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Chap 2

The following morning as Sesshomaru rose to consciousness he noted that he felt stronger and better than ever. His mind raced through the events of yesterday—the race with his mate, the success of the battle, the knot, and the healing of his mate. He lingered a minute on the satisfying feeling of healing Inuyasha. It was kind of like the high he got from using Tenseiga. ‘I can heal,’ he purred to himself.
Sesshomaru stretched leisurely and looked over to his mate.   Inuyasha had a scrunched up face, the expression of someone in discomfort. Gently turning to his brother, Sesshomaru nuzzled into his neck and sniffed.   Finding no unusual odors he started kissing his brother in order to wake him.    Inuyasha’s facial expression relaxed and with an arch of his back and a stretch of his arms he opened his eyes.   Seeing Sesshomaru gazing lovingly in his face was a phenomenon Inuyasha swore he’d never tire of.
“’Mornin’,” the inuhanyou whispered.   Then just as quickly Inuyasha’s eyes opened wide, his voice volume increased and he grabbed his posterior. “Holy S—t!   My ass still hurts! It feels bruised!”   The white haired lord rotated his head to the left and right attempting to get a good look at his posterior. The inuhanyou continued his fervor of movement, hair flying left and right as he moved his head to try and look as his backside.
Initially confused by the actions and tone of his mate, Sesshomaru sat back staring.   Quickly enough he regained control of his mate by grabbing his shoulders.   “LOOK AT ME, HANYOU!”
“Sesshomaru, something’s still in there!   Kami!   It hurts!” Inuyasha actually whined.
Equally distressed, Sesshomaru flipped his mate over with his ass in the air, and quickly got to the flesh of the matter.   Looking, touching, smelling, and even tasting Sesshomaru could not find anything wrong. He began to relax. However, Inuyasha continued to complain.
“Mate, I can’t see anything wrong but I will numb it for you and then carry you back to the castle.   Perhaps if we had a healer…”
But Inuyasha interrupted, “NO WAY IN HELL WILL I LET ANYONE BESIDE YOU LOOK AT MY BODY!”
“But Mate…”
“Especially no butts,” Inuyasha crossed his arms in front of his chest. And with that proclamation, Inuyasha went silent.
Both males dressed.
Sesshomaru shifted to his Inu form and dropped his chest to the ground for Inuyasha to mount. Gingerly, Inuyasha found purchase on his mate’s back near his neck and rested leaning forward. Sighing at the softness of the fur and taking the pressure off his bruised butt Inuyasha whispered in his mate’s ear that his was ready.   A quick leap into the air and the demon dog flew toward home.   The cold morning air blew through Inuyasha’s face like a splash of cold water.   Inuyasha stretched his neck and looked up into the surrounding clouds breathing in the cold air.   He enjoyed that for a while but then started shivering and lowered himself into the deep fur at the base of Sesshomaru’s neck and shoulders. Surrounded by smell, touch, and the security of his big brother, Inuyasha returned to sleep.

During the flight home Sesshomaru pondered Inuyasha’s obstinate attitude about the healer and his defensiveness about being examined. He looked normal to Sesshomaru, 100% male. Had someone hurt his mate? He knew that Inuyasha had married the human Kagome and to his knowledge she was his only sexual partner.   Had there been another?
He also pondered his mate’s continued pain-in-the-ass and briefly chuckled to himself before resuming his musings.   He had removed the entire barb. He had examined it. He was sure he had healed his mate. He wondered how much damage the barb had caused. He wondered if it had poison on it after all. It appeared he had some research to do when he got home.
His musings temporarily complete he observed their kingdom and noted movement toward the Western Palace. Groups of demons and their trappings appeared to be slowly trekking their way to his home. Seeing nothing chasing them he filed that information away to be reviewed later.
As he closed into the castle of the West, Sesshomaru flashed back to a conversation he had had with Inuyasha many years previous.   At that time Inuyasha had fallen asleep on his back and rather than wake him he had landed in the front of the castle converted back to his human form and carried his mate into the castle.   The action although endearing to the female castle employees had only made Inuyasha look “weak” to the male guards and Inuyasha had made NO effort to buffer his anger regarding that incident. After suffering his mate’s anger and more importantly lack of sex for one week, Sesshomaru offered an apology and a suggestion for the next time.   ‘Time to implement the “wake the inuhanyou” maneuver’, he reflected.   The huge demon dog shuddered.
