InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Pride (In the Name of Love) ❯ Chapter 78

Pride (In the Name of Love) 78 / ??
Written by Jezz-Ra
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A/N - Purple is the square root of the apocalypse.
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In the end, Toga elected to bring Sairex to his dungeons and have him locked up securely. The raven may not be physically strong, but he was fast and agile and Toga didn't really want to see him hurt anyone else in his crazed state. He made sure that a bed, chairs, and other minor creature comforts were brought to his cell as well. After all, Sairex was not his prisoner. It was simply a precaution.

After making sure Sairex was tucked in comfortably to his bed - on his side with his wings not crunched up beneath him, Toga remembered that much - the inu patriarch made his way out.

It didn't take Toga long to sniff out Miroku - after all, with the recent exception of Kagome, he was the only human in the castle besides Rin and his scent was easy to pick out. The monk was idly chatting with the priestess in one of the sitting rooms. Both looked up when he entered, somewhat surprised.

"Greetings, my Lord. I rather thought you had retired for the evening," Miroku said with a slight grin. Kagome gave Toga a smile of greeting, but it faltered when she saw the troubled look on his face.

"What's wrong?"

Toga sighed. "Miroku, I would speak with you."

A chill gripped Miroku's heart, but he waved for Kagome to stay seated. "There is nothing you can say to me that she can not hear...what...its Sairex, isn't it? Oh, dear Buddha, what happened?!"

"In all honesty, I can't say. He seems to have taken leave of his senses. He was lucid and coherent for only a few moments. He assaulted me...in addition to the walls, the air..." Toga winced. "I was forced to render him unconscious and lock him up, although I wouldn't imagine he'll be sleeping long."

Miroku looked absolutely beside himself with worry. "Where is he?"

"I put him in the dungeons to be sure he wouldn't break out and hurt someone...or himself. But I made sure it was set up like a normal room. It's all I could think of to do for him."

"If you will both excuse me..." Miroku bowed politely to Toga, gave Kagome a quick hug, and practically flew out of the room.

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By the time Miroku arrived, Sairex had shifted so he was sitting on the floor and leaning against a wall. The monk noticed that the raven was speaking, although to who or what, Miroku couldn't tell. He was talking in a broken mixture of Japanese and his clan's tongue. Every now and then he would pause, as if listening, and resume his conversation.

"Sairex?..." Miroku asked hesitantly. He received no response. With a sigh, the monk settled in to attempt to see what Sairex was saying. The raven had taught him a small bit of his native tongue so far, but nowhere near enough for the monk to hold a conversation with him.

Sairex appeared to be in a heated debate over some sort of tax increase. Due to how frustrated he seemed to be, Miroku could only assume that he was losing.

Miroku slid down against the wall, resting his staff across his lap and closing his eyes. Should Sairex need him for anything, he was determined to be there.

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Sesshoumaru was already curled up in a nest of thick furry blankets by the time Toga arrived. He blinked owlishly at his father as Toga slid into the room. Toga couldn't help but smile at the picture of his pup all cutely disheveled and sleepy, lost in a sea of cozy furs. // Not that my Sesshoumaru would ever appreciate such a sentiment. I think he'd be rather horrified if anyone referred to him as 'cute'. I remember the whole 'Fluffy' incident with Rin...//

Sesshoumaru yawned and rested his head back down. "You are much later than I would have expected..."

"Had I known what a delightfully snuggly scenario awaited me, I assure you, I would have hurried. Do you mind if I join you?"

"Of course not. It is your bed, after all." Sesshoumaru watched through half-lidded eyes as Toga drifted about his room, changing into his sleeping pants and letting his hair down. After a quick but thorough brushing to assure he would minimize any nasty tangles, he made his way into bed and under the covers, his arms automatically curling around Sesshoumaru's waist and pulling him in close.

Sesshoumaru gave him a cursory sniff, one eyebrow hiking in disbelieving curiosity. "You smell of arousal and raven...this Sesshoumaru is curious as to what exactly it was that kept you."

"I can assure you that whatever your imagination can dream up for what I may or may not have been doing with Sairex, you're probably wrong. He rather seems to have lost his mind. I hope his insanity is temporary."

"That is still not much of an explanation."

Toga arched an eyebrow. "Since when do I need to explain my actions to anyone?"

Sesshoumaru appeared taken aback, and then his cheeks flushed and he averted his eyes - which was no easy feat, considering he was curled up against Toga. "Forgive me, my Lord Father, it was not my place to questi--" Sesshoumaru found himself cut off as Toga caught him in a soft but intimate kiss.

"You are free to ask me anything you wish, my Sesshoumaru. I was only teasing. As for what occurred...in the grip of his insanity, the raven attempted to seduce me."

"To some effect, it would seem."

It was Toga's turn to flush ever so slightly. "Well, he got a little...grabby...and I was not expecting it. But now it is my turn to ask questions...why is it that YOU smell so strongly of Inuyasha?"

