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Chapter 4
The Man Behind the Knight
At the first sweet, forbidden taste of his lips on her own, Kagome closed her eyes and allowed her body to fall heavily against his chest. The way he held her, so intimate and so bold, made Kagome feel as if she was the most important thing in the world. She felt like she was drowning in a sea of bliss and all time seemed to slow down and stop completely. For the first time in her life, Kagome really, truly felt like a princess.
His lips continued to press down passionately against hers and her body was now completely wrapped around him, feeling as if she could snap at any moment. One of his arms was laced down and around her hips, the hand splayed out boldy on her hip bone, anchoring her tightly to his hard male body. The way he held her was as if he were afraid she would suddenly leave and disappear from his embrace; like a dream. But by the feel ofher soft feminine curves pressed to dangerously against his own, and the way she whispered his name, assured him this was no fantasy.The knight's other hand just barely skimmed her face as he used the backs of his fingers to continuously brush against the swell of her neck and shoulders.Kagome's arms came up and curled possessively around his neck, one soft hand making it's way into the thick mass of red hair and using it as if to assure herself that he was indeed real and she was indeed in his arms. Her other hand laycurled around his neck and every once in awhile she would brush the nape of his neck, sending shock waves up and down his spine.
Kagome moaned when Kurama's fingers gently traced her hip and urged her impossibly closer and Kurama used this to his advantage and hurriedly slipped his tongue into her mouth, sweeping past her teeth and sliding over her own tongue. She gasped at the touch but allowed herself to indulge in the sweetness that made up Kurama.
Kagome's mind was in a whirl as she allowed Kurama to plunge his tongue in over and over again. The sensations he was causing, made her shudder with want until she had to wonder where he'd been all her life.
All too soon the kiss came to an end when Kurama realized that they were both running out of air. And much as he would love to die that way, lost in Kagome's arms and mouth, he would prefer to stay alive even more so he could kiss her again later. Slowly he drew away and Kagome sighed with regret when his mouth left hers. For a long while they just stood in each other's arms, their foreheads pressed tightly together and panting with supressed need. Kagome's cheeks were stained with a healthy blush and Kurama thought she looked utterly adorable and even more feminine after being so thoroughly kissed.
"Kagome?" Kurama asked softly as he leaned back a bit to peer into her now sleepy eyes.
"Hm?" She murmured and smiled shyly at him, allowing herself to indulge in his spicy male scent.
Kurama stayed silent again and Kagome wondered if he was ever going to speak his peace when his voice broke the silence.
He leaned in and rested his forehead against hers with a contemplative look overriding his handsome features. "What are we doing?"
All at once Kagome stiffened in his arms, the contented mood gone as shewondered what he meant. She looked up at him, a frown appearing on her face. "What do you mean?" She finally asked. "D-Do you regret kissing me?" She stammered a little, afraidof what his answer may be.
Kurama immediately shook his head and ran one of his hands through her hair in a soothing manner, placing a small kiss on her temple. "No, no, that's not quite what I meant. I meant, well….you see, Kagome it's just that I'm a knight and you're a-."
Kagome's eyes widened and quickly saw where this was going and pushed away from his chest, causing Kurama to reflexively let go. "Dont' bother trying to explain it," She said turning awayfrom him trying to keep the pain out of her voice. "I see where this is going. It's because I'm a princess, isn't it?You think I'm just some spoiled little rich girl who wants to play around and have a good time."
Kagome attempted to get to her horse so she could flee, when Kurama quickly caught her from behind, causing her to squeal and begin thrashing in his arms. "Let me Go!" She cried, her hair falling in disarray, temporarily blinding Kurama. "Kurama let go!"
"Kagome!" He cried struggling to hold her still. "No, that's not what I meant, you didn't let me finish. Kagome! Kagome, stop! Listen to me, Kagome!" She continued struggling until she realized it was useless and she merely let herself sag with defeat and exhaustion in his arms, tears silently running down her porcelain features, her hair hiding most of her face from Kurama's view.
When he heard her first few sobs, he instantly felt bad for having caused her pain and tightened his arms around her, drawing her back into his body inthe intent to soothe her. They stood in awkward silence before Kurama leaned down and began to speak. "Kagome you misunderstand my intentions. I'm sorry if anything I said hurt you…but you must understand where I'm coming from." He turned her in his arms and when she stood with her head bowed staring defiantly at the ground, Kurama used one of his hands urge her chin up so he could look her in the eye. "Kagome it is true you are a princess and the future Queen, I can't deny that; no one can. You were placed in a position of high prestige simply from being born. You're beautiful and loving and you obviously love the people in this country very much or else you would never dare to pick up a sword."
