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Secret Possession	By : SakuraAngel1 Category: InuYasha > Het - Male/Female > Sessh?maru/Kagome > Sessh?maru/Kagome Views: 44853 -:- Recommendations : 4 -:- Currently Reading : 9
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha, nor the characters from it. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.

Chapter List
- 1-His
- 2-Hers
- 3-Theirs
- 4-Escape
- 5-Loss
- 6-Encounter
- 7-Blood
- 8-Regret
- 9-Plans
- 10-Emotion
- 11-Error
- 12-Pain
- 13-Death
- 14-The Meeting
- 15-The Taking
- 16-The Recovery
- 17-The Uninvited
- 18-The Terms
- 19-The Damned
- 20-The Dilemma
- 16
- 17
- 18
A/N: OMG! I missed you guys so much! *sniff* And now I'm back~! (A year later, you probably hate me right now...) But I will tell you more later!
Without further ado...
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Chapter 17: The Uninvited
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Kagome eyes widened a bit in shock as she continued to warily look up at the uninvited female youkai’s perfect face from her position on the massive futon; slowly trying to piece together the information from the standing female.
Grandsons…? Then this woman is…
Kagome stormy blue eyes then began to narrow angrily as she held the stirring twins closer to her body.
This woman was Sesshoumaru’s mother.
She could see the resemblance now. If it wasn’t the silver hair and the same youkai facial markings that gave her away as a relative of his, then it was certainly the icy cold glare, the intimidating aura and superior attitude…
The female inuyoukai’s luxurious, majestic colored silk kimono and glimmering regal-like jewelry accessories were intimidating on its own and practically told anyone that this woman was extremely wealthy and held a powerful position.
Kagome felt annoyed and disgusted. She didn’t want to be anywhere near this woman that reminded her very much of the man that raped her and the horrific situations that led her to this point.
The young miko felt the warm pair of wrapped bundles in her arms move restlessly, before one of the small infants began to cry against her covered breast. Undoubtedly, Kagome knew that her sons could sense the arrogant woman’s strong, threatening aura.
Akane elegantly straightened herself and from the corner of her amber colored eye, she saw Atsuko quietly enter into the sleeping room as the older hawk youkai wrung her hands nervously; warily and silently watching the two Ladies’ tense exchange from a dark corner.
With a dark chuckle and an arrogant bright fanged smile, made even brighter by the fact that she wore blood-red colored lipstick, Akane turned her attention back to the young miko; taking a mental note of the curious and beautiful necklace around Kagome’s delicate neck.
Her son had really outdone himself this time.
As much as Akane hated to admit this about a human, her son had selected a highly attractive human mate and this miko wasn’t wearing any makeup at the present, yet she was still incredibly beautiful, which not many female youkai could accomplish that feat without some cosmetic aid.
The young priestess, albeit exhausted, seemed to have possessed a light, ethereal glow amongst her creamy porcelain skin and unlike most of the humans, her son’s mate didn’t seem to have a single blemish upon her delicate human flesh.
Along with the young priestess’ long, raven colored curls and large stormy blue eyes, Akane was relieved that rumored features of perfection in her son’s mate were true, which made the former Lady even more curious about her new grandsons.
As far as Akane could sense, despite having a human mother, the young pair of male twins were actually full-blooded youkai…powerful ones as well.
Akane allowed a cruel smile to spread across her face.
“How fortunate for you, that your pups are not half-blooded. If they were…well, your poor servants here would have quite a bloody mess to clean up and as for my dear son…he would have to find another suitable mate,” Akane sneered.
“Our Lord would not allow it and with all due respect, Lady Akane, he wouldn’t let you leave this castle alive,” Atsuko warned sternly with a low bow from the dark corner of the sleeping room; her voice startling the miko, who was unaware of her presence in the room.
Atsuko didn’t want to overstep her boundaries by threatening her former Lady, however she couldn’t allow the new Lady to be harmed under any circumstance. The human woman and the newborn infants were defenseless and highly vulnerable in this state, so they were under Atsuko’s care and protection while the Lord was away.
