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A Mate for Sesshoumaru

Pairing: Sesshoumaru/Inuyasha

Disclaimer: The characters of InuYasha are not mine;
they are the property of Rumiko Takahashi, Shogakukan,
Yomiuri TV, Sunrise, and Viz. I do not make any money from the writing of this
story.

WARNING: This is about male
pregnancy (possibly) and male/male relationships which includes incest.
I�m letting you know now what the relationships WILL contain. So, if you
are AGAINST such pairings, please find something else more to your
liking, you have been warned.

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Chapter 20: Third Gift
The Lord of the Western Lands was
greeted to the harsh sounds of someone panting heavily from being in labor. He
cringed once he realized that it was his mate, Izumi.
�Aaahh!�
�Another push, my lady� and it
will all be over, I promise,� Moriyaku said, as she
assisted the First Lady of the West to bring forth the third heir for Inu no Taisho.
�Nooo! I can�t push
any longer,� Izumi whimpered.
�Hai,
you can do it, my lady. The head is crowing. I see a lovely patch silver,� Moriyaku encouraged.
A sharp cry sounded throughout the
birthing chamber.
oOoOoOo
Sesshoumaru wasn�t quite sure what had moved him into action
(later he would say that his mate would not forgive him if anything should
happen to the child). But he soared through the air back to the palace.
Upon landing, he caught the scent of blood and other ghastly
fluids that was associated with childbirth.
Hmm, either my mother or Kaori has given birth, Sesshoumaru
mused as he went in search of his father.
It didn�t take him long to realize that his mother was the
one in the birthing chamber as he tracked his father down to the private rooms
just beyond the main delivery rooms.
Not bothering to knock, knowing that time was running out,
Sesshoumaru slid the shoji open. Amber eyes took in the scene of his parents of
how happy they look. He wondered if they were like that when he was born.
The peaceful moment was shattered by the babe�s crying. Toga
glanced-up to find his eldest son standing in the middle of the doorway looking
a bit haggard and troubled by something.
�Sesshoumaru, what a pleasant surprise.
The gods have blessed your mother and I with another
son!� Toga proudly exclaimed but he knew that his first born was not here for
that.
�Have you named him?� Sesshoumaru asked out of etiquette
than him really wanting to know.
�No, not yet, but that can wait. What is the matter? You
seem upset about something, what is it?� Toga gently asked. He knew not to rush
Sesshoumaru; otherwise he would be waiting an eternity for an answer.
�Father, I need your assistance with a small matter of the
utmost importance,� Sesshoumaru finally said.
Turning to his mate, Toga kissed her lovingly on the temple
and gazing one last time at his newborn son, accepting that Sesshoumaru would
say no more until they were alone. Standing from the bedside, Toga took his
leave with Sesshoumaru.
oOoOoOo
Once they were outside, Toga began his questions. �Now what
is so important, Sesshoumaru, that this could not wait.�
�Please forgive my rudeness, Father, but something has
happened in the human village. A girl, named Rin has
been beating to death by a group of the men for taking food. I also spotted her
prior to that stealing food from the kitchens and when I saw her� when I
finally caught up to her and saw her deplorable conditions. I did not pursue
the matter any further. I was coming to inform you of the child�s state when
the men showed up,� Sesshoumaru explained.
Toga for the most part kept his temper in check. It was one
thing to beat a disobedient child for taking something without asking. It was
another thing entirely, to beat a disobedient child to death for taking food to
survive.
How could a child be living on his lands be starving for
food? He went to the village twice a month a take a head count of recent deaths
and births as well as to make sure that everyone is in proper health. Since Moriyaku only treat youkai, Toga had
enlisted the help of the miko, Kaede
and her sisters, and they have not mentioned that anyone was starving.
Maybe the child was in hiding?
Most children do not take kindly to healers, but then again the parents were
responsible for making sure that their children was looked over.
�Sesshoumaru, did you see the
child�s mother or father?� Toga asked while making his way to his chambers. Immediately
crossing the threshold, Toga fitted himself with his gauntlets, pauldrons, and cuirass over his kimono. Toga also strapped Sounga on his back and slid Tetsusaiga
in the waist band of his obi. He then penned a note to his wife, informing her
of his whereabouts in order for Izayoi not to worry.
Within seconds of walking outside of the castle, both father
and son morphed into gleaming bright balls of light, racing toward the human settlement.
oOoOoOo
Sesshoumaru took his father directly to Rin�s
location. Since the child lived on the very out skirts of the village, she was
exactly where those horrible men left her.
