Opposites Attract

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Chapter 10: Irritations Worries and Greetings

For two long blissful weeks the sex fest of the feudal era took place in that cave. Sesshoumaru made sure he used those two weeks wisely to teach his new mate many tricks of the sexual act. Kirara being the intelligent creature she is caught on quickly as they both enjoyed each other thoroughly. However there are a few things he has decided not to show Kirara until she was ready. The very anticipation of those few things arousal Sesshoumaru even after their heat was over.

After their fun time in the cave was over with, Sesshoumaru decided to run a few errands on his mates’ behalf. Normally he would order Jaken would perform such tasks, but since the toad was nowhere around, Sesshoumaru decided to do it himself. Sesshoumaru always believe the beings, humans or youkai he associated with should wear nothing but the best. So before they made their way back to the village he put a barrier over the cave using his Tensaiga while Kirara was sleeping. Then he used his youkai speed to go to a seamstress that was near has castle in order to have an outfit made for Kirara. The seamstress was indebted to his father so she gladly designed a few outfits for his new mate at no charge. He knew every curve of his mates body so it was easy for him to have the seamstress make the clothing so they will fit Kirara’s form.

One of the garments he had tailored was for a solider, but the seamstress added a few feminine touches to it. The first piece was a tight fitted silver shirt that came five inches above her knees. The shirt had splits on each side of it which came up to her pelvis to give her more room to move. The shirt had cut off sleeves that only extended to the shoulder and upper arm joint. The neck of the shirt was v-cut just above her cleavage. The v-cut collar was surrounded by white flowers, which are the same type flowers that adored Sesshoumarus’ garments. The flowers are a symbol of the family crest which represents their royal heritage. The white pants where fitted around her hips but it stretched just like her fitted top. From the top of her knees down to her ankles, her pants flare outward similar to the miko pants Kagome wears. The only difference was that in addition to the flare, there were splits on the outer side of each pant leg that extended up to the top of her knees. The bottom of her pants legs were encircled in silver flames. The pants also had a hole in them so her tails could easily stick out of the back of her pants.

Her sandals had a tiny slope on it which made the back of the sandal higher then the front. It had two large strips over the top of the feet. The one under the toes was silver and the one that ran across the middle of her foot was white. The long thin silver strips attached to the heel of the sandals wrapped around her ankles until it reached the bottom of her calf and tied in the back. Her obi was white and it was made so it would tie in the back instead of in the front like Sesshoumarus’. A white jacket with silver lining around the sleeves and the bottom of the jacket accompanied the rest of her outfit. However Kirara only wears it when it was cold. Otherwise she will tie the jacket around her waist on top of her obi and over her tails.

Sesshoumaru also had several maternity kimonos made for her in a variety of colors. All of the clothes were infused with his aura so they will repair themselves if they are damaged. This is the same thing his garments and armor do when they are destroyed . Since the seamstress had many employees the clothing was finished in no time. He had most of her clothes delivered to his castle. He only took the warrior outfit with him, planning on returning to the castle soon with his new mate. And if for some reason he changed his mind, the silver and white garments stretched; therefore it will be more then enough room for her expanding belly.

After he made it back to the cave and listened to his mate rant about how inconsiderate he was for leaving her in the cave without her permission, he presented her with the warrior outfit. Said outfit was presented after he told her ‘This Sesshoumaru as an alpha male will not tolerate her insolent tone. He flashed the outfit in front of her with an impassive look on his face before she could retort. Her frown and angry words disappeared as they were replaced with a huge warm smile sparking silver eyes and a purring ‘Thank You Sess, I love it.’ Before he could reprimand her for the nickname she dubbed him with, his Firefly hugged and kissed him with a fiery passion. When Sesshoumaru was intimate with her, he didn’t mind the nickname, however he did mind her using it in public, which is were they were headed. After their make out session she bathes and put on her outfit with Sesshoumarus’ help of course. After all she wasn’t used to wearing clothing. But thanks to Sesshoumaru…encouragement she didn’t loathe getting into the water anymore, hence why she bathed without being throw in this time.

Sesshoumaru tracked down Totosai and after many threats of mutilation from and peaceful interference from Kirara, Totosai designed Kirara weapons and armor. Said threats were do to the fact that Totosai kept laughing at Sesshoumaru and talking about how ironic it was for an Inu to mate a Neko. He also talked about how he thought that ice sickle of a pup would never find a mate who could tolerate him. Being called a pup, told that the sword smith thought he was inept to find a mate and being laughed at in front of said mate was nearly the last straw.

