InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Concrete Rose ❯ Heat ( Chapter 7 )

Concrete Rose

 

Chapter 7: Heat

 

 

 

Kai opened her eyes. The room she was in was dark and only a sliver of moonlight poured in from the slit of a window. She tried to stand up and found it very hard to do. Her body felt heavy all over. She heard a door open to her left. Slowly and painfully turning her head, she saw a woman walk in. She had silver hair like Kai and it covered one of her eyes. Kai squinted to make her out. It wasn't Suzuka.

 

“ So you're Lady Kai. Suzuka told me about your so-called brilliant effort to escape. No one has ever escaped from Suzuka from what I hear.” The woman said. Kai breathed in. The woman smelled like an inu-youkai.

 

“ Who...Who...” Kai could not form a coherent sentence. The woman chuckled to herself.

 

“ Don't try to talk or move. It is a kind of paralysis poison that I stung you with while you were out. It won't wear off for a while. When it does, I'll just sting you again. I suppose you wanted to know who I am. My name is Ikeike. I am the leader of the Hunters. Yes, I am an inu-youkai. I can't wait until your great Lord Sesshomaru makes an appearance. It will be sight for sore eyes. He will remember me and I will have my vengeance.”

 

“ No...” Kai drawled. She felt herself losing consciousness again. The last thing she saw was Ikeike's bright silver eyes.

 

Tenseiga landed in the garden where Rin sat the next morning. She smiled as Koga walked up. He saw Sesshomaru's sword and looked around. Looking up, he saw that a barrier had been created around them. Rin saw the worried look on Koga's face.

 

“ Relax, Koga. It's just Tenseiga. It can't cut. It merely means that Sesshomaru is nearby. He should be here in a few minutes. Tenseiga just created a barrier around us for protection.” Rin said, laughing. Koga nodded, still a bit unsure.

 

“ I just don't want him to get the wrong idea.” Koga said. Rin looked at him as he sat down.

 

“ You are not afraid of Sesshomaru, are you, Koga?” She asked slyly. Koga looked at her as if she had cursed him. Rin laughed at his expression.

 

“ Why on earth would I be scared of him? He's just Inuyasha's brother.” He said. Rin faced him totally. He looked at her. Rin bit her bottom lip then kissed him. Koga's eyes widened considerably. Rin opened her eyes and jumped back away from him.

 

“ I'm sorry. I don't know...” Rin stopped as Koga turned her face back towards him. They kissed again.

 

Sesshomaru's youki dissipated as he came to a stop at the gates of his land. Inuyasha was standing across from him, carrying Kagome. Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes. He dropped Kimi brusquely on the ground and stalked over to Inuyasha just as he let Kagome down. He grabbed his half brother by the neck and held him in the air.

 

“ Sesshomaru!” Kimi yelled. He took no heed of her words.

 

“ Where's Rin?” Sesshomaru said in a growl. Inuyasha tried to pry his brother's fingers apart. He could feel the poison seeping from his claws.

 

“ I...can't...” Inuyasha managed to squeak out.

 

“ Rin is here! She left us yesterday with Koga and...” Kagome stopped when Sesshomaru turned his head towards her. She took a step backwards.

 

“ Koga? That wolf youkai?” He growled. Kagome instantly knew that perhaps Rin had not told Sesshomaru about her dealings with Koga. Sighing, she knew this was going to be along day. Sesshomaru released Inuyasha and slumped to the ground. He looked towards the garden and saw that Tenseiga had created a barrier. He sniffed the air.

 

“ It smells of dead carcasses.” Inuyasha said, his voice scratchy. Sesshomaru inclined his head slowly. Where were all his servants? Where was Jaken?

 

“ My lord!” A voice said from behind them. Kimi turned and saw Jaken running up the stairs. Jaken came to a rest at Sesshomaru's side, panting hard. “ My lord, what has happened?” He asked, looking around. Sesshomaru picked him up by the neck.

 

“ Where were you? Weren't you supposed to be here?” He asked. Jaken struggled in his grip. Kimi grabbed Sesshomaru's hand. He felt an electric shock travel up his arm. He immediately dropped Jaken and glared at Kimi.

 

“ Calm your ass down, Sesshomaru. Why don't you stop interrogating everyone and go see where Tenseiga is. Apparently Rin his here if it has created a barrier around her.” Kimi said. Sesshomaru stalked past her towards the garden, ignoring the horrid smell over the place. The other four followed. Kimi ran ahead of Sesshomaru, looking for her best friend. When she turned around the pillar leading to the cherry blossom tree, her eyes widened. Sesshomaru walked up behind her.

