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Sesshomaru pinched the bridge of his nose as, for what had to be the 10,000th time that day, he was congratulated on his new marriage. This whole day had just been one big headache for him and he was entirely too pleased that it was finally over. Most of the guests that were staying on until tomorrow had finally retired to their respective rooms and Sesshomaru finally had almost the entire castle to himself. It was a stifling hot night - just another thing to add onto his growing list of frustrations - and he had been wandering around the castle ever since nightfall, not quite ready to deal with what awaited him in his room.
Kagome had long since retired to his chamber, excusing herself from the reception almost an hour before its end, claiming that she was absolutely too tired to continue and just had to get some rest. Her early exit had left him alone as the only newlywed present to deal with all the "harassment" from their guests, especially from one wolf demon in particular.
The young demon lord Koga's behavior had bordered on sheer disrespect during the entire banquet, and at one point his throat had almost found itself caught between Sesshomaru's deadly claws, Sesshomaru thought growling in remembrance. The wolf had openly flirted unashamedly with his new mate the entire dinner, even going so far as to reach over and softly touch her hand, after one of his many provocative comments. Sesshomaru would have had no second thoughts about separating him from his head, but lucky for the wolf Kagome had been smart 'when he was not' and had quickly removed his hand from her own and put that bastard wolf in his place.
It wasn't that he was jealous, he told himself, it was just that he was protective of what was his and now that they were mated- like it or not- she was his. The wolf had openly disrespected him in front of others by trying to move onto what now his territory and Sesshomaru had come to the decision that the next time he decided to be so stupid as to attempt it again, he would quickly end his life there and then.
Koga wasn't the only one that had attempted to make a move on Kagome that day, although he was the only one who had been stupid enough to persist in his attempts at wooing the young girl after meeting Sesshomaru's deadly gaze. After seeing the beauty of the woman who was to be Sesshomaru's mate, and during the introductions after the wedding, many male demons had made it quite clear to Kagome that should her relationship with the western prince take a turn for the worse –married or not- they would be more than willing to help mend her broken heart.
After one demon had thrown customs to the wind and instead of introducing and congratulating the male first and then congratulating the female, as was expected to show respect, took and placed a kiss for far too long than was deemed acceptable upon Kagome's hand, Sesshomaru quickly put a stop to all future flirtation by using his yukai to basically paralyze the demon where he stood. Quickly taking the hint, all demon's afterward paid their respects to him and only spared just enough attention, so as not be seen as being disrespectful, to Kagome.
Although he could not blame them for their attempts, he thought. If he had thought she was beautiful before today, upon seeing her in her wedding gown he was now convinced that she was a goddess among men. Much to his chagrin he had discovered that, whereas he might find fault with the young miko, his inner demon felt in no way the same. Upon first glance of the miko this morning, his inner demon had sung with pride in claiming this beautiful creature as his own. So much so, that it had been very hard for Sesshomaru to keep his demon's newly discovered feelings hidden away from watchful eyes.
He had been surprised with the intensity of his demon's desire and possessiveness towards the young woman, and having never experienced anything like it he found himself at a loss to control it. This in fact, was the reason he was dreading the return to his room and was now wandering around the castle.
Deciding to try to commune with his inner demon and gain some insight into the reason for its sudden change in heart before retiring to his room for the night, Sesshomaru turned began to head to his private garden so he could meditate in peace.
Sliding open the shoji door and making his way inside, Sesshomaru opened the top of the hakamas he had changed into after the wedding and allowed it to fall off his shoulders and hang around his waist as he made his way to his favorite spot in the garden. Chest now bare to the cool breeze that drifted through the garden, Sesshomaru settled himself down Indian style on the large flat rock that stood in the middle of the stream that flowed through all of the castle gardens. Closing his eyes, he quickly found himself transported to his demon's inner world facing the smaller version of the true form of his yukai.
"You wished to speak." The great white dog said, deep voice rumbling through the void between them.
"Hn." Sesshomaru replied, crossing his arms in front of him.
"You came to remind me of who is truly in charge between the two of us, have you not?" his yukai said, fangs curving up to form a treacherous smile.
"This Sesshomaru will not tolerate any further disruptions from you in his outside life." He began, his eyes narrowing dangerously "You will do well to remember in whose body it is that you reside in."
"I think that it is you, Sesshomaru, who needs a lesson on which one of us is the one truly in control." the demon said laughing at Sesshomaru's apparent growing anger. "A lesson I think you will find that you will learn better when your control means the most to you, yes?" he asked, resting his head on his paws and closing his eyes in obvious dismissal of the western prince.
Snarling at his demon's obvious threat and disrespect Sesshomaru growled "You would not dare. If you do as you are threatening to do I will send the woman away, and I will make sure neither of us lay eyes on her again until it is time for us to attain an heir."
