Trapped by sesshou_lover

Clearing Out the Closets

Gasp, is this a brand new one? Why yes, I think it is. It's unedited for the time being, but I'm sure you all don't really care. It's something to read.

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Clearing Out the Closets

Sesshoumaru was used to cleaning up messes. For as long as he could remember, he had been the one keeping his mother from finding out about his old man's mistress of the week, paying off the gambling debts accumulated, and even running off the angry husbands and spurned lovers. Yes, Sesshoumaru was used to cleaning up his old man's problems.

He always knew what to do, in a normal situation, intimidate and threaten, or pay a lot of money to see them disappear. But this wasn't a normal situation. This, was very bad.

"I didn't know he was already mated," the small pregnant human woman told him, tears standing in her eyes as the mating mark blazed darkly across her neck, mocking Sesshoumaru. His eyes slid closed.

He didn't doubt the human woman spoke the truth. It was in her scent that she hadn't known. So it wasn't her he was angry with.

A pregnant woman, he could pay off by providing for her needs and that of her child. He'd done it was all the others, including that wretch Inuyasha and his money grubbing mother Izayoi.

But a woman with a mating mark was impossible to hide for very long. He was almost positive that there was nothing that he could do to make her disappear easily.

When he opened his eyes to peer at the little human he had to admit that he could see what would drive his insane father to latch on to her. Everything about her screamed innocent, from the liquid blue eyes, to the way she nibbled at her lower lip. She was kind, pure, and more importantly she was pretty, not beautiful. Pretty women had always been his father's weakness.

Sesshoumaru glanced at the file in his hand, the file he had been hoping to use in order to convince the girl to stay away. Instead he told her, "We'll figure something out." The girl, Kagome she had said, nodded carefully.

~*~

All Kagome had wanted was to share the happy news with her mate, that she was pregnant. Daisuke had always been so secretive about his life every time he left her bed that she had been forced to surprise him at his company.

Imagine her surprise when instead of meeting the happy gaze of her mate, she instead met his very grown son, who claimed that the Inu no Taisho already had a mate and that his mate was an inu youkai female.

Kagome felt devastation pressing against her chest. She had thought she got it right this time around. For so long she had kept her virginity intact and finally, when she had given in to the demon she loved, she found he deceived her.

The son before her had been so cold to her at first, demanding that she explain her relationship to his father and why she dared to carry his father's mark. She hadn't even known that her mate had skipped town exactly to avoid this mess.

But when he heard her story, she felt hope that he would help her. He wasn't really a bad man, she discovered as she listened to Sesshoumaru explain everything he knew about his father. He was just a male that had spent his life fixing his father's mistakes and was tired of it.

"How can we fix this?" she asked. She didn't want to step on Sesshoumaru's mother's toes or anything. But she also knew that she didn't want to be a single mother raising a half demon child.

"We will figure something out," had been his only reply.

~*~

The book lay open on the table between them in the dusty library. Sesshoumaru stood comfortably behind Kagome as she sat in the only chair available in the light source. Other books littered the table showing just how much research had gone into the task of helping Kagome with a solution to her problem.

Kagome wasn't sure what anything she read meant, but as long as Sesshoumaru seemed to understand what was happening then that was what mattered. From his slight frown she couldn't tell if what he read were distasteful or if it were actually a complication.

"What does this mean?" Kagome asked.

He glanced at her sideways, his face smoothing into a blank mask. "This means that unless one of my father's blood relatives takes you as mate, therefore replacing the role of father in the eyes of the pup, you will loose the pup."

Lose the baby? That was something she never wanted to consider, ever. She would rather take her very own life than lose the life she carried inside of her.

She silently cursed the inu that had gotten her into this mess. If it weren't for his lies she never would have slept with him and therefore wouldn't be pregnant now. But without the object of her disgust present, her need to scream remained unfocused.

Her hands came around to protect her growing stomach. Sesshoumaru watched the movement, taking in the obvious maternal instinct that would force her to do anything that would protect her unborn pup.

His hands gripped the back of her chair tightly. He would have no choice but to take on the task himself. He was used to taking on his father's mess, protecting his father's precious reputation.