To the castle residents all they saw was the head of the younger lord nodded up and down from in-between their ruler’s shoulder blades. To Sesshomaru he heard a whispered, “Thank you,” followed swiftly by a kiss on his neck. The big dog landed with a smile on his face that disappeared before he took on his human form. Rapidly stepping forward with Inuyasha at his side he addressed his captain of the guard.
“We will meet in the main dining hall in one hour to eat and discuss your findings, Captain Kenichi. My mate and I are in desperate need for a bath and clean attire. Additionally I observed many demons moving this direction.   Send a guard and messenger to determine their intent.”
“Understood, My Lords,” jumped the soldiers and advisors. Captain Kenichi dispatched his swiftest bird warriors to gather information on the trekkers and then turned to the other guards barking out orders to secure the castle and strengthen the borders. Ladies-in-waiting rushed to tell the kitchen help to prepare the meal and others ran to the lords’ quarters to set out clothing and prepare the baths and still others went to the main dining hall to set the table. Master Jaken could be seen in the midst, his beak moving nonstop as he repeated Lord Sesshomaru’s orders to all. The palace was a buzz with activity.
Inuyasha lead the way to the castle hot springs. “This is going to feel good. I can tell already.” Although putting on a false front, Sesshomaru could tell by the minuscule limp in his brother’s gait that Inuyasha was still in pain.   He had enjoyed watching that strut for many years and had memorized every curve and contour. His eyes perused his mate from head to toe, lingering a little longer on the rustling of the fire rat material over Inuyasha’s derriere. Smelling his mate’s arousal Inuyasha looked over his shoulder and smirked.
Clean and pain free after the soak in the hot springs, the inu nobles sat to eat and discuss the battle with their chief advisors and the captain of the guard, Kenichi.
The banquet table was laden with fowl and fish because they cooked quickly.   Regardless of the short notice the kitchen staff and waiting staff had thrown together a feast they knew would please their inuhanyou.   Forget all the others. They all had come to adore the puppy-eared royal. Inuyasha’s eating antics had proven over and over again that they were appreciated.   On his first day in the castle Inuyasha had made a point to introduce himself to the kitchen staff. “After all,” he claimed, “Food is fundamental, but good food is godly and this food is the best of all!”   Needless to say he won their affection and loyalty in one-puppy-sweep of the kitchen.   He further ensured it by dropping in and assisting with washing dishes and freeing the staff to eat while he puttered around, washing the dirtiest of pans and conveying stories of food from the campfires of the Inu gang. They hid their giggles when he threatened a particularly greasy pan with a wind scar from his Tessaiga, but quickly came to his rescue taking him under their wings and pampering him as much as possible.
The meal was delicious and several jokes bantered through the advisors and lords.   Inuyasha’s presence had changed how Sesshomaru had viewed dining.   Until that point he had no need to sit alone in the huge dining hall but rather took his meal in his study, usually eating and drinking alone. Now, however, thanks to his little brother he enjoyed listening as members around the table told stories and the social news of the day. He had one rule about the conversation. Business was to be discussed after eating.
During a lull in the conversation, an advisor asked Captain Kenichi how he had come to be in the service of the Inu royals.   He looked to Inuyasha as if to ask permission.   Inuyasha returned the look.   “Keh.   I don’t mind you tellin’ the tale this time.   Might be interestin’ to hear it from your point of view.”
The room got silent.
Captain Kenichi began his tale.
“Once upon a time, I worked exclusively for a master who preferred I stayed in my inu form.   He called me, Shippeitaro.”
Upon hearing the name many of the advisors gasped. There was a loud sucking sound.
Smiling Inuyasha motioned him to continue his story.
“A red clad warrior showed up at my master’s home and asked to borrow me for the night.   When asked for what purpose, the warrior said he needed my hunting expertise.   So, my master allowed him to take me away.   We walked together for a distance making sure we were clear of my master’s home when the warrior turned to me and asked why I didn’t resume my humanoid form. Surprised that he realized I was more than what I appeared I transformed to the form you see now.   But I hadn’t spoken in many years and my voice was out of practice.   The warrior didn’t mind. He could speak inu.”
“I beg to differ,” murmured Sesshomaru.
“Hey! Be nice,” growled Inuyasha.
The advisors were puzzled and looked back and forth between their lords and the laughing captain of the guard.
