The Sacred Trees

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Chapter 28 : The eve of Battle

The war meeting over, most of the Youkai went to be with their families. Lord Bunza and the manatee Demoness, who had to plan a way to get the submarines to rise without polluting the oceans did not sleep that night. Sesshoumaru, his Generals, sub-Generals and Inuyasha were up as well looking and plans and going over things with a fine tooth comb. It was almost 11pm and the meeting was looking like it was not winding down. Inuyasha left the council to check on the kids.

A few minutes later, a message came for Shippo, who glanced at it, and then informed that he and the Sub-Generals were required elsewhere. They left. After half an hour it became apparent that they were not coming back, and noticing Kouga’s yawn, Sesshoumaru sent him off to bed. The DaiYoukai continued to work in silence. He had to make sure he knew every detail of the plan before the battle. He was wound up, but he had no intention of stopping.

Kouga was keyed up. It was finally coming, the big battle. He wanted to stay working with Sesshoumaru, but the Shogun had made it clear he was to rest. Like that was going to happen, the stress in his shoulders created its own stress. Kouga really hated nights before battles. He rotated his shoulders to try to ease the tension, as he walked down the quiet corridors to his room. The light was off, and Kouga figured Yuushamaru was either sleeping or babysitting. He would put his money on the latter.

Still just in case the Wolf General quietly entered the room, and was pleasantly surprised to see it warm and cozy. The reason the light was not on was because there was a nice fire in the fire place, a lump on the bed indicated that he lost the bet, and Yuusha was indeed sleeping. Kouga went up close to the fire, hoping the warmth would relax his muscles.

“You're tense,” a voice said softly behind him.

“Ya, it will take me a while to relax, go back to sleep, pup.” Kouga said equally quietly, without bothering to turn around. He heard movement and the sound of liquid in a glass. Yuusha handed a glass of chilled sake to Kouga and stood behind him. Kouga sipped the sake without a word. Then he stiffened in surprise when he felt warm hands on his shoulders. Yuusha began gently massaging the tense muscles. The missing fingers bothered Kouga for a second, and then as the fingers worked the tense muscles, Kouga relaxed and leaned into the massage.

“You can stop doing that in about a hundred years.” Kouga groaned out.

“It will be better if you were lying down.” Yuusha answered and gently led the tired wolf general back to the huge bed. Kouga collapsed on the bed, and made no protest as Yuusha removed his shirt. Strong hands began kneading Kouga's back, and he groaned as the rock tight muscles loosened further. The massage felt wonderful, and after a while, a different kind of tension began to rise in the wolf. There was a subtle scent of heat in the air, and the massage went from kneading to long sensuous strokes.

“Errr.. Pup, I think that's enough for now. I am relaxed, Thank you pup.” Kouga said.

“Hmmm...” Yuusha said not stopping his long strokes of the tanned and warm flesh. “You know my Lord General, I believe that there is the problem.” He whispered.

“What is the problem, pup?” Kouga asked with concern.

“The problem General Kouga is that you constantly refer to me as pup. While I will be the first to admit that in some ways I am very much a puppy, there are many ways in which I am very much an adult.” Yuusha said as he leaned down and pressed his lips to the small of Kouga's back.

Kouga stiffened for a second time that night, as he turned in a flash to face younger wolf. “Yuushamaru what are you doing?”

Yuusha looked at Kouga with guileless eyes, reminding the wolf strongly of another pair of golden eyes,that look always seemed to be followed by something that took Kouga's world off kilter. And the wolf was not disappointed. Yussha smiled at him, shyly and said “I'm trying to seduce you, of course.”

Kouga had the by now familiar sensation of his jaw falling open. He snapped it shut. “Yuusha, I dont expect anything like that from you. You are sharing my bed, because I want you here I am your Alpha, there are no string attached Yuusha.” Kouga said gently.

“I know that, I'm not doing this because I have to, My Lord, I am doing this because I want to.” Yuusha said earnestly.

“You want to?” Kouga placed his hands of Yuusha shoulders to hold him back.

