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Chapter 13 � Thunder
"Hiten-san!"
Hiten, who had been walking benignly down the corridor,
paused and turned when his name was called.
"Yes, Kouga-san?"
Kouga grinned. "I was wondering whether you'd like to
spar with me? I have heard impressive things regarding your prowess in battle.
Perhaps you could show me a trick or two?"
Hiten looked at him deliberatingly for a moment. He knew
the wolf prince was not really too fond of him and he heartily returned the
feeling. What was the boy's purpose in picking a fight like this? Kouga
couldn't pull anything that would jeopardize his, Hiten's, relationship with
the Lord of the West. He came in diplomatic capacity, after all. Then what did
he want? But of course�he could beat him any time.
"I would be honored, Kouga-san," he stated.
Kouga gestured for him to follow and they headed out
towards the dojo which was at a far end of the castle grounds. Hiten looked at
it in surprise. It seemed old and disused. Why was the wolf taking him here
instead of the regular dojo?
"Kouga-san. I think there is another dojo in the
castle which is more in use."
Kouga looked at him innocently. "Well yes but this one
is more sturdy and since it is a bit removed from the main castle, I think we
can fight more freely without disturbing the Lord and the Lady, don't you
think?"
Hiten shrugged. "Alright. Let us begin."
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"Raia! Do you know where my brother is?"
Riai bowed respectfully to the little lizard demon. "I
was told he is with Sesshoumaru-sama, my Lord."
And that was really what she had been told�by Kouga. Of
course, she knew he was lying but technically, she had not lied to the Lord's
guests. Mature and jaded as she was with the years, she had to admit to herself
that sometimes, it was fun to go along with the young heir's games. He always
made sure that none of his�partners�ever got into trouble and unhesitatingly
took the responsibility if anything went wrong.
That, and she didn't like the Thunder Brothers. There was something�repulsive
about them.
Manten frowned. "With Sesshoumaru-sama? Why?"
Raia kept her face carefully neutral. "I am sure I do
not know, sir."
Manten looked at her purposefully blank face and narrowed
his eyes suspiciously.
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Sesshoumaru's face never betrayed any expression but
Inuyasha could clearly read the displeasure on his master's face. He didn't
know why the demon Lord was mad; all he had been told that they were heading to
a human village.
Sesshoumaru internally cursed his father and the
incompetent guards for putting him through this. The Lord of the West knew how
much he hated these things and yet, he had to learn to deal with all kinds of
people and situations if he was to be the future ruler of the lands. Sometimes,
he felt this whole Lord thing was more trouble than it was worth.
And those imbeciles. Were there no competent demons to
provide security anymore? There was a fierce, powerful butterfly demon
attacking the village, pillaging and plundering and those idiot guard had come
running to the lord of the land. Honestly, he would be having a word with them
soon.
As they neared the scene of the village, the cause of all
his problems became apparent. It was, indeed, a butterfly demon. Although
butterflies were supposed to be beautiful and this�thing�was clearly not.
It was a garishly dressed grinning male demon with pink-red
lips and a high pony tail. He was sitting in a chair, apparently surrounded by
human bandits, grinning lecherously at the young village maidens they held
captive. One of them was serving the 'Lord' with trembling fingers. The others
were huddling close together, whimpering and holding their children close for
as long as their captives allowed. At the other end of the group, Sesshoumaru
was surprised to see a few demon children standing close together, glaring at
the bandits even as they shook with fear. It was rare to see demon children in
a human village. Perhaps they were waiting there till their parents finished
whaever errands they had come to the village to run.
Sesshoumaru landed neatly in the middle of the little drama
scene. Some of the women cried out in fear at the entry of this new 'threat'.
Idiots. The demon children, though, were smiling and looked relived. Even they
knew of the imperious Prince of the Western Lands.
"Ahhh the famous Sesshoumaru-sama," the butterfly
smiled mockingly, not bothering to even get up. "I have always wanted to
go up against the mighty prince."
