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What Matters the Most	By : Avarwen Category: InuYasha > Yaoi - Male/Male > InuYasha/Sessh?maru > InuYasha/Sessh?maru Views: 55388 -:- Recommendations : 4 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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A/N: Well I�m back with another new chap! Just in time for Halloween too! : D
I�m not entirely certain if I like the way I ended this chap, and it may be altered later, but for now this is what my muses wanted, so this is what came out.

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Transformation

Sesshomaru�s caught Inuyasha as he fell, his arms wrapping around his frail frame and supporting him as he moved to slowly lower the boy onto the ground, staring intently at his face for a moment. Because, somehow, he knew Inuyasha could not have been behind those attacks.
There was no way.
Sesshomaru could smell how weak Inuyasha was at the moment. It had been a hard enough trial for the hanyou to stand on his own, let alone run around and trying to fight. Besides, everything Inuyasha had said... even a lot of his actions... it all belied the idea that he wanted to kill Sesshomaru.
This knowledge though, however comforting it might be to the young youkai lord, was nowhere near enough to explain what had made his younger brother attack.
And he was determined to find out had caused it.
Pulling back from his mate a little, Sesshomaru cast Naraku a glance out of the corner of his eye, and was slightly relieved to see his father was still holding the spider at bay. He didn�t want to fight with Naraku just yet. He needed to make certain his mate was safe. However, that did not stop his hackles from rising dangerously at the way the kumo was so obviously leering at his brother�s fallen frame, and it took a great deal of his willpower not to just go over there and claw the bastard�s eyes out.
That could wait until later.
Until then, he would let his father deal with Naraku, and he would tend to Inuyasha as best he could.
Turning back to his brother, Sesshomaru eyed the silver-haired hanyou carefully. From what he had seen of the boy�s unexpected assault on his being-- the way he had seemed to literally fight against his own body-- and drawing from his current conclusions that his mate wasn�t directly at fault, that left Sesshomaru with absolutely no question in his mind of who exactly had been behind that attack.
�What did you do to him?�
The question slipped out before Sesshomaru realised he was even going to ask it, yet once it was out in the air, there was absolutely no way of taking it back. And he didn�t really want to anyway. He needed to know what that bastard was doing to his otouto to make him behave this way...
Naraku�s eyes flickered over to Sesshomaru as he cut off from whatever exchange he and Inu Taisho had been participating in before and he fixed the inuyoukai with a sadistically amused stare. �I did nothing to him, Lord Sesshomaru.� The kumo murmured, falling onto Sesshomaru�s ears like poison and beginning to coax his youki into ire again. �At least, nothing you did not do to him yourself.�
�What is that supposed to mean?� Inu Taisho�s voice cut in, demanding the very thing Sesshomaru had been wondering himself, and making Naraku�s attention turn to him instead.
�I mean that I did nothing to Inuyasha that your precious son did not do to him first.� And, at the heated looks of confusion he received in response, Naraku elaborated. �I claimed the hanyou�s body, impregnated him, and marked him as my own. Though it seems that my way of marking him is different from your own... it is, nevertheless, effective.�
Sesshomaru�s body stiffened at the kumo�s words.

�I claimed the hanyou�s body, impregnated him, and marked him as my own. Though it seems that my way of marking him is different from your own... it is, nevertheless, effective.�

�You filthy bastard!� Inu Taisho�s voice called from somewhere that suddenly seemed very far away to Sesshomaru�s ears. �How can you compare what you have done to Inuyasha to Sesshomaru�s own doings? You have no right--�

