InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Prophecy ❯ What Do You Want? ( Chapter 26 )
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By: mshutts 
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Psychological / Hentai | Type: Yaoi | Uploaded On: 02.02.2006 | Updated On: 12.21.2006 | Pages: 2 | Words: 3.0K | Visits: 1.8K | Status: Work In Progress
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Psychological / Hentai | Type: Yaoi | Uploaded On: 02.02.2006 | Updated On: 12.21.2006 | Pages: 2 | Words: 3.0K | Visits: 1.8K | Status: Work In Progress
The Prophecy
By: mshutts
WARNING: incest, there’s also an awful lot of cursing in this chapter, you’ll see why shortly (believe it or not, I don’t curse at all in real life)
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any other characters here-in except for Sturaki and Kurasko (again, sorry if it means anything)
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Chapter 26: What Do You Want?
Inuyasha was unsure where they were going and he really didn’t care. There was no point in worrying after all. His brother was leading him wherever he was leading him and that was that. It wasn’t like his opinion on the matter was going to be asked and right now, he wasn’t so sure he could leave his elder brother.
After they had left the village, he had finally gotten the chance to think about what had happened. His elder brother had held him, actually held him. He had acted almost as if he cared about him or dare he think, loved him? But then Shippo had called his attention to it and Inuyasha had once again found himself cast aside like the unwanted wretch his brother saw him to be.
He had responded to the rejection with the anger he normally showed his elder brother, but it was all for show. Inside, he was thinking back to his dream of the night before. He would never have that. His brother didn’t want him. It was only his youki acting up like Bokusenou had said. But still, for that one moment in time, he had felt wanted, possibly even needed by the youkai lord.
Nevertheless, as much as he might desire it himself, the very idea of being with him repulsed his big brother and Inuyasha realized that Shippo had been right, even if he had not known it at the time. Inuyasha was under a spell of a sort. However, he doubted it was the kind that could be broken.
He knew in his heart that he wanted to be with his older brother. No, needed to be with Sesshoumaru. But, the sure knowledge of the rejection he knew would come was enough to make him feel completely despondent.
And so, he walked next to his brother, matching him pace for pace without saying a word. It was just too painful for him to even attempt it.
He noticed his brother looking at him out of the corner of his eye from time to time. He tried not to worry about what Sesshoumaru was thinking about. He doubted it was of any real importance to him in any event. ‘He’s probably just making sure I don’t fall behind,’ he thought miserably.
When his elder brother finally stopped, he stopped with him. He did not feel like answering the bastard’s question about what that look on his face was. It wasn’t like his older brother actually cared anyway.
Suddenly he found himself face to face with his brother, who was ordering him to tell him what was wrong. ‘How dare he act like he actually cares?’ It was like some sick joke to Inuyasha. His older brother was only acting like this to get what he wanted out of Inuyasha and then he would discard him once again.
With this thought in mind, Inuyasha shoved away from his brother and took off into the forest by himself. He would not be played for a fool again.
As he stormed through the forest, he suddenly felt the presence of a demon. When a cursory sniff revealed nothing, he realized that the demon in question must be downwind from him. However, from the power of the youki that he was feeling, he knew that, while it was not his brother, it was most definitely a higher level youkai.
Deciding that a fight would definitely help allay some misplaced aggression, he drew tetsusaiga and called out, “Well, what are you waiting for? Come on out and fight me!”
He watched as a figure appeared a few feet in front of him. The being had light brown hair pulled back into a topknot with wisps of hair surrounding his face. His pale green eyes flashed with something Inuyasha would almost interpret as lust. He had to admit that this was a handsome man, even if he was nowhere near as attractive as Sesshoumaru.
He heard the being chuckle. “My, my, aren’t we feisty?”
“Look, asshole, you want to fight or what?”
He watched a slow smile spread over the demon’s face. “Now why would I want to do that? Imagine my luck, mating season being less than a day away and running into such an enchanting demoness. How is it you’re not already claimed or mated, sweetheart?”
“Who the fuck are you calling a demoness?!”
“Sorry, darling. I had merely thought you would not want to be reminded that you were only half-demon. Not that it matters to me, love. I’m still interested.”
Taking in the rather seductive look that the demon in front of him had put on with disbelief, Inuyasha wondered what he was playing at. Was this guy a complete idiot? “Yo, moron, use your nose or, hell, use your eyes even. I’m not a girl!”
