And so, they had another wedding under their belts. This one was much more extravagant than the last. Western guards lined the perimeter, and there must have been a hundred demons in attendance. None of them seemed thrilled to be there, but they watched the ceremony with great interest, taking notes on the strange human custom which they had never before been privy to.

They weren't supposed to stand until the bride began her march with Kaede being the only family she had to give her away. But the moment Sesshoumaru and Kagome walked arm in arm ahead of them, the room stood out of respect to their lord. He looked so good dressed up in his formal kimono, and she couldn't wait to get him out of it later.

Watching Miroku officiate to her two friends, she couldn't help but look to Sesshoumaru as he spoke. His eyes never left hers as the monk said his piece, and she wondered if he was like her; imagining the two of them taking the vows instead of his brother.

He had deigned to give another toast, standing as an example to the others of his approval of the union. The feast was grand, and despite many having prejudices that they were forced to swallow down, everyone seemed to be having a pretty good time. Well, almost everyone.

Kagome noticed the somber face of the panther demon she recognized to be Touran, and she recalled the conversation she had with Sesshoumaru the night before. This female wanted her demon, and was holding peace hostage to try to obtain him.

Kagome was not without diplomacy, so she thought that maybe she could find a way to help. She looked to see Sesshoumaru busy entertaining a few of the older demons in attendance, and took advantage of his distraction to make her way over to the panther.

"Hi. I don't think we've met. I'm Kagome." She held out her hand to shake, but Touran simply looked at it, then away.

Kagome put her hand on the female's cheek, turning attention back to herself.

"May I have a word with you? Outside?" She wanted to refuse. Who was this woman to demand anything of her? She was the Heir to the North! But curiosity won out in the end, and she stood.

"Fine." They made their way out of the great hall.

Touran stood, doing her best impression of Sesshoumaru; aloof and uninterested. Kagome just stared at her, trying to think of how to break the ice. She eventually settled on,

"Sesshoumaru told me that you want to mate him. I just want to tell you, that's never going to happen." Touran's eyes turned to fire, and she finally spoke.

"What do you know, human? You really think he's going to end up with you? He's been with countless females, me included, and has never stayed with them long. You are a fling. A morbid curiosity. That is all."

She hadn't known that he had slept with Touran, but it wasn't a shock. He said he had used his body to settle business in the past. And she apparently used that to her advantage. But it wouldn't work this time.

"You see this?" She held up her hand, and the panther's eyes widened in shock at the house ring on her finger. "I have already moved in. He is mine now, and nothing will change that. He may have been receptive to physical blackmail in the past, but those days are over. So, you might as well think of something else you want, because he will get his land, one way or another. Trust me, you do not want a war with him." Touran looked defeated, sinking a bit as Kagome spoke. Suddenly, the miko felt bad.

"I have wanted him ever since we were children. I thought, if I waited long enough, that he would come around to me," she admitted, looking to the ground as she spoke. "I have turned down several desirable demons, in the hopes that Sesshoumaru would finally take me as his mate. It was never about politics. I think... I think I love him."

Kagome softened at this. She understood what it was like to care for someone who didn't want you back. She put a reassuring hand on Touran's shoulder.

"But I have to remain strong in this. I can't break now. I don't want to go to war with Sesshoumaru, but I will do anything I can to be with him again. If there is even a chance that he doesn't end up mating you, I have to take it."

Kagome removed her hand with a frown. It seemed that the panther demon wouldn't let up.

Then, she had a crazy thought. Could she go through with it?

"You will never be his mate, Touran. But, what would you do to have one more night with him?"

She thought back to the night she and Sesshoumaru had sex. He was, by far, the best she'd ever had. He wasn't affectionate with her, but his skill in the bedroom was like nothing she had ever experienced. She had hoped that it would quench her thirst to simply have him, but she left only wanting more.

"If Sesshoumaru were to agree to a repeat performance, I suppose I could see my way to handing over some land. You would be okay with that?"

"No," she answered, and the panther grew angry. "Then why even bring it up?"

"He would do anything I asked him to do. That means that there is only one way to Sesshoumaru, and it's through me. The name of the game is called make Kagome happy."

Touran was suspicious, but extremely intrigued.

"What do you want?"

Kagome steeled her nerves, refusing to let any trepidation seep through.

"I would never allow you to sleep with Sesshoumaru like you had before. I could, however, agree to a threesome, in which I was present."

"A threesome?"

"Yes. Have you had one?"

"I have... but why would you do that?"

