A Sticky Situation

A Sticky Situation


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Chapter Three


Inuyasha was in hell.


The pair had been walking for two hours, two whole excruciating hours, and the village still wasn’t even in sight....


He was going to kill Sesshomaru.


Send him to Naraku blindfolded with a ‘kick me’ sign on his ass! Strap him to a chair and get Kaede to give him a lap-dance! Anything, anything but having to spend two hours with Sesshomaru the bastard and not being able to retaliate!


It was sheer torture.


And the worst thing was that he knew he couldn’t even punch the dick if he tried!


Being stuck to somebody really reduces your battle options, and although head-butting his brother would be intensely satisfying, it wasn’t an option. He wasn’t going to risk ritual humiliation in front of his entire gang of friends for a moment’s sweet relief.


It wouldn’t be so bad if the git didn’t milk it, sadistic prick. He’d been spending the last half an hour needling Inuyasha’s about his apparent ‘blood inferiority’, trying to get a rise out of him so that he could happily skip to Kagome and tell her exactly just how much of an erection Inuyasha had had when they were fighting. Even the thought of it made Inuyasha’s ears droop.


“Bastard Sesshomaru and his bastard blackmail...” he growled, not particularly caring if his companion heard him.


“What was that, mongrel?” But then, of course, Sesshomaru heard everything.


“Nothing...”


Walking wasn’t exactly easy either.


With Sesshomaru’s one hand gummed to his, and Inuyasha’s second stuck to Sesshomaru’s neck, the pair couldn’t be described as graceful. They lurched in an odd sideways waltz towards the village, the close proximity uncomfortably reminding Inuyasha of the few inches of height Sesshomaru had on him, lanky bastard....


That wasn’t the only thing he was uncomfortable about.


Being almost nose to nose with the guy who was blackmailing you because you’d had an erection couldn’t help but be a little awkward.


For some reason Sesshomaru appeared to think that Inuyasha was lusting over him, a complete misunderstanding.


Inuyasha wasn’t lusting over him, fuck no...he’d just had a bit of misplaced adrenaline...got too caught up in the fight...yeah... And if Sesshomaru couldn’t see that then there was something wrong with the bastard’s eyes.


Rosy embarrassment blossomed on Inuyasha’s cheeks. Despite the fact that he was absolutely certainlycompletely un-attracted to Sesshomaru,all this thought of lusting and erections along with his brother’s engulfing presence was all a bit too much for him.


Sadly, this didn’t pass unnoticed either.


The new scent of shame slash embarrassment now emanating from Inuyasha had gained Sesshomaru’s malevolent attention.


“Stop blushing, hanyou.” The yokai demanded, glaring down at the now thoroughly pink Inuyasha. “Your reek is making this Sesshomaru dizzy, as if the scent of your arousal earlier wasn’t nauseating enough...”


Inuyasha scowled but remained silent.


Reek..? Nauseating..? In his dignified opinion he thought he smelt pretty damn good, like that ‘summer fruit’ shit that Kagome insisted on him using. Sesshomaru was probably just talking out of his ass, as per usual...


The pair continued to slowly trudge towards the village, this continuing for a few minutes until Inuyasha started having problems.


More accurately, until Inuyasha started having problems with Sesshomaru.


The yokai’s walking pattern had altered.


Sesshomaru’s usually firm steps had become sluggish and meandering, therefore making Inuyasha’s steps sluggish and meandering also, their walk towards the village descending into a leisurely dawdle more than anything.


Sesshomaru had also begun to lean heavily on Inuyasha, to the extent where the hanyou was basically propping him up. And for such a skinny looking guy the prick was damn heavy...it was like lugging around a fucking bear...


It was only when Sesshomaru began to contentedly hum, the sound of which would haunt the hanyou for years, and begin to nuzzle his neck, taking in deep satisfied breaths of the half-breed’s scent, that Inuyasha decided enough was enough.


He was going to have to ask.


“Er...Sesshomaru?” He hesitantly began, acutely aware of the proximity the demon’s teeth were in relation to his jugular. “Are...are you alright?”


The response took a few moments.


It was not reassuring in the slightest.


“Inuyasha...” Sesshomaru’s voice sounded...odd (and somewhat muffled, the demon apparently attempting to embed himself in Inuyasha’s neck). If it had been anyone but his brother Inuyasha would have sworn they were drunk. “Your...your hair,” the yokai continued, apparently with some difficulty. “It’s pretty...”


Inuyasha’s blood ran cold.


Since when did Sesshomaru, the great evil ice master demon lord Sesshomaru, say anything was pretty?!?


