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Where I Belong	By : Royal_Kitsune Category: InuYasha > Het - Male/Female Views: 3098 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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~The First Is The Worst~
“What I did was wrong and I am sorry.” He said a bit louder and I felt my eyes widen before I turned to face him again.
“What?” I asked turning back to face the western lord.
“What I did was wrong and I am sorry.” He repeated, his eyes searching me for a response.
“Why are you doing this?” I asked, eyeing him suspiciously. It wasn’t like Sesshomaru to fully apologize for something like this.
“My behavior was unacceptable and I wish to apologize for it.” He stated and I rolled my eyes with a light giggle. He was basically repeating himself.
‘Maybe he’s broken.’ I thought with a small smile.
“Well if you truly mean it, then I guess I can accept your apology.” I said.
His eyes narrowed in thought as he looked at me.
“If that is all, I will take my leave.” I said heading past him back into the castle.
When I was beside him, his arm reached out to grasp mine. I looked down at the arm then up to him with a confused look. His golden eyes held an intensity to them I’d never seen from Sesshomaru before.
“Please allow me to make up for my actions.” He said.
“How?” I asked, gently pulling my arm from his.
“I have something to show you.” He said and, when I nodded, led the way into the castle.
Instead of the third floor, he led me to the second floor where the other guess rooms had been. We passed all the rooms that were occupied by Rin, Shippo, Ryo and Katina. At the very end of the hallway there were two doors.
We entered the one on the right and I stopped to look around the room.
It was done in a soft violet, almost identical to my eyes with silver trimmings. A cot with a pile of furs could be seen. I could see my staff against a wall and turned to question Sesshomaru.
“This is more suitable for you.” He said not making eye contact.
“Thank you, you really didn’t have to.” I said.
“Hn.” He responded before turning and entering the room across from mine.
‘That must be his room.’ I thought going over to the cot and sitting on the furs. They were soft as I lay down to stare at the ceiling. ‘What’s gotten into Sesshomaru?’ I thought.
In a matter of minutes I fell asleep trying to figure out the western lord.
~Sesshomaru~
Sleep eluded me.
It wasn’t the lack of sleep that bothered me, as I did not need much of it; it was the reason behind it that bothered me.
The one who had been haunting my thoughts was now across a hallway from me, her scent taunting me.
At some point close to midnight I was assaulted by an overwhelming wash of her heat scent and my eyes shut tight.
‘Her challenging period has started.’ I thought with an inward groan.
Most other demoness’ during their challenging periods simply compelled unmated males to fight each other for the right to mate.
Inus were different.
The dog demoness was compelled to challenge the strongest, unmated, male she could find. The challenging only lasted a few hours, and was quickly followed by the mating period, but it was a dangerous time.
Even if I could somehow get through the challenging period without destroying the castle; the mating period was a challenge even I wasn’t sure I could hold back from.
As much as I hated to admit it, for the time being, the best option was to get out of the castle at least until her challenging period passed. It would lure her away so that no one was hurt in the process.
I was at the balcony when the door opened revealing Kazuko. Her eyes were a bright violet and rimmed in red.
“You.” She said her eyes landing on me with a devious smirk.
I didn’t bother to say anything as I jumped from the balcony, knowing she would follow.
As expected she followed into the forest surrounding the castle which worked to my advantage. I knew the area better than she did, and my scent was already throughout the forest. It served as the perfect diversion as she had to pause to sort through the scents to find the freshest one.
I watched her from the top of a still living oak tree, masking my scent.
Finally she seemed to get frustrated before she stared directly towards where I was hidden.
‘Impossible, she couldn’t have found me that quick.’ I thought as she disappeared from sight.
I squinted to see if she was hiding and felt a force slam into my back. I landed on my feet and turned to face my attacker.
Standing where I had been a few seconds earlier was Kazuko. She had the same smirk on her face as she leapt at me again. I was prepared this time and managed to grab her arm and use the momentum to throw her past me.
She countered quickly; firmly planting her feet on the tree she had been thrown towards and bounded off back at me. I could see her claws gleaming in the moonlight as her intent to not hold back was clear.