�I claimed the hanyou�s body and marked him as my own...�

Sesshomaru�s brow furrowed a little at that as he forced himself to filter the kumo�s words in a desperate attempt to calm his raging youki, while he tried to block out the small snatched of his father and Naraku�s conversation that were still managed to reach him... He couldn�t afford to lose control. Not now. Not when Inuyasha was so desperately in need of his help.
Still... marked him?
�What makes you think I do not have a right to do with the hanyou as I wish? He did, after all, bear my child--�
Sesshomaru�s eyes trailed over Inuyasha�s body as he tried to find this �mark� Naraku claimed to have placed on his mate. How the hell he was supposed to find this mark was beyond him, however, considering the fact that Inuyasha�s body was covered in marks the bastard had placed upon him...
Still... if Naraku had placed a mark on Inuyasha�s body, then it would have to be something specific... something that could be told apart from the rest of the wounds plastering his mate�s flesh...
Sesshomaru frowned again, his eyes trailing back up his brother�s exposed torso, before coming to rest on his neck where his own mating-mark resided, and freezing there as they came to land on the small band of black that was wrapped so tightly around his mate�s abused throat as the last part of Naraku�s words rang through his head again...

�It seems that my way of marking him is different from your own... it is, nevertheless, effective.�

A different way of marking him...
Sesshomaru�s eyes widened fractionally as everything suddenly clicked into place in his mind... Inuyasha�s words... his unexpected attacks and the way he had seemed to fight against him... the horrible and unidentifiable dark aura that had been emanating from the half-demon when they were fighting... the small whispers he caught coming from Naraku just before Inuyasha attacked... Naraku�s �mark�...
It was the collar!
It had to be!
Sesshomaru had encountered few items like this before, but he knew how they worked... possessing the body and bending it to the will of another... Leaving the mind free to watch in torment-- helpless to do anything as the body that housed it was manipulated like a puppet...
The fact that Inuyasha had managed to find the strength to fight at all was a testament to his mate�s sheer willpower. That and his stubbornness....
Because, from what he knew, it was very physically and mentally draining to even attempt to fight against the possession these things induced... and rarely were the attempts successful.
It was both oddly touching and overwhelmingly frightening that Inuyasha had put so much effort into it... jut to try and protect him. Not to mention how unintentionally aggravating that the foolish pup had used what little energy reserves he must have had in that effort, when he should have been saving them up to try and heal himself...
Sesshomaru stared down at his mate for long moments, his face grim as these emotions battled it out within him, before, finally, everything was pushed aside-- taken over by an overwhelming surge of outrage that this had been done to his mate in the first place.
His eyes flickered crimson, and his hand shot out-- reached toward the obsidian band with claws extended, and every intent of shredding it where it lay. However, the moment his hand connected-- the moment his nails slipped between material and flesh and attempted to pry it away-- the collar gave an odd pulse, enough to make Sesshomaru pause. Not a moment later and the collar pulsed again, and, before Sesshomaru had time to react, began rapidly constricting itself around Inuyasha�s neck. Sesshomaru saw a flash of silver and watched in horror as tiny hooks seemed to swell in size and burrow tightly into his mate�s flesh-- latching themselves there in a way that suggested they weren�t ever planning on letting go.
Blood welled from both the punctures and the lacerations the collar was inducing, and a small, strangled choking noise reached his ears as Inuyasha�s body convulsed and struggled to get breath back into it�s lungs even in his unconscious state.
Sesshomaru�s claws made an attempt and just slicing the damn thing off before it could suffocate his mate, but again the collar pulsed, and small streaks of pain wrapped themselves around the youkai�s extended fingertips as the collar sank even deeper into flesh-- all but drowning in the flood of blood that was now surrounding it.
Panic raced through Sesshomaru as he realised that he could no longer get anywhere near the band without fatally wounding Inuyasha as well, and he wrenched around, turning his eyes toward the two demons behind him-- his father seeming oblivious to what was happening and growling out small threats and hissed curses at Naraku, who had his crimson eyes fixed on Sesshomaru, a small smirk creeping it�s way onto his face.
