InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Frog Demon Princess ❯ Painful Truths ( Chapter 4 )
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By: Twilight dawn 
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Adventure / Comedy / Drama / Romance | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 10.10.2010 | Pages: 3 | Words: 3.5K | Visits: 346 | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Adventure / Comedy / Drama / Romance | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 10.10.2010 | Pages: 3 | Words: 3.5K | Visits: 346 | Status: Completed
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or its characters.
Sesshoumaru abruptly stopped before a line of trees and his pack copied his actions. The demon lord doesn’t rarely stop and for him to do so, either means he has something important to say, they are setting up camp, or he wants to be alone.
“Jaken,” his master’s voice rang out, with an air of authority. “You will stay here with Rin and keep an eye on her. Kagome will go with me.”
Both Rin and Jaken opened their mouths and started to protest, but Rin was louder and spoke over him. “I want to go with you, milord. Jaken is a boring babysitter and I have never seen a tree demon before.”
“I am not your babysitter, you pathetic human,” Jaken squawked, jumping up and down, throwing a tantrum. “I only watch you because Lord Sesshoumaru asks me to.”
Rin didn’t miss a beat. “No matter how you say it, Jaken, it still means the same thing.”
He was about to cut the small human child down to size but his beloved threw a rock, hitting him squarely in the eye. He cried out and dropped his staff, holding his hand up to his eye, hoping to ease the pain.
“Don’t yell at her for outsmarting you, ugly toad,” Kagome said, moving towards the tree line where Sesshoumaru waited. She knew he would head into the forest soon and she didn’t want to be left behind. He has a habit of doing that to her.
Sesshoumaru was bored of the conversation. “No, Rin,” he told her, staring in her direction. “This forest is known to hold many dangerous demons. You will stay here where it is safe.”
“Okay, Lord Sesshoumaru,” She said, sounding sad. Her lord always left her behind. Suddenly her eyes brightened, as an idea came to her. “May I explore the area. I promise I won’t go into the forest.”
Sesshoumaru thought about it for a few moments. He really didn’t want to hurt the child more than he already has. “I agree, but Ah-Un must be with you at all times. He will be able to protect you in my stead.”
After the pain in his eye had lessoned, Jaken removed his hand and stared at his lord and his beloved. They were standing awfully close to one another and he didn’t like it one bit. “Why does she have to go with you, Milord? You don’t need her to get the answers you seek.”
Sesshoumaru was getting irritated. They were wasting too much time and the frog demon’s jealousy was the final straw. “Don’t worry, Jaken. I have no interest in her current form.”
Kagome stared up at him in shock. He didn’t mean what she think he meant, right? It was one thing to allow a human child to travel with him, but to love a human was an entirely different matter.
A sudden realization hit Kagome and she shuddered with revulsion. If they don’t find a way to break the curse, she will end up being a frog demon forever, and have to mate with Jaken. Her dreams of having children would never come true and she will have to have tadpole babies instead.
While Jaken continued to argue with the demon lord about her, Kagome turned her back on them and looked into the forest. She didn’t see anything that seemed dangerous, but appearances can be deceiving. But something in the forest felt wrong to her and she wrapped her arms around herself as the feeling grew stronger.
Sesshoumaru noticed her body stiffen and gazed upon her. “What is wrong?” he asked, curious to know what she was seeing. “Is it a demon? Or perhaps you sense a jewel shard?”
She shook her head. “I still don’t have my powers, so it can’t be a jewel shard. But I do sense something in the forest that doesn’t feel right to me. It draws me towards it and I’m having a hard time resisting.”
“We have no choice but to follow,” he told her, placing a hand on her shoulder to calm her. “It could be important.”
Jaken gripped her arm and pulled her back towards him. “If someone wants her, they will have to go through me. I claimed her first.”
Kagome pulled her arm away and slapped him across the face. “I am not yours, idiot. How many times do I have to tell you that,” she yelled at him. “Geez, you’re worse than Kouga.”
“Who is this Kouga?”
“Just a wolf demon who claims I am his woman,” she continued, not noticing the angry looks on Sesshoumaru’s or Jaken’s faces. “I keep telling him I have no interest in him, but he keeps persisting. It’s to the point where I try to avoid him whenever possible.”
She turned back and frowned at the quietness in the clearing. “Did I say something wrong?”
