Kagome was becoming embarrassed, they were in a village nearby where she was let go by the monk. It was broad daylight, they were in the center of town, and many people were around, so they were being gawked at while Inuyasha was on all fours, sniffing the ground. If Kagome wasn't so uncomfortable, she'd find it funny because Inuyasha had never looked more like a dog than now. He was trying to sniff out which way the monk had run off to. Normally, he wouldn't have to get down on the ground like this but since there were so many people and different scents from food, spices, furs, and people, it was easy to lose the scent of the one they were chasing.

Kagome couldn't help but look around as she felt a blush come over her cheeks, she wasn't one to like the spotlight, and she liked it even less when people were looking at her like she was crazy and that they were completely unwelcomed. This was a human village, Kagome and Rin were the only humans in their group, the rest were demons and a half-demon. Sesshomaru still wasn't with them, Kagome really hoped to have the shards back by the time he returned, she was feeling bad enough about it, she didn't want him to look at her like she failed.

"Hurry up, will ya? People are staring!" She yelled in a harsh whisper.

"I'm with Kagome on this one, Inuyasha. They don't look very friendly."

"Where did that miserable thief go?" Inuyasha mumbled to himself, seemingly ignoring his two packmates.

"What is he, some manner of beast?" Kagome heard from one of the villagers.

"The young man and the boy are enough but look at that strange girl."

"Is she also a demon?"

"She has to be, that or a woman of the night, no respectful human woman would wear such revealing clothing."

Kagome was no longer embarrassed, she was starting to get angry. She stomped her feet and spun around to look at the two who were talking about her. She opened her mouth to give them a piece of her mind when she heard Inuyasha chuckle. "See how it feels?"

She ignored him and decided to ignore the villagers too. "Are you sure he even came through here?"

"Oh, he was here all right, I smell him."

"Yeah but what sort of a thief would stay here after…"

"Kagome-sama?" Rin interrupted. Kagome internally cringed but didn't correct her about the honorific this time.

"Yes, Rin?"

"Isn't that him?"

They looked at where she was pointing and realized that was the monk. He was sitting calmly, enjoying tea like he hadn't a care in the world. Both Inuyasha and Kagome stomped over to him with fire burning in their eyes with the rest of the group following behind them, albeit much calmer.

"Ah-ha!" Kagome yelled.

"Caught ya, ya thief!" Inuyasha yelled over Kagome. He looked like he was ready to rip the monk's head off.

They were both surprised when the man stood up with a big smile on his face as if he was happy to see them. He walked over quickly and walked right passed Inuyasha acting as if he didn't see the Hanyu at all. He grabbed Kagome's hands in his. "Oh, it's too good to be true, I'm so glad you're here, aren't you a sight for sore eyes?"

Kagome was frankly astonished and a little confused at this guy's audacity and Inuyasha was so angry at being ignored his eye was twitching. He flexed his claws before turning to the monk. "I'll give you sore eyes!"

He swung his hand down but the monk was able to dodge away and jumped back further from them. "You again, I should have figured as much."

"Yeah! You should have. Funny, that's just what I was thinking but I guess not all of us are blessed with both good looks and brains. Don't suppose you'd be interested in handing over those jewel shards you stole from us." Inuyasha said with another flex of his claws. Kagome knew that look, Inuyasha was willing to destroy everyone and everything in the way of what he wanted, Kagome didn't like that, there were too many people around but there wasn't much she could do with the current situation, it's not like Inuyasha would listen to her. Not for the first time did Kagome wish that those beads were on Inuyasha instead of his brother. She idly thought about asking Kaede for another one the next time they were in Edo.

"A gem such as this does not belong in the hands of a demon."

"We'll see about that!" Inuyasha yelled as he ran at the monk.

The monk was able to dodge again, this time he ran away and Inuyasha was quick to give chase. Kagome ran as fast as she could after them. When she finally caught up she saw Inuyasha come down on the monk with his claws bared but the monk used his staff to stop him.

