Chapter 13

MINE! dumb, muts....

Seshoumaru stept out from his flying cloudamajigger andand took off at a dead run, leaving instuctions for Jacken to protect Rin.

"But? Mi' Lord?" theamfibian started, but it was too late and Seshoumaru was already half way to where te smell of fear came form.

Katy trembled, something was amiss, something was in the air, something was... THERE! The man from her dream came charging up, deflecting a wolf as it tried attacking her. She rolled out of the way of another attack and another white wolf lundged at her. Seshoumaru promptly killed it and five others. The remaing few smartly decided to retreat, so as to avoid a fill on massacre.

Ayame, watching from a near by tree called to the Dog Demon and Katy."It's noth thier fault, they were hungry. She's just a human, what's with defending her?"

"She is mine." Seshoumaru growled and Ayame leaned back a bit as if scared.

"She was also in the way ofwhat's mine. Blood acceptance, Puh-lease!"

"MINE!" Seshoumaru stopped from where he had leaned downt o pick up the shivering Katy and lundged at Ayame, who jumped back just in time and made a hasty escape.

"This isn't over!" she called behind her.

"Are you alright?" Seshoumaru asked, calmer this time.

Katy shivered at the sound of his voice. The deep tember sent ripples down her spine. THe steady rise and fall her her bosom sent shivers down his. Seshoumaru wrapped his long boa around her, or was that his tail? She'd figure that out later. He was warm and it was fuzzy. As the adrenaline subsided, she slipped into sleep. When she awoke she could hear muttering and a damp cloth was being dabbed to her forehead."Damn humans. why did he bring another one? ANOTHER ONE! I already have Rin to care for. GAH! you're awake!"

Katy took the cloth from his hand."I can care for myself."

"Saucy wench! I was ordered to care for you and care for you I WILL!" He defiantly snatched the cloth form her."Now lay back down and act like the feeble human you are!"

"Where the fuzzy thing go?"

"The what?"

"You know. Big, fluffy. Hey! there's Fluffy! Hey, Fluffy!"

Seshoumaru had returned and was walking straight for them. Jacken scrambled to the side to make way. "You will refrain from calling em that. Are you well, mate?"

Jacken and Katy balked at him, Rin grinned and giggled and they all asked at once,"Mate?" Jacken's voice rose a little more than the others.

Seshoumaru ignored that and toko up the cloth fromt here it lay in the bowle of water. "Your anckle apears to be alright, you donot smell off, but your knee has me worried. You are young, so it is not the pain of age as ti smells, it must be from past injury."

"My arthritise? Yeah. I was in a car accident when I was 14. I'm 17 now. Just over a ywar older than my cousin." she tilted her head tot he side to give him better access to the back of her neck as he whiped cool water along her heated skin. At the sight of her throught, exposed and vulnerable a low rumble reverberated though his chest. Jacken took this as a sign that he sohuld go and he hurried Rin and Ah and Un off into another part of the woods, leaving them near the stream alone.

"Mate..." he hissed out.

"Hm?" she answered then came to her sences,"I'm not your mate. I'm..." he ran a hand over her arm, doodling little paterns and making her shiver and just as soon as she'd regaine dher sences, she lost thme again. "I'm..." she tried again.

"Mine. Our souls are fated. We are mean and I am drawn to you as I'm sure you are to me."

"Yes, but..." she was dazed."

"Do you feel it?"

"Yes, but."

"But what."

"You don't even know my name."

"What is your name?"

"Hm?" she new that phrase. She had been doing so well and she'd forgotten the first thing she'd learne din japanese. Wait! NAME! "Katy, Kitty, take your pick."

"These are strange, do they have meaning?" he brushed his lips across hers and she had to think a moment to register what he was saying. Then she explained that they were nicknmaes for Kathleen and that Kitty reffered to an endearing term for a feline in her land."Hm... Koneko..." he purred.

Katy vaguely recalled that it meant 'young cat' a rather rough translation of 'Kitty'. She bit her lip and tried again. "I don't know your name."

"Seshoumaru."

Crud, he deterred me again."But I... I... I'm human.." she tried again.

"With great power and something in yourscent that I can't identify."