Well, if he didn't have the sense to get on his knees and
beg for mercy in front of the young prince, then he was dumber than he looked.
�
A few seconds later, Sesshoumaru was flicking the stupid
demon's blood from his claws. Honestly, this is what had those guards stumped?
A little poison sticky stuff? He was a butterfly, for God's sake! He
would personally be supervising the training of the next batch of guards.
Inuyasha looked on in awe as his Master seemingly
effortlessly finished the scary colorful demon off. He had been a little
uncomfortable coming to a human village but his Master had ordered it so he had
to obey. His experience in human villages had not been fun. Some humans, he had
found, were even crueler than demons.
With their leader dismantled before their eyes, the idiotic
bandits had, unfortunately, decided to take matters into their own hands and
had therefore met their end under Sesshoumaru's whip. He never used his claws
on humans if he could help it. He did not want to take the trouble of washing
their disgusting blood off his hands. It took forever to come out.
The human women were eyeing him warily. Sesshoumaru looked
on disdainfully as the human child closest to him whimpered as the demon Lord
glanced at him and ran to his mother and hid behind her. The woman held the boy
close, whispering comforting words in his ears and cuddling him. Thus
reassured, the boy peaked from behind his mother to glare at the scary demon.
The other women and children also looked as though he would turn on them any
time.
However, the two demon children came forward and knelt
before him, touching their foreheads to the ground.
"My Lord, thank you," one whispered. The others
remained silent but kept their heads respectfully bowed.
Sesshoumaru acknowledged them with a glance, then picked
Inuyasha up and took off without a backward glance at the humans. This is why
he despised them. Irritating creatures were the most dishonorable, spineless
species of all. Demons and even animals knew instinctively to be grateful to
one's savior, to give thanks for help rendered. But humans only ever thought of
their own gain, their own well-being. Whatever his father said, he had never
yet encountered a human who was different. The spineless creatures would sell
their soul, their pride everything for the sake of their pathetic lives.
"Master, where are we going?"
His puppy's small voice brought him out of his musings.
That's right, he had not told the boy why he had brought him along.
"I wanted some peace and quiet."
He always needed to get away for a while after spending
time in those filthy humans' company. Their ripe scents, always brimming with
fear and cowardice pissed him off and it was much quicker to take Inuyasha with
him rather than to come back to the castle to pick him up and then head out
again.
The little hanyou looked at him a little uncertainly.
"Would I not disturb you, my lord?"
Sesshoumaru gave him one of his rare smiles. The concerned
little pet's gentle nature was soothing.
They came to a stop under a huge, sturdy looking tree.
Inuyasha looked concernedly at the ground. The tree was, indeed beautiful but
its roots looked very gnarly and a but scary. Wouldn't it be uncomfortable to
sit there?
But he'd barely finished that thought when he was picked up
by his haori and the next thing he knew, Sesshoumaru had soared up and landed
gracefully on the tallest branch. Inuyasha clutched at him and whimpered,
shutting his eyes tightly. Sesshoumaru frowned.
"Are you afraid of heights, pup?"
Inuyasha nodded hesitantly, still not opening his eyes.
Then he felt Sesshoumaru lower himself onto the wide
branch. The demon lord pulled him in his lap and snaked an arm around his
waist. Of course Sesshoumaru-sama would not be scared of heights. He could fly,
after all. In fact, Inuyasha was sure Sesshoumaru-sama was not afraid of
anything.
"Open your eyes."
Inuyasha flinched at the command but did as he was told.
Then he gasped.
The view was beautiful. There was a forest for miles around
and somehow, they seemed to be above almost all the trees in the forest, looking
down at a lush green carpet. Was this the tallest tree in the forest?
But as he looked straight down, Inuyasha held on tightly to
his Master's arm supporting him.
"You will not fall," Sesshoumaru murmured in his
ears which flickered weakly in response.
"I-I'm scared, Master," Inuyasha whimpered.
"Why?"
