Room Service

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Chapter 26: Let the fun begin

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Miroku turned swiftly at the icy words of the Western Lord. ‘What the hell!’ He thought in terror. ‘I can’t seem to catch a break today! First Sango catches me, then Yasha strangles me, now I’m going to die because I can’t keep my damn mouth shut! I should have just gone into the priesthood like father!’ He silently bemoaned as Sesshomaru walked, no more like stalked toward him.

“Well human?” The Lord icily questioned, “How do you have it on such good authority that this Sesshomaru has no mate or pack?” He watched as the human shivered in terror the closer he got to him. *Baka human for making any assumptions about us.* His beast growled.

“Miroku?” Kagome spoke quietly as she followed her mate. “What the hell have you been doing this time?” She tiredly asked. * I smell fear, and deception on him. You had best let our mate and brother handle this.* Sakura cautioned. ‘Hai I understand,’ she replied as she watched her mate and Inu Yasha surround the terrified man. ‘Except this is holy ground, and if blood is spilled, it had best be by me, the keeper of the temple.’ There was a thoughtful pause. *~sigh~ Very well then, but only to keep the peace here.* She agreed.

Kagome tuned back into what was going on in front of her. Sango was still standing by the door, just watching as the two Inu males growled and began circling the terrified human. She sighed as she stepped closer to the nearest male, Inu Yasha. She could smell Sango’s tears on him, and she frowned, glancing back to her longtime friend, now noticing the slightly puffy and pink eyes. She turned swiftly back to Miroku, narrowing her eyes at the terrified man.

She reached out and grasped Yasha’s arm, gaining his attention. He looked at her with slightly pink eyes, silently questioning her. She just looked back at Sango, than back to him, a silent interchange of her request. He growled lowly as he glanced at Miroku, than back to her. She just looked at him steadily. He grunted as he lifted one shoulder in acceptance of her request, and walked back to the slayer and wrapped his arms around her from behind in comfort. She noted how Sango didn’t fight him, but seemed to lean into his strength, and gave a small smile. ‘So that’s how it was, huh?’ She couldn’t be happier for her friend or her pack brother, but she had something else she had to deal with, as she heard the slight whimpering coming from behind her.

She turned to see her mate staring down at Miroku, his eyes also having a tinge of pink around the edges. She sighed as she walked over to him and touched his shoulder gently. She felt him relax slightly at her touch, yet his gaze never wavered from the frightened man before him. “Miroku, why are you here?” She asked quietly as she heard a low growl start to come from her mate.

The terrified man looked quickly to Kagome. “K .. Kagome ... I .... I came here ... to ask you ....” He was cut off by a low snarl from the Youkai Lord, and he swiftly locked his eyes with the pink tinged ones. He noted, somewhere in his scattered and terrified mind, that Kagome had not only touched the Lord without a reprimand, but was now softly stroking his arm, seeking to sooth him with her touch. “I ... I came to ask you where Sango was,” he said slightly stronger, “W ... we had a ... disagreement ...” he was cut off by a loud angry voice.

“Disagreement my ass! You fucking bastard! I caught you screwing Kagura, in my bed!” Sango practically bellowed. “You came here to try to find me so you could continue to mooch off me!” She didn’t feel the banded arms around her middle, holding her close to a rumbling chest. She would have said more, except the rumbling had turned to an all out snarl at her final words. She turned to look over her shoulder at the silver haired hanyou that had her in his arms. She just stared at his slightly pink eyes in wonder, finally registering his comforting presence. ‘Strange, how I am now being comforted by the same being who hurt my best friend.’ She thought in confusion, as the arms around her waist tightened more, practically crushing her to his chest.

She could still feel the rumbling growl vibrating through his chest. She caught her breath at the pleasurable sensation, unconsciously rubbing her back against his chest, and grasped his forearms where they were banded about her middle, completing the connection.

Kagome made a mental note to have a long ‘chat’ with her friend later about what had happened while she was away, but for now she had an annoyed mate and terrified human to attend to. She looked back to see that her mate had moved while her attention was diverted and now had the frightened man clutched by the front of his shirt, and up on his toes, whimpering.

