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SURVIVE	By : ajj77sunhawk Category: InuYasha > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 26395 -:- Recommendations : 3 -:- Currently Reading : 3
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Heyyyy…. Lol not as long a wait as the last one, things picking up in more ways then one. Thanks so much for the reviews it helps to know that people are still interested, and that plot bunny does not need to commit suicide. ☺

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Chapter 30 : Twitching Ears, Clenched Jaws

Inuyasha inhaled deeply. He was not looking forward to this, but this had to be done. The muscles in his back tightened and his chest felt heavy. Puppy ears slicked back; he was so stressed. For the first time since Inuyasha had come to the castle, unasked and uninvited, Inuyasha would attempt to enter a room. Inuyasha strode to the doors of the war door. As had been instructed, none of the guards stopped or interfered with Inuyasha. Instead, they stood straight at attention and watched the Hanyou through the corner of their eyes. They did not smile, but serious eyes softened as the Hanyou squared his shoulders and knocked on the door.

His heart was beating in a crazy manner. It was such a small thing to ask to enter a room into which he had not been invited . To others, it would have been normal, an accepted behavior, but Inuyasha could hardly remember a time he had asked to enter a room he had no orders to be in. What if he was disturbing them? What if he was imposing? Thoughts seemed to flutter in his mind. Almost...He almost turned around and walked away, but he didn’t. He had promised Pup. He had to do his best. Keeping his hand steady, Inuyasha knocked on the door.

The members of the war room startled at the foreign sound. Usually, the guards would have opened the door and announced a new presence. All heads turned to the door. Kagura, as the Palace Commander, with a slightly annoyed air, pulled the door open. Her annoyance vanished as the slicked back ears met her eyes. “Inuyasha!”

Kagura was totally unsurprised as before the word had completely left her lips, she was firmly pushed aside. Sesshoumaru was fast when it came to his Hanyou.

‘Beta.” Sesshoumaru’s voice dripped with satisfaction; Inuyasha had requested to enter a room. That in itself was an achievement. The Lord took in the slicked back ears and tense youth and his satisfaction waned. Inuyasha would not have been in the room without a reason.

Inuyasha bowed, his eyes kept low as his ears swirled around. Inuyasha decided if he had to say it, he would just do so, fast. So he blurted out, “Alpha, forgive my intrusion. Inuyasha requests that he be involved in the war. I need to fight the enemy.”

There was a flurry of reactions to this, then silence as all, regardless of their personal stance, recognized that Sesshoumaru’s opinion was the only one that mattered in this.

The Daiyoukai’s felt his jaw clench, he wanted to say no, he wanted to keep Inuyasha away from the horrors of war, away from further trauma.

Inuyasha raised his head and the DaiYoukai looked deep into the golden pools. The pressure on his back teeth almost cracked them. Those eyes had a strange purpose to them and Sesshoumaru knew what he had to do. Slowly he unclenched his jaw.

“Very well, as a General Apprentice, you have to work under one of your trainers. You will support them as an assistant. Bakusen’O, will you accept that task?” Sesshoumaru turned to the elderly tree. He would have loved to guard Inuyasha himself, but even he had to follow the discipline of war; else, unnecessary hostility would be aimed at his Hanyou. More importantly, Bakusen’O, while on the field, unlike himself, would not be in the front lines.

The tree demon could not quite hide his smile. As a trainer, he knew the Hanyou and he understood better than the others, for the young one to actually ask, it was such a breakthrough there was no way the over-protective, yet canny, DaiYoukai could ignore the request. However, that the young one would ask, in itself, had deep implications and the Elder knew better then to ignore that.

“It would be most appreciated for this old tree to have an able bodied assistant. Inuyasha is very welcome. However...” The old tree addressed Inuyasha directly “Young one, you have showed no interest in the war until now. What has sparked your interest?”

The Hanyou’s cheeks took on a dull red color and he looked at a point just behind Bakusen’O’s head. His nerves twisted. He had dreaded this question, as he was aware that the answer would put him in trouble. Be that as it may, the idea of lying never even entered his conscious mind.

“My Lords,” he bowed at everyone. “I have been dreaming of the enemy and one in the camp of the enemy is trapped and has asked me to protect her. I need to try to get her out.”

The reaction was immediate. There were demands for explanation from all corners. Inuyasha stood silent in the midst of the storm, his eyes fixed on the far wall. Sesshoumaru raised a hand and silenced the crowd. “Inuyasha, explain,” the DaiYoukai said flatly.

