InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ A Day to Play ❯ Complications ( Chapter 5 )

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CHAPTER FIVE

 

COMPLICATIONS

 

 

I think I doubled the length of this chapter through adding description alone. I'd like to thank my Kiten rp partner for helping me to learn that. She's a real stickler for description. Also, it probably didn't help that I was mostly comatose from a tumor when it was originally written. If there is a great deviation from canon, it's because I had very little experience with anime at the time, which only included Inuyasha. I want to thank AmberRose for giving this a once over for errors. Anyway, I hope you enjoy!

 

 

“You did what?” gasped the teenager, Kagome, who sported a green and white school uniform that.

 

“As Inuyasha said, we have mated,” Sesshoumaru stated with his familiar arrogance.

 

“But, you cant! You're both male… and brothers!” exclaimed Kagome.

 

“I am the Lord of the Western Lands. I shall do as I please…miko,” Sesshoumaru condescended.

 

“What about the shards, Inuyasha?” asked Miroku, the dark-haired, blue-eyed monk.

 

“Keh. That's a stupid question. I'm still going to help. What did you think? That I would let the bastard, Naraku, get what he wants?”

 

The ignorant hanyou was too simple-minded to realize that Miroku was not only speaking of making the Shikon no Tama whole again, but Inuyasha's wish to use it to become full demon. Miroku stood stiff beneath the black and purple robes, ready in the event of an all out battle. Both he and the petite woman beside him looked fairly harmless when in all reality, both were very deadly.

 

“But, what about Sesshoumaru?” cut in Sango, the demon slayer, uncertain that the great Lord of the Western Lands would tolerate Inuyasha returning to the life he once knew, a life of camaraderie in fighting a mutual enemy.

 

“Inuyasha will come back to the castle each moonless night and at other occasions. I will come to you at various times,” answered Sesshoumaru for himself then turned to Inuyasha. “I will leave you to your friends now, Inuyasha,” he said, speaking uncharacteristically soft while leaning down to kiss his mate.

 

“Sess…” protested Inuyasha who was sporting a blush across his cheeks. Apparently, Sesshoumaru had no qualms with publicly displaying affection for his mate.

 

Taking advantage of Inuyasha's parted lips, Sesshoumaru darted his tongue into Inuyasha's mouth. Inuyasha's cheeks and ears blushed particularly amusing crimson hue. `Let the humans watch. They will know that Inuyasha belongs to me. Everyone will know and the will not dare to touch him.'

 

“You are mine. Be proud of that, little brother.” With that said, the great lord turned and strolled away.

 

The sudden empty sensation in Inuyasha chest as he gazed at his mate's retreating back was nearly painful. There was a tug on his sleeve and he turned to gaze into Kagome's big brown eyes that carried dark depths full of hurt.

 

Sango and Miroku intently watched the two and hoped that they could mend fences.

 

“Help me to understand, Inuyasha,” she asked while tears welled up into her eyes. She was too overwhelmed to even think of using the `sit' command on him.

 

“I can't. And even if I could, I'm not sure I'd want to,” he responded. Though attempting to be kind, he found it difficult because he was still angry with her constant `sit' commands.

 

“What about Kikyou?” questioned Miroku, disbelieving that Inuyasha would give her up, considering the manner in which he had always left them in order to follow the clay form of his former love.

 

Inuyasha's response was a shock to everyone.

 

“Fuck Kikyou,” he spat. He was sick of all the negative influences in his life.

 

“What about me?” muttered Kagome. She had been certain that he had held some kind of affection for her. This simply had her completely off balance.

 

Inuyasha just stared at her for a moment then turned and walked away. `What is there to say?' he thought to himself. `If I opened my mouth, I'd end up yelling at her and it wouldn't accomplish anything.'

 

Everyone looked from one to another with questioning gazes. They were still so stunned that they weren't yet sure just what to say. At least, Inuyasha wasn't leaving them and for that, they were grateful. They needed him in the battle with Naraku.

 

Finally, Miroku spoke up in hopes of turning everyone's attention away from current events. There was no reason they couldn't consider current events while walking.

 

“We'd better get going and catch up with Inuyasha.”

 

Rather than take her usual place at Inuyasha's side, Kagome trailed the group, shuffling as though in a daze. Their pace had to be slowed as she kept falling behind. Inuyasha's usual huffing and insults to her pathetic weak human state did nothing to change her demeanor.

 

That night around the campfire, she sat down next to Inuyasha.

