InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ We Will Become Silhouettes ❯ Hey Man Nice Shot ( Chapter 4 )

We Will Become Silhouettes

Chapter 4 Hey Man Nice Shot

“Would you lay off! I said I was fine.” Inuyasha screamed for what felt like the thousandth time. It wasn’t enough that he had to walk home embarrassed after being injured so badly, but for the last week they wouldn’t leave him alone. He had had every person he knew visit him, and quite a few people he didn’t, all to say their condolences for his injured legs. Which were practically completely healed by now. The one that had been skewered by the piece of wood didn’t even scar, and the one that was slashed’s scar was healing quite nicely and was a dull pink. All in all, not a reason for them to be babying him that much.

His most recent guest was a very apologetic Sango who seemed to be becoming a regular around his estate. Kagome had mentioned how she was always around the village as well. Well all of the surviving members of the demon slayer’s village were now staying there until they could rebuild, so the fact that she was there wasn’t the strange of a thing. Her being in his house though was another matter entirely.

She just kept coming over to apologize, as if it were somehow her fault he had been injured. It had been his fault for being so careless. Yet another reason that he hated people fawning over him so much. It only helped to remind him how week he had been in that last battle. Sango bowed her head, before slowly stating her purpose for coming here. “Of course Inuyasha. I was just coming over here to inform you of a celebration the remaining members of my village are going to have for being spared.” She gave him a small smile. “And as our savior we would be honored if you would grace us with your presence.”

Savior…yeah right. He hadn’t saved anything. As a matter of fact all of the villagers probably would be dead right now had the real savior not stepped in. Though Sesshomaru would probably rather claw his own eyes out then ever admit to having saved the village, it didn’t change the fact that he had. But was it for the village, or was it to save him? His stepbrother had admitted to wanting to protect him, but since then he hadn’t even seen him. When he said that everybody and their mother came to visit him, what he really meant was that everybody except the person he really wanted to did.

Inuyasha scowled at the very thought. Why did he start down this path? Now he was only going to be depressed and thinking about it all day. All he wanted to do was crawl under his covers and sleep for the rest of eternity, but first thing was first…He had to somehow get the girl off his back. “Sango I don’t want to go to some stupid dance. Now get out of my room and leave me alone.” …Well no one ever said he had to do it tactfully.

He yelped as a hand went flying through the air, smacking him as hard as it could across the back of the head. His hand went up to cradle his wound, and he saw how brightly crimson Sango had become since he had last saw her. Her breathing had become heavy as she was obviously trying to calm her anger, and Inuyasha couldn’t be sure, but he could have sworn he saw smoke actually coming out of her ears. So she was mad…big deal. It’s not like he held any sort of obligation to the wench. He hadn’t even met her until a week ago. Plus that was the second time she had slapped him, and he didn’t intend to forget about it anytime soon. “What the hell did you do that for!? You’re nuts, you know that?”

“Inuyasha we’re supposed to be friends, and I’m trying to honor you!” She shrieked. “I mean even that bastard brother of yours is going, and he’s a complete dick!” Well that stopped whatever smart aleck remark that was about to come out of his mouth. His dog ears perked up in confusion.

“Sesshomaru’s going?” He asked in bewilderment. That just didn’t make any sense. The dog youkai hated humans, and as such would never lower himself to actually going to the celebration. Sango had to be mistaken…There was no way that was correct.

Sango gave him a knowing glance, before slowly nodding. “Oh yeah, he said he would be honored to go…Unlike some people who are supposed to be my friend, who shot the idea down right away.”

He ignored the implication, still much too focused on the part about him being ‘honored’ to go. He had to have been planning something, because this seriously didn’t make any sense. For one thing Sesshomaru would never openly admit at being ‘honored’ to do anything, let alone going to a human festival. Something was up, and he damn sure planned to find out what it was. First though he had to get Sango off his back.

Inuyasha crossed his arms over his chest, doing well to looked annoyingly the other way. “Fine Sango…If it means so much to you then I’ll go to your stupid thingy.”

“Really?” Sango exclaimed excitedly, clapping her hands together. Who knew someone could get so excited over a dumb get together anyways. Though if it got her off his back then he wasn’t going to burst her happy bubble.

“Really…Now will yeh get out of my hair now?” Inuyasha hopped out of his bed, making his way to the door. He waited patiently by it until she seemed to get the hint and followed him out.

