InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ A Demon Should Act Like A Demon ❯ While the Master's Away... ( Chapter 7 )

Disclaimer: Inuyasha and friends were created and lovingly brought to life by Rumiko Takahashi.

A/N: The glossary and responses to reviews immediately follow the story. Text in `__' are thought expressions. _^,,^_ I've added a teaser for the next chapter.

A/N2: !!! LEMON ALERT !!! The version I posted in Fan Fiction.net is only a bit limey due to its PG-13 rating. Regardless of this lemon, please note that this is still a Sesshoumaru/Kagome romance. Thanks!

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A Demon Should Act Like A Demon

By Ericedwyn

Chapter Seven: While the Master's Away…

~* At Sesshoumaru's Fortress, Day One*~

Tsumi scratched lightly on the wooden doorframe before entering Kagome's new bedchamber. She slid the door closed behind her with one hand as she balanced a food tray with the other. She placed the tray on a writing table by one of the windows before approaching the sleeping form of her mistress. Tsumi placed a gentle hand on the young woman's shoulder, while softly saying her name.

Kagome's eyes fluttered awake to stare into the piercing eyes of the Hanyou. "Ohayou, Tsumi-san," she mumbled sleepily. "What time is it?"

"It is nearly mid-morning, Kagome-sama. I came earlier but you looked a bit pale. I thought it best to let you rest." The older woman smiled warmly. "Shippou has been feed and bathed, and is with Rin in the library." Kagome nodded as she crawled out of bed.

Tsumi poured some tea into a small ceramic cup and lifted the cover of the miso soup as Kagome approached the table and seated herself. "I'll draw your bath, Kagome-sama."

"Arigatou, Tsumi-san." Kagome mouthed "itadakimasu" and took a small sip of the soup before setting it down on the tray. Her shoulders dropped as she stared at the wall in front of her. `It's been a week…'

When Tsumi returned from the bathing room, she choked on her steps when her eyes fell on her mistress. She frowned with concern over the young woman's increasing lapses into depression. The young woman had confided in her about the past three years, her feelings for the now late Inuyasha, her family in the future, and about her fears of being youkai.

Tsumi did her best to console and comfort the woman she has come to regard as a daughter in such a short period of time, but she knew it wasn't enough. The children tried as well, but the light in her eyes would gleam for only the barest of moments to fade again into the blue depths. She walked towards Kagome sporting a smile that she hoped would cheer her up. "Kagome-sama, would you like me to procure something else from the kitchen?"

Kagome blinked at the other woman before realizing that Tsumi had spoken to her. She looked confused at first before she followed Tsumi's gaze towards the tray. "Oh…I'm not very hungry, Tsumi-san. May I take my bath now?" Kagome stood and walked towards the next room without glancing back.

Tsumi stood rooted on her spot staring sadly at Kagome's retreating figure, and sighed.

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Kagome stayed in her room after her bath, and glanced around. It was a lot bigger than the one she previously occupied; even the furo in the bathing room was larger, enough for 2 or 3 people. She particularly liked the writing table by the window.

Last night, Tsumi had taken her to tour some of the 14 bedrooms in the family wing. She explained that each of the bedrooms was connected to another bedroom, but the connecting doors were usually kept locked. Shippou's room, which was connected to Rin's, was directly across from her own room. Shippou, however, wouldn't leave his adoptive mother, and she preferred that he stayed with her. At the end of the wing were the bigger rooms for the Master and Mistress of the Fortress. Kagome supposed Sesshoumaru had taken one of those rooms.

She lifted her backpack from the floor and placed it by the writing table. She sat on the floor next to it, before unzipping all the compartments of the bag. She started pulling out the items inside: Two bound notebooks, a pencil case with half a dozen pens, two mechanical pencils, and a couple of tubes of lead pencils, three textbooks she "could use as paper weights," 3 sets of underwear, some socks, a sweater, a couple of bowls of ramen, a bag of potato chips, Shippou's lollipops, a water kettle, single stove burner with a half-filled can of butane, a box of crayons, a cell phone her mother gave her that "probably wouldn't find a network in Sengoku Jidai," and a packet of lined paper. `Geez, no wonder it was heavy.'

