InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Heart Healed Over ❯ Christmas ( Chapter 52 )
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By: FullMetalArm 
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Hentai / Drama | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 03.17.2006 | Pages: 3 | Words: 8.8K | Visits: 171 | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Hentai / Drama | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 03.17.2006 | Pages: 3 | Words: 8.8K | Visits: 171 | Status: Completed
Okay ladies...52 Xmas chapter for some reason this time around. Reason is so I can get it out of the way. Also songs sung by Seiya in this chapter are from Larry the Cable Guy.
Chapter 52
Crack! Crack! Two shinai’s cut through the air of the palace courtyard as two figures dueled. Regaining their composure, the first struck with side slash only to be blocked by the wooden sword of his opponent. Growling, the first slid the wooden blade up the edge of his opponents in hopes of catching him in the face. He did make contact, but only caught the tip of the other duelists nose. The recently struck male grumbled about going easy and struck catching his opponent in the ribs making him gasp and bring down his shinai. Rolling out of the way, the second duelist thrust at the firsts chest making him fall to the ground out of breath and defeated.
Placing his shinai over his shoulder, Sesshomaru looked at his mate with a satisfied smile. “You’ve improved quite a bit love. But, no matter how many millennia we are to be together, I’ll always win.” Seiya sat up shaking his head to regain his senses while saying he’d had his fair share of victories. Scratching his chin, Sesshomaru recalled his last victory at chess saying, “True you do win quite a bit at certain things, but the art of swordsmanship is not one of them.”
Getting to his feet, Seiya got into a defense stance ready to go again. Sesshomaru shifted his own position when Jaken burst out shouting, “Lord Sesshomaru! Lord Sesshomaru!” The snow was falling gently clouding Seiya’s vision of his mate looking to a door leading into the palace. He didn’t need to see the event to know what was going on. The yipping filled the court yard as Khilu and Kiba began rolling around growling in the snow. Mixed in with the dog noises was Jaken screaming amidst the chaos that was engulfing the courtyard.
Some of the guards laughed from their posts at seeing Kiba going toe to toe with the sprite. Getting up from his place in the snow, Seiya watched along with his mate’s servants chuckling at Kiba pinning Khilu under him. Growling loudly, Khilu jerked away and snapped back playfully before jumping on him in her puppy form. Kiba’s red body knocked the girls black furred one off him so he could head back into the palace to continue his work. Wanting to continue, Khilu started to chase after him when Sesshomaru grabbed her by the scruff of the neck forcing her back into her human form.
Setting her down, Sesshomaru straightened her kimono saying coldly, “Let him be and don’t disturb any of the servants for a while. If you want to play I’ll have Koura take you into the village to play with some children.” Checking to see if her shoes were tied, Khilu ran up the steps and took them off before rushing to see if Koura wanted to take her out. Setting his shinai on his shoulder, Sesshomaru asked his servant, “What did you want to tell me Jaken?”
Regaining his composure, Jaken stood at attention saying, “Your daughter’s recent attempt at mangling Kiba was one of them. The next was that Lord Kuma has arrived with some important news about the lands he is currently overseeing.” Tossing his wooden sword to the toad Sesshomaru began heading in to get ready when he was stopped by Jaken asking, “Is there anything you wish me to do my lord before joining you in the study?”
Looking over his shoulder, Sesshomaru calmly stated, “My mate needs to warm up. Prepare him a bath and a fresh change of clothing.” Jaken bowed at the command saying he would do as the demon commanded. Nodding, Sesshomaru looked to his husband and said, “We are going to head back in a few days Seiya. I suggest you begin packing up your clothes. I will take care of mine and Khilu’s, Rin can take care of her own.” When his lord was gone, Jaken tapped the human’s leg in an attempt to get him to move.
“All right, let’s get this over with.” Seiya followed the toad to the furo while Jaken went around to stoke the fire that heated the bath. The toad was used to having to serve the human and the half-breed child he and Sesshomaru had conceived. He didn’t mind them at all anymore, except when Khilu got into it with Kiba because he somehow always ended up getting caught up in their little scuffles. “The fire is set so give it a few moments. Now if you’ll excuse me I have more important matters to attend to than dealing with some pathetic humans needs.”
“Thanks a lot bastard toad.” Seiya received some snide remark as he cleaned himself with water from a preheated bucket. He shivered happily at the warm water on his skin after a long session. He was sore all over from being outside practicing swordsmanship with Sesshomaru for three hours and was starting to get bruises from where he’d been struck. Rinsing off quickly, Seiya submerged his entire body into the warm water of the bath. Normally it’d take awhile for the bath to heat up, but Sesshomaru always made sure one was prepared before they went out to train. Lucky for him it was at just the right temp for his human skin.
Rising back up slowly, Seiya brushed his bangs away before resting his head on the edge of the tub. Sighing, he closed his eyes wondering what was going to happen within the next few weeks. It was nearing the end of December and Seiya was wondering if he should go ahead and get a tree for the holidays. He’d never really told Sesshomaru why he sent the kids away for a couple of days around this time of the year. All he knew was that Sesshomaru didn’t fully grasp holiday shopping, nor any other holidays that were adopted in Japan over the past century. Opening his eyes he saw a fly buzzing around as he said, “I guess this year will be the time he actually learns about how you really celebrate the winter holidays.”
Banging his head gently against the side of the bath, Seiya couldn’t believe that in more than five years he hadn’t taught Sesshomaru anything about Christmas, Kwanzaa, Chanukah, or any other holiday that occurred during this time of year. Well, he’d taught Sesshomaru some of the basics, it’s just that the demon never really got involved except for buying the his family a few gifts and then after the gifts were exchanged, Khilu and Rin left for two days letting them relax and do whatever they wanted. Smacking a hand against the water, Seiya declared, “This year we’re celebrating at Dad’s!”
Sneezing loudly, Sesshomaru took a sip of tea as Kuma said, “That’s the report for the winter. Unfortunately, I will be kept in my lands until spring because of the recent turns in the weather. All your villages in that area are being helped by some of my more friendly subordinates and I shall be overseeing the security of your villages.” Asking what security the bear could offer his people, Sesshomaru stated that last he checked each village had ample guards in both human and demon respects.
“It is very simple Sesshomaru. Although you have given them the ability to defend themselves, your demon soldiers would not be able to make it in time should they be over taken, so the guards that are not comfortable around humans for long periods of time shall each be given a shift to watch over certain villages.” Sesshomaru noted that it was obvious what his friend was doing, but his real concern lied in what would happen if the bear’s own people were attacked.
“Do not worry about us old friend. We bears are more than capable of dealing with some of the rabble that would attempt to raid us. About seven of us can handle a good thirty or forty of our enemies before needing to retreat.” Sesshomaru gave his guest a cup of tea before heading on his way back. Taking a deep breath of the liquid, Kuma couldn’t help but say, “I’ve never had this type of berry.” Setting the cup down, Kuma said, “But, unfortunately I must take my leave of you quickly if I’m to return to my people.”
Taking the bear to the front gate, Sesshomaru bade him good night and headed back to his study. Pulling out some scrolls, Sesshomaru marked down the recent events happening with his lands. He thought it best to keep it all down on paper like his father had done before him. If his children and family were to take top priority in his life, the next would be to keep the history of that family should the impossible feat of his demonic bloodline be destroyed.
Putting away his quill, Sesshomaru noticed a spiral-bound notebook peeking from out of his mate’s bag. Getting up, the demon pulled the notebook and read, “Demonic Affections Vol. 1" Sesshomaru raised an eyebrow wondering if he should open it. Scratching his chin briefly, the demon pulled opened the book and read a bit to pass the time. Despite the fact that he had never read such a thing in his life, Sesshomaru was intrigued and decided to read what went on in his mate’s mind.
What can be said about a story such as this that has not been written before? Do I start with the old Grimm’s Brother beginning? Or do I start of with how my life began? I think a more subtle approach is required by introducing myself. My parents named me Jasmine and I wasn’t some princess or poor girl that had obtained the affections of a pauper boy and brought him to my palace as my love. Nor was I a girl who had been born into poverty and brought to the home of a prince. I was just a merchants daughter born in 19th century Europe. More precisely a large port town between Spain and France.
A bit confused as to why his mate was writing such a tale, Sesshomaru was forced to shove it back into his mate’s bag a few seconds before Rin walked in. Staring at the girl, Sesshomaru asked, “I believe we taught you to knock before entering a room, didn’t we?” Rin apologized and said that she would be heading into the village for some fabrics and food. “Very well, just be sure you find your sister and Koura before you head back.”
Excusing herself from the demon, Rin looked down the hall saying hello to someone before heading out. Staring out the door, Sesshomaru caught the scent of Shiba and asked, “What do you need whelp?” The female sprite walked in happily carrying another small pot of tea. Setting it on the table, she put the empty pot on the floor saying that she wanted to know when she could go through the well. Sesshomaru sighed and said, “I do not know if you can go through, but you shall experience what is on that side soon enough.”
“Very well my lord. I also know that you need my brother and I hear as spies to make sure nobody plots against you. Thankfully, Jaken has found an ointment to block our scents and with our ability to blend in with our surroundings by transforming. It is safe to say that Lady Koura hasn’t attempted to usurp power from you.” Thanking the demon sprite, Sesshomaru sent her away so he could pack for the return trip back through the well.
A few days later, the family landed on the outskirts of the village and wanting to get on the other side of the well as quickly as possible. Taking Khilu off of Ah-Un, Sesshomaru pulled the bags they had taken on the trip down while Rin helped Seiya with the bags that Kirara had carried with them The fire cat had been lent to them to make the trip easier and with her help, they’d made it just after dark on the second day of travel. Bidding the animals goodbye, Khilu climbed up into Seiya’s arm holding onto a bag while Seiya held his own before the pair jumped into the well. Waiting a few minutes, Sesshomaru then let Rin through the well before hopping down himself shortly after.
