InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Cerulean Skies ❯ Proposal ( Chapter 21 )

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Chapter 21

 

Proposal

 

 

(ALL FUTURE LEMONS WILL BE KOUGA/SESS. Thanks Thanks to my previous betas and to Gen50 for doing this last beta job. The only reason for adding the Ayame lemon was to show what Kouga and Sesshoumaru would have to deal with. Once this obstacle is dealt with, they can continue to explore their relationship free of outside worries. Still, Ayame will not be going away as she is needed to produce heirs. It would be rather callous to just fuck her and then ignore her, ne?)

 

 

 

 

Ayame sat uncomfortably on a patch of grass across from Sesshoumaru in the same clearing that she had challenged Sesshoumaru's right to mate with Kouga. Needless to say, it was very awkward, what with Kouga pacing back and forth between the two, occasionally glancing at one or the other. Mostly, she kept her eyes on Kouga, but stole quick glances at Sesshoumaru, who sat as regally as always with that same bored expression on his face he always had when he didn't want you to know that he didn't want you to know what he was thinking. She had him all figured out. Yep. Women's intuition never lied. However, not being able to read exactly what was behind his mask only tightened the knot that was growing in her stomach. Kouga seemed tense and uncertain. And that made her even more anxious.

 

`What could they have possibly brought me up here for? Has Sesshoumaru made demands of him? Are they planning a way to finally get rid of me? Have they found a strong female to challenge me?'

 

Ayame's stomach lurched at the thought and she knew for certain that she was about to lose its contents. Had they found a way, she would either go back to her own pack in disgrace, or be left to fend on her own in the wild; not that she couldn't do that, but it would be terribly lonely. Anything would be better than that. Her head burned with the implications of her current position. If they didn't do something soon, there would be no question, she'd be barfing behind a boulder somewhere.

 

It wasn't like she hadn't been trying to be useful. Rin was learning to be more confident in her interactions with the pack. Couldn't Sesshoumaru see that when they had arrived? Having so recently accepted her fate, she had done absolutely nothing to anger them. In fact, she had intentionally been very submissive. Before Sesshoumaru had returned previously, she had even avoided Kouga's chambers unless he had invited her.

 

`What do they want? I've tried so hard. I know that I've been jealous and a real bitch sometimes, but I'm trying really, really hard to accept my place! I don't want to be anywhere else. This my home now. And I can't stand the thought of being without Kouga. I just can't go back to being without him. I would do almost anything!'

 

Little did she know.

 

Tears began to pool in her eyes as she felt resigned to the notion that they had found some way to be rid of her, or to replace her. She immediately began searching the area for a good place to heave.

 

Kouga continued to pace with his brow furrowed. If only Ayame had never interfered, things would be so much easier. It didn't matter. The situation had to be dealt with. At least, there was easy access to obtaining heirs. That was about the only good thing to come out of this predicament. Well, perhaps the pack was being placated also. It helped to balance the power that Sesshoumaru would otherwise be able to exert.

 

Kouga sighed at the now very complicated situation. Sesshoumaru was the only one that he wanted, the only one that he would ever love. This was just another obstacle. Kagome had been taken care of all too easily. It dawned on him then just how much he had interfered with Kagome's and Inuyasha's relationship. Had he known then what he knew now, he never would have come between the two. Karma was a bitch sometimes.

 

`She looks kinda nervous. Maybe what I should do first is reassure her that everything is okay. Yeah, boost her confidence. I will not do what Sesshoumaru would and play on her pack loyalty to get her agreement. That's just making her a whore again. I guess it's always best to stick to the truth.'

 

It wasn't like Kouga hadn't been contemplating this whole scenario before they had arrived, but he was finding it difficult to come up with an approach that would not seem insulting to Ayame. And if they were going to work together, she didn't need to have her feelings trampled on. They would be together for centuries. This had to be done, and correctly. There was absolutely no way around it.

 

`Okay, equal footing; don't stand over her, sit beside her. Hm, both of us. Alright.'

 

“Sesshoumaru? Would you mind joining me and Ayame over here?” Kouga asked politely.

 

Sesshoumaru stood gracefully and strolled over to the two, settling himself on the grass so that they were positioned in a triangular fashion. Had it not been for the seriousness of the situation, Sesshoumaru would have found Kouga's hesitancy quite amusing. As it was, he was patiently waiting for Kouga to broach the sensitive subject of their joining. In the interim, he made use of Ayame's distraction in order to peruse her body. He hadn't previously considered taking an interest in her. At this point, that wasn't an option. He needed to find something to draw himself to her.

 

Though she had obvious strength, her frame was lithe and elegant. He also found the white fur, so near to his own while in his fully transformed state, to be quite attractive. Regardless of her expression, her deep emerald eyes always held a powerful intensity that never wavered; a sign of fierce determination to achieve her goals, something to be respected. Her hair, which she always wore tied up in pigtails, was a pleasant color of red; not shockingly bright, but a darker shade closer to auburn. He wondered what it would look like cascading over her pale shoulders. Before he could delve any further into that particular trench and give away the fact that he found her to be most pleasing, he shifted his attention back to the conversation.

