InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Prophecy ❯ Chapter 7
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Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama / Hentai / Romance | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 04.19.2011 | Pages: 2 | Words: 3.2K | Visits: 985 | Status: Work In Progress
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama / Hentai / Romance | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 04.19.2011 | Pages: 2 | Words: 3.2K | Visits: 985 | Status: Work In Progress
“What’s wrong with you, Kagome?”
Kagome threw a berry towards Shippo playfully. “Nothing. Why do you ask?”
Shippo shrugged and jumped into the air and caught the berry in his mouth in one swift move. “You just seem like you’re in a good mood, that’s all.”
Kagome sighed, not deterred by the way the little fox demon could read her so easily. For a child he was very good at reading emotions, the expressions on people. “Those are not for you to eat. Not yet.” She threw another at him, this time on purpose. She didn’t expect it to hit him and she was right. He was fast and caught it directly in his mouth again. “If you want me to make your berry pie I suggest you stop eating all the berries.”
She glanced up at the tree. It was a good 20 feet high. Sometimes she really hated how the trees in the Western Lands couldn’t grow to a normal height. No, they had to bypass that…
“I can always climb up and do it, Kagome.”
She shook her head. “I’d rather you not fall.” Shippo was young and no matter that he was a demon, she still considered him a child. Hers. “I can do it.” She didn’t like to climb trees but she could do it. She hooked her foot against the extended base of the tree and then pulled herself up to the first branch, pulling herself two feet up from the ground. She didn’t dare look down or she’d lose her nerve. Sesshomaru didn’t understand why she gathered berries and fruits, why she loved to bake, when she easily had access to servants to do it for her. She could control so little in her life and in that small list of things, this was included.
She steadily climbed until she was halfway up the tree. The basket was half filled when she started her way back down. Her foot made purchase on a thick branch as a sharp gust of wind tore through the tree, whirling around her. She was jerked back cover of the branches. As she flew backwards, small sharp branches tore at her arms, one slicing over her cheek in a small line of blood. She cursed as the light of day bloomed around her suddenly and then she was falling—falling—to the ground. She cursed, a scream rising up at the rapid fall but just as suddenly, when she was inches from hitting the ground, she stopped in midair from the wind. It floated beneath her, twirling, keep her body afloat before it gently lowered her to the ground.
“I’d be more careful if I were you, Kagome.” The voice, so soft and innocent came from behind her.
Kagome spun around, her heart pumping, the look in her eyes furious. “Indeed.” But her voice lacked conviction. She had been careful and there was no doubt in her mind of that. She stared her down, meeting Kagura’s eyes head on. She wiped the back of her hand across her cheek and felt the warm liquid but ignored it. She nodded her head towards the wind demon and moved to walk around her when she realized the direction of which Kagura had come from. Her home. Her home. Oh God, Kagome felt sick for a moment before calm rage filtered in. Kagura would only have been at the house for one thing.
“Excuse me.” She said without turning around and headed in the direction of the castle. The bitch. How dare she? Kagura had never violated her home before. Sesshomaru had never taken her there before…How dare she? She had always been tolerant of Sesshomaru and Kagura’s silent affair but Kagura had come into her Home. She pushed the door open and marched up the stairs. She didn’t stop till she reached the very top. Sesshomaru turned as she stepped into the room.
He opened his lips but she was there to stop him. “I will not have her here. I will not. How dare you?” The thought of Sesshomaru fucking Kagura here infuriated her. She didn’t know why but it raged at her mind. It wasn’t fair. It wasn’t right. She held up her hand when he tried to speak again, slashing her hand in the air as she walked to him. She rose up her on tiptoes and stared into his golden eyes. “I will not have her here in my home. I will not, Sesshomaru.” She said the words softly, brooking no argument. She turned and left the room before he even had a chance to speak.
She stormed out the front doors, furious and terrified at the same time. Furious that Kagura had dared to invade her home. Kagome wouldn’t have cared if Kagura hadn’t been there fucking Sesshomaru while Kagome was out…Dammit. And terrified because of the sting of tears she felt.