On the other side, the human and demon family were sitting in Asami’s house warming their cold bodies while chatting with Kagome and her family. Inuyasha was out with Miroku and Sango since the two wanted to see all the lights that decorated the city during the holidays. “By the way Sesshomaru, we’re spending Christmas with my dad and Michelle.” Stopping his drinking, Sesshomaru put his cup down asking for his mate to repeat what he’d said.
Grinning Seiya said, “ I said we’re actually going to spend the holiday with family and friends. Instead of the usual exchange presents and get rid of the kids thing we’ve done for the past few years.” He could see the demon’s face not change in expression. It was instead the typical blank look that he wore when he was around certain groups of people. “You know my dad won’t care. We have my old room, and Khilu and Rin have theirs. The only annoying part will be Grandpa doing his typical sneaking around our door.” Looking to Kagome he said, “Grandpa likes to goof around and shout at us to not do anything gross, even if we’re just talking.”
Giggling, Kagome whispered something to her mom before mentioning, “I remember that time he caught us kissing when we were six.” Sesshomaru cracked his cup from the sudden mentioning of that. Giggling even more, Kagome said, “Oh relax, it’s not like it went anywhere beyond a single kiss. Beside, you’re one of the few people who know just how good he truly is.” Sesshomaru set his tea to the side and went to join his children in the living room as they watched t.v..
Chuckling, Seiya whispered, “He doesn’t like knowing about things like that. But, with how good he was at certain things when we first started courting makes me wonder about his past...OW!” The man squealed at his friend’s mother smacking him with a wooden spoon. “What the hell did you do that for? It’s not like I said anything bad. If you want to hit someone, hit Souta when he makes lewd comments about us.”
“I already punish Souta for the comments he makes. But, you should know better than to suspect Sesshomaru of anything.” Staring at Kagome for mentioning their kiss, Asami hissed, “And you should know better than to tell Sesshomaru about things you two did when no one was around. He’s a demon and very territorial about Seiya. Much like Inuyasha is territorial about you and Hojou going out for coffee.” The two said that they were sorry like a couple of kids who’d been caught lying. Satisfied, Asami turned to the cupboard and brought out a cake saying, “Who wants a snack?”
Later that night, Sesshomaru was sitting reading a story to Khilu while Seiya laid in bed writing his story. It was a semi-autobiographical story set a couple hundred years ago. Even if it was to go off without a hitch and sell respectably, it was going to be weird explaining how a girl could be him in the story. If asked, he already had an explanation. Even if in real life he was a guy, the circumstances of her life were what made it autobiographical. All it meant was that she experienced slightly altered versions of the situations that brought him and Sesshomaru to where they were. Putting his notebook away, Seiya turned leaned back and fell asleep before Sesshomaru even came to bed. Not like it mattered as Sesshomaru soon had him up exercising for a few more hours.
Now it being the 21st of December, Seiya was sitting in the living room watching “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” with Khilu. Sesshomaru was in the backyard finishing some sword training with Rin. The girl wasn’t exactly talented, nor all that skilled, but she could hold her own if need be should no one be around. Feeling his daughter giggle at the little boy pulling a shrunken head out of a gift box, Seiya said, “Well you’re lucky you weren’t born this week and that your birthday was last month or you wouldn’t get any presents.”
Sticking her tongue out at her dad, Khilu went back to the movie when a knock at the door brought the dogs to an uproar. Getting up from the couch, Khilu shouted, “Be quiet Pup and Tater!” Getting up himself, Seiya was about to tell her not to open the door when the he heard the click of the handle moments before Khilu yelled, “UNCLE JESSE! You’re here for Christmas!”
Poking his head into the entrance, Seiya gave his cousin and the priests wife a wave hello. Picking up the child, Jesse gave her a big kiss exclaiming, “Good lord you’re a big girl. But, hopefully not to big for this.” Reaching into his jacket, Jessy pulled out a small box asking, “Is it all right if she gets a late birthday, early Christmas present?” When he got the okay, Jessy pulled out of the box a new necklace for the girl and said, “This is a good luck charm so don’t lose it.”
Saying thank you, Khilu rushed to the kitchen door and ran out into the back yelling for Sesshomaru and Rin to look at her present. Stepping out, Seiya gave his cousin a hug and asked, “How’s Penny doing with that little one?” The blonde was indicating the woman’s protruding stomach. She was now in her seventh month of their first pregnancy. Jesse had finally left his former post and was a pastor part time at a church in a Seattle suburb. He liked the job and was glad for not having to worry about leaving her on missions, even if he was sent to act as a diplomat for local territory discussions between humans and demons. But, beyond that he never had need to worry about battles, even though he kept his guns clean and his combat abilities top-notch.
“She’s doing well. We don’t know what we’re having yet, but we got the room set up in a way that both a girl and a boy would enjoy.” Helping Penny into the house, Jessy led her to the couch and asked for SEiya to step outside with him once she was settled. Saying that he would, Seiya went out onto the front step with his cousin who had lit up a cigarette and said, “Anything interesting happen while I’ve been away?” Seiya knew what his cousin was getting at. The priest still worried for his cousin and called on occasion to check up on Seiya and his family. “
“Nothing new as of late. We went through the well and I’m sure you know about that dance awhile back.” Jessy laughed at the pictures that appeared in the Seattle Times. A few press people were allowed in and they shared what they could with some of the other newspapers around the world. One such picture that was taken was of Puma at their table sizing up Inuyasha and Sesshomaru. While another one was of Seiya and Michelle dancing at the end of the night. Stamping out his cigarette, Jessy clapped his cousin on the shoulder motioning for them to go in.
Inside, Rin was chatting up a storm about the baby while Khilu sipped at some cocoa. Clapping his hands, Seiya told them to go and get their bags so they could get going soon. When they were gone, he joined Penny on the couch asking, “Is my cousin making sure you don’t do anything too strenuous?”
Patting her stomach gingerly, Patty placed Seiya’s hand on it and in her soft Irish accent said, “He’s actually a lot like you were when you found out Sesshomaru was pregnant.” Seiya blushed at the lady mentioning Sesshomaru’s pregnancy. He stuttered for a moment only to have Penny say, “I know all about what you two have gone through. Even why you where long sleeved tee-shirts all year round. And don’t worry your secret is safe.”
An hour later, the family was in the car following Jessy out onto the highway leading to Robert’s home. The traffic was light, but with the snow and ice covering the ground people were driving a bit more on the cautious side, that was the majority occasionally a few assholes would dash by and nearly cause an accident. How it was possible in Tokyo traffic was beyond Seiya’s comprehension and he didn’t have time to worry since Sesshomaru was gnashing his teeth at Khilu and Rin, who were being accompanied by Tater and Pup, sang Christmas carols in an extremely, yet purposely, off key manner.
Parking in the driveway, the cars were over taken by the other two bulldogs living in the house. Letting the dogs out, Khilu started to shout at Jack and Tater for play fighting as Rin began taking their stuff from the trunk. Glad to be rid of his children’s horrendous singing attempts, Sesshomaru grabbed his things while telling Khilu, “Grab your bag and take it to where Robert or Michelle tell you to.” The girl instantly stopped rolling through the snow with the dogs and grabbed her small suitcase before rushing to Yari’s room.
Walking out with a dish towel over his shoulder, Gerald hugged his grandchildren saying, “Glad you finally decided to make it for an actual family holiday.” He said this to SEsshomaru while giving Penny a gentle hug. “And you my dear look absolutely gorgeous.” He gave her a quick look over before adding, “Not to mention rather pregnant. But, then of course Jessy never really kept me up to date once he went to The States.”
Reaching for the back of his pants, Jessy said, “Okay, do you want to get pistol whipped old man?” Gerald said that it wasn’t going to be easy since someone was standing in the kitchen who Jessy feared more than most people. Stepping in, the priest looked to find his dad standing with his head peeking over the fridge. Waving, Jessy said in a low voice, “Hi Dad.” Jiro waved at his son in reply as he went back to making a sandwich for himself.
In the kitchen, Robert was eating a sandwich of his own, while Yari colored on the floor only to be attacked moments later by Pup and the rest of the hounds. Giggling, the boy rolled over to his dad pleading as he laughed, “Daddy stop them please!” Picking up Jack, Robert whispered something in his ear before setting him back on the ground.
Setting his bag down, Seiya climbed into the fray and removed his dogs off his brother saying, “Leave him alone or I’ll kick both your butts.” The dogs backed away barking playfully at their owner. Getting on all fours, Seiya started barking back making them charge and snap playfully. Using his hand, he rolled Tater toward the living room while picking Pup and kissing her while he dodged getting licked.
Sesshomaru snorted at his mate’s immaturity and grabbed the human’s bag. “I’ll be putting these in our room. Good afternoon, Robert-san.” Robert waved hello due to his mouth being filled with turkey and tomato. Nodding to Yari, Sesshomaru went into Seiya’s old room and set the bags off to the side and fell onto the bed breathing in the stale smells of his mate. Looking on the borough, Sesshomaru found a picture of Seiya as child in his mother’s arms smiling. “Anna-dono, he is safe so please don’t worry. And, I believe you’ve come back in a way to watch over him in our daughter, and I thank you for that.”
“Oh! Sesshomaru, I didn’t hear you guys arrive.” Looking up, Sesshomaru found Michelle dressed in some sweats and an old tee-shirt smiling shyly. “If I’d known you were here I would have dressed up a bit more before coming out of the room.” Sesshomaru placed the picture away and said that he didn’t mind since he’d done it himself when he felt a lack of energy for the day. “Glad to see that even you can become worn out from the ordeals of everyday life.”
“I believe that my life is quite different from yours Michelle-san. But, you are correct in acknowledging that some of my duties lead me to become rather apathetic occasionally.” Michelle smiled and made a comment that Seiya had told her about his reaction to finding out Kagome had been his husbands first kiss. Blushing slightly, Sesshomaru growled, “I needn’t know what he did in his past. It makes me feel an odd amount of discomfort when he discusses things like that around me.”
