InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Child Birth Complications ❯ The Slippery Slope ( Chapter 33 )
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By: landofthekwt 
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama | Type: Divergence | Uploaded On: 07.07.2009 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.6K | Visits: 255 | Status: Work In Progress
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama | Type: Divergence | Uploaded On: 07.07.2009 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.6K | Visits: 255 | Status: Work In Progress
Title: The Slippery Slope
Author: landofthekwt
Rating: PG-13
Prompt: Slippery (Dokuga One Shot #21)
Word Count:1425
CU
Genfic
Warning: None
Summary: Sesshoumaru meets his match in Miroku
The atmosphere of the Western Shiro weighed down the spirit of all of its inhabitants. The birth
seemed to have sparked a fresh rivalry between the sons of the Inu no Taisho. Their competition
for the attentions of Kagome had reached a frightening level. The birth of a child had started a
chain event which threatened to cause events to slide down the slippery slope to oblivion.
Kagome on the other hand was distracted from all of the infighting by necessity. The new
daiyoukai took up all of her time. She decided to name the child "Kibou" or Hope over the
protests of everyone involved. Inuyasha decided to agree with her simply to keep the peace. He
did not voice his choices of "Kikyou" or "Izayoi" because he did not need to antagonize Kagome
or the Lady of the West.
The Lady spent most of her time with Ouji. She did not want her two-year-old grandchild to feel
slighted by the attention paid to his sister.. He was after all Sessshoumaru's heir to the West
despite the fact that he was a hanyou. She hit upon the idea of making him her protector. Every
day she would bring him to see his mother and his new sister. As a result the pair bonded instead
of becoming rivals.
Ouji began to feel it his duty to assist his mother with his sister's care. He was not jealous the
time that his mother spent with her so long as he got to spend an equal amount of time with her.
His mother showed her appreciation for his help by reading to him and playing games which
involved the four of them. The Lady of the West could see that her plan to unite them had
succeeded. Now she had to see what she could do about the feuding brothers.
Inuyasha was still persona non grata at the Western Shiro. Sesshoumaru still had a drawing o f
Inuyasha in his office circled with a slash through it to show that the hanyou was not tolerated in
his father's home. He was forced to camp outside the gate at night.
The guards challenged him both at the gate and at the entrance to the woman's quarters when he
tried to see his wife. The guards were constantly complaining to Sesshoumarau about the abuse
that they were taking from the hanyou as a direct result of his orders.
Sesshoumaru was biding his time. Kagome would soon want to leave with Kibou. He would not
allow either of them to leave. He needed some way to divert Inuyasha so that he was not present
when the time came to return Kagome to the Edo area. The longer she stayed the more natural it
would seem.
He hesitated to use the standard hostage exchange practiced by every daiymo in Japan. Kagome
would not hesitate to purify his ass for such an action. Inuyasha would no doubt remove large
sections of the castle to reach his mate.
A more tactical approach was necessary. Sesshoumaru began to put out feelers to the monk about
exterminating a dragon in Hokkaido. He knew that if he waved enough money under the monk's
nose that he would not be able to resist. The monk in turn had always been able to talk Inuyasha
into doing anything.
He was careful that neither the monk nor Inuyasha knew the commission was from him. At worst
the hanyou would be away for months. At best the dragon would eat both of them and dispose of
his problem. He would be able to kill two birds with one stone.
Sure enough, the monk soon arrived with his commission. Kagome was so busy that when they
told her they were going dragon hunting she mumbled " Yea, sure." After all she had seen
Inuyasha kill a dragon so it was no big deal. Ouji asked them to bring him a dragon's claw.
Sesshoumaru seemed pleased. The Lady looked askance. She had lost a mate to a dragon and
knew that they were not to trifle with.
Months passed with no word from the dragon hunters. Kagome made no move to leave while her
husband was gone. She was still intent of raising her princess. The Lady was weaving her magic
with Ouji. She had him totally entranced with stories of brave knights who went off to slay
dragons for their fair ladies. He just knew that Kibou was his lady. Dragons were slain on a
regular basis by him in the court yard.
Kagome added her own story of how Inuyasha had killed Ryuukotusei. Neither Sesshoumaru nor
the Lady were aware that he had slain the dragon or how he had done it. They were both
disturbed by the story. The tale merely fed Ouji's fantasies about his uncle. He could hardly wait
for his uncle to return so that he could get his dragon's claw. Someday he would be the one
hunting dragons.
Sesshoumaru finally received a letter asking for the funds to pay a monk and a hanyou who had
arrived with the carcass of a dragon in tow. The daiyoukai sent an epistle telling his agent to
refuse to pay them because of " condition of the dragon." That falsehood would buy him some
more time before his brother arrived at his gate. The walls would need to be strengthened.
Guards would have to be doubled.