And as his other siblings were half breed, they were unfit to help her. Inuyasha especially had no control over his half blood and was therefore subject to destroy the child in the womb, totally counteractive to what Sesshoumaru needed to happen.

"I will do it," he told her, briefly touching her shoulder. "You need not worry about your unborn pup." The immediate way she relaxed had his beast growling in contentment.

His more rational mind was concerned about this change. He and his beast had always been in agreement about the undertaking of a mate. It just didn't happen. His father's irresponsibility coupled with his need for freedom to help said father's irresponsibility left him without the desire to mate.

How could he ever explain leaving the house at all hours of the night to blackmail females into keeping their mouths shut, or constantly having to speak with the media to smooth over allegations? What female in her right mind would accept only half a mate?

"What do we do then?" she asked him shyly. She would never be able to explain why she would do this and not feel upset about it. Maybe it was the way he gave her a solution, making her feel safe at the same time or maybe it was his attitude about it.

She didn't know, didn't know if she wanted to know the truth. He came around her seat to take the chair next to her. He reached out for her hand, tugging at her fingers briefly to force her to draw closer to him.

His beautiful amber eyes close briefly as he assessed to best way to go about destroying the bond Kagome and his father possessed. If he simply invaded her without thinking, he could cause her body to miscarry if the fetus were not strong enough to hold on to its place.

A slight frown marred his features as he discovered just how foolish his father had been. He had completed a full bonding with the human, making it, so that any other would have to give everything in order to take over. The only blessing was that the pup hadn't been bonded to yet.

When he opened his eyes he found those of Kagome waiting for him, almost on baited breath. "Well?" she said.

"It will be difficult, but not impossible. If I do this, know that you cannot fight me or it will cause damage to you and the pup." He watched as she took a deep breath, letting it out in a shuttering breath.

Placing full trust was such a difficult task to do. Look what happened to her the last time she tried it. She gripped his hand tightly, struggling with the knowledge of what she had to do. The baby was important to her, so important even though the circumstances weren't the best.

"Okay," she whispered. "I'll trust you."

~*~

Trust, what an interesting concept when you've been hurt once before. Kagome found that trusting wasn't so easy, not when there was pain in her heart that she had yet to consider.

She lay as calmly as she dared on her bed, trying to ignore the demon nosing around her stomach. She felt the spikes of his energy, completely different from the loving warmth that was his father's.

This felt dark, much darker, and primal. Sesshoumaru's energy was a drug that would force you to lose yourself. Perhaps, she thought quietly, that had been the problem.

The Inu no tashio's energy had been warm, eliciting feelings of protection, begging the invaded to trust him. Sesshoumaru's on the other hand, spoke only of his desire to dominate.

His energy, like the demon didn't bother hiding who he was. He wanted you to know that he was the alpha in charge. Anyone not willing to bow to his authority would be dealt with severely. So she tried her best not to fight him.

After a while, things got better. The darkness of his energy no longer frightened her. It became soothing and wonderful. Suddenly, it was that darkness that offered the most safety. With it beside her, she would never have to fear the dark, because it was the darkness cradling her.

A tiny spark grew within her abdomen strengthening with every increase of Sesshoumaru's energy. Sesshoumaru's energy engulfed that tiny spark, encouraging it to grow.

In her inner mind Kagome had the impression of a great dog nuzzling against that spark she soon realized was her baby. She added her own energy, wanting to be part of it, wanting the touch the two had created.

Sesshoumaru's energy created a small space for her to slip inside. To achieve this she was forced to completely leave the safety of her previous mate's protection, placing her solely in the hands of his son.

Sesshoumaru didn't waste time expelling his father's energy from her body, managing to do it without his father's energy knowing it was being ousted so that all that was left was the aura of Sesshoumaru.

He went to draw his energy back into himself, but the pup tried to follow him, that spark now bright enough to have recognition and wanting to play. Sesshoumaru spent only a few precious moments with the pup before his energy returned to him.

Upon glancing up, he found Kagome's eyes staring at the ceiling, tears streaming down her cheeks. She tried to fight it back, but she couldn't, not when she'd never been so happy before.

