InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ All My Love Couldn't Save You ❯ Transformations & Teasing ( Chapter 2 )
[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]
By: celestialmoon 
Shinjiru's sercret of her change is told. How will everyone take this? And why is Sesshoumaru being so playful?
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst / Romance / Hentai | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 03.24.2005 | Pages: 2 | Words: 5.2K | Visits: 189 | Status: Work In Progress
Shinjiru's sercret of her change is told. How will everyone take this? And why is Sesshoumaru being so playful?
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst / Romance / Hentai | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 03.24.2005 | Pages: 2 | Words: 5.2K | Visits: 189 | Status: Work In Progress
Ch. 2
"Shin!" Keisatsu yelled as he chased toward her. "You little-" He trailed of as he ran into her. They rolled as they wrestled. Finally it ended up with Shinjiru on top straddling his waist. She grinned down at him.
"What Kei? Didn't you like my parting gift?" She asked before kissing at him, but not making contact with skin.
"Okay, okay. Just get off. Promise not to kiss me and I promise not to set you up?" Keisatsu looked at her wide eyed at his confession.
"That was you?! What'd you tell him Kei?" Shinjiru said seriously. Distantly she could hear a growl, but ignored it.
"Sorry. I just told him you were there for him and was looking lustful." He covered his face with his hands and waited for the torture. He didn't have to wait long; a punch came at his shoulder.
"Kei! I can't believe you! I told you I never wanted him and that just the thought of him disgusts me." She whispered with a sigh. He shrugged with an innocent look. He looked down from her face and his eyes went questioning.
"Where did you get that haroi? It's really nice material." She got off him and dusted it off.
"I…went into town a few days ago on one of my walks and found this. I just got the money for it." She explained. He looked at her curiously before shrugging and walking away.
"Whatever. You know you'll have to take it off, though. The chief won't let you wear that to the festival." He said as they walked to her hut.
"Yeah, but I have to change first. I got into a fight on my walk just now and my top is bloody." She said as they walked into the hut. The scent of sex assaulted them.
"Eww." They both yelled running out of the hut. Shinjiru held her nose and Keisatsu started to breathe through his mouth.
"I forgot you're part inu. Stay out here, it's not as bad for me." She took a deep breath and walked back inside. Before getting her extra clothes, she opened a few windows to air out the hut. She grabbed an extra top and ran back outside. "Yuck." She said rubbing her nose. "I'm going to go into the forest and change, keep watch for me." She said before running into the forest.
She stopped just outside the tree line and took off the haroi. She hung it carefully on a branch and removed the top. A notch in her shoulder tempted her to release her wings. Shrugging it away, she began to put the top on, but two arms snaking around her waist made her pause. She looked down and saw two magenta stripes along the arms. She smiled.
"You know, it's not polite to peek on people when they're changing." Shinjiru said turning her head to the side to glance at the arm's owners. He chuckled.
"True, but if it were you, could you resist a peek?" He asked. She giggled and turned around in his arms.
"Sesshou…" She sighed, before he claimed her lips in a sound kiss. She slid her arms up his chest and into his hair. She moaned into his mouth. Big mistake.
"Shinjiru? Are you okay?" Keisatsu's voice called from the village side of the trees. They broke apart and Sesshoumaru tightened his arms around her while growling lightly.
Shinjiru silenced him with a lighter, chaste kiss and pulled away from him. She put on her top and rotated her shoulders again. She felt Sesshoumaru come up behind her and massage her shoulders.
"I saw you having problems with them earlier as well." He said as she sighed and leaned against him. "Release your wings. I can feel them pushing against your skin."
"Shinjiru?" She could hear Keisatsu start to walk through the underbrush toward her. She turned to Sesshoumaru and kissed him once more.
"Go into the tree above us. I'll get rid of him and explain to you about the wings." He nodded and hopped into the tree above her. He watched Shinjiru fall against the tree and cry out.
"Shin!" Keisatsu yelled running up to her. He wrapped his arms around her waist and helped her stand. "What is it?"
"You remember when I had to leave the village for a week and told you nothing about why?" She asked as she pulled out of his arms and leaned against the tree.
"Yeah, I'm still mad about that." He growled.
"Well, I have to leave for a week every year because my taka half steadily overcomes my tora and I live for that week as a whole taka. The village doesn't except me as a half tora, imaging how they'd react to no tora at all." She explained. Keisatsu still looked concerned.
"I'll stay with you this time." He offered. Shinjiru shook her head.
"No. I need you to explain this to Sitora. Make sure no one else over hears you. I'll be fine Kei; I have somewhere to go for this. Trust me." He nodded hesitantly and turned to leave, but turned to her and hugged her.
"I'm here for you if you need me." He said before running off. Shinjiru sighed before crying out again.
"This is a very painful process, but it's better to just get it over with." She told Sesshoumaru as he helped support her against him. "Let me go. I need to release my wings to start it." He back off and watched as she fell to her knees as her wings burst from her back.
Shinjiru released a sharp cry of pain as her body was racked with tremors and aches. Pain ripped through her body as it shifted to accommodate her new features. A few feathers here, more muscles at her shoulders for stronger force to put into her wings. Finally she collapsed with a moan.
"Shin…?" Sesshoumaru called. She pushed herself onto her hands and knees, breathing deeply to ease her tired, stiff body.
"I'm fine. Just a little…sore." She said standing up once more.
Sesshoumaru almost gasped at her stunning features. She had a few black feathers scattered throughout her red hair. Her claws were more talon-like than the feminine claws he saw on most female youkai. Her arms and shoulders were more toned with packs of muscle hiding beneath her skin. Her eyes were narrowed and he knew she could see twenty times better than he ever could right now. The rest was hidden beneath fur as she turned to him with a smile.
"Different, huh? I never really liked this form until about a hundred years ago. It was then that I began really appreciating my taka form. I sometimes wish I could stay like this forever." She finished off as a whisper. She felt Sesshoumaru approach her before he tipped her chin up with his finger. Their eyes met and he gave her a small, almost unnoticeable smile.
