AN:
First: As so many of you asked for, this chapter will start with a splash of lime!
Second: I should say that my story is taking place circa 1600. I think it makes more sense that it's closer to the 1600s since in the anime/manga there are episodes where people have guns (Like the woman who loved Sesshomaru). That would put the manga/anime closer to 1600. The one reference about Japan's closed trade policy also puts the series in the Tokugawa period (even later yet, 1630s). Besides Tokugawa Japan is just more interesting... If any of you are familiar with Christian missionaries in Japan they began in the mid 1500s and it was a very brutal conflict of cultures to say the least.
So with that said… I've justified this chapter. ENJOY:)
"Your body is in heat. The smell of it is all I can think about." Rin groaned and watched a storm rage behind his molten depths. "I need to know if you're ready." He whispered, his eyes downcast. "If you aren't I'll leave until your fertile period is over. I won't be able to control myself while you smell like this." He explained softly. Without hesitation Rin stood up on her tip toes and crushed her lips against his. Sesshomaru groaned and carried her to the futon. Rin gasped as she felt his clawed fingers trail up under her kimono and brush her thigh. With his weight on his left shoulder, he used his right hand to push her panties aside. His eyes watched her face carefully as he slid a slender finger between her folds. He smirked as her eyes widened and her hands grasped at the sheets.
"Sesshomaru…" She moaned as his finger played with her bundle of nerves then dipped down to test her juices. Using his thumb to message her clitoris he began thrusting two fingers into her experimentally. "Urgh…" She whimpered eliciting a smile from his lips. Rin's body tensed just before she gave into the sensations his fingers created. He watched as her eyes squeezed shut and she lost all motor control, her body bucking on its own accord. He felt her inner muscles clamp on his fingers. He heard his name pierce the air. He believed she had never looked so beautiful.
"Sesshomaru?" Rin asked, her hand caressing his cheek as her senses returned to her and a devilish smile played on her lips. He removed his hand from between her legs and brought his hand to her pale pink obi. He growled as his claws tore it off. He quickly discarded her Kimono as well. He was about to crawl on top of her when he came face to face with a very seductive pout.
"What's wrong?" He asked confused. She put her hand on his chest and pushed him up as she sat up. 'She's not ready yet.' He thought, but before he could think anymore she was removing his armor and weapons. They fell to the floor with a loud clunk.
"I want a turn to." She whispered breathlessly as she pushed his kimono off his shoulders. She leaned in and kissed his left shoulder, sighing pleasantly. "You're so beautiful." She murmured. Her hands drifted down to his waist and untied his hakama. The fabric slid silently to the floor, forming a puddle of silk around his ankles that was soon combined with his kimono.
"As you wish." He whispered teasingly as he kicked his boots off, his last piece of attire. He sat on the bed, ready to roll on top of her. However, Rin had other ideas in mind. Calmly she placed her hand on his firm chest and pushed him back. The mischievous twinkle in her eyes caused his eyebrows to arch as his head hit the pillow. "And just what are you planning?" His smooth deep voice flowed through the room like silk. Rin put a finger to her lips and shushed him. However her intentions became clear as she straddled his hips.
"Getting my turn." She whispered as she used her left hand to position his throbbing member at her entrance. She quickly sunk down on his member and placed her hands on his shoulders, steadying herself. With a wicked smirk he rested his right hand on her hip. 'This is new.' He thought pleasantly as Rin began moving her hips. 'Never in my 953 years have I been the one that gets fucked. I've fucked more than a few women, but a woman has never fucked me.' He was surprised at the submissive role he found himself in, even more surprised that he was enjoying it. The gasps and moans that snuck past his lips were a testament to that.
"Rin…" He murmured as he felt her contract her muscles around him. "I can feel that…" The words were almost lost in his throat as he felt his balls tighten and his body stiffen. A strangled gasp filled the room as his claws sunk into her hip and he involuntarily bucked his hips upward spilling his seed. His body went limp and he had just enough consciousness to slip his hand around and rub her clitoris. It only took a few gentile circles before she was lost in a second orgasm. Rin's trembling body collapsed on top of him. His arm circled around her waist and held her to him. He kissed the side of her face and buried his nose in her hair. He felt her breathing become slow and steady. Shutting his golden eyes he decided to follow suit.
