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Ever Us -- The Blessing; Keiko	By : DaddysSpecialRequest Category: InuYasha > Yaoi - Male/Male > InuYasha/Sessh?maru > InuYasha/Sessh?maru Views: 4015 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter List
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Chap 35
Day 120 (18 wk or 4th month)
Ryota had returned to visit Akio. The beavers were interested in starting a new settlement and were curious if Lord Sesshomaru would allow them to get started. “Any word been said at the advisor meetings?”
Akio knew not to discuss the lords’ business without their permission so he just said, “Why don’t you bring it up in open court tomorrow? I’m sure they would like to hear how the beavers are doing and you can fill him in on any issues or ideas of where you all want to build.”
“Excellent idea, Friend!” Ryota agreed. Then the friends spent the day with the apprentices working in the fields, singing to the oxen, fishing in the nearby creek, and swimming.
The following day, Ryota joined Akio in open court.
“My Lords, I come with news from the beaver settlement. All is well and we are eager to begin building our next dam.”
The advisors present clapped their hands politely. Sesshomaru nodded.
“It is good to hear that you are ready to build but we have not yet come to a conclusion as we have not heard from the wolverines yet.”
Ryota sighed. “I understand Lord Sesshomaru. I just miss building things.”
An advisor spoke up. “If you are eager to build, join the team and finish the roof to the clinic.”
Ryota perked up. “May I help ?” His tail was wagging with anticipation.
“Why not,” one of the construction workers commented, then quickly covered his mouth. The construction works had made a point of being quiet for open court so they stood by waiting to return to their jobs. Some were actually interested in the political and social issues of the castle town community, but they never spoke up. If they had ideas they would address them to Akio. Most had seen his sumo tournament and were still in awe of him.
Sesshomaru nodded his approval and Ryota joined the construction team.
Ryota and the construction team started roofing the clinic as soon as open court concluded. Construction on the clinic was nearly complete. A festive mood brought many of the castle workers outside to watch as the construction workers and Ryota laid the roof of the clinic. Just as the roof was nearly complete Ryota slipped and fell from the roof. He broke his tail so severely the bone broke through the skin and was visible to all around.
A loud collective gasp was heard through the crowd.
Initially Ryota just stared at his tail in shock, then he balled up on the ground and writhed in pain.
“Someone go get Jinenji,” an advisor yelled. A construction worker ran into town.
Nana walked up just then.
“Nana, can you help?”called out someone.
Nana knew it needed reset and splinted, but she was not strong enough to reset the massive beaver’s tail. Looking around her eyes focused in on Lord Sesshomaru.
“My Lord! I need you to reset this tail. I need a strong individual and you are the only one here who can do this. I’ll talk you through it but it needs to happen right now.”
Sesshomaru moved to the beaver’s side.
“Ryota, I am going to reset your tail.” The statement was made calmly and in such a confident way that Ryota relaxed briefly.
“Tell me what you need me to do, Nana,” the dog demon stood at her side.
“First it needs cleaned with water. Make sure the ends of the bones are clean of debris. Then you may have to cut the opening just a bit to put the bone back inside. Apply some traction and lined up the bones. I’ll have the splint ready. Let’s do this.”
Castle workers fetched fresh water and soon the wound was clean. The skin did need opened some so Sesshomaru used one of his claws and opened the wound a couple of inches, just enough to work the bone back into its place. The jagged ends of the bone required a bit of manipulation but Sesshomaru had them lined up and ready for Nana’s splint.
Ryota was trying his hardest not to cry out from the pain but with the last yank on his tail he wailed a mournful sound. Sesshomaru leaned toward him.
“Ryota, take a deep breath.” And then he released a diluted poison in front of Ryota’s nose. The big beaver inhaled the gas and fell back, asleep before his head hit the ground.
“Bring a cot from the guard quarters. Ryota will be our first clinic patient.”
Two guards ran for the cot while two chamber maids ran into the castle for linens. In no time a properly made cot awaited the first patient. While they were preparing for the patient, Sesshomaru and Nana finished closing the wound and setting the plaster.
“He’ll need pulse checks and pain numbing herbs for the first few day. Does he have any family here to assist?”
Akio stepped up. “He has been visiting us, Nana. Let me run and get one of my kin. We’ll gladly watch over Ryota.” Akio smiled internally. He was going to get his sister in law Chika. From what he overheard she’d be oh so happy to help.