Sesshoumaru was the first to recover. He gave Jaken a glare to keep him silent while he left with the former priestess. He knew Jaken didn’t like the idea of the wolf staking claim on Kagome and he didn’t like it either.
She was now in his pack. Kagome is his and he doesn’t share his things with others.
He turned on his heels and walked forward between two oak trees into the dense forest. With a final wave to Rin, Kagome followed behind him, moving her short legs faster to catch up to him.
While they treaded through the forest, both of them remained silent. Kagome was trying to shake away the strange feeling and Sesshoumaru kept his ears open in case anything out of the ordinary happened.
“Young one,” a deep voice spoke, causing her to glance around to pinpoint it’s location. She grew puzzle when she found nothing. She couldn‘t have imagined it. “I have been expecting you.”
She watched Sesshoumaru walk up to the magnolia tree furthest away from the others. He stopped and stared, waiting for something to happen. Kagome thought he had finally lost it, when a vortex swirled around to reveal an old man’s face, with a owl like nose and slanted, beady eyes.
The tree focused his gaze on her and gave her a smile, putting her at ease. “Come closer, girl. My eyesight is not what it used to be.”
She trusted Sesshoumaru would not let anything happen to her and stepped closer to the tree demon. “How old are you?” she dared to ask. She wanted to know since he already looks ancient.
The answer she got was not what she had expected. “Two thousand.”
Shock could be seen on her face and she quickly schooled her features. “It shouldn’t be that hard to believe, girl. Where you not human a few days ago?”
Kagome bowed her head. “I apologize,” she made sure her words were sincere. He could withhold the information she sought. “I didn’t mean no disrespect.”
The demon lord scowled at her. “You knew that we were coming, Bokusenou.”
“You’ve come to speak with me about the girl’s curse.” He spoke truthfully. “Unfortunately, I don’t know much about it but I will tell you what I know.”
Kagome’s face fell as he said those words and she lowered her head, so the tree demon would not see her tears. They had come here for nothing. She should have known she would be stuck in this body forever.
Bokusenou’s eyes saddened as he looked at the girl. He knew what she was going through and the road would get only harder. “Don’t despair, little one. I never said there wasn’t a way to break the curse.”
Her tears didn‘t stop as she stared intently at him. “Will you please tell me?” she begged him. “I just want to be myself again. I don’t know what I did to deserve such a fate, but I want to right whatever that person thinks I did.”
“I don’t know anything about breaking the curse, but I can tell you that the curse was cast by a dark priestess. Only a dark priestess is strong enough to change someone’s appearance so drastically.”
“So you don’t know anything,” Sesshoumaru said. “Do you know someone who can tell us more?”
Bokusenou closed his eyes and thought for a few moments about the demon lord’s question. “There is only one dark priestess still alive that I know of. Your young companion killed the one called, Tsubaki, not to long ago.”
“Do you know where we can find her?” Kagome asked, suddenly hopeful.
Bokusenou eyes saddened as he answered the child. “The journey will not be easy, little one.”
Kagome nodded her head. Nothing was ever easy and if she can change back, she will do everything within her power to make that happen.
“The dark priestess lives on Mount Shiomi in a small, dark cave. Be careful of her, little one. Like all dark Priestesses, she is cruel and merciless. She doesn’t offer anything free,” he said, keeping his gaze on her.
Sesshoumaru knew his father’s old friend had told them everything he knew and gave a slight nod of respect to the tree demon. “We will be taking our leave then,” He turned to walk away but Bokusenou’s voice stop him in his tracks.
“One moment, Sesshoumaru,” Bokusenou said, eyes focusing on the back of the demon lord. “Your father’s old enemy had a son and he seeks his revenge against you.”
Sesshoumaru didn’t say anything and walked back the way he came. He didn’t wait for Kagome to catch up to him.
Kagome bowed at the waist. “Goodbye, Bokusenou. I appreciate everything you have done for us.”
He smiled at the young girl. “Be careful, little one.”
She flashed him a smile of her own, before running after Sesshoumaru. Bokusenou could hear her yelling at the demon lord to wait up and calling him names when he refused to stop.
“There may be hope for you yet, dear boy. I believe that young woman will be the one to capture your heart.”
---
Naraku waved at Kanna for her to take away the mirror. He had seen enough.
So, Sesshoumaru’s pack was heading to Mount Shiomi to find a way to break his curse. He must not let that happen. He wasn’t ready for his plan to end just yet.
“Tsubaki,” he spoke to the woman, sitting next to him. “I have another task for you.”
