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Fifty Years	By : nika1280 Category: InuYasha > Yaoi - Male/Male > InuYasha/Sessh?maru > InuYasha/Sessh?maru Views: 27198 -:- Recommendations : 4 -:- Currently Reading : 3
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What took Sesshomaru so long to go back to searching for his mate? Is everything fine in the Western Lands? An escape and another reunion, but an unanswered question remains.

Shout out to Snowfall who's been kicking my butt to get me to write more action and less description. You all owe her for her proddings--repay her by reading her fics. Props to Tryst who got me started with this mess in the first place :-).

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha, Sesshomaru or any other character from the series created by the wonderful Ms. Takahashi. I do, however, own any OC's and the plot to this story.

Per Request: List of children and ages

Keiji and Akeno (twin boys, 20 years old but look 10, look like Sess and Inu�s father)

Mareo (boy�18 but looks 9, has golden hair and eyes with no markings)

Kameko (girl�12 but looks 7, looks exactly like Sesshomaru with dog ears)

Izayoi (girl�11, but looks 6, looks exactly like Inuyasha�s mother with lavender stripes on cheeks)

Inuginsenshi (boy�10 but looks 5, looks exactly like Sesshomaru)

Time Frame: Year 22 of 50 years.

~*~

Two of the wolves jumped forward and grabbed the twins. Keiji and Akeno struggled, but the wolves had a vise grip on the boys, and their kicks were too weak to do much harm to the full-grown demons. Kameko screamed, lashing out at any demon with her poison whip. Two wolf demons attempted to subdue her, but met their demise at her hands. With a flick of her wrist, the first demon was decapitated. The second wolf stared at her in shock before he jumped to the side and narrowly avoided death. Regrouping, he raced at her from the side while another demon came from behind. The two managed to wrestle the little girl to the ground.

While all of this chaos was occurring, Izayoi got quiet. Her head snapped toward her brothers and their captors. Her normally calm violet eyes alit with hellfire, promising a gruesome death to those who hurt her brothers. Raven hair whipped around her head, throwing back anyone who tried to get near her. Growling, she threw up her hands and released her power. Bolts of lightning and ice shot out, flying faster than arrows toward their targets. Fire chased them, swallowing everything in their path. The wolves were dead before anyone could move. Unfortunately, her brothers were also injured. Izayoi slumped to the ground, barely breathing. The energy drain of her powers was enormous.

Shippo and Kirara took down many of the wolf demons, but they were badly outnumbered. Eventually, the wolves gained the upper hand and bound and gagged them, as well as Inuyasha and the kids. On Koga�s orders, the wagon was hauled back to his dwelling. It was time the mutt paid for his disgrace.

~*~

Jinenji had been prepared for this visit from the Western Lord, ever since Myoga had come informing him of Inuyasha�s illness and his status as Lord Sesshomaru�s mate. Myoga had also told Jinenji of his suspicions that it was Sesshomaru�s poison that aided the disease. Jinenji knew he had to be careful with his questioning of the Great Demon or else he might find himself headless, as Myoga also warned him of the Lord�s temper.

"Lord Sesshomaru, please have a seat. May I offer you something to eat or drink?" Jinenji inquired, being as gracious as possible.

"Do not waste my time with such pleasantries. I know that you know why I am here," Sesshomaru stated.

"Of course, my Lord. You are here regarding Inuyasha�s illness, yes?" Jinenji asked.

"Yes, my mate has acquired the same disease that lead to the death of his mother. It is my understanding that an acidic poison helped the sickness," Sesshomaru said. Jinenji was careful with his next comments as he didn�t want to anger the Demon Lord.

"Yes, Lord Sesshomaru. When I tested his blood, there was a very potent toxin intermingled with the diseased cells that are making your mate ill," Jinenji started. "Would you happen to have any idea what type of poison it was?"

"My own," Sesshomaru told him, daring the horse hanyou to say anything to him.