“I am well aware of my son’s lethal capabilities. However, if it would get rid of the potential impurities of our great bloodline, then I would happily forfeit my life to keep our bloodline pure,” Akane stated callously as she held up a single delicate clawed hand; displaying her razor sharp nails to the new Lady of the castle.
Perhaps the miko was the reason why her son had been highly selective in his choice of mate.
Akane knew that her son wanted the best of the best, but he had seemed especially dismissive when she had presented her choice of candidates for him last spring.
If the Shikon miko was the reason, then it was certain that the Taiyoukai had made up his mind by then. The raven haired priestess clearly surpassed the beauty and power of the youkai females she had previously presented to her son; the other youkai paled in comparison to the angry young woman sitting on the futon below her.
Akane took an elegant step forward, getting a bit too close for Kagome’s comfort and prompted Atsuko into stepping out of the shadows in defense. Indifferently, Akane looked down upon the young human, towering over her with her own tall, slender frame.
“Get out,” Kagome threatened boldly behind gritted teeth and a cold, hard glare as she soothingly patted Shinji’s small back; trying to calm the crying dark haired twin before he could upset his slightly older brother in her other arm.
She knew that her babies could sense the tension in the room and Kagome would do almost anything to keep her sons content. Unbeknownst to herself, the white around Kagome’s eyes had flashed a glowing red in warning to the former Lady as she tried to protect her young; only Akane and Atsuko bore witness to the shocking reaction.
The eyes of a youkai? Akane thought bewilderedly.
Taken aback, Akane tilted her head slightly at the threat and glowing red eyes, before she menacingly lowered her form into a kneeling position beside Kagome; coming face to face with the girl.
“You amuse me, human. But it appears you have failed to remember that you have a subjugation rosary around your neck. Therefore, your powers are next to non-existent and it would take me mere seconds to end your worthless life for your lack of respect,” Akane warned sinisterly as she stared unwaveringly into the miko’s now confused blue eyes.
She would teach this young human to give her proper respect, even if it cost her own life. Akane refused to be disrespected, especially by the likes of a mere human.
“What are you talking about?” Kagome demanded as she tried to determine if the other female was lying. She wanted to try her best to use her power to see if it was true, but she was too afraid of hurting her own babies.
Sensing that her former Lady’s fury and agitation had reached a dangerous level, Atsuko rushed to Kagome’s side to prevent her from being harmed; inserting herself between the two aggravated women.
“Lady Akane, that’s quite enough-” Atsuko cautioned as she held out an extended arm in between them.
Due to Akane being so close to them with her threatening aura, Seishiro began to cry against his mother as well; inciting Kagome’s anger even further, now that both of her babies were disturbed from their peaceful sleep.
Akane could care less that her grandpups were crying right now, she had to see for herself if one of them bore the true mark.
Furiously, Akane struck the older hawk youkai across the face with sharp claws and with such hard force that the older maid was sent rolling across the tatami mat floor of the sleeping room; leaving the miko completely open for attack.
Instantly, the female inuyoukai angrily grabbed the front of Kagome’s white yukata and held the human woman so close to her face, that their noses were slightly touching. Yet, despite a brief moment of fear that Kagome felt, she stiffened herself and displayed no other emotion except blatant defiance.
Kagome was tired of being taken advantage of and she would be damned if someone tried to hurt her little sons.
“You will let me see my grandpups or you shall forfeit your pathetic life. Either way, I will see my grandchildren…the fact that you will continue to live to see them grow up is completely left up to you,” Akane threatened menacingly with a growl as her hold on Kagome’s front collar tightened to the point that it was cutting off Kagome’s air supply.
The human female refused to back down as she glared unwaveringly into the intimidating inuyoukai’s eyes and held on protectively to her two crying sons; cold and hardened blue eyes clashing with an angry pair of burning amber colored ones.