"Why don't you?" He asked softly, seemingly trapped within the spell of the peaceful moment.
"One, my sister still needs me. No matter how old she is, I could never leave her alone. Two, my form will settle when I find a mate. During the mating process, my mate's youki will push out one of my halves. It is completely up to him what I become. Until them, I'm trapped as a half of both races. Races that have never really liked another." She finished with a sigh. She looked up to Sesshoumaru as he tipped her chin higher. Their eyes met for a brief second before their lips met.
"Shin, I forgot to ask…you…" Keisatsu stopped short at seeing her pull away from the male. She looked at him with a blush, while the male looked at him with malice. "I didn't mean to-"
"It's alright Kei. What's wrong?" She asked, watching as he surveyed her form appreciatively.
"Wow. You look great in that form. You look…regal, like royalty." She waved off the compliment and asked him again. "Oh, where is your sister? I haven't seen her since she and the kitsune visitor went to take a walk." Shinjiru's eyes widened before they narrowed.
"Why that little…I'll ask." Shin searched for the mind link to her sister and almost hissed when she found it closed. She forced it open and called: If you're screwing the fox tell me.
*I'm…*
Wait don't tell me. Tonight turned out to be that time of the year when I have to leave. I just wanted to tell you so you don't worry. She explained mentally, trying to block out their pants and groans.
*…okay…* Her sister replied slowly. With a sigh, Shinjiru relocked the link.
"Eww. I think I'm going to puke…" She groaned out leaning heavily against the tree beside her.
"What were they...oh. OH!" Keisatsu said with a blush. "Do I still have to-Shin your bleeding!" He pointed out.
Shinjiru looked at her shoulder and found blood running down the back where her wings had burst through. She flapped her wings twice to get them stretched, but winced when it brought pain.
"It's fine. This has happened before. After I pass out treat them please." She said before falling. Sesshoumaru reached her before Keisatsu and pulled her up to rest against his chest within his arms holding her bridal style. He glared at Keisatsu's look.
"You're an inu." Keisatsu stated out of nowhere.
"I was unaware." Sesshoumaru replied with a small growl. He didn't like the way he had looked at Shin. It was slightly hungry. "I am taking her with me. She will see you when she is well."
"She won't let you lock her away. I know who you are now. You're the Lord of the West, I smelt you on her earlier today. You're all over that haroi, too." Keisatsu stated with a small glare.
"Stand down Halfling. Shinjiru may be a half of two races as you, but she prefers full breeds. I know." He said before lifting them into the night sky on his youki cloud. He could feel anger and jealousy radiating off the male below him, but paid no heed as he left the area for safer lands.
~*~*~*~
What is that noise? Shinjiru thought as she slowed into consciousness. She slowly looked to where the noise was coming from and saw open balcony doors. There were three birds hopping around the walls and the floor. She groaned before cooing at them in the language of the birds, telling them politely to go away. They flew off and it was silent again.
"Come back here you brat! Our guest doesn't want to be disturbed!" A wheezy voice called from outside the door before the pitter-patter of feet became apparent. The door to her room burst open before a small bundle of orange and yellow hopped on top of Shinjiru's stomach. Her breath rushed out of her lungs in a small whoosh.
"Shinjiru-sama, don't let Jaken take Rin away." A small voice pleaded from Shinjiru's stomach.
"I…uh…" Shin scratched the back of her neck as she sat up.
"Please!" The owner of the voice looked up. Shinjiru couldn't help but smile at the face of the seven year old human girl.
"Okay. Come on, we'll hide outside." Shinjiru took her hand and brought her to the open balcony doors. The little girl looked nervously over the balcony walls.
"What's your name?" Shinjiru asked. She looked up with a bright smile before answering.
"Rin's name is Rin!" Shinjiru laughed at her speech.
"Well Rin hold onto me, okay? We're gonna fly." Shinjiru lifted her into her arms.
"Is Shinjiru-sama gonna use her pretty wings?!" Rin cried happily. Shinjiru nodded as she jumped onto the balcony wall. She spread her wings, relieved to feel no pain and launched herself off. They glided over the gardens before Shinjiru took them higher at Rin's squeals.
They circled the castle grounds twice before Shinjiru landed in the gardens. She pumped her wings harder to land them softly, kicking up dust and small rocks. She set Rin down and waited for the dust to settle before fully releasing her. But Rin's cry made her release her.
"Sesshoumaru-sama! Did you see Rin fly?!" She asked excitedly as she spread her arms. Sesshoumaru placed a hand on her head.
"Rin."
"Yes, Sesshoumaru-sama?" Rin asked with adoring eyes.
"Go inside and find Jaken for your lessons." She nodded happily and hugged his knees before skipping off the find Jaken.
"I didn't know you cared for children." Shinjiru commented walking toward him. "That's so cute." She kissed his cheek before walking further out into the garden. She could feel his confusion at her actions and smirked.
She stopped on a bridge over a small river flowing from a small waterfall. She sat down with her legs swinging in the water. She watched the koi swim nervously beneath her taloned feet, but redirected her gaze to meet Sesshoumaru's in his reflection on the water. He just stared at her. She looked up at him directly when he kneeled down and smiled softly when he leaned forward.
Internally Sesshoumaru was screaming at himself to stop this madness and walk away, but in this form she was twice as beautiful. And her scent was steadily stronger in this form as well. When their lips met she moaned and leaned into him. He cupped the back of her head and brought her closer to deepen the kiss.
"See Jaken-sama. Shinjiru is Rin's new okaasan!" Rin's voice pronounced happily from the window of Sesshoumaru's study, causing the pair to disengage.
"Rin." Sesshoumaru said, mild annoyance slipping into his voice. Shinjiru put a hand on his shoulder.
"Rin, why don't you go back to your studies so Sesshoumaru-sama and I can talk." Shinjiru called with a small smile.
"Will Shinjiru-sama be Rin's okaasan?" Rin asked hopefully.
"If you go back to your studies, I'll think about it." Shinjiru replied with another smile. Rin waved happily and skipped away from the window. "How about we walk further into the gardens?" Shinjiru suggested with a smirk. She heard Sesshoumaru's growl and laughed.
