InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Silence the Fairytale ❯ The Whirlwind Formally Known As... ( Chapter 47 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

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Toes found themselves rudely planted into Inuyasha's side, digging in-between his ribs with increasing ferocity and insistence. He groaned irritably and swat at the offensive foot, burrowing his face deeper into the furs that covered the futon he laid upon.

“Inuyasha, wake up! I'M NOT ASKING YOU AGAIN!”

Inuyasha snuffled deeper into the furs and pulled the extra kimono they used as a cover over his head, grunting his annoyance loudly. For once, he simply wanted to sleep in. Kagome had been getting up every night at every hour of the night for the last several days and he had merely been wanting to catch up on his rest. At least that once. And yet there were the toes and the toenails and the scratching and the shoving and... and...

“Damnit, Kagome, stop it! I can only give you so many orgasms before I need a break, okay?! Let me sleep!”

An infuriated and strangely horrified squeak left her mouth that had Inuyasha pinning his ears underneath his hair as Kagome shouted at him, “Apparently your nose is too caught up in the scent of those orgasms to realize we have company!”

Inuyasha groaned and waved an arm at her, inhaling the smell of her pleasure and grinning dumbly, “Yeah, it does smell pretty fantastic. Myouga doesn't count as company, he can wait as I sleep a couple extra hours.”

“Not that kind of company!” her toes shoved even deeper into his side and refused to be removed. At Inuyasha's resistance she finally gave one mighty heave and kicked him from the bed altogether, furs and all. Inuyasha released a startled yelp and grabbed at the furs, sitting up suddenly and brushing away masses of hair from his face as he cursed at her loudly, “What the fuck it your problem, what has gotten into y--”

“Clothe yourself, half-breed.”

The hairs on the back of Inuyasha's neck stood up straight, as his eyes widened and turned themselves to stare of the white hakama and boot clad feet typical of the brother that appeared like an apparition within the middle of his abode. Eyebrow twitching, he slowly turned to his wife who currently sat with furs up to her chin, and her face as white as a sheet of rice paper.

“I'm having a really bad fucking dream, right Kagome?”

“I assure you, you are not, though I may wish it otherwise,” a haughty voice interjected  itself into his willful denial of such a circumstance, followed up by a haughty sniff as if Sesshomaru were the one put out by the scenario.

Inuyasha growled loudly and an audible gulp could be heard from Kagome's direction as a result.

Standing rapidly, Inuyasha grabbed at the furs and wrapped them around his waist as he glared at his brother and lifted a single hand in challenge, “What the fuck do you want, coming into my home like this? You have some fucking nerve!”

“It's appropriate you deem this... hole in a ground... your 'home',” Sesshomaru stated nonchalantly, unimpressed by Inuyasha's volatile display and gazed at his claws with an air of indifference.

“You could have fucking waited outside, you bastard!”

“This Sesshomaru's birth was legitimate, as opposed to your own, so I find your terminology incredibly lacking.”

“Whatever, that still doesn't explain what the fuck you're doing here!” Inuyasha inched toward  the futon, where Tetsusaiga laid upon the ground.

“I came to renegotiate the terms of your position,” Sesshomaru lifted his cold eyes then, watching as his half brother tried to be stealthy in his approach of the weapon.

“We never gave an official 'position', so you showing up here uninvited is real fucking unwelcome, you prick!”

Sesshomaru didn't budge a hair as Inuyasha grabbed at his blade and held it to his side defensively, yet it remained unsheathed. He stood before his mate, glaring daggers at his brother. The air was thick with tension, yet either brother remained unmoved.

Kagome shivered, unhappy to see Sesshomaru again but figuring she was the best shot at mediating when they had both taken a likeness to statues, so she took it upon herself to address him, “We will listen to what you have to say if you please give us a moment to be presentable?”

She ignored Inuyasha's snort of derision, yet was thankful he did not undermine her. Sesshomaru turned to regard her impassively, measuring her in a single glance that said nothing of what he thought of her or their current situation.

It was only mere moments before he addressed her, yet while holding her breath she felt as if centuries may as well have passed.

“This Sesshomaru finds that acceptable, though it is nothing I have not seen before.”

Her face burst into flame as Sesshomaru turned and exited the cave so swiftly she could not catch it with naked vision. The air whooshed from her lungs just as quickly and she felt her cheeks filling with air as righteous anger overcame her.

“What a fucking jerk!” she complained loudly, throwing the furs down and reaching for the nearest kimono in which to dress herself with.

Inuyasha growled lowly, grabbing at his hakama that laid upon the floor.

“You're telling me, I know. And I really wish I didn't.”

“He's not really making me want to go with him, Inuyasha.”

“Again, tell me something I don't know.”

“I mean, really, the fucking nerve! Kami-sama!”

