Crescent Moon | By : FlameWolf666 Category: InuYasha > Het - Male/Female Views: 14740 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 0 |
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Author's Note: I wanted to take some time to thank all my readers! I appreciate that so many people have read this story. Its really flattering. I hope I can keep entertaining you.
Chapter Twelve: A New QuestSo warm. So comfortable. The person she was snuggled against was very warm. Making a content noise, she rubbed her cheek against his silky chest. Wait. Another person was in bed with her? Slowly, Flame opened her hazel eyes to see a well muscled chest right in front of her. As much as she dreaded knowing who it was, she found her eyes slowly traveling up to his face. To her horror, Sesshomaru was looking down at her with a strange look on his face.Face going crimson, she immediately tried to back away from him. When had he taken off his night shirt? Why was his arm wrapped around her? Was he pulling her closer? Heart jumping in her throat, Flame found herself being pressed against him. She could feel as well as hear the low rumbling coming from his chest. Gently, he nuzzled her hair while holding her close.
To her further horror she could feel his arousal poking her through his sleeping pants. Blushing even more, she felt his face move besides hers as he licked her cheek. She held her breath as his lips trailed down to her neck, giving her a gentle nip. Arousal shot through her body like a shock and he tightened his hold on her. He was now growling softly as he licked her neck. Gasping she brought her hands up to his smooth, pale chest.
Sesshomaru could smell her arousal, her need. His own body craved hers. His beast slowly invaded his thoughts, clouding them with lust. He could feel her shuddering with fear and need. Slowly, he licked her neck where her pulse beat. Every pass of his tongue caused the small female to shudder in pleasure. Right now he wanted nothing more than to mate her.
Flame found herself moaning as he growled against her neck and pressed his arousal into her lower body. Her folds were wet with desire as she found herself pressing against him. “Lord Sesshomaru...,” she breathed. Her mind was fogged with her desire for the beautiful lord. She wanted him so bad, her body ached. Still, something in the back of her mind was bothering her. Something was telling her this wasn't right.
Suddenly she found herself on her back with the taiyoukai straddling over her. His silver hair fell around them like a curtain as he closed the distance between them. Her eyes met his slightly pink tinged eyes as they came achingly close to kissing. Unable to stand the distance anymore, Flame rose to meet his lips. He kissed her gently, licking her lips. Slowly they pulled apart as his amber eyes burned with an unknown emotion.
Flame had never felt more aroused in her life. Her body was screaming for him to take her. Then, with a jolt, she froze. Her mind fully rebelled against the situation. This wasn't right! She wanted her first time to be with the one she loved. She also knew Sesshomaru wouldn't want to have sex with her if he were in his right mind. “Wait, stop,” she pleaded.
Sesshomaru stopped as he heard her. Why was she again denying him? He could smell that she wanted this as much as he did. “Why?” he growled, his silk covered arousal twitching.
“You're not in your right mind. Please, I know you don't want to have sex with me, a human,” she responded. The pale lord closed his eyes and took a deep breath. She was wrong. He did want to have sex with her and not just that. He found himself wanting to mate her. Despite his best efforts he had developed strong feelings of protection even love for the small female. Yet he knew she was right about one thing. He couldn't allow himself to mate a human.
To her relief and disappointment, he rose off of her. Without a word to her, the still aroused lord grabbed his familiar traveling kimono and went behind his changing screen. Blushing, Flame turned her back to the lord while he changed. A few seconds later she felt a hand on her shoulder, causing her to jump in shock. She turned to see his molten honey gaze on her. His eyes were soft and gentle. “Get changed. We leave for the youkai witch today,” he stated.
Sesshomaru watched her while she got her clothes and went into his washroom. He found himself not wanting to allow her to go. He would never see her again and found the idea bothered him immensely. Truthfully, he wanted her to stay in the castle. Her admissions yesterday had made more of an impact than he had showed. He had found himself feeling happy that she loved him. He had only just been able to stop himself from admitting his own feelings for her. What good would it have done? He couldn't mate her like she deserved. It was best that he help her to get home despite how much he didn't want to.
Flame came back out wearing a simple red traveling kimono. Rubbing her arm shyly, she avoided looking at the imposing youkai. She wished she could crawl into a hole and die she was so embarrassed. She had almost had sex with this guy. This guy that she admittedly barely knew. Still, he had done things for her that were so kind. He had taken such good care of her while they had traveled. She found herself remembering his dog form fondly and smiling. She would miss him terribly when she was home.
