Remember Me

Chapter 19

The battle was intense for the two females. Juromaru and Kageroumaru turned out to be more
than a handful for the two of them. The speed of the two demons was amazing. Not to mention
they would switch up from time to time, one mintue it was Rin and Kageroumaru fighting. The
next Kageroumaru would turn and attack Ashanta while Juromaru went after the human. The
strategy kept them off balance as Rin and Ashanta suffered from many wounds all over their
bodies, while the two demons weren't hurt much at all.

Ashanta knelt beside Rin breathing heavily. She was tired. That disgusting worm was not
only fast, but it could tunnel beneath the ground. She had a hard time keeping up with it.
Ashanta clenched her teeth in anger as she could hear Naraku sitting up in the tree
laughing. Suddenly, Kageroumaru launched himself at the tiring women. Ashanta was able to
move out of the way, but the demon claws had caught Rin on her left thigh.

"Rin!" she called out. Suddenly, Juromaru burst out of the ground and went through her
chest. Ashanta roared in pain. She fell to her knees coughing up blood and clutching the
gaping, bloody hole in her chest.

"If you're wondering why no one is coming to your rescue," said Naraku perched on one of
the branches. "It's because I have this area surround in a barrier. No sound can get out.
The two of you are completely alone."

Ashanta stood up to glare at the dark hair spider demon. "I need no help to stop this
filthy worm." She turned to face the younger brother sneering.

Juromaru licked his lips. "Your innards taste delicious. I shall feast upon your still
beating heart."

"Hmph, it seems that all you have going for you is speed and your attacks from beneath the
earth." She smirked at him. "I'm sure you have terrorize many with your sneaky attack, but
it won't work on me. Also, your speed is nothing. Cubs from my pride moves faster than you."

"Very well, we shall see, little cat." Ashanta lunged at the demon. The worm moved with
incredible speed, but the lion demoness anticipated his move, and appeared behind Juromaru.
Turning in time to see her attack, he moved again, and again Ashanta anticipated his move
and appeared a second after he appeared on a branch in a tree. Once again, he slipped away
as her claws severed the branch from the tree.

This time be burrowed himself beneath the ground. Ashanta leaped from the tree and began
to search for the worm. Suddenly, he burst from the ground and slashed her across the arm.
She gritted her teeth against the pain and reached into her pouch. Pulling out her dagger
and a clay jar, she opened the jar and dunked the blade into a red liquid. "Hiding
underground won't save you now, worm!" she yelled out. "Here's a little something we would
use on pesky moles that were destroying the fields. Poison Earth!" She plunged the blade
of her dagger into the ground. Suddenly the ground beneath the dagger turned red as the
substance began to spread outward.

A few minutes later, Juromaru burst from his hiding place. Ashanta smirked, as the worm was
moving slower than it was at first. "Now I have you worm." She appeared behind him and
grabbed him by his long hair before he could slip away. First,she slammed him against a
nearby tree. "This is for all the wounds you gave me." Swinging him around above her head,
she slammed him into the ground. "This is for all the pain and suffering you've caused.
And this," she said savagely spinning the worm above her head again. "This is for going
through my chest." She slammed the worm against a large boulder with such force; it
shattered. "Now you die!" Her eyes flashed red as she sunk her long fangs into his throat,
and ripped it out. The barrier around them fell away as Naraku stared in anger at the
defeat of one of his best demons. Ashanta raised her head and released a loud victory roar
that shattered the silence of the night.

xxxxx

"Well, I did say I had something important to talk to you about," he said sighing. "First,
a couple days ago I had asked Rin to be my mate . . ."

At hearing that, Inuyasha’s heart sunk to the pit of his stomach. He didn't hear anything
else as his world fell apart. His beloved was going to mate someone else. It was too late
for him. It was over before it even began. He had lost the love of his life. He wanted to
cry so badly, but he won't. He would not cry in front of his brother, his beloved. His
bright golden orbs dimmed as he stood to leave. He would cry, but not here, and not now.