“Never,” Kagome managed to choke out.
Suddenly, a thunderously loud crash of glass and ceramic could be heard to her right as a hard ‘thud’ against the wooden floor accompanied with a pain-filled grunt resonated within the giant bedchamber.
Kagome immediately recognized the disheveled pile of the beautifully decorated silk on the tatami covered floor as the slim, figure wearing it managed to crawl back onto her knees and unsteadily rose to her feet.
Akane’s eyes were shielded by her tousled silver hair as she looked up in the direction of her attacker with a mischievous smile that played across her blood-red painted lips.
In a blink of an eye, a growling white blur dashed from the sleeping room’s sliding doors and reappeared in front of the smirking former Lady, before she was slammed ruthlessly and noisily into another unsuspecting group of fine furniture with decorative pottery.
Without hesitation, a large clawed and striped hand wrapped itself around Akane’s delicate throat and effortlessly lifted her into the air. The ends of its razor sharp and poisonous talons dug into her soft flesh, causing bright red blood to trickle down her long neck; the trails of red contrasting noticeably against her soft, pale skin.
Akane offered a small, weak smile as she stared below into the bright red, glowing eyes of an enraged, deadly Sesshoumaru that had her dangling in the air with her neck in his deadly clutch.
It was when a gentle and warm hand touched her shoulder in concern, that a startled Kagome noticed that she could breathe again as she noticed that the lethally tight grip on the front of her yukata disappeared.
The miko also took notice of how both of her sons’ crying had died down to small, needy whimpers as soon as their father was in the room; his powerful aura casting a soothing and protective barrier around his small family, as the same aura menacingly crackled with a bit of electricity at the offender.
“My Lady, are you alright?” Atsuko asked; her voice filled with heavy concern as she quietly observed the miko and the whimpering young pups for any injuries.
Kagome nodded numbly as gently cradled her twins and looked over at the hawk youkai. She gasped as she observed the bleeding claw marks strewn across the older woman’s face.
“You’re bleeding,” Kagome said worriedly.
Kagome hated the fact that such a seemingly kind and attentive woman was hurt trying to protect her. If only, she had better control of her budding miko abilities, then she could be able to protect the ones she cared about without relying on help from others.
However, what the female inuyoukai said disturbed her…
Was her powerful, yet uncontrollable priestess abilities truly locked away?
Atsuko was touched by her current Lady’s concern, and offered Kagome a small, reassuring smile.
“It’s nothing. It will heal, my Lady. I am humbled by your compassion,” Atsuko bowed respectfully before they turned their attention back to the Taiyoukai and his unwelcomed mother.
“My, my…a bit protective are we? I merely stopped by to visit my new grandpups,” Akane simpered as her own clawed, delicate hands wrapped around her son’s wrist in an effort to be released.
But it was futile, the enraged Taiyoukai had a deadly iron grip around her neck and he had no intent of letting go anytime soon.
He was beyond livid.
Somehow, his mother managed to find out about Kagome and their newborn pups.
Sesshoumaru knew that his mother still despised this castle and would never return unless she had a damned good reason. This was the same castle that his father had brought home a pregnant Izayoi, who would later birth his worthless hanyou half-brother.
The news was never supposed to leave his fortress and yet, in some way it still did. His young, human mate and pups were in a very vulnerable position, which meant Akane knew when to make her arrival.
Akane still had access through the powerful, ancestral barrier that surrounded the Western Land’s castle, and he knew eventually that she would be coming back, once she received the news. But he never expected her to arrive so soon, especially since the news only remained between the castle’s inhabitants and a few of his enemies that were not connected to his mother.
All Sesshoumaru wanted to do right now was to furiously rip her apart, limb by bloody limb, despite being her own son.
Akane was very dangerous and if she was going to continue to pose a threat for his little family, he might as well get rid of her now.