She smiled evilly. “What will you have me do?”
Naraku leaned in closer to whisper in her ear. Her eyes widened with every word spoken. When he removed himself from her, Tsubaki stood up and walked to the screen door. “I promise you it will be done. I will have fun with this task you set before me.”
He watched her leave. “So will I, Tsubaki,” he said, turning his head to glance out the window. “So will I.”
---
Sesshoumaru had ordered them to camp for the night and located a spring for Rin and the former priestess to bathe. He knew the former priestess like to keep clean when she was a human and he didn’t think her habits had changed. It would also give Rin someone to talk to and ask questions he couldn’t or wasn’t ready to answer.
Kagome gathered her supplies and found Rin getting her own belongings from the back of Ah-Un. “Are you ready,” she asked, waiting nearby. “The sun will set soon and it will be cold if we wait any longer.”
Rin ran up to her with a smile and placed her hand within Kagome’s. “Yep,” She replied happily. “I have never bathe with someone else before. This is so exciting.”
Kagome patted the girl on top of her head. Her behavior reminded her of her own brother.
They were about to leave when Kagome felt something wet and sticky on the skin of her arm. She looked down and gasped with outrage at the pink tongue resting there. She let go of Rin’s hand and dropped her bathing supplies, staring at the pink tongue in horror.
“What the hell do you think you’re doing?” she managed to say, while clenching her fists at her side.
“I am giving you a bath like you wish. It is a custom in our species to bathe one’s mate with our tongue.”
Rin wisely took a few steps back and bumped into the leg’s of her lord. She knew this would not end well for Jaken. She had never seen Kagome this mad before.
Kagome reached out and lifted the tongue of her arm. She still held it in her hand as she dragged him over to the tree and walked him around it a few times, and tied it in a knot when she could go no more.
She leaned over to speak softly near his ear. She didn’t want Rin to over hear what she was going to say to the toad. Although, she was fairly sure the demon lord would and will probably get amused by it.
“Listen up,” she hissed. “I am not one of your species nor will I ever be. I was originally a human and I am doing everything in my power to change back. If I ever catch you touching me or licking me,” she said, shuddering in disgust at the very thought. “I will seriously beat you to a bloody pulp. Do we understand each other?”
Jaken nodded his head. “You don’t like to be touched, but there are other ways of making you mine.”
She screamed in frustration. No matter what she did or say to him, he still doesn’t get the hint that she doesn’t want him.
“Whatever,” she said, gathering up her bathing supplies. “Have fun trying to free yourself. I doubt Lord Sesshoumaru will be of any help.”
The toad demon yelled at her to release him as she walked to the springs with Rin. She couldn’t help but smile at what she did. He deserved it and she didn’t feel guilty or sorry for him.
They rested their supplies on top of a large rock, near the springs, and stripped themselves of their clothing. Rin jumped right in, slashing water onto the bank and all over Kagome. She laughed at Rin’s antics and slowly eased herself in.
She sighed as the warm water hit her skin and she leaned her head back against the bank, closing her eyes and enjoying the water soothing her.
Kagome stayed like that for a while before reaching for the bathing supplies and washing her body and hair, making Rin do the same. She allowed the girl to frolic in the water for a little bit longer. She enjoyed the girl’s laughter. It wasn’t very often she got to have fun.
The sun was being to set and the air around them was growing colder. “Rin,” Kagome called out to her, “It’s time to held back.” She lifted herself from the springs and noticed the moon was becoming lighter, as the sun began to sink below the horizon.
Kagome screamed out in pain as she felt a burning sensation in her body. She closed her eyes and panted, as she felt herself being stretched out. Her screams died down as she felt the pain lesson and she opened her eyes to see Rin stare down at her in surprise.
“What’s wrong, Rin?” She asked, thinking the curse turned her into another demon.
“You changed back,” she managed to get out. “But some things have changed.”
She must have looked confused because Rin went on to explain it to her some more. “You look even more beautiful and your have claws on the end of your fingers.”
Kagome frown as she dragged herself over to the water to get a look at herself. Everything was just as Rin said it was. Her eyelashes had grown longer, her red colored lips had darkened, and her hair had taken on a blue hue.
She lifted herself off the bank and raised her hands up to her face. Her hoped dashed as she realized she was still cursed, even though the curse had taken another form. She will probably changed back to a toad demon tomorrow morning.
