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Chap 11
Later that week
The week wore on for the two dog demons with the only significant disagreement concerning the idea of having a sparring demonstration between them.   When Inuyasha first brought up the idea, Sesshomaru simply said no and walked away.   Inuyasha chased after him and asked him why not and Sesshomaru refused to give a reason.   He had not shared any more details about his visit with Bokusenō or told him of the nightmarish images of bloody pups and a dead mate.    Not knowing for certain what Sesshomaru was thinking, Inuyasha took the objection to the demonstration personally. He assumed Sesshomaru thought it would be below him to fight a hanyou in public and even imagined Sesshomaru would be ashamed to be seen sparing together. That idea was supported by the fact that neither brother had taken the time to go to the sparring field for at least two weeks.   That, of course, was just coincidental but Inuyasha took it to heart.
Eventually Inuyasha got so angry he started physically fighting with his mate. But Sesshomaru wouldn’t be baited and refused to fight back. He only remained on the defensive, allowing a few hits but mostly ducking or phasing about until Inuyasha was exhausted and collapsed on the ground.   Now physically exhausted but still upset the final weapon left in Inuyasha’s arsenal was to cry.
The only things that ever got through Sesshomaru’s armor were tears.
Rin had always been a happy child and then later a happy adult but on the few occasions she was brought to tears, Sesshomaru was a lost puppy.   And the same held for Inuyasha.   Inuyasha, who had survived on his own for so many years before Sesshomaru saw the value in his father’s youngest; Inuyasha, the half-demon who took down Naraku with his ragtag band of friends; Inuyasha, his brave, fearless little brother and mate; the very few times Inuyasha was brought to tears, Sesshomaru was as helpless as a new born pup.
It was this situation the two found themselves in late one afternoon in the private gardens off Sesshomaru’s office.
Inuyasha lay in a crumpled heap sobbing loudly.   His body was exhausted.
Sesshomaru stood as a statue several feet to his side, uncertain of what to do.   He was conflicted.   Honestly he loved to spar, especially with his brother.   Nothing generated such a heavenly high as a good spar. Except sex with his mate, of course.   But he couldn’t see past that horrendous vision. He certainly wasn’t going to share the nightmare of dead bloody puppies. Kami No!
He couldn’t tell Inuyasha that the knot meant pregnancy could happen. Inuyasha was a male after all.   He couldn’t tell Inuyasha of the visions of beautiful white pups because then Inuyasha would be upset. He would accuse Sesshomaru of wanting to have pups and Sesshomaru would rather have Inuyasha than anything or anyone in the world.
Somewhere deep in Sesshomaru’s psyche was the thought, ‘what if my mate is really pregnant,’ and he couldn’t bring himself to fight.
Meanwhile   Inuyasha’s mind continued to battle.   It told him that he wasn’t good enough for Sesshomaru.   This mind dredged up old memories, of times when he fought Sesshomaru just trying to stay alive. And sadly the old memories were gaining ground. The sobs grow louder and the sound penetrated the statue standing near him.
Sesshomaru dropped to his knees and grabbed hold of Inuyasha. Pulling his mate up on his knees so that they were face to face, Sesshomaru did the only thing he could think of. He started licking Inuyasha’s tears.
They were salty and bitter and tasted of failure.
“Please mate, please.”
Inuyasha was startled by the thick long tongue that covered his face and traced the tracks the tears had left behind. His tears slowed but then embarrassment hit him.   He had cried in front of his mate. He attempted to get away.
But Sesshomaru had planned for that and had Inuyasha in a tight hug supported by monokomo. They had him sandwiched and they weren’t going to let go.
“Please what, then,” Inuyasha sighed.
“Inuyasha—I can’t spar with you.”
“Yeah.   I got that.” The hanyou choked and fought another bout of tears from forming.
“But it’s not because I don’t want to.”
“Yeah. Right.” came the response thick and bitter with sarcasm.
“Seriously, Inuyasha.”
“I get it. I’m not good enough for you.” Inuyasha wanted to crawl into a hole and die.
“NO! NO! NO!” the dog barked. “That’s not the reason.”
