InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Prophecy ❯ An Explanation of Sorts ( Chapter 30 )
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By: mshutts 
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Psychological / Hentai | Type: Yaoi | Uploaded On: 02.10.2006 | Pages: 3 | Words: 3.4K | Visits: 2.0K | Status: Work In Progress
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Psychological / Hentai | Type: Yaoi | Uploaded On: 02.10.2006 | Pages: 3 | Words: 3.4K | Visits: 2.0K | Status: Work In Progress
The Prophecy
By: mshutts
WARNING: incest
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any other characters here-in except for Sturaki
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Chapter 30: An Explanation of Sorts
Inuyasha had immediately recognized the voice of the witch as the same voice that he had been hearing in his dreams. It had shocked him to come upon her in real life, but it did prove that he was not going entirely crazy.
In his mind, he had been understandably upset about the spell that she had cast on him. Coming and going in his mind freely was not something he felt comfortable with allowing a stranger to do. Hell, he didn’t feel comfortable with allowing anyone to do that, stranger or not.
And then, she told him he was more open than his elder brother. Actually, that was one thing he was pretty sure was true in what she had said. His brother did tend to be rather closed-minded when it came to things he did not like. Him being a hanyou was the first thing to jump to mind. But these other things she was talking about, it just didn’t make any sense to him.
Then she brought up his soul. She had no right to bring that up. Not with Sesshoumaru standing right there. She had no right to talk so casually about the incompleteness in his soul. The hole he had lived with in his very being for his entire life. None at all. And now, his elder brother knew about it because she could not keep her mouth shut. So, instead of answering her question, he lashed out at her.
He had expected her to get upset at him, but she only asked him more questions. He noticed that his elder brother did not seem to know what to make of his answers, but kept his attention on the witch. She was the one who needed to be watched. She was the one who knew entirely too much about him and the way his mind worked. He wondered what else she had seen while she had been haunting his dreams.
In answer to his brother’s questions about how he managed to sense things, she said, “It is no use asking him, Lord of the West. He does not know himself. He has just always been this way. He knows no other way to be.”
That just pissed him off even more. What was he, invisible? That was the second time in two days that the people around him had purposely ignored him. “Excuse me, but I’m standing right here. What is it with people and talking about me like I’m not even there?!”
In what he felt was a rather condescending tone, she looked to him and said, “My apologies, little one. Your mate did not understand what you were trying to tell him.”
She had already known that his brother was his mate. It came as no surprise to him when she called him such. He idly wondered why she had not told his brother who his mate was the last time she talked to him. Then again, Sesshoumaru had said it was a long time ago. Maybe it was before he was even born. Maybe she had not known who he was at the time.
Continuing the conversation as if nothing had happened, he said, “I am getting sick and tired of people talking about me like I’m not there. Besides, it’s none of his business, anyway.”
“I beg to differ, child. It is necessary for him to understand how his mate views things.”
“Oh? And why is that?”
“It is the only way you can truly work together. He has the more earthly skills in abundance where you have the more other-worldly skills at your disposal.”
“Sorry to disappoint you, witch, but you seem to be under the impression that the two of us are going to work together. Trust me, it ain’t gonna happen. Last time we tried that, the world almost came to an end because of it.”
“Little one, do you remember what I told you the first time we met? You need to choose your path. More than that, you need to choose the correct one. Which path is the right one?”
”How the fuck am I supposed to know?”
“Tell me, child, what have you been feeling lately? You have been feeling uneasy, correct?”
“Well, yeah, but that’s just all this mating season business that’s going on.”
“Not exactly. There is a new presence that has come to our plane. It is disturbing the balance in the world. Beings that should not have been destroyed are being destroyed. Life that should still go on has been being abruptly stopped.
“It is in this that you are feeling the uneasiness, not because of mating season. Your spirit already knows your mate, you have no need to worry on that count. Your worry is for this presence that is disrupting the balance you are used to feeling.”
