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Unexpected Circumstance	By : Neptunesdemon Category: InuYasha > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 13382 -:- Recommendations : 2 -:- Currently Reading : 4
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Chapter List
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Title: Unexpected Circumstance
Author: C-Chan2 aka Neptunesdemon
Archive: None yet
Catergory: Mpreg, romance, drama
Pairings: Inuyasha/Sesshomaru
Rating: PG-13
Spoilers: None
Warnings: Yaoi, OOC, incest, non-con
Author's Note: Hello, and welcome to chapter 10. I did not expect this thing to be this long, but then I realized, this was never meant to be a short fic. I just have one thing to explain quickly about Sesshomaru-sama's pregnancy before you read on. I'm going according to canine gestation, which helps me skip time a little easier. Yes well, that's all for now. Enjoy!
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Morning came to the camp with the usual slow ease of its occupants rising at dawn. Of course, that didn't include the children, who were left slumbering. They would be awakened for breakfast when it was done and then the group would start preparing to move forward. They had been tracking a shard before any of the insane events that passed had started to happen, and Inuyasha was determined to see their journey through.
He watched down as the others began stirring and moving about with their daily routine. The monk went off to face the sunrise so that he could meditate, Sango tended to Kirara and started preparing a cold breakfast, and Jaken was busily tending to Ah-Un. He realized Sesshomaru was missing, but before he could bound off in search, his ears caught the sound of the Western Lord suffering through morning sickness, and he left him with his privacy. He would keep an ear out though, since during the night he had smelled a few male demons lurking close by, obviously curious and drawn in by Sesshomaru's scent.
His spike in ki had been enough to warn them to back off, and when he wasn't approached in a challenge, he figured they had to be young demons suffering through their first mating season. He could sympathize with them, as he had only went through his first season last year. He had been able to go through it by sheer will and determination, not to mention the occasional private hand job courtesy of his own hand. He wasn't ashamed, as he knew that he had no intentions of accidentally impregnating a female, or male for that matter.
He had yet to masturbate this season though, since he rarely had privacy since it started and then again, he had gotten relief. Twice. He didn't want to think about it, but it had helped. He still wanted to rut, but the need wasn't so urgent anymore. Except, or course, when Sesshomaru was giving off those confounded pheromones. It was a miracle that Inuyasha had managed to stay up in the tree last night, albeit uncomfortably, as his older brother had been releasing the intoxicating musk all night. He wasn't sure how, but he had managed the will of a saint, ignoring his inner youki that was down right demanding he climb down and take Sesshomaru.
Inuyasha was getting pretty tired of the damn thing by now. Wasn't it satisfied that it had gotten its way more than once already? With the sound of Sesshomaru's footprints heading back in their direction, Inuyasha took that as his cue to join the rest of them. In a single bound, he was on the ground, red robes rustling as they settled from his free fall through the air. Sango greeted him the usual way, asking if he had slept well. He didn't want to say no, which would spur her to then question why not, so he instead grunted. She accepted it with a nod of her head and went about distributing the leftover rice from the day before into bowls.
With their departure soon to come, there was no need to start a fire, as it would take up too much time. He was about to head off to draw Miroku from meditating, when a pinch on his neck had him stopping short and swatting. His fingers pulled away the offending flea, his eyes merely glaring down at the bloodsucker in annoyance.
"I knew you wouldn't be gone for too long." Inuyasha said letting the flea go, watching him inflate as he touched the ground. "Back to cause even more trouble?"
Myoga only leaped onto his young lord's right shoulder, comfortably seating himself and clearing his throat as if he had prepared a long speech. Indeed, he had, but he could not begin without Sesshomaru.
"Inuyasha, I must speak to both you and your brother, concerning this. . . peculiar incident."
"Oh yeah? Well why don't you start and I'll fill him in when he gets back." The hanyou suggested, having heard when Sesshomaru had turned back around to begin throwing up again.
Myoga only sighed, but thought it best he at least talk to Inuyasha, even though he rather start with them both in the vicinity.
"I'm sure, just as I am, you must be wondering how this has come to be." Myoga began, aware that the human woman was eavesdropping. "Lord Sesshomaru's pregnancy is a rare happening, one that should not have been able to have happen at all."
"Feh. Well there ain't much we can do about that, now can we?" Inuyasha said with a snort, planting himself down on the grass of the forest floor. "What I want to know is why is he pregnant to begin with? Ain't there some rules with him being big Lord of the West?"
He saw the flea cringe and figured he had hit the nail right on the head.
"Yes, his status as an impregnated Daiyoukai is rather odd, but not entirely unheard of."
"That so?" Inuyasha pushed, watching as Rin slowly came to from a deep sleep.
"You see, youkai law states that no Daiyoukai shall ever be impregnated, of course, there is an exception." The flea rambled on, not waiting for the hanyou to ask him to go further. "In the event that a race of youkai is threatened, then the youki of any male of said race will take it upon themselves to replenish it."
"Meaning to say that I suffer for my despicable youki's fear of the inukai dying out."
Inuyasha and Myoga both looked up at Sesshomaru's appearance, the flea nervously clearing his throat and Inuyasha trying to ignore the way his pants tightened with his brother in his presence again.
