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What Lies on the Other Side	By : Azure.Zink Category: InuYasha > Yaoi - Male/Male > InuYasha/Sessh?maru > InuYasha/Sessh?maru Views: 4545 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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Inuyasha was tripping and falling over himself at the rate he was being pulled along by Kouga. The wolf was fast, that's for sure. He had never seen outside of the overgrown area and was too distracted to keep up with him. Yanking his arm back he caused Kouga to jerk and fall. "What the hell?"
"Just stop for a second asshole." Inuyasha huffed. He started to look around and breathe the air. It was so clean. Kouga looked in the same direction, use to it and unable to appreciate the sight. They were almost halfway up a mountain and Inuyasha could see the land stretching far into the distance. "Wow…" Inuyasha whispered. Kouga began staring at his face once more and taking in his features.
"You really are breath taking…" Kouga stated plainly.
Inuyasha blushed and glared at him, "Stop saying crap like that, it's weird!"
"I'm just telling the truth. White hair and brightly colored eyes are very rare even among youki. I've only seen the Lord of the West and Lord Sesshomaru with them. I'm pretty sure it's a tribal trait, so maybe your father belongs to their tribe." Kouga explained. "Come on, we're really close." The hanyou thought about what Kouga had said as he continued walking. He and Sesshomaru could be from the same tribe. "Oh, one more thing. Since you're pretty, your scent is really powerful, and rare, the wolves are gonna be more than a little interested. You'd make a great mate, so just let me know if they're making you uncomfortable."
"What do you mean?" Inuyasha questioned.
"I can feel your youki a lot clearer here. It feels really good…like…powerful, wag my tail at your feet good….I guess…." Kouga paused for a moment, "Youki like trophies. Conquests and all that. You're like a rare thing to be had if I'm being honest. They'll probably want to mate with you so stay on your toes. Culturally speaking, they do need permission from your alpha to court you. I guess that means your father." Kouga said seriously. "Inuyasha, don't hesitate to call me okay? My wolves aren't all that bad but they're also not that smart sometimes."
"Oh, shove it, I can protect myself." Inuyasha grumbled. He could handle a few pervs. It was another hour before they made it to the main entrance of the den.
"Prince Kouga!" Was shouted as a bunch of wolves scurried to greet him.
"Prince?" Inuyasha thought to himself.
"Everyone! This is my friend Inuyasha. Please treat him kindly as a pack member!" Kouga announced.
The gang of wolves merely stared at Inuyasha in awe. "He's really pretty." One whispered aloud. Inuyasha teetered on his feet uncomfortable with the silence.
"Hi, nice to meet you all!" Inuyasha smiled. That broke the tension and they began asking him questions about where he was from and how he met 'prince' Kouga. Kouga pulled him away deeper into the caverns. They walked and Inuyasha took in all the sights, sounds, and smells. All eyes were on him as he was brought into what looked like a meeting room. It was really clear that he didn't belong here. Maybe if he had his human look at least his dark colored hair would blend in.
"Father this is my friend Inuyasha, he's going to stay here a few days." Kouga announced, interrupting whatever his father and advisers had been working on.
"Kouga you cannot just…" His father's words died on his tongue as he looked at Inuyasha. Now Inuyasha knew he was attractive enough, but just what were these people seeing? He wasn't hot enough for these types of reactions. Sesshomaru yes, definitely, but he was a bit above average at best. Maybe more if he combed his hair more often. "Are you courting him?" His father asked suddenly, causing both to blush.
"No, it's nothing like that…" Kouga explained quickly, "We're simply friends."
An adviser walked up to the two and took Inuyasha's hand before bowing, "Then might I ask for the right to court you my love." Inuyasha glared at the man, he was becoming self-conscious about his appearance.
"No thank you." Inuyasha replied, unsure of how to reject the man.
Kouga grabbed the man's arm and twisted, "By law you need permission from his alpha to court him. Don't make me kill you." Kouga growled there was a lot of tension between the two before he turned to his father once more, "Father we'll be in my chambers. Let's go Inuyasha." Inuyasha followed the wolf and they came to a room. It looked warm and comfortable and smelled just like the wolf. Inuyasha sat on his bedding and watched the wolf go through his things. "This feels interesting and backwards." Kouga chuckled before coming and kneeling before him, "What do you think?"
Inuyasha thought about his question and smiled, "It's pretty cool prince Kouga. Your wolves are weird though. I don't think I'm as attractive as you all are making me seem. I didn't know you were royalty…"
"Yeah I'll be chief someday." Kouga shrugged. "I think it's your youki by the way."
"My youki?" Inuyasha questioned.
"It's leaking out a lot…and it feels really good…" Kouga kneeled before him, closing in and sniffing. "Before, in the other world…I could only feel it a little bit…but…." Inuyasha was becoming uncomfortable with Kouga's proximity. "…it's so powerful…." Kouga's head jerked away with the strength that Inuyasha pushed him away.
"Knock it off! What's with you, you're even weirder than usual!" Inuyasha growled threateningly.
"Sorry…" Kouga mumbled. "Do you….wanna go to the town….?" He asked trying to dispel the awkwardness.
"Town?" Inuyasha questioned.
