The Portal

Chapter 21 – A Woman’s Wrath

Kagome was still in bed. It was at least mid day, but she was not enjoying the sunshine. No. Kagome was still in bed... and pissed. After the most extraordinary night of bone shattering sex, Sesshomaru had managed to screw up what the best morning of her life ‘should’ have been. It ‘should’ have been daisies and velvet, but no that was too much to ask for... when dealing with an arrogant taiyoukai jerk.

Oh, it started out great. She thoroughly enjoyed her sleep, what little she got, and awakened early this morning to find that she was warm, and oh so snuggly, inside of her magnificent lovers arms. His white silken hair was lying over her shoulders. For once that perfect head of hair was tousled, and she had found it to be quite endearing. His stoic features were replaced with a tender expression and a sparkle in his eyes.

They had lain there for some time, nuzzling each other and placing little kisses here and there. No words were really spoken, just tender caresses. She was in heaven.

Kagome could not believe that she used to think that Sesshomaru was a cold fish. The last few days had certainly proved that theory wrong. Underneath that solemn figure was someone that she was beginning to really care for. Since the first time he touched her back in the jungle, Kagome had craved for more.

This entire ordeal had been taxing and confusing, but Sesshomaru had proven to be a source of strength through it all. He was someone that she had come quickly to depend on. There was something about him. She couldn’t quite place it, but it was there all the same. That something that pulled her to him. He was honorable, and trustworthy, irritating, and arrogant. He was sinister and sexy, and stubborn. Hard to read, and know. What was it about him that made her heart race whenever he was near? Kagome had come to understand, that it was all these things combined that made him so damned appealing to her.

Kagome felt truly alive. She was amazed that she had lived her whole life thinking that she was alive, but had really been ignorant of what being truly alive really felt like. It really felt nice.

The trouble started when Sesshomaru reluctantly gave up her warmth and left her side. She watched his sinuous length slither up, out of the cozy warm bed. When he stood proud and tall in front of her, Kagome could not tear her eyes away. With a rosy blush over her face she openly appraised his form. She had just slept with a God.

The God, however was really Satan in disguise.

He pranced his haughty ass over to his robes, pulled them on, tied his obi, and then donned his swords. He stopped for a moment and gazed at her with a look that spoke of his growing affections. Then Sesshomaru said the sweetest thing, “You are a treasure among women, Kagome.” She could have cried. After that was said, he asked if she would like for him to send a servant with a tray of food. She was feeling a little famished so she nodded with a smile.

Then he destroyed the whole day.

“This Sesshomaru has decided that you, my little morsel, are much too delectable for your own good. Therefore I will not be replacing your tantalizing little skirt, thus insuring that you will remain in our bed until I return. I will not have that flirtatious and untrustworthy dog putting his snout where it does not belong. You are mine, and I do not share.”

Before it could actually register in her mind what the implications of his declaration were... he was gone.

The arrogant bastard left her with nothing to wear. Her skirt was a goner.

The icing on the cake was when the servant appeared with a huge tray of delectable exotic foods. Kagome hid beneath the bedcovers, while asking the servant to please bring her something to wear. The young girl meekly looked up and shifted toward the door. Kagome thought she looked a little pale, and wondered if she felt ill. Kagome assumed that she didn’t actually hear her request, as she didn’t acknowledge it in any way, so she asked once more. The girl looked almost frightened, and she finally managed to squeak out, “My apologies, but your master gave specific orders for us to deny your request for clothing.”

Four hours later Kagome found herself plotting ways to make him pay.

At first she was furious, but the adrenaline rush soon subsided to mere anger. She slipped back to furious once more and eventually made it down to plain old mad. Approximately three hours into her imprisonment through nakedness, Kagome resigned herself to the fact that he was a pig. A pig who needed to be brought down a notch or two.

Once the smog of fury had dissipated, she came to realize that screaming her head off at him the minute he stepped through that door, would do no good whatsoever. His royal demonship felt that it was every bit his right to keep his little sex slave tucked neatly away in his bed for easy access, and not a damn thing she could say would make him admit that he was wrong. So, after that great revelation, Kagome began to look at other options. Like Revenge.

A good hour of scheming had produced a pretty good plan. Clothing being the biggest obstacle. After some deliberation, she decided that the wine colored bedcovers would have to be sacrificed for the greater good. Kagome was delighted when the fine teacup shattered into three sharply edged pieces. Another hour later and she was sporting a new outfit. There had actually been two layers to the bed sheets. The dark, and thicker bottom sheet and the delicate thin top layer of a much lighter shade. She was pretty proud of the final product, and couldn’t wait to see the look on Sesshomaru’s face when he finally got a look at it.