In a way she was sad. It should have been her mate doing this for her, instead of the son. It should have been a happy moment with the true father of her unborn child, not one who was going to be a surrogate.

Sesshoumaru calmly grasped her hands, enabling him to pull her to a seated position. He wrapped his arms around her, shielding her pain from the rest of the world for her.

"Why do this to me?" she whispered into his chest. "Why would he lie to me?"

"You aren't the first female he's impregnated," Sesshoumaru revealed. "But you're the first he mated besides my mother." It was very possible that his father thought he could keep Kagome thereby hiding his lie for longer.

Whatever the case, it was wrong for him to do, knowing the devastation he caused to all parties involved. If his mother had found out about her mate's ultimate betrayal, there would have been no stopping the demon female from seeking out Kagome and ridding her of her life.

Daisuke knew this and so to still act meant that he did not care enough for the safety of the human girl. Why else would he leave so suddenly without letting Sesshoumaru know that there was a problem?

Sesshoumaru gave up thinking upon it, instead concentrating on the human girl in his arms. She no longer had to suffer. Her pup would not have to face a stigma of being the upstart, a threat to Sesshoumaru's inheritance. It would now be his heir.

"You should rest," Sesshoumaru whispered to her. "The pup will need you to have energy." She nodded against him, before she lay down. He stroked along her back, helping her get settled.

Once she fell asleep, he knew he would begin planning her new life. She would need to move in with him, so that they could make this complete. He would also have to decide whether to inform the media. If they believed that he was the one to impregnate her then it was possible they wouldn't dig too deeply into his father's affairs.

He sighed once more. How could his father continue to make life difficult for him?

~*~

3 months later

Kagome dreaded this meeting with Sesshoumaru's mother, the woman who was the mate of the demon that lied to her. But Sesshoumaru seemed to think that it was necessary to thoroughly ensure that his binding worked.

All she had to do was trust him as her mate. She rubbed along her distended tummy. Trust.

Trusting Sesshoumaru, the son of the demon who put her in this situation, had been tough. It meant, pretending that they had always been together. It meant, lying to her family. Trusting him had meant giving up her life to follow the plan he set up for her.

But, in a way, she was glad for it. The pregnancy was tough because she carried a child with demon blood. There was pain because she wasn't a demon. Her pup was strong. And it was cognizant of its surroundings.

It knew when Sesshoumaru was near as its little aura kept reaching out for its "father". Sesshoumaru had become the only one that could keep the unborn pup calm long enough for Kagome to get some sleep.

She could feel the tears begin to fill her eyes. She still felt bad for doing this to Sesshoumaru. If she gave up some things in her life, he had given up everything. He had to deal with the press.

He had to be the one to continue taking care of his father's debts and mistakes. He had to abandon meetings just because she was in pain. He had to allow her to invade his space. Through it all she wondered how he could behave as if it were nothing.

Hands grasped her shoulders gently. Her unborn one began pressing outward, warning her who was near. Kagome's eyes found Sesshoumaru's in the mirror. She smiled briefly.

"Mother will arrive soon," he said as his hands trailed down to her stomach. "You should finish dressing."

She stiffened as tension filled her. Sesshoumaru continued stroking her, petting her in soothing motions. "What is wrong?" he asked.

Her body leaned back into him, coming to rely on him more and more as time passed. "What if she can tell? We have never..." she couldn't say it. Sesshoumaru rocked her back and forth. The pup slowly calmed with the motion.

"As long as you are filled with my aura she will never know. Besides, the pup responds to my presence. Mother will never know the difference."

She sighed, nodding in agreement. "How can you be so good to me?" she said on a whisper.

Her answer was a gentle kiss on the top of her head.

~*~

Sesshoumaru would never admit it, but Kagome made a very good mate. She was quiet, gentle in her soul. She never made a complaint without reason. She didn't demand time or energy from him. She didn't argue with him, even when he knew she disagreed. Having her in his home was peaceful.

It made the whole situation worth while, made him want to take care of her just so she would be content to remain by his side. He could see what it was in her that drew his father to make this grievous mistake.

