The Concealed Form of the Inu Daiyoukai
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InuYasha › General
Rating:
Adult ++
Chapters:
20
Views:
9,176
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10
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Currently Reading:
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Storms Part 2...Different Inner Storms
A/N: To all my readers and reviewers thank you for sticking with me. Enjoy.
Chapter 10: Storms Part 2...Different Inner Storms
When the pink light radiated from her adopted daughter hands and her brother who continued to try and hold her back; her beast was defensive for few moments. Her beast thought that these two creatures were attacking her. Sesshoumaru raging beast had overpowered most of her rational thought processes. She knew that Rin would not nor could not do anything to harm her. She also knew that Inuyasha and herself were on good terms now and he would not try to hurt her either. However her beast driven mostly on instincts thought otherwise.
The wind started to pick up in the area as Sesshoumaru aura amplified immensely. In fact, she was only a few seconds away from transforming. Her wet silver and blue locks swirled in the wind her aura was making. Her eyes turned completely red with blue pupils and her strips turned a darker hue while the shape of her markings became zigzagged. Her claws elongated which caused Kouga to receive several small cuts on his throat. Sesshoumaru fangs lengthen as she snarled when she felt Rins' miko powers engulf her. Even though her beast felt threaten by the miko energy something kept her from transforming completely and retaliating against the girl. The protective instincts of her beast kicked in again when she noticed the smell of her mark upon the child. In the chaos of her mind she remembered that she was protecting her and Inuyasha from HIM from the evil monster that hurt her so. She was perplexed by the fact that she was hesitating to destroy the fiend Ryu whilst he was pinned below her. She could have easily used her left hand and ripped his throat out, but the part of her lucid mind knew that he was not a threat to her pack nor was he the one that marred her soul. This was the only thing that stopped her from tearing the poor unconscious wolf gullet out. Her beast and coherent mind fought with each other for Kougas’ life; in the mist of the battle within her psyche, she heard her brothers’ voice:
“Get away from her Rin don’t you see she lost it!” Inuyasha shouted over the wind while he still held on to Sesshoumaru arm as if a life depended on it, which Kouga’s did. The wind whipped around them making all of their wet locks twirl about them. That combined with the thunder, wind from the storm itself and the sound of rain added to the fear coming from Rin and Inuyasha.
Inuyasha was afraid for not only Rins' and Kougas’ life but Sesshoumarus' as well. The way she was acting there was no telling what she might do to herself. And though she’s a resilient Inu youkai, he knew it would hurt her greatly if something happened to Rin. Especially if she is the one that causes the pup harm. He smelled trepidation coming from said pup and he knew at least part of the reason why. She was afraid for his sake as well as the Kougas’. He also knew she was afraid for Sesshoumaru life along with her sanity. He may not understand why she has lost herself to her beast, but he does understand how it feels.
He remembered what Kagome told him about his transformation and he remembered what the terrible things he has done in his full youkai state. He hated to admit it, but Sesshoumaru had much more power then he did because she was a full daiyoukai. He understands how much damaged he caused when he transformed and when he thought about what Sesshoumaru could do in her crazed state of mind, it sent a shiver throughout his whole body. He realizes that Rin is precious to Sesshoumaru, but his elder sibling was not thinking logically. She may accidentally hurt the girl while her beast was in control. The last thing he wanted was for the pup to get killed.
Rin heard Inuyasha words and she looked at him with tears in her eyes. In a cracked voice she said:
“I know that why am not leaving, she needs me, she won’t hurt Rin just let me help her please!!!” She pleaded. She knew she could bring her back to her senses if given a chance.
‘She’s just like Kagome was when I lost myself.’ Inuyasha thought as he nodded his head praying to who ever was listing that he was making the right decision.
“Alright fine but hurry it up will ya, I can’t hold her off forever and I don’t know how long she can keep herself from shredding Kouga. He said through clenched teeth as he felt Sesshoumaru arm shift in his grip.
Inuyasha knew Sesshoumaru was fighting against her beast because if she wasn’t, Kouga would have died when she first clawed him across his chest. Inuyasha felt those claws on him before and seen her used those claws on other enemies. He knew she always held back the power of her attacks when she fought him just like she held back her attack when she clawed Kouga. Inuyasha knows that Sesshoumaru usually kills quickly so if she wanted Kouga dead that badly he would already be a hacked up corpse and a meal for the youkai carrion crows.
Inuyasha saw more blood covering her fingers and running down Kouga’s neck as she turned her attention away from them back to the sprawled wolf youkai. Rin nodded her head and closed her eyes. She focused her miko energy so it will be a soothing energy to her adopted mother. She wanted to try and heal whatever was in Sesshoumaru mind hurting her, making her lose control. Then Rin begun to speak:
“Rin knows you don’t like help from anyone, but you always help me and everyone needs help once in a while. Please don’t fight against Rin energy Rin would never hurt you. Actually I need your help right now, let Rin help you please.” She said as calmly as she could considering she was terrified. She felt Sesshoumaru youkai aura calm down a bit as the wind decreased. Sesshoumaru turned her attention back to Rin. Her red and blue eyes looked intensely into Rin chocolate orbs as if she had to use all of her will power just to listen to the pups words. Satisfied that she got Sesshoumarus’ attention off of Kouga she spoke again:
“Mama, please come back to us who ever has hurt you so bad it wasn’t Kouga, he’s our friend, I know you don’t want to hurt him.” She said as tears started to fill her eyes. Rin knew that Kouga indirectly caused her death years ago, but being the innocent forgiving soul she was she had put it all behind her. Her thinking was similar to Sesshoumarus’ because she figured if it wasn’t for Kouga back then she would not be with Sesshoumaru now, in fact she would have probably been beaten to death by the villagers. She also knew that her adopted mother wasn’t too fond of him, but she didn’t want him dead. Sesshoumaru figured he had made up for his misdeed when he saved Rin in the past.
She managed to hold her tears back seeing that her soothing words and healing powers were working. Sesshoumaru markings had begun to change to its lighter color and the fierce jagged markings begun to become smooth again. The wind from Sesshoumaru aura was almost nonexistent as Rin started to talk again:
“I know you are strong, you can overcome whatever is haunting you, don’t let it win, get your control back from you beast. You are the one who is supposed to command your power, don’t let it command you, don’t leave us pull yourself together.” She ordered with her voice heavy from tears as she finally let them flow. Inuyasha still held on to Sesshoumarus’ arm as he kept quiet. He felt his words would interfere with whatever Rin was doing and if she was anything like Kagome, there was a chance she could pull it off. And from what he has seen it is working. He felt the tense muscles in Sesshoumarus’ arm relax as Rin covered her in her miko aura and spoke to her. He was surprised to hear little Rin actually give Sesshoumaru an order as he thought.
‘The pup has definitely been hanging around Sesshoumaru and Kagome too much. But I have to give it to her, the kid got guts.’ He thought as he silently paid attention to what Sesshoumaru was about to do next.
Sesshoumaru breathing was labored and her heart raced as she looked down on her intended kill. The self blame that was locked in her sub conscience for centuries was now coming forth in one huge flood of memories. The shame she felt of being a victim, the guilt she felt for failing her kingdom that faithful day, the eventually fatal wound her father suffered when he rescued her and the misery she put her brother through for something she believed to be her fault was too much. As a result she lost her control of herself and all of her emotions were displayed as pure fury. Every since her fathers death she has always been as Jaken once put it ‘seething’ with anger. The only times she had an outburst of anger was either with Inuyasha or Naraku. However in her real form the one that was defiled by the dragon, she found it harder to keep her emotions under control as she continued her battle for control. Because of the struggle inside of her, only a small amount of rage she felt burning within her was being taken out on the wolf. The one her hazy mind confused with the Ryu that betrayed her father and violated her so long ago. That was until she heard the sweet voice of her pup.
She turned to look at her as the young miko light increased and she continued to speak. Hearing the child actually order her was surprising to the daiyoukai who was use to giving commands. However she was proud of her pups’ bravery as she refused to leave her side, insisted on helping her and demanded that she fight to repossess herself. More determined then ever to regain her command over her beast, her adrenaline reached new heights as she started to push her beast back in its proper place and reclaim control of her mind, body and soul.
‘What have I done…’ She thought trying to clear her mind as she release the wolf throat and looked at her hands covered with blood.
It took what seemed like forever but her rational mind had finally won the battle and came forward. As her aura receded and she changed back into her humanoid form, she placed her bloody hand by the wolf’s head as she still pinned him with her body. She closed her eyes and growled to herself. She was disgusted with the fact that she showed such weakness in front of her pack members. How are they to trust her as the alpha female to protect them if she cannot control her own beast? Even worst, she had to begrudgingly admit to herself that she needed Rins’ help to control her wild emotions. She hated to ask for or even demand help yet she eventually accepted help from the pup she was suppose to safeguard. What bothered her most though was the fact that she nearly killed the wolf for a crime he didn’t commit and she smelled Rins' and Inuyashas’ fear. Some beings she loves to instill shear terror in, but not her own pack. Sesshoumaru was determined to do the honorable thing by the wolf and help him heal the wounds she inflicted, but first she will have to clear the cobwebs from her mind before she could do anything. As she thought about what she has done and smelled the fear radiating off her pack in waves, the snarl she had because of her anger toward herself turned into a look of concern. She finally opened her golden orbs and looked into Rins' watery chocolate ones. Then she glanced up at Inuyasha and saw concern and trepidation in his eyes.
“Sesshoumaru?” Inuyasha whispered as he saw something coming from the daiyoukai he never thought he would see. He saw Sesshoumaru do something that she swore to herself she would never do again. If she did her secret, her shame would be exposed. Inuyasha saw a single red tear leaked out of her right golden eye. It trailed down her cheek under her chin and dropped onto Kougas’ chest. This is exactly why Sesshoumaru vowed never to cry a single tear again. It showed what she thought of as weakness in more ways then one. Legend has it that only those who have been molested shed red tears; this was true in Sesshoumarus’ case.
Rin walked in front of her and wiped the tear stained cheek and whispered:
“Its okay, it only us, what ever you are feeling just let it out…we love you” Looking at Rin for a few moments with a sad expression she throw her head back and howled at the moon for a long time. Rain beat down on her face as lightly crackled and thunder roared throughout the forest. Everyone else was silent as the sorrowful howl sounded throughout the area.
Most beings would not be able to comprehend her howl, but Inuyasha understood what that howl meant. She was asking their father for forgiveness her weakness. Inuyasha may not have been the sharpest sword in the armory, but he knew at least partly what weakness she was talking about. He learned a long time ago what red tears meant. As realization hit him like a ton of bricks, he felt rage, shock and a stomach turning pang in his chest as he looked at her. It was just so fucked up that his powerful proud sister could have actually been violated in such a way. The thought of anyone doing that to any member of his pack made fury shoot through his veins. A flash of all of his pack members came to mind, including his unborn pup. All of this was too overwhelming and for the first time in his long life Inuyasha was speechless. His grip accidentally tighten on his sibling arm to the point were blood started to stain her sleeve. Then he heard Sesshoumaru speak and sighed in relief as he heard the sound of her normal calm voice:
“Inuyasha release me.” She said ordered calmly as his claws pierced her skin.
“Oh yeah right…sorry.” Inuyasha mumbled as he released her arm without protest and stepped back. Rin stayed silent between the exchange, wondering if Sesshoumaru would be upset with her for giving her orders.
While she still held Sesshoumaru arm she gulped as Sesshoumaru looked at her with a soften gaze. Despite how Sesshoumaru looked at her, she just knew she was in trouble. Sesshoumaru looked at her for mere seconds before she figured out what the child was thinking and said softly:
“This Sesshoumaru admires your courage… I am not angry, but grateful for your words.” She said. Rins’ heart beat slowed down to a calm pace. That was all Rin needed to hear and she whispered:
“Thank you for coming back to us, we love you.” She said sweet voice accompanied by a bright smile and big watery eyes. She said ‘we’ because she knew Inuyasha cared about Sesshoumaru, but would not say the forbidden words ‘I love you’ out loud to his sibling. Sesshoumaru never said she loved anyone per say, but she did admit that she cared about Rin. However Rin knew that Sesshoumaru would never say it out right to Inuyasha either so she acted as a go between.
She was so happy to see that Sesshoumaru was okay that she totally disregarded the storm for the time being.
Sesshoumaru decided to focus all of her attention on her pack not wanting to think about the pain that was still there from her emotional breakdown. Letting go of a long sigh she stood up and said.
“Step back Rin.”
“Yes Ma- Rin means Lord Sesshoumaru.” She said meekly as she remembered blurting out ‘Mama’ in front of Inuyasha.
‘But then again she did say she was grateful for what I said.’ She thought to herself.
Rin stepped back still teary eyed and smiling as she looked up as Sesshoumaru. Sesshoumaru prepared to pick Kouga up and carry him inside the cave. She felt Inuyasha eyes boring into her back as she looked up into Inuyasha confused eyes.
‘How the hell can she pretend like everything is okay, like nothing happened?’ He thought as he continued to stare at her.
