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Dreams of Red	By : Saranwyn Category: InuYasha > Yaoi - Male/Male > InuYasha/Sessh?maru > InuYasha/Sessh?maru Views: 5877 -:- Recommendations : 2 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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InuYasha and Sesshoumaru stood back to back, surrounded by bandits. The older demon smirked slightly. Out of the five days they’d been traveling, they’d encountered trouble on three of them. It seemed InuYasha had his share of enemies and Sesshoumaru was much less known than he’d thought. And now, finally at the hot springs, they had the bandits to handle.
“They’re humans, InuYasha – do you really think they pose any sort of challenge for us?” he drawled slightly. Fighting on his own, InuYasha would’ve had his reservations about taking on fifteen humans. With Sesshoumaru by his side…well, his worries were considerably fewer. Sesshoumaru stopped smirking and tilted his head thoughtfully. “But I’ve never fought a human, before. I suppose there are enough of them that I can experiment with it to find the most efficient way of gutting them.” With an enraged shout, the bandits attacked, some charging and others firing bows. Sesshoumaru caught an arrow in one hand, a fist in the other. Seamlessly, he dragged the man forward, thrusting the arrow into his throat before dropping him to let him bleed out. InuYasha lunged at the enemies, claws tearing at any part of their flesh he could reach. Fighting them all by hand is definitely not the most efficient way to handle this, Sesshoumaru decided as he snapped another bandit’s neck. Ten more… Then he recalled a technique he’d learned, mainly used to punish demons of higher power, the Light Whip. No doubt it would take these humans apart, he mused. Experimentally, he flicked his wrist, the whip of light lashing out from his forefingers and slashing across four men’s chests – severing them completely in half. Much better, he thought, satisfied. He brought the whip around in a circle, narrowly missing InuYasha, and finished off the rest of the bandits. The half-demon blinked, surprised by the quick finish to the fight as the whip disappeared.
“What was that?” he asked.
“I was experimenting.”
“No, what was that?”
“My Light Whip.” Sesshoumaru lashed it out at some trees to demonstrate. The Hanyou stared in blatant awe.
“It’s amazing!”
“I use it to punish demons who misbehave – though it seems to decapitate humans rather well, too. Now…where are these hot springs?” InuYasha glanced around at the dead bodies and winced. This was really a massacre. Then again, these men were bandits who murdered and raped – the world was better off without them.
“Come on.” He led Sesshoumaru down the slopes to a hidden hot spring. “See?” He immediately began to divest, but then he noticed Sesshoumaru wasn’t doing the same. “Is something wrong?”
“I’ve never bathed with anyone before.”
“Wow, it’s just a world of firsts for you, isn’t it?” InuYasha paused. “Unless you’d rather I wait until after-”
“It’s fine. Bodies are just bodies – there’s no real need to be embarrassed about them.” And with that, the prince began to disrobe. Honestly, Sesshoumaru was finding himself growing more and more curious about the half-demon the more he learned about him, and by this point, he felt like he wanted to know everything there was to know about his younger half-sibling. InuYasha caught himself staring as his haori slowly slipped down off his shoulders, revealing inch by inch his pale, toned torso; however, he could not bring himself to tear his eyes away from the gorgeous sight before him. He swallowed hard and realized if he wasn’t carefully, he’d start literally drooling. And just how embarrassing would that be? He mocked himself, finally managing to turn away and undress. He slid into the water, sighing his contentment.
A soft splash alerted him to the fact that Sesshoumaru had gotten in, and he looked over to see the demon wading out a little bit. He ducked down under the water and then came back up, tossing his head and smoothing back his hair. InuYasha watched as little droplets of water cascaded in rivulets down every, perfect curve and ripple of his muscular chest. The water caught his hair, causing it to pool and swirl around him as he stood there, observing InuYasha. He made his way over to the half demon, reaching out to trace a scar that ran from his right shoulder down to his ribs on his left side. InuYasha prided himself on healing pretty well when he got injured, and not getting very many scars. In fact, he only had that one.
“Where did you get this?” he asked. InuYasha looked down at the scar and then away, biting his lip.
“I don’t remember.”
