Close Encounters Of The Fluffy Kind

When Sesshomaru came upon Kagome, she was sobbing into her hands. He felt a slight twinge of guilt rip through his gut, but managed to shake it off. This was not his fault. Inu Yasha would be made to pay for every single tear that she shed.

He slowly walked to her, and then lowered himself down next to her. Without a word, he lifted her body up and cradled her against him. She buried her face into his haori and allowed her tears to come. Why did things like this always happen to her? Why did she always fall for a guy who cared more about himself rather than her? She gave her love away freely, but never had love returned in the same manner. It was not hard to say a few kind words here and there, but with Inu Yasha and Sesshomaru, she might as well have been requesting the moon on a silver platter.

When her sobs finally began to ease, Sesshomaru held her tighter and said, “What happened back at the camp will never happen again, Kagome. You will not yell at me, nor call me names. I will excuse it this one time, but the next time will come with consequences.”

Kagome yanked herself out of his grip and glared at him. “You had it coming, you egotistical son of a bitch. How would you feel if I knew that Sango and Miroku were watching us fuck?” She asked, her anger getting the best of her.

Sesshomaru cocked his eyebrow. “I seriously doubt that the slayer would allow the monk to watch us as we took our clothes off, so I would not have to worry about the monk watching us mate. As for the slayer, well, she is too much of a prude and would not be able to watch without having to turn away, so I am not worried. However, you need to understand that it is quite normal for youkai to mate in front of others to prove that the female belongs to the male and that they have consummated the relationship. Though not done often, it is not something to be ashamed of.” He replied.

Kagome sighed. “Sesshomaru, I am not youkai, in case you have forgotten. I am human and I don’t want other people to watch us as we mate. To me, giving myself to you is sacred and should only be between us, even if you don’t really like me.” She said, her voice barely a whisper.

Sesshomaru sighed. “Kagome, who told you that I don’t like you? Was it the hanyou?” He asked. If it were the half-breed who told her such nonsense, the bastard would die slowly for putting him through this madness.

Kagome shook her head. “No. I can tell by the way you speak to me. You treat me like a possession and not as a person. I understand that we are going to have a child, er, pup together, but sex is something that joins two people both emotionally and physically, especially when offspring are involved.” She said, looking away from the youkai lord.

Sesshomaru could not believe it. This was what she was upset about. How he spoke to her. Fine. He would watch what he said, but only because he really did not want a repeat of what happened at camp. His poor ears were still ringing.

“Kagome, I do care for you. You should know by now, by my actions, that I fully intend on keeping you after the birth of our pup. You will be my mate, the lady of the western lands as well as a mother to Rin. When I say certain things, it is because I have an image to keep up and do not wish to look weak in front of other youkai. However, when we are in our private chambers, I will alter the way I speak to you, but you will have to get used to the way I do things. I don’t need you to be so emotional, especially when you become pregnant. And, the other lords and ladies will expect a certain attitude from you, seeing as how you will be bringing a very powerful youkai pup into the world, and will be mated to a very powerful taiyoukai. It is natural for them to think that you are just as cold as I am. I know it will be difficult, but try and be a bitch. It is expected of you.” He said, his tone tender, well, tender for him, as he leaned over to nuzzle her neck.

Whatever Kagome was going to say was lost. The minute his lips touched her skin, she completely lost her train of thought. He smirked, knowing full well that he had won the battle this time around. It was not hard to make Kagome happy, and if this was all he had to do, then so be it. He lowered the aroused female to the ground, and very slowly began apologizing to her in his own special way. By the time they were done, Kagome was very happy, and Sesshomaru was off the hook, at least he hoped, for his ears sake.
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Sango looked up when Kagome and Sesshomaru reappeared. She had been so worried, and between smacking Inu Yasha and Miroku, then comforting Shippo, she did not have time to go and check on them. However, from the looks of things, she was glad that she didn’t.

Inu Yasha could not believe it. His asshole brother had managed to get Kagome to forgive him. He glanced over at Miroku and saw that the monk had a huge grin on his face. The hanyou leaned over and asked, “Why in the hell are you so happy?”

