The Love of Brothers

Chapter Nine

Kagome had never felt so warm or so safe. The snow that she knew fell outside seemed a million miles away and her hardships a distant memory. She came awake slowly and aware of her surroundings even slower. She rubbed her cheek against Inuyasha's shoulder contentedly and felt a large clawed hand squeeze at her waist. Peering over her shoulder she saw Sesshoumaru. His golden eyes hooded with sleep. It was still dark outside and she wondered what time it was.
"What is it?" he asked in a sleep rough whisper. She shook her head and tilted her head at him. "Come closer." She said in a breathy voice, despite the fact that they were flesh to flesh. He brought his face close to hers and she raised her chin to trail her lips across the moon on his brow. It was a tender gesture, and he rubbed his nose against hers. "Go to sleep Kagome, " he told her then, "Now is not the time for loving, you are too sore and you need to rest.". Kagome sighed and he pressed a nip of a kiss to her shoulder.
It was dawn when she woke again. Sesshoumaru was up and about, ready to see to his fortress and his vast domain. She watched him head into his rooms and burrowed into the blankets again. Did he have to rise at the crack of dawn? She liked sleeping between them. It made her happy, complete, and she felt that they belonged there… with her. She was sad to see his early departure though she should have been used to it by now.
She rolled over again and felt a heavy arm come over her., pinning her on her back. "Would you quit movin around already?" Inuyasha grumbled. Kagome stared up at the morning-kissed demon. He was scowling but his eyes were warm. She smiled up at him, "Sorry." she whispered. He pressed a hard kiss to her lips and settled down, his head pillowed on her chest.
She stroked her fingers through the silvery strands, noticing for not the first time that his hair was lighter than Sesshoumaru's. Inuyasha felt contentment flow through her and purred against her. He was glad that she wasn't upset with them, that she even displayed true happiness. After everything that they had faced together and that he himself had put her through, he felt it only right to keep her that way. Besides a happy Kagome meant a happy Inuyasha.
Her fingers traced his ears lightly and they twitched in reaction. She sighed, stroking the delicate furred triangles between her fingers with a little more pressure and Inuyasha moaned softly and stretched against her. She felt his hard length against her thigh and knew for a fact that some parts of him were more awake than others.
He felt her shift against him and smiled into her chest. She groaned in mock distress and laughed, "Aren't you ever done?". He nuzzled the underside of her breast, wrapping his arms more tightly around her as he spoke, "Nope." Kagome giggled when he rolled her over and loomed over her. His eyes were warm, touched with humor. Despite what he might say, she felt that life in the palace was good for him. He kissed her nose, her chin, her cheeks, everywhere but her lips.
Finally, with a growl of her own she grabbed his hair and he laughed as he gave her what she wanted. It was a hot kiss, a lazily melding of mouths that grew frantic as their desire grew. She felt Inuyasha's hand at her throat, his fingers tracing over her pulse. He growled softly when he touched his mark. His tongue swirled around hers and Kagome moaned as passion overwhelmed her.
Inuyasha wanted her - badly. He also wanted to know that she could do this without being hurt. He ran his palm down her stomach, feeling her sharp intake of breath. He cupped the junction of her thighs, rubbing the heel of his palm against her. Kagome arched against him, her arms tightening.
Slowly, he parted her folds, finding them slick with her own need. He slid two fingers into her, stretching her. She gave no indications of pain, only her enjoyment of his touches. He licked along her throat, grazing her with his fangs. She shivered and moaned louder. Inuyasha chuckled again. "So you like to feel my fangs." He mused, and he repeated the action. Kagome's head was turned to one side, her pale throat fully exposed to him. He was humbled by her trust, inflamed by her submission.
He sat up, kneeling and flipped her onto her stomach. Kagome let him lift her hips, drawing her legs beneath her. Inuyasha slid his fingers into her once more, spreading her fluids, working her as she bucked back against him, moaning. He leaned over her, his chest pressed against her back, and holding her hips, he pressed into her. Her body clenched around him as he seated himself fully.
He growled loudly, gritting his teeth against the need to pound into her. He fought to keep his movements controlled, measured. It was a difficult task given that she felt so wonderfully wet and tight around him. She pushed back against him sharply and he hissed. "I'm trying to be careful." He grumbled. Kagome's head was thrown back and her body was beginning to glisten, "D-Don't be!" she cried out.
Inuyasha felt as though every drop of blood in his body was gathered in his groin, his eyes tinting pink at her words. He pulled from her only to slam into her with a satisfied grunt. Kagome panted and groaned, feeling the coil wind in her lower belly. Above her Inuyasha grunted and growled, and his sounds drove her closer to the brink.
"I-Inuyasha!" she cried, mindless now to everything but reaching that glimmering goal. He snaked his arm around her waist pulling her up against him. His hands moved to her thighs as he moved to press upwards into her core. She whimpered as one hand moved around to tease the bud of her passion. Inuyasha rubbed and pinched the pearl while she writhed on him, reveling in this power he had over her. Her head fell back against his shoulder, her breasts bouncing time to the movements that held them captive.
Inuyasha panted in her ear, his breath hot against the shell of her ear. "Mine. You are mine." He growled and she cried out when he swept her hair over one shoulder, raising to clamp his teeth on the back of neck. He held her this way, pumping in and out of her furiously. Her whole body wracked with violent tremors as he set her spiraling over the precipice. She screamed his name as he roared hers and they found the mark together.
