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A/N: Okay, I know I said I�m moving reviews to the bottom, but I just didn�t feel like doing that this chapter. ^_^
-nette - Okay... It�s Naraku who came. Lol, happy now?... Mm, no, I don�t suppose you are. And I can�t imagine this chapter is gonna help with that very much... ^_^ Lol, but you�re right, Naraku does have a way of ruining nice moments, doesn�t he? Just when Inu and Sess were teaching their kids the finer points of molestation... ^_~
-Fluffy - I can�t?... Oh... well, I wish someone had told me sooner... It�s too late now though, cause I already did leave it there. *sighs* well, guess I can�t do anything about it now, I�ll just have to give you the next chapter. -- Lol, yeah, I imagine you want Sess to kill Naraku pretty badly by now... stupid hanyou keeps interfering with him and his mate in such horrible ways... Doesn�t look like that�s about to change now though...
-Juukai - Lol, yep, You gotta love Sess. ^_^ Although Inu�s not half-bad himself... Needs to calm down a little bit sometimes though. -- I�m glad you liked the birthmark idea... it�ll certainly be useful to Inu for tracking the moon�s phases, neh? ^_^ -- Gomen about the cliffy! I just couldn�t resist! It was just such a great happy chapter, and then suddenly WHAM! there was this place to insert and evil, sadistic twist and leave it hanging and I just... my muses got the better of me! ^_^ Lol. -- Hm. I�ve never been cursed before. At least, I don�t think I have. I mean, there are a few people threatening my life about this fic now, b-ut that�s hardly the same thing... ^_^ -- Yeah, Naraku always has to ruin the best moments doesn�t he? Especially considering I�ve only had, like, three lemons in this story (not including Naraku/Inu rape) and... woah, hang on, is that right?... let�s see... There was chapter 10... chapter 30... and chapter 36... and... huh. No, I think that�s actually it. ... Weird... I could�ve sworn there were more lemons. Oh well. ^_^ At least no one seems to be complaining. -- Hm. Well, you�ll have to get in line then. Cause everyone wants to kill Naraku now. But I�m afraid Sess and Inu are at the top of the list... and before them, no one can kill him, cause I�ll still be needing him for my story, now won�t I? ^_^
-moonshinegirl - ... I don�t know if I can do that... y�see, it�s in my nature to torture in twisted and sadistic ways all of my fav characters. That�s why I wrote this story to begin with-- cause it�s got so many plot twist possibilities. ^_^ -- You�re right though, Inu has suffered enough for any even remotely sane and compassionate person. Unfortunately, I don�t think I qualify as either of those... Don�t worry though, this chapter at least, Tsukiko isn�t involved in anything evil... I don�t plan on torturing or really hurting her in any physical manner... can�t say the same for the other characters though... ^_^ Still, hope you can continue to enjoy this story, whatever I may end up doing. If not, then I congratulate you for making it this far. ^_^

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Surrender

Inuyasha�s whole body went tense as a horrible sensation of deja vu filled him, running through his entire body and giving him the horrid sensation that his muscles had just turned into worms-- wriggling and sliding against each other within him, and making his skin crawl and shudder horribly.
He could feel Sesshomaru�s own youki rising into defensive mode from his reaction, though it was obvious that his brother wasn�t entirely certain as of yet why he was so upset.
Which mad sense, he supposed, since he had, as far as Inuyasha knew anyway, never met Naraku.
But he still remembered the last time he had encountered this demon.
He still remembered the fear... the pain... the absolute helplessness of the situation...
And it was all he could do not to slip and allow himself to panic-- to try and run. Because that would just be stupid. First of all, he had no where to run to, being stuck on the edge of a cliff as he was. And secondly, there was really no other place in the entire universe that he could think of as safer than with Sesshomaru.
As if to confirm that fact, his brother�s arms suddenly released him, and his mate turned slowly to face the intruder, Inuyasha following suit at a much slower pace, hoping, praying, it wasn�t the demon he thought it was-- that it was all just some big mistake, and his mind was simply playing tricks on him again.
It seemed that someone up there really didn�t like him very much, because the moment he turned-- lifted his eyes to stare at the being before him-- it became quite obvious that his prayers had been very much in vain.
Inuyasha�s breath hitched slightly as his eyes locked briefly with crimson, before he was forced to break that gaze-- look away from the eyes that had haunted so many of his nightmares, his ears pinning themselves tightly back against his head.
No.
No!
No, No, No, No, No, No, no, no, nonononononononononono NO!
It couldn�t be!
He couldn�t be here!
Not now!
He wasn�t ready!

