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Shadowed Nights	By : Huronoryu Category: InuYasha > Yaoi - Male/Male > InuYasha/Sessh?maru > InuYasha/Sessh?maru Views: 19768 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter Forty-Three: The Loony Lord
Seven pairs of eyes just stared at the newest interruption to the tranquility of the cave. Four of the cave's occupants instantly fell into defensive stances, one groaned into his teacup, one waved cheerfully at the new arrival and one continued to gnaw on the pile of pink robes.
Miroku and Sango weren't quite sure what to do as Inuyasha just looked at his brother who had remained at the table curiously before flicking his eyes back to the youkai in the entryway of the cave and it was clear he was a youkai. Shippo had tensed and Kirara had stepped in front of the small kit in a protective stance though she stayed in her smaller form.
The man that stood before them had to be some sort of lizard youkai if the scales on his arms, legs and face were anything to go by. His eyes were a silted gold as they looked about the occupants of the cave.
If the fact that he was a youkai, and clearly a strong one at that since he seemed to radiate confidence and power, almost just as Sesshoumaru did when he faced them wasn't startling enough, then the mass accumulation of weapons he wore on his person was defiantly a reason to pause.
The man had almost every type of weapon on him. He looked like some sort of walking armory over the green jade armor he wore.
Not just a katana and bow and arrows but there seemed to be a Bisento at his waist, a Yari peeking over his shoulder, a Wakizashi along with the katana and a Hoko on his opposite hip. On his arm guards were throwing knives and needles respectively and around his chest was a chain wrapped from shoulder to his opposite hip. There were even a few Tanto's strapped to his calves.
Everywhere on his person was either scales, armor or weapons. The only thing he wasn't wearing was a helmet and his long black hair looked even longer than Sesshoumaru's even though it was tied up in a rather intricate set of braids that swished around his shoulders as he looked about curiously. It was probably longer untied.
All in all, the man was down right intimidating. However not to a small human child it seemed as the girl waved frantically at the youkai. "Good afternoon Eiki-sama!" Rin called out cheerfully, causing Sesshoumaru to groan into his teacup for a second time. Kuufuku just continued to chew on Sesshoumaru's discarded robes rather fretfully.
"Ah, Rin-chan! It's so nice to see you again! And Sesshoumaru! Have you done away with that infernal servant of yours? Any scent of his is a few months old at least," the so-called "Eiki-sama" chirped, chirped as he tossed the rock over his shoulder and moseyed into the cave proper, stepping over Kagome's slumped form and dropping down next to Sesshoumaru, grinning madly. "Ohh! Tea!"
Sesshoumaru held his cup out of the youkai's reach. "Get your own cup," he snarled and the other youkai actually pouted.
"Oh learn to share you mangy ingrate," Eiki huffed and reached for the cup again, causing Sesshoumaru to lean even further to the side, almost falling over at one point.
Inuyasha and the others glanced at one another confused before Inuyasha finally relaxed his pose somewhat, though he kept his one hand on Tetsusaiga and the other up and claws out. "Who the heck are you?" he asked rather put out at the man's sudden appearance and Sesshoumaru's rather exasperated attitude he took towards the stranger. The fact that he and the others were being essentially ignored was a bit of a sore point also.
Gold silted eyes slid towards Inuyasha and the hanyou had to keep from flinching at the piercing, assessing gaze that raked over his form. "Hmm," the man hummed appreciatively before he turned towards Sesshoumaru who was filling his teacup for a third time and downed the contents in one gulp. "Sesshoumaru you dog you! No wonder you haven't been at court! You've had a bit of fluff on the sly!"
Inuyasha could feel the outrage begin to build in his gut and heard both Sango and Miroku gasp behind him but Sesshoumaru beat them all to it as he set down his cup, snagged the man by the main brain on the back of his head and slam his face into the table top so forcefully that a crack appeared in the wood.
"Don't be vulgar," Sesshoumaru growled as he picked the teacup back up only to frown as he realized it was empty.
The other youkai didn't seem the least bit fazed as he sat back up and glanced at Inuyasha curiously again. "No? Does that mean he's free?"
"No!" Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha snapped simultaneously.
The man pouted before a sly grin graced his features and leaning over he actually draped an arm around Sesshoumaru's shoulders and what was so shocking was that Sesshoumaru did absolutely nothing about the sudden contact. Just continued to pour himself another cup of tea as the man leaned against him.
"So what about you, hmm?" The man purred. "Are you ever going to take me up on my offer for… 'Reestablishing our treaty'?"
Sesshoumaru set down the cup again before reaching up and digging his claws into the man's hand clamped firmly on his shoulder. The scent of steaming poison wafted from the pair but the scales on the man's hand seemed immune to the Inu Taishou's poison. "Drop it Eiki."
"Aw come on!" the now confirmed "Eiki" pouted as he dutifully removed his arm and leaned back casually. "What's wrong with wanting to have some fun?"
" 'Having some fun' is all you want to do," Sesshoumaru frowned as he sipped his tea. What he wouldn't give for some sake at that point in time. He always needed a good amount of sake bottles when dealing with the other man's infuriating cheerfulness.
The fact that nothing ever seemed to faze Eiki either was another mark against him. Add to it that all he ever did was try to mate with anything that moved, including Sesshoumaru, was another.
The fact that they had once been lover's decades before only encouraged Eiki to "reestablish" their previous relationship at every turn. Sesshoumaru sighed and reached for the Teakettle again.
Eiki stuck his tongue out and Miroku started at the pointy, forked tip. "Spoil sport," Eiki huffed before he glanced about the cave. "Seriously though, this is the last place I would have expected you to be. Though you're more often than not found outside the Western palace than in it."
