InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ What Fate Has Brought Us ❯ Chapter 5
[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]
By: Twilight dawn 
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Action / Comedy / Drama / Romance | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 07.09.2010 | Pages: 2 | Words: 2.7K | Visits: 334 | Status: Work In Progress
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Action / Comedy / Drama / Romance | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 07.09.2010 | Pages: 2 | Words: 2.7K | Visits: 334 | Status: Work In Progress
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or its characters. The honor goes to Rumiko Takahashi.
Later that night, while I was preparing for bed, Sesshoumaru returned to the bedchamber growling and hissing angrily. I knew that I had to calm him down before he took his anger out on me. In this current state, no one would be safe from his wrath. So, I started to walk slowly towards him and gulped nervously, when his eyes followed my every movement.
Once I reached him, I pulled my hair aside and tilted my neck in submission. He leaned down sniffing my mating mark and once he realized that I was his mate, began nuzzling my neck. He gradually calmed down, while I made soft growling sounds to soothe his angry beast.
My mate raised his head from my neck and pulled me into his warm embrace. He lowered
his head to rest on mine and I smiled, smelling his pine scent that I loved so much. “This Sesshoumaru has received reports from the other lords, stating that Naraku and Raiden are headed this way with a vast army of demons. It will take them at least a week to arrive here. The other lords and their mates will be arriving in two days to discuss what measures we are to take.”
“Are they bringing their armies with them? I am afraid that we do not have enough soldiers or the means to battle Naraku and Raiden alone.”
“Yes, they are. Hopefully with our armies combined, we can finally rid this world of Naraku and live peacefully for a short time,” Sesshoumaru answered.
I felt a little better knowing that the other lords backed my Sesshoumaru and not Naraku. “But how did Raiden break out of the dungeon and why didn’t anyone notice his escape before now? We know that Raiden couldn’t have done it himself. He’s not smart enough.”
Sesshoumaru didn’t answer me right away. It was almost as if he wasn’t going to tell me. But I have a right to know. Whatever happens in the western lands affects me also.
“Naraku had Kagura with him and she knocked out the guards posted outside the dungeon wall. Naraku erected a barrier around the outside of the dungeon’s wall and inside the dungeon; Raiden erected one of his own to match the one that Naraku created outside. He weakened the wall with his miasma, while Kagura used her dance of blades blast a hole in the wall, knocking down the gray stones. Then Naraku melted the cell bars, collected Raiden, and the three of them made their escape.”
I lifted my head to stare into his golden eyes. “The barriers prevented us from knowing that they were here, since barriers absorb any sound within their walls. While Raiden made his escape, how could no one noticed his absence? The cell would have been empty, right?”
“Before Naraku left, he placed a dead body within the cell and used his magic to make the body look exactly like Raiden,” he answered, stroking my hair to let me know that he was pleased with my inquiry.
I thought about everything my mate had told me. This still doesn’t make much sense to me. I pulled away from Sesshoumaru’s warmth and began o pace in the floor, deep in thought. What was I missing? I suddenly stopped pacing and turned back towards my mate. “Didn’t Naraku melt the cell bars?” I asked, watching my mate give a slight nod at my question. “Then how come the guards didn’t notice before? Naraku couldn’t have fixed the cell bars. He didn’t have enough time to do so.”
Sesshoumaru looked at me weirdly. I patted the top of my head to make sure that I didn’t grow horns or anything. “This Sesshoumaru has no idea. You have thought of something that didn’t occur to this Sesshoumaru before.”
“I’m not accusing anyone but could the guard that was on duty during that time be in league with Naraku? That would explain a lot.”
“Once again you have surprised this Sesshoumaru. I am very pleased with my decision of claming you as my mate,” he spoke, walking to the door and opening it to reveal Jaken on the other side. That sneaky little toad! He was listening to our entire conversation. Then it dawned on me that if we were having sex, he would have heard our moans, not that the castle hasn’t already heard us. It’s another issue entirely when someone was purposely listening. I knew I was blushing from the warmth on my cheeks.