"Yes." Myoga answered, his small hands tucking away in his sleeves. "A desperate attempt at survival."
"So, why not Inuyasha?"
The new voice had the three looking to Sango, who blushed as she realized she had spoken aloud, giving away that she had been snooping.
"I mean, he is a dog demon." She carried on, no need to pretend as if she hadn't asked the question.
"Well the rule does not apply to hanyou, and I do not have a reason as to why, that is just the way it is."
"So, Sesshomaru's knocked up because the inukai are dying out and his youki wants to make sure that it doesn't." Inuyasha repeated, trying to grasp what the flea was telling them.
"Yes."
"But if it wants to revive the inukai race, then why accept mating with another that isn't inukai?"
The group turned to face Miroku who was strolling back in to camp, done with his morning meditation, and smoothing out any wrinkles from his robe.
"Sadly, even I will never know the reason. Of course, should Sesshomaru choose to enlighten us, he can most likely extract the answer from his youki himself." Myoga told them, his eyes closing deep in thought.
"I have no need to learn said reason, nor do I wish to know why." The silver-haired youkai said, now occupied with rousing Rin, who had fallen back to sleep.
Inuyasha scoffed again, before he was following Myoga's example and tucking his hands away in his sleeves, eyes sliding shut, but not in thought. He was trying to cool his sudden heightened sense of wanting, as Sesshomaru knelt a yard or two away from him, the wind carrying back the heady aroma of need.
My mate smells ready.
He had been dreading that his youki would make itself known, so it was with much struggle Inuyasha stood to distance himself from Sesshomaru, the others watching him oddly and the Daiyoukai not even bothering to glance in his direction.
"Alright, so we got that Sesshomaru's pregnant because his youki wants to save the race, blah, blah, blah. It was desperate so the first male that he rutted with was able to impregnate him, inukai or not. Is that the only reason that the Lord of the Western Lands is now labeled as a first class bitch?"
Inuyasha smirked as Sesshomaru threw a glare back at him, knowing his older brother could hear the obvious teasing and didn't appreciate it in the slightest.
Myoga coughed, trying his best not to laugh at the two brothers, knowing it wouldn't fare well for him if he did. Instead, he nodded his head in agreement, before continuing on.
"Let me just get to the point that I'm trying to make." He began, looking to Sesshomaru, whose back was turned to them. "As first born to Inu no Taishou, you Lord Sesshomaru, are expected to carry on as Daiyoukai in his absence. However, with your current pregnancy and the lasting ability to become impregnated again, you can no longer hold such a title."
"I would like to see those who dare try to take it from me!" Sesshomaru's anger was a shock to everyone, who barely saw but an impassive mask on the dog demon's face.
"Now, now, Sesshomaru, you know the law as much as I do. Your responsibilities as a nurturing uh. . . mother. . . would be far too distracting for you to hold the title of Daiyoukai, and therefore you must find a mate who is worthy enough to hold the title for you."
"I need no mate and I am capable of holding my reign as Daiyoukai with or without child."
Knowing that the eldest of his former lord was gong to be insanely stubborn, Myoga decided it was best to focus on Inuyasha.
"Inuyasha-sama." The flea began, gaining the hanyou's attention. "As the second-born, and therefore next in line, it is in your best interest that you do what you must to make sure that you are the one to take reign of your father's lands."
"Yeah, and how am I supposed to do that?" The hanyou muttered, though he already knew the answer. It just sucked that now it was being told to him by someone outside of his head.
"You must claim your brother as your mate and in doing such, you will gain the title of Inu no Taishou."
The two humans watched warily as both brothers stiffened at the words, Sesshomaru's jaw clenching in anger and Inuyasha growled in frustration. Even both Miroku and Sango knew that this was coming, and they had no idea what the two brothers were going to do about it. Though it didn't seem as if they would really mind, hell, from what they could tell, Sesshomaru and Inuyasha were already acting as mates. The beginning stages, but Sango had seen her fair share of mated couples to know that the two weren't too far off from claiming each other.
"Feh! That's never gonna happen!" Inuyasha burst out, suddenly standing and swatting the flea from his shoulder. "If he wants to keep on being Daiyoukai, then he's more than welcome to. Besides, there's no way I'm gonna be stuck to this bastard for the rest of my life."
"As if I would humble you with my presence as your mate, hanyou. Even the lowest youkai would be much more efficient than a blasted half-breed."
"Yeah, well, then I think we have an agreement." Inuyasha said, for once not childishly responding with loud threats and insults. "When your pup is born you and I can go our separate ways. Good luck fending on your own with a brat attached to your hip."
"Inuyasha!"
The hanyou merely looked at the flea, who had managed to perch himself on the hanyou's shoulder again.
"That's enough bickering from the both of you!" The old flea scolded them, his face set with a frown. "We have time yet to see just what action you to will take regardless of personal views. And if you would please excuse us, I must speak with Lord Inuyasha alone."
With his usual scoff, Inuyasha was turning away from the rest of them, waving back at the group who watched him go. The only one who didn't watch was Sesshomaru, who was trying to ignore Rin's questions as the girl had finally woken up again with all the commotion.
"Just stay put and start packing. I want to leave when I get back." He called back to them, before disappearing into the trees of the surrounding forest.