As she was clearing some of the items into hidden cabinets of the wall near the writing table, she stopped to stare at one of the notebooks in her hand. After a few seconds, she took a pen. On the inside of the cover, she wrote: My Diary.

~* Diary Entry *~

Date: 8 A.D. (After Demonization)

Dear Diary,

I died seven days ago, but Inuyasha wished on the Shikon no Tama, and brought me back to life. But I'm not the same anymore. I'm now a dog-demon. It has been the scariest week of my new life. I'm scared of what I am changing into. I'm scared that I will lose myself.

Inuyasha is gone. I miss him a lot. I've been dreaming about him, and I now believe that he is truly coming into my dream to talk to me from where he is now. I thought at first it was just my subconscious trying to help me deal with things.

I miss my Mom. I miss her hugs. She always knew what to say to help me deal with my problems. I tried to imagine her beside me, but it just hurts. I hope Mom, Souta, and Ojiisan are okay.

~* End of Diary Entry *~

Kagome shut the notebook, laid down her pen on the desk, and began to cry.

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~* At Sesshoumaru's Fortress, Day Two *~

"Are you sure, Tsumi-san?" Kagome questioned the older woman as she stood in front of a full length mirror. She turned slightly to study her lower back.

"Okaasan, it's true! Full demons can choose what they can look like in humanoid form." Shippou chirped before Tsumi could respond.

"That's great because I really don't want a tail. I think only Sesshoumaru can pull it off and still look good." Kagome giggled.

"Sesshoumaru-SAMA," Rin corrected with a frown.

Kagome grinned at the young girl. "Right, Sesshoumaru-sama."

"I like my tail, Okaasan. I think you'd look good with a tail. Can we see you with a tail?" Shippou looked up, eyes begging.

"I really don't know how, Shippou."

"It is fairly easy, Kagome-sama." Tsumi smiled, her light eyes dancing. "You just need to think you have a tail. Close your eyes and focus on what you would like your tail to look like."

"Okay, I'll try it for you, Shippou, but I am not going to walk around with a tail." Kagome closed her eyes and concentrated on an image of herself with a fluffy tail, not unlike that of Sesshoumaru's, but smaller in width and length." She felt a slight tingle on her lower back. She snapped her eyes open when she started to hear giggles.

Kagome turned to look at herself in the mirror and her eyes widened in horror. A blue-black scraggly tail with a lot of snags and knots met her eyes. "Oh no, that's it. NO TAIL!" This earned her full blown laughter from her audience.

Kagome closed her eyes and tried to will her new extension away, but to no avail. She tried half a dozen more times, getting redder and more frustrated at each try. She started to panic, "Tsumi-san! It won't go away. Help me!"

Tsumi smothered her laughter but still wore a crooked grin before answering Kagome. "Calm down, Kagome-sama. You must relax. Breathe in, hold it for 4 seconds, and now breathe out slowly. Good, now try it a few more times before focusing again on what you want."

Kagome did as she was told. When she was calm enough, she focused on an image of herself without a tail. When she felt a tingle, she almost cried. When the sensation ended, she opened on eye slowly as she peeked in the mirror and sighed loudly with relief.

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~* At Sesshoumaru's Fortress, Day Three *~

Kagome dragged herself out of bed the next day and went through her morning ritual passively to Tsumi's growing frustration.

"Kagome-sama?" Tsumi asked tentatively.

"Hai, Tsumi-san?" Kagome looked at her blankly.

"Would you meditate with me?" Kagome nodded and sat on her bedroom floor as did the Hanyou. They had done this several times since her arrival. It was one of the things Tsumi did to help her. She would guide Kagome into a relaxed state, and then help Kagome train her senses. Whenever she would sense a shift in Kagome's scent… to desolation or despair, she would bring her up again.