Sesshoumaru wasn’t paying attention to me and didn’t notice my blushing. Thank goodness. I think I would have died explaining my thoughts to him. “Find out who was on guard duty during the time Raiden was freed and the guards on duty after the incident, and then sent them to the dungeon. This Sesshoumaru and his mate will await you there, Jaken.”
Jaken gave me a nasty glare before turning away, to obey his master’s wishes. “And Jaken,” Sesshoumaru’s voice rang out, stopping the horrid toad in his tracks. “Do not take too long. Your life depends on it.”
“Yes, milord,” he replied nervously, running as fast as his little legs would allow him down the hallway. You could hear the end of his staff, scraping across the floor in his haste.
I hurried over to the wardrobe, since I was still wearing my robe, and picked out a plain black kimono to put on. After I finished dressing, I piled my hair into a bun on top of my head and slipped into a pair of sandals. I walked quickly over to the door, where my mate was waiting impatiently for me. He’s lucky that I even put on a kimono. I could have gone down to the dungeon with just my robe on. Then all the male demons would look upon my body with lust and it would be fun to see just how jealous my mate could be.
Then I thought otherwise. I didn’t want their deaths to be on my conscience.
We walked quietly towards the dungeon, which freaked me out. I couldn’t stand being quiet for long periods of time but since my mate wasn’t talking to me, I figured that he was thinking and didn’t want to be disturbed. Sesshoumaru wanted to be in the dungeon before the guards arrived, to inspect the cell himself. I continued to walk quietly behind my mate. While being cooped up in the room, I had read book on demon etiquette. It was thorough those same books that I learned a female demon always walked behind her alpha, unless told otherwise. I hoped that my behavior pleased my mate. I want him to be proud of me.
Reaching the area in the dungeon where Raiden was held, I felt a draft and my arms immediately chilled with goose bumps. I tried to rub my arms with my hands but it didn’t work. I was still cold. My mate sensed this and took off his haori, wrapping it around my shoulders. Did he ever get cold? “Thank you,” I murmured, clutching the haori tighter around my body.
The first thing we noticed was the huge hole in the wall and the source of the cold air. Sesshoumaru growled, clearly displeased at having to fix it. “Naraku and Kagura will pay dearly for destroying a part of this Sesshoumaru’s castle,” he spoke coldly, grabbing a hold of my arm and dragging me along with him to the cell. He inspected the damage done to it and growled even louder. “Another thing that this Sesshoumaru has to fix, this war with Naraku better be far away from this Sesshoumaru’s castle. This Sesshoumaru is tired of having to fix things.”
I laughed softly, earning a glare from my mate. I couldn’t help laughing at his expense. It was funny the way he put it. “How could Naraku’s miasma do this?” I said, gesturing towards the melted bars. “The only poison that I know that is powerful enough to do this is yours.”
“His miasma is made from a different type of poison. Since he is a half demon, his poison is limited to weakening objects and melting objects. Any pup can do that.”
Footsteps sounded from down the hallway and a few moments later, Jaken had finally arrived with four guards behind him. He is a complete fool. The guards could have escaped at any time walking behind him. Sesshoumaru walked up to Jaken and sent him flying down the hallway. It would be a while before Jaken came around, since the fall made him unconscious.
I could sense the guards fear and knew that my mate would use this bit of information to his advantage. I will have to keep quiet, while Sesshoumaru pin pointed the traitor. It was fine for me to ask questions when we were alone but in front of others it’s a different matter entirely. He is still my mate and alpha. A female demon knew her place but it is difficult for me, considering that I am from the future. I will just have to grin and bare it.
“The guards that were posted outside when the attack happened move to your left,” Sesshoumaru spoke, carefully watching the two guards that moved. He sniffed the air and didn’t find any deceit radiating off either one of them. It couldn’t have been them anyways. Those two were with the healer recovering from the wounds that Kagura inflicted upon them. That means that the traitor is one of the two remaining guards, standing in front of Sesshoumaru. I felt sort of sorry for the traitor. His death was going to be slow and painful. My mate wouldn’t have it any other way. Why was my mate stalling? He could have easily ended this by now. What could he possibly be thinking?