Kagome's eyes had lost their hardened edge, and she now wore a look of pure confusion of where he was going with this. From her vantage point Kurama's face was awash in moonlight and she could clearly make out the beauty and fine lines of his face. She couldn't help but be drawn to his mouth when his tongue came out to nervously wet his lips. And in that moment she wanted nothing more than for him to draw her close again and kiss her senseless. She shook her head at her thought process and cleared her mind to what he was saying.
"Kagome," he was saying. "What I said really had nothing to do with you being a queen. It's about me being a knight."
Kagome's eyes were now laced with confusion as Kurama was the one who bowed his head and looked away from her. Suddenly a light bulb went off in her mind and she suddenly realized what he was so worried about. She smiled sweetly and used both hands to cup his face and draw him near. His eyes were filled with uncertainties as he watched her. "You are worried about being unworthy of me, aren't you?" Kagome asked softly. When Kurama didn't answer Kagome grew a bit angered and gave him a light slap across the face. "Don't you see!" She exclaimed, startling him a bit as he rubbed his reddening cheek. "I don't care about being a princess and I could give a damn about you being a knight. Kurama, do you know how many people would kill to be where you are? You are a knight, and one who holds a position most desired among the poor peasants. Who the hell cares if I am a princess and you are a knight? I will see who I want, when I damn well want to." He was momentarily shocked by her startling revelation and profanity, although he thought she looked quite endearing standing there looking to heated. "Kurama," she spoke her voice just above a whisper. "Do you want to know what I see when I look at you?"
Kurama didn't answer although he really was dying to know. She smiled at him serenly and answered. "You are a man; just as I am a woman. You are Kurama and I am Kagome. And that is all we will ever be. When I look at you I will see Kurama the man; not Kurama the knight. And when you look at me. You will hopefully see Kagome the woman; not Kagome the Princess."
Kurama was absolutely floored by her proclamation, although his face did not betray his sentiments. She hadn't directly come out and said it but she was obviously interested in him, almost as much as he was in her. Still…one thing was still bothering him. "Yes, Kagome, your words have struck a truth into my heart and I wisely heed them. However…mustn't you marry a prince when you take up the crown?"
Kagome blushed and pulled away again, although she was grinning this time. She held out two hands on front of her body in a defensive stance. "Woah, wow, hey, I didn't say anything about marriage, my good Sir Knight. I was merely expressing the desire to get to know you." When Kurama blushed Kagome couldn't help but giggle at him and ran a hand down his face in a studying manner. "But to answer your question; no I don't. Mama, papa, and I came to the agreement a long time ago before my father died that I could choose my own husband if I find him before my 25th birthday."
"Oh," Kurama stated, blinking. He raised his eyebrows questioningly after a moment. "So what happens if you don't find a guy before 25; what then?"
Kagome's blush deepened and she turned away uttering something so low Kurama couldn't catch it. He smirked at her. "What was that, Milady?" He asked teasingly stepping forward and drawing her nearer and back into his arms. "I didn't hear you."
Kagome held back the shiver at the way he called her Milady. Something about the way he said it sent a pang of want directly into her heart. She mumbled her reply again and tried to dart away before he could catch her. However luck was not on her side as he swiftly reached out and tugger her back into his arms and maneuvering her between his chest and a tree so she could not escape him again. He grinned down at her while she attempted to struggle away, although this time she was laughing gaily. "Tell me," he urged. "Tell me or I will," Kagome watched warily as one of his hands ran both handsdown her sides and stopped just above her hips. "Tickle you!" He cried and dug his hands into her sides, causing her to giggle madly.
"No…no!" She shrieked twitching in his arms, tears of laughter forming in her eyes, as Kurama's eyes danced merrily with mirth. "I….ha ha…h-have…t-to…ha ha ha…ma-marry….stop it Kurama! Ha ha, Pr-prince Se-Sssseshomaru."
