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Todoku's Love Story	By : Sesshoumaru0086 Category: InuYasha > Het - Male/Female Views: 2216 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I DO NOT MAKE MONEY FROM THIS FANFIC NOR DO I OWN INUYASHA

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Chapter Four: Cold Child’s Play
Todoku slid the old paper door to her hut closed for the first time in a couple months. It’s been dry, now it’s getting cold.
“Is the paper still okay on it?” Inga said calling to her while filling up the small wood furnace that resided at the back of the hut.
“Actually, it is…pretty surprising really…” Todoku surveyed one last time before returning to Sesshoumaru’s bed side. It’s been about five days so far and Sesshoumaru is able to sit upright again and have full use of his arms and legs, but the large loss of blood still made him very dizzy when he stood straight up. So Todoku advised he try walking again in a day or so. She was thankful however, that the medicine she was giving him was doing the job and kick starting his blood production. Even if it did mean a few grimaces and Sesshoumaru almost biting her because he was so anxious to get the dosages over with.
“You think it’s just a freak cold blast coming in?” Alanna asked her fellow vassal, Inga.
“Maybe, it is the middle of the fall season. I wouldn’t be surprised if we see a couple of snow flakes,” she replied. “We should go make sure the nurses know to bundle up the patients,”
“Yeah, that’s a good idea, you two. Go on ahead, I’ll tend to Sesshoumaru,” Todoku said with her usual gentle smile.
“Um…speaking of, Todoku…There are some free beds in the hospital now, why don’t we move him back there?”
Todoku tried to hold back a defeated look. She got so used to tending to Sesshoumaru in her bed that she totally forgot that he should be in the hospital itself where there’s more help to watch over him. “Um…” was the only thing that came from her mouth. It was evident that she really didn’t want to. But she had to follow protocol and do what’s best for him and put her wants aside.   This wasn’t about her wants, it was about his health!
“Absolutely not!” barked Jaken. His protest startled all of them, except Sesshoumaru, who was obviously used to this thing’s outbursts. “My Lord deserves the very BEST in care and that means his doctor be in very close proximity to him!”
“Won’t argue with that! Besides, I remember I can’t carry him on my own…so it’s best we leave him here,” the thoughts entered her head blindly as she said them. So she hoped Inga and Alanna would understand and not question Todoku’s motives. “It’d be too much trouble,”
Inga sighed; she knew that Todoku was wanting to get close to the dog demon, but she knew of so many conflicts that Todoku would encounter. However, Todoku was nowhere near point of concern, so it was best not to worry just yet. “Alright, just a suggestion…” she said as she left the hut with Alanna who looked agitated.
Todoku heaved a mental sigh of relief. “Thank you, Jaken!” The little imp had been so very helpful in Todoku’s care for his lord. He’d help go get the fresh water and help change the sheets and yukatas. And one thing Todoku was really thankful for was Jaken helped Sesshoumaru relieve himself when nature called. Todoku’s emotions toward the dog demon made doing the simple doctor’s task very embarrassing. “I really gotta start acting like a doctor fast or I’ll never hear the end of it!” Todoku blush didn’t go unnoticed.
“Is there something wrong?”
Sesshoumaru’s voice startled her so much that it made her jump in her kneeling position, “N-n-no! Why do you ask?” Todoku stumbled.
“Your face…”
“Huh? What’s wrong with my face?” she thought he was trying to tease her again. He never really stopped actually. Small jokes here and there, Todoku just ignored them.
“You’re blushing…and you sound very nervous,” he genuinely was curious as to why she was acting so anxious all of a sudden.
Todoku desperately tried to laugh it off. “Oh, it’s nothing!” she answered too nervously to hide it. “Would you like some more tea?” She left without even waiting for his answer.
“What a strange woman,” Jaken shook his head from his place by his lord’s bedside. Sesshoumaru didn’t answer, but a smile did appear on his face. One that Jaken didn’t see because he was busy crushing up some berries.
Sesshoumaru finally figured out how to tease her. And come out on top without her humbling him. Yes, it was very petty. But he was bored in his hospital bed, dammit! “I could do with some entertainment,”
This time Jaken saw the smirk that put fear into his heart everytime he saw it. It ALWAYS meant trouble. “Milord?”
“Jaken,” he replied. “I know this is very childish, but I’ve wanted to tease this half-breed for having an answer to everything. Just know that it’s only for my entertainment, which I could sorely use right about now,”
“O-okay…” Jaken didn’t say anything more. He was more afraid of what ‘entertainment’ his lord was willing to obtain, especially with that smirk of his…
Todoku came back into the hut with a tray of two hot cups of tea and handed one to Sesshoumaru, who was promptly sat up upon some pillows thanks to Jaken. “Here we go, nice and hot…just in time, too…It’s starting to get really cold. The clouds are coming in with a bite,” she commented. “Ah! That’s the first time I’ve seen you smile,”
“It is?” Sesshoumaru answered.