Sighing almost sadly, Flame walked up to the patient lord. “I must ask a favor Lord Sesshomaru,” she said hesitantly.
“Hn,” was his only response as he gave a slight nod to show he was listening.
“Well, er.. I know you really don't like them but I need more clothes than these. Can we go to Inuyasha's group first?” she asked nervously, bracing for an angry response. Sure enough, Sesshomaru stiffened and drew a sharp breath.
“Yes but you will not go alone,” he growled, his eyes hard and cold.
“Thank you Lord Sesshomaru,” she replied, bowing slightly. He growled louder at her bow, grabbing her shoulder and forcing her to straighten.
“Do not bow to this Sesshomaru,” he hissed, his hand almost bruising her arms.
“I- I'm sorry,” she gasped out, wondering what on earth she had done wrong. He had never reacted this way to her bowing before.
Sesshomaru relented, releasing her arm slowly. After the week in wild with her and having her so close he saw her as an equal. His beast wanted to claim her as his mate and had raged at her show of being lower than him. He would no longer allow her to lower herself in front of him. Still, he had reacted a bit harshly due to his beast's rage. He inwardly winced at the small bruises forming on her arm. “I am sorry for hurting you,” he whispered softly.
Flame was taken aback by his apology. He had apologized almost every time he had wronged her. It made her feel like he respected her in a way. “Its okay. I'm not hurt,” she replied, blushing slightly.
“Yes, you are. I bruised you. I will have to be more careful from now on,” he responded quietly, looking into her eyes. Blushing violently, Flame looked away. He sounded so tender, so concerned. It almost sounded like her cared for her. Did she dare let herself believe that he did? No. It didn't matter. He was a demon lord. A taiyoukai of the west. He needed a pure blood demoness to mate with. At least that's what she assumed.
After a moment of awkward silence, Sesshomaru merely walked out of his room. Blinking, Flame sprinted to catch up to him. In her haste, she ran right into his rigid back. Stepping back and rubbing her sore nose, the small female stepped back with tears in her eyes. “Ouch, I have to stop doing that,” she muttered as the pain slowly faded.
She heard a light chuckle from the silver haired youkai before he began leading the way. Once they were outside, Flame was thrilled to see Ah-Un saddled and ready for travel. “Are Rin and Jaken coming too?” she asked, almost hoping they were. She had grown attached to the small child. The toad, on the other hand, could rot for all she cared.
“No. Rin is too upset that you're leaving. Jaken has to stay with her,” he replied, grabbing the two headed mount's reigns.
“Oh. Poor Rin. I'll miss her,” Flame responded sadly. She felt a wrench in her heart for the small girl. The child had grown so attached to her so quickly that Flame worried she'd never get over her leaving.
Almost reluctantly the black haired female climbed onto the dragon's saddle. Once she was seated securely, both Ah-Un and Sesshomaru rose on their clouds and into the air. As they started to fly away, Flame saw Rin running out into the front lawn. The small child was yelling and waving. Flame could barely hear her saying, “Please come back soon Flame-chan!.” Tears coming to her eyes, Flame waved back to Rin as they flew out of sight.
Flame turned to face front, wiping the tears from her eyes. Sesshomaru looked down at her with an understanding look before turning back to the front. They traveled in silence for a few moments before Flame asked, “Why do your servants hate me so much?”
“To most demons humans are no more than filth,” he replied, looking at her again, “Did any of them mistreat you?”
Flame paused, thinking about the servant youkai that had treated her like a dog. She didn't want to get any of the servants in trouble, so she decided to shake her head. Sesshomaru looked at her probingly for a long moment before returning his gaze to the front. She couldn't help but wonder if her could smell that she was lying. To her relief the issue dropped and they resumed traveling in silence. While they flew Flame couldn't resist the urge to rub Ah-Un's ears and neck. The double headed dragon purred softly at her scratches, making her smile.
Sesshomaru watch his human play with Ah-Un. The beast seemed to deeply enjoy the gentle scratches she gave him. The taiyoukai smiled slightly, ruffling the mane of one head. He had been able to smell her lie but had let it drop. He didn't want to upset her on what could be their last days together. He found himself wanting to just enjoy her company.
After a few minutes of flying Sesshomaru and Ah-Un began to descend into the forest. Once they landed, Sesshomaru helped Flame slide off of Ah-Un's back. He lead her into a clearing where Inuyasha stood with his sword drawn. As soon as the hanyou saw Flame, he lowered his sword. Kagome ran forward, giving the other female a tight hug. “Flame! I'm so glad to see you! You look great!” she exclaimed.
