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Chapter 8 Inuyasha gets frostbite

Year: Winter 1546
Prompt: Inucestlover wonders how Sesshomaru would respond if Inuyasha had a cold. But it’s cold here now and frostbite seemed the direction my mind wanted to go. Enjoy!

AN—This chapter takes place in the period of time the dog brothers are married to their human wives. In “Ever Us—A Slice of Life” chap 11 “A Thorn in the Flesh” Sesshomaru deals with Inuyasha as he suffers an allergic reaction to stinging nettle.

“BRRR!” barked Inuyasha as he stomped the snow off his feet. As he shook his head he noted he couldn’t actually feel his ears. He was tired and cold from having carried firewood to every home in the village.

At the fireplace stirring some herbs for medicine Kagome glanced briefly over her shoulder but did not notice her husband’s ear tips were blue.

“Inuyasha, I thought I warned you. I’m making cold medicine today and you need to be elsewhere or you will smell it.”   She wasn’t looking at him now. This was the point where she needed to be watching the mixture to avoid boiling it. It needed to cook, not boil.   If it boiled the whole batch would be ruined.

The Inuhanyou husband took a quick sniff and stepped back one step.

“Yeh, I heard you woman.   Problem is where to go.   Miroku and Sango are “busy” much like I wish we were.” The eyebrows waggled but the miko didn’t see. She was too busy making medicine.

The only verbal response she gave was a huff.

“Can’t you see I’m concentrating?!” Kagome gritted her teeth so as not to yell.    This wasn’t the first time in their marriage that they had butted heads about making medicine in the house. Inuyasha claimed that the smell lasted much longer than Kagome knew and she should make it elsewhere.   Kagome’s view was generally about not knowing when people would need it and that it didn’t store well without some fancy long named thing known as a “preservative”.   Typically the conversation ended in a fight, the medication burnt, and both had sad feelings for the day.

“Look Inuyasha, I can’t fight today. This batch is for that newborn.   It was hard enough for the poor thing to be born in the worse winter in ages but now I’m sure he had pneumonia and I just don’t want him to die.”

Her shoulder slouched as she sighed.   The entire time she was dedicated to stirring the heating mixture. She had not actually looked at her husband. She finished with this comment.

“If it bothers you so much build me a workshop, right next to our house and I’ll cook in there.”

Kagome resumed her concentrated effort on the cooking pot.

“Very well, Wench!”   Inuyasha stormed out of the house, nose dripping from what he assumed was the change in temperature. He headed to the forest near Rin’s house. Maybe Sesshomaru could help him.   He owed Inuyasha.   Maybe he could collect on the debt. Inuyasha reflected.

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Several months ago Miroku remarked they needed to be prepared for a rough winter. Coupled with the draught during the planting season and the poor harvest it also looked like there would be a severe cold winter that year. Inuyasha, Miroku, and even Sesshomaru had worked together to bring in as much game as possible so the village wouldn’t starve. Sesshomaru had seen the logic in that. After all there were limited resources for the local wild life, might as well “thin the herd” so they all could make it through the winter.    That attitude had not gone over well with Rin, who had a tender heart for all animals and believed in the sanctity of all life.   The subsequent discussion had led to Rin and Sesshomaru’s first ever marital spat.   Rin had been so mad she had threatened to move out and had run to Kagome’s house. After a moment of shock Sesshomaru trailed out of their home after her.

Inuyasha had been napping in his favorite tree when he smelled Rin’s tears. Waking quickly he saw Rin run by on the way to his house. Minutes later he witnesses Sesshomaru trailing mindlessly as if in a daze. Inuyasha jumped down and intercepted his brother.

“Yo, Bro!” Inuyasha tried the nonchalant approach.

Sesshomaru halted his forward motion. Startled he looked at his red clad brother and tilted his head.

“Rin yelled at me and then she ran this way.   She was crying.   Why did she yell at me and why was she crying?”   The big dog looked confused.

“Hey man.   I know that look.   Let’s walk back to your house and we can talk.”   Inuyasha slowly put his hand on Sesshomaru’s elbow and lead him home. On the way home Inuyasha explained what he understood about human emotions, and the arguments which he understood well. The rest of the journey and the subsequent time on the front porch he educated his brother on make-up sex. Sesshomaru was all ears.

Sango had been gossiping with Kagome when Rin bust into the house, a mess of tears. Several hours later after Kagome and Sango had spoken gently to her and helped her understand the logic of Sesshomaru’s statement she had returned home to find Inuyasha leaving. Inuyasha waved and jumped into the trees as he rushed home.   Rin found Sesshomaru sitting on his front porch leisurely leaning his head back appearing as though he had no cares in the world. Rin apologized and the following kiss and sex was earth shaking.

*******

Cold and numb Inuyasha ran on toward the smell of his older brother.   The runny nose had frozen on to his nares and his eyes were squeezed tight to see through the falling snow. Fat snowflakes had caked onto his long eyelashes. As he ran he would periodically shake his head and rub his nose to rid his face of the frozen icicles.   His anger at his wife kept him fueled on his path to his sibling; however he knew he was nearing the end of his energy.

Sesshomaru had just returned from a business trip to Castletown to find his home empty.   Rin was out delivering babies. She had left a signal so Sesshomaru would know. He had considered searching for her but decided to light a fire first so the home would be warm when they returned.   As he watched the logs catch and started burning Inuyasha stumbled through the door.

