Meddling Fathers

Chapter 4

They were sitting at the low table in their chambers having tea together, well kind of. He was staring at her and she had had enough. "What? What are you starring at me for!?" she said kind of irritated.

"I was simply looking at you. No need to get agitated." he simply stated, calm as usual.

"Well stop it." She said a bit embarrassed.

"Cannot a husband look at his wife?" he questioned.

"Yes he can." she admitted blushing slightly, "But you could at least talk to me and make it less obvious."

"Very well," he said, "How did you sleep?"

"Like the dead! I must admit that your bed is more comfortable than my old one at my father's palace."

"That is good to hear."

"Did you find a nice place to sleep last night?" she questioned him.

"It was adequate." he replied, he was not about to tell her that he had slept in the room she had lived in before the wedding.

"Did you sleep well My Lord?" she asked innocently, looking into his eyes.

"Like the dead." he said with a smirk. She smiled at him and sipped her tea.

Their silence was broken when a somewhat irritated demon lord pulled open the door and walked in starring strait at Sesshoumaru with something akin to anger in his eyes.

"Sesshoumaru!" he almost screamed. "What is th meaning of this?"

"What is the meaning of what father." he stated coolly, with an innocent look. All Kagome could do is look from one to the other completely confused.

"You know perfectly well, you did not sleep here last night!"

"I did not." Sesshoumaru agreed.

"You left your bride alone and unguarded. I expected better of you Sesshoumaru!" he hissed at his son. "How are you supposed to mark her if you cannot even sleep in the same room?"

"He did not wish to force me Taisho-sama." Kagome said desperately trying to defend Sesshoumaru.

"It matters not! Both of you will sleep in the same room as a husband and wife ought to. And so help me if I have to put guards at the door to keep you in here, Sesshoumaru, I will not think twice about it." he said

"If you can find someone who has the strength to keep me here you may." Sesshoumaru bit out angrily.

Kagome was in complete shock. She didn't think it was so bad that he had slept in a different room, he came back in the morning and had stayed all day. Was his father so set on him marking her that he would hold his son captive at night? She wondered to herself as she watched to the two of them bicker.

"I swear Sesshoumaru, you will sleep in this room!" he shouted and slammed the door as he left almost breaking the hinge with his force.

* * *

"Sesshoumaru?" She whispered

"Yes." He snapped.

"Why was he like that?" She asked him.

"He's just worried that I will not mark you. There is no need for him to worry." he said not even looking at her.

"Then why is it so important that we sleep in the same room?"

"Because I'm usually so busy during the day he's worried that we won't spend any time together, and because I only have free time at night he wants me to stay here with you."

"But you said we would spend our days together until you had to leave again."

"I did, but he obviously has other plans for my days." he sighed.

"I see." She said looking down at her hands.

Reaching across the table, he placed his hand on her cheek and said, "I will see you tonight." When she nodded he got up and went out the door.

She just sat there and watched him leave. As she slowly finished her tea she watched the door, and some part of her hoped he would return soon. She felt comfortable when he was around her, and she couldn't explain it. It was almost like he was supposed to be there with her. She lifted her hand to her cheek and smiled to herself.

* * *

Sesshoumaru stormed down the hallways in search of his father, who was no doubt hiding form him. "Oh how Inutaisho hated confrontation." Sesshoumaru thought to himself. "Not even he can hide from this Sesshoumaru."

* * *

Walking down a corridor Inutaisho suddenly stopped and then began to run. 'Crap its him, and I can feel his anger from here.' he thought, running down the hall and into the first room he found.

Once he was inside he sighed and then stiffened. "Oh crap!" was all he said as the door shattered.

* * *

Sesshoumaru was halfway across the palace when he sensed his father. 'He is running.' Sesshoumaru thought with a smile as he hurdled down the corridor towards the Great Dog Gerneral.

Stopping at a door he smirked as he broke it down.

Stepping through the door way Sesshoumaru saw his father stiffen.

"Father." he said politely.

"Oh, Sesshoumaru, you look rather peeved." Inutaisho said turning toward his son.

"What is really going on father?" he questioned.

"I need you to start training again soon, thats why I cannot have you waisting your evenings son." he said starting to sweat a little.

"What do I have to prepare for. Has something happened?"

"Well you see, there might be a threat."

"Really, what kind of threat."

Inutaisho dropped his gaze a little then sighed and looked Sesshoumaru in the eyes.
"Your brother."