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Chapter List
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Title: Destiny

Author: Sinistersmiles

Warnings: Yaoi, Shounen ai. Pairings Sess/Inu.

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha.

Author’s notes: This story is AU and Sesshoumaru and
Inuyasha are really not brothers. They are cousins. It might be a
little confusing at first. I hope you like it.

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Chapter One

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Kagome sighed for the umpteenth time as she glanced at the leader
of their group. For the last two days they had been traveling from
the west to an unknown destination. All of them wanted an explanation
but no one dared to ask. Questioning that pack leader, going against
his commands was something they never dared to do.

Insubordination was not tolerated by their pack leader
Sesshoumaru.

It all happened about half a year ago. She had fallen into this
weird and bewildering world when Mistress Centipede pulled her into
the ancient well. She landed up at a bizarre version of feudal Japan
where demons and magic were abundant.

She still remembered that day clearly. After the horrifying
incident with that demon in the well she had been shocked to see the
sheer natural beauty of her surroundings. That day she met Kaede and
the villagers, she found out that she carried the Shikon no Tama in
her body and was the reincarnation of a famous priestess named
Kikyou.

That night, Mistress Centipede attacked her again and successfully
removed the Jewel from her body for her own use. Kagome was certain
that she would die that night, away from her family, away from her
home at the hands of an insane demon.

It was then that Sesshoumaru, the Inu-youkai prince, came to her
rescue. It was a perfect fairy-tale ending to a nightmarish day. She
fell into the arms of this beautiful demon prince and
sincerely thought that he was a good guy.

Boy, was she wrong.

He dropped her and snarled at her in disgust. Humans are pathetic;
he said and just left her there with a bruised ego by calling her a
whining weakling. He didn’t even look that the Jewel and left.

She thought that she would never see him again but she was wrong.
He came back when she was stupid enough to shatter the Jewel. His
father had commanded him to assist her in hunting for the shards,
much to his dismay. They had no choice but to tolerate each others’
company. Kagome then realized that Sesshoumaru wasn’t that bad
but he wasn’t good either. He wasn’t kind and merciful as
his father was rumored to be; in fact he was ruthless and
unforgiving.

In a few months, others joined their group. At first it was
Shippo, the fox demon. It was because of the little runt, the always
calm Sesshoumaru’s ire sky-rocketed for the first time. The
Prince had killed the Thunder brothers while snarling in fury with
burning crimson eyes. Then it was Miroku they encountered followed by
Sango and Kirara. They had also met their ultimate enemy Naraku. That
sinister half-demon eluded them many times ever since they first met
and that only served to strengthen Sesshoumaru’s determination
to kill him.

That was how they landed up being an odd group of Shard Hunters
consisting two demons, one demon slayer, a monk and a reincarnation
of a powerful priestess.

“Sesshoumaru-sama…” Miroku approached
carefully, “It is almost dark, I think it is time for us to set
up camp for the night.”

The prince narrowed his eyes in slight annoyance and glanced at
the polite monk from over his shoulder. He gestured towards a large
village just down the hill, “We have reached our destination
monk. It wouldn’t take us long to reach the castle of Fire
Valley.”

Sango gasped and looked at the village in awe. It was then they
could see that it was no ordinary village… it was the
settlement of fire demons. The castle stood out as a glowing piece of
fantastic architecture. It was enormous with large fires burning over
every watch tower surrounding the castle.

“Sesshoumaru-sama, the fire demons do not like intruders in
their territory.” Sango said carefully as she eyed the
beautiful settlement with trepidation. Fire demons were neutral; they
didn’t like to deal with matters that did not concern them.
Their territory was guarded zealously and trespassers were dealt with
swiftly and without mercy. She should have known that they were
heading fire country! It was right next to the western lands with
hardly a two day walking distance between their capitals.

Sesshoumaru continued walking towards the village and they
followed him. “If you know your place, no one will with bother
you.” he said calmly, as though that explained everything. They
decided not to ask anymore questions and silently followed him to the
village.

The villagers looked baffled when they spotted Sesshoumaru with
humans. Their eyes were filled with confusion as they bowed towards
the Inu-youkai prince in respect as he passed by.