“Yes, smiles are contagious! ‘Smile and the whole world will smile with you’, my father used to say that,” She smiled back at him. Of course, Todoku didn’t know what it meant for him to smile and did kinda wonder why Jaken seemed to cower.
“I see, do you like it?”
“Of course I like smiling,” Todoku herself smiled as she blew onto her hot tea to drink.
“No…I meant do you like my smile?”
Todoku blushed and merely looked down at her tea. “Um…yes…your smile is very…”she got lost in her bashfulness trying to think of a word to describe it. Of course to Todoku his smile is drop-dead gorgeous, but no way was she going to say that!
“I know your weakness now, damn half-breed…” “Very what?” Sesshoumaru asked her.
Todoku gulped, she was taking too long to answer and she was sure she was blushing, now. “Just tell the truth, damn you! He will NEVER acknowledge or return them, but you can at least get your feelings about him off your chest!!”
“Your smile is very gorgeous,” Todoku said simply. Sesshoumaru couldn’t believe she actually said it. “You yourself are a very gorgeous demon; I suppose it’s no surprise that you get stared at all the time,”
There was her trademark gentleness again. Sesshoumaru was sure he had the upper hand in this little game; looks like he may need to turn up the heat a bit. “Yes, it does get annoying sometimes. Only unworthy ones feel the need to stare at me,”
Todoku flinched internally, “I see, he wants to be an arrogant ass again,” “Is that so?”
“Yes. Why sit there and gawk pointlessly? You’re not going to get anywhere with me, so why even bother swooning?” he answered. Todoku flinched again. He actually found it funny that these childish games were actually hitting a nerve.
Todoku had to play it cool. He IS the son of the Great Dog General, after all. His brains might hurt worse than his bite. “Oh come now, you really don’t like all that attention?”
“Why would I need that kind of attention?”
“Oh I don’t know, maybe when it comes time for you to find that special lady of your life? Ladies would kill to have a man like you, I’m sure…”Todoku answered him, rubbing his ego actually irked her, but Todoku was determined to meet him yet again in this little game. To her, he really needed to be knocked down a few notches. His head is too bloated to handle anything higher!
Sesshoumaru was wondering where she was going with this, “Yes, they do. And?”
“And do you not give any of them that chance? Or are you so very disciplined that sex is something you don’t ‘give into’?” the tone in her voice was very sarcastic as she made visible quote marks with her hands at the words “give into”.
“Are you implying that I can’t find a mate?” he could feel his blood boil.
“How can you?! You just said that all the ones that long to be with you don’t have a chance with you. How on Earth do you find a mate with standards that high?” Todoku said.   Her eyebrows then furrowed. “Or are you just saying all that to imply that I will never have a chance with you? I think you’ve already made that pretty clear, I get it!” her eyes grew hot with tears. “You don’t have to repeat yourself over and over again, I know it already! You don’t have to keep rubbing it in!”
Todoku did her best to keep calm as she gathered her supplies and put them away before walking out wordlessly. Sesshoumaru won this petty little game. The ultimate prize wasn’t entertainment or the satisfaction of victory, but it was the strait out emotion of feeling like a total asshole. “I shouldn’t care about hurting her or making her mad. So why do I?”
Sesshoumaru was always very proud, but this time he saw how it can come back at him. “I should’ve known I was too old for child’s play…” he closed his eyes and with a sigh he fell asleep.
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When he awoke what felt like moments later; he found Todoku nailing some thick pieces of animal hides onto the door. His vassal as well as Todoku’s two vassals were not inside with them. “Where’s Jaken?”
“Oh, I’m sorry I didn’t mean to wake you,” Todoku said softly. As usual, it seems she’s totally forgotten about their earlier childish spat. “Jaken, Inga, and Alanna have all taken shelter in the hospital. Jaken is what I understand, a reptilian type demon, so I advised that he stay in the hospital where there’s a bigger furnace,”
“Why?”
“A freak snow storm is laying waste right now. We’re all hunkering down and securing everything. I have plenty of firewood and food rations for us. You’re closer to the tiny little fireplace here, so you won’t have to worry about getting cold tonight,” She smiled at him.
He could then hear an angry howl pound the side of the hut. Thankfully it wasn’t hitting the door. “Do you need anything?” She asked returning to her post as a doctor.
His bladder lurched as if on cue. Drinking so much tea that morning may not have been a good idea. This time, Jaken isn’t here to help him anymore. He couldn’t believe he was actually feeling embarrassment telling her. “I…need to urinate,”
Todoku mentally sank. Damn you, Jaken. Why did you have to be a reptile thing! “O-oh, okay…” Todoku desperately had to fight her discomfiture as she was retrieving the small bucket they used for bodily waste. “Act professional, dammit!”
