Kagome taps her nails on the table. It's been ten days since Satoru has been gone and they aren't any closer to getting him out of the prison realm. Frustration doesn't even begin to cover how she is feeling about this.
"We tracked Tsumiki's scent to an old warehouse. Chances are it's a trap or... I'm expecting a trap," Koga states, running a hand over his hair. "But we're ready to storm the place. If there are curses there, then they must be in hiding because as far as we can scent, it's just Tsumiki there."
Kagome bites the inside of her cheek. "What kind of backup are you requesting?" Koga seems unsure. His eyes are darkened. Cold. No, Koga is calculating. Guess after all these years, it makes sense Koga would become a more rational leader.
"This Sesshomaru is not leaving the priestess's side. The barriers are strong, but Sukuna will not pass up the opportunity to strike if given an opening."
Koga nods. "Right. And Kagome, you can't come because of your young. What of the foxes?"
That's a great question. Kagome stops tapping her nails and watches Sesshomaru. He gives no indication he heard the request, instead Sesshomaru picks up his tea and sips from it. She frowns. Sesshomaru is relaxed while she is a bundle of anxiety. Sleep has been elusive. As the days pass, even eating is becoming a chore.
She wants Satoru back.
She wants Tsumiki rescued.
And she wants Sukuna taken care of.
"The foxes are busy retrieving the last fingers."
"He has Naraku's body, do the fingers matter?" Kagome questions. Though it is better for him not to have his other fingers on top of everything else. "I guess they do," she admits.
"Other than killing the other special grade, he has been quiet." Sesshomaru sets his cup down. "It is now a body of humans, demons, and curses."
Koga yawns. "Yeah, but what does that have to do with getting back up? For all we know, he could be there in the warehouse and masking himself."
"Afraid of a sorcerer?" Sesshomaru scoffs.
Koga growls. "Not fond of losing good men. You know we don't breed as easily as humans."
Kagome's brows furrow together. They don't? There were so many kits at that fox hotel.
"If you are scared, simply say it." Sesshomaru leans back in the chair and rests his chin on his fist. "It appears demons have gotten lax over the centuries."
Koga snarls. His hands slam on the table. Kagome sighs as she reaches for a napkin to clean her spilled tea.
"Koga," Kagome says, drawing his attention on to her. "I'm not sure what kind of support you are needing. Yakeru is leading the other foxes. Shippo is with Yuta. InuYasha is with Yuji and Megumi. Now, you could ask one of them to come and help, depending on where this warehouse is." She blows out a breath. Megumi wouldn't turn down the opportunity to rescue his sister since that's part of the reason he is doing this culling game in the first place. "These games have a lot of rules from what I have been able to gather, but InuYasha and Shippo aren't held to them because they don't have cursed energy."
Koga pulls out a chair and plops down on it. He rubs his eyes. "What you're saying is we are spread thin. What of the other clans?"
Sesshomaru sighs. Kagome blinks. Sesshomaru actually sighed? He lifts his cup and takes another sip. "Some are going after the rampaging curses and trying to rein in the numbers. Some are working on covering up Shibuya. That is taking longer than this Sesshomaru wants, but it is being worked on. And then other clans, such as the bats, have demands this Sesshomaru will not hear of."
"What kind of demands?" Kagome cannot think of anyone demanding something from Sesshomaru. Perhaps, Sesshomaru is right in that demons have gotten lax. They must not know that Sesshomaru keeps a strict training schedule.
"Mating proposals."
Kagome snorts. "Ah, got it. You don't want to be tied down." The balls on those demons to demand a mating from Sesshomaru of all demons to secure aid. Haven't they learned anything from that cat demon tribe? Obviously not. Sesshomaru isn't the type to be tied down. No, he'd rather die than to be tied down to someone he doesn't want.
"No, the proposals are for the pups."
"Excuse me, what?" Kagome leans forward. "They're demanding my children for their cooperation? Kill them." She leans back and waves a hand in the air.
Sesshomaru shrugs. "Very well."
Kagome slaps her face. "I was kidding! Don't kill them for that." She mentally shakes her head. Leave it to Sesshomaru to jump at the chance to kill someone. "Can't we just blackball them or something? They clearly want power."
Sesshomaru sighs and Kagome's mouth drops. He did not just sigh at her again. Unbelievable.