 

“Inuyasha?”

 

“What, wench?” growled Inuyasha. He frowned into the flames, still irritated at her for slowing down their search for jewel shards.

 

“Are you happy? I mean, with Sesshoumaru as your mate?” She avoided what could be the irritated gaze of her companion and fidgeted with her hands while staring at them. She still couldn't believe that the brothers' relationship could have changed so drastically and in such little time.

 

He paused, turning to gaze at the young woman who had been pining after him for a couple of years now. `She always wants to talk about things. I hate that, but maybe it'll get her to accept this.'

 

“Yes, Kagome, I am. He's still a jerk, but I can put up with it,” he answered honestly.

 

“If you're happy, that's all that matters,” she said with sadness then she stood and walked away to prepare her bedding. She had lived with Kikyou's shadow for so long that this was the last blow to her faith in her relationship with Inuyasha could take. `It's over.'

 

The next couple of days were hard on Inuyasha's friends. Gradually, they were able to piece together the story of how he and Sesshoumaru had become mates and it eased some of the tension. Kagome still moped, but less as time lingered on.

 

As the days passed, Inuyasha had occasional visits from Sesshoumaru. He and Inuyasha would disappear for a few hours and Inuyasha always returned in a better mood, except once......

 

“Inuyasha, you are an abomination. Even though I had been determined to take you to hell with me so that we could be together, I no longer desire you. You are sick!” hissed the dead miko, Kikyou, incensed that her former love was engaging in a intimate and disgusting activity with his brother.

 

“Good. I don't ever want to see you again anyway,” spat Inuyasha from his position of leaning up against a tree with Sesshoumaru at his side. The two demons had smelled her scent approaching and decided it was an opportune moment to confront her.

 

Kikyou notched a purifying arrow, thinking to kill two demons in one strike. Without warning, her bow and arrow lay in pieces on the ground. Never had she seen a demon move so quickly. There wasn't even a blur of motion. Sesshoumaru had simply appeared in front of her.

 

“Leave us before your clay body suffers the same fate as your weapon. Your dead presence is the abomination, not Inuyasha. Go back to stealing the souls of dead women you foul creature,” Sesshoumaru growled, flinging Kikyou's accusation back at her.

 

Kikyou glared indignation. That demon had done nothing but hunted and abused the one she would have taken as a husband had she been alive. Now the hanyou had been defiled and needed to die. However, she knew she was no match for the great lord. She reluctantly took her leave, vowing to one day avenge her pricked pride and send both demons to hell.

 

Inuyasha was comforted by his mate's words. He would always appreciate every moment that Sesshoumaru might see fit to validate his being. Despite that, her words had had an affect on him. He had yet to completely rid himself of human ideals.

 

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“Let's take a rest here,” suggested Inuyasha.

 

“Are you okay? We've been stopping more than usual, Inuyasha,” asked Kagome with a significant amount of worry in her gaze. Inuyasha had been taking more frequent rests and grumbled less than usual when the others insisted on stopping for meals and recuperation. It was so unlike him that everyone was beginning to wonder if something was wrong. However, Kagome was the worrier of the group and took it upon herself to approach him.

 

“Feh! I'm fine, wench,” Inuyasha scowled, something he was doing quite a bit of lately.

 

“Perhaps, perhaps not, little brother.” Sesshoumaru entered the clearing and stepped close to Inuyasha. His nostrils flared as he took a deep sniff of his mate.

 

“You carry my pup,” Sesshoumaru abruptly informed Inuyasha. A gleam lit his eyes while he stood straight, tall, and proud. `I would have thought his human blood would further handicap his body and youkai heritage. Father's blood is strong indeed.'

 

Everyone gasped with eyes wide in disbelief. How could a male carry a child? It was unheard of.

 

“You're crazy! That's not possible,” protested Inuyasha. “Have you gone completely insane?”

 

Inuyasha's breathing quickened. `It's not possible! I know that I was not raised as a youkai, but this is ridiculous! At least, Myoga would have told me, wouldn't he?'

 

“It is true,” replied Sesshoumaru while brushing his thumb along Inuyasha's jaw, gazing into those golden hanyou eyes. “And our children will be beautiful, my mate,” murmured the great lord.

 

Sesshoumaru's behavior was so different from the murdering youkai they had always envisioned him to be. Who would have ever guessed that a hanyou, half human and half demon, could melt the ice that formerly encased the heart of the aristocratic assassin that was Sesshoumaru. Certainly not Inuyasha's friends.