He helped her settle on the couch near the door. The doctor said that she should rest more often with this pup, so it was his job to make her.

While they waited for his mother's arrival, Sesshoumaru went to put on water for some tea. He pulled out Kagome's special brew. She couldn't take the usual prenatal vitamins and this had been the doctor's solution.

Sesshoumaru thought the scent much too sweet, but the pup seemed to really enjoy it, the needy little thing that it was.

He bit back a chuckle. He never would have thought that he'd be so willing to take on the role of mate and new father. He should have been resenting Kagome because he couldn't blame this on her.

He shrugged it off as he reentered the room. What did all of it matter anyway? He had a mate now and a pup on the way. He had a responsibility to treat his new pack better than his father ever could.

The doorbell rang just as he sat down the tea. Kagome moved to stand up, but he pushed her back into her seat, with a slight reprimand not to move.

She obeyed him, instead turning to pour the tea for their guest. Sesshoumaru answered the door, admitting his mother. Kagome couldn't see the female, what with Sesshoumaru's broad form standing in the way.

She glanced down nervously as her stomach. This was the moment of truth. She was going to find out if their little trick had actually worked.

Sesshoumaru came back to her, guiding in the most beautiful youkai Kagome had ever seen. Now, she knew exactly where Sesshoumaru had gotten his otherworldly looks from. They shared the same shape to the eyes, the same fine boned features. She had a grace to her that Kagome could never hope to achieve herself.

She felt so inadequate and wondered just how she could have ever attracted Daisuke's attention in the first place. He should have taken one look at her and considered her woefully lacking with such a beautiful mate at home.

Sesshoumaru helped her to stand. Kagome felt her cheeks heating as she was assessed by his mother. She wasn't sure what the woman thought, but she was almost certain that she would be found lacking.

Blood red lips parted to say, "She looks like the kind that would have attracted your father instead of you." Kagome physically flinched, but the female had already turned away.

"Is it necessary to insult my mate?" Sesshoumaru asked, feeling his hackles rise in defense of his mate.

"What would you have me say? She hardly looks the type that I imagine you with. You with your glorious beauty should be with a female that is more than merely pretty."

Sesshoumaru moved closer to Kagome's side as he felt her distress. He helped her to sit, making sure to keep close to her. He could feel his pup begin to stress at its mother's anxiety.

"You are upsetting my mate and the pup," Sesshoumaru said, a low growl in his voice. "If you persist I will have to ask that you leave."

For a moment his mother was surprised. Sesshoumaru could not understand how she could be. The female was absolutely catty for no reason, often putting down females simply because she knew that she was beautiful.

He pulled Kagome into his lap, rubbing along her body to reinforce his need to soothe her. He knew his mother watched and assessed their interactions. He knew that she suspected that Kagome could be a possible enticement to his father.

But he wasn't going to allow her to just hurt Kagome. Kagome said nothing to the female. He knew that she could defend herself if given initiative, but he had cautioned her once about challenging while pregnant. Many a female had been known to miscarry simply because the other bitch was angry.

"Have you heard from father," he murmured. He felt Kagome shift closer to him. "He has, surprisingly not returned any of my calls."

His mother shrugged. "He phoned me yesterday. It seems he is quite distressed to hear that you have acquired a pregnant human mate. We always thought you were only attracted to youkai females."

Sesshoumaru hid a smile in Kagome's hair. He had known when he announced Kagome's presence in his life, that his father would eventually catch wind and know who exactly the female was. He had done it on purpose, to force his father to return and face what he had done.

He wanted his father to recognize that he was no longer willing to play his father's game. He was sure that his father had been hoping to keep Kagome on the side, regardless of the consequences.

Kagome whispered something in his ear. He settled Kagome back by his side. "Are you hungry mother? Kagome and I have reservations at a very good restaurant. You are welcome to join us."

All he had to do was get his mother to actually be around Kagome enough to get to know her. If his mother were friendly with Kagome then it would be even less likely that his father would be caught trying to gain alone time with Kagome.

If he could get his mother to actually like Kagome that would be infinitely better in the long run. Perhaps she heard his mental thoughts, for she readily agreed without once making a snide comment.

