InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Unfaithful Hound ❯ Chapter 1

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]
Written: 27 July 2005
Posted: 12 August 2005, rev. 0
Category:Drama.
Type:Ficlet, 267 words.
Summary:Sesshomaru contemplates those with a talent for overlooking the obvious.

Disclaimer: The characters and story of InuYasha are the property of Rumiko Takahashi, Viz, et al. Used without permission. This work is for entertainment only, and no profit is intended.


Unfaithful Hound

by Murahsaki-chan

Fools. They know I am tai-youkai. They forget I am inu-youkai, too.
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Inuyoukai of course have no pack loyalty, no need to nuture and protect the pack. The Inu no Taisho, Clan Alpha of the Snow Dogs, and pack leader of my remaining family are especially lax in such responsibilities. And inuyoukai bear separation from their packs so well, after all.

I catch no scent of our ancestors and our home when InuYasha and I meet. No faintest, lingering milky warmth of his puppyhood lingers in his scent. It brings no memories of home and safety and love. It does not make me feel a need to guard him, no impulse to sniff his neck, bring him fresh kill, caress his head until he sleeps. I do not yearn to have my own blood pack surrounding me once more. I fight no battles within myself to present an uncaring face to the world.

After all, InuYasha is not important, just Prince of the West and the heir to Mushashi. HeÕs so worthless no one plays him for a pawn in the game of territory.

Thus my heir is not worth threatening, because I do not act as the DogsÕ Leader. My despised brother is not a target for the scheming, betrayals, and backstabbing of demon politics, because I do not act as the leader of the clan and pack. The true extent of my power is unrevealed.

I am such an unfaithful hound.

Owari