The hanyou and his monk arrived at the Western Shiro in mid summer. Somehow the monk was
able to wheedle his way into the castle by claiming that it was possessed by an evil spirit and that
only he and Inuyasha could rid it of the malicious spirit.
Inuyasha stormed into Sesshoumaru's office. He glanced at the picture of himself on the wall.
Several knives were stuck through various parts of the painting. As if the bastard could hurt him.
He threw the dragon's head on the floor at the daiyoukai's feet. Sesshoumaru continued to ignore
him. Finally, he started screaming at Sesshoumaru.
" OK bastard. We know that you sent us on this dragon hunt. I want to know why and we want
double our money now. If you do not, your castle will disappear into hell."
Miroku winced. " Surely, there must be some accommodation we can reach. After all, Lord
Sesshoumaru, you would not want your mate to know that you sent her husband after a dragon
and then refused to pay him"
Sesshoumaru could see that the monk had him over a barrel and gave them double the funds that
they had been promised. He hoped that the money would sufficient to keep the monk quiet about
his diversion of Inuyasha. No need to stir up Kagome at this point.
They took their funds and headed to the women's quarters. Sesshoumaru knew that the moment
of truth had come. He alerted his guards. Neither Kagome nor Kibou would leave only the
hanyou and his monk.
When Inuayasha and Miroku reached Kagome there were guards blocking their way. Inuyasha
reached for his sword, but Miroku called instead for Kirara. The fire cat leaped over the wall and
rushed to their side. The noised attracted the attention of the Lady, Kagome and Ouji who rushed
outside to see what the causing the commotion.
The moment Inuyasha saw Kagome he yelled " Come on womanench, our ride is here."
Ouji stood up proudly. " No one is taking my sister anywhere."
Inuyasha and Miroku looked nonplused. Sesshoumaru who had just arrived smirked. " You heard
the boy. Take your cat and begone."
Miroku elbowed Inuyasha in the ribs. " Don't you have a present for Ouji." Inuyasha looked at
him for a second and it dawned on him.
" Didn't you want a dragon's claw, Ouji?"
Ouji's eyes bulged. His fervent defense of his sister was abandoned in favor of the proffered gift.
He held the talon with reverence. " Thank you, Uncle Inuyasha."
Miroku added " Would you like to ride on Kirara. ? You can ride on her anytime you want to
come and see your sister."
The boy was in heaven. Sesshoumaru wondered what had happened. Everything seemed to be
going so well. The Lady sighed with relief that a confrontation was avoided. Kagome looked up
and smiled. Somehow things had worked themselves out between the brothers without a drop of
blood being shed.
Miroku tapped Sesshoumaru on the shoulder. " I will be glad to lend my hand in negotiations
between you and your brother for some additional compensation."
Author: landofthekwt
Rating: PG-13
Prompt: Slippery (Dokuga One Shot #21)
Word Count:1425
CU
Genfic
Warning: None
Summary: Sesshoumaru meets his match in Miroku
The atmosphere of the Western Shiro weighed down the spirit of all of its inhabitants. The birth
seemed to have sparked a fresh rivalry between the sons of the Inu no Taisho. Their competition
for the attentions of Kagome had reached a frightening level. The birth of a child had started a
chain event which threatened to cause events to slide down the slippery slope to oblivion.
Kagome on the other hand was distracted from all of the infighting by necessity. The new
daiyoukai took up all of her time. She decided to name the child "Kibou" or Hope over the
protests of everyone involved. Inuyasha decided to agree with her simply to keep the peace. He
did not voice his choices of "Kikyou" or "Izayoi" because he did not need to antagonize Kagome
or the Lady of the West.
The Lady spent most of her time with Ouji. She did not want her two-year-old grandchild to feel
slighted by the attention paid to his sister.. He was after all Sessshoumaru's heir to the West
despite the fact that he was a hanyou. She hit upon the idea of making him her protector. Every
day she would bring him to see his mother and his new sister. As a result the pair bonded instead
of becoming rivals.
Ouji began to feel it his duty to assist his mother with his sister's care. He was not jealous the
time that his mother spent with her so long as he got to spend an equal amount of time with her.
His mother showed her appreciation for his help by reading to him and playing games which
involved the four of them. The Lady of the West could see that her plan to unite them had
succeeded. Now she had to see what she could do about the feuding brothers.
Inuyasha was still persona non grata at the Western Shiro. Sesshoumaru still had a drawing o f
Inuyasha in his office circled with a slash through it to show that the hanyou was not tolerated in
his father's home. He was forced to camp outside the gate at night.
The guards challenged him both at the gate and at the entrance to the woman's quarters when he
tried to see his wife. The guards were constantly complaining to Sesshoumarau about the abuse
that they were taking from the hanyou as a direct result of his orders.
Sesshoumaru was biding his time. Kagome would soon want to leave with Kibou. He would not
allow either of them to leave. He needed some way to divert Inuyasha so that he was not present
when the time came to return Kagome to the Edo area. The longer she stayed the more natural it
would seem.