“Being a little flat-chested is nothing to be ashamed of,” he said while stepping forward. “I am sure that, given time, you will have breasts as large as any other demoness’. You are still rather young after all.”
Inuyasha’s eyes grew larger in horror. Since he had learned how to defend himself properly, he had never run from a fight. However, he was now considering making an exception. This demon in front of him was obviously insane and, as he stepped closer, Inuyasha found himself unconsciously stepping back to keep some distance between them.
Trying to regain his bearings enough to figure out what to do, Inuyasha realized he didn’t even know who this demon was. Well, it was a way to buy time if nothing else. “Who the hell are you, anyway?”
The demon stopped short. “I am so sorry for forgetting to introduce myself. I was just so entranced by your attributes that I completely forgot myself.” Then with a sweeping bow, he added, “I am Lord Kurasko. May I have the honor of knowing your name as well, angel?”
Ignoring the question entirely, Inuyasha stated, “I ain’t never heard of you.”
He watched a troubled look cross Kurasko’s face before it was once again replaced by a beaming smile. “I am the Lord of the East. I have a mighty kingdom. Surely you have heard of this.”
“Nope, sorry. Doesn’t ring a bell.”
He silently observed the demon lord in front of him try to formulate a response to that. Watching this lord flounder was actually kind of fun. Sesshoumaru never would have allowed himself to be found at such a loss for words. Then again, he also could not picture his brother confusing a male with a female and trying to pick up said person in the middle of the woods.
At the image this idea brought to mind, he inadvertently let a small grin slip onto his lips. The lord in front of him took it in an entirely different way however, “Ah, I see. You were teasing me. It is not nice to tease, my beautiful flower.”
“For your information, I wasn’t teasing. I have never heard of you before in my life. Besides, if you’re the Lord of the East, what the fuck are you doing in the Western Lands?”
“I am in the Western Lands on my own business. But how is it that you have never heard of the great kitsune Lord of the East?”
“Kitsune, hungh?” Well that explained the looks and the smell that was coming off him. Up until this point, Inuyasha had not quite been able to place what type of demon he was looking at. The scent had teased at the back of his mind, but he had been too concerned with fending off this unwanted suitor to worry about it at the time.
It was a well-known fact that kitsunes were tricksters. As a result, those that were older and highly trained in kitsune magic were able to change many things about themselves, even their own scent if they so desired. He gave the youkai lord in front of him the once over again. He idly wondered if Shippo was going to end up anything like him when he was an adult.
Thinking about what he knew of the lord so far, he made a mental note to train idiocy out of his adoptive son as soon as possible. He also wondered if bad noses were a kitsune thing. He had never heard of it, but he supposed it was possible.
“Like what you see, cutie?”
“What the hell are you talking about?”
“I saw you giving me the once over, baby. Don’t worry, you don’t have to be embarrassed. You can look at me as much as you want, so long as you allow me the same privilege.”
Shuddering in disgust, Inuyasha backed up again only to find his back running into a tree. Sure the guy was mildly handsome he supposed, but he was NOT interested in him that way! “How many times do I have to tell you, asshole? I am a demon, not a demoness! What the fuck is that nose on your face for?! Decoration?!”
He watched Kurasko’s eyes narrow into a glare as he stepped even closer. He supposed that this glare would have been considered intimidating by most other youkai, however, he was used to his brother and so this was nothing. He heard a growled out, “It’s not nice to lie, sweetie,” as the kitsune youkai came within scant feet of him.
“I’m not lying, bastard! Take a whiff!”
He watched Kurasko take him up on his offer. It was almost comical how the expression on his face changed from annoyance to shock in a matter of seconds. Inuyasha would have laughed too, except now the youkai was right on top of him, knocking tetsusaiga out of his hand, sniffing again.
“Get the fuck off of me!” he cried attempting to push the demon away. He wasn’t sure why, but he did not seem to have his usual strength today. Before he could consider it anymore, however, he saw a flash of white and felt the kitsune youkai being pulled off of him forcefully.
The next thing he saw was the kitsune youkai on his ass on the other side of the clearing with his brother standing between them in an attack stance. “Ah, Lord Sesshoumaru, I see you have scented the same hanyou I have. Unfortunately for you, I intend to claim this one. You’ll just have to go look elsewhere,” the kitsune said, rising from the ground.