Sango, Miroku and Kagome took the time to look around themselves.
The village was bustling with activity. People were working, children
playing and women were gossiping. It looked like a normal human
village only this settlement was full of demons.

Fire demons.

Every where they looked they saw flame colored hair and yellow or
crimson eyes. The demons were beautiful; almost all of them looked
friendly. Sesshoumaru didn’t say anything as he kept walking
towards the castle; he let the humans take in the rare sight of a
flourishing demon village.

Generously sized homes and markets filled with lively chatter
formed the village. Demons were helping each other in their day to
day chores. The village looked prosperous; almost everybody was
wearing clean and beautifully tailored clothes. Woman were wearing
little jewelry, not much, but more than what human peasant women
would ever own.

Sango easily understood why the Fire demons chose to remain
isolated from everyone. The kind of peace and serenity that
surrounded the settlement was rare and outsiders would only disrupt
it.

Shippo being the inquisitive child he was, walked up to
Sesshoumaru and tugged at his hakama with an expression of pure
curiosity. The Prince glanced at him and nodded his head in assent,
silently asking Shippo to voice his question. “Why are we here?
I thought we were going to search for the jewel shard Kagome-chan
sensed this morning.”

Sesshoumaru merely glanced at Shippo before closing his eyes
calmly, “There is someone I wish to meet.”

“Ah, alright.” The kitsune muttered looking satisfied
with his answer.

Sesshoumaru glanced at the kit in amusement. Out of the entire
pack, Shippo was the only one who could gather enough courage to
question him. Shippo’s instincts obviously told him that
Sesshoumaru was the alpha male of the pack and therefore his main
source of comfort and protection. Sesshoumaru didn’t mind. The
fox was not as annoying and ignorant as the rest of his pack.

The Prince turned his attention ahead of him as the gates of the
castle appeared. A guard was on their knees, bowing to him in
respect. “Welcome Sesshoumaru-sama, Keiko-sama is waiting,
right this way.”

Sesshoumaru nodded and followed the guard knowing that the humans
were right behind him. The fire demons working in the castle looked
rather uncertain. They didn’t want to let humans in knowing
that their masters will not appreciate their presence.

The fire demon prince didn’t like humans.

Just as Sesshoumaru stepped into the tea house, a soft voice
greeted him. “Ah, Sesshoumaru! It has been such a long time
since I last saw you. Welcome to our home my nephew.” A lady
dressed in rich, silk kimono came up to him and kissed his forehead
tenderly. Affection was blatant in her eyes as she cupped his face
and studied him with a warm smile, “My my, look how wonderfully
you have grown. You have become a handsome young lad my dear
Sesshoumaru.”

Sesshoumaru nodded faintly and bowed his head to her, “And
you are as beautiful as ever Keiko-oba-sama. Father sends his
regards.”

Keiko smiled and stepped away from him and for the first time
noticed at odd and uncomfortable group behind him. Her smiled quickly
turned into a small scowl, making the humans in the room squirm. For
some reason, Kagome, Sango and Miroku felt extremely unwelcome.

The elegant lady quickly composed herself but she didn’t
smile. Turning to Sesshoumaru, she gestured towards the seat with a
raised brow. “This is not a leisure trip, is it Sesshoumaru?
Sit down please.”

Sesshoumaru nodded and sat down gesturing his companions to do the
same. He waited silently as his aunt settled in front of him. “So
my dear nephew, what can I do for you?”

The Inu-youkai prince nodded, “I need to speak cousin,
oba-sama. I require his assistance in a certain matter, that is, if
you permit.”

Keiko shook her head and smiled at the mention of her stubborn
son, “It is not the question of my permission Sesshoumaru. My
son has a mind of his own. This is the first time you will be meeting
him since his introduction ceremony right? That was about… a
hundred and seventy five years ago?”

Sesshoumaru nodded, “Iie, oba-sama, I met him fifty years
ago, he had stayed in the western palace while you were in Dragon
country with your mate.”

