…From the Ashes the Phoenix Rises
By Danyealle
(FanFiction/Angst)
Chapter 11
Tossing more wood on the dying fire, Sesshomaru then glanced around. They were all asleep as he expected. Everything appeared to be normal. Before settling back down he glanced up in the tree Inuyasha was perched in. Seeing the half-breed was asleep Sesshomaru settled back down next to Kagome.
He and Kagome had only been back for a couple days and he, Sesshomaru, wasn’t at all happy. More than anything, he wanted to be back at the fortress with Kagome. Those last couple of days they had spent there with her were among the best days of his long life. Because he had finally been able to take care of what was needed done he was able to spend more time with her. After that one night of holding her while they slept he wanted more. The more he touched her the more he seemed to want to. The more time he spent alone with her the more he wanted. She was like an addiction.
After that first night of sharing a bed he waited until she had changed into her night clothes then he would go and retrieve her so they could spend the night together. No, nothing happened except for sleep but somehow it felt right and both of them seemed to sleep better. Now, because they were among the rest of the pack again they couldn’t do that and he missed it. No, missed wasn’t the right word… Ached and longed for it was more of an apt description. If that damned half-breed wasn’t there it wouldn’t matter and they could without anyone saying anything but he had no desire to subject Kagome to what he might say or do. Yes, if things progressed as they had been up to this point everyone would find out but to keep things peaceful they would have to be careful so they wouldn’t get caught.
As time slowly crept by the more he wanted to feel her in his arms and close to him grew. Then his beast began to argue that they needed her close. It said he would know if someone would start to wake and would have time to put her down if that was the case. Although he knew he shouldn’t, that the odds of someone seeing them was high, he couldn’t resist it any longer. Quickly, he divested himself of his armor then gently woke her. Putting a finger on her lips, an action that told her to keep quiet, he then slid her into his lap. Holding her close, he kissed her tenderly, “I needed to hold you again.” He told her quietly.
“Good. I was missing it.” She replied softy, wrapping her arms around him.
Resting his cheek on top of her head, he felt contented and soothed. His beast was all but purring again as well. With her so close he felt so much better. Yes, he made sure to scan the camp extra times to keep an eye out for anyone that may start waking but mostly he just held her.
Resting her head in the crook of his neck, she sighed contentedly then let herself slide back into the realm of sleep.
A short while before Kouga was due to take over the watch, Sesshomaru gently woke her.
“Don’t wanna move,” she said sleepily, clinging to him.
“Stroking her hair, he replied, “I don’t want to put you down either. But we are going to be changing the watch shortly and it won’t look good to be seen like this.”
Sighing, she nodded but still clung to him. “I understand.” Of course she understood why they were keeping this secret and making sure that no one found out; Inuyasha. He could, and probably would, make life miserable for everyone if he found out.
“I give you my word that I’ll find a way for us to spend time alone every day.” He told her, looking down into her eyes.
Nodding, she held onto him tightly, not wanting to let go.
Putting a finger under her chin he tilted her head up a bit then captured her mouth with his, kissing her softly. Feeling one of her small hands cup his cheek, he growled softly.
That soft kiss quickly morphed into something far more passionate, leaving both of them clinging tightly to each other, mouths locked.
Eventually, it was Sesshomaru that reluctantly pulled back. Panting heavily, aroused, he looked down at the little priestess to find her in much the same shape he was in. “I will find a way Kagome.” He vowed. Holding her tightly to him he gave her a peck on the cheek then helped her slide back into her sleeping bag.
Taking his hand, she gave it a tight squeeze. Looking up at him, she smiled then burrowed back into her sleeping bag and shut her eyes.
After gazing down at her for a couple minutes, he then put his armor back on then went to wake Kouga.
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The next night Sesshomaru took extra care to make sure that everyone was asleep he quickly shed his armor and put a hand on her shoulder to rouse her.
It didn’t take any more that his soft touch to wake her. Sliding out of her sleeping bag, she crawled into his lap and curled up to him, arms around his neck.
Wrapping his arms around her, he held her as tightly has he dared then kissed her. After he broke it off he just held her close, contented. His beast was the same way, growling softly. Tucking her head under his chin, he rested his cheek on the top of her head, one hand stroking her back. “Kagome…” He said softly.
Giving him a tight squeeze, she sighed happily and let her eyes slide shut.
“You’re mine, you know that don’t you? My Kagome.” He said quietly. Once those words slipped from his mouth he was stunned. He had no idea where it came from but, honestly, he didn’t care. It felt right.
“All yours and only yours.” Was her reply, voice a soft whisper.
At that statement his beast let out a howl of victory and he actually grinned. Nuzzling her head softly he put a finger under her chin and tilted her head back then kissed her again. Then he began to nibble and kiss down her jawline.
Whimpering, her eyes slid shut and her head dropped back, baring her throat to him.
Growling, he leaned down and sucked on the pulse-point her bared throat gave him a view of. He very much doubted that she knew what she had just done baring her throat to him like that. It was a signal of submission to him. Making a mental note, he would explain it to her the next day.
Gasping as she felt his fangs dragged across her sensitive neck, she shivered. Sparks started skittering through out her whole body making her skin prickle. Unable to stop herself, she whimpered softly as a molten heat swirled in her abdomen, giving birth to a deep, persistent throb.
This most certainly wasn’t something that they should continue out in the open like they were but the smell of her arousal was like a drug. Already aroused, the heady musk of hers was like a drug of some kind that drove his arousal upwards exponentially. He had to quit, for now anyway. This most certainly wasn’t the place to do this kind of thing. Breaking the kiss, he rested his cheek back on the top of her head, panting, eyes shut.
Shivering and panting, she clung tightly to him and muttered a soft, “Oh Kami!”
“Indeed.” He said softly. The smell of her arousal was still swirling around him, making him throb and his blood surge. Nuzzling her softly, he growled lustily, “My Kagome!” He all but purred, holding her to him.
“Yes, yours,” she replied, giving him a tight squeeze then murmured, “My Sesshomaru!”
“Yes!” He growled back, still nuzzling her. Of course his beast was all but purring with its tail wagging. She was theirs, she admitted it. His bitch… His Lady… His Kagome… Never again would he allow any one to hurt her, she was his to protect and protect her he would, viciously .
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Laying there in his lap, all curled up, Kagome was shivering. Partially, it was from being more sexually excited than she had ever been in her life but it also came from the admission she made. It felt so good, so right. Indeed she was his, she had been for a while now. No, she couldn’t pinpoint the moment they were ‘together’, not sure if it was the first kiss, the first time he held her or when he came through the well to get her, but it didn’t matter, they were together. She was all his and he was hers.
When she was at the fortress and woke up in his arms the last day they were there she had realized that she loved him in a way she never had anyone else before, including Inuyasha. She had fallen in love with the cold, deadly Killing Perfection. Up until this point she had kept it to herself, afraid of once more being hurt. But now she wasn’t afraid of that anymore. Putting a hand on his cheek, she gently pulled him towards her. Stretching up a bit, she met him halfway then whispered as quietly in his ear as she could. “I love you Sesshomaru.”
Those four softly whispered words made his whole body tingle. Shutting his eyes, feeling his beast purr loudly, he said quietly, “And I you my Kagome.” Yes, he knew it was true. He did love the little priestess, fiercely. At the admission, both to himself and out loud, he felt the part of his heart that had slowly began to thaw when Rin had come into his life warm up even more.
Nuzzling her head into the crook of his neck, she smiled and her eyes shut. Hugging him tightly, she sighed happily