InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Cornerstone ❯ Chapter 4: Til� the Sun shines light on him ( Chapter 4 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Title: Cornerstone
Author: DeityOfDeath
Archive: Yes please...
Pairings: Inu Yasha/Sesshomaru,Inu Yasha / Kougamentions of Inu Yasha/Kagome and Inu Yasha/ Kikyo
Category: Drama, romance, slash, Mpreg,
rating: NC-17/R
Spoilers: Most likely.
Warnings: Yaoi, Lemon, Non-con, Mpreg, Incest, SPOILERS!
Disclaimers: I never have nor will I ever own Inu Yasha or its chars. They are property of Rumiko Takashi and major companies.

Note from Author: Thank You for reading and supporting fan fiction! Enjoy and please review!

The chapter titles are lyrics from the song "Cornerstone" by Day of Fire

Chapter 4: Til' the Sun shines light on him

As the night fell and daylight filtered in through small crevices among the rocks in the main den I found myself oddly awake and starring at the white animal skin flap that still covered the doorway to the deceased Kouga's den, a den he had shared with my hanyou brother, a den where they had shared carnal pleasures and after where they had possibly shared talks of love and whispers of adoration. I was almost one to believe that they shared their dreams and hopes, fears and ideals and with the conception of their pup they probably discussed the future.

I wonder if they also discussed names and talked of ideas on raising the soon to be born pup.

The sentimental fool in me; hidden deep down inside wondered if we could also discuss such things and do the same things and yet the more I came into a wakeful mindset the more I doubted my sanity. But then again, it was better to think such irrational thoughts. I needed to play the part of an alpha mate as good if not better than Kouga had. I needed Inu Yasha to feel comfortable with me. It's not something that would take root right away like the seed of a common weed, no this is something that would be planted and watched over carefully like a seedling tree, and only with time, patience, devotion and tender care would a small seed become a large healthy tree.

I'm pretty sure Inu Yasha would find irony in the comparison, having been staked to a tree himself for over two centuries.

I sighed and stood, sentimentality wasn't my specialty and it didn't feel “right” by any means. I would do the best with what I was given. It was this or Inu Yasha would be with some insufferable male wolf. Kami or Canine was his choice, and chose for him. He would not be pleased…

I made my way over to the den containing Inu Yasha and pushed the skin covering the doorway aside and stepped inside. My eyes roamed the area seeing how the den covered the bare essentials. Extra furs for winter sat in a corner in an old wooden box with lid open, someone must have scrounged through it in search of something last night. Other corners and walls were filled with wooden crates and trunks which I could only assume held clothes, tools and the like.

My eyes eventually fell on Inu Yasha who had gained back his healthy coloring and his breathing seemed almost peaceful. I sat down in the middle of the room and closed my eyes allowing the peacefulness of this den lull me into meditation.

My ears were open to every sound around me as my thoughts ceased and a quiet and calm took over. I don't know how long it was before a sound broke my concentration but I opened my eyes and looked for the source of the sound. It was then that I heard a deep intake of breath.

My eyes landed on the source; Inu Yasha.

His molten gold eyes slowly fluttered open, blinking a few times as they stared up at the den roofs craggy surface. I wondered what thoughts wandered through his mind at such a time. I watched as his hands made their way out of their blanket cocoon and slowly rose to rest atop his growing belly. His hands moved a few inches, as if searching and stopped suddenly.

I saw the reason as a smile crossed his tired features and another movement; probably a kick caused his stomach to stretch out suddenly.

His left hand left his stomach and slid over the blanket in search of something and upon finding nothing but the semi-flat surface of the blankets and bedding I watched as panic swept across his features and then something else entirely and then confusion. I could stand it no more, his emotions to fragile and somehow watching them made a small pain deep down inside me as if I had swallowed small glass shards or been pinched on the inside of my stomach.

Was this sympathy?

“I am sorry to say that you will not find him here, Inu Yasha,” I had said it was as soft and regretful tone I could muster and it came out sounding but it still sounded horrible even to my own ears.

His head quickly tossed in my direction and pained sorrow crossed his once happy face. His eyes began to water and soon tears crested on silvery lashes and in less than a moment cascaded over those fine lashes carving paths down his cheeks and across the bridge of his nose.

