InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Hanyou Handbook: A Romance ❯ Chapter Six ( Chapter 6 )
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Author's Note: Thank you to everyone who reviewed. Constructive criticism is always welcome. Enjoy.
Chapter Six
Sesshomaru and Kaede sat in the small hut sipping tea and waiting for the demon doctor to arrive while Inuyasha slept. When the news of Inuyasha’s attack spread through the village Miroku and Sango Joined them to do what they could to help. Though there wasn’t much to do but change bandages and wait, it was a good excuse to get away from the chaos of three children running around their own hut, and allow Rin along with a neighbor to take care of things for a while.
As the evening fell, the door to the hut finally opened. “Lord Sesshomaru, I’ve brought back the demon doctor you requested,” the shrill of Jaken’s voice broke the silence and brought everyone to attention as doctor Kiyoshi entered the hut.
He was a tall, slender demon with midnight blue hair and eyes to match. His manner seemed kind and patient, almost human like, and his soft smile was warm and inviting as he spoke, “Lady Kaede, it has been a long time. You are well?”
“Yes doctor, thank you for coming all this way,” she replied.
“You have an ill half-demon, I hear.”
“Indeed. He is not healing and it appears his scent has changed.”
“Yes, I was able to smell him from leagues away.”
“Oh my, I suppose that means my barrier is not working… how odd.”
“No, I am sure your barrier is working fine, Lady Priestess, I simply have the ability to smell a half-demon even through scent barriers. May I examine him?”
“How very interesting. He is over here, doctor.”
Sesshomaru eyed the demon doctor as Kaede led him to Inuyasha. There was something odd about a full demon that cared for half-demons who are normally despised. Can he be trusted? He stayed where he was watching from the other side of the room with the slayer and the monk.
The doctor touched Inuyasha and Sesshomaru could feel anger welling up inside him, but the question was, why? What did he care if a demon touched his brother? After all, he was only a doctor trying to make a diagnosis. What was he angry about?
“How long has the boy been asleep? The doctor asked.
“I gave him a sedating tea shortly after he arrived this morning,” Kaede answered. “Why do you ask?”
“He should not be sleeping alone like this - he needs to be with his mate.”
“His mate? As far as I know, Inuyasha has no mate.”
“I see. I am very sorry, Lady Priestess, but the boy will die without a mate.”
“Then, are you saying that there is nothing we can do for him?”
“Let him sleep and I will explain,” the doctor pulled the blanket back over Inuyasha and went to sit with the rest of the waiting group.
“We can’t let Inuyasha die,” Sango said what they were all thinking, as she offered the doctor a cup of tea.
“He should have already taken a mate,” the doctor said, sipping his tea.
“What good would a mate do? How can that cure him?” Miroku asked.
The doctor took a last sip of his tea and put down the cup, looking at all the boy’s concerned friends he smiled at them as he spoke, “The boy is not ill exactly; he has an affliction that happens to young half-demons who remain a virgin after their adolescents.”
‘No surprise there,’ Miroku thought to himself. He had never seen Inuyasha even look at another girl ever since Kagome left. He always wondered if those two were up to more than they led on, now he knew it wasn’t just an act.
“Essentially, it is the demon blood calling out to the body to insure the bloodline continues. However, it does not happen to all half-demons, but only those with very powerful demon blood. The condition is quite rare and most half-demons die of it, the doctor continued.”
“Most? So not all of them die then.” Kaede asked.
“That is true. However, it is more fatal when the half-demon is male rather than female.”
“Why is that?” Miroku asked.
“Because his body is now growing female organs so that he can bear children; and even if he survives the transformation most transformed males do not survive the birth of a child.”
“Wait a minute, you’re saying he’s turning into a woman?!” Miroku asked, quite stunned by the news.
“No. He will still be male, only with some added female parts.”
“A Hermaphrodite,” Miroku offered.
“In essence, yes,” the doctor agreed.
“So, Inuyasha could have avoided all this if he just had sex with Kagome,” Miroku said aloud to himself, “If only he had known.”
“Not really. All he had to do was have an orgasm and he would have avoided it. Having sex with a woman is not necessary; nor sex with a man for that matter,” the doctor corrected him.
Miroku had a horrified look on his face as the new information sunk in, “Huh?! Wh… Wha… What do you mean?! You can’t seriously be saying… I mean, that’s… that’s impossible!”
“It has happened before,” the doctor assured Miroku.
“But… it’s… it’s… unnatural!”
“Well, it is for you,” Sango scolded him, knowing full well of his masturbating habits.
“But… how? I mean, how can he… anyone go all those years and never even… touch themselves?! I… I don’t understand.”