A snarl rose in Sesshomaru�s throat at the smug look as his anger combined with his panic, yet his body did not move toward the kumo that it longed to tear into. His whole frame had tensed up as he internally battled with himself-- trying desperately to fend off the transformation he had been on the brink of ever since arriving here.
Yet he didn�t know how long he could manage to do that... He could feel it within him now... the swelling of his youki... the crimson haze that was filling his mind-- blinding his vision and filtering everything out but the bloodlust and the endless desire to protect his mate.
Naraku seemed to realise this, too, for the next second something flickered in his eyes, and Sesshomaru saw his lips move in a muted command for the collar.
Sesshomaru felt another small pulse of power from beside him, and he assumed that the collar must have loosened, because the next second there was an incredibly haggard intake of breath, and then a loud fit of coughing from Inuyasha.
Instantly Sesshomaru turned to face his mate, taking hold of his shoulder and propping his body up in an attempt to ease the flow of his air as a wave of relief washed over him. His mate was okay. He was still alive. He wasn�t going to die...
Yet, despite this, Sesshomaru�s transformation did not back off. It did not follow through all the way, but it refused to back down. Despairing days and sleepless nights and stress and anxiety and depression and anger and desperation and panic and confusion and everything else he had been feeling in the last few days fuelled his youki, and it refused to back down. Not now. It wouldn�t risk it.
So he sat there, cradling his mate the way a mother might a newborn, his stance one of relief and something akin to happiness, while his eyes remained painted crimson, and his claws and fangs and stripes stayed in their elongated forms... his instincts still clinging to the most primal and base stages.
And Inu Taisho seemed to be able to sense his son�s tension, for he quickly fell silent and still behind him, staring grimly and warily at the younger inuyoukai�s hunched back.
The state Sesshomaru was in was a very dangerous one-- both to him and everyone around him.
His transformation had been dangerous enough when provoked by sheer emotional force and not by his own will, but to be trapped in this stage-- caught between rationality and insanity... All it would take was the slightest push and Sesshomaru would be lost into the oblivion of bloodlust. There was just too much stress and panic and desperation and his youki wouldn�t be able to tolerate it, and it would force his exhausted mind to succumb to it.
Right now the best course of action would be to remain unobtrusive, and leave Sesshomaru to find his own way back to sanity... And if that course involved sniffing his way along Inuyasha�s unconscious frame and licking at the blood surrounding his neck, then so be it.
Unfortunately for him, however, Naraku didn�t seem to think so...
Sesshomaru�s head spun slightly as he gingerly attempted to clean the area around Inuyasha�s throat, his instincts driving him the entire time, and he frowned slightly as he pulled back, grimacing at the taste of the hanyou�s blood. There was something... not quite right about it�s taste. Besides just being weak in general at the moment... it held a strange metallic tang that, while similar, did not belong in blood�s natural taste. It kind of reminded him of his own poison... Or something like that...
But why would his mate�s blood taste like that?
Before his foggy mind had the chance to put two and two together and figure this conundrum out, however, Naraku�s voice cut into his small moment of peace and contemplation, making his entire frame go stiff and tense again at the mere sound of his voice.
He didn�t catch all of what Naraku said-- his mind refusing to focus on the words properly-- but, from what he did catch, it seemed Naraku was taunting him and warning him that he held Inuyasha�s life in his hands, and could end it all with a mere word...
That had been the wrong thing to say.
Instantly Sesshomaru�s breathing quickened slightly, his eyes blazing with crimson light as his pupils completely vanished within the sea of red for a moment.
Fangs flashed as they elongated to hang over his lips and a loud snarl tore itself free from his throat as his youki was pushed over the edge.
Never again.
Never, ever again was he going to let that bastard lay a hand on Inuyasha!
He would kill him first!
He would kill him!
Naraku would die!