"Because," Inuyasha told him. "It's a very
long way down."
Since Inuyasha was in his lap, back to his chest, the
hanyou could not see the slight smile on his Master's lips. With the hand that
was not holding Inuyasha's little body tightly against his own, Sesshoumaru
tilted his puppy's chin up gently, forcing him to look at the horizon.
"But the view is beautiful, is it not?"
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"Oni-sama," Manten asked gingerly. "What's
wrong?"
"Nothing," Hiten stated, limping over to his bed
and lowered himself onto it gingerly with the help of one hand.
"But you're hurt," Manten noted. "What
happened?"
"I said it was nothing!" Hiten snarled,
lifting his injured leg onto the bed with difficulty.
Manten flinched a little at his tone. His brother's temper
tantrums were sometimes quite violent. But he had to ask.
"Where were you, brother?"
"I was with that mangy wolf Kouga," Hiten hissed.
"Bastard did something to my leg."
There was no need for his little brother to know that the
wolf prince had pulled something in his leg�it wouldn't heal and it hurt like
shit to move the leg. Damned wolf and his tricks
But that did not sound right to Manten.
"B-but why were you-"
"Stop interrogating me, Manten," he snarled.
"You're not my mother. Now get out. I need to rest."
Manten swallowed his hurt at the words and slowly made his
way out of his brother's room and headed to his own.
Why did Hiten have to be so nice and correct with everyone
else but so mean to him?
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This was, Manten reflected, officially the worst
conversation of his life. Of course, he had heard the prince of the Western
Lands was no prude, but this?
"Hiten is not bad," Sesshoumaru revealed
carelessly. "Quite skilled but I believe he needs a bit more
practice."
"What?" Manten stared.
Sesshoumaru, it seemed, had returned from wherever he had
gone to but when he had asked him if he knew where Hiten had gone, the replies
he had gotten were quite disturbing. He had expected the demon Lord to be curt
after what had happened the night before. Hell, Sesshoumaru had seemed quite
pissed then. But his reticience seemed to have evaporated.
He must be tired? Let him rest? What kind of replies were
those?
Manten was trying very hard to not think exactly what was
going on in his mind at the thought of his lecherous brother and the beautiful
Lord and Hiten's lies but so far, he was failing.
"What are you talking about?" Manten asked
irritably. "What did he do that he's so tired?
Sesshoumaru laughed. "He worked quite hard to please
me. He is not a very good with his�tongue�although he does seem to enjoy it�but
he's good enough for�release."
Manten's eyes almost popped out of his head as all his
worst nightmares were confirmed. "You-you've�made love to him?"
"Fucked him," Sesshoumaru corrected. "Yes,
he's quite the submissive."
Manten laughed but it was a bit strained. "Hiten and
submissive? In your dreams, dog!"
A ghost of a smile appeared on Sesshoumaru's face.
"You don't know your brother very well, do you?"
"I know him damn well," Manten responded
irritably because that is exactly what he'd been asking himself for the past
few days. "And he'd die before he bottomed for anybody."
Sesshoumaru smirked. "Did he not tell you why he's
limping today?"
Manten turned red. "He said he injured his leg!"
Sesshoumaru laughed softly and the sound sent shivers up
the lizard demon's spine.
"Stop it!" Manten shouted.
Sesshoumaru raised an amused eyebrow.
"M-my brother said he has no interest in males! He
would never sleep with you!"
Sesshoumaru smirk. "I would say he has plenty
of interest in males. Why else would he offer himself to me? I was not that
inclined to take up his offer but after he begged so well-"
Manten looked like he was having a heart attack. Begged?
Hiten begged Sesshoumaru to take him when he, Manten, had been ready and
willing for his brother for years?
"B-but he-" Manten's lip wobbled. Sesshoumaru smiled
sadistically.
"It seems you are not the only one who can use your
words to convince others, do you not think so? Manten?"
The taunt did not register then and it would not till much
later when he found out the truth of the situation and then he would bitterly
regret even speaking to the stupid hanyou but right now, Manten's face fell.