Kirara was able to tell how upset he was because the volume in his voice was lower then usual, his nose tilted up in the air a bit and his hands started to barely twitch. So she figured that a smirk or snarl would soon be forthcoming from the daiyoukai before Totosai got maimed or possible killed. Kirara had only been with the daiyoukai two weeks and already she was able to read him considerably well. However Totosai was either too blind to see that he was able to get his head ripped off or he was a brave old stubborn youkai. After Kirara sweet talked Sesshoumaru out of blowing up another of Totosai houses with Totosai in it, she calmly reproached Totosai for his teasing. He commented on what an excellent mate she is for Sesshoumaru and started to make her weapons.

He took a fang from Sesshoumaru who didn’t even flinch and one from Kirara who screamed like a cat who had just had it tail, or in her case tails smashed. Sesshoumaru put a few knot on Totosai head for making his Firefly scream like a banshee.

Three days and a headache later Tototsai had completed the task Sesshoumaru had given him. The armor was black and designed for Kiraras’ feminine form, so the breast plate would support her bosom. The top part of the armor was outlined in silver. The shoulder pads were designed exactly like smaller versions of Sesshoumarus’. Plus the flaps that surrounded her waist were similar to Sesshoumaru except there was one black and silver flap in the anterior and posterior parts of her lower half. It was also made so her tails will stick out the back. Two plain long silver goblets were made to fit her wrists and part of her lower arms for defensive purposes. Her large weapons were two twin blade double edge swords. The swords were silver with a black hilt and three feet long. It also came equipped with and extension switch under the round part of the hilt. This switch allowed the sword length to increase to five feet. The sword with the crest moon on the blade was made from Sesshoumarus’ fang to protect from harm. The other blade with the flames on the blade was made from Kiraras’ fang for offensive attacks. However both blades can kill so Kirara can wield both the weapons in battle. Sesshoumaru also had a silver necklace made. The necklace had two purple crest moons, which could be use like throwing ninja stars if needed. This weapon is hidden in plain sight. Since Kirara relied mainly on speed and agility in humanoid form, these weapons were perfect for her. Totosai also made her a sheath for each sword so the blades could be stripped in a cross X fashion on her back. Kirara felt overwhelmed by the gifts and wanted so badly to give Sesshoumaru something in return, but he just said: ‘You already are.’ Having no idea what he meant by that, she decided to get him something later when he wasn’t looking. However sooner or later she will figure out that he is talking about the little life inside her. Male youkai especially Inu knew their mate was with child as soon as the life starts in the womb. But their mates never knew until weeks later when both mates start to show symptoms of the pregnancy.

After Kirara thanked the old sword smith and he congratulated them they left immediately. Because of all these side trips they will be a week late to the village.


Trip to the Village:

“Isn’t your heat over with Sesshoumaru?” Kirara asked frowning as they made there way through the forest. They were both on the look out for the Raven bitch they both have a bone to pick with. Lucky for them they didn’t have to be bothered with her yet, especially since Kirara new condition put her and the pup/kitten in more danger.

“You know the answer to your inquiry; do not waste our time asking unnecessary questions.” He said calmly as if it was obvious, which it was. She knew his heat was finished for the year so why was she asking him such a silly question? Kirara frowned more and retorted:

“Then why is it that your hand keeps rubbing THAT part of my tail? Its sensitive to your touch and you know it!” She hissed. She was not in the mood for any sexual stimulation right now. She did not feel well and all she wanted to do was see her family in Inuyasha village. For some reason she was moody and nauseous, dizzy and famished for the last three days. At first she had an idea of what was wrong with her, but that couldn’t be it, she was barren. Then she figured that it was the side effects of the aftermath of her first heat in humanoid form.

As they walked Sesshoumaru looked at her and raised an elegant eyebrow and said:

“Now you waste your and this Sesshoumarus’ time by asking and answering your own questions… you are indeed an peculiar one.” He said with a smirk that irritated her to no end.

She hissed like an angry cat as a deeper scowl marred her lovely features then she stated:

“I am not a ‘peculiar one’ I am a pissed off one. So stop trying to feel me up, I'm not in the mood.” She said as she took her jacket off her shoulders and tied it around her waste as if it would shield his hands from the base of her tail.

