InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Taming the unruly ❯ Chapter 19 ( Chapter 20 )

Her joints popped loudly as she stretched, her muscles protesting as she did so. She groaned, the sunlight a bit too bright in the room, making her headache even worse. What had happened last night? She turned, stopping short when her eyes landed on ghostly white cheeks. God, what did they do last night? It felt as if they had… she paused, eyes widening as memories of last night flashed through her mind; the way she had trembled as his fingertips glided against her skin, his hot tongue following the patterns of his touch, the grunts he made as he pounded into her and the lewd way she yelled out his name with the honorific attached. She wasn’t sure how he felt about that last part, but judging from how her body ached, he must have liked it. Stupid dog and his ego, she thought shaking her head and regretting it instantly. It took all her will power to force herself out of the futon, groaning as her muscles protested against the movements. She had finally gotten up when something grabbed her ankle. “Where are you going?” the deep, sleep filled voice asked. “To relieve my bladder. I’m surprised that you aren’t up already.”

“Hmm,” he sounded out in response. “Someone actually kept up with me last night. Maybe I should let you drink more often,” he smirked. “Oh, don’t remind me,” she groaned hiding her face. He released her then, allowing her to answer her body’s call.

“Aren’t we supposed to be going somewhere?” she asked as she walked back into the room. “After we get breakfast,” he replied, handing her a yukata. She took the silky, purple garment, wrapping it around her as he put on his own before calling for a servant. They ate, well she did the most eating, then took a bath before they were guided towards Ah-Un, a modified wagon filled with a large assortment of clothing and other essentials, attached to his large hide. His mother and a few guards watched as they and a few servants left the castle a  small smile gracing Mizuki’s lips as the large gates closed behind them.

ooOoo

Her breath huffed in the cool air as Ah-Un slowly trotted up the mountain side. A mountain, the first place just had to be up in a mountain! She sniffled, not too happy with the sudden change in temperature. A sigh escaped her lips when she felt Sesshômaru drape his fur over her shoulders, its softness engulfing her upper body. “We’ll be there soon,” he promised guiding the dragon carefully by the reins. “Aren’t you cold?” she asked after realizing that he hadn’t tried to get something to replace his fur. He glanced down on her, a small smile on his lips, “I’m fine.”

“Are you sure?” she probed, hoping that him giving up his fur wasn’t affecting him. “I carry a high body temperature,” he said blankly. She blinked, “Is that a dog thing?” It took a large amount of effort not to burst out laughing at the thought. At his soft growl she cleared her throat, acting as if nothing happened. “Yes,” he said softly, again with that all too serious face and that was all it took for her to unleash the mother of all laughs that had her lungs begging for air and stomach aching for relief. She didn’t even realize that they had stopped until she met his unamused expression. “I hope that later in the year or while we are atop this mountain you do not seek this Sesshômaru’s body heat.” She could hear the childish pout in his voice, but that did not erase the broad smile from her face. “I’m sorry,” she apologized, gently rubbing his hands that held the reigns. He was right though, she did like his body heat, but that didn’t make it any less funny that although he was human, in many ways, he still had many characteristics in common with a normal dog. She would never say this out loud though, wouldn’t want him to become a disgruntled puppy now. A soft chuckle escaped her lips and she could feel his gaze on the back of her neck. She should really stop with the dog jokes.

They were greeted by the ruler of the area and some of his servants then were escorted into the castle to their room. Their room overlooked a cliff, a vast forest spreading before them. “Wow,” she exclaimed as she looked over the window ledge, the cliff below playing on her fear of heights but the forest beyond taking her breath away. “Come here,” she beckoned to him, elated to be in such a magnificent place. “We’ll be staying here for a few days before we move to the next location,” he explained, wrapping his arms around her. She nodded her response, still captivated by the beauty before her. “After we are settled in they will be throwing a little feast. I will be gone only for a moment for official business. Make yourself comfortable and if you need anything you can call any of the servants.” She nodded again  as he pulled away from her with a kiss atop her head before leaving.

