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The Bastard's Gift	By : Nightbloom Category: InuYasha > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 20057 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 2
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A/N: Characters of Inuyasha do not belong to me. I am using them for free entertainment purposes. :) Enjoy.
Bastard's Gift
Chapter 13
Tamotsu stared at the empty room where Inuyasha was supposed to be waiting. He growled in annoyance, brown eyes spotting the open window. He ran a hand through his curly short brown hair before adjusting his studded shoulder guard and turning over to his newest recruits who were standing in the doorway, their obvious nervousness resonating through the air.
"Ginta, Hakkaku, tell the kid that we'll be meeting the young lord out in the festival. Tell the others to sniff him out and let me know where his is!" He turned back around, gnashing his teeth.
When he had been assigned to watch over Inuyasha, he had thought that he had done something to offend Sesshomaru during his service. It wasn't that he thought badly of hanyous, after all, to him they weren't that different. He, himself, basically was a mutt, having been born between a dark and a white Inu. He bore the crescent shape that most noble Inus had, only instead of it being black like the darker Inus had, or purple like the white Inus, his had come out yellow, almost fading into his own pale skinned color. He almost looked like a standard Inu, but because he bore the shape, he was given the chance to join Sesshomaru's elite guard and prove himself.
And he had, over the years, first with Inutaisho, and then with Sesshomaru, which was why it was such a blow to hear he had been reduced to babysitting duty of the Lord's young hanyou brother. Then he began watching Inuyasha and Tamotsu quickly realized why he was assigned to this duty. He may have been one of the few who had the capabilities to keep up with the stubborn idiot. And even then he had been careless for just a moment, trusting that the hanyou would have at least waited for his son to be brought to him.
A wolf cry got his attention and they all peered out the window where a couple of soldiers were jogging across the street towards the inn.
"What is it?" Tamotsu asked.
"The wolves just started acting nervous, Sir!" said one of his soldiers as the wolves yipped and howled around them. "What are they saying?" he asked of Ginta and Hakkaku, turning to look at them.
Hakkaku's face took a grim appearance.
"Sir! The wolves are claiming that there was a scent of other wolves nearby. The carried the scent of the new alpha!"
"That hanyou prince is going to be the death of me," Tamotsu growled before barking out orders for all soldiers outside to seek out Inuyasha. "You two, follow me!" he ordered of the two in the room as he marched out the doorway.
X
Inuyasha had been enjoying his time away from the guards when he was suddenly grabbed from behind and pulled into an alley.
He instinctively began to struggle when he felt someone press against the side of his face, one hand holding onto both his wrists, the other arm wrapping around his neck.
"Though you could escape me, little hanyou?" he heard a familiar voice say.
What the hell was the dark wolf doing within the fortress of Sesshomaru!?
Inuyasha stood still for a moment as he heard Arashi taking in a deep breath. Was the jerk actually sniffing his neck?
"That nasty Inu is trying to remove the scent of our clan from you." Arashi said with mocking tone, before he licked Inuyasha's cheek.
"Ugh! Let go, you asshole!" Inuyasha shouted, snapping out of it and struggling to get out of Arashi's grasp.
The way Arashi had grabbed him limited his movements of his arms, putting him at a huge disadvantage.
"Let's go!" Arashi barked out, and one of his wolf followers moved to grab Inuyasha by his feet.
He was not going to let him grab him that easily.
Inuyasha began to buck and kick out his feet, catching the approaching wolf by the chin and sending him flying backwards. The second one also tried to grab at him, and in the process, Inuyasha could feel Arashi's grip loosening. His hat fell off and his hair cascaded out, brushing up against the alpha wolf's face.
Arashi instinctively released one arm to brush away the hair, and Inuyasha managed to writhe his way out of his grasp completely.
"Are you that willing to try to take me on?" spat Arashi, as he and the other two wolves dropped into a fighting stance.
"You bet your ass, I am," snapped Inuyasha.
"Are you still carrying?" Arashi asked with a grin, as he glanced down at Inuyasha's body.
Inuyasha couldn't help but recall the pain and fear he had felt when Arashi had struck his stomach. His hands immediately dropped to guard his stomach, instinct kicking in to protect the most vulnerable part of him at the moment.
