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AfterShock
By : whitetiger
Category: InuYasha Crossovers > Yaoi - Male/Male
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The sun had barely peeked over the horizon of the city when Retsu left Sephiroth's room. When she had arrived at the hospital the young man was sitting at the table by the window in his room as if he was deep in thought. Then he turned to her, his eyes focused and full of determination. She had not been surprised by his request to leave, no, Byakuya had accurately predicted that. What did surprise her was his request for Sesshomaru to be the one to pick him up. After the day Sephiroth had spoken with her about his fear of the demon lords Retsu never thought he would wish to be in Sesshomaru's presence again. She had first denied his request, but he had insisted. After a lengthy talk she agreed to call the demon lord, she only hoped that Sesshomaru would accept.
Walking down the hall towards Tsunade's office, Retsu was a bit uneasy about what would occur when Sephiroth left the hospital. This went against every code she had sworn to when she became a doctor, but she believed in her new friends, and she understood that sometimes when dealing with the special gifts of the inhuman you had to take risky measures. Entering Tsunade's office, Retsu was disappointed the blond was not present, she could use Tsunade's emotional support at this moment. Opening the piece of paper Sephiroth gave her, Retsu entered the number into Tsunade's phone. The phone rang long enough that she was afraid no one would answer, but after a gentle click, a hesitant voice answered.
"May I speak with Lord Sesshomaru?" She asked, unsure if the man on the line was the demon lord. When the voice gruffly stated he was the one speaking, Retsu felt her heart stutter. He didn't sound like the all-powerful demon lord, the heir to the Yokai and son of the infamous Inutaicho. Taking a calming breath, Retsu continued on, "Good morning Sir, I am Dr. Unohana and I am calling on Sephiroth's behalf. He is to be released from the hospital today and has requested you pick him up."
The phone line was so quiet that Retsu feared Sesshomaru had ended the call.
Sesshomaru sat on his borrowed bed holding the phone to his ear with a frown on his face. Surely he had heard this woman wrong. Why would Sephiroth ask for him? "You are aware I am the one he had banned from his room?"
When Dr. Unohana gave him a quick affirmative answer, Sesshomaru began to realize this was not some perverse joke being played on him. Sephiroth wanted to him to pick him up, but why?
"Lord Sesshomaru, Sephiroth will be released in about an hour. Will you be able to pick him up or should I try to find alternate transportation?"
"That won't be necessary." Sesshomaru rubbed his hand over his eyes, trying to dispel the agitation from his voice, "I'll be there."
They exchanged their goodbyes and Sesshomaru ended the call. He tossed his phone onto the bed and dropped his head into his hands. His heart was beating painfully in his chest but he dared not hope that Sephiroth had changed. It would mean his death if he was rejected once again. Even venturing to the hospital only to be turned away could be disastrous, but he couldn't deny a request made by his mate.
Rising from his bed, Sesshomaru walked to the bathroom to clean up. After a quick shower, he stood before the mirror for the first time in days, but he didn't bother to look at it. He didn't need the reminder of what he had been through. Drying off, he exited the bathroom and quickly dressed.
Sesshomaru exited the guesthouse and walked up the path to the Kuchiki's main house. Entering through the back, he headed towards Byakuya's office to let him know where he was going. He hoped his friend may be able to give him some encouraging words before he left to possibly have his soul shredded even more than it already was. As he turned down the hallway Sesshomaru heard his name called out. He turned to see Hakkai approaching him, "I'm sorry Lord Sesshomaru but Mr. Kuchiki is not home. He left for a business trip last night and will not be back for at least another day."
Sesshomaru frowned. Byakuya hadn't let him know. Sure, Sesshomaru hadn't been answering his phone but Byakuya had at the very least sent him a text stating where he would be. With a sigh, Sesshomaru turned and headed for the garage. He couldn't expect his friend to always let him know where he was going to be. Byakuya had his own life and didn't need to be taking care of him. Entering the garage, Sesshomaru grabbed the keys to his car.