As they were walking down the hall, Sango kept shooting smiles back at him. Really he didn’t know what the hell she was so happy about, but if it got her to leave then he wasn’t about to argue. When they got to a crosswords in paths, Inuyasha stopped in his tracks. “I can only assume you know how to get out of the palace?”

Sango’s head tilted to the side as she glanced down the way she was pointed to go. “You’re not even going to walk me out?” What was she two? Why the hell did she need an escort anyways?

Inuyasha’s claws balled at his sides as he tried to keep his short temper in check. “No I’m not going to walk you out! I got other thing to do, so get out!” Okay so that had been a little harsh, but dammit there was only so much a demon prince could take. Though hell have no furry than a woman scorned, so he figured he probably aught to try to rectify the situation. In a much calmer voice, he went for a more passive approach. “Look I’ll be at your dumb thing, but I got stuff to do right now, so you gotta leave.” He turned his back on her, waving over his shoulder as he walked away. “I’ll see yeh tonight Sango.”

He didn’t even look to see if she had made it out. The way he figured is that she was intelligent enough to know when she wasn’t wanted, and he really did have something to do. That something involved finding Sesshomaru and getting him to tell him what had made him agree to something so outrages. Yep, he was a half-demon on a mission, and he didn’t plan on failing.

The whole getting answers out of Sesshomaru thing was easier said than done, because for one thing he was a stubborn bastard, and for another thing Inuyasha couldn’t even bring himself to enter the room. He just kept wearing holes into the floor as he paced back and forth. Truthfully he didn’t know why he was so nervous, it was just that since he had decided on his little plan to ‘get’ his stepbrother, he hadn’t really even seen him. This would be the first time they talked since he had put aside their differences, those differences being that Sesshomaru was a complete ass and that he hated him, and decided to try to win his heart…or at least get him to screw him like crazy. It was really whichever one came first, but he knew that he wanted one of them…Hence his dilemma.

Inuyasha knew nothing about how to get someone to like you. That area of expertise belonged to Miroku, and he hadn’t had a chance to ask him pointers yet. Mainly the reason was because Amarante kept hovering over him like a hawk, and it was pretty hard to ask your friend how to nail your stepbrother when his mother was right next to you.

“Mutt if you don’t stop pacing in front of my door and come in then I swear I’ll skewer you with an ice pick.” The hanyou stopped at that. He just realized that his nervous habit probably had been rather loud to the demon’s sensitive ears, but did he really have to be such a jerk about it?

Trying to ignore the festering anger that was pooling in the pit of his stomach, Inuyasha opened the door and was met with quite an unusual sight. Sesshomaru was standing in the middle of the room surrounded by at least a dozen servants who were holding up fabrics of all styles and shades. Not only was he astonished that his stepbrother had this many clothes, but he was also equally surprised that he was putting so much effort into going to a human get together.

Trying not to step on the expensive silk kimono that had been strewn across the floor, Inuyasha timidly made it into the overcrowded room. “Umm hey Sesshomaru, whatcha doin?”

His pointless question was met with a glare, and annoyed, Sesshomaru pointed towards a red and white silk kimono that was laying on top of his futon. “That one will do fine.” After addressing a very distressed looking servant, Sesshomaru once more turned his attentions towards him. “I would think that would be obvious hanyou. I’m getting ready for that disgusting human party.”

Well at least he still thought it was disgusting. That proved that someone hadn’t completely replaced his stepbrother. That still didn’t explain why though. Overly exasperatedly Inuyasha slumped onto his old cushiony futon, ignoring the glare he received from the servants for messing up the carefully laid out outfits, and the one he received from Sesshomaru…Now this one he was confused about, but it probably had something to do with the fact that he was even in vicinity. If you hadn’t noticed by now, Sesshomaru wasn’t a very happy demon.

Claws smoothed over the soft fabric, liking the dark shades of red that the kimono was. “You know I don’t get you Sessh…” He said absentmindedly. “You act like you hate humans, and yet here you are getting all dressed up to go to one of their parties. You really are a conundrum.”

Cold golden eyes focused on him, giving him a look that could kill. “You’re an idiot…One, do you really think that I would be going to this low class celebration if I wasn’t made to? Two, I’m only getting dressed up, because even though I’d rather commit seppuku than go to this thing, I do have an appearance to maintain.” Inuyasha sharply inhaled when his stepbrother’s claws reached out and grabbed his chin. “And three, never call me Sessh again.”