Hiten had lied. He, Manten, had been feeling guilty over
whether what he'd proposed to Sesshoumaru would ruin his brother's plans but
here he was, rutting with the prince freely. Did he have no morals?
Then he smiled bitterly to himself. Of course he didn't but
he'd already known that. What stung the most was how unfair it all was.
Sesshoumaru had chided him for suggesting something 'inappropriate' but he had
no qualms doing it with his beautiful elder brother?
And what stung even more was that even his brother, who
he'd assumed cared for him, did not once look at him, Manten, who would readily
allow him to do whatever he wanted to his body. No, he'd rather beg the demon
Lord for it.
Of course, it wasn't really surprising considering how
beautiful Sesshoumaru was, but it still hurt.
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"So, Hiten-san and Manten-san�what brings you to the
Western Lands?"
The big meeting had finally arrived. Hiten had hinted that
it was of a somewhat private nature, so the only ones present were he, his
brother, the Lady and Lord of the Western Lands, Sesshoumaru and a few trusted
advisors.
"I wished to discuss something of a rather�delicate
nature with you," Hiten stated.
Inu no Taisho inclined his head as his mate watched the
Thunder Brothers intently. Lady Tsukiko was more astute than him in judging
people's ulterior motives.
"Manten and I-" Hiten glanced at his younger brother
but the lizard demon was too angry about earlier to pay attention to the
meeting. Hiten glared fiercely at him. Normally, a look from his was enough to
get the younger to obey him immediately but today, he remained resolutely
silent. What was wrong with him at this vital moment? He would have to sort it
out later.
"In the South, we have heard great things about the
Lord of the West."
Inu no Taisho's face remained impassive.
"We were hoping to strengthen our alliance with you
which has been rather�tenuous at best."
"It would be an honor to have an alliance with your
House," Inu no Taisho replied politely, but carefully. "However, we
have remained friendly in the past, despite the lack of any formal agreement.
May I ask the reason for this rather abrupt visit?"
Hiten smiled charmingly. "Hardly abrupt, my Lord. For
years, we have held the Lord of the West in high esteem but due to
certain�conflicts, the time was not viable to make such a long journey. Things
are calmer now, however, so I thought it best to not postpone this auspicious
occasion any longer."
Lady Tsukiko smiled just as sweetly. "We appreciate
the indubitably noble sentiments, Hiten-san. I am glad to hear things have
settled down in the south. There were rumors of severe internal unrest and even
war but I presume they were merely rumors. You, of course, would know the state
of matters better than most�?"
Wily old witch, Hiten
cursed in his head.
"Well," he cleared his throat. He was hoping to
broach this subject at a more opportune moment but Lady Tsukiko had forced his
hand. "Although most of the insurgents and rebels have been dealt with,
there is a small matter�"
Lady Tsukiko's smile could be called polite but to Hiten,
it appeared smug.
"We have been having some trouble with the
southwestern border of our lands. They are ruled by a small raccoon clan. I
assume you are aware of them�?"
Inu no Taisho nodded. "Yes, I know it is ruled by King
Kentorou but I am not personally acquainted with him."
Hiten did a little victory dance in his head at this first
piece of good news.
Sesshoumaru looked at him with veiled disdain. So that's
what they were after. Lord Kentarou was reputed as being a just, honorable and
very principled ruler. The raccoon tribe were very prideful people and the
leaders of the southern lands had been unable to intimidate them with threats
or force so they wanted Inu no Taisho's help to capture it by force.
"Well, as you know, it is a very small kingdom
surrounded by our territories. We have attempted to carry out negotiations with
the King but he refuses to consider our terms-"
Sesshoumaru almost snorted. More like the barbarians were
unable to take on the courageous, fierce people by force.
"-I was hoping perhaps if the Lord of the West
strengthened our position, Lord Kentarou would�reconsider."
