InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ A New Twist ❯ Cuddling under the fuzzy ( Chapter 16 )

Disclaimer: Lets see…do I own Inu-yasha? Nope…Have I ever owned Inu-Yasha? Nope…Will I ever own Inu-Yasha?...wait…do I really have to answer that one?

 

Chapter 16

 

Some how, Sesshomaru had fallen asleep while watching Ether sleep. He had become so relaxed that when he felt a gentle hand trace his cheek he bolted upright in his seat. He was surprised to find that the hand had belonged to Ether.

“What are you doing awake? You should be resting?” He asked gently, how long had he been asleep? His instincts told him he had only been asleep for an hour or so.

Ether smiled shyly. “I was…I was thirsty, and you…” she blushed slightly, “You wouldn't let go of my hand.”

Sesshomaru glanced down at their hands to see that he truly hadn't released hers. He reluctantly released her hand. “This Sesshomaru apologizes,” he murmured, his claws skimming across the skin of her hand.

Ether shivered from the feeling of Sesshomaru's claws running across the back of her hand. She felt her blush deepen and she quickly sat up. Because of how fast she sat up, the front of her kimono slid open to reveal large, full breasts that hadn't been there the day before. Her blush turned her entire face red as she realized what had happened, both to her body and to her kimono. `I don't think any of my bras will fit now!' she thought in a panic, her mind in shock and trying to deny the fact that she had just flashed Sesshomaru.

Sesshomaru had always been able to hide emotions, in any circumstance, but when Ether's kimono had fallen open, he knew his eyes had widened for a moment and he felt his inner beast lift its head in lust. Sesshomaru swiftly stood and strode over to the water pitcher Sarah and Richard and brought in some time before he had fallen asleep. “There is some food on the table here if you are also hungry,” Sesshomaru said, his back turned away from the disarrayed young dragoness that was attempting to disentangle herself from her bed, in the process kicking open parts of her kimono on accident.

Ether blushed and mumbled incoherent curses under her breath as she clumsily pulled her kimono shut as she sat on the edge of her bed. What was going through Sesshomaru's mind right now? Was he disgusted at what had happened or did he understand it had just been an accident? Ether blushed at her next thought. `Maybe I don't want it to be an accident.' What was she thinking?! How could she even think such a thing? Her eyes darted to Sesshomaru and she couldn't help but wonder what he looked like under his own clothes. She shook her head heavily and grabbed her burning cheeks, what in the hell was going on with her? She looked down at her body, noticing the new curves of her hips and chest, her flat stomach, her shapely defined legs. Was she really full grown now? She honestly didn't feel like she was a grown up yet.

Sesshomaru paused as a new scent reached his very sensitive nose. Arousal? No, it couldn't be. Then again, mating season would be starting in a couple days and this being Ether's first mating season, it would also be it's hardest for her. A slow mischievous smile spread across Sesshomaru's lips.

Ether grumbled as she finally sat on the edge of the bed. She pulled her kimono shut and smoothed out the wrinkles. She sighed and then sniffed hesitantly at the tasty smells that were arising from a tray of food on the table. Her stomach then took the time to wake up and tell her that it was hungry. She blushed as she desperately hoped Sesshomaru did not hear her stomach growling its impatience.

When she stood up to walk over to the table to get something to eat and drink she promptly sat back down. Frowning she looked down at her feet to realize they didn't look like feet anymore, but clawed paws. Her frown deepened as she forced herself back up off the bed, weaving on her paws for a moment before finally gaining her balance.

She released the breath she had been unconsciously holding and then started to head over to the table. After a few steps though, she felt herself loose her balance, but before she could fall onto the floor or grab something to steady her, a strong arm held her around the waist from behind. Ether blushed crimson as she looked up into two beautiful amber eyes.

“It would seem you are not quite adjusted to your new figure,” Sesshomaru stated calmly. He noticed the blush that graced Ether's cheeks and he inwardly growled at the sight of this beautiful female that he was now holding. Swiftly, before he could hear any objections, he practically lifted her with his magic to guide her over to the table, his arm still around her waist.

