A/N: This story features Sesshomaru and Inu no Taishou as a couple and the struggles Sesshomaru went through to get his father to be his mate and to keep him besides him, but there's a candlelit room awaiting one of them before all ends. But there's also a twist. Sorry for the grammar mistakes you're most likely to come across while reading.
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha. Rumiko Takahashi, VIZ, and Sunrise are the owners of Inuyasha. The story line belongs to me. I mean no offense to those who don't like the couple Sesshomaru and Inu no Taishou, but please don't read if you think things are a bit too intense.
Dreams of a Demon Chapter 1: The hell of first time heat
The night bares countless mysteries that are sometimes unexplainable; that are so enthralling that one looses oneself to the suspense of the mystery. Sesshomaru felt just the same. He thought he had come to terms with what had been plaguing his mind but what disturbed him returned with full force...
Sesshomaru fled from the Western Palace oblivious to what was happening with his body. The young inu felt a sharp pain in his midsection causing him to double over grasping his stomach from the excruciating agony he felt during the middle of the night.
Not wanting to alert neither his parent's he ran away and went to the only place where he could find tranquility to determine what was occurring with his body: the mountains that were deserted at the moment.
Somehow he withstood the pain and made it to his private sanctuary of the snow white mountains. The snow had long ago melted and a sea of green grass covered the ground. He collapsed to the luxuriant grass panting feverishly.
The inu prince groaned from a sudden out burst of provocative emotions and clawed at the white silk kimono that concealed pale flesh that was never exposed to the harmful rays of the sun. He threw back his head and gritted his sharp fangs due to the overwhelming heat that was crux to his heated abdominal.
His fierce claws tore through the delicate fabric as if it were butter. His claws ran across his chest and abdominals leaving hideous lacerations. Blood trickled freely to the grass underneath him. The crescent moon was reflected from the droplets of red upon the grass like rubies.
Sesshomaru's breaths became jagged and were as sharp like daggers cutting through his neck. Letting the pain get the best of him, Sesshomaru roared in ire causing him to use his own claws to slash deeper across his chest trying to poise the pain in his stomach by inflicting pain to himself.
It didn't work, the pain in his abdominal overpowered the futile agony he had inflicted upon himself. He held onto his stomach and bit back a scream. His silver tresses hid his face from the moonlight giving him a luminous silhouette.
As Sesshomaru struggled against the pain, the demon lord of the west watched him carefully. The scream Sesshomaru had tried to hold back escaped from his trembling lips and shattered the stillness of the night. The demon lord who had been observing him silently stepped out of the shadows and knelt down besides the young inu youkai.
Sesshomaru sensed the presences of another but hadn't the strength to look over his shoulder to see who it was. A soft hand clasped Sesshomaru's chin slowly turning him around so he stared deeply into golden gems.
Sesshomaru's eyes widen in horror, he thought he had been sly in not disturbing his parents, but this was proof that he failed. Inu no Taishou furrowed his ebony brows in concern and examined his son's eyes.
He placed his other hand on the pulse of his son's neck and sighed. He tucked a loose strand of Sesshomaru's tangled mane and grinned slightly. Sesshomaru felt his cheeks color, he hadn't wanted either his father or mother to see him in this state…but what was the cause of the state he was in? He didn't even know why he was in pain.
Inu no Taishou didn't release his grasp on Sesshomaru's chin; he simply brought Sesshomaru closer to his face and said dryly, "Why did you leave Sesshomaru in your current state? It's dangerous for you to be here alone." Inu no Taishou's expression was a mixture of concern and sadness that brought shame to Sesshomaru for worrying his father.
The least thing he wanted was danger to befall his son even if he had to kill to protect him from anyone…even from him. Sesshomaru cast his gaze downwards and muttered, "I didn't think you or mother had heard me leave. I just felt this pain and I don't know what the cause of it was…"
"That still is not a valid excuse to have left Sesshomaru. You risk endangering your life. You should have called me." Inu no Taishou stated firmly. He let his fingers trace his son's jaw line and rubbed his cheek against Sesshomaru's heated cheek. Sesshomaru could not forbear himself from pulling away. The close contact with his father being so close eased the pain in his stomach leaving him more confounded then before.