 

“No!” Inuyasha protested vehemently shaking his head. “I'm male!”

 

“You are part demon. It does not matter that you are male. Your body will change to accommodate this pregnancy. Has no one explained this to you? Has no one taught you how your own body works?” Sesshoumaru asked, somewhat surprised.

 

“Why should they? I've been living on my own since I was a kid! Just how am I supposed to do this anyway? Are you sure I'm…pregnant?”

 

“Yes, and you must come home. No more adventures until our pup is born,” Sesshoumaru demanded sternly. It also seemed as though Inuyasha was in dire need of a rudimentary education.

 

“You didn't answer my question. How did this happen? How is it going to happen? You've got a lot of explaining to do, Sesshoumaru,” growled Inuyasha extremely angry with Sesshoumaru, as well as at his own ignorance.

 

“Pregnant…” Kagome whispered, her mind half numb with the concept.

 

Sesshoumaru sighed. “Your body began changing before you became pregnant, otherwise it could not have happened. You wanted it. Your physiology changes, but this is neither the time nor place to discuss such things.”

 

“So, you had nothing to do with it. Is that what you are saying?” Inuyasha growled low in his chest crossing his arms.

 

Sesshoumaru stood silent for a moment, knowing what Inuyasha's reaction would be. It wasn't his fault that Inuyasha didn't understand what was happening.

 

“I wanted an heir, a child of our union. I…prepared you,” he hesitantly admitted. It was obvious that he would be taking the full brunt of Inuyasha's wrath.

 

“You sonofabitch! You didn't bother asking, did you?!” Oh, anger was an understatement. He was too young. How would he do this and fight Naraku as well?

 

“I refuse to take the full blame in this matter. I could smell your desire, Inuyasha. You wanted a token of our mating. You share in the responsibility or it wouldn't have been possible for your body to respond,” Sesshoumaru hissed, nose to nose with Inuyasha.

 

“Well, I didn't know this could happen. I didn't even know I had the desire. You could have said something!”

 

“I did not know you were such an ignorant hanyou!” hissed Sesshoumaru. He glared his frustration at the innocent party.

 

Inuyasha's friends watched in amazement at the lovers' spat. Inuyasha being pregnant was unbelievable. But, even more unbelievable was Sesshoumaru's behavior. They had never seen him lose so much control of his cold facade over anything but Inuyasha's sword.

 

“Come, Inuyasha,” Sesshoumaru said, regaining some of his composure. `I am not going to quarrel over this in front of his humans and he needs to come home!”

 

“No!” Inuyasha retorted and threw his shoulders back in absolute defiance.

 

An exasperated Sesshoumaru decided to explain. “It is too dangerous for you now. I want you at home where I can protect you.”

 

“I can protect myself just fine, thank you very much!” huffed Inuyasha. It was quite the insult to insinuate that he was weak, even if he were pregnant.

 

“You are weakening even now. Your friends have observed this fact.” Sesshoumaru turned to the group. “Is it not true?”

 

An uncomfortable moment passed before Miroku cleared his throat and risked Inuyasha's wrath.

 

“It is true, Inuyasha. You have been resting more during our travels at day, and sleeping longer at night,” Miroku nervously stated, but not adding, “You've also started snoring.” That would have been a big mistake.

 

“So, you traitors want me to go with him, right?” Oh, this was rich. The tables had completely turned.

 

“We are not traitors.” Kagome stomped up to him. “We want what's best for you. I won't let you fight while you're…like this.” She nervously waved at his belly.

 

“Damn it!” exclaimed Inuyasha then paced back and forth, all the while shooting golden fiery daggers at Sesshoumaru. `Sesshoumaru could be wrong, but...what if he's right? Could I risk it? Maybe I should at least take the time to find out if he's right.' This whole debacle had been draining and had taken the energy right out of him. `They're right. I shouldn't be this tired. Well, I'll go with him, for now.'

 

“At least let me rest first,” he sighed in defeat.

 

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“Sesshoumaru, you bastard! Where the hell are you?!” reverberated throughout the halls, beating at the walls and doors.

 

The Lord of the Western Lands stood tall and regal, his silver, ankle-length hair swaying in the breeze. His fine white clothing, trimmed in red, part and parcel of the overpowering aristocrat, seemed to possess him more than he possessed them. The sky decided to mirror his mood by growing gray and threatening, pregnant with violence for the coming night.

