Your cock leaks every time Kagome smiles at you.

Fuck. Why does that keep popping up in his mind? Satoru stuffs his hands in his pockets and looks everywhere but at Kagome. The sky doesn't look too bad now. Maybe he's getting used to the yellowness of it.

"I don't have swimming shorts," he says, lamely. He should think about this rescue mission, but his mind is fixated on what will happen tonight. They can't all bathe together. Surely, she meant one at a time.

"You can just go in first. Promise not to peek." Kagome smiles and motions over her heart. "Unless you're shy?" She frowns and tugs at her bottom lips. "I guess I could put up two barriers then. Sesshomaru and I bathe together all the time, so it's no biggie."

They bathe together regularly? She wants to bathe with him?

Satoru tries to will the imagery away, but it sticks to him like honey. Sweet. Tempting. He should be worrying about how to get back to his world. His students are in danger. Those special grades are running around. He needs to put Suguru's body to rest. The higher-ups are probably scheming.

And yet, instead of worrying about those things, he is disoriented by these feelings bubbling in his gut.

"I'm not shy," he scoffs, playing it off. "And you can look all you want."

Kagome stares at him and then laughs. "You're silly." She pats his chest and keeps walking. The wildflowers tilt in her direction as if nature itself is drawn to her.

What? What just happened?

"Wait! You aren't curious?" He jogs up to her. How the hell does she walk so fast when she's so short?

"The priestess does not wish to look upon your cock," Sesshomaru says.

"Oh, but you do?" He teases, though inside he is dying. Embarrassment is a foreign concept to him and sadly, he is becoming far too used to this feeling.

Sesshomaru stops and bares his fangs. His eyes flash red and a sliver of excitement shoots up Satoru's spine.

Kagome looks at them. "Have you been with a human?"

Sesshomaru's jaw ticks. "I have seen the male human form and was not impressed."

"Because they don't have decorations?"

"WHAT?" Satoru holds up his hands. Did he hear her right? "What do you mean by decorations?"

Kagome shrugs. "Demon ones usually have some kind of gimmick to them. Sesshomaru is a dog demon, so..." she trails off.

"You may continue," Sesshomaru says.

"Right. Sesshomaru is a dog demon, so he knots and he has markings, like, on his face and his wrists." Kagome takes Sesshomaru's hand and holds it up. "Like these." She brushes her thumb over the markings, and Satoru swears, Sesshomaru shivers.

He clears his throat. "So, Sesshomaru has never been with a human, and I've obviously never been with a demon. What about you?"

Kagome drops Sesshomaru's hand and tilts her head. He stands up straighter under her perusal. "Human. Never been with one."

Huh?

"What? Really? Even though you're human?"

"Can't say humans really do it for me." Kagome lifts one shouter. "Too tame."

Too tame? What does that mean?

"The priestess may look innocent, but she likes bloodshed."

"Hey! That makes it seem like I enjoy coming across crimes."

Sesshomaru rolls his eyes. "Aggressive males. Is that better?"

"Thank you."

"This Sesshomaru is surprised you did not settle down with the wolf. Was it the other female?"

"Eh, I didn't mind Ayame. But everyone stayed in the same den, like there were no separate rooms." She shakes her head and resumes walking. "I'd go to visit and there'd be an orgy in the middle, demons eating in a corner, and another group playing sticks, while the actual wolves lounged around."

"I'm sorry. The what now?" Satoru scratches his head. "Forget it. How'd you two meet? Sesshomaru doesn't seem to like many people." What kind of world does she come from that orgies are no big deal? Are all the humans like her or is she just insane?

"Oh! He tried to kill me," Kagome chirps.

Satoru pokes the inside of his cheek with his tongue. Kagome may be insane. She would make a great sorcerer with that attitude.

"The priestess has an unnatural resistance to death."

"Yeah, he tried to melt me, but it didn't work." She flashes a smile at Sesshomaru. "Eventually, I stopped shooting my arrows at him and he stopped trying to melt me. Now we're friends."

Friends? Yeah, he believes that, not.

"Friends that have seen each other naked."

Kagome hums. "I wear a bathing suit."

Sesshomaru snorts.

"What? You got a problem with it?"

"It covers nothing. Why you insist on wearing it is beyond this Sesshomaru."

"Ignore him. It covers everything."

Satoru nods. Perhaps Kagome's definition of covering is skewed. He won't say it out loud, but he is inclined to believe Sesshomaru on this one.

"Are we even going the right way?" Kagome asks.

