InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Cornerstone ❯ Chapter 15: The building’s swaying in the wind ( Chapter 15 )

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

Title: Cornerstone
Author: DeityOfDeath
Archive: Yes please...
Pairings: Inu Yasha/Sesshomaru, Inu Yasha / Kouga mentions 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 15: The building's swaying in the wind

As May became June the weather warmed considerably and become quite the frustration with all who lived within the palace. Most of us managed to keep our composure while working and performing our duties, but once we were back in our private quarters most stripped down to only the necessary clothing and basked in the shade hoping for a release from the stifling heat and humidity.

I for one was not above walking around in my private quarters in just a fundoshi. I would not allow others to see me do such a vulgar thing but then there's a lot others do not see me do.

The younger ones were given free reign however. It wasn't unusual to see Inu Yasha carrying around two nearly naked infants. He spent most of his days taking care of his sons and when he wasn't outside with them beneath a tree of some sort, in the palace somewhere he could often be found at the nearby lake; the twins strapped to his body as they cooled off in the refreshing water.

I often used him as an excuse to leave whatever task I was doing in order to also make use of the lake myself.

My mother kept herself busy working on invites and working out the details of our mating ceremony. Inu Yasha agreed that it was best just to leave her to it. She rarely asked questions and the same went for us. As long as it was performed correctly and we were joined we had no further qualms or worries.

June turned to July and our not caring grew by leaps and bounds as we found nodding our heads the best answer for anything she asked. It was also then that she had informed us that September would be the perfect time to bond, so said her fortune teller. It always amused me how superstitious women could be then again in royal families; human and demon, it was always important to make sure that all was planned well so that the gods were appeased and no ill omens ruined the bonding.

It all left me with a headache. Why couldn't these things be simpler? My Uncle Shanshouto spoke often of days of olden when you fought another male for your mate and then consummated the bond and marked your mate. No ceremony, no planning. Only thing you had to worry about was finding a den and awaiting the birth of your offspring.

Simpler times….sometimes I wished for them.

August came and it became unbelievably hotter.

My mother had all the invites drawn up and left them all on my desk for me to look over and sign. I had decided that it was best to have Inu Yasha look them over first and once he approved I signed my name and then Hagashouri would fold them and Koakajou would seal them in wax with our house crest. It took us a week to finish this task, mostly because my mother insisted on inviting half the demon realm. When Inu Yasha and I had finished the list had been more than halved.

The ones who hadn't been invited were to be sent notices upon our bonding announcing it and once again, even that list had been halved.

Inu Yasha seemed lost in his thoughts most of the time but I refused to let him dwell on them overly much and the same could be said for my mother and Uncle who often found other things to occupy his time, not that he needed them because the twins usually accomplished this.

The two were now a little over eight months old and were babbling balls of energy. They no longer just lay on their backs, they rolled themselves over and had begun pushing themselves up on hands and knees and had started to wobble, every so often moving in what most would call crawling.

I could only imagine the castle in another few months when they were walking and talking and terrorizing all in their path. When they were weaned and eating solid foods and Inu Yasha's milk dried up he would once again go into heat and during that time a pup from our union could be conceived.

I wasn't in a rush, merely anticipating my own blood offspring. I would in no way treat the Wolf Leaders cubs any differently.

As the end of August came and the first week of September came the castle became as busy as a beehive, with people coming and going. The castle was the cleanest I had ever seen it, not a single table went without some sort of floral decoration or a table cloth. The walls were scrubbed and corners inspected by my own mother.

At the end of the week we would be bonded and already guests were arriving and unused quarters and rooms were filled to capacity. I had already had such a room set aside for the Priestess and her companions, one of them; the demon slayer, fit to burst with new life. The monk, her bonded companion seemed to nearly fall over with his attempts at protection.

The day before came and as night drew close the twins and Inu Yasha were removed from our chambers, my mother going on about tradition and bad luck so I merely went along with what she said. The whole castle smelled of cooking meats and breads and the servants seemed stressed and excited all at once. I stayed awake late into the night and paced my room in nervous anticipation awaiting the morning and hoping this ordeal would end quickly and without any situations or problems.

Sometime past midnight as I strolled through the castle I ran into my brothers who seemed to be happily enjoying a few glasses of fine sake, rather loudly. Okay, Kouakajou was loud, my younger and more serious brother; Hagashouri, merely drank. You could tell he was drunk because his usual look of serious contemplation was gone and now he looked tired and confused, as if trying to force himself to concentration. It was all rather amusing.

“Sessh~! Come have a drink. We must celebrate your marriage to our little half brother. Quite a shame he was the only child that lovely hime produced. She was quite lovely. Perhaps our dear Rin will one day grow so beautiful.”

I couldn't help but stiffen at his innocent drunk comments and I was about to say something about his earlier comment concerning Rin when Hagshouri spoke up.

“I am sure Oniichan agrees that you are not worthy enough for our young mistress Rin.”

I blinked and stared closely at my younger brother. I couldn't tell if his cheeks were flushed due to his comment or his drunkenness. For now I let his comment be and filed it away for another day. It seemed as though our younger brother were not as against humans as we all thought. Someone once said love and hate are closely related.

I suppose Inu Yasha and I were living proof of that.

I shook the thoughts from my head and gave my brothers one final look as I walked past them and headed to my quarters in the hope that sleep would come after my walk.

“Do not stay up overly late brothers…I do expect you to be at my bonding tomorrow.”

With that I walked away.

To Be Continued….

I figured I'd give the bonding a chapter of its own along with their first night together. More to come.

Kat