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Sesshomaru gracefully walked into a large lounge. Riku was waiting for him to join her that morning. She had a foreboding look on her face.
"Lady Riku, there are things you haven't told me." He said sharply turning to look out over the courtyard through an open archway. She sighed uneasily.
"I knew I would have to eventually tell you." Came her troubled response.
"I need to know everything you know about them." Sesshomaru said turning his amber gaze to hers.
"You spotted them already." She stated giving him a dry smile. "They are the same type of missionaries that nearly killed me. The ones that scared me…" She whispered as a chill ran up her spine.
"You said they used some sort of liquid?" He scoffed. Riku shook her head.
"They call it holy water. It looks and smells just like water. There is no way to distinguish it." She subconsciously ran a hand over her kimono clad arm. "You must destroy them." Sesshomaru nodded before disappearing through the archway.
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Birds chirped pleasantly outside her screens as her eyelids fluttered open. Yawning she discovered an empty bed. 'Wonder where he has gone?' She thought as her body rolled off the futon. She stood up and stretched feeling a warm fuzziness tingle through her body as her thoughts drifted to the previous night.
"Rin?" Came the soft voice of Sesshomaru's aunt.
"Come in." Rin said, tying her robes. "Do you know where Sesshomaru is?"
"He left…" Riku said with agitation in her voice.
"Is there something wrong?" Rin asked noticing Riku appeared disturbed.
"I informed him that the missionaries were getting uncomfortably close to the castle." Riku said sliding the door to the balcony open and stepping outside.
"Missionaries? Like monks and priestesses?" Rin asked confused. Riku shook her head.
"No demons have an understanding of sorts with them, but these newcomers are particularly zealous." Riku's voice shook with anger and Rin watched her fists clench at her sides.
"Who are they?" Rin asked trying to figure the situation out.
"They are foreigners. They call themselves Christians. Their supreme goal is to convert everyone to their brand of religion." Riku said with spite. "They particularly hate demons."
"I'm sure they are no match for Sesshomaru." Rin said innocently as she picked up her brush. Riku turned and held up her arm then rolled the large sleeve of her kimono back. Confused Rin looked from her arm to Riku's intense face.
"They have their ways." She said as she began to pull at the skin of her upper arm. Rin gasped as she watched Riku rip a hunk of her arm off, revealing a mutilated and deformed limb. Rin watched as what she thought was Riku's flesh turned to dust.
"What did you do?" Rin asked with horror. Riku smiled sadly.
"This is what my arm actually looks like. I use clay to restore its appearance." Riku said emotionlessly.
"How did it happen." Rin asked stepping closer to examine the arm. Her upper arm had a deep pit where the bicep should have been, and thick burn scars running down the entire arm.
"They called it holy water." She whispered. "I was lucky, it was only a drop. I survived, barely." She let her sleeve fall back down, covering her defective limb. "I have heard they all but wiped out demons in the rest of the world. If so then this is our last hurrah." She said with a sweeping hand gesture. Rin shook her head violently.
"They could never hurt Sesshomaru." She said folding her arms across her chest. "Not even Naraku was able to give him more than a flesh wound." Rin stated. Riku gave glared at her naivety.
"Don't be so brash!" She scolded her nephew's young mate. "Their holy water instantly kills demons. It doesn't take much skill to dump liquid on someone. You saw what a mere drop did to my arm!" Riku closed her eyes.
"Everything will be fine, you'll see." Rin said confidently.
"I like your certainty. I'm sure he can take care of a couple misfit missionaries, but it can't be stressed enough that they are not to be trusted." Riku said placidly. Letting out a loud sigh a smile played across Riku's face. "This place reeks of sex!" She teased holding her nose and leaving Rin alone in the room. A blush crept across Rin's cheeks as she stared at the doorway Riku disappeared behind.
"She is so strange sometimes." Rin muttered. "But still, I don't like the idea of that water." She frowned.