Sango, Miroku, Shippo and Kilala relaxed immediately. The demon slayer also came forward as well as the fox kit. The group ushered Flame into the clearing, forcing her to take a seat on a log. Looking a bit bewildered, Flame waved them all off and giggled. “I just came to borrow some clothes from Kagome!” she exclaimed, smiling.
“But we're all so curious about what its like to live with Sesshomaru! How does he treat you?” Kagome asked curiously.
“He treats me just fine. He can be a bit rough sometimes but mostly he's a perfect gentleman,” she replied, avoiding Sesshomaru's hard gaze.
“Where are you going anyway?” asked Sango.
“Well we're on our way to a youkai witch who might have a way for me to get home. The only catch is I have to give her something really important to me,” she responded, noticing Sesshomaru was glaring at her.
“We can come with you! We can help make sure you'll be safe,” Kagome offered cheerfully.
“No,” Sesshomaru stated, a hard edge to his voice.
“Why not Sesshomaru?!” Kagome yelled, frowning at the angry taiyoukai.
“Aw come on Kagome. We have enough to do as it is! We don't have time to escort Sesshomaru and his pet to some witch,” Inuyasha groused.
“Sit boy! Flame I'm so sorry!” Kagome said, hugging Flame tight. What the hanyou had said had stung. 'Sesshomaru's pet? Is that really all I am?' she thought sorrowfully.
“Give her the clothing miko,” Sesshomaru growled, anger evident in his voice.
Going stiff at the anger in his voice, Kagome rummaged through her huge, yellow backpack. After a few seconds she pulled two black shirts and two blue jeans out of her bag, handing them to Flame. Ignoring the twitching hanyou in the crater, Flame gave Kagome a tight hug. “Thank you Kagome. Don't worry. He's not as mean as he seems,” she said sincerely, trying to soothe the other's fears.
“Take care Flame. Come back if you can,” Kagome responded, smiling sadly.
“I wish I could have gotten to know all of you. Even the jerk in the hole,” Flame said sadly.
With a final wave to the group she knew so well from the anime, Flame followed the seething lord out to Ah-Un. Flame hung back in the forest a bit to change out of the kimono and into the clothes Kagome gave her. Once she was dressed, Flame climbed onto Ah-Un's back and stored the rest of her clothes in his saddle bag. Then she grasped the reigns and braced herself as they rose into the sky.
Sesshomaru was tense beside her as they traveled. In fact he never looked over at her while they flew. Figuring he was still angry over what Inuyasha said, Flame stayed quiet. Instead she pet and scratched the two headed beast. Ah-Un's left head licked her left hand as she scratched his right neck. Smiling, She gave the right head a gentle hug before doing the same to the left. “I'm going to miss you boy. I wish I had spent more time with you,” she said sadly.
“We're nearly there now,” Sesshomaru uttered, his voice sounding odd.
Flame looked around the dragon's heads to see a huge, black mountain rising in the distance. The air around the mountain glowed a sickly red and Flame's skin crackled with the evil in the air. She shuddered at the terrible feeling this place was giving her as they approached. She almost wanted to ask Sesshomaru to stop. Surely the being emanating this energy could be no good at all. “Lord Sesshomaru...,” she started hesitantly. The lord turned to look at her, his eyes soft and intense.
“I-I'll miss you too,” she finished lamely, looking away. As much as she feared what was to come, she just wanted to go home. Didn't she?
Within minutes they were within sight of a craggy outcrop with a cave on top. The cave was glowing a low, deep, red, pulsing light. Just the sight of it made Flame feel sick in her soul. There was something terribly wrong about that light. Something deeply evil. Ah-Un suddenly stopped midair and refused to approach any further. The two headed dragon youkai was shaking and rearing. Flame had to hang on to the reigns for dear life.
Sesshomaru grabbed a hold of the left head, forcing the dragon youkai to look him in the eyes. Slowly, the beast calmed but still shook like a leaf. Narrowing his eyes, the taiyoukai formed a barrier around them and lowered them slowly towards the cave. The closer they got, the more the two headed mounted shuddered. The beasts eyes were wide with fear, almost as if it was taking everything he had to stay calm.
When they landed, Flame slid off Ah-Un's back and was picked up by Sesshomaru. The tall demon cradled her in one arm like she weighed nothing and proceeded to walk towards the ominous entrance of the cave. He formed another barrier around them as they went. “Do you still wish to do this Flame?” Sesshomaru asked quietly, as he walked into the red cave. Deep within they heard a hoarse noise that sounded like insane laughter.
