Learning to Love

Disclaimer: Still don’t own it, i think i saw a moth fly otta my wallet,i get no money from this.



The sun rose the next morning and bathed the two occupants in the cave in its’ early morning glow. Sesshoumaru was pulled from his light slumber by the suns warm rays filtering in through the cave opening. Once he was fully awake he noticed that one side of his body was warmer than the other, and that someone’s arm was draped around his middle. A moment later realization set in as to who said arm belonged to, and when he looked down his suspicions were confirmed. Snuggled into his left side was the warrior princess, as if it were the most natural thing in the world to be lying next to a demon as if they were lovers. He then noticed that her bed was right next to his, were as last night there had been a suitable distance between them. He doubted that she had woken up and moved it herself, so that left one explanation.



“That damned Ericka must be to blame for this, she shortened the spell that binds the girl and I; and then moved her closer to me. Why though, is the girl so comfortable in my presence, she should have woken up by now. That vile wench Ericka, if she weren’t already dead, I would gladly send her to her death myself, she must have cast the same sleeping spell on the girl that she cast on me so that we wouldn’t awaken though the night…But why am I, and more so my beast, so comfortable with the girl so close, it feels so right having her curled into my side, sleeping so peacefully…Damn why am I even having these thoughts, she is a human, the being that I despise the most…But she smells so nice, and her eyes are so unique, and her strength far surpasses any human that I have come across…DAMN IT…What am I saying, it must be because she is so close, damn hormones…oh no…it is close to mating season for the dog clan…SHIT…this is the first year that the season will affect me. Damn that woman, she knew and that is why she set us up, she intends for me to impregnate this innocent girl…no human…DAMN IT… though her innocence does smell intoxicating…SHIT…I must put some distance between myself and the girl before I do something stupid that we both will regret.” Sesshoumaru thought.



Sesshoumaru shook the girl to wake her up, but her actions were not what he expected. The instant he shook her shoulder; she jumped at least three feet away and immediately drew her dagger. She too was a light sleeper but you couldn’t tell by looking at her. She held her defensive stance for a few moments, while gathering her bearings. When she realized it was Sesshoumaru who had awoken her, she relaxed and breathed a sigh of relief.



“Sesshoumaru what are you doing? You about scared the life out of me.” She said trying to catch her breath.



“I could ask you the same question woman. What were you doing sleeping beside me this morning, cuddling next to me like some wanton whore?”Sesshoumaru growled.



“What are you talking about I fell asleep over...” she stopped noticing that their sleeping mats were indeed next to each other. “What’s going on I fell asleep over there, how did I get over here?” she pondered to herself.



He had been checking to see if she had had anything to do with it, but seeing her look of complete bewilderment proved that she was just as confused as he was.



“It appears that Ericka decided to pay us a visit last night, she must have cast a sleeping spell on us to assure that we remained asleep. She moved us closer together then shortened the binding spell to be positive the we remained close throughout the night.” He informed her.



“But wait if what you say is true…oh god… I was sleeping on you wasn’t I?” She exclaimed in horror.



“Yes, you seemed to be using me as your personal cuddling pillow.” He said with a bit of humor at her horrified look.



“Oh god, I am so, so, so, sorry about that, Sesshoumaru, but wait…did you say I was cuddling you, I don’t cuddle while I sleep? I never even cuddled my favorite stuffed dog toy as a child when I slept, and I took that thing everywhere with me…” She continued to ramble on, trying to figure out the reason for her suddenly foreign sleeping habits. Finally he had heard enough.



“Quite your rambling woman, it is obvious to anyone who has eyes with which to see, that this was Ericka’s, or the kami’s, doing, in a pitiful attempt to force us to bond more quickly. Apparently they are rather impatient to see us mate, as I have no doubt that that is their ultimate goal.” He said with a growl.



She visibly paled and her heart rate went through the roof at the realization that they intended her to marry, no mate, with this demon. With all of the excitement and work yesterday she hadn’t had time to ponder the why’s of this whole situation, but now it was all too clear.



“B…but…why would they be trying to make us bond, given time, something surely would have given in between us…it doesn’t make any sense…why?” Was all she could stutter out in her shock.