A shiver racked through his spine at the minute contact, and his own hand reached up, tracing the demon birth marks running along his wrist. His whole world was becoming fuzzy as the hand on his chin began to move upwards to stroke his cheek. He had been touched before, but it had never felt like this. It had never felt like the whole world was dissolving around him.

“Why…Why does it feel like this?” His voice was soft and shaky, but he was sure he had gotten the words out. That’s about all he got out though, because when Sesshomaru’s small touches reached his ears he lost whatever muscle function he may have had and completely fell backwards onto the bed, dragging the demon down with him

Sesshomaru didn’t seem to mind though, or at least he wasn’t yelling. Actually he could very well be yelling, and the hanyou just didn’t hear. It didn’t seem like he could hear anything, or feeling anything, besides the hand that was running through his snowy white hair. A warm breath beat against his face, and even with his eyes closed he could sense the youkai laying right next to him on the futon. It didn’t seem to matter to him that for some reason Sesshomaru was being extremely affectionate, or the fact that the room was still filled with servants. No, the rest of the world faded away, and he was left to enjoy the pets he was receiving from such an unlikely source.

“What does it feel like?” Sesshomaru’s voice didn’t hold the chilling coldness it usually did, but seemed to be filled with curiosity. Inuyasha’s head fell to the side when a warm nose nuzzled him behind the ear, forcing him to answer the question.

“It feels…” He whimpered and arched his back when one of his fuzzy ears was lightly bit. “It feels like there’s nothing else…Like everything just contracted and all that’s left is you.” The nips stopped, but only for a moment as his stepbrother nuzzled further into his body.

A warm tongue snaked out, licking his earlobe, and his entire body felt like it was on fire from all of the attention Sesshomaru was giving him. “It only feels like that dagger because I’m…” Despite how much he might have wanted to hear the rest of that sentence, he was never allowed to because they were so rudely interrupted.

“Inuyasha are you in here? I’ve been looking everywhere for…Oh my!” Inuyasha scowled as he felt the warm body next to him retreat. Well that did it, the mood was officially broken. The hanyou sat up with a scowl. He was going to kill Miroku!

“What do you want monk?” He growled out, thoroughly pissed at having been interrupted during such an important time. The monk in question looked quite frazzled to have walked in on them, and his dark eyes kept darting back and forth between him, the door, and Sesshomaru.

“I was…” He looked down. “I was just going to ask you if you wanted to go to the festival with me and Kagome…Sango will be there to.” Inuyasha couldn’t help but notice the lecherous glint in his eyes when he mentioned the dark haired demon slayer. Just because he noticed it though, didn’t excuse the fact that he had been interrupted right when his stepbrother was going to tell him something important…Speaking of Sesshomaru.

He turned to face the youkai, only to see that his hands were clenched at his side, so much in fact that blood was running off them where his claws had sank into his skin. Oh yeah, he looked pissed alright. “Umm Sesshomaru do you want…” He was going to ask him if he wanted to go with them, but he never even got the chance to finish his sentence.

“Get out mutt.” His jaw dropped a little at that. Sesshomaru had said that with such hatred and venom that his blood ran cold, and yet just a mere moment ago he had been being so gentle and nice.

He was so confused, that he was pretty sure he voiced confusion rather well. “But Sesshomaru I was just going to ask you if…” If he had been cruel in his interruption before, it was nothing like this time.

Inuyasha yelped as he was grabbed by his yukata and yanked off the bed. “I said get out! Or are your ears so polluted with your defective genes that you couldn’t even hear such a simple statement.” The hanyou stumbled as he was practically tossed out of the room, and barely had time to turn back around before the door was slammed in his face. What the hell was Sesshomaru’s problem anyway!? Sure the guy was normally an ass, but he was never usually this pissy.

The door slid back open, but only to throw Miroku out as well. Inuyasha glared daggers at his friend. He was 95% sure that Sesshomaru’s bad mood had to do with the monk. “You idiot!” He smacked him across the head. “You ruined everything!”

