(WARNING: VERY MATURE CONTENT IN THIS CHAPTER! VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED!)
The sun rose slowly, casting its spiteful light on Hanako's face as she slept. With a snort, she tightened her grip around Rin, readying to roll over to face away. The only problem was, she had tightened her grip around air. She bolted upright, her ears pricked, her nostrils flaring as she panicked, her wide eyes scanning around her frantically, "Rin! Rin where are you!"
"Master has taken Rin to the river to bathe, seeing how you were sleeping." Jaken said in an annoyed tone as he prodded the campfire with a stick. "They left a while ago, so they should be back soon."
Hanako let out a sigh of relief, "Oh thank goodness..." she relaxed and stood up, brushing herself off as she made her way over to the imp. She sat down next him, pouting a bit in thought.
"Lord Sesshomaru himself is bathing with her." Jaken added, as if it was an afterthought.
Hanako whirled on him, her eyes wide, "You let him bathe with a child? That is wrong! Sick!"
Her words were met with a hard knock on the head, and she yelped as Jaken glowered at her in fury. "How dare you insinuate Lord Sesshomaru would ever do anything like that to the girl!" He hit her again on the head, wielding his staff flawlessly, "You!" bonk, "Stupid!" bonk, "Wench!" bonk-bonk.
Hanako now had several decent sized lumps on her head, and with a snarl, she grabbed the imp and drew her fist back, extending her claws, "How else would you like me to think of it? Demon or not, he is a fully grown man, and human or not, she is a child!" she bared her teeth at him, pulling back more as she prepared to give the imp his own lumps.
"That is quite enough..." A cold voice caused her to freeze, and she snapped her gaze up as Sesshomaru walked towards them, Rin following happily. The young human girl stopped at seeing Hanako ready to beat the imp senseless, but her main concern was the lumps on Hanako's head.
"Why did you hurt her?" Rin turned to give Jaken an icy glare, and the similarities between her and Sesshomaru were unnerving.
She is learning from him...that glare...it is Sesshomaru's. She must have picked it up. Hanako gave the imp one last threatening growl as she dropped him and sat down again, ignoring the throbbing pain on her skull. Rin rushed over to her, and Hanako simply opened up an arm as the girl scrambled into her lap. She continued to glare at Jaken, waiting for her answer.
"She insulted Lord Sesshomaru! She suggested that he do vile things to you!" Jaken shrunk as both Sesshomaru and Rin gave him the same icy stares. Hanako felt a small part of her be impressed. Such intimidation could be useful.
"Well, let me put your minds to rest. I waited for Rin to finish before bathing myself." He gave Hanako a curious glance, seeing how Rin had run to her first and been more concerned for her well-being than the imp who had taken care of her and known her longer.
Hanako's attention was on Rin, who had sniffed and turned away from Jaken. She flinched when Rin touched one of the larger lumps on her head, and she lowered her hand gently, "Please...don't touch them." she sighed and flicked and ear.
Sesshomaru walked over and, somewhat forcefully, lifted her chin, "This is why you are in charge of taking care of Rin. You can bathe with her in peace." his grip softened, becoming more of a caress, and Hanako jerked her head away.
"Don't touch me." she snapped and gave him her best glare.
"Jaken, take Rin and go find some breakfast," Sesshomaru's voice changed on the tiniest bit, but Hanako's eyes widened. Had she really become so attuned to him, that she could pick up such subtle changes to him?
Jaken didn't argue, but Rin grumbled as she was led away, casting Hanako a worried glance before disappearing into the undergrowth.
Hanako didn't see the glance as she was watching Sesshomaru, her heart speeding up, and not from excitement, but from fear. "D-don't touch me! I mean it!"
"Silence." Sesshomaru snarled, and Hanako fell quiet, her compulsion causing her to obey. "You will know who is your master." his claws grabbed her hair, and he dragged her into the forest, putting more distance between them at the others. He slammed her against a thick tree, placing both arms on either side of her, his body press against hers. She was trapped, and she knew fighting would be useless.
One hand moved, and she squeaked as it cupped her breast. She gave him a shove, unable to help herself as he had touched her in a very sensitive place. What horrified her, was that it had felt good.
He simply gave her a cold smile, "Rin and I were talking, yesterday, and on our walk to the river. I asked her something peculiar, something I had never thought of before: What am I to her?" he chuckled and pressed harder against her, pulling her head back to expose her throat. "She said I was a father to her, and she has chosen you as her mother."