“You asked for a slow, tortuous death the moment you touched my mate. Human or youkai, she rules in my stead while I am away, not you. Your insolence and threats warrants your demise,” Sesshoumaru growled thunderously as his grip on his mother’s neck tightened to the point that even Kagome, halfway across the room, could hear the woman’s neck bone crack sickeningly under the sheer pressure.
Kagome stiffened when she was brought up by the Taiyoukai and although she felt a bit relieved that Akane was being taken care of, the feeling of hatred and anxiety from Sesshoumaru’s presence returned to her in full force.
Kagome looked away from him and began to shift uncomfortably when she saw his red, glowing eyes glance back at her in concern.
Sensing that she and their pups were alright, but that she was also troubled by his presence, Sesshoumaru turned his attention back to the vile woman who dared to barge into his home and threaten his beloved mate’s life.
Akane glanced over at Kagome and her grandsons on the futon, then back at her infuriated son again, observing the two before a sly smile played upon her painted lips.
“Interesting...” Akane murmured as Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes at her. “She has not submitted to you,” She surmised, casually dropping into their youkai language as Sesshoumaru stiffened and narrowed his eyes further in response.
“She is not your concern. Your imminent death is,” Sesshoumaru replied coldly as he slammed her back against a nearby wall, causing a few splatters of blood to be strewn across some of the beautiful, elegant scroll paintings that were hung. He never once released his death grip upon her delicate neck as the poison from his claws started to burn in her bloodstream.
“I know what you are trying to do, my son. I know more about the requirements than you. Release me and I shall tell you more,” Akane urged as her eyes started to glow red and her sharp fangs as well as the magenta stripes on each of her cheeks began to elongate.
Akane did not wish to fight with her only son, as he was considered an Alpha now and it was his job by youkai nature to make anyone under him, including herself, submit to his will.
Akane couldn’t deny this as she was no longer an Alpha nor still mated to one; she could feel herself going into submission just by his threatening aura alone.
It worked amongst youkai and sometimes even hanyou, but asserting dominance against a strong-willed human required more convincing and it seemed that for some odd reason Sesshoumaru’s mate was not submissive towards him yet.
It was evident in the miko’s feelings towards him, now that he was in the room back in her presence.
“You seem to forget that I am not easily fooled by tricks and lies, Mother,” Sesshoumaru snarled back in their ancient language as he shook her dangling and struggling body in great warning.
“No lies, my son. I have lived longer and therefore witnessed those who were trying to accomplish the same feat. N-now I beg of you…r-release me,” Akane gasped as her panicked youkai instincts began to flood her body with the realization that she may actually die.
Sesshoumaru pondered on whether to release his mother or not, since she was a current threat to his human mate, but part of him was curious of what she really knew.
Did she truly know about how to obtain the Kamiken? What did she know that he did not?
If he killed her, then that knowledge could be lost…but at the same time, he couldn’t allow her to live and walk away from threatening his mate without some sort of lesson in respect.
He decided to give her a lesson in humility.
“Apologize to my mate and I will not tear your head from your worthless neck,” Sesshoumaru threatened in their youkai language.
Akane’s eyes widened in surprise at her son’s demand, before she narrowed her reddening eyes at him and bore her fangs in anguish.
“Apologize to a human?” Akane said incredulously as she looked over to the young miko, before Sesshoumaru flexed his claws a bit, causing her to cough up bouts of blood; the searing pain from his poisonous claws making it unbearable for her to take.
“Then you shall perish,” Sesshoumaru growled as his claws tightened in resolve to kill his dangerous mother.
Akane shook her head frantically as some of the blood began to rise from her throat and out of her mouth by the sheer pressure of her son’s deathly strangulation hold.
Unable to speak anymore, Akane closed her eyes tightly and allowed herself to submit to her son; frantically nodding to him in agreement about his demand as her challenging and threatening youki began to withdraw in acknowledgement of submission.
Abruptly, Akane fell to the tatami mat covered floor and shakily pulled herself up as she struggled to gasp for well needed oxygen; the poison still burning throughout her body even though, she knew that she could heal from it much later on.
