InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The sun and the moon ❯ The arrivals ( Chapter 7 )

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Chapter 7: The arrivals

 

Sesshomaru's father, InuTaisho, brought a red-hot knife down on his son's stump while he was unconscious. He had to stop the blood flow or he'd bleed to death. Usually, it would have ceased by itself. But it seemed that the blade that cut his arm off was dipped in poison that prevented the demon's ability of healing quickly.

 

The blade would cut off the circulation to that part of his arm until his arm was found and reattached with simple ease. The body would recognize his arm and like a to opposites, they'd attract and reattach.

 

Although his son had a missing arm, a few dozen gashes in his side, a broken tailbone, exhaustion, and blood loss, he would live. All he would need is2 weeks rest.

 

As for InuYasha...

 

InuTaisho had to do the same thing to his other son's wounds that were large, but he stitched up the less severe ones. He also cleaned off the blinded eye that would someday come back, and the wound around it. InuYasha's useless eye was covered in a golden patch. Cleaning around his forehead and the rest of his face, which had been caked with blood and dirt and made him almost unrecognizable, he found a dark purple Sun with squigglesfor small rays around it, and on his cheeks single dark purple jagged demon makings much like his own.

 

InuTaisho had noticed before on InuYasha's hips a pair of twin stripes like their own. But he hadn't really thought about it, possibly because he was weary. But now that he had, he smiled. His son would no longer be picked on for being a Hanyou. They were a family now.

 

He looked down at the sick erection that his son had. It made him ill to think that such thing had happened. He couldn't remove it, no matter how hard he tried... Finally he gave up.

 

InuTaisho bandaged his son's chest carefully, calling in a healer to hold his body and head as he wrapped the bandage around the wounds that had been treated.

 

He reached over to the table beside the large bed and pulled out a roll of bandages. He looked down at them. It would have to do for this kind of damage to his son's skull; not many demons could get this type of damage done to them, and actually live. And quite frankly, he didn't know how to exactly treat it. He didn't wish to cause his son's mind deeper harm... He would have to call a Miko in. For now, he would leave it as it was. He wouldn't risk his son's life.

 

He had been working on his sons' wounds for over 4 hours since he brought them in. He had yet to clean the blood from their bodies entirely. He would take a small break before coming back to clean them.

 

He left some guards posted outside their doors and started outside to catch some fresh air. It was early evening and there were still whispers throughout the village about what had happened earlier that day when the lord of the lands had shifted forms and gone to rescue his sons that had been absent for a long while, and had been near by.

 

As he walked, InuTaisho caught glances sent his way, and he had even gotten a small village child coming up to him and asking if his son, InuYasha was all right. But all he could say was that he didn't know. The small demon child who was about 10 and looked much like a 5 year old, had pulled a dozen or so red and white flowers from behind his back and had handed them to him.

 

Never in all his years had he seen something so kind toward his son, InuYasha. No one would have ever done such thing. This child was so innocent and never really understood the meaning of hate. He was truly thankful.

 

He bent down to look at the child who was dressed in a blue and white kimono, she had bluish-green hair with small horns that were protruding out of her head, and deep green slitted-eyes that reminded him of dragon's eyes. Her ears were oddly shaped like a dragon's earflaps. She had turquoise demon markings over her eyelids. She looked to be half forest demon and half water drake demon. He took the pretty flowers and hugged her. “Thank you so much child, he will love them. What should I call you?”

 

The young girl squeaked and smiled. “Sonyoria,” she replied bravely.

 

“Alright, Sonyoria, I'll be sure to give him them when he wakes.”

 

“How long will that be?”

 

“I have no idea.”

 

She looked down at her feet. “Well, alright. Just let me know when he is all right. I live just over there.” She pointed out a nice sized house over by the village's source of water and firewood on the edge of the village where it met the forest , and the river that had led into the forest. It was a bit far for her to be at.

 

“Shouldn't you be with your mother and father?” he asked curiously.

 

“Yes, milord, but I just told them I'd be nearby picking flowers.”

 

He chuckled. “This is not nearby, this is about a quarter away from your place. Much too far for a young demon child to be. Come, let me take you home.” he picked her up on the crook of his arm, and on his bare shoulder.