Hanako's eyes widened in shock and she tried to pull away, her mind screaming for help. One hand grabbed her waist, and she whimpered as it slid slow down, heading for her more intimate areas.
"So, what do mothers and fathers do if they like one another?" he asked, his fingers slipping in between her thighs, "For I, must admit, I have never craved another female this way. What is it about you that drives me to this state?" he released her, and she watched as he quickly disrobed. Her eyes widened even more, her pupils becoming slits as fear paralyzed her.
He...he is going to rape me! He is going to take me by force! I knew it! I knew he was going to use this cursed collar for this! She thought frantically, her heart racing faster as he stood before her completely naked, his arousal obvious as she gave his lower half a quick glance before looking away. She closed her eyes, tears forming at the edges as she awaited what was to come.
She felt his arms around her, his hands pulling her clothes off. The cool breeze washed over her skin, mingling with the feverish heat that was emanating from Sesshomaru's own flesh. She felt him press the naked bodies together for the second time, but this time, she was terrified. Warm lips pressed against her neck, and she whimpered as his hard member pressed itself against her thigh.
"Open your legs," he growled, and Hanako obeyed, her fear making her unable to try and resist the compulsion spell. She squeaked as his tip prodded her folds, and she knew that the time was coming.
"I dreamed of this...last night, I dreamed of making you mine...I slew any and all of your lovers, making you mine, just like this. I almost took you while you were sleeping, but I wanted you awake to witness it." He smirked as he pushed into her, and she cried as she felt a painful pressure. Tears flowed down her cheeks, and she gasped as he broke through. She dug her claws in his shoulders, the scent of blood filling the air as she sobbed pitifully.
He seemed unfazed by her claws as he pushed forward even more, sliding his large penis deeper inside, "It is the first time that brings the most pain." He chuckled darkly, and then he was all the way in, grunting in satisfaction as the slender, smaller female was able to manage all of him. He began to pull out, and halfway he pushed back in rather roughly.
Hanako grit her teeth, her claws moving from his shoulders to the tree, and she dug them deep into the bark. His hands moved to the outside of her thighs, and with a sharp pull, he held her legs up, causing her weight to slide down on his shaft. She whimpered as the pain refused to subside, his roughness and forceful ways causing her to cry and yelp. But he ignored it, pushing faster into her, his right hand reaching around grab hold of her back. His cheek was against her neck, and he grunted, huffing loudly as he sped up, madly thrusting in and out.
With a growl, Sesshomaru suddenly lifted her away from the tree and laid her down on the grass, slowing down only the fraction of what he had been doing. he held her wrists above her head, smiling down at her as she gave him a look of loathing in return. He was enjoying himself immensely, and Hanako sobbed once more as he defiled her, and already, she could smell a peculiar scent. Her eyes widening, she gave him a horrified look, as he began secreting a special liquid inside of her. And it wasn't semen.
Her rage caused her to break the compulsion, and she hissed, "HOW DARE YOU MARK ME! I AM NOT YOUR MATE!"
He only chuckled as she regained her voice, "Oh but you are, and now every demon will know it. I have marked you in the best way possible, your scent now being interlaced with mine."
"No! I won't allow this!" she began struggling, but it was feeble as he shoved himself deep inside of her, and her eyes widened as she felt something hot fill her insides, "No..." she gasped, looking up at him in horror, "No you didn't...you didn't just..."
"One more detail, about being a dog demon..." he smirked, "We have knots, that last for several minutes, up to several hours. My knot is deep within you, and I cannot pull out. And as long as we are stuck like this, I will be planting my seeds deep within your fertile soil." he leaned down and whispered in her ear, "And I am greatly pleased by your cooperation."
"You raped me! You forced me into this!" Hanako snarled, her eyes blazing with rage, "I would never have agreed to this!"
"No? Not even if I had asked nicely?" he countered, his voice amused as he rested on her naked body, and he seemed to take great interest in her plump breasts, "If that was the case, then I would have no choice but to force you anyway." he pinched one nipple in his index finger and his thumb, twisting it roughly.
Hanako gasped and shuddered, "S-stop it! Why are you doing this to me?" she groaned as he pinched and twisted it even more, "I thought...I thought you would never...mate with...a half-breed..."