"There's a youki one nearby that we do trade with…" Kouga explained, standing and heading toward the door.
Inuyasha began to follow him, noticing the scrambling of wolves that scattered from the doors and the many others that watched from wherever they were. "So, if it's leaking out…how do I stop it?" Inuyasha asked, unnerved by the stares he was receiving.
"I don't know…you usually just do." Kouga answered.
"Really helpful wolf boy." Inuyasha rolled his eyes and continued to follow the wolf.
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From Inuyasha's perspective the world was stuck in what looked like medieval times. It was really interesting, but he definitely preferred modern conveniences. Kouga pulled him along through the bustling center, and in the distance, astonishing enough was a large magnificent castle. He was still getting all of the odd stares from the surrounding youki, but he was happy he had the opportunity to see different types of youki. He was able to try various youki dishes and enjoyed being able to talk to Kouga openly. He also received a few more proposals which staggered a bit after Kouga put his scent on him in what he called a loose claim.
"Hey man you gotta try this!" Kouga said excitedly, "It's youki boar's tail! It's amazing!"
Inuyasha took the roasted meat before looking at Kouga questioningly, "By that you mean…youki like you or …?"
"Youki like me." Kouga said as he was tearing through the meat.
"W-why? Why would you eat people?" Inuyasha stuttered, feeling like he was going to vomit.
"What do you mean?" Kouga asked curiously.
"Isn't this cannibalism?" Inuyasha handed the meat back to him, unable to stomach the idea of eating a person.
Kouga, however, was still confused, "We're not boars, I'm a wolf and you're a dog." Inuyasha was obviously having a hard time understanding. "Human's don't eat other types of humans?"
"No…there are no different types of humans. Different races, different cultures, different beliefs, but we're all the same species… Are youki not like that?" Inuyasha asked incredulous.
"We're like the animals of the other world, I guess. We're all really different and can manifest humanlike appearances…" Kouga tried to explain best he could. "Sometimes youki tribes can be forced into cannibalism, that hasn't happened to my tribe in my lifetime though."
"So, you only eat meat then?" Inuyasha asked for comparison.
"Mostly, yes. I like the way berries and fruit taste, but they do nothing for me health and energy wise." For a moment the two simply stared at each other, a culture exchange that was hard for each party to truly understand. "I think…I think I can show you, so you get it…"Kouga said suddenly. He pulled Inuyasha from the town back to the forest before moving a ways away from him. "Don't freak out I guess?" Kouga muttered before his body began to glow brilliantly.
When the glow was gone Inuyasha stood jaw dropped as he stared at the ridiculously large wolf before him. "Kouga?" Inuyasha whispered. The giant wolf slowly and carefully walked over to him before rubbing against him. "W-wow…so the boar was like a real boar then? Just able to change forms like this? So are youki animals with magic powers?" Inuyasha rambled off his questions as he became more and more excited about understanding them. Kouga began to glow once more before he was back in his humanoid form.
"I think that's the best way to put it. That we're animals with magic, with youki. There are some wolves who are youki but their youki is really low so they can't become humanoid. Those beast in the boarded off forest are youki but very low-level mindless things really." Kouga explained, happy to have some type of understanding getting across." There are some youki so powerful that their true form is gigantic, like in your tribe."
"Wow...I think I get it." Inuyasha smiled.
"Ready to go back to the den?" Kouga asked happily. The sun was beginning to set, and his father would expect him back by then. He and Inuyasha made their way back through the town before running back to Kouga's territory. Reentering the deeper part of the den Inuyasha could see them eating a lot of raw meat together.
"Prince Kouga!" Inuyasha looked to where Kouga's name was called. There was a group of wolves sharing a deer and waving them over. Inuyasha decided to only eat the fruit available as he wasn't too keen on raw red meat. "Kouga you never introduced the cute one properly!"
"Watch yourselves!" Kouga growled playfully. "This is my friend Inuyasha. He's not from around here so treat him kindly. Got it!?"
"Yes sir!" the wolves chanted happily.
Inuyasha was able to get to know two of the wolf's closest friends, Ginta and Hakkaku. From what he understood the two were mated and wolves mated for life. They seemed to have an easy-going relationship though. "Are you planning on mating like them?" Inuyasha asked, making Kouga choke on whatever he was eating.
"You haven't told him about Ayame?" Ginta asked curiously.
"Who's Ayame?" Inuyasha asked, looking at Kouga expectantly.
"This crazy wolf demoness that I sort of promised to mate when she became of age." Kouga groaned. "It was such a stupid decision on my part, ugh…"
"Why?" Inuyasha questioned with a tilt of his head.
"She's of age and I'm not ready to be tied down by a mate just yet." Kouga clarified. "I just want to live life as freely as the wind right now. I don't want to have cubs yet either." Kouga leaned back until he was lying down on the ground.
Inuyasha looked over him, "Why don't you just explain that then? It's not good to lead people on."
"She's as stubborn as a damn mule that's why." Kouga huffed, while Ginta and Hakkaku chuckled.
After dinner, the two headed back to Kouga's room where he began to strip and Inuyasha realized how exhausted he was. "We can share if you want, or I can arrange a room for you." Kouga offered.
