InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Centre ❯ Extra Spinoff per demand ( Chapter 51 )

Centre One-shots (that sounds weird but what else can I call them?)

 

Golden Week here in Japan so I actually have time to write! And sleep…so don't expect too much please!

One Shot #1

 

“Oh you in biiiiiig trouble,” Rin seethed, her brown eyes flashing dangerously at the demon across from her. He didn't look worried or even concerned. In fact, he looked rather amused.

“And why is that?” Sesshoumaru asked his voice deep and haughty.

“Where the hell do you get off saying I'm going to be your mate? We already went through one mark purification and discussed this all at length. You can't be mated to me!”

“My oath was to continue the line with a female dog demon. Seeing as there are none in existence and will never be any unless I father them, I am free of that oath.”

“So?” Rin said, her mouth set in a thin line. She rose from her chair and stalked into the kitchen, wanting nothing more than to wipe the victorious gleam from his deadly eyes. It wasn't that she hated the idea…she was just rather annoyed at the delivery of it.

He was doing it again! Treating her like the little girl that followed his footsteps so many year ago. For a while he'd been a partner, a companion. Now that he'd taken the High Council seat he was reverting back to Mr. High and Mighty. She was willing to sleep with Mr. High and Mighty, but not mate him. Mating was serious business and he seemed to be taking it rather lightly.

Bastard didn't even say he wanted to mate. No, it was just because the council laws declared it so. If it wasn't a law he probably wouldn't want to be mates. THAT pissed her off.

“I refuse,” Rin said quietly, knowing full well he would hear her.

“Excuse me?” came the snobbish reply. “At the risk of sounding like my half brother, like hell you will!”

“I'm not your little girl anymore!” she screamed and whirled so fast her elbow careened into the dish drying rack. Hurt, upset and pissed off, she took a dish in her hand and hurled it at his head. When he dodged it she threw a pan…then another dish….a knife, a fork and even a cup. Jaken soon came out to see what the hell was going on.

“L-lord Sesshoumaru!”

There stood the great lord, unmoving as the small woman threw every dish and piece of silverware she could get her hands on. Tears began to streak down her face as she picked up and entire handful of the utensils and threw it at him with all her might.

Sesshoumaru stopped dodging and let the forks hit him. It didn't hurt and it certainly released her frustration. Having run out of things to throw Rin crumpled to the floor.

“Jaken, go….do something useful somewhere else.”

“M…my lord?”

The demon lord barely glanced at his loyal retainer but the flash of red in his eyes and slight snarl upon his lips was all the prompting Jaken needed to sprint out of the door and hurry down the street, thinking of a random errand he could do for hours.

With the toad gone Sesshoumaru refocused his attention on the crying female. Gods were human females a lot of trouble…and yet he didn't want anyone else. Somehow all the little things that bothered him about humans didn't annoy him when it came from her. He had infinite patience when it came to her. Ok, maybe not infinite. Throwing dishware at him was going a bit far. And yet his temper was not aimed at her.

What the hell was she so mad about?

“Rin,” he said gently, reaching out a hand to touch her.

“Don't,” her voice cracked. “Don't touch me!”

He frowned and sniffed the air. No, not her cycle…why the hell was she so snappish all of a sudden? Unless….had he done something to offend her? Surely announcing the intention to mate her wasn't offensive…was it?

“Stop being silly and look at me,” he ordered and immediately saw her muscles stiffen.

“Fuck off.”

“You want to repeat that?”

“I said, fuck off! It's my body and I'll do whatever the hell I want! Jaken may take your orders but I'm sure as hell old enough to make up my own damn mind. That's part of growing up, didn't you know? Not only can I have sex without strings, I can make my own decisions. Decisions like mating. I've decided no.”

Now he was angry. How dare she snap back at him in such a manner?! She, a mere human, refusing him!

“Rin, this isn't up for discussion. I need a mate and you are the only one I want. Therefore you will be my mate.”