One of the guards started to sweat. Sesshoumaru grabbed his throat with his claws. “So you are the traitor. You will not leave this dungeon alive,” my mate spoke coldly, dripping poison onto the demon’s throat. The demon clutched at Sesshoumaru’s arm, trying to remove it from his throat, but Sesshoumaru just gripped his throat even tighter. His screams echoed throughout the dungeon and I imagined that his screams also echoed throughout the castle.
I wanted to close my eyes and turn away from the gruesome sight. But I knew that if I did, my mate would be displeased with me for being a coward and the servants would laugh at me even more behind my back. Finally, his screams stopped and Sesshoumaru threw his dead body onto the floor. He snarled at the dead body in disgust. I knew that Sesshoumaru blamed himself for allowing the traitor in his castle and there was nothing I could say to him to prove otherwise.
“Tear his body apart and place his remains on the spikes outside the main entrance of the castle. So that everyone will know of his deceit and lies. Let them think twice about betraying this Sesshoumaru or they will suffer the same fate as him,” he ordered the three remaining guards. They took the body away to another part of the dungeon and began their task. I was glad that they did. I knew that if they did that in front of me, I would have vomited all over the floor. Vomit and blood do not mix very well.
Sesshoumaru turned towards me and I lifted his haori to my nose, to block the smell of death from my senses. “Come, mate. It is late and we need to rest. Tomorrow, you will have to prepare the castle for the lords’ and their mates’ arrival. This Sesshoumaru will be making accommodations outside the castle for their many soldiers.”
“But what shall we do about Jaken?” I said, eyeing the green toad as we walked past him. “He still hasn’t awakened yet.”
Sesshoumaru smirked and turned back to pick up the toad by his neck. He violently shook him awake. Sesshoumaru smirked even more, when Jaken stared at him fearfully. “Jaken, clean this mess up at once. Make sure that every last drop is gone. This Sesshoumaru doesn’t want the smell to travel in the castle. Do you understand?” He asked, still shaking him. I think Sesshoumaru enjoyed this part a little too much. The poor toad was going to have a heart attack.
“Yes, milord,” Jaken spoke, once Sesshoumaru threw him down. This time the little toad didn’t pass out. If he did, Sesshoumaru would have probably kicked him until he awoken. “I will see to it right away.”
Sesshoumaru surprised me by taking my hand, leading me away from the dungeon. Wait a minute. Did my mate give me permission to leave the room? He had to. How else would I ready the castle for the guests? “Then you know that my…” I began but my mate interrupted me, which pissed me off.
“That your heat has ended. You don’t smell like it anymore. This Sesshoumaru can smell the pup's scent.”
Reaching the bedchamber, Sesshoumaru helped me out of my kimono before stripping himself of his garments. He picked me up and carried me to the futon. “A girl could get use to this,” I whispered, earning a rare smile from Sesshoumaru. I was taken back for a few moments. I have never seen Sesshoumaru smile before and it was kind of creepy. He lowered me down underneath the covers and climbed on top on me. He then began to leave a trail of kisses over my body, which led to sex. And this time I wasn’t in heat.
Before we fell asleep, I had to ask Sesshoumaru a question that has been bothering me since earlier today. “When I start to show my pregnancy and we can’t be intimate because we could harm the pup, would you sleep with Asuka during that time?”
“Yes,” he replied, halfway asleep. “Why do you ask this Sesshoumaru such a question, when you already knew the answer?”
I didn’t shed any tears because he was right, I already knew. But it still hurt with him telling me the truth. “What punishment did you give Asuka for lying to you?”
“What is this, twenty questions? I confined her to her rooms. She is not allowed to leave her chambers for one week. Now go to sleep, mate.”