Inuyasha looked at her like she had lost her mind. “What in all the seven hells are you going on about, you crazy old hag?”
“You’ll see soon enough.”
“Feh. Yeah, sure. Whatever you say,” he said, rolling his eyes. This witch was one insane old bat, that was for sure. However, she also seemed to have some knowledge, and, hell, it’s not like he hadn’t already asked every other older-than-dirt demon he knew. He decided this was a good opportunity to get her opinion on the matter and asked, “Hey, witch, can I ask you a question?”
“Of course you may, child. What would you like to know?”
“What do you know about this being able to bear pups business?”
“I know it is a very difficult and dangerous task you have taken upon yourself so that you might have your intended mate.”
“Why does everyone think I’m doing this for him?! I’ll have you know, it’s not for him!”
“I know that. It is for you. It has taken this long for your body to realize that the only way it can have its mate is to have the ability to bear pups. It was actually a rather selfish thing for you to do when you think about it.”
“Of course it wa… Wait a minute! Why is it selfish of me?”
“You found the one thing that your mate was looking for in a mate and exploited it. You knew he would only mate with you if you could bear pups, so you made it so that you could. That was rather manipulative of you.”
“It wasn’t a conscious decision!”
“Be that as it may, you still decided without asking him first.”
Inuyasha fumed silently while she stood there and watched. Why would he have asked his brother first? The very idea was ludicrous. He had not even been completely aware that his brother was his intended mate until just recently.
“Was that all you wanted to know, child?”
Putting aside his anger, he said, “Actually, I do have one more thing I want to ask you.”
“Yes?”
“What is it with the rabbits? I know you know.”
He could hear the amusement in her voice as she said, “I thought you already asked me that.”
“I may have asked, but you didn’t answer.”
“Very true. Alright then. How’s this for an answer: Your body has been drawing on the power of your youki to facilitate this change in your body. There are essentially two ways to regain youki levels, one is through sleep and the other is through eating something, in your case, raw rabbits.”
“But why rabbits?”
“Why not? It stands to reason, after all, they aren’t a symbol of fertility for nothing.”
Inuyasha gave her an odd look. He supposed that made sense in a rather… odd way. But that still didn’t explain everything. “But what about when it came on after Kagome ‘sat’ me or when Sesshoumaru used his claws and why haven’t I felt it lately while I’ve been in Sesshoumaru’s presence?”
“Well, I can explain the claws at least. It was your body putting a greater effort into completing the change because your intended mate was there right then. Over the years, you have gotten your youki used to not being around its mate most of the time. As such, when you found yourself in his presence, it made a great effort to speed up the transformation so he would not leave before accepting you as his mate.
“And I believe that you have not been feeling hungry for rabbits while in your brother’s presence now because his youki is unconsciously supporting yours. Most likely since the second time you came across him, his youki has been feeding its energy into yours as you stand next to him so that your own youki doesn’t get too low.
“That only leaves the question of the spell that priestess has on you. Hmm. Come here, little one, I need to see those beads closer.”
Too intrigued by her words to question it, Inuyasha found himself stepping forward and crouching down so she could easily reach the beads. He watched with a patience that he generally did not have as she carefully inspected them. Finally, she released them and he stood back up.
“Ah, yes, I see now.”
“See what, witch?”
“Those beads are tied to your youki. Every time the incantation is said, power is drawn from your youki and used to pull you to the ground.”
“But what about when I’m human? There’s no youki for it pull from then.”
“Just because you are human does not mean you are without a youki. It is still there in your blood; it is just hidden and locked away. Now, if you were purified, that would be another matter entirely.”
“Are you saying that if I were to be purified I could just take it off?” Inuyasha asked with growing interest. Getting purified one time so he could take off that damn necklace sounded like a very good idea to him.
“Well, I’m…” she began but was interrupted by his elder brother.