I went to grab her wrist again, but she was ready.
As I grabbed her wrist her left leg came up and caught me in the shoulder. I slid a bit and released her wrist in the process. She flipped out of my reach and landed on the tree branch she had originally been on.
It was hard keeping my demon reeled in during this. If I allowed myself to fight, one or both of us could end up dead.
There was a reason Inus were so rare, and most of it was due to the intensity of the challenging period.
“What’s wrong, is the puppy too afraid to fight?” She taunted and I gave a low snarl. “You have a lot of bark, but it appears you have no bite.” She said coming for me again.
I braced myself as she launched herself at me again, this time I allowed her to come straight for me. When she was close enough I side stepped so that she went past me. Her claws caught me on the side, but the cuts were shallow. I used my whip to wrap around her ankle and slammed her to the ground.
As she fell, the ground around her softened before she made impact, rendering my attack ineffective. Before I could pull my whip back, I felt a bolt of lightning run up it and shock me. I gritted my teeth from the pain and jerked my whip away.
My intentions had been to simply keep her at bay until the challenging period ended, but it appeared that a true fight may be unavoidable.
I watched her stand and prepare to launch my way again. I made a move to step back but looked down when I was unable to move. She had wrapped the dirt around my lower legs to prevent movement.
“Well look what we have here. You seem to be stuck in a rut, literally.” She said with a chuckle and charged me again.
I let her reach me and strike a slash across my chest, before I grabbed her wrist. An idea came to mind, and though I was unsure if it would be successful, it was the best I had to go off of. This time I punctured the skin and allowed some poison to seep in. It wasn’t enough to kill, but it should knock her out long enough for her challenging period to pass.
She pulled back with a snarl and glared at me.
Her steps were wobbly as she came at me again, this time stopping a few inches away from me. As the poison kicked in she fainted coming forward. With a significant amount of effort I was able to break through the dirt that bound me and catch her before she fell completely.
‘That could have ended worse.’ I thought as I picked her up bridal style and carried her back to the castle.
On arriving my healers were already waiting.
“We smelled the change in scent and figured we would be needed soon.” They said and I nodded. I watched as they tended to Kazuko, denying any treatment for myself.
Once the healers had finished their work I took her up to the room I had prepared for her. Not wanting to risk her waking up and starting this all over again, staying in the room was a wise decision. As I tried to put her down, her grip on my mokomoko prevented me from doing so. Signing I sat on the cot and leaned against the wall. She seemed fine as she curled into my mokomoko with her back facing me.
It was a long night, made longer as I was very much so aware of her scent changing to signal her transition from challenging period to mating period.
~Kazuko~
‘So soft.’ I thought curling tighter into whatever I was snuggling up to. The sun hitting me in the eyes made me open them slightly. ‘What the hell?’ I thought sitting up after seeing the white fluff that I had been holding. Even though I knew where it came from by the scent I followed it to be sure, and sure enough I followed it back to Sesshomaru who was lying beside me in the cot, in the room I had gone to sleep in.
With his eyes closed and his facial muscles relaxed, he looked so calm. I hesitantly reached out to trace one of his facial markings, but was surprised when his hand shot up to grasp my wrist.
“You’re awake.” He said, sitting up. I turned to hide my own blush as his bare chest was revealed and nodded.
“What are you doing here?” I asked still looking away.
“Preventing you from causing harm.” He said standing up.
“Harm…” I echoed as I tried to remember what may have happened last night. I got hazy images of me leaving my room and attacking Sesshomaru. “I’m really sorry; I don’t know what happened to me last night.” I said.
“Hn.” He said as he left the room. I could have sworn he was making a conscious effort not to breathe.
When Sesshomaru had fully exited the room I went to the dresser at the opposite end of the room hoping that there were suitable clothes in it. Luckily I was able to find some and grabbed them. Stepping out into the hall I stopped one of the passing maids.
“Where is the guest bathing house?” I asked.
“Just outside to the left of the gardens.” The maid said with a slight bow.
“Thank you.” I said and headed towards the bathing house. I wasn’t sure how long it had been since I had bathe, but I knew it had been too long.
