New Enemies and New Friends: Chapter 11

I don't own Inuyasha.

WARNING: LEMON

The lemon in this chapter could be considered rape or skillful persuation, depending on your point of veiw. If you are underage or have delicate sensiblities don't read this chapter.

I had fun writing and typing this chap and just so everyone knows the whole *MoonDemon sings this horribly out of tune* "Getting to know you, getting to learn all about you. Knowing you are precisely my cup of tea" stage is almost over and the main part of the story will truely begin.

Now I must beg forgiveness for throwing in a messed up song line from The King and I. I'm a not so in the closet musical fanatic much to the dismay of everyone who knows me and I loudly sing every song in the worst voice known to this universe. I also want to let everyone know this will have a happy ending because I firmly believe there are too many bad ones in real life. Ok, enough from me.... on with the story.

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The days passed by in a lulling routine. Inuyasha would wake Kagome with a few heated kisses, then he would leave the room to let her dress. They would eat breakfast together before Inuyasha walked her to school. After seeing her safe inside the building Inuyasha would return to the feudal era and spend the first hour (sometimes more and sometimes less) teaching Shippo how to hunt and track. When they would finish the pair would watch Miroku while the women bathed. After lunch, Inuyasha, Sango and Karma would each take turns helping Shippo master their various techniques. Miroku would join them in the instruction of the child on some days, others he would sit on the sidelines laughingly informing a blushing Sango and a wryly tolerant Karma that watching the two of them sweat was the basis of his favorite fantasies. Although they said nothing of it, everything the group chose to do had the easy air of family about it. They had the usual fights that were bound to happen in the mix of tempers and stubbornness they all shared in varying degrees, but the fights wouldn’t last long and they would go back to playfully teasing each other about anything and everything. When it was time for Inuyasha to head back to the present the girls would write out messages for Kagome on the notebook paper she had sent to them while Miroku and Shippo would simply tell Inuyasha to give Kagome their love and to let her know she was dearly missed. Once Inuyasha returned to the present he would rush off to pick Kagome up from school. Occasionally her friends would go home with them to study together and gossip. On other days the couple would return alone to engage in a bit of light foreplay that Inuyasha would stop before he got too out of control, much to Kagome’s disappointment. Life carried on like that until two weeks before Kagome’s graduation. Inuyasha arrived outside of Kaede’s hut but instead of taking off with Shippo as had become his routine, Inuyasha sat down.

"I can’t stay long." He announced apologetically. "Souta is really sick and Kagome’s mom and grandfather have work to do so I volunteered to keep an eye on him during the day till he gets better."

"Are you just lying cause you’re sick of me now?" Shippo asked depressed.

"Hell runt, you damn well know if I was sick of you I wouldn’t bother fucking lying about it." Inuyasha stated in a matter of fact tone, "You think I’d rather spend the day with a whinny sick human kid when I could be running around here with a kitsune demon that isn’t weak enough to go and become ill on me?"

"No, you can’t stand people that cry like girls." Shippo answered proudly after Inuyasha’s complement.

"Damn right I can’t." Inuyasha exclaimed, "But this is for Kagome because she was talking about missing school to stay with him."

"We understand, brother." Karma inserted her own comment into their conversation, "Don’t worry Shippo we can use the extra time to crack down on your english lessons, okay?"

"I didn’t hear a "big, all around superior" in front of that." Inuyasha cut in before the little fox could answer Karma, "Do I need to remind you of the penalty for insubordination?"

"You don’t have time, dear little brother. You need to get back to Kagome’s poor sick baby brother." Karma laughed at him.

"You’re right," Inuyasha grudgingly admitted before adding threateningly, "But I won’t forget so you are gonna pay wench."

He stood up and headed for the door but turned around to tell them all, "I’ll be back in four days if Souta isn’t better by then, Kagome’s mom said she has that day off. Behave and don’t go wandering off alone."

He left them to return to the present. Later that day as the pack was gathered to eat dinner Shippo suddenly jumped up and announced he could hear Inuyasha calling them. They all raced to the edge of Inuyasha Forest where Inuyasha was indeed calling them. When they were about ten feet from him, Inuyasha told them all to stop.

"Souta has something called chicken pox. He has red dots all over and says they itch like crazy. I can’t get it myself but I don’t know if I could still carry it back here to you all so I have to stay in Kagome’s time for two weeks. That’s how long they told me it takes for this disease to run its course. I guess it can be fatal to adults so there’s no way I’m risking any of you getting it."