With the way the wolves in other areas had been looking at him during dinner, the answer was clear, "Let's just share." Kouga's bedding was large enough and he trusted him to respect his space. Inuyasha removed his haori, kisode, and hakama before climbing in behind Kouga where they chatted for a while before falling asleep.
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The next morning breakfast was short, and he listened in on the announcements while seated with Kouga. When they were over, they were stopped by Ginta and Hakkaku before being invited out to hunt with the others. Inuyasha had never hunted with others and everything he knew he learned on his own, so he opted to watch from the trees to see how the wolves worked together. It was actually sort of cool to watch Kouga command the pack, he really looked like a leader. Inuyasha could also now see why the youki were interested in his world. The most modern thing they had here, he would say, had to be guns. He wanted to see how the humans were living but doubted he'd be able to get close enough to a village.
Soon the pack took down a large buffalo youki. It was 3 times as big as the ones in his world and could feed the entire pack. They hooted and hollered before tilting their heads and howling to the sky. Inuyasha could just about make out what the howls meant oddly enough. They were calling more pack members to help with the prey, he missed something in it but jumped from his perch, nonetheless. "Wow mangy wolf you're actually good at something!" He snorted. The wolves stopped and stared at him as Kouga gave his own comeback.
"Are you shiro-inu?" One asked after staring for quite some time.
"Yeah, he is." Kouga answered for him. Inuyasha gave him a confused look, "Your tribe." He'd forgotten that they were set on him being a part of Sesshomaru's tribe.
"There's so few of you I'd never seen one aside from the Lord and Prince." The wolf explained, "Are all of you beautiful?"
This caused Inuyasha to blush as he was unsure of how to respond, "I guess…" He turned to Kouga, "So what about your tribe?"
"Ahh, yeah, I'm from the Kourinome tribe. We have ice blue eyes and dark features, but our eyes are where we get the name." Kouga explained.
"But there are so many wolves without them here…" Inuyasha stated causing everyone and everything to stop moving. The dark looks on some of the blue-eyed wolves faces.
Kouga looked a little shaken as well. "A few decades ago, a wind sorceress…wiped out a good chunk of the pack…The wolves who don't look similar to me are helping us until enough cubs are born and our population is restored. They'll go back to their tribes when we don't need their help anymore. Inuyasha…it's a really sore topic here so please don't mention it anymore…okay?"
"Y-yeah, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to." Inuyasha apologized. The vacant look in Kouga's eyes was too much and he ended up hugging him which made the wolf stiffen slightly before accepting it.
"Humans have weird customs." He whispered near silently into the hanyou's ears, to prevent the other wolves from hearing him.
"Do youki not hug each other?" Inuyasha questioned, still embracing with the wolf.
"We hug children and our mates." Kouga explained, "In my tribe we use different gestures for companionship among friends." Inuyasha nodded before releasing him. "Come on, let's go eat!"
In the short time he'd been with the wolves, he'd come to realize that they were very much like humans with animalistic tendencies. He knew that they sort of had that understanding already but the similarities really sent him reeling. Kouga and the others had slipped away when he wasn't paying any attention. The thing that made him realize this was when many of the small omega wolves finally worked up the courage to come speak to him. Batting their large blue eyes, they were definitely cute. If the males were wearing chest coverings, he doubted he'd be able to tell them apart from the women because they all looked so soft and…well….fuckable. He'd love to make one or two howl his name. The beta's and alphas of the tribe were a lot more annoying. He didn't like aggressive pursuit, it made him uncomfortable. "Back off omegas, he's mine." One alpha growled, flaring his youki energy, making the poor omegas shift and tremble under his power.
"Not interested." Inuyasha growled before turning back to the omega he was speaking to. Kaito, the alpha, bristled and grabbed his arm with a hard tug, making Inuyasha growl angrily before he was released. Kaito and surrounding omegas were on the ground looking at him in fright.
"S-sorry…" Kaito was quick to scurry away but the omega's remained where they were, and very tense.
"Hey, are you all okay?" He asked, the tension dissipating and them slowly picking themselves up.
"Inuyasha-sama is really powerful! I was so scared!" One exclaimed to another.
"Me too! I wasn't expecting it since he's so pretty but wow! I'm sure even alpha would look at him differently!" Another said cheerfully.
"Thank you Inuyasha-sama! That was amazing!" Hisoka, the omega he'd been flirting with exclaimed. "You're so strong!" He said with glee clasping on to Inuyasha's arm happily.
Inuyasha could only smile at the cute antics of the omegas, as he heard the alphas and beta wolves talking, "I don't blame him. The Kourinome omegas are so cute, and there's a bunch of them finishing their maturity cycle, but they're still so shy around the beta's and alphas, even though they want to mate." Maturity cycle? Inuyasha questioned. Puberty? He assumed.
"That's because alpha kept them under lock and key so they wouldn't be kidnapped. Kourinome omegas are known for being that cute. My mom is from this tribe and my father fought fang and claw to have her." The alpha explained.
"Inuyasha-sama." Inuyasha's attention returned to the omegas. "What tribe are you from? Your hair and eyes are so pretty."
