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Cherries
By : BlackRavenOfDeath
Category: InuYasha > General
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Chapter 5: Waiting
The next morning, Sesshoumaru was pulled out of his calm slumber when a familiar, yet unwelcome scent wafted across his sensitive nose. Though, at that moment, any scent that woke him up was unwelcome. He shifted his body and buried his nose in the valley of her chest, but the scent still reached his senses and drove the sleep from his mind. He groaned as he slowly opened one eye and looked about the room. Sesshoumcoulcould tell from the light flooding into the room that the sun had recently risen above the horizon to begin it's daily travel across the sky. He knew that he should soon rise from the bed, before his unwanted guests arrived, but didn't want to disturb his or his new mate's rest.
He regrettably moved, using his hand that had remained over his mark on her hip all night to pull her close to his body as he rolled onto his back. He rested his head against the mattress for a moment more while he waited for his mate to wake. He felt her stirring against his side, nuzzling into his chest as she tried to avoid waking. Sesshoumaru smiled as he gently shook her shoulder with the arm she rested on.
"Mate, you need to wake up," he said, his voice tender as he gently shook her awake.
Kagome groaned as she woke up, but not wanting to. As the sleep cleared from her mind, she clearly remembered what had happened the previous night and who it had happened with. She guessed it was his body that she was resting against. At least she didn't regret what she had done. She opened her eyes and looked up at his face, not all that surprised to see him watching her intently. Kagome turned away from his intense golden eyes, closing her own eyes and resting her head on his shoulder.
"Do we have to get up?" Kagome asked, her voice still sounding tired.
Sesshoumaru knew why she was still tired, and regretted waking her. "Unfortunately, yes. There are matters that we must attend to this morning," he told her.
Kagome yawned against his shoulder, her breath gently brushing over his neck. "Like what?" she asked.
"Things," Sesshoumaru replied evasively. "Come, we need to get up," he added as he began to sit up.
Kagome pulled him back down against the bed, not letting him get up. "I don't want to get up until I know why I have to get up so early," she told Sesshoumaru, lifting her head to look him in the eye. "I'd also like to know why you've had your hand on my hip all night," she said as she rested her head against his shoulder again.
Sesshoumaru rolled them over so that his body was pressing hers into the futon and removed his hand from her hip to cup her cheek. He leaned down and kissed her forehead gently before he looked down at her hip where his mark was. Smiling in satisfaction, he once again looked up at her face as she lay under him, staring curiously up at him. "Look for yourself," he told her, moving some of his weight off of her so that she could sit up some.
Kagome sat up and looked down at her hip and was shocked to find an odd mark on her skin. She had seen the same mark a few times around the castle, particularly in Sesshoumaru's library on some of the older books and a few tapestries hanging on the walls. "What is that?" she asked as she traced a finger over the mark. She looked up at Sesshoumaru, waiting for him to answer her.
"It is the crest of my family. Between that and the mark on your neck," Sesshoumaru said, tracing a claw lightly over the mark on her neck, "they let everyone know that you are my mate and no one can dispute it," he explained to her.
"Oh," Kagome said as she looked down at the mark on her hip. She admired the small, delicate white rose being gently held in the powerful jaws of a large white dog that she could only guess was a youkai. She looked back up at him with a smile. "You s hav haven't explained to me why we have to get up so early," she reminded her mate.
Sesshoumaru let a by auy audible sigh pass through his lips, but Kagome heard it just fine. "There are some ... guests on their way here that we must talk with. They will be here shortly and I do not wish for them to linger here any longer than they need be," he explained to her.
Kagome nodded in understanding, not bothering to ask who was coming. She knew she would find out soon enough. She reluctantly allowed Sesshoumaru to roll off of her and out from underneath the covers. She rolled onto her side and watched as he dressed. She watched as Sesshoumaru sat on the edge of the bed, facing her, and beckoned her closer. Kagome smiled at her mate as she crawled closer to him.
"So what am I suppose to wear today?" Kagome asked Sesshoumaru as she moved closer to him.
houmhoumaru pulled his mate into his lap once she had closed the distance between them. "That will be taken care of," he told her. "I have a present for you," he whispered into her ear as he nibbled on her earlobe.
"Oh, and what is that?" she asked as she leaned into his mouth. They had spent the entire night making love, and she was still becoming incredibly horny with him nibbling on her ear.
"You'll see," he told her with a small smile. He quickly stood up, Kagome still held tightly in his arms, causing her to scream in shock. Sesshoumaru quickly silenced her with a kiss as he carried her to the closet. He set Kagome on her feet as he ended the kiss and opened the closet.
Kagome, realizing that she was standing there completely naked, protectively wrapped her arms around her chest. She watched as her mate briefly searched for something among the many shelves that occupied the small room that was the closet. Kagome tried to look over his shoulder, trying to see what he was looking for, but couldn't see anything in the darkness of the closet.
Sesshoumaru quickly found what he was looking for and stepped back into the light of the bedroom, and handed the gift to his mate.
Kagome looked at the bundle in her arms, curious as to what the satin package contained. She looked up at Sesshoumaru, an eyebrow raised in question.
