The Girl Sesshomaru Loved

Warning: slice of lime here. To be completed later on in the story.

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Chapter XV: Nocturnal Discourses


By the time Sesshomaru decided to rest for the night Arena had already slept during all the hours of daylight and some time of the evening. Sesshomaru stopped at the base of a small waterfall where the land jutted out into the river, making for a safe place to sleep for the night. The area that jutted out into the river was roughly an acre and held one very large and ancient looking tree. There was scarcely any wind and the night was crisp and cool. The stars shone brightly in the sky and the moon even brighter. Sesshomaru brought Arena up to the tree and gently placed her against the trunk of the tree.

“Perhaps I should have a look at your ankle?” Sesshomaru asked. Arena nodded and he gently placed his hand over the ankle to sense what damage was done.

“None of the bones are broken, nor is it sprained, but it is heavily bruised and that is what is causing you to have trouble walking. The blood is pooling at the joints and causing swelling. Once you have stayed off it for awhile it should feel better. As for the cuts, they are already healing.” Sesshomaru moved away from her.

“Thank you, Sesshomaru. I should soak it in the cold water for an hour or so. That will take the swelling down.” Arena put out her hand for Sesshomaru to help her towards the river. He placed her on a smooth rock and went to go make sure the area was secured and find some more food for Arena.

Arena watched him walk elegantly away from the river out of the corner of her eye. She couldn't help feeling slightly pleased that they were finally alone together. Perhaps it wasn't such a bad thing that she was on this journey with him. He was so alluring. 'Sesshomaru', she said to herself, 'what an interesting enigma you are.' Arena had always been attracted to the strong and silent type. Those who did not waste air speaking about nothing always seemed to be the most interesting. This demon, even in his silent observations, seemed to be holding something in his eyes. Arena sighed out loud at the thought of Sesshomaru's eyes. They were so piercing. So bright with centuries of experience. She had caught herself a few times before she lost herself in his eyes. She knew he was hiding something behind that stioc mask over his face. The question is, what? Arena shook herself. What was she doing? Why was she fantasizing about a demon lord in an era 500 years before she would be even be born? Crap, this was ridiculous. She was getting all giddy like a school girl at the thought of Sesshomaru's intense eyes. Arena laughed quietly to herself at the school girl image. Immediately Kagome came to mind, but then she pushed it away quickly. Kagome was nothing like a giddy school girl. Something needed to be done to clear her head. Arena sighed and eased her injured ankle into the slow river. The cold was shocking at first but the water quickly numbed her foot and washed her cuts. She closed her eyes and tried not to think about the tall, handsome, incredibly powerful and mysterious demon lord who was nearby. Damn! She was doing it again. She started counting out loud in ancient Greek...that wasn't working either, she couldn't even get back deke. Her eyes narrowed in intense concentration as she tried to think about the rift in time and space. 'Ah yes,' she said to herself, 'yet another reason why I have to stop falling for Sesshomaru...' She closed her eyes and thought about one of her favourite films. As she remembered the details she started humming the theme.

When Sesshomaru came back he found her lying back on the smooth rock and singing softly to herself. He didn’t recognize the melody or the words that she sang, but it was hauntingly beautiful none the less. Sesshomaru felt himself weaken. This human woman was so beautiful, yet untouchable, she was so fragile, yet dominant, so small, yet mysterious. He wanted her like he had wanted no other in his many long years. Sesshomaru started. What? He had just admitted to himself that he wanted the human woman? Gods, was he powerless to escape the fate of his father?

Arena finished her song and opened her eyes. She noticed Sesshomaru standing nearby and immediately blushed.

"You should have told me you were there, Sesshomaru. I would have stopped bothering you with my singing if I had known. Can you help me back to that old tree, Sesshomaru? I think my foot has soaked long enough. Besides, I am getting quite cold. I am not too tired but I suppose we should rest somewhere. I am guessing the ancient tree will be the best nighttime cover we have around here? You must be tired from travelling so far”, Arena said.