"If I could have a sample of it, My Lord, I might be able to create an antidote that could help your mate recover," Jinenji told him, being careful to keep any emotion from his voice. The last thing he needed was the Western Lord thinking he was judging him�it would not end well.

Sesshomaru drew forth the poison to his fingers and deposited a large amount of it into a vial jar that Jinenji had made available. The healer eyed the green liquid critically�it was unlike anything he had ever seen. He could tell that his analysis would be a difficult one, if he could even figure it out at all. Sesshomaru saw the look on Jinenji�s face and questioned him.

"Healer, how long will it take you to examine this poison and find an antidote?"

"It is really hard to say, My Lord. It could take days or even weeks," Jinenji explained.

"I suggest you take as little time as possible. I do not know how long my mate has, and I need not tell you of the repercussions if he deteriorates while I am stuck here," Sesshomaru threatened. Jinenji cowered.

"Of course, Lord Sesshomaru. I�ll get right on it."

Getting on it was a relative term, Lord Sesshomaru was soon to discover. Days later, Sesshomaru was at the end of his rope. The Western Lord was ready to kill that incompetent healer. It took Jinenji two weeks to figure out the components of Sesshomaru�s acid, the entire time with Lord Sesshomaru breathing down his neck. Jinenji couldn�t work fast enough for either himself or Lord Sesshomaru. He was afraid the Lord would kill him in a fit of rage.

"Can you not work faster, healer? I do not have the patience for your laggard pace!" Sesshomaru growled, sorely tempted to unleash the wrath of Tokijin upon this pitiful excuse of a healer.

"My apologies, Lord Sesshomaru, but this poison is very complex and I must make sure I have all the components before I start on the antidote," Jinenji explained for the hundredth time that day.

"Apologies are useless�results are needed. If you cannot work faster, I will be forced to persuade you via other methods," Sesshomaru threatened, brandishing his poison claws. Jinenji redoubled his efforts to produce results.

Snarling in anger and frustration, Sesshomaru stalked out of the healer�s home and into the nearby woods. There were a few low-level demons upon which he could vent his impatience.

After the poison was configured, there remained the matter of the antidote. Jinenji was amazed he survived that day.

"Four weeks!?! You expect me to waste another moon cycle here with you while you attempt to produce a remedy? Give me one reason why I should not kill you where you stand?" Sesshomaru snarled at him, claws ready to tear out his innards.

"My Lord, I apologize for the delay, but I need the time to properly prepare the medicine. If it is mixed the wrong way, it could kill your mate," he justified.

Sesshomaru was clearly unhappy, but he knew he must hold his peace in order to have the best chance at recovery for his mate. Besides, his anger was what caused the problem in the first place, and he would be damned if he allowed his pride to botch up everything.

Four weeks later, Jinenji finished the potion. All in all, Sesshomaru was more than anxious to leave when the antidote was ready, if his hasty departure was any indication. He had spent six weeks at the healer�s home, time that he could have used to find and reunite with his family.

Before the Western Lord left, Jinenji had, however, warned Sesshomaru that the medicine might not work and his mate could die anyway. He had no idea of knowing how advanced the disease was, even with the blood sample he received from Myoga. Most of that blood went into figuring out the exact illness and the poison that coupled with it, not the severity of the disease. If it were too late, the antidote would not help Inuyasha.

~*~

Sesshomaru swiftly traveled over the lands of Feudal Japan toward the clearing that held his mate. Myoga had told him the general direction before he�d fled, something about the Northern plains where the kitsune used to dwell. It took him three days to find the clearing, but when he did, his heart stopped. The scent of his mate and children was old, almost non-existent. They had been there, but not recently. Sesshomaru could feel his heart sink with absolute defeat. If his brother had run again, he didn�t know if he was going to be able to find them again. The Western Lord scoured the area around the den for a week before returning to his palace. It was time for him to strategize.