“Well, then either spill it or ---“Inuyasha couldn’t figure out what the consequence would be so he let the threat drop off.
Deciding to tell part of the truth Sesshomaru whispered, “I had a nightmare that you died on the sparring field.” His shoulders dropped as he said the last word.
Inuyasha stared at Sesshomaru.
“You had a nightmare?”
“yes”
“Why didn’t you tell me?”
“Inuyasha, I’ve never had a nightmare before. Not even when Father died.”
“Wow.”
The two sunk down in the grass. Sesshomaru held Inuyasha to his chest and rested his chin on top of his mate’s head.
“Wow,” Inuyasha repeated.
A minute passed.
“Wow,” Inuyasha said again.
“You’ve said that.”
“It’s just –Wow---It’s a lot to take in.   You had a nightmare.   And your nightmare was about me.”
“yes, Inuyasha. That sums it up.”
“And that’s why you don’t want to fight me?
“Yes, Inuyasha.”
“Hnnn.”
Another minute passed. This time Sesshomaru spoke.
“I love sparring with you. You are the only one I consider an equal.   When we fight, I am challenged. I feel your passion and the response comes from deep inside me. Our fighting is our mating dance. We twist and twirl endlessly, each movement etching deeper and deeper into my heart.    I have to continually improve myself to keep up with you.” Holding Inuyasha’s face in his hands, Sesshomaru stared deep in his eyes,   “Inuyasha, I need you.   I am better when I am with you.   You complete me. I can’t breathe without you in my world.   I cannot bare the idea that you should perish in a stupid demonstration.   Please don’t ask me to spar with you. Not until I understand why I’ve had this nightmare.”
Gazing into his husband’s eyes and seeing only truth and love, Inuyasha conceded. “I won’t ask again.”
Sesshomaru pulled Inuyasha into a tight hug.   Inuyasha smelt a salty tear but assumed it was from him and just curled into Sesshomaru’s chest.
The lovers sat in the garden under the moonlight and stars late into the night.
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Shippo and the castle guards arrived at Jinenji’s farm after three days of riding.   Jinenji was still was a kind-hearted, gentle demon.   He was no longer surprised at having visitors and no longer afraid of being injured for just existing. Jinenji continued to grow and harvest herbs and make medicines for those in need.    As the humans around him passed on and others came in their place, the humans became blind to his demonic status and just called him the “giant healer”, the term being ambiguous enough that most of the local humans didn’t know if he healed giants or he was a giant who was a healer.
Jinenji recognized Shippo as soon as the fox demon spoke.   A large smile filled his face.   Welcoming the men in for tea, he offered to board and feed the horses as well. Being part horse demon Jinenji could speak to horses. The horses assured him they were treated well and he offered them certain fields they could graze and to avoid others or they might have a tummy ache. The horses whinnied and sauntered to the greenest field to start eating.   The guards and Shippo smiled and thanked the gentle giant for caring for their horses.
“Please come in,” and Jinenji lead the men into his barn house.    Now that his mother was gone, Jinenji increased the size of his home and made room for the work animals he had to help on the farm. He was not bothered by cold like his mother and found the company of the animals pleasing.   The men sat on bales of sweet smelling hay that surrounded a homemade wooden table.   A miss-matched tea set looked perfectly at home there.
Shippo shared small talk with Jinenji for several minutes before they got to the reason for their visit.
“Jinenji, Lord Sesshomaru asked us to deliver this message.” Shippo pulled the scroll from his cape.
A guard opened the seal and the scroll was rolled open for Jinenji’s eyes.
The Takahashi brothers request the presence of the healer Jinenji to Castle town.   The increased number of demons, hanyous and humans displaced from the recent bug infestation has greatly exceeded the current number of medical providers. Additionally a new healer’s facility is being established and is need of an herbalist who understands demon, hanyou, and human physiology.   Shippo will await your decision.
                                                                                                Lord Sesshomaru---

“Wow.   I’m so honored.” Jinenji looked at the three faces sitting at his table. All three smiled back.
“It says the Takahashi brothers.”
“Yeh, Inuyasha and Sesshomaru have been mates for 200 plus years now.”