“Sesshomaru? Can you help me?” Inuyasha asked and then crumpled to the floor as the cold and exhaustion hit.

“Pup?” Sesshomaru dashed to his side. “Inuyasha? Are you ok?”

“So cold,” Inuyasha whispered.

Sesshomaru rolled his younger brother over and studied his face. Frozen snot, frozen tears, blue ear tips.   The boy needed warmed up! Sesshomaru removed his brother’s clothes and after placing him near the fire he transformed into a smaller version of himself and curled around the boy so Inuyasha head’s would rest under the big dog’s chin and Inuyasha’s back would be covered by Sesshomaru’s furry chest and belly .

Inuyasha shivered. He was so cold. He was numb.

He felt Sesshomaru take off his clothes.   He understood Sesshomaru was moving him to the fire. Then He could feel warmth roll off his brother. It was heavenly. The heat from the fireplace paled in comparison.   Inuyasha trembled as the cold was pushed away.   There was a moment of bliss. Then suddenly he felt his ears start tingling and burning.    The pain became sharper and then it became stabbing.     Tears welled in the large round orbs.

“It burns, Sesshomaru! My ears are on fire! So much pain!”

Sesshomaru lifted his head from Inuyasha’s and looked.   The color was returning to his ears. They were mottled and puffy looking.

“Hold still pup.”

Hesitantly Sesshomaru rolled out his tongue and gently laved the delicate auricles.   The taste of woods and home exploded in his mouth.

Inuyasha exhaled a sigh of relief.

“Please don’t stop,” the hanyou mumbled. “That feels good. It doesn’t hurt now.”

Sesshomaru wouldn’t dream of stopping.   He had just found a delicious taste and he refused to stop.   The dog demon continued licking the hanyou’s ears for almost thirty minutes. Periodically he would lick Inuyasha’s face. He would later say the tear marks annoyed him and the runny nose needed cleaned or it would mess up his fur. Truthfully it was the most delicious taste he had had since wrestling with his father as a pup. The great dog purred in contentment, lulling his brother and himself to sleep in front of the fire.

An hour later Rin quietly entered her home. She took one look and smiled.

Her puppy was cuddling with his baby brother. So cute!   They looked so perfect together.

‘Aw!   They are perfect together!’

She admired the brothers for a long moment, silently appraising the two men.

‘When I die they should be together.’

Rin silently sighed.

‘Mmm, Kami, Toga, hear my prayer…Keep weaving these threads of fate.   I’m so excited. So much planning to do.’

Rin studied the gorgeous men.

‘They aren’t ready to hear my ideas of the future yet. I just got them talking and Sesshomaru to join us at harvest fest.’

She regarded them as they breathed slow deep breaths.

‘Right now I need to exit and then enter again with more noise so they wake.’

Rin exited silently.   She stood on the porch for a moment and stomped her feet as if to knock off the snow.   Then raising her voice she called out,   “Sesshomaru?   Are you home?    I’m just getting back from the delivery.   Can’t wait to tell you all about it.   So exciting!”
Rin waited as she heard scurrying of feet then silence and she walked in the home.

The two men were dressed and sitting across from each other with their sides to the flame.

“Welcome home Rin.   You have a patient.   My brother managed to get frostbitten ears!”

Growling Inuyasha snarled, “It’s better than your flea-bitten ones!”

“HA! I don’t have fleas! You have Myoga, not me!”

And a round of brotherly wrestling began.

Rin was initially startled but then she noticed the playful manner of the fight. Covering her mouth she giggled a joyous and happy laugh.

Both boys stopped and looked at the petite healer still wearing her wet winter gear.   The sound of her laughter brought smiles on their faces and soon they were all laughing too.    Sesshomaru went to her side and assisted her with her coat while Inuyasha made tea for them.

Rin checked Inuyasha over and declared he was fine but should stay with them for a while.

“Refreezing after frost bite is dangerous,” she said, “and could lead to amputation.”

Both men opened their eyes wide at that statement but for different reasons.

Rin regaled them with the events of the delivery.   She noticed both men seemed to follow her every word and actually wondered if they would enjoy delivering babies but then scoffed at herself. They were just trying to ignore each other.

‘Good luck boys. Ha!   Toga! We have strings of fate to weave. Get to it!’

She could have sworn she heard a sharp ‘Yes, Ma’am’ but she shook her head and laughed.   ‘I have such a vivid imagination.’

An hour or two later Kagome knocked on the door. After a round of greetings Kagome caught Inuyasha’s eye.

“I just delivered the medicine and left the windows open to clear the house.   It’ll be cold when we get there but the smell should be gone.”

Rin chirped in.

“Then have some tea and we’ll eat a meal together. That’ll make sure the smell is gone.   Plus I want to tell you about the delivery I just did.”

“Great news!   Mrs. Yama, I hope?   She was so overdue.” Kagome replied excitedly.

“Oh yeah.   The boy was huge!   I thought I was delivering a three month old,” Rin and Kagome chatted as they prepared the meal.

Inuyasha turned to Sesshomaru.

“Umm, Big Brother?”

“Hmmm?”

“I actually came this way to see if you would help me build a workshop for Kagome’s medicines.   It smells so bad…”

“Of course.   What is your plan?”

Inuyasha’s eyes opened and closed quickly.

“Well, I was thinking…..”
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