This is one thing that puzzled Inuyasha, how the hell did Sesshoumaru do that? She could kill someone and walk away with a blank face as if she hasn’t done anything. Now right after having a nervous breakdown she is attending to everything as if nothing occurred. He knew that all she was doing was being tough by holding it all in. But he had a bad feeling that holding it in was not such a good idea, it may erupt again at the worst time.
Sesshoumaru stood up and said:
“The wolf needs assistance yet you gawk at this Sesshoumaru?” She said disliking the look of concern and confusion in his eyes. Before she could register it, two sets of arms wrapped around her. The second set of limbs belonged to Rin but the first set belonged to…Inuyasha. She stroked Rins’ hair as she smiled up at her with tear filled eyes. Then she looked down at Inuyasha and saw something in his eyes that made her temper flare again. He actually felt… sorry for her!
‘Baka…I caused you years of torment and you feel sorrow on my behalf…preposterous.’ She thought with a frown then she spoke:
“You dare pity this Sesshoumaru!” She spat. She simply loathed receiving pity from anyone least of all someone she has wronged. She saw it as an insult to her power and honor. She was already thinking about her weak moments in the past and all her foolish brother did was remind her of them with that look.
“Look, I know what happened Sesshoumaru.” Inuyasha said as if that explains everything. She snarled as she said:
“This Sesshoumaru needs sympathy from on one, nor does she want it, least of all from you! Now unhand me, I have a debt to attend to.” She said as she was about a few seconds away from knocking Inuyasha on his ass, the nerve of him hugging her out of sorrow.
“Not yet, dammit Sesshoumaru, earlier something made you snap, but despite all that you still protected us from what you thought was danger. You protected us from yourself. You let Rin help you get your senses back, now let me help you deal with what’s bothering ya. Besides you seen me lose myself to my youkai before, and you saved me from myself, you saved my friends and any other innocents I could have killed. I might not understand everything you have been through, but I understand what its like for your beast to take over and I know what happened to you. I don’t know what else to do but well… THIS and listen when you are ready to talk, because you can’t keep pretending like nothing has happened and hold all that shit in. You could hurt yourself or someone else, like Rin.” Inuyasha took a deep breath after his rant. An uncomfortable silence was between the three of them as they stood there for a few more moments. Taking a deep breath she finally embraced them by kneeling down and jerking Inuyasha down with her. She wrapped her arms around both of them keeping them on her right side so they will not be injured by her armor spikes. She hugged them in silence for a few moments when she heard Rin whispered.
“I love you mama.” She said as her large innocent eyes were still filled with tears of happiness. They were also tears of worry because she knew the pain was still inside of Sesshoumaru, she only wish she could get rid of it completely. Sesshoumaru gave Rins’ forehead a small lick in an Inu like fashion to show affection. It was her way of saying ‘I love you too.’
“Inuyasha decided to interrupt the moment even though he initiated it. He didn’t know much about youkai culture, but he knew the lick on Rins’ forehead was the same thing as the kiss his mother use to give him on his forehead. Not wanting to think about his mother he missed so and not use to seeing Sesshoumaru behave this way he blurted out:
“Don’t get all emotional on me, sheesh. And I am surprised at you Mama Sesshoumaru. My asshole of a sister actually showing your soft side, I never thought I see the day.
“Inuyasha don’t tease her like that!” Rin said indignant as she looked up at Inuyasha while letting go of Sesshoumaru. She knew from the way her adopted mother tensed that Inuyasha was going to get it big time. Hence why she let go and stepped back. Before Inuyasha could retort Sesshoumaru stood up and grabbed his ear harshly twisting the sensitive body part. She could still hear Kouga breathing so she knew he was alive. The water from the rain was washing out some of the poison from his wounds so she let him be for now.
“OWWW!!! LET MY FUCKING EAR GO NOW YOU VIOLENT BITCH!!!...SHIT!!!” He shouted as his sensitive appendage was twisted and abused. Sesshoumaru scowled but spoke to Rin in a softer tone ignoring Inuyasha for now and said:
“Rin listen.”
“Yes Ma-Lord Sesshoumaru.” Totally ignoring Inuyasha screams.
“Fill both your flasks with water. Take your supplies and go inside the cave. Use any dry leaves, twigs and rocks you come across and build a fire. Change your clothing and let the garments and yourself dry by the fire. Then heat up one of the flasks to a warm temperature so it can be used to make a broth for the wolf.” Good thing for them there was still some day light out despite the storm or else Rin would have a hard time seeing in the cave.
“Is Kouga going to be alright, will you bring him back if he dies.” She said worried.
“He will not die Rin. She said in a matter of fact tone. Then she said:
“Go and do as you have been told Rin.” She said calmly.
“Yes lord Sesshoumaru.” Rin chirped as she filled up the two flasks Sesshoumaru gave her. The flasks were made out of the same type of metal as her bow and arrows so they would not attract lighting. The containers were also rigged so that only the liquid inside the flask heated up. The only thing Rin had to do was tie a string to it and hold the flask above the fire. Rin grabbed her bow, quiver of arrows, flasks and bag of supplies then ran inside of the cave. She wanted to do everything she could to help Kouga, even if it was just mundane tasks like boiling water.
Turning her attention back to the loud Inuyasha she said in a low deep voice:
“You are absolutely correct little brother, I am a violent bitch. This Sesshoumaru suggest you remember that next time you use vulgar language in front of Rin, furthermore do not presume to order this Sesshoumaru about again. Then she twisted his ear again for emphasis and said:
“You know what bitch, I am a fucking adult and I’ll say what the fuck I want, when the fuck I want, when I fucking well feel like; that includes orders to you regarding my fucking ears got it….OWWWW, SHIT!!! That does it, let go right know or I’ll tell everyone about your little sentimental moment, I’ll make sure everyone knows you hugged me!” Inuyasha said. He knew it was an immature low blow and he also knew he was lying, but he was desperate; his ear hurt like hell. He would not tell anyone about what happened between them because he would tell on his self as well. More importantly he knew that it was a moment that should say between them. However being the stubborn person he is, he refused to give in without a fight. He figured she might buy it and she let go of his poor ear. However he forgot that Sesshoumaru doesn’t take too kindly to threats. He also forgot that in spite of the fact that her sense of smell is dulled due to the rain, she still was good at reading his emotions. She was also able to hear his heart beat increase which told her all she needed to know.
Pulling him closer, nearly picking him up of the ground by his ear, she snarled as she got within inches of his face and said:
“Lying does not work on me little brother do not do it again. Moreover, know that if you decide to turn your lie into the truth and speak of our maudlin moment, this Sesshoumaru will slowly twist each of your feeble ears off and make you eat them raw. Do you understand little brother?” She said in a low deep dangerous tone. She narrowed his eyes waiting on him to answer. His eyes widen as he thought:
‘It’s still hard to believe that voice comes from a female…Well at least I got her to sound somewhat like her old self. Although the old Sesshoumaru would have tried to kill me not twist my ears and make me eat them. I guess that’s a step up... or is that worst, oh well at least she’s not completely evil bast- um bitch…’ His thoughts were rudely interrupted when she picked him up more by the ear. His toes were dangling off the ground as he screamed:
“OWWW FUCK, OWWW, ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT I WON’T TELL DAMN!!!” He yelled.
“Excellent.” She said before letting go of his ear and dropping him on his feet. He scowled holding his poor puppy ear. He was glad his message seemed to get through to her. Even though they are bickering now he still hopes that he can get her to talk more about what happened later. Kagome was the one that told him that sometimes it is best to talk about something that bothers him to others you trust, it may help. None of them can afford to have her lose control again, especially since they are going up against these elder youkai. Hence, why he decided to at least try to get her to talk about it.
‘Besides she is crazy enough as it is when she is being her old self.’ Inuyasha thought as he scowled more. He planned on getting her back for this one day. Maybe he could get Kagome to make subjugation beads for Sesshoumaru…nope not even Sesshoumaru deserves that torture. Then he thought about doing something to her tail later, yeah that may work. As he plotted ways to get revenge for his ear he decided then to ask:
“He doesn’t look to good how do you know he ain’t going to die?” He said to her when he saw her walking toward Kouga.
“I maimed and nearly killed the wolf because I temporarily lost myself. This Sesshoumaru will rectify her foolishness.”
“What can I do to help…not that I care about the mangy wolf or nothing, but the kid seems to be worried about him.” Giving him a look that said ‘what did I just tell you about lying to me baka’ and seeing that he got the message she said:
“Patrol the area again Inuyasha and, meat and fruit for them.” She knew that the wolf never had a chance to report his findings when he patrolled. Which is why she is sending Inuyasha to do it again. Rin had some left over food but it will not be nearly enough to satisfy all of there appetites.
“Ya sure you going to be alright here with Kouga?” He said not sure that he wanted to leave her hear with them. Especially after she tried to rip said wolf apart.
“Be gone bothersome pup.” She said sternly. She didn’t appreciate him thinking that she needed to be watched over. Hoping he was making the right decision he took her word for it and hopped into one of the nearby trees. Since he didn’t appreciate her tone or her keep calling him a pup he said:
“At your command Lord Jackass, see ya ko (old) baba (hag)!” Inuyasha said as he took off into the trees, smirking at the loud growl he heard. Inuyasha figured since she kept calling him ‘pup’ and treating him like one, he could call her an old hag. After all she was nearly an adult when he was born. He knew she was going to get him for that later, but it was worth it. If she is pissed at him she will have less time to think about the bastard who hurt her. He knew she was alright and felt safe leaving the other two in her care. Although a part of him hated to leave them alone. Then he berated that part of himself for even thinking that she of all people needed protection. She was perfectly capable of taking care of herself and the pack. She was also lucid now that she got a lot of that pent up emotion off her chest. However he knew he stilled had to talk to her later, maybe she will release some more of her pent up anger. Nodding to himself in agreement, he continued to patrol the area and look for any signs of food. As he did this he thought about all the shit they went through to go from being bitter enemies to being a true pack.
Making a mental note to hurt the little pup Inuyasha for that comment later, she stood over the wolf. Looking at his wounds she thought:
‘This Sesshoumaru owes you a debt wolf and she always repays her debts.’ Even though she was never too fond of the wolf he didn’t deserve what she did to him. He should not have paid for another’s crimes.
She carefully scooped the wolf up in her arms and effortlessly stood up. She stood there a moment as the rain poured down admiring his handsome peaceful face as he slept. Taking a deep breath she carried him inside the cave so she could begin treating his wounds.
In the cave:
When Sesshoumaru entered the cave carrying the unconscious wolf, her little reliable Rin had already started the fire. Her pup tied one piece of the string to part of a rock that was protruding from the cave wall. The other part of the string was tied to the head of the flask so the container could hang over the fire, boiling the liquid inside. Sesshoumaru noticed that she didn’t carry out her assignments in the order Sesshoumaru told her to. Sesshoumaru knows Rin always puts others well being before her own. She could get sick from the wet clothing, but she thought of Kougas safety first. This is why she boiled the water in the flask first before changing her clothes and warming herself up. Sesshoumaru could still smell the pups’ apprehension in the air. She berated herself yet again for her behavior earlier. The pup was already scared of thunderstorms and she made Rins’ phobia increase when her beast took over. In spite of her fear, her little trooper Rin was going about her business, trying to do whatever she could to help.
‘Rin has done more then enough.’ She thought as she looked at Rins’ soaking wet form move towards the back of the cave. The child was moving slower then Sesshoumaru would have liked. She knew that the usually energetic Rin was running low on fuel because she used her miko powers to bring her back to her senses. Sesshoumaru decided that she will see to the pup getting some rest. After that she will make sure her tiny Rin ate plenty to replenish her strength. She told herself as she laid the wolf down on the cool dirt ground.
After Rin set up the flask she headed toward the back of the cave to take off her wet clothing when she sensed Sesshoumaru approach. She stopped in her tracks and turned around. When she did so, she saw Sesshoumaru lay Kouga on the ground.
‘What a cute couple they will make, that’s if Kouga can get over her attacking him earlier. Oh, I know! If he doesn’t understand I will just explain to him that she didn’t mean it. I know he really likes her, it will all work out! The little match maker Rin thought optimistically.
It was obvious to her that Kouga liked Sesshoumaru, but Sesshoumaru pushed most people away when they tried to get close. She knew that it had something to do with what ever make her lose control of her beast. But Rin also knew that Sesshoumaru was attracted to the wolf. She saw how angry she got when he flirted with her yet she never intentionally cause him any harm…well any major harm. There was the crushed hand incident. She also saw how angry Sesshoumaru was with herself for what she had done to Kouga. As Rin stared at them she saw how gentle she was with him as she laid him on the ground. Rin was one of the only people that could read Sesshoumaru which is how she knew that a small part of Sesshoumaru found something appealing about Kouga.
‘She probably likes him because he tries to be charming. Maybe that’s why she gets mad at him. If he was mean then she would have a reason not to like him and push him away. But he is not mean, and she still pushes him away, but Rin knows it’s because a small part of her likes him and the rest of her doesn’t want to. Who ever she was thinking about when she got so mad and changed, must have looked like Kouga. That may be another reason she doesn’t want to like him. Or maybe it’s because of me…’ Rin thoughts trailed of for a second. She didn’t want Sesshoumaru to still be angry with Kouga for what he has done. Although she is a bit wary of him at times, she has forgiven him. She always tries to think positively so she told herself over and over again that if it wasn’t for him, she and Sesshoumaru would not have started to travel together.