“The child in Lady Kagome is trapped and she has asked that I save her,” Inuyasha answered. The silence that followed his words was deafening.

It was apparent that the Hanyou felt he had given a complete and comprehensive explanation.

Bankotsu felt his blood boil. “Inuyasha, you want to save that fat little bitch, that she witch! She bled you!! She deserves whatever comes to her. Putting yourself in danger for her… No fucking way!!!” The General verbalized what a lot of them were feeling.

Inuyasha blinked slowly and shrugged. “She asked me for help.” The Hanyou replied simply. Jeninji, the healing Hanyou, nodded sagely in absolute agreement with his brother. The rest in the room were baffled by the response. Everyone began talking and arguing at once while Inuyasha just stood there. He felt no need to respond to vague questions, feeling no need to defend his decision. He was a guard, a protector. Humans were weaker than him and, regardless of the consequences, he would keep his promise to Pup.

Sesshoumaru watched his Beta closely, seeing the calm determination in the young one’s eyes. The DaiYoukai felt the onset of a rare ache in his head. “Enough.” His tone was firm and the room calmed down. All eyes turned to the DaiYoukai.

“Inuyasha has made his decision. We will respect it within the bonds that will ensure his safety.” The light that sparked in Inuyasha’s eyes at his words warmed Sesshoumaru’s soul and pacified his snapping, overprotective self. More than anything, he wanted to see his Hanyou, bloom into the powerful warrior that he should be. “Inuyasha, you will however explain how this lady was able to contact you in your dreams.”

“I don’t really know.” Inuyasha admitted sheepishly. “I think it’s through my Seraphic side.”

“Hmmm…” Miroku said softly. He walked to stand beside his grandson. He may not approve, but he would support the initiative, if that was what Inuyasha wanted. Lightly, he touched his forehead, petting his grandson. “If the one who seeks your protection has something physical from you, like a lock of hair, a feather or some blood, she would be able to contact you, but only if you were willing to allow it.”

Inuyasha hesitated, but at a growl from his Alpha he nodded. “I had long hair when I first met her. She was actually nice until she introduced me to lady Kikyo. Then Kikyo freed my demons side and bound me with the collar. Lady Kagome cut off my braid and kept it as a keepsake,” Inuyasha said in an unemotional voice.

Miroku’s hand clamped on his shoulder. Anger rolled of the half breed, “And you want to save this bitch?”Miroku snapped.

Golden eyes met silver ones with indomitable calm and pure conviction. “Yes,” Inuyasha said without inflection. He found that in himself, he bore his past tormentors no grudge. His life was what it was. They needed to be stopped, of that there was no doubt. But he would fight them out of duty and need not out of emotions.

The pureness of his grandson’s gaze was humbling and Miroku found his anger turning to ash under the halcyon light. He took a deep breath. “Fine, we will save her” Miroku said, his jaw slowly unclenching, “I will not kill her for what she has done to my blood, but I make no promises to not give her a damn good spanking,” the half Seraph said in weary disgust, well aware that was all his unique grandson would allow.

“Good, glad that is settled.” Kouga said, his face a little tight. “Young one, we will monitor you energy and dreams this night to ensure that no harm can be done to you through this contact with this female.”

Lady Kaede walked forward, her hands actually trembling as she reached out to touch the puppy-eared youth. Words escaped her. Her eyes were bright with gratitude. Inuyasha’s eyes widened when he realized he may be comforting the old woman again. Seeing the slight panic, Jeninji stepped up and collected the old priestess in a gentle healing embrace. It was Inuyasha’s turn to look grateful and Jeninji beamed at having saved his little brother.

Everyone relaxed at the slight exchange, which of course meant that they were all sucker punched and floored by Inuyasha’s next words.

“Well, I am pretty sure that my Seraphic side would not create a connection that the enemy can be aware of. Cloaking is one of my best abilities. As long as I keep beating the enemy when it tries to attack me in the dreamscape, it cannot harm me. Keh! The stupid thing has not even managed to scratch my barriers,” Inuyasha said with a slight tinge of pride in his words.

The young one was utterly confounded by the tsunami his words released.

It was a long while before everyone calmed down. Explanations were given, and the rather contrite Inuyasha, thoroughly reprimanded by just about everyone.

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It was absolutely infuriating. That a DaiYoukai of his stature have an actual physical headache was almost beyond belief. Yet, here he stood, Lord Sesshoumaru of the Western Lands, with a distinct throbbing just behind his eyes. His only solace as he glanced at Lord Kouga, his sole companion on the battlements, was that, obviously, he was not the only one suffering.