"Yes. I have the foul scent of the banished one." Sesshomaru pulls out the scrap of fabric the goblins provided and then slides back... where the hell is he hiding that when he doesn't have pockets?

Satoru bites his bottom lip. "So, you've never been curious about being with a human? I mean, we've already slept together."

Sesshomaru glares at him.

"We could probably find an inn if you need to let off some steam," Kagome says. "We don't have any coin or whatever their currency is, but that probably wouldn't be a deal breaker for you."

"No, I meant—"

"The priestess does not—"

"It's fine," Kagome interrupts. "I know you're grateful that we saved you, but you don't have to pay us back. And besides, it would be awful if you fell in love with me." Kagome laughs.

Did he just get rejected?

Kagome turns her head, but not fast enough because he spots the pink flush.

Oh? So, she's not as unaffected by him as he thought.

Wait. Why is he relieved by that? It's not like he wants Kagome... okay, he'd fuck, but he's not trying to be in a relationship with her. Satoru glances at Sesshomaru.

He should fall back. Those two are from the same world, and Sesshomaru clearly wants Kagome for more than a quick fuck. He stuffs his hands back in his pockets.

"What would be so bad about that?"

Oh, he could sock himself. Why did he say that?

Kagome wrinkles her nose. "Because we're looking for a way back home. That would complicate things."

"The cursed one is becoming a liability."

"He's not a liability," Kagome sighs. "He's probably just horny." She stops and crosses her arms. "Do you need me to put up a barrier so you can handle yourself?"

"I don't need to jerk off," he says, slightly scandalized by how blasé she is being about this. "What happened to the blushing Kagome from last night?"

She blinks. "I'm trying to make you feel comfortable. You seem to be struggling with everything."

Sesshomaru snorts. "Priestess, stop engaging."

"No, we can be adults about this. This is no different from when you get all red-eyed and angry."

Sesshomaru presses his lips together. "That is because you went into heat."

"Ovulation," Kagome corrects. "Wait, how come you're never affected any other time? Everyone has a different cycle."

Sesshomaru's jaw ticks again. "We are wasting time." His fur wraps around Kagome and tugs her forward.

"But I mean, why is it my ovulation that bothers you?"

"Cursed one, you will have to fondle your cock later. This Sesshomaru is over this retrieval errand."

Satoru coughs. Something about the way Sesshomaru says cock has the blood rushing south. Satoru keeps his focus on the path in front. He refuses to look at Sesshomaru. Damnit. Sesshomaru can smell him.

Satoru blows out a breath and then settles for whistling a tune. Anything to keep his mind off Sesshomaru and Kagome. "Hey, just curious. Would a dog whistle work on you?"

Sesshomaru stops and then holds out a hand. The green mist hits infinity. Satoru smiles as he walks around it. The grass sizzles and left is a small crater. "You tried to melt me?"

"AWWW," Kagome coos. "Does this mean you and Satoru are friends now?"

Sesshomaru's mouth twitches. "Surviving the poison is not a rite of passage."

"I think he likes you," Kagome whispers. She winks and Satoru's body warms. "That's pretty neat, so do you just keep a barrier up at all times?"

"No?" Barrier? Doesn't she mean like a veil? "It's a family secret."

"Boo." Kagome shrugs the fur off and stretches her arms above her head. "Do you think it would have been faster to bring Argol and Ebeelx? They know this area better than us."

"No. We are slow moving because you two keep stopping to paw at one another."

"I resent that." Kagome huffs. "We aren't pawing at one another. You make it sound like I'm just stopping to cup his balls or something. We're just talking. There's nothing wrong with getting to know your allies."

Cup his balls?

Kagome grimaces. "Sorry, Satoru. I spend a lot of time with demons these days. I wasn't trying to objectify you."

"Please do," he quips. Satoru mentally kicks his own ass. "Do you sense that?" He walks in front of them.

"Sense what?"

He makes a show of looking around and then shrugs. "Thought I sensed something," he lies. If they could move on from his faux pas, that would be great.

"Of all the humans to be stuck with, why did it have to be an idiot?" Sesshomaru asks. "Cursed one, we shall run." Sesshomaru lifts Kagome over his shoulder that does not have the spiked armor, with Kagome looking at Satoru. She rolls her eyes, but doesn't seem that put out by the manhandling. "Keep up."

That's all he gets before Sesshomaru flashes out of sight. Son of a bitch. Satoru breaks off into a run after them. They run until they come to a cliff. Sesshomaru sets Kagome down and looks over the ledge. Satoru hums as he looks at the activity below. They said there were no other settlements here.

Oh. Centaur women, but no centaur men.