Kadaj slowly woke from his blissful rest. His body felt great as he stretched while the morning sun warmed his skin. He stretched his arms out to his sides but jumped as he bumped into another warm body. Kadaj opened his eyes to see Loz sleeping next to him on his stomach, his hair a complete disaster as he softly snored. Late last night Yazoo had chased him off to bed when he had yawned for what had to be the hundredth time, but when Kadaj had inquired about what Yazoo was going to do his brother headed to the spring outside assuring Kadaj he would be sleeping in the downstairs room that night. Loz, however, had wanted to stay close to Kadaj and followed him to his room.
Rolling to his side, Kadaj watched his brother sleep. It seemed like an eternity since the last time they had done this since Kadaj had slept in a bed. His thoughts turned to Sephiroth. He quickly shut down any further thoughts before his heart broke any further. Turning from Loz, Kadaj rose from the bed and left the room. He followed the wonderful scent of coffee down the stairs to the kitchen. Upon entering the room Kadaj froze at the sight that greeted him. Standing near the stove was Byakuya Kuchiki. Kadaj's eyes snapped to a laughing Yazoo as his brother turned to him. The smile faltered as the humor died in his eyes, but Yazoo quickly forced another smile upon his face as he greeted him with a polite, "Good Morning."
Kadaj opened his mouth to speak but nothing came out, what could he say? What the hell is he doing here? Not likely, Yazoo would be hurt and the man who was supposed to be helping his brother would be angered by the complete lack of faith in him. Instead, he offered a mumbled greeting and went to the cabinet to grab a cup. Turning he attempted to move towards the coffee maker, but Byakuya reached for the cup. Kadaj handed it over and watched the man fill his cup with the dark liquid that had drawn him to the kitchen in the first place. Sitting at the small table he took a sip and closed his eyes.
"I'm sorry to have intruded on your time. I could leave if you like."
Kadaj opened his eyes to look to Byakuya. The man's appearance looked less like an apologetic man, but it was his eyes that showed his true feelings, he truly did not want to upset the brothers during this time of relaxation. Kadaj gave him a small smile, "It's fine. Stay."
"I smell coffee." Everyone turned to see a sleep ruffled Loz standing at the door to the kitchen. Kadaj let a small laugh escape his mouth at the disarray of his brother's hair. He clearly had just woken up without checking the mirror first. Leave it to his little brother to dispel the tension in the room.
Sesshomaru entered the hospital and rode the elevator to the floor Sephiroth's room was located. He passed nurses and other visitors as he walked down the hall and soon found himself standing before the door of the one room he never thought he would enter again. His chest clenched painfully as he gripped the handle and opened the door. Squashing the feelings trying to surface, Sesshomaru entered the room. Sephiroth and his doctor were in the room as a nurse helped Sephiroth to a wheelchair. The man was wearing what looked like hospital scrub pants and a wrap around shirt the patients always wore. They all looked to the door as he entered and the doctor greeted him with a smile. "Thank you so much for coming."
She quickly went through the paperwork for Sephiroth's release with them including the care he would need and the appointments he needed to make over the next couple of months. When she concluded her lengthy instructions the doctor had them sign the paperwork and left the room.
Seconds later they were riding the elevator down to the lobby. "Sir, are you parked in the patient loading zone?"
Sesshomaru turned to the older woman and nodded, then his eyes went to Sephiroth's lowered head. Sephiroth had not said one word to him since he had arrived and that bothered Sesshomaru.
The doors opened and he lead the way to where he had parked his car. The nurse helped Sephiroth into the vehicle and they were on their way. It was then that Sephiroth spoke up in a soft voice, "Thank you for coming. My brothers left the other day for a hot spring and will be gone the weekend."
Sesshomaru's head snapped to the man beside him, "They're gone?"
Sephiroth nodded but kept his eyes focused on the scenery outside the car window. Sesshomaru gripped the steering wheel tightly and ground his teeth. Feeling emotion for the first time in days. "You can not be left alone."
