The Taste of True Love | By : Chirella Category: InuYasha > General Views: 3893 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 0 |
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Chapter 8 – A Brotherly Chat
Inuyasha dreaded the conversation he was going
to have to have with his half-brother Sesshoumaru. They typically did not get
along in the first place so he doubted Sesshoumaru would welcome him with open
arms, especially when Inuyasha would bring up the strange sexual behavior of the
older sibling. Strangely though, he did understand the mental state that
Sesshoumaru was experiencing since he had suffered a similar fate years ago. He
only hoped this would go smoothly so he could return to his simple life with
Kagome, their pups and his friends before dinner.
Before he had left Rin had said “Oh Inuyasha, I
forgot to tell you…Sesshoumaru had Kohaku train me in self-defense. He promised
that in return for his service, he would leave Kohaku’s village in peace for 25
years. Sesshoumaru never goes back on a promise.” Inuyasha’s ears twitched
when he heard that information. “That’s good news! Kohaku is in a neighboring
village only a few miles down the road. I will have Shippo escort you there
while I travel to Sesshoumaru’s castle. If what you say is true, he cannot harm
the villagers in search of you.”
Inuyasha left Rin in Shippo’s care and headed
for the castle deep in the Western Lands. Shippo had grown into a clever adult
fox demon under the care of Kagome and Inuyasha. They considered him as one of
their own children and Shippo bestowed his loyalty to their family. He was a
little bit older than Rin and well trained in fighting and protecting, so he was
a perfect choice to be her guardian while Inuyasha was gone. Miroku would have
gone with them as well, but he needed to stay behind in case Sango went into
early delivery like she had with their last child. He did not participate in
the birth, but felt his place was outside their home pacing a worn path in the
front grass.
At the castle
Sesshoumaru sat on the floor of his study with
books scattered around him. Sweat beaded on his forehead as he resisted the
urge to throw yet another tantrum over Rin’s absence. His blood was raging in
his veins under the powerful control of the spell, demanding he find the scent
he desired. Jaken appeared in a shadow by the door. “My Lord Sesshoumaru?” He
was very hesitant in bothering him, but he had news. When Sesshoumaru did not
answer but looked up Jaken continued, “Lord Inuyasha has arrived, he has asked
to speak to you about an urgent matter. Perhaps, my lord, it is about Rin?”
Sesshoumaru was on his feet instantly. “Is Rin
here?” He sniffed the air but did not detect her sweet scent. “No my lord,
only Lord Inuyasha.” Jaken trembled a bit waiting for instructions. “Fine,
send him in.” Jaken quickly hurried to the main hall where he had left
Inuyasha.
“Lord Sesshoumaru will see you now.” Jaken
spoke firmly acting as though he were not afraid or concerned. “It’s about
time.” Inuyasha headed for the study when Jaken stopped him. “Lord Inuyasha…”
he sputtered out. “Yes? What is it?”
“Well, Lord Sesshoumaru is not himself, I hope
you bring word of Rin. I fear he might go ballistic if you come on a different
matter altogether.” Inuyasha studied the toad’s face and then replied calmly,
“It is about Rin, and from what I heard, he’s already gone ballistic.” With
that he left the toad in the main hall and went in search of his brother.
The door to the study was open and Inuyasha let
himself in. He saw Sesshoumaru standing at the window looking out to the
horizon. Without turning around he acknowledged Inuyasha. “Why are you here?”
Sesshoumaru’s voice was cold like usual. “I think you know why I’m here. It’s
about Rin.” Inuyasha stopped speaking to see what Sesshoumaru would do. He
turned from the window and faced Inuyasha.
“Where is she?” Sesshoumaru tried to keep his
voice steady but it was obvious that he was rattled. Inuyasha noticed that
Sesshoumaru’s clothes were disheveled and not properly adorned. His hair was
slightly un-kept and his eyes had a strange aura about them. He was definitely
under the spell, and from the looks of it, he was getting pretty bad.
