InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Lady Kagome ❯ Chapter 49 ( Chapter 49 )
[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]
"Inu Yasha, you are a disgrace. I cannot believe you went to a tavern with that houshi and engorged yourselves with sake, not to mention half exposed yourself with a pissing contest," Sesshoumaru growled with frustration, as Inu Yasha sat across of him nursing a terrible hangover. “Then that houshi took you to a whorehouse. You are a Lord. We do not sleep with whores. ”
"Well, it ain't like I'll be doing this often. Kuso! My head hurts," Inu Yasha groaned, grabbing his hands and kneeling over. "We were just celebrating his bachelor party."
"That was a tasteless way to celebrate the houshi's last day of his bachelorhood," Sesshoumaru scowled. "You deserve worse than nursing a headache. On top of that, you are proved unfaithful to our intended. "
Inu Yasha laughed, "Oh, so you had something more tasteful in mind for Miroku? And when the fuck did it become your job to tell me how I should conduct my bedside manner! You’ve had enough in your day. Just because you’ve decided to become celibate for Kagome doesn’t mean I cannot. I know the law. I can have what I want."
"Of course! I do have the ability to make people come at my very beck and call. The geisha house nearby would have been honoured to entertain in my castle and instead of sleeping with a whore, you could have had a geisha help you with your problems. As Taiyoukai, it is my business on whether you have been an honourable youkai prince. What you do does in fact reflect on me and I would like you to conduct yourself in that fashion," Sesshoumaru growled. “You disgust me, Inu Yasha! She has not been gone for long and you are doing this.”
Inu Yasha groaned and sighed sadly, "I know, but I am hanyou. There is no guarantee I will survive 500 years to see her or how I will age. I know I sound like a jerk, but I am not going to wait to find out. Of course I can wait to see her, and I do want to be her mate, but I intend on enjoying myself until such a time."
"Indeed," Sesshoumaru replied, his voice taking on a sad note before scowling again at his last phrase. “You should have been a boar youkai. Detestable creatures with sick libidos.”
Inu Yasha looked at his brother, his eyes narrowing.
‘He fuckin’ insulted me. Dammit! I do deserve it. I should have told that bouzou houshi that I couldn’t come.’
Sesshoumaru was surprised to not hear any retaliatory comment from Inu Yasha.
"After the houshi and taijiya wed, I will have you in charge of the palace. I am due for a long awaited vacation. I have matters to attend to in other lands with other lords and also lands that I have acquired that I need to make sure the people know who their leader is. I will leave Jaken with you as he knows the protocol. I will take Ah-Un. In the meantime, Rin will stay. I have neglected to her studies and have sent for a teacher to come and continue with her and the kitsune," Sesshoumaru said, going back to reviewing the scrolls containing land disputes and other political jargon that he was obligated to do.
"Are you sure that is wise, brother?" Inu Yasha asked. "I'm just a hanyou. I'm not familiar with this land."
"You are a Taisho. You will do fine. You will wear the mark of our House on your brow during my absence and the subjects in all of Japan will respect you. If you are aware, almost all the lands except the East are rightfully mine as I acquired them through battle in the past. However, those taiyoukai are appointed. They know you and will not do anything. We are also in a tight alliance with Lord Ayu so if you need help, you may call upon him," Sesshoumaru explained.
"Well, I guess you have it all planned out. I hope this will help you. I am stuck here with the crazy lovebirds, a toad youkai that whines and stinks to high hell, and two brats that will make me go crazy," Inu Yasha joked.
"If it bothers you that Jaken stinks, then make him take a bath," Sesshoumaru replied, on the verge of chuckling, his eyes full of mirth.
"I'm not sure how you put up with the stench," Inu Yasha said, shuddering.
"Me either. I think it is just tolerance. I think that is how father abided with Jaken's presence," Sesshoumaru said, and then turned his eyes to the door. "Jaken, you may enter."
