InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Devils and Demons ❯ Competition ( Chapter 33 )

Devils and Demons
Pairings: Sesshoumaru/Inuyasha, Vergil/Dante
Disclaimer: The characters of InuYasha are not mine, they are the property of Rumiko Takahashi, Shogakukan, Yomiuri TV, Sunrise, and Viz. Nor do I own any Devil May Cry characters, they belong to Capcom. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.

W A R N I N G: This is about male pregnancy (possibly) and male/male relationships which includes incest. I'm letting you know now what the relationships WILL contain. So, if you are AGAINST such pairings, please find something else more to your liking, you have been warned.

 

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Beta-read by: Hitokimi. Thanks a bunch for taking on another story with me (smiles). Any mistakes after she has finished her work are mine.

 

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Summary: Kumiko is determined to get Inuyasha out the way of her happiness with the future lord of the Western Lands.

 

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Chapter 33: Competition

 

Dinner was a strained affair. Toga was resisting the urge to pinch the bridge of his nose as Kumiko glared hatefully at Inuyasha from his place next to Sesshoumaru.

 

She was disappointed that the young lord insisted that his half-breed brother sit next to him instead of her, but she wisely kept her tongue in-check. It wouldn't due for a future lord's mate to be disrespectful in front of mixed company.

 

She also cast wary looks toward the twins.

 

They were out of place as well as the humans and had no business dining with the full blooded youkais. Kumiko discovered along with her father, Lords Ken'ichi and Saburo that they were hanyous—just as Toga's youngest son.

 

Much to Lord Ken'ichi's surprise, they were the sons of the Dark One, Sparda. Ken'ichi gave his nephew a disapproving look letting Toga know that they will talk about this.

 

Soon the meal was over (which everyone was thankful for), but the night was far from over. Sesshoumaru needed to inform his mate that he would be late returning to their chambers.

 

The party moved to the sitting area for after dinner drinks and casual conversation while the future lord and his mate exchanged heated words.

 

“Mind your tongue, Inuyasha. I will not have you causing any trouble,” Sesshoumaru reprimanded.

 

“I don't give a rat's ass, Sesshoumaru, who the hell she is! That bitch does not own you, you are my mate not hers. You need to be with me and your p-”

 

But the older inuyoukai cut him off. “That is enough, Inuyasha. We will discuss this upon my return. Now, please tend to Mizuki—I want her asleep by the time I come back from showing Lady Kumiko the gardens. Understood?”

 

“Yes, brother,” Inuyasha replied in a subdued tone.

 

Sesshoumaru abruptly turned from his mate and silently walked down the hall, not once looking back. Inuyasha's puppy ears drooped dejectedly—his mate didn't even kiss him good-bye. Gritting his teeth in anger, Inuyasha balled his fists, his claws digging into his palm. Kumiko was going to regret coming between him and his brother.

 

He went through too much heart ache and pain to have someone screw with his relationship.

 

His chest throbbed. He needed to nurse Mizuki.

 

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Sesshoumaru lead the female inuyoukai through the many twists and turns of his mother's beautiful garden and Kumiko loved every minute as she dutifully trailed three steps behind her intended. Ever so often Sesshoumaru would make a comment about this plant or that tree until they stopped by a pond with a flowing waterfall.

 

The pond was filled with gold and white koi. Frogs croaked on their lily pads adding to the romantic atmosphere. Unseen by them were the twins.

 

A pair of quicksilver eyes narrowed at the female, who was trying to get closer to the tall inuyoukai.

 

“Brother, I think we need to rescue Lord Sesshoumaru,” Dante offered kissing the side of his lover's mouth, pulling his hands from Vergil's waist.

 

“I do believe you're right,” Vergil answered turning his head slightly to capture questing lips to his.

 

“I'll take the female and you tell Sesshoumaru he is wanted elsewhere,” Vergil instructed.

 

The younger twin didn't argue only whined when his brother released his hold.

 

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The future lord didn't want to be rude to the pup but his patience was only going to last for so long before it snapped.

 

If there was any time he was grateful to have Dante and Vergil here it was now, but he was not going to mention it to them. The twins would dog him for the rest of his life and he couldn't have that.