When I arrived at the bathing house I was greeted by Katina, Rin and Shippo.
“Hey Kazuko, come join us.” Katina said waving my way.
I slid the door closed behind me and nodded.
“We were going to come ask you to join us, but Katina said you were busy.” Rin said and I looked towards Katina with a questioning look.
“I walked into your room and I could see that you were very busy.” She said with a wink and I blushed slightly.
“Trust me it’s not what you think.” I said stripping from the night kimono and slipping into the water. The warm water felt wonderful compared to the chill from the fall air.
“That’s what they always say.” Katina joked and I splashed her. “So what are the plans for today?”
“I’m not sure. Until the council gets here, I can’t think of anything to do. I suppose we could train.” I said, having not thought about what to do in the week and a half until the council arrived.
“The council usually starts arriving about two to three days early, so we have a week.” Katina said. “Ryo told me that the Ryu-Okami clan is to train us. The leader of their clan should arrive with the Northern Lord, so we can talk to them when they arrive.”
“That sounds good to me. Until then, we need to get you a weapon of some sort.” I said thoughtfully.
“No need.” Katina said and continued. “I found some daggers that were used by the mages of our clan. They say mages mostly rely on their elements and spells to fight. They’re not really good at hand-to-hand, but their spells are really effective at weakening their opponents.”
“So you’re going to take the path of a mage?” I asked with a small smile.
“Yes. My family has always been mages and I know it’s the right path for me. Plus there are two types of mages: battle and healing. I don’t like fighting, so learning the ways of a healing mage sounds right for me.” Katina stated with a smile of her own.
“I’m glad you were able to figure that out.” I said ducking under the water to rinse my hair.
We finished the rest of our bathing with idle chatter before getting out. I dressed in the clothing I had taken from the room. It consisted of a pair of black tights that came down to just below my knees, a black shirt that fight perfectly against my skin. Over those, I wore a silver, sleeve-less kimono that had a golden crescent moon on the left shoulder and a slit up right side.
Katina looked much better now that she wasn’t wearing the tattered clothing of a servant. Now she wore tights similar to mine that were pink, and a kimono that was blue with rose petals around the bottom hem.
“I had wondered where the four of you had gotten.” We looked up to see Ryo coming our way. He wore a pair of black bottoms like Inuyasha’s and a red sleeveless top.
“Just taking a bath.” Katina said as she smiled his way.
“Where have you been?” I asked.
“Just trying to get these to work.” He said lifting up the swords he’d inherited from his father.
“How’s that going?” Katina asked looking at the swords.
“Not good. I remember as a pup they would work every time my father simply touched them.” Ryo said putting his swords back in their sheaths he had around his waist.
“Kazuko and I were just talking about doing some training.” Katina said.
“Maybe you would like to join us?” I added.
“Sure, it’s better than doing nothing.” Ryo said with a shrug.
“Can I join too? I haven’t gotten to do any training since you left.” Shippo stated from my shoulder and I nodded.
“Miss Rin, it is time for your lessons.” One of Sesshomaru’s human servants called as he came up to us.
“We’ll see you around Rin.” I said watching the little girl get taken back inside. “Shippo, do you know anywhere we can train?” I asked the kit.
“The soldiers use a training area near the west wall, but they don’t let anyone else go over.” He said with a shrug.
“I remember a clearing not too far from here; we passed it on the way here.” Ryo said leading the way to the gate. “I bet we could use that.”
“Sounds good to me, what about you Kazuko?” Katina said looking over at me.
“Same here.” I responded.
As we approached the main gate a pair of soldiers stopped up; one a lizard demon and the other a type of bird demon.
“We’ve been given specific orders to not let you leave until after the council meets.” One of the soldiers said, holding his weapon towards us.
Both guards seemed young, in demon terms, and both were a bit shaky as they eyed us. Seeing their uneasiness, I decided to play a bit to their inexperience.
