InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Prize ❯ 7. Royal Matters ( Chapter 7 )

The Prize [NC-17]

 

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha and give thanks to its creator; it's such a wonderful series.

 

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A.N. Lauren, I dedicate this chapter to you. I can't even begin to say how much your insight and guidance means to me.

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This chapter contains a Lemon, you have been warned.

 

7. Royal Matters.

 

The bath was another erotic session where he washed every inch of her body and concentrated on her breasts, core and ass. She also washed him entirely down to his manhood and buttocks. Not even the toes escaped each other's scrutiny. Of course, they copulated in the middle of it all and breathless as they were towards the end, they satisfied their need for each other. They left the bath to be drained afterwards.

 

Upon drying each other in silence a knock came to the door.

 

“Enter.” He said.

 

Kagome quickly covered herself when Jaken appeared.

 

“My Lord,” he said, “lunch is served.”

 

Jaken bowed and left.

 

As Kagome noticed how Sesshomaru turned to dry her some more she said, “Sesshomaru?”

 

He said, “Yes.”

 

He had already taken her towel and was patting dry her legs and back.

 

“If I'm to stay in your room, please don't let anyone enter while I'm undressed.” She said.

 

Sesshomaru realized that although he didn't mind being seen in the nude, she did. He brought her to him and lowered himself to her ear from behind and rumbled, “Very well mate; I'm the only one to see you like this and no one else.”

 

She blushed.

 

Sesshomaru and Kagome stepped out of the room. Kagome felt strange walking outside of that room. She had come in as his prisoner and she was coming out as his mate.

 

She walked slowly and observed the decorations on the hallways. All were paintings of what seemed to be ancestors both in their true and human form.

 

As they were going down the steps they overheard Jaken's voice from one of the lower rooms. She could not help but hear the whimpering responses from a female. Sesshomaru noticed how Kagome gravitated in that direction. That is, despite the fact that he was obviously heading the opposite way.

 

Kagome noticed that another demon like Jaken was kneeling in front of him crying. They both turned to her. Sesshomaru was directly behind her.

 

“Lord Sesshomaru, you need not trouble yourself with this.” Jaken said.

 

Kagome felt dread for the demon lady. She was obviously pleading for her life and Jaken was enjoying her suffering.

 

“I…” she started, “I would like to know what this is all about.” Kagome said.

 

Jaken responded haughtily, “This is a royal matter and it is none of your business.”

 

Sesshomaru said in a growl, “You will respond to your mistress now.”

 

Jaken was taken aback. After a pregnant pause he very elegantly composed himself and he held onto the side of his jacket. His other hand held onto the staff of heads and said, “This female stole provisions from the royal storage my Lord.”

 

Sesshomaru looked at the lady and asked, “Is this true?”

 

She regretfully looked down and bowed saying, “Yes, my Lord.”

 

Instantly, Sesshomaru pulled his Toukijin and said with no emotion, “Then die.”

 

“Wait!” Kagome shrieked.

 

The sword's path stopped in mid-air as it was about to strike.

 

Jaken intervened and said, “Woman, how dare you interrupt his eminence? You will now pay with your life!”

 

Kagome's earlier musings came crashing to her mind. Now I've done it. I've really done it.

 

To everyone's surprise Sesshomaru lowered his arm and turned to Kagome. She was breathing hard, shaking and pale white in fright.

 

“Explain yourself.” He commanded.

 

“Lord Sesshomaru!” Jaken said in astonishment and disappointment.

 

Considering her looming death Kagome had nothing to loose now. With shiny eyes she said in barely a whisper, “I…” she swallowed, “I think that she has not told all her story.” She paused, “I… I'd like to hear it.”

 

“Impertinent! You have tested Lord Sesshomaru's patience to the limit. You should bow to him and accept his grace's fatal blow.” Jaken spelled out in so many words.

 

Sesshomaru then turned to the demon lady, making Jaken protest upon noticing this.

 

“Silence!” The stoic lord growled to the toad. “Speak.” He ordered the accused.