“I…I can walk you know! Just give me a minute to try!” Ether exclaimed as she felt Sesshomaru's youki surrounded her and his arm still around her waist. Her cheeks darkened and she unconsciously clung to the front of his kimono, afraid of being dropped even by magic. When he set her down into the chair, she turned her attention to her hands in her lap, trying to hide her blush.

“You haven't eaten in two days; I would suggest you do so now,” Sesshomaru stated as he took a seat across from Ether. He himself was not hungry and would be content to just watch her.

Ether nodded and without saying a word, delicately and politely filled her plate with a variety of food that was spread out in front of her. For the first five minutes or so, she was so engrossed in filling her empty stomach that she did not notice how Sesshomaru was watching her.

When she had finally eaten enough to slow down a little she glanced up to find the Inu Taiyoukai watching her, with no food on his own plate. “What?” She asked, her blush returning.

Sesshomaru had been watching Ether with great interest. She was of course making up for not having eaten in over twenty-four hours, but she was also eating more food then would have been necessary. Her body knew what was going to start in one to two days, even if she did not. He shook his head absently from her question. “This Sesshomaru is not hungry,” he stated with an absent wave of his hand. “Please continue your meal.”

Ether hesitantly lifted her chopsticks to her mouth, which had paused half way to her mouth with a parcel of food. She shifted her gaze back to her food, only to look up a few seconds later. She was starting to get an…odd feeling deep in her gut, that feeling was making her blush and she started to really wish she knew why she felt the way she did. Was it an after effect of her `coming of age'?

Ether was so deep in thought that when she finally finished her food she just sat there, her hands in her lap and her head bowed. Sesshomaru sighed and moved to lift again, it was best if he got her back to her bed, she was not fully recovered. His inner demon growled softly in protectiveness over the weakened dragoness.

Again, before Ether could put in a word of argument, she felt herself lifted into the air by Sesshomaru's youki, even in her sitting position. His arm went around her waist once more and he practically carried her back to her bed. She felt her feet touch the ground when they were just a few inches from her bed, but his arm did not leave her waist. She felt her cheeks redden as the minutes passed and Sesshomaru did not release her.

Sesshomaru tightened his hold on Ether as they stood there. He had been expecting the dragoness to pull out of his grasp and settle back down onto the bed, but she had not.

When Ether had felt Sesshomaru tighten his grasp around her waist she gasped softly, but it was when she felt him nuzzle the left side of her neck that her body responded on its own. She leaned into his body and whimpered softly, asking him in her own way to help her, to tell her, what was going on.

Sesshomaru heard the whimper, and that coupled with him taking in her scent was enough to make him stop momentarily to fight to keep his demon down. He succeeded in that battle and regained complete control over his body. Gods he wanted her, but did she know what she was asking with her soft whimpers?

“I would suggest you stop,” He whispered huskily into her left ear.

“Stop what?” she whispered, her breaths coming in short gasps.

“Do you not know?” He asked seductively, his tongue moving out and caressing the tip of her pointed, elfin ear.

Ether gasped at the feel and her hands balled into fists as she felt an inner presence lift its graceful scaly head. “Know what?”

“What you are asking of this Sesshomaru.”
Ether shook her head gently, her eyes staring straight ahead of her and her wings unconsciously twitching against Sesshomaru's sides and chest. She eeped softly when she felt his hand move lower from her stomach.

“Do you want me to tell you?” that was what he wanted to know, if she said yes he would tell her, if she said no, he would move back and let go of her.

Ether shifted slightly, the pooling of warmth in her lower stomach starting to make her ache from the pressure Sesshomaru's hand was putting on her lower stomach. “I…” she couldn't bring words to her mouth, but after a second she hesitantly nodded her head.

Sesshomaru sucked in his breath as he could smell her arousal slam into his senses. This was her first mating, and would be her only one if she agreed to it. Inu's mated for life, and from what he could tell, so did dragons. Sesshomaru had in the past relieved himself with female demons, but that had been during mating season when he would have gone mad otherwise. But now, now was different. His inner demon wanted this female, and if he did take her, he would take no other ever after. He would place his mark upon her, the mark that would bind them together for life.