Opening one of its fiery red eyes, Sesshomaru felt satisfaction as the great dog demon finally showed first signs of its anger at his words, pleased that he had finally struck a nerve.
"Oh yes, you made it quite clear to me today that you have feelings for the young miko" he began, gaining confidence in his control over the situation. "And unlike me, who could care less about her, you actually seem to want her to be near you."
Now circling the enormous dog and watching as both eyes carefully observed his every movement he continued "I will only warn you once… You will keep your weak feelings to yourself and allow this Sesshomaru to handle this relationship the way that he wishes to." Now standing in front of his yukai again "I think we understand each other."
And with these last words he brought himself back to the outside world without waiting for a response from his demon, a light sheen of sweat on his chest despite the light breeze. He rapidly rose from the rock, still angry at his demon stubbornness and the unproductive conversation that had just occurred.
A inner demon was one thing that a demon, no matter how strong, could never gain complete control over and for a demon like Sesshomaru who liked to have complete control over himself, this fact drove him near insane and made him determined to be the first demon to achieve this great feat.
For a time it had seemed as if he had achieved his goal and it frustrated him to no end that the little miko was the one thing that threatened to throw all his hard work and efforts to the wind. Deciding that he had put off seeing the woman who seemed determined to become the bane of his existence, Sesshomaru finally began to make his way to his room that he now shared with the eastern princess.
He was fully aware that the little miko seemed to believe that the only thing required to bind them together forever was their fathers blessings, and felt his mood lighten as he began to imagine the look on her face when she discovered that their relationship wasn't going to be in just name only.
Kagome sat in front of her vanity pouting as Sango finished taking the rest of the hair pins out of her hair, once again allowing her hair to fall down in curly waves down her back. She was upset because once again Sango had used her persuasive ways, and although Kagome had been adamant about not wearing the shear garment she now wore - claiming that she would rather die before wearing something like that in front of Lord Sesshomaru - the garment seem to find its own way onto her reluctant body.
It irritated her to no end how her friend talked of nothing but Lord Sesshomaru all while she prepared her for what Kagome would think of nothing more than the simple task of "getting ready to go to bed". Sango had been trying to give her advice about how she should just try to relax and allow Lord Sesshomaru to take the lead tonight. To which Kagome would smartly reply "that there was no lead to be followed and that as soon as Sango ceased her incessant talking and finished she was heading straight to bed."
Sango seeing the girls obvious delusion about what was to be expected out of her tonight decided to try another method of talking sense into the young innocent girl, feeling like it was her duty as Kagome's friend to prepare her for the ordeal that awaited her. "You know there were a lot of demoness that would have killed to be in your place today at the wedding" she started, offhandedly like she were discussing nothing more than a pleasant change in weather.
She hid her smile as she felt Kagome's body tense in front of her at her words. Kagome narrowed her eyes as she stared at Sango through the mirror as she tried to figure out what had caused the sudden change in conversation and in her friends' mood. She had never heard words that rang truer than the word Sango had just spoken, she thought bitterly. In fact there had been a whole line of them to "congratulate" them after the wedding was over.
Kagome would be lying if she said that having countless beautiful women outright ignore her and openly use words with subtle provocative underlying meanings towards Sesshomaru while he was standing right next to her was an enjoyable experience. Even more frustrating than that was the fact the great Lord Sesshomaru had seemed to be totally oblivious to the fawning women's subtle advances and touches, she thought, as she angrily snatched the brush from Sango's hands and began to brush her own hair.
However, when it came to male guest fawning over her, the western prince had been quick to find offense. He had sent her warning glares throughout the entire event, effectively making her heart start and stop in sudden fear when his looks had caught her in unawares. 'As if it were her fault that the men approached her!' she thought, brushing her hair rougher than need be.
Lord Sesshomaru had sent her many strange looks throughout the day, and Kagome had had a searing headache by the time she had actually worked up enough nerve to excuse herself from the reception afterward, from the effort of trying to decipher all of them.
"Maybe if he took time to send some of those reprimanding looks to the females present, they would learn to show some respect at other people's weddings" she muttered under her breath.
"What was that?" Sango asked innocently.
"Oh nothing." Kagome replied, using the same tone.
"It looks like Lord Sesshomaru is more popular with the ladies than one would think." Sango continued to pressure, carefully gauging the younger woman's reaction. "Don't you think so Kagome?"
