Readers and Reviewees: I am deeply sorry to have upset you all with the whole blind thing. I got quite a lot of, well, let's just say, they weren't as possitive as I usually got them. I'm so sorry to have made you feel that way; it was just the idea I had in mind. Just please, I beg of you, don't knock it until the end of this chapter. I am truly sorry for the sort of uproar of Kagome's blindness. Thank you, and now, onto the story.
Sesshomaru and Kagome: An Elevator Ride
"Sesshomaru, where are you?" Kagome demanded, quite scared.
It was silent in the elevator and she really didn't know what the hell was going on. Why was her vision completely black? Why wasn't Sesshomaru talking?
"Kagome, take my hand," Sesshomaru said softly, and Kagome felt a hand touch hers. Listening, since she had no other choice but to listen to Sesshomaru, she took his hand and allowed him to lead him to wherever he was leading her to. She followed slowly, since she really had no sense of sight and the only knowledge she knew was that they were in the hotel still, with Sesshomaru leading her somewhere.
He suddenly stopped, and Kagome bumped into him, but he held her waist and led her inside some room. She felt her way by touching the walls with her fingertips until the wall disappeared, and then her only guide was Sesshomaru's voice and hand.
"Come, sit on the bed," he told her, and his touch was no more. She freaked. Where was it?
She touched around, looking for some cloth to signify the bed, and once she found it, with a little of Sesshomaru's help, she was sitting on the bed, staring at the floor, or, from what Sesshomaru saw, right through it. Her eyes were dazed, with no concentration on anything. Her eyes darted around, looking for something to focus on, but she couldn't see a thing.
"Ok, Kagome, I'm going to go the phone to make a phone call. Just sit and relax, ok? Don't rub or clench your eyes, all right?" Sesshomaru told her, standing up, but her hand shot out and held his wrist.
"Don't, please, leave," she begged, looking around. "I don't know where I am, or where you will be if you aren't touching me. Sesshomaru, just... Just bring the phone next to you and sit next to me. Please."
Sesshomaru looked down at Kagome. She was scared and concerned and desperate. "Sure, Kagome," he told her, very sympathetic at the moment. "Just I'm going to have to get the phone. Just sit and breathe and relax. I'll be back in two seconds, ok?"
Kagome reluctantly nodded and she felt his touch leave her. It didn't help that he stopped talking. She then felt the bed dip as he sat down and he held her hand. She heard beeps as he dialled a phone number and then a distant ring.
"Jaken?" Sesshomaru asked, and Kagome felt him squeeze her hand. "Yeah, it's me. Are you still sharp with your studies with the eye?" Kagome used her other hand to find Sesshomaru shoulder before laying her head on it. She felt his gaze fall upon her and then disappear. "Yeah, I need you here. Very quickly, if you don't mind."
Jaken, on the other end, was worried sick about his friend. "What's going on? Why do you sound so desperate? Is something wrong?"
"Yeah, something is. Just, please, come over," Sesshomaru said with worry lacing his voice.
"Does it have to do with that Kagome girl?" Jaken asked, concerned that the girl left him.
"Unfortunately, yes," Sesshomaru said, sadness lacing his voice. Jaken starting thinking. Last time a girl had left Sesshomaru, he had complained that his vision just crapped out. Perhaps he was calling Jaken over again, and that was why he asked about his studies in eyes.
"Sesshomaru, I bet everything will be just fine. I'll be over as soon as possible," Jaken told Sesshomaru with a sigh.
"Yeah, I really hope so. See you soon," Sesshomaru said and then hung up the phone. Kagome's eyes darted around again at the lack of noise. Sesshomaru kneeled down in front of Kagome and moved her head so he could look at her eyes. They were glazing over. Was that good or bad? Was that death sign of the bag going to kill Kagome now? Gosh, how Sesshomaru wished he was the one without sight, not Kagome.
A knock was at the door and Kagome's head shot up at the sound. "Who's at the door?" Kagome asked. "I mean, was that a knock or something else? What is going on, Sesshomaru?"
"We're going to find out, ok, Kagome? I'm going to go answer the door, ok. Just stay seated, ok?" Sesshomaru told her, giving her cheek a peck. He then left her and answered the door. Jaken stood there, in a suit par usual. He looked worried, and once he saw Sesshomaru's expression, he went into hyper-talking-mode.
"Oh, I feel so sorry for you, Sesshomaru. You're luck with the ladies is so bad, I understand. Most are just gold-diggers, and I'm greatly sorry for you. I knew that Kagome was just a gold-digger. Just the way she talked and acted and looked. She just was so the snotty type. Like, you-" Jaken was whacked across the head before he could finish his rant. "What was that for, Sesshomaru?"