“I know.”

“Who the hell does he think he is? Barging in here like he's some goddamn Lord...”

“Kagome.”

“What?”< br>
“He is a Lord.”

“...oh. Right. Well, regardless, he's still a jerk!”

“Keh. No kidding.”

Kagome continued grumbling to herself as she tried to tie her obi into some semblance of a knot and failed miserably. Inuyasha took pity on her as he finished putting his arms into the sleeves of his suikan, shaking his head and going over to help her. The kimono she had barely fit anymore, and Inuyasha found himself surprised by exactly how large she had become. Kissing her shoulder tenderly in reassurance, he wrapped the obi around her waist and tied a simple knot to keep it in place, and finished dressing himself afterward. Kagome ran her fingers through her unkempt hair in annoyance and finally gave up after several passes of attempting to make herself presentable.

“Let's get this over with, shall we?” she reached for him and wrapped her arms around his neck as he pulled her to the side so he could jump to the entrance of their den.

“Definitely,” Inuyasha mumbled dryly, settling her  in his arms and hoping they could get their meeting with his half-brother over with as swiftly as possible.


“I'm not exactly getting what you don't understand when we say we want to wait until she gives birth to at least make a decision, idiot.”

Inuyasha was perched on the edge of a log with Kagome sitting next to him soundlessly, watching the exchange between the brothers as an observer thus far and contributing nothing more.

“I'm not understanding how you find wisdom in such a thought process. It speaks highly of the intelligence you apparently lack,” Sesshomaru spoke lowly, standing directly in front of the pair and trying his hardest not to allow his impatience show in his face.

“Being a jackass about it isn't exactly swaying my 'thought process' in your favor.”

“Being a 'jackass' takes one not making a supplementary argument that holds merit. As I am obviously correct, once again, your reference to my being is unfounded.”

“Stop trying to make yourself sound so fucking smart, you asshole! You're just making the same points over and over again and expecting me to react differently! If that isn't the definition of jackass, I don't know what is... Maybe dumbass, if you prefer.”

Sesshomaru closed his eyes slowly and tried to breathe deeply to avoid rending his brother into a pile of hanyou bones and viscous tissue. Such an action would have been counter-productive to his overall goals. Though, he did promise himself that when all was said and done he would at least punch his brother in the face. Or through the stomach. Sesshomaru knew he'd survive a hole in the stomach, at the very least.

Opening his eyes, he continued trying to pound his point into the thick hanyou skull that refused to understand reason.

“War is now seemingly inevitable. If I could send you to live on the mainland and expect desired results from such an action, I would do so. If I could destroy the jewel, I would do so. If destroying you would rid me of the migraine this has begun to cause me and furthered my efforts, I would do so, let me assure you.”

“You fucking prick, how dare you--”

Sesshomaru snarled at Inuyasha impatiently and cut him off, “However, as it is apparent nothing would produce what it is I seek and that is to keep my providence from further turmoil, I found it to be of the most obvious methodology to acquire that which was causing the strife and containing it. Namely, the jewel and its Guardian.”

“You can't just go and make the rules, you dick...”

“And as the Guardian of the jewel is none other than your mate, it would be the most logical answer to have you accompany her, especially as she would be breeding soon.”

“That's why the hell we want to wait!”

“And as she is breeding soon, it would not only be unwise, but monumental stupidity to leave her out in the open country side where she would be more vulnerable to attack. These issues were not present five months ago and had I known it was the jewel she carried then I would have not been hostile toward her. I merely knew she carried an object of power, but I was uninterested in something that would not further my means to conquest as a supplement to my own power, but rather as a singular power source that was chaotic and unpredictable.”

Inuyasha began tapping Tetsusaiga's sheath against his leg in rapid succession due to his unease, and worried his bottom lip with a fang, “She would have been safe in our den, no one knew its whereabouts before Myouga came looking.”

Sesshomaru exhaled slowly, narrowing his eyes at his thick headed brother, “Would you really care to birth the next heirs to the West in that hovel? As I have no successors, your kin would be the next in line to the title for the lands.”

“Don't you mean 'heir'? We're only having one child.”

Sesshomaru's eyes turned to look off in the distance, and Kagome was under the distinct impression he was trying very hard not to yell at his brother. After a second, he returned his scowl to Inuyasha and gestured toward Kagome's stomach with his one hand.

“How many heartbeats do you hear?”

Inuyasha looked bewildered and glanced down at her protruding tummy, and Kagome followed his line of sight as well.

“I hear an erratic heartbeat that has no distinctive rhythm.”

“...no, you hear two separate heartbeats that have individual rhythms and you're confusing it for one. Are your senses so dull due to your diluted bloodline or are you merely that dense?”

