Supreme Conquest
By Danyealle
(MMF/FanFiction)
Chapter 13
Once they got home, Kagome dumped her books in her room, changed out of her uniform then went back down to the kitchen to have her usual after-school soda and snack. While sitting at the table, all of them discussed what their day had been like. Kagome got several giggles when it came to descriptions from her mother of what it was like shopping with the three males. But there was out and out laughter when her mother talked about what it was like getting clothes for them and explaining what such things and underwear were and how they were suppose to be used. Though there were a couple chuckles from Inuyasha and Togaou over her descriptions the males did do a bit of complaining about how different and complicated clothes were in their time. Let alone the fact that there were so many different kinds and styles to choose from. Zippers, buttons and snaps were also a big complain of theirs as well.
When Sota came home, Inuyasha grabbed him and dragged him off to his room to play video games. When they were home, the hanyou had sequestered himself in the boy’s room playing, practicing so he now felt he had a good chance of beating him to get some measure of revenge for the trouncing he had taken at his hands. Chuckling evilly, Sota allowed himself to commandeered, looking forward to beating the hanyou once more. Once Kagome finished her snack and soda, the two daiyoukai’s had her take a walk with them so they could spend some time alone with her before she settled down to study for the night.
Arms links through theirs, they walked around the shrine a bit and talked some, about nothing much really. Finally, they wandered down to the God’s tree and sat down on the benches near it. The way the two males saw it was that they were far enough away from the house that no one would hear what they were talking about yet close enough that her mother would be able to see them and know they weren’t doing anything that she wouldn’t approve of. Once seated, both males put a hand on her back. Gently, they began to ask her questions about her day.
Slowly, she told them about what had done, what had gone with her friends and things like that. Though she didn’t want to, unsure of what their reaction would be to it, she was eventually nudged to talking about Hojo and what had gone on with him.
As she had expected, neither of the males like what they were hearing but they didn’t let it show. Already they were sensing her uneasiness and apprehension on the topic so they didn’t want to make it worse than it was. Yes, part of it, they were sure, was about their reaction to it but they got the feeling most of it was about the situation it’s self. So neither wanted to add to that with a negative or possessive reaction from them.
Rubbing her back a bit, Togaou said, “That doesn’t sound good Kagome. It’s one thing to be persistent and not take no for an answer in the pursuit of a female you have an interest in but there is a line in that to where you cross over and become a very scary being that is obsessive. It sounds like, to me anyway, that this young man has crossed that line. You have every reason to feel the way you do.”
“I don’t know about that but I do know he’s freaking me out a bit and I’m getting seriously bad vibes from the whole thing,” she admitted quietly.
“Understandable,” Sesshomaru added quietly with a nod. “If this persists and he won’t leave you alone, father and I will talk to him.” When she gave him a bit of a nervous, wide-eyed look he added, “Not violent or meant to intimidate, just to let him know you’re with us and to leave you alone. Also, that we won’t tolerate his behavior in this area.”
A bit relieved, she nodded. That might work. If Hojo could see she was involved and serious about the whole thing he might back off and find someone else. Nodding, she replied, “Alright, that might work. But let me try to work with it my own way first, alright?”
“That’s fine,” Togaou said. “But we cannot stand by and let someone frighten you if it’s at all in our power to put a stop to it.”
“Understood,” she said with a nod. Because that topic really gave her the shivers and a deep sense of foreboding, she didn’t want to think about it any more and changed the topic to what their day was like from their point of view.
That worked from her end because she was quickly giggling and laughing at some of what they said.
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After supper, Kagome took her bath then settled into her room to do homework and study for the killer math test she had the following day. As they had done the night before, his father was going to take a shower then Sesshomaru was going to take his. But, instead, once Sesshomaru was done Togaou was going to go grab Inuyasha and take a walk with his youngest pup. Since his return he had been so focused on Kagome and the situation with her he hadn’t been able to spend time with the boy like he wanted to because he had been focused on Kagome and the situation with her. Because, from what he saw of her the night before, she was going to be focused on her studies that would give him time to spend with Inuyasha without feeling as though he was neglecting her. Plus, it would give Sesshomaru time alone with her in such a way that she would feel safe.