He waited until they were a good distance away before he finally stopped, actually glad that he had been pulled aside. There was something that had been bothering him that he hoped Myoga had the answer to.
"Oi, jiji, there's something I want to know."
Myoga stopped stunned by the disrespectful nickname, but shook it off as just something Inuyasha was prone to.
"What is it, Inuyasha?"
"Is it normal for me to feel this way?"
Myoga sighed, a bit uncertain what the young hanyou could mean, but a look to the embarrassment on his lord's face had him smiling warmly at the youth. Oh, so it had all been show before.
"Not to worry, Inuyasha, these feelings are completely natural." He began, ready to tutor the boy in his new found feelings. "You're attraction to your brother and need to mate him should be a welcoming response-"
"I ain't attracted to him, old man!" Inuyasha snapped, Myoga freezing in his little speech of encouragement. "I'm talking about how I feel about his pup."
"Oh." The flea said with an embarrassed cough. "Well, how exactly do you feel, Lord Inuyasha?"
The hanyou stopped for a moment, feeling his youki tense at the mention of the pup, and his stomach curled at the vision he saw of himself ripping an unborn pup from Sesshomaru's womb. He shuddered, which had Myoga making a sound of contemplation, and then he was finally admitting out loud what he had been thinking in secret.
"I. . . don't. . . I mean I think that I. . ." He was still hesitant, as if having these thoughts was as bad as actually carrying them out. Which, to the hanyou, it was.
"You're youki is urging that you terminate the life within Lord Sesshomaru." His father's retainer finally said for him, and Inuyasha felt even more ashamed.
He hid his shame behind a scowl, tucking away his hands that now clenched into fists.
"I was afraid that this would happen, and I should have known not to expect that it wouldn't." The old flea said with a sigh, taking a deep breath. "The urge to kill Sesshomaru's unborn child is indeed an urge that is to be expected. You see, Inuyasha, you are an unmated male vying for the attention of an unmated bitch. You would naturally wish to do away with anything in your way, and at this precise moment, it would be Sesshomaru's child. Of course, your youki isn't fond of the idea that it is not its child that is nestled within your brother's womb."
Inuyasha could only remain silent, having his fear confirmed and not liking it one bit.
"So, as long as I'm around him, the pup is in danger?"
"Yes."
The blunt answer was like a kick to the gut and Inuyasha had to wonder why he felt this way to begin with. It's not like he cared whose pup his brother was carrying, although he knew it was Naraku's and had every intention of making sure that bastard got nowhere near his own offspring. It wasn't like he wanted to mate with Sesshomaru. It was just that, maybe, he had liked the idea that Sesshomaru had actually come to him.
"Lord Inuyasha?"
"Feh!", The hanyou muttered, tossing his head to try and remove the bangs falling in front of his face. "It would be the one time I felt superior to the bastard I end up being a danger to him. How the hell can I lord it over him if now I have to keep my distance?"
"Is that really why?"
The silence that followed after Myoga's answer, was due to the fact that Inuyasha had to actually think about his answer. He had been so ready to automatically shout yes, but his answer stopped dead in his throat.
Maybe, he actually liked the fact that Sesshomaru needed him? Honestly, there was never a time that the older youkai had approached Inuyasha with no other intentions but to kill him. But now, he actually needed his little brother. His hanyou half-brother, that was no more important to him than the dirt he tread on each day. It had made Inuyasha feel, well damn good if he did say so himself, even though the only way he knew how to express it was to tease Sesshomaru with said fact.
Now, that feeling of being needed. . . wanted. . . was being threatened by instinct.
'Damn instincts ruin everything.' He was pouting in his mind, his youki merely chuckling.
My mate will carry my pups when we rid him of this one. Then he shall truly have need for us.
'You shut the fuck up!' The inu-hanyou was shouting, his face settled deeper into a scowl. 'You're the cause of this bullshit anyway. Instincts or not, you're not fucking anything up for me more than you already have.'
"Well, I'll just have to fight it then." Inuyasha finally spoke, though it wasn't an answer to Myoga's question. "Knowing who the pup's other father is, I know that it's in as much danger as having an uncle with violent intent, and I don't plan on giving in to instincts that easily."
Myoga took this all in stride before he opened his mouth to speak again.
"Well, there is a way you can override instincts." He was putting out the bait, hoping that Inuyasha would take it.
"Oh yeah? Well what is it, jiji, don't leave me hanging."
"You must mate with Sesshomaru."
His breath stopped as he was crushed between thumb and forefinger again, struggling to escape the cruel squeezing.
"You old bastard, you're just trying to get your way!"
"No, really!" The flea wheezed, his struggling in vain. "If you mate with Sesshomaru, your youki couldn't bring harm to the child!"
He let in a huge gasp of air, his lungs heaving as Inuyasha released him and he flopped down into the hanyou's palm. He was grateful the the young inu had decided to listen, he didn't know how long he would have been able to handle that, he wasn't as young as he used to be.
"Oh really." The inu was saying in response to the retainer's breathless words. "How come? It doesn't seem like a damn thing could get in the way of it getting rid of that pup."
