Disclaimer: I do not own the anime InuYasha nor any of the participating characters. If I did Sesshomaru and Kagome would have babies by now! And Kikyo would be dead...like...really dead.
Author's Note: To be quite honest...this plot came to me while making toast. And it was ironic because the idea hit me like "BLAM" and the toast popped just as it did so there was a real noise associated with it. Anyways, enjoy the story! Also! Please, please, please leave a review after you read! It would please me so much!
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"You are going to make Kagome eat it." Tazu replied with a grin.
The words echoed through Sesshomaru's mind as he searched for Rin. He finally found her in the garden with Shippo and Jaken and had to hold back a chuckle. They had dressed Jaken in a pink and blue kimono, put makeup on him and were currently assaulting him with flowers. After he had his silent laugh he made his presence known.
"Rin." Sesshomaru called.
"Sesshomaru!" Rin replied, running and hugging his leg.
"How is my mama?" Shippo asked quietly.
"That is what I am here about. The miko is very sick but I do believe I have found a cure. Now, I need you to be on your best behavior while I go and retrieve the medicine alright?" Sesshomaru asked.
"Okay Sesshomaru! When you get back will you play with us? Kagome would play with us but she's sick." Rin asked, frowning.
"Perhaps." Sesshomaru replied, walking off.
Sesshomaru made it to the front gates and turned around. InuYasha was storming towards him again.
"And just where do you think you're going?" InuYasha demanded.
"Where ever I please half-breed." Sesshomaru replied before walking away.
He didn't have time to deal with his stupid half brother at the moment. All he wanted to do was get the stone from the goats stomach, make Kagome eat it and send her on her way. After walking for a half hour Sesshomaru decided to take a break. He sat down on a rock overlooking his lands and sighed. Along his journey he had come to realize a few things.
The first of the those things was that he could no longer deny his attraction to Kagome. So many things about her were beautiful. The way her raven black hair cascaded down her back; the way her eyes seemed to look deeper into his soul than anything he had ever seen; the silky, cream colored skin that she possessed; her long legs. Everything about her screamed beauty.
The second conclusion that, due to his acceptance of his feelings, was that Kagome had to be his. She would belong to him in every way, shape and form. He would mate with her and hold that silly ceremony that humans held. A wedding is what he had heard the village woman say it was. And he would be her first, in every way. Sesshomaru's new number one priority would be to be the first man to kiss her lips, to fondle her breasts, to see her naked and definitely the first man, and last man if he had it his way, to bed her.
The third, and final, conclusion that he had come to came in the form of four questions. Question one, what in all of the seven hells was a stone doing in a goats stomach? Question two, how did one eat a stone? Moreover, why the hell would you want to eat it? Branching from that, why did someone randomly decide to kill a goat and then eat what they found in it's stomach? Seriously. He was a full blooded demon and he wouldn't even so something that repulsive.
Knowing that he had wasted enough time sitting and thinking, which accumulated to all of about five minutes, he set off to find goats. His search wasn't very long. A farmer from a nearby village was letting his goats graze in a field close to his castle. He didn't know if every goat was going to have a stone so he approached the villager, who bowed nervously.
"My...My lord. What brings you here?" The frightened man asked.
"I need goats. I will pay very well for your herd." Sesshomaru announced, attempting to be civil first.
He held his hand out to the village, who marveled in wonder. Sesshomaru had only offered the man a few jewels, which was nothing to him, but it seemed to be a fortune for the man.
"Th-Thank you!" The farmer exclaimed, taking the jewels and running away, hollering for his family.
Sesshomaru sighed and looked at the fourteen goats he just purchased. Surely one would have the bezor that he required...right?
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Sesshomaru returned to his castle an hour later. He was covered in blood and looked very pissed off. He saw Tazu standing at the gate chuckling.
"How was your trip?" Tazu asked happily, walking beside Sesshomaru and into the castle.
"I hate goats." Sesshomaru growled, handing Tazu the stone. "Go heal the miko."
"Why can't the healer do it? Or you??" Tazu asked, poking fun at the already annoyed Sesshomaru.
"Because, I am going to fire the healer. You are the one who knew about this cure so you do it. I am going to change and bathe. If anyone disturbs me I'll cut off their head." Sesshomaru barked while storming off.
Tazu watched him go and then burst out laughing. How he loved Sesshomaru. He smiled brightly as he made his way towards the healer's quarters. He was ten feet away from the door when the scent of sickness assaulted him. He frowned.
"That poor girl, she has gone through so much." He tsked, a plan forming in his head which made him smile again.
He opened the door and ordered the servant helping the healer to fetch him drinking water. He cut the stone up with a carving took and started to crush the stone into a fine powder. He then brushed the powder into the plan of his hand and waited for his water. Once he got the water he poured the powder into it and stirred it around. It fizzed and popped, like it was supposed to. He sat beside Kagome and opened her mouth, pouring the liquid down her throat.
The mixture was nearly gone when Kagome suddenly took a sharp breath in, sitting up and coughing like crazy. Tazu smiled and stood back as she regained her strength. Bezor always worked quickly.
Kagome blinked and looked around. She didn't know where she was and she definitely didn't know the demon standing and smiling at her.
"Hello." Kagome greeted nervously.
"Greetings to you fine miko. I am glad to see that you are cured." Tazu replied with a small bow.
"Oh, please, call me Kagome." Kagome said, blushing.
"I am Tazu and I am Sesshomaru's personal assistant." Tazu announced.
"So...He decided to heal me so that he could have the pleasure of killing me?" Kagome groaned.
"On the contrary, I speculate that he isn't even the least bit annoyed with you." Tazu told her, sitting down on the bed.
"Really? I feel bad enough as it is. How is Rin?" Kagome asked.
"Rin is well. Her and your son have bonded greatly over the past day." Tazu told her.
"That's good. I suppose I should get going. Before Sesshomaru can regret healing me." Kagome sighed, standing up.
"Must you leave so soon? Could you at least stay for dinner? I am sure that you could use a bath as well." Tazu announced, with a wide smile.
"Well...A bath would be nice and dinner would be great...Alright, I'll stay until after dinner." Kagome agreed, nodding, her old spunk back.
"Excellent, I will lead you to Sesshomaru's private hot springs. They are the best in the western lands." Tazu announced, starting to push her out of the room.
"Will Sesshomaru be mad if I use them?" Kagome asked, following Tazu.
"No, I don't think so. In fact, I bet he'll be delighted with it." Tazu announced, adding a small bounce to his step.
He lead her to the door to the hot spring and opened the door for her.
"Just get undressed behind the screen and leave your clothes. A servant will bring you new cloths. I hope you enjoy your bath." Tazu said in a very chipper voice.
Kagome thanked him quietly and went into the springs room, closing the door behind her. She quickly slipped behind the screen and started to undress.
Sesshomaru looked up when he heard the door open and close. Upon seeing a silhouette behind the changing screen he growled quietly. He silently slipped out of the water and stalked toward the screen, ready to kill the intruder.
Kagome rounded the screen and nearly fainted. In front of her was a very surprised, and very naked, Sesshomaru.