Miroku chuckled. “Ahh, the wonders of make-up sex. Makes me think of a time when….” He trailed off when he noticed that Sango was now glaring over at him. He coughed and then said, “Perhaps this is a tale for another time.”

Sango shook her head. Why was she surprised? Miroku was nothing but a walking penis. If it dealt with sex, he was interested. Perhaps she should find herself a man who thought with the head on his neck instead of with the head in his hakama, or in this case, robes.

Shippo grinned as he watched Kagome and Sesshomaru sit together. Sure, the youkai lord was a huge snot, but he really seemed to care for Kagome and even went as far as to provide her with clothing and a courting mark, something Inu Yasha never did. He cautiously approached the couple and watched as Kagome looked over at him. She grinned and opened her arms. Without thinking twice, Shippo jumped into her arms and sighed. He looked over at Sesshomaru and found that he was staring down at him.

Sesshomaru did not know why the kit would dare jump onto Kagome. Did he have a death wish? Without thinking, he growled. It did its job because all of a sudden, the kit began trembling.

Kagome glared up at her lover. “Sesshomaru, if I am to accept Rin, then you are to accept my pup, Shippo. Get used to the idea of having a kitsune for a son, because he is going to be part of whatever we have together.” She said, her tone telling him that if he wanted to get laid anytime soon, he had better agree.

Nodding, Sesshomaru sighed. Fine. She wanted the damn kitsune, she could have him. He was thankful that his mighty father was no longer among the living. If he saw this little situation that his eldest son had gotten into, he would have surely died from laughter. It was common knowledge that inu youkai and kitsune really don’t get along very well, and here he was, a mighty inu taiyoukai, and he was now the proud father of a small kitsune. Could things get any worse?
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Jaken listened as the messenger relayed the message. His yellow eyes widened as the messenger told him that if Sesshomaru did not mate within a month, then the other lords would choose a mate for him. Jaken gulped and nodded. However, he told the messenger that his lord was currently away from the palace and he would not receive the message until he returned. The messenger smirked at him and suggested that he get up off his lazy ass and go find his lord, otherwise, he would be mated to a female that was either butt-ugly or was a frigid bitch in the sack. Jaken’s face turned pale green as he watched the messenger speed off. He had to get to his lord, and he needed to do it quickly. There were few females that would be up for consideration to mate with his lord, and as the messenger described them, they were all ugly and frigid. This simply would not do. Not at all.

Jaken made his way through the palace and found Ah-Un. The two-headed dragon simply looked at him and then lowered his head. Jaken scratched the top of his head and told the dragon to help him find the lord. The dragon dipped down and waited as the small toad mounted him, then it began to run until it had enough speed to lift itself off the ground and into the air.

Jaken bit his lip, knowing full well that his lord would not like this turn of events. And, the toad was well aware that his lord had mated with the human miko. Hell, everyone in the palace knew that the youkai lord was taken with the human miko. The fact that he took her into his bed proved that fact. Normally, he would take the females he bedded to a guest room and used them as he saw fit. But, not the miko. Jaken overheard one of the guards mention that he had heard that the miko was cursed by the blood moon, and that was enough to convince Jaken that he needed to keep his lord informed of the other lord’s intentions. A pup by his lord and this miko would have great power, thus increasing his lord’s standing in youkai society.

Ah-Un continued to fly for hours until it detected its master’s unique scent. It gave a loud screeching noise before plummeting head first down to the ground, causing Jaken to grab onto one of its necks, and scream as loudly as he could.

When the two-headed dragon finally landed, Jaken slid off the dragon and fell onto the ground. He was so thankful that he was on land again, that he began to weep. However, a large shadow fell upon him and he met his lord’s displeased glare.

Standing up as quickly as he could, Jaken bowed and said, “My lord, you must return to the palace. The other lords have decreed that if you don’t take a mate within the month, they will force a mate upon you.”

Sesshomaru snarled. How dare they do this to him. And he could just bet who was behind this. It was that nosey Kumiko, the daughter of Sasko, Lord of the South. He had been pushing for him to mate his idiot daughter for some time, and each time, Sesshomaru had refused.

