Sneaking a Peek by SunsetMiko

The Morning After

Chapter 85 - The Morning After

*Breakfast* (Stella's Soundtrack Challenge 2)

The next morning, Kagome awoke feeling safe and warm in Sesshoumaru's arms. The taiyoukai clung to her as if he were afraid she would disappear on him during the night, and when she tried to squirm away to get up, his hold only tightened.

"Sesshoumaru," Kagome said in an annoyed voice. "I need to get up. It feels like we slept late and we need to have breakfast and get moving. The longer Inuyasha has to wait, the crankier he's going to be."

"Inuyasha will survive," the taiyoukai replied, burying his nose in the curve of her throat and breathing her scent in deeply. "I am not ready to release you." After what she'd done for him the night before, Sesshoumaru loved the miko even more than he had before. It felt as if their intimate time had forged a new, powerful connection between them and he ached to hold her forever. He had no desire to let her go and lose the feeling of her body pressed to his.

"As sweet as that is, Sesshoumaru, I'm hungry." Kagome sighed as he breathed her scent in once again, nuzzling closer. She had strange dreams the whole night and she was confused and frustrated by them, causing her to have less patience than she usually would have had.

Sesshoumaru sighed dramatically, making the miko giggle, as he rolled to the side, releasing Kagome so that she could get out of the bed. He watched with great pleasure as she walked around the chamber naked, collecting her clothing. She dressed slowly, feeling his eyes on her, teasing him as she covered her body bit by bit. Once she was finished, she gathered his clothing and tossed them at the taiyoukai.

*Going Out* (Stella's Soundtrack Challenge)

"Get dressed," she said. "I can't go out there until you do. No one needs to see you naked."

"Feeling territorial?" he asked. He liked the idea of her not wanting anyone else to see his body. Inu were possessive and the thought that she as a human might be as well made him want to smile. He knew he didn't want anyone else to see her bare flesh the way he had. She was his, even if she didn't know it yet, and he didn't share.

"More like I don't want people guessing what we did last night. Now, get dressed and drop the barrier."

The taiyoukai held back another sigh and sat up. He dressed quickly, sensing her irritation, and dropped the barrier as soon as he tied his sash in place. The miko was through the curtain in seconds and Sesshoumaru couldn't help but wonder if she was trying to get away from him. Did she regret what they'd done the night before?

He could hear Kagome apologizing for sleeping late from the other side of the curtain and he smirked at the sound of Inuyasha's complaints. The boy would have to get used to their relationship eventually. He'd been staying out of things mostly, but he couldn't contain his temper at times, and this, it seemed, was one of them.

Kagome turned to the angry hanyou with a smile, hoping to calm him down, but when he caught the scent of her breath, his eyes widened in shock.

*The War Zone* (Stella's Soundtrack Challenge 2)

"You let him... In your mouth? Damn it, Kagome!" he yelled angrily. Inuyasha couldn't believe what he smelled. The scent of his brother's ejaculate in Kagome's mouth was shocking. He couldn't believe she did such a thing, that she got on her knees before his brother. She was too good for such a thing and he knew it had to have been Sesshoumaru's idea.

The miko turned red in an instant, the blush running down her neck and onto her chest in her embarrassment. She'd never once considered that her best friend would be able to tell what they'd done the night before from her breath! This was going to be bad. She was sure of it.

Sesshoumaru stepped out of the bedchamber quickly, ready to shut his brother up. He hadn't thought about the scent that would be left behind from what they had done and he felt guilty for not warning the miko. Perhaps then she could have done something about it to keep it from being detected. He knew that she was embarrassed by their intimacy, that she didn't want the others to know what they did when they were alone, and he should have thought of it to protect her.

"You bastard!" Inuyasha yelled, going chest to chest with the taiyoukai. "How could you do that to her?!"

Sesshoumaru swallowed a growl, trying to stay calm. He knew Kagome would not appreciate him beating his brother to death, which was what he felt like doing when the hanyou got in his face. "What we did or did not do is none of your business," he replied as calmly as he could.

Kagome glanced around at her friends, seeing confused looks on the faces of Sango and the children. Miroku, however, had a knowing grin on his face and when their eyes met, he waggled his eyebrows at her. The miko groaned and returned her focus to the brothers that looked to be seconds from trading blows. The cave wasn't big enough for a battle between Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru and she needed to put a stop to things as quickly as possible.

"Inuyasha," Kagome said in a threatening tone. "I did what I did because I wanted to. It is none of your business and if you don't back down right now, I'm going to 'it' you until you can't move!"

"But... Kagome!" Inuyasha couldn't believe she was defending the taiyoukai's actions. There was no way Kagome willingly put Sesshoumaru's dick in her mouth! He was sure of it.

"You need to stop it right now."

Inuyasha threw his hands in the air, cursing up a storm, before walking out of the cave. He couldn't handle this. He needed to hit something right now or he was going to explode.