"THat's sweet, but i really must go now, thnak you for your help. Kagome and Inuyasha willb e waiting."

At the sound of his brother's name Seshoumaru's eyes filled with hatered."Little brother? You arne't going back to him, He failed to keep you safe. For this? He will die." He stated simply.

Katy balked at him again."Die? He didn't even know I was leaving. I din't know. i was sleep walking for the most part."

"Protecting you includes protecting you form your own failings. He must die."

"I'm sorry, Fluffers. I'm leaving."

"Mate... Refrain form..."

"FUZZY! I'm leaving!" she started off and he quickly pinned her to a tree."That didn't work out the way I'd planned it."

"You are mine. If you truely wish to leave me, then go, but doonot lie to yourself, mate. Dishonesty ill becomes you." He sniffed at her throught and licked a path along her jaw to the soft spot beyond her ear. He nuzzeled her there and she mewled."You say you must leave, but you mustn't do what you wish not to. I will see to that."

"I wish to..."

"So you say, but your body says differently. The mind and body often live on different terms. Does your mind truely wish to depart? Your body wishes to stay."

"I...I wish..." He had placed his lips to her neck and kissed her there a sesual thing, with his tongue and teeth. He ran a hand over her right breast and a thumb teased her nipple. "Don't.... I..."

His breath tickled her skin."Don't? Should I stop, Mate?" He returned to what he was doing.

"No..." she lifted her arms as he lifted her shirt and he dipped his head to take her breast into his mouth and came into comtact with her bra. he snarled at it and shredded it, instead of trying to fumble with the contraption. her breasts fell free and he took a ready nipple into his mouth and she moaned, curling her fingers in his mass of white hair. "Don't stop..." He went to remover her jeans and she stopped him, sobering up real fast and coming back to herself, if only a bit." No..."

"Mate?" he was confused. She was ready for him. He could smell it. Why hd she stopped him?

"I'm a ..." She paused to think of the correct translation."Virgin."

His eyes sparkled. She'd waited for him. he felt honored to be her first and he filled with pride. At her age, in these times of war, he'd expected to find her having been taken, either by a human husband she'd been forced to marry, or by an invaiding armyman. He was happy, but why did she find it pertinent to tell him this, he'd find out soon enough. With as close to a smile as he'd had since childhood plastered in place, he went on and she gave his hair a yank."No." She said firmly.

"Why?"

"I'm a virgin. I promised my mother i wouldn't until i was married and that's what I intend to do!"

So for honour, she would refrain, until an oficial ceremony could ber performed. It was a silly human custom that he didn't much care for, but he would put up with it for her. The fates her trying him. His mate was human. He hated this, he had mocked his father for this, but his mate had been his mtoher, he'd been sure. He didn't beleive human's could be fated for demons, but here she was. Maybe it was that something inh er smell, or maybe that smell was just another sign they were fated, maybe the other's couldn't smell it, or amybe she was a special human. She was a miko and already had powers beyond those of any other mortal he'd found, sve that monstrosity of hjis brother's. Her cousin, she had said. My, my, they would be family yet, he supposed, if not through his brother, hten through his own mate. Crud, now he couldn't just kill them without upsetting his mate. How could she be human. He digressed. She wanted to wait and so he would wait for her. He kissed her hard and went ot sit away from her. He scooped up her shirt, tossed ti to her and sat down a good distane away, effectively pouting.

That was the scene Jaken and Rin came upon and Jaken refused to admit that his lord and master was sulking. He'd never seem it and claimed it would never be. He wouldnt' shut up and his master took his frustration out on the toad.

Rin distracted Katy, because she saw her disgust."He really doesn't mind. Honest."

"It doens't look that way, but I guess its a sign of the times. Speaking of which, I need to return to mine soon. "

"You are dressed strange like Inuyasha's woman, Kagome, but you look and sound different. You sound western."

"I am. I'm Irish. I really must go, can you help me?"

"You just got here? Lord Seshoumaru will be so sad. He takes care of me. He isn't as mena as he seems, he's just guarded. He just need loved is all."

"That's fine, but he thinks I'm his mate."

"Aren't you?"

"I don't know..."

TBC

R & R

Sorry it took so long lol.