Snowdrop by PhoenixBlade

Ivy

Hi and sorry all! I meant to put this up on the day before Valentine's but I was making a gazillion chocolate truffles for my coworkers and I am pleased to say that I thoroughly enjoyed sampling every batch! (sadly, my stomach didn't cause it got too full)  Sadly, I was too tired the next day and fell asleep before getting a chance to post this chapter, but oh well, here it is!  I will try to get to the next two chapters, either tonight or before the weekend is over!  Till then, enjoy!

Oh yeah, by the way, lots of smexing and boinking between Kags and Sess so be prepared!

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Snowdrop

By: PhoenixBlade

Prompt: Ivy

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This scene seemed as familiar to her as she trudged through the god-forsaken snow.  The wind was strong and the snow fell upon her heavily.  She had been caught in the blizzard once she made it a distance away from the shiro.  She tried looking for shelter, a cave some trees, a house, anything!  Yet to no avail, she saw only snow, snow and more snow. 

Well, at least there aren’t any trees to hide holes, she thought to herself, at least I won’t fall to my death this time.

Wrapping the heavy cloak around her, she kept her head down as the blizzard howled and hurled itself against her, forcing her submission.  Yet Kagome carried on, having to pause every so often to look around her surroundings and checking the amulet for clues.  It glowed when she had set out from the shiro, but now, it was dim and dying.  When she tried to go back, it had gone dark on her, but when she went the other way, where she was headed right now, it shone brightly.  Maybe this was a trick set by Lady Inukimi, to kill her off so that Sesshoumaru would be safe.  Or perhaps it was karma.  Things were going wrong for her, for wanting to be with Sesshoumaru instead of being with her family and now the gods were punishing her for her selfishness.

A strong gust of wind suddenly sent her to the snowy ground.  It was cold, she was freezing and if she didn’t find any shelter soon, there was a high chance she would not survive this.  Her toes were numb, her fingers could barely grasp onto the cloak and she could even feel her face.  The heavy kimonos she wore were soaked through and frozen, making it even heavier.

If only I could take the stupid things off, Kagome thought to herself, annoyed.

Gathering herself, she started walking again.

If only Sesshoumaru were here…

She grasped the fabric around her chest.

Sesshoumaru… how she had missed him so much already…  She hadn’t known how long she had been walking, but she thought of him a lot and had to chase those thoughts away as it only made her feel sad.

A tear slid down her cold cheek and she wiped it away, but more came flowing down.

Gods how she missed him!

“Sesshoumaru…” she cried softly to herself, “I want to see you again… just once more…”

Suddenly, a loud howl caught her attention.  She looked up to see something flying towards her at an incredible speed.  Before she could discern what it was, she was swept up in a strong arm one moment and flying through the air, the next.

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It hadn’t taken her long to figure out who it was that had carried her off especially when he began nuzzling her neck and pressed her against his warm body.  Too happy to say anything, she snuggled back into his warmth, glad for it and for him to be there.  This lasted for a while, as they were in the air until she felt them descend.  He set her down in front of a large cave and before she could say anything, he grabbed her arm and pulled her inside.  Though he said nothing, she saw blood covered his kimono and armor.  His hair had some flecks of blood still clinging to it.  Although she wanted to say something about it, she decided to stay quiet.  He had probably gone through much to get to her.

It was dark as he led her into the cave where it twisted and winded around away from the opening, which was good considering the wind swept past the opening and the snow didn’t make it far into the cave.  When all she could see was a small dim light from the cave’s opening from where they came from, Sesshoumaru let her hand go and she stopped walking.

She was about to ask him where he was, but the sound of him rummaging through things nearby made her shut up, but that didn’t stop the questions from running through her head.  Why was he here?  Wasn’t he sick?  What had happened? 

Not sure where to begin, she waited until she felt Sesshoumaru’s youki suddenly explode, making her reiki lash out at him (of which his youki flicked it off as if it didn’t bother him), but suddenly there was light in the cave. 

