InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Centennial Hunger ❯ "What Have We Here?" ( Chapter 3 )

 

 

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Chapter Three

 

 

"What Have WeHere?"

 

 

(Many, many thanks to my wonderful beta, Hellfyrre! I am very sorry for posting that last chapter before Hellfyrre beta'd it. I'm not entirely confident about this chapter, but I hope you like it. Also, if you want updates on how far along I am with writing a chapter, go to my lj at http://snow-fall.livejournal.com/ Thanks for all of your support!)

 

Lots of love,

 

Snowfall aka Hanyou Slave

 

 

 

As usual, the first sense to kick in when Sesshoumaru awoke was smell. After all, it was a dog's virtual vision of the world. The only problem, once he recognized it, was that this morning his mouth and nose were full of an off-scented Inuyasha. Quite abruptly, his brain woke up and he was on his feet. His surroundings blinked in and out of focus for a couple of moments before he managed to get his bearings. It wasn't quite dawn yet, the fire was out, the campsite was clean, and the half-breed was nowhere to be seen.

 

“Inuyasha! You die today! Face your death!” Sesshoumaru called out, his rage reflected in the depth of his voice.

 

The indignity of it all! He should have at least been awake when Inuyasha fucked him in the mouth. The fleeting thought of such an act didn't seem all that bad either. In fact, the image sent unwanted tingles down his spine.

 

'Fuck! And fuck Inuyasha for being such a detriment to my vocabulary!'

 

“Half-breed!”

 

“Oi Bastard, just tell all the youkai around that we want a battle, why don't you!” Inuyasha hissed from his perch in a tree just to the right of Sesshoumaru. A thought crossed his mind. Inuyasha's voice was different, changed, somehow not as gruff or grating on the ears.

 

“You have dishonored this Sesshoumaru and you will pay!” With that, Sesshoumaru quickly found his weapon, the bone upon which he had come to rely.

 

“I haven't done shit to you!” Inuyasha spat and rolled his eyes.

 

Sesshoumaru still couldn't see the brat, though he knew Inuyasha's general location. Stalking around the wide girth of the old tree, he searched the branches for any hint of red.

 

He had never enjoyed games, especially Hide and Seek. It was pointless. Having an infallible nose took all the fun out of it. He was certain that Inuyasha knew this and knew that there could be no place to hide.

 

“You took advantage while I slept, half breed,” Sesshoumaru growled as he prowled below the branches, seeking out Inuyasha's exact location.

 

“Bullshit! I was minding my own business. You're the one that got all weird, touching me and…and…”

 

That stopped Sesshoumaru in his tracks. Inuyasha was hiding from him and said that it was he who had been the perpetrator responsible for the scent and taste in his mouth? Well, Inuyasha could have stopped him. It was obvious that the half-breed had not only allowed him to touch, but to do much more. What? Did the half-breed think that he was a complete idiot?

 

“Coward. You hide from your ultimate demise at my hand. Your death is mine and I have decided that you will have it today,” Sesshoumaru announced, nodding his head in agreement with his words.

 

“No thanks.”

 

There! Got him! Sesshoumaru half jumped and half levitated. Instantly, he was in front of Inuyasha and was rather surprised. Someone with black hair and dark eyes was wearing his brother's clothes.

 

He blinked once, then twice.

 

Ah, after he had begun to avoid Inuyasha, he had completely ceased paying much attention to the cycles of the moon, the positioning of the stars being his indicator of time passage.

 

“You…” he started then noticed the gouges, scratches and bite marks covering Inuyasha's scowling face and hands. It looked as though Inuyasha had been attacked by rats.

 

With the scent of the stale, dry blood, memory faded into view, creatures disappearing and a human Inuyasha standing before him. There were more flashes and…

 

“Sesshoumaru! Cut it out! I mean it!”

 

Great, just great. This was a mess and would only get worse. Avoiding Inuyasha for centuries, brought to ruin in one night, in one act. How much worse could it get? More than he would like to have known.

 

'This desire has not been snuffed out as I had presumed. His death is the only answer. Yes, problem solved,' Sesshoumaru thought before the devil's advocate decided to return from its extended vacation.

 

'Be serious, you couldn't kill him then. Instead, you ran away. I'll bet you can't kill him now. Look at him. He's just as vulnerable as you and this is a monthly occurrence, unlike your Centennial (which you so conveniently forgot). Yet, even without the protection that you enjoy, he has survived. You are the `bastard' that he accuses you of being. You are dishonorable and I'm ashamed to be a part of you,' that small annoying voice at the back of Sesshoumaru's mind argued.

 

`You always speak thus and, in turn, I inevitably allow him to live. It is all your doing. I should kill you too.'

 

`I'm you, dumbass. You mean `our' fault. You don't want him to die any more than I do.'

 

`That is a lie.'

 

`Is not.'

 

`You are my desire attempting to save him.'

 

`Am not…okay, maybe I am. It makes no difference. I'm you.'

 

`Silence!' You are beginning to sound like that half-breed brother of mine!' Sesshoumaru commanded as he raised his bone.

 

'Run, Inuyasha! Run!'

 

Sesshoumaru was about to bless Inuyasha with his best ”Die!” glare when Inuyasha did the strangest thing.