Unfortunately, things back at the palace were tumultuous, and took much more time to straighten out than Sesshomaru could have imagined. The lesser nobles were becoming bolder in their attempts to gain favor and increase their power. Sesshomaru pretended to be blind to them, as he didn�t want to give up the element of surprise, but he was ready to murder some of them. Fortunately for him, he was able to release some tension a month after he returned�

Sesshomaru knew something was amiss in the palace. The nobles had been relatively quiescent in the weeks after his return, and for some reason, that bothered him more than anything. He had expected them to complain about his dereliction of duty, but they said nothing. Their silence told him more than any complaint ever could. He knew they were up to something; he couldn�t tell what it was, but they were plotting against him.

�Do these fools seriously think they will overthrow me, Lord Sesshomaru?� he wondered. �If so, they have greatly underestimated me.�

A lynx demon, Lord Raiden, made the first move one night at dinner. All of the visiting nobles were seated at the dining room table, with Sesshomaru at the head. The atmosphere was subdued with various quiet conversations on-going, just like all meals since his mate and children vanished.

"Lord Sesshomaru, I must say that the character of the Western Palace has greatly increased since you cast out that half-breed whore and illegitimate bastards," Raiden said. The entire table quieted.

"Who are you to talk about my mate and heirs?" Sesshomaru questioned, correcting Raiden and threatening him at the same time.

"Forgive me, My Lord," the demon derided, "but you certainly did not expect that your demon allies would accept your decision to mate and breed with that abomination?"

Sesshomaru could feel himself coming undone. The anger and frustration brought about because of the demon�s words and the memories they invoked almost pushed Sesshomaru to the breaking point. It took every bit of his training to contain his fury at the insolent being in front of him.

"I expect that any lesser being would not dare question my choices. Last I checked, I was still the ruler of these lands," Sesshomaru declared, daring the demon to contradict him. Raiden did just that.

"You would be surprised, Lord Sesshomaru, at how many would challenge your authority," Raiden replied, accepting the challenge.

"Then you are fool," Sesshomaru declared, rising from his seat.

Raiden rose as well, and put his hand on his sword. Sesshomaru eyed him for a minute before scoffing.

"Your blood is not worthy of my sword."

The fight was on. Raiden went on the offensive, drawing his sword and thrusting it toward Sesshomaru. The demon lord easily evaded the move, and countered with a slash of his claws across the demon�s shoulder. Raiden jerked back just in time to prevent his left arm from being severed. Pivoting on his right leg, Raiden once again charged Sesshomaru, this time attempting to slash the demon lord across his chest. Sesshomaru jumped in the air and missed the strike, his fists coming down upon Raiden�s head. The lynx was knocked to the floor, his head colliding painfully with the marble. Sesshomaru took the opportunity to kick away his opponent�s sword, and grabbed Raiden by the neck.

"Any last words?" Sesshomaru asked the groggy demon.

"This is not the end of your troubles, Lord of the Dogs. You will be defeated," Raiden sputtered, blood sliding out of his mouth.

"I doubt that," Sesshomaru stated, closing his hand and crushing Raiden�s neck. "Any more challengers?" he asked, as he threw the corpse away from him. The dining room was deathly still.

The following days passed with little trouble as Sesshomaru went on with his business and plans for finding his mate. He knew that Inuyasha would stay away from the Western Lands at all costs, and most likely the Northern plains since that was where he had hidden himself before, so that only left the eastern and southern parts of the country to explore. Sesshomaru remembered that his brother had traveled extensively throughout both these regions during his quest for the Shikon jewel, so it was highly likely that he was hiding somewhere in one of those areas. The Western Lord was prepared to spend the next three months combing these lands for his mate.

One day, a week before he was scheduled to leave, the courtiers made another move.

There had been a feeling of nervousness all day among the courtiers, telling Sesshomaru that whatever they were planning was about to come to life. When dinner rolled around, Sesshomaru was certain that something was wrong. He smelled strange scents in the air around the castle, as if someone was lurking in the forest. He had an idea of who it was, but he didn�t want to give away the element of surprise. Once he was done eating, Sesshomaru retired to his chambers to prepare for battle. Strapping Tokijin and Tenseiga to his hips, he marched past the palace gates to meet his attackers head on.

