Dogs

Aveline and Kagome walked into the glorious bedroom that was the Queen of Demon Dog’s visiting quarters in her son’s castle. Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha looked ridiculous.

“Are you two done with your little game? I believe your Mother is………..”

Before Kagome could finish the sentence a regal beautiful woman entered the chamber looking down at the two boys who looked like they had played a bad game of twister. Beads were all over the floor, the makeup on their faces was smeared, and they were both in their boxer shorts with Sesshoumaru looking up at his Mother with one sock on with Inuyasha in a headlock.

“Really, I assumed both of my boys would not behave in such a manner any longer. It seems that it is true that male demon men do not ever grow up.”

Inuyasha got up blushing like crazy then racing from the room to avoid the cold stare of his beautiful Stepmother who still treated him like he was a baby. In her eyes they all were since she was only 1000 years younger than their Father had been.

“Mother, I will have the servants clean this mess up.”

With a soft kiss to her cheek and a blush across his face he walked out of the room with a pat to his ass from his Mother who smirked at her boys who amused her immensely. Sesshoumaru could not ever seem to get over playing dress up even at his age as a full grown demon. It was something his Father also never seemed to get over either since the man was a walking debutant when he wanted to play games with the courtiers just to liven things up at the grand ball. The man was indeed entertaining while they had been mated before his death.

Sesshoumaru pulled Aveline along with him not even introducing her to his Mother who looked more like an older sister then the being who gave birth to this trouble making man.

“Are you not going to introduce me at all to your Mother? What kind of a jerk are you?”

Aveline snarled as Sesshoumaru finally lifted her over his shoulder tired of waiting to get them to the bedroom. He did not want to bother with pleasantries just yet. That could wait for later at this damn event his Mother came up with. It was to be a grand feast with all of their damn relatives there to greet them and that meant the people who were there that he was so damn used to trying to avoid now that he had what he wanted. Sesshoumaru hated these family gatherings other then the little ones and Inuyasha. It was fun having his brother back for a while and not seeing him as a problem child had been rather amusing since Sesshoumaru rarely had any fun unless Inuyasha was around to torment.

“I am the one who will introduce my mate to my family when I am ready. I rule now not my Mother even if I do bend for her stupid traditions.”

Sesshoumaru stated flatly and tossed his mate on the bed rather unceremoniously as he rummaged through his wardrobe for something to wear. He was in no mood to argue with his mate nor was she going to be out of his sight.

“You brought me in here with you half dressed only to get dressed after throwing me on your bed? You are the strangest man I have ever met in my entire life.”

Aveline stated as she tried to get up from the bed only to have in less than a second a man moving faster than light to get everything off of her. The complaints ended at that moment and Sesshoumaru smirked to himself that sometimes having a complainer for a mate was not necessarily a bad thing.
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Aveline had a hell of a time trying to fix the kimono until Sesshoumaru started helping her with it. He gently assisted with everything seeming to enjoy the time he took in making his mate look splendid to meet with his Mother even after their unflattering first greeting.

“Thank you. I wouldn’t know what the heck to do with this thing and I do not know how to properly tie an obi.”

Sesshoumaru nodded and moved to the table to get the brush.

“I have done this for many years so it is nothing new to me.”

Aveline thought about it and knew from this that he also had to have helped his lady friends with theirs after his trysts with them. The man had to have been with others.

“Well, it is rather strange for me to be wearing such things, but I like them.”

She slid her fingers over the material enjoying the feeling of the fine silk and embroidered designs in the threading of the beautiful outfit. It felt like so much material surrounding Aveline and she wondered how in the heck she was going to get used to walking in the shoes they gave her. They were more like sandals and she was not used to them at all.

“Do not concern yourself with the others I have been with since I can read your thoughts. Of course I would not have lowered myself to help them. I had servants to attend to them. You are my mate and so therefore it is my duty to attend to your needs. I enjoy doing so.”

Sesshoumaru turned and walked over lifting Aveline’s hair then moving it to her shoulder kissing her neck softly before he combed her hair. He loved this woman for some strange reason she filled him with joy. It had to be love, why else would he do something this ridiculously boyish? Sesshoumaru had not ever acted in such a manner, but he could not stop touching his mate. He still did not know Aveline very well yet and there were many things he wanted to know even if it was just the smell of her skin on his own.

“I see, so you left them to your servants. Have you always been raised like this? Do you not ever wish to be just normal like everyone else or do you always want others to do things for you?”

Aveline stated crossing her arms not sure she trusted this. It was too simple an answer for a man she did not know very well herself. He kidnapped her, forced her to be his mate, and the only thing he still had going for him was he was so damn handsome it was hard to stay mad at him. Now he was trying to trick her into believing he was some kind of nice person, yet he left his lovers to fend for themselves after he had his wicked way with them. What a jerk.