Kagome glanced up at the sky and stared at the full moon. “It looks like my curse is that of Inuyasha’s half demon heritage. I am a demon until the night of a full moon.”
Footsteps could be heard and Kagome turned towards the sound. She sighed with relief as Sesshoumaru emerged from the trees. “I heard screaming and came to investigate. What happened?”
“Kagome has grown even more beautiful,” Rin took it upon herself to answer.
Sesshoumaru’s amber colored eyes took in Kagome’s form. She was indeed more beautiful than her human form and he found himself wanting her.
She realized the demon lord was staring at her more than necessary and glanced down, noticing she was still naked. She gasped with shock and quickly covered her breasts and her lower region with her hands.
“Could you turn around while I get dressed?” she quietly asked him, blushing from head to toe. She can’t believe Inuyasha’s half brother had just seen her naked. This could not get any worse.
Sesshoumaru smirked and obliged her wishes. He didn’t see the point. He had already seen everything and he liked the view.
She found that the orange and white checked kimono only reached to her thighs. But she didn’t have anything else to wear. It would have to do. “It’s alright to turn back around. I’m decent.”
“Let us return to the campsite. We will discuss what happened to you then,” Sesshoumaru ordered, leading them back.
Jaken was still tied to the tree, trying to untie his tongue with his clawed hands. “What happened to my mate?” He cried out in shock. “Why is she human again?”
“It doesn’t concern you, Jaken,” he said, hitting him on top of the head.
The demon lord and Kagome sat around the camp fire while Rin slept against Ah-Un. He had heard Kagome’s version of the story and her theory. He had agreed with her.
Sesshoumaru suddenly got the urge to kiss her and leaned in closer to her, brushing his lips against hers.
Kagome drew back in surprise. “Why did you do that?” she stuttered. “I will change back to a frog demon in the morning.”
“I felt like it.”
That was the only answer she received.
When she turned down for the night, she couldn’t help but touched her lips where he kissed her. She couldn’t deny that she didn’t like it, but she could let him do it again. It will only cause her to fall for him and cause more problems between her and Inuyasha.
Even though she doesn’t see him romantically in that way anymore, he’s still her friend. She didn’t want to hurt him by mating his brother.
But then again, his brother was different from every boy she met. He was loyal and protective. His actions spoke louder than his words.
She smiled as she fell asleep.
She could see herself as his mate and that night, she felt the slight beat of her heart whenever she thought about the demon lord.
To be continued…
Sesshoumaru abruptly stopped before a line of trees and his pack copied his actions. The demon lord doesn’t rarely stop and for him to do so, either means he has something important to say, they are setting up camp, or he wants to be alone.
“Jaken,” his master’s voice rang out, with an air of authority. “You will stay here with Rin and keep an eye on her. Kagome will go with me.”
Both Rin and Jaken opened their mouths and started to protest, but Rin was louder and spoke over him. “I want to go with you, milord. Jaken is a boring babysitter and I have never seen a tree demon before.”
“I am not your babysitter, you pathetic human,” Jaken squawked, jumping up and down, throwing a tantrum. “I only watch you because Lord Sesshoumaru asks me to.”
Rin didn’t miss a beat. “No matter how you say it, Jaken, it still means the same thing.”
He was about to cut the small human child down to size but his beloved threw a rock, hitting him squarely in the eye. He cried out and dropped his staff, holding his hand up to his eye, hoping to ease the pain.
“Don’t yell at her for outsmarting you, ugly toad,” Kagome said, moving towards the tree line where Sesshoumaru waited. She knew he would head into the forest soon and she didn’t want to be left behind. He has a habit of doing that to her.
Sesshoumaru was bored of the conversation. “No, Rin,” he told her, staring in her direction. “This forest is known to hold many dangerous demons. You will stay here where it is safe.”
“Okay, Lord Sesshoumaru,” She said, sounding sad. Her lord always left her behind. Suddenly her eyes brightened, as an idea came to her. “May I explore the area. I promise I won’t go into the forest.”
Sesshoumaru thought about it for a few moments. He really didn’t want to hurt the child more than he already has. “I agree, but Ah-Un must be with you at all times. He will be able to protect you in my stead.”
After the pain in his eye had lessoned, Jaken removed his hand and stared at his lord and his beloved. They were standing awfully close to one another and he didn’t like it one bit. “Why does she have to go with you, Milord? You don’t need her to get the answers you seek.”