Wincing, the raven haired monk rubbed his head, before glaring himself. “I’m sorry, but how was I supposed to know that you and your brother were that close?…I mean the last I heard you hated the guy, and yet I walk in to see you guys almost kissing on his bed. How the hell was I supposed to know to watch out for that, when my best friend didn’t even tell me he was interested?”

Inuyasha furrowed his eyebrows before walking down the hall back to his bedroom. Okay, so Miroku had ruined their little moment, but he really couldn’t blame him for it. He couldn’t have known what was happening. “Well I am alright! And that was the first time he had ever even done anything to show that he might be interested to, but then he turned into the hateful bastard he normally is!” Frustrated, he threw his hands up in the air. “Feh, why the hell is everything so complicated?” Stopping just outside his door, he turned to his best friend. “Miroku you gotta help me.” He pleaded.

“Help you with what exactly?” He feigned naivety, but Inuyasha could tell he knew exactly what he was talking about. The little bastard probably just wanted to hear him say it is all.

Not wanting to, but not really having a choice in the matter, Inuyasha gave the monk what he wanted. “Well you’re good with girls and everything…” His face heated up as he thought about just what he was going to ask. “and I was…well what I mean to say is…” He bit his bottom lip as he finally lost his patience. “I WANT YOU TO HELP ME GET INTO SESSHOMARU’S PANTS!”

His hand flew over his mouth when he realized just how loudly he had said that. It would really be a miracle if everyone in the entire castle didn’t know of his plans now. He could be such an idiot sometimes. A desperate idiot at that…That is if he was really going to accept a perverted monk’s help to get his stepbrother to want him.

Miroku was giving him a mischievous smile, one that he really wanted to just smack off his face. “Why my dear Inuyasha, that is one area where I can help you immensely.” He grabbed onto his arm, pulling him inside his room.

Inuyasha dragged his feet at first. “Where the hell are we going monk?” Now he knew where he was going, but it was more of a question to do with what purpose it would prove once they got there. The hanyou didn’t have to wait long for his answer either.

Giving him a huge grin, Miroku opened his wardrobe, glancing at all the different materials. “Why to get you ready for the festival Inuyasha…and trust me this will be one outfit Sesshomaru won’t forget.”

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Sesshomaru slumped up against the tree, staring boredly into the bonfire the remaining demon slayers had erected for this little celebration they were having. He still couldn’t believe that his overbearing whore of a mother was actually making him go to this despicable event. Not only was it full of filthy humans, but it was full of filthy humans doing nothing but drinking and dancing stupidly around some fire. Oh, and of course there were the occasional simpletons that were fucking up against the nearest trees, or for the really high ones they could be seen rutting in the grass.

People said that he was too close minded, but it was just a common fact that demons were better than humans…Not to mention half breeds. In fact those were even worse. Because with humans at least they didn’t have a choice at being born so worthless, but to make a half breed a demon had to actually stoop low enough to sleep with that pathetic being. Really hanyous just gave youkai a bad name. If it were up to him he would rid every single one of them from the planet, starting with the one who was currently living with him.

Inuyasha…The very name left a bad taste in his mouth. He was the very worst of them all, because in all of his annoyance, he was the very hardest to hate. Don’t get him wrong, he had tried, but it was coming increasingly difficult with the way he all but threw himself at him every time they met. Seriously did the half-breed have no morals? It was painfully obvious just how much he wanted him, and he was his stepbrother!

The demon scoffed to himself. The thought really didn’t surprise him all that much. The hanyou was defective, anyone with eyes could see that. And yet he couldn’t help but admit that he felt the same kind of pull Inuyasha had mentioned earlier today when they touched. His hand clenched at his side. He really didn’t like to think about his little slip up. That had been a mistake. Not only that, but one of his bastard friends had walked in to see what he had almost done…What he had almost declared.

Though when he thought about what he had almost told the hanyou he shook his head at the sheer ridiculousness of the statement. It had to be because he was feeling the same pull his stepbrother was, there couldn’t be any other reason he had almost told Inuyasha that they were mates. He bit his lip at that, sending a small trickle of blood down his chin. Mates…the very idea was absurd. He was a proud Inuyoukai, and would never mate with a half-breed like that. It wasn’t because he was a male, hell it wasn’t even because they were stepbrothers, it was because he was better than the hanyou, and Inuyasha didn’t deserve him.

