InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Redemption ❯ The Truth ( Chapter 12 )

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Redemption

Chapter 12: The Truth

 

After they arrive at the stream and remove their clothing, they begin to wade into the water. Once they are in a decent spot, they end up taking turns lathering each other up, appearing completely uninhibited and tranquil. Sesshoumaru begins to lather up Tensei's back first as Tensei holds his hair up and away. “Tensei,” Sesshoumaru calls out softly after a few moments, with feelings of ambivalence and guilt pervading inside of him. “Yes…Sesshoumaru,” Tensei answers gently, feeling relaxed by Sesshoumaru's touch. “Maybe I should have stopped my brother while he was attacking you. Maybe I should have been more forceful when I spoke up…I…apologize.” There is silence momentarily. Then Tensei replies saying, “I didn't expect that from you…thank you. I apologize for trying to push you away. I was angry…but even more so, I was afraid.” “But why were you…afraid…Tensei?” Sesshoumaru asks with concern, sounding somewhat confused and astonished. Tensei remains quiet for a moment, pulling his hair over his shoulder, before fixating his fingers and attention on some of the strands in thought of how he should respond. He eventually begins to speak as he continues to play in his hair. “I was afraid…that you believed your brothers words…and that you would change your mind about giving your heart to me.” Tensei sighs heavily before continuing, “Honestly, I was starting to believe his words myself. I mean…if it IS true that I am Naraku's reincarnation, do I really deserve to be loved…especially by you…the one whom I slighted in so many horrible ways along with so many others. Yes, even if I am Naraku's reincarnation, technically I am still him…I don't think I really belong here. I'm responsible for so many horrible things that have transpired in this land…” He concludes his words in an unstable whisper filled with self-contempt, “I…I…I deserve to suffer.”

 

Sesshoumaru absentmindedly drops the cloth in his hand into the water as he hears these words. He places his hand around Tensei's shoulder before summoning him to turn around. Once Tensei is facing him, he clasps his hands gently against the sides of Tensei's shoulders. He gazes into Tensei's eyes with deep empathy and sincerity pervading his features. Tensei gazes back with delicateness and vulnerability. “This is so overwhelming Sesshoumaru-I am so afraid.” Sesshoumaru takes one of his hands away as he begins to caress Tensei's other shoulder with his remaining one. “Don't be…I love you,” Sesshoumaru whispers. Sesshoumaru slowly leans in before pressing his lips to Tensei's tenderly. They kiss in a meek and innocent way, as if they were just young teenagers, kissing for the first time. They pause between kisses to gaze and blink at each other before patiently escaping into the affections of the other, once more. After a few more moments, they stop. They quietly finish bathing before finally making their way out of the stream. Breezy laughter can be heard throughout the immediate vicinity of the enchanted forest as they engage in a little playfulness for a brief moment. Then they get dressed and depart shortly afterwards. They quickly arrive back within the castle walls. They soak in a nearby hotspring for while. Tensei rests his head against Sesshoumaru's shoulder affectionately as Sesshoumaru wraps his strong arm firmly around his love. Eventually they abandon the hotspring and head back into the castle in order to eat a late supper. Once they return, Inuyasha ends up not joining them for dinner. Besides the fact that he made it a priority to eat while they were gone, he also decides to leave them by themselves because he doesn't want to have to endure the awkward feelings within himself, as well as the outward expressions of awkwardness by Tensei he would more than likely have to face should he stay. Instead, he ends up spying on them while they're eating, so that he'll know when they are finished, in order to then sneakily post himself outside of their sleeping quarters after they retire. Sesshoumaru of course senses Inuyasha's presence, but decides to just pretend like he isn't there. Inuyasha knows this but keeps spying anyway, since Sesshoumaru isn't saying anything about it, although he knows that if it wasn't for Tensei's comfort, he probably would.

 