She knew exactly why she had fallen from the tree. Kagura. Of course, the Wind Demon wouldn’t have killed her. She wouldn’t want to face Sesshomaru’s wrath. What had she been stating in doing such a foolish stunt? She strode through the garden and came to a halt as Kagura turned the corner. She sucked in a sharp breath.
“Leave. Now.”
Kagura arched an eyebrow. “Leave?”
“Yes, you heard me. Don’t you dare set foot in my home again. I don’t care what you and Sesshomaru do. Just not in my home. You’re not to set foot in my home again.” Ever. She watched as Kagura arched an eyebrow, as if she wanted to say something. Why she felt so emotional towards it she wasn’t sure. She always had something on her mind. But it had never been Sesshomaru and Kagura’s relationship.
“Are you jealous, Kagome?”
Her mouth dropped open at the innocent sweetness coming from Kagura’s mouth. Jealous? No, she was not jealous. She was furious. “Jealous? I’ll purify you where you stand, Kagura. Leave.” For a moment she thought Kagura was going to say something more but she turned and left then. She was tempted to throw out one last insult. You’re jealous of what I have. Kagome knew Kagura was. She had Sesshomaru in a way that Kagura would never have.
She strode off in the direction of the woods. “Oh God, what’s wrong with me?” Her voice was soft and she could feel tears prickling behind her eyes. She felt emotionally unstable. Something that had never happened before. She drew in a shuddering breath and lifted her head. She collided with something warm and hard and then felt strong arms surround her. A deep chuckled sound from the chest she was held up against, arrogantly familiar.
How in the hell did he keep finding her without Sesshomaru knowing and putting a stop to it?
She looked up into his familiar startling amber eyes. The name “Inuyasha…” almost slipped out before she caught herself. No, he wasn’t Inuyasha. He was all sadistic demon. She watched as the devilish grin on his face sobered and then vanished altogether.
“What’s wrong?”
She should have pushed out of his arms but she didn’t. “Nothing’s wrong.” The fact that she didn’t push out of his arms was testimony to her troubles. She might not realize.
But Inuyasha did.
Kagome threw a berry towards Shippo playfully. “Nothing. Why do you ask?”
Shippo shrugged and jumped into the air and caught the berry in his mouth in one swift move. “You just seem like you’re in a good mood, that’s all.”
Kagome sighed, not deterred by the way the little fox demon could read her so easily. For a child he was very good at reading emotions, the expressions on people. “Those are not for you to eat. Not yet.” She threw another at him, this time on purpose. She didn’t expect it to hit him and she was right. He was fast and caught it directly in his mouth again. “If you want me to make your berry pie I suggest you stop eating all the berries.”
She glanced up at the tree. It was a good 20 feet high. Sometimes she really hated how the trees in the Western Lands couldn’t grow to a normal height. No, they had to bypass that…
“I can always climb up and do it, Kagome.”
She shook her head. “I’d rather you not fall.” Shippo was young and no matter that he was a demon, she still considered him a child. Hers. “I can do it.” She didn’t like to climb trees but she could do it. She hooked her foot against the extended base of the tree and then pulled herself up to the first branch, pulling herself two feet up from the ground. She didn’t dare look down or she’d lose her nerve. Sesshomaru didn’t understand why she gathered berries and fruits, why she loved to bake, when she easily had access to servants to do it for her. She could control so little in her life and in that small list of things, this was included.
She steadily climbed until she was halfway up the tree. The basket was half filled when she started her way back down. Her foot made purchase on a thick branch as a sharp gust of wind tore through the tree, whirling around her. She was jerked back cover of the branches. As she flew backwards, small sharp branches tore at her arms, one slicing over her cheek in a small line of blood. She cursed as the light of day bloomed around her suddenly and then she was falling—falling—to the ground. She cursed, a scream rising up at the rapid fall but just as suddenly, when she was inches from hitting the ground, she stopped in midair from the wind. It floated beneath her, twirling, keep her body afloat before it gently lowered her to the ground.