Plus he had always thought when he mated it would be with someone of immense beauty, and Inuyasha just didn’t fit that description. He was way too scrawny, had too big of eyes, his hair was course and unrefined, and he had dog ears! How could he ever seriously be with someone with dog ears? Though he had to admit that they were velvety soft, and did make Inuyasha look kind of adorable.

As soon as the thought hit him he immediately berated his mind. Inuyasha was not adorable. Inuyasha was…drop dead sexy…or at least at the moment he was. Sesshomaru’s eyes widened as the half breed under discussion entered the bonfire area surrounded by his two human friends…He thought their names were Miroku and Kagome. Though it didn’t really matter. What mattered then was how Inuyasha seemed to glow in the moonlight as the fire reflected off his clothes, or lack there of.

Cold golden eyes glazed over as they scanned his hanyou stepbrother. Inuyasha was clad in nothing but a red hakama, and his upper torso…His bare upper torso glimmered with the oil that had been spread all over his chest and stomach. The fragrant scent of cinnamon reached his nose even from where he was standing, and he couldn’t help but breathe a little deeper to enhance the experience. Inuyasha’s hair had been combed out so that it look like freshly woven silk, and his face had been washed clean before adding black eyeliner to his eyes. The makeup made his golden pools of irises stand out even more than they had earlier.

He took back everything he had thought earlier about Inuyasha being scrawny. He only looked like that while wearing the oversized outfits he picked, but when he was so scantily clad you could make out quite vividly the finely shaped muscles that formed his abs. His lithe frame, darted from side to side as he danced, and it seemed to call out to him…It seemed to beg for his touch.

Though he wasn’t the one that touched him, that filthy demon slayer Sango was. She laid a hand on his bare shoulder as she introduced what looked to be two children to his stepbrother. Sesshomaru couldn’t care less about the pups though. No, a furry had boiled up in the pit of his stomach at seeing someone else touching that creamy flesh.

Making his way over, Sesshomaru quickly masked his face, doing well to hide the anger that was making his blood boil. “So dagger, now not only have you decided to be a whore, but you thought you would dress the part as well?…I never thought you would come in something so disgraceful, but then again considering what you are I’m surprised you didn’t just show up naked.”

Inuyasha head snapped up to his, and for a moment he could see hurt flash through those golden irises, but it was soon covered by the normal anger that seemed to rise out of him. “Shut the hell up Sesshomaru…You’re the whore…You whore!”

The demon just stared blankly forward. Really, it was no point arguing with Inuyasha, because the hanyou always thought of the dumbest comebacks. It wasn’t even a challenge to make him go all red in the face and for his ears to shoot out steam. It was almost too easy. Though that didn’t mean it wasn’t fun nonetheless.

“That’s a good one mutt. Tell me how that intellectual mind of yours thinks up such insults? Really I’m impressed, after all it must be hard to work such a small muscle that much. I bet the headaches are a bitch, aren’t they?” He almost laughed at the confused expression Inuyasha wore. The kid could really be stupid sometimes.

Inuyasha’s neck started to turn a nice shade of crimson as his mind obviously fought hard to think of an insult. When he appeared to run out of ideas, he turned to the girl Sango and pointed to the two children. “Sesshomaru why don’t you just stop being a complete and utter dick for two seconds…You’re scaring the kids…” Under his breath he mumbled. “But of course anyone would be scared after having to see that ugly face of yours.”

Did he really expect that to faze him? Sesshomaru wasn’t vain, he just knew how good looking he was. Everyone said so, hell the first words out of Inuyasha’s mouth when they met had been to call him beautiful. So feigning that he thought he was ugly really wasn’t going to fly, and as to the two pups, why the hell would he care?

Though out of faint curiosity he did turn his head to get a good look at the children half cowering behind Sango. There was a little girl who looked to be no older than 8, and a boy who had to be at least 11 or twelve. When the demon slayer saw that she had his attentions, she smiled and started her introduction.

“Sesshomaru I would like you to meet my brother and sister.” She motioned to the boy first. “This is my brother Kohaku,” And then to the girl. “And my little sister Rin.” Kohaku just gave him a small nod, but Rin walked out from behind Sango’s back and gave him a very courteous bow.