 

“What happened to your armor, my lord?” she asked as he moved her again so her legs were around each shoulder. She held onto hisponytail and played with it. He didn't mind this, normally he would, but she was kind, not like the other children in the village who were cruel towards InuYasha.

 

“I took it off. I don't wear it all the time,” he laughed as he walked down the dirt path on the way to her place.

 

“Can I see you in your doggy form!” she smiled. “ I saw your tail, I wish I had a tail!” she said excitedly looking back down at the long tail behind the two fluffy boas. It swooshed side-to-side slyly.

 

“Well, maybe, if you promise not to get frightened, I don't want your parents to be angry with me.”

 

“Okay, I promise!” she said.

 

“Alright hold on.” He felt him self shift into a large dog. Not as big as a giant but just enough to satisfy the demon child. “ I can't go bigger, I do not need to crush anyone beneath my paws. I have to be careful as it is,” he said walking through the village, occasionally causing some to flee. They knew that it was the lord of the castle, but they kept their distance.

 

The child on his neck squealed in delight. “Thank you, my lord!”

 

“You're welcome.”

 

It didn't take long for them to reach the end of the village where there was a hut beside the river. He shifted forms and set the child down, before going to knock softly on the door.

 

He listened all around. He could hear the thunderous pounding of horse feet through the forest coming their way about a mile into the forest, someone was in a hurry to get to whereever it was. He tuned into the hut. Footsteps came to the door and opened it.

 

Appearing was a blue haired demon with odd-looking ears that were much like dragon-like ears that were flap-like and triangle-shaped that went backward. She had horns on the top of her head and blue demon markings over hereyelids. She was tall, about 5'11”. Her eyes were slitted. She was a water drake.

 

Behind her was a man with deep green hair and greenish eyes. His hair was shoulder length, and his ears were much like his. His demon markings were two brown stripes down his forehead and to his eyes. He was strongly built and he was about 6'1”. Both looked thrilled to see their child again.

 

“Where have to you been missy!” was their first reaction before looking up at who brought her home.

 

“Sorry, mommy, I had to bring InuYasha some flowers!” Sonyoria said, hugging her mother and father.

 

They looked up and gasped. “We apologize for the disturbance, my lord,” the woman said, quickly bowing.

 

“It's alright, I appreciated the company. She's a great kid. I am thankful for her kindness toward my son. He is not liked by many villagers. Soit's nice for a change. But I must be off,” he said smiling.

 

“Oh, won't you stay for dinner?” asked the father.

 

“Sorry, but I have children to take care of. Maybe another time, and maybe InuYasha and Sesshomaru may join?”

 

“Aye! Just let us know when you'd like to come over, my lord, we'll be ready!” the father said proudly as he waved InuTaisho off and soon closed the door.

 

InuTaisho listened as he walked to the hooves that he had heard earlier coming quickly toward him. He could smell the slick smell of horse sweat carried on the breeze.

 

He continued to walk, it was no concern of his to who might be in such a rush. He had to get back to the castle to tend to his sons.

 

“Clear the way! We're on the way to see the Lord!” called a monk on the back of a cream colored gelding.

 

InuTaisho halted in the path and they came to a sudden halt. “I am the lord of the Western lands, why do you wish to speak with me?”

 

Their eyes widened. “We were in company of your sons. We wish to help them,” a demon slayer said from the back of her own horse. “You have my friend, my two tail fire cat. Is she alright?”

 

“Yes, she's sleeping. She needs to be bathed; she is coved in blood. She took a fall in the woods, she should be alright in a day or so.” InuTaisho looked over the sweaty animals and back at them. “Could you tell me what happened?” he asked gesturing them to follow him. “Get off them poor beasts and give them a rest!”

 

They did what they were told and got off the sweaty creatures. “Well, we had found your son InuYasha, about 9 or so months back on the side of the river. He was almost dead, and so we brought him to priestess Kaede's hut and he gained some strength back. But then while we were out looking for Sesshomaru, Naraku came and took him. After that, we teamed up with Sesshomaru and looked for him for the past while. And now we're here,” Kagome said quickly.

 

InuTaisho hissed at that foul name. Naraku. He should have known by the wounds that it was him! He would kill him!

 

“We believe that he had set up the whole thing. But we still don't know exactly why he wants InuYasha,” the monk said as he walked his weary horse closer to him.

