InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Snow Angel ❯ The Mortification ( Chapter 123 )

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Chapter 123 - The Mortification *Bargain* (Stella's Soundtrack Challenge)

The next morning the group set out bright and early, hoping to reach the witch's lair before nightfall. Shippo had announced that they were closing in, much to Sesshoumaru's pleasure, and the taiyoukai was completely focused on his hunt. He had asked Kagome to stay back, wary of exposing her to the dangers of black magic, so the miko walked beside Inuyasha at the very end of their procession.

The hanyou was having a hard time looking her in the eye, and she couldn't help but notice how every time he glanced in her direction, his cheeks flushed red. Kagome was beginning to get irritated, and after another glance and blush, she had enough.
"What's your problem now, Inuyasha?" she demanded.

"What?" he asked, his eyes shifting, looking everywhere but at her.

"Why are you acting so weird?"

"He can scent this Sesshoumaru on you," the taiyoukai explained from his place at the front of their group.

It was Kagome's turn to blush, and she stared at Inuyasha, looking for either confirmation or denial. The hanyou sighed and shrugged his shoulders.

"I just... I guess I didn't expect it to happen so fast." He stopped there for a moment before adding, "Or so loud."

Everyone turned to glare at Miroku, who had snorted rather loudly in his mirth over the hanyou's words. The monk raised his hands in surrender, and Kagome turned her focus back to her best friend.

"You heard?" she asked softly.

"Well, not all of it, I think. Just some of the..." he sighed and ran a hand over his face.

Miroku couldn't help himself and butted into their conversation. "Just the highlights, Lady Kagome," he said with a wicked smirk. "And what highlights they were."

Kagome was gaping at her perverted friend like a fish out of water. "Did you all...?"

"I'm sure Inuyasha heard a great deal more than either Sango or I. Shippo had his fingers in his ears."

That was it, Kagome decided. Her blood would never leave her face again. "I... I... damn it, Sesshoumaru!" she hollered. "Never again!"

In an instant, the taiyoukai was at her side, worry and amusement warring in his eyes. "You surely do not mean that, Kagome," he purred, one hand cupping her bright red cheek.

"Like hell I don't! You had to have realized they could hear us."

"Trust me, my angel; your companions were the farthest thing from my mind, and yours as well. Would you punish me for bringing you such pleasure?"

Kagome gritted her teeth and practically snarled at the demon before her. "Shut. Your. Mouth."

Sesshoumaru couldn't hold back a smirk as he pressed a kiss to her forehead. "If it matters so much to you, this Sesshoumaru will erect a soundproof barrier from now on."

"If it...?" The miko let out a sharp shriek. "If it means so much to me? That my friends not hear everything we're doing together in private? Yeah, that means quite a lot to me!"

Now everyone was holding back giggles, and Sesshoumaru was fighting very hard to keep his face schooled in a calm mask. He pulled the mortified woman into his arms and purred softly in her ear, feeling as her tense body went limp against him.

"I truly am sorry, Kagome," he whispered in her ear. "I was far too focused on you to even think of anything else. I'm not sure why you are so surprised. You did say that you expected that the entire forest had heard once we had finished." When she tensed again, he sighed. "I enjoyed every single sound you made. I promise you, I will not allow it to happen again."

Kagome rolled her eyes and pulled away. "You damn well better not," she hissed before glaring at all her friends. "Not another word," she grumbled before focusing on Miroku. "And that goes double for you!"