He couldn�t face him yet!
Things were finally starting to go right in his life! It wasn�t time for him to unsettle that yet!
�Ah, Lord Inuyasha. I see that you have not forgotten our last encounter.� The hanyou�s sadistic voice reached Inuyasha�s ears, making him cringe in the obvious way it taunted him. �I�m flattered.� The kumo continued. �Although I must say, it would have been a pleasure to remind you, had you forgotten.�
Inuyasha�s body shuddered, and the tiniest of whimpers escaped his throat. Because he had dealt with the nightmares. He had dealt with the memories and hallucinations and terror and pain and everything else that had come with the rape. But he wasn�t ready to face the real thing yet.
Sesshomaru, who had tried to remain calm throughout this exchange, could not now stop the growl that tore itself from his throat, ringing loudly throughout the entire ravine as he felt poison beginning to hiss beneath his nails.
When the strange scent had reached his nose, he had not been entirely certain what it was... only that it was vaguely familiar in some ways... and that it made his hackles rise because it reminded him of when he had found Inuyasha in the forest-- and some part of his mind was nagging at him with an insistence that had grown louder with every passing moment.
And he could feel things starting to click slowly into place even as Inuyasha tensed in his arms.
The fear radiating off his mate now, and the scent of the hanyou in front of him was all he needed to finish putting two and two together and come up with--
�Naraku.�
His tone was glacial and laced with an undertone of darkness, and the look in his eyes (despite being hidden by all his icy barriers) was something Inuyasha was very familiar with from his brother, but had not seen for quite sometime.
It was a dangerous look.
The type of look that usually only appeared right before someone was killed.

Brutally.