"You dare mock me?" Sesshoumaru growled as he stood towering over her still sitting form. His face said he was angry, but his tone was playful and his eyes gave way to amusement. She met his challenge.
"Of course not, Oh Great Lord Sesshoumaru. It was just suggesting a better alternative…" She looked away to hide her laughter.
"Run and pray I don't catch you." He growled cracking his knuckles. She smiled and stuck her tongue out at him before running further into the garden. She could feel him approaching and ducked just as he leapt for her. He skid before her and turned. She stood and stared at him as he rose.
"What exactly do you plan to do with me if you catch me?" Shinjiru asked as she backed away from him. This did not go unnoticed by Sesshoumaru. For every step she took-no matter how small-he took one as well.
"It is not a matter of if, but of when. When I catch you, I can't guarantee it will be entirely painful." He said, his eyes earning a heated glaze. Shinjiru gaped at him. He wanted to that! Again!
With a small bird cry of warning, she took to the skies. She flew gracefully away from her captor and far into the Western forest. She felt his youki seconds before his form crashed into hers. He held onto her heavily as she flew.
"You can support the weight now?" He questioned.
"Now that I'm full youkai, I'm stronger. Which means I can do this…" She grabbed Sesshoumaru's arm and pulled him off of her. He dangled from her hand while she stopped, looking at him with a smirk. "What to do with you now?" She asked herself thoughtfully as she tapped her chin. "I know." She commented to herself as she flew closer to the smell of water.
When she reached the waterfall deep within the heart of the forests Sesshoumaru knew so well, she stopped once again. She hovered over the lake the waterfall emptied into. She looked to Sesshoumaru with an evil smile.
"Hope you enjoy your bath." She said before releasing her hold on his hand. Sesshoumaru glared at her before falling into the water with a giant splash. Shinjiru laughed as she landed on a rock near the waterfall's drop.
A blinding light engulfed the water before a fully transformed Sesshoumaru stood and shook the water from his form. He looked up at her and growled menacingly. Shinjiru waved her finger at him.
"Now, now. It's impolite to glare at someone while growling at them. Oh, by the way, you have a little bit of purple drool dripping from the side of your mouth." Shinjiru said, grimacing as even the water beneath him hissed and sizzled at the poisons in his saliva.
He tensed his hind legs before leaping at her with his jaws wide open. She lifted herself just in time to avoid his teeth, but she wasn't prepared for his next leap at her. He missed her, but his teeth snagged the edge of her kimono, ripping the material. The kimono now ended at her thighs. Shinjiru gaped at him as he dropped her torn kimono bottom.
"What was that for, you-" She pushed her youki at him, causing him to stumble back into the lake. She stared at his soggy form, then with a shrill cry, Shinjiru was engulfed in feathers. The feathers enclosed around her tightly before they burst out ward.
Sesshoumaru watched curiously as the feathers danced to the ground before revealing Shinjiru's demon form. Sitting regally on the rocks at the top of the waterfall was a beautiful shiraha-taka. The feathers covering her head and taloned feet were red with small patches of black. She had an entirely white body and wings with feathered clusters of red and black. Her eyes were the same piercing, icy green with the full taka influence for better eyesight. He couldn't help but shiver as her eyes trained on him.
He yipped at her, but realized too late that they spoke two totally different languages in these forms. But seemingly, she understood his challenge because she spread her wings with an earth-shattering cry. She lifted herself off the rock with one flap of her massive wings and flew at him at an alarming speed.
Sesshoumaru launched himself at her from the water and growled playfully as she avoided every one of his charges. She would dive at him before suddenly rushing back up and pumping wind at him to make him stumble. Finally he could stand no more of the play and leapt at her while swinging a massive paw at her. He watched as she was knocked back into the water.
Shinjiru resurfaced in her humanoid form and swam to shore. She got out of the water and glared at his smug form while she walked by. She walked behind a group of trees and shed her kimono, wearing only the torn under kimono. She shivered as a gust of wind blew at her feet. A warm breath at her back made her turn around.
Sesshoumaru growled at her and shook himself of the water. Droplets flew in all direction, but mostly at her. Finally she lifted her wings to shield herself from the assault. When he was done he settled himself on his stomach and rested his head on his forepaws, watching her.
Shinjiru parted her wings to peer up at him. He was just silently staring at her with wonder in his eyes. Shinjiru wondered at it. Then she remembered just exactly who was at fault for her dampness. She balled her fists and crossed her arms with a huff. She felt him nuzzle at her.
"Stop. It's your fault I'm wet and cold and…and…it's your fault." She turned away from him just in time to miss the light that enveloped his form. Two arms covered in a wet haroi that clung to his skin wrapped around her waist. She shivered as she felt the wet haroi against her wet under kimono.
"It's your fault I'm wet. I was simply returning the favor." His warm breath fanned against her wet skin as he spoke sending pleasurable shivers throughout her form. "Which reminds me, I caught you."
"Your point would be?" Shinjiru commented as she pulled away from him once more. Sure he had caught her, but he was gonna have to work harder for this tonight. She felt his growl of displeasure at her actions before coming toward her to claim her once more. "Wait just a minute," Shinjiru drawled out turning toward him and stepping away. "You may have caught me, but I want to hear three little words before you claim your prize." She saw his inner conflict and smirked. He probably thinks I mean those three words. Baka…
"I…I love you. I know I really shouldn't but what you make me feel can't be helped. For years I had thought that love made you weak, set you up for an unglorified downfall. I didn't want that for myself and shut myself away. When your father brought you to train with me and father, I hated you. Everything you represented, made me feel, made me want. Everything about you was unwelcome. But when you came up to me a few weeks after training had really progressed, after you earned my respect by keeping up, I had a fondness for you. When our occupants of the castle would shame your father and your heritage it would drive me mad with hate. A few times I challenged other demons on your behalf. A few times I almost got killed. I learned, no, you taught me to love again and I loved you for that more than any other has ever received from me." Sesshoumaru released a breath he didn't know was held. She knew, finally she knew.
