InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Centennial Hunger ❯ Perverted Puppy ( Chapter 6 )

 

 

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Chapter Six

 

 

Perverted Puppy

 

 

(Everyone, please thank my lovely, hard working beta, Hellfyrre. Smooches to her. SPOILER WARNING There may be some spoilers in here depending on whether or not you have seen the latest manga or anime. Not much, but a little. As always, if you want to keep up with how a chapter is progressing, go to my snow_fall livejournal ) I have put links in there, so check the tags to the left side of the page. Thanks for all of your reviews and support!)

 

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Snowfall aka Hanyou Slave

 

 

 

Those fucking squirrels were really getting to be a nuisance. Well, Inuyasha wasn't a human today. Those little rat impersonators were going to find out just what a vengeful half-breed could do! Oh, and yeah, the Mighty Fluffy Dog Lord, Sesshoumaru, too!

 

It took everything that Inuyasha had, including gripping the bone, not to growl and give away their presence or position. Instead, he tried to focus on the target of Sesshoumaru's snout. Watching and waiting for a reaction from Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha lagged behind, giving his brother room to maneuver.

 

A moment later, Sesshoumaru lunged for some underbrush, sliding beneath while leaving visible only his haunches. Inuyasha was amazed at Sesshoumaru's silence. Even with only three legs, Sesshoumaru was able to mask his presence. That didn't mean that he had the strength and speed to bring down a buck. However, what he did bring down was a demon possessed, rat impersonator. Oh yeah, revenge was sweet.

 

Inuyasha stared at the vile, disgusting rodent that was hanging from Sesshoumaru's jaws and was quite pleased when Sesshoumaru trotted over and dropped it at his feet.

 

'Is he like…trying to make me happy or something?'

 

Satisfaction and pleasure raced through his entire body, once again stirring unmentionable places. His Fluff was showing affection! Yep, his wonderful Fluff. There was absolutely no hesitation when he dropped into a squat and nuzzled Sesshoumaru's nose. After all, he should reward his puppy dog, shouldn't he?

 

“Shit! Stop it!” Inuyasha exclaimed when Sesshoumaru returned the gesture and nuzzled his crotch. “You're a pervert!”

 

Yep, definitely a pervert. But his pervert all the same. And though he would deny it, he had a sneaking suspicion that Sesshoumaru wasn't being a pervert and he almost smiled. Almost. And he would return his Fluff's favor, serving the pests up on a fiery platter.

 

“I'm just gonna take out the little rat bastards all at once,” Inuyasha declared, pulling out Tetsusaiga and leveling an intense glare at the trees.

 

With a whirl of youki, the sword lit up and transformed into the large fang of his father. And he had wondered why he didn't have a wind! What about the `Wind Scar'? He did have his own wind after all! He almost twirled the sword like a baton when he realized that he had the best wind of all!

 

His heirloom, the only thing that his father had left him, would be more than enough to rid the world of all little, fucking, red-eyed, rabid squirrels. That was what he had planned. However, one red-eyed, white puppy jumped up and latched onto his arm…and shook it like a bitch!

 

“What the fuck is wrong with you!?”

 

Sesshoumaru released his arm and stared up at the tops of the trees then to Tetsusaiga.

 

“Yeah, trees. So what?”

 

With a growl and a huff, Sesshoumaru hobbled off to the nearest tree and jumped up, scratching the bark then looked back at Tetsusaiga.

 

“Okay, tree, Tetsusaiga. What's the big deal?”

 

Sesshoumaru snarled and huffed a little temper tantrum while hopping back over to Inuyasha. Inuyasha could have sworn that the next growl was an expression of the opinion that he was a complete idiot.

 

“I am not an idiot!”

 

“Fire, dumbass!” Sesshoumaru barked.

 

“What's a little fire?”

 

“A 'little' fire? Think. Forest fire. Big fire…” Sesshoumaru growled.

 

“Oh…Hey! You're talking to me!”

 

“Sheath. Tetsusaiga. Now. Moron,” Sesshoumaru snapped.

 

“You're talking!” Inuyasha exclaimed, dropping to a squat in front of Sesshoumaru.