“I do not need to rest. But it is safer not to travel during the dark hours. And yes the tree is the best place to stay for the night, unless there happens to be a cave behind the waterfall, which I do not think there is.” He wrapped his arm around Arena’s waist and helped her to her feet. As he lifted her up he took in a deep breath of her rose-like (and something else?) scent. He helped her hobble over to the ancient tree and lowered her slowly to the ground.

"Thank you", she said, smiling up at him. 'Hmm, Sesshomaru's eyes look so soft right now...' Arena thought and smiled at him.


“So…” he started after a few moments of silence, “…you remember now where you are from?”

“Yes, I live on an island extremely far away from here. I cannot even imagine how long it would take you to get there, even if you travelled at your fastest speed.”

"Did you like your island?"

"Yes, but it is completely different from here. It is very crowded and busy." Arena answered.

"Perhaps you subconsciously did not like it and that is how you ended up here."

"I don't think so, Sesshomaru. I loved the crowded and lively nature of London." Sesshomaru was silent for a moment.

“Did you have a mate when you lived on this far away island?” Sesshomaru asked.

“A mate? Oh, you mean was I married? No, although I’ve been asked a few times. But I have no desire to marry. Really, I’ve just been married to my work for the past decade or so.”

“Work? What kind of work did you do? And why were you able to refuse multiple offers of mating??” Sesshomaru looked quite confused.

“Sesshomaru, you must understand, things are quite different where I come from. In London, I am an archaeologist and teacher at a university…” Arena tried to explain the rights of a modern woman and equality. Sesshomaru was able to keep up with most of her lecture, but she ended up losing Sesshomaru when she mentioned voting and the electoral process. Sesshomaru and Arena were silent for quite a long time. However, Arena could sense that the silence was making Sesshomaru uncomfortable. She wanted to put his mind at rest but didn't want to embarass him.

"You know, I like it when I can just sit with someone and not have to worry about a conversation. I find that silences can usually say more than words can. What do you think?" She said quietly.

"I've never thought about it." Sesshomaru adjusted his seat underneath the tree and took off his armour and weapons in order to get more comfortable. He looked at Arena intently, wondering what was going on in her head. He was becoming more and more intrigued by this human.

“Why do you despise your brother so much, Sesshomaru?” Arena interrupted the silence.

“I have been thinking about that a lot the last day or so. Really, I am not sure why. I suppose I blamed Izayoi, InuYasha’s mother, for our father’s death. But really, I have come to realize that as an infant he was completely innocent. Not to mention, he is the only blood family that I have left. When this is all over, I will try to help us overcome our differences.” Sesshomaru stared silently at the sluggish river.

“Oh, Sesshomaru, I knew you would come to your senses before InuYasha, let’s hope you can convince him that he should value the little family he has!” Arena dragged herself over to Sesshomaru’s left side and hugged him around the chest. He stiffened at her touch, not realizing what she was doing, but he relaxed and placed his left arm around her shoulders and his right hand upon the top of her head. He started gently stroking her soft hair. 'O, damn. Now I've done it', Arena thought, 'Sesshomaru probably hates to be touched. I am in for it now!' She started to pull away but Sesshomaru held her close to him. Arena looked up at him, her eyes wide. Was that passion she saw in his eyes? Or perhaps the light was playing tricks on her, yes, that must be it. She felt herself being swept away by his intense gaze.

“Are you okay, Sesshomaru?” He nodded, not trusting his voice, and before she could ask another question he lowered his head to hers and softly touched his lips to her own. 'What?' Arena thought, 'is this real? Could Sesshomaru actually be interested in me?' His touch was so light that Arena had to open her eyes to see if he was really there. Wow! It was real. Arena thought that she had strayed into a dream, one she was well accustomed to having since the two of them were caught in the cave.