They continued to meditate until they were interrupted by the children who wanted to display their latest crayon masterpieces.

Kagome seated the two children on her lap as they showed her some of their new drawings. One of Ah-Un, Sesshoumaru's two-headed dragon mount, with purple bows, brought a few laughs from everyone in her room. Tsumi smiled.

~* In Kagome's Dream *~

"I miss you, Inuyasha." Kagome whispered sadly to the blue expanse of her dream.

"I'm here, Kagome." He murmured behind her as he enveloped her in his arms. He buried his face to her blue-black hair and took in her sweet scent. "I miss you too."

Kagome covered his arms with hers and leaned back, marveling at the way the muscles of his arms had twitched before tightening around her. He felt so real…

Inuyasha wondered if any scent could be any sweeter than Kagome's, before planting a kiss on the spot between her neck and shoulders. The place he would have marked her as his, if things had been different… Her skin felt hot beneath his lips. It felt so real…

He froze as the thought settled in his mind and loosened his hold. Kagome turned in his arms in confusion. "Inuyasha?" She asked almost desperately.

Inuyasha searched her eyes as he slid a hand through her hair, curling through her silken tresses at the base of her skull, before pulling her close to him. His other hand trailed down her spine to settle on the small of her back. He said her name, before taking possession of her lips, pouring all his longing, sadness, love, and pain into a searing kiss.

At first, she was taken aback, but she returned it ten-fold as she wrapped her arms around his neck. Swallowing what he poured, she gave back her own longing, sadness, love, and pain. They each took comfort in their embrace, the feeling of loneliness beginning to fade, as the heat of their passion began to rise.

The kiss turned ravenous, as their tongues battled for supremacy. Their hands traveled every ripple of muscle, each mound of flesh. They blazed with desire that hungered to be quenched. The dream forgotten… It is real now…

The Hanyou emitted a deep growl breaking the kiss, almost violently. "Kagome, I want you, Itoshii," he whispered against her lips. She responded by meeting the short distance of his lips, claiming them voraciously while desperate hands tugged both his haori and yukata open. He untied the sash that tied the garments together, while she swept the palms of her hand over the hardened flesh of his bare chest and shoulders to slip them off before sliding her palms to caress his back.

Inuyasha untied the obi that kept her confined in her kimono, and let it drop on the floor. He untied the sash of the light yukata robe beneath, before freeing her of both garments. He broke off the kiss to take a few steps backwards to look at her.

Kagome stood before him, eyes dark with desire. Her cheeks flushed and her lips red and swollen from their feverish kisses. She covered her breasts with her arms at his stare. "You are so beautiful, Koi, don't hide from me…" He took her wrists, his fingers gliding over the top of her breasts making her gasp, and uncrossed her arms. He released them to let her arms fall to her sides.

His fingers deftly undid the ties of his hakama and let them drop on the floor. He stepped out of it and watched Kagome as her eyes drifted to his hardened shaft. She reached out tentatively, out of curiosity, to his hardness. His body stiffened with desire when her fingers lightly ran up its full length. With a half-stifled groan, he caught her hand and brought the palm to his lips. "Ai shiteru, Kagome," he said as he looked into her eyes. He could see the desire that mirrored his own.

"Ai shiteru, Inuyasha." She replied breathlessly as he lowered her gently to the ground, her eyes still locked with his. She twined her fingers through his silky white hair.

Inuyasha stared down into her blue depths before covering her mouth with his for another adventurous exploration. With one arm, he propped over her, while the palm of the other slid down her silky skin to knead her breast. As he sucked on her tongue, he rolled her hardened nipple between his thumb and forefinger. He caught her gasp with his mouth as her body arched in response to the sensation that ran through her. He circled his palm over the peak, before shifting himself to take the other breast with his other hand.

Inuyasha moved his lips lower, trailing kisses from her jaw, down her neck, and to the spot where her neck met her shoulder. He nipped it shallowly with fangs, barely drawing blood, but felt her arch against him once more. He planted lazy kisses down her chest before rolling his tongue over a nipple. He closed his mouth over it and sucked gently.

