Chapter 142

Patience is a hunter’s virtue

Soon after being slapped by Mai, Sesshomaru flew off somewhere, most probably to get new clothing and armor. The girl sighed heavily. He was such a pain in the ass, but she couldn’t help worrying about him. The stunt, he pulled today… damn, was he that desperate?

However, now she had a golden opportunity, she shouldn’t waste. She could make use of the fact, that Sesshomaru was away and have a nice relaxing bath, she deserved. The girl got the soap and some cloth to use as a towel, made sure that she had the smelly powder with her, just in case the amorous inu-youkai returned earlier. After the incident with the memorable date, she carried the powder close all the time.

“Guys, I’m going to bathe. Rin, do you want to go too?” she asked the little girl. Rin shook her head, absorbed by sticking the apple on the stick to bake it over the campfire.

“I’m hungry. Go alone, Mai.” The child said, smiling. 

Mai nodded. To tell the truth she was relieved, that the kid didn’t want to come along – since about over a week there wasn’t a minute, when she was completely alone. The girl marched to the spring. 

The way was longer than she expected, but after a five minute walk she was already there. She slipped out of her clothes and carefully folded them, placing them on a stone by the shore. Mai shivered from cold. She dipped her foot in the water and smiled, noticing, that it was slightly warm. Not hot and steaming, but nicely warm. At least she wouldn’t chatter her teeth. Not wanting to wait any minute longer, the girl went in and discovered, that the water was quite deep here for a pond – it nearly reached her breasts. Contented, she began splashing water like a little kid and swimming there and back again till she got tired of the carefree fun. Panting, she stilled, just soaking.

Mai sighed heavily, as her thought wandered to Sesshomaru again. When the demon appeared in her thoughts again, it evoked the recollection of their first, and probably last, date. The kiss. The girl let out a whine and dived into the water, feeling, that the insufferable blush appeared again. God, she and Sesshomaru kissed! And what a kiss was that… She shook her head. No, she shouldn’t let the wretched lecher woo her just like that! No way! She still had her virginity to defend, no matter what. Without guarding it, she would be trapped in this marriage forever and she wouldn’t be able to get a divorce! Thinking of divorce, Mai suddenly felt a stab of guilt. The date, and the stupid stunt from earlier just proved, that the inu-youkai was trying. Well, he was mostly trying to get into her pants, but he was trying nonetheless. She knew Sesshomaru and had the general idea, how difficult it must have been for him to do something, that was against his pride. He was making much effort to get them closer and she was planning on dumping him.

“Shit.” Mai whined, as she began washing her hair. Now she was feeling like some evil femme fatale. 

If only Sesshomaru could keep his hands off her for some time… The girl felt slightly hazy, remembering the feeling of Sesshomaru’s lips on her own. She touched her mouth and slightly trembled. Oh god, it was terrible! The demonic asshole made her swooning over him!

The girl energetically washed the shampoo from her hair.

“You’re wrong, Kagome. I’m not in love with him.” She said firmly, but it sounded, like she was convincing herself. 

Suddenly she stiffened. Shit, what if she was? She wasn’t, right? It was just one kiss. And it didn’t matter, that she kept worrying about him. It was absolutely irrelevant, that she couldn’t think about him without blushing now. And most of all, she wasn’t happy, when he asked her out on that date. 

Mai shook her head, not entirely liking the conclusion, that was forcefully forming in her head.

“No kidding.” She muttered. 

She sighed, as she decided, that she needed some time to sort out her tangled emotional life. For now, she was willing to give Sesshomaru a chance and treat the divorce as an open option.

Sesshomaru was gliding through the skies back to his companions, that he left behind. He spotted the camp and landed, looking around. One person was missing, even though he picked up the scent in the vicinity.

“Jaken, where is Mai?” he asked his servant. The green imp bowed and continued baking a lizard.

“She has gone bathing, Sesshomaru-sama.” The imp replied. The dog demon without another word sat down and rested his back against the tree.