I stood and slowly padded my way over to him, kneeling beside him. I was unsure of what to do now that I was without my adrenaline high. So I thought back to my childhood and how my own mother and our father had comforted me.

I lifted my hand cringing inwardly as Inu Yasha flinched minutely, placing my hand atop his rubbing my thumb gently over his hand in as a soft a manner as I could. He turned his head to look up into my eyes and with the hand that had searched out his mate grabbed a hold of my leg turning himself on his side hugging my leg and thigh as he sobbed at his anger and anguish.

“Do not curse your fate or luck and certainly do not curse what the two of you had together,” I said after a while. I had let time pass and had let him sob until his head rested upon my now soaked thigh and my other hand had somehow found itself caressing his silvery blue tresses.

I had no idea where I had learned such a gentle gesture from but I recall doing something similar to Rin when calming her after a nightmare.

His right hand remained over his expanding belly while the other gripped my free hand.

“Why?”

“Why what, Otouto?”

“Why you are here still and why are you being so nice to me,” he asked in a soft scratchy tone.

“I suppose it is better I tell you now then you find out later. It might spare me some of your anger,” I said as I continued to run my fingers through his hair.

He remained silent for a moment as if digesting what I had said before finally turning his head at an odd angle to look up into my eyes, “I have a feeling I will be angry no matter when you tell me,” he said almost dejectedly.

I didn't like the sound of defeat in his tone nor the beaten way in which he delivered the words.

“It is something that could not be prevented especially since you chose to court royalty,” I started out.

His hand squeezed mine and I continued on, “With Kouga…gone others would fight for your hand. The fact that you're carrying the Wolf Clans heir makes you a prize and an easy way to the throne. You yourself could not rule even though you…”

“Are a hanyou,” he stated before I could finish.

“It is not being a hanyou that holds you back. Even if you were mates because you are not a wolf you can not ascend to leader of the pack. Your pup however, can but no male in this clan will allow you to remain unmated with the clan heir inside you so it would start fights and more internal strife than the clan can handle at this time.”

“It sounds like there's a lot more to it,” he stated tiredly.

“If you are mated to a wolf tribe member and you birth a male cub then that cub will be the future leader but that means he must survive to see maturity. If he were to die young and you were to conceive with the new male's cub then that cub would be next in line. Just like with all royalty demon or human others in line for the leadership role would disappear or die.”

“And if my pup were a girl…”

“It's a wolf ling Inu Yasha so it would be a cub and if it were a female then others would fight to have her bond with them or their own sons in order to have their child or grandchild as the leader. Either way you have hierarchy problems.”

“So how did you and Okaa-san find the answer to this problem,” he asked as he turned his head back to the side.

“You know the wolf bitch well…She used words and wit and backed me into a corner until I agreed to be your mate.”

Suddenly his hand let go of mine and he sat up and away from me looking surprised and shocked.

“I will not force you into anything you don't agree to brother and since you already carry I won't force a bonding on you until the cub is born.”

His shocked features calmed some but he still looked a bit shocked and a tad worried.

“I will not mistreat my mate Inu Yasha, you need not look so worried. Your remaining carrying months and the months of rest after will allow us time to better know each other and to grow as future mates. For both our sakes let's make this a pleasant bonding. Kouga's cubs shall be raised as if they were my own.”

He remained silent as his head lowered and the scent of salty tears filled the air.

“I do not ask you to forget what you and the wolf prince had and I will not have you hating me for this. Sit and think on it. I will stay until the Ceremonial cremation and then I will return to our fathers lands to make sure that preparations for our future return are made. That gives you a few weeks to allow what has been said to sink in.”

I stood and stretched, allowing my sleeping muscles to wake.

“You are safe from others, the conniving she wolf Amaya has told others of our bonding. Relax and recover Otouto.”

With that I walked towards the exit and left my brother to his thoughts.

To Be Continued….

OMG!!! Otakon was a never ending work for free stress fest as usual. I can't complain. I had fun, bought anime and even picked up some yaoi so all is good. I might not have as much time to write (I know, I've hardly been writing now) I now have a position at Otakon….woo hoo….

Still watching anime and my new fav series are Saiunkoku Monogatari, Antique Bakery, Prince of Tennis and D.Gray-man.

YAY!

Gotta go, more cons coming up and another day of work.

Kat