Going on pure nerve, Michelle pinched the demon’s cheek while saying in a baby voice, “Oh how cute. The big bad demon gets jealous.” Snapping away, Sesshomaru hissed loudly at the woman only to have her smack him on the head as a counter attack. “Don’t you do that to me in my own house. I’ve dealt with demon’s as well when going to events with Robert. And I know for a fact that you wouldn’t dare hurt anyone Seiya loves. So don’t think you can scare me.” Getting off the bed, Sesshomaru opened the window and went onto the roof leaving Michelle to go down into the living room to see why Yari was screaming his head off.
Downstairs, Michelle found Seiya tuning a guitar while talking to Yari. Knowing what time of the year it was, she knew what the younger of her two sons expected to hear from his brother. Khilu was sitting with Pup in her lap while Jiro said, “Honestly boy, don’t you think it’s a bit rash to teach these children such crude songs at this age?” Wiggling his eyebrows, Seiya strummed the guitar before singing in a slightly off-key voice in the tone of, “Come All Ye Faithful.”
Oh come all ye little foreigners.
Come and get them green-cards,
and learn some damn English and then how to drive.
Choking on his tea, Jessy began to cough before laughing loudly as Robert shook his head before turning to his paper. Thriving off the reactions of his present company, Seiya said, “This next one, is a little song I wrote while sitting alone during a cold winter’s night. Until suddenly I saw a building with bright lights and the promise of a few hours of warmth.” The adults laughed at the corny way he said it like Bruce Springsteen introducing one of his many songs about a girl he knew who’d left him in some car. Plucking the strings, Seiya began singing in the manner of, “Silver Bells.”
Blue balls, blue balls,
It’s dollar night at the titty club.
See them dance, on my pants,
soon it will be bathroom time.
Looking to his brother, Yari asked curiously, “What’s a titty club?” Saying that he’d know when he was older, Michelle told Seiya that was enough for the children. A bit disappointed, Yari grabbed the guitar and said, “Where did you learn those songs?” Seiya asked why his brother wanted to know only to receive a, “Because I want to learn how to play them dummy.” Getting smacked in the head, Yari looked to his mom and shouted, “I was kidding Mommy!”
Making a face, Michelle cooly said, “You know better than to talk to your big brother like that Yari Mizutani.” Getting a stuck out tongue as a retort, Michelle raised an eyebrow and said, “Do I need to get the wooden spoon.” The adults got a cheap laugh at the boys face of fright as he ran up the stairs with the dogs trailing after him who were then followed by Khilu asking why her grandma needed to get a wooden spoon for her uncle.
“The kid has a right to be afraid. Remember when Mom did that to us after we told her to go to hell when we were kids?” Robert mumbled that he hadn’t any recollection of him saying that to their mother. Sipping at his coke, Jiro tried not to choke on it as he said, “Well we did, and you had a welt the size of hockey puck on your butt for a couple weeks.” Robert asked for a subject change since they could see it was a rather painful memory.
Sitting up from her spot on the couch, Penny looked over to Seiya asking, “What did Gerald mean by Sesshomaru finally joining in on a family occasion?” Save for Seiya, the entire group got a small chuckle at the explanation of Sesshomaru not wanting to join in on the holiday festivities. Laughing to herself about Sesshomaru’s reasoning, beyond it being a holiday of human significance, Penny said, “You mean to tell me that just because he was forced to dress as Santa for some of your cousins on his first Christmas he doesn’t do any human celebrations?”
Wondering if he should pull out the photo he kept of Sessh in drag, Seiya kept it hidden as he said, “Well my brother in law Inuyasha has a few pictures of what happened on Halloween. But, just don’t let Sesshomaru find out how you know about Inuyasha having those pictures.” Looking around asking what the pictures were of, Penny received silent fits of laughter as she inquired the source of the humor. Before she could receive an answer, the back door slid open to reveal a slightly red Sesshomaru going into the kitchen to prepare himself some tea which forced the conversation to reach an abrupt end.
A couple of days later, Rin was sitting in the living room reading from a book for a moment before going to back to her project of reconstructing a watch from scratch. She pulled out a tiny screw driver and put the final screw into the back of the watch and wiped her forehead saying, “There we go. I’m pretty sure Papa would like this watch as part of his collection.” Reattaching the back to the brass pocket watch, Rin looked at its face momentarily before reaching up and winding it’s top. After a few turns she looked to the clock and set the time on it before pressing the button down to hear the gears click. Smiling, she placed it in a small box and put a ribbon around the sides and tied it off with a nice bow.
Examining her mess, Rin put the papers away and set the gift in a safe place, devoid of dog hair and actual signs of habitation. Getting up she stretched with a loud grunt exclaiming, “And that’s everyone down. Although I should at least send Jessy and Penny-san a card or something since I didn’t expect them to show up.” A voice saying that it wasn’t a problem made Rin jump with a loud squeal of surprise.
Throwing her a bottled juice, Jessy took a draft of coffee as he said, “I don’t care if you get me a gift. Hell if you sent me a card it’d be weeks after today before I got it, and besides you didn’t know we were coming so you have no obligation to get us anything.” Rin said that she should as it was only fair since they got her something. Setting his cup on a side table, Jessy turned on the t.v saying heavily, “How about you make us dinner next time we come for a visit and we’ll call it even?”
While Jessy and in were discussing the possibilities of what Rin would make them for an extremely late Christmas present. Khilu woke up from her place on the floor in Yari’s room. Looking at the clock she saw the date and shook Yari saying, “Wake up it present time.” Groaning that he was too tired, Yari rolled on top of his niece snoring loudly in her ear. Pushing him of she smacked his head and said, “It Christmas Yari! So get your ugly butt up so we can have breakfast and presents!”
Sitting up, Yari gave a loud yawn, wiped the drool from his mouth, and said in a tired manner. “It still dark out so go back to bed Lulu.” He then proceeded to flop back down onto his bed breathing heavily as dreams overtook him once again. Choosing to ignore her uncle, Khilu padded quietly out the door, past the sleeping dogs on the carpet and went to the bathroom. Once finished, she snuck past Pup, Jack, and Diana only to find Tater sitting outside her parent’s room.
Crawling on the floor, Khilu moved next to the dog whispering, “Shhh....I’m gonna wake up Papa and Daddy if they still sleeping.” Barking quietly, Tater moved away from the door allowing Khilu the chance to press her ear against the small crack between the door and th floor. Paying close attention, she could hear no ragged breathing or the sounds of her parent’s talking. Also there were no funny smells coming through the door. And as an child could figure with that type of information, it was safe to say that the two men were asleep and clothed.
Reaching to the handle, Khilu turned it to hear it click, followed by a grunt from inside the room. Pushing it open quietly, she put a finger to her mouth and told Tater to move away so she could get in. With the dog away from the door, Khilu stuck her head in to find Sesshomaru’s silver hair falling over his sleeping face. Stepping in, the child tip-toed toward the bed. Once there, she tapped Sesshoamru’s shoulder earning her a scolding.
“Khilu,” he began tiredly, “the next time that you do this your hind end will be red. What have we said about coming in here without permission?” Khilu said that she wasn’t supposed to come in without them saying that it was okay. “That’s correct, and once again you’ve decided not to heed that warning and came in without us saying you could.” Moving his hair out of the way, Sesshomaru looked at his daughter asking, “How did you know that your father and I weren’t doing anything?”
Yawning from his side of the bed, Seiya tiredly stated, “She probably listened and sniffed at the door before coming in. I’ve seen her do it before.” Turning over to face Sesshomaru’s back, Seiya waved over his husband’s back and said, “Merry Christmas.” Jumping onto Sesshomaru’s back, Khilu climbed over and began to hug Seiya roughly. “Okay...you can let go.” the human coughed out as his daughter attacked him. When she was off he rubbed his neck hoping that her grip wouldn’t cause him to bruise.
Sitting between her dad’s, Khilu asked, “Is it too early to get up and open presents?” Glancing at the clock to find it was only quarter after five. Sesshomaru planted his face into the pillow telling her that it’d be a while before they could. Crawling up the bed, the girl snuggled between her parent’s above the covers saying, “Then I’ll sleep in here until you say we can open them.” Shrugging it off, Sesshomaru and Seiya both went back to sleep with their daughter dreaming soon as well.
It seemed like only two seconds had gone, but the sudden shout of Inuyasha saying, “Aww, the big bad Sesshomaru is being cuddled by his little girl.” It earned the hanyou a smack in the face and a curse from Sesshomaru. Rubbing his cheek, Inuyasha said, “Hey Khilu, what happens if you say a bad word?” Saying that she would get a spanking, Inuyasha said, “Well your Papa just swore so make sure he gets punished.”
Giggling, Khilu swatted the demon on the butt earning her a, “Get out of here,” growl. Getting out of the bed, the child saw that Seiya was gone, so she went to Inuyasha saying, “Marry Christmas.” Picking her up, the hanyou replied to her statement in kind as he took her downstairs to see Kagome and her family.
Attempting to get some extra sleep, Sesshomaru put his head under the pillows to block out the noise coming from the first floor. Only, he couldn’t since Seiya had decided to put on those three annoying singing rodents making the kids sing along. It didn’t take long for Sesshomaru to notice just how close his mate was to the stairwell. Getting the picture, Sesshomaru rolled out of the bed and into the bathroom where he washed his face and got changed into some sweats to go with his already dirty tee-shirt.
Downstairs, Kagome greeted him warmly. Nodding in her directing, the demon made his way into the kitchen in hopes of getting a drink. Except he soon found Robert, Michelle, Jessy, and even Seiya fixing a large amount of food. Reaching into the fridge, Sesshomaru pulled out a bottled water saying, “Enjoy the clean up.” Tossing an egg at the demon, Seiya grumbled as the demon caught it lazily without cracking the shell in his grip.