"Look," Sesshomaru demanded angrily, and walked past Jaken to sit next to Kagome who was confused beyond belief. Her head was jerking towards every sound, which most she couldn't classify. She was so scared, so frightened. She hated not being able to see.
Sesshomaru wrapped an arm around Kagome, who looked at his hand before realizing the warmth and touch and relaxed into him. Jaken stood, dumbfounded. Why was Sesshomaru so worried and sad then if Kagome was still there?
"Jaken, come over here," Sesshomaru demanded angrily. Jaken walked over and looked at Kagome. She was quite jumpy at every little sound, from Jaken's footsteps to Sesshomaru's voice to the simple squeak of the bed. He knelt down in front of Kagome and took her chin to look at her eyes. He saw her eyes glazed and darting around to find something to focus on and knew that she was blinded.
"What happened?" Jaken asked, looking at Sesshomaru. He released Kagome's chin because of the look Sesshomaru gave him.
"Well, some powder was thrown into her eyes, and she couldn't see. All I saw was the death symbol on the bag and the woman who threw it was saying something about a devil and to tell it to die or whatever," Sesshomaru told Jaken and stroked Kagome's cheek with the back of his hand to relax Kagome. Her head and eyes were really distracting him.
"Well, she should be happy she's human. You should be, too. That powder would have killed a demon or half-demon instantly. But with humans, it would blind them for a few weeks. She'll be fine by then, but you have to be careful with her until she gets her sight back. And I hope you are really close," Jaken sighed.
"What do you mean by that?" Sesshomaru demanded.
"The next meeting, the mandatory one, it's a banquet. We'll be meeting in the Beau de Fille," Jaken informed Sesshomaru. "It's very formal, and I don't expect that you two brought a dress and tuxedo."
Sesshomaru sighed, continually stroking Kagome's cheek before shaking his head no.
"Mr. Toed, is there any female guests the males brought for the meetings other than me?" Kagome asked, her eyes closed. It was no point opening them if she couldn't see anything.
"Well, Naraku was planning on bringing his new secretary, but I think he's thought against it so far. Other than that, nope," Jaken answered. Kagome sighed and then smiled.
"Hey, Sesshomaru, at least we courted last night," Kagome chuckled. Jaken turned his head to Sesshomaru who didn't make any effort to make eye contact with him.
"Yes, one positive note," Sesshomaru said with a smile, stroking her hair and looking down at her.
"Sesshomaru-"
"Jaken, no, she doesn't know. Nor will she until I desire her to know. Now shut it," Sesshomaru demanded harshly.
"What?" Kagome asked, opening her eyes, but only to darkness. "What is Jaken talking about?"
A low growl was heard, but not from Sesshomaru. "Sesshomaru, may I leave? Are my services finished here?" Jaken asked.
"Yes. I actually prefer if you'd leave," Sesshomaru told Jaken truthfully. Kagome looked around, trying to pinpoint where Jaken was, but with a slam of the door (and a jump of Kagome), she realized he had left them alone.
"Sesshomaru, what was he talking about?" Kagome asked. "I mentioned courting and he just got all serious."
"Courting is only the first step to mating. Then comes the extreme courting. Then the sex. Then comes the mating. Then comes the child. Only then is mating completed," Sesshomaru explained, putting a piece of hair behind Kagome's ear.
"What's the difference between courting and extreme courting?" Kagome asked.
"Well," Sesshomaru paused, "extreme courting involves contact of the body, but nothing like sex. It needs to bring both parties pleasure, in an extreme way. Usually extreme courting doesn't last more than two sessions."
Kagome laughed. If they got to that level, Kagome would let it last more than two sessions. She wanted to learn how to pleasure Sesshomaru, and how she got pleasured before they took it a step forward.
"Does it sting?" Sesshomaru asked.
"My eyes?" Kagome asked.
Sesshomaru nodded, but then realized Kagome could not see him and then replied, "Yes."
"Well, a little. But not as much as before," Kagome sighed. "So, how will we explain this to Sango, Miroku, Inuyasha, Kouga, Sota, and my mother?"
"You will do all the explaining. I'll just say, 'yes, that happened' every few minutes. And don't include a single bit about me in the explanations," Sesshomaru growled playfully.
"This will be difficult, you know? No sight for a long time..." Kagome sighed. "Jaken did have a point about you having to be around me all the time."