He got the new clothing and armor, but earlier he had paid another visit. The outcome of the visit by Totosai was not to his content, but one more issue occupied his thoughts – the strange behavior of the woman today. He should have disciplined her right the moment she dared to hit him, but her words prevented him from that. She insulted him, but expressed her concern for his well-being as well, what was unexpected. Her actions seemed to be contradicting…

“Sesshomaru-sama.” Rin said, sitting next to the demon. He glanced at her shortly and averted his gaze, giving her the silent consent for staying.

The little girl sighed silently. She was happy for Sesshomaru-sama and Mai, that they got married, but they still didn’t get along well. Maybe it would help if her guardian would express his feelings more. However, Sesshomaru-sama didn’t seem to be too smart in those matters. The child clenched her little fist, as she decided, that she will help the dog demon. She sat next to him and thought, what advice should she give to him.

“Sesshomaru-sama,” she began quietly. “my mother said once, that a bath together helps to make the husband and wife get closer. Maybe you should try that?”

The demon looked at the child, who was innocently oblivious of the interactions between a man and a woman.

“Do not be foolish.” He said to Rin. The girl wasn’t giving up.

“But, Sesshomaru-sama, when you’re in bath you can relax and talk about everything! Mai said it to me.” She said.

“Hn.” The demon seemed not to be enthusiastic about the idea.

If he was to bathe with his stubborn wife, he would most probably scare her again. Almost immediately he berated himself for such thoughts – he was her husband, whether she liked it or not. She must get used to him in order to produce a child later on. Therefore letting her avoid him for eternity was out of question. It was Sesshomaru’s duty as her husband to remind her, that she was his wedded wife now and should begin to behave as such.

The demon stood up and, without saying anything, made his way towards the pond, where Mai bathed. Rin flashed a smile and gave him thumbs-up.

Mai heard the sound of a snapped twig. She abruptly swirled towards the source of the noise, praying, that it was just some animal, not a rapist youkai again.

Crap. There, just a few steps from the pond stood no one other than the greatest predator of all – Sesshomaru. The silver-haired demon was gazing at her with those piercing golden eyes of his. For a moment they stared at each other, still as stone statues, but after a while Mai realized her position – naked, in the pond, alone with her demonic husband.

“Gah!” she yelped, frantically covering her breasts and blushing fiercely. “What are you doing here?!”

The inu-youkai looked at her indifferently and began unfastening the leather straps, that held his armor in place. 

“I wish merely to bathe.” He stated, as he removed his armor and placed it near Mai’s folded clothes. 

Tenseiga and his white fur followed.

The girl’s eyes widened and she felt sudden nervousness. Shit, was he going to come here NAKED?! It must be a joke of some kind. “Umm… Sesshomaru?” she uttered., seeing, that he was freeing his haori out of his hakama. “Wait just a moment and I’ll get out. Just… turn around.”

The demon glanced at her, while calmly removing his haori and tossing it atop Mai’s kimono.

“There is no need for you to leave. We are husband and wife, after all.” He said.

The girl stared at him, the unpleasant feeling welling in her stomach. Mai felt her heart begin pumping blood with a crazy speed, as panic engulfed her. He WAS going to come here.

“You don’t want to bathe together with me, do you?” she asked him in a shaking voice, fearing the answer. Her thoughts were racing, as she backed as far from him as possible. She was sure, that he will try to get her now. Damn, she would be raped by him!

Sesshomaru smirked at her, what made a shiver go down her spine. She tensed even more, as she saw his hand reaching to the hakama ties.

“That is precisely my intention.” He said, showing his fangs in a wicked smile, as his clawed fingers swiftly undid the ties, that supported his hakama and the white fabric fell to the ground.

Mai gasped, seeing Sesshomaru in his all naked glory standing before her. She couldn’t help staring at him – he was a  sight to behold indeed, perfection in every inch. The girl felt the blush burning on her face, as her eyes wandered over his well-shaped body. She took in his chest, his firm and muscled stomach, the twin magenta stripes on each hip. When she looked lower, her mouth opened agape and her ears felt like on fire. No way something THAT big was normal! She never saw the real thing before, but was almost sure, that the size was way bigger than the average. Shit, he really was a demon in every sense of this word.

“Don’t come any closer!” Mai mumbled, still staring at his impressive manhood. She flinched at the thought, that he’s going to try to shove THAT into her. Dear god, she would be ripped apart!

