Fawks whimpered as Sessho-maru held her in his lap, kissing her breath away.
"…We shouldn't be…doing this…" she gasped as he nibbled her neck.
"You're aroused scent says otherwise…" he growled, slipping a hand up under her kimono. She pushed him back, "I'm serious…! What about the spies from the enemy clan?"
Sessho-maru glared, "I take it Itnasha told you…"
"Shouldn't I know?" Fawks crossed her arms.
"I didn't want to worry you…"
"…you didn't want me to stop blowing you…"
"I am not absolutely sure what that means"
"This is risky and you know it. We should stop…doing anything until after everything is figured out"
"I refuse" Sessho-maru said flatly.
"And what if one of those spies find out who I am to you?"
"I will keep you safe, you are my female, it is my duty…" he idly stroked her hip.
"Sessho-maru…" Fawks began. There was a knock at the door.
Fawks slid from his lap.
"Enter"
In stepped a young dog demon, his clothes and claws soaked with blood. His short, black hair was a wild tangle and eyes a bright silver, eyes so much like Sachiko's. Those eyes took in Fawks for a moment before he went to one knee before Sessho-maru.
"I have finished the interrogations, my lord. Your house is now clean"
"Good work, Mamezou. You may rest now" Sessho-maru said.
He glanced at Fawks once more as he rose to his feet, closing the door behind him.
"What was that about?"
"I tasked him with finding out who among the servants from Sachiko's clan is loyal to me" Sessho-maru said, reaching out to stroke his claws through her hair. "He has concluded his mission, there are no spies within my house"
"He looks familiar…" Fawks began.
"He is Sachiko's half-brother…"
Fawks jumped away from him, "What?!"
"Is something wrong?" Sessho-maru raised an eyebrow.
"Shouldn't we be suspicious of him, first and foremost…?!"
"He is the bastard of his family, he came to me of his own free will and declared his loyalty"
"Oh, yes…! Let's trust him because he promised not to betray you…!"
"You don't understand, pledging an oath of fealty to a taiyoukai means pledging your soul. If he were to betray me, he would die in the most painful way imaginable"
Fawks blinked, "Oh"
"There is nothing for you to worry about within the castle…come here, beloved…" he growled. Fawks blew a sigh through her bangs, even though she knew she shouldn't give in, that it was an absolutely terrible idea, she couldn't help wanting him to touch her. Sliding back into his embrace, she nipped teasingly at his neck. Her hands already undoing the intricate knot in his obi.
"Why so rushed, koi?" Sessho-maru growled pleasantly.
"…because we shouldn't be doing this in the first place…" she purred back. He laid her beneath him on the tatami mats, slipping her undergarments down her thighs.
"Sessho-maru?"
"Hush, koi. Tonight I wish to taste you…"
Fawks gave a soft sigh as she slipped out of the bath house into the hallway. She couldn't remember the last time she'd been so relaxed. Then again, Sessho-maru was always good at relieving her tension, though she was getting tired of trying to keep her voice down when he started to work his magic with that tongue of his.
She passed by the training hall just in time to see Mamezou sent flying into the opposite wall.
"God you're terrible…" Itnasha scolded. Fawks peeked her head in.
"…Again…!" Mamezou panted, staggering to his feet.
"If I attack you again, I might actually kill you this time, just give it a rest kid" Itnasha sighed.
"No! Again!"
"Listen to him"
Both of them glanced up at Fawks standing in the doorway. "You won't learn anything if your too exhausted to concentrate. Go to bed and try it again tomorrow"
Mamezou looked away grudgingly, "…I don't want advice from you"
"The hell?"
"Oi! Watch your tone, boy…! Fawks-san outranks you" Itnasha growled.
"Feh…I just bet she does…"
"Just what the hell is your problem with me?!" Fawks began.
"I know who you are to his lordship. You're the whore that managed to sleep her way into the position of lady" he snarled. Fawks was taken aback.
"It's your fault my sister is dead and the clans are at war. Don't expect for a moment that I'll ever show you more then the disdain you deserve…"
"Mamezou!" Itnasha barked.
Fawks raised up a hand, "It's fine"
She came towards him in slow measured steps, once they were face to face Fawks drew back her hand punching him square in the jaw. Mamezou stumbled but Fawks grabbed him by the collar.
"Listen here, you little shit. I don't give a damn what you think about me and Sessho-maru" she growled low. "You don't have to like me, hell, it's probably better if you don't. But as your superior you will give me the respect I deserve"
With that, she shoved him away, Mamezou merely stared, stunned into silence.
"I'm sorry about your sister, but unless I tore her apart myself, her death is her own fault"
Coming back to his senses, Mamezou snarled, Itnasha held him back. "Easy there, pup…!"
"No…let him go"
Itnasha looked at Fawks like she was crazy.
"I could use a little exercise before bed. Besides, playing with Sessho-maru really gives me an appetite for violence" she smirked.
Mamezou pulled out of Itnasha's grip, charging at Fawks with murder in his eyes. She merely grinned.