The older inu pulled away and glared at his young pup with anger. Sesshomaru should not have left; he should have thought things over before deciding to run off at the risk of getting killed or worst raped by some squandered demon that Inu no Taishou would have killed with his bare claws for raping his pup.
Sesshomaru knew what he had done was from lack of common sense, but the pain had driven him to dominate his reason and had made him fled. His father had all the right to be infuriated with him and punish him for his recklessness. With a sigh Inu no Taishou's hostility vanished and all that was left was a pensive and stern glint in his golden eyes.
He slid his fingers up and down Sesshomaru's neck and smirked when he heard Sesshomaru moan. Before he went any further he had to make something crystal clear to his son. Inu no Taishou pulled back his hand and stood up.
At once with the lack of his father next to him Sesshomaru felt the pain return to him and he snarled. Inu no Taishou made no notions that he was going to assist his son without informing him what was occurring within his body. His eyes harder and came close to being deadly cold.
Inu no Taishou stood a few feet from his son who was on the ground clawing at his own flesh. Deep down it hurt him to see his beloved son go through hell, but he couldn't assist him just yet until he said what had to be spoken.
"I would advise you Sesshomaru to cease scaring your skin before you regret damaging your body. I know the agony is having its tolls on you, but please listen to me. What you are experiencing right now is what demons at your tender age go though. It's called heat. The first time is always the hardest because you are not accustomed to the pain it brings. Do you understand so far my koishii?" Inu no Taishou's voice was soothing to hear to Sesshomaru's throbbing ears.
Sesshomaru nodded his head. His eyes nearly pleaded for his father to stop the pain he felt. The demon lord looked away from his son and continued not wanting to be tormented with the expression of woe on his son's beautiful face that would haunt him in his dreams.
"There is only one to way to cease the pain Sesshomaru: you must engage in sexual intercourse to cancel the searing pain you feel or else." What did he mean 'or else'? What more pain could Sesshomaru go through if he was already experience hell at its entire capacity…or was there more to this then what his father had spoken?
Sesshomaru's claws stopped clawing at his chest and he stared at his father entirely lost. What he felt was due to a thing called heat? He had been told about demons going through heat, but that was when they were shy of their sixteenth birthday. Sesshomaru was eighteen now, why was he barely going through this now?
"Heat…but it doesn't make sense father. I'm eighteen; I was supposed to go through this hell when I was sixteen, what happened? And what else can happen to me if I don't-" Sesshomaru was silence with a cold glare from his father. He remained silent and listened to what his father had to say waiting to see what bad news he would receive.
The demon lord said nothing for a few minutes. He was contemplating about the situation at hand and the consequences if he and Sesshomaru went through them. This was a critical circumstance and time was required to be on their side if things were to progress forward. Finding the correct terms to use, Inu no Taishou spoke again, but this time austerely.
"You my son are not like the rest of the demon population. This is both a good and bad thing. You did not experience heat when you were sixteen because you were not ready, but it would seem your body is at last ready to indulge in physical love making. As for the "else" part, if you don't commit sexual intercourse this night, you will die a great agonizing death worst then burning in the fiery pits of hell." Inu no Taishou's voice was surprisingly tranquil and not at all ruffled.
He said it as if he said it all the time. Although he seemed moderately at ease, he was in a critical state of turmoil. He had feared this day for years, and now it was beginning to turn into a life or death situation. Sesshomaru's shocked expression did not make things easier for the demon lord.
Sesshomaru was shock to say the least, but not because of the death part, but because he had never thought he would die because of not having sex. He had never really concern himself with such petty things, he had planned to go through his life in solitude, but now that seemed to be a distant dream.