“Fine, go and drink your water. You still get to do clean up since you didn’t help cook.” Setting the egg on the table, Sesshomaru told his mate he’d think about helping. “You’re going to help dog or I’m gonna kick your butt.” Raising his sleeve, Seiya exposed his arm ready to fight. Turning, Sesshomaru laughed and told his mate to remember their last sparring session and to remain cautious with his wounded rear. Flipping his husband off, Seiya returned to the pancakes he was making while SEsshomaru went into another room away from the large gathering of people.
Breakfast was served to a rabid rush of people. Inuyasha and Sesshomaru each ate the fill of at least two people. Mainly stuffing their mouths with meat products such as pork sausage and ham. Khilu ate a big plate to herself proving that she was in fact related to Inuyasha. Seiya ate a good portion as well, only he had a balanced amount of each portion that belonged to the food pyramid. Beyond that, everyone ate their fill quickly so that they could open presents.
Before that happened Kagome and Inuyasha excused themselves since they had to return to Asami’s. Saying goodbye, the couple left amidst the sound of paper being unwrapped and murmurs of thanks being exchanged. SEiya adored the watch that Rin had fixed for him in the wee hours of the morning. She yawned that he was welcome as she went to try on a new kimono that Sesshomaru had made for her. Khilu got a few new toys and clothes, not to mention a boy bunny to go along with Bun-bun.
“His name is Peter. Named after the bunny in the song.” Opening a package from the child, Sesshomaru told her that as long as it was appreciated the bunny would be happy. Looking into the box, Sesshomaru looked into the velvet object in surprise at what he found. Staring at his mate for a moment, the demon soon grabbed his hand and pulled him into the hallway where Seiya said the demon was being extremely rude.
“I do not care about my manners at this point. What I care about is why you are giving this to me.” Thrusting the box under his husband’s nose, Sesshomaru slowly said, “You told me that you did not want to gaze at this. So why give it to me if all it brings you is pain?” Pulling out his mother’s pendant Seiya said that it was his and he had a right to give it to whomever he chose.
Pulling the box away, Sesshomaru hissed, “We swore neither us nor any of our descendants should wear it. So why are you giving it to me?” The demon was seething with not anger but a form of sadness he couldn’t describe. The pendant was something his mate detested seeing, and he knew this from when they visited Gerald in Toronto. Not hearing an answer, Sesshomaru was about to repeat himself when he felt the chain slip around his neck.
Leaning in, Seiya clasped the trinket and whispered, “With you and our children around I can bear the sight of this. While it my have held a few bad memories, you can easily replace them and have already.” When the necklace was set, Seiya rested his head on the demons shoulder whispering, “Besides, I always meant to give it to the one I would spend my life with so shut up and enjoy it.”
Grabbing his mate’s hip, Seiya pulled the boy into a deep hug before Khilu and Yari shouted at them to get back down for their presents.
The day passed by quickly and soon Rin and the kids were fast asleep in Yari’s room. With them asleep, Robert brought out a couple bottles of wine for those awake to share. Penny had gone to bed around the same time as the kids and Gerald shortly after. That left Jiro, Seiya, Robert, Sesshomaru, Michelle, and Jessy to share in a rather moderately priced, but tasty bottle of wine. Seiya however kept a close eye on how quickly Sesshomaru would drink so he could get the demon up to bed if he got tipsy after a couple glasses, which was the norm in such situations.
The demon drank at a slow pace, taking the occasional sip from the glass while hiding the presence of his gift. Michelle made idle chit chat about some of the friends she’d talked to during the course of the day. Jiro made some comments on a few of the people she had talked to saying that they were jerks in high school. Sesshomaru discussed diplomatic issues with Jessy, while Seiya butted in when appropriate to all sorts of conversation.
Finally it happened after the second glass. Even with his paced drinking, Sesshomaru absorbed the alcohol too quickly and was chuckling non stop even after a joke was said. Jessy couldn’t help but laugh at seeing the demon drunk while Robert and Michelle just ignored him. Laughing quietly yet strongly, Sesshomaru said, “The floor looks like cow dung.”
Laughing, not at the comment but more at the demon’s actions, Jessy asked his cousin, “Is he really this easy to get drunk?” Saying that the demon was, Seiya took his now empty glass away from the demon and began to carry him up the stairs. Getting up, Jessy whispered something to the demon making him nearly fall over from laughing. Groaning, Seiya helped Sesshomaru up the stairs. While climbing to them he looked at his mate with a stern look grumbling under his breath.
“You’re drunk.”
“You’re sexy.”
Putting his mate onto the bed, SEiya pulled out some clothes and began the nights most difficult task. As he attempted to undressed his mate, Seiya couldn’t help but laugh at Sesshomaru actually saying the word, “sexy.” Pulling his mate’s pants off, Seiya tossed them into a corner and began to remove his own clothing in hopes of a good nights sleep. Removing his shirt, Seiya tossed it to the side only to feel the strange mix of cold and warmth that was his mate. The chill of the gold gave both men a strange exhilaration down their spines as Sesshomaru began to kiss Seiya’s upper back and neck. Shaking, Seiya breathed out, “Sessh you’re drunk so stop it and go to bed.”
Removing his own shirt, Sesshomaru placed his chest against he upper part of Seiya’s back whispering hotly, “And I said that you’re sexy.” Running his hands down Seiya’s front, Sesshomaru gently traced his fingers over the human’s stomach saying, “I want you tonight, please?” Feeling a small ounce of surprise at the demon actually asking for him, Seiya stopped his strokes and took one of the fingers in his mouth sucking on it for a moment before turning around and pushing his mate onto the bed.
With the lamp on it’s lowest setting, Seiya could make out the slight blush that accentuated Sesshomaru’s usually pale face. He placed a gentle kiss on the demon’s lips asking silently if this is what he wanted. The demon nodded saying, “When it comes to you, the answer almost always yes.” Chuckling, Seiya brought his mate’s head up for a deep kiss as he brushed a hand across his mates nipple. Sesshomaru whimpered causing Seiya to roll it between his fingers. Moaning loudly, the tried to kiss his mate only to have his mouth groan by the feeling of his mates teeth biting down and nibbling on his neck.
“Tease.” Seiya began to lick farther down the alabaster skin sucking a nipple into his mouth. Growling, Sesshomaru tried to move, but was paralyzed by a sudden feeling below his waist. Panting loudly, the demon’s eyes rolled back into his head once his mate began to stroke his semi-hard organ. Having a finger trace the tip of his member nearly caused the demon to burst on the spot.
But, Seiya was prepared and said in a low voice, “I think you can deal with a little more than that.” Knowing what was about to happen, Sesshomaru did his best to prepare, only to arch his hips as he felt his mates tongue gently lick between his cheeks and up to his scrotum. Licking his way up slowly to the tip, Seiya swirled his tongue around it before slowly taking it into his mouth.
Biting on a finger, the slightly inebriated demon panted loudly at the feeling of his mate’s mouth on him. With glazed eyes, Sesshomaru watched as Seiya finished taking him into his mouth and begin slowly working his way back up. Feeling the wet muscle swirl around his erection had Sesshomaru begging for Seiya to take him.
Removing his mouth SEiya licked around the sides of the shaft as he inserted a finger into his mates anus. Growling loudly, Sesshomaru gripped the sheets, tearing the bottom one slightly with his claws as Seiya slowly added another finger before taking the demon back into his mouth. Gripping into the mattress, Sesshomaru ground his hips down onto the human’s fingers making him go deeper into him. Encouraged by this, Seiya curled his fingers inside the demon, pressing down on his prostate as he pushed in.
A few minutes of this attention had Sesshomaru nearing the edge. Not wanting it to end the demon stuttered, “Se...Seiya...stop..p..please.” Removing his mouth from the rigid member, Seiya licked at a few drops of semen that had leaked from his mate. Licking his mouth clean, Seiya resorted to slowly pumping the twitching organ asking what the demon wanted him to do. Thrusting into the hand, Sesshomaru panted out, “I want you...in..me.”
Sliding back up, Seiya nuzzled on his mates neck and kissed the demons lips as he reached into his night stand. Flicking the cap off of a small bottle, Seiya put some onto his hand and applied it to his own erection. Putting himself on top of the demon, he put his a free hand under his mate’s hips and pressed his tip against the puckered hole asking, “Ready?”
Smiling, Sesshomaru nodded and gasped at the entrance. Seiya had to go slow because they hadn’t made love since the night after they came back from their visit to the castle. And the demon’s healing ability had a tendency to make him as tight as he had been the first time Seiya had taken him if left alone for a few days. Once in all the way, Seiya panted into his mate’s ear, “It feels good.” A moment later he pulled out and thrust back in slowly earning an agreeable grunt from the demon.
Sweat was soon dripping down Sesshomaru’s reddened face from the amount of ecstacy he was feeling. His mate’s touch was drawing him closer to the edge as he felt the boy thrust into him. Seiya was panting heavily, and sweating just as much from trying to keep himself under control. He had himself propped up with his hands as he thrust into the demon feeling the other clench down on his erections. Looking at his mate he could see Sesshomaru panting with his head turned to the side with his eyes closed. Moving carefully, he turned the demons head and pulled him into a deep kiss.
Opening his eyes, Sesshomaru felt the soft caress of his mate’s tongue against his teeth and opened his mouth rubbing the two muscles together. Picking up his pace, Seiya could feel Sesshomaru’s own erection rubbing against his stomach and decided to press down on it. Purring into his mate’s mouth, Sesshomaru was soon feeling his release grow closer at the touch of his mate’s stomach rubbing against his tip.
Pulling back from his mate, Sesshomaru let out a loud grunt as he lifted his hips off the bed and shook as he came onto his mates stomach. Feeling the sudden clench of muscle caught Seiya off guard and he soon felt himself releasing into his mates body with a slight shudder. The moment passed but the two continued to stare into each others eyes with satisfied and loving smiles on their faces. Leaning down, Seiya kissed the demon and attempted to pull out only to be stopped. Looking at his mate, Seiya felt a towel being brushed over their stomachs as his mate said, “Stay there.”