"Land," she said simply. "Sesshoumaru gets what he wants from you; land, guard posts, whatever. You agree to his demands, and I will tell him to let you join us in a three way."

Touran seemed to think this over a moment. "It's not enough. I would need more than that for what he is asking."

"He's going to get it anyways, Touran. This way will just save a few lives. Agree, and you get a night with the sexy demon lord." She put her face close to her ear, "And it will be good..." she promised in a whisper.

Touran was stuck. It wasn't what she wanted, but it seemed like the best she was going to do. She was in love with Sesshoumaru. Apparently, she would be willing to give anything to experience his amazing body once more.

"Decide quickly. This offer won't be on the table much longer."

"Okay," she conceded quietly. "You have a deal. What do I do?"

"You know where Sesshoumaru's room is?" she nodded.

"Come there an hour after sundown, and be ready. We will be waiting." She nodded in agreement, and left the party. This was a once in a lifetime opportunity, and she had to prepare.

Kagome was left standing outside alone. 'What did I just do?'

Inside, Sesshoumaru was talking with some soldiers that had once served his father, totally unaware of the deal being struck outside by his little miko. Kaede, who had apparently gotten into the sake, made her way over to him.

"Lord Sesshoumaru! How are ye, handsome boy?" He raised an eyebrow at the drunk old woman, and turned to face her.

"Woman-"

"That Kagome is one lucky girl. What I wouldn't give to take ye upstairs-"

"Woman, perhaps you should lie down."

"Will ye come with me?" She waggled her eyebrows in a very Miroku-like manner.

"I cannot-" he started, but she cut him off.

"Oh, I know ye are spoken for, darn the luck. Have ye any kin who might be willing to show an old woman a good time? I can't get pregnant, ye knows!"

He shuddered at the thought.

"Unfortunately-"

"Oh, well how about one of yer demon friends? Mikos seem to be taking up with them lately, I'd like to see what all the fuss is about."

He wondered if perhaps she had been given demon sake by some horrible mistake.

"I shall keep my eyes open for a willing demon, but on the condition that you take a nap first."

"Deal!" She slapped him on the ass before taking off, and he was so stunned, he had no time to take her head for the offense.

Seeing the exchange, Jiro came to Sesshoumaru's side.

"That is your future, my friend. Are you sure you are up for it?"

"Jiro-"

"I just don't see what the fuss is about with these mikos you dogs are so obsessed with."

Sesshoumaru thought a moment, and regarded his general.

"You have seen what they can do with their mouths…"

This stunned Jiro into silence as his lord walked off. He thought about it a moment, and looked to where the elderly miko had stumbled off to.

"Hmm."

It was already passed sundown when Sesshoumaru had Kagome back up in their room, and she was nervous about the topic she knew she had to breach. They were making out on their bed, and she figured now was the time, as it wouldn't be long before he had her too distracted to think. She put her hands up to his chest and pushed him away gently.

"Sesshoumaru, wait." He was still kissing her neck as she was trying to talk.

"I need to talk to you about something."

"Hn." He wasn't interested in stopping his progress.

"I spoke to Touran today." This had his attention. He stopped his kissing to look her in the eye; his hand still grasping the side of her face.

"What did she say to you?" If she threatened his miko...

"Nothing. We just had a chat about your negotiations, and we may have found a solution."

Why was she talking to Kagome? And what was the miko doing brokering deals on his behalf. It was not for her to worry on. But he was curious.

"And?"

"She agreed to give you what you want. Land, trade...whatever you want. It's yours."

He was suddenly very suspicious. "What does she want in return?"

"Well, I kind of told her...we could have a threesome." She waited for his reaction, but his stoic mask was all she got.

"Miko-"

"I'm okay with it, really. I've had one before-"

"And how did that work out?" She winced. She knew having a three way was effectively throwing a live grenade into your relationship.

"Look. You said you used to use sex as a means of 'obtaining things which are desired-'"

"That was different."

"Why?"

"Because they had never involved a woman who I had cared for. There was nothing to lose if the females became jealous."

"I won't be," she assured him. But he was skeptical.

"So you say. You mean to tell This One that watching me penetrate another female will not cause any hurt feelings?"

"I can't say that I will love it-"

"Absolutely not."

"BUT, if I participate, I won't hold it against you. You need the land. I don't want a war. I'd say, this is a pretty easy way to get everything we want. Just an hour of work tonight, and you get your way."

"Sharing you with anyone else is hardly 'getting my way.' We shall think of something else."

"You know I am right. That demon is in love with you. She told me so. We can use this to our advantage. You are the master strategizer. Let's just get this over with now."