“Watch this.” I whispered to Ryo and Katina, and then turned back to the young soldiers. “You dare try to stop the surviving Ryu-Inu clan members? Do you know what we’ve done to survive? We’ve killed demons much stronger and older than you with a swift cut to the throat. We’ve castrated the strongest of males and destroyed infants still in their mother’s wombs. Do you truly want to stand in our way?” I growled, letting a menacing snarl build in my throat.
Both soldiers went pale before taking off back towards the castle, yelling for us to spare them.
As we watched them run, I couldn’t hold it anymore and burst into laughter. Katina and Shippo were soon cracking up too, and after a few moments of trying to hold it in, Ryo joined in.
We were brought out of our laughing fits by someone clearing their throat loudly. We turned to see Sesshomaru, the bear demon general, and the two young soldiers.
“These are the ones?” The bear demon asked eyeing us.
“Yes it was the female with the fox kit on her shoulder.” The lizard demon said.
“I’ll take it from here.” Sesshomaru said dismissing the other three. Once the other three were out of sight he turned back to us. “’Castrated the strongest of males and destroyed infants still in their mother’s womb’?” He repeated my line, the question obvious in his voice and raised eyebrow.
“Just testing the young recruits to see if they’re good. You may want to train them a bit more if they run screaming like that from a few words.” I said with my hands behind my back trying to look as innocent as possible.
“Where did you think you were going?” He asked seeming to ignore my comment.
“Out to train.” I said with a shrug. “It beats sitting around doing nothing. Don’t worry, once the guests start arriving we’ll stay on the castle grounds.”
“Carry on.” He said before turning away and heading back to the castle.
“He seemed more tense than usual.” Shippo commented absently as we turned and walked out of the gate.
As Ryo had stated there was a decent sized clearing with a river not too far from it.
“I found these scrolls in the weapon’s room as well. They’re supposed to be the scrolls the mages learned from. I’m going to study them and see if I can do some of the spells.” Katina said going over to a fallen tree and sitting on it.
“Then how about some hand-to-hand Kazuko?” Ryo asked, lifting his twin blades. “This way we can get some basic training down, and the kit can watch and learn.”
“Works for me.” I said grasping my staff. “Just this once, I’ll go easy on you and not use any of my elements.” I added with a smirk.
Shippo went over to join Katina on the tree, but instead of looking at the scrolls his eyes were focused on us.
“Fine, but other than that don’t hold back.” Ryo said.
“I was about to say the same to you.” I responded.
Ryo immediately charged, his swords making an ‘X’. As he reached me he sliced each sword out. I used my staff as a steadying point to swing out of the way and bring my knee to his side.
Our sparing lasted a few hours and once the sun began to set we called it quits.
“Not bad for your first time.” I commented as the four of us headed back for the western castle.
“Back at the eastern castle, I used to secretly watch the soldiers train and try some of it out when no one was looking.” Ryo said with a shrug. “What about you kit? You learn anything.” He said gazing back at Shippo who was now seated on Katina’s shoulder.
“You like to constantly attack, making your opponent have no choice but to stay on defense. It’s a good strategy except for when fighting Kazuko. Kazuko likes to stay on defense and counter attacks.” Shippo concluded with a nod.
“He’s quick.” Ryo said with approval.
“Yea, with proper training I think he’ll turn into a fine warrior.” I said with a hint of pride.
“Halt.” One of the soldiers guarding the gate said.
“Do we really have to go through this again?” Katina said with a sigh.
As the soldiers squinted in the coming darkness, recognition passed over their face.
“Oh you’re the Ryu-Inus.” The other soldier said and we nodded. “Go ahead.”
“You think they’d recognize us by scent or something.” I said rolling my eyes.
“You’re back!” We turned to see Rin running from the gardens. “I got out of my lessons early because some dragon wolf demon came to see Sesshomaru and he even asked for you three.” She said pointing to Ryo, Katina and me.
“A dragon wolf?” Katina questioned.
“Yea, he said he was the general of the northern army.” Rin stated. “I think he’s with Sesshomaru in his study.”
“Hey Shippo you stay with Rin, we’re going to go see about this mystery demon.” I said and Shippo nodded before heading off with Rin to play tag.
“Remember my father said that the Ryu-Okami of the north was going to help us.” Ryo said as we headed into the castle.