 

“I have been far, far too patient. Were it not for his `condition', I would take great joy in permanently silencing him,” Sesshoumaru growled under his breath.

 

The scent of lavender on the breeze drew his gaze from the sky. Over the past few weeks, it had become a familiar scent in his palace, not wholly unpleasant, but not quite welcome either. He listened for approaching footsteps. Though his lips did not move, the beginning of a smirk tugged at the corners of his narrowing eyes.

 

`It has been some time since I've enjoyed myself,' thought the frustrated youkai.

 

Placing his right hand on the hilt of Tokijin, he patiently waited until the approaching footsteps were but a few feet away. Whirling, he unsheathed his sword and rushed the ebony haired girl who fell back and stared up at him from widened violet eyes. Sesshoumaru smirked down at her as sparks of anger lit her delicate features. It was always so entertaining to torment Inuyasha's friends.

 

“Damn it, Sesshoumaru! I wish I had a set of prayer beads for your skinny neck,” Kagome huffed, rising and dusting off her short green pleated skirt.

 

“You do not,” Sesshoumaru flatly pointed out.

 

“Ooooh! You are so…Ooooh! Look, what Kaede said is true. Inuyasha's hips are too small. She's going to have to do what I call a C-section and Inuyasha has disappeared. Thank goodness I brought those medical books for her. I don't know what we'd do without them.”

 

“Explain C-section,” Sesshoumaru growled. `Does she really believe I would allow anyone to take a blade to my mate?'

 

“We have to cut him open and take the pup.” She didn't have time to be less than blunt.

 

Sesshoumaru disappeared as if he had never been in front of her. She straightened her white sailor style blouse then gasped.

 

“Gah! He'll kill Kaede!” Kagome sprinted to a dead run heading back to the castle. Sesshoumaru could me so dramatic! `I know he's suffering from that sympathy syndrome with Inuyasha's condition and all, but this has gotten ridiculous!'

 

Sesshoumaru stood over the heavy-set old woman, Tokijin still in his hand. She was carefully laying out the tools she had prepared for this eventuality, completely ignoring his intimidating presence. `Is she a fool?!' Sharp blades and needles hewn of bone, all of different sizes and shapes were lying out atop a sheet of soft leather that was resting on a marble table. Everything had been had been sterilized with boiling water, including the plastic-wrapped sheets that Kagome had brought. He stared at the gleaming objects and growled.

 

“Priestess.”

 

“Yes, Lord Sesshoumaru,” replied the old woman without looking up.

 

He was impressed that, unlike the rest of Inuyasha's group, the old woman had shown him the respect he felt he deserved. That didn't mean it was acceptable behavior. Were it not for Inuyasha's insistence that he needed his friends, Sesshoumaru would have never allowed the insolent group to invade his sanctuary. Nevertheless, Inuyasha's ranting and raving had decreased since his friends' arrival. For that, he was grateful.

 

Kagome had explained Inuyasha's behavior as having something to do with `hormones'. The explanation hadn't made it any less irritating, `irritating' being an understatement.

 

“Is it true that you intend to slice open my mate and take the pup?” He narrowed his eyes at her in an attempt to frighten her into giving an acceptable alternative. However, she appeared to remain unfazed.

 

“Yes.” This time she looked up through the one good eye, a patch having covered the right. She showed absolutely no fear of Sesshoumaru's wrath.

 

“This cannot be avoided?” he asked, matter of fact. He would never admit ignorance and concern to a human. The old woman knew much more about birthing than he would ever want to know and Inuyasha's life was in her hands. He couldn't just outright kill her.

 

“No. They will both die if I do not,” she stated mirroring his tone of voice.

 

“Can you guarantee that they will both live if you do this?”

 

“I am certain the pup will, but I cannot be sure about Inuyasha. He is a demon, however, which puts the odds in his favor.” She was honest with him, but she also knew that he carried Tenseiga and could most likely revive Inuyasha from the dead.

 

Sesshoumaru was silent for a moment and Kaede went back to her preparations. His worries were interrupted by Inuyasha's annoying girl companion.

 

Kagome rushed into the room, expecting to see Kaede melting into a pile of green goo. “Put that sword away, Sesshoumaru,” she demanded between pants.

 

He sheathed the sword after realizing he was still gripping it in his hand, and not because the girl had commanded him. There simply was no point. Now that he knew what needed to be done, he wanted to make certain the outcome was favorable.

 

“What assistance do you require?” he asked the old priestess, completely ignoring the girl.

