Divine Law by sugar0o who lurks

Greed

Chapter 4: Avaritia

Since the night of the ball Sesshomaru had tried in his own way to apologize. The words themselves would never, ever in a thousand years fall from his own lips. He would not lower himself to say that, not wound his pride to do so, but he would atone in the only way he knew how.

In trying to push his want and need for her away he had actually ended up pushing the miko herself away from him. Once happy voices, smiles, and laughter were curt, to the point, and blunt in a way that left him aching. He tried everything that he knew of to gain the footing back that he had lost; kimono’s, jewelry, flowers even, nothing at all seemed to work. He needed her forgiveness, like one who was not fish needed air to breath. He had no idea that without her gentle ways, soft touches, happy laughs, his world was truly a dark and bleak place, even Rin could not seem to fill the Kagome sized hole in his life. He needed what she had given him so freely, what she now held unto and refused to give again.

He didn’t know if he could handle it any longer.

Storming her room when once again his gifts had been returned, or dismissed, he didn’t even care if he was making an ass of himself. The little chit tended to make him insane. “Miko!” his voice dark and brooding, she did not bat a lash as she sat at her vanity, not even acknowledging him. His nose flared in challenge and he barreled down upon her, nearly baring his fangs at the bitch. She was indifference to his ire, unaffected, she knew better than any that he could kill her, gut her, yet, she did not care, and he could scent that. It drove him mad wanting her regular persona once more.

“Why have you forsaken me?” he demanded, finally watching as she stopped her grooming. Her silken raven tress having grown longer in his care, her skin a bit paler then the sun kissed girl that had once bathed so easily in the sun. She looked at him carefully, scrutinizing him in a way that he could not find comfortable in the reflection of the mirrored glass. He had at one time wanted nothing more then her eyes off of him, and then on him at all times and only him unless it were Rin. Now, the look she gave him chilled him. For all his want he could see that she was not going to go easy on him at all.

She had every right, even if he only told himself that, begrudgingly.

“I have not forsaken you my lord.” she played the game he had wanted her to from the start, but now he did not want that game to be played any longer, he wanted to bask in all that she was, all of her warmth and love, he was done denying it, but why for the love of kami would she now begin to walk this path when he had finally wanted her on the other.

“You deny every gift I send you.” he accused easily for it was more then true.

“I do not need them, nor is this one obviously worthy. I am human am I not? You did not see me as worthy before, that is what you implied is it not?” she said quietly, yet the sound and words chosen cut him like a knife, He had basically done to her what his brother had done all alone, he had wanted to keep her, yet never take her, and he certainly wouldn't let another have her. He could not have it all it seemed, and now that he only wanted one, she seemingly did not want him.

“…” He could not say anything to her words as she once again began brushing her hair. He looked at her really looked and could see the beautiful creature that she was, he was a fool but he could not take it back, would not. “You will accept them from here on out miko.” But he could force her to accept,the gifts, him, he wanted that, needed that.

“I will not.” she was difficult.

“You will.” he was stubborn.

She seethed, and gritted out, “You cannot force me to.” He thought, she was wrong. He flexed his claws as if that might scare her conveniently forgetting that he had at one time actually sprayed her before. She had no such fear of them again.

“You will accept them!” he billowed under his breath, acting very un-lordly in his own opinion. Watching her as her eyes seemed to flash, and her powers spiked she turned around from the vanity to face him and hiss out at him.

“I will not be bought! I will not accept them because you cannot even say to me that you are sorry, or that you are thankful. I am not some greedy whore and you cannot buy my forgiveness! I. WILL. NOT. ACCEPT.” she finished, her powers crackling around her. He wanted her so much in that moment but there was no love in her eyes. Breathing heavily through his nose and huffing out the large inu narrowed his eyes at the chit, before turning on his heel and leaving her there, slamming her shojin screen door as he walked out.

He did not wait in the hall to hear her as silent tears began to fall down her face, ruining the silk she wore, the small amount of make-up she dawned, that he seemingly didn’t even take notice of. Silent sobs racked her body, as she curled into herself, her aura cloaking around her to hide her distress. All she wanted was real love. She wondered if she would ever be worthy of that.

Away from the miko the daiyoukai pondered what steps to take now. The onna wanted what he knew he was not ready to give, might not ever be able to give. If he were to continue on as he currently was, neither would ever be happy with the situation. They needed to complete the jewel and kill the hanyou. Then she could go home to her time, and he could be done with her. Even if every bit of his being didn’t want that. Wanted to selfishly mold her to his body mark her with his scent and bury his seed deep in her womb.

Things like this should never be.

He knew this.

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Greed - (avaritia), also known as avarice or covetousness, is, like lust and gluttony, a sin of excess. However, greed (as seen by the church) is applied to the acquisition of wealth in particular.

AS PER WIKI: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Deadly_Sins#Greed

Word Count ~ 1100

EndAN: yall probably figured out these are not beta'd :p either way its taken a second to figure out how to tool the story to keep it as one coheisive story. so sorry i'm slow on this, I'm going to work on Pride later.  its the next prompt. Edit: Comma's and than. thankies :3