"I was looking for something more along the lines of your my better, but that is more than welcome.” She smirked and walked forward, bringing him in for a searing kiss. Pulling away before it got too intense, she whispered against his lips, "I love you too. Always have, always will." Stepping away from him further, she untied the robe holding her under kimono to her and let the fabric fall from her body in a pool of white, soggy silk. "Claim your prize, Western Lord."
Sesshoumaru purred delightfully at her lack of attire. He walked slowly toward her, enjoying his point of view before sliding his hands around her hips. She smiled up at him brightly before bowing her head subserviently. She was showing her submission to him. Sesshoumaru slid two fingers under her chin and lift her gaze to meet his.
"This will be the only time you bow your head in my presence. I don't want silence from you." She nodded her understanding before he claimed her lips in a passionate kiss. She leaned into him and moaned into his mouth. He tightened his grip on her waist and crushed her against his still wet form.
Shinjiru pulled at the sash at his waist keeping his under kimono closed until they came free. She slid her hands up his chest and pulled open his under kimono. She pushed the garment off his shoulders and tossed it aside. She leaned her head to the side as Sesshoumaru broke their kiss and made his way down her jaw to her neck.
Sesshoumaru nibbled at her pulse and lavished attention to the area where the mating mark would go. This was it, he was finally going to take her as his mate. He had toyed with the idea for some time. Not that he'd tell anyone, but she never left his mind. She was a constant to him that he would've killed to see again. In fact it killed him to be so cold to her at their first meeting that night. Then again when she showed him the pendant. He couldn't continue acting when she turned to leave. He couldn't let her leave like that. Without him giving her another piece of himself.
Sesshoumaru backed her into a tree trunk covered in moss and stepped between her parted thighs. He continued his assault on her neck, leaving it after it was red with his ministrations. He kissed at her collar bone and licked his way to her breasts.
Shinjiru buried her fingers into his hair and held on tightly as he delivered sweet torture to her breasts and stomach as he moved down. Soon she found herself supporting herself on his shoulders. His face was level with her core and her legs were draped her over his shoulders. His hands were trailing up and down the tops of her thighs, his claws barely grazing her skin. She shivered in ecstasy when he blew on her clit. He was gonna kill her before he got to bite her.
Sesshoumaru ran the flat of his tongue lightly across her core, loving her moans. Her whimpering coos were irresistible and music to his highly sensitive ears. He trailed his tongue along both sides of her clit; he was teasing her. Her felt her muscles tense, signaling her closeness and attacked her clit. She tightened her grip on his hair and he saw her throw her head back against the tree. Sinking his tongue into her core sent her over the edge. Sesshoumaru shuddered as her muscles clenched and pulled at his tongue, coaxing it deeper into her.
Shinjiru felt as if her muscles turned to mush as the initial shockwaves passed her. She looked down at Sesshoumaru, still licking at her core, and squeezed her muscles around his tongue. He looked up at her with a smirk before pulling away. He set her legs on the ground, letting her fall against him for support. He pushed her on all fours beside him before standing. Shinjiru watched his feet as he made his circuit three times around her shivering form. But she was anything but cold. She gasped as she felt his warm flesh against her backside. She immediately bucked back, signaling her readiness.
Sesshoumaru howled gloriously as he slammed into her willing body. He could feel her push against him and held her hips down. He pounded into her relentlessly, enjoying her moans and whimpers.
Shinjiru managed to buck back once more before whispering, "Harder…" He immediately responded by not only using his youkai speed, but changing his angle. Shinjiru's arms went limp with pleasure and she sank down onto her elbows, letting Sesshoumaru claim everything. Her heart, soul, body, and energy were his. She felt him lean over her and nip at the junction of her neck and shoulder. She screamed as her release swept over her, distantly feeling him still after one last hard thrust and his teeth sinking into her skin.
Sesshoumaru put his arms down to support his weight. He was breathing hard and almost completely exhausted. He looked down to find her shaking, in fact her whole body was shaking.
"Shin?" Sesshoumaru asked, running his tongue across the mark in her flesh.
"I…I can't stay up." She breathed out shakily. He pulled out of her slowly and pushed her down onto the grass. He slid himself back into her and snuggled in next to her. "I'm so tired. I've never been tired before." Shinjiru stated with a tired yet wondering voice. Sesshoumaru wrapped his arms around her form and chuckled.
"That was our mate magics being awakened and exchanged. When normally rutting, this doesn't happen, but when it does it is very laborious. That's why many times in the wilds, Lords are killed for mating during their heat with wild females. Their enemies wait until after the task is done to kill their victims. The male has no chance of surviving and the female is raped, then killed. Many females, whether they are mated or not, will never mate in the wilds. Even after mating, biting into the mark will intensify the release, and mate magics are exchanged again. That's another reason males attend to the mark more often outside the home. Not only does it give the female instant gratification, but it let's the males keep their guard up." Sesshoumaru explained. He felt Shinjiru turn to look at him and pulled himself out of her so she could face him.
"But I thought you said repeated biting to the mate mark exchanges mate magics?" Sesshoumaru's nod affirmed her thought. "Then why is the male still not tired?" She asked curiously.
"You never had a chance to be taught about mating, did you?" Sesshoumaru asked honestly, without teasing or annoyance.
"No, father died before that happened, I had no mother for years, and I never really thought about it." Shinjiru elaborated with a sad expression.
"The male isn't tired because he doesn't have to work to get himself or the female to release." Sesshoumaru teased to lighten her mood and brighten her thoughts. She immediately glared up at him with a small smile.
"Well, excuse me. I didn't know." She huffed with a pout and tried to move away from him. Sesshoumaru grabbed her around the waist and molded her back into his chest. He chuckled.
"It's only obvious, mate." He finished with a lick to her neck, but she was already asleep. With a small chuckle, Sesshoumaru scanned the area with his senses before falling into a light sleep.