Shocked beyond words, Toga was for the first time in his
long life speechless. There in front of his amber-golden eyes was the lifeless
body of a little girl that has somehow captured his oldest son�s frozen heart.
Instantly unsheathing Tensaiga in
one fluid stroke; Toga tightly gripped his fang�s hilt and commanded the
heavenly sword to do his bidding.
�Carry out my will, Tensaiga.�
The blade pulsed.
The heartbeat of Tensaiga rippled
outward causing the soul-collectors of the underworld to appear. Toga was
disgusted by the awful scene the minions fighting over who would get the snatch
the girl�s soul. He spared not another moment and cut the creatures down with
his loyal fang.
Minutes went by as Sesshoumaru held his breath for something
to happen. Did the blade not work? What was taking so long for the girl to awaken?
He was just about to ask his father if anything was wrong with the fang when he
heard the soft stirrings of Rin coming back to
consciousness.
Sitting up, Rin rubbed her eyes.
She felt so tired, but didn�t she go to sleep early? She knew that went to bed
before the sun had set. Rin didn�t eat very much as
she had to save what food she could; however, before she could continue with
her whirl-wind thoughts a pair of black booted feet stepped into her line of
vision.
Her eyes traveled up the extensive span of legs, taking in
the battle armor and the long flowing silver hair as well as the white fluffy
tailed pelt. What scared her the most, were the amber almost glowing colored
eyes there were outlined with a fine stripe of magenta as if expensive eye make-up
was applied to make his eyes stand out. And the jagged single demon marking on
each smooth porcelain cheek was a good indicator that she was in deep trouble.
Rin knew exactly who was standing
in front of her�the lord of this land�the lord who she had stolen from, Lord
Toga.
Backing away in fright, Rin didn�t
want to be punished again for doing something that she normally would do, but
she was so hungry and none of the other villagers would help her or even give
her food and she knew the only place the she could get something was from the
lord�s kitchen and now, she realized that, that was a big mistake.
Was he going to beat her like the villagers did when
something didn�t go well with the crops? No, she wouldn�t give into such
negative thoughts. Rin heard all the stories of him
being fair and treated those of a lower class with justice.
Her poor little heart couldn�t take the pounding panic the
suddenly bubbled forth and she dropped to the ground in a dead faint.
Sesshoumaru let an undignified snort to escape as his father
glared at him. �Father, I do believe, that you have scared her.�
Sighing from his son for stating the obvious, Toga began
gathering kindling to start a fire. �Well, get comfortable, Sesshoumaru. It
looks like we�re staying the night. I don�t want her waking up in the palace
thinking that she�s in trouble. Besides, I want to deal with the vermin who
killed her.�
Setting off toward the Forest of Inuyasha, Sesshoumaru
couldn�t help but think of his mate. If this situation hadn�t come up with Rin, Sesshoumaru would be well on his way to retrieve
Inuyasha.
Alas, he wasn�t on his way to bring Inuyasha home, instead,
Sesshoumaru found himself caring for the little human
child who need his attention at the moment than his wayward mate.
oOoOoOo
Retiring to bed early, Kaori heaved a long sigh at getting
off her feet. She just returned from visiting her aunt who recently gave birth
to another heir of the Western Lands.
At least this one is a pure breed, Kaori thought as she walked
through the water garden on the far side of the palace. She was slowly
approaching the training field and it felt as if her stomach was growing
heavier with each step.
By the time Kaori rounded the corner of the barracks, she
was nearly out of breath. The worse part now, her lower back begin throbbing
off and on.
Sitting down on a bench was in order.
Kaori carefully eased herself onto the uncomfortable seat.
Not too far away from her was Naraku. He looked up in
time to see her looking miserable and he didn�t for the life of him understood
why, so being a good mate he went to inquire about her well-being.
But as he approached her, he noticed that something was not
quite right with her. Kaori�s eyes were wide with fear and Naraku
glanced down to see a mixture of blood and clear fluid beginning to soak Kaori
kimono and the bench she was sitting as it dripped onto the ground staining the
dirt dark.
Nearly running the rest of the way to her, Naraku barely had time to catch her as Kaori double over in
pain.
oOoOoOo
Morning came rather soon for Rin
as the sun shone directly on her grimy face. She yawned and stretched out her sore
limbs then rubbed her tired eyes. Once she was finished of going through her
morning ritual of waking-up, she gave a startled yelp.
Toga smiled at her, remembering when Inuyasha and
Sesshoumaru were that little. Dragging himself from the past, Toga offered Rin a lean piece of cooked meat that Sesshoumaru had killed
from the night before�heaven only knows when the last time the child had a decent
meal�the girl was a little more than skin and bones.
