Challenge Collection by Sessylove219 by Sessylove219

The Moon of Freedom

Title: The Moon of Freedom

Challenge: Smittee's Doubles, May 29, 2009

Word count: 1328

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Looking at the sunset, Sesshoumaru scowled. He knew this night was coming, of course he did. Every daiyoukai was well aware of the moon's phases, but they especially could feel when the Moon of Freedom was approaching.

For every daiyoukai who could take a human and an animal form, this night was one of supreme mortification. On one night, their baser, animalistic side would separate from their logical and calculating side. As with all daiyoukai, they were formed of an instinctive and impulsive beast and an intelligent and coolly calculating mind. It was a system that allowed the daiyoukai to rule the youkai and ningen of the world. It was a system that worked well...and none had mastered it so well as the Lord of the Western Lands. He was always introspective and made his decisions with care and a ruthless efficiency.

Most of the time. On this one night, his careful control would be gone.

He left his ward and retainer to go somewhere isolated, so that none would be witness to this splitting. He did not know if his beast would chose it's true form or the more humanoid form Sesshoumaru usually maintained, and he didn't want any accidents to happen, or for anyone to see his shame.

The sun finally set with a wash of colors. He could feel his blood begin to boil. He fell to his knees as an agonizing pain claimed his head. He grabbed at it with his hand and tried to stifle a scream, but it was no use. He howled into the night sky as his body felt as if it were being torn in two...which was exactly what was happening.

Sesshoumaru felt darkness encroach on his vision, and fell to the ground in a heap.

When he opened his eyes, he felt as if the pain in his body was gone. He stood up only to see...himself. His beast was standing in front of him, having taken the humanoid form. There was only one thing different between Sesshoumaru's beast and himself. The beast had both arms.

Sesshoumaru and his beast looked at each other for a moment before the beast turned and dashed away in a blur of white. Sesshoumaru blinked and decided to follow. He did not want the beast to do anything rash, although it was it's nature.

Sesshoumaru chased after his beast for nearly an hour before he found him. When he saw what his beast was doing, he could only stare in shock.

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Stupid Inuyasha, Kagome thought as she made her way through the forest, heading towards the Western Lands and his hated half-brother. If he thinks that he will stop me, he has another thing coming! A wish has to be made on this stupid thing and I cannot do it with him around. Any wish would be selfish, or vindictive, if I have to see him cuddling up to that stupid clay pot anymore. Eewww...necrophilia loving hell-hound! Ooh, I could just kill him!

Kagome continued on her march, fuming and ranting inside her head about hanyous in general and Inuyasha in particular. They had fought so hard to rid the world of Naraku. Sango and Miroku had lost their lives, and Shippou would be forever changed due to the terrible injuries he had sustained. She felt sorrow for all of the losses, but knew that she could not wish them gone. It would be a selfish wish. Inuyasha wanted to use the wish to make Kikyou alive again, which would also be a selfish wish. Her only hope would be to seek the council of Sesshoumaru, the only youkai who did not seek the shards for his own glory. Perhaps he could help her.

She walked for some time before feeling a massive amount of youki coming towards her at a terrific speed. She had barely begun to reach for her bow when she realized that she recognized this aura. Sesshomaru...

Sesshoumaru's beast followed the scent of lilacs and sunshine, a scent that had tempted and tantalized it for years. It finally found the source, the little miko that had traveled with the one it hated, the bastard son of it's sire. It slowed it's pace and walked up to the miko, standing not two feet in front of her.

"Kagome," it said, it's voice husky with unspoken desire. It had wanted her since the first time it saw her.

"Sesshoumaru!" Kagome exclaimed. "I was just coming to see you." She was more than shocked when she heard him use her name. It sent a wave of heat through her body. She had admired the beautiful creature standing before her since she first saw him, and after getting over her school-girl crush on Inuyasha, had seen him in a new light formed of respect and longing.

Sesshoumaru's beast held out his hand and delicately traced the line of her face with a gentleness that surprised her. Her mind was racing and it seemed like her IQ had dropped forty points in seeing the desire and tenderness in his eyes and on his face.

"Sessh..." He bent down to kiss her, to silence her questions and to get a taste of this human that had so captured his feral heart. The beast new only instinct, and it had sensed that she was the one that would complete it.

His tongue slipped into her mouth as she leaned against him with a sigh. One of his hands wove through the ebony strands of her hair while the other traced the lines on her back. She felt it go up under her sweater to caress her skin, but her lust-addled brain could do nothing but press against him further.

She broke from the kiss when the need for oxygen made itself known, and all she could see in his eyes was acceptance and love. She told herself to fight more, that she would not be some easy lay for a randy youkai, but in her heart, she knew that she would submit. She had wanted him for so long...no way she would give up a chance to have him.

She cupped his face in her hands and traced the markings there, as she had always wished to. The beast growled low in it's chest and bent down to kiss her again...washing all thoughts away...

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Sesshoumaru came to the clearing, having followed his beast through the long miles, and watched in shock at it lowered the naked miko to the ground. He saw that it was about to take her innocence and was about to stop it when he felt himself hesistate. He was not ruled or influenced by his instincts now, but he still did not act. He had admired the miko for a long time, sensing her power and seeing her bravery. It was she who had killed Naraku. She who held the power of the Shikon but was not tainted.

His beast had wanted her for a long time, he knew that, as most of the time, his beast was a part of himself. Perhaps he should give in. No one would argue against her right to be Lady of the Western Lands. She was no ordinary ningen. She would live an immortal life by his side, he knew this because the faint stench of death did not follow her. He should give in...

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When the beast broke through the miko's maidenhead she cried out in pain. It licked away her tears before bringing her pleasure like she had never before known could be possible. When it roared it's release and marked her as it's mate, Sesshoumaru did nothing to stop it.

The miko and the beast curled up and fell asleep, and when Sesshoumaru's beast started to fade, the miko whimpered in her sleep but quieted as Sesshoumaru took it's place, complete once more...more than complete, because now he had the mate that his beast had shown him that they both wanted.

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