Lessons Learned
Author Shortey 83
Chapter 11 – Reviving Many
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The day Rin had come crying to him about Takara going away, Sesshomaru realized that he would miss the human girl more than he had thought he would. According to his younger brother, it wasn't a permanent thing. The blue beast, Sahloknir had come to inform them that Takara was training to better defend herself against any potential attackers that would have caused a repeat of the last time she had been captured. While he was more than willing to go and rescue her, it thrilled him that she had taken the initiative to learn to defend herself. That was something that had never occurred to Kimiko.
He had brought Rin a new kimono a month or so after Takara had left for her training and that was when he had an idea occur to him. He fully intended to court the fiery mortal at some point, and seeing that her life had been lengthened by defeating the young dragon, he had more than enough time to convince her to remain with him. When he had first met her, she had thrown his world off kilter. She had been a challenge to be around with that mouth of hers, but once she had shown him enough trust to allow him to comfort her, Sesshomaru knew that was when he had felt her warmth creeping into his heart, daring him to care again. He would probably never trust another with his heart completely, but he was willing to allow her to try should she desire to.
The only issue he had now would be where he would keep her. The only place he stayed when he was not traveling the land was his mother's palace above the clouds and it had been many years since he had even bothered to stay there. As a matter of fact, he had only been there for a few years after Kimiko had died and then once to see what his mother knew about Tenseiga. Other than that he roamed the land with no true place to call his home nor did he have anyone besides Jaken who he would trust with Takara. Her powers would be too appealing to many demons, so he would only have other humans as an option. The problem with that was not many humans would agree to serve a demon such as himself.
Perhaps he would have to find a way to convince them to aid him, but he would not be asking them. He may have wanted to keep Takara with him, but he would not sacrifice his pride to humans.
As he wandered the forests of his lands, he came upon a small little valley that would be a suitable location for a home to be built. There was a small stream the flowed from a small fall that spilled the cool waters from the mountain's depths that backed the valley. That meant that he would have one less side for them to defend should anyone choose to attack them. There were plenty of quiet human villages at the base of the mountain that would be able to provide her with the supplies that she could possibly need during her stay. They would also be able to provide the supplies to build a house with making their business a nice profit and allowing the land to prosper with the new influx of business.
Still the problem remained as to where to find human servants to build the home and to care for Takara. It was a vexing problem.
The answer came to him a few days after he had found the valley in which the home he wanted would be built. The smell of blood came to him on the wind along with the smell of demons. Ever curious, Sesshomaru went to investigate what a rouge demon was doing, killing on his land. It seemed to be no more than a mindless beast that was slaughtering the humans of a small village. It seemed to have already killed the younger human men of the village and was now working its way through the older ones to the women at the center. As soon as Tenseiga pulsed at his side, it dawned on him and he drew Bakusaiga. In one stroke he had annihilated the beast.
The screams of the village women were irritating as the beast flew into little pieces but as soon as the pieces settled to the ground their screams died, they looked to him with awe before more terror built in their eyes. "Which of you speaks for this village?" he asked them in the same flat tone that he used on every individual. An old man that had placed his frail body as a shield against the previous demon stepped forward with a hesitant step. "I am the village elder, demon. What do you want here? Have you come to finish the work of the creature you killed?" Sesshomaru had to hand it to the old human. He had spirit.
"I have come to make a deal with you. Perhaps your misfortunes can turn in your favor." Sesshomaru told him. The old man gave him a wary glance. "I will not hand over the women to you demon." The old man defiantly told him. Sesshomaru raised a brow "I do not want your women, but I will state my offer. " The old man nodded for him to go on. "There are two mortals in my care at present, but as winter is approaching, I need a home built for them." Sesshomaru paused as the old man seemed a bit surprised at his request and continued. "Here is what I offer you." Sesshomaru looked over his shoulder to the dead villagers.
"In return for building this home and caring for the mortals in my care, I will bring those who have died here today back to life and offer all of you a home in the one that is built for my mortals. I notice that this is an area that is vulnerable to attacks by creatures of different kinds." Sesshomaru waited for the old man to think over his request. A moment later, he questioned him. "You're sure you have no intention of bringing harm to the women?" Sesshomaru growled at him then. "I have told you I have no interest in them, besides I am sure some of them are married to men who have died?" The elder nodded at his question, but before he could answer a woman stepped forward from the group. "You are truly able to bring my husband back?" she questioned softly? Sesshomaru gave her a nod. "Then I will agree to these terms as long as you bring my husband back." With that the rest of the women of the village stepped forward and agreed to the terms.