Outside, Sesshomaru could smell and feel the auras of hundreds of lower youkai. It seemed that his opponents were so cowardly that they would think to hide their scents and ambush him instead of facing him head on. Snarling, he unsheathed Tokijin and settled himself into a fighting stance.

"Only fools would believe themselves able to ambush this Sesshomaru. I can smell your presence and your fear. Come out, cowards, and fight me," he said. Out of the shadows a plethora of demons appeared, some outfitted with armor and weapons, others not. They launched themselves at Sesshomaru, hoping to land blows, but the Western Lord was prepared. The battle was on.

Two hours later, Sesshomaru returned to his rooms, no worse for wear, except for his dirty kimono. He removed his clothes and prepared for another sleepless night. The assault on his person could not go unpunished, and as such, retribution had already been dealt to the disgraceful demons. However, because he had been forced to kill a number of his courtiers, he would have to send missives to their lords and lands telling them of their treachery and demanding replacements. This little sneak attack had set him back months in the search for his family.

Finally, after almost six months, Sesshomaru was able to stabilize everything within his castle and the Western Lands. Once his kingdom was secure, he left to find his mate. Fate must have been on his side, for not even three weeks after he�d left, did he pick up the scent of his mate and children. Sesshomaru followed the trail with growing hope, as the scent became stronger each day. He knew he was close�he could feel the calming of his raging emotions. His mate was near�finally, after ten years, he would be reunited with his family.

~*~

Ayame was waiting outside of the caves for Koga�s return. He and fifty of the tribe�s best warriors had left over a week ago. Koga had not told her his destination, or how long they would be gone. He only told her not to wait for him. Now, nine days later, Ayame had caught the scent of her mate upon the wind and had rushed out to greet him. What she found shocked her.

"Koga, what�s the meaning of all this?" Ayame asked, gesturing to the tied up children in the wagon.

"Just settling an old score," Koga told her.

"What debt, Koga? What could these children have possibly done to you?" Ayame pressed, not pleased with his response.

"It�s not the children, but their mother," Koga told her, walking over to a covered bundle. He removed the blanket from the demon�s face, and Ayame gasped. There, underneath the blanket looking worse for wear, was Inuyasha.

"What the hell is going on?" Ayame roared, not understanding why Inuyasha and presumably his children were in the wolf demons� custody.

"He took Kagome away from me, and he�s gonna pay for it!" Koga growled, dragging Inuyasha out of the wagon and into the cave. Ayame jumped in front of him.

"Kagome? What�s she got to do with anything? She�s been gone over twenty years!" Ayame exclaimed, not fully understanding her mate�s reasons, but feeling dread creeping into the pit of her stomach.

"If he hadn�t been in my way, I would�ve killed Naraku and Kagome would�ve been my mate!" Koga snarled, seemingly insane with rage.

"Kagome should�ve been your mate, huh? Even after all these years, you�re still stuck on her. I guess I�ll never be good enough for you, Koga," Ayame said dejectedly, pointedly looking anywhere other than her mate.

"I don�t have time for this shit. Move outta my way, Woman!" Koga commanded. Ayame just stepped aside as Koga and some of the other wolf demons brought in the hostages.

They put the children as well as Shippo and Kirara�still bound�into an interior cave with a guard stationed outside. The hours passed, and the family grew more worried about Inuyasha. Sometime close to dark, they heard shrill shrieks coming from the interior of the caves. They could only hope it wasn�t their mother.

"Shippo, are we gonna be ok?" Izayoi asked. She really didn�t like being inside the dank, dark cavern.

"Everything will be all right, Izzy. Just wait and see�your mother will get us out of here in no time," Shippo lied. He knew that they were in trouble, but it wouldn�t do to worry the kids needlessly.

"I want Mama," Gin protested, his sniffles finally dying out.

"Don�t we all," Kameko said. Kirara mewed.