Sephiroth turned to him, his pale eyes meeting his for the first time since Sesshomaru had entered the hospital, "Then what do you suggest?"
Sesshomaru turned to look back to the road and in his calmest voice, answered, "Until they get back you can stay with me. I promise to be a perfect gentleman."
He could feel Sephiroth's eyes on him, most likely weighing his words, deciding if Sesshomaru could be trusted. Then Sephiroth accepted his offer with a quite word and Sesshomaru nodded not trusting his own voice at this moment. As the quiet between them continued, Sesshomaru's burst of temper dissipated leaving him feeling hollow and tired. It didn't take long for them to arrive at his home, a place he hadn't visited since he went to stay at Byakuya's home. Sesshomaru pulled into the garage, shut the car down and exited. Rounding the car he came up to Sephiroth just as the man was trying to exit the car. Leaning down he grabbed the man and lifted him from the car.
"I can walk," Sephiroth said in protest, but Sesshomaru ignored him. He wanted to be angry over having Sesshomaru manhandle him but he knew his limitations. Quietly accepting it, Sephiroth let Sesshomaru carry him into the house and sit him on the sofa. Then Sesshomaru made sure everything he would need was within his reach.
Sephiroth felt a little overwhelmed by Sesshomaru's lack of emotion as the demon left him in the living room with all he could possibly need. He watched Sesshomaru disappear into his office with orders to call him should Sephiroth need any help. Dropping his head to the back of the sofa he thought back to Byakuya's words. The man had been right, Sesshomaru was fading. When Sesshomaru was carrying him, Sephiroth could feel the lack of power behind a once strong body, and in the bright light of the sun where Sesshomaru once glowed he now looked pale and gaunt. Reaching up he ran his hand down his face. Sephiroth had brought Sesshomaru, a demon lord great enough to destroy one of the cities most powerful gangs, to his knees.
Sesshomaru sat at his desk in his office with his head in his hands. He couldn't focus on his work. His mind kept going over everything from the moment the doctor had called him. He would have preferred that call to have been a prank than to be sitting here with the man he loved sitting in the other room. He knew from the moment he got the call he should not let himself hope for any kind of reconciliation, but somewhere along the way a tiny bit of hope had seeped in. Hope that he was trying to crush. Sephiroth only needed him because his brothers were not available and he had no one else. There was also the unmistakable scent that clung to Sephiroth, the scent of metal and poison. He knew what it was. He had found it long ago in Byakuya's home when they were children. Leaning back in his chair, Sesshomaru looked out the window as he reached up and gripped the shirt above the pain he could never soothe away.
Shikamaru sat in the chair beside Kimimaro's bed watching the show that was Dr. Tsunade and Lord Inutaicho. The doctor was trying her best to keep from losing her temper but failing at every turn. Inutaicho was being his normal stubborn self and rejecting all of her demands concerning his recovery. At the moment Tsunade had threatened to keep Inutaicho for another three days if he didn't follow up with her every day for the next week. Which she also followed up with the threat of drugging him to make him behave.
Inutaicho's face was cherry red as he struggled to contain his temper. It was Kimimaro who came to the doctor's rescue. He moved and let out a pained hiss immediately drawing Inutaicho to his side. Kimimaro let out a sigh as he looked at his mate, "Just agree already. I don't want to feel your anger anymore."
Dropping his head in defeat Inutaicho agreed much to Shikamaru's surprise. It would seem that Kimimaro may become a valuable weapon against Inutaicho's stubborn pride. Once Tsunade had Inutaicho's signature on all the paperwork she near floated out of the room in her victory. Inutaicho snarled a bit then went for the door. "You're leaving?"
"Yes but I'll be back soon." He growled as he reached for the door handle.
"If it's about Sephiroth he is no longer in the hospital," Shikamaru stated just before he let out a hiss of surprise. He hadn't seen his lord move, but dangling off the floor in Inutaicho's hands was an unmistakable sensation.
"Where..."
Shikamaru didn't let Lord Inutaicho finish, "Sesshomaru picked him up this morning."