"Chicken Pox?" Miroku, Sango and Shippo asked together.

"You go back, Lil’ Bro." Karma ordered, "I’ll explain it to these guys, since I had it as a child. Give the kid oatmeal baths and don’t let him scratch the dots. Go…Now! Love you!" she called out as Inuyasha sprinted away.

They returned to the hut and filled Kaede in on Inuyasha’s upcoming extended leave. Karma then explained what she knew about the disease. They asked her quite a few questions and she answered the one’s she could. After a time they all settled down to sleep.

A little over a week later Karma had just finished sharpening her most of her daggers and was sitting next to Sango who was just beginning to do maintenance on her boomerang. Karma was trying to massage herself but it wasn’t helping her pain.

"Do you want to get Kaede to keep an eye on Miroku and go with me to the hot spring?" Karma asked Sango. "That damn monk actually managed to kick my ass good when we were sparing earlier and I really need a good soak to ease a few sore spots."

"Actually," Sango laughed guiltily, "I snuck off to the spring with Shippo while you had the pervert occupied. I just couldn’t resist when I knew you would be at it for at least an hour. I can keep him away so you can take your time and soak."

"Thanks chick-a-dee, you’re a life saver." Karma said as she got up and went to collect her bag from the hut.

She comes up with the strangest endearments sometimes, Sango thought watching her friend leave.

Karma reached the hot spring and undressed. After removing the chopsticks from her hair sending it cascading around her, Karma picked up one of her thigh sheaths from the pile and set it next to the bag on the bank of the pool incase Miroku did manage to slip past Sango. She then slid in the water with a sigh of ecstasy. Leaning back with her eyes closed to fully enjoy the soothing effects of warm water on her sore muscles she started talking to herself.

"This is the life. If I could let the Captain and Tara know I’m fine, I don’t think I would even miss my time at all."

She went silent for a few minutes then slapped her forehead. "Duh, why didn’t I think of that sooner?"

Karma dried her hands then reached into her bag pulling out the paper, envelopes, and pen she had been writing Kagome with. Turning so that she was sitting sideways on the underwater ledge in a comfortable position to write, she pulled a flat stone closer to rest the notebook on. Karma spoke aloud in english as she wrote.

Dear Captain,

Bet you and Tara have been going ballistic since I vanished. Don’t worry more than you can help because I’m doing fine. I’ve meet a wonderful group of people who’ve pretty much adopted me into their loosely formed family. Any who, when the alarm went out about the demon in New Orleans I went after it alone. Quit calling me names, it’s too late now and you know you love me even if I am reckless. I walked into an alley and you won’t believe what happened. I ended up in Japan, 500 years into the past!! You have no idea how glad I am now that Corina forced me to help her practice speaking Japanese when she took those classes a few years ago. I wish I would have signed up too so I could write it as well. One of the people I’ve teamed up with has the ability to cross times, which is how you’ll be receiving this letter. The person tried to take me back to the present as well but it didn’t work, I’m stuck unless I find my own way. Can you fly down and pack up my weapon collection in my apartment? I don’t care much about the other stuff in there but I don’t want anyone to break in and steal that, if I’m gone more than two years you have my permission to add it to your own collection. Back to the subject, I don’t want you to attempt to locate the person who can cross time. It’s imperative that the person remains anonymous because revelation could have dire effects on both times. I’m only telling you because I know I can trust you and I wanted you to know I’m safe and happy. My adoptive family have filled a spot in my heart that I didn’t realize was empty. I no longer fear being sucked in by the darkness of my powers, because they are an anchor to hold me to the light. Tell Tara and the kids that I was reassigned to another location that can’t be reveled or something like that and give them my love.

Your disobediently loving protégé,

Karma O’shea

She folded the letter and addressed the envelope then stuffed it into three other addressed envelopes and placed it in her bag. After completing that she submerged herself completely underwater and stayed there till she ran out of breath. Wiping her eyes as she came up for air, Karma was startled by a familiarly emotionless voice.

"Such a coarse language. The mere sound of it is enough to make me desire ripping out the tongue which speaks it."

Karma’s eyes popped open and her arm quickly reached out to remove a dagger from the sheath on the bank.

"What the fuck are you doing here, asshole?" She demanded.