“Yes,” she replied with more resolve than she felt. Inside everything was screaming that this was wrong, that something horrible was going to happen to her.
Sesshomaru nodded, going further into the cave until they entered a large, stone chamber. The huge cauldron in the middle of the room spewed forth black, almost liquid like smoke. The substance emitted the pulsing red light as it stopped short of the cauldron. Behind the horrible objects sat a hunched, black cloaked figure. The figure rocked back and forth, twitching occasionally. “You seek a door to the future,” croaked an inhuman, almost animal-like voice.
“Yes, witch. What must we pay?” Sesshomaru growled, setting Flame on her feet.
“Much and yet very little. You won't even notice its gone, I assure you,” the thing hissed.
“Yet you won't tell me what the price is,” Sesshomaru responded icily.
“I'm afraid I can't tell you what it is. No one has ever heard the secret and none ever will,” it croaked.
Sesshomaru bristled as he wrapped his arm around Flame. “If you will not tell us what she must give than we will leave,” he growled.
“Peace Lord of the Western Lands,” it growled, “I can promise she will not be harmed.” Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes, stepping forward.
“What must we do?” he asked, holding Flame slightly behind him. Flame cowered behind him, holding onto his fluffy tail.
“She must drink a cup of the fluid from that cauldron. I will then open a door to her home,” the horrible thing snarled. Flame recoiled in horror, looking at the oozing cauldron. Whatever that glowing stuff was, she certainly didn't want it in her body.
“Why do I have to drink that?” she asked in terror.
“It will stop my portal from tearing you apart my dear,” the thing hissed. It reached a blackened, rotted claws towards her, offering a wooden cup. Reluctantly, Flame reached toward the horrible thing and took the cup. Then, with Sesshomaru close beside her, she approached the oozing cauldron. She stopped just short of the thick, liquid like smoke that puddled around it. To her relief, Sesshomaru took the cup and filled it from the cauldron for her.
Reluctantly, he handed her the vile, tar like fluid. The ooze bubbled darkly and smelled like rotting meat. Flame nearly vomited from the sight of it. “Drink but a mouthful,” the thing ordered hoarsely. Hands shaking, Flame slowly took a small mouthful of the thick, hot liquid. As quick as she could, she swallowed the horrible brew down, trying not to gag. The horrible fluid slid down her throat thickly, making her want to vomit. She had to fight valiantly to keep the concoction down.
Suddenly her head was spinning and she lost her balance as a hole in reality opened before her. Blearily she saw her house and started heading toward the hole. Sesshomaru grabbed her hand to stop her, not wanting her to go when it was finally time. “Flame, stay with me. I can't stand to let you leave,” he finally admitted.
To his horror, she looked back at him blankly. There was no recognition in her eyes. A fear that hurt his soul filled her eyes as she started to fight him. “Let me go! Who are you? How did I get here?” she cried, trying to pull away. Finally she managed to wrench herself away, falling backward through the hole.
“Flame! No! Its me, Sesshomaru! What the hell did you do to her?” he yelled and was the last thing she heard before the hole closed. Flame stared at the blue sky where the hole was for a moment before she fainted.
“What did you do?!” roared the enraged lord as he lifted the frail, cackling thing.
“She has paid in full. Even if you kill me I will not die Sesshomaru,” the horrible thing cackled as it writhed back and forth in his grip. With a loud growl, Sesshomaru threw the thing into a stone wall with all the strength he could muster. As soon as the body made contact with the stone, it exploded but the thing's cackle still echoed.
Holding his ears, Sesshomaru ran from the cave until he reached the panicked Ah-Un. The two headed dragon was rearing and roaring in near hysteria in its want to escape. Sesshomaru grabbed the reigns, rising into the sky while the laughter followed him. For the first time in years he felt deep sorrow fill his heart. The witch had taken her memory, Flame would never remember him. Even if she did, she could never come back.
Finally, he decided to gather Rin and Jaken and head for Inuyasha's group. The miko dressed like Flame liked to, maybe she came from the same time. Maybe she could lead him to the future. His beast raged inside him, berating him for losing his mate. Sesshomaru held his head in his hands as he tried to quiet his beast. Slowly he regained control of his emotions and some of his stoicism. No matter what it took he would find a way to bring her back. He would make her remember him. If he ever heard of the witch again he would make sure the thing died permanently. Gripping Tokijin's hilt tightly, he landed in his courtyard.
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