Sesshomaru pulled away from Kagome and saw her glazed eyes open up and stare blankly at his chest. "Hey, we'll get through this," he told her, cupping her cheek. "I'll help you get through this. Just ask when you need something."
"Well, I need to go the bathroom," she replied with a sheepish smile. All the colour drained from Sesshomaru's face until Kagome laughed. "All I need help is to get there, Sesshomaru."
"Are you sure you can't see?" Sesshomaru asked, waving a hand in front of Kagome's face. He even flicked his fingers in front of her face, and she didn't even flinch once. Either she was a great actress or really couldn't see. "Here, let me help you."
He took her hand and held her waist, stabling her so she could walk. She trailed one hand along the wall until she felt a gap. "It's here, right?"
"No, that's the closet," he replied to her and kept her walking her to the second opening, which was the bathroom. "Here it is. Are you sure you don't need any help?"
Kagome smiled. "You are just dying to help, aren't you?" Kagome joked. Sesshomaru's colour drained from his face again.
"Kagome, I don't exactly desire to help, but more watch," Sesshomaru laughed nervously. He really didn't want to help her. It's like a waiting father. He wants to be there when the child is born, but once the woman goes into labour, he just wants to get out of the room as soon as possible.
"Just stand outside the door, and if you here a crash, bang, yell, scream, or anything like that, run in, all right?" Kagome told him, stumbling into the bathroom and feeling along the door to close it. Sesshomaru sighed but agreed and rested against the doorframe as Kagome was inside the washroom. He heard a flush and a long pause before the running of water. A scream erupted and Sesshomaru opened the door to find the hot water one full blast. "Damn that tap!"
Sesshomaru smiled and got it to an average temperature for a human. He led her hands to the soap, holding her wrists, of course, and gave her the towel when she was done. She thanked him and was helped to the bed to relax.
"So I guess we aren't going to see the Eiffel Tower today, are we?" Kagome joked.
"Nope, don't think so. Just relax today, all right?" Sesshomaru told her as she laid down slowly to relax. It took her a while, but she found the pillow and laid on it on her own while Sesshomaru looked through the closet for something nice the next day. He found a tux for himself, and many gowns, but which would Kagome prefer?
Sesshomaru smiled. She wouldn't know anything about the dress except for how it felt on her. He picked out a, um, revealing dress. He wished for her to show what she had than hide it under a dark, long dress.
"So, Kagome, tell me. Do you know how to dance?" Sesshomaru asked, turning back at Kagome who was lying down, relaxing as she was told to.
"Well," Kagome paused, sitting up with slight difficulty, "I know how to dance in general, but do demons dance differently?"
Sesshomaru smiled, taking Kagome's two hands. "Perhaps I should show you so you don't make a fool of yourself when we go to the banquet," Sesshomaru told her, pulling her to her feet gently. She obliged and allowed him to take one of her hands into his. "Now, place your hand on my shoulder."
Kagome was looking down while she touched his body. First his neck, then his chest, and finally she stumbled onto his shoulder. She just rested her hand there, and she raised her head to about where she assumed his head was. But she slightly off, causing Sesshomaru to laugh.
"Ok, show me your dance," he told her, and Kagome slowly took a step backwards, before to the side, and then forward, before to the side again. "Odd fashioned, hum?"
Sesshomaru pulled Kagome closer to him, which Kagome gasped at. "Demons are closer, more intimate, and mush more passion is shown in the face. Can you try?" Sesshomaru asked, slightly distracted by her chest breathing against his.
"I can try. But, Sesshou, how will I possibly know what your face shows?" Kagome asked. She was not answered, but her ass was squeezed the slightest. She rolled her eyes. "And my answer is?"
Sesshomaru chuckled before taking a step forward while Kagome stepped backwards. They danced for a while, Sesshomaru speeding up at every two steps, and caused Kagome to stumbled once in a while. He caught her instantly and started at a slow pace again, before speeding it up until Kagome stumbled again.
"You need to try to balance," he told her softly after she had just stumbled.
"Well you tell me, Mr. Know-It-All, how am I supposed to know if I'm balanced or not if I can't see anything and I'm not being held properly?" Kagome snapped.
"Oh, and tell me, then, how am I supposed to hold you?" Sesshomaru snapped back.
"Tighter! If you want me closer, it's hard to move, but your damn hand is so damn loose on my waist, I can't be rigid. You want me pressed against your body, but yet my waist loose. And then I'm supposed to have straight legs, but you dip before stepping towards me. If you want me closer, ass, then hold me tighter!" Kagome snapped.