Sesshomaru smirked, seeing her bewildered reaction at seeing him naked. It pleased him, how innocent his little human wife was – it will only make the conquest more enjoyable. Slowly, he stepped into the pond, coming closer to the blushing female.

Mai felt like a rabbit trapped with the wolf. To make the matters worse, the bastard kept smirking smugly.

“Woman, come here.” The demon said calmly. The girl stiffened.

“No way!” she exclaimed, covering herself with her hands as much as she could. “You’re not going to rape me!”

The youkai looked her in the eye and turned his back to her. Mai furrowed her brows at his action. 

Was he giving her the pretense to escape? She decided not to wait till he changed his mind and rushed to get out of the springs.

“Woman.” Sesshomaru warned her, glancing at the girl over his shoulder. Mai gulped, as her foolish hopes dissolved – it was apparent, that he wouldn’t let her escape. She watched, paralyzed, as the demon reached to her belongings and took something. He turned to her and reached out, holding something in his palm. She glanced at the thing. Soap. The inu-youkai growled, impatient, for she was just standing still without any intention of coming closer to him.

“Wash my back.” He demanded.

“Eh?” Mai gawked at him, tilting her head. That was unexpected. She thought that he would rather say something like ‘spread your legs’ or ‘on your back, woman’. “You want me to wash your back?”

The demon narrowed his eyes at her.

“Is is strange among humans for a wife to wash her husband’s back?” he asked, still holding the soap.

“I guess it’s okay…” Mai answered hesitantly. She decided, that only washing his back wouldn’t be that bad, especially in comparison to being raped by him. Given, that he really wouldn’t touch her. She looked him in the eye. “But I’ll only wash your back, right?”

The demon studied her face for a while. The woman still did not seem eager to come in close contact with him yet. Sesshomaru knew, that he could easily overpower the weak human female and take from her, what he wanted, but it would do more harm than good. Perhaps it would be the best not to force her into anything, she would not wish, and give her more time to accustom to him.

“I will not ask more of you today.” He assured Mai.

The girl let out a relieved breath. If he said, that she was safe, she probably was. She will have to only scrub him – that she could do. She reached and took the soap from him. The demon turned around and stilled. Mai came closer and uncovered her chest. 

She readied herself for the task. However, Sesshomaru’s long silver hair were in the way. Actually, they were everywhere – the long strands were falling down on his back and floating in the water around his large frame. How did he manage to cope with them for all those years, Mai did not know. She had such a long hair for only a couple of weeks and it was pain in the ass. Right, first she should get rid of them. She reached to the silver strands and tried to brush them aside, but it was damn difficult with one hand, as she was holding the bar of soap in the other. She sighed, having decided, that she would need some help.

“Sesshomaru, hold it for a minute.” She said to the demon and slipped the soap into his palm. The clawed fingers clutched the item, as he took it from her, without turning around. Mai grabbed the mane of silver hair and flung it over Sesshomaru’s shoulder. She had to admit, that his strands were amazing – every girl would want to have hair like this. They were so smooth in the touch…

She reached to Sesshomaru’s hand to retrieve the soap. A shiver went down her spine, when her fingers brushed against his. The demon gently placed the bar of soap in her palm, without looking at her. Mai’s cheeks flushed – the moment before, it was only their hands touching and it made her feel tingling sensation all over her body! What the hell was wrong with her?! The girl took a deep, calming breath, explaining to herself that there was nothing weird about that. She was standing only a few inches from a devilishly good-looking man and both of them were completely naked, so it was obvious that she would feel odd. She frowned and began scrubbing Sesshomaru’s back.

With every move her blush deepened. Why did his back must have been so perfectly muscled? Damn, he was sinfully attractive even from behind. She clenched her teeth and decided to finish it as soon as possible. She quickly washed every inch of his back thoroughly. Right, all clean and fresh, not that he was dirty before.

“All done.” Mai stated, taking a step back. Sesshomaru looked at her over his shoulder, his eyes voicing disapproval. The girl yelped and swiftly covered her front with her arms, her face flushed.

“Wash my hair.” The demon commanded. Mai narrowed her eyes at him.

