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Somber Sweetness	By : Sablesilverrain Category: InuYasha > Yaoi - Male/Male > InuYasha/Sessh?maru > InuYasha/Sessh?maru Views: 27510 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 4
Disclaimer: Inuyasha is the property of Rumiko Takahashi, vis, and several other companies. I claim no ownership of the Inuverse or characters, and I make no money from this story. If you sue me, you won't be getting much. I'm pretty poor.

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“If the rest of you would like to be shown your rooms, you may now do so. That is where we will be.” Sesshomaru said, indicating the huge building they were walking toward. “I want to talk to Inuyasha alone, first.” He said, holding Inuyasha back.
“What the hell, Sesshomaru?!” Inuyasha asked, scowling.
“Inuyasha, I’d like to get to know you better. We are brothers, and yet we are strangers.” He shook his head sadly. “This is not the way it should be. We need to mend the gap between us before it becomes too wide to do so. Please, help me find a way to earn your trust.”
Inuyasha sighed. “Okay. I’ll give you a chance, but you only get one chance. If you blow this, I’m leaving and I’ll never look back, got it?” He snapped.
Sesshomaru nodded. “I accept. I love you, Inuyasha.”
Inuyasha blushed. “Yeah, yeah, I know. Love you, too, Ani.” He said, the word feeling foreign on his tongue.
Sesshomaru smiled as Inuyasha turned and left. “Ah, but I never said I loved you as a brother, Inuyasha.” He whispered, following from a distance.
Sesshomaru caught up with Inuyasha as he was approaching the doors and stopped him. “Inuyasha, before we go in, there is something I want to show you. Follow me, please.” He said, then headed to the forest, leading the hanyou to the hot spring.
Inuyasha smiled when they emerged in the clearing. “Sweet! Sesshomaru, this is beautiful!” He said, looking around happily.
Sesshomaru smiled. “I am glad you like it. Join me for a bath?” He offered, stripping and wading in without reservation.
Inuyasha blushed, watching Sesshomaru’s backside as the youkai stepped into the water, sighing deeply. He shook his head and stripped, then followed Sesshomaru into the water. He had no idea why Sesshomaru’s nudity had aroused him, but there was no way he could deny that it had.
Sesshomaru inhaled, and then mentally declared a point in his favor. Inuyasha wanted him, even if the hanyou refused to admit it. He waded up to Inuyasha and bent to whisper into a perked ear. “There is no reason that I cannot be the one you come to when you wish to slake your lust, Little Brother. Indeed, I would like nothing more than to become your lover.” He finished, quickly striding into the deeper area, leaving Inuyasha to mull over his words as he washed his hair.
Inuyasha gulped, flushing hotly. He was busted. Sesshomaru had smelled his desire, but instead of teasing him about it, the youkai had propositioned him. Why? Did he really want to do that with Inuyasha. And… How did he expect to do anything, anyway? “We couldn’t DO anything, even if I wanted to, Sesshomaru. We’re both GUYS.”
Sesshomaru turned to him, head cocked to the side. “Inuyasha, are you telling me that you’re THAT much of an innocent?”
Inuyasha’s face darkened, and he opened his mouth to retort, but before he could, Sesshomaru was there, his lips against Inuyasha’s, silencing him.
Sesshomaru pulled out of the kiss, smiling. “Inuyasha, men can lie with each other. Indeed, some men PREFER to lie with other men, rather than women. And for youkai, gender means nothing. Males and females can procreate with partners of the same sex, so long as they are mated. Please, at least think about it. I have not lain with another for quite some time. The nights have become very lonely.” He said sadly.
Inuyasha shook his head. “Sesshomaru, you’re starting to scare me.”
Sesshomaru sighed. “I didn’t mean to, Inuyasha. Rest assured, I will not make any untoward advances to you unless you come to me. Or at least I shall TRY not to.”
“This is bizarre.” Inuyasha mumbled to himself, wading deeper into the hot spring. “So, can I tell the others about this place?” He asked.
Sesshomaru smiled. “They will be shown here when they desire a bath. I saw no reason to put in bathing facilities when this place was nearby.”
Inuyasha nodded, thoughtfully. “Sesshomaru?” He ventured.
“Yes?” Sesshomaru asked calmly, facing away from Inuyasha, washing his long hair.
“My Mother… If our Father really loved her, why weren’t they mated?” He asked in a small, confused voice, and Sesshomaru sighed sadly.