 

She jumped at his order and bowed. In anguish she told her account, “Our entire crop was destroyed during the great battle. It is too late to plant anything and our storage was lost to the fires. As one of your servants I took advantage of my access to the royal supply and tried to take some to my family. I have two young ones and they have not eaten for a week.”

 

Sesshomaru then turned to Kagome and said, “You have her story.”

 

Kagome could not believe his lack of compassion. She knew that she was asking for it when she said, “Is it not your job as the lord of the West to look after your subjects?”

 

For a moment it felt like the room had been sucked out of air. Nobody dared to move.

 

“Indeed.” He responded finally. He was obviously irritated by her insinuation.

 

“However,” he rebutted, “she did not seek my audience asking for help. Instead, she steals. That cannot go unpunished.” He said rationally.

 

“But I did!” The woman cried imploringly, “I did seek your audience your grace but it was denied at least a dozen times.”

 

Sesshomaru stepped back and glanced at Jaken.

 

Jaken was still fixed into shock staring at Kagome's direction. He could not get past the fact that she was still breathing after having reminded his Lord about his responsibilities.

 

Displeased with his servant Sesshomaru put his sword away. He said, “Jaken, release her with three weeks worth of food rations.”

 

Jaken simply said in defeat and astonishment, “Lord Sesshomaru this is an outrage….”

 

Sesshomaru interrupted, “I do not take lightly the abuse of power in my name. You will be disciplined. Until then, I expect a full report about the famine status of my territory.”

 

The demon lady started to cry softly. She was amazed at the turn of events. She could not believe that her life had been spared because of the human and a female no less.

 

“You are dismissed.” Sesshomaru stated and the two demons ran out immediately.

 

Kagome also jumped and had followed suit when she heard him rumble, “Not you.”

 

She observed him as he walked towards the room's door and closed it.

 

Kagome inferred the obvious when she heard that click as he locked the door. Her posture became defiant.

 

Sesshomaru returned slowly towards her and stood a foot away.

 

Kagome's heart was beating hard. The fear for her life was unbearable. She confronted him and said, “What are you going to do?”

 

He just observed her.

 

“Will you kill me now?” she asked jumping the gun.

 

Sesshomaru's eyes squinted. He remained unresponsive.

 

“Well?” she demanded an answer.

 

“No.” He answered.

 

“No? Then when will I face death; later, tomorrow, next week?” She knew that she was pushing it but her anger felt better than her fear. She refused to live her last minutes of life in fear.

 

“You are now my mate. As such you will not only be the mistress of this castle, but you will also be the mistress of this territory.”

 

She felt the blood drain from her face when she heard this.

 

“But Jaken…,” she faltered, “He said that my actions were punishable with death.”

 

“You are my mate, not my subject.”

 

She was speechless.

 

She stood there petrified as the words sunk in through her consciousness. All she could think about was I'm not going to die.

 

She lost her composure and began to cry. The massive tension that had held her hostage had dissolved. With it her anger dissipated leaving behind an overwhelming feeling of relief combined with fear. All these emotions were expressed in tears and quiet sobs.

 

He observed how she struggled with her fear and how she was still losing the battle. Sesshomaru approached her and uncharacteristically held her in his arms. She widened her eyes; he had come to comfort her.

 

She did not know what to make of this. She was now confused by his gentleness. She was too raw from the turmoil that she had just experienced. She was physically and emotionally drained. Her fear for Sesshomaru came to her as natural as breathing. No matter what, she could not overcome it.

 

She shrank away from him.

 

To say that her rejection displeased him was an understatement.

 

“Do you really expect me to treat my mate as I do everyone else?” He questioned.

 

She heard the words and her brain had computed what he had said. But her instinct insisted otherwise. She shook her face from side to side as she thought to herself, It is no use. I can't get past my fear of him.

 

The mood in the room changed. The tension between them was crackling.

 

He continued, “No one but you will have access to the inner workings of my thoughts, my secrets and my ambitions. And no one but I will have access to yours. Our bond as mates is much stronger and far superior than any other in existence.”