Arashi and the other two wolves launched themselves towards Inuyasha, taking advantage of the hanyou's momentary lapse of judgment. Inuyasha's yellow eyes snapped up to look at them, realizing what position he had put himself in and he took a step back. Two bodies flew past him, launching at the wolves by Arashi, while a third dropped in between the two, causing the dark wolf to halt.
Inuyasha noticed the armor that the one standing before him was wearing.
"Tamotsu!" Inuyasha couldn't help but cry out in surprise. "Ginta! Hakkaku!"
"I truly wish you would listen to me," the guard said in a petulant tone, brown eyes glancing back at Inuyasha. "You know how much trouble you're getting me into?"
Snarling could be heard as Ginta, Hakkaku, and the two other wolf demons wrestled one another. Arashi also let out a growl as he crouched, ready to launch an attack.
"Bold move, trespasser." Tamotsu also crouched, hands balled up into fists as his spiked knuckle guards
A shadow cast over them, and the fight between the others stopped as they all looked up.
Inuyasha made a face, fear replaced by irritation, as he watched a familiar figure descend upon them like some type of deity; And an arrogant one at that.
Sesshomaru's hair actually swished around him when he landed in the middle of the group, glaring at the invading wolves, all regal looking.
"One can assume you are Arashi," his brother said in a dangerous voice.
The dark wolf stood straight, raising his head. "Lord Arashi," he corrected, narrowing his eyes.
"Lords do not sneak into kingdoms to kidnap members of said kingdom."
"Kidnap? I am merely retrieving a lost member of my clan, Lord Sesshomaru."
"I am not a member of your clan!" snapped Inuyasha, as Tamotsu gave him a look full of suffering. He moved to stand in front of the hanyou, attempting to block his view of the wolf.
"Please refrain from speaking, young lord," he murmured, before focusing his attention on Sesshomaru and Arashi.
"He is my mate," Arashi was saying, having ignored Inuyasha's outburst.
"He is no one's mate."
"He is by wolf laws."
"By wolf law, the fallen Lord's last words are law. And by Inu law, we have final say."
Arashi slightly reeled back, confused.
Sesshomaru pulled out a scroll from his waistband. "This one expected you to eventually make your presence known. It should have also been expected that you would not have followed protocol and sought audience with this Sesshomaru. Lord Kouga's words. Inuyasha is to be freed from his ties to the clan if this one should accept responsibility of taking back in this kingdom's lost prince. It has been done and acknowledged in a public declaration and will be repeated in a more private and formal setting amongst invited nobles."
Arashi looked livid as he read through the words that Kouga had written. So he had suspected something, and thus robbed Arashi of a chance of winning completely over the entire clan and taking something that belonged to the ex lord as his own.
"I will inform the council," he said, his voice filled with barely repressed fury, handing back the scroll. "But I will inform you now that we will contend this claim."
"As you wish. This one will continue to stand by Inu Law."
"Let's go." Arashi motioned for his wolves to follow.
"A warning, from one lord to another," Sesshomaru added, as Arashi stopped, indicating that he was listening. "Contend as much as you wish, sending however many scrolls and messengers you wish, but personally step once more upon this land without an invitation, and you will pay the toll in blood. This one's treaty rested solely with Kouga's clan, expiring when he fell."
"Understood," Arashi hissed.
The three wolves walked away.
"Tamotsu."
"My men will follow, Lord Sesshomaru. They will see to it that they leave the kingdom."
Tamotsu disappeared, presumably to send some of his soldiers to tail the wolves.
Sesshomaru turned to look at Inuyasha. "Why were you not with your guards?"
Inuyasha looked at him sullenly. "I can't deal with this constant following," he said.
"While you are under this one's care, you will have to." With that, Sesshomaru turned and walked away.
Ginta and Hakkaku hovered by as Inuyasha growled.
"Lord? Katsu is nearby," they said, hoping to calm the hanyou down.
"Where?"
A few yards away, small red eyes had been watching everything that had transpired. Disappointment and anger filled him completely. It seemed his uncle was being too weak, or maybe he just didn't understand Sesshomaru's reasoning. He had been hoping that Sesshomaru would have just done away with the wolf once and for all.