With powerful and graceful strides, Sesshoumaru crossed the room to where his frightened mate and whimpering pups were; choosing to stand towards the front of the futon instead of being close to his mate like he wished to be.
When Akane’s neck finally healed enough for her to breathe properly again, she stumbled to her feet and tried to straighten herself. Catching the annoyed and irate look in her son’s red eyes as he watched her stand, Akane sighed in defeat when she knew what was expected of her now.
Heavily swallowing her pride with bitter disdain, Akane gave a strained, forced smile as she bowed lowly and apologetically to the human woman on the massive, comfortable futon.
“…My deepest apologies for the intrusion and your distress, my Lady. I hope that I did not cause you any harm, as I have been foolish in my disrespectful actions. This lowly being begs of you to forgive her and know that I am completely at your mercy,” Akane stated unenthusiastically through gritted teeth.
It was a customary apology usually given to those in higher power by those in a lower position, and as much as it practically killed her on the inside to acknowledge this, Akane knew that these words, even if she didn’t truly mean them, would spare her life from her infuriated son for now.
However, it did in fact place her in the mercy of the annoying human woman that her son was unfortunately mated to.
It was oddly silent in the sleeping room for a few long moments, with the exception of the quieting whimpers of the two bundled twins in the dark haired human’s arms. Kagome did nothing, but rock the two gently in an effort to put them back to sleep.
However, as the uncomfortable silence stretched a bit further, Kagome could feel several eyes staring upon her, before Atsuko was kind enough to clear her throat; nudging the young miko gently to gain her attention.
“My Lady?” Atsuko inquired with a small, nervous but warm smile.
When Kagome looked at her personal servant, it seemed as though she was waiting on some sort of response. In fact, when Kagome did a quick glance about the room, she noticed that both Akane, who was still bowed deeply at the waist with her long silver hair shrouding her face, and Sesshoumaru were also waiting on some sort of response.
Glancing back at Atsuko, the hawk youkai bowed humbly.
“Lady Akane is completely at your mercy, my Lady. If it pleases you, the former Lady could be punished for her disrespect, but ultimately it is up to you to decide what should be done, as you were the one who were wronged in this situation,” The hawk youkai explained as she spared the former Lady a glance, in fear of retaliation.
It took a moment for Kagome to understand as she was still a bit more focused on the task of calming her newborn twin sons, but as the statement started to register, she couldn’t help but to peek at the two silver haired inuyoukai; immediately looking away from Sesshoumaru when his warm, concerned gold colored eyes locked into her anxious, stormy blue ones.
“Please, just leave,” Kagome sighed despairingly.
“As you wish, my Lady,” Akane replied icily as she hated to use such an honorary title for a mere, undeserving human, but nonetheless, she was grateful that she didn’t have to look forward to being further humiliated by receiving a punishment by the young human girl.
Sesshoumaru gestured towards Atsuko and with silent understanding, she rose from the human Lady’s bedside; heading towards the sleeping room’s door to help quietly escort the former Lady out and away from the Master bedchamber.
Kagome was so focused intently on her two little sons, that even when the sleeping room’s ornately decorated paper doors slid shut, she failed to notice that she wasn’t the only still left inside of the room.
For a few quiet moments, Sesshoumaru intently observed his mate interact with their pups as she gently rocked and shushed the frightened newborns; a feeling of warmth and pride started to fill the Taiyoukai.
But it was very bittersweet. They were a family, his own family and despite being near her in proximity within this room, there was a huge, crushing distance between them; as if they were millions of miles apart.
The feeling didn’t settle well with him or his agitated inner youkai.
His inner demon practically begged him to do something to remedy the current situation, as his mother’s cruel words constantly taunted him in his ears.
“She has not submitted to you…”
Akane’s bitter words had cut him deeply, like a molten hot sword forged by the very fires of Hell itself.
Yet, he could not deny the truth within those words.