After what left like a small eternity of looking at just one spot out in the forest Ana turned to venture around their temporary room. It was fairly large, not as large as the one back home but still quite large. Furs adorned the floor, a fireplace not too far from where the futon was laid out and a vanity sat adjacent to the fireplace. Even though the fireplace was lit she was beginning to feel cold, if her trembling wasn’t a big clue. After sorting through their stuff and finding a blanket she still felt cold. “Do you need another blanket Ojou-sama?” one of the servants that had come with them asked, placing another log into the fireplace. “Yes, that would be nice, please.” The servant nodded, taking her leave.. She smiled with relief when the servant returned.“Thank you,” she sighed taking the the warm, furlined cloth from the servant and putting it around herself. “Do you need anything else Ojô-sama?”

“No, thank you,” she replied, dismissing the servant, who bowed deeply before closing the sliding doors behind her as she left.

Her eyes fluttered opened, a groan escaping her lips as she tried to ignore the person shaking her. “Ana.” Finally pulled out of her sleep she turned over to see Sesshômaru, a small smile on his lips. “Sorry it took so long,” he said kissing her hand. “It’s fine,” she responded, clearing her throat. “Are you alright?” She nodded, happy to finally have him back with her. “We will be having a feast in honour of our arrival,” he said simply, helping her from the futon. “Do I need to change?” He looked  her up and down, “I would prefer for you to be in something a bit more formal. I will fetch one of the servants.” She nodded her response not trusting her voice for a moment. It wasn’t that she was opposed to going, but more so she was uncomfortable. Everyone would stare. That was a fact. It would be just like when she was recovering, everyone would see her as weak and unfit to be by his side. She jumped when something touched her arm, pulling her out of her thought. “Something is wrong,” he stated rather than asked. She stuttered, unsure of what to say. He sighed. A rather uncharacteristical thing for him to do. She knew he could sense her distress. Damn him and his  perfect senses. “This Sesshômaru will be by your side the entire time,” he comforted with a gentle squeeze, a sign of reassurance that no matter what he would be her pillar of strength and comfort. She smiled, taking the statement for what it was. They pulled apart when the servants entered, it was time to prepare for the banquet, even if her mind wasn’t ready for it.

The dining room was filled with countless demons, many of whom stared as she and Sesshômaru made their way to the table.    

“I can’t believe that the great Sesshômaru-sama has lowered himself to be with a mere human and to bring it here, in our lord's castle. Disgusting!”  Someone said, “Yes, the only thing that I can possibly see worthy is that cunt of hers.” Ana stopped in her tracks, the words thrumming through her ears. It felt as if she had been slapped, but she would not let this get to her. It wasn’t the first time, but it still hurt. A slow breath escaped her lips as she tried to calm herself, her nails digging into the tense body next to her, not just for support but to prevent him from exploding. She cleared her throat, turning as elegantly as possible to the direction of where she had heard the statement. Back straight, malicious smile plastered on her face she spoke loudly and clearly, “If all it took was a great bed warmer then, perhaps, there would be more like you in higher places.” The room went silent, Sesshômaru’s menacing aura receding. To her surprise he did not say anything, instead he merely continued to walk towards the dining table, leading her as he did so.

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“Well that was fun?” she stated drily as she put on her sleeping yukata. The banquet had been… worse than dreadful. Sesshômaru was oozing killing vibes, the subjects gave fake smiles and she was just uncomfortable. “They are lucky that this Sesshômaru has control or this whole village would be demolished for their blatant disrespect against my mate.”

“Sesshômaru,” she whispered, “I’m just, you know….not surprised. I am a human -”

“You are my mate!” He growled cutting her off.  She sighed, “Sesshômaru, look, I get it. Being mated to you means a bit more respect towards me, but at the same time you can’t change a person’s perspective overnight. Destroying a village on my behalf won’t change the fact that I am human. I will have to prove myself whether you like it or not. His frown deepened, his anger seeming impossible to squash. Perhaps he needed his focus directed elsewhere? With a sly smirk she gently grabbed his face, pulling him in for a kiss,

“Why don’t you just, oh, I don’t know...show me how you would like your mate to be treated?” she said with a wink. That seemed to peak his interest. How honry was this man? “Are you sure you don’t want any sake to help you keep up?” he asked a seductive smile splaying across his face.  She gave him an unamused look.l “I promise you will be the one asking me to stop.” He drew her in for another kiss then, “We shall see about that.”