“Well, he was asleep for fifty years when he was pinned to the tree by my sister’s arrow,” Kaede offered.
“Yes, but… but… still. It’s pretty unbelievable.” Miroku was beside himself; he could not imagine living a day without some kind of sexual release, but the more he thought about it, the more it almost made sense. He could never remember catching Inuyasha doing anything… ever! Moreover, whenever he asked him to join him in a little voyeuristic fun when the girls were bathing, he never showed any interest. Inuyasha had caught Miroku jerking off dozens of times, maybe hundreds, but Miroku had never caught him - he always thought that was a bit odd and assumed Inuyasha was just really careful. In an instant, Miroku’s whole world had changed. Maybe he really was a pervert after all, or maybe he just needed to find some self-control.
Sesshomaru was equally appalled at the news; he knew Inuyasha was lonely, but apparently, he didn’t even like his own company. No, he was sure this was all the doing of those ignorant humans who raised him. They must have told him some ridiculous story that would keep him from ever touching himself; something like his hands will fall off, or worse, his cock will - what idiots. And now he was going to die because of it.
“What if we found Inuyasha a mate?” Sango suggested.
“The boy must choose his own mate; actually, his body will choose a mate for him,” the doctor replied.
“Then there is nothing to be done,” Sesshomaru finally spoke, “Jaken, we’re leaving.”
“No, please stay, Lord Sesshomaru. Your presence seems to comfort Inuyasha, and you did promise him you wouldn’t leave while he slept,” Kaede said to him and offered him another cup of tea.
Sesshomaru didn’t recall making such a promise, but he took the cup of tea and decided to stay a bit longer to see Rin.
“Lady Kaede, you say the lord’s presence comforts the boy? How so?” The doctor asked.
“Inuyasha wouldn’t let anyone touch him except for his brother… he called me a hag when I tried to treat his wounds. That was why I sedated him,” she answered.
“An ‘old’ hag,” Sesshomaru corrected her.
“Yes, ‘old’ hag; he hasn’t called me that in years.”
“Did he wish to be close to you, my lord?” The doctor asked.
“Yes. He wanted to be held,” Sesshomaru, admitted.
“He wanted to be held by ‘you’, Lord Sesshomaru”. I do believe that the boy has chosen you as his mate,” the doctor said with a smile.
There was a loud crash near the doorway - Jaken had fainted.
To be continued…
Author's Note: Thank you to everyone who reviewed. Constructive criticism is always welcome. Enjoy.
Chapter Six
Sesshomaru and Kaede sat in the small hut sipping tea and waiting for the demon doctor to arrive while Inuyasha slept. When the news of Inuyasha’s attack spread through the village Miroku and Sango Joined them to do what they could to help. Though there wasn’t much to do but change bandages and wait, it was a good excuse to get away from the chaos of three children running around their own hut, and allow Rin along with a neighbor to take care of things for a while.
As the evening fell, the door to the hut finally opened. “Lord Sesshomaru, I’ve brought back the demon doctor you requested,” the shrill of Jaken’s voice broke the silence and brought everyone to attention as doctor Kiyoshi entered the hut.
He was a tall, slender demon with midnight blue hair and eyes to match. His manner seemed kind and patient, almost human like, and his soft smile was warm and inviting as he spoke, “Lady Kaede, it has been a long time. You are well?”
“Yes doctor, thank you for coming all this way,” she replied.
“You have an ill half-demon, I hear.”
“Indeed. He is not healing and it appears his scent has changed.”
“Yes, I was able to smell him from leagues away.”
“Oh my, I suppose that means my barrier is not working… how odd.”
“No, I am sure your barrier is working fine, Lady Priestess, I simply have the ability to smell a half-demon even through scent barriers. May I examine him?”
“How very interesting. He is over here, doctor.”
Sesshomaru eyed the demon doctor as Kaede led him to Inuyasha. There was something odd about a full demon that cared for half-demons who are normally despised. Can he be trusted? He stayed where he was watching from the other side of the room with the slayer and the monk.
The doctor touched Inuyasha and Sesshomaru could feel anger welling up inside him, but the question was, why? What did he care if a demon touched his brother? After all, he was only a doctor trying to make a diagnosis. What was he angry about?
“How long has the boy been asleep? The doctor asked.
“I gave him a sedating tea shortly after he arrived this morning,” Kaede answered. “Why do you ask?”
“He should not be sleeping alone like this - he needs to be with his mate.”
“His mate? As far as I know, Inuyasha has no mate.”
“I see. I am very sorry, Lady Priestess, but the boy will die without a mate.”
“Then, are you saying that there is nothing we can do for him?”
