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She Who the Prophecy Foretold	By : SunsetMiko Category: InuYasha > Het - Male/Female > Sessh?maru/Kagome > Sessh?maru/Kagome Views: 29224 -:- Recommendations : 4 -:- Currently Reading : 8
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Chapter 37 – A Miko Belt or ‘Damn it! Put me down!’
Kagome had been walking and picking the herbs on her list for a while and had collected all but one that she couldn’t find. As she walked deeper into the forest, she began to get a bad feeling. Glancing down at her companions, she saw that they both appeared to be scanning the area.
Just when she was about to turn back, she saw the last herb she needed. She forgot all about the increasingly oppressive feeling of danger and rushed over to pick it. As she knelt, she heard a growl. Turning to see why Kazue or Kirara were growling, she came face to face with a seriously ugly boar demon. It looked at her in a way that made her skin crawl and she began backing away slowly. Kazue and Kirara both transformed and stood on either side of her, snarling dangerously.
‘Stay back, Kagome. Let us handle this.’
Kagome nodded slightly while still backing up, trying to put as much distance between the hideous demon and herself as possible.
“Quite a lot of protection for one human woman. Something special, are you?”
“I would go away if I were you. Just go away, leave me alone, and you won’t have to die today.”
The demon merely laughed. “You think these little demon guard dogs of yours are going to stop me? Nothing can stop me. Not with this.” He held out a rather twisted and deformed hoof-like hand that held a tiny tainted jewel shard, glowing black with evil.
‘Kazue, he has a jewel shard. Be careful!’
‘How did I manage to miss that? Why didn’t I feel the jewel shard before?’ Deciding now was not the time for contemplation; she began to slowly reach for her bow, hoping he wouldn’t notice until it was too late.
“I wouldn’t suggest going for the bow and arrows, woman. I’ll have to hurt you before all the fun. While I would still enjoy it, it is much more pleasurable when you struggle.” A shudder ran down her spine as she realized what he intended to do.
“You don’t want to do this. You really don’t want to do this.”
“Oh, I can assure you I most definitely want to do this.” He took a step forward and the growling on either side of her increased in volume. Kagome watched as both Kazue and Kirara readied themselves to pounce and attack the threat. She was worried, though. She didn’t want either of them to get hurt and this demon held a jewel shard, making it much more powerful than it would be otherwise.
'Damn it Sesshoumaru! Where are you when I need you?’ She had barely finished the thought when she sensed strong youki approaching. It had to be him. No one else felt quite so powerful.
Within seconds, the boar was hanging in the air by its throat. “You dare attack one who has been marked by this Sesshoumaru?”
The demon’s eyes widened slightly before he remembered. “I dare. You cannot defeat me. Not now.” He grabbed the clawed hand that held him with both of his hoof-liked ones and tried to pry his fingers loose.
“Is that so?” Sesshoumaru looked the boar straight in the eyes while allowing his poison to enter the youkai’s throat. He attempted to say something, but all that came out was a hissing gurgle as his body dropped to the ground, fully separated from its head by the corrosive poison.
Sesshoumaru dropped the head in distaste and turned to look at the miko. He scanned her from head to toe, checking for any possible injuries. He just started to take a step forward when he was caught off guard by something that pulled him backwards. The demon he had just beheaded had somehow reached up and grabbed a handful of his hair!
“Sesshoumaru! He has a jewel shard! He’s going to keep fighting no matter how many times you kill him until you get the shard away!”
The inu taiyoukai moved so quickly that the now only semi-beheaded boar, whose body had begun to pull back together through the power of the jewel, didn’t have a chance. His arms, legs, and head hit the ground, sliced off by his youki whip. One hand still clung to his hair, cut off at the wrist, and he watched as the pieces moved towards the torso once more.
“Where is the shard?”
Kagome looked carefully. She had lost sight of it during the struggle. “I think it’s still in his hand! Stay still.” Sesshoumaru did as he was told and Kagome pulled an arrow from her quiver, charging it slightly with her powers before she stabbed it into the hand wrapped around silver locks. The hand dissolved, purified, and the rest of the body followed.
The black, tainted jewel shard fell to the forest floor and Kagome knelt to pick it up. It turned a pure pink as she touched it and she let out a sigh of relief before slipping it in the little bottle that hung around her neck, hidden under her shirt. “I can’t believe he thought he could beat you.” She was startled when she found herself pulled into his arm and held tightly to his chest.
“Are you all right, Kagome?” His heart was beating like crazy and his beast was still fighting for freedom. His intended had been attacked and could have been killed.
“I’m fine, Sesshoumaru, just a little shaken up. It’s been a while since I’ve been attacked like that. Sesshoumaru, I’m fine, really.” She barely finished speaking before his lips were on hers, much more aggressively than the last time. The intensity surprised her but was quickly forgotten as she surrendered to the sensations he was creating. She felt his tongue slide across her lips and she opened without a second’s thought, feeling as it brushed her own before continuing on, touching every part of her now open mouth.
