InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Love of her Master ❯ Inuyasha's Return ( Chapter 9 )

Disclaimer: `Inuyasha' belongs to Rumiko Takahashi. While this plot and any additional characters belong to me, everything else is hers. I make no profit off this story, and am writing it only for my own enjoyment

 

CHAPTER 9 - INUYASHA'S RETURN

 

The sun way high in the sky when the call came from the guards watching from walls to open the gates. They had been watching the approaching party for some time, fairly certain they knew who it, and now the group had just gotten close enough that they could confirm that without a shadow of a doubt. Lord Inuyasha and the squadron of taijiya had returned home.

 

Inuyasha sighed to himself as he entered the castle gates, glad to be finally home. The serpent Youkai they had been sent to find and exterminate weren't hard to kill, but they were a pain in the neck to find. They had hidden themselves in a large swampy area that the nearby villages had apparently been used a dumping area for garbage for years. The whole area was filthy and disgusting, and the smells had made it impossible for Inuyasha to track them by smell. It took the taijiya several days of following one false trail after another through swampy water and mounds of garbage until they finally found the damn nest. After all that, Inuyasha was actually rather disappointed that the damn serpents weren't tougher, as he would have loved something to take his frustrations out on. As it was they went down all to quickly for Inuyasha's liking at the time.

 

Now that that was finally over and done with and he was home, Inuyasha wanted nothing more than to take a long bath (the cold stream he had dunked himself in after killing off the serpents hadn't washed away enough of the stink by the standard of an Inu Youkai, or even an Inu Hanyou, nose), collapse in his room for a while, talk a bit with Kagome, have dinner and get an early night's sleep. Hence he was less than trilled when one of the castle guards came running up to him, calling his name.

 

“What is it, Royakan?” Inuyasha asked rather impatiently as the oversized Ookami Youkai ran up to him.

 

“Lord Inuyasha, welcome back sir.” Royakan said, puffing slightly from the short run. Damn but that demon was out of shape, Inuyasha thought wondering once again how such a demon managed to secure a place on the castle guard. “I trust your hunt was successful my lord? Though of course it would be, after all no Youkai alive could ever hope to be a challenge to the mightiness of one of your magnificent bloodline.”

 

`Oh yeah, that's how.' Inuyasha thought dourly. `Sucking up. He's almost as bad as that toad that drools all Sesshomaru.' “Was there something you wanted Royakan?” Inuyasha asked bluntly. “I'm tired and really need a bath, so if you don't mind…”

 

“Oh right.” Royakan said, suddenly seeming to remember why he needed to speak to Inuyasha. “You illustrious brother told me to give this to you as soon as you returned from your hunt, my lord. He said it would be of some importance to you.” As he was speaking, the Ookami reached under the breastplate of his armour to pull out a folded piece of paper, which he presented to Inuyasha with a flourish.

 

Inuyasha sighed as he reached for the paper. He really couldn't be bothered with whatever his asshole brother wanted right now, but if he didn't read the damn note Sesshomaru would probably find out and make his life a living hell for a while. Sesshomaru might hold himself aloof from his half-brother a lot of the time, but he got pissed as hell if he felt that Inuyasha had slighted him in anyway.

 

Rather annoyed with the whole thing, Inuyasha quickly read the note with disinterest at first, but all too soon his face morphed into a look of shock and then pure rage, causing Royakan to cower back a bit, wondering if whatever the note said was about to make Inuyasha shred the massager. However, almost before he had finished that thought, Inuyasha turned towards the castle and disappeared in a red blur.

 

 

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Koga was not have a good day. In fact, he was probably having the worst day of his life right now. Not only did he have a killer of a hangover, but he was currently scared that his life was soon to have an abrupt and rather messy end. Not surprising he was afraid for his life right now when you consider the fact that he was currently in a small room with Sesshomaru and the Lord Inutaisho himself.

