Part Three: A Tempting Offer

Things couldn’t have gotten any better that day in Sesshoumaru’s mind. He knew it wouldn’t take that long to convince Aori to give him what he wanted. Besides, it had been quite a while since either of them had a good fuck. He concluded that they both needed to get it out of their systems before discussing anything else. He broke off the kiss and began to give her neck and shoulder little love bites. The wind demon was a little angry at herself for enjoying his touch, until she felt a warm mouth on one of her nipples. All that anger seemed to melt away. Sesshoumaru smiled when he felt her shudder from his attention. Even after all this time he still knew how to get her going. A low growl rumbled in his throat as he gently bit down on her sensitive nipple. She gasped with a mixture of shock and pleasure as he fired up all of her pent up passion. She hated the power that he had over her, but at the same time she craved it. Just when she thought she would lose total control of herself, he gave her nipple one last, drawn out suck and a playful lick. “Let’s go someplace more appropriate, Aori-chan,” the dog demon suggested as he pulled the topless youkai to her feet. He slapped a cushion to her chest then took her by the hand, pulling her behind him. As all this was taking place, Jaken decided to make a trip to the kitchen to fix himself a quick dinner. When he opened the door to his quarters he suddenly found himself blinded by some sort of cloth. As he struggled to pull it from his face he heard rushed footsteps pass by him. When he finally pulled it from his face, he examined the cloth. He recognized it as Ms. Kazegami’s top. It was shredded, but he could still tell what it was. He could smell the mixture of sweat and perfume coming from it. For a moment, he just stared at the article of clothing until he was snapped back to reality by the sounds of a door sliding open and closed followed by a thump. The lowly youkai sighed and returned to his futon, pressing the shirt to his face to take in Aori’s sweet scent.

Sesshoumaru hadn’t meant to toss his prosthetic against the wall like he had, but in the excitement of the moment he hadn’t really noticed. His mate hadn’t either as she quickly set herself free of her clothing. She had an itch that hadn’t been scratched for a very long time, so that was her only concern for now. Sesshoumaru was too busy getting his mouth and hand on whatever part of Aori was within his reach. He only paused when he got to the small of her back. Something interesting had caught his eye.  “When did you get this, beloved?”

“I assume you’re talking about my tattoo?”

“Hai,” the youkai lord replied as he traced a claw over the blue crescent moon. “Do you like it?” Sesshoumaru replied by softly raking his teeth over it and gently kissing her back. He couldn’t wait to see what other surprises her lovely body had on it. The couple spent most of the afternoon enjoying carnal pleasures, pausing only to eat something before playing again. The youkai lord was quite satisfied with the way things turned out so far. Aori, on the other hand, chose to face the reality of what she had done after getting some rest. Sesshoumaru watched her for a while as she slept before he drifted off himself.

Aori slept all through the evening and into the morning hours. That sexual marathon was the most sex she had in a very long time so it took a lot out of her. She also had to get into some pretty interesting positions with her one armed mate. She had to hand it to Sesshoumaru for being quite creative and herself for being quite flexible. She would have slept through the morning if the phone hadn’t awakened her. Out of habit she picked it up and answered, forgetting that she was no longer in her own place. “Moshi moshi...” she mumbled sleepily into the receiver.

“Uhhh...to whom am I speaking?” a male voice replied in Japanese.

“This is Aori Kazegami. Who are you?” she grunted as she wiped some crust from her eye.

“Uhh...is Sesshoumaru there or do I have the wrong number?”

“Oh...oh yeah. This is the house of Sesshoumaru. Who is calling?”

“This is Houjou-san.”

“Oh...hold on a minute.”  It took the wind demon a moment to realize that her mate was gone. She also noticed a note by the phone.  “He left a note saying he had to leave for a meeting. Can I take a message?”

“Hai. Tell him he needs to call his brother as soon as possible.”

“All right, I’ll let him know.”

“Domo arigatou. Good day.”  On the other side of the world, a confused Inuyasha hung up his phone. Kagome noticed his expression.  “Husband, what is it? Did you speak to Sesshoumaru?”

“No. Some woman answered.”

“Rin?”

“No, someone named Aori Kazegami. A very sleepy Aori Kazegami at that.”

“Who?”