"I could help," Choso speaks up. "This person is important to Yuji?" He clasps his hands together. His face is solemn. The marking across his nose is darker and a little wider.
Kagome blinks. Oh. She forgot he was here. Choso is so quiet that he nearly blends into the background.
"And what can you do?" Koga asks, inspecting his nails.
"He has blood manipulation," Kagome says. "I'm surprised you aren't with Yuji, though." She thought for sure Choso would have gone with his brother unless Yuji asked him not to?
"Yuji was already gone before I could join him," Choso answers. "He left a note asking for me to stay back and assist with anything you may need." Choso stares at his hands. "Truthfully, I only care for my brother. But this is his wish and..." He exhales and leans back in the chair. "You have looked out for my brother and I."
"I don't care about none of that shit," Koga says. "I just need to know if I got back up or not. I get this girl is important to you, but she isn't family."
"Tsumiki is Megumi and Satoru's family, which makes her my family." Kagome glares at Koga. "I would go myself if I could."
Koga scratches his nose. "You shouldn't be anywhere near the battlefield. Fine. Blood boy, you're up. Let's go." Koga walks out of the room. Choso stands and looks at Kagome.
"I want you to have this." Choso pulls out a book and places it next to Kagome. "It was Yuki's research on souls. Yuji told me how you healed that blonde sorcerer and that other one who thinks he is also Yuji's brother." His expression remains solemn. The only time Kagome has seen any genuine emotion on his face is when he's around Yuji. She grabs the book and gives him a grateful smile.
"I'll look through it and see if there is anything we can use. Might be able to do some stuff from here." Kagome sniffs and rubs her nose. "Also, don't let Koga bully you around. He's more cautious because he's a father now. And he has a tribe to look after."
Choso nods and heads out of the room. Kagome blows out a breath and sets the book down on the table. A book about souls, huh? It could be helpful, or it could be things she already knows. Sesshomaru crooks his finger and two of the guards move from the wall and head out of the room. Kagome raises a brow.
"The wolf is cautious and weary of the half-breed."
Kagome snorts. "Are you talking about Choso or Sukuna?"
Sesshomaru shrugs. "Both fit considering the circumstance." He stands. "You should retire to your room. It is late and the sorcerers will be fine."
"Wow, you're dismissing me," she jokes, grabbing the book as she rises from her seat. "I take it Jaken is with Nobara?"
Sesshomaru flicks his hair back. "Yes, those two seem to be close. Jaken took her and the other human with him on an errand. They should return before long."
Kagome sighs. Of course, Sesshomaru will not tell her what errand Jaken is running. Nobara was a little ticked that everyone went to the colonies without her, but as much as Kagome hates that Megumi and Yuji are taking part in these culling games, she cannot deny their strength.
Nobara and even Nanami aren't strong enough.
"Fine. Keep your secrets." She rolls her eyes for good measure and then pouts when Sesshomaru doesn't fall for it. Stubborn dog. Whatever. She walks down the halls and to her room in the north wing. Her breath catches in her throat. What the hell is this pressure?
The guards straighten and look at one another. They feel it too? Kagome lets out a breath. The pressure eases. She prays nothing awful happened in one of the colonies and that the students are okay. The guards dip their heads in acknowledgment and step aside so she can go into her room.
Thank Kami Sesshomaru doesn't have them posted in her room too. She needs room to breathe, though she appreciates Sesshomaru's vigilantness as well. Kagome closes the door behind her and sets the book down on the table. She'll look through it in the morning when she has more energy. Right now, she wants to lie in bed and pray for sleep to come.
Kagome tenses. That pressure is back. She grits her teeth. Okay, is someone fucking with her barrier? Because she out to... Kagome blinks. There's no way. They haven't found the prison realm yet and Shippo knows better than to play an awful trick like this.
"Satoru?" Kagome's throat clogs with emotion. Is it really him? She bites her lip. It is him. This energy is Satoru, but how is he here when they haven't figured out how to rescue him?
Satoru watches her for a moment and then advances on her so fast that her head spins. The room whirls away. "W-wait!" She wraps her arms around him. Satoru wouldn't drop her, but they were just in her room and now the only thing in front of her is Satoru with the moon high in the sky.