"Yes, well, if you two were to mate, it would put you in a bond far stronger than your youki would be able to resist." The flea began to explain, straightening out his now ruffled clothes. "It's sole purpose would be to please and care for its mate. A bond between mother and child, or male carrier in Sesshomaru's case, is just as strong and if it were to steal something that cherished away from its mate, it would never be forgiven. Mating lasts forever, and if not forever, then for a very long time in the inukai breed. To be mated to one that would scorn you for the rest of your life, your youki would suffer abject detachment."
Inuyasha's mouth formed a silent "o" as he took in the long reason, his mind slowly trying to put things together and his youki practically growling in rage. It was obviously upset with the sudden loophole in its plans, and Inuyasha was glad for the upper hand.
Not that it was something he was going to do. He didn't want to mate with Sesshomaru anymore than he was sure that his older brother wanted to mate with him. Though everyone around them seem to think that was exactly what was going to happen. He'd continue to prove them wrong, even long after the pup was born. He couldn't live being afraid of a part of him he should have control of by now.
That's when he realized he didn't have complete control and that made for a sticky situation. The innuendo he had thought up on his own didn't get past him, and he shivered in a mixture of immature disgust and downright desire at the memory of Sesshomaru covered in. . .
He shook his head to clear the image and focused on Myoga, who sat silently waiting in patience for Inuyasha to think things through.
"Feh!" Came Inuyasha's customary sound. "That's the only way?"
"Well, he could become mated to another, thus ridding your youki of the impulse, since he will no longer seek Sesshomaru's attention."
The flea heard the grumble of a growl in Inuyasha's chest and figured out that that option would never pass. The young Inuyasha, though the stubborn fool would never admit it yet, had set his sights on his brother and nothing would deter him.
"Who? Kouga?" Inuyasha scoffed, thoughts of the ookami upsetting him further. "It'll be a cold day in hell before that wolf gets anywhere near Sesshomaru."
"And why is that? You said yourself you are not interested in mating with Lord Sesshomaru."
"Yeah, well it doesn't mean that damned mangy bastard gets to put his filthy hands on him!"
He hadn't meant to shout, but it happened, and Inuyasha tried to regain his composure. He took a deep, calming breath before slowly letting it out, and Myoga patiently waited for him to begin speaking again.
"Look, let's just cut this short." Inuyasha said, already fed up and not to mention hungry. "My blasted youki wants to mate Sesshomaru, it also wants to kill his pup, and you're saying that even though we really don't want to the choice we have is to become mates."
"You also forgot that you must claim your father's land as your own, but, yes." Myoga replied.
Inuyasha sighed, a finger scratching the bridge of his nose though he wanted to pinch it to fend off the massive headache that was threatening him.
"Well, I guess there's only one choice to make."
Myoga waited, a smile slowly spreading as he assumed that Inuyasha would make the choice to mate his brother and become the next Daiyoukai of the Western Lands.
"Until that pup is born, Sesshomaru and I will make sure we keep our distance from each other. That way they'll be no chance of us mating, which is just how we want it."
Myoga merely toppled over at that, and he was stuck grabbing fistfuls of red fabric as Inuyasha turned and started sprinting back to camp.
"Lord Inuyasha, I implore you! This is not the way! You and your brother must mate to retain your father's lands and to make sure the pup is not in danger!"
"Feh! Go blow it up someone else's ass, jiji!"
With that Myoga was flicked off of his shoulder, the flea wailing his displeasure as he went soaring off with the wind. Inuyasha made it back to camp just as the last pack was being tied onto Ah-Un, young Rin already perched atop of it, and Jaken grumbling as he made the final preparations. Sango was lifting Shippo onto Kirara while Miroku went around camp to make sure they left nothing behind. And as for Sesshomaru. . . he was gone.
"Where the hell did he go now!" He demanded, the others turning to look at him.
"He offered to scout ahead." Miroku answered, knowing it was probably not the best thing to do as Inuyasha began growling. "Against our better judgment, of course. He would not do otherwise, even though we informed him that you wouldn't take it well. Are you taking this well?"
"The hell I am!" Inuyasha screamed, snapping on the monk who merely gave a nervous laugh. "Why the hell would you let him go off on his own!"
"Lord Sesshomaru has no need to heed the wishes of a mere hanyou." Jaken began to rant, his mood sour to begin with. "He is-"
It was cut short by the rock thrown at his face, courtesy of a very pissed half-breed.
"Shut the hell up, ya friggin' toad! Who asked you, anyway!"
Then Inuyasha was glaring back to Miroku, who had maneuvered behind Sango for protection when his friend had been distracted.
"Just get moving!" Inuyasha cried out as he ran off. "We're already wasting time!"
Miroku gave a sigh of relief with the hanyou gone and he flopped forward against Sango's back, ignoring the fact that the taijiya stiffened at the sudden contact.
"Thank you, Ms. Sango." He said with arms wrapping about her. "You were a life saver."
He yelped in pain as his hands were pinched before they could go anywhere towards the soft mounds of her breasts, which had happened to be his targets.
"Get off of me, you pervert!"
He could only cough as an elbow to his stomach stole the air from his lungs, and he figured he'd deserve it. At least he had managed to press against her. He watched her storm off, Kirara in full form trekking behind her, and he could only smile. She'd have to give in sooner or later.
"Jaken, what's a pervert?"