Instead of hearing if he was correct in his assumptions about the necklace and being purified, he got to get into another conversation about his soul. And even then, after everything that had happened, his elder brother still refused to admit he was his mate. It made Inuyasha want to curl up into a ball and die, but he didn’t.
If there was one thing he had learned in his life, it was to never give up. There was always the possibility that things would turn back around and go your way. He had seen it happen in battle before and now, in what was possibly the most important battle in his entire life, he was not willing to go down without a fight. He decided then and there that, no matter what his elder brother did, he would not allow him the satisfaction of breaking him.
He was listening to his brother babble on and he could not help it, he just exploded at him for pretending to care about him and then, to his utter disbelief, his elder brother said he cared about him.
Inuyasha looked at him in shock. Had his elder brother said what he thought he had said? “You care for me?” he asked in disbelief.
He watched his brother sigh. “I suppose so, at least on some level.”
“But, if you care for me, why have you been trying to kill me?”
“You are a half-demon, a stain on father’s name. It is my duty to kill you. You know this.”
He felt the words cut through him like a knife. He knew they were true. He had seen them in action before. How could he possibly believe that his older brother could care for him when he saw him that way?
“Lord Sesshoumaru! How dare you?! If it were not for that fact that it would hurt your little brother as well, I would cease helping you at once!” Sturaki raved, her eyes flashing.
Inuyasha shook his head, this was not the way to get through to his elder brother. “Just leave him alone, old hag. He’s right, you know? Besides I’m used to it.”
The witch’s gaze softened as she turned it towards the hanyou. “No one should have to be used to that, especially not from their mate.”
He shook his head at her stupidity. “Haven’t you figured it out yet? He doesn’t want me for a mate! It doesn’t matter what you or I or anyone else has to say on the matter. He has already decided I am not fit to be his mate and that decision is final. You’re not going to be able to change his mind.”
“Who are you to tell me who I want or do not want as a mate, little brother?” Sesshoumaru challenged.
Sick and tired of this going around in circles, he growled out, “Fine. Have it your way. Who do you want for a mate?” When there was no immediate response, he humphed. “You don’t even know, do you? How the hell were you planning on finding a mate if you reject every possibility out of hand? Even I know better than that.”
“There have never been any that are suitable for one such as I,” he stated, regally as ever.
“Do you even listen to yourself?” the younger brother demanded. “What exactly would a potential mate have to do to be suitable for you? Do you even know?”
“I will not be questioned on such a matter.”
“Figures. You have no idea and don’t want me to find out you have no idea. Let me guess, you’re expecting the right one to just POP out at you with no question right?” When no response came he continued, “No matter how much your youki tries to find your mate, if you don’t let it do its job, it’ll never find it.”
“Well said, child. I told you you had the gift.”
Inuyasha startled. He had been so wrapped up in giving his brother a good talking to, he had completely forgotten the witch was still there. “What gift? I was just telling him something he would already know if his head wasn’t so far up his ass.”
“You are wrong, little brother.”
“What am I wrong about? That your head is stuck up your ass?”
That was met with a glare from his elder brother who apparently chose to ignore the insult otherwise. “You are wrong in your assumption that I do not know what I want in a mate.”
“You mean to tell me you actually know what you are looking for?”
“I have had many centuries to consider this.”
Now he was interested. What would his older brother consider worthy of being his mate? When he showed no signs of continuing, Inuyasha prompted him. “Well, what are you looking for?”
“Why should I tell you, half-breed?”
In favor of having his curiosity assuaged, Inuyasha ignored the ‘half-breed’ comment. “Come on, Sesshoumaru. Just tell me. It won’t go any further than this room, I promise.”
Sesshoumaru considered him for a moment and he forced his face to remain perfectly serious. He did not want his elder brother to decide he was untrustworthy because he could not contain his interest.
“Very well. I am looking for a demoness that is strong enough to compliment my power. She must be a higher level demoness and able to bear me strong pups. She will have been trained in proper decorum for every situation that might arise as the Lady of the Western Lands. She will not simper at my feet nor will she question my words. She will always remember her place and not try to go against me in anything. She will understand fully that my word on the matter is final.”