Kurama stopped mid tickle and stared at her blankly, wondering where he'd heard that name before. "Prince Sesshomaru?" he questioned raising an eyebrow. Kagome stopped laughing and straightened her skirts, while shooting him a half-hearted dirty glare. "As in the Prince of Sweden, Sesshomaru?"
"That's the one," Kagome declared. Seeing the look on his face Kagome quickly went ahead and began explaining. "See a long time ago King Inu Taisho and my dad were really good friends, as well as both our mothers. So they thought it would be fun to bind us into an arranged marriage." Kagome laughed as she remembered the scene between her, Sesshomaru, and both sets of parents. It had not been pleasant as both Sesshomaru and Kagome raised all hell. Kurama raised an eyebrow in silent question for her to elaborate. She laughed out loud. "Sorry, it's just that Sesshomaru and I practically grew up together and we've only ever seen each other as friends. We found it hard to picture ourselves being married to each other when we really only saw each other as close friends." Kurama tried to keep his elation in and found that he couldn't. And so he just smiled happily down at her as she finished her explanation. "So long story short, after a long and drawn out two-day argument with our parents, during which time Sesshomaru threatened to run away and leave the throne to his younger brother, Inuyasha, and I threatened to go with him, we eventually came to the agreement that if neither one of us hadn't found a spouse by the time we were 25 we would go ahead and go through with it. But its all good since Sesshomaru married Lady Rin. She's a very sweet girl and they love each other very much, although if you didn't know Sesshomaru you could never tell."
Kagome and Kurama were silent for a few minutes before Kagome timidly asked, "So…what do we do now?"
Kurama stood in contemplative silence before answering her with a soft, gentle smile. Elegantly he kneeled before her and took her hand kissing the back of her hand while she blushed and wondered what he was doing. "Milady Kagome Higurashi," he began. "Would you allow this humble knight the pleasure of courting you?"
Kagome was speechless. She'd never actually been courted before. Okay so there had been that one really naïve prince, oh what was his name? Prince Hojo of Denmark or something, wasn't it? He had begun sending her flowers and telling her of his love and although she found him flattering, she also wasn't in the least bit interested in returning his feelings. Oh and then there was Kouga, Prince of Spain, who had declared her his queen the moment he set eyes on her, but she always rebuffed his advances as well. And now here knelt Kurama, a very dashing and handsome knight, asking her on bended knee for her permission. Her answer was quick to come as she dragged him up and into her arms without a second thought, startling him slightly by her rather force full pull, and kissed him hard on the mouth, before drawing back and giggling at his dazed expression.
"Yes, of course!" She responded easily, tinged with a bit of excitement.
Kurama's smile lit up on his face as he leaned down and kissed her again, pulling her tightly into the safe cocoon of his arms. "You know," Kagome murmured against his chest a while later as they now sat leaning back against a tree, Kurama's arm holding her loosely but protectively around her shoulders. Her head lay resting comfortably on his shoulder as she used her left hand to play with a locket of his hair, twirling it subconsciously around her fingers. "You're the first person to actually ask me," She whispered before drifting off to never, never land.
Ours later Kurama woke Kagome and escorted her back to the castle. At the entrance to her secret passage way they made plans to meet with each other the following day. Kurama gave her a sweet kiss goobye and then watch as she made the swift journey back into the castle for a night of much needed sleep.
So, what did everyone think? Was it goo enough? I had a hard time figuring out where I wanted to go with this and I'm sory if it seems they are moving too fast. But let me explain why I make almost all of my fics this way. See I am a firm believer in lust at first sight and I abosultely love making these two attracted to each other. That's probably because my life consists of a my boyfriend of 6 years and I have yet to feel anything remotely close to having the kind of emotions where you just want to fall into someone's arms and screw to ths cows come home. That is why it is fantasy and why I write the way that I do. So, anyway, enough about me, lets talk about you guys. Please review and tell me what you think.
P.S. I will be updating Hierarchy, Soothing the Soul, and Just A Mild Case of Mitosis within the next couple of days. Please be on the look out for them and remember to review.
Ja ne
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P.S. This chapter has been edited and oh yeah. Someone asked a long time ago why I named Sesshomaru prince of Sweeden. Well, can't you picture it? Sesshomaru with that hair and the way he looks. He's a classic blond and I just thought it was perfect. Of course I have no idea who any of the rulers actually were, besides the most famous ones, that is. Anyway no updates yet, just wait and I will come up with something.
