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Melissa grinned at Sesshomaru as they walked along a forest trail. He glanced at her then looked ahead. They had kissed again that morning, but then Jaken had returned. Sesshomaru hadn't touched her since. She hadn't expected him to, he wasn't the type who was into public displays of affection.

They stopped for the night and started to make camp. Sesshomaru wandered off while Jaken made a fire, this didn't bother the kappa as Sesshomaru did it often. He followed Melissa's scent and walked up behind her. She didn't realize he was there and when he reached to touch her cheek an unexpected hand in her peripheral vision caused her to duck and raise an arm in defense.

"Sesshomaru, you startle me." She exclaimed, turning to see her guardian youkai.

"Was it your father or your husband?" He asked softly.

"What?" She asked, confused.

"A couple of attacks by a villager would not have ingrained such a reaction in you so deeply. Which one struck you, your father or husband?"

She was silent for a moment. She looked away as she felt tears sting her eyes. Sesshomaru cupped her cheek and turned her face back to him. When she looked up she concern in his eyes.

"Both." She admitted. She felt ashamed that she had allowed either one to hurt her as long as she had.

"Husband hit me because I could not carry babies." She said slowly. "Father because... Many reasons. He just bad."

"Neither one deserved to have you in their life. Melissa, I swear to you I will never strike you." He assured her, stroking her cheek. She nodded as though she already knew that. He leaned down and captured her lips in a soft kiss and when it ended she leaned against his chest while he placed his arms around her. After a moment he kissed her again then let her get back to foraging.

Later that night after Jaken fell asleep Sesshomaru moved to sit by her by the fire. While they spoke he took her hand in his. They kissed a few times then he moved back to his tree and she laid down near the fire to sleep. That was the way their relationship went for several more weeks. He wasn't trying to hide it, Sesshomaru just wasn't comfortable displaying his affection openly.

When they returned to the village Kagome was the first person she sought out and the two giggled like school girls as Melissa told her about their new relationship. Sesshomaru could hear the two speaking in Melissa's language and by the giggling could guess what they were talking about. As soon as they were gone Kagome was sure to tell Inuyasha, if not before. After all the grief he gave his brother for being part human he'd never live down this relationship, but it was a small price to pay for how Melissa made him feel.

A week and a half later they were sitting on the beach once more eating raw oysters. They had a roaring campfire, Melissa just liked oysters raw. She and Jaken had used the last of the light to gather them and Sesshomaru was opening them and passing them around. His armor had been removed for cleaning and was leaning against a tree nearby.

He ate a few, they weren't cooked so they didn't count as human food. Jaken ate a few too, a few was all he could eat with his tiny stomach. Melissa ate most of them, she needed more food than Jaken and Sesshomaru had hunted just a couple of nights ago.

"You know, some people believe oysters aphrodisiacs. Is not true, but some people believe."

"What is an aphrodisiacs?" Sesshomaru asked handing her another oyster.

"Something make people want... You know..." She didn't know how to say it, so she made a hole with her thumb and fore finger and poked the finger of her other hand through it repeatedly.

"What?" Jaken screamed, jumping to his feet, "You brazen hussy! Are you trying to seduce Sesshomarusama?! You..." He was silenced suddenly as Sesshomaru backhanded him.

"You will not speak to Melissa in such a manner. Incase it has escaped your notice, Jaken, her status in this pack is much higher than your own." She grinned at Sesshomaru and gave him a quick peck on the cheek.

"So, my dear, are you trying to seduce this Sesshomaru?" He asked her with a twinkle in his eye.

She giggled and shook her head, "Is not real, Sesshomaru. If you want do that after eat oyster is because you want do that before."

He wasn't so sure. Maybe it was because they were talking about it, or because oysters had more of an effect than she believed, but he suddenly had some very, very dirty desires. Perhaps she knew because their eyes met for a long time and then she looked away, blushing.

He didn't even care that Jaken was there, he cupped her cheek with his hand and turned her face to kiss her lips. This had an unexpected perk, Jaken was rendered speechless for several minutes. Then he kissed her again a stroked her cheek.

He opened a few more oysters for her and looked out at the sea as she ate them.

"Oh! Sesshomaru, look!" She stated suddenly.

"You found a pearl." He observed as he looked at the tiny, shiny object she held between two fingers. She grinned as she looked at it.

"Do you desire pearls?"

"I have pearl!"

The pearl was a cream color. It was a pretty thing, but not perfectly round. It reminded him of the moon, which would be full in two night's time.

"It is imperfect."

"Is best pearl!"

Sesshomaru had to smile at her enthusiasm. A few minutes later he put it between two empty oyster shells and tied them together with a few pieces of grass, so she wouldn't lose it. He promised to get her a decent box to keep it in later.

A while later she decided to take a walk down the beach by herself. It was a hot night and the water was calmly lapping at her ankles as she walked along the shore. She looked back up the beach, she couldn't see the boys so they couldn't see her. She shrugged off her clothing and laid it on the sand above reach of the waves.