“This Sesshoumaru has admonished you repeatedly for your vulgar language yet you ignore my command. This Sesshoumaru detest repeating my self; however I will say it again, watch your tongue when you are addressing this one.” He said as he glared at her out of the corner of his eye as he stopped walking. She stopped as well and turned to face him. She snapped her teeth at him making his glare intensify and a low warning growl rumble in his chest as he stared her down. He didn’t flinch when she snapped at him, but he was already becoming aggravated with her mood swings. Especially since Sesshoumaru was cantankerous then usual. Kirara was moody when she wasn’t pregnant, but for the last few days she has been ten times worst. Not to mention sick to the stomach, tired, and certain times she didn’t want him to touch her. While he growled she said:

“And I told you repeatedly that I am an adult and I will say what I want.”

Suddenly feeling the urge to kill something painfully slow, Sesshoumaru had to actually take a long deep breath to calm his fearsome temper. Granted it took a lot to make Sesshoumaru temper to go from aggravated to furious, but when it did things were obliterate and living beings were either maimed, killed or had their lives flash before their eyes when they were nearly killed. However it is odd for the daiyoukai fuse to be so short. Sesshoumaru mostly was known for being mister calm cool and collected, now it is a different story. Although underneath all of his posing he was typically annoyed by something or someone. This is a great improvement considering the fact that he use to be regularly pissed off underneath his façade.

The deep cleansing breath also kept him from saying something to escalate there discord. Usually he never bit his tongue for anyone; he was always straightforward even if his words offended others. Most of the time he could care less if he hurt someone feelings, he said what he thought was necessary without sugar coating it. However in Kirara case he decided to make an exception, even if he had to use all of his control to do it. He knew the last thing she needed was stress, but to his dismay the pregnancy affected him as if he was with child. Not only was his temper shorter then usual, but he has be nauseous every morning for the past few days and he has been extremely hungry for the last few days. He already had a big appetite, but this child was making him eat like a starving pig. He seriously hated the lack of control he was showing, but he found that if he resisted his ravenous urges then he would become more irritable then before. Luckily for Sesshoumaru he was very muscular. As an Inu youkai he had a high burning metabolism. Therefore he didn’t have to worry about gaining too much weight during Kirara pregnancy.

Another symptom made itself known three days ago; Sesshoumaru found that he became arousal very easily out of the blue. One minute he was fine and the next minute he was coping a feel or Kirara and sporting an erection. This symptom he didn’t mind too much after all they were mates, so touching her intimately once in a while shouldn’t have been a problem. Most youkai had no problem showing their affection for their mates in front any one. Sesshoumaru had no issues with touching her in front of others; it was another way besides her marking to show the world that she was his. Nonetheless it was a dilemma for Kirara, hence why his horny actions became problematic. It was like he was having horny flashes while she was having…anti horny flashes. Very troublesome indeed. He was determined not to do anything to cause her to lose the pup. He was also determined not to let these afflictions stop him from protecting his mate, child and his lands. Although her cranky mood wasn’t helping the situation at all and two grouchy youkai will have a rather difficult time getting along.

Taking another calming breath he decided to tell her why they were being such an annoyance to each other in the first place.

“Silence Kirara, you will calm yourself immediately, this Sesshoumaru will not allow you to bring harm to yourself or our pup.” He said as he placed a hand over her month and looked into her silver orbs.

Her eyes widen as she realized what he said. He took his hand off her mouth and smirked when he saw the shocked expression on her face.

“Do not look so bewildered, surely you knew days ago when the symptoms commenced.” He said flatly with a bit of mirth in his eyes. Breaking the news to Kirara did lighten his mood he wanted the announcement to have the came affect on Kirara. After a few moments she finally blinked and said:

“I had an idea, but I am…was barren, I came to the conclusion that my…our illness came from the aftermath of humanoid heat…how, how is it possible?” She question as if she was still in a daze.

‘My Firefly still has much to learn.’ He thought as he looked into her beautiful silver orbs.

He put both of his palms on her face and gently massaged her temples with his thumbs. He was mindful of his claws while letting his other fingers rest in her hair. She purred as he soothed her on coming headache.

He was able to sense certain things through their mating mark, especially since she was with child. The mating mark is the reason he gets the some of symptoms she gets during pregnancy. It allows him to take some of the negative aspects of carrying a pup away from her. It is also a physical form of empathy, which makes the alpha male appreciate his mate even more when he feels what she goes through in order to bring their pup into the world. Although the symptoms makes it a little more complicated for the alpha male to protect his pack, it causes the couple bond to grow stronger. The stronger bond increases the mates desire to protect each other. This is particularly beneficial to the alpha male because it will feed his instincts causing him to overcome the symptoms and make him a more formidable opponent towards any one who threatens his pack. The same goes for the alpha female. So having something to protect is a power source for the mates not a weakness.

