Prompt: a kiss on the ear
"I really am concerned for you, Lady Kagome!"
Kagome stifled a sigh, lifting her basket of herbs and straightening. "Kouga is just a friend, there's no need to worry."
Joy of joys, Akitoki Hojo had taken it upon himself to graciously visit their humble village. Since hearing he'd married a woman with a name identical to hers, Kagome couldn't help but feel a little creeped out around him. Especially since Shippo had suggested he'd forced his wife into a name change. She shuddered, knowing the kit was just messing with her. But boy had their visitor sure thrown a fit when Kouga had shown up with his usual recycled speech about how he'd make her his woman.
"Nonetheless! You do know that if you marry and- and ah..." his cheeks grew red. "Consummate your relationship, then you'll lose all your spiritual powers?!"
Blue eyes remained flat and unimpressed as she began walking through Inuyasha Forest, gazing up at the light filtering through twisting branches overhead. "That so? Hmm..." she tapped her chin, feeling a brush of dark youki caress the back of her neck. "If that's the case, why does Miroku strut around with perfectly usable sutras? He hasn't lost his powers and he's a horndog."
The young man followed her like a bad smell, shadowing her footsteps closely. "It's only something that happens to priestesses- since they're so pure."
"How convenient," Kagome drawled sarcastically. "That sounds exactly like something an old codger would say to gatekeep a woman's sexual freedom. No way would a priestess lose her powers just from sleeping with someone."
"But it's true, Lady Kagome! Please be a tad more cautious. Demons like that Wolf Prince are a danger to your virtue."
Something simmered beneath the surface of her expression, brightening blue eyes and curling lithe fingers tight around her basket. She trembled a little, and Akitoki noticed this with dismay. "A-ah, I did not mean to upset you-"
Kagome abruptly burst into laughter. She waved a hand, wiping tears from her eyes. "No, no, it's okay. But I might need a minute to collect myself before returning to the village. My delicate nerves are frazzled just thinking about it," she sighed, making her expression morph into that of an innocent young woman, brows drawing together and eyes large. "Would you please carry these back to Kaede for me? I won't take long- mn...maybe 20 minutes."
"Of course!" he simpered, happily accepting the basket of herbs. "Take all the time you need and ruminate on what I said."
"Oh I will~" she chirped, waving amiably as he walked through the trees and out into clear sunlight.
Akitoki smiled to himself, satisfied that she'd been sufficiently warned. He could not bear the thought of Lady Kagome becoming defenceless, and the mere idea of her debasing herself to lay with a demon was unthinkable. His cheeks heated, mind straying.
Deciding to look back at the beauty once more with a crude fantasy playing through his mind- he froze and choked on nothing. At the border of Inuyasha's forest stood Kagome, draped in shade. Another stood with her, unmistakable from the fall of silver hair, spiked armour and furs.
The demon leaned down, face hidden by the fall of Kagome's dark curling hair, but he seemed to be kissing her ear. The priestess clung to him, mouth falling open in a silent moan.
Akitoki's mouth fell open for a different reason. Words failed him as horror climbed up his throat. He thought to run to the village and shout for help.
Golden eyes found him and pinned the young man in place a second later. The lord of the west lifted his head with a placid, stoic expression. Long fingered hands tipped with claws slid possessively around her waist, furs curling her tight against him. It was that predatory gaze that choked the air from Akitoki's lungs, the message conveyed within them unmistakable.
'Talk and you die.'
Swallowing thickly, he woodenly turned around and robotically continued walking.
He kept his mouth shut, and when Kagome returned to the village some 40 minutes later; hair a mess and adjusting her rumpled clothes, Akitoki wisely refrained from comment. The only time she acknowledged him again was during a boar demon attack when she let loose an arrow gleaming bright with holy powers.
The look she pinned him with was triumphant, confident and slightly gloating;
'I told you so.'