"I had planned on killing the first of Inuyasha’s little pack to go off alone, seeing as he is nowhere to be found. I was almost beginning to believe none of you would ever separate from the rest."

"You’re crazy if you think I’m going to let you live after telling me that you plan to kill my family, bastard. I would like to know why you would bother saving me at all if you just wanted me dead anyway, Lord Asshole." Karma said menacingly.

"At the time I was unaware of Inuyasha’s true feelings for his pack of miscreants. I assumed he cared only for the miko, but I learned otherwise the night of your touching little scene by the lagoon." Sesshoumaru explained matter-of-factly, "I decided then that the pain of loss would be a fitting punishment for the disgrace his birth brought to me."

"Now I know you’re insane. You can’t blame Inuyasha for being born that was your father’s doing." Karma shifted slightly under the water growing increasingly uncomfortable having a conversation in the nude with an attractive demon that she couldn’t stand.

"My father showed an unforgivable weakness by sacrificing his life for that of a half-breed bastard thereby disgracing our blood. I had intended on erasing Inuyasha completely but I have decided pain is a much more fitting punishment." Sesshoumaru stated while watching her squirm in the water.

"What the fuck do you think you’re doing now?" Karma yelled in shock.

Sesshoumaru had removed his fur and armor placing them carefully on a nearby boulder. He untied his sash and Tenseiga’s sheath laying them with his other possessions. Karma’s mouth went dry as Sesshoumaru removed his top. His pale body was perfectly formed with broad shoulders and six-pack abs. He reminded her of a greek god the only visible flaw being a thin scar around his left arm.

"I have revised my plans," Sesshoumaru smirked arrogantly, "I shall enjoy this more and in the end it shall cause the half-breed pain he will have to live with each time he looks upon his beloved sister. I know you desire me as well, your scent heats at every encounter we have shared."

"That’s not desire, idiot, that is anger for your fucking arrogance!" Karma snapped, pissed by his words and the fact her nipples hardened as he spoke them.

"You may lie to yourself if you please, but your body betrays you. I smell the liquid heat pooling between your thighs beneath the water and your breasts are straining towards me begging for my caress." Sesshoumaru’s low voice sent chills of what Karma wished were fear racing down her spine as he continued, "Will you scream out, I wonder, or moan while thrashing beneath me as I bring you to unknown heights of pleasure."

Angered beyond reason by his threat to her family and the fact that she couldn’t honestly deny his words even though he was the most arrogant and cold bastard she had ever had the misfortune to meet, Karma threw her dagger at his head. It’s aim true, the dagger should have embedded itself right between his eyes, but in a movement to fast for Karma to even see properly he caught the knife and tossed it to the ground. Karma leapt from the water intending to run but before she had taken three steps the demon landed in front of her with that mocking smirk still on his otherwise expressionless face.

"You were warned about attacking me, bitch. I shall retaliate."

He wrapped one arm around Karma’s nude waist and crushed her against his own bare chest, he roughly buried his other hand into her thick hair and forced her to meet his bruising kiss. Karma tried to break his hold by pushing her hands against his chest but she was easily overpowered. His tongue demanded entrance into her mouth. She allowed it with the intention of biting it right off. Her body refused to cooperate with her mind and instead of biting Karma found herself sucking it in then stroking his tongue with her own. Without her consent one of the hands that had been attempting to free her a moment before plunged into his white locks trying to pull Sesshoumaru even closer. The other hand caressed his chest then ran down his stomach and back up to grasp his shoulder. As Karma’s hips began an ageless dance inviting the demon to bury his hard shaft into her molten sheath, Sesshoumaru’s arm that had been imprisoning her waist drifted down her body so that his hand rested on her lush bottom. As her legs buckled Sesshoumaru ended the kiss gently sucking on her bottom lip to relieve the pain from the brutal beginning. He lowered Karma’s unresisting body to the ground and laid beside her with one hand still buried in her hair caressing her skull. The demon’s other hand squeezed her ass before sliding atop her to softly scrape the tips of his claws up her taunt stomach till he was cupping one large breast. Sesshoumaru flicked the tip of her hard nipple with the edge of his thumb causing Karma to gasp and arch her hips pleading for release of the tension building inside.

"Your body is begging for mine." Sesshoumaru stated smugly, "Why do you not ask for the release you crave?"

"I don’t want this, I can’t stand you." Karma forced herself to say, "My body doesn’t rule me. I will never… Ahhhh!"