“I don’t know who she is exactly, but I do know at this time of day Sesshoumaru only answers the phone by his bed...”

“Are you saying this woman was...in his bed?”

“She had to be...” Inuyasha then appeared to be pondering deep things. 

“Inuyasha, why are you looking like that? What are you thinking?”

“Well, I just didn’t expect...I always thought my brother was...well, either gay or not interested in sex at all.”

“What?”

“Well, have you ever seen him around any females besides Rin? And she’s more like a daughter to him than anything else.”

“Inuyasha...”

“C’mon, Kagome. You know you thought it too.”

“Inuyasha, lets just wait for him to call us back, ok?”  Houjou-san decided it was time to drop the subject for the time being...until he was able to talk to his brother about it. He had a feeling Taiyo-san had an interesting story to tell.

Meanwhile, back in Vegas, Aori went over the events from the day before in her mind. She felt a bit ashamed yet happy about what happened. There were still so many things left unresolved between her and Sesshoumaru. But there was another problem on her mind. What was she going to put on? Her clothing was shredded. Her answer came after her shower. There was a knock at the door. Rin had a message for her.  “Ms. Kazegami, Sesshoumaru-sama had me get something for you. He said you needed it right away.”

“What is it?”

“Clothes.”  After getting over her surprise, Aori opened the door slightly so Rin could hand her the clothing. They were perfect. Just the right color and fit. She wondered how Taiyou-san could remember her tastes after all this time apart, then got dressed. She had a busy day ahead of her. The band had a rehearsal at 1 PM and their debut performance was that evening. She called the other members of Wind Spirit to let them know she was on her way. She figured one of her mate’s assistants would be kind enough to drive her to the casino. Rin’s husband, Kohaku, was way ahead of her. Sesshoumaru had assigned that task to him before he left that morning.

The rehearsal went very well. They practiced a funked up version of Lisa Stansfield’s “All Around the World” and a couple original songs. The band was very satisfied with the sound and had gotten used to the equipment. They were able to wrap up rehearsal in time to let another band come in and rehearse. Two other bands were also scheduled to perform that evening. Aori stood off stage with the others to listen to the second band play.  

“Your group is obviously the best here.” Aori turned to see Taiyou-san standing right behind her. She hated when he snuck up on her like that, but she did smile at his compliment. The other band members didn’t seem impressed though. Especially Oni, the lead guitar player. Sesshoumaru noticed he was glaring at him. the glare turned into a frown when he put his arm around his mate’s waist. “If you have a problem with me, then speak up,” the youkai lord commented coolly. Oni just rolled his eyes and turned the other way.

The concert that evening was a smashing success. It was obvious from the positive response the band got from the audience. Excited about their first major gig, Wind Spirit rushed backstage ready to celebrate. There were high fives and hugs all around. The band didn’t know that the casino owner was still hanging around. He had disappeared after rehearsal so they figured he had gone to another part of the casino. Sesshoumaru didn’t particularly care for what he saw. That annoying Oni had his hands on his mate. He was hugging her about the shoulders, but that was way too close in the dog demon’s mind. The two musicians were all smiles even when they finally noticed Taiyou-san approaching them. He didn’t look pleased at all when he stopped in front of them, looking the young band member directly in the eyes.

“I would strongly suggest you remove your hand from Ms. Kazegami,” Sesshoumaru practically growled. Oni responded with a scowl which slowly turned into a smirk as he gave the youkai a single finger salute. In a matter of seconds the celebration turned into a disaster scene. It all happened so fast no one saw it coming. Sesshoumaru had responded in anger to Oni’s disrespect. Somehow he found his poison claws embedded in the abdomen of his mate. It took a moment for it to register that he had missed his target and see the looks of absolute shock on the others’ faces. Only when his poisoned mate collapsed on the floor did he fully regain his senses. Without a word he quickly gathered her up and rushed out the back door as cries of anguish shattered the stunned silence. He quickly got Aori into the limo and ordered Jaken to drive. He knew his mate was strong, but he wasn’t going to take any chances. She was still breathing but barely conscious. Taiyou looked down at his injured mate. He was angry at Oni for provoking him and angry at himself for missing the bastard. What he didn’t understand was why Aori put herself in harm's way. He would just have to ask her after her recovery. And she would recover. He would definitely see to that.

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