InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Waning Moon ❯ Kiss ( Chapter 9 )

9. Kiss

Inuyasha watches as his brother stares at the rippling water of the small lake in front of them. He'd found Sesshomaru sitting, just like he is now, seemingly thinking deeply. His face is relaxed, his lips showing no signs of a smile or a frown, just as his eyes are bright, yet cold. He seems to be confused about something.

They're sitting beneath a sakura tree, with Sesshomaru sitting up straight as Inuyasha leant against the boulder behind them. Inuyasha, previous to finding his brother in deep thought, had been chattering to Sesshomaru about how pretty the pink sakura blossoms would have looked if they were some other colour. It seems Inuyasha has bored him.

Inuyasha couldn't help but stare and want to touch when he'd first caught a glimpse of his brother's pale face, relaxed from its usual emotionless mask of frozen aloofness. He had touched his chin earlier that day and received a glare in return, but his curiosity had been doused. He now knows that his brother's skin really is as soft as it looks.

He shifts, so he is kneeling beside Sesshomaru, still staring at his face intently, examining his markings and taking special care he doesn't sit on the star shine hair he's come to find mesmerising and enjoys playing with. The demon Lord doesn't react at all.

Inuyasha has yet to convince his mother that Sesshomaru isn't going to kill him or her on sight. His mother doesn't want him in her house; he is a cold, heartless demon, and though she knows he is Inuyasha's half brother, she doesn't want him to harm her little boy.

Inuyasha had pouted stubbornly, looking like a spoilt, noble brat, when he'd heard her say that. Even so, Inuyasha still visits his brother whenever he smells his scent is within running distance; his brother (though cold, just as his mother claims) hasn't attempted to injure him yet. And he is nearly thirteen in human years, even though his being looks barely ten; he is practically a man! And he wants to see Sesshomaru and talk without the fear of his mother finding out. He wants to talk like the other kids and their brothers do.

But that isn't the only reason Inuyasha had sought out his brother today. There are a few things Inuyasha cannot ask his mother about, and fewer things still that he knows she wouldn't dare mention to him. Inuyasha needs to ask Sesshomaru about kisses, how to kiss and who to kiss and what to do if someone wanted to kiss him. He already knows of the stuff that comes after love and kisses: sex. The other boys in the village already know about it, and their conversations have sparked Inuyasha's curiosity to find out to its peak. He wants to learn how to kiss.

Inuyasha sighs then takes a deep breath, all the while attempting to be silent and regain control of his body and the first signs of a blush, and gathers his courage before whispering, “Sesshomaru, are you alright?”

He doesn't receive a response right away, and contemplates shaking his brother. But he doesn't have to, and jumps when he notices glowing amber eyes staring down at him; he'd been staring so intently at Sesshomaru's moon marking, he hadn't noticed they'd been focussed on him, “It is incredibly difficult to hinder this Sesshomaru, Inuyasha, in health or otherwise.”

Inuyasha flushes pink, and stubbornly attempts to glare his brother down. Sesshomaru takes it with an emotionless stare, one that Inuyasha can't keep eye contact with. He huffs, and folds his arms, and instead turns to glare at the still screaming waterfall.

“What is it you want to talk about?” At first Inuyasha simply fumes, pouting like a child. He feels Sesshomaru shift and turns around, “If you are not going to answer, I will take my leave.”

Inuyasha jumps into action, and his mouth begins to move and his hands are resting on his brother's left thigh lightly. He becomes slightly dazed by its warmth, “I heard some of the other boys talking,” He begins, “They were talking about kissing.” He whispers the word, as though it is one of the profanities his mother says he shouldn't use, but he does anyway.

Sesshomaru doesn't look any more or less interested than he did when Inuyasha woke him from his thoughts and this worries Inuyasha. He thinks he should be used to his brother's emotionless stares, but they always make him shiver, they always make him worry that he may be boring his brother. Again.

He lowers himself from his knees, so that his rump is on the ground, with his side pressed into Sesshomaru's thigh and one of his arms is draped across that same limb. Sesshomaru's arm is draped over his lap also, and he can feel his brother's claws graze his back whenever he moves them. Inuyasha squirms as he finds a comfortable position and his knee grazes Sesshomaru's side. Inuyasha is sure he feels Sesshomaru shiver beside him.

“What is it you would like to know?”

Inuyasha blinks up at him, his eyes still too big for his face, “How do you kiss a girl?” One of Sesshomaru's elegant, black eyebrows rises and it makes Inuyasha stutter and his cheeks colour instantly, “I- I mean, you're very pretty! You must have kissed lots of girls! So I thought you'd know-!” A blush makes his cheeks glow and he wisely decides to shut his mouth, before he embarrasses himself further.

He's surprised by Sesshomaru's shifting, his armour glistens in the sun. His `fluffy' is still curled around both Inuyasha and Sesshomaru's.

“I thank you for the compliment, little brother,” Inuyasha's heart pounds proudly for having been acknowledged, though he is somewhat confused; Sesshomaru didn't seem to like being called pretty before today, “But I have not kissed a woman.”

Inuyasha's eyes blink up at him again, his ears are perked and his mouth left agape, “But - But you have to! I can't learn by myself!”

Sesshomaru blinks down at him mutely, before Inuyasha notices that his lips are quirked up in their corners just slightly, “I have not kissed a woman, but I have kissed before.”