"That just proves it, I don't know who you are but you're no ordinary human!"

"That's right, and I go by the name Miroku and yes I am a monk who works to aid the common man."

"Beware villagers! The monk is going to kill that rotten demon!" A random villager yelled.

"You don't work to aid the common man, you're nothing but a sleazy robber! Now give us back our shards! We went through a lot of trouble to get it and we're not going to lose it now!"

"Touching speech, I know you went through a lot of trouble to get the jewel but trust me, it's in better hands with me, Inuyasha."

"Huh, so you knew who I was all along."

"Not at all, was it that beautiful companion of yours who called you by that name or the young fox?"

Inuyasha looked really put out that he wasn't known to the monk already. Kagome on the other hand, "Uh, he can't be all that bad if he has such good taste."

"Snap out of it Kagome, he stole your jewel right from under your nose." Shippo said from her shoulder.

"Enough talking, let me at ya!" Inuyasha said and then attacked with his claws and Miroku was doing a good job blocking him with his staff. Kagome wasn't actually sure who was winning, she had a bad feeling it was the monk.

Kagome felt bad at that moment because she still had their father's sword. She wanted to give it to Inuyasha because of the dreams she'd been having, dreams where someone who looked a lot like Sesshomaru but had an attitude closer to Inuyasha, someone who she was almost positive was their father telling her that Inuyasha needed the sword, that it was meant for him and that it was placed inside him for a reason, it kept him safe. Kagome wasn't sure how a sword no one had access to could keep him safe but who was she to argue? The only reason she hadn't given it to him yet was because she felt like she was betraying Sesshomaru. Sure, he'd seen reason and realized he didn't need the sword anymore but that didn't mean he didn't want it anyway. She'd notice him staring at the sword from time to time while it was strapped to Ah-Un. Inuyasha hadn't seemed to care about the sword at all, she had a feeling that he didn't feel the power radiating off it like she did. She understood to a point, it looked like an old rusty sword but she knew it had the potential to be so much more.

She decided to make a spur-of-the-moment decision when the monk got the upper hand on Inuyasha and it looked like he was going to get knocked out, or worse. She ran over to Ah-Un and grabbed the sword before running back over to Inuyasha.

"Here Inu!" She yelled as she threw it to him.

He caught it on reflex. "What would I want this piece of junk for?!"

"Trust me, take it out of its scabbard!"

He did so reluctantly he gave her an 'I told you so' look when nothing happened. Miroku decided to go after Kagome, it worked well last time when he needed to get away so he thought it'd work again now. Inuyasha saw where the monk's eyes were pointing and wasn't going to let it happen so he stepped in front of Kagome to block and protect her. As soon as he was purposely protecting Kagome he felt the sword shake and he felt power radiating off it. The next thing he knew the sword grew five times its size. He couldn't stop the smirk that came over his face even if he wanted to, thankfully, he had no urge to suppress it. The monk's eyes widened in surprise and fear, he took a few steps back planning to flee but Inuyasha had no intention of letting that happen.

Though Miroku was caught off guard by the sword, once he got passed his surprise he was able to block Inuyasha's swings well enough. It took him slipping on a pile of cut wood for Inuyasha to be able to get his staff away from the monk. Miroku looked up once he was stable from the fall and all he saw was that huge sword pointed at his face, he looked a little further up and saw a smug-looking Inuyasha smirking at him.

"I'll have that jewel shard back from you now, unless you'd rather die that is."

"Hmm…" Miroku has lived on his own for a long time and has swindled many a man. Because of this, he'd had to learn many different ways of getting out of difficult situations fast. He planted his hands behind him so that when he pushed off with his feet he was able to execute a backflip. He was running in the opposite direction before his feet even landed on the ground. He heard the Hanyu growl and knew he was being chased. Being human, he knew this couldn't last, a demon, even part demon, was way faster than humans so he knew he had to think of something fast. He knew what he had to do, he just wasn't very fond of doing it. He knew he had to keep as many villagers safe from his hand as possible.