“Yes I want to. You are so beautiful General, so wonderful and strong. I want to feel you around me, I want to touch you, and never stop. I want to taste you and.. and.. I want you to.. to...” Yuusha self confidence bolstered by the support of Kouga's children and Inuyasha suddenly ran out. Tears filled his dark brown eyes, as he suddenly turned away, his cheeks darkening with painful color. “I.. I.. sorry. I.. I just realized.. its what I want not what you want. You are so perfect, a..and you deserve someone perfect too.” Yuusha's hands clenched as he felt his missing fingers, how could he have forgotten. He was making things hard for the General the night before the big battle, he was such a damned fool. “I'm so sorry my Lord, please forget this happened.” Yuusha tried to bow and pull away at the same time, but the hands on his shoulders defeated the maneuver.

Instead of being released, Yuusha found himself drawn into a warm hard chest. Yuusha raised his head, and Kouga's mouth took his. It was an act of claiming, ownership, and Yuusha shuddered in surrender, he opened his mouth to follow anywhere the General choose to lead him. Kouga finally raised his head, and smiled in satisfaction at the dazed look and kiss puffed lips. “Sorry, Yuusha I have no intention of forgetting this happened, and you are definitely going to remember this for the rest of your life. I just want you to be sure, pup, because there is no turning back once I take you. I will mate you, and until the day you breathe your last you will be mine.” Kouga said as his hands explored Yuusha's strong back.

Yuusha lifted his head, and submissively licked at Kouga's jaw. “Do you not know my Lord? I was yours from the moment we met, I think I was born, yours. You don't have to mate me, my Lord, I don't mind, just being your bed mate. It is more then enough.” Yuusha did not want Kouga to do something he might regret.

“You might not mind.” Kouga said with a dry chuckle as he slowly removed Yuusha's shirt, “But your father surely wound, and Inuyasha will have my balls for breakfast if I hurt you.” Yuusha blinked and blushed adorably, a sappy confused look crossed his face. Kouga loved it, it was the look Yuusha had whenever his adoptive father was mentioned. Kouga's hands stroke the spot on Yuusha's neck that would soon bear his mark, as he bacame serious. “More importantly, I mind. I mind a great deal, I want you Yuusha, I need you badly, and I will not allow you a way out once you are mine. You are another one of my men, or you are my mate. Those are your only choices, choose now Yuusha.” Kouga said as he released the wolf to give him a one off chance to run.

Yuusha looked at Kouga, adoration plain in his eyes, there was no need to decide. The young wolf moaned and bared his throat. Kouga spent the night kissing each of the marks on his mates body as he claimed every inch as perfect and his own.

**

Sesshoumaru worked alone.

It was way past midnight, when there was a flutter of movement in the Council room. Sesshoumaru, his hand dropping to Bankunsaiga spun, only to find himself caught in a steely embrace. His head was yanked down and his mouth consumed by hungry lips.

When the broke the kiss, Sesshoumaru was panting, “Inuyasha... we can’t. Not tonight, I have to..”

“You have to shut up and do as I tell you!” Inuyasha snapped impatiently. He had waited for his mate and he was tired of it. “Tonight you are mine, and tonight I am going to take you!” Inuyasha growled, it was finally the time to claim his mate as he had been claimed. His hands curled around Sesshoumaru’s face, Inuyasha drew him down for another long and through kiss.

Tongues dueled, as they sought to taste as much of each other as they could. Sesshoumaru slipped his hands around Inuyasha’s neck, and was taken by surprise, when the Hanyou, without breaking the kiss, picked up the larger Youkai and carried him bridal style in his arms. Sesshoumaru was going to protest, when Inuyasha growled warningly, and lifted Sesshoumaru a little, to give himself access to the Mating Mark.

Inuyasha bit down again on the mark, growling, and Sesshoumaru felt a rush of lust so powerful that all logical thought left. Heat and need took precedence. Inuyasha looked up meeting Sesshoumaru’s eyes. “You want this right? You want me to take you? I want, no I need to be inside you mate. Please, tell me you want this too.” Inuyasha whispered urgently, his breathe hot on Sesshoumaru’s face.

Sesshoumaru leaned forward and brushed Inuyasha’s lips with his own, “Yes my mate, I want this. I want you, I want you lot leave a part of yourself inside me. You are mine, and I am yours. Merge with me my mate.” Sesshoumaru whispered back. His slight misgiving disappeared as he gazed into Inuyasha’s needy eyes. Inuyasha had been through a great deal, and the he needed to know that between them nothing was taboo. That they belonged to each other so thoroughly, that nothing that could come between them.