Inuyasha slowly got to his feet and stepped out of the spring. "Inuyasha," said Sesshomaru
puzzled. He just watched as his brother began to put his clothes back on. "Inuyasha, what
are you doing?"

"What does it look like? I'm getting dressed so I can go to bed," said Inuyasha. He could
not stay out here any longer. Being with his brother was too much for his battered heart.

"I'm not finish talking to you," said Sesshomaru getting out of the water also. He grabbed
his brother by the wrist and pulled him close.

"Well, I’m through talking to you," snapped the enraged hanyou. He couldn't understand why
Sesshomaru don't just let him leave. Did his brother enjoy tearing his heart out and
stomping on it? Inuyasha couldn't believe his brother could be so cruel. Eleven years had
passed, and people do change as they get older. It seems that the change in his brother was
for the worst. "Let go of me." He pushed himself out of his brother's grip and picked up
his shirt.

"Yasha, what is wrong? Why are you angry?"

Inuyasha glared at his brother. Before he could say anything, they heard Ashanta's roar
split the night. "Ashanta! Something has happened," said Inuyasha. He turned and ran off in
the direction he heard the roar.

xxxxx

Naraku stood before the two women with a muzzled Kageromaru. He held the bloodied remains
of his older brother in his arms. "Your transgression will not be forgotten," the dark hair
demon said angrily. Suddenly a cloud of black miasma rose around the demons and lifted
them into the night sky.

Just then, Sethos and Zaine burst out of the forest. "Ashanta, we heard your call," said
Sethos. "What happened to the two of you?" He frowned when he saw both women covered in
blood. "Ashanta, you didn't . . ." Before he could ask his question, Inuyasha jumped down
into the clearing where they were.

"Ashanta, what in the hell happened to you?" He stared pointedly at the hole in the chest
of her shirt.

"It's nothing." She brushed off her brother's concern. "It has healed up completely."

"It was Naraku," said Rin panting and bleeding from her wounds. "He had two demons with
him. When Ashanta refused to join him, he turned them on us." Rin smiled. "She was able to
kill one of them, but Naraku left with the other one."

Ashanta smirked. "Hmph, Rin held her own against the other. I am impressed. I have not met
many humans that are as skilled as you.”

"Where's your kill?" asked Zaine.

"They took it," said Ashanta disgusted. "You should have seen it Zaine. It had the head of
a demon, and the body of a worm. It made my skin crawl."

Suddenly Sesshomaru stepped into the clearing. He went to Rin and helped her to stand up.
"Rin, what has happened here?"

Inuyasha glared enviously as the human female clung to his love. Clenching his hands into
fists, he turned to stare at the ground. Zaine and Ashanta saw the hurt and jealousy in
his eyes, and became worried.

"We were attacked by Naraku and two of his demons," she said leaning her head against his
shoulder for a second, and then straighten up. "I am . . . fine . . . now." She collapsed
into his arm.

"Let me help you with her," said Zaine scooping up the unconscious human.

"The sun will be up soon. We should get some rest," said Sesshomaru looking at Inuyasha.
The hanyou turned from him and followed the others. Sesshomaru sighed and followed them.

When the mansion came into view, Ashanta leaned close to Inuyasha. "Well, what happened?"
she asked smiling. “Did you tell him?”

Inuyasha growled. "Just let it go, Ashanta." Then he walked quickly to catch up with Zaine
and Sethos.

Ashanta slowed her steps so Sesshomaru could catch up to her. Then she stopped and raised
an arm stopping Sesshomaru as well. They watched as the others disappeared into the
mansion. He raised a questioning brow at her.

"What did you do to Kumo?"

"I don't . . ."

She glared at him. Sesshomaru sighed and stared up at the moon. "I was going to tell him,
but he got angry."

"Why? What did you tell him?"