 

Fuck, what the hell had he been thinking, trying to force himself on the mutt's pleasure slave? He was sure he would never do something so stupid if he hadn't drunk all that booze before hand. Even if Sesshomaru hadn't happened to turn up when he did it would have been like committing suicide, attacking her in Dog-Shit's suite that. The smell of him in the room would still be there a week from now, and there was no doubt in Koga's mind that unless a miracle happened and Dog-Shit somehow died on the latest hunt - not likely considering he had a whole squad of taijiya with him, and they were only hunting serpents - the mutt would arrive back long before the smell was gone, and everything was sure to go downhill for the wolf from there. The mutt was doubt going to be pissed off that he had touched the whore, and come for his blood because of it. The slut would be sure to tell Dog-Shit that he had forced himself upon her too. She'd probably say that even if she had been begging for him, Koga thought darkly, to save her own hide.

 

The only thing in Koga's favour right now was that it appeared that Sesshomaru hadn't told the old lord about last night, at least not yet. The fact that he was sitting here with the other guard captain being briefed about they're assignments for the next week by a very calm Inutaisho, and not locked in a dungeon or being beaten to a pulp was all the proof Koga needed of that. Although Koga did have a great deal of respect for the Dog Lord in other areas - or at least as much respect as he could manage for a dog anyway - the Dog Lord's soft spot for females frankly disgusted Koga at times. The fact that the girl was a slave wouldn't make that much difference to the old dog, Koga would still find himself in deep shit for trying to force himself on her. What else Inutaisho expected men to do with women Koga didn't get, but there you have it. So while Koga didn't quite get why Sesshomaru hadn't spoken up about last night yet, he was still grateful for the reprieve. Sesshomaru for his part had seemed completely indifferent to Koga since he had entered the room. The wolf guessed Sesshomaru felt he had done his part and what happened now wasn't his concern or something. That would fit with what he knew of the Dog Lord's first-born son.

 

Right now though, it was the second-born that had Koga worried. The mutt was due back any day now, and that the first thing he would likely do upon returning and learning what had occurred would be come for Koga's head.

 

As if summoned by Koga's gloomy and fearful thoughts, it was then the briefing was interrupted by a commotion outside the room, and a moment later the door to the room burst open to reveal Inuyasha standing there with a look promising murder in his eyes as his gaze landed on Koga. The wolf Youkai gulped, suddenly sure he could see his life flash before his eyes.

 

“Welcome home, Inuya…” Lord Inutaisho started to say when he broke of in surprise as his younger son leaped across the room to attack Koga.

 

Instinct took Koga over, demanding that he fight back against his attacker, but as the Ookami Youkai's strength was nothing compared to Inuyasha's, made even stronger by the Inu Hanyou's intense rage. Within mere moments Koga found himself lying on his back on the floor, getting the crap beat out of him by the Inu Hanyou above him. Inuyasha landed one last punch to Koga's nose, hearing the satisfying sound of it break, when he was violently pulled off his adversary by his enraged father.

 

“Inuyasha's what the hell has gotten into you?” Lord Inutaisho demanded as he held his son back from further pummelling guard captain. The lord was angrier with his son's actions than he could remember being in a long time. Yes Inuyasha had a temper, but to interrupt one of his briefings and attack one of the castle's most highly ranked guard captain without warning… “How dare you come in here and attack one of my guards like this. What were you thinking?”

 

“Why don't you ask him what he was thinking last night?” Inuyasha growled, still trying to break out of his father's hold to once again attack Koga. “Why don't you ask him what he tried to do to Kagome while I was gone?”

 

“Kagome? Your slave?” Inutaisho said, starting to get a little worried. He knew that his son had grown fond of the young slave girl in the last couple of months. Suddenly he was worried that there was to his son's anger than he had thought. “What happened?”

 

To Lord Inutaisho's surprise it wasn't his youngest son who answered, but his eldest.