"Can you blame me?" Sesshoumaru drawled as he frowned at the now empty teakettle. With a scowl, he set the kettle aside and turned his attention fully on the other youkai.
"Wish I could just leave whenever I damn well felt like it," Eiki sighed wistfully.
"And yet here you are," Sesshoumaru retorted. "What are you doing here anyhow?"
"Isn't it obvious?" Eiki chirped as he sat back up fully. "Looking for you."
"For me?" Sesshoumaru echoed. "Why didn't you send one of your own servants with a letter or something?"
"Don't you think I've tried?" Eiki huffed. "No one could find you! Not even your advisors or councilmen knew where you were."
"Again, can you blame me?"
"No actually, in that regards I can't," Eiki sighed. "If my councilmen were such old stubborn tight asses I'd run as often as I can too."
"Like you need such an excuse."
Eiki seemed to consider this for a moment. "True. Why don't you just boot the lot out?"
"Then I would have to find people to replace them. Competent people to replace them, and until then I would have to deal with everything and I very much rather not be bothered."
Eiki snorted as he reached behind him and dragged the pot that had held the rice within towards him. "Heaven forbid you actually take to acting like the lord you are," he huffed before he snagged a pair of chopsticks off the table.
Sesshoumaru absently noted that they had been used by the monk and shrugged. At least he hadn't taken the ones Inuyasha used. "The council is competent enough to deal with the goings on at the palace."
"Hmm?" Eiki raised a brow. "Are you sure of that?" he drawled rather pointedly.
Sesshoumaru frowned slightly. "Why?"
Eiki smirked as he shoveled another bite of rice into his mouth before he glanced over at their rapt audience. Sesshoumaru frowned before he gestured towards them. "Never mind them, they have no barring to anything."

"Excuse me?" Inuyasha gasped outraged. "You're currently in my home! If you want to catch up with your buddy here, you can leave!"
Eiki snickered but quickly stifled it with another bite of rice as Sesshoumaru turned a quick glare at him before turning back to Inuyasha who was clearly fuming. "Even if you cared one way or the other about one thing that goes on with the ruling of a land, you are still a koinu and therefore are not old enough to be involved in the affairs of state."
"What!" Inuyasha squawked. "I ain't no puppy!" Both Sesshoumaru and Eiki's gazes flicked up to his ears. "Damn it! You know what I mean!"
Miroku quickly placed a hand on Inuyasha's elbow as if to restrain him while Sango finally lowered her boomeranged. "So you're from the palace? Are you one of the local landlords?"
Sesshoumaru smirked as Eiki proceeded to choke on some rice. "Wha-?"
Sango and Miroku frowned confused while Inuyasha continued to growl. "You're not? Then why were you searching for Sesshoumaru?"
Eiki glanced over at Sesshoumaru rather taken aback. "Just 'Sesshoumaru'?" he echoed. "Since when are you so friendly with humans?"
Sesshoumaru scoffed. "Humans wouldn't know respect if it came up and bit them."
"Damn it, will one of ya tell me what the fuck is going on?" Inuyasha snarled as he glared at the two full youkai in front of him before pointing at the one to the left. "Who is this?"
Eiki smirked while Sesshoumaru frowned at him, looking as if he was about to chastise Inuyasha for his own lack of respect that he was showing but Inuyasha decided didn't want to hear it. "Ya know what? I don't care! Get out!"
"No! Inuyasha-Sama!" Rin cried out horrified and the pot clattered onto the table as Eiki turned to stare at Sesshoumaru in disbelief.
"Inuyasha? The Inuyasha?" he repeated in astonishment.
Inuyasha ignored the shocked youkai as he turned to Rin. "No, not you Rin. They can go outside to talk! And get their own food!" he finished as he snatched the pot off the table.
Eiki didn't seem to notice however as his attention was still focused squarely on Sesshoumaru who was looking anywhere but at the other youkai. "What is he doing in the Western lands?" Eiki finally asked.
Sesshoumaru gave him a puzzled look. "Where else would my pup of a brother be?"
Now it was Eiki who looked confused as they both ignored Inuyasha's protest of not a pup. "Something isn't adding up here," he mused as he reached down to pick up the pot again. He blinked when he realized that it was gone before turning to Inuyasha who clung the pot to his chest and just glared at the two seated at the table. "Though now that I know what to look for, you do look a lot alike."
Sesshoumaru snorted and Inuyasha glared harder. Eiki snickered. "Definitely alike," he affirmed before he looked back at Sesshoumaru. Tilting his head he looked from Sesshoumaru to the snarling Inuyasha and back to Sesshoumaru before turning back to Inuyasha again. "Interesting."
"What is interesting?" Sesshoumaru asked rather absently as he tried to glare Inuyasha into submission. The only thing it accomplished was making Inuyasha's growling louder.
"Oh nothing," Eiki smirked as he tapped the chopsticks against his lips. "Just trying to figure everything out in my head. So your brother is the reason you're here? Family visitation or … something more?"
Sesshoumaru frowned. "What are you talking about?"
Eiki just smiled wider.
"Damn it!" everyone jumped as Inuyasha slammed the pot down on the table, causing the crack to lengthen slightly. "Who. Are. You?" he demeaned pointing towards the reptilian youkai.
Eiki just grinned as Sesshoumaru scowled at Inuyasha. "This," Sesshoumaru said through somewhat gritted teeth, "is Lord Eiki, the Tokage Taishou of the Eastern lands."
Eiki's grin grew bigger as he held up a hand in greeting. "Yo!"
Dead silence descended upon the cave as everyone just stared at Eiki in astonishment and Sesshoumaru rolled his eyes upwards at the casual greeting. "Moron."
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