That is all she got for harming my pup and lying to my mate. So, she has indeed sunk her claws into my mate but not for long. I will find a way to punish the bitch myself without Sesshoumaru knowing. I will show her who the female alpha is. I heard Sesshoumaru snoring and I couldn’t help but whisper these words, “If you sleep with Asuka while I am pregnant, I swear I will find a way to leave you mate. You told me about your right to keep a mistress but I never said that I will accept it.”
To be continued…
Later that night, while I was preparing for bed, Sesshoumaru returned to the bedchamber growling and hissing angrily. I knew that I had to calm him down before he took his anger out on me. In this current state, no one would be safe from his wrath. So, I started to walk slowly towards him and gulped nervously, when his eyes followed my every movement.
Once I reached him, I pulled my hair aside and tilted my neck in submission. He leaned down sniffing my mating mark and once he realized that I was his mate, began nuzzling my neck. He gradually calmed down, while I made soft growling sounds to soothe his angry beast.
My mate raised his head from my neck and pulled me into his warm embrace. He lowered
his head to rest on mine and I smiled, smelling his pine scent that I loved so much. “This Sesshoumaru has received reports from the other lords, stating that Naraku and Raiden are headed this way with a vast army of demons. It will take them at least a week to arrive here. The other lords and their mates will be arriving in two days to discuss what measures we are to take.”
“Are they bringing their armies with them? I am afraid that we do not have enough soldiers or the means to battle Naraku and Raiden alone.”
“Yes, they are. Hopefully with our armies combined, we can finally rid this world of Naraku and live peacefully for a short time,” Sesshoumaru answered.
I felt a little better knowing that the other lords backed my Sesshoumaru and not Naraku. “But how did Raiden break out of the dungeon and why didn’t anyone notice his escape before now? We know that Raiden couldn’t have done it himself. He’s not smart enough.”
Sesshoumaru didn’t answer me right away. It was almost as if he wasn’t going to tell me. But I have a right to know. Whatever happens in the western lands affects me also.
“Naraku had Kagura with him and she knocked out the guards posted outside the dungeon wall. Naraku erected a barrier around the outside of the dungeon’s wall and inside the dungeon; Raiden erected one of his own to match the one that Naraku created outside. He weakened the wall with his miasma, while Kagura used her dance of blades blast a hole in the wall, knocking down the gray stones. Then Naraku melted the cell bars, collected Raiden, and the three of them made their escape.”
I lifted my head to stare into his golden eyes. “The barriers prevented us from knowing that they were here, since barriers absorb any sound within their walls. While Raiden made his escape, how could no one noticed his absence? The cell would have been empty, right?”
“Before Naraku left, he placed a dead body within the cell and used his magic to make the body look exactly like Raiden,” he answered, stroking my hair to let me know that he was pleased with my inquiry.
I thought about everything my mate had told me. This still doesn’t make much sense to me. I pulled away from Sesshoumaru’s warmth and began o pace in the floor, deep in thought. What was I missing? I suddenly stopped pacing and turned back towards my mate. “Didn’t Naraku melt the cell bars?” I asked, watching my mate give a slight nod at my question. “Then how come the guards didn’t notice before? Naraku couldn’t have fixed the cell bars. He didn’t have enough time to do so.”
Sesshoumaru looked at me weirdly. I patted the top of my head to make sure that I didn’t grow horns or anything. “This Sesshoumaru has no idea. You have thought of something that didn’t occur to this Sesshoumaru before.”
“I’m not accusing anyone but could the guard that was on duty during that time be in league with Naraku? That would explain a lot.”
“Once again you have surprised this Sesshoumaru. I am very pleased with my decision of claming you as my mate,” he spoke, walking to the door and opening it to reveal Jaken on the other side. That sneaky little toad! He was listening to our entire conversation. Then it dawned on me that if we were having sex, he would have heard our moans, not that the castle hasn’t already heard us. It’s another issue entirely when someone was purposely listening. I knew I was blushing from the warmth on my cheeks.
Sesshoumaru wasn’t paying attention to me and didn’t notice my blushing. Thank goodness. I think I would have died explaining my thoughts to him. “Find out who was on guard duty during the time Raiden was freed and the guards on duty after the incident, and then sent them to the dungeon. This Sesshoumaru and his mate will await you there, Jaken.”
