I'm gonna apologize ahead of time for the end of this chapter. Kay? Kay.

XVII

Kagome and Sesshomaru finished their tea in no time, walking hand in hand into the forest. They walked for some time, if only to make sure Naoshi wouldn't be able to hear even from the edge of the barrier. Kagome had laughed when Sesshomaru said as much, until looking over at him. The serious look that burned in his eyes was enough to make her jaw drop.

"I really wish you were kidding." she mumbled as she walked next to him.

"Are you getting tired?" he asked. She chuckled, shaking her head. She wrapped both arms around him and leaned her head on his shoulder with a sigh.

"We should take walks like this more often after we defeat Naraku." she said.

"I agree, Kagome." he said, walking past a few more trees to reveal a hot spring. He looked to it, then to Kagome almost sadly. "I do wish that I had brought it up when we had access to a bed, though. You deserve better."

"Nonsense. I couldn't care less where we are as long as it's with you." she said, stretching to kiss him again.

Deepening the kiss, he moved his hand to cradle the back of her head. His lips wandered down again, tracing a new pattern down to her nipples. He sucked and nipped, pulling at it with his lips and flicking with his tongue. Her moans sounded in his ears, fingers scraping at his scalp. He bit her nipple before switching over, repeating his ministrations on the other breast.

Meanwhile his fingers wandered whispering against her legs as they slid up the outside of her thighs to her hips then back down to squeeze behind her knees. Kagome moaned, lifting a leg to his hip, his hand immediately following. His other hand went to her back, pulling her closer.

Nose to nose with his Lady, he gave an approving growl, his chest vibrating with the sound. She moaned again, slouching slightly into his hold. He lifted her by her hips and she instinctually wrapped her legs around him. A groan sounded between them both as the friction came, and they began moving against each other.

Sesshomaru lowered her to the mossy ground, before erecting a barrier around the immediate area surrounding the spring. She looked into his eyes, golden and filled with need hunger and love. Undying devotion. Her haori was the first to come off, her sitting up chest to pelvis to remove it. He stared at her, memorizing every curve. He frowned at the scars that scattered across her body, the largest being a 5 inch light pink scar on the left side of her abdomen. His fingers traced over it, his eyes growing dark.

Kagome cradled his face in her hands, pulling lightly so he'd look at her. She smiled reassuringly at him.

"It's just a scar, love. It's where the Shikon burst from my body." she said, causing his eyes to widen.

"It burst from you?" he asked. She raised an eyebrow.

"You didn't know? I thought that news would have traveled quickly." she said with a laugh. He shook his head and she shrugged her shoulders.

"I am sorry for the pain you have bared, my love." he said softly, his eyes warm and sincere. She smiled at him tenderly, a hand snaking to the back of his neck to pull him closer.

"Mate me, Sesshomaru." she challenged, her eyes flashing with a smile. His eyes widened and he smirked, hands roaming down. He pulled her hakama down with lightning speed. Lightly his fingers traced up and down her thighs. Up the outside to the apex, never quite toughing where Kagome wanted him to, and down the inside of her thigh. His mouth continued its ministrations of her breasts, causing her back to arch.

She wriggled her hips in frustration, trying to get him to move to her clit. He chuckled at her impatience. Slowly he kissed down, past her breast to her rips, kissing along the scar to her navel. Lazily his lips moved to her hips, and he nipped her, causing her to buck her hips against his chest.

He licked her slit in a broad stroke, before circling her clit lightly. Her hands quickly moved to his hair and shoulder. She moaned loudly, her hips moving against his tongue. He let her control the pace, as he broke all the claws on his right hand. Slipping a finger in, he pumped at a leisurely pace, her moans and her taste pushing him to the edge.

His beast howled for him to take her, but he dismissed it, wanting to take his time and make this as good for Kagome as he possibly could. He added a finger, pumping a bit faster. Her moans increased, nails digging into his shoulder and scratching at his scalp. He moaned, closing his eyes and cherishing the feel.

He pulled at the sensitive nub with his lips, flicking his tongue across it rapidly. Stars burst to life in front of Kagomes eyes at the feelings he was evoking in her. A fire built low in her belly, the sparks concentrated in the devilish flicks of his tongue. When she felt as though she would burst, her orgasm ripped through her in waves as she screamed his name. He licked and sucked and nibbled until she had stopped shaking, her body going somewhat limp.