Sesshomaru nodded and drew Tenseiga before he turned and approached the fallen of the village. Narrowing his eyes, Sesshomaru focused on the minions of the netherworld crawling over the fallen humans. There would be no going back on this, but he would do this for Takara. He could feel the pulse of energy as he swiped Tenseiga at the creatures and killing them. He waited for a moment before he heard their heartbeats and they began to stir. He heard the women gasp as they ran past him to their men who were astounded to be alive.
It was nearly noon when the people of the village approached him. "We cannot thank you enough for this miracle you have given us." One of the women said. The village elder stepped forward. You have kept your end of the deal, demon. Now we shall keep ours. Give us a day and we shall be ready to leave." Sesshomaru nodded and headed to the edge of the village to wait for them. In one day his plans would be put into motion.
The following day, the people had packed their belongings and prepared to follow him to their new home. By that time, Jaken and Ah-Un had caught up with him were also waiting for his departure as well. Giving the humans time to bid farewell to their home, Sesshomaru set off at a slow pace that they matched. He could hear the villagers speaking with Jaken asking questions about him and the mortals that were in his care that they would be caring for. They asked all the questions they could about his adventures as well as his personality. They were a curious group but the more they learned about him they more at ease they seemed to be with their arrangement.
It took several days of traveling to reach their destination, but once there, the humans settled in for a night before they began the preparations for the homes they would be building. Sesshomaru stayed in the area to guard the women of his investment while he sent Jaken to the villages at the base of the mountains with the young men to buy the materials they would need. It was a good thing he hadn't left them alone as one of the local wolf packs made their way close to the camp, but before they could attack, all Sesshomaru had to do was ensure his presence was known and the vermin went running away with their tails between their legs.
With the entire village working together on the building of the houses, what would have taken months to build went up in only one. The building of the smaller homes took even less time than the main house for Takara and Rin should the little girl decide to come with him. He didn't doubt that she would, but that was why he had left her in the village, to decide if she wanted to stay with him or with humans.
The last item that needed to be built was the wall to protect the homes from the creatures that roamed the forests. He could not be there at all times after all. It took them a while to get the structure in the condition that they wanted it but once they got the wall started, the rest seemed to follow smoothly. The few days following were spent purchasing needed items for the homes. The women seemed to be happy to go out and purchase the items that the main house needed as well as the things their own homes needed. Perhaps he was spoiling them with the money he gave them to buy what they needed, but it wasn't as if he had any true reason to spend his wealth for any other reason. After several hundred years, it had amassed to the point where this amount he had spent in the past few months hadn't even made a dent in his total wealth.
He would give these humans no reason to betray his trust.
Sesshomaru was pleased with the size of the main house as well as its set up, the women had done well in their choices and the villagers were pleased with what they had acquired as well. During the construction of the house the older men and women of the village had taken the time to preserve foods for the winter to come. The food was plenty now all that remained would be for the humans to gather wood to last through the cold of the winter. Come spring, these humans would be back to their farming ways and working to build their trades. From now on they were his property to be used for his benefit.
The far side of the house held the rooms that Jaken, possibly Rin, and Takara would stay in while he stayed on the opposite side to keep himself away from temptation. It occurred to him then that he had no idea how to court a human. As far as demons went it was enticing a female into mating by any means necessary. Often many males used wealth (he had that), power (he certainly had that), or sex… The last one seemed to be a must for females human and demon alike, but as far as that option went, it seemed that human females preferred to wait until they were bonded to their males.
Sesshomaru sat in his room rubbing his right temple. Human females were too difficult. It was a wonder why their males were so eager to keep them away from demons. One would think that they would be grateful for the relief. This was quite a task. Even with his former human lover, Sesshomaru had never had a reason to court her. He had grown with her and stole her away, but after the consequences of those actions, he would not be repeating that method again, even now the pain still remained.