~*~*~*~
Keisatsu growled low in his throat as he smelled the scents drifting in the early forest air. He didn't know who it was, except for the fact that it was mixed with that arrogant demon Lord. He had a feeling who it was, but his heart screamed against the idea. He could go and murder the Lord and take over his title-including his mate. But she would hate him forever.
With a sigh, Keisatsu got up and took off for the village. Leaving the parting whisper of, "Shin…" to float away with the breeze.
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"Shin!" Keisatsu yelled as he chased toward her. "You little-" He trailed of as he ran into her. They rolled as they wrestled. Finally it ended up with Shinjiru on top straddling his waist. She grinned down at him.
"What Kei? Didn't you like my parting gift?" She asked before kissing at him, but not making contact with skin.
"Okay, okay. Just get off. Promise not to kiss me and I promise not to set you up?" Keisatsu looked at her wide eyed at his confession.
"That was you?! What'd you tell him Kei?" Shinjiru said seriously. Distantly she could hear a growl, but ignored it.
"Sorry. I just told him you were there for him and was looking lustful." He covered his face with his hands and waited for the torture. He didn't have to wait long; a punch came at his shoulder.
"Kei! I can't believe you! I told you I never wanted him and that just the thought of him disgusts me." She whispered with a sigh. He shrugged with an innocent look. He looked down from her face and his eyes went questioning.
"Where did you get that haroi? It's really nice material." She got off him and dusted it off.
"I…went into town a few days ago on one of my walks and found this. I just got the money for it." She explained. He looked at her curiously before shrugging and walking away.
"Whatever. You know you'll have to take it off, though. The chief won't let you wear that to the festival." He said as they walked to her hut.
"Yeah, but I have to change first. I got into a fight on my walk just now and my top is bloody." She said as they walked into the hut. The scent of sex assaulted them.
"Eww." They both yelled running out of the hut. Shinjiru held her nose and Keisatsu started to breathe through his mouth.
"I forgot you're part inu. Stay out here, it's not as bad for me." She took a deep breath and walked back inside. Before getting her extra clothes, she opened a few windows to air out the hut. She grabbed an extra top and ran back outside. "Yuck." She said rubbing her nose. "I'm going to go into the forest and change, keep watch for me." She said before running into the forest.
She stopped just outside the tree line and took off the haroi. She hung it carefully on a branch and removed the top. A notch in her shoulder tempted her to release her wings. Shrugging it away, she began to put the top on, but two arms snaking around her waist made her pause. She looked down and saw two magenta stripes along the arms. She smiled.
"You know, it's not polite to peek on people when they're changing." Shinjiru said turning her head to the side to glance at the arm's owners. He chuckled.
"True, but if it were you, could you resist a peek?" He asked. She giggled and turned around in his arms.
"Sesshou…" She sighed, before he claimed her lips in a sound kiss. She slid her arms up his chest and into his hair. She moaned into his mouth. Big mistake.
"Shinjiru? Are you okay?" Keisatsu's voice called from the village side of the trees. They broke apart and Sesshoumaru tightened his arms around her while growling lightly.
Shinjiru silenced him with a lighter, chaste kiss and pulled away from him. She put on her top and rotated her shoulders again. She felt Sesshoumaru come up behind her and massage her shoulders.
"I saw you having problems with them earlier as well." He said as she sighed and leaned against him. "Release your wings. I can feel them pushing against your skin."
"Shinjiru?" She could hear Keisatsu start to walk through the underbrush toward her. She turned to Sesshoumaru and kissed him once more.
"Go into the tree above us. I'll get rid of him and explain to you about the wings." He nodded and hopped into the tree above her. He watched Shinjiru fall against the tree and cry out.
"Shin!" Keisatsu yelled running up to her. He wrapped his arms around her waist and helped her stand. "What is it?"
"You remember when I had to leave the village for a week and told you nothing about why?" She asked as she pulled out of his arms and leaned against the tree.
"Yeah, I'm still mad about that." He growled.
"Well, I have to leave for a week every year because my taka half steadily overcomes my tora and I live for that week as a whole taka. The village doesn't except me as a half tora, imaging how they'd react to no tora at all." She explained. Keisatsu still looked concerned.
"I'll stay with you this time." He offered. Shinjiru shook her head.
"No. I need you to explain this to Sitora. Make sure no one else over hears you. I'll be fine Kei; I have somewhere to go for this. Trust me." He nodded hesitantly and turned to leave, but turned to her and hugged her.
"I'm here for you if you need me." He said before running off. Shinjiru sighed before crying out again.
"This is a very painful process, but it's better to just get it over with." She told Sesshoumaru as he helped support her against him. "Let me go. I need to release my wings to start it." He back off and watched as she fell to her knees as her wings burst from her back.
Shinjiru released a sharp cry of pain as her body was racked with tremors and aches. Pain ripped through her body as it shifted to accommodate her new features. A few feathers here, more muscles at her shoulders for stronger force to put into her wings. Finally she collapsed with a moan.
"Shin…?" Sesshoumaru called. She pushed herself onto her hands and knees, breathing deeply to ease her tired, stiff body.
"I'm fine. Just a little…sore." She said standing up once more.
Sesshoumaru almost gasped at her stunning features. She had a few black feathers scattered throughout her red hair. Her claws were more talon-like than the feminine claws he saw on most female youkai. Her arms and shoulders were more toned with packs of muscle hiding beneath her skin. Her eyes were narrowed and he knew she could see twenty times better than he ever could right now. The rest was hidden beneath fur as she turned to him with a smile.
"Different, huh? I never really liked this form until about a hundred years ago. It was then that I began really appreciating my taka form. I sometimes wish I could stay like this forever." She finished off as a whisper. She felt Sesshoumaru approach her before he tipped her chin up with his finger. Their eyes met and he gave her a small, almost unnoticeable smile.
"Why don't you?" He asked softly, seemingly trapped within the spell of the peaceful moment.
"One, my sister still needs me. No matter how old she is, I could never leave her alone. Two, my form will settle when I find a mate. During the mating process, my mate's youki will push out one of my halves. It is completely up to him what I become. Until them, I'm trapped as a half of both races. Races that have never really liked another." She finished with a sigh. She looked up to Sesshoumaru as he tipped her chin higher. Their eyes met for a brief second before their lips met.