“Oh...err...thanks...” It was hard for Inuyasha to keep the distress out of his voice; this strange new Sesshomaru was freaking him out. How could the guy that had almost killed him on so many occasions go all fluffy on him now?


“Why’s it so soft..?” The demon lazily continued, bringing up his and Inuyasha’s conjoined hands to hold out a few strands of the hanyou’s hair and glare at them in hazy irritation. “I bet you don’t take care of it or anything...”


To Inuyasha’s horror, Sesshomaru began to slowly lick at his neck, causing a shivers to streak down his spine. The threat of being mauled to death by an apparently the apparently drunk yokai was now just a bit too likely for Inuyasha’s comfort. Those teeth were sharp. And occasionally having fangs scrape across his skin was doing nothing to reassure the hanyou’s worries.


“Err...Sesshomaru..?”


No response, but the licking continued.


Desperately trying to ignore the damp tingly sensation creeping along his neck, Inuyasha tried to get some sense out of his now menacingly affectionate brother.


“What the hell is wrong with you?” He snapped, having a whole mouthful of disturbingly pointy teeth at his throat making him waspish. “Why’ve you gone all freakish all of a sudden?”


There was silence. To Inuyasha’s great relief, however, the mouth at his neck had stopped in its ministrations.


“...str...nge...sm...ll...”


“What?” The words were so faint that Inuyasha couldn’t make them out.


Apparently with some difficulty the yokai was able to string together a passably coherent sentence. “There...was a strange scent,” he murmured into the nape of Inuyasha’s neck. “It...made...this Sesshomaru...dizzy...came from...that...thing...”


Scent..? Thing..? The only weird smelling thing Sesshomaru could be referring to was that glue stuff Kagome had given him. Admittedly it had smelt kinda odd, but he’d managed to block it out once he’d gotten used to the odour. Could that be what was bugging Sesshomaru?


But then, his mind questioned, if that stuff had done that to Sesshomaru, why hadn’t the same happened to him?


Shaking his head, Inuyasha cast aside any further speculation. If he needed to do anything now it was get back and sort out this mess.


Looking into the distance the hanyou saw that the village was now in full view. He’d been so absorbed with his brother’s bizarre behaviour that he hadn’t even noticed. It would easily be just a fifteen minute walk until they arrived.


Frowning in determination the half-breed increased his pace, dragging Sesshomaru along with him.


Somehow, Inuyasha doubted that he was going to get a warm reception when got back...


x


Evening was drawing in as the pair stumbled into the village.


For the last ten minutes Sesshomaru had pretty much been a dead weight, the hanyou was pretty sure he was out-cold. The yokai’s usually pristine skin felt clammy to the touch and was covered by a thin sheen of sweat.


As much as he hated to admit it, Inuyasha was worried.


Yes, Sesshomaru was a dick, this having been proved on innumerable occasions. He was also a mercilessly proud, vengeful, malicious, spiky arsed git. But then...the idea of the usually so strong, so in control demon lord being struck down by something that Inuyasha couldn’t even identify didn’t sit well with him. Not at all...


Ignoring the shocked whispers and few sniggers from villagers at his and Sesshomaru’s strange appearance, Inuyasha set his mind to the task at hand.


“KAGOME!!” He bellowed, praying that she came quickly. If anyone was to know what that...stuff...had done to his brother, it would be her.


“Inuyasha!?!” Came the yelled response, the girl instantly dashing out of a nearby hut, swiftly followed by Sango, Miroku and Shippo. “Are you alright?!? I was so worried when...I...left...you...”


Eyes having met his and Sesshomaru’s far less than conventional appearance, Kagome’s words dwindled into stunned silence.


“Why are Inuyasha and his brother hugging?” Shippo noisily questioned in the following hush. “I thought they hated each othe-!” Only to be rapidly silenced by a deft handed Miroku.


“Inuyasha...” Kagome hesitantly began, eyes locked in amazement on him and his brother. “Why are you and Sessho-“


“No point in explaining,” the hanyou swiftly cut her off, too concerned about his brother to answer any questions. “Look, I need you to tell me exactly what that stuff you gave me has done to Sesshomaru.”


“What that stuff I gave you has done to Sesshomaru..?”


“Yes.”


“You mean the glue?”


“Yes!”


“Well what exactly has happened to-“Kagome stopped mid sentence, a look of horror coming across her features.


About to ask what was wrong, Inuyasha’s question was forced from his mind by the low and furious growl now emanating from the figure beside him.


Sesshomaru was awake, and he was not happy.


To be continued...


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Has anyone else had a hell of a lot of snow? Things are getting pretty arctic around here and I’m beginning to reminisce about times where I could go outside without my hands going blue...


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