He had never been as frightened in all his life as when he felt her fear. Even with Kirara and Kazue with her, she still could have been hurt or even killed. Though the fight had been short, he’d been unable to help himself. He needed reassurance that she really was okay and she gave it to him willingly. The taste of her, the feel of her still present power, her scent, everything about her surrounded him as he continued to kiss her almost desperately. As he calmed, the kiss became gentle, deep and loving, while still full of passion. He pulled back to allow her to breathe, only to continue to kiss her jaw line and down her throat, never loosening his hold on her.
Her hands had risen up during the kiss and were now wrapped tightly in his hair. She had never experienced something so amazing before and, once she finally caught her breath, she spoke again.
“Sesshoumaru? I’m all right. I promise.”
He paused in kissing her throat to answer. “This Sesshoumaru is sorry. I should never have allowed you to go into the forest without me.”
She tugged gently at his hair, pulling his face back until she could see him. “It’s not your fault. It’s no ones fault. I seem to attract trouble, but I’m sure Kazue and Kirara could have handled things if you hadn’t gotten here so quickly. Everything is fine.” She let go of his hair with one hand to touch his cheek gently. “Oh, and by the way, wow!”
He smirked at her. “Wow?”
“Yeah, wow. That was just, wow. That’s the only way I can describe it at the moment. Wow.”
“The children are coming.” Within seconds the clearing was filled with the cries of eight young demons, each asking if she was all right, what happened, and so on.
The demon lord that held her in his arm refused to let her go, so she had to answer from where she stood. “I’m fine. It was just an obnoxious demon with a jewel shard. Your father took care of him.”
Shippo jumped onto her shoulder. “Are you sure you’re okay, Mama? You felt scared.”
“I was scared for a minute. I almost forgot what it felt like to be a demon magnet, but everything is fine. I promise.”
“Sorry it took us so long to get to you. You were a lot further away then we thought. I thought you were going to the village.”
“I did go to the village, Shippo. Kaede needed me to gather some herbs for he and Sesshoumaru wanted to talk to her, so I took Kirara and Kazue with me. He just caught me off guard, is all. I don’t know why I didn’t feel the shard coming.” Shippo snuggled into the side of her neck that was not being occupied by a very tall inu and she reached her arm up and stroked his red hair gently.
She was rather startled when Sesshoumaru lowered his hand to her ass and lifted her off the ground. Her legs wrapped automatically around his waist and moko-moko wrapped around her waist for further support. “Shit, Sesshoumaru!” When he didn’t respond and instead began to walk away, she called back to the pups. “Will one of you grab that basket? And my bow and arrows? I don’t think he’s planning on letting me go anytime soon.”
Hitoshi grinned and Akihiro picked up the bow and quiver of arrows while Yuudai and Isamu knelt and picked up the pile of herbs that had spilled from the basket when she dropped it before they all rushed to follow after her, being carried away by their father. He had been heading back towards the camp, but she ordered him to allow her to give the herbs to Kaede first, so he turned and headed back towards the village.
It was a rather amusing procession, a miko wrapped around an inu taiyoukai who was further wrapped around her, and a small kitsune still sitting on her shoulder. A large inu and a large fire neko trotted along on either side of said demon lord, and seven younger inus followed, one holding a bow nearly as tall as he was and a quiver of arrows, and one of the smallest carrying a basket full of herbs.
Kaede felt them coming and stepped out of her hut, nearly laughing aloud at the sight that greeted her. Kagome tried to explain the awkward position she was in as Isamu handed the elder miko the basket. She had barely finished when her tall demon captor turned again and walked directly to their campsite. Sango, Miroku, and Rin had a much harder time holding in their laughter at the sight that came marching into the clearing. Shippo jumped from her shoulder to Miroku and launched into an explanation while Kirara and Kazue finally transformed into their smaller sizes.
Kagome had expected him to let her down once they arrived, but he didn’t. Instead, he walked straight through the clearing, leaving the rest of the procession behind. Kagome merely sighed in frustration as he continued to walk. He finally arrived at his destination and leapt from the ground straight into a tree. He arranged himself on a wide branch, high off the ground, before his hold loosened slightly.
It was quiet for a while before Kagome got tired of it. “Sesshoumaru? What in the world are we doing in a tree?”
He pulled back, having had his face buried once more in her neck, to look at her. “This Sesshoumaru needed a moment.”
Kagome started to giggle. She could barely talk as her laughter grew with every second as she took in her surroundings. “You needed… a moment?” she giggled. “You needed a moment… in a tree?”
He raised an eyebrow at her near-hysterical laughter. “Perhaps you cannot handle the altitude?”
