A Smell So Sweet by BelovedStranger

Seed of Fidelity

ANOUTHR'S NOTE

A more detailed A/N will be towards the bottom. I hope you all enjoy my alternate universe oneshot with the prompt: cumin!

Kagome, a fifteen year old girl and a freshman in high school, wasn’t the most popular girl in school; though, guys always flocked to her kind aura and sunny smile, and seemed to bask in her innocent stare. She had only been attending for a month, when Sesshomaru, age 17 and a senior, the most popular guy in school asked her out. She had noticed him since her first day at attending, and who could blame her? He was the exact opposite from her in looks. Whereas she was small and had long, raven black hair, he was tall, muscular, and had even longer silver locks. Even his eyes were beautiful; a striking amber hue while hers was a boring brown.

She had flushed from excitement and slight embarrassment at his sudden question to go out with him one day after math class, but she didn’t hesitate to say yes because even though she hardly knew him, it had been love at first sight for her.

The news of their dating status spread like wild fire throughout the school, and her friends pounced on her on their way home.

“Kagome, is it true?! Did The Sesshomaru ask you out today after math class?” Eri demanded.

Kagome glanced at her friend surprised. “How did you know?”

“More importantly, why didn’t you tell us?” demanded Yuka.

Before Kagome could answer, Ayumi said with a frown, “Were you trying to keep this a secret from us, Kagome?”

“What? No, of course not, Ayumi!” Kagome defended herself quickly.

“Then spill!” all three of her friends demanded with wide grins and excited eyes.

Sighing, she answered all their questions and described in as much detail as she could of how Sesshomaru had asked her out. Even now she felt like she was glowing when repeated the events.

“I wonder if he’d be able to stay faithful,” Eri commented with a thoughtful look. “I mean I’ve never known him to actually go out with a girl, but I’ve heard—“

Yuka and Ayumi quickly smothered Eri, covering her mouth with their palms and pointedly looked at Kagome who had stopped to gaze at them with a hurt expression.

“She didn’t mean it like that, Kagome,” Ayumi tried to explain.

“Ayumi’s right—“ Yuka quickly added, but Kagome’s quiet inquiry made everyone go silent and gaze at her with mixed sympathetic expressions.

“What did you hear, Eri? You guys? What aren’t you telling me?”

Eri removed the others’ hands from her mouth and gazed at Kagome contritely. “I didn’t mean that you’re not a catch, Kagome. It’s just that, well I heard Sesshomaru is known to take some girls to the hotel district.”

All eyes were on Kagome. They all knew that that particular district was exclusively used for couples wanting to visit love hotels.

Yuka put her hand on Kagome’s shoulder and tried to lighten the mood and make her friend feel better. “Don’t worry about it, Kagome. This is the first time Sesshomaru has actually gone out with someone that anyone is aware of. Doesn’t that signify you mean something to him?”

Her other two friends agreed and Kagome’s expression lightened causing her friends to breathe a sigh of relief.

“Neh, Kagome? I heard there might be something to help you. Uh, not that you need help, but for peace of mind, you know?” Ayumi explained with a smile. “I heard that if you put cumin seeds in your lover’s pockets, it promotes fidelity!”

“He’s my boyfriend, not my lover!” screeched Kagome, her face flushed red.

“What’s the difference?” commented Yuka.

“Well—“ Kagome tried to explain, but Eri interrupted.

“That’s a great idea, Ayumi! I know a few girls who have done that and they said it works like a charm!”

Kagome was unable to get a word in with their excited chatter, but her mood had darkened again. No matter how they tried to claim Sesshomaru would be faithful towards her, her friends were obviously just trying to make her feel better otherwise why would they insist upon her cooperation in this scheme of theirs? 

The next day, her friends excitedly offered her a handful of cumin seeds with words of encouragement. Through the first two classes, Kagome would gaze uncertainly at Sesshomaru trying to figure out how to get the seeds in his pocket, but not until gym class did an opportunity present itself. While everyone was outside enjoying a warm and sunny day playing volleyball, Kagome snuck into the boys’ locker room without realizing that she had been followed.

Kagome was so anxious not to get caught that she located Sesshomaru’s clothes and quickly reached for his pants to stuff the cumin seeds in when his voice sounded behind her eliciting a small shriek from her. “What are you doing in here, Kagome?”

Kagome whipped around to face him so fast, she forgot she still had a hold of his pants and a handful of seeds. She watched horrified as his clothing fell to the floor at her feet along with the cumin seeds spilling everywhere. She stood staring transfixed at the mess, not even noticing Sesshomaru’s approach until she saw him bend down and pick a few seeds up and gaze at them for long uncomfortable seconds.