 

Ayame was getting a bit more nervous and claustrophobic as the two males seemed to intentionally invade her space. They were sitting cross-legged and almost knee to knee. It was everything she could do not to scoot away by a margin of a couple of feet. She nearly jumped when Kouga cleared his throat.

 

“Ayame, we have a proposal for you, but first I just want to let you know that your position as lupa is secure. You have admirably proven your loyalty to the pack. We are not here to lodge any complaints. I just wanted you to understand that. Okay?”

 

Ayame gave a short nod, clearly relieved, and then curious. `What kind of proposal would be so big that he has a hard time talking about it?'

 

“Look, I want children one day, a real family. You are going to be the mother of my children and I can't have you despising them because of my relationship with Sesshoumaru. They would remind you of me and/or Sesshoumaru and in turn you might take out your frustration on them. So, I can't see having a family until we settle our differences. On top of that, I'm not secure in the knowledge that a coupe or attack from the outside could be more successful if we don't have our shit together. And that's why we're here.”

 

“It's okay, Kouga,” Ayame said hurriedly. “I won't be a problem anymore. I know my place now.”

 

“Oh? And just what is your place?” Kouga really did want to know what she thought. It might make it easier for him to get her understanding.

 

“I'm here to bear your heirs and protect the pack,” she answered simply.

 

“That's what I thought. But if we're all three going to live with each other's part in this relationship, we'll have to do better than that.”

 

“But that's what I am, Kouga,” Ayame insisted.

 

“You're going to have to be more. If you're not, this is all going to fall apart and that's the last thing I want.”

 

Ayame fell silent, having no idea where Kouga was leading. How could she possibly be more than she already was? Kouga was mated to someone else and she had the most honorable position that a female could have. There was nothing left for her to have.

 

Oh, how wrong she was.

 

“I may have come up with a way to get you and Sesshoumaru to accept each other, but you might not like it. Just don't make a hasty decision.”

 

Kouga paused for a few long moments, hoping that he was not going to get stabbed with a hundred of Ayame's weapons of razor sharp leaves.

 

“I want you and Sesshoumaru to...um…physically bond,” he muttered with a slight hesitation in his voice.

 

“And just what do you mean by that?” Ayame growled low in her throat. `Sex with that cold stone!? I shouldn't have to have sex with anyone but Kouga!'

 

“Now, calm down! Think about it. You both will get to know each other on a more intimate level and not see one another as lesser. It will make us all more equal if you two can develop some kind of amicable relationship and sometimes the actions have to come before the feelings. I know it will be hard at first, but we have to try something. Can you think of anything better?”

 

Oh yes she could. Something along the lines of snapping Sesshoumaru's neck. What did they take her for, a cheap whore to be passed around from male to male?

 

“Kouga,” came another low growl. “I am not a whore. You can't just pass me off to everyone when you get tired of being with me.”

 

Kouga sighed at her declaration. He knew this was going to be tough. Having planned out a convincing speech in advance did nothing to relieve his tension. It didn't help that Sesshoumaru was just sitting there watching her with such intensity that anyone would cringe. Still, he forged on. This was for the sake of his relationship with Sesshoumaru, for his pack, for his heirs, and not to forget, for Ayame. He would not degrade a member of his own pack.

 

“You're absolutely right. The only one that I can allow you to be with is Sesshoumaru. You know that. No one else is allowed. Do you think that this is easy for me!? Him being with someone else!? Well, it's not. And it was hard to get used to being with you instead of him. But I did it, didn't I? And I grew fond of you later. The same can happen for you two. Can't you see the difference in how I feel about you? I'm trying to get this situation to a point that we can do more than just live with it! I want to be happy, okay!? Call me selfish, I don't care! Just think about it. I can't be happy if you two are fighting or if I'm worried that our lack of solidarity makes us look weak to outsiders! I've gotta placate the pack, make sure that outsiders don't attack just because they find a weak spot, and then there is Sesshoumaru and you! Do you think that's fucking easy? I'm in the middle between you two. Something has to be done. Now!”

 

Ayame jumped to her feet, glaring her indignation at both males.

 

“Think about it!? You can order me to do it even if I don't want to. You know that as well as I do. And you act like I have a choice,” she spat.

 

Things just couldn't get any worse.

 

Cutting her off before she could get any further, Kouga jumped up and got in her face. “I would never do that to you, Ayame. You might think that I'm a cold bastard, but I would never make any woman have sex against her will. Have you ever, EVER, seen me condone rape? How could you think that!? How could you!?”

 

Kouga was insulted, angry and hurt that one of his own pack members would think him to be so dishonorable. He may lead with a firm hand, but that didn't mean that he was ruthless and uncaring toward his pack. Hell, he wouldn't do that to someone that wasn't pack.

 

“Don't ever imply something like that again. I do have the right to punish you for such an accusation,” Kouga said deep in his throat, his eyes narrowing at the belligerent woman.

 

Ayame could feel Kouga's beast stirring, his youki lashing out at her. `I was trying so hard to be submissive, but this...this is unbelievable! I don't know how I can do it.'