�Here, I�m sure that you must be hungry,� Toga said,
tempting the juicy hunk of meat in front of Rin.
Cautiously reaching out, Rin
accepted the food and greedily devoured it, nearly choking on the rich
substance.
�Whoa, slow down, or you�ll make yourself sick,� Toga chided
earning a disgruntled look from Sesshoumaru for even saying such a thing to the
youngling.
�Father, let the child be,� Sesshoumaru said, finally
speaking for the first time since coming to the human village.
Rin didn�t even realize that there
was another demon. She openly stared at Sesshoumaru with the wide-feared gaze.
Realizing what was going on with the girl, Sesshoumaru
immediate stood, turning his back to her and his father.
�You must be thirsty, Rin, I will
fetch you and Lord Taisho water,� Sesshoumaru said before walking off toward
the lake stopping briefly to pick-up the bucket that was next the shack which
was half full with stale water that he promptly tossed out, wrinkling his nose
in disgust from the foul smelling liquid.
Taking this as the perfect time to talk with Rin, Toga relaxed once again in a lotus style position and
commenced eating the remainder of his food.
�Rin, we are not here to hurt you.
I will not let anyone else hurt you either. I�m only here to help you. Do you
understand?� he asked, watching her with a critical eye.
For the most part, Rin remain
silent, and nodded her head in understanding.
�Are your parents here?�
She shook her head negatively with sad heavy eyes.
Why would they leave the child all alone to fend for herself? Then another thought made Toga�s stomach drop, �Are
your parents dead?�
Tears suddenly filled her eyes. Rin
nodded her head as the first drops splattered on the ground.
�Please do not cry, young one. My son, Sesshoumaru, was very
concerned for you when he saw that you had resorted to helping yourself to the
kitchen�s wonderful delights. I will not punish you if that is what you are
thinking. Now, then finish your breakfast, I have some business I need to take
care with the village elders before we depart,� Toga said standing just as
Sesshoumaru returned with the bucket filled with clean fresh water.
It didn�t take long for Rin to get
full from the tasty deer that Sesshoumaru hunted and now she was getting sleepy
again. She struggled to hold onto the yawn but failed.
�Come, Rin,� Sesshoumaru commanded
in a gentle but in an authoritative voice. Giving, him a bright and eager
smile, Rin rose to her feet to dust herself off and
stood behind the tall demon lord.
Together the trio walked to the center of the village.
oOoOoOo
The whispering was gaining volume as Toga and Sesshoumaru
walked to the center of the village with Rin skipping
happily behind them.
Sesshoumaru didn�t show it but he was quite pleased by the
abrupt change in the child�s demeanor. It was as if he was watching a different
girl.
Toga on the other hand, held no reservations of smiling at Rin�s playfulness. He was extremely ecstatic that she
didn�t quiver or withdrew from them. He knew that in time she especially with
proper care and attention, Rin would grow up to be an
exceptional wonderful woman.
As one, a group of men approached the Shiro
Inus with some trepidation, not knowing what they
wanted and as usual humans naturally feared demons.
One man as Sesshoumaru remembered was the leader, one with
no manners or knowledge. Obviously, this was not the man whom his father has
dealings with or any of the other men.
�Whatever she has done, sir, can be worked off,� he stated,
standing a respectable distance from the finely dressed lord.
Toga frowned at what was being said. He did not like the
implications of those words.
�Do you know who I am?� he simply asked his voice rich and
deep but loud enough for all gathered to hear him.
The man faltered a moment, noticing how the other villagers
bowed as the demons passed them. Apparently, this demon must be the royal
assistant with his bodyguard that he�s heard from about from the other
villagers that comes once a month. He personally never seen the demon since his
arrival here, but then again it was easy to sneak into the village owned by a
demon lord who rarely shows his face.
�You are from the palace atop of the hill,� he answered.
Some of the villagers gasped while others shook their head.
It was also not the right answer to give when the demon visibly bristled.
�Where are Takahiro and Yoshiro?� Toga questioned, now as he
thought about it, he hasn�t heard or seen the father and son pair in quite some
time. �And who are you?�
Feeling the heat rise-up to his cheeks, the man balled his
fists at his sides. �How dare you speak to with such
insolences, demon!�
�And how dare you beat a defenseless child to death on my
lands, human!� Toga spat, clearly affronted by the disrespectful man.
Sensing an oncoming fight, Rin
ducked behind Sesshoumaru�s legs. Not sparing the girl another look, the
younger inu stepped in before any more words were
exchanged.