 

There was still no reaction.

 

After an uncomfortable pause he said unwavering, “I will show you how.”

 

He stepped back and after a long pause the unthinkable happened.

 

Sesshomaru kneeled.

 

Kagome gasped. Her bloodshot eyes widened when she saw this fluid movement. She replayed it in her mind. She felt as though someone had punched her in the stomach for she was unable to breathe.

 

Sesshomaru observed her and said. “I have knelt in front of only three beings in my lifetime; my father, my mother and now you.”

 

Kagome remained frozen.

 

“I told you once before that your fear is wasted on me.”

 

Tears were streaming down the sides of her eyes as she could not fathom this display of submission. She could not understand his attempt to reach out for her. It was impossible. There he knelt logically pleading his case. Nonetheless, he was pleading her to accept him; he was pleading her not to fear him.

 

Gradually, she was able to see past her fear. For once she saw Sesshomaru with another pair of eyes. She noticed how his mask was absent once again.

 

A trembling hand rose on its own accord towards his face and cupped his cheek.

 

Sesshomaru kept his gaze raised and engaged with hers as he tentatively reached for her hip. He began to bunch her robe into his fist while their gaze remained uninterrupted.

 

Her other hand then reached and replicated her previous movement.

 

This was the cue that he had been waiting for. He brought her to him in a desperate hug and buried his face right between her breasts.

 

She had caught her breath upon this rough yet harmless action. Automatically, one of her hands rested on a shoulder while the other rested on top of his head.

 

Her heart was pumping oxygenated blood at a break neck speed. She could not believe this was happening to her.

 

Sesshomaru was breathing in her scent and then began to nudge his face softly against her chest. He said, “I will never harm you.” He continued his slow motions against her chest.

 

She believed him this time. She looked up to the room as his words finally clicked somewhere within her.

 

Upon this moment of clarity she became aware of another thing. The fact that she was within locked doors with him kneeling in front of her was a metaphor to the meaning of what he had been saying all along. That is, she was and will continue to be privy to an unknown side of Sesshomaru. It would be a secret, tender, vulnerable and all around uncharacteristic side of him. Only she would have the privilege to witness this. She had witnessed it this morning; she was witnessing it right now.

 

Her breathing became languorous and deep when she realized that while she was in deep thought he had managed to nudge her robe open with his face. He had captured her right nipple and was sucking it gently with open mouth kisses and tongue.

 

His hand proceeded to caress the other breast as she closed her eyes to focus on his touch. His hand stroked down her side, along her hip and rounded to her left buttock. He squeezed it gently.

 

Briefly, he sat back to his heels and undid the sash that held his weapons and set them all aside. He opened his robe and made her straddle him to sit on his lap. He inserted himself within her once again.

 

There they sat fully copulated with her legs bent and spread to the sides while he sat on his heels. Although she sat on his lap she was looking up to his eyes since his torso was longer than hers.

 

“Remember my touch mate.” He said to make a point.

 

She raised her eyebrows and bit her lip trying to stop herself from speaking her mind.

 

He noticed this and said, “Speak.”

 

After a pause she said, “That, I'm afraid, is lust.”

 

He returned her gaze and said, “It is still evidence that I have not harmed you.”

 

“But you have threatened me,” she countered, “back in the hot spring and while we were airborne when you took me from the forest.”

 

He said, “You were not my mate then. Regardless, threats are not harmful.”

 

“But they are,” she continued, “they set the tone to things. Your name alone is a threat.” She argued.

 

He did not respond back.

 

“Do you realize how much of a paradox it is for me to say Sesshomaru won't kill me? It is impossible.” She stated firmly.

 

After a pause she said distantly, “And yet it is true. It is now clear to me…after what you've done…..” she shook her head.

 

After a longer pause she said, “You were forced to shock some sense into me to break my fear of you once and for all.”

 

Sesshomaru raised her chin for she had been avoiding his gaze; he made her look at him in the eye. “I did not do anything that was not warranted.” He stated.

 

“Perhaps, but I wish that it did not happen.” She said wondering if he was going to regret it later.

