Sorry it took so long... I was stuck at a passage and didn't know what to do and there's so much stuff to do... X___x
Unfortunately the update speed will decrease as those next weeks are full to burst with damn tests...
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P.S. *bing* or *bingbing* is the sound a mobile phone makes when recieving a message.
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Almost half-heartedly Sesshomaru listened to the explanations of the theater director as he led him, one of his secretaries and two of his men from the public relation department through the theater house. It was a tradition for him to personally visit the projects he was funding when they were in their preparation phase and then for the first opening or the first performance again. They still had to go and visit the newly installed art gallery and the lab where the restoration of 27 ancient armors for an exposition was done so Sesshomaru was feeling rather impatient as he still had a lot of work to do. There was the project for merging the Tsuki Company with one of their rivals on the market, the restructuration of the main department of financial management and many more, which were all taking their own, small toll on the fitness of Sesshomaru's patience and inner strength. Just as he sighed almost imperceptibly while standing with his back against the window of the light and sound room above the audience’s seats where the director had led them, he felt a burning gaze trail over his body and stop at a place where gazes only stopped when their owner had a very distinct goal in mind.
Although he kept his ice cold face, impassible like a statue of purest marble, he began to grow curious at who had the nerve to… almost literally take his clothes off with his or her gaze. But, he couldn’t just suddenly turn around and look somewhere else while the theater director was rambling something about the new lighting equipment they had sponsored especially for the performance of <Princess Tsukiko>. The intensity of the gaze was already decreasing slowly when the human delivered him from his duty to face the window with his back as he pointed towards the stage where the actors where in their first rehearsal. Instead of studying the actors, Sesshomaru stared into the direction of the watcher but found no one. Slightly irritated, he continued being led on the visit. They entered the great hall and the director waved at some guy who hurriedly came closer after saying something to his longhaired partner.
“Fuyu-san? May I present you Tatsuyama-san, the leader of the actors’ troupe?”
The human bowed respectfully before the man who made the project he had had in mind for such a long time.
“Fuyu-san, I am honored of your visit and you can’t imagine of how grateful I am for your support.”
“Hm, I’m looking forward to your performance.”
“May I inquire why you have decided to support us? We aren’t a very well known theatre company and this theater – I beg your pardon, Shibata-san – has seen far better days.”
“<Princess Tsukiko> happens to be my favorite play and I unfortunately have yet to see it being performed. I heard it had never really been played and I rather wonder why since it’s such a good piece.”
“Oh, there are a lot of difficulties for the actors, such as the language for example. It is wonderful but it is very hard to memorize and to deliver in a way that it sounds credible and not like a blindly recited poem.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes. But this time, I wish to make a perfect performance so we asked the author himself to give us his guidance in a few sessions. Shirayuki-sensei is here right now and I don’t want to make him wait any longer. Thank you very much again and have a nice day.”
Sesshomaru just nodded and followed the man with his eyes to the person standing in the shadows near the lights of the stage. He could have slapped himself. Due to a spell that protected his nose from excessive smells in the city he hadn’t felt his brother’s presence at all and he hadn’t even known that Inuyasha had been asked by the troupe to come by and help them. Suddenly the hanyou looked back over his shoulder and smiled mischievously. Something dawned on the youkai but his secretary reminded him of their next appointment and he had to go through the formalities of politeness. Only when he was sitting in his limousine he found the time to pull out his phone and began to type, cursing at the small keys.
*bingbing*
‘You’ve been staring at my ass, right?’
*bing*
‘Me? Never! Why do you think I would gobble your delicious ass presented to me for free? ;)’
*bingbing*
‘I know another delicious ass I’m going to bite right now.’
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‘Iiiiiiiek *runs away*’
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‘*catches* *chomp* Mine!’
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‘Bad dog, bad dog! Let go of your master!’
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‘Who’s the master you little uke?’
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‘Haha, the master is the one who controls the desire of the other… No dinner for you!’
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‘I prefer the <dessert> anyway.’
*bing*
‘Who said there will be dessert?’
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‘Fine, I want to see you without a single speck of attention from me.’
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‘Great, I’ll be able to keep my deadline if you don’t show up… speaking of not showing up, this weekend is forbidden for you.’
*bingbing*
‘Why?’
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‘Human night. If you set one foot into my house, I’ll swear I’ll get Tessaiga out the next morning and shove it up your ass.’
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‘Can’t I come and watch over you? I swear I won’t enter your room…’
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‘No’
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‘Suit yourself… can I come the next day?’
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‘Alright… If you can’t stand it that badly…’
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‘I’m already looking forward to a little morning round ;)’
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‘If you’re trying to make me blush, you’re a bit too early… Start this only when you feel confident in taking me on in a writer’s battle, O-Nii-Sama… ;)’
*bingbing*
‘You’re so not cute…’
*bing*
‘Cute yourself, you horny dog…’
Sesshomaru sighed softly and gave up. His phone was already in his pocket and the limousine slowed down to a halt before the art gallery. Although he wanted nothing more than to return to the house on the cliff, his work had made him into a slave and he didn’t want to break a promise he had just given to the hanyou who always reacted very defensively about his human night. At least he could come and see him the morning after. And boy did he look forward to that.
Inuyasha smiled at him like a sated cat and snuggled himself even deeper into the covers of the futon they had barely reached. The youkai softly brushed a strand of hair away from his younger brother’s face and rested his head on his forearms as well. Sesshomaru had never thought that he would enjoy lying next to his younger brother and lover just like that, enjoying the feeling of his slightly tired body and the feeling of calm bliss floating through him.
“Hmmmm… Inuyasha…”
“… what?”
“Nothing… I just wanted to say your name…”
The hanyou snorted a little and hid his face in his arms and under his long, now again moon-white hair, leaving only a single golden iris peek at him from the side.
“You’re weird… Sesshomaru…”
“… maybe…”
After a while the younger brother seemed to get tired of hiding his face and turned onto his side, facing Sesshomaru with a little smile.
“What are we… going to do now?”
“I don’t know… I don’t mind staying like this…”
“Hmmm…”
Inuyasha snuggled closer, something rare for the hanyou as he still kept his slightly aloof and lonely behavior even after the turn their relationship had taken. If they cuddled, the initiative was mostly Sesshomaru's but the hanyou had never really refused him except if it was a hindrance to his work. The youkai quickly overcame his surprise and made a protecting cage out of his arms, holding Inuyasha gently against his chest. After a few minutes like this and feeling completely blissful, Sesshomaru murmured:
“Inuyasha…? I think I… really like you… a lot…”
Only a softly wheezing breath answered him and the youkai stared at the peacefully sleeping hanyou with an almost helpless expression between amusement and hurt. He carefully deposed his younger brother on his back and towered slightly over him, his long and elegant fingers caressing the ivory cheeks. In between his adoration of that face he had come to see as a natural part in his life wandered the good old worry about his health. The hanyou was still very lean, on the border of being outright scrawny and his paleness that had dissipated under the red blush of lust had come back with the rest, outlining the darkened circles around his eyes. Inuyasha must have stayed the whole night up, thought the youkai and he decided to at least watch over that hopefully healing sleep if he couldn’t be by his side during that night.
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