Not one to stand idly by while his life was being decided, Inuyasha retrieved tetsusaiga and shouted, “I never said I was going to do shit with you, Kurasko! Get the fuck out of here!”
He heard a growl of, “Stay out of this, little brother,” from his older brother without the youkai even turning around.
He watched the kitsune’s eyes widen in shock. “'Little brother'? What do you mean, 'little brother'?”
“It is of no concern to you. You will leave this area immediately,” his elder brother said, rather menacingly.
He had not had time in the past to contemplate his elder brother in a menacing mood. Generally, he was trying to keep his own head attached to his body when he was in such a state. However, now that it was focused on someone else, he realized just how sexy it was.
His brother’s youki, which grew in power when he was angered, was completely overwhelming every other youki in the small clearing. It was making his own youki practically purr in contentment. His intended mate was so powerful.
The sheer magnitude of his older brother’s youki was enough to make his own youki want him to drop to the ground in submission before its intended mate. The only thing that kept him on his feet was his absolute determination of will. He would not submit to his bastard of a brother so easily. He refused to.
It was very hard not to though, especially since, if he hadn’t known any better, he would have thought that his elder brother was defending him. Unfortunately for him, he knew this was most likely not the case. It was much more likely that he merely did not like Kurasko for some political reason and was trying to keep him from getting something he wanted just to piss the youkai off.
Besides, there was a rather overbearing possessive side to his brother and he supposed that being the younger brother, his elder brother most likely saw his entire life as belonging to him. Therefore, Sesshoumaru would see it as his right to decide who would be his younger brother’s mate regardless of what anyone else thought on the matter.
Which was not to say that he wanted this kitsune youkai as a mate. He most certainly did not, but he really didn’t think he needed his elder brother to defend him. He had been doing a perfectly good job himself. He was pointedly ignoring his inability to move the youkai off him when he had been pinned to the tree. He could have gotten him off; he just wasn’t given enough time to, that’s all.
Bringing his attention back to the ongoing conversation, if you could call it that, in front of him, he heard the kitsune ask, “So what do you want for him?”
Outraged, Inuyasha rushed towards Kurasko screaming, “I am not for sale, you fucking asshole!” He had almost gotten to the kitsune when he felt himself being brought up short. He had forgotten about his brother!
As he struggled against the hold on him, still yelling, he realized that he was being lifted from the ground by the back of his haori and placed back behind his elder brother. He was just about to start in on his brother about treating him like a child, when he turned to see the look in his eyes.
Sesshoumaru’s eyes were flashing from gold to red. Inuyasha made note of just how close his brother’s transformation seemed to be in the last couple days, just about anything seemed to set it off. He wondered if his brother was always like this around mating season. Maybe it was the fallout from having been so stoic the rest of the year.
In any event, he decided that his elder brother would most likely not thank him for calming him down before the kitsune was dealt with and kept his mouth shut. Besides, it was kind of nice to feel like his elder brother actually might care for him.
Having apparently come to the conclusion that his younger brother was not going to do anything ‘stupid’, he watched Sesshoumaru turn around and face Kurasko once more. From the look on the kitsune’s face, his eyes were still flashing red. The next words confirmed it, “Of course I meant nothing by that, Lord Sesshoumaru. You are certainly welcome to do with your younger brother as you see fit. I never meant to imply otherwise.”
It was too little, too late. In the blink of an eye, the kitsune was facing down the poison-tipped claws of his elder brother’s hand. “You will not bother my little brother again. Do you understand?”
After Kurasko gave a rather shaky nod of the head, his brother lowered his claws and spoke again, “Was there some reason for your presence here other than to terrorize the local demons during mating season?”
No longer being threatened by the claws, the kitsune appeared much more relaxed and calmly answered the question. “Actually, I did have business with you, Lord Sesshoumaru, but I can see you are already busy and would not want to interrupt.”
His elder brother did not even cast a glance in his direction before saying, “Ignore him. Tell me why you have come,” and settling in for a rather long and detailed conversation with the Lord of the East over some possible new invader.
Once again discarded by his elder brother, Inuyasha began to walk off when he heard, “Do not wander off, Inuyasha. Remember what happened last time.”
Right. He had forgotten that. His mind was obviously not in complete working order at the moment. Seeing a likely tree nearby, he jumped up into the branches and decided to take a nap. If there was nothing else to do, he might as well get some sleep to make up for all the excess energy he seemed to be expending towards being able to bear pups.