 

Rin looked up and smiled when she saw Sesshomaru. She stood up and smiled, thankful for Koga's keen sense of smell. They'd stopped kissing seconds before the others had appeared.

 

“ You came fast.” Rin said. Sesshomaru walked forward and took Tenseiga out of the ground. He sheathed the sword quickly and looked at Koga, then at Rin.

 

“ Why did you call this Sesshomaru? Where is Kai?” He asked.

 

“ That's the problem. The castle was attacked and when I came back, the servants were gone and some were killed. Suki was injured. She's inside right now.” Rin avoided answering the Kai question. She knew he would notice, though.

 

“ You did not answer my question. Where is Kai? Wasn't she supposed to be with you?” He asked. Rin sighed and looked down. Now that she thought about it, if Kai had been with her, none of this would've ever happened.

 

“ Kai didn't come with me.” Rin mumbled.

 

“ Did I not tell you that Kai was to go with you? Do you see what your disobedience has caused?” Sesshomaru asked, his temper lighting. Kimi saw the oncoming argument and stepped between the two.

 

“ Listen, you two. Arguing right here won't solve any problems. Let's go see what we can get out of Suki, okay?” Kimi said cheerfully. Rin nodded and walked off. Kimi followed with Kagome and Jaken. Sesshomaru and Inuyasha stayed and looked at Koga. Koga stared Sesshomaru in the eye. Finally, Sesshomaru followed after the women. Inuyasha waited until his brother was out of earshot, then smirked at Koga.

 

“ He is not happy with you.” Inuyasha said. Koga glared at him.

 

“ Shut that hole in your face before I shut it for you, mutt.” Koga said. Inuyasha smirked and tucked his arms in his sleeves.

 

“ Whatever you say, Koga.” Inuyasha said, walking towards the castle.

 

Inside the castle, Suki was washing blood off of the walls. She was startled when she saw Sesshomaru. She immediately bowed.

 

“ My lord.” She mumbled. Sesshomaru nodded.

 

“ What happened here, Suki?” He asked. Suki cleared her throat.

 

“ Well, the sun was setting two days ago. I was preparing dinner for Kai and the others when I heard screams. Before I could get to Lady Kai, I was hit in the head. I passed out. I never saw who did it. The person was too quick. They didn't even have a scent.” Suki said quietly. Sesshomaru stared at her for a long moment.

 

“ You may go, Suki.” He said. Suki bowed and turned to continue cleaning. Some of the servants had returned from burying their comrades. They were also scrubbing the walls. Sesshomaru grabbed Rin roughly by the arm and dragged her to her room.

 

“ Sesshomaru, what are you...” He slid her door shut and released her, practically pushing her on the bed.

 

“ Why wasn't Kai with you?” He asked sternly. Rin just stared at him, rubbing her arm. Sesshomaru took a step forward so that he was directly in front of her. Rin gasped at the speed in which he used. “ This Sesshomaru asked you a question and expects an answer.” He growled low in his throat. Rin looked down on the floor.

 

“ She stayed here. Kai was never supposed to come with me. Koga was coming with me.” She whispered. Sesshomaru raised an eyebrow.

 

“ You deliberately disobeyed me.” He said quietly. Rin nodded slowly. Sesshomaru turned on his heel and started to walk towards the door. Rin started to follow after him. He rounded on her quickly. Rin jumped back. “ You are to stay in this room. If I catch any scent of you elsewhere, you will be punished.” He said. Rin's mouth dropped open.

 

“ I'm not a child anymore. You can't tell me what to do.” She said defiantly. Sesshomaru looked sternly at her. Rin bit her lip.

 

“ Can't I?” He said. Rin knew that he could, and she would obey him. He slid the door shut as he left and Rin sat down on her futon, pouting.

 

“ Jackass...” She whispered.

 

Kimi walked outside, looking around in the trees. Something was not right. An unfamiliar scent was looming about, but she couldn't tell where it was coming from. Walking deeper into the forest, the scent became stronger.

 

Inuyasha sat with Kagome eating. Koga had left and Sesshomaru was obviously very angry. No one had seen Rin in a while. Kimi sat at the other end of the table, quietly eating. Suddenly, Inuyasha's head jerked up. He looked over at Kimi. She seemed oblivious to her surroundings.

 

“ Uh oh.” He said. Kagome looked at him.

 

“ Is something wrong?” Kagome asked. Inuyasha did not answer her. He immediately went in search of his brother. He found him brooding in his study. He sat on the edge of his balcony, staring out over his lands. He sighed when he heard Inuyasha rudely enter his room.

