#Sesshomaru tattoo idea

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✧ @abbacchiosbelt ― hayley has such great ideas that i just want to pick apart their brain to see how they come up with such splendid thoughts! they're honestly such a fun person, i want to give them all of my love and then some!

personal picks : stuck in a wall with genshin men (reader's just like "oh won't someone come save me? wait... not like that!") , glory and gore with toji (funny story, i didn't know they wrote this and posted the link in a server we share and they were like !!! i wrote that! needless to say i was super embarrassed) , yandere kaeya headcanons (i just think he's neat when he's unhinged) , arranged marriage with diluc (oh nooo what a terrible thing to have to deal with...), and someone great with gojo (gods he walks the line of infuriating/bearable every damn day)

✧ @after-witch ― theo has perfected the art of suspense. her immaculate pacing within her stories always blows my mind, and there has been a few times where i've gone "WHAT!?" while reading some of her works!

personal picks : good as gold (the ending of this! i love the implications sm), wife or death (its always morally correct to make a deal with the devil in one's time of need), alone in the dark with gojo (he's is such a vile pos here... not that i'm complaining!) , a gift with sesshomaru (adore the chance to see sesshy being soft for once), love is the honey with chrollo (honestly reader, same.), welcome home lord scaramouche (the absolute level of bitchiness this man possesses...), glass half full with dazai (him taking advantage of another person's feelings? its more likely than you think!), character development with fyodor (how to gain his approval: read books together), suffrance with chrollo (seeing such a normally calm character snap will never not be satisfying to me), and act of contrition with chrollo (my hand twitched at the end with the physical NEED to slap this man)

✧ @bye-bye-sunbird ― big sis sunnie!!! sunnie is literally a ray of sunshine, she's so sweet and warm-hearted, she always makes me feel so happy when i chat with her! i swear her smile can melt ice and make flowers bloom!

personal picks : necessity with scaramouche (this absolute menace, i hope a bird poops on his precious hat) , yandere diluc soulmate au (diluc refusing to lose the few things that bring him joy, no matter what the cost is, is so delicious) , waltzing with the harbingers (note to self: do not step on their toes) , blaphemous with pantalone (the gods do not exist here in these snowy lands, but don't fret, for pantalone exists in their stead) , and forced marriage with diluc (fuck there's something so sexy about diluc when he snaps...)

✧ @cinnamonest ― lena is a dark content creater / momcon enthusiast / CEO of feral razor / raging kurapikasexual that never misses with her works (did i mention she's got a great sense of humor paired with a big brain?) i love her mei mei series and hope to use her profile template in the future!

personal picks : dad kaeya with his daughter (love all of this series tbh) , the genshin boys' reactions to being slapped in the face (her rankings are always spot on) , genshin boys' dick headcanons (all i can say is yes, this is permanently engraved in my brain) , genshin boys' choice of womb tattoos (sex magic go brr) , dad diluc with his daughter (he'd be such an insistent and possessive father for sure) , moribund with childe (i wonder how many people he'd kill in one go while coming after you. surely he can't go after too many... right? right???) , and crepus with his daughter (thank you lena for always indulging my depraved thoughts!)

honestly everything from her is just so good!

✧ @ddarker-dreams ― lock's mastery of the english language is always a sight to behold! she seamlessly connects minute details from the original work (anime / manga / show / etc. ) or even from some of her own works into her writings, sometimes with no one noticing! scarlet bindings with diluc has a few different references (most of which are obvious) ! she's also a giant sweetheart who i absolutely adore bouncing off ideas with, and wrote cold to the touch with kaeya for me!

personal picks : tempting fate with scaramouche (lil sadistic gremlin will get what's coming for him... eventually) , "your body won't lie to me" with chrollo (he's such a bastard here, i love it) , yandere tartaglia with a fatui recruit darling headcanons (the chilling realization that reader is stuck with him as a superior...) , break a leg with gojo (his insufferableness bleeds through the words here) , the snowstorm with childe (imagining the bloodthirsty look in his eyes as he's coming after reader is just hngh...) , entanglement with kafka (she really is both the unstoppable force and the unmovable object) , smoking gun with johan (the realization johan has after speaking to reader is so good... i could feel the heaviness in the air) , loaded question with arlecchino (i always did believe that she's the type to play with her lover in more way than one...) , aftertaste with kaeya and diluc (never a good time with both of them, that's for sure) , in your eyes with izaya (gaining his attention never ends well, does it?) , exodus with chrollo (ngl, chrollo you're looking real smackable right now) , entrenched with kaeya (the audacity of this man never ceases to astound me) , comfortably numb with chrollo (what is numbness if not acceptance? what is ideation if not desire?) , quid pro quo with chrollo (going to be completely honest this piece lives in my mind rent-free) , and hell within reach (this series has such a special place in my heart, i love lady avalor sm)

not gonna lie, you could probably read any of her works and leave full and happy (or binge them all for a good time!)

(fun fact: lock was the first person i followed, and is one of my biggest inspirations for writing, which is why i like to call her the goddess of yanderes, suspense, and horror)

✧ @dear-yandere ― vanny (or as i like to call her, the yandere queen or queen of yanderes) is another one of the great yandere writers of tumblr! she's also the owner of a big heart (honestly i think she possesses enough love to fill a few blue whale hearts) and is such a compassionate person, whose writing (and artwork) is top tier!

personal picks : diluc's crush dating kaeya (a jealous yandere diluc is always a good pick! ) , acquiescence with pierro (oh yeah, love this old man so much) , little dove with columbina (she's so hauntingly beautiful and also frighteningly eerie) , vladimir (league of legends) at a bar with his darling (can i bite him back? please???) , shuu sakamaki being slightly tsundere + mean (he says he's not looking out for a walking blood bag, he's just upholding his father's rule (like he ever cared about it in the first place)), hisoka being his usual perverted + creepy self (ugh he's so hot like that though) , mafia boss dazai osamu drugging his darling (mafia dazai just hits different) , memento mori (chillingly ironic since it's starring mori ougai) , and little lover (shared harbinger darling) , honestly another writer where you just can't go wrong with any of her works

✧ @hypnoswrites ― their way of crafting stories is like a master painter. each line is a brushstroke and every word brings a new color to the piece. by the time i've reached the last sentence, my jaw is on the floor, my eyes are wide, and i have to take a moment to compose myself (in a good way!) after reading.

personal picks : nightly visit with astarion (fuck he's insufferable like this and im all for it) , quality time with shalnark (the only words i have is oh fuck, he's so manipulative with a soulmate) , heard through the grapevine with shalnark (all i can say is holy shit. i love reader's nen in this and the pacing is exquisite!) , spider cave with chrollo (the utter despair of knowing that everything you did was for naught is such a bitter taste and i gulp it down like the sweetest honey) , to prove oneself with hisoka (fuck yeah reader get his ass!) , and dissonance with demiurge (anti-magic runes? engraved in the walls. hidden listening device? secretly planted. hotel? nazarick.)

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omg val your eye makeup is amazing!

not sure if you’ve talked about this before but your tattoos?! they look so pretty can we see them more and can we please talk about them?! ❤️

Hi anon babes!!! Ahhh thank you. Years of practice I love creating new eyes looks all the time! I thank my scene/emo days really got me into make up!🥰🥰🥰🥰

Yes I have :3 I have three new additions as well! they are large pieces then three smaller ones! I have a full half sleeve. Partial half sleeves and both sides front upper arms. On my left forearm is whitebeard from one piece. Upper left is some skulls and roses. On my right Lower forearm is Marco the phoenix(my husband), kingdom heart kairi’s poem and a heartless! And on the up arm is the ancient magus bride tattoo!!! I have Mikey’s hanafuda fan on the back of my neck and hanma’s sin and punishment on both arms. I only go to one tattoo artist and he does amazing work! He has made and appearance on my blog before! My next session I’m planning on getting Sesshomaru from Inuyasha then another Tokyo Revengers tattoo idea !

[experimentalcolortheorist]

My Sesshomaru inspired piece on Procreate

[spirits-n-giggles]

SessRin Tattoo Ideas?

I need some help. I want to have a sessrin tattoo, but I'm not too sure how. I don't want their faces, but rather something that represents them. I have a feeling that I might be able to find something of significance as Yashahime goes on, but my friends and I decided to all get Inuyasha tattoos and I am designing them.

Friend #1 is an Inuyasha and Kagome shipper and her tattoo is an arrow flying with the bead of subjugation wrapped around it.

Friend #2 is a Miroku and Sango shipper and her tattoo is a gorgeous image of Sango's hiraikotsu and Miroku's staff.

As a SessRin shipper I'm not sure what I can use. Any ideas? 🤔

These were a few examples that I had, but I'm not 100% on

[feudalconnection]

Nominations Q3 2021 Update

For those who are unable to view the current nomination list on their phone apps, we wanted to provide a list of all the nominations received to date! Nominations included under the cut!

 FANFICTION NOMINATIONS

Best Action

“Portal Between Worlds” by @neutronstarchild “What a Knock Out” by @opal-lines “Million Dollar Man” by @inussunflower “At the End of the World” by @noyourenotreal “Calamity Tempest-Miko’s Melody” by @forgettable-fox

Best AU/AR (FULL)

“First Impressions” by @mamabearcat “Holding Out for a Hero” by @lavendertwilight89 “Hit the Like Button” by @omgitscharlie “Gold Diggers” by @roseheartwhitefox “The Deception” by @fandomobsessions016 “Underneath the Northern Lights” by @lostinfantasyworlds “A New Leash on Life” by @forgettable-fox “Little Gifts” by @fawn-eyed-girl “The Tears of Marie-Antoinette” by Vilbern (Ao3) "Only Human" by @effinsusie

Best Canon

“You’re Still Here” by @ruddcatha “A Stolen Kiss” by @sapphirestarxx “Last One Standing” by @lazy8blog "The Lover's Tree" by @lostinfantasyworlds

Best Angst

“Duality of Man” by @fawn-eyed-girl and @ruddcatha “Million Dollar Man” by @inussunflower “The Deception” by @fandomobsessions016 “Crusade Against the Moon” by @lady-agni “A Wish Upon a Blue Moon” by Harlecorn (Ao3) “Barren” by @skyelara "SessKagu Week Day Six: Future (White)" by @savethelastdan "The Last Time" by @goshinote

Best Dark

“Underworld” by @S3nie “In my Pulse, There is Only You” by @cannibalsforbreakfast/Laeoukka (Ao3) “Clock Wise” by @mrfeenysmustache/ashmish111 (Ao3) "No Such Thing as Happily Ever After" by @lazy8blog

Best Drama

“To Sleep Perchance to Dream” by @dawnrider “You Rescued Me” by @keichanz “I Love the Flaws You Try to Hide” by @cannibalsforbreakfast/Laeoukka (Ao3) “A Worthy Sacrifice” by @lemonlushff “Clock Wise” by @mrfeenysmustache/ashmish111 (Ao3)

Best Humor/Parody

“Hanyous Horrendous Harem” by @alannada “What’s Eating You?” by @superpixie42 “Pound Puppy” by @roseheartwhitefox “A Little Early” by Echohuntress (Ao3) “The Baking Perfection” by Monomyth (Ao3)

Best NSFW

“Mating Fever” by @clearwillow/Brigidthefae (Ao3) “Hit the Like Button” by @omgitscharlie “A Worthy Sacrifice” by @lemonlushff “Make Me” by @keichanz “May(be) Mine” by @fandomobsessions016 “Like a Bird in a Gilded Cage” by @loveyou-x3000 “Snake Charmer” by @mythicamagic “Strawberry Moon in Summer” by @drosselmeyerwrites/Drosselmeyer (Ao3) “Heavy Petting” by @intoevernightfanfic/Into_evernight (Ao3)

Best One-Shot

“Got No Idea” by @witchygirl99 “Let Me Love You” by @lavendertwilight89 “Ramen” by @writemydaydreams “Loving Him was Red” by @born-for-eachother/born4eachother (Ao3) “Heavy Petting” by @intoevernightfanfic/Into_evernight (Ao3) “It’s All Downhill From Here” by vixxelle (Ao3) "Transcending" by @sassybratt9791 "Into Forever" by @kiwi-witch

Best Character Portrayal

“Portal Between Worlds” (Kagura) by @neutronstarchild “Lost and Found” (Miroku) by @skyelara “Just the Girl” (Miroku) by @smmahamazing “You Beat the Devil’s Tattoo” (Miroku) by Lutelyre (Ao3) “The Call” (Inuyasha) by KityKatzrq (Ao3) “Lessons in Parenting” (Sesshomaru) by @sagemcmae

Best Romance

“Little Gifts” by @fawn-eyed-girl “I Choose You” by @sapphirestarxx “May(be) Mine” by @fandomobsessions016 “Stuck in the Rain” by @cstorm86 “Under the Northern Lights” by @lostinfantasyworlds “Nighthawk” by @deadlyglacier “It’s All Downhill From Here” by vixxelle (Ao3) “Hawk” by @deadlyglacier

Best Serial

“Trouble Brewing for InuKag Week” by @neutronstarchild and @witchygirl99 “Hit the Like Button Universe” by @omgitscharlie “Cowboy Blues” by @smmahamazing “Something Blue” by @mythicamagic “A Collection of Drabbles” by thetroll (Ao3)

Best Ficlet

“If I Kissed You” by @lemonlushff “The bet” by @loveyou-x3000 “Snuggle” by @mamabearcat “Weekly Specials” by @soliska/evilillusions (Ao3)

Best Canon Divergence

“Forest Spirit” by @alannada “Mating Fever” by @clearwillow/Brigidthefae (Ao3) “Little Marvels” by @dawnrider “Nighthawk” by @deadlyglacier "Ones True Bond" by JeremyMarsh (Ao3) "Sastruga" by @kiwi-witch "Dreaming On" by @ladygoshawk

Best LGBTQ+

“From the Heart - and the Wrapping Company” by @clearwillow/brigidthefae (Ao3) Like a Bird in a Gilded Cage” by @loveyou-x3000 “Frost Thaw: Lessons in Drowning” by @gaykagome

Best Non-Canon Pairing

“Duality of Man” by @fawn-eyed-girl and @ruddcatha “Friends with Financial Benefits” by @pointyobjects “Now & Then” by @sagemcmae “Hawk” by @deadlyglacier

Best Completed

“Celebration” by @superpixie42 “A Matter of Pride” by thetroll (Ao3) “At the End of the World” by @noyourenotreal “Times Change” by @shastuhh

FANART NOMINATIONS

Best Action

“Battle Couple” by @ruikamo “Untitled” by @niirasri “Battle Couple” by @hopidoodle “Untitled (Kagome)” by @gojosassisedible

Best AU/AR

“White Future” by @zingstoreart “Untitled” by @wolfcry77 “Star-Crossed” by @noether3 “Right Wrong Number” by @nartistadigital “Yakuza Sesskagu” by @stillunderyourbed “Free Willy (colored version)” by @wulfintheforest “Inuyasha Pride Month 2020, Day 14 - Sesshomaru” by @inukouga

Best Canon

“Rin’s Song” by @by-saiyuri “MirSan Family” by @gingerfoxart “Hold On” by @kalcia “Eezy Brezy Beautiful” by @superduperstitionss “Blessed” by @otaku-108 “Untitled” by @caroltaisho

Best Angst

“I wanted to protect her forever” by @artofalynn “Be still, my heart” by @elevenharbor “Please Stay” by @usagikay “Butterfly Effect (Moroha)” by @nikelaos87 “Stronger Together” by @dreaming-of-soup “Spirited Soulmates” by @mickisketch “Art-Inuspiration (untitled)” by @kirrtash “Prisoner” by @angel_Kagomex (Twitter) "Untitled" by @lostlunaticprincess