With one last glance towards his brother, he closed his eyes and promptly fell into a dreamless sleep.
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Believe it or not, credit for the inspiration for this chapter goes to Snowfall. I highly doubt this is what Snowfall had in mind, but there you go.
As always, thank you for reading and/or reviewing.
By: mshutts
WARNING: incest, there’s also an awful lot of cursing in this chapter, you’ll see why shortly (believe it or not, I don’t curse at all in real life)
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any other characters here-in except for Sturaki and Kurasko (again, sorry if it means anything)
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Chapter 26: What Do You Want?
Inuyasha was unsure where they were going and he really didn’t care. There was no point in worrying after all. His brother was leading him wherever he was leading him and that was that. It wasn’t like his opinion on the matter was going to be asked and right now, he wasn’t so sure he could leave his elder brother.
After they had left the village, he had finally gotten the chance to think about what had happened. His elder brother had held him, actually held him. He had acted almost as if he cared about him or dare he think, loved him? But then Shippo had called his attention to it and Inuyasha had once again found himself cast aside like the unwanted wretch his brother saw him to be.
He had responded to the rejection with the anger he normally showed his elder brother, but it was all for show. Inside, he was thinking back to his dream of the night before. He would never have that. His brother didn’t want him. It was only his youki acting up like Bokusenou had said. But still, for that one moment in time, he had felt wanted, possibly even needed by the youkai lord.
Nevertheless, as much as he might desire it himself, the very idea of being with him repulsed his big brother and Inuyasha realized that Shippo had been right, even if he had not known it at the time. Inuyasha was under a spell of a sort. However, he doubted it was the kind that could be broken.
He knew in his heart that he wanted to be with his older brother. No, needed to be with Sesshoumaru. But, the sure knowledge of the rejection he knew would come was enough to make him feel completely despondent.
And so, he walked next to his brother, matching him pace for pace without saying a word. It was just too painful for him to even attempt it.
He noticed his brother looking at him out of the corner of his eye from time to time. He tried not to worry about what Sesshoumaru was thinking about. He doubted it was of any real importance to him in any event. ‘He’s probably just making sure I don’t fall behind,’ he thought miserably.
When his elder brother finally stopped, he stopped with him. He did not feel like answering the bastard’s question about what that look on his face was. It wasn’t like his older brother actually cared anyway.
Suddenly he found himself face to face with his brother, who was ordering him to tell him what was wrong. ‘How dare he act like he actually cares?’ It was like some sick joke to Inuyasha. His older brother was only acting like this to get what he wanted out of Inuyasha and then he would discard him once again.
With this thought in mind, Inuyasha shoved away from his brother and took off into the forest by himself. He would not be played for a fool again.
As he stormed through the forest, he suddenly felt the presence of a demon. When a cursory sniff revealed nothing, he realized that the demon in question must be downwind from him. However, from the power of the youki that he was feeling, he knew that, while it was not his brother, it was most definitely a higher level youkai.
Deciding that a fight would definitely help allay some misplaced aggression, he drew tetsusaiga and called out, “Well, what are you waiting for? Come on out and fight me!”
He watched as a figure appeared a few feet in front of him. The being had light brown hair pulled back into a topknot with wisps of hair surrounding his face. His pale green eyes flashed with something Inuyasha would almost interpret as lust. He had to admit that this was a handsome man, even if he was nowhere near as attractive as Sesshoumaru.
He heard the being chuckle. “My, my, aren’t we feisty?”
“Look, asshole, you want to fight or what?”
He watched a slow smile spread over the demon’s face. “Now why would I want to do that? Imagine my luck, mating season being less than a day away and running into such an enchanting demoness. How is it you’re not already claimed or mated, sweetheart?”
“Who the fuck are you calling a demoness?!”
“Sorry, darling. I had merely thought you would not want to be reminded that you were only half-demon. Not that it matters to me, love. I’m still interested.”
Taking in the rather seductive look that the demon in front of him had put on with disbelief, Inuyasha wondered what he was playing at. Was this guy a complete idiot? “Yo, moron, use your nose or, hell, use your eyes even. I’m not a girl!”
“Being a little flat-chested is nothing to be ashamed of,” he said while stepping forward. “I am sure that, given time, you will have breasts as large as any other demoness’. You are still rather young after all.”
