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Family Connections	By : Saranwyn Category: InuYasha AU/AR > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 4204 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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Sesshoumaru lay awake in bed, trying to block out the piercing screams of his one-month-old half-brother. He could smell the change in the infant's scent. It was milder, less potent. So this is what the human InuYasha smells like, he thought, glancing out the window and the moonless sky. The infant, without knowing it, was crying out for him. It tugged on his instincts. With a groan, he got out of bed and went down the hall to the nursery, where Izayoi was trying to calm her son. As soon as the demon came in, the pup reached for him, screaming even louder. Sesshoumaru gave a snarling growl and scooped the boy up out of his mother's arms. Almost instantly, InuYasha quieted.
"Hey! Give him back!" Izayoi snapped defensively.
"Don't presume to be able to order me around, woman. Besides, I just want him to shut up. He's terrified and you don't make him feel secure. I do."
"Of course I make him feel secure! I'm his mother!"
"But he knows that you don't have the power to protect him. He knows that I can keep him safest."
"You hate him! He's not safe with you!"
"But he's too young to know that." Sesshoumaru sat down cross-legged on the floor, beginning to analyze the boy's human form. Black hair – coarser than before – sprouted from his head. From beneath long, dark lashes peered grey-violet eyes, less attentive than their gold counterparts. And instead of his usual puppy ears, he had normal, rounded, human ears – probably less delicate than usual. The boy felt exceptionally fragile in his arms, as if he could crush him just by holding him too tightly. A small hand reached out and fisted a strand of Sesshoumaru's long, silver hair, but the grip was far weaker than usual. Even as an infant, the contrast is striking, he noted.
"How long will it last? How long will he be like this?"
"I don't know. I hope not too long, because it's a pain that I have to sit here with him, and I have school tomorrow."
"If it's such a pain then don't do it."
"Well, I wasn't getting any sleep with him howling like that." Sesshoumaru rested his head back against the wall, closing his eyes as he held the boy closely. "You can leave, now. There's no point in you being here, and your presence annoys me."
"I'm his mother, and I don't trust you with him."
"If I wanted to harm him, I'd have done it already. An abomination he may be, but he's still my pack. I have a duty to him, especially while he's helpless like this. Besides, even if I wanted to kill him, there's no honor in killing him this way, while he's helpless."
"I'm not leaving him alone with you." Sesshoumaru sighed and stopped arguing. Clearly, he was getting nowhere with her. Slowly, he allowed himself to drop into slumber. Izayoi stared at the two of them, torn between wanting to get her son away from that monster that called himself Sesshoumaru and letting him sleep peacefully. I should be adequate, she thought angrily. I'm his mother! I don't…I don't understand why he would need that heartless…creature! Even as she thought this, InuYasha squirmed to bury himself deeper into his half-brother's chest, grabbing onto his shirt with the hand that wasn't occupied with the other's hair. Sesshoumaru shifted slightly to hold the boy closer a soothing rumble emitting from his chest. Right now, he looks…gentle, Izayoi realized. Then, she quickly kicked the idea out of her head. Don't be a fool, Izayoi. He is nothing but a monster masquerading as a man. He's nothing like his father! She sighed and glanced at the clock. It was barely past sundown. But he can't do anything if he's asleep…she thought. Then, reluctantly, she stood and went to her own room, crawling into bed and falling asleep.
Sesshoumaru awoke to morning light streaming into his bedroom window. No. Not his bedroom. The nursery. That's right, he fell asleep holding that little brat to keep him quiet. He looked down and exhaled a sigh of relief when he noticed the boy was once again half-demon. At least it didn't last too long. Slowly, he stood up, holding the boy in one arm while he stretched, his joints popping. He felt the boy shift in his arms and looked down to see a pair of gold eyes staring up at him. The infant cooed, a smile lighting his features.
"Don't look at me like that," the demon grumbled. "Don't you know that I hate you?" His baby brother just giggled in response. "You shouldn't be so happy, idiot. Can't you see how miserable your life is destined to be? You poor wretch, not belonging anywhere." He left the room and went to Izayoi's room. She's just finished changing. "Here's your baby," he said, holding the child out. She took him quickly, casting a guarded glance at Sesshoumaru. "I have something for him…so you can take him out. Let me get it." The teen went to his room and picked up a necklace made of black and white beads with a few fangs interspersed. The fangs had been his own – something to hold down his Ki to the object – which was why it had taken a month to make the necklace. His gums were still a little sore from the re-growing of the fangs.
"What is that?" Izayoi asked as he brought it. He held it up, pouring his Ki into it. Now that he knew what the boy's human form looked like, he could fashion the charm to make him look like that. He slipped it over his head and silver hair turned black, ears became human, and eyes turned violet. "What did you do to him?"
"Nothing. It's a cloaking enchantment. Like the one I use when I go out. He can't really go out looking like he usually does."
"Where did you get this necklace?"
"I made it. The beads I bought, the string is woven from a few strands of hair, and the fangs are mine." She cringed.
"Those are your teeth?!"
"Well, they grew back."
"But…that's not sanitary."
"It's perfectly sanitary – and necessary, in fact. The hair and the teeth serve to keep my Ki tied to the necklace. Otherwise, the enchantment would fall away the second I left." Izayoi frowned but made no other comment. "Now, I'm going to get ready for school." He turned and walked off, rubbing the soreness from his neck. Hastily, he showered, changed, brushed his teeth, and ate breakfast. Then, he grabbed his book bag and ran off to catch the school bus, throwing up a concealing charm. His hair turned black, the blue crescent on his forehead disappeared as well as the red slashes on his cheeks and wrists, his eyes turned brown, his ears rounded off, and his nails shortened. The door slammed shut behind him as he checked his watch. He was running late. Sesshoumaru arrived at the stop just as the bus was about to pull away. He got in, muttering a quiet thanks to the driver, and made his way to his usual seat – 12 – and sat down. A boy sat down next to him, flashing him a smile.