Best Dark

“Looks that could kill” (Kikyou) by @poroverso “What is this? Thorne did another Demon Inu” by @thornedraven “Heartless” by @ge--yo “Three of Swords” by @infernally-inked “Untitled (Image #30, Sesshomaru and Human Inuyasha)” by PONG (pixiv) "Untitled" by @lostlunaticprincess

Best Humor/Parody

“You’re Welcome” by @starzie-sky “Crunch” by @clementinesgulag “Drunk Aunt Naraku” by @zingstore “Moroha No” by @superduperstitionss “Patience is a Virtue” IMAGE NSFW by @cookieasylum 

Best Kiss

“Double Shot of Heaven (first one)” by @clementinesgulag “MirSan by Firelight” by @noether3 “otome sesskagu” by @stillunderyourbed “Kiss Kiss Fall in Love” by @cookieasylum “Untitled” by mykids__godmom (Twitter)

Best Character

“Sins of Houshi-Sama” by @medova-art “Galaxy Inuyasha” by @kalcia “Human Shiori” by @zeirahh “Riku” by @dis-gruntled-art “Untitled” by beruna13 (Twitter)

Best Duo/Pairing

“SessKag” by @rannyunny “KimiIzayoi” by @thunderpot “Not Just a Sweater” by @mickisketch “Dance Crew AU” by @opal-lines “Cringe ass demon baby” by @tmetta “Untilted SessKag Piece” by @meldrymoon “Untitled” by @gingerfoxart

Best NSFW

“Hold On” by @kalcia “The Night We Never Thought Would Happen” by @otaku-108 “More like “In-Your-Showa”“ by @thelovelysinner ”Rock Bottom“ by @thornedraven ”SessKag NSFW“ by @sayuri-watanabe “Take 2” by @kingalistair-theirin

Best Romance

”Marriage“ by @ruikamo ”Untitled“ by @sofidoodles-blog ”Hands“ by @nartistadigital ”If they had more time“ by @alum131 ”SessKag Mummy AU“ by @kingalistair-theirin

Best LGBTQ+

”KagKik“ by @gravity-what ”KaguKik“ by @magnoliajades ”Fila Crop Hoodies“ by @jostafar

Best Group Depiction

”Glimpse of the Past“ by @momorhea ”The Laundromat“ by @kirrtash ”Modern AU“ by @sweepingtree ”SessKaguWeek Day 3: Blue“ by @raoscometh “Fluffy InuKag Family Sketches” by @itsluuart

Best Doujinshi

”Promise“ by @keks-creations ”SessKagu Week: Day Four-Pink (Infatuation)“ by @sweepingtree ”Untitled“ by @heavenin--hell ”SessKaguWeek Day 6: White“ by @raoscometh

Best Non-Canon Pairing

”The Wind Kissing the Moon (bottom one)“ by @tiimhat/haitchu ”Hellfire“ by @hopidoodle ”The Daiyokai and the Witch“ by @sayuri-watanabe ”Untitled“ by @magnoliajades ”SessKag Hurt Comfort Comic Part 2“ by @elevenharbor

Best Redraw

”Firsts“ by @kaorimizunya ”Inu No Taisho“ by @heavenin--hell ”Kagome from Fateful Night in Togenkyo“ by @dreaming-of-soup ”Inuyasha & Kagome Screencap Redraw“ by @midiatamente “Untitled (Kagura, the first image)” by @wanfnag2017 "Untitled Naraku Redraw" by @dis-gruntled-art

Best Overall

”Moroha“ by @juney-chan ”The Fae Tree“ by @thunderpot ”Promise“ by Hora_K (Twitter) "Two Idiots" by @inesmbravo

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Secret

Notes: Written for SessKag Monthly Prompts.

September’s prompt: Secret

Dedicated to @superpixie42 for having this adorable idea in the first place!

And please note that I know very little about how the school system in Japan works. The event they are attending in this fic is based on an American public school concept of Meet the Teacher/Open House where parents can see what their kids are doing in the classroom and talk with their teachers. I don’t know if they do this in Japan. Roll with it lol

Summary: A small hanyo learns a big lesson at his father’s expense.

Also read on: AO3

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Sesshomaru straightened his shoulders and walked forward with intention, his stride sure, his purpose strong, mind set to the task before him.

Meet the teacher.

A very strange, very modern concept, if you asked him, but he had been told was of the utmost importance, even if he didn’t really “get it.”

When he’d been a pup his tutors showed up to his castle home and took turns in the lesson room teaching him all of the things it had been decided he would need to know as future ruler of the land, supplemented by a rigorous training regimen.

It was how his older children had learned as well, though thanks to Kagome’s knowledge of the future, they weren’t training to be rulers, so their educational topics had been much more varied.

Things had certainly changed.

He watched their youngest son walk solemnly through the grey hallway, the walls plastered with finger-paintings, scribbly drawings, angular cut outs and messy attempts at penmanship.

It was very foreign to him, what children were taught now, but his son seemed to love going every day.

He remembered hating having to sit through lessons and tutoring sessions.

Kagome’s eyes darted all around as she took everything in.

He’d been very surprised how nervous she’d been for him to start school earlier that season. He was their 8th child, after all, and she’d already watched the others learn and grow and go into the world, but she was antsy now to meet his teacher and see what he’d been doing in class.

He kind of found the whole thing rather silly, if he was honest, but his son was proud and it meant something to his wife, so here he was.

The door to the classroom they needed to go into was plastered with a giant paper daisy with all the students names, one to a petal, which Kagome cooed over, and when they entered, the teacher lit up in greeting, sweeping over to ruffle his son’s white hair.

He tensed for a moment, but the cloaking spell seemed to be doing its job as she hadn’t felt the soft puppy ears it was hiding on the top of his head.

She introduced herself, told them what a joy their son was, and showed them around the displays of artwork and worksheets.

All was well until they got to a set of assignments done specifically for the parents coming that night, a cute, handwritten list of each student’s favorite thing about their guardians, covered in stickers and glitter and glue.

On his son’s, he loved his mother’s smile, her smell, the way she cooked his favorite food, the way she told stories. For his father he loved-

“Dad I wrote about the stripes on your bu-“

He quickly covered the boy’s mouth, his eyes blowing wide as he looked from his son to the paper hanging on the wall, the handwriting shaky but large.

Kagome covered her own mouth to stifle a laugh, and the teacher blushed a bright red.

“I tried to gently encourage him to write something else, but I’m afraid he heard some of his classmates talking about the tattoos their parents have, and he would not be outdone by them. He insisted on keeping it.”

He glared down into big blue eyes blinking innocently up at him and sighed, kneeling in front of the small boy and placed firm hands on his shoulders.

“Akio, some things are secret.”

“But dad, you said our heritage is nothing to be ashamed of.”

“Shame and secrecy are not synonymous.”

“Synonoomis?” He asked, tilting his head in that adorable way that always made Kagome squeal.

“It means ‘the same.’”

“Not symnominus. Not the same. Shame and secrecy are not the same.”

His little brow furrowed and he looked at the ground as he processed, and Sesshomaru felt his face soften.

“Very good son.”

“It’s very common for children his age to not understand personal boundaries. You wouldn’t believe some of the things I hear from my students! Tattoos in very private areas don’t even make the list I’m afraid!” His teacher added, expertly soothing over the tension as she pulled out a small sculpture of a dog Akio had made with bright green clay, one with a crudely carved crescent moon on his brow.

With a small grin of pride, Sesshomaru placed his hand atop his smallest pup’s head, eyes glowing when a pleased blush bloomed on his rounded cheeks.

His son was proud of where he came from, proud of the inu blood that flowed through his veins, even if it no longer came with titles and expectations.

His way of showing it was, perhaps, a little embarrassing.

But he wouldn’t fault him for that.

[omegaversehellscape]

Do you have any anime you like to headcanon into Omegaverse?

I always say I’m not into anime but I do have an inuyasha tattoo so… do with that what you will.

A lot of the anime I watch are high school anime so obviously to preface any hc I state is completely nonsexual. The rest of my blog is generally nonsexual with hints to things that would make things like pg13 ? So obviously keep that in mind.

My favourite anime are fruits basket, inuyasha, Ranma 1/2, monthly girls nozaki, maid sama, and haikyuu and BNHA as honourable mentions.

I think fruits basket omegaverse would be very interesting ! It would add a huge layer to the story.

Inuyasha also would be interesting omegaverse because Kagome coming from the future would have different cultural views than her friends and seeing that play out would be interesting. Especially with the demons! Would the demons view dynamics different?

I don’t wanna info dump but you did ask … so

Fruba dynamics:

Tohru- omega

Kyo- alpha

Yuki- alpha

Shigure- omega

Hatori- beta

Ayame- alpha

Hanajima- alpha

Uotani- beta

Inuyasha dynamics:

Inuyasha- alpha

Kagome- omega

Sango- beta

Miroku- beta

Shippo- alpha

Sesshomaru- alpha

Rin- omega

Kikyo- alpha/beta after resurrected ? I have a whole idea about her resurrection

Maid Sama:

Nothing else matters except that Misa and Usui are an Alpha/Alpha couple.

I have a million more thoughts but I don’t wanna get too long for an answer.

[lunarsaga]

EPISODE 5: The Band of Seven, Resurrected

WELCOME TO EPISODE 5! So far, episode 6 is up on my Patreon already, and episode 7 is in progress. Support me on Patreon to see stuff first!

IMPORTANT: I am starting to integrate the art into the story a little differently! Instead of just visualizing a moment in the scene, the image will replace the lines it's depicting. It'll work more like a hybrid graphic novel, that way it'll flow better. (So don't skip over the art, read it like you would a western comic!)

Reminder: [Dialogue like this is English!]

EPISODE 5, LESSGO! ☆*:.｡.o(≧▽≦)o.｡.:*☆

It was a bit of a long flight between the bone-eater’s well and the spot where Luna last left her sister and her friends.

They were still headed northeast, still trying to find Naraku. But Luna’s supply of ammunition only lasted so long, and she decided she probably needed more medical supplies if they were all gonna make it past this war with Naraku. So she’d gone back to the modern era for a few days, and called Alice to get her connections with other Hunters in Japan—so Luna could make more Sacred Salt rounds without having to explain to international customs why she was getting a bunch of empty shotgun shells, non-native herbs, and a few other assorted (weird) things she needed.

So she’d gone home for a few days. Thankfully, she didn’t have to walk; Airisu (who still objected to Luna calling her ‘Alice’, but agreed to the simple nickname ‘Ai’) in full demon form could fly pretty fast, but she ran out of steam after about an hour. It took them a full day (including rest time) to get back to the village, and the same on the way back.

But before they joined back up with their friends, Luna had a stop to make.

It ain’t hard to miss, she thought snarkily, he’s like a damn homing beacon.

Finally, among all the green of the forests, she spotted a speck of white. Easy. “There they are!”

Ai set them down just behind the little group of travelers—Rin, the little imp Jaken, the big horse-dragon (Ah-Un, Luna believed?), and heading the line was, of course, Lord Fussy Britches himself. Rin spotted them before they touched down, and greeted delightfully:

“Miss Luna!”

The Hunter’s arrival brought the others to a halt, and for some reason, Luna found a very smug satisfaction in the incredibly irritated, over-the-shoulder side eye she got from Sesshomaru. But she paid him no mind; she was here for Rin.

Luna held out her hand, unfolding her fingers to reveal three beautiful pearls, strung on a little leather cord. Each of them glinted with an odd pink sheen and were warm to the touch; anyone with any sort of spiritual senses might’ve picked up on the soft energy radiating from them.

Luna tied the cord tightly at the ends and moved to slip it over the little girl’s head.

“As if she would ever need such a ridiculous thing!”

Luna swore one of these days, she was gonna drop kick that little frog. “Look, dude—”

“It’s Jaken, insolent human!”

“—I’m just looking out for her. No need to burst a blood vessel.”

“What is she to you?”

Luna was actually shocked to be addressed by Sesshomaru himself. He was still giving her the side eye, but there was less irritation and more of… something Luna couldn’t place. Maybe she was flirting with death, but she couldn’t resist.

She stood tall, chin high, and responded: “What is she to you?”

There was the anger: contained, but frigid and harsh as the Arctic behind those amber eyes. Sesshomaru did not answer her, but Jaken sure did.

“How dare you, human! Your nerve is surpassed only by your stupidity to speak to Lord Sesshomaru that way! Surely you wish for death!”

Only sometimes. “Can it, Kermit!” She snapped at him, “I ask because he’s always leaving her alone, with nothing but you to protect her! You, who are half her size and don’t have much in the way of defense!” She moved her challenging gaze to Sesshomaru again, steadfast. “So I ask again, what is she to you, if you leave her with barely any protection so often? Because to me, she’s a friend and I care about her, so I brought her these as a last resort option, in case you’re not around and she needs help.”

There it was, that unreadable expression again. Sesshomaru was definitely incomparable at hiding his true emotions—something Luna could absolutely not stand. Tense silence hung in the air for a moment, before Luna shrugged, holding her hands up.

“Hey, think of it this way,” She said, trying a sly little smile, “You’re a busy guy. It’s one less thing you have to worry about. And if she never needs them, at least it’s a pretty necklace.”

Man, this guy was good at keeping quiet. But now, the icy glare was gone. Luna swore she could see just the tiniest arc of a silver eyebrow before the demon turned back around on the path they’d all been heading.

“Jaken, let’s go.”

Flabbergasted, Jaken tripped over himself trying to follow. “Y-yes milord!”

Grinning, Luna got back down to Rin’s level. “You take care, okay kid?”

“I will! And thank you so much for these— I don’t think I’ll need them because Lord Sesshomaru always comes to save me, but I’ll wear them anyway!”

“That’s all I ask,” This little angel was definitely gonna need it at some point. “But if you do need me, I’ll always be there for you, okay? I promise.”

The smile on Rin’s face could’ve melted the ice caps. “Thank you.”

Luna stopped her as she started to leave. “Hold on, one more thing. Each one only works once before it shatters, so you gotta save them for when you’re really in trouble, okay?”

“Okay, I will! Bye, Miss Luna!” Rin grinned, waving at her friend before hurrying after the demons.

Luna chuckled, turning back to Ai for a second before something occurred to her. “Hey, Sesshomaru!”

He didn’t turn to look at her this time, but he did pause in his walking.

Good enough. “I heard there was something going down in the Northeast—direction of the Ox and Tiger. Something to do with Naraku. Thought you might like to know.” She didn’t wait to see if he heard or registered what she said; she just hopped back on Ai’s back, and the two of them took off.

“I hope you know conflating bravery with stupid pride is more than likely to get you killed one of these days.” Ai said as she lifted into the sky.

“Oh most definitely,” Luna laughed. “But as much of a pompous man-child as he is, you can tell he cares for that girl more than he’s willing to admit.”

“That may be, but he’ll definitely kill you if you keep disrespecting him.”

“That’s a risk I’m willing to take, for Rin’s sake.” Luna’s voice was soft, carried off by the wind. “That little angel’s been through enough, she deserves someone in her corner.”

~    ~    ~

Finally catching sight of their friends again was a bit of a relief for both Luna and Ai. It had been a long couple of days, going all the way home and coming back. Part of Luna hoped they’d get just a little bit of rest before whatever shit hit the fan next, but another part knew the odds on that were pretty low. Still, it was nice to be back.

Kagome was the first to spot them as they flew in. “It’s Luna!”

“Luna’s back!” Shippo proclaimed joyfully.

“Hey, y’all,” Luna greeted as Ai touched down. She hopped off the demon’s back as her friends offered their greetings. “What’d I miss?” She asked.

Miroku was the one to answer. “Quite a lot. It seems that we may encounter a new enemy: the local villagers recently informed us of a group of mercenaries called the Band of Seven. The villagers believe these ruthless killers may have been brought back from the dead.”