Inuyasha’s eyes grew larger in horror. Since he had learned how to defend himself properly, he had never run from a fight. However, he was now considering making an exception. This demon in front of him was obviously insane and, as he stepped closer, Inuyasha found himself unconsciously stepping back to keep some distance between them.
Trying to regain his bearings enough to figure out what to do, Inuyasha realized he didn’t even know who this demon was. Well, it was a way to buy time if nothing else. “Who the hell are you, anyway?”
The demon stopped short. “I am so sorry for forgetting to introduce myself. I was just so entranced by your attributes that I completely forgot myself.” Then with a sweeping bow, he added, “I am Lord Kurasko. May I have the honor of knowing your name as well, angel?”
Ignoring the question entirely, Inuyasha stated, “I ain’t never heard of you.”
He watched a troubled look cross Kurasko’s face before it was once again replaced by a beaming smile. “I am the Lord of the East. I have a mighty kingdom. Surely you have heard of this.”
“Nope, sorry. Doesn’t ring a bell.”
He silently observed the demon lord in front of him try to formulate a response to that. Watching this lord flounder was actually kind of fun. Sesshoumaru never would have allowed himself to be found at such a loss for words. Then again, he also could not picture his brother confusing a male with a female and trying to pick up said person in the middle of the woods.
At the image this idea brought to mind, he inadvertently let a small grin slip onto his lips. The lord in front of him took it in an entirely different way however, “Ah, I see. You were teasing me. It is not nice to tease, my beautiful flower.”
“For your information, I wasn’t teasing. I have never heard of you before in my life. Besides, if you’re the Lord of the East, what the fuck are you doing in the Western Lands?”
“I am in the Western Lands on my own business. But how is it that you have never heard of the great kitsune Lord of the East?”
“Kitsune, hungh?” Well that explained the looks and the smell that was coming off him. Up until this point, Inuyasha had not quite been able to place what type of demon he was looking at. The scent had teased at the back of his mind, but he had been too concerned with fending off this unwanted suitor to worry about it at the time.
It was a well-known fact that kitsunes were tricksters. As a result, those that were older and highly trained in kitsune magic were able to change many things about themselves, even their own scent if they so desired. He gave the youkai lord in front of him the once over again. He idly wondered if Shippo was going to end up anything like him when he was an adult.
Thinking about what he knew of the lord so far, he made a mental note to train idiocy out of his adoptive son as soon as possible. He also wondered if bad noses were a kitsune thing. He had never heard of it, but he supposed it was possible.
“Like what you see, cutie?”
“What the hell are you talking about?”
“I saw you giving me the once over, baby. Don’t worry, you don’t have to be embarrassed. You can look at me as much as you want, so long as you allow me the same privilege.”
Shuddering in disgust, Inuyasha backed up again only to find his back running into a tree. Sure the guy was mildly handsome he supposed, but he was NOT interested in him that way! “How many times do I have to tell you, asshole? I am a demon, not a demoness! What the fuck is that nose on your face for?! Decoration?!”
He watched Kurasko’s eyes narrow into a glare as he stepped even closer. He supposed that this glare would have been considered intimidating by most other youkai, however, he was used to his brother and so this was nothing. He heard a growled out, “It’s not nice to lie, sweetie,” as the kitsune youkai came within scant feet of him.
“I’m not lying, bastard! Take a whiff!”
He watched Kurasko take him up on his offer. It was almost comical how the expression on his face changed from annoyance to shock in a matter of seconds. Inuyasha would have laughed too, except now the youkai was right on top of him, knocking tetsusaiga out of his hand, sniffing again.
“Get the fuck off of me!” he cried attempting to push the demon away. He wasn’t sure why, but he did not seem to have his usual strength today. Before he could consider it anymore, however, he saw a flash of white and felt the kitsune youkai being pulled off of him forcefully.
The next thing he saw was the kitsune youkai on his ass on the other side of the clearing with his brother standing between them in an attack stance. “Ah, Lord Sesshoumaru, I see you have scented the same hanyou I have. Unfortunately for you, I intend to claim this one. You’ll just have to go look elsewhere,” the kitsune said, rising from the ground.
Not one to stand idly by while his life was being decided, Inuyasha retrieved tetsusaiga and shouted, “I never said I was going to do shit with you, Kurasko! Get the fuck out of here!”
He heard a growl of, “Stay out of this, little brother,” from his older brother without the youkai even turning around.
He watched the kitsune’s eyes widen in shock. “'Little brother'? What do you mean, 'little brother'?”
