My One and Only

A/N: Ok Sesshoumaru is a little OOC, getting near the end of this chapter, due to the fact that he gets a little worked up but other than that he should be just fine lol.

Chapter 6: Defiance…

He was given a moon cycle…only one moon cycle to decide whether or not he would accept Lady Izayoi’s offer. So many decisions to make and Sesshoumaru did not know what to choose, he now sat on that horrid cell room bed, absent mindedly stroking his father’s hair as the male slept, still unconscious from the sedative he received earlier that evening.

It just simply was not fair, he was offered the chance for freedom, but his father was not, he just couldn’t simply leave his elder alone. Yes, the cell would keep his tantrums at bay, as Lady Izayoi had mentioned, so no one would be hurt…no one except his father. Sesshoumaru knew that if he left, there would be no way he could focus on his tasks without being overcome by the guilt of abandoning the only family he had left.

He had been told the stories of his mother, she also wanted to leave this cell, abandon his father, and there was no way Sesshoumaru could do the same…

Inu no Taisho began to stir in his sleep, a heavy sound falling from his lips as he shifted his body, leaning his head into Sesshoumaru’s touch as his eyes began to flutter open.

The younger was pulled from his thoughts as looked to watch his father.

“How do you feel, father?”

Inu no Taisho responded with a long stretch of his limbs, his spine popping as he leaned back into Sesshoumaru’s lap with a long sigh.

“So I messed up again, huh?”

Sesshoumaru rolled his eyes.

“No, Lady Izayoi just found it so entertaining when you tried to ATTACK her only heir.”

“Sorry, Sesshoumaru.”

The younger inu leaned his head back against the cell wall.

“All of that training, father, really, could not control yourself? You were making such a good impression too.”

Inu no Taisho leaned up and defiantly crossed his arms over his chest.

“It’s not my fault. Her heir was watching you, he had to be put back into his place.”

“Father, he is of a higher status than us, the one who had to be put back into place was you. Seriously, all of that work I’ve done is worthless now.”

Inu no Taisho once again laid his head across his son’s legs giving Sesshoumaru an encouraging smile.

“There is always next time, Sesshoumaru.”

With a long sigh, the young inu attempted to hide the disappointed look in his eyes by turning his head towards the wall.

“Yeah, next time….”

There would be no next time, why would they let Inu no Taisho out now that he attempted to do such a risky thing as attack heir Inuyasha, the future lord of the lands.

“You know, you never promised me…”

Sesshoumaru came out of his thoughts once again to look down at his father who was staring up at him with a playful smirk, trying to lessen the tension in the room.

“Promise what?” The son answered, trying to go along with this playful conversation his father was attempting to bring up, why sit around all morbid anyway, what was done was done.

“You thought I forgot? Before they stuck me with that sedative, I told you to promise me you would never leave me and I never got an answer.”

Inu no Taisho laughed whole heartedly, not noticing the flinch in Sesshoumaru’s eye. He leaned forward and grabbed onto his son’s precious hair, knowing how annoyed the pup got at such gestures.

“So I’m still waiting for my promise.”

Yeah, how convenient, he was waiting on his promise and yet he could not keep a promise to his own son, just one little promise. Sesshoumaru kept thinking back on all of the promises he kept towards his father and how many promises that were broken to him, he was sick of it.

“I can’t, father.”

Inu no Taisho loosened the grip he held on Sesshoumaru’s hair.

“What?”

“I cannot make that promise to you.”

The elder demon finally raised himself up from the comfort of his son’s lap, a nervous smile replacing his playful smirk.

“What do you mean, Sesshoumaru?”

Sesshoumaru looked uncertainly at his lap, fidgeting on that retched bed.

“Well, you see, Lady Izayoi, while you were unconscious, continued the evaluation. And though you failed, I passed. So she offered me something, something that was hard for me to immediately turn down.”

“Well, what was it?”

Inu no Taisho tried to encourage Sesshoumaru to continue on, not wanting the pup to take notice of the nervousness that grew within him.

“See, she believes that I would make an accurate escort for heir Inuyasha and she would also like me to begin my true training as a warrior, with no more interruptions….interruptions, meaning you father.”

Inu no Taisho stood from his seat and slowly began to pace about the small cell.

“Wh…what is that suppose to mean? Interruptions? I do not interrupt your training Sesshoumaru.”

Sesshoumaru followed his father’s unruly path around the room.

“Well maybe Lady Izayoi was mistaken in saying interruption. But father, you have to understand that it is very hard for me to get anything done when you constantly want me back in here with you.”

Inu no Taisho turned to his son, the look of desperation apparent on his face.

“Sesshoumaru do you not understand? Do you honestly not see what I do? They want to take you away from me and when you are out there with them, if I do no remind them that you are my son and mine alone then they will forget and never bring you back.”

Sesshoumaru let out an exasperated sigh.

“Father, do you honestly believe that I will allow them to do such a thing. Do honestly not see that me being out there with them might actually benefit our family. If I can get Lady Izayoi to trust me enough, then I might possibly be able to move you out of this hell.”

Sesshoumaru through his hands into the air, getting more excited than he meant to.

