InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Pride (In the Name of Love) ❯ Chapter 79

Pride (In the Name of Love) 79 / ??
Written by Jezz-Ra
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A/N - I have decided that I have GOT to get me one of them Toga things. He's delicious. I also need a spellchecker that does not like to randomly change words I type into words it thinks fit better. -_- I'm finding all sorts of...retarded grammatical errors...
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"Miroku! Vake up! Miroku!"

Miroku blinked his eyes open immediately. He winced as he sat up straighter, his muscles a bit stiff. Sairex was standing near the bars of his cell, eyes alight. Miroku's own eyes widened as he took in the sight of his lover. Sairex was a bloody mess, with deep gouges in his arms, red marks at his throat, and countless other scratches. "Dear gods, what have you done to yourself?"

"I tried to ztrangle myzelf, actually. But never mind dat. I figured it out!"

"You did WHAT?!" Miroku's eyes widened further.

"Kaa, I'm fine, I vas able to ztop myzelf. And it gave me an idea."

The monk looked at his lover hesitantly - Sairex's eyes were gleaming as they always did when the raven was excited about something and, as far as he could tell, the raven was fully coherent. "Is it safe to let you out? Are you over... whatever happened?""Eh? No, not yet. But zhe grows veaker, and is resting."

"Who? What in the hells happened to you?"

"Oh. Vell...I got involved in a fight vith da damn demoness Zezzhoumaru brought back vith him. And I took her zoul...but zhe is fighting back. Zhe is very ztrong, it vas probably a poor idea for me to have done as I did vithout preparation. I've zuffered temporary bouts of inzanity before, but never dis bad. I zhould likely ztay in here a few more days. Right now zhe is resting." Sairex paused, a slight frown flitting across his features. "Zhould I lose dis fight, you vill have to kill me. Do not let me go free. If I lose, I am beyond zaving."

Miroku frowned and then reached through the bars, lightly running his fingers over Sairex's cheek. "I...hope you don't think your loss is likely."

"Kaa, no. I just don't vant to take any chances. But Miroku! Listen, I have an idea...!"

"Alright, alright...what's your idea?"

Sairex grinned triumphantly. "Vhat if we DON'T remove your vind tunnel?"
Miroku eyed him for a long moment. "Then I die a rather unpleasant and untimely death?"

"No, no...let me finish...vhat if ve do not REMOVE it, but rather ve...move...it?"

"I don't follow."

"Da reason I've been unable to do anyting about it is because I'm not skilled enough vith curses to defeat it. I don't know how to undo it, and even if I found da methods to, dere is little chance dat I could do zo vith zuccess. But I do know a ting or two about curses in general. It's like dis. Your vind tunnel, it be bound to your bloodline. Vhen a new child is born to your line, dey are inflicted vith dis curse as vell."

"Yes, I know...go on..." Miroku wondered where the epiphany was in all of this.

"Zo ve let it ztay bound to your blood, but ve move it. It knows vhen your blood mixes vith dat of another dat it is meant to inflict itzelf dere as vell. Zo...here is da plan. Ve mix your blood vith zomeone else's in...vell, zometing. An orb or zome zuch ting. I don't have da ability to deztroy da curse, but I'm villing to bet I could transfer it to a compatible host...in dis case, our orb.""You're saying...move the wind tunnel off of me completely onto an object instead?" Miroku blinked. "Is that even possible?"

"Vell...its vorth a try, isn't it?"

"Oh, surely. It isn't like I've anything to lose making the attempt save a bit of blood. Is the blood really necessary?"

"Yes, I vould tink zo. Da curse might not take if it vas to be zeperated from your blood and ve vould be back vhere ve started."

"Very well. What do we need to try this?"

Sairex gave Miroku a short list of supplies and a couple of books he would need, and the monk eagerly scurried off to retrieve them.

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"I hope Sairex is alright." Kagome frowned.

Inuyasha shrugged a bit. "Keh...that bird is pretty tough. I'm sure he'll be fine. Anyone who can handle Miroku can surely handle a little insanity."

Kagome turned a brighter shade of red than Inuyasha could recall seeing. He arched an eyebrow and peered at her curiously.

