I know I agreed to add to my story Hot Spring so here it is.
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Kagome lay against Sesshoumaru stiffly, what had brought him to mate with her. She knew she was foolish to have let her guard down as she had. The fact that she had felt an emptiness had brought her to do as she had done before he joined her in the spring and took her. What would she tell her friends? How would they react? Would they force her away from their group? Tears began to make their way down her cheeks, 'Oh kami what am I going to do?'
Sesshoumaru reached up and gently brushed her tears away with his thumb. Had he done the right thing in taking her? He had wanted her for such a long time that he had nearly forgotten how it had all started or even when it had started. He and his mate would need their rest and energy in the morning for when they had to deal with her companions. He knew that there was a strong possibility that the kitsune would repudiate his mate for mating with him and that if it did indeed happen he knew that she would take it extremely hard.
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Inuyasha woke the entire group with his screaming upon discovering that Kagome was not awake and making breakfast. Sango and Miroku simply turned over and ignored Inuyasha knowing that it was Kagome that he was trying to wake up to make him and them breakfast. "Kagome's not here." Shippu's muffled voice issued from somewhere near the bottom of Kagome's sleeping roll.
"WHAT!!" Bellowed Inuyasha in rage. "Where the fuck is she then." Inuyasha sniffed at the bedding as if it would lead him to the answers he wanted.
"Kagome didn't come back from the hot spring last night." Shippu said helpfully as he emerged from the bedroll. "She didn't say she was going home last night so maybe she fell asleep at the hot spring?" Shippu offered in a way that calmed Inuyasha down slightly.
"Feh I'll have to go get the damn wench then. I'm hungry." With those words Inuyasha stomped out of the clearing toward the hot spring.
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Kagome and Sesshoumaru were abruptly awakened by loud bellows of Kagome's name via her half demon companion. "Sesshoumaru," Kagome began hesitantly, "I need to get dressed. "
Sesshoumaru growled and tightened his grip minutely before he sat up and released her. "The half breed is not to touch you. You are my mate not his."
Kagom glanced at him questioningly; she knew what he meant by her being his mate (and to be honest she didn't know why he chose her) but she didn't understand why he didn't want Inuyasha touching her. They were traveling companions and most often he was her mode of transportation as well. "Sesshoumaru why can't he touch me?" Kagome knew from the look on his face that he didn't want to explain himself to her.
Watching his mate dress he sighed. He would have to explain himself to his mate or she would not know what was forbidden for her to do as his mate. "It is forbidden for another male that is not the females mate to touch her after the female is mated."
Suddenly Inuyasha crashed into the clearing just as Kagome was about to pull on her panties. Looking over her shoulder she saw Inuyasha and yelled, "SIT! Don't stare at me like that."
Inuyasha was indeed staring at her slightly bent form but more so at the fact that she had her right leg lifted up to about waist high and bent at the knee as she slid on her panties. "Kagome. . ." Inuyasha panted out as he gained his feet and went to grab her to bring her naked flesh to him when he was grabbed and thrown into a tree.
"Keep your filthy paws away from my mate!" Sesshoumaru snarled at Inuyasha his eyes a dark blood red.
Kagome froze, she knew that she shouldn't do anything since she was mated to Sesshoumaru. If she tried to interfere with their battle it was possible that it would be taken as treason and thus she could be punished for that fact and knew that her act of treason could be cause her execution.
Inuyasha snarled at Sesshoumaru in return when Sesshoumaru's words finally sunk in, "Mate!? When the hell did this happen?!"
Kagome remained silent letting Sesshoumaru answer instead, "Last night."
Inuyasha's ears flattened against his head and he glanced from Sesshoumaru to Kagome and back as if seeking for her to deny Sesshoumaru's words. "Kagome surely he is joking. Tell me he is joking."
Kagome stiffened at that. 'Did he think that no one would think of her as desirable enough to mate?! "My mate does not lie." Kagome replied stiffly in a tone that did not allow for argument.
"But why Kagome? Why did you have to mate with him?" Inuyasha whispered his bangs hiding his eyes and concealing his emotions.
"Why I am mated with your brother is none of your business." Kagome replied sharply and carefully knowing that one wrong word and it could possibly spell her death.
Sesshoumaru snorted, his mate was being smart about her answers. He was actually surprised that she hadn't said anything that could cause his beast to come out and force her to her hands and knees before the half breed. "Leave half breed. I wish to speak with my mate. I will escort her to your camp in time." Inuyasha's ears flattened further against his head but nodded his agreement and left the clearing. Waiting until Inuyasha was out of hearing rang Sesshoumaru addressed Kagome, "You did well. You let me answer for the both of us. As I am the male and alpha it is expected of me. You will always be able to express your opinions to me behind closed doors when we are alone. Do you understand this?"
Kagome had to think about this for a little while, would she be able to do what was expected of her when it came to giving her opinions? She didn't know but she could certainly try, "I think so Sesshoumaru I will do my best to not argue with you where there are others around. I understand that you are not used to asking for others opinions, but I am grateful that you will do so with me."
"Come mate let us go to your companions." Gathering Kagome in his arms once she was dressed he walked out of the clearing and toward his brother and his companions. Pausing he spoke once more before they entered the clearing that held her companions. "Mate I must warn you that the kitsune may refuse to have anything to do with you now that you are mated to me."
Kagome could not prevent the gasp that excaped from her throat, "Why would he do that Sesshoumaru?"
Sesshoumaru emitted a inaudible sigh, "Kitsunes and Inus don't get along whatsoever. He has only, I believe stayed with this group because of you. The fact that you have mated a Inu will change that since he was probably hoping that when he was older to mate you."
"Mate me, but why? I know that demons age slower then humans but how much older then I can he be?"
"By my estimates he is at least one hundred years old."
Kagome's eye nearly popped out of their sockets and her mouth gaped open, "Are you serious?!" She squeaked out in shock.
Sesshoumaru nodded and resumed walking into the clearing. The entire group was awake to great them. Sesshoumaru stopped in front of them and waited for them to speak. Shippu was the first to break the silence, "I want nothing to do with ever again." Kagome flinched and opened her mouth to reply. Shippu held up a small paw like hand to keep her silent, "I don't even want to speak with you. I'm leaving now that I have said my piece."
Sango and Miroku only watched in silence as Shippu walked away from the clearing. Miroku was the next to speak this time in a joking tone, "Was it good?" Miroku leaned forward eager to hear Kagome's reply.
Kagome went red and looked pleadingly at Sango, "Pervert." She snapped slapping Miroku on the cheek leaving a bright red hand print there. "I know you will treat Kagome right so I don't have anything to say to you." She addressed this to Sesshoumaru. Turning to Kagome she spoke, "Kagome remember what I have taught you about mating a demon."
Kagome nodded her head. Looking up at her mate she asked him to set her down and was rewarded with him doing just that. Walking to Sango she threw her arms around her and asked, "So you're okay with my choice?"
"Kagome," Sango replied with a laugh, "I always knew you would mate a demon and not a human."