Miko of My Desire

By: Aurora Collins

Disclaimers: I do not own Inuyasha or any of the characters associated with it. I'm only borrowing the characters to amuse myself and hopefully others. ^_^

Ch. 6 The Dog, The Miko and the Bedroom

It had already been too long and Inuyasha and the group had yet to find Kagome and the trail that could find her. Each day Inuyasha became worse and worse to live with. He made the group move all day without taking any breaks and to top it off he had them scout the area they camped in at night. They were all tired except the hanyou that pressed them too diligently. "Inuyasha you have to stop. We need to rest," Miroku insisted when he finally sat on a rock. Inuyasha growled, "We have to keep looking or we'll never find her." "There is no sign of her Inuyasha and pushing us like this won't help us find her any quicker," Sango hollered out as she too sat on the rock with Miroku. Even poor Shippo sat down because of all the walking.

"You're all weak. I can't get anything done with you all just sitting around," Inuyasha lashed out at them, trying to get them to see the error of their ways. Sango huffed out, "We're not moving for a minute so you can just get over it. What you need is a good 'sitting'." Inuyasha flinched back and his ears melded with his hair, "Just shut up! You don't know anything!" Sango bristled, "I'm the one that told you about the slave traders and the odds of finding them. They are always on the move and to find them is nearly impossible. We will find Kagome because she has the jewel shards and with that always comes trouble." "She's right Inuyasha. Naraku will be there and then we'll know where she is. It will just take some time before we can make our move. What do you expect to accomplish by going all over Japan without a real plan in mind?" Miroku explained as he waved his face from the heat.

"You don't know anything either. You're not Kagome's real friends or you would keep going you lazy humans," Inuyasha spat out. That is when Sango stood up, "That's not true. We're just saying that running around without a plan won't help her out. We're all exhausted. Warn if we do find her? How can we help her if we're too tired to fight whoever has her?" "Again our beautiful Sango is correct in what she says. Just listen to reason," Miroku interjected once more. "Yeah Inuyasha, you idiot," Shippo said as he stuck his tongue out at the half demon. "I had enough of this. You can all stay here for all I care but I'm gonna find her," Inuyasha said as he turned to leave. "You're really going to go without us Inuyasha?" Miroku asked. Inuyasha nodded, "Yeah and when I find her I won't need your help." Without waiting for a response he left them to their own devices and was gone within seconds.

Miroku, Sango and Shippo sat there and could not believe what just happened. Inuyasha abandoned them like the moron he was and left without them. They all knew that this was going to cause major issues but what could they do about it now? Finding Inuyasha would be hard if not harder than finding Kagome.

It was early in the morning and Kagome felt better already. The physician came in just as Sesshomaru had promised. The doctor gave her some medicine that was supposed to heal her practically overnight. Apparently it was a demon potion and it put her straight to sleep. She thought she had the best slumber in her life because she felt a renewal of energy wash over her. It was incredible how demons conjured up such miraculous things. Kagome got up out of her bed and looked in the mirror to see that her face was clear of all blemishes as if nothing had happened. She was relieved that she didn't have to wait for her body to heal itself. She supposed she could have used her miko powers to heal herself, but she had no idea how to summon them up still. She wondered if she could ever do what Kikyo did.

She was still in her night dress when she heard the door to her room open up. At first she thought it was Clay again and her heart hammered in her chest, but when the door came ajar she realized that her mind was playing tricks with her. She let out the breath she was holding as Sesshomaru came into her room. He stood regally tall with his garb flowing from his body. Kagome blushed from the intrusion and waited for him to say something, but all he did was stare at her; which was annoying to say the least. "What are you looking at?" Kagome insisted with a whisper escaping her pearly lips. "I thought you would have been ready to go to may quarters this morning. I was sure the physician took care of you," he said.

Kagome nodded, "He did… thank you." "Then why are you not dressed? I don't have all day to wait on you," Sesshomaru pressed on. "Well we really didn't talk about this last night and you left before I could get my say in," Kagome said to him. "Hnn? There is nothing to discuss woman and you're a slave. You don't have a say in anything," Sesshomaru stated as he took yet another bold step into her room. "Now hold on a second. Let's think about this alright? I'm a woman… you're a man…. And you want us to share a room? Do you realize the implications that could be ensued? Inuyasha would have my head on a platter if he found out," Kagome rushed on to say.