He seemed genuinely intrigued by her response to the stimulation of her nipple, "I have been wrong before...and I was most certainly wrong about you. Rin helped me see that, and you shouldn't take it personally. I know you have festering feelings for me as well. You lack the ability to hide it, so I could see it. when our eyes met last night, and I held your wrist, I felt it change." his look had gone distant, and Hanako listened with a bright blush to her cheeks.
"I saw a very interesting vision, one where I had what my brother has, and I was happy." he looked down at her, and the storming emotions in his eyes unsettled her, "We were on a hill, overlooking the village where my brother resides. I held Rin's hand and my arm was wrapped around you. Your stomach was round, and one hand rested on it. I turned my gaze away from the village and looked down at you, then at your stomach, and I wondered what the child would be like." He paused as he stroked her cheek with the hand that had been pinching her nipple.
Hanako wasn't sure what to think. Sesshomaru was talking in a way that made him sound...human. Confessing his hopes, desires and feelings. She felt shame and embarrassment creep along her spine, and she looked up at him. "S-Sesshomaru...why? Why me?" she whispered, her heart speeding up again, this time, she wasn't sure why.
Sesshomaru simply gazed down at her, leaning his head down until their lips were inches from each other, "Because, if I have learned anything, love can grab ahold of a man's heart without him realizing it, and when he does, it can make them do crazy things. Like what I have done now. It cannot be undone. I am sorry for hurting you, but I am not sorry for making you mine."
Hanako gazed up into his golden eyes, "I would...I would have said yes, f you had been patient, and asked..."
"I know. And I regret my lack of patience. I promise next time, I will be gentle." He leaned down to kiss her, their lips meeting for the first time since she had met him two days ago.
The kiss was long and sweet, and when he pulled away, they were breathless. Their breaths mingled as she relaxed, and his arms wrapped around her protectively. Hanako spoke, her heart feeling torn as she asked, "How do you know there will be a next time?"
His response was immediate, but well thought out, "Because I am going to work for your forgiveness. For your affections. I have an eternity as a demon, and you have the same as a half-demon. I will win your favor, and until then, I will not attempt to mate again." his voice was filled with genuine sadness, and Hanako gazed up at him.
"We are a slave to one another now..." she pointed out, her eyes looking at the deep claw marks she had made in his shoulders. She brushed her hand lightly over them, "I must serve you, and you will be serving me."
"Isn't that what mates do?" he asked softly, "I am serving you now, by shielding your body. If a demon were to come upon us, they would have to kill me first."
The thought struck Hanako like a hot iron, and she flinched visibly. "Shuya died for me. He loved me too. He died protecting me." her voice was filled with grief, and tears spilled down her face. She leaned her head back and let out a long, keening, and sorrowful wail of mourning. The sound reverberated throughout the forest, and Hanako began to glow with a faint light.
Sesshomaru's eyes widened as his new mate shone with an otherworldly light, yet he wasn't harmed by it. He began to hear a harmonious sound begin to overtake her voice, and he realized, that her powers were far greater then he could have assumed. She doesn't have much personal strength or skill, other than her speed. But her spiritual powers...they rival Inuyasha's wife's...Kagome, the reincarnation of the dead priestess Kikyo. Then the wail ended, and Hanako's divine light faded and her blue eyes shone as tears still filled them.
"H-Hanako..." he murmured her name, and he liked the sound it made on his lips and tongue, "Hanako, I am sorry about your friend. I did not expect him to die. I wasn't thinking straight. I had desires, urges for once, and I wanted them fulfilled, indulged, satisfied. And I wanted them to be satisfied by you. I wanted to take you right then, but I held back." He leaned down to kiss her softly, his lips sending volts of electricity down her spine.
"You...you said my name..." She murmured, unable to keep the surprise out of her voice.
"Yes I did, for as mates, we are equals now. I will not force you anymore. But I cannot allow you to leave. I will find you and bring you back." his face grew dark, "That is a promise..."
Hanako could only sigh in defeat, yet a part of her felt immense relief, Maybe...just maybe...I can live like this...
They gave each other a long look. It wasn't love, nor lust, but something deeper that had driven him to mate with her, and something within Hanako had forgiven him. They laid together, entwined in each other's arms, the only sounds to be heard were the soft breaths and small sighs as they kissed fervently, testing this new bond as they laid in the grass.