 

“I need more clean cloths and a couple of strong demons to help hold Inuyasha in the event that it becomes necessary. Kagome, do you know where Inuyasha has run off to?”

 

“No, Kaede. He disappeared after throwing that temper tantrum.”

 

“I need him here. He is ready to give birth I have a potion he must breathe before I can take the pup. We cannot wait much longer.”

 

“I'll form a search party,” Kagome firmly assured and turned to exit the room.

 

“I will accompany you,” Sesshoumaru offered, knowing that he would be able to sniff out Inuyasha's location.

 

“I will obtain what you require, miko,” Sesshoumaru assured Kaede and nodded then turned to leave with Kagome.

 

Sesshoumaru followed his nose, stopping only to give instructions to his servants. Considering that Inuyasha's scent was all over the place, it was more difficult than usual to find him. Still, he didn't believe he needed the aids of those the miko had collected.

 

Miroku followed with his black and purple robes flying out behind him while he attempted to keep pace with Sesshoumaru and Sango trotted alongside Kagome.

 

“You,” Sesshoumaru said, glancing back at Miroku and pointing to the left. Obviously, the monk understood and took off to search the western wing. He directed Sango in the opposite direction.

 

They found him after only a short period of time later, groaning against the back wall of darkened room.

 

“Inuyasha, you must come, now,” commanded Sesshoumaru. `Why is he being so stubborn? Than again, it is a part of his nature.'

 

“That old hag wants to slice and dice me,” Inuyasha hissed. “It hurts bad enough already! I don't need her help!”

 

Sesshoumaru moved forward to forcefully take Inuyasha to the infirmary and Inuyasha responded by baring his claws and fangs.

 

“I'm warning you. Stay away,” he growled, eyes going pink.

 

“Inuyasha,” sighed Sesshoumaru, “you and the pup will die if she does not do this.”

 

“We will not! I'm having it right here and you can't stop me!” yelled a very angry, very frightened hanyou.

 

“Do not underestimate me, Inuyasha. Now come!”

 

“No!”

 

“Aaah,” groaned Inuyasha as he collapsed and grabbed his distended belly.

 

Concern overrode all else and Sesshoumaru stepped up and leaned down, only to meet claws scraping across his arm.

 

“Get away,” Inuyasha moaned through clenched teeth.

 

“Inuyasha, you've got to let Kaede do it,” murmured Kagome stepping closer.

 

“Stay back, miko,” warned Sesshoumaru, who had blood dripping down his arm.

 

Sesshoumaru gently wrapped a large clawed hand around Inuyasha's arm and tugged, receiving another gash for his efforts. Growling, he snatched both of Inuyasha's wrists and lifted him to a standing position.

 

“You are coming with us, now, Inuyasha!”

 

“Never!”

 

Inuyasha shoved a knee into Sesshoumaru's upper thigh, missing vital organs, fortunately. Sesshoumaru used Inuyasha's momentary imbalance and swept Inuyasha's feet from beneath him, allowing his resisting mate to slide back down to the floor.

 

“Please, Sesshoumaru. We'll be fine. Just leave me here,” Inuyasha pleaded. The beginnings of plaintive sobs racked his ribs as he stared up into glaring golden orbs. There was no fear for himself, but for his baby. “What if there's an accident and the baby gets cut? Any number of things could go wrong. And then, if the baby dies, you would hate me!”

 

Sesshoumaru was shocked at Inuyasha's irrational conclusions. `Is he truly that insecure, or is it those damn `hormones' invading his body?'

 

He had to allay Inuyasha's misgivings. “I could not hate you for things not under your control, mate, and I will be there to make certain that all goes well.”

 

“Keh,” Inuyasha muttered. Sesshoumaru's words had been comforting but they didn't do anything for his fear of something going wrong. Another round of pain hit him and he lost all control over his legs. “Gods, it hurts!”

 

Sesshoumaru winced at the suffering in his mate's eyes and lifted Inuyasha up from under his arms. His chest tightened at the sight of Inuyasha's features. Suddenly, golden orbs rolled up as Inuyasha's eyelids lowered and his body went slack. That was worrisome and Sesshoumaru quickly swept Inuyasha up into his arms. The race to Kaede could never be quick enough and he tightly clutched his mate as they hurried back to Kaede.

 

 

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Thank you to all of my readers and reviewers. There are so many of you and it has been so long since that last update that I would rather get this chapter up than spend hours answering each and every review. Just know that I appreciate them all. You all are a great encouragement.

 

 

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