 

“The wolf broke into my brother's chambers last night while he was away, and attempted to rape his slave bitch. She somehow managed to fight him off for a moment, and I heard her calling for help and so intervened before the wolf had his way with her. I then sent the wolf on his way, and brought the girl to Kaede for the night, for her own protection in case the wolf attempted to repeat his actions.” Sesshomaru said all of this in a deadpan, uninterested tone of voice as if he didn't much care either way.

 

“He WHAT?!” Inutaisho was seeing red. If there was one thing he would not stand for it was any woman living in his castle or the surrounding lands being abused, especially by one who served under him. He turned his gaze on the already cowering wolf, who looked about ready to wet himself, before looking back at his elder son. “Where's the girl? And why am I only hearing of this now?”

 

Sesshomaru shrugged. “It didn't seem important enough to tell you. As for where the girl is, I'd assume still with Kaede. I had more important thing to do than check the whereabouts of a slave that isn't even mine.”

 

Lord Inutaisho did not like that answer one little bit, but he had more important things to worry about just then. “Guards, place Captain Koga under arrest and take him to the dungeons. I will pass judgement on him later.” Koga didn't try to resist as the other guards snapped to attention and grabbed their former colleague, pulling him to his feet and escorting him out of the room. He was too busy praying to every God in the heavens that he would somehow survive the Lord's wrath.

 

Inutaisho kept hold of Inuyasha until he could no longer sense Koga in the vicinity to be sure that he didn't attack him again. Once he was sure that the wolf was far enough away that Inuyasha couldn't run him down, he turned to look at his younger son.

 

“Inuyasha, I promise you that I will take care of this, and that Koga will pay for his crime.” Father said to his son seriously. “That said, I must ask that you do not try to pursue this yourself now that it has been taken to my attention. It is when people start taking the law into their own hands that our society falls apart and anarchy rules, and I will not see my kingdom suffer that way. Now, I believe you should go and ensure that Kagome is okay, should you not?”

 

Inuyasha wanted to argue, wanted to run after the wolf and tear him limb from limb for what he had done. But his father's words and the deadly serious look on his face stopped him. Besides, Inutaisho was right, he did need to go check on Kagome. But that didn't mean he had to like it.

 

Inuyasha growled. “If he or anyone else tries to hurt her like that again, I make no promises.” Inuyasha ground out, before turning and stomping out of the room. Inutaisho sighed, realising that that was probably the closest thing to a promise not to go after Koga that he was going to get out of his stubborn son. And speaking of sons…

 

Inutaisho turned his attention to his eldest, who appeared to be about to follow Inuyasha out of the room.

 

“Not so fast, Sesshomaru.” Inutaisho growled. “We need to have a little chat. Explain to me again why you did not bring any of this to my attention earlier?”

 

Sesshomaru looked at his father's face, noting how truly angry his father was with his silence. And for the first time in decades, Sesshomaru felt fear.

 

 

AUTHOR'S NOTES

 

I'd like to take a moment here and address a comment that was made on the last chapter by Kokoronagomu. Kokoronagomu suggested that Koga should be able to smell if Inuyasha was in fact using Kagome as a pleasure slave, and that her scent should show whether or not she is a virgin. The way I am writing this fic, the difference between a virgin and non-virgin scent is very subtle, and unless you were looking for it and had a point of reference, you wouldn't notice, even with a canine nose. Koga didn't meet Kagome until after she had already spent an entire night as Inuyasha's slave, in his room, as is taking for granted that Inuyasha would have bedded her, as are most of those at the castle. Any obvious scents of sex could be washed away by regular bathing, which Kagome is known for. Also you can expect that Kagome carries some of Inuyasha's scent just by living in such quarters as him and handling his possessions on a daily basis. In all, in Koga's mind there is no reason to doubt that Inuyasha has been sleeping with Kagome, because he simply can't fathom in his rather one track mind why anyone would own a slave like her if they were fucking her every night.