Pressing his forehead to the demon’s, Seiya happily said, “For you putting up with today, I cant’ say no.” The human received a gentle kiss from his mate before he fell asleep on top of the firm body of his mate. Sesshomaru held him close and soon drifted off to sleep. Both men however fell asleep without realizing what had just taken place that evening and not knowing what would lay in front of them in the coming weeks.
Chapter 52
Crack! Crack! Two shinai’s cut through the air of the palace courtyard as two figures dueled. Regaining their composure, the first struck with side slash only to be blocked by the wooden sword of his opponent. Growling, the first slid the wooden blade up the edge of his opponents in hopes of catching him in the face. He did make contact, but only caught the tip of the other duelists nose. The recently struck male grumbled about going easy and struck catching his opponent in the ribs making him gasp and bring down his shinai. Rolling out of the way, the second duelist thrust at the firsts chest making him fall to the ground out of breath and defeated.
Placing his shinai over his shoulder, Sesshomaru looked at his mate with a satisfied smile. “You’ve improved quite a bit love. But, no matter how many millennia we are to be together, I’ll always win.” Seiya sat up shaking his head to regain his senses while saying he’d had his fair share of victories. Scratching his chin, Sesshomaru recalled his last victory at chess saying, “True you do win quite a bit at certain things, but the art of swordsmanship is not one of them.”
Getting to his feet, Seiya got into a defense stance ready to go again. Sesshomaru shifted his own position when Jaken burst out shouting, “Lord Sesshomaru! Lord Sesshomaru!” The snow was falling gently clouding Seiya’s vision of his mate looking to a door leading into the palace. He didn’t need to see the event to know what was going on. The yipping filled the court yard as Khilu and Kiba began rolling around growling in the snow. Mixed in with the dog noises was Jaken screaming amidst the chaos that was engulfing the courtyard.
Some of the guards laughed from their posts at seeing Kiba going toe to toe with the sprite. Getting up from his place in the snow, Seiya watched along with his mate’s servants chuckling at Kiba pinning Khilu under him. Growling loudly, Khilu jerked away and snapped back playfully before jumping on him in her puppy form. Kiba’s red body knocked the girls black furred one off him so he could head back into the palace to continue his work. Wanting to continue, Khilu started to chase after him when Sesshomaru grabbed her by the scruff of the neck forcing her back into her human form.
Setting her down, Sesshomaru straightened her kimono saying coldly, “Let him be and don’t disturb any of the servants for a while. If you want to play I’ll have Koura take you into the village to play with some children.” Checking to see if her shoes were tied, Khilu ran up the steps and took them off before rushing to see if Koura wanted to take her out. Setting his shinai on his shoulder, Sesshomaru asked his servant, “What did you want to tell me Jaken?”
Regaining his composure, Jaken stood at attention saying, “Your daughter’s recent attempt at mangling Kiba was one of them. The next was that Lord Kuma has arrived with some important news about the lands he is currently overseeing.” Tossing his wooden sword to the toad Sesshomaru began heading in to get ready when he was stopped by Jaken asking, “Is there anything you wish me to do my lord before joining you in the study?”
Looking over his shoulder, Sesshomaru calmly stated, “My mate needs to warm up. Prepare him a bath and a fresh change of clothing.” Jaken bowed at the command saying he would do as the demon commanded. Nodding, Sesshomaru looked to his husband and said, “We are going to head back in a few days Seiya. I suggest you begin packing up your clothes. I will take care of mine and Khilu’s, Rin can take care of her own.” When his lord was gone, Jaken tapped the human’s leg in an attempt to get him to move.
“All right, let’s get this over with.” Seiya followed the toad to the furo while Jaken went around to stoke the fire that heated the bath. The toad was used to having to serve the human and the half-breed child he and Sesshomaru had conceived. He didn’t mind them at all anymore, except when Khilu got into it with Kiba because he somehow always ended up getting caught up in their little scuffles. “The fire is set so give it a few moments. Now if you’ll excuse me I have more important matters to attend to than dealing with some pathetic humans needs.”
“Thanks a lot bastard toad.” Seiya received some snide remark as he cleaned himself with water from a preheated bucket. He shivered happily at the warm water on his skin after a long session. He was sore all over from being outside practicing swordsmanship with Sesshomaru for three hours and was starting to get bruises from where he’d been struck. Rinsing off quickly, Seiya submerged his entire body into the warm water of the bath. Normally it’d take awhile for the bath to heat up, but Sesshomaru always made sure one was prepared before they went out to train. Lucky for him it was at just the right temp for his human skin.
Rising back up slowly, Seiya brushed his bangs away before resting his head on the edge of the tub. Sighing, he closed his eyes wondering what was going to happen within the next few weeks. It was nearing the end of December and Seiya was wondering if he should go ahead and get a tree for the holidays. He’d never really told Sesshomaru why he sent the kids away for a couple of days around this time of the year. All he knew was that Sesshomaru didn’t fully grasp holiday shopping, nor any other holidays that were adopted in Japan over the past century. Opening his eyes he saw a fly buzzing around as he said, “I guess this year will be the time he actually learns about how you really celebrate the winter holidays.”
Banging his head gently against the side of the bath, Seiya couldn’t believe that in more than five years he hadn’t taught Sesshomaru anything about Christmas, Kwanzaa, Chanukah, or any other holiday that occurred during this time of year. Well, he’d taught Sesshomaru some of the basics, it’s just that the demon never really got involved except for buying the his family a few gifts and then after the gifts were exchanged, Khilu and Rin left for two days letting them relax and do whatever they wanted. Smacking a hand against the water, Seiya declared, “This year we’re celebrating at Dad’s!”
Sneezing loudly, Sesshomaru took a sip of tea as Kuma said, “That’s the report for the winter. Unfortunately, I will be kept in my lands until spring because of the recent turns in the weather. All your villages in that area are being helped by some of my more friendly subordinates and I shall be overseeing the security of your villages.” Asking what security the bear could offer his people, Sesshomaru stated that last he checked each village had ample guards in both human and demon respects.
“It is very simple Sesshomaru. Although you have given them the ability to defend themselves, your demon soldiers would not be able to make it in time should they be over taken, so the guards that are not comfortable around humans for long periods of time shall each be given a shift to watch over certain villages.” Sesshomaru noted that it was obvious what his friend was doing, but his real concern lied in what would happen if the bear’s own people were attacked.
“Do not worry about us old friend. We bears are more than capable of dealing with some of the rabble that would attempt to raid us. About seven of us can handle a good thirty or forty of our enemies before needing to retreat.” Sesshomaru gave his guest a cup of tea before heading on his way back. Taking a deep breath of the liquid, Kuma couldn’t help but say, “I’ve never had this type of berry.” Setting the cup down, Kuma said, “But, unfortunately I must take my leave of you quickly if I’m to return to my people.”
Taking the bear to the front gate, Sesshomaru bade him good night and headed back to his study. Pulling out some scrolls, Sesshomaru marked down the recent events happening with his lands. He thought it best to keep it all down on paper like his father had done before him. If his children and family were to take top priority in his life, the next would be to keep the history of that family should the impossible feat of his demonic bloodline be destroyed.
Putting away his quill, Sesshomaru noticed a spiral-bound notebook peeking from out of his mate’s bag. Getting up, the demon pulled the notebook and read, “Demonic Affections Vol. 1" Sesshomaru raised an eyebrow wondering if he should open it. Scratching his chin briefly, the demon pulled opened the book and read a bit to pass the time. Despite the fact that he had never read such a thing in his life, Sesshomaru was intrigued and decided to read what went on in his mate’s mind.
What can be said about a story such as this that has not been written before? Do I start with the old Grimm’s Brother beginning? Or do I start of with how my life began? I think a more subtle approach is required by introducing myself. My parents named me Jasmine and I wasn’t some princess or poor girl that had obtained the affections of a pauper boy and brought him to my palace as my love. Nor was I a girl who had been born into poverty and brought to the home of a prince. I was just a merchants daughter born in 19th century Europe. More precisely a large port town between Spain and France.
A bit confused as to why his mate was writing such a tale, Sesshomaru was forced to shove it back into his mate’s bag a few seconds before Rin walked in. Staring at the girl, Sesshomaru asked, “I believe we taught you to knock before entering a room, didn’t we?” Rin apologized and said that she would be heading into the village for some fabrics and food. “Very well, just be sure you find your sister and Koura before you head back.”
Excusing herself from the demon, Rin looked down the hall saying hello to someone before heading out. Staring out the door, Sesshomaru caught the scent of Shiba and asked, “What do you need whelp?” The female sprite walked in happily carrying another small pot of tea. Setting it on the table, she put the empty pot on the floor saying that she wanted to know when she could go through the well. Sesshomaru sighed and said, “I do not know if you can go through, but you shall experience what is on that side soon enough.”
“Very well my lord. I also know that you need my brother and I hear as spies to make sure nobody plots against you. Thankfully, Jaken has found an ointment to block our scents and with our ability to blend in with our surroundings by transforming. It is safe to say that Lady Koura hasn’t attempted to usurp power from you.” Thanking the demon sprite, Sesshomaru sent her away so he could pack for the return trip back through the well.
A few days later, the family landed on the outskirts of the village and wanting to get on the other side of the well as quickly as possible. Taking Khilu off of Ah-Un, Sesshomaru pulled the bags they had taken on the trip down while Rin helped Seiya with the bags that Kirara had carried with them The fire cat had been lent to them to make the trip easier and with her help, they’d made it just after dark on the second day of travel. Bidding the animals goodbye, Khilu climbed up into Seiya’s arm holding onto a bag while Seiya held his own before the pair jumped into the well. Waiting a few minutes, Sesshomaru then let Rin through the well before hopping down himself shortly after.
On the other side, the human and demon family were sitting in Asami’s house warming their cold bodies while chatting with Kagome and her family. Inuyasha was out with Miroku and Sango since the two wanted to see all the lights that decorated the city during the holidays. “By the way Sesshomaru, we’re spending Christmas with my dad and Michelle.” Stopping his drinking, Sesshomaru put his cup down asking for his mate to repeat what he’d said.