With a grin on her face, Luna shrugged at the idea. “Undead mercs, huh? Nothin’ we can’t handle.” She held up her fist for her sister to bump it, and as Ai changed back to her human form, Luna noticed their little group was smaller than it should’ve been. “Where’s Sango?”

Kagome bumped fists with her sister, smiling at Luna’s nonchalant comment. “She went off with Kilala. I sensed a Jewel Shard nearby earlier… so I think she may have gone to look for Kohaku.”

Luna didn’t have time to respond. Off in the distance, she heard the distinctive echo of a sound she was all too familiar with.

Inuyasha hopped up onto a tree limb, hoping to get a look at what was happening. He couldn’t see it, but he sure as hell could smell it. “And it ain’t from just a handful of people, either.”

So much for a second to rest, Luna chuckled to herself as she tightened the straps on her backpack and immediately kicked into gear. “What’re we waiting for, then?”

And off they were, charging headlong into danger as always. Luna could sense something was up; more so than usual. The stench of blood was never a good sign in the first place, but there was something else setting off warning bells. Something she couldn’t put a finger on.

The smell got stronger and stronger, until… they reached its source. Despite the amount of nasty shit she’d seen in her ten years of hunting supernatural monsters, there were some things that still turned her stomach, and seeing a single human being standing in a veritable ring of blood and gore was definitely one of them. His black hair was pulled into a twist; his lips were painted red, he had blue tattoos like tear tracks under each eye, and one side of his kimono was tucked up under his belt. The dude was just squatting in the middle of the carnage, eyeballing the barrel of a matchlock gun like it was his first time seeing one (which, hell, it might be, she thought to herself; in this time, they would’ve only recently been invented). He seemed completely unbothered by the dozen and a half bodies of freshly murdered warriors and their horses surrounding him.

Inuyasha was the one to get to the scene just ahead of the others, calling back over his shoulder: “Stay back! Don’t come over here!”

Instinctively, Luna remained in front of her sister, her arm out to try and block her view. Her stomach was churning, and her hand was poised to pull her gun if needed. No way this guy could be human… right?

“Did… that one person do all this?” Kagome’s voice was a shocked whisper.

It was then that the guy in the middle noticed them. He stood, his sword over his shoulder and his head cocked slightly to the side.

“Are you the one I’ve been looking for?” He asked, a grin on his face as he shielded his eyes from the sun. “Are you Inuyasha?!”

“Got a bad feeling about this.” Luna mumbled, “That guy isn't a demon, is he?”

“I don’t think so,” Kagome uttered back to her, “I don’t sense a demonic aura….”

“How’d you know my name?!” Inuyasha demanded.

He got no answer out of the guy with the sword. Instead, the guy squealed: “You’re adorable!”

A dumbfounded silence fell over the group. Luna glanced around at the others to make sure she didn’t just lose her mind—but no, the general consensus among her friends was along the lines of ‘what the actual fuck?’

“I especially love those fuzzy ears of yours!” The guy continued, licking his lips. “I want them~”

Alright, so this guy was nuts. Luna had had enough of ignoring the bad vibe she was picking up from him. She dropped her bag next to Kagome’s bike and readied herself for a fight: detached the ammo bag and shotgun holster from her pack and slung them over her shoulder, slipped her short sword through one of the belt loops on her jeans, and pulled her shotgun to make sure it was in hand and loaded. She kept her eyes moving back and forth between Inuyasha and the dude with the sword during the next exchange:

“Who are you?” Inuyasha demanded, “What are you after? You don’t smell like a living person, you reek like corpses and graveyard soil!”

No answer.

“Inuyasha,” Miroku said in realization: “Could he be—?”

“Yep,” Inuyasha confirmed, before calling out to the guy with the sword again: “Some villagers were talking! They said some disgusting specter rose up from the grave. That’d be you, I presume!”

Right, zombies, Luna thought to herself; if he really is undead, the Sacred Salt won’t do as much as it would a demon… It’d sting, but what I really need is-… She smirked and holstered her gun again, grabbing a different weapon from the bottom of her bag.

“Are you one of the Band of Seven?!” Miroku asked of the specter as Luna was tuning back in. “Answer me!”

After a long pause as the specter seemed to size the monk up, his response was even worse than before. “Inuyasha really is good looking, but you’re pretty sexy yourself~”

Luna snorted so hard she thought she was gonna eject her brain through her nose. Ai whacked her in the arm as a warning.

“No one minds if I suck him up, do they?” Miroku grumbled.

“No.” Inuyasha said, flatly.

“Hold on!” Kagome said, “He’s got a Sacred Jewel Shard! He must’ve been revived with the power of the Shard!”

“So that was what I was sensing,” Luna mumbled, “but why does it feel off...?”

“Where’d you get the Jewel Shard?!” Inuyasha once again attempted to pose a question to their opponent, only to once again receive a weird, adoring response:

“You know, you’re cute when you’re angry~!”

“Shut up!” Inuyasha shouted, jumping forward and drawing his sword. “Alright, dead man, you’d better start talking to me, and I want real answers!”

The expression on the specter’s face shifted from one of reverence to one more sadistic as he regarded Tetsusaiga. “That’s an interesting sword you have there… let’s see whose is stronger.” He lifted his own sword, making an odd motion around his head and shoulders with it as if he were gearing up for something. “Yours or mine?!”

When he brought his arm down, something that looked almost like a bolt of silver lightning shot from his blade. Inuyasha barely had the chance to block it as it cut an arc through the air toward him.

“Inuyasha!” Kagome called out in surprise.

“Stay back!” Miroku threw his arm out in an attempt to shield the others. “It’s some kind of trick sword!”

“That’s my cue!” Ai shifted into full demon form, jerking her head at the sisters and the little fox. “All aboard!”

Kagome climbed on no issue, but Luna glanced at Miroku, who made no move to follow them. “You coming?”

“I’ll be alright, you keep them safe.” Miroku said, resolute. Not about to argue, Luna climbed on the demon’s back and Ai leapt into the air above the fight.

“You gonna be okay holding all of us after that long flight?” Luna asked her friend.

“I’m fine, it’s the same weight as you with your pack on.” Ai sassed back.

“Yeah well, fuck me for being prepared,” Luna laughed, starting to prep the other weapon she’d brought.

Kagome managed to tear her eyes from the confrontation below to try and see what her sister was doing. “What did you bring, Luna?”

Luna grinned as she clicked the last accessory into place, then turned back to show her sister. “This? This is my baby.” She held up her favorite weapon: it was a fully-customized folding compound crossbow as long as Luna’s arm. She pressed a release on the side, and the arms shot into place, making both Shippo and Kagome jump.

“Whoa!” The fox demon exclaimed, “What kind of a weapon is that?!”

“It’s a crossbow, Shippo,” Kagome explained, “It’s kind of like my bow, but the arrows are smaller and it’s easier to fire.”

“Self-loading, too,” Luna smirked as she strung it up, “The ‘arrows’ are called bolts or darts. This thing can shoot way faster than a longbow, and since we’re dealing with Zombie Harley Quinn down there—” She grabbed a bolt from her ammo bag to show it to them, “—we’re gonna need these. They’re tipped with pure silver. Great for dealing with Vampires, Werewolves, The Undead, and The Unholy.”

Shippo reached out to touch it, but Kagome stopped him, shaking her head rapidly. “It’s safe to assume you shouldn’t touch anything Luna has in her bag, Shippo.”

The kid swallowed nervously. “G-got it...”

Below them, the fight continued. Inuyasha could barely avoid each strike of the snakelike sword, and his opponent only seemed to be having more and more fun.

“What do you think of Jakotsu of the Band of Seven, huh?!” He shouted as he swung the sword once more.

“Not too much!” Inuyasha came back at him with Tetsusaiga, but to no avail.

Kagome gasped. “He needs help!”

“That’s what this baby’s for,” Luna grinned, patting her crossbow. “Ai, can you stay out of reach of the sword but get me close enough to shoot?!”

“It’ll take a miracle!”

“Better start praying, then,” Luna lined up the shot, finger still as stone on the trigger. There was a familiar voice in the back of her head; she could hear her father saying: “Aim for where they’re gonna be, not where they are.”

I know, dad. She tried not to sigh audibly as she managed to get Jakotsu’s head in her crosshairs and pulled the trigger, quick as a viper.

And… almost missed him.

The consecrated silver bolt seemed to burn through the air as it shot just centimeters shy of the specter’s nose and grazed his arm, burning a hole in his kimono. He whipped his attention to the woman who shot it.

“How dare you interfere?!” He snarled, rearing his arm back and whipping his blade toward them.

Luna felt her stomach drop.

“You idiot!” Ai snapped at her, trying to fly out of range of the sword as Kagome and Shippo both clung, screaming, to Luna’s back. Just as the sword arched toward them, there was a familiar cry of:

“HIRAIKOTSU!”

And Jakotsu’s blade was then tangled around the aforementioned boomerang. All three riding on Ai’s back sighed in relief when they saw Sango swoop in on Kilala. Ai touched down just as Kilala did, transforming into her human form and unceremoniously dumping the sisters on their asses.

“Are you all okay?” Sango called over to them.

“We’re fine!” Shippo answered.

“Perfect timing, Sango!” Kagome said.

“Some weapon, Luna!” Ai huffed in the Hunter’s direction. Luna just stuck her tongue at her.

Jakotsu was practically red in the face, shrieking in frustration: “What is with all you vile women?! Can’t you see I’m trying to battle Inuyasha?!” In the same breath, he whipped his sword again, toward Sango this time. The movement freed Hiraikotsu, and ended up leaving a small slice on Sango’s arm as Jakotsu pulled it back.

“Stay out of this!” He continued, “None of you will interfere!”

But their “interference” had served Inuyasha well enough: it gave him just the opportunity he needed to rear back and punch the specter in the face.

“Shut up! I’m tired of listening to your pointless babble!” Inuyasha growled.

Jakotsu grunted as he tumbled back, then rubbed his cheek and pouted like a kicked puppy. “That was cruel…”

“Oh, get over it!” Inuyasha snapped, “Now tell me who gave you the Sacred Jewel Shard before I have to seriously hurt you!”

Kagome and Miroku rushed to see if Sango was okay, but she assured them that it was just a graze; she was fine. Her attention was more on the subject at hand.

“I have a feeling that the shard came from Naraku,” She said, somberly. She looked at Kagome. “When you sensed a Jewel Shard earlier… it was Kohaku. I saw the Saimiyosho around him as well.”

“That means that your brother is still under Naraku’s control…” Miroku said. Sango nodded.

Luna had set her weapon down next to her backpack, and came back with a bandage for Sango’s arm. Her mind was going at a million miles an hour, trying to figure out how the hell they were gonna handle this—first an undead band of Ronin, now they have something to do with Naraku. What was Naraku playing at...?

“Gotta wonder what the hell is next…” Luna mumbled sarcastically.

Seconds later, she would regret asking. A cloud of black smoke poured over the cliffside, drifting right toward them.

Like he knew what was happening, Jakotsu got up and collected his sword. “Inuyasha! You should get out of here while you can! Bye!” And with that, he was just… gone.

“What the hell—” Inuyasha broke off with a startled yell when the cloud reached him. “Its poison!”

“But where’s it coming from?!” Miroku wondered.

“We need to move.” Luna reassembled her bag in less than thirty seconds—side effect of doing it so often. “We can figure out what the hell is going on when we’re safely away from here!”

Why do I feel like we stepped into something huge here? Luna thought to herself as the group of friends moved away from the cloud of gas.

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Shelter

Part 3

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Inuyasha had heard Kagome say she loved him before when they were alone together back in the hut. He had known it was on accident--just a slip of the tongue. But hearing her proclaim it to the demon slayer, the monk, his asshole brother, and his sister in law? He was at a loss for words. Not to mention she was burning the crap outta him. So there weren’t a lot of words that could be said that weren't curses...

But she seemed to be taking care of telling off the slayer. He held his ground to stay near her even as her power flared up. He was only half-demon--worst thing she would do was turn him human. 

He noticed Sesshomaru had bounded across the room with his mate. Inuyasha was slightly confused because Sesshomaru was a fairly powerful demon. Yea, the purification would hurt him but he was not one to cower from a fight. And this was the second time he pulled Rin away from Kagome while her power was being invoked…

OH. Fuck. He whelped her. That-that--damnit!!! So many emotions were flowing through him; pain, hurt, jealousy, anger, frustration--but he needed to take a moment. He needed to get out of there. Scratch that, they needed to get outta there. 

Sesshomaru. He impregnated her. A hanyou. After centuries of being a beating stick, being loathed, a burden because of his ‘tainted human blood’ and this bastard decided to have his own?! He hadn’t nearly apologized enough. Yea, he called them family. Yea, he brushed off his thanks because it wasn’t necessary but--but--FUCK! Fuck him!! They needed to go back to his room before he fucking beat the shit out of him and they were homeless again.

He stood and took Kagome’s arm trying to make it look like he was only enraged by the slayer’s insinuations--not that he wasn’t, but he knew that low blow was coming. He was prepared to be called out on only being loyal to her because he was a half-demon and he had found his mate.

The thing was he really had fallen for her. It hadn’t really mattered she was his mate. The only thing that did was keep him around so he could learn about her. But he soon grew to care about her. He was a moth to a flame and that flame was Kagome. She was fire in spirit--she had to be fed and cared for to burn brighter.  Her spirit was so bright, how could anyone not be drawn to her? She was so open with her emotions, her thoughts… Even though she kept so many secrets, she did it in order to try and protect people. They weighed her down and it sometimes seemed it would crush her light. Originally he respected it; he didn’t tell her everything about himself either. Not that he had to. She was annoyingly intuitive but she never forced him to open up. No, she would just call him out on his shit with a smile and carry on with her day. Like nothing.  

But in those times when she would look like she was going to break because the weight of the world rested on her shoulders, he would try to prove himself to her. Prove he wasn’t as big of a jackass as he tried to make off to be. Try and show her he could be more when this was all over. 

Even then though, he still would backtrack, he’d say callous things to her. Almost like he couldn’t completely put down his walls and barriers to let her fully in. But she would either fight back or let them roll off her back. She knew him better than he knew himself. He honestly couldn’t believe a priestess had allowed him to be that close to her, allowed him to defend her, provide for her, and even hold her when she felt like she might break. 

When the monk called after them he about lost his shit right then. He just needed to get the fuck outta there. What part of 'see you at fucking dinner' was not understood?!?!

The only reason he backed down was Kagome’s reassurance. He had half a mind to drag her back to the room but she wanted to talk to the monk. Her needs came before his own. He began walking slowly down the hall. Their initial part of their conversation became muffled. He knew Kagome would likely want it to be hushed but then their voices began to raise and he stalled in his gait.

“--do you know how depleted your life force actually is?!? You have maybe a couple of weeks left! If you’re lucky!!” The monk yelled. Inuyasha froze. He had been walking slowly to ensure the asshat didn't start anything with Kagome… he hadn’t been expecting to hear that was what the monk wasn't saying when he inspected Kagome's body when she was unconcious… Why hadn't he told them? That was why he had been summoned.

 “I know!!” Kagome shouted back. Inuyasha’s thoughts turned dark.  Of course she knew. 

“Are you going to tell him?” He heard the monk lower his voice thinking he didn’t hear their conversation. Dumbass.

 “I don’t think it’s really his business at the moment,” she replied back harshly. Typical information withholding Kagome...

“You realize when demons mate you end up sharing life-spans, correct? What happens if you completely deplete or drain his??” The monk questioned. Inuyasha felt his world stop. What…? 

“I--I don’t know. We just--Look I appreciate you keeping this to yourself. I will handle this the way I see fit.”

“Lady Kagome--”

“No. No more. Thank you, see you at dinner, lord monk,” she clipped as she turned away from the monk to rejoin him. Inuyasha could only try to hide his face from hers; he didn't want her to know he knew just yet. Also seeing how her face was contorted with plaguing thoughts and ideas… He did the only thing he could honestly think of--play dumb.