“Time flies.   Seems like Kagome only visited with Rin a little while ago.”
Shippo smiled a little and sighed. “Yeh, Mom and Auntie Rin loved to visit you.   And they always came home with tons of herbs and flowers.   I miss them.”
Jinenji patted Shippo gently on the shoulder. “So do I.”
“But Dad and Father are good for each other.   Never a dull moment at the castle or in the castle town for that matter. So, what do you think?   Want to come visit and see the sites?”
“I’d like to think about it.”
“Sure, Hey mind if we get some shut eye?   That hay looks really soft and smells good.”
Jinenji settled his guests in and then feed the animals in the barn and went outside.
One of the horses that had been grazing nosed up to Jinenji.
“What do you think of castle town, my friend?” Jinenji whinnied to the horse.   The horse shared his knowledge of the guard quarters and of his fellow horses.   He talked about the two headed dragon and the funny little green imp that visited him often.    He told Jinenji of all the smells and tastes and of the hay that was sweet and of the big dogs that lived in the castle.   From the horse’s perspective the dogs were quite affectionate and made love a lot especially at night.   Jinenji’s cheeks turned bright red.
“Should I visit?” Jinenji nickered.
The horse nodded emphatically.
“Thanks friend.” And then Jinenji lead the three castle horses into his barn and set them up for the night.    Finally he walked a ways to a lone gravestone.
“Ma, I know you want me to be happy.   Shippo says Lord Sesshomaru and Lord Inuyasha need me at castle town.   It might be nice to have some demon and human company again.   The horses say they like it there and they don’t lie.   I think--no-- I want to go to Castle town and be the herbalist.   Thank you and Father for everything. I love you.

The following morning Jinenji told the three men he would go with them but they needed to help him harvest some crops and prepare the animals for the trip.   Tasks were completed in three days and a large cart was loaded with fresh herbs and some plants packed in soil and wrapped in cloth prepared for transplanting. A number of giant size tools lined the sides of the cart.   In the front of the cart safely packed in hay and wrapped in checkered tablecloth, a miss-matched tea set rested securely.    Jinenji opted to pull the cart even though the three horses nuzzled and appeared to want to do the job. The two guards and Shippo just sat back and laughed as the docile giant dealt with the well-meaning steads. At the end Shippo sat on the cart and his horse help Jinenji pull the cart to Castle town.
A day from Castle town Shippo asked the group to make a detour by his home to pick up his family. By going that direction Jinenji had a chance to see the destruction the bugs left.   The soft hearted giant knelt by a broken doll.   He picked it up and cradled it, a tear sliding down his cheek.   There were no survivors in the area, the smell of death nearly made them ill.
“We need to go Jinenji. The castle town refugees need us. Who knows, that dolly may even need reunited with its owner. It could have been left in haste.   Let us hope the child still lives.”   But all of them knew that was not the likely story.   Destruction and death like this were indiscriminate and took old and young, innocent and guilty alike.
Shippo’s wife consented to a visit to the castle but wanted to leave the oldest daughter and her kits behind to care for the refugees.   By this time the number of refugees in the forest had decreased to a quarter of the original number. Many of them had heard they may find work in Castle town.   Others decided to venture other directions. But the vixen won’t leave demons in need so in the end the two oldest children and their children stayed to care for them. Jinenji left some herbs for them to use.
As they approached Castle town Jinenji began to have second thoughts. The last time he had seen Lord Sesshomaru he was near scared to death. The Lord had been napping in his dog demon form and Rin had been picking flowers nearby. He had recognized her and had galloped up to say hello.   The noise woke the sleeping dog.   Jinenji was on the ground with a huge paw on his chest before he knew what happened.   He was looking up at the largest, maddest, scariest, poison drooling dog in the world.   If it hadn’t been for Rin he knew he would have been dead.   Jinenji’s new mantra was “Never wake a sleeping dog, especially if it’s Lord Sesshomaru”
Shippo sensed a concern from the hanyou just at the same time his horse had.   ‘I’ll just leave it to the horses. After all they are the ones that convinced him to come in the first place.’   Shippo turned to his vixen and whispered a sweet nothing in her ear.   The vixen blushed and pecked his cheek.   She had never been very public with her affections. Shippo was looking forward to some alone time with his bride. ‘After all Grandpa Inu could entertain his brats.   Gotta love Grandparents!’ He smiled.