Inuyasha's brows furrow and his amber eyes leave Sesshomaru's lips as his own are twisted into a frown, “But you said you haven't kissed any girls,” He muses out loud, “Who did you kiss, if you haven't kissed any girls?”

“It is common for male demons to be together, just as it is for female demons.”

Inuyasha looks confused with his bottom lip stuck out and his eyebrows are stuck together in the centre of his head as he tries to decipher Sesshomaru's words.

“Male demons will kiss each other, just as female demons will.”

Inuyasha nods, wondering why his brother didn't just say that and looks up at Sesshomaru with large, golden eyes that are soon narrowed again, “But you are both men. Mother said that a man being with another man will never work out, that it will only bring them misery and cause them to be sent to hell.”

As he counts off the many other reasons on his fingers, Sesshomaru continues to stare down on him. He cuts Inuyasha's prattle in half as he quietly intones, “Those are the views of humans. This Sesshomaru is a full blooded demon; our values are somewhat the opposite in most aspects of our lives.” Inuyasha nods in understanding and Sesshomaru continues, “Humans grow and die quickly. Their lives are short. Demons or those with demon blood are able to live much longer than them. Humans need to reproduce quickly, in order to keep their kind alive; they are fragile creatures easily sickened and easy to kill. Two men are not able to reproduce. We as demons will not feel the need to take a mate until we are several generations older than the humans living around us. A male, may take another as a partner until he sees it fit to seed a child.”

Inuyasha nods again as Sesshomaru's explanation turns to silence, “But why not just have a partner who's a girl? Why choose a man?”

“Has your mother explained what sex is, Inuyasha?” He nods again, blushing all the while, “Then you know that they may become pregnant?”

He receives another nod. It takes Inuyasha a moment to realise that Sesshomaru isn't going to continue, “Is that it?”

Sesshomaru blesses him with a blank stare, but he continues. He speaks slowly, “Females tend to be far gentler with their actions during intercourse. They are looking for independance and comfort within arms much like their own. Male demons however, will seek power. Their partner may be much stronger than them, or they may want power over another. The mutual interest between males makes them a suitable partner.”

“But how could two men be together? They don't have a cave inside them. How would it work?” This time Inuyasha is greeted with silence, “Sesshomaru?” He sees his brother blink, and realises he is being ignored. He huffs angrily, “Come on, Sesshomaru! Tell me!”

He continues this for five minutes, just poking and pushing and not getting a single reaction. Inuyasha lets out a whine of frustration. He pouts, “You still haven't taught me how to kiss.” He mumbles dejectedly.

He feels Sesshomaru move and looks up to see him staring down again, “It is simple.” He states and moves a claw to Inuyasha's chin, tilting his head up.

Inuyasha feels pink warm his cheeks as his brother's thumb runs over his bottom lip.

“Lick your lips, Inuyasha. You do not want your partner to be uncomfortable.” Inuyasha does so quickly, his ears standing to attention on top of his head as he listens intently, “Now soften them.”

Inuyasha's brow crinkles in confusion, “Pucker them.” Sesshomaru tries again.

The young half-demon does. He looks as though he is sucking on a lemon. Inuyasha relaxes his lips when he sees Sesshomaru's disapproving look, “Not like that. Do so, a little bit.”

Inuyasha catches a glimpse of Sesshomaru's pink tongue as it darts across his brother's lips, making them shine in the light. He tries again, seemingly satisfying Sesshomaru this time.

“Tilt your head to the right Inuyasha, so you won't hurt yours or your partner's nose.”

He watches with fascination as his brother's lips part slightly, and relax completely, making him look as if he's about to pout. But he does so, carefully comparing the angle to his brother's also barely tilted head.

“Like this?”

Sesshomaru nods, “Yes. Like that.” The demon Lord hunches, “Now close your eyes.” Inuyasha does, his heart hammering within his still skinny chest.

There are a few moments of complete silence, as Inuyasha feels his brother's eyes roaming his face. He opens his eyes slightly, peeking from beneath his lashes, “Am I doing it r-”

Inuyasha's eyes widen as he spies and feels his brother's lips press against his own. And for a moment he is unable to feel, do, hear anything. His brother's finger and thumb are still holding his chin, warming the skin there as much as Sesshomaru's lips are heating up his being. He notices with surprise that his brother's eyes are closed and hurries to close his too; he doesn't want to do this wrong.

It only serves to heighten his other senses, and he swears he can hear his both their hearts beating, his is faster. Inuyasha realises that licking their lips helped as he feels the soft smoothness that are Sesshomaru's. He is disappointed when his brother backs away, leaving Inuyasha panting for air.

“Breathe through your nose.”

Again Inuyasha's lips are pressed to Sesshomaru's and he takes his advice and takes a nervous breath through his nose. He feels Sesshomaru do so too, and relaxes slightly. Then he feels the brush of deadly claws on his cheek, before that hand cups it and warms the skin much faster and to a much higher heat than Inuyasha thinks it should be.

But he mimics his brother's actions, hoping he's doing all this right. Surprisingly, his brother gasps and shivers as Inuyasha slides his fingers down slightly warmer, crimson stripes, causing Inuyasha to move his fingers again.

But his brother is gone and Inuyasha is left kissing air and caressing wind. The only evidence that his brother was there at all the slightly sweet smelling aroma he'd smelt lingering around Sesshomaru.

His ears droop in disappointment; it seems he can't kiss well.