Inuyasha placed Sesshoumaru down on the mat before the fireplace, and there in the Council room, surrounded by the plans for war and battle, they began to make love.

Slowly Inuyasha began removing Sesshoumaru’s robes. When his brother raised his hands to help Inuyasha caught his hands and pushed them on to the carpet. “No, keep your palms on the carpet. Tonight is my night.” Sesshoumaru nodded, his hands curling on the plush carpet. Inuyasha slowly, agonizingly slipped the robes off Sesshoumaru, his hands never made actual contact with the smooth skin. Only the heat generated by Inuyasha touched Sesshoumaru, and the Youkai began to shiver in need. He swayed and Inuyasha with a evil smile, swayed away, admonishing his mate for not following the rules.

Once Sesshoumaru was naked, the still clothed Inuyasha let his gaze roam over the smooth expanse of flesh before him. The magenta stripes that curled around the pale powerful skin, throbbed and itched to be touched. Inuyasha leaned down and blew gently, around the curling stripes on Sesshoumaru’s arms. Never touching, he moved over Sesshoumaru, letting his hot breathe play across the sensitive stripes, Sesshoumaru hardened painfully, and his body began shaking from the effort of not hauling Inuyasha into his arms and taking over.

“Inuyasha!” The words emerged in a tortured groan, Sesshoumaru needed relief. Without warning Inuyasha’s mouth closed around Sesshoumaru’s hardened nipple, as his fingers curled around the throbbing cock. Sesshoumaru’s being jerked to attention, he arched towards his mate, wanting, needing... more. Expert claws worked Sesshoumaru’s cock, searching for and discovering all the sensitive points, the mouth on Sesshoumaru’s nipples, bit and nibbled, the slight pain a counterpoint to the extreme pleasure generated by Inuyasha’s rough tongue curling around and stroking the hardened buds. His fingers never letting up, Sesshoumaru his body thirsty for his mate, found himself being pushed to the edge, shockingly fast.

“Inuyasha! Stop... I’m going .. too..” Sesshoumaru panted out.

“Then come!” Inuyasha said against Sesshoumaru’s skin. The pressure of his fingers against the leaking cock increased and claws scraped against the sensitive base. “Cum, for me my Shogun! Give yourself to me! Come, NOW!” Inuyasha ordered as his teeth once again found the mating mark, and Sesshoumaru’s eyes rolled back as heat washed over him, and his world exploded into his mate’s hands.

Inuyasha fondled Sesshoumaru gently, allowing him to slowly spiral down from the peak. They nuzzled against each other for a few moments. Inuyasha’s next words had Sesshoumaru hard all over again. “Will you ride me, big brother?” Inuyasha asked, as his hands curled around Sesshoumaru’s thighs and found the hidden bud. Sesshoumaru shuddered as the claws gently scraped against the puckered surface.

“You will need to prepare me, little brother.” Sesshoumaru whispered into the Hanyou ears.

Inuyasha nodded, “Help me big brother, tell me how.” He whispered back. Inuyasha was nervous, he did not want to hurt Sesshoumaru. Inuyasha was not foolish enough to thing that he could hurt Lord Sesshoumaru physically, no, that did not concern him. Inuyasha was worried that for all Sesshoumaru's imagining, when it came down to it, the Shogun might not be able to handle being topped. For strong individuals surrendering that much of control, required an emotional strength that Sesshoumaru may not have fully developed. Inuyasha realized that he best way to do this was to have Sesshoumaru inadvertently manage his own surrender. The hanyou quite willing allowed Sesshoumaru to direct their dance, as long as in the end he emerged on top.

They were lying side by side on the carpet, and Sesshoumaru melted at his brother's plea. The Hanyou was so cute, so innocent and so damn hot, Sesshoumaru nodded as he nuzzled Inuyasha’s neck. “Give me your fingers, let me suck them.” Sesshoumaru whispered, he did not want oils or other lubrication, only what he had his mate provided. Sesshoumaru took three of Inuyasha’s fingers in his mouth, he sucks and licked at them wetting them throughly. All the while Inuyasha's other hand, roamed the Shogun's smooth back side, running his claws along the crack, and tracing intricate patterns of ownership with his claws.