She sighed as she moved over once more to touch Sesshomaru on his shoulder to calm the now angry male. “Miroku, it seems that you came here to try and get information out of me, when you know perfectly well that I would never give you what you were seeking. So,” she paused to take a breath and stared right at him, gaining his attention as well as her mate’s, “I believe it is time for you to go and not return unless it is with an apology for Sango for your crap-assed behavior. As well as one for Lord Sesshomaru for butting your nose into where it should not be, and another for myself for bringing strife to a holy place that is under MY protection.” She finished with emphasis, showing who was the mistress of the land that they all were now on.

Sesshomaru looked at his mate as she delivered her little speech to the frightened man in his grasp. He slowly released him to his feet with a final growl as she finished to add his support to her claim. He couldn’t help but be proud of her for her handling of the situation. For a few moments there, he was sure he would have ripped his claws into the male for insulting someone who is close to his mate, and from the scent that was drifting to him from the pair on the porch, soon to be pack sister.

Miroku was shaking, absolutely terrified of the being that had him in his claws moments ago. He didn’t doubt that if Kagome hadn’t have stepped in when she did, he would be in little pieces, scattered about the Shrine’s grounds, thanks to the Youkai Lord. He stepped slowly back, away from the still quietly growling male, not taking his eyes from him. He turned to look at his savior, noting that she once more had her hand on the Lord, and that he seemed to be quieting under her touch. Stupidity was his only excuse for what he said and did next.

“Got you whipped does she?” He mocked the Youkai, as he took another back step. “Must be a hell of a good lay if she has even the Great Lord of the Western Lands, Sesshomaru, rolling over to have his belly rubbed!” He sneered. “Lord indeed!”

Miroku never had the chance to complete his rant as a now very pissed off FEMALE demon had him in her claws. ‘Where the fuck did she come from? She’s gorgeous!’ His hands just itched to be able to rub at the round and plush mound he knew was just itching for a grope.

A low rumbling growl was coming from the Western Lord, as the little female had him on his toes, literally. “You DARE insult my mate, on MY grounds? You foolish hentai! And don’t even THINK to reach for my behind, or you will find yourself missing an entire LIMB!” She shook him with each raise in her voice.

“You come here, uninvited, looking to demand answers from me when you know I would never betray her?” She shook her head sadly at him, never losing eye contact with the now very frightened and stunned man in her grasp.

“K .. Ka ... Kagome?” He stuttered, not really believing his eyes, or his ears. ‘Is this little spitfire REALLY the shy and timid little mouse of a woman that is Sango’s friend?’ He mused silently.

“Indeed, human, my mate is Kagome. And you would be best to obey her commands while on her grounds.” Sesshomaru replied icily to the stammered question. “Be thankful it is her who you are dealing with currently, foolish mortal, and not I or my brother. For you would not see the dawn of the night.” He growled.

He watched, as the thought of what he had just threatened sifted through the brain of the human his mate held captive, and the human shuddered at the result of those thoughts. * She really is quite impressive when she is angered, isn’t she?* His beast purred, as they watched their little female proceed to walk the trembling human to the top of the Shrine stairs. ‘Hai. And I can’t wait for us to get our bitch back within our grasp.’ He returned lecherously, as he began to stride towards where she had stopped, finishing her lecture to the human. He noticed with his senses that his brother and the female Sango, had left the stoop, and were also making their way to where his female was currently occupied.

“You are not allowed to return to this Shrine unless it is with an apology for Sango, Sesshomaru, Inu Yasha and myself, as the keeper of these lands you tried to desecrate. Regardless of how long your family and mine have been the Keepers here, your are no longer welcome.” She tossed Miroku to the ground at the top of the steps. “Go. And do not return unless you are willing to do as I have requested.” She said coldly, turning away from the fallen male, hearing a quick growl come from her mate.


She wasn’t expecting what happened next, considering the warning she and Sesshomaru had given the baka male. She sensed his movement from the ground, and was stunned to feel his hands planted firmly on her backside, rubbing and fondling. She stood stunned at his audacity, as the consequences of his actions came from another.

Miroku couldn’t help what he did. Oh, not that he didn’t figure it was worth the swift retaliation he knew would have been coming from the little female he fondled. But, once he caught a glimpse of the round softness he groped, he couldn’t resist. He figured he could have gotten away before the Western Lord had him, but the plumpness, softness, and firmness of those cheeks was his undoing.