“Aren’t you demanding a little too much?” she questioned him, angered by how he was trying to order her around. First his back, now his hair. What would he demand next? To scrub his sorry butt?!

“You will wash it.” Sesshomaru stated confidently. Mai sent him her most poisonous glare.

“Like the hell I would!” she ranted, pissed by his insufferably arrogant attitude. The fact, that she was his wife – only temporarily till the damn year ends, unless he’d treat her better – didn’t make her his slave! “Wash yourself that damn hair of yours! Do you have your own hands cut off or what?!”

Mai shut her mouth, as she gazed at the stump, everything that remained from Sesshomaru’s left arm and realized what she had just said. She looked at the demon in an apologizing way.

“Oh, I’m so sorry. I didn’t mean it!” she blabbered, as the inu-youkai was glaring at her.  Damn, she really felt guilty about saying such a stupid thing. Sesshomaru always coped so well with just one hand, that she kept forgetting, that technically he was handicapped. She felt, that she was somehow obliged to reward this to him. “All right, I’ll wash your hair.”

Sesshomaru watched Mai swiftly changing her attitude from insulting him to obediently doing, what he wanted. She was a strange creature – to be swayed so easily by something that trivial as guilt for mentioning his missing arm.

Mai put away the soap and reached for the shampoo, she got from Kagome. She poured quite a lot on her palm and approached the demon’s impressive mane. She gave it a gentle tug.

“You have to wet your hair.” She said. Sesshomaru instantly dived into the water. The girl yelped, as he emerged, facing her now. Mai frantically covered her breasts with her one hand. The youkai glared at her.

“What are you waiting for?” he questioned her, slightly annoyed. 

“Turn around!” she nearly shouted at him. The demon smirked, what made Mai’s face pale.

“Wash my hair now, woman.” He insisted. She shook her head and attempted to glare at him.

“No way! Turn around!” she didn’t want to give up either.

“Hn.” The demon arched his eyebrow and snatched her wrist, careful not to spill the shampoo, she had in her palm. “Would you rather perform other duties?”

Mai froze at the words. Damn, he was back to threatening. She swiftly shook her head and decided, that she has no other choice, although it was going to be embarrassing.

“Okay.” She said quietly. “But don’t look down.”

The demon nodded and released her wrist. He gathered his wet silver strands and flung them over his shoulder to make washing it easier for Mai.

The girl approached Sesshomaru hesitantly and poured the shampoo on his hair. She began rubbing it in, starting from the ends and continuing up, towards his head. She tried to ignore the closeness of his bare skin and his breath, brushing the top of her head. Mai clenched her teeth and focused on rubbing the shampoo on his smooth strands, hoping that the awkward and extremely embarrassing situation would end soon. As she was washing the hair, that was closer to his head, she began to have some difficulties due to his height. Damn, he just had to be that tall. Mai had to climb on her toes and move uncomfortably close to him to reach the skin on his head with her fingertips. 

Sesshomaru looked down at Mai’s focused face and felt amusement. She was struggling to reach his head and yet she was balancing to keep her distance from him. It would be easier for her if she just came closer. The demon smirked, as he decided to help his woman. Slowly, not to raise her suspicions, he sneaked his arm behind her back.

Mai attempted to climb on her toes higher, when she felt Sesshomaru’s hand touching her lower back. She opened her mouth to protest, but the demon applied pressure on her back and the girl lost her balance, slamming her body against his, splashing the water.

“Gah!” she yelped, startled, and blushed fiercely, having realized, that their completely naked bodied were tightly pressed together.

“Sesshomaru!” she screamed at the demon, trying to pull back from him, but his hold was strong as ever. She looked up and saw mischievous smirk playing on his lips.

“Now you should reach.” He stated, as the pressure on her back disappeared. 

Mai gawked at the youkai, who averted his gaze and stared somewhere up at the trees. Now, he got her confused – was he trying to do something naughty to her or was he helpful? The girl sighed and reached up, rubbing the hair on his head. Probably both – she decided as her face flushed fiercely. With her every move, her naked breasts were brushing against his firm chest. She felt he heart pound faster and cursed her body  for the reaction. There was no way that he failed to notice how fast the heart beat was and her hardened nipples. Damn, this was definitely an erotic activity. Fortunately he was maintaining his poker face, his gaze still set on something in the trees.