After telling her what he was going to do, he gave her a kiss on the cheek. Then, after a nod to his eldest, he left to go find his youngest pup.
Once the older youkai left, Kagome had Sesshomaru pick out a DVD from her collection that he wanted to watch, she put it into the player then she settled down to do some serious studying.
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Stretching out on her bed, Sesshomaru got himself comfortable then focused on the flickering images of the television to watch what was playing on it. But he found he couldn’t fully focus on it. Instead, his eyes kept drifting over to the little miko seated at the desk. Yes, the movie he was watching was a good one and he liked it but he couldn’t keep his mind from wandering.
Kagome…
Okay, he would be the first to admit that he still wasn’t very pleased with the situation as a whole or that he would be taking her as a mate but he had accepted the fact fully and would wok with it from there. He was also resigned to the fact that he would be doing things the way his father wanted and had dictated. No, he wasn’t at all happy about how things were to be done but he was going to work with it and do what needed done. To him, he felt that what would be gained from the union would be well worth what troubles the union it’s self would cause him personally. As a mentally bracing thought he pointed out to himself that it could be worse, he could have been forced to hook up with one of those annoying, conniving, scheming, power-hungry youkai onnas that he saw way too much of at the Fortress over his lifetime. Considering things he personally witnessed of those kinds of onnas, he was certain that he would end up killing them. Kagome, at least from what he saw of her so far, didn’t seem to care about things such as that.
Shooting her a flickering glance, his brow furrowed a bit. Even he had to admit she was a bit different and was making the whole situation a real challenge. Up until her, he hadn’t met another onna like her. All of them, up until that point, had all but thrown themselves at him and would have spread their legs for him with just an indication that’s what he craved. Okay, he would admit that he had indulged in several of the more enticing ones that were willing to allow a quick rut, but that’s where it ended for him. Not only was her personality not something he had run across in an onna of any species before but her lack of care about power and status wasn’t something he thought he would encounter in anyone. Yes, to a point, it was refreshing but it was odd as well. Then there was the fact that she was still innocent in the ways of the flesh. Over his lifetime, he couldn’t remember ever encountering an onna of any species that was still innocent excluding a few mikos. That fact though would explain some of her reluctance about a few things so far.
Leaving that train of thought behind, his mind circled around to what he saw as a more pressing problem: how to go about working with this whole mess and winning her acceptance then getting her to agree to the mating. This was going to be a whole lot harder than anything else he had ever done he was certain. Especially when taking into account that he really was out of his depths with the whole thing. But he began to order his thoughts into a kind of checklist of sorts with things his father had mentioned and things he had observed over his lifetime. That would at least give him some things to work with or try. Then, once he got a better feel for the situation, he would have some kind of an idea or clue as to what to do and how to go about things. Once he was at that point things, he was certain, would become a lot easier than they were now.
Once that thought finished he once more glanced at the little ningen working so diligently at her desk. There was something very different about her, aside from the obvious things, but he wasn’t sure what it was. For a ningen, he was ‘comfortable’ with her. Part of it was things he had noticed before, like how well she cared for herself and lack of normal diseases, but there were other things as well, he just wasn’t entirely sure what all of them were but at least there were clues. First thing that came to mind was her miko powers. No, he, over his lifetime, hadn’t met any miko that was a real threat to him. His powerful demonic aura could easily overwhelm their powers and make them submit but that didn’t mean that their powers didn’t feel uncomfortable when he was near one. Most time it was a light, burning sensation against his skin, more uncomfortable than painful. As powerful as Kagome was the sensation of her powers against his skin should border on painful but they weren’t. Instead, when she was near, her powers felt like a soft caress against him and made his body prickle in what could only be described as in a most pleasant way. Grudgingly, he would admit to himself that it felt good and he liked it. The sensation was unlike anything he had ever felt before and he liked it, wanting to feel it more often.
Moving on to a more base observation, he would admit that she did look good. Fit and toned, her body had the right amount of curves in all the proper places. Then there was that long, thick wavy black hair of hers. From the pervious night, he knew that her hair was as soft and silky as it looked. Not only that, but it had a smell that was pleasing and seemed to have the ability to calm him in some way. He really wasn’t sure what to make of that but he would admit that he found it most enjoyable. After that, his thoughts turned to her eyes.