Deeming the fingers sufficiently wet Sesshoumaru whispered. “Put them in me little brother, first one then the other.... ahhh.. that's right.” Sesshoumaru moaned in pleasure as one finger slid inside. “Deeper.” he whispered when Inuyasha paused, and the Hanyou obediently worked the finger deeper into his mate.

Inuyasha brought a second finger to the entrance, he put pressure on the delicate tissue but waited for Sesshoumaru to say something. “YES! Don't just hold it there, put it in. Now!” Sesshoumaru shuddered in pleasure as the first finger touched that sensitive bundle of nerves inside him.

Inuyasha pressed both his fingers in and carefully began scissoring them to loosed the muscle. “God, Mate, you are so damn tight.” Inuyasha gasped out.

“Let me straddle you.” Sesshoumaru said, wanting to make it easier for Inuyasha. Other then a few buttons of his shirt gaping open Inuyasha was still fully dressed. Inuyasha pulled down his pants a little, to ensure that nothing hindered him, but other wise deliberately left his clothes on. Not removing his fingers from inside his brother, Inuyasha curved his free hand around Sesshoumaru's naked waist, and pulled them both up to a sitting position. Sesshoumaru was shuddering in pleasure and hardly noticed that Inuyasha efficiently arranged the Shogun to sit on his lap, with his legs loosely around the Hanyou. The position gave Inuyasha full access to Sesshoumaru's neck and bare chest. ”Should I put my third finger inside you, my Shogun?” Inuyasha whispered against Sesshoumaru's the slim neck, nibbling at the collar bone.

Sesshoumaru just nodded, as he arched back as he was stretched even further. It was not pain, it was a alien feeling of fullness and vulnerability that had the Shogun shuddering. Inuyasha kissed and licked at Sesshoumaru's neck, his fingers loosened the tight muscles, and his free hand once again found the Shogun's penis, stroking and manipulating it to hardness once again. Inuyasha suddenly changed their positions a little, so that he could run his own cock against his brother's. His free hand held them both their cocks loosely together as he ground the sensitive organs against each other. Pre-cum leaked out, and soon Inuyasha's cock was soaked with lubrication from both their bodies.

Slowly Inuyasha pulled his fingers of of Sesshoumaru, he placed his hands on Sesshoumaru's thighs. “Put me inside you, My Shogun.” Inuyasha whispered, his eyes never leaving Sesshoumaru, giving a silent message of lust and love. Sesshoumaru raised himself and slowly impaled himself on Inuyasha's cock. The penetration was like nothing Sesshoumaru had ever felt, the pain was negligible, but being stretched, being filled, was amazing. And the feeling just got better.

Both without words began to move, their bodies harmonizing, as pleasure began to build. They were cast adrift in a sea of passion, cling to each other. Each move had them cresting in pleasure, each pulse taking them deeper and deeper into into sensation. Inuyasha finding the rhythm that had Sesshoumaru gasping and shaking, pushed harder and harder, Sesshoumaru was on the brink and the Hanyou intended to tip him over. Inuyasha grasped Sesshoumaru's penis as he bucked against him. His claws caressed the corona, and cum gushed out of Sesshoumaru.

He came hard, and Sesshoumaru's release triggered Inuyasha's own. He flooded his brother with him come, as they both reached completion together.

Wet with sweat and cum, they collapsed. Inuyasha held Sesshoumaru tight, as their panting breathes was the only sound in the room.

Finally four words were spoken, “I love you, mate!” and who spoke it, or was it spoken together really did not matter.

***

Shippo groaned.

The was a small mouth around his finger, another was wetting his ears and yet another mouth was stuffed full with his hair.

“Ouch!!” he yelled as small sharp teeth broke the skin around his knuckles. The puppies all laughed as they romped on the Kitsune, using the fox demon as a play horse.

Shippo groaned again, he had a damned good idea what every one else was doing. How the hell did he get stuck with puppy duty. A suspicious scent attack Shippo's sensitive nose, he grabbed the puppies and headed for the changing area as the smell seemed to triple up – they had all done it at once – it was a consipracy!!! He glared at the three totally unrepentant pups. The universe it seemed was out to get him!!


--tbc--

Lol poor Shippo. Be honest how many of you thought he was with chicks,..muahahahaaha!