 

“No, you're hearing. Now put the damn sword away.”

 

Realizing that he still had a fully transformed Tetsusaiga in his right hand, Inuyasha sheathed it and stared at Sesshoumaru. The next thing he heard was a bunch of growls and snaps.

 

'I wonder…'

 

Inuyasha stood and transformed Tetsusaiga once again.

 

“What are you? A complete idiot?”

 

“No, I can't understand you unless I have Tetsusaiga transformed. Get it?”

 

“Fine, put it away. Instead of starting a wild fire, we'll hunt our enemy one by one.”

 

“Sounds good to me,” Inuyasha agreed, re-sheathing his sword. But before the sword was completely resting in its sheath, Inuyasha could have sworn that he caught the tail end of a parting shot.

 

“Ignorant half-breed.”

 

“Whatever you say, asshole,” Inuyasha retorted.

 

Sesshoumaru huffed then loped off to track down more of the red-eyed, furry little fuckers. Keeping a distance of at least ten feet apart, the two developed a system. Depending on the squirrels' location, and there were usually multiple pests, one of the hunters would herd the squirrels toward the other. Then with claws, jaws and paws, and the occasional bone whapping—just for the fun of it—the reapers would quite painfully escort the waste of space to the other side.

 

As they neared the end of the slaughter, Inuyasha noticed that Sesshoumaru had begun rubbing his body against various trees, leaving them decorated with tufts of fur.

 

It was getting bad again. The whole reason for bringing the buck had been to prevent Sesshoumaru from molesting him. Visions of Sesshoumaru chasing him around, snapping at his ass in an attempt to nakify him sent shivers down his spine. And not the good kind either. It was high time that they returned to camp.

 

He had to nearly drag Sesshoumaru from the battlefield. There was always tomorrow. Yep. Right now, there were more important matters to take care of…like neutering Sesshoumaru for the night.

 

It wasn't that far from the campsite that Sesshoumaru refused to go any farther.

 

“What is wrong now?” Inuyasha said with a tired sigh. It really had been a long day and there were still more than enough chores to do.

 

With narrowed eyes, Sesshoumaru walked over to him and lifted a leg, giving a very clear statement.

 

“Whoa!” Inuyasha exclaimed, jumping back. “I'll just leave you to your…um… business,” he said with a nod before trotting off to camp.

 

“At least I don't have to potty train him,” Inuyasha sighed with much relief.

 

“Okay, focus,” Inuyasha mumbled when he reached camp. “Make a fire, strip the deer, use the hide to make a pouch and sack…um…oh, need a needle from the bone… maybe hunt for tomorrow. Oh, and a leather something-or-other for Sesshoumaru to chew on.”

 

Lost in thought, Inuyasha turned a full circle to make certain that he hadn't forgotten anything. That was when he spied Sesshoumaru dragging from the tree line. Sesshoumaru looked worn out…and hurt. Inuyasha walked over while Sesshoumaru used a tree for a scrubber.

 

“Holy shit, Sesshoumaru,” Inuyasha exclaimed when he saw the blood soaked paws, and it wasn't leftover squirrel guts either.

 

Dancing around, Inuyasha managed to tear his clothes off in record time, not realizing that he had completely nakified himself without any help whatsoever from Sesshoumaru. Scooping up his suffering little Fluff, he dashed for the chilly river.

 

“Why didn't you say something!” he yelled after wading out waist deep and swishing Sesshoumaru's paws around until he could get a good look at them. “Every single claw is fucking gone! Damn it, Sesshoumaru. What the hell is going on with you!? This just ain't normal!”

 

Cursing and grumbling, Inuyasha took Sesshoumaru to the shallows and sat down for a closer look. That's when he noticed the thinning of the fur along Sesshoumaru's ribs. It hadn't been that obvious that Sesshoumaru had been putting so much effort into scratching. If this kept up, his Fluff would be bald! And he couldn't have that!

 

“You need to stay in the water again, don't you?” Inuyasha sighed. “And you need to eat too. You are going to eat. Maybe I can find some medicine for your skin too. I'll try, okay? If nothing else, I'll figure out how to make some.”