‘Another reason she likes him could be because he is completely different from her. Kagome says that opposites attract each other, maybe she was right.’ She thought as she decided to try and play match maker again.
She has done it more then once with the people in Inuyashas’ village. She has even tried to do it with Kagura and Sesshoumaru when she thought Sesshoumaru was a male, which at the time she was. Rin wanted her adopted mother to experience happiness. She wanted her to enjoy other aspects of life and not fight all the time. Granted she was an expert at it, but there should be more to her life then that. Rin as young as she was knew the harsh reality of life. The wise pup understood that her adopted mother will out live her by thousands of year, or even longer. Rin wasn’t exactly sure how long daiyoukai lived, but she didn’t want to leave her back here angry and alone. She knew Sesshoumaru had other pack members including her brother, but she wanted her to find someone to marry. Or in Sesshoumaru case mate. She never wants Sesshoumaru to forget her, but she does want her to have biological children of her own so they can stay with her forever. She wishes for Sesshoumaru to be surrounded by family/pack so she will be content. She never wants her to go back to being the unhappy person she was when she first found her. She knew that she was precious to Sesshoumaru and when she died, she knew it would hurt her badly. Rin knew she was strong and that she would eventually move on with her life, but she wanted someone to be by Sesshoumarus’ side to ensure Sesshoumarus’ happiness. She figured a family could do just that and that family that pack could start with Kouga.
Rin sighed knowing that it will take a lot of hard work to get Sesshoumaru to that point.
‘It might just be wishful thinking but Rin believes it is worth a try…I want her to be happy, even when I am not around to see to it.’ Rin thought with determination.
Rin stared at the two for a while longer before she noticed that Sesshoumaru was looking at her. Then Sesshoumaru asked:
“What is it Rin?”
“Oh Rin was just wondering were Inuyasha has gone?” She said curiously. Although Inuyasha was not the main focus of her thoughts a moment ago, she was wondering about his whereabouts. Sesshoumaru gave her an impassive look and said:
“This Sesshoumaru sent him on patrol and to forge for food…What else is on your mind Rin?” She said raising an elegant eyebrow. She knew that wasn’t the main focus of the pups’ musings. She had a look of admiration, concentration, sadness and finally determination. And the fact that she was staring at her and Kouga gave her an idea of what she was thinking about. She could read Rin like a freshly scribed scroll.
“Rin was just thinking about well…um….nothing.” Rin said with a twinge of nervousness in her voice. Sesshoumaru knew it wasn’t coming from the storm outside, the pup could see Sesshoumaru knew she wasn’t just thinking about Inuyasha. She gazed at Rin for a few moments before she replied:
“Rin, your hesitation tells me that you were pondering something…this Sesshoumaru knows what it is and opposes your idea of us completely.” Sesshoumaru said as she nodded her head towards Kouga. Rin gasp and said:
“How did you know Rin was thinking you and Kouga would make a good couple?!” She said shocked. Could Sesshoumaru read minds too?
“This Sesshoumaru is perceptive Rin, your body language and your gaze revealed your musings. Learn to control your nonverbal cues when faced with an enemy, or else it may be used against you.” She said frowning a bit, didn’t those two mikos teacher her about hiding her intentions? Not that she planned on letting Rin engage in battle, but she learned the hard way that she is not perfect and she may not be there all the time to protect her. Hence one of the main reasons she told the human miko’s to train Rin.
“Sorry Rin will try to do better if I face an enemy, but you are not Rins’ enemy so it’s okay for you to know what I am thinking.” She said sweetly. Then Sesshoumaru thought:
‘Now what are you up to Rin.’ Sesshoumaru thought. The very expressive child actions and voice told Sesshoumaru that she was trying to butter her up.
Sesshoumaru will never admit it, but it usually works, unless it would put Rin in danger. With of course the exception of Sesshoumarus’ earlier lapse of restraint. Though her beast told her to protect the child, she still could have unintentionally harmed her, Inuyasha and killed Kouga while the two pups’ aided her. On the other hand now that she thinks about it, if she had not allowed Rin to assist her, then the child and the rest of the pack would still be in peril…or dead. She was brought out of her musings when Rin spoke:
“I really think you like Kouga, Rin knows he really likes you. Rin has forgiven him for what happened to me in the past if that’s why you push him away. Rin just wants you to be happy.” She stated with the wisdom a 12 year old shouldn’t have. Sesshoumaru scoffed and gave Rin a bored look and said.
“Do not concern yourself with such a frivolous thing as my contentment. Furthermore do not presume to know what this Sesshoumaru is thinking pup, now continue with your task and dry off, you do not need to become ill. This Sesshoumaru will attend to the wolf cub.” She said haughtily with her nose tilted up. She waved her hand at Rin dismissing her. In other words Sesshoumaru version of ‘shoo’.
“Rin thinks your happiness is very important, Rin will go change now Mama.” She chirped. Sesshoumaru may not see happiness as something important, but she did. In her sweet way she told Sesshoumaru just that. Then she thought:
‘Rin knew she was right.’ She thought proudly.
She could tell by Sesshoumaru gestures and tone that she was correct. The bored look combined with the arrogant tilted of her nose indicated that Sesshoumaru was getting defensive. Which means that she did like Kouga. She also notice that Sesshoumaru didn’t deny her statement per say she just told her not to ‘presume’ she knew what she was thinking. That doesn’t mean that Rin didn’t actually have an idea of what she felt, that just meant not to presume she knew what Sesshoumaru felt. Maybe Kouga and Sesshoumaru won't need as much encouragement as Rin thought. Perhaps Rin will only have to give them a little push. Grinning, Rin grabbed her old kimono, turned around heading toward the back of the cave to change. Then almost as an afterthought Sesshoumaru said:
“Remember to refrain from addressing this Sesshoumaru maternally in front of others.” She said remembering the incident earlier with Inuyasha. Not that she cared what he thought about her being called ‘Mama’, she just did care to hear his opinion on the matter.
“Yes Lord Sesshoumaru.” she said as she went in the back to change her clothes.
After Rin disappeared Sesshoumaru scowled. The pup could read Sesshoumaru too well in the daiyoukai opinion. She did have a physical attraction to the wolf, but she found him to be most bothersome. He was loud, brash, wild, dense and didn’t know how to take no for an answer. He was like a wilder less temperamental version of Inuyasha. She inwardly shuddered at the thought of being surrounded by two Inuyashas for any longer then necessary. Sesshoumaru found that rather…disturbing. She looked down at the wolf prone form and her glared at him as she spoke:
“Imprudent wolf, this Sesshoumaru warned you about approaching her person. Your near fatality is the result of your insolence…and my weakness.” She added the last part in a whisper. She was angry with the wolf for not listening to her, but she was furious most of all with her self for her temporary slip of control. Then she stood up and said:
“Its useless for this Sesshoumaru to dwell on what has already been done; therefore I will do what it takes to save your mangy hide.” She said coldly trying not to think about the pesky guilt feeling that was trying to rear its ugly head again.
She walked over to the protruding rock, untied the flask and took it off the fire. Placing it next to the wall away from the fire she stood up. She twisted her wet locks to get most of the rain water out of her mane. Turning towards the entrance, she grabbed her tail with her right hand and shook it in a dog like fashion, spreading water all over the front entrance. Satisfied that she avoided the fire and got her tail sufficiently dry, she proceeded to take off her obi and armor. Then she took off her soaking wet haori and boots. Then she placed all these items near the flames so they would dry. Since Sesshoumaru didn’t have an extra change of clothes she decided to leave her pants and undershirt on. Her sleeveless undershirt showed off the sculptured muscles on her arms that were formed due to her life as a warrior. The damp undershirt stuck to her body, displaying her full breast and powerful abs. Only a hint of her curvy hips and round toned rear could be seen in the large loose pants she wore.
Kneeling down to examine him for any other injuries besides the obvious, she found her golden orbs gazing at the sight of the ruggedly handsome wolf beneath her. Rin was partially right when she said she like the wolf. There were certain characteristics about the wolf she did tolerate and even respected. One was that he wasn’t violently persistent by trying to force his way on her; not that he could as far as she was concerned. He was forward yet did not demand she comply with his advances. Kouga showed his desire by trying to entice her to accept him. The main method he used to gain her attention was flirting.
This irritated her to no end, but a small part of her was impressed by that fact that he at least tried to be charming instead of trying to dominate her. She loathe any suitor that tried to control her, it was something she simply would not endure; especially since she was commanding by nature. The main thing that is appealing to that tiny irritating part of her was his physical appearance. She didn’t really pay him any mind during their first encounter because she was focused on finding Naraku. However, she planned on eliminating him after she found out he was the one responsible for Rins’ first death. But when he saved Rins’ life, he earned a tiny amount of her respect and managed to work his way of her people to kill list. When she saw him again outside of Inuyashas’ village a couple days ago, it hit her like a ton of bricks. She wasn’t sure if the attraction came from her recent physical changes, her maturity or both, but it took all the control she had not to openly stare at him and lick her lips. She didn’t want to give him the wrong idea and attract his attention. She didn’t like him, but he did save Rins’ life and although accidentally he united Rin and Sesshoumaru. The fate of all the creatures she had relations with was death. She believed that if she was intimate with him, he would suffer the same miserable fate. Sesshoumaru did not wish that for the wolf which is why she pushed him away and why she become annoyed when he kept pursuing her. Still after she looked at him outside of Inuyasha village she decided to imprint his body image into her memory. In fact, every time she thought about that body she got a warm feeling in her belly that she never had before. She assumed it was sexual arousal and when it appeared, it took all of her concentration to will it away. She kept reminding herself of what she will do to him if they were intimate and that crushed any lust she had immediately. Though she was flying in the air when she felt most of her lust, she knew the wolf sensitive nose could smell a hint of it. At least he had the decency not to bring it up in front of every one. She doubted Inuyasha could tell; if he could he certainly hid it well.
As she checked him over she admired his body again. His big beautiful cerulean blue eyes, his broad shoulders, long muscular legs, powerful thighs, long raven black locks, nice ass equipped with a cute little tail, handsome face and a ready and willing smile. Although she found it to be a bit goofy at times, he seemed to have the ability to smile so easily despite the fact that his two comrades are missing and could possibly be dead. The way he smiles in spite of his problems reminds her of Rin.
‘Indeed this Kouga has some endearing traits which is exactly why he will seek his carnal pleasure elsewhere and leave me be.’ She thought. Even though he was a vexing young wolf cub he was brave, strong, loyally protective over his pack, tempting, wild (which is a negative and positive trait all at once) and GORGEOUS. Now he lies beneath her in a painful heap because of her. This is exactly why she rejected him completely; she knew something like this would happen and all he did was touch her.
Those whom she caught molesting others or was foolish enough to attempt to force themselves on her would usually suffer a long torturous death by sadistic agonizing, ruthless sex. The only reason why she killed the poison master of the band of seven so quickly was because she did not wish for the miko and the others to know her private business. In other words, she knew that if they saw how much hate she had for creatures like the poison master then they may figure out her secret. So she saved her brothers mate from suffering the horrible fate she did along with the rest of the pack. All the times she has punished violators, she has never had the barrier of her womanhood broken. She was not a virgin yet she was.
She snarled at the wolf wanting to beat the hell out of him again for even thinking about her as mating material. But she kept her temper in check by repeating chanting that it was her fault and she should have been stronger then she was. She was determined to help him, find the elders and destroy them so everyone could go back to their lives. And she completely intended on going back to her life as a single daiyoukai.
Rin came out of the back of the cave with her old kimono on. She hung her new outfit near the fire so it could dry quickly. She looked over at Sesshoumarus’ tall lean strong form as she kneeled over the wolf. Smiling she said:
“Wow your so strong Ma-Lord Sesshoumaru, no wonder you beat up Inuyasha all the time.” She chirped. Sesshoumaru could help be smirk at the young pups’ words.
‘If only Inuyasha was here, his reaction would be humorous.’ She thought amused at how indignant her little brother would act. Inuyasha was always so easy to bait. She always enjoyed irritating the pup and she suspected he enjoyed returning the favor. However back then when she loathed the very air Inuyasha breathed, she did it out of cruelty. Now she does it because she felt as the oldest she had the right do so and because it was entertaining.
Before she could respond to the young girl words a large yawn broke from the pups mouth. Then Sesshoumaru spoke as she finished examining the wolf:
“Sleep Rin.” She said as she wrapped her long dry tail around the girl and pulled her next to her left side and placed her not to far away from the flames. Rin rubbed her eyes in an attempt to stay awake then she said:
“Do you need me to do anything else Mama?” She said exhaustedly, forgetting to address Sesshoumaru by her formal title as she yawned again. Sesshoumaru decided to ignore it this time and answered:
“You have done more then enough for us, now rest.” She said calmly. Rin always felt so comfortable and safe with Sesshoumaru that when she told her to ‘rest’ it was like a hypnotic message. That combined with the low growl almost purring sound Sesshoumaru was making lulled the little miko into a deep sleep within moments.
