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Ever Us -- The Blessing; Keiko	By : DaddysSpecialRequest Category: InuYasha > Yaoi - Male/Male > InuYasha/Sessh?maru > InuYasha/Sessh?maru Views: 4018 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chap 23
Day 31

The following morning Inuyasha awoke and stretched luxuriously. He was on his soft sheets with Sesshomaru’s pillow under his nose. Long lashes fluttered. Inuyasha recognized he was in their room. ‘I was talking to Sesshomaru in the woods. How did we get here?’ He sat up and looked around.   Sesshomaru was sleeping next to him, a hand grabbing in the air for the covers.
Inuyasha watched the striped hand reach for the invisible sheet. The third time the hand reached Inuyasha put the covers in the hand. The hand closed and pulled them up to Sesshomaru’s chin and a soft “pftt” passed through those delicate lips. Inuyasha found himself lost in observing his brother.
Smooth skin,
Tantalizing lips,
Sophisticated markings,
Long lush lashes,
Fluffy silken bangs and hair framing that beautiful face,
Noble nose,
Pointed demon ears
Perfection.
Who would their children favor? Inuyasha reached out a fingertip and traced the sensitive facial marking.   Would the princess have those marks? He continued his exploration of Sesshomaru’s face not once noticing the flickering of the demon’s eyelashes.
Sesshomaru had been having a lovely dream. He had been relaxing with his mate and children after a day at the beach. The water had been lapping gently on the beach. The salt smell permeated everything but it was ok. He had reached for a towel to dry off one of the children. Inuyasha had passed it to him.   The adorable toddler was curious and had begun to trace his face comparing it to his own.   Sesshomaru noticed the boy had Inuyasha’s big eyes and he smiled. He nipped at the roving fingers.
“Hey, don’t bite.”
Sesshomaru woke from his dream to see Inuyasha sucking on his finger.
“My love—let me see. I’m sorry.” Sesshomaru grabbed the finger and laved it with healing kisses.
Inuyasha smiled. “I’m just teasing you. You didn’t hurt me.   What were you dreaming about anyway?”
Sesshomaru reached up and pulled Inuyasha to his chest. “A lovely dream; You, me, the pups, a trip to the beach.” The demon kissed his mate between the ears. “I think one of the boys will have your beautiful eyes.   I can’t wait to meet them.” Inuyasha twisted and the lovers shared an embrace and kiss.
“Can you believe it Sesshomaru? Our princess is inside me.” Inuyasha’s face glowed.
“She’ll be such a blessing,” Sesshomaru gave his mate a special smile reserved only for him.
“Blessing—We could call her Keiko, Sesshomaru.” Inuyasha rubbed his belly. “What do you think my princess? Would you like to be called Keiko?”
“Inuyasha, do you expect an answer?” Sesshomaru raised an eyebrow.
“I dunno,” he shrugged his shoulders. “Maybe she’ll kick or something.”
“I think she’s still really small right now. Her kick probably is like a mosquito bite.”
The hanyou nodded. “It’s just fun to wonder.”
“Yes it is.”
The two rested several heartbeats longer and then Inuyasha’s stomach growled.
“Hey, let’s eat.” Inuyasha jumped out of bed and threw some clothes at Sesshomaru. “You can catch me up on what happened yesterday.”
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When the lords entered the dining hall, they were greeted by the advisors and some visitors who were enjoying the castle hospitality.
“Kouga!   Thanks for stopping by before you left. Nice job in the contest!”
“Mutt face!   Castle life is treating you well.   Look at the glow on your face!”
Inuyasha blushed and then stepped forward and gave his long time frenemy a partial hug.
“Ayame still putting up with your ass?!”
“She loves me. I’m just one lucky wolf.   She’s pregnant or she would have come to the tournament.   She’s a bit of a woman rights chick these days. She would have protested and had you open the contest so women could watch.   For some reason, she’s my biggest fan.   Gotta love my gal!”
The wolves with Kouga laughed. So did Bunza and Inuyasha.
“Gentlemen, join us for food and socializing but I must tell you all politics and business can wait until after we enjoy our kitchen’s delicious offerings.”
A cheer went up from around the table and soon the table was filled with food and happy conversation.
“Hey when did you start competing in sumo contests?” Inuyasha asked Kouga.
“Only this tournament. Gave us a chance to come west and see you all,” Kouga talked with his mouth full.   “But politics and business is for later. Meanwhile you should see my brats!”
Kouga continued to brag about his cubs and eat at the same time, resulting in the spraying his audience with food particles.
Sesshomaru lost his appetite after the first “food spray”. He sat back protecting his tea cup and attempting to be the proper host.
Inuyasha ate some but quickly felt his stomach revolt.
“Jinenji, you have something for an upset stomach?” Inuyasha whispered to the gentle giant to his right.
“I’ll be right back,” he replied and slipped out of his seat.
Inuyasha caught Sesshomaru’s eye, and winked.