“Everything ok?”

“Hm?” She honestly didn’t realize he was standing right beside her again. Her face looked shocked, then worried, then she locked her forced smile on. She was so infuriating. “Oh, ye-yea. He just wanted to know about how I could heal someone is all…”

Her scent didn’t deviate likely because it was slightly true; so he couldn’t call her out for being a filthy liar. When was she going to learn to stop keeping this kind of shit from him?? She slowed her pace obviously realizing she had no way to really know how to navigate the halls back to his room. He took the lead and slightly brushed his hand against her own. She jumped and looked like a frightened deer.

It hurt that she was put off by what the monk had said to her. But what was worse, was the fact she decided to hide it from him.

I’m over this, hanyou. It is my turn.

You’re just gonna scare her off, so fuck no.

Half-demon--you’ve tried your way. She isn’t responding the way she needs to be. It is my turn.

I’ll repeat: Fuck. No.

I will not harm her. I will get her to fight with us.

You want her to, what?!

Her fire is dying. She obviously is going to try to run again.  Pay attention hanyou; anytime our life has become threatened, she becomes determined to put distance between us. Our mate must learn we are the protector. We are the provider. We are the alpha. She is who we protect. She is who we love. She is ours.

She probably will purify us to hell the moment you tell her to submit.

Not the plan. Just watch and pay attention. 

They got to his room and he opened the door allowing her to enter first. As soon as she was all the way through, he stepped in closing the door quickly before he allowed his demon half to emerge. Play time was over.

His senses began to rise and sharpen; her heart beat started to become more frantic and he realized she likely felt his demonic aura grow and wrap around them. When she turned her sapphire gaze on him, she gasped. He knew his eyes were red, the purple jagged tattoos present, and his fangs were hanging outside his mouth. 

Stepping towards her, she didn't move. She watched until he was an inch from her then she looked up into his eyes. Her eyes were hesitant but oddly firm. 

“Inuyasha…” At her breathy voice, he nudged her to be against the wall and then took her wrists in his hands.

“I don’t like secrets, Kagome,” he warned.

“I don’t like eavesdroppers,” she retaliated when she realized what this whole scene would be about.

“Keh, can’t help listening when you’re both screaming about you only having weeks left,” he growled.

“I’m not submitting to you about this,” she stated, keeping her head facing him in defiance.

“Yes; you are! What the fuck were you thinking?!?!”

“I was thinking I was saving my mate!!”

“At the cost of your own life!!”

“Better mine than yours! Obviously I’m cursed!! You have a chance to have a family and go on! I'll never be able to have that kind of life. My duty was always to the jewel! It always will be! No matter where I go, what I do, I will always have to defend it and put it first!"

“Bullshit, Kagome. Don’t feed me that crap.”

“Come on Inuyasha; we’ve known each other for a month. You can’t honestly expect me to believe you love me. Or that you are ready to sign up for a long term commitment; you have a chance to move on and actually fall in love, have a family...” Her eyes started shifting and as much as she was trying to control her words, her scent was shifting. She was nervous, she was scared. Her fiery personality was dying off quickly. It was then he realized she was actually afraid he didn't care; that he would leave her and go fuck some other woman and mate with her. That she really was just a stand-in for something greater...

“Same to ya bitch,” he enunciated the last word hoping to reignite that flame that burned within her. He knew she hated that word and he kept himself from saying it to appease her. However when he allowed his demonic blood to surface, promises he made with his human heart got put on the back burner. 

“What does that mean!?” She shot him a glaring stare. 

“Exactly as it sounds--how do I know you love me? You’ve claimed it twice but all you do is run and hide at the first sign of conflict. You clearly hold no trust in me. You’ll have to actually convince me of that statement you declared in the hut and with the slayer as your actions always seem to negate it,” he smirked. He knew he was getting to her. His instincts knew all the tricks and ques to making her react the way he needed her to.

"That's not fair! It should show you that I do care! I don't know what I would do if you-- if you got hurt because of me! I don't know if I could ever get over losing you!"

"Then prove it, little mate," he purred as his body was now firmly pressed up against hers.

"N-no-- Inuyasha-- we can't-- I can't-- I won't mate with you if it means killing you!" 

"Why do you put so much faith in a monk who turned you away instead of listening to your story like the half demon who stayed and protected you? Why value his words over mine?" He questioned as his hands released her wrists and moved up her arms.

"To be fair, the first thing you did was push me away, literally," she huffed.

"Are you still angry about it?"

"N-no-- Inuyasha-- please-- we can't--"

"I told you before that I couldn't leave you even if I wanted to," he began.

"Then why?! Ugh!! You're so-so--"

"Why what?" He asked as he stilled his hands on the curve of her hips. Her scent was flooding his nose and he knew he was being more forward than usual. But his instincts were in control. The arousal she was emitting literally could have killed him but she still hadn't submitted. He wouldn't give her everything until he had what he wanted. He made sure his intense bloodlust filled eyes bore into hers so they made her answer.

"Why did you threaten to leave then?" Her voice cracked and she was heartbroken. Fuck. 

Go back. 

Hanyou--

No. She needs to hear it from me. 

I am a part of you, dumbass. Why from you?

Because I'm the one who hurt her…I’m the one who tried to leave her. To protect her from you--from our instincts. 

Fine. I will take back over if you fuck this up.  We are not losing our mate. 

Without arguing further,  his demonic blood granted him back full control again. He peered down at the distressed woman caged between his arms. He didn't deserve her. Honestly. Yet here she was, professing her love to him and the undeniable fears she had with it.  The fact he might run. The fact she might kill him. The fact she thought he didn't love her. The slayer’s words likely affected her more than she had initially let on. The fact she insinuated the only reason he wanted to be with her was because there was no other option. But it actually was the opposite. Even if Kagome was somehow not his mate, he’d still be with her.

"Kagome," he said softly. She looked up at him with a genuinely surprised face. "I don't always say the right thing.  I'm not good with words. The only people I've honestly talked to are in this palace or they're dead. If you ask any of them, I've hurt them,  pissed them off,  or I’ve just ran from the situation without even trying to speak. When I get mad, I don't always think.  I just talk; say anything 'til I got what I wanted. Which is distance. To hurt someone before they could hurt me. 

"For a long time it never mattered who I hurt, because it was only me. No one gave a shit about me, Kagome. Not until you came along. And I know I said unkind things when… when Naraku almost killed me. I felt betrayed by you because you were hiding things. I still don’t understand, but it sounds like you do that because you’re afraid of the information yourself; that you’re scared you are cursed. That you actually do think you’ll be the death of me.

“But let’s get one thing straight; even though I said those things--I had no intention of leaving you alone. Even if you refused to be my mate because of what an asshole I am, I planned on just being around you for the rest of your life. Watching you from afar, marrying another man, having his children… Just seeing you alive would be enough. I meant when I said I would die without you.

“Demons only have one mate, Kagome. You’re mine. Yea--we’ve only known each other for a month and not gonna lie; this month has been kinda shitty. But it has also been the best one of my very long shitty life. Even if I could go back and change it, I wouldn’t. Because I found you. So purify me if you have to, but I’m not going to let you go, ever again. You're mine."

She looked shocked from his confession. He knew that's the most he had ever said in a day let alone an hour. Her parted lips finally closed and her teeth took in her bottom lip.

Take it out of her mouth.

Shut up. Be patient.

Hanyou. Do you not have demonic vision? Do you not see the beauty that is before us? Can you not feel the desire to mark this creature as ours?? Take her! 

God, you’re such an asshole. You act like I’m only human when you aren’t in the driver’s seat. I'm dying too, asshole; but I'm not going to push her that far. She needs a second.

Not yet. But you will take her. 

Do you ever just stop talking?!

"You--I-- that's not a confession," she argued weakly.

"God, you are so fucking infuriating! I love you, you stupid girl!" He yelled before he lost control and slammed his lips upon hers.

She stiffened underneath his hold but he didn't let up. Fuck that. He wasn't lying when he told her he wasn't going to let her go.  She was stuck with him.  If all they had was a week, a month, a year at most, it'd be the best year of his life. This amazingly beautiful woman had done more for him than anyone else in his miserable life.

He felt her hands grip the front of his haori. When a moan escaped her mouth, he almost lost the very little control he had over himself. All he could think of was her. Her body he had unintentionally gotten to know very well when he first healed her wounds the first day they met.  The curves, the dips, and even the swells over her luscious body were ingrained in his mind. His hands apparently had minds of their own as they began to trace her lithe body he imagined.

In order to protect her from himself,  he needed to pull back now. He should. He didn't. Fuck him. Well, that's exactly what he wanted.  Or rather the other head that was currently in charge wanted. He knew she could feel it pressed into her stomach but obviously, she was either oblivious to it or she wanted it as bad as he did. 

Damnit. It couldn't be like this. Even though his tongue snaked its way out of his mouth and across her eager opening lips to let him taste her, he knew they needed to talk. Their discussion was far from over.  

She was supposed to be a voice of reason, right?? Shouldn’t she be running by now? Not stroking her tongue against his fang making him groan. Shit. His treacherous hands had somehow lifted her by her ass and was brushing her--oh fuck she was completely bare. There were no undergarments! Fuckkkkkk she was wet. He could feel it. Nope. He had to stop.

Pulling away he growled at himself and slightly cursed his self-control. Thank God she was just as breathless as he was otherwise he probably would have immediately gotten lost in her again. She was panting and he pushed her head into his chest, still holding her up with one arm by her bottom. He needed to regain control as she apparently had none either.  Keeping her head smooshed to him seemed to be a good start because then those daunting kiss-swollen lips were hidden from his sight and not tempting him to eat them. He pressed her nose into her hair and inhaled deeply.

“Kagome--we’re not done talking.”

“R-right,” she stammered.

Fuck he needed his heart to slow the fuck down. Distance. Yea--that’s what they needed. He reluctantly let her down and stepped away from her. Her eyes shot up to him in worry.

“Relax, wench. We just need to slow down a minute.”

“N-no, you’re right. I was careless. I don’t know what came over me,” she said, averting her eyes, embarrassed.

He rolled his eyes. Stubborn as hell woman. Whatever. That worked for now.  Turning, he made his way back to his bed, hoping she’d catch the clue and follow. He turned and luckily she did, albeit, reluctantly.

“I know you’re scared. I won’t lie and tell you I’m completely okay with the situation either. But you have to understand Kagome, now that I found you and fell for ya, even if we don’t solidify the mateship, I will still end up following you in death.”

She knelt down hard next to him, somewhat defeated, “But why??”

“Demons don’t just fall in love--we’re not human--”

“But you’re half-human--”

“Yea, but my instincts and demonic half are stronger than most. Also, I’m stubborn as hell,” he added as he pushed his arms into his sleeves. 

"Inuyasha, I'd want--"

"Yea but this isn't a ‘you want but I want’ situation. This is an all or nothing."

"I wish I had been more honest…"

"Same, but it doesn't matter; we'd likely still be in this situation. You care too much."

"To be fair you're saying I care about you too much. "

"My statement still stands. If I died before we mated, you’d still live.”

“Wait--how--” She started as she sank down to a full sitting position beside him, now fully engrossed in their conversation. Good. She was finally talking. 

“While yes, I can fall in love and care about people because I have a human heart, my loyalties and devotion are kind of separate. They are instinctual. Because I’m human, I can ignore those instincts but if I want to stay alive, I typically follow them.”

“That doesn’t--”

“Kagome do you know how many people have ever accepted me besides you? Do you know how many people treated me with the kindness you did? The care? The equality? My mother. Even Sesshomaru didn’t give a flying fuck about me. Or rather didn’t until Rin came along…”

“Inuyasha… are you--are you upset by Rin being pregnant?”

“No!” The knowing stare she gave him pissed him off further.

“Why aren’t you happy for them? Rin is so nice and she seems like she’s really changed your brother for the better! Look at this room, and the kindness they have given you. No, I do agree, it cannot make up for everything he has done but it’s a start. I could have very well killed Rin accidentally twice now and Sesshomaru is still here. Still helping us. That has to mean something, right? He wants to help you.”

He finally looked at her after her little speech was over and felt like he melted. The heart and body he kept as hard as castle walls and coarse as sand were so easily broken down and softened by this woman.

“Fuck. I don’t like you sometimes.” Her giggle was fucking magic to his ears. He couldn't stop himself from pulling her against his chest and onto his lap. She obviously held no reservations about the contact. Something he was beyond thrilled about. Also slightly terrified. He was attached to her so much; how could she ever think he wouldn’t die if she went away?

“Inuyasha?”

“What?” He shot out shortly.

“I’m… sorry.”

“Nah, I didn’t mean to be so gruff. What’s wrong?”

“What do we do now?”

“Well, you can either cry about your lot, or make the best of it. My youkai believes that mating won’t kill me though; it thinks it’ll heal you fully.”

“You… talk to your demon blood?”

“Kinda. It’s hard to explain. It’s like having conversations with yourself, but your instincts and consciousness actually have a voice. He’s me and I’m him.”

“Is he… uhm… is that the you who you became when you demanded I submit?”

“Yea, he’s an asshole. That’s one reason I needed to put some distance between us. Sesshomaru had helped me learn how to control it; it wasn’t until you came along I started struggling to control it again.”

“Is it hard?”

“Sometimes. It’s easier when we’re like this.”

“Li-like--” He could smell her hint of arousal and some embarrassment. 

Chuckling he pressed his head into her hair, “Yea. It likes you enjoying being close to me. That you are depending on me for comfort amongst other things. That you accept this closeness and like it.”

“D-do you like it, too?”

“Dummy, of course I do! He’s not a separate person! He’s just me--just uh… baser form? Less wordy?”

“You mean more basic instinct? Like--closer to your dog demon self?”

“I don’t actually have that form since I’m part human. But basically yes--my more animal self.”

“Don’t say that so disparagingly. There’s nothing wrong with you or your demon half,” she soothed, cupping his cheek, making him look into those beautiful ocean eyes. Gods. How did he get so lucky? He loved her and for whatever fucked up reason she loved him in return. He had begun to lean in to kiss her forehead when he felt her shift and pulled his forelocks to kiss his lips.

Fuck. He could forever get lost in her. In fact, he swore to himself he would in whatever time they had left together…

 Kissing Inuyasha was absolutely amazing. Kagome had never felt those kinds of desires before. As a priestess, she had assumed her life would be one of chastity. Even though she was promised to Hojo, she just didn’t see that ever being a thing. There was nothing wrong with Hojo--but she just never saw him as anything more than a friend. Her own revelations of life of priestesshood became even more so apparent in her eyes when it had been revealed the jewel was housed in her own body. Then it had been solidified when Naraku appeared.

Inuyasha broke all the rules she had set herself. And she loved it.

She felt so free, so cherished, so wanted… and desired. She felt his hardened cock grinding against her when he held her against the wall. The way their hips battled for dominance was so new, inviting, and she wanted more--needed more.

When he had pulled back though she was snapped back to her senses. It was embarrassing how caught up she allowed herself to get just by the brush and stroke of his mouth. The way his fangs felt under her tongue. The way he moaned into her mouth… how he made her feel so powerful over him.

She shook herself alert and noticed he had dropped down onto the bed. Joining him in their discussion, she felt bad that she hadn’t noticed the tension that was caused by Rin’s hidden pregnancy.

How it actually hurt him. But she did the only thing she could do; helped heal him. Helped his heart let go of those feelings. Maybe one day she could heal all the wounds that humans and demons battered him with. But for today, she would help him feel better--help him forgive his brother who seemed like he was trying to make amends. 

Even if he had no one, she would stay by his side. She would make up for anyone and everyone who shunned him.

The fact he called himself an animal in such a condescending manner only told her how much humans had ingrained in his brain how he wasn’t worthy. How he could taint anyone or anything. It hurt. It physically made her ache with sorrow. She wished she was born sooner--or he was born later. He should never have had to live like that. He was so special. Kind. Handsome. Why did no one else see that?