He turned, facing Inuyasha. “There is no easy way to explain this, so I’ll just have to try not to hurt you by this. Please don’t be offended. Ningen are weak. I mean no malice by that, but it IS the truth. Youkai, on the other hand, are very powerful, and can become quite… Passionate. A ningen could not handle a youkai’s unrestrained passion, and if a youkai is mated, they cannot lie with another. The ningen would eventually die. Most female youkai, as well as submissive male youkai that have mated and begun their heat cycles, lie with other youkai during their heats, and keep their beloved ningen as a lover, never bonding. If Kagome had chosen you over returning to wherever she came from, she most likely would not have survived very long, Inuyasha.” Sesshomaru finished, stepping back and turning away again, leaving Inuyasha to his thoughts as he rinsed his hair and wrung it out.
“No.” Inuyasha whispered brokenly. “No! I would have given up my youkai for her!”
Sesshomaru straightened, walking out of the hot spring and heading for his clothes. “Would you have, Inuyasha? Or would you have given your livelihood to keep her safe?” He asked coldly, not even sparing his brother a glance as he dressed. “Enjoy your bath. I will bother you no more for now.”
Inuyasha stared at Sesshomaru’s back as he left. ‘Damn him! It’s bad enough that he’s so ARROGANT, but does he have to be RIGHT, too?!’
Inuyasha shivered as the conversation played through his head. ‘I would have KILLED her! And never known why…’
*****
Inuyasha stared out the window, thinking morose thoughts. He turned as his door was opened to see Shippo there, a huge smile gracing his face as a small girl who could only be Rin clung close to his side.
“Here he is! TOLD you I could smell him!”
Rin smiled shyly and walked up to Inuyasha, holding out a small bouquet of wildflowers to him. “Here, Lord Inuyasha. Lord Sesshomaru told me to pick some pretty flowers special for you when I went out this morning, so I did!” She beamed, clapping happily when Inuyasha took the flowers from her, bewildered. “Lord Sesshomaru loves you! He told me to not tell you, but I think you should know!”
Inuyasha frowned. “What do you mean, he loves me?” He asked Rin.
“He said you were the one he was going to love forever and ever, and you would move into his room soon and give him babies! And they would call me Auntie and we could all be family! I’ve never had a family before, not really.” She said the last subdued, looking up at Inuyasha hopefully.
Inuyasha sighed. “I think I need to talk with him.”
*****
“Ani, we need to talk.” Inuyasha said, opening the door to Sesshomaru’s bedroom as the Youkai slid out of bed.
Sesshomaru glanced at his brother, not bothering to cover his morning erection. His brother would become used to it soon enough. “What about, Otouto?” He carefully pulled out a dark blue yukata, and then pulled out a royal purple one, handing it to Inuyasha. “This one will look lovely on you, Brother.” He said, dressing in the blue himself.
Inuyasha blushed, turning away and changing quickly. “Rin thinks we’re mates.” He said, when Sesshomaru began tying his obi.
Sesshomaru froze, looking up from the knot. “She told you that, did she?”
“Along with that you had told her not to.”
“Do you deny that you were not ready to know?” Sesshomaru asked wearily. “You will feel it soon, since I am around you, and you are finally mature. Now that you know, you will likely fight it, hurting us both in the process.”
Inuyasha scowled. “I’m not your mate! I can’t bear children! And I certainly don’t want to sleep with YO-”
Sesshomaru pressed desperate lips against Inuyasha’s railing mouth, sliding his tongue inside and mapping out the warm, sweet cavern. The hanyou would likely run now, but it was worth a few days’ discomfort to get a taste of such sweet heaven. He raised his head, sighing. “I apologize, Inuyasha. I was too forward. Forgive me.”
Inuyasha was in shock. He pressed his fingertips to his still-tingling lips, staring wide-eyed at Sesshomaru’s repentant face. “Sesshy…” He whispered, the word springing to his lips from nowhere.
Sesshomaru’s eyes met Inuyasha’s, stunned. ‘He remembers…’
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“But Mother told me that you would try to kill me if you ever found out about my weak night.” The terrified young hanyou huddled against the wall of the cave.
Sesshomaru smiled at him, gently. “I will not harm you. I promise. I simply needed to know that you were safe.’
“Um, Sir?”
“Call me Ani, or, if you prefer, you may call me Sesshy.” Sesshomaru said, leaving the cave to guard his brother.