“You are asking, to mate,” He whispered into her ear, licking it gently once more.

Ether gasped, more out of the sensation then of the revelation. So that was why her body was acting the way it was. Even though she hadn't first realized it, she knew what mating was. She had of course been raised in a human orphanage and what were humans known for? Reproduction. She had taken sex Ed with all the others during school, but she had also known it was different from demons. From what she had been told by the few demons she had met, demons could only reproduce during the mating season, and that was once a year. She had never been hit by these feelings before.

“When is mating season?” she asked, her voice hoarse and out of breath. Her cheeks were no longer flushed from embarrassment, but with a deep need that burned her from within.

Sesshomaru moaned softly as his hand rubbed against her lower stomach, the heat radiating there was enough to set any other demon with less control wild. He grazed her ear with his fang before he gave her the truth. “Tomorrow or the day after.”

Ether moaned and whimpered as Sesshomaru tormented her to no end. Her wings sank slightly and her tail curled around Sesshomaru's legs. Her hands covered Sesshomaru's one that was resting just above her legs. “Sess…Sesshomaru,” she whispered as she registered the date for mating season.

Sesshomaru was on the brink of loosing it. Her voice was sensual and her words came out slightly strangled with passion. Her scent had increased and she was unconsciously clutching at him with her wings and tail. “What is it my pet?” he whispered, his hand slipping lower until he pulled a soft gasp from her beautiful red lips.

Ether moaned and gasped as she felt his hand travel as low as it could and then touch her woman hood through the silk of her kimono. She shivered as the heat from her gut seeped into every pour of her body.

Ether winced suddenly as very abused muscles awoke and yelled at her for what she was doing. She hissed in pain as her muscles contracted, a different sort of whimper escaped her lips.

Sesshomaru pulled back slightly as pain now laced the arousal he could smell. `How could I have been so stupid?' he berated himself. `Of course she isn't fully healed from her change. This must be hurting her,' Sesshomaru changed his posture from seductive to gentle as he cradled her aching body. He moved gently and led her with her hand to sit on the edge of the bed. “You better rest,” he whispered as she swung her feet onto the bed.

Ether was disappointed and upset with her body. She had gone through so much pain because of it, and now she couldn't even experience a little pleasure. She felt her cheeks flame up as she thought about what would have happened if her body hadn't complained. “Don't leave me,” she whispered, her words catching in her throat.

Sesshomaru shook his head. “This Sesshomaru would never leave you,” he whispered as he moved to sit beside her, his hand holding hers. “Sleep,” he commanded gently, enforcing his words with a gentle push with his youki.

Ether nodded and her eyes fluttered for a moment. She hadn't been tired a moment ago, why was her body acting up this badly right now? Her last coherent thought, was how much she wished Sesshomaru would lay down with her.

 

Sesshomaru sat like that for some time, his hand being gently held by Ether's. His eyes gazed down at her loving as her chest gently rose and fell. There was a soft shuffling of feet behind him and he growled as he swiveled his attention on the intruder. It was Cypher's mate, Sarah. “Yes?” he asked, hiding his irritation. His inner youkai didn't feel anything wrong about having Sarah in the room at the moment.

“I just came to check up on her,” Sarah said with a soft smile. She was wearing one of her every day kimono's now, her priestess attire folded and replaced in her bag.

Sesshomaru nodded, but did not look away from Sarah. His instincts were raging with mating season so close, and his youkai was telling him to protect Ether at all costs, even from those that would wish to help her.

Sarah sighed and walked over to the table, showing no fear or any signs of hostility. She knew what was going on with Sesshomaru, the same thing that had happened to Richard during her own change.

“I'll just take these out of here,” she said as she lifted the dishes effortlessly.

Sesshomaru didn't look away from the dragoness until she was out the door and had closed the door. He released the breath he had been holding during the time and turned his full attention back to Ether.