Kouga’s fist slammed against the wall. “What the fuck is going on? Why does the Shikon risk so much to attack Inuyasha?”

There, that was the source of Sesshoumaru’s headache. “Kouga, we have just spent the last three hours discussing that with the full council and our only answer is that my Hanyou represents unfinished business that the Shikon is obsessed with. Pray tell, what possesses your thick skull to think this Sesshoumaru wishes to continue such a fruitless conversation?”

Kouga grinned as he tossed his ebony waves into the wind. “No idea, but you did call me out here? So what's up?”

Sesshoumaru looked out at the expanse. Even with his demonic sight, he could not yet see the Shikon’s army, but he could feel them. Through the ground, the earth that he guarded over, he could feel the evil at the edges of his domain.

“It's Lady Kaede. She hides it well, but this situation has strained her in more ways than one. Her stress is high and her pain, while well-hidden, was commented on by Inuyasha. Have you scanned her?”

“She is an ally, one equal to us in this battle,” Kouga replied seriously. “Usually, such a request would be a slur on my honor, but after her near breakdown with Jeninji, I did scan her aura. She is strong, mentally and spiritually, but emotionally, there is a definite strain on her aura. How did Inuyasha see this?”

“He mentioned it a couple of nights ago. Almost in passing, he said her voice, her step, was off and wrong. This Sesshoumaru did not take it seriously until what we saw just now.” Sesshoumaru shook his head slightly; Inuyasha’s senses were so acute. “She could be vulnerable to attack when we go after the Shikon.”

Kouga nodded in understanding. As the leaders of the peoples, they could not discuss a potential vulnerability of another leader with any of lower ranks, even their most trusted. “I do not like the idea of asking the human Over King to send another. Lady Kaede, in spite of her emotional connection, is far more powerful and valuable in the upcoming battle. Further, the only other humans that have power equal to hers that I trust are High Priests Hojo or Shota, and both have been summoned to stand with the OverKings in case the enemy gets past us.”

Sesshuomaru nodded, “So we are in agreement; Lady Kaede stands with us and we guard her back in preparation for a personal attack against her?”

Kouga didn’t answer; it was not required. The two leaders, one silvery white and the other dark gold, stood in the flickering torch light, their joint accord and determination sending a comforting wave of energy through the palace.

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Sesshoumaru gritted his teeth as they watched Inuyasha twitch slightly in his sleep. The Hanyou made no other noise. He showed no other signs of distress. If only Inuyasha had not been so good at masking the dream battles, Sesshoumaru would have guessed something was wrong much earlier. No point in whipping himself over his Beta’s abilities. Sesshoumaru and the others had been observing Inuyasha’s sleep for three nights now. This was the first bit of discomfort they had seen, the tiny movement the only indication that the Hanyou may or may not have had the dream they were waiting for.

Human, Demons and Seraph were all scanning, focused on trying to identify the probable attack, but the sensed nothing. They could not be certain that the tiny movement had been a source of attack or just the Hanyou passing gas.

After a half hour, Inuyasha’s eyes blinked open. His ears twitched madly. “That was an attack. The Shikon has retreated again.”

They scanned the Shikon’s energy signature and there was a noticeable drop in the energy of the dreaded gem. A heavy silence filled the room.

Kaede’s soft voice pierced the silence. “Well, one is relieved and fearful at the same time. One admits this is a strange feeling. The Shikon strikes our young one regularly without warning. One votes that we follow through with the plan and finish this.” The old priestess looked challengingly at Sesshoumaru and Kouga; it was a three way decision and they were the only ones who could make it.

Sesshoumaru, his face grave, nodded sharply.

Kouga forced a toothy grin. “Hell yeah! The next time Inuyasha dreams, we throw all we got at the blasted Shikon’s army. If we do not destroy it, we will take enough of it out so that the Over Kings can finish the job.”

A ripple of excited fear reverberated through the palace. They were no longer on the defensive. On the next signal, the combined force of Demons, Seraphim and Humans would attack. For the first time in history, a force without the power of the Over Kings would be attacking the power of the Shikon-No-Tama head on.

As they prepared, every single individual was aware that when they attacked, they would either succeed or die. This was it.

-tbc---

Wow things are moving fast….. is Inuyasha special? Is the Shikon just obsessed or is there something more? Any guesses????? Please review and make requests, I may not be able to fulfill them but I will definitely consider them.
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