A/N: It's slightly sexual for about a second. if you don't like that then just skip over it!
Enjoy!!
"Kaori…?" a voice whispered at my door.
I sat up slowly so I didn't wake the sleeping Rin that lay next to me then walked over to my door and knelt beside it. "Who is it…?"
"Come outside…" with that they got up and left.
I mulled over the possibility of an angry villager or a guard then decided I could handle myself and went outside the palace.
At first I didn't see anyone then slowly as my vision adjusted I saw someone standing by the small pool that formed as the river poured over the outcropping. When I got closer the long silver hair gave him away.
"Sesshoumaru…?" I asked as I came closer.
He turned around and just stared at me silently.
I blushed slightly, no idea why, and continued to walk up to him until I knew I was definitely invading his personal space. "Sesshoumaru…" I murmured this time.
Still he didn't say anything, he just cupped my face in his hands, leaned down and kissed me softly.
I didn't mind the softness; in fact I think I enjoyed it just as much as the passionate kisses. I pressed my hands gently against his chest then made a small whining noise when I remembered his stupid breast plate; I opted to grip his arms lightly instead.
He pulled away just enough to look into my eyes. "Do you wish to stay here…?" he asked as his thumb rubbed my cheek softly.
"This is my home…" I answered as I nestled my cheek against his hand more. "This is where I belong…"
He sighed slightly and closed his eyes; my heart twisted up suddenly. I realized part of me had hoped he would stay here with me forever… But he's a dog demon and this isn't his lands… He wouldn't stay with me… Why would he…?
"Okay…" he murmured.
"Okay…?" I questioned as I looked up at him.
"Okay…" He said again as he opened his eyes, a small smile spread across his lips. "I'll stay here with you…"
I blinked. Was I hearing him right…?
"You'll stay here with me…?" I questioned as I stared up into his golden eyes.
He sighed and pulled me against his chest, holding me to him. "Kaori…" he began. "I don't know what it is about you… But the moment I saw you… the moment my eyes locked with yours when you were protecting Rin… Something settled into place inside me… Like I had a piece missing and when you came into my life the piece came with you… ever since then I needed to be with you… something draws me to you and keeps me there… At first I resented it… I've never needed someone and I definitely never needed to be beside someone… And I never loved anyone… In fact I hate most… But you were different and I loathed you at first… Why would I need someone so badly…? Especially if that someone was a human…" He stopped and looked down at me nestled into his fur.
"I don't blame you Sesshoumaru-dono…" I murmured; I knew what it felt like to truly need someone and not understand why… I needed him like that…
"But that doesn't make a difference to me now… When you almost died the second time something in me snapped and I needed to protect you… I didn't want to loose you…"
"The second time…?" I asked confused.
He sighed and moved me so I could see the swords strapped to his side. He pulled out the one that had been sheathed and held it before me. "This is a sword my father gave me… It doesn't cut… but instead it saves lives… You never died that day with your brother… I saved you before you died…" He sheathed the sword and pulled me to him again. "To me it doesn't matter if you're human or demon or whatever… I need you Kaori…" He ran the back of his fingers over my cheek, I smiled.
"I need you too Sesshoumaru…" I murmured as I snuggled into the fur. "I always have… from the moment my eyes locked with yours… it was just like the piece I never knew was missing finally came back…"
He smiled at me… it was a pure smile of happiness and it looked good on him; I smiled back.
I slipped from his embrace and walked over to the small pool and began to strip myself. As I pulled off my Michiyuki and kimono I could feel his eyes locked onto my back. I smiled and kept my back to him as I laid them both on the rocks near the water. I pulled off my Nagajugan placing it next to my kimono and stepped into the water.
When I was in the center of the pool where the water just barely came over my breasts I turned around to face him. "Join me…" I held out my head to him.
He walked to the water's edge then pulled off his breast plate, fur, and his hakama top, dropping them all next to my clothing; he stopped.
I smiled. "I can turn around if it will make you more comfortable…" I turned around anyway.
After a moment I felt the water ripple as he waded through it.
I turned around and came face to face with a very bare, but very sexy chest; I blushed. "Uh…" I stammered as I lifted my head to look up at him.
He smirked at me. "You invited me to join you…" He murmured.
I nodded, I couldn't say anything.
He laughed that extremely sexy, deep laugh he had, then leaned down and kissed me passionately.
I blushed and kissed him back, wrapping my arms around his next which, subsequently, brought me closer to him and I found out just how naked he was; I turned darker…
His hands slid around my waist and up my back, bringing me closer to him as his tongue explored my mouth.
One of my hands tangled in his hair, which he seemed to enjoy, while the other gripped his shoulder for support, he made me feel weak.
His lips mine once again but instead of moving away he moved down to my neck and collar bone; I moaned.
"Oh Sesshoumaru…" I moaned softly and bit my lip. "Oh stop… Please stop… We can't…" I breathed.
He didn't answer as he nipped, kissed, and licked from my ear all the way to my collar bone.
"Sessh… Sesshoumaru..." I whimpered as his lips moved lower and my body was lifted up higher exposing my breasts to the cold air. "Wait… oh god wait…"
Suddenly, without warning, he bit me.
The pain hit me sharp and immediately; I gasped.
He looked up at me; there was blood on his lips and his eyes seemed glazed over. As they cleared he nearly dropped me back in the water until he caught what he had done.
"Oh Kaori-san…" He whispered as he stared at his fang marks. "I'm so sorry… I didn't mean to mark you…"
I smiled slightly; the blood trickling from the fang marks was warm against my cold skin. "It's alright… I could have stopped you… I just didn't want to."
"But these won't ever go away…" He said as he looked up at me. "That will be there your whole life…"
I smiled at him. "Well then I'm glad you bit me somewhere that's covered." I laughed.
He didn't smile, so I stopped laughing.
"do you know why demons bite other demons…?" He asked as he stared up at me.
I tried to think of all the demons we had here and couldn't ever remember one that had bit another one so I shook my head.
"To claim them as mates… So that any other demon that sets sites on the one that's been bitten knows that they've been claimed and usually they won't try to take them anyway…"
"Why wouldn't they try…?" I asked.
"Usually because the one that left the mark is the stronger one…" He murmured. Carefully he licked the blood from my skin then from the fresh bite mark, a small tingling sensation spread through my body when his tongue ran over the mark.
I whimpered when it hit the…sensitive parts… of my body.
He smirked and did it again, I bit back a moan. "Also… the demon that did the marking can cause pleasure or pain by touching the bite mark." He licked it a third time and I moaned this time; I couldn't stop myself.
"Oh please… please stop…" I begged.
He smiled as slid me back into the water gently then held me against him. "I'm sorry…" He murmured.
I rested my cheek against his chest. "As long as you stay with me I don't mind at all…"
He placed a finger under my chin and lifted my head so I looked up at him. "I don't ever want to leave your side…" He said then kissed my lips softly.
I pulled back and smiled at him. "Then I don't mind that you bit me. Just as long as you don't try and use it to your benefit." I smirked and winked at him.
He laughed and carried me out of the water. "I'll try to behave."
"Good…" I smiled.
Nothing could be better than this…