“Do you not see, if I can get Lord Inuyasha to view me as a friend, he is next to rule these lands and unlike his human mother, his rule over these lands will last much longer, meaning that I can take you to a sanctuary that won’t be snatched away within just a decade. We will finally be able to live happily father.”

Inu no Taisho stared at his son, with a face that was beyond recognition, he never knew his son truly felt this way, he never knew that Sesshoumaru wanted so to live amongst those humans.

“Are you saying you are not happy, Sesshoumaru.”

Sesshoumaru turned to his father, he was worked up now, everything he had been holding back, all these sun cycles of having set his standards so low, were now gone. He had to speak the truth.

“No, I am not happy father. I have not been for a very long time. I understand that you mean well, I understand that all you want is to keep a family. But I cannot spend the rest of my life in here, I have not prepared myself for this the way you have. You are the only one I trust father, but I can no longer allow you to hold me back from what I truly want. I want to take you with me, I want us to be a family outside of this cell. But you just have to give me that chance and if not then I…I…”

The room went quiet after that, Sesshoumaru was not sure of how to end his ranting. He was not even sure of what most of his words meant, he just hoped that his father would understand.

Inu no Taisho stood opposite his son, Sesshoumaru had rounded the small cell and ended up standing next to the door. From this sight in front of him, Inu no Taisho took on an understanding that was quite the opposite from what Sesshoumaru had wanted him to realize.

Fists began to clench and unclench, teeth began to grind, eyes tinged red and twin hearts began to increase. One from anger, another from unexpected fear.

“You…wish…to…leave…me…”

Not once from the time he was born, had Sesshoumaru witnessed an outburst from his father that was directed towards him, however, he knew the symptoms for when his father was about to lose control and he quickly tried to fix his mistake.

“Father, that is not want I meant. You misheard…”

“…NO, I hear exactly what you say. You want to go out there with those humans, humans who will never accept you and I, no matter how hard we try. Your mother did not have the mind to figure that out, but I did, Sesshoumaru. I am not as ignorant as they think, I knew and that is why I chose to live alone. I have seen demons like you and your mother who try so hard to be accepted by these humans, and it sickens me.”

“…”

“I chose to live like this Sesshoumaru, I chose to live in solitude and the only reason I attempted to change was for you. I do not want you to live like this, however, I also want you to know that I WILL NOT, be blamed due to the idea that those humans cannot accept a demon for what he truly is.”

During his speech, Inu no Taisho had closed the distance between him and his son. Sesshoumaru had kept his eyes to the ground, knowing how unsafe it was to stare an angry Inu in the eyes.

“Father, I am not blaming you, I have never blamed you. But do you not understand that the demon you are showing the humans, is not the demon you truly are? I have spent my whole life literally watching your every move and the way you live in this cell compared to the lifestyle you show to the humans are very different. You are not showing them what a demon truly is, you are only showing them what a monster you can be.”

A large growl, one that could not even be classified as an angry canine, more like a fierce beast, rang throughout the cell, the vibration causing pain for Sesshoumaru’s sensitive ears. However, he did not have time to worry about his ears as he soon found himself backed against the cell walls, two long powerful limbs placed on either side of his head.

“You…have the nerve…to call…your own…father…a monster. What…has that…human…wench…put into…your head. Everything I have done until now…was all for you. Even throwing aside my pride to where that disgraceful head piece…where is your gratitude?”

Sesshoumaru kept his eyes glued to the floor, not moving a limb and barely allowing himself to breathe, he had never felt fear for his father as he now had.

“Sesshoumaru…you are all I have left. I will not lose you to that human bitch or her disgraceful half-breed son. You will not accept that woman’s deal, you will not become that hanyou’s escort, you will not become a warrior in that wench’s army, and you will not, ever again leave this cell.”

Inu no Taisho kept his eyes glued on his son though Sesshoumaru’s stayed casted to the ground. Once he felt that his commands had set in, the alpha, allowed his barred limbs to fall from around his son and walked back towards his bed, he was tired. However, Sesshoumaru was not willing to end this conversation.

“You…cannot force me to stay in here.”

Inu no Taisho had one leg on the bed before he heard his son’s words; the pup had the nerve to defy his decision.

“What did you say?”

Sesshoumaru took a deep breath, before lifting his eyes from the ground daring to stare his father directly in the eyes.

“I said, you cannot force me to stay in here. I have made up my mind, I will accept Lady Izayoi’s deal, I will become Lord Inuyasha’s escort, I will become a warrior in the castle’s demon army and I will leave this cell and this time for good.”

From there forth a battle took place between the pup and his father; a staring contest that between them both meant dominance.

TBC….

Uh Oh, Defiance…what every teen goes through no matter what species lol. It’s true I was watching a Documentary on Tigers *My Fav* ^_^ and by the time they hit their teens, tch talk about Rebels. But this is especially true for Canines, when a Dog tries to prove dominance this usually happens through a staring contest…How Cute ^_^ However this contest is followed by something else….and if you ppl know dogs then you should know what is to come in my next chapter.

Anyway, I was going to continue this chapter a little longer but I thought I’d leave you with a little Cliffy. The next chapter is already half written and it will be Inu no Taisho’s reaction to Sesshoumaru’s decisions.

I dare you ppl to guess what Inu no Taisho will do. But anyway Review Please ^_^