“Thank you Sesshomaru-san for saving my village. We all owe you so much…” The girl paused and then looked to the ground, digging her foot in the dirt in embarrassment. “AlsoIwantedtosaythatIthinkyou’reveryprettyandthatyoushouldalwa yscomeseeRin!” The girl said very excitedly and was so much in a hurry that she mumbled the entire thing as one word. Sesshomaru got the gist though.

Feeling a bit awkward, Sesshomaru also gave a small bow. “Thank you Rin. I’ll do my best.” Out of the corner of his eye he could see the smile that had appeared on Inuyasha’s face at the exchange, but he didn’t smile back. After all he was still a bit pissed at the hanyou for showing up looking so…slutty, and of course there was the side note of the fact he never smiled…especially just because a dumb half breed looked happy.

Sango gave a small bow to the lot of them, before leading the children away. As she walked Sesshomaru couldn’t help but notice how the supposed monk’s eyes looked to be firmly planted on her backside. So not only was he an annoying interrupter, but he was perverted to…It was so like Inuyasha to hang out with such trash.

Speaking of Miroku, he had just whispered something into Inuyasha’s ear, at which point the smile that was on his face faded, only to be replaced by a more determined expression. Their eyes met for a moment, but Inuyasha didn’t speak to him, instead he spoke to Kagome, while never breaking eye contact with him.

“Kagome would you like to dance?” His eyes immediately narrowed at that. He was going to dance with that priestess? How could he lower himself to such filth? How could he dance with anyone for that matter? Inuyasha’s eyes never left his as the girl excitedly agreed, and that was when it occurred to him…Inuyasha was trying to make him jealous. He was trying to make him react just how he had been thinking of reacting, but it wasn’t going to work. Just because for some reason it bothered him to think of anybody else’s hands on the hanyou, didn’t mean he needed to let the worthless wretch know that…He wouldn’t give him the satisfaction.

That didn’t mean he had to stay though. “Well you have fun with that dagger, but do make sure to bathe before you come home. The stink of this place will be all over you if you don’t.” Inuyasha’s face fell a little, and inside Sesshomaru mentally cheered himself on.

“Where are you going?” He was about to say home, but the perverted monk friend of Inuyasha’s interrupted him before he could do so.

“I have a question…Inuyasha I thought you said you guys weren’t close, and yet you seem to have little pet names for each other already.” Pet names? Sesshomaru snarled at that. They had nothing of the sort, and don’t think he didn’t notice that mischievous glint in the monk’s eye when he said that either. He was about to tell him just how big of an idiot he was, but his little stepbrother decided to voice this question.

“Hmmff…Like hell we do.” Well at least the half breed wasn’t completely worthless. “It’s just that Sesshomaru hates me too much to ever call me by my real name, and so he has to think of cute little nicknames like mutt, hanyou, half breed, and of course the more civil of them, dagger.” Inuyasha’s eyes never left his, and for some reason his heart twitched a little at the hurt written all over his face. “There’s nothing cute about our nicknames. It’s just another way of showing me that I’ll never be good enough for him.”

Sesshomaru sat there stunned as his heart spasmed as the full extent of Inuyasha’s pain seemed to flood into him. Why was this happening? He shouldn’t be able to feel the mutt’s emotions. Speaking of the mutt, he had turned tail and walked closer to the fire, dragging the good natured priestess with him. This just left him with Miroku, and with one death glare the boy’s way, the monk went scurrying off in the other direction…most likely to find that Sango girl he seemed to be infatuated with.

He could care less about that right now though. No, he was much more focused on Inuyasha and his human wench. More importantly though, he was focused on how they seemed to move together like water, swaying to the soft beating drums that were being played in the distance. He focused on how one of the hanyou’s hands came to rest on her waist, and the other…the other slipped all the way into her yukata to cup her breast.

Their closeness was infuriating. Was he trying to do this on purpose?…No doubt he was. This was all a game, and even though he didn’t want to he was falling victim to the mutt’s plan. Because he couldn’t help the boiling pit of rage that came about him when he leaned in close to her cheek, or how those two hands roamed over her body freely as they danced. He was thoroughly disgusted with himself, but he couldn’t help the feeling of wanting to rip that girl’s throat out at the very principle that he was the only one allowed to touch Inuyasha…him and no one else.

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“I really appreciate this Kagome.” Inuyasha whispered into his friend’s ear as the swayed to the music. Very tentavily he brought his hand to rest on the girl’s hip. She didn’t seem to mind the contact though, and in fact she moved even closer to him.