Sesshomaru's hold on Kagome's waist tightened and Kagome gasped. "And every time I do, you gasp. I'm worried I'll hurt you, girl!" Sesshomaru snapped.
"It doesn't hurt. If it hurt, I'd scream at you, or moan in pain or wince. I'm not doing any of those, so just continue holding me this tight!" Kagome snapped.
Sesshomaru pulled her closer, and even stuck his leg between hers. "Better, Miss Miko?" Sesshomaru snapped. Kagome sighed before telling him it was fine. "Then can we continue? You'll be in heels tomorrow night, and I really don't need you to hurt yourself in front of all the guests."
Kagome sighed, and laid her head on his chest as they went a slow pace. They didn't speed up, but went at a slow pace. "You know," Kagome finally said, "you really have a great body."
Sesshomaru looked questioning down at her, but she didn't see a thing. "And you're just noticing now?"
"Well, it's just, well, I've never been blind and this close to you. My touch is so much better. I just don't remember you chest being this hard, or you having that much strength," Kagome told him.
"Well, Kagome, I know it's kind of a day late, but you have a great body too," he told her.
"Really?" Kagome asked, pulling away and releasing his shoulder. "I bet you were just looking at my ass, weren't you?"
"I was, but also your entire body," he told her, leading her to the bed. He sat down and picked Kagome up and into his lap. She looked around confused until Sesshomaru had her cup his cheek. "I think you are very pretty."
Kagome blushed, and brought her hand down to his chest. "I must thank you. No one really hasn't told me I'm pretty other than my father," Kagome said, absent-mindly stroking his chest. He put her legs over his arm as he wrapped an arm around her waist.
"Well, you are. I really don't think everyone else doesn't think it, though. By the way, you look quite appealing in those jeans," he told her.
"If you wanted points, you're scoring a lot. You want something?" Kagome asked.
"Yes," he told her truthfully. "Well, two things. One, you won't let me, but the other, well, I want to know what you want me to do tonight."
Kagome sighed and laid her head on his shoulder while his head found its way to her collarbone. He nuzzled there for a while, but Kagome didn't mind. "Well," Kagome told Sesshomaru, tangling her fingers in his hair, "I thought about this all day, and I thought perhaps, I don't know, really, but a foot rub? I've always desired one."
Sesshomaru laid her down on the bed before trailing down her body, just hovering inches above it. "A foot rub, correct?" Sesshomaru asked, kneeling at the end of the bed where her feet laid. "Demon or human style?"
Kagome was puzzled. There was two ways? "What's the difference?"
"Well," Sesshomaru moaned while slowly untying Kagome's running shoe, "one has more contact, while the other only involves a foot rub."
Kagome was still slightly puzzled but shrugged, relaxing her head on the pillow near her head. "Demon," she answered as Sesshomaru removed one of her shoes slowly. "And try to take your time with it."
Sesshomaru smiled, slowly taking the other shoe off. He then took an edge of a sock and removed it with only two of his fingers very slowly. Kagome smiled, her eyes closed as his fingers worked small wonders on her feet. Oddly enough, she felt like she had been on them all day.
Sesshomaru massaged the bottom and tops of her feet just the slightest, with small circles. Just as Kagome was drifting off, Sesshomaru licked the bottom of Kagome's foot. Her head jerked up.
"What was that?" Kagome asked. Sesshomaru smiled.
"I was just going to phase two of the demon foot rub," he answered, licking the bottom again. Kagome moaned before laying back down, her eyes closed.
"It's good," she smiled. "Just warn me next time."
"Well, I'm going to suck on your toes. Am I allowed to?" Sesshomaru asked. Kagome moaned and he did as he said he was going to.
"Sesshomaru..." Kagome moaned, her head rubbing against the pillow it was upon. "I love you."
"I love you too, Kagome," he told her, finally finished. He smiled and joined with her in the bed.
"Go wash your mouth and hands," she told him, turning away from him. "Or you're sleeping on the floor."
Sesshomaru sighed, but got up to wash his hands and mouth. He hated the taste of the bar of soap, but he had to do it for Kagome, or to sleep with Kagome, as a matter of fact.
He crawled in after he was finished and Kagome turned into him. She snuggled into his chest and sighed with content before falling back asleep. She did, though, say a few things before she was soundly sleeping. "I love you," and "you smell good," and "thanks, Sesshomaru."
So, this is the end of chapter 24. So, is it all right now? Is everyone ok with her blindness and all? I mean, it's not permanent. And, once again, I'm sorry for making a chapter that caused so much, well, negitivity. So, knock if you will now, but thank you for reading so far.