Karma cried out in ecstasy as Sesshoumaru’s hand glided back down her body and two fingers entered her core while his thumb rubbed against her sensitive nub.

"So hot and slick." Sesshoumaru whispered in her ear before kissing the side of her neck and promising, "I shall give you pleasure you never thought possible, my passionate Karma." He moved his head to suck her nipple then raised his gaze to her face. "All you must do is ask."

Karma shook her head no as one of her hands trailed over his body till it reached the waist of his pants. There it slipped under the material and began to stroke his silken erection. At the demand of her hip’s movements Sesshoumaru moved his fingers in and out of her core faster than he had been. His own hips matched the movements as Karma gripped his swollen manhood. He stopped just before she climaxed.

Sitting up, Sesshoumaru removed his pants then spread her legs and knelt between them. He allowed only the tip of his shaft to enter her slick core as he stretched over her to capture one nipple in his mouth. Each time she arched her hips to take him fully inside, Sesshoumaru would pull back refusing to allow her release. He scraped his teeth over her nipple and Karma cried out.

Then almost without sound whispered one word, "Please."

Sesshoumaru moved his tormenting mouth to her collar where he bit her gently before demanding, "Please, what? I wish to hear you ask, Karma, before I give you what you desire."

"Please," she said a little louder with tears trickling from her emerald eyes, "please take me. I need all of you inside me, now."

Sesshoumaru plunged his full length inside of her throbbing heat, silencing her screams of pleasure with his mouth. He continued to plunder her molten core as he growled at her.

"Say my name, bitch. Acknowledge who is master of your body!"

"Sessho… Sesshoumaru!" Karma screamed as her body exploded in pleasure so intense it bordered on pain.

His face briefly revealed his triumph as he pushed into her one last time spilling his seed within. Sesshoumaru rolled to his back bringing Karma with him. She laid bonelessly atop him for a few minutes before he lifted her to settle her tight sheath back over his stiff member.

"Ride me, my wild fire." He commanded reaching out to fondle her breasts.

She obeyed without hesitation, bringing them both to another earth shattering climax as she yelled his name, to his complete satisfaction. He allowed her a brief moment to rest before he picked her up and carried her into the pool of water. He set her on the underwater ledge and took her again as he bathed her. Karma moaned his name repeatedly until she climaxed once again resting her head on the bank right in front of her temporarily forgotten thigh sheath. Karma stretched her arms behind her head to give her lover a better view of her breasts and wrapped her legs around his waist enjoying the feel of his still hard cock motionless inside of her. Karma’s efforts to please him gave Sesshoumaru false confidence leading him to an uncalculated mistake as he informed her emotionlessly,

"I am your master now. You shall come to me whenever I summon you and Inuyasha and the rest of your pathetic family shall know you are my willing whore."

Karma instantly unlocked her legs and grabbed hold of the nearest dagger in her sheath. Hurt and shocked by his words she quickly sat up separating them and brought the tip of the knife to Sesshoumaru’s neck.

"I’ll kill you first." She said but Karma’s face showed a look of horror as she saw a single drop of blood from his neck roll down her blade.

He took the dagger from her unresisting hand with a cold smirk and said, "I do not think so, little spitfire. I have just allowed you the only opportunity you shall ever receive and you failed miserably."

"Just fucking kill me and get it over with." Karma demanded, "I won’t allow you to use me in order to hurt my family."

"I do not think I shall let you go so easily." Sesshoumaru answered, "I still desire your body and I shall not allow you to die until I am completely finished with you."

"Then I’ll do it myself." Karma insisted.

"You do not yet realize my power. If you were to kill yourself I would simply bring you back to life with the Tenseiga."

"I know about your damn sword, but you can’t bring back what isn’t there. I’ll just burn myself to ash on a windy day."

Sesshoumaru studied her stubborn expression before admitting slightly surprised, "I believe you actually would, just to spare those pathetic friends of yours pain. How foolish of you." He paused a moment before continuing, "I find myself reluctant to allow you to slip through my grasp at this time so I will temporarily lay aside my plans for my half-brother and I will offer you a bargain. You will address me properly as Lord Sesshoumaru anytime we meet in the company of others. In addition you will deny all others your body and come to me the second you are able to slip away from the worthless pack every time I summon you."

Karma climbed angrily from the hot spring and began to dress. Sesshoumaru allowed it and did the same as Karma finally snapped, "That doesn’t sound like much of a bargain to me."