Jaken gave me a nasty glare before turning away, to obey his master’s wishes. “And Jaken,” Sesshoumaru’s voice rang out, stopping the horrid toad in his tracks. “Do not take too long. Your life depends on it.”
“Yes, milord,” he replied nervously, running as fast as his little legs would allow him down the hallway. You could hear the end of his staff, scraping across the floor in his haste.
I hurried over to the wardrobe, since I was still wearing my robe, and picked out a plain black kimono to put on. After I finished dressing, I piled my hair into a bun on top of my head and slipped into a pair of sandals. I walked quickly over to the door, where my mate was waiting impatiently for me. He’s lucky that I even put on a kimono. I could have gone down to the dungeon with just my robe on. Then all the male demons would look upon my body with lust and it would be fun to see just how jealous my mate could be.
Then I thought otherwise. I didn’t want their deaths to be on my conscience.
We walked quietly towards the dungeon, which freaked me out. I couldn’t stand being quiet for long periods of time but since my mate wasn’t talking to me, I figured that he was thinking and didn’t want to be disturbed. Sesshoumaru wanted to be in the dungeon before the guards arrived, to inspect the cell himself. I continued to walk quietly behind my mate. While being cooped up in the room, I had read book on demon etiquette. It was thorough those same books that I learned a female demon always walked behind her alpha, unless told otherwise. I hoped that my behavior pleased my mate. I want him to be proud of me.
Reaching the area in the dungeon where Raiden was held, I felt a draft and my arms immediately chilled with goose bumps. I tried to rub my arms with my hands but it didn’t work. I was still cold. My mate sensed this and took off his haori, wrapping it around my shoulders. Did he ever get cold? “Thank you,” I murmured, clutching the haori tighter around my body.
The first thing we noticed was the huge hole in the wall and the source of the cold air. Sesshoumaru growled, clearly displeased at having to fix it. “Naraku and Kagura will pay dearly for destroying a part of this Sesshoumaru’s castle,” he spoke coldly, grabbing a hold of my arm and dragging me along with him to the cell. He inspected the damage done to it and growled even louder. “Another thing that this Sesshoumaru has to fix, this war with Naraku better be far away from this Sesshoumaru’s castle. This Sesshoumaru is tired of having to fix things.”
I laughed softly, earning a glare from my mate. I couldn’t help laughing at his expense. It was funny the way he put it. “How could Naraku’s miasma do this?” I said, gesturing towards the melted bars. “The only poison that I know that is powerful enough to do this is yours.”
“His miasma is made from a different type of poison. Since he is a half demon, his poison is limited to weakening objects and melting objects. Any pup can do that.”
Footsteps sounded from down the hallway and a few moments later, Jaken had finally arrived with four guards behind him. He is a complete fool. The guards could have escaped at any time walking behind him. Sesshoumaru walked up to Jaken and sent him flying down the hallway. It would be a while before Jaken came around, since the fall made him unconscious.
I could sense the guards fear and knew that my mate would use this bit of information to his advantage. I will have to keep quiet, while Sesshoumaru pin pointed the traitor. It was fine for me to ask questions when we were alone but in front of others it’s a different matter entirely. He is still my mate and alpha. A female demon knew her place but it is difficult for me, considering that I am from the future. I will just have to grin and bare it.
“The guards that were posted outside when the attack happened move to your left,” Sesshoumaru spoke, carefully watching the two guards that moved. He sniffed the air and didn’t find any deceit radiating off either one of them. It couldn’t have been them anyways. Those two were with the healer recovering from the wounds that Kagura inflicted upon them. That means that the traitor is one of the two remaining guards, standing in front of Sesshoumaru. I felt sort of sorry for the traitor. His death was going to be slow and painful. My mate wouldn’t have it any other way. Why was my mate stalling? He could have easily ended this by now. What could he possibly be thinking?