They stayed unmoving for long minutes. His arm holding her against him, her head cushioned on his shoulder. Bodies gleaming, breath choppy, they recovered. Kagome could still feel the small spurts of him inside of her. Another difference between their people she supposed. The hot surges adding to her own quivering aftershocks. Inuyasha didn't want to move, not just yet. His flesh was highly sensitive and to withdraw now would not be comfortable.
He pressed a kiss to her shoulder, her head lolling to the side and he kissed his way up to her ear again. Her body shivering from the feeling. "Did I hurt you?" he asked in a gentle voice that seemed completely at odds with his lovemaking of a moment before. Kagome turned her head to face him, locking eyes with him. "No. It was incredible." She told him in a whisper. He pressed a lazy kiss to her mouth.
"You are incredible." He replied gruffly, and slowly he left the confines of her body. "How about a bath?". She smiled as she felt the liquids leaving her body, "Ya know, a bath sounds great.". Without a word he scooped her up and carried her into the bathing chamber. "Don't you dare." She growled at him, warning him against tossing her in again.
She was feeling great after her bath, Inuyasha had been sweet enough to wash her hair for her. That was something she definitely wanted him to do again. Inuyasha took her to the village shrine and remained with her that day. Sango and Miroku were glad to see him again, and once he was among them again, he was compelled to tell the truth.
"So you didn't kill Naraku?" Sango asked. He shook his head, glancing at Kagome. She didn't look pleased, "So… where were you for so long?" she asked bluntly. Inuyasha crossed his arms in his sleeves, "I was hunting him down duh.". Kagome arched a brow at him in a look that reminded him very much of his brother. He saw the hurt and question in her eyes. "Look I didn't abandon you or anything so stop looking at me like that."
Miroku took pity on him, "So you killed his incarnations…. You must have thought you were getting close Inuyasha.. I'm sorry. I do wish that you had allowed us to come with you though." Sango agreed wholeheartedly, "Yes, we all have reasons for hating Naraku, we took up the journey together… it would have only been right to finish it."
Truth be told he might have allowed them to go. Even preferred it, but Kagome he wanted nowhere near danger. She wasn't as skilled a fighter as the monk and the slayer, and though their deaths would hurt hum deeply, hers would kill him. Of course said woman would never let herself be left behind, so he had gone alone. He'd not be telling her that though.
Kagome finished her duties earlier than usual and decided that she had too much on her mind to stay in the village. Naraku was alive! Somehow it seemed to change everything. How was she supposed to think or feel now? She had work to do and wasn't able to. Inuyasha might be convinced but Sesshoumaru would lock her in her rooms before allowing it.
Maybe if she broached the subject carefully and took precautions, she would win. That decided, she sought out her unsuspecting mate. "Inuyasha, I want to go home now." She announced. The demon had been sitting in a tree nearby. He glanced down at her, it was hardly midday. "Somethin wrong?".
Kagome shook her head, "No, just a little tired is all. I can concentrate here.". Inuyasha leapt down to land gracefully before her. "You're tired?" he asked. Could it be a pup? Was it too soon? Kagome nodded, "Yeah just a little. I think I just wanna go back and read for a while. Oh, and there is something I have to ask Sessh."
He eyed her suspiciously. There were still some things he didn’t know about these two and he was honest enough with himself to admit that he was jealous of his brother. He'd had Kagome to himself for all this time and it seemed Sesshoumaru was as close as he had been. He remembered when it had been only him. Still, he liked it as it was, he just needed to…. Adjust.
"Wanna tell me what about?" he asked. She shook her head in the negative. "Nope not really." Inuyasha growled at her but settled her against his back and raced back to the palace. He grumbled most of the way and Kagome was content to let him.
They landed with ease in the courtyard, where Inuyasha was summoned away to the wall. Apparently, he had men waiting to report to him. Sesshoumaru was stuck in his office looking over a new treaty that the southern lands were pressing. Kagome decided to wait in the library for him to finish and asked Jaken to relay word to him.
Sesshoumaru was at his desk, his claws tapping in agitation. How dare the southern lord ask him for help and then make demands? What the hell kind of treaty was this anyway? He didn't even glance up when Jaken answered, bowing low. "What is it Jaken?" he asked in a bored tone. The imp straightened, "Lady Kagome wishes to speak with you when you have concluded your business my lord." He said, "She is in the library."
Sesshoumaru's eyes snapped up. Kagome was not in the village? "This matter is finished, send word to the south that I decline to assist them. If they wish my help, they can grovel for it.". He didn't wait for an acknowledgment, Jaken would see it done. Sesshoumaru stood and made his way to the library.
Once again, Kagome was draped over his favorite chair. He recalled the last time she had been so. "Are you ill?" he asked by way of greeting as he pulled the door closed behind him. Kagome turned wide eyes to him. "Umm, no." she replied. He grunted lightly, "Yet you are not in the village.". She shook her head again, "No, I asked Inuyasha to bring me home early today."
Home. She had called the palace home. It pleased him. She sat up straight and her expression grew most serious. "I wished to ask you something." She admitted and he came closer to tower over her. "What would you ask this Sesshoumaru?". She felt her cheeks heat, would he turn her down? "A favor." She whispered. He wondered what she could possibly ask for that he did not already provide. She seemed hesitant to ask and he moved to sit in the chair opposite of her. "You may ask for anything Kagome, I must decide to grant it or not." Mustering her courage she locked eyes with him, "Teach me to fight."