Those were the only thoughts running through the youkai�s mind as his demonic power surged, youki energy swirling around him and sending his hair flying, a shout of some kind from his father that might�ve been his name reaching his ears just before he disappeared behind the veil of wind.
He hunched slightly, his body forced to all-fours as his transformation began to take over, his teeth unconsciously gritting against the pain that his mind was too far gone to acknowledge.
Bones snapped and creaked within flesh-- breaking apart and reshaping before jamming themselves back together like mismatched puzzle pieces, forcing skin to stretch and break and tear to accommodate the change-- the small gaps quickly being filled up by fresh flesh before the blood could flow.
Fur rippled beneath said skin, before bursting through-- covering his skin in a sheet of silk while his eyes flashed and his youki continued to pulse within him. A small, strangled sound escaped his lips despite himself-- lost to the void of wind surrounding them-- as he felt the bones in his face shift, and his skull begin to stretch and rearrange itself, elongating out before him to form his muzzle, and he instinctively bared his teeth, flashing the now sabre-like fangs before him as the transformation completed itself.
It all had happened in a mere matter of seconds, yet somehow, to Sesshomaru, it always felt much longer.
He was actually thankful for the wind that surrounded him and protected him from the site of others, because, if there was ever a time when he felt vulnerable in his life, it was when he was transforming. Caught between his youkai and humanoid form with a body that had no real way of interacting with itself properly... Completely and utterly defenceless.
Sesshomaru shook his head slightly, blinking in confusion against the red haze, trying to discern something. But it didn�t work. His mind couldn�t focus on anything... his youki had taken over... And all he knew for certain was that he was hungry... not in the eating sense, but... his body was hungry. It was yearning for something. He needed... to kill.
A small whine escaped Sesshomaru�s lips as he tried to shake the feeling, but it refused to go away.
A sound from somewhere behind him cause Sesshomaru�s ears to twitch, and he twisted around, his hackles raising instantly and his shoulders hunching as he faced whatever threat there might have been.
At first he saw nothing, and that confused him.
Then his mind clicked in (however minutely) and his eyes trailed downward toward the ground-- focusing on the two tiny figures there-- his eyes locking on the one closest to him, which seemed to have made the noise.
The silver-haired figure was saying something. Sesshomaru could see his lips moving. He could hear the sounds, but... he couldn�t understand. The youkai seemed somewhat... angry though. Or at least, that�s what his expression read. However, his scent read desperation, and was tainted with the barest hints of fear, and Sesshomaru instantly narrowed his eyes.
Fear and desperation.
Instantly his mind moved to associate those things with others-- panic, irrationality, sudden attacks... prey. He fought with himself a moment and cocked his head to the side, trying to decide if this creature could be considered prey.
He decided in the end that, no, it could not. While it was desperate, and maybe a little afraid like prey, it wasn�t afraid and desperate enough. It didn�t have that �Fight for your life� quality that prey should have. And it wasn�t running. Even if this creature was prey, there was no sense in hunting it if it wasn�t going to give up a good chase.
Still, that only left him with the other options, and he didn�t like those much either. He�d have to keep an eye on this creature, just in case. No need to worry just yet, though. The thing didn�t seem to mean any harm, so...
Letting out a small snort of dismissal, Sesshomaru turned his gaze away from the first figure, and let it drift to the second-- the darker one.
And he didn�t have to stare at it for a moment before his eyes were narrowing and his hackles were pulled back to bear his fangs to the root. The creature was speaking as the first one had, it�s stance and scent almost leisurely in their calmness and amusement, yet Sesshomaru found himself not paying attention to that. The site, the scent, the sound of that creature... Everything about him was sending his mind into a frenzy... and Sesshomaru suddenly knew... this was what he craved. This little tiny bug was what he desired to kill-- to tear limb from limb and scatter across the country in the most brutal, one-man massacre there ever was.
And Sesshomaru could no more resist this desire than he could transform himself back into humanoid form (which, at this point, was nigh on impossible).
Blood pounded in his ears, blocking out all noise as adrenaline began to rush through him, and Sesshomaru�s head whipped back-- his mouth curving into a small O shape as he released a loud, high-pitched howl that sent what little wildlife there was in the surrounding area scattering at the sound of a dog about to go in for the kill.
Twisting his head back down, Sesshomaru hunched his shoulders, his fur bristling as he stared at the dark-haired creature. For a minute he waited to see if it would run... silently hoped it would... but, when nothing happened, he realised he�d have to settle for just the kill without the thrill of the hunt, and, with a loud, enraged snarl, he flung himself forward.
Fangs flashed and dripped with acidic saliva as he bound forward, his jaws opening wide-- preparing to go in for the kill-- his mind barely registering the flash of silver rushing toward him until a set of familiar claws had already dug their way into his side.