Lord Inutaicho's eyes flashed in his surprise as he sat Shikamaru on his feet, "Why?"
"Don't ask the why just trust in their connection," Kimimaro said from the bed. Inutaicho looked to his mate as Shikamaru let out a soft breath.
"At the risk of being lifted by my throat again, I should also inform you of something else I have discovered about Kadaj's recent activities."
"What activities?" Inutaicho asked in confusion.
Sephiroth jerked awake as his body was surrounded and he was lifted from the soft sofa. Sesshomaru's gentle voice shushed him like one would do to soothe a wild animal about to bolt or attack. He gripped Sesshomaru's shirt and opened his mouth to protest but Sesshomaru spoke before he could, "You are still healing and the stairs are too steep."
He settled down and watched Sesshomaru's face as the demon carried him up the stairs and down the hallway towards the guest bedroom. Sephiroth turned as Sesshomaru carried him into the room and looked around the quaint room. The window was open to let in the cool night air. Sephiroth was surprised he had slept the day away. Turning to look at the bed he saw that the covers had already been pulled back just before Sesshomaru stepped up to the side and laid him on the mattress. As Sesshomaru turned to leave Sephiroth had to fight the urge to grab the demon's arm. Clenching his hands into fists he watched Sesshomaru grab the door handle and turn to him, "I'll be next door should you need help."
Then Sesshomaru closed the door and his footsteps sounded down the hallway. Swinging his legs over the edge of the bed, Sephiroth stared at the bag he had received from the hospital sitting on the chair across from him. He hadn't intended to fall asleep on the sofa, but he had and his dreams were filled to the brim with powerful emotions. Dreams of his love of the demon on the other side of the wall, dreams of his anger towards Sesshomaru, and then one last dream of a demon who was an emaciated shell of his former self. Byakuya's words crushed him with their reality. When Sesshomaru had left his hospital room that last time he was powerful, fearless, and terrifying to him. Now, what light he had radiated was swallowed by the darkness of the approaching death Byakuya had told him about. Sephiroth understood now why Byakuya had insisted he take Sesshomaru's life. This was not something he would ever wish upon anyone, not even an enemy. rubbing his hand down his face Sephiroth knew what he needed to do, all he needed was the courage to do it.
Kadaj sat at the open window of his room staring out at the stars above him. He couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong, a feeling that had been getting gradually worse throughout the day. He knew he needed to trust Byakuya, but he was starting to have doubts. How could their being here fix anything? Then there was Byakuya being here. Why was he not staying with his heartbroken friend? Any time he tried to ask about Sesshomaru Byakuya would give him vague answers. It frustrated him, why couldn't he get a straight answer?
Looking down from the window he could see Yazoo exit the building with Byakuya and enter the spring. They were too far away for their words to reach him but the subdued way Yazoo was acting said more than any words. With a huff, he moved away from the window and laid on his futon. If they wanted to keep their secrets than he would find answers his own way and without their knowledge.
Sesshomaru lay on his bed staring at the ceiling of his room. He could sense Sephiroth in the next room, his restless nerves radiating through the wall. Earlier when he left his office to check on his mate, he was not surprised to see him asleep on the sofa. Even he could tell Sephiroth was still weak from his ordeal. Closing his eyes he tried to block out his thoughts, but the soft click of a door reached his ears. Looking to the door he listened carefully to the sounds in the hallway expecting Sephiroth to stop at the bathroom across the hall, but when his door handle began to turn he sat up. Sephiroth stepped into the room, his eyes darted around as he pushed it shut behind him and leaned against it. Then the scent that clung to Sephiroth drifted towards Sesshomaru's nose, poisoned metal. Sesshomaru felt sadness tear at his heart over what Sephiroth was forcing himself to do. His pain would be ending soon, but Sephiroth's would continue on for the rest of his life. He offered his mate a gentle smile.
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AfterShock	By : whitetiger Category: InuYasha Crossovers > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 12735 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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