 

The only response that he received from his Fluff was a small whimper. He really was getting tired of all this shit. And he wasn't even three days in. How long was this going to last anyway? Was it going to get worse? Was Sesshoumaru going to start losing even more body parts?

 

“Oh please, someone say it isn't true,” Inuyasha muttered.

 

Begging had worked for potty training. A little more begging couldn't hurt, could it?

 

But, back to the task at hand. He had to come up with a way to keep Sesshoumaru comfortable in the water while feeding him at the same time. Food was more important though. Fuck the water. No perverted dogs tonight.

 

Inuyasha glanced around frantically. There had to be a way to give Sesshoumaru both.

 

“Sesshoumaru, I'm going to leave you here for a minute. Stay!”

 

Inuyasha carefully slid Sesshoumaru from his lap then trotted over to a decent sized boulder and carried it out into deeper water before dumping it. The surface of the stone sat below the surface of the water, resting just high enough to cover Sesshoumaru's body and it was out far enough that the water swirled by at a lazy pace.

 

Genius!

 

“Come on, Sesshoumaru,” Inuyasha smiled as he approached his Fluff and gently lifted the puppy.

 

Inuyasha's smile disappeared when he noticed that Sesshoumaru had been sneaking and biting at his stub which, Inuyasha noted, had grown a nub at the area where the elbow should be.

 

“Don't you start that shit or I'll tie you up again! Damn dog,” Inuyasha huffed while he positioned Sesshoumaru on top of the boulder and made certain that there was enough room so that Sesshoumaru wouldn't have to strain to keep his head above water.

 

“There. If I'm not having to jump your shit for going after that arm, I'll have your food out here a lot faster,” Inuyasha informed his Fluff.

 

“Be good.”

 

Then, feeling the tiniest bit ashamed that he was being so hard on an injured puppy, he gave Sesshoumaru a peck on the nose. As he turned and strode away, he didn't see the confused stare of his Fluff. Hell, he wasn't even aware that he'd done it. Sesshoumaru was fast becoming an annoying pet.

 

There was so much to do and with everything that he had already accomplished, it felt as though he had put a week's worth of work into one day. His list of Things to Do today needed to shrink. Especially if he was going to give Sesshoumaru the attention that would be required to make certain that there were no doggie noses in his crotch…or dry humping of his leg!

 

As soon as he had finished slicing off a few strips of meat, he waded out to Sesshoumaru and watched with pride as the dog's nose stretched out toward the hand holding dinner.

 

“Let me see that stub,” he said, holding the meat away.

 

Though Sesshoumaru growled, he allowed Inuyasha to examine the arm, um, leg, and to find that no further damage had been done.

 

“Good. I could put this under the water here and leave it with you, but it might slip off, so…” Inuyasha held out a piece of meat and let Sesshoumaru drag it from his fingers.

 

“I promise, no more tricks,” he said when he noticed Sesshoumaru's narrowed eyes. That seemed to be all that was needed and Sesshoumaru ate without incident.

 

“I can't believe that you ate all of that. I'll get you some more.”

 

Before Inuyasha turned to leave, Sesshoumaru woofed at him then lifted the stub, which almost couldn't be called that anymore. Inuyasha stared until Sesshoumaru licked it and held it out.

 

“Oh!”

 

Inuyasha gently massaged the partial leg then moved to continue to the rest of Sesshoumaru's aching body parts.

 

'Why in the world am I doing this? I feel like…I have to and…it makes me happy? No, I'm doing this to keep from being molested, and to keep Kagome from plowing my face under. Since when can't I handle a face plant? Since when do I give a fuck what Sesshoumaru thinks? If it were Kouga, I'd leave him to take care of himself. This is just weird, but…I like it. I'm going insane. It's the only excuse.'

 

He was abruptly brought out of his thoughts when he heard Sesshoumaru whimper. Immediately, anger hit him. That sudden jolt of concern should not have been there. Even so, he attempted to be gentler. The next whine had him completely brought out of his current state of rebellion and into attempting to figure out what he could do to help his Fluff.