Keiko nodded and turned to the servant, “Please inform the
prince that his presence is requested here.” The servant nodded
and left the room swiftly and silently. The lady turned back to her
nephew and raised a questioning brow, “I see that onii-sama has
given you a rather unsavory mission.” She glanced meaningfully
at the humans and smiled when Sesshoumaru’s lips thinned into
an irritated scowl.

The human stiffed at what they thought was an implied insult but
their reaction went unnoticed. The demonness smiled, “So, I
presume you are finding humans far more interesting than you thought,
isn’t that right Sesshoumaru?” The youkai didn’t
answer her but she already knew what his reply would be. Just when
she was about to continue the conversation, there was a soft knock on
the door.

“Come in.” Keiko turned to the door and smiled softly
when her son walked in. The newly arrived fire-demon raised a brow at
the odd guests before his gaze landed on Sesshoumaru. A small, smug
smirk lit those youthful features and rare silver eyes sparkled in
mischief, “Nii-sama, what a pleasant surprise.”

Sesshoumaru returned that charming smirk with a cool glance but
his eyes were another story. “So it seems pup.”

The demon scowled playfully at the childish name before settled
beside his mother. The lady kissed Inuyasha’s cheek and stood
up. She turned to Sesshoumaru and asked, “You will be staying
for a while I presume?” When the Inu youkai nodded she smiled,
“Good. I shall arrange for your chambers, for now, I will leave
you alone. Inuyasha, behave yourself.”

The fire demon waved his mother off, “Hai, hahaue.”
The woman rolled her eyes and walked out of the room. Just as soon as
his mother left the room, Inuyasha became serious, all mischief
erased from his eyes and his smirk melting away. “So, it seems
you have gotten involved in rather unsavory situations nii-sama.”

Sesshoumaru nodded, his eyes betraying nothing, “You already
know why I am here.” The Inu-youkai stated mildly. Inuyasha
nodded in reply before observing the group of humans with keen silver
eyes. He raised a brow in slight surprise at the sight of Kagome, his
beautiful eyes becoming cold and hard as steel.

Sesshoumaru instantly noticed the reaction and frowned slightly.
Of course, Inuyasha’s dislike for humans was legendary in their
family but very few knew the real reason behind it. Sesshoumaru was
one of those few. He had been the one who had berated Inuyasha for
his actions while the others took pity on the boy.

The fire demon looked away from Kagome and sighed, “A human
who can cleanse the Shikon no Tama, her presence is similar to
Kikyou’s… is she a relative?”

Kagome shook her head and chose to answer that question, “No…
I am Kikyou’s reincarnation.”

“Oh really?” Inuyasha questioned skeptically, “It
takes about five hundred years for a person to get reincarnated.”
The youkai narrowed his eyes at the squirming miko, taking in her odd
attire, “Unless of course you managed to use the Goshinboku.
The time tree’s magic exists in different timelines… if
you learn to harness that you can create a portal in time.”
Finely arched brows rose in surprise, “The well… you
activated the well… somehow. How very interesting, that well
has been sealed for ages; to activate it you need a lot of power. The
power of the Shikon no tama.”

Sesshoumaru suppressed a smirk. Inuyasha was a very knowledgeable
fire demon and if there was anyone with more information about
Midoriko and her jewel than Naraku, it was Inuyasha.

Kagome, Sango and Miroku looked at Inuyasha with wide eyes. “That
would be correct Inuyasha. The girl you are speaking to is Kagome.
She is Kikyou’s reincarnation and she travels through the well.
The woman sitting beside her is Sango, she is a demon slayer and that
monk is Miroku.” Sesshoumaru informed.

“And who is that fox child?” Inuyasha questioned as he
glanced at the demon on Kagome’s lap.

Sesshoumaru glanced at Shippo and answered, “Shippo.”

“You seem very knowledgeable for a demon so young,
ouji-sama.” Miroku pointed out with a slight smile but his eyes
were suspicious. Sesshoumaru glanced at the monk sharply but he
didn’t notice. “One wouldn’t expect a fire demon
prince to know so much considering how isolated your kind tends to
be.”