“Yea but weren’t they supposed to meet us at the remains of the village?” I questioned.
“Maybe words reached them somehow about us breaking the spells early.” Katina suggested.
“Perhaps…” I mumbled as we reached the door to Sesshomaru’s door. I gave a light knock.
“Enter.” We heard Sesshomaru state from the other side of the door.
We opened the door to see Sesshomaru sitting behind his desk and another demon sitting with his back towards us.
From what I could tell he definitely smelled of wolf with a mix of something else. His hair was red with a few black stripes in it. As he turned to see who’d walked in, I could see his green eyes and a blue star on his left cheek. He wore traditional wolf fur clothing only his were golden in color.
“Ah so the rumors are true.” The mystery demon said standing and coming to greet us. “I am Koru of the Ryu-Okami clan, general of the northern forces.” He said with slight bow.
“I’m Kazuko and they are Katina and Ryo. We are of the Ryu-Inu clan.” I said returning the bow.
“I had heard that you’d somehow broken the spell early and wanted to meet with you.” Koru said as he turned back to Sesshomaru. “If it is ok with you lord Sesshomaru.”
Sesshomaru didn’t speak but he gave the slightest of nods.
“First I wish to give the princess this.” Koru said pulling a small pendant from his sleeve. It was identical to the one I already had only it was red in color.
“Um thanks, but I already have one.” I said gesturing to the one around my neck.
“Indeed, but this one is special.” He said with a smile.
“How so?” I asked looking the pendant over.
“That you’ll have to find out for yourself.” He said with a chuckle. “Anyway let’s get to business.” He said taking a seat and motioning for us to do the same. As we did Sesshomaru exited the room.
“You’re here to train us right?” Ryo asked.
“Not exactly. I will train Kazuko since she is a Shogakko, and the two of you will have other trainers.” Koru said.
“How can you train me? I’ve been trained by the spirits of our ancestors.” I stated.
“That may be but even your ancestors cannot show you the secrets of a Shogakko’s powers. Only another Shogakko can show you. These secrets are passed down and kept away from all but those who possess the ability to harness all five base elements.” Koru said.
“And how would you know all of this?” I asked with a raised eyebrow.
“Because, like you, I am a Shogakko.” Koru said with a laugh. My eyes widened and I couldn’t think of anything else to say.
“So where are the others who are going to help us train?” Katina spoke up seeing me speechless.
“They are back in the Ryu-Okami village, in the north. The original agreement had been that I would take you three back to the village so that you could train and learn the ways of the Ryu.” Koru answered. “If everything goes according to plan, we’ll set out for the village as soon as the council meeting is over.”
“Won’t the clan be a bit hostile?” Ryo pointed out. “I’ve heard dog demons and wolf demons don’t really get along that well. Dogs think that wolves are primitive and wolves think dogs are pampered.”
“Not at all, we decided as a clan to agree to this. If anyone had had a problem with it, we wouldn’t have agreed. It is true that there is a bit of hostility between Inu and Okami, but the Ryu clans are a bit of an exception.” Koru seemed pleasant enough.
“We have a fox kit, which is a part of our clan. Is he welcome to come?” I asked.
“The lord of the north is Lord Di. He is known as king of the foxes. I’m sure your fox kit will be welcomed.” Koru answered.
“Is there anything else we should know?” I asked after a moment of thought.
“The pendant I gave you is a guide. I suggest you follow it soon.” Koru said before getting up and leaving.
“What does that mean?” Katina asked and I and Ryu shrugged.
“I’m hungry.” Ryo said as he got up and left the room.
“I could eat.” I said as Katina and I followed out of the room.
“Me too.” Katina said with a smile.
~Sesshomaru~
“Problem lord Sesshomaru?” The old fox, Izu, asked as he watched me train. I could see the smirk on his face even though I wasn’t facing him. I could hear it in his voice; it was the same damn smirk he had been wearing all day.
“No.” I replied before attacking the wooden post again.
“Then why is it that you are doing something as trivial as training with a wooden post. I do believe that you once said it was for younger and weaker demons only.” The fox was testing my patience.