"I will not endanger our relationship. I have only just acquired you. I will not lose you over this."

"You will never lose me. I give you my word," she assured him. He was still unconvinced. "You think I would do anything that would hurt our relationship? You doubt This Kagome?"

He now understood how annoying that manner of speech could be when you were in no mood to hear it.

He huffed and looked away, and she turned his face back to her.

"Listen to me. Nothing will change between us. This is the best way. Come on, let's give the poor girl a thrill."

Were he with any other woman, the act would already taking place. She was right; the rewards he would reap would heavily outweigh any effort or pain on his end... But in this one case, the risk was too great.

Why was she willing to do this? Why was she so eager to test the bounds of this incredibly new and- he thought- promising relationship by so easily welcoming another female into their bed.

It had only been her bed for one day, and she was already handing out invitations. Did it not bother her to see him with another? Would that not cause her anguish? It would for him.

Then he thought to his past. It was true, that he had often used the leverage he had in his appeal to the opposite sex when it suited him. Could he do it just one last time? It made political sense, tactical sense... Would he let his new feelings weaken him in this regard?

The miko says she is fine with it. Hell, it had been her idea. Surely, many males would relish the opportunity. He was the master strategist, as she said. It was a numbers game. A game of risk. What were his odds that his relationship was strong enough to handle this mess? What would his losses be from war? He resigned himself with an audible sigh.

"Very well," he agreed quietly. He was not at all happy with the situation. He should kill the panther for going behind his back.

She rewarded him with a loving kiss. "It won't be so bad. Just try to have a good time."

He had one stipulation. He would make only one demand of her.

"You must promise me, if at any time you become uncomfortable with what is occurring, you will tell me. I shall put a stop to it. I do not want you harboring any resentments later."

"I promise," she told him, and pulled him in for another kiss. He pulled her hips to grind her against him, but she pushed him back.

"You better save that energy. She will be here soon." He sighed again and hung his head. This was awful. He finally had some time alone with her, and he had to relinquish it again to entertain another. He had been looking forward to spending the evening showing his mate to be how much she meant to him. These circumstances were very unfortunate.

This was all happening so fast, and he couldn't remember the last time he was actually nervous like this.

"When she arrives, we shall first discuss the details of the land use before we begin. She may try to pull a fast one."

"No. No talk of land until we are through." At his confused look, she went on.

"She is giving up a lot just to be with you tonight. Let's make it worth her while. We don't want to make her feel like a whore."

"She is behaving like a whore."

"Actually, we are being the whores." She had to snap him out of this. He looked like a beaten man.

"And try to act like you like it. I know demons don't take emotions into account, but every girl wants to feel desired."

He didn't care what Touran wanted, but he would cater to Kagome's every whim to make her as comfortable as possible.

"How should I behave?"

"Well, you could kiss her. Be affectionate. Make her feel pretty. Just don't act like you want to be somewhere else. Make it seem like you like it. I mean, really sell it. As long as we're here, right?"

Kagome figured that if they were actually going to go through with this, it was in their best interests to make the panther as happy as possible. The more satisfied she was with their performance, the more inclined she would be to indulge Sesshoumaru's demands later.

"Hn." He was stretching his mind for a way out of this, but coming up empty.

"We're gonna blow her socks off! She will be eating out of the palm of your hand after this."

A thought occurred to him then.

"I hope you do not plan to take the same tactics with your wolf. I will not share you with a male, no matter how much land is offered."

"Relax. Kouga is already eating out of my hand. Plus, he is way too scared of you even ask such a thing."

A knock at the door caused them to share a look. He rose to answer.

"Wait. Take your shirt off. Let's show her what she's getting." He fixed her with a glare, but removed his haori at her request.

"I feel like a piece of meat."

Another knock. "Just a sec!" Kagome called out, and looked back to her lover. Sesshoumaru was looking straight into her eyes.

"Kagome," the rare use of her name got her full attention. "I know what I had said before, about love being a trait constructed by humanity. But it does not matter what we call it. What I feel for you, it feels like love to me." She began to tear at the admission, and he held her cheek in his hand.

"It is not simply familiarity over time. It is more than the urge to breed. I know it is real, because... I love you." He was ashamed that it had to take something like this to draw such a confession from him. But he wasn't telling her this to simply soften the blow of what was about to occur. He meant what he said, and he needed her to know it right now.

She kissed him then, and rested her forehead against his.

"I love you, Sesshoumaru. I always have." He had a pained, longing look in his eye. Because he knew what he had to do next.