“I’d be more careful if I were you, Kagome.” The voice, so soft and innocent came from behind her.
Kagome spun around, her heart pumping, the look in her eyes furious. “Indeed.” But her voice lacked conviction. She had been careful and there was no doubt in her mind of that. She stared her down, meeting Kagura’s eyes head on. She wiped the back of her hand across her cheek and felt the warm liquid but ignored it. She nodded her head towards the wind demon and moved to walk around her when she realized the direction of which Kagura had come from. Her home. Her home. Oh God, Kagome felt sick for a moment before calm rage filtered in. Kagura would only have been at the house for one thing.
“Excuse me.” She said without turning around and headed in the direction of the castle. The bitch. How dare she? Kagura had never violated her home before. Sesshomaru had never taken her there before…How dare she? She had always been tolerant of Sesshomaru and Kagura’s silent affair but Kagura had come into her Home. She pushed the door open and marched up the stairs. She didn’t stop till she reached the very top. Sesshomaru turned as she stepped into the room.
He opened his lips but she was there to stop him. “I will not have her here. I will not. How dare you?” The thought of Sesshomaru fucking Kagura here infuriated her. She didn’t know why but it raged at her mind. It wasn’t fair. It wasn’t right. She held up her hand when he tried to speak again, slashing her hand in the air as she walked to him. She rose up her on tiptoes and stared into his golden eyes. “I will not have her here in my home. I will not, Sesshomaru.” She said the words softly, brooking no argument. She turned and left the room before he even had a chance to speak.
She stormed out the front doors, furious and terrified at the same time. Furious that Kagura had dared to invade her home. Kagome wouldn’t have cared if Kagura hadn’t been there fucking Sesshomaru while Kagome was out…Dammit. And terrified because of the sting of tears she felt.
She knew exactly why she had fallen from the tree. Kagura. Of course, the Wind Demon wouldn’t have killed her. She wouldn’t want to face Sesshomaru’s wrath. What had she been stating in doing such a foolish stunt? She strode through the garden and came to a halt as Kagura turned the corner. She sucked in a sharp breath.
“Leave. Now.”
Kagura arched an eyebrow. “Leave?”
“Yes, you heard me. Don’t you dare set foot in my home again. I don’t care what you and Sesshomaru do. Just not in my home. You’re not to set foot in my home again.” Ever. She watched as Kagura arched an eyebrow, as if she wanted to say something. Why she felt so emotional towards it she wasn’t sure. She always had something on her mind. But it had never been Sesshomaru and Kagura’s relationship.
“Are you jealous, Kagome?”
Her mouth dropped open at the innocent sweetness coming from Kagura’s mouth. Jealous? No, she was not jealous. She was furious. “Jealous? I’ll purify you where you stand, Kagura. Leave.” For a moment she thought Kagura was going to say something more but she turned and left then. She was tempted to throw out one last insult. You’re jealous of what I have. Kagome knew Kagura was. She had Sesshomaru in a way that Kagura would never have.
She strode off in the direction of the woods. “Oh God, what’s wrong with me?” Her voice was soft and she could feel tears prickling behind her eyes. She felt emotionally unstable. Something that had never happened before. She drew in a shuddering breath and lifted her head. She collided with something warm and hard and then felt strong arms surround her. A deep chuckled sound from the chest she was held up against, arrogantly familiar.
How in the hell did he keep finding her without Sesshomaru knowing and putting a stop to it?
She looked up into his familiar startling amber eyes. The name “Inuyasha…” almost slipped out before she caught herself. No, he wasn’t Inuyasha. He was all sadistic demon. She watched as the devilish grin on his face sobered and then vanished altogether.
“What’s wrong?”
She should have pushed out of his arms but she didn’t. “Nothing’s wrong.” The fact that she didn’t push out of his arms was testimony to her troubles. She might not realize.
But Inuyasha did.
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Inuyasha knew something was wrong the moment she walked into his arms. She should have seen him but she hadn’t. He sensed the anger but more than that, tears. The fact that she didn’t pull out of his arms was enough, too. Still, that wouldn’t stop him from taking advantage.