"Villagers take heed, get away from this spot as soon as possible! It's for your own safety, I warn you!"

Kagome was confused but decided to listen when all the villagers started to scatter. She ran over to Ah-Un and hopped onto his back

"Let's get up into the sky, buddy. I don't know what's going on but I don't like it."

They bobbed their heads and lifted off. She was high in the sky when she saw something she wasn't sure she could describe. Everything in front of the monk, including Inuyasha, was getting pulled towards him and disappearing. After a few moments, she realized everything was getting sucked into his hand. She saw that the only reason Inuyasha hadn't been sucked in too was because he used the sword in the ground to anchor him. She became worried when she realized Inuyasha was losing ground and getting pulled into the black hole-type thing on the monk's hand. It was then that she remembered that he warned the humans of the village to hide, he didn't want to hurt humans. She knew she had to help Inuyasha and she had a crazy idea how she could, she looked around, irrationally worried that Sesshomaru was there because he'd never let her risk herself like she planned to do.

She told Ah-Un to get closer but at a safe enough height that he wouldn't be sucked in. She looked at Shippo and Rin and realized they were both scared. "Hey guys, it's okay, you're safe, don't worry." She said softly.

She was surprised when they both launched themselves at her in a hug. She heard Shippo mumble he wasn't worried about himself and Rin begged her to be careful. "It's okay, I'll be fine, I promise. Now stay here and wait until it's safe to land, if I don't do this now Inuyasha is going to get pulled in."

Both the children nodded and Kagome felt her heart swell when she realized they were both holding back tears. She kissed both of their heads before making sure they were safe and not at risk of falling off of the dragon before taking a deep breath and jumping. Even though the fall couldn't have lasted more than a second, she was somehow able to think a whole lot about how stupid and dangerous this stunt was, what if they didn't notice her in time and she got sucked in? Or worse, what if she judged wrong and she just landed flat on the ground away from the two, and Inuyasha still got sucked in? Thankfully neither happened, Inuyasha noticed her and screamed her name which made Miroku notice her too. As quickly as he could he closed his beads around the wind tunnel to keep the beautiful human woman safe. Part of him wished he hadn't bothered when she landed right on top of him and knocked him to the ground with a painful 'oof!'

Kagome heard her name yelled by Inuyasha again, just as worried as before. She wanted to tell him she was fine but she couldn't, she needed a moment to herself to make sure she was fine. After a few seconds, she sat up, gaining another 'oof' from the monk because she had to use him to push herself up. "Ow, my head."

She looked the monk over and made note of the prayer beads, she realized that he ended the attack on purpose to keep her safe and she decided he couldn't be all that bad. She heard Inuyasha run up behind her. "Kagome, are you crazy? You could have gotten yourself killed! Then we'd all be dead! Imagine what Sesshomaru would have done if he came back to find out you were just sucked into some monk's hand!"

"I wouldn't have done it if I had any doubt! With a hand that powerful he could have killed us all a long time ago if he'd wanted to. Let's at least give him a chance. Maybe he can lend us a hand."

The monk woke up just enough to reach out and lend a hand alright, a hand right on Kagome's bum and he gave her a squeeze for good measure. Kagome screamed and scrambled away, Inuyasha caught her, wrapped his arm around her, and pulled her close, all the while giving the monk a look that promised death, he wasn't sure what happened but he knew Kagome wouldn't react that way for no reason.

"I was wrong, kill him!"

It was the exact wrong moment for Sesshomaru to land, which is why it surprised no one when Sesshomaru chose that moment to return to his pack. He looked to his little miko who was obviously distraught in the arms of his brother, which made his eye twitch in anger, to his brother who was obviously angry and also had his father's sword for some reason, which earned another twitch of his eye, to the human who Sesshomaru assumed to be behind all the trouble. He lifted his shoulders in such a small amount it wouldn't be considered a shrug for anyone else but definitely was for him, then held out his claws and let some poison come out while aiming it at the perceived enemy.