"I won't drop you," he reassures her, moving a hand down between them. "I've missed you," he breathes. His shoulders shake. Kagome palms his cheek and kisses him leisurely. She doesn't want to rush this.
It's been ten days.
Ten long days of not having his arms around her.
Ten days of spraying his cologne on the sheets. On his clothes. Ten days of not hearing his voice.
"Lie back," he commands. Kagome blinks. Lie back? There's nothing but clouds around them. Lie back on what? Satoru huffs and nips her bottom lip. "On the cloud."
Kagome wets her lips and leans back. Her hands caress his chest as she does so. Did he get buffer? She looks at his biceps.
Fuck, he did get bigger.
She has so many questions, but each question dies on her tongue with each passing second. All that matters is that Satoru is home. Though she makes a mental note to buy him more compression shirts.
"Good girl," Satoru praises, smiling at her. He undoes his pants, unfurling his long, thick cock. "Baby, I've missed you so much." The veins in his biceps bulge and she wants to trace every single one with her tongue. "Gonna fill ya up," he murmurs almost fervently, but the grip on her thighs will surely leave behind indentions of his fingertips. He moves her panties to the side and sinks in.
Kagome breathes out of her mouth. "Satoru." Her eyes roll back. He's so deep, she can't think straight.
"Shit, Gome-chan. All I did was kiss ya and you're this wet." He laughs, but the way he pulls out and slides back in with a hard snap is no laughing matter. "Did ya miss me?"
"Yes—hey!" Kagome huffs, slightly peeved. "Get back here." What gives him the right to tease her? He must not know how long it's been.
"Nah, you ain't beggin' for it," Satoru replies. He grabs a hold of her underwear and rips them. Stuffing the ruined panties into his pocket, he smirks at her and reaches for her. "Gonna have to get a little creative here, since we don't have a bed."
Kagome pouts, but lets him manhandle her. Satoru eases her legs around his neck and slides his hands under her back. His nose buries into her wet cunt, and she's feverish.
"Satoru, please." There's something about having nothing to hold on to but Satoru that sends her body into a tizzy. The open sky with the moonlight shining on them and clouds around them is almost romantic. It's just Satoru and her.
"Not until you come on my face." He licks up her slit, teasingly. Small licks here and there before devouring her with such ferocity, tiny sparks shoot up her spine. Kagome withes. She squeezes her tits through the oversized sweater. His oversized sweater.
"I'm gonna—"
"Mhmm, you're so sensitive, Gome-chan. So sensitive," he sighs. He dips his tongue in her, curling it up. "Did you play with this pretty pussy while I was gone?"
"No," she breathes, pinching and squeezing her nipples. That was the last thing on her mind.
"Did anyone else play with my pussy?"
"What? No!" Kagome blinks. How could he even ask her that? The thought of cheating on him is so absurd. She bites her lip. There's no telling what that prison realm did to him. Did time move as quickly as it does out here? "Satoru?" He is buffer than he was before. There's an edge to him that wasn't there either.
He slides his hands from under her back and in one swift move, she is sheathed on his cock. Satoru chuckles. It's low. Dark.
Menacing.
She clenches around him. Even his darkness turns her on.
"You belong to me," he hisses, trailing a hand up the column of her neck. He doesn't squeeze, but the feel of his hand wrapped around her neck is more thrilling than it should be. "All of this is mine." He jerks his hips up. "Mine." His movements are jerky. "If anyone even looks at you, I'll kill them."
Kagome gasps. Satoru is relentless. "Toru, that's—"
"I'll kill them," he repeats before crushing his lips to hers in a bruising kiss. She doesn't understand the possessiveness, but she submits all the same. Satoru is hers and she is his. "You're never leaving me."
She never wants to leave him. Kagome wiggles her hips, trying to meet him thrust for thrust. Satoru barks out a laugh. "You trying to keep up?" He pulls out and flips her, so her back is to his chest. "Like the view?" he asks, though he pushes down on her back and forces her into an arch. Satoru must sense she doesn't know what to do with her hands, because he grabs them and pins them behind her back with one hand, his other hand wraps around her waist. There's a tenderness there that wasn't there before.
"Satoru, please. I need you," she cries out. It doesn't matter if he takes her roughly. If he takes her slowly. She just needs to feel him. "Please," she chants.
"I want to hear you say it," he hisses. His thrusts are brutal. It feels more like a claiming than two lovers being reunited. "Say it."