Inuyasha leaned back; the golden half-sun on his forehead
glittered mysteriously. In demon court you were not supposed to speak
to the prince unless you were addressed. It was obvious that the
humans didn’t know that. Inuyasha was quick to suppress his
agitation at the presence of the humans but he was not going to
dignify the monk with a reply. He ignored the monk entirely and
focused his gaze on Sesshoumaru, his silver eyes narrowed in thought.
“I am a little lost nii-sama, what is it that you want from
me?”

The Inu-youkai leaned forward and looked intently into his
cousin’s eyes, “I wish for you to join me in this
mission. We are collecting the Jewel shards and are trying to
eliminate a hanyou named Naraku… I rather dislike this game of
cat and mouse.”

Inuyasha raised a brow at the other youkai and frowned, “For
you to ask my assistance, this hanyou is testing your patience
nii-sama?”

Kagome and the others stiffened knowing from experience that
Inuyasha’s question would only anger Sesshoumaru. It was
obvious that Sesshoumaru disliked asking for assistance from anyone.

They were rather surprised when Sesshoumaru didn’t look the
least bit annoyed, “You know that is not the reason Inuyasha.”
The fire demon narrowed his eyes at the Inu-youkai suspiciously, “You
have had enough time to enjoy your freedom. It is past time that you
return to my side.”

Inuyasha’s eyes widened marginally at the implication of the
statement. He was about to protest when Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes
in warning. Inuyasha could clearly see that Sesshoumaru was not going
to be more generous than he had already been. Inuyasha nodded
silently, accepting that for the moment before changing the subject.
“This Naraku character… is he the one who is corrupting
the Jewel these days? I can sense it even though it is very faint.
The jewel is already too corrupt.”

Sango frowned and looked at Inuyasha with narrowed eyes, “Yes,
Kagome can purify the jewel but we have less shards compared to
Naraku.”

Inuyasha shook his head, “A human cannot purify the jewel,
no matter how powerful the person is.”

Kagome scowled at him. His attitude was a little too arrogant for
her liking. She could see that he didn’t want them there and
also the he disregarded them as though they were underneath him.
Kagome didn’t like the way he ignored Miroku by not even
acknowledging what he said.

“I have been purifying the jewel for months now. How can you
say that humans can’t purify them?” Kagome said snappily
and nearly flinched when Inuyasha glanced at her sharply. She had
forgotten that he was a prince and not only that, he was Sesshoumaru
cousin.

The demon lifted his arm, “Give me the shards, I shall
examine them and tell you if they are purified or not.” His
tone was serious and those liquid silver eyes of his bored into her
eyes, almost hypnotizing her. It was then she noticed how similar
this demon looked to Sesshoumaru. The only difference was that his
eyes were silver while Sesshoumaru’s were gold.

They had the same snow white hair and elf-like ears. There were no
markings on Inuyasha’s face except for that half-sun that sat
elegantly on his forehead. Inuyasha could easily pass off as an
Inu-youkai but then again, it would seem that he inherited his looks
from his Inu-youkai mother.

Kagome shook her head and clutched the small container that hung
around her neck and glared at him suspiciously. The youkai raised a
brow at her. “Do not presume to know more than I do ningen.
Kikyou was my lover before she died; I have researched and examined
almost everything there is to know about the jewel. I know more about
it than all of you put together.”

All of them, excluding Sesshoumaru were taken aback by the blunt
declaration. Kagome’s eyes widened comically at the thought of
Kikyou having such an arrogant yet powerful man as her lover. Sango
and Miroku shook their heads in disbelief. The demon slayer looked at
Inuyasha in undisguised wonder, “I have heard that fire-demons
are not only demons but also spirits of nature. You have been given
the power to manipulate fire at your will by the gods. You are immune
to the allure of the Shikon no Tama.”

“Very wise Taijiya. Yes, the jewel does not tempt us nor
does it get corrupted at our touch. Now, do not waste my time
ningen.” Inuyasha stated and then looked back at Kagome, his
arm still outstretched.

“Give the shards to him miko.” Sesshoumaru commanded
with narrowed eyes and Kagome could do nothing but hand over the
small container to Inuyasha. The fire demon opened the container and
let the three shards fall into his palm. He brought one shard before
his eye and examined it closely.