The castle gates came into view and the grand kits ran to get Grandpa Inu. Soon they were running around him, hugging his legs, and begging him to play with them.
“You guys got here just in time.   The dairy man brought some Cream Ice to try!”
The fox kits cried for joy. They had never tried it but if Grandpa Inu thought it was good, it must be. Off the pack went to the dining hall where more pillows than before were placed for the testers.
The kitchen staff had taken care of the fox grandkits before and easily added settings for the Cream Ice testing.
Out in the court yard, the guards were met by their colleagues and the horses were lead away but not before Jinenji could thank them all personally and tell them that he would see them again.
The cart was parked in the horse barn and a guard assured Jinenji that it would be guarded until his return from the Cream Ice testing.   The animals were taken to the castle barn and soon Jinenji was alone in the castle court yard.
He looked about and saw no one. Feeling a bit awkward he started to sit down on the castle step when he heard Inuyasha yell for him.
Following the familiar voice Jinenji entered the dining hall and found twenty plus pairs of eyes staring up at him, including the amber eyes of Lord Sesshomaru. Rapidly he knelt and hit his head on the floor.
“Milord, I am here as requested.”
“Rise Jinenji, and welcome to the castle!” Sesshomaru calmly called out.
“Yo, Jinenji, get over here and sit to my right,” Inuyasha called out. “Good to see you. We’ll talk soon but first you’ve got to taste this!”
The dairyman stood and bowed to Lord Sesshomaru and then Lord Inuyasha.
“I have the pleasure of introducing “Cream Ice” to castle town!   Such a delightful creation! Thank you Lord Inuyasha for encouraging me to explore this delight! It is made of cream and a sweetner like honey or fruit. Then it is chilled and churned to this pleasing consistency.”
The dairyman, the goat demon, and some of the kitchen staff passed out chilled bowls with a scoop of a white dairy treat in the middle. They started at the head of the table with Lord Sesshomaru and gave a bowl to Lord Inuyasha. Then they quickly spread the bowls to the remainder of the testers.   The grand kits were reminded to wait for Lord Sesshomaru.   All eyes turned to the head of the table.
Lord Sesshomaru had heard many tales about the delightful treat—ice cream—from his sister-in-law Kagome and from his mate Inuyasha. He was curious if anything could possibly be as wonderful as they claimed it to be.   He stared into his chilled bowl and took a sniff.   ‘Smells like milk and cream. Well, that’s nice.’   Then he put the spoon into the softening mixture.   The spoon went through the scoop like a knife through butter. He lifted the spoon to his lips and opened his mouth. The small bite slid on to his tongue.
His taste buds exploded with joy!   The cold temperature, the sweet milk, the texture, this was heavenly! He took another bite and closed his eyes as he savored the concoction.   A smile slowly developed and soon he was humming happily. Another bite and another and another and before he knew it the bowl was empty. He opened his eyes and looked up from his empty bowl to the expectant faces surrounding him.    The room was completely quiet except for someone humming. ‘Who was humming?’ He looked around. Anticipation was thick. He turned to Inuyasha.
“Told you it was something special! You’re even humming.”
Sesshomaru blinked. Inuyasha kissed his cheek.
Regaining his royal composure he motioned to the dairyman.   The dairyman rushed to his side and knelt.
“More please.”
The table noise reached the library. Spoons clinked bowls. Grand kits called for more.   Parents stopping them after two scoops but sneaking a third for themselves.   Kitchen staff singing the praises of Cream Ice.
Smiling contently at the people surrounding his table, Inuyasha rubbed his mating mark. ‘I’m so happy.’
Sesshomaru looked at his mate and shared his joy.   Leaning over to Inuyasha, Sesshomaru kissed his lips. “You dripped some on your lips.” The two lords smiled and held hands.
Jinenji noticed the brothers turned lovers and smiled too.   ‘It would be ok to work here. I’ll be just fine Ma.’
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