“That wasn’t a very convincing lie, but if you don’t want to talk about it, I won’t try to force you. I was just curious,” Sesshoumaru assured him. He shot the InuYoukai an apologetic smile as he sat down next to him, leaning against the edge of the hot springs. The demon prince let out a blissful sigh as he settled back to watch the sunset.

Sesshoumaru stared at the food before him. It turned out, InuYasha had one friend – an old, human priestess. Currently they were supposed to be having dinner with her. The only thing for Sesshoumaru was…he’d never had human food, before. Dog demons did not eat vegetables or fruits or starches or any of that. The only sustenance they required was meat, and the occasional soul would serve as a delicacy. And yet here, in this soup, was a mix of vegetables and meat and herbs.
“Trust me, Sessh, it’s not bad,” InuYasha urged him gently.
“How do you know it’s not your human blood that allows you to digest this food?” Sesshoumaru argued. He sniffed it, again. It didn’t smell bad, but that didn’t mean it wouldn’t make him sick if he ate it. The priestess, Kaede, watched in half-amusement, half-surprise.
“I’ve fed a number of typically carnivorous demons, and they’ve all been fine,” she supplied. Sesshoumaru cast her a dubious glance but then proceeded to eat.
“So you are Lord Sesshoumaru, Prince of the West?” Kaede asked at length. Sesshoumaru nodded.
“Well, at least someone keeps current with demon politics,” he chuckled. “Most people we met didn’t even know my father was dead.”
“To most, it makes very little difference.”
“I was surprised when the demons we met didn’t know, though. Those sorts of things are common knowledge in the demon community.”
“Perhaps, but with your mother ruling, you haven’t had a chance to make much of a name for yourself – not amongst the commoners,” Kaede reasoned.
“So I’ve learned. That will change when I take lordship.”
“And what sort of name would you wish for yourself?” That gave Sesshoumaru pause. Then, at length, he decided.
“I want to be a lord known to always do his duty to his people.” Kaede’s brows lifted and she shot a glance at InuYasha. “Does that answer displease you?”
“No, on the contrary, I am quite pleased with that answer, it was just unexpected. Most people, when speaking of the type of ruler they wish to be, bring up words like merciful, strong, compassionate, wise, just, powerful…I did not expect you to talk about the obligations of being a lord, that’s all.” They fell into a comfortable silence for the remainder of dinner. Afterward, Sesshoumaru stood.
“I’m stepping out for a bit,” he excused himself before walking off. Kaede watched him go and then turned to InuYasha.
“Do you think it’s a good idea…what you’re doing, InuYasha?” she asked softly.
“What do you mean? Of course it is. He needed to get out…to see the world. He needs to live before he can rule.”
“That may be true, but what about when he goes back…do you think he’ll keep you with him? He can’t, you know.”
“I…I know.”
“I just don’t want to see you hurt, InuYasha. You’ve been alone enough in life.”
“Ah, I’ll be fine, old lady. Besides, whatever it is, it’s worth it…to see him have all these firsts…” he chuckled, smiling fondly in the direction Sesshoumaru had left. “He’s so naïve, in some ways. It’s easy to forget that he’s not even really considered an adult yet, because he looks so stern so much of the time, but once you pull that way…once he relaxes a little bit…he’s not so bad.” Kaede nodded slowly.
“I think I’m going to go out after him.”
“Yeah, sure.” She got up and walked off, worry curving her brow. Despite InuYasha’s assurances, she couldn’t shake this bad feeling. Sesshoumaru was standing in the grass, staring up at the night sky, a contemplative frown on his face.
“May I do something for you?” he asked as she approached from behind him.
“Would you mind engaging in a conversation with an old woman?” she replied. A slight smile touched his features.
“I suppose it couldn’t hurt. I’ve never held an actual conversation with a human before.” She blinked. InuYasha’s right, he really has been sheltered his whole life…
“What do you think of InuYasha?” the question slipped, uncensored from her mouth. Her original intention had been to work her way around to the subject, but somehow she ended up just saying what she wanted to ask, anyways. He looked over at her, brows lifted slightly in surprise. He tilted his head.
“How do you mean?”
“Well, what do you think of him? As a person.” He nodded slowly, pondering his response for a long time.