“You call this pure?” Inuyasha snorted before placing
all the three shards on the table before him. “It is cleansed
but it is still corrupt and it shall remain corrupt until the battle
between Midoriko and the demons continues within the jewel. The miko
placed a curse upon herself by sacrificing her soul to confine that
demon. The demon is still fighting to come out of the jewel and
Midoriko is still fighting to contain it.” Inuyasha raised his
brows at the humans and smirked, “You wish to know how to
destroy the jewel? It is to purify it. Do you know what will happen
then?”

Kagome frowned at him but inwardly she had to admit that this was
more information than they had gathered in months of searching. “You
humans are pathetic if you assume that you can successfully retrieve
and purify the jewel when you don’t know anything about it.”

“Inuyasha, this is not the time to berate them.”
Sesshoumaru reprimanded, “I understand the cause of your
irritation but it is I who requires your assistance.”

“Of course, I apologize, nii-sama.” Inuyasha looked at
Sesshoumaru and started explaining, “The concept is easy to
understand nii-sama. To purify the jewel means to stop the battle
that is raging within. The only way to do that is defeating one side.
Of course, we cannot go inside and participate in the battle so we
have to bring the battle outside.”

Sesshoumaru nodded in understanding, silently commanding Inuyasha
to continue. “Each shard contains a portion of the demonic and
spiritual energy of the demons and Midoriko. That unique combination
is the reason behind the jewel’s power. However, when anyone
uses the jewel for selfish reasons, that person’s darkness
enters the jewel and therefore the demonic energy grows more
powerful. The more misfortune the jewel causes the more evil it soaks
up. There are many ways in which a person can keep on adding dark
power to the jewel.”

“That is what Naraku has been doing.” Miroku pointed
out, “He says the jewel grows more beautiful when it is tainted
with malice.”

“He is a fool to think so.” Inuyasha replied with a
small smirk, “The more dark power he adds to the jewel, the
more he overshadows Midoriko’s spiritual energy.”

“You mean to say that excessive dark energy added to the
jewel will weaken it not strengthen it?” Sesshoumaru questioned
quietly cause Inuyasha to smirk.

The fire demon smiled as the tea arrived, “Ah, just what we
need.” He waited till the servants placed the tea in front of
them and left before continuing his explanation. “You are right
nii-sama. Let me explain in simpler terms.” He placed an empty
cup in front of him and half filled it with warm water and then added
a small amount of tea it in. “This is a perfect blend. The
right amount of water and the right amount of tea. Think of water as
the dark energy in the jewel. What Naraku is doing is adding more and
more water to a perfect and powerful blend. Consequently, the tea
thins and becomes weak and tasteless. But that is not all…”
As on cue, the cup began to over flow and the excess liquid spilled
out onto the table. “The tea not only weakens but it also
becomes too much for the container to handle.”

Sango gasped at the implication at the statement while Kagome and
Miroku’s eyes widened in alarm. “You mean to say that the
power will erupt!” Kagome exclaimed in panic.

Inuyasha chuckled and shook his head, “No, that would be the
predictable end wouldn’t it and life is not that simple. It is
here that our problem begins.”

The fire demon placed the cup aside and wiped away the spilled tea
without waiting for the servants to come and do it for him. “As
I said before, Midoriko contains the demon and it is fighting to come
out. With Naraku fueling it with dark energy, the demon will soon
escape and Midoriko’s soul will be released to carry on to the
spirit world. Unfortunately for us, Naraku would be the least of our
problems then. This demon is not only evil but it is also very
cunning. You think Naraku is devious? You have seen nothing. This
demon is hell on earth.”

Kagome and Miroku paled and Sango cursed under her breath. All the
while, Sesshoumaru was silent.

“This battle is inevitable, isn’t it Inuyasha? There
is no avoiding it.” Sesshoumaru questioned his knowledgeable
cousin with a slight frown.

The fire demon nodded with a slight sigh, “The jewel cannot
continue to exist. It is a curse that will slowly destroy our lands
and end life. It has to be destroyed and someone will have to face
that demon and finally kill it.”