Grinning Seiya said, “ I said we’re actually going to spend the holiday with family and friends. Instead of the usual exchange presents and get rid of the kids thing we’ve done for the past few years.” He could see the demon’s face not change in expression. It was instead the typical blank look that he wore when he was around certain groups of people. “You know my dad won’t care. We have my old room, and Khilu and Rin have theirs. The only annoying part will be Grandpa doing his typical sneaking around our door.” Looking to Kagome he said, “Grandpa likes to goof around and shout at us to not do anything gross, even if we’re just talking.”
Giggling, Kagome whispered something to her mom before mentioning, “I remember that time he caught us kissing when we were six.” Sesshomaru cracked his cup from the sudden mentioning of that. Giggling even more, Kagome said, “Oh relax, it’s not like it went anywhere beyond a single kiss. Beside, you’re one of the few people who know just how good he truly is.” Sesshomaru set his tea to the side and went to join his children in the living room as they watched t.v..
Chuckling, Seiya whispered, “He doesn’t like knowing about things like that. But, with how good he was at certain things when we first started courting makes me wonder about his past...OW!” The man squealed at his friend’s mother smacking him with a wooden spoon. “What the hell did you do that for? It’s not like I said anything bad. If you want to hit someone, hit Souta when he makes lewd comments about us.”
“I already punish Souta for the comments he makes. But, you should know better than to suspect Sesshomaru of anything.” Staring at Kagome for mentioning their kiss, Asami hissed, “And you should know better than to tell Sesshomaru about things you two did when no one was around. He’s a demon and very territorial about Seiya. Much like Inuyasha is territorial about you and Hojou going out for coffee.” The two said that they were sorry like a couple of kids who’d been caught lying. Satisfied, Asami turned to the cupboard and brought out a cake saying, “Who wants a snack?”
Later that night, Sesshomaru was sitting reading a story to Khilu while Seiya laid in bed writing his story. It was a semi-autobiographical story set a couple hundred years ago. Even if it was to go off without a hitch and sell respectably, it was going to be weird explaining how a girl could be him in the story. If asked, he already had an explanation. Even if in real life he was a guy, the circumstances of her life were what made it autobiographical. All it meant was that she experienced slightly altered versions of the situations that brought him and Sesshomaru to where they were. Putting his notebook away, Seiya turned leaned back and fell asleep before Sesshomaru even came to bed. Not like it mattered as Sesshomaru soon had him up exercising for a few more hours.
Now it being the 21st of December, Seiya was sitting in the living room watching “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” with Khilu. Sesshomaru was in the backyard finishing some sword training with Rin. The girl wasn’t exactly talented, nor all that skilled, but she could hold her own if need be should no one be around. Feeling his daughter giggle at the little boy pulling a shrunken head out of a gift box, Seiya said, “Well you’re lucky you weren’t born this week and that your birthday was last month or you wouldn’t get any presents.”
Sticking her tongue out at her dad, Khilu went back to the movie when a knock at the door brought the dogs to an uproar. Getting up from the couch, Khilu shouted, “Be quiet Pup and Tater!” Getting up himself, Seiya was about to tell her not to open the door when the he heard the click of the handle moments before Khilu yelled, “UNCLE JESSE! You’re here for Christmas!”
Poking his head into the entrance, Seiya gave his cousin and the priests wife a wave hello. Picking up the child, Jesse gave her a big kiss exclaiming, “Good lord you’re a big girl. But, hopefully not to big for this.” Reaching into his jacket, Jessy pulled out a small box asking, “Is it all right if she gets a late birthday, early Christmas present?” When he got the okay, Jessy pulled out of the box a new necklace for the girl and said, “This is a good luck charm so don’t lose it.”
Saying thank you, Khilu rushed to the kitchen door and ran out into the back yelling for Sesshomaru and Rin to look at her present. Stepping out, Seiya gave his cousin a hug and asked, “How’s Penny doing with that little one?” The blonde was indicating the woman’s protruding stomach. She was now in her seventh month of their first pregnancy. Jesse had finally left his former post and was a pastor part time at a church in a Seattle suburb. He liked the job and was glad for not having to worry about leaving her on missions, even if he was sent to act as a diplomat for local territory discussions between humans and demons. But, beyond that he never had need to worry about battles, even though he kept his guns clean and his combat abilities top-notch.
“She’s doing well. We don’t know what we’re having yet, but we got the room set up in a way that both a girl and a boy would enjoy.” Helping Penny into the house, Jessy led her to the couch and asked for SEiya to step outside with him once she was settled. Saying that he would, Seiya went out onto the front step with his cousin who had lit up a cigarette and said, “Anything interesting happen while I’ve been away?” Seiya knew what his cousin was getting at. The priest still worried for his cousin and called on occasion to check up on Seiya and his family. “
“Nothing new as of late. We went through the well and I’m sure you know about that dance awhile back.” Jessy laughed at the pictures that appeared in the Seattle Times. A few press people were allowed in and they shared what they could with some of the other newspapers around the world. One such picture that was taken was of Puma at their table sizing up Inuyasha and Sesshomaru. While another one was of Seiya and Michelle dancing at the end of the night. Stamping out his cigarette, Jessy clapped his cousin on the shoulder motioning for them to go in.
Inside, Rin was chatting up a storm about the baby while Khilu sipped at some cocoa. Clapping his hands, Seiya told them to go and get their bags so they could get going soon. When they were gone, he joined Penny on the couch asking, “Is my cousin making sure you don’t do anything too strenuous?”
Patting her stomach gingerly, Patty placed Seiya’s hand on it and in her soft Irish accent said, “He’s actually a lot like you were when you found out Sesshomaru was pregnant.” Seiya blushed at the lady mentioning Sesshomaru’s pregnancy. He stuttered for a moment only to have Penny say, “I know all about what you two have gone through. Even why you where long sleeved tee-shirts all year round. And don’t worry your secret is safe.”
An hour later, the family was in the car following Jessy out onto the highway leading to Robert’s home. The traffic was light, but with the snow and ice covering the ground people were driving a bit more on the cautious side, that was the majority occasionally a few assholes would dash by and nearly cause an accident. How it was possible in Tokyo traffic was beyond Seiya’s comprehension and he didn’t have time to worry since Sesshomaru was gnashing his teeth at Khilu and Rin, who were being accompanied by Tater and Pup, sang Christmas carols in an extremely, yet purposely, off key manner.
Parking in the driveway, the cars were over taken by the other two bulldogs living in the house. Letting the dogs out, Khilu started to shout at Jack and Tater for play fighting as Rin began taking their stuff from the trunk. Glad to be rid of his children’s horrendous singing attempts, Sesshomaru grabbed his things while telling Khilu, “Grab your bag and take it to where Robert or Michelle tell you to.” The girl instantly stopped rolling through the snow with the dogs and grabbed her small suitcase before rushing to Yari’s room.
Walking out with a dish towel over his shoulder, Gerald hugged his grandchildren saying, “Glad you finally decided to make it for an actual family holiday.” He said this to SEsshomaru while giving Penny a gentle hug. “And you my dear look absolutely gorgeous.” He gave her a quick look over before adding, “Not to mention rather pregnant. But, then of course Jessy never really kept me up to date once he went to The States.”
Reaching for the back of his pants, Jessy said, “Okay, do you want to get pistol whipped old man?” Gerald said that it wasn’t going to be easy since someone was standing in the kitchen who Jessy feared more than most people. Stepping in, the priest looked to find his dad standing with his head peeking over the fridge. Waving, Jessy said in a low voice, “Hi Dad.” Jiro waved at his son in reply as he went back to making a sandwich for himself.
In the kitchen, Robert was eating a sandwich of his own, while Yari colored on the floor only to be attacked moments later by Pup and the rest of the hounds. Giggling, the boy rolled over to his dad pleading as he laughed, “Daddy stop them please!” Picking up Jack, Robert whispered something in his ear before setting him back on the ground.
Setting his bag down, Seiya climbed into the fray and removed his dogs off his brother saying, “Leave him alone or I’ll kick both your butts.” The dogs backed away barking playfully at their owner. Getting on all fours, Seiya started barking back making them charge and snap playfully. Using his hand, he rolled Tater toward the living room while picking Pup and kissing her while he dodged getting licked.
Sesshomaru snorted at his mate’s immaturity and grabbed the human’s bag. “I’ll be putting these in our room. Good afternoon, Robert-san.” Robert waved hello due to his mouth being filled with turkey and tomato. Nodding to Yari, Sesshomaru went into Seiya’s old room and set the bags off to the side and fell onto the bed breathing in the stale smells of his mate. Looking on the borough, Sesshomaru found a picture of Seiya as child in his mother’s arms smiling. “Anna-dono, he is safe so please don’t worry. And, I believe you’ve come back in a way to watch over him in our daughter, and I thank you for that.”
“Oh! Sesshomaru, I didn’t hear you guys arrive.” Looking up, Sesshomaru found Michelle dressed in some sweats and an old tee-shirt smiling shyly. “If I’d known you were here I would have dressed up a bit more before coming out of the room.” Sesshomaru placed the picture away and said that he didn’t mind since he’d done it himself when he felt a lack of energy for the day. “Glad to see that even you can become worn out from the ordeals of everyday life.”
“I believe that my life is quite different from yours Michelle-san. But, you are correct in acknowledging that some of my duties lead me to become rather apathetic occasionally.” Michelle smiled and made a comment that Seiya had told her about his reaction to finding out Kagome had been his husbands first kiss. Blushing slightly, Sesshomaru growled, “I needn’t know what he did in his past. It makes me feel an odd amount of discomfort when he discusses things like that around me.”
Going on pure nerve, Michelle pinched the demon’s cheek while saying in a baby voice, “Oh how cute. The big bad demon gets jealous.” Snapping away, Sesshomaru hissed loudly at the woman only to have her smack him on the head as a counter attack. “Don’t you do that to me in my own house. I’ve dealt with demon’s as well when going to events with Robert. And I know for a fact that you wouldn’t dare hurt anyone Seiya loves. So don’t think you can scare me.” Getting off the bed, Sesshomaru opened the window and went onto the roof leaving Michelle to go down into the living room to see why Yari was screaming his head off.
