Family Connections | By : Saranwyn Category: InuYasha AU/AR > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 4204 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1 |
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Sesshoumaru got off the phone with the police. The fourteen-year-old glanced through the glass at his step mother, hugging her little infant. The demon swallowed hard as he put away his cellphone. His impassive mask threatened to crack. That…that disgusting human woman…he had known from the beginning that she would be his father's downfall. Steeling himself, he stepped into the hospital room to tell the woman the news. She looked up expectantly at him.
"Where's Taisho?" she asked. His eyes narrowed with hatred.
"Dead." The word came out sounding crass and coarse. Uncaring. Her eyes widened with shock and sorry. "The police say it was a car accident – he was speeding. Ran a red light. He was supposed to be having a meeting to handle some…demon business, today."
"You think he left his business to come be with me?" Izayoi asked in disbelief.
"That's exactly what I think, and I think they killed him for running out on him," Sesshoumaru replied. "The people he was dealing with weren't exactly friendly." She gasped, hugging her new son closer. Why did you call him and tell him to come? Sesshoumaru thought bitterly. My mother birthed me alone, at home, so that she wouldn't keep my father from his work. For centuries, women – even human women – have been delivering their children on their own. But you…you just couldn't, could you? Pathetic. "C-come see your brother."
"Brother? He is no brother of mine."
"Sesshoumaru!"
"Don't say my name! You traitorous bi-!" he cut himself short. "Don't even look at me." Then, he spun on his heel and strode away. A nurse came out after him. Of course, it was a hospital for demons, so she was well aware of what he was.
"Sesshoumaru-sama," she called softly. "Your half-brother-!"
"That thing is not related to me." She hesitated.
"He will need you."
"I know."
"Will you abandon him?"
"Can I? Out of the lingering respect I have for my father, I will see to it that he knows what he is to the best of my ability…Is he healthy?"
"Quite."
"And? Anything else?"
"He's got dog ears – so you'll have to cloak him for a while, until he can do it himself."
"I'll give him a charm for it."
"I'm sorry to hear…about your father." He shot her a glare, and she looked away. "Anyways, there's something else you should know about half demons."
"What?"
"They have a cycle. Every so often – it's different for each half demon – they become fully human for a period, usually about a day or so."
"That's good to know, I guess."
"You're so young to have to deal with all this."
"Don't baby me – I do not require coddling." He went into the waiting room and sat down in one of the uncomfortable chairs they had along the wall. Why did you abandon me like this, Father? For them? Did you truly get so careless because of a human and her bastard son? His lip curled in hatred. You were too wrapped up in her seductions. She called out to you, and you could not resist, and you died because of it. A little later, Izayoi was rolled out in a wheelchair, a baby in her arms. Sesshoumaru forced himself to look at the little abomination nestled in the woman's warmth. It was a little baby boy with thick, silver hair, just like Sesshoumaru's and his father's. His eyes were gold, too, and out of his head sprouted two, furry, white, dog ears. Unceremoniously, he walked over to the two of them, bent, and picked up the infant. An unwelcome bolt of protectiveness shot through his chest. That's just because I'm head of the pack, now, he assured himself. It's nothing special. It's just an alpha's instinct recognizing a member of its pack. He ducked his head, his eyes fluttering shut as he inhaled deeply, committing the infant's scent to memory. Of course, it would change a little as the half-demon matured, but it would stay basically the same.
"What are you doing?" Izayoi demanded, clearly agitated. Sesshoumaru's eyes flashed open to fix her with a piercing glare, but he chose to ignore her question in favor of growling lowly to the infant.
"He's the alpha of his pack now," the nurse spoke up. "He's simply familiarizing himself with the pack's newest member, and also making sure that the pup knows his alpha."
"My son is not a dog he does not need a pack," Izayoi responded with disdain.
"On the contrary," Sesshoumaru cut in. "He would be completely lost without his alpha, because – while he is not fully demon – he is also not fully human. This…abomination…straddles the line and must therefore learn to live as a member of both worlds and to reconcile his two natures. He – and you – will have to acknowledge both his demon half and his human half." The mother had heard almost nothing beyond abomination.
"My son is not an abomination!" she cried. "He is beautiful, and he is perfect in every way!" Sesshoumaru glanced disdainfully at the creature in his arms, ignoring the meddlesome tug he felt on his heart. His nose wrinkled slightly in distaste. It wasn't perfect. Even if it did favor its demon heritage a little more when it came to appearance, it was most definitely partly human. He handed the infant back to it's mother, his lip curling in disgust.
"He is the spawn of a perverted and unnatural union that should never have taken place," he declared definitively. "The poor wretch should never have been born."
"How can you say that?!" Sesshoumaru scoffed and shook his head. "Never speak like that about my son, again!"
"I will speak however I please, human, so make no presumptions to be able to order me around. Your pup is part of my pack due to his connection to my father. You, however, are not, so I have no obligations to ensure you're safety."
"Is that a threat?"
"Absolutely not. But what you don't realize is that you have stepped into a completely different world order, by mating with my father. You have stepped into the world of demons, and here, human laws are not always followed. You will need my protection, so you'd best curry my good favor while you still have the chance, because once this infant has been weaned of your milk, I have no need for you."
"You would make my son an orphan?"
"I would let someone else make him an orphan, and trust me, it is not out of any love I have for your son, but rather a duty to my pack, which he…regrettably, is part of."
"How can you speak like that? How can you be such a cold, unfeeling-?!"
"Remember what I said about currying favor?"
"We don't need you!"
"You do, even if you don't see it."
"You're fourteen, what good can you do us?"
"I am Sesshoumaru, descendent of the Great Dog Demon, and alpha of the single most powerful clan of pureblood White Inu's in existence. And what good can I do you? I can start by cleaning up the mess my father left behind."
"W-what mess?"
"I told you, he left in the middle of a business deal. Demons don't take well to being slighted for the frivolity of a human's needs."
"What kind of business deal?"
"Probably territorial."
"Why would they kill him over that?"
"Because they were probably already arguing, and this way they got what they wanted without having to negotiate it."
"The police will catch them."
"No, I doubt they will."
"How can you be so cold about it. He was your father. Did you hate him that much?"
"Hate him? No, I love my father. I just have to admit that he made some very poor choices towards he end of his life."
"You are…" she shook her head, at a loss for words. "I don't understand how someone as kind and genuine as your father could be related to someone as cold and heartless as you!"
"Please," the nurse stepped in. "You'll upset the pup if this continues." She cast an imploring glance at the new head of the White Inu clan. "Please, Sesshoumaru-sama…" He gave a stiff nod and looked away to signal he was done arguing. "Thank you."
"Why are you tiptoeing around him like that. He's a kid!"
"He's his father's heir, the alpha of the White Inu Clan, as he pointed out. His station demands respect, on it's own. And by demon standards, now that he's an alpha, he is no longer a child, no matter his age. He is to be treated like an adult, just as he will be expected to act like an adult," the nurse replied. "Besides, a demon's measure of respect is in power, not age."
"Is he all that powerful?"
"Yes. If you could sense his aura…" Sesshoumaru cast the woman a glance and she shut up. "Anyways, congratulations on the birth of a healthy baby boy. What's his name?"
"InuYasha – his father wanted him to be named InuYasha," Izayoi replied, smiling down at her child. Sesshoumaru cast another glance back at the two of them. What am I supposed to do, Father? You left me alone with them. I feel so lost. How could you have just abandoned me, like this?
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