Sesshoumaru was glad that the pup was asleep two reasons. Rin drained body needed plenty of rest and Sesshoumaru didn’t want her to see what she was going to do next. What she was about to do may be seen in a different light by humans. Since humans and youkai misunderstood each other customs regularly, she did not want the pup to be exposed to anything more then necessary. Not that she was ashamed of her heritage, she was only thinking about what’s best for the pup.
‘This little fragile human is one of the main reasons why this Sesshoumaru has changed immensely.’ She thought as she started to take off the wolfs’ remaining armor. Before she would not have considered thinking about anyone besides herself and now, she always put her pup first without hesitation.
She carefully removed the rest of his armor and set it off to the side. It made some commotion, but little Rin was a hard sleeper so it didn’t disturb slumbering form. She then removed the shoulder pads so she could have better assess to his neck when she treated his wounds. Luckily for them she didn’t puncture any major veins in his throat they were only minor cuts to a youkai. However if he was human he would have died by now. She felt the heat starting to radiate off of him again as his temperature begun to rise. The rain helped Kouga a great deal but she will have to remove the rest of the poison out of his system.
First she removed his wrist bands and set them to the side. Then her fangs elongated as she accumulated a large amount of healing saliva in them. Holding his wrist up with her left hand she bit his wrist hard, injecting the saliva into his bloodstream. Her saliva will act as a counter agent against her poison to run it out of his circulatory system. His already pained breathing increased as he felt something piercing his flesh. Some of Kouga’s blood seeped into her mouth as she infused her saliva with his blood. As she tasted his blood she discovered that she actually enjoys the taste. It was a pungent flavor of spices and a hint of the sweet taste of honey that caused her already sensitive taste buds to explode with the flavor. Not only did the wolf look luscious, but he tasted absolutely scrumptious. She berated herself for enjoying the wolfs’ essence. She was supposed to aide him, not take pleasure in his spice. She felt she had no right to do so. She pushed the thoughts of his mouth watering taste aside and concentrated on healing the wolf.
Kouga shifted and grunted in pain as he was about to bit his tounge. Before he did so, Sesshoumaru forced the side of her right hand in his mouth to prevent him from biting it off. Her blood dripped down the side of his mouth, but she did not mind. As far as she was concerned she deserved an abundance of pain for what she did to him. Suddenly she felt his lips pucker as Kouga lazily sucked her blood out of her hand while he was still asleep. Apparently he enjoyed the sweet cinnamon taste of her blood as he continued to suck and swipe his tongue lightly across the wound on her hand. Sesshoumaru tensed as she continued her task at hand because she felt something wash over her at she only felt with Kouga…arousal. This was not the arousal that came about when she felt bloodlust, it was a different type of arousal, a different type of lust. It was similar to what she smelled on the wolf earlier. It’s the same scent Kouga very presence caused Sesshoumaru body to produce.
Angry with herself for feeling this way she scowled as she thought:
‘This Sesshoumaru does not deserve to take pleasure in this current situation. I will not take advantage of him in his helpless state.’ She thought with determination. Her body betrayed her thoughts however and her womanhood became wet. She willed her body to stop reacting to his licking and sucking. She didn’t know how she would react to him if her arousal become too much. She beat down her desires and focused on assisting the wolf with his recovery.
Still holding his wrist with her left hand she continued to inject saliva into his wrist as he bit, sucked and licked her large hand. When she finally released his wrist from her sharp fangs, he let go of her now clean hand. Her bit marks begun to heal almost instantly as she begun to treat the wounds on his chest. Hearing Rin still sleeping peacefully, she bent over Kouga and placed her mouth over the first four slash injuries across his chest. She sucked the left over poison out of every area of the four wounds. As she did this the flavor of his blood and her poison mixed together filled her mouth. Her body started to betray her resolve again as she felt wetness trail down her powerful inner thighs. Tasting the wolf also reminded her of how hungry she was. Oh how she would love to sink her fangs into a bloody fresh kill. Then maybe she could get her mind of the gorgeous specimen of a male youkai in front of her. She cursed herself knowing that Inuyasha will without a doubt smell her arousal now that they are in a closed in area. But she decided not to worry about what her little baka brother thought as long as he kept his ponderings to himself. Then she thought:
‘If he decides to mention my natural body reactions then he shall suffer the consequences for his brashness.’ She thought as she swiped her tongue ever so slowly across the cuts to make sure they were thoroughly coated with her medicinal saliva. She made one final sweep off her tongue across his collar bone. She licked her lips savoring the flavor of him. She then she begin to think about how Kouga would react to her if he woke up in there state of undress, or if Inuyasha were to walk in on them. Her undershirt was still damp clinging to her form, the cave reeked of lust and Kouga was practically naked.
‘This Sesshoumaru cares not what they think the only matter of relevance is the proper healing of the wolf.’ She thought refusing to feel embarrassed by something that comes natural to Inu youkai. They lick wounds all the time to heal themselves and others; that is how Sesshoummaru closed her wound when Inuyasha cut of her arm. And if she happened to become aroused while doing it so be it; at least that is what she told herself. However she still felt that aggravating guilt creep up in her mind. Deep down that small part of her that finds the wolf alluring wished he would wake up and let her know that he approves of her actions. Normally she would not need anyone to approve of her behavior, but she felt guilty for enjoying the taste of the youkai she nearly killed for something he did not do. She felt like enjoying his taste was taking advantage of him. She decided she deserve this guilty feeling if she cannot contain her lust for the wolf.
Taking a deep breath she begun to nip and sucked at his neck licking the several puncture wounds she made in his throat. She felt him harden against her thigh as she involuntarily moved the limb up and down his manhood and kissed his neck apologetically. WAIT if she could feel his erection on her thigh then that means her thigh is in between his legs, grinding against him! She is practically straddling him! In the back of her mind she wondered how the hell she went from kneeling beside his form and bending over him to laying on top of him caressing him with her lips, tongue, teeth and thigh. And why the seven hells was she STILL kissing his neck when his wounds were already healed. Most importantly, why was she doing this when her pup was present. It didn’t matter that she was asleep, it was unacceptable.
Sesshoumaru stopped abruptly after she thought about the sleeping pup, realizing that she had almost completely lost herself to her newly discovered desire in front of her daughter no less. Not to mention she was almost humping the sleeping wolf. Just when she started to wonder what the hell was happening to her, she finally sensed his heart rate increase; indicating that he was about to wake up. When she was about to get up she felt Kouga arms wrapped around her neck. Kouga opened his glazed blue orbs and gave her a half lidded look filled with lust and grogginess. Although his mind was a bit fuzzy Kouga notice three things: One Sesshoumaru was missing clothes, two Kouga was missing clothes and three the smell of both of their arousal permeated the air. Smiling his wolfish grin weakly he looked into her eyes and whispered:
“You weren’t kidding when you warned me earlier were you.” Sesshoumaru frowned and said:
“Of course not this Sesshoumaru would not have said it if she was not speaking the truth.” She said as she easily pried his hands of off her neck. Just as she went to get up he said:
“I had to nearly die to be get your attention, but the way you feel on top of me right now and the way you taste and smell... it was well worth it.” He said as he pressed his erection into her thigh. Straddling his stomach faster then he could comprehend, she pinned his wrist by his head and looked over his mostly healed chest and neck. Pink markings were the only evidence left of his nearly fatal wounds. She placed her face inches away from his and growled as she spoke in a low tone.
“Suicidal fool, this Sesshoumaru nearly ripped you apart and took pleasure in your blood as you slept. You should feel anger and fear from my very presence yet you still desire me…absurd.” Her eyes flashed red for a moment to emphasis her point. Sesshoumaru wanted to scare him away. She wanted him to be furious with her for hurting him. She wanted him to fear her so she they will never desire each other again. She wanted him to hate her for actually having the gall for enjoying his body why he was unconscious.
Instead he did the exact opposite. He looked her in the eyes seriously for once and said:
“I feel power radiate off ya in huge waves even when you suppress it. I hate to admit it, but you could have easily killed me when we first met but you didn’t. You could have torn my ass up today, but I’m still alive talking to you. I know what I did to your cub back in the village and I’m sorry. But I am not sorry that I touched you when I did…when you attacked me. I touched you because I was worried about ya. You looked as if you were trapped in a nightmare and I wanted to bring you out of if. If I had to do it over again, I would without a second thought. Besides I’m healed although sore and I know it is because of you. I can smell the sweet scent of your blood and saliva all over me.”
Sesshoumaru gave him an impassive look for a few moments and said:
“Your foolish sentiment could cause you to expire prematurely. Do not allow your bleeding heart to weep for me for next time you do, this Sesshoumaru may be the direct cause of your untimely death.” She said attempting to frighten some sense into him and letting him know she didn’t want his sympathy. But it was revealed that he would not heed her words after he spoke:
“I can’t help it and I don’t want to. You are my ally now and I won’t turn your back on you when you are in trouble, no matter what.”
‘And one day you will be my woman.’ He thought as he smiled at Sesshoumaru again showing his fangs.
Sesshoumaru frowned at him not saying anything and to her amazement she found that she didn’t want to move off of him. His words somehow moved her and angered her at the same time. So she said nothing and glared at him. She dared him to be so understanding after what she put him through.
Kouga looked her up and down as much as possible. He couldn’t really see her bottom half, but he did see her powerful arms as she pinned him down and he could see her full cleavage he long to touch. Her long shiny damp mane framed her face and pooled around them like a protective drape. He gazed into her fierce golden cat like eyes that had coldness in them. Behind the coldness in her orbs he saw lust, warmth, anger and guilt. The markings that decorated her face and her full kissable lips made her look so exotic, so beautiful that he licked his lips to keep himself from devouring hers. He wanted so badly to touch her, but he knew she wasn’t ready for him to do any of the caressing. But from what he has just experienced she doesn’t mind touching him so he figured if he played his cards right he could get her to continue to feel him up. Then eventually when she is ready he could return the favor. His bright blue eyes looked concerned and in awe as he stared at her. Then he thought:
‘She’s so powerful, so beautiful and so twisted in the head. What the fuck could have happened to her to make her react the way she did just because I touched her? What the hell had her so freaked out that she became entranced and then totally lost it on me. Fuck, she almost transformed on my ass.’ After the long moment of silence he spoke:
“Look Sesshoumaru ya ain't going to scare me away that easily. It’s obvious that we want each other I can smell it. So if you want, feel free to keep kissing, sucking, nipping and touching me to your hearts content. I definitely would not protest if ya did.” He said as he pushed his hardness into her strong inner thigh to get his meaning across. Sesshoumaru usually would have been irate with him for even thinking that she needed his permission to do anything. However she was inwardly grateful that he didn’t protest against her earlier actions. The last thing she wanted to do was force herself on him when he didn’t do anything to deserve it. She knows what that feels like…
Sighing silently she said:
“This Sesshoumaru merely became aroused from the taste of your blood and your tongue on my hand. This Sesshoumru should have pushed you away but I did not. Since you seemed to enjoy it I will not apologize for my actions. Furthermore this Sesshoumaru will not allow what you are suggesting, especially since there is a pup present.”
“So if there wasn’t a cub here you would ride me like a wild animal all night long?” He said grinning like an idiot. She growled at his comment as she bared her fangs. Was the wolf trying to piss her off or was he really that stupid. Just as she was about to ask him just that she heard:
“What the fuck…you two horny freaks could have at least waited until you were by yourselves before ya started to rut, sheesh there a pup here ya know..!” Inuyasha said gruffly loud with a scowl.
Standing at the entrance soaking wet he held six dead and skinned rabbits in one hand and some apples in the sleeve of his jacket. He didn’t like what he was seeing especially after what he just found out about Sesshoumaru. But he managed to catch himself before mentioning it and made another comment. You just don’t do those kind of things in front of a pup.
Though he was worried about leaving the wolf with Sesshoumaru when she first told him to go on patrol, it was for a completely different reason. He never thought that he would come back to THIS. And from the goofy expression on Kougas face he was loving it. He hated to admit it but he felt relived that she was on top in the dominant position. If she was on the bottom it would have reminded him of a helpless victim and he couldn’t stand the thought of his strong sister being helpless. Inuyasha saw that Kouga didn’t mind being submissive in the least. But Inuyasha was seriously grossed out by the idea of them doing anything sexual. Even though they were not stark naked most of their clothes were missing and he could still smell both of there arousal inside the cave. Scary images of them together assaulted his mind. He found himself chanting ‘Get the mental picture out, get out, get out, get out!!!’
Both Kouga and Sesshoumaru looked up at him wide eyed. Kouga grinned like an idiot as he lay on his back with his wrist by his head. Sesshoumaru released him and looked at Inuyasha with a bored expression and tilted up nose hiding her initial shock. She also hid the blush that threaten to make its way onto her face. She hasn’t blushed in centuries, what on earth was this wolf doing to her!? There was totally way too many things going on with Sesshoumaru. Recent physical changes, her attraction to Kouga old memories surfacing, it was becoming bothersome to the daiyoukai.
With half of there clothes off and Sesshoumaru hovering over Kouga pinning him down, the situation didn’t look proper. She climbed off of Kouga and picked up Rin who started to stir. She growl/purred to get Rin to fall back into a deep sleep within moments. Then she glared at Inuyasha while still holding Rin. Remembering what she thought earlier about Inuyasha voicing his opinion on the matter and remember the comment he made before he left, Sesshoumaru reacted…
A/N: Sorry I took so long for the update, please review.
