InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Come Home Puppy ❯ Healing ( Chapter 6 )

Healing
As soon as the miko had purified the wretched jewel, it was absorbed back into her body. The influx of power made itself known as a flash of white, but the white aura that shown around her wasn't uniform. Miroku studied the blemishes in her aura intently and could only come up with one thing. Kagome had lost her purity. He looked to the demons that were huddled about Inuyasha, worrying over the injured hanyou to get him ready for the journey back to the . With a worried brow, Miroku made his way over to Sango. Maybe she would have some ideas as to why Kagome's aura wouldn't be pure at such a young age, it was only fair to get the opinion of a woman on a...well, on Kagome.
"Sango," the houshi whispered.
"What is it, Miroku?"
"I noticed that all is not right with Kagome and her miko aura. The purity of it seems...diminished. The only thing I can think of that would stain her aura is that she has been corrupted or that she has, er, um,..."
"Say it already. You have no problems with this type of talk when asking women to bear your children!"
"." he blurted. Sango looked at him in shock, more at his blush than his words.
"If you think that, then why come to me?"
"I do not know the way the female mind and body work. I could be wrong and it would be irresponsible of me to come up with such theories without having something to back it up."
"I can't read her mind, Miroku."
"I know, Sango, but you do have a like minded mentality when it comes to the female body and its needs. I would like to have your opinion on it."
"Let's back up a moment, and think through this slowly. Okay?"
"Okay."
"Can you read everyone's aura or just those with spiritual powers?"
"I can see spiritual auras better than I can see normal ones, but I can see both fairly well."
"What does a married woman's aura look like?" Miroku put his back in thought, staring unseeingly at the sky as they continued to follow behind the demons ahead of them.
"There is still pure unless the one they are with is not to whom they are wed or there have been rumors that she was sampled before the wedding night. Why are you asking?"
"Well if Kagome's aura looks the same as those who have done impure acts such as adultery, or fornication before marriage then it would be safe to assume that she has indeed lost her innocence. In seeing her aura mimic those of the impure, you have all of the proof you need. Kind of ironic though, isn't it?"
"What is, Sango?"
"We actually tried to prove Kagome innocent before we accused her of anything. When Inuyasha told us he didn't kill Lady Kaede, we just automatically followed Kagome in believing that he was lying even though we hadn't sought out the whole truth for ourselves. We fell into it just like Kouga did when Kagura attacked us with the dead bodies of those wolves."
"You're right, Sango. Here I had thought, before this had happened, that Inuyasha was lucky he was getting to run away and that we were only doing that because he had been a friend. I just hope he's not so angry with us that he will not allow us to try and make up for our mistake, even though he has every right to do so. We practically handed him over on a silver platter to Naraku."
The two humans continued conversing unaware of the four seething demons ahead of them and the miko in the middle was oblivious to both as she focused on how powerful she felt. Nothing was going to stand in the way of what she wanted now. Once Inuyasha was better, she would say her sorries and then they would go back to the way things were, except this time she would have him to herself. Naraku would no longer stop Inuyasha from picking her over the fuedal era.
Sesshoumaru, Kouga, Shippou, and Kirara couldn't believe what they were hearing. Before daring to even think of asking the girl about her promiscuous actions, they try to find if they have a viable reason first, but because Inuyasha was a hanyou they would attack first and ask questions later. And him being shown mercy because he had once been their friend?! Sesshoumaru would make sure that those ningen would pay for their mistake then he would let Inuyasha choose what mercy he will give them when the time comes for him to be merciful.

The healers said only time would tell if Inuyasha would come out of the self induced catatonia he has secluded himself in. If he doesn't show improvement within the next month, they will send in a Soul Reader to see where Inuyasha has hidden himself and if he is capable of being saved. Sesshoumaru was not happy with this development, if anything he seemed to grow even more vengeful of the humans that were now in his home and within his hospitality. He was halfway tempted to go ahead and throw the digusting lowlifes into his dungeons and leave them to either rot or survive until Inuyasha awakes and pleads mercy for their pathetic lives. That is only if the pup finds out his ex-friends are down there. The dungeons were not a favorite place of Inuyasha when he was in infancy, so it is most likely that he would never know.
Sesshoumaru watches pensively as Rin and Shippou run about the grounds harrassing the guards, picking flowers, and asking every ten minutes about the time 'til dinner. He is impatient as well, not for food, but for his brother to come back to him. He wanted to see gold eyes alight with that temptuous inner fire, lips set in a petulant full pout, and back set ramrod straight in defiance of him. This had been the way he and Inuyasha had always dealt with each other. They are also a classic example of why royal demons usually do not bear more than one heir. In royal blood it is a fight to keep the alpha position and another heir is seen as a challenge to that position. However, Inuyasha was borne for him, to be his second in command, to be his balm on bad days, his opposite, the fire to his ice, the passion to his calm, and above all to be able to share the emotional burden that comes with being a ruler. Inuyasha was his in body, mind, soul, and heart, he could belong to no other. Inuyasha needs to be okay otherwise Sesshoumaru will never be whole.