~*~

Ayame sat outside the children�s prison and listened to their conversations. She had known for years that her mate didn�t love it�it was blatantly obvious when he screamed out Kagome�s name during sex�but she had thought that he would come to care for her in time. She knew now that she was wrong. Koga would never love her, and what was worse, he was trying to destroy someone who had only shown kindness to her and to Koga at times. Ayame couldn�t in good consciousness allow her mate to continue with this ridiculous revenge. She knew who was Inuyasha�s mate, and she intended to return his children. Her mind made up, Ayame opened the door and slipped inside.

"What do you want?" Shippo asked, herding all of the children behind him.

"Shippo, it�s Ayame," she said, "and I�ve come to help you escape."

"How do we know we can trust you?" Mareo asked, not trusting the strange redheaded woman.

"You don�t, but I give you my word as Princess of the Mountain Wolves that I will not harm you," Ayame vowed. The kids looked at each other and then at Shippo and Kirara. They didn�t really want to go anywhere with the strange lady, but it seemed that they had no choice.

"All right, we�ll go with you," Shippo said, speaking for all of them.

"Ok, here�s what I need you to do," Ayame explained, going into detail about their escape plans.

Several hours later, when the moon was high in the sky and all the wolves were asleep, Ayame quickly and quietly ushered the family out of the cave. She knew that they didn�t have a lot of time before someone figured out that they were missing, but she was hoping that they would be able to make it to the Western Lands border before any of the wolves caught up to them. Once they were sufficiently far enough from the caves, each of the demons carried two of the children and took off at a dead sprint. They only had six hours before sunrise, and they had to cover a lot of ground in that time.

~*~

Deep in the forests on the border between the Eastern and Western Lands, a wolf demoness, a kitsune, and a nekomata ran with six kids either riding their backs or resting in their arms. Ayame kept replaying the last day over and over in her mind. In Ayame�s opinion, Inuyasha had done her a huge favor by killing Naraku�he made sure that Koga was unharmed. Yes, Koga lost control of his pack, but when they got together, he gained hers.

It pained Ayame to know that after all these years, Koga remained upset about the fact that the priestess Kagome chose to stay with Inuyasha rather than him. She knew that Kagome had nothing but friendly feelings at best for Koga, but her mate had become rather obsessive in his pursuit of the human girl. In fact, he still talked about her, and that fact that he would have mated her if he had the chance. It was one of the reasons he and Ayame never had children. The wolf demoness kept up with her fertility cycle and made it a point to avoid her lover on those days. She refused to have kids with someone who thought of her as second best or a tool for power.

Looking at the moon�s position, Ayame increased her speed and encouraged Shippo and Kirara to do the same. They were still too far from Sesshomaru�s lands for her comfort. She could only hope that they found Sesshomaru before Koga found her. Ayame already knew what would happen to her if he found out that she had disobeyed him.

Little did she know, miles from their current location, Sesshomaru detected the scent of wolves and blood near one clearing. Sniffing the air, he discovered it was his mate�s blood and that of his kitsune and nekomata companions in the air. Hastening his speed, he followed the smell, hoping to get to his mate before it was too late.

~*~

After running for several hours, the trio stopped and put the kids down. They were tired, and the children were hysterical. None of them wanted to leave their mother with that mangy wolf, but they knew that Inuyasha wouldn�t want them to get hurt trying to protect him. As they gathered water and food for the kids, Shippo, Kirara and Ayame felt an angered demonic presence near them.

"Papa!" shouted Kameko.

�Oh shit!� all three thought, but for different reasons.

As he traveled in the woods, Sesshomaru could sense his children. He could smell their sweet scents on the air. He was close, closer than he�d been in the last ten years. Coming to a clearing, he stopped and stared. There, in front of him, were his six children. He couldn�t describe the feelings surging through him�happiness, joy, elation, relief, sadness�all of them vied for attention, but he shoved all but joy away as he approached.

"Papa!" he heard his daughter shout. All eyes turned to him. The children seemed thrilled, with the exception of a little boy that he�d never seen before that bore a striking resemblance to himself. The adults, however, were nervous and skeptical at his appearance. He didn�t care�he was with his children once again.

