InuYasha Fan Fiction / Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Through your Heart ❯ The beast knows what it wants ( Chapter 15 )

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Through your Heart

Chapter 15: The beast knows what it wants

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LAST TIME

"What do you want, Raijuu-sama?" Usagi asked coldly.

He merely smirked and took a step towards her.

"You."

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NOW

Usagi took her time to analyze this simple word and she concluded he was even more delusional than she originally thought. She shook her head at his persistence and turned her back at him, clearly intending on ignoring him.

It turned out he didn't like to be disregarded like that and in a swift move he had her pinned on a tree, his face barely centimeters away from hers. "You have a lot of guts to turn your back on me, human. I will greatly enjoy breaking that spirit. Although it's a shame, the angry look suits you so well, my dear." He said with a hushed voice, knowing that if he spoke too loudly his father would come looking for him, as well as the meddlesome Taiyoukai of the West. Just thinking about him made Raijuu even madder and his grip on her arms tightened to an almost painful level.

Usagi wanted to wince, but his presumptuous words made her forget about everything else. 'How dare he!?' She was screaming in her head, totally furious, and she voiced her thoughts with an emotionless voice. "Let me go. You have no idea what I can do when I'm mad." The voice of steel momentarily made him freeze and a chill went down his spine.

He quickly recollected his cool. 'Why should I be afraid of a human woman? She only hopes to intimidate me. ME! The dragon prince of the North, son of the great Taiyoukai Ryuu!' He smirked when he finished boosting up his ego.

"Oh? And what could you possibly do to me? Do tell, I am very curious to know."

She bowed her head slowly until her bangs hid her eyes and he puffed his chest up arrogantly. 'Ha! She bowed her head to me! Finally a sign of submission!' He was going to bring his hand up to her chin to make her look at him when her head snapped up and she caught his wrist in an iron grip, effectively surprising him.

But the surprise didn't last long when he gazed into her eyes; they were narrowed into slits and the usual blue orbs darkened immensely. A soft light was starting to form on her forehead but it was still too pale to discern what it was. She let go of a part of her energy for only a fraction of a second and it froze him completely, his eyes widening in shock at the sudden wave that attacked his senses for a brief moment.

He winced in pain as her grip on his wrist almost crushed his bones and her eyes flashed for just a moment, returning to their previous blue color. "You should run away while you can. I'm not always this patient with people." Her voice became regal and she stood her height proudly.

When she released her grip on him, Raijuu backed away quickly but didn't run away, his eyes etched between curiosity, apprehension and anger. The apprehension and anger were stronger, though, and he made his claws lengthen and his body tensed, ready to attack at any moment.

"What the hell are you, wench!? Not only you dare to defy me, but you also installed within my heart something I have never felt; this…fear!" he spat the word like venom, "If only for a brief second, but it is something I never wish to experience again! You will comply to my wishes or I will be forced to make you, human!" He said, his eyes holding a dangerous glint to them.

She stood her ground and glared at him, her hands fisted at her sides, unmoving and daring.

"So this is how it will be, wench? Then face the consequence! Your disobedience will not go unpunished!"

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"We shouldn't rush into battle, InuYasha-sama! We should wait and look at our enemy, evaluate his defenses, and also his strong and weak points. Your eagerness will be the death of you!" One of the strategists argued with the impatient hanyou, who just scowled even more.

"Keh! If we don't attack Naraku with everything we've got, he'll just use this to out advantage and strike with a massive force! We've been in this damned tent for hours now! I just want to go outside and train with my sword while you argue over pitiful plans! Naraku attacks, we attack! I don't see anything wrong with that plan!" InuYasha replied harshly to the old youkai strategist who recoiled a little under the vicious tone.

Kagome, who had entered the tent not so long ago with the rest of the Inu-Tachi, was now trying her best to just get him to calm down. "InuYasha, you should listen to them a little! They've been in plenty of wars before, just like you! You shouldn't judge their way of fighting but use this opportunity to think about strategies."

The hanyou scowled. "So you're siding with them now?"

The miko sighed loudly for the 10th time and rolled her eyes. "Why me?" She asked while InuYasha was busy ranting about how everybody seemed to side against him in this whole matter. The miko could see that Kurama and Ryuu were beginning to get irritated and Sesshoumaru looked directly into her eyes.