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A month had gone by without any word from Sesshomaru. Rin was worried. 'What if he's hurt and alone somewhere.' Her mind tormented her. Riku offered some solace, but nothing short of seeing her mate would quench her trepidation. This night Rin lay wide awake on her futon. She began counting the panels on her screen door again, trying aimlessly to ease her mind. Suddenly a blast of cold air took her by surprise. She sat upright to find a figure sliding the screen to the balcony shut.
"Sesshomaru!" She breathed delightedly. Jumping to her feet she closed the distance between them, flinging her arms around his neck. She felt his arm wrap around her waist as she buried her head in his chest.
"Your fear was silly." He commented warmly as Rin lifted her head to meet his golden gaze. Rin began to frown and lightly hit him on his left shoulder.
"I was so worried!" She exclaimed.
"It's not uncommon for me to leave for a couple weeks." He replied tiredly. Rin folded her arms. "I didn't just stop with the missionaries close by; I made sure they were completely driven back to Edo where the shogun undoubtedly took care of them." Rin relaxed a little and gave him a faint smile.
"You let humans take care of them?" She asked a little surprised. He shrugged.
"Their holy water is useless against their own species. The daimyos, samurai and the shogun have an interest in keeping them out of Japan." Sesshomaru sighed, tired of explaining himself. "They have particularly brutal ways of executing Christians." He said with a smirk.
"Sounds like you had a long month." Rin murmured. Standing up on her tip toes she planted a soft heated kiss on his lips. She felt his lips lift up in a smile then realized she was being carried to the futon.
"Indeed." He said flatly as he settled himself on the futon, still cradling Rin to his chest. Rin sighed contentedly as Sesshomaru ran his fingers through her hair and inhaled her scent. "Sleep" He whispered as she closed her eyes.
The next morning Rin woke to a pair of perfect golden eyes watching her intently. She gave him a dazed smile as the fuzziness of sleep slowly faded away. She was now on her back. He was showing off the strength he still had in his left shoulder as he used it to prop his weight up. His right arm rested across her abdomen, his fingers lightly tracing circles on her stomach, thru her thin night shirt.
"Sleep well?" He asked softly.
"Mmhm" Rin murmured happily. He dipped his head down to kiss her lightly on the forehead. Suddenly Rin grimaced and moved her hand to her mouth to hold back a gag.
"You should eat." Sesshomaru said softy watching her regain composure. She gave him a mortified glance.
"The thought of food makes my insides seethe at the moment." She replied closing her eyes and enjoying his warmth beside her.
"Your scent has changed a bit." He commented a shadow of a smile ghosting across his lips. She opened one eye to peer at him.
"What about my scent? Don't tell me you can actually smell that!" She yelled the latter while sitting up and glaring down at him.
"As can all the other demons in the palace." He said rolling on to his own back and pulling her down on his chest.
"Riku didn't say anything to me!" Rin said frustrated.
"She was being polite. It's not proper to discuss it till after I knew." He replied softly running his hand thru her hair. Rin's stomach let out an audible grumble. "Go eat."
"If I eat anything too early I'll only vomit it." Rin replied with exasperation. "Pregnancy blows." Rin huffed as she flopped the rest of her weight on top of him. Sesshoumaru lifted an amused eyebrow in response.
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A man carried his first born son to a hut just outside his village. He knocked three times on the door.
"Father, it is Hiraku. I have brought my first born son for his first rights." He declared softly at the door. The door slid open revealing a disheveled foreigner. He had fair skin with blonde hair and blue eyes, attributed to his Germanic heritage.
"Forgive me." He said placing a hand on the man's shoulder. "These months of hiding have been hard on me. "How are the villagers?"
"They are well. The samurai have not found us out. Even after they ransacked the villagers they were unable to find our crosses." The timid farmer, Hiraku said.
"That is good to hear." The Father said and removed the newborn baby from paternal arms. "Let us baptize the babe then." He said as the two entered the hut to perform the ritual.
Did you really think I'd go thru all that set up at the beginning just to get rid of them all in the same chapter!? So tell me what you guys think of this. A lot of it is loosely inspired by the novel Silence by Shusaku Endo. It is a really good account of late sixteenth and early seventeenth century Japanese reaction to western missionaries.
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