 

“What's wrong with you, Sesshoumaru? Are you all right?”

 

That threw Sesshoumaru for a loop. Inuyasha was sitting there, obviously wounded, and he was stupid enough to ask after the health his executioner!? In his state of shocked surprise, Sesshoumaru dropped his arm and just stared quizzically at his little brother. Now his world was off kilter again.

 

“Well? Your eyes glazed over and you looked like you were about to fall.”

 

'Dammit! You did it again! Bastard, trying to distract me while you took over!'

 

`Heheh, noticed that did you?'

 

If only he could kill that small part of him that wanted Inuyasha. He had put so much effort into it, developing a false hatred for his brother. Well, once this Centennial was over, he would no longer be vulnerable to his baser instincts.

 

Then he would kick Inuyasha's ass for being such a distraction. Kick his ass for the missing arm. Kick his ass for not giving him Tetsusaiga. Kick Inuyasha's ass for the power that he didn't even know that he had! Kick his brother's ass for the degradation of his language skills. Kick his ass just to kick his ass!

 

Sesshoumaru stood there and fumed at the being that he could never bring himself to kill.

 

'You can't run away from it, Sesshoumaru. You belong to him. One day, he will take you.'

 

`Be quiet! This Sesshoumaru belongs to no one!'

 

`Oh, cut the crap. How many more centuries are you going to avoid this? Just give it up already.'

 

This Sesshoumaru would never submit to anyone and particularly not to a half-breed with mortal blood flowing through his veins. A low growl rumbled around in his chest as his brain shut down. This was not working. His frustration and anger were increasing and he had no outlet. Even though he ached with the desire, he couldn't kill Inuyasha. Especially now. Inuyasha couldn't even attempt to defend himself. However, something had to be done! Of its own accord, Sesshoumaru's arm shot out and he was soon bounding to the floor of the forest with a more manageable Inuyasha.

 

 

 

~*~

 

 

Sesshoumaru had some nerve, actually accusing him of being the instigator of the previous night's activities!

 

'`Die' my ass. He's had plenty of chances to do that. I think he just likes hearing himself say it. Conceited bastard,' Inuyasha thought to himself while Sesshoumaru hunted around the tree. 'I ain't going nowhere. I'll just call his bluff and see what he does. It ain't like I can defend myself anyway.'

 

However, once Sesshoumaru had finally reached him, he knew that he wouldn't get a conclusive answer, not with his brother seeming to sway in the breeze. Sesshoumaru appeared to be losing contact with reality to the point that his arm came up to balance himself. At least, that was what it looked like to Inuyasha.

 

Not once did it appear that he could possibly be in any real danger. Then the lights went out, again, only this time, he didn't even have the opportunity to see all the pretty stars. It just wasn't worth it without those.

 

Before Inuyasha bothered to open his eyes, he came to the conclusion that Sesshoumaru was going to have to lose that bone, immediately. Thankful that he could feel the sun warming his body, Inuyasha opened his eyes to see that his white half-breed hair, claws and fangs had returned. At least he hadn't had to endure the stinging sensation of his transformation, which had also healed the lump on his head, thank the gods! That would be the absolute last time that he was going to take that shit from Sesshoumaru.

 

`Where is that out of control bastard anyway?'

 

Clambering from his prone position, Inuyasha scanned the area only to find that his brother was once again back in the river. And damn it all, Sesshoumaru had actually found a practical use for that bone. Well, too damn bad. He would just have to find an alternative backscratcher.

 

As he stood there, attempting to come up with a plan to get the onerous bone from his brother, Inuyasha noticed blood trickling its way down Sesshoumaru's back.

 

'Stupid idiot. What does he think he's doing? Now I really have to get rid of that damn thing.'

 

Fortunately, Sesshoumaru removed the bone and from what Inuyasha could see, it was obvious that the youkai was scraping his teeth on it again. He could visualize the blood dripping down Sesshoumaru's chin and shuddered at the thought.

 

'I'm glad it's happening to him and not me. Damn, what is this crap anyway?'

 

Inuyasha was beginning to get just a little bit concerned about his brother's odd condition, not that he truly cared. He was just curious. And…maybe he should make sure that it wouldn't happen to him. There, a good logical reason for sticking around instead of leaving as he had planned.

 

With that weight off of his shoulders, for the moment, Inuyasha's mind was brought back to his brother who was currently doing something that raised the level of his concern a quite a few notches. Sesshoumaru appeared to be scratching the stub of his left arm then with a growl he started slicing at the skin, leaving open wounds flowing with blood.

 

“Oi! What the hell do you think you're doing!?”

 

Forgetting to remove his clothing, Inuyasha trotted into the chilly water and yanked on Sesshoumaru's hand before circling around to face the taiyoukai.

 

“Take that fucking bone out of your mouth and tell me what the fuck you think you're doing!?” Inuyasha demanded of his brother, who was currently well on his way to being in that wild animal stage in which Inuyasha had originally found him.

 

As expected, Inuyasha only received a snarl for his efforts. Since Sesshoumaru appeared to be unwilling or unable--the latter of which was highly unlikely--to attack him, Inuyasha became more daring.