Inu no Taisho remained silent for a long while, considering
his words. He was not good as his mate at sugar coating words.
"Hiten-san," he finally began, "While we
would be honored to have the Southern Lands as our friends but I am afraid since
we have no enmity with Lord Kentarou, it would be inappropriate to take a
stance in a conflict that is not our own."
Hiten was still smiling calmly, as though he had expected
such a response.
"Of course, it would be impudent to ask this of our
allies but I had hoped there would be no such inhibitions among family."
Inu no Taisho frowned. "Family?"
Hiten continued smiling. "As proof of our trust in the
noble royal family of thee West and as a symbol of our sincerity in this desire
of friendship, as the eldest in the family, I offer the hand of my younger
sister, Souten, to Sesshoumaru-sama."
Inu no Taisho and Sesshoumaru stiffened while Lady Tsukiko
continued to smile as though she had been expecting this.
Inu no Taisho was speechless. Would these barbarians really
barter their own sister to secure a political alliance? Poor Souten...she was
too young to make a decision like this on her own. Of course, age was not an
issue with pureblooded demons as they pretty much stopped aging after a point
but to recklessly give her away to relative stranger for such a reason seemed
appalling.
"Hiten-san," Sesshoumaru spoke up for the first
time in this meeting and everyone's attention turned to him. "While I am
sure anyone would be lucky to have your beautiful sister as their mate, I
cannot accept your offer."
Hiten looked at him a little indulgently and turned
expectantly to Inu no Taisho. In their family, the elders made the decisions
for the young and he was sure that the young heir's protests would be
ineffectual if Inu no Taisho ordered him to accept the offer and the thunder
demon was sure that the Lord of the West was too smart to spurn such a
potentially valuable friendship over such a tiny kingdom that would never be of
any real help to the Lord Inu no Taisho.
Lady Tsukiko read the condescending look in his eyes and
the reciprocating narrowing of Sesshoumaru's eyes and her smile widened, just a
little. Ooooh�wrong move, boy�
Inu no Taisho hid his disgust behind a politely inquiring
look.
Hiten smiled amiably. "I am sure you will need time to
consider such an important decision-"
"There will be no need for that."
Hiten's smile shrank a bit at his tone and his eyes became
more cautious. Inu no Taisho continued.
"Sesshoumaru has already made his feelings on the
matter known. His decision on the topic is final. Two individuals should have
deep affection and regard for one another before they consider coming together
in a mating. While I am sure Souten would be a gem for any demon to have as a
mate, she and Sesshoumaru do not know each other; indeed, they have never met.
You may be assured of our friendship, Hiten-san, but it would be dishonorable
for us to pressure Lord Kentarous who has been as good a friend to us over the
years you.
That is, we know them as little as we know you, Lady Tsukiko thought with a smirk.
Hiten's features hardened, anger flashing in his eyes.
"But unlike Kentaro, we came with hopes of securing a deeper friendship
than merely political alliance. Surely, that puts our friendship a little above
theirs?"
Inu no Taisho met his angry gaze with his own neutral but
powerful one. "A marriage alliance cannot strengthen a friendship if the
parties involved have no genuine regard for each other, any more than a lack of
such an alliance can destroy it. Political alliances are business; let us not
sully such a pure act with sordid affairs of the state."
Hiten was no longer smiling and his red eyes were hard as
rubies. He stood up and Manten stood up as well.
"If that is your stand on the matter, my lord, I am
afraid our relationship may be somewhat�strained in the future."
Inu no Taisho, Lady Tsukiko and Sesshoumaru stood up
together.
"I hope you did not take offence, Hiten-san,"
Lady Tsukiko replied in her melodious voice, "The refusal was nothing
personal, I assure you. It is a matter of principle."
Hiten grit his teeth. Old hag is calling us
unprincipled?
"I must say I am disappointed, Tsukiko-sama," he
said neutrally, "I must take my leave now. Thank you for your hospitality.
I hope the Western Lands prosper for years to come."