 

Sliding around to stand directly in front of Sesshoumaru, he noticed that Sesshoumaru's mouth was drooling more than usual. Perhaps chasing squirrels had not been such a good idea. Despite that, Sesshoumaru seemed to want the little fuckers dead just as much as he did.

 

“I really wish you would let me pull those things out. I need to make you a slobber bib,” Inuyasha commented as he massaged Sesshoumaru's gums. “I'm going to go do some stuff. You can sit here as long as you want. Just…bark if you need something.”

 

Sesshoumaru's paw came up and rested on Inuyasha's arm. “I'm freezing and have lots to do. I can't stay out here.”

 

Not happy with that answer, Sesshoumaru stood and stepped forward, knowing full well that he would sink like a stone. So, it was no surprise when Inuyasha caught him.

 

“Okay, I'll take you with me. But, I don't want to hear any complaints later. You're high maintenance, you know that?” Inuyasha grumbled as he waded to shore.

 

Despite his grousing and protests, Inuyasha was actually enjoying himself. He took a deep sigh and stretched in the warm afternoon sun. Big mistake.

 

“Ah! You…you licked me!”

 

Inuyasha immediately turned, shot back into the river, submerged his entire body and nearly boiled the water with the heat of his blush. If only he had remembered taking all of his clothes off in the first place, this wouldn't be happening. Perhaps he had become much too accustomed to being in the nude while in Sesshoumaru's company.

 

It wasn't as though he didn't bathe in the nude with Miroku, it was just…well, they didn't try to fondle each other! Bathing was a simple affair! You just didn't grope someone in the bath, much less lick their balls!

 

And it didn't help that Sesshoumaru's tongue was a little, well, slippery. And slimy. And slobbery. And it tickled. And he would never get that weird feeling out of his balls!

 

Damaged!

 

Forever!

 

Unless!

 

He could get some of Kagome's disin…whatever it was that kept out infection. That stuff had burned, but it would be better than the memory of…nope, this was another place in his mind that he was going to avoid like a plague.

 

“Fuck!” Inuyasha sputtered as he came up for air.

 

'Clothes, clothes, need clothes. Clothes. Have to get clothes. Now. Avoid dog. Bad dog. Stay away. Yes, clothes, bad dog stay away,' Inuyasha's mind jabbered.

 

The gibberish continued as he ran for the shore and made a beeline for his clothes. Maybe he should keep Tetsusaiga in front of his crotch, permanently. And never remove his underclothes. Even while bathing. And the insane rambling of his mind continued as he jerked on his clothes then turned around in circles with wide-eyes, having no clue as to what he should be doing.

 

'A dog just licked my…privates! Sesshoumaru dogs shouldn't do that. Only normal dogs might do that. Gross-Slippery-Slobbery-Dog-Tongue. So what if he had done it before? He was human, I mean, not a dog. But still. It was the same Gross-Slippery-Slobbery-Dog-Tongue, and he kissed me with it too! Fucking hell!?'

 

The visual of the Gross-Slippery-Slobbery-Dog-Tongue shoving itself down his throat nearly made him puke.

 

And then he started seeing those pretty stars.

 

And then he felt himself falling.

 

~*~

 

 

That wonderful smelling creature had been helping him again. It had felt nice. Because he hurt all over. Especially his paws. It had even fed him. And even though he had wanted more food, he had attempted to show his gratitude. For some reason, it ran away and acted very strange. Perhaps it needed help too? It did seem a little confused.

 

Sesshoumaru hobbled very, very slowly to the creature and was almost there when it fell to the ground. It did need help! This creature was extremely important! It couldn't die. It smelled too good and it had helped him. He had to find out what was wrong.

 

Intent on helping his caretaker, Sesshoumaru sniffed every inch of the creature's clothes. There was no smell of sickness. Of course, he wasn't finished yet. He snuffled its hair, mouth, nose and neck. Everything smelled okay.

 

What was wrong with it? Maybe he could get it to wake up? He licked its face. When it didn't wake up, he continued the face bath. He was so pleased when it opened its eyes. However, that was short-lived as it screamed that gibberish into his ears and scooted away.