"Speak of the youkai. Hurry up you fucking toad. You smell like shit. Don't tell me, let me guess. You eat shit, right?" Inu Yasha snickered, plugging his nose with the sleeve of his haori.
"Master Sesshoumaru, must this cursed hanyou make fun of this Jaken?" Jaken whined.
"Jaken, Inu Yasha is also your Lord. He will do as he deems fit," Sesshoumaru said, glaring at Jaken. "In fact, you will be following the orders for some time from Lord Inu Yasha for some time as this Sesshoumaru will be away to experience the world as my father once did in his early years. You will aid him and make sure that the Western Lands are in order. If it is not when this Sesshoumaru returns, you will be torn apart and fed to the vultures."
Jaken shuddered, then fell prostrate on the ground, "Hai, milord. This Jaken will do his best to keep the Western lands as if you had never left."
"See that you do," Sesshoumaru said, then rose from his desk to retire for the day.
He walked the corridors of his palace. Kagome's scent still hung in the halls, seeming stubborn to fade away. It had been already three months since her return to the future. When he would rise for the day, his heart felt heavy, almost wanting to refuse to beat due to her disappearance. It was not until she was gone that he felt the emptiness of the palace. There was no smiling Kagome to enjoy the garden or a simple dinner with. There was no Kagome, in her stunning gi to spar with or learn new fighting techniques. Inu Yasha was a formidable sparring partner, but it was different. Inu Yasha was male. Kagome just made Sesshoumaru's blood boil with arousal. She was his happiness, his excitement, his new life. Everything before he had realized was the doldrums. That is why he had to go out into the world. He wanted to keep himself from falling back into the doldrums as he knew Kagome would have wanted that.
He would have offered to bring Inu Yasha with him, but someone of the Taisho line had to remain. The simple presence of the bloodline was important as it kept the barrier over the palace and ensured the youkai nearby that they were safe under the protection of the clan. Also, Inu Yasha was more resilient. His life had always been tougher in the wild. Of course, in Sesshoumaru's own way, he also had a tough life, becoming taiyoukai at an early age, but his life had been surrounded by people who were loyal and eager to help him keep the Western Lands in the hands of his clan. Inu Yasha had no one. Now Inu Yasha had friends and could relax a little within the confines of the palace during Sesshoumaru's absence.
"Well, it ain't like I'll be doing this often. Kuso! My head hurts," Inu Yasha groaned, grabbing his hands and kneeling over. "We were just celebrating his bachelor party."
"That was a tasteless way to celebrate the houshi's last day of his bachelorhood," Sesshoumaru scowled. "You deserve worse than nursing a headache. On top of that, you are proved unfaithful to our intended. "
Inu Yasha laughed, "Oh, so you had something more tasteful in mind for Miroku? And when the fuck did it become your job to tell me how I should conduct my bedside manner! You’ve had enough in your day. Just because you’ve decided to become celibate for Kagome doesn’t mean I cannot. I know the law. I can have what I want."
"Of course! I do have the ability to make people come at my very beck and call. The geisha house nearby would have been honoured to entertain in my castle and instead of sleeping with a whore, you could have had a geisha help you with your problems. As Taiyoukai, it is my business on whether you have been an honourable youkai prince. What you do does in fact reflect on me and I would like you to conduct yourself in that fashion," Sesshoumaru growled. “You disgust me, Inu Yasha! She has not been gone for long and you are doing this.”
Inu Yasha groaned and sighed sadly, "I know, but I am hanyou. There is no guarantee I will survive 500 years to see her or how I will age. I know I sound like a jerk, but I am not going to wait to find out. Of course I can wait to see her, and I do want to be her mate, but I intend on enjoying myself until such a time."
"Indeed," Sesshoumaru replied, his voice taking on a sad note before scowling again at his last phrase. “You should have been a boar youkai. Detestable creatures with sick libidos.”
Inu Yasha looked at his brother, his eyes narrowing.
‘He fuckin’ insulted me. Dammit! I do deserve it. I should have told that bouzou houshi that I couldn’t come.’