 

“Lord Sesshoumaru,” Dante greeted respectfully which caused the inuyoukai to raise a dark brow. Dante never addressed him as such.

 

They were up to something, which didn't bode well. Nothing did when the twins were planning something. Sesshoumaru's stomach dropped at the painful thought of the twins involving him in anything they stirred-up.

 

“I'm sorry to interrupt my lord, but an important issue has come up requiring your immediate attention,” Dante eloquently delivered. Even Vergil was hard pressed not to crack-up laughing at his twin.

 

“Very well. Lady Kumiko, please excuse me. Dante, lead the way.”

 

They left leaving Vergil alone with the young inu.

 

She jumped when he spoke. “I suppose I could escort you back to your room,” he said lazily, not really caring if she made it back to her room or not.

 

“Thank you but no. I can find my own way,” she retorted, not wanting to spend another minute with the hanyou.

 

“Yes, you probably could, but you might get lost and accidentally run into Master Inuyasha. And I would hate for that to happen.”

 

“Why? He's nothing more than a half-breed who is trying to lay claim to my intended.”

 

The older Sparda gripped Yamato tightly in his left hand. /She's just like Trish/ he pondered—selfish and childish.

 

“Foolish, girl. Do you honestly believe that Lord Sesshoumaru wants you as his mate?”

 

“Why not?” she declared—aghast that he would say such a thing. “I'm beautiful and I can bear heirs for him. Furthermore, I am a full blooded inuyoukai.”

 

“Inuyasha's beauty holds no rival,” he leashed out. Vergil stared down at the child. “You are weak. Any heirs you provide will be weak like you. Lord Sesshoumaru needs a mate who can defend his heirs—you cannot accomplish such a simple task. Your father has pampered you beyond what Lord Sesshoumaru would ever do. And what did you think you were doing by glaring at his mate throughout dinner?”

 

The heiress was mad by the comment. He was nothing more than a hindrance. He was trying to paint a pretty picture of his kind, but it wasn't going to work.

 

“My father will make sure that the bond between Lord Sesshoumaru and that mutt is dissolved. I will be Lord Sesshoumaru's mate as I have always meant to be!”

 

“We shall see.”

 

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Slowly making her way back to her chambers, and getting lost after a few turns up one hallway and down another, the heiress was able to find a familiar corridor.

 

Kumiko passed by several sets of doors one of which she heard Lord Sesshoumaru's voice behind. He sounded as if he was in pain or worse, wounded. He was… moaning and… growling?

 

Did the business he had to take care of harmed him in some way? No, Lord Sesshoumaru was much too powerful to be taken down by a mere half-demon.

 

Without a thought, Kumiko slid open the door to find Lord Sesshoumaru pinned underneath his brother. Blue eyes widen beyond their sockets as she realized what they were doing.

 

That bastard! How could he take someone else's mate? Granted she and Lord Sesshoumaru barely talked but they were betrothed. That should count for something, shouldn't it?

 

No one knew what happened until it was too late. Kumiko charged at Inuyasha knocking him off Sesshoumaru, which cause him to fall on top of the small bed next to their futon. The pup's panic-stricken wailing jolted Sesshoumaru from his shock at being interrupted making love to his brother, acid pooled at the tips of his claws, eyes bleeding crimson.

 

Invasion of his privacy was intolerable. The consequences of such disrespect meant instant death.

 

“You have no right to here,” the inuyoukai said low and threatening, his facial markings stretching across his face. However, his retained the beast inside of him. He had to, for his pup and mate.

 

Inuyasha picked-up his daughter gently rocking her to calm her. He was fighting with his demon side as well.

 

“That is my intended—you would do well to keep your filthy hands off him!” Kumiko shouted ignoring what Sesshoumaru just said to her. “SESSHOUMARU IS MY MATE! HE WAS NEVER! I WILL KILL YOU FOR THINKING YOU CAN TAKE HIM AWAY FROM ME, YOU BITCH!”

 

And Kumiko flung herself at Inuyasha and Mizuki.

 

Screaming from his sons' shared chambers jolted Toga awake. The taiyoukai only had time to slip into a loose fitting yukata and grabbed Tentsusaiga to investigate what was going on.

 

Once he arrived at Sesshoumaru's section of the family wing, what he saw was not how he would imagine it would be.

