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"Talking"

'Thinking'

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Chapter Five

Punishment

Kagome woke up with an intense need to go to the bathroom. Shivering at her state of undress she wondered where her mate went off to. 'Humph' she thought to herself. 'You would think that he would be here when I woke up. Guess he really doesn't have a romantic bone in his body.' She thought as she dreamed of waking up in her lovers arms the morning after they made love. 'What a mood ruiner.' She wandered into the bathing chamber connected to their own room and gasped in delight.

The room was huge with the hot springs taking up the majority of it. There was an underwater shelf for her to sit on and soaps right next to it within easy reach. Towels her close enough so you wouldn't freeze retrieving them but far enough way so they wouldn't get wet.

Walking with a slight limp she lowered herself into the steaming water. Piling her hair on the top of her head she let the hot water soothe her frayed nerves. She could have soaked all day but her stomach waylaid those plans by rumbling in protest and demanding food. Sighing in annoyance she quickly scrubbed herself clean and exited the steaming water. Still she felt better, hot water always had that healing quality. After drying off she donned a white robe from her closet and went off in search of the food she could smell coming from the kitchens.

As she made her way down to the kitchen Kagome failed to notice the looks she was receiving from the females of the staff, or how the males were quickly scurrying out of her way and out of sight. She was just too focused on the smell of food and the scent of her mate. 'So this is where Sesshoumaru went. You would have thought he would have had the decency to wake me up and we could have had breakfast together. I mated a complete jerk.' She scowled as she walked a little faster. She slowed as a new thought came to her. 'Maybe he thought to bring me breakfast in bed.' Smiling because that must be what he had wanted to do, she crept into the kitchen and saw her mate with his back towards her. She grinned in mischief.

"Sesshoumaru, is this where you went off to?" She purred as she wound her arms around her mates torso, pressing her chest to his back. She frowned at the tenseness she felt in his muscles. Sliding around his side she looked at his face, gasping when she saw the blood red anger in them. She went to look at the others in the room when Sesshoumaru barked in anger.

:Disobedient female. Look at no other male. They are no concern of yours: Sesshoumaru growled as he wrapped one arm around her, pressing her face into his chest so that she couldn't look at anyone else.

Kagome squirmed against him and growled back. :I wasn't disobedient. I was hungry. You couldn't expect me to stay in bed and wait for you to bring me food. Which I didn't know you were going to do: She responded haughtily.

:Silence bitch: He snarled back. He had yet to take his eyes off of his father and he glanced at the other males in the kitchen as they bustled about to do his bidding. He only saw his alpha and threats to the bond with his mate. His nostrils flared as he took in her scent. His face twisted into a snarl of pure, unadulterated rage as he could barely scent himself on her skin. This was unacceptable.

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Touga wearily took in the appearance of his daughter-in-law as his son was hiding her face from view. She had exited her bedchamber's, which was unheard of so soon after mating. That was sure to anger Sesshoumaru, as his son would blame him for the delay that caused his mate to escape. Secondly, and more importantly, she had washed the scent of mating from off of her skin. As inuyoukai, the sense of smell is the most important sense, and as males they tended to want to wallow in the scent of themselves all over their mates. He smirked. It was a male thing, females would never understand. He shook his head in disbelief. The girl was just too sheltered from their instincts as inuyoukai and now she was in for a hard lesson. When she finally got a chance to get away from her territorial mate, she would probably have a few choice words to say to her grandfather. Lord Asano surely didn't do the girl any favors.

Touga's attention was drawn back to the scene before him as Sesshoumaru snapped his teeth at the girl. She had apparently bitten his side when he refused to release her. She was looking defiantly up at him and was trying to get him to release her. Sesshoumaru, of course, was enraged at her defiance. 'Asano my friend, you really did your granddaughter a disservice. I fear that this is going to be harder on her than it should be.' He winced when Kagome screamed in frustration as she was picked up bridal style and hauled out of the room by her mate who had one hand holding her and in the other the platter of food. 'Even in his rage he still remembers to see to her needs.' Touga smirked with pride as he watched his son exit the kitchen and disappear down the hall.

"Well that could have gone better." Inuyasha said as he visibly shuddered from the chill in the air. His sister-in-law was some kind of crazy to challenge his brother like that. Even he wasn't that insane. When his brother was pissed it was just better for you to submit and stay out of his way.

"You can't completely blame the girl. She was raised as a male." Izayoi said in Kagome's defense. "Her grandfather wanted her to replace her father. Lord Asano lost his son, so now he had to have another heir. And since no female can be a true heir, he had to make her into a male. A little tomboy who didn't back down from anyone."

