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Demon's Love

Chapter Seven

Kagome expected him to return at some point, it was his cabin after all. But he never came. She stayed awake waiting for him, wanting to ask him why he kissed her. She couldn't make herself forget it. Every time she would close her eyes to fall asleep, she could still feel his lips upon hers. His hand entangled with her hair. His body pressed up against hers. To relieve herself of the memory she would walk around the cabin, trying to find anything to occupy her time. But nothing was helping.

Kagome sighed, blowing out the candles except for one that lit up the room, deciding it was time to get some shut eye. Walking towards the bed she heard some scratching at the door. Excitement and nervousness expanded within her body at the thought that Demon could be at the door. Taking a deep breath to gather her courage, she threw open the door.

No one was there. Was she hearing things now? Something pushed against her leg, trying to force it's way by. Looking down, she saw Mokomoko trying to squeeze himself between her and the doorframe.

"I'm sorry Mokomoko." Kagome said, moving out of the way for the dog as he quickly ran inside. "Come to keep me company?"

Closing the door behind her, she saw that the dog had curled himself into a ball at the end of the bed. She couldn't help but smile. At least Mokomoko liked her company. She crawled into bed, trying to wrestle the covers out from underneath Mokomoko. He sure was a heavy animal.

Kagome yawned as her tiredness was catching up to her. She looked at the clock on the wall, her eyes widening when it read a little after three in the morning. She didn't realize that she'd been waiting that long for Demon to make an appearance. She might as well get some sleep. Demon wasn't returning. Pulling the covers around her, she turned to her side and drifted off to sleep.

The day was progressing badly for Demon. Sleeping out on the deck last night gave Demon pains all over his body making him annoyed and agitated. His crew knew he wasn't in the best of moods and tried to stay out if his way so not to push him over the edge. Making things worse, he also had expected to see a ship by noon. But here it was, getting close to two in the afternoon and not one low carrying ship in sight. Had he miscalculated? Were the goods being shipped to along a different route?

"Still no ship in sight milord." Jaken replied, taking his eye away from the spyglass.

"Keep looking Jaken." Demon said, stepping away from the wheel. "I'll be in my cabin. If you spot a ship, inform me immediately."

Slowly making his way to his cabin, he was beginning to wonder if Kagome was awake. Jaken went to go bring her food earlier in the morning, finding her still sleeping, Mokomoko cuddled up to her. Not wanting to disturb her he left the food on the table and meant back to his earlier post. Demon knew the woman needed her sleep. She'd been through plenty in the past few days.

Through his uncomfortable attempt at sleeping on the deck, Demon decided angrily that it was time to interrogate her. The unanswered questions in his mind were driving him insane. He needed the answers and he needed them now. She needed to get off his ship and out of his life.

Turning the knob on the door, he walked into complete darkness. Knowing the format of his cabin, he walked through it with ease, never once hitting anything. He was about to reach the bed when a dog's warning growl reached him.

"Mokomoko down." Demon ordered sternly. He was surprised that the dog would growl at him. Mokomoko knew his scent, knew that Demon was the only one that entered this room, with only a few exceptions. He would almost guess that the dog was warning him not to disturb Kagome. It made Demon think that Mokomoko could actually like Kagome more than he liked Demon. How absurd.

Hearing movement in front of him, Demon knew that the white fur ball obeyed him. He'll make sure that Mokomoko knew who the master is later, he thought lighting a candle, bring an elegant glow to the room. His gaze went to the bed, the candlelight beautifully catching Kagome's features. He could feel the desire developing within his body.

The kiss yesterday affected him more than he would have liked. The kiss was meant to be a punishment for her. An action meant to show her that she couldn't defend herself like she arrogantly thought. However, the moment when she responded to him, the kiss changed. He found himself wanting to go further than just a kiss. To lift her up in his arms and carry her to the bed.

Get a hold of yourself, he mentally yelled to himself. You won't be a prisoner to your own desires. After taking deep breaths to calm himself, he reached over to touch her shoulder, shaking her awake.

She moaned softly. "Five more minutes Mom." She whispered, turning over giving Demon a view of her back.

"Get up Kagome." He ordered.

"The bus will wait for me. Five more minutes."

Bus? What in God's name is a bus? "Kagome." He said firmly, sitting down on the bed. He placed his hand on her hip, intending to turn her over, but when he felt the graceful curve beneath his palm, he couldn't stop himself from lightly squeezing it. The next few seconds, he found himself rubbing her hip. His hand seemed to have a mind of it's own.

Minutes ticked by, and Demon had to force his hand away from her. Two days with this woman and she was already crumbling his self control that he built up for years.

"Kagome wake up." He demanded loudly.

She jerked awake, her heart pounding hard from fear. She turned around quickly, colliding into the man that sat on the bed. Her mind, still groggy from sleep, her eyes not yet adjusted. Not knowing where she was or why there was a man beside her, she opened her mouth to scream.