When his amber gaze lifted to meet hers, her heart stuttered at the strange light in his gaze. “This is not the first time a girl has tried this trick. I did not expect you to stoop to such things, Kagome.”

“No, it’s not…what it looks like…”

He dropped the seeds to land forgotten upon the floor and stalked towards her. “Do you really believe I would be unfaithful to you?”

Kagome retreated uncertainly. “I wasn’t thinking—I mean you’re so popular and I’m not—my friends were just worried about me…and I…love you…”

Sesshomaru paused at her revelation before moving in quick and pinning her to the wall behind her, his hands on either side of her shoulders. He stared down at her with unfathomable eyes and Kagome was acutely aware of how much bigger and taller he was. She barely reached his chest, and yet she didn’t feel intimidated; instead, strange warmth entered her body and butterflies flew around in her stomach.

He lowered his head until his face was so close to hers she could feel his breath on her cheek. “I will show you just how faithful I can be.”

Then he kissed her. It was no chaste kiss. His tongue entered her mouth with sure, strong licks, causing Kagome’s knees to go weak. She had just grabbed a hold of his shirt at his chest for support and was kissing him back when muffled voices outside in the hall reached their ears.

She was panting for breath when he lifted his head, but she noticed his breath was uneven too. Before she could say anything, he took her hand then pulled her through the room out into the hall and continued to walk at a fast pace until he came to an empty class room and locked them inside.

“What—“ Kagome tried to ask, confused, but her mouth was again claimed by his. She hardly noticed when he backed her up into a lab table until her butt hit the edge.

His hands were at her hips, lifting her up onto the table top never once breaking the kiss. She was all for continuing the earth shattering lip lock until his hands drifted from her hips, under her shirt to cup her bra clad breasts, she tried to protest, but his mouth devoured the small sound.

His tongue speared into her mouth while his hands fondled her breasts through the material of her bra. Shivering in delight, her arms lifted to wrap around his shoulders and clench his shirt in tight fists. He spread her thighs wider by stepping between them, closer to her and she let him.

Her head fell back and a needy moan escaped her parted lips when his hands moved underneath her bra and touched her skin to skin, making the delicious friction escalate. Every time he circled her nipples, pinched them, and rolled them, her body twitched in response and her hips undulated as the sensations traveled to her heated core in pleasurable waves.

His lips attacked her neck, sucking on the sensitive flesh which only intensified her mewling sounds of pleasure.

“I love the sounds you make, Kagome. Feel how hard you make me,” Sesshomaru breathed huskily at her collar bone, thrusting his hips against her pussy. She sucked in a shocked breath when she felt his erection push against her core between all their clothing, turning her on more. She was beginning to wonder how far he would take this when her mind scrambled after he pushed her shirt and bra up to reveal her naked breasts to his gaze and his lips wrapped around a hard nipple.

Her hands burrowed into his hair, holding him to her while he sucked her hard, pulling on her nipple with lips and teeth. She felt liquid heat pool between her thighs, her hips rocking against his in a blind attempt to gain satisfaction. His tongue moved to the underside of her breast sensitizing the flesh there before he leaned back and removed her shirt and bra in one quick move.

Somehow the absence of clothes embarrassed her and she let go of him to wrap her arms around her chest, blushing fiercely. “We shouldn’t, Sesshomaru.”

Instead of touching her, he removed his shirt causing her to look at him in surprise, her eyes taking in all his pale masculine perfection. His chest was wide, corded with muscle, tapered to lean hips. Her hands itched to touch his hard sculpted abs or nip at his strong hips. She was embarrassed by her carnal thoughts when she was sitting half dressed in an empty classroom.

His hands reached out and grabbed hers, startling her out of her thoughts.

“Look at me, touch me. Don’t think about anything else. Not while I’m here hard and aching for you.”

His words took her breath away, and she watched transfixed as he placed her hands on his chest, a light sheen of sweat coating his skin. Tentatively she spread her palms flat on his chest and he released her hands to place his own on either side of her hips, watching her with hungry eyes.

His gaze empowered her. She moved her thumbs to circle his flat nipple as he had done to hers. His groan was erotic to her ears, so she did it again. She liked the sounds he made.

Leaning forward, she kissed him, entangling their tongues for several minutes in a sensual mating dance, before her lips released his to taste the sweat she saw rolling down his neck. When he shivered at her actions, she trailed her tongue to his collarbone to nip at the bone and she heard his teeth grind. She smiled in triumph that she could give him such pleasure, her boldness growing so that she licked and circled his nipple with her tongue.