He was such a bastard.
His eyes narrowed as he took in the scrapes and cuts over her arms, the cut slashing across her cheek. “What happened?” His voice came out more rough than he had intended but he couldn’t help it. The thought that someone had hurt her infuriated him. He lifted his hand and slid his thumb over the cut on her cheek. “What happened?” He asked again.
She was lying. He could smell it. “Kagome…’nothing’ couldn’t have done this.”
When had he become so persistent? Wait. He’d always been persistent. From the very moment she’d released him from the tree. “I fell from a tree.” That, at least, was the truth.
“Oh God, don’t cry. Don’t cry.” Inuyasha muttered as the scent of tears became stronger. This wasn’t what he’d had planned when he came to her again. He didn’t know what to do when a woman cried. Hell, it hurt him probably more than it did her. But something had to be wrong—his Kagome wasn’t so weak as to cry. Least of all in his presence. She supposedly didn’t like him. “People don’t cry because they fall out of trees.” He ran his hand down her arm, careful of the scrapes there. “Just don’t…cry. Please.”
“I’m not crying. I don’t cry.” Dammit, why was she crying? She could feel the hot tears on her cheeks as she turned and pressed her cheek against his shirt front.
“Ah shit, Kagome…” No, this was far from how he had imagined seeing her again. He had planned on goading her again, stealing another kiss. But now all he could do was wrap his arms around her. Her tears lashed at him, her sniffles raking his mind. “Dammit, Kagome. Tell me what’s wrong.” He tightened his arms around her because hell, she was in his arms and he’d be damned if he’d let this chance slip away. She needed comfort and he was here.
“She was in my home.”
“Who was in your home?”
“She was. I would have never bothered me before but I know I deserve at least that, right?”
She wasn’t making any sense and he couldn’t even begin to fathom what the hell she was talking about. “You deserve everything, but who are you talking about?”
“Kagura.”
“Ah.” Inuyasha nodded, rubbing his chin across the top of her head. Kagura was Sesshomaru’s little fuck toy. But what did she have to do with things. “I’m not following you here, Kagome. Hmmm?”
“I don’t care what they do, as long as she doesn’t fuck him in my home.”
The words hit hard. He realized then. Sesshomaru and Kagura had fucked inside Sesshomaru’s home…The idiotic bastard. Why would he fuck that Wind Demon when he had Kagome? That alone was another sign that pointed out that Kagome wasn’t his true Mate. But she had to be. She wouldn’t be Mated to Sesshomaru unless the genetics were there.
“Ah…I understand…” He muttered. Obviously she’d caught them.
It shouldn’t have bothered her but it did. A lot of things seemed to bother her lately. She felt…emotionally unsteady. But feeling his arms around her eased her inner turmoil. That thought caused her to stiffen. “Let me go.”
Inuyasha chuckled. They’d had this conversation before. He had been waiting for her to say that because sooner or later his Kagome would release who was holding her. With a sigh he released her and she stepped back, her hands wiping at her face. “How do you keep by passing Sesshomaru?”
He blinked. Sesshomaru didn’t give a damn what he did or about him. He realized what she meant then and almost cursed himself. Of course. She thought Sesshomaru wouldn’t want him around her, being that he was a demon male. She didn’t know that he and Sesshomaru were half-brothers and that he was her human Inuyasha. “I’m not at liberty to discuss that.” He winked. “Besides, you like me here.” He liked the defiant look that came into her eyes. Anything to keep from seeing those tears again.
“No, I don’t.” He could still smell the sting of tears and he wanted nothing more than to take her in his arms. How dare Sesshomaru do this to her? He couldn’t imagine Sesshomaru outright doing something to hurt her, but her tears were proof of it. He was going to do something he regretted, even if it got him closer to what he wanted. Dammit, he didn’t want to pull a card so soon but he wanted to see her happy again. “Ah, come on, Kagome. You like me here. You’re feeling better now, aren’t you? I have that effect on women.” He heard her snort but couldn’t wipe the grin off his face. He leaned into her and lifted his hand, bracing it against the tree behind her, staring down at her. “I think I have some competition.”
