The Snow Angel by SunsetMiko

The Greeting

Chapter 103 - The Greeting *Bachelor’s Pride* (Stella's Soundtrack Challenge)

Kagome was waiting impatiently for Sesshoumaru to return. He said he wouldn't be gone long, but it had been hours! She wasn't worried about him because she knew he could more than take care of himself. She just missed him. Now that her confusion had resolved itself, all she wanted to do was leap into his arms and kiss him senseless, and she would, too, if he ever showed up!

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Sesshoumaru was quickly approaching the cabin where Kagome and her companions awaited him, followed by several servants who were weighed down by the large amount of food they carried. He could understand his miko's excitement over eating at an inn or in a village. Traveling as much as they did, they usually ate only the strange future foods Kagome brought from her time and whatever Inuyasha managed to hunt or catch. It was no surprise she rejoiced in variety, and he was eager to give her this. When they began hunting down Naraku and the jewel shards again, they wouldn't be able to enjoy this kind of extravagance often, especially when they reached the more unpopulated areas. The taiyoukai decided he should spoil her while he could.

He had almost reached the door when it was suddenly opened. He was surprised when Kagome threw herself at him, wrapping her arms around his neck, her knees bent and toes pointed toward the sky in her excitement. Sesshoumaru quickly wrapped his arms around the miko, hoping to keep her from losing her grip while enjoying the closeness.

He buried his nose in her hair and, unable to resist, instantly began peppering her neck with hot, open-mouthed kisses. She smelled so good, felt so right in his arms, and he was thrilled with the greeting he was receiving. One hand moved lower, cupping her ass to keep her supported, while the other moved higher, burrowing into her hair.

"Kagome," he gasped, only to be surprised again when she found his lips and kissed him so passionately he thought for sure that he must have died at some point. Had he never made it out from under that pile of snow? It seemed a distinct possibility that everything from being rescued by his angel of a miko to now had been some kind of elaborate dream designed by the gods to show him what he had been missing in his life for so long.

Finally Kagome pulled back for breath and grinned at him. "You took forever!"

The taiyoukai chuckled as he slowly lowered her to her feet. "I was only away for a few hours."

"Well, it felt like forever!"

Sesshoumaru looked over her shoulder, his eyes landing on Inuyasha. He raised an eyebrow in question and the hanyou shrugged. "My apologies, Kagome. I returned as quickly as I could manage. I also brought you a surprise." At that, he turned and drew her attention to the servants behind him.

"Food?"

"More than you could ever want," he replied while wrapping an arm around her and leading her back inside. He gestured to the servants, who quickly headed inside and set to laying out their feast. "Such a wonderful greeting," he purred in Kagome's ear. "What did I do to deserve such?"

The miko smiled widely at him. "Oh, I don't know. I just missed you." There were so many things she could tell him, words that she knew he ached to hear, but now wasn't the time. No, now was for prodding him gently, hinting at her knowledge of his secret, and enjoying his confusion. He deserved it for not telling her the truth from the beginning.