~*~

He had a feeling that he shouldn't be doing this. But she was his and so he bowed to the temptation she presented to him. His lips settled over hers. She didn't resist as his tongue snaked its way into her mouth, tasting the sweetness that was there.

Her taste exploded on his tongue. Everything that she was, everything that she could be, it was all there. Briefly he wondered how it had come to this. He wasn't supposed to have wanted to actually sleep with the woman who had been taken as his mate.

He pulled away from her for a single moment, finding her whimpers of longing enticing. His lips returned to her. She was addicting in her own way.

Sesshoumaru pulled the body of his mate closer to him. The gentle swell of her stomach pressed between them. This would be a first for him, mating a woman already pupped.

"Are you sure you're ready for this?" he asked. She'd been through so much that he just didn't want to risk pushing her past where she was comfortable.

She nodded slightly, her eyes dazed. Yes, she wanted him, this demon who saved her when she needed someone the most. A small part of her still doubted. How could not after what she went through? But this demon wasn't his sire. Sesshoumaru wouldn't abandon her or play her false.

His lips lowered to the skin beneath her ear. Her body gave a shudder of pleasure. Her hands gripped tightly into his shirt. Her knees felt weak. She thought it possible she would lose her mind.

Daisuke never made her feel like this. She was overwhelmed by his sexuality. The way his body moved against her skin, the way touched her body as if he owned it, it was simply more than she had expected.

The straps of her dress her slid down her arms, revealing breasts that had become more bountiful as the pregnancy progressed. Large hands cupped the lace covered mounds. Her back arched to settle more of her body into him.

Slowly, she was walked backwards toward their shared bed. The back of her knees touched the bed frame. Sesshoumaru slid his hands down her arms until he gently grasped hold of her wrists.

Her small hands released his shirt, allowing him to position her arms to where the dress completely slid away from her upper body. One tug from his hand and it fell the rest of the way to the floor.

She stood before him, wearing only the lovely undergarments he had purchased for her the week before. The gentle swell of her pregnant stomach didn't seem to detract from her beauty in his eyes. Those too, he removed until she was completely bare before him.

A slight blush touched her cheeks. Sesshoumaru began to unbutton him shirt. She watched the silken glide of his skin moving across the muscles of his chest. His was build that could only be achieved by someone who had trained all their lives for fighting.

Daisuke had given up fighting when he determined that the world needed another business man. His body had grown a little softer by the time that he had seduced Kagome into sleeping with him.

Sesshoumaru, she knew, woke up early religiously to train his body as well as his mind. There was nothing soft about him.

The shirt lay crumbled on the ground, soon followed by a pair of dark trousers. Kagome almost felt as if she couldn't breathe properly. He hadn't even bothered to wear underwear.

Her eyes slid closed as he approached. What should she do? What could she do that would please the male before her?

Bare skin touched the curve of her stomach the only barrier between them. He was so unyielding to her much softer flesh, but it felt wonderful, the power he held. It was nothing for him to guide her back onto the mattress.

He spread her thighs wide, sliding his hips between. The hot, burning length of his cock felt like a brand between her legs. She moistened at the thought of them coming together as one finally.

Part of her feared that this was a dream, that she would wake up and not be where she currently was beneath him. A slight whimper escaped her lips at the thought.

Sesshoumaru pressed his lips against her. "Don't worry little one," he murmured, "this is very real." To prove just how real it was, the head of his cock made contact with her. Slowly he pressed inside.

Kagome gasped. Deeper it went, forcing wide the muscles she hadn't used in a while. Her legs wrapped around his hips, holding on tightly to him. "Does this feel good?" he asked her in a wicked tone.

His answer was a long moan. Sesshoumaru continued to push, wanting to feel all of her around him. She was so much tighter than he thought she was going to be. She fit him just like a well worn glove.

His hands on her hips tilted her to a better angle. He was now able to slide that last inch inside her. A low growl vibrated through his chest as he savored the sensation. If he hadn't understood his father's fascination before with Kagome, he certainly now had no doubt that it was because she was just perfect.