"I might have made a mistake concerning her instincts." A new voice said from the doorway. Everyone turned to see the distraught face of Lord Asano. He smiled sadly at Izayoi and Sango. "Females are weak creatures emotionally, which is actually a good thing when they become mothers, but as rulers it is not a seemly attribute. I only wanted her to be strong. I guess I didn't really understand what I was doing to her." He sighed, looking at the floor as if it had all the answers. "I should not have repressed her instincts as I did." He looked back up at Touga and shrugged. "But, what's done is done. I cannot change the past."

"Yes, and now my son must deal with the repercussions of your parenting mistakes. But," Touga gave his friend a wry smile and chuckled, "I still think she is perfect for my son. He needs someone who will defy him. Even I think that my son is a little too stiff at times."

"At times?" Inuyasha snorted. "He's had a pole shoved up his ass since he was born."

"Inuyasha! That is your brother you are talking about. The future ruler of the Western and Eastern lands. Have a little more respect." Izayoi scolded.

"You know it's true mother, don't try to deny it." Inuyasha laughed back at her. He shrunk back at her glare, lowering his ears. "Sorry." He mumbled.

Izayoi smirked in victory. Ah-h the power mother had with their children. A stern look will do wonders for their attitudes.

"Yes I know Touga. But as I said, I cannot change the past. I have to be leaving soon, and I wanted to say goodbye, but I do not think it would be a good time to make a request of Sesshoumaru concerning his new mate just now." He stared at the doorway. "I received a very nasty glare from your son when I was coming in here. I think he blames me for her behavior already."

"I think he does. Even his beast would understand that her instincts are like a newborn babe, confused and resisting." Touga said as he placed his hand on his friends shoulder. "Come, breakfast should be served soon and we can talk then."

"Good cause I'm hungry." Inuyasha whined as he followed the two males out of the kitchen, ducking as his father took a swipe at the back of his head.

"Sango, Is it just me or are men just stupid sometimes?" Izayoi asked shaking her head at the males antics.

"If there is one thing I've learned from my husband my lady, it is that men are idiots pretty much most of the time. It is the way they are." Sango smiled as she left the kitchen with Lady Izayoi both chuckling at their prospective mates flaws at being males.

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Kagome crossed her hands over her chest as Sesshoumaru carried her back to their quarters. She couldn't see why he was so upset. She was only going to get some food for goodness sake. It wasn't as if she was running away or something like that. He was completely overreacting. But there was a small voice in the back of her head that said she probably should have waited for Sesshoumaru to come back. She should have asked his permission to get food. 'As if I need his permission to feed myself.' She huffed.

Sesshoumaru was lost in his own thoughts at that moment and they were not good for the woman in his arms. 'Mate disobeyed me. She left my barrier of protection. She removed my scent from her body. She does not smell like she belongs to me anymore.' He growled and tightened his grip on the woman. 'No one will take her from me. I will make sure of it.'

He entered their bedchamber and tossed Kagome on the bed then placed the tray of food on the bed stand.

"Hey." Kagome quipped indignantly but Sesshoumaru was ignoring her. He was slicing the meat with his claws into what looked like bite size pieces. Finally he turned to her and pinned her in place with a look. He wasn't pleased at all.

Kagome wearily lowered her eyes in submission and scooted away from the angered male. His growl of disapproval stopped her retreat.

"Come, eat."Sesshoumaru said simply as he sat on the bed with the platter beside him. He watched her as she licked her lips and took in the scent of warmed meat. Her stomach made a growling noise and she blushed as she cautiously made her way towards the food. When she was close enough he grabbed her wrist and sat her in his lap.

"Hey, what're you doing Sesshou..." She was cut off as he plopped a piece of meat in her mouth. She sighed as the juices swam over her tongue and she barely chewed before she swallowed the piece. Sesshoumaru placed another piece in her mouth as he gathered her wrists in his hand.

"Chew this time and eat slower. I don't want you to get sick." He said evenly. He watched her closely and rotated placing food in her mouth with water to wash it down.

Kagome was slightly disconcerted with the amount of attention he was putting into this simple task. She was also annoyed that he wasn't letting her use her hands at all. He held them captive in her lap. She felt like a baby being hand fed but a side of her was growling with contentment. It was also this side that warned her not to become complacent. Her mate had been furious with her and just because he was feeding her didn't mean that he had forgotten whatever it was that angered him. She did take notice that he wasn't eating though, and turned her head when he moved another piece of meat towards her mouth.

"Aren't you going to eat any Sesshoumaru?" She asked quietly. She had considered her options and decided that keeping her stance and tone submissive might help to waylay her punishment.