“What?” He was out of his mind. Every time she saw him he always said something stupid or something that didn’t make sense. How could he have competition when she didn’t like him—or anyone else for that matter? No, she didn’t like his golden eyes, his long hair, the way his grin turned her insides warm….”Do you have a brother?” She blurted out.
He chuckled. “We’ve already had this discussion.”
Yes, they had, she remembered clearly. She had asked him that question before. She had asked the exact same question to Inuyasha. It was strange, the resemblance she saw between him and Inuyasha….still. Even when she’d asked Inuyasha he had said he had no brother. “You don’t have a…human brother?”
He cocked an eyebrow at that. “Trust me; Sesshomaru is the only brother I have. Not sure I could handle another one.” He sure as hell didn’t want any other brothers. Sesshomaru was enough and he pissed him off half the time. “Besides, I’m a demon. Why the hell would I want a human brother?”
“Don’t insult me. I’m a human, too.”
He chuckled and ran his forefinger down her cheek, sliding it gently down the scratch. “I’ve not forgotten one moment that you’re human.” And her being human turned him on even more. He already knew he could easily dominate her. Compared to him she was weak and by God, she’d writhe beneath him….
“Move. I need to go in.” Not really, but she didn’t want to stay out here with him. She took a shuddering breath at the thought of going inside again and her eyes burned again. She didn’t want to even face Sesshomaru.
He blanched at the scent of her tears. Dammit. Why did she have to cry? She didn’t love Sesshomaru so she shouldn’t care, other than the Prophecy. But he knew Kagome was a woman who would give anything and everything for the one she belonged to, even if it was Sesshomaru. “Give me a kiss and I’ll tell you where to meet him tonight.”
“What?” She lurched back but came up against the tree and he was still blocking her way.
“Give me a kiss and I’ll tell you where to meet Inuyasha tonight.”
This was what he was going to regret, he knew it. The sadness radiating from her ate at his heart and he couldn’t take it. He hadn’t wanted to move this quick but she had seemed to like his human side a little. She had been so open around him. She might deny it but she was drawn to his human and half-demon side.
“You said you didn’t have a human brother.”
“I don’t. I never said I didn’t know him.” He scratched the back of his head. “Seems you made an impression on him…I should kill him, being that he’s competition—“
“You have no competition. I’m Mated—“
“But that doesn’t change the fact that you’re attracted.” He was moving too fast but he couldn’t help it. “And now I’m just going to have to prove it.” His voice came out rough. “You like me and that human but I’ll be damned if I lose just yet.” He knew he shouldn’t press her just yet but dammit, every time he was close he lost a little bit of control. He leaned in and cupped the side of her head, twisting his fingers in her hair. His lips swooped down on hers and he kissed her hard. He pressed his body up against hers, thrusting his tongue past her lips. He felt the shock that passed through her body but he didn’t stop. He was out to prove something. His other hand swept down and cupped her ass and lifted her up higher against him. He was rewarded with the sound of her heart pumping harder, pounding in his ears. He wanted her to kiss him back but he couldn’t do that. Not just yet.
He jerked back and opened his eyes, staring down into her dazed ones. “You like me. You can deny it but your body can’t.” His thumb feathered over her lips. “You like this human, too…I suppose a little competition is good.”
And a little competition would make her go for one or the other, just to prove someone wrong.
“I don’t—“
He tapped her lips. “Deny it all you want. Your little Prophecy is safe.” Until he took her body and take her body he would. The Prophecy didn’t mean anything to him because he knew—somehow he knew—that Sesshomaru wasn’t her true Mate.
“Your little human friend thought you might want some human company. He said to come to the forest when it’s dark.” He grinned. “Just don’t forget about me. I’m kinda fascinated by you.” He winked at her confused expression. “And you might want to take a dip in the lake before you return. Sesshomaru will smell me all over you and I don’t think he’ll like that.”