 

“I'm not asking for you to decide right this moment. Just think about it,” Kouga sighed as he sat back down next to Sesshoumaru.

 

All throughout the `peace talks', Sesshoumaru had held his tongue. Kouga was the leader of his pack and he would not interfere. However, he wondered if there wasn't something that he could do to help Kouga. It really did seem a bit unfair that Kouga had to bear the burden. After all, it had been him who had courted and wooed the pack leader. It was his doing. A little bit of guilt began seeping into his mind, something that he truly was uncomfortable with. Maybe being in love made a person feel many undesirable emotions. Well, he would just have to learn to deal with them.

 

“I'll think about it, Kouga,” Ayame said stiffly, hiding her surprise at the fact that Sesshoumaru hadn't pushed Kouga to give her a direct order.

 

She knew that Sesshoumaru was not in the habit of being refused. It was a wonder that he hadn't eliminated her by now. Perhaps he wanted heirs just as much as Kouga. There was something going on that she couldn't quite grasp. This whole encounter was quite surreal. They wanted her to do something that they knew she would loathe and yet, gave her a choice.

 

`Maybe they accidentally ate some poison mushrooms,' she thought with a huff as she turned to leave.

 

She hadn't gotten two steps before something warm and fluffy trapped her to Sesshoumaru's chest as he stood behind her. How had he gotten to her so quickly? His clothes hadn't even had time to rustle and give her warning.

 

“I would be gentle and give you all the time you need,” Sesshoumaru murmured in a deep, rumbling whisper across her ear. This could not fail and he would do whatever it took to keep his mate by his side.

 

“Kouga! It's got me!” Ayame gasped, her instincts to run at the sudden capture overriding her higher brain functions.

 

“What are you talking about, Ayame?” Kouga asked with some confusion as he stood and stepped in front of her to see her wide-eyed, shock plainly written on her face.

 

“This isn't Sesshoumaru or he's been bewitched! Maybe it's a one of Naraku's puppets!”

 

Sesshoumaru chuckled behind her and noticed the visible shiver than ran over her body, goosebumps rising along her flesh.

 

“Do not forget. I am the one who found you in the forest with tears in your eyes. I am the one who took you to Kouga. I have also trusted you with my most prized possession, my Rin,” he whispered while nuzzling her hair just behind her ear while gazing at Kouga with a smirk on his lips. Oh yes, he was definitely very well practiced in the art of seduction and few could resist him. However, he would have his work cut out for him with this particular female.

 

“Kouga,” Ayame pleaded. “Tell him to let me go, please.”

 

“Sesshoumaru,” Kouga chided. “Stop scaring her and let her go.”

 

“As you wish, my wolf,” Sesshoumaru said with a glint of mischievousness in his amber orbs. As the fluffy pelt gradually unwound, too slow for Ayame's taste, Sesshoumaru leaned down and nipped her ear then stepped back only to watch her run down the hill and disappear into the forest.

 

“That was not very nice,” Kouga said, quirking a smile.

 

“I do believe that I was being quite the gentleman, if I do say so myself,” Sesshoumaru said, pretending to be slightly offended.

 

“You know,” Kouga said, becoming rather serious. “We're not going to be able to get her to just hop under the fur with you. You should probably court her in some way.”

 

“You may be correct. Or,” Sesshoumaru gave Kouga a steamy look that would shame fresh lava. “Perhaps she would be more amenable if you were to join us.”

 

Knowing that Sesshoumaru wasn't kidding around, Kouga furrowed his brow. `All three of us, huh? Sesshoumaru is rather intimidating. Maybe he's right.'

 

“I still say that you are going to have to court her independent of me. I'll do the same. She won't know what hit her,” Kouga laughed. “How could she resist the most handsome wolf in the land and the prettiest dog of the west!?”

 

“Pretty?” Sesshoumaru cocked an eyebrow before tackling Kouga to the ground and taking him in a searing kiss.

 

“My wolf needs more training,” Sesshoumaru growled.

 

“Just what did you have in mind?” Kouga asked, cocking a lopsided grin.

 

His answer was another eager hungry kiss from the most powerful youkai lord known in the all the land. Clothing flew in every direction and it wasn't long before the forest was filled with the sounds of unbridled passion.

 

And that was as it should be.

 

 

 

 

 

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To all of my readers, I lurve you all

Here's a little recognition for those who have been willing and able to review

 

 

MM.ORG

 

 

Orlandoslover09

Thanks for the review and wonderful scores. You're too sweet. I'm glad that Ayame isn't totally ruining it for you. But life isn't perfect and I wanted that in there. A little wrench in the works that requires compromise. ^_^

 

J0kEr

I enjoyed writing Sesshoumaru's idea that kids were blech. LOL Glad you aren't turned off by Ayame being in the picture. Those guys need to have to work for their cake! ^_^

 

Sesshys numba1 gurl

I believe that I may have chosen to skip the actual mating part. It has been so long since I wrote this fic that I can't remember. LOL But, I think you'll like her reaction. Poor girl. LOL ^_^

 

 

 

 

 

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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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