I’m so ashamed! – Mai’s mind screamed. When she was scratching the spot behind Sesshomaru’s ear, she heard a low sound from above, like purring. She looked up and saw that the demon closed his eyes and his facial expression was kind of… blissful. She narrowed her eyes and her hands stilled. He stopped making that strange sound. The girl scratched him behind the ear again. After a while, he began purring again. Mai smiled widely and burst in laughter.

Sesshomaru growled at Mai, who was laughing uncontrollably. What did she find that amusing? The demon glared at her.

“What amuses you?” he demanded in a harsh tone, suspecting that the female was mocking the sound, that unwillingly escaped his throat. She grinned widely at him.

“You really are a dog, Sesshomaru!” she coughed out between the giggles. 

She moved closer to him and scratched the spot behind his ear. The demon clenched his teeth. The woman was treating him like an animal! How dare she insult and humiliate him like that!

“This Sesshomaru is no dog.” He hissed to her. To his surprise, Mai did not look intimidated in the slightest. She smiled brightly at him instead and tugged his hair playfully.

“You’re a dog demon, that’s close enough. 

Besides, you really like to be scratched behind your ear, don’t you?” she asked reaching towards Sesshomaru’s ear. The youkai swiftly snatched her wrist and watched her frown. Then, he realized something. Mai was clinging to him, not showing any sign of fear or embarrassment, what was an unusual reaction for her, given that usually she panicked while being intimate with him. The demon decided to yield to her this one time and let her do what she wanted.

“I do not dislike it.” Sesshomaru admitted, releasing Mai’s wrist. 

The girl smiled and reached to his head. She found the demon’s sensitive spot and scratched it delicately, observing his reaction. He closed his eyes, but his teeth were clenched, tension all over his face. The youkai’s reaction to this little caress was amusing. He seemed to really like it, but would rather die, than admit it. Mai sighed. What a stubborn creature he was. However, it was nice to see him like this from time to time – now he didn’t have that usual intimidating aura of his and was quite a fun to be with. Besides, there was more of a dog in him, that she thought. The girl smirked – she never had a dog, but she always wanted to have one. Now was the chance one in the million to see how would it feel. She scratched Sesshomaru more fervently and with a wide grin watched him clench his teeth even more. How silly he was!

“Sesshomaru, it’s okay if you make that funny sound!” she laughed, moving to the second ear. The demon glared at her.

“This Sesshomaru will not lower himself to that.” He hissed, averting his gaze. 

Mai sighed at his stupid stubbornness and stopped her ministrations. The demon looked at her questioningly.

“There is nothing wrong with enjoying a little scratching.” The girl assured him and send him a mischievous smile. “I didn’t know, that this Sesshomaru is that shy.”

“Hn.” The demon averted his gaze, waiting for her to continue. Mai climbed on her toes and began scratching him between both ears simultaneously.

Sesshomaru’s eyes closed and a contented purr escaped his throat. The situation was slightly humiliating for him, but no one beside him and Mai would know about it. Slowly, he relaxed to her touch. Soon, the demon was beginning to notice the bright side of subjecting himself to the silly ministrations of the woman. She seemed to forget about her surrounding completely and lowered her guard. Previously panicked and self-conscious, now she grew unexpectedly bold. The demon lifted his eyelids slightly and gazed at her naked breasts pressed tightly against his chest, rubbing against his skin as the woman was scratching his sensitive spot behind the ear. He barely muffled the guttural growl at the arousing sight. Noticing, that his human wife was wonderfully oblivious at what she was doing with him, the demon grew bolder.

He delicately brushed his fingers against her shoulder blade, watching her face for any signs of protest – there were none.

“Sesshomaru, sorry for slapping you today.” Mai said, making use of the non-violent atmosphere. 

“But it was your own fault. You got us all worried!”

“Were you concerned about me?” the demon asked, slowly placing the whole palm on her shoulder blade, encouraged by her lack of defiance. The desire was burning in him, but he did not intend to lose his chance to claim Mai by too rush movements. Patience was a hunter’s virtue, after all. 