“Damn. And here I thought you were going to be a picky bastard,” he said, hiding his own thoughts on the matter behind the sarcasm. Listening to his brother’s description of the mate he was looking for, Inuyasha was feeling more and more like he didn’t stand a chance. All he had going for him was his strength and ability to bear pups.
Meanwhile, the witch appeared to be having a hard time holding in her laughter. “I have to agree with your little brother, Lord Sesshoumaru. You are never going to find a demoness like that. If she is strong enough to compliment you, she will definitely question you.”
“No mate of mine will do that.”
Sturaki shook her head and sighed. “Lord of the West, I told you the last time we met that you had a mate, a mate that had more or less been made just for you. You have enough servants and such to do your bidding as you desire. Your mate should not be subservient to you, your mate should compliment you.
“Where you are weak, your mate should show strength and where your mate is weak, you should be able to assist. Anything less is not only an insult to your mate, but to you as well.”
He watched Sesshoumaru contemplate the witch for a moment. “I take it you know what traits my mate should possess?”
“I have a few ideas.”
“Let us hear these ‘ideas’ Lady Sturaki.”
Inuyasha could have sworn he saw the witch give him a little wink before she began to respond to his brother’s request. However, it happened too fast for him to be entirely sure it was even there. He then listened as she proceeded to rattle off a list of traits of which only a few seemed to fit him at all.
He knew his own jaw dropped as she continued on. Hell, he had thought his elder brother was picky. Apparently that was nothing. Then again, he supposed that for someone who could see into the future, she probably noticed more than either of them did.
Despite this, he was beginning to get upset. Hadn’t she said that HE was his brother’s mate? If that was the case, why was she listing off all these traits that he couldn’t possibly hope to have? Was she against him, too? Feeling unwanted once again, he plopped down on the floor next to the table. He obviously wasn’t needed for this conversation after all.
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Well, there was your rabbit explanation. Hope you weren’t too let down by it. I’ve only had it in my head since Chapter 7. I just couldn’t find a place to put it in without it sounding forced.
As always, thanks for reading and/or reviewing.
By: mshutts
WARNING: incest
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any other characters here-in except for Sturaki
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Chapter 30: An Explanation of Sorts
Inuyasha had immediately recognized the voice of the witch as the same voice that he had been hearing in his dreams. It had shocked him to come upon her in real life, but it did prove that he was not going entirely crazy.
In his mind, he had been understandably upset about the spell that she had cast on him. Coming and going in his mind freely was not something he felt comfortable with allowing a stranger to do. Hell, he didn’t feel comfortable with allowing anyone to do that, stranger or not.
And then, she told him he was more open than his elder brother. Actually, that was one thing he was pretty sure was true in what she had said. His brother did tend to be rather closed-minded when it came to things he did not like. Him being a hanyou was the first thing to jump to mind. But these other things she was talking about, it just didn’t make any sense to him.
Then she brought up his soul. She had no right to bring that up. Not with Sesshoumaru standing right there. She had no right to talk so casually about the incompleteness in his soul. The hole he had lived with in his very being for his entire life. None at all. And now, his elder brother knew about it because she could not keep her mouth shut. So, instead of answering her question, he lashed out at her.
He had expected her to get upset at him, but she only asked him more questions. He noticed that his elder brother did not seem to know what to make of his answers, but kept his attention on the witch. She was the one who needed to be watched. She was the one who knew entirely too much about him and the way his mind worked. He wondered what else she had seen while she had been haunting his dreams.
In answer to his brother’s questions about how he managed to sense things, she said, “It is no use asking him, Lord of the West. He does not know himself. He has just always been this way. He knows no other way to be.”
That just pissed him off even more. What was he, invisible? That was the second time in two days that the people around him had purposely ignored him. “Excuse me, but I’m standing right here. What is it with people and talking about me like I’m not even there?!”
