A Fine Mess

Inuyasha got up from the cold hard ground and moved to the tree opposite of Sesshoumaru.

“Come over here Inuyasha.”

Sesshoumaru stated patting the ground next to him.

“Fuck you.”

Inuyasha stated as he sat freezing his ass off.

“Perhaps later in our relationship, but you need not worry about that at this time.”

Inuyasha sat opened mouthed as Sesshoumaru smirked at him.

“You really are a fucking creep.”

Sesshoumaru smiled.

“I never claimed to be kind Inuyasha nor have I ever given the impression to anyone that I do give a damn about anyone’s opinion of me so yours is irrelevant. Logic however difficult it comes to you should tell you that if you wish to survive the night you will have to come over to me for warmth. I doubt though that your brain will catch up to this fact before you freeze to death.”

Inuyasha wanted to curse Sesshoumaru to the seven hells, but fact was the bastard was right. He still did not want to sit next to him.

“I don’t want you to be near me. Doesn’t that thing detach?”

Sesshoumaru looked at his mokomoko. It could, but why give Inuyasha comfort when he himself had to be miserable?

“I will not remove it from my person. You will have to come and get it if you want to be warm.”

Inuyasha’s body temperature kept dropping as the battle of wills went on through most of the night. It wasn’t until his lips were slightly off color that Sesshoumaru had enough of the stubborn hanyou’s nonsense.

“Damn you Inuyasha.”

Sesshoumaru marched over and picked up the stubborn boy.

“Don’t touch me……asshole….”

Inuyasha stated through chattering teeth.

“Shut up Inuyasha.”

Sesshoumaru snarled as he wrapped the boy up.

“Why show you care now?”

Inuyasha stated grateful for the warmth, but still despising the company that offered it.

“I do not care. You are my mate, my responsibility. Your life as I said before is in my hands, not yours. You will not die on me by your own stubbornness.”

“I don’t understand you….”

Inuyasha stated softly.

“I do not understand my actions many times either Inuyasha.”

Sesshoumaru stated smoothly.

“If you hate me why did you mate me?”

Inuyasha looked at Sesshoumaru and Sesshoumaru looked at the ground.

“I do not know why I mated you. I made a decision and acted. Much like you do since only you make me irrational when you anger me.’
“As for my hate it is complicated. I hate that you were born a hanyou. I hate that you were conceived by another woman other than my Mother. I hate your weakness. Father shamed our family and I hate him too. I do not care for anyone Inuyasha.”

Inuyasha thought about Rin.

“What about the human girl?”

Sesshoumaru was still confused on his own feelings for Rin.

“I indulge in her presence, nothing more. She will no longer be an influence soon enough. She will be with what is left of your pack and mine. My pack will be left behind. I have no use for them other than Jaken and even he is bothersome. They will look out for your village of humans and inform me of any attempts upon their lives. I will do this as my debt to you for your sacrifice.”

Inuyasha was surprised, but at the same time he wondered what the hell he was to Sesshoumaru. Why had the bastard marked him as his mate? It still made no damn bloody sense.

“Where does that leave us?”

Sesshoumaru threw a rock.

“We are mates. You will give me your life in exchange for my saving it. We will be traveling until I decide what to do with you.”

Inuyasha frowned.

“You will try to kill me again then.”

Sesshoumaru looked away.

“Mates cannot kill one another. I thought you knew that much Inuyasha. Are you truly that ignorant?”

Inuyasha did not know that. He wasn’t sure how to feel now.

“If you wanted me dead you shouldn’t have mated me.”

Sesshoumaru smirked.

“Inuyasha, killing you would teach you nothing. I tire of our games and therefore you will learn your place in this way. It is the last resort and I can still beat you. That is not unacceptable for a mate to do.”

Inuyasha slid further away from Sesshoumaru until he felt claws in his leg.

“Do not move away. You will live Inuyasha. I will make sure of it so now you may rest.”

Inuyasha couldn’t rest though. He was afraid and still a bit cold.

Sesshoumaru looked at Inuyasha’s frightened face. It was good he was afraid, but not good that he could not rest. If the boy was to heal he had to rest. Using fumes from his poison claws he let out just enough poison to make Inuyasha sleep. It would not kill him, but it would give Sesshoumaru time to contemplate on what to do next.

Inuyasha suddenly felt very drowsy and although he fought it he fell asleep next to his enemy who unfortunately was also his mate.

Sesshoumaru watched Inuyasha sleep. Why had he mated Inuyasha? It made no damn sense.