�Obviously, human, you do not recognize who my father is, so
I will enlighten you. This is Inu no Taisho, Lord of
these lands and you, human, are treading on dangerous ground by challenging my
father in his territory.�
�Inu no Taisho� The
Great Dog General? Then you must be-?� the man whispered as beads of
sweat began to trickle down the sides of his ashen face.
�His heir, Lord Sesshoumaru, now answer my father�s
question, who are you and where is Takahiro and his son, Yoshiro? We will not
ask again,� Sesshoumaru threatened.
�He-he left, un-expectantly, something about a sick sister,�
the man stuttered in complete shock. He heard the stories, he saw the trophies
with his own eyes that littered the boarders of these lands and if he didn�t
conduct himself carefully he would be added to the ever growing field of
spires.
�I will confirm whether or not if this is true later, but
now, I want to know who gave you the authorize to beat a child to death on my
land for stealing? If anything, you should have come to me! I would had
determine if her crimes were punishable, which they were not.
�The child can barely fend for herself least defend herself
against a group of adult males. Children are to be cherished! Not treated as
something to be scrapped off from the bottom of your shoes!�
The more Toga continued to rant,
the more angrier he became as his eyes slowly bleed to red. Sesshoumaru detected
the change in his father�s scent. Toga was close to unleashing his terrible
temper on those trying to dupe the demon lord.
�Father, perhaps, we should attend to Rin
first,� Sesshoumaru suggested.
Toga gave some thought to his son�s proposal. �I have a
better idea, I will sort out this misunderstanding and you may give Inuyasha
his last gift.�
�But I do not have a suitable present to give to him,�
Sesshoumaru replied a little confused but delighted at the same time. His
father has released him from his responsibilities to retrieve his mate.
Pointedly looking at the small child clinging onto
Sesshoumaru�s pants, Toga answered cryptically, �Oh, I am sure you will think
of something.�
oOoOoOo
The wind kicked up as the sun slowly sunk passed the
mountains. The trees swayed from the unseen wind. The villagers working near
their huts stopped in the middle of their daily tasks as two distinct shadows
approached the warded entryway.
Both continued on without any problems. It was an odd sight.
A little girl was walking beside the severe looking demon with a smile to rival
that of the blazing sun. Her smile was bright and pure and nothing it seemed
would diminish it.
Sesshoumaru for the most part was unsure of what he was
going to say to his mate. He and Inuyasha had been parted for the better part
of the year. It almost felt like a life time when Sesshoumaru last saw his
mate.
And it also seems that Inuyasha had very nosey friends and
neighbors. Sesshoumaru wanted to leash out at the humans for following him and
his ward to Inuyasha�s home but he refrained from doing such a heinous act.
Plus, Inuyasha would not be please if he let his temper get the best of him.
However, the villagers kept their distance as did not want to incur the young
lord�s wrath.
At last, Sesshoumaru and his ward reached their destination,
but before he could knock to announce his arrival, a woman (dressed in
skin-tight battle armor) exit with her hand on her weapon.
�Whoever you are, Master Inuyasha is not receiving any
suitors and he would appreciate it if you take back whatever it is you�re
trying to woo him with,� she said in a firm, no questions asked voice.
Without hesitating, Sesshoumaru took a step forward.
�You must be the Taijiya, Sango,�
he said.
�How did you-�
�I am Sesshoumaru.�
Sango immediately bowed. �Please forgive me, my lord, I was
merely-�
�Doing your job,� Sesshoumaru nearly smiled. �Is my mate
in?�
�Yes, my lord, but he has taking to being ill. His friends
are with him,� Sango said moving aside to allow the demon lord entry.
Inside was warm but it held an oppressive air about it.
Sesshoumaru didn�t take in any of the items he had gifted to Inuyasha; he
needed to make sure that his mate was alright.
Walking directly to the room their once shared, Sesshoumaru
final saw the group of friends gathered about the lavish bed. There in the
middle was Inuyasha unconscious in all his human glory. Fortunately, Rin remained in the front room as she could not be aware of
this.
�Leave us,� Sesshoumaru commanded.
�Now wait just a minute! You�ve been gone all this time and
you suddenly decide to pay Inuyasha a visit and tell us to leave?� Kikyo said, clearly outraged.
�Leave now or I will force you to,� he answered his tone
broke no room for any arguments.
�Come, my friend, let us leave Lord Sesshoumaru with his
mate,� Miroku said gently tugging on Kikyo sleeve.
