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But life is the Next Best Thing...	By : GoddessEva Category: InuYasha > Yaoi - Male/Male > InuYasha/Sessh?maru > InuYasha/Sessh?maru Views: 4145 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter List
- 1-Prologue
- 2-Chapter 1
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�But Life is the Next Best Thing��

Chapter 1

The child was breathtaking, alarmingly so. The
tribal markings adorning his face coupled with the sharp, golden eyes made him
look feral. Tribal marking covered his back as well as tracing every vertebra
of his spine and spreading out into wings that spanned across his entire back,
spilling onto his legs and shoulders. He looked as though he were born to
ancients. And he was strong. Just born and already his aura covered the
entirety of the nursery. The small child in his arms was perfect. More than he
had expected the woman to give him.
He called his eldest son to view the child. It was customary
that the First Son and Lady of the West see his after-born children before
their birth mothers. He watched Sesshomaru�s face for any change, gauging his
eldest son�s opinion of his only legitimate sibling.
He chuckled to himself. Sesshomaru looked as in awe of his
little brother as he was. He watched as Sesshomaru brought the child up to his
face, to take in his scent and place a chaste kiss upon his forehead. It was
obvious to the proud father that Sesshomaru loved his brother. Hopefully, his
Lady Mother would love him just as much.
When he reached to take the babe back into his hands, his
eldest held the boy closer to himself, stepping back from his father so that he
could keep the boy in his arms just a bit longer. InuTaishou smiled. Yes,
Sesshomaru loved that child. Though, perhaps a little more than was
appropriate, judging by the way he was holding him, cupping his cherub face,
gazing into his young, innocent eyes, tracing his intricate markings with his
claws, his aura telling every living soul nearby that he had found his mat, his
life partner.
�Not yet, Sesshomaru.� He said t his heir, taking the boy
from his arms. �He has to grow first. He isn�t ready for your love quite yet.�
Sesshomaru exhaled deeply, letting loose a breath he had not
even realized he as holding. �I do not know if I can wait for such growth.�
�You must.� Came his reply. �He will never b rip if you pluck
him up from his days of innocence before his time.� InuTaishou looked at his
yearning son with sympathy. �Your yearning will be tiresome and your suffering
great, but in the end you will be rewarded for it.� He will be yours and he will appreciate your patience.�
�I will try to wait, Father, but I cannot make any
guarantees.�
InuTaishou nodded. �That is all I ask.� H turned to the door.
�Now, I will take your otouto to see your mother.�
�Alright, Father.� Sesshomaru consented. �Will you be
bringing him back here?�
�No,� InuTaishou shook his head. �I should take him to his
wet-nurse. He�s a little bit hungry. I imagine that after that he will be taken
to his mother.�
�Must you relinquish him to that woman?�
�Don�t be like that, Sesshomaru. Izayoi in his mother and he
needs her.�
�I suppose, then, that you may do that. But know that I am
not pleased by your insistence that we keep her.�
InuTaishou rolled his eyes. �She isn�t a pet, Sesshomaru. It
isn�t my decision to �keep her.� She has borne me a child, and you a mate, you
should be grateful.�
�Yes, Father.�
He nodded. �Good. Now, wish me luck with your mother.�
�Hmmm.�
InuTaishou left the nursery, walking towards his mate�s
private chamber. He really did hope that Lily liked his youngest child. The boy
would be next in line for the throne, behind Sesshomaru, so he would be staying
there with them, and if Lily didn�t like him, she would make his stay quite
difficult. Not to mention the fact that she would make his life a living
hell.
When he got to his lady�s door he looked down on his child
and sighed. �Here we go. Lets make a good impression.� He smiled when the baby
cooed at him. �I think we�ll be okay.�
When he opened the door, a sight he had not seen in quite a
while greeted him: his mate, sitting in her large, red chair in front of the
vanity mirror, preening herself for his arrival. He wondered for a moment why
she would even bother after so many years of abstaining from this vanity
exercise. The answer was simple, he realized, after she turned to face him,
eyeing the fidgeting bundle in his arms, She thought she was being replaced.