 

“Oh no, you don't,” Inuyasha admonished as he grabbed Sesshoumaru's hand that edged toward the stump, which didn't seem to have the strength to fight him. Interesting. This could be an excellent development.

 

“Now, let's see if you can talk,” Inuyasha said as he tried to pull the bone from Sesshoumaru's mouth.

 

Fresh blood trickled out of the corners of Sesshoumaru's lips as he growled and bit down while glaring with crimson eyes. Inuyasha didn't want to cause Sesshoumaru additional pain so he let go of the bone and plopped down in front of his insane brother. Sesshoumaru just stared at him as though waiting. Inuyasha narrowed his eyes as he noticed Sesshoumaru's hand sneaking back toward its original target.

 

“Sesshoumaru,” Inuyasha growled. Immediately, the hand retreated.

 

Slowly, enunciating every syllable of each word, Inuyasha asked his brother to remove the bone again. Sesshoumaru's stiffened and leaned back a bit as though he were afraid that it would be snatched away.

 

“Look, I'm not going to take it away. I just want to talk to you, okay?”

 

After quickly glancing around, Sesshoumaru carefully pulled the bone from his mouth, wrapping his pink, long…wet…warm… so not going there…tongue around it, giving it a few unintentionally seductive licks before hiding it under the surface of the water. Though fortuitous, Inuyasha still felt a bit disappointed that the show was over. It was obvious that Sesshoumaru was working the bone between his calf and thigh. All Inuyasha could do was sigh and shake his head.

 

“Can you talk to me?”

 

Receiving no response, Inuyasha huffed in frustration. It was possible that his words were just a bunch of gibberish to Sesshoumaru. He was really starting to feel sorry for his brother. After all of these years of Sesshoumaru being Inuyasha's only image of extreme combined intellect, power and perfection, his brother had been reduced to a teething puppy.

 

It was going to be difficult enough to try to communicate with Sesshoumaru without the added distraction of red drool covering Sesshoumaru's chin. When he reached up, his cupped hands full of water, Sesshoumaru flinched and drew back.

 

“I'm just going to rinse off the blood, okay?”

 

This was getting ridiculous, treating his brother as though he were no older than a pup. Would he have to potty train him too? Oh, that would just be too much. No way in hell was he going to do that.

 

The only way to improve the situation was to wring some information from Sesshoumaru. It took a couple of minutes, but Inuyasha finally made progress in cleaning Sesshoumaru's face. Now, for the interrogation.

 

“What's going on with you? Is there anything that I can do to help?” Inuyasha asked, hoping that his words made sense to Sesshoumaru.

 

It was at that question that Sesshoumaru's lips thinned, the skin around his eyes tightened, and Inuyasha heard an almost inaudible whine. He felt a lump rise up in his throat. Sesshoumaru was close to immune to pain, but this was obviously bad--very, very bad.

 

“I know it hurts. Do you think that if you move further out into the water it would help?” Inuyasha asked, trying his best to actually be calm and soothing.

 

When Sesshoumaru just sighed and simply dropped his head, Inuyasha had to count to five. Make that ten and counting. He was getting absolutely nowhere and it was frustrating him to no end. Then he lost his temper, which already had a very short wick at this point. Only this time, he was prepared for the consequences. Jumping up and back a few feet, he let loose.

 

“Listen, asshole! I've tried to be nice…which is really wimpy and scary. And I did it just for you! The least you can do is answer my questions!”

 

He almost laughed when Sesshoumaru's hand shot down into the water and had to struggle to wrench the bone free.

 

'Come and get it, big brother.'

 

Another fortunate occurrence was the sluggishness of Sesshoumaru's movements. As the bone came up and Sesshoumaru rushed forward, Inuyasha jumped for the bone, snatched it away from Sesshoumaru and threw it ashore, all in one graceful movement. Sesshoumaru just stood there, horror written all over his face, something which gave Inuyasha immense satisfaction.

 

Call it payback for being molested…and without his permission too…though it really wasn't that bad. In fact, given the opportunity again, Sesshoumaru being in his right mind of course...

 

'Gah! You're a pervert, Sesshoumaru! And you're turning me into one!'

 

“Shit!” Inuyasha exclaimed while shaking those very visual, random thoughts from his demented brain.

 

Ignoring his straying thoughts--courtesy of Sesshoumaru and his bone—Inuyasha brought himself back to the very happy and gratifying matter at hand… a boneless Sesshoumaru.

 

“Keh! Betcha didn't expect that, heh! Now come on, I know the water helps,” Inuyasha ordered, grabbing Sesshoumaru's hand and dragging him out to the point that they could sit with the water at neck level for Sesshoumaru. It was a bit deep for Inuyasha. Consequently, he had to content himself with resting on his knees.

 

While Inuyasha sat there, studying his brother, he wondered why Sesshoumaru was being mostly obedient, except for throwing a minor temper tantrum.

 

'He can't be hurting that bad, can he? Sesshoumaru would never follow someone else, or let them order him around. It's just freaky. Maybe I should do an experiment and see if he'll do whatever I tell him. Keh, that would be pushing it.'

 

When Inuyasha noticed movement that signaled Sesshoumaru's attempt to bring his hand over to his left stub, he glared and snarled at the taiyoukai. Sesshoumaru hissed back at Inuyasha, but put his arm down none-the-less.