Sesshoumaru was getting irritated. They were wasting too much time and the frog demon’s jealousy was the final straw. “Don’t worry, Jaken. I have no interest in her current form.”
Kagome stared up at him in shock. He didn’t mean what she think he meant, right? It was one thing to allow a human child to travel with him, but to love a human was an entirely different matter.
A sudden realization hit Kagome and she shuddered with revulsion. If they don’t find a way to break the curse, she will end up being a frog demon forever, and have to mate with Jaken. Her dreams of having children would never come true and she will have to have tadpole babies instead.
While Jaken continued to argue with the demon lord about her, Kagome turned her back on them and looked into the forest. She didn’t see anything that seemed dangerous, but appearances can be deceiving. But something in the forest felt wrong to her and she wrapped her arms around herself as the feeling grew stronger.
Sesshoumaru noticed her body stiffen and gazed upon her. “What is wrong?” he asked, curious to know what she was seeing. “Is it a demon? Or perhaps you sense a jewel shard?”
She shook her head. “I still don’t have my powers, so it can’t be a jewel shard. But I do sense something in the forest that doesn’t feel right to me. It draws me towards it and I’m having a hard time resisting.”
“We have no choice but to follow,” he told her, placing a hand on her shoulder to calm her. “It could be important.”
Jaken gripped her arm and pulled her back towards him. “If someone wants her, they will have to go through me. I claimed her first.”
Kagome pulled her arm away and slapped him across the face. “I am not yours, idiot. How many times do I have to tell you that,” she yelled at him. “Geez, you’re worse than Kouga.”
“Who is this Kouga?”
“Just a wolf demon who claims I am his woman,” she continued, not noticing the angry looks on Sesshoumaru’s or Jaken’s faces. “I keep telling him I have no interest in him, but he keeps persisting. It’s to the point where I try to avoid him whenever possible.”
She turned back and frowned at the quietness in the clearing. “Did I say something wrong?”
Sesshoumaru was the first to recover. He gave Jaken a glare to keep him silent while he left with the former priestess. He knew Jaken didn’t like the idea of the wolf staking claim on Kagome and he didn’t like it either.
She was now in his pack. Kagome is his and he doesn’t share his things with others.
He turned on his heels and walked forward between two oak trees into the dense forest. With a final wave to Rin, Kagome followed behind him, moving her short legs faster to catch up to him.
While they treaded through the forest, both of them remained silent. Kagome was trying to shake away the strange feeling and Sesshoumaru kept his ears open in case anything out of the ordinary happened.
“Young one,” a deep voice spoke, causing her to glance around to pinpoint it’s location. She grew puzzle when she found nothing. She couldn‘t have imagined it. “I have been expecting you.”
She watched Sesshoumaru walk up to the magnolia tree furthest away from the others. He stopped and stared, waiting for something to happen. Kagome thought he had finally lost it, when a vortex swirled around to reveal an old man’s face, with a owl like nose and slanted, beady eyes.
The tree focused his gaze on her and gave her a smile, putting her at ease. “Come closer, girl. My eyesight is not what it used to be.”
She trusted Sesshoumaru would not let anything happen to her and stepped closer to the tree demon. “How old are you?” she dared to ask. She wanted to know since he already looks ancient.
The answer she got was not what she had expected. “Two thousand.”
Shock could be seen on her face and she quickly schooled her features. “It shouldn’t be that hard to believe, girl. Where you not human a few days ago?”
Kagome bowed her head. “I apologize,” she made sure her words were sincere. He could withhold the information she sought. “I didn’t mean no disrespect.”
The demon lord scowled at her. “You knew that we were coming, Bokusenou.”
“You’ve come to speak with me about the girl’s curse.” He spoke truthfully. “Unfortunately, I don’t know much about it but I will tell you what I know.”
Kagome’s face fell as he said those words and she lowered her head, so the tree demon would not see her tears. They had come here for nothing. She should have known she would be stuck in this body forever.
Bokusenou’s eyes saddened as he looked at the girl. He knew what she was going through and the road would get only harder. “Don’t despair, little one. I never said there wasn’t a way to break the curse.”
Her tears didn‘t stop as she stared intently at him. “Will you please tell me?” she begged him. “I just want to be myself again. I don’t know what I did to deserve such a fate, but I want to right whatever that person thinks I did.”
“I don’t know anything about breaking the curse, but I can tell you that the curse was cast by a dark priestess. Only a dark priestess is strong enough to change someone’s appearance so drastically.”