He quickly made his way to Chie before she realized he was missing and to wait for the two wolves to bring his father to him.
X
Arashi ran through the woods, nothing but murder in his mind.
So that damn Kouga actually sent a golden written decree to Sesshomaru requesting that he take Inuyasha back under the knowledge that he freed him from wolf law. He would go back and speak to the council. There had to be a way to challenge the validity of such a testament.
And it seemed that the hanyou was still carrying, which meant that the threat to his future hold was still there if the pup turned out to be male. He would need to force Inuyasha back somehow and then find a way to dispose of the parasite growing within him.
A rustling sound caught his attention. He and his two subordinates stopped and hid in the shadows, catching a familiar scent coming their way. Arashi grinned.
They were wolves from his clan, but because he and his two followers were the only ones heading this way, he could presume that these were probably stragglers from the group that had defected.
He may have been robbed the chance of taking back what was rightfully his. But at least he had a few demons he could take his aggression and frustration out on. Glancing at his subordinates, they nodded, looking grim. They understood the imposed clan rules.
The small pack of wolf demons were caught off guard and did not stand a chance at the ambush.
Arashi slashed his kin, leaving their mutilated corpses behind to feed the scavengers that roamed the woods. While the two wolves following him hid their faces of regret, Arashi moved forward, mildly satisfied at the blood on his hands.
X
Inuyasha carried his son on his hip, hooding him with one arm, doing his best to ignore his shadows. He did feel a bit of guilt that he was also ignoring Ginta and Hakkaku, but if they chose to follow the rules to trail him instead of walk by his side like equal comrades, then he would treat them like the others.
Katsutoshi was telling him tales of what he did all day, occasionally stopping to tell his father what foods to try and if he could play any of the games. They were greeted by many of the kingdom's dwellers and Inuyasha had to admit that it felt a bit weird. More so than the villagers who bade him farewell when he first started his journey to the Western kingdom. But at least it was him and Katsu, and entourage, enjoying the festivities that were still going strongly. He was told that it would keep going till it was almost sunrise, and resume late afternoon for another two days.
Sesshomaru had retreated, under the pretense of allowing Inuyasha to spend some alone time with his son. He also strongly suggested he not try to lose his guards again.
Despite that annoyance and the earlier scare, Inuyasha had to admit that the night was shaping up to be rather fun. It was a long time since he had such a carefree evening.
Festivals between the wolf clans were nothing like this. They had been rather small and full of food and conversations while the cubs played games. Inuyasha did wish Kouga were around to experience this with him, and at least the little arms of Katsu around his neck helped fill in for that missing feeling of strong arms around him.
He was also glad that Katsu missed what had transpired in the alley.
He didn't want to worry his son more than necessary, especially with all the huge changes that were transpiring.
Katsutoshi suddenly demanded he be put down.
Inuyasha did as he was asked, only to be pulled by his hand towards one of the stalls.
He couldn't help but laugh at his son's excitement.
As long as Sesshomaru kept his promise and allowed him to enjoy the company of his son, Inuyasha had the feeling that he wouldn't mind being here.
X
Arashi stood in front of his council, having travelled at full speed and arriving in two weeks time. They all looked at him, obviously displeased when they realized that he had returned without Inuyasha at his side.
"What is the meaning of this?" they asked.
"It seems there is a problem in our claim," Arashi said, bowing low. "Kouga sent a decree to Lord Sesshomaru, granting him permission to take him back into his clan should he fall."
The wolves looked at one another. "But Lord Sesshomaru hates hanyous. Did you not speak with him? Surely he would refuse such an offer."
Arashi bit back a growl. "He was the one that informed me of the testament, and he also was the one who told me that his treaty with the wolves solely rested on Kouga. Without him, the treaty is now void and he accepted his obligation of becoming guardian and protector to Inuyasha."
The wolves grumbled to one another. "What of the pup?"
Arashi froze. "Kouga's ward?" he asked.
"No. We have heard that the news that he carries Kouga's. Seems it was exciting news in the human villages in our lands. Is Sesshomaru accepting it as a ward?"