 

'Alright! He's mine now! Um, where did that come from? Nevermind.'

 

Contrary to popular opinion, Inuyasha was no idiot...most of the time. His group tended to only focus on the results of Kagome's temper tantrums, even if he did deserve some of the evil `sit' commands that seemed to well up from the very pits of hell.

 

'Purity my ass. She's wicked!'

 

Naiveté and gruff behavior aside, Inuyasha was a very observant individual. He was the one who usually found an enemy's weakness. His friends simply overlooked it because bringing the enemy down was most often a group effort. The comic relief of Inuyasha being pounded into the dirt was all that they chose to remember. It had to be healthier than battle shock.

 

Pointing that out would obviously be utterly ridiculous and defeat the purpose. Why should he have to defend himself? They protected each other and that was enough. Anything other than that was small shit. And Inuyasha never sweated the small shit.

 

Right now, he was observing that Sesshoumaru did not communicate with words, but with growls and snarls. Maybe the dog would bark and Inuyasha might actually understand it? It worked for the wolf pack's leader, Kouga. Although, it did look rather ridiculous and Inuyasha would never in a million years be caught doing it.

 

However, this wasn't small shit.

 

Crossing his arms, he attempted to remember the different intonations of Kouga's men and their wolves. Replaying them over and over again, he finally decided to try something.

 

”Yip?” he asked, tipping his head to the side and straining his ears forward.

 

Even though Sesshoumaru had his face to the water, Inuyasha could feel the pain in Sesshoumaru's whine and was surprised when Sesshoumaru raised his stub.

 

'What a baby.'

 

”Yip, yip?” How humiliating, reverting to dog speak. If anyone ever found out, Inuyasha would never live it down.

 

Accompanied by a whimper, Sesshoumaru lifted his right arm, bending it at the elbow.

 

'So, his other arm hurts too. That's new.'

 

“Yip?” Inuyasha glanced around, making certain that no one of importance was watching this disturbing exchange.

 

Sesshoumaru rubbed his legs and whined while staring straight at Inuyasha as though asking him to fix it.

 

'If his legs and arms are hurting, the rest of him must be hurting too. Hm, I wonder if he goes off and cries after every battle?'

 

Then Sesshoumaru did something completely unexpected. He whined and rubbed where, although underwater, Inuyasha could tell was his groin.

 

'Oh no, not there too. Shit!' Inuyasha thought as his face and ears pinked with embarrassment. 'I really don't think that I can do anything about that.'

 

Inuyasha gave what he considered a yip and a nod that would confirm that he understood, still burning pink from Sesshoumaru's revelation.

 

Now, what would Kagome do with someone who hurt all over? Well, if they were young and it appeared to be caused by a fever, she would make a medicinal tea. And it stank. There would be no medicine if he could avoid it. If it was someone old, she would make a different tea and then massage the person's muscles. Inuyasha gave the taiyoukai a considering gaze.

 

Although Sesshoumaru's skin felt fevered, he wasn't panting and drooling, other than the blood. So, a fever was out. And, in youkai terms, he wasn't old either. Well, he would do his best, whatever that was.

 

Inuyasha hesitantly began to close the distance between them, watching as Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes. Leaving at least two feet between them, Inuyasha slowly reached out with both hands toward Sesshoumaru's right arm. Sesshoumaru glanced at Inuyasha then off into nowhere then back before raising his right arm toward Inuyasha.

 

'Progress! Yes! Now maybe we can get the hell on the road so I can get away from his ass when we get to where we're going. I can see it now. “Are we there yet? Are we there yet?” Puppy whining all the way, just like that kitsune brat, Shippou.'

 

Very carefully, Inuyasha began to massage the arm and was immensely pleased to hear a sighing groan from his brother. In his troubled mind, he had been a bit too pleased. When he looked over, Sesshoumaru's head was bowed to his chest and his eyes were closed. He couldn't help the almost imperceptible smile. He was finally doing something right.

 

'He's tried to kill me so many times, never has a kind word to say, has been knocking the shit out of me…with a bone! And I'm sitting here like the world's biggest idiot, massaging the bastard's arm!'

 

Inuyasha sighed to himself. The reasons that he had been attempting to explain away the fact that he was helping Sesshoumaru just didn't seem to hit the mark. And he wasn't happy about that. He wouldn't even do this for someone in his close-knit group. How was Sesshoumaru any different? For what little that it mattered, Sesshoumaru was family. Sesshoumaru was experiencing something for which he had great empathy. That much was true.

 

However, reasons were quickly running out and becoming very implausible. Sesshoumaru would leave him to his own devices were he the one having the problems. Well, that wasn't entirely true. Sesshoumaru had recently saved him on at least two occasions, saved Kagome from being raped and killed, and there were other small incidences. Since Sesshoumaru had always given selfish excuses, Inuyasha didn't bother to think about them much. But, now that he really examined them, the excuses that Sesshoumaru had given just didn't add up.

 

Inuyasha's leg jerked with the desire to stretch it and use his foot to scratch behind his ear. It had been wet entirely too much lately. However, he managed to keep the leg under control.