The cool water felt great against her legs as she waded nude into the surf. The water was up nearly to her knees when she reached a ledge and the sand beneath her feet disappeared. She didn't expect the drop off and fell several feet below the water before she started swimming up and out from the beach.

Then suddenly her leg erupted in pain! She screamed and thrashed and her belly also started to burn like she was on fire. Up the beach Sesshomaru had been entering the woods when he heard her scream and flew to her as she fell below the water still thrashing in pain.

He dove and scooped her up. He looked at her in the moonlight and removed the gelatinous creature from her belly and dropped it in the water below. He laid her in the sand and examined her as she cried in agony, she had long red welts on her thigh and stomach from the jellyfish.

Had he known she planned to go for a swim he would have warned her these waters were frequented by jellyfish. Now all he could do was treat her stings. These jellyfish were not usually deadly, but the sting was painful and he only knew of on cure for jellyfish stings. She wasn't going to like this.

Melissa felt like her leg and belly were burning. She didn't even register at first the warm stream of liquid trickling down on her leg and belly. When she did she opened her eyes and looked up in confusion, Sesshomaru was standing over her with his dick in his hands. He was peeing on her stings.

"Sesshomaru, what the hell do you think you're doing?! Quit pissing on me you sonovabitch!" She screeched in English. She continued to screech at him in English as she tried to back away but he was already finished and shook it before putting it back in his hakama.

"Melissa, calm yourself." He told her. She didn't hear him, she was still screeching at him for peeing on her. Irritated he knelt down to cover her mouth with his hand silencing her. She tried to pull away from his hand but he wouldn't allow her to start screeching again.

"If you will calm yourself perhaps you will notice your leg is starting to feel better. You were stung by a jellyfish, urine is the only cure for jellyfish venom. Now this Sesshomaru does not wish to hear anymore on the subject or I might hike my leg to you for spite. How is your leg?"

"Better." She admitted. "But still hurt."

"Let's go." He ordered turning to walk back to camp.

"Wait. Not sure can walk. You help?"

"Do you expect me to carry you when you are covered in urine?"

"But... But you do it! You piss on me!" She yelled indignantly!

Sesshomaru paused for a long moment. "I did warn you." He turned around with his pecker in his hands.

"Sesshomaru! No, not piss on me!" She held up her hands and turned her face away. After a moment she realized he wasn't peeing after all. She looked back at him and he smirked at her. He'd never had any intention of peeing on her again.

"It would appear this Sesshomaru is out of urine. It maybe wise for you to learn to stay silent before I make more."

He put his penis away and knelt down to help her up and she smacked his hands away "Sesshomaru, wash hands!"

"Wash my hands?"

"Yes! You hold penis! Wash hands!"

"With your irrational fear of penises it is no wonder you have never bore a child. Allow me to explain, a man must put his penis inside of you for a child to one day come out. If you're a good girl perhaps I can give you a demonstration someday."

She turned beet red and gaped at him before exclaiming that she knew where babies came from. He walked to the edge of the surf and dipped his hands in the waves, rubbing them together to make her happy. He returned to Melissa and helped her stand and they walked back to the water so she could rinse the pee off.

"Of all the words for urine you could have learned, piss, Melissa? Perhaps I should be mindful of how much time you spend in the presence of my little brother."

She stopped walking when she felt the water on her feet. "Is safe?"

"If we stay in the shallow water you should not be stung again."

They waded together until the water was nearly to her knees and Sesshomaru knelt to cup the seawater in his hands and poured it over her belly and leg. Then Sesshomaru realized kneeling in front of her like this put his face very close to her nude womanhood. He could smell it, and the smell was very alluring. It took great willpower to ignore his canine instinct to bury his nose in her crotch.

He finished rinsing her wounds and stared up at her. It had been a long time since he had seen her nude. She had always been slender, but now he body was strong and toned. Especially her legs. The result was they now looked even longer. For a moment he imagined her wrapping those long, strong legs around him.

Her body hair had grown back too. The hair on her legs was so fine and fair it was barely visible. However she had a small dense patch of golden curls nestled between her legs. His eyes traveled up her body, lingering on her perky, pink nippled breasts before he finally met her big blue eyes.

He slowly stood and placed his hands around her waist and lowered his lips to hers. She wrapped her arms around him and held him tightly as they kissed. The kiss ended and she began kissing up his jaw line and he groaned in pleasure when she drew his earlobe between her lips. Then she traced her tongue along the rim of his ear and he started kissing the side of her neck.

"May I touch you?" He breathed against her neck. She made a small noise of consent. Still kissing her neck he wrapped one arm around her waist and with the other hand began fondling one of her breasts. Her breast was soft and the skin was like silk except for her nipple which grew taut and hard under his fingers.

He released her breast and stroked her cheek as he kissed her lips again. He continued to stroke her cheeks after the kiss ended. He took her hand and led her back to shore and helped her dress and they returned to camp. She kissed him and started to head to the fireside, but he held her hand and pulled her to his side as he settled down. He wrapped his arms around her and held her against his chest as they fell asleep.