Arashi felt a cold feeling of dread settle on him. So the council found out. It would be difficult to have something happen to the cub now without being suspected.
"As far as I know, no. He held a ceremony claiming only Inuyasha. He did not claim Katsutoshi either."
The wolves hummed. "Then we will begin negotiations and reign in Inuyasha one way or another. We need to see this decree in a formal setting. We may be able to find some way around it to get what we need. After all, if Sesshomaru didn't claim Katsutoshi, we may still be able to get in from that angle. Since Kouga accepted him as his ward, it gives us a right to challenge Inuyasha's right to keep the boy, as well as Kouga's pup."
Arashi nodded.
"You will remain leader of the clan until further notice," the council then added, leaving Arashi seething in anger. "If Kouga's pup is male, you will be regent until it is time for him to claim leadership. If it is female, then she will be one of your potential mates."
One of the other elder wolves chuckled. "So black and white," he hissed out, age weakening his voice. "You forget how hard headed Inuyasha is known to be. He does not act like a bearer which caused many of you grievance during his time with us. He may find a way yet to throw your plans off balance. You should leave him be."
"You are a fool," snapped one of the other wolves, clearly younger, but not by much.
Arashi agreed. Although it was for selfish reasons. He did not want to lose the chance of pinning the hanyou to the ground and showing him who was alpha. He was stronger than Kouga. He would not play these games of equality. As a bearer, Inuyasha really should have taken the role of females and omegas, instead of running side by side with the beta males.
The thought of seeing streaks of dirt on Inuyasha's face and hair from an unrestrained rut on the floor made Arashi's blood boil. He would do everything he could to get what he wanted, even if it meant challenging Sesshomaru straight up in the near future.
"You can send wolves to try to reason with him," Arashi stated. "But I doubt he's in the mood for reasoning. We may have to resort to force."
"You surely can't be serious. War with the Inus? We'd be slaughtered!"
"Not with me as leader," Arashi proclaimed. "I can train this clan to be the best warrior clan in existence."
"So be it."
The old wolf who had spoken against attempting to regain Inuyasha stood up and began to shuffle away. "Do as you please," he said. "I hope that this old soul will be gone before I see the tragedy that will befall this clan if you continue on this path."
Arashi's tail twitched as he saw how uncertain some of the other wolves looked at those words. He would have to find a way to silence that elder before he made the council unwilling to support his decision to fight.
X
Sesshomaru's eyes bore into Inuyasha's as he slowly moved against his brother, observing how hard his brother was trying to hold on and not enjoy the sensations he was being bombarded by.
A couple weeks had passed since the incident with Arashi and Inuyasha's night of becoming human was now upon them. Sesshomaru supposed he could have scented his brother the evening before, but his annoyance with how close he and Katsutoshi were drove him to wait until the last minute possible.
He respected Inuyasha's wish to not be seen in his human form, and quite frankly, he really didn't care to see his brother in his weakest state. It just served to further remind him of how easily Naraku had been able to catch him while he was defenseless.
The sun was due to set in roughly an hour, and so, in his bed, window wide open, he had his brother writhing in the warm glow of a setting sun.
Despite being darker than him, Sesshomaru couldn't help but observe at how the light still reflected quite well off the hanyou's skin, making it seem like he was the one glowing.
Meanwhile, Inuyasha struggled to keep his head clear, knowing his face was burning red, both from the heat that was coursing through his body and the mortification that he didn't have the dark to soften the appearance of his brother above him.
He had thought the first time was awkward. This was worse! In the dark, with only candlelight, Inuyasha could only make out the yellow of Sesshomaru's eyes and the reflection of the moon on his skin.
Bathed in sunlight, Inuyasha had to deal with seeing Sesshomaru's complete expression. It seemed so clinical and aloof, which made Inuyasha frustrated that even in a sexual act, his brother just refused to relax.
It wouldn't have been so bad if Sesshomaru looked like he was somewhat enjoying the act. But looking at him as if he were an experiment just made the act horrible, and it prolonged it. Inuyasha did his best trying to close his eyes and only feel, but knowing that Sesshomaru was staring at him made it hard to let loose.