“Why are you here?” I growled taking a sideways glance towards the fox.
“Just checking on you.” He replied with a chuckle. “It’s getting dark, and we all know what sort of things can happen in the dark.”
“Hn.” I said sheathing my sword before heading back for the castle.
“Be careful my lord.” The fox called as I entered the castle. “The first night is always the worst.” I could hear his stupid chuckle ringing in my ears even as I entered my private quarters.
‘Damn fox underestimating my resolve.’ I thought changing from my usual clothing and armor, which were now soiled from training outside. I went with a pair of black hakama pants and nothing else.
Going to sleep was again out of the question.
While I was almost certain my beast would not attempt a forceful mating, now that it was bonded, it still wasn’t a chance I was willing to risk. The best option for the time being was meditation. I could get some peace and rest without allowing my consciousness to slip.
Despite the meditation, I was painfully aware of Kazuko returning to her room.
“So what are you going to do about the pendant?” The male Ryu-Inu spoke.
“I’ll ask the spirit trainers about the pendant tonight. Maybe tomorrow we can see where this thing leads.” I heard Kazuko responded.
“Shippo seemed excited enough to come with us to the north. I think he liked the thought of being with other foxes.” The one named Katina said.
‘Going north?’ I thought in question. What reason could they have for going north?
“Don’t you think you should tell Sesshomaru that you’re leaving?” Katina commented. “Who knows how long this training could take. We could be gone for years.”
“I don’t see why you have to tell him anything.” I could hear annoyance in Ryo’s voice.
“You’re both right.” Kazuko started with a sigh. “I don’t have to tell him, but it would be the proper thing to do. Katina’s right, we could be gone for years; but I would like to eventually come back here and try to rebuild our village.”
“I still don’t see why we can’t just wait until after we train to tell him.” Ryo’s mumble didn’t go unnoticed.
“Goodnight Ryo.” Kazuko said with a giggle.
“See you in the morning.” Katina said and I could hear her enter her own room.
“Yea, yea, night.” Ryo grumbled and his footsteps lead into his room.
I listened as Kazuko’s footsteps continued down the hall. Her footsteps stopped as her door slid open, but sshe didn’t go in. Instead I heard her footsteps turn before I heard a slight tap at my own door.
‘What could she want?’ I thought opening my eyes and breaking my meditation. “Enter.”
~Kazuko~
“Enter.” Sesshomaru’s voice almost sounded tired as I slid the door open.
Unlike last night I was clear headed and able to take in the sights of the room. It was done in dark red with yellow and silver accents. His cot had a pile of black and silver fur.
“Hey I just want to talk to you about some things the northern general told us.” I said standing in the doorway. He gave a slight nod and I took that as permission to keep going. “We’re going with him to the north to train, in the Ryo-Okami village. The Ryu-Okami clan has already made a pact with our former clan for this to happen. We’d like to come back and rebuild the village after we’ve finished training.”
A low rumbled seemed to tease my ear, it was so low that I almost didn’t pick it up. Once I realized the sound wasn’t my imagination I sought to figure out where the sound came from.
Seeing as there was only one other being in the room I turned attention to Sesshomaru, and sure enough the sound was coming from him. I could see his jaw was a bit clenched and I could guess he was trying to hold in the growl that I could hear.
“Do as you wish.” He said and I inwardly sighed. Again it seemed as if he was making an effort not to breathe around me.
“Koru also gave me this pendant and said it was a sort of guide. I was wondering if you knew anything about it.” I said holding up the pendant.
The western lord finally lifted his gaze to the pendant in my hand. He placed his right palm out slightly towards me and I took that as him saying to let him see. I crossed the room and sat across from him. I gave him the pendant while still taking in the room.
“It’s a guardian’s pendant.” He’s said looking it over. “They are creatures who lived side by side with the Ryu-Inus. There is a shrine for them, but no one knows where it is. It is a secret that was heavily guarded by the Ryu-Inu clan.”
“Hmm, thanks. I guess this will guide us to the shrine. I don’t see what help a shrine will be since they were all wiped out, but…” I trailed off as he handed back the pendant our hands brushed against each other’s.