On that front, he would readily acquiesce that they were beautiful. Those big orbs made it feel as though you could peer down into the very depths of her soul and see everything there was to know about her. When you looked into them, you could also easily read whatever emotions that she was feeling at the time. In fact, she was almost certain that, no matter how well she schooled her features to keep from showing what emotion she was feeling at the time, all you would have to do was look into her eyes and you would see it there. Also, he was fairly certain that if you gazed into them long enough you would find yourself getting lost in their depths.
Finally, there was those kilometer long legs of hers. Those stems were nicely tanned, toned and seemed to go on forever. Honestly, when she wore that short skirt of hers he found himself fighting the urge to reach out and stroke them to see if they were as soft and silky as they looked. He would also wonder how they would feel wrapped around him as they did the dance that was as old as time it’s self.
With a mental sigh, he pulled himself back a bit and wondered what that all meant when it pertained to him, aside from the obvious. Yes, part of it he knew came from the fact that he had fully accepted the situation and outcome of it. He was also well aware that the whole situation was going to turn is world upside down. But would there be more to it than just that? It was his feeling that it would. Already he was uncomfortable and wary of some of the changes he was seeing in himself. Yes, he was well aware what inu instincts were like when it came to their chosen one or mates but he wasn’t entirely comfortable with some things that he was currently dealing with in himself.
It had only been a couple days since the whole situation had come to pass but yet he found himself to be coming possessive, territorial and jealous of his father and the way he was growing closer to her. Frankly, he was stunned by the whole thing by the whole thing nor could he understand where all those things were coming from. Nor, really, was he sure how to deal with them. If they kept progressing the way they were and he couldn’t rein them in it would lead to nothing good. Hell, if it went on as it was he could easily envision himself getting into a fight with his father over the whole thing, not something that would bode well for him. In fact, in a fight with his father, he would get his ass handed to him. But, honestly, he was unsure how and seemed to be helpless to keep them under control. All his life he had been in full control of himself and his emotions. Yes, he felt the same things that every other being did; he just kept them under control was all. But now he seemed powerless to do so when it came to certain things. That was something he didn’t like and was certain that he had to work on it.
But, really, that was a double edged sword. As much as he wanted to maintain control and keep a rein on his emotions the fact seemed to be that Kagome liked the fact that his father was free with his emotions and was able to show them. It was obvious from things so far that she was off put by his cold nature and attracted more to his fathers so if he continued on with that she wouldn’t let him close then, at the year mark, would reject becoming his mate. That wasn’t something he could allow to happen if he could at all help it. So he had to find a way to balance both in such a way that he could maintain what he saw as his dignity and get what he wanted both. But at this point, he had no idea just how he was going to do that. He needed to figure it out though. The longer things went on in the way they were, the harder it was going to be for him to accomplish such a thing.
The thing that came to mind next was a question: just how did he feel about her, personally. That, honestly, he didn’t know. On one hand, she was loud and abrasive. But on the other, she was powerful and intelligent. Plus there was so much about her that was intriguing. All this futuristic stuff and where she was from was something that he wanted to know more about. Then there was the fact that he did find her physically attractive, for a ningen anyway. Beyond that he really wasn’t sure about it. This was an area, perhaps, that he felt would take time to figure out and know more. Now, he didn’t feel, he knew enough to draw a conclusion one way or another. So he decided to file that away for alter on down the line to think about.
Then he was pulled back from his inner world by the sound of her voice asking him a question. Not having heard what it was, he asked, looking at her, “What did you say?”
“I asked if everything was ok,” she said quietly. While she had been studying, she had suddenly felt his eyes on her. When she turned around she saw him looking at her with a bit of an odd expression on his normally placid face.
“I’m fine. I was just lost in a bit of wool gathering is all,” he admitted.
“Oh, the wrackspurts got a hold of you, did they?” she asked with a bit of a giggle in her voice.
“What are wrackspurts?” he asked, in a bit of a puzzled voice.
Giggling harder, she explained about the mythical creature that had been mentioned a few times in the Harry Potter books.
Smirking, he said, “It appears that I, indeed, have fallen victim to them and they got a hold of me, yes.”