When she did not pull away from his touch Sesshomaru pressed his lips onto hers in a full kiss. He moved his right hand, that had previously been on top of her head, down the side of her face, caressing her cheek and earlobe. Arena gasped in surprise at the gentle but passionate touch and pulled back to look at his eyes. The golden eyes that stared down at her were like none she had ever seen. They were shining with intense passion and focussed entirely on her. Sesshomaru’s eyes made her feel like she was the only woman in the entire world. She could no longer resist the effects that Sesshomaru's eyes had on her. Forgetting entirely about who they were and their mission to find the ancient tree demon, Arena pressed her body against Sesshomaru’s and kissed him on the lips. She shocked herself as much as she shocked Sesshomaru. 'What am I doing?' she said to herself, 'there is no way he could love me. And even if he did, there can never be anything between us!'

Sesshomaru was quite surprised at the intensity with which Arena kissed him back. He was not used to women taking the initiative and he actually had been expecting to be slapped as the slayer always slapped the monk. When it did not happen he wrapped his arms tighter around her and slowly lowered her to the soft forest bed. He pulled back from her lips and gazed into her eyes before moving his lips to a soft kiss on each of her cheeks. His right hand trailed down her neck, down the crevice between her breasts and rested over her flat stomach. He looked for approval in her eyes to go further. Arena, in turn, cupped his face in her hands and drew him back to her warm mouth.

'She tastes better than I could have imagined,' Sesshomaru thought while his tongue licked her lips delicately. His fingers danced around her narrow waist before one finger trailed a line down below her belly button. Arena gasped as he tickled her stomach, 'well, I guess maybe he does have more than luke warm feelings for me, that is quite a shocker!' she thought to herself and sat up so she could take her shirt off.

Sesshomaru thought she was trying to get away from him and so he moved away from her, but Arena grabbed a hold of his clothes hungrily drew him back to her. He fell down beside her and she left him on the soft forest bed while she sat back up and drew her shirt over her head. She laughed at Sesshomaru’s puzzled look when he saw her modern underclothes. She reached behind her back and loosened those as well.

Sesshomaru gasped at the sight before him. Such beautiful hair that framed a graceful neck! What beautiful breasts he saw and touch! Such a lovely stomach and side that was so suitable to be caressed. How come no one ever told him that humans could be this gorgeous. He wanted to savour every minute of seeing her nude, but he was also worried he would wake up to find his brother poking him with a stick. Sesshomaru finally decided he was awake and would enjoy the moment while it lasted. He lowered Arena back to the forest bed and kissed hr collarbone gently, letting his tongue slide over to her neck where her pulse beat heavily, and finally settling at her nape. She shivered at his touch and wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling his body on top of hers. Sesshomaru groaned at the perfection that he felt lying with her. He dove his head back to her cool skin. As he kissed her feverishly she wrapped her left leg around his hip, pulling his entire body on top of hers. Sesshomaru groaned as he felt her leg wrap around him. It was almost too much for him to contain himself. He lowered his moist lips even further and kissed the soft skin between her small breasts. Her hands raked against his back sending shivers up his spine. Both of his hands wrapped his hands around Arena’s chest just above her narrow waist, he held her body close so he could continue his attention at her breasts. His left hand, with a will of its own honest, reached down to her waist and tried to lower her pants. Sesshomaru gave a small grunt of annoyance when they would not budge. Arena pulled away from him and undid the metallic chastity belt (her button and zipper-fly) that prevented him from accessing her. She watched his expression as he pulled her pants off of her legs. His eyes held a passion and desire that she had never seen before, let alone expected to see in him.

What he did next she was NOT expecting. Instead of coming back to kiss her breasts his lips and tongue trailed a line down her stomach until he reached her moist spot between her legs. He used his two hands to gently push her legs apart and licked her softly. He looked up to see what her reaction might be, and was pleasantly surprised. Arena threw back her head at his touch, a touch she had not felt for so many years, and made a quiet sound, only a demon’s ears would have been able to pick up the sound that escaped her lips. At her response he ran his hands down her sides past her thighs and over her legs. Holy crap, how did such a small woman get such powerful thighs? Arena's inhibitions and barriers were all broken down. She had wanted nothing more than to know this demon lord intimately since she first saw him wounded in the forest.