A chill went down her spine as he flexed his claws towards his half-brother, urging her to act unless she wished for him to do the job. She gulped but raked her nerves to act. Kagome marched to InuYasha and caught both bangs framing his face in her hands, yanking him down and kissing him firmly on the lips while he was in mid-rant. His eyes widened, as long as everyone else's in the tent, but he quickly closed them and began to kiss back with much enthusiasm.

The others quickly turned around. Well, Miroku had to be whacked on the head with Hiraikotsu because he was ready to cheer and Kurama, the ever playful Kitsune of the South, had to restrain Kouga who protested loudly. He was about to swipe his claws at InuYasha when the Kitsune used one of his tricks to subdue the Ookami on the ground.

Shippou was still red in the face from watching his adoptive mother and InuYasha do 'adult stuff', as he so called it, but he intently watched the Taiyoukai of the South do his trick. The pup ran to the adult Kitsune and gazed at him with big eyes. "Will I be able to do that to? I could restrain InuYasha with one of my tricks, but since I did this to him once, he knows how to evade it just in time. I wish I could be faster or have more training but my dad's in the other world now."

The Southern Lord looked down at the pup with a grin, ignoring Kouga's menaces.

"KURAMA! ONCE YOU GET THAT THING OFF OF MY HANDS, YOU'RE DEAD MEAT!" The wolf prince yelled, clearly pissed off.

That only made Kurama grin even more. "Oh really? Dead meat? Try back in a couple hundred years, my friend. Don't forget that you're the youngest Lord of us all."

Kouga shut up and growled something under his breath. After that lovely conversation, Kurama finally turned to Shippou. "Don't worry, pup! You'll grow strong with your group to guide you. I understood that the miko acts like an adoptive mother for you?"

Shippou nodded widely, a huge grin on his face, and he puffed up his chest proudly. "Yep! And I'm going to protect her against Naraku!"

Kurama laughed and ruffled the pup's reddish brow hair. "I'm sure you will!" He laughed some more while Shippou just looked at him with admiration.

Except for the difference of their age, the little kitsune detected some similarities between them. Of course, they were both Kitsune youkai so they had lively green eyes. Shippou's hair and tail were more on the brownish side while Kurama's were fiery red. But Shippou wasn't worried about that. Kitsune's hair and tail color tended to grow paler and become more on the red side with age. Kurama had human legs, though. Maybe the Lord learned to transform into a more human form with training? No matter, this little kitsune liked his paws as they were, thank you very much!

Kurama was still laughing and talking to Ryuu and Sesshoumaru was ignoring everyone as always when his head snapped up suddenly, his eyes narrowed and his body on guard. Every youkai stopped talking and tensed, their gaze directed towards the exit of the tent.

"What's happening?" Kagome watched as the youkai all became attentive and tense, all memories of her kissing InuYasha in public forgotten. Kurama got the spell off of Kouga without even glancing at him and Kouga stayed silent, also looking in the same direction as InuYasha and the other youkai.

Kagome approached the hanyou once again and tugged on his fire-rat haori. "InuYasha, what's going on?" she whispered curiously.

The silver haired hanyou glanced down at her momentarily and answered back with a serious face; "We felt a strong power for just a second and it disappeared. But we had enough time to feel it and it was unusual and very aggressive."

Sango narrowed her eyes and readied the Hiraikotsu just in case they would feel it again.

"Was it Naraku?" Kagome asked, gripping InuYasha's sleeve and hugging him closer.

Shippou hid behind her legs and shook his head negatively. "Impossible! I'd recognize his scent anywhere and it certainly wasn't his. It felt threatening but good…I guess you don't understand what I mean."

Shippou was right; Kagome only looked at her adoptive son and blinked.

"Well anyway," he continued "it felt on the verge of attacking-" The little kitsune didn't have the time to finish his phrase as Miroku glanced around and noticed someone missing. "Excuse me Lord Ryuu, but where would your son be? I never saw him leave your side since we have arrived."

Miroku's question struck a cord in Sesshoumaru.

Shippou looked around curiously. "Hey, Kagome-chan? Where's Usagi-chan?"