She didn’t even fight the pull to kiss him again. His sadness, his hurt was her own. She would take it from him and replace it with happiness. Love. It bothered her that she was the only one who could give him this kind of love because he deserved it from everyone. But she would happily give him everything and more. Why should they wait? Even if they didn’t bond, he made it abundantly clear he would likely die shortly thereafter.

Even if by some miracle she survived, even if her powers somehow dissipated for lying with a demon, she would never regret her decision to lie with him. Ever. While she knew her fate was to protect the Shikon Jewel inside her body, she knew her destiny was to be with Inuyasha. That call was a thousand times louder than the one she heard for the jewel. 

She brushed her hands through his hair and grasped his ears lightly and stroked them gently through her fingers.

The growl of his pleasure made her so wet she was concerned that there was something wrong--until his hand was suddenly down there stroking between her glistening folds and she felt his moan vibrate through her mouth. It pulled her own groan from her body. She clenched onto the back of his head and neck as she tried to press her body as close to his as she possibly could. She didn’t want to ever let go.

Maybe even in death they could be this close. No space between. Honestly, she wouldn’t be surprised if she was already dead and this was her nirvana. Her peace. Her heaven. Gods, she loved him so much it hurt.

He was so caring. Dashing. He put her ‘human’ needs before his own. Yes, their original first meeting was rough but after getting to know him for the month they were stuck in their shelter, she realized why he was the way he was. She broke down his barriers. Their tender moments meant the world to her. The fact he trusted her that much to embrace her, help her up and down to even pee in the bushes, slept by her futon while she slept on the bed--she owed him. But this wasn’t about repaying a debt at all. This was about the pure lust and desire that flowed through them to mark each other as theirs.

The idea she was fated to be with someone only drew her longing more. This was where she was meant to be. Here--in his arms.

Him stroking her clit. Gods. She pulled her mouth away from his and whined loudly. It felt so good. So overwhelming. She’d never felt this way before. Not even in her free time had she really ever… explored. It seemed forbidden to her. With her duties and destiny riding over her, how could she find time to relax and unwind like that? Not to mention, there was no one who really sparked those interests in her anyway. Hojo was… Hojo. Koga was mated and honestly, he was just a friend. Anyone else in the village only revered her. 

She slightly wanted to ask how he knew what he was doing but also couldn’t make him stop. Hell, she couldn’t form words outside of the syllables of his name.

“Inu--Yasha--”

“Gods, you’re so sensitive,” he mumbled against her shoulder. Her yukata had fallen open. How’d she not notice that? Oh, he untied it? Or did she? 

A little clear-headed, she took stock on what was actually happening. Aside from the fact she felt like something in her stomach was tight and was going to explode--snap. Not in a bad way---slightly different, but Gods did she not want it to stop. She wanted to see what the feeling would become.

She literally thought she might die if he stopped. Thrusting herself into his hand that was still stroking her jewel, she also felt his finger starting to tease at going inside her; she wanted more.

“Yash,” her voice whispered. She knew he would hear her though. He slightly paused and she whined. “Pleaseeeee,” she moaned pitifully.

Finally, she got what she thought she was begging for when one of his fingers slipped into her. His thumb still caressed and stroked her nub all the while driving her higher and higher.

He was panting in her ear, his hand that wasn’t toying with her sex was wrapped securely around her waist, holding her close to him. Thank all the Gods he needed the closeness too. Without it, it likely wouldn’t be that amazing.

Finally she felt something snap and she screamed out due to the overwhelming sensations and feeling of being so ungodly complete. Full. She felt liquid soak her legs curled beneath her and Inuyasha shiver in her hold as she gasped for air. Coming down from her high she felt him kissing her forehead sweetly.

“Gods,” she finally croaked. 

“Fuck Kagome, that was fucking hot,” he said unsteadily.

She shivered in response and he slowly pulled his hand from her. Gazing up at him, still slightly out of it, she caught him licking his fingers. They locked eyes and he looked slightly ashamed. No--she wouldn’t have that. Barely managing to raise on her jelly-like legs she nuzzled his neck and licked his neck seductively as she mumbled, “Do I taste good?” 

“Goddamn Kagome--”

“Is that a yes?”

“Fuck yes,” he groaned into the crown of her hair.

“Mmmmmm,” she hummed happily. Then it dawned on her the very hard appendage that was against her calf and immediately blushed ten shades of red.

“Don’t worry, I ain’t a pup. I’m fine. I know I got kinda carried--” 

She didn’t allow him to continue his apologies or his resolve to stop in hopes to control himself for whatever reason. She had been serious; she wanted all of him. What he gave her was beyond wonderful but she needed all of him. Shoving him down to lay down she straddled him; her robe was still open so it made it easier for her to shrug off completely. She took his hand and placed it on her breast making them both hiss from the contact.

“Kagome--”he started.

“No. I don’t want to wait anymore, Inuyasha,” she said as she dipped her head down to capture his lips. “Please, if we only have weeks, then please, take me. Make me yours.” Did she sound whiny? Absolutely. But she hoped it got her point across. She wanted him--needed him. If they were fated to die together so be it. Let it be while they were officially bonded so they had no regrets.

“We don’t have to rush this, Kagome,” he soothed, splaying his hands across her hips and raising his own to grind against her own. 

“Who’s rushing?” She tried to say it strongly. But it came out as pants. Broken. Whimpered.

“What if this takes your powers, though? What if we have a chance to fight that bastard who took you?” He asked as he sat up still pressing himself against her--the friction between his hardened length still encased in his pants and her core brought her back up to a blubbering helpless pile of goo.

“I-I thought about that--I trust you. I trust that you’ll take care of me. Protect me. Pr-provide for me. I doubt that’ll happen though--that I-I’d lose my reiki. Ah!! J-Just because you’re a demon doesn’t mean you’re tainted,” she gasped when a solid thrust brushed his soaked hakama against her clit again. Her hands were at his obi trying to untie it when his hands stilled her own.

They locked eyes and he was almost testing her. Ensuring this was, in fact, what she really wanted. She was nervous. But there was no doubt that she desired him. Heart and soul and body. 

“A-Are you sure?” She finally asked. 

“It’s not that I’m not sure, Kagome,” he finally relented, kissing her temples, then cheeks. “I just know you took your duty so seriously until literally a couple of hours ago. In my demon form, he didn’t think about these ramifications. He just wanted to claim you because that was what our instinct called for. I just want to make sure I’m doing right by you.”

“I didn’t know I was going to die. I didn’t know our time was limited. I don’t want to waste it now--”

“That could be changed. We might be able to stop this.”

“Inuyasha,” she breathed. Why was he being so… stubborn about this? Was stubborn even the word? “What’s really wrong? You seem uhm, reluctant about this?”

“Trust me; it’s not that I don’t want you. Fuck every goddamn part of me does,” he added an extra thrust that sent her keening into his shoulder to emphasize his point. Obviously the attraction was there. He was still humping her even through his clothes. “I just--fuck why is it me who has an actual working brain right now, Kagome? You’re usually the one who has the sense.”

The beration he was trying to give her didn’t help her non-functioning head. “Probably because I’ve never done any of this before and you feel so good; being so close to someone was never something I was really allowed. I never allowed myself to have those kinds of desires even alone. It’s intoxicating; you’re everything I’ve ever wanted. Someone I honestly never knew I needed. A shelter--a home. Someone I want to call my own. I don’t want to ever fight these feelings. I just want to be together,” she whined. 

“Kagome,” he whispered in awe.

His hand that had moved back on to her breast started kneading it, and then twisted and pinched her nipple. She lost herself and barely realized he had lowered her down onto the pillows the way his mouth was distracting her. His lips moved against hers like magic; he made her feel somewhat more experienced than she was. Especially when his breath hitched when she blessed him with her tongue probing his mouth. She wanted to learn his taste, the feel of his tongue against hers, the way his fangs felt--actually she wanted his fangs to nibble and nip across her body. Along with his tongue. She wanted him to memorize every scar, curve, and crevice of her body. And she wanted to learn all of his.

She wanted him to learn what got her going just like he was teaching her. She wanted to learn the same about him. 

Was it crass to ask someone how they were good at stimulating someone? How they knew what they were doing?? 

“Dunno. Instinct. Also, you’re not quiet or shy about making sure I hear what you like,” he smirked, wiggling his ears.

She knew she was blushing madly. “I said that out loud?!!?”

He chuckled as he moved his face to-- oh thank the Gods, his fangs were pressing against her neck. Panting, she writhed beneath him unable to continue their conversation further. But good to know his instincts were that powerful. Not that she would have cared if he had explored another woman’s body. They did have a rather large age gap between them. OR even if he had to learn everything with her--it would have been okay. Because they would do it together.

“Just so you know--for future reference or whatever, demons are fairly loyal to their mates. Possessive. They don’t stray like humans. Sex is different to us. I am half-demon. So I know what sex means for a human--but I’ve always been too much of a coward to look for sex on my human nights. Also, why bother when I’d have to run the next morning before the sun rose? It was too dangerous to ever explore any of that kind of crap. But with you…”

“You can be vulnerable,” she sighed as his lips descended and suckled on her breast making her cry out and buck her hips off the futon.

“See? Smart girl,” he groaned as he continued his ministrations. Soon his lips dipped lower as he continued to nip and bite her smooth skin. It was a good thing Rin’s yukata covered her body fully--by the time he was done she wouldn’t have a single unblemished part of her skin left. Which only made her body burn hotter. She was embarrassed to think of where she wanted his head the most but it seemed like he knew--or at least that’s where he wanted his head to be as well.

“You like the idea of me tasting you?” She felt a sharp nip at her hip making her focus somewhat as she saw his bright amber eyes searching hers. Why was he asking in such a leading way? Did he feel uncomfortable without her actual words of consent?

“Gods yes,” she pleaded, giving him the permission he was obviously seeking. His face closed the final inches between them and his nose pressed up against the soft curls of her womanhood.

He exhaled shakily making her slightly anxious. Did she smell alright? Was she clean? Did he like that she was as wet as she was?

"Relax, Kagome. You smell fucking amazing," he placated as he took a long leisurely lick of his tongue between her folds. 

"Ahhh!! I-I didn't ask that out loud did I?? Ugh! Inu--" Her hands went to interweave her fingers in his hair as she pulled his face as close as possible as she let unadulterated sounds escape her mouth.

Humming his approval only sent her body into uncontrollable spasms. The vibration made her hips rise further into his mouth as he grazed his fangs inside of her folds. His tongue laved every available surface and she swore she was going to actually cry.  She had never felt this much pleasure, this much-heated desire and wanting it almost scared her. Almost. The other half of her demanded he finish what he started and to quit teasing her. 

"Inuyasha please," she begged, trying to steer his head where she wanted him the most. 

His tongue re-entered her and began stroking inside her wet dripping opening. His fingers latched onto her clit and squeezed, twisted, and pulled forcing out her second powerful release.

It was weird to think about--she swore she had left her body from such an extreme high from the mind-blowing orgasm--that he was literally drinking from her.

The villagers talked. Kagome’s knowledge came from treating the women who were married and gossiped about everything. Everything. EVERYTHING. 

Those conversations always left her mortified. She couldn't imagine these things these women did for their husbands. Like taking them in their mouths OR how they would just enter them whenever they felt like it... And...just how little it seemed like they got back.  Sure, they told her about reaching climaxes but nothing about a man reaching out and touching between their folds, nothing about a man lying between their legs and licking up all the juices they produced. Hell, the liquid that seeped out of her was such a rare topic she could say she was initially concerned when she felt herself become so wet. But Inuyasha only made her wave off her initial discomfort. He apparently was enthralled with the idea her body produced such things. Just the fact Inuyasha was so different from those men made her realize how very special he was. It made her realize how blessed she was.

He slinked his way back up to her and pressed tender kisses on her temples, cheeks, then nuzzled her neck while humming that purr of happiness. He was happy. Inuyasha. He was happy he pleasured her. 

She hummed acknowledging she was more aware and back from her vacation of bliss before she moved her hands to rub his delicate ears. Then she did something without even thinking; she pulled his face up to hers and kissed him. She fully tasted herself and it was… wonderful. Erotic. Arousing.

Just knowing that she was only for him. That only they knew the taste of each other. That she drenched him in her own flavor and being able to taste proof of it was enough to make her want to try that thing the village’s women told her about. He was obviously distracted with her mouth perusing him as she finally dropped her hands to his obi and untied it. She stealthily took her leg and used it to push down his hakama as her hands came up to part his kosode and haori. 

She must’ve caught his attention as her breath stalled as his fingers brushed over his chiseled abs and pecks; he looked deep into her ocean eyes with fiery ambers. Biting her lip she returned his gesture he often did to comfort her and nuzzled his neck in comfort to coax him out of his shell. 

“Kagome…” he sighed.

“Inuyasha,” she said in return and took his hardened length between them in her hand and gave a light tentative stroke. 

“Fuck,” he croaked. “Don’t stop.”

This is exactly what she had thought previously as she felt him shudder and moan into her shoulder. He made her feel powerful. Needed. Desired. Somehow she was the puzzle piece he was missing. 

“Never,” she breathed into his hair. That was a promise.

 Inuyasha wasn’t sure what had come over him when they started kissing again. It was like his demon half had taken control--only it hadn’t. It was all him. He did listen to his instincts of where she should be touched, how hard, how much.

But he was also really testing the waters as he felt around for her nub, twisted her breast, nibbled, and laved her body in the most intimate of ways. He had not only made her come once but twice. And she still wanted him. She still touched him. She was slowly coaxing him to not give a fuck and stop all higher brain function in general.

Fuck. He wasn’t going to be able to last long with her soft unblemished hand stroking him like that. He was going to explode all over her.

He had never been with a woman. A partner. It never really mattered if he saved a village or saved a child, people from far and wide only saw him for what he was; a half-demon. A monster. Sure, he had gazed upon the naked form before. Sure, he had taken matters into his own hands but fuck. Kagome saw him as a man. Someone she wanted to be with. Someone she said it hurt because she desired him so much. His hand would never be able to do the job again. 

Even more than that though, Kagome allowed him to do whatever his body and mind seemed to call for. She teased him about if she tasted good when he tried to sneak a taste from his finger and then egged him on to dive deep face-first into her sex. Then by all the Gods, she let him kiss her and her scent of arousal only sparked back to life while she sampled her own flavor on his tongue. 

She had thoroughly wound him up so tight he hadn’t even noticed when she had untied his obi and somehow pushed down his pants as she parted his kimono. Only the sensation of her gentle and curious caresses of his chest brought him back from his thoughts that were flooded around the ache of his throbbing dick.

He initially wanted her to realize if they were going to stop--they needed to. Either way, there was no turning back for him. He’d have to hurry to bathe to take care of his cock or finish what they started. Either way, he’d likely have to get this hard-on out of the way so he wasn’t too eager if she did choose to continue because he’d wind up hurting her. 

 All thoughts went out the window when she took hold of him and started stroking. Fuck. Shit. He was gonna mate with her. Yep. Settled. She was definitely fucking his. No discussion. He’d never allow her to leave. Now, fifty years from now, hundreds, whatever, she belonged to him. Only he would know the gentleness of her hands but firm pull she gave, only he would know the depths and curves of her body. 

Fuck he was losing his mind. Over her just fucking touching him. They weren’t even mating yet.

“Kagome--I’m gonna--”

“Please--I want you to; but can I try something else?” She was so sweet. An innocent little angel. It made him harder when she spoke so kindly and brazenly without trying. Not to mention it turned him on more knowing she had never tried this before. Even on herself. The fact he made her feel this way was making his demon beyond excited. Far more possessive than before; it swore they'd go back to the village and slaughter anyone who had ever laid eyes on her.

No; that’s a little drastic.