Chapter 10: Storms Part 2...Different Inner Storms
When the pink light radiated from her adopted daughter hands and her brother who continued to try and hold her back; her beast was defensive for few moments. Her beast thought that these two creatures were attacking her. Sesshoumaru raging beast had overpowered most of her rational thought processes. She knew that Rin would not nor could not do anything to harm her. She also knew that Inuyasha and herself were on good terms now and he would not try to hurt her either. However her beast driven mostly on instincts thought otherwise.
The wind started to pick up in the area as Sesshoumaru aura amplified immensely. In fact, she was only a few seconds away from transforming. Her wet silver and blue locks swirled in the wind her aura was making. Her eyes turned completely red with blue pupils and her strips turned a darker hue while the shape of her markings became zigzagged. Her claws elongated which caused Kouga to receive several small cuts on his throat. Sesshoumaru fangs lengthen as she snarled when she felt Rins' miko powers engulf her. Even though her beast felt threaten by the miko energy something kept her from transforming completely and retaliating against the girl. The protective instincts of her beast kicked in again when she noticed the smell of her mark upon the child. In the chaos of her mind she remembered that she was protecting her and Inuyasha from HIM from the evil monster that hurt her so. She was perplexed by the fact that she was hesitating to destroy the fiend Ryu whilst he was pinned below her. She could have easily used her left hand and ripped his throat out, but the part of her lucid mind knew that he was not a threat to her pack nor was he the one that marred her soul. This was the only thing that stopped her from tearing the poor unconscious wolf gullet out. Her beast and coherent mind fought with each other for Kougas’ life; in the mist of the battle within her psyche, she heard her brothers’ voice:
“Get away from her Rin don’t you see she lost it!” Inuyasha shouted over the wind while he still held on to Sesshoumaru arm as if a life depended on it, which Kouga’s did. The wind whipped around them making all of their wet locks twirl about them. That combined with the thunder, wind from the storm itself and the sound of rain added to the fear coming from Rin and Inuyasha.
Inuyasha was afraid for not only Rins' and Kougas’ life but Sesshoumarus' as well. The way she was acting there was no telling what she might do to herself. And though she’s a resilient Inu youkai, he knew it would hurt her greatly if something happened to Rin. Especially if she is the one that causes the pup harm. He smelled trepidation coming from said pup and he knew at least part of the reason why. She was afraid for his sake as well as the Kougas’. He also knew she was afraid for Sesshoumaru life along with her sanity. He may not understand why she has lost herself to her beast, but he does understand how it feels.
He remembered what Kagome told him about his transformation and he remembered what the terrible things he has done in his full youkai state. He hated to admit it, but Sesshoumaru had much more power then he did because she was a full daiyoukai. He understands how much damaged he caused when he transformed and when he thought about what Sesshoumaru could do in her crazed state of mind, it sent a shiver throughout his whole body. He realizes that Rin is precious to Sesshoumaru, but his elder sibling was not thinking logically. She may accidentally hurt the girl while her beast was in control. The last thing he wanted was for the pup to get killed.
Rin heard Inuyasha words and she looked at him with tears in her eyes. In a cracked voice she said:
“I know that why am not leaving, she needs me, she won’t hurt Rin just let me help her please!!!” She pleaded. She knew she could bring her back to her senses if given a chance.
‘She’s just like Kagome was when I lost myself.’ Inuyasha thought as he nodded his head praying to who ever was listing that he was making the right decision.
“Alright fine but hurry it up will ya, I can’t hold her off forever and I don’t know how long she can keep herself from shredding Kouga. He said through clenched teeth as he felt Sesshoumaru arm shift in his grip.
Inuyasha knew Sesshoumaru was fighting against her beast because if she wasn’t, Kouga would have died when she first clawed him across his chest. Inuyasha felt those claws on him before and seen her used those claws on other enemies. He knew she always held back the power of her attacks when she fought him just like she held back her attack when she clawed Kouga. Inuyasha knows that Sesshoumaru usually kills quickly so if she wanted Kouga dead that badly he would already be a hacked up corpse and a meal for the youkai carrion crows.
Inuyasha saw more blood covering her fingers and running down Kouga’s neck as she turned her attention away from them back to the sprawled wolf youkai. Rin nodded her head and closed her eyes. She focused her miko energy so it will be a soothing energy to her adopted mother. She wanted to try and heal whatever was in Sesshoumaru mind hurting her, making her lose control. Then Rin begun to speak:
“Rin knows you don’t like help from anyone, but you always help me and everyone needs help once in a while. Please don’t fight against Rin energy Rin would never hurt you. Actually I need your help right now, let Rin help you please.” She said as calmly as she could considering she was terrified. She felt Sesshoumaru youkai aura calm down a bit as the wind decreased. Sesshoumaru turned her attention back to Rin. Her red and blue eyes looked intensely into Rin chocolate orbs as if she had to use all of her will power just to listen to the pups words. Satisfied that she got Sesshoumarus’ attention off of Kouga she spoke again:
“Mama, please come back to us who ever has hurt you so bad it wasn’t Kouga, he’s our friend, I know you don’t want to hurt him.” She said as tears started to fill her eyes. Rin knew that Kouga indirectly caused her death years ago, but being the innocent forgiving soul she was she had put it all behind her. Her thinking was similar to Sesshoumarus’ because she figured if it wasn’t for Kouga back then she would not be with Sesshoumaru now, in fact she would have probably been beaten to death by the villagers. She also knew that her adopted mother wasn’t too fond of him, but she didn’t want him dead. Sesshoumaru figured he had made up for his misdeed when he saved Rin in the past.
She managed to hold her tears back seeing that her soothing words and healing powers were working. Sesshoumaru markings had begun to change to its lighter color and the fierce jagged markings begun to become smooth again. The wind from Sesshoumaru aura was almost nonexistent as Rin started to talk again:
“I know you are strong, you can overcome whatever is haunting you, don’t let it win, get your control back from you beast. You are the one who is supposed to command your power, don’t let it command you, don’t leave us pull yourself together.” She ordered with her voice heavy from tears as she finally let them flow. Inuyasha still held on to Sesshoumarus’ arm as he kept quiet. He felt his words would interfere with whatever Rin was doing and if she was anything like Kagome, there was a chance she could pull it off. And from what he has seen it is working. He felt the tense muscles in Sesshoumarus’ arm relax as Rin covered her in her miko aura and spoke to her. He was surprised to hear little Rin actually give Sesshoumaru an order as he thought.
‘The pup has definitely been hanging around Sesshoumaru and Kagome too much. But I have to give it to her, the kid got guts.’ He thought as he silently paid attention to what Sesshoumaru was about to do next.
Sesshoumaru breathing was labored and her heart raced as she looked down on her intended kill. The self blame that was locked in her sub conscience for centuries was now coming forth in one huge flood of memories. The shame she felt of being a victim, the guilt she felt for failing her kingdom that faithful day, the eventually fatal wound her father suffered when he rescued her and the misery she put her brother through for something she believed to be her fault was too much. As a result she lost her control of herself and all of her emotions were displayed as pure fury. Every since her fathers death she has always been as Jaken once put it ‘seething’ with anger. The only times she had an outburst of anger was either with Inuyasha or Naraku. However in her real form the one that was defiled by the dragon, she found it harder to keep her emotions under control as she continued her battle for control. Because of the struggle inside of her, only a small amount of rage she felt burning within her was being taken out on the wolf. The one her hazy mind confused with the Ryu that betrayed her father and violated her so long ago. That was until she heard the sweet voice of her pup.
She turned to look at her as the young miko light increased and she continued to speak. Hearing the child actually order her was surprising to the daiyoukai who was use to giving commands. However she was proud of her pups’ bravery as she refused to leave her side, insisted on helping her and demanded that she fight to repossess herself. More determined then ever to regain her command over her beast, her adrenaline reached new heights as she started to push her beast back in its proper place and reclaim control of her mind, body and soul.
‘What have I done…’ She thought trying to clear her mind as she release the wolf throat and looked at her hands covered with blood.
It took what seemed like forever but her rational mind had finally won the battle and came forward. As her aura receded and she changed back into her humanoid form, she placed her bloody hand by the wolf’s head as she still pinned him with her body. She closed her eyes and growled to herself. She was disgusted with the fact that she showed such weakness in front of her pack members. How are they to trust her as the alpha female to protect them if she cannot control her own beast? Even worst, she had to begrudgingly admit to herself that she needed Rins’ help to control her wild emotions. She hated to ask for or even demand help yet she eventually accepted help from the pup she was suppose to safeguard. What bothered her most though was the fact that she nearly killed the wolf for a crime he didn’t commit and she smelled Rins' and Inuyashas’ fear. Some beings she loves to instill shear terror in, but not her own pack. Sesshoumaru was determined to do the honorable thing by the wolf and help him heal the wounds she inflicted, but first she will have to clear the cobwebs from her mind before she could do anything. As she thought about what she has done and smelled the fear radiating off her pack in waves, the snarl she had because of her anger toward herself turned into a look of concern. She finally opened her golden orbs and looked into Rins' watery chocolate ones. Then she glanced up at Inuyasha and saw concern and trepidation in his eyes.
“Sesshoumaru?” Inuyasha whispered as he saw something coming from the daiyoukai he never thought he would see. He saw Sesshoumaru do something that she swore to herself she would never do again. If she did her secret, her shame would be exposed. Inuyasha saw a single red tear leaked out of her right golden eye. It trailed down her cheek under her chin and dropped onto Kougas’ chest. This is exactly why Sesshoumaru vowed never to cry a single tear again. It showed what she thought of as weakness in more ways then one. Legend has it that only those who have been molested shed red tears; this was true in Sesshoumarus’ case.
Rin walked in front of her and wiped the tear stained cheek and whispered:
“Its okay, it only us, what ever you are feeling just let it out…we love you” Looking at Rin for a few moments with a sad expression she throw her head back and howled at the moon for a long time. Rain beat down on her face as lightly crackled and thunder roared throughout the forest. Everyone else was silent as the sorrowful howl sounded throughout the area.
Most beings would not be able to comprehend her howl, but Inuyasha understood what that howl meant. She was asking their father for forgiveness her weakness. Inuyasha may not have been the sharpest sword in the armory, but he knew at least partly what weakness she was talking about. He learned a long time ago what red tears meant. As realization hit him like a ton of bricks, he felt rage, shock and a stomach turning pang in his chest as he looked at her. It was just so fucked up that his powerful proud sister could have actually been violated in such a way. The thought of anyone doing that to any member of his pack made fury shoot through his veins. A flash of all of his pack members came to mind, including his unborn pup. All of this was too overwhelming and for the first time in his long life Inuyasha was speechless. His grip accidentally tighten on his sibling arm to the point were blood started to stain her sleeve. Then he heard Sesshoumaru speak and sighed in relief as he heard the sound of her normal calm voice:
“Inuyasha release me.” She said ordered calmly as his claws pierced her skin.
“Oh yeah right…sorry.” Inuyasha mumbled as he released her arm without protest and stepped back. Rin stayed silent between the exchange, wondering if Sesshoumaru would be upset with her for giving her orders.
While she still held Sesshoumaru arm she gulped as Sesshoumaru looked at her with a soften gaze. Despite how Sesshoumaru looked at her, she just knew she was in trouble. Sesshoumaru looked at her for mere seconds before she figured out what the child was thinking and said softly:
“This Sesshoumaru admires your courage… I am not angry, but grateful for your words.” She said. Rins’ heart beat slowed down to a calm pace. That was all Rin needed to hear and she whispered:
“Thank you for coming back to us, we love you.” She said sweet voice accompanied by a bright smile and big watery eyes. She said ‘we’ because she knew Inuyasha cared about Sesshoumaru, but would not say the forbidden words ‘I love you’ out loud to his sibling. Sesshoumaru never said she loved anyone per say, but she did admit that she cared about Rin. However Rin knew that Sesshoumaru would never say it out right to Inuyasha either so she acted as a go between.
She was so happy to see that Sesshoumaru was okay that she totally disregarded the storm for the time being.
Sesshoumaru decided to focus all of her attention on her pack not wanting to think about the pain that was still there from her emotional breakdown. Letting go of a long sigh she stood up and said.
“Step back Rin.”
“Yes Ma- Rin means Lord Sesshoumaru.” She said meekly as she remembered blurting out ‘Mama’ in front of Inuyasha.
‘But then again she did say she was grateful for what I said.’ She thought to herself.
Rin stepped back still teary eyed and smiling as she looked up as Sesshoumaru. Sesshoumaru prepared to pick Kouga up and carry him inside the cave. She felt Inuyasha eyes boring into her back as she looked up into Inuyasha confused eyes.
‘How the hell can she pretend like everything is okay, like nothing happened?’ He thought as he continued to stare at her.
This is one thing that puzzled Inuyasha, how the hell did Sesshoumaru do that? She could kill someone and walk away with a blank face as if she hasn’t done anything. Now right after having a nervous breakdown she is attending to everything as if nothing occurred. He knew that all she was doing was being tough by holding it all in. But he had a bad feeling that holding it in was not such a good idea, it may erupt again at the worst time.