“It is more than likely because this is the first mating season that will affect me, and they are determined to have my beast want you so badly that it will mark you as my life mate, and the mating season starts in a few weeks. “ He said, “I am already starting to feel its effects, though weak, they are there, but it is too early yet to warn her. Let her keep her piece of mind for now, I can control it for a while longer; I don’t need a skittish virgin on my hands. Heaven forbid if she goes into heat when the season is still going, I know I won’t be able to control myself then. Knowing those bastards up there though, that is exactly what is going to happen…Damn.” He thought.



“Mate?…Why would they want us to mate, and why would they pit your beast against you? And what will happen to you when the season starts?” She question, finally starting to calm down a little.



“I am not certain what will happen when the season starts, but if I am anything like my sire, once my beast has chosen a woman, it will only stop to rest after thoroughly fucking said bitch into unconsciousness, then start again when she awakens. Then I will only be able to take control once again once the season is over, or a child is conceived. My sire told me the first season is the worst, for you have the least control over the inner demon. It eventually gets to where you can ignore the season all together; at least that is what I have been told. As to why would they pit my beast against me, it is because the beast has more control during that season than at any other time, something about the time of year. For about two weeks, the beasts will search for a suitable bitch, and if it cannot find one it will go on a killing spree on the last night to alleviate the built up tension in the body.” He further explained, he had meant to keep part of that a secret, but she had regained her wit too quickly, and he wasn’t about to lie to her. Better she know the truth of the matter anyway, it was going to happen whether she liked it or not, at least she would be prepared when the time came. Then she asked something that no virgin should ask.



“Will your beast be gentile or rough, and will it become angry with me because my proof is not there?” She asked with her head bent to hide her blush.



“What do you meant your proof is not there, I can smell your innocence from here?” he said ignoring the first part of the question, because, for now, he had no answer himself.



“Several summers ago I was in a battle with a demon, one that delighted in deflowering virgins before it ate them. My family tried to keep me from fighting it, but I was determined to protect my people. The demon decided to switch weapons in the middle of the fight sticking its’ sword into the ground about half way, leaving the hilt and half the blade exposed, and we continued our fight, I with my sword, and it with a pike. It had cut open several places on my kimono, the most prominent being the crotch of my hakamas, it laughed and said that it could smell my innocence and that it would enjoy taking it from me. I lunged at him, but I got thrown back into the air. My leg spread slightly to prepare for the landing, but when my feet touched the ground there was a searing pain, one like I had never before experienced, I had landed on the hilt of the sword. It was buried in the place that my monthly bleeding dripped from, I realized that my proof was gone, and by the way I was bleeding, I would be lucky to have children of my own someday. The demon stood there shocked, through the pain I noticed it was my last chance to kill it before I blacked out, so I lifted myself from the sword hilt, grabbed it, then lunged at it and cutoff its head. With its final words it mocked me, saying even though it hadn’t done it itself, the goal was reached, I lost my only proof. No man would take me as their wife without it. I would hear no more of it so I cut the severed head in half, silencing the filth. When I was brought home, the family physician was able to stop the bleeding, she even said that I would be able to bear children given the proper time to heal, but my proof was gone. My father said that it didn’t matter I could stay with the family, that I hadn’t lost anything according to them, but I knew that though I was innocent to a man’s touch, I no longer had the proof of innocence and I would never have a family of my own.” She said as a tear slipped down her cheek, she had accepted that the demon would probably rape her during it’s time of lust and need, she didn’t really care she had nothing to lose. She lived with her parents who loved her despite it all, but they couldn’t provide her with what she really wanted, a husband to lover her, and a family of her own.



“I see, since you told me your story, I think that my beast will understand; besides, like I said, your scent is still pure, so while your “proof”, as you call it, is gone, your scent should be proof enough for it. Has the damage you sustained from the battle completely healed?” He tried to comfort her a little, though he didn’t know why, but his curiosity got the better of him again, he had to know if the damage to her genitals would pose a problem, and if he would have to fight his beast not to damage her further.



“Yes, the damage has completely healed; you never answered my question about your beast.” She sniffled a little, still keeping her head down.