Whatever hanyou. She is ours.

And whatever she says goes, asshole.

Touche, half-demon.

Her pushing on his chest startled him from his thoughts as she beckoned him to sit up. What did she say? She wanted to try something? What did--OH FUCK. Her mouth was on his dick.

Her. Mouth. 

HOLY SHIT.

Was. On.

Good fucking GOD.

His. Dick.

His hands flew down to her head but he showed restraint he had no idea he had and forcibly did not shove himself further in her mouth. If anything just having his hands entwined in her hair just solidified how real and tangible this was. This was better than any fantasy he had ever cooked up in his marble-sized brain. Her tongue grazing over his hardened length, her teeth lightly scraping, her fingers playing and teasing his sac, her other hand rubbing where her mouth couldn’t reach--

It was wayyyyyyyyy too fucking much. He was panting, his ears were pressed down, and the sounds being ground out of his mouth were incomprehensible.

He tried to give her some signal that she was gonna taste him. If she wanted to stop, that would be the time. But she hummed and kept bobbing her head back and forth and damnit--he came with a crashing force; he was scared he actually hurt her when he held her head in place as she drank him up.

When he finally figured out which way was up and down again, he finally looked into Kagome’s eyes. He let go of her head, stirred deeply that she was looking at him so… sultry. She was fucking proud of herself. Shit, she was beautiful.

She let go of his still slightly hard cock and smiled at him while she sat up from her previously crouched position and licked her lips.

“Was that okay?”

“Good Gods woman--I thought that--”

“I was the village healer. You think men are bad. Women are worse,” she laughed. And her laugh only made his dick fully rise again. She had to be the embodiment of lust. Beauty. She was so perfect. This wasn't even about being mates; this was about being in love. 

He leaned in and kissed her. Shit. It was like she didn’t totally just blow him. He was up, almost painfully so, and ready to go for round two. Tasting the mixture of her and his own juices was driving him to the brink of insanity. Even though his instincts were yelling at him to flip her onto her hands and knees, he knew he should take her the way he had seen human men take their bitches. 

Honestly, the idea was just as tempting--to be able to kiss her, look deep into her beautiful ocean blue eyes, watch her face contort with pleasure, have her hands actively stroking--

I agree. Take her.

“Inuyasha,” she breathed. It was fucking magic to his ears. And cock. This beautiful naked creature beneath him literally clouded all coherent thought. He hadn’t even noticed he had laid her back and his body was covering hers; that her legs were spread apart and he rested between them. Their most intimate parts grazing each other. He was completely drunk off of her. He would never need to drink or eat again if she was on the menu at night. He dipped down to recapture her lips in his. 

He swore he had to be dreaming. Fuck. He had never felt this complete in his life and they hadn’t even joined yet. All they had been doing was touching. Yea, sexually but shit. He couldn’t even begin to dissect or discern how this was all so different. New. Amazing. 

Was it fucked up that he almost wanted to thank Naraku for driving her to him? Probably. Whatever, he probably would when he was taunting him about how he marked his ‘so-called mate’ as his own. If they made it that far. He knew he would take great pleasure in killing the bastard if they got the chance.

Honestly, Inuyasha didn’t even care if they never saw him again. All the mattered, all that consumed his mind was Kagome. 

He pulled back and looked back into her eyes then softly caressed her cheek extending to touch and smooth down her sex-frazzled hair.

“Are you… really sure?”

“Yes,” she said without hesitation.

“It’s gonna hurt, but I’ll go slow, alright?”

“Mhm,” she nodded with glittering eyes.

He couldn’t stop himself as he kissed her again as he lined himself up with her entrance; his dick was covered with her wetness as her ground against her clit. He felt her arms wrap around him and her hands grip the back of his shoulders to hold him closer to her. Taking a steadying breath he entered her tight wet core trying to ignore the hitch and whine she exerted.

He slowed his pace even though all he wanted to do was slam into her over and over again; he began kissing her face and then nuzzled her neck licking up to the back of her ear before shakily exhaling her name.

Her walls loosened slightly and he finally finished entering her. They laid still, trembling, holding each other for a few moments. Him, giving her time to adjust while he was given the opportunity to comfort her. Her, likely trying to get used to the intrusion and the rub her hands all over his body.

She finally released a breath she was holding and nudged his cheek with her nose and slightly raised her hips as if testing the feeling. All it did was drive him crazy but he refused to move until she said otherwise. He didn’t even care if he came right then. They likely wouldn’t have to wait long to go again if that happened. But he wanted her comfort first and foremost and fuck--he wouldn’t rush it.

“Y-you can move, Y-yash,” she said, kissing his cheek and bringing her hands to his face to angle it down to kiss her. He was only happily complied as he slowly shifted his hips and pulled out to push back in. This time he felt her hymen burst as he reentered her; he also, unfortunately, heard and felt her cringe and whimper underneath him. 

He moved his face and kissed her eyes then licked her tears. Her delicate little hands shifted from his face to his ears. He let out a calming rumble through his chest to help ease her discomfort and pain.

She moved her hips again and this time her voice was laced with a heated moan rather than one covered with hurt. He took her cue and proceeded to restart his movements. 

His ears flicked with the sounds of her uneven breathing, her whimpers of need, the long drawn out sighs of broken versions of his name. Fuck. 

She was so wet again, she wasn’t faking anything--not that he thought she would but everything from her scent to her body rising off the futon to meet his thrusts was telling him she was getting as much out of their lovemaking as he was.

That sounded odd to him. He would never have referred to sex as ‘love-making’. Rutting, fucking, coitus, but never something so--girlie. But with Kagome, that’s what this was. While yeah, she was encouraging his primal urges to emerge and work, and yeah, they weren’t going so slow that they’d never finish, but they were fully expressing their feelings for each other. It was an odd sensation and realization to him that he was loved as much as he loved someone else.

Her bellowment of pleasure brought him out of his ponderings; though he was far from silent as well, he thought his growls and grunts would scare her but if anything it made her pull her legs tighter around his waist, her hips churn to hit parts of her she clearly wanted to be touched, her nails grasp his shoulders and dig in deeper--shit he was close but he needed her where he was for the mate-bond to hold.

Moving one of his hands from her hips, he used his thumb to stroke the nub he had originally discovered in his venture of fingering her. Her breath caught and she cried out. She writhed beneath him as he felt her contract around him. 

Resting his forehead against her as he continued his ministrations, his hair fell and curtained around them as they were trapped in their own sweaty, hot, panting world. He honestly thought about skipping dinner after all. He would never get enough of this gorgeous woman wrapped around him. 

“Kagome, I--I’m gonna mark you.”

“O-Okay,” she ground out with another cry along with another squeeze to his deeply submerged cock.

He lowered his head to the crook of her neck and licked as she began to cry out his name.

“Come for me, Kagome,” he said steadier than how he felt. He was nervous, excited, crazed, everything was swirling around in a timeless blurr. When she began to spasm around him, screaming out her orgasm, he couldn’t hold back his to even save his own life. Right before it was ripped from his body, he bit down on her neck and allowed his youki to flow through her. He hadn’t expected her own reiki to react by flowing back through him.

Coming down from their mutual bliss, their high from release, he raised his head up from her shoulder and gazed into her eyes. 

“I love you, Kagome.”

“I love you too, Inuyasha,” she whispered leaning up to kiss him again. 

There was a surge of reiki beneath him--coming from Kagome. But it oddly didn’t burn. It seemed to have startled her too because initially, she tried to shove him off of her. He looked down at her hip and saw a bright light that blinded him before it formed into a fucking person. 

Now he’d seen everything. Of course, they would be fucking naked, just enjoying the bliss of the afterglow from having sex and a fucking ghost would appear. He pulled out of her and sat up in front of her. Snarling.

His demonic blood hit him full force, without even a warning or blip to alert him before it took over. Kagome's hand grabbed his bicep quickly from behind as she pressed her body into his. 

“Wait--” she gasped.

“Who the fuck are you and what the fuck do you want?!” He growled menacingly.

“Relax, half-demon. I am not here to harm you or my descendent,” the ghost waved her arm in placation. 

“‘Descendent?’ Are you… Lady Kikyo?” Kagome asked.

“I am. I’ve come to warn you,” she stated emotionlessly.

“After we mated? Your fucking timing sucks,” Inuyasha snarled.

“Yes, that is why I came,” she said.

“Too late now,” he grumbled. Of course, her ancestor would be a judgemental bitch.

“Lady Kikyo, I love Inuyasha. Even if you are here to warn us about mating, it’s already been done and I still have my reiki. Even if I didn’t, he is my mate--”

“No, I came to warn you of Naraku. Your mating only destroyed the things he wanted most. He will be rather angry.”

“What do you mean?” Kagome questioned, still securely pressed to Inuyasha’s back.

“By solidifying your mateship, the jewel has been purified. The act made from pure love was too much for the jewel to take--it is no longer of this world. For that, I am indebted to you.”

“You mean--”

“Fucking made the jewel pure?” Kagome smacked him. Likely for how he had phrased their mating. To be fair he was in demon form--fucking was what it was called. His human half could call it love-making. Same fucking thing.

“Yes; I did not mean to intrude on your post-coital bliss but, we must speak before my spirit is gone. There was a remnant of it imprisoned by the jewel. It was taken to serve as a warning to whoever purified the jewel.”

“Why?” Kagome asked.

“Naraku was once my betrothed, Onigumo. However, he fell prey to the jewel’s darkness, and soon, the demons descended and ripped his body and soul apart. He ceased to exist and became what you know now as Naraku. He is the one who slew me, hoping I, too, would fall and use the jewel for my deepest desires. However, I took the jewel with me to the netherworld knowing it should be destroyed. 

“Then it was born again in you, Kagome. For that, I am sorry. But you were able to purify it, unlike so many before you failed to do. You found the answer no one else could come up with.”

“Love?” Kagome curiously said.

“Indeed. Your love for the hanyou is what ultimately purified the jewel. The selfless love you had for him made the jewel unable to maintain its form. But now that the jewel is gone, Naraku will be even more enraged. The fact you have been claimed by this half-demon may even send him over the edge. This is the warning I give to you; Naraku will not stop until he has exactly what he desires. Even if that means he has to start over.”

“Start over? What the fuck does that mean?”

“You will soon find out,” Kikyo said as she slowly began to disappear.

“Wait!! Inuyasha and I won’t be around long enough to finish what you started! OR what we started! Whatever! How--”

“Do not be foolish. You allowed another’s prejudices to cloud your mind. Your mate bond with Inuyasha has, in fact, saved your life. His youki has refilled your life energy and the reiki that you lost when the jewel was purified. 

“It is still your destiny to destroy Naraku. But it was never your destiny alone, Kagome. Good luck,” Kikyo finished as she disintegrated from sight.

Inuyasha’s blood receded with Kikyo’s presence gone and he turned to face Kagome who was staring at him in shock. Tears pooled at her eyes and all he could do was grab her face, smashing his lips to hers. She frantically returned the pressure and moaned into his mouth. 

When he withdrew, they were both breathless. She giggled with unbounded happiness. Inuyasha wiped her tears away with his thumbs and couldn’t help but return her smile with all the love he felt for her.

“Told ya,” he smirked. She batted his chest and made him chuckle. He took her face and lightly pressed his lips to her when they heard a frantic knock at the door.

“Lady Kagome?? Lord Inuyasha?? Are you both alright???” Rin’s voice called.

“Go in! We must check on her!” They overheard the monk saying.

“This one advises against entering,” Sesshomaru said evenly.

Kagome blushed the brightest he had ever seen and he tossed her the first thing he could find to coverup with--which was his kosode but fuck it--something was better than nothing at that point! He threw on his hakama in haste hearing the slayer demand to enter to make sure neither of them were injured in the surge of demonic aura and reiki.

The door finally burst open. The slayer and monk lead the way followed by the sheepish Rin and exasperated Sesshomaru. Kagome sat behind Inuyasha again, grabbing his bare arm making sure he felt her reiki flow to him to calm him. It oddly worked in settling his raging blood that demanded he slaughter the humans for seeing Kagome in such an intimate position. Wrapped up in his clothes, flushed from their activities, mark fresh from their binding, hair wild from lust, her scent still hot, spicy, and mixed with his own. 

Not that they could smell that--but his asshole brother could. It made him growl.

“Lady Kagome--we sensed a large amount of reiki; are you alright? Lord Inuyasha, are you??” The monk began.

Kagome kept hold of his arm as if sensing he was about to tear the monk's arms off and use them to beat him. “Y-Yes we’re fine,” she mumbled into his back. Oh fuck. He needed them to leave so he could take her again. Her full breasts so intimately rubbing against him, her hot breath swaying his hair and brushing against his neck. Fuck. She was so fucking desirable without even trying.

Rin stepped out from beside Sesshomaru and gasped then rushed to Kagome’s side. Inuyasha snarled a warning and she whacked him. Rin. Rin hit him?! What the fuck?!? 

“Shush you! Oh my goodness!” She exclaimed, turning to Kagome and slightly touching the area he marked. “You did it!!! You mated!! EEEEEEEEEE!!!!” 

“Rin,” Sesshomaru tried.

“We truly are sisters now!! How exciting!!! You probably want a bath before dinner, do you not?? Why don’t you come with me!!” Rin more or less ordered as she grabbed her yukata that was sprawled on the ground and held it in front of Kagome so no one else could see her get dressed.

“What the fuck--no--Rin--” Inuyasha started. Then she whacked him again. WHAT THE FUCK!?!? Why did she keep doing that and why was his fucking inner demonic jackass self taking it?!?

Alpha male’s whelped mate. We aren’t looking for a challenge. We have a mate to consider. Allow the woman to bathe her that way we can reinstate our scent and mark later. When we won’t be interrupted. When we can take her over and over and over--

Fucking hell.

We respect the chain of command, hanyou. Calm your hormones.

“Now, now, respect your lady. She needs a girl talk and a bath. She hasn’t had a proper one in a long time and I’m sure she would love a woman’s touch, Lord Inuyasha. Stay and chat with my lord husband.” Rin helped a frazzled, still heavily blushing, confused Kagome and led her out of the room.

“Inu--” Kagome started.

“Stay,” Sesshomaru ordered the moment Inuyasha began to rise. “Slayer. Accompany them.”

“Excuse me?!” The slayer bellowed.

“Now Sango, maybe they would uhm… like to get to know you better. It seems our goals for vengeance have aligned,” the monk tried to soothe. 

“Fine…” she glared at her husband then shot a deadly glare to Inuyasha. He only thought the response he wanted to say; he didn’t want to set her off further while she was going to be with his mate by saying his derogatory thoughts aloud.  

Once she was gone, Inuyasha turned back to his brother, “Whaddya want? Obviously you wanted our mates gone.”

“We received something at the gates,” Sesshomaru informed.

“What do you mean you got something? From who?”

“We believe it was from Naraku… We wanted to share this with you before we shared it with Lady Kagome. It is--unpleasant,” the monk added, obviously off-put by whatever it was they got.

“Well what is it?” Inuyasha demanded.

“It belonged to your Miko,” Sesshomaru grimaced. He grimaced. That bastard didn’t give a shit about anyone or anything--well besides Rin. What in the fuck did Naraku have that could disturb Sesshomaru? Stoic Inu-no-Taisho, Lord of the fucking West?

Inuyasha began to get nervous. Edgy. His youki automatically went to seek Kagome’s presence out. Low and behold it found her and her reiki stroked back comfortingly. She was safe. Rin had her. Why was that so comforting?

“Sesshomaru… just fucking tell me. My instincts are all over the fucking place right now,” Inuyasha finally relented to his brother.

“As they should be. You just mated with your priestess. If your youki wasn’t melding with hers, it would be an issue,” he commented as he pulled something from his sleeve and extended it to him.

