It had been a few days since Inu Yasha had dragged both girls through the well & already Catriona was having a strange affect on Miroku that everyone noticed. He seemed to almost avoid her unless they could be alone, but when Kagome or Sango asked, Catriona simply explained she didn't know why he was acting so strangely. But Inu Yasha knew differently. Every time Miroku & Catriona came back from being alone, he could smell arousal coming from Miroku without even having to look at the monk to see the tent he came back with each time. Finally he'd had enough & decided that the next time they would go off to be alone, he'd hide & watch to see what really went on.
They had already started off of another journey & since Kagome had her bike, Inu Yasha had decided to be nice enough to carry Catriona on his back even though she objected, not wanting to be carried around like a little kid. She finally managed to get off of his back by messing up his ear fur. This caused him to drop her so he could fix the fluff on the back of his ears.
"Are you okay Fiona?" Shippo asked, going to her side to see if she was hurt or not. She nodded & stood up, brushing her ass off. Sango was nice enough to brush the dirt off her beck. "Are you sure?"
"I'm fine little guy," she smiled down at him. "I'm much better now that I'm off Yasher's back," she spoke as she leaned back some, cracking her own. "It hurts a person's back being hunched over someone else's back all that time..."
"I hear ya," Kagome said in English, bringing a grin from Catriona. That was the kind of cue she'd been looking for all day. It meant she wanted to have a conversation without the others knowing what they were talking about. "Last time I had to ride on his back, I had the worst pain for a week."
"Why did you have to ride on his back?"
"My bike had a flat tire from god knows what so I had to ride on his back until we could get back to the well so I could take it home to get it fixed," Kagome opened her mouth to speak again, but Inu Yasha spoke up first.
"What the heck are you two saying?" he snapped, stopping in his tracks. "I can't understand a word of it."
"It's her language Inu Yasha, it's called English."
"If it's her language then how does she know ours & you know hers?"
"We learned them.. She learned ours before meeting me & I learned hers the same way & a little bit more from her."
"So why are you two speaking it around us."
"We're having a private conversation, that's why."
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They had finally stopped again after a brief encounter with a demon who had a jewel shard. The demon was quickly taken care of, but the slice from the Tetsusaiga hadn't been a very neat one, splattering blood over everyone. They had all taken baths in pairs, but in the end Catriona & Miroku ended up alone in the river & he hadn't been able to take his eyes off her, waiting for some kind of move from her but nothing. She didn't even look at him once while they bathed, confusing him a bit since on the way to the bath all she did was tease him by lightly grabbing his cock then pulling her hand away.
He moved closer to her, until his front was pressing against her back & he had wrapped his arms around her, bringing her closer against him. "I've noticed you're ignoring me... May I ask why?" he questioned as he unwrapped his arms from her to rub his hands slowly up & down her arms.
"Because I'm bathing & I'd like to relax," she answered, leaning back against him slightly. "Perhaps you could help me relax?" she suggested as she reached one hand behind her to stroke his semi-hard cock. "Think you could?"
He closed his eyes, his lips parting as a soft sigh escaped from between them. He brought his hand to her shoulders, rubbing them softly as he felt her hand wrap around his cock & start pumping. He moaned softly as he kept rubbing her shoulders, both unaware of the hanyou perched in a tree that overlooked the river they were in.
I knew something was going on between them, Inu Yasha though to himself as he watched the two for a few more moments before turning to leave back to the camp they'd set up.
In the river, Miroku was now close to his release as Catriona continued the slow pumping of her hand on his cock. "Cat, please...don't stop now," he begged.
"Don't worry Miroku, I won't stop," she whispered before tightening her grip & pumping her hand faster. When he tightened his grip on her shoulders, she could hear small sounds coming from behind her & she peeked to see Miroku with tightly closed eyes & his lip between his teeth. He was biting down to keep from moaning too loud & getting unwanted attention from any attackers who could be near by that hadn't found them yet.
When he relaxed & opened his eyes, he saw she had left his grasp & was now moving to the shore, where she dried off with the towel she'd brought with her & dressed in a spare outfit she'd also brought. He watched as she turned & left, smiling at him before she did so.
Back at the camp site, Catriona was greeted by Kagome who quickly said, "Inu Yasha saw you & Miroku. Care to explain?"
"I'm only giving the monk a taste of his own medicine in my own way... And so far, it's working, wouldn't you say? He doesn't bug me anymore unless we're alone & those are rare times.. I'd say it's working perfectly, wouldn't you?"
Kagome paused to think for a moment, glancing up at Inu Yasha in the tree a few yards away, appearing as a large blob of red & white. She looked back to her friend. "I suppose you're right... Just don't let it get too far, okay?"
"No problem," Catriona smiled.
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Catriona found herself pinned against a tree by a demon who apparently had plans of their own for what they intended to do with her. She called out for some help, but she knew it was useless since they were busy fighting off a first demon. Inu Yasha had told her to run away & they'd catch up with her soon but she had been pinned to the tree by this demon & she couldn't get free from it. It was about to slice her head off with its claws when suddenly the pressure that had been holding her to the tree was gone & she looked down, opening her eyes to see the demon, split in half, on the ground at her feet & she stepped away from the body. When she looked up, her eyes landed on a figure that stayed in the shadows but was slowly moving to her & soon she saw him. "Thank you for saving my life," she spoke, taking in the features of the demon before her.
"I was not saving you as a favor," replied a cold, emotionless voice. "I was keeping your blood from being shed on my land. I am the youkai Lord Sesshomaru & I am the ruler of these Western lands."
"My name is Catriona Delaney & I have no clue where I am right now," she replied, looking at his moon marking & the markings on his cheeks.
Sesshomaru noticed she showed no fear to him & decided to investigate to find out why. "I noticed you show no fear toward me... Why is that?" he questioned, moving closer to her.
"What have you done for me to fear you? You've given me no reason to fear you," she answered, leaning against the tree after using her foot to nudge away the dead demon body. "Maybe if you give me something to fear, I'd actually show you fear. How did you kill the demon? Without cutting me?"
Without verbally answering her, Sesshomaru used his light whip to cut a nearby tree in the middle. "I can control what gets cut & what doesn't."
"I see. Did you say your name was Sesshomaru?" When he nodded, she spoke again. "You're the one Inu Yasha told me about... But you don't seem to be as bad as he told me you are."