After getting his mirth under control Kenichi continued.   “Inuyasha told me of a human village that was forced to offer sacrifices to a god in a nearby temple. He had hidden and stayed overnight in that temple and believed that it was infested in demons not gods.   He asked my help to rid the temple and help the human village.   I saw no reason not to help so I continued my journey with him.”
“As we closed in on the human village he asked me to resume my inu form. We had worked out a plan and it was contingent on no one knowing my true form.   The villagers put me in the cage that the sacrifice was to go in with one of the young woman’s dresses to scent the cage. Then they covered it and left the cage at the temple.   Inuyasha hid and waited.”
“Late that evening we smelled them. The false gods had taken the bait. They opened the cage and I charged taking out the first three cats with a sweep of my claws.   Inuyasha rushed out from hiding and the two of us took out the cat trash.   Fur flew! It was so much fun!” Kenichi raised an arm into the air in jubilation at the memory.
“Oh yeah! Good times!” Inuyasha whooped back.
“Many years later my master died and I searched out the red clad warrior.   I dropped the “Shippeitaro” name and resumed the name my sire had given me. “Shippeitaro” has become legend.”
“Kami, I never knew,” proclaimed an advisor.
“I’ve told that story to my children,” contemplated another.
“Let’s keep it a legend,” Sesshomaru hummed.
“Oh course, my Lord,” chorused the advisors.
The conversation paused while the table was cleared.
“Let’s get down to business, Gentlemen,” Sesshomaru stated.   “What information did you find at the battle site?”
Captain Kenichi began.
“There were very little clues, Lord Sesshomaru. The team scoured the basin and found one insect that was barely alive.   It muttered she lied? with its dying breath.   What I found incredible were the multiple types of insects on the battlefield. Some of those insects don’t really like each other but it seemed they were working together.   A couple of the warriors told me that the insects didn’t seem interested in fighting them. They seemed focused on you two.”
“By the way, are you okay, Lord Inuyasha?   I heard you scream---“
“Nah. M’fine. Damn bug just caught me by surprise.   Sesshomaru fixed it.”
At that moment two demon osprey flew in the dining room and stood at attention.   They had just returned from their scouting.   “My Lords,” they bowed as Captain Kenichi jumped up sword in hand to discipline them. “Forgive us but we thought you needed to hear this news immediately.”   Sesshomaru waved a hand to have Captain Kenichi stand down.   “The demons on the road are refugees from the insect attacks.   Their lands have been cleared out and they have no other possessions than the items they are carrying.   They say there are many others headed this way. Our nest mate is making a larger sweep to attempt to get a count of the displaced demons but it appears there are hundreds.”
Sesshomaru nodded. He turned to Jaken.   “The castle town must be made aware.   Jaken, see to the housing and feeding of all the visitors.”
“Where will we put them all?” Jaken squawked. “I must meet with the castle town’s people immediately.” He rose from the table. Waddling off he was heard speaking to himself, “Some can be employed here. We do have openings. I will need to find out if they have talents of benefit.   We do need more farmers.   I wonder what housing we can arrange….”

“How is that rabbit teen anyway,” Sesshomaru asked as the meeting closed.
Inuyasha turned to look at his mate inquisitively and then turned his attention to Captain Kenichi.
Kenichi replied, “He recovered from his faint fairly quickly, milord.”
“But?” Sesshomaru prompted their captain to continue.
Kenichi pursed his lips and paused before responding. “Milord, he appears to be physically well, but his mind appears elsewhere. It is though his spirit died.   He answers when called upon but will just sit in the corner staring at the wall. Many of my men have tried to engage him in conversation or activity, yet he remains apathetic.   All the energy and excitement he showed upon his arrival to the castle has shriveled away. He resembles a turtle demon now, barely able to crawl from one bench to another.   None have been able to get him to eat either.   I fear that he will soon depart from this world.” Kenichi shook his head sadly and looked to his hands which were folded and resting in his lap.
The warbling old crackled voice advisor spoke up, “As I said before my Lords, I believe a castle healer would be a good thing.” But before he could go on, Inuyasha rose and excused himself from the table and the meeting.
“I believe this meeting is adjourned, gentlemen,” Sesshomaru announced as he watched his mate walk away.
“I will be in my study should anyone need me.”    Sesshomaru left to research bugs.
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