"Ah, shiro-inu. You have very beautiful eyes yourselves." Inuyasha answered sending them into a fit of giggles. He continued to chat with the omegas and flirt with Hisoka who received nudges and snickers from the other omegas as they teased him. When the meal was over, they said their goodbyes and went off together to complete their duties to the tribe. With nothing to do, Inuyasha began to sniff around for Kouga. His search lead him to another cave.
When he entered, he heard grunting. Scowling he walked a bit further in before stopping at the sight. Inuyasha's eyes went wide as he watched Kouga's hips slam into Ginta who was using his mouth to service Hakkaku. Inuyasha's eyebrows went to his hairline. It really was wild to be on the other end of this. Inuyasha thought to himself. Kouga shifted Ginta into his lap and gave Hakkaku a smirk. Hakkaku settled in front of the Ginta and began pressing into him. "Ah AH!" Ginta moaned as he was filled with both wolves. When Hakkaku was fully seating they waited for a moment giving Ginta a bit of time to adjust, before thrusting together. Inuyasha felt his cock twitch and that's when he turned around and headed to Kouga's room. He wasn't a pervert like the wolf and wouldn't be watching the wolf have sex.
He was bored as he waited for the wolf to come back to the room. He didn't know what he could do aside from wander around the caves, which he did. Eventually, he came to a room that was heavily guarded. They looked hesitant about whether to let him through or not. "Oh, Inuyasha-sama!" A familiar voice called from beyond the guards. Hisoka sped to him with a cheerful glint in his eye. "Are you just exploring the caves?" He asked with a tilt of his head.
"Yeah, what's through here that they have it guarded?" Inuyasha asked.
"We omega, pregnant wolves, and cubs stay in this area. Do you wanna see?" He asked excitedly.
"Sure." Inuyasha allowed the wolf to pull him pass the guards and Inuyasha smiled at the things he was seeing. In a large area, several wolf children of various ages were running around and playing under the watchful gaze of guards, pregnant youki, and the omegas. "So cute." Inuyasha whispered causing Hisoka to laugh.
Many of the children stopped to stare at him curiously, while others hid behind guards and the other adult wolves. "There are many cubs here as we're breeding quickly to build the pack more. The infants are through there, this is the playroom. My and the others rooms are down that way."
"Can I teach them a few games?" Inuyasha asked with a smile. The wolf cubs were very shy at first but not for long. Inuyasha was excellent and by the end, when Kouga came by later in the day, they were begging him not to leave.
"Inuyasha-shama please stay!" One cried a bit.
"I'll come by and visit another time okay?" Inuyasha promised.
"""Okay!""" chorused the cubs.
Kouga was standing by the door smirking. Hisoka stopped Inuyasha before he could join him, "You're really great with them…do you want cubs?" Hisoka blushed at his own question.
"Someday, I'd love to have a bunch of them." Inuyasha smirked and pecked the wolf before heading off leaving a red-faced wolf omega to be swarmed by the other omegas. Kouga raised an eyebrow in question. "Oh, shove it wolf boy. He's cute."
As they walked Kouga smirked, "He's a virgin you know." Inuyasha glared, "I'm just saying! He doesn't have any experience so be gentle with him if you're planning on messing around. Be careful though, there's an alpha with his eye on him. Even though Hisoka's alpha is rejecting all proposals until he himself says something."
"How does that work? The alpha thing. Cause you're saying Hisoka's alpha, but other people just say alpha." Inuyasha questioned, wanting to change the topic.
"Alpha is my father, my alpha. He's the pack leader. A person's alpha is usually one of their parents, Hisoka's mother is his alpha. She was the pregnant youki sitting with the cubs learning how to walk. The one with the narrow eyes and big breasts." Kouga explained.
"Oh crap, so she saw that?" Inuyasha face palmed. "She's not going to try and hurt me, is she?" Inuyasha asked worried.
Kouga shook his head and barked out a laugh, "No, the reason she's waiting for Hisoka is because she wants it to be his decision. Anyone who tries to mate him or anyone really without the permission of their alpha, immediately gives their life to the alpha and The Alpha, my father, will allow them to be killed unable to fight back."
"Oh wow." Inuyasha exclaimed.
"So, when Hisoka finds the one he wants to mate with for life, he'll tell his mother and she'll give her blessing. Sometimes youki are given to others to be mates for political reasons, or even less important reasons. She doesn't want that for her cubs I guess." Kouga sighed, "Or for them to be taken by force."
"Well that's good I guess, but I feel bad since I'm not really looking for a mate." Inuyasha rubbed the back of his neck.
"Well I doubt he is either, he hasn't gone through his first heat yet, he won't be able to mate or have cubs until then so right now it's more than likely a sexual thing." Kouga explained.
"Why do you know so much about him?" Inuyasha scowled.
"It's my job as heir to know about the needs of my pack. To be honest, I'd rather you be the one they went to for their sexual frustration." Kouga said as they finally entered his cave.
"Why?" To Inuyasha the statement was so weird.
"Because I know you're not going to treat them roughly. There's been many times when an alpha or beta was too rough with an omega and it scared the omega so much that they went to Alpha to feel safe again, instead of going to their parents. They wanted pack safety. Which is why they're guarded the way they are. So, fuck as many of them as you want, I guess." Kouga laughed at the blush staining Inuyasha's face as they stripped and got into bed for a nap.