His mate did not love him, did not respect him and merely submitted to him last night out of sheer terror; terror in the fact that she may be harmed by him again, which triggered his youki inside of her to force her into submission.
But he could only blame himself for his situation…for the hard path he decided to take.
Sesshoumaru finally had what he desired, and yet he did not truly have it.
It was frustrating, to say the least, but he knew he had to somehow earn her trust.
While he did regret forcing Kagome into this mating, he couldn’t help but to feel that it was still the right decision, even now, as he watched her tenderly hold their twin sons in her arms, right against her soft and achingly swollen, milk-laden breasts.
His inner demon was beginning to surface again and make itself present in his thoughts, but not because his family was in danger.
Sesshoumaru curled his claws into a fist; the pain from the sharp talons reminding him to snap out of the lust that was starting to cloud his thoughts.
It was something that couldn’t be helped and it wouldn’t be too long before he could no longer suppress his primal and carnal urges.
Kagome belonged to him now and his primal side was urging him to establish that with her…in a more physical manner. It was becoming harder and harder to control whenever he was around her; his youkai side wished to rid her of her clothing and just fuck her senseless until neither of them were able to move.
What started out as a bit of desire for her was now sheer intensity, white hot burning, full force lust and it was driving the Taiyoukai insane with need and desired closeness with his tiny, human mate.
Their weak mating bond was another driving force behind his desire for his miko and before Sesshoumaru could fully regain control of his demanding youki, he found himself kneeling beside his mate.
Kagome gasped with a visible flinch as the Taiyoukai suddenly appeared by her side; seemingly out of thin air.
She instantly froze when the stoic and domineering inuyoukai extended out a large, clawed hand with stripes adorned along his wrist; the young woman trembling as he tenderly and carefully held her small chin in between his claws.
“Are you hurt in any way?” Sesshoumaru murmured silkily with concern, before Kagome tried unsuccessfully to jerk away from him; still holding her twins protectively against her chest.
“I’m fine,” Kagome stated coldly as she tried to avoid his meeting his warm amber gaze.
A pained expression briefly flashed in his warm golden gaze when he sensed her fear and saw her quivered; replacing his usual cold and impassive look that he wore when he was around others.
The expression of emotional pain in his eyes, were fleeting, but Kagome saw it, even though she did not want to acknowledge it.
Kagome knew that deep down inside of her, that the human-hating Sesshoumaru was incapable of feeling such things, especially towards a human. This was the very same demon that forced himself upon her vulnerable, innocent body without a single care that he had ruined her.
Kagome wanted to live happily ever after with Inuyasha. She dreamed about the day that she could finally be with the brash, yet loveable hanyou and the life they would have together once they were married to each other.
She often daydreamed about the children they would have one day and looked forward to having adorable, dog-eared babies that would look just like her Inuyasha.
But the demon in front of her shattered that dream the moment he raped claimed her.
Even though she was holding the two most beautiful, angelic children anyone could ever possibly imagine, they were not conceived out of love…
Most notably, they were not Inuyasha’s children.
She will always love her two little sons unconditionally, but it didn’t bury the fact of what the Taiyoukai had done to her, despite his apology to her.
It was simply unforgivable.
As Kagome’s wary and startled gaze locked onto Sesshoumaru’s fierce, yet longing one, their conversation from last night replayed in her mind.
Kagome watched nervously as the demon lord slowly began to lean in, staring at her parted, lush red lips as he drew in closer; the proximity of their father being so close quieted the newborn infants’ whimpering as they seemed to relish the closeness of their parents.
Kagome’s heart skipped a beat; whether or not it was out of fear, left her soul confused.
She didn’t want him near her; she couldn’t stomach the thought, but something unknown deep inside of her was calling him to her.
However, Sesshoumaru knew what it was as he watched his little mate tense up at the unknown feeling, before a confused expression came across her face.
Their mating bond.