"Papa�s back! Papa�s back!" Keiji and Akeno shouted, leaping for their father. They were cut off by a golden blur as Mareo jumped in his arms and almost strangled Sesshomaru with his exuberance.

"Papa! I missed you so much, Papa! Don�t leave," Mareo pleaded, tears coming to his eyes. He hadn�t realized how much he missed his father until he saw him. The little boy felt weak for crying, but he couldn�t help himself. He�d missed his Papa so much.

Keiji and Akeno clamored around Sesshomaru�s legs, holding on to their father for dear life. The boys also found their eyes suspiciously wet, but they didn�t shed tears the way their younger brother did. They weren�t babies.

Sesshomaru reveled in his sons� attention for a few minutes before putting down Mareo and detaching the twins from his legs. After hugging Keiji and Akeno, he looked over to his daughters, and the child that was born after Inuyasha left. Kameko was excitedly talking to her younger brother, telling him about how great it was that Papa was there, but Sesshomaru could tell the boy was unconvinced.

"Papa, I missed you," Kameko said, running up to Sesshomaru and kissing him on the cheek. The demon lord tightened his arms around her, savoring her smell.

"I missed you too, Kameko," Sesshomaru told her, barely able to speak around the lump in his throat.

He looked over to Izayoi who regarded him warily. He wouldn�t be surprised if the child didn�t remember him or want to touch him. �Of course she does not remember you, Idiot!� his inner demon berated. �She was only three months old when they left.�

Izayoi scented the air, smelling the man that her siblings so enthusiastically greeted. She was unsure of him, but something in the way her brothers and sisters acted around him made her give him a chance.

"Papa?" she questioned haltingly, trying the foreign word on her tongue.

"Yes, Izayoi. It is your Papa," Sesshomaru replied, feeling even more like a heel. All grown up, there was no doubt that this child was his. While she still looked like her dead grandmother, she smelled of their father, the previous Inu no Taisho. In fact, that was the foreign scent on the girl that he couldn�t place all those years ago. It was unimportant now�he was here, and he would make amends.

Izayoi ran up to Sesshomaru and put her arms around his neck. Deeply inhaling his scent, she smiled softly as she remembered the smell. The few times he did hold her before they left had imprinted his unique smell on her, and she cried tears of joy at her father�s return.

Sesshomaru could only pat her back to soothe her tears as he stared at his youngest child. He�d never seen the boy before, and it was clear that his son was just as wary of greeting Sesshomaru as Sesshomaru was wary of greeting him. What a fine mess his pride had made�he didn�t even know the boy�s name. Once Izayoi calmed, Sesshomaru set her on the ground with a kiss to the forehead. The little girl ran over to her younger brother and tugged him toward their father.

"Come on, Gin. Papa�s back! It�s our Papa�come say hi!" Izayoi told him, trying to coax the boy toward their father.

"Gin?" Sesshomaru questioned, thinking about how obvious a name that was.

"Inuginsenshi, Sir," Gin replied, looking meekly up at his father.

"Yeah, Papa�Mama said she named him after you," Kameko supplied. Sesshomaru was surprised: even though he had acted like a complete ass, his mate still honored him by naming their son "Silver Dog Warrior," a nickname from his mate.

"Come here, Inuginsenshi," Sesshomaru said softly, not wanting to scare the boy. The child complied. Sesshomaru picked him up and hugged him, slightly upset at how the boy stiffened in his embrace, but knowing that it was his fault.

"I apologize for not being here for you and your siblings, but things were difficult at the Palace. I am here now, and I would like to spend time with all of you," Sesshomaru said, looking at the group. It was then that he realized that his mate was no where to be found.

"Where is your mother?" Sesshomaru demanded, eyes narrowing.

~*~

As always, thanks to my readers and reviewers. I appreciate you taking the time to enjoy my story. Special thanks to Fluffy, Anon, nette, Caitriona, ArchNemesis, Stefanie, SP777, neko, Polka Dot, meg, and Ren for leaving me such thoughtful reviews. Enjoy the new chapter and check out my new story.
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