 

“It worked; therefore, there are no regrets.” He said.

 

A faint sound murmured from her stomach. A blush colored her cheeks when this happened.

 

Realization had sunk in; the lunch had been served a long time ago. He said, “Let's go eat.”

 

As he was about to make her stand up she said, “Wait!”

 

He sat back onto his heels. She looked up to him and said, “Thank you.”

 

Sesshomaru replied, “What I did was not conditional.”

 

“I understand that now,” she said.

 

He sensed that she was stalling but he had to confirm this. He was about to stand once again but she remained fixed on his lap.

 

She bit her lip.

 

He leaned back and down to her eye level to look into her eyes. He found them to be full of want. He pursed his lips slightly and with a subtle smirk he said, “I know that you're hungry, but shall we finish the task at hand?”

 

She nodded eagerly.

 

He was still leaning back looking into her eyes and she noticed that he was not going to take the initiative.

 

Hesitating, she pressed her own lips. Then she leaned into him and timidly pecked his lips. He responded back with a peck of his own. He leaned his head to the other side and she kissed him once more. This time he not only kissed her back but he moved his chin up to make her move hers the same way. They backed slightly away from each other. Next, she gave him an opened mouth kiss leaving his lips shiny and inviting.

 

They sat motionless. They looked at each other closely with their faces only a few inches apart. After a moment of bluntly and achingly examining each other, they both leaned in at the same time. Their open mouthed kiss welcomed the touch and taste of their tongues and lips. She wrapped her arms around his neck and he growled in approval. Goose bumps covered every square inch of her body.

 

Their kiss was passionate and eager. Their tongues wrestled against each other when she wrapped her legs around his waist. He slipped his robe off and managed to take hers off as well. He raised his thighs to lift himself up and then made her lie on the elegant carpet.

 

In the back of Kagome's mind she knew that something else was growing within her. She noticed it before but she had ignored it. And now she felt it sprout all of sudden. She succeeded to disregard it once more.

 

They gave into sexual rapture. They were thirsty for each other's touch, kiss, breath and sigh. With closed eyes they blindly rolled around following, touching and tasting each other. They held on desperately; quietly promising never to let go. She was so ready for him. He could feel how his member wrapped all the more within her. This meant that her female glands were swollen from their fondling and rubbing. He reveled in her slickness. Incessantly, he continued stroking her vaginal channel and clitoris with his penis and groin. The escalation of tension began and they could feel the sweat as their bodies pounded against each other.

 

Their kisses became more desperate.

 

She came first and gave into the pleasurable shakes. He in turn, enjoyed listening to her moan. Once she relaxed and gained some composure he continued the motions. Since her senses were susceptible to the slightest touch her mewls were aching and pleasure filled. Her sounds rubbed him positively and elevated him to his own release. She succumbed to her second one.

 

After a while their panting leveled and he leaned onto his side. He kissed her and said, “We'll bathe quickly before lunch.”

 

She could not talk at that moment but nodded softly with a smile.

 

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A.N. continued…

This story's fabulous beta,Lauren,noticed how Sesshomaru's character changes when he's with Kagome for the remainder of the story. We discussed that we would expect him to be different with his mate but there was no written transition about this change. Therefore, this pivotal chapter came into fruition. Lauren_suggested to use the words, "Do you expect me to treat my mate like I do everyone else?"This_phrase was my inspiration and it is incorporated_as you already know. Otherwise, I am solely responsible for the content of this chapter. If you have flames then they should all go to me.

 

As I told Lauren, I am proud of this chapter because (a) I learnt that although things might seem obvious they do need to be addressed and spelled out for the reader; and (b)it brought another dimension that I enjoyed exploring. Overall, I enjoyed the challenge and I enjoyed writing it.

 

On another note, at the beginning of this fan fic I wrote that there were ten chapters. Well, there are now twelve. The number of chapters increased, as you may have already surmised, because “Royal Matters” was added and because the last chapter became so long that I split it into two. I am still working on the last three chapters so thank you for your patience.

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