 

When Sesshoumaru had saved Kagome, he had said that he was attempting to find answers. Well, why the hell had he tried to kill the poison master without even making his presence known first? He couldn't very well get answers if the creature was destroyed! What kind of twisted logic was that!? Kagome had tried to convince Inuyasha that Sesshoumaru had wanted to save her, even to the point of planting him about five feet into the ground. By the time he had pulled himself out of that crater, he had thought that he had started sprouting a flower garden from his nose! Perhaps, he should have listened.

 

Were those reasons good enough to explain his motivations? Maybe, but curiosity wasn't the reason that he had stuck around. Maybe, just maybe, his mind had refused to recognize Sesshoumaru's true intentions and was now making up for lost time. He hadn't even thought about it. It just…happened. The fact that he had some odd power over Sesshoumaru was a gratifying experience though, so it had its rewards.

 

'That's right! , I thought that I could use Sesshoumaru's current state to overpower him. Well, I guess I have subdued him to some degree. The bone is gone and he is obeying me to some extent.'

 

That thought swelled his chest. He was finally the one in control! And the price was small. A few lumps on the head and lots of pretty stars were well worth it. With this new feeling of power, tingles shot through every cell in his body, and oddly enough, in very sensitive places too. His nipples swelled and his groin came to life with sudden intensity.

 

It was exhilarating and all he could visualize was grabbing his brother, throwing him on the ground and forcing the arrogant bastard to just lie there, show his brother just who was the boss. At that thought, Inuyasha's cock jumped with glee. Whether it was from the sense of dominance or the fact that he would have this most powerful and perfect creature beneath him, ready and willing and…skip that last thought…Inuyasha wasn't certain, but he suspected it was both.

 

Inuyasha moved to his brother's back, pulling aside the silver hair and began rubbing his knuckles along stiff muscles while he contemplated what this meant. Besides proving once and for all that he wasn't weak, he could fuck his brother into the ground!

 

'Holy shit! What am I thinking! I am going to rip the monk's balls off and shove them down his throat!'

 

That damn monk had to be a bad influence on him! Oh, he could protect the women from Miroku, but he couldn't stop the peeping tom from eyeing his ass occasionally. It was a good thing that the monk wore those thick robes because if Inuyasha had caught the man with a hard on for him, the pervert would be lying in a hundred pieces! So, there was no way that he had enjoyed the attention in the least!

 

It wasn't that Miroku wasn't handsome, what with those unusual violet eyes, the earrings in his ear making him even sexier, and that silver tongue that could lull someone into carelessness, but Inuyasha wasn't interested. Neither was he interested in the monk's constant innuendo. Wild and crazy sex was not in Inuyasha's repertoire, at least, not until Sesshoumaru had started molesting him. At this point, the memories were popping into his head at the least opportune moments.

 

Like now, when he had Sesshoumaru at his mercy. Visions of Sesshoumaru on his back, his knees shoved all the way to his shoulders and his face twisted in pleasure, flashed across Inuyasha's mind. Inuyasha couldn't seem to help himself. All at once, starting when Sesshoumaru had allowed himself to be led out into the water, Inuyasha had begun to feel as though he were the one in charge.

 

Was this why he stayed? Was his desire to battle Sesshoumaru more than a need to defeat his most intimidating rival? Did he want to…dominate his brother in a more intimate manner, in the dirt, with Sesshoumaru on his back, hand tied to a tree, legs draped over his shoulders? Did he want to see Sesshoumaru completely out of control, writhing and moaning in shameless wanton abandon beneath him?

 

'Hells no! That was just…just two perverted males influencing my mind! I would never, ever, ever, ever want that!'

 

Had Inuyasha been paying attention, instead of giving himself a hard on, he would have noticed that Sesshoumaru had begun scratching at the stub again.

 

“Stop that!” Inuyasha demanded, flinging Sesshoumaru's hand away and massaging the stub. He scowled as Sesshoumaru began whimpering and tugging at Inuyasha's hand.

 

Now he knew what was different about the stub! He could have sworn that the arm had been sliced half the length down through the bicep. Its length was now damn near down to the elbow! It was growing! Sesshoumaru would soon have both arms with which to beat the shit out of him. Oh, this was not good, not good at all. His scowl turned into an outright growl.

 

“Fuck this! Come on, Sesshoumaru. We are getting out of this freezing water and going where ever it is you want me to take you,” Inuyasha groused, dropping the stub, grabbing Sesshoumaru's hand and dragging the youkai to the shore. He would have much preferred to have a handful of silver hair, or even better, a leash. Little did he know that he would soon have that opportunity.

 

 

~*~

 

 

The more Sesshoumaru considered his actions, the more his fury mounted. Killing Inuyasha would solve the problem, but that was completely impossible. The only alternative was to give in and allow fate to ruin his life, not that his life was all that happy. But that hadn't been his goal. His goal was to be free from the control of others, to defeat them, assert his dominance over them. Control by another made him want to retch. And that was exactly what he did.

 

Once he had begun to seriously examine his motives, that damn voice had left him alone. He must have been on the right track. Was this consuming desire for power and control caused by the knowledge of his eventual fate? Was he attempting to outwit the gods? To defeat their machinations against him?

 

Between his denial, confusion, and fury, he was quickly losing control. One last thought echoed through his mind.

 

'You are afraid.'