Downstairs, Michelle found Seiya tuning a guitar while talking to Yari. Knowing what time of the year it was, she knew what the younger of her two sons expected to hear from his brother. Khilu was sitting with Pup in her lap while Jiro said, “Honestly boy, don’t you think it’s a bit rash to teach these children such crude songs at this age?” Wiggling his eyebrows, Seiya strummed the guitar before singing in a slightly off-key voice in the tone of, “Come All Ye Faithful.”
Oh come all ye little foreigners.
Come and get them green-cards,
and learn some damn English and then how to drive.
Choking on his tea, Jessy began to cough before laughing loudly as Robert shook his head before turning to his paper. Thriving off the reactions of his present company, Seiya said, “This next one, is a little song I wrote while sitting alone during a cold winter’s night. Until suddenly I saw a building with bright lights and the promise of a few hours of warmth.” The adults laughed at the corny way he said it like Bruce Springsteen introducing one of his many songs about a girl he knew who’d left him in some car. Plucking the strings, Seiya began singing in the manner of, “Silver Bells.”
Blue balls, blue balls,
It’s dollar night at the titty club.
See them dance, on my pants,
soon it will be bathroom time.
Looking to his brother, Yari asked curiously, “What’s a titty club?” Saying that he’d know when he was older, Michelle told Seiya that was enough for the children. A bit disappointed, Yari grabbed the guitar and said, “Where did you learn those songs?” Seiya asked why his brother wanted to know only to receive a, “Because I want to learn how to play them dummy.” Getting smacked in the head, Yari looked to his mom and shouted, “I was kidding Mommy!”
Making a face, Michelle cooly said, “You know better than to talk to your big brother like that Yari Mizutani.” Getting a stuck out tongue as a retort, Michelle raised an eyebrow and said, “Do I need to get the wooden spoon.” The adults got a cheap laugh at the boys face of fright as he ran up the stairs with the dogs trailing after him who were then followed by Khilu asking why her grandma needed to get a wooden spoon for her uncle.
“The kid has a right to be afraid. Remember when Mom did that to us after we told her to go to hell when we were kids?” Robert mumbled that he hadn’t any recollection of him saying that to their mother. Sipping at his coke, Jiro tried not to choke on it as he said, “Well we did, and you had a welt the size of hockey puck on your butt for a couple weeks.” Robert asked for a subject change since they could see it was a rather painful memory.
Sitting up from her spot on the couch, Penny looked over to Seiya asking, “What did Gerald mean by Sesshomaru finally joining in on a family occasion?” Save for Seiya, the entire group got a small chuckle at the explanation of Sesshomaru not wanting to join in on the holiday festivities. Laughing to herself about Sesshomaru’s reasoning, beyond it being a holiday of human significance, Penny said, “You mean to tell me that just because he was forced to dress as Santa for some of your cousins on his first Christmas he doesn’t do any human celebrations?”
Wondering if he should pull out the photo he kept of Sessh in drag, Seiya kept it hidden as he said, “Well my brother in law Inuyasha has a few pictures of what happened on Halloween. But, just don’t let Sesshomaru find out how you know about Inuyasha having those pictures.” Looking around asking what the pictures were of, Penny received silent fits of laughter as she inquired the source of the humor. Before she could receive an answer, the back door slid open to reveal a slightly red Sesshomaru going into the kitchen to prepare himself some tea which forced the conversation to reach an abrupt end.
A couple of days later, Rin was sitting in the living room reading from a book for a moment before going to back to her project of reconstructing a watch from scratch. She pulled out a tiny screw driver and put the final screw into the back of the watch and wiped her forehead saying, “There we go. I’m pretty sure Papa would like this watch as part of his collection.” Reattaching the back to the brass pocket watch, Rin looked at its face momentarily before reaching up and winding it’s top. After a few turns she looked to the clock and set the time on it before pressing the button down to hear the gears click. Smiling, she placed it in a small box and put a ribbon around the sides and tied it off with a nice bow.
Examining her mess, Rin put the papers away and set the gift in a safe place, devoid of dog hair and actual signs of habitation. Getting up she stretched with a loud grunt exclaiming, “And that’s everyone down. Although I should at least send Jessy and Penny-san a card or something since I didn’t expect them to show up.” A voice saying that it wasn’t a problem made Rin jump with a loud squeal of surprise.
Throwing her a bottled juice, Jessy took a draft of coffee as he said, “I don’t care if you get me a gift. Hell if you sent me a card it’d be weeks after today before I got it, and besides you didn’t know we were coming so you have no obligation to get us anything.” Rin said that she should as it was only fair since they got her something. Setting his cup on a side table, Jessy turned on the t.v saying heavily, “How about you make us dinner next time we come for a visit and we’ll call it even?”
While Jessy and in were discussing the possibilities of what Rin would make them for an extremely late Christmas present. Khilu woke up from her place on the floor in Yari’s room. Looking at the clock she saw the date and shook Yari saying, “Wake up it present time.” Groaning that he was too tired, Yari rolled on top of his niece snoring loudly in her ear. Pushing him of she smacked his head and said, “It Christmas Yari! So get your ugly butt up so we can have breakfast and presents!”
Sitting up, Yari gave a loud yawn, wiped the drool from his mouth, and said in a tired manner. “It still dark out so go back to bed Lulu.” He then proceeded to flop back down onto his bed breathing heavily as dreams overtook him once again. Choosing to ignore her uncle, Khilu padded quietly out the door, past the sleeping dogs on the carpet and went to the bathroom. Once finished, she snuck past Pup, Jack, and Diana only to find Tater sitting outside her parent’s room.
Crawling on the floor, Khilu moved next to the dog whispering, “Shhh....I’m gonna wake up Papa and Daddy if they still sleeping.” Barking quietly, Tater moved away from the door allowing Khilu the chance to press her ear against the small crack between the door and th floor. Paying close attention, she could hear no ragged breathing or the sounds of her parent’s talking. Also there were no funny smells coming through the door. And as an child could figure with that type of information, it was safe to say that the two men were asleep and clothed.
Reaching to the handle, Khilu turned it to hear it click, followed by a grunt from inside the room. Pushing it open quietly, she put a finger to her mouth and told Tater to move away so she could get in. With the dog away from the door, Khilu stuck her head in to find Sesshomaru’s silver hair falling over his sleeping face. Stepping in, the child tip-toed toward the bed. Once there, she tapped Sesshoamru’s shoulder earning her a scolding.
“Khilu,” he began tiredly, “the next time that you do this your hind end will be red. What have we said about coming in here without permission?” Khilu said that she wasn’t supposed to come in without them saying that it was okay. “That’s correct, and once again you’ve decided not to heed that warning and came in without us saying you could.” Moving his hair out of the way, Sesshomaru looked at his daughter asking, “How did you know that your father and I weren’t doing anything?”
Yawning from his side of the bed, Seiya tiredly stated, “She probably listened and sniffed at the door before coming in. I’ve seen her do it before.” Turning over to face Sesshomaru’s back, Seiya waved over his husband’s back and said, “Merry Christmas.” Jumping onto Sesshomaru’s back, Khilu climbed over and began to hug Seiya roughly. “Okay...you can let go.” the human coughed out as his daughter attacked him. When she was off he rubbed his neck hoping that her grip wouldn’t cause him to bruise.
Sitting between her dad’s, Khilu asked, “Is it too early to get up and open presents?” Glancing at the clock to find it was only quarter after five. Sesshomaru planted his face into the pillow telling her that it’d be a while before they could. Crawling up the bed, the girl snuggled between her parent’s above the covers saying, “Then I’ll sleep in here until you say we can open them.” Shrugging it off, Sesshomaru and Seiya both went back to sleep with their daughter dreaming soon as well.
It seemed like only two seconds had gone, but the sudden shout of Inuyasha saying, “Aww, the big bad Sesshomaru is being cuddled by his little girl.” It earned the hanyou a smack in the face and a curse from Sesshomaru. Rubbing his cheek, Inuyasha said, “Hey Khilu, what happens if you say a bad word?” Saying that she would get a spanking, Inuyasha said, “Well your Papa just swore so make sure he gets punished.”
Giggling, Khilu swatted the demon on the butt earning her a, “Get out of here,” growl. Getting out of the bed, the child saw that Seiya was gone, so she went to Inuyasha saying, “Marry Christmas.” Picking her up, the hanyou replied to her statement in kind as he took her downstairs to see Kagome and her family.
Attempting to get some extra sleep, Sesshomaru put his head under the pillows to block out the noise coming from the first floor. Only, he couldn’t since Seiya had decided to put on those three annoying singing rodents making the kids sing along. It didn’t take long for Sesshomaru to notice just how close his mate was to the stairwell. Getting the picture, Sesshomaru rolled out of the bed and into the bathroom where he washed his face and got changed into some sweats to go with his already dirty tee-shirt.
Downstairs, Kagome greeted him warmly. Nodding in her directing, the demon made his way into the kitchen in hopes of getting a drink. Except he soon found Robert, Michelle, Jessy, and even Seiya fixing a large amount of food. Reaching into the fridge, Sesshomaru pulled out a bottled water saying, “Enjoy the clean up.” Tossing an egg at the demon, Seiya grumbled as the demon caught it lazily without cracking the shell in his grip.
“Fine, go and drink your water. You still get to do clean up since you didn’t help cook.” Setting the egg on the table, Sesshomaru told his mate he’d think about helping. “You’re going to help dog or I’m gonna kick your butt.” Raising his sleeve, Seiya exposed his arm ready to fight. Turning, Sesshomaru laughed and told his mate to remember their last sparring session and to remain cautious with his wounded rear. Flipping his husband off, Seiya returned to the pancakes he was making while SEsshomaru went into another room away from the large gathering of people.