"I will eat when you are satisfied. Not until then." He answered briskly.

"Why? I'm sure you're hungry now too."

"As your mate and the male, it is my duty to make sure you are taken care of. It is my responsibility to make sure all your needs are met." He answered again as he placed the meat in her open mouth.

"I can feed myself." She muttered as she chewed.

"Do not speak with food in your mouth." He chastised her as he also bit her neck lightly in reprimand.

When she could eat no more she rested her head back on her mates shoulder and watched him as he ate the rest of the meat in just a few short minutes. She was just getting comfortable and drifting off to sleep when she was rudely dropped from her comfy resting place in Sesshoumaru's lap onto the bed. Pushing her hair out of her face she just had a few seconds to adjust before her robe was disposed of. Covering herself and sputtering in indignation she was pushed back onto her back with her red eyed mate pressing her into the mattress.

"You left our chambers." He stated simply.

"I was hungry. And you weren't here." She replied in a rush. The feeling of him on top of her was bring back memories from last night. She couldn't resist wiggling just a tiny bit. She reveled in the imperceptible that went through her mate.

"Cease your movements bitch. You washed my scent off of your body." He growled then bit her shoulder again in reprimand. Her movements were not helping him concentrate. But he had to stay focused. Even though he just wanted to throw her down and have his way with her again to prove who was alpha, he knew that she didn't know what she did wrong. Lord Asano had been irresponsible in raising her. He could not blame her for her actions this morning, however, he needed to teach her her boundaries and make sure she respected them.

"I was all sweaty and..." She blushed. "I just needed to be clean alright." She said in embarrassment. Her cheeks flamed red as she thought about what she washed off this morning.

"You should have waited for my return. My scent was gone and you are not fully claimed. Another male could have taken you from me." He growled at that last thought. "I would have, will, kill any male who touches you. Only pack is allowed to touch you, and it must be done in my presence. I know you are naïve with your instincts, but you must realize that I am not. Everything I do is out of my instincts directions for you." He explained trying to ignore the fact that she was naked beneath him.

"So I'm just supposed to think that everything you do is right? That you will never make a mistake because your instincts will never lead you wrong?" Kagome asked skeptically. "I don't think so."

"Bitch, everything I do is for your safety. I take care of your needs. My lands come second to you. I have to protect you because you are my weakest attribute. If someone where to harm you or capture you, it would incapacitate me. That is why you must do as I say, and wait on me." He growled as she looked away in anger.

"I was just hungry. I didn't know anything about the barrier or the importance of your scent on me. I'm sorry." She nuzzled under his chin in submission. Sesshoumaru grunted in approval until she spoke again. "But I think you were completely overreacting. You shouldn't assume that I'm going to be some submissive bitch, because I won't be. You may be my alpha but you cannot control me. I rule my own life, not you."

Sesshoumaru couldn't take it any more, she was still openly defying him. He had tried being nice and explaining things to her. But her defiance was just too much. Rearing back he flipped her onto her stomach and pinned her arms to her side.

:Bitch, you still do not know your place. I am your master: Sesshoumaru snarled then biting her mating mark he thrust aggressively into her. Pressing her head into the mattress he took her in a fully dominant position as his aura again continued to wrap around her own and start securing itself. This was the way to always know where she was wherever she went. She could never run far enough to escape him. He kept up a random pace, varying speeds, thrusts, and angles, withholding her from completion. Her stomach was beginning to hurt from the abuse and she cried out her pain and pleasure as he tortured her sensitive areas. Finally after hours of abuse and torture he stilled in climax and with an extra thrust with a harsh twist to her nub, she sailed into climax and into unconsciousness.

Pulling out from her raw body, Sesshoumaru licked her mark that had reopened and cleaned the area of blood. He rolled her onto her back, knowing her stomach would be sore for the rest of the night from his actions. He noticed tear streaks on her cheeks and sighed in resignation. She was not as strong as she wanted everyone to believe. He had not wanted to be so rough with her but her open defiance was just too aggravating to his pride. It could not be overlooked. His bitch needed to learn her place, and he would enjoy teaching it to her. Smiling slightly he took in their mixed scent and wrapped his arms around her, placing one hand on her lower stomach and lightly rubbing. Nuzzling into her hair he growled his contentment and was pleased to see the tightness in her face recede. Burrowing more into her warmth he let himself drift off to sleep.

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AN: I know it's been a while, but finals are next week and I'm beginning to freak out about my Chemistry final. I really need to ace it. I'm also working on another story, just a one shot. Another Sess/Kag, but it will be a while before thats done. Tell me what you think. Please R and R. I love getting them and appreciate those who take the time to give a little encouragement.