"I think I'll go back home tomorrow." Inuyasha stated in the silence.
Kouga turned to face him, "Did you enjoy it here?"
"Yeah, I learned a lot too. Thanks." Inuyasha smiled. Instead of napping like they planned, the two simply chatted about all the things Inuyasha had learned since being there.
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To say that Lord Touga was angry didn't do it any justice, there was one word that described how he was feeling currently, and it was PISSED. He was ready to kill whoever thought they could go into his tribe private lands and get away with it. Sesshomaru followed closely behind but not too close to his father's volatile youki energy as it whipped and lashed out at the surroundings. His family hadn't been to the territory in eons, so it was no wonder that maybe someone broke in seeing it unattended.
When they arrived, Lord Touga checked the barrier, it was intact and showed no signs of being tampered with, and so what happened then? He caught the scent of a wolf in the area, as did Sesshomaru, to whom the scent seemed familiar. "The blue-eyed wolf?"
They sniffed the air more; the scent was familiar yet foreign to them. The other creature was of their blood, a shiro-inu for sure. However, they didn't know this scent, "A rogue shiro-inu?" Touga questioned.
"Impossible…we keep significant track of all shiro-inu, and none have been banished in eon's father." Sesshomaru stated coldly as he thought.
"We will track the scent; it is a few days old. Perhaps they were looking for our tribe, come." Lord Touga took off at breakneck speed in the direction of the scent.
Sesshomaru followed his father, whose anger had dissipated, and excitement began to grow. He was practically skipping through the forest as he followed the scent to the Kourinome Mountains. His lord father howled to their cousins whose alpha came out immediately.
"Hello cousin."
"Greetings my lord, what might my pack do for you and your son?"
"I am looking for a member of my pack whose scent I tracked here."
"Ah yes, we've seen the boy, quite the beauty, isn't he?"
"You see my old friend, that is the issue here. He is a shiro-inu we have not come in contact with in all these years and we believe he might have been looking for us." Touga said nearly vibrating in excitement.
The wolf smiled, "He is inside the den. Follow me." Lord Touga refrained from sprinting as he and Sesshomaru followed behind. Aside from he, his father, and his mother, there were 16 other shiro-inu. This one would make 17. "Do you know how old he is cousin?" Touga asked curiously as the scent of the lad became stronger.
"Can't be much difference between my son and he I would say. Maybe a bit older than the omegas and a bit young than my son. I would guess 150 to 170 years old.
The inus eyes widened in shock, "He is so young. That would mean…." Lord Touga started before becoming pissed, "Someone abandoned a pup." There was no reason any inu under 200 years of age would be left to their own devices when considering how rare they were.
"Ginta, Hakkaku, where is my son and his friend?" The wolf asked the two who jumped in surprise before bowing to the lords and alpha.
"Kouga said he was leaving so he saw him off…" Ginta answered quickly.
"When did they leave?" Touga asked frustrated.
"About an hour ago…sorry…." Ginta shrank into Hakkaku at the look on the inus faces.
Lord Touga and Sesshomaru thanked their cousins before heading off in the same direction as the two. Touga let out a howl that signified safety and pack, hoping the inu would race to them as well. However, a few miles away, Inuyasha and Kouga heard the howl and panicked. Just as they burst through the foliage, Inuyasha got the hang of popping back to the otherworld as he caught a glimpse of Sesshomaru and a towering figure next to him. When next he opened his eyes, he was standing in his apartment, and it was the middle of the night. He checked a clock; it was 3 in the morning. He hadn't meant to leave Kouga in that situation and debated popping back, but Sesshomaru was there and he didn't want to run the risk of him discovering who he was.
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Inuyasha, in a word, was extremely anxious. He'd been home for over a day and hadn't seen nor heard from Kouga. He hoped no, he prayed, the wolf was alright. He didn't think he would've run into Sesshomaru and all he could think about now was going and checking on him. His stomach was in so tight a knot that he couldn't even keep food down. It didn't help that for some reason youki were looking at him more. It put him on edge.
What made it worse, was that he couldn't leave. Sesshomaru had come back and does nothing but watch him since that day. Inuyasha was forced to behave as normal as possible in order to keep the suspicion down. He'd rather die that let any other youki find out about him. The first time was fine, the second time he had to fight tooth and nail to be free. He noticed, however, that Sesshomaru was behaving a bit more oddly than usual and he didn't like it. The youki would approach him with some type of resolve before backing away. Inuyasha sighed, he had a break coming up in about 2 days and decided to check on the wolf then.
The hanyou turned human went through his days as typically as he could manage until his final day of class. He and his friends ate dinner together that night and talked about what they'd be doing during the break. He declined all requests saying he would be helping out with the children for his aunt.
"Inuyasha you work too hard!" one complained.
"Come on and live a little! There's even this nice ass barbeque place a short walk away from the hot springs. Come with us!"
"No guys I already promised the kids." He lied.
"Fine. Next time you owe us."