Tensei and Sesshoumaru quietly finish eating. Afterwards, they quietly retire upstairs, in order to go bed. Inuyasha arrives outside of their sleeping quarters a couple of minutes after they arrive. Again, Sesshoumaru senses Inuyasha's presence, but begrudgingly decides to remain silent about it. Tensei is not able to perceive his presence and that is all that really matters to him. He is still going to keep the same nature he's had the whole night with Tensei inspite of Inuyasha's obvious presence. In other words, he is not going to portray a lordly facade, although at this point, it probably wouldn't make much of a difference either way. As they lay on the futon, Sesshoumaru props his body up on one elbow as he is beside Tensei, looking down at him and caressing his fingers through his hair and side bangs. “How are you feeling?” Sesshoumaru asks him adoringly. Tensei smiles warmly and wearily, “Great…” “Hhmm…I want to give you…a gift…to help you to sleep more pleasurably tonight.” Tensei replies with mirthful sarcasm, “You never grow tired-do you?” “I am a yokai,” Sesshoumaru replies matter-of-factly. Tensei is quiet for a moment as he reaches up and brushes his fingers against Sesshoumaru's face. Then he replies with a hazy expression, “Hm…the most beautiful yokai…in the world.” Sesshoumaru dramatically and playfully throws the blankets over them. He opens up Tensei's robe underneath the sheets, places soft kisses down Tensei's solid chest and rippling abs, before finally reaching the spot
between his legs, where he delivers his gift of oral stimulation to Tensei's slightly soft but still welcoming member. Only the sound of Tensei's shallow breathing can be heard and only by the one giving the pleasure. “Sesshoumaru,” Tensei whispers fragilely as he bights his bottom lip with his eyes closed. `He figured out a clever and simple way of keeping me from seeing anything going on between them but if anything goes wrong, I'll still be able to smell it,' Inuyasha thinks to himself. He continues to sit on the floor in his typical fashion with his arms crossed and the bottoms of his feet pressed together in a modified Indian style. - After Tensei plummets back down from ecstasy, he immediately drifts into sleep. Sesshoumaru smiles as he glances down upon his lovely little ningen and brushes the strands covering his face back before tucking them behind his ear. He leaves Tensei's forehead with a gentle kiss before lying down on his side facing Tensei as he places his arm over Tensei's middle. Tensei unconsciously places his hand on top of Sesshoumaru's arm in response. Sesshoumaru smiles lazily as he drifts into a very relaxed and contented rest.

 

~ Sesshoumaru descends into a fantastical dream that ends up feeling very real. He looks down and see's crystal blue water beneath him that he is capable of standing and walking on. All around him, there is nothing but this same, glowing, crystal blue water appearing as far as the eye can see, along with misty crystal like rocks jutting out of the water in different places. The sky itself is darkest purple and is painted with dense clusters of stars. He's actually never seen stars appearing so close together before. It is as if he is floating through space itself. “Very interesting,” he states out loud in a sophisticated manner, to himself. As Sesshoumaru stands in his full armor, fir and imperial like attire, he envisions a figure approaching him from a distance. As the presence continues to drift closer, it soon becomes evident to Sesshoumaru who it probably is. `It couldn't be!' he thinks to himself in moderate shock. Once the being is a few paces away, it discontinues its progression. The entity now fixed in front of Sesshoumaru appears more beautiful and radiant than he ever has in life. He is dressed in a very long purple robe that appears to have been crafted from the finest of silks with embroidered intricate gold patterns decorating it and a gold obi belt keeping it fastened. His hair is as dark as ravens feathers, thick, silky and flowing down to his feet before trailing slightly behind him. His eyes are the color of rubies, his skin is like cream and roses and his feet are bare, although Sesshoumaru can't tell because of the very lengthy robe keeping them from sight. “Sesshoumaru,” the male addresses him in a soft and smooth tone of voice. Sesshoumaru utters, “Naraku,” in an equally soft tenor. The two remain silent as they gaze at each other for a moment. “I am not here to hurt you,” Naraku says in as soft of a voice as he can muster. “I know,” Sesshoumaru replies calmly. Sesshoumaru continues, “Why are we here?” Naraku replies simply, “It is time…” “Time for what?” Sesshoumaru asks. “…Time for me to reveal to you the truth.” Sesshoumaru remains silent in ponderous thought for a moment, “…The truth concerning Tensei?” “Correct.” “So what is the truth Naraku…I am prepared to hear it.” Sesshoumaru proceeds to sit down in a very fragrant fashion as Naraku watches peculiarly. Sensing that something is brewing, Naraku hesitantly follows suit. As they both sit with their legs crossed, Indian style; with his arms folded, Sesshoumaru peers at Naraku with a slightly skeptical and dead-panned expression on his face. `If you lie to me, I'll kill you a second time,' (He has been lied to by Naraku before, many times, hence his reservation and defensiveness). Naraku looks briefly into those sharp eyes of Sesshoumaru's cutting into him like a knife before gulping and then looking down as he clears his throat. `It's not as if he can harm me right now anyway…' Naraku tells himself in reassurance.

 

