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Warm sunlight tickled the sleeping Miko's eyelids and caressed her peaceful face. Sesshomaru gazed down at the beautiful woman in his bed. She turned in her sleep, unconsciously trying to shield her eyes from the peering morning sun. The smooth sheets slipped away from her even smoother skin slightly, granting Sesshomaru's eyes the smallest glimpse down her back. His eyes drank in her porcelain skin. Raising one clawed finger, he slowly and gently ran it down her spine — pushing the sheets further away from Kagome's form. A small mumbling sound came from where her face was pressed into a pillow. Sesshomaru smirked and repeated the process. A tiny mewl of protest followed.

"Come now, sleepy one. It is time to wake up."

A very muffled and sleep-slurred, "But I don't wanna…" came from the pillow as Kagome turned her head slightly — one eye peeking up at the sun-bathed Demon Lord. Whatever words of objection she was going to say were lost in the gasp caused by the radiance of her lover. The sun played across his normally silver strands — causing them to turn to gold. His hair was far from messy, but it was the closest thing his hair would ever be to it. Portions of his now golden-speckled mane hung over his shoulder. Kagome's eyes followed the path his hair provided over his smooth and spotless skin. His skin reflected the sunlight so beautifully that it seemed as though it was the sun who was reflecting him.

Kagome pushed herself upright, bringing a fistful of sheets with her to hide her naked form. She was too busy inspecting her lover's perfectly sculpted chest to notice the slight rise of his eyebrow caused by her modesty. He opened his mouth to speak, but before he voiced his distaste of the sheets hiding her from him, her hand was pressed to his chest. He closed his mouth and watched as she explored him in the morning light.

With a featherlight touch, she ran her fingers from his collar bones down to his navel. She blushed slightly at the sight of a few silver curls peeking out from the sheets that lay over his waist and hips. She slowly drug the back of her nails back up his chest and smiled as she felt him shiver slightly. A low rumble emanated from his chest.

Reaching forward with her other hand, she paused as she felt the sheets begin to slip. Before she was able to retract her hand and pull the sheets back up, she was pinned beneath the golden daiyoukai. He playfully clicked his tongue at her in disapproval. His eyes locked with hers, sending electric pulses through her.

"My eyes, hands, and mouth explored and ravaged almost every last inch of you last night. There is no need to be modest. Unless, of course, the experience was less than pleasurable for you, in which case you may gather your clothing and leave. But based on what I saw, heard, felt, smelled, and tasted last night, it was far more pleasure than you could have ever imagined."

Kagome's blush deepened with each vivid memory of the previous night. She clutched her hands to her chest and felt her heart race.

Sesshomaru's voice lowered to almost a whisper as he leaned down and nipped at her ear. "Now, let me see you."

Her eyes held his gaze as he sat back, legs straddling her hips. Without wavering, she removed her hands from her chest and allowed him to remove the fabric hiding her from his view.

His eyes clouded with lust as they devoured her lithe body, and she felt her arousal begin to grow simply from the way he looked at her.

"You truly are beautiful," he breathed out, as his hands traced her body.

Slowly, he bent down to kiss the exposed flesh. Small moans and whimpers escaped the miko's lips.

His lips traveled over her and he spoke into her skin. "No…not just beautiful. You're magnificent."

His hand traced down her belly and dipped under the sheets, but right before he could touch her, he was met with an unexpected protest. Kagome's hands flew down to block his and very softly she pleaded, "Wait."

Sesshomaru instantly removed both his hands and his body from her — fleeing to the other side of the bed. "You no longer desire my touch and attentions, Miko? Is this what I am to take from your actions?" His voice was slightly colder, as though he was trying to still be warm and hide his fear that she would reject him.

She smiled gently at him. "No, silly. That's not what I'm trying to say." She abandoned her sheets as she slowly crawled across the bed. She reveled in feeling Sesshomaru's eyes on her, felt empowered by the lust her form caused in his eyes. Resting on her knees, she straightened up and looked into his golden orbs. She allowed him a moment to look away from her face and ravage her naked form with his eyes, before bringing his attention back up. She placed one hand on his chest and slid the other to the side of his face, tangling her fingers slightly in his silken mane. Pulling his hair slightly, she forced his head back — exposing his neck to her. He growled a slight warning growl, but it instantly faded away as she licked and nipped and sucked her way up his neck. She felt his heart beating madly through his chest as she scraped her teeth along his jawline. Her teeth captured his ear and she heard his breath catch. "What do you think I want you to take from these actions?" She whispered into his ear, her voice dripping with lust.

"I gather that you want me, just as I want you. However, if that is the case, I still fail to understand why you stopped me earlier."

Kagome, taking a note from his earlier actions, clicked her tongue at him, shaking her head as she did so. "Oh my sweet Sesshomaru," she felt his temperature rise at the claim she laid on him, "I discovered last night that I could spend an eternity wrapped in your embrace. I could happily spend every day until my last with you nestled against me. But that wouldn't be fair of me. Right now, I want to return the favor. Right now, it is my turn to pleasure you."

Sesshomaru's eyes darkened — a mixture of unyielding lust and uncertainty filled them. He feared that at her hands he would not be able to hold his beast back, that he might inadvertently hurt her, that she would leave. His fear of hurting her was part of what kept him from going further the night before. That and how exhausted she was after his touches.

Kagome saw the worries swirling in his eyes. "Hey, trust me, ok? I want this." Sealing her words with a careful kiss on his lips, she pushed him backwards with her hand still firmly planted on his chest.

He froze when he realized she intended for him to be on his back. "You wish for me to be in the subservient position? This is not a position I have ever been in before. Under any circumstance."

"And before last night, you had never touched me the ways you did. Your point is?" She replied saucily, tossing him a sexy and challenging look.

"It is different for a dog-demon, Kagome. To lay on one's back is to surrender complete control. It is one of the ultimate displays of subserviency and a relinquishing of power to whomever is above them. For an alpha, such as myself, it is a foreign and unsettling position to be in."

Kagome thought for a moment. She did not wish to cause him discomfort, but she was not willing to give up without a fight. "How about this, let us at least try this, and if you are too uncomfortable or dislike it at any point after the first few minutes, we will stop, and you can flip me over and resume your position as alpha. Deal?"

She could see he was tempted to just flip her over right then, but not wanting to anger the surprisingly confident and coquettish Kagome, he nodded. "Deal."

She clapped her hands happily. "Good! Now stop fighting me and lay down, you sexy stubborn daiyoukai!"

A/N: Some of you will notice that this chapter is significantly different than it once was. To remain within the available ratings on FFNet, I have modified this and the following chapters containing sexual scenes. For information on where to find the original and unedited content, please visit my profile. Thank you for your understanding!