"You got it!" Inuyasha laughed. When he arrived home with the lord hot on his tail, he threw his things down and stretched.
Sesshomaru watched him closely. He'd been going back and forth with himself on whether to use the stone or not. However now, now he was certain. The human wouldn't have any responsibilities for a few days in this world which would definitely give him enough time to woo him in his own. He approached the human who had flopped onto his bed with a loud sigh. Holding the stone, he pressed it into his back and with a confused shriek from him as he was swallowed into the other world. Sesshomaru's eyes widened as he too popped to the other world.
One minute he was lying in bed and the next he was eating dirt in front of a small hut. Looking at his clawed hands and firerat clothing he growled. What the fuck had Sesshomaru done to him? Inuyasha looked around, taking in the rest of his surroundings. "Isn't this quite the development?" A young woman chirped. Inuyasha backed away from her, something was off with her.
"Who the hell are you?" Inuyasha growled.
"I'm your grandmother. We have many things to talk about young one so let’s have tea and chat." She said with a warm smile.
"Fuck that!" Inuyasha snarled before darting away. He didn't know what was going on, but he couldn't get back to his world no matter how hard he tried. What had Sesshomaru done!? He wanted to scream. He ran for miles before realizing he had no idea where he was. Taking a chance, he headed towards the scent of humans but was stopped when and arrow was placed at his feet.
"State your purpose demon!" A somewhat familiar voice shouted.
Looking ahead Inuyasha saw, "Kagome?" It was wild, she looked like an older more mature version of Kagome.
"I know nothing of the Kagome! What is your purpose!?" She shouted as she notched another arrow.
Inuyasha held his hands up, "I just needed directions. I know next to nothing about these lands and I'm trying to find my friend. But…could you answer a few questions for me…?" His curiosity was getting the best of him. "I've never met a human in this world before."
"Priestess Kikyo! We're here!" A group of human men joined her with farming tools used as weapons. "Vile demon begone!"
"Enough!" Kikyo stated firmly. "Your aura. Why is it like this?"
Inuyasha tilted his head in confusion, "My aura? What do you mean?" He was still in a bit of shock about the similarities between Kagome and this new woman, Kikyo.
"I've never met a demon with clashing auras. What are you?" Kikyo said wearily, entire body tensing.
"Oh wow, you can sense that? That's awesome! I'm only half-demon by the way." Inuyasha explained, but that just made the humans go ridged.
"How is that possible…your mother, she was human or youki?" Kikyo asked stunned.
"Human…?" Inuyasha asked, wondering why it was relevant.
"Vile creature! A bastard of a whore!" A man shouted.
Inuyasha growled loudly making a few steps back and ready themselves, "The last thing anyone in this goddamned world is gonna do is insult my lovely mother." The men began cowering behind Kikyo.
"I apologize for the words of the village men, but it is not possible for you to exist. Human blood and youki blood do not mix well. Your mother lived?" Kikyo said astonished.
"Well I guess I'm an exception. Yeah, until a sickness took her when I was still a kid." Inuyasha sighed, becoming a bit sad talking about his mother who he'd loved dearly.
"I did not wish to bring about bad memories. Where is it you would like to go?" Kikyo asked.
"The uh, Kourinome Mountains?" Inuyasha hoped that was right.
Kikyo merely pointed, "It is north of here."
Inuyasha was about to dart off but stopped, "Would it be alright if I came to speak to you again? I'd like to learn more about humans if that's okay."
Kikyo gave him a pitiful look, thinking that the man was raised by demons and wanted to know more about his mother, "That will be fine. Do not enter the village however, I will come to you."
"Thanks, Kikyo, see ya around!" He said with a smile before darting off quickly. Kikyo looked after the hanyou in red and smiled a bit behind her sleeve.
Inuyasha had never moved so quickly in his life. He forgot he had true strength in this world and soon he was at the entrance of the den. "Is Kouga here?" The guards shook their heads and Inuyasha took off to the last place he'd seen the wolf. "Fuck!" He shouted, "Kouga where are you…?" His ears lay flat as he thought about all the bad things that could have happened to his friend.
"Are you about to cry, mutt-face?" An annoyingly familiar voice spoke.
Inuyasha's head whipped around before he tackled the owner of the voice." I really thought something happened to you man."
"Aww, I feel so loved." Kouga teased.
"Oh, shut the fuck up." Inuyasha growled. "How'd you find me?"
"The guards told me you were looking for me and I'd just missed you when we came back from hunting. So, I followed your scent. Come on let’s go back." Kouga said cheerfully. He didn't look hurt which felt really great to know. Inuyasha just smiled and followed him.
In the den, Kouga began to tell him what went down when Sesshomaru and apparently the lord of the west had shown up. They felt him leave the barrier and thought someone had been trespassing, when they smelled his scent and realized it wasn't familiar they wanted to find him because they thought maybe he was looking for them, until Kouga's father confirmed his age and now they're upset because they think he was an abandoned pup. Inuyasha took in all the information which was making his head spin. "I was able to get away with not telling them your name which is great, since it's not common in either world."
"Thanks. I'm glad you're okay as well…but Sesshomaru…in the other world…did something to me, and I can't get back now." Inuyasha stated looking at his hands.