Naraku huffs indignantly before looking back up at Sesshoumaru and saying in an irritated, sarcastic tone, “Why are you making this so hard for me?” “You're making things hard for yourself because you're a liar whose saying you're going to speak the truth,” “Well how else am I supposed to say it…Sesshoumaru…and I am going to speak the truth,” “No you're not…you couldn't do it then, so why would I expect you to do it now and `It's time for me to tell you about Tensei…'that's how you're supposed to say it. `Truth,' is not a good word for a LIAR to proclaim.” Naraku sighs before replying sarcastically, “Can I please talk to `Lord Sesshoumaru' right now…because `Sesshoumaru,' is acting too much like a pup.” In a show of defiance, Sesshoumaru quickly stands up before he erupts into a maniacal tirade, slicing the air simultaneously with his hands among other gestures that signify feelings of exasperation, annoyance and sarcasm as Naraku glares up at him, “Maybe I don't want to act like…LORD SESSHOUMARU right now!” He begins to point his index finger and waves it down in a stiff, staccato like fashion, repeatedly, “We are alone…therefore I am NOT going to restrain myself for you!...I never did in life-I'm NOT going to now! I am NOT going to be civilized and refined and all of that…bullshit!! No one will dictate to this Sesshoumaru how to behave!!! So what is Sesshoumaru without the `Lord' attached to it-going to say-hm? Fuck you! That's what `Sesshoumaru' has to say to Naraku. Now release me from this vision…I will not indulge in this masquerade any longer!” Naraku stands up briskly before saying in a rasping tone, “Why do you always have to be so difficult…it was always only with me…I swear…if Rin or Inuyasha ever saw you this way…” Sesshoumaru interrupts Naraku as he growls out, “Leave Rin OUT of this!!! Don't you DARE mention her name again! You caused enough harm to her psyche to last her a life time.” There is silence for a moment. Then Naraku begins to speak again as he slices the air horizontally with his opened hand, feeling completely hopeless, angry and exhausted, “You know what…fuck this shit.”

 

Naraku then continues to speak in a calmed but disappointed tone, “Look at me…this beautiful…alluring attire…the beautiful surreal landscape…all of this for you…and I went through all of this trouble…to see you again…by coming back to this fucking horrible ass planet and this is the thanks I get!” “Thanks? Thanks!?...Thanks for lying to me constantly! Thanks for loving a corpse more than you loved me! Thanks for repeatedly abandoning me to be alone with a broken heart and a hard-on while you chased after a worthless jewel…besides…you came back here for yourself and you know it!” Naraku exclaims, “Just stop it!!! Stop it…that isn't true,” with deep hurt and self-loathing seeping through the tone of his voice, before looking down. Sesshoumaru immediately ceases to speak and directs his head downward as well. Naraku peers back up after taking a few moments to regain his composure and notices drops of water falling from behind Sesshoumaru's bangs. “Sesshoumaru,” he whispers suddenly with surprise and concern. He moves closer to Sesshoumaru before lightly pressing his hand to Sesshoumaru's wrist through his long kimono sleeve. He pauses for a moment before finally allowing words to escape his lips, “Sesshoumaru…look at me, please. I'm so sorry for all of the hurtful things I've done to you…I love you, Sesshoumaru. I always have. That is why I'm here now.” Sesshoumaru begins to slowly lift his head up, eventually revealing a tortured face uninhibited by restraint and completely drenched with tears.

 

Naraku gasps lightly at the sight, especially since although Sesshoumaru has cried in his mist, and he knew he was, he has never actually allowed Naraku to see him doing so, besides the time he cried when he came, their first time making love. Strong emotions of terror, empathy, sadness and guilt suddenly consumes Naraku's heart, completely overwhelming him. “Damn it!” Naraku growls in torment as he turns away from Sesshoumaru briefly. He is surprised at his sudden loss of composure along with the torrents of tears now pouring down his own cheeks. After a moment of continuing to stand there with his back turned to Sesshoumaru, he finally gets up the strength and turns back around swiftly. Now it is Sesshoumaru's turn to be shocked as he's never seen or even knew Naraku to be capable of shedding tears, `Well it is a dream, so I guess that makes things easier for him, plus he's experienced living as Tensei…he looks so beautiful with tears in his eyes.' They stand there completely transfixed, watching the tears continue to fall down each other's faces. Then finally, having released all barriers, they crash into each other like two tornadoes swiftly swirling into the other. Lips melt into each other, hands listlessly curl and rest against the jaw of the other, tears mix together creating a magical potion. They hold each other for dear life, pulling and grasping and fondling the clothing, hair and ass of the other as their heads bob back and forth in perfect synchronization. Soft moans escape their lips and gentle smacking sounds color the atmosphere like rain drops touching down. Eventually, they end up sprawled out across the mystical, crystal, blue waters, one on top of the other, continuing to partake in voluptuous lips, salivating tongue, deep throat, perfect teeth, intoxicating scent, and stimulating grinding. Finally, with their clothes having inexplicably vanished already from their bodies, in complete surrender, Sesshoumaru innocently opens his golden gate very wide before allowing Naraku to slip into the moistness and warmth waiting for him on the other side. Before Naraku is even completely submerged, Sesshoumaru begins to whine and cry out in desperation. Once Naraku begins to thrust in and out of him very deeply, Sesshoumaru falls into a complete state of delirium and obsession with the immeasurable pleasure pulsating throughout his entrance. He moans very brightly without uttering one word, since the euphoric gratification he is experiencing cannot be described in any language. `This has to be more than just a dream…It's been so long…It feels so good…' ~