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Inuyasha knew something was wrong the moment she walked into his arms. She should have seen him but she hadn’t. He sensed the anger but more than that, tears. The fact that she didn’t pull out of his arms was enough, too. Still, that wouldn’t stop him from taking advantage.
He was such a bastard.
His eyes narrowed as he took in the scrapes and cuts over her arms, the cut slashing across her cheek. “What happened?” His voice came out more rough than he had intended but he couldn’t help it. The thought that someone had hurt her infuriated him. He lifted his hand and slid his thumb over the cut on her cheek. “What happened?” He asked again.
She was lying. He could smell it. “Kagome…’nothing’ couldn’t have done this.”
When had he become so persistent? Wait. He’d always been persistent. From the very moment she’d released him from the tree. “I fell from a tree.” That, at least, was the truth.
“Oh God, don’t cry. Don’t cry.” Inuyasha muttered as the scent of tears became stronger. This wasn’t what he’d had planned when he came to her again. He didn’t know what to do when a woman cried. Hell, it hurt him probably more than it did her. But something had to be wrong—his Kagome wasn’t so weak as to cry. Least of all in his presence. She supposedly didn’t like him. “People don’t cry because they fall out of trees.” He ran his hand down her arm, careful of the scrapes there. “Just don’t…cry. Please.”
“I’m not crying. I don’t cry.” Dammit, why was she crying? She could feel the hot tears on her cheeks as she turned and pressed her cheek against his shirt front.
“Ah shit, Kagome…” No, this was far from how he had imagined seeing her again. He had planned on goading her again, stealing another kiss. But now all he could do was wrap his arms around her. Her tears lashed at him, her sniffles raking his mind. “Dammit, Kagome. Tell me what’s wrong.” He tightened his arms around her because hell, she was in his arms and he’d be damned if he’d let this chance slip away. She needed comfort and he was here.
“She was in my home.”
“Who was in your home?”
“She was. I would have never bothered me before but I know I deserve at least that, right?”
She wasn’t making any sense and he couldn’t even begin to fathom what the hell she was talking about. “You deserve everything, but who are you talking about?”
“Kagura.”
“Ah.” Inuyasha nodded, rubbing his chin across the top of her head. Kagura was Sesshomaru’s little fuck toy. But what did she have to do with things. “I’m not following you here, Kagome. Hmmm?”
“I don’t care what they do, as long as she doesn’t fuck him in my home.”
The words hit hard. He realized then. Sesshomaru and Kagura had fucked inside Sesshomaru’s home…The idiotic bastard. Why would he fuck that Wind Demon when he had Kagome? That alone was another sign that pointed out that Kagome wasn’t his true Mate. But she had to be. She wouldn’t be Mated to Sesshomaru unless the genetics were there.
“Ah…I understand…” He muttered. Obviously she’d caught them.
It shouldn’t have bothered her but it did. A lot of things seemed to bother her lately. She felt…emotionally unsteady. But feeling his arms around her eased her inner turmoil. That thought caused her to stiffen. “Let me go.”
Inuyasha chuckled. They’d had this conversation before. He had been waiting for her to say that because sooner or later his Kagome would release who was holding her. With a sigh he released her and she stepped back, her hands wiping at her face. “How do you keep by passing Sesshomaru?”
He blinked. Sesshomaru didn’t give a damn what he did or about him. He realized what she meant then and almost cursed himself. Of course. She thought Sesshomaru wouldn’t want him around her, being that he was a demon male. She didn’t know that he and Sesshomaru were half-brothers and that he was her human Inuyasha. “I’m not at liberty to discuss that.” He winked. “Besides, you like me here.” He liked the defiant look that came into her eyes. Anything to keep from seeing those tears again.
“No, I don’t.” He could still smell the sting of tears and he wanted nothing more than to take her in his arms. How dare Sesshomaru do this to her? He couldn’t imagine Sesshomaru outright doing something to hurt her, but her tears were proof of it. He was going to do something he regretted, even if it got him closer to what he wanted. Dammit, he didn’t want to pull a card so soon but he wanted to see her happy again. “Ah, come on, Kagome. You like me here. You’re feeling better now, aren’t you? I have that effect on women.” He heard her snort but couldn’t wipe the grin off his face. He leaned into her and lifted his hand, bracing it against the tree behind her, staring down at her. “I think I have some competition.”
