There comes a moment in every woman's life where one has to accept the fact that their minds go a little wild and out of character. That moment happened several hours ago when Sesshomaru whispered into my ear and made my imagination run wild with imagination about ridding the ogre's smell off my skin.
No...in reality it was to dunk me in a hot spring pool with wildflowers and rid the stench of ogre off my skin in this matter. I feel like a giddy teen that just fantasized their idol or something and not seeing the facts. I was way too full of myself!
"Is there a problem?" On the opposite side of the pool behind a large boulder, he too was soaking in the spring.
Not a damn care in the world he was merely a boulder away.
"Nothing..." slipping further into the water and blowing bubbles, I couldn't help but berate myself. I'm not that good with anything to do with romance, I wouldn't even know how to make things work for how awkward I am. And I'm so damn conscious of my body I wouldn't feel comfortable being around a guy as good looking as him and calling us lovers. It would be a mockery I'm sure.
"Hey, Sesshomaru?" He grunted in response. "The priestess' power...is it truly so important to do all this for someone like me?" He remained quiet, not hearing anything of the sort of him moving either. "I know I've kinda stated this before, but really...is this all worthwhile for you? Wouldn't another priestess who knows what they are doing be better? I'm just...me?" Leaving it as a question since I really don't know if I'm one with the priestess or myself really, it never occurred to me to believe I would be any different. "Sorry, ignore my ramblings...I'm just being a downer." Shifting to the opposite side and leaning on the cool rocky surface and gazing at the sky turning colors. It was a magnificent sight to behold.
Rustic colors of orange and red painted the sky. Dappled by purple and blue mixed like watercolors on a portrait. This view defeated every painting ever done in museums and pictures ever taken back in my time. I didn't think the world could have been so much more vibrant than the one I've always known all my life till now. Apparently I was wrong to think the world I knew was the greatest it could ever be. This was the world beforehand and we've changed it so dramatically to never be the same.
"Clara," hearing him so close made me leap from comfort and look back to see him standing there stark naked!
"GAH!" Facing a different way, face red as any strawberry ever found, heart racing like a race car in need for speed, this was going a little far!
"You dare turn from this Sesshomaru?" As if hurting his feelings, I wanted to retaliate but kept my mouth shut and focused on the setting sun. "Clara," his voice deeper, more intimidating like his father, still I kept my gaze off him.
Though that was not an option as I felt his hand on my shoulder, nails biting, and spun me around to face him.
"CAN YOU AT LEAST CLOTHE YOURSELF?!" Covering my eyes and trying not to be rude but at the same time having some decorum here, he didn't seem fazed.
"You fear bare skin? Such an odd trait," he mused.
"I do not fe- no, I have what's called manners of which clearly you do not possess!"
It was swift, but his nails were no longer biting into my shoulder. Rather, it was a gentler feeling than before and he rubbed his thumb where his nails bit through the skin. Having such an intimate contact and with my eyes covered, this was making the air between us very enticing. He kept this manner up and I felt my desires surge upward and forced it back down where it belonged!
"You no longer smell of ogre and blood..." his voice was deep, almost raspy. With such little distance between us I wasn't sure what was happening here, but I knew it could be trouble or a wicked thrill. "Seems your fire is aroused..." whispering into my ear and letting out a small yelp, I did feel the familiar sensation of flames cloak around me.
Opening my eyes a little and seeing the crimson blue flames shimmering around us and unfazed by the water, it took my attention away from Sesshomaru and I put my hand in the fire to feel nothing but a cool sensation. Like soft silk wrapping around my hand.
"Harness it carefully...take the feeling you hold and pull it towards yourself. Make the flames dance to your whims, let it flow from you...do not lose sight of it."
His words, as well as his hands, allowed me to focus on the flames and course it through me. Like water is moved side to side, and like smoke it danced upwards into small spirals.
"That's it..."
He was so close to me I could feel his body press into my back and the flames burning around us spark with a fierce light.
"Don't fret over something so small...keep your mind steady..."
[But it's not small…]
His hands were teasing my senses. Every slight touch he did sent shivers down my spine and chills to my skin. Pressing himself onto me further and feeling the flames spark again out of my grasp, I let out a faint whisper and leaned into him, hearing his small gasp as my tail swished to the side.
"That's playing dirty..." whispering his words and running his hand down my arm now, I could feel that we were not of the right mind but the moment was just too perfect to pass up on. Even for someone like me.
"You started this..." my voice rasped out.
"Focus on the flame..." leaning his face into my neck and his hand stretched down to my arm to clasp my hand, the flames coiled around our entwined fingers and I could see the flames go from the blue I recognized to a violet purple. "That's it...hold that flame and embrace it." His body now hugging my own and the flames responding to such a touch, it coiled all around us without pain and I leaned into him while feeling the power course around us.
Like a raging storm, it toiled and rampaged wildly, but settled when Sesshomaru brought my face to meet with his and everything just went quiet between us.
"..." he seemed to lean in close for a moment to perhaps kiss me, but reluctantly pulled away and brushed his thumb over my lower lip and regained his cool visage. "We will...continue training another time..." clearing his throat and distancing himself quickly without another word, I felt the heat die down as quickly as his words left me and wrung my tail in my hands.
"…I figured…" wallowing in the dark crevice of my self-esteem pool, I held my head low and bathed quietly.