Sesshomaru growled in warning as she turned her back, and seen the tossed male quickly stand and plant his hands on HIS mate’s ass. He felt his beast struggle to free itself, knowing his eyes turned red, and his claws had lengthened instantly, giving him a feral and wild look. But even with all his youkai speed, he wasn’t the first to have the soon-to-be-dead male in his claws. Who did shocked him slightly, allowing him to gain better control of his raging beast, who was demanding he torture the human male for even THINKING of touching their female.

Sango knew what was coming the second she seen Kagome toss him down to the ground. She wrenched herself from the strangely comforting grasp of Inu Yasha, and made a mental note to explore the meaning of that feeling later. She swiftly moved towards her friend, as Kagome turned her back to the downed male. She heard the warning growl just seconds after she herself seen the gleam pass through Miroku’s eyes. ‘I have to get there first, or there will be bloodshed! Not that there won’t be once I have him.’ She thought as she sped by the Western Lord, feeling his beast rising in a rage. “Shit.” She said quietly as she quickly side-stepped her friend and had Miroku in a head lock in seconds.

“YOU DUMB FUCK!” She screamed into his ear as he released her friend and grasped her arms to try to get her to loosen her choking grip. “Do you seriously have a death wish?” she said, slightly calmer than before, but no less loud. “Her MATE is the Great Lord of the WEST, you dumb baka! And here you are, groping her, IN FRONT OF HIM! Have you completely lost your senses? Give me one Kami damned good reason why I shouldn’t just hand you over to him AND Inu Yasha right now?” She questioned him, loosening her hold enough so he could pull in a gasping breath to reply. “And don’t even THINK to use the fact that I had loved you once, as that is an answer I will just toss you to their feet for. Now, answer!” She demanded, shaking him.

Miroku couldn’t breathe. He knew the banded arms that held him in such a tight grasp, Sango. ‘How the hell did she get to me first?’ He dumbly wondered and he listened to her rant at him. It was as she released his air pipe for him to pull in the much needed breath, that he fully grasped what he had done. ‘Oh SHIT! I didn’t just ... but I couldn’t have ... oh FUCK!’ He silently cursed. He was about to reply when Sango vetoed his answer. ‘Now what the hell can I say?’ he wondered, as he watched Kagome turn in stunned silence; Sesshomaru, eyes bleeding red with long claws dripping some sort of green stuff that sizzled when it hit the ground, moved to stand next to his mate; and Inu Yasha moved to flank on her other side, just half a step back. ‘Oh fuck, am I in for it now! Think Fast Miroku, ‘cause you will only get one chance at this.’ He spoke encouragingly to himself. “Um ...” He stalled a moment, watching as the Western Lord and his brother tensed, ready to jump the second he was released.

It was Kagome with her soft voice that ended the temporary madness around them with her softly spoken words.

“Let him speak. As the one violated, it is my right to choose his punishment. And have no fear Miroku,” she said, watching as he sagged in almost relief, “it will be just.” She finished with a wicked smirk on her face, placing one hand on her mate’s arm, curling her slender claws around the bend of his arm and stroking the indent there calming him, and the other hand she reached back to grasp her pack brother’s claw, forming a unit of the three.

“Sango. Please release him and come over here. You will have your revenge as well, should you wish it.” She waited until Miroku was tossed to the ground, gasping for air, then she set up a barrier around him, keeping him on the grounds with no chance to escape without injury. She released Inu Yasha’s claw to grasp her friends hand, pulling her in for a hug. “Thank you.” She whispered to the surprised girl as she released her.

Inu Yasha was steaming. If it wasn’t for the barrier, he would have that dumb baka in his claws for ever daring to touch his alpha female’s person, never mind what he had done to Sango. ‘The baka will pay.’ He growled silently to himself as he watched the two most important females in his life embrace.