 

There was obviously something very wrong. Making certain to pin down the flaps of his ears, he trotted toward the creature. It just kept running away! And his paws hurt too much to play `Chase'. It was easier to just plop down on his side, leaving his paws exposed to the air.

 

And now, everything else seemed to be hurting so much more. Sesshoumaru closed his eyes, whined in pain, and began rolling on his back, trying to assuage the burning itch and aches. The next thing he knew, he was being carried to the water. And that soothing scent was enveloping him.

 

It was a good time to sleep and let the pain wear off. Hopefully, the creature felt better and wouldn't drop him and let him drown. He knew that he trusted it though and allowed his eyes to close.

 

Once he woke up, he wasn't certain that his assumption had been correct. His toes were being spread and white cloth with something stinky on it was being wrapped around them. And it hurt so bad. Of course, he had to get away this very instant. The next thing he knew, he was being tied up and his toes were being tortured again.

 

That creature was making noises and hurting his ears. However, the pain was gradually receding from his toes. So much so that he wondered if there was enough to cover his entire body. He could do without that horrid smell though.

 

Then there was meat! Food! Food, food, wonderful food! Being held right up to his mouth! He was so involved in eating his meal that he didn't notice that his bonds were being removed. All he cared about was stuffing his face.

 

Ooooh, aaaah, mmmm. Massage. Sesshoumaru wolfed down the last piece of meat and closed his eyes in contentment, not having a care in the world. So tired, so tired. And with that sweet smell wafting up his nose, he felt as though he could melt into the ground.

 

Sleep, time to sleep. Sleep…and dream doggie dreams of running, chewing on bones, and of the creature that he was never going to allow to leave his sight. No, that creature belonged to him and he would make sure that no one else touched it. His little red creature.

 

Yes, when he felt better, he would mark his territory.

 

Dreams…

 

Golden dreams…

 

Golden doggie dreams of red-clad legs, clawed feet and clear golden showers…

 

 

~*~

 

 

Inuyasha breathed a sigh of relief when he noticed Sesshoumaru's eyes close. If he had had a choice, he would have taken a nap too. However, while he had sat with Sesshoumaru, scanning camp and making plans, he had been blessed with an awesome, if work intense, idea.

 

At least, the planning had pushed his mind beyond the events of the past hour. Had Sesshoumaru not dropped to the ground and started rolling while whining, Inuyasha might have kept running and never stopped until he reached his little group. Once again, he saw visions of running for his life with a big white puppy snapping at his ass, trying to nakify him. Fortunately, or unfortunately, depending how you looked at it, that was not the case.

 

While on his hunt, he had scented a human village and had decided to go back and `borrow' some items. However, he couldn't leave Sesshoumaru alone for long. So, he had to be quick, which meant flying above the treetops, his favorite activity. An hour should be all that he would need.

 

Once he had a leather bag fashioned from the buckskin, he leashed Sesshoumaru, folded his red firerat robe around the puppy, and took off. But not before nuzzling his Fluff's head and whispering to the puppy to “Be good”.

 

His trip turned out to be uneventful and he made it back in record time. Sesshoumaru was still asleep, so Inuyasha unleashed him, but left the robe covering. Pulling out a small iron pot, he set to work building a fire and melting some of the fat that he had managed to scrape off of the buck. He wasn't certain that he could make an oily or creamy substance from it, but it didn't hurt to try.

 

The herbs that he had gathered would spread better if they were mixed with an oily substance that he could smear on Sesshoumaru's skin. That is, if Sesshoumaru ever returned to his bipedal form.

 

Thoughts of his hand gliding over the smooth pale flesh of Sesshoumaru's back floated through his mind like poofy clouds in a bright blue sky. In his mind, his hands skimmed down to the firm round globes of Sesshoumaru's ass. So soft, yet, so hard.

 

“Mmm,” Inuyasha nearly moaned, which brought him out of his Sesshoumaru inebriated state.