She couldn’t seem to keep her hands off of him as they glided along the expanse of his chest and down to his abdominals. She felt the thin trail of silver hair she had noticed earlier starting under his navel disappear in his gym shorts. Her nails scraped along the tempting path before gently pulling on a few hairs causing him to groan loud.

Leaning back, he forced her to stop her ministrations with her mouth on his nipple; she saw that he was panting. He took her hand in his and placed it on his think erection and even though his clothes were between her hand and his naked flesh, he was hot.

“Touch me here.”

Kagome obeyed without thought and cupped his hard length, her womb clenching at the steel in her palm, until she gasped and jumped in surprise when his hand went between her own legs and cupped her core. He rubbed her through her clothes as she was doing for him which only added to her excitement.

In seconds his hand went beneath her shorts and underwear, his fingers gliding in her wetness causing her to cry out and grab at his wrist, letting go of his erection. “We’re at school, Sesshomaru! We can’t—“

“Kagome.” He shut her up when he crashed his lips on hers, kissing her breathless, all the while massaging her clit. Her hips bucked uncontrollably into his hand, small cries falling from her lips and into his. With a few expert flicks of his fingers, he had her screaming in release into his mouth and clawing at his back, while his kiss muffled her voice.

She didn’t know when she had leaned back to lay upon the lab table, but when she opened her eyes, Sesshomaru was taking off her shorts and panties, ignoring her socks and shoes. Sitting up fast she made a quick escape, by jumping off the table when he was busy removing his own shorts.

“Stop, Sesshomaru. What if someone sees?”

He stalked her to the window and pinned her to the floor, his knees forcing themselves between hers, but instead of entering her like she thought he would, he held her. An arm was wrapped beneath her shoulders while his other hand cupped the back of her head and his face was buried in her neck. She could feel the tension in his muscles and his burning cock against her stomach, large and intimidating.

Yet his actions spoke of comfort and her eyes burned at the tender moment. Instead of forcing the issue, he was just holding her as if she meant the world to him.

“Kagome, it’s alright. I would never do something you didn’t want. Please, believe me.”

Cupping his face in her hands so that she could see his expression, her eyes misted further when she saw the tender care in his gaze even though it was obvious he was forcing himself to stop for her. She kissed him, silently telling him he could continue.

This kiss was different, it was a slow heated exchange that was no less passionate but was filled with tender emotions and he entered her on a slow glide, seating himself to the hilt inside her tight passage.

They both moaned at the sensations his entrance caused and he began to move with a controlled rhythm, less frantic then before as they gazed into each other’s eyes. Her arms held him close, wrapped around his neck and he kissed her jaw with gentle fever.

Soon the friction against her tender tissues by his strong, sure strokes had her hips lifting to meet his downward glides until he slowly hastened the pace, going deeper and growing impossibly harder. His hand moved to massage her clit in rough circles causing her to ride towards another orgasm in minutes.

“Come for me, Kagome,” he commanded in a guttural voice, his hips pounding into her, his arm wrapped beneath her hips to protect her from hitting the hard floor repeatedly from his powerful movements.

On command, she came, crying out his name in a soft voice as her breath seemed to desert her. After two, three more thrusts, he yanked out of her convulsing core and spilled his seed on her stomach gasping into her ear, “Kagome, I love you, too.”

Tears fell from her eyes as they shared a tender kiss, their arms wrapped around the other.

AUTHOR'S NOTE

Cumin

The ancient Egyptians used it as a spice in foods as well as in the mummification process. The Greeks and Romans used cumin as a spice and also applied it for medicinal purposes. Interestingly, it was used to make the complexion more pale. Pliny was said to have listed cumin as "the best appetizer of all condiments." He also suggested that smoking the seeds would cultivate a scholarly pallor that implied long hours of scholarly pursuits. It was thought to promote love and fidelity. Cumin was thought to "confer the gift of retention" or faithfulness. This concept of retention extended to objects, birds and people.

It was thought any object containing cumin would be protected from theft as that object would hold the power of entrapping anyone attempting to steal that item within the invaded house. People carried it to weddings and walked around with it with their pockets. It was reputed to keep lovers and chickens from wandering. Thus, married soldiers were sent off to battle with a fresh baked loaf of cumin bread. Folklore of plants linked cumin to the wood and forest folks of Germany, spirits inhabiting the forests. In other words, common folk would not have eaten cumin for fear of those spirits. Cumin had such a powerful medicinal value that it could be used as money. An aromatic spice with a distinctive bitter flavor and strong, warm aroma due to its abundant oil content.