“This Sesshoumaru did not wish to cause you discomfort,” Sesshoumaru spoke to her, “however this one needed to summon enough youki to create a fire.”

Kagome nodded; impressed that he didn’t need much to start a fire except for wood.  Looking around, she had to squint and blink her eyes a couple times to adjust to the cave so she could see him. 

He was bent down by an opened chest that reveal clothing inside, beside a bed made of fur.  His armor had been discarded by a wall and was now wearing a different kimono.  Although his clothes were different, there was still blood in his hair and smudges of it on his skin.  Gulping, she looked away from him to examine the cave.  It wasn’t an entirely large cave, but it wasn’t so small either.  She could hear air whistling and escaping through cracks in the cave wall.  In the middle of the room was a crackling fire and not too far off was some wood.  Was why there wood here?

“Undress, miko, or you will be ill again,” Sesshoumaru told from behind her, cutting off her thoughts.

She jumped, not realizing that he had snuck up behind her.  He had already begun to undo her obi and once that was free, she let the kimonos fall off, leaving her nude and shivering.  Sesshoumaru’s warm hand found their way to her back, caressing and rubbing it.  It felt nice and she almost moaned when his hand snuck around to stroke her breast.

“Mmm… Sessh…” she managed to say as her hand sought his other hand to move his other hand to cup her breast… only to be met with his sleeve… his empty sleeve.

Alarmed, she quickly turned and grabbed his sleeve and looked at his face.  He had turned away, and she knew that it was humiliating for him.  What had happened since she had left him?

“Sesshou-” she began to say, but he stalked off and sat down on the furs facing away from her, angry and humiliated. 

“This Sesshoumaru is…damaged,” he said grimly.

She didn’t know what to say.

He remained silent as well, lamenting the lost of his limb.  What dishonor it had been, to lose one’s arm in battle like that.  He had taken down the guards and fought against his mother in her true form as a dog.  She had fought hard, and even though he had emerged as the victor, she had torn of his arm in the midst of battle.  Now she was lying in a pool of her own blood, licking her wounds.  Although the woman had tried to keep him away from Kagome, she was still his mother even if she had ripped off his arm.  He would regrow it in time… but for now, he would have to endure and live without it in shame until then.

A light touch on his arm had him growling at Kagome, but she sat beside him on the warm furs, undeterred despite his warning.  She knew that in order to get to her he had hurt others, had possibly killed some, and had gotten hurt himself.  She was to be blamed for this.

His growls died down as he watched her pull his kimono down to his left arm, or at least, where it should have been.  There was only a stump left and with his rapid youkai healing, a new patch of skin had covered where his arm had been torn off.  Before she knew it, she had leaned forward and kissed his stump lightly, trailing kisses all the way to his neck where she began to nuzzle him.  He moaned at this and with his one arm, pulled her to straddle his lap.  Kagome wrapped her arms around him and began grinding down on him, not entirely sure of what she was doing.  She had known that she had wanted to comfort him somehow as she felt guilty for what he lost to be with her.  Yet with the way he was thrusting back up into her core with his now erect and still clothed member, she was sure it was going somewhere carnal and filled with pleasure.

They grinded and humped as their lips met feverishly, hungering for more.  Kagome pulled off his kimono and hakama in record time as Sesshoumaru wrapped an arm around her waist to lift her onto his erection.  Her hand went down to stroke his length several times before aligning it to her already dripping core and pushing the head in.

“Sesshoumaru…” she whispered against his lips, making his member throb harder.

He suddenly slammed her down, making her scream out in pleasure.  He set a rapid pace for the both of them as he pushed her down and he thrust up into her.  Their lips were once again clashing as their wet tongues sought the other out.  Soon, she had to break away to breathe and could do nothing more but hold on to him tightly and cry out for more.  Sesshoumaru heaved and grunted, loving the way her wet and tight sheathe took him in almost too easily, and gods was it hard to pull back out!  In no time at all, they came hard together, calling out each other’s names in pure ecstasy. 