Kagome gave him a seductive smile, before leaning in close to his ear. Of course after she was close all the seductiveness faded. “No problem. Hey do you think it’s working?” Inuyasha shrugged against her chest.

“I don’t know. I don’t want to look over there because it would seem too obvious.” He whispered back into her ear. “Miroku said that I had to play hard to get, and make him jealous.” A thought popped into his mind, and he really hoped Kagome would go for it. “Umm listen Kagome this is kind of a strange request, but would you mind if I put my hand in your yukata?” Well if he was going to do this right, he might as well go all the way with it.

She gave a nervous laugh at the request. “Sure…I guess anyways.” He nodded against her neck as his hand made its way into the fabric of her yukata to fondle her breast. God he felt low for doing this, and even more so than that he felt like Miroku. If only the monk could see him now, but he was probably way too busy chasing after Sango to even give him notice. As he turned his face so that it was against Kagome’s cheek, he could feel her skin warm up, and knew that she had to be blushing. “Wow. I’m sure glad Kouga’s not here to see this. He would kill you.”

Inuyasha rolled his eyes. There was no doubt in his mind that Kagome’s annoying boyfriend would have a conniption over something like this. The dumb wolf demon always was too overzealous for his own good. Don’t get him wrong, he treated Kagome like a princess, and for that he was grateful, but the guy was almost as big of an ass as Sesshomaru was…And that was saying something.

He was painfully brought out of his thoughts by a sharp yank on his hair, and he tipped his head to see blazing golden eyes glaring down at him…Well speaking of Sesshomaru. Inuyasha swatted the hands out of his hair, and pulled away from Kagome to face his pissed off stepbrother.

“Do you mind jackass, I was dancing here.” He crossed his arms over his chest. “Besides I thought you were going home.” He taunted, still not all that happy that if it hadn’t been for Miroku’s comment the demon would have already left and thoroughly screwed his plans.

Though he had to admit that anger part was starting to fade immensely when Sesshomaru reached a clawed hand out and grabbed onto his own. “Dance with me Dagger.”

His features immediately softened at the needy tone in that voice, and that look of pure want that the youkai was giving him. The only thing he wanted to do right now was to say yes about a million times, and then run into those awaiting arms, but Miroku had told him he had to play hard to get, and hard to get is what he would play.

Reluctantly he yanked his hand out of his stepbrother’s, and turned back to Kagome. “Piss of bastard. I already have someone I’m dancing with. Why don’t you go find someone that’s more ‘worthy’ of your time.”

“It wasn’t a request hanyou.” His teeth clenched at that. It always had to come back to his upbringing, didn’t it? It just had to come down to just how much better he was then him.

Inuyasha was seeing red as he spun around to face the object of his affections. “Then maybe you should ask nicely!” He screamed, fully intent on taking his frustrations out on his bastard of a stepbrother. “Maybe you shouldn’t assume that I’ll bend to your every whim and desire, even when you’re a fucking bastard!”

He turned around again, going once more to dance with a confused and scared looking Kagome. Though the whole dancing part didn’t last long, because soon his back was pulled flush against Sesshomaru’s strong chest. He sucked in a breath at the feeling of being held by the youkai, and his breathing got even quicker when he could feel a warm breath at one of his ears. “But you will bend to my every whim and desire, so why bother being nice about it?” Sesshomaru backed up a few paces going stand closer to the roaring fire, and as such pulled Inuyasha along with him. “So let me reiterate, dance with me now.”

Inuyasha whimpered as the youkai’s claws came to rest on his bare stomach, rubbing up against his skin and making his hips sway in time with his own. The warm center of the universe feeling was starting to return, and the hanyou had no choice but to let his head fall back onto Sesshomaru’s shoulder as they continued to dance to the harmonic music.

“So is this going as well as you hoped?” Sesshomaru’s voice reverberated against his neck, and he was covered in a blanket of white as the youkai pulled him even closer.

Inuyasha also tilted his head so that their cheeks were pressed together in an almost passionate embrace. His mind was still clouded over, but his body seemed to be doing just fine in keeping up with Sesshomaru’s movements. “Is what going well?”