Sesshoumaru stood up and said:
“The wolf needs assistance yet you gawk at this Sesshoumaru?” She said disliking the look of concern and confusion in his eyes. Before she could register it, two sets of arms wrapped around her. The second set of limbs belonged to Rin but the first set belonged to…Inuyasha. She stroked Rins’ hair as she smiled up at her with tear filled eyes. Then she looked down at Inuyasha and saw something in his eyes that made her temper flare again. He actually felt… sorry for her!
‘Baka…I caused you years of torment and you feel sorrow on my behalf…preposterous.’ She thought with a frown then she spoke:
“You dare pity this Sesshoumaru!” She spat. She simply loathed receiving pity from anyone least of all someone she has wronged. She saw it as an insult to her power and honor. She was already thinking about her weak moments in the past and all her foolish brother did was remind her of them with that look.
“Look, I know what happened Sesshoumaru.” Inuyasha said as if that explains everything. She snarled as she said:
“This Sesshoumaru needs sympathy from on one, nor does she want it, least of all from you! Now unhand me, I have a debt to attend to.” She said as she was about a few seconds away from knocking Inuyasha on his ass, the nerve of him hugging her out of sorrow.
“Not yet, dammit Sesshoumaru, earlier something made you snap, but despite all that you still protected us from what you thought was danger. You protected us from yourself. You let Rin help you get your senses back, now let me help you deal with what’s bothering ya. Besides you seen me lose myself to my youkai before, and you saved me from myself, you saved my friends and any other innocents I could have killed. I might not understand everything you have been through, but I understand what its like for your beast to take over and I know what happened to you. I don’t know what else to do but well… THIS and listen when you are ready to talk, because you can’t keep pretending like nothing has happened and hold all that shit in. You could hurt yourself or someone else, like Rin.” Inuyasha took a deep breath after his rant. An uncomfortable silence was between the three of them as they stood there for a few more moments. Taking a deep breath she finally embraced them by kneeling down and jerking Inuyasha down with her. She wrapped her arms around both of them keeping them on her right side so they will not be injured by her armor spikes. She hugged them in silence for a few moments when she heard Rin whispered.
“I love you mama.” She said as her large innocent eyes were still filled with tears of happiness. They were also tears of worry because she knew the pain was still inside of Sesshoumaru, she only wish she could get rid of it completely. Sesshoumaru gave Rins’ forehead a small lick in an Inu like fashion to show affection. It was her way of saying ‘I love you too.’
“Inuyasha decided to interrupt the moment even though he initiated it. He didn’t know much about youkai culture, but he knew the lick on Rins’ forehead was the same thing as the kiss his mother use to give him on his forehead. Not wanting to think about his mother he missed so and not use to seeing Sesshoumaru behave this way he blurted out:
“Don’t get all emotional on me, sheesh. And I am surprised at you Mama Sesshoumaru. My asshole of a sister actually showing your soft side, I never thought I see the day.
“Inuyasha don’t tease her like that!” Rin said indignant as she looked up at Inuyasha while letting go of Sesshoumaru. She knew from the way her adopted mother tensed that Inuyasha was going to get it big time. Hence why she let go and stepped back. Before Inuyasha could retort Sesshoumaru stood up and grabbed his ear harshly twisting the sensitive body part. She could still hear Kouga breathing so she knew he was alive. The water from the rain was washing out some of the poison from his wounds so she let him be for now.
“OWWW!!! LET MY FUCKING EAR GO NOW YOU VIOLENT BITCH!!!...SHIT!!!” He shouted as his sensitive appendage was twisted and abused. Sesshoumaru scowled but spoke to Rin in a softer tone ignoring Inuyasha for now and said:
“Rin listen.”
“Yes Ma-Lord Sesshoumaru.” Totally ignoring Inuyasha screams.
“Fill both your flasks with water. Take your supplies and go inside the cave. Use any dry leaves, twigs and rocks you come across and build a fire. Change your clothing and let the garments and yourself dry by the fire. Then heat up one of the flasks to a warm temperature so it can be used to make a broth for the wolf.” Good thing for them there was still some day light out despite the storm or else Rin would have a hard time seeing in the cave.
“Is Kouga going to be alright, will you bring him back if he dies.” She said worried.
“He will not die Rin. She said in a matter of fact tone. Then she said:
“Go and do as you have been told Rin.” She said calmly.
“Yes lord Sesshoumaru.” Rin chirped as she filled up the two flasks Sesshoumaru gave her. The flasks were made out of the same type of metal as her bow and arrows so they would not attract lighting. The containers were also rigged so that only the liquid inside the flask heated up. The only thing Rin had to do was tie a string to it and hold the flask above the fire. Rin grabbed her bow, quiver of arrows, flasks and bag of supplies then ran inside of the cave. She wanted to do everything she could to help Kouga, even if it was just mundane tasks like boiling water.
Turning her attention back to the loud Inuyasha she said in a low deep voice:
“You are absolutely correct little brother, I am a violent bitch. This Sesshoumaru suggest you remember that next time you use vulgar language in front of Rin, furthermore do not presume to order this Sesshoumaru about again. Then she twisted his ear again for emphasis and said:
“You know what bitch, I am a fucking adult and I’ll say what the fuck I want, when the fuck I want, when I fucking well feel like; that includes orders to you regarding my fucking ears got it….OWWWW, SHIT!!! That does it, let go right know or I’ll tell everyone about your little sentimental moment, I’ll make sure everyone knows you hugged me!” Inuyasha said. He knew it was an immature low blow and he also knew he was lying, but he was desperate; his ear hurt like hell. He would not tell anyone about what happened between them because he would tell on his self as well. More importantly he knew that it was a moment that should say between them. However being the stubborn person he is, he refused to give in without a fight. He figured she might buy it and she let go of his poor ear. However he forgot that Sesshoumaru doesn’t take too kindly to threats. He also forgot that in spite of the fact that her sense of smell is dulled due to the rain, she still was good at reading his emotions. She was also able to hear his heart beat increase which told her all she needed to know.
Pulling him closer, nearly picking him up of the ground by his ear, she snarled as she got within inches of his face and said:
“Lying does not work on me little brother do not do it again. Moreover, know that if you decide to turn your lie into the truth and speak of our maudlin moment, this Sesshoumaru will slowly twist each of your feeble ears off and make you eat them raw. Do you understand little brother?” She said in a low deep dangerous tone. She narrowed his eyes waiting on him to answer. His eyes widen as he thought:
‘It’s still hard to believe that voice comes from a female…Well at least I got her to sound somewhat like her old self. Although the old Sesshoumaru would have tried to kill me not twist my ears and make me eat them. I guess that’s a step up... or is that worst, oh well at least she’s not completely evil bast- um bitch…’ His thoughts were rudely interrupted when she picked him up more by the ear. His toes were dangling off the ground as he screamed:
“OWWW FUCK, OWWW, ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT I WON’T TELL DAMN!!!” He yelled.
“Excellent.” She said before letting go of his ear and dropping him on his feet. He scowled holding his poor puppy ear. He was glad his message seemed to get through to her. Even though they are bickering now he still hopes that he can get her to talk more about what happened later. Kagome was the one that told him that sometimes it is best to talk about something that bothers him to others you trust, it may help. None of them can afford to have her lose control again, especially since they are going up against these elder youkai. Hence, why he decided to at least try to get her to talk about it.
‘Besides she is crazy enough as it is when she is being her old self.’ Inuyasha thought as he scowled more. He planned on getting her back for this one day. Maybe he could get Kagome to make subjugation beads for Sesshoumaru…nope not even Sesshoumaru deserves that torture. Then he thought about doing something to her tail later, yeah that may work. As he plotted ways to get revenge for his ear he decided then to ask:
“He doesn’t look to good how do you know he ain’t going to die?” He said to her when he saw her walking toward Kouga.
“I maimed and nearly killed the wolf because I temporarily lost myself. This Sesshoumaru will rectify her foolishness.”
“What can I do to help…not that I care about the mangy wolf or nothing, but the kid seems to be worried about him.” Giving him a look that said ‘what did I just tell you about lying to me baka’ and seeing that he got the message she said:
“Patrol the area again Inuyasha and, meat and fruit for them.” She knew that the wolf never had a chance to report his findings when he patrolled. Which is why she is sending Inuyasha to do it again. Rin had some left over food but it will not be nearly enough to satisfy all of there appetites.
“Ya sure you going to be alright here with Kouga?” He said not sure that he wanted to leave her hear with them. Especially after she tried to rip said wolf apart.
“Be gone bothersome pup.” She said sternly. She didn’t appreciate him thinking that she needed to be watched over. Hoping he was making the right decision he took her word for it and hopped into one of the nearby trees. Since he didn’t appreciate her tone or her keep calling him a pup he said:
“At your command Lord Jackass, see ya ko (old) baba (hag)!” Inuyasha said as he took off into the trees, smirking at the loud growl he heard. Inuyasha figured since she kept calling him ‘pup’ and treating him like one, he could call her an old hag. After all she was nearly an adult when he was born. He knew she was going to get him for that later, but it was worth it. If she is pissed at him she will have less time to think about the bastard who hurt her. He knew she was alright and felt safe leaving the other two in her care. Although a part of him hated to leave them alone. Then he berated that part of himself for even thinking that she of all people needed protection. She was perfectly capable of taking care of herself and the pack. She was also lucid now that she got a lot of that pent up emotion off her chest. However he knew he stilled had to talk to her later, maybe she will release some more of her pent up anger. Nodding to himself in agreement, he continued to patrol the area and look for any signs of food. As he did this he thought about all the shit they went through to go from being bitter enemies to being a true pack.
Making a mental note to hurt the little pup Inuyasha for that comment later, she stood over the wolf. Looking at his wounds she thought:
‘This Sesshoumaru owes you a debt wolf and she always repays her debts.’ Even though she was never too fond of the wolf he didn’t deserve what she did to him. He should not have paid for another’s crimes.
She carefully scooped the wolf up in her arms and effortlessly stood up. She stood there a moment as the rain poured down admiring his handsome peaceful face as he slept. Taking a deep breath she carried him inside the cave so she could begin treating his wounds.
In the cave:
When Sesshoumaru entered the cave carrying the unconscious wolf, her little reliable Rin had already started the fire. Her pup tied one piece of the string to part of a rock that was protruding from the cave wall. The other part of the string was tied to the head of the flask so the container could hang over the fire, boiling the liquid inside. Sesshoumaru noticed that she didn’t carry out her assignments in the order Sesshoumaru told her to. Sesshoumaru knows Rin always puts others well being before her own. She could get sick from the wet clothing, but she thought of Kougas safety first. This is why she boiled the water in the flask first before changing her clothes and warming herself up. Sesshoumaru could still smell the pups’ apprehension in the air. She berated herself yet again for her behavior earlier. The pup was already scared of thunderstorms and she made Rins’ phobia increase when her beast took over. In spite of her fear, her little trooper Rin was going about her business, trying to do whatever she could to help.
‘Rin has done more then enough.’ She thought as she looked at Rins’ soaking wet form move towards the back of the cave. The child was moving slower then Sesshoumaru would have liked. She knew that the usually energetic Rin was running low on fuel because she used her miko powers to bring her back to her senses. Sesshoumaru decided that she will see to the pup getting some rest. After that she will make sure her tiny Rin ate plenty to replenish her strength. She told herself as she laid the wolf down on the cool dirt ground.
After Rin set up the flask she headed toward the back of the cave to take off her wet clothing when she sensed Sesshoumaru approach. She stopped in her tracks and turned around. When she did so, she saw Sesshoumaru lay Kouga on the ground.
‘What a cute couple they will make, that’s if Kouga can get over her attacking him earlier. Oh, I know! If he doesn’t understand I will just explain to him that she didn’t mean it. I know he really likes her, it will all work out! The little match maker Rin thought optimistically.
It was obvious to her that Kouga liked Sesshoumaru, but Sesshoumaru pushed most people away when they tried to get close. She knew that it had something to do with what ever make her lose control of her beast. But Rin also knew that Sesshoumaru was attracted to the wolf. She saw how angry she got when he flirted with her yet she never intentionally cause him any harm…well any major harm. There was the crushed hand incident. She also saw how angry Sesshoumaru was with herself for what she had done to Kouga. As Rin stared at them she saw how gentle she was with him as she laid him on the ground. Rin was one of the only people that could read Sesshoumaru which is how she knew that a small part of Sesshoumaru found something appealing about Kouga.
‘She probably likes him because he tries to be charming. Maybe that’s why she gets mad at him. If he was mean then she would have a reason not to like him and push him away. But he is not mean, and she still pushes him away, but Rin knows it’s because a small part of her likes him and the rest of her doesn’t want to. Who ever she was thinking about when she got so mad and changed, must have looked like Kouga. That may be another reason she doesn’t want to like him. Or maybe it’s because of me…’ Rin thoughts trailed of for a second. She didn’t want Sesshoumaru to still be angry with Kouga for what he has done. Although she is a bit wary of him at times, she has forgiven him. She always tries to think positively so she told herself over and over again that if it wasn’t for him, she and Sesshoumaru would not have started to travel together.
