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Shinsei

A Sesshoumaru tale.

Random Brain fart enjoy!

YAY!! I have a Beta! Everyone give lots of Love to DarkAngelJudas for her help and BETAing of my Sesshoumaru stories!! And as always lots of hugs and love to sonata who betas my Yu-Gi-Oh. I'd also like to recommend for those who enjoy Yu-Gi-Oh Seto and Jou stories, Erotic Nightmare, from Dvona. And another Inu-Sess series, called Sweetest Sin, from DaggersBloodPain, which is well written and has a fabulous plot line!

Agony

InuYasha rolled his eyes as he laid back against the tree, listening to the quiet sounds of night, the whisper of his friends moving in their sleep, the hush of their breath and as he basked in the peace, it was shattered with an infants cry. "What the?" he asked, looking around as the crying continued, becoming more and more distressed as time wore on and woke his small, miss matched pack.

"Why aren't the child's parents tending it?" Sango asked, standing as she moved slowly in its direction and InuYasha frowned, his ears twitching as he searched for the sounds near the child. Its cries louder now that he wasn't blocking the volume. No sounds near the infant, no sound of soft slumberous breathing, or the slightly faster breathing of consciousness, no rustle of fabric, just the sound of the child moving its cloths, and probably its blanket. He could almost feel the panic and need coming off the child, as it cried shrilly.

Blindly, unthinkingly he darted away, deaf to the calls of his friends, InuYasha made his way to the infant, which he found, wrapped in a dirtied white blanket, its mouth open as it cried out, its eyes closed as tears decorated the corners. Whitish silver hair surrounded its small face he saw, as he lifted it gingerly into his arms taking in the child's countenance. Pale, delicate skin decorated with twin magenta strips on each cheek, a Prussian blue crescent on his forehead and it struck InuYasha how much the infant looked like his elder brother, Sesshoumaru.

Its cries quieted though it still squirmed, thinking; InuYasha gently so not to hurt the infant with his claws he moved the cloth, freeing its hands and small-clawed fingers, which stopped its fussing. "Hey little one," he murmured softly, as his golden eyes melted as the baby opened its, his eyes showing stunning golden orbs.

"You're all right now little one," he murmured and the child cooed, reaching up to grab a lock of his hair as InuYasha sniffed around the clearing. Moving around with unseen grace, grace he hid most of the time so not to disturb the child as he looked for clues as to who had left the baby.

Picking up no other scents but the babies and his, the child's scent un-surprisingly similar to that of Sesshoumarus, InuYasha looked back at the baby boy he held and said, "looks like you're gonna be stuck with me little one, until we find your mommy and daddy."

The child cooed and gurgled, his small rounded face showing his displeasure at InuYasha's words, as if it didn't want its parents. Darting back to the clearing his pack was camping in, InuYasha was unsurprised to find them all sitting on Kirara.

"Guys get off of her," he snapped, sitting at his tree though this time on the ground the baby in his arms his magenta coloured eyelids dropping as he gripped InuYasha's hair, "InuYasha you didn't steal the baby did you?" Miroku asked, moving over as the inuhanyou snapped, "No, I found the little guy all alone. The forest at night isn't a good place for a lone child, even a demon one, though I…I think his parents or parent left him there to die."

Nodding Miroku watched the soft look on his usually gruff, slightly boastful friends face as he looked down at the small baby and almost instantly Kagome was over, demanding, "Give him to me." The monk could easily read the displeasure in the hanyous eyes as he handed the infant over, knowing the only reason the other man did was so that she wouldn't sit him with the baby in his arms.

Instantly the child started to scream out, crying in distress as she held it to her chest, its small body wiggling, as if he were trying to get free. "What did you do to him?" InuYasha demanded, shooting to his feet as Kagome watched the baby uncertainly, "I haven't done anything InuYasha I'm just holding him!" she snapped haughtily.

The baby reached out upon hearing the inuhanyous voice, crying harder as Kagome tightened her grip, trying not to drop him before quickly giving InuYasha the fussing baby, who though still whimpering stopped crying and wiggling, though it did turn into InuYasha's chest one small hand gripping his haori. "Seems he likes InuYasha," Sango murmured, and InuYasha glanced at her his golden eye wide and curious, babies had never liked him, ever, he was 'scary'.