"I'm yours!" she cries out, eyes squeezed shut. It's too much. The pressure is building. Oppressive. She feels like she's losing a battle. Satoru tightens his fingers around her wrists. His movements are jerky. Wild. The pressure pinches and tightens around her until it can't be contained.
Fuckfuckfuck.
"Shit, Gome-chan," Satoru grunts. "You missed me that much. Fucking soaked." His arm moves and he splays it across her throat, forcing her to lean back towards him. "Do not waste a single drop."
She swallows. It's hard to talk with his hand around her throat and how sinful his voice is. The pressure rapidly builds again. Satoru comes with a low groan as he continues to fuck her through his release. She gasps. Her orgasm crashes over her. The pressure is so intense, her vision goes black for a second. Her body sags. Spent. She's tired, but wired at the same time.
Satoru is back.
His hand moves from her neck and his head rests on her shoulder. He inhales deeply. "Did I hurt you?"
"No," she replies. "You could never hurt me."
Satoru doesn't say a word as he eases out of her. She gets one last look at the moon before the sky disappears and Satoru whirls them away. Kagome squints. Are they at home? It's too dark to tell. Satoru flips the light on and searches for something in the closet. Kagome rubs her arms as she watches him.
He is her Satoru, but something is bothering him. She just doesn't understand what it is. For now, she just wants to enjoy having him back. He's probably disoriented and there is no telling what that prison realm did to him, physically or mentally. Kagome takes a step toward Satoru, but whatever he was looking for, he stuffs it into his pocket before she can see it.
She frowns.
"We should go back to the estate. It's more guarded than here. And everyone is using it as a home base for now," Kagome says. She squeezes her thighs together. Their intermingled come is trying to leak out and someone ripped her underwear. Satoru looks around the room and frowns, but he takes her into his arm and they're back in her room at Sesshomaru's estate.
Kagome eeps and hides behind Satoru's back. Of course, the guards would be in her room. They must have felt that pressure too and came running in to investigate. The guards sniff the air and Kagome is mortified.
"Get out," Satoru growls. His energy lashes out and the guards are thrown out of the room. Thank goodness the door was already opened. Satoru stalks forward and shuts the door. He looks at her over his shoulder. "Do they normally stay in here?"
"No." She shakes her head. "They probably freaked because I suddenly disappeared when there was a surge going on. I'm guessing that surge was you getting out of the prison realm."
Satoru nods, but it is as though he is affirming himself of something and not her. He walks to her and lifts her bridal style. His eyes soften as he stares at her stomach. "Mine."
Kagome wraps her arms around his neck and presses her fast against his chest. "Mine," she tells him.
"Where's the bath?" He smiles at her.
Kagome pulls back and points to where the bathing area is. "There's also a hot spring, but I can't get in it." She pouts. After she has the twins, she is taking a long soak in the hot springs. Satoru hums as he sets her down. He readies the bath and then turns on the shower.
"Come here," he holds out a hand. "Let me take care of you." He divulges them of their clothing and washes her first before taking care of himself. The silence is strange since Satoru is usually a chatterbox, but every touch tells her all she needs to know. Satoru turns off the water and eases her into the bath.
Kagome tilts her head. "Are you not joining me?"
"In just a moment." He walks over to his discarded pants. "Close your eyes."
She closes her eyes. His footsteps are light, though she can barely hear them over the sound of her heart beating.
"Open them."
Her eyes snap open and it takes a moment for her brain to catch up to what her eyes are seeing. Satoru holds open the black box with a ring band inside. It has so many diamonds, her eyes go cross. Kagome glances at the ring on her finger, then back at the one in the box, and then finally at Satoru.
"Will you marry me?"
A/N: Happy Thursday! I hope you are having an amazing week. April is a busy month for me because it's back-to-back birthdays. Your girl is tired lol. This chapter had me staring off like the math meme trying to figure out the logistics of everything. Next update will be next week unless I sneak one in over the weekend. Take care! Stay hydrated. It's supposed to warm back up, so try to get up and move around if you can.
Side note, I love the fun facts you guys share. The one about the formula industry lobbying against maternity leave doesn't surprise me. I didn't really get any pushback from my work when I had to pump, but I did get pushback from my family for breastfeeding.