 

That was the last straw. His scratching of that infernal itch became a desire to rip his skin to shreds. Not only did everything from his skin to his bones hurt, but his mind was rebelling beyond his ability to deal with this trap. It was fighting against defeat.

 

And that too hurt his heart. He had denied himself his heart's greatest desire. His mind would never have what it needed, not as long as his heart continued to betray him. He wanted to rip them both to shreds.

 

Then even vague desire was overcome by the pain and itching and he gave in to his subconscious, slicing at the most painful area of his body. Just as he was beginning to feel a bit of relief, that creature in the atrocious red clothing dared to defy his need, yanking his hand away from his stub.

 

If that wasn't enough, that thing with the mesmerizing puppy ears and incredibly soothing smell, started making unintelligible sounds that grated on his now extremely sensitive ears and, of all things, it tried to take away his most needed tool! When the voice abruptly turned up the volume, he decided that he'd had enough and would silence the noise.

 

However, things did not go as planned and he found himself without his very necessary and precious item, the one and only thing that could suppress the aches and pains of his body. It wasn't fair. He couldn't live without it. He just couldn't!

 

He was so wrapped up in his grief that he didn't even notice being pulled further out in the river, not until he was sat down and the cool water took some of the sting out of his skin. The only problem was that it made his bones ache.

 

His body decided to torment him. He could have one remedy or the other, not both. That was another thing that wasn't fair. And it wasn't fair that the creature in red smelled so good, but sounded so obnoxious to his ears. Life hated him.

 

While he was contemplating just how to retrieve his bone, the creature did the most wonderful thing! It said something that he could understand! And without all those unintelligible sounds! Life might be giving him a break! Maybe he could convince the creature to return his bone.

 

He wasn't to be so lucky. All that the creature did was bring his attention back to his condition. What a prick. Well, if he was going to suffer, then his tormenter might as well know what was wrong. What harm could there be? Maybe it could help? No sense in not asking.

 

With each question that the creature asked, the pain increased with his undivided attention to the areas affected. To his surprise, the creature brought that scent closer and began to massage his muscles, which really did help on a grand scale. The only drawback was that he was continuously prevented from scratching the itch in his left stub.

 

Despite that one small annoyance, Sesshoumaru sighed with the relief that the creature was providing. That superb scent was also aiding his reprieve from pain. However, Life's fairness was not to be trusted as he soon found himself yanked from his rest and unceremoniously dragged to shore.

 

This was completely and utterly unacceptable. He refused to be manhandled in such a manner. Bone or not, he was going to put an end to this behavior, which was why he flung that creature into a boulder and pinned it with his entire body.

 

Oh, he really shouldn't have done that. Now he was smothered in that scent and punishment was the furthest thing from his mind. Wallowing in it seemed like an excellent idea and he tried his best to attempt just that, sniffing, nibbling, sucking and writhing against what he wanted to own.

 

Perhaps he could give up his bone if he could obtain everything that he needed right here. However, again Life decided to be unfair. This magnificent being began pushing, shoving and struggling. With his diminishing strength, it was becoming more and more difficult.

 

And that awful irascible gibberish assaulted his ears, again. Nothing was going right and he just didn't have the energy to fight anymore. Defeated, Sesshoumaru finally fell on his ass and whined his despair.

 

 

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'Not again,' Inuyasha groaned and wondered if he should start playing `Connect the Dots' with those bright twinkling stars.

 

The boulder was a lot harder than that atrocious bone and he would have a nice sized lump to show for Sesshoumaru's enthusiasm.

 

Once the stars dissipated, he found himself being molested…again…and naked down to his waist.

 

“We are not doing this again until you are in your right mind, Sesshoumaru!” Inuyasha yelled at his crazy brother while he tried to work his way out from under the heavy mass.

 

'Great. Now I'm planning on a repeat performance of last night. I must have holes in by head.'

 

“I'm not human anymore,” Inuyasha growled. “I'll kick your ass, you perverted animal!”

 

What he refused to admit was that he liked it…a lot, and his efforts to get away were only half-assed. Which contributed to his disappointment when Sesshoumaru dropped to the ground. Disappointment was joined by concern when his brother's whine hit his ears and he had the undeniable urge to comfort Sesshoumaru.

 

“Well, shit. What are you doing to me, Sesshoumaru?” he asked as he squatted in front of his brother.

 

No sooner had he lowered himself than he had a lap full of Sesshoumaru, legs wrapped around him in a vice grip, sniffing while holding him. That was only the beginning. The next thing he knew, Sesshoumaru had leaned back and bowled them both over, leaving Inuyasha on top!

 

“What the fuck are you doing?” Inuyasha asked in a breathless whisper while beginning futile attempts to escape.

 

There was no mistaking Sesshoumaru's intentions when he began writhing and bucking. Sesshoumaru was offering himself up on a silver platter! Sand would be more accurate, but still! Just the thought of being in control of his all powerful brother sent heat racing through his veins.

 

It had to be the dominance issue. There was no other reason that could cause his body to react to his brother like this. It didn't matter that he found extremely arousing the sight of Sesshoumaru's head tipped back in a pool of silver, face tinged with the pink of lust, thick dark eyelashes dusting the high cheek bones, and small moans whispering over swollen pink lips. That had no bearing on his reaction.