A gasp escaped his throat when Sesshomaru lightly bit his shoulder. “Don’t act coy…You planned all of this.” Inuyasha dipped his body lower, and moved back up. Grinding up against the youkai. Truthfully he couldn’t get enough of the feel of that sultry tongue lapping at his wound. “Your outfit, your little sad pouting fit about me not calling you by your name, and of course Kagome.” Inuyasha’s eyes rolled to the back of his head when Sesshomaru started to suck on the excess blood. “You were trying to make me jealous…You were trying to make this happen.” A hand entwined in his hair, pulling his head back so that they were staring each other in the face. “It’s not going to work.”

“If that’s true Sessh…” A moan escaped his mouth as he tried to get his next sentence out. “If that’s true…” Getting a hold of himself temporarily, he let his tongue snake out of his mouth to playfully lick the youkai on the cheek. “Then why are your hands down my pants?” And what distracting hands those were. They kept tracing tantalizing circles on the inside of his thighs, sending waves of heat all up his body.

Sesshomaru also seemed to notice this fact, because, to Inuyasha immense dismay, the hands retreated, as for that matter did the youkai behind him. He. Was. Leaving. No! No! No! NO! They had already come this far, he wasn’t going to leave him now. “Sesshomaru wait!”

He grabbed onto the youkai’s wrist and twisted him around. He didn’t have a plan, but he knew that he couldn’t let him leave. Though when he spun him Sesshomaru came whipping around so that they were face to face…nose to nose. They were so close it was like they were sharing the same breathing space. It would be so easy to…all he had to do was…Inuyasha closed his eyes and leaned forward, fully intent on pressing their mouths together. Unfortunately the intent was as far as he got, because a hand on his begging lips stopped him from going any further. “No.” Sesshomaru’s voice was soft, and sounded remarkably unsure. Inuyasha could give a damn about his stepbrother’s uncertainties right now though. He needed this. He needed this so bad that it hurt.

“Yes.” Was all he said before he grabbed each side of Sesshomaru’s face, and pulled him to his awaiting lips. He half expected the demon to pull away again, but he didn’t. No, he allowed their mouths to meet. Not only that, but upon their meeting pulled him even closer. Inuyasha couldn’t fault him for that though, because if it felt half as amazing for him than he could see why he had wanted them closer. If touching felt like the universe was expanding, kissing felt like it had just exploded.

Sesshomaru massaged his lips with urgent need, and wrapped his arms around his waist, pulling him all the more closer. Inuyasha moaned with need, and the demon took this opportunity to slip his silky tongue into that awaiting cavern. Inuyasha’s hands began to move, and slipped in the youkai’s kimono, finding whatever expanse of skin he could as their kiss continued to get even more heated as their tongues danced for dominance.

Inuyasha’s arms settled for simply wrapping around his stepbrother’s neck, and once they were Sesshomaru grabbed the back of his thighs and hoisted him up so that his legs wrapped around his waist. Their kiss never broke as Sesshomaru carried him forward, as a matter of fact it only broke when Inuyasha was harshly slammed against a tree, and then it was only so that he could gasp in both pain and lack of air. Though he didn’t get much time to do either, because the youkai’s mouth was once more on his.

The hands that had left the inside of his hakama once more returned, and this time he couldn’t help the strangled cry that ripped through his throat when one claw wrapped around the source of his need. Though he really wished he could have held such a thing in, because when it pierced through the air, it also seemed to snap Sesshomaru out of his trance. He turned shocked eyes on Inuyasha, and the position they were both in. Inuyasha’s ear drooped at the disgusted look that overcame his face as he seemed to realize what he had just done. Though he didn’t know if he was more disgusted with himself, or him, really it didn’t matter. All that mattered is that he was obviously regretting what he had just done.

A yelp escaped his throat when he was promptly dropped to the ground. As Inuyasha was trying to recover from the abusive treatment, he noticed how Sesshomaru was still staring down at him. When he looked up, however, golden eyes darted away. “I have to go home, good-bye…” He paused a moment before adding. “Inuyasha.” The hanyou watched in stunned silence as the youkai became a ball of white light and started zooming back towards their estate. They had kissed. They had really just kissed! Not only that, but Sesshomaru had called him by his name! For the first time ever he had heard his name come out from between those beautiful lips. A smile spread across his face when he remembered that those same lips had just been entwined with his. He had to remember next time he saw Sango to thank her for throwing such a wonderful party.

‘I’d say nice shot.’
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