“Very well,” Sesshomaru nodded. “We need your assistance first, though. All strong men gather around and we will carry Ryota to the cot in the clinic.”
Mission accomplished Akio ran home and told his wife of the situation. She clapped her hands together as she smiled and quickly found Chika. “We need to help out a friend,” she said and she drug her sister to the castle clinic.
The final roof pieces were placed as the patient was settled. The audience was just clearing as Jinenji and the construction worker trotted through the castle gates. A gate guard briefed him of the situation and he ran to Sesshomaru’s side.
“I was giving some herbs to one of our patients. What do you need me to do?”
Sesshomaru glanced briefly at Nana then turned to Jinenji. “Jinenji, he will need pulse checks and pain numbing meds for the first few days. Akio is getting one of his kin to watch over him. You can check him until they get here. Stop by your herb shed first and get some pain herbs. He’ll wake soon from my poison.” Then Sesshomaru turned his head briefly in the slightest of nods at Nana. “Healer,”he acknowledged as he turned his back and walked into the castle.
“Healer,” came the reply.
A small smile flashed over Sesshomaru’s face as he stepped through the castle entrance.
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Akio and his wife were right. Chika was glad to watch over Ryota. Her loving ministrations did not go unnoticed by the beaver demon. They talked while he rested at the castle clinic and then when he could be escorted to Akio’s house Chika stayed faithfully at his side. With in no time they had fallen madly in love. Pops adored her and soon the beaver demon was in open court again, this time to get permission to marry a citizen of the Western lands.
Inuyasha approved the union immediately but Sesshomaru asked the hard question.
“Ryota, You are marrying a human, who’s life is short. If you have children, they will be hanyou’s. I want to hear your thoughts.”
Ryota stood tall. He adjusted his glasses. He turned to Chika and grabbed her hand. “We have spoken about this. I truly never thought I would find a mate. I had decided to be happy regardless. I see this union as a blessing, a flower that bloomed in adverse situations and lives just the season. I will treasure our moments together. Should we be blessed with kits they will be treasured as well.”
“I never thought that I would see clearly and then I was gifted with these glasses,” he pointed to his frames. “Then they broke and I realized how much I missed but I carried on. Then you repaired them for me and I was given another chance to see. Even these seemingly small things I treasure. Of course I will mourn her loss. But Chika is with me right now and while she is here I will treasure and protect her with all my heart. We will build memories with love as the key ingredient. With our family and friends as support we will be fine.” Ryota stopped and stood proudly next to his intended.
Sesshomaru sat quietly on his throne. To the outsider it appeared he was staring at Ryota. Inuyasha knew better. He knew his brother was reflecting back on their lives and their human spouses. Rubbing his mating mark nonchalantly he sent his love. Sesshomaru glanced over at him. Their eyes spoke to each other of the pain and loss and love of having a human mate. But neither mate had regrets. Inuyasha nodded and Sesshomaru turned his attention back on the waiting audience.
“You have our blessing. Also know that we are here for you as well.”
Sesshomaru stood and dismissed the court. He reached out a hand to Inuyasha and they retreated from the crowd. Once they were in their private garden, Sesshomaru turned to face his mate. Holding both his hands he brought them to his lips and kissed them reverently. “I would like to pay my respects to our wives’ resting places. Would you join me?”
Tears welling, the hanyou nodded.
Sesshomaru whistled and A-Un appeared. The two males mounted on it and the three flew off to the forest of Inuyasha.
On the way to the forest they saw many fields of wild flowers. As they closed in on their destination Inuyasha pointed at one specific field and A-Un landed. Inuyasha picked many flowers and gathered them in his arms. Sesshomaru picked a lone perfect white daisy. Leaving A-Un to rest in the grassy field with the instructions to call if anything happened, Sesshomaru and Inuyasha completed the journey on foot. First they stopped at the graves of Miroku and Sango. Inuyasha placed two bundles of flowers there and said a quick prayer. Then they walked a bit further and Inuyasha kneeled as he placed one batch of flowers over his mother’s grave. Inuyasha told his mother about her granddaughter and how much he loved Sesshomaru. He started to leave but Sesshomaru put a hand on his shoulder and held him in place.
“Izayoi, I thank you for the honor of being Inuyasha’s mate.” The proud demon bowed to the human grave.
The two remained there a bit longer in silent reflection.