“So you don’t know anything,” Sesshoumaru said. “Do you know someone who can tell us more?”
Bokusenou closed his eyes and thought for a few moments about the demon lord’s question. “There is only one dark priestess still alive that I know of. Your young companion killed the one called, Tsubaki, not to long ago.”
“Do you know where we can find her?” Kagome asked, suddenly hopeful.
Bokusenou eyes saddened as he answered the child. “The journey will not be easy, little one.”
Kagome nodded her head. Nothing was ever easy and if she can change back, she will do everything within her power to make that happen.
“The dark priestess lives on Mount Shiomi in a small, dark cave. Be careful of her, little one. Like all dark Priestesses, she is cruel and merciless. She doesn’t offer anything free,” he said, keeping his gaze on her.
Sesshoumaru knew his father’s old friend had told them everything he knew and gave a slight nod of respect to the tree demon. “We will be taking our leave then,” He turned to walk away but Bokusenou’s voice stop him in his tracks.
“One moment, Sesshoumaru,” Bokusenou said, eyes focusing on the back of the demon lord. “Your father’s old enemy had a son and he seeks his revenge against you.”
Sesshoumaru didn’t say anything and walked back the way he came. He didn’t wait for Kagome to catch up to him.
Kagome bowed at the waist. “Goodbye, Bokusenou. I appreciate everything you have done for us.”
He smiled at the young girl. “Be careful, little one.”
She flashed him a smile of her own, before running after Sesshoumaru. Bokusenou could hear her yelling at the demon lord to wait up and calling him names when he refused to stop.
“There may be hope for you yet, dear boy. I believe that young woman will be the one to capture your heart.”
---
Naraku waved at Kanna for her to take away the mirror. He had seen enough.
So, Sesshoumaru’s pack was heading to Mount Shiomi to find a way to break his curse. He must not let that happen. He wasn’t ready for his plan to end just yet.
“Tsubaki,” he spoke to the woman, sitting next to him. “I have another task for you.”
She smiled evilly. “What will you have me do?”
Naraku leaned in closer to whisper in her ear. Her eyes widened with every word spoken. When he removed himself from her, Tsubaki stood up and walked to the screen door. “I promise you it will be done. I will have fun with this task you set before me.”
He watched her leave. “So will I, Tsubaki,” he said, turning his head to glance out the window. “So will I.”
---
Sesshoumaru had ordered them to camp for the night and located a spring for Rin and the former priestess to bathe. He knew the former priestess like to keep clean when she was a human and he didn’t think her habits had changed. It would also give Rin someone to talk to and ask questions he couldn’t or wasn’t ready to answer.
Kagome gathered her supplies and found Rin getting her own belongings from the back of Ah-Un. “Are you ready,” she asked, waiting nearby. “The sun will set soon and it will be cold if we wait any longer.”
Rin ran up to her with a smile and placed her hand within Kagome’s. “Yep,” She replied happily. “I have never bathe with someone else before. This is so exciting.”
Kagome patted the girl on top of her head. Her behavior reminded her of her own brother.
They were about to leave when Kagome felt something wet and sticky on the skin of her arm. She looked down and gasped with outrage at the pink tongue resting there. She let go of Rin’s hand and dropped her bathing supplies, staring at the pink tongue in horror.
“What the hell do you think you’re doing?” she managed to say, while clenching her fists at her side.
“I am giving you a bath like you wish. It is a custom in our species to bathe one’s mate with our tongue.”
Rin wisely took a few steps back and bumped into the leg’s of her lord. She knew this would not end well for Jaken. She had never seen Kagome this mad before.
Kagome reached out and lifted the tongue of her arm. She still held it in her hand as she dragged him over to the tree and walked him around it a few times, and tied it in a knot when she could go no more.
She leaned over to speak softly near his ear. She didn’t want Rin to over hear what she was going to say to the toad. Although, she was fairly sure the demon lord would and will probably get amused by it.
“Listen up,” she hissed. “I am not one of your species nor will I ever be. I was originally a human and I am doing everything in my power to change back. If I ever catch you touching me or licking me,” she said, shuddering in disgust at the very thought. “I will seriously beat you to a bloody pulp. Do we understand each other?”
Jaken nodded his head. “You don’t like to be touched, but there are other ways of making you mine.”
She screamed in frustration. No matter what she did or say to him, he still doesn’t get the hint that she doesn’t want him.