 

“ Why have you forgotten the common courtesy called knocking?” Sesshomaru asked. Inuyasha just stared at his brother with indifference.

 

“ You have bigger problems than my lack of courtesy. Do you smell that?” Inuyasha asked, crossing his arms. Sesshomaru had not really been concentrating on the new smells around him. He sniffed the air once. It was the sweetest scent he had ever picked up. Unfortunately, this particular scent meant a rather dangerous thing: HEAT. For the first time, Inuyasha actually saw his brother look worried.

 

“ What do you expect me to do about it?” Sesshomaru asked. Inuyasha's mouth dropped open. Since when had Sesshomaru become so daft?

 

“ Sesshomaru, you have TWO female servants. The rest are males and you have at least thirty of them. Kimi is ONE girl. If you don't do something, they will all try to rape her or worse...kill her. I doubt she can fend them all off.” Inuyasha said. Sesshomaru sighed and nodded.

 

“ Help Suki send every male servant home tonight.” Sesshomaru waved his left arm. It was then that Inuyasha noticed that he had a left arm.

 

“ How did you...”

 

“ There will be time to explain that later. Just do as I told you.” Sesshomaru said. Inuyasha was still a little awestruck at his brother's new arm, but he left the room quickly.

 

Kimi walked down the hall to her room. She noticed that every servant she passed would stare at her for a moment. The males seemed to be drawn to her. Suki almost walked directly into her. She grabbed Kimi by the arm and pulled her quickly to her room.

 

“ Suki, what's wrong?” She asked. Suki looked worried.

 

“ Kimi-sama, stay in here. It is imperative that you stay in here for the rest of the night. Do not leave for anything. Do you understand?” Suki said, her voice pleading. Kimi raised an eyebrow.

 

“ Suki? Why? I don't under...”

 

“ You will eventually. Just do as I say for tonight, okay?” Suki asked again. Kimi shrugged her shoulders.

 

“ Yeah, okay.” She said, turning to sit on her futon. Suki nodded and immediately left the room.

 

An hour later, Kimi sat up. She immediately turned her head towards the balcony. The sheer drapes blew in the wind, also blowing a very distinct scent in the air. Kimi walked towards the balcony and looked out at the garden below her. She saw Sesshomaru walking towards the forest. Kimi watched him for a moment. Then Suki's words came back to her.

 

` Kimi-sama, stay in here,' the thoughts came back. Kimi sighed. She let her curiosity get the best of her and quietly snuck out of her room. When she reached the garden, she tried to follow Sesshomaru's scent.

 

Sanna watched from high up on a tree as Sesshomaru passed by. Where was the powerful inu-youkai going? Sanna looked back towards the castle and saw Kimi creeping up behind him. Looking down, she saw Sesshomaru shake his head. He rounded on her.

 

“ What the hell are you doing out here? Did Suki not command you to stay in your room for the night?” He asked, sounding very angry with Kimi. Kimi took no heed of it. She had never noticed how incredibly handsome Sesshomaru was. Smirking sensually, she took a step forward.

 

“ Since when do I follow orders? You're the so-called leader of this place and I don't even obey you.” Kimi asked. Sesshomaru sighed. Kimi took another step forward. Sesshomaru looked down at her with apathy. Her scent was starting to become unbearable.

 

“ Go back now, Kimi.” He said in a growl. Kimi raised an eyebrow.

 

“ Are you afraid of me, Sesshomaru?” Kimi placed her hand on his chest. She could feel his heart. Sesshomaru realized that Kimi obviously had no control over her actions. Her instincts were driving her.

 

` This is interesting. However, this Sesshomaru cannot let her go on with this,' he thought.

 

“ You are playing with fire, Kimi.” He said. Kimi smirked and ran her finger down the fluffy thing on his shoulder.

 

“ Yeah, I know. What is this fluffy thing anyway?” She asked, still stroking it. To her surprise, she received a guttural moan/growl from Sesshomaru.

 

Up in the trees, Sanna watched the scene with interest. The young youkai was acting very strange. Sesshomaru appeared to be holding back something. When Kimi started stroking the fluffy thing on his shoulder, he looked like he was about to faint. Sanna heard Kimi smirk.

 

“ Did I hit a hotspot?” She whispered as she continued to caress the white softness. Sesshomaru looked at her and grabbed her hand roughly. He pulled her closer. Kimi stared in his amber eyes for a moment. Sesshomaru backed her into a tree. Kimi smirked and practically jumped up and kissed him.

