To be or not to be claimed?
Bright golden light streamed into the windows of the quiet room and pushed golden fingers into the slumbering eyes of a serene miko willing her to wake up. Kagome blinked rapidly several times in an effort to block the sun out, however; the sun was persistent would not allow the young girl to find sleep again. Pushing her ebony hair from her eyes, Kagome slid her legs off the side of the bed and stifled a yawn behind her hand. Running her fingers over her lips, she began to wonder what it would have felt like if Sesshomaru had kissed her on her lips instead of trailing his warm tongue along her jaw. Kagome quickly pushed those thoughts aside when her face began to tint with a rosy blush. She pushed herself off the bed and began to ready herself for the day. Someone had left a bowl of warm water for her to wash her face and hands with. That someone had also laid out a beautiful silver and light blue kimono. Kagome shook the kimono out and held it up in front of her. She raised one dark brow at the kimono before tossing it back down onto the bed with an agitated huff and began to search for her clothes.
Fifteen minutes of rummaging through her room for her clothes did not turn up her clothes or any thing that resembled her clothes. As a matter of fact, there were no other clothes in the room besides the hated blue and silver kimono. Kagome did not want to wear that! It was like he was branding her for the entire world to see. She would absolutely not wear that kimono with its trail of silver crescent moons along the hem and long full sleeves. Oh it was perfectly beautiful. The kimono was made of a pale blue material with a silver obi. That was not what bothered her. What bothered her were the damn silver crescent moons and the maroon strips on the ends of the obi. Those obviously represented Sesshomaru's own markings. She would not walk around branded by some youkai with an attitude problem and it was time she told him that. Picking up the offending kimono, Kagome shrugged into it and began to prepare for her confrontation with the inu youkai.
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Sesshomaru was deep in conversation with several of his generals about the impending war with Akito. To his right stood the kitsune, Sen stood. He was prepared to aid his lord in any way. He was not prepared, however; to protect his master from the small wild cat who entered the room in a flurry of silver silk and ebony hair. Her eyes spoke volumes and Sen could see the desire for Sesshomaru's blood in those eyes.
"YOU! You arrogant, high handed, stupid mutt, who do you think you are? I refuse to wear this... this horrible kimono. Where are my clothes? I want my clothes back now, Sesshomaru!" At her outburst at the youkai lord every general in the room drew in a deep breathing, waiting for Sesshomaru to kill the stupid ningen. Sen watched and wondered what the little human would receive for insolence, he knew she would not be killed she wore the moon on her clothes. Sesshomaru had taken her into his pack. Soon Sen would be assigned to protect the female.
Golden eyes narrowed at her, causing Kagome to rethink her actions and wish she had just worn the damn kimono. "Does the color or the length of the kimono bother you, Kagome?" He said her name like a caress, like he had last night when he had been licking her. Kagome could not be distracted now, now she had to stay calm and extract herself from the dangerous position she had placed herself in.
"It's not the color or the length, Sesshomaru-sama. It's the markings on the kimono. I do not think it is proper for me to wear the symbol of the Western Lands on my kimono. What will people think?" She was very happy with herself she had just very logically pointed out what was wrong with the kimono and he could not argue with her point.
"They would think you are the object of the Western lord's interest for his future mate." Kagome smirked and then her hopes were dashed with the youkais next words. "And they would be correct. You will eventually be my mate and Lady of the Western Lands. You will begin to dress like it and act like it. You will no longer follow Inuyasha around, nor will you put yourself in any unnecessary danger. You must also keep your self healthy for any pups that are to be born. From this moment on, Sen will be your very shadow, unless of coarse I am with you." At the end of his little lecture, Sesshomaru turned back to his generals and fully expected her to comply and go about her day. Well she was not some brood mare or anybody's plaything, and it was time the youkai lord learned this.
"You cannot just tell me I am going to be your mate and that I will have your pups. Which by the way, I will NEVER have a pup with YOU! You are never going to touch me. You will never be my lord and master, Fluffy!" Unfortunately for Kagome she did not realize how much she angered the youkai lord by denying him in front of the generals.
In an instant he was on her and had her pinned to the wall, his eyes were bleeding red along the rims and he bared his teeth at her. "Leave us" was quickly snarled over his shoulders to his generals. All the generals scurried from the room, thankful they were not the miko at that moment. Kagome's hands were wrapped around his wrist attempting to get him to release her. Rage was boiling just below the cool exterior of Sesshomaru and she had been the one to make him feel the rage. She had to learn her place if she was to be a proper inu bitch.
He tightened his hold around her neck, attempting to prove to her he was the alpha in the pack. She had disgraced him in front of his generals, turning down his advances, declaring him an unsuitable mate all of this had led to his current state of rage and he was slowly choking the life force from the one who had enraged him. Sesshomaru did not wish to kill the girl, loosening his hold around her dainty neck he leaned into her and drew in a hissing breathe.
"You have disgraced me in front of my generals. You will follow my instructions, Kagome. You will be my mate and you will bear me many strong pups, but first I have to teach you how to behave like a proper inu bitch. You will be punished for your insolence today." Kagome flinched as far from him as she could. She feared he would beat her or use some other form of physical abuse to sway her to do his will.