That was enough to jolt Kagome out of her state of shock. She jumped up from where she was sitting, ran over to Sesshomaru, and latched onto the arm he was holding up. "Sesshomaru, wait! You can't use your poison to melt him, he had my jewel shards!" Kagome took a second to marvel over the absurdity of her words before shaking her head and focusing.

"You will hand over the shards."

Miroku felt unease at the name, he'd traveled around enough to know demons he should stay away from and Sesshomaru was definitely on that list. He held his hand up in surrender. "Why don't we all settle down, let me explain things."

Kagome scoffed, she didn't want to talk to this jerk, why didn't he offer that an hour ago? She realized in the back of her mind that they didn't really give him an option to, Inuyasha's first instinct is always to attack. Eventually, she accepted that they were probably at fault too so she nodded her head and made the decision for the rest of the group. They all sat down and Kagome prepared tea, once they were all drinking, Miroku started to talk.

"I too am in search of the shards of the sacred shikon jewel. My purpose is to find and eliminate a demon, a terrible demon that goes by the name Naraku."

"Naraku?" Kagome asked, feeling safe for the first time in a while, comfortably situated in the arms of Sesshomaru. Inuyasha was sitting off to the side with his eyes closed acting as if he wasn't listening, though Sesshomaru and Kagome knew better. Jaken was running around the camp preparing more tea and food for the children while said children were running around nearby in a flower field. Kagome couldn't help but spare a smile for them.

"Yes, and it was this same demon who left me with this cursed hole in my right hand."

"What sort of demon would do such a thing?" Kagome couldn't help but ask. She knew the stereotype humans had of demons, alright. She'd been living it for months. But she'd also known the truth, not all demons were evil, just as not all humans were good. Each being had to be judged on their individual merit. She wasn't the type to judge a book by its cover or species, and she wasn't going to start now. She couldn't imagine what her life would be like if she had done such a thing, she'd have missed her literal soul mate and now she couldn't imagine her life without him, nor would she want to.

"I know little of him, except that he is very wicked and thought to devour people."

"Yeah, go on…" Kagome said leaning in, she couldn't help but get drawn in by the storytelling of this man.

"According to my father, my grandfather battled Naraku a long time ago in his youth, it was over 50 years ago. Their battle ensued for several years and each time Naraku appeared before my grandfather he took on the form of a different human."

"He was a shapeshifter, seriously?" Kagome couldn't help but ask. She looked around and realized she was seemingly the only one being drawn into the story though she knew Sesshomaru and Inuyasha were paying attention even though they were acting as if they weren't. They showed their family resemblances in the strangest ways.

"They say that the last time he appeared before my grandfather he took on the form of a beautiful woman. My grandfather had great spiritual powers but unfortunately, as fate would have it…"

"Don't tell me, he was a letcher."

'Remarkable intuition." He said with his eyes wide and praise clear in them.

no wonder where you got it from." She mumbled under her breath. She felt Sesshomaru stiffen up behind her and she realized she might have said too much. She didn't exactly explain to him what caused her to take solace in his brother's arms when he came back to the pack.

He didn't wait long to continue his story. "Naraku pierced his right hand with his sacred religious seals and managed to escape but not before letting my grandfather know that the hole he cursed onto my grandfather's hand would be passed down between the men from generation to generation. Hence the wind scar. He said each generation would be cursed until no one remains." He paused talking to look at his bead-covered hand, "Each year the hole in my hand becomes bigger and the wind evermore powerful unless I can defeat Naraku, I myself will eventually be devoured by the hole."

It was quiet for a long time while Miroku looked at his hand until Kagome decided to speak up. "So in other words, eventually it will kill you?"