Till he and his brother left, Hiten was impeccable in his
civilities but the rage in his eyes promised revenge.
Manten quietly followed his brother on his cloud as they
took off from the castle of the Western Lands. Much later, he would finally
confront his brother about what Sesshoumaru had implied and suffer some severe
injuries from his brother's wrath for ever believing such a thing.
And, of course, Hiten would now have one more thing to hate
Sesshoumaru for.
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"The gardens are the most beautiful at night,
Master," Inuyasha smiled. Sesshoumaru stared out at the swiftly darkening
sky from what seemed to be Inuyasha's favorite haunt at night. The day had gone
well, all things considered, but it had been exhausting. He had known the
brothers were barbaric but to think Manten would proposition him even knowing
he came to offer his own sister's hand to the Lord. Is this what went on the
Southern Lands? Regardless, he looked forward to relaxing with his puppy.
"The stars are the most beautiful on the
moonless night," he stated.
Inuyasha froze as the full implications of this statement
hit him. Moonless night�tonight was the night of the New Moon. Tonight, he
would transform into a human! How could he have forgotten? His face turned pale
as he thought of what Sesshoumaru would do when he found out.
The demon Lord had noticed the look on his face.
"Inuyasha?"
Inuyasha said nothing. He stood trembling in front of his
Lord as the sun set slowly below the horizon. Sesshoumaru stared at him,
transfixed.
His silver, almost white hair turned black before his eyes.
His claws retracted into human nails and the puppy ears on the top of his head
slowly disappeared and human ears appeared. Inuyasha had not the courage to
meet Lord Sesshoumaru's eyes.
The prince of the Western Lands watched in wonder as his
adorable hanyou turned into a pathetic human in front of his very eyes. He
barely refrained from wrinkling his nose at the scent. Silver white hair turned
into drab and coarse human hair, and worst of all, the puppy ears that he so
loved to play with were gone. Obsidian eyes stared at his feet and Sesshoumaru
could no longer see his intriguing pet in this scrawny human brat.
When Sesshoumaru didn't move or say anything, Inuyasha
hesitantly looked up. Sesshoumaru was staring at him and although his face was
expressionless as usual, Inuyasha had by now grown quite good at gauging his
reactions. Inuyasha's heart clenched in his chest as he discerned a look of
barely concealed disgust in the Lord's eyes.
Tears that threatened to fall finally spilled over as
Sesshoumaru turned and left without a backward glance, leaving Inuyasha
standing alone in the darkening room.
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Servants and guards stared as the pissed off demon Lord
swept into his study.
"Bring Raia to me immediately," he ordered a
couple of cowering guards who jumped to obey.
A human�so the rumors were true�hanyou became human once a
month. He did not know how long the transformation but it didn't matter. He
despised humans�despised everything from their whining, clinginess, their out
of control emotions to their annoying, sharp scent. A human in the castle�it
would take days for the scent to be cleaned out. What was to be done with the
child in the meantime?
"My Lord, you summoned me?"
Sesshoumaru turned to the woman kneeling before him.
"Inuyasha is a human tonight." Raia's normally
expressionless mask slipped for a moment and Sesshoumaru noted it grimly.
"No one else must know of this. Keep him in an unused
room tonight and cover the scent. I will decide what to do with him
tomorrow."
Raia bowed and retreated. Sesshoumaru turned anger hardened
eyes at the dark sky before him.
A human�he was not sure he would ever see him the same way
ever again�what would Inuyasha be like as a human? Would he be as difficult and
petulant as he knew other human children to be? Humans knew nothing of respect
and position. A demon child, even a hanyou knew his place when faced with
superiors but humans were stubborn and headstrong. Would his sweet, innocent
Inuyasha be that way now? He could not bear to see it.
His eyes refocused on the dark sky outside as with a clap
of thunder, rain began to pour from the heavens.
A thunderstorm�there would be a thunderstorm tonight.
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A/N: The chapter's
been proof read. Tell me what ya'll think ^_^
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