Mai sighed at his question. How could he be that dumb? She was tracing the circles with her fingers behind his pointy ears.

“Of course I was! I don’t want you to get killed.” She said in a harsh tone. “I… I’d be sad if you died.”

Sesshomaru’s hand stilled at her words. Somehow he felt strange warmth in his heart as he heard her declaration.

“I see.” He muttered and heard her sigh again. He closed his eyes and gave in to the pleasant sensations – the touch of Mai’s fingers, the softness of her body pressed against his. Slowly, his fingers began moving in small circles over her back, making their way downwards.

Suddenly, Mai’s fingers stilled and so did Sesshomaru’s hand, now dangerously close to her bottom. The girl finally realized what was going on. The sneaky bastard made her cling to him and took advantage of her carelessness, roaming his hand towards her butt. She untangled her hands from the silver strands and placed them on his chest to part her breasts from his naked skin. She glared up at him, sending him an accusing look. Sesshomaru didn’t look to be embarrassed in slightest, as he gazed confidently into her eyes.

“Hn.” The demon smirked lightly. “It looks like I was caught.”

Mai opened her mouth, startled by his cheekiness. She tried to push herself away from his embrace, but he held her firmly. Crap, she got into this mess by her own stupidity. And to think, that he appeared to be so harmless… She was actually enjoying being with him, it felt like they were a couple and it turned out to be a trap to get her virginity.

“Let go, you sneaky bastard!” she shouted angrily at him, struggling with him, without success. Sesshomaru pulled her even closer, making the thrashing more difficult for her.

“I will not harm you. Stop struggling.” He murmured. Mai stilled, calculating her chances for the successful escape. Damn, they were close to zero! 

“Sessho… ah!” she yelped as the demon suddenly released her from his grip and pushed onto the stones. Mai winced, as her back slammed against the hard surface. She didn’t have the time to react, as Sesshomaru immediately blocked all escape routes, pressing his body against hers. The girl furrowed her brows, as she felt an unidentified object poking her belly. The girl’s cheeks flushed, as she realized what it was. Apparently he enjoyed being scratched a little bit too much.

“Mai.” The demon nearly growled, his voice betraying the desire he felt for the woman.

The girl looked up hesitantly and flinched, seeing Sesshomaru’s eyes burning with lust.

“Sesshomaru, please don’t…” she began, but the youkai interrupted her, cupping her cheek in his big hand. 

Mai stared at him, feeling paralyzed by panic, as Sesshomaru slowly lowered his head. She tried to toss her head sideways, but he held her still. While his nose was nearly touching hers, he closed his eyes and tilted his head. Mai’s heart was racing, as she held her breath.

The demon moved his hand from her cheek to her shoulder and gently traced his fingers downwards, till he gripped her palm. Mai shivered, as he placed it on his chest. The girl gasped when she felt his heart beating equally fast as hers.

Without any further warning, Sesshomaru crushed her lips with his. She stiffened at the sensation and tried to pull away from him, breaking the kiss, but her defiance made the demon only more insistent. He tilted his head more and run his damp, hot tongue along her bottom lip, demanding the entrance. 

Mai clenched her lips tightly, denying it. Irritated youkai tried again, but he failed to make her yield this time too, but he kept devouring her with his lips. In the meantime, his hand slid down her back. She opened her mouth to yelp in surprise, as Sesshomaru grabbed her buttock, giving it a firm squeeze. That was what he was waiting for. Seizing the opportunity, he slipped his tongue inside Mai’s mouth, deepening the kiss. Her half-closed eyes shot open at the foreign sensation. The demon’s warm tongue was roaming all over the inside of her mouth, exploring it. She felt the overpowering warmth engulfing her whole body, as she shivered both in fear and excitement. Slowly, she closed her eyes and gave in to the pleasure. 

Finally, Sesshomaru pulled back to look at her.

The girl struggled to catch her breath, as she was holding it the whole time during the long kiss, which was entirely different than the first one. She looked up at the demon, who was also breathing heavily. Slowly, she leaned on his chest and listened to their ragged breaths and his erratic heartbeat. She felt his hand moving from her buttock to touch her hip, his thumb moving in circles over her tender flesh. Her head was spinning. His kiss was so pleasurable, that she almost forgot about resisting him. What was happening to her? She couldn’t let him take her, she just couldn’t… not yet.