“I did many things on my own Aveline. Things before this time are not as they seem. Of course you would think I am perhaps chauvinistic or old fashioned. It is what I was raised to be. I am a Lord and will always be thus.”

Sesshoumaru stated in that soft tone that sounded so much different than the actual person who was standing behind her. Sesshoumaru was not some nice guy and he had a damn lot of explaining to do to her family. How the hell was she going to explain him to her Mother who was going to have to approve of him and of course she wouldn’t. No one in their right mind would approve of a people killing, blood sucking, crazy man, even if he was handsome, demon Lord marrying their daughter.

‘Mom, I just got ready to marry a demon Lord Prince. I hope you are not mad at him for kidnapping me and then biting me making me become a demon. It is no big deal I promise you.’

Ya, sure Mom would just love that.

“It will not be that difficult to explain things Aveline. I will pretend to be human and teach you the same technique when we go to see her. Then we shall have your ceremony for your family’s benefit. It will all work out and no one will be offended. They will not even know I am a demon. That is for us.”

Aveline frowned as he combed her long golden hair. He then wrapped his arms around her.

“I don’t like lies Sesshoumaru. If I am going to show you off to Mom, might as well reveal it all. I cannot abide by your tactics. That is all. You take what you want without any consideration to anyone else’s feelings. It is just a good thing you are good looking or I might have to really hurt you for all of this.”

Sesshoumaru turned Aveline around looking her in the eyes with those golden eyes that were killing her with their sincerity and slight innocence still at the stupidity of trying to have him pretend to be something he was not.

“It is best if we pretend Aveline. Your family does not know who they are and I was only to reveal this to my true mate. Not to the rest of the world. I hide this not only for my benefit, but for my family. Humans do not understand the strange and unusual. This behavior has not changed for centuries and it will not overnight in any case. We are rare you and I.”

Aveline nodded in acknowledgement knowing that there was no way her family would believe them anyway, but it still did not seem right.

“Fine, but how are we going to explain that we do not age as our children get older if we have any or how are we to……..”

Sesshoumaru kissed Aveline for her silence.

“You will see and I will train you. You worry too much. I am the husband and your mate. Let me do what I am born to do and care for these things. I am to do the worrying not you. You are to be angry or happy with me. That is what you do and you will not leave my side.'
"I will not have a disobedient wife or mate even if you choose to be independent. Your dependence on me is needed now and you must lose some of that which is born into you taught from your birth. You will no longer be an American woman and as my woman you will learn how a good mate is to behave.”

Aveline rolled her eyes.

“I have no idea what planet you think you are taking me to pal, but you have a lot to learn about modern women. I am not going to be some subservient bitch that is going to let you rule my life.”

Sesshoumaru pulls Aveline into his arms tightly and growls down to his mate.

“You will find I am not one to argue forever and I will have my way.”

Aveline growled back looking into those golden eyes that wanted her to bend even though she was not built to do so.

“You will find Sir that I am not willing to give you your way if you do not stop trying to be a tyrant. If you want your way with me then you will learn your place as well.”

Sesshoumaru cocked his head in confusion.

“I am not a tyrant. You misunderstand me. Obeying my word is protecting your life not being my servant. I really must study more or we will not ever have a decent conversation.”

Aveline smiled at the man who had no clue what he was in for since this innocence was perfect for training him and molding him into the man he should be rather than the one he wanted to be.

“I will be happy to show you the way Sesshoumaru.”

At that Aveline roamed her fingers under his kimono to show him exactly what kind of control she could have even on a powerful demon Lord. Aveline smiled wickedly knowing that Sesshoumaru was putty in her hands when she did this to him. Those fingers now knew what would drop him to his knees. He was moaning in seconds.

“I think I might like that.”

Sesshoumaru stated in a husky far away voice that was all hers to own knowing he would at that moment drop anything and everything important to have her finish what she started. It was the one power she could wield that he could not ever deny her.

Aveline smirked. Indeed he did have some power, but not enough to sway her mind and it would be these little things that made a woman the ruler of men. They always thought they were in control, but they could not be born without a woman’s touch and neither could their legacy. Sesshoumaru wanted a family and he was going to have to earn it all by bending in many ways to the whims of a mere ‘weak’ female as he called her.

The strength of a woman was not only in her ability to love, but her ability to make a man into mush when it called for it. What man who loved a woman would not die for her or live for her. What war was not fought to protect his family and home? It was for those things that were so powerful called love and family that motivated one to do anything. Even at times, mankind did the most unreasonable crazy things for those they loved as long as no one they loved was being cruel to them which recieved the opposite reaction.

Sesshoumaru was going to learn that he was not the one who had the pants in their family and Aveline would show him how unnecessary pants could be especially for one with a body like his. Clothing was definitely optional for this man.

It was always a woman who ran the home and a man who watched her do it praying he never had to even when that woman was the bread winner of that home she still ruled with loving nurturing currently tormenting pleasuring hands.