Inuyasha did a double take at Kagome's stomach and rushed to kneel in the slowly melting snow at her feet and laid his ear upon it. A look of immense concentration laced his features and Kagome threw her hands back out of the way as he pressed himself fully against her belly to discern if his brother spoke true.

“...sonuvabitch.”

“You doubt my senses?”

“I doubt the fact you're always capable of telling the truth, and wouldn't just say something like that to fuck with my head!”

Kagome started and grabbed a single one of his puppy ears, pulling on them and shouting suddenly in a high pitched voice that increased in volume as she spoke, “We're having twins? As in... as in... two?!”

“Owowowow, watch it wench! That hurts!” he reached up with his fingers and attempted to remove his wife's abusive fingers off his ear.
 
Instead, she tugged harder, yelling directly into the poor appendage, “Two, Inuyasha. TWO. THAT'S WHY I'M SO GODDAMN FAT!”

“Argh, I get it, let go!”

“HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO BIRTH TWO?!”

“I imagine that would be accomplished the same as any other woman in your position, Miko,” Sesshomaru pointed out helpfully, unruffled to the antics of the couple.

“BUT HOW?!” Kagome clutched to Inuyasha's head desperately, her breaths coming out in panicked whimpers as she stared desperately at the snow.

“Are you not understanding the mechanics of how such things are achieved?” Sesshomaru ventured monotonously. He had stated it far too calmly for a man such as himself to be saying when in regards to the topic of birthing things, Kagome believed. Staring up at the youkai with distress apparent, tears welled up in her eyes as she began to hyperventilate.

“Two! Two of them!”

“Kagome, calm down...” Inuyasha began as he attempted to pry himself from her deathgrip upon his hair. Instead, he found his face yanked up by his forelocks and two hands plastered themselves to the sides of his face and pressed tightly in a unneeded attempt to convey the depth of her distress. He had, in fact, already gotten the memo via screaming.

“TWO. I DON'T WANT TO DIE!”

“Oh my fucking... Why would you die?”

“I DON'T KNOWWWW....” Kagome caterwauled, sobbing pathetically into his shoulder as he awkwardly pat at her back, uncertain what to do with her hysterics in the presence of his hated brother. Oddly, Sesshomaru remained undaunted in the face of her emotional outburst. Inuyasha rolled his eyes and cuddled his wife closer to his shoulder, smoothing her hair down her head.

“Good going, asshole,” Inuyasha hissed only loud enough for his brother to hear, though Sesshomaru didn't deign him with a response.

“So, when shall we be leaving?” Sesshomaru attempted a change in conversation instead, though it went unnoticed.“I-I-I want Shinsei-baa-chan! I'm surrounded by stupid men who don't understaa~~~~nd!” Kagome sobbed harder into Inuyasha's haori, clinging tightly to his shoulder and digging her nails into his forearms. His ears flattened to his head and he sighed, rocking her.

“We'll get Shinsei-baba as soon as we can.”

“I-I-I need her now! You don't understand how fucking terrifying the thought of one child's head ripping your vagina open is, let alone two! DO YOU GET HOW SCARY THAT IS? YOU TRY SHOVING A WHOLE SALMON INTO A RICEBALL AND SEE HOW WELL THAT WORKS OUT FOR YOU!”

Something sounding suspiciously like a chortle came from Sesshomaru's direction, though when Inuyasha whirled around to glare at his brother, Sesshomaru had the same poker face he had been wearing before. Sighing, he turned back to Kagome and rocked her some more, hugging her tightly and allowed her to weep against him until she would calm.

“Look, I swear we'll get Shinsei-baba as soon as possible. We'll talk about having twins too. But first we need to deal with this, okay?”

Kagome pulled back and wiped at her nose with a single hand, blinking confused azure eyes at him as she blanked out.

“What were we dealing with?”

Inuyasha groaned miserably and lowered his head in defeat, pointing a single finger at the brother she had forgotten about altogether in the face of her peril. Raising her eyebrows, Kagome tried to remember what they were talking about for several moments but could not accomplish it for the life of her.

Sesshomaru shifted his weight on his feet, taking the chance to shift the conversation in his favor, “We were just discussing details of your departure to my castle, Miko.”

“We were?”

Inuyasha's head shot up and he scowled at Sesshomaru for his bold-faced lie, “Oi! We hadn't said we were going yet!”

“We hadn't?”

Inuyasha facepalmed his wife, as he found he had been doing with increasing frequency and wanted to turn back the clock so he could still be buried under furs with his pregnant and nude mate cuddling his backside. It was a much more comfortable idea than dealing with the two beings in his life that managed to drive him the most insane at any one given moment singularly, compounded into a double dose of trauma and brain damage.

“No, we hadn't.”

“Did we say we should?”

“I just... don't care anymore. I surrender. I give up. Whatever.”