The skirt was a fairly simple wrap, and in strict accordance with her undercover breeder status, there wasn’t much to it. It was very short on one side, and even shorter on the other. She used the same wrap concept with the top, which went once over each shoulder, then down over her breasts, and once around the chest. She tied it in a tight knot in the middle of her back. Her midriff was bare, showing off her cute little belly button, as an added tease. The soft thin fabric of the wispy material was rather revealing, which would help to ensure her success.

Revenge is sweet.

After a nice scented bath Kagome donned her new skirt and top. With a lighthearted skip, she then headed out of the bedchamber door.

After weaving her way back through the maze of hallways, Kagome stopped dead in her tracks. She recognized that deep drawl. She slipped by the beaded door quickly so that Sesshomaru would not see her, and prepared to quickly move on, however the melodious feminine laughter that sang out from the same beaded door, sent a sharp and searing pang of emotion coursing through her veins. Jealousy can drive a person to do very uncharacteristic things, and Kagome had just discovered that she was very jealous of the lovely Lady Nebthet.

A few minutes of listening to the indecipherable baritone voice of her recent lover, followed by the practically perfect Lady of the Temple’s feminine replies, served to give her the courage needed to move on.

Several corridor’s later Kagome found her way out of the pyramid and she stopped to take a deep breath of fresh air. The sky was crystal clear, and the courtyard was a bustle of activity. She smiled happily at her successful escape, and began her descent. The sand was warm on her feet, making her smile deepen. It was a beautiful day.

A brisk walk later she found a magnificent garden full of exotic flora. She slowed her pace as she walked, afraid that she may miss one of the delicate buds. A small stream of water trickled over smooth rocks, lending a soothing ambience. The winding paths were shaded in places, by huge palms, and Kagome quickly discovered a nice spot to sit and think.

Her peaceful moment of solitude had barely begun, when the silken voice of Lord Anubis drifted into her ears.

“What a pleasant surprise, the ever enchanting Kagome,” Anubis said as he gracefully lowered himself into the seat by her side.

Kagome turned to him with a warm smile, “Konnichiwa Lord Anubis.” Kagome bowed in respect. It would seem that her target had taken the bait.

“I see you have discovered my oasis.” Anubis replied with a sparkle in his eye.

“I do hope I haven’t intruded. It was so lovely that I couldn’t resist,” Kagome said.

Anubis leaned forward a bit closer, and replied, “My dear sweet Kagome, there is not one bloom in this entire garden, as lovely as you.”

Kagome blushed and giggled softly. No matter how many times she heard that, it never seemed to get old. It was certainly one of her favorite pick up lines.

“Come, and let this Anubis tell you of my many rare specimens.” Anubis stood and held his hand out to her.

Kagome placed her tiny hand in his, and stood as well. The lord demon walked closely beside her, pointing out the names for each of the unusual plants, Kagome soon realized that she was actually having a wonderful time. Although he was the ruler of the land, he treated her respectfully and proved to be the perfect gentleman. She could tell that he loved this garden very much, as he knew everything to know about every single variety of flower and plant. He was an attentive and enjoyable conversationalist, and she would often find herself laughing at some humorous comment that he made.

Another thing about this youkai lord, was his divine good looks. His fanged smile reflected in his eyes, which were even lighter in color than that of the crystal clear sky above. His long ebony hair hung loosely down his back, occasionally straying to lie over his broad shoulder. Kagome felt absolutely inferior.

Lord Anubis silently thanked his father’s spirit for this brief moment in time. He had left his mother chatting away with the offstandish Lord Sesshomaru some time ago. When asked of his lovely breeder’s whereabouts, the taiyoukai had answered rather sharply that she would be taking her rest in their chambers today, as she was feeling somewhat ill after consuming an abundance of punch during the festival. Anubis made sure to quirk his eyebrow in feigned ignorance to the veiled accusation, before taking his leave. Sesshomaru obviously harbored some distrust over his intentions.

His intentions were completely honorable. He only wanted to fully enjoy the relaxed company of this intriguing young mortal woman. Once again Anubis thought how unusual she was among mortals. She was also breathtaking in the color of wine. His admiration for her delicate wrapped ensemble was such that he could hardly pay attention to the flowers. Instead his attention was diverted to her shapely curves. She looked so soft, and he wondered what she would feel like beneath him.