Sesshomaru took her moan as encouragement and continued to tease the soft and wet lips between her legs. As he slipped a clawed finger inside of her she gasped and moved her hips to meet his touch. Her arousal admitted his finger easily and he started thrusting deeply inside of her. But Sesshomaru had had enough of the scent of her arousal, he wanted so much to taste her. He withdrew his finger, much to Arena’s discontent, and replaced it with his tongue (much to Arena's content). The wet warmth of his tongue sent ripples of pleasure through Arena’s already aroused body. She clamped her hands down upon his head so that he could not escape, even if he wanted to. Escaping was the last thing on Sesshomaru’s mind.

He placed his hands under Arena’s hips and lifted her to meet his welcoming mouth. He delved deeper and deeper inside of her with his tongue and his fingers until he took her to the brink of ecstacy. She wrapped her legs around his neck and gripped him tightly as her body started to spasm. Sesshomaru felt the walls of her inner core begin to tighten and pulsate against the thrashes of his tongue. Sesshomaru groaned in pleasure as she reached the point of ecstasy, crying out in a breathless voice, and he licked all around her moist crevice. Arena laid her head back, breathing heavily, she raised her arms above her head and stretched.

“Well, that was unexpected. I haven’t done that in a long…., oh my goodness…” she whispered. Apparently Sesshomaru was not finished with her.
Sesshomaru slipped a finger into her still moist crevice, and then a second, and then a third. He slowly started moving his fingers inside of her while his tongue flicked all over her sensitive areas. With his tongue and his fingers working together it wasn’t long before Arena started gasping as her body reached its height of ecstasy once again. And again. And again. And again. Sesshomaru would have continued on long into the night if Arena had not stopped him.

“Sesshomaru, I am sorry, but I am exhausted. Can we finish this later?…where on earth did you learn to, oh nevermind, I probably don’t want to know”, she said to him. Sesshomaru grinned slyly and drew himself to lie beside her. He wrapped his arms around her small body and held her close.

“Are you ready to sleep now?” He asked her.

“Yes, I am quite tired now. Hmm, I wonder why?" she smiled, " But Sesshomaru, I must ask you, what do you think of me? I ask this because we are finally alone and you send so many mixed signals to me that I do not know what to think or even what to hope for.” Arena looked quite serious.

“I think you are the most beautiful human I have ever seen.” Sesshomaru answered.

“Well, that is very flattering, and thank you for the compliment. But that is not quite what I meant. I meant what are your thoughts regarding me and the future?”

Sesshomaru looked puzzled for a second. “A future? But how can there be a future for us, Arena? You need to go back to your time, and I, well, I am a demon lord. There is no future for me with humans, whether I want there to be or not” he said matter of factly.

Arena looked at him sharply.

“What did you say?”

“Did you not hear me, Arena?”

“I heard you, Sesshomaru, I was just hoping that maybe I heard you wrong. So basically you are not interested in me at all, you are just looking for a quick way to satisfy your primal desires??” Arena asked sharply. She hobbled to her feet and headed towards the waters edge.

“What did you expect, Arena? We are from totally different worlds. I realized that when I started travelling with you. But I cannot help that I am attracted to you.”

“So you just decided to jerk my chain for a couple nights of passionate fun, huh? Is that all I am to you, a romp at night on a grassy riverbed? Do you even know who I am, other than a piece of ass?” Arena glared at him ferociously. Sesshomaru started at the reference to his private fantasy that he had dreamt about since the moment at the caves. Could she know?

Sesshomaru was completely confused at Arena’s outburst. It was obvious that he had said something wrong, but he could not imagine what! “Arena, please” he started, “you are injured, you cannot go off on your own!”

“I’m not trying to go off on my own. I know that I wouldn’t last a day. I am going to wash your disgusting touch and scent off of me!!!” And without another word Arena hobbled over to the river bank and let herself fall into the river.

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As I said last chapter, inspiration is owed to Ovid's "Amores I.V". If anyone wants to read this sexy poem please give me a shout and I will direct you to where you can find it. I would recommend giving it a shot, it is one of the hottest heterosexual poems I have ever come across (and believe me, I have studied a lot of love poetry).
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uhoh, poor Sesshomaru, he did something REALLY wrong. Teach him to mess with a 20th century woman!