Shock was replaced with exasperation. He narrowed his eyes completely overtaken by ire, he could take his father's words as the truth, but he refused to believe that he Sesshomaru would die because of something as inane as not having sex with another.
Through clenched teeth, he hissed coldly, "You must be kidding me father. This is all too puerile; you can't expect me to believe that I'm going to die because I refuse to have sex with another. I would rather die then lower myself to such innate manners." Sesshomaru was forgetting just who he was conversing with. Luckily Inu no Taishou seemed entirely amused with his son's cold attitude, but his lips were pressed in a grim line revealing none of his amusement.
His features were as impassive as his son's when he was calm. He cocked his head to the side allowing a few stay locks of his silver mane to cascade over his shoulder. The only light that was allowing them to see was the crescent moon that seemed brighter against the inky sky. The demon lord narrowed his golden eyes and glared equivalently if not more, colder into his son's eyes.
"What makes you think I'm going to allow you to die Sesshomaru when I can do something to save you from a death you do not deserve at such a tender age? I do not plan to allow my only son to die…" he trailed off admiring Sesshomaru's twitching lips that were caused because of the anger he was feeling. He looked divine, almost tempting in his current state of helplessness. Almost like a wounded puppy that was just begging for the big bad wolf to claim him...
How ironic, if he did not perform sexual intercourse he would die, but if he did perform it, he would be marked as another's. Belonging to another was something the inu prince had never been too humane with. To be marked by someone was in the same area of being consider private property, a sexual slave that was only used for relief.
Sesshomaru growled and stood up ignoring the pain that now ran throughout his body. He composed himself and snarled, "And just how do you plan to help me, I thought you said so yourself that the only way to cease the pain is to perform…that innate thing? There is no one here besides you and me."
Sesshomaru could not come to terms with what his father was proposing. There was no one there besides the two of them; he was sure as hell he was going to die. But a quick flicker of slyness crossed the demon lord's eyes making Sesshomaru take a step back.
Inu no Taishou seized his son's wrist pulling him against him so their chests were pressed together. He lowered his face and nuzzled his lips over the base of Sesshomaru's neck. He licked the delicate flesh and muttered, "Like I said before Sesshomaru, I don't plan to bury my son when I can do something to save his life."
Sesshomaru placed his hands on his father's chest and whispered heavily, "You can't be serious father. This…this is unheard of! You'll be ridiculed for the rest of your life because of this, you can't do this. Stop damn it!" This was wrong; the demon lord's intentions would cost them both travesty. It was unheard of that father and son go beyond the bounds of father and son to enter such immoral crimes that were looked down on.
Inu no Taishou clasped Sesshomaru's chin in his hand and brought their faces close to each other so their lips were a mere inch apart. His lips formed a racy smirk that sent a shiver up Sesshomaru's spine from passion that was emerging from someplace in his heart.
He could not believe what was happening was actually enjoyable. He hated himself for allowing this perverted sentiment to pulse because of his father's closeness damn it! Sesshomaru turned his head away and minutely snarled, "Stop this father, you can't do this! You as well as I know this can't be done." The demon lord gently made Sesshomaru meet his eyes and he spoke tenderly.
"You're correct, this is without a doubt wrong, but it's the only way for me to save you from dying. The last thing I would ever want to do to you Sesshomaru is to cause you agony, I am your father. It's my duties to see to it that you not suffer. I will not be hurt if you hate me after this night, you have all the right to be infuriated with me, and I'll understand, but for now forget I'm your father and I'm only a one night stand."
A one night stand between father and son? Sesshomaru lowered his head and muttered softly, "A one night stand…what will become of us father once this night ends and we leave for home? Will everything that happens in these next hours be a forgotten memory that will never have the chance to be recalled from the depths of our conscious?" it was Inu no Taishou's turn to look away.