“Damn this girl she doesn’t miss much.” He sighed “I am not certain how my beast will react, though it probably won’t be pleasant for you, it hardly ever considers the females feelings, it is only concerned with its own pleasure.” He said in his usual emotionless voice.



“I see; I will have to remember that. I think it is time for a change of subject.” She said with a cough. “How far can we go from one another, do you think?” she asked



“Seeing as I can’t move any farther and you are about three feet away, I would guess it is three feet now; why do you ask such foolish questions woman?” his voice holding a bit of irritation.



“Oh that, well you see, I was kind of wanting to take a bath.” She said her blush going to an even deeper shade of red.



“I see, then come, for I too wish to bathe.” He said as he stood and turned to walk out.



“This isn’t turning out well, I wish to bath alone, but it doesn’t appear that that is going to be happening, maybe I can at least convince him to keep his back to me. If not he will see it all eventually… she cringed at the thought of being forced to mate with him, she wanted her first time to be with someone that she loved but that dream would never come true…I don’t even know him, maybe I can change that before the mating season starts, then his beast shouldn’t have to take me by force…I could learn about his beast too so I know what to expect, and how to please the beast so that it won’t hurt me…And while learning about his beast I might learn a little about him too, we might even become friends…I think I would like that.”



She smiled contently as they walked over to the tree that held the bathing supplies she had made the day before. They headed off through the woods toward the hot spring. The big long towels she had made were coarse but would get them dry when the time came, she had beaten them several times to soften them up; it had helped a little but not much. She had done the same for the washcloths and small towels, it too only helped a little, maybe she could go into the ocean later and see if she could find some soft sea sponges those would be much better than these rough towels she had made. She was roused from her thoughts when they arrive at the spring.



“I will not give in to your human modesty by turning my back for you, understand?” He said with finality in his voice.



“My modesty was stripped from me long ago, the only reason I wished to bath alone is because it is when I have the easiest time thinking, and it was the only time I got alone back home. The rest of the time I always had a servant with me.” She said with a sigh.



She had one of the same reasons for bathing he did, to get away from everyone, bath time was his alone time, anyone who disturbed him suffered greatly. Interesting how much they were turning out to have many of the same habits, one would almost think that they were made for each other.



“Preposterous.” He thought as he began stripping his clothing off. Soon he was standing in all of his naked glory. Lean muscles rippled underneath taunt pale skin, with markings on his wrists, hips, and ankles that resembled the ones on his cheeks and another blue crescent on his lower back, and on both arms…about an inch down from his shoulders. His stomach was hard and flat… he never did like those who had six or eight pack, they were always more occupied with their looks than their fighting skills…His shoulders were broad and his hips were narrow, and his arms and legs were toned and defined. There wasn’t a scar to be found anywhere on his alabaster skin. Like most of the white dog clan, he was well endowed with a large fifth appendage dangling between his legs. He was very proud of his perfect body. He trained every morning and evening to keep his body in top physical form; he knew what would happen if he neglected to do so, he would end up fat and lazy…like most human lords.



He cringed a little on the inside at that thought. Unlike the popular belief, demons weren’t born with perfect bodies; they must train for years, like humans, to attain their seemingly perfect bodies. When he thought about it humans and demons weren’t all that different in the basic requirements of everyday life, but that is where the similarities ended.



His train of thoughts were interrupted when he heard a small splash, and when he turned around Kagome was nowhere to be found. Suddenly she emerged from the waters depths, throwing her wet hair over her head, and keeping an arm over her exposed chest in a futile attempt to hide her large breasts. She was treading water in the middle of the of the hot spring, telling him that it was most likely deep enough to submerge himself completely without too much effort on his part, normally they where rather shallow. She turned her back to him when she noticed he was staring at the spot where she was at. The water was perfect. Not too hot or too cool. The water was also deep enough that she could hide most of her bodies secrets from him for now, true she wasn’t as modest anymore about her body, but she wasn’t about to go and flaunt it around a male just to get his attention like some whore. When she noticed him staring she quickly turned around. She had gotten an unhindered view of his entire body, and she had to admit that he was an impressive male specimen, but when she thought of the package dangling between his legs she turned a deep scarlet color from head to foot.