He withdrew slight. Her muscles tightened around him. Sesshoumaru's head flew back as his growling increased. His pace remained nice and slow, working her body to the rhythm that he wanted.

Kagome didn't try to fight. Her useless finger nails clawed at his biceps. Her back arched as he moved. This...this was better than good. She didn't want him to think about stopping his assault on her body.

An orgasm hovered just at the edge of her consciousness. If he stopped, she knew she would lose it.

His thrusts increased in speed and strength as he felt her muscles tighten further. He wanted this to be very good for her, to ruin whatever good memories she might have left of his father.

His inner feral self wanted to make her his, to prove it to the female that no other could do this for her the same way.

Kagome's inner muscles gave a spasm. Her head leaned further back, unconsciously presenting Sesshoumaru with her full submission. He took advantage, his jaws clenching tight to her without breaking the skin.

Her internal muscles continued to clench and unclench. Sesshoumaru released a grunt as she milked his cock for his seed. He tried to hold on a little longer against her very satisfying enticement. But it was too late. His balls seized tightly. He could feel the come spurt from the tip of his penis, coating her inner folds as he howled his satisfaction.

Kagome gave one last shudder as her body slowly released her from the haze of arousal she'd been dealt. Sesshoumaru fell to her side, his long arm holding her close to his side.

Kagome couldn't help herself as the tears feel from her eyes. That last remaining tie to the Inu no Taisho was finally gone. She could now concentrate on being with the male who was now her mate.

"Are you okay?" he asked her. She nodded against his chest. She was perfect. Everything was simply perfect.

~*~

The Inu no Taisho was angry. After all his hard work getting Kagome to spread her legs for him, his son took her away.

Sure, it was his fault for actually daring to mark the human female when he knew how jealous his first mate got when he ditched her for other females. But no one was supposed to find out about Kagome. And if Sesshoumaru had found out, then Daisuke had expected his son to send her to live elsewhere, not mate her.

He bit back his growl as he waited for his plane to land. He was going to wring his eldest's neck for ruining everything he had built to gain. And then, he was going to take his sweet time fucking his little human mate like a true animal.

He'd missed her sweet little pussy so much. He conveniently forgot that she carried his pup. He already had too many bastards to think about having another one.

He licked his lips in anticipation at Kagome's response when he returned. He bet she couldn't wait to see him. She'd probably be dripping wet with one smirk from him. She couldn't possibly be happy with his cold fish of a son.

~*~

Kagome sat propped up in bed, a smile on her face as she tried to watch Sesshoumaru over the curvature of her stomach. He was supposed to be painting her toenails in an attempt to spoil her, but she wasn't too sure of his skill in that department. He was a male after all.

She'd woken up that morning feeling awful. The most that Sesshoumaru had been able to do was hold her hair back as she'd puked up her guts. She was eternally grateful that he endured the awful smells just to keep her happy.

When he finished painting her nails, he moved to lie beside her, his head taking residence on her stomach. The pup pressed against the side of his cheek, instinctively trying to get closer.

Everything was happy until the phone rang. Sesshoumaru bit back a growl of frustration as his alone time with Kagome was ruined. He contemplated for a moment, not answering, but figured that it wouldn't be right if it were actually something important.

It was nothing to lean over Kagome to grab the phone from the bedside table. Kagome ran her hands lovingly through the silver strands of his hair while he spoke on the cell phone to whoever called.

Sesshoumaru rushed through the call, getting the other person of quickly. Once off the phone, he buried his face in Kagome's stomach. He was angry and didn't want to have to deal with what he knew would be his responsibility.

"My father is home," Sesshoumaru told Kagome. Her fingers paused for a single moment before she continued stroking his hair.

"We knew it would happen sooner or later. The old dog would hate to lose me to his own son," she said quietly. But, boy was he going to get a rude awakening when he realized that Kagome was no longer the young innocent female that had been taken by a deceptively kind disposition.

She was now a female with an openly dangerous male for a mate, a male who had proven that he would do anything for her. She no longer had anything to fear now that she had Sesshoumaru in her life.

He would keep no secrets from her. He would never stray into another female's bed. Sesshoumaru knew the meaning of fidelity, and loyalty, and honor.

