Heir to the West

A/N: Sorry it took longer than usual to post...I hope you enjoy the update! I loved writing it!
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Lying down in his chambers all Sesshomaru could dream about was her! He yearned to bed her and get the damned dreams over with.
Yes, dreams. Every night when he’d lay in bed and drift to sleep, she’d appear, in either a kimono or nothing at all. But it would always end in him bedding her and screwing her until the sun came up.
Which just made him wake up with a massive hard-on and have to go take a cold bath.
And tonight wasn’t any different. Back down in the hallway he had let a little of his esteemed control go and kissed her, and tried to convey how much he lusted for her. But her damned ‘no touch until Rin and Kohaku are married’ rule kept interfering , that’s why he had arranged for her to be married so soon.
Also he needed a male heir or else he might resort to killing one of the elders if they remind him his 300th birthday was approaching and if he lacked an heir before then that his lands would be given over to the next in line for them. Which happened to be his womanizing cousin Kuromaru.
Closing his eyes Sesshomaru slid his hand into his sleeping pants and wrapped his appendage around his manhood. Moving his hand up and down he simply replaced his hand with the nigen woman that had been plaguing his dreams since he had offered to mate her. When his release finally came his arousal was only slightly satisfied. With a sigh he got up and resorted to the one option he hated.

The cold bath.

Walking into his bath house he opened the sliding door to the small spring that was adjacent to his private hot springs. Originally he used this to cool down after training or if it was merely hot. But it also served a private purpose; to rid him of his painful erections when self pleasure didn‘t rid of them.
Slipping out of his sleeping hakamas he stepped into the ice cold water and relaxed his head back as the cold water started doing its job. After half an hour his arousal had been snuffed out and he climbed out of the spring and dressed in another pair of sleeping pants and walked back to his chamber.
But this time when he crawled in he wasn’t alone. Lifting up the covers he found a sleeping Rin in his bed. Inwardly smiling he remembered when she did this when she was younger. Back then he had been repulsed by the idea of sharing a bed with a putrid human, but over time whenever he would find Rin in his bed he would do as he was now.
He would tuck her in grab another blanket, lay on top of the covers and cover himself with the extra blanket. Only in the morning to find her out of the covers and clinging to him. He doubted the other times would be any different than the one happening now.

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Rin woke up the next morning alone in Lord Sesshomaru’s bed. After her nightmare last night she must have walked into his room half asleep while he was still working late on the rest of the paperwork for either her and Kohaku’s wedding or his mating to Lady Kagome.
Sitting up she ran her hands through her hair and stood stretching her tired muscles. Walking out of his chambers she smiled sweetly to the servants that passed her, and walked down to the informal dining room where Lady Kagome sat eating her breakfast.
“Morning Kagome-chan.” she said smiling to the woman.