And he shuddered and just the pure thought of the type of damage Sesshomaru could do with the mood he seemed to be in.
Naraku didn�t seem phased at all, however, as he turned his glittering crimson eyes upon the older of the Inu�s, quickly assessing the elder demon before speaking.
�You must be Sesshomaru.� The onyx-haired demon said, his attention momentarily stolen from Inuyasha as his gaze continued to roam Sesshomaru. �I�m sorry I did not introduce myself the last time I was here, but I was rather... preoccupied with your mate.� His eyes flickered back to Inuyasha again-- to the small pup in his arms that was squirming about and letting out soft cries-- and Inuyasha instinctively tightened his grip, pulling Tsukiko closer to him as both hanyou�s adamantly ignored the swell of youki Sesshomaru had emitted from his last statement.
�I see you have kept yourselves busy while I was away...�
The older Inuyoukai�s eyes narrowed slightly as he stepped sideways, effectively blocking his mate and pup from view, though Inuyasha could still feel his crimson gaze travelling over him, scouring his skin and making him tremble all the more.
�Leave him be, Naraku.� Sesshomaru said, his tone even darker than it had been before, which Inuyasha knew meant his brother was getting closer and closer to the breaking point. �You have no business with him.�
Naraku smirked at the elder demon and arched an eyebrow.
�To the contrary, Sesshomaru, my �business� is very much with him. He still has something that belongs to me, after all.�
Inuyasha tensed even more than he had been at these words, and clutched Tsukiko even tighter to him, silently willing the child to be quiet.
But the little pup just squirmed all the more, clearly upset and determined to make the reasons known with what little she had to accomplish that.
Inuyasha stared down at her in frustration for several minutes as Sesshomaru and Naraku continued their own little stare-down with each other, exchanging the occasional word that Inuyasha no longer heard as tension continued to build.
A small sound reached his ears suddenly-- cutting through the deafness he had momentarily fallen victim to-- and Inuyasha inhaled sharply, his entire frame going entirely rigid for several long seconds, before, slowly, terrified of what he might find, he looked up-- his eyes trailing over toward the tree standing some feet away... widening in absolutely horror as they fell on Arekusu and Inuko...
His heart skipped several beats, before pounding wildly in his chest as he caught site of Naraku out of the corner of his eyes, and he realised that only a very few feet separated the kumo from his pups... Even with the agility Sesshomaru possessed, he would not be able to make a move before Naraku could lay his hands on them...
And it was quite obvious from the smirk on his face and the look in his eyes that Naraku was also quite clearly aware of this-- perhaps had even planned it this way when he first came. And it terrified Inuyasha to no end, because he knew this foul beast would not hesitate in harming their pups...
�Sesshomaru.� He breathed out, trying to make his concerns known without actually being forced to voice them, and hating how the fear was so plainly audible and evident in his voice.
�I know.� His brother returned, just as softly, though he made no other acknowledgment of his mate�s words.
Naraku, however-- clearly hearing the exchange-- did acknowledge the words... and worse still, he responded to them.
�It would see, Lord Sesshomaru, that your mate is concerned with the well-being of your two sons.� The demon-spider said, that same smirk that Inuyasha hated so much spreading across his face as he put a good deal of emphasis on the word �your.�
A low chuckle escaped his lips as his eyes continued to glitter with malcontent and darkness as he stared at the two Inu�s before him. �And perhaps his concern is not without warrant.� The kumo continued, his eyes coming to rest on the little of Inuyasha that had revealed itself in the inuhanyou�s concern for his pups.
Sesshomaru let out a small warning growl, again blocking his mate from sight as he stared the other demon down. �You will not move two feet before your head hits the ground.� He all but hissed out, sounding very much unlike himself, but beyond caring that much by this point.
He had a family to protect, and if that meant he had to give up his masks and shields for a bit, then so be it.
Naraku only chuckled again at his statement, his crimson eyes flashing slightly as they fixed on the Inuyoukai. �Be certain, Sesshomaru. Be absolutely certain before you dare to make such an assumption. It is not only your life that is at stake now. And the price to pay if you make a mistake will be far greater than you have ever known before.� He said, his low voice falling over Sesshomaru and Inuyasha, blanketing the two in a wave of darkness and ice and making the Inuyoukai, for the first time in a very long time, truly hesitate.
Poison dripped menacingly from his claws, filling the air around him with green vapour, but still he held back... because Naraku�s words were true... and, in all honesty, he did not know if he could make it in time before the hanyou make a move...
And Inuyasha was more than a little grateful for that, because, even if Sesshomaru was certain about this, he was more than a little less than not, and he was not prepared to risk the lives of Arekusu and Inuko over his mate�s over-confident stupidity.
�It seems that you are less sure of yourself than you first deemed yourself to be.� Naraku said, the dark miasmic cloud that had hovered over them for the majority of their conversation starting to slowly drift lower, making Inuyasha cough and attempt to cover Tsukiko from it (though for some reason the girl didn�t seem all that effected by it anyway), his ears pressing back as Inuko and Arekusu suddenly began to cry from the scent-- their shrill calls making his youki rise up in a panic and try to force him to their sides, actually making his physical body take a step forward before Sesshomaru stopped him, staying him, keeping him shielded behind him, even as the hanyou�s panicked eyes flew toward his sons.
�Stop it!� He all but yelled at Naraku, attempting to step around Sesshomaru, only to have an arm raised to block him as his mate growled and shot him a fierce look.
�Let me go, Sesshomaru!� He said, nearly frantic from the continued cries of confusion and distress his pups were letting out-- the smell of their fear as some of Naraku�s strange insects came to hover over them, frightening them all the more. �It�s me he wants! He came here for me!�
�And you expect me to hand you over to him?� Sesshomaru questioned, his voice icy as he continued to stare at Naraku, though Inuyasha caught the barely-present undertone of fear that he was certain anyone else would have missed as he continued to press against his mate�s arm.
�He�s torturing them, Sesshomaru!� Inuyasha said desperately. �They don�t understand! They�re scared! And the miasma is suffocating them!� His claws raked along Sesshomaru�s flesh as he continued to try and push the limb out of his way, both the human and demon sides within him desperate to get him to his children. �I won�t let him kill our pups!�
�He will kill you if you go!� Sesshomaru snarled, not liking the sound his pups were making any more than his mate did, but... really... what did Inuyasha hope to accomplish with this?
Once he had fully shredded the muscles and flesh of Sesshomaru�s arm so that he could no longer hold him back, what did the boy hope to achieve by going to Naraku?
The bastard would not let him live... he would make Inuyasha suffer... and Sesshomaru didn�t want to even think of the horrid tortures the demon would come up with to accomplish this...
�We don�t have a choice, Sesshomaru!� Inuyasha shot back. �Besides� He added in a much softer tone �I don�t think he intends to kill me...� The hanyou trailed off as his eyes fell on Naraku, who had been watching the entire exchange silently, but with an expression of bemusement painted on his pale features, as his crimson eyes came to lock once again with the golden eyes of the hanyou, and his smirk grew.
�Indeed.� The kumo said slowly. �I can think of many other things that I think you�d be put to far better use doing.�
Inuyasha shuddered faintly, his claws unintentionally tightening around Sesshomaru as his eyes fell closed and he tried to keep his breathing even, even as Naraku�s attention returned to Sesshomaru.
�Well then, Sesshomaru..� The kumohanyou said slowly. �It would seem you have a choice. Either you surrender Inuyasha to me, or you loose the lives or your sons. Either way it works to my advantage, so I don�t care which happens.� His crimson eyes flashed slightly as Sesshomaru stared down at him, his teeth clenched and grinding together in is fury and loathing. �The decision lies with you. Who will you surrender to me?�

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Glossary

Youki - Demonic Aura or Energy

Hanyou - Half-Demon

Kumo - Spider

Inuyoukai - Dog-Demon

Inu - Dog

Inuhanyou - Dog Half-Demon

Kumohanyou - Spider half-Demon
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