Never before had he been denied a female. He was Lord of this land. The honored son of the god Horus. All bowed to him. Then a taiyoukai from another land strolls into his great temple, accompanied by a rarity in women, human or youkai. A prize breeder, but also a delightful young woman with a brilliant mind. He found that conversation with her was easy, and engaging, where as most of the women he tried to converse with were always dull, frightened, or ignorant.

He was simply unused to being denied and it frustrated him to no end.

While they stood beneath the shade of the towering palms above, Anubis allowed himself to get lost in her cerulean eyes. Her voice was light, and purely feminine, and playing a sweet song in his ears. He thought that he could gladly listen to it all day, while bathing in her uniquely delicate aroma. An aroma, which unfortunately now lacked its former luster, as it no longer held the pure scent of her innocence.

Unfortunate, but certainly not a deterrent.

The fact that Lord Sesshomaru had indeed bedded his little breeder the previous evening made no difference to him. He still wanted her for himself. The loss of her maidenhood only meant that there would be no tears of pain, when he invaded her body with his own.

Anubis looked down into her bright, happy face, and found himself pondering on the soft fullness of her pink lips. With every word she spoke they innocently worked to hypnotize his mind. He could not say when exactly his head began to lower, or when he absent-mindedly pushed aside the fact that the enchanting girl before him was the property of another.

He swiftly captured those tender buds of flesh with his mouth, and experienced what he had been longing for. She stepped back quickly from the tender kiss, shaking him back to reality. The look of regret showed brightly in her eyes. Anubis could only feel a great emptiness at that moment, as the object of his fascination gently made it clear that she belonged to another. He cursed himself for allowing his cravings for this female to cloud his mind. He refused to apologize to her, however, as he did not regret tasting her sweet lips at all.

He did however begin to feel that evasive regret, when the menacing voice of her owner caught his immediate attention.

“This Sesshomaru feels that you have overstepped your bounds with my female.”

Kagome’s gasp of surprise did not go un-noticed by either of the taiyoukai males. Anubis turned to Sesshomaru, and gave a shallow bow. He knew that he had wronged the youkai before him, and he felt honor bound to issue his apology to Sesshomaru. “My apologies, Sesshomaru. It would seem that I have allowed the pleasant company of Kagome to blur my senses. It was simply a moment of weakness on my part, and I assure you that it will not happen again.”

On the outside he was calm and calculating, but if one could venture beneath the stoic surface, they would find that Sesshomaru was shaking in his anger. More than anything in his entire life, he wanted to bathe in this youkai’s blood. Never before had he been forced to hold back this kind of rage. No one who had ever invoked his furious wrath had lived to see another day, and perhaps that is the reason why he was finding it extremely hard to reign in the all-consuming urge to attack.

The three of them stood frozen for an unknown amount of time. Kagome, in her confusion, and fright. Anubis as he awaited the outcome of this unfortunate situation, and Sesshomaru, who was silently debating on whether going home was worth giving up the opportunity to squeeze this bastards heart in his hand until the chunks of ruined flesh dripped through his fingers and on to the ground.

Kagome held her breath, waiting. Everything she knew about Sesshomaru said that there was about to be some serious bloodshed. His stoic mask was effectively in place, but she could feel his rage rolling off him in waves. She had to do something, and fast.

“Lord Sesshomaru, don’t you think Rin would find these flowers lovely?” Kagome asked.

He knew what she was doing, by mentioning Rin. Although obvious, her reminder served its purpose to spark his rational thoughts. No matter how utterly satisfying it would be to gut this rouge where he stands, there was more at stake here. Killing Anubis would no doubt bring about the wrath of the other lords, thus making their mission to recover the portal keys impossible. That would forever strand them on this cursed planet.

Sesshomaru pushed down his fury, and gathered his composure before speaking. “Lord Anubis, I will accept your apology for your insult, as Kagome has the innate ability to make a man take leave of his senses with something as simple as a shy blush over her cheeks. Be you warned, however, that this Sesshomaru’s lenience to such a transgression ends now. Do not ever touch my bitch again.”

Lord Anubis fought down the spark of anger at this dog’s arrogant acceptance of his apology. Did the taiyoukai actually think he could beat him in battle? It would be a grave mistake indeed. Anubis had, however, been the one to slight this taiyoukai, who was obviously making great strides to suppress his rage over his actions. For that reason alone, Anubis once again bowed in apology, before swiftly taking his leave.