 

Warmth. That was what Ether felt as her mind started to drift into peaceful wakefulness. She snuggled into the warm figure that had pulled her close. She nuzzled against a very soft fuzzy blanket. A few minutes later her mind came into a little better focus and she dimly realized the “soft fuzzy blanket” was actually the furry sash thing Sesshomaru always had on his person. She sighed and her hands entangled themselves into the soft white tresses of the furry object, her eyes shutting in contentment. A second later, she realized what she was doing and shot up into a sitting position.

Sesshomaru had originally lain down next to Ether because sitting over her had started to become a strain on his back. He hadn't actually fallen asleep, so when he sensed Ether waking up and felt Ether snuggling against him, he had simply held as still as he could and enjoyed the feeling of Ether being so close to him. When she jumped up after a minute of cuddling against his tail, he couldn't help but chuckle. She looked so adorable when she was embarrassed and flustered.

“Sesshomaru! I'm so sorry, I didn't realize,” she was rambling, Sesshomaru knew that and he silenced her by pulling her back down against him. He placed a gentle kiss against her lips to get her to be quiet, and well, it worked.

In her surprise, Ether went instantly silent. She hadn't expected Sesshomaru to pull her back down onto the bed, let alone kiss her like that! Had he ever kissed her? She couldn't get her mind to start working right then. Her eyes darted up to Sesshomaru as he tucked her head under his chin and inhaled her scent. “Sesshomaru?” his name was all she needed to say.

Sesshomaru growled softly and held her tight against him with his arm. He didn't feel like moving or talking at that point. He just wanted to hold his mate in his arms. Sure, they weren't mated yet, but they would be in a day or two. “Shhhh,” he mumbled as he nuzzled the top of her head.

She felt comforted and her eyes started to drift shut again as he held her and nuzzled her. She closed her eyes, but didn't fall asleep. She simply laid there, absorbing as much of the feeling of being held as she could. Her tail moved on its own accord and gently laid itself across Sesshomaru's legs.

Sesshomaru sighed softly and ran his fingers across Ether's hair and body. He reveled in the feeling of just touching her, stroking her body. There were more defined curves now then there were a few days ago. He felt he could explore every curve of her body for the rest of his life and never become bored with them. Her body fit perfectly against his.

“Ether…before mating season takes us both, I want to talk to you,” he murmured after the two of them had been lying there against each other for a long time.

Ether's eyes opened slightly, but she said and did nothing.

“I don't want to force you Ether. If you don't want this, I'll call for Sarah and Richard to restrain me if I have to,” he started to say. He waited for a moment to see what Ether's response was. When nothing came forth he sighed and continued. “Inu's mate for life Ether, as do dragons from what I can tell. If I take you during mating season, I will mark you and make you mine for all eternity. I don't want to force that decision onto you.”

Ether nodded slightly and then, pulling up all the courage she had, looked up into the deep amber pools of the Inu Taiyoukai. What she saw in the amber depths surprised her. There was more emotion there then she had ever seen before. How could she or anyone else ever say Sesshomaru was emotionless? She hesitated before speaking. “I…I want this Sesshomaru. I know I want to be with you. You won't force me, because I accept,” she whispered. Even when she was trying her hardest, she found it hard to say anything. “I love you. I know I do,” she whispered, burying her face into his chest.

Sesshomaru sucked in his breath hard as the golden dragoness's words reached his pointed ears. Was that right? Did he hear her right? She agreed and she loved him? He held her tight against his body as he settled his chin against the top of her head.

Ether purred softly in contentment, something that came natural to dragons, and cuddled against Sesshomaru as he held her against him. Before either could do or say anything, she drifted into a light slumber.

Sesshomaru didn't move as he felt his mate fall back into sleep. She would need that sleep, he thought with a small smile. He wasn't going to let her sleep much in the days to come.

 

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:: coughs softly :: um….FLEE! :: runs away while blushing horribly. ::

 

That turned out a little different then what I had planned. I had planned to have the mating scene in this chapter (points to the beginning) but…my mind sorta told me no…Next chapter I will! I think…:; worries that everything turned out reeeeeaaalllly badly :: And well….um…I was supposed to give Sesshomaru back his arm in the last chapter, you know, have a surge of power erupt from Ether and charge Sesshomaru's youki so that it sped up the healing and growth of his arm…oh well, soon.