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Glossary

Hanyou - Half-demon

Youkai - Demon

Kumo - Spider

Otouto - Little Brother

Inuyoukai - Dog-Demon

Youki - A Demons Spiritual Energy

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-Snowfall - Yep, Inu�s subdued... for the time being. ^_^ GAAH! Are you crazy? If I can�t torture them, I have nothing left! o.O No, no, they have to be tortured! Hopefully this chap was light enough on it, though, that it didn�t bother you too much. ^_^ Lol, yeah, I know the Rin subplot has actually gotten to be more annoying than interesting, I�m afraid. I�m not sure how to fix it cause I�m not that interested in it, either. : / Lol, still I�m glad I could make you happy (that�s a nice change considering I normally seem to be angsting you out! ^_^) although I�m not sure how long I�m gonna be able to keep that up...
-Sekre - Lol, yes, I suppose we did, though I think you established your much more direction, whereas I had to hit every single dead-end in the labyrinth before I got mine across. *shakes head* Anyway, how long it�s gonna be? Hm... well, I don�t know. I�m actually thinking of breaking this part of the story off and just continuing it in a sequel. Either that, or I have no idea. Maybe we should aim for 100! HA! : D Lol, what, it�s only 30 chapters away... : P Lol, I get what you�re saying, something�s building up now... which means I need to add another twist sometime in the near future to keep you guys on your toes, neh? ^_^ Lol, and yeah, I know, everyone just wants Inu Taisho to attack and rip Naraku�s fucking guts out already! But it�s not just about honour... They don�t know where Tsukiko is, and if they can�t find her without Naraku, well... Still, lol, if I were him I�d probably be willing to take the risk, cause he�s got all those enhanced senses and whatnot... But if he did that, then that would mess up the plot now wouldn�t it? ^_^ Lol, glad you liked the chapters! : D
-kelly - Lol, well I�m glad you enjoyed the first chapter, and that you�ve read all the way through! Holy fuck, though! All 69 in one day?! I mean, most people have to spread it out over 3 days at least! Yeesh! You�re eyes must be popping out of your skull from staring at the screen! Not that I�m gonna complain, cause now I get to read your comments! : D Lol, I�ll try and update soon, I promise! ^_^ And as to your questions... you�ll have to wait and see! : D
-nette - Lol, everyone�s torn right now between being happy that Sess is alive and being totally pissed off at Naraku. ^_^ You can�t kill Naraku, though! I still need him for the story! Besides, I think there�s a list or something about a mile long of all the people in line to kill him... you�d have to wait your turn I�m afraid. ^_^ Lol, glad you liked the chapters, and as to Kagura... Bleagh, I have no idea right now. It�s really hard to focus on that subplot I made when the other one is trying to reach a climax of some kind. Hopefully I�ll get everything cleared up sometime in the near future, though. ^_^
-jenny - Lol, you�re more than welcome! Thank you for reading and reviewing!!!! : D
-Snared - :D Glad you enjoyed it! ^_^ Woosh! 4 Hours? O.O Well, I have to say, being pissed about Naraku getting Inu is understandable. Although you can�t beat the hell out of Naraku, I�m afraid. It just wouldn�t work with the story. I have a virtual Naraku plushie you can beat all you want, thgough! *hands you virtual plushie* ^_^ Lol, well, I can�t make any promises about pain or slowness, but I can promise you that someone will die! How�s that? ^_^
-Incessant_Darkness - Hm. I don�t know. I mean, I missed the first dozen episodes or so, too, but I did see that one ep... Naraku and Sess join forces or whatever it was. Not to spoil anything for you (if you haven�t seen that one) but Sess does stab through Inu�s gut and I�m pretty sure Inu is wearing his robe. I can�t be certain, though, cause that was nearly a full year ago that I saw that ep. All I know is that Inu ends up unconscious for a bit, and then I think he might�ve been in some pain afterwards, but for the most part he wasn�t too bad off... He still managed to fight a bit. And, of course, I think someone stabbed him through the throat one episode (which he made a miraculous and immediate recovery from ^_^) so... I dunno, I was just basing this off of all the battles we�ve seen Inu in, and the fact that Inu�s only have demon, whereas Sess is-- not only demon-- but one of the strongest demons alive. *shrugs* Glad you liked it anyway! ^_^