Inuyasha took it and was assailed with not only Kagome’s scent but Naraku’s. It had another scent on it as well but he hadn’t smelled that person before. He looked down into his hand and saw what looked like a ring… with her hair entwined with it. What in the seven hells--

It was a western tradition to exchange rings when someone became betrothed. Was it possible this was that Hojo-person’s ring? How did Naraku come to have it? He gazed back at Sesshomaru who didn’t look pleased by the development. 

“What?! What aren’t you telling me?!”

“It was attached to a finger, Lord Inuyasha,” Miroku conceded. 

“A finger?? Whos?!”

“I assume the male of which you scented on the ring. Did you know your mate was betrothed?” The monk watched Inuyasha’s face for a sign of anger, remorse, or whatever. It pissed Inuyasha off further.

“Of course I did. She told me when we were stuck in that shelter we found after we met.”

“Yet you still pursued her??” The monk inquired curiously.

“She was the one who told me she wanted nothing to do with the marriage. Even if she hadn’t run, she said she wouldn’t have gone through with it,” Inuyasha sneered at the monk.

“My little brother would not mate with a woman who was spoken for unless she had been forced into the said arrangement. Your insinuations must stop if you wish to remain here and find your vengeance for those you have lost.”

“My apologies. As I have admonished before, this is an odd situation for me in general. A Miko the mate of a demon, who happened to be the reincarnation of the legendary Kikyo and holds the Sacred Jewel in her body, who we originally thought was mated to the demon who killed our friends and family, and now who happened to be betrothed to another man in her village. Lady Kagome just keeps proving to be a very special woman.”

“Speaking of my mate, she still has her reiki.”

“Unsurprising as she is the keeper of the Shikon no Tama,” Sesshomaru expressed.

“Yea… about that,” Inuyasha started. “When I marked her--the jewel uh--vanished. Purified or whatever.”

“A thousand pardons, Lord Inuyasha. But do you mean to say that--when you and the Lady Kagome were-- intimate, you purified the jewel?”

“Yeah, pervert. And her ancestor, Kikyo came out and had a nice little chat with us. Which was why you sensed the large amount of youki from me and the spiritual power from her. She told us about Naraku. What he actually wanted. Then gave us some half-ass weird ominous warning about him still trying to get what he wants even if he had to start over--now that we covered that, why the fuck is my mate’s hair wrapped around her ring??”

“We believe it was cursed. Especially with the finger that was attached. I have locked the uh--appendage away for now. Lady Kagome’s power may be able to ward off the evil that we sensed with it.”

“The ring is fine though?” Inuyasha demanded. 

“We do not sense jyaki from it. So it is. For now,” Sesshomaru spoke.

Damnit all! Of course, the bastard would still be at large! Ruining the time that Inuyasha should be exploring his new mate’s body, solidifying their bond, rutting her over and over, making her glands literally drip of his scent--

"This conversation should be continued with your new mate, Inuyasha. We should see if she is able to detect anything from the object. I have also invited another guest to enlighten us on these recent developments. He should be here by dinner time. "

"I agree with Lord Sesshomaru," the monk added. "Lady Kagome should be informed of the newest situation."

"Maybe I missed something, but why are you trying to be all 'buddy buddy' now?"

"It will be discussed at dinner which should be ready shortly, little brother. Get dressed and head down to the dining hall," Sesshomaru lamented as he left his chambers.

Before Miroku could bow Inuyasha grabbed him by the robes and hauled him in front of him. He let his aura flood him just so he knew how powerful he actually was. 

"Look here monk; that asshole may say we should wait ‘til dinner but I want answers. Now."

"Lord Inuyasha, we never meant any harm to begin with. As I have said,  this is a peculiar situation--"

"Can it. Why did you change your mind? Why are you willing to stick around with Kagome and I? You and your bitch didn't seem keen on the idea the moment you laid eyes on her."

"We all make mistakes, Lord Inuyasha. We learned quite a bit more after you and Lady Kagome engaged in--"

"Shut the fuck up. You're such a bozzo."

"My apologies. Old habits die hard. However, we did learn from scrolls about mating, a little more about Naraku’s whereabouts, and also about another Lord who has been having trouble with him.”

Oh for fuck’s sake--

“Lemme guess; Koga?"

"Yes. He was more than eager to join us at the castle knowing Kagome had come here for refuge."

"My asshole brother say anything else to him about why she was here?"

"I don't believe so; just that she was under his protection. I think he was going to leave it to you and your mate to inform him on bond.”

“Good.” Not that he thought it’d be disrespectful of Sesshomaru to tell the wolf of his and Kagome’s now marked mateship, but he knew Kagome was friends with the fleabag. She would likely want to be the one who shared the news with him.

Walking over to the chest, he pulled out another clean kosode and redressed himself. He turned and saw Miroku still standing there waiting for him.

“What do you want?”

“Lord Inuyasha, I do wish to extend my deepest apologies for upsetting you and your mate. We hold no grudges against her. While we know it was truly not her who attacked our friends and family, her face still does strike a raw emotion for my wife and I.”

“How long ago was the attack on your people?” 

“Just over a month. From Lady Kagome’s tale, he likely had her for a couple of weeks between when we saw her to when you two met. Did anything happen between them?”

“Even if anything did happen, it’d be none of your business.”

“Of course not. It is apparent Lady Kagome does not wish to associate with him. She seemed uncomfortable at the mention of his name entirely.”

“She’s not the most forthcoming person in general.”

“As most priests, priestesses, and monks are. When things come from a higher power, we tend to try and control the situation as much as possible.”

“Huh. I’ll keep that in mind. Explains why you failed to mention her lifespan was shorted.”

“Again, I am truly sorry--”

“It’s fine. It’s fixed now.”

“Your bond truly does astound me, Lord Inuyasha. I wish you and your mate many years of happiness.”

If Inuyasha had anything to say about it, they would. Centuries even. He would always make sure Kagome was taken care of. Physically. Emotionally. And intimately. Kagome was his life now. He would be damned if he let anyone or anything get between their happiness. As he and monk made their way to the dining room, the tension between them slowly lifted. But a new realization hit him; he knew they would still have some battles to overcome. Naraku. Her family… if they were still alive. Where they would go. What they would do. 

All he knew was that he would always ensure she and himself had a shelter. A home. A place to call their own they could fill with their love that was deemed so pure, it purified the jewel.

[trashahime]

I'm sorry but I can't believe Sunrise will turn Rin into a villian. Maybe she's a yukionna. I'm not convinced but not against it. In that post about the Sesshomaru poster, you said he was with his wife, the wind (Kagura) because Inuyasha was with his wife. If Rin is a yukionna couldn't that be about her. He is standing on a block of ice.

There's very little evidence to support the villian!Rin idea so I don't expect anyone to believe it. I do, however. Enough to bet my RL friend on it coming true. At stake is a Takechiyo tattoo. I suggested it. He doesn't know I adore that rat bastard so even if I lose, it won't be a hardship. LOL.

Anywho, I did consider it could be a callout to Rin. It could be doing double duty. However, at this point, I feel rather strongly that Rin will be paired with Kohaku. I think he has her "black pearl" and I have the feeling her story will echo his. One were she was corrupted by a demon and did terrible things against her will. I can see them bonding over this.

Keep in mind I think the story in Yashahime is an illusion and the conflicts are based on what happened to the OG crowd, including Rin's story. It's already been resolved. But I think it was Sesshomaru who sacrificed his sleep and memories as a way to help Rin. And I think Kagura helped him do so. The dream butterfly has her color scheme, especially if my parents/peril theory is true. Also, there's the hints that the butterfly is really a spider.

Since I also think Kirinmaru could be Sesshomaru, I think we will see more evidence of memory loss and a possible lack of sleep with him. I think it will be another reflection of what happened in reality as with Setsuna.

Hope I'm making sense.

[kyudomearchive]

( UPDATED INFO. ) 

higurashi kagome, 18. college student.

roommates and close friends with sango and usagi.

QUICK BIO.

kagome is the daughter of akio ( papa higurashi ) and kikyō ( naraku’s daughter. ) both had heavy ties with the yakuza. akio was tōga’s wakagashira ( right hand man ). he wanted to get out of the yakuza lifestyle when his relationship with kikyō got more serious. starting a family with her clean slate from the death and violence would’ve been ideal. he didn’t know until it was too late that plans to overthrow tōga were already underway.

akio died never getting to meet or know his daughter. kikyō was meant to die in that same set up car crash. an emergency c-section was needed to deliver kagome. she was born a premature baby and kikyō’s last words before falling into a coma were that kagome was to go to emiko ( kikyō’s best friend, mama higurashi. ) 

akio and emiko were married on paper for legal reasons and for cover reasons. because of this, all of akio’s fortunes went to kagome and emiko upon his death. 

kagome was raised with no father and no knowledge of her father, only knowing that he was killed in an accident before she was born. she has no idea that emiko isn’t really her mother. she is an only child, no sōta.

emiko named kagome in what she saw was a fitting tribute to her parents that she’d never know. 

because of this, kagome actually has intimate ties with this particular region’s yakuza boss. she’s a yakuza heir and doesn’t know. she’s naraku’s grand-daughter.

APPEARANCE.

long black hair, messy and wavy. 5′1″. brown eyes, look amber in the sun.

kagome has a tattoo of a bird in flight on her right ribcage, just under her breast.

MISC.

used to date kouga. definitely does not anymore.

is very out of the loop as far as the yakuza. this will alter and change as things are brought about and she’s dragged in to the chaos. (thanks, sess! thanks, sango!)

kagome isn’t affiliated with any gang. however, she’s extremely loyal to her girls and would be loyal to inuyasha and co.

she does NOT know about sesshomaru being inuyasha’s brother and does NOT know he’s tied into the yakuza when she gets entangled with him.

[savethelastdan]

Inyuasha tattoos AU. Go.

i LOVE this idea, whether it’s in a modern or canon compliant timeline (despite the cultural stigma of tattoos for a lot of people). 

Because of their enhanced healing abilities and (for some) sensitive sense of smell, I would think demons have to get specialized tattoos from a particular demon artist. 

Inuyasha: He considers getting his demon marks tattooed just so everyone will shut the fuck up and show him some respect sometimes, but decides against it after literally all of his friends talk him out of it. Instead, after a sake-filled night out with Miroku and Myoga, he wakes up with blue-inked waves rolling across both arms. Whenever Kagome compliments them, he just blushes and complains that they don’t look like much of anything...

Kagome: In the three years time between her trips to the Feudal era, she gets a bow and arrow tattoo on her inner arm. Whenever Inuyasha traces his claws over the delicate lines, she shivers. She also gets an open-winged bird on the back of her neck, as part of a group tattoo with her friends. 

Miroku: When each of his children are born, he adds a cherry blossom to the tree crossing down his spine. He also has a lotus flower on one shoulder, cutting through the scar from where his wind tunnel’s poison leeched its way across his body. Sango likes to press her lips to it each morning to wake him up. 

Sango: She makes a slayer’s trip to a town of Ainu women, and is entraced by the spiritual significance of their body art. It convinces her to finally get the line of peonies crossing the back of her shoulder-blades, making a stark contrast against all her scars and and scrapes. 

Kohaku: No one finds out for quite a while until after he gets it, but a tattooed dragon winds its way up his right shin. He got it as a reminder that he has control of his body again, now and forever. 

Rin: Kaede is less than pleased to find out that Rin has accepted several tattoo sessions in lieu of material payment for healing work--indigo bands encircling both arms and ankles, and a little snake on the inside of her elbow (Rin is delighted by and swears that it references her resurrections; Kaede thinks it was just another one of the lines that the artist messed up on). 

Kagura: She goes all out--ukiyo-e prints spanning both forearms and her entire back, so that the spider-demon scar becomes barely noticeable. 

Sesshomaru: Unlike the other markings on his face, the crescent moon is a family symbol that he got tattooed at a young age. 

[gaypeachy]

Willing to pay someone for a simple line art tattoo idea of Sesshomaru asdfsgdhfj

[danakatscullys]

Also y'all give me subtle inuyasha tattoo ideas and placement because that's absolutely happening

Thinking about getting Sesshomaru's kimono pattern tattooed on my inner arm

[feudalconnection]

Updated Nomination List

For those who are unable to view the current nomination list on their phone apps, we wanted to provide a list of all the nominations received to date!  PLASE NOTE, THE LIST HAS BEEN UPDATED, PLEASE CHECK IT FOR CURRENT NOMINATIONS!

There are three days left to nominate your favorites (updated within the last 3 years).  Nominations close July 15!   Nominations included under the cut!

FANFICTION NOMINATIONS

Best Action

“Portal Between Worlds” by @neutronstarchild “What a Knock Out” by @opal-lines “Million Dollar Man” by @inussunflower “At the End of the World” by @noyourenotreal “Calamity Tempest-Miko’s Melody” by @forgettable-fox “Consigned to Oblivion” by Grddlebone (Ao3)

Best AU/AR (FULL)

“First Impressions” by @mamabearcat “Holding Out for a Hero” by @lavendertwilight89 “Hit the Like Button” by @omgitscharlie “Gold Diggers” by @roseheartwhitefox “The Deception” by @fandomobsessions016 “Underneath the Northern Lights” by @lostinfantasyworlds “A New Leash on Life” by @forgettable-fox “Little Gifts” by @fawn-eyed-girl “The Tears of Marie-Antoinette” by Vilbern “Only Human” by @effinsusie

Best Canon

“You’re Still Here” by @ruddcatha “A Stolen Kiss” by @sapphirestarxx “Last One Standing” by @lazy8blog “The Lover’s Tree” by @lostinfantasyworlds “Take Your Bets” by @kstewdeux

Best Angst

“Duality of Man” by @fawn-eyed-girl and @ruddcatha “Million Dollar Man” by @inussunflower “The Deception” by @fandomobsessions016 “Crusade Against the Moon” by @lady-agni “A Wish Upon a Blue Moon” by Harlecorn (Ao3) “Barren” by @skyelara “SessKagu Week Day Six: Future (White)” by @savethelastdan “The Last Time” by @goshinote

Best Dark

“Underworld” by @s3nie “In my Pulse, There is Only You” by @cannibalsforbreakfast/Laeoukka (Ao3) “Clock Wise” by @mrfeenysmustache/ashmish111 (Ao3) “No Such Thing as Happily Ever After” by @lazy8blog “Supersum” by elkonigin (Ao3)

Best Drama

“To Sleep Perchance to Dream” by @dawnrider “You Rescued Me” by @keichanz “I Love the Flaws You Try to Hide” by @cannibalsforbreakfast/Laeoukka (Ao3) “A Worthy Sacrifice” by @lemonlushff “Clock Wise” by @mrfeenysmustache/ashmish111 (Ao3)

Best Humor/Parody

“Hanyous Horrendous Harem” by @alannada “What’s Eating You?” by @superpixie42 “Pound Puppy” by @roseheartwhitefox “A Little Early” by Echohuntress (Ao3) “The Baking Perfection” by Monomyth (Ao3) “My Highschool Life is Full of Cliches” by NovemberDoll (FFN

Best NSFW

“Mating Fever” by @clearwillow/Brigidthefae (Ao3) “Hit the Like Button” by @omgitscharlie “A Worthy Sacrifice” by @lemonlushff “Make Me” by @keichanz “May(be) Mine” by @fandomobsessions016 “Like a Bird in a Gilded Cage” by @loveyou-x3000 “Snake Charmer” by @mythicamagic “Strawberry Moon in Summer” by @drosselmeyerwrites/Drosselmeyer (Ao3) “Heavy Petting” by @intoevernight/Into_evernight (Ao3)

Best One-Shot

“Got No Idea” by @witchygirl99 “Let Me Love You” by @lavendertwilight89 “Ramen” by @writemydaydreams “Loving Him was Red” by @born-for-eachother/born4eachother (Ao3) “Heavy Petting” by @intoevernight​/Into_evernight (Ao3) “It’s All Downhill From Here” by vixxelle (Ao3) “Transcending” by @sassybratt9791​ “Into Forever” by @kiwi-witch​