Kumiko was not his type. She was a boar demon and had no manners or class to speak of. She was also very unattractive. With her long brown hair, and yellow eyes, Sesshomaru had once stated that her mate would have to be both blind and deaf to put up with her. However, her father did not see the humor in his statement and demanded that Sesshomaru mate his ‘precious little flower’. Sesshomaru snorted at the nickname and then rolled his eyes. He had no intentions of mating such a creature. He would rather mate Jaken.

Sesshomaru looked over at Kagome, who was staring at him. He silently cursed Sasko and told Kagome to come to him. When she got to where he could reach her, he gently picked her up and placed her upon Ah-Un’s back. He then looked at her friends and said, “I have business that I must attend back at the western palace. You are welcome to come. I will leave Jaken with you so that he may direct you.”

Sango nodded, and called for Kilala. Shippo ran to Kagome, and begged to ride with her. She smiled down at the kit and motioned for him to jump up. Once he was in her arms, he smiled up at the taiyoukai, and then nestled himself into her arms for a nap. After all, he was still just a pup and needed a rest.

Sesshomaru wanted to grab the kit by his tail and fling him deep into the forest, but instead, he sat behind Kagome and ordered Ah-Un to go home. Once they were airborne, Kagome turned her head to look at him.

“Why are the other lords insisting that you mate within a month?” She asked, her curiosity getting the better of her.

“My birthday is coming up and it is tradition that the lords and ladies of a territory have a mate by a certain time. They are getting anxious that I do not have an heir yet, and they want to know that the western lands will fall into a pure blooded demon’s hands instead of my hanyou brother’s hands. What they don’t know is that you and I have an agreement, and that by giving me an heir, you will become the lady of the western lands. Do not misunderstand me, Kagome. I do find you very attractive and wish to spend the rest of my days with you, but I need this heir that you will provide me. To have an heir that will surpass me in power one day is a true honor. It is my hope that you will be carrying the future ruler of Japan very soon.” Sesshomaru explained, his hands rubbing soft circles on her stomach.

Kagome nodded. She could understand his position. An heir that was produced between them would inherit its father’s strength and demon blood while inheriting her miko power. Hopefully, it would also inherit her personality. His personality sucked.

They flew for several hours until they finally saw the western palace. Kagome blushed when she remembered all of the things that they did in his bedchamber and how loud they were. How would she look anyone in the eye? She shook her head. No, act casual. Yes, be as cool as a cucumber. And if anyone said anything, she would act like she didn’t know what they were talking about. Yep, ignorance was bliss, and in this case, necessary.

When the dragon landed, Sesshomaru got off and helped Kagome down. He noticed that Rin was quickly approaching and being followed by Anyumi. She looked exhausted. When they reached Sesshomaru and Kagome, Anyumi looked at the couple and said, “I am a healer, damn it. Not a babysitter. My lord, please tell Jaken that the next time he needs a babysitter, he can go to someone else. Rin is driving me crazy.”

Sesshomaru cocked his eyebrow up at her, but nodded. Anyumi was the one who had delivered him when he was born, so he had a lot of respect for the healer and would take her request and forward it to Jaken.

Rin looked at Kagome and asked, “Lord Sesshomaru, is this the lady that will be giving you a baby?”

Kagome blushed, good Kami...just how much information did Sesshomaru tell the little girl? She glanced up at Sesshomaru, who solemnly nodded his head. “Yes, Rin. This is Kagome and she is to be your new mother.” He said, knowing that he was about to have Rin attach herself to his leg.

Sure enough, Rin did not disappoint. However, she did not remain attached for very long. Instead, she let go of him and went to inspect the bundle that was resting in Kagome’s arms.

“Who is that?” Rin asked, pointing at Shippo. She watched as Kagome smiled tenderly down at the kit and said, “This is Shippo and he is my adopted kit.”

Rin grinned. A playmate and a brother. Now, she would have someone to play with and it would not be that smelly Jaken. She watched as the kit stirred. When he opened his eyes, he looked at Rin. He smiled at her and then looked up at Kagome. “Who’s she?” He asked, his large green eyes focused upon her dark eyes.