"What's that look for?"

"Er...what look? Nothing!"

"Kagome..."

"Let's just say I've seen a bit more of how Sairex can handle Miroku than I ever expected to."

Inuyasha blinked, then blinked again. "Wait...you mean you saw them..."

"They were in the middle of my damn living room! Miroku did it on PURPOSE!"

Inuyasha couldn't help but chuckle. "Heh, once a lech, always a lech...well, at least you don't doubt that they're mated anymore."

"Heh. Not a whole lot of room for doubt left after that. So what's up with Sesshoumaru and your father? I get the idea that they have some sort of secret."

"Um...I don't think I'm supposed to say. It's kinda...well."

"Just tell me."

"They're...well...."Kagome's eyes were starting to widen. "You can't POSSIBLY mean to tell me that he's sleeping with his own father...!"

"It's not so much the sleeping as what else I think they're doing. Can't say for sure, but...it's likely. All I've seen with my own eyes is a couple not-so-fatherly kisses."

"But that...that's..."

"Youkai society wouldn't be too accepting of it either. Especially considering their political standing. But...if it makes them happy, why should I care? Sessh needs someone that can take care of him and I don't think there's anyone else on the planet he'd submit to."

"Sesshoumaru? Submit? Never."

"You obviously haven't seen the two of them together in any real capacity. Sessh would give him his throat without a moment's hesitation, I guarantee it."

Kagome decided she would think about THAT little bit later. "So what about you? Everyone I've asked has been marvelously unhelpful in giving me any information. You got a mate floating about somewhere?" Kagome glanced around a bit, as if expecting to see said mate.

"Er...um...well...I...whaddaya wanna know that for anyway?!" Kagome couldn't help but notice how red the hanyou was starting to turn. "Keh, its not like its official. Or even a love thing. Its not even a like thing...."

"So there IS someone?!"

Inuyasha swallowed, realizing he was caught. "Uh...well...I mean...its kinda...an off and on thing. Never really intended for it to go anywhere..."

"What's she like? Oooh, can I meet her?"Inuyasha flushed harder and looked down. "Er...its...not a her."

Kagome blinked, then stared. She decided to accept it in good graces, however, if it made her friend happy. Although... she secretly wondered why all the males she knew seemed to be turning out to be as straight as circles. "Oh. Well, can I meet him then?"

Inuyasha mumbled and toed the floor. "You already have."

Kagome stared. "You're...involved with someone I know? Who?"

Inuyasha was reluctant to answer, knowing full well he was going to get a hell of a lot of teasing. However, the decision of whether or not he wanted to spill it was abruptly taken out of his hands when Kouga's head peeked into the room.

"Kagome!" The wolf prince darted over and clasped her hands tightly before giving up on that and instead pulling her into a tight hug.

"Oh..! Hi, Kouga...! I didn't expect to see YOU here...""My wolves are the official castle guard and I'm a general or somethin'. More to the point, I didn't expect to see YOU here! I thought you went back home for good!"

"Well, I had to come back and help Sesshoumaru..." Kagome slowly turned to look at Inuyasha. The hanyou had a bewildered look on his face, as if entirely unsure of himself and what to do. "Inuyasha? Is everything okay?"

Kouga burst out laughing. "This is the part where he USUALLY gets all hyper-jealous at me for being so much more of a dead sexy beast than he is and starts yellin' and throwin' insults and trying to get you away from me."

Kagome giggled a bit. "I see...so what's different this time?"

Kouga smirked and leaned forward conspiratorily. "Now I think he doesn't know if he should be jealous of me or for me."

Kagome's jaw dropped as she began to process that. "Wait...you mean...YOU...and Inuyasha..."

Kouga backed up hastily. "Whoa! Hey, it's nothing like that!" Both of the males were blushing deeply and very studiously not looking at each other.

"As if I'd be mated to a stupid, smelly wolf anyway!"

"You want to say that to my face, mutt?"

"I'd rather stomp a hole in your face!" Claws extended, the two leapt at each other.

Kagome sighed and bit back a smile. Maybe things hadn't changed so much after all...