A Distant Night by Silver

A Night Between two Lovers

A/N: This is a two-shot!

Disclaimer: Nope. Not mine.

Kagome lay on her comfy futon. She had been busy all day entertaining the children; Rin and Shippou. Making sure that the 'staff' as she liked to call them where alright and didn't need any help. Normally she'd do all that with a smile on her face but today had been too much for her to bear and she had eventually- secretly of course- collapsed in the bathroom for a little while. Secretly, meaning that she hadn't told anyone after words.

The entire ruckus had even restricted her from going and enjoying her favorite parts of the evening. She just knew that it wouldn't happen today. The children were already in bed and even if she tried to go by herself her body ached all over and she didn't want to get up. Her little wish was futile there was really no point in trying to today and she'd be lucky to even get to go tomorrow seeing as how it was the aftermath of todays over productive day. She sighed and stood with a weary grunt and made her way over to her new closet.

Kagome changed from her lengthy and stuffy kimono to her favorite pair of future nightwear. She chose her pink silk nightgown that reached mid-thigh and complimented the comfortable ensemble by pulling on thick baggy socks to warm her feet. She removed her hair tie and several bobby pins before brushing out the various knots from her ebony tresses while sitting in front of her oval mirror. She sighed as she stood and made her way over to her grand futon and snuggled deeper into the covers. Sleep had nearly claimed her when the bed tipped over and she found herself rolling towards the source. Despite her fatigue addled mind she managed to react fairly quickly. She rolled to the opposite side and crouched down once she felt the cool marble floor beneath her sock clad feet. She made sure that the nightgown she wore covered what needed to be covered knowing full well that if it was a youkai the darkness would not be her ally.

An annoyed growl reverberated across the room. The imminent sense of danger had already begun to wake her up, but the familiarity of the low growl brought her to attention in a heartbeat. She laughed heartily and rose to her feet; finding the whole ordeal funny. Kagome sobered up quickly enough, regaining her tired and depressive state from before. She crawled over the bed and jumped on the tall figure of the male on the other side who was glaring at her from his spot on the futon. She giggled when she heard the small 'oomph' of mock surprise beneath her.

Kagome blinked lazily and waited for her pupils to dilate. Her beloved was bathed in moonlight, his silver hair glowing softly and golden eyes ablaze with amusement and ill-concealed pleasure. She smiled as her eyes caught the indigo crescent moon and the magenta stripes of his heritage before he rolled onto his side. The motion allowed him to secure her waist with his left arm. She stared at the space between them and marveled at the way their hair mingled. She smiled and looked up in search of his face but found it rather quickly considering he was already looking at her from beneath his lashes.

She blushed and averted her eyes. He gathered her in his arms before he bent his back over her small form protectively and draped an arm tenderly over her flat stomach; rubbing circles on her side lovingly. Her slender arms wound their way around his neck and she propelled herself closer to his chest-content on hearing his strong heartbeat.

"Something ails you."

She hummed in response, "Sesshy-chan, it's a lot of work."

"Preparations always are but it is always worthwhile in the end. Or do you disagree?"

"Of course. I know it'll be worthwhile but I didn't even get to go to your study today." She whined like a petulant child. "I even collapsed from exhaustion for goodness sake."

Sesshomaru's arms tightened around her fractionally and he buried his face in her neck. "Once laying down or standing?" She noticed she had hit a chord with the Daiyoukai and he was beginning to get worried.

"What are you doing here so early Sesshou? You usually work well into the night." She knotted her fingers into his silky strands of hair.

"I sensed your distress." He answered vaguely after his small fit had passed and Kagome had thoroughly disheveled his long hair with her fingers.

"Oh." She matted his hair down and diverted her attention to his pointed ears.

"Can you stay with me tonight?" Her question was met with silence. She knew it was a lost cause. Sesshomaru was an insomniac for an even bigger reason than just being a demon.

"It's fine if you can't I wasn't expecting you to actually stay. I was just asking really—" He stopped her rambling with a chaste kiss.

"Of course." He whispered-his normally baritone voice suddenly husky.

He was shocked when she pulled his head off of its spot on her neck before quickly bringing it back down, effectively smashing their lips together. Despite the brashness of the situation Sesshomaru recovered quickly enough and took control. He fisted his hand in her dark locks, mindful of his sharp claws, and added enough fervor into the kiss that Kagome was putty in his capable hands. With sudden intensity she latched on to his skull; her dull fingertips scratching lightly against the nape of his neck and the tip of his ears. She pressed her body closer to his before hooking a long creamy leg over his torso, the pink nightgown riding up in the process.

Sesshomaru was the first to break away even if it was a bit reluctantly but he refused to let go of her, simply holding her as he had done moments before. He held her to himself as if he was protecting her from the harsh extremities the world carried with his body. Sesshomaru chose to eradicate the cold silence that had enveloped them with an explanation knowing full well what kind of inane thoughts were crossing Kagome's mind.

"We shouldn't kiss on the futon."

It took her a few seconds to process this new information but once she got the gist of what he was trying to say she threw her head back and laughed.

She really, really, truly loved her stubborn, caring, somewhat ex-murderer, mate-to-be!

A/N-I'm pretty sure many of you nasty people were thinking that the happy ending in the summary was a whole other thing.

Despite it actually getting a little...sexy in there for a lil bit, it wasn't too much. Note that this was originally on my FF.net profile so I would love to receive feedback!!