 

None at all.

 

Not in the least.

 

Nope.

 

'Who am I kidding. He's sexy as hell. Any woman or man would want him. Why didn't I see it before though? Why now? Why not when Sesshoumaru was sane? Oh, right. He could only display this part of himself when he was insane! He doesn't really want this. And I can't steal it from him. It would be wrong.

 

`I have never seen him like this; so much want and need. He's always been so aloof and arrogant. Now, he's laying beneath me just begging to be taken, willingly making himself vulnerable to whatever I want. Damn, the child-like innocence on his face is so beautiful that I can hardly stand not touching him. Even though I shouldn't touch him.

 

`But…' Inuyasha conceded, his gaze still lingering on the forbidden object of his desire.

 

Inuyasha nearly whimpered with the knowledge that, because of his honor, he would be forced to deny himself and Sesshoumaru.

 

“Sesshoumaru, you have to stop. You really don't want this. Okay?”

 

It seemed that the more he struggled, the tighter Sesshoumaru held onto him. And the more their bodies strained to slide and grind against one another, the more his resolve weakened. Sesshoumaru was using him as a different form of scratching post, but this scratching post was not an unfeeling tree or a dried up bone. Well, there were bones involved, just…alive, and happy to be used bones.

 

Inuyasha was becoming unbearably hot. Sesshoumaru's fevered skin against his chest wasn't helping in the least. In fact, it seemed to be making his nipples harden. Now they matched his unbelievably swollen…um…thing…that he had never been all that eager to name…or describe…in any form or fashion…ever.

 

“Sesshoumaru, if you don't stop, I'm not going to be held responsible for my actions. Sesshoumaru!”

 

Inuyasha groaned and collapsed when his brother's hand found his ass and squeezed, claws lightly puncturing him through the firerat robe. His attempts to pull away reversed order and his body declared its intent to take full advantage of the situation by grinding his pelvis into Sesshoumaru's groin.

 

“Gods, Sesshoumaru! Stop! Please,” Inuyasha groaned, well, more like moaned from deep within his throat.

 

The next thing he knew, the claws of Sesshoumaru's toes were yanking what was left of his clothing down to his knees…then his ankles…then over his feet. All in one fell swoop. Oh gods! Inuyasha didn't even have time to react before Sesshoumaru's legs were back around his ass. And oh, his brother was so warm, the skin covering the hard muscles soft, and what was that against his belly?

 

Fuck! It was the weapon from hell! And it was sliding up and down his…well his wasn't exactly a weapon, but it wasn't something to be disappointed with either.

 

“Let me go, damn it! Let go!” Inuyasha protested as he renewed his attempts to run away. He could see it now. If Sesshoumaru decided to turn the tables, he would be ripped in half. That was not going to happen.

 

Inuyasha froze, his breath hitched and his jaw dropped while his eyes grew impossibly large. His brother was staring right at him, the crimson a bit faded and he had just been shoved back so that he was in a position to actually fuck Sesshoumaru. Sesshoumaru had no intention of spearing him through. His fantasies could become reality, if he would only let it happen.

 

“Please,” came a garbled whisper.

 

What was it with Sesshoumaru and gargling rocks?

 

“Please?” Inuyasha responded like an idiot, blinking his eyes to make sure that he wasn't dreaming.

 

Sesshoumaru's hand came up and caressed his cheek before drawing him down for a languid kiss that ignited Inuyasha's blood and sent shivers through his body. Their tongues slid along one another, exploring the slippery sensation. The desire to fully taste took the lead and soon their mouths were glued together, unable to sate their hunger. Slow burning embers of desire erupted into a full blown bonfire that soon had them seeking to fan the flames racking their bodies.

 

Sensation clouded Inuyasha's mind and all thoughts of honor were buried in the darkest recesses of his memory. He wanted nothing more than to roll every inch of his skin along Sesshoumaru's body. Craving for more engulfed him. Everything was out of his control, his perspiring body slithering along Sesshoumaru's, the sweet sounds of passion playing on the air.

 

“Inuyasha…Inuyasha,” Sesshoumaru murmured then strained his head back and to the side.

 

For a moment, only a moment, something whispered that Sesshoumaru would never forgive him. Then it flew away with the flutter of Sesshoumaru's fingers tracing down his spine, his hips involuntarily snapping forward, jolting his body and mind away from all thought.

 

The same hand that had been roaming over his body gripped his hip and shoved him back further while Sesshoumaru lifted his legs and spread them wide. Inuyasha was there, on the crest of never turning back. Breath failed him as he tilted his hips and nudged the tip of his cock against Sesshoumaru's light pink puckered entrance.

 

“My, my. What have we here?”

 

 

 

 

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Reviewer Recognition

I Lurv You All

 

AFF

 

 

Demitria Miriam

Hehe, got your brain worked up eh? Good! So glad that I was able to give you clear picture words and that you liked the smex. I'm sure that this chapter helped to enlighten you a bit with what is happening to our beautiful Sesshoumaru!

 

c-loke

Glad you think it's awesome! Hope I did well by you with this chapter too

 

DemonGoddess061

Yay! Made ya laugh! Awesome!