"What is that?" he murmurs to himself.

"An ogre?" Kagome lies on the grass. He should look away. Be a gentleman. "Shouldn't you two get down so you don't draw attention to yourselves?"

"We are going to take back the females and young. What does it matter if they see us or not?" Sesshomaru flicks his hair back, slightly more exaggerated than the other times he has done so.

"Yeah. Yeah. I haven't forgotten about tonight." Kagome stands and dusts her pants off. "Okay, maybe I should do the talking? We don't want to just charge in there and assume. Just because that guy got banished doesn't mean he's at fault here."

Sesshomaru exhales. "Are you trying to get kidnapped?"

"No!"

"Because that is how you always end up getting kidnapped. Cursed one, keep the priestess here. This Sesshomaru will go down and demand answers."

"First off, Satoru can't keep me anywhere."

His brows rise at that remark. Not that he was planning on keeping Kagome put, but now that she said it, he's feeling miffed. Does she think he's weak?

"Second, Satoru is the one feeling all discombobulated here. One minute he's overwhelmed, the next he's too horny to function, and—"

"Hold on." Satoru motions with his hands. "I am functioning just fine." Granted, he is hornier than usual, but that's because Kagome did something to him, he's sure of it. "They can't touch me. We go down there, and Kagome sticks close to me. Better?"

"The priestess is more likely to attract more attention." Sesshomaru glances back at the settlement. "Those aren't meant to last."

"What isn't meant to last?"

"Their lounging. The setup is sloppy. Easy to set up and tear down." Sesshomaru points. "There are more tents over there than there are structures. They must be leading the females to that building. It is heavily guarded, and more care was put into the construction. Speak priestess."

"I'm sorry, it's just you're speaking so much these days."

Sesshomaru slants his eyes at her.

"And you said you didn't like Satoru. He's having such a positive influence on you."

"Silence before this Sesshomaru takes you over his knee."

Satoru squeezes the back of his neck. "You sure you two aren't together?"

"Nah, I told you. Sesshomaru barely tolerates me."

"That's not... okay."

"Maybe I should get kidnapped," Kagome says suddenly. "If everything goes to shit, then we don't want the women and children to get hurt. Even if they bind me, I can still put up a barrier around us."

Satoru frowns. "You think they'd just take you?"

Kagome looks down at her shirt and then ties it, so her cleavage is showing, and her mid drift is bare. Satoru pounds his chest with his fist and coughs. How often does she get kidnapped for her to be so nonchalant about this? Kagome fluffs her hair and then pinches her cheeks, giving them a rosy hue.

"You got my back?"

"This plan is foolish." Sesshomaru crosses his arms over his chest. "

"If they lay one hand on you, this Sesshomaru will rip out their intestines and hang them from the trees."

Satoru clucks his tongue. He's low-key jealous he didn't think of something that creative.

Kagome smiles and hugs Sesshomaru. "That's the sweetest thing you've ever said to me."

Yeah, Kagome has some screws loose. Too bad she isn't from his world. She would be a great sorcerer with that attitude.

"Flare your energy and I'll warp to you if need be."

Kagome glances back. "You aren't going to grope me if I hug you, right?"

"Why would I do that?" He drags his hand down his face and sighs. "I'm not a pervert."

"Mhmm." She pulls away from Sesshomaru and hugs Satoru.

"You're so tiny."

Kagome glares and zaps him. "Yeah, yeah." When she pulls away, Satoru clenches his fist.

The hell was that? Can she do that again?

He catches Sesshomaru's gaze and bites his tongue.

Wait. Why are they going along with Kagome's insane plan? By the time Satoru comes to his senses, Kagome is already down the hill and heading straight for the settlement.

"So, we're just gonna let her go?"

"There is no stopping the priestess lest you bind her and even then, she is as lithe as a fox."

"Have you bound her?" Satoru readjusts the yellow straps, needing something to do with his hands.

Sesshomaru says nothing for a moment. The wind blows, bringing the scent of iron with it. "The only reason your head is still attached to your shoulders is because the priestess is fond of you."

"Keep threatening me like that and I might think you want me too," Satoru says.

Sesshomaru turns and heads down the hill.

Huh. That wasn't a no.

A/N: I'm like 98% sure there is going to be smut in the next chapter. Pretty sure Sesshomaru would have killed Argol if he had joined them on this mission/quest.

I told my husband I was going to order us some more shower curtains and he said he didn't care so long as I don't order ones with a naked Gojo on them. Now I'm wondering if such a thing even exists.

Take care! Stay safe. Drink plenty of water and make sure to get plenty of rest.