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Kagome looked up and smiled at Rin, and reached over and patted a cusion beside her “Morning Rin. Please sit. I have a couple questions for you.” Kagome said smiling and putting down the scroll in her hand and took a bite out of her toast.
“What is it Kagome-chan?” Rin asked.
“I’m very clueless in the traditions of Demon mating…and the marriage customs of this era.” she said. “Could you help me with a couple things?” Kagome asked smiling weakly at the young woman.
“What do you want to know Kagome-chan?” she asked.
“Sesshomaru might have mentioned a couple things…so I decided to do some research in the library after he and I spoke. But it only tells me the facts.” Kagome said un rolling part of the scroll for Rin to see. “But I want to know if there are any unwritten rules that aren’t to be broken.” she asked the young girl.
Rin sat and thought this over, she had tutors when she was younger educate her in both human and demon cultures. But she didn’t know too well how to decipher between what was in the scrolls and what was just etiquette..
“Well…since neither Kohaku or I have parents that eliminates most of it…but as the intended mate for Lord Sesshomaru you are expected to be by his side.” Rin said uneasily. “That’s basically it…but Sango is taking over most of the Motherly duties…and I wanted to ask if you would take over mine. Its your choi-”
“Of course…I thought I told you that I would be your mom if you wanted me to Rin.” Kagome said placing a hand on the young girl’s shoulder. “I’d love to.” she said with a smile.
“Thank you Ka-I mean Mother.” Rin said smiling ear-to-ear. “That just means you will give Kohaku his cup and Sango will give me mine while both you and Sango will pour the sake in the third cup.” Rin said.
Kagome made a mental note of all that Rin said and also was happy to finally be able to see Sango again after almost a month without hearing or seeing her for even a second. By now Kohaku had to be back in Kaede’s village. Oh how she wished to see Sango and see how her pregnancy was going.
The two women were yanked from their thoughts when a servant entered, bowed and looked to Kagome.
“Mi-lady, Lord Sesshomaru Wishes to see you in his study.” the young meek rabit demon said bowing once more. Standing Kagome said goodbye to Rin and followed the young demon through the labyrinth of stone hallways towards another large wooden door. Knocking Kagome heard Sesshomaru’s indifferent answer to come in and entered.
“You wanted to see me?” she asked the icy demon sitting in front of her.
He nodded and signed another scroll and placed it in a large pile of others. “Yes, I have received a message from my seamstress saying that you requested a new Ceremonial Kimono for my ward? Did you issue this?” he asked not looking up but started examining another scroll. Only when she didn’t answer did he lift his head and look at her.
“Speak.” he commanded.
“I did.” Kagome simply said. Trying to keep her anger in check. She didn’t need to answer to him whenever she breathed or ate!
“Well it won’t be happening.” he said looking back down at the scroll.
“Explain to me why.” she said to him.
“I have no reason to explain to you why I decide against something, Kagome.” he said signing the scroll and placing next to the one before it.
“ Well Rin and I both looked at both Ceremonial and normal celebration Kimonos and saw none that fit her interests. That’s why I requested a new one made for her wedding ceremony.” Kagome said looking directly into the feared demon lord’s amber eyes.
“May I remind you the definition of a request? Each project runs past my eyes Kagome, until you are my mate you will be seen as a step below me. Listen to this and take note for I do hate repeating myself.” he said then leaned back in his large wooden chair and folded his clawed hands in front of him. “Any Questions?” he said, obviously not intending it as what said. It was Sesshomaru’s way for subtly saying leave.
But Kagome was determined.
“Then we will find and tailor a Kimono that Rin sees fit.” Kagome said still staring daggers at him.
“ If you must.” he said then opened another scroll “You may leave now.” he said blatantly ignoring her now.
Walking out of Sesshomaru’s study she was relieved to see the rabit demoness still standing slightly down the hall; out of ear shot; waiting for her. Following the demoness Kagome tapped the woman on the shoulder “Can you take me to Miss Rin?” Kagome asked. The demoness merely bowed and walked down a different hallway and opened a sliding screen door that led out to the gardens. “Here you go Lady Kagome.” she said then bowed and went back into the castle.
Walking around the gardens Kagome finally found the young ward sitting on a stone bench beneath a budding Sakura tree.
“Rin?” Kagome said walking up to the young girl and sitting down. “It looks like something’s bothering you.” Kagome said placing her hand on the young girl’s back.
Rin merely shrugged “Rin misses Kohaku…” she said sighing. Kagome smiled to herself as she looked at the young girl, who was a mirror image of herself almost 8 years ago when she has fallen for Inuyasha. But Rin’s story would end happier than how hers ended.
“Because you’re in love, Rin.” Kagome said to her.
“Love?” the girl said blushing.
“It feels like your heart stops whenever you see him…and when you’re away from him you feel like life slows down almost painfully but when you see him that time melts away into a miniscule part of life?” Kagome said turning more towards Rin, who blushed even deeper.
“I’ll take that as a yes. Well, think about this, in a couple days you will be able to see Kohaku once more when he, sango, and Miroku come here for the wedding. I advise telling him how you feel before the wedding.” Kagome suggested.
“B-but what if he doesn’t feel the same about Rin?”
Kagome giggled light heartedly “Rin, why would he ask for your hand if he didn’t love you?”
Smiling the two women stood and walked back up to the house for lunch.

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As Kagome said the next couple of days passed almost painfully slow for both Kohaku and Rin. But the day that the two saw each other they both snuck off to the Gardens after dinner that night while Kagome and Sango gabbed about what’s happened over the last couple weeks.
“How has your pregnancy been?” Kagome asked her best friend as they sat in Kagome’s temporary chambers.
“I’ve not been able to keep anything down…and when I do I get heartburn that radiates to my kneecaps.” Sango said placing her hand on her small baby bump. “But I know it will be worth it.” Sango said smiling even wider. “How has life here been?” she asked her friend.
Kagome shrugged “I’ve tried to keep my mind off the impending mating by busying myself with Rin’s wedding but I know I’m going to have to face the music sometime.” Kagome said looking down at her bed. “Its what the gods destined me to do, Sango. What would I be to just toss it away as if it was nothing. I’m not a little girl anymore. I tried to settle down with the man I loved but he wanted someone else.” Kagome said starting to fidget with her fingers.
“Its your decision Kagome. You know you’re always welcome back in Kaede’s village with us.” Sango offered.
“You know I couldn’t. I’d get to see your children grow and shippo would be more comfortable, but I’d live my life alone. No man or demon from the village sees me as a fit mate or wife. They’re weaker than me…and they know it. But Sesshomaru has offered me a home, a family and protection from Inuyasha. Even without love, I have a shot at a happy life at least with someone. I came to that decision the moment I accepted Sesshomaru’s offer.” Kagome said finally looking back up at her long time friend.
Standing Kagome walked Sango to the door of her chambers and called a servant. “Tomorrow then my friend.” Sango said turning and leaving to her room.
Closing the door Kagome sighed “Yeah, Tomorrow my life changes for the better…I hope…”

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A/N: The next chapter is most likely the wedding ceremony and Mating ritual and the chapter after that is the long awaited lemon! Expect an entire chapter devoted to the lemony goodness. ^_^
-Narnia