She smacked his shoulder softly. “Jerk. Now, can you please tell me why we are in a tree?”
He looked at her while contemplating his answer. To be honest, he wasn’t really sure why they were in a tree, only that he had needed some time alone with her to get over the scare he just suffered. Apparently, a tree had seemed rather fitting at the moment, but how could he explain that to her? “I am not certain. I needed to be with you, to make sure you were safe, and this is where we ended up.” The look on her face caused him to chuckle softly, which launched her into a whole new set of the giggles.
She had her face buried in his shoulder as she attempted to stop laughing and catch her breath. When she was fairly sure she could open her mouth without laughing again, she decided to give talking a try. “So… I take it you were worried, then?” He merely looked at her. “Okay, okay. I know, thank you, Captain Obvious.” The strange look he gave her made her lose the battle with her laughter again.
She had been laughing for so long and so hard that she ended up with the hiccups. Sesshoumaru watched with interest as she attempted to get rid of them by holding her breath. It was cute. Her cheeks puffed out and she closed her eyes tightly. He couldn’t help himself and, after removing his hand from its very comfortable location on her ass, he poked her cheek with the pad of his finger, causing the air to rush out. She opened her eyes and attempted to scold him, however a hiccup escaped instead. She gave up trying to talk out loud and instead decided to scold him mentally. It was easier anyway.
‘Sesshoumaru! I was trying to get rid of these damn hiccups! What in the world possessed you to poke me?’ She watched as he smiled at her when she hiccupped once again. ‘Oh, you!’ She leaned in and kissed him. It was slow and passionate, long and deep, and by the time she pulled back for air, she noticed that her hiccups were gone. “Huh. Never knew kissing was a cure for the hiccups. Or maybe it’s just you. So… how long are we going to spend in the tree?”
“Until I am ready to let you go, so it may be a long wait. Perhaps you should have brought a book.”
“Keep it up, Mister, and I might just have to kiss you again.”
“As if this Sesshoumaru would want you to stop? I am sorry to disappoint you, but that is a very poor threat.”
She let out a sigh and settled her head back on his shoulder, his hand now moving gently up and down her back. “You do know that Miroku and Sango will never let me hear the end of this, right? Especially Miroku. The longer we’re gone, the more hentai thoughts he’ll come up with.”
“This Sesshoumaru does not care and neither should you.” They fell silent then and he sat, listening to her heartbeat and breathing, until she fell asleep. He still didn’t want to let her go, but he knew the others would get worried if they stayed gone much longer. He grudgingly dropped to the ground, doing so without jostling the precious package in his hold even a bit. His hand once again held her ass to keep her from sliding down and he walked back into the camp. Miroku went to open his mouth but was stopped by the slayer who put her hand over it before shushing him. No one else attempted to speak. He leapt into the tree his brother had earlier occupied and merely held her, watching as everyone down below ate a silent dinner and settled in for the night.
Sesshoumaru was more comfortable than he had been in a long time. Kagome lay still, breathing deeply, with her head on his right shoulder, her nose touching his throat. Her legs were still wrapped tightly around his waist and her right arm hung around his neck, her left wrapping around his back while his hand rested on her lower back, his legs stretched out in front of him along the branch. Her scent and aura completely surrounded his entire being and he felt amazingly whole, complete, and perfect. She made him feel perfect. He was definitely not looking forward to dawn, but knowing that it would eventually come, he spent every moment just reveling in the feeling. About halfway through the night, he felt her stir and looked down, watching and waiting for her to speak.
“Sesshoumaru?” she whispered.
“Yes, Kagome?”
“Are we still in the tree?”
“Yes, Kagome.”
“Just don’t drop me, okay?” she said before a yawn took over. She snuggled back into him and drifted off, leaving a smiling demon lord to hold her close.
“I wouldn’t dream of it,” he whispered back, knowing she couldn’t hear him. She trusted him so much that she had already gone back to sleep.
Dawn came much too quickly and Sesshoumaru found himself wishing he could pause time to stay the way they were for just a little longer. The sun rose slowly over the horizon and, despite his best attempts to shield her eyes from the light, she once again stirred in his hold.
When Kagome woke, she found herself feeling warm and safe. She turned her head on her pillow, which was rather furrier than she remembered. When she opened her eyes, all she could see was leaves everywhere. She closed her eyes for a moment before opening them to the same thing as before. Slowly, she began to take in her surroundings, realizing her arms and legs were wrapped around something solid and warm, and feeling the hand on her lower back. Suddenly, it all came back to her.
“I’m still in a tree, aren’t I?” She felt him nod. “You need to let me down.” When he didn’t move, she leaned back and looked him in the eyes. “You need to let me down, now.”
“I would rather not.”