Plus, with all that Daisuke kept putting Sesshoumaru through, Sesshoumaru needed someone who was going to stand beside him. She wanted to be the one to keep him feeling sane. He deserved it.

"He can't separate us," Kagome continued saying. "You are now my alpha. The baby will only recognize you as its father. Daisuke can do nothing to us."

Sesshoumaru lifted from his position. He laid a gentle kiss on Kagome's lips. "You're right mate. I'm the more powerful male. There is nothing that he can do to keep us apart." She gave him a gentle smile. Nothing was going to stop them from being together.

Kagome trailed her hand down Sesshoumaru's chest, heading down past his stomach to the edge of his pants. He pushed his hips into her touch, a low growl vibrating up through her throat. "Be careful what you start mate."

She ran her lips lightly across his. Her tongue flicked out for a single moment. "What are you going to do about it?" she whispered on his lips.

He bared his fangs at her. "Don't you know that demons like to devour human females?"

"Even pregnant females?" she asked mischievously.

He glanced down. "That's even better." Before Kagome knew what was happening, her thighs were spread wide and his tongue was buried deep inside her. She gasped. Her hands clenched in the silver strands of his hair.

It didn't take him long to induce her to an orgasm. Kagome lay panting beneath him as he continued laying kisses all along her body. She wiggled, moving until she managed to lie on her side. She paused suddenly. "I have to go to the bathroom."

~*~

Sesshoumaru's cell phone rang. He growled, pulling away from the luscious lips of his mate to answer. While he was busy, Kagome checked her make-up in the compact she pulled from her purse.

One of Sesshoumaru's business partner's was hosting a function to celebrate the new merger. Sesshoumaru only agreed to go only because he learned his father was scheduled to attend.

He was tired of his father always calling trying to get a hold of Kagome. This function would give him the chance to end it once and for all. He only hoped that his father wouldn't cause too much of a scene since his mother was almost guaranteed to be in attendance.

Sesshoumaru shut the cell. Kagome finished fixing her make up. She put the compact back in her purse quickly. Now finished, she gently rubbed strokes around her stomach. "Everything okay," she asked.

Sesshoumaru leaned his head back against his seat. He hadn't really really wanted to take the limo to this function, but Kagome had insisted. She wanted to spend time with him without risking him being distracted.

He nodded. "My mother called to say that she ant father have arrived at the party. She wishes for us to hurry."

Kagome chuckled slightly. "Is my mighty demon pouting because he was forced to stop kissing me?" He turned his head to look at her, a slight smirk on his face. She lay a quick kiss on his lips just as the limo stopped. "Come on, let's go party."

~*~

Dinner wasn't nearly as fun as Kagome thought it would be. There really wasn't much in the way of food that satisfied the life growing inside of her. She tried to ignore the hunger pangs by nibbling on whatever was available.

Sesshoumaru knew that Kagome was hungry, but they had to wait a little while longer so that he could at least appear to be enjoying the night thereby pleasing his business partner. He tightened his arm around her expanded waist, pulling her closer to him. "Just a few more minutes and then we will eat," he murmured in her ear.

Kagome simply nodded, rubbing soothing circles around her belly. From the corner of her eye she could see Sesshoumaru's mother approaching once more. A slight frown fought its way to her lips as she noticed that she had yet again lost sight of her mate.

"Sesshoumaru, have you seen your father? That silly youkai continuously disappears somewhere."

Against her side she felt his chest expand and deflate suddenly with a sigh. "No mother," Sesshoumaru said. Maybe he's having bladder control problems." Kagome kept noticing the way that Sesshoumaru's mother continued to glare in her direction and felt herself become very uncomfortable.

Sesshoumaru pulled Kagome away from his mother. "I'm going to show Kagome the view from the balcony," Sesshoumaru said to his mother in passing. "Try to keep better track of your mate and stop looking for reason's to hate mine."

Kagome sighed in relief as stepped onto the balcony. The hotel party had been such a lovely idea, considering they had a fantastic view of the Toyko skyline, but Kagome had never felt so uncomfortable.

