InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Choosen one ❯ Promises ( Chapter 9 )

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Chapter 9- Promises

Kohana heard Sesshomaru's roars and was instantly worried. He sent his youkai out in search of Sam and was surprised when he was stopped by a barrier. He got Chumani and Nikki, then physically went in search of Sam.

Meanwhile, Akira and Sam, finally finished bathing the wolf. It had taken four applications of shampoo to get him clean. When the final rinsed was finished, Sam was speechless. The wolf's coat wasn't gray, but a silver-white, very similar to Sesshomaru's. Years of dirt and grime had disguised his coat's true color.

Sam had settled down to brush the wolf dry, when there was a knock at the door. Akira answered it and opened it to admit Hiroshi, Kohana, Nikki, and Chumani. They women gasped when the saw the wolf. Kohana took one look at the wolf, and demanded, "Sam, what in the hell is going on? Sesshomaru is tearing the house down around us and you sit here calmly brushing that mangy thing." The wolf picked his head up and growled at Kohana.

Akira smiled down at Sam, "I'll explain, my dear." Sam never responded, she just continued brushing the wolf as if she were enchanted.

"Please, sit down. I'll tell you what happened, and what I know about this wolf.", Akira said. "I came here because of the rumors that are flying around. Some say that Maruco has returned from the dead. Others say it's a dog trainer, who looks like her, here showing her stock to Sesshmoru. The last rumor is what piqued my curiosity, It's that Sesshomaru had a human woman under his protection, and that he didn't leave her side."

"Of course, being a dutiful Daibo, I came to find out what was happening. Imagine my surprise when I find all three to be true, each rumor only being a part of the whole story.", she laughed.

She looked at the faces around her and said, "Sesshomaru has angered me greatly though. He means to use this young woman and throw her away. She has done much for the youkai community, and she deserves better treatment. I have taken the role of chaperone and in-term mother for her, they will be kept apart, until such time as he requests her hand."

Kohana and Chumani burst into laughter and Nikki was confused. "No, wonder Sesshomaru is tearing the house apart.", Kohana spit out between guffaws. When he stopped laughing, he explained to Nikki, "This means Sesshomaru can't lay a finger on Sam without mating her.", he burst into fresh laughter, this time Nikki joined him.

After the mirth died down. Akira continued, "As for the wolf, I believe he is the same wolf that followed Sesshomaru and Inuyasha's father around when he was young. He looks quite different clean, doesn't he?"

The sudden knock on the door, startled the little group. "Daibo-sama, This Sesshomaru would speak with Samantha-kun.", his voice broke the silence. Sam's head snapped up and her pupils dilated, Akira signaled for the women to sit beside her and prevent her from moving. She gave Kohana and the wolf a pointed look, and moved to open the door.

Sesshomaru's eyes widened in surprise, when the door opened. Sam sat on the floor, her sisters at her side, the wolf lay in front of her. If the sight of the wolf's coat shocked him, Sam sitting there in a kosode with a look of pleading desire devastated him. His eyes streaking red, he stepped toward her, then Akira was between them.

"What ever you need to say to Sam, will go through me. I am stopping the game you play with her. I have assigned myself in the role of chaperone, and you will conduct yourself in the proper manner." , her voice was stern. "Now, what did you wish to speak with Sam about?"

"I will only speak of this with Sam, and not a go between.", he pronounced, coldly.

"Then you are prepared to sign a mating contract?", she demanded. "It's the only way you will be permitted time alone with her." Sam blushed bright red and dropped her gaze to the wolf in front of her.

Sesshomaru's eyes went blood red, and he growled long and low. The wolf stood and returned the growl, hackles risen, teeth bared. Hiroshi looked at Sesshomaru, "Remember, who you would dishonor if you were to act on your impulse.", he stated quietly.

His eyes worked their way around the room from his Daibo, until his gaze landed on the wolf. He had quit growling, but stood watching him carefully. Unexpectedly, he stepped over to Sesshomaru, sat down, and offered a series of bark/yips. Sesshomaru's eyes suddenly cleared, and he tipped his head toward the wolf. He turned and bowed to Sam, his daibo and daifu. Straightened up and left with out a word.

The occupants of the room looked from the wolf and to the door in wonder, except Sam who jumped up and ran into the bathroom, retching. Nikki and Chumani went to follow, but Akira stopped them. "Leave her alone for now. She'll be ok, her body is reacting the tension."

Sesshomaru couldn't believe what was happening. He had almost agreed to the contract, just so he could rut with a human female. Then that wolf spoke to him in the old language, but what it said calmed him. He knew he could wait, that she would be his.