"Shin, I forgot to ask…you…" Keisatsu stopped short at seeing her pull away from the male. She looked at him with a blush, while the male looked at him with malice. "I didn't mean to-"
"It's alright Kei. What's wrong?" She asked, watching as he surveyed her form appreciatively.
"Wow. You look great in that form. You look…regal, like royalty." She waved off the compliment and asked him again. "Oh, where is your sister? I haven't seen her since she and the kitsune visitor went to take a walk." Shinjiru's eyes widened before they narrowed.
"Why that little…I'll ask." Shin searched for the mind link to her sister and almost hissed when she found it closed. She forced it open and called: If you're screwing the fox tell me.
*I'm…*
Wait don't tell me. Tonight turned out to be that time of the year when I have to leave. I just wanted to tell you so you don't worry. She explained mentally, trying to block out their pants and groans.
*…okay…* Her sister replied slowly. With a sigh, Shinjiru relocked the link.
"Eww. I think I'm going to puke…" She groaned out leaning heavily against the tree beside her.
"What were they...oh. OH!" Keisatsu said with a blush. "Do I still have to-Shin your bleeding!" He pointed out.
Shinjiru looked at her shoulder and found blood running down the back where her wings had burst through. She flapped her wings twice to get them stretched, but winced when it brought pain.
"It's fine. This has happened before. After I pass out treat them please." She said before falling. Sesshoumaru reached her before Keisatsu and pulled her up to rest against his chest within his arms holding her bridal style. He glared at Keisatsu's look.
"You're an inu." Keisatsu stated out of nowhere.
"I was unaware." Sesshoumaru replied with a small growl. He didn't like the way he had looked at Shin. It was slightly hungry. "I am taking her with me. She will see you when she is well."
"She won't let you lock her away. I know who you are now. You're the Lord of the West, I smelt you on her earlier today. You're all over that haroi, too." Keisatsu stated with a small glare.
"Stand down Halfling. Shinjiru may be a half of two races as you, but she prefers full breeds. I know." He said before lifting them into the night sky on his youki cloud. He could feel anger and jealousy radiating off the male below him, but paid no heed as he left the area for safer lands.
~*~*~*~
What is that noise? Shinjiru thought as she slowed into consciousness. She slowly looked to where the noise was coming from and saw open balcony doors. There were three birds hopping around the walls and the floor. She groaned before cooing at them in the language of the birds, telling them politely to go away. They flew off and it was silent again.
"Come back here you brat! Our guest doesn't want to be disturbed!" A wheezy voice called from outside the door before the pitter-patter of feet became apparent. The door to her room burst open before a small bundle of orange and yellow hopped on top of Shinjiru's stomach. Her breath rushed out of her lungs in a small whoosh.
"Shinjiru-sama, don't let Jaken take Rin away." A small voice pleaded from Shinjiru's stomach.
"I…uh…" Shin scratched the back of her neck as she sat up.
"Please!" The owner of the voice looked up. Shinjiru couldn't help but smile at the face of the seven year old human girl.
"Okay. Come on, we'll hide outside." Shinjiru took her hand and brought her to the open balcony doors. The little girl looked nervously over the balcony walls.
"What's your name?" Shinjiru asked. She looked up with a bright smile before answering.
"Rin's name is Rin!" Shinjiru laughed at her speech.
"Well Rin hold onto me, okay? We're gonna fly." Shinjiru lifted her into her arms.
"Is Shinjiru-sama gonna use her pretty wings?!" Rin cried happily. Shinjiru nodded as she jumped onto the balcony wall. She spread her wings, relieved to feel no pain and launched herself off. They glided over the gardens before Shinjiru took them higher at Rin's squeals.
They circled the castle grounds twice before Shinjiru landed in the gardens. She pumped her wings harder to land them softly, kicking up dust and small rocks. She set Rin down and waited for the dust to settle before fully releasing her. But Rin's cry made her release her.
"Sesshoumaru-sama! Did you see Rin fly?!" She asked excitedly as she spread her arms. Sesshoumaru placed a hand on her head.
"Rin."
"Yes, Sesshoumaru-sama?" Rin asked with adoring eyes.
"Go inside and find Jaken for your lessons." She nodded happily and hugged his knees before skipping off the find Jaken.
"I didn't know you cared for children." Shinjiru commented walking toward him. "That's so cute." She kissed his cheek before walking further out into the garden. She could feel his confusion at her actions and smirked.
She stopped on a bridge over a small river flowing from a small waterfall. She sat down with her legs swinging in the water. She watched the koi swim nervously beneath her taloned feet, but redirected her gaze to meet Sesshoumaru's in his reflection on the water. He just stared at her. She looked up at him directly when he kneeled down and smiled softly when he leaned forward.
Internally Sesshoumaru was screaming at himself to stop this madness and walk away, but in this form she was twice as beautiful. And her scent was steadily stronger in this form as well. When their lips met she moaned and leaned into him. He cupped the back of her head and brought her closer to deepen the kiss.
"See Jaken-sama. Shinjiru is Rin's new okaasan!" Rin's voice pronounced happily from the window of Sesshoumaru's study, causing the pair to disengage.
"Rin." Sesshoumaru said, mild annoyance slipping into his voice. Shinjiru put a hand on his shoulder.
"Rin, why don't you go back to your studies so Sesshoumaru-sama and I can talk." Shinjiru called with a small smile.
"Will Shinjiru-sama be Rin's okaasan?" Rin asked hopefully.
"If you go back to your studies, I'll think about it." Shinjiru replied with another smile. Rin waved happily and skipped away from the window. "How about we walk further into the gardens?" Shinjiru suggested with a smirk. She heard Sesshoumaru's growl and laughed.
"You dare mock me?" Sesshoumaru growled as he stood towering over her still sitting form. His face said he was angry, but his tone was playful and his eyes gave way to amusement. She met his challenge.