 

`There's no telling how long I have before Sesshoumaru returns to his normal privates-licking self. What the fuck!? Not going there! Work, yes, chores, yes, work.'

 

By the time he was finished, Sesshoumaru had a new leather chew toy and a couple of new bones to play with. Sesshoumaru would never call him a tight ass after this. Perverted pictures of that thought blasted him.

 

“I swear. I am going to get revenge on you and Miroku! Turning me into a pervert like this! I'd better get something out of it…perverts.”

 

While he had been skinning the buck, he had made a needle from a bone that he had shattered exactly for that purpose. Meat was cooking over the fire and the herbs were mixed in with the now cooling sludge. The carcass had been buried and Inuyasha was using a diamond, which he had acquired by attacking an innocent boulder with his sword, to bore holes into Sesshoumaru's discarded teeth.

 

Once he had finished that task, Inuyasha studied the shining crystal. It was rather sparkly, kind of like those stars that Sesshoumaru had introduced him to. Maybe he could grind the crystals down to be a little bit larger than Sesshoumaru's teeth and weave them into a necklace or one of the bracelets that he had planned. That was a thought.

 

And it wasn't girly either! It was okay for men to like pretty things too. Men wore ribbons in their hair. Hell, Sesshoumaru had a fancy bow tied all over his midsection. And that spiky armor had tassels on it too. Why shouldn't he have something pretty!?

 

Besides, the diamonds were almost indestructible and could protect his neck. And…and Sesshoumaru was powerful. Maybe the teeth would still hold some of that power and he could use it to enhance his strength. Maybe his sword attacks would be stronger too. So, it wasn't a stupid, sissy girl, crazy idea.

 

'It doesn't mean that I need Sesshoumaru. I don't need anyone. I'm just getting paid for all the shit that I'm going through. The bastard isn't going to pay me for all this anyway. He's just…going to try to kill me when this is all over. Well, I'm taking this. Sesshoumaru doesn't need his teeth. They're mine now!'

 

Nothing that he owned was fancy or high-class. This was something that he could make himself. And he would make it as pretty as Sesshoumaru's markings too! Too bad that he couldn't hang little crescent moons on it. Even if he could, with his luck, they would disappear on the moonless night!

 

With stern resolve, strands of his own hair and the needle that he had fashioned, he carefully strung together the first of what would eventually be a five piece matching set; one for his neck, two for each wrist and two for each ankle. Yup. He was a prince after all, even though he would never accept the title. This would be the sign of his worth. Screw it if anyone, even Sesshoumaru, saw it.

 

With that, he plucked a few more hairs from his scalp. When one becomes accustomed to poison claws in their stomach, a little hair yanking is no big deal. It was twisting the damn things around and tying off little knots that were the real pain in the neck. As he toiled away, his mind began to wander, rationalizing his actions.

 

'It's my life and I'm going to take what I can get! Everyone else can just go fuck themselves,' Inuyasha thought, trying to convince himself that, rather than making a long necklace that could easily be hidden, he would make a thin choker. It would be almost impossible to lose something like that, or to have it ripped off. Someone's claws or fangs would have to be too damn close for that to happen.

 

With the long strands of Inuyasha's opalescent white hair, five pearly teeth, each divided by a jewel, were strung about an inch apart. Scanning the area to make certain that all was quiet, Inuyasha continued with his task, overlaying an additional delicate pattern that secured the tiny baubles along the original twine.

 

“If only these where shards from the Shikon jewel. While I'm taking care of my bastard brother, Naraku could be trying to rip that last shard out of Kohaku's back,” he sighed, turning his attention to Sesshoumaru's prone form. “What have you done to me? I should be out hunting and killing. But no, I'm taking care of your mangy hide.”

 

What he wouldn't say was that he actually felt obligated, as though it were his duty. And that was just ridiculous. The only person that he had ever felt a duty toward was the woman that he'd fallen in love with. And he certainly was not in love with Sesshoumaru. Nope.

 

By the time he had finished and had the gleaming necklace fit snuggly around his neck, his dinner was ready. During all of this, Sesshoumaru had slept. It was that unnatural sleep that Inuyasha had seen at least twice now. Maybe he would actually get a good night's sleep too.