One of the guards started to sweat. Sesshoumaru grabbed his throat with his claws. “So you are the traitor. You will not leave this dungeon alive,” my mate spoke coldly, dripping poison onto the demon’s throat. The demon clutched at Sesshoumaru’s arm, trying to remove it from his throat, but Sesshoumaru just gripped his throat even tighter. His screams echoed throughout the dungeon and I imagined that his screams also echoed throughout the castle.
I wanted to close my eyes and turn away from the gruesome sight. But I knew that if I did, my mate would be displeased with me for being a coward and the servants would laugh at me even more behind my back. Finally, his screams stopped and Sesshoumaru threw his dead body onto the floor. He snarled at the dead body in disgust. I knew that Sesshoumaru blamed himself for allowing the traitor in his castle and there was nothing I could say to him to prove otherwise.
“Tear his body apart and place his remains on the spikes outside the main entrance of the castle. So that everyone will know of his deceit and lies. Let them think twice about betraying this Sesshoumaru or they will suffer the same fate as him,” he ordered the three remaining guards. They took the body away to another part of the dungeon and began their task. I was glad that they did. I knew that if they did that in front of me, I would have vomited all over the floor. Vomit and blood do not mix very well.
Sesshoumaru turned towards me and I lifted his haori to my nose, to block the smell of death from my senses. “Come, mate. It is late and we need to rest. Tomorrow, you will have to prepare the castle for the lords’ and their mates’ arrival. This Sesshoumaru will be making accommodations outside the castle for their many soldiers.”
“But what shall we do about Jaken?” I said, eyeing the green toad as we walked past him. “He still hasn’t awakened yet.”
Sesshoumaru smirked and turned back to pick up the toad by his neck. He violently shook him awake. Sesshoumaru smirked even more, when Jaken stared at him fearfully. “Jaken, clean this mess up at once. Make sure that every last drop is gone. This Sesshoumaru doesn’t want the smell to travel in the castle. Do you understand?” He asked, still shaking him. I think Sesshoumaru enjoyed this part a little too much. The poor toad was going to have a heart attack.
“Yes, milord,” Jaken spoke, once Sesshoumaru threw him down. This time the little toad didn’t pass out. If he did, Sesshoumaru would have probably kicked him until he awoken. “I will see to it right away.”
Sesshoumaru surprised me by taking my hand, leading me away from the dungeon. Wait a minute. Did my mate give me permission to leave the room? He had to. How else would I ready the castle for the guests? “Then you know that my…” I began but my mate interrupted me, which pissed me off.
“That your heat has ended. You don’t smell like it anymore. This Sesshoumaru can smell the pup's scent.”
Reaching the bedchamber, Sesshoumaru helped me out of my kimono before stripping himself of his garments. He picked me up and carried me to the futon. “A girl could get use to this,” I whispered, earning a rare smile from Sesshoumaru. I was taken back for a few moments. I have never seen Sesshoumaru smile before and it was kind of creepy. He lowered me down underneath the covers and climbed on top on me. He then began to leave a trail of kisses over my body, which led to sex. And this time I wasn’t in heat.
Before we fell asleep, I had to ask Sesshoumaru a question that has been bothering me since earlier today. “When I start to show my pregnancy and we can’t be intimate because we could harm the pup, would you sleep with Asuka during that time?”
“Yes,” he replied, halfway asleep. “Why do you ask this Sesshoumaru such a question, when you already knew the answer?”
I didn’t shed any tears because he was right, I already knew. But it still hurt with him telling me the truth. “What punishment did you give Asuka for lying to you?”
“What is this, twenty questions? I confined her to her rooms. She is not allowed to leave her chambers for one week. Now go to sleep, mate.”
That is all she got for harming my pup and lying to my mate. So, she has indeed sunk her claws into my mate but not for long. I will find a way to punish the bitch myself without Sesshoumaru knowing. I will show her who the female alpha is. I heard Sesshoumaru snoring and I couldn’t help but whisper these words, “If you sleep with Asuka while I am pregnant, I swear I will find a way to leave you mate. You told me about your right to keep a mistress but I never said that I will accept it.”
To be continued…