Sesshoumaru kneeled down on the soft rug and motioned for Kagome to do the same. He watched as she kneeled in in front of him, the small soft bundle clutched to her chest. "Open it," he told her after they had sat there for a while in silence.
Kagome looked up at him, startled. She shook her head, clearing the haze that had settled over brain and looked back down at the package nestled in her arms. She untied the knots in the silken cord that held the satin in place and then removed them, placing them in a pile next to her. Kagome pulled the satin covering off of the item and was shocked to see white silk with the same crest embroidered into the material as was now permanently marking her hip.
"What is this?" she asked, looking up at Sesshoumaru, wonder showing in her eyes at the beauty of the object sitting in her lap.
Sesshoumaru smiled at her a bit before he reached forward and gently held the top of the silk in his hands. "This is your gift," he said as he lifted the silk off of her lap, "and something for you to wear," he added as he unfolded the item that was now revealed as a silk kimono, the obi slipping out of the kimono and onto the floor between them.
Kagome gaped at the scene that was embroidered on the fabric of the kimono, realizing the crest was only a small portion of the whole picture. The large inu youkai was standing on a hillside in front of a beautiful sunset. The thread used in the embroidery had been lightly dyed to add slight color to the scene shown on the outfit.
"This is too much," Kagome said as she looked up at Sesshoumaru's face in shock.
"Not for my mate," Sesshoumaru told her as he moved closer to her. "Try it on," he urged from her side.
Kagome lookedat hat him and nodded. She stood up and allowed Sesshoumaru to assist her to slip the kimono on, wrap it tightly around her slender waist, and tie the obi. Kagome watched him as he worked in the mirror, admiring how his arms wrapped around her perfectly. Once the obi was tied, Sesshoumaru let his arms hang around her waist and settled his chin on her shoulder.
Kagome turned herself around in the loop of Sesshoumaru's arms and snaked her arms around his neck. "Thank you," she said quietly as she rested her head against his chest as his chin resumed its place on her shoulder.
Sesshoumaru let himself enjoy the feeling of holding her in his arms for a few moments before the unwelcome scent coming closer drew his mind back to business. "We should go," he said, reluctantly drawing away from his mate.
They separated and Sesshoumaru led the way through the immense castle towards their destination, Kagome quietly following behind with her head lowered, like she knew would be expected of her. They stopped in front of a large oak door with carvings on it of a large inu youkai standing proudly on a hillside overlooking a beautiful creek with sakura trees in full blossom all around a young woman sitting on a rock at the edge of the creek.
Kagome noticed that the youkai was gazing intently at the young woman, the young, HUMAN woman, and that she was staring at his reflection in the water at her knees. Kagome was about to ask about the carving, but Sesshoumaru ushered her into the room that lay beyond the doors before she was able to say anything. He let her stop just inside the doors, giving her a few moments to look around the room.
The room was lit with several candles placed all over the room, bringing a warm, golden glow to the room. There was a low-set, long rectangular shaped table set right of the center of the room, cushions placed all around the mahogany table. There was a screen set behind the head of the table, and to Kagome's astonishment, it had the same scene displayed upon it as was on the large doors she had just entered through. The simplicity of the room's elegance struck Kagome deeply as she continued to look around.
Sesshoumaru gently pushed her until they were both standing behind the screen. He watched with a slight smile as his mate stared around in wonder at her surroundings once again. He very nearly laughed when he heard her stomach rumble in its need for food, but held back the vocalization of his mirth, thinking it unbefitting of his status. He watched the light pink begin to stain her cheeks, thinking of how adorable she looked with the color highlighting her skin.
"Would you like something to eat?" he asked. "I could have a servant bring you something before the guests arrive," he added.
Kagome nodded and was about to walk back to the main part of the room when she remembered that women of nobility were never seen, andallyally sat behind some sort ofcreecreen when their presence was required. That was when she took a closer look at the items behind the screen. There was a small square table made of the same rich mahogany as the larger table in the main room and a large cushion that had been dyed a dark purple that almost looked black in the low light.
Kagome sighed and turned back to sit at the small table, only to be stopped by Sesshoumaru's hand on her shoulder. She stopped her movements; her back turned to him, but didn't move to look at him. She just stood there.
Sesshoumaru stepped up behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist, his lips right next to her ear. "I know you don't like the idea, but I promise you that you won't have to do it very often. If you like, we could even just have meals in our room with Rin," he whispered, his voice soft as he held her close to his chest. He could tell she was still unsure about everything; she was still tense, almost fighting against his hold on her.
"How do you know that I don't like it? Was that in that prophecy of yours, too?" Kagome asked, her voice cold and angry.
"No," Sesshoumaru said simply. "I knew you would not like to sit behind some screen your whole life before I ever even knew you were the one to fulfill the prophecy. I knew that from watching you during the fights with my idiot of a brother," he added, trying to calm her down, his arms never loosening their hold on his mate.
"Oh," Kagome said quietly, relaxing a bit in his arms. "I'm sorry. I just dt lit like the feeling that I don't have control over my own life," she said, her voice barely above a whisper, though she knew he was perfectly able to hear her.