“She’s safe. Let’s talk about you for a minute
first. You look awful!” Inuyasha’s tactless approach did not offend his
brother, but his disregard for the important topic about Rin fueled his anger.
“NO! TELL ME WHERE RIN IS! NOW!” Sesshoumaru growled and poised himself as he
did for battle.
“Geez! Relax, she’s fine. I’m not going to
tell you where she is till we talk about your little problem though…got
that? “ Inuyasha smirked a little knowing Sesshoumaru was going to hate this
next part, and he did not mind seeing his brother squirm a little every now and
then.
“Problem? I don’t have any problem?”
Sesshoumaru remained tense trying to size up Inuyasha. “Oh right, you must
enjoy being obsessed with having your head stuffed in Rin’s lap and letting it
totally control your every waking moment.” Inuyasha casually looked at his
nails as if he were bored and waited for Sesshoumaru to react.
“WHAT DID YOU SAY? How dare you come here and
accuse me of such nonsense!” Sesshoumaru seethed and his claws began to emit
their poison. He would strike Inuyasha down for his disrespect. Inuyasha
rolled his eyes and muttered something. “What did you just mumble?”
“I just said that you are stupid is all. I
know what’s happening to you, it happened to me too. I came to tell you how to
fix it idiot!” Sesshoumaru’s manner changed when he heard that. The poison
ceased wafting from his hands and he looked at Inuyasha with begging eyes. “You
know how…how to end it? Tell me and I will do so immediately.”
“Do you remember that time when we were
sparring in the forest clearing when that pink light thing surrounded us?”
Inuyasha felt he should explain the story before unloading that Sesshoumaru had
to admit his love for Rin. Sesshoumaru nodded and Inuyasha continued. “Well, a
demon fairy placed a spell on us. You are under a spell. Apparently the spell
can lie dormant until the right situation triggers it as it has in your case
with Rin. I experienced it shortly after it was cast.”
“What is the spell, how do I end it?”
Sesshoumaru was totally attentive at this point trying to absorb everything
Inuyasha was telling him. Inuyasha hesitated, he knew this next part would
probably not set well with his cold-hearted brother. “The spell forces you to
obsessively desire the scent and smell of your true love unless you can admit
your feelings.” Inuyasha then repeated the spell word for word as the demon
fairy had told him.
Upon
first scent of their true love’s desire
Shall these demons weaken
their resolve
Obsessed with the taste and
scent of their love
Till they reveal their
deepest heart’s feeling
And act without fear or be
forever lost
Sesshoumaru processed the information quietly
while Inuyasha waited for his brother to freak out. True love? Rin? I
don’t understand, I can’t love Rin. Do I love Rin? No, she’s a human, this
can’t be! What is Inuyasha talking about, this cannot be right! But Rin is
truly the only person you care about more than yourself. “Inuyasha, how did
you break the spell?”
“I just told you! I told Kagome that I loved
her and it broke. And I did that all on my own, I didn’t need someone to tell
me what to do.” Sesshoumaru looked deep in thought again. His obsessive
personality was still apparent as he paced while wringing his hands together,
“But I don’t love Rin.”
“Yes you do, otherwise the spell wouldn’t be
affecting you!” Inuyasha sighed, he knew this was going to be tough and
Sesshoumaru was proving him right. “Well I cannot tell her that I love her!
Bring her back to me at once and I will find my own solution.” His desire for
Rin’s taste had heightened during the conversation and he slipped further into
his demented mode.
“I can’t do that Sesshoumaru. If I bring Rin
back here, you will eventually go completely insane and end up destroying both
of you. You will only cause her pain if she comes back. Therefore I have to
keep her under my protection. Don’t make me kick your ass over this.” Inuyasha
cracked his knuckles to show he was serious.