Crawling up her body, he smirked at her, victory lighting his eyes. Kagome looked up at him, at this demon that she was so very much in love with. She thought it funny how they'd started out annoyed with each other, to become friends and now they would be mates. Funny, indeed.

Sesshomaru kissed Kagome passionately, their tongues dancing together as he rubbed the tip of his cock against her. She moaned against his lips, lifting her hips to rub against him. Slowly he pushed into her, sliding inch by tight inch until reaching the squishy barrier that was her maidenhood.

His fingers found their way to her chin, making her meet his gaze. She looked at him, nodding for him to continue with a smile. He thrust quickly, burying himself to the hilt and holding as still as possible. Her entire body squeezed around him, her pussy tightening almost painfully around him like a vice.

She took deep breaths while he peppered her neck with kisses. His fingers worked slowly at her clit, distracting her from the pain as she began thrusting against him with a moan. Slowly at first, cradling her in his arms he rocked into her, their gazes holding and breath mingling.

Over and over he rocked into her and she met every thrust with fervor. Her moans filled the clearing they had found and in the back of her mind she was glad she put up a soundproof barrier. Her blunt nails dug into his back as he swirled his hips, pushing himself balls deep in her. The moan that escaped her lips when he continued like that was completely animalistic. A fire built low in her belly, building and building with every delicious thrust and shiver that racked her body.

She came hard, his name ripping from her lips as her primal instincts kicked in and she bit down on the juncture between his shoulder and his neck as hard as she could, her human teeth surprisingly breaking skin. A roar sounded from Sesshomaru as he sank his teeth into Kagome's neck at the same spot, his hips thrusting erratically as he came to a finish. Too caught up were they to notice that a bright white light poured from between them in soft, soothing waves before retreating and bursting into a flurry of light.

For what felt like forever but was probably twenty minutes they lay together on Sesshomaru's pelt, fingers tracing invisible patterns on each others skin. Kagome yawned loudly, curling closer into Sesshomaru's side. He chuckled lightly, caressing her side from her ribs to her hips.

"Hey! When you two are done, dinner's ready!" Natsu yelled from beyond Kagome's barrier. She groaned, hiding her face against her mates chest while he growled, obviously irritated at being interrupted. Normally, when mating, a male Inu would whisk his mate away for a week, at the very least. Unfortunately, there were pressing matters.

Right on cue, Kagome's stomach growled and she blushed. Sesshomaru chuckled lightly, giving her a squeeze before standing with her in his arms. Gently he set her on her feet and they began dressing themselves. Sesshomaru walked to Kagome's side, grabbing her hand and wrapping it around his arm before resting his hand on it with a smile. She giggled lightly, resting her head on his shoulder.

"Come on, already!" they heard Natsu yelled again. They both rolled their eyes before walking back to camp arm in arm. Sango smiled brightly at Kagome as they broke through the tree line, and Kagome blushed, smiling back softly. Miroku met Sesshomaru's eyes, a soft happy and thankful look in them. With a lightness in his aura that Sesshomaru had never felt, Miroku bowed deeply to Sesshomaru and Kagome, Sango and the others following suit.

Sesshomaru's chest swelled with pride, and Kagome smiled brightly, with a soft laugh.

"As much as I appreciate the gesture, please don't bow at me like that." she said, fingertips covering her lips. Her friends all looked up at her with a smile, before looking at Sesshomaru, an obvious question in their gaze.

With a small smile that only Miroku Sango and Natsu caught, he nodded and stepped to the side. Kagome turned her head towards him, about to question him when she got the wind knocked out of her. Her back hit the ground a lot softer than she expected, as there were two very strong adults on her.

Turning her head to the side, she noticed laughing golden orbs quite close to her. The next thing she noticed was he was sitting cross legged next to her, obviously not planning to make a move to get her out from under the mountain. She struggled to get her arms out from under Sango, then proceeded to tickle her until she started thrashing, effectively removing everyone from her at once to avoid kicks from the demon slayers incredibly strong legs.

Sango rolled away from Kagome as much as she could, covering her sides and turning red from laughter. Miroku was not far off, laying in the grass and laughing. Natsu and Sesshomaru looked on in amusement as Kagome played games with her pack, happy that they would have this piece of happiness before the darkness that would soon come upon them, ready to strike.

Again, sorry about that ending. Read and review!