. He could not wait much longer the female would have to understand his need.
"Mitsuko. This must be quick. It may hurt slightly. Do not become afraid." At his words, Mitsuko's eyes began to tear up. It would not hurt for her, her innocence was lost to a brute in a rain soaked field instead of to this shining Adonis above her who had been gentle with her.
"Do not cry Mitsuko. I know you are no longer innocent. However, it will still hurt. I am youkai. You must tell me if it becomes too painful." Mitsuko merely looked at him in confusion.
As soon as Sesshomaru slipped inside of her, she instantly understood what he had been trying to tell her. It felt as if he were going to tear her in two. She began to push from under him with her legs to escape the pain. Sesshomaru grabbed her hips and would not release her. He knew she was in pain; however, it would pass. As she realized Sesshomaru was not going to release her she dug her nails into his shoulders and drew blood from his pale skin. As he continued to couple with the female, he drew her head up to his chest. Mitsuko needed a way to release the pain she was experiencing. She shoved up against Sesshomaru's neck. Sesshomaru drew in a quick breathe as small teeth broke the skin on his neck. Blood trickled from the wound and dripped down Mitsuko's chin. Sesshomaru's inu roared, screaming for the female to receive the same mark. Leaning into her neck, Sesshomaru sank perfect fangs into her neck, until her blood trickled down his chin. Mitsuko writhed beneath him in pain. His inu relaxed and began to purr deep within his chest. The female was safe, she was marked, and no male would dare to attempt to take her from him. Sesshomaru watched as Mitsuko slipped into a peaceful sleep beneath him. Nuzzling her hair, Sesshomaru lifted his mate in his arms.
Walking back to the spring, Sesshomaru glanced down at her and knew she did not know what she was doing when she bit him. However, what was done could not be undone. He, Sesshomaru Lord of the Western Lands, now had a human mate. A human mate who would scream so loud, when she found out she was bound to the taiyoukai for eternity, she would make his ears bleed. Sesshomaru's elfish ears flattened against his skull with just the thought of his mate's voice raised shrilly at him. Perhaps it would be best not to say anything to her just yet. He would keep it from her. She was human and would not notice his scent laced with hers, so he could keep it from her.
After redressing himself and his mate, Sesshomaru walked back to camp. He placed her gently under her blanket next to Rin. Looking down on them, Sesshomaru's heart filled with a sense of pride these were his girls.
Sesshomaru sat beneath a tree and glanced to the stars. The day had not ended in an expected way. He now had a human mate as well as a human daughter.