InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Menage Au Inu ❯ Uninvited Guest ( Chapter 8 )

 

I do not own Inuyasha and Company, no matter how happy it would make me. Rumiko Takahashi does.

 

Chapter 8 - Uninvited Guest

 

“You know, I can do this myself,” Kagome said with a laugh as Sesshoumaru helped her slip into another of his haori, this one dark blue instead of white but still with the same red accents.

 

“One would think so, but if this Sesshoumaru were to release you at the moment you would quickly find yourself on the floor,” he teased with a smirk.

 

“You're cute,” she giggled.

 

“And you are quite intoxicated,” he replied.

 

“Perhaps,” she mocked in his usual monotone.

 

“You should rest,” he said while lifting her effortlessly into his arms, carrying her into the second room off the main chamber.

 

“This is amazing,” Kagome said in awe as she looked around the bedroom. There were more beautiful and intricate tapestries lining the walls and the bed was raised off the stone floor almost like hers in her time. When he laid her down gently and walked around to the other side, her eyes studied him hungrily. “Don't you even think about putting clothes on,” she purred seductively.

 

Sesshoumaru lay beside her with a smirk and allowed her to continue her visual perusal of his form. She rolled to her side and laid her head on his chest, his arm wrapping around her back, and her fingertips danced playfully over his muscled abdomen. He knew that if he wanted to he could definitely have her, but at the same time he knew he didn't, not when she was so out of it. He would never take advantage of her, not when he…

 

The taiyoukai stared at the ceiling, suddenly in deep thought. Seeing his brother declare his love to Kagome not only once in anger, but again just before he'd left, made him wonder. Was she waiting for him to say the same? Was she expecting it? To be honest, he didn't know if he could say it. He was pretty sure he felt it, but then he didn't have much, if any, experience with love. He didn't know what it was supposed to feel like. All he knew for certain was that he had to be with her, had to protect her, provide for her, and ensure her eternal happiness, all of which were new feelings for him.

 

If she was waiting for him to say it, would she be upset if he didn't? Would she refuse to mate him if he couldn't speak the words? How had things gotten so complicated so quickly? They'd gone from sneaking around for stolen moments of unbridled passion to a lifetime commitment in a matter of moments. If Inuyasha hadn't caught them… would they be anywhere near where they now were?

 

He'd known he wanted her for himself, sure, but it wasn't until the instant he was challenged for her that he realized he wanted her so badly, that his desire for her was no longer just for her body but for her body, her mind, and her very soul. He mentally smirked. He was willing to share her with his brother, which would mean he would have to be in Inuyasha's presence nearly constantly, so that he could have her by his side. If that sacrifice wasn't love, he didn't know what was.

 

It wasn't so bad, he supposed. He could barely remember anymore why he hated his brother so much, all his reasons melting away as he reveled in her body heat and soaked in her warm scent. He was going to make this human woman, this miko, his mate, so he certainly could not continue his disdain for hanyou in general, not if he wanted pups at least. The sword, well, it seemed unimportant compared to what he already had. If it wasn't for the sword he'd been given, Kagome would have been lost to him, making the tenseiga a million times more valuable than the tetsusaiga could ever be. None of his past reasons made sense anymore and he had her to thank for that.

 

Sesshoumaru turned to tell her just that, to thank her for reuniting him with his last surviving family member, only to find her fast asleep. He carefully brushed her bangs back from her face and kissed her gently. “Sleep well, Kagome.”

 

- - - - - -

 

Kouga was still following the scent upstream, so focused on his task that he failed to notice as Inuyasha passed in the distance. He had to find her and he had to find her fast. He was now certain that he could detect not only the foul seed of the disgusting half-breed but that of his full demon half-brother as well. The knowledge only confused him so rather than try to understand it he pushed it to the back of his mind to deal with later. Right now, all that mattered was locating and saving Kagome.

 

After a while he came to a fork in the stream, where a much smaller branch joined the larger, and after a moment he determined that the combined scents were definitely coming from the smaller water flow. There wasn't much of the scent left in the water but it was still easily detectable along the sandy edges and he knew he was heading in the right direction.

 

Continuing his search, the wolf demon eventually came to a dead end. The water was coming out of a long, thin slit in a high stone face, forming a small waterfall that was the source of the branch of the stream he'd followed. He tried to slide his fingers through the small opening in an attempt to make it larger, but it seemed to go on forever and he could make no headway.

