Unlike a certain monk that needed stealth to grope/fondle women, Sesshomaru was blatant about what he did. With her legs locked around his waist and arms around his neck, only the arm under her rump was really needed to hold her up. When he was sure that she wasn’t going to slide or fall the hand on her back slid down and rested on her backside, caressing it softly.
Unlike what she would do with Miroku, she just giggled a bit and let it stay where it was, knowing it would do no good to try and make him move it.
Both Sango and Inuyasha kept glancing back at them, unable to believe that the modest and shy girl would allow it and do or say nothing to him. Miroku, on the other hand, fell back a bit to watch, as if he could pick up pointers from what Sesshomaru was doing. All Kouga could do was watch, snickering, occasionally reaching over to rub or pat her backside himself while he would give her a kiss.
Luckily, for the poor, stressed out Inuyasha, the campsite he found wasn’t far away so he didn’t have to put up with it for long. Once there everyone was busy getting set up for the night.
While set up and the start of supper preparations began Kagome was taking the last of her medicine for the day. She had taken the last of what she knew she had to take and was about to go help Sango when Sesshomaru’s hand on her shoulder stopped her. “You have one more,” he said smoothly.
Giving him a bewildered look, she asked, “I do? Since when?”
Pulling out the plastic box her mother had given him, he showed it to her, “These?”
Looking at the box, she blushed and stammered out a high-pitched, squeaky, “Where did you get those?”
Seeing the look on her face, he had to chuckled, “Your mother. I take it you weren’t aware she had obtained them for you.”
Shaking her head, she blushed a deeper shade of red, taking the pills from him, “I knew <i>nothing</i> about it! I swear!”
“Your mother can be a bit intimidating when she chooses to be, you know that?” Sesshomaru dead-panned, smirking.
“My mom? No! Not her!” Kagome replied sarcastically, rolling her eyes. “I would have <i>never</i> guessed she could be intimidating!”
Though he caught the sarcasm, Kouga was lost on the rest of conversation. Briefly, Kagome told him about birth control pills and what they did. Nodding, he then quietly asked the question the answer to which he wanted to know as well. “You do want children, right?”
Nodding, she smiled, “Of course I do! But I do agree waiting until after Naraku is gone is a good idea. We don’t need to hand him any more to use against us than he already has.” She said, voice trailing off, eyes getting a far away look in them.
”Kagome?” Kouga asked, putting a hand on her shoulder, brow furrowed.
Glancing around, she then said, loudly, “Jewel shard heading right for us!”
Instantly, everyone was on their feet, weapons ready. “Where is it Kagome?” Inuyasha asked, tetsusiega drawn and ready.
“Straight ahead!” she said, grabbing her bow.
Within seconds a snake youkai had appeared, wanting their jewel shards. Of course, Inuyasha had dispatched it quickly with a minimal effort and they another shard to add to their collection. But, even though Miroku had cleaned up the carcass and as much of the mess as he could with his wind tunnel; they had to find another campsite. The smell would attract scavengers, both big and small.
It took another hour or so but they found a small clearing to set up camp in. Neither Sesshomaru or Kouga liked this one, there was no where to slip off to with Kagome. Both men were loathe to wait to mark her. Yes, they both wanted her to be theirs and to show it but also because their marks would offer her some protection against demon attacks. Lesser demons were less likely to attack the mate of a powerful youkai, fearing retaliation. It wouldn’t work against someone like Naraku but it would against some others.
After supper, and a bit of conversation, everyone bedded down for the night. Shippo, much to his dismay, would now have to sleep with Sango. Kagome’s mother had given her daughter an air mattress and between her and the two youkai they took up the whole thing. He had made his way their direction, thinking they would make room, but the look both Sesshomaru and Kouga had given him made it very clear that he wouldn’t be welcome so he made his way to Sango and slipped into her sleeping bag with her, resting his head on the full-sized fire-cat. Not far from her, just out of slapping range, Miroku was in his bag. Per usual, Inuyasha had found a tree to perch in.
Knowing that she was bound to get molested in some manner, Kagome had found a place as far away from the others as she could and was once again the center layer of a youkai sandwich with her opened sleeping bag covering them like a blanket.
She had been able to doze off until the quiet conversations and normal noises died down, leaving only the sounds that were to be heard at night, sucks as the crackle of the fire, forest noises and an occasional snore from one of the sleepers.
Eventually, she was pulled out of her deepening doze by wandering youkai hands and two mouths on her in various places. Whimpering softly, she opened her eyes and looked up into Sesshomaru’s golden eyes. Kouga wrapped his arms around her and pressed his body tightly to her back, growling softly as he nuzzled her right shoulder.