"That baby has issues," Kagome said with a yawn, "Well I'm going back to sleep," she said and both InuYasha and Miroku glanced at each other then the baby who had fallen to sleep.

"Everyone get some rest, we'll need to take a trip to the nearest village, see if we can find his parents," Miroku said, and Sango nodded as InuYasha sat down again. Though he hated going into villages, and he hated to be surrounded by humans who more often than not thought themselves better than him, he wanted to find the infants parents, find them and beat the shit out of them in a bid to teach them a lesson.

Night soon turned to day, the sky becoming a beautiful mix of gold, pink and blue coloured clouds dotting the sky and still InuYasha held the infant, who was currently watching him with curious eyes. "He's kinda cute don't you think Kirara?" Shippo asked, from his spot on InuYasha's shoulder, Kirara on the hanyous other. Because he refused to hand the baby to another figuring, it would only distress the infant more, and they wanted to fawn over him he let them sit on his shoulders. They were light and it didn't hurt so what the hell.

The cat demon cooed and InuYasha grinned, flashing teeth at the baby whose mouth became a small O before it giggled and kicked its now freed legs, the blanket drying off the back of Kagome's bicycle. She had also given him a square of cloth, which was being used as a diaper of sorts covering the vitals as InuYasha kept him warm in the cradle of his arms.

"You like him don't you Shippo?" InuYasha asked, looking at the small fox kit who nodded, "Yeah, it's nice not being the baby anymore and he's funny. Oh, look InuYasha!" the boy cried, as a butterfly landed on the baby's nose, causing him to go cross-eyed.

Chuckling InuYasha looked up when Kagome called his name, "Alright, InuYasha, enough of the baby-hogging, hand him over," she said, her eyes telling him to do or die or in this case be sat into an oblivion.

Looking back at the baby, InuYasha let the future miko take the boy, who he was currently guessing was around 2-3 weeks old into her arms. Once again the baby went off, kicking and wiggling as it cried shrilly and Miroku, annoyed that the woman didn't get it that the baby just didn't like her snapped, "Give the baby to someone else Kagome, its obvious he doesn't like you."

"Hmph, fine lets see if he likes you any better!" she snapped, shoving the child non to gently into the monks arms, "Hush, little one its alright," the monk murmured softly as Sango watched with kind, warm eyes. Yes, that was the man who would be father of her children, she had already decided it, just hadn't told him and as he quieted the still fussing baby, who though wasn't as upset still struggled and whimpered, it only compounded her decision.

"Hold him tighter, you'll drop him!" Kagome snapped annoyed and InuYasha snorted, "He's a demon baby, hold them too tight and they get frightened."

"…What do you know, babies don't like you!" Kagome snapped thinking back to all the times they had taken a rest at Kouga's tribe and when asked to hold a child the child would cry and behave in the same manner as this baby did with her.

"True, normally they don't but right now we're dealing with an inu pup, not a wolf cub, also Kagome just because I don't have a good track record with babies doesn't mean I don't know how to take care of one," InuYasha snapped.

"And just how did you get this knowledge oh great one?" Kagome asked causing InuYasha to roll his eyes in irritation, "Instinct, now shut it, you're making him distressed," he snapped and she growled, "Sit!" Setting off a chain of events, InuYasha plummeted to the ground; effectively squishing both Shippo and Kirara, a demon burst out of the trees and the small baby wailed as its golden orbs landed on InuYasha.

"Arr, gods Kagome! What was that for?" InuYasha asked sitting up slowly, his entire body aching and Sango said, "Guys," drawing their attention to the demon who was currently watching them with great interest.

He stood roughly around 7 feet tall, his skin a golden brown, his eyes and hair unrivalled black his lips tipped down in displeasure. "InuYasha, take the baby," Miroku said, and InuYasha reached for it as it reached for him, and the moment the baby was in his hands a sense of home washed over him and the baby stopped its fussing cuddling close.

"I look for my Lord Sesshoumaru, have you seen him?" the demon asked, and they all shook their heads before Miroku spoke his voice diplomatic, "We haven't seen the lord for a few moons, may we ask why you seek him?"