The last graves they visited were further in the forest. The forest had been cut back for the expanding city of Edo, but the forest surrounding the shrine had remained. They made their way to the hidden glen. The trees there had grown close together and interlaced forming arches that covered the majority of the glen. Smaller thinner trees were further away producing the appearance of flying buttresses. One look and anyone would recognize the natural cathedral. Once the brothers walked through the inner tree line their eyes rose. The inner tree boughs arched. The cathedral had an opening at the apex, where sunlight flooded through. Depending on the time of day light flickered through the leaves in a speckled pattern of light. Nature had created this natural sanctuary as a place of peace and solitude after the women had been buried there. Nature even recognized the beauty of their souls.
As the brothers looked up the sun came through the apex, flooding the flower covered ground with beams of warm sunlight. The beams searched for them to touch and caress, a “welcome” greeting to loved ones. They looked around. No animals or souls were near. The sanctuary was theirs alone. A perfect flower and grass rug completed the inner sanctuary.
Inuyasha walked to the largest tree and knelt at its base. Putting the flowers down he smiled.
“Your resting place is so beautiful, Kagome. Rin most definitely did her best work here. If you don’t mind I think I’ll lay down beside you for awhile.”
The inuhanyou looked to his mate in confirmation. Sesshomaru moved to his right side and helped him to the ground. Then he laid down on the right of Inuyasha. He held on to the daisy in his right hand. Bringing it to his lips he laid a gentle kiss on the petals and put it on the ground to his right. To the bystander, should any being ever had the fortune of stumbling upon it, it would appear that the two men were laying side by side in the grass with flowers on either side. However, on the ethereal plane it would have been Kagome next to Inuyasha and Sesshomaru next to Rin.
The brothers took turns talking to their human mates. They spoke of the events of the day and what brought about this visit specifically. They spoke of the bugs and of the pregnancy, the construction and the first patient. Then they debated what Keiko would have called their human wives. Would it be “Auntie” or “mom” or just what? Then they joined hands and just rested quietly in the nature sanctuary. Inuyasha had nearly dropped off to sleep when suddenly he heard and felt a rapid beating. Looking about he searched for the source of the sound.
Sesshomaru had been silently reflecting. He was currently focused on Inuyasha’s hand. He could feel the heat radiating from it. He recognized the calluses from years of sword play. He felt the strength as he squeezed and released the fingers. Beneath the surface he could feel the pulse of his mate, strong and steady. He was content. However, Inuyasha’s sudden movement had caught his attention and he turned to his left side to look at his mate.
“What has your attention, mate?” The calm demon inquired.
“Can you hear it?”
“What?”
“That rapid beating. It’s almost like a butterfly or hummingbird. I can feel it too.”
“I only feel your pulse, strong and steady. Tell me the speed.”
Inuyasha paused for a moment as he counted. Then he repeated it out loud.
Sesshomaru listened. Then he focused on Inuyasha’s body. He started at his ears checking for any bugs that might have entered them. Then he glanced over his face, bending down to give him a quick kiss. Next he placed his ear over Inuyasha’s chest. His heart was strong and steady. He lowered it to his stomach and promptly chuckled as a loud gurgle met his ear. He moved lower and hovered over the baby bump. The sound was strongest there.
“Keiko,” Sesshomaru cooed. “Hi baby. Did you want to say hi to the nice ladies too?”
Tears rolled unchecked from Inuyasha’s eyes. Words interrupted by silent sobs Inuyasha whispered. “My precious baby, Our precious princess.” Then gathering himself and wiping his eyes and nose he added, “These are the nice ladies that brought your father and I together.” He started the introductions by rolling to his left, “This is Kagome.” Rolling to his right he added, “And this is Rin.”
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The real Nana remained in the countryside. She searched tirelessly for the young sister of the chamber maid. She had always taken her calling to midwifery seriously. She helped numerous beings; human and demon, on her quest. All offered to let her stay indefinitely but she insisted she was needed back at the castle town. She walked all over the countryside assisting many as she searched for the chamber maid’s sister. While Nana was out in the country side she came across an amnesiac falcon who was working for a family. He couldn’t remember much about his life before he hit his head but he could tell her about the time after. He had been nursed by the heron demons after a fall from a great height. His great right wing had been injured by an arrow. He had spiraled to the ground, hitting his head as he fell through the trees. Fortunately the trees had absorbed the speed of his fall saving him from a mass of broken bones, but he still had the wing injury and a head injury. The herons had kept him for several months. Although healed, his right wing was malaligned and he could not fly. He appreciated their kindness but he felt he needed to return to some where, so he wandered. He walked several days but didn’t recognize any of the land from the ground view. That confused him even more. He was used to seeing the land from his bird’s eye view. The land was different from the ground. As he walked by a small farm, a nice family offered to feed and shelter him if he would assist them with farm chores. Much later when Nana passed by they had opened their door to her as well. The young wife was due for delivery so Nana agreed it would be for the best and she settled in.