One by one they filed out of Inuyasha�s bedroom until Kagome
paused at the threshold. �He has been waiting for you all this time.�
�I have a request of you, Priestess. There is a child in the
other room, please see to her and I will retrieve her from your care once I
have tended to my mate.�
�I do this only for Inuyasha,� she replied sliding the shoji
closed behind her.
Now alone, Sesshoumaru went about removing his cuirass and
kimono then sliding into the bed beside his mate.
As soon as their bodies touched, Inuyasha seemed to come
back to life. Heavy lids opened to revealed tired violet eyes.
�Am I dreaming,� Inuyasha huskily murmured.
�No, Inuyasha, you are not dreaming. I am here for you,�
Sesshoumaru responded then lowering his head to kiss his sibling.
The kiss stole Inuyasha�s breath away, he gasp with a light
throaty moan�this was the passion he felt when Sesshoumaru was with him
last�urgent, needful, lustful.
Sesshoumaru ended the kiss gently nipping alone his mate�s
jaw line to nibble on the rounded ear.
�This is the first night of the New Moon,� Sesshoumaru
stated. �Rest and in the morning I have something for you when you wake.�
oOoOoOo
Several hours later found Inuyasha in the kitchen cooking
for all of his guests. He didn�t expect any of his friends to stay the night
once Sesshoumaru made his presences known but they wanted to make sure that he
was doing well, which he was. In fact, Inuyasha felt better and the dark cloud
that had settled over head moved on. He no longer felt abandon and throughout
the night, Sesshoumaru held him offering comfort and security and most of
all�loved.
So distracted as he was, Inuyasha failed to realized of the
little person standing next to him until he felt a slight tug on his morning
robe.
Glancing down, Inuyasha took in the human child. Small in
size compared to most human children her age (that guessed to be around eight
years old but he could be incorrect in his assumption).
�Hey, squirt, are ya hungry?� he
asked already preparing a plate loaded with food for her. �Here ya go.�
She sat down at the low table waiting not saying a word,
soon the smell of breakfast stirred hungry stomachs and as one, the group of
friends lined-up for their own helping the delicious morning meal.
Taking two plates in hand, Inuyasha made his way back into
his bedroom. He found Sesshoumaru sitting on the side of the bed, slipping on
his outer layer of his kimono allowing it to drape open.
�Here, I brought you some food,� Inuyasha offered him the
plate that was accepted with a quiet �thank-you�.
For a few moments the mated pair ate in a comfortable
silence, which was broken, �So who�s the kid?�
�She�s from the village on father�s land. I found her with
no parents and a group of men had beaten her to death,� Sesshoumaru began
telling his half-brother.
At this point, Inuyasha stopped eating, losing his appetite
at he listened to Sesshoumaru on how the child came to be in his company.
Not wanting to hear any more, Inuyasha walked-out of their
room. He went to the door and saw the little girl playing with Miroku and Kagome. She looked over at Inuyasha and promptly
bounced over to him when he waved her over.
Standing alongside Inuyasha, Sesshoumaru said nothing wondering
what his mate was up to.
�Hey, I hear your name is Rin,� he
asked.
Rin nodded with a beaming smile
pointing to herself. Miroku,
Kagome, Kikyo, Sango (holding a pint size Kirara), and Kouga watched the
trio with rapt interest.
�Look, I�m not good with this so bear with me. Lord
Sesshoumaru explained to me that you have no parents and I-we
would be honored if you stayed with us-me for as long as you like. I don�t know
a thing about raising a kid and to be honest I might mess up from time to time,
but know this, I will never let anything happen to you and if I can help it, I
will never leave you. I promise,� Inuyasha pledged, tears prickling wide golden
eyes.
Surprise was one of the many expressions that filtered
across Rin�s face. Then without warning, she launched
herself into Inuyasha�s embrace.
Hugging her close to his heart, Inuyasha�s resolve finally
broke as his looked up at his mate, tears rolling down pale cheeks.
�Inuyasha, may I present to you, your third and finally
gift,� Sesshoumaru stated with pride.
With little to no effort all, Sesshoumaru managed to heal
three broken lonely hearts including his own.
oOo TBC oOo
A/N: Okay just so you know, had to stop a few times because
I started crying trying to write up the last scene between Rin
and Inuyasha�s meeting.
I know some of you saw that coming, so tell me what you
think. I worked extra hard getting this chapter together. Again, I had plenty
to say. So, does anyone believe that Kaori miscarried? Or how did Toga deal
with the men from the village? Don�t know? Well, stay tuned for the next
chapter!
ArchNemesis
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