“Whatever,” she said, gathering up her bathing supplies. “Have fun trying to free yourself. I doubt Lord Sesshoumaru will be of any help.”
The toad demon yelled at her to release him as she walked to the springs with Rin. She couldn’t help but smile at what she did. He deserved it and she didn’t feel guilty or sorry for him.
They rested their supplies on top of a large rock, near the springs, and stripped themselves of their clothing. Rin jumped right in, slashing water onto the bank and all over Kagome. She laughed at Rin’s antics and slowly eased herself in.
She sighed as the warm water hit her skin and she leaned her head back against the bank, closing her eyes and enjoying the water soothing her.
Kagome stayed like that for a while before reaching for the bathing supplies and washing her body and hair, making Rin do the same. She allowed the girl to frolic in the water for a little bit longer. She enjoyed the girl’s laughter. It wasn’t very often she got to have fun.
The sun was being to set and the air around them was growing colder. “Rin,” Kagome called out to her, “It’s time to held back.” She lifted herself from the springs and noticed the moon was becoming lighter, as the sun began to sink below the horizon.
Kagome screamed out in pain as she felt a burning sensation in her body. She closed her eyes and panted, as she felt herself being stretched out. Her screams died down as she felt the pain lesson and she opened her eyes to see Rin stare down at her in surprise.
“What’s wrong, Rin?” She asked, thinking the curse turned her into another demon.
“You changed back,” she managed to get out. “But some things have changed.”
She must have looked confused because Rin went on to explain it to her some more. “You look even more beautiful and your have claws on the end of your fingers.”
Kagome frown as she dragged herself over to the water to get a look at herself. Everything was just as Rin said it was. Her eyelashes had grown longer, her red colored lips had darkened, and her hair had taken on a blue hue.
She lifted herself off the bank and raised her hands up to her face. Her hoped dashed as she realized she was still cursed, even though the curse had taken another form. She will probably changed back to a toad demon tomorrow morning.
Kagome glanced up at the sky and stared at the full moon. “It looks like my curse is that of Inuyasha’s half demon heritage. I am a demon until the night of a full moon.”
Footsteps could be heard and Kagome turned towards the sound. She sighed with relief as Sesshoumaru emerged from the trees. “I heard screaming and came to investigate. What happened?”
“Kagome has grown even more beautiful,” Rin took it upon herself to answer.
Sesshoumaru’s amber colored eyes took in Kagome’s form. She was indeed more beautiful than her human form and he found himself wanting her.
She realized the demon lord was staring at her more than necessary and glanced down, noticing she was still naked. She gasped with shock and quickly covered her breasts and her lower region with her hands.
“Could you turn around while I get dressed?” she quietly asked him, blushing from head to toe. She can’t believe Inuyasha’s half brother had just seen her naked. This could not get any worse.
Sesshoumaru smirked and obliged her wishes. He didn’t see the point. He had already seen everything and he liked the view.
She found that the orange and white checked kimono only reached to her thighs. But she didn’t have anything else to wear. It would have to do. “It’s alright to turn back around. I’m decent.”
“Let us return to the campsite. We will discuss what happened to you then,” Sesshoumaru ordered, leading them back.
Jaken was still tied to the tree, trying to untie his tongue with his clawed hands. “What happened to my mate?” He cried out in shock. “Why is she human again?”
“It doesn’t concern you, Jaken,” he said, hitting him on top of the head.
The demon lord and Kagome sat around the camp fire while Rin slept against Ah-Un. He had heard Kagome’s version of the story and her theory. He had agreed with her.
Sesshoumaru suddenly got the urge to kiss her and leaned in closer to her, brushing his lips against hers.
Kagome drew back in surprise. “Why did you do that?” she stuttered. “I will change back to a frog demon in the morning.”
“I felt like it.”
That was the only answer she received.
When she turned down for the night, she couldn’t help but touched her lips where he kissed her. She couldn’t deny that she didn’t like it, but she could let him do it again. It will only cause her to fall for him and cause more problems between her and Inuyasha.
Even though she doesn’t see him romantically in that way anymore, he’s still her friend. She didn’t want to hurt him by mating his brother.
But then again, his brother was different from every boy she met. He was loyal and protective. His actions spoke louder than his words.
She smiled as she fell asleep.
She could see herself as his mate and that night, she felt the slight beat of her heart whenever she thought about the demon lord.
To be continued…