He lulled the child to sleep, hearing the quiet, “Love you, Sesshy.” as he slipped under.
*****
Sesshomaru stilled, catching the scent of Inuyasha’s blood, heavy in the air, mingled with the scent of new death. He dropped from the tree he was in, following the scent into a cave. He found Inuyasha, face down in a pool of blood, his dead body still warm.
He drew the Tenseiga, reclaiming Inuyasha’s soul and sighing as the hanyou drew a gasping breath.
“Wha..?”
Sesshomaru laid a hand on the disoriented hanyou’s shoulder. “Rest, Hanyou. You had died. It was necessary to use Tenseiga on you. You’ll be weak for a while yet.”
“Se…sshy?” Inuyasha whispered in confusion.
Sesshomaru smiled, running his hand soothingly over the hanyou’s tense muscles. “Yes, it’s Sesshy.” He whispered. “I’m going to roll you over.” He said, easing Inuyasha onto his side and then onto his back.
Inuyasha sighed, his eyes closing. “Gonna sleep, Sesshy. Oyasumi.”
Sesshomaru smiled, watching Inuyasha slip into sleep. “Oyasumi, Otouto. Aishi.” He whispered, brushing his lips over the hanyou’s in a barely-there kiss.
~~~
“So, you remember those nights?” Sesshomaru asked. “Such was not my intent. However, it cannot be helped, any more than Rin’s confession can be undone. I am sorry if this is too much to take in at once, Hanyou, but I cannot take back what is already done.”
Inuyasha drew in a surprised breath. “Those weren’t dreams! You helped me! Why?!” He asked, backing toward the closed door in confusion.
Sesshomaru growled in frustration, striding forward and pinning Inuyasha to the door. He leaned close to Inuyasha’s ear and whispered, “How many times do you want to hear it, Brother? You are my mate. I will ALWAYS protect you. I regret the way I treated you, and want to make amends. I would give my life for you, were it asked of me. I would give my life TO you, if you but requested it. Would that make you happy, Inuyasha? If I allowed you to kill me, without defending myself? Do you wish me dead? Then kill me, now. But quickly, please.” Sesshomaru said, tilting his head back, baring his throat to Inuyasha. “If you will not be my mate, I have no reason to continue living alone. A life without my mate is an empty one, and you are the only one for me.”
Inuyasha leaned forward, brushing his lips over Sesshomaru’s exposed throat. “I don’t want you dead, but I want the option to take someone else as my mate if I want to.”
Sesshomaru lowered his face to meet Inuyasha’s gaze. “I will kill anyone else. I will not see you taken by another.” He said evenly, turning and walking toward the other end of the room. “If you truly desire another, I would hope you will kill me before I find out. I will not fight you, if you ask me to lay down my life.”
Inuyasha frowned at his brother’s back. “Why?”
“Why?” Sesshomaru hissed, whirling around to face him. “‘Why’ what, Inuyasha?! Why would I rather die than watch you leave me to writhe in pleasure from another’s touch? Why would I rather have you rip my throat out quickly than rip my heart out slowly over years of being denied that which you would bestow upon some unworthy suitor? Think about what you are asking! Don’t you already know?! My youkai is screaming for its mate, just from having you around for a few days, and not being able to show you just how much you truly mean to me is TORTURE!” He took a deep breath, realizing that he was shouting, and shook his head. “So be it. Leave. Go back to your nomadic life with the others, if that is your wish. I don’t want you unhappy, but I wish that you had given me the chance to make you happy here.” He whispered the last, turning from Inuyasha and hanging his head. “It seems our past is simply insurmountable.” He said to himself. He heard the door open, and then he heard it close, but Inuyasha’s scent still permeated the room.
“Sesshy.”
Inuyasha was right behind him.
“Please leave me, Inuyasha. I am not in full control of my youkai at the moment. I will find you and we will talk further later.”
“Okay. I’ll be around.” Inuyasha said softly, and then left the room.
Sesshomaru clenched his teeth, cursing his youkai, battling it back as it attempted to surface and claim its retreating mate. “I am Sesshomaru. You will not rule me. I refuse to violate the trust he has given me thus far.” He snarled, as his eyes began to bleed crimson.
Finally, after fighting with himself for a few more moments, he sighed in relief and began heading to the healer’s rooms to get something to suppress his youkai until the time was right to claim his mate.
愛し- Aishi. One meaning is “love you,” and that is the one I am using. It can also mean simply, “love.”
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