In what he felt was a rather condescending tone, she looked to him and said, “My apologies, little one. Your mate did not understand what you were trying to tell him.”
She had already known that his brother was his mate. It came as no surprise to him when she called him such. He idly wondered why she had not told his brother who his mate was the last time she talked to him. Then again, Sesshoumaru had said it was a long time ago. Maybe it was before he was even born. Maybe she had not known who he was at the time.
Continuing the conversation as if nothing had happened, he said, “I am getting sick and tired of people talking about me like I’m not there. Besides, it’s none of his business, anyway.”
“I beg to differ, child. It is necessary for him to understand how his mate views things.”
“Oh? And why is that?”
“It is the only way you can truly work together. He has the more earthly skills in abundance where you have the more other-worldly skills at your disposal.”
“Sorry to disappoint you, witch, but you seem to be under the impression that the two of us are going to work together. Trust me, it ain’t gonna happen. Last time we tried that, the world almost came to an end because of it.”
“Little one, do you remember what I told you the first time we met? You need to choose your path. More than that, you need to choose the correct one. Which path is the right one?”
”How the fuck am I supposed to know?”
“Tell me, child, what have you been feeling lately? You have been feeling uneasy, correct?”
“Well, yeah, but that’s just all this mating season business that’s going on.”
“Not exactly. There is a new presence that has come to our plane. It is disturbing the balance in the world. Beings that should not have been destroyed are being destroyed. Life that should still go on has been being abruptly stopped.
“It is in this that you are feeling the uneasiness, not because of mating season. Your spirit already knows your mate, you have no need to worry on that count. Your worry is for this presence that is disrupting the balance you are used to feeling.”
Inuyasha looked at her like she had lost her mind. “What in all the seven hells are you going on about, you crazy old hag?”
“You’ll see soon enough.”
“Feh. Yeah, sure. Whatever you say,” he said, rolling his eyes. This witch was one insane old bat, that was for sure. However, she also seemed to have some knowledge, and, hell, it’s not like he hadn’t already asked every other older-than-dirt demon he knew. He decided this was a good opportunity to get her opinion on the matter and asked, “Hey, witch, can I ask you a question?”
“Of course you may, child. What would you like to know?”
“What do you know about this being able to bear pups business?”
“I know it is a very difficult and dangerous task you have taken upon yourself so that you might have your intended mate.”
“Why does everyone think I’m doing this for him?! I’ll have you know, it’s not for him!”
“I know that. It is for you. It has taken this long for your body to realize that the only way it can have its mate is to have the ability to bear pups. It was actually a rather selfish thing for you to do when you think about it.”
“Of course it wa… Wait a minute! Why is it selfish of me?”
“You found the one thing that your mate was looking for in a mate and exploited it. You knew he would only mate with you if you could bear pups, so you made it so that you could. That was rather manipulative of you.”
“It wasn’t a conscious decision!”
“Be that as it may, you still decided without asking him first.”
Inuyasha fumed silently while she stood there and watched. Why would he have asked his brother first? The very idea was ludicrous. He had not even been completely aware that his brother was his intended mate until just recently.
“Was that all you wanted to know, child?”
Putting aside his anger, he said, “Actually, I do have one more thing I want to ask you.”
“Yes?”
“What is it with the rabbits? I know you know.”
He could hear the amusement in her voice as she said, “I thought you already asked me that.”
“I may have asked, but you didn’t answer.”
“Very true. Alright then. How’s this for an answer: Your body has been drawing on the power of your youki to facilitate this change in your body. There are essentially two ways to regain youki levels, one is through sleep and the other is through eating something, in your case, raw rabbits.”
“But why rabbits?”
“Why not? It stands to reason, after all, they aren’t a symbol of fertility for nothing.”