‘Another reason she likes him could be because he is completely different from her. Kagome says that opposites attract each other, maybe she was right.’ She thought as she decided to try and play match maker again.
She has done it more then once with the people in Inuyashas’ village. She has even tried to do it with Kagura and Sesshoumaru when she thought Sesshoumaru was a male, which at the time she was. Rin wanted her adopted mother to experience happiness. She wanted her to enjoy other aspects of life and not fight all the time. Granted she was an expert at it, but there should be more to her life then that. Rin as young as she was knew the harsh reality of life. The wise pup understood that her adopted mother will out live her by thousands of year, or even longer. Rin wasn’t exactly sure how long daiyoukai lived, but she didn’t want to leave her back here angry and alone. She knew Sesshoumaru had other pack members including her brother, but she wanted her to find someone to marry. Or in Sesshoumaru case mate. She never wants Sesshoumaru to forget her, but she does want her to have biological children of her own so they can stay with her forever. She wishes for Sesshoumaru to be surrounded by family/pack so she will be content. She never wants her to go back to being the unhappy person she was when she first found her. She knew that she was precious to Sesshoumaru and when she died, she knew it would hurt her badly. Rin knew she was strong and that she would eventually move on with her life, but she wanted someone to be by Sesshoumarus’ side to ensure Sesshoumarus’ happiness. She figured a family could do just that and that family that pack could start with Kouga.
Rin sighed knowing that it will take a lot of hard work to get Sesshoumaru to that point.
‘It might just be wishful thinking but Rin believes it is worth a try…I want her to be happy, even when I am not around to see to it.’ Rin thought with determination.
Rin stared at the two for a while longer before she noticed that Sesshoumaru was looking at her. Then Sesshoumaru asked:
“What is it Rin?”
“Oh Rin was just wondering were Inuyasha has gone?” She said curiously. Although Inuyasha was not the main focus of her thoughts a moment ago, she was wondering about his whereabouts. Sesshoumaru gave her an impassive look and said:
“This Sesshoumaru sent him on patrol and to forge for food…What else is on your mind Rin?” She said raising an elegant eyebrow. She knew that wasn’t the main focus of the pups’ musings. She had a look of admiration, concentration, sadness and finally determination. And the fact that she was staring at her and Kouga gave her an idea of what she was thinking about. She could read Rin like a freshly scribed scroll.
“Rin was just thinking about well…um….nothing.” Rin said with a twinge of nervousness in her voice. Sesshoumaru knew it wasn’t coming from the storm outside, the pup could see Sesshoumaru knew she wasn’t just thinking about Inuyasha. She gazed at Rin for a few moments before she replied:
“Rin, your hesitation tells me that you were pondering something…this Sesshoumaru knows what it is and opposes your idea of us completely.” Sesshoumaru said as she nodded her head towards Kouga. Rin gasp and said:
“How did you know Rin was thinking you and Kouga would make a good couple?!” She said shocked. Could Sesshoumaru read minds too?
“This Sesshoumaru is perceptive Rin, your body language and your gaze revealed your musings. Learn to control your nonverbal cues when faced with an enemy, or else it may be used against you.” She said frowning a bit, didn’t those two mikos teacher her about hiding her intentions? Not that she planned on letting Rin engage in battle, but she learned the hard way that she is not perfect and she may not be there all the time to protect her. Hence one of the main reasons she told the human miko’s to train Rin.
“Sorry Rin will try to do better if I face an enemy, but you are not Rins’ enemy so it’s okay for you to know what I am thinking.” She said sweetly. Then Sesshoumaru thought:
‘Now what are you up to Rin.’ Sesshoumaru thought. The very expressive child actions and voice told Sesshoumaru that she was trying to butter her up.
Sesshoumaru will never admit it, but it usually works, unless it would put Rin in danger. With of course the exception of Sesshoumarus’ earlier lapse of restraint. Though her beast told her to protect the child, she still could have unintentionally harmed her, Inuyasha and killed Kouga while the two pups’ aided her. On the other hand now that she thinks about it, if she had not allowed Rin to assist her, then the child and the rest of the pack would still be in peril…or dead. She was brought out of her musings when Rin spoke:
“I really think you like Kouga, Rin knows he really likes you. Rin has forgiven him for what happened to me in the past if that’s why you push him away. Rin just wants you to be happy.” She stated with the wisdom a 12 year old shouldn’t have. Sesshoumaru scoffed and gave Rin a bored look and said.
“Do not concern yourself with such a frivolous thing as my contentment. Furthermore do not presume to know what this Sesshoumaru is thinking pup, now continue with your task and dry off, you do not need to become ill. This Sesshoumaru will attend to the wolf cub.” She said haughtily with her nose tilted up. She waved her hand at Rin dismissing her. In other words Sesshoumaru version of ‘shoo’.
“Rin thinks your happiness is very important, Rin will go change now Mama.” She chirped. Sesshoumaru may not see happiness as something important, but she did. In her sweet way she told Sesshoumaru just that. Then she thought:
‘Rin knew she was right.’ She thought proudly.
She could tell by Sesshoumaru gestures and tone that she was correct. The bored look combined with the arrogant tilted of her nose indicated that Sesshoumaru was getting defensive. Which means that she did like Kouga. She also notice that Sesshoumaru didn’t deny her statement per say she just told her not to ‘presume’ she knew what she was thinking. That doesn’t mean that Rin didn’t actually have an idea of what she felt, that just meant not to presume she knew what Sesshoumaru felt. Maybe Kouga and Sesshoumaru won't need as much encouragement as Rin thought. Perhaps Rin will only have to give them a little push. Grinning, Rin grabbed her old kimono, turned around heading toward the back of the cave to change. Then almost as an afterthought Sesshoumaru said:
“Remember to refrain from addressing this Sesshoumaru maternally in front of others.” She said remembering the incident earlier with Inuyasha. Not that she cared what he thought about her being called ‘Mama’, she just did care to hear his opinion on the matter.
“Yes Lord Sesshoumaru.” she said as she went in the back to change her clothes.
After Rin disappeared Sesshoumaru scowled. The pup could read Sesshoumaru too well in the daiyoukai opinion. She did have a physical attraction to the wolf, but she found him to be most bothersome. He was loud, brash, wild, dense and didn’t know how to take no for an answer. He was like a wilder less temperamental version of Inuyasha. She inwardly shuddered at the thought of being surrounded by two Inuyashas for any longer then necessary. Sesshoumaru found that rather…disturbing. She looked down at the wolf prone form and her glared at him as she spoke:
“Imprudent wolf, this Sesshoumaru warned you about approaching her person. Your near fatality is the result of your insolence…and my weakness.” She added the last part in a whisper. She was angry with the wolf for not listening to her, but she was furious most of all with her self for her temporary slip of control. Then she stood up and said:
“Its useless for this Sesshoumaru to dwell on what has already been done; therefore I will do what it takes to save your mangy hide.” She said coldly trying not to think about the pesky guilt feeling that was trying to rear its ugly head again.
She walked over to the protruding rock, untied the flask and took it off the fire. Placing it next to the wall away from the fire she stood up. She twisted her wet locks to get most of the rain water out of her mane. Turning towards the entrance, she grabbed her tail with her right hand and shook it in a dog like fashion, spreading water all over the front entrance. Satisfied that she avoided the fire and got her tail sufficiently dry, she proceeded to take off her obi and armor. Then she took off her soaking wet haori and boots. Then she placed all these items near the flames so they would dry. Since Sesshoumaru didn’t have an extra change of clothes she decided to leave her pants and undershirt on. Her sleeveless undershirt showed off the sculptured muscles on her arms that were formed due to her life as a warrior. The damp undershirt stuck to her body, displaying her full breast and powerful abs. Only a hint of her curvy hips and round toned rear could be seen in the large loose pants she wore.
Kneeling down to examine him for any other injuries besides the obvious, she found her golden orbs gazing at the sight of the ruggedly handsome wolf beneath her. Rin was partially right when she said she like the wolf. There were certain characteristics about the wolf she did tolerate and even respected. One was that he wasn’t violently persistent by trying to force his way on her; not that he could as far as she was concerned. He was forward yet did not demand she comply with his advances. Kouga showed his desire by trying to entice her to accept him. The main method he used to gain her attention was flirting.
This irritated her to no end, but a small part of her was impressed by that fact that he at least tried to be charming instead of trying to dominate her. She loathe any suitor that tried to control her, it was something she simply would not endure; especially since she was commanding by nature. The main thing that is appealing to that tiny irritating part of her was his physical appearance. She didn’t really pay him any mind during their first encounter because she was focused on finding Naraku. However, she planned on eliminating him after she found out he was the one responsible for Rins’ first death. But when he saved Rins’ life, he earned a tiny amount of her respect and managed to work his way of her people to kill list. When she saw him again outside of Inuyashas’ village a couple days ago, it hit her like a ton of bricks. She wasn’t sure if the attraction came from her recent physical changes, her maturity or both, but it took all the control she had not to openly stare at him and lick her lips. She didn’t want to give him the wrong idea and attract his attention. She didn’t like him, but he did save Rins’ life and although accidentally he united Rin and Sesshoumaru. The fate of all the creatures she had relations with was death. She believed that if she was intimate with him, he would suffer the same miserable fate. Sesshoumaru did not wish that for the wolf which is why she pushed him away and why she become annoyed when he kept pursuing her. Still after she looked at him outside of Inuyasha village she decided to imprint his body image into her memory. In fact, every time she thought about that body she got a warm feeling in her belly that she never had before. She assumed it was sexual arousal and when it appeared, it took all of her concentration to will it away. She kept reminding herself of what she will do to him if they were intimate and that crushed any lust she had immediately. Though she was flying in the air when she felt most of her lust, she knew the wolf sensitive nose could smell a hint of it. At least he had the decency not to bring it up in front of every one. She doubted Inuyasha could tell; if he could he certainly hid it well.
As she checked him over she admired his body again. His big beautiful cerulean blue eyes, his broad shoulders, long muscular legs, powerful thighs, long raven black locks, nice ass equipped with a cute little tail, handsome face and a ready and willing smile. Although she found it to be a bit goofy at times, he seemed to have the ability to smile so easily despite the fact that his two comrades are missing and could possibly be dead. The way he smiles in spite of his problems reminds her of Rin.
‘Indeed this Kouga has some endearing traits which is exactly why he will seek his carnal pleasure elsewhere and leave me be.’ She thought. Even though he was a vexing young wolf cub he was brave, strong, loyally protective over his pack, tempting, wild (which is a negative and positive trait all at once) and GORGEOUS. Now he lies beneath her in a painful heap because of her. This is exactly why she rejected him completely; she knew something like this would happen and all he did was touch her.
Those whom she caught molesting others or was foolish enough to attempt to force themselves on her would usually suffer a long torturous death by sadistic agonizing, ruthless sex. The only reason why she killed the poison master of the band of seven so quickly was because she did not wish for the miko and the others to know her private business. In other words, she knew that if they saw how much hate she had for creatures like the poison master then they may figure out her secret. So she saved her brothers mate from suffering the horrible fate she did along with the rest of the pack. All the times she has punished violators, she has never had the barrier of her womanhood broken. She was not a virgin yet she was.
She snarled at the wolf wanting to beat the hell out of him again for even thinking about her as mating material. But she kept her temper in check by repeating chanting that it was her fault and she should have been stronger then she was. She was determined to help him, find the elders and destroy them so everyone could go back to their lives. And she completely intended on going back to her life as a single daiyoukai.
Rin came out of the back of the cave with her old kimono on. She hung her new outfit near the fire so it could dry quickly. She looked over at Sesshoumarus’ tall lean strong form as she kneeled over the wolf. Smiling she said:
“Wow your so strong Ma-Lord Sesshoumaru, no wonder you beat up Inuyasha all the time.” She chirped. Sesshoumaru could help be smirk at the young pups’ words.
‘If only Inuyasha was here, his reaction would be humorous.’ She thought amused at how indignant her little brother would act. Inuyasha was always so easy to bait. She always enjoyed irritating the pup and she suspected he enjoyed returning the favor. However back then when she loathed the very air Inuyasha breathed, she did it out of cruelty. Now she does it because she felt as the oldest she had the right do so and because it was entertaining.
Before she could respond to the young girl words a large yawn broke from the pups mouth. Then Sesshoumaru spoke as she finished examining the wolf:
“Sleep Rin.” She said as she wrapped her long dry tail around the girl and pulled her next to her left side and placed her not to far away from the flames. Rin rubbed her eyes in an attempt to stay awake then she said:
“Do you need me to do anything else Mama?” She said exhaustedly, forgetting to address Sesshoumaru by her formal title as she yawned again. Sesshoumaru decided to ignore it this time and answered:
“You have done more then enough for us, now rest.” She said calmly. Rin always felt so comfortable and safe with Sesshoumaru that when she told her to ‘rest’ it was like a hypnotic message. That combined with the low growl almost purring sound Sesshoumaru was making lulled the little miko into a deep sleep within moments.
Sesshoumaru was glad that the pup was asleep two reasons. Rin drained body needed plenty of rest and Sesshoumaru didn’t want her to see what she was going to do next. What she was about to do may be seen in a different light by humans. Since humans and youkai misunderstood each other customs regularly, she did not want the pup to be exposed to anything more then necessary. Not that she was ashamed of her heritage, she was only thinking about what’s best for the pup.
