Room Service

*Disclaimer: I do not own Inu Yasha and co. I am just borrowing them for my stories, so please don’t sue! *

‘…’ = Thoughts
“…” =Spoken
*…*= Their inner beasts

Chapter 17: Breakfast

Kagome sighed in contentment. They were all sitting at the table, their plates still in front of them. She had just finished feeding both men, and now she would spring her little surprise on them. ‘Well, they are almost done.’

“Oh boys,” she said sweetly. They both looked over at her, their mouths full of pancakes. “I think I was so nice to cook breakfast for you so early in the morning, ne? Therefore I don’t suppose it would be too much trouble for you two to clean up as I go get dressed, hmm?” and with that she began to step away from the table.

Inu Yasha’s eyes bulged when he realized that Kagome was only wearing her robe. He never even noticed! He blushed and averted his eyes from his new pack sister. “Feh! Go get dressed, woman. We’ll clean up.” He said and grabbed her plate as well as his own and got up to start cleaning.

Sesshomaru looked at his mate. He had noticed earlier that she had on a robe, but thought that she was wearing something underneath. He growled quietly as he contemplated her state of dress. ‘I could just send Inu Yasha away, do the damn dishes myself, after I fuck the hell out of her right here at the damn table.’ He thought lecherously. *Better not. * His beast chimed in. *You just created a truce with your brother. You don’t want to upset our mate by sending him away prematurely. Give her this. There is always later. *

“Hai. Get dressed. We will clean this mess. But before you go,” he said as he cupped her face in his hands, pulling her closer to him. He took her lips in a fierce kiss.

It lasted only a moment, but Kagome had a rough time catching her breath. Sesshomaru growled in approval when he caught a faint whiff of her arousal. She swayed unsteadily on her feet and carefully moved towards the stairs to get dressed.

Inu Yasha snorted at their display of affection. “How’d you do it?” he questioned his brother as he filled the sink with warm water, placing the dirty dishes he brought from the table in.

Sesshomaru turned to look at him as he got up and grabbed the last of the dishes from the table. “Do what?” he asked carrying them over to the counter.

“How have you managed to get her to be so open about affection? When we were together,” he heard his brother growl. “Look, I’m sorry if you don’t like that, but it is a fact that we went out before you two mated, so deal.” He stated, and waited for the blow to knock him to the floor, but it never came. He glanced over to see his brother glaring at him.

“Go on. As you said, I have to deal with that.” Sesshomaru replied when it was obvious that Yasha wasn’t going to initially continue.

“Where was I? Oh ya.” Yasha said and turned back to the sink to stop the water and start washing. “How did you manage to get her to not cringe or shy away from you when you kiss her in front of others? When ever I tried to kiss her,” Growl. “She would always shy away or turn so she was no longer facing me, even in front of her own family. I asked her about it once, and she never really answered me, only said that affection was something that was private, not meant to be shared with the general public. Yet, this morning I have seen you two kiss and share passionate glances several times, and not once did she protest.” He ended quietly. “Hell! I haven’t seen you show any emotion other than anger or annoyance before, so I am a bit weirded out by your display as well.”

Sesshomaru contemplated on how to answer. “I don’t know.” He answered simply. “There was never a second thought about showing our affection for each other in front of others. Besides, you are pack, family. Not quite the same as public.”

“Yah, I guess.” Inu Yasha replied. There were a few moments of silence between them as they both moved about, washing and drying the dishes. “Hey, nii-san … Do you think that I will find my life mate as you have with Kagome?” he asked quietly.

Sesshomaru looked at him in surprise. ‘Of all the things I figured he would have asked, this is pretty close to the last one.’ “Hai Yasha. I believe that you will find your mate as I have. I never believed that I would find my mate, and now that I have the future seems to be less steeped in darkness and anger. So Yasha, do you have any prospects in mind? As the head of the pack you have to allow for myself and Kagome to meet her before you mate, and we need to approve of her.” He said as he poured them both another cup of coffee, and set up the pot to brew again.

Inu Yasha took their cups to the table and sat down. “I thought that Kikyo was the one.” He heard his brother snort as he sat down across from him. “But after looking at her behavior and how she in the end influenced my own, I don’t believe she is the one.”

“Hai, you got that right.” Sesshomaru replied. “But don’t give up. There is a woman out there for you, you just have to meet her.” he encouraged. “Now, about where you will be living,” he started.

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Ah! Another warm fuzzy feeling chapter. I know, I should start writing in more action, but I hope that you liked the chapter anyway. Tell me what you think.

A gigantic Thank-you goes out to my friend and beta Inu~Lover, who catches all of my “oops”.

So, Until we meet again.