Everyone fell silent for a long moment.

“Inuyasha-sama…” Miroku began carefully,
drawing the prince’s attention, “What are the chances of
us defeating this demon?”

“You? None at all. Sesshoumaru nii-sama and I can handle him
but your presence in the battle will hinder us.”

Kagome slammed her hands on the table, rattling the expensive
crockery placed on it. “Don’t judge us as weak you
arrogant swine! You barely know us and have still managed to insult
us so many times! How dare you assume that we are weak just because
we are humans? What gave you demons the right to degrade us like
that?”

Sesshoumaru stiffened in warning and Miroku and Sango nearly
groaned in dismay.

“Are you quite done?” Inuyasha asked coolly. When he
got no reply he continued, “You are weak even if you are
exceptionally strong humans. Your attacks will not work on an entity
like that. It took an enormous sacrifice from Midoriko to contain
that demon and you do not even possess half her talent or power
ningen and you assume that you can kill it?”

Kagome flinched at the calm reprimand while Sango and Miroku
lowered their eyes. Inuyasha was right after all, the way the fore
demon described it, they would be only a hindrance in a climatic
battle.

“We will get distracted if we have to protect you while we
battle the demon.” Inuyasha said calmly before standing up. The
fire demon called a servant in and gestured towards the humans, “Take
the humans and the fox kit to their chambers.” The servant
bowed and took them away while Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha headed out
towards the gardens.

“You are still bitter towards humans.” Sesshoumaru
stated mildly and Inuyasha scoffed.

“Yes,” the fire demon grumbled, “And that
Kagome-woman’s appearance doesn’t help any. Did you
intend on opening up old wounds for me nii-sama? Do you want to rub
it in my face that I made a mistake?”

Sesshoumaru leaned against a tree and looked at Inuyasha with
hooded eyes. “You call me nii-sama do you not? You gave this
Sesshoumaru that position of respect, I didn’t ask for it, we
are merely cousins but you chose to redefine that relationship by
placing me on that pedestal.”

Inuyasha looked at Sesshoumaru questioningly, not quite
understanding the point of the comment. The Inu-youkai prince crossed
his arms and looked at the twilight, “It becomes my duty as an
elder brother to correct your mistakes and look after you, to protect
you from others and from yourself. I do not do it out of spite
mattei.”

Inuyasha turned away from Sesshoumaru and looked down at the koi
pond with a sigh. “And it is not the only reason.”
Sesshoumaru murmured, startling Inuyasha. The Inu-youkai prince came
forward and slipped his arms around Inuyasha’s waist causing
the younger demon to blush. “I was incredibly jealous. You are
my chosen mate after all, I may have not viewed as a potential mate
at that point of time but our parents had decided for us.”

Inuyasha licked his lips nervously, his body feeling warm at
Sesshoumaru touch. “Even if I hadn’t accepted you as my
mate at that time, I didn’t like the fact that you had taken a
ningen lover… especially a ningen priestess.”

“I didn’t know!” Inuyasha stated, slightly
distressed, “They didn’t tell me. Kikyou was so beautiful
and exotic to me, I had hardly met any humans before her. Her aura
and her power attracted me as a moth to flame. I didn’t know
that she had ulterior motives, I was so confident that she loved me
enough to accept the differences between us.”

Sesshoumaru pressed his lips against Inuyasha’s temple,
calming the fire demon instantly. “That was fifty years ago
Inuyasha. It is the past and it is about time you let it go.”

Inuyasha sighed and leaned against Sesshoumaru. “I can’t
even ask for your forgiveness Nii-sama. Had I known that we were to
be mates, I would never have considered Kikyou.”

Sesshoumaru didn’t say anything in reply but he did sit down
on a flat rock beside the koi pond and settled Inuyasha on his lap.
The sight of those pale cheeks flushed pink was amusing to see. The
younger youkai sighed and rested his head against Sesshoumaru’s
shoulder and closed his eyes, “It has been so long since I last
saw you. I thought you were angry with me.”