 

Except that he had been so intent on the necklace that he'd forgotten all about the dark blue sheets that he had swiped. Sheets that would definitely be replaced. He had even tagged the house with his claw marks. Inuyasha never had been and never would be a thief.

 

That was Miroku's job.

 

“You are such a pain. I'll bet you that once I get this thing sewn up for you, you'll just tear it to shreds, like you did your other clothes,” Inuyasha mumbled while he pulled out the fabric and began slicing it with his claws. “If Kouga ever finds out, I'll go from `dog turd' to `bitch boy'. If you ever say a word about this, I will cram Tetsusaiga…down your throat. At least you won't be naked for the whole world to see. If you won't wear it, well, I'll shove Tetsusaiga so far up your…down your throat…”

 

The whole `ass' thing was getting pretty old. Maybe he could do both? Besides, he'd like to shove something else up Sesshoumaru's pretty, tight, white...

 

“Fuck! I need a disin…disinfectant for my brain! I am a real pervert now. Look what you started. I hope you're happy! Argh!” Inuyasha exclaimed, clutching his head. “Work to do! Now!”

 

He'd been around enough women of late to have a basic knowledge of what he was doing and did his best to give his product a fine appearance, even going so far as to make the sleeves very wide and long. This was much easier than attempting to put something together to hold Sesshoumaru's privates. Thank the gods that he hadn't needed to finish that project.

 

“You had better appreciate everything that I'm doing for you. Like I should be so lucky.”

 

Two damn hours later and he finally had the thing finished. Sewing was a lot harder than it looked. Especially if you were going for high-class, no puckers in the fabric, and shit like that. There had even been enough material left over to make a small sash. Sesshoumaru owed him…more than big time.

 

Perhaps the teeth would be payment enough? Losing them after all, was a quite painful process.

 

`Yeah, an even trade,' Inuyasha smiled to himself.

 

The moon was high in the black night sky, its bright beams sparkling off of the slow moving water. Inuyasha took a deep breath and sighed. Everything was finally finished. He folded up Sesshoumaru's robe, or whatever one could call it. Sesshoumaru probably had some real fancy name for it. Either way, he could only hope that they would make better progress in their journey once the sun rose. And this might help if Sesshoumaru happened to regain his usual form.

 

Crawling behind Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha lay down and wrapped himself around the dog. Having gone to bed so late, it occurred to him that Sesshoumaru might wander off before he awoke. And he would not be sniffing around the ground tracking the unpredictable puppy. The leash was his only recourse. He just hoped that he wouldn't wake up with fangs ripping out his throat. Well, it was a risk that he would take if it kept his Fluff safe.

 

He had been so busy attempting to keep his dignity while taking care of Sesshoumaru that he had never questioned the occasional thought of Sesshoumaru being `His Fluff'. It was just there. His puppy.

 

With Sesshoumaru's safety most in mind, Inuyasha gently wrapped the collar around his brother's neck then wound the rest of the leash around his arm. At the very least, he would wake up, even if it took a minute or two of being drug around on his nose. Comforting himself more than his Fluff, he stroked the dog as he fell into a fathomless, dreamless sleep.

 

 

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There was that smell again. Even as a child, he had never smelled anything that had made him feel safer than he did now. Sesshoumaru's eyes snapped open. No one kept him safe. He was too powerful to require anyone to do such a thing!

 

However, he was comfortable, even with the itching and burning. So, he closed his eyes and reveled in the feeling…because he could. And no one was powerful enough to prevent him from doing anything that he chose. He would just kill them. A simple solution, one that he often preferred. Then he remembered those bitches, the fates! He would just have to kill them too!

 

“Hmm,” he sighed while bringing his hand up to wipe away his drool, visions of mass slaughter soothing his mind.

 

And that's when he felt it. The movement had caused the leash to rub against neck.

 

'Collared!? Collared!?'

 

“You half-breed bastard!” Sesshoumaru shouted, shooting to his feet and yanking Inuyasha with him.