She smiled slightly. “Well, that’s just too bad because I have to go to the bathroom.” She watched confusion begin to cloud his eyes. “Ugh, damn. I need to teach you more about my time. I have to pee, all right?” She watched with suspicion as he smiled.
“What if I refuse to let you down?”
“I promise you’re not gonna like it. Now, put me down!” He grudgingly obeyed, dropping to the forest floor. Her legs unwound and he lowered her until her feet touched the ground. He released her with both his hand and his fur and watched with a grin as she ran off into the bushes.
“Where is she going, Father?” Shinji asked, now standing beside his father.
“The miko apparently had a great need for privacy.” Shinji looked up at him with confusion. “Never mind. She will be back in a moment.” He turned and watched as the rest of the current residents of the clearing woke one by one and, a moment later, he felt an arm slip around his waist from behind.
“You’re not very nice, you know,” she whispered into his back. He smiled as she slipped around to rest her face on his chest, her other arm wrapping around him, as well.
“If I am so terrible, then why are you holding me?”
“I don’t know,” she whispered again. “I just don’t know. I’m hungry. Why don’t you make yourself useful and go find us some breakfast.”
“Am I to understand that I am not being ‘useful’ at the moment?”
“Eh, it’s debatable. I’m hungry. Take the boys with you.” She released him before plopping down next to Sango, who was sitting by the fire, and resting her head on her sister’s shoulder. They watched as Sesshoumaru summoned the pups and kit and led them away.
“Where are they going?” Sango asked with a yawn.
“To find us something good for breakfast.” Kagome opened her arms as Rin approached, still rubbing the sandman crusties from her eyes with one hand as the other held a small black dog. Apparently, Kazue had made another friend. Kagome smiled at the sight of the tiny inu cradled in the little girl’s arm. Rin settled in her lap and immediately fell back to sleep, Kazue taking her place at Kagome’s feet.
Miroku managed to sit up and looked at them. “Why, good morning, ladies. It is nice to see you back on the ground, Lady Kagome.”
“I’m not awake enough to deal with you, Monk. Start the fire back up, would ya?” she asked with a half smile that ended in another yawn.
“Still so tired, Kagome? I figured you would have slept like a baby.” Sango grinned. “Or did he keep you up all night?”
“Sango, you are getting just as bad as the monk! I slept just fine. Amazingly well, actually.”
“Hmm. And why was it that he refused to put you down?”
“Boar demon attacked me and had a shard. Sesshoumaru killed it. Apparently, he was worried.”
“So, then, I was right before?”
“Yeah, yeah. You were right. He likes me. Said he and his beast are drawn to me. He makes a great pillow, let me tell ya.”
“So, you have feelings for him, as well, then, Kagome?” Miroku asked while arranging kindling in the barely smoldering fire pit.
“I wasn’t sure before. I thought maybe I did. But when he kissed me yesterday, I thought I died and found my way to heaven. So, yes, Miroku, I believe I do have feelings for him, as well, and you can keep your hentai thoughts to yourself.”
“So, did he ask you yet?"
“Ask me what? Oh, if he could court me? Nope, hasn’t mentioned a thing. He was so sweet the night before last when I had to heal his leg. He tore it open, you know, jumping into the well. I had to heal the whole thing. He tore out the stitches and made it so much worse than it was. Anyway, off topic. Blah. Oh, yeah. He was so sweet. He said he would give me as long as I needed. I said we needed to get to know each other better.”
Miroku smiled at the girls before walking a bit away, also having a need for privacy in the bushes.
“Oh, Sango. I wanted to talk to you about something before Miroku gets back. Sesshoumaru told me that there is a way for you to bond with Kirara if you want, so you can understand her. She already agreed to it. You’d be able to hear her thoughts in your head and you could talk silently to her. Might come in handy in a battle situation.”
“Really? I’ve never heard of that.”
“I don’t think many humans have. Demons don’t bond with humans that often and she couldn’t tell you about it because she couldn’t talk to you. She probably figured you wouldn’t want to anyway, being a demon slayer.”
Sango nodded. “Father probably knew about it and never told me. So, do you know what I have to do?”
“Sure do. I did it with Kazue when Sesshoumaru gave her to me. That’s how she got my mark. Don’t tell anyone though. The less people that know about such a bond, the better. We can do it later today. She said she wanted to bond with me, as well, but I wanted to wait. It’s only right for you to do it first.”
They both fell silent as Miroku returned with some dried leaves and twigs, and watched as he added them to the fire pit. “Would you mind doing the honors, Kirara?” he asked the small cat sitting near the girls. They all watched as Kirara transformed before placing one of her flaming feet next to the kindling. It caught immediately and was a nice warm blaze against the early morning chill in moments. Kirara returned to her tiny form and settled next to Kazue, both lying near the huddle of girls. They all sat watching the flames, no one quite ready to move too much. Instead, they waited for the hunting party to return with their morning meal.
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