Kagome felt his knee wedge itself between her thighs, and she opened her legs slightly. She gasped as he lowered himself over her, feeling his hardened shaft on her thigh. She moaned deeply as his teeth nipped at her nipple, and felt his hand roam lower between their bodies. When his fingers slid lower still to settle between her legs, her body started at the intimate touch. She gasped and tightened her fingers on his hair, as his fingers tested her readiness. She cried out when a finger started a dance over her aroused slick nub.

Egged by her responses, he moved lower still to bring his other knee between her thighs. Together, they opened her even wider to him. Kneeling between her legs, he grabbed his erect member before lowering himself over her. He dipped the head of his shaft to the wetness, covering himself with her arousal, and positioned himself. His hands made their way to her hips to steady her.

He lowered himself to capture her mouth and kiss her deeply before he rocked forward, impaling her in one smooth motion. A small cry emitted from her throat at his entrance, but he smothered the sound with his kiss. He waited until the walls of her passage has accepted his length only to pull away halfway, to sink himself deeper inside her silky tightness.

She moaned against his mouth, as the brief pain disappeared to be replaced by stark pleasure. His hands captured her wrists and held them over her head. Inuyasha darted his tongue inside her mouth, moving in and out, following the rhythm he started below. She wrapped her legs around his waist to feel more of him as he pumped inside of her.

A growl escaped his lips when her legs wrapped around him, and he moved faster within her. He lifted his head, breaking the kiss, to stare down into her eyes, as he stabbed in and out of her. She moaned with each thrust. He showed her his passion, his desire, and his love with his eyes. His heart quickened when her eyes mirrored his.

She felt herself begin to climb higher and higher, her body aching to be released from the pleasurable torture. Her hands found his shoulders and gripped them as she felt her whole body tighten and her inner muscles begin to clench around him. She cried out with pleasure and she…

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~* At Sesshoumaru's fortress *~

And she woke up, very aroused, feeling very alone. The stark realization of what had just happened in her dream settled heavily on her, and she tore out of her bed.

She ran outside towards the shrine she had built, and sat down in front of it. "Inuyasha!" She cried out, tears streaming down her face. She felt lonelier now than ever, knowing that Inuyasha was gone. That what happened in her dream will never be. And she cried loudly into the night… her loss echoing in the dark.

A large blue-gray sparrowhawk, almost three feet tall, landed noiselessly on a branch of a nearby tree, and watched the young woman cry herself to exhaustion in front of the shrine. When the woman had slumped asleep, it flew to her side and transformed into a woman.

Tsumi took the young woman tenderly in her arms and walked towards the house. She brought her back to the young woman's room and laid her down on the futon. Tsumi's heart cried out sadly as she wiped the young woman's tear stained face. She tucked both Kagome and the slumbering kitsune cub before crossing the room to a window to gaze at the moon.

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~* At Sesshoumaru's Fortress, Day Four *~

"What's wrong with her, Tsumi-san?" Shippou asked worriedly as he sat next to Kagome, still asleep. "Is she sick? I can't smell any sickness."

"Hai, Shippou. She is sick. She is hurting inside." Tsumi patted the kitsune's head sadly. "Why don't you go and seek Rin? I'll watch over Kagome-sama."

"I'm staying here. I want to be here when she wakes up," the child youkai said with determination.

Tsumi nodded and sat on the bed to wait as well. Soon, the two were joined by Rin, and together, they held a vigil over the young woman.

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Glossary: (For new Japanese terms only. Please see the previous chapters for other terms used in this chapter. Arigatou!)

Ai shiteru: I love you

Haori: Formal coat

Hakama: Pleated pants

Itoshii: Beloved

Koi - Love

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Next chapter summary teaser: The youkai in Kagome takes over when she faces an enemy. Sesshoumaru returns to the fortress to startling news.

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