"Yes, and I am prepared to accept that fate if such is truly my destiny but in the meantime, I must continue trying to stop Naraku. The sacred jewel of the four souls disappeared 50 years ago and now it's scattered into many tiny shards. Knowing Naraku, he's certain to attempt together the fragments to strengthen his own malicious power. I'm sure of it. I know this because Naraku once came close to getting the jewel over 50 years ago. In doing so he slew the priestess protecting it."

Kagome knew the story well by now, as did Inuyasha but what Miroku was saying was different than she heard before. She knew Inuyasha was surprised by his words too because of the gasp he let out. She was surprised when Inuyasha stood up and took a few agressive steps over to the monk.

"You said he killed the priestess of the Shikon jewel?"

"That's right."

"He must be the demon that disguised himself as me and struck down Kikyo…" Inuyasha said and Kagome was pretty sure he didn't even mean to say it out loud.

It was a rough day when they realized there must have been some type of shape-shifting demon who killed Kikyo. It took a long time and a lot of conversation to realize what actually happened that day over 50 years ago. It took Kaede a really long time to believe and accept that Inuyasha wasn't the one that killed Kikyo, that he was just plain confused when the love of his life walked up to him and pulled her arrow back to strike him down. He felt betrayed but after a while, realized they were both tricked. Kagome couldn't imagine what that felt like, it'd be easier to get past if it wasn't for the fact that Kikyo died during that, it's not like it's just simple and easy to get over not only losing the love of your life but losing her after she stuck you to a tree for 50 years because she thought you attacked her first.

Kagome would never say it but she couldn't help but feel bad for the two, and she'd also never admit that she didn't think they were as in love as they thought they were. If you're with someone and actually trust them, something like that wouldn't work, you'd talk to your significant other instead of just assuming the worst. She'd never say it out loud but she was happy that they weren't as in love and meant to be together as they thought they were because that meant that Inuyasha's true love was still out there, they just hadn't met yet. And now that Kikyo is dead with no chance of coming back, he might have the opportunity to be open to a new love when it comes to finding him.

Kagome was brought back to the present when Inuyasha strode over to Miroku, grabbed him up by his neck, and pulled him close. "Miroku, you said this demon takes on all kinds of different forms, right? What about now? What does he look like now?"

Miroku pulled himself away from Inuyasha with dignity. "Calm down, if I had that type of information I would have slain him long ago myself."

Kagome couldn't help but notice Inuyasha in his own head. He might accept that Kikyo is dead and never coming back but that didn't mean that he was over it. Or that he was going to let the person who tore them apart live without consequences. She saw how messed up he was about the situation, even after he walked away from the pack. She tried to stand up so that she could go talk to him but Sesshomaru wouldn't let go of her.

"He must work through this himself, you cannot help him right now. He will come back when he's ready." She heard Sesshomru whisper in her ear.

She wanted to disagree with him but she couldn't. She knew she couldn't do anything to help Inuyasha until he accepted the truth for what it was and processed it. She just wished that weren't the truth.

Miroku talked a bit longer while Inuyasha was in sight but far enough away to have some semblance of privacy. She wasn't sure how it happened but it was decided that Miroku would travel with them to help gather the jewel shards because he assumed the shards would make Naraku come to them. Kagome didn't have a problem with the arrangement but she could tell that Sesshomaru wasn't happy. She knew that he didn't know exactly what happened before he arrived but he knew he didn't like the monk. Kagome had the feeling that Miroku knew loud and clear that touching Kagome inappropriately again would lead to a quick and early death for him, so she wasn't too worried.

Inuyasha went off on his own while Kagome got the children ready for bed and almost as soon as the children's breaths evened out Sesshomaru was holding his hand out to Kagome. She didn't think twice about taking his hand and following him wherever he planned to lead her. They walked hand in hand for a few minutes and when they stopped she was sure they were close enough to camp that Sesshomaru could still hear it in case anything happened.