Sesshoumaru could see her distress as she was trying to lift the comforter which now had a second fur pelt on it. “If you’re feeling that uncomfortable, I can do it myself…”
The neko-hanyou felt somewhat relieved, but she had to make sure he really could do it himself. “Okay, are you sure you don’t need any help turning to your side?”
“I believe so,” he answered while attempting pushing against the bed with his hand.   The bones in his chest that received that heavy blow made him wince and growl in pain. They were still very tender.
“Here, I’ll help…” Todoku immediately pulled the comforter back and pulled at his right side to turn him on to his left. She then shyly placed the bucket near his groin, “Here’s the bucket, tell me when you’re finished, okay?” she said as she turned around to give him the little privacy he could get.
Sesshoumaru loosened his borrowed yukata. He, of course, felt very awkward about her being so close to him while he went, so starting was a little tough, but managed. He was so anxious to get this whole awkward situation over with; he accidently loosened the yukata too much to where he couldn’t tie it back on his own. So it left him partially exposed. He cursed under his breath, but he had no choice.
“Um, I’m finished but…”
Todoku was snapped from her thoughts that she was trying to replace her anxiety and awkwardness with. She immediately looked behind her and caught sight of Sesshoumaru’s uncovered groin.
Todoku only had a one second stare before she immediately turned her head away so fast that she ended up pulling a neck muscle. “Ah! I-I’m sorry! I thought you said you were done!” She felt the heat rise in her cheeks.
“I am! I need help retying this yukata. Did you forget I only have one hand?” Sesshoumaru didn’t like this as much as she did, but damn, she was making it difficult to just get it over with!
“Oh, yes…um…” Todoku had no choice but to look now. “Just don’t stare, you can do this, be professional!” “Okay, just roll back onto your back, I’ll get this out of the way,” he did as told and she put the bucket to the side temporarily. A bit hasty, she tried not to pay attention to the groin area while she closed the yukata again.
“Todoku…” he said calmly. Her name coming off his lips made her heart skip a beat, especially since it was actually the first time he used her name.
“Yes?” she asked.
“I’m not a corpse,”
“Ah! I’m sorry, Sesshoumaru!” she had accidently tied the yukata with the right side over the left. Only the dead ever wore their kimonos this way. “I’ll redo it,” and began untying the yukata to set it the right way. When all was said and done, she covered him back up and made sure he was snug. “Need anything else?” she asked as she placed the bucket in the corner with a wet towel over it. Hopefully it wouldn’t be that long before she was able to dispose of it. She then picked her blanket off the shelf and allowed herself to be a little naughty and revel in the memory of what she had just seen. “Damn what a length he’s got…girth isn’t so bad either! Guess it’s typical for a great demon lord,”
“No, I’ll be fine…” Sesshoumaru was just glad that was over with. He did pick up on a peculiar scent, then immediately cursed himself for being a dog and having such a keen nose.   “Of course she’d have that reaction! It’s only natural…and it really doesn’t help that she has affection for me…wish it didn’t make her give off that scent. I’m beginning to really hate nature…”
“Okay,” her voice broke his inner thought. “I’m going to try to sleep as much as I can in this cold,” she got into her temporary bed and covered herself with the same blanket that she’s been using; which was pretty thin.
He watched her a bit before he spoke, “Don’t you have anything thicker than that blanket?” he could feel the small puffs of bitter cold air come from the door. If he could feel that as much as he was bundled up, she was going to get it ten times worse.
“No,” she answered him. “We had to use every last blanket for the patients and nurses.   That’s why I told Inga and Alanna to stay over where there’s a bigger furnace. I figured it would be okay to leave you here because you have the fireplace to yourself there, so there’s nothing to worry about,”
“Nothing to worry about? Are you mad? You’ll catch your death with that blanket,”
Todoku was actually surprised that he seemed to care for her welfare, particularly after going to so much effort to reveal his distaste in her, “I know, but that’s the kind of sacrifice a doctor makes…” and she bundled herself as tightly as she could, her tail wrapping around her body as she was in the fetal position.
“That’s insane, SHE’S insane! I…can’t let her do that…”Sesshoumaru couldn’t believe he was about to do what he was thinking of doing.
“Todoku…”
“Yes?”
“It’s too cold over there for you,”
“We went over this already, Sesshoumaru. There’s nothing I can do about it,”
He ignored her partial sarcasm. “Why don’t you come into this bed,” he said simply. Todoku’s eyes shot open, she couldn’t believe her ears. “It’s much warmer and we can share body heat,”
“A-are you sure?” Todoku sat up. “You don’t think I’d hurt you?”
Sesshoumaru scoffed. “Humph, you could never hurt me….Now get over here,”
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