 

“He wants my son because he has powerful blood, and he wanted me to try to come after Sesshomaru when Sesshomaru would not return after disposing of them both. But I knew he was not strong enough. He's been plotting this for a while. I guess it just slipped my mind,” InuTaisho paused. He had been distracted with other lords of other lands, and Naraku just wasn't to the point of being enough of a threat to be worrying about the hanyou. But he supposed that in the process of ignoring the hanyou he had gotten stronger somehow. “ I underestimated his power, so he must have known that and took advantage of it.”

 

“Naraku had stolen a sacred jewel, Shikon no Tama. He must have added it to his own power. But now he does not have it any longer. I had accidentally shot it from his grasp and shattered it,” Kagome said as she turned red with embarrassment. “ But I believe Sesshomaru got him good, because he fled.”

 

“Yeah, I would expect the pussy to do that, especially if he is still a half demon,” InuTaisho said. “He used the power to turn InuYasha to a full demon. But wouldn't have the Shikon no Tama gone bad? I've heard it does that, it turns evil or something?”

 

Kagome shrugged, “ I don't know. Maybe it didn't because it was against InuYasha's will?”

 

“Well, regardless, the Shikon no Tama is shattered and Naraku will not be able to capture all of them at once, he'll have to look. But every time he gains one he'll grow in power,” Sango said as she adjusted the oversize boomerang on her back to suit her.

 

“Well, I am thankful for your help with finding my son. But we must hurry back, I only wanted to take a breather. Come quickly,” he said quickly.

 

Healing room

 

Sesshomaru's whole body hurt. But his arm seared in pain. Burnt flesh touched his nostrils, it repulsed him and he scrunched his nose in disgust. Where was he? The last thing he knew they had fallen from the sky into the forest. He felt that he was in a soft bed now covered in a light silk sheet draped over his waist. There was no sound of the trees near by, well, not close by at least.

 

He felt an arm pressed against him and he opened his eyes to a setting sun, and to being in one of the rooms of healing that was at their place. He was in there often with minor injuries that he and InuYasha would get from training.

 

Had their father found them? Apparently so.

 

Sesshomaru smelt more blood beside him and looked over to see a grotesque sight. His brother's body lay coved in blood. His head looked mutilated. His face was badly bruised and a bit swollen. Why did this have to happen?

 

He pushed himself up on an elbow and looked at him fully as he ignored his own pain. “InuYasha..?” he listened to a light heartbeat within the new demon's chest. He was highly relieved to know that his brother was alive, but it tore him in two knowing the pain he must be in.

 

Looking at the nakedness of his brother's body, he saw that his father hadn't been able to relieve his lover of his ring of torment. He growled and pushed himself up so he could sit partially without damaging his broken tail, he fumbled with his one hand to try to get it off. It wouldn't budge! “Damn it all to the seven hells!” he screamed in frustration as he looked at his brother's silver-bloodied dog-ears that suddenly went back flat on his head at the loud noise.

 

“Sesshy?” whispered InuYasha softly as he moved his lips minimally as he kept his eye closed and didn't move anymore than he had to. “What are you mad about?”

 

“Inu... I'm not mad at you, if you think that. I'm just mad at what that son of a fucking human did to you,” Sesshomaru replied softly as he looked placid again.

 

“Don't worry, Sess, I'm sure I'll feel better sooner or later. He's gone now, that's all I care about,” he softly said, sighing.

 

Sesshomaru ran his trembling hand down his brother's body and down the scarred, bleeding, bruised flesh of his brother's body. It amazed him how much damage Naraku had done to his brother. He looked at his brother's head wondering how he could have survived such wonders. But then again he was now a full demon, and he could heal faster and they had better life stamina; not to mention InuYasha was more stubborn than a mule.

 

“You're not entirely out of the woods yet, love. Naraku is not dead yet, but I will finish him off as soon as I am well enough,” he comforted him as his ears picked up the sound of footsteps coming their way. It was their father and the others who were companions of the Two-tail that was absent from the room. She had most likely been taken away to be bathed and recover in another room.

 

“They're in here,” their father, InuTaisho, said from the other side of the door, before opening it.

 

Sesshomaru still felt the need to shield his brother from the world. But he just stared as the door opened and his father looked at him in surprise. He hadn't thought they'd be awake. He'd expected them to be asleep and resting.