“Oh my god that is never going to fit in me!!! But in a few weeks I suppose I won’t have a choice, he said his beast will take me whether I like it or not…(sigh) why me? What have I done to deserve this? I mean he has a nice body and all, well nice isn’t the word for it. He is absolutely gorgeous, while I’m just a plain human, nothing special in the looks department here, how could I even compare to other women in his eyes…wait…why am I even thinking such things? He would never fall in love with a human, demons don’t know how to love…though that is little consolation…(sigh) am I not worthy of being loved or something. The gods must think so because they stick me with a being that cannot love…Oh god he is getting in the water, please let us have some distance…please.” She thought. But her wish was not granted. Almost as soon as he touched the water, the spell shortened, pulling him off balance to land with a big splash in the water, and thus pulling her under with him because the spell allowed less than a foot between them now.



They both came up sputtering, and coughing moments later. His arm was around her tiny waist, holding her out of the water…which reached his chest…he was holding her firmly to him…unintentionally of course…when he noticed how nicely she fit against him. Her curves were in all the right places, pup bearing hips, large, but not overly so, breasts…her skin was soft and her muscles were firm…her skin was not smooth and unblemished, like a princesses skin should be, she had many faint scars all over her body, but such is the price a human pays for being a warrior, most of the scars however were barely visible, it was only because of his demonic eyesight that he could see them as clearly as he did. Then something happened that made them both freeze. Kagome was being held up to where their heads were almost next to each other, but the water had caused Sesshoumarus’ member to float up to where it was rubbing against Kagomes’ entrance.



Sesshoumaru was torn between throwing her away from his body, or impaling his quickly swelling member into her body. Kagome was so shocked that she couldn’t have moved away even if they had had the room to do so. Sesshoumaru’s eyes had a pink tint to them as he waged a war within himself, the beast wanted to fuck the pretty bitch in their arms, but the logical half just wanted to throw her away and regain their senses. Before Sesshoumaru could fully control himself again, his beast slammed their mouth over the girls in what humans called a “kiss.”



Demons never did such things the most that they ever did, was place their lips on the back of the hand of a female, as a show of respect or greeting.



The kiss was kind of one sided for a few moments. Kagome still hadn’t gotten over the incident before, or the feelings it provoked, when he started kissing her. He had taken her first kiss, and from the way he was acting it was his first as well. He fumbled a little at first because of the pleasant sensation that enveloped him when his lips came into contact with her soft full ones, and then she put her arms around his neck causing her wet body to slide down his a little and giving him an even more pleasant angle. When her body had slid down his it caused a delicious friction that caused a moan to erupt from deep within both of their chests. Soon the simple kiss wasn’t enough; he wanted to taste more of what she had to offer. So he scraped her bottom lip with the tip of one deadly fang, in a sense asking for entrance into her mouth, but he would not accept “no” for an answer.

In her, now hazy, mind, she noticed something sharp scraping against her bottom lip, realizing what he was silently asking, she slowly opened mouth a little only to have his long tongue force her mouth to open wider to allow him complete access to her moist cavern.



Her mouth was sweet; part of it was from the berries that she had consumed earlier as they walked to the spring, but the rest was all her. Never had he tasted anything like it, he would have to be careful; he could easily become addicted to this sweet taste that she possessed. Then she did something to surprise him, her tongue decided that it wanted to play. What ensued was a small battle of wills, one which he easily won. She moaned into his mouth, and he eagerly devoured the sweet sound. Soon they parted for a much needed breath of air. He rested his forehead against hers, panting lightly, he finally took notice of his heavy erection, now gently rubbing against her thigh.



“What have you done to bewitch me woman, I do not understand what is happening, what these things I feel are, but somehow you have caused them, while not unpleasant, they are still unfamiliar to me. The only one I truly understand is the lust that is coursing through me. If you do not cease whatever enchantment that you have place upon me, I will not be responsible for my actions.” He said, his normally smooth voice was rough and husky because of his unspent passion.