“Would you like to watch the Harry Potter movies? I’m sure you would like them. Or I have all the books. Though the wording is a bit different than you’re used to, I’m sure you’ll be able to understand them fine.” She offered, still giggling a bit.
Thinking over her offer, he finally said, “I believe that I would like to read the book.” He felt that a text would probably hold his attention better than the visuals on the play box and his mind wouldn’t wander so much.
Getting up from the desk, she went over to her bookshelf and rummaged around until she came up with the first book of the series then handed it to him. “If you find it to you liking there are six more in the series. Any words or things you don’t understand, let me know and I’ll explain it the best I can.”
“I will,” he told her a bit distractedly as he began to flip through the pages of the book.
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A couple hours alter when Togaou let himself back in her room he found her still at her desk, studying, and his eldest sprawled on the bed deeply engrossed in a book of some kind. Walking over to the little onna, he put a hand gently on her back. “I see you’re still at it. Your mother asked me to impart to you that you have studied enough for one night. You need rest or all the studying in the world will do you no good.”
Glancing at the clock on her desk, she sighed. They were right of course. She wouldn’t remember anything if she was exhausted tomorrow. “You’re right,” she told him with a nod. Then she stood up and stretched. “Let me go get changed into my ‘jammies and that then I’ll be ready for bed.”
“Go ahead my dear,” Togaou told her, giving her a pat on the back.
When she left the room, the older inu turned his attention to his son who was putting the book on the nightstand and sliding off the bed. “Did everything go alright while I was gone?” He really hadn’t planned to be gone as long as he was but he and Inuyasha had been lost in conversation and the time seemed to slip away from them. Until they had come back inside, he hadn’t realized how much time had passed. This would be the longest that Sesshomaru and Kagome had been left alone since Sesshomaru had accepted his fate. Though she seemed calm and unruffled, he wanted to make sure all was well and nothing had happened.
“Everything went fin father,” Sesshomaru assured him, stretching a bit. Then he grabbed his pajamas and began to change.
“Good,” Togaou said with a nod. This was a step in the right direction and something he should build on. While he donned his own pajamas, he thought about it and came to a bit of a decision.
Once both of them were dressed, they began to move the air mattress into place then straighten it up a bit. While doing that he asked, “Would you like to spend the night on the bed with her again or would you rather sleep on the air bed?”
Stopping, Sesshomaru looked at his father, brow creased. Tonight was the night that his father was supposed to spend on the bed with her, that was the arrangement. But he wasn’t going to turn down the offer if it was put to him. “If you’re offering, I’ll take the opportunity to sleep on the bed with her again,” he said quietly.
“I’m offering,” Togaou said with a nod. “I will have much more time with her when we return because you’ll be busy. I can handle sleeping like we did last night if you wish to be on the bed once more.”
“I will accept then,” Sesshomaru told him with a nod.
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When Kagome came back in she crawled onto the bed and pretty much positioned herself in the same place that she had the night before. Once the light was out, she moved around a bit to get comfortable then began to try to relax.
Waiting for her to settle down, Sesshomaru then put a hand on her head and began to run his claws through her hair like he had done the night before.
Grabbing the remote for the TV, Togaou began to flip through the channels to find something to watch while he waited for her to get settled in. Once she seemed to have gotten comfortable, eh reached up and took her hand then held it gently.
Sighing softly, Kagome shut her eyes and tried to relax. When she felt the younger inu begin to rub the base of her skull gently, she let out a contented sigh. “That feels good,” she told him softly.
“Hn…” was his only reply but he continued to rub her there. He could feel how calm her aura had come as well as how relaxed her body was. Where he was rubbing was probably among the most vulnerable of places on the human body and, with just a quick movement of the hand that was rubbing her, he could kill her yet she was allowing him to do so and was relaxed by it. That told him that she was relaxing around him and becoming more comfortable with him, a very good sign. Now, at least he had his foot in the door so he could start to work with things from there.
Lying there, Kagome felt good tingles shoot through out her body at what he was doing that seemed to make all the tension leave her body and made her more tired than she already was. Soon, she was drifting off to sleep.
Though he felt the little miko starting to drift away, Sesshomaru didn’t stop. Though she was asleep, she would know it was his touch she was feeling and would know she was safe with him nor would he harm her, even if it was unconsciously. That could only help him in the long term.
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