Once Kagome released Sango, he reached over and pulled her to his rumbling chest, claiming her lips in a passionate display of possession. What surprised him was that his little female just seemed to melt in his claws, silently accepting his claim. He growled as he pulled away from her lips, noting the hazy glaze of desire over her eyes. He swiftly moved in for another taste when a quick, low growl from his brother stopped him from just plundering her warm cavern. He planted a firm, warm kiss to her lips once more and shifted her to his side, keeping a tight clasp on her. He leaned in and nuzzled her neck, gently licking her racing pulse, leaving his scent behind. He then turned to watch the drama unfold in front of him.

Sango was stunned that she had not only allowed for the hanyou to kiss her, but that she had made no protest at all when he left a scent mark on her neck. She watched as Kagome once more reached over to clasp Inu Yasha’s claw. She felt no twinge of jealousy at this show of affection, knowing it for what it was, a show of unity.

Sesshomaru impassively watched as his brother laid claim to the female slayer. He reached over with his free hand to press his mate’s claws closer to him. Regardless of the barrier that was up, he kept a wary red eye pinned on the human trapped within. * Foul human!* His beast continued to rage. * Baka for touching her! And she is in her demon form! Though, I still can’t wait to see her running free as an Inu.* He lecherously piped up, sharing a mental image of the two of them in their Inu forms frolicking in the large field he had spied behind the Shrine. Sesshomaru gave a quiet growl of arousal at the image, his eyes seeming to bleed a darker red, making the trapped human start to quiver in terror.

Miroku began to shake when he realized the depth of the situation his “cursed hand” had gotten him into this time. ‘What the hell am I going to do to get me out of this?’ He pondered, as he stayed seated. He watched as Inu Yasha kissed and held Sango close, and sighed silently as he realized that this time he had truly lost her. He gave a slow shake of his head and lowered his eyes from the touching scene. ‘There is only one way for me to get out of this only slightly unscathed, and it isn’t something that I am looking forward to doing.’ He mentally sighed.

Kagome watched as her best friend was claimed by her pack brother. ‘I can’t wait for us to have a moment to chat!’ She practically squealed to Sakura. * Hai, though I am more interested in what ever it is that our mate is thinking of.* she replied slyly. Kagome took notice of the growl he quietly released, and the scent of arousal coming off him. She shivered in awareness. ‘Kami, what in the name of All is he thinking of?’ She pondered, as she watched Miroku seem to come to some sort of decision with in his head. * I just hope that he doesn’t say or do anything that will force us to come between him and our pack again.* Sakura muttered, and she silently agreed.

“Miroku. Your time for thought is over. What is your response to laying your hands on my behind?” Kagome spoke formally, trying not to giggle as she spoke the words. ‘Sounds so damn ridiculous!’ She mentally snickered.

The trapped man sighed and kept his eyes lowered as a form of submission. “I have no excuse for what I have done. I can only ask that I be forgiven of my behavior. It was rude, inconsiderate, and improper of me to behave as such in the presence of the Lord of the West, his Lady and his Pack. It was also inconsiderate of me to assume that I know the happenings of your pack, Lord Sesshomaru, and I apologize for such rudeness. To you Lord Inu Yasha, I ask for your forgiveness as well for making assumptions of yourself and your status with your brother.”

He looked up at Sango, looking her in the eyes, hearing the growls coming from Inu Yasha at the action. “Sango. It is you to whom I owe the largest apology for my actions. I have harmed and insulted you in the wort possible way a man can to a woman. And watching you now with Lord Inu Yasha, I can see that there is no chance of us returning to our former relationship.” He paused in his speech. “I wish you all the happiness in the world Sango. Everything that I couldn’t give to you, everything that you deserve.” He turned to look at Sesshomaru and Kagome. “I understand that my words are a poor means to compensate for my actions, I can only hope that you accept them as the sincere apology that they are.” He sighed and leaned forward until his forehead touched the ground, leaving him completely exposed. “My life is in your hands for my actions.”