“What are we surrendering, Inuyasha?”

“...brain cells, Kagome. Brain cells.”

Kagome tilted her head to the side with a vague look of having been confounded laced into her features and Inuyasha stood to face Sesshomaru.

“Look, we'll go with you, okay? But seriously, you have to let us get this miko, Shinsei-baba, or Kagome will never agree,” Inuyasha rubbed at the bridge of his nose, eyes pinched shut in aggravation.

“If that is what it takes to earn her acceptance, it is done.”

Inuyasha tossed a single hand up weakly in subjugation and sighed, glancing off to the side and shifting his stance to a less tense one, “Can you at least tell me why it is so important we go with you so immediately?”

Sesshomaru inclined his head slowly and seemed to deliberate in his head for a mere second before answering, “There will be a meeting amongst the nations to discuss further actions in half a moon cycle. It will unfortunately be required for your mate to attend, though I suggest you speak on her behalf as a figurehead...”

They both turned their eyes toward Kagome who was no longer paying attention, rubbing her stomach in a manner that suggest self-soothing and Inuyasha sighed.

“Kagome, did you hear that?”

She snapped her head up with a minor look of bewilderment and stared at Inuyasha for a moment. Inuyasha sighed and recounted the immediate conversation before she blinked and nodded slowly.

“I...understand. Though I can certainly speak for myself,” she said irritably, lifting herself up and shifting on the log uncomfortably.

Inuyasha moved toward her and again knelt before her to address her, “Are you sure? These are all youkai, Kagome. They're royals.”

Kagome nodded glumly, reaching for the Shikon no Tama that laid against her collar bone. She fingered it gently, allowing the unnatural warmth of it to seep into her cold fingertips.

“I'm sure. I'm the Guardian and as such it's my duty to take part in the decisions concerning the fate of it, right?” Inuyasha knew she asked more than stated because she was unsure of herself, and he was uncertain as well. Resting a single hand on her shoulder to comfort her as he stood, he turned to look at Sesshomaru and told him, “Fine. Give us a few days to gather our things and clean out our den, and we will accompany you. I want that damn blood treaty drawn up so we know for sure you're not going to fuck with us once we get there.”

Kagome lifted her head toward her mate and inquired, “What is a blood treaty?”

Squeezing her shoulder, Inuyasha looked down at her, “It's a binding oath between two youkai that is unbreakable. It's an ancient contract that if broken, is considered a blemish against someone's honor. Sesshomaru would never break it because of his status, and he can't afford to lose the respect of the other Lords.”

Kagome blinked and stayed quiet. She was beginning to realize just how little of youkai culture she knew, and it was beginning to intimidate her in just the slightest. And she was to live amongst them?

The two turned to look at Sesshomaru who had remained unspoken during their exchange, trying to glean his input. Finally he acquiesced, “I will acknowledge your wishes and weigh them. We will discuss details of the treaty in further detail once we arrive at my domain.”

With nothing else left to be said, Sesshomaru turned and vanished into the forest as easily as he had come, and the couple watched as he left. It left the two in deep contemplation for several minutes before Kagome finally broke the ice.

“Inuyasha?”

“What?” he looked down upon her as she continued to gaze at the spot Sesshomaru had left long after he had gone, and she let out a soft hum like sigh.

“Did we make the right choice?”

Inuyasha dropped his hand from her shoulder as he tapped Tetsusaiga against his calf once more.

“I don't know what the right choice is right now, Kagome.”

“Do you really think there will be war over this?”

Tap, tap.

“If that asshole 'lowered' himself enough to bear being in our amazing presence willfully, I think it's a safe bet to say yes.”

Tap, tap.

“Do you think I even have enough training to handle something of this caliber? I mean, I'm in no position to really be of much help...”

T-tap, tap.

“There's nothing we can do about that, so why even worry? Perhaps Shinsei-baba can teach you more while we're there.”

Taptaptap.

“Do you think she will really come and stay with us at the castle?”

“There's no way to tell.”

Taptaptap.

“I guess we don't have any real answers, huh?”

Inuyasha gave her a lopsided smile and stopped tapping Testusaiga against his leg.

“No, I guess we don't. We can only do what we can for now, and that seems to be... well, joining forces with the ice queen.”

Kagome giggle snorted and smiled brightly at Inuyasha, “Queen?”

“He's too pretty to be male.”

Kagome nearly doubled over in laughter as Inuyasha grinned and helped her up off the log. He was glad he could distract Kagome, even if for the moment. It was even better that it was at Sesshomaru's expense.

Still... deep down inside he really did wonder...

Did I make the right choice for us?



A/n: ERDMAHGERD ANOTHER CHAPTER. REJOICE. I'M GOING TO CONTINUE TO TRY AND WRITE WHILE I'M ON A ROLL D:<

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