When he stopped walking and turned to her she had no problem in doing the same. The urge overcame her and she didn't try to stop herself, instead, she jumped at him, wrapping her arms around him in a big hug. She finally felt safe and complete when after a second he copied the motion and wrapped his arms around her.

"I missed you." She murmured into his sleeve."

"As I you, my miko."

"I don't like when you go away, bad things seem to happen to me when you do. Can't you stay around more often?"

"I need to go back to the palace from time to time and I need to check up on my lands." He said simply.

Kagome sighed in defeat. "Yeah, I know and I get it, really I do. It's just that, it's getting harder to be away from you. Every time you leave this string I feel in my chest that connects me to you grows toughter, and it's starting to hurt. It hurts to be away from you."

He looked at her for a long time before eventually leaning down and kissing the top of her forehead. "I know what you mean. I feel it too. The good news is that when we finally tie ourselves together I do not think the strain will happen anymore."

"That's good. There's no way you can ditch your duties until that happens?" She asked hopefully, even though she felt terrible doing so. She knew he was important and had responsibilities, it wasn't fair of her to ask him to neglect them for her.

"Unfortunately, you know that is not possible. Though I wouldn't be against you coming with me next time."

"Really?" She felt childish for the sound of hope in her voice.

"Yes, would I lie or deceive you?"

"No."

Sesshomaru pulled her close and she couldn't keep in the moan when she felt herself rub against him, she felt he was hard for her even though they were only standing there talking. it filled her with a sense of womanly pride. She also couldn't help but shiver in lust at the growl that came out of his mouth at having her so close. He leaned in and started to nuzzle her neck.

"I feel it is about time we start to make our way back to the village by the well, no? We can leave our pack there for a few days so that we may go to my— now our lands so that I may finally claim you as mine."

She was surprised at his brazenness when his hand moved lower and cupped her sex. Her head fell back when he let out another growl. She was sure he could feel how wet she was and how much she wanted him. She wanted to verbally agree to his suggestion but all she could manage was a nod. His growl became softer, more like a purr at her acquiescence. "Good, then we shall start our journey back to Edo at sunrise. Now then, it's been far too long since I've had a taste of you. I've been dreaming of you, I swore I was able to have your taste on my lips. Now, let's see how accurate my memory is."

She had no chance to respond. The next thing she knew, she was on the ground, she heard a rip that could only be her underwear, and she was moaning at the feeling of his lips and tongue on her most private of places. The way his fingers separated her slit so that his tongue could have better access to her clit drove her wild. He wrapped his lips around it and used his tongue to circle her clit while she felt his fingers, which somehow became declawed in the second since she was standing, enter her. This was only the second time she actually had something push inside her ever so it was tight and even a little uncomfortable but when his lips suctioned around her clit and sucked hard all the uncomfortably was forgotten and all she felt was pleasure. By the time the second finger entered her she was moaning so loud he used his hand that was teasing her breasts to cover her mouth. She wasn't fond of the fact that his hand left her breasts so she decided to take over the job herself. Even though he was playing with them over her shirt and bra, she had no time for that. She quickly pushed both her bra and shirt up and shivered at the weather touching that part of her skin. She wasted no time in cupping her own breasts and using her thumb and index finger to pinch her nipple. Her moans became louder and harder to muffle at the stimulation. She let out a groan of discontent when his lips left her sex but she didn't have long to wonder what he was doing because a second later she felt his hot mouth cover one of her breasts.