Sango was more aware of the type of relationship that Lord Sesshomaru and Lady Kagome shared than they thought. But she was convinced that with time Kagome and her passion for life would be exactly what the demon lord would need to thaw his icy heart. Sango had noticed in just the short amount of time the eastern princess had been with them that Lord Sesshomaru had showed more emotion than he had in years before her arrival. Usually he was like a steel fortress, not allowing anyone to see even a glimpse of what resided within. He had had more emotional "slip ups" than he had in the entire time the demon slayer had known him.
Not wanting to give the now laughing girl anymore satisfaction than she had already had at her expense, Kagome replied with a simple "Indeed."
Catching each other's gaze through the mirror once again, they both immediately bust out in uncontrollable giggles as Kagome's reply brought to mind a certain stone faced demon lord.
"Looks like Lord Sesshomaru is starting to rub off on you more than you thought" Sango squeezed out through her giggles.
Clutching her stomach as she tried to still her laughter Kagome stood up to open the pair of double doors that lead to the balcony. She still had not explored Sesshomaru's room, preferring to only touch the basic stuff that she needed, should she unintentionally anger the dog demon. However, with Sango with her she found herself growing more and more confident and decided to take a look at the view the balcony had to offer.
Hearing a sudden noise in the room behind her, Kagome spun around – thinking that Sango had gotten into something that she shouldn't have- only to find Sesshomaru leaning on the door frame with his arms across his chest, a small smirk on his face.
"I see you have already started making yourself comfortable." he said, an eyebrow raised as he noticed the small little commodities placed on a stand near the right side of the bed.
"Oh." Kagome nervously said, making her way toward the stand with the intention of moving her stuff from where the palace servants had placed it. "I'll just move…"However, before she could even take a step Sesshomaru's voice stopped her.
"Leave it." he said, standing upright and facing Sango, "Sango… since the two of you have time to laugh at jokes I assume your work here is finished and there is no more need for your presence." moving aside so the young slayer could exit through the still open door.
Taking her cue, Sango sent an apologetic look at Kagome and left with a bow and small smile to Lord Sesshomaru. "Good night milord…milady"
After the door closed behind her friend, Kagome walked back into the room closing the doors to the balcony as she went, blushing as she noticed from his words that he had overheard her and Sango's conversation.
"I don't remember saying that I was finished with her." She muttered under her breath as she flipped back the bed covers preparing to enter their inviting warmth.
"Indeed." Sesshomaru answered from closer than expected, rumbling deep from his throat. Kagome froze where she stood as she felt hands trail from her wrists to her upper arms and back again.
"And just what do you think you're doing!" she asked in surprise as she quickly stepped away from his prying hands.
Eyes narrowing dangerously at the young girl who had the nerve to try to deny him "This Sesshomaru is doing what it is his right as your mate to do." and continuing in a patronizing tone before the woman could interrupt him, he asked "What did you think we would do… cuddle?", brows lifting in arrogantly at his last word.
Kagome felt the heat rise in her face and her breath turn uneven as all her dreams of a peaceful non-intimate relationship with Sesshomaru vanished before her very eyes. Backing away from the young lord's advancements, she tried to piece together a solid argument to keep him from following through with his oh so obvious intentions.
She gazed at his still bare chest as she steadily backed away and Sesshomaru continued to slowly advance. Kagome's mouth instantly went dry at the sight of his amber eyes holding previous unnoticed lust in them. Unable to come up with a better argument she finally squeaked out as her back came into contact with the wall behind her "But we hate each other!"
"Hate?..." he said, stopping his movement and looking thoughtfully at the young miko in front of him. "I merely see you as an unwelcome burden… never once did this Sesshomaru say that he hated you." He finished, continuing towards the girl who now had nowhere else to run.
'Does this mean that she hates me?' he wondered, feeling a strange feeling in his gut at the thought. His demon didn't seem to like that thought very much either, and Sesshomaru sent a quick warning to it to remind it of their earlier conversation. 'Hmpf' Kagome thought, indignantly 'As if that's any better.'
This brief distraction by her own inner thoughts was exactly what the young lord was looking for and he used that opportunity to quickly close the distance between the two, placing his hands on the young girl's slim hips to keep her from fleeing from him again. He had no intentions of letting her go and he growled low in his throat when he felt her attempt to do so, causing her to cease her struggles immediately.
Kagome had unintentionally raised her hands in order to put some distance between them, and she now found her hands directly on the dog demon's stone hard abs. The heat that radiated from his body was intense and he encompassed her small frame tremendously. She blushed as she found herself unable to remove her hands for the fear of how much contact their bodies would have after, and she looked up to glance at the young lord's face only to find him already staring down at her, a red dancing around the edges of his irises.
She opened her mouth to ask him for distance but before the words could form, she found her mouth seared by his soft yet demanding one. The kiss had taken her breath away and she stood there in shock as she felt his tongue exploring every crevice of her mouth had to offer. Her stomach clenched painfully as Sesshomaru growled his pleasure into her mouth and his grip tightened on her hips, her groin heating up with a fire she had never experienced before.