“No.”

“What?” he snarled, eyes flashing red. His emotions were getting the better of him. Taking a deep breath he looked down at the woman before him. Larger, stronger demons had cowered before him, but not her. No fear came from her. Only tears and sadness. “Why?” he asked gently.

Now her head came up. Brown eyes met his with a fury of emotions. Her lip trembled but her gaze told him all he needed to know. She was determined, stubborn and not going to yield on this issue.

“You want to know why? Because I refuse to be your mate of convenience. I love you more than life itself, but I'll be damned before I mate a demon who only wants me so he can lord over the council like some spoiled prince! You want to be lord of the realm, fine, but you'll do it without me!”

“So this is what your loyalty comes to?” he asked, his anger slowly dieing.

“My loyalty has never wavered. You merely have to ask for it. As any lord would a vassal…yet rather than treat me as such you preferred to order me like a slave. Loyal I am. Slave, I am not.”

Ah. So that was her issue. He had not asked her. In his trust of her he had assumed too much and had overstepped his bounds. Looking back it truly did not reflect the behavior of a mate.

“I'm sorry,” he said quietly.

Rin's breath caught in her throat. Did he…just….apologize?

“I was wrong to assume you would jump at my bidding. My pride got in the way of my judgment and you were the recipient of my….stupidity.”

A soft hand on his cheek caused him to look back up. Anger no longer filled her eyes. They were softening, but a smile had yet to grace her cheeks.

“Thank you,” she said quietly and let her hand drop. He reached out and carefully took it in his, running his thumb along the soft skin of her fingers.

“Even if I were not High Councilor I would ask you to be my mate. There is no one else for me. Without you I am alone….that damn toad does not count for company.”

Rin let out a giggle, trying to fight the smile that was creeping onto her lips.

“Be my mate,” he asked as gently as he could get his voice without sounding like he was begging. He was almost to the point of begging. If she refused him again he would beg…and hope to god Inuyasha never got wind of it.

She seemed to be thinking…emotions flashing across her face all at once as her mind thought of god only knows what. He tensed, awaiting the worst.

“Please?” he added. Why he said that he wasn't sure. He'd never said please for anything. He was the top lord, the highest in the land. He never had to say please. Yet for now…that seemed appropriate.

Humans did put a lot of importance upon that silly word.

“Alright, but only on one condition,” she said firmly.

“Name it.”

“No kids. I'm over eighty as it is and while I'm sure I could manage the pregnancy, I sure as hell don't want to chase after hanyou brats. I'm sure they're cute, but they'll be able to run me into the ground!”

A small smile graced his face as he leaned forward and rested his forehead against hers.

“Done. I leave it to Inuyasha to continue the line then.”

“Inuyasha? Aren't hanyous sterile?”

“Under normal circumstances, yes. They are not, however, once mated. The mate marking stimulates hormonal production which stimulates sperm production. In addition to that, he will have the same virility of a human on his human night.”

“Oh boy…I wonder if Kagome knows about that,” Rin said and laughed. “Um…Sess, sweetie, don't kill me but I think this fork is going to need to be cut out of your hair.”

 

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“PREGNANT? HOW AM I PREGNANT???!!! INUYASHA!! I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!”

Souta looked at his new brother-in-law and nearly choked at the different looks of panic flashing across the hanyou's face.

“You know we invented these really useful things called condoms and contraceptives. You might want to look into that,” he said calmly as Inuyasha began looking for a way out of the room before his angry mate came in and made good on her promise.

“I'm supposed to be sterile dammit!” he hissed.

“It is yours right?” Souta asked.

“Are you kidding?” Inuyasha growled. “Kagome would never do such a thing and even if she did, I'd smell the other male no matter how many times she showered.”

“Well then there's only one thing for you to say.”

“What's that?” he asked the teenager, his eyes begging for some way out of the path of wrath.

“Opps.”