"Good point. I never thought about it like that. Well then I suppose that is more reason for me to keep my foot down. Anything to get my brother riled up makes my day," Sesshomaru sneered out. Kagome put her hands on her hips, "Ha, ha, very funny. I'm being serious here." Kagome stamped her foot "So am I. What does it matter? You stated yourself that Inuyasha is just your friend. Now enough talking, I'm ready to go," he said as a final word.

"No, I won't go."

"Wench…

"I said no or are you going to hit me again because I'm defying you?"

"I won't hit you again… yet."

"After all I've been through I think you would owe me."

"It's the other way around woman."

"I'm still not going."

"There are other ways to make you move."

"Oh yeah, how?"

Sesshomaru stopped the conversation and just walked up to his slave with a stride that was amply fast. He picked her up from the ground, a squeal coming out of her mouth in the process. Sesshomaru put her over his shoulder and left the room. Kagome yelled, "Let me down!" Sesshomaru didn't respond as he made a turn around a corner. Kagome kicked her feet, struggling to get out of his grasp. "Keep moving like that and people are bound to see your under clothes," Sesshomaru stated as he kept with his stride. Kagome stopped when she realized what he meant. A nightdress was that, a dress and her kicking her feet flared it up. She should have known better after owning and traveling in a school uniform for such a long time.

Sesshomaru smirked to himself when she stopped because he made such a valid point that she had no room to argue. He just wished that she would practice silence a little more often. They soon came to his apartment and that is when he dumped her carcass onto his bed, which was twice the size that hers was. Kagome scrambled up on the soft bed and stood on it. She barely reached his chin as she looked at him, "Was that necessary?" "I think it was appropriate since you failed to follow my orders," he retorted. Kagome's face once again turned red because he was right once more. "Here is how this is going to work; you are going to live in here. You will do everything I do and when I do it. When I eat, you eat. When I sleep, you sleep. Get the picture. I will keep my eye on you to ensure that nothing like what happened to you will happen again," Sesshomaru said.

"I'm so glad that you want to protect me, but what on Earth made you come up with this crazy idea?" Kagome asked, wanting to know. "Getting punished is one thing but being abused is another. Until Inuyasha comes for you, you will be with me. You were right last night… you did nothing to me, but I still own you none the less. I don't like my property hurt," he explained. Kagome huffed out, "Did you listen to anything I said?" "Every word, unfortunately," Sesshomaru clarified. "I was talking about emotions last night," Kagome insisted. "I know this. I am taking them into consideration right now," Sesshomaru said. Kagome's eyes widened, "You are?" "Yes. They are on my "to do" list at the end of my life," He said with a smirk. Kagome stomped her foot into the mattress and said, "Really funny."

"I will have the servants bring your belongings here. You will be given a short time to get dressed and I expect you ready for the day soon. Don't make me wait," he ordered. "Warn if I do make you wait?" she challenged. "Then I will strip you naked and dress you myself. I have no qualms about seeing a naked woman, especially one like you," he stated this like she was a disease. Kagome flushed, "What is that supposed to mean?" "Nothing you need to concern yourself with. Now get to it slave," Sesshomaru left the room after than and Kagome was by herself once more. She growled and jumped off the bed. "That no good dog is getting on my last nerve," Kagome said this to herself as she paced, waiting for her clothes to arrive.

She stopped for a moment and thought about something. Sesshomaru actually had a conversation with her and he didn't hit her, raise his voice or even touch her. He did insult her and threaten her, but at least it didn't leave her feeling scared like how Clay did it. She paced again as she thought about Sesshomaru's threat. She had to wonder if he would follow through with it and how she would react. Probably the same way she would react when Miroku or Inuyasha saw her naked a time or two. She would scream, throw something at them and then insult them; but she realized that it wouldn't work on Sesshomaru. No, he would stand there and take it for the moment, force her into her clothes and then maybe punish her in some way, shape or form. It was just her luck to be stuck with a prick for a master.

Soon enough there was a resounding knock and the servants came in with her clothing. They set it on the bed and left without word edgewise. Kagome quickly got dressed because she was not ready to find out if her thoughts were correct in their assumptions. Right when she was done the door to the room opened and she was glad that she followed orders for once. Sesshomaru gestured for her to follow him and she did as she was bid to do. They went down several corridors until they came to a room. It was a large one, full of books that reached from the floor to the ceiling on shelves. A fireplace was in the corner and chairs set up around it. On the other side of the room was a desk that looked red in color. It had papers strewn about it in disarray. Kagome wondered if there was organization to any of it.