His eyes snapped open as Sesshomaru suddenly picked up the pace, and Inuyasha instinctively thrust up against him, hands moving from Sesshomaru's wrists up towards the bend of his elbow.
He bit back a cry, instead letting out a strangled groan. His eyelids fluttered and he caught a glimpse of Sesshomaru narrowing his eyes. His older brother's skin began to glisten, tiny drops of sweat looking like gems upon his forehead.
A strong arm snaked around his waist and hauled him upwards. Inuyasha wrapped his arms around Sesshomaru's neck as Sesshomaru bit him once more on the neck. Semen splashed between the two bodies as Sesshomaru let out a soft grunt and Inuyasha let out a cry. Sesshomaru's body trembled slightly as he took in slow deep breathes, and Inuyasha panted for air, bonelessly resting his body against his brother.
Sesshomaru let go of Inuyasha causing the hanyou to fall back, unprepared. Sesshomaru slid out of his bed, throwing on his robe and making his way into his private bathing chambers.
Inuyasha felt ashamed once more that he had found pleasure in the touch. Try hard as he might, he couldn't help but feel as if he were being unfaithful to Kouga, even if the damn wolf gave him permission in that scroll. Wiping some of the body fluids off of him, and onto Sesshomaru's sheets out of a need for revenge, Inuyasha donned his robe as well and made his way back to his room to wait for sunset.
X
Katsutoshi sighed as he waited for his father to return to their room. Tonight was the night of the new moon, and he had been feeling anxious, thinking that Sesshomaru was going to intentionally keep his father in his room to watch him turn human.
"He smells strong," he said, wrinkling his nose as he caught a whiff of Sesshomaru's concentrated scent. He really didn't want to sleep the whole night smelling him.
His father looked slightly embarrassed. "He's a strong yokai," Inuyasha responded. Inuyasha then sighed, recalling the questions his son had asked a little more than two weeks ago. Time spent alone like this was rare, but now that his human night was coming, and no sight of more wolves joining were seen, Inuyasha decided that he needed to tell Katsu some truths about his heritage.
"Come here," he said, sitting down on the edge of the bed.
Katsu scampered over to him, sitting on his lap and tucking his head beneath Inuyasha's chin.
"There's something I've been meaning to tell you."
Katsu waited patiently, wondering if his father was going to finally tell him about the one who said he was his sire.
"Remember when you asked me about your sire?"
"Mm-hmm."
"Well, you thought right. Kouga was only your protector, but he cared a lot for you."
"I always knew he wasn't my blood sire, Poppa. But I thought of him as a sire either way."
"I'm sure he thought of you as more than just a ward, too. He did take you into all those meetings, did he not?"
"Yup!"
"Well, your blood sire is the reason why he took us in. Your blood sire is a blood thirsty demon named Naraku."
"Did he hurt you, Poppa?"
"Yes. He is the one that killed my friends. And he is the one that killed Kouga."
Katsu frowned. So his father had a legit reason to be afraid of Naraku. But if he was so bad, why didn't he do anything while he stood there along with him unprotected. Why give him his heart to protect? A small trickle of worry began to run through his head.
Was it a way to keep track of where he and his poppa was? Was it possible that Naraku was listening to this conversation?
"He took advantage of my night of weakness, and then he left me with you."
Katsu noticed when the scent became more human. Pulling away, he looked up at his father's human eyes. He reached up and tugged on his father's dark hair, rubbing his face in it.
His blood sire had hurt his poppa when he was weak and beautiful. So his uncle was no longer the most hated demon he knew.
He could feel the tension in his father as he was being held. He decided to give his father a break and talk about something else.
"I like it when you have black hair, Poppa. We look almost the same!"
His father smiled, which made Katsu feel better. While he really did want to know more about Naraku, his father's happiness was most important.
Plus he didn't want to give Naraku a reason to not train him anymore if there was a way he could listen in on this conversation.
Inuyasha sighed. "Your sire has dark hair, too."
"I don't want to talk about him anymore," Katsu said, shaking his head. "He sounds like a meanie."
Inuyasha looked relieved. "Well, let me get a bit cleaned up and we'll go to sleep, okay?"
Katsutoshi nodded with a grin.