He hesitated to use the standard hostage exchange practiced by every daiymo in Japan. Kagome
would not hesitate to purify his ass for such an action. Inuyasha would no doubt remove large
sections of the castle to reach his mate.
A more tactical approach was necessary. Sesshoumaru began to put out feelers to the monk about
exterminating a dragon in Hokkaido. He knew that if he waved enough money under the monk's
nose that he would not be able to resist. The monk in turn had always been able to talk Inuyasha
into doing anything.
He was careful that neither the monk nor Inuyasha knew the commission was from him. At worst
the hanyou would be away for months. At best the dragon would eat both of them and dispose of
his problem. He would be able to kill two birds with one stone.
Sure enough, the monk soon arrived with his commission. Kagome was so busy that when they
told her they were going dragon hunting she mumbled " Yea, sure." After all she had seen
Inuyasha kill a dragon so it was no big deal. Ouji asked them to bring him a dragon's claw.
Sesshoumaru seemed pleased. The Lady looked askance. She had lost a mate to a dragon and
knew that they were not to trifle with.
Months passed with no word from the dragon hunters. Kagome made no move to leave while her
husband was gone. She was still intent of raising her princess. The Lady was weaving her magic
with Ouji. She had him totally entranced with stories of brave knights who went off to slay
dragons for their fair ladies. He just knew that Kibou was his lady. Dragons were slain on a
regular basis by him in the court yard.
Kagome added her own story of how Inuyasha had killed Ryuukotusei. Neither Sesshoumaru nor
the Lady were aware that he had slain the dragon or how he had done it. They were both
disturbed by the story. The tale merely fed Ouji's fantasies about his uncle. He could hardly wait
for his uncle to return so that he could get his dragon's claw. Someday he would be the one
hunting dragons.
Sesshoumaru finally received a letter asking for the funds to pay a monk and a hanyou who had
arrived with the carcass of a dragon in tow. The daiyoukai sent an epistle telling his agent to
refuse to pay them because of " condition of the dragon." That falsehood would buy him some
more time before his brother arrived at his gate. The walls would need to be strengthened.
Guards would have to be doubled.
The hanyou and his monk arrived at the Western Shiro in mid summer. Somehow the monk was
able to wheedle his way into the castle by claiming that it was possessed by an evil spirit and that
only he and Inuyasha could rid it of the malicious spirit.
Inuyasha stormed into Sesshoumaru's office. He glanced at the picture of himself on the wall.
Several knives were stuck through various parts of the painting. As if the bastard could hurt him.
He threw the dragon's head on the floor at the daiyoukai's feet. Sesshoumaru continued to ignore
him. Finally, he started screaming at Sesshoumaru.
" OK bastard. We know that you sent us on this dragon hunt. I want to know why and we want
double our money now. If you do not, your castle will disappear into hell."
Miroku winced. " Surely, there must be some accommodation we can reach. After all, Lord
Sesshoumaru, you would not want your mate to know that you sent her husband after a dragon
and then refused to pay him"
Sesshoumaru could see that the monk had him over a barrel and gave them double the funds that
they had been promised. He hoped that the money would sufficient to keep the monk quiet about
his diversion of Inuyasha. No need to stir up Kagome at this point.
They took their funds and headed to the women's quarters. Sesshoumaru knew that the moment
of truth had come. He alerted his guards. Neither Kagome nor Kibou would leave only the
hanyou and his monk.
When Inuayasha and Miroku reached Kagome there were guards blocking their way. Inuyasha
reached for his sword, but Miroku called instead for Kirara. The fire cat leaped over the wall and
rushed to their side. The noised attracted the attention of the Lady, Kagome and Ouji who rushed
outside to see what the causing the commotion.
The moment Inuyasha saw Kagome he yelled " Come on womanench, our ride is here."
Ouji stood up proudly. " No one is taking my sister anywhere."
Inuyasha and Miroku looked nonplused. Sesshoumaru who had just arrived smirked. " You heard
the boy. Take your cat and begone."
Miroku elbowed Inuyasha in the ribs. " Don't you have a present for Ouji." Inuyasha looked at
him for a second and it dawned on him.
" Didn't you want a dragon's claw, Ouji?"
Ouji's eyes bulged. His fervent defense of his sister was abandoned in favor of the proffered gift.
He held the talon with reverence. " Thank you, Uncle Inuyasha."
Miroku added " Would you like to ride on Kirara. ? You can ride on her anytime you want to
come and see your sister."
The boy was in heaven. Sesshoumaru wondered what had happened. Everything seemed to be
going so well. The Lady sighed with relief that a confrontation was avoided. Kagome looked up
and smiled. Somehow things had worked themselves out between the brothers without a drop of
blood being shed.
Miroku tapped Sesshoumaru on the shoulder. " I will be glad to lend my hand in negotiations
between you and your brother for some additional compensation."