Kagome looked around quickly and was about to panic but Sesshoumaru was already one step ahead of them. In a speed even InuYasha had never seen him attain, he ran out the tent in a silver blur, leaving the others the hard task of following him.

The Inu youkai followed the familiar rose smell of the young woman and masked his own scent just in case an enemy was hidden amongst the 4 lands' armies. He stopped suddenly as the rabbit's scent became stronger and he peered out of a bush like a predator. The others weren't far behind but he ignored their comments. They immediately shut up behind him as he growled low and menacingly.

InuYasha shuddered at the growl and at the sheer power his brother was emitting. Sesshoumaru had already tuned out their ranting and his eyes bled red as he gazed at the scene in front of him.

"So this is how it will be, wench? Then face the consequence! Your disobedience will not go unpunished!"

Raijuu suddenly moved again towards her, ready to bring his claws down to subdue her. Usagi didn't even have the time to let her power flow as the young dragon youkai was already pinned down to the ground, Sesshoumaru above him and looking even more murderous than ever.

Raijuu was about to growl at the seething Taiyoukai when Sesshoumaru roared, his fangs bared at him dangerously, making Raijuu recoil and almost whine.

'This time he truly means business' Ryuu thought alarmingly and feared for his son's life even if his mind also said he had brought this on himself in the first place.

Back to the 2 youkai, Raijuu slackened and bowed his head submissively. He now knew he had to trample on his pride if he wanted to live for another day. Sesshoumaru snarled, his inner beast was already half out and his red eyes stared hard at the submissive move.

He had forgotten all about Ryuu and if the 'pup' below him dared to lift his head for even just a second, he was surely going to kill him on the spot without thinking about the consequences. A war would surely blow up between the Northern and Western Lands but he couldn't care less.

Ryuu eyed Sesshoumaru warily but couldn't help to awe at the Lord's sheer power. Kurama elbowed him softly in the ribs and Ryuu's gaze snapped to him. Kurama was eyeing the scene while he addressed his comrade. "I have never seen our Western friend act with such aggressiveness before. Could that human girl be the cause of this change in him? I have noticed that he became more…alive since she has arrived. The way she stopped him from hurting InuYasha-san when he was using the Tetsusaiga makes me believe there is something going on between them."

Ryuu nodded. "I must admit that he is more open with his feelings. Maybe he finally found himself a potential mate-to-be? But I am puzzled as to why he would be interested in a human…" he questioned himself and relaxed when the Western Lord didn't show any sign of wanting to attack further.

Usagi de-tangled herself from Kagome's hold and she carefully approached the red-eyed Lord. Raijuu detected the movement beside him, his mind being more focused for the moment, and he instinctively looked at who it was.

Wrong thing to do because the Taiyoukai growled viciously and in an instant it was Usagi who was in the strong and possessive hold of the Inu Lord. He had moved so quickly that Usagi let out a squeak of surprise when she was crushed against a hard chest, Sesshoumaru having left his armor back at the tent.

"Sesshoumaru?" She asked while glancing upwards at the usually calm and disciplined Lord. He let out a deep rumble within his chest to reassure her and he buried her face back into his kimono, his hold possessive and domineering as if he was shielding her from Raijuu's eyes. His only good hand was holding the back of her head into his chest while his tail de-tangled itself front his shoulder and pressed her middle even more to him.

'His youkai is still in control.' Usagi thought alarmingly while moving her eyes upwards to take a good look. She wanted to reach his face with her hands to make him focus on her but he only tightened his hold even more.

She let out a squeak when the hand resting on her back lowered a little too much for her taste, even if she was comfortable. Her heart was beating fast against her chest and she was growing hot by only his touch, even if it wasn't completely intentional.

The wild youkai in Sesshoumaru held Usagi possessively and when he noticed that Raijuu was still looking at her, even if it was her back, he roared again and moved his hand away from her lower back, coiling his tail around her body even more.

With his hand now free, he let his claws lengthen and the tips of them became green until all his hand shone the same sickly color. "How dare you, pup, to touch something that is mine?!" The seething youkai rasped out, his voice dangerously low and coming out like smooth velvet.