"There's no need for you to know." Miroku butt in, since the kappa was too busy tending to his now swollen face. "Shall we head out?"
Though still confused, Rin eagerly nodded her head and snapped Ah-Un's reigns to get the beast moving. When Inuyasha found Lord Sesshomaru and brought him back, she would ask him and see if he knew.
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Sesshomaru tried his best to ignore his growling stomach, or the nagging feeling of his youki in the back of his mind reminding him of his hunger as well. With the feeling of fluttering inside of his stomach, it seemed that even the pup was hungry and reminding him that he had yet to eat this morning. With his morning sickness faded for the moment, he was actually quite famished, but he was scouting.
Of course, that was the excuse to get away from the ningen and their probing eyes and the curious children who were hounding him with questions. Well, Rin did most of the asking while the fox kit eagerly awaited his reply. Jaken had started blubbering again about how he had failed his lord by allowing this fate to befall him and before Inuyasha could show up again, he had to escape and be alone.
Of course, he didn't really get any time alone, not with his youki's insistent nagging.
Our pup will not grow strong if we do not eat! Can you smell the young deer close by or maybe we can ask Inuyasha?
"I will ask the hanyou for nothing." Sesshomaru told his inner demon. "I can get my own prey."
Then why not now?
"I am not hungry now."
His stomach chose that moment to protest to his blatant lie and the fluttering movements of the pup backed up the objection. It would seem Sesshomaru was losing the fight. He stopped, knowing that he had no choice, since food was now necessary.
"What the hell don't you understand about stay put!"
At the angry voice, Sesshomaru calmly turned to face his brother, who came to a stop mere inches away from him. The scowling face that glared back at him did nothing to break his impassive mask, nor did the two clawed hands that grabbed hold of him by the fabric of his robes.
"You will remove your hands from me this instant, hanyou." Was the calm warning, which was ignored, of course.
"Listen up, dumbass! We discussed this when you came begging me for help!"
"This Sesshomaru does not-"
"Shove it!"
The barked order that had cut him short took him by surprise, but the Daiyoukai didn't show it, though his heat coiled in the pit of his stomach.
So forceful. His youkai purred, melting under Inuyasha's gaze, which was daring him to bark back. He would have, if the hanyou hadn't opened his mouth first.
"Did we not just fight off that bastard Naraku, you idiot! Besides, I do the scouting around here! So, we're going to head back to the others and you're going to stay put!"
"I refuse." Sesshomaru said, slapping Inuyasha's hands away from him.
It only got his wrist in a strong grip and dragged forward so that his face was close enough that he could see the anger burning in Inuyasha's amber colored-eyes.
"I wasn't asking you."
As a Daiyoukai, Sesshomaru had never had the feeling to bend to the whim of any demon. That is until today. Myoga's warning that with his pregnancy his title as such was diminishing was ringing true, but he was willing to fight it. His father's previous title was rightfully his and no one else's.
"No."
He wasn't sure when he was pushed onto the ground, but it had happened too fast for him to react, obviously. His amber eyes had a view of the clear blue sky, when he had only just been glaring back at his younger half-brother.
His body reacted on its own as canines threatened to break the skin of his neck, and his lone hand fisted silver locks tightly, even though his legs spread so that Inuyasha was nestled between them and his hips rose to grind against him.
"Inuyasha, control yourself."
The jerk of Inuyasha's body had him realizing that for that brief moment, the hanyou had not been himself, and he felt himself breathe easier as the teeth drew away from his skin.
"Yeah, well, I can say the same for you."
He realized his hips were still thrusting against the dog-eared inu, and he forced them to stop, even though it felt wrong to do so.
"Look, we can't go proving everybody right." Inuyasha said suddenly, lifting his head to look down at Sesshomaru. "If we mate, they win, and we're stuck with each other for basically the rest of our lives."
"Do not remind me." The full-bred youkai said, his hand having yet to release the hanyou's hair. "The thought of being mated to a hanyou is a thought I would rather avoid."
Inuyasha scoffed and was about ready to tell him off, when the fast release of his hair had him raising an eyebrow down at his older sibling. Sesshomaru's face was a mixture of a frown and shock, as his hand rested atop his abdomen, which Inuyasha swore was growing over night.
"What is it?" He dared to ask, knowing it was pertaining to the growing demon inside his brother's body.
"It's moving much more than before."
Inuyasha hadn't expected the demon lord to answer him, let alone in those few words, and he continued to watch down at him.
"A lot more." The tone of Sesshomaru's voice seemed to hold a smile that he wouldn't show, though it was hidden by the ever stoic tone. "It is growing stronger."
He had no idea why but Inuyasha was dipping his head down, cautiously towards his brother's slightly rounding belly, to tentatively sniff at it. He knew that smelling it would give him no details but he couldn't help it, it was a baser instinct he couldn't ignore.
He heard Sesshomaru growl, and easily pulled back, showing that he meant no harm; even with his youki cheering him on to do what it wished.
"How far along are you, anyway?" He finally asked out of curiosity.
There was a long moment of hesitance on Sesshomaru's part, as he watched Inuyasha sniff at his stomach again, before the hanyou raised a hand but lowered it to the ground again.
"Four and a half weeks."
"How the hell is that possible? Mating season started a few days ago."