"Hey, Sessh," he murmured.
"Bankotsu," the demon replied. "How are you?"
"I'm alright. You?"
"Fine. A little sore. I had to take care of InuYasha last night. I ended up falling asleep sitting up." The human flashed him a sympathetic smile.
"You ready for the Chem test today?" Sesshoumaru nodded, though he hadn't gotten any studying in. He always did well in school, so he wasn't too concerned. Bankostu cast Sesshoumaru an uncomfortable glance. The demon offered him a small smile.
"What?"
"I just wanted to ask…um…what are you going to do…when you go into heat. I mean, that's coming up, right? And…you know…before you…um…well…you know, you had y-your father…to help you, but now he's…um…"
"He's dead," Sesshoumaru supplied. "And is that an offer, Bankotsu." The boy looked away, flushing slightly. "I don't know that you're ready for that kind of thing. After all, demons aren't like humans." Bankotsu, unlike most humans, was well aware of the existence of demons. He had even known Sesshoumaru was a demon without having seen him in his true form. That had been how the two of them had become friends, of course. "I just mean that we reach our sexual maturity faster. Well, and the fact that we go into heat at all. Humans don't do that."
"I know, but…I mean…I-I'm not too young." Bankotsu swallowed hard. "The truth is…" he exhaled deeply. "I'm worried about you. I mean, it's hard for you, right?"
"Bankotsu, I can find some demon to…relieve the symptoms with."
"Is it better…to do it with some stranger, than with someone you know?"
"I would probably hurt you."
"But…" Sesshoumaru's eyes narrowed, his nose twitching. His friend was uncommonly nervous. This wasn't, of course, the first time they'd talked about the heat. Sesshoumaru, on his first heat, had explained to Bankotsu that, much like dogs, demons went into heat about once a year, and during that period they had the driving need to mate. Symptoms included feverishness, soreness, a raging libido, and headaches.
Sesshoumaru's first heat had been two years ago, and both times since then, his father had guided him through it, allowing him to take pleasure in his body and then reciprocating. For demons, that was fairly commonplace. Neither Sesshoumaru nor InuTaisho had been a carrier – male demons that could bear pups – so there wasn't the concern of anyone getting pregnant. In such cases, it was often that the father would teach the son about sexuality and even give him his first experiences until they could find another partner. Less common but still not unheard of was a father who, if his mate died, would mate his son, if he was a carrier, or daughter. Unlike with humans, it was not disgusting or perverted, but rather produced strong, healthy children. It was actually quite natural that demons mated within family.
"But what?" Sesshoumaru asked softly.
"I w-want…"
"I don't go into heat for a while, yet. We'll talk about it more when it becomes pertinent, okay?" Bankotsu nodded, regaining a little of his lost confidence.
"Anyways, I just thought it would be better for you. I mean, intimacy is…well, it's a bigger deal for demons than humans. It's weird to be intimate with just anyone, right?" Sesshoumaru nodded. The truth was, he was actually relieved Bankotsu had offered. He didn't much like the idea of doing those things with someone he didn't know.
"But you know how I feel about human-demon relationships. I would never take you as my mate. It's already strange enough that we're friends. But I guess you're somewhat of a special case."
"Why's that?"
"You…understand things better than most humans. I don't know. You're just different." Bankotsu grinned. The bus came to a stop in front of the school and the two of them got off.
"If I'm so different, show me your true form one of these days." Sesshoumaru chuckled. Bankotsu was always asking to see his demon for. He didn't know what he was so hesitant to show him. He just always felt like he was somehow betraying himself, to let a human look upon him like that. So, as usual, he avoided giving his friend a clear answer, and instead hurried to his locker with a noncommittal sound in the back of his throat.
All throughout school that day, Sesshoumaru found himself barely paying attention. It wasn't a problem, of course, because he already knew most of the material, and he could teach himself the rest, but it wasn't like him to be so distracted. He kept thinking about his brother. They now had a connection through the necklace, so he could sense the boy's fluctuating emotions all day. One moment he was happy and content, the next he was frustrated then fearful, then happy, then sad, and then it would all repeat over and over again. It was giving him a headache.
When he got home, he found Izayoi sitting on the couch, reading a book and sipping tea, with InuYasha playing on the floor at her feet. He was still wearing the necklace. Irritably, he stalked over and took it off the boy, growling.
"He cried when I tried to do that," Izayoi informed him. "And he kept holding on to it, so I just let him keep it on."
"Let him cry, next time," Sesshoumaru snarled. He was about to leave when the infant reached out and grabbed onto his pant leg. He groaned and knelt down to pry those fingers loose. "Stupid little brat," he grumbled. The half demon sniffled.
"Oh, don't make him cry!" Izayoi sighed. Sesshoumaru stepped away and the infant began to bawl. "Sesshoumaru! Now look what you've done! I just got him settled down!" Sesshoumaru rubbed his temples and took out his phone. "What are you doing?"
"Hello? Bankotsu? It's Sesshoumaru. Remember how you wanted to see my true form? How about I come over to your place and show you?" He grinned. "I'll be right over." He headed to the door. "I'm going to a friend's house." Then, without waiting for a response, he walked off, slamming the door shut behind him.
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