"What?" Kouga sat up in shock.
"No matter how hard I try I can't go home. He did something and it forced me into this world. I'm stuck here." Inuyasha bit at his bottom lip.
"Why the hell would he do that?" Kouga couldn't believe such a thing was possible.
"I don't know and I'm not trying to figure it out I just want to go home. I ended up in front of this ladies house, she wanted to talk to me." Inuyasha went on.
"You have a place here until we can figure that out okay?" Kouga patted the man on the back he too wondering what the Lord could have done to the hanyou and why. "Come on, let’s go to the hot springs and relax a bit. We can start figuring this shit out tomorrow." Kouga planned to keep his promise about making sure the hanyou didn't end up trapped here, and even if he couldn't the hanyou wouldn't be alone.
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Sesshomaru was back in his rooms and Inuyasha was nowhere in sight. He became furious as he ordered Jaken to reveal the location of the woman's home to which he flew to immediately. "Where is he!?" Sesshomaru barked out angrily. He'd never been more furious in his life, the way the man had shrieked in fear made his blood boil.
"He was here an hour ago." She answered calmly. "He is…quite interesting indeed. He cursed me before darting away, I'm sure he's safe however."
A second later and Sesshomaru's hand was around her throat emitting his deadly poison. "I detest repeating myself witch. Where. Is. He." Hiina had never felt such a pain in her life and used a spell to free herself from the deadly grip before putting a barrier between herself and Sesshomaru.
"I do not know. He was much quicker than I and refused to speak with me." She choked out, rapidly trying and failing to heal her neck. To think the young lord would become this volatile. She felt tears pouring down her face as she was finally able to heal the damage.
"Find him. I expect him in my presence within two days, or your life if forfeit." Sesshomaru growled angrily, he should have never trusted the witch in the first place and now Inuyasha was missing in his dangerous world. Anything could happen to a human in this world and it put him on edge, even his youkai whined in distress.
Back in his castle he immediately went to his father. Slamming the door open to the office of the lord and his advisers, "Father I have need of your immediate attention." He said urgently. The lord merely stood before dismissing his advisers.
"What has happened to the point you forgo your teachings of etiquette. What could be so important?" Touga looked at his son expectantly.
Sesshomaru's eyes remained fixed and cold. He was finding it difficult to relay to his father what he had done. "I-…" He began but stopped causing his father to quickly invade his personal space.
"What has happened Sesshomaru? As your lord and alpha, you will speak." Touga demanded, never knowing his son to struggle with words.
"I have done something I regret, and I am unsure of how to proceed." He didn't want to tell his father what he'd done exactly but this should be enough.
Lord Touga looks at his son for a long time before opening his mouth to speak, "Then it would be best to correct it, would it not?"
The look in Sesshomaru's eyes was distant and uncertain, "And if I find myself unable to?"
"Then it is an opportunity for you to learn." Lord Touga gave a small reassuring smile to his son, and they went to the dining room for a meal. The lord had never known his son to regret anything as all things were done with certainty and a purpose, as taught by his mate. Ever since his son had first told him a human from the other world had caught his eye, he'd been wandering a lot more and a lot less attentive. He wanted to see this human for himself because of his son's strange behavior.
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Inuyasha sighed as he sank into the near boiling water of the hot spring. Had he been in his human form he'd definitely boil alive, but this body was much more resistant. He relaxed and let his worries wash away for the short reprieve. The bathing area of the den was large and there were many youki bathing as well. He and Kouga were in a more private area reserved for the nobility amongst the wolves but he could still see everyone, including a bright blue-eyed omega he hadn't seen in a bit. Inuyasha came to the edge of the area and waved him over with a smile. Hisoka smiled shyly as he was nudged forward by his friends.
It was weird to Inuyasha, usually he never went for the shy and meek type, but something inside him was thrumming with excitement from the wolf's behavior. He wanted him to stay just as he was, scared to make eye contact, small, and coy. Inuyasha smirked at the way Hisoka avoided looking at him with a dark red blush on his face. "Long time no see, Hisoka."
The wolf flinched a bit at his name, "H-hi...uh I mean yeah!"
They hadn't seen each other in what for the wolf was a few weeks but for Inuyasha was 3 days. The last interaction they'd had was the small kiss Inuyasha had given him. "Do you want to join me?"
"O-oh I can't do that…this area…i-is reserved for…"
Kouga cut the wolf off, "Just get in here man." He groaned from where he was before moving to let Inuyasha do what he wanted, he began flirting with a few of the women who were bathing as well. Inuyasha found it pleasing that while the wolves obviously didn't care much for nudity that Hisoka did. He found it very cute.
"So how have you been?" Inuyasha asked, sitting next to the omega who was trying hard not to look at him.
"G-good! Just helping out the pack and all, what about you?" Hisoka asked, finally turning to him but obviously struggling.
Inuyasha decided to tease him, "Your face is really red. " He leaned in and caressed his cheek, "Are you sure the water isn't too much for you?" Inuyasha's face was very close to his and when the hanyou thought the wolf would cave from embarrassment he found himself pleasantly surprised with the kiss he received.