The motion didn’t slip Kouga’s attention.   “You guys still banging like newlyweds?   If you were a female, Inuyasha, you’d be competing with Ayame for the largest number of brats.”
Inuyasha blushed to the tip of his ears. The fortunate side effect of the embarrassment was that his stomachache had resolved for the time.
Sesshomaru saved his mate from the moron wolf by changing subjects. “Bunza, what news have you from the lynx tribe?”
“Milord, our tribe is shrinking. The wolverines have---“Bunza paused. All eyes had turned to stare at the lynx. “Oh no! Milord, I’m so sorry. I wasn’t to talk about politics.   Forgive me.” Bunza was a mess of apologizing lynx demon. Fur flew as the anxious cat fretted.
“Cease the anxiety this instant.” the dog demon leader sighed.   “It appears we all have a part in this story. We will move this discussion to the throne room now.   Jaken, get all the advisors, Captain Kenichi, and all concerned.   We need to talk now!”

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Inuyasha waited for the tea from Jinenji so he sat at the back of the throne room with the healer. The tea was delicious and he savored it. “Might as well make this tea regularly, friend.   Can you teach me?” Jinenji had nodded yes and they remained where they were.
As each demon shared with Lord Sesshomaru the picture was getting clearer.   Fifty years ago, when the wolverines and the beavers fought over the river and the beavers had made a dam, the wolverines were forced to move up stream.   The wolverines attempted to usurp the wolves first, but the wolves had beaten the wolverines easily. The wolverines were pushed into the lynx territory so they fought the lynx demons for their place and the lynx were gradually decreasing.
“We need to have a peace conference!” asserted Kouga. “Just think if those beaver demons had just asked for help from the start.” But he didn’t get any further.   Throughout this whole discussion Sesshomaru had been internally screaming at himself for allowing this to happen in his kingdom.   Kouga’s comment was the proverbial straw that broke the dog’s back.
Lord Sesshomaru’s eyes had turned red and he was growling. The pressure of his youkai was increasing rapidly. The change in air pressure was causing air torrents. The human and smaller demons with lower youkai were plastered to the ground moaning in discomfort.   Inuyasha and Kouga barely could sit.   The pressure continued to mount. Inuyasha realized he was too far away from Sesshomaru to kiss him or soothe him so he did the only thing he could think of. He whimpered out one word.
“Keiko”
The semi transformed dog demon calmed immediately and rushed to the side of his mate.
“Inuyasha, are you ok?”
Inuyasha smiled faintly.   “We’re ok, but I need a nap.   Is it ok if Nana comes to visit?   I’d like to let her teach another thing or two to Jinenji.” At that Inuyasha smiled and closed his eyes, his breathing strong and even.
Sesshomaru picked up his mate tenderly and took him to the first floor study and laid him on the daybed. Jinenji followed to see where his friend would be resting and once he knew he went in search of Nana.   A chamber maid was instructed to keep an eye on the resting hanyou and allow no one but Nana and Jinenji in the room. Then after kissing his mate, Sesshomaru returned to the throne room.
“Mutt face ok?” Kouga asked cautiously.
“Your concern is appreciated.” Sesshomaru could not say any more without screaming in shame.
Captain Kenichi was a blood hound and had an excellent muzzle.   He had already figured out that something was going on between his lords but he would not interfere until they asked him. But he could do his job.
“Gentlemen,” he spoke out clearly. All eyes turned to him expectantly. “We have to find elders from every tribe involved who would have information on the events of fifty years ago.   We have a beaver elder. Kouga, as the leader of your tribe, I assume you have the writings of your lord father.   Read through them and search for some information about a female demon or perhaps witch.   Clearly my lords were blindsided by someone with the power to bewitch or even perhaps manipulate.   We will send a messenger with you to bring the information back as rapidly as possible.
“Lord Bunza, are there any elders left in your tribe?”
“My paternal grandmother still lives.   I can talk to her. I’ll talk to her friends and gather as much information as possible.”
“Is your tribe safe?”
“For now,” Bunza replied.
Captain Kenichi nodded.
“Akio, can you go back to the beaver camp and fill Ryota in on the events of today’s meeting and ask the old timer if he can remember any bewitching females from 50 years ago.   I’m sure you can get the old timer to spill some stories. Can you fly a dragon? A-Un would be the fastest transport.”
“Ok everyone you have your tasks. Let’s get it down.   Keep an eye out.   The enemy could be a shape shifter.”
Sesshomaru had been sulking.   He had been listening to Kenichi and slowly his attention was returning to the current situation.   But when Sesshomaru heard “shape shifter” his mind became clear.
“Tsuneo!”
All eyes returned to Sesshomaru.
“Tsuneo, from the sumo tournament!    Kouga, you battled him. He attempted to grab your belt. You anticipated his move and slapped him in rapid succession,” recalled Sesshomaru.