Best Character Portrayal

“Portal Between Worlds” (Kagura) by @neutronstarchild​ “Lost and Found” (Miroku) by @skyelara​ “Just the Girl” (Miroku) by @smmahamazing​ “You Beat the Devil’s Tattoo” (Miroku) by Lutelyre (Ao3) “The Call” (Inuyasha) by KityKatzrq (Ao3) “Lessons in Parenting” (Sesshomaru) by @sagemcmae​

Best Romance

“Little Gifts” by @fawn-eyed-girl​ “I Choose You” by @sapphirestarxx​ “May(be) Mine” by @fandomobsessions016​ “Stuck in the Rain” by @cstorm86​ “Under the Northern Lights” by @lostinfantasyworlds​ “It’s All Downhill From Here” by vixxelle (Ao3) “Hawk” by @deadlyglacier​ “Severed Bonds” by rlmpcc110511 (FFN)

Best Serial

“Trouble Brewing for InuKag Week” by @neutronstarchild​ and @witchygirl99​ “Hit the Like Button Universe” by @omgitscharlie​ “Cowboy Blues” by @smmahamazing​ “Something Blue” by @mythicamagic​ “A Collection of Drabbles” by thetroll (Ao3) “Tales of Ever After” by @knittingknots​

Best Ficlet

“If I Kissed You” by @lemonlushff​ “The bet” by @loveyou-x3000​ “Snuggle” by @mamabearcat​ “Weekly Specials” by @soliska​/evilillusions (Ao3) “Dialogue Only Challenge” by @coquinespike​

Best Canon Divergence

“Forest Spirit” by @alannada​ “Mating Fever” by @clearwillow​/Brigidthefae (Ao3) “Little Marvels” by @dawnrider​ “Nighthawk” by @deadlyglacier​ “Ones True Bond” by JeremyMarsh (Ao3) “Sastruga” by @kiwi-witch​ “Dreaming On” by @ladygoshawk​

Best LGBTQ+

“From the Heart - and the Wrapping Company” by @clearwillow​/brigidthefae (Ao3) Like a Bird in a Gilded Cage” by @loveyou-x3000​ “Frost Thaw: Lessons in Drowning” by @gaykagome​

Best Non-Canon Pairing

“Duality of Man” by @fawn-eyed-girl​ and @ruddcatha​ “Friends with Financial Benefits” by @pointyobjects​ “Now & Then” by @sagemcmae​ “Hawk” by @deadlyglacier​ “Severed Bonds” by rlmpcc110511 (FFN)

Best Completed

“Celebration” by @superpixie42​ “A Matter of Pride” by thetroll (Ao3) “At the End of the World” by @noyourenotreal​ “Times Change” by @shastuhh​ “Calamity Tempest-Miko’s Melody” by @forgettable-fox​

FANART NOMINATIONS

Best Action

“Battle Couple” by @ruikamo​ “Untitled” by @niirasri​ “Battle Couple” by @hopidoodle​ “Untitled (Kagome)” by @gojosassisedible​

Best AU/AR

“White Future” by @zingstoreart​ “Untitled” by @wolfcry77​ “Star-Crossed” by @noether3​ “Right Wrong Number” by @nartistadigital​ “Yakuza Sesskagu” by @stillunderyourbed​ “Free Willy (colored version)” by @wulfintheforest​ “Inuyasha Pride Month 2020, Day 14 - Sesshomaru” by @inukouga​ “Untitled” by @chappysuey​

Best Canon

“Rin’s Song” by @by-saiyuri​ “MirSan Family” by @gingerfoxart​ “Hold On” by @kalcia​ “Eezy Brezy Beautiful” by @superduperstitionss​ “Blessed” by @otaku-108​ “Untitled” by @caroltaisho​

Best Angst

“I wanted to protect her forever” by @artofalynn​ “Be still, my heart” by @elevenharbor​ “Please Stay” by @usagikay​ “Butterfly Effect (Moroha)” by @nikelaos87​ “Stronger Together” by @dreaming-of-soup​ “Spirited Soulmates” by @mickisketch​ “Art-Inuspiration (untitled)” by @kirrtash​ “Prisoner” by @angel_Kagomex (Twitter) “Untitled” by @lostlunaticprincess​

Best Dark

“Looks that could kill” (Kikyou) by @poroverso​ “What is this? Thorne did another Demon Inu” by @thornedraven​ “Heartless” by @ge--yo​ “Three of Swords” by @infernally-inked​ “Untitled (Image #30, Sesshomaru and Human Inuyasha)” by @PONG (pixiv) “Untitled” by @lostlunaticprincess​

Best Humor/Parody

“You’re Welcome” by @starzie-sky​ “Crunch” by @clementinesgulag​ “Drunk Aunt Naraku” by @zingstore​ “Moroha No” by @superduperstitionss​ “Patience is a Virtue” IMAGE NSFW by @cookieasylum​

Best Kiss

“Double Shot of Heaven (first one)” by @clementinesgulag​ “MirSan by Firelight” by @noether3​ “otome sesskagu” by @stillunderyourbed​ “Kiss Kiss Fall in Love” by @cookieasylum​ “Untitled” by mykids__godmom (Twitter)

Best Character

“Sins of Houshi-Sama” by @medova-art​ “Galaxy Inuyasha” by @kalcia​ “Human Shiori” by @zeirahh​ “Untitled” by beruna13 (Twitter)

Best Duo/Pairing

“SessKag” by @rannyunny​ “KimiIzayoi” by @thunderpot​ “Not Just a Sweater” by @mickisketch​ “Dance Crew AU” by @opal-lines​ “Cringe ass demon baby” by @tmetta​ “Untilted SessKag Piece” by @meldrymoon​ “Untitled” by @gingerfoxart​

Best NSFW

“Hold On” by @kalcia​ “The Night We Never Thought Would Happen” by @otaku-108​ “More like “In-Your-Showa”“ by @thelovelysinner​ ”Rock Bottom“ by @thornedraven​ ”SessKag NSFW“ by @sayuri-watanabe​ “Take 2” by @kingalistair-theirin​

Best Romance

”Marriage“ by @ruikamo​ ”Untitled“ by @sofidoodles-blog​ ”Hands“ by @nartistadigital​ ”If they had more time“ by @alum131​ ”SessKag Mummy AU“ by @kingalistair-theirin​

Best LGBTQ+

”KagKik“ by @gravity-what​ ”KaguKik“ by @magnoliajades​ ”Fila Crop Hoodies“ by @jostafar​ “Two Guys! Hanging Out! Holding Hands!” by @jostafar​

Best Group Depiction

”Glimpse of the Past“ by @momorhea​ ”The Laundromat“ by @kirrtash​ ”Modern AU“ by @sweepingtree​ ”SessKaguWeek Day 3: Blue“ by @raoscometh​ “Fluffy InuKag Family Sketches” by @itsluuart​

Best Doujinshi

”Promise“ by @keks-creations​ ”SessKagu Week: Day Four-Pink (Infatuation)“ by @sweepingtree​ ”Untitled“ by @heavenin--hell​ ”SessKaguWeek Day 6: White“ by @raoscometh​

Best Non-Canon Pairing

”The Wind Kissing the Moon (bottom one)“ by @tiimhat​/haitchu ”Hellfire“ by @hopidoodle​ ”The Daiyokai and the Witch“ by @sayuri-watanabe​ ”Untitled“ by @magnoliajades​ ”SessKag Hurt Comfort Comic Part 2“ by @elevenharbor​

Best Redraw

”Firsts“ by @kaorimizunya​ ”Inu No Taisho“ by @heavenin--hell​ ”Kagome from Fateful Night in Togenkyo“ by @dreaming-of-soup​ ”Inuyasha & Kagome Screencap Redraw“ by @midiatamente​ “Untitled (Kagura, the first image)” by @wanfnag2017​ “Untitled Naraku Redraw” by @dis-gruntled-art​

Best Overall

”Moroha“ by @juney-chan​ ”The Fae Tree“ by @thunderpot​ ”Promise“ by Hora_K (Twitter) “Two Idiots” by @inesmbravo​

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Storyteller Chapter 2 (Updated)

Authors note: As of when I'm writing this chapter I have 2 likes, and I know that doesn’t sound like a lot, but that means so much to me. ~

"Said Rabbit to Red Fox, in a silken quiet tone,

'The field of voles has a story you will want to hear.' Red fox scoffed, and responded in gravelly tones.

'Why should I, the greatest huntsman of the valley, trouble myself with a story from the rabbits, and voles?' Rabbit shook her head and tutted.

'Your pride will end you fox. My ears hear all the whispers of the wood, and you will be huntsman no more lest you hear their words as well."

The forest was starved from the faded light of the moon, leaving Aria with only the beam of the flashlight to guide her. She could not see an arms length away on either side of her only what lie directly ahead. As she ambled through the woods, there was no denying the unsettling feeling in the pit of her stomach. Her steps were slow, silent, precise. As if she were passing a sleeping beast. Her heart stopped for a moment when she felt a breeze passed her shoulder, a hot breeze, breath.

Slowly, carefully, she turned her flashlight behind her and inch by inch revealing a large head and two round massive eyes. Eyes that peered silently down at her. Then it spoke, exposing long yellow teeth.

"Are you lost?"

Her flashlight fell from her hand. She darted through the trees, and leaped over rocks, she ran until her lungs burned. She could still hear the crunch of leaves under it's feet getting ever closer behind her. She had to think of something and quickly. She heard the rushing water ahead of her. It was her only warning of the river ahead of her the bank rose high above it. The rise of the hill concealed the body of water. Perfect.

She could hear it's deep voice calling out to her, attempting to coax her out of hiding.

"Where did you go"

The bark of the tree was rough against her hands as she pressed her back as flat as she could against the tree trunk that separated her from the monster. It wouldn't last her long, but it wouldn’t need to. She picked up a stone by her feet and threw it across the water landing in a bush on the other side.

"there you are"

As the creature ran passed the tree Aria grabbed its leg and the great beast toppled headfirst into the river. Aria didn't wait to see what had happened to him She hightailed it up stream.

She moved quickly, but did not run, half because of the noise, half because of the darkness that now choked the surroundings without a flashlight to guide her. When she could go no further she stopped to rest. She did her best to squish herself between two large mossy boulders. She'd slept in more comfortable positions, but she was too afraid to sleep in the open and too tired to build a proper shelter. Exhaustion overtook her and she fell into dreamless sleep.

The next morning she was woken up by the sound of voices. Her Curiosity demanded she get closer. She skulked over to the muddy riverbank and found the monster from last night. In full light she could see he looked like a cross between a wolf and a bear with a head much larger than both wearing green and blue armor. He was still damp from the river. Next to him was a little green toad like creature in brown robes, funny hat and was holding a staff. Listening closely she caught the end of the big bear-wolf's sentence.

"-With Inuyasha and that priestess, uh, Kagome if I remember it right." He's seen Kagome. "By the way, have you seen a human girl around here Jaken? I think she may have dropped this, this, I think it is a torch." He held out Aria's flashlight. He seemed much less threatening now, Aria thought. Aria began to slink noiselessly down the bank, and cautiously approached the pair.

"Why should I care about a lowly human?" Jaken griped.

"Firstly she almost killed me," Said the other demon, "And second most she came from the well wearing strange clothes, she might know the priestess,"

"I do know Kagome." Aria declared. Both demons jumped, but the beast with the large eyes, and easily 7 feet tall hid himself behind Jaken who himself stood three feet tall hat included.

"You are the mortal who nearly felled Royakan, I hardly believe that," Jaken said, unimpressed with the woman's disheveled appearance. Literally sleeping on a bed of stones is not good for beauty sleep.

"And you shouldn't," said Aria. "He was chasing me and didn't see the river, he fell"

"You tripped me!"

"You fell." She insisted. Aria pointed at his paw like hand still holding her flashlight. "That's mine, can I have it back please."

"Oh, of coarse. Are you a friend to Kagome?"

"Yes, are you?"

"I am," His ears perked up and his tail did a happy swish, like a very threatening, but still very endearing giant puppy. A thought seemed to occur to him. "I am Royakan, gaurdian of the forest"

"Well gee now I feel like an ass,"

"I understand humans find demons to be frightening, but not to worry I don't eat humans anymore." Aria decided it was a much better idea to stand close to Jaken "You should come with me to find lord Sesshomaru. Kagome may be danger." Aria's eyes shot wide and she began to feel the constricting pull of panic.

"What's wrong with Kagome, and who is Sesshomaru?"

"You do not know who Lord Sesshomaru is?" Jaken balled his fists and stamped his foot on the muddy bank.

"Enlighten me."

"He is the single most powerful demon in all the land, he is the half breed Inuyasha's older brother, but he hardly compares." Jaken took a moment from his ever so captivating speech to think "Even still I wouldn't mind having Inuyasha as an ally now"

"If he's so almighty, Why does he need Inuyasha?"

"He does not!" Jaken protested "He can defeat the panther demons all by himself!"

"But" Royakan interrupted "last time we lost-"

"Those cowards ran for the hills, they knew Lord Sesshomaru would deliver their deaths" Jaken turned his back to Royakan. Royakan didn't seem to notice he gazed into the distance with a mournful expression.

"Many of my friends died in that battle."

"I'm sorry for your loss," Aria said softly.

"Thank you" He seemed to relax, "Last I knew the Panther demons were after the jewel shards, Kagome carries some I think."

"Jewel shards?" she asked, and Royakan fumbled with an answer

"Um well, they are pieces of a jewel"

"Yes I got that part." Aria deadpanned. Jaken lacking the patience to listen to Royakan ramble, offered a more concise answer

"They grant incredible power to those who possess them"

"Does Lord Sesshomaru possess many shards then?"

"Fool! he great demon lord has no need for such gimmicks."

"Jaken, is this where you have been?" Aria followed the voice, Smooth and cool, to a man in elegant clothing of white and red, and pristine spiked armor. He looked like he was about Aria's age, had tattoos, or maybe paint, stripes on his cheeks, a crescent on his forehead and long white hair. When sharp gold met Aria's doe brown eyes, and the corner of her lips quirked up just a bit. He certainly was handsome, she thought.

"Please forgive me Lord Sesshomaru," said Jaken bowing with his entire body on the ground. Lord Sesshomaru said nothing as he walked passed Jaken. This irked Aria to no end, and she suddenly felt a smidge protective over this little green goblin. Royakan also bowed, before Sesshomaru as he passed, and addressed him.

"Lord Sesshomaru, I Royakan, Would be Honored to serve you once again,"

"Not necessary"

"Please I beg you to reconsider" Royakan pleaded. Jaken began to speak on Royakan's behalf in order to sway Sesshomaru.

"Royakan," Said Sesshomaru, Royakan perked up. His tail doing a little flip flop "Leave before I lop off your head" Royakan's expression dropped, "Only you shall accompany This Sesshomaru, Jaken."

Jaken's eyes began to water, and he wiped his sleeve across his face. Aria followed Sesshomaru,  if he was after the panthers he would lead her to Kagome. Jaken raced after them both, and when he caught up to them scoffed at Aria.

"Lord Sesshomaru did not say you could accompany him!" He said.

"I'm not, we just happen to be walking in the same direction at the same time." She corrected.

"Just like how Royakan fell into the river"

"Exactly like that, yes"

Sesshomaru stopped walking. "Follow me and you will die" He said. Aria continued until she stood next to him.

"I'm not following you" She insisted. He focused on her in a way that made her feel jittery despite her ever present smirk. Something seemed to click behind his pools of molten amber, or at least that’s what Aria thought she saw. It was hard to tell, he was very stoic and she was a little distracted by his feathery pail eyelashed. He turned from her and continued up the riverbank.

"This one will not protect you"

"I don't need you to"