“Sesshomaru, no.” she said faintly, pulling herself back from him. The demon looked at her for a moment, as though considering if he should let her go.

“Just one more.” He said in a raspy voice. 

Mai licked her lips and shook her head. She didn’t know if she would be able to resist him if he kissed her like this again. She wasn’t sure, whether she would want to resist. The demon, however, was insistent on claiming her lips for the second time. He leaned down again and lifted his hand to her face. Gently, he caressed her forehead, her cheeks, to slide delicately his clawed thumb over her lower lip. “Just once.” His whisper sounded like a promise.

Mai slowly tangled her fingers into his silver strands, pulling herself closer. Just one more time surely wouldn’t make a difference. She closed her eyes.

Sesshomaru, seeing her permission, gently brushed his lips over hers. He smiled, hearing her letting out a small moan. Apparently his sweet wife was willing to give herself to him. Encouraged by her positive response, he pressed their lips together in a gentle, yet passionate kiss. Mai wrapped her arms around the demon’s neck, bringing him closer and returned the kiss. It felt like all thoughts fled her mind, leaving only the wonderful sensation of his lips upon hers and the closeness of his body. 

Hesitantly, she opened her mouth, inviting his tongue inside. The youkai, excited by her enthusiasm, slid his tongue between her sweet lips and began moving it fervently. Main squeezed her eyes even more and desperately clutched Sesshomaru for support, as her legs began feel wobbly.

Suddenly, the kiss changed, as a growling sound escaped Sesshomaru’s throat. The gentleness vanished. He crushed his mouth against Mai’s almost violently, bruising her lips. His tongue began thrusting into her mouth in the erratic rhythm. The girl stiffened, as she felt his hand roam all over her bare stomach and move higher, dangerously close to her breasts. She tried to break the kiss, to pull back, but he ignored her protests. Instead, he gripped her backside, as he rocked his hips against her, making her feel the evidence of his desire. Mai abruptly came to her senses, as Sesshomaru just showed her, what exactly he wanted from her. Panicked, she tried to shove him off  her, but he continued kissing her like a madman, consumed by lust.

Then, Mai clenched her teeth, biting his tongue. The effect was immediate – the demon jumped back and glared at her, furious, that she dared to do such thing. Not waiting for him to recover from her surprise attack, she whirled around and rushed to the shore, where her clothes were. She nearly reached it. She was just climbing out of the pond, when Sesshomaru leapt on her, pressing her against the stones.

“Let go! I don’t want it!” she screamed at him, as he leaned down to kiss her neck. He caught her earlobe in his teeth, before whispering.

“I want you.” He murmured, almost purred, continuing sucking on her neck. She yelped, as she felt his hand cup her breast, his thumb teasing her nipple.

“Ah! Stop!” she shrieked, but he ignored her and carried on his ministrations, growing more and more fervent.

If she didn’t stop him, he’d do IT. Panicked, Mai searched for something to defend herself with. Her fingers reached inside her folded kimono and gripped a small jar. She barely managed to remove the lid, as Sesshomaru’s hand released her breast and was moving towards the apex of her legs. 

“Sesshomaru, kiss me on the lips.” She breathed out, gripping the jar. The demon obeyed her immediately and turned her around, so that she was facing him. He was about to deliver a passionate kiss, when Mai sprinkled the smelly powder right in his face. 

The demon abruptly jumped back, scowling and rubbing his nose. Without a moment of hesitation, the girl quickly climbed out of the pond and, naked, darted off to the camp at her top speed.

Seriously, those two are embarrassing me. I understand, that Sesshomaru didn’t get laid in a while, but he should show more delicacy. Oh, I’m the author, not a reviewer. But, I feel like one every time, when I read a chapter, which has been written months ago.

Anyway, please review.

Only a few chapters to go…

Oh, I almost forgot. I recommend a Sesshomaru/OC fanfiction to you. Check it out or you'll get a Kamehameha from me.

 http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9051151/1/Faith-s-curse