“Yeh. I really slapped that guy.   He really seemed surprised that I slapped him. Guess he turned out to have a low tolerance for pain and I pushed him out of the ring.” Kouga smiled as he remembered his victory.
“There were a couple of things that bothered me about that guy,” Sesshomaru continued. “One was the way he did the spider stance. Bunza did the spider stance too but Tsuneo’s stance looked different. The other was how he backed up from being slapped. Could he have been the shape shifter?”
The men stared at each other as the lights went on in their head.
“I battled a WOMAN! Ayame’s going to kill me,” Kouga bit his lip. Ginta and Hakkuku snickered to each other.
Kenichi added, “Watch out. This shape shifter had a wicked skill with a bow and arrow.”
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Sesshomaru stepped out of the room and ushered the others out of the castle.   He then turned and rapidly walked to the first floor study room.   The chamber maid still stood outside the room.
“You are dismissed. You are not to speak of this. Do you understand!”
The chamber maid shook from head to toe and disappeared.
Sesshomaru took a deep breath and secured his stoic mask before entering the room. However, that was futile.   Inuyasha was up and bouncing around the room. The relief flooded Sesshomaru and a smile popped on his face before he could control it.
Nana watched her patient bounce about the room. “I don’t know much about demons, but if he were human I’d say he got a shot of caffeine.”
“How are they?” Sesshomaru looked from Nana to Jinenji then to Inuyasha.
“We’re great Sesshomaru.   Can you show him, Nana? Please?” Inuyasha flashed the “puppy eyes” and Nana caved.
“Lie down and hold still, please, Lord Inuyasha”
The inuhanyou laid down and although still fidgety he did his best at holding still.
“My Lord, I’m Nana. It’s my honor to meet you,” The frail old woman bowed.
Sesshomaru acknowledged the nod and tilted his head in return.
“As you know we all have ki or life force. The challenge is to visualize it.   Start with your own ki. Draw it up between your hands.
Sesshomaru made a small cloud between his hands.
“Excellent. Now place your hands over your mate’s core.”
Turning to Jinenji Nana continued her instruction, “Because Sesshomaru and Inuyasha are mates their ki have interacted before. You may see colors.   Their ki strengthens and supports each other.”
The healers turned to watch Sesshomaru’s ki turn from red to blue as it calmed realizing its mate was ok. The blue met Inuyasha’s green ki and swirled. The curls caressed each other in tender strokes. As the waves calmed and settled, they all noticed a small cloud in the shape of a white rose lower on Inuyasha’s abdomen.   It was just a small point of white but it was visible to all in the room.
“That’s even cooler Nana!    Hi Keiko. Hi baby!” Inuyasha moved a finger down to touch the rose. “Look Sesshomaru!”
Inuyasha looked up to his mate’s face.
“Hey Jinenji can you take Nana around the castle? Maybe she’d like some of that tea. We need a few minutes.   Thanks.”
Sesshomaru was still as a statue until he heard the door shut, and then he collapsed on his knees and held his mate as massive tears rolled down his cheeks.

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Once Inuyasha had gotten over the initial physical pressure on his body from Sesshomaru’s ki, it had been to like drinking a double expresso. The fetus drank up a lot of the ki and grown in the time Nana had seen it to the time Sesshomaru had combined ki with his mate to visualize it.
Holding his sobbing mate to his breast Inuyasha realized he needed to let go of all the frustrations of the last 24 hours.   All those silly frustrated feelings that he had compartmentalized at the Beaver camp weren’t worth hanging on to. As his “ki-rush” calmed he murmured sweet words of love to his mate. By the time Jinenji and Nana knocked on the door the two lovers were sound asleep, side by side on the day bed.
“Let me introduce you to the castle record and librarians, Nana. I have a feeling you will be seeing a lot more of the castle staff over the next few months.   We’ll just tell them you are a human healer. That’s the truth.
Jinenji started with the library staff. She was tickled to meet the book worm demons and fascinated in their resurrection tale.   She shared with them that she was human healer and that Lord Sesshomaru had been kind enough to offer a way to continue her knowledge.   Jake asked her to comment on the texts he had selected for his lord.
“Excellent research, Jake.   A great job. I’m sure it’s helped Lord Sesshomaru a great deal.   May I read a bit of the Ougai text?”
“Certainly, dear lady.   But please don’t take it from the library.   Lord Sesshomaru has been studying it daily.”
“I shall be very careful.” Nana picked up the book and allowed it to fall open naturally.   Books that have been opened at one page and have been manipulated often will open to that page when allowed to. Ougai’s book fell open at the section on cloaca.   ‘My. I see. That explains it then.’ Nana then followed the book’s reference to knotting. ‘Okay.’
“Thank you Jake.” Nana walked out of the library.
Jinenji returned with the scribe moment later.
“Did you see Nana?” Jinenji asked Jake.
“She just left. You would have passed her in the hall,” Jake replied
“The only one in the hall was a chamber maid,” Jinenji replied.
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