"Ah...well..." Sesshoumaru sighed inwardly. Even though he knew he was in for a reprimand, he would not lie to his Lord Father. "I went to go speak with him. I owed him an apology for things I said while I was possessed and could not rest properly until I had cleared the air. He helped me back to the room."

"So you were indeed possessed then...and all the story was as Inuyasha said?"

"Mm. I went to my room and something gripped me...I touted beliefs that I no longer subscribe to and assaulted him. He did not wish to fight...and I found my body gripping Tetsusaiga and performing a Wind Scar directly before I teleported myself into the path of it."

Toga nodded. "Yes...that is what I was told. I did at first think that perhaps it was he who assaulted you, although I could not fathom the reason."

"Inuyasha is not the sort to initiate combat with me."

Toga's expression turned into a frown. "Wait...you went to see him? You were out of bed and wandering around?"

"Yes, my Lord Father, I was."

"Dammit, Sesshoumaru..." Toga sighed and nuzzled his pup's throat gently. "Do not exert yourself like that until you are healed. I know you do not like to think that you are in any way weak or incapable, but please. I do not want you to fall ill again. You must rest until you are better."

Sesshoumaru let out a little breath and closed his eyes. "I am fine and know my limits."

"You know them and you push them at all times, which is precisely why you must remain in bed. Just because you are capable of movement does not mean you should invite the consequences. And you are hardly fine."

"You worry too much."

"No, I worry precisely the right amount. Now stop being such a naughty puppy and go to sleep."

"I am most certainly NOT any such thing!"

Toga chuckled before pinning Sesshoumaru on his back, an affectionate grin on his face. "You are whatever I say you are."

Despite being pinned and Toga's confidence, Sesshoumaru still had a rather defiant look. Toga couldn't help but grin wider - he teased his pup on purpose, loving the sunfire sparks that flared in his eyes when he got passionate about something, be it the fire of anger or otherwise.

Sesshoumaru looked as if he wanted to say several dozen different things, ranging in level from petulant to scathing, but he settled on a rather pouty huff. Even in jest he could not bring himself to so blatantly disrespect his Lord Father. Toga knew for certain that no other individual alive or dead had seen Sesshoumaru pout, and it made him smile.

Sesshoumaru let out a somewhat startled gasp as Toga's teeth found his throat, sinking into the delicate flesh for a moment as his father growled low, possessively in his chest. "You are what I say you are, my Sesshoumaru, because you are mine. You belong to me. You have always belonged to me, will always belong to me."

Golden eyes widened in surprise at Toga before half sliding shut, the possessive words sending a shiver down his spine. Unbidden but from the depths of his heart he heard his own response come. "Yes, my Lord Father....I am yours. Only yours..." The words were freeing, really...a delicious release from his own cares and concerns as he gave himself over. It was the truth. Ever since he was capable of conscious thought, he had known that he belonged utterly to his Lord Father.

Toga smiled as he lifted his head, gazing down at Sesshoumaru, before leaning in to kiss him soundly. It was a deep, thorough and lazy kiss that seemed to have no end. His arms curled around Sesshoumaru's waist and held him tightly even as his pup returned the embrace. It seemed to linger on for nearly an eternity before Toga pulled away, just far enough to nuzzle his tired pup's throat. "Sleep, my Sesshoumaru..." he murmured.

"I love you, my Lord Father..." Sesshoumaru whispered. Oh, how he meant it. How could he ever make Toga understand that the very thing that had jarred him from his suicidal depression and made him fight for his soul...that it was for love of him, for love FROM him? That knowing how much he meant to this creature he revered above all others had moved him so deeply? Sesshoumaru was not given to saying such things. These were words he had said only a handful of times in his life, never since he became an adult. And he would never say them to another, no matter how long he should live or how deep his feelings ran for them. No. This was a gift he gave only to one.

Toga squeezed Sesshoumaru a bit more tightly against him and pressed a kiss to his temple. "And I you, my precious Sesshoumaru. Now sleep."

A few moments later and he did.

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Naraku groaned softly as he shook his head, trying to clear the cobwebs from his mind. Where was he? What was this place? It looked to be a cave of some sort.

Ew! It was damp and smelled somewhat foul. With a scowl of distaste he clambered out of the hole and began to walk. Everything seemed a blur. He tried to recall what he had been doing, what he had been planning on doing. In the distance, he saw a village.

His initial reaction was that he should ride into the village and take what he wanted! Yes! Plunders and women!

Some part of him railed at the thought, however, and he found himself confused and torn. He almost yelped when a man appeared near him. "Excuse me, traveler, are you lost? I don't mean to be rude, but you're just...staring..."

Naraku blinked, then nodded slowly. "Yes, I believe I am..."

"Oh! How terrible. Come, I'll get you something to eat and a place to rest. You look as if you've been in a bit of a fight."Naraku nodded blankly. The cheery villager turned to look at him again.

"What's your name?"Naraku opened his mouth to respond...but found he had no answer.