“I have done nothing to you; you were the one who instigated the actions. I merely did what my instincts told me to do, which was respond to your actions. The only feeling I can think of for your confusion, however, is fondness, while you may dislike me, your beast apparently does not harbor the same feelings, while it is not love or affection, but the mildest of those feelings fondness.” Her hazy mind had cleared almost the instant he said that she had bewitched him, slightly miffed that the rather romantic moment had ended so quickly, she had snapped at him her reasoning for his confusion.



He was about to teach her a lesson in respect, when he realized that she had enjoyed it just as much as he had, and he had accused her of foul play unjustly. But her reasoning made sense, while he did not like her; he found he did not hate her either. In just one days time she had earned more of his respect than most could ever dream of having, she also had him talking more than anyone else could get him to since his mother had passed on, and she awakened a passion in him that no woman had ever managed to achieve before; though many had tried. He realized he did have a fondness for her; she was not like most women, she stayed out of his way, didn’t talk all that much, and was an excellent warrior. It was beneath him to apologize, so he nodded his head in acceptance of her answer, and then slowly released her closer to the edge of the spring where she could stand on her own. But when he let her go he couldn’t even take a step back, the damned spell wasn’t letting up in the least. Luckily her little outburst had caused his erection to deflate, but now he was stuck close to her with no hope of escape. Sighing he reached over her to grab one of the make shift cloths for washing the body and began the task of cleansing himself, she soon followed suite, even going so far as to turn her back to him when she washed her front. Apparently she had taken his warning to heart. Soon both were done cleaning themselves, but when they tried to exit the water they found it next to impossible to do it individually. On the third try, Sesshoumaru finally gave up, grabbed the girl…who let out a startled gasp…and jumped clean from the water in one swift motion.



When he set her down he finally got a good look at the rest of her body. Her rear was firm, and rounded gently into the strong, hard, thighs of her long legs. Her skin was pale, but had a healthy glow to it…unlike other ladies of the court, whose skin was pale, but it made them look like they were sick, rather than make them look more appealing, as they thought it did…his beast thought that her body was appealing, but the logical side was not ready to admit anything yet.

They both dried off quickly, and redressed in the clothing that they came in, Kagome had brought a clean shirt with her, and Sesshoumaru had decided against wearing a shirt altogether. They walked back to the cave in silence both too lost in their own thoughts to really notice the other.

When they arrived back at the cave Kagome decided it was time to train and then meditate to clear her mind. The kiss was bothering her; he was demanding but gentile, even a little unsure at the beginning, but he quickly realized what he wanted and took it. She had truly enjoyed it, for a first kiss it was wonderful, and she doubted she would ever be able to find anyone who could compare with the intensity that she had experienced with the Western prince. Her head was starting to hurt with all of the thinking that she had been doing, so she grabbed a nearby branch that had fallen to the ground, quickly cleaned the leaves and smaller branches from it, and then took her first stance.

Sesshoumaru watched her for a few moments, she had had the same idea that he had, well if she was going to train then he would meditate, he needed to study these foreign feelings anyway, and maybe find some answers…

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*pant pant* there two chapters*pant pant pant* god my fingers hurt….I am so very very very very…VERY, sorry that it has taken me so long to get theses written and posted, I hope two chapters and a little bit of steamy goodness in the hot spring will allow you all to forgive me(ak!)(wipes tomato mush off of face) yuck…well I suppose I deserve that one, good aim by the way..lol.. Well I hope to have the next chapter out soon; I haven’t quite decided how I am going to go with it yet, as always your advice, suggestion, comments, ect. are always welcome.



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PS: I know it is a cliffy, but it is not a bad one is it?...AK..HHEEELLLPPP!!!! (dodges an assortment of fruits and vegetables) haha you missed me! (Oomph) @@...Oh look at the pretty stars (thump)



Muse::Ah ha that is what you get for keeping me locked up for so long bitch(throws another rock at the lifeless body of the poor unconscious author)



Little muse: Oh god did you kill her(pokes her with a stick)



Muse: Nope but she’ll think twice before she locks us up again(evil grin)



Little muse: I hope so…but I think you took it a little too far, look she’s barely twitching for goodness sakes…



Muse: You want some too! (grabs a bolder and chases Little muse around)



Little muse: AAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!