 

Immediately, his hand went to the throat of the barely awake half-breed. That's when he had another surprise. His fingertips were wrapped in small white bandages. While a disoriented Inuyasha struggled to find his bearings, Sesshoumaru drew his hand away to examine what other torture Inuyasha had wrought upon him while he had been vulnerable. The things stank! This was exactly one of the reasons that he had needed to be home!

 

“Damn it! What is this, half-breed?” Sesshoumaru snarled while lifting his hand for Inuyasha's inspection.

 

The over-worked, blurry-eyed, staggering half-breed attempted to focus on the blob of flesh that had wiggling white things on top. When his brain finally caught up with his body, Inuyasha glared and growled at his obnoxious brother.

 

“That! Was to protect your toes after your claws fell out, you ungrateful bastard!”

 

“And what about this?” Sesshoumaru snapped, slapping Inuyasha with the leash.

 

“I couldn't have a stupid puppy wandering off and getting himself killed! Or did you forget that?”

 

“What are you barking about?”

 

“A weak Sesshoumaru, attempting to transform equals a weak, stupid, ungrateful…suffering…puppy!” Inuyasha stammered while his words gradually lost their oomph.

 

He wasn't about to mention the golden showers. It might give Sesshoumaru a bit too much amusement…and more ideas. Besides, somehow, he believed that he'd already given too much information.

 

“Puppy?” Sesshoumaru asked in surprise. A puppy? A puppy? Think, think, think.

 

“Yeah, a weak, slobbering, drooling puppy with no sense of self-preservation!”

 

“This Sesshoumaru is not weak!” He had never been so insulted in all of his life! No one would dare call the powerful Lord of the Western Lands weak!

 

“Oh yeah? Let's see about that!” Inuyasha threatened as he shoved Sesshoumaru to the ground and straddled him, leaving him…

 

Underneath the half-breed.

 

Underneath a hot, delicious smelling…and cute half-breed.

 

Underneath the half-breed that he had conceded was his mate.

 

“See?” Inuyasha humphed, crossing his arms in front of his chest.

 

No one would dominate Sesshoumaru…ever! Even though, at this moment, it felt a bit exciting. Oh, and then Sesshoumaru did a very bad, bad thing. He began to struggle and shove at Inuyasha. And writhe and ooooh…

 

“Stop it,” Inuyasha said through clenched teeth before grabbing the bandaged hand, leaning over and pinning it above Sesshoumaru's head.

 

Sesshoumaru had to suck in a deep breath…which didn't help, because that incredible scent was right in front of his nose, and the weight of Inuyasha's body felt so right, and Inuyasha was his mate, right? So, he could do what he wanted. And that, of course, had been a long established fact, being forced to accept Inuyasha as a mate not withstanding. He might actually come to take pleasure in the idea.

 

Now would be a sterling opportunity to test that theory.

 

 

 

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Reviewer Recognition

I Lurve You All

 

HeartStar

I go as fast as I can. ^_^

 

Mad Maxx Coyote

Heh, I like torturing Sess, but he won't go down without a fight!

 

Gen50

Hi, Gen. Thanks for the great scores! I'll try to do better. You read like I do. It takes more than once for it all to sink in.

 

Nikkie23534

Thanks for the great score. I like making my readers think and sometimes keep them in the dark for awhile. So, all of your questions will be answered eventually…I think. Heheh. I'm such a sadist.

 

DeathWarranty

Yup, those rabid squirrels have been such a pain in the ass and I'm not sure that we've seen the last of the evil pests. There is more to them than meets the eye! Thanks for coming over!

 

Inuyashaloverr

Oh, wow. You guys do know that no one is perfect, right? Thanks for the high scores! I hope that I've put another smile in your day. ^_^

 

Passing Reader

Thanks for coming over and joining me. I appreciate all of you who do. Yeah, it is a bit more difficult to review over on AFF. Thanks for the high scores. You all are too kind. Yeah, Inu has his chances to puff out his chest.

 

DemonGoddess

Thanks for the review and for coming over to mm. Damn, all you guys giving me these high scores is going to give me a fat head! LOL Hope you liked this chapter!