Sesshoumaru buried his nose into Inuyasha’s snow colored
hair, “I was, for a long time I did not wish to look upon your
face. Then this whole mess of father mating with that human Izayoi
and the birth of her son came up.”

Inuyasha chuckled against the soft fur of Sesshoumaru’s tail
that rested over his shoulder, “I can imagine that it disgusts
you, having a ningen as a step mother and a hanyou running around.
Although, I don’t mind hanyous.”

Sesshoumaru didn’t reply but Inuyasha didn’t need him
to. They had only met each other three times in their entire life and
yet there was this unbreakable connection that enabled them to
understand each other. When he first met Sesshoumaru during his
introduction to the youkai lords, they started off with an ugly
start. Sesshoumaru was so arrogant and he acted so superior that
Inuyasha hated him at first glance.

But that night, Sesshoumaru had sat by his side when he was lost
amongst the adults. His silent presence had made an unnerving evening
tolerable because with Sesshoumaru he felt safe. He was a child then;
only twenty five years old and he didn’t understand why he felt
so attached to the same demon that irritated him to no end.

It was then that he started calling Sesshoumaru, nii-sama.

Even though Sesshoumaru didn’t show it, Inuyasha knew that
he loved being called that. He had seen the way Sesshoumaru’s
eyes smiled at him whenever he called him nii-sama.

The next time he met Sesshoumaru was right after the Kikyou
incident. He was so troubled and broken and everyone was sympathetic
towards him. They thought that it was his childish curiosity that led
him into Kikyou’s arms and they didn’t mind.

Sesshoumaru on the other hand, had been furious.

The Inu-youkai didn’t hold back at all when he berated him
and scolded him for his mistake. The disgust on Sesshoumaru’s
face when he looked at him still tore Inuyasha’s heart.

Inuyasha never felt so horrible in his life when he found out
later that he and Sesshoumaru were meant to be mates. He was angry
that their parents had decided that without consulting them but he
was not surprised.

In youkai society, mating was almost always arranged by
parents. Demon parents had this keen sense to know who their
child’s mate was. He knew that his and Sesshoumaru’s
parents and known that they were mates long before they were even
aware of the fact. It didn’t surprise him that he was arranged
to mate Sesshoumaru.

But Sesshoumaru didn’t contact him for fifty years and
Inuyasha just assumed that that was the end. He thought that
Sesshoumaru would never forgive him for his error. “I will take
you to western lands palace once, if you wish to meet that
half-breed.”

The venom in Sesshoumaru’s voice was not lost on Inuyasha.
With a sigh, the young fire demon turned to face his Inu-youkai
cousin and frowned in slight disapproval, “He is your brother
Sesshoumaru, more so than I am. Uncle’s blood runs through your
veins and I have heard that he is quite strong, despite his age.”

“He is the stain on our name. A taint you and I shall be
forced to carry upon us. Our children will be forced to relate to
him.”

Inuyasha sighed at Sesshoumaru’s resoluteness. His mate was
certainly not going to be convinced easily. Inuyasha already felt
pity for the hanyou. “What is his name?”

“Norika.” Sesshoumaru murmured, “He looks like
father although he does have Izayoi’s black hair and mutant
ears on top of his head.”

The word mutant certainly didn’t paint a pretty
picture. Inuyasha flinched unconsciously at the image his mind
formed. He was hoping that Sesshoumaru was speaking ill out of malice
and not saying the truth.

He started out of his thoughts when he felt Sesshoumaru’s
breath on his neck. His eyes automatically became half-lidded at the
phantom sensation of Sesshoumaru’s breath caressing him. He
tilted his head back in silent invitation as his eyes closed on their
own accord.

“After this matter with Naraku is solved, you are coming
back with me to the west Inuyasha.” Sesshoumaru stated firmly
as he pressed his lips against the pale, unblemished skin of
Inuyasha’s neck.

Inuyasha didn’t argue.

Sesshoumaru gave a pleased nod at Inuyasha’s obedience and
pressed his lips against the half sun on the fire demon’s
forehead. “We shall leave in two days.”

“Hai nii-sama.”
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