"Well, I didn't want any secrets between us. So, I told him that I had asked Rin to be my
mate."

"You. Told. Him. WHAT!" Ashanta yelled punctuating each word.

"I was going to tell the baka that it was him that I loved, but he became angry. He
wouldn't listen to anything else I had to say."

Ashanta rolled her eyes and glared at him in disgust. "It doesn't matter what country
you're from, human or demon, you men are all alike. You're idiots. When we told you you
should tell Kumo how you truly felt, we didn't mean for you to tell him about asking the
human to be your mate, first. It doesn't take a genius to know that Kumo was going to take
it the wrong way. Especially since he's been so afraid you might reject his feelings for
you." She folded her arms across her chest and stood before him. "You have certainly put
yourself in one hell of a pickle. Before you can make things right between you and Kumo,
you better get things settled with Rin first." Then she turned and went inside leaving the
young demon lord alone to think about the mess his plans had turned into.

After Sesshomaru had doubled the guards, everyone had settled down for the night. He went
to check on Rin. /Ashanta is right. I have to get things straight with Rin first. My
happiness as well as Inuyasha's depends on it./ He stood before her door and gently
knocked. He waited until he was told to enter. Opening the door and stepping inside, a
human healer was taking care of Rin's wounds.

"How is she doing?" he asked.

"She will be fine, my lord," said the healer. "She just needs to rest." The healer
gathered his things, bowed and excused himself from the room.

Rin grunted in pain as she sat up in bed. "So Rin, how are you doing?"

"Nothing to worry about, my lord," she said smiling. One arm and both legs were bandaged.
Her face had scratches on it, but they were not serious. "You should have seen that
demon." She tried to ease the tension that filled the room as he looked in regret at her.

He sat at the edge of her bed and sighed. "Rin, we must talk." He turned his gaze to the
closed terrace doors and stared up at the descending moon.

"Oh, about what?" She watched the troubled look mar his beautiful face. "What is it that
troubles you so, my lord?"

"It's about the proposal."

Rin smiled. "Well, about that, I am so excited. I am so tempted to give you my answer. I'm
sure you will be pleased. . . "

He clenched his hand into a fist. "Rin, I no longer want you to be my mate."

"But . . . But why not," she said as her bottom lip began to tremble. "Don't you love me?"

"No, I don't," he said simply.

"Than why did you ask me if you didn't love me?"

"Because . . . I knew that if i didn't choose my own mate. My father would have to choose
one for me."

"I don't believe that and neither do you," said Rin.

Sesshomaru sighed, and decided to tell Rin the truth. /She deserves to know the only truth
there is. I love Inuyasha./ "I have been in love with my Yasha for as long as I can
remember. When I thought he was dead, my heart shattered. I had died inside. I saw no
reason for me to have a mate, but I also knew I had a duty as the lord of the west. I knew
that someday I would need an heir to take my place. Since, I couldn't have the one I
loved. I would settle for someone I knew I could trust. Someone who was a friend, and I do
consider you my friend."

"So, you used me as a scapegoat," said Rin. "You have no feelings for me whatsoever?"

"I do care for you Rin," said Sesshomaru finally turning to look at her. "I just don't love
you enough to be your mate. I'm sorry."

"You're sorry! One minute you're telling me you want me as your mate, and the next you're
saying, “Oh, I’m sorry Rin, it's all been a big mistake!" She raged at him. "You can't
just step on a person's heart Sesshomaru and think you can get away with it."

Sesshomaru stood and knelt down on one knee. "I truly am sorry for putting you through
this, but I can't lose the person I love more than my own life again. I have to make things
right with him, but, I had to settle things with us first."

"Dammit Sesshomaru, your behavior is unforgivable," said Rin. She raised her hand.
Sesshomaru steeled himself and waited for the slap that he knew he deserved. What he did
was unforgivable. However, he was not expecting what happened next. Rin reached her hand
out grabbing him by the chin, and pulled his face up to kiss him gently on the cheek.