He knotted once again in her, his length filling her to the brim and still shooting cum into her womb.  Kagome moaned as she felt liquid heat continue to pour into her, making her come again.  She was just too sensitive, making Sesshoumaru hunger for her again.  Still embedded in her, he began grinding against her, rubbing her clit in just the right way.  Kagome returned his attentions with her own by grinding back down.  This continued until they came again.  This time, they panted and decided to rest for now as they were too tired to continue this game of pleasure… at least for now anyway.

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They had stayed in the cave for as long as the blizzard lasted, wrapped in each other’s warmth and having sex more times than they could count, in as many positions as they could muster.  Although Sesshoumaru still mourned the loss of his arm, Kagome assured him that she still wanted to be with him, whether with one arm or ten arms, she would still want him all the same.

“And actually…” she hesitated and looked away with a blush, earning Sesshoumaru’s curiosity.

Truly, she is too innocent despite all that we have done together, Sesshoumaru smirked inside, filled with male pride, and still she blushes for this one.

“What is it that you wish to say to this Sesshoumaru, Kagome?” he purred with half-lidded eyes.

Although they had just sex, with the way he was looking at her and speaking with his sexy low tone voice, Kagome felt herself getting wet around his member again, still lodged inside her.  A few sniffs from Sesshoumaru and suddenly he was filling her tight sheathe to the brim again.  Entangling his hand in her hair, he pulled her back so he could lean down to lick and suckle her breasts.

“This Sesshoumaru is waiting, Kagome…” he purred again as he grinded up into her dripping core.

She mewed as he nibbled down on a nipple.

“Ah… Ahhhhhh…” she moaned.

“Kagome…”

She suddenly thrust her hips down and he bit her nipple accidentally.  Blood flowed into his mouth as Kagome went spiraling into another orgasm as she loved the pain with pleasure.  As she came, her fingernails dug down into his skin, forcing him to cum again in her.  Truly, this girl would be the death of him and he would gladly die in her hot and tight sheathe.

Lapping up the blood from her nipple, he pulled her head back to his and he kissed her, gently this time. 

“Kagome…” he murmured against her bruised lips and went to nuzzle her ear

She closed her eyes and sighed as she rested her head against his shoulder, “I love you.”

Sesshoumaru suddenly froze and at the same time, so did Kagome.  He pulled her back to look at her.

Oh my god… she thought to herself, I just said I loved him…

She didn’t think she could say such a thing to him and didn’t think he cared, but unfortunately she had said it.

“Sessh-” she started to say.

He cut her off, disbelief in his voice, “What did you say?”

Did he not want her to say it?  Did she make a mistake in revealing what she felt towards him?

“L-look, I d-didn’t mean t-to say it like th-that-”

He interrupted her again, golden eyes searching deep in her hazel ones, “What. Did. You. Say?”

She hesitated.  Was it worth it?  Was it worth all the sex and all the time spent together to say those three words?  Could she do it?  Would he accept them?  Would he accept her?

With confidence, her hands went to his face, cupping them gently as she smiled softly at him, eyes sparkling with love, “I love you, Sesshoumaru.”

He hadn’t even noticed it, but his chest had been pounding furiously against his chest and suddenly he felt like the air had been knocked out of him with her declaration of love.  He felt himself feel faint and the blood rushed in his ears.  It was happening again!  No, he wouldn’t do it this time!  Not when his member was suddenly hard again in her, and he craved her lips against his once more.  He was elated, feeling euphoric and on cloud nine… and he was about to faint! 

Not sparing another glance or wanting to wait another moment, his lips claimed her brutally as he once again took her quick and hard, hand pushing against her back to press those bountiful breasts against his.  She eagerly took part, letting her hands roam free against his heated skin… his overly heated skin.

“Breathe,” she managed to say between kisses, “you need…to breathe!”