He's there in that room, yet again being tortured. The pinwheel, the nine-tails, the bamboo shoots that portrude from the joints of his knees and ankles, and the boar demon with his vile taste. Over and over, the memories/dreams play. He hears his own screams, whimpers, howls of pain and he is scared again. He doesn't want to go back out there. It is pain to go out there. In here, in the darkness, it is safe, it is warm, it is comfort. Something calls to him though and even his youkai cannot deny the call. It is beginning to bring them forth, away from the darkness, the warmth, the comfort. They are answering the call of the only one he would sacrifice all that he was, is, and can be for. Sesshoumaru.

Sesshoumaru is by Inuyasha's flailing side in moments. His brother would not suffer his pain alone, no he was here now and that would make all the difference in the world. He holds his otouto tight within his arms and close to his chest while the pup continues to surface from whatever nightmare has decided to plague him. He whispers softly into the puppy ears atop the silver mop, sweet nothings that will forever be lost to the wind once they are said. Soon, Inuyasha begins to calm, his whimpers quiet, his breathing evens, and his body goes still. Sesshoumaru moves to put his brother back into the healing bed when a small hand takes his wrist hostage and another whimper escapes the smaller body cuddled into his own.
"D.'t lea...ve leave me. ." Inuyasha pleads with his aniki, holding onto the appendage within his small hand with all the strength left in his frail frame.
"I won't leave you, otouto. I am right here." The pup gave a happy yip in the back of his throat before giving a small purr of gratitude, noticing it was the first time since he left that he heard his brother speak without using the third person. Sesshoumaru's reaction was instantaneous as he answered the little hanyou with his own rumbling purr of comfort and possessiveness, his eyes flashing red for just the barest of moments. His youkai has recognized Inuyasha and now that the pup is here, will not be relinquishing its hold anytime soon. Subconsciously, Inuyasha flared his own youkai in acceptance of his aniki's claim and offer of protection. The circle complete, Sesshoumaru settled them both into the bed and slipped into the land of dreams with his pup.

The next morning was pure horror as Sesshoumaru tried to untangle himself from Inuyasha, but the pup was having none of it. He had tried explaining to the lithe hanyou that he would be right back, but he needed to take care of some things, like a bath and clothing, but Inuyasha didn't want to let his aniki out of his sight for a moment. Sesshoumaru sighed and decided that taking Inuyasha with him wouldn't hurt him, might piss the healer off, but it wouldn't hurt the patient. With the pup practically attached to him, they walked down the hall to get ready. As they walked down the hall, the regal elder demon also commanded some of the servants to bring some clothes for Inuyasha to his chambers.
Getting Inuyasha undressed was the hard part as the inu-hanyou's body remembers what nearly happened with Naraku even if his conscious didn't. A lot of coaxing and a bribe of playing his favorite game with him later, Sesshoumaru had the half demon naked and in the hot spring. When the TaiYoukai joined Inuyasha, the smaller male immediately reverted back to safer memories of being naked in the bath with his aniki. Inuyasha waited until Sesshoumaru had turned around fully to face before sending a wave of water at the elder demon. Sesshoumaru was not impressed when as soon as he got into the spring he was already getting his hair rinsed before the rest of him was clean, but he indulged his little brother.
After a playful and refreshing bath, both demons were dressed and Sesshoumaru called for breakfast in his chambers. It was more for the comfort of Inuyasha and himself than him not wanting the ningens to know that the pup had finally come around. Throughout the routine, it had not escaped the Lord of the Western Lands that his otouto still had that haunted look in his eyes and that he had not spoken much since last night. When Inuyasha was younger, you couldn't shut him up, but now Sesshoumaru was wishing for the incessant chattersome pup back. Finished with breakfast, Sesshoumaru took Inuyasha back to see the healer, just to make sure he was okay and ask if Inuyasha could be moved to his rooms immediately. After seeing the healer, he could talk to the younger demon about everything else, including those pesky ningen.