"Of course not, Oh Great Lord Sesshoumaru. It was just suggesting a better alternative…" She looked away to hide her laughter.
"Run and pray I don't catch you." He growled cracking his knuckles. She smiled and stuck her tongue out at him before running further into the garden. She could feel him approaching and ducked just as he leapt for her. He skid before her and turned. She stood and stared at him as he rose.
"What exactly do you plan to do with me if you catch me?" Shinjiru asked as she backed away from him. This did not go unnoticed by Sesshoumaru. For every step she took-no matter how small-he took one as well.
"It is not a matter of if, but of when. When I catch you, I can't guarantee it will be entirely painful." He said, his eyes earning a heated glaze. Shinjiru gaped at him. He wanted to that! Again!
With a small bird cry of warning, she took to the skies. She flew gracefully away from her captor and far into the Western forest. She felt his youki seconds before his form crashed into hers. He held onto her heavily as she flew.
"You can support the weight now?" He questioned.
"Now that I'm full youkai, I'm stronger. Which means I can do this…" She grabbed Sesshoumaru's arm and pulled him off of her. He dangled from her hand while she stopped, looking at him with a smirk. "What to do with you now?" She asked herself thoughtfully as she tapped her chin. "I know." She commented to herself as she flew closer to the smell of water.
When she reached the waterfall deep within the heart of the forests Sesshoumaru knew so well, she stopped once again. She hovered over the lake the waterfall emptied into. She looked to Sesshoumaru with an evil smile.
"Hope you enjoy your bath." She said before releasing her hold on his hand. Sesshoumaru glared at her before falling into the water with a giant splash. Shinjiru laughed as she landed on a rock near the waterfall's drop.
A blinding light engulfed the water before a fully transformed Sesshoumaru stood and shook the water from his form. He looked up at her and growled menacingly. Shinjiru waved her finger at him.
"Now, now. It's impolite to glare at someone while growling at them. Oh, by the way, you have a little bit of purple drool dripping from the side of your mouth." Shinjiru said, grimacing as even the water beneath him hissed and sizzled at the poisons in his saliva.
He tensed his hind legs before leaping at her with his jaws wide open. She lifted herself just in time to avoid his teeth, but she wasn't prepared for his next leap at her. He missed her, but his teeth snagged the edge of her kimono, ripping the material. The kimono now ended at her thighs. Shinjiru gaped at him as he dropped her torn kimono bottom.
"What was that for, you-" She pushed her youki at him, causing him to stumble back into the lake. She stared at his soggy form, then with a shrill cry, Shinjiru was engulfed in feathers. The feathers enclosed around her tightly before they burst out ward.
Sesshoumaru watched curiously as the feathers danced to the ground before revealing Shinjiru's demon form. Sitting regally on the rocks at the top of the waterfall was a beautiful shiraha-taka. The feathers covering her head and taloned feet were red with small patches of black. She had an entirely white body and wings with feathered clusters of red and black. Her eyes were the same piercing, icy green with the full taka influence for better eyesight. He couldn't help but shiver as her eyes trained on him.
He yipped at her, but realized too late that they spoke two totally different languages in these forms. But seemingly, she understood his challenge because she spread her wings with an earth-shattering cry. She lifted herself off the rock with one flap of her massive wings and flew at him at an alarming speed.
Sesshoumaru launched himself at her from the water and growled playfully as she avoided every one of his charges. She would dive at him before suddenly rushing back up and pumping wind at him to make him stumble. Finally he could stand no more of the play and leapt at her while swinging a massive paw at her. He watched as she was knocked back into the water.
Shinjiru resurfaced in her humanoid form and swam to shore. She got out of the water and glared at his smug form while she walked by. She walked behind a group of trees and shed her kimono, wearing only the torn under kimono. She shivered as a gust of wind blew at her feet. A warm breath at her back made her turn around.
Sesshoumaru growled at her and shook himself of the water. Droplets flew in all direction, but mostly at her. Finally she lifted her wings to shield herself from the assault. When he was done he settled himself on his stomach and rested his head on his forepaws, watching her.
Shinjiru parted her wings to peer up at him. He was just silently staring at her with wonder in his eyes. Shinjiru wondered at it. Then she remembered just exactly who was at fault for her dampness. She balled her fists and crossed her arms with a huff. She felt him nuzzle at her.
"Stop. It's your fault I'm wet and cold and…and…it's your fault." She turned away from him just in time to miss the light that enveloped his form. Two arms covered in a wet haroi that clung to his skin wrapped around her waist. She shivered as she felt the wet haroi against her wet under kimono.
"It's your fault I'm wet. I was simply returning the favor." His warm breath fanned against her wet skin as he spoke sending pleasurable shivers throughout her form. "Which reminds me, I caught you."
"Your point would be?" Shinjiru commented as she pulled away from him once more. Sure he had caught her, but he was gonna have to work harder for this tonight. She felt his growl of displeasure at her actions before coming toward her to claim her once more. "Wait just a minute," Shinjiru drawled out turning toward him and stepping away. "You may have caught me, but I want to hear three little words before you claim your prize." She saw his inner conflict and smirked. He probably thinks I mean those three words. Baka…
"I…I love you. I know I really shouldn't but what you make me feel can't be helped. For years I had thought that love made you weak, set you up for an unglorified downfall. I didn't want that for myself and shut myself away. When your father brought you to train with me and father, I hated you. Everything you represented, made me feel, made me want. Everything about you was unwelcome. But when you came up to me a few weeks after training had really progressed, after you earned my respect by keeping up, I had a fondness for you. When our occupants of the castle would shame your father and your heritage it would drive me mad with hate. A few times I challenged other demons on your behalf. A few times I almost got killed. I learned, no, you taught me to love again and I loved you for that more than any other has ever received from me." Sesshoumaru released a breath he didn't know was held. She knew, finally she knew.
"I was looking for something more along the lines of your my better, but that is more than welcome.” She smirked and walked forward, bringing him in for a searing kiss. Pulling away before it got too intense, she whispered against his lips, "I love you too. Always have, always will." Stepping away from him further, she untied the robe holding her under kimono to her and let the fabric fall from her body in a pool of white, soggy silk. "Claim your prize, Western Lord."