Breakfast was served to a rabid rush of people. Inuyasha and Sesshomaru each ate the fill of at least two people. Mainly stuffing their mouths with meat products such as pork sausage and ham. Khilu ate a big plate to herself proving that she was in fact related to Inuyasha. Seiya ate a good portion as well, only he had a balanced amount of each portion that belonged to the food pyramid. Beyond that, everyone ate their fill quickly so that they could open presents.
Before that happened Kagome and Inuyasha excused themselves since they had to return to Asami’s. Saying goodbye, the couple left amidst the sound of paper being unwrapped and murmurs of thanks being exchanged. SEiya adored the watch that Rin had fixed for him in the wee hours of the morning. She yawned that he was welcome as she went to try on a new kimono that Sesshomaru had made for her. Khilu got a few new toys and clothes, not to mention a boy bunny to go along with Bun-bun.
“His name is Peter. Named after the bunny in the song.” Opening a package from the child, Sesshomaru told her that as long as it was appreciated the bunny would be happy. Looking into the box, Sesshomaru looked into the velvet object in surprise at what he found. Staring at his mate for a moment, the demon soon grabbed his hand and pulled him into the hallway where Seiya said the demon was being extremely rude.
“I do not care about my manners at this point. What I care about is why you are giving this to me.” Thrusting the box under his husband’s nose, Sesshomaru slowly said, “You told me that you did not want to gaze at this. So why give it to me if all it brings you is pain?” Pulling out his mother’s pendant Seiya said that it was his and he had a right to give it to whomever he chose.
Pulling the box away, Sesshomaru hissed, “We swore neither us nor any of our descendants should wear it. So why are you giving it to me?” The demon was seething with not anger but a form of sadness he couldn’t describe. The pendant was something his mate detested seeing, and he knew this from when they visited Gerald in Toronto. Not hearing an answer, Sesshomaru was about to repeat himself when he felt the chain slip around his neck.
Leaning in, Seiya clasped the trinket and whispered, “With you and our children around I can bear the sight of this. While it my have held a few bad memories, you can easily replace them and have already.” When the necklace was set, Seiya rested his head on the demons shoulder whispering, “Besides, I always meant to give it to the one I would spend my life with so shut up and enjoy it.”
Grabbing his mate’s hip, Seiya pulled the boy into a deep hug before Khilu and Yari shouted at them to get back down for their presents.
The day passed by quickly and soon Rin and the kids were fast asleep in Yari’s room. With them asleep, Robert brought out a couple bottles of wine for those awake to share. Penny had gone to bed around the same time as the kids and Gerald shortly after. That left Jiro, Seiya, Robert, Sesshomaru, Michelle, and Jessy to share in a rather moderately priced, but tasty bottle of wine. Seiya however kept a close eye on how quickly Sesshomaru would drink so he could get the demon up to bed if he got tipsy after a couple glasses, which was the norm in such situations.
The demon drank at a slow pace, taking the occasional sip from the glass while hiding the presence of his gift. Michelle made idle chit chat about some of the friends she’d talked to during the course of the day. Jiro made some comments on a few of the people she had talked to saying that they were jerks in high school. Sesshomaru discussed diplomatic issues with Jessy, while Seiya butted in when appropriate to all sorts of conversation.
Finally it happened after the second glass. Even with his paced drinking, Sesshomaru absorbed the alcohol too quickly and was chuckling non stop even after a joke was said. Jessy couldn’t help but laugh at seeing the demon drunk while Robert and Michelle just ignored him. Laughing quietly yet strongly, Sesshomaru said, “The floor looks like cow dung.”
Laughing, not at the comment but more at the demon’s actions, Jessy asked his cousin, “Is he really this easy to get drunk?” Saying that the demon was, Seiya took his now empty glass away from the demon and began to carry him up the stairs. Getting up, Jessy whispered something to the demon making him nearly fall over from laughing. Groaning, Seiya helped Sesshomaru up the stairs. While climbing to them he looked at his mate with a stern look grumbling under his breath.
“You’re drunk.”
“You’re sexy.”
Putting his mate onto the bed, SEiya pulled out some clothes and began the nights most difficult task. As he attempted to undressed his mate, Seiya couldn’t help but laugh at Sesshomaru actually saying the word, “sexy.” Pulling his mate’s pants off, Seiya tossed them into a corner and began to remove his own clothing in hopes of a good nights sleep. Removing his shirt, Seiya tossed it to the side only to feel the strange mix of cold and warmth that was his mate. The chill of the gold gave both men a strange exhilaration down their spines as Sesshomaru began to kiss Seiya’s upper back and neck. Shaking, Seiya breathed out, “Sessh you’re drunk so stop it and go to bed.”
Removing his own shirt, Sesshomaru placed his chest against he upper part of Seiya’s back whispering hotly, “And I said that you’re sexy.” Running his hands down Seiya’s front, Sesshomaru gently traced his fingers over the human’s stomach saying, “I want you tonight, please?” Feeling a small ounce of surprise at the demon actually asking for him, Seiya stopped his strokes and took one of the fingers in his mouth sucking on it for a moment before turning around and pushing his mate onto the bed.
With the lamp on it’s lowest setting, Seiya could make out the slight blush that accentuated Sesshomaru’s usually pale face. He placed a gentle kiss on the demon’s lips asking silently if this is what he wanted. The demon nodded saying, “When it comes to you, the answer almost always yes.” Chuckling, Seiya brought his mate’s head up for a deep kiss as he brushed a hand across his mates nipple. Sesshomaru whimpered causing Seiya to roll it between his fingers. Moaning loudly, the tried to kiss his mate only to have his mouth groan by the feeling of his mates teeth biting down and nibbling on his neck.
“Tease.” Seiya began to lick farther down the alabaster skin sucking a nipple into his mouth. Growling, Sesshomaru tried to move, but was paralyzed by a sudden feeling below his waist. Panting loudly, the demon’s eyes rolled back into his head once his mate began to stroke his semi-hard organ. Having a finger trace the tip of his member nearly caused the demon to burst on the spot.
But, Seiya was prepared and said in a low voice, “I think you can deal with a little more than that.” Knowing what was about to happen, Sesshomaru did his best to prepare, only to arch his hips as he felt his mates tongue gently lick between his cheeks and up to his scrotum. Licking his way up slowly to the tip, Seiya swirled his tongue around it before slowly taking it into his mouth.
Biting on a finger, the slightly inebriated demon panted loudly at the feeling of his mate’s mouth on him. With glazed eyes, Sesshomaru watched as Seiya finished taking him into his mouth and begin slowly working his way back up. Feeling the wet muscle swirl around his erection had Sesshomaru begging for Seiya to take him.
Removing his mouth SEiya licked around the sides of the shaft as he inserted a finger into his mates anus. Growling loudly, Sesshomaru gripped the sheets, tearing the bottom one slightly with his claws as Seiya slowly added another finger before taking the demon back into his mouth. Gripping into the mattress, Sesshomaru ground his hips down onto the human’s fingers making him go deeper into him. Encouraged by this, Seiya curled his fingers inside the demon, pressing down on his prostate as he pushed in.
A few minutes of this attention had Sesshomaru nearing the edge. Not wanting it to end the demon stuttered, “Se...Seiya...stop..p..please.” Removing his mouth from the rigid member, Seiya licked at a few drops of semen that had leaked from his mate. Licking his mouth clean, Seiya resorted to slowly pumping the twitching organ asking what the demon wanted him to do. Thrusting into the hand, Sesshomaru panted out, “I want you...in..me.”
Sliding back up, Seiya nuzzled on his mates neck and kissed the demons lips as he reached into his night stand. Flicking the cap off of a small bottle, Seiya put some onto his hand and applied it to his own erection. Putting himself on top of the demon, he put his a free hand under his mate’s hips and pressed his tip against the puckered hole asking, “Ready?”
Smiling, Sesshomaru nodded and gasped at the entrance. Seiya had to go slow because they hadn’t made love since the night after they came back from their visit to the castle. And the demon’s healing ability had a tendency to make him as tight as he had been the first time Seiya had taken him if left alone for a few days. Once in all the way, Seiya panted into his mate’s ear, “It feels good.” A moment later he pulled out and thrust back in slowly earning an agreeable grunt from the demon.
Sweat was soon dripping down Sesshomaru’s reddened face from the amount of ecstacy he was feeling. His mate’s touch was drawing him closer to the edge as he felt the boy thrust into him. Seiya was panting heavily, and sweating just as much from trying to keep himself under control. He had himself propped up with his hands as he thrust into the demon feeling the other clench down on his erections. Looking at his mate he could see Sesshomaru panting with his head turned to the side with his eyes closed. Moving carefully, he turned the demons head and pulled him into a deep kiss.
Opening his eyes, Sesshomaru felt the soft caress of his mate’s tongue against his teeth and opened his mouth rubbing the two muscles together. Picking up his pace, Seiya could feel Sesshomaru’s own erection rubbing against his stomach and decided to press down on it. Purring into his mate’s mouth, Sesshomaru was soon feeling his release grow closer at the touch of his mate’s stomach rubbing against his tip.
Pulling back from his mate, Sesshomaru let out a loud grunt as he lifted his hips off the bed and shook as he came onto his mates stomach. Feeling the sudden clench of muscle caught Seiya off guard and he soon felt himself releasing into his mates body with a slight shudder. The moment passed but the two continued to stare into each others eyes with satisfied and loving smiles on their faces. Leaning down, Seiya kissed the demon and attempted to pull out only to be stopped. Looking at his mate, Seiya felt a towel being brushed over their stomachs as his mate said, “Stay there.”
Pressing his forehead to the demon’s, Seiya happily said, “For you putting up with today, I cant’ say no.” The human received a gentle kiss from his mate before he fell asleep on top of the firm body of his mate. Sesshomaru held him close and soon drifted off to sleep. Both men however fell asleep without realizing what had just taken place that evening and not knowing what would lay in front of them in the coming weeks.