Sesshomaru didn't blame the hanyou for his doubts, since it was true. Normally, he would have went into heat at this time, but he had been suppressing it for so long, that his cycle had come early for him. That was what led to this, at first, unwanted situation.
"My cycle began a few weeks early and when I was too weak to stop it, I was impregnated."
Inuyasha didn't really seem to be listening, since his eyes were still focused on the Daiyoukai's middle.
"And it moves?" He asked, childish curiosity and even amazement driving his questioning.
"Hai. It even has a heartbeat."
Sesshomaru stiffened at the feel of Inuyasha pressing his head against his stomach, and he had to stop himself from clawing his brother to shreds as he realized the hanyou meant no harm. It wouldn't have fared him well to kill the one he had asked to assist him. Besides, it would seem that the younger son of the Inu no Taishou was merely listening.
"Oh, shit." The swear was whispered, the ear not pressed against him twitching a bit. "This is unreal. I can hear it."
Sesshomaru wasn't sure how to feel about his half-brother sprawled on top of him. Sure, he had found himself in this position the last two days he'd joined him, but this was the first time that it wasn't sexual. Well, it had started out that way, but none the less, it wasn't sexual now. So it was odd.
It seemed that Inuyasha had no troubled feelings about laying there with his ear pressed to the Daiyoukai's stomach. It amazed the full-blooded youkai that it didn't even pass through Inuyasha's mind that Sesshomaru could be bothered by such an action. He probably didn't care.
But then again, he did seem concerned and actually interested in the life form that was steadily growing inside him.
"Man, how do you sleep with all this racket in your ear?" Inuyasha said in an annoyed tone, though he didn't yet lift his head.
Sesshomaru did the closest thing he could to a huff, staring down at the top of Inuyasha's head, before answering.
"The sound that tells me that my pup is alive and well is not racket, Inuyasha. I do not think my nights will find me much sleep if it stopped."
That had Inuyasha lifting his head, and wide eyes stared down at his brother in shock at the words. For a moment there, it sounded as if Sesshomaru wasn't the ice-prince that he held himself to be.
"Man, that's scary." Inuyasha muttered, his eyes still looking down as Sesshomaru looked up at him.
"And just what is scary, Inuyasha?"
"The fact that you're not the cold bastard that I thought you were." The hanyou explained, finally pushing away so that the silver-haired youkai could sit up. "Now you're just a plain old bastard."
"And yet, you keep proving to this Sesshomaru that you are indeed an idiot." The western lord shot back, not showing how much he enjoyed as Inuyasha scowled.
"Yeah, well, this idiot thinks you got your way long enough. You're going back to camp."
The older of the two watched as Inuyasha stood, his eyes narrowed and lips parting to refuse. However, his stomach growled loud enough that he had to fight letting a blush of actual embarrassment color his cheeks.
Sesshomaru let himself glare as Inuyasha sent a smirk his way. He couldn't help it, the last time he had eaten was the small raccoon Inuyasha had caught for him last night. Surprisingly enough, he had been able to stomach it, but this morning when he woke to the smell of salted meat he had slipped off carefully to empty his stomach of the previous night's meal.
"Hungry?"
He didn't answer, knowing that it was obvious and that Inuyasha was about to start his usual taunting.
"You know, there's food back with the others, and I'm sure they're willing to share."
"As if I'd eat food handled by ningen hands." Sesshomaru simply said, turning up his nose at the idea.
"And Rin doesn't count?"
He could do nothing but glare at Inuyasha for that, since the hanyou had made a point after all. Indeed, Rin was human, but he had accepted her as his retainer and therefore was the exception.
"That is no concern of yours." Was all he said however, and Inuyasha snorted.
"Well if that's what'll take you to eat then I'll let her hand it to you." He started walking back, not even bothering to argue or demand his older brother follow. He was sure that the older youkai would pretty much do as the hanyou wanted anyway.
His youki chuckled at the sound of Sesshomaru's footfalls that were a few feet behind him. Inuyasha only sighed, tucking his hands away and trying to ignore the sound of Sesshomaru's still growling stomach.
Find food for mate.
'He'll eat when we get back to the others.' He told his youki, who he really didn't want to bother with right now.
No! Must make kill. Must impress mate.
'He's not my mate.'
Will be soon. Will be when pup is destroyed.
The hanyou's steps faltered at that, and he chanced a glance back as if Sesshomaru could hear what his youki had said. Said demon only raised a bored eyebrow, showing he was the least bit interested in what Inuyasha could be peeking back at him for.
I can smell a fawn nearby.
Just to shut up his inner demon, Inuyasha sprinted off without warning, leaving Sesshomaru watching in stoic wonder. Not keen on killing the young baby deer, and not wanting to be reminded of his own thoughts, he instead headed for the wild boar that wasn't too far away.
With a quick kill, he was hauling the carcass over his shoulder and rushing back to where he left the pregnant inukai.
Sesshomaru could only blink as he watched Inuyasha return as suddenly as he had disappeared, and then dropped a boar at his feet. His youki swooned and he would have sighed, if he didn't think that there was no reason to.