 

“You're awake! I'll let Izayoi know soon.” He looked at the unmoving InuYasha. He wasn't awake,he thought. “You should be sleeping, Sesshomaru,” he scolded before looking back at InuYasha. “InuYasha must be asleep, I'm taking it?”

 

“No, he was just whispering to me. He's just resting.” Sesshomaru looked at the others who just entered the room. He shifted uncomfortably and felt the urge to cover InuYasha in protection, but refrained. His father would protect them.

 

“Oh my...” Kagome said as she brought her fist to her mouth in a small gasp. She had never seen such a horrid sight before in her entire life. She had gotten a sudden idea.

 

Kagome's mother knew of private doctors that could possibly help him. Maybe she could take him back to her time and bring him to her time's hospital. His anatomy was similar to a human's. Other than the ears, the tail, and the demon markings he could pass for a human. But there was the whole money situation. But maybe she could get something from their era like a ring and possibly sell it on Ebay orsomewhere to earn money and pay the bills. It could work.

 

“I may be assistance, Lord InuTaisho. I have the purity of a monk to possibly remove that ring. May I try?” Miroku asked, stepping forward. With a nod of approval, Miroku went forward to InuYasha's body and gave a go at removing the ring, keeping an eye on the growling overprotective brother eying him like a hungry wolf.

 

He struggled with it for a moment or two before shaking his head. “It's no use! I don't understand!” he said, frustrated. He looked at Kagome. “Maybe your sacred arrowsmight work?”

 

She pulled out an arrow, nodded before coming over, and carefully as possible hacked away at the ring, hiding the repulsed feeling at the erection in her hands from showing on her face. She could wash them later. After a few hard hits she broke it. But the erection still stood high. “I don't get it..?” she said looking at Miroku.

 

“Maybe he needs sexual ministrations to have it go down?” he suggested, looking at Sesshomaru who nodded in agreement. “They would need alone time.”

 

“Yes. I will do that on my own time.” Sesshomaru sighed in some relief. At least it was off and he knew that it would be over soon.

 

“Lord InuTaisho, I have a suggestion for the severe wounds I see. My time has strong healers. I could take him there and he'd be in the best care,” Kagome said as she walked over to the tall lord. “I don't want him to have them get infected. Will you allow me to take him back?” she asked.

 

The dog demon lord looked at Sesshomaru, who looked back. “Only if I can.” He looked at Kagome and back at InuYasha. “I want the very best for him.”

 

Kagome nodded. “We'll have to move him quickly. I don't want to waste time.” She looked at Sango. “Is Kilala up for it?”

 

Sango shook her head. “No, she's too tired.” She looked down at the sleeping cat in her arms. “InuTaisho-Sama could take you.”

 

“I will go as well. I want to see this time of yours, Kagome-Sama, since you are the reincarnation of the famous priestess. Let's not delay. Sesshomaru, can you hold him while you ride on me?” InuTaisho asked, as he looked as his son who was starting to pick up his brother like a glass doll.

 

“Yes father.”

 

“Good I'll meet you outside your window,” the Lord said as he turned on his heel and started out of the room.

 

“We'll stay here, me and Sango. There is no need for us to come,” the Monk said as he sat down in exhaustion on the chair nearby. “We wish you the best.”

 

Sango nodded.

 

“Sesshy..? Where are we going?” InuYasha asked weakly as he cracked an eye open.

 

“To find better help.”

 

They waited as the dog Lord appeared. And within 10 minutes he stood in dog form at the window. Sesshomaru took great care in loading himself and his brother one-handed onto his father's back. His arm was being so stressed with only using one hand and his demonic strength in grabbing his brother in a swooping cradle and wrapped him just between his legs carefully. It was so hard on him. His brother was heavier when lifted with one hand.

 

He sat on his father's furry back and cringed in pain as he sat on his broken tail. He would be fine, though. He would just have to hang on and support the back of hisbrother's head. They would be in for a bumpy ride..

 

Sesshomaru was hoping these doctors would help him. He watched as the human girl from another time climbed on top of his father's head to direct him to where he was going. He held on with his legs and grabbed what he could with an occupied hand. “Let's go father!” he said quickly.

 

“Hold on!” he said as he started at a soft, but quick lope. It was InuTaisho's wishes to get his sons the best care as well.. He would have to movequickly and so he did...

 

A/n- Please review and comment. Chapter 8 is on the way!