A hand closed over her mouth, interrupting her action. She began to claw at the hand, adrenaline giving her strength. She heard the person curse loudly as he placed his body over hers, trying to subdue her. It only made Kagome kick, claw, and smack harder. She could hear a dog growling in the background. His other hand grabbed both of her wrists, subduing them above her head.

"For God's sake woman! Control yourself! It's me, Demon!" the man yelled. "Mokomoko, I'm not hurting her. Go lay down."

Immediately she stopped struggling, the voice invading her sleep clouded mind. Demon, the pirate. She was on his ship. In his quarters. She was safe.

The hand moved away from her mouth as she blinked her eyes trying to get them to see clearly. Demon stared down at her with a glare. She had a feeling that he was furious with her yet again.

"Demon…" Kagome said softly, trying to apologize. "I didn't know it was you."

"Clearly you didn't." He growled at her.

"I'm sorry."

"Sorry is not going to make the scratches that you gave me go away."

Kagome bit her lip from nervousness. "I know…but I'm still sorry."

"You should know by now that the only person to enter this…"

She wasn't paying much attention to his lecture, her mind drifting to the fact was she was on her back, her legs spread and Demon between them, her wrists still held above her head. She knew she was blushing. What woman wouldn't be in this position? It was so intimate. So arousing.

"…sometimes woman I wonder if you use your brain…"

He was still lecturing her. Since she met Demon, all he has done is tell her what she shouldn't be doing. She had a feeling that if the ship was attacked at this moment, he would still be lecturing her. The only way to get him to stop would probably be by kissing him. Kagome smiled. Wouldn't that surprise him?

"Are you smiling?" He growled. "Why are you smiling? Did I say something that amused you?"

Slowly she shook her head. "I was only thinking. I'm sorry. Could you release my wrists?"

He let them go but he still remained on top of her. He was heavy but she knew he was using his forearms to push himself up, so not to crush her into the bedding.

"What were thinking about?"

"Nothing." She said quickly. He couldn't know what she was thinking about. It was too embarrassing.

"I'm not going to get up until you tell me."

She wiggled underneath him, making him grind his teeth to keep his desire down. This woman would be the death of him. He was sure of it.

"I weigh more than you. There's no use trying to get out from under me. I'm not moving until you tell me."

She sighed in defeat, turning her head to the side. He saw her lips moving, her mumbling under her breath.

"Speak up."

Kagome turned to look at him, glaring. She placed her hands on each side of his face and lifted her head, placing her lips against his. She felt his body stiffen against her own for a few seconds then slowly relax. By then she had released his lips and was laying her head back down against the pillow.

"I was thinking that maybe kissing you would make you stop lecturing me. Do you think it can work?" She asked.

"Maybe." He answered hoarsely. "However, I do believe I'm about to yell at you again. Care to stop me?"

Her laughter filled the room, causing Demon to smile down to her. Her laughter soon turned into a moan when he pressed his lips against hers. Within seconds, she wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him closer. He groaned deep within his throat, placing one hand against her cheek, angling her to allow his tongue better entrance.

She felt his tongue licked her upper lip. From the past experience, she opened her mouth wider permitting him inside. Wantonly, she rubbed against his tongue, moving her hand down his neck. She pushed her hand through the open V of his shirt, feeling the warmth of his skin, the beat of his heart. She thought at that moment that she couldn't get closer to another human being.

His lips were dominating hers, causing heat to expand throughout her body. She's never felt this kind of heat, this unexplained sensation that was overwhelming her senses. She never wanted him to stop kissing her. She would be happy if her last living moments were spent kissing Demon.

Abruptly, he stopped. "This isn't why I came in here." He said roughly.

Licking her lips, she asked, "Why did you come here?"

"To have you answer my questions."

"Later?" She asked, tilting her lips upwards.

With a groan, he leaned down placing a kiss on her exposed collarbone. Kagome gasped, not expecting the intimate action.

"Demon, what are you doing?" she asked softly.

He kissed her lips. "Something you'll enjoy."

He began kissing her passionately, his hand unexpectedly covering her breast. She gasped only to have it swallowed by Demon. Never letting up, his kiss continued, his hand molding her breast. It felt completely perfect within his hand. Her nipple was stabbing into his palm, begging for his attention.

He released her mouth, his lips moving down her throat, nibbling here and there. She arched her neck back giving him full access. He pushed the dress down her shoulder until her breast was exposed. He kissed the upper swell hearing Kagome's intake of breath. Moving downwards, he licked her hardened nipple before taking it completely into his mouth.

Kagome was surprised. She read about these moments in the books she stole from her mother, but never imagined it would happen to her. Never imagined that a man like Demon would be doing it. But how she enjoyed it. She could feel herself arching upwards, seeking more.

However her enjoyment was cut short by a knock on the door.

"Milord, you must come quickly. There's a ship." Jaken said from the other side of the door.

"I'll be out in a minute Jaken." Demon stated against her nipple.

"But milord, I think its Naraku."