-Anna - Yeesh! You�re like the third person that�s done that since I updated the last two chaps! O. O Most people take three or four days to read the thing, but nooooooo you guys just whiz through it! Lol. ^_^ I�m sorry about your eyes though *offers up virtual eye-drops* I certainly hope it was worth it, though! Lol, well I don�t know if I can promise you that, but I will do my very best to see what I can do for ya on that! ^_^
-SP777 - Lol, I hate it when that happens! You�re trying to remember a really good fic/movie/book/whatever, and the title just completely slips your mind. >_< It�s horrible. Although I do have to point out that this isn�t Kagura/Kouga. So far it�s possibly Kagura/? and Rin/Kouga. Still, wish I could help you remember, but I don�t read Kagura/Kouga fics, so I�ve never come across it. Gomen! Still, if I ever manage to muddle through all the other fics I�m supposed to read (and if you find it) maybe I�ll take a look at it sometime. Good luck with your search! Hope you find it!
-riddlestar - Lol, well I could hardly go against the doctor�s orders now could I? ^_^ Lol, glad I�m able to redeem myself a little bit now, though. ^_^ I�m trying to keep the pace regular, but everything got really hectic last month, and with Halloween coming it�s not slowing down any, but I�m doing my best to keep up. ^_^ Lol, well I�m glad that you enjoyed the chapters, although you�re wrong. I know Inuyasha seems to have a problem with killing main characters and making them stay dead (DAMN YOU KIKYO!) but I don�t have any problems doing that. I�ve killed Sess before. I didn�t like it very much, but I did it. Lol, just had to make sure that you knew that no one is safe. Except maybe the babies. I like to think I draw the line at slaughtering infants. ^_^
-JuneBlue - Lol, oh believe me, I�m thinking about the sequel. But I�m thinking it�s probably gonna be more of a direct break-off of this story... meaning all the angsty healing or life after or whatever. I wanna make sure I clear everything from this plot up before I start any wars. Still... I�ll keep that in mind! : D Thanks for the idea! And I�m glad that you�re loving the fic! : D
-Kero - *blinks* Holy hell... that was one of the longest reviews I�ve ever come across... Not that I�m complaining! Well *cracks knuckles* Let�s get started, shall we? Oh, and I would like to apologize beforehand for the feature-length response I�ve given you... >_< -- *Groans* Don�t get me started on the 4th movie again! You�ll never shut me up! Although, yes, I think you could have a crappier movie... and I�ve seen a crappier movie. But still, this one had no business being crappy. -- Lol, that�s exactly what I was wondering. And why the hell could you always see the scars through everyone�s clothes? Were they magical like that, and you could see them through everything? And if so, then why couldn�t you see them through Inu and Sess� hair? And if not, then was everyone just too damn lazy to repair their clothes after fifty years? Argh! Lol, luckily enough for me, the FMA movie came out in time to help save me some of the psychosis the 4th inu move was creating, so now I don�t have to get as riled about the 4th movie. I still can, mind you, but I�m trying to avoid doing so, because I�ve already ranted too much on the subject. ^_^ -- Lol, believe it or not, I actually have another story that�s longer than this. Well, it has more chapters anyway. The chapters are a lot shorter, though, I think.