Everyone's eyes widened considerably when they heard those words.

'Is Sesshoumaru's demon saying this because he wants her to be his mate?! A human?! Sesshoumaru can't possibly feel the same way as his inner beast!' InuYasha thought with his mouth still opened.

The Taiyoukai took a step towards Raijuu who was still too stunned to get off the ground and Usagi still couldn't move since his tail prevented her to move. She only wanted to scare Raijuu to make him back off but killing him wasn't an option when her gaze crossed Ryuu's.

'To loose a child, even if he is a spoiled brat…I know what it feels like. Anyone can change if they try or get a good education…' Her eyes saddened and she bowed her head a little, thinking about Chibi-Usa, her once future daughter who never got the chance to be born since everyone had been killed.

"Please Sesshoumaru, stop it, that's enough." Her voice was soft but determined, yet he was too concentrated on Raijuu than on anything else.

Everyone winced as he started to advance on the young dragon, the green poison slipping from his claws, and they held their breath as he suddenly stilled in his steps, the red from his eyes disappearing as fast as it had arrived.

Sesshoumaru blinked a couple of times to come back to reality and he relaxed, turning his back on Raijuu to gaze only at the blonde rabbit.

To make him stop, since he didn't want to acknowledge her and since she couldn't walk or move her arms, she twisted her hand under the furry tail and started to pet it gently.

The youkai felt it immediately and Sesshoumaru snapped back to reality because of the gesture. He stared at her. To others his eyes looked emotionless but from her view, a hidden emotion was, well, hidden in his deep golden eyes as she petted his furry appendage.

Swallowing a groan of disappointment when she stopped her slow 'torture' (his tail is a sensitive spot, remember?), he unwound his fluffy tail from around her body and gave a confused look at his thoughts. 'Why did my beast act like this? How could I, Sesshoumaru, loose control so easily like this when it comes to her?'

He was lost in his thoughts and out of the blue, his beast intruded in his thoughts. 'Because she *is* ours, Sesshoumaru, and no one will ever touch her as long as we live.' It taunted him.

Sesshoumaru wanted to deny it at first, but the simple word 'MINE!' evoked a wave of passion in him and it seemed to make him stronger. And yet, when Usagi took a couple of tentative steps towards him, hand outstretched, he broke their gaze and 'blurred' out of view without a simple word.

Usagi took back her hand and gave a sad look in the direction he had gone.

InuYasha watched all of this with a dumbfounded expression but when he saw her heartbreaking expression, he became serious and half-startled her out of her reverie by putting a comforting hand on her shoulder. He gave her a soft smile. "Give him some time. It's not every day he looses control over his inner-beast. He must really be confused at the moment. You know he always hides his emotions to the world and his outburst completely confounded him."

Usagi nodded, somewhat relieved when she gazed at InuYasha's comforting golden eyes. "You're right. I'll just wait a little." Usagi gave him a soft smile and went back in the main tent alone.

Kagome approached InuYasha with a curious and baffled expression. "Since when are you so wise?! I can't believe you're trying to pair Usagi with your half-brother, whom you hate, might I add?"

InuYasha shrugged it off and ignored the others' curious looks. "I believe in her. She made him feel something more than just hatred, so if anyone deserves to be with him, it's her. She might even make him change his judgment about humans and hanyou, since she is human." He walked away not even looking at his friends' bewildered faces.

Ryuu glanced at his son momentarily, who wasn't looking very well at the moment it seemed, and he lifted an eyebrow at the retreating form of the half-demon. "Well I'll be! A hanyou who knows how to reason correctly!" Ryuu smirked and shook his head, and then he glared hard at his son, who gulped in return. "You and I have to have a small father to son talk mister."

Raijuu held his breath and bowed low. "Y-yes father!"

They went away to talk more privately and Kurama growled at the soldiers who were surrounding them and talking animatedly about what had happened. "WHAT ARE YOU ALL DOING HERE? GO BACK TO YOUR POSTS! DID YOU ALL FORGET WE STILL HAVE A WAR TO PREPARE? GO!" He shouted loudly and the youkai didn't wait for him to repeat. The Taiyoukai Kurama may be a playful Kitsune, but he was scary as hell when he was mad!

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