Kagome drew in a breath and looked to Sesshomaru for his reaction. ‘His eyes are still red, but he doesn’t seem too inclined to killing the male prostrate at his feet.’ She mentally noted. * Hai, for now.* She silently agreed. * Let’s see what happens.*

Sesshomaru listened impassively to the male now planted at his feet, listening to his beast growl in his head. * If only it was back in the feudal times, than there would be no question on killing this human for the insults he inflicted on our Pack.* his beast rumbled. ‘Hai, but it is not that time, and we have to respect the wishes of our Pack, as we now have one and it is growing by leaps and bounds.’ He silently agreed. He looked down at his mate, to see her looking at him. He raised one eyebrow in question to her response to the lament of the human. She shrugged her shoulders, indicating her confusion of what to do. He glanced over to his brother, who just glared at the man. It was Sango who had his eyes narrowing in thought. She was looking at himself. So he raised his eyebrow for her opinion, given that she was the worst hurt by the defeated human before them. She just stared at him for a moment, looked to the human, and looked to his mate, who had shifted her attention as well to the petite female next to his brother.

Sango knew that Sesshomaru was asking for her thoughts on what to do with Miroku, but she was unsure. She couldn’t tell, as they could by his scent, if he was speaking the truth. She sighed quietly and looked at Inu Yasha, who had also turned his attention to her. She didn’t know what to do. Inu Yasha must have sensed her confusion because he leaned over and whispered in her ear, his warm breath shifting the little hairs on her neck, making her shiver in awareness.

Inu Yasha felt his soon-to-be mate tense in indecision. He knew what was being asked of her from his brother, and he could sense her confusion. He guessed that she didn’t know that the pathetic human was being completely sincere. He leaned over and inhaled her scent, just before he spoke. “He is speaking the truth. Not once did his scent change to show anything of deceit. He seems to mean every word. Your opinion would be welcome,” he paused a moment, than said the next part so quietly he was sure that she barely heard him, “my mate-to be.”

Sango was surprised for a moment, before she relaxed completely him his hold. She knew that no Inu would casually toss around words of that kind unless they were serious. She closed her eyes and leaned into him for a moment, collecting her thoughts. ‘Kami what it will be like to be mated to him.’ She mentally snickered, making up her mind on two accounts. She lifted her head and looked at the male holding her, then turned her eyes to her Alpha pair. Holding their gazes a moment, she gave another sigh and looked at the man still lying before them. She looked at him with pity, knowing her new place, and by who’s side she will remain. She turned her gaze once more to Kagome, knowing that her friend would have no problem reading her decision in her eyes.

Kagome watched as her friend accepted Yasha’s suit, and read her request in her eyes when she looked to her once more. ‘Very well, if that is her choice.’ She turned to look at Sesshomaru, knowing that he had read the same answer in Sango’s eyes as she did. He nodded and turned to look at the still male before them.

“Rise Miroku, and face your fate.” He spoke coldly, watching as the human first stiffened, then slowly stood up.

Miroku didn’t know what to think as he slowly rose to his feet, keeping his eyes downcast. “Yes, Lord Sesshomaru, what is my fate to be.” He spoke quietly, not showing any of the fear that was running rampant through his head and body.

“You should consider yourself lucky to not be in times past, as nothing would have prevented myself, or my Pack from ripping you to shreds without a second thought for the disregard you had with my Lady Kagome.” He paused for effect. “However, this is not that time any longer. You are currently being spared of the sentence of death,” he watched impassively as the human male trembled in relief, “But you must still face a form of punishment. So, my mate will request of you several chores to be completed, to her satisfaction, here on these grounds. Regardless of the level of difficulty, or peculiarity of the task, you will complete it in a timely manner, for the length of one month. Or, until you have been freed by consensus of the whole Pack. ” he paused again as he allowed the human to absorb what he had just spoken. “Should you not agree to these terms, I will turn your fate over my brother and his mate-to-be.” He smirked.

‘Dammit! I have little choice here,’ Miroku thought as he listened to Sesshomaru speak. He kept his eyes lowered as he thought.

“So human, what is your choice?” The Western Lord questioned coldly.

“My Lord,” He began respectively, “I choose to work for the Western Pack, here on this Shrine. I will complete the tasks set forth, until such a time as I am released from my punishment. Thank you Lord of the West, and Pack for showing mercy and not ending my existence.” He bowed.

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I think I will end this here for now. I am sorry for making everyone wait so long for this. I ended up, at first, losing all of my stories and subsequent chapters (I cried for days!). I managed to find copies in my email from my wonderful beta, Inu~Lover.

So, tell me what you think. I still love hearing from everyone.

Until we meet again.