Huge.... Tracts of Land by phishbon3s
Trust
Skye's weekly challenge (September 13, 2009) this time was "Trust", with a word count of exactly 1200 words. Well, I got the word count at 1200 and have two different uses of Trust in here. First is the song Trust by Prince from the Batman (Michael Keaton) movie. Seriously, that song is the first thing that popped into my head when I read the theme. I've been singing it all week. Second is the concept of trust, in which Sesshoumaru has to trust Kagome.
Hope you enjoy!
AN:
Song lyrics - bold/italic
Thoughts - italic
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Humming to herself and iPod in hand, Kagome practically be-bopped to Sesshoumaru's room. Opening his bedroom door a crack, she poked her head into the room and spied the empty bed.
"Hmm..." Eyes slide toward the door of the master bath, "Ahhh... there you are."
Pushing opening the door, Kagome sauntered over to her duffle bag and riffled through it. Clothes and toiletry bag in hand, she scrolled through her play list and entered the bathroom. Setting her iPod dock, clothes and toiletries on a shelf, Kagome pressed play.
W,X,Y,Z
Sesshoumaru was in the middle of rinsing his hair when the sound of music caused all his movement to screech to a halt. Wide eyes blinking in disbelief, 'No, she wouldn't...'
Trust - who do ya?
Trust - what makes U a real lover?
Trust - I put this question to ya
Cuz I want U 2 be with me
Sesshoumaru saw the blurred outline of Kagome. Opening the glass shower door, he saw her searching his linen closet, mumbling to herself. Silently thanking the Kamis that the towel on its rod was providing him some censorship from her eyes.
Love - U cannot imagine
How much I want 2 give 2 U
Hot - I get so excited
Just thinkin' about all we could do
Dig it now
"What are you doing in here?"
Thump. "Oww! Damn." Rubbing her sore head, Kagome turned to look at Sesshoumaru. "Looking for your straight razor and kit."
Trying to keep a calm façade in the face of this newest course in the day that was determined to test his metal, Sesshoumaru pointed to the medicine cabinet. Opening both mirrors, she skimmed the shelves quickly before crowing in triumph and holding the items aloft.
Another world awaits us
Another power 2 see
Close - don't worry about nobody else
From now on U'll be here with me
Setting them out one by one and smiling at the classic Burma Shave logo on the shaving soap, she opened and removed the paper from the soap before placing the cake in the mug. Setting the badger hair brush next to the mug, she admired the beautiful red finish on the wooden brush.
Opening the matching straight razor, Kagome grabbed a strain of her hair and swiped at it with blade. The severed end floated listlessly to the floor. Good. She hated to strop the razor.
She turned the tap to a warm stream and placed the badger hair under to saturate. Singing along to the chorus as she worked a thick lather in the mug.
Money - how much'll make U happy?
U can have it all if it'll suit U right
But nothin', I said nothin' can take the place
Of U and me kickin' it tight, tight!
Come, it's easy
Just let yourself go - don't put up a fight
Sex - it's not that type of party
Girl, we're gettin' higher 2 night
During this, Sesshoumaru finished his shower in record time and was toweling off while Kagome had been preoccupied. Hastily donning his boxers, he stepped out of the glass enclosure and prepared to face the firing squad, as it were.
"Kagome, do you even know the proper procedure for shaving with a straight razor?"
"Get 'em! Take the pictures!"
"Gotham's greed!"
Trust
Hot and close, dig it now
Ooh, that feels good
Turning on her heel, Kagome none to gently directed him to sit on the toilet lid and stay still. "Yes. Grandpa's hands shake more with time and he still wants to follow his routine. Mama taught me how to in case she wasn't home to do it for him."
She tilted his head back and worked a thick generous lather on his cheeks, chin and neck. His brow furrowed as she turned to set the mug down and grabbed the razor. Turning back to him, Kagome opened the blade slowly and gripped it so the tang rested against her pinkie. Kagome sat herself on his leg and tilted his head back, before noticing his drawn brow.
Oh, My Lord!
When I'm on I feel good
Trust (good Lord)
When I'm on I feel good
Trust
A soft smile graced her lips as she looked into his citrine eyes. "Trust me."
A small hesitant nod before he closed his eyes and surrendered.
Who do ya trust if U can't trust God?
Who can U trust - who can ya?
Who do ya trust if U can't trust God?
Who can U trust - who can ya?
Come and see
Kagome gripped the skin of his upper cheek with her thumb and pulled to tighten the skin. The blade glided along his skin with an audible passing of whisss. Her sure strokes had him remaining still but not as nervous. Head tilted back and neck expose, she worked with a sure hand around his Adam's apple and was done.
Kagome wiped his face with a warm cloth, before applying his aftershave with light slaps. As well as a follow-up, not so light smack to one cheek, before leaning forward to sniff the skin of his neck. Sesshoumaru opened his eyes as she un-straddled his leg, to clean up and put the kit away.
"There, all done. See, you worried for nothing. A big bad dog demon like you, scared of a little thing like me. For shame, my prince, for shame." Kagome teased. "However, next time you can shave my legs for me. Sound like a plan?"
She didn't see the somewhat predatory gleam in his eyes at that idea.
Turning the shower back on, Kagome started to strip out of her clothes before Sesshoumaru had a chance to exit the room as the song ended .
Wait, I want ya with me
"Save me the bottle when you're done with it!" Kagome yelled at his retreating form.
Safely outside, Sesshoumaru leaned up against the door and took a deep breathe, before a smile ghosted across his lips. 'So, she likes my aftershave. I must remember to gift her with the Old Spice bottle as she requested.'
He continued to his closet to dress for the day, sorely tempted to walk in on her shower and fulfill his half of her offered bargain. How would she react? Would she exit the shower and sit like he did? Or would she demand he attend to his task while she was ensconced in the hot stream. Mind pouring over scenarios of what could happen, he missed Kagome's arrival. His mind's eye was supplying him with the quite a few steamy possibilities and their equally sinful acts when the object of his desire stroke her fingers down his cheek, smiled and walked out of the room humming. Hungry eyes followed her, as Sesshoumaru knew he would have to make his intentions known and soon, before he went feral with his need for her and her innocence of his attraction. Soon he would have her: mind, body and soul. Heaven help him for that. Glancing toward the her duffle bag, he gave a low growl at the damned green menace and contemplated, once again, melting the thing into nothing more than a thick goop.