She wasn't a lady, no matter who she was now mated to. She wasn't used to being around the upper class society. She was used to a more laid back situation.

Sesshoumaru pulled her closely into his arms, turning her slightly to the side so that the pup would not interfere with the embrace. His hands stroked along her back, down to her hip. "Will you be okay?" he asked her.

She nodded. "I just need food and then probably rest. This night has been something else, that's for sure." He chuckled slightly, before stiffening.

His father's youkai approached their position. Sesshoumaru turned toward the doors his father was now closing for privacy. A low growl emanated from the younger demon's throat at his father's approach.

Kagome turned as well when she noticed her mate's discomfort. She too stiffened as she saw her old mate, leering at her. "Hello my lovely Kagome," Daisuke said, ignoring his son for the moment.

"I am no longer yours," Kagome said softly. The older demon frowned, glancing to his son who allowed a smirk to touch his features.

"I took over your bond," Sesshoumaru said, moving to stand in front of his mate. "Because of your cowardice, you left a pregnant female, a female innocent of the wrongdoings you committed alone to fend for herself, while you tried to escape mother's wrath. And before you ask, the take over was complete. I have bonded with Kagome and the pup. I am the one who is their alpha."

"You were supposed to send her away," the Inu no Taisho said on a growl. "You weren't supposed to take what was mine.

"Why? So you could continue with your irresponsibility? Every day she remained you mate placed her in more danger of mother finding out. What does she care about all of your bastards when you have simply fucked the mothers without any other tie? With this, you had condemned Kagome to a possible death. I have taken her for my own and have consummated that bond. Persist and I will have reason to fight you old man."

Daisuke opened his mouth to say something when the doors opened revealing his mother. "There you are mate. Quit terrorizing Sesshoumaru and his rotten female and get back out here at once. The other lords are looking for you."

Daisuke snarled at his mate before standing straight. He glared at Sesshoumaru and Kagome for a long moment before made his exit. Sesshoumaru's mother watched this all before turning to face her son. "I still don't know why you would take that whore of your father's as a mate, but as long as you keep her away from him, I don't care."

Sesshoumaru snarled at his mother. "She is no whore mother. I insist that you treat her with respect or risk losing all contact with us. I'll not allow my mate to be disrespected."

His mother left them alone without saying anything. Sesshoumaru had a feeling that the fight wasn't over. He knew his parents. They were of the belief that they were invincible. What they didn't understand was that their place as Lord and Lady of the Western Lands wasn't nearly as stable as they thought.

Sesshoumaru had a plan. He already had more father than his father knew about. Sesshoumaru had all the connections that he had made while his father was a whoremonger. All that needed to be done was for Sesshoumaru to make the final decision of whether or not he would overthrow his parents.

He glanced down at Kagome who had tears standing in her eyes. He leaned down to plant a sweet kiss to her lips. Perhaps he really should think about taking over his father's position on a more permanent basis. His mate's honor was on the line after all.

~*~

Sesshoumaru held his pup in his arms for the very first time. He'd nearly missed the birth, what will all the work he'd been doing to oust his father from his exalted position. It had taken more time than he wanted, but it was done now for the moment.

He ran his thumb over the tiny clawed tipped fingers squeezing his much large forefinger. Large blue eyes stared deeply into his, recognizing immediately who it was that held him. "Welcome to the world little one, I am your father."

One day, he knew, he and Kagome would have more pups, with his full blood running through the veins. But it didn't matter too much. They had this one for now. There were still small signs of Daisuke in his little one, but more and more, there was Sesshoumaru in the pup.

"What will we name him?" Kagome asked tiredly as she watched Sesshoumaru continue stroking the tiny fingers.

"Ichiro," Sesshoumaru said immediately. The pup gave a large yawn before his eyes slipped closed. On the bed, Kagome's eyes too fell. Sesshoumaru watched over them both, more than happy than he had ever been in his life.

Who ever knew that when he was clearing out the secrets in his father's closet that he would find such irreplaceable treasure. A true smile lit on his face. His father could try all he wanted to pry his family way from him. Sesshoumaru wasn't giving up anything without a fight.