“InuYasha…is the most exhilarating, exciting, entrancing…likeable person I’ve ever met,” he concluded at last. “Then again, I haven’t met a wide range of people. Mostly they’ve all been demon lords and aristocracy and their underlings, and they always have a…purpose for interacting with me, a goal they want to achieve. So it’s hard to get to know them, at all.” A small smile touched his features. “InuYasha is real. He’s bold and strong and invigorating and unrefined and…and my first, real friend. Never before has someone treated me like a person…an equal. I thought I’d hate it, but somehow…when it’s him…I don’t.”
“How long have you been traveling with him, now?”
“Two weeks.”
“And when are you going back?” Sesshoumaru blinked and then shrugged carelessly.
“My mother won’t let me inherit for another few decades, anyways. I doubt we’ll stay out anywhere near that long. The work I’ve ever done around the palace was mainly just to keep myself occupied. Other people could’ve done it. When I’m Lord, I won’t do it.”
“What will you do?”
“I will oversee my lands directly – as directly as I can. I will see the people, face the challenges head on, not sit behind a desk and let others handle my problems while I issue orders.” Kaede nodded.
“And when you go back…what will you do about InuYasha?”
“What do you mean do about him? I’ll pardon him for fighting with the guards and give him free reign to come and go as he pleases.” Sesshoumaru turned to Kaede and looked her straight in the eye. “Kaede, I have no intention of hurting him or casting him aside after all he’s done for me…all he means to me,” he assured her seriously. Kaede felt her worry die down a bit, and she smiled.
“Thank you, Lord Sesshoumaru.”
“Come on, we should get back inside.”

Sesshoumaru looked up at the sky as he felt a raindrop fall on his cheek. It had been thundering for the past hour, and now it had started to drizzle. Sesshoumaru slowed to a stop as more pearly tears fell from the heavens. InuYasha stopped walking, looking back at him.
“There’s a cave up that way,” he informed the prince, pointing. “If we hurry, we can make it before the worst of the storm arrives.”
“I’ve never been outside in the rain before,” Sesshoumaru commented. InuYasha’s jaw dropped. Wow…this is by far one of the most ridiculous things to come out of his mouth. Never? I guess that’s the life of a prince… “I always loved storms, but Mother would’ve thrown a fit if I’d gone out in one…come on, let’s go.” They continued up the hill in silence.
“Want to rest up on that hill?”
“Won’t we get wet?”
“We’re already going to get wet.”
“So we can really stay out?” InuYasha laughed aloud at how childish and innocent he sounded.
“Yes, Sessh. You’re a big boy. We can stay out in the rain. You’re not exactly going to catch your death of cold from staying out in a little storm.” Sesshoumaru’s face broke into a smile and he seized InuYasha’s hand.
“Thank you.” They got to the top of the hill and stopped as the rain began to pick up. Within minutes it was in a full out storm. Sesshoumaru, leaned his head up and flung his arms out, laughing delightedly. InuYasha chuckled and watched. Of course, he’d been out in plenty of storms – enough that it was often seen as more of a bother than anything else, but it wasn’t so bad, when you had someone to share it with, when you weren’t outside only because no one would take you in. The demon prince spun around, his hair flying out in a wide arc around him as he did so. Suddenly, his foot slipped on the now quite muddy slope and he stumbled. InuYasha caught his hand, steadying him.
“You okay, Princess?”
“Yeah…more than okay. This is amazing…” He sighed and looked up as lightning split the sky. “This is beautiful.” InuYasha caught himself staring at Sesshoumaru’s face for the umpteenth time.
“Yeah…beautiful,” he whispered.
“Thank you, InuYasha,” Sesshoumaru murmured, turning to him. “For doing all of this for me. Showing all these beautiful things…all these things I never knew existed. Giving me all these firsts…” InuYasha found himself completely caught up by those beautiful, golden eyes, once so reserved and now so open, and all he could see in them was gratitude and affection. He slid his right hand up to cup Sesshoumaru’s cheek, rubbing small circles with his thumb. Slowly, cautiously, he leaned up and pressed his lips to the older demon’s own mouth. For a moment, Sesshoumaru was frozen in shock, then he relaxed and pressed back a tiny bit. After a moment, they parted. “That was my first kiss…” the prince whispered.
“Sorry.”
“No…don’t be sorry. I’m glad it was you. After all…you are my first love.”
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