Inuyasha gave her an odd look. He supposed that made sense in a rather… odd way. But that still didn’t explain everything. “But what about when it came on after Kagome ‘sat’ me or when Sesshoumaru used his claws and why haven’t I felt it lately while I’ve been in Sesshoumaru’s presence?”
“Well, I can explain the claws at least. It was your body putting a greater effort into completing the change because your intended mate was there right then. Over the years, you have gotten your youki used to not being around its mate most of the time. As such, when you found yourself in his presence, it made a great effort to speed up the transformation so he would not leave before accepting you as his mate.
“And I believe that you have not been feeling hungry for rabbits while in your brother’s presence now because his youki is unconsciously supporting yours. Most likely since the second time you came across him, his youki has been feeding its energy into yours as you stand next to him so that your own youki doesn’t get too low.
“That only leaves the question of the spell that priestess has on you. Hmm. Come here, little one, I need to see those beads closer.”
Too intrigued by her words to question it, Inuyasha found himself stepping forward and crouching down so she could easily reach the beads. He watched with a patience that he generally did not have as she carefully inspected them. Finally, she released them and he stood back up.
“Ah, yes, I see now.”
“See what, witch?”
“Those beads are tied to your youki. Every time the incantation is said, power is drawn from your youki and used to pull you to the ground.”
“But what about when I’m human? There’s no youki for it pull from then.”
“Just because you are human does not mean you are without a youki. It is still there in your blood; it is just hidden and locked away. Now, if you were purified, that would be another matter entirely.”
“Are you saying that if I were to be purified I could just take it off?” Inuyasha asked with growing interest. Getting purified one time so he could take off that damn necklace sounded like a very good idea to him.
“Well, I’m…” she began but was interrupted by his elder brother.
Instead of hearing if he was correct in his assumptions about the necklace and being purified, he got to get into another conversation about his soul. And even then, after everything that had happened, his elder brother still refused to admit he was his mate. It made Inuyasha want to curl up into a ball and die, but he didn’t.
If there was one thing he had learned in his life, it was to never give up. There was always the possibility that things would turn back around and go your way. He had seen it happen in battle before and now, in what was possibly the most important battle in his entire life, he was not willing to go down without a fight. He decided then and there that, no matter what his elder brother did, he would not allow him the satisfaction of breaking him.
He was listening to his brother babble on and he could not help it, he just exploded at him for pretending to care about him and then, to his utter disbelief, his elder brother said he cared about him.
Inuyasha looked at him in shock. Had his elder brother said what he thought he had said? “You care for me?” he asked in disbelief.
He watched his brother sigh. “I suppose so, at least on some level.”
“But, if you care for me, why have you been trying to kill me?”
“You are a half-demon, a stain on father’s name. It is my duty to kill you. You know this.”
He felt the words cut through him like a knife. He knew they were true. He had seen them in action before. How could he possibly believe that his older brother could care for him when he saw him that way?
“Lord Sesshoumaru! How dare you?! If it were not for that fact that it would hurt your little brother as well, I would cease helping you at once!” Sturaki raved, her eyes flashing.
Inuyasha shook his head, this was not the way to get through to his elder brother. “Just leave him alone, old hag. He’s right, you know? Besides I’m used to it.”
The witch’s gaze softened as she turned it towards the hanyou. “No one should have to be used to that, especially not from their mate.”
He shook his head at her stupidity. “Haven’t you figured it out yet? He doesn’t want me for a mate! It doesn’t matter what you or I or anyone else has to say on the matter. He has already decided I am not fit to be his mate and that decision is final. You’re not going to be able to change his mind.”
“Who are you to tell me who I want or do not want as a mate, little brother?” Sesshoumaru challenged.
Sick and tired of this going around in circles, he growled out, “Fine. Have it your way. Who do you want for a mate?” When there was no immediate response, he humphed. “You don’t even know, do you? How the hell were you planning on finding a mate if you reject every possibility out of hand? Even I know better than that.”
“There have never been any that are suitable for one such as I,” he stated, regally as ever.