"My Lord?" It was one of the humans, an older woman bringing him some sake. He found it slightly amusing that they still wouldn't send any of their younger women to serve him, not that it mattered to him. He had told the fools that he had no use for their women. This woman seemed more at ease around him than most of the others. Her hands didn't shake when she poured the sake and handed it to him, nor did she flinch at the contact of their hands. "If I may, Lord Sesshomaru, what is it that troubles you?" the woman asked. Sesshomaru hadn't bothered to remember her name, but he pondered if he should answer her while he sipped his alcohol.
He finished his first cup and spoke as she poured the second. "A female." That was all he said before the woman gave him a slight smile. "Are female demons as difficult as us human females?" she asked as he took a sip. "The female I speak of is human, and no. Female demons are much easier to deal with." It was then the woman had a hint of concern creeping into her eyes. "If I may be so bold, My Lord, is it one of the women here?" Now he understood. She thought he wanted one of their women and he gave no answer. He simply held out his cup to be filled again. He wasn't expecting what she had to say next.
"There are many who are grateful to you, Lord Sesshomaru. If one of our women could be of use to you, you only need to let me know and I shall bring on of the unmarried ones to you." Sesshomaru looked at her then and raised a brow. The woman was offering up the village's girls to him. Perhaps he had miscalculated the depths of gratitude for some of them. "I shall keep that in mind, but no. The woman I speak of is not here." He paused as he drank from his cup. "However, you should know that as a demon, I could easily harm one of your women."
The eagerness with which the woman agreed was a bit odd Sesshomaru thought before she spoke again. He thought she may have been up to something in order to make it obvious to the other humans that he was indeed after their women despite how tired he was becoming from telling them that he didn't want them, but the only other person around was the girl who was sitting outside of the screen door. She made no sound, but Sesshomaru could hear her heartbeat and each breath she took. "I take it then, My Lord that you have had experience with human women?" Sesshomaru again didn't answer but instead he asked a question. "Why has that girl been outside this door the entire time?"
The woman looked surprised that he could tell that, but she answered him. "She is one of the willing ones should you want a woman." The door then slid open and the girl entered closed the screen door and fell into her lowest bow. Sesshomaru hadn't expected that answer, but he made no move to acknowledge the girl as he drank his sake. It had been a long time since he had touched a human woman other than the few moments he had stolen with Takara several months ago. While the girl before him was fairly attractive for a human, she was not as appealing to him as Takara. Nothing about her stirred him in anyway, but he could have a use for her.
"She is untouched, Lord Sesshomaru, if that is your concern." The woman urged him. It didn't matter to him if she had given herself to a male before or not. He had no intention of bedding her, but she would be useful for refreshing his memory of human women… reluctantly on his part. He set his resolve before he called the girl over while her older companion made no move to leave. His guess was that she wanted to reassure the girl and keep her calm he didn't care either way. He needed only a few moments to ensure he had not forgotten what he had learned so long ago.
The girl sat to his right, almost touching his knee where he sat. Her pulse was hammering in her nervousness. "Do I need to disrobe, My Lord?" she asked and her voice shook a little. "No" Sesshomaru answered her as he moved aside one of the folds of her yukata aside to bare her thighs. He could see a flush spreading down her face to her chest as he forced her thighs apart as she sat on her knees. Sesshomaru didn't scent fear on her so he thought that she trembled from her nerves. Neither of the women spoke as he reached between the girls thighs, but the girl did gasp as his hand touched her sex. It took him a moment to remember how human women liked to be touched, but once he felt the girl's sex growing wet he knew he was heading in the right direction. A moment later he located bundle of nerves between her legs and a small whimper came from the girl's throat. He caught a rhythm that she seemed to enjoy and her hips began to thrust in time with his hand. He then adjusted his hand and slid two fingers inside her while his thumb continued to tease her little pearl of flesh. At first she gasped because of his invasion and he was assured then that she hadn't been touched due to how tight she was, but once he pressed against the spot where his thumb was rubbing on the outside, her walls fluttered and she clenched his fingers. She cried out when she climaxed and continued to grind herself against his hand as her climax washed over her but once her trembling womb stilled, Sesshomaru removed his hand, now drenched with the girl's release. "That is all" he told her and the girl nodded quickly before she stood on shaky legs and left the room. It seemed that he hadn't lost his touch.