Apparently that had been the case as he was now breathing heavily and kissing the daylights out of her before another hard orgasm was knocked out of the both of them, earning a loud scream from Kagome and a reverberating howl from the inuyoukai against the cave walls.

When they came off their pleasured high, Kagome giggled as she rested her head against his chest and traced circles on his warm and sweaty skin.  This earned a raised eyebrow from the youkai. 

“You need to remember to breathe, Sesshoumaru,” she snickered at him, "or else it'll be like last time!"

He simply hn’ed at her and kissed her head.

“This one is pleased that you love him,” he purred in pride.

She smiled and nuzzled his chest, wiggling as she felt their cum flow drip down her sore thighs onto his lap.  He wrapped his arm around her to keep her in place and she snickered.

“This one is happy to love you, oh might inuyoukai lord,” she giggled.

This earned an annoyed hn from him.  Kagome laughed.

She was his, always and forever.

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When the blizzard died down enough for them to leave the cave, Sesshoumaru took Kagome to the ancient tree youkai, Bokuseno.  He had questions that needed answering and he felt it best that Kagome was there as she may be able to contribute to them.

In the cave, once she had declared that she loved him, he found that the pounding in his chest was his heart and it was now beating at a steady pace, something uncommon compared to prior times.  Before, when he was with Kagome, it had always been irregular, quickening, and then it would disappear and his heart would remain still and not beat.  Yet now, it was beating constantly and he found himself warm and chilled by the cold, though not overly so like Kagome, but it still caused him some discomfort.

“Ah, the miko Kagome!  We meet at last!” Bokuseno greeted her.

Kagome smiled and bowed, though she needed some help from the inuyoukai to keep up because her legs were too sore from their activities together.

“Well met, little miko!  I see that you are well acquainted with our young lord!” the tree smirked, earning a blush from her and Sesshoumaru rolling his eyes at the tree.

“Bokuseno,” Sesshoumaru jumped in to save the miko from embarrassment, “perhaps now you will answer this Sesshoumaru’s questions more thoroughly?”

“Most certainly, my lord.  What is it that you wish to know?”

Sesshoumaru’s mood was grim, but he needed to know.  “This Sesshoumaru’s sire.  You mentioned that this one’s sire sought out Eros to keep his newfound power with him.  Why did this one’s sire seek out Eros?”

Bokuseno looked to Kagome, a wooden eyebrow raised questioningly at the miko.  She was confused and looked at Sesshoumaru.

He looked at her and nodded to the tree youkai. “This one has already spoken with her.”

Understanding, she nodded to Bokuseno.  Despite all the sex they had in cave, they had also had time to talk and strangely enough, Sesshoumaru was a good listener and a good conversationalist, when he wasn’t making her moan and beg.

“Ah, very well then.  Your sire wanted Eros to help him have someone fall in love with him,” the tree told him.

This confused Sesshoumaru. “Who?  The ningen princess?”

The tree youkai shook his head, “No, it was-”

“Me.”

That voice!  His mother!  Sesshoumaru suddenly had Kagome behind him as they stared ahead at the pale floating figure before them.

“Yuki onna!  A snow woman!” Bokuseno exclaimed incredulously.

She cocked her head to the side as a gust of wind blew through her dark hair.

Sesshoumaru growled.  Who was this woman that held his mother’s voice?

“Who are you!?” he snarled at her.

The pale woman frowned, “This one is hurt that you do not recognize your own mother.”

Suddenly, the woman’s features melded into that of Lady Inukimi.  Face still bloody and bruised from Sesshoumaru’s battle with her.  Kagome gasped.

“Perhaps this would be better?” she said, a hint of playfulness in her cold voice.

Shock could not describe in its entirety what Sesshoumaru was feeling right now…

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OMG!  Whaaaaaaaaaa!?  You got a yuki onna for a mom, Sesshy-kun?  No wonder why you're so cold! (and yet so hot at the same time!  Teehee!)  See you next chapter!