“Let him sleep and I will explain,” the doctor pulled the blanket back over Inuyasha and went to sit with the rest of the waiting group.
“We can’t let Inuyasha die,” Sango said what they were all thinking, as she offered the doctor a cup of tea.
“He should have already taken a mate,” the doctor said, sipping his tea.
“What good would a mate do? How can that cure him?” Miroku asked.
The doctor took a last sip of his tea and put down the cup, looking at all the boy’s concerned friends he smiled at them as he spoke, “The boy is not ill exactly; he has an affliction that happens to young half-demons who remain a virgin after their adolescents.”
‘No surprise there,’ Miroku thought to himself. He had never seen Inuyasha even look at another girl ever since Kagome left. He always wondered if those two were up to more than they led on, now he knew it wasn’t just an act.
“Essentially, it is the demon blood calling out to the body to insure the bloodline continues. However, it does not happen to all half-demons, but only those with very powerful demon blood. The condition is quite rare and most half-demons die of it, the doctor continued.”
“Most? So not all of them die then.” Kaede asked.
“That is true. However, it is more fatal when the half-demon is male rather than female.”
“Why is that?” Miroku asked.
“Because his body is now growing female organs so that he can bear children; and even if he survives the transformation most transformed males do not survive the birth of a child.”
“Wait a minute, you’re saying he’s turning into a woman?!” Miroku asked, quite stunned by the news.
“No. He will still be male, only with some added female parts.”
“A Hermaphrodite,” Miroku offered.
“In essence, yes,” the doctor agreed.
“So, Inuyasha could have avoided all this if he just had sex with Kagome,” Miroku said aloud to himself, “If only he had known.”
“Not really. All he had to do was have an orgasm and he would have avoided it. Having sex with a woman is not necessary; nor sex with a man for that matter,” the doctor corrected him.
Miroku had a horrified look on his face as the new information sunk in, “Huh?! Wh… Wha… What do you mean?! You can’t seriously be saying… I mean, that’s… that’s impossible!”
“It has happened before,” the doctor assured Miroku.
“But… it’s… it’s… unnatural!”
“Well, it is for you,” Sango scolded him, knowing full well of his masturbating habits.
“But… how? I mean, how can he… anyone go all those years and never even… touch themselves?! I… I don’t understand.”
“Well, he was asleep for fifty years when he was pinned to the tree by my sister’s arrow,” Kaede offered.
“Yes, but… but… still. It’s pretty unbelievable.” Miroku was beside himself; he could not imagine living a day without some kind of sexual release, but the more he thought about it, the more it almost made sense. He could never remember catching Inuyasha doing anything… ever! Moreover, whenever he asked him to join him in a little voyeuristic fun when the girls were bathing, he never showed any interest. Inuyasha had caught Miroku jerking off dozens of times, maybe hundreds, but Miroku had never caught him - he always thought that was a bit odd and assumed Inuyasha was just really careful. In an instant, Miroku’s whole world had changed. Maybe he really was a pervert after all, or maybe he just needed to find some self-control.
Sesshomaru was equally appalled at the news; he knew Inuyasha was lonely, but apparently, he didn’t even like his own company. No, he was sure this was all the doing of those ignorant humans who raised him. They must have told him some ridiculous story that would keep him from ever touching himself; something like his hands will fall off, or worse, his cock will - what idiots. And now he was going to die because of it.
“What if we found Inuyasha a mate?” Sango suggested.
“The boy must choose his own mate; actually, his body will choose a mate for him,” the doctor replied.
“Then there is nothing to be done,” Sesshomaru finally spoke, “Jaken, we’re leaving.”
“No, please stay, Lord Sesshomaru. Your presence seems to comfort Inuyasha, and you did promise him you wouldn’t leave while he slept,” Kaede said to him and offered him another cup of tea.
Sesshomaru didn’t recall making such a promise, but he took the cup of tea and decided to stay a bit longer to see Rin.
“Lady Kaede, you say the lord’s presence comforts the boy? How so?” The doctor asked.
“Inuyasha wouldn’t let anyone touch him except for his brother… he called me a hag when I tried to treat his wounds. That was why I sedated him,” she answered.
“An ‘old’ hag,” Sesshomaru corrected her.
“Yes, ‘old’ hag; he hasn’t called me that in years.”
“Did he wish to be close to you, my lord?” The doctor asked.
“Yes. He wanted to be held,” Sesshomaru, admitted.
“He wanted to be held by ‘you’, Lord Sesshomaru”. I do believe that the boy has chosen you as his mate,” the doctor said with a smile.
There was a loud crash near the doorway - Jaken had fainted.
To be continued…