Sesshomaru sat down behind his desk and began to examine a paper almost immediately. Kagome just stood there and wondered what she was supposed to do. "Sesshomaru?" she called out. "Sesshomaru," she called once more but there was no response. She gulped down and choked out, "Master?" Sesshomaru finally looked up at her and said, "Yes?" Kagome mentally growled because she hated calling him master, although she had been getting away with it recently. "What am I supposed to do?" Kagome questioned. "Just sit there and be quiet until I'm done," he shot out. Kagome huffed, "And how long will that be?" "A few hours, now be quiet."

Kagome glared at him as he looked back down at his work. Kagome walked around the room and gazed at the books to see if she might be able to read something to pass the time with. She looked at the titles and saw Philosophy, Physiology, Numerology, and several other titles that brandished them as books of learning. She saw one title that sounded interesting enough, Demon Technology. Kagome picked it up and took it to a comfy seat in the corner of the room. She saw a thin film of dust on it and blew it away. She wiped the cover and saw the title in gold writing and she thought it was beautiful.

Kagome opened the book and began to read it and before she could get past the first few sentences she heard Sesshomaru. "You can read miko?" she heard him ask. Kagome nodded, "Of course I can read." "Where did you learn such a thing?" Sesshomaru questioned, completely intrigued now. "I was taught by my Mother," Kagome answered with a small smile. She looked over the pages and saw that he was examining her. "Hnn… what else can you do? Obviously you are educated?" he said it like a question but it was more like a statement. "I know biology, history, mathematics and several other things," Kagome went on to say, proud of herself.

Sesshomaru set his paperwork down, "And you were taught all this, why?" "My mom wanted me to be an independent woman who can take care of herself. I pride myself on being educated and I would never expect anyone to take care of me," she said this as she too put down her book. She wasn't about to admit that she was from the future and that she time traveled to the past all the time. That was ludicrous and somewhat ridiculous. Kagome doubted that he would even believe her if she were to say otherwise. It was best that Sesshomaru was left in the dark about some things in her life. "So that is where you get your stubbornness from," Sesshomaru stated. Kagome didn't make a comment to that because she knew it was the truth.

"Perhaps I underestimated you for being a dimwitted woman," Sesshomaru said nonchalantly. "Wait a minute! That's just rude!" Kagome yelled as she stood up. Sesshomaru shrugged his shoulders, "Most women are not educated. Not even demon women because it is considered blasphemous. I am merely giving you a compliment for not being dimwitted. Now sit down and get back to your reading." Kagome did sit back down and was astonished that he would admit that to her. Maybe he wasn't all bad, but he was still a prick. She reopened the book and pretended to read for a moment, until she was sure that Sesshomaru was working again. Kagome ruffled through the pages and once again looked over her reading material.

He sat so regally in his chair and it amazed her that he could be so still. Upon a closer examination she could see that he was a rather attractive man with his long silver hair cascading down and over his shoulders. His marks made his face very appealing and his eyes were such a rich gold color that she thought they could be two suns in the sky. When she realized how she was looking at him, her cheeks felt inflamed. A pink hue bloomed over her cheeks as her mind kept wandering, but she didn't know why she thought it in the first place. He didn't do her any favors, but his kindness in the past two days astonished her. It was something new but could she say that she was attracted to him. Yes she could but she would never admit it.

Sesshomaru sensed that he was being watched and he caught the miko staring at him. He gazed up at her and she quickly got back to her book. Sesshomaru didn't say anything as he continued with his work. The day went on as such until it was meal time. Two large bowls were brought in with a noodle dish that consisted of hard boiled eggs, leeks, napa cabbage, snow peas and pork meat. The broth smelled delicious as it wafted through the room. The servant set the tray down and left them. There was also a little pot with ginseng in it for them to drink with their meal. Kagome set her book down and when she looked up she saw that the sun was already setting. "Is it really that late?" she asked Sesshomaru. "Time flies when you actually pay attention to your book," he commented as she walked up to his desk. Kagome blushed and didn't respond at what he said. Instead she sat down in a chair across from him and waited for further orders. She was starving and couldn't wait to eat.

Sesshomaru grabbed his bowl and the chop sticks that accompanied it. He set it gingerly in front of him and allowed the smell to overwrought his senses. He gave her a look and gestured for the tea. Kagome knew what he wanted so she poured him a cup and handed it to him. "May I eat now?" Kagome asked. Sesshomaru gave her that look that told her she was forgetting something. "Master, may I please eat now?" Kagome grumbled. Sesshomaru nodded that it was fine with him. She grabbed her bowl and began to eat it without really allowing it proper time to cool. She was too famished to think about her poor tongue that would probably feel worse for wear later on.