~No POV~
He had slipped up. Despite his demon nature, like humans, oxygen was vital to his survival. He’d been able to hold his breath for as long as possible, but she had stayed too long. As he went to hand back the pendant, his need to breathe kicked in causing him to release the held breath and take in a deep inhale of the air.
Damn she smelled more intoxicating than anything to have ever drifted into his senses. Those violet eyes met his golden ones and from that moment on the night seemed to drift into a dream.
Her heat was getting to her. The proximity to this male had already affected her in numerous ways, and that was without this new drive that was consuming her body. She felt as if her entire body was burning, and when their hands had brushed against each other’s, he had felt of the cool ice that she needed to quell her inner fire.
He seemed to be getting closer. No, wait, she was getting closer. The space between then was shrinking by the second while gold and violet were locked on each other. Both moved slowly as if knowing that rushing would break the spell that entranced them both.
Their visual connection was lost as both set of eyes were closed, but it was made up by a new physical one. Their lips met in a soft, searching peck, neither sure of their actions.
Once their lips met, their instincts took the lead.
This time he kept his beast restrained, though it was unneeded. Both demon and beast were getting what they had craved.
Her arms came up around his neck to bring him closer and deepen the kiss. He responded with a low growl, his fangs probing her bottom lip seeking entrance. She playfully denied him his request, leading to a slightly more aggressive approach on his side.
He let his arms wrap around her waist and pulled her into his chest, so that she was now in his lap. A small gasp escaped her from his actions, and he took the chance to gain the entrance he had sought. Their tongues danced in a battle of dominance, and she won the upper hand by nipping his slightly with her fangs.
She could feel him. She could feel his desire for her stretching his hakamas and pressed heatedly against her upper thigh. He was ready and she was impatient. While his body was heated, she could feel the fire in her dissipating, almost as if he was absorbing her heat. Both of them knew there was only one way to relieve the burning ache that was coiled deep within.
He was quick. Within a matter of seconds he had pulled away, lifted them both to the pile of furs and began to make quick work of her clothing, with her doing the same. Their claws victimized the clothing to shreds that littered the area around the cot.
He hovered above her. Their eyes trailed over each other’s forms in the dimly lit room. The moonlight placed an unearthly glow on both. Her hand reached up to his chest and began to descend. Both sets of eyes watched the claw-tipped hand trace a teasing trail down. It passed his toned chest, his build abs and flat stomach.
They knew he wanted it. The hand paused just as it reached his throbbing desire. The size of him was daunting. Had she been of clear mind she would have begun to have second thoughts, especially in sight of having such a thing as her first. But she was in the throes of her heat where logic and reasoning where mere afterthoughts.
Instead in a swift, fluid motion, she took it in hand with a stroke of approval.
His head snapped back to hers, a deep bestial growl filling the room. She looked up to see his eyes staring at her, the liquid gold now replaced by a fierce. blazing red. He saw her now changed eyes, the pupils were still a bright violet, but now the whites around the pupils had turned red.
Her grip and strokes were demanding, leaving no room for misinterpretation. He responded by dipping his head so that his fangs could brush the spot where her throat and shoulder met, giving the spot a few light nips, though never breaking the skin.
She pulled him between her thighs. She could feel him smirk against her neck at her impatience, showing that he was merely teasing her. He used one arm to support himself above her while the other traced its way down her form.
The claws at the end of his fingers teased the swollen buds on her chest, and then continued trailing downward. He traced her flat and smooth stomach and abs, all the while able to feel her hidden strength that lay just beneath the surface. He traced the yellow dragon that circled her waist and followed the tail downward. The fingers continued moving, reaching the opening to her purity.
There was no pause or teasing as she had done with him. His body demanded he take her immediately, but he knew it was her first and must be approached with caution.
He couldn’t trust himself if the spell were to break and she were to pull away.
The movement was swift as his fingers dipped into the moist warmth that he craved. Her breath hitched slightly, and he dug in a bit deeper.
He prepared her. His fingers worked to spread her, while simultaneously teasing the demoness beneath him. He withdrew from his nipping of her neck to gaze at her eyes. Her eyes were mostly closed so that just a sliver of red and violet met his red stare.