None the less, he was rather impressed. In fact, if he dared say, he had been impressed with every catch that the hanyou had given him. The most impressive would have to be the buck the morning after their first tryst, but this was just as impressive. He wouldn't word it out loud or show it in any other form, however. He was satisfied in making the decision to search out Inuyasha. His pregnancy will go far smoother, minus the bump in the form of Naraku's recent appearance, than if he had stayed on his own.
"Well, ain't you gonna eat it?"
Their eyes met and Sesshomaru nearly trembled at the intense gaze the younger hanyou directed at him. He thought it best to not try and respond just yet, since his voice would most definitely not work. Though he couldn't stop as his arousal spiked with each passing moment that he continued to look at Inuyasha.
He was forced from the trance at the sight of Inuyasha's head tilting to better catch the scent in the air, and Sesshomaru cleared his throat to distract him. It worked, and Inuyasha looked back to the youkai, who was now glancing down at the animal at his feet.
"I suppose it shall suffice as sustenance. Not a catch worthy of a lord, but a catch none the less."
"And this is the part where you say 'thank you' to show how grateful you are."
"You shall receive no such honor for doing what is expected of you." Sesshomaru told him, gracefully bending to reach for the newly caught meat. "You have served your lord well."
He was shocked at the firm grip that Inuyasha's hand took on his chin just as his knees hit the ground, and his head was tilted up so that he was once again staring into the golden-colored eyes. He wanted to demand an explanation, but he couldn't bring himself to, distracted by the thumb that softly brushed over his cheek. He didn't need it, as watching his younger sibling's eyes bleed red was enough of an explanation.
It would seem the hanyou regained his senses before the inukai could force him to, and his face held a scowl as his eyes returned to their amber hue. Though his hand lingered longer than the Daiyoukai could stand it. Sesshomaru seemed to actually enjoy this, and when Inuyasha's thumb traced over his lips, it took every ounce of self-control he possessed to hold his tongue from peeking out to taste it.
He blamed the damn mating season for his unusual desire and his hesitance to pull away and tear his brother's flesh asunder for being so bold with him. His youki was unusually quiet, but he was sure that it was to blame as well.
"Okay, that's it. From today on out, you and I can not be alone together."
Sesshomaru could only blink up at Inuyasha, who finally pulled away from him and turned away so that the youkai was looking at his back.
"The less we're alone, the less likely our youki will gain control and actually force us to mate." Inuyasha explained, not waiting for Sesshomaru to question him. "And it is the the one thing we don't want happening."
Sesshomaru looked down to the carcass in front of him as he digested the hanyou's words, his youki voicing its disappointment as his stomach suddenly seemed to sink.
But Inuyasha is ours. He must mate us. He must!
Ignoring his youki, he took hold of the dead boar by the neck and slowly stood, his eyes avoiding looking in Inuyasha's direction.
"I agree." He said, his fangs sinking into the flesh of the freshly killed animal.
Thankfully his morning sickness had subsided, and his recent craving for blood and raw meat rather than cooked could be satisfied. He took his time, though he knew that he wouldn't be able to eat it all, but still chewing slow gave him time to savor the taste of warm blood and think carefully of how things would carry on from this point in time.
"We shall stay separated even when in company." He finally said, after swallowing all that he was able to. "So as to lessen the chance even further."
Inuyasha turned to face him after grunting in agreement, and he nearly snorted at the sight of the Great Lord of the West with his face smeared in blood and a partially eaten boar hanging from his hand. Then again, he was aroused by the sight as well, his youki praising how good the Daiyoukai looked smeared in blood.
Sesshomaru was aware of the rise in testosterone in the air, and he turned to look at Inuyasha, hoping to find that his brother was still his normal self. And he was, in the sense that his youki hadn't infused itself with his body, but the hanyou was definitely affected by its influence.
The older inu couldn't help but glance down at the hanyou's groin and choked back a whine as he was met with the sight of the bulge in the young inu-hanyou's hakama. This was exactly what they had just been discussing trying to avoid. One of them would have to gain control of their hormones and make the effort to find themselves in company with the others again.
"I must find a stream. Rin can not see me this way. It is unbecoming of a lord."
He turned to head for the stream he knew was a few moments away from where they stood, the boar dropped to the ground so that nothing slowed him down and no other predators were drawn to him. He was stopped, however, by a grip on his wrist and he was spun so that he was facing Inuyasha again.
"Inuyasha-"
He was stopped short by the feeling of a tongue on his chin, and he shuddered at the feeling of it dragging over his skin. He went to further object, but the tongue passed over his lips next and all sensible thought floated from his mind as he parted them to welcome the appendage.
Though Inuyasha didn't take the invitation, he focused on cleaning off the blood that was smeared around the Daiyoukai's lips, enjoying the taste of blood and Sesshomaru's skin blended together. It had been his idea to avoid this, but his youki was to blame.
The damn thing wasn't in control at this moment, but the hanyou wanted to avoid it, and so he gave in to a moment of unwanted desire. He'd secretly admit that he was enjoying it and it did keep his youki at bay. So after this, he would pull away and then he would begin to avoid the full-blooded youkai.
Sesshomaru was having much of the same thoughts and was ready to push Inuyasha away, but that sinful tongue traced over his lips again and he was bowing to its whim. This time when he parted his lips, Inuyasha's tongue dipped inside, languidly stroking against Sesshomaru's. The youkai hummed in appreciation, melting as his mouth was explored and confirming that Inuyasha did indeed know what he was doing.