Sesshomaru saw the slight withdrawal and sought to reassure the female he would not harm her physically. "I will not strike you, Kagome. I will never use physical abuse to ensure your obedience. There are other ways to ensure your obedience. Inu youkai do not abuse their mates. You will return to your room, you will remain in your room until I come for you. No one will enter your rooms and you will speak to no one for two days. On the third day you will rise at dawn and join Sen in the dojo where he will begin your physical training, which you will practice everyday for two hours. Do you understand what I have said, Kagome?"
Kagome looked up at him through her lashes, tears streaking her cheeks, her nose turning read, and her bottom lip quivering. She very nearly made Sesshomaru change his mind about her punishment; however, she must learn her lesson and banning her from contact with anyone would be a perfect punishment for the young miko who loved social contact. Leaning down into her cheek, Sesshomaru nuzzled his nose along her cheek bone to her ear, purring gently as he went. He was giving the female assurance.
"I will never be rough with you Kagome. I will be gentle with you in our everyday life, I will be a gentle lover, and I will be a gentle father to our pups but you have a lot to learn before any of that occurs. Go now back to your rooms and tell Sen he and my generals may enter." Kagome looked at the great inu youkai and was slightly confused by his behavior. With a delicate sniffle, she drew her head up and exited the room.
Once in the hallway, Kagome looked at the kitsune and nodded to him. Sen bowed to his lady and reentered the room proceeded by the generals. One bold general looked at Sesshomaru and offered his opinion about Kagome. "My lord, you will have to keep that female pupped for the rest of her life to prove to her who the alpha is." A single glare from Sesshomaru had the general cowering behind his comrades in fear.
Sesshomaru soon put his mind back to the problem of Akito, the lord of the northern lands. He had a plan and it would require the movement of many warriors, perfect timing, and the cooperation of several other youkai lords. At the end of the battle the Western lands would be safe and he would have a mate waiting for him at his palace.
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She sat within the confines of the walls of her room, silently weeping. She was lost in disbelief. She was not going to accept his ruling; she was not going to just become his mate. She would fight him until the very end. She was weeping because she knew how her personal war with the taiyoukai would end. She knew he would not stop until she was mated to him but she was not going to go down without a fight. The arrogant youkai would just have to learn she was not going to be pushed around. Taking a deep calming breathe, Kagome stood up from her position on the tatami mat. Smoothing a wrinkle out of the silk material of her kimono, she walked to the door of her room. Sliding the door open gently, Kagome slipped into the hall. Once in the hall, she drew back her shoulders, held her head up high and prepared to give the taiyoukai hell. The amusing part of her anger was that if he had professed his need and love for her she would have readily agreed to be is mate. However, Kagome, like most human females, detested being ordered around and having decisions taken out of her hands, especially a decision as important as who would be her mate. He had ordered her to remain in her rooms and she simply would not do this.
Walking through the halls of Sesshomaru's palace, Kagome peered excitedly at everything she saw. The palace was richly decorated with brightly colored tapestries and rich beautiful paintings. She walked for quite awhile and still had not explored the entire palace. As she rounded a corner she ran her nose right into Sesshomaru's chest. Backing up slightly so she could see into the youkai's face, she could tell he was upset and his anger was directed at her. Smiling at the youkai she hoped to diffuse some of his anger.
"Hi Sesshomaru. How did your meeting go?" She was all innocence as she made a last attempt to walk backwards from the angry youkai. Sesshomaru noticed the female trying to escape him and instantly used his body to push her into the wall. As soon as her back was to the wall, Sesshomaru smothered her lips with his and began to kiss her. Kagome clamped her lips shut and refused to respond in any way to Sesshomaru.
Sesshomaru realized she was refusing him a response and so he decided to become more aggressive in his seduction of the miko. He reached between them and loosened her obi letting it slip from his fingers onto the floor. Slipping his hand under her kimono, Sesshomaru palmed her breast through her inner kimono. Kagome opened her mouth in surprise and soon found her tongue dueling with his.
Sesshomaru grinned as she opened her mouth in surprise. He took his opportunity and slipped his tongue deep within her mouth and sought out her essence. Lapping his tongue around her mouth, Sesshomaru was surprised to find she had spicy fire to her taste. He never knew a human could taste like this. Delving deeper into her mouth, Sesshomaru felt his youkai rear up and attempt to take control of his body. Abandoning her lips, he trailed his tongue down her neck. Kagome sighed in pleasure at all of the different sensations he was eliciting in her. His hand was still massaging her breast and licking his way down her neck. Kagome gasped as Sesshomaru took her nipple into his mouth and began to suckle.
Sesshomaru was pleased with the way the female was writhing against him in pleasure, however, if he did not put a stop to this soon the female would find herself mated before she wanted to be.
Pulling back from the girl, Sesshomaru gave her a final nuzzle at the juncture of her neck and shoulder. "We must end this now miko or you will be mated in this very hall." Kagome instantly sobered when she heard the desire in his voice. As soon as he released her Kagome turned and ran for her room.
Author's Note
Well here it is the next chapter of A Promise to Rin. I know this chapter had a lot of Kagome and Sesshomaru action but the next chapter will not have as much as Sesshomaru sets his battle plan into action. I am not completely happy with this chapter and may repost it later.
Lady Morganna