Nana had gotten the falcon’s story from the falcon and the family one evening after dinner and chores.
“Forgive me, but may I feel your break.”
“Sure Nana. Not sure what you can tell by it but you are welcome to touch it,” the falcon demon responded. He seated himself on a log outside the house and spread his right wing the best he could.
Nana felt along the wing. The fracture was simple but just not lined up right. “I think I can fix this, but it’ll hurt.”
“Really?!” The falcon’s yellow eye’s opened wide and stared.
Nana smiled. “Your eyes look like my young lord’s. I miss him terribly. I really want to get back to the Castle. His pregnancy should be progressing along to his fourth month by now.”
The falcon shook his head. A memory had started reappearing but when Nana had said “pregnant” the memory faded. “Please Nana. Fix my wing. Especially if I could fly again.”
The farmer and his wife were alerted to the situation and a splint with two clamps was created to splint the realigned bone. The falcon was offered some sake to relax him but he refused, saying he would do some breathing exercises instead. When all were in place, Nana and the farmer rebroke the wing and pulled to realign it. The falcon did do many deep breathing exercises to control the pain. However he did eventually faint from hyperventilation and pain. Nana applied the splint as the farmer continued traction. Once the splint was in place the farmer released the traction. The realignment had gone perfectly.
Shortly after the falcon demon awoke, he asked for a shot of the sake after all.
“How long until you know I can fly again, Nana?” The falcon’s yellow eyes pleaded.
“We should know in two weeks. Right after this babe will make his appearance.”
The farmer appeared surprised. “I’m going to have a son?”
“Most probably. Look how your wife is carrying. The babe is low in her belly. I’m not a hundred percent sure but I imagine it’ll be a boy.”
The farmer sat next to his wife and rubbed her belly. “Hello son.”
Nana watched contently thinking only of her lords.
With his arm in a sling the falcon demon was limited to what help he could provide on the farm so Nana insisted on working too. She didn’t want him to do anything to mess up the splint. The days were productive and the evenings restful. The four adults got along well. Each night they shared memories and relived childhood folk stories. The falcon did not know any of the human folk stories and found them interesting and entertaining. He didn’t tell any of the demon stories as they were a bit more gruesome in nature.
One week later, the farmer’s wife went into labor. The labor was long but straightforward and by the end of the night the farmer held his new son, wrapped in a cloth that Nana had made in her free time.
“We will never forget your kindness, Nana. Thank the Kami you were here.”
“I am always glad to help in these situations,” Nana replied. “I will stay another week to assist with breastfeeding and postpartum care but after that I must get back to my lords. I have dilly-dallied too long in search of the sister of the chamber maid.”
The farmer nodded and thanked Nana.
The week passed and Nana made sure she gave plenty of instructions to the young farmer and his wife. Then she turned to the falcon.
“Let’s see how you’ve healed.” And Nana removed the splint.
The falcon cautiously folded his right wing and extended it. “Feels good.”
“Excellent. Now try and flap it a bit.”
The falcon flapped his wings together and created a little lift. He settled again on the ground.
“Wow! I thought I would never fly again. Thank you Nana. Thank you!”
“Very good. Well now it’s time for me to return to my lords.” Nana clapped her hands and held them as a sign she was finished and ready to go
“Your lords must be kind to earn such a strong devotion from you,” the falcon stated.
“Oh yes they have my devotion. The older is not necessarily kind but he is fair and just. His brother has plenty of kindness for both and lots of compassion too. They are made for each other.”
“Perhaps we should name our son after one of your lords. After all they were generous enough to share you with us,” the farmer offered.
Nana smiled. “I’m sure they would be honored. Their names are Sesshomaru and Inuyasha.”
As soon as the falcon heard his lords names, a flood of memories returned to him. He grabbed his head as if to hold in all the memories and then looked up at Nana.
“Nana, I remember everything! We have to get back to Castletown! Our lords are in danger!”
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The falcon demon could not carry Nana so they had to walk. The falcon would fly and get the lay of the land and then return to the ground and walk with Nana. The progress was steady and they arrived to Castle town on the 150th day of Inuyasha’s pregnancy.
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