Sesshomaru stared at her in shock, and the woman smiled at him. "You're so gullible. Did
you really think I didn't know you did not love me? Go to your mate, my lord and be happy."

He smiled and stood up. Planting a kiss on her forehead, he pulled the covers over her. "You
should get some rest. Good night."

"Good night."

xxxxx

Inuyasha was standing outside on the balcony looking up at the moon. He was dressed in a
dark green yukuta as the wind picked up slightly blowing his long silver hair behind him.
He sighed as he wrapped his arms around himself. 'I shouldn't have gotten so angry at
Sess. He had every right to find himself someone to love. I mean, it wasn't like he
actually believed my childish feelings. I should be happy for him. Although, I wish it was
with me. I truly want my brother to be happy. I should apologize to him.'

Inuyasha was so caught up in his thoughts that he did not notice Sesshomaru enter his room
or sense the other demon coming up behind him. "Inuyasha."

The young hanyou yelp with a fright and turned to stare at his brother. "Sesshomaru." He
barked agitated. "Jack ass, stop sneaking up on me."

"I wasn't sneaking. I did knock," said Sesshomaru raising a brow.

"Oh, well.” Inuyasha cleared his throat. “So, what do you want?"

"I want to talk to you about what happened tonight."

"About that, I want to apologize," said Inuyasha turning his gaze to stare out at the
forest below. "I had no right to be angry with you. If you want to be with Rin, than i am
happy for you. I wish you and Rin all the happiness in the world." He turned to face his
brother with a smile on his face.

Sesshomaru felt his heart wither at the pained look in his beloved's eyes. He raised his
hand and cupped Inuyasha’s cheek. "My Yasha," he smiled at the wide-eyed young half demon.
"Will you let me explain before you let me go?"

Inuyasha found himself hypnotized by the dark, honey gold eyes of his brother, and could
refuse him nothing. Nodding his head, he waited.

"I had asked Rin to be my mate." Sesshomaru saw him stiffen. "But," he added before
Inuyasha could turn away. "I only asked her because I thought you were gone forever. So, I
settled for a substitute."

"Why not a demoness?" asked Inuyasha. "That toad told us a demoness had wanted you to be
her mate. Why not choose her?"

Sesshomaru frowned in disgust as he remembered the demoness. "She was too clingy. She
lacked any individuality. She was just like all the other simpering demoness’ I had met."
Brushing a lock of hair from out of Inuyasha's face, he sighed. "I'm ashamed to say, I only
wanted Rin because she reminded me a little of you. She was strong and brave when called
for, and gentle. The person I wanted was you, but since you were forever lost to me, I
settled for second best." He pulled his brother's face closer to his. Their lips were mere
inches apart.

Just then a thought hit him. "Wait," Inuyasha said pulling away from him slightly to stare
into his brother's eyes. "What do you mean, you only wanted Rin because you thought I was
lost to you forever?"

"My silly little snowflake," Sesshomaru said smiling. "It's because I love you." And he
bridged the gap between them by pressing his lips softly against Inuyasha’s lips.

Inuyasha melted against his brother as he moaned into the kiss. Wrapping his arms around
Sesshomaru’s neck, he clung to the full-blooded demon for support. Pulling away, they
stared into each other's eyes. The love they held for one another was evident in their
golden eyes. "I love you, Sesshomaru."