"A war is about to break out, between the West and the South, as our lord refused to give young master InuYasha's hand to the princess who has heard of his legend. The elders and Master Sasayaki have sent out messengers in a bid to find our lord," the demon said and Miroku gapped.

"Lord Sesshoumaru refused a political, and potentially beneficial, marriage between this princess and InuYasha?" he asked, and the messenger said, "Yes, I tell you this only because you are Young Master InuYasha's companions. Our lord Sesshoumaru has been missing for over a week, having not returned by when he said he would. As you must know, Lord Sesshoumaru never goes against his word; Master Sasayaki is most worried as is Lady Rin and Master Jaken."

The demons lips turned down even more at the mention of the small imp demon, "Please if you see our lord tell him to return home post haste."

"Yes we will, what name should we use, should the lord ask who passed this message to us?" Miroku asked as InuYasha frowned, worry beginning to grow in his stomach, Sesshoumaru was missing.

"Akogare, Master Miroku, and congratulations on your pup Young Master InuYasha," the messenger said, and before InuYasha could deny it, the man disappeared leaving a stunned group behind.

"Hmm, well shall we?" Sango asked, and InuYasha stood gingerly, his back protesting the movement, having yet to heal fully.

Time moved slowly and as they left the village having found no information about the baby Miroku was currently cuddling, Shippo asked "InuYasha don't you think we should name him? Until we find out who he his? And where his parents are?" giving the whole group pause.

"Sure why not," InuYasha shrugged, "Can't keep calling him little one, though I doubt we'll ever find his parents, if they wanted him they wouldn't have left him there. And from the smell of things in the clearing where I found him, he'd been there for some time, maybe a day or two."

"Really...?" Sango asked horrified, and InuYasha nodded, "Yeah, a lot of demons will abandon a child who appears either potentially weak or in some cases potentially too powerful. Sometimes the child isn't…well they are the creation of a violent act that would have had scars on the 'mother'. Other times if the pair have a litter or are in a pack and can only support one child when they have two they will leave the smaller one to its fate, hoping that someone will pick it up and care for it. Sometimes the parents are killed and whoever killed them takes the child and dumps them."

"Or they are the creation of out-of-mating sex, from a toy or pet or mistress and the child is often unwanted by the other mate, who will know once the baby is born whether or not it is theirs. In most cases, the 'wounded' party will kill the unfaithful mate or in the cases of a toy or pet being the other parent, they kill that one, and then leave the baby out in the forest. Rather common practise," InuYasha explained as Miroku held the baby closer.

"How awful, how could someone do that to a poor baby?!" Kagome said, aghast to which InuYasha shrugged, "It's the way of demons, hell even some humans follow these ideals, remember when you told us about the…Spartans?"

"True…I can't believe you want to be apart of that!" she said and again InuYasha shrugged, "Humans are often worse and they are quicker to hate, quicker to judge than most demons. Also a lot of demons, though there is a fair share of bad ones as we've met, who hurt others, but there are others who set up rules and ideals that they stick to, take Sesshoumaru for example. He won't lie, no matter what, he never kills or rapes or harms humans, unless they deserve it. The Western Lands are the only place hanyous have an equal standing and he's even set up several villages for displaced half-breeds."

"I thought he hated half-breeds," Sango said and InuYasha shook his head whispering, "No just me."

"We need to think of a name!" Miroku said, wanting the topic dropped as he noticed InuYasha's growing agitation "I'd say Sesshoumaru! Or Sesshy 'cause the little guy looks heaps like him!"

"What about Kaze or Naito?" Sango suggested, knowing that InuYasha would be the ultimate decider no matter what Kagome thought.

"No, we should name him Minikui!" the miko said, and Miroku stared down at the infant in his arms before saying, "InuYasha, what do you think of Shinsei?" which brought a smile to the hanyous lips before he nodded, "I like it."

"Hello little Shinsei," the monk said and the little one cooed happily.

Yes Shinsei, InuYasha thought as they continued on, My Shinsei.

GLOSSARY OF TERMS

Sasayaki: whisper

Akogare: yearning

Shinsei: pure

Kaze: wind

Minikui: ugly

Naito: night