He had to move his body up in order to get to her breasts so with her legs spread his hips nestled perfectly in between her spread legs. He couldn't stop himself from thrusting against her, in need of some relief and friction himself even though he was fully clothed. He was surprised when he felt Kagome using her legs to push down his hakama, although he couldn't stop a groan when his cock was finally freed. He was known for and proud of his control but he also couldn't stop himself from shallowly thrusting against her, with his cock knowing exactly what it wanted, situating itself comfortably between her folds. He couldn't stop thinking about the fact that he only had to thrust in a slightly different angle to enter her. It was what he wanted more than anything but he cared about her more than just a rut and he knew he'd be disgracing her if he took her here. She needed to be his mate, yes, but it had to happen correctly, where the lords of the West took their ladies for millennia. He had to make it known to the other lords so that he didn't look like he was embarrassed by Kagome, they had to know that even though she was human, she was just as important and real as any Laby of the West before her. He had to prepare the ceremony, she deserved no less. A small dark part of him whispered that it wouldn't change anything if they rut now, as long as he didn't mark her it'd make no difference but his beast had been clamoring to mark her since they'd met, he couldn't rely on his control to stop himself from biting her given half the opportunity.

Fuck, he wanted her so bad, more than wanted her, he had a feeling he loved her, though he wasn't sure he'd ever actually be able to say that out loud. What made it even harder was the fact that she wanted him just as badly, she wanted him right here, right now, she was practically begging for it by the look of need in her eyes and how wet she was. His moan was guttural while thinking about how wet his cock was just from rubbing against her folds. He felt like a pup, getting so turned on with so little. He hadn't partaken in so much foreplay in centuries, maybe ever. But it was worth it though, he'd never gotten so much pleasure for so little, even actually rutting with other females didn't make him feel so good. He wasn't sure if it was because of their soul bond, or because of how he felt about her, or if Kagome was just that good, it didn't matter to him, either way, he wouldn't trade it for anything.

"Sessho— ohh— maru, please…"

"What do you need, Ka-go-me?" He asked huskily, gods he loved to hear her beg. The sound alone was almost enough to send him over the edge.

"More. I need more. Ahh, I told you, I'm ready. Take me."

His mind blanked out at her words, he was already having trouble thinking straight but her words made it damn near impossible. He knew there were reasons he couldn't take her right here but for the life of him, he couldn't remember any. He decided to distract her by taking her breast in his mouth again so he could hopefully take a few more moments to think.

It worked in distracting her but it did nothing to help him think, it just reminded him of how she tasted and how much he wanted more. She wrapped her legs around his waist and angled her hips so that each thrust of his wasn't just sliding against her, now the tip of his member was entering her just a bit then slipping out. It was a tease for him and he decided right then and there that he needed more now.

Just as that thought entered his mind he was surprised when Kagome used his distraction to gain enough momentum to roll them over so that she was on top. He looked at her with wide eyes. He couldn't help enjoying the picture she made. She had her skirt on but it was ridden up to right under her breasts, covering nothing of her bottom half, and her shirt and bra were ridden up to her neck leaving her breasts wet with his saliva visible to him. He looked lower and felt his cock twist to see her lower half just as wet, with his saliva but also her own wetness. He looked up to her face and her hair was sexily disheveled and there was a look in her eye that he'd never seen before, it was almost feral. If he thought he was turned on before, it was nothing compared to what that look did to him.

He couldn't wait anymore, he sat up as he wrapped his arms around her to pull her down, and attacked her lips when they met. She joined in with gusto for a few minutes before breaking away with a groan. He looked at her with his brow quirked, wondering what she was going to do now. He was surprised that he didn't feel any uncomfortable feelings being in a submissive position. He was an inu, not only that but an alpha, he was very much always dominant but for some reason, he didn't feel wrong being like this with her.

When she pulled back she sat straight up and wrapped her fingers around his member. He watched as she experimentally pumped it a few times. As inexperienced and sloppy as she was at working him, he was surprised at how good it felt. He let his head fall back and closed his eyes as he moaned. His eyes only stayed closed for a second though because he wanted to watch her. He was surprised when he looked back at her and realized she was lifting herself up and aiming his member to be in the right position to enter her. Again he knew there was a reason to stop her but couldn't care enough to remember why. He watched as she lowered herself on him and couldn't take his eyes away from her taking in his cock inch by inch. She was going slow and he had to use all his hard-earned control not to cum when he started to feel how tight she was around him. He groaned again when he felt her barrier and and pleasure that came from the fact that he was the only one to have her in this way. He'd make sure that he'd be the only one to ever feel her like this.