They were destined for each other, despite his cruel measures to make sure that were bonded eternally. She was hurting emotionally and it beckoned for him to ease his mate’s pain, as it was beckoning her to do the same for him.
The bond did not distinguish the actions done for them to be caused pain. It only knew that pain must be alleviated, that loneliness needed to be remedied and that suffering had to be erased between them, somehow.
Kagome watched with bated breath as the silver haired demon lord leaned in closer to her lips.
Tensed, their eyes were still locked onto each other as Sesshoumaru tilted her chin up a bit to bring her parted lips closer to his own; his hard chest gently pressing against the two soft bundles of blankets that held their newborn children inside.
Hesitating; he allowed his surprisingly warm, yet firm lips to brush against her soft, plump ones.
Sesshoumaru could feel the crushing anxiety radiating from her as their lips barely touched and he, so very desperately wanted to take away all of her worries and pain.
Kagome screwed her eyes shut; wishing she could pull away from the hypnotic, heated gaze of the looming youkai holding her chin between his sharp claws.
He said that he would not hurt her again, but she didn’t trust him and quite frankly, Kagome was not expecting this from a youkai who had caused her nothing but pain up until now.
Somehow, Kagome was still waiting…no, fully expecting him to hurt her in some manner again.
Even now, as he was so close to her and held her in between his lethal, sharp and poisonous claws.
If he was going to hurt her, she would rather him kill her quickly and be done with it. This tenderness that Sesshoumaru was seemingly displaying was quite unnerving, even for her.
Sesshoumaru watched with heavy lidded eyes and a molten, amber stare as Kagome tightly closed her eyes; her fear and anxiety practically reaching new heights from him being too close to her.
He did not want this; he did not want to be the source of her pain like his foolish, hanyou half-brother was to her.
Kagome continued to tremble under his touch and it was starting to bother their little pups because of their mother’s emotions.
Kagome swallowed nervously, before she spoke against his warm, awaiting lips.
“P-please…” She begged with a shaky breath; wishing she had a free hand to push him away.
Kagome wanted for him to get away from her…for this tormenting nightmare to be over and done with. However, the young miko, holding her infant children against her amble breast, never had the chance to clarify what she had meant by saying, “please”, as she felt his other clawed hand being placed upon the small of her back.
His firm, yet warm lips fully descended upon her own reluctant ones; drawing them into a long and tender, yet chaste kiss, filled with unsaid words of worry, sympathy, regret and desire.
The seemingly pleasant and affectionate kiss surprised Kagome, but also casted a wary shadow in her guarded mind.
“What do you want really want from me?” She remembered asking him last night after he offered her an apology.
As she felt herself being drawn closer to the Taiyoukai to deepen the kiss, her confused mind started to wonder about the answer he gave her in return to her question.
An answer she had pondered all day on whether it was a lie; the tender kiss confusing her mind further as she tried to figure out if this was some sort of elaborate ploy from the silver haired inuyoukai to hurt her beloved hanyou.
But his kiss was suggesting otherwise.
She remembered his baffling and haunting answer when he whispered it into her ear, as uninvited feelings started to pull at her heart. He couldn’t have possibly understood what he was asking her and if he did know, then surely didn’t understand such a complex, yet very human-like emotion...
The emotionless inuyoukai was incapable of it.
Right?
Yet, as Kagome watched when he began to pull away from the kiss and focused his intensely concern and heated gaze on her, his whispered answer resonated loud and clear in her mind; tugging painfully at her soul as he stared into the depths of her stormy blue confused orbs.
Quietly, she turned away from him, which hurt the Taiyoukai once again, before he gracefully stood up and silently left the sleeping room; leaving the miko alone in peace with her babies once again.
But the longing stare he just gave her as he pulled away from the kiss, echoed the same reply he gave her last night before leaving her alone…
“Love.”
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A/N: *big giant air hug* I missed my lovely readers! A lot has happened while I was away, but I won't go into much detail here...in fact, you will be seeing these "Author Notes" less frequently now.
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Secret Possession