Sesshoumaru was surprised to not hear any retaliatory comment from Inu Yasha.
"After the houshi and taijiya wed, I will have you in charge of the palace. I am due for a long awaited vacation. I have matters to attend to in other lands with other lords and also lands that I have acquired that I need to make sure the people know who their leader is. I will leave Jaken with you as he knows the protocol. I will take Ah-Un. In the meantime, Rin will stay. I have neglected to her studies and have sent for a teacher to come and continue with her and the kitsune," Sesshoumaru said, going back to reviewing the scrolls containing land disputes and other political jargon that he was obligated to do.
"Are you sure that is wise, brother?" Inu Yasha asked. "I'm just a hanyou. I'm not familiar with this land."
"You are a Taisho. You will do fine. You will wear the mark of our House on your brow during my absence and the subjects in all of Japan will respect you. If you are aware, almost all the lands except the East are rightfully mine as I acquired them through battle in the past. However, those taiyoukai are appointed. They know you and will not do anything. We are also in a tight alliance with Lord Ayu so if you need help, you may call upon him," Sesshoumaru explained.
"Well, I guess you have it all planned out. I hope this will help you. I am stuck here with the crazy lovebirds, a toad youkai that whines and stinks to high hell, and two brats that will make me go crazy," Inu Yasha joked.
"If it bothers you that Jaken stinks, then make him take a bath," Sesshoumaru replied, on the verge of chuckling, his eyes full of mirth.
"I'm not sure how you put up with the stench," Inu Yasha said, shuddering.
"Me either. I think it is just tolerance. I think that is how father abided with Jaken's presence," Sesshoumaru said, and then turned his eyes to the door. "Jaken, you may enter."
"Speak of the youkai. Hurry up you fucking toad. You smell like shit. Don't tell me, let me guess. You eat shit, right?" Inu Yasha snickered, plugging his nose with the sleeve of his haori.
"Master Sesshoumaru, must this cursed hanyou make fun of this Jaken?" Jaken whined.
"Jaken, Inu Yasha is also your Lord. He will do as he deems fit," Sesshoumaru said, glaring at Jaken. "In fact, you will be following the orders for some time from Lord Inu Yasha for some time as this Sesshoumaru will be away to experience the world as my father once did in his early years. You will aid him and make sure that the Western Lands are in order. If it is not when this Sesshoumaru returns, you will be torn apart and fed to the vultures."
Jaken shuddered, then fell prostrate on the ground, "Hai, milord. This Jaken will do his best to keep the Western lands as if you had never left."
"See that you do," Sesshoumaru said, then rose from his desk to retire for the day.
He walked the corridors of his palace. Kagome's scent still hung in the halls, seeming stubborn to fade away. It had been already three months since her return to the future. When he would rise for the day, his heart felt heavy, almost wanting to refuse to beat due to her disappearance. It was not until she was gone that he felt the emptiness of the palace. There was no smiling Kagome to enjoy the garden or a simple dinner with. There was no Kagome, in her stunning gi to spar with or learn new fighting techniques. Inu Yasha was a formidable sparring partner, but it was different. Inu Yasha was male. Kagome just made Sesshoumaru's blood boil with arousal. She was his happiness, his excitement, his new life. Everything before he had realized was the doldrums. That is why he had to go out into the world. He wanted to keep himself from falling back into the doldrums as he knew Kagome would have wanted that.
He would have offered to bring Inu Yasha with him, but someone of the Taisho line had to remain. The simple presence of the bloodline was important as it kept the barrier over the palace and ensured the youkai nearby that they were safe under the protection of the clan. Also, Inu Yasha was more resilient. His life had always been tougher in the wild. Of course, in Sesshoumaru's own way, he also had a tough life, becoming taiyoukai at an early age, but his life had been surrounded by people who were loyal and eager to help him keep the Western Lands in the hands of his clan. Inu Yasha had no one. Now Inu Yasha had friends and could relax a little within the confines of the palace during Sesshoumaru's absence.