Lost Mate

The morning sun awoke as it pushed away the blanket of night and melted the previous evening’s frozen rain. Stretching its grand wings over the land the sunrise awoke all beings to start a new day of living. A stray sunbeam found its way into the hotel suite chasing away all darkness. As the soft light touched the sleeping prince’s sealed eyes, the young lord grumbled in annoyance as his hand looked for the soft body that provided him warmth and the greatest amount of pleasure throughout the previous night. Yet he was only able to caress the softness of a silken feminine handkerchief. Opening his amber eyes he noticed that the woman he had taken to bed was missing and from how faint her scent was she had not been in the room for hours.

‘I should be relieved that she isn’t here, saves me the hassle of having to tell her she was only a toy.’

‘Yet, I can not help but feel a strange attraction towards this mystery woman.’ Holding the delicate cloth eye level he inhaled her fading essence trying to remember who the beauty was that owned such a comforting, familiar scent. A pulse of some sort disturbed him from his thoughts as the demon lord’s fine lips curved upwards into a sinful smirk as last nights activities returned to him.

‘If the wench thinks that she can escape from this Sesshomaru, then I must show her what happens to bitches when they disobey their masters.’ Malicious laughter fell as Sesshomaru stood from the makeshift bed and prepared to leave the hotel in search of his new toy and soon to be mate.

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“Kagome are you positive that you weren’t dreaming? Sesshomaru usually sleeps with girls in the backseat of their cars not some pent house suite at the most expensive hotel in all Japan!” Sango and Kagome have been best friends since the sandbox age. Their friendship has lasted through the harsh adolescent years and have always been there for each other emotionally. One could almost even call them sisters. Sango’s family are official demon slayers to the country, their occupation includes a decent commission to hunt, trap, and execute demons that have committed serious crimes against both humanity and demons alike. Sango is the age of 19 winters, and wore her long raven black hair to the curve of her lower back. As a sign of rebellion towards her parent’s strict rules she dyed plum highlights and violet lowlights and always wore red eye shadow.

After leaving the lavish hotel, Kagome went straight to Sango’s bi-level town house in which she shared with her pet fire cat Kirara. The frantic ringing of the doorbell at 6 in the morning was enough to rouse Sango from her deep slumber. Upon opening the door Sango was surprised to find her best friend shivering on her front doorstep looking like a frightened child. Ushering the young woman into her home Sango demanded that she was to take a warm shower to prevent any signs of hypothermia. Once Kagome was out of the shower Sango loaned her a pair of pajama bottoms and a t-shirt to wear. Now the two women were on the living room couch as Sango brushed her sister’s long hair and started to braid the wet locks.

“Sango what happened was real. I woke up in Sesshomaru’s personal hotel suite, with no clothes on! Dreams don’t transport you into a lavish hotel room, nude next to a guy that looks like a god! And next thing I notice is my hip is pulsing and it hurts the farther I’m away from him, would you please look at this mark I’m very nervous about it.” Kagome begged fighting any tears that threatened to fall. Grabbing a hair tie from the coffee table Sango fastened her hair into a messy bun as she prepared to see what had her younger sister so upset. Taking a deep breath Kagome pulled the elastic waistband of the pajama pants down far enough to reveal the half-moon wound that was no longer glowing but it had turned a deep shade of purple.

“If my memory is correct it looks like a dog demon mating mark.” The demon slayer said with such seriousness knowing that she had to do something before he could track her. Sango thought momentarily knowing the mark was in the process of scaring and that she had to temporarily block the bond between the dog prince and her best friend. Sighing the older girl moved from her couch to a black wooden bookshelf that had been a graduation gift from her younger brother Kohaku after she had gotten out of the slaying academy. Searching through the many books that contained a vast knowledge of demons, Sango finally found the book she was looking for. After reading through a page Sango walked into her kitchen with the book in hand and Kirara running after her thinking food would be served. Kagome heard many cabinets open and shut, a few boxes hitting the floor and a cat-like screech before Sango reappeared carrying a thick white substance in a bowl.

“Lie down and relax this paste will keep him from finding you for a few days, until I speak with father to figure out how to remove this.” ‘By me doing this I could be killed for, but Kagome is like family to me so the risk is worth it.’ Rubbing the paste onto the mating mark Kagome hissed in pain as scar burned in reaction. Watching as a yellow scab instantly formed over the wound Sango nodded smiling at her handy work.

“Keep your distance from Sesshomaru his scent is still on you.” Sango said placing the ceramic bowl onto the coffee table. “The scab over the mating mark temporarily blocks the connection between the joined couple.” Sitting up Kagome inspected the scab and smiled in relief.

“This may seem like a stupid question but why don’t I want Sesshomaru tracking me?” The young woman asked leaning against a decorative black pillow. “In Sesshomaru’s mind you belong to him and by you running away from him tells him instinctual that you are rejecting him as a mate, provider, protector and now he will come after you and literally force you to accept him.” Sango sighed lifting the agitated fire cat demon onto her lap trying to sooth it by stroking her white fur.

“Sango, he is in my Entrepreneurship class today and if I don’t show up that’ll seem suspicious since we compete against each other for the better grade.” “If I attend he’ll instantly smell his scent on me and being absent means I fall behind in my studies which lets him win so there’s no way out!” Feeling an added pressure to her belly Kagome opened her chocolate brown eyes to find Kirara swishing her tail and purring happily.

“Kags my beloved sister and dearest friend in the entire universe I have a plan for you today.” Grinning happily Sango sat up and crossed her legs in a meditation style. “Show up for class a half hour early to catch the teacher, tell them that there has been a death in the family and you will not be attending class that day and see if you can get the assignment.” “That way your presence would be known, you don’t fall behind in your studies, and I don’t get to see my best friend forced to married some demon because he believes in traditions that have been created way before electricity was even thought of.”

“Skipping class is something I prefer not to do unless I’m dead, but with the current circumstances rules are meant to be bent for extreme cases such as this.” The two friends spent the rest of the early morning discussing what would need to be done about Kagome’s situation before both females curled up on the couch and fell into a light slumber knowing when they awoke there would be much work to do.

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A.N: I haven’t written a Sesshomaru/Kagome story in 4 years since I started into the InuYasha community. I’ve put so much work into this chapter trying to make it flow and sound correct. I’m slowly making the chapters longer like I did with Pleasures of Business. I have to thank my fans who have always been with me for the past 4 years and are still sticking with me and I also have to thank the new fans hopefully you will enjoy my stories. Stay warm or cool where ever you are. JaNe ~ShellBabe