She gasped for breath as he finally released her mouth and began to rain kisses on her face and neck. She was surprised and mollified as she heard, from some distant place in her mind, herself moan back in response to his incessant efforts. Her hands fell to her sides, allowing Sesshomaru close the space between them, and she gasped as felt his hard length against her thigh though his hakamas.
Groaning he said "You smell wonderful." and then began grinding his hips against her body. Sesshomaru could feel his control slipping fast but he - who had never felt the need to claim a woman so strong in his blood before- found himself helpless to control it. Wrapping Kagome's legs around his waist he quickly picked her up and deposited her on the bed. Looking down at her he told her, his voice ragged in his throat "Remove it." eyes raking over the sheer garment she wore.
"I…I can't" she said, her face flushing in embarrassment.
Saying nothing else to her, he proceeded to remove his own clothing leaving himself bare to Kagome's innocent eyes. Kagome had never seen a naked man before and now she found herself unable to look away. Sesshomaru was pure perfection and not a single scar marred his body despite all the battles he had been through. Every muscle strained against his smooth pale skin as he moved, and Kagome found herself unconsciously licking her lips as she looked on. Her gaze traveled across his broad shoulders and tight stomach and she found herself unable to stop her eyes from traveling further and further down past his trim waist to very thing which made him a man.
Immediately a gasp passed her lips as she noticed just how well-endowed he was, her first thought being that it couldn't possibly fit inside her. She brought her eyes up to his with full intentions of expressing her thoughts, only to discover that he had been watching her entire assessment of his body with silent amusement.
"Oh I promise you that it most surely will my mate." He said reading her thought and smiling devilishly at her, causing her body to moisten as if in confirmation of his words.
She watched as he slowly lowered his body onto hers and arched as his hand began to touch her under her gown. He brought his lips to hers and groaned before kissing her when he felt how wet she was. She began to roll her hips in time to his movements and gasped as she felt a feeling build in her that she had never felt before.
She felt him began to kiss his way down her body and threw her head back as the feeling inside her grew when his mouth replaced his fingers. Her hands found and unknowingly caressed his back as his suckling and tongue movements increased. Her nails raked his back leaving a small trails of blood behind as she felt the dam inside her finally break, releasing a silent scream as her feelings overtook her and left her trembling.
Sesshomaru growled deep in his throat and felt something in him snap as her scent flooded his nose and mouth. Rising back up her body, he seared his mouth to hers and ripped her gown from her body leaving her naked and trembling beneath him. Kagome looked into his eyes when he released her and found them to be blood red. Stiffening in fear when he suddenly flipped her over onto her stomach, she began to struggle against him until she felt his fangs at her throat.
"Mine." She heard him growl as licked and kissed her shoulders and throat.
She stiffened again as she felt his member slide against her outer lips, and gasped as he began to enter her slowly. Before he was part way in, she cried out in pain and reached back to push against his hips to keep him from entering her further.
"Sesshomaru please!" she cried out when he didn't stop and growled at her attempts. She relaxed when she felt him stop and begin to withdraw from her body. However, her relief didn't last long as he began to push back into her body harder than before. But just when the pain became unbearable he would withdraw and start the process again. Soon pleasure began to replace the pain as she felt his hand begin to stroke her down there also.
Kagome felt that feeling begin to build in her groin again as the demon lord moved in and out of her, and soon the only sound that could be heard in the room were the sounds of her and Sesshomaru's panting. Finally he reached her barrier and, waiting just until he pushed her over the edge again, he withdrew from her body completely and slammed all the way back into her.
Her orgasm blocked the pain and he used that time to also mark her as his mate. He bit into her neck causing her to come screaming again, gaining his own release along with hers. He jerked inside her as she seemed to try and milk him for everything that he was worth; only rolling off of her after walls stopped quaking around him.
Pulling her body possessively close to his, he nuzzled her neck as she snuggled down onto his body. He smiled to himself in contentment as he declared to the now sleeping miko one more time. "Mine."
AN: Looks like someone's jealousssss lol. First let me clear some things up just encase anyone gets confused. Sesshomaru and Kagome still have no feelings of love for each other, just lust maybe. I mean who could resist a hotty like Sesshomaru (*psshhh* :/ come on... lets not lie to ourselves)
Also, if you wondering why Sesshomaru's acting kind of strange you'll find out in the next chapter if you weren't able to figure it out from this one :)
One more thing: I am still taking plot suggestions if you guys have any ideas or things you would like to see. I can't promise I will put it in but its possible :D
Chapter 12 Coming Soon!