“What?” He was out of his mind. Every time she saw him he always said something stupid or something that didn’t make sense. How could he have competition when she didn’t like him—or anyone else for that matter? No, she didn’t like his golden eyes, his long hair, the way his grin turned her insides warm….”Do you have a brother?” She blurted out.
He chuckled. “We’ve already had this discussion.”
Yes, they had, she remembered clearly. She had asked him that question before. She had asked the exact same question to Inuyasha. It was strange, the resemblance she saw between him and Inuyasha….still. Even when she’d asked Inuyasha he had said he had no brother. “You don’t have a…human brother?”
He cocked an eyebrow at that. “Trust me; Sesshomaru is the only brother I have. Not sure I could handle another one.” He sure as hell didn’t want any other brothers. Sesshomaru was enough and he pissed him off half the time. “Besides, I’m a demon. Why the hell would I want a human brother?”
“Don’t insult me. I’m a human, too.”
He chuckled and ran his forefinger down her cheek, sliding it gently down the scratch. “I’ve not forgotten one moment that you’re human.” And her being human turned him on even more. He already knew he could easily dominate her. Compared to him she was weak and by God, she’d writhe beneath him….
“Move. I need to go in.” Not really, but she didn’t want to stay out here with him. She took a shuddering breath at the thought of going inside again and her eyes burned again. She didn’t want to even face Sesshomaru.
He blanched at the scent of her tears. Dammit. Why did she have to cry? She didn’t love Sesshomaru so she shouldn’t care, other than the Prophecy. But he knew Kagome was a woman who would give anything and everything for the one she belonged to, even if it was Sesshomaru. “Give me a kiss and I’ll tell you where to meet him tonight.”
“What?” She lurched back but came up against the tree and he was still blocking her way.
“Give me a kiss and I’ll tell you where to meet Inuyasha tonight.”
This was what he was going to regret, he knew it. The sadness radiating from her ate at his heart and he couldn’t take it. He hadn’t wanted to move this quick but she had seemed to like his human side a little. She had been so open around him. She might deny it but she was drawn to his human and half-demon side.
“You said you didn’t have a human brother.”
“I don’t. I never said I didn’t know him.” He scratched the back of his head. “Seems you made an impression on him…I should kill him, being that he’s competition—“
“You have no competition. I’m Mated—“
“But that doesn’t change the fact that you’re attracted.” He was moving too fast but he couldn’t help it. “And now I’m just going to have to prove it.” His voice came out rough. “You like me and that human but I’ll be damned if I lose just yet.” He knew he shouldn’t press her just yet but dammit, every time he was close he lost a little bit of control. He leaned in and cupped the side of her head, twisting his fingers in her hair. His lips swooped down on hers and he kissed her hard. He pressed his body up against hers, thrusting his tongue past her lips. He felt the shock that passed through her body but he didn’t stop. He was out to prove something. His other hand swept down and cupped her ass and lifted her up higher against him. He was rewarded with the sound of her heart pumping harder, pounding in his ears. He wanted her to kiss him back but he couldn’t do that. Not just yet.
He jerked back and opened his eyes, staring down into her dazed ones. “You like me. You can deny it but your body can’t.” His thumb feathered over her lips. “You like this human, too…I suppose a little competition is good.”
And a little competition would make her go for one or the other, just to prove someone wrong.
“I don’t—“
He tapped her lips. “Deny it all you want. Your little Prophecy is safe.” Until he took her body and take her body he would. The Prophecy didn’t mean anything to him because he knew—somehow he knew—that Sesshomaru wasn’t her true Mate.
“Your little human friend thought you might want some human company. He said to come to the forest when it’s dark.” He grinned. “Just don’t forget about me. I’m kinda fascinated by you.” He winked at her confused expression. “And you might want to take a dip in the lake before you return. Sesshomaru will smell me all over you and I don’t think he’ll like that.”
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