Sesshoumaru purred delightfully at her lack of attire. He walked slowly toward her, enjoying his point of view before sliding his hands around her hips. She smiled up at him brightly before bowing her head subserviently. She was showing her submission to him. Sesshoumaru slid two fingers under her chin and lift her gaze to meet his.
"This will be the only time you bow your head in my presence. I don't want silence from you." She nodded her understanding before he claimed her lips in a passionate kiss. She leaned into him and moaned into his mouth. He tightened his grip on her waist and crushed her against his still wet form.
Shinjiru pulled at the sash at his waist keeping his under kimono closed until they came free. She slid her hands up his chest and pulled open his under kimono. She pushed the garment off his shoulders and tossed it aside. She leaned her head to the side as Sesshoumaru broke their kiss and made his way down her jaw to her neck.
Sesshoumaru nibbled at her pulse and lavished attention to the area where the mating mark would go. This was it, he was finally going to take her as his mate. He had toyed with the idea for some time. Not that he'd tell anyone, but she never left his mind. She was a constant to him that he would've killed to see again. In fact it killed him to be so cold to her at their first meeting that night. Then again when she showed him the pendant. He couldn't continue acting when she turned to leave. He couldn't let her leave like that. Without him giving her another piece of himself.
Sesshoumaru backed her into a tree trunk covered in moss and stepped between her parted thighs. He continued his assault on her neck, leaving it after it was red with his ministrations. He kissed at her collar bone and licked his way to her breasts.
Shinjiru buried her fingers into his hair and held on tightly as he delivered sweet torture to her breasts and stomach as he moved down. Soon she found herself supporting herself on his shoulders. His face was level with her core and her legs were draped her over his shoulders. His hands were trailing up and down the tops of her thighs, his claws barely grazing her skin. She shivered in ecstasy when he blew on her clit. He was gonna kill her before he got to bite her.
Sesshoumaru ran the flat of his tongue lightly across her core, loving her moans. Her whimpering coos were irresistible and music to his highly sensitive ears. He trailed his tongue along both sides of her clit; he was teasing her. Her felt her muscles tense, signaling her closeness and attacked her clit. She tightened her grip on his hair and he saw her throw her head back against the tree. Sinking his tongue into her core sent her over the edge. Sesshoumaru shuddered as her muscles clenched and pulled at his tongue, coaxing it deeper into her.
Shinjiru felt as if her muscles turned to mush as the initial shockwaves passed her. She looked down at Sesshoumaru, still licking at her core, and squeezed her muscles around his tongue. He looked up at her with a smirk before pulling away. He set her legs on the ground, letting her fall against him for support. He pushed her on all fours beside him before standing. Shinjiru watched his feet as he made his circuit three times around her shivering form. But she was anything but cold. She gasped as she felt his warm flesh against her backside. She immediately bucked back, signaling her readiness.
Sesshoumaru howled gloriously as he slammed into her willing body. He could feel her push against him and held her hips down. He pounded into her relentlessly, enjoying her moans and whimpers.
Shinjiru managed to buck back once more before whispering, "Harder…" He immediately responded by not only using his youkai speed, but changing his angle. Shinjiru's arms went limp with pleasure and she sank down onto her elbows, letting Sesshoumaru claim everything. Her heart, soul, body, and energy were his. She felt him lean over her and nip at the junction of her neck and shoulder. She screamed as her release swept over her, distantly feeling him still after one last hard thrust and his teeth sinking into her skin.
Sesshoumaru put his arms down to support his weight. He was breathing hard and almost completely exhausted. He looked down to find her shaking, in fact her whole body was shaking.
"Shin?" Sesshoumaru asked, running his tongue across the mark in her flesh.
"I…I can't stay up." She breathed out shakily. He pulled out of her slowly and pushed her down onto the grass. He slid himself back into her and snuggled in next to her. "I'm so tired. I've never been tired before." Shinjiru stated with a tired yet wondering voice. Sesshoumaru wrapped his arms around her form and chuckled.
"That was our mate magics being awakened and exchanged. When normally rutting, this doesn't happen, but when it does it is very laborious. That's why many times in the wilds, Lords are killed for mating during their heat with wild females. Their enemies wait until after the task is done to kill their victims. The male has no chance of surviving and the female is raped, then killed. Many females, whether they are mated or not, will never mate in the wilds. Even after mating, biting into the mark will intensify the release, and mate magics are exchanged again. That's another reason males attend to the mark more often outside the home. Not only does it give the female instant gratification, but it let's the males keep their guard up." Sesshoumaru explained. He felt Shinjiru turn to look at him and pulled himself out of her so she could face him.
"But I thought you said repeated biting to the mate mark exchanges mate magics?" Sesshoumaru's nod affirmed her thought. "Then why is the male still not tired?" She asked curiously.
"You never had a chance to be taught about mating, did you?" Sesshoumaru asked honestly, without teasing or annoyance.
"No, father died before that happened, I had no mother for years, and I never really thought about it." Shinjiru elaborated with a sad expression.
"The male isn't tired because he doesn't have to work to get himself or the female to release." Sesshoumaru teased to lighten her mood and brighten her thoughts. She immediately glared up at him with a small smile.
"Well, excuse me. I didn't know." She huffed with a pout and tried to move away from him. Sesshoumaru grabbed her around the waist and molded her back into his chest. He chuckled.
"It's only obvious, mate." He finished with a lick to her neck, but she was already asleep. With a small chuckle, Sesshoumaru scanned the area with his senses before falling into a light sleep.
~*~*~*~
Keisatsu growled low in his throat as he smelled the scents drifting in the early forest air. He didn't know who it was, except for the fact that it was mixed with that arrogant demon Lord. He had a feeling who it was, but his heart screamed against the idea. He could go and murder the Lord and take over his title-including his mate. But she would hate him forever.
With a sigh, Keisatsu got up and took off for the village. Leaving the parting whisper of, "Shin…" to float away with the breeze.
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