Higher Education by SunsetMiko

Chapter 34

All prompts in this chapter go with the Soundtrack Challenge 2.

Prompt: No morals (Soundtrack Challenge 2)

Kagome groaned, trying to ignore the sound of someone knocking insistently at her door. She didn't want to wake up and she certainly didn't want to move. She was exceptionally comfortable in Sesshoumaru's arms and she wasn't ready for it to end. Still, the knocking continued and eventually she cursed under her breath and tried to rise.

"Sesshoumaru," she whispered. "You have to let me go. Someone is at the door."

The taiyoukai was instantly awake, concerned that they had finally been caught. Was this the last time he would hold her through the night until he moved into his on campus apartment? He watched as she rose, admiring her nude body. She snatched his shirt up from the floor and tugged it over her head. Realizing that whoever was at the door would see him if he remained in the bed, Sesshoumaru rose as well and yanked his jeans on. He stood in the corner in front of her dresser, which was behind the door, hiding in the hopes that no one would see him.

The miko waited until he was adequately hidden before opening the door. "Sango?" she asked in confusion. "What's wrong?"

"I heard you were involved in a fight last night!" her friend exclaimed, concern obvious in her voice. "Are you all right?"

Kagome smiled. Of course word of the fight had spread through the campus already. "I'm fine."

"Then what happened?" Now that she knew her friend was safe and well, the girl moved into gossip mode, searching for the story.

"My boyfriend broke his brother's face." At the shock on Sango's face, the miko laughed. "He totally deserved it."

"And you're okay with that?" She hadn't expected such a nonchalant response from her friend. Kagome didn't encourage violence! She should be appalled by her boyfriend's behavior, not perfectly fine with it.

"You don't know them. Inuyasha has tormented Sesshoumaru his whole life. It was far past time for Sesshoumaru to fight back. Besides, he did it for me. The jerk grabbed me and shook me. He left bruises on my arms. Sesshoumaru was only trying to protect me by teaching his brother a lesson."

"Still, doesn't that make you nervous, knowing that your boyfriend can be violent like that?"

Behind the door, Sesshoumaru winced. He hadn't thought of that. Was Kagome going to be afraid of him now? She hadn't seemed like it last night, but that didn't guarantee that she wouldn't be. He'd proven himself capable of violence and now he feared that doing so had damaged her trust in him.

Kagome laughed. "Just because he hit Inuyasha doesn't mean he'd hit me. Sesshoumaru is the gentlest man I know. He'd never hurt me."

The taiyoukai relaxed somewhat at Kagome's response. She still had faith in him. She trusted that he would never cause her injury. He already knew she wasn't afraid of his beast, but being assured that she wasn't afraid of him either was a relief. A small part of his fears did not dissipate, however, instead finding a place to hide in the back of his mind where it could fester and grow without him even knowing it was there.

Sango didn't look convinced, but it was obvious that Kagome was finished defending her boyfriend's actions, and so she changed the subject. "Are you coming to the party tonight?"

The miko nodded. "I haven't heard the details though. You know where it's going to be?"

"At your study buddy's frat. What's his name?"

"Miroku?"

"That's it! Their parties are always the best! They shell out the money for real liquor."

"That and they always have fun themes," Kagome agreed. "Do you know what tonight's is?"

"Stoplight party."

The miko smiled brightly. "That sounds like fun! So, the standard red, yellow, and green then?"

"So far as I know. You bringing the boy toy? You haven't worn red in quite a while. It really limits your fun."

Kagome laughed. "Yes, I'm bringing Sesshoumaru. I don't mind wearing red. It's nice, knowing he's there for me. Green is overrated."

Sesshoumaru frowned, his brows furrowing, as they discussed colors. It didn't make any sense to him at all. What was a stoplight party? What did the colors have to do with it? Why did she think that Kagome hadn't worn red in a while? If he remembered correctly, she'd worn a red blouse just last week, not to forget the red bikini. How would wearing red limit her fun? He was absolutely lost, befuddled beyond words at their conversation, and he couldn't wait until the miko closed the door so he could interrogate her.

"You could wear yellow," Sango suggested.

"No," Kagome replied with a grin. "I'm definitely in red territory."

"Okay, if you're sure. So, I'll see you tonight?"

"Yup! Talk to you later then."

Prompt: Bright Lights (Soundtrack Challenge 2)

After saying their good-byes, Kagome closed the door. She instantly saw the confused expression on Sesshoumaru's face, the questions in his eyes, and she laughed. "What was it? The stoplight party?"

"And the discussion of colors," he replied. "What in the world were you talking about?"

Slowly, the miko approached her boyfriend, a playful smirk on her face. "A stoplight party means that everyone wears red, yellow, or green. Red means you're off the market, seeing someone, whatever. Yellow means maybe, that maybe you're kind of in a relationship but not really committed yet, or maybe you're just not really that interested in meeting someone new. It means you're still open to new people but not as much as if you were wearing green. Green means you're available and actively looking, for either a relationship or just someone to party with for the night."

"And she wanted you to wear yellow?" Now he was offended. Her friend knew she had a boyfriend but still encouraged her to wear a color that meant she was still partially available? Did she not think he was enough for Kagome?

"Sango is not a relationship type of girl. She's green all the way. She doesn't understand when someone else chooses to take themselves off the market."

"I do not think I like her," he said darkly, making the miko laugh.

"She didn't mean to offend you, not that she knew you were there or anything. No, she just doesn't get it. She's never met someone she deemed worthy of having a relationship with. Definitely a party girl. She's not so bad. Just different."