He smiled and shook his head at his mate, how could she think
he would replace her? He loved Lily; she was his mate. H would never do
anything to make her feel otherwise, at least not intentionally anyway.
He approached her and leaned down to plat a kiss on her cheek
and whisper, �I love you, Lily,� into her ear. He grinned when she blushed
looking at him with fluttering eyes. She really was the most adorable thing he
had ever seen in his life. His mind wandered for a moment�how had this bright,
happy woman given him a child as cold and serious as Sesshomaru? He shook his
head. It didn�t matter now. He could ponder such things more in depth later.
Lily dipped her head to look down at the child that lay in
his arms. �And who is this?�
�Your step-son.� InuTaishou replied, holding the precious
bundle up so that Lily could see. �This is InuYasha. InuYasha, say hi to mommy
Lily.�
Lily blinked rapidly, unbelieving. �This is the
half-demon Izayoi bore you?�
�Yes,� He answered, beaming with pride. �Isn�t he magnificent?
Just look at how strong his aura is, and he�s only been alive for a few hours.�
�What does Sesshomaru think of him?� Lily asked, running her
slim fingers against the baby�s soft skin gasping when he reached up to grasp
one of her fingers in his heads, starring up at her with his sharp, golden
eyes. Those eyes that seemed to see into the depths of her soul, lay bear every
secret insecurity she felt knowing another woman head bore her mate this
perfect child. He cooed at her, releasing her from his grasp.
�Sesshomaru loves him.� InuTaishou replied, holding the child
so that Lily might take him. �I believe InuYasha may well be his mate, Lily.
Their auras call for each other when they�re apart and they mix so perfectly
when they�re together. They will be good mate�s I think.�
She gracefully took the babe from his arms and held him close
to her body. �Hello, little one, InuYasha.� She called to him, grasping his
attention once more. �What a lovely child you are.� InuYasha giggled and
reached up to touch her face. �Are you sure your mommy�s a mortal?� The Child
laughed again, and looked at her as though it were such a silly question it
amused him to hear her ask it. �Are you sure I�m not your mommy, my sweet
child? Can I be?�
This statement seemed to excite the child as he laughed and
clapped his tiny hands, jumping as much as his tiny body would allow, making
Lily laugh with warmth and mirth. He really was an adorable child.
InuTaishou didn�t seem as pleased. �Perhaps I should take him
back to his mother.�
�Let him stay a bit longer, Taishou. He likes being here with
me, and I like him being here.�
�Yes, but he has yet to even see his mother, Lily, and I�m
sure Izayoi has been asking for him.�
�All the better.� The Lady of the West said, moving to take
the child deeper into her chamber. �He won�t miss her if I do keep him.�
�Lily!� InuTaishou growled out a warning to his mate. �Return
the child to me, Lily.�
�Alright, Taishou, calm down. I wasn�t actually going to keep
him. Just having a little fun at your expense.�
She handed her mate the child, carefully, so as not to
startle him. She heard the boy sniffle as she released him. The poor thing
reached out to her, whining like an abandoned pup, searching for his mother. �Taishou��
�No, Lily. I must take him to his mother. Its bad enough that
she feels inferior to you as a mat, she needn�t feel inferior to you as a
mother as well.�
�And if she is?�
�Lily, she has not had the opportunity to be a mother, and
she is not inferior as a mate.�
�Taishou, this boy will live mush longer than his mother. He
will still be young when she dies; would you really put your youngest son
through such trauma?�
He sighed, contemplating all his mat had said. It was true
that Izayoi would die long before InuYasha would reach adolescence, but what
kind of mate would he be if he denied his young mate the right to be a mother
to his youngest child? Could he honestly stomach such a blatant disregard for
his second mate? No, he decided, he couldn�t
�I�m sorry, my love, but I cannot deny Izayoi her right as
the child�s mother.�
�But you would deny my right as your first mate and Lady?�
InuTaishou looked her straight in the eyes and said: �In
this, my Lady, you have no right.�
With that he turned his back to her and left the room, the
image of his mates tear-filled amethyst eyes, emblazoned in his mind.
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