 

At the castle, Inuyasha walked out into the garden with Kagome. Suki was behind them. Inuyasha raised an eyebrow.

 

“ Where is that girl?” He asked, knowing Suki was there.

 

“ I sent her to her room. She should still be in there.”

 

“ Where is Sesshomaru?” Inuyasha asked, still staring at the forest. Suki thought for a moment.

 

“ Lord Sesshomaru went for a walk. He said he didn't want to be disturbed.” Suki said. Inuyasha sniffed the air and grinned evilly. “ Is something wrong, Inuyasha-sama?”

 

“ No. Sesshomaru is definitely being disturbed, though.” He said. Kagome watched him go back inside. Suki followed him. Kagome had a bad feeling, so she started to walk towards the forest.

 

Sesshomaru and Kimi were lost in their own thoughts of pleasure.

 

“ This is wrong.” Sesshomaru whispered hotly.

 

“ Yeah, but it feels so good.” Kimi replied back. Sesshomaru left her lips and went to her neck. Kimi threw her head back and a low moan escaped from her mouth. Sesshomaru pulled the sleeve of her kimono down, revealing her caramel shoulder. He trailed kisses down it, pulling the soft fabric along. Kimi smiled to herself and opened her eyes. She looked up at the moon. She shivered as the crisp night air touched her bare stomach. Kimi squirmed.

 

“ Having problems?” Sesshomaru whispered between kisses.

 

“ Mmmm...no.” Kimi managed. That was when a streak of light went whizzing high above them. Both Sesshomaru and Kimi were jerked out of their fantasy worlds and looked to the source.

 

Sanna was too engrossed in the scene before her to notice the arrow coming towards her head. At the last second, she dodged to the left. The branch she landed on was weak and broke upon contact. Sanna fell over eighty feet to the ground. She landed with a thud not far from Sesshomaru and Kimi.

 

Sesshomaru examined the strange beings body. Kimi looked to her left and saw Kagome. Kagome waved sheepishly. Kimi blinked then looked at Sesshomaru. Then she looked down. Her entire upper body, save her arms, was exposed to the world. She gasped and immediately covered herself.

 

Sesshomaru walked over to the woman's body. He grabbed her by the neck and lifted her up. She was out cold. A nasty cut was on her head from where she'd hit a rock. As far as Sesshomaru could tell, she had no scent. He looked at her arm. A burn mark was on it. His eyes widened.

 

“ Who is she?” Kagome asked, walking up to him.

 

“ She is a Hunter.” He stated simply. He began stalking off towards the castle, leaving Kimi and Kagome. Kagome looked over at the young youkai. She seemed confused by her surroundings.

 

“ Are you alright, Kimi?” Kagome asked. Kimi looked up suddenly at her.

 

“ I don't know. I don't even know how I got out here. Everything is a blur.” Kimi whispered. She breathed in heavily and noticed a funny smell that she was not one to mistake.

 

` The smell of arousal,' she thought, her face stern. Kimi turned to where Sesshomaru had disappeared off to. `Oh no,' she thought dismally. She was never going to hear the end of this one.

 

Inside the castle, Inuyasha watched his brother throw a wounded woman on the floor. He sauntered out of the room. Inuyasha could have died laughing right there. The scent of Kimi was all over him. He walked over to where the unconscious woman was. Blood trickled down the side of her face. Only one of her eyes was visible. Inuyasha noticed the burn mark on her hand. That was when Sesshomaru returned, carrying a pale of water. Inuyasha jumped out of the way before he could splash it on her.

 

Sanna opened her eyes as coldness washed over her body. As she gasped to try and take in her surroundings, she felt her hair being pulled. Her vision came into focus and saw the one person she never expected to come face-to-face with: Sesshomaru.

 

“ What are you doing here, Hunter?” He asked simply. Inuyasha blinked.

 

“ Hunter? Your name's Hunter?” Inuyasha asked. Sesshomaru sighed.

 

“ No, you dunce. She is a Hunter. Answer my question, girl. I do hate repeating myself.” Sesshomaru warned.

 

“ My name is Sanna, you asshole.” She said. Sesshomaru's other hand grabbed her by the neck. He stood up slowly, lifting Sanna along with him. He held her off her feet.

 

“ I dislike repeating myself.” He said, his claws pinching at her skin. Sanna screamed just as Kimi and Kagome walked in. Kimi stopped dead in her tracks. Inuyasha looked at her. Her hair was disheveled and her kimono looked as if it was ready to fall off of her.

 

“ I was sent to monitor you.” Sanna choked out. Sesshomaru loosened his grip some more.