"You do have control. You could have refused to become my mate, or refuse to bare me any pups," Sesshoumaru told her as he rested his chin on her shoulder. "I was told you would be stubborn,� he said with a small smile gracing his lips. "And before you ask, no I did not learn that from the prophecy. Nor from watching you during our encounters. My father told me that. He told me that no woman would ever be able to stand me except for an extremely stubborn one. I guess he was right about that, too," he told her.
Kagome smiled at actually getting the youkai lord to open up to her a bit and then snuggled back into his chest, enjoying the warmth and comfort she found there. She raised her hands and placed them on his forearms and turned her face towards his when a thought suddenly hit her. "What do you mean 'he was right about that, too?'" she asked, trying to see into his eyes in the hopes that she could decipher what he was thinking.
"I'll tell you later," Sesshoumaru said as her stomach grumbled again, effectively ending the moment they were having. "I'll send a servant to get you something to eat," he said, as he released her from the circle of his arms, but stopped momentarily and turned back to her. "What would you like? I'm not exactly familiar with what humans eat," he admitted.
Kagome smiled at him shyly. "Some miso soup and rice will be fine," she said as she sat herself down on the large cushion.
Sesshoumaru nodded and left silently. He returned just as quietly a few moments later to find his mate deep in thought, staring at the screen that separated her from the rest of the room. His attentios drs drawn to the screen she was looking at, noticing the scene shown there before he turned his full attention to his mate. She had yet to notice his presence, or at least acknowledge his presence, and that concerned him. Was she that deep in thought that her mind had yet to acknowledge what her miko powers were no doubt telling her? That a youkai was dangerously close to her. Or did she trust him so completely, so soon?
Sesshoumaru shrugged off the musings of his mind as he quietly approached her. He kneeled behind her on the cushion, his arms going around her waist at the same time that he whispered into her ear. "What are you thinking about?" he asked as he moved from his kneeling position to a cross-legged one, gently pulling her into his lap.
Kagome allowed Sesshoumaru to move her, resting her head against his chest once he had her seated where it would be the most comfortable for both of them. "I was wondering about that scene on the screen," she said, turning her head to look at him. "Who is that?" she asked, looking back at the large white dog on the screen.
"That is my father in a form similar to what you have seen me in before, only a bit smaller. I think I only ever saw him in his truest form once and that was in his very last battle. He never came back from that fight, and I never saw him again," Sesshoumaru told her.
Kagome gasped in shock at what she had heard. "I'm sorry." She fell silent, not knowing what else to say. How could she know what to say to something like that?
Sesshoumaru could sense the sorrow coming from her. "It's alright. He lived a long life, especially for a youkai lord during his time," he said, trying to reassure her and make her feel better.
"Oh," Kagome said, her mouth forming into a small 'o' shape. She decided she wanted to change the subject for the time. "I'm still sorry about him dying," she said to close the subject. "Who is the woman by the creek?" she asked, curious.
Sesshoumaru looked up at the screen again and let his eyes rest on the young woman sitting by the creek. "Her name was Ravu. She was Inuyasha's mother. That scene is suppose to depict their first meeting," he told her. He gently sniffed the air, catching the scent of his mate's food drawing closer.
"You're food will be here soon," Sesshoumaru informed her, placing a soft kiss on her forehead as he sat her back down on the cushion. He stood and went out from behind the screen. He met Jaken and the other servant at the door, directing the other servant, an asura youkai, to serve Kagome where she sat, behind the screen. While she was gone, Sesshoumaru talked with Jaken, giving him instructions for when the guests arrived, as to what he was to do to keep them calm. He knew that one person in particular would be extremely upset when the p gop got there. He only hoped he could avoid a fight at the time.
The female servant came back from serving Kagome her meal, and bowed deeply before she passed by Sesshoumaru, drawing the youkai lord from his thoughts. As she was about to get up and continue about her duties, she was stopped by her master's voice.
"Ainokami," his cold voice called to her. She made no sound and only bowed lower in her acknowledgement of his speaking her name, as was expected of her. "When I am not with Kagome-sama, you are to be with her and act as her personal bodyguard," he ordered her. "Is that understood?" he asked.
"Yes, Sesshoumaru-sama," Ainokami said as she touched her forehead to the floor. She heard the rustle of fabric and rush of air that signaled he had waved his hand in dismissal and stood, her head still bowed as she hurried down the hallway.
"Jaken, notify me as soon as soon as our guests arrive," Sesshoumaru said as he turned to his faithful retainer.
"Yes, milord," Jaken said, bowing as low as his old back would allow him.
Sesshoumaru dismissed Jaken with a wave of his hand and turned back to the screen that currently shielded his mate from his eyes. He walked towards the screen, intending to enjoy the time he had with his mate and possibly eat something. It had been some while since he had actually eaten anything. With that last thought, Sesshoumaru disappeared behind the decorative screen to be with his mate.
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Cherries	By : BlackRavenOfDeath Category: InuYasha > General Views: 3658 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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