As to my creative influence... I have no idea. I used to have a lot more that allowed me to update three stories every day (and no, I�m not bragging. I try to avoid doing that at all costs >_<) but I guess I got tired too sometime around the beginning of summer because two of the stories are currently at a stand-still and this one is only being updated maybe once a week at most. I�m afraid I can�t offer much help though (becaue I suck at that) but I would suggest that, if you�re low on ideas for your fics, ask your reviewers for some. My reviewers have offered up so many ideas that, if not used, have at least helped trigger some other idea that I used. Interacting with them can really help a lot. ^_^ -- Mm, yeah. I�m not sure if Inu and Sess are my fav male pairing overall (I don�t know if I have one) but they are definitely my fav Inuyasha pairing, and one of my highest ranked pairings overall. ^_^ As to Sess and Kag, though... Meh. I don�t like that pairing, so. Of course, I don�t care for a lot of the het pairings. All the girl�s on the show tend to annoy me, and the one�s that don�t, I don�t like paired with any of the guys I like.
Lol, I agree with you 101.2% about the characters staying IC. It�s great to know that you think I�ve accomplished that! That�s one of the most important things in writing fanfiction as far as I�m concerned! ^_^ Lol, I�m glad you liked the Inu Taisho and Izayoi scene (and yes, you spelled them right). That was actually a reviewer�s request, though, so that person is more to thank for it than I am, since I likely wouldn�t have written it otherwise. ^_^ Lol, well I haven�t read many stories about them either, but I think the reason is nobody knows about them. The most we have to go on is the third movie, and 30-50% of the people I talk to haven�t even seen that, so... Lol, the concept of Inu Taisho forcing Sess and Inu to mate isn�t my idea either. It was a challenge by Inuchanpuppy, who�s other alias I believe is miyuki (and who I spent a good long while believing was two different people *headdesk*) However, I only used a very vague outline of what she requested, so I�m not entirely certain how happy she is with it. I don�t know if she�s reading or not, actually. I think she was at one point, but then I referred to her as two separate people and that was one of the last things I heard from her. *Headdesk again* Lol, yeah, Rin being on Naraku�s side was an interesting deciscion. The challenge called for Kagome, but I didn�t want to deal with having someone from the future being actually a person of the past at that point in time, and I thought Rin would be more interesting, so she took Kagome�s place. ^_^ As to her and Kouga... well, I don�t know. There�s a definite chance of a possible maybe that she will mate him. Does that help? ^_^ --
Yes, that�s it exactly! That line of Sesshomaru�s �Your generousity is wasted, I don�t eat human food� was what basically inspired the whole blood thing. As to why Tsukiko doesn�t eat blood, that�s because she�s a half-demon and I was merely taking into consideration that humans don�t produce as much blood as demons so, if the mother is mortal (like Izayoi) she�s really gonna have a lot of trouble blood-feeding the kids every day.
You have a question? Alright, then, I shall try my best to answer! ^_^ And don�t worry, as far as I�m concerned, no question is stupid if you really want to know the answer. ^_^ Yes, Inuko and Arekusu are 3/4th demon, and Tsukiko, as near as I can tell, is a half-spider, half-dog halfdemon. Lol, I�m glad you like the children�s character�s too. I tried to make them different because, in all honesty, babies are different. A friend of mine had twins way back when and they had almost completely opposite personalities. Lol, the names are another thing that should be credited mostly to the reviewers. While I did suggest Inuko and Tsukiko, they are the one�s that voted for them, and Arekusu was a suggestion made by one of the them as well. ^_^ Quite honestly, I agree, I couldn�t ask for better names for them. ^_^ Hm... making them grow older? Well, yes, that�s something I have contemplated. I�m not sure if it�ll happen in this story, though. Maybe in a sequel or something, but right now... Holy hell, I�m talking alot, and I�m not even halfway through your review! Shit... You�re probably sick of hearing from me by now, too. >_< Sorry, I�ll try and talk less! --