He lowered his head as well and answered in a hush whisper that was almost lost to the winds of the east. "After this night Sesshomaru our relationship as father and son will cease to exist. It will be a distant memory that will never be acknowledge as if it had in fact existed. To you I will be known as Inu no Taishou the demon lord of the western lands and you will be known to me as simply Sesshomaru. What I am proposing is the sacrifice of your innocence for your life Sesshomaru. You can't choose death over the loose of our relationship as father and son so don't even think that's an option."
Nothing would be left after this night. Mere titles would dictate their lives until they died. Sesshomaru would not allow his relationship with his father to cease because he was in heat. He shook his head and barked outraged with the injustice of life, "You can't do this, don't you care that if you and I do make love that it will shatter our bound as father and son?! Father see reason, just allow me to die. You and mother can always have another child far better then me-"
Inu no Taishou had heard enough of his son's yelling. He dug his claws in Sesshomaru's cheeks making him cringe and snapped while somehow remaining completely apathetical.
"As a matter of fact Sesshomaru I can do this because in these few remaining seconds that our relationship as father and son is still in effect, I am still your father, I can order it from you expecting you to obey my wishes without protest." Sesshomaru closed his eyes and muttered something foul under his breath about how his father being insane.
His father merely ignored the mutters and continued whilst digging his claws deeper into Sesshomaru's tender flesh making him yelp. "You are something unique Sesshomaru that cannot be mimicked by another. Yes your mother and I could have another child, but he could never replace the lost of our first one."
Sesshomaru had never imaged to hear such meaningful words being spoken by his father much less at a time like at the moment. He couldn't help but feel guilt that if he succumbed to death this night, he would not leave anyone who cared for him wearing a smile. Tears would plague his conscious with his mother and father's delicate faces haunting him for causing them pain.
Inu no Taishou was right the exchange of innocence for life and to avoid causing pain to those he cared about was a well off good trade that would only require for Sesshomaru to lose his purity. But even though he would succumb to such innate manners, he would always recognize Inu no Taishou as his father and a bit of something more after this night.
"I can't say I disagree with your words father, I still think it wrong, but to avoid causing mother and you agony, I will perform this…this thing." Sesshomaru was answered with a deep passionate kiss that staggered him. He entangled his fingers into his father's mane pulling loose the ribbon that held his hair in a high elegant ponytail. A stream of sliver cascaded down the demon lord's shoulders and tangled with his son's hair.
Inu no Taishou broke the kiss and said softly to settle his son's confusion. "That my dear was a fatherly kiss. This is a lover's kiss." Once more he kissed his son, but this time he pried open Sesshomaru's mouth and slid his tongue into his son's mouth. Sesshomaru closed his eyes and was overtaken by desire. The sensation of the moment was unbelievable. Never had Sesshomaru thought something so innate would be so appealing.
The kiss ended and Inu no Taishou began to relieve his son from his clothing that burned against his fragile skin. He threw Sesshomaru's white haori to the ground and clawed at his son's chest teasing him. Sesshomaru yanked on his father's hair and silently whimpered. Inu no Taishou's lukewarm expression dissolve and he was succumbing to the same passion his son felt.
With what they were going to commit to was going to result in serious consequences, but they would deal with them tomorrow in the morning after Sesshomaru was liberated from the clenches of heat. There was something special about his father that made his young heart augment in beat. A kiss from a father was somewhat tolerant and still remained in the boundaries of morals, but to make love surpassed morals and degraded.
Was saving Sesshomaru's life worth all the hell and criticism and ridicule they were sure to receive once word got out that Inu no Taishou and his own son were beaus or would they be mates? The life of his child was by far a greater thing then to worry about what others had to say about them. Of course Inu no Taishou was well aware that they would not be the first to have such an intimate relationship nor would they be the last.
-End Chapter-
A/N: another story between Sesshomaru and Inu no Taishou. Thank you for reading and review if you will. The development of this story will all depend on the readers. I'll continue if you want me to, but if you think this story's wrong, then I'll stop writing. Once more I thank you for reading and I mean no disrespect to those who don't like the intimate relationship between Sesshomaru and his father.