"Sesshomaru-sama!"
The voice of young Rin sounding in the not too far distance had them breaking away, though not as fast as they should have. In fact, Inuyasha's arms had wrapped themselves about the older youkai's waist and though the kiss had ended, he had yet to release him.
"Rin and your humans." The Daiyoukai muttered, beginning to pull away. "They draw near."
"Hey, dog-breath, did you two run off to finally do it right?"
Great. The wolf was back. Why the hell was Kouga back?
"Feh. We don't need them thinking they were right." Inuyasha said letting his brother go. "So from this point on, we keep our distance from each other. And you stay away from that mangy idiot."
"My desperate interest has waned." Sesshomaru said with an uncharacteristic snort. "He could not win my favor no matter how hard he tried."
Satisfied with that answer, Inuyasha turned to face the road in which their small traveling group would be coming down. Hopefully things would go a lot better than it had already gone.
As Sango, Miroku and the two children came in to view, as well as Kouga and the kappa, Inuyasha waved to them. Sesshomaru headed for the group and Inuyasha left him alone, already knowing the demon was en route to Rin. When the western lord was distracted by the little girl, Inuyasha let his eyes fall on Kouga, who only smirked back at him.
"Don't worry, fleabag. You won't need to procrastinate any longer, I'll take Sesshomaru off your hands once I mate him." He said, his grin growing wider even as Inuyasha's glare grew sharper. "I'll show him how it's really done, puppy."
"Kouga!" Sango was distracting them both before anything could happen between the two of them. Given the way Inuyasha had began growling, it was obvious that the wolf's presence was unwanted. "I can assume that Kagome made it to the well safely."
"Of course she did and she said she doesn't know when she'll be back."
"Then I guess we'll just have to wait, now won't we?" Inuyasha huffed, making his way to the head of the group. "Until then we'll keep searching. The shards won't find themselves."
Kouga only snorted before turning his attention to the pregnant demon, now occupied with fussing over Rin, who was trying to whisper questions about the youkai's unborn pup. Shippo sat atop Ah-Un with her, having become friends with the young human, the fox kit hesitant but curious. Sesshomaru easily ignored Rin's questioning and warily eyed the fox kit, who coward under the calculating gaze.
It was a wondrous thing when the youkai reached out for him, the fox flinching and ready to run away. All that happened was that Shippo was shifted to sit up straighter with the Western Lord's hand on his back.
"It is ungraceful to slouch, kit." The demon lord said, turning away as green eyes stared up at him dumbstruck. "Good posture must be practiced at an early age and shows strength. Are you strong?"
Slowly Shippo nodded, and Rin giggled, sitting up straight herself.
"Rin is strong, too, Lord Sesshomaru. See?"
Kouga grinned as the tiniest of smiles spread over Sesshomaru's lips. Mothering instincts were kicking in already, were they? He would have to make his move soon. His window of opportunity was getting much smaller. Not only could he tell just how close the two brothers had become, and were still becoming, but Sesshomaru would soon be mostly focused on becoming a parent. And he really wanted to have the dog demon for himself.
Originally, it was just a way to push Inuyasha's buttons, but the more he thought about it was the more it seemed like a great idea. To have the Lord of the Western lands as his mate, a breeding mate, that would automatically give him said lands. Daiyoukai did not bear young, and if they did, then their mates took their place. Kouga wouldn't mind being ruler of the west. Hell, he was a prince and a leader to his own small pack of traveling wolves. He could handle running a kingdom like the one in the west.
His foot stepped forward, ready to head closer to the silver-haired inu who walked beside the two headed beast, obviously relaxed beside the two children. He barely got one step, before a growl stopped him short.
His blue eyes looked to Inuyasha, who hadn't even turned to face him, but obviously knew of his intent.
"One step closer and I'll make sure you don't get up this time." Came the threat and the wolf found it best to heed it for now.
He wasn't ready for a battle that big so soon. He'd wait until mating season waned. Inuyasha's youki would have calmed and he would have the advantage without the hanyou's new ability to become a full-blooded youkai. It seemed to be connected to the boost in power that all demons experienced during the season, and when it ended he was sure it would decrease.
So he let Inuyasha get his way with a smile and blew a kiss to the older youkai who had ended up offering him his usual stoic glare. Said demon only looked away with a roll of his eyes, his retainer glaring his disapproval at the wolf prince as stubby hands tightened around the two-headed staff in his clutch.
To the kappa, the wolf only snapped his teeth in his direction, chuckling when the little green demon stumbled to the other side of his lord in escape. Satisfied that someone was intimidated, he let his mind focus on taking in their surroundings, senses alert for the slightest sign of danger.
Miroku and Sango only shared a look, the monk sighing as they obediently trailed after Inuyasha. He had no idea how he and Sango had become stuck in something like this, but it seemed there was no way to avoid it. Nor did there seem to be much that the two ningen could do, but hope that nothing turned out as bad as it had before. Enough of the forest had suffered and there was no need for it to be torn apart once again by competing alphas.
There was not much that they could do anyway besides what they had been doing from the start. They would wait and react accordingly to what ever happened next; whatever that may be.
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