 

After punching the stone wall in anger and frustration several times, he gave up; deciding there had to be some other way in. Kagome was, or at least had been, somewhere further up in the water supply and it was obvious that the stream flowed through the stone of the mountain somehow. The only thing that made any sense was that she was somehow inside the mountain and so Kouga set off in search of a nearby cave, his powerful senses on high alert for any hint of her presence.

 

- - - - -

 

Sesshoumaru was pulled from his very restful sleep by the sensation that someone or something was far too close to the barrier he had erected to ensure Kagome's safety and their privacy. He lay still for a moment, extending his senses until he found the offensive entity. A low, rumbling growl escaped him before he could stop it and he silently cursed himself as Kagome stirred against him.

 

“Is something wrong?” she whispered without bothering to open her eyes.

 

“There is nothing wrong. You should go back to sleep.”

 

She picked up the hand resting on his abdomen and poked his chest playfully. “If nothing was wrong you wouldn't be rattling my brains around with your growling. What is it?”

 

The taiyoukai let out an inaudible sigh and gave in, hoping if he told her then she would go back to sleep. The longer she was awake the more likely it was that the pain would make itself known. “There is a demon at the entrance to the main room. It cannot break the barrier, cannot even sense its existence, so I am unsure as to why it remains.”

 

“Maybe it just needed a place to sleep and thought a cave was a nice choice?”

 

“Perhaps, if its energy was not so active. This demon is clearly enraged about something. It appears to be pacing the length of the archway, as if waiting for something to happen. Just go back to sleep. Everything is fine.”

 

Kagome laughed. “Are you telling me you're not gonna go out there and make it leave? That doesn't sound like Sesshoumaru.”

 

“This Sesshoumaru will not put you at risk by lifting the barrier while you are in this condition.”

 

“Like you couldn't kick its ass. I don't care what it is. I know you could kill it in a second,” she said with a bright smile.

 

He couldn't keep from smiling back at her faith and trust in his strength. She felt safe with him, was certain that he could protect her from anything, her confidence in him like nothing he'd ever experienced before. It was one less thing he would have to prove to be her mate. “While you are correct, it would be irresponsible to create a situation where harm could come to you when it is unnecessary and completely avoidable.”

 

“Yes, I was correct,” she said with a grin. “You are cute. Now, if you're done growling I'm going back to sleep.”

 

He chuckled as she rolled over and away from him, pulling her back to his chest and burrowing his face into her hair. “This Sesshoumaru will do my best to refrain from waking you with my growling again.”

 

- - - - -

 

Kouga was pacing back in forth in frustration. It had taken him forever to find a cave entrance, but once he had, he'd known instantly that he was in the right place. He could still smell her, along with both Inuyasha and Lord Sesshoumaru, and he followed the scent inside, noting how the hanyou's scent was stronger and heading the opposite direction.

 

When he reached the end of the cave, he couldn't figure out where she could have gone. All three had entered the cave and Inuyasha had left it later on but both Kagome and Lord Sesshoumaru should still be inside! On top of that, there was no source of water and no hint of her blood, though there was a faint trace of lingering arousal. It didn't make any sense! Where could they have gone?

 

Kouga banged his fists on the back wall of the cave, trying to locate an opening. He ran his palms along the stone walls in search of seams, but he found nothing to suggest that the end of the cave was anything but that, except for his missing miko of course. Wherever she was, he was certain Inuyasha would return for her. He would wait until the hanyou showed up and then he would have his answers, like it or not.

 

- - - - -

 

Inuyasha had been running at high speed for hours and finally the village was coming into view. All he wanted to do was get back to Kagome, but he knew he would have to be calm and collected or his friends would suspect something was wrong and insist on him spilling everything. He didn't have time for that and he wasn't sure Kagome wanted them to be let in on the details of their situation yet anyways.

 

Even if she did, how the hell could he even begin to explain that he'd first caught Kagome fucking his brother and then they accidently killed her, Sesshoumaru brought her back to life, and now she was going to be their mate, both of their mates? It was beyond his level of patience to even try. No, it would be better to wait and let Kagome handle it. She was much better at talking with Miroku and Sango anyway. He'd only end up angry and yelling.