As he continued to massage her temples he spoke:

“My beast knew we were meant to be mates. Tensaiga knew this as well and it took it upon itself to help heal your womb when we first had relations. You, my dear Firefly did the rest of the mending by respecting your first mate wishes and proceeding with your life without him.”

“Wow, this is all happening so fast…hey wait a minute, you knew I could get pregnant right after we um…well you know and you didn’t tell me?! Why… it’s not safe to bring a child into the world with that raven bitch around?! She already took my family from me once what if she…” She rant was cut off by Sesshoumaru when he used his two hands positioned on her face to gently pull her forward. He bent over until they were nose to nose as he said:

“Never speak such dreadful thoughts. That fate may have befallen your kin before, however it WILL NOT happen again.” The ‘will not’ was said very sternly while the rest of his words were spoken in a low tone. Which indicated he was irritated with her worrying about such things. He looked into her eyes which were full of concern.

“How do you know for sure?” She whispered. He raised his elegant eyebrow again and said:

“This Sesshoumaru is a daiyoukai lord that possesses the Tensaiga. You possess a crest blade as well.” He said simply. He was annoyed that she was questioning him, let alone asking questions that she should already know the answer to, but since she was with child and the smell of her fear assaulted his sensitive nose, he decided to indulge her.

“Oh so if we die, you will be able to revive us, but what about you?” She said still about scared of the thought of another baby dying and afraid of losing another mate.

“Neither of you will die; furthermore, do not concern yourself with this Sesshoumarus’ and his pack safety. To do so insults his honor. Did you forget that your mate is a true daiyoukai, the most powerful youkai in the world?” He said arrogantly.

“No but my concern is out of…” She trailed off trying to figure out how she could say what she was thinking.

“Continue.” He commanded.

“Ummmm… well I-I care for you a lot okay that is why I am concerned, I didn’t mean to insult you.” She looked at him with tears in her eyes. Dammit like his brother he hated to see a female cry, particularly females he was fond of. So he begun to wipe the tears from her eyes with his thumbs, before they had completely fallen. As he did this he spoke:

“Pay attention to my words Kirara, this world will always have danger lurking about, however we will not let any danger impede us from leading pleasing lives. It matter not the Raven still lives, her existence will not stop us from bringing our pup into this world nor will she stop us from enjoy the pup. Since we agree that the world will be a more gratifying place without the birds’ presence, she will make her one way journey to the underworld, I will personally see to it.”

The last part was said with a low almost sadistic tone as if he would enjoy sending the Raven on a one way trip to the afterlife. After he wiped her tears away, he tilted her head toward himself and gave her a warm gentle kiss on her lips. She returned the kiss and after a few moments she broke it off. Glad he wasn’t pushed away this time, he observed her as she looked at him with so much appreciation, warmth and trust. It was as if she knew he meant every word of what he said. Then she spoke and said:

“I guess I needed to hear some form of reassurance from you, I am grateful that you are my mate.” She said with a smile on her face, the first smile he has seen on her for a few days.

“As am I.” He said honestly as he wiped more tears out of her eyes.

“Now why do you cry?” He asked with a tiny hint of concern in his tone.

“Because I am so happy, I am having a pup or kitten…um pitten. I have a life growing inside me, something I wanted for a long time. I-I have another chance to be a mother. She said as her voice broke a bit remembering the lost of her first family.

He looked at her seriously as he said:

“You know you were always a mother from the day you conceived your first kitten.” He said. He couldn’t believe that he was actually voicing his understanding in such a matter. It was so unlike him to try and console others when they need it. Nevertheless he kept telling himself that he was just doing this so she will remain calm and not risk losing the child. All of the sudden he thought angrily:

‘This Sesshoumaru needs to rip into something with his claws.’

Yes that will help get rid of that disgusting feeling of being overly nice. He wasn’t angry with Kirara, he just didn’t like the idea of being so…kind, it was so unlike the daiyoukai. The very thought of him behaving in such an uncharacteristic matter made him nauseous again. He knew he had to do whatever was possible to hold his temper and decrease her stress, that didn’t mean he could not take his mood swings anger out on something living. Preferably dinner, ah hell now he was hungry and nauseous at the same time. He was wondering how that was possible when his thoughts were interrupted when he heard Kirara say “I lov-“ right before she fainted in his arms.