"You better get that." She sat on the bed as Sesshoumaru answered the door.

Touran stood on the other side, made up as pretty as she had ever been. With a topless Sesshoumaru opening the door, she blushed shyly, and he beckoned she enter.

She had some scrolls in her hand, and thought he would want to get down to business before they...got down to business.

"I guess you want to go over the details before we begin." He looked to Kagome for permission, and she nodded encouragingly. Sesshoumaru grabbed the scrolls out of her hand and set them down on the table, though his gaze never left hers. He stood close to her then, and grazed his knuckles against her cheek.

She was not prepared for the softness in his eyes. She knew this was a transaction, and she didn't expect the cold demeanor he usually donned to change simply because he was inside her. She assumed he would just bend her over, as he had before. And she wouldn't complain. If she couldn't see his beautiful face, she could at least pretend he felt something for her, if only for one night.

"You look...very beautiful," he told her. She seemed shocked at the compliment. The last time they were together, he had offered her no kind words. No gentle caresses. He relied on his skills to play her body like an instrument, and she had no complaints at the time. Demons were not usually affectionate beings, and it wasn't required. Sex was only about pleasure, and he had more than come through in that regard. She couldn't deny, however, that the attention he was now gifting her with was causing her heart to soar in a way she had never known. But she had little time to register it. He slowly moved his lips over hers, and gave her a long, soft kiss.

She lifted her hand to the back of his head, and returned it with all that she had. He moved to kiss down her neck, and began to remove her dress with practiced ease. They were motions he'd made so many times, on so many females, that he had to make an effort not to simply slip into autopilot. He would need to show affection this time, despite his desire to numb himself again. Kagome stood then, and made her way over to the pair.

As Sesshoumaru removed her clothes, Kagome turned the female's face to her and gave her a kiss of her own. She had no interest in the human's attentions, but she knew this was a package deal. Once Touran was completely undressed, Sesshoumaru moved behind her to kiss her neck from behind, and wrap his hands around her hips.

Kagome broke the kiss to undress herself, and when Sesshoumaru moved his hands up to the demon's breasts, she turned her head to kiss him once more. Once devoid of her clothing, Kagome placed her mouth on the panther's nipples, testing them with her tongue. She flicked the peaks until hard, before rising back to full height and leading her to the bed by the hand.

As Sesshoumaru watched the two females become familiar with each other on his bed, he was torn in two with his warring instincts. On the one hand, his body was reacting as any male's would in this situation; excited, and eager. On the other, watching the woman he loved be pleasured by another, even a female, had his beast raging to claim. To possess. It felt like a threat, and prevented him from experiencing full enjoyment.

He simply stood there a moment, watching them gently lick and caress one another. He wasn't sure if he was intentionally delaying his own involvement, but had little time to think on it.

"Sesshoumaru, come and sit," his girlfriend demanded, and he obliged. He was the reason the panther was here, and he couldn't ignore her forever. He sat on the bed's edge, and the girls each approached him from either side. Kagome commanded Touran's attention.

"Isn't he the sexiest thing you have ever seen?" He bore the weight of each of their scrutiny, waiting to follow their lead.

"Touran, tell Sesshoumaru he is the sexiest demon you have ever seen," she demanded. The miko seemed to be taking control of the situation, and oddly, looked comfortable in her role. She would lead them in this.

"You are the sexiest demon," she admitted softly. The demons held eye contact for a brief moment. He almost felt guilty. He knew how the panther felt about him. And he was fairly certain she was aware that he didn't feel the same. That he was taking advantage of her like this weighed on him heavier in this moment, and for the first time he considered that his girlfriend might not be the only one hurt by what was about to go down.

Before he could wonder if he should end this now, Kagome pulled him into a heated kiss. When she broke it to kiss and lick the side of his face and neck, Touran used her hand to turn his head her way, and gave him a deep kiss of her own. He wasn't the only one taking advantage in this situation. He hadn't been willing to kiss her before. Now that he was, she was going to get her fill. She had often fantasized about getting to put her lips on his, and she was loving every second of it.

Kagome moved her attentions downward, removing his hakama for him, and reclaimed her spot at his side to begin pleasing him orally. The action caused him to gasp into the panther's mouth as she continued her attentions, fighting to control himself against the double assault.

When Kagome beckoned Touran to join her in his lap, however, it was like a bucket of ice water.

"No, Kagome," he said firmly. She knew his position on demon bitches. That was an act reserved specifically for her.