She looked uncomfortable and weary of going any further so he leaned forward and kissed her again. While their lips and tongues were dueling he used her distraction to flip her back over so that she was lying on the ground and he was on top again. He pulled back enough to look her in the eyes, he wanted to make sure she was okay and that this was what she really wanted.

"Yes, Maru, please don't stop."

She'd never used a nickname for him before, no one else had ever dared before, other than his mother, of course, and he was surprised to realize he liked it. Her words were all the persuasion he needed so he moved his hand to her clit and started playing with it in the way she liked and just as soon as she was about to fall over the edge, he thrust into her breaking her maidenhead. Her moan to pleasure turned into a groan of discomfort but he knew she still orgasmed because he felt her walls spasm around him. He had to stay still not only to give her time to become accustomed to him but also if he moved he'd spill into her before they even got started.

Once he had control over himself he looked at her to see how she was feeling. He leaned down and licked up the tears that fell from her eyes. "Are you okay, Kagome? Am I hurting you?" He'd never been one to care about his lover's feelings before but Kagome was different, he wanted her to enjoy this as much as he was.

She nodded at him after a second and offered him a small smile. "I'm okay, Sesshomaru, I'm ready."

He pulled out of her so that just his tip was still in before sliding back in. He watched her face to look for signs of how she was feeling and after three thrusts of his hips the slightly uncomfortable look she had on her face turned into one of pleasure and it wasn't long before she was making the sounds to go along with it. Her moans became louder when he reached down enough to grab her leg and pull it up to rest it on his shoulder. He thought she was tight before but moving her body in such a way made her so tight that he almost had a problem moving at all. It felt like she was pushing him out and pulling him in deeper at the same time. He leaned down and used his tongue and fangs to stimulate her breasts. He realized a while ago that his demonic fangs turned her on, that she wanted to be bitten by him.

As soon as the thought of biting entered his mind his thrusts became faster, less rythmatic, and more feral. He felt his eyes going red and his fangs elongating. He also felt Kagome tightening around him, growing nearer and nearer to another orgasm. Her moans were closer to screams at this point and it was music to his ears. He kissed from her breasts up to her mouth and after enjoying her lips for a few minutes he kissed down to her neck. He sucked and nipped at the spot he was going to mark her. He was able to think clear-headedly enough to realize he couldn't mark her yet so instead when he couldn't hold back anymore because she squeezed him so tight that he had to cum, he latched onto her neck and sucked hard enough that there would at least be some type of mark of his on her. It was enough to hold his beast off at least.

He felt himself spill into her and when he grew as he knotted inside her, she moaned again in the pleasure of it all. He stayed kissing and sucking on her neck as he calmed himself down and came down from his post-orgasmic high. He pulled back enough to look at his work and leaned in one more time to kiss the spot on her neck that was already starting to show signs of a hickey. Then he kissed his way back up to her mouth, this time when his lips met hers it was softer, sweeter, less frantic and he realized he enjoyed it when her hands came up to cup his face.

He pulled back to look at her and he couldn't help the smug feeling that came over him when he saw the pleasure-filled gaze on her face. After a second she giggled. "Don't get me wrong, I'm all for after-sex cuddles but can you move? You're kind of squishing me."

He couldn't stop the husky chuckle that he let out at her words. As he was still knotted inside her, instead of moving he wrapped his arms around her and rolled so that she was on top of him. It seemed to satisfy her because she hummed and rested her head on his still fully clothed chest. It was only moments later that he heard her breathing even out signaling she was asleep. It was late, he listened in and heard that everything was well at camp and it was quiet. He hadn't slept for almost a week at this point so he allowed himself to close his eyes and drift off for a little while too. He'd make sure they were up and back at camp before the children woke.