“She belongs to me and you will return her
otherwise I will destroy you and everyone around her.” Sesshoumaru was ready to
fight to the death for the spell would not release its hold on him. Inuyasha
groaned and prepared for his big speech.
“Okay look Sesshoumaru. See, you don’t have
many options here. Option one, Rin comes back, you don’t tell her you love her
and you both plummet into a hellish oblivion. Option two, I protect Rin from
you and you spend the rest of your life suffering from the insanity that has
hold of you right now. And, since you promised Kohaku to leave his village
alone for 25 years, that’s where Rin will stay and you cannot do anything about
it. But I already have three pups, an adopted pup, a wife and a whole village
to watch after so I really don’t want to add Rin to my list of
responsibilities. Then there is option three, which is that you tell Rin you
love her, break the spell and everyone gets what they want.” Inuyasha’s long
winded speech had sounded more like a lecture.
“Then keep her in the protected village.”
Sesshoumaru snarled and turned away from Inuyasha to look out the window again.
“I don’t think you understand, you need to tell Rin you love her, the first two
options will end with you becoming incompetent! You are already half-way
there. You will tell her because you must love her!”
“No, she’s a HUMAN! I will not sink to that
level! I cannot mate with Rin, I cannot love her, I will not tell her that!”
Sesshoumaru was very adamant for it was the way he had felt all his life. “Oh
give it up! You love her, who cares what she is, love is greater than you being
a demon and her a human. Accept what destiny has presented to you.”
“Destiny? My destiny is that of a powerful
demon lord who will mate with a demon-ness and have demon pups to carry out my
lineage, the lineage of our great father! You may find it acceptable to mate a
human because you are half-human, but I cannot.” Inuyasha yawned mocking his
brother’s dramatic position. “Cry me a river, look you don’t really have a
choice.”
“I’ll find the fairy and have her reverse the spell.” Sesshoumaru
said thinking he had solved his problem. “Can’t. She’s dead. I buried her
myself.” Sesshoumaru’s fist slammed through his desk, the event startled
Inuyasha as he had never seen Sesshoumaru act in an uncontrolled rage before.
“You killed the fairy?”
“No I didn’t kill the fairy, the fairy died on
her own. She just happened to come to see me before it happened. I guess they
only live to be about fifty years old and her time was up. There’s no other way
out of the spell except to tell Rin.”
“I cannot!” Sesshoumaru wailed.
“You must!”
“Bring her back to me NOW!”
“Will you tell her if I do?” Inuyasha asked.
“No, she’s mine to do with as I please!”
“Then I can’t bring her back.”
“Then I’ll come get her.”
“Then I’ll have to kill you.” Inuyasha and
Sesshoumaru had progressively inched closer to each other until they were nose
to nose growling and baring their fangs.
“JUST TELL HER YOU LOVE HER DAMNIT!” Inuyasha
hissed.
“NO!”
Inuyasha had enough of Sesshoumaru’s
stubbornness and punched him hard across the face. Sesshoumaru stepped back
confused as he was not expecting Inuyasha to hit him. He brought his hand up to
his cheek, “Did you just hit me?”
“Yeah, now will you stop acting like a spoiled
brat?” Inuyasha’s patience level had diminished and he wanted to go home.
Sesshoumaru better make the right decision fast because I’m tired of this.
“Leave me to my thoughts for a few minutes Inuyasha. Jaken will prepare some
food for you if you like.” The punch had knocked some of Sesshoumaru’s sense
back into him and he understood the seriousness of the situation. But he needed
some time to let what Inuyasha said sink in.
“Fine, but I want an answer within the hour. I
have a life of my own to get back to.” Inuyasha left the study and Sesshoumaru
to make his decision. I hope he makes the right decision. I’d hate to have
to spend the rest of my life fighting him off Rin. I’ve never seen Sesshoumaru
so out of control. The spell has totally taken over him, it’s much worse than I
experienced. I hope it’s not too late for him. Now where’s that toad, I’m
starving!
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