“It is of no concern to you. You will leave this area immediately,” his elder brother said, rather menacingly.
He had not had time in the past to contemplate his elder brother in a menacing mood. Generally, he was trying to keep his own head attached to his body when he was in such a state. However, now that it was focused on someone else, he realized just how sexy it was.
His brother’s youki, which grew in power when he was angered, was completely overwhelming every other youki in the small clearing. It was making his own youki practically purr in contentment. His intended mate was so powerful.
The sheer magnitude of his older brother’s youki was enough to make his own youki want him to drop to the ground in submission before its intended mate. The only thing that kept him on his feet was his absolute determination of will. He would not submit to his bastard of a brother so easily. He refused to.
It was very hard not to though, especially since, if he hadn’t known any better, he would have thought that his elder brother was defending him. Unfortunately for him, he knew this was most likely not the case. It was much more likely that he merely did not like Kurasko for some political reason and was trying to keep him from getting something he wanted just to piss the youkai off.
Besides, there was a rather overbearing possessive side to his brother and he supposed that being the younger brother, his elder brother most likely saw his entire life as belonging to him. Therefore, Sesshoumaru would see it as his right to decide who would be his younger brother’s mate regardless of what anyone else thought on the matter.
Which was not to say that he wanted this kitsune youkai as a mate. He most certainly did not, but he really didn’t think he needed his elder brother to defend him. He had been doing a perfectly good job himself. He was pointedly ignoring his inability to move the youkai off him when he had been pinned to the tree. He could have gotten him off; he just wasn’t given enough time to, that’s all.
Bringing his attention back to the ongoing conversation, if you could call it that, in front of him, he heard the kitsune ask, “So what do you want for him?”
Outraged, Inuyasha rushed towards Kurasko screaming, “I am not for sale, you fucking asshole!” He had almost gotten to the kitsune when he felt himself being brought up short. He had forgotten about his brother!
As he struggled against the hold on him, still yelling, he realized that he was being lifted from the ground by the back of his haori and placed back behind his elder brother. He was just about to start in on his brother about treating him like a child, when he turned to see the look in his eyes.
Sesshoumaru’s eyes were flashing from gold to red. Inuyasha made note of just how close his brother’s transformation seemed to be in the last couple days, just about anything seemed to set it off. He wondered if his brother was always like this around mating season. Maybe it was the fallout from having been so stoic the rest of the year.
In any event, he decided that his elder brother would most likely not thank him for calming him down before the kitsune was dealt with and kept his mouth shut. Besides, it was kind of nice to feel like his elder brother actually might care for him.
Having apparently come to the conclusion that his younger brother was not going to do anything ‘stupid’, he watched Sesshoumaru turn around and face Kurasko once more. From the look on the kitsune’s face, his eyes were still flashing red. The next words confirmed it, “Of course I meant nothing by that, Lord Sesshoumaru. You are certainly welcome to do with your younger brother as you see fit. I never meant to imply otherwise.”
It was too little, too late. In the blink of an eye, the kitsune was facing down the poison-tipped claws of his elder brother’s hand. “You will not bother my little brother again. Do you understand?”
After Kurasko gave a rather shaky nod of the head, his brother lowered his claws and spoke again, “Was there some reason for your presence here other than to terrorize the local demons during mating season?”
No longer being threatened by the claws, the kitsune appeared much more relaxed and calmly answered the question. “Actually, I did have business with you, Lord Sesshoumaru, but I can see you are already busy and would not want to interrupt.”
His elder brother did not even cast a glance in his direction before saying, “Ignore him. Tell me why you have come,” and settling in for a rather long and detailed conversation with the Lord of the East over some possible new invader.
Once again discarded by his elder brother, Inuyasha began to walk off when he heard, “Do not wander off, Inuyasha. Remember what happened last time.”
Right. He had forgotten that. His mind was obviously not in complete working order at the moment. Seeing a likely tree nearby, he jumped up into the branches and decided to take a nap. If there was nothing else to do, he might as well get some sleep to make up for all the excess energy he seemed to be expending towards being able to bear pups.
With one last glance towards his brother, he closed his eyes and promptly fell into a dreamless sleep.
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Believe it or not, credit for the inspiration for this chapter goes to Snowfall. I highly doubt this is what Snowfall had in mind, but there you go.
As always, thank you for reading and/or reviewing.