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Their journey took them across Japan, in valleys, next to beaches and around plains. Each castle had its unique features but the same problem, her. Again, she was not surprised because she expected it since she was human. No one ever said anything to her face but she could sense the discomfort and sometimes hear the whispers. At one point she had to struggle with  Sesshômaru, anger filled tears blurring her vision as she clutched onto him to prevent him from killing someone , whispering in his ears that they weren’t worth being killed by his hand. The rest of their travels ended nicely but there was one thing she noticed….. It began a couple of days after they had reached the castle in the mountains. A male servant was serving her food when he accidently spilled a cup of wine, which she did not fault him for because her dear mate’s menacing aura had everyone on edge. She reached out to help when their hands gazed. She didn’t even see Sesshômaru move. One minute the servant was next to her and the next he was pinned to a nearby wall, Sesshômaru’s claws around his neck, eyes bleeding red. “You dare touch my mate,” he growled. His body trembled under the sheer weight of Sesshômaru’s aura. It was it was her mistake, and it truly annoyed her that Sesshômaru did something like this even after their talk. “Sesshômaru-sama, you know how I feel about blood at the table.” She simply stated, trying her best not to dishonour him in some way in front of his subjects. He released the servant who gasped for air as he quickly crawled away from him. Sesshômaru, however was not pleased and he made sure  he let her know that when they were back in their quarters.

“You will not stop this Sesshômaru from giving a servant punishment like you did today,” he reprimanded. “What you did was completely unnecessary!”

“As lord, I have a right to-!”

“A right to kill someone for nothing?!” she yelled, cutting him off. “He touched my mate!” She paused, sighing after a moment. “I understand that, but you have been growling at any male who got too close to me.” He seemed confused when she pointed that odd behaviour out. Didn’t he  realize what he was doing? Perhaps it was because they were newly mated and he was being the dominant male as he was. He didn’t say anything for a while. After a moment he admitted,“This Sesshômaru was unaware,”

“Maybe it is because we are newly  mated?” she offered as a reason. He took it with a nod before adding a soft perhaps. Although it was now in the open, it never stopped. He would still growl at any male who got too close to her. It never truly bothered her but she hoped that when they were back home he would calm some.

They arrived back home within a month, the honeymoon, as she liked to call it coming to a bittersweet end. It was nice being back home with familiar faces and although she knew that she would be going back to having regular lessons with Mizuki, it beat being stuck with a growling, over protective Sesshômaru. Well, for now at least. She was happy being greeted by Rin and all the others and couldn't wait to tell them about her trip, minus the rude servants.

After a long story telling and getting updated on what had happened while she had been away she set out to find her mate, for she felt the urge to be next to him, only to be told that he was in a meeting. They had been only back for about two hours and he was already back to being official. Sighing she made her way to Mizuki's quarters, happy that she was there. “I see you're done speaking with Rin and the others.”

“Yes,” she replied, taking the cup of tea that had been served to her. “Well good. Now that that is over you know you'll be starting your lessons again. You must understand your role as lady of the Inu house completely before I eventually leave.”

“You’re going to leave?!”

Mizuki chuckled. “Don't be frightened dear. It may or may not happen. I thought it was best for me to retire from this stressful job now that my son is back and with a mate too. Tough it would be better if I did so after you have given him his first child,” she mused.

“About that. Sesshômaru and I talked it over and thought it would be best to start having children after Naraku has been eliminated.”

Mizuki nodded, sipping her tea as she did so. “Very well, that mongrel will be hunted down and killed soon enough. I want you to be popping out those children before-” She immediately stopped her sentence, regret crossing her features. “Forgive this old fool,” she began. “That was uncalled for.”