“Her name is Rin and she is your new sister.” Kagome said, placing the kit upon the ground. Shippo walked slowly over to Rin and sniffed at her. When he was satisfied that she was not a threat to him, he asked, “Do you want to play?”

Rin nodded her head and soon both children were off and running. A guard was quickly assigned to follow them. The look upon his face told Kagome that he was less than thrilled with the job.

Sesshomaru grabbed Kagome’s arm and led her into the palace. He made his way to his bedchambers and when inside, he pointed at the bed.

“You should get some rest. I am going to inform the lords that I have an intended, and they will surely want to meet you. I am also going to invite your friends and that wolf, Kouga to join us. Since he is lord of the eastern lands, and he is your friend, I am sure that he will back up our union.” Sesshomaru said.

Kagome looked at the bed, and then up at him. She smiled and nodded. She was rather tired. “I will send a servant to wake you when dinner is ready. She will be your personal handmaid and I expect that you use her as often as possible. I am making the proclamation that I consider you to be the lady of the western lands and you must act like it starting now. We will share this bed and act as mates in every single way. However, I will keep my end of the deal and will not mark you until we are ready to conceive our pup. I will need to renew my courting mark soon, tonight if possible. I don’t want it to fade and we will need to keep renewing it every week until we go through the marking process.” Sesshomaru explained while Kagome looked around the bedchamber. When he saw her nod, he turned and left the chamber. He summoned Suni and told her that she was now the handmaid of his soon-to-be mate. The young girl looked excited, and ran to help her new mistress change for her nap.

Sesshomaru sighed and went to his study. He sat down at his chair and looked over the message from Lord Sasko. Sesshomaru smirked when he realized that the southern lord would probably throw a fit when he found out that the male that his daughter had been fantasizing about was now set to mate another woman, a miko cursed by the blood moon. That would piss him off to no end.

After he wrote his response, he called for a messenger and ordered him to take the message back to Lord Sasko. He then directed the messenger to go to the eastern mountains and speak with Lord Kouga. The messenger was to tell Lord Kouga that Lord Sesshomaru and Lady Kagome wished to speak with him in person and that he needed to come to the western palace. The messenger listened intently, and then took off. With this particular messenger, Sesshomaru had no doubt that his messages would be delivered quickly.

Sesshomaru stood up and walked out of his study. He headed upstairs and was about to enter his bedchamber when Jaken appeared. He was bruised and dirty. He hobbled towards his lord and bowed low.

“My lord, we have returned and I am ready to receive your next command.” Jaken said, his voice soft.

Sesshomaru shook his head. “What happened to you?” He demanded. He had never seen Jaken in this state, not even when he used the toad’s head as a stepping-stone.

“The slayer packs a punch, my lord. I was sitting between her and the monk when the monk reached around me and began to fondle her backside. She screamed, turned, and that is all I can remember until the kit poured water on my head.” Jaken replied, hoping that he was not about to get another beating.

Sesshomaru sighed. “Tell one of the servants to escort our guests to their rooms, then report to the healer. You are to take the rest of the day and recover. I will speak with the monk and slayer about their abuse of you.” He said, turning his back on his retainer.

Jaken’s eyes went wide. Never before had his lord cared about his well being. He struggled to stand up straight and hobbled down the hall. Though injured, he held his head high and proud. Oh, if only mother could see him now.
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Sesshomaru made his way to the bed and quietly slipped off his clothing. Slipping under the sheets and furs, he molded himself against Kagome’s back and took in a deep breath. Her scent called to him, and sang to his beast. Neither master or youkai could ignore their feelings anymore. Kagome had managed to do to them what no other female could do. She made them want, desire, and yearn. At first, they could have said that how they felt was due to the effects of her curse, but this was way beyond a curse. This was real.

Sesshomaru felt himself chuckle at all of the times his father told him that human women were treasures and that to love one would teach him the meaning of true happiness. He was sure that if his father were before him, he would be pointing and laughing before telling him, “I told you so.”

Closing his eyes, Sesshomaru kissed the back of Kagome’s neck before slipping into a light slumber. He was now positive that he had beaten the other lords at their own game.