She growled and he smirked. She knew what he was doing, teasing her in such a way. She’d had enough of the appetizer and was ready for the course. Unable to stand his torture she reached down to pull his fingers from her. Her violet tail wrapped around one of his legs and tugged. Yet still he gave her the same cocky and seductive grin.
“Say it.” He whispered bringing his head down so that his words brushed over her ear, sending shivers down her spine.
“Take me.” She answered back in an equally quiet, yet rushed voice.
He pushed forward so that he was touching but not penetrating.
“I didn’t hear you.” He responded applying slight pressure.
“Take me!” She growled her voice rising and her claws gripping at his back.
His hips pushed and the penetration was quick and deep.
She sucked in, the pain was undeniable.
He paused when he had hilted as the scent of salt assaulted his senses and he felt the claws pierce the skin on his back. He emitted a small rumbling purr to comfort her, while his tongue lapped up the salty water trail that came from the corners of her eyes.
She felt the pain upon initial penetration, but his soothing ways allowed her to adjust. He was patient, and for that she was thankful. It didn’t take long for the pain to subside and her heat to rise again.
He questioned her in the slightest of whimpers. She gave a nod and he began to pull back. His thrusts were slow as he couldn’t bear to think of hurting the one beneath him. Her pain was replaced with ripples of pleasure that grew with each thrust.
Their bodies connected and their desires synced drove the two to a pace that was purely bestial.
Unlike before, her heat was not receding instead it seemed to build. Only this time it was not throughout her entire body but centering in her core and growing in intensity. She felt the muscles tightening to signal her coming release.
He could feel the shift in her body and knew she was close to spilling. He too was close to the edge as he quickened his thrust.
Her release was marked by a snarl ripping from her throat and her elongated fangs sinking into the crook of his neck. Her youkai flared so that the room seemed to vibrate.
His release was so close upon the heels of hers that it could have been mistaken for having happened simultaneously. As her muscles contracted around him and her fangs pierced his flesh he lost himself. The roar that ripped from him jaw was unlike anything ever heard in the western castle. It was capped off as his head dipped and his fangs sank forcefully into the crook of her neck. His youkai flared claiming her as his and only his, the force shaking the castle’s foundation.
Throughout the castle the inhabitants were startled awake from the sudden sounds and flares of youkai. They knew now what was happening, but they knew better than to seek out the cause. Almost all were unaware, for sitting in the castle’s library an old fox grinned to himself.
The two demons fell apart, both panting and covered in a thin veil of sweat. She gave a growl of approval as he heat in her body disappeared, replaced by the dull throbbing of satisfaction. He pulled her to his chest and brought the furs on top of them, a purring growl of possession rumbling in his chest.
His growls lulled her to sleep and he was soon to follow. Neither was aware of the yellow and violet dragon-dog that formed on his neck nor the silver dog that formed on hers.
~Kazuko~
Rays of sunlight hit my eyes stirring me awake. I was lying under something extremely soft and on top of something solid. It wasn’t hard but neither was it soft. It was fleshy like a body.
Wait… it was a body.
For the second day in a row my eyes opened slightly to see the western lord lying in the same cot as mine.
But this time was different.
For one he was under me instead of beside like he had been yesterday. Secondly I was fairly sure, from feel, that neither of us had clothes. As I looked around, I could make out the ripped remains of what we had been wearing the previous day. And finally I felt sore in a way that I remember my sex-ed teacher explaining would happen when one experienced what she called ‘that special time with someone’.
My eyes widened to the point that they felt they were going to pop out of my head.
I looked up at the still asleep dog demon and noticed a yellow and violet dragon-dog sitting on his neck just above two puncture wounds that would have had to be made by fangs.
I felt my neck stinging slightly. Gasping, I summoned a sphere of water to act as a mirror. On my neck I could see a silver dog above two puncture marks.
I dismissed the water as the previous night rushed back to me.
We have a mate. My demon purred as it also came awake.
I couldn’t think of anything to say as my mind reeled with the realization.
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