 

At the threshold Ken'ichi, Saburo, along with the twins, and the trio stood motionless. Kagome had to turn away least she would throw-up. Miruko was holding Sango in a fierce hug, their eyes frighten by the gruesome scene. Toga moved them out the way to see further inside the room. Healers were working on Kumiko.

 

Her arm was torn in three different places as acid bubbled around her throat. Foam was coming out of her mouth as the healers worked frantically to get the poison to stop its lethal trail of mutilating Kumiko's body from the outside in.

 

He sighed—this was not his night. First dinner, now this. Damn!

 

Lord Yuudai was trying to get to Inuyasha with his sword, but Sesshoumaru stood his ground between them, shielding his family from harm.

 

His uncle found his tongue. “Toga, this has gone too far. I demand you do the right thing and put that mongrel out of its misery!”

 

Bypassing his uncle, Toga saw the healers moving Kumiko, probably to her room since it was closer. They briefly told him that the female would live but would be out of it for a while, so he wouldn't be able to question her, but judging by Inuyasha's blanket expression and the way he was holding his grand-heir, Kumiko must have done something to the pup.

 

Toga was about to let them know what they could do with the request when Sesshoumaru spoke.

 

“I will make this clear now, if any harm comes to my mate or pup. I will not hesitate to kill the offending party involve, which Kumiko has found out. For her sake, Lord Yuudai, you better pray to the god's my father's healers removed all the poison from her body. It would be a shame to enter her room to find nothing to bear away.”

 

The inu-lord growled and went to attack the future her but Sesshoumaru was faster.

 

A thin bright greenish-yellow rope wrapped around Lord Yuudai's neck and hands effectively binding him. With a not so gently tug, the Inu no Taisho was brought down to his knees. Another tug pulled the whip taut. Yuudai cringed as the poison whip dug into his skin.

 

Sesshoumaru was asserting his authority as an Alpha male protecting his Beta and heir.

 

No one moved. The color change in his eyes was plenty of reason not to do so. No one breathe for fear of setting off the powerful inuyoukai. Although it was quite hard to be still as the acidic smell and burnt flesh was making them gag.

 

Sesshoumaru could easily decapitate the inu-lord.

 

“Your daughter shall and will stay away from my Beta—if she does not, neither my father nor uncles will be able to save her worthless hide.”

 

The whip dissipated into tiny harmless particles leaving Lord Yuudia to fall to the floor gasping for air and coughing at the same time to rid his mouth of the sour-bitter taste of Sesshoumaru's poison.

 

“T-this…” he rasped. “This is… not over.” The inu-lord stood on wobbly legs.

 

“But I believe that it is,” Toga replied preparing to go back to bed. “My son has asserted his status as an Alpha with a mate. I will tell you as I have told those other half wits: your heir cannot handle Sesshoumaru's power or his brutal tempter.

 

“And I was gravely mistake to think otherwise that Kumiko could handle such power. Sesshoumaru would have broken her mentally within the first couple of hours of their mating. Then he would have destroyed her spirit. Kumiko has no fire to stand against an Alpha male such as my son. You have spoiled the bitch beyond repair, Yuudai.”

 

Shocked was the only thing that came to mind when all eyes took in Lord Yuudai's kneeling form after collapsing back to the floor. He had spoiled her, his mate too, but Kumiko was his only daughter, the youngest of seven. Now, he had to bit his tongue and apologize to the younger inu for doing what was best for his heir.

 

Yuudai opened his mouth to apologize but Sesshoumaru silenced him. “It is not your words of remorse I want to hear. I want a formal apology from Kumiko to my mate in court. If she cannot her life is therefore forfeit. Now, all of you get out. I must tend to my mate and pup.”

 

Not needing to be told twice, everyone scrambled to vacate Sesshoumaru's room.

 

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A/N: Thought Inuyasha was going to give Kumiko the beat down? Do you think that Kumiko survived being poisoned by Sesshoumaru? By the way, what ever happened to Trish? Don't know? Well, to find out, stay tuned for the next chapter.

 

Nemesis

 

oOoOo Teaser for Chapter 34 oOoOo

 

“Dante.”

 

“I want to know why? Why would you forcefully coerce my brother to have sex with you?”