"And I love you, Inuyasha." Sesshomaru claimed those soft lips once again, the kisses was
intense and passionate. Inuyasha jumped into his arm and wrapped his legs around his
brother’s waist. Wrapping his arm around Inuyasha’s waist, he carried his lover inside.
Sesshomaru laid him on the bed. Sitting up, Inuyasha let his mate untie the obi, and let
the kimono slid down his arms. Lying back onto the pillows, Inuyasha watched with bated
breath as Sesshomaru removed his own Yukuta and sat on the bed beside him. Sesshomaru's
lips latched onto the soft sun kissed skin of Inuyasha’s neck. He nipped little love bites
along the column of the hanyou's neck. Sesshomaru’s tongue left a scorching trail from his
neck down to his left nipple. He closed his lips around the pink peak and suckled, nipped
and tugged on it until it hardened in his mouth. Then he moved over to the other and
assaulted it in a similar manner. The body beneath him arched up into the touch. Inuyasha's
claws raked through his elder brother's long silky strains. The hanyou groan as the lips
moved lower leaving trails of fire behind. His breathing became heavy as his body was
covered in a lit sweat.

Inuyasha melted like butter as he felt his brother's nose nuzzle against his semi
erection. Sesshomaru sighed in bliss as he inhaled his lover's unique scent of earth and
rain mixed with a hint of something new. The forest. Yes, his younger brother's essence
was of the forest. He groaned as his brother's heady scent caused his own cock to stiffen
and twitch between his thighs. Sesshomaru raised his head to stare at his brother's erect
cock. He was impressed. The half demon was a nice size for someone so young. He was going
to enjoy this. Sesshomaru smiled when he heard his brother moan as his tongue glide up and
down the entire length of Inuyasha’s erection.

Sweat glisten on his skin as he moaned and squirmed beneath his elder brother’s ministration
s. A guttural sound slipped from his lips as he felt himself being swallowed completely
into the tight confines of his brother's throat. His claws tightened in the silky mass of
his elder brother’s hair. Crying out in pleasure, he began to thrust his hips upward into
that warm, moist cavern. Sesshomaru held his thrashing hips down with his one arm. He began
to move his mouth up and down on the now weeping appendage. Inuyasha felt a pressure in
his lower abdomen that became too much for him to handle. He arched his back and released
his seeds into Sesshomaru’s mouth.

Inuyasha sagged into the bed panting heavily as beads of sweat rolled down his face.
Sesshomaru raised his head and licked his lips. He smiled at his brother cocking one
delicate brow. "That was fast."

Inuyasha stiffened. His face had turned red at the humiliation. He couldn't even last long
enough to fulfill his brother's needs. How pathetic. Now his brother will think he is
nothing more than a child and leave him. He began to whimper in distress.

"Inuyasha," said Sesshomaru cupping his cheek and planting a kiss on his lips. "Do not
worry. This only proves that you are inexperience."

"But, wouldn't you rather have someone that knows what they are doing?" he said upset.

"No, I love you." Sesshomaru smiled devilishly at the worried hanyou. "Besides, it's my job
to give you the experience." He pressed his lips hungrily against the petal soft lips of
Inuyasha. Sesshoamru settled down between Inuyasha's spread thighs and began to lap up the
little seeds that escaped from his mouth. Grasping the limp cock in his hand, he began to
stroke the softened length, feeling it beginning to harden in his hand. He lowered his
mouth to suck on his balls. Inuyasha groaned and dug his claws into the sheets ripping
them. Then he moved even lower lapping at the puckered entrance to his anus. With a jolt,
the lower half of his body rose off the bed as he felt Sesshomaru’s long tongue stab
inside him. He nearly screamed as he bit down on his bottom lip, drawing blood.

Sesshomaru had to forcibly push Inuyasha’s lower half back down as he threw one leg over
his shoulder, and continued to feverously attack the tight, pink entrance. Inuyasha
thrashed about as his body was reaching its limit of how much pleasure he could take. Just
when he thought, he would burst from the pleasure, Sesshomaru stops. He sits up to stare
into the face of his beloved. Inuyasha was the most beautiful creature in the world, lying
there with his hair strewn out over the pillow, and his bangs clung to his sweat-damped
forehead. He gulped in great breaths of air. And his eyes, those gorgeous eyes were glazed
over with lust. Sesshomaru leaned forward and placed a kiss on the tip of his nose. Then
he pressed two fingers against Inuyasha’s lips, and the hanyou took them into his mouth
sucking on them. He rolled his tongue around the digits bathing them in his saliva.