As Kagome ate Sesshomaru watched her with an acute fascination. He saw Rin eat, which was always a mess; but Kagome ate with a more trained hand. Although she was eating fast she didn't spill the contents of her bowl. She slurped at the noodles and tried her best to contain the joy that went on her face. Apparently she hadn't had a decent meal in a while, or so he thought. He had no idea if Clay even fed her properly. Sesshomaru felt the fool once more for thinking about another thing that could have happened in his absence. He put the thought aside and continued his meal. When the meal was finished they deposited their bowls back onto the tray. A servant would come for it later on.

Sesshomaru got up from his chair and began to leave the study. Kagome followed behind him until they got to 'their' room. She stopped at the doorway and that is when Sesshomaru turned around. He waited for her to come in or he would make her. He was not a very patient demon. Kagome willed herself to move forward and to shut the door behind her. They stood facing each other and that is when Kagome asked, "Now what?" "Now we get some rest," Sesshomaru said with an obvious tone. "I'll make a pallet on the floor then," Kagome said as she made a move to go make one. Sesshomaru stepped in her way, "You will sleep where I sleep. Now get into your night dress and get into bed before I…" Kagome cut him off, "Make me?" "Indeed."

Kagome wasn't even going to argue. She grabbed her nightgown from her things and was about to get dressed when she realized that Sesshomaru was still there. "Aren't you going to get out while I dress?" she asked, almost appalled. "This is my domain and I will do as I please. Now get dressed," Sesshomaru said as he kept looking at her. Kagome nearly squealed, "No! This is completely indecent. I can't just get dressed in front of you." "For the love of Kami," Sesshomaru grunted out. He turned around and expected for her to get dressed. Kagome was about to retort but then she realized that this was as good as it was going to get. She undressed as fast as she could and got into her night clothes before Sesshomaru was made to wait too long for her.

When Sesshomaru heard her stop ruffling, he turned around and went over to his wardrobe. He pulled out his own night clothes and began to undress right in front of Kagome. Kagome blushed again and she wondered if this could create blood loss to her brain. She quickly turned herself around but not quick enough because she caught a glimpse of his naked chest and torso. He had such fine skin and he was well muscled. Kagome knew that Inuyasha had a built body but Sesshomaru's was different. It was more appealing and it actually attracted her. She wondered if Sesshomaru could smell that kind of feeling illuminating from her. Kagome breathed and tried to make the thoughts subside into oblivion.

Sesshomaru cleared his throat to get his slave's attention, "I'm done now." Kagome turned around and he saw his night time wear, which consisted of loose fitting pants and no top? Kagome had to do a double take, "You're not dressed at all!" Sesshomaru smirked at that comment, "This is how I sleep. I don't get embarrassed like you and I don't mind who watches me. I don't need the privacy. Now get into bed." Kagome walked around him in a wide circle and went to the bed where they were to sleep together. Kagome shook her head and realized what she said. It wasn't like they were going to have sex; they were just going to sleep and nothing more.

Kagome flipped the sheets back and slowly crawled into the bed. She kept to the far edge of the bed to make sure that she would not touch her master, even though the bed could be classified as a California king bed. She felt the weight compress on the other side of the bed but she refused to look his way. She was already embarrassed enough as it was. The lights turned out and the only thing that illuminated the room to a faint glow was the little fireplace. It still got a little chilly at nights but she thought that the bed covers would keep them warm. Kagome then began to fidget under the covers and she tossed and turned, trying to find a comfy spot.

"Stop moving and sleep," Sesshomaru groaned out. "I'm trying," She insisted as she moved once more. Kagome yanked at the covers and pulled on them to try and get them loose. They were a little too tight for her tastes. Then she fluffed the downy pillows and plopped her head on it. Eventually her legs moved back and forth because she was trying to find the right spot and that is when it happened. Sesshomaru literally pounced on her on pinned her on her back. He grabbed her wrists and said, "Stop moving and get to sleep. You're moving around is keeping me up."

Kagome's eyes got wide and she began to cower down into the bedding. This reminded her of another time and that is when Sesshomaru released her. He saw the fear in her eyes and realized the position he was in. He was straddling her and holding her down and he supposed that is what Clay probably did. Sesshomaru got off of her and sighed, "Just sleep, alright?" Kagome nodded and saw him make his way to his side of the bed. Kagome got away from the edge and she felt better already because it felt like she wouldn't fall off anymore. She did not move again after that. The bed was just to her liking and she fell asleep knowing that she would indeed be safe from any harm. She just needed to stay still.