“Do you even listen to yourself?” the younger brother demanded. “What exactly would a potential mate have to do to be suitable for you? Do you even know?”
“I will not be questioned on such a matter.”
“Figures. You have no idea and don’t want me to find out you have no idea. Let me guess, you’re expecting the right one to just POP out at you with no question right?” When no response came he continued, “No matter how much your youki tries to find your mate, if you don’t let it do its job, it’ll never find it.”
“Well said, child. I told you you had the gift.”
Inuyasha startled. He had been so wrapped up in giving his brother a good talking to, he had completely forgotten the witch was still there. “What gift? I was just telling him something he would already know if his head wasn’t so far up his ass.”
“You are wrong, little brother.”
“What am I wrong about? That your head is stuck up your ass?”
That was met with a glare from his elder brother who apparently chose to ignore the insult otherwise. “You are wrong in your assumption that I do not know what I want in a mate.”
“You mean to tell me you actually know what you are looking for?”
“I have had many centuries to consider this.”
Now he was interested. What would his older brother consider worthy of being his mate? When he showed no signs of continuing, Inuyasha prompted him. “Well, what are you looking for?”
“Why should I tell you, half-breed?”
In favor of having his curiosity assuaged, Inuyasha ignored the ‘half-breed’ comment. “Come on, Sesshoumaru. Just tell me. It won’t go any further than this room, I promise.”
Sesshoumaru considered him for a moment and he forced his face to remain perfectly serious. He did not want his elder brother to decide he was untrustworthy because he could not contain his interest.
“Very well. I am looking for a demoness that is strong enough to compliment my power. She must be a higher level demoness and able to bear me strong pups. She will have been trained in proper decorum for every situation that might arise as the Lady of the Western Lands. She will not simper at my feet nor will she question my words. She will always remember her place and not try to go against me in anything. She will understand fully that my word on the matter is final.”
“Damn. And here I thought you were going to be a picky bastard,” he said, hiding his own thoughts on the matter behind the sarcasm. Listening to his brother’s description of the mate he was looking for, Inuyasha was feeling more and more like he didn’t stand a chance. All he had going for him was his strength and ability to bear pups.
Meanwhile, the witch appeared to be having a hard time holding in her laughter. “I have to agree with your little brother, Lord Sesshoumaru. You are never going to find a demoness like that. If she is strong enough to compliment you, she will definitely question you.”
“No mate of mine will do that.”
Sturaki shook her head and sighed. “Lord of the West, I told you the last time we met that you had a mate, a mate that had more or less been made just for you. You have enough servants and such to do your bidding as you desire. Your mate should not be subservient to you, your mate should compliment you.
“Where you are weak, your mate should show strength and where your mate is weak, you should be able to assist. Anything less is not only an insult to your mate, but to you as well.”
He watched Sesshoumaru contemplate the witch for a moment. “I take it you know what traits my mate should possess?”
“I have a few ideas.”
“Let us hear these ‘ideas’ Lady Sturaki.”
Inuyasha could have sworn he saw the witch give him a little wink before she began to respond to his brother’s request. However, it happened too fast for him to be entirely sure it was even there. He then listened as she proceeded to rattle off a list of traits of which only a few seemed to fit him at all.
He knew his own jaw dropped as she continued on. Hell, he had thought his elder brother was picky. Apparently that was nothing. Then again, he supposed that for someone who could see into the future, she probably noticed more than either of them did.
Despite this, he was beginning to get upset. Hadn’t she said that HE was his brother’s mate? If that was the case, why was she listing off all these traits that he couldn’t possibly hope to have? Was she against him, too? Feeling unwanted once again, he plopped down on the floor next to the table. He obviously wasn’t needed for this conversation after all.
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Well, there was your rabbit explanation. Hope you weren’t too let down by it. I’ve only had it in my head since Chapter 7. I just couldn’t find a place to put it in without it sounding forced.
As always, thanks for reading and/or reviewing.