"I…I really like Inuyasha-sama…." Hisoka confessed. When Inuyasha looked into his eyes he saw they had a red tint to them but brushed it off as his imagination. He could smell something spicy and sweet coming from the wolf that called to him and he scooted just a bit closer to inhale the heavenly scent a bit more.
"I like you too…" Inuyasha grinned. Hisoka's eyes widened before he smiled meekly. Inuyasha wasn't sure what youki liked to do for fun but he wondered what dates were like here, courting felt like it had a different meaning, but he assumed it was the same, sort of. Anyway, he and Hisoka chatting for a while before deciding to leave the hot spring. Hisoka brought him back to the area with all the children but unbeknownst to him there were eyes watching them. He played with the cubs until dinnertime where he and Hisoka went their separate ways. Inuyasha could see Hisoka's cute glances towards him as they ate and found it very entertaining. His situation with Hisoka was doing wonders for his situation. It was easy to forget his problems when flirting with the wolf.
Kouga brought him to speak to his father and explained that he was a bit stuck and would be staying with them awhile. When the wolf alpha questioned why he did not seek the assistance of his tribe, he rubbed the back of his neck awkwardly explaining that they hadn't ever been in contact and it made him nervous to do so, and he would consider it. "For my allies I will allow you to stay pup, but you must pull your weight as well, and not be off frolicking with Hisoka."
Inuyasha's face went red, "Why do you…?"
Kouga nudged him with a laugh, "Like I said, it's the duty of pack leader to know what's going on."
Inuyasha wanted to face palm but bowed to the alpha before leaving with Kouga. "I'm really tired actually." Inuyasha muttered as he shed some of his clothing before climbing into the warm furs. Kouga didn't seem like he planned to go to bed and was silently working on something. With the silence Inuyasha was forced to think about his situation. He wondered if he was powerful enough to kick Sesshomaru's ass. He didn't want to kill the man, just maim him, maybe cut off and arm or a hand. He sighed, looking around and really taking in Kouga's rooms to avoid his thoughts. It could be said that the room was very minimalistic but there were little things here and there that seemed to have quite a bit of meaning. There were handprints on one wall that became progressively bigger and were placed higher with each mark. He wondered if that's how they measured his growth and though it was pretty cute.
"Kouga, how are youki born?" He asked suddenly. "I know males can give birth too, but like, why?"
Kouga turned to him with a look of horror on his face, "…are you being serious…?"
Inuyasha sat up, "Yeah…? Why? What's the matter?"
Kouga sighed heavily, "Do I really have to explain it…. can’t you ask someone else." Inuyasha began to glare at the wolf. "Okay fine, shit man. Ugghhh…." He groaned. "Everyone has a heat cycle, the more powerful you are the less your heat will affect you. Say the lord of the west, Sesshomaru's father for example, I doubt he even feels anything when he has his heat cycle. For omegas like Hisoka and the others, the heat is intense, angry even and calls to their mate if they're mated or any available alphas or betas if they aren't." Kouga paused and thought for a moment, "Sometimes your heat can change your status too. Like if one of the omegas first heat wasn't very intense, then their body might change to a more beta or alpha type with their next maturity cycle. It's hard to explain if you haven't seen it happen though."
"Have you had your first heat?" Inuyasha asked.
Kouga became beet red and growled but stopped himself because of the look of innocent curiosity on the hanyou's face. "First. Don't go around asking people that…and yes."
"Why not?"
"It's like a dirty question almost…like…ugh if anyone but you asked me that I'd knock their fucking teeth out." Kouga explained, trying not to be pissed at the ignorant hanyou.
"Okay, what does it feel like?" Inuyasha asked curiously.
"Haven't you already had yours?"
"That's what I'm trying to determine." Inuyasha elaborated his thinking.
"Like, warm for me because I'm an alpha, but the less power you have the more intense the heat is. For some people they feel as though their burning from the inside out and your sex drive becomes very strong, and all you can think about is sex." Kouga explained, now curious about whether the hanyou had his first heat or not, but too youki to ask directly.
"I…don't think I've had it…" Inuyasha judged, he wouldn't just say he was too powerful because that'd be very conceited of him. "Humans become sexually mature around adolescence so from like 10-16 give or take and it varies person to person. I went through that…but maybe since I wasn't here, I didn't go through the heat thing. Or I'm not old enough?" The hanyou thought about it a long while.
"Don't worry about it, it'll happen sooner or later. I'd always assumed we were the same age, but I guess not then." Kouga shrugged. "Also…since we know that might happen, try to stick closer to me. Heat drives some youki mad and makes you feel very weak to their advances. I got your back. It's still early spring and the canine mating season is coming up, okay?"
"Yeah yeah dad, I got ya." Inuyasha waved him off.
Kouga rolled his eyes at the weird joke from the otherworld that had been explained a while ago. The wolf was a bit overwhelmed with everything that was happening and listened as Inuyasha's heartbeat slowed and his breathing evened out before burying his head in his knees. He'd been racking his brain trying to figure out how to help his friend, but everything was coming back blank, everything except for confronting Lord Sesshomaru. Kouga sighed and crawled in next to his friend and watched his slumbering face. "You attract all kinds of trouble, don't you?"
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