Forgetting about his uncomfortable state he, checked her over. After determining that it was just one of the symptoms of her pregnancy, he stood there for a few moments knowing he heard her correctly. Sesshoumaru wondered if it was the pregnancy that made her almost say what she was going to say or did she mean it? If she did how so, they haven’t personally known each other for long and all they did was have sex, play sex games, have a pleasant moment once in a while and bicker most of the time. Then he started to wonder if he felt the same way for her. If he didn’t will he ever feel the same way? He was a very intelligent youkai, but he was always confused when it came to emotions. He knew he felt some emotions like anger, and sorrow when he lost Kagura and almost lost Rin for good. He also clearly knew he felt lust, but love? He sees Rin as his pup so he believes he loves her as one, but he is not sure. He knows Kirara is his mate, but the love for a pup and the love for a mate were two different things. How will he know when it is love and not just fondness, possessiveness and lust?

‘These sentiments are irksome and…confusing. This Sesshoumaru loathes being perplexed. No matter I will figure it out soon enough.’ He thought as he made a mental note to address the issue and Kiraras’ words later. Who knows maybe his mate can teach him about love like he has taught and will continue to teach her about carnal pleasure.

Since they were close to the village he decided to use his speed and head straight there. He made the decision to take her to Inuyasha for protection until he could get kill off the Raven and any of her followers that will oppose him. Before he left to cause the brutal fatality of said Raven, he will make sure she is settled in before he leaves. He arrived on the outskirts of the village and prepared to meet with his little brother he smelled miles back. As Inuyasha approached them with a large pile of firewood in his hands and he said:

“We’ve been waiting on you two you’re a week late…” He notice Kirara was supposedly missing and when he sniffed the air again he said:

“Who the hell is that?” Inuyasha being the blunt person he was got right to the point. It couldn’t be who he thought it was, maybe she wasn’t missing after all.

“As uncouth as ever I see. Your nose should tell you who she is little brother.” Sesshoumaru said. Being blunt was one of the many things him and his brother had in common.

Sniff, Sniff Sniff. “She smells like Kirara, but that can’t be her she’s not a humanoid youkai and…THE HELL!!! Why does she smell like you? He said with a bewildered look on his face. Glad to see that he was not the only one that was befuddled by something he said:

“All Kaki Neko have a humanoid form, she is just a late bloomer, which is why she only recently gained this body.” The whole time he spoke, he looked at Inuyasha and had to resist the urge to laugh out loud at his brother shocked expression. Inuyasha eyes more innocent looking version of his own looked as if they were going to pop our off his head. He dropped the firewood onto the ground and the only reply he could think of was…

“HUH!?” Sesshoumaru smirked at his easily flustered brother and decided to continue.

“Where are your matters little brother, you should have more pleasant words for your elder siblings. Perhaps you should congratulate us.

“Siblings, where did the‘s’ come from, the only sibling I know about is you…and congratulate you for what?

“Kirara is your sister in law Inuyasha; moreover she carries your niece or nephew in her womb.” He said quietly. However his confused little brother was not so quiet when he shouted:

“She’s your mate?! You have got to be fucking shittin me!!! If that’s the case she has my condolences!!!” He blurted out, not aware of his brother shorten fused, he got closer to the two and looked at Kirara curiously. Sesshoumaru begun to growl for two reasons: One because of his instincts to protect his mate from other males. He managed to ignore his instincts quickly, knowing Kirara was safe with his baka little brother. But the second reason he still growled was because of the insult, Inuyasha was basically agreeing with Totosai. As he continued to growl his mate woke up with a start because of all the noise they were making. She looked around and smiled sweetly when she saw Inuyasha. Then Inuyasha whispered:

“Kirara that really you?” She giggled a bit and said:

“Yeah it me silly I am so glad to see you Inu-“ Before she could finish her greeting he smile turned into a big O. Apparently her morning sickness came in the afternoons to. She proved that when her O shaped mouth spewed her stomach contents all over Inuyashas’ garments. Sesshoumaru wiggled his nose at the smell. He smirked at Inuyasha newly stained clothing and the disgusted look on his little brothers’ face. At the same time Kirara wiped her mouth and squeaked:

“I’m so sorry.” Inuyasha could do nothing but revert back to the one word phrases he was using earlier:

“GAH!!!” Now that was a seriously nasty greeting for Inuyasha...

TBC

A/N: I really sorry it took me so long to update, my classes are kicking my ass. Anyway please review and tell me what you think.