"Relax, Sesshoumaru," she demanded, grabbing Touran tightly at the throat. "She won't hurt you. She knows if she does, if you show discomfort for even a second, that I will purify her where she sits, don't you Touran?

"Yes..." The panther was frightened by the threat, but titillated by the prospect of preforming such an act. This was something he would have never allowed in the past.

"Now put him in your mouth, and you be very, very careful. That thing is incredibly valuable to me."

He was reeling inside. He hated this, and every part of him was screaming at him to run. But Sesshouamru never ran. It would have to be in the hands of the kami now.

Touran started slowly, and carefully as she was instructed. Using only her tongue, she joined the miko in licking him until he regained the hardness that had been lost; occasionally making contact with the other tongue in his lap. When she moved to put her mouth around him, she made sure to cover her fangs with her lips, and moved at an incredibly slow and delicate pace.

The pleasure of the contact began to seep through, but his claws clenching the sheets beside him was mostly due to his unease with the situation. Satisfied that she was a close enough proximity to kill the panther if she tried anything, Kagome released her to focus on Sesshoumaru herself; making out with him hard and raising his tense hands from the sheets to grab her breasts instead.

Touran wasn't as good as pleasuring him as Kagome. She couldn't be as reckless, having to use measured movements to ensure his safety. But it still felt good, and having his love to kiss and squeeze during the attentions was a very nice perk of the position.

Touran was bent over his lap, and after a moment of her attentions, he grew bold enough to use his fingers to stimulate her in return. He intended to prepare her for what was to come, but the slickness he found there told him that she was way ahead of him.

When the panther moved her mouth's focus onto the human woman, he moved behind her to offer the pleasure he could give. He was making eye contact with Kagome throughout the act- when her eyes were open- and mouthing his love for her when he had her attention, hoping she understood. His eyes were trained on her face, ready to halt his actions the second she seemed displeased.

Touran was an adapter. An extension on his dick through which he was trying to force a current to eventually make it through to the miko. He tried to move in a way that would cause the panther to touch his miko in just the way he had wanted to. The ways he knew would bring her the most pleasure. He was ever the strategist, even now.

When the females' roles had reversed, he finally got to be inside the one he longed to touch, but now was forced to look into the face of the demon who claimed to love him. He mouthed no words of affection to her, but their eyes seemed to relay to each other in silent communication.

'This woman tho!'

The hardest part for him was taking the panther face to face. He could have easily worn his stoic façade to mask the pain he felt at laying with a woman who was not his intended, but it would have been inappropriate. It was what he had done the last time they were together, but she was unable to see it. He hadn't been inclined to fuck her in any manner other than that of a demon bitch. And she certainly hadn't seemed to mind it. Not that he would have cared if she did.

The best he could do was force himself to believe that it was Kagome writhing beneath him, so that the passion in his features appeared genuine. But the demon had known him since he was a pup, and he had the feeling that she was aware of what- or who- was on his mind as he pleased her. It was clear to her that this was all for the priestess beside them, who he was stimulating with his fingers as he fucked her.

They seemed to rotate positions naturally, exploring nearly every combination possible. This was a first for none of them, save for each one harboring an 'emotional hang-up' for another member of the party. As the night went on, the stress and discomfort seemed to lessen. They were able to find more ease with the situation as they became able to compartmentalize their emotions and simply focus on the pleasure to be had.

Sesshoumaru began the night already equipped with the knowledge of how to please both females, and they, him. They learned to please each other as well, and each was brought to peak more than once.

When he had managed to coordinate his moves to cause both females a simultaneous orgasm, he was nearing his own end. He would only climax in the miko, as her likelihood of conceiving was much less. And not at all a distressing prospect.

It was an incredibly long night; more than the hour he was estimated. And though pleasurable at times, he was more than glad when it was over. Hopefully, there would be no consequences for what they had done.

When Touran grabbed her clothing and made to redress, Kagome elbowed Sesshoumaru and nodded in the panther's direction.

"You may stay the night, if you wish," was his final act of kindness for the evening. Stunned at the offer, but not enough not to accept, she returned her clothes to the floor, and joined the couple in sleep.

A/N: Soooo... I'm not sure how I feel about this one. Thoughts?

Threesomes are hard to write. There is just too much going on, and you have to get specific with the he's and she's, without being too repetitive. Also, I don't like anyone else touching Sesshoumaru. So it was hard to write it in a way that didn't make me mad lol.

I wasn't really trying to make this sexy. The point of the scene was more about the emotions it brought up.

Alright, let me have it...