A/N: Warning: Slight Lemon.

Chapter 14:

A few months passed.

Summer had officially come, the heat in the forest at its high.

Katsume had turned 18, a major detail in her parent's eyes.

They stared at her with sad but proud eyes, and commented her, a lot.

Katsume did not understand the meaning of being 18.

She was 18, and next year she would be 19... Then again, these years hae truly flown by fast.

She realized that on the perimeter check she took that day with Kaito.

"Wow. We haen't had any enemies in a long time." Katsume said, almost missing the adventure.

"Yes. You are an adult now. I don't think you are any use to them to gain leverage of us." Kaito said.

Katsume rolled her eyes, "Again with the, 'I make perfect bait' thing."

Kaito chuckled, "Well. If you're not too busy, I have a gift for you."

"Really?" Katsume turned to him.

He nodded, "Follow me."

Katsume followed after him.

They walked for a long time, until they were walking in a part Katsume wasn't sure if it was a part of the territory, but there was always a scent left where the territory was, and they were still in the boundaries.

She was led to a small ledge, staring before her, a river.

When did they have a river? She only knew the spring, and the creek.

"Why haven't I seen this before?" Katsume asked.

"Probably because we haven't done a check around here." Kaito said.

"Oh well then maybe-" Katsume was cut off when Kaito suddenly pushed her, making her stumble forward, into the depths of the water.

Her senses were on high alert now, and she swam to the surface, gasping in air, glaring over at Kaito, who was grinning at her.

"What was that for?!" Katsume asked.

"Surprise." He said.

"Don't think you're getting away with this." She said as she swam to a ledge in front of him.

"Oh. I think I already did." Kaito chuckled.

She smirked at him, and suddenly, she had a hold of his boa that was in her reach, and pulled roughly.

Kaito ended up falling into the water, Katsume swimming back, laughing at him as he slowly came back up.

"Really Kat? You got the boa wet." Kaito said.

"That's not all that's wet silly." Katsume giggled.

Kaito glared at her, playfully.

"What?" Katsume said, "The poor puppy can't swim?"

"Oh now you've done it." He warned.

Katsume giggled and swam away as fast as she could.

Unfortunately, a hand grabbed one of her ankles, and she was being pulled back.

She soon submitted, turning into his hold.

She put an arm around him, as he did the same.

They stay like that for what seems like hours.

"Well." Katsume sighed, resting her forehead against his, "You caught me."

Another long moment of silence, though many words were said in that silence, basking in each other's scent.

After what felt like centuries, the two finally got out of the water. The sun beginning to set.

Katsume made a small fire a little aways, to help them dry off.

Kaito spent some of his time soaking out the water of his mokomoko. Which made Katsume roll her eyes.

"So." She started conversation. "What's your story?"
"What?" Kaito asked confused.

"What's your story? How did you win your way into this clan?" Katsume asked.

Kaito was silent for a while. Thinking back to Rin, she had asked him the same thing, and at the time, he was a traitor, a lone dog demon who didn't deserve to live.

He sighed, "It wasn't easy."

Katsume scoffed, "No kidding."

"What?" Kaito asked confused still.

"Really. What happened? Didn't you have a family? A clan of your own?" Katsume asked.

Kaito sighed, "I. Was once a rogue."

Katsume stared at him.

"I didn't have a family, I didn't have a clan... Well I did, but I was never welcome, I moved constantly. I couldn't stay in a clan long enough, it was only a matter of time that they would turn against me. Try to end me." Kaito said, thinking back to his previous life, "Then, there was a clan I joined, they made me feel welcome, but it was short-lived. They heard that a lone demon was making a territory of their own, so they sent me to check it out. It was Sesshomaru's."

Katsume stared at him, empathy read in her eyes.

"I grew attached. Sesshomaru showed concern, protected me, as did his mate, Rin. I couldn't turn on them. They gave me a new life." Kaito said, eyes on the fire, before looking her in the eyes, "Then I met you. You are the one I was destined to meet. I loved you, a lot."

Katsume smiled, looking at the fire to hide it.

A hand rested against her cheek, bringing her gaze back to his.

Katsume found herself breathless as Kaito neared her.

His lips gently caressed hers, kissing her slow, and tender. Katsume moved closer to him, running a hand through his damp hair.

Kaito slowly began to deepend the kiss, wrapping an arm around her, bringing her closer.

Katsume soon felt herself being lowered to the ground, Kaito following her, lips never leaving hers.

Katsume gasped at the feeling of his body on top of hers, once again, creating shocks of pleasure running through her body.

Kaito finally gave her the chance to breath as he abandoned her lips, making an open-mouthe kissing trail down to her neck, making her arch up, and turn her head, giving him more access.

"Kaito..." Katsume started, "We should probably... Head back... Now."

Kaito didn't react, simply placing kisses all over her body.

"K-kaito." She managed, her control of herself quickly fading.

She wanted to stop, but at the same time she didn't want to stop.

"Kaito..." She whispered in submission, she wanted this.

His lips covered hers again, his tongue gently teasing her lips.

From instince, she allowed him entry, letting his tongue explore her mouth.

This was something only Kaito could do to her.

Katsume moaned against him as their tonguees intertwined for a second.

Kaito gave a gentle kiss before abandoning her lips again, which made her whimper at the loss.

She opened her eyes, staring up into his.

His eyes were the slightest shade of red.

"Do you want this, Kat? I will not force you. This is your decision." He asked.

Katsume was too far gone to decline the request, she pulled him back down to her, pressing her lips against his neck and to his ear, "Yes." She whispered.

From there, Kaito began to rid her of her clothes, then moving to his.

He claimed her that night, basking in one another's scent as the fire died beside them.

A/N: So, I think I have one more chapter left, I think it will be just as long as this one, and then, I am moving on to my next SesshXRin Fanfiction.

I would like to thank "Guest" For her/his comment. I really like to please my readers, and the fact that you see my stories different than the others, really encourages me to write!

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~Wolflover235