It didn’t matter, what was done is done. Sesshoumaru pulled his mate closer to his body. His attire was completely unacceptable. He would have to rectify this in the morning although it did show off those sleek muscles, the well toned legs, and that tight little ass. It would have been better though to have a more amiable mate.

Inuyasha’s personality was far from amicable, but his acidic words were followed by a determination to defend himself against the outer world. It was unlikely that this would change even with extensive training, a regimen that Sesshoumaru was going to put in place immediately if they were ever going to make some forward progress. Sesshoumaru also knew that Inuyasha’s hostility was mainly his doing, but what did the boy expect from someone of Sesshoumaru’s caliber other then blunt honesty?

The fact was Sesshoumaru hated Inuyasha for reasons his little brother nor he could comprehend since Inuyasha indeed did not ask to be born. However, he was born and thus it made him a target for all of Sesshoumaru’s hostility. A hanyou was still an abomination in the sight of humans and demons. There was no going around it. The brunt of the pain should come from family and not strangers as far as Sesshoumaru’s logical mind was concerned. Why not be brutal and make Inuyasha become stronger for it since indeed that is what occurred.

Hanyou’s normally took their own lives or were killed because they didn’t fit into societies norms. Very few could handle the onslaught of prejudice that would come their way. It was indeed a lonely life. Shouldn’t his brother be grateful that he was making sure he was not alone? Should there not be some gratitude from his mate?

Sesshoumaru huffed knowing that there was no way Inuyasha would understand the significance of one such as Sesshoumaru taking him on as a mate. His status alone was above all demons and Inuyasha should realize how damn lucky he was the ingrate. In many ways Sesshoumaru wanted to wake the brat up and tell him this. However, it was one of those things that would go into one of Inuyasha’s ears and out the other. The hanyou made listening to anything other than his own mouth a challenge.

“And you wonder why I hate you.”

Sesshoumaru grumbled to himself.

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Inuyasha was so tired that he didn’t even notice that he had turned back into his true form. When he awoke Sesshoumaru was still sitting next to him with a rather irritated look on his face.

“Who pissed you off today?”

Sesshoumaru was still torqued about all the thoughts of Inuyasha that came into his mind. Not one of them was good since all it did was remind him of how much he despised Inuyasha for all the things he did do to help the brat and never received one iota of appreciation from the little bastard. Inuyasha did not deserve to be his mate, but it was too late to change it.

“Get ready to leave.”

Inuyasha watched as Sesshoumaru stood up. Sesshoumaru’s stick up his ass seemed to be in high gear today as the two of them walked.

‘Stupid Inuyasha, you should have stayed chained up. I should have left you as a human.”

Sesshoumaru thought to himself while Inuyasha was just thinking of why the hell he had this stupid urge to follow his bastard murdering brother around like a lost puppy. He even had the urge to get closer to the big jerk. Sesshoumaru had to have done something to him in his sleep, it was either that or he was still tired.

“Sesshoumaru, where are we going?”

Sesshoumaru had been so busy being angry that he walked in a complete circle. It was just another reason to hate Inuyasha.

Inuyasha really for some reason didn’t care where they went. He just wanted his mate to talk to him. He had to be going daft or something.

“Do not question me Inuyasha.”

“Ok.”

Sesshoumaru suddenly stopped. Inuyasha agreed with him?

“Are you mocking me half breed?”

“No. I don’t really care where we go, I am just here to follow right?”

Sesshoumaru frowned. This had to be a trick or Inuyasha had to be hiding something.

“What is going on Inuyasha? You are never this agreeable.”

Inuyasha shrugged.

“Inuyasha…………”

Sesshoumaru warned and Inuyasha shuffled his feet trying to figure out what he was doing so damn wrong. Did his mate not want him to agree?

Inuyasha did the only thing he could think of and whined softly nuzzling Sesshoumaru wanting to make whatever he did to his mate to make him upset go away.

Sesshoumaru then understood and he wanted to kick himself. He didn’t want Inuyasha complacent he just wanted to hate him. It was easier. This new Inuyasha however irritated him even more since it wasn’t like Inuyasha to act this way.

Inuyasha felt Sesshoumaru reach back and before he knew what happened he was on the ground with his arm around his back.

“You will act like yourself even if I do dominate you brat.”

Inuyasha felt confused and whimpered.

“Sess………..”

Sesshoumaru wanted to punch the life out of Inuyasha if it would bring the foul mouth back.

“Inuyasha I mean it.”

Inuyasha couldn’t do a damn thing. His mind was on overload. His demon was yelling to submit while his human side wanted to beat the living fuck out of Sesshoumaru. It was too much and so Inuyasha did the only thing he could. He passed out.