After he put his pants back on, Sesshoumaru tilted Karma’s head to look at him and said, "It is a bargain because in return for these favors I shall ensure that the half-breed cannot detect my scent on your body and I shall allow his weak pack to remain alive. If you do attempt to take your own life I will kill them all and you will have burnt for nothing."

"He’d kill you before you could do attempt it." Karma stated firmly.

"He won’t get the chance. I can take out any of the others where and whenever I choose. I am skilled enough to avoid a mere half-breeds detection as I have proved on numerous occasions."

Karma was about to pick up her daggers when Sesshoumaru lifted her as easily as a baby and leapt to the opposite side of the hot spring where he had removed his upper garments and sword. He set her down on the boulder to the side of his armor where the soft edge of his fur brushed lightly at her bared lower back. Karma was distracted momentarily by the strangeness of heat radiating from the fur as if it where a living animal.

"I do not believe you should be allowed weapons until we are finished." Sesshoumaru informed her as he replaced his shirt, sash, and Tenseiga.

Karma absently fondled the warm fur as she tried to think of a safe way out of the situation for her family. Sesshoumaru’s eyes began burning with renewed desire as he watched her stroking the fur lovingly. Karma let out a hopeless sigh and looked at the base of Sesshoumaru’s neck.

"Fine, you win." She said refusing to look him in the eye, "Until I find a way to keep my friends safe or I can bring myself to kill you."

Sesshoumaru let none of his surprise show on his face as his heart constricted at her words. He tilted her head up slightly and remained silent until her eyes met his own.

"In time you will come to me on your own," He stated emotionlessly, "and you will have no objections to whatever I choose to do to that weak pack. I will keep you until you become old and feeble when that time comes."

"I will always love Inuyasha and the others and I will always despise you for this so don’t hold your breath waiting for that time." Karma snapped then added, "Better yet do hold it, then maybe I can be rid of your ass."

Sesshoumaru let her face go and replaced his armor. He then leaned over Karma taking hold of his fur on either side of her and used it to stop her from leaning away.

"You are mine now whether or not you wish otherwise. Now I will hear you properly address me before I take my leave."

"L…Lord Sesshoumaru." Karma said between clenched teeth.

He flipped the fur back in it’s proper place releasing her as he said, "Make no mistake, if you break the terms of our bargain your companions shall die."

With that Sesshoumaru left, disappearing into the forest without a backwards glance. Karma sat on the boulder for a long time her mind in a warring state of confusion and misery. I couldn’t kill him. How the hell can I face the others knowing I couldn’t bring myself to kill that bastard even when he is a threat to their lives? If I had met him first the day I helped Rin I would have stayed with him in a minute and I know it. Fuck this, I don’t care a damn about that creep! He’s the worst of every man I’ve ever met. Chemistry doesn’t mean shit. It’s just my own darkness attracted to him. I could never fall in love with a heartless asshole like that. Love? No way, I did not just think that word in regards to Sesshoumaru. What if he’s not as callous as he seems though? No, there’s not a chance in hell, he’s evil to the core.

 

Karma was sick of her own thoughts so she gathered her missing daggers and wiped the dirt from them before putting them away and strapping the sheaths back into place. She picked up her chopsticks and slid them into her back pocket because she didn’t feel up to fighting with her hair to get it back in place. Hearing a noise Karma pushed a tiny button on the side of one of her chopsticks and pulled out the thin hidden blade it encased. Sango stepped through the trees with a smile for her friend.

"Its just me. I thought you must have fallen asleep so I came to tell you dinner is ready. Miroku and Shippo are already stuffing their faces." Sango noticed the tiny blade then asked curiously, "Where have you kept that one stashed? Do you even know how many blades you own?"

Thankful for Sango’s presence Karma stashed her thoughts into a back corner of her mind and trying to appear normal smarted off, "I pull them from my ears, I’m a walking, talking arsenal of daggers and knives." She picked up her bag as Sango laughingly shook her head, then said, "I’m not really hungry but I’m ready to go back. My nap was more exhausting than refreshing."

"Are you alright?" Sango asked as she realized Karma seemed to be forcing a light mood.

"I’m fine." Karma insisted, "I’m just tired, it must have been the workout with Miroku was more intense than I realized."

Sango looked at her worried for a moment before shrugging, "If you say so, but if you need to talk I’m here for you."

Karma nodded and the two women walked back to the village.