As his father disappeared into his private chamber, Katsu walked over to the mirror in his father's room. He looked at his reflection and stared into his red eyes. "I don't know if you can hear me, blood sire. I still want to become stronger. As long as you promise not to hurt my Poppa anymore, I'll find a way to get out of here and learn from you."
He then turned around and made his way back to the bed.
He was all smiles by the time Inuyasha came out of the private chambers.
The two settled in for a comfortable sleep as the moonless night passed over them.
X
Naraku opened his eyes and grinned. So it seemed that his little spawn didn't care about how Inuyasha had told him how evil he was. He still wanted to learn from him.
He was a bit concerned that his plans would be ruined when Inuyasha began to talk about him. But then Katsu had walked to the mirror and proclaimed his desire to continue learning from him.
Perfect.
It seemed his little spawn was more like him than Inuyasha and that wretched wolf after all.
X
Sesshomaru watched Inuyasha and Katsutoshi playing in the garden from his study room's tower. He had never seen his brother so relaxed… unless one counted the years he was trapped to that wretched tree.
He was also ruining the new outfit he had just received.
But it didn't bother him as much as he thought it might, considering he was paying for the outfits to be made.
Inuyasha's hair was unbound and it flowed with the wind as he continued dancing about, playing a game of tag with Katsutoshi. Ginta and Hakkaku were also playing along as they needed more players to make the game more entertaining.
Sesshomaru continued watching his brother, wondering how much longer before he was unable to move as freely as he was doing so. He looked back to the painting above his desk that Rin had installed years ago.
Inuyasha with his swollen belly, dressed in a kimono with wolves racing across the bottom.
He had to admit that his little brother carried the image quite well. Had he been in court, he would have had much attention.
He would need to make sure the new maternal kimono made would outshine the one in the portrait. He would also have to organize a ball to show off his pregnant and healthy brother.
And he would have to make it clear that he was not offering Inuyasha as a potential mate to any of the nobles. At least not yet.
Because that idea was not pleasant to him.
He recalled how he felt as he scented his brother the day before. Seeing Inuyasha writhe beneath him, he had been so close to losing control of his actions once more. He had wanted to let out a cry, and almost did when Inuyasha groaned.
He wanted to remain distant but if the scenting evening were all going to be like this, it would be difficult. He found himself hoping that Inuyasha's pup was female so that he would be able to claim it without any gossip circulating the other nobles. Then Inuyasha would have no reason to leave either.
The only problem with that little plan was the black haired brat that seemed intent on being by Inuyasha's side except for when Sesshomaru demanded Inuyasha's presence.
There was something about the little demon that rankled his nerves, and it wasn't completely based on the fact that his sire was Naraku. Just looking at the brat he could see the physical similarities, but he also had to admit that there were some traits that were similar to Inuyasha and the innocence Rin had when she was young. Seeing the child like wonder as he looked at each plant, he was so much like Rin that he was tempted to just sit in their presence and watch.
However, he had caught the calculating look in the child's eyes, and it was something that a demon his age should not yet have. Demons and humans were different in the ways they grew up, but even small vicious demons had a cruelty in them that was considered innocent. They had ways of acting that may cause harm to another being, but it was never out of malicious intent. It was just demon curiosity.
Yet Katsutoshi had that appearance that he was quite capable of understanding what his actions would entail and the ramifications of them. After all, how many times had his narrow red eyes been cast his way, only to be followed by a small smirk before turning around to Inuyasha and speaking to him like a typical child, fawning over his parent and drinking in all the attention that was given to him.
Despite his words, Sesshomaru also knew that he was going to have to find some way to make peace with the brat. Or convince Inuyasha to send him off to learn with tutors on the pretense that nobles had to learn about the lands they might rule one day.
He would have to make sure that someone kept an eye on Katsutoshi as often as possible. Someone who had no real use to him but was always willing to do everything for him. Someone he wouldn't miss as he would always come back to report trivial things.
Someone like Jaken.
Sesshomaru retreated back into his desk.
Yes, Jaken would be perfect for the task.
TBC
A/N2: For those that know my y-gal account, hope you continue to enjoy the random fan arts I put up.
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