Yes, I�m pretty sure everyone hates Naraku at this point. ^_^ Although I think you mean if he dies... that has yet to be seen. ^_^ -- Lol, I know, half the people were expecting Naraku�s kids and half were expecting Sess�s kids, and since I could hardly do what everyone was expecting, it was either both or Inu having a miscarriage. I opted for the first option. ^_^ Lol, don�t worry about Sess�s demon, now that the two are together again, I think that threat has been mostly eliminated. -- Mm, yeah. Sess is dominant... but only for sex. The rest of the time it�s a struggle because they are (in the anime) both alpha�s of their packs, and stubborn/arrogant to a fault. There�s no way either would back down easily, nor avoid locking horns once in a while. ^_^ -- Lol, yeah, well I couldn�t picture Inu just letting Naraku kill his pups. And the whole father issue... well, that�ll probably cause some problems in the future, cause I don�t like the idea of calling Inu a mother... Oh well, I�m sure I�ll think of something... ^_^
Well, while the whole �Naraku showing up with flowers and apologizing� route was tempting, it just didn�t seem quite as believable. ^_^ -- Lol, I�m glad you like my descriptions. Sometimes it�s really difficult to think of good ways to describe things, but hey, as far as I�m concerned, if it�s working, it�s worth it. ^_^ I think my ego just inflated to the size of a hot-air balloon, though... : D -- Mm, yeah, the story is a bit lengthy I guess. I never actually expected it to get as long as it has, but... well, evidently it was, like so many other things, out of my hands. ^_^ And, again, ego the size of a hot-air balloon. Seriously, all these compliments are going straight to my head. Lol, and I, of course, am loving it! : D -- Lol, don�t worry, you�re not the only one who thought Tsukiko�s little assault on Naraku was cute. Pretty much everyone else loved it too. ^_^ Although the image of Sess biting Inu and Tsukiko attacking him is now firmly imprinted in my mind and is both disturbing me (why the hell are they doing that in front of Tsukiko?) and making me want to laugh out loud. ^_^ Don�t worry about being a weirdo, though, I�m a freak and insane! I�m sure we�ll get along just fine! : D *Phew, almost done... sick of me yet?* -- Mm, well I think the collar was more a way of psychologically torturing Inu than mentally forcing him to submission. If Naraku continued to use the collar to make Inu do what he wanted, Inu�s mind would eventually register subconsciously that there was no point in fighting and would give in so that even if the collar were removed, Inu would likely feel like he had no choice but to obey. It�s scary, but possible. Lol I actually didn�t have the plan for Sess in mind until pretty much right before I wrote it. ^_^ And don�t worry. For Sess not to have figured out that Inu was being controlled would have been completely idiotic and therefore completely OOC. So therefore I didn�t do it. ^_^ ---- Lol, anyway, looks like I�ve finally reached the end of your review, which means I can stop yapping your ear off now (Bet you�re relieved, neh? ^_^) Once again, I am really glad that you enjoyed the story so much! You�re compliments are really overwhelming and I appreciate everything you�ve said! Hopefully my eye-sore of a response will make you feel better about leaving a long review. ^_^ And you�ve learned a lesson! Don�t trust me with a long review, or you�ll never get away from the response! : P
-Tricia - ^_^ I am glad you like it, although a little disappointed that I haven�t surprised you... Hm... I shall have to work harder at that. : D

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A/N: Well, that�s it for now. Hope y�all liked it! ^_^

,,, Happy Halloween Everyone! ,/,/,/
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