 

“ For who?” Sesshomaru muttered. Sanna shook her head. Sesshomaru squeezed harder.

 

“ For...this thunder youkai...Masoto.” Sanna managed to squawk. Kimi looked on furiously. She clenched her kimono on her chest and walked forward. She stood next to Sesshomaru and looked up at Sanna.

 

“ Where's Kai?” She asked. Sanna made a strangled noise. “ Sesshomaru, drop her. Se can't talk if she can't breathe.” Kimi said. Sesshomaru squeezed her neck once more for effect, then dropped her tersely on the floor. Sanna moaned as she hit the ground.

 

“ She took her.” She said.

 

“ Who?”

 

“ Akio said that Sesshomaru might need a little persuasion to give you up. So, he sent Suzuka to retrieve Kai. He said it was for leverage. He has his own reasons for wanting you.” Sanna said, looking at Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru raised an eyebrow.

 

` Ikeike,' Sesshomaru thought. Jaken ran in, late as usual. He gasped at the sight of Sanna. Sanna looked at the toad youkai. He took a step back.

 

“ Jaken.” Sesshomaru said. Jaken looked up at his master.

 

“ Yes, my lord?”

 

“ Take her to the dungeon and make sure she stays there.” He said simply. Jaken nodded and called for three servants.

 

Later that night, Kimi lay on her futon, staring up at the ceiling. She had a burning desire in her chest. She felt uncomfortable with it. It was like an itch that she just could not seem to scratch. Sighing, she sat up furiously.

 

Sesshomaru went over the past hours events in his mind. What had he been thinking while giving in to Kimi like that? The girl obviously had no control over herself. She was driven on basic instinct. Sesshomaru had more control over his actions, but for some reason, the control had been lost. On all the other times the girl had gone into heat, he was on patrol. Now the next few hours would be a...

 

Sesshomaru's musings were interrupted by a soft knock on his door. He inhaled deeply and immediately caught Kimi's sweet scent. He debated quickly in his mind whether or not to tell her to come in. She no doubt had lots of questions about what had transpired between them. He decided against answering and hoped that she would go away.

 

Kimi stood outside Sesshomaru's door. Although she was only half inu-youkai, she still had rather good hearing. From the way Sesshomaru's breathing and heart rate were, she could tell he was awake. Sighing, Kimi slid the door open and slid it closed. Sesshomaru's room was pitch black. There was only a small amount of light in the room coming from the window.

 

Sesshomaru could see Kimi's eyes in the dark. The green orbs glowed in dark. Finding this odd, he raised an eyebrow. She was looking around the room frantically, but she could not see him.

 

“ Sesshomaru, I know you're in here.” Kimi said. She walked around, holding her hands out blindly. Sesshomaru stood and walked around her, being as silent as he could be. Kimi turned suddenly as she felt a slight movement of the air pass her. “ Damnit. It's so fucking dark in here.” She muttered to herself. Suddenly, Kimi felt an arm wrap around her waist. Before she could scream, a hand clamped over her mouth. She stumbled forward.

 

Sesshomaru held Kimi tightly. She fought hard to get out of his grip. He heard her heartbeat speed up and knew that he was probably triggering a transformation in her. He smirked to himself.

 

“ Kimi...” He whispered in her ear. Kimi took no heed. She continued to struggle. She grabbed Sesshomaru's arm around her waist and dug her nails into it. Sesshomaru winced in pain. He realized that she her inu-youkai blood was taking over. Not a very good thing when one is in heat. Sesshomaru threw her down on the futon.

 

Kimi opened her now golden eyes. She saw Sesshomaru standing over her. She was breathing very hard, as was he. Sesshomaru noticed the long silvery white hair that was spread on his futon. He walked over to a candle and lit it. Kimi watched his every move.

 

“ Why did you do that to me?” Kimi asked. Sesshomaru blinked at how controlled she sounded. He examined her full inu-youkai appearance. She had red markings on her face and hands. Her eyes were narrower and her claws were longer.

 

“ You entered MY room uninvited. You are in MY territory now.” He said simply. Kimi smirked.

 

“ Well Sesshomaru, this Kimi needs something and she hopes you can comply.” Kimi reached up and pulled him down on top of her. She kissed him ferociously. For someone who was relatively young by youkai standards, she was pretty talented at seducing someone.

 

` If you can call this seducing,' Sesshomaru pondered. He felt Kimi wrap her legs around his waist. After that, all his control was lost. Kimi moaned as he practically shredded her kimono in the process of removing it from her body. The next two hours were lost in series of moans and yelps.