“It's ok,” Ana whispered, a lump forming in her throat as tears stung her eyes. “I promised him that I would give him a whole litter so I won't be missed too much when the time comes,” she said, voice cracking. Mizuki got up from her seat, pulling her into an embrace. “No my dear, don't cry. Think about what you have now and all the good times you both will have. Don't let my foolish words bring you down, alright.” Ana nodded in her embrace, sniffling as she pulled herself together. They had promised each other that they would not think about her death, so she banished it from her mind. Maybe she should do something special tonight? Something that will distract her from any thoughts of death in the future.

She shouldn’t be nervous, but she was. The strong heartbeat thundering in her ears only made it worse and the reminding pain from biting her lips was just another cherry on her nervous cake. “Ana, are you alright?” he asked as he walked into their room. “I’m fine,” she forced out with a smile. The look he gave her screamed ‘I know you are lying’ and although she wanted to tell him she figured she would just show him. His skeptical look changed to one of surprise as shaky fingers gently pulled him to their futon before she gave him a good shove unto it. “An-” her name caught in his mouth as she passionately kissed him, only coming up for air when she felt the need to. That should keep him quiet, perhaps she could even have the upper hand. That however didn’t last as he flipped them over. “Care to tell me what has gotten you riled up my dear mate?” Licking her suddenly dried lips, she stuttered, trying to find the courage to do what she had planned. “I wanna be on top tonight,” she whispered breathlessly. “Hmm,” he sounded rubbing his nose against her neck before biting down gently. “And pray tell. Why?” She gasped, her body arching as he licked the shell of her ear. The words wouldn’t come with her suddenly clouded, lust filled mind and it took him biting her ear to get a response. “I just want to try something. That’s all,” she shrugged.

He granted her wish, lying on his back and bringing her over his hips. “So what exactly do you want to do?” he asked, gently rubbing her legs as she sat just above his pelvis. “I-” she stuttered, not really sure on how to tell him she wanted to suck his cock. He had pleased her with his tongue in that way many times. She could do it too, if she could just build the courage to do so. After a slow deep breath her body relaxed, the beat of heart slowing. Slowly crawling backwards, her fingers traced the lines of his abdomen until she reached the hem of his hakama, tentatively tugging to  gain access to what was beneath. He lifted his hips, allowing her to pull down the garment to reveal his fundoshi. ‘Could she do this?’ Was the only thing she wondered as she tried not to be nervous. “You do not have to force yourself,” he said, propping himself up on his elbows. “I know, but I want to,” she whispered,” gazing into his eyes. He sat up, gently rubbing her arms. “Let me help you,” he offered, lifting her out of his lap as he did so.

She watched as he removed his fundoshi. It never got old looking at him naked, it was like a god basking in the moonlight. “Come here,” he beckoned. She crawled to the edge of  the futon, face to face with his slightly hard member. “Touch it,” he encouraged. Hands trembling, she reached forward, only to stop. She jumped when he grabbed her wrist, preventing her from pulling back completely. “Don’t be afraid, give it a stroke.”  She did as she was told, holding it but still too nervous to do anything. He grabbed her hand and started to slowly stroke , moaning softly as he did so. “Don’t squeeze too hard and don’t pull back the skin too far.” Seeing his face scrunched up in pleasure had her heart racing. The tantalizing moans trickled over her skin leaving goose bumps in  their wake. His scent was rather strong, she wanted to taste it, to see if it tasted just as good as it smelled. Panting breaths escaped her lips as she pressed her tongue against the tip. It tasted just as it smelled, rich and earthy! She loved it! No, craved it! She wanted more, so more she took, taking in as much of him as possible. “Ana,” he moaned resting his hand on her head. His member pulsed in her mouth, the taste of  his juices spreading across her tongue until he gushed out, filling her mouth.

He pulled out with a groan, an expression of pure bliss on his face. “Hmm, perhaps you should do this more often,” he growled playfully, “Now it is time  for me to show you how I like to treat my mate.” She nodded, taking the pleasure he gave her until she could take no more. He loved her, even when the time came, she would never forget that.