Deciding not to dwell on it any longer, Sesshoumaru shifted gears. "You look incredibly sexy wearing my clothing," he murmured, closing the distance between them to run his nose along her cheek affectionately.

"You think so?" she asked playfully.

"But so much more so out of them," he continued before pulling his shirt over her head, leaving her nude before his eyes. He quickly glanced at the clock. They'd slept quite late, but he still had three hours before his appointment to look at the apartments and nothing too important or pressing to do with his time.

Kagome giggled as he kissed his way from her throat to her breasts, moaning as he flicked his tongue over a nipple. "Didn't we just do this?" she asked teasingly.

"And yet I wish to do it again," he replied, dropping to his knees to nibble at her ass. There was just something about it that demanded he bite that juicy morsel. The way she laughed when he did so didn't hurt either.

The miko squealed as he wrapped his arms around her thighs and lifted her from her feet. He dropped her onto the bed and quickly caught her ankles. He slid his hands up her legs, spreading her thighs as he went. Sesshoumaru knelt at her bedside and dragged her ass closer to the edge before sliding his tongue between her folds, finding her already slick with arousal. She moaned for him and that was it. He was no longer playing, teasing her. No, he was now fully focused on her sweet flavor and the desire to draw more from her body by causing climax after climax. He hooked her knees over his shoulders and went to work. He wouldn't be satisfied until he'd reached his goal and Kagome couldn't see straight, let alone walk.

Prompt: Lament Like Sinners (Soundtrack Challenge 2)

"Being naked in front of you is dangerous," Kagome said with a tired smile. Her stomach rumbled and she blushed. "Lunch?"

Sesshoumaru nodded his agreement. He still had two hours until his appointment and he no idea how he was going to leave her presence without her knowing where he was going. He was going to have to lie to her, something he had no desire to do, but there was no other option, besides telling her what he was doing and he wanted it to be a surprise.

The taiyoukai watched with hungry eyes as Kagome dressed, all the while fighting down the desire to strip her bare once more. Now that he'd tasted her, had brought her to multiple orgasms, he wanted to be doing so all the time. Sure, it wasn't logical or remotely possible, but that didn't stop his mouth from watering at the sight of her body.

He dressed quickly, frowning at the realization that he was going to have to return to his own room for more clothing after this. He actually needed to do laundry. He was running out of clean clothes, but doing laundry would take away from his time with her. It was a tedious task that he never looked forward to.

He hated sitting in the laundry room waiting for the washer and dryer to finish, protecting his clothing from theft or damage due to pranks. It was such a waste of time and though he passed the time reading texts for classes, he still detested it. It was an opportunity for him to be exposed to other students and that always made him nervous. Sesshoumaru wondered when Kagome did her laundry. If they did so together, it wouldn't be nearly as bad. He used to do his laundry Saturday nights because few others did so, but now that wasn't an option, as the miko had him attending parties every weekend. How he wished the apartments had their own washers and dryers, but he doubted it. There would likely be a shared laundry facility just like in the dorms, though they might be less busy.

"You okay?" Kagome asked noticing the displeased expression on his face.

"I need to do laundry soon," he told her.

"And that makes you make that face?" she asked with a laugh. "Laundry's not that bad." When he shot her a look, she grinned. "Okay, I guess if you're as antisocial as you are it might not be fun," she conceded. "It might be even worse now that the female student body is interested in you."

"Delightful," he said sarcastically.

"Well, I might be able to be persuaded to do laundry with you, if you ask me nicely."

Sesshoumaru smirked. "After what I just did to you, I still have to ask nicely?"

Kagome blushed brightly. "You can't be given a free pass on everything just because you're good with your tongue," she told him.

"Fine. Would you please accompany me when I do my laundry?" he asked sincerely.

The miko smiled. "Of course I will. I need to do mine too." Her smile turned wicked, instantly making Sesshoumaru concerned. "If we manage to do it when no one else is around, we can even have a little fun on the washers."

"In public? But we could get caught!"

Kagome waggled her eyebrows at the taiyoukai dramatically. "That's the fun of it, Sesshoumaru, the fear of getting caught."

"You have done this before?" he asked in surprise.

"Not yet," she explained. "But it's on my bucket list, things to do before I die. Naughty sex in public is definitely a to do." 

"Sex?" Sesshoumaru asked. They hadn't had sex yet. Did that comment mean that she was ready to go there with him? Was he ready for such a big step? He expected that his instincts would get him through it without embarrassing himself, but that didn't mean he would be good at it. His body screamed at him for his hesitation, but he couldn't help it. Sex could change everything in their relationship. What they'd already done together physically had changed things, changed the way they interacted, changed the way she looked at him.

"I figure we're going to do it eventually," she told him with a smirk. "I mean, if you're not interested, we don't have to. It would be a huge disappointment considering what you're packing in your jeans, but I'd live through it." The taiyoukai looked stricken at her words and the miko laughed. "Does that face mean you want to have sex with me?"

"Of course I do. I would have to be an idiot not to."

"Or gay," the miko added, her smirk widening.

"Which I am not," he clarified quickly.

"Relax, Sesshoumaru," she said, running her fingers over the markings on his cheek. "I'm just teasing you."

"So you do not desire to have sex on a washing machine?"

"Oh, that? No, I'm completely serious about that," she said, fighting down the desire to giggle. "I've heard that the vibrations of the spin cycle really turn things up a notch." His expression was absolutely hilarious and the miko burst out laughing, instantly feeling guilty by the embarrassment that showed on his face. "Fine, we'll save the adventurous sex until you're more comfortable."