Once they were ready, Sesshomaru removed his fingers and placed them at the entrance to
his anus. He nipped and sucked at his brother’s neck as he thrust one finger into him.
Inuyasha gasped as he felt the intrusion, and then moan as the finger was thrust in and
out of him. He groaned louder as a second finger, and then a third finger was added. He
began to thrust down onto the digits wanting them to go deeper.

"Do you like the feel of this, little brother?" he whispered against Inuyasha’s doggy ear
in a deep lust filled voice.

"Yes," Inuyasha groaned out. He whimpered as his brother removed those devilishly wicked
fingers. Getting up on his knees, Sesshomaru wet his palm with spittle, and rubbed it along
the length of his aching cock. Once he was read, he positioned his hard shaft at his
brother's entrance. "This may hurt, otouto, but it won't last long." Inuyasha nodded and
readied himself. Sesshomaru groaned as he buried himself to the hilt inside the tight body
of his young lover.

No matter how ready he was, nothing could prepare him for the burning pain that tore
through his body. Sesshomaru immediately covered Inuyasha’s mouth with his effectively
swallowing his brother's scream. Removing his mouth, Inuyasha grunted as tears fell from
his eyes.

"It hurts niisan. Please take it out." He closed his eyes and gritted his teeth against
the pain.

"Shh, shh," Sesshomaru cooed not moving, giving him time to adjust to the intrusion in his
body. He placed little kisses over Inuyasha’s face trying to calm him. "Inuyasha, open
your eyes." The hanyou took a deep breath and opened his eyes. He stared into the loving
eyes of his mate, and everything else was unimportant.

"Do you trust me?"

Inuyasha nodded his head never taking his eyes off his love. "Than believe me when I say,
everything will be all right. It won't last long. Just relax." He leaned forward and licked
the salty tears from his lover's face. Slowly, he began to move in and out. There was
still pain, but it had dulled. His brother was right. Soon the pain was completely gone.
All that remained was an empty ache as he began to push himself into his brother’s
thrusts.

"Sess," he moaned out his brother's name. "More."

Soon the slow thrusts became rapid, deep, penetrating thrusts. Sesshomaru lowered his mouth
to cover Inuyasha’s as their tongues battled for dominance. Inuyasha cried out as
Sesshomaru struck a bundle of nerves that made every muscle in his body clench up.
Inuyasha cried out in protest as Sesshomaru slipped out of him. Positioning his young
lover on his side, Sesshomaru spooned himself behind his brother. Resting one of
Inuyasha’s legs across his thigh, Sesshomaru slipped his aching arousal back into his
lover's tight, warm body. Thrusting savagely into his body, Sesshomaru once again struck
Inuyasha’s prostate. The hanyou cried out when Sesshomaru’s hand wrapped around his aching
length pumping it. Inuyasha thrust himself into the fist as he felt a warmth pool in the
pit of his stomach. As his brother continued to strike his prostate and pump his hot, hard
arousal, stars burst before his vision. He threw his head back, and howled as he spilled
his seeds over his stomach and the bed.

Shortly after his orgasm, his body clenched onto Sesshomaru’s cock. With one finally thrust,
he growled as his seeds flowed into his lover's body. At that moment, Sesshomaru’s eyes
bled red, and he sunk his long fangs into Inuyasha’s neck marking him as his mate. Inuyasha
whimpered as the fangs drew blood. Removing his fangs, Sesshomaru lapped at the blood
until the bleeding stopped.

Once their breathing had slowed, Sesshomaru kissed one silky ear, and remained snuggled
close to his mate. Sesshomaru's arm laid possessively across Inuyasha's waist as both
lovers drifted off into a peaceful sleep.