 

lindsey

Thanks, Lindsay. I plan on writing much more. We'll have lots of fun, especially in the next chapter!< i>

 

KiniroKitsune

I hope that this lime was okay too. Yeah, Inu had a real bad day and I doubt that it'll get better any time soon. I'm evil.

 

gen

I would have liked to have untrammeled sex, but I seem to have a brain dysfunction when it comes to jumping between the sheets right off hand. Oh well. I'm having a difficult time getting out of angst mode. But, hopefully, this is a start. I'm glad you like my other fic.

 

Rasha

I am so, so sorry. Yes, I was too anxious to wait on my beta. She did go back and fix it and I'll never do that to you again. LOL When I first started writing under this pen name, I was often mistaken for a male.

 

DeathWarranty

Squeee! Your list of all-time-favorites. Man, I hope I can live up to your expectations. *wrings hands* Thanks a lot for the pressure! LOL

 

Passing Reader

Hm, I could have done better on Sesshoumaru's reaction. Not sure. As I said in the author note, I'm not all that confident on this chapter. But! I'm glad you have liked chapter one and two!</ i>

 

Jenny

Were you running a fever? LOL Coolness. Glad you liked it.

 

Bambigirl

Uh oh, you do know that I shot Bambi, right? LOL Sorry, had a really bad day once and actually squished Tinkerbell for being a bug. I have a morbid sense of humor sometimes. LOL Hope you like this chapter as well as the last two. ^_^

 

rowdygirl

Squeee, I'm so happy when someone tells me that they laughed. I'm trying really hard on that one. Thanks

 

Princess Sin

That pack of squirrels thing was one of those really silly ideas that hit you in the middle of the a.m. hours. I wonder if it was a memory of the `Secret of Nimn'. Hope this chapter helps you somewhat with Sesshoumaru's dilemma. Although, I'm trying to keep some of it to myself.

 

Silence

You know, I think that you are becoming a fangirl. LOL Not that I really know what that means. Aw, I'm glad that you found Sess curled up on Inu a warm and fuzzy. I'm glad that you liked my personification of Kagome. I think that I see her the same way that you do. Hehe, I tried to make the sit part funny and just like it is in the show sometimes. So happy that you liked it. Yeah, I really liked the uke part too. He's just so sweet when he's human. “so unwilling to be willing” I love how you put that because it is what I was attempting. Hehe. More than anything, I'm glad that you like the way that I write. Thanks for the detail in your review. It must take a lot of time to write it.

 

c-loke

I'm so glad that you are liking this fic so much. I think that people are dying for some humor and I'm doing my best to provide some.

 

SP777

I so loved your MC analogy. That was funny. Yeah, I got really tired of all the angst too. Yeah, the humor is harder to write, but my kids and the Anita Blake series has started rubbing off on me, the sarcastic attitude. That helps. And I'm always thinking up weird stuff. You'll see some of that in the next chapter and I'll have fun writing it.

 

mshutts

LOL I hope this chapter helped with why Sesshoumaru wants to do things like a blow job for Inuyasha, although I still have some stuff hidden. I don't like giving everything away at the beginning. That's just no fun! Hehe, yeah, the food thing was funny. Kinda threw you off there huh. Thanks for reviewing!

 

Rhapsody Winnifred

Thanks so much for pointing out that error. I fixed it right away. And, I am so glad that you like the story.

 

LT

Human blood does have a sweet smell to it when it is spilled in large quantity, but to a human, the scent is a bit overwhelming. I figure that being fresh under inu's skin where Sess can actually smell it, would be attractive, like a flower fragrance. I'm happy that you find the fic fascinating. It's one of the things I'm shooting for!< i>

 

cattus

Thanks for your enthusiastic review!

 

riddlestar

I hope this one came out fast enough for you! Your enthusiasm is appreciated!

 

Alphonse

Eh, it's really hard to keep Sesshoumaru IC when he going through something that happens every one hundred years! LOL But, I try. As far as Inu being IC, I hate having to have him be so uncouth all the time because that really isn't all that he exhibits in the anime. It's just a mythology in the current fan world. Sigh ^_^

 

Sekre

Hehe, glad you drooled. I do try! LOL

 

Jinkusu_Baby

Ah, what is happening with Sess is a little secret that will slowly be revealed. Hopefully, you were able to piece it together in this chapter. If not, you will later. ^_^ I'm happy that you like the mystery and the lime!!</ i>

 

rowdygirl

You have a talent for humor. Hope you write some. We are in sore need of it. So happy that I could make you laugh. I know that this chapter was a bit dull, but we will have some weird stuff in the next chappie that I hope will make you laugh again!

 

Death Angel

Yay for funny. You help let me know that I'm doing a decent job!

 

Lyn

I'll try to remember to email you, but you can find updates on chapter progress on live journal. My profile is snow_fall. ^_^

 

Pissy

LOL Okay, so I just updated. Happy now, you little shit? LOL

 

 

 

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*Disclaimer*

 

Inuyasha and all associated characters are owned by Rumiko Takahashi, Shogakukan, Yomiuri TV, Sunrise, and Viz. I make no profit from this story, nor do I intend to. My only goal is to occupy my demented mind with delusions of actually owning a life-sized, anatomically correct Sesshoumaru.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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