‘This little fragile human is one of the main reasons why this Sesshoumaru has changed immensely.’ She thought as she started to take off the wolfs’ remaining armor. Before she would not have considered thinking about anyone besides herself and now, she always put her pup first without hesitation.
She carefully removed the rest of his armor and set it off to the side. It made some commotion, but little Rin was a hard sleeper so it didn’t disturb slumbering form. She then removed the shoulder pads so she could have better assess to his neck when she treated his wounds. Luckily for them she didn’t puncture any major veins in his throat they were only minor cuts to a youkai. However if he was human he would have died by now. She felt the heat starting to radiate off of him again as his temperature begun to rise. The rain helped Kouga a great deal but she will have to remove the rest of the poison out of his system.
First she removed his wrist bands and set them to the side. Then her fangs elongated as she accumulated a large amount of healing saliva in them. Holding his wrist up with her left hand she bit his wrist hard, injecting the saliva into his bloodstream. Her saliva will act as a counter agent against her poison to run it out of his circulatory system. His already pained breathing increased as he felt something piercing his flesh. Some of Kouga’s blood seeped into her mouth as she infused her saliva with his blood. As she tasted his blood she discovered that she actually enjoys the taste. It was a pungent flavor of spices and a hint of the sweet taste of honey that caused her already sensitive taste buds to explode with the flavor. Not only did the wolf look luscious, but he tasted absolutely scrumptious. She berated herself for enjoying the wolfs’ essence. She was supposed to aide him, not take pleasure in his spice. She felt she had no right to do so. She pushed the thoughts of his mouth watering taste aside and concentrated on healing the wolf.
Kouga shifted and grunted in pain as he was about to bit his tounge. Before he did so, Sesshoumaru forced the side of her right hand in his mouth to prevent him from biting it off. Her blood dripped down the side of his mouth, but she did not mind. As far as she was concerned she deserved an abundance of pain for what she did to him. Suddenly she felt his lips pucker as Kouga lazily sucked her blood out of her hand while he was still asleep. Apparently he enjoyed the sweet cinnamon taste of her blood as he continued to suck and swipe his tongue lightly across the wound on her hand. Sesshoumaru tensed as she continued her task at hand because she felt something wash over her at she only felt with Kouga…arousal. This was not the arousal that came about when she felt bloodlust, it was a different type of arousal, a different type of lust. It was similar to what she smelled on the wolf earlier. It’s the same scent Kouga very presence caused Sesshoumaru body to produce.
Angry with herself for feeling this way she scowled as she thought:
‘This Sesshoumaru does not deserve to take pleasure in this current situation. I will not take advantage of him in his helpless state.’ She thought with determination. Her body betrayed her thoughts however and her womanhood became wet. She willed her body to stop reacting to his licking and sucking. She didn’t know how she would react to him if her arousal become too much. She beat down her desires and focused on assisting the wolf with his recovery.
Still holding his wrist with her left hand she continued to inject saliva into his wrist as he bit, sucked and licked her large hand. When she finally released his wrist from her sharp fangs, he let go of her now clean hand. Her bit marks begun to heal almost instantly as she begun to treat the wounds on his chest. Hearing Rin still sleeping peacefully, she bent over Kouga and placed her mouth over the first four slash injuries across his chest. She sucked the left over poison out of every area of the four wounds. As she did this the flavor of his blood and her poison mixed together filled her mouth. Her body started to betray her resolve again as she felt wetness trail down her powerful inner thighs. Tasting the wolf also reminded her of how hungry she was. Oh how she would love to sink her fangs into a bloody fresh kill. Then maybe she could get her mind of the gorgeous specimen of a male youkai in front of her. She cursed herself knowing that Inuyasha will without a doubt smell her arousal now that they are in a closed in area. But she decided not to worry about what her little baka brother thought as long as he kept his ponderings to himself. Then she thought:
‘If he decides to mention my natural body reactions then he shall suffer the consequences for his brashness.’ She thought as she swiped her tongue ever so slowly across the cuts to make sure they were thoroughly coated with her medicinal saliva. She made one final sweep off her tongue across his collar bone. She licked her lips savoring the flavor of him. She then she begin to think about how Kouga would react to her if he woke up in there state of undress, or if Inuyasha were to walk in on them. Her undershirt was still damp clinging to her form, the cave reeked of lust and Kouga was practically naked.
‘This Sesshoumaru cares not what they think the only matter of relevance is the proper healing of the wolf.’ She thought refusing to feel embarrassed by something that comes natural to Inu youkai. They lick wounds all the time to heal themselves and others; that is how Sesshoummaru closed her wound when Inuyasha cut of her arm. And if she happened to become aroused while doing it so be it; at least that is what she told herself. However she still felt that aggravating guilt creep up in her mind. Deep down that small part of her that finds the wolf alluring wished he would wake up and let her know that he approves of her actions. Normally she would not need anyone to approve of her behavior, but she felt guilty for enjoying the taste of the youkai she nearly killed for something he did not do. She felt like enjoying his taste was taking advantage of him. She decided she deserve this guilty feeling if she cannot contain her lust for the wolf.
Taking a deep breath she begun to nip and sucked at his neck licking the several puncture wounds she made in his throat. She felt him harden against her thigh as she involuntarily moved the limb up and down his manhood and kissed his neck apologetically. WAIT if she could feel his erection on her thigh then that means her thigh is in between his legs, grinding against him! She is practically straddling him! In the back of her mind she wondered how the hell she went from kneeling beside his form and bending over him to laying on top of him caressing him with her lips, tongue, teeth and thigh. And why the seven hells was she STILL kissing his neck when his wounds were already healed. Most importantly, why was she doing this when her pup was present. It didn’t matter that she was asleep, it was unacceptable.
Sesshoumaru stopped abruptly after she thought about the sleeping pup, realizing that she had almost completely lost herself to her newly discovered desire in front of her daughter no less. Not to mention she was almost humping the sleeping wolf. Just when she started to wonder what the hell was happening to her, she finally sensed his heart rate increase; indicating that he was about to wake up. When she was about to get up she felt Kouga arms wrapped around her neck. Kouga opened his glazed blue orbs and gave her a half lidded look filled with lust and grogginess. Although his mind was a bit fuzzy Kouga notice three things: One Sesshoumaru was missing clothes, two Kouga was missing clothes and three the smell of both of their arousal permeated the air. Smiling his wolfish grin weakly he looked into her eyes and whispered:
“You weren’t kidding when you warned me earlier were you.” Sesshoumaru frowned and said:
“Of course not this Sesshoumaru would not have said it if she was not speaking the truth.” She said as she easily pried his hands of off her neck. Just as she went to get up he said:
“I had to nearly die to be get your attention, but the way you feel on top of me right now and the way you taste and smell... it was well worth it.” He said as he pressed his erection into her thigh. Straddling his stomach faster then he could comprehend, she pinned his wrist by his head and looked over his mostly healed chest and neck. Pink markings were the only evidence left of his nearly fatal wounds. She placed her face inches away from his and growled as she spoke in a low tone.
“Suicidal fool, this Sesshoumaru nearly ripped you apart and took pleasure in your blood as you slept. You should feel anger and fear from my very presence yet you still desire me…absurd.” Her eyes flashed red for a moment to emphasis her point. Sesshoumaru wanted to scare him away. She wanted him to be furious with her for hurting him. She wanted him to fear her so she they will never desire each other again. She wanted him to hate her for actually having the gall for enjoying his body why he was unconscious.
Instead he did the exact opposite. He looked her in the eyes seriously for once and said:
“I feel power radiate off ya in huge waves even when you suppress it. I hate to admit it, but you could have easily killed me when we first met but you didn’t. You could have torn my ass up today, but I’m still alive talking to you. I know what I did to your cub back in the village and I’m sorry. But I am not sorry that I touched you when I did…when you attacked me. I touched you because I was worried about ya. You looked as if you were trapped in a nightmare and I wanted to bring you out of if. If I had to do it over again, I would without a second thought. Besides I’m healed although sore and I know it is because of you. I can smell the sweet scent of your blood and saliva all over me.”
Sesshoumaru gave him an impassive look for a few moments and said:
“Your foolish sentiment could cause you to expire prematurely. Do not allow your bleeding heart to weep for me for next time you do, this Sesshoumaru may be the direct cause of your untimely death.” She said attempting to frighten some sense into him and letting him know she didn’t want his sympathy. But it was revealed that he would not heed her words after he spoke:
“I can’t help it and I don’t want to. You are my ally now and I won’t turn your back on you when you are in trouble, no matter what.”
‘And one day you will be my woman.’ He thought as he smiled at Sesshoumaru again showing his fangs.
Sesshoumaru frowned at him not saying anything and to her amazement she found that she didn’t want to move off of him. His words somehow moved her and angered her at the same time. So she said nothing and glared at him. She dared him to be so understanding after what she put him through.
Kouga looked her up and down as much as possible. He couldn’t really see her bottom half, but he did see her powerful arms as she pinned him down and he could see her full cleavage he long to touch. Her long shiny damp mane framed her face and pooled around them like a protective drape. He gazed into her fierce golden cat like eyes that had coldness in them. Behind the coldness in her orbs he saw lust, warmth, anger and guilt. The markings that decorated her face and her full kissable lips made her look so exotic, so beautiful that he licked his lips to keep himself from devouring hers. He wanted so badly to touch her, but he knew she wasn’t ready for him to do any of the caressing. But from what he has just experienced she doesn’t mind touching him so he figured if he played his cards right he could get her to continue to feel him up. Then eventually when she is ready he could return the favor. His bright blue eyes looked concerned and in awe as he stared at her. Then he thought:
‘She’s so powerful, so beautiful and so twisted in the head. What the fuck could have happened to her to make her react the way she did just because I touched her? What the hell had her so freaked out that she became entranced and then totally lost it on me. Fuck, she almost transformed on my ass.’ After the long moment of silence he spoke:
“Look Sesshoumaru ya ain't going to scare me away that easily. It’s obvious that we want each other I can smell it. So if you want, feel free to keep kissing, sucking, nipping and touching me to your hearts content. I definitely would not protest if ya did.” He said as he pushed his hardness into her strong inner thigh to get his meaning across. Sesshoumaru usually would have been irate with him for even thinking that she needed his permission to do anything. However she was inwardly grateful that he didn’t protest against her earlier actions. The last thing she wanted to do was force herself on him when he didn’t do anything to deserve it. She knows what that feels like…
Sighing silently she said:
“This Sesshoumaru merely became aroused from the taste of your blood and your tongue on my hand. This Sesshoumru should have pushed you away but I did not. Since you seemed to enjoy it I will not apologize for my actions. Furthermore this Sesshoumaru will not allow what you are suggesting, especially since there is a pup present.”
“So if there wasn’t a cub here you would ride me like a wild animal all night long?” He said grinning like an idiot. She growled at his comment as she bared her fangs. Was the wolf trying to piss her off or was he really that stupid. Just as she was about to ask him just that she heard:
“What the fuck…you two horny freaks could have at least waited until you were by yourselves before ya started to rut, sheesh there a pup here ya know..!” Inuyasha said gruffly loud with a scowl.
Standing at the entrance soaking wet he held six dead and skinned rabbits in one hand and some apples in the sleeve of his jacket. He didn’t like what he was seeing especially after what he just found out about Sesshoumaru. But he managed to catch himself before mentioning it and made another comment. You just don’t do those kind of things in front of a pup.
Though he was worried about leaving the wolf with Sesshoumaru when she first told him to go on patrol, it was for a completely different reason. He never thought that he would come back to THIS. And from the goofy expression on Kougas face he was loving it. He hated to admit it but he felt relived that she was on top in the dominant position. If she was on the bottom it would have reminded him of a helpless victim and he couldn’t stand the thought of his strong sister being helpless. Inuyasha saw that Kouga didn’t mind being submissive in the least. But Inuyasha was seriously grossed out by the idea of them doing anything sexual. Even though they were not stark naked most of their clothes were missing and he could still smell both of there arousal inside the cave. Scary images of them together assaulted his mind. He found himself chanting ‘Get the mental picture out, get out, get out, get out!!!’
Both Kouga and Sesshoumaru looked up at him wide eyed. Kouga grinned like an idiot as he lay on his back with his wrist by his head. Sesshoumaru released him and looked at Inuyasha with a bored expression and tilted up nose hiding her initial shock. She also hid the blush that threaten to make its way onto her face. She hasn’t blushed in centuries, what on earth was this wolf doing to her!? There was totally way too many things going on with Sesshoumaru. Recent physical changes, her attraction to Kouga old memories surfacing, it was becoming bothersome to the daiyoukai.
With half of there clothes off and Sesshoumaru hovering over Kouga pinning him down, the situation didn’t look proper. She climbed off of Kouga and picked up Rin who started to stir. She growl/purred to get Rin to fall back into a deep sleep within moments. Then she glared at Inuyasha while still holding Rin. Remembering what she thought earlier about Inuyasha voicing his opinion on the matter and remember the comment he made before he left, Sesshoumaru reacted…
A/N: Sorry I took so long for the update, please review.