Last time:

Sesshoumaru nodded. "This is Rin, my daughter. I suggest you get well aquainted with her, Kagome, she'll be in your life til the day she dies if we mate." Sesshoumaru said and Shippo crawled off the bed, tumbling a bit on the ground before going and poking Rin.

"She's human like Kagome!" Shippo said and Sesshoumaru nodded.

Kagome smiled. "She's adopted, Shippo."

"A-dope-ted?" Shippo asks, cocking his head slightly.

"She's not his actual child, but he loves her like one. Like I love you!" Kagome exclaims and hugs both Shippo and Rin.

"Ri-Rin is hungry..." Rin murmurs, slightly louder than normal, looking up at Sesshoumaru. Sesshoumaru's eyebrow raised in question at her sudden rise in volume, but didn't question it. After all, that was a good thing.

"Lunch will be served shortly, Rin. Show Shippo and Kagome to the baths and wash before coming down to eat." He said and left swiftly before they could see his smile.

Chapter 14:

Kagome and Shippo were led downstairs by Rin, to an open indoor lake. Many others were already bathing, both male and female. Kagome shivvered.

"Ano...Rin? I'd like to talk to Sesshoumaru-sama first, ok?" Rin nodded and led the two back up the stairs, turned down a long hall, another, then another to find Sesshoumaru's study.

"Sesshoumaru-sama." Rin whispered as she entered the door. Jaken squawked and started to lecture her, but was hit in the head with his own staff.

"Shut UP you little frog! I wanted to talk to Sesshoumaru, so leave her alone!" Kagome growled out before throwing his staff back at him. Sesshoumaru raised a delicate eyebrow at her and Kagome smiled walking over to him and dropping down into her lap. "Sesshoumaru, isn't there a more private bathing place? I don't like to bathe with... males around me..." Kagome said, blushing a bit and Sesshoumaru nodded.

"Rin, you and the kit will go and bathe. Kagome and I will...talk." Sesshoumaru purred out, picking up Kagome and walking out of his study as soon as the children scampered off. He carried her down the halls, back to her-their-room. He opened a door off to the left and entered. He smirked at her reaction to the large bathing pool.

Kagome was amazed. The bathtub was rounded, surrounded by rocks that looked like ice but obviously weren't melting. The floor itself was covered with smoothed down river rocks, and the inside of the tub was also! She squealed and hugged him tight as he set her down. She grinned up at him and danced from one foot to another. "This is ours!" She asked, so happy she was blushing.

Sesshoumaru smiled softly. Her eyes sparkled and her flushed cheeks reminded him of...before. He growled lightly and pulled her closer to himself, licking lightly at her neck. Kagome shivvered and grinned.

"I take that as a yes?" She asked and he nodded before suckling on a particularly soft spot on her neck. She leaned back against him and encouraged his touch, just about purring with pleasure.

(Lemon inserted here, not yet posted on AFF, due to the fact AFF is down for the moment)

Kagome panted heavily as her body, slick from the bath water and sweat, lay against Sesshoumaru's well toned body. She still straddled his lap, which only succeeded in arousing him farther, but she was not ready for his demonic lust, he'd only hurt her. He slowly lapped at the wound he had given her, on the back of her hand, and watched as it slowly turned into a dark blue cresant moon. He smirked. She was his, and only his. He murred and pressed his arousal against her, causing her to blush and look up at him with a grin.

Elsewhere, InuYasha was covering his nose and trying desperately not to gag. What a disgusting smell! What was it? He left his room to go to the dining area only to hear whispers.

Seems like the Lord is playing with that human.

Hai, she was rather...delicious looking. I wonder if he'll let me have her when he's done wi--what the...her scent...smell again...

Oh...so she's now his mate. Sorry, Chokoyuuki-san, you can't have her now.

Damn it all, how come I never get any of the lookers?

You're a boar youkai, deal with it.

So? You're a snake youkai and you get some!

Well, naturally, I have a very sexi human form, you don't. You are a lesser demon after all.

A STRONG lesser demon, though!

So? Girls like looks and praise, you have neither to give.

InuYasha's ear twitched as he sat, annoyed by the conversation.

(More Lemon...)

So maybe she WAS ready for that, he thought as he carried her out of the water to tend to the wounds on her hips. Stupid claws...Wait did he call his perfect deadly claws stupid? She had such a strange effect on him. She blushed heavily as he kneeled down in front of her, face right infront of her womanhood, and lapped away the blood on her hips and thighs. He scowled as he watched them heal, leaving silvery scars behind. He stood once more and wrapped his arms around her.

"This Sesshoumaru is sorry." He murred and nuzzled her mating mark. "I did not mean to give into my demonic lust until after you were more...use to being my mate, koi."

Kagome wrapped her arms around him. "So...now I'm officially your mate?" She asked and he lifted her left hand.

"This mark shows that you are Lady of the Westernlands, your scent will change slightly and match my own as well. You may inherit some of my youkai strengths and abilities, as well." Sesshoumaru murred and nuzzled her neck slowly. "Now we should truly bathe, no doubt Rin and Shippo are worried, and InuYasha could possibly explode and tell them exactly what he smells..."

"Smells?" Kagome asked and Sesshoumaru nodded.

"Any demon in the castle knows what we've been doing, if they are canine that is. It's quite possible the felines as well, and snake, but not much more than that." Sesshoumaru said and chuckled at her bright blush.

"Sesshoumaru! Y-you Jerk! You could have at least told me!" Kagome whined, hiding her face in his chest and he smirked.

"I just did, besides, if I had before this you wouldn't have let it happen, now would you?" Sesshoumaru asked and Kagome's face practically glowed. Sesshoumaru, again, chuckled. He was in a great mood at the moment, and she did look so cute when she blushed.